#megop fanfics are probably canon

[quibbs126]

I saw a comic about Hashtag discovering megop fanfiction, and I thought it was funny

But then I had a realization

Transformers, in this continuity, have been on Earth for 15-30 years or so, and people know about them, and we know comics and merch of them already exist in this universe

Meaning fanfiction of the Transformers definitely exists

Which means canonically, megop yaoi fics almost certainly exist

[phoenixisobsessed]

If we could request everything; do you read fanfics or comics/canon only? Do you have a OTP? What is your least liked transformers show? Did you visit a tf convention at some point? Just asking what could be good, ya don't have to answer though! <:

HDUDKFKFBJSB I LOVE ANSWERING QUESTIONS.

Okay so, I am generally a canon reader. It’s mostly because I don’t seek out fanfics and don’t really use AO3 (I am a comic reader my ADHD needs pictures LFMAO) but I have read a few fanfics because some of them are so…oouhhrhrhd loves… So if I ever get recommended fanfics I’ll probably read them :3

I mean I ship a lot of characters. I don’t know if I have an OTP though. Also because most of my ships are just canon stuff like Drift x Ratchet, Chromedome x Rewind, Tailgate x Cyclonus, Knockout x Breakdown, stuff like that. (Can you tell that I’m a gay man?) BUT!! I am also an enjoyer of Megop/Oplita/Megoplita. Half canon implied but yk. Also enjoy a more Ace relationship Wavewave. AND HUUUGE enjoyer of Skystar oh my GOD my two little scientists. Swagnus also kinda funny BAHABH. So OTP may be Skyfire and Starscream ngl. (Then I also have one with my oc x Whirl but shhh…my oc isn’t really canon so I don’t count it HAHA)

The show that I LEAST liked is gonna be hard ngl. I am generally a very positive person and I like to see the good over the bad I guess xD. Like I could say I really do not like the Bayverse generally but that’s not really a show. So UUUGHH I’ll probably say Headmasters? Mostly because it was…uhm…a bit weird. BAHABAH. Like there’s a lot of weird shit in shows but honestly It just threw me off so bad. There was a bunch of toxic masculinity and stuff but oh well, I guess that’s the 80’s for you. At least the unofficial dub was funny as hell.

I have never been to a tfcon no. I suffer from Europeanism and brokeness.

But ig a bit extra, I have watched all (official) transformers media, plus going through all (official) transformers comics. Yippee!! That’s it, I love yapping, thanks for the questions. I’ll answer more of these kinds of asks once I finish the catformers x3 Just answering this one as an exception since you want it as a reference for future asks ;P

[warriorsparked]

Ship questions: MegOp

Send me a ship and I’ll answer three questions based on if I ship it or not.

Don’t Ship It

Why don’t you ship it?

This isn't to say I certainly don't like the art or the fics that go with this ship, because I do. Actually, it was a MegaOp fic that first got me into shipping in the first place (and I mean that quite literally), and heavily into TF fanfic, and actually inspired me to start writing Transformers fanfic in general, lol. That MegaOp ficlet was actually the whole REASON why I delved into this universe and fandom as a whole outside of just enjoying TF's in general. I'll definitely never forget it.

However, I greatly prefer to see Megatron and Optimus as old friends, especially Megatron being the older mentor type to the younger, naive Orion Pax. I think that they both hold a great respect for one another, and I even like the idea of Orion/Optimus having feelings for Megatron pre war until the shit hit the fan, but it was unrequainted, and of course, Megatron was likely aware of his crush and used it to his advantage.

But I don't see my version of Megatron having had any past romantic feelings for Orion/Op. Post war, I think that they could certainly get along with each other again, and there would be a healthy amount of guilt shared between them and the burdens that had come with leadership. In many ways, they understand each other in a way that no one else ever could, but I still don't think that it would be romantic. I like their platonic friendship, and I have a great respect for it as being kept at that.

What would have made you like it?

