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sparklingpax · 2 years ago

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And now, on this edition of miscellaneous headcanons no one asked for!!

-(intended to be set in canon, but opinionated so feel free to disagree if you disagree just don’t attack me for it dkjdsksdjk thanks ;w;)

-typos...sorry if you see any...I typed this on my phone

-this is so long. Too long??? y'all I have many thoughts tho 😭 these range from specific little things to wholesome to kinda angst to like... whatever. Lots of things 🥺 I know I didn't talk about everyone.......so

-pls drop in to ask for more of these anytime I enjoy writing these out qwq

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-If you didn’t read that one long-ass fic or my (also long-ass) ramble about landiver as a couple, they went to like military academy together and that’s where their whole relationship began....also they never formally met Phoenix but he went to that same academy. Hawk, meanwhile, studied somewhere else...he was kinda always on a fast-track to a higher-level military position so he went to a more “prestigious” school...he aimed to be a captain or some higher rank for a couple reasons, but one of the biggest was so he could prove that a team could be run without the meaningless caste/social class-enforcing regulations and rituals he so much despised.

-Giga and Mega enjoy when they have quiet nights to curl up and read books together....perhaps also with a glass of wine to accompany this.....Giga dozes off first, always.

-Hydra actually studies other languages for fun; right now he speaks German, and has a decent grip on English, Japanese, and French--he's currently trying to learn Chinese.

-Mega and Giga are really good cooks, and they are responsible for the banquet-type meals the Deceptions have sometimes. They also enjoy it, viewing cooking as a "labor of love" and enjoying the smiles on everyone's faces when they sit for dinner and eat. Now, while they appreciate help in the kitchen....surprisingly only Bullhorn is a decent cook and the least likely to break something (he actually puts effort into cooking/baking, it's a hobby of his)....so Mega finds ways to gently coax Cancer and Wilder out of the kitchen so they don't end up making a mess of things...💀✨

-The only Pretender who perhaps has never been to Cab's treehouse is Phoenix.....he's literally nowhere to be found most days cause of his job 😭 bro is literally gone for half the missions they go on too sjsjjssj

-Phoenix is a nice guy, really. He tries. To hang out when he's around, to remember names and come off as easy-going and funny, to be friendly (which he is), but he himself is a little awkward sometimes, surprisingly more of an introvert...he feels bad about always being busy...the kids (and the other team members) do understand and don't blame him for it, but he thinks about it a lot....after all, the Pretenders all know each other best because of all the ime they spent on their initial mission assignment....So basically, he's always been distant but he's not a distant person, its just his situation in life 😔✨

-The kids introduced Lofi to Hawk and he listens to it a lot while working, it helps him focus quite well.

-Diver never formally got his driver's license...he does know how to drive a car...it just deadass had never crossed his mind and then when it did..............he'd just forget 💀 Lander is usually glad to give him a ride in his vehicle mode tho, and on occasion, he'll be driving if he has to...just hoping in the back of his mind he doesnt get stopped or something

-Oh yea and those two hang out in each other's rooms in HQ all the time....on the whole, Diver goes to Lander's room more often tho (I believe there was an episode where they were in this room-looking space looking at the news together and I will die on the hill that was one of their rooms in HQ)

-After coming together with the other Godmasters, Roadking found a new hobby in poking fun at Ginrai and Ginrai would always have good comebacks; I mean come ON theyre both 19 and definitely have similar personalities, they most certainly argue and have a mild (friendly) rivalry (nothing serious, all /lh if you know what I mean 😌)

-Ranger is the chillest dude. He and Diver get along v well, and he is always amused to watch Diver and Lander go at it in one of their (ultimately pointless) discussions about motivations of characters in a movie they just watched or why there was a billboard with a misspelling in the slogan line on the road the other day.

-Lightfoot unironically really likes classical music over any other kind of music, and I say unironically because Roadking and the kids thought he was joking

-I swear I've mentioned this before but Ginrai regularly goes on non-work-related drives in his truck; he always did ever since he started working his trucker job, and still enjoys it, especially at night. And, now that he has a virtually indestructible transtector for a truck...he's got no worries. Hawk tags along when he's not swamped with work...they very much enjoy the time together, sharing music and sometimes stopping at random places on the side of the road for one reason or another.

-On a similar note, Wilder likes walks on the beach by himself. He has a lot of stuff to think about and gets pretty frustrated pretty fast so...it does him good to have the silence and alone time.

