#transformers one high guard

[eisenartworks]

Observing the Seekers, it's so fascinating to notice is that they're intentionally designed by their cockpits to know who belongs to which trine. Skywarp and Thundercracker each have their own unique appearances, but the symbol of their cockpit is the same as Starscream's, designating them as the elite trine.

You can see it in the concept art as well, the Seekers differing in the minor details like wing shape, helm, visor, face plate, color, and weapons but would have the same cockpit design with two other Seekers, making a trine.

[msk29fan]

Transformers One High Guard Headcanon

The Primes have long had a military esque group of Cybertronian fighters/protectors, but they were originally called The Prime Guard.

The Prime Guard had a relatively equal ratio of both grounders and flight alt mods.

However, as the war with the Quintessons grew more intense, the ratio of fighters began to favor those with flight alt moods (because a lot fighting in the sky)

The name High Guard was originally just a playful nickname, but was formally became the official name shortly before Starscream was appointed leadership.

Cracky Bonus:

Primes: Starscream, we will not appoint you leadership of The Prime Guard...

Starscream: (Biligerent Starscream protest)

Primes: We're appointing you the leadership of the High Guard!

Starscream(confused stare)

Primes(sighing) That's what we're calling the Prime Guard now!

Starscream: ( prideful Starscream gloating)

[short-wooloo]

Seekers I'm noticing in my Rewatch of Transformers One

Yellow and Black Female Seeker, gotta be Nova Storm (go Earthspark, you've made that version the definitive interpretation of her)

a pale blue recolor of Skywarp, I assume this is Ion Storm

Green seeker (possibly two different green Seekers, lighting makes it difficult to tell, one being green and yellow, the other being lighter green and grey-black), appears to use the female Seeker design, I'm guessing Acid Storm

Yay! All of the Rainmakers are here!

an all black recolor of Skywarp, so I guess that's G2 Blackout

dark green Thrust recolor (Armada Thrust homage?)

a Conehead with G1 Soilverbolt's colors (fun fact: in the many many animation errors of the G1 Cartoon, there was at one point a Seeker (not a Conehead though) with Silverbolt's colors in 5 faces of Darkness)

[soapbbox]

A Quintesson attack leaves Megatron in need of repairs.

Let’s pretend this takes place early where Megatron isn’t incredibly paranoid about back stabbing (Starscream) yet

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

bee gets to meet his idols

[dailymothanon]

Cuz really what’s he smiling about 😒 thinks everything a damn game huh… that silly visor of his making him look so jolly and for what… in reality those two probably got Soundwave stressed so bad always 🙄 yelling at everyone and everything instead of actually doing stuff smh. Someone save him

A bird a bunny and a bat.. the three b’s I’ve heard so much about ( I have another idea for shockwave to give him an animal that flies but that’s for another time)

[taw1lla]

not in front of his husband bro😭😭

original image:

[zorangezest]

more of this shattered glass au!

here’s the high guard! elita, bee & orion together overpower D pretty easily and start frolicking through the city laying waste to everything, so they side with D to help him make a stand against his ex-gang and….they have a big fight or something??? i dont know!! but it’s cool to draw!!

Orion, bee, and elita still ultimately end up killing alpha trion through the power of friendship, but thats a comic for another time!!

[eashgirl]

As much as I love DPax and Oplita,Low-key can we talk about these three though? Because tf One gave a lot of potential for StarWaveWave.

It's just simply how they are always together,in every single scene they are present throughout the movie,they are always together the only time they were separated was when Starscream got captured and even then Soundwave and Shockwave were always together,when they finished the rescue attempt alongside Orion and Elita the three of them immediately reunited/regrouped and continued to fight alongside eachother,they were thrown aside in different directions when Optimus fought them but not even a few minutes later when Megatron orders the High Guard to follow him they are once again standing next to eachother. Implying that literally after they managed to get back up they immediately ran back to eachother lol.

Literally don't separate them.

Even in the storyboards when they helped D-16 restrain Sentinel,and when they fought Optimus they are coordinated in the sense they don't pause for a minute,after one gets taken down the other immediately follows up with an attack,no one really forces them to always be next to eachother nor does Starscream yell at them to do that they just naturally choose to stand by eachother out of choice whenever given the opportunity, their battle movements are also pretty coordinated as they have eachother's back during the palace attack scene in the background Soundwave takes down a drone trailing Shockwave and Starscream follows up by shooting down one following Soundwave.

