#aligned novels

[copper-caster]

Reading the alineged novels is so funny whenever Orion or Jazz mention their jobs I get violent flashbacks to when the FBI Agent watching you through your screen meme was all the rage on here

[cablestwisted]

Working on some art of TFP/novels Shockwave, so have a sketch!! :> Really enjoying how this is going so far, I've lots of work to do to get it to where I want it to be. This is heavily inspired by Rage of the Dinobots, as well as his role in the Covenant of Primus and Retribution! That whole thing abt him and the dinobots is so creepy and I love it <3

[unreliable-narrator-alert]

One thing I love the Retribution novel for is the parallel it draws between Jazz and Starscream. It's so rare to see anything done with the two of them like that.

The book doesn't really take the time to expand on it, but it's there. At the same time that Starscream plans to backstab Megatron, Jazz is standing guard at Optimus' door. At the same time that Jazz gives orders to the Autobots that save them, Starscream saves his own skin and leaves his fellow Decepticons behind. At the same time that Starscream insists to abandon Megatron to what they both assume is death, Jazz insists that Optimus must still be alive (and he is! but Jazz has no way of actually knowing that, he just believes it!) and wants to rescue him. Starscream spends the entire book trying to usurp Megatron, and Jazz spends the entire book trying to protect Optimus.

Even when their scenes don't directly mirror each other, there's still an echo between them. Starscream keeps thinking, for the entirety of the novel, that he should replace Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. Jazz never once entertains the thought of being higher than Autobot deputy commander, and he even immediately shoots down someone's inquiry about him potentially being Optimus's successor.

I just think this contrast between them is so interesting. Constant betrayal of a superior officer versus constant loyalty to a dear friend.

[cablestwisted]

Last thing you see before being vivisected

[artobotsrollout]

SORRY FOR LIKE AND REBLOG SPAMMING but I was going through your meta and book posts and I was so curious to ask: what are your thoughts on Covenant of Primus versus the Aligned Trilogy novels? Assuming you read CoP as a soft reboot and recap, a lot of characters changed like crazy!

OH PSH never apologize for that I am 110% fine with people liking and reblogging a bunch of my posts and reblogs!

Sorry for the delay to reply. A part of me wanted to wait till I'd read all the books before answering so I could do the comparison for you but ultimately I didn't want to leave you hanging too long.

Oh! I'm flattered you want to know my thoughts on those! The three novels vs the Covenant of Primus sounds like a fun post to make! Especially considering what you said about the characters changing like crazy!

Unfortunately I still have to finish the second and third novels in the series and I still have yet to read the Covenant of Primus but I'm planning on doing that!

I'd be happy once I've read them to make a post comparing them! I could tag you in it if you'd like!

[roboverse]

The Aligned Continuity Iceberg

It has jokes, conspiracies, and facts and is levelled from least obscure to most obscure.

Joke: June Darby is a robot fucker

Conspiracy: Starscream and Megatron are reincarnated primes

Fact: The Aligned Continuity was almost named “Epochs”