Note: Spoiler if you haven't finished the video yet I mispeak in calling Snarl an ankylosaurus. He's still a stegosaurus. I had my tough herbivorous dinosaurs mixed up in my head.
Grimlock choosing to follow Optimus through a code of honour works so much better for the character than bowing down to a death threat - imo of course - such a nicer way to encourage further teamwork with prime and the Dinobots, and not just have them just appear in a junkyard with the bots after they’re set free and run off in China
Shockwave going full G2 is a fun twist. He's one of those characters who has multiple different "values" that can be tweaked (loyalty to megatron, ruling cybertron, being logical, or mad scientist) because of his vastly different incarnations across the years, and yet they're all quintessentially shockwave.
One element I really enjoyed from FoC and its take on the Dinobots was that Grimlock was just as intelligent in his post-conversion state as he was prior, but that he had difficulty actually articulating because of what Shockwave did to him (whether this was physical or psychological, I'm not entirely sure, but it could be a mix of both). Grimlock having difficulty getting others to understand what he's trying to say is something that I really relate to, especially when I was younger, as I'm on the autism spectrum and communication can be a bit difficult and frustrating. Speech impediments in media (like other disabilities) are often coded towards or synonymous with the pop culture view of "low intelligence". It also reminds me of how stroke victims can sometimes lose their ability to articulate words but can process language just fine, and FoC seemed to imply that Shockwave did mess with grimlock's mind just because he could. I had this video randomly suggested by the algorithm (obligatory "praise the algorithm" comment to appease its fickle machine-spirit) and realized I should probably watch the other rewrites before getting back to this. In general, these are some very well done rewrites. This sort of thing can often come off as fanwank but I personally find them to be fun creative exercises. Unlike what many companies seem to want people to think, you can't really own an idea or narrative, and it can be just as valid of a creative outlet to take existing media and rework it to better fit ones own tastes as creating something "entirely original". Storytelling is inherently deritivative and imitative but not in a bad way. Clichés, tropes, plot structures-- these are all tools that have been refined across countless millenia of human experiences ever since the first human decided to tell the story of how the fish they caught was **this big**. It can be easy to think of creation as a competitive process, but "I think I can do better" doesn't need to be from a place of bad faith and ego. Internet discourse is constantly filled with a need to quantify things or judge it on an "objective" scale, but the vast majority of stuff we like oftentimes comes down to gut reactions and post-hoc justifications. "Art" doesn't need to be some sort of masterpiece, it just needs to have intent behind it, something that it wants to express or say, even if it's something minor. We live in an era where negativity-driven Engagement bait makes it profitable for people to take an approach of "it must be for me or it's not for anyone" (I mean, just look at geewuners). Projects like these are always neat to see because they're relatively low-stakes and honestly are a great way of exercising one's storytelling muscles. For whatever reason, there's this idea in the cultural consciousness that any artist or creator makes things exactly perfect, but for every sculpture someone like Michaelangelo made, there were countless learningexperiences, mistakes, and experiments, because the creative process is just that: a process, not an input and output chain. You've earned yourself a subscriber. Keep up the good work. I'm very much looking forwards to what occurs in the next installment considering this is going in a completely different direction than the films.
These just keep getting better and better! I love the science behind the matrix and its creation of the new generation of Decepticons. I also can’t wait to see the other cells of Decepticon remnants. It would be cool to see if the Combaticons still exist as well (bias cuz they’re my favorite combiner team).
@@PanzerKnight1875 Shockwave seeing this sacred relic as a mere tool for scientific progress was something I thought would really hit home just how detached he is from your standard Transformers. Even Megatron revered the Matrix.
I agree I really like those versions but I wonder how would your design of them in this version looks like since you gave the other autobot different designs just asking
I have to say, Prowl & Drift’s arguments just works as a good contrast between a Cop and a Samurai. Sure they may fight for what’s right, but they have different moralities & codes that makes them stand out from none another. Plus Prowl is more of the Law & Order kind of Justice, whereas Drift’s more of an honorable warrior. I think their arguments help gives this rewrite some inner conflicts between the characters, something the actual movie tried to do, but failed miserably.
