#tf superion

[cutekittenlady]

yo soooo a random question I want to place before you...

which of the aerialbots do you think would be most likely to hire a bounty hunter/hitman to take out a decepticon AFTER the war?

FOr the sake of argument we'll say they wronged them in some way by killing someone close to them (maybe even another member of the aerial bots) or maybe they just have a regular old grudge. (example: maybe one of the stunticons or something) Reason they dont just go after them themselves is that its after the war, theyre in an area out of their jurisdiction, etc etc.

I cant really decide on my own so I wanted to get some feedback from you, the fandom.

For the sake of simplicity I'm limiting it to just hte original 5 Aerialbots. Heres a poll for an easy to see visual consensus, though I totally encourage you all to discuss the subject.

[phoenixisobsessed]

For the cats, can 37 be Windblade with the hand there like a combiner or titan hand?

Gets holded by Superion (Original post: PINNED)

Since no gen was specified I chose to just do Combiner wars because…ngl that show is my guilty pleasure XD. Also funky shading on this one. Am happy with the results. And I am VERY excited to do tomorrow’s cat. (Peeps btw more asks please I am again sitting with only asks from previous askers. I am also working on those but yk UEHAU)

[they-hermes]

as a combiner lover i have committed myself to draw all of them at least once. unfortunately its also 1 am and im not drawing alla that

[0wldn0]

I'm genuinely fascinated you name dropped the Aerialbots. Especially given the known rivalry between them and the stunticons.

Yes yes!! I love the Aerialbots so much, so I wanted them to be a part of the AU as well! Of course, the Stunticons' and the Aerialbots' dynamic is just rivalry at the beginning, with so much hatred on Motormaster's side towards all of them. They don't start off on good foot.

Unfortunately, the Aerialbots only appear at the beginning of the story and then at the very end. They aren't really a part of the Stunticons' growth journeys before the Stunticons reunite again, nor a part of the things that go down on Earth. But regardless! They still have roles to play!

I especially love to think about the Aerialbots and the Stunticons' dynamics with each other after the whole story is wrapped! When things are finally peaceful! I love to imagine that they grow close and bond with each other! Become like one big family! Of course, Motormaster and Silverbolt end up having a closer relationship. They're not really a romantic couple, but also, in their sparks, that space reserved for a romantic partner is filled with one another. It's like a queerplatonic relationship!

A friendship between Menasor and Superion is also something I think about a lot! I think they would help each other so much. Menasor would help Superion be more accepting of his gestalt bond, be accepting of the Aerialbots, and learn to live with them, rather than live ignoring them; while Superion would help Menasor become more of a person of their own, always making sure that Menasor voices their opinions and feelings as loudly as they can. I think they would complete each other so sweetly in this AU! I can imagine them becoming really close to the point they search for the other the moment their respective gestalts combine into them.

Superion, immediately after being combined into: Where's Menasor? Doooon't careee... Where's Menasor? /ref

[cityzenshark]

Existing characters who have the potential to be Terrans headcanon:

The Protectobots - adopted/mentored by existing doctor character(s) ex. June Darby.

The Stunticons - RiD2015 version likely since Earthspark already has Breakdown.

The Aerialbots - mentored by pilots/soldiers ex. Agent Fowler, Agent Burns & Marissa Fraireborn.

Sunstorm - Born in a radioactive place on Earth that causes he himself to be radioactive.

Nightbird - taken in by a scientist who never sees Transformers as sentient beings, thus she lacks emotion because she gets zero empathy from her caretaker.

[lastnewage]

2023.03 G1 Doodle

[protagonistprime]

AOTP Energon Universe Storm Jet from Age of the Primes Silverbolt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sometimes the game is too hard, so you give it to your brother to finish it. I might do the movie version, but i don't promise anything.

Transformers, Energon, Age of the Primes, Silverbolt, Storm Jet belong to Hasbro and Takara, This digibash belongs to me.

[waves-mp4]

Combiners

I only named a few combiners since there isn't exactly a list of combiners. Also because at least 5 people need to create a combiner and I don't want to name 32+ characters. Way to many people to talk about.

Let's do this

Disclaimer: this is a fan continuity and doesn't fully align with canon (mild spoilers for my fan cont.)

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"Main" Combiners:

Devastator - Scrapper, Hook, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Mixmaster, and Scavenger (and Prowl)

Bruticus - Onslaught, Brawl, Blast Off, Swindle, and Vortex

Menasor - Motormaster, Dead End, Wildrider, Drag Strip, and Breakdown

Defensor - Hotspot, First Aid, Streetwise, Blades, and Groove

Superion - Silverbolt, Slingshot, Air Raid, Firefight, and Skydive

Victorion - Pyra Magna, Jumpstream, Dust Up, Stormclash, Skyburst, and Rust Dust

(Other Combiners can be found on tfwiki)

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How do gestalts and gestalts bonds work?

