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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The idea of the Predacon Council is likely derived from the [[Tripredacus Council]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' series]] (and "Shark Sonnets" cheekily added that there were ''three'' on this Council in 2015). The Predacon Council is a dub-original invention and does not exist in the Japanese version of ''Car Robots''. | *The idea of the Predacon Council is likely derived from the [[Tripredacus Council]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' series]] (and "Shark Sonnets" cheekily added that there were ''three'' on this Council in 2015). The Predacon Council is a dub-original invention and does not exist in the Japanese version of ''Car Robots''. | ||
*In retrospect, the existence of a Predacon governing body of superior authority to [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] (and to which he is a loyal subordinate) seems a little at odds with how Megatron is portrayed in the rest of the series. Up until first mentioning the Predacon Council's existence, the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon depicted Megatron as if he was the sole | *In retrospect, the existence of a Predacon governing body of superior authority to [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] (and to which he is a loyal subordinate) seems a little at odds with how Megatron is portrayed in the rest of the series. Up until first mentioning the Predacon Council's existence, the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon depicted Megatron as if he was the sole leader of the entire Predacon faction. The series repeatedly stated his main goal of conquering the universe all for himself, and even first introduced him as having already conquered several planets. [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] was even said to have been sent to Earth in the ancient past to protect the planet specifically from Megatron. All this was likely meant to cast ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron in a similar light to the [[Megatron (G1)|two]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatrons]] who came before him, both of whom were self-serving and had no higher authority above them that they were loyal to (and the same was even true of "Gigatron" in the original Japanese version). It seems the Predacon Council was added to the dub simply to give a surprise twist to Megatron's true reasons for coming to Earth, in the form of just one more ''Beast Wars'' reference squeezed into the series so late into its run. | ||
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Revision as of 21:16, 17 March 2024
The three-member Predacon Council is in charge of the Predacons. Their identities are unknown to most Predacons, who can only speculate about their masters.
Fiction
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
The Predacon Council sent Megatron to find and take control of the monolithic Autobot warrior Fortress Maximus. Surprise Attack! Megatron refused to return to face the Council without having first destroyed the Autobots. Mystery of the Ultra Magnus
Shark Sonnets
One iteration of Sky-Byte who ended up in Axiom Nexus admitted to being unaware of the Council's agendas or make-up, only knowing that there were three of them. He believed Megatron to be a peer of the Councillors. Shark Sonnets, 2015/10/25
Notes
- The idea of the Predacon Council is likely derived from the Tripredacus Council from the Beast Wars series (and "Shark Sonnets" cheekily added that there were three on this Council in 2015). The Predacon Council is a dub-original invention and does not exist in the Japanese version of Car Robots.
- In retrospect, the existence of a Predacon governing body of superior authority to Megatron (and to which he is a loyal subordinate) seems a little at odds with how Megatron is portrayed in the rest of the series. Up until first mentioning the Predacon Council's existence, the Robots in Disguise cartoon depicted Megatron as if he was the sole leader of the entire Predacon faction. The series repeatedly stated his main goal of conquering the universe all for himself, and even first introduced him as having already conquered several planets. Fortress Maximus was even said to have been sent to Earth in the ancient past to protect the planet specifically from Megatron. All this was likely meant to cast Robots in Disguise Megatron in a similar light to the two Megatrons who came before him, both of whom were self-serving and had no higher authority above them that they were loyal to (and the same was even true of "Gigatron" in the original Japanese version). It seems the Predacon Council was added to the dub simply to give a surprise twist to Megatron's true reasons for coming to Earth, in the form of just one more Beast Wars reference squeezed into the series so late into its run.
