What is the smartest Decepticon in your eye?

[v0031]

I think soundwave is the smartest.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Soundwave turns into a f[inks]ing cassette player.

[Mr. Morden]

Shockwave:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ItfWY3xMQ

[Paul Kemp]

v0031

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Shockwave:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ItfWY3xMQ

What on earth is that chart?

[Mr. Morden]

Shockwave:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ItfWY3xMQ

What on earth is that chart?

Shockwave's tech specs.

Also, Shockwave reminds me of my favorite cover art for the G1 comic book:

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

But like... how is the chart interpreted?  What are all the red lines?

[Bacon King]

None are more reliably efficient and strategically brilliant than Starscream, of course.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

v0031

Easily

[MODU]

But like... how is the chart interpreted?  What are all the red lines?

You were to wear red-filter glasses to see the "hidden" tech specs.  This was common back in the 80s.

[courts]

v0031

Easily

more than meets the eye

[Mr. Morden]

But like... how is the chart interpreted?  What are all the red lines?

It's just a silly gimmick that they used to use for the tech specs on Transformers.  On the back of the box for each toy, you'd have the tech specs, but they were hard to read without the use of this red filter that came with the toy.  The red lines are just noise to make it harder to read without the filter.  The "real" line that you care about is the purple line.  You buy the toy, you take out the red filter and use it to read the tech specs, as if it's some kind of secret information or something.  It all makes perfect sense if you're 7 years old.