Thread:Shado supreme/@comment-25600892-20180308232135/@comment-26059868-20180309183953

Yes. And not all of them are entirely unique. Heres what I did for picking characters on my "Road to the Matrix" arc:

This series is supposed to show the origins of Optimus Prime. Ergo, we must have Orion Pax.

Since Orion is inexperienced, and the journey ahead is long and perilous, he's gonna need some guides.

Alpha Trion would be a good choice as far as the virtues of a Prime, but, for plot reasons, lets use Vector Prime.

Since Cybertron is ruled be the functionists who are super-controlling, their gonna need a wily theif/smuggler to help them get out of the city (and for comic releif). Let's use Bumblebee. In this way it will establish him as a central part of the cast early on. Plus, him eventually becoming a good guy will lead to him learning some valuable moral lessons.

The wastes around the city are very dangerous, so we're gonna need to people who know how to fight. Let's go with Elita, and make her this skilled hunter, who we can gradually put into a relationship with Orion.

Now, all we need is a big, hulking, brute. Because their heading out into the wastes, which are full of deadly creatures, lets use Grimlock.

And there you have it: Orion Pax, Vector Prime, Bumblebee, Elita, and Grimlock will be my team of protagonists for the Road to the Matrix arc. Yes, the popularity of these characters was an influence on my choices, but, for the most part, my choces were influenced by the role I need the characters to play, and the setting that the story takes place in.