I HAVE shipped it, in the past. When I was a lot younger. So this is a bit more of a complicated ship for me, because while I PREFER them as friends over lovers, I HAVE actively shipped it in the past, and like I said, I love the art of the ship and the fics, but I prefer to see them as friends and my Megatron NOW, as I have grown older and my version of him has also grown, I do not see having feelings for Optimus.

So, what would have made me like it? It's not that I don't like it... it's just that I no longer actively ship it lol.

Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?

Like mentioned above, I greatly enjoy the art. I probably wouldn't read any fics about it anymore, because it's not something I'm interested in reading currently, but that's not to say I've not read some great fics about it in the past. And as mentioned above, if it weren't for that MegaOp ficlet of them being on the train/tram together... I likely wouldn't be here where I am now with all my art and fics I've written myself. That fic was a true inspiration to me, and when I say it was something that inspired me, I mean more than just my art. I was ignorant to shipping before then, and as someone who is gay, reading M/M fic and shipping of canon characters back then was something incredibly important to me as a person and my self discovery. So yeah, this fandom (and that fic) is something deeply personal to me.

[pastelpaperplanes]

You mostly draw Megatron with Crusade in his Cybertronian look but in your canons it was said that while carrying the spark Megs wore his Marauder look. Did Megatron changed bodies or is the Canon changed?

yes! haha so hmm let’s see. So far up until A Little Too Familiar I have tossed Crusade into my Crackship AU—because with the Cybertron’s future AU with a whole lot of my other sparklings, ones that have considered backstories, they wouldn’t exist because of Shamus and Envoy!—and yes in the Crack AU, Megan does sport his Marauder Upgrade.

I’m still 1000% open to keeping Crusade as like,,a cameo for the Crack AU but I will say I’m getting far too attached to their character to better NOT explore them more in a more intricate backstory kind of sense! Many of the asks I’ve answered previously about Crusade’s personality and future are still canon—with the exemption that Crusade has a far more present/loving relationship with their Carrier, who as a literal helicopter parent is near suffocating in his protectiveness and efforts to keep his sparkling away from the hands and influence of the Autobots, even if that means locking them away on the Nemesis far too much to be healthy, and lying straight to their face, and others, about their origins.

Since the TFN 2021 S4 kickoff script reading I’ve been leaning towards guess what—a whole other AU that continues RIGHT after that point, much like where the CF AU would—only certain rescission within the timeline have been changed leading to, in some relationships, a vastly different setting for a next generation! (No, I don’t think I’d create a whole ton of other sparklings in place, for example a planned Strika/Lugnut kiddo wouldn’t happen for obvious reasons, nor would Shmaus or Envoy exist!! Who would remain, THAT I will figure out later down the line.) So Megatron is not in his Marauder form, Optimus is named Magnus, Jazz is with team Prime/Ninja Corps, Sentinel is still a dick figures, Prowl is still dead and so forth.

What I have planned is sort of like where the Deceptions sport a retreat after their bust on Earth when attempting to take over the central line of techno organic energon. The Cons faced losses, high command was scrambled and still very much injured from their cruel, and unusual keeping within Trypticon, heavy sacrifices turned out to NOT reap greater rewards, and the troops are still starving—and starving, scared mecha are far more dangerous than angry ones.

Optimus is still coming to terms that he is due to lead Cybertron, under the title of Optimus Magnus as soon as he’s back, whether he likes it or not as the front lines are still very much on edge with the evermore increasingly violent rouge Con raids.

I made some commentary on the reading as a whole which was PHENOMENAL and I’m still riding the high that is the fanTASTIC work that was put into is, like god. There was a brief but hilarious moment from Rattletrap where he attempted to sell off a crudely photoshopped Megop photograph as dirt—a part of me thought it would be even MORE hilarious if said photo was actually, used and Op was left sputtering after a double take going like how did they find that. HOW.

