Some quick doodles for @freeflighttemeraire
C2 Cosmos and Omega Supreme and B3 Soundwave and Cosmos! OS is too beeg, just let OS be a floating head lol. I tried making human expressions on them but…it just ended up weird? So here, some doodles of Cosmos, headbonking Omega Supreme's floating head and 1/6 of Soundwave.
Cybertron is a metallic planet devoid of any “organic”, or non-mechanical, life. While the planet does not rotate around a star, it does rotate around the galaxy it inhibits (undecided), thus occasionally gets light wind and debris. The atmosphere of Cybertron is made up of gases that come from the “pores” all throughout it and from Cybertronians themselves. The gases are not exactly like Earth’s, but are known to protect the planet from the winds. They are also known to create auroras of colors invisible to the human eye. There is no sunlight reflecting off the atmosphere, so Cybertron’s sky mostly appears as the space around it. The planet is not suitable for life for most other species. The most important aspect of Cybertron is buried underneath multiple thick metal layers, a mass called the Allspark.
At the center of Cybertron is the Allspark, a massive center of heat. The Allspark is where all the Cybertronian sparks are made. Sparks are the “essence” of all Cybertronians, the embodiment of life, as well as the powerhouse. As far as appearance goes, they appear as balls of light plasma. They tend to be orange red to yellow. In rare occasion, they can be light to dark blue.
All sparks are formed as tiny buds on the Allspark’s surface. Some buds continue to grow to large proportions, while some stay small. These buds eventually come off, and due to mass of the core, try to “find” their way out. These sparks go through a vast tunnel until they reach a smaller, yet very massive, spark known as a Hot Spark.
Hot Sparks are the sparks of Cybertronian cities. These sparks started off as every other spark, but grew large and, on the journey to the surface, settled underneath the surface of Cybertron, unable to advance further due to size. A Hot Spark instead helps power the city they are underneath and help transfer sparks to the surface. The traveling sparks get an extra layer of heat from this action, as the Hot Spark in turn gets rid of excess heat. The tiny sparks travel through a Hot Spark seamlessly, until they reach the area near the planet’s surface.
From there, the sparks are funneled upwards towards the surface of Cybertron through the hot tunnels, and gather at the surface in flat platforms called Hot Spots. These Hot Spots are not all out in the open of Cybertron’s surface, but embedded in the layers that make up Cybertronian cities. At normal times, they appear as giant barren circles in the ground, but when activated with sparks, they glow with all kinds of colors. Some cities have one Hot Spot, some have various. In either case, sparks rise to these openings in unpredictable fashion, sometimes sparks occur sparsely, sometimes sparks occur in what is called a Sparkrush.
After sparks reach their Hot Spot, they are sent to Vector Sigma, a massive supercomputer at the northernmost region of Cybertron. All sparks are sent in mass waves to be scanned by the computer, which assesses the sparks and determines what alt mode that they will take. The sparks are then put into protoform shapes, made of mixes of various metals as well as Hot Spot liquid. The sparks are absorbed and get surrounded by the shapes.They resemble a stunning array of geometric shapes, and have the texture of clay.These are what are called Sparklings. The Sparklings are put into their assigned frames, called vessels…
It is said that Cybertronians do not gain sentience until they reach their vessels and experience life for a while. Thus, some say that cities have no sentience. However, this is debatable, as some could say that the city is a vessel, and such vessel interacts and learns all the time...Regardless, cities do in fact feel alive. Cybertronians can feel the spark underneath the city pulsating and feel the ground humming at all times. It's a very comforting feeling for them, the equivalent of a security blanket.
Cities
Cities are built close and interconnected...or, at least,they are supposed to be. The planet appears to be missing some cities, as there are large gaps in between them which reveal some of Cybertron’s deeper layers. Some city structures have been built in the gaps.
On Cybertron, materialism isn’t a big concept--as in, no one really has a need or want for lots of land or property. Cybertronian own items, but don’t necessarily feel a need to have houses. (As with most updated species, all Cybertronians have what is called a Black Hole Account, which is basically a rented little device that can open a “hole in space” that can hold nearly an infinite amount of items. This will be explained in later posts). A lot of functions that a house would serve are done on Cybertron through communal services. For example, there are designated buildings for recharging, as there are buildings for different occupations, maintenance, and so on.
Each Cybertronian is connected to the city through what basically is like wifi connection. When a Cybertronian travels through a city, they must connect to the city’s connection server. This connection is done through their vessel. Cybertronians interact with the city’s software for a variety of reasons, like to get informed of news, directly communicate with local authorities such as Guardian Bots, get a basic check up inspection, and to track destination. The city has to make a literal light path for bots walk/run/drive/fly over. This not only looks aesthetic but also is functional, as it prevents crashes. The planet would be completely dark, had it not been for the long streams of light that cities and bots emit…
Every city connects to Cybertron’s surface in puzzle-like fashion with blocky outgrowths called Connectors. The Connectors are on the bottom of cities, and these pieces attach to various hollow tunnels on Cybertron’s surface. These Connectors are like plugs, allowing the cities to attach to Cybertron and receive energy. When Connectors connect to their tunnels, Hot Spots activate, and Receptors come out.
