#Starscream losing all this development

[overlordraax]

So after a year of saying I thought Earthspark was one of the best transformers cartoons they'd ever made... nothing about what I've heard for season 2 makes me want to see it.

[presidentofthelipglossclub]

i wish we got to see the rescue bots interacting with the decepticons and being met with fear. but like the fear is from the decepticons tho

“what do you MEAN they still exist?! what do you MEAN THEY’RE ALL TRIPLE CHANGERS?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEIR THIRD FORMS ARE DINOBOTS?!?!”

also the chaos that comes with the rescue bots having no sense of self preservation/awareness and being blunt as shit. like these guys are probably just as mean if not meaner (heatwave pls chill) than the decepticons. they bitch at each other more than any other team for sure, and they do it to everyone around them too.

knockout keeps getting roasted bc of his vanity. heatwave wont stop doing starscream’s voice perfectly and using it to mock him. chase just told megatron his ship is in terrible condition and does he even take care of it? boulder accidentally implied shockwave’s experiments are ridiculous. blades intentionally implied that right after tho so everyone forgot about boulder. soundwave is losing his shit bc how did he not detect these guys, they flew under his radar, lazerbeak no dont play with the firetruck he's crazy and so is the dog.

after everyone calms down a little the decepticons realize they really like these bots (especially bc starscream hates them) (heatwave please stop doing the voice its really good but still) and they start vibing. megs offers them some cocaine dark energon to snort look at. breakdown lobs with heatwave and loses his shit when he realizes this little guy is way better than him (he learns hw was a champion and loses it even more). blades tries to hang out with dreadwing but that guys really scares him so he ends up following the others around. chase tries to educate the vehicons on their workers rights (they mostly zone out because he kept talking for like three hours). boulder does upgrades on their ship and becomes friends with soundwave and shockwave for being chiller and smarter than the others (hes the wave whisperer or something).

optimus is understandably losing his mind at this new development (no, megatron, you cannot “borrow” the rescue bots for a few days. wha— NO you can’t have SHARED CUSTODY!) (he’s worried about his kids). this is how the other autobots learn about the rescue bots too. bumblebee can’t stand knockout’s constant references to him and blades (“we’re JUST FRIENDS knockout. don’t look at me like that”)

[weirdlookingsnakewithlegs]

I may be getting ahead of myself. i might lose interest, no promises. But. I’ve been learning blender, and I want to animate a fly by of him in an Antarctic glacial field then hopefully a loop de loop through a glacial arch.

Easiest will be rendering the scene itself (and downloading Starscream bc I found a good model of his jet online… as well as Starscream himself lol).

Year end project likely. or at least summer.

Initially, I considered Skyfire in it (bc Antarctic), but I'll need to model his shuttle itself and I'm too much of a beginner for that.

A massive IF but if i were to somehow add Skyfire, or heck his trinemates (2yr project lol) then what IRL jet modes do you think they would be?

Again NO PROMISES!! But it’s something I want to try

A lot of people have different opinions on what the trine’s alts are and different continuities have different alts as well. For example, the original G1 cartoon had Starscream’s alt mode as the F-15 Eagle, the F-16 Fighting Falcon in Prime, and the F-22 Raptor in Bayverse. It’s common though that they’re all some sort of fighter, aka a multi-role military jet more specifically used in dog fights.

When is comes to Thundercracker and Skywarp however, they never really specify their alts but I’ve seen several theories.

Personally, I like to believe that Thundercracker is an F-35 Lightning. The F-35 Lightning is a supersonic aircraft capable of electronic warfare and while it’s fantastic in dog fights it’s good for reconnaissance too. It also failed its landing tests eight times during its development and in early development testing showed it developed premature cracks(of which these issues have since been ironed out of course), which aids my reasoning to assign this to Thundercracker.

However! For Skywarp I like to take a twist and make him an MiG-25 Foxbat, one of the faster fighter jets. The MiG-25 Foxbat is capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 3.2, only limited by the possibility of over heating engines, however it does hold the record for highest altitude reached.

I’ve never thought about Skyfire’s alt, of which I’m assuming he would stay a cybertronian shuttle, but let’s say he did have an Earth variant alt mode. The only logical choice would probably be a An-225 Mriya(also known as the An-225 Dream). This is an outsize cargo aircraft, developed during the 1980’s. Only one was ever built and it was sadly dismantled and destroyed in 2022 on February 27th.

But that’s my take on alt their alt modes, you may not find the correct models for your project but then again we all take creative liberties when it comes to the wildfire of transformers. Just make sure you’re still having fun with the project! :D

Also I didn’t mean to ramble lol I could’ve just given you a list but I love aircrafts <3

[transformers-spike]

Do you ever think one of the decepticons or autobots every harmed themselves? And how would it work??

Idk

I'm project

☣️ anon

Oh boy - I've spent quite a bit of time thinking about this.

I feel as though self-harm comes in a wide variety of ways. Here, I'll focus on TFP for this.

Optimus doesn't harm himself directly, but it's clear he's extremely willing to sacrifice his life for the good of others - ie: come on just take a look at the season 1 finale. He's got a lot of responsibility on his shoulders, and while I believe the presence of the Primes inside the Matrix of Leadership may help him cope, he could be feeling a lot better.

Arcee obviously has a similar problem. Look at her obsession with taking down Airachnid. Losing two partners has crushed her, and while she's still going, she's very willing to risk herself if it comes to enacting revenge. Not to mention some clear signs of PTSD. While I have mixed feelings on associating human mental illnesses with bots (since I assume they have their own thing going on), she definitely has an equivalent.

