#also optimus primes super mode fucks.

[ojamayellow]

I think theyre gay but say no homo to each other a lot cos they don't actually realise they're gay for each other. Goodnight.

#Kit.txt #Source is transformers cybertron #If they get any gayer during my watch I'm gonna have to make a compilation video #Ransack is definitely the eyyyy I'm just a birthday boyyy from that one twitter post #Kinda. Obsessed with him? And Crumplezone. Thundercracker too they're just my sillies #Like my faves are jetfire hot shot override and vector Prime but #The sillies??? The sillies....they're super special #Might get more faves later on I FORGOT ABT LEOBREAKER #also optimus primes super mode fucks. #Starscream is. Starscream. Don't ask about him please don't I'll be inconceivable. Is that. Word #I had the highest score in English grade 12 trust me I'm just sleeping..f.. #D.dd.dmdmd..D #..snzzzz

[rottingparts]

Cool okay! May I request some general romantic head cannons for Bay! Optimus, Ironhide and Ratchet ? Thank you so much ! :)

(SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG! My internet is fucked, but only on my computer, so i'm struggling atm.)

OF COURSE!! My favorites.... I mean I totally love them all equally :) I wrote them with a Human!Reader (that's all i write but i just wanted to calrify)!

Optimus Prime:

My love... probably the most normal of them honestly

Isn't like super duper outwardly romantic when others are around. He isn't too fond of PDA. BUT he still shows affection in lowkey ways.

Like, he will gently nudge you if you seem anxious or off in general, to get your attention and when you let him know you're ok he gives you a slight nod and continues on with his conversation.

It's really no secret, because him crouching down and his giant hand descending from his side and nudging you is not very subtle.

He is way more protective over you than any other human. Will not let anything harm you. And if something does, nothing will get in his way to help/save you.

LOVES (when it's just the two of you) for you to gently hold his face in your tiny (compared to him) hands! Double points if you gently bonk your forehead against his.

If you are not feeling it, having a bad day, what have you, he will take you for a ride to calm down. his voice is so soothing! Sometimes he'll even talk to you until you fall asleep if that is what you need.

You two became an 'item' mostly because you had made offhanded comment to Cade about Optimus being attractive in a way and Cade shut that shit down immediately but Optimus heard. It was too late, Cade has to deal with this now...

Literally so sweet! Will kill for you!

Ironhide:

Oh my... definitely the least normal (in an endearing way).

Doesn't mind/completely understand PDA honestly. Like, you wanna grab him and nuzzle his face? Please do. He will be forever grateful.

He definitely wants to show you off, he is so proud of you!! He also needs everyone to know you are taken :)

Like he will do little things to make sure the others know he is with you, like bringing you towards him when someone gets a little too close.

Wants you close to him at all times, so he knows you're safe.

If anyone threatens you in any capacity (even if its sarcasm from a close friend) his arm is around you, guarding you, while he points a gun at the one threatening you. It takes a minute to calm him down.

If you are like visibly upset/anxious/not having it, he is very vocal about pulling you out of the situation. Has zero problems taking you away in the middle of a conversation.

Will literally go into alt mode and just... drive away with you. Your friends don't like that too much.

Ironhide definitely was weird about his feelings at first. Him liking a human? No thank you. Definitely tried to push the feelings away, until getting tired and telling you how he felt.

When you lit up and said you felt the same? Oh he was over the moon!

Very protective and secretly very sweet! Will also kill for you!

Ratchet:

My sweet cinnamon bun....

Will literally die for your hugs!! Please just wrap your arms around his neck when he bends down and hug him so tight!

Doesn't mind PDA (in a sense of like hugging and being sweet) but does get very flustered!!

Call him any pet name (honey, dear, etc.) and he will combust. If he could blush, he definitely would. Really wanna make him weak in the knees? Call him 'My love.'

Ratchet would worry about you constantly honestly. Waaay more than anyone else.

I mean, you're just a human! You're squishy and small. There is a lot to worry about!

He realized he liked you because he was so worried for you, then he grew even more worried!

He accidently confessed his feelings for you when rambling about how worried he had been for you, and when you go wide eyed he is retracting everything and ready to run away.

When you reassure him and tell him you like him too? He is even more likely to combust.

Is always wanting to check in on you, and learns very quickly what upsets you and what soothes you. he is very attentive.

So fucking sweet and will die for you!!

#transformers bayverse #bayverse transformers #ironhide #optimus prime #transformers #ratchet #transformers headcanon #optimus prime x reader #ironhide x reader #ratchet x reader

[justanotherperson1]

Heyo,

Just had another what if reasons since you mentioned TFP! Op somehow managing to summon Bay! Op because of a Vector Prime artifact Team Prime (and TFP! Optimus himself) would probably wonder why such a brutal version of Optimus had been sent before them instead of someone like G1! or TFA! Op. My brain immediately went to turbo creative mode and I narrowed it down to these three possible outcomes as to why.

(Pure speculation)

1. Unicron has actually managed to destroy Bay! OP’s earth and him getting summoned was kinda Vector’s way of saving a Prime (if they were in the worst possible circumstance).

2. At the end of part 4 Bay! Op leaves Earth in order to protect his friends while hunting down his creators. In this AU being accidentally summoned by TFP! Op into the TFP universe was for a reason. Perhaps one of his creators is actually from the TFP universe (*cough* Shockwave *cough*).

3. Since Bay! Op is such a brutal character, perhaps him getting sent to the TFP universe is a way of him rediscovering himself giving him hope to be a better bot. At the end of his journey he’s still our lovable war criminal but his personality can end up being similar to that of ROTB! Op at the end of his movie. (Where he can actually smile)

OOOOOHHHHH

I LOVE ALL OF THESE

Darkest timeline of all. I kind of imagined Vector to be so disconnected from any one reality that out of the billions of timelines he wades just outside of, he kind of just wanted to see what happened with Bay! being armed with the knowledge TFP! needs to actually defeat Unicron, if only to finally see a different outcome than that of Unicron simply rising.

Also super cool, because in the comics, shockwave fucks around with minerals he cultivated to control time, space, and so on if only to find a power source for Cybertron (horrifying) This one feels like one of the projects from @lets-try-some-writing (The imposter AU I think?)

REDEPTION IS GREAT. Like a sort of "calling the kings and queens of old" from Narnia moment, where the new young prince uses a relic from the past to summon his help, but those who were summoned were also in need and they defeat the enemy together. Maybe Primus is looking out for TFP! Prime after all. Soft bay! learning to not let his anger control him is also a great plus.

I don't see why all of these ideas could be used at once too. I love the trope of different characters attributing larger-than-life incidents to either purpose, god or science and the author hints at them all being the case.

#transformers #tfp transformers prime #tfp #asks #my asks #bayverse optimus #bayverse transformers #tfp optimus prime #maccdam

[the-autism]

rewatching transformers prime and studying its body language !!! gonna update with notes on what i see

part (season) 1 ! seasons 2 and 3 will be separate

right off the bat, you’ll notice how fluid the movements for the bots are !!! you’ll see how this is important later (lots of little movements, cliffjumper is our first example)

autobots seem to have more fluid body language than (most) decepticons

metal is HEAVY . this show handles weight distribution beautifully it’s gen stunning

starscream’s body language interestingly seems based off of cobras (his silhouette is based off of them, too)

ratchet’s eyes widened upon finding out cliffjumper’s signal went offline

optimus’ hands are often balled into fists more than idly open

i find his body language super interesting — his stance is often straight with that first point in mind ! his hands are more commonly open when talking with team prime

he’s aware of how huge he is and looks down + leans a little to make eye contact (while he’s talking to the kids in s1e01, he looks between the three a few times)

^ additional attentiveness !! he looks down at whoever’s talking to him even if he’s not replying

his eyebrows are furrowed the majority of the time, this is important later

handles smaller objects/people with gentle care

his hips sway more than megatron’s but his arms swing less HSJS

bots seem to use rear view mirrors/headlights to look around in their vehicle modes

jack put his hands up after getting off of arcee in s1e01, probably instinctively for self defense

man was clinging on for dear life every time he was on her seat during that episode LMAO

arcee is also aware of her size — she utilizes it in combat

bumblebee has VERY expressive body language !!! for example, his eyes and doors

jack has somewhat resting bitch face NFJAJSK

not particularly body language, but it’s very visible if a bot has been roughed up ! beautiful attention to detail

characters often make eye contact or just glance someone’s way when they’re talking to one another

bots are typically 2-3 times larger than humans (they know this) and a handful of them kneel when they talk to any on the ground

ratchet’s eyes widened upon seeing the humans and his posture straightened

bulkhead visibly tensed when miko went up to him

miko very obviously thought bulkhead was cool as SHIT

the sass in ratchet’s eye roll and glance to the side was horrendous LMAO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO HOW FUCKING HUGE OPTIMUS IS . THE GROUND SHOOK

the ground shakes whenever megatron walks too !!!!

it appears that the bigger the bot, the heavier their steps are

miko seems the most relaxed out of the three about the situation in s1e01

since soundwave is nonverbal, he communicates a lot through nods, gestures, and recordings/displays on his screen

megatron is fuckinf HUGE . like dwarfing everybody else huge

he doesn’t really move much to make eye contact, but he does look down/give glances to whoever he’s talking to ! his eyebrow lifts whenever he looks to the side

his movements are precise, calculated

HIP SWAYS . WHEW

his steps are HEAVY . his arms swing more than per usual whenever he walks

ratchet did a little step after going “squish” HSJSK

agent fowler’s body language is tense at first

despite the stoic expression, optimus has somewhat emotive facial expressions ! it helps if you pay attention to his eyebrows

cliffjumper (when reanimated) has very rapid and unpredictable movements

ratchet had his hands on his hips talking about the ground bridge QHSJAJ

optimus waited for arcee before they fled the mine in s1e02

ERRATIC FUCKING MOVEMENTS WHEN MEGATRON STABBED HIMSELF WITH DARK ENERGON

the thing that got infected with it as well also had erratic movement

bulkhead is careful with handling equipment, technology, and moving around the kids — also expressive eyes

HE SHIELDED MIKO WHEN HE PICKED HER UP . FOUND FAMILY BOND IN THE MAKING

starscream has gay ass hand movements sorry

ratchet rolled his head to crack his neck in s1e03

things under the influence of dark energon after megatron Fucking Stabs Himself with It have more ragged movements than erratic

megatron has fucking theater kid movements sorry

the more confident he is, the more that shows LMAO

also appears to be pretty emotive with his eyebrows

miko’s ponytails droop whenever she’s upset/sick

arcee had a soft look when she caught jack and raf ☹️☹️ /pos

ratchet and optimus did move a little more sluggish/slowly when ratchet pointed out their energy being sapped

all of the autobots kneel and squint at miko’s phone at some point HWJAHA

optics (specifically their pupils) appear to dilate/retract to get a closer look or zoom out

they can individually dilate/retract

soundwave’s combat appears to be stationary — he doesn’t move around much

he nods when he takes photos HAHA

both optimus and megatron are HORRENDOUSLY strong

they nearly knock each other over several times duking it out in s1e05

MEGATRON CASUALLY LIFTING A CLUSTER OF DARK ENERGON TWICE HIS SIZE OVER HIS HEAD???

