#robot trains mos

[nattkorpen]

The main eccentrics of RT 👀

[dooniichez]

Epic Headcanon

I think Mos, Dos and Duke would secretly hang out with the rail world kids, when they aren't stealing energy balls or cause any mischief.

Literally, these guys would be good babysitters, if they didn't steal any energy balls.

[timidgarden7]

Episode 2: Kay's Truth

Part 1 (because fuck Tumblr for not posting full episode)

We return to our heroes who are driving towards the Tower. During the way they saw some of the landscape and the centre with a fountain, but much more modernized one. There were a modernized rails that the Train World don't have.

- You see... This the modernized the centre of the Railworld. We also gather energy, but in a much different sense

- What do you mean? - Duck asked puzzled by the question

- By the fourth energies... You see, this land is created by using a rainbow energy.

- Rainbow energy?! - asked Selly - But how...

Sharon became sad when she got that question.

- That is the question that I wished I would have the answer. You see long ago, the land was very empty, the land was very empty that no train was able to live there. Until one day, one powerful train used his rainbow energy to create a new land and the trains started to colonize it with that train as a guardian. Everything was peaceful, until one day. His best friend got so jealous about his power that he stoled his rainbow power, but he wasn't strong to hold it that It was strong to corrupt him, in the process he became Shadow Train. He used his power to corrupt the world into the eternal darkness. Seeing his friend who fell into despair, Rainbow Train was able to use his power to create a rainbow ball which was able to counter shadow energy. Using this power on Shadow Train and also in process killing his friend. Almost on the verge of the death, he sealing his sinister power into the energy balls where he hides in secret place. As for the Rainbow Train It's unknown what happened to him. That's all I know sadly. If you guys wanna know more, I suggest you to ask Gary. He is an old retired scientist that knew more than me, but If you ask me, his stories are basically tiresome. As for me, this world was covered by shadow energy once and I will make sure this won't happened again.

- Maxie will help Sharon too!

- Thanks Maxie. - She was glad to have a white train by her side

Duke was thinking if the shadow energy was basically a equivalent of a virus in Train World, but even if it was, he swears to destroy it with no hesitation. He doesn't want anyone to suffer as much as him. Nothing would stop him.

- That's enough from me - said Sharon - Maybe you can tell me more about your world and story. It would be much more interesting than ours.

Kay was surprised in the question.

- The Train World was possibly created by Train called by possibly the strongest train ever existed, Alpha Train. However despite him being a powerful  train, he fall into the pieces. Nobody know what happened to his parts. Everything I know, was a story I knew from our future teller names Stella. You need to ask her if you want to know the rest of the story and possibly your future.

Sharon and Maxie looked very speechless. They knew about Alpha Train but they thought this was just a forgotten legend. Sure Gary told them a story about that story, but yellow one thought that he exaggerated too much of the legend and was simply bored. Kay decide to continue about locations of the Train World.

- We also have a Plaza like yours too, but the tunnels we have, are called areas. We have 4 of them, Area A which is Alf's Area, Area D which is Duck's Area, Area S which is Selly's Area and Area V which is Victor's Area. There is also a tunnel leading to my base and that's it.

- Your world seems to be interesting. Hope we could visit it in the free time.

- Of course - Kay smiled broadly - You'll be very welcome here.

He knew what pink train just said. It was about the evil virus which terrorised Train World. One of its victims was Duke who became infected Now they were in tunnel leading to the Tower, suddenly Selly drove towards Kay.

- Kay. Can we talk just between us ? There's something I want to speak with you. - her tone was serious, yet there is a hint of worry.

Kay understood, - Sharon, I hope you don't mind.

- Sure! - said Sharon - Just don't linger that long.

Selly and Kay slowed down and make sure to not hear them loud.

- Kay! We can't tell them everything to them about the virus right now.

He knew what pink train just said. It was about the evil virus which terrorised Train World. One of it's victims was Duke who became infected with it and did horrible crimes. Luckily he got cured by Selly who logged Kay, Victor, Alf and Duck into his system to eliminate virus. However all of his crimes resulted in consequences for him, which was sealing underground and rejection by community. In effort to making him part of Train World to prove himself again that he is trustworthy train and ability to rejoin the community.

- Right. They will become suspicious, not after Duke did everything to get accepted back by everyone in Train World.

- When we be ready, either we will tell them the truth about virus, with Duke's approval or he do it by himself even if doesn't wanna talk about it.

- Of course. We don't know how they would react.

- We also don't know what they are capable off.  - Selly said upset and worried - What If they don't let him come here or worse... They would try to destroy Duke?!

- Not on my watch Selly. - said the blue train- We will stay by his side and protect him from them.

After the talk, they caught up with his friends and all of the trains saw a tower.

- This is Railworld Tower. - said Sharon - Pretty impressive, don't you think?

Kay agreed with her. The tower was very big. It looked like a big grey lonely column. Looked like this took much more time to build. There were also a big entrance doors too. You can say that, It was kinda more of the big weather station than a base.

- This way - said Sharon and the main front door automatically opened where the trains drove inside. Sharon and Maxie transformed into the RT. The tower was more impressive in the inside than on outside.

There was an elevator in the middle and the workshop on the west.

- Oh... Sharon! Maxie! - the green robot train walked to them

- Jose!! - Maxie run to him - Maxie has a new friends

- Oh mi Maxie - said Jose nervous while looking at yellow train chuckling at him

- Hey Jose - said Sharon - We have a special guests from other world. Guys, this is Jose, a security guard of Railworld and is also part of the heroes. He is also very short and is basically save kid"

- Wait... I'm not like that. - He tried to be angry, making him cute instead

- Anyways -  Sharon ignored this -Meet Kay who a leader of the train world and his friends Duck, Alf, Selly and her assistant Becky, Victor, Jeffrey and Duke. They are also robot trains too.

- Hola and nice to meet you amigos - Jose introduced himself.

The heroes greeted him. He looked at Sharon

- Sharon, don't you remember that today is opening of the water park of the railers. Genie constantly reminds everyone of that. She is waiting for you first floor.

- Oh right - Sharon slap her hand in her head. Ugh... She will be again a mud in the stick.

The yellow one walked towards the elevator which open automatically

- Come on guys. You need to meet her.

- I don't know if the elevator will fit everyone  - said Jose - Maybe split in two groups and It would be easier or the elevator. I wish to help you, but I need to go to Sector M to make sure preparations are safe. Adios!

Jose transformed into train mode and left the Tower. Listening to his suggestion, they splitted in 2 groups. Kay, Selly, Victor and Jeffrey go with Sharon first, while Duke, Alf, Duck went with Maxie and Jose went the second one. Once they all joined, they saw a orange and yellow train with glasses who was working really hard.

Nearby her a brown robot train was laying on the wall probably meditating or thinking about something.

- Genie, Sharon and Maxie are here... - said a platform looking at her

Genie turned the seat looking at Sharon

- Hey Jack! Hey... Genie.

- Sharon! You're finally here!! - she sound angry - I've been calling for you but you ignored my calls.

Genie stant up from her seat. Do you have any idea how much I got worried about you two especially Maxie!!

Her serious angry look from the green eyes showed that she is really mad. Sharon felt nervous right now.

- Maxie hopes that Genie don't punish Sharon that much.

- Sorry Genie, but you see...

Genie ignored her when she saw Kay and her friends

- Don't tell me now, we have a quests!