Ratchet is constantly neglecting himself for the sake of his team. He doesn't refuel enough, he's overworked and he doesn't consider himself valuable enough despite being their backbone. Syn-En is just an example of a risk he's willing to take if it means helping his team. Let's not even address how he keeps blaming himself for things he couldn't fix (ie: Bumblebee's voicebox)

Wheeljack has lost so many of his fellow Wreckers he's willing to endanger himself on the regular. And he nearly died trying to avenge Bulkhead, so it's clear he was already steeling himself for his friend's possible death. Out of all of the bots, it's clear he's high up there when it comes to trauma.

Megatron is... out of his mind to say the least. He's incredibly contradictory as a person, and I believe a lot of it is influenced by his trauma as a miner then as a gladiator (especially risking his life in the Pits of Kaon). He's endangering himself on a regular basis (HE SHOVED DARK ENERGON IN HIS SPARK CHAMBER HE IS SO NOT OKAY) and I wouldn't be surprised if he got a kick from pain to a degree. Less in the masochism sense more in the "Bro, you are bleeding out, you need to go to a hospital asap" Starscream keeps going back to Megatron despite all the shit that happened to him, so I believe he's dependent to a degree (looking at you season 3) - and Megatron's constant belittling is doing wonders for his mental health Dreadwing is full of issues. @karinadele suggested he may have some kind of Avoidant personality disorder, which would make sense. He is not coping well with his brother's death and he keeps pushing himself to his limits and ignoring the clear grief he's feeling. His eventual death is to a degree the result of his unwillingness to let others in. Yes, he has his issues with the Autobots - but he could have also separated himself from both factions instead of, you know, getting himself killed. Breakdown to me has a load of issues and is the closest to presenting actual acts of self-harm (although minor). He is dependent to a degree, keeps himself in the background unless Bulkhead is involved, and of course; he feels the need to prove himself to others (baby girl, you're dealing with self-worth issues). While I believe his partnership with Knock Out definitely grounds him, sometimes KO's bossiness and laissez-faire attitude gets to him. Come on, Breakdown's been mutilated by humans and lost an optic as a result. Plus, I'm pretty sure shutting down his "pain receptors" might have caused more damage in the long run. I can see him developing nervous ticks, like picking at wounds or even scraping/peeling off small pieces of mesh. It's a coping mechanism. A bad one yeah. But it helps. He keeps lying about it to KO but the medic's onto him. Sadly, he isn't great at comforting Breakdown. KO wants him to stop but it's difficult for him to be emotionally available.

[drift-phonk]

I think these days there's an issue in that Megatron is being rebranded as a protagonist and anti-hero, which means Starscream as a foil character has to go the other direction. Problem is Megatron still has to be a cool badass, so Starscream has to be weak/pitiful, which means he still comes off as an underdog. He's not meant to be sympathetic and yet by design, he's not being able to fill Megatron's old evil boots. However he's too iconic to be killed off and too motivated to be sidelined easily. So they make him do something monstrous to justify everyone washing their hands of him and have him go CRAZY to keep him too dysfunctional to be a threat after.

AND MAKING HIM GO CRAZY DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE!! the terrans can just go on their merry way into terratronus but he can't find his way out?? i don't buy that for a second.

also this is fucking starscream we're talking about. cunning, ambitious starscream, who would have absolutely 0 reason to keep hanging out up there. he could have left at any point. he clearly knew his way around if he was able to find terratronus' spark chamber even after she'd been in stasis and underground for millions and millions of years. starscream, who was the decepticon second in command. a member of the elite trine. starscream, who is far more intelligent than anyone really gives him credit for because he's always seen as too weak/pitiful to be any sort of threat.

i don't even necessarily mind this trend with megatron, where they're rebranding him into an anti-hero/protagonist. as long as they acknowledge the bad things that he did during the war, and show that he's still struggling to leave behind his old ways, i really don't mind it.

i'm just so tired of every piece of transformers media giving starscream this treatment. the idw comics did GREAT with giving him character development and something of a redemption arc, only for him to (as always) get the short end of the stick. you know what happens to him in those comics? he loses his title as ruler of cybertron to windblade after confessing that he'd been plotting shit from the start, gets imprisoned for life, and then ends up sacrificing himself to save everyone. they developed him into something beyond the usual villain that we know starscream to be and they still couldn't help but kill him off and make him a ghost or ghost-adjacent.

justice for my boy. yeah he did all that stuff but the writers can't keep getting away with this.

[yanderes-galore]

I would love to see Yandere! TFP Arcee vs Yandere! TFP Airachnid

Sure! These two haven't had much attention :) First time writing both so I hope it came out fine. I found this fun to throw my thoughts down with! Not really proofread, pure raw brainrot again.

Yandere! TFP! Arcee vs Yandere! TFP! Airachnid

Pairing: Romantic/Platonic - Rivalry

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Cybertronian/Cybertronian and Cybertronian/Human pairing mentioned, Obsession, Stalking briefly mentioned, Overprotective behavior, Manipulation, Fear of loss, Dubious companionship with Arcee, Forced companionship with Airachnid, Torture mention, Kidnapping, Mention of past death/death in general, Paranoia, Sadism, Blood mention.

For the sake of this concept I'll be focusing on between an Autobot and human darling for the two.

Arcee and Airachnid are two characters that already have history together.

Airachnid has killed Arcee's first partner Tailgate and often taunts her about her second, Cliffjumper.

I want to say for this concept you're her partner.

You can be one of her closest Autobot partners after Cliffjumper or essentially replace Jack if you're a human?

Either way you're considered her third partner which already makes Arcee concerned about your safety.