MIKO’S FACE LIT UP SEEING BULKHEAD

bots who don’t necessarily talk/speak coherent languages are a lot more expressive in their body language

ratchet looks fucking batshit when his eyes are completely widened LMAO

the bots talk a lot with their hands ! particularly optimus, starscream and ratchet

the general first response for self defense for bots is also to hold their hands in front of their faces

optimus and arcee’s movements were shivery before they got back to base in s1e07

bulkhead nodded at miko around a minute into s1e08 !!!

i found it interesting how makeshift also had rigid body language while mimicking wheeljack — staying true to the very first point of this study !

his expressions were more empty than per usual of what you see in bots

his eyes widened ONCE and that was it

OPTIMUS SMILED THRICE IN S1E08

bulkhead’s body language is a lot more vigorous in that same episode !

starscream subtly shakes for a second when he’s pissed LMAO

not necessarily body language but it was clear in optimus’ voice that he didn’t like agent fowler touching the driver’s wheel in s1e09 DJWKJDW

^ minimal force was bumping into mech’s vehicles apparently HAHA

bumblebee does a few little bounces before swinging at an opponent

optimus shakes his head a little after recovering from fatigue/being knocked out

HIS HEAD LEANED BACK WHEN HE HELD BACK THAT TRAIN

it also tilted a little when ratchet commed asking if everything was okay

his eyes COMPLETELY widen if he’s hurt and unable to move

not body language but optimus has little claws on the sides of his fingers . like those on construction vehicles !

bots use their headlights for communication ! (morse code)

starscream always does the gayest fucking poses before he transforms LMFAO

he is so fucking pompous . especially when he’s confident in himself

knockout is the most fucking pompous and flamboyant man you’ve ever SEEN . he immediately targeted the guy that scratched his paint in s1e11 LMAO

he pointed at the scratch later on in the episode

bastard smile.

breakdown has the blankest stare known to man HWHAHA

bumblebee’s optics spin a lot when he makes facial expressions !

either the stereo or the wheel glows when a bot talks in their vehicle mode

breakdown stumbled a little when bumblebee shot him LMFAO

also looked away and shuddered a little when starscream scratched knockout’s paint

arcee actually has incredible balance

OPTIMUS CAME OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE NEAR THE END OF S1E11

both megatron and starscream get all up in people’s faces HAHA

arcee’s body language is much more tense upon finding airachnid’s ship

it’s subtle, but she’s shaking upon coming out of it

she shakes + flinches a lot in s1e12

HER YELLS ARE SO FUCKING GUTTURAL

^ jack was also shaking a little while waiting !

arcee and airachnid are FAST . fights between the two are vigorous and quickly paced

airachnid hisses a lot . freaky

she tapped her fingers on her arm while asking where jack scampered off to LMAO

SHE GROWLED NEAR THE END OF THE EPISODE??

ratchet shrugged a little at the start of s1e13

^ optimus stumbled a little upon entering the ship in the same episode

man shook his head like a dog that got wet

his optics flickered a little after he was returned to base in every scene he was shown in :((

ratchet was so worried about optimus in s1e13 you could see his eyebrows bro

bumblebee very subtly shook when they found megatron

arcee raised her eyebrow when ratchet said “perfect” LMAO

starscream shook his head a little as the vehicons he was talking to left in s1e13

bumblebee went 👍 HWHAHA

his doors flapped a little at one point while in megatron’s head

he also did a little shrug

^ megatron circled bumblebee somewhat in the same episode

also like the one time he willingly bent down to talk to a smaller bot

soundwave’s head twitched a little shortly before pointing out the cortical psychic patch

ratchet held out his hand in case optimus stumbled while helping him up !!!

bumblebee’s movements are much more rigid when megatron is in control ! another nod to the first point of this study

his eyebrows also raise higher ?? didn’t remember him being more emotive because of megs

his optics retract whenever megatron gains control

knockout and breakdown’s movements are more fluid than the typical decepticon’s ! i feel this was an allusion to when knockout joins the autobots

breakdown was originally supposed to join with him :(

bumblebee struggled to grab the shard of dark energon for a moment

he ran his thumb along it for a sec ,,

ratchet motioned for raf to stay behind him on the nemesis :((

ALSO THE FIRST TO GET HIM OUT OF HARM’S WAY

starscream grabbed knockout’s face and then megatron grabbed starscream’s face later on LMFAO

bumblebee tilted his head when he turned to look at miko yelling at jack in s1e15 LMAO

ops’ eyes widened upon hearing the decepticon’s ground bridge open in that same episode

reanimated skyquake's movements are more slow and ragged (animalistic, in a way ? like a predator stalking prey)

his arm moved MUCH more erratically

OP SMILED AT THE KIDS AT THE END OF S1E15 :(( /POS

#tfp #transformers #transformers prime #tfp transformers prime #maccadam #maccadams #mecha

[final-milf-ratchet]

Just saw Rise of the Beast's last night!! Spoilers under the cut!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

The movie was so good!!!! Mirage was honestly adorable, and his relationship with noah was great!!!

Humans I care about in a transformers movie? It's more likely then you think! Unlike Sam in the beginning of his first movie, you really understand how the world has beat noah and elena down, and why they chose to help the autobots. Noah because of his sense of responsibility for his family and elena because she wants to do something. We see the way shes used at work, god her boss made my blood boil. We see the way noah is trying so hard to help his family! I really loved both of the human characters!! I did think it was a little silly that no one else had noticed these strange unknown symbols ever but eh, it's a movie and set in 1994 so the internet isnt really a big thing yet, give it 2 decades and it would have popped up on an ancient aliens episode.

Alsooooooo god the parallels between noah and optimus was so so good!! Noah choosing to not destroy the key for optimus and his homeworld and optimus chosing to destroy it for Noah and Noah's family.

And they said it out loud!! Optimus's family is the autobots! Hes their big brother!! Hes not some distant leader! Hes someone who feels so guilty about leading the autobots to earth and wants them to go home!! His relationship with bumblebee is so cute (no more drive in movies!!) Arcee was great! Wheeljack ugly. But funny! And mirageeeeeee. Oh I loved him so much!

I really read mirage as someone who was very lonely, hes being doing this hiding in plain sight alone thing for god knows how long. It makes sense to me why he latches on to noah! And they were very fun to watch! Mirage brings such a life to the movie that the other characters bounce off of really well.

Ooh! And the maximals!!! I loved them! Optimus primal being named after prime! It's so good!! AIRRAZOR MY BELOVED!! They only transform once and we never really get to see their bot modes once, but honestly I'm not even that mad, their bot mode were cool to watch. And I took it as they had the same problems they did in the original cartoon with staying to long in their bot modes. Cheetor and rhinox look super cool, I think they had a bit more time to shine but I get why they focused on primal and airrazor.

Also I think rattrap and dinobot are dead T^T airrazor makes a comment about being the only maximal of her group still alive. Primal, cheetor and rhinos are accounted for but not dinobot, rattrap, tigatron or anyone else. :( I hope they show up in the next movie.

GI.JOE

Holy shit.

I've seen people dogging on this but fuck that. I'd love to see a legit good gi.joe movie again! Maybe thundercracker and buster show up! Maybe cover girl and brawn get together again! (Probably not but the thought is funny!)

Really excited for the next one :)

#tf rotb #rotb spoilers #rotb mirage #noah diaz #rotb noah #tfrotb

[melishade]

So Transformers Earth Spark Episode 1 got leaked a little early, and I gotta say, this is going to be a riot.

-It’s corny and cheesy, what’d you’d expect from a kid’s show.

-Animation is super clean.

-Elita-1 is a menace. I love her.

-Optimus Prime is done with everything, and I love him.

-Twitch and Thrash are fucking adorable!

-Voice acting’s not that bad. A little awkward in some places, but not that bad. Also, Alan Tudyk is doing a great job with Optimus.

-The Malto family really feels like a family, and it’s nice. Alex Malto is so sweet and such a nerd. Dot Malto is a sweet and responsible mom. Robby will take some time to grow on me, but I feel for him. Moving to a new place without much of a say can be hard. Change is hard, but it’s very clear that he cares for his sister. He’s just trying to adjust to change. Morgan “Mo” Malto is such a cute menace, and I don’t want jack shit happening to her! I also really enjoy the sibling dynamic. I’m just really enjoying this family.

-We still don’t know much about our antagonists, so I won’t say much about them. I can’t say much about GHOST either, other than the fact that they’re dicks for lying to Dot.

