Research paper
The history and progression of Transformers is very cool and amazing and the development of the characters from the 1986 Movie to the Live action movies in 2007. Transformers was first released as a Tv Show in 1984 and had the show until 1987, had a movie in 1986. Then in 2007 they created a Live action Movie and are still making them today, four have been released and one will be released in a month or so. I will be talking about transformers and the history and what it originally started in 1984 and the Live action movies how they are the same and different.
The beginning of Transformers and what the history of making the transformers.“Millions of years ago, the planet of Cybertron was made by the Quintessons as a production plant for the robots they needed. At the start they experimentation with creatures partially robot and partially organic, later they made real robots. There were two types of robots; military units and consumer goods” (n.d.). Transformers are a robot that are in disguise in a vehicle and there are good which are called the Autobots and the bad ones which are called Decepticons. Both the Autobots and Decepticons fight each other for a very long time. For the longest time they fight for compete control of the planet Cybertron and the fighting goes on for years and years to come.”So the war on Cybertron starts for real. Megatron leads the military robots, his group is named the Decepticons, Optimus Prime becomes the leader of all the robots that fight for peace, this group is called the Autobots.” (n.d.). The reason the two sides fight is because they want complete control of the planet they live on Called Cybertron and The two leaders of the autobots Optimus Prime and The leader of the Decepticons Megatron. Both Autobots and Decepticons have their Transformers on each side to fight for them for example, the decepticons were, Megatron, Shockwave, Starscream, Devastator, blackout,etc.. The Autobots consisted of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Sentinel Prime, etc..
This paragraph is based on the movies that have been created from transformers from the very first one to the live action ones today. “The battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons has escalated through their homeworld Cybertron, which the Decepticons have conquered. Without Optimus Prime after a conflict on Earth takes his life, the Autobots must face a destiny which they know nothing about.” (The Transformers: The Movie (1986) - Plot Summary - IMDb) This is a plot from the original Transformers Movie back in 1986, the plot of this one is different than the one from the 2007 movie. They have the same plot but the storyline is different than the 2007 transformers they are fighting for the Matrix as they were in the newest one but they didn't take the battle in with the characters in Transformers movie. “The Autobots managed to smuggle the Allspark off the planet, but Megatron blasts off in search of it. He eventually tracks it to the planet of Earth (circa 1850), but his reckless desire for power sends him right into the Arctic Ocean, and the sheer cold forces him into a paralyzed state. His body is later found by Captain Archibald Witwicky, but before going into a comatose state Megatron uses the last of his energy to engrave into the Captain's glasses a map showing the location of the Allspark, and to send a transmission to Cybertron. Megatron is then carried away aboard the Captain's ship. A century later, Captain Witwicky's grandson Sam Witwicky (nicknamed Spike by his friends) ” (“Transformers (2007)” This 2007 remake of Transformers in taken place on Earth unlike the Original one, They are still fighting for the allspark but everything takes place on Earth besides Cybertron. In this one the Main Character Sam Witwicky and he is helping the Autobots protect Earth from the Decepticons, the reason Sam is helping the Autobots is because he got Bumblebee and he’s apart of the autobots.
This paragraph will be about the Main characters and what they do to contribute to the autobots or decepticons. “Valiant and heroic, Optimus Prime is known across the world as leader of the Autobots, throughout the Transformers franchise. He is often portrayed as a robot whose primary vehicle mode is that of a semi truck. He made his first on-screen appearance in 1984's animated series, Transformers, during the first episode entitled Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye: Part 1 (#1.1). Optimus Prime made his first ever live action appearance, in the 2007 film Transformers from director Michael Bay. Once again, Optimus Prime was depicted as a semi truck. But rather than the usual cab over design, which many fans had become accustomed to, Prime was now a conventional Peterbilt cab design truck. And unlike the animated series, a trailer did not suddenly appear behind him when he transformed into truck mode, and then disappear when he transformed back into robot mode.” (Optimus Prime (Character) - Biography). Optimus Prime is the leader of the Autobots and is by far one of the strongest on the Autobots and is the smartest. Optimus Prime’s Leadership and fighting Ability throughout the whole series shows as he fights off all the big decepticons and Megatron. “Megatron is one of the main villains in the Transformers franchise, the arch-nemesis of the heroic Optimus Prime, who equals him in intellect and physicality. ” “The Autobots managed to smuggle the Allspark off the planet, but Megatron blasts off in search of it. He eventually tracks it to the planet of Earth (circa 1850), but his reckless desire for power sends him right into the Arctic Ocean, and the sheer cold forces him into a paralyzed state. His body is later found by Captain Archibald Witwicky, but before going into a comatose state Megatron uses the last of his energy to engrave into the Captain's glasses a map showing the location of the Allspark, and to send a transmission to Cybertron. Megatron is then carried away aboard the Captain's ship. A century later, Captain Witwicky's grandson Sam Witwicky (nicknamed Spike by his friends) ” (“Transformers (2007)” Megatron Obviously is the leader of the Decepticons and is a very strong and powerful transformer as well, no one really likes to mess with him. Megatron and Optimus Prime fight throughout the whole series of transformers because cybertron is destroyed and Optimus Prime has Earth protected and taken care of, but on the other hand Megatron wants Earth so he can make it the new Cybertron. Transformers has been rolling since 1984 with tv shows and now live action movies which still make a lot of money today. Transformers started out as a animated show and then they created a live action movie in 2007 and the history of the Transformers and characters are shown throughout. Transformers has had people hopping out there seats to see as well as myself and the way the transformers started and everything is incredible.
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