- And Maxie's new friend Genie

- Yes Maxie - Genie giggle - Maxie's friends

Jack stopped meditating and open his eyes and looked at Victor and Jeffrey who exchanged that look showing that these three knew each other and smiled at each other.

- I'm sorry that you have to watch me angry. -  The scientist calmed down and sighed i I'm Genie, the local scientist, and the monitor here is named Dolo. She assists me in the work.

- And my name is Jack! I'm a soldier and guardian of the sector J, better known as Windland.

- My name is Kay and these are my friends: Duck, Alf, Selly and her assistant Becky, Victor, Jeffrey and Duke. Nice to meet you Genie! You too Jack and Dolo!

Genie calmed down while she greeted them. This helped her to not argue with Sharon in front of them. Now she had to boss her friends to finish the preparations to opening of the Waterpark.

- Right now, we need to go and finish last preparations. Jack, Maxie you two can go and help Jose.

- Yes Genie! - Both said at the same time and use a quick transform method, they see for the first time. Jack and Maxie stand on their respective places and platform moved them down when it transformed into the train mode and left the base very fast. That impresed everyone here especially Selly. She can't deny that this method was very advanced and was also very quick to leave the base.

- Sharon, you would bring our guests to the Water Land.

- Okay - said Sharon - But are you still angry at me?

- This time, I'll pass - Genie sighed -  But this is the last time or you will clean the whole Tower

- Ok, - said Sharon relieved that she avoided punishment this time.

- Excuse me? - Duck asked

- What is it? - Genie replied

- Who or what are the Railers? - Duck wonder who they really are consider these creatures never existed in their world - What is also Waterland?

- And how can we help? - Alf thought that maybe they can help prepared the ceremony

- No need. - said Genie - You guys are guests. 

- And very special ones in that term Genie - said a voice and out of nowhere Gary appeared. Almost everyone was speechless besides Jeffrey, Victor and Jack who smiled, indicated that they also knew each other in past.

- You're right Gary - Sharon agreed - As for the Railers Duck, You will see them clearly in the opening ceremony. As for the Waterland, It is called because this location is based on the water.

She looks at Genie

- We are be ready to leave now!

- Alright, let's go.

Meanwhile at the same time Mos and Dos were hiding around the WaterPark on the top around the bushes.

- Be careful Dos - said Mos - Those pesky Railwatchers can't see us.

- So... What is the plan? - Dos was confused

The blue showed suddenly bomb

- We will put this device on the middle of the pool. When the Railers will be in the waters, we will activate it and It would create a whirlpool which will suck the railers into it.

- Okay - said Dos - But isn't that dangerous

- Of course, It is bro - said blue one - Master X said that this is powerful so we need to camouflage it. 

"X twins on the action", they said their catchphrase and was ready to sneak in the water park.

The three Railwatchers were finishing last touches and Maxie tried to play with railwatchers. They were a little small yellow creatures resembling little boys with red eyes nad pointy ears. In this sector they were wearing a swim suits and had water wheel. Some of them have even a swimming cap.

- Maxie is also excited too!

- Yes Maxie - said Jack who was standing next to octopus shaped tank

- Jack, can you turn the wheel to check if the water pressure isn't too strong

- Sure

The brown train turn the wheel on and the water seemed to the water pressure was adequate to pour it into the pool. The water started to fill the tanks.

- Enough for now Jack - said Jose and the guardian turned the dial to the other side cut the water supply

- Perfecto. - The green was proud of it. At the same time, he was check if the pool ground was stable. After the inspection, he looked at his friends - Now all little amigo railers would have fun.

- Yay!! - Maxie was really excited for the opening

No one saw Mos and Dos sneaking towards the middle of the poor. The green train turned off the water drain and blue oen put the camouflaged bomb inside it. They turned on the dial and tried to sneak away. Unfortunately Dos accidentally make a noises and stepped on piece of the branch which gathered Jack's attention.

- Someone's there... - he said - You guys, stay with Railers. I will check it out.

Mos and Dos sneaked out in the last minute with taking the small bench as an evidence.

- Let's get outta here before we got caught. We will return once Jack stopped patrolling.

Jack checked out all the place. However he found nothing.

- Maybe you overheard something Jack - said Jose

- Possible, but my soldier insists never lies.

"Could it tho" Jack had that thought in mind "My instinct felt like someone was there too"

- Hey Jack! - said Genie which snapped it

However his thinking was interrupted by arrival of the rest robot trains. All of them transformed in front of him. During the way Kay and his friends saw the Water Land. It had a forest and river which was passing thought the sector.

- Everything is okay? - she asked

- Si! - said Jose - Now all of the kids could play safe.

[arikahikarina]

Хуманизации Моса и Доса годовой давности, хаха

[lawva-girl]

“Sunny Days” Zoro x reader

No mention of gender!!! (Besides zoro)

Warnings: Fluff, beer?, yearning written by someone who doesn't Actually write.....

No one asked for this.... im just a freak about one piece :D

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You walked out of the kitchen on the sunny, a drink in each hand. When you were in there, using your most charming voice, you asked Sanji for a beer and your typical fruit cup. It worked partially because Sanji knew the beer was for Zoro and also your funny attempt to seduce him. Pretty much everyone on the sunny had a crush on Zoro.

After the door swung shut, you continued your way over too the mast. You saw Zoro there in the shade and walked a little bit faster.

“Hey! Moss head, I got you something!” You approached him with a huge smile, setting the beer next to him and promptly sitting aside him.

He opened his eye, glanced down, then took the beer and immediately started drinking. “Thanks.”

You stared out at the sky, overly aware of your actions, before glancing over to him and replying a hushed “no problem”.

“It’s so hot today, I don’t know how anyone is working… Franky said he’s making me a training robot.” He huffed out a laugh from his chest, “the dummy looks like Sanji.”

“At least you’ll be able to go all out? Just don’t let Sanji find out!” You laughed a little harder than Zoro had, mainly at the thought of Sanji and Zoros typical fighting.

Zoro took a drawn out chug of his beer, you started working at your fruit salad. Both of you looked out to the sky, and a sudden breeze blew by.

"I'm really happy I'm a pirate on days like these. Just sitting and relaxing... marines are too uptight to do this." You kept eating, forcing the words to jumble a bit.

Zoro thankfully understood your sentiment, "we could sleep right here right now. Thats one of the main reasons I joined Luffy."

"Really?" "No," he had a slightly devil like smile, "he told me I was already on his crew, he held my swords hostage." "Liar, You have some secret reason you are scared of admitting." You huffed, returning to your fruit after a momentary pause.

"Whatever, I'm gonna take a nap in the sun." He finished the last of his beer, and quickly walked to the railing of the sunny.

You watched as he sat down, resting his head and back against the wooden railing. You knew it was in no way comfortable for him, so you stood. You were intending to offer him a pillow or something you could grab from inside.

"Hey that doesn't seem very comfortable." Zoro opened his eye and simply grunted at you.

"I can grab you something? If you want." You felt like you were twiddling your thumbs.

"Sure."

You returned to Zoro just staring at the sky. He had waited for you.

"here lean forward," Zoro obliged and you slid the cushion behind his head, "okay how does that feel?" "Good."

It was like talking to a wall.

"Okay... do you mind if I join you?"

Zoro looked at you, then jolted his head, motioning for you to join.