Gestalt are the word used to refer to the group that creates a combiner. Gestalt bonds are the bond connecting the gestalt. A gestalt bond is a spark bond similar to trines and host-cassette bonds in my fan continuity.

Emotions and thoughts can be sent and received through the gestalt bond. One can temporary block their side of the gestalt bond and with help, completely cut themselves off from the bond. This doesn't hurt anyone! It will feel sore but nothing more. Gestalt bonds are consensual and a bond will not form if someone really doesn't want to.

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How to combiners work?

Physically, Combiners need at the very least 5 parts. Two arms, two legs, and a torso/head. Devastator is a special case, having a torso and a head separate.

Mentally, kind of similar to Pacific Rim. The gestalt have to be in sync in order for the combiner to stay combined and work. In the mind of the combiner, there is a space that "holograms" are located. Those holograms are the mechs that make up the combiner. They are more of a representation than anything else. There is a visual of sorts of the gestalts mind. The visual can change depend on who is the leader or who is in the gestalt. For example, Prowl's mind calculates a lot. So when he is leader, there is a lot more numerical calculations vs if Scrapper was leader.

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How are combiners created?

This is a complicated question. Some mechs, like the Constructicons, Combaticons, Stunticons, Protectobot, etc. are born as combiners. In other cases, a mech's frame must be reformatted if they want to be part of a combiner.

Very few know how to reformat a frame to become part of a combiner. Hook is know to be the number one medic to go to for a frame reformat. He is known for turning lots of people away.

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What about the Enigma of Combination?

Doesn't exist, even if it did, the combiners would highly upset over a tool that can force mechs to combine. Combiners and gestalts are consensual, they have to be. Otherwise the combiners can't actually work due to the fact that the gestalt has to be in sync with each other.

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Prowl is part of Devastator??

This might worry some but not to worry, hopefully. The way Prowl becomes part of the Devastator gestalts is more fan continuity and less canon. Prowl genuinely wants to be part of Devastator and it can be tiring. Thankfully Scrapper is there to take over when needed.

Since Scrapper is alive, the "Prowl becomes part of Devastator" arc doesn't work. However Prowl does get brainwashed, and like canon, none of his friends notice. The Constructicons see this and they decide to try and be "friends" with brainwashed Prowl.

After the brainwashing, the Constructicons go to Prowl slightly hopeful that Prowl remembers them. Prowl ends up pushing them away and the Constructicons respect his decision. Slowly his memories from being brainwashed comes back and with some prompting from his therapist, Prowl decides to talk with the Constructicons. The Constructicons and Prowl start to hang out more.

One day, Scrapper requests to talk to Prowl alone. Scrapper tell Prowl that he is getting old and tired. Scrapper expresses how much he wants a break. Prowl asks if there is anyway that he can help. Scrapper says there is. One surgery and gestalt bond later, Prowl becomes part of Devastator.

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That is all so far. Questions are always welcomed!

More can be found here

[zobjilan77]

Looking at the tags. I notice these are the fankids. But before that I thought they where baby Superion and Devastator respectively.

I can't believe it either buddy.

[deadly-aim-broke-my-heart]

Although this cybertronian is a random Aerialbot, I still believe he might mostly be Silverbolt.

I mean, look at the color of his legs and arms!! (I forgot the TF words for legs and arms)

This is a very sad story published by DW. You know! This is DW! They've killed Superion once in G1 vol1 (I can't believe it when I first read DW back in 2008). They killed or badly hurt him again in this GI Joe vs TF.

Although the story is say, that page is good in structure, design and color. It made me cry. In the heavy gun fire (not sure what the weapon is called), Superion is like a dying butterfly, broken, injuried, helpless...

Too bad IDW followed DW's step...

My heart is broken...

[cutekittenlady]

Another Aerialbolt poll!

[hoiststowline]

official character list

I think it would be lowkey difficult to make a in-depth list of every character, since the fandom is across so many different medias. so instead, I will break down what tv/comics/other media I've consumed & hope that that will cover all my bases. if you're unsure, it's totally ok! most often, I don't mind doing a lil research, but if I really don't know the character, I'll just let ya know.

tv shows/series:

g1

transformers prime

transformers armada

transformers WFC trilogy

transformers rescue bots (just the og, not the academy)

transformers animated

beast wars: transformers

transformers: robots in disguise

cyberverse

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comics:

more than meets the eye

lost light

transformers: escape

assorted spotlight comics

transformers vol 5 (skybound)

bumblebee mini series

original marvel run

transformers: galaxies

transformers: the last stand of the wreckers

assorted runs in the IDW collections but have not read them front to back, cover to cover.