-Lander initially used to not need glasses but then over time (after he added glasses to his human disguise) because his human form wore the (random) pair for so long, he found his human body's vision deteriorating to the point where he finally dragged himself over to an optometrist one day for a formal appointment, where he ended up getting the right prescription...and all was right with the world

-Ginrai plays with the straps of his overall things when he's nervous/jittery.

-Buster is a coffee-enjoyer (like 1-2 cups a day, actually--) meanwhile, Hydra is a tea guy, like Giga. Mega will drink either, she has no preference.

-All the Pretenders have taken the kids out for some kind of training exercise at least once, but they've gone with Diver the most.

-Due to his previous occupation & personal interest (as a hobby), Ranger knows how to deal with & ride horses. He tried to teach both Ginrai and Roadking (initially it was just Ginrai but Roadking chimed in wanting to do it as well; Lightfoot is already something of a horseback rider himself, so he offered to tag along for fun) how to ride horses.........once. never again 😀

-nearly every single (human) character on both sides has some form of social media. And yes, they do congregate on Twitter for the most part (I have so many thoughts about this but I'll leave it at this for now)

-Lander has been known to make drunken tweets at odd hours of the morning and then when he's sober again....he really only feels like deleting the most heinous ones. He doesn't really care what he posts, especially cause he has all work-related contacts blocked on that account so...he's got no worries.

-Shuta's motorcycle-lookin bike thing is actually a regular motorbike turned into something way cooler as a whole separate job-related project by his father years ago...Shuta just started using it for himself one day and no one seemed to notice...so he kept going out with it.

-Sometimes, when he's working, Lander ties his hair back, especially when it gets longer (before he gets it trimmed)--he puts it in a ponytail so it doesn't distract him. (Sometimes he leaves it in and doesn't realize; Diver thinks it's cute)

-The Pretenders, while in their human bodies, do have stuff like heightened immune systems, quicker healing from physical wounds, ability to take higher levels of alcohol and such with little to no problems, etc......but they still have human bodies.....so it's not impossible they (and it does happen) get sick, break bones/sustain different kinds of injuries, get drunk, become generally physically exhausted, etc....like with food/drink, they can go way longer than the normal human without it, but at some point they'd need to eat something or they'd starve in their human form (just as Cybertronians need to refuel and stuff)........so......anyway......on the mild tangential connection to the topic of getting drunk......it is a mystery to all of them how bad Hawk is at holding alcohol...of all of them, he gets drunk the fastest, both in his Cybertronian and human body--whether it's energon or human wine, Hawk has a 95% chance of getting tipsy off even just the first glass....hence he is careful with how much he consumes...most times.

-Clouder is that one guy that will make multiple extra accounts to mess with someone. He has done this actually. No one wants to add him on discord servers as a 'friend' because they just feel the weird vibes his main account gives,,,

-The Deception HM Jrs would have been voted "best friendship trio" in their senior year of highschool superlatives contest had they actually gone to school instead of what they ended up doing (based on a real entry in my own highschool's superlatives contest btw haha)

-Lander drinks....a lot.....he has a lot of heavy thoughts. Especially after Shuta's dad died...he harbors a lot of private guilt about that. Diver, beneath much of their daily back and forth teasing, is always watching for signs anything is getting worse with Lander, and is always silently there for him in that regard. They often go drinking together so Diver can just make sure nothing happens to Lander. Lander knows this, and lets him...he trusts Diver, and they understand without needing even to discuss it; Diver's presence gives him confidence to gradually learn to pull himself out of these frequent ruts, and over time, he found his way back to enjoying drinking rather than using it as a way to attempt to forget the past. Diver was there the whole way for it :]

-Ginrai will not eat natto.

-As a Nagano native, Ginrai has absolutely taken members of the team to his hometown and the surrounding areas for sightseeing and other things :3 Also, Nagano is known for its awesome apples! (A/n: Actually real; I was there and learned about that/ate some apple treats....which were literally so good 🤤) so Ginrai is very fond of apples in general, always has been ^^

-Cancer and Browning are a KNOWN prankster duo 😎 (their victims are often the Decepticon Pretenders, mainly because those three STILL haven't figured out the pranking duo is Cancer and Browning, they just Know that Someone Out There is Up to something 🧐 this lack of awareness is the same reason neither Giga nor Mega intend to intervene either 💀)

-'King Poseidon' has no hobbies or passtimes, the Seacons just Rage wherever they are until they have to fight next...that's why King Poseidon is so fucking Mad

-while its true that Dauros was plotting some kind of usurpation of Blood as the trio's (unofficial) leader, he actually gave up because upon later thought....what was the point? It was just the three of them? So...he conceded to just let Blood do whatever and instead just be snarky with him. Gilmer is like a third wheel to this conflict, with no actual opinion on this at any point. He's just there to manically laugh alongside them while they carry out their Evil Plans™