I can see Arcee being a bit scared when it comes to taking you places.

The deaths of her previous partners often weigh her down.

Deep down she's nervous to lose you as an Autobot since she's already lost many she's close to.

If you're a human then she knows how fragile you are, which means it's easier to lose you.

She's mature and often tries to look out for you as a partner and guardian.

Arcee is already a bit obsessive about you before Airachnid even shows up.

She's the first to develop an obsession regardless on what her feelings are.

She's loyal and respects you, she fights either by your side or protects you.

When her obsession situates itself she begins to feel safe.

She used to be such a lone wolf buy begins to rely on you more.

She's great to be around, often being a big help to her team.

She's caring and is often found not too far from you.

Even when she grows used to you, deep down there's always that fear that she may lose you.

Her obsession is lowkey, often only following you on missions or to take you home.

Sometimes if you're a human she stays over just to make sure you won't be hurt the moment she takes her optics off you.

Arcee is manageable with her obsession, often just coming off as a protective Autobot and guardian.

Then Airachnid enters the picture.

The arrival of a big rival to Arcee certainly makes the obsession worse.

Arcee knows better than anyone what Airachnid can do.

After all, she killed her first partner.

The moment Arcee realizes how much danger you're in with being around her, she tries to solve the issue herself.

She tries to hide you if you're human and often has you go on missions with the others instead of her.

Arcee feels Airachnid will go after her, so she wants to disassociate from you until things are dealt with.

However... that may not work in this concept.

Regardless on if Airachnid knows you are with Arcee or not she may find you by chance.

Airachnid is capable of tracking even if you hide due to her multiple modes.

There's a good chance, even if Arcee doesn't want it to happen, she may find you.

Airachnid is a hunter and sadist.

Her intentions with you are much worse than Arcee.

Regardless of if you're an Autobot or human she wants to hunt you.

Maybe she plans to kill you at first until she realizes your connections to Arcee.

Then she figures she'll have more fun just capturing and maybe prodding are you a bit just to torment Arcee.

These two are different than the usual Autobot and Decepticon behavior.

Arcee is more protective because of her previous loss of partners.

She's also perfectly capable of putting someone "offline" if she feels it is needed.

She almost did it to Starscream before Bumblebee stopped her.

Airachnid is more sadistic than your average Decepticon I feel.

She has an affinity for torture and hunting and can be rather animalistic in how she treats others at times.

These two can be rather extreme compared to most others.

Arcee doesn't like the idea of murder but will if it's to keep you.

Arcee has a certain desperation with her darling due to her past, while Airachnid feeds on that weakness.

Both yanderes are capable of murder and Airachnid is capable of kidnapping.

As with most Autobot vs Decepticon pairings, Arcee would be trying to keep you out of harm while Airachnid tries to steal you.

Arcee would have trouble explaining the situation to you.

She fears even more if you wants to help confront Airachnid.

Arcee wants to keep you out of the way, often saying she'll take care of things on her own.

Arcee really does try her best to keep you out of the claws of her worst enemy.

She's can't do everything on her own, however.

Airachnid may just take you away eventually.

Honestly if such a thing happened then I feel Arcee would drop her morals to reclaim you.

She refuses to lose another partner.

Airachnid would be teasing when she has you, she's sadistic when she hunts and toys with you.

She tells you Arcee is nothing compared to her and you'll be forced to be the Insecticon's (?) prize.

She won't kill you as now she's a bit attached.

But she will leave her mark on you.

If you're an Autobot she may bite or scratch you.

If you're human she has to use more precision, cutting you to watch the strange red blood of humans flow out.

In a way you're degraded into being a pet, a plaything.

All for her.

Now she's hiding you from Arcee instead of the other way around.

When you're gone I can see Arcee trying to track you.

She swears she'll end things once and for all once she finds the damn spider.

Arcee may even try to fatally wound Airachnid if no one is with her.

To her it'll just be "squashing a bug".

Who cares if some Energon is on her hands?

Airachnid already doesn't mind tormenting and killing Arcee.

She'll even do it in front of you.

At some point these two will have a final confrontation.

It's best Arcee comes to take you home with help...

Or else only one of them is coming out of this to claim you alive.

[starvonnie]

Rating: Explicit Archive Warnings: Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con Category: M/M Fandom: The Transformers (IDW Generation One) Relationships: Rodimus/Starscream, Megatron/Rodimus, Starscream (Transformers)/Original Male Character(s), Megatron/Starscream (Transformers) Characters: Rodimus (Transformers), Starscream (Transformers), Ultra Magnus, Drift | Deadlock, Megatron (Transformers), Original Cybertronian Character(s) Additional Tags: Transformers Spark Bonds, Transformer Sparklings, Mpreg, Sticky Sexual Interfacing, Marriage of Convenience, Original Character(s), Domestic Violence, Flashbacks, Drinking, Valve Fingering (Transformers), Too many puns, Oral Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Grief/Mourning, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Hate Sex

Summary: After Megatron abandons the Lost Light crew and gets stuck in an alternate dimension, Rodimus finds he has more to worry about than just losing him; he’s carrying his sparkling. Spark-broken and desperate, Starscream of all mechs proves to be his saviour. He wants to overwrite Megatron’s coding with his own and take care of both Rodimus and his sparkling. From this strange arrangement, they find within the other a kindred spirit. Both touched and tainted by Megatron, they find solace in the other’s love. They form an unlikely family and it would have been domestic bliss if an unexpected development didn’t threaten to uproot all they’d created.

