big feelings about optimus prime

i thought i knew what fandom obsession was and then i got run over by a red and blue semi

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welcome to this shrine to my illness <3<3

i decided i need a side blog to keep all my transformers thoughts organized, dw my main blog (@piercewasachoice) will still be full of tf art reblogs <3

Halocline is my transformers oc so the blog is named after him

also, tag system: #tf biotechno hcs #tf linguistics things #tfp thoughts (my extremely disorganized actually pretty organized thoughts about tfprime) #tfa thoughts (^ but tfanimated) #icons au (my tfone au) #halocline writes (stuff i’ve written, fics or scenes) #car boys—well one of them is a gun (megop tag) #car boys—well one of them is a motorcycle (oc ship tag) #halocline tf #farsight tf #ryder tf (these are my ocs :D)

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One of my Transformers pet peeves is infantilizing Bumblebee when it is shown he is a adult not a child.

Take Transformers One Bumblebee for an example we don’t know how long he has been down there for all we know he older than them perhaps immature but an adult nonetheless.

This is an opinion, please no harassment

I get where you're going. Bumblebee to me, is a young adult, well depending on the context like transformers prime and bayverse.

It's mainly due to him being the youngest, the smallest and the goofiest.

Transformers One Bumblebee being infantile is not something I'm big fan of either. I considered him close age to main crew. He acts goofy or childish but that doesn't mean he's a child, I see it because of his lack of social interactions.

The only one that I somewhat get is bumblebee animated. However I see him as someone in his early 20s or is 18-19 years old. The things is that he's just immature and a troublemaker. Also, to me, he gives vibes that he got rejected by colleges and was forced to work in a construction sites with old ass people

But yeah, I don’t vibe with bumblebee getting infantalized because I considered him a grown mech especially since there's no official child/teenage cybetronians.

But people are free to see him as a teenager/adult cause his age is unconfirmed

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hypothetically, an episode of tfa only takes like 20 minutes to watch

with me? not so much, because i have to take notes lol i was gonna give myself a pass for tfa and just blog about vibes or moments that really stood out, because i was partially worried i’d avoid watching eps to avoid making notes, but i watched the first one and immediately went into notes mode lmao

i literally can’t not take notes hahah

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local boy got over himself and stopped taking notes B)

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FINISHED TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED THE OTHER DAY!!!

it was fantastic:)

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Desr Pierce, do. ou think in tge um vvvvtransformers verse the teansifrmaer find cars with onky two dor (total) sexy? like a raccar? like litnin macqen?

tahnk you:) 3)l oh fuck. ifucked up my emoticon. shit shit fuck ny emtoic shit fuck fuck fuck fuck

hmm okay so the answer is ultimately yes

like—in tfp, Knock Out is a “knock out” (heh) and he is a two-door car. if memory serves, and we both know my memory serves the dark lord, he is an Aston Martin. but i think it’s less to do with him being a two-door and more to do with the way he takes care of himself and his shape in rootmode. Knock Out is also canonically attractive. like in the art book it says “he’s the sexiest bot [the studio had] ever seen”.

and then most of the bots who are intentionally portrayed as attractive are the girls and often the girls are a lot smaller. airachnid and arcee transform into a helicopter and a motorcycle respectively. so they don’t have two doors, but they are on the smaller side, like knock out is, which leads me to believe that generally yes, a race-car type car (small, shiny, streamlined) would be considered sexy.

i’ve basically only watched tfp tho so maybe in other continuities that’s different but yeah

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there's this song on my megop playlist called "ocean" by flor and there's this line that goes "last thing i need is your warm face gone cold please stay around me as long as you keep that comfort close”

and it's like—i don't care what we're doing as long as you're still there we can have a war if that's what you want-just please stay alive

i usually imagine it from the perspective of tfone op right at the beginning of the war but late war megs is also lovely

like megs thinks if they have peace he'll never get to spend time with optimus again "he hates my guts if he's no longer required to spend time beating my ass when will i see him?" type shit

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tfa s1e7, “Nanosec”

bee! being a little shit!! my fave #myfave

“DENIED!!” insane T•T

good luck escaping, my guy

bee what’s got you pissed off? “Ya mind? We’re talking here!”

lmao they broke it

AHH HES SO CUTE GUYS i love op smmmmm ugh

this is hilarious to him

megatronnnnnnn kissing him on his ginormous head love the effect of the energon pipes behind his head

oooooo ur in troubleeee

bee!! uhghhh he’s so cute

exposition dump, anybody?

omgggg bulk is so big lmao

the note of jealousy in his voice bro

Nanosec shot off, disappearing in a black and orange blur. That is faaast,” Bumblebee half-whined. Primus, he wanted those turbo boosters.

the blink noise is so cute

ohhh i bet he’s timewarped and it’s making him old

DORK! he’s such a dork

what was prowl even stepping on?