-The G1 animation was a nice touch. I’m interested in seeing how the Transformers have integrated on Earth.

Some dialogue that really threw me for a loop and caused me to pause to laugh:

“That’s how scary movies start.”

“Did I change into vehicle mode?! I feel so...minivan!”

“I got this you guys!” “Okay. Buh-Bye. Thanks.”

“OP’s having...a day.” “Which continues.”

This is fun. This is going to be a fun show. Please watch it.

#tf #transformers #transformers earthspark #dot malto #mo malto #alex malto #robby malto #optimus prime #elita-1 #elita one #twitch #thrash #Alan Tudyk #earthspark optimus #earthspark elita #spoilers

[penname-artist]

Transformers: Prime headcanons??? What???

In all fairness, I'm actually not sure whether or not I'll ever do fanfics of TFP. But I would like to do a bit of fan art at the very least (I've sketched Optimus Prime, like. Once. So.)

Anyways while watching the series through to what I believe is now the end of the Knockout and Breakdown 'bit' (please be gentle on spoilers we're like three quarters of the way through season 2) I actually had some "headcanons" to relay on the matters. Take these with a grain of salt for the love of God, I have no idea what the TFP fandom is like yet so *holds up holy Allspark cross* cease fire, heathens!

I'd say Knockout and Breakdown, at least in TFP's sense, seem pretty loose as a couple. I definitely think there was couple shit happening (iirc that's like canon in some comic too), but TFP specifically seems to convey that they're super casual, bordering a 'friendship with benefits' kind of relationship. KO has his little drag racing hobby, Brekadown has his...whatever the hell he and Bulkhead do, thing. Which I guess constitutes as a hobby. But I think they're super loose for a reason, that being...Knockout seems like a very... *cough cough* open lover. He gets around. I mean c'mon he basically hit on Prime, Starscream, AND Ratchet thus far. I'm willing to wager the boy keeps the line open for a reason and that's to keep things interesting. Maybe he and Breakdown are poly, and looking for a third, but it might also just be that KO is, in fact, a slut. (The latter might better explain his indifference to Breakdown's...*cough cough* permanent "break-down" thisisakidsshowthisisakidsshowthisisakidsshowwhyisitsoDARK)

Okay so apparently most people in the fandom headcanon (or it's canon, fuck if I know) they've got beds - uh, forgive me, 'berths' - that are just like, metal plates?? God that's so boring, they're super highly advanced alien machines! PERSONALLY, I think it would be way cooler if they had something like a levitating laser net-like bed, something strong enough to support a Cybertronian's full weight (I'm actually not sure what that is but it's probably a lot) and is still open enough that any bot can lay in any position without squishing any of those parts that stick out (wings, doors, exhausts, other random bits of metal, etc). Think like the clouds in My Little Pony that only pegasi can sit on; it's a material designed to suspend heavy pieces of metal in the air comfortably and efficiently. One day I hope to actually draw this concept, I think it would be a really fun project.

Okay so the finding an alt mode to turn into process is so weird and unexplained in TFP, so I am drawing attention to it. This was like a major plothole that they never explained but I want to take a crack at it. There's two options I'd see as plausible for a Cybertronian to get their alt form, and honestly they could go hand-in-hand (uhh...servo-in-servo? I need to make a list of what all the terms are lol). The first, or the "baseline" for a bot is finding the KIND of alt mode, which is what you get your main design from. Before this it's just that blank-slate empty primer "who and what am I?" stage, until you've felt that idea for what your alt mode is going to be (and this can probably be defined specifically from what side of the war you're on too, so like you're in base primer and choose to be a Decepticon, you'll get some form of wings in your design, etc). But you don't have an alt yet still, you just have the parts and the colors and everything you need...to FIND it. And the second phase is the finding it. I think for that, it's less like a "let's find a vehicle I like" and more like "let me find the vehicle that is my soulmate". Like they're destined to find that one very specific vehicle that is in their design, like finding their other half. It's all destiny fate-written shit. It's kind of the only thing that could explain how characters have very obvious pieces of their alt mode on them before they've gotten their alt modes (examples being Skyquake and Dreadwing, spider-bitch I can never spell the name of, and Smokescreen). They know it in their sparks, they just have to see it to be able to understand how to find it within themselves.

Not a headcanon but a super funny observation while watching the series: Prime is so selfless and good-hearted, if he was a fanfiction writer he'd make nothing but fluffy light-hearted fix-it fics where everybody is redeemed and no one dies and everybody gets to live happily ever after.

#transformers: prime #transformers #I will go crawl back into my hole now for the time being

[sonicasura]

This ask is based on art made by @jimlikesdrawing of a Cybertronian Luffy and Zoro.

What if during the Corazon in TFP AU, an Artifact of the Primes was discovered that could turn humans into Cybertronians and a visiting Luffy, or Zoro, or any other person from the OP world was affected by it?

How much chaos is caused to Team Prime because of that?

The art in question as more folks should see it: Luffy and Zoro.

If anyone is getting affected by a Cybertronian Relic, then it's most likely Corazón. This man is accident prone and enough awareness dip for it to happen. Now how it will go.

The item was found in the ruins of an ancient town. It resembles metal band with very faded Cybertronian text. Corazón, Optimus and Arcee were on this mission. Things been fine for the most part until they found the artifact. It went to hell as some Vehicons showed up alongside Megatron.

You know that scene from OG Ben 10 where Ben got the watch? The scuffle had the artifact, Onyx Prime's Brand of Kin, latch onto Corazón's throat instead the wrist. It activates and the type of bot he became was unexpected.

A Predacon. One's whose beast mode resembles an amphithere, a type of legless dragon. Corazón obviously flipped out and Megatron dips as he rather not deal with that at the moment. It was super awkward when the three came back.

One: Shockwave hasn't shown up at this point thus no Predacons. Two: A human becoming a Cybertronian is very very very massive discovery. Three: It's fucking Corazón. The accident prone man that already makes a large mess being his normal self.

Corazón's bot mode is 40 ft and Beast mode is 52 ft. He resembles himself but the feathery mantle has spread further out. Black metallic yet surprising soft feathers cover his upper arms, frames his sides, waist, and lower body. Beast mode resembles the Quezalcoatlus type of amphithere with a blend of black, pink and soft white. His crown being blonde since it's his 'hair'.

The Brand of Kin turns Non-Cybertronians into a type that matches who they are. Thus Corazón came a Predacon as his personality matches how legless dragons are depicted. Kind yet powerful guardians who wish to help and guide others.

Anyone the device was damaged thanks to the scuffle so Corazón couldn't take it off for quite awhile. Until then, he took this as an opportunity to understand his Cybertronian companions better. Also the blonde did tell the kids what Energon tasted like.

Corazón: It tastes sweet and tangy. Like honey covered fruit.

Miko: So it's basically tastes like fruit juice? Huh.

Corazón does take advantage of his new form to hug the bots. They all need it and he can fully wrap his arms around them now! Ratchet begrudgingly accepts his fate.

If Miko has the Apex Armor then the Brand of Kin is Corazón's personal relic. He only uses if needed whether the situation calls for it, hugs included. Should Corazón have it during Shadow Siege...

Law is probably gonna get bowled over by a very big robot dragon who wants to smother his long lost chick with love.

#sonicasura #sonicasura answers #asks #cf8wrk4u us #maccadam #transformers #transformers series #transformers prime #tfp #donquixote rosinante #donquixote corazon #rosinante corazon #corazon #one piece #one piece series #op #one piece manga #one piece anime #species swap #predacon!corazon #predacon corazon

[bots-and-cons]

Hi there. I hope you're having the loveliest of days.

May we have Ratchet, Optimus, and Knockout sick with a virus and reacting to their human S/O holding them (as best they can being a tiny human) and tending to them to help them feel better?

Thank you~

Love all your writing!!!~

I hope you’re having a great day too. I was originally going to do short scenarios for this but it ended up being medium length HCs instead. Also thank you very much <3

~Knockout~

•You haven’t really ever visited the Nemesis, when you’ve been sick, so Knockout hasn’t had the chance to take care of you

•So he feels kinda bad that you’re trying to take care of him to the best of your ability and he can’t really do the same for you

•That feeling doesn’t last very long though, because he’s super ill and really needs someone to take care of him

•He’s super tired and feverish, and just wants to recharge most of the time 

•You’re there to hold him and help him get into recharge mode

•You hold one of his digits and you’re just sitting next to his head while he’s resting 

•You talk to him in soft voice until he falls into recharge mode, and you continue talking to him even after that

•You tell him how important he is to you and stuff like that

•Your words leak into his dreams and after he’s recovered and no longer sick, he tells you that he remembers you saying those things, but isn’t sure if it was a dream or not

•You feel a bit embarrassed, because you told him all kinds of stuff when he was resting and you just talked about everything

•Knockout thinks it’s cute, but he keeps most of the things he heard to himself, not even telling you he heard them

~Ratchet~

•Ratchet is super frustrated when he gets sick, because he’s the damn medic, he’s supposed to take care of others and now he’s pretty much quarantined to his habsuite, because he doesn’t want to get anyone else sick 

•So since you can’t catch whatever virus he has, you’re taking care of him

•You’re bringing him energon on a big cart you can push around and just making sure everything is okay with him

•You don’t like that he’s sick, but you do enjoy the fact that he’s not allowed to work, because the two of you get a lot of talking done

•You might have kinda taken advantage of his tired and feverish state, because he talks a lot, and tells you things he hasn’t talked with you about before, so you kinda egg him on to talk more

•And he does, but at some point he’s like, “I need to recharge” and pretty much just passes the fuck out

•You’re kinda panicking, because that doesn’t seem like a good sign, but he’s resting peacefully while you’re caressing his servo with your fingers, just gently touching him so he knows you’re there