It wasn't the most abnormal thing, most of the crew cuddled at random times. That was just the nature of being on the sunny. Everyone held affection for each other. You told yourself this as you joined Zoros side on the deck. You laid your head on his legs, curling up into a 'c' shape next to him. 

Not expecting him to feel, due to his pants, you started tracing shapes into his leg. You traced stars, thinking of how clear the shapes in the sky were at night. Then you did his swords, thinking about how they would glint in the sun when he trained. You were pulled out of your thoughts when you felt his hand in your hair. Mainly his fingertips, they were… rubbing your scalp, at least that's what it felt like. Not scratching or really focusing on your hair, but more like he wanted to feel your skull. 

The two of you rested there, who knows how long. But it had been precisely 8 minutes until you fell asleep. The combination of Zoro’s hand on your head, the breeze, the sunny rocking, and the sound of waves crashing against the sunny lulled you into a nap. Most likely the best nap you had had since you joined the strawhats. 

When you awoke, Zoro was asleep. Snoring against the pillow you had brought and placed for him. You readjusted yourself so that you were flat on your back, still resting on his thigh. You looked up at him. Feeling a sense of calm rush over you, you lifted his hand and placed it on your face. Not really knowing why, but it had brought you even more comfort. You placed a gentle kiss onto his warm, rough palms, and fell asleep again. This time it took only 3 minutes. You couldn’t help it, you felt so warm with the sun and Zoro next to you. 

The next time you woke, there was no peace. Ussop and Nami were gossiping, Zoro and Sanji fighting (with you and Zoro still in the same position as before), Luffy and Franky were drinking milk, and you could only imagine what the rest of Luffy’s beloved crew was doing.

[artist-issues]

If you've seen WALL-E, I'd be extremely curious for your thoughts if you haven't already shared them. Actually, I have a few movies I'd love your opinion on, but I'm not gonna keep ya all day. Thank you for your content! :)

I love WALL-E. It's a cool idea, that the whole movie is about what it means to be human, but from the perspective of a robot.

I think it's very straightforward, and there's not a lot of stuff to analyze, which is good! He's this robot that's "developed a personality" but what he's really becoming is human.

And the movie is saying that being human is liking things, taking risks, being vulnerable, and most importantly taking care of things. As in, caring for things that need you. Even if it means you don't survive or get to be as comfortable.

WALL-E preserves the stuff he has an interest in instead of junking it, but remember, he takes care of that little cockroach. He carefully organizes all his things. He fixes what's broken. That's what humans were placed on Earth to do: have dominion over it. Take care of it. Cultivate the land, order the animals.

And instead we use it all to make ourselves more comfortable.

Not WALL-E, though! And he teaches that to everybody else.

The only things I struggle with, with WALL-E, are the repeated "Directive" themes. Like, what you're made for isn't what you should be. You could say WALL-E is all about being what makes you happy.

I disagree with that. That worldview is no good. What makes you happy changes from moment to moment, and it usually comes at the expense of other people and what you, yourself, need to be good and healthy. But you could argue that that's how the humans in WALL-E got to be blobs in chairs that abandon their planet, so my beef with those themes aren't very strong.

You could just argue that the narrative is saying, WALL-E, who was created to put waste in its proper place, is still doing that. He's just doing it in a deeper, better, more correct way than all the other robots. He puts waste in its proper place, but by doing that, he also protects the things that are worthwhile and shouldn't be wasted.

And in that same train of thought, EVE is so focused on collecting and delivering the one sign of life that makes Earth worth living for--that's her directive. But it turns out, WALL-E is the one sign of life that makes Earth worth living for, because of the example he sets. That example of finding joy in hard work and protecting things that are worth protecting.

I also think, if WALL-E were released right now, in 2024, it would not be well-liked or accepted. Because people would get their feathers ruffled by the idea that we're all headed toward being blobs who can't see past our own comfort. And they'd accuse the movie of "body shaming," that kind of junk. Then again, the same people who are worried about that are also worried about that great big topic we call "the environment," and WALL-E cleverly set itself up to be championing "the environment," so maybe it would've shielded itself. Either way, I think the movie was very brave to say, "yeah, hey, we're super lazy and self-satisfying and obsessed with our own comfort, and this is the dystopia it could lead us to."

And MO is my favorite.

And love, too. Anyway. Yes, I love WALL-E! And hey! Ask me about any movies you want! I don't get that many of these questions, and I really like thinking them through and trying to verbalize them, so please do! And thank you for this question.

[cutekittenlady]

Trains, Planes, and Autobots

Summary Fic Part 8

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Opening on a flashback to back during the war.

Breakdown is waiting somewhere on the Nemesis alongside Wildrider and Deadend. Breakdown is trying to avoid the two ganging up on him by letting Deadend spiral into another bout of existentialism and keeping Wildrider boasting about a pileup he caused on the freeway.

The three are waiting for Dragstrip and Motormaster to return from a meeting amongst the higher ranks of the Decepticons. Wildrider notices Breakdown not paying full attention to him. Breakdown tries to play him off, but Wildrider is still growing aggressive. Breakdown tries to appeal to DeadEnd who shrugs him off.

Just then Motormaster and Dragstrip return with Motormaster in a bad mood. Breakdowns relieved when Wildrider's attentions shifts to the two and asks Motormaster how the meeting went.

This turns out to be a mistake as Motormaster angrily shoved Breakdown aside. Dragstrip leans over Breakdown and yells at him to "read the room".

Motormaster rages in frustration and throws a fist at the wall leaving a dent.

Breakdown mentally hopes that they're out of the room before anyone can report the damage.

Motormaster goes on a minor rant about his authority being undermined and his efforts unappreciated.

Dragstrip suggests they "wreck that little red corvette"* but Motormaster immediately shuts her down. Saying that if they did that Megatron would have all their heads as string lights because "the little bastards 'irreplacable' at this stage in the war".

Breakdown asks "more than Menasor?" only for Motormaster to bark at him to shut up and order the group to move on out so he could blow off some steam. Breakdown considers asking if they've been given approval to leave the Nemesis, but not wanting to get shoved or shouted down again he holds his tongue.

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Back in the modern day, its the break of dawn and Breakdown comes out of his reflections on the past by Swindle asking him which way they need to go next. Breakdown pauses and transforms back into his robot form and looks at, of all things, a paper highway map.

Hardtop and Swindle give him "a look" and Breakdown asks what they think they're looking at.

Swindle asks Breakdown if his alt mode seriously doesnt have GPS to which Breakdown responds that hes never needed it because "some of us learned to read a map!" besides GPS is human tech that they could use to track them.

Hardtop asks why Breakdown is so on edge about them being traced. After all the autobots have plenty more to worry about than them. Breakdown doesn't answer and instead tells them the way they're going before immediately turning into his alt mode and driving off. The Con Bros look at each other before begrudingly driving after him.

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Back at the Maltos house Dorothy, Megatron, Optimus, and Twitch are up and ready to start their own mission.

Robbie and Mo are also up to see their mother and sibling off, though Robbie is obviously still tired. Not having been able to sleep from the worry. He feels theres more he should be able to do to help his family, and by extension the autobots and Megatron.

Dorothy reassures him and tells him, Mo, and the Terrans to look after one another and listen to Ratchet.

Schloder pipes in that Dorothy has nothing to worry about as he'll make sure to look after the kids.