Receptors are long, thin, microscopic appendages that are vital to cities. These appendages sprout out from city Connectors in masses. Receptors distribute messages and power in all scales of Cybertronian activity, be it for Sparkrushes or for a simple city path. They are spread throughout the city’s building material and Cybertron’s metallic layer. They are the power lines of Cybertron.
Any occupation related to Cybertronian architecture is a complicated field to be in. Not just because of math and material knowledge, but also because an architect has to “work with the city”. Cybertronians cities are built in the fashion of its people...as in, structures are built like as it if could transform. This requires a lot of patience and critical thinking, as the Receptors of a city are complex. They often can reach sizes that overlap Cybertron’s surface area multiple times, connecting and disconnecting each other, working in complicated ways. If these Receptors come into contact with material that cause unfavorable reactions, or are moved in an incorrect way, Cybertron could be at jeopardy. As well, size has to be taken into account. City structures themselves have to be extremely large to accommodate Cybertronian types below Guardian class. Space in between buildings also has to be vast, to allow Guardian Bots to pass by with ease.
Concept
There is speculation as to the nature of Cybertron. Most accept the idea that they did not rise from the abiogenesis nature that organics have. The Hte Pok-Pok, for example, have a similar system of “life essence”, that a source of life comes from the center of the planet, and buds off and inhibits a vessel on the surface. However, Cybertronians have the ability to change their shape according to environment, and are able to be hacked into and replace parts with.
There are various theories, one being “Quint Theory”. These beings are known as “Quintessons”. This theory states that Cybertronians are just machine technology made by another species, with Cybertron being a giant factory called Prioma Cybere.
How this factory runs depends on what the core is theorized to be. It could run on a complex function of technochemical reactions in its core (if the core is said to be an artificial creation, with its acting as a giant memory center), or could run on its core star energy (if the core of the planet is a literal star, the metal built to contain and harvest energy). The empty spots throughout Cybertron are due to the deployment of the cities. These cities were extremely powerful beings with unimaginable strength and size. They were used to colonize and destroy other worlds.
The Cybertronians were not originally given personalities or a “soul”, but these came about from a corruption in the programming. The Cybertronians were made to be machines that did work, but eventually figured out how much stronger they were than their creators, eventually revolting and destroying these beings. After that, they created their own societies...The Allspark is the beginning and the end of Cybertronians. Extinguished Cybertronian sparks fade, but everything a Cybertronian has ever done is recorded in the Allspark, like a giant massive computer..
Another concept is “Primus Theory”. This theory states that Cybertron is, indeed, one of the many living celestial bodies. Living planets are not special, as they do exist, and have been known to be particularly hard to communicate with. Prioma Cybere, in this case, is not a living planet, but a living star. Prioma Cybere is sentient, but not the kind that could manufacture organic life, or one with a “personality”. It overtime was surrounded in materials from dead stars and space debris, and, slowly but surely, formed a rudimentary rock surface. Instead of being one huge but emotionless being, this star decided to live life through much smaller vessels to experience existence. Prioma made massive Cybertronians, that serve to protect ver and produce and care for the much smaller beings ve would make, those beings becoming the cities. In theory, the Allspark is every Cybertronian, and every Cybertronian is just one tiny aspect of Primus, a sentient embodiment of Prioma. There is no place where any memories are recorded, but the Allspark is symbolic for Cybertronian unity.
There is quite a bit of debate between the two theories, but its not a top priority to the general population of Cybertron. They mostly just accept the fact that they exist, and go on from there. There are Cybertronians who do like to make stories and discuss this.
There are some characters, however, who really know the truth...
The basics of Cybertronian nature! But, who are the Cybertronians, and how are they like?? And that’s for next time on aTFAUomo!
AAaaAAaaand finally! That took a while to finish...and I did not pen it! I figured that perhaps pen ink would be better spent on much more detailed drawings, as opposed to a general layout.
Now to explain the drawings...
To the top left is a basic concept idea of what Cybertron looks like from a distance, a planet with a straight up axis and various gaps and lights. To the top right is what the Allspark actually looks like if observed. Thus, the larger model below those two is a simple demonstration of spark creation, as well as minimal detail of city Connectors. To the bottom left is a sketch of a Hot Spark. To the bottom right is a sketch showing Receptors, which in reality should look like a wired mess. None of the drawings are too scale, especially with the Allspark’s size compared to the surface of Cybertron.
Hopefully I will be able to post more regularly, but no promises. I spent a lot of time on trying to shorten the text part of the post and not a lot on details? I hope it makes sense at least?
Hmm, one day I will actually talk about the Autobot and Decepticon governments, and characters. However, I feel like explaining the background of this AU makes more sense...I have to set up everything first. ;)