It's these subtle hints of camaderie that's what interesting about them as a ship/ot3. In the sense they will always have more history with eachother than they do with Megatron.

Since Alpha Trion outright said the war against the quintessons has been going on for thousands of cycles, even if we assume the three are not THAT old, they should atleast be around a couple hundred cycles old, as to be regarded as legendary warriors who are still remembered for their feats by Bee even after so many cycles. Which meant to get as high as in their ranks they've likely been working in the High Guard for a LONG time and have known eachother for so many cycles.

Shockwave also tried to interfere during Dee and Starscream's fight but Soundwave stopped him as much I believe he did that because he found it funny and enjoyed a brawl like any other Guard, I think it's also so because Soundwave kind of gets where this is going, Starscream at the time was not really trying to kill D-16 so he was holding back, trying to boast infront of an audience to give off a show of strength for their enjoyment,Soundwave has likely seen him do this a million times when he gets battle hungry before so he doesn't see the need to interfere if they get a good fight,that is before Dee took out the cannon.

One thing that I like about this continuity is it's Megatron who is the newer one to already pre established dynamics within the High Guard,which adds interesting potential for storylines, he's the one who needs to integrate himself and form a completely new dynamic around his new army.

The way I see StarWaveWave is mostly the Waves low-key getting annoyed with Starscream's antics,which is kind of the case in canon they definitely would bicker a lot because that is a given,but at the same time there is that camaderie as they've been working alongside eachother for hundreds if not thousands of cycles long before Sentinel's betrayal and even longer before they even met the quartet and became Decepticons before their own fall from grace they knew eachother before everything went down when life was still somewhat good for them before the Primes died,so there is also like some care underneath all of it even if they wonder why they are tolerating eachother at times. Or alternatively Wavewave and their angry jet boy, in my headcanon Starscream is the most emotionally distant, Soundwave and Shockwave will have personal moments where in their own weird way they will open up and talk, Starscream on the other hand would just shut himself off till they have to drag his dumbass into doing so before he does something stupid.

Soundwave appears to be the most reasonable out of the three of them he's low-key one of the reasons why they've survived this long,and Shockwave has a temper and gets irritated quickly (although that is understandable to an extent )but since he's not by this point devoid of any emotions there are many instances which shows he really does care and given how his reaction to Elita and Soundwave he doesn't have a problem following orders if it makes sense,and Starscream is well Starscream enough said but he does have competent strengths as a leader since he did keep them alive for 50 cycles and there is also the detail that in the storyboards the High Guard only made the move to follow Megatron out of Iacon after Starscream told them to follow their new leader same as in the movie he's the first one to hail Megatron, there is room for some fun interactions.

Just a short post about why I love this ot3. Although I really do just ship them in the qpr way, because of my aroace hcs for all three of them but really I need to see their relationship more,and I need to see them trying to have a weirdly twisted mentorship with Megatron since he's still pretty inexperienced in war even if he has the qualities of a leader.

[vitreouspositive]

that moment in tfone. but shattered glass. whoever sold the idea of canonising alternate universes??? actual genius.

[ugly-bug-starscream]

high guard member and paramedic/rescue: Evac!

you may recognise him from tf cybertron, me and edd like him very much and wanted to add him- hes he calmest mech you will come across, no situation could ever make him freak out and acts as the medic for the deserted high guard.

a bonus,,,so me and edd have this crackship with evac and thundercracker and wanted it in the au so heres a little doodle of them HFDKGSD they pin for each other.. TC even writes secret fanfics about him and evac. hes so down bad-

[eisenartworks]

Considering Starscream's account of "[we] witnessed the Primes' fall", Alpha Trion's message being recorded in the middle of the battle with the Quintessons, and the fact that even while flying, it takes days to get to the cave from Iacon city — considering all these facts together, we get to have a speculation of what happened.

The fact the the High Guard was able to witness the Primes' death personally means it's likely that they already had suspicions of Sentinel's betrayal far long before even Alpha Trion's message even got through. That means by the time the battle starts, the HG was already underway.

