Marvel Dead End: located in Polyhex(initially Decepticon-held)
Idw G1 Dead End: located in Rodion (where Orion Pax, who is from Iacon was working and held the position of captain when he found Drift, who is FROM RODION and where Ratchet's clinic is located)
Dead End: the guy (Decepticon) who joined Megatron in Kaon therefore we either assume he is from Kaon or that he was there for personal reasons.
Conclusion: the dead end is not in Iacon.
Jazz:
IDW JAZZ IS FROM STANIZ NOT POLYHEX
Marvel Jazz is not from Polyhex, but he was deep in Decepticon territories with the rest of his team in Yuss, which is in the STANIZ REGION specifically.
Aligned Jazz emerged from the well of All Sparks. Works in Iacon.
WHIRL IS FROM POLYHEX
Conclusion: Jazz is not from Polyhex.
Praxus:
BLUESTREAK IS FROM PRAXUS (toy bio/g1 marvel*/idw 2005/everything regarding him starts from [a] city literally it's been in his lore since the beginning)*
Nightbeat(who's from Yuss in idw 2005) was working in Praxus and there he met Prowl (idw 2019)
Prowl IN IDW 2005 IS FROM PETREX
JAZZ IS NOT FROM PRAXUS EVER
Prowl in the aligned continuity WORKED IN PRAXUS (Bluestreak is however from Praxus probably since there he met Prowl and then died off-world in Archon)
EDIT: PROWL IS FROM PRAXUS ONLY IN THE DREAMWAVE CONTINUITY
*correctipm: Before dreamwave, it was never namedropped Praxus(that is one of the few places that at the time had gotten a name in g1). It was only known that he was the sole survivor of his unnamed hometown, whatever it was. So the core part of his character is being the sole survivor(of the place that Dreamwave canonized as Praxus and everyone else stuck to it ever since)
Conclusion: PROWL IS NOT PRAXIAN(in every continuity but Dreamwave, which is weird because everyone stuck with praxus for Bluestreak but not Prowl in canon). He has worked there. BLUESTREAK IS FROM PRAXUS AND IS THEREFORE PRAXIAN(always). However, in the idw 2019 and Marvel comics and aligned continuity, it is never explicitly said where he's from. Prowl being fanonically Praxian is however stolen valor(except for dreamwave)(j)(fuck)
I am being pedantic idc if you want to make Jazz from Polyhex and Prowl from Praxus etc. But it is not canonical and this is a way to talk about Cybertronian Geography.
So i was thinking, and I’m not even sure how my brain made this connection, but in my little pony the crystal empire ponies have that shiny crystal look thanks to the crystal heart,and also that effect can even change the appearance of other ponies who aren’t from the empire, that’s what I remember to double-check I overlooked the crystal empire episode.
But I also vaguely remember that you could get that crystal look through a spa treatment?? anyway—
What I’m saying with this is, thinking about the crystal empire reminded me of praxus.
I have no idea how canon or fanon it is that praxus is related to crystals, or whether “crystal gardens” even exist in the transformers universe or is pure fanfiction.
But like… picture it. imagine a praxus where it’s completely normal for its residents and enforcers to have this crystalline finish that the ponies from crystal empire have, and mechs who visit the city can go to a special spa to get a temporary crystal coat too.
Another option is that the crystal finish is exclusive to the elite—only the mechs with a ton of shanix can afford it. but honestly I’m leaning more toward it being a natural trait of praxians, and if they don’t take care of it, it dulls and they end up looking like everyone else finish.
With the war, the praxians who survived obviously stopped caring about their appearance—there were more important things going on than polishing your armor.
When they get to earth, the war starts dying down, battles are rare, there’s a truce, peace talks… and it’s finally time to reconnect with their roots.
Smokescreen convinces Prowl and Bluestreak to have a spa day and get their crystal finish back. Blue, being so young when praxus fell, never actually learned how to take proper care of his armor, so Smoke and Prowl teach him everything.
Cue the shock between both factions when the praxians show up basically glittering like they did in the old days. it’s been so many millennials that everyone forgot how unique praxians really were—and how stunning their crystal finish could be.
Do you wanna see another clumsy drawing of mine 👀?
The Praxian Brothers (Sparkling Version)
Bluestreak
His horns are set a bit lower and have rounded tips.
He has a very gentle, innocent-looking face.
Prowl
For some reason, he looks angry, even as a sparkling.
Smokescreen
Despite being a sparkling, he already has a mischievous, smirking expression on his face.
Aaaaand there's Barricade
He looks the most like Prowl out of everyone.
Although both of them would deny it with every fiber of their being, the physical similarity is undeniable.
He is pure evil! (Or at least, he likes to think he is.)
Barricade is currently orchestrating a high-stakes heist. His mission? To steal and eat the Energon cookie that Optimus Prime gave to Prowl! He’s currently lurking in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
EVIL!
Sparkling Prowl is trying to eat a whole Energon ice cream by himself, while Smokescreen and Bluestreak try to stop him from eating it all!