•When Ratchet wakes up he notices you’ve fallen asleep while basically hugging his finger in your pile of blankets and pillows

•He appreciates that you’re taking care of him and he just looks at you with a very soft expression

~Optimus Prime~

•Optimus doesn’t want to stay in berth, even when he’s sick

•He’s worried about his team and he doesn’t want anyone to get hurt because he wasn’t there

•You eventually get him to rest when he collapses, because he’s so ill and Ratchet and Bee have to pretty much carry him to his habsuite

•When he regains consciousness, he tries to get up, but you’re sitting on his chest and tell him to lay the fuck back down

•If he doesn’t get it when you’re being nice, it’s time for some tough love

•You tell him that he can’t overexert himself like this and that he will never get better if he doesn’t rest

•He sighs and admits you’re right, and you let out a sigh of relief, because you don’t like being mean to others, so tough love isn’t really your thing

•You read to Optimus while he rests, and until he falls into recharge mode

•You rarely get to spend time alone, and even though he’s asleep, it’s nice to know he isn’t getting shot at by the decepticons somewhere and he’s safe

•He talks in his sleep, which results in some chuckling from you, but you try your best to keep quiet so you don’t wake him up

•He hasn’t really had anyone take care of him like this before, I mean sure he’s gotten patched up and stuff, but this time feels so different, because it’s you, someone he loves is taking care of him without expecting anything in return

#transformers #tfp #transformers prime #autobots #decepticons #knockout #optimus prime #ratchet #tfp headcanons #transformers fluff #reader insert #transformers x reader #tfp x reader

[fangirlingpuggle]

Just the Primes swapping

Hey there!

Just Optimus swapping hummm

Well in the TFA verse it would be a big shock just Prime Optimus staring down at all these tiny autobots like '...why are all these sparklings fighting?' and all the Decepticons doing a double take

'PREPEARE TO DIE AUTOSCU.....what the fuck?'

Optimus is very confused but also...he is pissed. Seeing how the elite guard treat the bots below them is giving him council flashbacks and he's mad and then hears how all team prime were treated and how his self in this world was treated and he is pissed and THEN he finds out about Wasp and other shit the council has pulled and is like 'WELL LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FORM A COUP' and just Optimus taking over the autobots (he goes form 0 to revolutionary mode very quickly)

He also starts working on a peace treaty for the Decepticons because this Megatron won't fight him or when he does he's not as...intense about as his Megatron (TFA Megatron is sulking because this isn't the little prime (he's still pretending he doesn’t remember his name) he wants to fight and beating this bot won't count)

Turns out a lot easier to work on peace when it's not your ex something on the other side of the war....he will never admit that to Ratchet though.

On the other side...TEAM PRIME ARE SUPER PROTECIVE OF THIS TINY OPTIMUS! Everyone is like we have only had this Optimus for a day and a half and if anything happens to him we will kill everyone in this room...

They're trying to work on the self-esteem (also making mental note on bots to punch in that world...they contact their Ultra Magnus and he's horrified)

Then Megatron gets in a hissy fit because Optimus had not been showing up fight him and he's getting angry...and somehow meets TFA Optimus...

TFA Optimus getting captured by the Decepticon and them also going full 'we have only had this Optimus for a day and a half and if anything happens to him we will kill everyone on this planet'

Everyone is working on Optimus's issues and he is so confused! Also he is having a crisis when he finds out about Megatron and Optimus's past in this world...Megatron is really confused

Megatron 'What do you mean we're not rivals?'

TFA Optimus 'No I...you don’t even remember my name!'

KnockOut '...'

Breakdown:'...'

Soundwave:'...'

Starscream:'...HE HAS NOT HAD ONE CONVERSATION WITH ANY BOT THAT DID SOMEHOW INVOLVE YOU FOR VORNS'

TFA Optimus:'Wha...I no seriously I mean I basically killed him once and he still doesn’t remember me'

Megatron:'You defeated me in combat?'

TFA Optimus:'I mean...sort of I think it was mostly Starscreams bomb'

Starscream: 'HA Victory'

KnockOut:'Wrong universe Starscream'

Starscream:'STILL COUNTING IT'

Most conversations end with Megatron looking at Optimus and being like 'how has that version of me not proposed to yet?'...Optimus is so confused.

#transformers #megop #megatron x optimus prime #megaop #transformers prime #transformers animated #tfa #tfp #au #humor #optimus prime #megatron

[sentinelpri]

(AM Anon here) Not an official request or anything, though feel free to run with it if you want, I just think it’s funny:

Optimus upon finding out: You’re seeing MEGATRON??? He’s the ENEMY!

Minibot: I- How- That’s- Ok, but you’re the one giving free nighttime shows with STARSCREAM! So really, I’m just following your example as the leader!

Running with it because this is really funny! Love that this has become a whole ass story of its own lol, definitely my favorite headcanons/headcanon set that I’ve done. For anyone who hasn’t read it, here’s all the parts; Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. Headcanons below the cut; enjoy!

It’s been established in previous installments of this, but essentially, half of the Autobots are giant hypocrites- AKA everyone on your team except for Bulkhead, who’s single and wants to remain that way, and Ratchet, who’s been missing Arcee for light years. Prowl has something going on with Lockdown, unbeknownst to the rest of you, because unlike you and the others, he’s actually good at keeping his personal life a secret and doesn’t do dumb shit like interface in mid air or take his secret lover out to a public park in the same city where the rest of Team Prime is residing. Bumblebee has his thing with Blitz, Blurr with Shockwave, and Optimus with Starscream.

Anywho.

“Fraternizing with the other faction is bad!” the rest say to you as they hold hands with their hot Decepticon lover.

The main, uh, proprietor of this is Optimus Prime. He’s given Bumblebee plenty of lectures about merely flirting with Blitzwing during battles whilst literally turning around and doing the same thing with Starscream, though no one knows about that except for you and Megatron because of what the two of you saw that night you tried to go on a date in the mech’s vehicle mode and ran into Starscream and Optimus kissing each other’s lip plates off midair, neither of them seeming to notice you.

You also notice that the two coincidentally always end up fighting each other when you run into the Decepticons, and Starscream seems to be particularly chatty when Optimus is around, with Optimus always responding. They’re both always smirking and blushing and winking at each other and it’s painful to watch because you can’t say anything without also exposing yourself and why/how you’d seen them that night, but like... You KNOW. And it pisses you off. SO BAD. 

TBH Optimus has this complex where he thinks everyone on his team aside from Ratchet and Prowl is weaker/more naive than him and he needs to protect them in a sense, so it’s understandable that he thinks he’s immune to any consequences that could come from fucking with Starscream, and that he thinks the Decepticons would be taking advantage of his teammates in any sort of relationship. Like, he has good intentions and is really just trying to protect y’all and you know that, but it’s still super frustrating that he’s being a bitch about it. 

At this point, Ratchet knows about your relationship but hasn’t said anything, the rest know that you at least have a crush on Megatron because of how obvious you are, and Optimus just... Begrudgingly puts up with it and tries to ignore it. Overprotective dad, but he’s also scared of going too hard with his “don’t date a Decepticon” spiel and pushing you in the opposite direction that he wants you to go.

You vent to Megatron about the issue a lot, but it doesn’t do much because Megatron’s usual response is something like “he’s just a bitch, don’t listen to him” which doesn’t help because Optimus is your leader and your friend and you can’t just burn that bridge with him like Megatron could. You explain that to your lover and he’s sympathetic about it, but still rolls his optics any time you mention Optimus going on one of his tangents about the matter.

It all boils over when you and Megatron are on a date. You’re just at the park, enjoying yourself on a picnic blanket with some energon in the most secluded area you could find, only to hear-

“(y/n)? What are you doing here!?” followed by a scratchy sounding “Shut up, you dolt, Megatron’s right there! You just gave us away!”

Both you and Megatron turn around to see that Starscream and Optimus have emerged from the trees, servo in servo... They must’ve been on a walk together. All four of you are red cheeks and wide optics, caught, and of course, Optimus immediately starts lecturing you.

“You’re seeing Megatron? He’s the enemy! I knew you had a crush, and you can’t help that, but this is ridiculous!”

You can’t even bring yourself to say anything, but Megatron does it for you, simply sitting there and stammering over himself for a moment before finding the right words.

“I- How- That’s...” Megatron trails off, raising a finger (imagine; “I don’t care that you broke your elbow!” guy pose) before allowing his optical ridge to furrow. “You’re the one giving free airshows with Starscream in the middle of the night!”

Optimus loses all color in his face. Starscream bursts out laughing.

As you can imagine, this ends in Megatron and Optimus beating the shit out of each other and you and Starscream having to stop the fight after sitting there and looking at each other awkwardly for a few moments.

You drag Optimus home as Starscream does the same with Megatron, and you do have an actual, serious, open discussion about it.

“Listen... I hate to say this, but Megatron was right, and I’m sorry. It’s not fair that I get to do what I want in my personal life and you don’t get to do what you want in yours. As long as it doesn’t interfere in our work... You can do what you want. I can tell that, as terrible as he is, he really does love you- I saw it in how he stood up for you back there.”

All you can do is thank him and agree that if he doesn’t talk about your relationship with Megatron, you won’t talk about his with Starscream. You take him back to base and help Ratchet fix him up, then com Megatron to talk about everything that happened and thank him for taking up for you.

“I’m always here whenever you need me, darling. There’s no need to thank me. I’m just glad the issue was resolved.”

“I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

#tfa #transformers animated #AM anon #tf #transformers #asks #requests #request #headcanon #headcanons #drabble #drabbles #ask #my asks #megatron #tfa megatron #megatron x reader #tfa megatron x reader #optimus prime #tfa optimus prime #starscream #tfa starscream #bumblebee #tfa bumblebee #blitzwing #tfa blitzwing

[needs-to-stop-looking-at-valves]

Transformers Siege (WFC) character review!(1/2)

Instead of separating from decepticons and autobots (mainly because of the Predacons and maximals), I’m going to put them in order of which bots I really feel like talking about the most! So, here we go!

