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I like this!!! Yes!

cybertronain body laungue + optic stuff

This is vary messy, mostly for personal use. I had all these rules written down, but I thought a visual guide would be better.

extra notes

how a bot usually holds their plating can tell you a lot about them,

it can also tell you a bit about their relationship with others depending on how they hold it around them

Some bots are more expressive with their plating than others.

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That’s me! I’m a tortoiseshell Main-coon cat!

Is there a therian flag for a tortoiseshell cat or tortoiseshell coloured mainecoon or just a mainecoon flag?

Here is a tortoiseshell/calico cat flag! The colors are of course for the coat colors of these cats. The 3 lines in the middle are for both the 1 male for every 3000 female calicos/torties, as well as the XXY genetic pattern of male torties (males with this coloration are always intersex).

Maine coon flag! The wiggly stripes on the side are representative of the range of colors maine coons can be. It also represents the smokey, wispy fur on their ears and cheeks. The two trees on the side represent the size of maine coons in comparison to other cats. They are also a feature of Maine's state flag, where the Maine coon originated. The star in the middle of the Theta Delta is another feature of the Maine state flag.

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On the topic of Cats the musical, I drew The Rum Tum Tugger a while back- I love his character so much. I might draw him again!

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Cats the musical brings me so much joy for little to no reason, what can I say

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1-2) robotkin (Cybertronian) cat therian (tortoise shell cat) (I talk about my being a cat a lot less)

3) Any shift of mine is most often in relation to me being a cat. It’s usually about my paws and tail. I don’t get cameo shifts. As for me being robotkin, that’s my resting state if that makes sense? I don’t really shift much as a robot from what I can tell, it’s always just been there in the background.

4) I experience being a cat therian mostly through meowing, or pawing/kneading. Being robotkin to me is mostly mental. I experience it through my social behaviors and such.

5) I don’t actually know much about the community itself. I’m just sort of me. I’m trying to branch out

6) tails and ears! Looking in a reflective surface and seeing them makes me feel so happy. Also just typing and acting as I do.

7) I feel weird about not physically having a tail, I feel bad that my mind doesn’t have the functions it should as a Cybertronian

8) find a group of people it’s safe to confide that your alterhuman in, if you can. It sucks to keep it to yourself AND potentially get made fun of!

9) i have never had nor wanted to have gears. As a bot, i have wires and such. Very minimal gears

10-11) I have no idea. But if anyone else wants to fill out the questions from the original post? Go for it!

(Please excuse typos)

If you are a alterhuman, reblog and answer these questions!

(don't be afraid to write a lot, do what you want ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯)

1/ Which category of alterhumanity do you belong to?

2/ What/who is/are your type(s)? (if you have any)

3/ Do you experience shifts? If so, can you tell us your most common shifts and your strangest cameo shift (if you've ever had a cameo shift)?

4/ How do you experience your alterhumanity in everyday life?

5/ What do you think of the community?

6/ What are the things that make you most comfortable and euphoric in your alterhumanity?

7/ Are you experiencing species dysphoria?

8/ What advice would you like to say to a young alterhuman who has just awakened?

9/ Do you have/want to have gears?

10/ Do you know/have any theories about the origin of your alterhumanity? If so, tell us! (all beliefs are legitimate)

11/ Tag someone/a creature to answer these questions!ㅤᵕ̈

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Here’s my Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp kin flags :)

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@askthepersonasystem I also kinda kin Starscream I think, so I made a higher contrast version of your Starscream kin flag too- again, if you want me to delete it, I will

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@askthepersonasystem I hope you don’t mind, but I added some extra contrast to your Soundwave kin flag so it’s easier on the eyes. :) I’m not 100% sure I kin him, I’m still reading through the Starscream kin part of the post

I can delete this post if you don’t want me doing this

(FYI the image with text, that image is a screenshot of the original post, please check it out!)

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Aaaa Soundwave kin yay!!

Searching ID for; SS, MG, SW, S.

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✨ Starscreamkin🧠

✨ | Starscreamkin is when someone kins Starscream, regardless of what universe Starscream they kin as.

🧠 | Starscreamkin are arrogant, manipulative, and adore praise and applause but are often mistaken for just cowards who play coy when confronted. They’re highly intelligent and don’t attack physically but mentally and psychologically, destroying teams by turning people against each other while they sit back and watch the results with a proud smile on their face.

✨ | Starscreamkin often gravitate to Megatronkin (especially G1 Starscreamkin). If someone dares to confront them about their manipulative ways and act of innocence, they’ll have to get past Megatronkin first, which is practically impossible and lets Starscreamkin escape with just an order of work from Megatronkin.

👑 Megatronkin⛓️

👑 | Megatronkin is when someone kins Megatron, regardless of what universe Megatron they kin as.

⛓️ | Megatronkin are brutal, aggressive, focused, stubborn, and despise those they see as ‘weak’ or ‘incompetent’. They aren’t afraid to punish those who defy orders or fail at their tasks (not Starscreamkin though, interestingly..). They hate those who are optimistic and see ‘good’ in the world.

👑 | Megatronkin claim to hate Starscreamkin but tend to give the least harsh punishments to the flyers, and typically give them off with just a warning and a small smack to the back of the head before ordering them back to work.

🖥️ Soundwavekin👾

🖥️ | Soundwavekin is when someone kins Soundwave, regardless of what universe Soundwave they kin as.

