#idw senator ratbat

[dailymothanon]

Basically all the people Soundwave worked for weren’t good for him in IDW 😭 girl should just stay with the elephants at this point omg

[theaussieva]

Posted a new dub on my channel! Why don’t ya go check it out!

Thank you @beesinmymoth for letting me dub this! Give them a follow for their amazing work!

[blighted-lights]

ratbat sketch bc @cmofirstaid has me thinking about him

[onedegreeofsoniccomics]

The Transformers (2009) #23: "Chaos Theory (Part 2)"

Writer: James Roberts

Art: Alex Milne

Colors: Joana Lafuente

Letters: Shawn Lee

[broken-hum0r110]

YOLO THIS IS MY FIRST POST ON TUMBLR, WHICH I WONT POST OFTEN, MAINLY JUST REBLOG STUFF❤️

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SO ANYWAYS I HAVE SOME HCS FOR FUN

SENATOR PROTEUS

He **IS** narcissistic.

HE DEFINITELY HAS A CRUSH ON SENTINEL (PRIME).

My man’s dick so rotten he has flies on it

He definitely has one of those dominating, worshipping kinks.

I believe he was JEALOUS of shockwave (other than shockwave’s betraying of the senate, and working alongside basically criminals, and being smart, predicting, etc..), THAT was one of his reasons as to why shockwave had empurata.

The reason he ordered shockwave to get shadowplay(ed) is because proteus KNEW, that shockwave’s explosive(or bipolar) personality would take a toll on the senate. And because shockwave was like that, and liked disrespecting Proteus.. proteus did himself a favor, and proceeded to make a lobotomy, BECAUSE he knew shockwave would be more serious, take stuff seriously, and because it would serve as an advantage to proteus.

My man’s stank. He showers monthly.

HE ONLY USED PERFUME.

IF you smell closely he probably smells like rotten milk.

OCD (OBCD😹😹😹)

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SENATOR RATBAT

MY MAN DEFINITELY GOES OUT FOR SOME FANCY NIGHTS..

Vampire core.

He likes the dark.

He can SEE in the dark.

Obviously, canonly (because of his wings), He’d be a predacon. A flier. A mix of both I say..

HES GOTHIC

He definitely drinks wine 24/7 and liked to visit the poor to insult and flex on them.

Man’s dick is medium sized.

Because of the toys (legacy model), I hc NOT ONLY can he transform into a bat-like animal, but into a submarine. And because as I previously mention (him being part flier), also into a jet.

He likes scaring others. And wearing ANYTHING that’s gold.

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SENATOR SHOCKWAVE

Secretly bipolar.

MANS ESCAPED THE MENTAL ASYLUM 5 TIMES

Used to get therapy.

SEX LIFE BIGGER THAN HIS DICK

Body dysphoria.

LOVES PARTIES

alcoholic.

He IS an asshole. And liked to fight.

Narrow eyes = grumpy looking face. Soft smile = QT PIEE

Because he experiments. He broke his T-cog numerous times and manipulated it. Which means he can transform into whatever he likes, as long as his plating (and/or armor) has more than enough parts.

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*FIN*

[graveruta]

YOURE TELLING ME THIS GUY IS THE SENATOR RATBAT AND HE WASNT JUST CASSETTE THAT WAS ON THE SENATE?? FOR THE LONGEST TIME I THOUGHT THE CASSETTE WAS THE SENATOR

[cherrytimemachine]

I’m bored, so I’m gonna drop some senate headcanons before I go to bed.