*watch for swearing, spoilers, and possible thirst.

/Also, alt modes will NOT be available for this series. They kinda don’t transform too much, and when they do, they hardly let me get a shot, sooo/

Optimus Prime!!; 

This Optimus did a full 180 for not only my opinion, but for his own characterization. This Optimus started out as impulsive, reckless, ignorant of other’s opinions, and quite frankly, was just frustrating to deal with. He was the one who essentially sent the Cybertron into a total fuck storm, and as such, doomed MANY lives, including the one of his love, Elita one. Honestly, Optimus is kinda. Dumb, honestly? He literally sent the live source of Cybertron into the vastness of space, just to keep Megatron from winning the war. Literally, EVERYONE hated him at the start, from Bumblebee to Ratchet. Then, get this- he learned from his mistakes. From Skylynx, to the Optimus Primal, to the soul of Elita, to Optimus and Ratchet and even Megatron- he had so many influences telling him what he did wrong. Towards the end of the series, he became the classic, noble, somewhat self conscious mech we all grew to know and love. Honestly? 9/10. He isn’t perfect. Far from it, but damn Optimus KNOWS this, and that’s so great- I can go all day, you guys (also that one moment where he asked Megatron to forgive him at gunpoint, such a good fucking scene).

Elita one!!; 

I love her. SO much. She’s a QUEEN. She has been ignored, she has been held hostage, she’s been punched and kicked and shot at-my girl has been through hell. And she carries it WELL. Not only is she FINE, but she is bold, smart, and she is STUBBORN in her beliefs. She is also a natural born leader, and I honestly and really appreciate her. Her death was honestly one of the sadder moments, but her soul’s reunion with Optimus was one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen. I wish we saw more of her, honestly and desperately (plus she has so many character interactions, there’s SO many ways you can go about her character, it’s incredible). 10/10 my girl is a fighter and she was so ride or die for Optimus (even though I lowkey ship her with those three little cons, ya’ll know the ones) 💕.

Megatron!!(Siege);

Every Megatron has something different about them. For example, this series has two Megatron’s (three because Galvatron), but we’re talking about the Megatron that we start the series with. The sort of ‘G1’ Megatron. This Megatron has a few...issues. Lips aside, this Megatron has a few things I’d change about him. He’s insane, he’s incredibly selfish, and honestly? His character interactions leave something to be desired, in my opinion. However, he does have a blend of good traits. You guys remember Prime Wars Megatron? How this man refused to go down without being ‘fuck you’ to his opponent? This Megatron had those moments, telling Galvatron right the fuck off when he tried to present him with a decision to join him. I love a Megatron that refuses to back down. I also appreciated the regret he clearly has for stuff he did (we all remember what happened to that one power plant), and I appreciate that In a Megatron. Couple that with the pompous villain aesthetic (he had his own pictures hung up on a wall for fucks sakes). However, he isn’t my favorite Megatron (that’s a tie between Prime/Prime Wars Megatron). 7/10. Fun in some cases, but not someone I think I’ll deem my favorite Megatron.

Megatron!!(beast wars);

This Megatron was kinda doomed from the start. From the issue with his VA (not everyone can be David Kaye, but still), to the odd way he simped over the other Megatron, kinda made me dislike seeing him on the screen. Don’t me wrong, he wasn’t AWFUL, and like everyone else on the show he LOOKED good and his VA did...okay. Listen, he had a REALLY good simp voice. But beast wars Megatron actually saw the old Megatron as an old fool. Now he suddenly worships him? It kinda makes this Megatron look pathetic, and I’m not really into it. 4/10. I’m sorry, but I appreciated him more when he wasn’t on screen.

Ironhide!!; 

He did like. Nothing in this series. He only really spoke to tell Optimus what he did. He’s just so cute and I liked hearing him speak. Not the same Ironhide voice, but still I love him terribly 10/10 he is but a baby waby.

Sideswipe!!;

He did like, two things in total in this series, and BOTH made me feel something. He also misses his brother Sunny and it honestly hurt me. Someone hold and support him, 8/10 this precious bundle of red-

Skyfire!!;

This Skyfire actually starts off as not only a decepticon, but a HIGH ranking decepticon, pretty much Megatron’s second hand. He was pretty decepticon motivated, up until Megatron decided the whole genocide of an entire race was too much for her. Honestly his role was a LOT like MTMTE Impactor in this series. A close believer changed to the opposite side, because Megatron’s dumbass got carried away. This Skyfire died, but up until that, he was determined to help the cause. He was literally willing to have a bomb implanted into him just to prove he was with the autobots. He was bold, stubborn, and everyone he interacted with was GREAT. 8/10. Tbh, probably my second favorite Skyfire (hard to compete with Cyberverse).

Impactor!!;

Pretty much the first time I’ve seen him in a show (at least noticeably) and I appreciated his little debut here. Impactor betrayed the decepticon, and in the best way possible. Not because he thought the cause was wrong, but because he got a super hot medic boyfriend, who JUST so happens to be an autobot. Seriously, ratchet fixed his booboos and Impactor just went ‘Listen I’d die for you’. Did anyone but Ratchet trust him? Nope. Did Mirage like him? Nope. Did we give a shit because he was very literally, ride or die for Ratchet? Also nope. Like this dude deadass was willing to go through the ‘we don’t trust decepticons’ bullshit, JUST because Ratchet swept him off his feet. 10/10, Impactor didn’t deserve to die, he deserved to be the hostile gay to suit the hostile lesbian that was Blackarachnia. 💜

Ratchet!!;

This Ratchet was like. The ONLY Ratchet I’ve ever seen, who just fucking hated Optimus. Seriously, this dude just wanted to be alone with his husband. Wanted NO part of Optimus, no part of Bumblebee, NO ONE. He’s sarcastic, bitter, and he WILL give you shit over Impactor or any of his patients. He’s a sour/sweet old man and even though I wish I saw him more, I love him and adore him with my big ol’ heart. 9/10, everyone can eat my ass I’m not over Impactor still.

Wheeljack!!;

Chaotic bastard. Smartass, dumbass, gay ass, and the first character to say ‘ass’, I love him. He doesn’t play much in terms of actual plot stuff (he’s like, a support character tbh) but the few times he was on screen, I loved him. It was like someone gave Danny Devito a PHD. 8/10, just needed to be able to give more one liners like he deserved.

#reviews #wheeljack #ratchet #impactor #skyfire #sideswipe #ironhide #megatron #elita one #optimus

[mlm-writer]

Transformers Cuddle Headcanons

For Cuddle Up Day 2021.

Transformers Prime, Robots in Disguise 2015 and Rescue Bots

Cuddle Masterlist here

Blades (TFRB):

You are so tiny and when you snuggle into his helm he dies of cuteness 

He never initiates it because he knows he could hurt you if he was a little to rough with you 

When he has a holoform tho, hooo boy 

He is full on all over you when he wants to cuddle

Boulder (TFRB):

He lets you sit between his shoulder and helm 

Sometimes he cuddles you to his chest

He is so gentle there is no way you ever get hurt cuddling him

When he has a holoform he will give you super tight hugs because he finally does not need to be gentle and can hold you tight 

He will fall in love with being a little spoon 

Bumblebee (RID2015):

He is very experienced with dealing with humans and he loved it so much when he is lying down and a human snuggles his helm 

He would be so excited to try cuddling when he has his holoform 

He hyped it so much in his head that it was kinda disappointed irl 

He would be like “and what do we do now?”

He surprises you in his holoform now and then to cuddle 

Chase (TFRB): 

Not a fan of cuddling

Not even when he is in his holoform 

He would very methodically hug you in his holoform whenever you are upset, because he read that physical touch was essential when humans are stressed 

Dr. Graham Burns (TFRB): 

He is awkward during cuddle time, but only in the beginning

He has no idea what to do with his limbs all the time, so you have to tell him before he overthinks it 

Awkward chuckles as you are finally in a comfortable po… no never mind one of you is moving again 

Just cuddling on the couch is easier 

He likes to cuddle, but is uncomfortable doing it with somebody around 

Grimlock (RID2015): 

Ngl you’re scared of this himbo crushing you 

In his holoform he is unlikely to kill you tho 

Grimlock loves to be hugged and petted and cuddled 

He will ask you all the time 

Sometimes he does not ask and just show up in his holoform and find a way to touch you without disturbing you in what you are doing

He is disturbing you and fine let’s cuddle 

Heatwave (TFRB):

Holds you ever so gently to his frame when you’re upset

You have to do a lot of convincing before he agrees to cuddle in his holoform 

He is shocked by how much he likes it 

He is busy af tho, so you have to schedule cuddle sessions

It is ridiculous, but if you don’t something is bound to come up 

But even if you schedule, sometimes duty just calls

Kade Burns (TFRB):

Only a post-coital cuddler 

Not much up for it 

Will still cuddle you if you’re upset or had a bad day 

Puppy eyes will get you everything you desire 

Knockout (TFP):

Ew touching a fleshy

He has a holoform, which he hates

He starts to like it more when you hug him from behind and wow that’s more affection in one second than he has had in eons

Makes time to cuddle a little, but he can’t stand it for super long 

Megatron (TFP):

No time to cuddle… ok a little time to cuddle.

*couple of cuddle sessions later*

“Soundwave, can’t you see I’m busy?”

