#she/her optimus

[pluralsword]

glad missing link sentinel prime was budgeted because also a perfect yellow splendid convoy / tf universe repurpose where really all we'd have to repaint if we wanted is the face, hands, and ankles

[fantasist-art]

Panel redraw! This moment had me ILL

(Original below)

[th3e-m4ng0]

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their actual colors

[koumori-1999]

caught in a bad romance (literally)

[swervesfirstblaster]

more oplita angst and now its x100 more painful and sad because this is a complex and more serious version than what their g1 counterparts endured :(( this elita unfortunately didnt had the lucky of having the other fembots with her at this point to at least support her shes totally all by herself in cybertron knowing that optimus will never return to her side again officially and optimus knows that he caused so much pain to her and the other autobots but he need to focus on the other side of the war, on earth, while whats left for elita? more loses and endless fight in dying planet. but at the same time her saying that they can use earth just shows how no matter if its an autobot or decepticon, cybertronians will always have that feeling of taking something that isn't theirs to replace what they destroyed.

what is more sad is the fact she finally found optimus and immediately was hitten with his abandoning of both and her cybertron, her little hope of getting him on her side again was doomed from the start

[hercarisntyours]

TRANSFORMERS ONE SPOILERSS!!

this scene oh what can I say about this scene that isn't between sobs and the sound of a mother's grief

THE WAY SHE SIMULTANEOUSLY GIVES ORION A PEP TALK WHILE BEING THE ELITA HE KNOWS (and loves im sorry he flirted with her the whole film) AND THAT SMILE OH THAT SMILE bet he thought she'd never smile at him like that because I certainly didn't

THAT SCENE WAS BEAUTIFUL IT'S ENGRAVED IN MY BRAIN I TEARED UP SO BAD

[lord-squiggletits]

One of my favorite parts of phase 2 (and indeed one of the few moments I resonated with IDW Prowl) was when the neutrals were coming back to Cybertron and Prowl said that he refused to let Autobots be pushed aside and overruled after they were the ones who fought for freedom for 4 million years (the exact wording escapes me atm).

And I mean, that resentment still holds true even once the colonists come on bc like. As much as it's true that Cybertron's culture is fucked up, and as funny as it can be to paint Cybertronians as a bunch of weirdos who consider trying to kill someone as a common greeting not important enough to hold a grudge over.... The colonists POV kind of pissed me off a lot of times, as did the narrative tone/implications that Cybertronians are forever warlike and doomed to die by their own hands bc it just strikes me as an extremely judgemental and unsympathetic way to deal with a huge group of people with massive war PTSD and political/social tensions that were rampant even before the war?

Like, imagine living in a society rife with bigotry and discrimination where you get locked into certain occupations and social strata based on how you were born. The political tension is so bad there's a string of assassinations of politicians and leaders. The whole planet erupts into an outright war that leads (even unintentionally) to famine and chemical/biological warfare that destroys your planet. Both sides of the war are so entrenched in their pre-war sides and resentment for each other that this war lasts 4 million years and you don't even have a home planet any more. Then your home planet gets restored and a bunch of sheltered fucks come home and go "ewww why are you so violent?? You're a bunch of freaks just go live in the wilderness so that our home can belong to The Pure People Who Weren't Stupid And Evil Enough To Be Trapped In War" and then a bunch of colonists from places that know nothing about your history go "lol you people are so weird?? 🤣🤣 I don't get why y'all are fighting can't you just like, stop??? Oh okay you people are just fucked up and evil and stupid then" ((their planets are based on colonialism where their Primes wiped out the native populations btw whereas the Autobots and OP in particular fought to save organics. But that never gets brought up as a point in their favor)) as if the damage of a lifetime of war and a society that was broken even before the war can just magically go away now that the war is over.

Prowl fucking sucks but he was basically the only person that pointed out the injustice of that.

And then from then on out most of the characters from other colonies like Caminus and wherever else are going "i fucking hate you and your conflicts" w/ people like literal-nobody Slide and various Camiens getting to just sit there lecturing Optimus about how Cybertronians are too violent for their own good and how their conflicts are stupid, with only brief sympathetic moments where the Cybertronians get to be recognized as their own ppl who deserve sympathy before going right back to being lambasted.

Like I literally struggled to enjoy the story at multiple points because there was only so much I could take of the characters I knew and loved being raked over coals constantly while barely getting to defend themselves or be defended by the narrative so like. It was just fucking depressing and a little infuriating to read exRID/OP

[angzt33]

I don't know what this is. but it's so elita-1 coded. I need someone to draw her with this ASAP

[mfdragon]

The spider lady herself~

Blackarachnia was the most challenging one, mostly because I didn’t know how I wanted to do the half spider thing. But in the end I decided that I can do the inverse of the canon; An organic getting infected with cybertech that turns her into a half robot. The spider aesthetic is more of a coincidence or a personal choice for her in this situation but nevertheless, she is actively trying to find a way to fight back the nanobots in her system and eventually completely remove all the tech that’s been integrated into her body.

Her being “Elita” and getting into an accident that turned her into this still happens in my AU. And I imagine she joins the Decepticons because they are able to access less than lawful means of helping her experiment on her body and remove her infection. Also a good way for Megatron to keep her around and control her.

[ricecakes-zapfish]

cooking some megop angst writing… will post it on ao3 (eventually) and then post the link here🫶

[midnightsinger36]

Floating Megoplita was detected.

