#jro comments

if Swerve were to date a human, apparently he would date Ryan Reynolds SO BRIEFCASE AND REWIND DIDNT GET CANCELED OUT bc Briefcase was new Rewind is complicated--"we'll come back to that" goddammit JRo Rodimus is pleased for Drift and Ratchet's relationship "sorry to the Drift Rod ppl" but Rodimus didn't see them as a long term thing "it was good when it happened" JRo doesn't see Rodimus/Magnus as a ship if he had to pick a fan-made couple "IS CHROMEDOME A TOP OR A BOTTOM" "I'm not going to answer that one, maybe next time" mfAO the acts that Getaway describes are real, for conjunx ritus so those are accurate OOOOH "how would Megatron react to the deaths of OP and Starscream" (and Soundwave) "Megatron would have been most cut up over Starscream's death" "the reformed megatron never got to meet Starscream" "and it eats up at him"     "closely followed by OP” "he would have been very proud of Soundwave" "he was bitterly upset and grieved over all three deaths" 

"does rewind have color changing pants"  "yes he does CHromedome is fascinated, he may be an outlier" lmao "what do TF's do w the gifts of innermost once recovered or died"  "if they recover, they can regift it back, or keep it as a confident reminder of affection"  "if they die it gets donated like an organ and can be recycled" "why did Whirl not accept Ratchet's gift in 25" "bc for a while he thought he had a disability and realized belatedly that it's not like that"

"Orion Pax and Megatron would have worked v well together in Functionist Universe, role reversal tho w Megatron being the mentor" "Megatron never found out Terminus lied to him to keep him in the Functionist Universe"

"Connie (the baby) would have been part of the Scavengers, wanted by Scorponok, had vague plans for Scavengers to sacrifice themselves to save her" "is Cyclonus actually rich" "not anymore :( real estate and all, he doesn't have it anymore... well, maybe, he and Tailgate would have invested on New Cybertron"

"did I have the Dratchet planned from the start" "no, plans changed as I went along, when they came back from EOS I thought they could, but it wasn't until I sat back down to think about LL25 that I decided to give them that ending"

"who is the mentor teaching Megatron medicine in the Functionist universe he seems like he surpassed Ratchet"  "I think Ratchet is still the better medic" no mentor mentioned, self taught

"will Brainstorm eventually die from the accidents he mentioned in LL25" "straying into territory that this is 'for you to decide'" but he did say that 'I don't imagine it's something he can ever fix and he'll live the rest of his life very restricted'