My poor, poor fanfic loving heart got going on of course the What if the Enemies Were Fraternizing Throughout the Whole of The Show, Morals be Damned in Those Stolen Moments Because I Like YOU For Some Reason trope. Wow is me, be still my beating HEART. It did not stop—so I made another AU :D yayyyyy

Basically the creation of Crusade follows along in this timeline in that sense. They were a product of one too many lonely nights in some far off abandoned cave that never could quite seem to end with a civil conversation, let alone spark apprehension from the other when it came to going toe to toe of the battlefield for the sake of their Causes. A Comfort without Strings relationship, even if they did come to grow fond of each other, not that they’d ever admit it—a confession, in a sense, would only hurt both parties knowing that the two would never give up their motivations in the ‘impossible ‘case that said feelings were mutual.

From the looks of it, the Autobots did not once tend to the Deceptions during their stay at Trypticon. Megs still sported bare struts and tattered armor up to his escape—it would be believable that medics never once ran scans, let alone were ordered to get anywhere near the high command. With already being in such poor shape, battered, humiliated, starved, violated (those minicons?? homage to Trepan??? yikessssss) and sedated—it would be believable that Megatron wouldn’t pay notice to a small flutter in his spark amongst all the pain and anxiety, at least until he finally could gather his bearings under the lockdown of his temporary fortress stuck on Earth.

Megatron, knowing he was alone, now extremely vulnerable, heavily outnumbered and out favored by his remaining struggling troops, called upon his definitely not most favorite sub team to cower behind—the DJD, to meet his blaring distress beacon.

Tarn and his crew, with the help of the rest of high command’s signal dampeners, are able to as covertly as possible—minus the world sweeper size of the Peaceful Tyranny and the paralyzing droning on of the Empyrean Suite that Tarn just loves so dearly—made it off planet save for a few bumps and bruises from the small force of Team Prime. The High & Mighty Megatron was no where to be seen in the action. Probably off in a hurry to lick his wounds in retreat after getting his ass handed to him, many assumed, but Nickel knew better. Tarn knew better. Something was terribly wrong in order to resort to a ‘cowardly’ extraction and evasion mission.

You can see where I’m going w this—so anyways YES that is the general gist of where this AU kicks off!!! Megs and Op, particularly Megs, got unlucky on their last night together—eventually all leading to the introduction of the previously secretive back up weapon that was the DJD. Coming to the rescue of their Fearless, All Powerful, and Resilient Leader?? A strange, but instantly understandable measure to resort to once Megatron reveals himself as a carrying mech, the beholder of a true heir and a testament to the resilience that is the Deceptions though the terrible reign the Autobots have held against them through the eons.

I’ll go into why he keeps Crusade on a tight leash and Op out of the loop entirely for as long as he possibly could—and how the rest of Megaton’s troops behaved around this clearly, half blooded Con sparkling their leader doted on— later!

Needless to say, Crusade’s reputation from the moment they were born was tottering on a fine line between that of pitiable condolences for their leader, and that of true Decepticon pride knowing that the one to lead them to glory some day is none other than one of the Autobots’ very own descendants.

Hope that kinda better explains things! I like Meg’s Cybertronian design, it’s sleek, it’s sexy, it’s easier to draw, and since S4 gave us a fresher design to admire of Optimus, why not have the same for his other half!

YEAHH. so new AU :D AYOOOO I’ll tag this timeline/future mentionings of Crusade and their journey as Cybertron’s Legacy AU

extremely stupid doodle under the cut! I can’t get over the duality of Old Written vs New Written Crusade ahhh 💀💀

I found a horrifically perfect tik tok audio for these two oml

Swapping Megatron stories!

[lord-squiggletits]

Do you think there's an element that's important to Megatron that gets neglected a lot? Either by fanon or some Canon writers, whichever continuity you prefer, etc.

Also, if I'm bothering you, don't be afraid to say so. I figured a couple conversation starters about a thing you like would be appreciated.

Once upon a time I would've been chomping at the bit to list all the things I don't like about fanon Megatron, but tbh I don't feel like I've read "enough" fanfic and fanon takes about him to be able to paint the whole Megatron fanbase with a wide brush. I mean, I could, but I don't want to generalize too much and erase the variety of opinions people probably have about him, right? And the thing is that per AO3 statistics, the vast, VAST majority of fanfics in general are just one-shots that aren't meant to be super in-depth explorations of canon, and lord knows that Megatron is such a weighty character that it would take an entire novel-length story to "get him right." So take everything I say below with a healthy heaping of salt.