👾 | Soundwavekin are introverted, knowledge, curious, and observatory. They possess an excellent memory and like keeping control of things as well as documenting things with writings, drawings, and pictures. They do not report to anyone but Megatronkin and have the most respect for Megatronkin and work as their second second-in-command.

🖥️ | Soundwavekin don’t like speaking and prefer to be non–verbal, instead communicating over devices and use a lot of emoticons such as ‘:)’, ‘:(’, ‘^_^’, and ‘:O’.

🟪 Stevekin 👍🏼

🟪 | Stevekin is when someone kins Steve from TFP.

👍🏼 | Stevekin are practically unknown; they could be an introvert or extrovert, they could be arrogant or grateful, they could be stubborn or give into peer pressure easily. All that’s known is that they’re simple creatures who are a bit confused but have the spirit and can be nice.

🟪 | Stevekin absolutely adore Starscreamkin (especially TFP Starscreamkin since that’s their universe’s Starscreamkin). They follow Starscreamkin around and help them with multi–tasking and work as their assistant/errand boy and are fine being just that.

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Transformers G1 doodles

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I am not a minor, I should probably say this here again

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i love your robosona ughh its so good

Thank you!! I’m so glad you do! I’m trying to get into the habit of drawing my sona more. But until then, I’ve been getting practice drawing other bot’s sonas :)

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I've been really into Cats the musical lately. I'm really glad I found this- time to make so OCs!

Do you still have that Jellicle name generator saved anywhere? Some friends and I used it for our OCs and it was an absolute blast!

The name I got was Callio the convivial cat, which is short for Calliope, who I played in Xanadu. She has a whole costume and everything now!

Even if you don't have it anymore, tysm for making it ;-;

Xanadu mention! Also I do still have it saved! This one is revised a little and I might make more changes later, but here it is in text form:

Jellicle Name Generator

This will give you a name that is relatively in-line with the naming conventions seen in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot and later adapted into the musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber - and unlike those shitty "last name and your birth month" name generators, this one won't doxx you in the process.

Before we begin, a bit of terminology we'll be using: - Portmanteau: Turning multiple words into one word linked by a sound or letter. Compelling Television = Compellevision. Punk Squid = Squnk - Smoosh: Combine words by simply removing the space and (optionally) changing the word positions. Country Jester = countryjester - Prefix: Goes before the name, like Mr. or Captain - Suffix: Goes after the name, like Jr. or The Great - Cat-like term: Something associated with cats. Meow, Whisker, Bell, Claw, Scratch, etc.

FIRST: Roll a D20 to determine your base name

An uncommon person’s first name

First syllable of a common last name + a unit of measurement. Portmanteau 'em.

Short, dangerous noun + a non-dangerous profession. Smoosh 'em.

Two Latin words. Portmanteau 'em.

A simple present-tense verb + sophisticated person's first name. Smoosh 'em.

Cat-like term + sophisticated person's first name. Smoosh 'em.

Combine two short nouns, then add "-er" "-ie" or "-est" to the end.

Think of an actor you like. Shorten their first name to its shortest nickname.

A medical term spelled incorrectly.

A food you liked as a kid + a pretentious word. Smoosh 'em.

A figure of legend/myth. Remove one syllable and any spaces.

An older person's first name that isn't common today.

Last name of a historical figure + a silly word. Portmanteau 'em.

A kids' name with 2 or more syllables + that name again without the first syllable + an onomatopoeia. Portmanteau 'em if you can.

A silly word + the first name of a former coworker. Portmanteau 'em.

A kind of public event + a cat-like term. Smoosh 'em.

Something from ancient history. Shorten what you came up with into a single word.

Something you do when you're nervous. Take that verb and add "-er" to the end to make it a noun.

Silly word + hostile-sounding verb. Portmanteau 'em.

Two silly words with 2+ syllables each. Smoosh 'em.

SECOND: Roll another D20 for flavor

Before you roll, consider how your name sounds without any additional flavor. If it's fine on its own, feel free to leave it as-is. Otherwise, roll on!

Suffix - An upsettingly average last name

Suffix - Think of a hobby. Your suffix is "The _____ Cat"

Prefix - A short adjective

Suffix - Think of an adjective. Your suffix is "The _____ Cat"

Prefix - Choose Mr. Mrs. Ms. Mx. or something similar

Suffix - Think of a color. Your suffix is "The _____ Cat"

Prefix - Any one-syllable word. Repeat the word a second time, adding or replacing the first consonant with that of your base name.

Suffix - Think of any non-proper noun. Your suffix is "The _____ Cat"

Suffix - it's the word Cat

Suffix - it's the word Kitty

Suffix - it's the word Kitten

Prefix - Choose "Sir" "Madam" "Captain" or something similar

Prefix - Choose "Lord" "Lady" "Noble" or something similar

Prefix - His/Her/Their Majesty (or any pronoun you prefer)

Prefix - His/Her/Their Grace (or any pronoun you prefer)

Prefix - Mc

Prefix - Van

Prefix - Von

Prefix - De

Suffix - Any cat-like term

And you're done!*

*This is as much a creative exercise as it is a "generator" so feel free to mess with the formula and/or let your result inspire something more original. Add multiple layers of flavor if you want. The rules are not rigid. I recommend generating a few names and picking your favorite!

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I made a little “this user” tag. Hopefully you all like it

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This one too-

TFP Soundwave references Part 1!

He’s one of my favorites hehe

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I’m reposting this to keep, and eventually make art with (emphasis on eventually-)

TFP Soundwave references Part 2!

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I found some cool, robot/alien theme fonts and I’m very happy about it