Transformers MTMTE #50 - Dramatic reading - Getaway's monologue

[@gearguts7259]

I think Getaway is easier to hate than Megatron because Getaway got into personal manipulation. On your lifespan, you'll likely never meet personally with a mass murderer, or a dictator, but you will, more than once, meet with a manipulator. Someone who thinks low of you but sticks around and fakes friendship, even love interest, for their own benefit, is why Getaway's betrayal feels more personal.

[@saldzbob9972]

Megatron manipulated glitch and turned him into tarn to break Optimus.

[@BonazaiGirl]

I was also going to say that because, from the jump of the Transformers media, he’s always been a villain. The established bad guy. The antagonist. We know what’s expected of his character, so it’s inline with each appearance he makes. Getaway was an _autobot,_ a new take on an otherwise forgettable character in his previous iterations, and definitely someone who’s sole memorable appearance in the franchise has him deliberately made into a manipulative, terrible person. Kinda like how Prowl was hated in IDW by a lot of readers due to his manipulative ways as well while once being a lovable autobot in other iterations of his character.

[@lazarussolomon3541]

I know Getaway is a Bad guy but he does have have a point here

[@hourglassartstudio51]

I know Getaway has a point, Megatron killed thousands of his own kind and organic life, and I've hated his character for a really long time, but what Getaway did, so not acceptable, he put his friends in the path of the DJD and other deadly Decepticons to be slaughtered, friends he's fought beside, friends he has known for millions of years, just so he can get Megatron off the ship. This is why I HATE Getaway more than Megatron

[@jijiwiggu982]

Yeah, what I'm getting at here is that Getaway had understandable motives and even a small amount of regret for what he has done. In Lost Light however, all of that is forgotten in the lengths James goes to make Getaway the most irredeemable piece of slime there is. As if Getaway from MTMTE never even existed.

[@hourglassartstudio51]

@@jijiwiggu982 right? I actually liked Getaway in MTMTE but now I can't stand whenever I see him in other comics, or when I reread MTMTE or lost light

[@samuelwithers2221]

"Small" correction, but Megs didn't kill in the thousands, or tens if thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions... He was convicted of murder on a scale of *104.7 billion*

[@rosepuppy1984]

One of the worst parts is that with all the sick and evil things he did Get-a-lame strongly believed he was worthy to be a *prime!*

[@thexdatabase]

#Getawaydidnothingwrong

[@bambiitree1673]

Great dub, this is now my headcannon voice for Getaway.

[@nightlypiano41]

That's why im watching it

[@jordon8658]

I always imagined him with a shady boston accent. Giving him that con man feel

[@aaroncheda1680]

I thought getaway was supposed to have a New Zealand accent

[@gojirafan0577]

Animated sentinal prime: ooooh I like this guy

[@MiraTheWarlock]

What makes Getaway a detestable villain, despite his crimes paling in comparison to Megatron is that even though he has a point...Hes a coward. Using Tailgate shows he's willing to sacrifice others for his own vendetta, but he himself isn't willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. After all what's the point of doing anything if he doesn't get to live to see it himself

[@jeremytung1632]

When I read the “99%” line for the first time I couldn’t help but go, “and *there* it is.”

[@LonePhantom756]

1:51 Getaway turns out to be a selfish, narcissistic sociopath in Lost Light, but he DOES raise one hell of a valid point about Megatron's crimes. And it's a testament to his character arc that Megatron acknowledges this by the series finale.

[@darthsol658]

Why do people hate Getaway? He's such a cool villian

[@gearguts7259]

He's fun to hate, characters like him that are twist villains and traitors tend to be easier and more fun to hate because they trick their friends and the audience too. It creates a certain level of personal grudge.

[@MasterArchfiend]

We hate him because that’s just how he is written which is usually the sign of a villain being written well. You’re supposed to want the good guys to win against them, to fume more and more until victory is achieved and you can share that victory dance over their corpse. Not all villains need to be sympathetic or human enough that you could sit down and have a drink with them. Some of them need to be monsters that are only good for one thing: making you wish it was you that gets to pull the metaphorical trigger.

[@bored_potato]

The fact that people do hate him is because he IS a "good" villain. He's like the joffrey of the lost light crew. Every time I thought he sunk low, he went lower and lower. He's the kind of villain you love to hate with every fiber of your being.

[@ThayneGill]

I think it’s because of what he tried to do to tailgate that one time.

[@jaredgarcia8638]

He's also a groom. Ask poor tailgate

[@jijiwiggu982]

Lol like Getaway had a point for betraying them and it brings a question of should a genocidal tyrant be forgiven if they want to be redeemed. But LL is like naw man, Getaway just wants to be a Prime muhahaha evil boy is evil.