Hello Knight, I hope you are doing well. I can not say enough times how much i enjoy your rewrites. You understand these characters, their motivations, and how they interact with each other. I especially like that you have used shockwave as the primary antagonist here, and the inclusion of nemesis prime is just stellar. Noting that you could have made a tighter plot point is the sign of a great writer, but the fact that you were able to pivot seamlessly without changing your preexisting canon is fantastic. Keep it up, man. I'm always looking forward to your next video.
Couldn’t agree more. At first I wasn’t sold on this rendition on Nemesis but upon viewing this video I can confidently say that this is easily the best incarnation of character we have ever seen.
I would like to see an Age of Extinction rewrite where Bumblebee and Drift put their differences aside by striking a conversation at Lockdown’s separate ship( the same ship that the Autobots took from Lockdown) where Optimus talked to Cade about how many more of his kind must be sacrificed. Drift apologizes to Bee for how he treated him. Bumblebee tells Drift about Jazz, Jolt, Skids, Mudflap, Que/Wheeljack, and Ironhide while Drift tells Bee about his late old friend Knucklehead, how he became a samurai, and how he transitioned from Decepticon to Autobot.
Nice rewrite, i also had the idea of shockwave surviving dotm and being the villian after megatron's death in my bayverse rewrite too In my AOE rewrite lockdown survived the fight in hong kong and ratchet didnt got killed by him but shockwave appeared and killed ratchet. Sadly shockwave was very strong because he tricked ksi into rebulding him into shockblast (galvatron isn't a thing in my rewrite) so because of that bumblebee, arcee (she survived rotf and has her rise of the beasts design in this rewrite) hound, crosshairs and drift weren't killed but were brutally defeated by him. Only ultra magnus (yeah he exists in my rewrite) and optimus were actually strong enough to defeat him, meanwhile, lockdown escapes. (He later returns in the last knight) My rewrite version of shockwave also considers megatron a traitor because he wanted to end the war forever (optimus accepted megatron's truce but he got killed by sentinel afterwards) Shockwave also replaces megatron in the last knight and he's actually he's main villain instead of quintessa.
Ok I have an extremely wild theory. Since Nemesis and Optimus are spark twins, that is very similar to RID 2001 where optimus had a literal brother that being ultra magnus. The other similarity lies in the fact that in both this rewrite and RID 2001, Nemesis and ultra share a commonality of having an initial conflict with optimus prime. Also, bulkhead mentioned that the previous leader of the wreckers had been killed by shockwave, leaving the position open. Given the fact that you take a lot of inspiration from transformers prime, it is safe to assume that ultra magnus will step in. Though I prefer Ultra magnus being optimus's longtime ally, this version would nonetheless be an extremely unique and clever take on the character
@@KnightsRealm98 If you end up keeping nemesis alive, It would be funny if you referenced the transformers headmasters dub, "Now there are two optimus primes"
I watched this. I’m watching this on my TV. I’m like if you kill nemesis prime off this is wasted potential and considering we don’t know anything. If ultra Magnus exists you can make him ultra Magnus in the end or magna convoy.
I think Magnus should remain his own character. Maybe Nemesis can act more as an anti hero of sorts. Coming in and helping them every now and again whilst remaining separate from the Autobots
You probably both just thought of it while I was watching I thought could be a funny idea because we haven’t heard of either of those characters ultra Magnus or magnet convoy so I thought it would be interesting if that was a possibility
@@KnightsRealm98 I see, though I think I’d keep Slug since apparently by using slag in the UK is apparently a slur to women, which I don’t get how but I think Hasbro if saw this movie being made they’d have Slag be called Slug
@@emmanuelodii5940 He thinks Prime is going to die, either from the pain or the Dinobots. He sees no reason to conceal his plans at this point, especially since no one is really in a position to stop him. Besides, Optimus worked out most of the scheme on his own. It was Nemesis who needed the plan explained to him.
So I’m guessing Cyclonus wasn’t created by Unicron in this and is instead just another cybertronian. If so then is Scourge also around yet? And what happened to Megatron’s body?
