#i hope ancient cybertronian refers to the thirteen primes

[transingthoseformers]

So got the guidebook and have been reading through it, here's some stuff I've noticed that no one else seems to have talked about:

Schloder has a taser built to take on Transformers

Shockwave's alt mode is a Cybertronian tank, making him probably the only known Transformer with an original Cybertronian alt mode

Dr. Meridian used to work in Philadelphia before he was sent to San Fransisco

Tarantulas is over 4 million years old. He doesn't seem to have joined the Decepticons out of agreeing with their fight, and also seems to resent his fellow Decepticons because they "failed to appreciate his inventions." He's also pretty inventive, as he's making inventions using junk and Cybertronian technology.

So colony worlds are apparently canon in Earthspark, as it's discussed that spacebridges were used to connect colony worlds across the universe, in order to find more energon. But from what the text seems to indicate, this was far into the past, as it's something Ancient Cybertronians did.

The last thing actually makes me wonder if we're getting colony worlds in a future season of ES, as "Ancient Cybertronian" might reference the 13 Primes, which also might mean the 13 Primes made those colonies, like it was in IDW.

OOO THATD BE COOL!

Because I too think we're going to get that, and I very super hope we get Caminus, Windblade, and Cityspeaking! How fucking cool would it be if one of the kids could Cityspeak

Makes sense that Shockwave is a Cybertronian tank, considering he out of everyone is often a Cybertronian tank?

A lot of this makes sense, and Tarantulas's part is what I've been running with too (though I feel like his past within the decepticons is. Interesting, given what Bumblebee had to say about him.)

[askvectorprime]

Is there a god of war in cybertronian mythology?

Dear Casus Belli,

There is, though nowadays historical evidence belies a rather less mystical origin for the legend. Our distant robot ancestors were programmed in a manner like your present-day robots, with clearly-defined functions, like "energy seeker" or "demolitions". (Functionism holds that these still form the basis of our psychology.) At some point in the past, a powerful robot was created with "defense", "expand", and "energy seeker" functions, and felt itself compelled to wage war against other robot factories. If you look at the error logs of these ancient machines and their countless, unnamed battles and struggles, you'll see the earliest references to this machine. Its control programs have vague names like "Super-Fighting Robot" or "Emperor of Destruction", which are invoked by many even today.

Do I know of any truly divine god of war? Not as such. The sad truth is that our race has waged war for so long that one god would not suffice—my siblings and I, the Thirteen, all have warlike aspects. Prima's light is alternately the flash of a detonation or radioactivity; the Decepticon Sunstorm believed himself to be Prima's reincarnation. Or consider Alpha Trion of the Quill, whose scriptures on the past contain many passages that have been interpreted as a call to holy war. Solus, who armed her brethren. Onyx, and his endless hunt. To say nothing of our disgraced sibling. To my shame, even the name of Vector Prime has been invoked by those warlords who march on time itself, to change the past or steal from the future. Time is, after all, one of the most destructive forces of all. Often, it seems we hold a stronger belief in war than in our own mythology. I hope it is not the same for your people.