User:PabloDePablo/Transformers

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Setting
Cybertron was once a thriving world, a planet of metal inhabited by robotic lifeforms capable of easily and rapidly taking on new forms for all sorts of purposes. Energon, the fuel for both Cybertronian life and their creations, was plentiful, and the people of Cybertron were united under one Prime; a tradition rooted in myth, yet forged into a working law system over millenia.

The Golden Age, however, began to fade as Sentinel Prime, ruler of Cybertron, instated a set of three laws that would forever change their society.

The working class will be identified by designated ID codes. Energon supplies will be refined down to minimum energy requirements. Protoforms will be built for tasks, not as blank slates.

These laws were intended to spark an industrial revolution as Energon ran dry, but they only created tension, tension that would build until Straxus, an Energon miner from Kaon, began the Decepticon uprising, organizing workers, gladiators, and outcasts into an army dedicated to toppling the regime of Sentinel Prime.

In response, Sentinel Prime created the Autobot Militia, and thus, the Great War began. The Autobots had strength in numbers, but the Decepticons truly knew how to fight, and both sides were led by strategic masterminds.

However, all good things must come to an end, and Sentinel eventually died when his shuttle was intercepted by Decepticons. Unable to name his successor, Sentinel's legacy was carried on by Optimus Major, a tactician for the Elite Guard.

Now, the war once again undertakes a transformation, as Zeta Prime, a militaristic Autobot, attempts to overthrow Optimus. On the other side of the battle, the old and wise Straxus lays in his fortress of Darkmount, his Spark mere minutes from fading...

MAIN THEMATIC OVERTONES: these are just basic goals for the themes this story explores and whatnot.
 * A cause can be corrupted and twisted, but it can also be repaired and made stronger.
 * Just one perspective cannot form a full view of the situation.
 * It is better to try and be better than those that have hurt you than to stoop to their level.

Season 1: War Dawn
summaries coming soon
 * EPISODE 1: THE FALL OF STRAXUS (1/3)
 * EPISODE 2: PRIMES (2/3)
 * EPISODE 3: HEIR TO THE THRONE (3/3)
 * EPISODE 4: THE ELITE GUARD
 * EPISODE 5: UNDER THE SHELL
 * EPISODE 6: MIND GAMES
 * EPISODE 7: SPECIAL RUN
 * EPISODE 8: SENTINEL'S THREE LAWS
 * EPISODE 9: A SHORT SHARP LESSON
 * EPISODE 10: WARFRONT
 * EPISODE 11: COUNTDOWN
 * EPISODE 12: TO THE VICTOR (1/2)
 * EPISODE 13: THE SPOILS OF WAR (2/2)
 * EPISODE 14: IDEALS
 * EPISODE 15: DOWN BY THE DOCKS
 * EPISODE 16: UPGRADED
 * EPISODE 17: THE SEEKER PROJECT
 * EPISODE 18: AMBUS MAJOR (1/2)
 * EPISODE 19: ULTRA MAGNUS (2/2)
 * EPISODE 20: THE WRECKERS
 * EPISODE 21: TOMMOROW'S SOLDIERS TODAY
 * EPISODE 22: GAMBITS
 * EPISODE 22: THE UNDERCITY
 * EPISODE 23: D-16
 * EPISODE 24: THE BATTLE OF IACON (1/3)
 * EPISODE 25: CONVERGENCE (2/3)
 * EPISODE 26: APEX (3/3)

STORY BEATS Season 1 should establish the basic conflict of the series and the main characters well. Start small, focus on a central plot of Autobot vs Decepticon while building up things that will come into play later. Primary cast should be kept down to about 7 Autobots/7 Decepticons, episodes focusing on secondary characters can be done in season 2. The first half of the season lets us get to know the cast through smaller conflicts, but the fall of Tesarus kicks off the second half, where conflicts escalate and we get more insight into past events such as Megatron's recruitment.


 * Optimus struggles with both the revitalized Decepticon threat and competition from Zeta Prime. Ultimately, by the end of the season, he has placed doing the right thing over the approval of the public.
 * Megatron seeks to unite the fragmented Decepticon cause, be it by diplomacy or force. He believes that only he truly understood what Straxus wanted, but it's clear even this is debatable.  At the end of the season, he has assembled an army, but there are still threats to his authority, and he now considers Optimus a very notable opponent.