Dorothy acknowledge that before leaning in close and whispering to the kids to take care of Schloder too and make sure he doesn't get in over his head.

Ratchet hears this and gives a small laugh.

Schloder doesn't notice and asks if they have all the information they need to track down the Stunticons. Megatron confirms they do, but asks to be given any updates he may be able to receive from any of GHOSTs remaining connections.

The three finally take off. Twitch bidding goodbye to her siblings and racing to stay caught up with Megatron and Optimus. Twitch asks who they're looking for first.

Optimus tells them that the nearest and most recent information they could find was on Deadend. So that's who they're gunning for first. GHOST had discoverd his location but never got a chance to follow up on the lead.

They were going to New Jersey.

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Hashtag brings the database up back at the dugout as the group looks at the lists of thousands of transformers.

Robbie takes charge and asks Hashtag if she and Nightshade were able to implement any kind of filters on the database. She responds negatively. They have the search engine, and can manually flip through the files, but thats about as far as they got programming wise.

Schloder points out that they DO have something. Him and Ratchet!

Ratchet is an experienced medic whose seen more bots in his life than anyone else, and he has extensively knowledge on various decepticons. Between them they should be able to help narrow down who the red transformers Jawbreaker saw was.

Ratchet is not as enthusiastic. He points out that a new paint job isn't exactly difficult to obtain. Besides which not all of GHOSTs information was up to date. For all they know the "red" cybertronian Jawbreaker saw could have changed colors five times by now. Or more.

Jawbreaker gives a disappointed, "Oh."

Mo suggests they try and help jog Jawbreakers memories. Maybe if they redo what they were doing when he saw the picture the first time around it might bring something back.

Ratchet tries to disregard the idea but Schloder is all in and the kids are already trying to figure out where everyone was standing at the time. It becomes increasingly clear Ratchet is going to get roped into pretending to explain Combiners again. He starts wishing he'd gone with Bumblebee or Optimus.

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In an abandoned car factory we find a shadowy motormaster talking to someone about any progress they've made.

The other responds that he's managed to get the general location of all of the stunticons, but warns that although GHOST is gone the autobots are still absolutely at large and likely looking for all the escaped decepticons.

Motormaster disregards this. Telling the other that he's just making excuses, and demands to know where the others are.

The other scoffs and sarcastically asks if hes that eager to go back into stasis.

Motormaster responds by asking whose fault they think it is that he was put into stasis in the first place.

The other (its clearly knock out but i like playing up the shadowy unseen person trope so let me be coy) sarcastically asks if its really HIS fault that he went on a rampage and nearly ran him and a bunch of other cons over.

Motormaster replies in the affirmative. Tearing into the other for allowing his "family" to get torn apart. Insisting that if the stunticons had not been disbanded, they could have torn Megatron apart the moment he defected and won the war.

THe other just sighs, clearly having heard all this before, and warns that be that as it may, they can't form Menasor. Not yet. Not until they find the stunticons and convince them to rejoin the "family". After that nobody will be able to hurt them and they can do whatever they want.

Motormaster laughs and suggests that as a reward for their help, the other (knockout) could form Menasors "posh little red hat" and bursts into further laughter.

The other gives a sarcastic "ha. ha. ha." before refocusing on a map and a pile of rigged up technology.

((

*So after doing some research Knock Outs alt mode in Prime is maaaaybe based off an Aston Martin? But going off a wiki page I found here, the make and model wasn't available until, like, 2009. But doing some math it looks like the war must've ended around 2008 in the Earthspark universe, and since this flashback probably takes place in the early 2000's at the earliest I decided Knock Out would probably have had a different alt mode. But since I'm dumb about automobiles I more or less picking sports cars at random. So KO gets a Corvette alt mode in the early 2000s because it was the first one I thought of and also a reference to the song "Little Red Corvette" because why not? He probably changes to a different sports car every couple of years. Lets face it, Knockout probably changes alt modes like humans change clothes.

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[narwhal-butterfly]

Okay so the Christmas before covid hit my aunt got me the Nimona graphic novel and I loved it I still love it and when I tell you I squealed when I saw Netflix was making a movie, I squealed like I squealed, I was/am very excited

(Not part of this movie but I love that this movie is how I learned that the author of Nimona, one of the creators of Steven Universe, and the creator of She-ra(all of which I love) is trans, well looks like I'm going to go cover up their deadname on my book when I go back to my mom's house lol)

So y'all are getting my live reactions

(spoilers under cut off)

I have only watched 4 minutes into this movie and just EEEEEEEEE like they gave Ballister the biggest sad cat eyes you ever did see and he and Ambrosius are so gay and aasssahhhhhhhhfggggggdybeufbeusl

Okay I hate all of the knight (except Ballister and Ambrosius)

"You think I'm her favorite?" Yes ofc you are, you sweet little sad cat man

Eeeeeeee Ballister and Ambrosius are so fucking cute(this is probably gonna be 90% of this post lol)(edit: I was wrong)

Awww they're all cheering for him ❤❤❤❤ "Let a new era of heros begin with you" awwwww

OH FUCK SAD CAT MAN JUST KILLED THE FUCKING QUEEN WTF WTF WTF

OH SHIT AMBROSUIS JUST FUCKING CUT HIS ARM OFF WTF

OH SHIT WTF IS HAPPENING IT WAS SO HAPPY AND GAY AND CUTE

EEEEE NIMONA MY BELOVED BABY

Ooooh cool robot arm

EEEE baby has found one of her gay dads YIPPIE

"Sick arm. Did it bleed a lot? Did they let you keep the old one?" I love her, she is so fucking weird/pos

"-Then we rise like a firy phoenix from the ashes ro overthrow the government!" YESSSS down with the government!!!!

"This guy looks extremely punchable." "You're right. He is actually punchable." father and gender-fluid child bonding<3

They took his arm >:(

Aww he's going sad little cat mode;-;

Oh no Ambrosius thinks Ballister really killed the Queen ;-;

Baby is shape-shifting and I love her

Ballister sliding in on his face well Nimona is doing all of these cool tricks is the best thing ever

Nimona making her dad breakfast tacos and being unintentionally loud in the kitchen is just adorable and really shows how much of a kid she actually is

She tried to clean up the house well he was asleep awww(well more accurately she tried to make the house more of an evil lair but it's still cute)

"You're a mo-" "what? Marsupial? Mariachi? ��Meatball?🤌" I love her

Uh oh baby's got ✨️trauma✨️

"Why are you helping me?" Oh okay then;-; "Because I'm bored." Bullshit "And everybody hates you too." Oh ;_;

"But I'm not a girl. I'm a shark. *teeth click(×2)*" same

Ballister is such a tired dad

Ballister is such a tired dad (but now at a train station)

"He hates freestyle jazz." Pffff but also Awww

Ambrosius hair smells like lavender, alrighty then, but why are you smelling his hair Todd? that's a little fruity/hj

Uh oh the Director knows Nimona

The cereal ad is adorable lmao

"I just think it'd be easier if you were a girl." "Easier to be a girl? You're hilarious." I mean she's not wrong

Ooooh we're getting her backstory!!!! Oh nvm lmao, I love her lol

"And now, you're a boy." " I am today." Mood

Nimona attacking the Squire well Ballister's trying not to get caught as some lady's trying to sell him a car is just beautiful

He is so her dad and I love it

She's so trans and I love her

"Who would protect Todd?" No one, Todd sucks

OH MY GODS, IT WAS THE DIRECTOR WHAT THE HELL????