-Hawk kinda has kitten sneezes (canon 💀😭)

-Diver actually doesn't like heights much....but you wouldn't be able to tell because he does his best to bear through it, especially during missions....it also helps when the distance from the ground below is not visible, so like "out of sight out of mind" sorta thing....but yea it makes him uneasy and (somewhat uncharictaristically) tense when heights come into play. Of course, it also helps a lot when Lander's there...he just focuses on the presence of someone who isn't afraid and that helps him not be as afraid of it for that moment

-You'd think Lightfoot doesn't have any interest in being any kind of jokester, but he's actually a serial pun-maker. Do not get him started, he will not stop, and he'll do it with a somewhat neutral expression too, which makes it funnier for the others 💀

-Bullhorn sometimes puts Cancer on his shoulders if they're in some kind of a crowd and the boy can't see, since Wilder and Bullhorn are tall enough to usually get a good view, but Cancer is usually not.

-Phoenix is the one monitoring airwaves the most (it's partially his actual dayjob to do something similar, so he does both that and work for the Autoboy team most days/nights); as such, he kept contact with the Headmasters quite often for a while...then they stopped sending transmissions...he hasn't completely lost contact with them but it's reduced only to emergency transmissions now....he misses the random conversations they'd have with him.

-Roadking really likes EDM, dance, Phonk, etc.

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frankenwolf1564 · 8 days ago

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Motor Mania: A triple Transformers review

Motormaster is one of my favorite Transformers characters, and, full stop, it’s kinda because of the alt mode. So let’s take a look at three of him and see what they do differently!

Going by size, let’s start with the smallest of these three, Magic Square Overlord! Or technically the Tigerwing knockoff. He follows the standard for modern Motormasters, having just the cab be the main bot while the trailer turns into the combiner frame. This leaves him as the sleekest of this lot, not needing to worry about the trailer, or even an ounce of combiner kibble. He just turns into the cab, stowing away in the combined mode as a static cube that doesn’t even provide structural support. It does mean he’s very light and sleek, however, outside of the fact that he’s Legends scale. He’s quite nimble and easy to balance for more extreme poses. There are a few quirks and minor gripes, like the legs not having any rotation past the swivel just below his hips, or his head only being a swivel, but it’s not a huge deal and he’s still very expressive. I love the brighter almost-pink he uses for his windows and other such accents. It looks good on its own and contrasts great with the deep black he’s cast in.

Transformation is clever and concise, with everything folding away neatly and tabbing together securely. In cab mode, at least. The cube just uses friction… The fake cab feet are handled quite elegantly, with his legs splitting open for them to fold down over the bumper while the fake windows spin around. The rear tires do a fun twist out of his torso and almost swap places with his arms. My only complaint about the whole process is rotating the front wheels around, being one of those steps I forget half the time because it technically doesn’t affect anything and is mildly cumbersome to correct. The final result looks great! Especially once you bring the ever-important trailer in. It’s just not Motormaster without it. Even at a scale this small he still ends up imposing.

Next up is Legacy Motormaster, who adopts the 3P party innovation into Hasbro’s official play book and does a much better job. He ends up as the most stylized of the lot, coming off as a bit slimmer and more angular. His torso gets considerably slimmer the further down you go, not straightening back out once you get to his waist like other attempts might, and that’s among the various other caveats Generations brings. Not that he looks bad, not by any means. He still very much evokes the feeling of the character, just in a manner different to what’s been done before. He does feel a tad cumbersome though, having some trouble standing in even fairly tame poses thanks to his back kibble and sub-par heels. His legs don’t have the range of movement I wish they did, either, feeling stiff and a little clunky. The colors are great, this time going for a bright white and pale purple to match the glossy black, though do note that I have applied Toyhax’s cel-shaded window set, because it’s lush and he deserves to look this good.