[lets-try-some-writing]

I’ve been meaning to send this request for a while now, but I let my desire for a seemingly nonexistent “perfect” moment get in the way. 😛

Anyway, your take on the Autobots’ names and their meanings is still one of my favorite posts of yours. I’ve come up with one or two meanings of my own for a couple of the characters, but I’m curious about what you think the meanings of the Decepticons’ names would/should be. :)

I've been meaning to get to this forever. Sorry this took me an eternity and a half to get around to writing for! Hope you like it!

Decepticons and their Names

Just like the Autobots, the Decepticons developed alternate names to keep their true names secret while still hinting at it. They didn't bother trying to appear more human or adjust their body language in any meaningful way. They simply never saw the need to comply with human naming conventions. However this does not mean that their true names aren't known to anyone.

Soundwave knows just about every bot's true name. It was part of procedure when it came to joining high command. A Decepticon couldn't rise through the ranks if they weren't willing to give Soundwave their true designation for security reasons. And while not the most well received of moves, it did end up keeping quite a few revolts from happening with the perpetrators true name on the line.

Soundwave however is not a mech who would abuse what power he has been given. As such, while he knows the names, he does not use them against the bot whom the designation belongs to unless absolutely necessary. Still there are times when he needs to reconfirm designations and he takes great care of them.

Megatron's true designation is long, a testament to his age and a show of his wisdom. His name has changed greatly over the millennia, but core features of it always remain even through every alteration. His name when translated into human language is roughly akin to [Resilient-Spark-Defiant-Fighter-Silver-Tongued-Truth-Speaker-Seeker-of-Change-Sword-of-Vengance]. It is as shortened a version of his designation that can be managed. If his whole name was written out, it would rival Optimus's in length. When spoken aloud his name sounds like a long forgotten chant, one whispering of times long gone all while the grinding of gears echoed quietly amidst it.

Shockwave's designation is an odd one that contradicts itself over and over again due to the changes he underwent on the Council's orders. Its almost painful to look at when written simply because of how unpleasant it is in its contradictions. His true designation is so unsettling to look at that Soundwave has put it away and refuses to even so much as glance at it until it comes time to check his files. The name comes out to be something along the lines of [Kind-Spark-Empty-Vessel-Hopeful-Light-Bringer-Endless-Void-of-Knowledge]. When spoke aloud it is both lovely to hear and painful for the audio receptors. It sounds like the humming of a spark within its chassis combined with the gentle whistle of wind, but is contradicted by the dull and toneless notes of steady clicking and grinding that nearly cancel the musical qualities out entirely.

Starscream's is surprisingly lovely and holds greater meaning than one would expect. Starscream was after all, not always a traitorous glitch fond of cowardly retreats and greed. Once, long ago Starscream was a noble leader for his people, doing everything in his power to protect them only to at some point lose himself along the way. His name comes out to be [Guardian-Star-Guiding-Beacon-Swift-Lord-of-the-Skies-Radiant-Jewel]. Starscream has always taken great pride in his true designation and has never once uttered it aloud, not for anyone. Even when giving his designation to Soundwave, he merely wrote it down and did not speak at all. However based on what can be gathered, if it was to be spoken aloud it would sound a great deal like the swaying of trees, the chiming of bells, and the constant thrum of a jet engine preparing for takeoff.

Knockout's designation is odd considering his personality, but Soundwave has always assumed that it is simply a matter of the medic having changed over his lifetime. However even with that in mind, there are still bits and pieces that apply to the persona Knockout presents. His designation translates into something similar to [True-Sighted-Spinner-of-Dreams-Faceted-Child-of-Visonaries-Bright-Sparked-Healer]. Perhaps his name spoke of an age where things were different for Knockout, a time where he was more hopeful, open, and friendly. But either way, when spoken aloud his name sounds like the distant trickling of raindrops on a tin sheet, the swaying of tall grass amid a storm, and the crackling of distant thunder all soothed by the gentle patter of stones down a hill.

Breakdown's name was by comparison far clearer and easier to see where it came from. His was straightforward, a perfect representation of his character and spoke of his true pureness of spark. His designation almost made Soundwave wonder just what the warrior was doing amid the Decepticon ranks. His name spoke of someone more suited toward the Autobot's ideals of purity, that with his name translating to mean [Warrior-for-Justice-Protector-of-the-Meek-Gentle-Giant-Comforter-Guardian-of-the-Vulnerable]. Even the sound of his name sounds like it should belong to an Autobot, that with it being like that of the quiet humming of a loving parent combined with the war chant of an army preparing to fight for their homeland.

Dreadwing's designation is one that Soundwave has no real opinion on but finds somewhat fascinating due to how it speaks of his character. It is fairly straightforward much like Breadown's, but like all true designations, it is special in its own unique way, even when translated to [Stoic-Watcher-of-Shifting-Tides-Bound-Protector-of-Spark-Shards-Enduring-Warrior]. Its spoken notes are much like the beating of hammers on an anvil accompanied why the bellows of a beast in the deep. However there is a soft undertone of wind rushing past rock, creating a gentle whistling sound. Overall a fascinating mix of sounds and meanings, but not too noteworthy in Soundwave's book.

Then there is Soundwave's name, the one he has not shared with anyone, not even Megatron. His true designation is something he has kept to himself simply because... he hardly remembers it. A true designation should be something a bot always remembers, but with what Soundwave was forged to do, only bits and pieces have stuck over the millennia. It is something that pains him. He wishes he could remember it all, but as he can't he has filled in his name as best as he can using what he does recall, earning him the translated name [Silent-Keeper-of-Knowledge-Custodian-of-the-Dark-in-All-Tireless-Watcher-of-Eternity]. He has not said it aloud, but he guesses that if it was, it would sound a great deal like the near silent murmurings of mecha long dead and the gentle swaying of all sorts of structures. His name would hardly even be capable of being heard if not for the quiet din of a stone falling into water that would echo quietly should his name be said out loud.