Hey Knight, would you be able to add Scorn and Slash into Age of Extinction as one of Shockwaves many creations, and unlike the other five obey Shockwave due to him being their creator
I hope we see Scorn he’s so cool. Maybe Optimus finds him in a separate cell and frees him alongside the others. Not sure what characterisation you’ll give him but I personally imagine him as the second in command of the Dinobots with him being the only member of group who could potentially rival Grimlock but he doesn’t attempt to usurp him cause he prefers playing second fiddle due to him being a bit more shy and timid then his brethren.
@@heisenburger9950 So basically you want Scorn and Grimlock to have a fight reminiscent of the Spino vs Rex fight from JP3? You do realize that’s a highly controversial scene right?
Nah Scorn likes Grimlock being in charge. He prefers being behind him due to his more introverted nature. And yes I do know the controversy around the Rex vs Spino fight JP3. I’ve been a Jurassic Park fan since I was a boy and it stands as one of my favourite franchises of all time. With the spino being my favourite Dino in the franchise as its essentially the reason I got into the franchise as I saw the fight between it and Rex on UA-cam when I was around 5-6 and became instantly hooked by it.
I prefer him being the reformatted form of Skywarp but honestly just having him around is cool as he’s one of the most underrated Decepticons out there.
In my Transformers universe Megatron and some other damaged Decepticons are thrown out into space where they are met by Unicron who reformats them into new body’s just like in 86. Megatron becomes Galvatron Soundwave becomes Soundblaster Skywarp becomes Cyclonus Thundercracker becomes Thunderwing Shrapnel becomes Scourge Bombshell becomes Sweep #1 Kickback becomes Sweep #2 Rumble & Frenzy can be upgraded but remain themselves. Ravage can follow suit or be reformatted into Ratbat. And Laserbeak can be reformatted into Buzzsaw
Note: Spoiler if you haven't finished the video yet
I mispeak in calling Snarl an ankylosaurus. He's still a stegosaurus. I had my tough herbivorous dinosaurs mixed up in my head.
An Ankylosaurus Dinobot would be cool to see though.
@@PanzerKnight1875 True that.
@@KnightsRealm98There’s already an Ankylosaurus Dinobot named Scowl
What about Scorn? He was one of my favourite additions.
@@heisenburger9950 i love scorn my favorite Dinobot
Grimlock choosing to follow Optimus through a code of honour works so much better for the character than bowing down to a death threat - imo of course - such a nicer way to encourage further teamwork with prime and the Dinobots, and not just have them just appear in a junkyard with the bots after they’re set free and run off in China
Shockwave going full G2 is a fun twist. He's one of those characters who has multiple different "values" that can be tweaked (loyalty to megatron, ruling cybertron, being logical, or mad scientist) because of his vastly different incarnations across the years, and yet they're all quintessentially shockwave.
Shockwave is on a whole new level of evil. Heck, evil doesn’t even begin to describe him.
One element I really enjoyed from FoC and its take on the Dinobots was that Grimlock was just as intelligent in his post-conversion state as he was prior, but that he had difficulty actually articulating because of what Shockwave did to him (whether this was physical or psychological, I'm not entirely sure, but it could be a mix of both). Grimlock having difficulty getting others to understand what he's trying to say is something that I really relate to, especially when I was younger, as I'm on the autism spectrum and communication can be a bit difficult and frustrating. Speech impediments in media (like other disabilities) are often coded towards or synonymous with the pop culture view of "low intelligence". It also reminds me of how stroke victims can sometimes lose their ability to articulate words but can process language just fine, and FoC seemed to imply that Shockwave did mess with grimlock's mind just because he could.
