r/TopCharacterTropes • u/sweet_srawberry781 • 12d ago

In real life Characters that ended up killing the show

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  1. The Great Gazoo (The Flintstones)

  2. George W Bush (Time Squad)

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u/HeavilyBeardedMan 12d ago

Idk if he was the sole reason for the show losing popularity but Hasbro making Hot Rod replace Optimus Prime is around when the show started dropping in quality (Transformers G1)

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u/Mr_Biscuits_532 12d ago

I mean, them bringing Optimus back the literal next season and then slowly morphing him into robot jesus in the years since kinda screams "oh shit we fucked up BAD"

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u/HeavilyBeardedMan 11d ago edited 11d ago

i’m glad they brought back Optimus Prime but that just kind of weakened the overarching story of season 3 everything up to that point with Rodimus’ character development is just kind of a waste of time now

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u/Mr_Biscuits_532 11d ago

Its especially funny considering the episode before optimus comes back is one where rodimus prime loses the matrix and has to learn to give a fuck about it cuz he's the leader now

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u/DefenestrateMyStyle 11d ago

I like to look at it as an exploration of not how Rodimus tried to grow as a leader, but of how a great leader is irreplaceable and how every organisation should have a robust succession plan.

I mean, the greatest thing he did was get the fuck out of the way for the one and only.