"Arm-chopping is not a love language!" Nimona I get that you are trying to protect your dad from an unhealthy relationship but in this case it is

Ambrosius no! babyboy do not talk to The Director, she is literally the problem!!!!

"The man I love,-" oh ;-;

Oh my gods, he's jealous of Nimona, no sweetheart, she is not your replacement, she is your new child

Uh oh babyboy's having a breakdown internally

Nimona defending Ballister is so cute

Also the director calling Nimona a 'miscreant, whispering in his ear' as she whispers into Ambrosius' ear is just 😗🤌*chef's kiss*

"It doesn't matter. You shouldn't need proof. You know I'm not a murderer." why must you hurt me like this? I just wanted to watch a movie ;-;

The lovers are fighting and Ballister defending Nimona and that's adorable but also heartbreaking

Nooooo, not the babies(Ballister and Nimona)

Oh my gods she turned into the fucking dragon from the cereal ad

Oh sweetheart, you're not a monster ;-;

"I don't what's scarier the fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart... or that sometimes, I just wanna let 'em." oh sweetie :(

Her dad is taking her away to somewhere better I'm crying oh my gods ;-;

YESSSSS AMBROSIUS STAND UP FOR YOUR BOY

Ma'am I don't give a fuck about your nightmares

Oh my gods she just stabbed him what the fuck, you bitch

Thank the gods it was just Nimona acting lmao but yes show the kingdom!!!

Oh my gods they're playing Monopoly I love them she is so his kid and he is so her dad

He sees to her reaction to him being freaked out about her breathing fire and then calls it 'metal' I just- I- eeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh ;-;

Awwww they're dancing and she's a shark for some reason lol

Aww they're watching scary movies

Oh no baby's having a nightmare :(

"You're safe." Awww "we're home." AWWWWW ;-;/pos

Aww Ballister and Ambrosius are going on a nachos date

Awww Ambrosius believes him

Nimona did not set him up sir, the Director is lying to you, Nimona is a sweet and innocent baby who has done no wrong, well actually she's done a lot of wrong but I don't care she's a sweet innocent baby

Ambrosius ily but do not make him choose between you and his child

Uh oh, what's Todd doing?

Sir, no that is your child, stop yelling at her please;-;

Oh fuck it's Todd

Oh my gods are we getting Nimona's backstory? oh my gods we're getting baby's backstory

Awww her and Gloreth were friends <333

Awwwww she had a crush on Gloreth

Uh oh the other people are scared of her

Oh nooo, oh baby ;-;

Uh ooh

UH OH, baby went Godzilla mode

Oh no she's hurt :(

Anndddd Ambrosius is finally getting how fuck this is

Oh baby :(

"I don't what scarier the fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart... or that sometimes, I just wanna let 'em." Oh honey noo :(( ;-;

Oh thanks the gods, her dad stopped her

"I see you, Nimona. And you're not alone." Ooooooh eeeeeeeehh ;-;

YEESSSS BABY'S SAVING THE CITY!!!!

OH FUCK IS SHE OKAY?

OH FUCK HER DAD'S MAKING THE SAD LITTLE CAT EYES AGAIN

Oh, okay, I'm crying now

Oh I'm not okay

Oh my gods, oh my gods oh my gods, she's (maybe(hopefully)) okay

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH SHE'S OKAY!!!! THANK FUCK

[my-writings-and-musings]

I had intended to post some more self indulgent Earthspark stuff for my birthday on the 28th but better late than never, yeah?

I adore that Alex and Dot wholeheartedly adopted two towering robotic children without hesitation and were just like "yup these are our babies now we love them" and felt like writing something soft from that. Please enjoy a little fic of Dot comforting Thrash when the latter gets sick for the first time, because hurt/comfort is my absolute jam and he's baby.

Dorothy Malto didn't make a sound as she entered the barn, something that was easier for her than most thanks to her training as a soldier and experience as a mother. There wasn't even a creak from the old rusty hinges as she squeezed through the doors, though she still held her breath as she shut them behind herself, listening for any sign of movement from within. Hearing nothing, she allowed herself to move with a bit more swiftness.

She couldn't quiet the worry gnawing at her gut as she approached the ladder to the second level, but she pushed it down as she pulled herself up the rungs, reminding herself what she was here for. Someone else needed comfort far more than she did.

For all of her strength, there was no stopping the hurt that cut right through her heart as she beheld the familiar white, brass and blue curled miserably atop a makeshift Cybertronian bed. Thrash hadn't moved much since her last visit that morning, and while the sizable blanket she'd placed on him was fluttering with each ventilation, they were slow and haggard enough for her to tell his condition hadn't improved. Though she'd expected it, the sight still made her ache with sympathy. At least his siblings were being kept from their own worry thanks to the "special training" Bumblebee had cooked up to keep them busy, meaning she could focus all of her attention on the child that needed her most. 

As soon as her foot met the floor, the young Terran cracked his optics open, and their dimness deepened her concern. In record time she repeated to herself what Optimus had told her; this would pass, illness was a normal but unpleasant part of Cybertronian development, his immune system was just calibrating itself to the environment he'd been born in…

Smiling softly, she got to her knees beside his bed of straw overlaid with blankets, speaking with as much comfort as could be conveyed through tone. A tender hand on his shoulder allowed her to feel his still unbroken fever, but she didn't let a trace of her worry creep into her voice. "Hey Thrash, how do you feel?"

He looked at her a moment longer before he winced and pushed his helm deeper into the stack of pillows she'd personally arranged for him, looking ready to be sick but soldiering on with a strained murmur. "I'm okay."

Having expected such mock bravado, she moved her hand from his shoulder to the side of his helm, encouraging him to look at her with a tender stroke of his cheek plating. Dim optics flicked in her direction, looking up at her as she tried to encourage him to be honest in the most gentle way possible. "You don't look okay." she said softly, adjusting her hand and sliding her thumb back and forth along his temple. Memories of doing the same for Mo and Robby brought her back to their first times being sick. They'd been a great deal smaller than Thrash, but somehow he still stirred the same protective instinct within her, and she halfway wished for the ability to cradle him as she had them. 

The weight of his helm pressed into her palm as he closed his optics with a weak shudder, expression tightening in pain and discomfort before he spoke up just loudly enough for her to hear. "Head hurts…" he confessed, walls slowly coming down as he allowed himself to admit some of his struggle. That was something they'd been told to expect, but hearing it didn't make her feel any better.

"I can call Optimus and see if their medic has anything for that." she offered, speaking somewhat quickly as her concern briefly got the better of her. It didn't matter that he was nearly twice her height; as far as she was concerned Thrash was her baby, and seeing him like this made her feel an indescribable need to provide some kind of relief. With her first two she'd at least had human doctors and a competitive wealth of resources… The ailing bot made a soft sound of discomfort and leaned even more heavily into her touch, his trembling compelling her to speak again, albeit with much more control of her tone. "Can I get you anything for now?"

Thrash was silent, his brows briefly furrowing as he once again fought to be strong and hide all the discomforts she knew was making him miserable. For a moment it seemed like he would succeed, and that he would mutter something about just wanting rest as he had that morning, but Dot felt something falter within him. A wave of exhaustion passed through the young mech, and he let his helm go limp in her grasp.

