The first character I fell in love with: Megatron, he's such a clever main antagonist and is one of my fave Megatrons.
The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Bumblebee, for the simple reason that kid-appealing, comic relief characters like him are very hit or miss. Luckily he has genuinely funny lines, got some really good backstory, and I adore his development in regards to his friendship with Bulkhead and Sari.
The character everyone else loves that I don’t: My examples are more of a case where someone obsesses or loves a character and I just find their reaction out of control or weird rather than hating the character themself. For example: I like Blitzwing, but I think some people are way too weird about their liking of him. Also that Toxitron craze that happened on this site was also something I just didn't understand.
The character I love that everyone else hates: Sentinel Prime, but more so in the sense of him as a story/plot element.
One thing I like about Animated is the sense of nuance you get. While the Decepticons are certainly not a morally good group, the Autobots aren't without their own faults. Sentinel Prime serves to drive the point home that not everything is right among the Autobot ranks. This is important both for that nuance and for Optimus Prime's character arc, and it's for that reason I like Sentinel Prime. He may be a jerk, but for me he's an entertaining one.
The character I used to love but don’t any longer: So far, I haven't experienced this yet with a character in Animated.
The character I would totally smooch: Optimus Prime and Bulkhead deserve a kiss on the cheek.
The character I’d want to be like: Optimus Prime, of course!
The character I’d slap: I may like Sentinel Prime as a story element, but he still needs to be slapped.
A pairing that I love: Two for me, Optimus Prime x Prowl (that's all @littlemisstfp's fault) and Ratchet x Arcee.
A pairing that I despise: I'll likely get some heat for this one-Blitzbee and Megop.
Blitzbee I don't get at best and find it very uncomfortable at worst. The discourse surrounding this pairing (among other pairings with Bumblebee) sure doesn't help.
TFA Megop is one of the two Megop pairings I'm sour towards and it's mainly because of bad fanfics and takes ruining it for me. It could just be me being unlucky in my finds, but for every one 1 good take I see for this pairing there's another 5 that I am not ok with. This has made me lose any interest in exploring this ship, and anyone who says they're a TFA Megop fan is someone I am immediately suspect of due to my bad experiences. There's very few people I would trust with handling this pairing. It's also for these reasons that despite liking Megop* you don't see much TFA Megop on this blog, if at all.
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