#the life and times of skywarp

[karanseraph]

How many Titans do we need? (Transformers)

A list of Titans, from various continuities, which may not even be up to date in the sense it doesn't reflect the Titan Class toys of Decepticon Nemesis and Autobot Ark.

Planet    Associations  Titan

Antilla    history, rust, Alpha Trion   Croaton? 

Aquatron   water, Quintus Prime   Quintessa (Necrotitan)

Aquatron (Jellyfish City)  water     Hydratron

Arduria    cold, Alchemist Prime   Metrobase

Athenia -> colonies  Mobile Battleship    Grand Maximus

Biosphera (Eukaris, Animatron) jungle, Onyx Prime   Chela

Biosphera (Eukaris, Animatron) jungle, Scourge    Hyperborea

Botropolis (a comet)  guard     Botropolis?

Caminus (a moon)  forge, hammer, Solus Prime  Caminus

Combatron? (or Cybertron?) war, Alchemist Prime   Iaconus

Cybertron (Argon Sea)  horror     Dweller

Cybertron -> colonies  Mobile Cybertronian Embassy  Lodestar

Cybertron -> Earth  Mobile Seeker Station   Trypticon (Nemesis ship)

Devisun    combination, enigma, Nexus Prime  Devisun

Earth (Pacific NW US)  Mobile Ark Annex   Metrobase

Earth (Central US)  power, Ultra Magnus   Metroplex

Earth (Eastern US)  cube (sport), Scorch? Wedge?  Citadel Secundus

Earth (Atlantic)        Atlantis

Earth (Japan)        Brave Maximus

Elba (Garrus-9)   Mobile prison of Liege Maximo, Elita-1 Carcer (Vigilem)

Elonia    protection, Star Saber, Prima  Emissary

Gigantron   size, bridge-building   Citadel Lemuria

Gorlam Prime   death,     Necrotitan (Quintessa)

Junkion    gravity? Requiem Blaster? ???

LV-117    time, Vector Prime   Tempo 

Micron (Prion, Zone)  size, Mini-Cons, Micronus Prime  Prion

Nebulos (Dominus, Master)      Fortress Maximus

Nebulos (Dominus, Master) Zarak     Scorponok

Paradron   peace     Cargohold 

Szoria    apocalyses    Waypoint

Theophany (New Crystal City) light     Metrotitan

Titan (a moon)        Metrotitan

Tsiehshi    destruction, Megatronus   Emissary

Unicron    Galvatron    Nemesis (Titan)

Velocitron   speed, Amalgamus Prime   Navitas Delta (Ogygia)

This seems way too many to keep track of for one "All Media Types" continuity soup fanfic continuity. So, I need to combine where I can and reduce the list to the best most interesting and necessary ones.

(Soon, I have characters out scouting to find which ones are being built first.)

Opinions on which are most interesting or necessary?

[karanseraph]

I have a sincerely held belief (headcanon) that Skywarp has photovoltaic filaments below his helmet and that they appear rather like Chiana's hair. Like, that transwarp ability and the mapping/modeling/maths he must do to use it accurately must be such a power and processing suck that he needs a way to re-energize. (And if he seems dim now and then it's just his processor being taxed by all the calculations.)

megatron animation wip for a megop thing I'm making

[karanseraph]

What should Unitrex be like?

There's not much canon on this fictional location other than they built starships there

Whatever I write in a fanfic will not be canon anyway

I still want it to be an interesting fictional location that I can describe within a work in internally consistent ways.

It's known as City of the Stars. Famously the place of origin for interstellar travel, at least as far as Cybertronians of the time know. That's canon.

Headcanon applied to this fic: Unitrex is a bastion (star) fort surviving from some Age of Origins/Warring states type period, but where Quintessons may have embedded themselves and so Cybertronians had to fight to take it back in the Age of Wrath. So, it likely has some preserved historic features as well as new construction in some differing style.

In this fan-continuity for a fic it's also presently (in a post-wrath Golden Age/Cusp of Expansion Era a location where at least one Titan is being constructed.

Also, in fanfic, there's a particular sparkfield nearby which various witnesses have reported substrate is being removed, presumably for inclusion inside the Titan(s). To some this is sacrilege, or at least politically incorrect given that sparkfields are a gift from god/public good.

So, there is a current culture of protest and debate surrounding the Titan project.

But Unitrex is also just a city-state in general. It must have some culture.

Like, it's the place where ships are made, but not the main spaceport for the planet, which is currently atop the Hydrax Plateau (which probably makes sense for its more equatorial latitude and ability for ships to ditch into the Sea of Rust and miss destroying urban settlements in an emergency. If you went down or had launch failure in Unitrex (in this continuity) there's some chance of missing the Sea and splattering into Tagan Heights, which sounds painful.)

It's not necessarily where pilots hang out is what I'm saying. It's got a population dense with construction workers and engineers.