"Mom…" he said in the weakest whisper she'd ever heard, voice breaking as his dim optics turned back to her before going foggy. She couldn't keep the heartbreak off her face as she heard him speak, especially as his shoulders trembled with a weak sob and her usually upbeat and happy boy confessed his true feelings in a single, pained sentence.

"I don't feel good…"

"Shhh…" she soothed without delay, adjusting herself to gently guide his helm into her lap. Forcing her voice to stay steady and her heart to remain strong, she held him close, hoping he could feel her love and support while he needed it most. She'd seen the same reaction from her older two many times, and remembered the feeling well from her own youth; the helpless misery of being sick and young and just wanting the pain to stop. "I know baby, I know…"

Thrash whimpered again, and though her leg began to go numb she didn't even think of moving him from her lap as she cradled him as well as her smaller form allowed. It brought a small measure of relief to her son, who quieted and closed his optics after a few minutes of her soothing touch, his ventilations slowing as he finally relaxed enough to drift off in her grasp. After a solid twenty minutes he was powered down and her leg was buzzing with pins and needles. Despite all of that, the sight of him recharging peacefully brought a soft smile to her face. 

"Mom's here." she whispered with a tender kiss on his helm, intending to stay as long as necessary if it brought him the smallest amount of comfort. 

[autolenaphilia]

Turbo Overkill. Now this is a video game. An over-the-top retro first-person shooter that really gets what was fun about 90s shooter games.

And that was the power fantasy of it all. The plot doesn’t matter much. Not that the writing is bad in anyway, it’s actually quite funny at times. But it’s a very modest story for a game, it knows you are here to play a game and not watch a movie. The overarching theme of the story really is that our protagonist Johnny Turbo suffers defeat, only to recover from that defeat by getting cybernetic augmentation that makes him into even more of a badass cyborg. And you play as him.

Like in every 90s shooter, you are a fast-moving, hard-hitting gun wielding badass, but Johnny has a distinguishing trait: Johnny has a chainsaw built into his robot leg and he has a devastating glide chainsaw kick. You can upgrade the chainsaw kick to make you regain health and armor, which makes Johnny close to unstoppable. Besides the shooting, there is a focus on quick movement and platforming, and a lot of your moveset is about that, including the chainsaw glide kick. Dodging enemy projectiles is your most important skill in combat. You start off with double jump and a dash move, and you soon enough get a upgrade to walk on certain walls and eventually a grapple (you can grapple onto enemies and there is an optional upgrade to set them on fire with the grapple). There is also turbotime, which is basically bullet-time from Max Payne or F.E.A.R. By episode 3, Johnny even gets chainsaws installed into his arms in addition to his chainsaw leg

This is a lot of player character skills to put into a video game, but it’s surprisingly polished an experience, even the first person platforming. And the sheer polish into the execution shines through. There are three vehicle sections, which are surprisingly well-made and elaborate, despite two of them only getting one level each and the third only appears in two levels.

And the meat and potatoes of the first-person shooter are very well-polished. The guns are varied, but all feel useful and fun to use, especially if you get their upgrades, which changes how they work and their alternate firing modes. And the level design is great, creating interesting combat arenas for the action to play out in and fun platforming challenges. The game keeps on topping itself with spectacular environments, there is a train level, a level set in space etc.

It’s a consciously retro game. It’s a revival of 90s FPS design. The game is divided into episodes with the emphasis on fast movement and many weapons, although the platforming seems inspired by the modern Doom games way of reviving the 90s FPS. The game’s aesthetic is slathered in classic cyberpunk aesthetics and 80s neon. And it references its influences repeatedly. The main villain, the rogue A.I Syn is essentially a reference to Shodan from System Shock, one vehicle section feels like a Descent reference, Johnny’s AI companion is voiced by Duke Nukem’s voice actor Jon St. John (he does a lot of varied voice work, but his prescence in a retro fps is definitely a reference, the game is published by Apogee, Duke’s creators) . There is even a reference to more modern FPS games than the mid 90s “doom clone” era, but still old, like the final boss of episode 1 references the final boss of Half-life And turbo time is definitely influenced by F.E.A.R.The list truly goes on and includes countless movie references, Robocop are just one of the more obvious ones.

Yet Turbo Overkill in the head synthesizes its many influences into something that is ultimately original.And in the end it’s just plain fun. Movement is not just quick, but feels fluid and natural. It’s a great game for making you feel powerful. Close to perfection as video game power fantasies go. It’s just so fun to shoot enemies or chainsaw glide kick them to death, and you can even do it in slow-mo for extra coolness. It’s fun to move around the levels double-jumping, dashing, wall-running or grappling. There is so much variety in what you can do and all of it feels fun to do. And it’s hard to analyze why it’s fun, because it’s about how it feels, except you can obviously tell a huge amount of hard work, polish and care went into the game. Turbo Overkill packs far more lot of fun and variety into 7 gb than a lot of triple-a games do into 100 gb.

[ultimateoptimus]

Autobot Junior Rescue Divers Kicker and Sari

by UltimateOptimus

Recording: József Fénye (AKA ChromaRed), Hungarian/Autobot Junior Scuba Diver Location: Autobot/Hungary/Earth Federation/Sumdac Systems Junior Scuba/Rescue Diver Training Diving Pool (At Budapest, in Ocean City, at Robot City Detroit… take your pick) Date: June 201X (Think Dreamwave Transformers Energon comics) Friends: Chad "Kicker" Jones, Earth Federation/Autobot Junior Rescue Diver Sari Sumdac, Sumdac Systems/Autobot Junior Rescue Diver Entry: Junior Rescue Diver Training, Y2Ks Retro Style

József Fénye: Hello there, Personal Log: József Fénye recording another log entry!

Autobot Junior Divers Chad "Kicker" Jones of the Earth Federation, Sari Sumdac of Sumdac Systems and I, József Fénye of Hungary decided to go Y2Ks Retro Scuba Style with a TransformerTech twist - 2004 to 2008 - in today's wave-crashingly successful Junior Rescue Diver Training and Junior Rescue Diver Gear Testing at the Autobot Junior Scuba/Rescue Diver Training Diving Pool here in good ol' Budapest, Hungary!

I took The Perfect Shot of the Heroic Junior Scuballute Rescue Diver Boy's Underwater ParaRescue Ascent with Rescue SCUBAllute and Rescue SCUBACapsule fully inflated with breathable air, Daring Game style between 20.24 feet, 20.04 feet and 19.84 feet (the last of which is above 19.91 feet) in the training diving pool via Dive Digicam - all in high speed yet safe and controlled ascension to illustrate the Y2Ks scuba style twist on a fairy tale story theme of our Junior Rescue Diver Training and Gear Test in which our brave little team of Junior Scuba Divers played the roles of and suited and geared up in the following:

József F. (Callsign: Storyteller): Me, Myself and I, the Hungarian High School Scuba Boy calling the shots decked out in my classic All-Patriotic Red-White-and-Green Hungarian themed ensemble of my Boys' One-Piece Beachbody Racing Swimsuit, Silicone Swim Cap and Nabaiji X-Base Swim Goggles, Seiko Dive Watch, Tribord Mantiroa Mask, SNK 500 Snorkel and R'Gomoove Fins ABC Kit, Scubapro Finseal Buoyancy Compensator Dive Jacket with Air2 Inflator/Octopus, Replica Retro Watergill AT-PAC Hardshell Double Air Tanks with brand new TransformerTech Hardshell Aquajetpack Module built in for maximum Underwater Rocketman action and to catch up with the fast-paced aquadynamic aquabatics without getting bent too badly and "Soda Pop Can" Viking-Style Aqualung Mistral Double Hose Regulator with Buddy Tube Octopus and minimalist Air Gauge, for this JRD training dive swapped out with Replica Retro Watergill Failsafe TransformerTech Snorkelator combined with my SNK 500 snorkel I can switch between Regulator Mode and Snorkel Mode manually or automatically with and Replica Retro Watergill Failsafe TransformerTech Octopus Regulator.