OKAY HERE iS THE REWIND 1/CHROMEDOME/REWIND 2 THING IT’S VERY LONG SO I’M GONNA BLOCK IT

"were there any plans to bring back Rewind 1"  "okay so LETS TIE TOGETHER SOME QUESTIONS here Rewind has a lot of disclosure he was about to say" "originally Rewind 1 was gonna come back eventually" "we would have learned that thanks to the intense trauma of being in the cell w Overlord his deep seeded defense mech to survive would mean that he relearned to be able to transform and shrunk again Overlord would have grabbed him as the ship exploded"  implying he would have survived "this is where it gets more complicated"  "this is where we would learn Overlord and Rewind were discovered by the galactic council" "they would have used Rewind in an experiment they would have worked on for years" "they would have used him to make a weapon to punch into alt universes" "they would have given him a suit of armor (stated later that it was supposed to look like “Primus”), like the armor necessary to jump from universe to universe, and after first successful jump he would have discovered it was very difficult to jump back, because he'd want to get home" "the council would have used him as a weapon, they wouldn't have meant for him to escape, he would have been pushed back in space in time" "what a lot of detail that didn't happen!" "so the reason why Rewind 2 survived was bc Rewind 1 wasn't in the universe anymore" "because Rewind was off panel in another universe" *Rewind 1 "so Rewind 1 would have been fighting off panel to get back to his universe to get back to Chromedome" "and had this series continued into Season 3 or 4 to have the time to do that story line, it would have been the return of Rewind 1" "if Rewind 1 comes back ofc that means one of them would have to go, one of them would have gotten canceled out" "they would have been aware of the situation and they would have exercised choice over which Rewind went" "and [hopefully] we would have 'taken Rewind 2 to our hearts' bc Rewind 1 would have spend millions of years jumping to get back to Chromedome" talking about the confession Chromedome would have potentially done about Dominus Ambus now, with the idea he was involved in his disappearance "so while Rewind was universe hopping he would have discovered what Chromedome did and his motivation for returning would have changed from reuniting with Chromedome to changing to a sort of reckoning w Chromedome, so when Rewind 1 comes back it would have been very interesting the dynamic bc Rewind 1 would have told this to Rewind 2 which would have been new to him" "the armor Rewind 1 was in was made to look like Primus" "when I had to ditch this story line was when I came to write the last part of the Mutineers trilogy and that scene in issue 12 when we have the Scavengers inte" what "it would have originally been set in the MARVEL TF COMIC UNIVERSE (holy shit??? cool)" what the fuck LOST CHANCE MAN anyways so it would have been """PRIMUS"" coming out of no where and defeating omega supreme and then hopping back out (Rewind 1 in the armor ofc that is) using omega’s power to universe hop again he’s getting very close to his original time" "by this point I was thinking I have a lot of stuff compressed into last 12 issues and I dont think I can find room for Rewind 1 to come back and for them to have that conversation, is why I skipped out" "and I'd gone really cold to the idea of CHromedome doing that to Rewind (the Dominus thing)" "it seemed like an interesting idea at the time but I didn't like, I didn't like that to be part of their relationship" "we have references in Dark Cybertron, and Prowl knowing something, etc and I put those things in there where I can pick up or not" "and in the end I emailed my editor and said 'idk how I feel abt this anymore' and we decided not to do that"  "at the end of the Functionist Universe originally, "Primus" ie Rewind 1 would have assaulted the Functionist council which led to them merging with Vector Sigma that we see" "SO CANONICALLY Chromedome did not do that to Rewind (the Dominus thing) Prowl's blackmail is 'to be determined'" 

"did I have more plans for 10--I would have used him more, I felt bad for killing him, he deserved his own story like Roller" "why did Nautica say that Skids wasn't a great guy in issue 9--she just didn't regard him as her best friend anymore bc of what had been done to her" the grief thing

Red Alert, Cerebros, and Fort Max in a POLY SHIP omg JRo bless

"Rodimus and Drift amica, it would have made sense for them to have a ceremony off panel yeah, I can see it" "what was the Scavengers arc gonna be about" "originally a 5 part story, to have a trade to themselves, a longer more detailed version of what you saw, more scenes and locations" "whatever happened to pious maximus" "he--wow I sorta figured he died? with a butchered mind in a cell where we last saw him"

"is percy and brainstorm really together" "yes they're a proper couple" SIMPATICO CANOOOOOOOOON "do I have another TF opus in me" "I don't know actually, I had plans for a 12 issues smth about... something I wont tell you what it is, just in case"

"what is the CONJUNX ENDURA CEREMONY LIKE and will Cygate be conjunx" "they certainly are conjunx by 25" doesn’t answer abt ceremony in detail

JRo feels he apparently relates to Chromedome most of all characters

INTERMISSION, START OF HOUR 2, I’M DYING AT THIS POINT (as, far as I can tell, these videos aren’t pauseable or anything so like, either I’m dumb at instagram or just, yeah IT WAS HARD I DON’T USUALLY DO THIS SORTA THING) okay resuming

LOL "my data ran out I had to spend 5 pounds to get more data :("

"how did Ratchet interprety/feel abt Pharma's last words: "my beloved Ratchet""  "I think there was an imbalance in how they felt, I think before Pharma's fall from grace Ratchet cared abt him and respected his skill"

"how many times have........." "Rodimus and drift slapped each other's ass" "I can't disclose that...."

"Is Cyclonus actually a good singer or does only TG think he is" "I think he is, he's like an opera singer where not everyone appreciates what he sings esp without culture... TG would have liked anything he sang at that point in their relationship anyways”

"Whirl would win Shoot Shoot Bang Bang if there was a LL contest"

"I regret Cyclonus sustaining the injuries he did in 47 and then being up and about in 48"

doesn't ship Tarn/Pharma "Tarn is a bad guy and principally responsible for Pharma's mental collapse"

"least favorite issue and why" "hmm this is purely from writing perspective but... hmm, I think, I will answer this, some issues didn't benefit from their order, probably the Troja Major 2 parter, there was smth about it I couldnt make work"