I guess one thing that I don't like about IDW1 Megatron's portrayal in fanon is that a lot of his fans pretty much water down his flaws. People kind of write him as if he's an unadulterated hero who had no bad policies whatsoever-- and before someone gets on about me about "you're saying fighting oppression with violence is bad???", I'm talking about the multiple other really bad practices Megatron had with his leadership and the ways he treated the Decepticons like:

Forcing people to get reformatted in order to suit his strategic agendas and experimenting on people's alt modes to try and forcibly create combiners. Anti-functionism who?

Wanting to create an empire with himself as the sole head of state which is antithetical to the whole idea of freedom

Not allowing any religious worship whatsoever within the Decepticons (even a "cult with only one member" was hunted down by the DJD, and per Tarn's words Megatron only wants himself to be worshipped)

The entire fucking existence of the DJD in general

The first thing he did upon taking control of Iacon (Autocracy) being to round up, imprison, and execute political dissidents

Creating a "might makes right" culture in the Decepticons that leads to a lot of power grabbing, unnecessary brutality, and infighting

The technoism and colonization of organics that no one wants to talk about when they try to say "the Autobots are just as bad as the Decepticons" (no they are not lmao)

Completely leaving behind the Decepticons languishing in ghettos and faced with constant discrimination in favor of fucking off on a quest to find the Knights of Cybertron for the sake of his personal "legacy" as if the Decepticons weren't literally the most important legacy his entire life was formed around

I guess I don't blame IDW Megatron fans for acting as if Megatron is the best option Cybertron ever had and he was write about anything, because JRO literally writes Megatron as the best thing Cybertron ever had and the whole universe isn't much better off without him than it is with him, but I think that says less about JRO and more about fandom's inability to comprehend nuance-- the morally gray character has to either be stanned and "he did nothing wrong"-ified or he has to be a complete bastard with no redeemable qualities whatsoever. I'd rather hang around with Megatron fans than Megatron haters, but tbh the whitewashing of Megatron's personality is so annoying sometimes and I say that BECAUSE I like Megatron a good amount.

Especially when people bash IDW OP for doing things that were much less worse than what Megatron did ahaha I've literally stopped going into OP's tags and reading MegOP fic and generally engaging with the fandom because I'm so tired of IDW OP bashing coming up without warning/prompting and bland/generic OP fanfic characterizations from Megatron stans who seem perfectly fine with everything Megatron did.

I'm not saying "you're not allowed to enjoy your problematic fave unless you write a disclaimer about how bad he is," I'm just saying that fandom interpretations of Megatron rarely feel as interesting or fleshed out as the actual, real canon version of him, and sometimes people write about Megatron in a way that feels like it comes at the cost of other characters who are also cool and full of nuance.

[tea-mew96]

Transformers Prime

Oooooo!

The first character I first fell in love with: I first watched the show back in 2011 so it's really hard to recall for sure whom was the first, I think it might've been Megatron though.

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Arcee. Back when I was watching the show in the early 2010s I really didn't care for her. But her entire character arc-especially the trauma aspect of it all-really stuck out to me as an adult.

Also Ratchet, adore him way more now than I did back then too.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Optimus Prime. Maybe he's not as popular as I think he is, but both back then and still today I see a fair share of people praising this version of Optimus. For me, he's one of my least favorite Optimuses. The short version of why is that I find him to a boring cardboard cutout of Optimuses prior and his advice to Arcee doesn't sit well with me.

The character I love that everyone else hates: Probably Airachnid, although "like" is more accurate. I thought that she was a creepy, dangerous antagonist and things like her killing Tailgate and Decepeticon teammate Breakdown solidified what her role was in the story: a threatening rogue Decepticon. Still doesn't make her likeable per say and I am still disappointed how her danger/creepy factor seemed to diminish over the course of the series (or at least it wasn't as strong like in her debut episode).

The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Megatron. I'll give him credit for the clever plans he has, but I recall liking him a lot more when I was younger than I do now, where my feelings towards him are indifferent/neutral.

