#its revenge for the red mess he made with the mixer

[hisredhysteria]

ahhdjhghjkl I was going to request headcanons for the all the akudama, but I completely forgot what I wanted lmaoo. So may I request (based off your most recent work) just more headcanons or a story of Cutthroat trying to cook. (also somewhat related: do you think Cutthroat would be into cannibalism, he does consume blood in the show sometimes so?)

TW: Cannibalism, blood, graphic description

Note: I love that you asked this question because I too like to wonder about it... He did say that he likes his marshmallows to look all bloody like brains....and based on that I'd say, it's a possibility— Maybe I'm fitting my own self-indulgence somewhere in here because I just love the thought of Cutthroat carving out someone's heart and eating it...but, I could see him admiring the blood of his angel after killing them, looking down to their body....and then you know, the idea dawn's on him that to feel closer he should take or eat a part of their body...

He doesn't seem to mind the taste of blood either, so even if I think what I'm saying is a little self-indulgent, he likely does use blood as a sort of syrup. The way he phrases that he prefers his marshmallows to have blood on them almost implies he's done it before— I think naturally, he prefers to consume blood, but I wouldn't exactly put it passed him to also try other things.... especially after hearing he WANTS what he's eating to look like brains..

♡༄ Cutthroat in the Kitchen

The best part of cooking is catching a fresh kill.

Cutthroat sees the word cup in a recipe and ignores all else. He is pulling out a cup—any cup, the shiniest cup; pouring whatever it is that he needs into that cup, and then dumping it into a bowl.

He's now using that cup for everything.

Don't tell him that it had a specific size amount either. He will get upset and decide he's had enough cooking. Something else would likely be more fun anyways....

No, I'm only kidding...sort of..

He half-heartedly decides to look at the numbers too now, but he's only using that ONE cup he took out beforehand. And he's only doing it because you asked him to. He's also....not too sure what the numbers even mean. But he can at least read them...he thinks...what's that dash..?

He sees 2/4's a cup and decides to pour whatever he needs in the bowl twice. One pour. Then two. 2 altogether, right..?

Okay, now the 4....what does the 4 mean?

Does he care what the 4 means...? ...Well, not really, but if it means you'll have to come help him, he's definitely asking—

You're probably gonna have to worry about any size amounts from now on..

All the numbers take the joy out of cooking so he likely forgot to pay attention to anymore after the first time anyways—

He loves the shine of the utensils and gets EXTREMELY excited about spoons. He loves spoons.

Forks are a little less fun because they aren't as reflective with their shine and they're not as sharp as a knife, but it's safe to say he's going to do a lot of spoon admiring.

Maybe he even has a favorite spoon. Or a couple favorite spoons..

Cutthroat's also a ruthless spoon shamer. He does NOT spare the feelings of any wooden spoon, simply saying, "They're ugly and look dull. Why don't they shine..?"

His day is inevitably ruined anytime you hand him a wooden spoon and he may just substitute stirring by rocking the bowl, pot, or pan back and forth instead—

He oddly loves the silicone spatulas though....but maybe that's because he can choose the red ones...

He gets really excited to stir things however, especially when you bring out the mixer. Nothing excites him quite like adding red food dye to whatever he's mixing.

It's also never not fun to lift it while it's doing its job, you know....to watch the red mixture splatter across the floor and walls like spurting blood-

If it's a hand mixer, he complains his arm hurts after doing it for all of one minute— Does it really or does he just not wanna mix it anymore?

Keep him away from the steak knives...just..keep him away from the steak knives.

Cutthroat's a little impatient so he loves to watch the microwave timer tick down. He'll likely pull it out before the timer is done too, even if it's just 15 seconds. The anticipation was just so great he couldn't take it any longer—

This creates a lot of background noise as he's constantly opening and shutting the microwave to see if it's done, paired with disappointed sighing when you tell him it's not—

He loves watching things in the oven too...maybe a little too close..

Depending on what stove he's using, if the burner turns red to signal it's hot, he'll get lost admiring the color and never put the pan on top of it to cook-

Try to put a pan on it yourself and you'll be met with, "No, no..! Don't cover it!"

He's also probably burned his own hand a few times touching it-

The cruel betrayal of something so pretty and red isn't too foreign to him though...he's actually quite pleased to feel that it's hot...as hot as the feelings he gets seeing a marvelous red halo..

He finds the bubbles caused from boiling something to be fascinating

He also claps when the pot starts to over boil and spill- it's like a little show of it's own. Ah-! Why not add red food dye and see if it'll look like a spilling fountain of blood too-?

He boils everything using actual blood...

He substitutes any ingredients he doesn't like with things he does like, so his cooking always turns out....well.. tasting like some weird combination of marshmallows and whatever else he was attempting to cook...

He loves to watch marshmallows overheat and puff up in the microwave too— In fact, keep doing it. Go on, put another in the microwave. Put 2 in there. You're the one whose cleaning up the mess anyways-

He adds red syrup to just about everything, claiming it to be the most beautiful finishing touch.

..It's either blood or cherry sauce...take a gamble.

