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Editor's note: Many questions and answers have been edited in an extremely minor fashion for clarity, and to correct spelling mistakes. The hashtag was also removed from the text of Tweets to assist with reading. Images added are for ease of reading and were not generally included in the original questions or answers.

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(Editor's note: He did indeed. Twitter can be fun!)

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Probably low on the Functionist Hierarchy.

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(Editor's note: this question was from a now deleted tweet, so I'm not sure of the exact context. Personal speculation is that it's about the reveal of Agent 113's identity, but this could be incorrect. Answer from Mr. Roberts provided anyhow.)

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Fun fact: Full Frontal is the name of a character in Gundam. Really.

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Remember how a question and answer session for popular Transformers comic series More Than Meets The Eye happened last week? Well, the author is back for more, as once again James Roberts took to his Twitter account yesterday to answer 100 more fan questions marked with the hashtag #MTMTE15. Twitter can be difficult to follow along with, so now that this fun Q&A has wrapped up, we've transcribed the questions and answers here for your reading enjoyment.Are more crossovers in our future? Where's Sixshot been and how is he coping? What toys would Mr. Roberts love to see based on the book's characters? What happened to Roller? Who is Tarn? Who is Lobe? Will we learn more about Bluestreak? Does he have any writing tips? Ten? Read on and you may just find out some of this.On to the questions!: What exactly is a Wellbeing Clinic?: A clinic specialising in CBT.: What's your favourite Megatron moment in IDW outside of MTMTE/Chaos Theory?: When he looks down at Verity in Infiltration OR when he says 'All. Hail. Starscream' in the Spotlight.: How old is Rung?: Six million years+: Would Prowl's analytical skills be considered an outlier ability? (knowing he's CC): Brilliant! Very possibly.: Would an Autobot have been allowed to refuse a mission-relevant body refit on grounds of Functionist beliefs?: Autobot, yes, Decepticon, no. But you'd have to go a long way to find a pro-Functionist during wartime.: "Ten?" (Translation: what more might we get to see of Ten in future issues?): He's in #50.: Was the 'symbol ship empire' period post or pre-Thunderwing?: Pre: What's your top hints/tips be for an aspiring writer/frustrated With politicians and dreading where the world going?: Articulate your frustrations and thereby rally others to the cause. Good luck!: Out of all the current More Than Meets The Eye issues which one do you think bests represents the series as a whole?: Aargh - brilliant/difficult question. Um. #12, #22, #40 or #50. I will ask others: Who in the IDW universe would have made the Cameron "For too long we have been a passively tolerant society" speech?: Nova then, Starscream now: Does Lost Light have lots of Wrecker fans?! Is Whirl an "uncool" Wrecker because he's "just" a crewmember/got kicked out?: Pretty much everyone on the first page of #12 are Wreckers fans, including Whirl. Whirl is feared more than respected.: Standup [comic] Skullcruncher is inspired. Did you cast him before learning of [the] Titans Returns [toyline] or was there a request to include him in some way?: I cast him independent of anything else. Glad you liked him. I was unsure.: Some have noted that, by your Conjunx Ritus, many versions of Megatron and Optimus are married. Thoughts?: Ha! CR has to be deliberate, so...: Given the chance, would you kill off Optimus (if he became a more prominent member of the MTMTE cast)?: You mean if he muscled his way onto the ship? Nah.: Has IDW given any thoughts to animating some of these major story arcs? I would love to see "Remain in the Light".: Not that I know of! Mediafire animated some early issues...: Is nickel a minibot or a minicon? (without other minis to reference against, I can't tell): She's a Minicon (now), yes.: Do you have a story in mind as to why Impactor is an Autobot in regards to his friendship with Megatron?: Kind of. But they were friends when Megs was 'good'. He changed, Impactor didn't... as much. See P1 of Chaos Theory: What moment felt like the most difficult for you to write? (technically