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Important Characters

 

The Film, ‘The Transformers’ happened in the year 2005. The film was made as the continuation of the 1984 Transformers where the initial creation of the Optimus Prime came to be. It is all about the life in a distant planet by the name Cybertron; a planet inhabited by robots that could transform into anything. There are two main characters in the story; Optimus Prime and Megartron. The two have become inevitable to the fans of the series.

Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime is known as the leader of Autobots across the globe in the Transformers franchise. His basic portrayal is that of a robot in primary vehicle mode of a semi truck. His first appearance was in the 1984’s animation series by the name Transformers in the first episodes. He later got into full action in the Transformers, a 2007 film which was directed by Michael Bay. He is depicted yet as a semi truck. However, unlike the animated series, he is more of a cab design truck and there is no trailer when he transforms to the Truck mode. He is the favorite of the Transformers fans.

Megatron

The second most favorite character, only this time in the opposing side is the Megatron. He is the Decepticon leader who has succeeded in the destruction of the Autobot resistance. He lacks the love, compassion and mercy and is ruthless and determined to achieve his goal at all costs. His equal is Optimus Prime, the character he almost killed when he was young in a fuel storage attack. The name was then Orion Pax but now Optimus Prime. The strengths of Megatron lie in his ability to convert any matter into large amounts of explosive with nuclear energy.

 

The two are rivals and inevitable characters in Transformers. They are the main characters who make the storyline unpredictable and intriguing with every turn.

Revenge Of The Fallen

Revenge of the fallen is an American science fiction cartoon action movie that was released in the year 2009. The film was produced by the legendary Steven Spielberg and directed by Michael Bay. The “Revenge Of The Fallen” is the sequel to “Transformers” movie which was released in 2007 and it is also the second film ever to be released in live action in the Transformers trilogy.

Story

Sam Witwicky is the main character in the movie and the main plot of the movie revolves around him. In the movie, he is the only human who is caught in a war between two groups of alien robots, which are the Decepticons and the Autobots. Sam sees some symbols that are originally from Cybertron, which is the home of the Decepticons and the Autobots. The Decepticons start hunting Sam under the orders of their leader who is known as The Fallen who has been trapped for a long time in the underworld.

The Fallen seeks to have his revenge on earth and all its inhabitants through destroying the sun and everything on earth by providing the Decepticons with a machine that will act as an energon source that is very powerful and if it is activated, it is capable of destroying everything on earth.

Film Critics

Despite of all the negative views that the movie got from critics, it was a big success in the box office and set records upon its release. In North America alone, the movie collected over $400 million and over $900 million world wide. This was the second best film that was released in 2009 after Avator and came eleventh overall in the domestic market. Along with its success at the box office, the movie won the Razzie award for the worst picture that was produced in 2009. The story line of the movie is well planned and despite all the criticism, it is a movie that is worth watching.

War Of Cybertron

There are many types of games in the modern world but none can match the fun and thrills that come with transformers War of Cybertron.

This transformer game is a video game that uses the third person shooter developed by High Moon Studios. This game was released on 22nd June 2010 in North America though in the PAL regions it was introduced in June of the same year. This game is compatible with PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 as well as PC. For Nintendo DS, portable versions of this game were released and had an Autobot campaign as well as decepticon campaign.

Story

Transformers War of Cybertron is played on the planet known as cybertron. This game entails the Decepticons and the Autobots engaging in a civil war and it can begin from a faction perspective though in the real case, it should chronologically start with Decepticon campaign. This game utilizes the substances like Dark Energon which is used by the Decepticon leader and Megatron who believes that this substance can help him return to the planet which he refers to as golden age.

Characters

The characters in this game are mainly robots; the transformers also have the ability to transform themselves from the robot nature to other alternate forms like jets and tanks. Played in the third person perspective, this game has four main categories which include Leader, soldier, scientist as well as scout thus the each character is categorized as one of these. The characters live and fighting ability is enhanced by the use of weapons, vehicles as well as the ability to overcome the challenges they face.

Due to high demand of this game, it is now available in multiplayer version and features some unique experience like leveling systems, perks, upgrades and so on. This multiplayer version also has several modes that you can choose from like deathmatch, conquest, battlefront and others.