Additionally here’s actual season 3’s modified intro.
Also the next MP.
The decision to present the normally squeaky-clean hero of heroes, Star Saber, as a brutal villain in IDW Generation 1 continuity is pretty clearly drawn from James Roberts’s days as part of the Transmasters UK fanfic group, which depicted the character in this way. He’s a different type of villain as Roberts wanted to respect his former collaborators and not poach their ideas. The reason Star Saber is used is because he was an existing G1 character who would have some weight if he showed up as Tyrest’s new right hand (and hadn’t been already established).
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