#rip idw megs but JRO had to invent an entire alternate universe just for him to go

[lord-squiggletits]

IDW Megatron stans who hate IDW Optimus need to give IDW OP more respect. Optimus shouldered the entire narrative burden of Cybertronian colonialism and racism so that Megatron could go on a space road trip, interact with 0 organics, do nothing to help the Decepticons, and somehow still have the fandom say he has one of the best redemption arcs ever.

#discourse #negativity #like man barber's writing is full of boring execution and missed potential but at least he WENT THERE #idw op in phase 2 was a better hero than idw megs managed to be lmao #and decepticon stans can fight me over that because it's true #rip idw megs but JRO had to invent an entire alternate universe just for him to go #'okay let me be a revolutionary 2 electric boogaloo but better' #meanwhile op is out there constantly fucking up and dealing with shit people did long before he was born #and having a revolving door of characters shitting on him constsntly #i'm just doing fan wank dont worry #but idw op is braver and a better hero and (in concept at least) had a better post war arc than megs #esp considering half of idw megs stans whitewash him and try to make him the victim #of situations where he was clesrly in the wrong #idw op is a better person who suffered through far more in phase 2 #megs literally had the narrstive rewritten for his inclusion in mtmte and ll #they are not the same