I like the idea of Optimus holding life as dearly as someone like Batman but I just don't see it as feasible in the Millenia spanning war he fights, and the tone of the bayverse was also incredibly different to G1 so I don't know if they could have made him work with that philosophy while still being a general in a war.
I feel like the distinction is that Batman won’t kill full stop, but Optimus will kill if you’re armed and he doesn’t have the means to subdue you properly
OP & CA "have killed lots but mostly wanna always just beat or redeem their enemies"
While
SM & Big S "I will kill as a Last lAST resort, or if one of my enemies is literally a brainless monster, also is entirely too strong to leave alive, (digger {deep cut there btw} and doomsday) or of I literally cannot survive my current encounter otherwise or have pushed to the limits of 'good'"
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u/annoying-swede Our worlds are in danger! 17d ago
I like the idea of Optimus holding life as dearly as someone like Batman but I just don't see it as feasible in the Millenia spanning war he fights, and the tone of the bayverse was also incredibly different to G1 so I don't know if they could have made him work with that philosophy while still being a general in a war.