OH NO HES GONNA GET RUN OVEEEEE—*cut to ad break*  lmao

i knew it! i knew it was bulk :)

megssssss ugh

bee moving with his breathing lol

I FUCKING FORGOT ABOUT THE MAGICAL GIRL TRANSFORMATIONS OMGGGG

istg he truly believe these are good/funny/witty jokes

the roller skate noises are sending me

beeeee they TOLD you it wasn’t safe!

get run over i guess

my theory was correct! is sari gonna get older? (she didn’t)

upper atmosphere?? how does megs get it then?

he’ll be fine, queen

sHIT he looks dead oh ok he just sooty/paint cooked off lmao

he is so tired lmao

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[halocline-tf]

hypothetically, an episode of tfa only takes like 20 minutes to watch

with me? not so much, because i have to take notes lol i was gonna give myself a pass for tfa and just blog about vibes or moments that really stood out, because i was partially worried i’d avoid watching eps to avoid making notes, but i watched the first one and immediately went into notes mode lmao

i literally can’t not take notes hahah

[hot-motor-oil-online]

I FOUND THE MOST AWESOME THING IN THE WORLD

As I sit and read the More Than Meets The Eye comics, I wonder curiously—if I can read MTMTe online….then what about EVERYTHING ELSE.

I proudly introduce!! (I suggest reading them in the very order they are given ;3)

IDW All Hail Megatron

IDW Transformers-2005

IDW Transformers-2009

IDW Transformers Wreckers

MTMtE Transformers

IDW Transformers Windblade

Lost Light Transformers

That’s all I got rn

[which-ocs]

In your OC ship, who is making breakfast for their beautiful spouse and who is wondering about the state of the kitchen?

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Halocline is making breakfast (with Ryder’s help) and Farsight is extremely concerned for all of their safety

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tfa s1e6, “The Thrill of the Hunt”

ratchet: these are literally organs, how fucked does your processor have to be? bee: new horn!! ilhsm

the young Op is killing me this guy—he is not miserable yet and it’s breaking my heart on behalf of all the other Optimi lol

who is this guy ‘,:) he kinda cute

DORK OMG HES SUCH A DORK (you don’t wanna know the number of tries it took to type dork correctly)

LITTLE RATCHET OMGOMGOMG OMGGGG

status is evERYTHINGS FUCKED BRO

Arcee!!! my wife!!!

ohhhh he’s so awkward :((( 

localized EMP to put you out for a field patch. i feel like it’s implied that’s not how they’d normally do it

the width of Op’s knees is seriously concerning lmfao his ass is not walking on those toothpick legs

GUYSSSS he is trying so hard to :(((( ilh 

his cybertronian ambulance form omfgggg ADORABLE

get a wall dropped on you i guess

HOT SEXY ADORABLE

he sounds so sincere omfg

“Sorry if I scratched your vehicle, sir,” he said. “I understand something called…” he thought for a second. What was it called? “…insurance will take care of that,” he finished brightly.

Lockdown! not a ‘Con, interestingly!

interesting transition lmao

yaaaay ratchet torture!!

he did NOT have to fall over like that he is so camp and dramatic the way he’s struggling obnoxiously loud i can’t

the grapplessss hehehheheh yessssss

no he says he can’t and he means it man he has ptsd; he will have a panic attack and be a liability

lockdown just stuck him with expanding foam instead of killing him; why?

YEA RATCHET MY KING FUCK HIM UP

he’s like a big red beetle lmao

nooooo the cables :( he needs those

oh ship hehe that’s one sexy spacecraft 

teeeeeeeny tiny little femme literally let her be a giant woman im begging you

whoaahoooho sadism much, ratch? (encouragingly)

YES TRAUMATIZE THAT MECH

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tfa s1e5, “Blast From The Past”

JURASSIC PARK RIP RIGHT OFF THE BAT LETS FUCKING GO!! love jurassic park bro

that’s an incredible amount of property damage, bulk

“we’ve been around for over ten billion years” i believe he means as a species

w-why would he do that he’s kind of an airhead but like—it’s not that bad you’re doin my boy dirty bro

immediately plays himself down ughhh he’s so babygirl

the little quaver in his voice is so interesting. he’s learning how to deal with this human creature and also like idk getting back on his megatron shit or smthn

DINOBOTS!!! YIPPEE

squish him like a bug!!

