In War Within, wasn't the pre-Prime called Optronix.

 

 

The Hard-wired novels went a step further and explained that Optronix was his proper name and that he was called Orion Pax by his friends. (Sounds like a wierd nickname to me, but I'm not a TF)

Optronix? Can anyone confirm this as an official name? That's in the NOVELS, which have nothing to do with the DW comics right?

I think the G1 cartoon's explanation was the most believable, if not the most interesting.

Optronix? Can anyone confirm this as an official name? That's in the NOVELS, which have nothing to do with the DW comics right?

those novels are in the DW continuity, but you don't have to read them to get the comic continuity or vice versa. Kinda like all the different Batman, Superman, X-Men, Spider-Man comic book titles that don't relate to each other much (with the exception of the annual crossovers)

I like the TV version best myself... I'm waiting for a more DETAILED history in WW before I decide whether I change my mind or not. WW hasn't been out long enough to fully explain its story... So far it looks VERY promising to me though.

Optronix?  Can anyone confirm this as an official name?  That's in the NOVELS, which have nothing to do with the DW comics right?

those novels are in the DW continuity, but you don't have to read them to get the comic continuity or vice versa. Kinda like all the different Batman, Superman, X-Men, Spider-Man comic book titles that don't relate to each other much (with the exception of the annual crossovers)

I've never seen these novels, where can I get them? what are they titled?

Well Primus is Cybertron. I love the War within orgins. The Marvel run did explain Unicron and Primus's orgins, at least some of it. The Cell divions? Not in any Marvel Transformers I read but I didn't get Gen 2. And if you don't like War Within then I don't understand. It's awesome.

Well Primus is Cybertron. I love the War within orgins. The Marvel run did explain Unicron and Primus's orgins, at least some of it. The Cell divions? Not in any Marvel Transformers I read but I didn't get Gen 2. And if you don't like War Within then I don't understand. It's awesome.

Some things don't make sense though, like Grimlock. He was built on Earth, so how could he be on Cybertron during War Within, where are the other Dinobots? It's all very minor stuff though, and could easily be the exact same thing as the Constructicon origin issue... Yes WW is AWSOME. I would love to see a TV series. I doubt that will happen though...

Some things don't make sense though, like Grimlock. He was built on Earth, so how could he be on Cybertron during War Within, where are the other Dinobots? It's all very minor stuff though, and could easily be the exact same thing as the Constructicon origin issue... Yes WW is AWSOME. I would love to see a TV series. I doubt that will happen though...

In DW continuity the dinobots were not built on earth. They aren't even called dinobots, yet anyway. All of them make an appearence in WWI vol 2.

Some things don't make sense though, like Grimlock. He was built on Earth, so how could he be on Cybertron during War Within, where are the other Dinobots? It's all very minor stuff though, and could easily be the exact same thing as the Constructicon origin issue... Yes WW is AWSOME. I would love to see a TV series. I doubt that will happen though...

War Within is not cartoon continuity. DW is establishing their own continuity, and doing a good job at that. Just about everyone that was built on earth in the cartoon, existed on Cybertron before going to earth in the DW continuity. Including the Dinobots, who are referred to as the Lightning Strike Coalition in War Within vol 2. I also like how Mick and Furman together closely so that events in War Within can be carried over to the G1 ongoing.

I gotta go with the cartoon BM/G1 continuaity its always appealed to me more then the others although Dreamwave so far is doing a damn fine job nontheless :thumb