- Sentinel is an avid hunter in his free time

- Ratbat is what Sentinel calls a “tamed beast”, referring to evolved beastformers that have lost most of their animalistic qualities and have even developed vehicle alt modes

- Proteus is a water alt, paying homage to the Greek God Proteus, the first son of Poseidon

- In addition to his water based alt mode, Proteus also lives in a culture of sirens and singing as widespread communication

- Ratbat and Soundwave were originally conjunxed and raised the cassettes together, but Ratbat sided with his political allies and voted out Soundwave during the Rust Plague when he raised concerns about the senate’s lack of action

- Ratbat and Hellbat are cousins, and Ratbat can also do the hypnotism trick that Hellbat can do, though Ratbat is much more advanced at using his ability

- Proteus is rumored to be able to “foretell the future” because of his accurate “predictions” of certain events and consequences, though this “ability” is thanks to his web of control he exudes to ensure his will is carried out

- Proteus engages in a hobby of going out wearing different kibble to spend some nights away from his position, another reference to the God Proteus, who could shape shift to avoid people seeking him out for his prophetic ability

- Proteus has a younger brother named Triton, who serves as the Emirate and ruler of their homeland

- Shockwave and Soundwave are brothers, Shockwave being the much more open and extroverted, while Soundwave was quiet and mostly kept to himself

If you want some more, I’ll post them as a reblog or something. ✌️

[plasticsparkphotos]

Transformers: Legacy Evolution - Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack: Senator Ratbat The remolded chest with the senate iconography on it, combined with the new noggin, really sets this guy apart from Scourge and his repaint brethren. He wears the bat wings the best out of all of them.

[transmetal-tk]

So now that we’ve got the 2-Pack Senator Ratbat we probably don’t need this version I started a while ago, but I still felt like it might be worthwhile to clean up a bit just so that the time I spent on it doesn’t completely go to waste

[isaacsra]

好像還挺適合這個模具的。

#變形金剛 #蝙蝠精 #transformers #transformerstoys #transformersphotography #transformersforlife #senatorratbat #decepticons #transformersidw #transformerslegacy

[cherrytimemachine]

I figured he was a weird looking jet, like Scourge in G1. Proteus on the other hand-

Someone wanna tell me why he turn into a boat when he’s a senator?

[2346khith]

Anybody else remembers that scene in cyberverse where soundwave tamed laserbeak.

It was a really cute scene and brought a lot to soundwaves character but I couldn't help but think of what if cyberverse had soundwaves other cassettes. Specifically how soundwave would've met them. Maybe ravage could have been stalking soundwave and just followed him and would just sit on his doorstep bring him pieces of scrap until soundwave caves in and just adopts. Maybe rumble and frenzy could've been orphans and the streets Oliver twist style and where about to get in trouble with the law until Soundwave came and rescue them. Maybe ratbat was a senator pet (like an homage to his idw backstory as a senator) who was mistreated and ran away and ran into soundwave who took pity on him and cared for him. I don't know just a bunch of random ideas for possible scenarios that could have happened if other cassettes were present in cyberverse.

[shi-daisy]

Tainted Wish

Good to see you all again everyone! Welcome to this year's wavewave week! Hope you're all raring to go! Today on rhe agenda, some angst, hope you like!

WaveWave Week 2024- Day 1: Jealousy (IDW AU)

Tainted Wish

It ached to see him beside Orion.

Soundwave knew he had no right to feel that way. Unlike Senator Shockwave and Orion Pax he didn't pose a great interest in the sciences. Still it ached his spark to glance upon the mech he so desired being so affectionate and close to someone else.

Ratbat had him working as his assistant during their time at the newly founded history museum, and even if Soundwave wanted to pay attention to the exhibits around him, his optics just kept on drifting over to a smile that he thought would never be his.

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Had he known what fate had in store for them both as the war progressed and as their lives crumbled, he would've never asked for that closeness.

Shockwave was now standing beside him, changed to an unfeeling, cold husk of the kind mech he once used to be.

In a way Soundwave got what he wanted. Shockwave was by his side rather than Orion's. But if he'd known that what he'd get was a mere shadow of the mech he loved, he wouldn't have dared wish for it. Wouldn't have dared prayed for life where there was none other than logic and coldness.

"Soundwave?" Shockwave called out to him in a monotone voice.

No face stared back at him other than a static golden light. Still he reached for him, hugging him tightly.

"I'm sorry."

He'd never feel jealous again. But was this any better?

