He died in Transformers The Movie. One of the dumbest moves in any franchise history. Toy sales tanked. Viewership tanked. So they walked it back but the damage was done.
EDIT: The amount of childhood trauma inflicted upon gen-x by "children's media" is actually pretty surprising.
Except one of those new toys they were trying to sell was just Optimus Prime with a new paint job and a new trailer. They made him a different character (Ultra Magnus) instead.
Alternative view: this is the best Transformers movie to date. I still have it on Jellyfin and watch it once in a while. Spent my whole childhood watching this tape over and over. I would still recommend it today.
I haven't gone back to watch the TV show, but I remember the TV show being much after the movie. Early Transformers show seasons were very basic and over time the stories got more mature and improved.
This movie is one of my first core memories. I distinctly remember standing on the movie theater seats cheering with my brother when they played the "The Touch" and my mom smacking us and telling us to sit down.
I also remember Optimus Prime cussing in that movie ("damn"?) and being shocked - but now I can't find it when searching. So maybe I made that part up?
The amount of childhood trauma inflicted upon gen-x by “children’s media”
I would love to link the English version of the article, but it doesn't exist. I guess page auto-translation might work, but: back when I was a kid, the quite popular Duck Tales got interrupted due to the death of the prime minister of the time. One minute you were watching uncle Scrooge, the other it was a bunch of people carrying a coffin.
I don't think you truly understood the importance of the sacrifice of what that cartoon was trying to teach you, despite it being right there in the song lyrics:
"Everyday, they're out there making Ducktales"
Every day. These guys are just out in that unforgiving world, busting their asses trying to make these duck tales for you, and no one appreciates it.
Perhaps your prime minister dying was the only way for you to truly grasp the sheer seriousness of the sacrifice being made for you when you watched that show.
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altphoto@lemmy.today · 20 pts · 50d
Wait, is prime dead?
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 37 pts · 50d
He died in Transformers The Movie. One of the dumbest moves in any franchise history. Toy sales tanked. Viewership tanked. So they walked it back but the damage was done.
EDIT: The amount of childhood trauma inflicted upon gen-x by "children's media" is actually pretty surprising.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 50d
For context, though, they were trying to sell new toys and give an in-universe explanation. It wasn't thoughtless, just severely miscalculated.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 50d
Except one of those new toys they were trying to sell was just Optimus Prime with a new paint job and a new trailer. They made him a different character (Ultra Magnus) instead.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 50d
That was one. He, uh, rather made a habit out of it going forward after that.
expatriado@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 50d
Prime example of how to kill a franchise
Hawke@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 50d
But they made a great, impactful movie!
Slovene85@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 50d
Pun intended?
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 6 pts · 50d
Alternative view: this is the best Transformers movie to date. I still have it on Jellyfin and watch it once in a while. Spent my whole childhood watching this tape over and over. I would still recommend it today.
I haven't gone back to watch the TV show, but I remember the TV show being much after the movie. Early Transformers show seasons were very basic and over time the stories got more mature and improved.
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 50d
This movie is one of my first core memories. I distinctly remember standing on the movie theater seats cheering with my brother when they played the "The Touch" and my mom smacking us and telling us to sit down.
I also remember Optimus Prime cussing in that movie ("damn"?) and being shocked - but now I can't find it when searching. So maybe I made that part up?
Odo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 50d
It happened when Ultra Magnus was trying to open the Matrix.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 50d
The tv show was way before the movie though..?
Odo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 50d
First 2 seasons were before the movie, 3 and 4 were after.
CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 50d
How dare you sir! The transformers movie was an incredible masterpiece showing what happens when a bunch of toy execs do massive amounts of cocaine.
Dicska@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 50d
I would love to link the English version of the article, but it doesn't exist. I guess page auto-translation might work, but: back when I was a kid, the quite popular Duck Tales got interrupted due to the death of the prime minister of the time. One minute you were watching uncle Scrooge, the other it was a bunch of people carrying a coffin.
tetris11@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 50d
I don't think you truly understood the importance of the sacrifice of what that cartoon was trying to teach you, despite it being right there in the song lyrics:
"Everyday, they're out there making Ducktales"
Every day. These guys are just out in that unforgiving world, busting their asses trying to make these duck tales for you, and no one appreciates it.
Perhaps your prime minister dying was the only way for you to truly grasp the sheer seriousness of the sacrifice being made for you when you watched that show.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 50d
You know, it was really unclear.
Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 10 pts · 50d
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 50d
They’re scrapping him again for the 40th anniversary
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 50d
What does the original Transformers Movie have to apologize for? It's a good movie!
RogueBanana@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 50d
Sorry I don't use Amazon.
haroldfinch@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 50d
FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 50d
One shall stand, one shall fall.