#tfo sideswipe

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TF One Lambo twins!!!

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TF One Piston's official design.

This design is based off the Chinese trading cards for the TF One movie. Big shout out to Hound's card for the background and text colors.

As we know Breakdown does not have an official design in TF One (but is there, I found him!) so when I redesigned Piston I pulled from his G1 design. One this I found very fun is seeing how other artists translated G1 Breakdown into future designs, take the coin shape on Piston's helm. That triangle-ish design is present in all Breakdowns.

I had the pleasure of speaking to a former Transformer's Designer about how to translate Piston's normal design into the TF One design and helped me solve the issue with their waist. Originally I kept Piston's square glass stomach but realized that it wasn't conducive to movement. I still wanted to keep the white line design but took his advice and re-hauled it. Now they have Sideswipe's waist while keeping the glass.

Overall, I kept the design principle the same. Piston has Bee's cheeks, coin shape, chest vents, and legs. They have Breakdown's chest piece, coin design, groin and arms. I kept the shoulder tires B-127 as it works well enough. White lines on Piston are very important to me so no matter what design I draw them in, the lines stay. They do loose their chest stripes but the I think it's fine.

I decided to keep the wings as I like the wings despite B-127 not having wings. This was a lot of fun to do, there's somethings that are beyond my artistic level to fix but over all I'm very happy with how this turned out!

Lore in the undercut!

Piston's catchphrase no matter what continuity they're in is, "I do whatever I want!"

In Earthspark, "I do whatever I want!" is cutesy and a bit naïve and over all forgiving. They were born after the war, the danger isn't real. They don't take anything serious because they don't need to. Baby can not be contained.

In TF One, they're born near the beginning of the war. The love from B-127 is there, but it isn't enough to keep their whimsy in tact. "I do whatever I want." is now a hardened battle cry. Baby can not be contained.

Piston is a combat mech and second best scout as B-127 doesn't want to see his baby turn into something so vicious. They are quick, ruthless, and are someone Decepticons are wary of as they lack Autobot values. Piston sees their family being destroyed and doesn't believe Optimus has the conviction to end the war. (Big Elita SB vibes)

This version of Piston is also several cycles old, mid 30s vibes. B-127 never told anyone, including Piston, that Breakdown is their Sire. They have a body count, in combat and romance. They are interested in anyone red. Sideswipe, Ironhide, Cliffjumper etc. (which makes Optimus all the more irritating (their white whale)).

Piston is particularly fond of Sideswipe as both mechs have a reckless edge to them. Piston does not get a lot of positive attention from other mechs in the Autobot base as time goes on and Sideswipe encourages their behavior. They're a combat pair. On occasion, he's seen Piston smile, their optics soften when no one else is around. Piston for all their rough edges, has a sly side to them. They have a whole, "Oh who me? No, I'm innocent, I've never done anything bad in my life!" wounded animal routine (works great on the battle field too) where they lower someone's guard. Once that mech leans in, Piston bites. Baby has strong hands that don't let go.

So, this is where I must tell you something important.

Piston offlines Breakdown.

All of this culminates into a scene which I wanted to storyboard but, I'm tired. Thusly!! I shall describe the scene for you.

Context: Stunticons launched a surprise attack on an Autobot outpost which injured B-127 who at this point can not verbally speak. Piston visits him in the repair bay and swears vengeance. B-127 refuses and insists on Piston staying with him. Piston looks at their Carry signing desperately and with all the hatred in their voice say, "I can't hear you."

Later:

Main Autobot base, a bit busy as scout teams are reporting in on enemy movements, mechs are trying to pick up the slack where damaged mechs would normally work. Optimus is at the big war table with all the usual suspects, plotting and planning and whatnot.

Suddenly there's a loud noise at the front entrance. Two engines fighting each other like car tug of war. Yelling and metal crashing together, everyone rushes to see what's going on. It's Piston dragging in a very mangled and nearly unrecognizable Breakdown.

When Piston found him, he was alone repairing a misalignment in his shoulder. The suprise attack had been successful but an argument caused the team to temporarily separate. He hadn't been paying attention to a vaguely familiar bot sneaking up on him. Breakdown had heard of the Green Terror, yet that coin, that chest piece were all details he'd seen in a reflection a thousand times before.

Optimus: What is the meaning of this?!!?

Piston: While you and your little entourage sat holed up in here like the frightened mechs that you are, I took it upon myself to see justice!

Optimus: Justice? This isn't justice! We don't treat prisoners like this, that makes us no better than the Decepticons!

Piston: Then I'm doing what you can't!

Without hesitating, they turn, and fire their Stinger at Breakdown's helm. Who, this entire time had been sitting on his knees, leaking Energon and stealing glances at a B-127 he had not seen in a very, very long time. An unfortunate victim of circumstance. He's dead before he hits the ground.

Piston: -I'm ending this war! Even if I have to wipe out each and every last Decepticon myself!

The crowd pulls away in utter shock and Optimus recognizing the situation grabs their arm and crushes it. After that Baby goes to jail for awhile, they're too dangerous to be let go. This Piston can not be forgiven. It's too much. B-127 still rallies for his sparkling, despite everything, he takes the blame. Maybe if Piston had been born at a different time, they could've been different.

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I feel like idw Rodimus, RID sideswipe, tfp smokescreen, TFO bumblebee and tfp knockout and starscream would be best friends that gossip

Like this

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSj65WPb1/

Vehicon m/n jumping off a building and transforming into a jet while drunk on energon

Vehicon m/n and his Best friends running away when the others heard what happened

like honestly they would have a truce for a bit to gossip. Tfo bumblebee is kicking his feet like yapping to the others

Vehicon: “hey have you seen m/n? Lord Megatron is asking for him.”

Vehicon 2 looking over the ledge of the decepticon ship: “um…he jumped”

Vehicon: “HE JUMPED!?! HE DOESNT HAVE A JET MODE YET!”

*five seconds later m/n lands in his jet form* “IM A JET!….” *turns back to his bot mode* “aww man…”

Vehicon m/n is bigger than most m/n’s and y/n’s so he likes to carry them in his servos or put them on his shoulders to no accidentally step on onto one of them (he nearly crushed animal crossing villager y/n and Minecraft story mode m/n once)

Many of the y/n’s and m/n’s tell eachother what they deal with back in their world but vehicon m/n is scared to tell them what happened to him but spider y/n or m/n let him rant about stuff to them, never telling anyone as they went through their canon event and know or can understand vehicon m/n’s pain, spider y/n promised to be a everyone’s hero in their universe even one who isn’t from their world.

Dude I imagine vehicon m/n just seeing splatoon idol m/n or splatoon y/n and is all like “man at least things can’t get weirder” then cult of the lamb y/n comes out of the background