This has been posted elsewhere on the board, but probably fits better here...

 

 

Under Magnus' armor he had always appeared like Orion Pax. He was Gleaming white, though...less colorful than his twin, yet still brimming with pride and purity of character.

 

In 2003, many of the Autobot's were stricken by Swindle's release of the modified cosmic rust. Magnus and some others were spared. But with the autobot ranks thinned, and more and more Decepticons taking upgraded bodies in the hijacked Binaltech program, something extra had to be done to insure that the Autobots on Earth held the advantage.

 

They thought Grimlock would be that advantage, but he was torn between his already shaky Autobot loyalties, and the self-hatred of being trapped in a form long considered by him to be a slave-like aparatus for human beings. He was always a predator, a war machine...now he was just a passenger transport. While Grimlock could be the utlimate warrior come battle time, the Autobots needed somebody more reliable to lead them on Earth, all the time.

 

Thusly, as a willing soldier and brave commander, Magnus entered himself into the survivng Binaltech program headed by the Transformer/Human alliance. He chose to resemble his brohter, Optimus Prime, and in his new soup-ed up body, he hadn't a need for his armor anymore...although he stashed a new set away in case of heavy battle.

 

 

In his new form, he is twice as strong and confident as before. He sees eye to eye (literally) with his brother again, can hide amongst the humans, can carry his wounded brethren out of battle, and can lay down the hurt on the Decepticons, Binaltech or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

This is why he is being released as Masterpiece toy, and why he doesn't come with armor. :thumb

 

...two birds with one stone?...whatta ya think?

Excellent.

Sounds good but I`ll still make an armor for mine.

it gives a good backstory, i always like the stories that come with the japanise binaltechs anyway

Neat. one question..

 

 

Who was the other member at the mine in the G1 episode? the one where Megatron sent the Airelbots back in time? wasn't HE the predessor to Ultra magnus? and Pax was red?

aaaaahhh, you would be talking about "Dion".

It was never pushed further than his one brief appearance in War Dawn, season 2 i think. He didn't look similar. but his close relationship was cause for fandom to make the link.

(He actually plays a large part in my fanfic THE ENLIGHTENMENT - chapter 4 up soon...)

nice image.

Love The Pic, It's Soo Punked! :tftongue

 

 

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