#first of all some characters getting in universe punishment or hetting off scot free

[lord-squiggletits]

Absolutely zero offence to jariktig, I'm just using their outsider perspective as an example to jump off of, but I feel like the fanon idea that "Autobots get praised for the same things Decepticons get villified for" is SO FUCKING WEIRD because I don't understand how you could possibly think this unless you either haven't read phase 2 of IDW1 or just??? Didn't fucking pay attention to the story whatsoever?????

#squiggposting #genuinely i dont even know where to start #first of all some characters getting in universe punishment or hetting off scot free #doesnt mean that the authors condone or approve of what they did #second of all #(deep breath) #HAVE YOU AND I READ THE SAME FUCKING COMICS???? #IN WHAT WORLD IS IDW OPTIMUS VALORIZED BY THE NARRATIVE #IN WHAT FUCKING WORLD WERE THE AUTOBOTS AS BAD AS THE DECEPTICONS #yes there were things like MTOs on both sides and also prowl exists but like #one side was fine with colonizing occupied planets and the other side was not #also there are multiple stories like the wreckers which show morally gray autobots #the autocracy trilogy where the autobots are widely criticized and distrusted and seen as failures #EVERY FUCKING THING BARBER WROTE ABOUT OPTIMUS #IN WHAT WORLD DO PEOPLE THINK THE IDW AUTOBOTS WERE PORTRAYED AS UNIVERSAL HEROES #OR THAT THE AUTHORS WERE TRYING TO PORTRAY THEM AS UNIVERSAL HEROES #IN. WHAT. FUCKING. WORLD??.??? #s2g i hate sharing this fandom where people who can't read dictate fanon #and then people who don't read spread that fanon #half the shit self identified fans of idw1 believe in literally isnt true #idw op being valorized in universe (by a specific group of people only) doesnt mean that the narrative #is valorizing him and saying he's a flawless hero #jfc #like i understand if people think like that just by listening to fandom #but people who read the comics have no excuse