Finding God in Video Games

Ultra Magnus may be one of the most trusted and capable soldiers in the Autobot army, but the Transformers animated movie showed that his best destiny was in a support role rather than in a position of authority. One of Optimus Prime’s final acts was to pass on the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus, signifying that he was chosen to follow in Optimus’s footsteps, but that r...

At the heart of the conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons is the need for energy… or more accurately “Energon”. Energon functions as both food and fuel for the Cybertronians, making it the most valuable and coveted resource in the galaxy. Even the most powerful Autobots and Decepticons have the need to feed and recharge to maintain their strength, and acquiring an...

Caught in the middle of the intergalactic warfare between the Autobots and the Decepticons sits humankind… the battle for Cybertron wasn’t something that the people of Earth previously had any vested interest in and it didn’t really involve them. But once the conflict found its way to our planet, sitting on the sidelines to see how it would play out was no longer an option. F...

In the middle of the battle at the end of the first live-action Transformers movie sits a broken, critically damaged Bumblebee… on the surface, he might have appeared to have been more of a liability to his team than a benefit. But even in this fallen condition, Bumblebee wasn’t finished yet… with the support of a loyal friend and a tow truck, Bumblebee not only returned to t...

While most of us probably remember her as the heroic Autobot warrior Elita-One, this was not her original name or position… she started out as a simple dockworker named Ariel working beside Orion Pax doing a regular job and living a normal life. But her destiny was anything but normal… after an unprovoked attack by Megatron she was rebuilt by Alpha Trion into the powerful res...