[soundwavereporting]

super-duper important poll

starting my idw reread (aka, "look how they massacred my boy, they made him CATHOLIC") with an important poll while reading megatron: origins (aka, "cybertron's worst bosses")

propaganda:

sentinel prime: the man, the myth, the legend, the homophobe himself. prefers target practice over leadership. makes prowl do all the work (note: prowl will be in a later horrible bosses poll)

decimus: the guy who had megatron's mine decommisioned

ratbat: calls people 'worm' to their face. prefers making money over filling out paperwork. makes soundwave do all the work

megatron himself: threatens his teammates into body modification for the purposes of murder

[lord-squiggletits]

I'm actually of the opposite mind, where I like that IDW OP has a combat background because it means it makes more sense for him to be able to go from Just Some Guy to the commander of an army of thousands/millions while still being a formidable enough opponent to actually stand up against Megatron.

I mean, it's not like being a cop (or a gladiator) would inherently give you a sense of military tactics, it's just that specifically for a continuity slanted more towards realism, I prefer that OP actually have some sort of military/combat/first responder experience bc then it makes more sense that he's competent at stuff like combat and leading people through stressful life-or-death situations. Most of the time I just don't understand how some Optimus who's only been a librarian/archivist his whole life spending most of his time categorizing data and being more academically oriented, could somehow suddenly be good at combat, and charismatic enough to lead guerilla forces/a whole army, and knowledgeable about all the other things that go into military stuff.

But I mean it's not like I demand it every continuity, it mostly just depends on how serious/realistic it's meant to be and how well they sell me on the premise.

Edit: Also in IDW OP's case it makes him way more well grounded in the political landscape of the time, since instead of being Some Guy (even tho he has Just Some Guy traits to his concept) he was actually Zeta Prime's top enforcer which means the whole planet already has an opinion of who OP is as a person (read: not a good one!) and the early days of his primacy were spent having to REALLY try and earn people's trust after fucking up so hard as an enforcer.

Read Metzen's Autocracy trilogy to find out more about this btw

Don't make a post about how IDW Optimus is the Optimus the fandom always asks for, don't make a compilation of all the times he fits the exact personality traits/themes that people write about in fanon, don't talk about how most of the things the fandom wants from a complex Optimus are canon with IDW Optimus, don't make a list of all the ways IDW OP's story addresses the fandom's most common complaints about OP being boring or over-idolized, don't try to convince people that instead of daydreaming and making AUs and headcanons of a more problematic/deep Optimus they could read IDW and have a canon, in the flesh version of Optimus that's literally CANON with art and shit telling a story of what they thought was just headcanon/theories/alternate interpretations, don't--

[ambustested]

Interesting intro to Megatron Origins 2, its not even that the State itself is against the miners/working class, its that there is corruption among the senate that is unregulated! Interesting!

Also of note

Kaon is referred to as a city-state, I couldnt remember if they were polities or not (I prefer to reference them as such)

I like the scene of Megatron hesitating before making his kill in the arena at Kaon.

And his determination to pay respects to those he killed

I actually didnt remeber Ratbat out of beast form, and he didnt last long post murder, so cool to see him here!

I definitely didn't remember his cynical way of betting on the Cybertronian politcal landscape in such an apathetic, win-win manner. I find this interesting because this is honestly the kind of behavior I would write of Swindle in a fic. Just unimpeded, apathetic, capitalistic greed!

Also Megatron is an absolute pit brawling badass!

I just like this description of the brutality of pit fighting:

Interesting to note this gladiator style sport is actually illegal:

And something that both Prowl and Sentinel are jointly looking to take down:

Also interesting to note that the prime is treated as a high ranking military general, as noted from the dialogue here. Term callsign is used a panel or two after this, the whole language and terminology of this scene is very evocative of US military.

Soundwaves intro is fun:

Megatrons comfort with violence has drastically increased from one issue to the next, most likely because of the time skip

Love this panel, one of my favorites from early idw: