Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[roller]

Is the IDW Shockoract the same as the BotCon comics shockoract?

Or is there conflicting stuff between them
?

[GoktimusPrime]

Um... yes but from alternate realities - so I guess that means no?

Shokaract always originated from the same universe that the regular Beast Wars continuity exists in, but his destiny branches off differently between the 3H and IDW versions of himself. In both reality-streams Shokaract was ultimately always Unicron's pawn, working toward collecting his Angolmois Energy (aka "Dark Essence") for his ressurection (which Unicron achieved in Beast Wars Neo).

Unicron reformats Cybertron as his new body

Furman has stated that the IDW BW universe is intended to be in the same continuity as the rest of Beast Wars. He did to BW what he was doing with G1 during the UK comic run in terms of creating an expanded universe rather than an alternate universe. The IDW BW stories are meant to compliment and expand on the existing BW stories, not to conflict with them.

Furman specifically states this in an interview on one of the Madman Beast Wars DVD interviews (Season 3).

[FFN]

Thanks for that Goktimus

About me mixing up the Takara & TFC reissues , You can blame wikia for that

I know the Classics reissues in the early 90's would have filled some holes in people's collections but there was a 9 year-gap between the end of Classics & the first of Takara's reissues (so I assumed interest & wanting for more reissued G1s would have been high)

Serves you right for trusting a wiki(a)!

It says 2000 as in the era of the 2000s. Not "It started in the year 2000." But I'll put 's' at the end of each 2000 to make it clearer.

If you want to criticize the wiki, criticize it for the mysterious non-listing of the pre-Collection reissues.

[GoktimusPrime]

..oh, there's all kinds of things I would criticise on TF wikia (and wikis in general)... I usually discourage my students from using wikis as sources for research, but if they do choose to use a wiki I always tell them to back it up with at least 2-3 other independent sources of information.

[Pulse]

If you want to criticize the wiki, criticize it for the mysterious non-listing of the pre-Collection reissues.

So FFN, why aren't the pre-collection reissues mentioned? (Haven't gotten around to it ay? )

[Tommy K]

does anyone know what happened in dawn of futures past? inever got the comic

[GoktimusPrime]

Google is your friend

[Golden Phoenix]

Does anyone know what, if any, purpose the pegs on the back of Transmetal Cheetor's front beast mode legs are for?

[Pulse]

When planning Transmetal Cheetor's figure, Armada (& the minicon thing) was already in the distance and with repaints being planned years/lines ahead, Someone suggested "Let's give him Minicon Ports so that we don't have to change his mould down the track..." (in that he'll ultimately be re-painted/packaged with Minicon Cliffjumper)

Read that with a grain of salt...

[Tommy K]

thanx gok