And they probably want entertainment, because as much as they love their construction efforts that's probably some heavy labor. It's probably stressful dealing with working on what is essentially a government contract. All these change orders and reports!

So, maybe City of the Stars also has like rockstars and idols. We established that Rosanna had been living in Iacon (some ways west) but in real life different cities each have their own scene, right? Unitrex can have stars even if Iacon or Vos also do. It probably just doesn't involve as much Shock-Pop, pole-dancing, or Jazz, or open mic poetry that other city-states are known for.

But guitar-condor Laserbeak flies with Ramjet's team in Untrex. So, probably there's some type of Rock/Metal scene.

Also, visually, and for inspiration, like a space robot Seoul + Amsterdam (the Netherlands has a lot of bastion forts). In terms of Geography, more resembling Seoul with Unitrex's position between a fortified cliff-face at the Rust Sea border at the south and the rise of Tagan Heights north, with one major river or canal passing through. But in terms of generally being a major city with its own music scene and nightlife surely both these cities qualify. Colorful buildings. Colorful lights at night. Historic structures that are more rectilinear plus new public structures that are quite abstract and curvilinear.

Do we suppose Loudpedal lives here?

Mixmaster is among those spotted nearby so there's possibly circuit altering neurotech (CANT) available.

[graciousdragon]

now that i'm thinking about when fate comes knocking again i have to talk about how fucking funny the matrix reference doors from chapter 1 became post-twosday. the guy behind the green door was the only character in the entire series that wasn't played by sky and he just showed up for five seconds and foreshadowed her transition. if i was charlie i'd wake up laughing every morning

[karanseraph]

I think when I do this, it's often them just saying the name itself, like a certain character will just say "Amalgamous!" if that's the Prime they happen to relate to.

But Cas continued, "But fragging Fallen! Hotlink was not kidding. He knows exactly…he's really good at it!"

Shadowcaster, being the spooky kid, uses Fallen for an extra explicit exclamation.

But sometimes the saying thematically matches the thing they are commenting on, like:

Swindle started...crying? He rubbed his rounded digits over his big purple optics. "Bitstream, you're really hurting my feelings with your dirty, icky interfacin' humor." "For the love of Maximo!" Slipstream groaned.

Slipstream is invoking Maximo as the Prime she considers related to manipulative language when Swindle shows faux-offense.

Also, in my current WIP fic, they have a Vectra Prime as opposed to Vector Prime and Seekers in particular often swear by her saying "Vectra!" or "Vectra knows [why unexpected thing happened]"

Slipstream laughed. "You were considerate and professional?" "It was Skywarp! He needed real help. I wasn't going to play a trick on him or- I worked through a diagnostic terminal for Vectra's sake!"

Bitstream who totally would hack and dive other bots is saying she used appropriate data hygiene methods when working with fellow Seeker Skywarp, for Vectra's sake. Pre-war Seekers like Vectra because she's said to have been an air-frame. (Also, they may superstitiously worry that if one messes with current teleporter Skywarp that somehow legendary teleporter Vectra will be particularly offended.)

Cybertronian Colloquialisms - Primes Edition

So we've all heard "By the AllSpark!" or "What in the Pit?" or "Oh Primus" in our TF media. However, I feel like TF writers are missing out on the goldmine that is colloquialisms invoking the different Primes. So, here is a small collection of such colloquialisms, and please, feel free to add more if you have any of your own you use.

"Primus below!" - Exclamation similar to "God above!", invoking the fact that Primus is the core of Cybertron.

"Vector give me patience" - Often paired with "because if Prima gives me strength, I'm going to need bail money." The go-to for when somebot if getting on your last nerves.

"To Alchemist!" - A popular drinking toast, to thank Alchemist Prime for inventing high grade.

"The Three Below" - Refers to Solus, Onyx, and Micronus, the three Primes who formed the Well of AllSparks

"Maximum Blessings on you" - a stealth insult/curse from some dialects, where "Maximum" and "Maximo's" are nearly indistinguishable. As Liege Maximo was the Prime of Lies and Trickery, it's a fitting way to wish someone ill.

“Solus’s slag pit” - Used for something incredible, awful, and incredibly awful. Often used to refer to the latest high society fashion mess.

"Find peace or take it up with the Fallen." - In other words, calm down or screw off.

“As you say, my Liege” - A condescending remark towards a person who’s attempting to lie, cheat or mislead.

Again, if you have any primal colloquialisms you use for your fics, reblog and share them with the rest of us.

[coderiderr]

Not gonna bother editing the meme but like me holding up starscream & tc above the water, skywarp drowning, all the other seekers as the skeleton chained to the bottom

[revelboo]

Hello! I usually don't post much here in these ask Boxes, but seeing your writing style made me have thoughts about ..... I don't know if you saw TFE(earthspark) but if so, can you write something about megatron?? 😘👍😔💅 (I'm literally addicted to everything you post)

Haha I do adore Rory McCann’s lovely, growly voice.