[@SandyTheTryhard]

He was always a plotting schemer fam he just let the captain position get to his head

[@dantewilson182]

It makes sense. What better way to be prime than killing Megatron.

[@latrodectusmactans7592]

Getaway was already planning to take over the ship before Megatron was put on. It’s why Atomizer gave Rodimus the fake list of names. Also, the way Getaway operated before the mutiny showed he was never willing to risk his own skin to get what he wanted. First getting Whirl to antagonize Megatron, then making Tailgate a sacrificial lamb. Even Atomizer giving Rodimus the fake list instead of himself. Someone else is always there to take the fall for Getaway. That doesn’t make Getaway irredeemable, but it does make it unsurprising what direction the Lost Light took under him.

[@jordon8658]

I actually kinda liked getaway. He was ironically behaving as evil as megatron did back then. Sacrificing soilders just so he could get the upperhand.

[@omegaraver7609]

Went from a pointless background character, to one of the most hated villains in mtmte

[@doubleclutch7340]

Brilliant read, perfect choice for Getaways voice and demeanor, just the right hint of complete sarcasm without being over the top. Good job

[@thecoolerspringtrap40]

Looks like Getaway got a little help making a get away!

[@theHedgex1]

-in the distance- yahhhhhhhh!!!!!!-

[@optimusprime8609]

Sigh*

[@jadenhensley8273]

Ba dum tsh

[@heckwaffle2363]

This dub is INSANE HOW DID I NOT FIND THIS SOONER

[@aalirillazz5558]

Didn't Getaway also (I like to say) 'try to seduce' Tailgate too?

[@samuelwithers2221]

He pretended to love Tailgate so he could convince him to break into Megatron's quarters, in the hopes that Megatron would panic and kill him, allowing the crew to execute him or at least get rid of him. Tailgate was a sacrifice

[@Son_Joe_Productions]

1:17 I kinda understand most of those characters since I barley know them, but blaster and smokescreen?! I can't comprehend.

[@albertrex6851]

Blaster was a douchebag in earlier one or two comics so yes but smokescreen ? Where is he ?

[@Son_Joe_Productions]

@@albertrex6851 I think that's him in front of the green autobot with the weird Optimus head.

[@albertrex6851]

@@Son_Joe_Productions oh that's Hoist . Just a everyday man

[@redlantern6669]

you know getaway has well marketed his motives than i thought but we all know what his real, extremely narcissistic, motives are

[@Daldi564]

Hearing this reminded me of Miles Luna's portrayal of Felix in Red Vs Blue. Awesome

[@ua_rez6169]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought Felix and Getaway were similar in terms of their presentation!

[@nightlypiano41]

Someone make an MTMTE Cartoon and hire this man.

[@alejandrocruzrojano5203]

I know that Getaway is the bad guy of More then meets the eye” IDW comics and I know everything that he has done to the point of hating him but I can’t argue with that logic of hating Megatron, he has a good damn point for everything that monster has done, so morality calls this a draw, so I am no feeling any guilt or empathy for these two maniacs

[@kendallcarroll3735]

Note: this was the same guy that tried to get into tailgates.... pant-plates? *(i'll see myself out)*

[@harleighmcbride512]

i feel no sympathy for megs right now. getaway couldn't ejected him out the airlock, would not give a frag. the only thing that makes me mad the level of slag Roddy goes through with no recognition at all minus Drift and a few others

[@dave1049]

ok so i know nothing about getaway but he seems to be making a point. I still hate his guts though

[@alunsinus_prime]

I've heard he became a traitor. Is that true? And why?

[@zerejahibrown7421]

In Later Lost light issues, specifically the mutineers trilogy and the first part of the crucible, the crew members who agreed with Getaway assumed he sold out the exiled crew members which wasn't the case, but he made matters worse due to working with an infamous mnemosurgeon to alter the crew's memories, and worked with the grand architect, and essentially pulled a Starscream like move by sacrificing his crew by allowing them to be sparkeaters, to save his own skin.

[@mahdimahdi5303]

gila

[@Alverant]

I remember talking with my mom (RIP) about if comics can have compelling story lines. I used this as an example. Can a being who spent millions of years fighting a war of choice that killed billions, even trillions, be forgiven and see the error of their ways?

[@skybots1062]

Incredible

[@reddragonmoc344]

Getaway is kinda awesome, this is sweet

[@anniel6479]

Awesome

[@pedrorosa3300]

I agreed with gataway….

[@master8h01vlogs9]

He was going well so very

[@Rosewolf29]

Primus, I knew Hot Rod was an ass but seriously dude? You took the guy’s hands and feet, was there really a need to take his t-cog?!

