The Marauder Deception

by Robotech_Master

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The Marauders—aka the Lordun Protectorate—knew just what tack to take with us Decepti-fans. Not like that’s a surprise; our blogs and forums go all the way back to the twencen. They didn’t try to snow us that they were “just like” the Decepticons, since we could sort of distinguish fact from fiction. They admitted they weren’t aliens from space—some of their robots had even used to be humans, how cool was that?

They played up the whole “fighting for the good of their race, with their own moral compass” angle that Decepticon fans loved—with the change that in this case, their “race” was all humanity, be it as giant robots or our squishy selves. They warned us that we’d be considered “terrorists,” but that all freedom fighters and revolutionaries were “terrorists” until they won.

And they pointed out that their main adversary would be an arm of the paternalistic, overbearing United Nations, casting them in a similar light to the “heroic Autobots” of the TV show.

What wasn’t to like?

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Marauder Deception

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 21 days ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    What’s not to like indeed.
    However, it’s “tact,” not “tack.”

  2. The Marauder Deception

    Robotech_Master's Buddy Icon Robotech_Master

    Posted 21 days ago

    Nope, it’s “tack.” Comes from the nautical term for the method of setting your sails so as to sail at an angle to the direction of the wind.

  3. The Marauder Deception

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 21 days ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    You’re absolutely correct. My bad.

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