Chad J. (Callsign: Knight-In-Shining-Armor): The Earth Federation's Masked Diver and Our Junior Rescue SCUBAllute Scubaboy Hero who dives to his Scubagirl in Simulated Out Of Air Peril's rescue at 60 feet, popping his regulator out of his mouth, connecting his lips with Sari's in True Love's Scuba Kiss (D'awww…) and plugging his reg into Sari's mouth to buddy breathe just in time like a true Space Age Prince before pulling the ripcords back to Home Sweet Home Base surface suited and geared up in his personalized red-white-and-blue TransformerTech integrated Kicker Kustom version of Earth Federation Scuba Gear: his Kicker Kustom Boys' Racing School Boxer Swimshorts and Silicone Swim Cap, Kicker Kustom Earth Federation Dive Mask, Snorkel and Dive Fins ABC Kit, Kicker Kustom Earth Federation Scubapro Style Stabilizer Jacket Buoyancy Compensator with Air2 Inflator/Octopus, air tank and brand new Earth Federation/Sumdac Systems Junior Rescue SCUBAllute Pack (shown with the inflator ripcord pulled and SCUBAllute ring fully deployed and inflated with breathable air like a real Underwater Junior ParaSCUBATrooper that doubles as a inner tube) and Kicker Kustom Earth Federation Mouthpiece Regulator and Compact Air Gauge scuba rig.

Sari S. (Callsign: Princess): The Sumdac Systems Cyber-Scubagirl and the Scubagirl in Simulated Out Of Air Peril who chose to dive to the bottom of the Junior Scuba/Rescue Diver Training Diving Pool at 60 feet (The max depth for Junior Scuba Divers), twist her scuba rig's air tank closed to simulate the feeling of running out of air during a SCUBA dive as real as it gets - but not TOO real - and play the panicked scubagirl who run out of air with all the regulator mouthpiece panting and puffed up cheeks and swimsuit chest and mouthpiece muffled grunting and underwater struggling (Give Sari Sumdac a Trophy for Best Junior Scuba Diver Actress for her realistic out-of-air simulation!) for Kicker to come diving to her rescue, Junior Rescue Diver buddy breathing and Underwater ParaSCUBA style all suited and geared up in her colorful yellow-gold-black-and-Energon-Cyan personalized TransformerTech upgraded Sari Special version of Sumdac Systems Scuba Gear: her Sari Special Girls' Turtleneck Japanese-Style School Swimsuit and Silicone Swim Cap, Sari Special Sumdac Systems Dive Mask, Snorkel and Dive Fins ABC Kit, Sari Special Sumdac Systems Scubapro Venus Style Girls' Backwing Jacket Buoyancy Compensator with Air2 Inflator/Octopus, air tank and Sari Special Sumdac Systems R190 Style Mouthpiece Regulator and Compact Air Gauge scuba rig and brand new Earth Federation/Sumdac Systems Rescue Inflatable SCUBACapsule (shown with the whole SCUBACapsule fully deployed and inflated with breathable air after pulling the inflator ripcord and wrapping Sari up like a scuba cocoon snug as a scuba bug in an inflatable tug).

Quoth Kicker through his reg in his mouth before he and Sari let rip the cords: "Knight-In-Shining-Armor to Storyteller: Princess is safe and sound and we're going back to Home Sweet Home. Over."

József Fénye over and out for this log entry!

[nattkorpen]

So, I continue to draw humanizations of characters from Robot Trains

In my opinion, X is one of the most ambiguous and mysterious characters.

He saved Duke, Mos with Dos (+ Johnny) , and he helped save the world in S2.

Well, in S3 this shorty became a real villain who wants to take over the world.

It is already interesting to find out if he will be able to do this

(I like this madman lol)

[imhereforfandoms]

In my brainstorming Robot Trains era again

Was trying to write an alternate dark version of one of the S3 episodes (the one with the circus guy showing up) and I just realized why Duke was so persistent on proving that the circus guy didn't belong there by making him snap.

He was self projecting.

Duke himself, throughout the season, is very easily irritated. And he SEES that he doesn't belong anywhere close to Railwatch. He feels out of place anytime he's not with Mos and Dos (later on he's starting to feel out of place with Mos and Dos because he becomes increasingly aware of Train X's plans but that's a different story)

Am I looking too deep into this because this makes SO MUCH SENSE TO ME NOW. I was so confused by the whole purpose of this episode and I know it's probably just a half-assed attempt at a redemption arc for Duke (even tho we've had that going on ever since season 2???) but this revelation came to me so unexpectedly and it just explains the entirety of this episode (even tho yeah Duke is still pretty stupid in it but people usually do stupid things out of desperation)

[cloud-navi]

So I finally finished Transformers EarthSpark, lowkey love it. (Maltobots/Terrans)

⚠️ SPOILERS AHEAD ⚠️

Maltos (cont.) (Maltobots)

- Twitch Malto

I love how dedicated she is to her family and cares for them. Her strive to work hard to keep them safe like her determination to find a way out of the bunker when they get locked in for the first time is crazy. I think Hashtag getting taken into GHOST HQ really kickstarted her need to protect her siblings and family as she was so worried for Hashtags safety. Ngl the way she uses her wing blades (?) dual handed and her instincts in leading her family in the finale really reminds me Leo from TMNT, perhaps not all Leo’s but a few like 2012 and 2018-2020 (movie) Leo. I really think she took to Bee’s training a bit better then Thrash did and definitely used every little bit she did and inferred in that final battle. 

- Thrash Malto

I like Thrash, he’s a silly dude, I just find the whole episode with Swindles very difficult to understand. Okay so they played a mock battle (AvD) and that somehow lead to being insecure about how much Dot and Alex like you? My guy you just destroyed part of the house from game, its reasonable to not want giant robots inside the very much not robot-sized house. I don’t see the point in having that tent in the yard when theres a whole ass barn that the Malto’s decided to make more home-y and like an actual room for you. Its not a giant deal if you can’t go in Mo’s room but you can still talk to her from the window if she hasn’t come down yet.

I kinda think he might have some separation anxiety and that might be why he doesn’t like being separated from Mo that much but it was completely reasonable to not want them inside the house.

- HashTag Malto

Honestly watching her get easily distracted by the tablet while searching for an alt-mode really makes me think she could have ADHD (not just because of that but definitely feels like one indicator). I like the idea that she’s able to hack through the wifi which makes a lot of sense for bots to be able to do, like BV Soundwave on the satellite.

