#sure UM loosens up a little after bonding with Wheeljack but NOT ENOUGH FOR THIS

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3: Mattholomule! (Because you're a fellow fan of the criminal boy)

EXCELLENT CHOICE

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: He is my SON he's so cringe and dastardly and I love that for him. Hits that perfect sweet spot for me with a character, one that can be pathetic and is introduced as someone to laugh at, but proves to have hidden depths that can make them sympathetic, later, yknow?

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: none lol. When it comes to characters who have "doesn't have lots of friends" as a plot point, I prefer they be allowed to develop friendships rather than jumping to romance. This is true for Mattholomule, too

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: OOOH tough. I'm a sucker for sibling dynamics, so Steve and Matt would be a big fav, but since we haven't seen them interact yet the obvious pick is Gus and Matt! I love their enemies-to-friends relationship, and I think their dynamic post-Looking Glass Ruins could be really fun and interesting!! I mean, the whole "friends that can be a little antagonistic with one another" and trying to navigate the new comraderie is just really fun to think about. Having the ruins as a mutual project is also a great backdrop for developing their relationship, as well as the unresolved(-ish) power struggle over the Human Fan Club

My unpopular opinion about this character: Hmmm I guess the obvious pick would be that I don't ship Gustholomule lol. But that's not as interesting so here's a headcanon: my man has some artistic interests! Considering he presumably made his fake human artifacts himself, and he was editing books in ASiaS I think it's a fair assumption.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Let him join the main friend group!! He fits the pattern established between Amity and Hunter, of being introduced as an antagonistic person towards one of the main trio, and then later being redeemed and befriended. And I also think his dynamic in the group could be really fun, because unlike the previous two, I could see him staying just as cringe and antagonistic as ever. He seems like he doesn't have a good grasp on how to navigate healthy friendships, so he might feel out-of-place if Gus isn't around, and since his older brother was in the EC there's potential for a funny dynamic with Hunter if he ever finds out he was the GG

Favorite friendship for this character: Gus, of course. Frenemy superiority.

My crossover ship: Hmmm a platonic crossover. I'm just gonna go completely left-field. Make him TFP Ultra Magnus' human companion for a bit. No particular reason except I think their dynamic would be really funny (Ratchet or Starscream would also be really funny lmao)