ATTACK DRONES  like literally shut up he could hear you idiot

what was the thought process behind Detroit as the setting?

single-handedly doing all the deforestation. all of it. ever.

this parody of the Jurassic Park theme is sending me bro

love how he keeps saying “access” instead of “assess” he’s so cute

get flipped like a cheese-o i guess

i was wondering how they’d turn in to their regular looking selves

“my prospects are grim—locked in this prison”

I CANNOT OMFG

his arms are so itty bitty he’s so cute

he’s waaaay too nice for his own good

there’s this vague idea that something is supposed on meg’s face below his eye but it’s not at all consistent (this is a feature not a bug bcos it’s adorable)

i’ve been to the labrea tar pits they actually fuck severely

prowl: 🥺 nooo wait you can’t slag them they’re like—sentient, the force told me so i’m teasing mostly don’t hurt them they are in fact sentient 

omfg did he break them out aweee bulk helped cutee

hmm yes logical sequence of events awh he kinda cute

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tfa s1e4, “Home Is Where the Spark Is”

you know he was soooo proud of that line 

i totally expected prowl to grab the cat ngl

he just wanna be left alone :((

aaaaaa bee is so bbg

bro leave him alone lol

you wake up and everything is fucked, you can’t move and you can barely see, you don’t know where you are or how long it’s been since you know you died and suddenly your second in command is confessing to your murder on live tv

it kinda freaks him out when she hacks his frequency, what’s that about?

you antagonize him and then you’re surprised when he attacks you? AAA what’s the blush about???

love how completely chill she is

don’t fuck with him he’s the balance master ok

i love how his legs look like cargo pants and tall boots

he’s blushing again! whyyy? i think he just likes attention and prowl could care less so attention from him means more yknow

that little freak has such bad adhd that it rolls off him in waves that trigger the motion sensors

squished like a bug!!

dundundaahhhh

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imagine a mech with food insecurity and they keep themselves in low-power mode even when their tanks are full, so a lot of background activity is reduced.

“mail fetch and downloads” lol.

you’re forgetful and lethargic and you need to sleep more but that’s fine, as long as you aren’t starving :)

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your optics are always in lowlight mode so people can’t ever tell if you’re looking at them or not. they think you’re staring when you’re looking somewhere else, or not paying attention when you’re looking right at them

you get repeats of messages because they’re backed up but get redownloaded when you load up internal communications so sometimes you respond to a message twice or completely ignore a message you thought was a repeat

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imagine a mech with food insecurity and they keep themselves in low-power mode even when their tanks are full, so a lot of background activity is reduced.

“mail fetch and downloads” lol.

you’re forgetful and lethargic and you need to sleep more but that’s fine, as long as you aren’t starving :)

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tfa s1e3, “Transform and Roll Out, pt. 3”

LOU JITSU??? (it’s not i’m just also turtlepilled)

bird shit 

he was eepin

is that child dressed like a russian comrade

lmaooooo poor dude 

she is canonically 8 years old what the fuck does she know about mergers or what her father does or does not remember that he owns?

oh sick was he forceshielding the fire away?

why does anyone need to go over 300 mph

he’s not in altmode? okay… lmao he didn’t have one

yes actually we do mind, idiot

 “i’ll live” okay drama queen

get null rayed (i don’t actually know what hes shooting lol) in the spine ig

love that he doesn’t even consider not giving in to screamer’s demands

sari’s plan?? she’s 8!

y’all met literally three hours ago (i believe it’s actually been at least a few days)

emotional manipulation!!

as if bro he is not gonna buy that

since when is there a keyhole in his helm???

why did he bend over like that bro

go bulkheaddddd

not without a fight??? literally what was the thing we’ve been doing for the past 7 minutes 

get axed in the wing ig

owieeee

omg he just died wtf

oh yay he got better (i wasn’t expecting him to stay dead anyways lol)

ooohoho he’s so big and scary

s1e2-s1e4

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tfa s1e2, “Transform and Roll Out, pt. 2”

chat is that bumblebee please say yes

love how there’s only two first responders

what is spraying water on it gonna do??

immediately recoalesces L

boooooo it wasn’t bee maybe it will bee (heh) in the future 

love love love that they assume the local life forms are the cars :)))

he’s a firetruck? okayyy

oh ratchet is still mad you called him old lol

“why would the four legged bot want a pet that big?” ADORABLE

THE MAGICAL GIRL TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE WHAT WHAT UAHHHH

“Hi! I’m Bumblebee,” he said, ducking into the parking garage. “I’m Sari,” she replied. “Oh, don’t be, I like my name.”

AHHHHHHHHHH HES SO CUTE

yeah seems like he’s still getting used to being the leader and he’s having trouble getting everyone (read: Prowl) to respect him

he’s just little he doesn’t know everything yet :(

yaaaay they killed it

shit prowl is fucked up now oh no

“Uhh, am I gonna be able to breathe down there?” “Oh, sure! What’s breathe?”

get tossed i guess

no fucking way ratch would let her onto the table 

i love this take on Op ngl and im coming around to this Ratchet

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