Give Up/Give In

TF Earthspark Megatron x Reader

• That mad laughter rings in his processor as he transforms and reaches, only to find Skywarp already gone. Weapon fire slamming into his back right before Starscream slams into him, driving him down to the ground. He’s dimly aware of brakes squealing, something colliding with his ped. Humans screaming and running from the fire fight, but there’s no time to lure the Seekers out of the middle of town. They’re darting away before he can bring his canon to bear. The three clever enough to know that he’s stronger, but they’re faster. All they have to do is keep moving. Servos tightening into a fist, he bares his denta at Skywarp. “Come on then!” He roars in challenge.

• They came from out of nowhere, Cybertronians fighting. Sure you’d seen this sort of thing on TV, but it was always a distant horror. Something that didn’t happen in your town. Slamming on the brakes, you hear tires squealing before another driver slams into your sedan, caving in the driver’s side door as pain sears through you and then your head is snapped back when the airbag goes off. From far too close, those massive aliens are brawling, and you watch the gray one step on an abandoned car flattening it and not even noticing. Clawing at your seatbelt, you see the guy who hit you stagger out of his truck. “Help! I’m stuck!” You scream at him and he hesitates. For one brief moment you think he’s going to actually come over, then something explodes and he’s running away. Leaving you.

• There’s guilt there in the back of his processor as he fights his former allies. His followers who believed in him. Needed him to be their rallying cry for change. For a better life. Understands their hatred and how they see his actions as betrayal. But he can’t let the weight of his failures cripple him now. A blow to the back of his head. A kick to his shoulder. Weapon’s fire to the face. Staying out of reach, because they know as well as he does if he gets his servos on them it’s over. And just like the last two times in as many days, the attack stops. The trio warping away without any clever words or sneering. Looking for weaknesses. Testing him. Baring his denta with a snarl, he steps back and something crunches under his ped, a ragged noise of pain freezing him.

• The ruin of your car tips up slightly as that massive foot steps on the hood. It’ll step back any minute, crushing you and never even noticing. Then that foot moves and he’s crouching down. Megatron. How many times have you seen this one on TV? The reformed warlord. Huge fingers grip the roof of your car and just pull it away so easily. Glowing red eyes staring down at you as he frowns. “Easy, little one,” he says and that low, growling voice rolls over you. When he wrenches the door from the car frame, you become aware of the pain and the wetness at the same time, a ragged scream tearing from your throat.

• There’d been no time to worry over the humans and, if he’s being honest, he hadn’t spared them any thought at all. While he protects Dorothy and her family, the rest have never actually mattered to him. Just more collateral damage of the war. The little human’s screams taper off to a panicked wheezing as he breaks the seatbelt and lifts them free. The red blood making him remember Dorothy hurt, bleeding out and still trying to fight. Defiant. You’re not her. Trembling in his servos, eyes wide and terrified as you look up at him. “Please,” you whisper and he’s frozen. Because you need him and he isn’t sure what to do.

Next

[randomationality]

seekers I've done so far (I don't think I'll even make it to the ref sheets)

you know what, IM GONNA RAMBLE ABOUT HEADCANONS AGAIN. (out of these six, prolly. Also, these headcanons are NO WHERE near perfect)

Thundercracker is the more calm and collected out of these guys, which also makes him seem as the most boring (Skywarp teases him the most). Ever since the Decepticons came to Earth, he's been amazed by the scenery of a planet and how organic it is. This also brought him to be fond of its creatures, especially dogs. He has the ability to create massive and deafening sonic booms, and can manipulate electricity. They become more powerful if the weather is stormy.

Sunstorm is a very joyful guy. At least he tries to genuinely be. He likes poems, and singing! (Voice HC Your Anxiety Buddy 💀). Him and Novastorm have similar abilities. He's basically a walking nuclear bomb because of his radioactive nature, but of course he can control it. And like Rodimus and TF:ONE Optimus, he can use his blasters as flamethrowers. Otherwise, he just can light his whole frame on fire. Fun fact: In the coldest of days, the other seekers just huddle next to him to warm up in their free time. They don't do it to Nova since they know she doesn't like it.

Novastorm is more tired and angry than calm, but she does find a bright side to everything (no pun intended). She's confident, but can also get annoyed easily. Like Sunstorm, she can radiate a star's energy, but she mostly uses a burning, blinding light to mess with her opponent's optics, then she goes for the kill.

Skywarp is the prankster, procrastinator, and most cocky one. He's that one guy that calls others weak for being scared of a horror movie, then after it you find him huddling in the corner crying. He really likes his visor. He uses his teleportation all the time, he doesn't even walk. For some reason, it just annoys Starscream. The only flaw he has with his teleportation, he can only bring a maximum of fifteen bots at one time.