The character I would totally smooch: Arcee needs a kiss on the cheek. And hugs. And therapy.

The character I’d want to be like: I strive to have that kind of courage and persistence to keep fighting despite the internal struggles like Arcee does.

The character I’d slap: Silas, but he's dead now so I guess maybe I don't need to. Maybe just for good measure anyway...

A pairing that I love: Cliffjumper x Arcee, Breakdown x Knockout, and Optimus Prime x Ratchet.

A pairing that I despise: There's quite a few, but the big ones for me are Optimus Prime x Smokescreen, Airachnid x Arcee, Megop, and Megastar.

I don't like Optimus x Bumblebee either, but unlike that ship Optimus Prime x Smokescreen was a ship I used to like when I was younger (like, 13 or 14 I think). It didn't take long for me to make some realizations and have a change of perspective. Nowadays the ship brings bad flashbacks to my younger self and makes me cringe. And yes, everyone is allowed to make fun of and criticize younger me for liking this pairing (in hindsight, I kinda wish someone did so at the time).

Considering that Airachnid is a largely responsible for the trauma Arcee has and the way I've come to love Arcee in recent years, you can probably guess why Airachnid x Arcee doesn't sit well with me.

TFP Megop is the other Megop pairing that I've soured to over the years. You can blame shitty fanfics and bad takes I read in the past for making me lose interest in this pairing.

There's only a couple versions of Megastar I can like to some extent, but TFP is one of two that activates my fight or flight. I'm sure fans have come up with good AUs for this ship and ways to write about their relationship turning for the better, but 1.) I am just as suspect of Megastar fans as I am of Megop fans and 2.) the bad relationship Megatron and Starscream have in canon negatively impacts my views on TFP Megastar. And when that happens, that means I’m less willing to consider getting invested in AU ideas.

Ask prompt here!

[praesaepe]

aaa late BUT: either transformers for 001 or jonmartin for 002?

[road to el dorado voice] both is good

Transformers

Favorite character: this question is almost impossible but i’m going to say cyclonus, rodimus, skywarp, and tailgate

Least Favorite character: tarn is a cliche answer but also the true answer. i also just. i dislike prowl so much.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): 

Cygate

Thunderrodica

Elite Trine

Simpatico (Brainstorm/Perceptor)

TFA MegOp (it’s kinda spotty everywhere else, especially idw, but TFA... good)

Character I find most attractive: uuuaaaagh uhhhhhhh. starscream, thunderclash, and nautica dont @ me

Character I would marry: thunderclash would do me right. he’s such a sweetheart.

Character I would be best friends with: tailgate! he’s so much fun and i love him dearly.

a random thought: tfa season 3 wouldve been a masterpiece and i will always be sad it got cancelled.

An unpopular opinion: i hate prowl so much its unreal. i dont care about him. everyone loves him and like. ive not read all of rid but i just dont like him at all!!

My Canon OTP: cygate :)

My Non-canon OTP: thunderrodica and elite trine. both very good.

Most Badass Character: thunderclash no i love clash but im not gonna lie, prrrobably drift? or functionist universe rung, or maybe even whirl. 

Most Epic Villain: dont @ me but getaway, probably. complete and total bastard man i despise but he was so well written that like. god damn. ugh. other than that tyrest was a really good storyline.

Pairing I am not a fan of: cywhirl or cywhirlgate tbh. cywhirl is just very platonic to me. i am also not a fan of blitzbee

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): the entire rushed ending to LL but especially the bad ending and especially for rodimus. it was really just such a disservice to his character.

Favourite Friendship: cywhirl!

Character I most identify with: hard question... tailgate and roddy, maybe. i also vibe with cyc and brainstorm.

Character I wish I could be: honestly? roddy. for all his hardships i think in the good ending he got all the love and support he could have ever needed, plus he’s daring and brave and reckless and that just sounds so fun

JonMartin

When I started shipping them: funnily enough i can actually pinpoint this exactly because i posted on tumblr about it. jan 16th. i was like “haha martins got a crush” and then i started s3 and i was like. fuck.

