#robots in disguise (2001)

[011sfootstool]

rba side burn!!

Just found out he has a cameo in Rba and I had to draw him. I LOVE SIDE BURN!! Look how cute he is 😭 I just wanna kiss him

[askvectorprime]

Dear, Vector Prime.

Are there other Transformers that transform into deer besides Scrapper? I would like to know the female ones if possible.

Dear Antler Appreciator,

The Scrapper you mention is far from the only one. Some non-Hybridizer incarnations of Thunderhoof turn into deer. The Autobot Herne, when outside of his Pretender shell, transformed into an electro-elk—as did Sero, a Maximal Resistance member who underwent the Beast Upgrade. Now that you mention it, it’s curious that of all the individuals who come to mind, from across the multiverse, not one of them is female. I wonder if there is some underlying metaphysical principle that precludes the adoption of the doe as an alternate form…

This reminds me of a story, which—if my chronometer is to be trusted—should be seasonally-appropriate. Gather around the energon furnace, and I will tell you of the time Sky-Byte learned the meaning of Christmas.

Between schemes, Sky-Byte’s personal mission to understand human literature was well underway. Having already enjoyed A Tale of Two Cities, he next set his sights on that seminal classic, A Christmas Carol. So moved by it was he, that Sky-Byte was inspired to spread the “Christmas Spirit” to his fellow Predacons—and thus he enlisted the help of Slapper, Gas Skunk and Dark Scream, to play the role of the three spirits in his own re-enactment… and as for the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, why, that part would be played by none other than Megatron, of course.

The production went about as well as you might expect. Nevertheless, having been alerted to the magical properties of the “Christmas Spirit”, Megatron couldn’t help but covet this power for himself. He turned once more to Doctor Onishi’s memories, and in doing so, learned of the existence of the being known as “Santa Claus”.

Megatron reasoned that Santa Claus was the being who commanded the Christmas Spirit, and plotted to hijack the holiday. That night, he travelled to the North Pole to lie in wait… and when the sleigh appeared, he used his flying hand mode to snatch Santa Claus and all the presents! Having stolen Santa's list, he checked it twice, identifying the nicest humans with the most Christmas Spirit to take. On the back of the sleigh, he mounted the Predacons’ psycho-probe, which had been modified to absorb this psychic energy, stealing the hopes and dreams of children asleep in their beds. Dragging it behind him, Megatron changed into his reindeer mode… and took flight.

On Christmas morning, the Autobots were surprised to find a miserable Koji Onishi, who didn't even want to get out of bed to open the Autobots’ gifts. Their attempts to cheer him up only irritated him further. X-Brawn wondered if Koji was upset to be spending Christmas without his father, but Side Burn couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong…

Meanwhile, at the Megastar, Sky-Byte had been left to guard Santa Claus—as Predacon intelligence suggested the old man had a preternatural ability to break in and out of buildings unnoticed. But when Santa Claus revealed to Sky-Byte that his name was near the very top of the naughty list, the Predacon shark had a crisis of conscience. He sent out a transmission, which was received by T-AI at Autobot HQ, to warn them of Megatron's scheme.

Unfortunately, the number of humans affected by the psycho-probe was rapidly snowballing, causing a wave of humbuggery that would give even old Scrooge himself pause. Combined with Santa's magical sleigh, Megatron was moving faster than the Autobots could possibly keep up with! Only Rail Racer stood a chance of catching him, but Team Bullet Train was off-duty, as trains don’t run on Christmas Day. Thinking quickly, the Build Team modified the Global Space Bridge to lock onto Megatron and trap him in the transwarp field, allowing Prime and the Autobot Brothers to intercept. Cornered, Megatron needed more power if he was going to stand a chance—and unfortunately for the Autobots, the Christmas Spirit had unlimited power to give. Absorbing the stolen energy into himself, he supercharged his body into a menacingly festive new form, decked out all in red and gold. The victory he had chased for so long was finally within reach. The Autobots always got what they wanted. Why shouldn’t he?

Koji shouted to Megatron that he would never understand the meaning of Christmas. After all, it’s not about getting what you want—it’s about giving to others. But Megatron only let out a wickedly jolly laugh, for he did indeed have something for the Autobots… and with that, he began to charge his devastating Cutter Beam. Koji begged for him to listen. All the young boy wanted was to spend Christmas with friends and family—to see his father again, to have just one day without fighting. Why should such a dream be impossible? If only he promised to stop fighting, even Megatron would be welcome at their table.