Acidstorm is a strange but useful mech, at least that's what Starscream thinks. The Rainmakers feel concerned and worried for him since he's been using up his energon for his abilities just to fight the Autobots, but he always says he's fine. Starscream finds his abilities the most effective since acid can y'know, ruin EVERYTHING, so sometimes he pushes him to use more of it, but he doesn't know it costs him Acid's own life source. The Rainmakers have arguments with Starscream to stop him from getting Acid to overuse his powers.

(I don't know too much about Ionstorm, so tell me if there's things I missed or need to fix because this is me basically making crap up!!) Ionstorm sometimes just goes with the flow, but speaks up when he needs to. He's more smiley and open when he's with his Rainmaker trine, but with others he just nods and listens to whoever's talking. His ability is similar to Thundercracker's, but he uses it more to power the Nemesis and other really generators or machines they have wherever they are. But when it comes to combat use, it's deadly. With just one shock, he can knock out fifteen to twenty bots.

[karanseraph]

This reinforces my headcanon that "Starscream" from Beast Wars II is just a Skywarp. (And coy is equally as valid as Skywarp personality as thug or coward, etc.)

To the point that, when I wrote The Life and Times of Skywarp, Skywarp usually had magenta-red or pink optics and darkly painted lips (because Gothic Icon and magic) but he deployed an amber visor and a mask in some scenes (like to avoid pollen or Sparkless).

So now it's just normal this is how Skywarp looks.

Trading cards with the designs of some background characters from Transformers One (Part 3/4)

SEEKERS TIME!!!

THUNDERCRACKER

SKYWARP

REDWING

SLIPSTREAM

DISCLAIMER The images come from the website tfw2005.com and are Trading Cards made by Chinese company Kayou

[jaysdoodlehell]

Starscream Prompt of the Week: Family

Some thoughts on TFP Starscream:

Even tho Starscream seems egotistical, and rude to those around him, he is not a total aft. I genuinely think he cared about his family... and who I even talk about here? His Seekers of course. He is proud, when he gets to mention he was the Commander of the Energon Seekers (and as people may just say, he likes to brag, I won't agree with them 100%). He also doesn't want to have the dead spare hand of, likely, one of his Seekers, when Optimus shots off his own (he's probably forced to it later, as he has no choice, cause his hand is probably lost forever in the shadowzone, but KO did a great job with making it exactly the same, so kudos to him). Let's not forget, that Seekers comes in trines, and he probably really hates being alone (even tho in aligned novels, he is responsible for the death of at least Skywarp), but look at him thrive with a glimple of his old life, when he gets his small armada, and even Megatron tries to treat him better at the end of season 2. And it's so easy to look at my points, and be like "Jay... that doesn't have sense at all!", but it is exacktly like that with Starscream.

He is not a black-or-white character, and to properly analyse him, you have to sit down, and look at what prolonged, unidentified trauma does with ones brain... You have to look at the context of the situation, what happened to him already, what other characters around him did. What he thinks they did. All of this matters when looking at Starscream. And all of that gets harder, as he is a character that backstabs himself because he overthinks everything too much... as if, he didn't have his two trusty advisors anymore to help... But I got lost in my interpretations, when the prompt is so clear...

So what do I think family is was for Starscream? It was his pride, his power, his confidence. He was respected, and he got his back covered. I think he mourns the lose of them. Lack of safety, lack of respect, it twists him up, and people tend to forget about that sometimes... especially when often all he needs to be better is someones attention, and respect. Not only plain power hunger drives him, as many would say at the first glance. Because maybe that power hunger now, has it's core not in him being egocentric, but in the real want of having a glimpse of his old life, craving for safety, and normal treatment, that he doesn't have anymore. He probably doesn't even recognise where his wishes of being a leader come from, as it is often the case with traumatised people, but all his wishes are actually to be liked, and respected again, to be safe again, and to be treated as someone... again.

Because honestly... imagine TFP with all of Starscream's Seekers, loyal to him. He would be unstoppable (if not for the plot... making him loose, because Hasbro said so... of course, but that's a topic for another time).

Thank you @starscreamweek for doing this events. I wasn't sure if Starscream's fandom is alive anymore, and I'm positively surprised. It's good to be back after 10 years...

[mechaknight-98]

Celebrations (NSFW) Ft: Jihyo

Authors note: A little something for the birthday girl

You arrive at the restaurant where we agreed to meet. I’m as usual several minutes early as I wait for you to come in. After you get in Max is the next to arrive then Vlad. You and I notice Vlad is being dropped off by a very pretty girl with dark hair. She kisses his cheek before leaving and says, “Text me when you’re done, sweetie.” Vlad smiles at her adorably and nods.