I had this video randomly suggested by the algorithm (obligatory "praise the algorithm" comment to appease its fickle machine-spirit) and realized I should probably watch the other rewrites before getting back to this. In general, these are some very well done rewrites. This sort of thing can often come off as fanwank but I personally find them to be fun creative exercises. Unlike what many companies seem to want people to think, you can't really own an idea or narrative, and it can be just as valid of a creative outlet to take existing media and rework it to better fit ones own tastes as creating something "entirely original". Storytelling is inherently deritivative and imitative but not in a bad way. Clichés, tropes, plot structures-- these are all tools that have been refined across countless millenia of human experiences ever since the first human decided to tell the story of how the fish they caught was **this big**. It can be easy to think of creation as a competitive process, but "I think I can do better" doesn't need to be from a place of bad faith and ego. Internet discourse is constantly filled with a need to quantify things or judge it on an "objective" scale, but the vast majority of stuff we like oftentimes comes down to gut reactions and post-hoc justifications. "Art" doesn't need to be some sort of masterpiece, it just needs to have intent behind it, something that it wants to express or say, even if it's something minor. We live in an era where negativity-driven Engagement bait makes it profitable for people to take an approach of "it must be for me or it's not for anyone" (I mean, just look at geewuners). Projects like these are always neat to see because they're relatively low-stakes and honestly are a great way of exercising one's storytelling muscles. For whatever reason, there's this idea in the cultural consciousness that any artist or creator makes things exactly perfect, but for every sculpture someone like Michaelangelo made, there were countless learningexperiences, mistakes, and experiments, because the creative process is just that: a process, not an input and output chain.
You've earned yourself a subscriber. Keep up the good work. I'm very much looking forwards to what occurs in the next installment considering this is going in a completely different direction than the films.
Grimlock being honorable is awesome
Babe wake up peak transformers content just dropped
I am so glad we get the Dinobots in this^^
The wait is over!
I wonder what nemesis's fate will be, either he die sacrificing himself killing shockwave, herald of unicron, or become a full fledged autobot
The Knights Realm is back! 🎉
These just keep getting better and better! I love the science behind the matrix and its creation of the new generation of Decepticons. I also can’t wait to see the other cells of Decepticon remnants. It would be cool to see if the Combaticons still exist as well (bias cuz they’re my favorite combiner team).
@@PanzerKnight1875 Shockwave seeing this sacred relic as a mere tool for scientific progress was something I thought would really hit home just how detached he is from your standard Transformers. Even Megatron revered the Matrix.
@@KnightsRealm98I’m not surprised he does so. This is cyclops we’re talking about. Everything is science to him.
I’m a Devastator lover through and through but Bruticus would be a nice addition. Especially if you give him his Fall Of Cybertron design.
Man Shockwave is a freak I love it!!!!
That's how he is a straight up sicko
A storyfix of that horrendous film 👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The creation matrix from the g1 comics nice callback
Why can't Autobots and Decepticons understand they can all work and live as WHOLE 🌕.
Same reason we humans can't. Pride, greed, fear, etc.
Your version of the dinobots role in the film looks and sound very similar to the fall of cybertron video game
@@MattBurrows-n3i Those are my favorite versions
I agree I really like those versions but I wonder how would your design of them in this version looks like since you gave the other autobot different designs just asking
I have to say, Prowl & Drift’s arguments just works as a good contrast between a Cop and a Samurai. Sure they may fight for what’s right, but they have different moralities & codes that makes them stand out from none another. Plus Prowl is more of the Law & Order kind of Justice, whereas Drift’s more of an honorable warrior.
I think their arguments help gives this rewrite some inner conflicts between the characters, something the actual movie tried to do, but failed miserably.
Hello Knight, I hope you are doing well. I can not say enough times how much i enjoy your rewrites. You understand these characters, their motivations, and how they interact with each other.
I especially like that you have used shockwave as the primary antagonist here, and the inclusion of nemesis prime is just stellar.
Noting that you could have made a tighter plot point is the sign of a great writer, but the fact that you were able to pivot seamlessly without changing your preexisting canon is fantastic. Keep it up, man. I'm always looking forward to your next video.
Couldn’t agree more. At first I wasn’t sold on this rendition on Nemesis but upon viewing this video I can confidently say that this is easily the best incarnation of character we have ever seen.
I would like to see an Age of Extinction rewrite where Bumblebee and Drift put their differences aside by striking a conversation at Lockdown’s separate ship( the same ship that the Autobots took from Lockdown) where Optimus talked to Cade about how many more of his kind must be sacrificed. Drift apologizes to Bee for how he treated him. Bumblebee tells Drift about Jazz, Jolt, Skids, Mudflap, Que/Wheeljack, and Ironhide while Drift tells Bee about his late old friend Knucklehead, how he became a samurai, and how he transitioned from Decepticon to Autobot.
And like that, I have to watch the whole rewritten series to hold off until the next one is out.
