Talk:Maccadam

Given that the Ask Vector Prime and Another Light all but state that Maccadam = mustachioed bartender = Alchemist, does anyone think it'd be worth merging the bartender onto Maccadam's page? I don't believe it's ever been established that the bartender isn't Maccadam, just that it wasn't stated until now that he was. (No merging Alchemist and Maccadam, though, since it seems likely that in some continuities - IDW (and probably Aligned), for example - they'd be separate.) --Riptide (talk) 13:45, 4 March 2016 (EST)

I was honestly never really into the idea of Maccadam even having his own article, given he only exists as a notes section. I've always kinda felt like Maccadam, the bartenders, and the Old Oil House, could just be one article. - Chris McFeely (talk) 13:55, 4 March 2016 (EST)

His only existing as a notes section is mostly because nobody wants to write up things from Retribution, which clearly establishes him as A Dude That Exists. I could see the benefit in merging Maccadam and the bartenders, but I think the Old Oil House's article is a little too long for that to work. --Riptide (talk) 14:04, 4 March 2016 (EST)

I think mustache dude should be merged here and the article retained, since now Maccadam actually now has "appearances"; the other bartenders get thrown to the bar's article. Saix (talk) 14:03, 4 March 2016 (EST)

Or that, I guess. --Riptide (talk) 14:04, 4 March 2016 (EST)

Thirteen

Since Maccadam appears in "Out of the One, Many" as one of the Thirteen, don't you think we should merge Alchemist Prime with Maccadam? At this point, it's kinda clear that he's one of the Thirteen, Alchemist or not. Transfan 1992 (talk) 20:57, 13 April 2016 (EDT)

...No? Saix (talk) 21:20, 13 April 2016 (EDT)

Since in CyberVerse Maccadam is Alchemist Prime in CyberVerse should we merge the pages together? LordGalvatronYT (talk) 15:02, 4 February 2024 (EST)

Again, no. --M Sipher (talk) 21:52, 4 February 2024 (EST)

Main Image

I propose we use Maccadam’s Cyberverse appearance for his main image since up until this point, his appearance has been a mystery. SeanTF1967 (talk)

I'd rather not, since the majority of his appearances are based off mustache guy. Grum (talk)

I think there's a case to be made if Mac ends up being a much bigger player in Cyberverse than he has so far, but for now, let's stick with mustache guy since he's currently the primary version. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 23:03, 6 November 2018 (EST)

And of course if Cyberverse Maccadam winds up confirmed as Alchemist Prime, the can of worms just gets bigger... - TBR (talk) 01:07, 7 November 2018 (EST)

If Cyberverse Maccadam winds up being revealed as Alchemist, it seems like the sanest thing to do would to "Onyx Prime" the section, by porting over his Cyberverse appearances onto Alchemist's page while leaving a brief note explaining how Alchemist is explicitly Maccadam in this continuity... but this is all getting rather hypothetical. Grum (talk) 07:11, 7 November 2018 (EST)

Age of the Primes Alchemist Prime

Should we add the Age of the Primes Alchemist Prime figure to the page? Despite not explicitly called Maccadam, its appearance is taken from various Maccadam designs (mainly the Mustache Guy). TFEarthConquest (talk) 11:30, 2 March 2025 (PST)

Age of the Primes and merging with Alchemist Prime for realsies

Please go HERE for merge discussion. --AzimuthAcolyte (talk) 19:30, 5 June 2025 (EDT)

To the future editor reading this who does not click through: There was a pretty resounding quorum in favor after the better part of a week for comment so I moved forward with the merge as proposed. --AzimuthAcolyte (talk) 10:58, 10 June 2025 (EDT)

Aligned novels

Should there be a note at the top of the Aligned novels section clarifying that they predate the explicit “Maccadam is Alchemist Prime” connection? Transformers: Retribution featured Maccadam and name-checked Alchemist, but they weren’t written as though they were the same character. The writeup currently acts as though they’re one and the same, and I’m not saying they can’t be, but it’s misleading to act as though that was the intent. I’m thinking something like:

The Aligned novels predate the Maccadam-Alchemist connection, and as such, do not draw any explicit connections between the two. That said, there is enough ambiguity for the connection to retroactively apply.

Thoughts? Cylasbreakdown (talk) 21:34, 19 June 2025 (EDT)

Never mind. I made it to the Notes section and saw basically what I wanted to point out. I’ll put a “see notes” blurb at the Aligned novels section instead. Cylasbreakdown (talk) 21:41, 19 June 2025 (EDT)