He runs up to you and me and says “Sorry I’m late guys Natty’s practice went on a little longer than usual. You look at me and I look at you.

“Who’s Natty?” You ask

“Oh, a girl I met on Tinder a while back. We have been dating for a while now.” We look at each other again but let the subject go.

“Well you’re not too late because we’re waiting on…oh there he is,” you say as Max comes rushing in. He looks stressed but he’s here.

“Sorry I’m late…” he starts but you hold up your hand dismissing his words

“Look boss it’s fine, but let’s get started because my girlfriend’s birthday is today and I promised her a major portion of my time.” Max Nods

“Wait I thought Sana’s birthday just happened?” Vlad asked. I nodded in agreement.

“Guys I'm dating Sana and Jihyo remember,” you answer I squint at You and shrug.

“ Look I know it sounds wrong but they chose this, and have made it very clear they are only willing to share me.” you defend. I relent and. We talk about the dig we are about to go on It is nothing too important: just locations and objects, artifacts we are looking for. Normal paleontologist stuff. After that, we all go our separate ways. You get a text from Jihyo saying she’s ready to go. You smile and go to your car to pick her up. She hops in the car and instantly grabs your free hand.

“Where to honey it’s all about you tonight?” You ask Jihyo. She looks at you with her big soft brown eyes and ponders the choices.

“That burger place in the hills, but shower first.” She replies authoritatively. You nod and drive her to your apartment so she can shower, then use your sky-warp powers to take you to the burger spot. You paid for lunch and walked with her to a nearby park overlooking all of Whittier and much of Socal.

“This is so nice and quiet.” jihyo says as she eats. A little piece of lettuce drips down her cheek and you wipe it off with a napkin.

“Oh what a gentleman.” jihyo teases

You smile then reply, “Anything for my birthday girl.” jihyo smiles and then looks into the distance.

“I could retire out here,” Jiyho says happily.

“Oh you retire but you royalty why would you give that up,” you tease

“Well I wanna live my life and maybe I wanna start a family with you.” Jihyo teases. “You ever consider that Gally?” she adds looking at you with a teasing grin. You're flustered speechless. Jihyo nestles in, “Okay ten more minutes then we go back okay.” Jihyo says. You nod and stay with her as you watch the sunset. After night fully takes hold you skywarp Jihyo back to your apartment.

“Oh, that's so helpful. Why can't we just do that everywhere?” jihyo whines

“Because it's super tiring for me,” you respond with your hands on your hips setting buckets. Jihyo laughs and then tells you to shower. After you finish you walk back into the living room of your apartment. Jihyo eyes you hungrily but recomposes herself you chuckle as she gets herself ready for her “surprise party” Dahyun is the one who messed up but to her credit, She does double-check to make sure Jihyo isn't there. She just walked in when she specifically mentioned the party. It was a huge laugh but what can you do?

You smile and drive her back to her apartment where Sana is waiting along with the rest of the members of Twice. They bought her a cake and quite a few of her favorite things. Sejeong was also there eager to support her closest friend. Jihyo was overwhelmed with joy and appreciation.

“Ah, you guys. She says the sniffles and almost tears. Dahyun who was the one physically closest to her began to ball her eyes out seeing her crying.

“Unnie I’m so happy to have you in my life. She said as she hugged your girlfriend. You watched happily to see Jihyo getting so much love. After the little mini-party, only you Sana, and Sejeong remained. You had already given Jihyo her the necklace you picked up a while ago with Vlad and as predicted she loved it despite you strategically avoiding the topic of price. You only told her that she was a priceless girl and the cost was irrelevant.

Jihyo sat in your lap while you ran your fingers through her hair. She nestled into your chest relaxed and content. Sejeong watched pouting, “Ugh sky two are too cute.” Sejeong lamented.

“You don't have anyone interested in you unnie?” Jihyo said looking up confused.

“No apparently I'm intimidating,” Sejeong answered you laughed because those are the exact words you heard me say a while back when you asked me the same question. Sejeong unaware you weren't laughing at her left in an annoyed huff. Leaving Jihyo and you. Sana got a “call” and had to leave the apartment for a couple of hours.

As soon as the door closed Jihyo heard the lock click. The switch in her flipped. She looked up at your blue eyes and kissed you. As she did she unbuckled your belt.

“Mommy needs your cock.” she whispered as she got up and led you to her bedroom. She slides her pants down low enough that you get a view of her pussy. You reach a finger out to stroke her but she sees it and smacks your finger away. “Don't make mommy repeat herself.” jihyo says. You nod and take your cock out. You give your cock a few preparation strokes before thrusting into her drenched pussy. You slide in easily but as you pull out her pussy grips you so tight it's almost as if she's trying to tear your dick off. You groan which fuels your girlfriend's arousal, “yes moan for mommy.” she demands as her pussy gets tighter and wetter causing more noises and breaths to escape your lips. Jihyo is elated. Since not having sex for almost two months Jihyo is not long away from her orgasm and you are not far off as well.