or emotionally) What's the one you're the most proud of ?: Lots of issues are tricky because of space constraints, particularly #11 and #21. Difficult *moment* was Starscream's testimony (29), Megatron/Optimus Prime chat (36) and some scenes in Dying of the Light, because [they are] So Important. Proudest moment? The Shockwave reveal (9), the Chromedome/Brainstorm chat (16), the Whirl/Cyclonus chat (47), the character beats in 38 + issue 50.: What does Thunderclash really think about Rodimus?: Thunders has no 'side' to him. He knows Rodimus' virtues and vices and treats him w/ polite affection.: Aside from Ravage, who are Megatron's three favorite Lost Lighters?: Magnus, Magnus and Magnus.OR: Magnus, Ratchet (til he buggered off) and Rung.: Whose fault is it that Rung is the only Lost Light therapist? Because 1 therapist to 200 potential clients is an ethics nightmare: It's the war's fault. Therapists are easy to kill.: Gosh well in that case I've got to wonder how many Cybertronian therapists are alive /in total/ at this point. Got an estimate?: Single figures, I reckon.: Will we ever see what happens if Rewind is exposed to UV light?: Oh, I don't know...: What makes Rung a "psychiatrist" as opposed to a "psychologist" or "therapist"? Do robots even have psych meds?: On Cybertron, the term's a bit broader. But during wartime, he worked principally in the field of mental illness.: Will we ever find out what happened to Roller?: Some mysteries will never be solved...: Would Minibots like Swerve, Tailgate, Nickel etc have what would be a Transformers equivalent to dwarfism? Just so we're clear ya'know: No. No equivalent in Cybertron society (until someone contradicts me).: What kind of alts did Senators have, to put them at the top of the functionist hierarchy?: I'm saving this for later. Not surprising you asked, though.: What is Rung's favourite book from earth literature?: The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro.: If Rodimus ever gets to realize his untold, lifelong dream of forming a rock band, what will his debut album be titled?: Flame On: Is there, or have you ever, formed a concept for a 3rd or more types of "Endura" on top of Conjunxes and Amicas?: No. Not yet.: How does Ratchet feel about Rodimus? I know there's anger there because of Drift but is there also (perhaps grudging) fondness as well?: Spot on. Think of it as an uncle/nephew relationship.: Evidence suggests that flyers were lower on the functionist hierarchy than four-wheelers. is that accurate?: Depends on what type of flyer.: Any more Scavengers backstory outlined (during the war, how they wound up on WAP)? Might we hear some in future issues?: Very, very likely.: Personally, James, which MTMTE issue was more difficult/interesting to write for: #16 or #47?: Rewind's message in #16 was a *nightmare* to write.: Will we learn more about protoforms and how they develop?!!: After the Xmas Special? Most likely. I like to drip-feed this stuff, and to do so organically.: Has Perceptor ever used one of Brainstorm's weapons and would he consider it if not?: 'Persniper' has, and Preceptor does in secret.: Will we see further expansion on Getaway and Atomizer's arrest? It seems like it was wrapped surprisingly quickly.: Remember I said issues 47 - 49 were something of a trilogy...: Does Optimus have more or fewer murder flowers than Megatron?: Fewer. But Optimus has a big, big field...: Sorry to hear it let some people down. The reveal was means to get to 'Necroworld'. Maybe we'll see him in flashbacks.: Are there any characters who you never expected to be as popular as they are now?: God, practically *all* pf them! Especially Rung, Tailgate and Pharma: So where have the Annuals been? We got one for 2012 and that's it. Can't really call it an Annual if there's only one: Good question. Don't know the answer. But there have been more Spotlights, DC x-over and Xmas Special...: Which MTMTE-original character (who doesn't yet have a toy) do you most want to see get an official HasTak figure?: (1) Rung, (2) Nautica, (3) Tarn, (4) Pharma, (5) Nickel: Have you ever had storylines, pairings, anything like that that got vetoed by the higher-ups?: No, actually - not actual, full-blown storylines.: Shouldn't Cyclonus be using straws when he drinks? How come he doesn't spill his drinks with those holes in his face?: Micro-gravity pockets. Socket pockets.: How much do the Knights of Cybertron know about the war?: That'd be telling. That'd also be confirming whether or not they exist.: If the Knights of Cybertron agree to put Megatron on trial, what's to stop them from doing the same with Optimus?: What indeed?: Even TFWiki has to guess who Lobe is, but I assumed he's this imposing piece of work. Who is he really?: Guy on the left. 