However, in Alpha Trion's flashback, there are no signs of the High Guard and none of the SSS are present. It also ends abruptly when Sentinel loses the Matrix — which makes it likely the moment when Alpha Trion goes into stasis and can no longer witness any further events. So presumably, the HG arrived shortly after, battled the Quintessons and saw the Primes' corpses with Sentinel standing over them, confirming the betrayal.

Considering Quintessons were still present in the cave when Sentinel loses the Matrix, there's probably ships and Quintesson soldiers even outside — the HG encountered them, a fight ensues, and was only able to get away but failed to get into Iacon earlier than Sentinel, allowing him to take control of the city and forcing the HG to exile on the surface, evading both Sentinel and the Quintessons.

[msk29fan]

Dark SkyStar Idea-Sentinel Prime desires Skyfire (Transformers One)

Sentinel has desired Skyfire since he saw him at a High Guard party.

Sentinel then proceeds to corner Skyfire and is really creepy towards him.

Skyfire is very clear about the fact that he's conjunxed, and politely tries to let Sentinel down gently.

It just makes Sentinel act even creepier.

Before things can get worse, Soundwave "accidently" walks in on them. Sentinel then plays off like his creepy behavior was the result of him having too much to drink and leaves.

Soundwave was actually just looking for a quiet place to check in with his sparkling sitter (Ravage(the youngest) has been very anxious ever since Soundwave's most recent and very dangerous mission with the High Guard) and heard Skyfire's intensely distressed thoughts.

Soundwave: Tell Starscream. He won't blame you.

Skyfire: I'm afraid if I do, he will try to kill Sentinel and die! Or he will successfully kill Sentinel and be executed!

Soundwave: .. Soundwave agrees that is a legitimate concern

Skyfire: Please don't tell Starscream.

Soundwave: Soundwave :does not agree with choice, but will promise not to tell Starscream.

Irrationally guilt ridden, Skyfire initiates a night of unusually intense interfacing with Starscream.

Soundwave does not tell Starscream. He does tell Shockwave(who's always discreet), plus Thundercracker and Skywarp (who are Skyfire's brother in laws according to trine culture).

They quietly team up to protect Skyfire from social gatherings. At one point, Skywarp even pretends that he's about to throw up on Sentinel to get him to leave Skyfire alone!

But then Sentinel's betrayal happens and the High Guard has to go on the run...

(Will probably do a part 2 of this idea)

[mapledkanata]

Bean babyyy, I love the bean babyy so much waaaaaaaa

Though I am curious if you have any plans for the triple-S trio? (Starscream, Shockwave & Soundwave) Since Megatronus leads the High Guard in this AU

Also is OP Orion Pax forever or will you have him become Optimus Prime at some point 😗? Sorry for the double questions am just very curious

Yes!! The High Guard second-in-command... comprised of three commanders!

Starscream, the High Guard Airforce & Seeker Commander. Takes himself and his job seriously. Maybe too seriously. The other commanders & the seekers are the closest thing he has to friends. You will not see him at social gatherings often, and he may not have the greatest people skills,,,. He longs for praise and affection often. Though Starscream is a very capable fighter and leader, Megatronus Prime only wishes he wasn't so thin-plated.

Soundwave, the High Guard Military & Communications Commander. He may seem intimidating, but he is actually quite approachable. He enjoys the music played in Maccadams, though is not much of a dancer.. or is he? He used to be mentored under Nexus Prime, but after seeing his potential, Nexus Prime suggested him to Megatronus Prime. Probably the "true" second-in-command to Megatronus Prime, as he is incredibly reliable.

Shockwave, the High Guard Sciences & Logistics Commander. In contrast to his close companion, Shockwave is far more disarming than he wants to be. He is also rather anxious, and sometimes he relies on Soundwave's level-headedness and logic talk to ground himself. He loves the food at Maccadams: do not ask him how he eats it. His research is very earnest and has much potential. He finds himself bashful when Alchemist Prime commends his work. Megatronus Prime finds Shockwave's mind to be a much needed asset to the High Guard, though he is mindful of Shockwave's tendency to become obsessed with the logistics of it all.

They all get to see little Orion grow up too!! It will be fun thinking of scenarios where they inevitably get put on babysitting duty .......

As for your Orion becoming Optimus Prime question.. that is something we will both have to find out (hopefully)...

[soapbbox]

I like that Megatron is essentially leading a bunch of senior citizens

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the highguard meet their biggest fan