I felt so sorry for the dinobots their my favorites
Yyyeeesss it continues
Nice rewrite, i also had the idea of shockwave surviving dotm and being the villian after megatron's death in my bayverse rewrite too
In my AOE rewrite lockdown survived the fight in hong kong and ratchet didnt got killed by him but shockwave appeared and killed ratchet.
Sadly shockwave was very strong because he tricked ksi into rebulding him into shockblast (galvatron isn't a thing in my rewrite) so because of that bumblebee, arcee (she survived rotf and has her rise of the beasts design in this rewrite) hound, crosshairs and drift weren't killed but were brutally defeated by him.
Only ultra magnus (yeah he exists in my rewrite) and optimus were actually strong enough to defeat him, meanwhile, lockdown escapes. (He later returns in the last knight)
My rewrite version of shockwave also considers megatron a traitor because he wanted to end the war forever (optimus accepted megatron's truce but he got killed by sentinel afterwards)
Shockwave also replaces megatron in the last knight and he's actually he's main villain instead of quintessa.
18:33-18:55 That's very much like Shockwave
Awesome Job! 👏😄
If you haven’t shown shockwave as insane before. You have now
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Ok I have an extremely wild theory.
Since Nemesis and Optimus are spark twins, that is very similar to RID 2001 where optimus had a literal brother that being ultra magnus. The other similarity lies in the fact that in both this rewrite and RID 2001, Nemesis and ultra share a commonality of having an initial conflict with optimus prime. Also, bulkhead mentioned that the previous leader of the wreckers had been killed by shockwave, leaving the position open. Given the fact that you take a lot of inspiration from transformers prime, it is safe to assume that ultra magnus will step in. Though I prefer Ultra magnus being optimus's longtime ally, this version would nonetheless be an extremely unique and clever take on the character
@@3000bigrandy I have other plans for Magnus
@@KnightsRealm98 good to heat
@@KnightsRealm98 If you end up keeping nemesis alive, It would be funny if you referenced the transformers headmasters dub, "Now there are two optimus primes"
I watched this. I’m watching this on my TV. I’m like if you kill nemesis prime off this is wasted potential and considering we don’t know anything. If ultra Magnus exists you can make him ultra Magnus in the end or magna convoy.
I think Magnus should remain his own character. Maybe Nemesis can act more as an anti hero of sorts. Coming in and helping them every now and again whilst remaining separate from the Autobots
You probably both just thought of it while I was watching I thought could be a funny idea because we haven’t heard of either of those characters ultra Magnus or magnet convoy so I thought it would be interesting if that was a possibility
This is what transformers 4 should of been
Cyclonus? Didn’t expect him to be mentioned. Also why is Slug called Slag and why is Snarl an Ankylosaurus instead of a Stegosaurus?
@@LordBumblebee1238 I misspoke on the ankylosaurus, so that's on me. He's a stegosaurus. And Slag is his G1 name, and I prefer that.
@@KnightsRealm98 I see, though I think I’d keep Slug since apparently by using slag in the UK is apparently a slur to women, which I don’t get how but I think Hasbro if saw this movie being made they’d have Slag be called Slug
@@LordBumblebee1238im pretty sure slag is also a term for molten metal whenever it’s melted down in forging and smithing.
@@PanzerKnight1875 That is one of the meaning slag means, but Hasbro had to change it cause women in the UK find the word offensive
So this is a 4 parter.
please someday do video on elita one and her potential
The Knight's Realm have you seen the 🎦, THE Greening of Whitney Brown?
@@AndrewDavis-sj6mb I have not
The only problem i have with this is that shockwave keeps on telling optimus prime his plans for no reason
@@emmanuelodii5940 He thinks Prime is going to die, either from the pain or the Dinobots. He sees no reason to conceal his plans at this point, especially since no one is really in a position to stop him. Besides, Optimus worked out most of the scheme on his own. It was Nemesis who needed the plan explained to him.
Who would voice the dinobots and bludgeon?