“Harder. Smack Mommy’s ass.” Jihyo growls. Jihyo must need it tonight. She is never this demanding of you, but is her birthday and you oblige slapping her ass harder and harder until

“Ahhh I'm cumming.” Jihyo moans as she explodes all over your cock. She begins to squirt a deluge, with such intensity it forces you out. You watch amused as Jihyo rides her orgasm for as long as she can. After she's done she pushes you back onto the chair and starts riding you.

“Now mommy needs your cum.” Jihyo states matter of a fact as she begins to bounce on your cock. Despite her previous orgasm, she's somehow tighter than before.

“Oh god yes.” jihyo says as you begin your slow and deliberate thrusts. In and out you go as her pussy grips you like an oil but ungodly tight vice. Jihyo is obscenely tight tonight. “Fucking bred me,” she says, and due to a lack of time together, you give in at that exact moment. You explode inside Jihyo and she looks back at you stunned. Before laughing.

“It's okay Mommy didn't give you any prep so she's unsurprised you would make a mess.” she looks at her watch and when she realizes the time she says “shit we'll have to continue this later.

[karanseraph]

I like this idea very much. I like that Ravage is the one there to translate if needed, because often Soundwaves and Ravages are pretty close.

But I also kinda want to write about my concept for a Soundwave who is also (at least for the story so far) non-verbal and has various ways of communicating and who is a fictional robot not intended to one-for-one represent a specific human disability or difference.

This Soundwave, we'll call them Aquatron Soundwave, or Wave, for short. They are a lot like other Soundwaves, but originated on the planet Aquatron under circumstances the Cybertronians from Cybertron aren't 100% sure about. (Hail Quintus!) They have a blue+purple deco that has a wave interference pattern across it that reads like rippling water camo. They have 5 tentacles, two arms, and two legs. They were missing their faceplate, but retained four amber optics.

Soundwave was discovered during a Space Bridge Corps intelligence mission which, in the tropey way of things, was supposed to be surveillance and information-gathering only, but when the SB-7 team discovered Wave damaged and imprisoned they made the call to rescue them which brought a whole lot of Sharkticons in to attack them and they had to make a mad-dash escape, which cost them the heroic veteran Captain Lockdown (right?).

One way they were able to communicate was by partially assimilating another bot and using that link to speak through the other bot. This was initially done without her consent out of desperation, but Wave quickly adapted to respecting consent.

Another way they were able to communicate was, in water, they could use what functioning sonic systems they had left to call Leviacons to assist them. (Aquaman vibes?)

Anyway, Wave, received repairs on Cybertron courtesy the Space Bridge Corps. But, their medical staff (mostly Scalpel and Red Alert) could only do so much without parts. There was no currently available vocalizer, especially for a bot from Aquatron who's verbal communication may have functioned differently from the start (like possibly adapted to underwater communication).

Wave then took time to acquire and assimilate replacement parts. One of the parts they assimilated was an existing turbofox trophy head Howlback gave them, which gave Wave a new face/head details that is neither turbofox nor typical Cybertronian bot faceplate but has some angular and broad features and sharp dentition (still four optics, but noticeably angular in shape). They cover this up with additional mask and visor. (They may have gotten some turbofox sounds like geckering, shrieking, wow wow, they could use to call for attention if they wished.)

Another of the ways they would communicate was by assimilating/embedding a datapad into their arm and displaying strings of text and code. (Similar to Prime Soundwave, but they didn't have the screen-face part.)

Wave also could transmit text over a bot's typical comm systems without them having to be close to read.

They developed, as well, some signs and gestures, which members of SB-7 (Sliptream, Shadow Striker, and Ravage) recognized best in order to translate if needed.

They could also still partially assimilate bots to borrow their voices. With smaller bots, this would often look like they were either disappearing into Wave (Ravage just fading into the shadow and Wave's leg and disappearing) or docking across a part of their frame (Garboil's wings forming a chestplate). When they would do this, some of the other bot's mannerisms and tone would add to Wave's, so Ravage would lend a deep, commanding manner and voice, while Garboil lent a higher, fussy, northern-accented voice.

They also have an apartment above a 'space bar' when not hanging out on the Death's Head or with SBC, so it's implied they also hook up for various cyberspace interactions (which, is something Animated Soundwave might do).

Nonverbal Soundwave and Ravage who translates for him whenever he gets frustrated by sign language (he signs too fast for anyone not fluent to translate easily)

[tinydefector]

I just want to give the babee a lil smooch and cuddle and a lil snack for being soo cute, plus Can we call new born oceanids guppy/guppies?

So my favourite part with Marine Centre due to how vast the Oceanides are they get quite a range of names for the offspring. It honestly depends on the person reporting on them.

