I had a thought the other day about TF the movie

now i havent watched the movie in a while but how come Cybertron didnt transform

into Primus to fight Unicron

 

 

the answer is probably easy

but I just thought about this

I have been thinking about that also. I have no actual answers, but could it be that after all those years primus was still in his dormant hibernation or whatever it was.

Also, when watching it, did you notice how much BIGGER primus was in planet mode in comparison to unicron?

Or it could be that Primus just wasn't thought of for the movie :shrug

I had a thought the other day about TF the movie

now i havent watched the movie in a while but how come Cybertron didnt transform

into Primus to fight Unicron

 

 

the answer is probably easy

but I just thought about this

Really in the first script from the Original movie Optimus was supposed to combine with primus to defeat Unicron but was never finalized in what we see in the movie, and to answer your question the Marvel addition to the Primus lore did not happen until 1988, so no matter what we would not have seen this guy until 1988, a complete 2 years later

now that i would have liked to see. maybe then we wouldnt have had so many prime deaths and resurrections in the following years. this is sort of a fanboi question, but is primus transforming into cybertron G1 canon or simply a cool idea adopted from the cybertron cartoon? or both even?

TF Canon is all messed up.

it would have been nice to see primus transform like he did in Cybertron (the cartoon)

that was one of my favorite sceens in Cybertron, not cause the transformation was so great, but because all the Autobot's seemed to have a temporary mental breakdown.

 

The real reason honestly is that they didn't delve into the idea of Primus till after the movie. To this day Transformers aren't all that well mapped out and they just seem to add to it as they go along.

 

In all honesty, these things help me dismiss the idea of cannon easily in lue of personal/fanfic.

If your expecting and reason to come from IDW or Has/Tak, you may as well be dealing with this guy.

All it takes is one new writer or cancelled series to take everything known and throw it out the window (yet again).

 

I say, find what works for you and run with it.

now that i would have liked to see. maybe then we wouldnt have had so many prime deaths and resurrections in the following years. this is sort of a fanboi question, but is primus transforming into cybertron G1 canon or simply a cool idea adopted from the cybertron cartoon? or both even?

It's G1 canon. He just very rarely ever transforms. Don Figueroa drew a robot mode for Primus asa concept for War Within, and this rendering was published in the TPB as a blueprint, and in full color in Transformers: The Ultimate Guide. It was only later that the Cybertrpn cartoon showed Cybertron actually transform into Primus within a story itself. So, to answer your question, Primus' ability to transform from the planet Cybertron into his humanoid form is established across the multiverse, but has very rarely been demonstrated. He prefers to remain in planet form.

War Within (G1) Primus