So many names, so many meanings, and Soundwave keep them all dutifully.

[cyber-skeletons]

hiiii:> (for ask game) 💤🫂📓🌟 for Megatron and/or Optimus

💤 A headcanon about their sleep

Megatron used to sleep like the dead back in his mining days because he was constantly worked to exhaustion, but when he ended up in the fighting pits of Kaon he learned to sleep light because a sleeping gladiator was an easy target. Then Starscream existed, and, well.

Optimus, meanwhile, snores like a Peterbilt going uphill from how damaged his frame is constantly

🫂 A friendship headcanon

Megatron, for the vast majority of his life, only had one (1) friend at any given point in time. First it was Terminus, then it was Soundwave. In Earthspark, he hits the jackpot with two: Dorothy and Optimus.

Optimus in contrast went through life with a hundred acquaintances as well as a loving inner circle of close friends. The Belle of the Ball, as it were.

📓 A headcanon about their hobbies

Megatron is a massive bookworm. He has a secret collection of literature that he loves to lose himself in, and he also genuinely finds writing to be fun (barring the universal author woes, that is). He often guilts himself into staying within the realm of non-fiction, but he allows himself cheesy romance novels as a treat or comfort material.

Optimus is a big fan of human "ball game" and sports in general. He in general loves to play around with his human friends or play with his younger soldiers. In private, he loves watching telenovelas and cries over them regularly.

🌟 A headcanon about their desires/wishes

Megatron, throughout his entire life, has always sought absolute control over his own frame and his own destiny. This eventually extended into absolute control over others' frames and destinies, because to him that was the only way to keep himself (and others) safe. If he makes it to an era of rehabilitation/recovery — and forgive me for getting a bit kinky here — he likes to be submissive in berth to explore and toy with the idea of control, play with the illusion of being powerless while also holding all the power in a scene... so long as his partner is someone he trusts, and the act itself further develops that trust.

Optimus meanwhile used to desire a life of adventure and travel as Orion, but millions of years of war and the weight of the Matrix all but snuffed out his ornery adventure-protagonist streak, as well as his self-esteem. He finds meaning in doing acts of service, working to better communities, helping with projects, comforting mechs he sees struggling, etc. All he really wants is for every living being to be free, provided for, and happy. This comes at the cost of him forgetting/neglecting himself, even in berth.

[ao3feed-skystar]

I had plans to make you whole

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/QtMd8Cs by WHATISTHISahhhhh With the establishment of the Prime’s Council that rules alongside the traditional High Court of Iacon, it was thought that Cybertron would rid itself of the lingering effects of the Quintesson’s caste system. A Prime’s objective optic would surely strive for the betterment of Cybertron regardless of reward, and for a time this belief held true. But eventually whatever good intentions there were rusted as the Chosen of Prime’s gradually originated purely from more developed city-states, leaving Tarn and similar cities once again an afterthought in Cybertron’s politics. Still, Starscream strived to be a Chosen, even if it were merely his sire’s expectation of him originally. But to become the Chosen of Onyx Prime, a Prime he hadn’t even attended service in their chapel for? Words: 4247, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: The Transformers (IDW Generation One), Transformers - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Characters: Starscream (Transformers), Shockwave (Transformers), Optimus Prime, Megatron (Transformers), Jetfire | Skyfire (Transformers), Blitzwing (Transformers), Prima (Transformers), Quintus Prime, Skywarp (Transformers), Thundercracker (Transformers), Windblade (Transformers), Slipstream (Transformers), Chromia (Transformers), Liege Maximo, Alpha Trion (Transformers), Nexus Prime, Solus Prime, Vector Sigma (Transformers), Micronus Prime (Transformers), Alchemist Prime (Transformers), Megatronus Prime, Soundwave (Transformers), Elita One (Transformers) Relationships: Shockwave/Starscream (Transformers), Jetfire | Skyfire/Starscream (Transformers), Megatron/Starscream (Transformers), Optimus Prime/Starscream, Blitzwing/Starscream (Transformers), Megatron/Optimus Prime/Starscream, Skywarp/Thundercracker (Transformers), Skywarp/Starscream/Thundercracker (Transformers), Slipstream & Starscream (Transformers), Starscream/Windblade (Transformers), Slipstream/Windblade (Transformers), Chromia/Windblade (Transformers), Chromia/Windblade/Starscream, Soundwave & Starscream (Transformers), Megatron & Soundwave (Transformers), Optimus Prime & Soundwave, Elita One & Optimus Prime Additional Tags: Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Religious Guilt, mild religious trauma, Starscream-centric (Transformers), Megatron Needs A Hug (Transformers), Optimus Prime Needs A Hug, Religious Fanaticism, the primes are just slightly more helpful, Mutual Masturbation, Mutual Pining, Loss of Virginity, Thighjobs, Hand Jobs, Slow Burn, Praise Kink, Size Kink, Light Bondage, Anal Sex, Skyfire avoids the ice in this timeline, no penetration for a good while cause starscream doesn’t lose so help him primus, onyx prime is shockwave and he’s ready to make a mess of a whole new world, Casual Sex, Obsessive Behavior, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Alternate Universe, Oral Sex, In this au the primes pick chosen like d&d gods and also might have sex with them read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/QtMd8Cs

[sloptimustoptimus]

Starscream!!!

Starscream grew up on Velocitron under the control of Grand Maximus following the end of the Quintesson war, he began learning to fly at an early age, becoming one of the most talented pilots on the planet.