'Person' in middle is just equipment.: Between #28 and Elegant Chaos, are there any deleted scenes you can tell us about?: #34 was originally 2 issues: one in present day, one not. EC had BIG deleted scene: shootout @ Rung's house.: What can we expect from MTMTE in 2016?: In Dying of the Light (Feb to Jul), the most feels- *and* action-heavy six issues EVER. Then Season 3 = change.: Approximately how many pieces of contraband Tailgate merchandise have been confiscated so far?: IRL or on Lost Light?: Are we going to find out more about Whirl's past/pre-empurata days?: Mmmmaybe.: When bots give their frames away to relinquish-clinics, what do they get?why do they do it?do they receive it back after a while?: They get use of another body, or payment (for them or others). And yes, they get them back.: How did it come that it was only CC bots who tended to be guilty of crimes? Was it because there are that much many more of them?: As Minimus Ambus said, "a coincidence." But greater number of CC helped.: A lot of folks have been DYING to see Punch/Counterpunch in IDW, is he on your radar for anything in the future?: Honestly? No. TBH, if he appeared he would inevitably disappoint after so many years of anticipation/mythologising.: Will we see more events that involve the New Institute in Season 3? Involving all the Lost Light who has a past with this org: No plans at present, but you never know: Where did the CC bots end up getting deported to, in the Functionist AU??: Hmm, yes, "deported"...: Ta v. much! The designs don't really match at all, that's why I had to ask, but you've settled a small debate.: Yep; Lobe on left. Let's call the other one... Full-Frontal. Actually, no. Let's not.: Will we be seeing more Scavengers? Will they finally meet the Lost Light crew?: Yes we'll see them again. Will they meet the LL crew? Heh. Imagine that.: So how does it feel when you kill off a character?? Do you feel guilt, pride, or nothing? Also have a nice day.: How I feel depends on how their death improves the issue/storyline. Sometimes I feel sad. Proof:: Since Nautica's no longer the token-fembot, is there a chance she might get romantically involved?: There's a chance *any* of the crew might; but I still think we have too few female TFs on board.: Are we gonna see any amica couples in MTMTE?: There may already be some...: Which G1 toy #MTMTE characters did you own in the past?: Rodimus, Magnus, Megs, Ravage, Ratchet, TG, Cyclonus, Swerve, Domey, Red. Whirl, NB, Skids and Brainstorm eventually.: Did Ambulon get his name when he was an Autobot or about to join them?: No, it was Decepticon-given.: Will we see Ambulon in future?: Flashbacks are a wonderful thing.: What inspired you to make the cute mustache princes... and are there more mustache princes hiding across the galaxy?: Can't remember what made think mustache. Tho I had been writing Spotlight Orion Pax feat. Alpha Trion...: Strafe had belonged security team since LL departured? Or because of Kimia friends killed by Cyclonus, he joined it before 47?: Been there since the start, I think. Good spot re link to Kimia/Cyclonus, though.: How do you think Sixshot is handling the peace? We haven't seen him on Cybertron yet & he's still active I bleive: He's still out there, yeah. I think the Phase Sixers are a solitary bunch. He's probably handling it just fine.: Is Starscream on the DJD's "hit list"?: You're on the list if you represent a threat to the Decepticon cause, so...: Are we ever going to find out more about the "Lost Light 2"? Especially the command dynamic with respect to Drift and Ultra Magnus.: It's tricky to find a way without flashbacks... and then we need a reason to do that.: Please tell me about other Hydrobots than Riptide.: I can tell you that one's called Aquabat (criminally under appreciated name imho) and - exclusive - one's called Crest.: Will we ever see Whirl's quarantine babies again??? james pls: When I wrote the story I thought not, but since everyone's gone 'awww' I dunno...: How did you come up with the idea of Bluestreak's appearance in MTMTE? Is he gonna do something worth an attention?: Honestly? BS was a favourite of mine. I missed him for Season 1. I want to make more use of him.: Can you clarify - would Tailgate have been considered an 