Soundwave, mentally: bitch you are in your holoform cuddling a human while we are preparing to kill all humans what the fuck 

He likes you sitting in his lap the most 

He does not care how tall you are, his holoform will be taller than you, because he is just like that and also he wants to be the big spoon

Optimus Prime (TFP):

He loves the idea of cuddling, but finds it too risky in bot mode

Holoform however, he loves to cuddle with you

He is very busy all the time, but when you do have time it is filled with cuddles and philosophical discussions 

You also exchange stories about culture with each other 

Predaking (TFP):

He is royalty and expects to be treated as su… he wants to be petted 

Don’t touch him without his permission

If he trusts you, you can just climb all over him and he is cool 

He prefers cuddling in his alt mode 

His holoform is not even human, but a dinosaur/dragon

He wraps himself around you and makes you feel like the most valuable treasure in the universe

No talking, just cuddles 

Well… you can talk, he likes listening to you and learning from you 

Ratchet (TFP):

If you suggest cuddling him in bot mode he will give you a list of safety risks

He double checks if the holoform is even safe for you 

Once he knows for sure, he is willing to cuddle

First time he checks up on you every minute, but he just does not have any experience with cuddling in holoforms 

He does not admit how much he likes it 

He will request it like “if you want to cuddle, I can clear some time in my schedule”

What he means is “hey I don’t wanna inconvenience you, but I’d really like to cuddle”

God forbid anyone sees him doing it though 

Miko caught you guys and he hates it 

Shockwave (TFP): 

Would only cuddle you if he feels like he is in charge of your well-being 

Would even initiate cuddling in that case because of the health benefits 

He would make it a routine and just force you to cuddle when you’re not in the mood

“You may not like this right now, but my research has shown that physical touch will decrease your stress-hormone level, which in turns promotes vital functions of your fragile human body”

He means well

Sideswipe (RID2015): 

He would be really weirded out by the idea of cuddling

Then he has you snuggling into his frame and he melts

It is the first thing he suggests you do when he has his holoform 

Keeps talking during cuddling but it is nice to just sit down together and swap funny stories like that

He moves a little too much tho 

Smokescreen (TFP): 

He would LOVE the idea of cuddling

Ngl he injured you the first time you tried it in bot mode 

Ratchet gave him quite the scolding 

Then he got more careful 

He talks a lot, but he also talks quietly for a change 

Holoform him is still careful, until you play wrestle him and then you lie tangled up, just talking 

He is always down 

Soundwave (TFP): 

You suggest it, he obliges, but finds it highly inefficient to cuddle in bot mode

His holoform does not speak either, but you don’t need him to

He is big spoon

You gotta give him instructions tho, he is a little confused 

Wheeljack (TFP): 

You suggest cuddling and he is like “yeah sure”

He is careful enough not to hurt you but it was c l o s e

He is just as good of a cuddler in his holoform 

Generally not excited about it, but he does enjoy it

#transformers #transformers prime #transformers rescue bots #rid2015 #tfp #tfrb #blades #boulder #chase #graham burns #heatwave #knockout #kade burns #bumblebee #grimlock #megatron #optimus prime #predaking #ratchet #shockwave #soundwave #smokescreen #wheeljack #transformers x reader #gender neutral reader #male reader #cuddle up day 2021 #headcanons

[ask-prime-starscream]

Okay, so hear me out. How about I change that certain movie a bit? Let’s start right when Unicron-Megatron arrives at the field with the Predacon bones and Starscream gets an orgasm thinking his beloved abuser master is back.

I feel so bad for Starscream. He thinks everything is going to be okay again. Megatron is his protector after all. The only one who bothers to keep him around. What’s getting punched in the face and getting ridiculed from time to time when you aren’t left for dead? At least to Starscream it’s a good deal because he is used to abuse. Sometimes I think about a scene where Unicron not only punches Starscream, but threatens to kill him. If Megatron actually had a slither of fondness for Starscream or at least remembered what a total wild card he can be in the grand scheme of things, he could have tried his mind tricks on Unicron like he did with Predaking before.  I don’t know. Just to humanize him a bit. Think more of Starscream than that he suffers entertainingly. Buuut, let’s keep it as canon as we can. Scrap that scene. Let’s focus on things that actually could and should have happened!

When Unicron revives the Predacons, Starscream flees and Shockwave stays back because he is a slow inferior ground vehicle. Well, remember that Starscream pays back his debts? Remember that Shockwave grabbed Starscream at the end of season 3 and probably saved him from imprisonment or death? (I highly doubt the Autobots would have killed Starscream if he had had the chance to “avenge Megatron”, but Starscream just expects the worst from everyone, so...)  Since a horde of zombies is scary either way, Starscream flees at first, but then he decides to help Shockwave, the bot that kept him company and was his comrade after Megatron’s demise. Shockwave is about to be overpowered, but a few missiles give him some room to move again. Zombiecons really are not much better than Vehicons, Predacons or not. Megatron revived a whole army and Optimus and Ratchet had little problem slicing and dicing them all back in season 1. Dark energon is really overrated. It’s worthless actually. Megatron is a fool.

Anyway, as a nice quote from G1 which we know TF series can’t get enough of, Shockwave climbs on Starscream’s vehicle mode and together they can escape. We know Starscream is strong enough to carry Shockwave. He had no problem flying Knock Out around. Shockwave probably thinks that Starscream’s dangerous move was illogical, but Starscream just tells him to shut up.

What happens next? They try to free Knock Out and the Vehicons of course. The more the merrier. With Shockwave around, Knock Out thinks twice about who is gonna be the winning team here and doesn’t stab Starscream in the back over some petty thing. A petty thing I would call the emergency brake writers pull when A: Starscream gets a friend. Or B: Two male characters get some really nice chemistry.

I personally have no problem with Knock Out basically being a spineless Starscream who believes in nothing but his looks. What I have a problem with is the way he is treated. He is fucking dangerous and came pretty close to killing some members of team Prime. However, “No Autobot except Cliffjumper dies in this series by Decepticon hand” syndrome prevented that. He doesn’t believe in any of the Autobots’s morals. He doesn’t care if humanity gets wiped out. He has no honor, no loyalty. He contributes absolutely nothing in the fight against Unicron. The Autobots shouldn’t have treated him like a longtime member of team Prime. He shouldn’t have gotten away scot-free at the end of the movie as if he was actually good! It’s so unsatisfying and completely unearned! Breakdown, Starscream, even Dreadwing would have been better candidates for the turncoat. But nah, fuck actual character, Knock Out is cute and funny! He shall be good now! WRONG! Knock Out is a chicken shit opportunist, who will follow the faction in power. He would have submitted to Unicron if Unicron wasn’t about complete annihilation. Something like that shouldn’t be rewarded. If RiD did one thing right, it was showing Knock Out to be uncaring about Autobot stuff and just racing around on earth. So. Phew. Rant over. We will have none of that shit here. Decepticons and Autobots are at a standoff. And Bee won’t pull his dumb “Do you believe me or your own eyes?” shit either. Instead we do something else.

Arcee knows that Starscream follows somewhat of an honor code. He had saved her from Airachnid and spared her life. So she tries to actually bargain with him. While the other Autobots are more like “The heck are you trying here, Arcee?”, she starts talking about whether Starscream really wants to abandon Cybertron and lose it to destruction, this time irreversible. After all, he had put so much effort in reviving it, getting the keys and all. Bee maybe catches on and strokes his ego and Starscream is like “Whoah, what you guys say isn’t even that wrong...!” Shockwave is skeptical, Knock Out just wants to be safe, but everyone comes to the conclusion that together, Autobots and Decepticons, they might have a chance. And so they do their all to fight for their home. And with “do their all” I mean it. They use everything. The Autobots free Soundwave from the shadow zone and if there is one good thing about Soundwave, it’s that he follows Starscream’s orders. Without Megatron, Starscream is the leader of the Decepticons, just like he had been in season 1. Also the prospect of beating Unicron out of Megatron’s body might motivate him too.

So they fly with the Nemesis to Primus’s anus and get battle ready. 

In order to give the Zombiecons the smallest attack surface, they position themselves accordingly. Every Iaconic artifact gets used. Immobilizer, phaseshifter, shield... the Nemesis’s cannons... It’s a crazy fight and everybody is contributing. And then Starscream says “I would have never thought I’d die side by side with a grounder” to Knock Out and Knock Out responds with “How about side by side with a friend?” and... Maybe we even get some nice Autobot/Decepticon teamwork. Some really nice, fanservice-y shit. But the battle is hard and even with the Predacons joining them, they are about to be overwhelmed...

Until Prime and Wheeljack show up. Unicron finally enters the battle himself and Optimus and him start an epic fight surrounded by Autobots, Decepticons, Predacons and zombies. It seems like Prime will actually win and the morale is high. Until Unicron throws him to the ground and stabs him, Megatron screaming in his head. That’s not how Megatron had intended for their eon-long fight to end. He is overcome by guilt and regret. After all, his tinkering with Unicron’s blood had caused this outcome. Him, being nothing but a puppet, killing the one he once called his friend. 

The Autobots are devastated and unbelieving. The Decepticons are more like “Oh no, I guess...” Then Bee pulls his leader potential out of his aft since it’s time not for gods and Primes to define destiny, but for the average man! He quickly advises everyone to focus on Unicron and keep him occupied, never letting him target just one and overwhelm them, but having an advantage thanks to their quantity. Wheeljack holds Primus’s spark box like a hot potato asking what to do with it now and Bee says, they’ll get it where it belongs. So all of our good flyers are supposed to get the box to the core. Predaking, Skylynx, Darksteel, Soundwave, Starscream eye each other like “Is that a good idea?”, but there is no better plan. One of them holds the box while the others flank him, protecting him from any potential Zombiecons slipping through the now far weaker protection of the remaining bots. Unicron becomes aware of what is happening and follows them. With his super ultra speed he quickly catches up and the flyers have to throw the box from one to the other in order to get it out of Unicrons reach. Once more they show how important camaraderie, teamwork and friendship is... eh... even if all the flyers are Decepticons and Predacons, lol... Like... Like this is a GOOD moral, okay?! Different species working together, even though they were evil or kinda evil... there is worth in life, even if said life wasn’t always pure.

