matcha. madness.

2.5) Elitumis Prime

Okay divided point because it Might be on purpose it might not. But if Elita lacking a new name is a key to something then I’d like to be the one to take a poke at it.

Plenty of people are saying that this is a test for Elita that will either:

A) make her realize how hard the whole Matrix-Primehood-Shitck is and she gives the matrix back after all of this passes

B) She tries to push through the previous feeling and the Matrix rejects her altogether

C) She grows in character and becomes a baller prime

Now I’m not going to say which of these is the best option because I Don’t Know. She could pull something crazy and even attempt to destroy the matrix for all I care. But there are still some questions that float around the matrix, what it’s doing and more importantly if Kirkman is going to stick to preset lore.

- could the matrix be testing Elita/forcing her to Prove herself as the only one who “deemed Elita worthy” was Optimus and not the Matrix itself? Only in a “worthy death” did Orion become Optimus, will Elita have to go through the same?

3) TONE.

I’m. Conflicted. On initial read it was damn near infuriating to bear witness to just about Any of this chapter. But on a second read (and after marinating on the context) I’ve come to some guesses.

These few bits on first read (heavy on that last one) come off very very nasty. I didn’t like it and I haven’t met anyone else that has. Though after reading it again, I can’t help but feel that these aren’t warnings or threats, but instead it’s almost a plea. If they all cross the bridge again (Autobots not the Autofrauds (sorry Optimus)) then Elita doesn’t know if she can ever see them again. Despite all the trouble and all the worry that happened, they still want the Autofrauds okay and safe. I’d probably try to force my loved ones into an ultimatum too if I was in Elita’s position. This is just Do or Die x100

Okay okay here’s my last tone-throw in the wind and it’s gonna sound crazy; The matrix might not have “chosen” Elita but it is testing her to see if she has what it takes to be an Autobot leader or will she become the next Megatron?

To be frank, I like None of these panels. They scare me papa and the last two make me violently uncomfortable. That however, has to be the point. We’re seeing a side of Elita that shouldn’t exist. War is one hell of a thing and I think this has to be emphasis on “there are no winners”. Both factions are fighting the same fight (on Cybertron), both factions are without their “Real Leader”, both have resorted to cannibalism, so who the hell is even winning?

When this is all over, will they (successors; ideally the Autobots) be able to tell the difference between Elita-1 and Megatron in words alone? The violence is shared, the challenge of power, the need for a strong fist to guide (not an open hand).

It’s obvious to me that Elita needs an anchor, it’s less obvious to me if Kirkman will allow it to be Optimus (or fucking anyone at this point). I doubt we’ll see her back on earth, even remotely soon if ever, and I’m sure she’ll get thrown into battle before getting to explore the beauty of the matrix, and instead only know the horrors of Primehood.

5) Sparky.

Hey. Why is no one talking about sparky.

Optimus had some definitely spooky flashbacks and whole ass hallucinations? Visions? Of Sparky and his boy only for it to parallel Optimus’s own (and debatably, open the door for how Optimus really felt about Bee; that’s his son! Now he has a word for it!). It helped OP understand that even if the Autobots continuously got smacked down, they were still doing the right thing. The humans were safe- shit they were remorseful and saddened over OPs “death” - and thousands of lives were grateful for the Autobots as a whole.

Now that Elita has the matrix aka new home for Sparkys soul, will she meet him? Will she talk to a human- a war vet just like herself, who almost lost himself in the war and almost fucked up his relationships for good- and realize that they aren’t that different?

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