Warring At Play

[Polenicus]

There is much that leaves me confused about this update. For one, I'm not sure I remember seeing all those Movieformers in the crate before the firefight started.

Stockade and Wreckage were in the Christmas Update, and Dropkick and Wreckage were clearly visible in the initial barrage scenes on the Decepticon side. Wreckage was actually rather prominent in the foreground.

For another, it's nice to see that Saber has regained her courage in the face of her first encounter with what amounts to trench warfare, but some more details about the process would have been nice. And which flyers on the crate-former side are still up and running to perform a bombardment?

The process will be detailed in a future update.

As for flyers, there are precisely 0 left on the Crate's side. Starscream and Megatron were the last two, and they fled in the previous update.

Oh, and I'm not such a great fan of the Transformers toys, but is there a piece missing from the underside of Pol's Ravage?

It's more that it was misaligned. That happens a lot with that particular part of Ravage.

[NamelessChibi]

I thought it was the Soundwave in the shipping carton that contacted them...

It was, but when I saw it pop up during the page, I was confused initially.

[Polenicus]

Guess what time it is?

Tax time?
Prostate Exam time?
Hammer time?

No! It's...

UPDATE TIME!

Notes:

1. I know this isn't a MEGA UPDATE, but this leaves me a nice picture buffer to work with and get the next update rolling.

2. The return of the Talky Update!

3. Saber's turnaround WILL be explained. Just... not just yet.

4. MP Megatron isn't as hard to pose as I feared. However, his knee joints still scare the crap out of me.

[NamelessChibi]

Awesome Pol, Awesome. Can't wait to see what happens next.

[Hylian Pirate]

You're not alone, Pol; MP Megatron's knee joints scare the crap out of everyone. And I can't wait to see the Megatrons go at it! That's gonna be awesome!

I'm very interested in seeing who all makes it out of the crate. I actually doubt the Decepticons would take any of them because of the whole "glorious articulated master race" they've got going on here. I predict any surviving crate 'cons will either make their own neutral faction (possibly with Grimlock?) or join the house Autobots. Things just keep getting more interesting.

[Benio]

Great update Pol. I can't wait to see Megs vs. Megs; should be a good battle. I wonder if Sabre's idea is to cut a hole in the back of the box and sneak away...

One question though, is this photo supposed to be zoomed in like this? I can't read Sabre's speech bubble.

[NamelessChibi]

Great update Pol. I can't wait to see Megs vs. Megs; should be a good battle. I wonder if Sabre's idea is to cut a hole in the back of the box and sneak away...

One question though, is this photo supposed to be zoomed in like this? I can't read Sabre's speech bubble.

I believe it is as we're now looking at things through "Prime Vision" I believe.

[Hylian Pirate]

Great update Pol. I can't wait to see Megs vs. Megs; should be a good battle. I wonder if Sabre's idea is to cut a hole in the back of the box and sneak away...

One question though, is this photo supposed to be zoomed in like this? I can't read Sabre's speech bubble.

Like NC said, the idea I got from this is that Animated Prime isn't really paying attention to Saber's lecture. Instead, he's formulating his own plan which seems to involve the very weapons the house 'Cons want. The most obvious answer is to use these weapons themselves. There's a part of me that really wants to see Saber decked out in Armored Core goodies...

As an unrelated side note, I think we should have enough conversation about Warring at Play to make sure the next comic doesn't get posted until the next page... I've got a decent computer and a broadband wireless connection, but it still takes forever to load...

[Polenicus]

oooh can't wait.

Make sure Ani Megs wins!!!!!

We'll have to see. maybe if you're a good little boy, Santa will bring you that for Christmas.

I'm a little nervous... if this isn't up to par, I'm gonna get lynched...

*Hesitates, hand hovering over the big red button*

... I... oh what the hell!!

*Click*

UPDATE!

Notes:

1. Ace Convoy was a good boy, apparently. Conversely, Santa left me a big lump of coal for fragging Arnval and Ultra Magnus.

2. This was a fun fight to do, though MP Megatron's joints still scare me. Too tight ratchet joints connected to too fragile framework. But the payoff was worth it.

3. Energon ball and chain is AWESOME. Thank you for giving me more than 2 inches of chain to work with Takara! Kudos!

4. So... do I get to live?

[Ninth]

YOUR STRUGGLING ONLY MAKES MY RIGID GRILL STRUCTURE HARDER!

Seriously though, excellent camera-work. I'm sure the TFW crew will be highly impressed as well. Minor quibble: did you intend for Ani-Megs to switch the hand he was holding his remaining sword in when he did the wall-jump?