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p12lysanderdelanne

trans flag colour picked from screenshot of arcee with a gun

art of arcee with a gun colour picked from the flag

#YESSSSS #thank you op

xxixi05

Watch me struggling to draw his fanverse AU design that I made for him

ntn-arts

madamadamiu

Now that I’m getting back into Transformers it’s interesting to see how a lot of the ships had evolved into a new form of “fandom ship” where those characters relationship gets tossed into a “canon” version.

This isn’t to say this is a horrible thing so much is to say it’s an interesting observation. I adore fanworks that cover things like romance and different forms of relationships, but sometimes when a single version gets popular, it hinders exploration.

Dratchet comes to mind in that the MTMTE version of Drift seems to be the default personalty when included in other continuities, rarely exploring new or different dynamics between him and Ratchet, despite the interesting backstories for both of them.

It’s also interesting how when some ships become synonymous with the characters themselves, the expectation for creators in fan spaces change as well; in personal experience with the LLCS AU, I’ve had people get real mad at me that I made Bee a human and Starscream a cat bc that interrupts the ship. A LOT of people were mad in my askbox when Pharma was revealed to be human(and dead lmao). People have gotten upset at my refusal to protray the cats’ relationships romantically as well. What even?

Regardless, it’s fun to study a large fandom like Transformers and see what influences it.

transingthoseformers

Part of me can't help but think of some magical situation where someone DID come and help at Delphi before Red Rust happened

Of some situation where, for one reason or another, the facility was shut down before the plague, and everyone was transferred out before things got worse

transingthoseformers

#yes yes!!!#i for one am obsessed with the idea of pharma himself being haunted by the what ifs #he would have had a lot of time to sit and think on luna 1 i believe

physzoo

prince-toffee

Seeker | Unused Concept Art by E. J. Su

Sunstorm, the tragic, weird creature that you are

#my favorite depiction of him is from “The doctor is in” fic #which has left me with a longterm love of the radioactive lonely religious bug #there is just so much wrong with him in most continuities and its fascinating to observe how one thing leads to another with him #how much of his current mindset is inevitable when hes at the very least to dangerous for people to interact with.#touch starved king of the century #sunstorm #edit: was nobody gonna tell me i mispelled his name :sobbing:

bloominglegumes

i would do unspeakable things for an aromantic wheeljack, like he matches it!

no pressure, of course

aro beam

cliffjumpersass

I love the ladies of IDW2, have some more for @tfs-femslash

Road Rage/Glyph

Flamewar/Shadowstriker

Greenlight/Arcee

elfdragon12

So I bang on the "use other Transformers characters!!" drum a lot. In particular, we don't have to default to genderswapping male characters once we've used Arcee and Elita-1 because there are actually a lot of female Transformers! And some of them are actually super easy to come up with story ideas for.

For example, classic Decepticon infighting, but with Strika and Megaempress instead of Megatron and Starscream and whoever else.

I think Strika and Megaempress would hate each other's circuits. Not in a catty way or out of jealousy or anything like that. They're both powerful and intelligent warriors who have very different approaches. Strika is a Morningstar while Megaempress is a mace wrapped in velvet. Strika is more no-nonsense while Megaempress fully utilizes her charisma. I think they would clash.

Also, I think Megaempress is a fierce protector of her 4 Guards as much as they are of her and I think that is exactly the amount Megaempress cares for anyone else.

Team Stream following Strika's orders! I really want more Team Stream (sure, Hyperdrive and Blackjack too, but we're focusing on the ladies right now).

Lunaclub vs Flamewar. Flowspade and Shadow Striker watching and judging in silence.

This could easily fuel a good chunk of an animated series! Especially should either Strika or Megaempress decide the other has gotten too big for her britches and, say, begrudgingly team up with the Autobots!

There are so many opportunities that writers aren't using!