this was from 2ish years ago when i was starting a swap au where everyone switched places
the other rescue bots (quickshadow blurr hightide nd salvage) would have switch with the main team and the other humans (haley, evan, amy, prsicilla and madeline) would switch the the burns family
morroco and greene would switch as well, tho instead of being from the past they would be from the future
I have more on it its just been so long i can elaborate more if theres interest
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Rescue Bots: Swap AU
The 'bots are humans and the humans are 'bots. This is just the main four Rescue Bots and the Burns family. I might add other characters if this gets popular. But Optimus stays a Bot.
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Human Heatwave:
Heath Wayne - Mixed: Cuban/Black - 23 - He/him - Bisexual
Born and raised in Griffin Rock. Only child. His parents were killed by burglars when he was twelve. Wound up being rescued. He was taken in by the Burnses, who were retired rescuers and childless. He got to do Teen Pioneers on the island. Just after he turned 18, he inherited the firehouse and trained to be a firefighter.
There was more of a rescue team before. They all either died, retired, or left. They thought "Heath Wayne" sounded like "Heatwave" so they started calling him that. He mentioned it one time around Blockade. Then he started using that since it was easier to remember. Gradually everyone started calling him Heatwave.
Human Chase:
Chase Dean - Mixed: White/Japanese- 23 - He/him - Homosexual
Born in Griffin Rock. Grew up an only child. Moved away as a toddler and didn't return until high school. He spent all of his years of school homeschooled. He went to real class in high school. Did Lad Pioneers on the mainland. Super autistic. Social cues? Never heard of her. He went to the police academy and quickly ranked up. When the running police cheif died on duty, he got the position.
The only one who uses his given name.
Human Boulder:
Pōhaku Akana - Hawiian - 22 - He/it - Panromantic/Ace spectrum
Born on the mainland. He was always huge into nature. Only child so he read and drew a lot. Was fascinated by plants. Did Lad Pioneers on the mainland. Moved to Griffin Rock when he was a high school junior. Then everyone kinda just did. He did online classes for college and has a degree in botany. Is going to Grimskey Tech as well. Passionate about everything. Joined the rescue team as an engineer but has gotten training to handle emergencies and stressful situations.
Nobody in school could pronounce his real name. The art teacher asked to call him Boulder and he agreed.
Human Blades:
Blaise Nuage - French - 21 - He/they - Panromantic/Demisexual
Grew up the middle child of five. The older sisters were Claudia (26, she/her) and Camille (24, she/they). The younger siblings were Olive (17, they/them) and Andre (15, he/she). He was babied by the older ones and he babies the younger ones. Their parents weren't that involved so Claudia was the responsible one. The siblings were all really close, growing up on the mainland. They moved to Griffin Rock when he was in middle school. Did Lad and Teen Pioneers on the island. He stayed when he graduated but the rest of the family moved back.
Blaise did pretty well in school and trained as a doctor for a short time. He hated flying but becoming an EMT helped him out in the field. He got familiar with one helicopter and got his pilot's license. Moved into the firehouse to join the team. They were content until the Bots showed up. Then things got weird.
Dartswift misheard his name as "Blades" so she called him that. It caught on with the team and soon all of Griffin Rock just knew him as Blades.
Bot Chief:
Strongshield - Blue - He/him - Straight Ally
The oldest of the team by a lot. His creators were Rescue Bots as well. They gave their Energon to a ship full of people and saved countless lives. He vowed to join the Rescue Bots in their honor. Strongshield used to have a different team but they all died on separate occasions. When he was done mourning he was put in charge of a group of young adults. He formed a close bond with each of them. He becomes a "father" figure to them all.
Chase told him about an officer he used to know named Charleston. He was the chief before he was shot. Strongshield decided he rather liked that name, so chase started calling him Charlie.
Bot Kade:
Blockade - Yellow - He/it - Bisexual
Trained to handle explosions and fires on Cybertron. His life-givers were both killed when he was a sparkling. He was raised in the Rescue Bots' base. He always admired Strongshield. He always blocked people out but made an exception when he met his team.
When he started calling Heath "Heatwave," Heath started calling him "Kade" for short. It was easier for both to remember.
Bot Dani:
Dartswift - Gray/Orange - She/her - Bisexual
Had a decent childhood on Cybertron. She played lots of sports. Was always into flying and had a flight mode before. Her carrier taught her about health so she learned medical procedures. She joined the Rescue Bots to put her talents to good use. Never had siblings and her relationship with her life givers wasn't good. They died when she was young and she spent the rest of her youth with the Rescue Bots.
Blaise started calling her Dani, after a character in a show they both liked.
Bot Graham:
Spectrogram- Blue-green - He/him - Bisexual
He grew up picked on a lot. He spent more time studying and experimenting than socializing. He never enjoyed nature. His creators never exactly cared for him. He found support and comfort in Strongshield. He joined the Rescue Bots as an engineer but almost failed the actual rescue training. Spectrogram ended up getting into Sigma 17 because Strongshield favored him among a group.
Boulder, and eventually everyone, start calling him "Gram" for short. Somehow it got spelled "Graham" and they went with it.
Bot Cody:
Codebreaker - Brown/Green - He/him - Polysexual
Spent his first years on Cybertron. When he was a sparkling his creators took him on a trip to another solar system while working. They died during this and codebreaker wound up safe in stasis. The Rescue Bots found and kept him. They never got him back to Cybertron.
