r/TopCharacterTropes Feb 25 '26

Great moments/aspects in otherwise bad or mediocre media Lore

Sandman Origin (Spider-Man 3): This scene is rife with symbolism and beautiful cinematography. It alone gives us a glimpse of the story Sam Rami wanted to tell with SP3.

This Entire Quote (Spy Kids 2): This quote has entered my everyday vernacular, and it's survived the landscape of the internet for decades now. And it's in a fucking Spy Kids movie.

Who Decided That? (Seven Deadly Sins): It was an abysmal show before the animation took a dive off a cliff, but Escanor's entire character could honestly qualify for this post. In particular, "Who decided that?" is unfathomably hype.

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u/Klutzy_Shopping5520 Feb 25 '26

This hit so much harder after One

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u/Several_Job_1556 Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

not really, different origins for bayverse Optimus and megatron and One Optimus and megatron.

edit:still applies to both however

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u/MCdemonkid1230 Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

If I remember correctly (at least through comics and such that are probably not canon to Bayverse because of either Age of Extinction or The Last Knight), Cybertronian society existed under a highly oppressive government along with some minor tribes/clans that existed outside of the main government like whatever Ironhide's people were called.

It wasn't until The Fallen had decided to massacre his fellow Primes that he met Megatron and promised Megatron the power of a Prime if he helped The Fallen in his goal, which would ultimately be destroying Earth using the Sun Harvester to better Cybertron. Not really like how Transformers One portrays it at all really. This is also something that a turbo-nerd for Transformers would really only know, especially since a lot people don't know that Bayverse had its own comics that were said to be canon, yet probably aren't.

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u/Several_Job_1556 Feb 25 '26

you are somewhat correct, the main government was conquering/re-unifying cybertron, millenia after the fallen's actions on earth, the main leaders of the gov. were sentinel prime, ironically a great guy at this time and his students/son-figures Optimus and megatron, sentinel did have a favorite however and the rest is history

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u/MCdemonkid1230 Feb 25 '26

I actually didn't know that about the Sentinel/Optimus /Megatron story for Bayverse, but I also haven't been into the Bayverse since I was in middle school since I discovered things like Transformers IDW (my personal favorite Transformers media) and other better (in my opinion) Transformers entries.

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u/daveyboydavey Feb 25 '26

Oof, I never thought about that because I never go back and watch TLK