My thoughts: they have such good character development and you do love to see it! really jonny did an absolutely fantastic job with them, building their dynamic and relationship, and Its About The Yearning And Loyalty. the fact that their story is not going to be used as Gay Tragedy fodder, but be the emotional core of the podcast, it so refreshing and important to me

What makes me happy about them: their love for each other, their devotion, their ability to communicate and set boundaries. how they overcame everything and found each other. 

What makes me sad about them: everything they had to overcome, including each other. the fact that it is almost certainly not going to end well for one or both of them, because this is a tragedy horror podcast.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: jon is constantly cruel to martin without any redeeming qualities or interactions, and martin pines after him anyways. their dynamic isnt that 2 dimensional and while i think its important acknowledge how jon acted in the first couple of seasons, he was more than that. this is especially important in light of the birthday tape from 161.

Things I look for in fanfic: im a fan of slowburn for any pairing but i also love just. fluff. them realizing that they See one another in a real, intimate way, and while theyre human (kinda) and will have issues, they still know that they love each other. being pillars of comfort, really.

My wishlist: my monster au that im working on, obviously. i think fake dating could be fun. im also writing that school thing i posted about yesterday. really im just way in the mood for AUs so im filtering my fic for that at the minute.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: theyre canonly together so i dont have to really worry about this BUT i like jon + any combo of tim/gerry/martin and i like martin + any combo of tim/gerry/jon. even though that cant happen in canon because. yknow. death. but.

My happily ever after for them: they stop the apocalypse and get to live to a ripe, normal age and have domestic lives largely free of the fears. maybe they adopt a kid or two. they get to be friends with the others again, and go out for drinks and no one is dead and the people who are already dead are remembered, loved, and honored. also jimmy magma dies.

send me a fandom/character/ship and i’ll answer these questions! 

[irigoddess]

Fandom: transformers (I think you're into that, right?), Ship: Cad/Embo, Character: Boba

Favorite character: Cyclonus. He’s gay and angsty just like me. Whirl is a close second though. Riptide is a close third

Least Favorite character: GETAWAY. THAT FUCKER CAN ROT

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Cygate, Knock/Breakdown, Chromedome/Rewind, Rodimus/Happiness, Lug/Anode

Character I find most attractive: MEGATRON

Character I would marry: Cyclonus

Character I would be best friends with: Rodimus. He seems like fun

a random thought: Transformers is always brushed off as pointless media but it’s actually really fun and can be poignant (IDW especially.) If you like gays and like crying, then this is the fandom for you.

An unpopular opinion: MegOP isn’t even that good of a ship.

My Canon OTP: Cygate.

My Non-canon OTP: Optimus/Finally getting to die 

Most Badass Character: MEGA-FUCKING-TRON

Most Epic Villain: TARNNNNNN

Pairing I am not a fan of: MEGOP

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): I feel like Riptide deserved more of a spotlight. I need the dumb gay

Favourite Friendship: Nautica/Brainstorm

Character I most identify with: RIPTIDE. I too am a dumbass gay

Character I wish I could be: Drift. He’s a cool dude

002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you:

When I started shipping them: Years and years ago lol. I’ve loved them ever since.

My thoughts: They make sense. I mean, rivals that are secret lovers? Totally my thing.

What makes me happy about them: That they’re two gay nonhuman men and wouldn’t be ashamed of any part of their relationship

What makes me sad about them: They barely interact in canon XD

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: I can’t really say anything because no one writes fanfics about them.

Things I look for in fanfic: ANYTHING

My wishlist: For them to hang out in canon

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Cad probably would rather be alone. Embo with Sugi.

My happily ever after for them: They retire together and live long and happily.

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: He is my child.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: I honestly can’t think of anyone. He’s always a kid in my mind XD

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: I think he and Jango have a really sweet father/son relationship. But I think he and the other hunters would have an interesting dynamic as well.

My unpopular opinion about this character: He deserves better? 

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: He gets a movie directed by Taika Waititi that explores his Mando roots and his relationships with the other hunters.

Favorite friendship for this character: ????

My crossover ship: I can’t think of anything tbh