Question about Transmetals

Panda · Unread post by **Panda** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:22 am

After watching Code of Hero on YouTube, I've come to wonder if the Transmetals are as good as they're supposed to be.

I mean, we see Dinobot switch to his alternate personality, Captain John Rambo, and just dust the Preds single handedly. Quite an impressive feat considering Dinobot is just your normal Beast Warrior, if that's what they're called, of course.

Anyhoo... I was curious to know if Transmetals were supposed to be significantly stronger, faster, more durable etc. I'd like to pose the same question to the Fuzors as well.

Thanks, guys.

Wicked Woman · Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:14 am

They're more durable than the regular Transmetals. Remember, Megatron has only three TMs: Rampage, Quickstrike and himself. The others are regular.

True while Rampage does fall apart, it's only by the cannon, Quickstrike doesn't fall apart (true all DB did to him was hit him) and all Megatron did was spark from his chest.

So I think it's just the durablity, and how you use it, that makes them better. (supposidly)

WW

Unread post by **SilverfromOZ** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:49 pm

Transmetals are superior, by Dinobot knows how to improvise like a pro

Unread post by **Razor One** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:56 pm

The way I figure it, there are the regular Cybertronian base models, Transmetals, and Fuzors.

Transmetals are at the top. Fuzors are in between. Cybertronian base model is at the bottom rung in terms of power level.

Fuzors are the bridge between the base model and transmetals.

Note that transmetals generally have a tertiary vehicle mode, whilst fuzors and base models do not.

While Fuzors are generally more durable and can withstand energon damage better than their base model counterparts they lack the mutability and strength of their transmetal superiors.

So, in terms of rank, with 1 being most powerful and 3 being least...

1. Transmetal
2. Fuzor
3. Base Model.

Aesir · Unread post by **Aesir** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:31 am

Razor One wrote:The way I figure it, there are the regular Cybertronian base models, Transmetals, and Fuzors.

Transmetals are at the top. Fuzors are in between. Cybertronian base model is at the bottom rung in terms of power level.

Fuzors are the bridge between the base model and transmetals.

Note that transmetals generally have a tertiary vehicle mode, whilst fuzors and base models do not.

While Fuzors are generally more durable and can withstand energon damage better than their base model counterparts they lack the mutability and strength of their transmetal superiors.

So, in terms of rank, with 1 being most powerful and 3 being least...

1. Transmetal
2. Fuzor
3. Base Model.

Also Transmetal 2 are hyper advanced Transmetals with accelerated healing and some psychic ability, so that should be classed differently to TM

Panda · Unread post by **Panda** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:15 am

Razor One wrote:While Fuzors are generally more durable and can withstand energon damage better than their base model counterparts they lack the mutability and strength of their transmetal superiors.

Hang on, hang on... Is that for real? Fuzors are actually more durable than their successors, the Transmetals? Surely the mostly-mechanical Transmetals would be able exhibit higher levels of endurance?

Tor · Unread post by **Tor** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:29 am

Panda wrote:
Razor One wrote:While Fuzors are generally more durable and can withstand energon damage better than their base model counterparts they lack the mutability and strength of their transmetal superiors.
Hang on, hang on... Is that for real? Fuzors are actually more durable than their successors, the Transmetals? Surely the mostly-mechanical Transmetals would be able exhibit higher levels of endurance?

I think 'endurance' means resistance to Energon Buildup, and since Fuzors are more biological than Transmetal.

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Aesir · Unread post by **Aesir** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:11 am

Panda wrote:
Razor One wrote:While Fuzors are generally more durable and can withstand energon damage better than their base model counterparts they lack the mutability and strength of their transmetal superiors.
Hang on, hang on... Is that for real? Fuzors are actually more durable than their successors, the Transmetals? Surely the mostly-mechanical Transmetals would be able exhibit higher levels of endurance?

what razor said was that Fuzors are better than Basics, and Transmetals are better than Fuzors basically

G1990 · Unread post by **G1990** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:19 pm

Now that i come to think about it; The forms that the character have initialy aren't supposed to be like emergency or something? So Transmetal have the average of a Transformer like the first Optimus prime?

Aesir · Unread post by **Aesir** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:11 am

G1990 wrote:Now that i come to think about it; The forms that the character have initialy aren't supposed to be like emergency or something? So Transmetal have the average of a Transformer like the first Optimus prime?

transmetals are infused with the energy from the Vok technology essentially, from what we've seen, they might be stronger (albeit very very small)

VelociBerg · Unread post by **VelociBerg** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:48 pm

I mean, we see Dinobot switch to his alternate personality, Captain John Rambo, and just dust the Preds single handedly. Quite an impressive feat considering Dinobot is just your normal Beast Warrior, if that's what they're called, of course.

Lets not forget that transmetal =/= power. Just because they're more advanced doesn't mean raw power can't just overtake them.

At the end of Season 2, Inferno was successfully holding off transmetals Cheetor and Optimus Primal without any help until an energon surge struck him like a lightning bolt.

Then there's Code of Hero of course...

"Maximal No More" had Dinobot face off against the Fuzor Quickstrike, and win. In the same episode, one blast from DB's laser eyes was enough to temporarily stun Rattrap. (True, he wasn't expecting it)

Having said all this though, are transmetals better overall?

Yes. They are immune to the power surges created by raw energon and are unaffected by Vok technology.

Now that i come to think about it; The forms that the character have initialy aren't supposed to be like emergency or something? So Transmetal have the average of a Transformer like the first Optimus prime?

I highly doubt it. When Megatron attempted to assassinate him he set pretty much every power cell in his body into his primary weapon, then blasted him with a continuous stream of energy, point-blank.

Now, lets say Optimus Prime hadn't just been laying there, unconscious and in stasis lock, like a sitting duck? I think Megs (with all due respect and sorrow) would get scrapped.

Also, Optimus Prime...might be the wrong example to use when comparing Transmetals to G1, seeing as he's one of the strongest. Also, the G1 Transformers use alot more energon. More energon = More Power.

Darkshadow14 · Unread post by **Darkshadow14** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:35 am

I think it all depends, you also have to consider their weapons. Look at 'Strike he has one weapon, his snake head/arm. That shoots out venom. That can do more damage in one episode than the other. It may stun someone, and make them fall to the ground in statis lock, and than someone else hardly scratch them.

I always assumed, transmetals 2 were the most powerful, than transmetal, than fuzors and than regular. But look, before Rhinox has taken down Rampage (When Ravage's ship was attacking, and him and Rampy were shooting their guns at each other.)

Waspinator has taken down some people before with his one weapon, that he always uses. I noticed he shoots down Cheetor more often than the other's.

It all depends...I dunno if I made any sense, lol, sorry it's late at night over here. But I think I kinda made a few points...well, tried.