In his late teens, Starscream met a show racer, the red race car Knockout, who he formed a close friendship with, over time, their friendship developed into something of a romance, but Starscream always seemed apprehensive to emotionally commit.

Starscream first discovered the ideals of Decepticonism when he heard a speech Megatron performed in parliament during the Decepticon parties official political tenure.

The pair moved to Cybertron to join the Decepticon party, their last hope of curing the Autobot regime’s neglect of their home world, and when the Decepticons lose the right to stand in parliament, Starscream and Knockout began attending protests against Grand Maximus, which often ended in brutal attacks from Autobot troops. Due to the violent nature of the protests, Starscream was forced to learn how to handle himself in combat, relying mostly on his newly installed arm mounted lasers, courtesy of Knockout.

As the nature of the Decepticon resistance became more violent, the pair were not deterred from the movement, going as far as to partake in multiple terror attacks. Starscream began to focus his attention on the Decepticon leader Megatron, and used his charm to win favour with the tyrant.

Starscream proved himself to be a worthy warrior under Megatron, using his aerial alt mode to carry out various strikes on Autobot outposts. His accolades did not go to waste, as he was promoted rapidly to become Megatron’s personal aid.

This essentially meant Starscream was second in command of the Decepticons, resulting in him beginning to enjoy the feeling of power.

Starscream used his newfound power to make Knockout Megatron’s personal medic, a position he fulfilled to the best of his ability, despite not knowing much about medicine at all.

Both Starscream and Knockout took part in the siege of Iacon, and were present for the destruction of Grand Maximus.

[emperor-kumquat]

Ello Emperor Kumquat! If it doesn’t spoil, I just wanted to ask…

Will there ever be a cure for Arachnid and all the Insecticons, or will we just have to end then all?

Will there ever be an option to kill other predacons if you’re super evil? (I can imagine a treacherous, Starscream-esque predacon getting on Predaking’s nerves in World Domination path)

Does Predaking get to go to school in any of these paths?

And, do you like writing evil paths or good paths more?

Your writing is amazing and thank you!

This will include some minor spoilers:

I am thinking of including a cure if any of the infected are captured, but I'm not set on a decision yet because I haven't gotten there.

Yes, evil Predaking in World Domination will try to kill Predacons who oppose him. There will be many Predacons at that point so he isn't bothered to lose a few. I was thinking a Predacon like Skystalker might be a problem to him (the ice Predacon).

I'm thinking of having Predaking attend some school classes, though he might not and keep working for now. But Skylynx will always go to school if he can.

I think I like to write evil paths more but the most interesting one to write was Reformed Predator because Predaking started off evil then became good, so that story had a lot of depth in its character development.

Thank you for your questions!

[weirdlookingsnakewithlegs]

☄️ tis i, the meteor again. With more feral seeker ideas.

lighthearted idea: you know how young kittens are so baby, they can't really control their tiny little ears? Same thing with Seekers. Seekerlings aren't the best initially at controlling their wings (which are very much not proportionate yet) so any slight movement causes them to flap. They also do that hiss thing kittens do and bonk into things regularly. Watching them chase around laser pointers would be peak comedy.

and on a not so lighthearted note: losing a trinemate is typically a death sentence. It's a common thing virtually for both seekers and siblings of any number. Losing one trinemate can very easily kill the other two, via emotional struggle. I'd coin it; SSS - Shattered-Spark Syndrome (basically broken-heart syndrome but worse) where emotional distress can put too much strain on the spark and just kill you. And losing a trinemate is a sure way to put you on the fast track to developing SSS. There's three choices when it comes to losing a trinemate/trinemates.

Just straight up die. The emotional toll is too much to take with a void where their trine bond used to be. Most common result is SSS. When one is to go, the others are likely to follow.

Find a new trinemate(s). Typically, seekers who've lost trinemates get paired back up with other seekers who've also lost their trinemates. The soon re-pairing is done, the less likely the surviving members of the recently broken trine are to survive and not develop SSS.

Definitely the most unlikely outcome: but the living trine members could possibly survive SSS without being re-paired. Whether it be two or just one surviving, they go on without their deceased trinemate(s). That void in their bond won't truly go away.

and back to lighthearted: Seekers probably have the best temperature regulation systems, including being more thermodynamic than other frame types solely for the purpose of staying cool/warm while flying. It's especially helpful while flying through storms. Hurricanes would be SO fun to fly through.

First of all I love that, little flappy flaps from the babies and the little kitten spats! Imagine the little wing wiggles when they’re fueling like how sometime a kitten’s ears wiggle when they’re nursing, it’s adorable! It’s so hard to imagine that they’re probably half our size and not the size of a normal baby, brain says tiny!

Also yes! I’m in love with the ideas of seekers flying through storms just to have fun!! I like to personally think they use tornados and hurricanes to just fling themselves.

Secondly, ow how dare you my heart. This makes Starscream feel so much more traumatized as a character, barely holding on by a thread as he is, the poor dear. I adore that idea though, it makes trines so much more sacred.

[cutekittenlady]

Have more random headcanons for my earthspark kobd summary fic ideas and speculations. Largely just throwing it out into the internet to feel productive lol. Specifically about the stunticons.

Starting with Dragstrip.

So my version of earthspark dragstrip is a girl. They made her a girl in animated and tbh I think the stunticons having at least one girl on the team is fun.

As in a number of versions Dragstrip is the most loyal to Motormaster and frequently acts to win his approval and at his behest.

Shes the youngest member of the stunticons just behind Breakdown.