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other/misc:

bayverse movies

idw scavengers

protectobots/defensor

aerialbots/superion

will I/won't I:

the only thing that immediately comes to mind is shattered glass. I haven't read it and am not too well-versed in it, so for now, that one is on the back burner.

I also shamefully have not gotten around to seeing tf: one yet, even though it's been out for a hot min. gotta watch that soon.

[braveseeker3]

tiny superions. . .

Transformers: Mosaic #659 - “The First Combiners”

Originally posted on September 3rd, 2012

Story, Art - Sterling Gee

deviantART | Seibertron | TFW2005

wada sez: Per Gee on deviantART: “So this comic was inspired by a dream I had of the Aerialbots building a “battle scaffold” in mid-air while falling (it was MUCH cruder than the one shown here). I didn’t remember much else from the dream, but the idea grew in my brain into this Transformers fan comic. This ended up “chibi” style partly because of the goofy plot I came up with, and partly because I wanted to cram every American G1 combiner team (in combined form) into the first panel. Seeing as each of them are made of 5-6 other robots, I could have have taken forever just with the first panel alone if it were not for the chibi style.” The giant robot reminds me of some of the larger Cyberverse playsets, in particular Optimus Maximus. It’s cute how the “Combinatrons” are all doing different activities related to their actual characters! Gee has one more strip to be included in this archive, so keep an eye out for that.

[eyefocusing]

might be a random question but do you have any neurodivergent headcanons for the aerialbots?

im not immune to hcing all of my faves as autistic....

ok but like in every superion bio theres mention of him tamping down/blocking out his components to become the cold, focused combiner that he is, and i feel like "supressing yourself so you can actually function" is just sooooo on the nose, yknow?

skydive obviously has a special interest in history and war strategy. helpful, when you're the strategist of the team. hes like, a genuine savant when it comes to flying, but he can easily get caught up infodumping abt the pilot who created the technique theyre trying to practice, instead of actually practicing. hes the kinda guy who has to make Everything about his special interest, but stays pretty quiet if he cant.

slingshot is SO classic Cant Regulate Emotions At All. he makes up for it by being a showoff and a compulsive liar. neither of these things make anyone like him much. he tends to have meltdowns with some frequency, which hasnt done much for his reputation either. his meltdowns are usually overwhelming for the other aerialbots too, so they end up scattering and leaving silverbolt to fix the situation.

many many feelings about fireflight autism bc he gets woobified a lot (i remember poking around the tf plotbunny lj a year or so ago and seeing a bunny from like 2008 abt him "suffering from autism" so hes at least always had That Vibe). hes just very observant. doesnt really have a lot to say! but not really a good listener either because he WILL start thinking abt that interesting rock poking out of the wall or that bird he saw while he was out earlier, and just completely misses whats being said to him. he and skydive are a good mix bc skydive can just talk and talk abt his jet fighter blorbos and fireflight can do fireflight things and theyre both fine with this. also think abt this ⬇️ kind of scenario a lot

hes also most likely to collect Weird Stuff. his whole personal shelf is full of bins of strange twigs or scrap metal or basically anything that catches his interest. hes a bit of a corvid tbh

if fireflight is the guy that everyone assumes is autistic, then air raid is absolutely the guy everyone assumes has adhd. his attention span doesnt exist, unless hes doing something he wants to do. hes the closest thing to an adrenaline junkie the team has. raid doesnt go off on his own the way fireflight does, but the odds of him actually following through on orders and plans are slim. he tends to run into walls and corners and doorways a lot (he and flighty both have spacial awareness issues, but fireflights are more obvious in alt mode, and air raids in bot mode).

silverbolt. has to manage all of them and himself. and its incredibly overwhelming. from the outside hes got the vibe that hes one bad incident away from shutting himself in a broom closet for the rest of the day to get away from it all. hes got a bad habit of getting stuck in his head, and his thoughts tend to doom spiral after awhile. but thats like half the reason the other aerialbots are so annoying at him, and he can uh. appreciate. their methods of getting him away from himself. most of the time. i like putting everyone in a planepile because i think bolt would like the feeling of the others weight on his wings. it makes him feel grounded

[0wldn0]

Is Menasor their own character in your AU, or just a combined form of the Stunties? If the former, would you mind telling us about them?

