#brainmasters

[voltaero]

Just doing this for fun but here’s my perspective on the dynamic that each combiner/gestalt team have together

Combaticons (Bruticus): coworkers turned lifelong ride or die friends of circumstance (they all deny it)

Protectobots (Defensor): coworkers turned lifelong ride or die friends of circumstance (openly accepts and embraces it)

Constructicons (Devastator): either plain jane coworkers or butch lesbian polycule. No in between

Aerialbots (Superion): vaguely sibling-like dynamic but unrelated to each other biologically; stronger adherence to rank hierarchy

Stunticons (Menasor): dysfunctional family. Straight up just a complete mess of a familial dynamic. Little to no respect for rank hierarchy

Technobots (Computron): coworkers who experimented on each other to the point they somehow became a combiner through sheer will and average IQ

Terrorcons (Abominus): combiner of happenstance (legit nobody knows how they ever became a gestalt)

Seacons (Piranhacon): military squadron turned gestalt via Big Science

Brainmasters (Road Caesar): long established comrades in arms with a deep trust between them; a cohort if anyone’s ever read my one post about them

Dinoforce (Dinoking): idiots who got lumped together into a team because Goryu wanted a squadron to lead (regrets his decisions)

Nexus Prime: used to just be one dude and later split into component parts; a group of clashing personalities and an inability to reach a true middle ground. Surprisingly stable in combined form

[thetfpolls]

Which one of these is the best Autobot subgroup?

Aerialbots

Autotroopers

Dinobots

Omnibots

Protectobots

Technobots

Rescue Bots

Brainmasters

Trainbots

Wreckers

Voting ended onDec 2, 2024

[askvectorprime]

dear big prime up in space, is there an autobot breastforce?

Dear Breastforce Bountiful,

There are indeed a group of Autobots that were built with Breast Animal partners! Created after the battle against the Decepticon leader Steelcondor and his thrall, Devil Raijin, the Autobot Breastforce was led by the heroic, loyal, and swift Lightsteed, who transformed into a jet airliner and was partnered with the majestic Pegabreast. His second-in-command was the armored personnel carrier Hardshell, who was stalwart and steadfast alongside his partner, Turtlebreast. Other members of the team included the playful but mischievous Dolfleet, who turned into a speed boat and was partnered with Dolphinbreast; Crushfoot, the boisterous monster truck whose partner was Zoubreast; the stealth bomber, Buzzbomber, and his partner, Hornetbreast; and finally, Armighty, an all terrain vehicle, and his partner Armadillobreast.

Together these Breast Warriors combined into the powerful Pegacaeser, whose might exceeded that of previous combiners. He wielded a mighty weapon combined from his components' arms, which was feared by evildoers far and wide and known as the formidable Plasma Halberd.

Together, the Autobot Rescue force fought bravely against the new Decepticon leader, the evil Brainmaster Black Nebula, alongside a new Supreme Commander by the name of Guardtyranno and his Breast Animal partners, Pterobreast and Tricerabreast.

[transmetal-tk]

The Bed-Wetting Bane of Nonbelievers

I’ve already stated on Twitter how I feel that introducing a widely-unknown Japanese character to the world through an $80 toy could have disastrous consequences for the future of Japanese characters from Hasbro

But I can’t deny that the mold works well for Star Saber

[aeonmagnus]

[mtmtedatabase]

TRANSFORMERS: VICTORY Box Battle Art

[askvectorprime]

Dear Vector Prime,

In all the universes I know of, Fortress Maximus is a very big bot, ranging from being taller than average to even a titan (or, disappointingly, just a building). Are there any universes in which he’s tiny? If so, is his name different to better suit his smallness, or does he embrace the irony?

Dear Mini Max,

I know of a Fortress Maximus who became a Brainmaster instead of a Headmaster. His innermost human-sized component was called "Brain of Peace". He saw himself as an Emissary of peace among humans and eventually identified more with his diminutive body than his city form.

He also developed a great interest in chewing gum, foreign to Cybertronians. He frequently used it as a metaphor in his speeches about "peace being like gum sticking us all together".

[askvectorprime]

Dear, Vector Prime.

Could you tell us how Victory Saber came to look like this?

Dear Saber Shadower,

During the Autobots' battle against Dark Nova, Star Saber was ambushed by Super Megatron and his Galaman troopers. Though Star Saber fought bravely, he was unable to defeat the resurrected Emperor of Destruction; he only survived the battle through the ejection of his Brainmaster unit, which contained his consciousness. His larger body was left abandoned and lifeless, drifting through space… until it was found by Dark Nova itself. Using its arcane energies, Dark Nova imbued the empty shell with its own essence, corrupting and twisting it into Dark Saber, a servant to do the evil entity's bidding. Dark Nova even used the battle data stored within the shell to create a drone to aid Dark Saber in battle: Calamity Leo, a dark copy of Victory Leo.

Already displeased with Super Megatron's failure to defeat Star Convoy on Earth, Dark Nova concocted a new plan. Dark Saber and Calamity Leo were sent back through time to the year 2026, in the aftermath of the destruction of Deathsaurus's space fortress, with the mission of slaying Star Saber and causing a timestorm that Dark Nova could exploit to its own ends.

On his arrival in the past, Dark Saber gathered a crew of Decepticon warriors, who had been left scattered and disorganised after Deathsaurus's defeat. Leading his followers to Planet Zone, Dark Saber exploited the planet's unfinished defenses and had the other Decepticons engage the Autobots in battle, while he personally challenged Star Saber himself. Though the two were evenly matched at first, when Dark Saber combined with Calamity Leo to form the mighty Calamity Saber, he decisively overpowered Star Saber and moved to strike the killing blow.

However, Star Saber carried a power that his dark counterpart did not. Dark Saber had been created from an empty shell, and lacked the Brain Power that gave Star Saber his legendary bravery. Drawing on the power of the Brain of Courage, Star Saber struck out with all his will, disarming Calamity Saber and driving him back. The evil copy was unable to comprehend where Star Saber's surge of strength had come from, and was helpless to prevent the Autobot Supreme Commander from cutting him down with the Saber Blade; without the animating force of Dark Nova's power holding him together, Calamity Saber crumbled to dust.

Of course, the story of "Dark Saber" would not end there. Taking advantage of the fact that none of the other Decepticons had witnessed their leader's demise, Star Saber would on several occasions use optical camouflage to adopt the appearance of his loathsome copy, going undercover as a Decepticon to investigate their dealings and schemes.