I love all the allegories in this show, really puts things into a perspective thats not technically real-life so its easier to see the problem, emotions and understanding of things when its not connected to you. When it’s connected to you then it feels more personal, thats why people don’t like to watch shows that could talk about topics that they deal with sometimes. I love the allegory they used the Transformers to show even some little ways that racism still exists even if its not the systemic side of the problem. The way the portray HashTag and the other bots when they find the ‘Transformers Go Home’ graffiti really shows how it doesn’t matter if you’re born there, if people view you as different they’re going to deem you not worthy of being there, as well as masking it like with things like ‘oh it’s directed towards Decepticons’ but everyone really knows that it isn’t and that’s blatantly a terrible thing to say regardless if it was “supposed” to directed towards one group of people (Decepticons) in a certain demographic (Cybertronians/Terrans).

I also love the allegory of found family the use in the same episode. Like how Robby stands up to Steven for making rude comments about the Terrans and how they aren’t “actually his family.” Robby stood up for the Terrans because they’re his siblings regardless of age or species, which ties back to the racial undertones of the episode as its so common for others to make comments about interracial families if its found family or just a mixed family that may or may not look more like one side then the other.

Making HashTag the one to get hacked by Mandriod makes a lot of sense as her need to protect her family (like Twitch) is strong and it shows that even in the pursuit of protecting the people you care about you can end up hurting them. Granted she was being hacked and controlled but it was her drive to protect that made her decide to get on the plat form and confront Mandriod. In the pursuit of protection, unexpected revelations and plan changes from outside factors can lead to hurting the people you love the most even if that wasn’t your intention or by your doing.

I love the understanding she has with Starscream, just in the few minutes if not hours of being controlled and forced to feel alone she was able to connect it to how the majority of victims feel while being abused, hurt and alone. She, unlike a good amount of bots throughout the franchise had high enough empathy levels to understand and connect to Star. I love that she listened to him and validated his feelings. Its one thing to hear someone tell you how they feel or what they’re thinking but its a completely different thing to listen, and Hashtag listened. (Literally almost cried at that scene Star deserves so much).

- JawBreaker Malto

He’s a real sweet heart and using him to make another allegory is perfect. The entire episode “Outtakes” is about him asking the other bots how they picked their alt-modes “because he wants it to pick the perfect one for him the first time.” While that sentence sounds just like he might be lazy and doesn’t wanna keep changing to find one that works best or is a perfectionist trying to get it just right, it actually is a better allegory for Gender Identity and finding what title you think fits you best. Through the episode he asks everyone how they ‘knew it was for them’ or how they picked it. The big thing Elita said was “listen to your spark, it will tell you when you find it.” Which is basically an elder gay telling a younger generation they’ll know in their heart when they find it.

All jokes aside, in the allegory the search for a “perfect alt-mode” is the same as the search for the perfect gender identity/pronouns and gender understanding in one’s self. JawBreakers search for an alt mode is like a queer persons search for a title or definition to understand who they are. Like a searching for sub-identities under main umbrellas. A Flier isn’t always a Seeker but a Seeker is always a Flier, its like trying to find which model plane you are compared to others, trying to find advice on how to pick which one best fits you.

I honestly didn’t think the dino-alt would stick with JawBreaker, it just didn’t seem like him to me but with little amount of episodes they could make I understand the need to give him one before the finale.

To me, giving JawaBreaker an alt-mode is kind of a double edged blade. The concept of using alt-modes as a form of gender identity is really interesting and using JawBreaker as a way to explore that 1) giving him an alt can represent the people that did end up finding an identity that fit them and how they feel but also 2) it takes away any possible rep for queer people that don’t have an ‘identity’ suitable to them. Let me explain: I use the term identity as a substitute for the whole explanation’al mess that is finding ‘gender terms’ that have a definition (transwoman, someone who identifies as a woman without necessarily being AFAB) that feels like them and similar to how they experience life in their vessel.

My “2)” point is that giving JawBreaker an Alt mode is giving rep to queer people that were able to find an ‘identity’ while also taking that away from queer people that struggle to find what fits them. Of course representation is still representation and its nice to see it even if it can’t exactly go both ways, which is fine.

⚠️ This is an allegorical theory, in no way shape or form does this apply to the entirety of the queer experience for everyone ⚠️

- NightShade Malto

Love them, very silly. They’re very smart and I love how they were a direct allegory for a different aspect of some queer experiences. While there’s people that know how they identify and what to call their feeling, and there are others that struggle with finding that, theres some that don’t think about it (like me) and some that don’t actively search for a term even if they want a title for it. NightShade didn’t know they’re identity fell under Nonbinary until they met Sam (love sam).

Not only that but how the creators continued the queer identity alt-mode theme with NightShade and how they picked theirs. At first NightShade felt already complete with how they were and didn’t feel like they needed an alt-mode (which is valid, and with the allegory its still valid because some people might not want/like ‘identity terms/labels’) but the creators also added the layer of self expression and how an ‘alt-mode’ can be another way to express yourself through their conversation with Truantulas.

I like NightShade’s pick I just don’t care for how they designed it. For any bird alt-mode honestly AirRazor’s feels like the best kinda bird design (not including the cassetticons).

⚠️ again this is not the queer experience for everyone, just an allegorical theory ⚠️

[swan2swan]

Transformers Earthspark, Episode 19: "Jawbreaker embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of Grimlock."

Transformers Earthspark, Episode 20: "Kids and robots alike find themselves trapped in a malfunctioning training simulator."

Transformers Earthspark, Episode 21: "The kids must team up with Starscream to escape a mythological monster."

Transformers Earthspark, Episode 22: "Mo watches her loved ones die in several different multiverses."

[cdc1345711]

Updated Unlikely Cartoon-Force Members

Squiddie(robot I created from the Matrix Universe)

Duke Togo(Golgo 13)

Mo(Moville Mysteries)

Ralph(Wait Till Your Father Gets Home)

Fox and Rabbit(Skunk Fu)

Rebecca(Cyberpunk Edgerunners)

Fenneko(Aggretsuko)

Brenda(Bless the Harts)

Godbrand (Castlevania)

Gary(Gary and his Demons)

Hermione(Sherlock Yack)

Tenma(Astro Boy 2003)

June Way(Unicorn Warriors Eternal)

Hooty(Owl House)

Martin Chatterly(Kiff)

Sir Dudley Ding Dong(Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong)

Alucard(Hellsing Ultimate)

Koro Sensei(Assassination Classroom)

Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Ouken(Ranking of Kings)

Doraemon(Doraemon)

Avatar and Blackwolf(Wizards)

The Freak Brothers Phineas,Franklin and Fat Freddy(Freak Brothers)

Loona(Helluva Boss)

John 'Sleepy' 'Mad Bull' Estes(Mad Bull 34)

Tucca (Tucca and Bertie)

Sonny(I Robot)

Mao Mao and Tanya Keys(Mao Mao and the Heroes of Pure Heart)

Zorori(the Incredible Zorori)

Macy(Love Death and Robots short Kill Team Kill)

Hamster(Hamster and Gretel)

Fink(OK KO Let's Be Heroes)

Alia(I ❤️ Arlo)

Emmit (Detention)

Oliver Raccoon and Sammy Squirrel (The Great Wolf Pack)

Orbo(Fionna and Cake)

Carmen(Patrol 3)

Gummy Goo(The Amazing Digital Circus)

Samantha(Infinity Train)

Mina Ashido(My Hero Academia)

Terminator(Terminator)

Bearimore(The Adventures of Corduroy)