Animated Character Development (split from Parra Fair thread)

[GoktimusPrime]

I hope they don't flesh out Sentinel, I like to think he's a jerk just because he is an arsehole, not 'cos Optimus took the last twix for some reason, people can be arseholes for no reason (hell I know a few) why not Autobots?

Actually... people who are arseholes usually are like that for a reason. People who tend to bully others usually do so because they have low self-esteem, confidence etc. Again, compare Sentinel Prime with Depth Charge... Depth Charge can also be a real jerk and he's a very dark and brooding anti-hero... but it's quite clear why he's like that.

For all we know, Optimus could have been a third wheel on that trip to find energon with Sentinel and Elita-1 in "Along came a Spider". I think it is kind of implied.

I didn't see that implication. Optimus and Sentinel were never best of friends - it was clear that Sentinel had no respect for Optimus... Elita-1 seemed fairly neutral.

Sentinel has his arm around Elita-1 during the first flash back, and during one of the last ones, he is saying that have to go back for her, while Optimus is saying that have to get out, after which when they do Sentinel throws Optimus against a wall/rock and yells "It's all you fault!"

But he was already a dickwad toward Optimus before that happened... while I'm sure it didn't improve Optimus' standing with Sentinel, it certainly wasn't the cause of the animosity between them. And as the flashback to the Autobot boot camp showed, Sentinel is a jerk to nearly everyone and doesn't have much respect for anybody, not even Ultra Magnus - although he's quite sycophantic in front of his superiors. Sentinel is actually a lot like Starscream.

Also during the first flash back Sentinel seems to be friendly with Optimus, although bagging him, he does it as if they are friends

...I didn't think Optimus appreciated the 'humour'... it seemed very one-way with Sentinel having fun at Optimus' expense.

Just a note on the animated . I've been re-watching animated again and in the episode "The Elite Guard" Sentinel Prime is ripping Optimus and his other bots and Bulkhead leans down to Bumblebee and says "I don't think he remembers us" and Bumblebee replies "Lets keep it that way". It is obvious now that they are referring to the incidents in "Autoboot Camp" I just thought that was a good touch in keeping the series all together.

It's strange how Sentinel Prime seems to hate Optimus Prime for no particular reason, yet he's totally forgotten about Bumblebee despite all the horrendous crap he did to him back in boot camp!