She legitimately views the stunticons as her 'family' and the others as her brothers. She doesnt call Motormaster "dad" but the way she acts with him definitely casts him as a kinda fill in father figure for her that shes desperate to please.

Because Breakdown is closest to her in age shes arguably closer to him than she is with Wildrider and Deadend. Sadly the feeling isn't really fully mutual as Dragstrip method of 'joking around' with her 'bro' involves tearing him down with insults, getting physically rough with him, etc. She has genuinely never considered that her behavior has made Breakdown believes she hates him.

Dragstrip is largely like this because she was born/came to be literally right before the war got started. As in she had, maybe, a few years TOPS of "normal" protoform development before getting dragged into the war. The civil war, the decepticons, and being a part of the stunticons has literally been her entire life and once the war on earth was brought to an end she was largely left desiring a return to what had previously been 'normal' for her. Its notable that the state of things for decepticons on Earth hasn't really helped any as she hardly has any real options for learning what a life of peace would even mean as she was chased and eventually imprisoned.

When the stunticons were disbanded she was reassigned to a strike force working under starscream where she saw little success as none of the other members had any patience for her attitude. She was punished and sent to the brig for insubordination more than once before the end of the war.

DeadEnd

If Dragstrip and Breakdown are the "kids" of the stunticons, and Motormaster is their leader/boss/master/"dad" then Deadend is the depressed weary uncle with an art degree he hasn't been able to use.

I like to think Deadends depressive and pessimistic attitude is largely sourced from a rough lower class background in Kaon, millions of years of non-stop war, and especially his losing faith in the decepticon cause. For a time "the cause" was the only thing that gave him any hope of his life improving.

Ironically he probably gets on the best with Motormaster out of all the stunticons. Though that doesnt protect him from motormasters abuse.

He and Motormaster are probably the 'brains' of the outfit so to speak. With Deadend being the more strategic one who tends to help come up with the plans for the group. Hes not a strategic genius by a longshot but amongst the stunticons hes more or less defaulted as the most analytical member. Despite not holding a candle to any of the wars actual military minds.

Amongst the stunticons he probably spends most of the time with Wildrider. The two have little to nothing in common and in truth Deadend finds him irritating. However he still suffers his companionship because hes the only member of the team who isn't "the boss" (motormaster) or "some kid" (breakdown and dragstrip).

After the stunticons were disbanded he was reassigned to the Decepticons communications division under soundwave where he actually did pretty alright but the other decepticons quickly lost patience with his dower attitude.

Wildrider

Wildriders a difficult one to come up with headcanons for initially because his love of destruction and "busting stuff up" kinda comes off as a bit one note. I'm still giving it a shot.

I think like Deadend, Wildrider also one of many decepticons from Kaon. Though in his case i think I could easily say hes a former gladiator from Kaon much like Megatron was.

Gonna take this a bit farther and say that Wildrider and Deadend were some of the earlier decepticon recrutis. Joining up back when it was a class uprising.

I'd say wildriders over the top love for violence may come from his gladiator days and the fact that he feels his ability to inflict violence is the only real thing hes good at.

As mentioned amongst DeadEnds headcanons, Wildrider hangs out most with Deadend. For Wildrider this is largely due to their similar background and the fact that theyre the same age. The best way I can describe their relationship is as reluctant drinking buddies. Two guys who hang out purely because they can only really relate to each other.

Once the stunticons were disbanded he was sent to the front lines of the war during the most destructive battles. He loved it. 10/10. Would go again.

Motormaster

Lets face it. Motormaster acts just like a mob boss. Thats why, in my mind, Motormaster has a history as an organized criminal on Cybertron which is how he picked up his skills in finding peoples weaknesses (or as he calls them "levers")

His connections with Cybertrons criminal underbelly is probably why the decepticons recruited him. Or otherwise Motormaster joined the decepticons in the hopes that it'd get him more influence/power.

In "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" I AM kinda characterizing MM as the evil villain/abuser. Its not super nuanced and its tropey as hell I know but it makes the story easier to write. Its not like Motormaster CANT have a complicated history or a more sympathetic characterization, but i dont think this will be the fic for that.

As mentioned in another headcanon post of mine, Motormaster uses the idea of the stunticons being a "family" to control its members. Especially breakdown and dragstrip when they first joined up. He used his position as the "family head" to justify everything from bullying and bossing the stunticons around to invading their privacy and controlling various aspects of their lives. Something that was incredibly easy given their bond as a combiner team and his role as their commanding officer during the war.

The most sympathetic headcanon I can come up with for Motormaster at the moment is that, just like Soundwave and many of the other decepticons, he was genuinely very loyal to Megatron and his goals. (Though is it headcanon if you can find plenty of evidence for it in the canon). This previous loyalty is why he wants to reform Menasor specifically to defeat Megatron after Knock Out breaks him out of prison. Since he was in stasis for much of the time after the war, Megatrons perceived betrayal is still very much a fresh wound for Motormaster. In fact, chances are high that when Motormaster finally interacts with Megatron again he's going to be taken aback by how much Megatron isn't the Megatron he knew which is only going to strengthen his desire to kill him. Rationalizing it to himself as just a necessary afterthought after the man he knew already "died".

Motormaster did try to accept Megatrons orders for the stunticons to be disbanded. Out of respect for the man if nothing else. But flew into a rage after finding out Breakdown was reassigned to work under Knock Out, the one who had gotten the group disbanded in the first place. Accusing the medic of doing this exclusively tor rub rust in the wound (He was right) he deliberately tried to run Knock Out over in vehicle mode forcing Megatron to subdue him and have him put into stasis.

Breakdowns not here due to me having a lot of dedicated BDKO headcanons before this post.

