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Ooo, do you have heritage headcanons?
Yes I do!
Starscream: absolutely Daoine Sidhe. His hunger for power in absolutely in line with that. I do believe if he met Evening Winterrose, he’d actively try to kill her. No one gets to claim credit for his successes except him. His magic smells like ozone and bitter almonds.
Windblade: I really argued with myself over this one, but I’ve decided she’s Tuatha de Dannan. It’s stated in the books that the children of Oberon are heroes, and Dóchas Sidhe aren’t right for her. Tuatha de Dannan love rules except when something happens to make them throw the rules out the window (like Etienne with Evening’s take-over), and it’s also observed that it’s rare for Tuatha to be regents but they typically are good ones. Her magic smells like applewood smoke and violets.
Chromia: I can’t imagine her as anything but Cait Sidhe. Who better to guard a teleporter than another teleporter? I believe she’s a blue point Siamese like Shade. She’s not strong enough to be a Princess of Cats, but that was never her ambition so it doesn’t bother her. Her magic smells like coffee and cinnamon.
Bumblebee: I had a really hard time with Bumblebee, and I’ve finally decided he’s a Lamia changeling, a little like Devin, but he doesn’t carry Devin’s bitterness. Lamia entrapped men, and so Bumblebee can see into the heart of people and know what they want. His magic smells like water lilies and lake water.
Megatron: Coblynau changeling who found a hope chest. Starscream has always been disdainful of Megatron’s origins, and Megatron has always cheerfully beaten him near to death whenever Starscream gets too bad. His magic smells like burning coal and silver.
Optimus Prime: Cu Sidhe. This might seem like a strange choice, but it’s noted in the books that the Cu Sidhe don’t do well with complexity, and I think that Optimus can be focused, he doesn’t do so well with complexity. It’s also why he keeps thinking he can talk Megatron around. His magic smells like peanuts and fresh grass.
Drift: This ties a little bit into my headcanons for frozen heart saga, but he’s one of the remaining Roane. It’s implied in canon that Drift has some kind of foresight, so I feel no guilt on this one. His magic smells like snowdrops and water weeds.
Ratchet: Ellyon. How can he not be? His magic smells like rubbing alcohol and cinnamon schnapps.
Prowl: Daoine Sidhe. He’s aware he can’t keep a holding--he’s too unpopular--so he hitches himself to Optimus and does the kind of complex thinking Optimus can’t. His magic smells like belladonna and dill.
Jazz: Ellyon. He can spell people into giving him exactly what he needs. His magic smells like caramel and cinnamon.
Rodimus: Honestly? Also Daoine Sidhe, but one that Evening would consider a “disappointment.” His magic smells like Pixi Stix and bubblegum.