The way I was feeling sleepy and had no energy but then I had a jolt of electricity rush into my brain upon seeing this ask DFHFDH THANK YOUUU I WANT TO TALK ABOUT MENASORRR 😭💥💥💥

Menasor is their own person, yes!! I'm looking forward to drawing my design of them soon! My version of Menasor may seem be a bit... different for some people, since I didn't give them a humanoid face. But I love them so so so deeply, and wanted to make them look more unique!! ((I also use he/they for Menasor if that's ok!!))

Menasor is just as confused and kind of scared as the rest of the Stunticons when they first combine into them. And gosh I want to write that scene into a fanfiction SO badly because I just love to think about it!! Just them all combining for the first time, still being themselves but suddenly they're also something more... As their joints lock together, they feel the presence of a sixth mind, a mind that comes closer and closer until it encases all of them within itself. They feel fear but also... calm? It is so alien to them yet familiar, and as they collect themselves and sync their processors, the presence of this sixth mind becomes comforting, almost like a shield.

It is equally as confusing for Menasor to go through. There's five little voices they can hear, and while they're all new, they also feel so close and so intimate. It would take Menasor a solid minute to gather themselves together in the first combination process. They focus on the Stunticons, and then focus on their environment, and then they focus on themselves. They still can't understand who or what they are yet, but they know their name. With their newly developing sense of self, they let out a soft "I... am... Menasor", which only sounds like a threatening growl to the Autobots due to Menasor using their voice box for the first time. But it was not intended to be a threat, it was just the acknowledgement of one's being.

Unfortunately though, they do not get to discover who they are further. Menasor is always told to dismantle after every battle, and each time they are combined into again, they notice more and more disturbance in the communication between the Stunticons. Eventually, as the Stunticons grow further away from each other, Menasor's processor gets less and less coordinated. Before they can even understand who they are, they become almost like a zombie.

It is only after the Stunticons fix their issues and learn to be a family that Menasor can talk again, can think for themselves again, and be a person again. After the whole conflict with the Earth team is resolved, everyone ((except the Stunticons)) expects Menasor to be a "mindless beast" as they were dubbed in the war times, but Menasor proves to be quite the opposite. They spend their time mostly sitting down, and thinking. Trying to understand both themselves and the Stunticons that they are bound to. It's kind of like growing up and trying to heal your inner child by trying to understand your past, your present, your feelings, your personality... They only want to focus on all of that now that they're free of the war. And the Stunticons willingly stay combined for long periods of time to allow Menasor that self discovery.

((Menasor also gets along with the Terrans!! The kids are SOOO interested in him because look at him!! So cool!! Big guy!! And such a gentle giant too!! They want to get to know him! And Menasor allows them to as well! The kids kind of help Menasor in their self discovery by asking lots of questions! It's a very sweet dynamic that they have!!))

[pan-de-queer]

warrior nun ep 7 live blog

IT'S THE WEEKENDDDDDDD (I say as if work hasn't turned my brain to soup :))))

goddamn two deaths in so short a time :((((

CAMILA I'M SCARED TOO 😭

MARY'S BELIEF IN AVAAAA

HOW can a person's face look annoying (reject nuns be looking punchable)

AVA WHYYY ARE U THEREEEEE baby's intimidation skills be like 🥺✊️

WHY JILLIAN OF ALL PEOPLE????

oohhhhh beaaa :((( I like how mother superion explains the reject nuns even if I find her annoying atm (I expect from gifs that I'll find her less annoying as time goes on but WHEN is that TIME) THAT BITCH IS A FUCKING CHEAAATTTT

"call me Jesus cause I'm coming back" 💀😭 ava u dumbass I love u

ooohhhh burn avaaaa

beaaa noooo the way Bea says "mother" from her CHEST tf she is BABY auw

oooooohhhhhhhhh FUCK ava NOOOOO

what is Kristian even GETTING out of this!!!

OOOHHH THIS THE MICHAEL BITCH Y'ALL FUCKING ON ABOUT?????

alskslALSJKSJKLSKJLSKSJKS classic weapon scene. gotta love it

camilaaaaa :((((( baby's like "mom don't leave me 🥺"

wooowwww bea u sentimental bitch

MARRRYYYYYY ooohhhh Mary's been there the longest? INCHresting 🤔

I love the way they do dialogue!!!! my lil film bitch is vIBRATING

ooohhh Mary gonna make mother superion cry OOOFDT

LMFAAAOOOOOOO