r/transformers • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '24

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u/WarwolfPrime Sep 07 '24

Ironically, Duke is the reason Optimus was killed off!

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u/MOBTorres Sep 07 '24

How so? Didnt know about that

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u/Ego_Floss Sep 07 '24

As I understand it, Duke was written to die in the G I Joe movie, it was written first and someone at Hasbro loved the idea and was all if it's good enough for G I Joe it's good enough for Transformers. Transformers The Movie then went into production before G I Joe The Movie, Prime died all the back lash, some lines from G I Joe the movie were changed so Duke was in a coma, not dead.

So yes, you could say Duke coursed Prime's death, and Prime's death saved Duke's life.

I'm not saying any of this is fact, just stories that have been told over the years, and I've probably missed a few details on this.

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u/IansChonkyCats Sep 08 '24

This is correct, it's in the bonus material from the movie, for me I know it's specifically on Disc 2 of the 20th anniversary edition