[@CaydeTheSixth]

Still pretty mad they made Getaway a one note villain in LL Dude was a pretty compelling villian

[@BonazaiGirl]

I don’t think he was a one note villain. Dude went from being sympathetic (having been an expendable M.T.O sent directly into battle the moment he came online) to one of the most detested characters in the series (which says a lot given that an Autobot somehow managed to rank above war criminal level Decepticons). With the sheer amount of characters in the series being in the _hundreds,_ he still managed to stand out as a character we’ll love to hate.

[@pistonx3544]

Bravo

[@djxzgalaxylang7703]

I'm glad to scarlet are him

[@LonkiDonki]

Getaway was right

[@darthsol658]

Why do people hate Getaway? Rodimus tortured the poor brute and Getaway had every right to seek for revenge.

[@spacewizard1860]

Getaway tried to manipulate tailgate into getting killed by megatron, so that megatron can get kicked out of the ship

[@trishahernz7809]

He purposely groomed Tailgate to kill Megatron and get himself killed.

[@darthsol658]

@@spacewizard1860 That just makes him an excellent villian

[@rashidabdul3215]

This Rods sounds like V from Cyberpunk!

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

@1:17, I can only identify Blaster. Help a new fan out?

[@rungsfakeglasses4056]

I have always thought his name was "GateWay" not " GetAway" till now

[@echoboi2156]

I'm a simp for getaway ngl

[@rosepuppy1984]

I probably hate Getaway more than I ever hated Megatron. I mean at least Megatron realized he was wrong and did his best to change!

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

Here is the thing. You can't 'change' or that change means fuck all when you kill 104.7 billion people.

[@rosepuppy1984]

@@berilsevvalbekret772 he can’t change what he did but he did see the error of his ways, it does not erase the horrors that he committed but at least he realized he was wrong and deeply regretted his past actions Getaway never did many people died because of him and he died unrepentant Also it’s Getaway’s fault that Skids died so I hate him for that too Someone changing and being redeemed doesn’t mean forget everything bad they did but it’s still better that they admit they were wrong and to regret what they did than to keep up what they were doing not believing themselves to be wrong and not feeling the least bit guilty for the horrors they committed Both Megatron and Getaway were responsible for horrible things but Megatron regretted it and was redeemed (by his later actions. He wasn’t just magically forgiven like nothing ever happened) while Getaway’s only regret was probably that he never got to be “the 1st Prime without the Matrix”

[@creepergaming2920]

1:55 getaway isn’t that clean either

[@KodyCrimson]

I kinda love how many people here are saying Getaway was right, as if Megatron continued to be a tyrant after these events. He went on to help a whole Cybertron from another universe before returning to this one to save it, regardless of the execution he'd soon face. I wouldn't excuse what he did, but Getaway is in no position to act all high and mighty after manipulating Tailgate and sending half the crew to go die to the most psychotic Decepticon warriors in the universe.

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

He killed 104.7 BILLION LIFE FORMS ACROSS THE GALAXY! You understand that right? After this NONE of the 'good' he did matters. NONE. Its like saying hitlers adopting few kids would redeem him. This is ridiculous. Wanna redeem Megatron? Don't make his crime so henious. And don't make him an Autobot. I am so glad IDW lost their liscense. Redeeming a genocidal maniac while victim blaming all those who have suffered under him was horrific.

[@chrisedwards3214]

What was Optimus thinking that trial was a mockery it's like prime, megs, screamer prowl was all in cahoots how did screamer get in the Senate back in autocracy and why was he allowed in the autobots circle and why was he allowed to be ruler of Cybertrin he killed people in Megatron's 📛

[@Ironhidetheirondragon]

getaways i don't think we met anyways you don't need to know who i am, but you need to know that megatron have become a better person and better than ever so to remind you i hope you know you going to backfire and soon everyone will know who you are.

[@fishpop]

Not bad.

[@heartlessnobody1143]

Megatron is literaly robot space hitler, i would ABSOLUTELY side with getaway on this one

[@Alverant]

More like robot space Stalin. Came from lower classes in an oppressive society. Fought against the corrupt elite. Went mad with power. OTOH Hitler saw those different from him as inferior and hated them. Megatron saw organics as inferior but more of an annoyance at best and obstacles at worst. The IDW rebooted Megatron has more parallels with Hitler. I hope the next Megatron in the Energon Universe is based on King Leopold II of Beligum and his greed for money and resources, no matter who gets killed in the process. Dude wiped out half the population of what's today called the Republic of Congo. Pure evil and ego.

[@maxtube444]

Can I put this in a best idea dubs compilation?

[@jijiwiggu982]

What's a best idea dubs?

[@maxtube444]

@@jijiwiggu982 sorry I mend best IDW dubs

[@jijiwiggu982]

@@maxtube444 ok sure bro

[@jzrtrex1394]

Getaway is a not good bot

[@paullossypaulplossy]

getaway was right

[@master8h01vlogs9]

Ydf you marry