Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Prime getting killed wasn't Hotrod's fault. Hotrod was trying to warn prime.
Hotrod got in Prime's line of fire. He distracted Prime. Megatron was able to use Hotrod as shield and grab that gun and blow Prime away. Hotrod should have heeded the advise of the old a wiser Autobot(I think his name was Cup) who told him "stay out of it, that's Prime's fight". If he had stayed out of it, Prime might have survived.
And if Hotrod is not responsible then how come after the fight as Prime is dying, he asks Prime to forgive him? hmmmm?
Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
And seeing as the writer was told he had to kill Prime.
Prime getting killed wasn't Hotrod's fault. Hotrod was trying to warn prime.
Hotrod got in Prime's line of fire. He distracted Prime. Megatron was able to use Hotrod as shield and grab that gun and blow Prime away. Hotrod should have heeded the advise of the old a wiser Autobot(I think his name was Cup) who told him "stay out of it, that's Prime's fight". If he had stayed out of it, Prime might have survived.
And if Hotrod is not responsible then how come after the fight as Prime is dying, he asks Prime to forgive him? hmmmm?
Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
And seeing as the writer was told he had to kill Prime.
He had to kill Prime. But, did he have to make the next leader responsible?
He could have written the scene exactly same except have Hotrod or another Autobot get wounded so he is immobilized. Megatron see's the immobilized Hotrod and uses him as shield and blows away Prime. Prime's death would be just as powerful, but the next leader would not come off looking like such an a**.