#optimus primal

[textsfromcybertron]

(337): Stop it with the monkey emojis. It’s like sexting with Curious George

[squalamander]

there's only one CR chamber left... resources are so scarce in the BEAST WARS...........

[thescreaminghat]

more of rattrap hitching a ride with optimus please they are so cute

[khyann]

Statistically speaking, there has to be someone out there who shipped Optimus Primal and Dinobot as a kid and now days ships King Kong and Godzilla

[peppermint-cats52]

What if Primal was even more feral in this episode

[thescreaminghat]

rattrap scolding the guy who is three times his size AND dating his boss is so cute

actually dinobot and rattrap were both super cute this ep (especially with them getting back into the routine of their mutual insult war). like look at them! dinobot grabs rattrap so the lil guy doesn't fly off

and then rhinox grabs dinobot before they crash into each other

and look at these guys. . .cheetor is so baby. . .they are fambly

[thescreaminghat]

OK I'm super slow going through beast wars cuz schedule but the end of ep 11 has me cackling out loud. First reaction from optimus upon hearing that rattrap likely "died" in the base is to go "such tragic news. he was the most annoying teammate i ever had. Literally no one could stand him, even me. But he was a good bot" like WHAT?? Someone never give optimus primal the task of eulogizing over a lost friend ever again. And then dinobot immediately calls rattrap a lil ugly pest because he wants to "respect" rattrap's name by not lying about his character. AND THEN RHINOX JOINS IN??? "He really was annoying af, but he was my best friend". Like, rattrap my boy, never invite these losers to your funeral when you actually die because they're gonna be genuinely weeping in grief while calling you stupid the whole time. Truly a crew more formidable than any other iteration of the autobots. Also I'm really beginning to like rattrap he's really cute waddling around in his beast mode

[thescreaminghat]

wait ok going off of the post i made here i just wanna say how refreshingly fun rattrap is (at least what i've seen from beast wars so far), because he's just naturally kind of a whiny asshole at times. the dude seems like a good guy at heart and can even be heroic but he's always such a smartass about it. like he just has to get the last word in and he just has to antagonize dinobot and he just has to be the type of person who will go "fine, i'll do my job. but i'm going to complain about it the whole time. loudly." but in a fun way. when i think of tf characters i'm familiar with who don't listen to orders and have issues initially "fitting in" with the autobots they're either more like dinobot (e.g. armada starscream) or cheetor (e.g. tfp smokescreen). like, they have difficulties adjusting to their role in the group because of their morals, past trauma, or being too fresh-faced/inexperienced, and that's an issue that needs to be addressed or corrected in some way so that the group dynamic becomes more cohesive. idk what happens later in beast wars but rattrap seems like the type of guy who is the odd one out because he's just Like That. he's annoying and insubordinate and runs his mouth because that's just who he is. he is incorrigible and tests the limits of optimus primal's patience and is still one of the good guys we root for (and we do root for him, because he's competent and entertaining and turns into a squeaky rat). and it's great--i think all optimuses (optimi?) should have a rattrap to deal with just like all megatrons have a starscream