Sometimes he'll try to surprise you by cooking for you. Which means you'll either become suspicious of the ruckus that's going on in the kitchen—or, before that can happen, he'll call you over to taste test something..

He hopes you act surprised when he's done too, even if he's made you taste test something.

He'll take it that, because he's made it, it already tastes good. Even if there's an obvious grimace on your face. It's only because you're thinking of the right words to say for how wonderful it tastes, isn't it?

If you say anything positive about it, he very excitedly tells you that it's because he's added blood to whatever you're currently eating..!

"You like it too then...oh, how exciting~! Do you want more..? How much do you want ..? I'll share anything with you, my angel~ ...Huh!? You don't want anymore...!? Why not ...? Don't you like it? ....you made such a pretty face.."

He just thinks you're pretty no matter what

In conclusion, Cutthroat's fun to cook with if you don't mind the absolute chaos and or having to scrub red batter off of the now stained walls—

And also not having anything edible by the end of it all

[jimclassicstoycollection]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Legends class

Devastator (Constructicons)

(possible knock off)

I don’t exactly remember when I got this figure (some time in the Summer of 2019) But I forgot to prepare a draft for this toy, so I’m kind of wedging it here. I don’t think I’m too far off in my purchase timeline...

In the grand scheme of the universe this matters not, and quite frankly this is the least of my problems...

I got this guy in on Ebay, for $20 or less. I’m not a huge fan of the Bayformers, and back in 2009 I never invested got on board with the ultimate Devastator set, and at the time I wasn’t interested on much small legends class version. I thought (and still think) as Devastator character this thing is a stupid looking and poor representation of the character, however as a crazy looking abomination I thought it was interesting. So over time I softened on my take of this character.

I still don’t want the Ultimate version, and I’m not about to buy all the Studio Series Constructicons, so I decided to settle on the 2009 Legends version.

I don’t know if this is a knock off or not, but I bought this off of a Chinese Ebay seller, and it took like a month to arrive.

What you see in the picture is how it arrived. It didn’t even come packaged in the box except for the plastic insert and the instructions.

So let’s take a look at this team starting with the individual Constructicons.

I will do my best to keep this brief.

Constructicons-

Scrapper:

Scrapper is the yellow front loader. He’s the leader of the group, transformed from his form to a giant right scoop!

...Okay, moving on...

Scrapper’s probably the most normal of the this team; he stands tall, and lanky with claw hands and his head is kind of tucked within his chest giving him a hunched look. Scrapper’s feet are the loader’s shovel, and I found him difficult to stand.

He’s got ball jointed legs and shoulders, so that’s great!

Longhaul:

Longhaul’s looks like a bruiser; he’s built like a thug. His articulation is only his elbows and hips, but he is green; the only Constructicon who is in his proper colors for that matter.

Mixmaster:

So this is when the drugs start to kick in...Keep in mind this is Bayformers, and this version of Mixmaster...is definitely keeping in the Bayformers aesthetic.

He’s a gangly, incoherent mess. Miraculously enough he does convert in a pretty decent cement mixer.

Hightower:

Hightower is a crane who transforms into a...scorpion? Sure, whatever; it stands well, and to its credit it’s an interesting robot mode...

Rampage:

Rampage is the bulldozer. I don’t really know what else to say about this one; he’s neither normal like Scrapper and Longhaul, nor is he abstract and strange enought like Mixmaster or Hightower.

He stands well though...

Scavenger:

Scavenger is the large excavator. His is a pretty bizarre robot mode with the wheels both below and above the head, and the large half scoops for arms.

This toy is both floppy AND doesn’t stand well at all (with or without using the arms for balancing) and it’s very annoying. It’s a miracle he holds well as part of Devastator’s body.

Overload:

Overload is the seventh member of the Constructicons, and exclusive to this team, since he doesn’t exist in any other Constructicon team.

He’s a red dump truck? I’m not really sure, but it looks like he’s got a worse job than Longhaul’s.

The robot mode has a dwarven-like stature with the shorter arm, and longer arms, and scorpion tail.

This toy’s a little loose too; the ball joint for the arm doesn’t stay pegged in well, and frequently pops out.

Devastator:

This thing is absolutely insane. Holding the toy in my hand and looking at it from all angles helps get me a better idea of what the CGI model was going for. Bayformers designs tend to overwhelm my eyes a lot; up to the point where I just have no idea what I’m looking at, nor can I differentiate any real details out of them.

So after looking this guy over and understanding a bit more how he’s held together, and the stands I concluded that Bayformers Devastator is pretty much a hunched over scrap-pile hob goblin.

The plastic feels really good on this toy, like this is a knock off, it was made with good plastic.

However though the plastic feel pretty good, Devastator as a whole does not pass the shake test; he can stand well, but try moving him around and a limb or two could just fall off. oh well.

Final Thoughts:

I don’t remember how much I paid for this, but for what this figure is, it was worth it. For a small, Bayformers monstrosity this is a fun toy.

He’s pretty much only good for sanding there, but if you don’t want or don’t have the space for the upcoming GIANT Studio Series version, this little guy should do fine.

...Why did I put so much effort in a legends scale knock off toy?