And though Megatron laughed, some part of this warm sentiment touched his icy spark. It triggered a chain reaction in the Christmas Spirit coursing through his circuitry, which fought with his natural evil impulses… before finally exploding. Free once more, the Christmas Spirit returned to all the good little girls and boys. Bitterly, Megatron asked Koji if he had truly meant it. But before the boy could respond, Megatron saw a rift in the transwarp, and took his chance to retreat. Optimus Prime thanked Koji, and renewed his promise to rescue Doctor Onishi��though he regretted that they had not stopped Megatron sooner, and that all the children would be waking up without presents…

When Megatron arrived back at the Megastar, he was furious to discover that Santa Claus had vanished—and Sky-Byte, too! Meanwhile, all over the world, children found gifts had mysteriously arrived under their trees. A little girl looked out of her window, and caught a glimpse of a bearded man in a big red sleigh… pulled by a flying shark.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

[fluffyspaceowls]

close up on his face

to the greatest shark in town <3

[theneptuneflytrap]

Gigatron is ugly as hell in like every single episode, but for some reason, they decided to make him kinda cute in ep. 15 lmao

[emperor-kumquat]

So many RID 2001 memes

[churino]

Design for x-brawn

X-brawn was the first of nightbird's vehicons to come online, runamuck, and runabout had more of a hand in his design than they would in future projects, which resulted in him coming out as a rootin tootin musclehead cowboy

X-brawn is the oldest of the autobot brothers and their leader, being the driving force for some of the vehicons to abandon nightbird and join the autobots, Like sideburn after him, X-brawn is a copy made by people that never even met the original, so he's an odd interpretation of brawn, rough and tumble like the real thing, but young and with an american southerner thing going on. He's got a laidback but adventurous attitude.

But all of that breaks when it comes to the topic of what happened to his younger sisters, unlike his brother prowl. Brawn does tell their story to those who ask. He is self described as simple minded, and is willing to put his simulated feelings aside if he feels something uncomfortable for him is something that needs to happen for some reason or another.

Exemplified by his views on the vehicon's whole quest to gain sparks like the real transformers, he is deeply unsettled by the idea and thinks it's a worthless endevor that will only end in failure and is what could be described as confortable with his current existance but he belives this quest is something that NEEDS to happen, and puts on a happy face to support his brother's aspirations.

It's possible he fears becoming alive, not just because of what happened with his sisters but also because he knows a living expanded mind would have to re examine his experiences thus far and the idea of having to actually think about what Nightbird, the vehicons and his brothers mean to him, and why hes an autobot in the first place beyound the promt in his brain that tells him hes supposed to be one. Is scary and conflicts with his view of himself as a simple creature

[short-wooloo]

I want non G1 Transformers comics

We're now on our 4th (5th? 6th?) G1 rebooted comic universe, and don't get me wrong, I do love these universes, IDW2005 is a definitive version of Transformers to me, I really love IDW2019 and wish it had gone on longer and gotten to reach its natural conclusion, and Energon universe has been really good so far

But in the end, they're all just Geewun again, and while they are trying to be different, in the end they're all just retelling the original cartoon

And this is precisely why Beast Wars 2021 was such a breath of fresh air, for once the story being retold was something other than G1

So can't we do that with other Transformers continuities?

I want a comic that takes all the characters, concepts, and plots of the Unicron trilogy and make them actually work as a single cohesive story!

Can you imagine it?

And since hasbro doesn't give a shit about stuff that isn't G1, the writers could have free reign to do as they wanted

[lowder-the-koopa]

Lowder Reviews: What's Next 5

[laserbread]

Optimus accidentally having a child with Megatron and losing the custody battle was not on my RID01 bingo card

[pocoslip]

Side Burn flirting with yet Another Red Car, Sideswipe and gets Rejected because he is with Someone else yet Again

(Sideswipe is with Air Raid By The Way)

[011sfootstool]

shockwave doodle!

Art block is being a pain again so here's es shockwave

Oc x canon doodle too cause our side burn fig arrived today!

[askvectorprime]

Dear Vector Prime, since there is a Delta Magnus, are/were there Alpha, Beta and Gamma Magnuses? And what happened to them?

Dear Magnanimous Muse,

These three are elder members of the House of Magnus, and naturally, Delta wasn’t the last of his house. Their Old High Cybex names are for the most part sequential, so keeping in mind that Greek letters are only an approximation, here are some of the more notable individuals of this lineage:

Alpha Magnus, whose true name was Ultra Trion, a key figure in the Autobot resistance who died protecting the Oracle from Megazarak,

Beta Magnus, the worthy warrior who gained the power to control rays of electrons, but who was cursed with a monstrous appearance,

Gamma Magnus, a loadbearer with an avian alt-mode, who cast off his armor and turned away from war to reunite with his kin,

Iota Magna, who is rather difficult to describe, since she inhabits the realm of imaginary numbers,

Pi Magnus, the sacred geometer, whose teachings influenced the prominent philosopher Platonix,

Omega Prime, the form taken by Ultra Magnus when chosen by the Matrix of Leadership after millennia, referenced in the Covenant of Primus.

[liaswritesrobots]

[dstevensartgallery]

Omega Prime

One of my new pieces for TFcon Toronto 2023

[random-kido]

rid01 Megan for my soul

[neurosanctuary]

Railspike doodle!!!!