@@haw7663 I only had Grimlock's in mind, Fred Tatasciore. The others, not sure
My voice cast:
• Optimus Prime - Peter Cullen
• Ironhide - Jess Harnell
• Ratchet - Bryan Cranston
• Bumblebee - Dylan O’Brian
• Jazz - Anthony Mackie
• Cliffjumper - Hugh Jackman
• Sideswipe - Aaron Paul
• Sunstreaker - Ryan Reynolds
• Wheeljack - Mark Hamill
• Ultra Magnus - Josh Brolin
• Hot Rod - Judd Nelson
• Kup - Jonathan Banks
• Bulkhead - Kevin Michael Richardson
• Arcee - Sumalee Montano
• Elita-1 - Scarlett Johansson
• Megatron - Frank Welker
• Starscream - Charlie Adler
• Soundwave - Frank Welker
• Shockwave - Corey Burton
• Thundercracker - Michael Bell
• Skywarp - Frank Welker
• Blackout - J.K Simmons
• Bonecrusher - TJ Carson
• Brawl - David Sobolov
• Barricade - Jess Harnell
• Devastator - Lou Ferrigno
bludgeon could be anybody, since he has never appeared as a speaking role in any series.
Patrick seitz
So I’m guessing Cyclonus wasn’t created by Unicron in this and is instead just another cybertronian. If so then is Scourge also around yet? And what happened to Megatron’s body?
@@heisenburger9950 Scourge is around. As for Megs, last it was seen being carried away by Soundwave
I bet prowl is going to die
He’s either gonna die or is gonna survive the rest of rewrites. But I think you’re right.
Hey Knight, would you be able to add Scorn and Slash into Age of Extinction as one of Shockwaves many creations, and unlike the other five obey Shockwave due to him being their creator
@@LordBumblebee1238 I might. All depends on if it can fit into the outline
@@KnightsRealm98 Well that all comes down to your decision, time will only tell
I hope we see Scorn he’s so cool. Maybe Optimus finds him in a separate cell and frees him alongside the others. Not sure what characterisation you’ll give him but I personally imagine him as the second in command of the Dinobots with him being the only member of group who could potentially rival Grimlock but he doesn’t attempt to usurp him cause he prefers playing second fiddle due to him being a bit more shy and timid then his brethren.
@@heisenburger9950 So basically you want Scorn and Grimlock to have a fight reminiscent of the Spino vs Rex fight from JP3? You do realize that’s a highly controversial scene right?
Nah Scorn likes Grimlock being in charge. He prefers being behind him due to his more introverted nature. And yes I do know the controversy around the Rex vs Spino fight JP3. I’ve been a Jurassic Park fan since I was a boy and it stands as one of my favourite franchises of all time. With the spino being my favourite Dino in the franchise as its essentially the reason I got into the franchise as I saw the fight between it and Rex on UA-cam when I was around 5-6 and became instantly hooked by it.
Do you know ninjago? If you do know, do you know the ice emperor?
I'm familiar with them
Ancilosaurus? Snarl's a Stegosaurus.
@@cooler1679 I literally have a pinned comment addressing that.
Is cyclonus his own character here or is he just bombshell or skywarp reformatted by unicron, if so will unicron's other creations appear later?
@@spastic-ade6378 He's his own character, like in the comics.
I prefer him being the reformatted form of Skywarp but honestly just having him around is cool as he’s one of the most underrated Decepticons out there.
In my Transformers universe Megatron and some other damaged Decepticons are thrown out into space where they are met by Unicron who reformats them into new body’s just like in 86.
Megatron becomes Galvatron
Soundwave becomes Soundblaster
Skywarp becomes Cyclonus
Thundercracker becomes Thunderwing
Shrapnel becomes Scourge
Bombshell becomes Sweep #1
Kickback becomes Sweep #2
Rumble & Frenzy can be upgraded but remain themselves. Ravage can follow suit or be reformatted into Ratbat. And Laserbeak can be reformatted into Buzzsaw
Nooo, not impactor
So this is a four part story?
@@borischavez9399 That's the plan, though it might be five parts if the finale goes as long as the DotM one did.
@@KnightsRealm98 so, when do you think you could have the fourth part ready?
(Sorry if i am making to many questions)
@@borischavez9399 This weekend, if everything goes well. I upload every other week unless I'm taking a break.
Please do a video on elita one
I apologize if I'm being weird but...why is Optimus prime shipped with Arcee? (Just asking).
@@Me.Winter. He's...not? At least not in my stories. And if it's not in my story, I don't know.