He was kept with the team. Optimus found a small buggy for him to scan. He wants to be a racecar. Optimus and Strongshield won't let him. Boulder just kinda started calling him Cody because it sounded right. It caught on pretty quick.
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WAIT THE STAFF BOTS SWAP WITH THE WET FLOOR BOTS? :0
Also, who's the "lost" one that's behind an attraction and gets harassed by said Staff Bots?
Not thrilled over the results, but here they are!
I will refer to Swap!WFB as "PatBot" as an ode to the nickname "patpat" and Swap!StaffBot "MopBot," but their actual names are unaltered and switched :o) [please ignore that MopBot is already a bot's name. I am switching that one to SweepBot thank you for your time]
Wet Floor Bot plays "Happy Fazbear Birthday" when chilling at a spill and plays the same thing but faster when GOING to a spill! This as well as the hat are to mimic whistling janitors!
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I know it's a common line of thinking through the fandom to assume that the Earthspark Decepticons were/are recruits from the lower castes in Cybertronian society or Megatron being a laborer, even into Earthspark given how much it borrows from IDW. However I'm wondering if turns out that Megatron is from an upper caste and was put into some situation where he lost his wealth/privileges and was forced to become a miner/laborer. Either that or they turn the tables with Megatron being a data clerk, which would be hilarious to picture, though given ES Megatron's interest in history, it could be somewhat fitting. Or maybe he was a manual laborer like Orion Pax.
I feel like what'd be likely, since he's taking more from his idw influences while optimus is taking more from his g1 influences, is the miner / manual labor route, which gives us the opportunity of them having worked together for longer before the war thsn anticipated, but him having came from perhaps a higher military rank than anticipated would be fascinating (reminds me a tidge of tfa Megatron or beast wars Megatron tbh??)
As would him having been a data clerk, it'd make us ask so many fun questions and would cause interesting parallels between him and other versions of Optimus(after all in this series it was Megs who threw the Allspark through the spacebridge, not the usual Optimus)
I'm going to think so much about dataclerk!Megatron now ddhdhdh
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The funny thing about a TFP Humanformers AU is that if you’re changing the bots to humans, that leave the question of if the humans are bots or the humans are not, because if the Autobot Decepticon faction division still exists and the war is ongoing you’d kinda just… be left with random robot children that got involved somehow.
I mean, cybertronian Fowler makes sense given he’s a military man and primary human liaison for the Autobots already, flipping him around potentially means that he’s a military ranked bot hiding on Earth under the protection of the Autobots. The cybertronian version of MECH too makes sense as the ‘Decepticons’ of this switched universe, probably being Shockwave wannabes and dissecting human cadavers or vivisecting live subjects in the pursuit of alien interests; stereotypical alien behaviour according to Earth media. Heck, robo Fowler and mecha Silas can have PERSONAL beef or at least a history of knowing each other to the point that the Autobots are warned of a more insidious alien curiousity.
But the kids being on Earth is like… harder? Aside from explaining why they’re on a completely different planet (if it even IS based on Earth) you also gotta consider the gimmick that these kids get themselves into danger mostly thanks to the headstrong enthusiast and overeager Miko dragging the others along, and idk about you but if I saw a giant robot kid come across a fresh battlefield and say anything remotely positive about it, I’d probably just give up and turn the other direction.
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Are you isolated, bored, wanna do crafty stuff or write postcards?
You can. Just pay postage.
I've been on Swap-bot.com for about 10 years, off and on. The site has a lot of issues I think, because it really hasn't had infrastructure updated since then and the owners have pretty much moved on. Would love some alternatives that aren't just postcards.
On Swap-bot, you can swap anything! Books, puzzles, letters, craft supplies, fabric, whatever you want. The trades are randomized unless you set up 'private swaps,' so you get to meet all sorts of new people. Many trades are inclusive. For example, my letter swaps can be typed instead of written. Hard time writing small for a postcard? Send a greeting card. You don't get left out just because of that.
Anyone 18 and up can join. YES, 18 even if the adult age in your country is 15 or 16. Doesn't matter. The site is based in the US and the adult age of consent is 18. It's free to join and free to start swapping. You just have to pay postage for whatever you mail out.
Here's a small sample of trades for Jan-Feb 2024. Most of them are hosted by me. There are dozens and dozens of swaps monthly. There are Christian-only ones, Pagan ones, "anybody" ones, stuff like e-mails telling your favourite stories, playlist swaps, all sorts of stuff!
Most of my swaps are 1 stamp or emailed. This year, I can't afford to mail outside the US, but many swaps DO! "Location" means a specific area typed in, so you can trade only in Austria if you want to.
I have a blog talking about some SB basics and expectations. There's a HUGE help guide and forum on the site, too!
I'd love to have more people join us. The more, the merrier. Tumblr has our own community but I know a lot of us are also zine makers, writers, music lovers, and generally creative people.
I don't want to post more 'popular' swaps of endless stickers, paper samples/scraps, etc. I also want to do more interesting things in 2024- sketches of your favourite trees! Themed small art projects to motivate people to make stuff! Celebrating Friday the 13th and International Cat Day! Tell me your favourite local lore.
Look up NigatsuBebe on Swap-bot.com to find my swaps.
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