Eventually, one of them opens the box and throws it in a last ditch effort towards the core, reviving Primus. The sparks burst towards the sky and Unicron’s spirit is ripped from Megatron’s body, carried to who knows where... whatever Primus deems right.

Now, everything is good, isn’t it? Well, not for Megatron. He doesn’t have a place on the new Cybertron and chooses the exile. But Starscream is having nothing of that. Cybertron is theirs to take now, isn’t it? The Decepticons agree and Bee and the Autobots are like “Really?!?”, while the Predacons are like “Whatever... don’t try shit with us, though.”

Megatron is absolutely against any more carnage and says the war had been a mistake. Starscream can’t believe what he is hearing. Everything he ever did, was for nothing? All the losses? All the beatings? He tries to convince Megatron and tells him what he had done in his name. Cloned more Predacons, tried to avenge him. He is loyal for fuck’s sake!! He is like Megatron has always wanted him to be! Now that is all wrong and he had suffered uselessly?

Megatron just says, that Starscream had wasted his time. Then he wants to fly off, but Starscream holds him back, grabbing his arm. How can Megatron leave him now?! Megatron pushes him away and hurts his wing so he won’t get any ideas of following him before he transforms and flies away. 

Starscream is devastated. He has a breakdown. He reaches for his hurt wing and Knock Out is the first by his side, hearing him cry: “I can’t be alone again!” Knock Out shakes his head, smiling faintly. “But you have us.” Indeed. Even Soundwave was just disillusioned by Megatron’s sudden antics. There is no use following such a coward.

Autobots and Decepticons form a shaky peace agreement for now, everyone having to deal with the losses of their leaders and their almost destruction. The tone is somber, but Cybertron lives again. It is time for a new beginning...

#Starscream #Megatron #Arcee #Knock Out #Shockwave #long post #wall of text

[thanksjro]

More Than Meets the Eye #29 - The One Where Everyone Gets Super Shiny

Our issue opens up with Swerve laying down the Story So Far in the Exposition Dimension.

Fantastic, you funky little man.

If Swerve looks like he’s been tossed through the car wash a few dozen times, it’s because this is where our new colorist comes in! Everyone, please say hello to Joana Lafuente- known for her love of gradients and attention to light sources, this actually isn’t the first time we’ve run into her. Lafuente worked on colors for several issues of The Transformers (2009), Last Stand of the Wreckers #3, and a few issues of MTMTE Season 1. However, she was matching the styles of her co-colorists on a majority of these, so we haven’t seen her style properly until now.

Getting into the story proper, Cyclonus is busying himself with staring out the window at a PNG of space, as he is wont to do, when he hears the tell-tale sound of tires squealing down the hall towards his room. Oh, goodness, whoever could that be?

Nearly forgot about him, didn’t you? Yeah, it’s a little difficult to follow up on things like a character’s recovery from a horrific disease when you’ve got comic event contract obligations to deal with.

After getting tackled by Tailgate, who reminds us all about the time he stuck his dirty little fingers into a dude’s brain meat, Cyclonus takes the little nerd on a walk through the ship.

You’re not going to convince me to reread “Dark Cybertron”. I don’t care how much of a marshmallow you are, it’s not happening.

They’re passed by Megatron and a bunch of crew members carrying that coffin we saw at the end of last issue down the corridor, Tailgate has a moment, and we get a taste of Cyclonus’ distaste for the Autobots as a whole. Tailgate is mildly offended by this, as he gropes his chest in distain, showing off his shiny new Autobot badge- a gift for not dying a terrible, gruesome death.

Good job, Tailgate. Proud of you.

They’re also passed by an absolutely blitzed Jackpot and Mainframe, the former singing Tailgate’s Tyrest-stopping praises as the latter carts him over to the Medibay to deal with the almost alcohol poisoning he’s got going on. Cyclonus remarks that Tailgate was missed, though Tailgate can’t help but wonder if that’s really true.

Y’all like slowburn romance, right? Because these two dumbasses have been roommates for two years, and we’ve just gotten to the point where physical contact can happen without one of them needing to be dying.

Anyway, it’s been a good day for Tailgate so far. Let’s hope it stays that way for the little dude.

...And that’s a series wrap on Tailgate! Let’s give him a hand, folks!

Hopping back in time to Megatron’s trial, things get underway, as Optimus Prime takes a nap in the judge’s bench as Gripper- whose name you don’t need to remember, as he’s not actually important- tells everyone about how brutal the Decepticon Justice Division is, even to Autobots. Which isn’t really supposed to be their deal, given their, y’know, name, but I suppose nobody’s perfect.

Up in the stands, in an… opera box, I guess? Rodimus is watching the proceedings, when Atomizer walks in. Which I guess you can just do in a Cybertronian court case. Sure.

Atomizer, in case you forgot, is the dude who has a bow and arrow, and used to be an interior designer.

Say, didn’t Whirl has a bow and arrow in the last issue when he attacked Megatron? Mighty curious, that.

Rodimus and Atomizer briefly reflect on the DJD, recalling the horror that was Vos- not that Vos, the other one. Rodimus would really just rather this all be over with so the Lost Light can get back to finding the Knights of Cybertron, and it’s at this point that Atomizer breaks out a thing he really ought not have- the count for the vote on whether or not Rodimus should stay on as captain. Rodimus doesn’t want to look at it, because it was supposed to be anonymous for a reason, and tells Atomizer to destroy the list entirely.

Hm, that’s not a terribly determined face there, Rodimus.

Back in the present, specifically in Swerve’s, Groove is threatening to break Streetwise’s arm, as we get the downlow on just what exactly our Legislator buddy’s deal is. Turn’s out, Swerve got one of the things reprogrammed, so that he follows not the Autobot Code, but something else entirely.

Hey, Swerve?

I don’t expect you to know this, because I don’t think you were present when they revealed this information to the readers, but… your new bouncer is made of people. He’s a dude made of other dudes, namely the Circle of Light. There’s a chance that you reprogrammed a sentient being, my good bitch.

Anyway, Swerve’s in a fucking mood because his shoulder hurts, someone’s stealing his shit, and Megatron has joined the narrative. Over at a nearby table, Skids, Nautica, and Riptide take a gander at the tabloids. Trailcutter, who is positively smashed, to the point where he’s just leaking booze out of his face like it’s his job, isn’t terribly interested in that, however.

What an astute observation, Riptide. And people say you’re stupid!

Trailcutter wants to drink some more, because it’s very likely he’s got a problem, but the mention of “Megatron’s super fuel” makes him feel like it’s time to stop hounding Swerve and start performing crimes.

Back during the trial, we get to Starscream’s testimony. He’s wearing his crown. He’s acting like a self-righteous asshole, as he defends Megatron.

Well, “defend” in the technical, legal sense, I suppose.

But really it’s more about him insulting Megatron’s intelligence, strength, and courage, in front of a LOT of people, while also trying to make himself look better in the war crime department. Megatron doesn’t appreciate this very much, if his murder-face is anything to go by.

Megatron lets Ultra Magnus (his defender, if you’ll recall) know that he wants a private word, and court goes into a brief recess.

Back in the present, Nightbeat’s busy looking at a pin-up of Rung’s alt-mode, when someone knocks on his door. That someone is Chromedome, who’s trying to solve the mystery of The Missing Declaration of Love. Not that he says that specifically out loud.

You two were married, why- okay. No point in yelling at this digital copy of a comic book.

Anyway.

So, the whole screaming thing only happened the one time, and everything was back to normal on subsequent plays of Rewind’s message. Nightbeat seems to be leaning towards the depressive isolating getting to Chromedome, which Chromedome responds to by telling him to get the fuck out. Alas, someone’s blocking the door!

YO WHAT THE FUCK-

Back with Trailcutter’s subplot, our drunken friend is in the middle of breaking into the Medibay. Our trio of cool-colored pals watch him from back at the bar, by way of a laptop that looks like it was built the same year I was born.

As Trailcutter attempts to commit a crime, Megatron, Ultra Magnus, and Ratchet pass by, trying to figure out how to handle the whole coffin situation. Trailcutter’s about to punch the locks off a door, and Nautica decides that this is where she’s going to draw the line today, leaving the gaggle of fools to their shenanigans. Then Tailgate glomps Skids, throwing the computer to the ground and breaking it, as Trailcutter finds the door to the Medibay magically open.

If you don’t know what glomping is, there’s a 60% chance that you’re not old enough to vote in the US.

Trailcutter sneaks into the Medibay, we get a reminder that Ambulon is super dead, and Trailcutter commits theft from a food bank. What a guy.

This is the point where security shows up, armed with a great deal of guns, one of which is Megatron himself. Trailcutter, instead of feeling super powerful, actually feels positively awful after consuming Megatron’s rations of “super fuel”. Because he, as an Autobot, doesn’t want to be within 50 yards of Megatron, Trailcutter breaks out the forcefields the moment the guy approaches him. And oh, what a doozy this one is.

Trailcutter’s gotten himself a fancy new trick- this forcefield he’s broken out lasts for a solid half-hour, and he can’t turn it off. I’m sure that won’t bite him in the ass at any point in the near future, no-siree!

Back in the past, Rattrap is commending Starscream on playing the field and getting the public slightly more on his side, but Starscream’s too busy patting himself on the back to really pay attention. He knew damn well that Megatron wouldn’t like what he had to say on the stand, and now things are finally looking up for ol’ Screamer.

Over with Optimus Prime, Slamdance is showing off how the general public is really into this whole “folks being held accountable for their actions” thing.

In the present, Chromedome and Nightbeat seem to have remembered they have alt-modes and are driving down the hall back to Nightbeat’s room- wonder what the speed limit for the Lost Light is?- and discuss just what the hell happened. The current theory is that the Rewind they saw was a Data Ghost- a collection of information so dense, it had a not-quite-physical presence that wasn’t 100% removed when he died.

