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:''The most drastic form of retcon, wherein an entire past storyline is invalidated by new events in the same continuity, has technically never occurred in Transformers.'' | :''The most drastic form of retcon, wherein an entire past storyline is invalidated by new events in the same continuity, has technically never occurred in Transformers.'' | ||
Is this still true? How about [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] being decapitated by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four|issue 4]] of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Movie Adaptation]], but then being merely directed into slamming into a bridge column by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]'' [[The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One|issue 1]]?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 16:45, 24 October 2010 (EDT) | Is this still true? How about [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] being decapitated by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four|issue 4]] of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Movie Adaptation]], but then being merely directed into slamming into a bridge column by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]'' [[The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One|issue 1]]?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 16:45, 24 October 2010 (EDT) | ||
:Are those in the same continuity as each other? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:03, 24 October 2010 (EDT) | |||
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The Retcons are a secret third (or fourth depending on how you count) Cybertronian faction. They use transwarp-based time-travel and personal cloaking devices to prevent time paradoxes. It was they who provided the "eye of the storm" which gave Optimus Primal the leeway to take Optimus Prime's spark within himself for a time. It was they who ensured that the spark of Megatron was safely returned. It was they who ensured the Aerialbots did no harm to the timeline whilst helping Alpha Trion in the far-flung past. --75.161.84.72 05:13, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
- Even though Fanon is the penultimate source of retconning, this is entirely plausible even if a deus ex machina is the worst literary device ever made. Whoopee for writers making up ways to sell more toys.LokitheGrammarNazi 11:55, 31 August 2010 (EDT)
Update?
- The most drastic form of retcon, wherein an entire past storyline is invalidated by new events in the same continuity, has technically never occurred in Transformers.
Is this still true? How about Barricade being decapitated by Optimus Prime in issue 4 of the IDW Movie Adaptation, but then being merely directed into slamming into a bridge column by Ironhide in The Reign of Starscream issue 1?--Nevermore 16:45, 24 October 2010 (EDT)
- Are those in the same continuity as each other? --Khajidha 17:03, 24 October 2010 (EDT)
