#whether he's simply a non-cybertronian alt or fully non-bot alt may depend

[whatudottu]

Given how Random’s faceplate is unlike any Transformers’ we’ve seen in the TFA universe (which is in stark contrast to Icy and Hothead, who both have faces typically of their species), I have a feeling that Random might not see himself as a Cybertronian, or at the very least, not a full Cybertronian, especially given how non-human alters aren’t unheard of for people with DID or OSDD.

Seeing as how Transformers in the Animated Continuity are shown to believe in an afterlife, which implies that they have some form of religion, my personal headcanon is that he views himself as the Cybertronian equivalent of what humans might consider a demon (‘spawn of Unicron’, perhaps? There was a planned time travel episode taking place after the Unicron Wars, after all, meaning he would’ve been canon to the TFA continuity) confined within a Transformer’s body and as such can’t utilize the “full extent” of his power. 

Maybe in headspace, he uses the form of a Transformer as his “default” since it’s the most convenient and the one everyone else is used to but he's capable of taking on a wide variety of forms whenever he chooses (as a fun little reference to the original concept of Blitzwing’s character being a ‘super-Transformer’ who could shape-shift into the form of anything mechanical but couldn’t hold any form other than his vehicle mode for very long).

Demon/Unicron spawn Random is just a fascinating idea I am beaming this idea directly to my brain- probably took all that Autobot functionism and became what 'warframes are supposed to be' and is just having a fun time with it.

Whether Random is serious about eating bots or is acting on his no filter self by spurting what 'warframe predisposed' ideas so heavily propagandised by the elite, being this Unicron spawn (as opposed to Primus like the others) Random is 'what the Autobot's asked for', not being all that much discouraged with that whole war thing happening lmao. I like to think that Random's 'default' appearance is the Blitzwing body mostly because no one else is using it (as representation of themselves rather than as a tool to host), but Mr Jack O'Lanturn here is just as transformer as the other bots in their headspace and transform he does into whatever the fuck he feels like-