[brandwhorestarscream]

Also thinking about roboobs :3

When Seekers and speedsters asked Primus where their pouches had gone, Primus replied, "You can't have any. You need to focus on s p e e d."

That's not actually how it happened, but it's a common enough joke on Cybertron.

It's also why Starscream discovered something very new and exciting about himself when the latch on Megatron's chestplate burst in the middle of a briefing, his pouches so full they glowed pink through the stretched thin mesh, after they developed a software glitch and started to refine enough energon to feed several litters' worth of sparklings.

All I can think about is those borderline-hentai fanservice moments in anime when the girl with like F-cups' shirt starts suddenly visibly shaking and then the buttons all go flying and suddenly BOOBS. That's all I can imagine for this. Everyone around the command table absolutely loses their minds 😂😂 whistling and hollering and visibly drooling, the whole nine yards. Megatron is angrily stuffing his pouches back away and barking at them to control themselves but tbh his threatening to kill them just makes it hotter

[tuptastic]

current Transformers OC reference masterpost! (these references have been made over the course of the last year, so there’s some style changes)

Zephyr - the adoptive son of Ironhide, who’s got a penchant for taking in strays. Everyone is convinced he’s Bee’s kid, but no one talks about it. Scout who’s absolutely fascinated by the world around him. Has been taught a lot of bad habits by the twins, who were other foundlings of Ironhide. Is constantly trying to modify his visor to allow him access to things his visor shouldn’t have access to. Once dated an undercover Decepticon for like 3 months. His siblings won’t let him live it down. Has an electrical based outlier ability and can shock people through his hands and feet. The wiring on the side of his helm sparks when he’s frustrated.

Oracle - the son of Ratchet and a special op’s bot named Savvy (who has since been offlined in duty). The pseudo little brother to the Protectobots and Aerialbots - he is incredibly close to First Aid, as he has played a large role in his training. Sparked medic, and damn good at his job. Primarily works as a field medic. Tries to act serious and professional but he’s really, really not good at it. Will turn his emergency lights on to piss bots off when they’ve scorned him. Often is getting hauled around like a toddler by his older brothers. Courting Blitz, to the disappointment of Ratchet (Oracle does not care)

Blitz - Foundling of Bulkhead. Has also partially been raised by Wheeljack, as the two are close friends. Was also raised around the Autobots’ combiner teams, but the Aerialbots took much more of a shine to him due to his general attitude and behavior. Heavy hitter with a love for making pun jokes. Thinks the Wreckers are cool as all shit. Isn’t good with emotions, but will give hugs if you need them. he gives good hugs. Absolutely in love with Oracle, and thinks it’s hilarious that Ratchet is salty about them courting.

Ranger - Son of Optimus Prime and Elita One. Youngest sibling of Arcee and Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime. His spark separated way too early, and as such many essential systems failed to online or develop properly. He cannot take energon by mouth, and must have it introduced to his system via tubing, as well as requiring a form of ‘pacemaker’ to keep his spark working properly. His ventilation system often needs recalibrating and working to keep them cooling him properly. Too sweet for his own good, and sees the good in everyone. This often gets him into trouble. Got stranded with Stormshot of the Alpha Trine once, and helped save his life - leading them to fall helplessly in love with one another. He bullies Oracle relentlessly due to how often he is in the medbay (but they’re very good friends)

Nightlock - the oldest of the Alpha Trine and Megatron and Starscream’s sparklings. Was created as an attempt to combine the twos’ best qualities into a super soldier, but their seeker genetics caused the spark to split into the trine, spreading the traits among all three brothers. The golden child, and Megatron’s favorite. Keeps his mouth shut and does what he’s told. An absolute nightmare on the battlefield due to how adept he is at his job. Harsh and rough around the edges. 100% brainwashed by his sire. After his brothers left, he loses an optic to one of his sire’s fits, which frightens him into rethinking his entire life, enough to where he offers to become a double agent against Megatron. Changes his name to Nightwaker after the war

Stormshot - The middle mech of the Alpha Trine and Megatron and Starscream’s sparklings. Created as an attempt to combine the twos’ best qualities into a super soldier, but their seeker genetics caused the spark to split into the trine, spreading the traits among the brothers. Typically forgotten about by his creators. The hard hitter of his brothers. Absolutely massive in both height and weight. Despite it, he’s not fond of violence, and if it is not necessary he will not engage. He wanted to be a dancer, had he not been sparked during the war. Almost killed Prime’s kid when they got stranded together out of fear of being taken prisoner by the autobots. When Ranger let him go, he would end up forming a friendship that later turned to love towards him. Defects from the Decepticons to the Autobots to be with Ranger after his sire threatened his life one too many times. Would do anything for his brothers.

Crossfire - The youngest of the Alpha Trine and Megatron and Starscream’s sparklings. Created as an attempt to combine the twos’ best qualities into a super soldier, but their seeker genetics caused the spark to split into the trine, spreading the traits among the brothers. The scapegoat of the family. Has an outlier ability that affects his voice. The volume of his voice correlates to damage that can be done, almost akin to a sonic boom combined with directly damaging ones’ audials. He cannot shut it off, however, and wears an inhibitor device that will shock him if he raises his voice above an ‘acceptable level’ without being permitted by a higher ranked official, usually his creators. Speaks primarily in a whisper. Incredibly anxious, and suffers from panic attacks and severe self isolation. Defects to the Autobots after Stormshot does, when Megatron begins getting extremely violent with him and attempts to take his life. Has bouts of nonverbalism as a result of his trauma. Loves astronomy, and would like to learn medical skills, to save lives rather than take them. Small dude.