Talk:Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity

RG1's place

I actually changed my own mind on this while I was doing the section - the reason I dropped it under the G1 heading rather than at the bottom is that it's a part of the G1 franchise, whereas G2 and Classics are their own franchises. Ergo, it should go as a h3 under the h2 G1 header rather than an h2 below Classics. - Mammalian Verisimilitude 10:01, 13 July 2012 (EDT)

Hhhmmn... I'm not suuure... I mean, that's a perfectly valid reason for doing it that way, but I feel like it's just chronologically dishonest, is all. - Chris McFeely 10:16, 13 July 2012 (EDT)

Thing is, there's loads of "chronologically dishonest" stuff around the Wiki if you take that road - to pick a random example from RecentChanges, Thundercracker (G1) sticks 2009 TFCC Classics stories above 1984 G1 cartoon episodes! - Mammalian Verisimilitude 10:42, 13 July 2012 (EDT)

Well, as an example, that one is sectional and based on unrelated continuities. It's not like keeping things in chronological order of publication is one of my bugbears, or anything - I freely flout it all the time when it comes to stuff that's intended to read as one unsplintered timeline, like, say, the Japanese cartoon continuity. - Chris McFeely 11:02, 13 July 2012 (EDT)

The "Generation 1" section refers specifically to the original Marvel series, not the franchise. RG1 is not a portion of it like Earthforce or the Comic-Magazin is; it's a sequel series on the same level as G2 and Classics. 24.211.29.87 11:11, 13 July 2012 (EDT)

Is Regeneration One part of the Generation 1 franchise? It doesn't say "Generation 1" on the cover of the comic, it says "Regeneration One", like G2 comics said "Generation 2". - Starfield 12:16, 13 July 2012 (EDT)

No IDW series has *ever* said "Generation 1" on the cover, and yet IDW Generation 1 continuity. By your standard, The Transformers: Robots in Disguise is part of the Robots in Disguise franchise. - Mammalian Verisimilitude 13:04, 13 July 2012 (EDT)

The IDWverse is obviously not part of the "Generation 1" franchise, in my opinion. But that's neither here nor there. I was just bringing up a question. Regen One continues the same numbering. The Marvel comic was not called "Generation 1" either. I think the RG1 comic is just continuing the original series. It is regenerating the original series. It is the original series. It is clearly the intention that it be all one series. I suggest putting the whole series under one header, and change it from "Marvel Generation 1 comics." Maybe "The Transformers/Regeneration One comics." On a side note, Generation 2 was not intended to be the same series. It is the "next generation" of storytelling. The cover told us specifically that "this is not your father's Autobot." This new series is regenerating the original. - Starfield 14:30, 13 July 2012 (EDT)