[final-milf-ratchet]

I might add some more pictures later but eeeee!!!! Look at her!!! She's finally done! Shattered glass Optimus reporting for (murder) duty! (With a little regular Optimus for comparison!) This took me way too long lol, probably about half a year just because of how little time I had to work on her. But she turned out just how I wanted! Hope you all enjoy ❤️

[fleshandwires]

she's so important to me (crying sobbing)

[witchofthesouls]

Eee Seeker Lennox is just chef kiss! What’s your hcs on frame behaviour differences with him and his fam to the autobots grounder frames.

Fr need more seeker Lennox in ma life xD if you don’t mind pleaseeeeeee write more

When it comes to Lennox family's physiology, there's differences that stem from them being Seekers as well as carryover from their old human selves.

Between Sarah and Will:

Think of Sarah more like a dark and matte version of Blitzwing from the Bumblebee film.

Sarah is larger and heavier compared to her husband. Her color palette is far more muted compared to Will's glossiness.

Seeker femmes don't have digitigrade legs as they require extra stability to carry the extra weight and density. Seeker mechs are geared towards agility, speed, and stealth.

Will has an extra set of talons in his lower legs. His kicks are far more deadly as he can extend the talons for a greater reach.

Yes. Seeker!Will has digitigrade legs.

Them as Seekers versus the groundbound Autobots:

Both are constantly communicating. While wingcant is culturally shaped by the city-state, there's a lot of instinctive movements.

Sarah has the capability to track down Energon deposits across the planet.

Sigma abilities. Will has a very advanced chameleon-like ability to blend in his surroundings. To the point of neutralizing his entire presence.

Typically, Seeker femmes don't have sigma abilities, but Sarah has one. She's capable of scrambling electrical signals that target movement within Cybertronian frames with a furious shriek.

Sarah and Will are aggressively affectionate to each other. Not just blending their fields together, but they have intense urges to constantly be physical. To the point of microtransforming their frames to either mesh into each other or be as close as possible. Wingspans tapping together or realigning to rest side-by-side in public. Nuzzling and necking in private.

Seekers are a very social frame-type. That instinct is made worse by the sudden cut from everyone else as they fled north and their new status as bondmates.

The Autobots don't have to worry about the Decepticon Seekers poaching away Will because the negative influences of no trine are kept in check by his and Sarah's sparkbond.

(If anything, they would need to worry about the Decepticon Seekers attempting to court or capture Sarah. Especially in the period where she's essentially a newbuild that's getting used to her frame but proven with a newspark!Annabelle.)

Ironhide being a goodsport as the pair aggressively rope him into activities that's usually between close ties among Seekers. But he's also needs to be a buffer between Sarah and the rest of the Autobots.

Seeker!Will has accepted that the Autobots are a potential flock, and Optimus acts as his Winglord. Seeker!Sarah, not so much...

The human sensibilities and the Seeker instinct war with her, whereas it's generally aligned with Will due to his exposure and close relationships to the Autobots as a human.

Sarah is slowly coming around as she uses Ironhide and Will to ease the Seeker agitation to defend or challenge down.

Worst comes to worst, Optimus may need to intervene and force the instinct to submit to the hierarchy of the Autobot 'flock.'

The humans thought it's a carryover from their humanity to be more comfortable resting in their root-modes. No. It's their social drive. Nesting is easier with bipedal frames.

The human influence on Lennoxes' Cybertronian frames:

Will's appearance is less of a Dorito and more similar proportion to his old body. His wings in root-mode seem to be split to create the appearance of two sets. One longer, primary pair and one shorter, secondary pair.

They're far more flexible. Especially Sarah, as she actually has a habit of yoga and stretching. Surprises the hell out of Ratchet when she's able to bend in ways that would usually put immense strain on her frame-type.

Far greater tolerance towards lower-grade fuels and able to digest a greater variety of raw ores. Their frames have an edge with more specialized platets across their entire frames to convert UV light into small bits of energy .

Their expressions are far more fluid, even with the more mechanical mandibles. Sarah and Will have a greater range of facial micro-expressions with their optics, conveniently placed ridges to mimick a close form of noses and eyebrows, and the shape of their 'mouths.' A major tradeoff is that their faces are far more vulnerable compared to the rest of the Cybertronians.

Annabelle's development seems both behind and advanced. Her plating is still too soft and lacks the typical density of her mobility. Her sight is more aligned with a newspark, but she has the vocal range of a near first-star sparkling. Ratchet is keeping a firm optic on the little one.

[flilisskywalker]

Maybe it's just me, but I think the problem with Elita is not how she is characterized in the shows, nor her relationship with Optimus when that element is present, but how writers don't give her the spotlight. I'm tired of the "She has no personality." argument because that is not the criticism you have towards her treatment.

People who want fix the personality of her character, often describes the way she has been characterized in almost every Transformers story. It's funny to hear "I don't want my Elita to be the strong woman" and then hear right after "My Elita just kicks ass in a way Optimus can't." so you do want her to be that archetype.

You can strip away her relationship with Prime from her all you want and say "Hey, now this'll fix Elita's personality.", you're still gonna end up writing her as a pragmatic bot... just like she is in the cartoons you say she has no personality.

Then maybe she had a personality .

Maybe most fans write her as the toughest not because they want to perpetuate a stereotype, but because they know this fits her better. Could you imagine an idealist, dreamer, 100% optimist, peace first Elita?

That to me would be just Optimus Prime with a different body.

And what is the fun in that?

Wanna know what we actually need?

Storylines centered on Elita where she can showcase more of the personality she already has.

[botmilf]

Drunk!Wyatt sobbing…SOBBING because Ratchet answered that no, he wouldn’t still love her the same if she was a worm.