But here are some if the other names they would get called: calf, Fry, fingering, hatchling. Are used alot for medical or reporting purposes.

But the nicknames that the employees of the centre or in general working with the very few baby Oceanides it ranges from: pup, Cub, guppy.

But also on that thought due to Bumblebee looking more like a reef fish very specifically Amphiprioninae (Clown anemone fish, Clown fish) he gets called little Fry alot. But becuase Optimus has a more whale/ Tylosaurus he gets called calf and Hatchling. But most times he gets put into the Pup category due to how much alot of the Oceanides are very similar to Sharks in some ways.

But here is some other information. Oceanides have life birth. I liked the idea of them having live births more than eggs and only have 1 to Max 3 pups/spawn. And that too also depends on the body type of the Oceanide.

This isn't cannon to the fic but I think it's fun to try and add them with species and genes.

Optimus, Mirage Oceanide: Balaenoptera mosasa

Megatron Oceanide: Selachimorpha ambysto

Ratchet, Ironhide Oceanide: Chondrichthyes

Rodimus, smokesceeen Oceanide: Chondrichthyes Mosasa

Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp. Windblade Oceanide: Istiophorus exocoetidae

Jazz, sunsteaker, Sidewipe Oceanide: Xiphias exocoetidae

But due to them being able to Interbreeding despite the diffences in genes they just get Classified As Oceanide nerdia

But hope this is a fun little peice to work with

(Did I have enough use my knowledge of identifying plants Species and genes to try and pull this out my ass yes, did I probably fuck up with the names who knows. They aren't plants so I have know idea)

[nothing-leave-me-alone]

Transformers one swap au

It has begun, people are making swap aus and I can finally share the brain worm.

(I desperately need good sentinel and evil optimus to survive ok?)

I think optimus would be the false prime with megatron as as his second in comand. 50 cycles ago, Orion pax, the Primes trusted archivist sent them on a suicide mission. with the aid of megatron, his conjux, they killed them all. The remaining population lives beneath the ground in kaon. A city centered around a massive collyseum that hosts the kaon muera. A select few are allowed to fight for a chance to join the Primes high guard.

The matrix would still be lost and the quintessons would still be up there. But the war never ended, the mines are replaced by a massive underground drone factory. not OSHA approved so tragically many smiths die, a sacrifice their prime is willing to make.

Sentinel would be the adventurous yet reckless miner with his AR-1 (arachnid) as his best friend and protector. Together since the beginning they been working together seamlessly like a well oiled machine.... If you ignore sentinels uther infatuation with joining the Primes guard, he's constantly kicked out of the kaon collyseum as he tries to snop in on the gladiators. He hopes to become one, just like megatron and Optimus and aid on the front lines of the war. AR-1 has no complaints of her current life (besides that damm stinger of a boss) because it's honest work to be a smtih, why would she change anything?

I think starscream should replace Elita. He is a no nonsense head of a forgery. He has no time not patience for failure as he has kept a perfect efficiency record for nearly 12 cycles since being appointed. Despite his acceptance of his role and pride on his work he can't help but feel there is more for him, that and an utherly inexplicable connection he feels to skywarp and thundercracker, two of kaons best gladiators. He feels something missing

And darkwing would be B-127. Or D-816 as his designation number. But if you ask his friends (he has none) he goes by Dark. He's been trapped in sublevel 50 for so long and he is so so glad to have some new friends!

Bee would replace darkwing as a mine boss who cares very little for much other than racing, fighting, and pleasing the prime even at the expense of the miners. Doing anything for his 5 minutes of glory he'll step on the back of anyone, specially uppity cogless bots who should learn their place.

Elita would replace starscream. As the old leader of the high guard she saw her bots and Primes fall at the hands of those they trusted. She became bitter with the death of chromia in the last battle and decided it was every bot for themselves. Jazz and Prowl are her right hand mechs (reluctantly)

Onto the lore.

I did think of changing the comflict of the quintessons a bit. Instead of mining for energon, having the bots forge weapons like a massive underground factory, forging drones and guns for the Primes guard. Calling them cogless smiths.

Optimus and megatron keep the ilusion that the war is still going on massively all around cybertron and that they along with with their guards depart to the surface every cycle to fight on the front lines to protect them all. They should all be glad they serve on kaon, the last safe city in cybertron. Every time, they return with only a handful of drones.

In truth, they are giving drones, weapons and even cogless bots to the quintessons as payment for their debt.

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I'm not sure how I would swap the Primes other than swap their order. Make someone else AR-1 favorite prime so that they become the simbol for the decepticons and so that optimus takes their Tcog. I'm thinking of prima or onyx.

make alpha trion be replaced with megatronus so he's the one who tells the cogless bots the truth.