The transformation is a fun affair, essentially flipping the legs down over his back while his arms merge with the trailer hitch stashed on his back. Using the larger pin holes on the back of his hips as points for the top of the cab to peg into is clever, though one of them will not fit securely on mine, leaving it to always sit jutting up a touch. The trailer is… just ok this time. The front has the combiner chest plate and thigh holes sticking out completely unobscured and it muddies the whole look. It is kinda stumpy too… We don’t judge anyone’s size here, but Overload is nearly the exact same length. Like, there’s a few centimeters of difference (if even) between the front of their cabs and the backs of their trailers, despite Legacy’s cab being nearly the same size as Roadking’s. Speaking of…

Fanstoys Roadking is a massive CHUNK of a robot, and I love him. Fanstoys are like, sadists, or something? So they strive for obscene levels of animation accuracy, no matter what. Which means Roadking turns into the entire truck, not just the cab. Consequently, he’s “fucking huge” sized. This is a massive toy made of dense plastic and even some diecast. Transforming him is a workout. He’s damn pretty though! I am no FT shill but from what I have seen their products consistently have a very premium finish and feel, and Roadking is no exception. Every last detail is done to a fine point, and everything is nice and sturdy. The only real gripe to be had is the backpack, which contains about a quarter of his altmode. It holds together fine, but it does stick out a fair bit and is hard not to mention in some capacity, no matter how understandable it may be.

He can get plenty of good poses, but again there are a few discrepancies. His ankles don’t bend that deep, and if you try and go too far you can pop out the entire rest of the truck cab. His bulk holds him back a little bit, too. Not much, but you should take some care to keep him from crumpling under his own weight. The individual fingers are a great touch, all that said. He gets swivels below his knees, and you can pop the shoulders out to get a sort-of butterfly joint. His head can even look up and down! The clear plastic inserts are a nice deviation from the solid blocks of purple from previous endeavors, and they really shine in vehicle mode.

The transformation is a lengthy endeavor but it’s not too bad I say having run through it like a dozen times. They fully accomplished IRL mass shifting but it’s not as nightmarish as that may sound. There’s a flow to it, the figure isn’t fighting you. His feet effectively grow into the full cab, with most of it being stored in his legs save for the bottom half of the grill, which form from his soles and heels. His legs then become the front of the trailer, with the inner calves folding out to roughly double the height. Trying to get the lower and upper half of this section of the trailer pegged together correctly can be a bit of a pain, with them needing to bridge together over a diecast piece that hinges out, but that’s probably my biggest gripe with the process save for how much force some tabs require, and even then, it’s mildly annoying at best. His arms fold up, forming part of the trailer roof, while his legs fold into place via a sort of second knee. His backpack then unfolds into an amount of panels that cover what’s left of his legs and torso. How reasonable that amount is, is for you to decide. Once it’s tabbed together you can close the trailer door and peg the last of the roof in.

The end result is an utterly gorgeous eighteen-wheeler that perfectly encapsulates what Motormaster’s alt mode *means*. This is a big, mean truck that will run you off the road because you looked like you were going to start driving stupid. It’s pretty, too. The chromed grill gets to fully shine, you can see even more of the diecast, with it comprising most of the trailer hitch, and the tires are made of rubber to let him roll flawlessly. He even gets a bit of trailer space! Not… much, but it’s there and that alone opens up plenty of possibilities. Some of the tabs and pegs maybe require a little more force than I’m comfortable with, but otherwise I find the affair rather fun, actually. Again, it’s just long.

Note: I totally, utterly, foolishly forgot to fold away the fake headlights he uses for his feet and to fold out two panels that finish the trailer, and I only realized after I had taken all of the photos. I was NOT doing everything again.

So, that’s three different Motormasters, released by three different companies, in three different scales. The Stunticons are a group with… a LOT of options, actually. They’ve had their fair share of appearances but still, it’s. WOW. It means you have a lot of options though, and those are never a bad thing! There’s a lot of different approaches to the same core concept, so there will probably be something that meets your criteria, whatever that might be! The Stunticons as a whole fall firmly into the “bright side” of collecting. This is a group of characters with a lot of options at a lot of different scales and price points. There are the original G1 toys, the Combiner Wars figures, the Legacy figures, Fanstoys, DX9, X-Transbots, Magic Square, Rising Force, and maybe more that I’ve missed! That’s not even counting one off, non-combining repaints and other incarnations outside of G1. If you want any of these characters to look a very specific way there’s probably a version that matches your vision. The Constructicons similarly fit under this umbrella, and groups like the Aerialbots are getting there.

Roadking is probably the best standalone Motormaster, given the integrated trailer, but he can be a bit stiff when it comes to posing and I fear what the combiner skeleton is going to look like to cram him in there (FansToys’ Superion can barely stand how’s THAT thing gonna fare?). Legacy features the most integrated combiner combination while still being solid as the solo bot, and Overlord is easily the most articulate, while also giving you plenty of options when it comes to the combined mode. The fact that he just turns into a cube for Menasor is. Probably not unrelated to either of those. No matter what you’re looking for though, when it comes to the king of the road, you’ll be sure to find something that’s in your lane.

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