"Rodimus and Brainstorm were to die in the finale originally, and Whirl as well, but that's going back a long way"

"why aren't Brainstorm and Chromedome amica endura" "well they might be, like I say just bc they dont refer to me doesn't mean it hasn't happened--conjunx endura carries a certain weight that amica doesn't" he also went on to mention that Chromedome ‘could have just been tired of relationships at the time, conjunx and amica’ as to why it wasn’t mentioned

"why is Riptide's autobrand gray partway through the series" "when they thought the ppl died by the DJD" (at the end of MTMTE)

"were there any romantic feelings in Nautica and Velocity's relationship" "not really, but, it's a spectrum of feelings, so maybe, but I never had in mind that they'd be together, it just wasn't a consideration"

"how would Whirl be as a roommate"  "he would be very messy and destructive, you would probably love him and then hate him"

Okay towards the end here is when he started answering direct stream questions, it’s all very rapid fire, short responses, a good chunk are memes and fun.

"what is a Cybertronian wedding like" "very long"

"swerve on Blurr's death" "incnsolable"

"how was Cygate's wedding" "lots of singing"

"what's Rodimus' favorte meme" "He likes the butterfly meme"

"DOES MEGATRON LIKE VORE" "I'M NOT GONNA BE CAUGHT OUT ON THIS!!" omffgggggg

"any thoughts on Drift's thighs" "they're certainly impressive"

"Rung's favorite meme" "that woman looking puzzled w algebra over her face"

"Skids was in love with Nautica"

"was Nautica always gonna forget Skids" "yes sadly"

"STOP ASKING ME ABOUT MEMES" "I'm old I only know 5 memes!!"

"will Swerve ever find love" "I think he is destined to have a lot of friends"

"why did it seem heavily implied in 24 that Whirl was gonna die" "that wasn't intended" [lolwhoops]

"Rung can't dance, no he can't dance!"

"was there always tension between Cyclonus and Getaway, yes there was"

"does Whirl still make clocks, yes he does we see that in LL25"

"if I was a TF what would my alt mode be, uhm,,, it would be, a pair of rly nice headphones"

"did Swerve actually watch ALL earth entertainment" "yes, twice"

"does Brainstorm like inspector gadget" "he's conflicted"

"Nautica is my favorite original character created"

"does Swerve like Bing Bang Theory" "no bc he has a functioning brain" LOL

"did Minimus face discrimination bc alt mode" "yes"

"who would win: Cyclonus or Drift" "Cyclonus"

"who is the furry in the LL crew" "Hoist" "Hoist and Zootopia, big fan of that film"

"is Rung watching from above" "yes"

"who was considered the hottest on Lost Light" "Getaway, and Skids, actually, considered a very hot duo"

"what does Perceptor do in his spare time" "no spare time"

"Swerve is SO OVER memes"

"Grimlock and Misfire amica possible"

"did Grimlock reuinite w Swoop" "yes"

"who was Nickels' fav djd" "Tarn"

"did Crankcase get together w Cons4eva"  "yes"

"how long were Ratchet and Drift together, decades and decades, but I must be vague, bc the time spanned in 25 was meant to remain vague"

"does Rung know we love him" "no he's very lonely"

"Lug and Anode wedding song" "I can't take my eyes off of u"

"does Swerve sort of remember Rung bc of the 4th wall breaking"  "he remembers a 'comic cover' w Rung on it but can't explain it"

"who gives best hugs" "Megatron"

"Cygate wedding song"  "surly you dont need to ask that one"

"what would a Simpatico wedding be like" "they would try to be outdoing each other in subtle ways, it would be a good sitcom episode"

"would Nightbeat like Sherlock holmes" "oh god yes"

"Swerve would be best and worst twitter user of all time"

"whats the worst movie Rodimus likes" "Caddyshack"

"which tf would like trump" "*SHAKES HEAD* NONE OF THEM"

"would Ratchet and Drift open a clinic together" "yes" JRo noted he liked how vague the word ‘clinic’ was, implying any kind

"Terminus was never gonna confess to Megatron he lied"

"does Whirl miss his Wrecker teammates"  "yes surly they were his first family"

"Tailgate, Swerve, Rewind play Fortnight"

"who made the first move, Ratchet or Drift" "it's one of those complicated things but they both think the other did"