[karanseraph]

I just needed a throw-away line

But I guess I gotta world-build Polyhex now, even though no one goes there for chapters. I need the unnamed stronghold to be named and to know what the closest place to recreate after installing hardware there would be.

Some of this will be headcanon for me to use in a fic, but it's mostly based on various canon (thanks @tfwiki ) which I blend and simmer into continuity soup.

Polyhex is a Province. It has a Governor. It also has a number of Barons. They aren't really land-owners, but more like captains of industry, who coincidentally lord over certain cities within Polyhex Province according to where their industry is based. The Province, along with Tagan Heights to its west, forms the northeastern quadrant of Cybertron, and it is north of the Sea of Rust.

(It does not, in this soup continuity, include Darkmount, which is its own separate and quaint, touristy The Village at Darkmount now, south of the Sea of Rust)

Some of the cities associated with Polyhex are:

Kaon - Doing its own autonomous enclave thing at the southwest edge of the Province. The Governor does not approve.

New Polyhex City

Polyhex Minor

Dodecahex

Upper Petrohex

Lower Petrohex

The Dead End (in the north, near neighboring Rodion)

Geological features may include:

a canyon

a cliff (some Baron probably has a house on it)

pits

energon crystal fields (farmed)

Sea of Rust coastal sulfur bogs (probably threatened by industry)

Automica sparkfield

The Province, apparently, enjoys sports and/or someone wants to distract the populace:

cube

mecha-soccer

wrestling

gladiatorial combat (of various levels of repute)

Other features and structures:

transport complex Ohm (rail, in this case)

Dodecahex Arena (for all the sports, or future State Games)

a stronghold (above, purple) possibly "The Polydrome"?

fancy offices (above, white) possibly "Whitemount"? At various points in history this has been a temple and/or occult event space and/or nightclub.

fuel/energon refineries

fuel/energon stores

a toll plaza on the Titanium Turnpike

(at some point) time travel?

At least one oil house with a "hex" wordplay name (The Hex & Decimal, The Hex Nut, The Hoary Hexflake?)

(Polyhex does not have a space bridge in this continuity, because we already established it is in neighboring Hydrax to the southeast. And "we don't talk about Spanner".)

Some types of residents:

a Governor

Barons

turbofoxes (more prevalent since mechanimal-rights bots stopped practice of hunting for trophies)

Maximals who just happen to have tall, pointy audio receptors and are tired of getting shot at

"mudflaps" who shoot at anything vaguely turbofox-shaped near their energon farm

big-city bots who call farmers "mudflaps"

in the north, cryo-condors

in the south, rust-foxes/ferrics

in the cities and coast area, retrorats

in country homes, glitch-mice

somewhere, cog-crickets

bats, probably

There's also about 18-ish named characters who may be associated with Polyhex if not definitely from there. I'm wondering how many "Disappeared" names can work as Baron names or if I will need to search for other fancy, named characters to play the roles of Barons. (Not to be confused with any named Senators, who are making a mess of things over in rival region Iacon.)

[karanseraph]

I am trying so hard to write something sorta like this because I want Starscream and Skywarp and Thundercracker (and some amount of their allies and opponents) to be competent and skilled and respected/feared for it, like we can believe these are the survivors of a war who no one managed to take out, yet. I don't want them angry and tempermental for no reason, but I would love to be able to write them in a way that they are seen to be justified in taking some slight or offense to the actions of others, given their history. Like, don't come at military air-frames, or Seekers, or Vos, or their allied cities. Don't come for their rank or position (Straxus, Shockwave, etc) like they didn't help found the movement.

I want to be able to do this. But my WIP is still pre-war right now and these three haven't even officially met yet. I'm still trying to figure out how the war even starts!

I know the [spoilers] 'stair incident' is what will get Skywwarp to go to the academy and that he meets Starscream and Thundercracker there. I think there's a combination of anti-construct, anti-Seeker, anti-outlier sentiments on Cybertron that lead-up to some of this. And somehow it happens while they are also arguing over the correctness of expansion and colonization via titans. But I'm still trying to figure out the political shenanigans of the current Senate and city-states that lead to there being that incident.

Writing is hard.

Guys I want angry starscream please I'm begging. I want him calculating every move he does. I want Megatron keeping him by his side because he's frightened on just how much worse starscream will become if he isn't tied down. I wanted a respected starscream because while Megatron can bash your head in star Will easily rip everything from you so he can just watch as you do it yourself. I want a starscream that confronts the others and holds his wings high. I want him to always make it aware he's the second in command for a reason. I want him to have a upper hand on Megatron as well. I want him seeking blood for his fallen fleets. I want him to be ready to carve Vos back up againfrom, the ground up. I want him to remind all the other deceptions he earned his place. I need to him to randomly show Soundwave and Shockwave just why he was and always will be second in command. I adore sympathetic Starscream but please let this man prove he's strong my mental health relys on it.