#so using their skills in refinery as well as bots who are just smart but unfortunate they create synth-en

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The idea of optic colors being influenced by different types/colors of Energon has come back to my brain, and I’ve written down a couple colors/types, so I just want to share. If anyone’s interested

So for starters, the color of the Energon matches the color the optics become. Second, the optics only become that color if the type of Energon they’re taking is the majority type in their systems. If you take med grade once, your optics won’t turn white. If it’s the main Energon you’re taking though, it will. The color can also change, but as a bot gets older, the more likely a certain color is going to stick even with a change of diet, and it takes longer to properly change

I don’t really know what the optic color would be if you take like, an even mix, but whatever

So let’s start

First we have blue Energon. This is the color of naturally occurring and standard processed Energon. It’s also the color bots start out with. It’s the most common type of optic color to have, since it’s from standard Energon, but it’s usually an indication a bot’s doing perfectly fine for themselves

Next up is yellow Energon, which I made up. This is oversaturated Energon, typically due to it being left out exposed in places with high concentrations of Energon in the atmosphere, such as Energon mines or refineries. While it gives more energy than blue, it’s really not healthy to be having in the long term. This is the type typically consumed by working class bots, especially the ones who work in Energon production, or poorer bots who can’t afford standard grade. There’s been some work in medical and ethical boards to discontinue the distribution of yellow Energon due to its negative effects, but it’s still the standard for the working class

By the end of things, you might be able to tell yellow’s the one I’ve thought most on. Granted, I’ve never figured what specifically the negative effects of yellow Energon are, other than generally causing weaker health

Anyways, next we have white Energon, which as I stated above, is med-grade. I don’t actually know what color med-grade is supposed to be, so it’s white here. It’s given additional nutrients for health and repair purposes. It isn’t the color of medical bot optics, but rather their patients. Due to med-grade being expressly for medical situations and not standard issue, white optic bots are rare. But if a bot does have them, it’s usually a sign of a long-standing or chronic disease, or just a sign a bot is gets into danger far too often

Now next up we have red Energon, which I have made synthetic Energon. I know it’s green in Prime, but I chose red specifically because it’s the main color of the Decepticons. Unlike blue, red is not made from natural Energon, but other components to best simulate it, which gives it a red coloring. I don’t really have a lot to say on what the color indicates about a situation, I more want to explain why I chose red, aka for the Decepticons. I think I came up with it with the idea that the Decepticons were banished from Cybertron, and/or a lot of the bots who later make up the Decepticons didn’t have access to natural Energon, which led to them creating their own synthetic alternative instead. Also, in g1 the Decepticons are constantly trying to make Energon from Earth resources, so you know, calls back to that

And the last one I’ve come up with as of now is pink Energon, aka high-grade. Sometimes Energon’s blue, sometimes it’s pink, so why not have high-grade be the other color? Anyways, this is the result of further refining of Energon that makes it taste far better than standard. Unfortunately, the taste tends to make it addicting, and in large quantities it tends to cause temporary glitches in the processor, so it’s meant to be taken in moderation. It’s also rather expensive due to the amounts of refining required to create. If someone has pink optics, they probably have an addiction to high-grade and should be encouraged off of it, or they’re a rich high-class bot who can afford to drink it in excess

And those are all the colors I have so far. Green and purple are still on the table for colors to use, I just don’t know what to do with them at the moment, since synthetic Energon’s taken and I’m unsure of if Dark Energon has a place in this, and what it’s supposed to do here. The mindset I’m writing these types of Energon with is that this is pre-war Cybertron, so I don’t think there’s a lot of Unicron involvement at this point

If anyone has suggestions for these other colors, feel free to say so. Or add in other colors, but other than orange I don’t really know what else to add, since it’s pretty much just brown and black left after that, which aren’t really colors for lights. I guess cyan? But that might just be classified as blue anyways