Which is a little fucked up, but let’s see where this goes.

Nightbeat undoes the 40,000 locks on his door while Chromedome bleeds guilt all over the shag carpet over the fact that he hasn’t been looking for Dominus Ambus like he said he would.

C’mon James, gimme that Chromedominus endgame.

Nightbeat finally opens the door to find a small problem.

Hm. That’s… not normal.

Over in the Medibay, Trailcutter’s bubble has burst, allowing Megatron to slap him in the back of the head. This head-slapping induces his FIM chip permanently, making it so that he can never get drunk again.

Weird party trick, Megatron. Kinda shitty, really.

Megatron then gives Trailcutter the job of director of security, because he needs direction in his life. Trailcutter just sort of takes what he’s given, because I suppose you can’t really argue with a guy who can literally slap you sober, and also threatens to destroy you if you fuck up even once. Nice, Megs. Nice.

MEGATRON THAT’S BEEN SITTING LIKE THAT FOR OVER HALF AN HOUR YOU FUCKING WET NOODLE

So, since there’s mystery juice all over the floor and no one’s died, Megatron assumes that the coffin ought to be fine to crack open.

Please note that Megatron is not a medical professional, and his views are now peer reviewed by medical professionals. Megatron is in no way endorsed by the WHO.

Anyway, Rodimus is in there.

Pretty fucked up.

Back in the past, recess is over, and Ultra Magnus comes bearing bad news- Megatron wants to change his plea to “innocent.” This gets about the reaction one would expect from just about anyone.

Well, except Rodimus, who’s too busy reading that list that he wanted destroyed. He’s very sad about it.

I know, what a bummer!

#transformers #jro #MTMTE #world shut your mouth #issue 29 #maccadam #Hannzreads #text post #long post #comic script writing

[antagonistchan]

really long post sorry lol but i have so many thoughts about this that i so desperately need to get out

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Cheating in Transformers.

For some backstory; I’ve vaguely known about Transformers as long as I can remember (I had a bunch of Armada minicons as a little kid, and my Dad liked G1 when he was a kid and told me about it a couple times (and eventually I inherited his old toys)). And then I really got into Transformers myself in 2006 when I was 8 years old, when I started watching Transformers: Cybertron (which was already over halfway done at that point, oops, but still). And then I got REALLY into Transformers myself in 2008, when I truly discovered the Transformers fandom (I discovered tfwiki, and I discovered a couple Transformers youtubers who I actually still follow today, and I realized that I wanted to start collecting Transformers...); ever since then, I’ve been a hardcore Transformers fan. Transformers has consistently been at least one of my biggest fandoms this whole time. And most of the time it’s my absolute biggest, I’ve just had a couple phases here and there of thinking “maybe I care about this other thing just as much as if not more than Transformers” (most notably during my Vocaloid phase from 2015-2018). My favorite video game of all time is the Mass Effect trilogy, and a couple weeks ago I was thinking “there’s probably nothing that could ever top Mass Effect as my all-time favorite game” and then a week later I realized “Actually, no, there’s one thing that could potentially push Mass Effect aside, and that would be my dream Transformers game”.

So, I'm currently 23, I got into Transformers when I was 8, and I’ve been a hardcore fan since I was ten. More than half of my life. Way more than half of my conscious life since the first few years don’t really count.

So, with that context in mind, returning to the point of this post: Cheating.

I don’t like it when Transformers cheat. The robot mode and the altmode are extremely important to me, but ultimately, the most important part of a Transformer is the transformation between the two itself. And when it’s cheating, I feel a little... well, cheated.

Point 1: Bayverse. When I first saw the Bayverse designs, I was immediately put off because I knew that those designs couldn’t translate into toys without cheating. The only toys that even remotely approach movie-accurate transformations are Masterpieces and old Leader-class toys, and even then it’s not fully there. So like, the Bayverse designs feel like they’re missing the point of Transformers. And remember, I was a kid back then. I’m not saying I was a super mature kid or anything; rather, I was put off because of my childlike priorities. I wanted a toy that didn’t lie to me.

The Bumblebee-style designs are a step in the right direction; the characters are all actually recognizable as themselves now. But the whole design philosophy is still wildly out of scale with what’s actually possible in a toy. And god, as I get older, the more and more I do actually understand the appeal of the Bayverse design philosophy. It is a really cool and creative and interesting design philosophy. But it’s a good design philosophy for a movie, NOT for a toy. So even though I actually appreciate the Bayverse style now, it still stings that it doesn’t really understand toys, and the only Bayverse-style toys I’d ever be willing to buy are the insanely expensive ones.

(Also, it’ll always sting at least re: non-Bumblebee designs that the most high-profile part of the brand for so long was one of the least representative, and was so radically different from everything else. To a lot of people, Bayverse is Transformers. If those people are hardcore fans... I don’t mind too much that Bayverse defined Transformers for them. I can’t fully relate, but I do relate a little (these movies have been around and huge for more than half of my life, I definitely have some nostalgia for them), and they clearly have a lot of love for it and that largely placates me. But the fact that Bayverse also defined Transformers to a lot of casual consumers- THAT makes me wildly uncomfortable)

I had a similar initial reaction to Animated’s designs, but then Animated’s designs actually won me over because the designers used some sort of blood magic to make the toys actually work. The toys actually transform the way they do in the show! Incredible! And even at reasonable prices, and looking good in both modes (at worst, there’s some minor kibble and visible robot bits)! They actually did understand the point of Transformers, and I feel ashamed for having ever doubted them! Animated is actually one of the highest points of Transformers, both in media and in the toys! God, I love Animated!

Point 2: Speaking of Animated, we gotta talk about Wreck-Gar.

And by “We gotta talk about Wreck-Gar”, I mean “Wreck-Gar is actually perfectly fine and everyone’s way too harsh on him”. Animated Wreck-Gar is one of the most infamous backpack-formers, and backpack-forming is one of the most infamous methods of cheating.... but honestly, with Wreck-Gar, it doesn’t feel like cheating at all.

Yeah, he’s got most of a dump truck hanging off his back... but it feels like that’s the point. A dump truck is already just a cargo delivery system, so with Wreck-Gar, it just feels like the robot is still just a cargo delivery system. He doesn’t have a backpack because he’s poorly-designed, he has a backpack because he has a backpack.

That’s not to say the backpack-forming doesn’t have any issues. It does still create two problems- that is, it restricts his waist articulation and gives him balance issues. Those are both unfortunate. But it’s not cheating.

Kibble doesn’t feel like cheating if it feels like it’s supposed to be there.

Point 3: Fake kibble.

CHUG toys like to cheat a lot, especially lately.

For instance, PotP Punch/Counterpunch. Counterpunch’s chest is not the actual windows; the real windows are in his feet and slot over Counterpunch’s chest.

This is... kinda clever. It’s still cheating, but the fake thing is just hidden inside the real one, so everything’s kinda in the same place.

But again, it is still cheating, and I feel like cheating misses the point for me.

In this case, they’re clearly cheating because it makes the two modes look better. And they’re right. If the altmode used Counterpunch’s real chest, it’d be too small; and if Counterpunch used the altmode’s real windows, it’d be too big. I get it. But I just don’t think that’s worth the cheating.

But much like actual kibble, sometimes fake kibble doesn’t feel like cheating.

Optimus Prime has had many many toys with fake cheating over the years, because they’ve experimented with so many ways for him to transform but like to keep his design mostly intact (hell, that’s part of why they’ve experimented so much- Floro Dery’s take on his design is really hard to replicate in a toy). And they have varying levels of “does this feel like cheating”.

Classics Voyager Optimus Prime is cool, but his fake kibble is absolutely cheating.

Powermaster Prime doesn’t feel like cheating at all to me. Part of that is because in the Masterforce anime (which I saw before I’d even seen the toy), they don’t hide how he actually transforms in the slightest. They show him transforming, and he transforms like the toy. There, it feels like they just wanted him to transform different, but wanted to keep the iconic details, rather than making him transform different for the sake of the iconic details.

Earthrise Optimus Prime’s fake kibble is mostly cheating, but the way it cheats is actually so interesting that, if I force myself to think of it the way I think of Powermaster Prime- pretend that it admits it transforms funny- I can actually accept it as somewhat not cheating.

But there’s one Optimus Prime that doesn’t use fake kibble at all and still ends up with a Floro Dery-accurate robot mode. I really love the way this Optimus Prime transforms.

It just fucking sucks that this Optimus Prime’s vehicle mode is so bad that even I- who prioritizes the transformation above the vehicle mode- am willing to say “Wow, this toy is garbage”.

I’m speaking of Classics Deluxe Optimus Prime. The robot mode isn’t as good as Earthrise’s, but it was good at the time, and god, that transformation is absolutely beautiful. But jesus, that vehicle mode is ugly as shit. I really wish they’d give Classics Deluxe’s general design another go, have an Optimus that transforms just about the same way but doesn’t have the worst fucking vehicle mode of all time.

Point 4: Partsforming.

I don’t usually like partsforming. I have a hard time accepting Earthrise Cliffjumper even though it’s mostly very good because the partsforming is so much.

But sometimes- and I think you might be noticing a pattern after the kibble and fake kibble bits- partsforming doesn’t feel like cheating for me.

Partsforming typically feels right when it actually gets so egregious that it loops back around to being Really Good, Actually.

For instance, RiD01 Ultra Magnus. His entire vehicle mode basically splits in half, and one half becomes his legs while the other half becomes everything else. The fact that he has to split in half so dramatically and then recombine equally dramatically makes it feel like an inventive and unique transformation instead of a cheat.

#antagonist originals #transformers #maccadam #long post #i might turn this post into a video essay someday #so i'll also tag it as #reference #so that i can keep the link handy