Talk:Prowl (TM2)
...this image caption puzzles me. Is it supposed to be some sort of O. G. Readmore reference? -Derik 22:53, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
Surely this article's suffix should be (Transmetal 2), should it not? --KilMichaelMcC 00:02, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
aargh, I'm pulling my hair out while trying to refrain from changing the caption to "Prowl has a habit of taking a long time to notice other people's problems"--Carrion 03:52, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Move
Since Magnaboss Prowl has been retconned (stupidly) into being G1 Prowl... should not THIS Prowl now be under (BW)? ... and shit, same for Silverbolt. --M Sipher 02:19, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
- I argue that BW, while accurate, isn't a terribly helpful disambig-- it invites confusion since he is not the only BW Prowl. -Derik 04:08, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
- Confusion easily cleared up by, well, glancing at the page. (And considering the number of characters who cross franchises, particularly into Universe, causing a lot of name repetition...) --M Sipher 04:14, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Prowl 2/BW Prowl/BT Prowl/etc
Is there any actual solid proof that all of these guys are the same character or is Derik taking his fanon waaaaaaay too seriously?
- Please read this discussion, already in progress.--RosicrucianTalk 17:24, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- TM2 Prowl is explicitly BT Prowl from the new sourcebook apparently. (This character has been rechristened Prowl II by the sourcebook.)
- BT Prowl's bio seem to make allusion to him also being Prowl 2, which is what we're arguing about. -Derik 17:25, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Be careful what you wish for
For years fans speculated whether one of the BW Prowls was G1 Prowl.
Who'd have thought they'd both turn out to be him? -Derik 17:28, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
RID Prowl 2
Where is it stated that the RID Prowl 2 is the same guy as the BT Prowl/TM2 Prowl/Magnaboss Prowl? Takata may sonsider all pf RID/Car Robots as part of G1, but this doesn't apply to the US continuity. (Unless this was stated in the BW Sourcebook) --FortMax 19:37, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
- This is Derik's theory, which is being discussed mostly over at Talk:Prowl 2, but also at other Prowl pages. His theory is that the Binaltech Prowl, RID Prowl 2 toy, and Owl-Prowl (but not Magnaboss Prowl) are one character, distinct from Prowl (G1)/Magnaboss Prowl. The support for BT Prowl and RID Prowl 2 being the same character is that A) the Japanese booklet for BT Prowl mentions that his body was originally designated "Prowl 2", B) RID Prowl 2 has no bio, and C) in Japan G1 and RID are the same continuity. The writer of the booklet, Ichikawa, apparently likes putting connections like that into his material, so this may well represent authorial intent, but the general opinion seems to be that it's not a sufficiently supported theory.
- The idea that BT Prowl and Owl-Prowl are the same guy is apparently pretty strongly supported by Owl-Prowl's bio in the BW Sourcebook (I haven't read that, myself). Which means that both Magnaboss-Prowl and Owl-Prowl "are" G1 Prowl, at the same time in the same continuity, if you treat BT Prowl and G1 Prowl as "the same character". However, BT Prowl's origin story is weird enough that it can be considered a branch point, creating a new character who just happens to mostly think he's Prowl (G1).
- In short, waffles! JW 19:55, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