'adult' by Cybertronian standards when he fell?: Yes. He is naive, trusting, loyal and dependent - you could say these are childlike qualities. But he is not a child.: Who are the youngest bots on the Lost Light?: In a sense, Ten.: When will Rodimus punch Megatron in the face?: Well he *thinks* about it all the time...: Who were Trailbreaker's main drinking buddies when he'd spend time at Swerve's?: Jackpot, Mainframe, Nautica, Riptide, Skids and the Monsterbots.: One more question if it's allowed, I thought Bluestreak still hated Decepticons seeing him obsessively trying to check the patient's badge. But then after a while he seemed to get along quite well with Decepticons, even feeding Ravage.: In #34 BS was just curious at first. He wasn't prepared to *sacrifice* anything for a Con, but he'll be civil.: How about Sixshot, now? I worry about him.Do you have any plan to advert to Sixshot on some topics related with Phase Sixers?: I'm sure he'll be back in the end.: I like to theorize about Red Alert's super hearing affecting his daily life. Does it? Can he tune down his audios while resting?: As a Transformer, yes, he can; but he often worries about not hearing something important, so listens all the time.: G1 Red Alert has superior visual & olfactory senses - does MTMTE Red have them? Isn't such an inflow of information overwhelming?: I guess he does, yes. He can recalibrate them to prevent overstimulation, but (see last answer) often chooses not to.: Will the Lost Lighters ever remark on how often they seem to run into the number 113 in places of significance: I'm trying to work out whether that would explode the fourth wall once and for all.: Jumped on this late! But... If you may, will you be writing anything with Prowl in the foreseeable future?: I'd love to, but I don't know...: I know I'm late but Mr. Roberts will Prowl and Chromedome ever talk about the information Chromedome was able to extract from Overlord?: Good question! What renders the info less than useful is the lack of ununtrium. So no more Phase Sixers.: Is the white & purple police officer in issue 37 Springarm and Wheelarch's spark brother Valve?: Without going back to check the script... yes, I think.: (Late to the party.) Does Kaon have black eyes or no eyes?: No eyes as we understand them.: Will we get another MTMTE/RiD crossover like Dark Cybertron?: No plans, but who knows?: Was Tailgate counted in the numbers on Rodimus's hand? Tailgate mentioned he missed the voting. Was he the only one?: Other inoperative TFs would also have been excluded.: waaaaiiittt so how then Nightbeat was able to solve the mistery? wasn't he told the exact number of people on board?: Rodimus told him the number of people who voted.: I have a question, who is the Tarn? Under the mask of the people who in the end is who? Can you tell me?: Can't tell you who's under there. Sorry!: Not sure if I'm too late to ask - will we discover Rung's transformation in 2016?: You've seen his alt mode. You mean what does he *do*? You might never find out at all!: How come Nightbeat knows what amica endurae are? In the RiD/Transformers comics its shown to be a Camien thing.: Nightbeat was translating because he knew he was speaking to a Camien.: Here's an odd question- since Quark is in MTMTE, will we ever see Rev-Tone cameo? I know how personal he is for you!: You know that? He was in #48. He's named in the script as the 'bot who gets a new mouth...: Are there such things as polyamorous Conjux Endurae?: Nope!: Curious as to the rationale. Is it social? Poly relationships frowned upon?: Or is it because polyamory is so outrageous for our society that most readers would't approve?: It's not frowned upon, just v rare! To paraphrase BS in #16: "Most people never find their CE": Has it ever been established why characters like Ravage & Laserbeak etc don't have "traditional" robot modes ?: Not to my knowledge, no. It's something I've been thinking about for a while.That concluded the Q&A, for good! Or at least my "Ctrl+V" and "Ctrl+C" fingers hope so. Once again, a big thanks to Mr. Roberts for answering these questions. Remember that you can follow James' Twitter for events like this as they happen. While you're there, don't forget to follow Seibertron.com as well to get all the latest news right there on your timeline.As always, keep it here at Seibertron.com for all the latest coverage of Transformers comics from IDW Publishing , and look forward to More Than Meets The Eye #49 later this month.

Credit(s): James Roberts, Twitter