This is how I pictured the Praxian trio's appearance while writing this story.
It's a story about Optimus finding three Praxian orphans and spending their first holiday together.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Barricade isn't in this chapter, but I'm planning to include him later on.
Given all the Datsun bro asks can I ask for any fun headcanons you might have for them?
(And also Jazz, Devcon, and Sunstreaker since I believe they're the ones you ship em with most often XD
Mostly looking at the detsun bros tho)
This ask made me realise that whenever I talk about the Datsuns I always end up making headcanons that are really angsty! So trying to keep things cute was a fun challenge lol!
Also I apologise for how long you've waited for your reply! And to everyone else who has sent me an ask! I will get round to answering them eventually! Even if it takes me like two weeks!
I also apologise for how long your answer Unfortunately when people ask me stuff I can't stop myself from going over board lol.
So bellow is a lot of headcanons and small scenes about the Datsun brothers as they grow up. I have taken inspiration from probably a few different fics, mainly @cutekittenlady's au.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my ramblings! And thank you so much for the ask! Xxxxxxx
Prowl is the Cybertronian equivalent of about eight years old when his Creators first tell him that he is going to be a big brother.
Prowl immediately went into full research mode, learning everything he could about carrying and sparklings. He was more worried about things going wrong than his Creators were. Thankfully nothing did! Something Prowl takes credit for!
Prowl keeps track of all the milestones Smokescreen reaches, encouraging him to reach them by teaching Smokescreen to build a tower of blocks or reading to him his favourite non-fiction books. After Smokescreen says his first word (which was Prowl) Prowl takes him in for show and tell, without telling his Creators who freak out until they get a call from Prowl's school. Prowl is confused as to why he would need their permission when Smokescreen is HIS brother.
As they get older, Prowl starts to help Smokescreen with his homework. he also teaches Smokescreen how to play board games and he doesn't go easy on him either, so when Smokescreen does beat him, Prowl is really proud.
Even as a sparkling, Smokescreen sees how touches from anyone other than him or their Creators makes Prowl uncomfortable, so any time one of their distant relatives or their Creators friends or random old people try to give Prowl a hug, Smokescreen always draws their attention to stop them doing so, even if it gets himself in trouble.
Prowl is about 16 whilst Smokescreen is about 8 when their Creators tell them that they're carrying again.
Smokescreen is really excited to be a big brother! Especially because Prowl had been such a good big brother to him!
Even as a baby Bluestreak already has an amazing aim, using it to throw his toys so they land directly on his brothers' chevrons, or launching his food with a spoon like a cannonball so that it hits them square in the face. Bluestreak thinks this is hilarious! Smokescreen and Prowl would prefer he stopped using them as target practice, even if they're both impressed by his aim.
Although Smokescreen then encourages Bluestreak to aim his energon at relatives or house guests they don't like since none would suspect their adorable baby brother of such a thing!
Prowl, who is now training at the Enforcer Academy, doesn't do baby-talk instead taking everything that Bluestreak says seriously as the bit babbles on about nothing as a toddler. Which Bluestreak appreciates, as unlike the adults around them, he can tell his brother is taking him seriously, answering the questions he is trying to communicate to learn more about the world around them. Prowl also explains his evidence in murder cases out loud to a baby Bluestreak as it helps him to connect dots he might do otherwise. Bluestreak has no idea what his older brother is talking about but enjoys spending time with his older brother, and has accidently helped to connect dots before.
When he gets a little bigger, Bluestreak enjoys playing "Titans and City-Speakers" with him as the "City-Speaker" sitting atop Smokescreen's shoulders who is the "Titan" that Bluestreak can control by pulling on his brother's chevron. The pair of them must defeat the evil Unicron played by Prowl. Prowl does not understand the appeal of make believe and his acting skills are abysmal, but he plays along anyway.
The three of them all enjoy visiting the Crystal Gardens, where the native singing crystals of Praxus grow. Prowl finds that the environment calms his ever overwhelmed processor. Smokescreen enjoys figuring out how to use the different echos of sound to create tricks and illusions. Bluestreak likes that the crystals always listen to his babbling and that they babble back.
Eventually, Prowl decides that he can't stay in Praxus, not when he could be helping the Autobots to fights for a better a Cybertron. He is around 21 at this point, meaning Smokescreen would be 13 and Bluestreak would be 5.
Leaving his brothers was the biggest factor holding Prowl back from going, but ultimately Prowl believes that he can do more to help in Iacon, and since Praxus is neutral in the burgeoning war, Prowl believes that he is leaving his brothers is what should have been one of the safefest city-states on the planet.
A few months later, Prowl would be proven wrong when the Decepticons destroy Praxus.
Smokescreen and Bluestreak are two of the few survivors, their Creators giving their lives to shield their sparklings from the bombs.
Prowl vows to never leave his brothers again.
So from then on, wherever Prowl is sent as he rises up the Autobot ranks, his brothers join him.
A normal dorm for lower ranked soldiers would be a small hab with room for nothing more than a bunk bed and a berthside table. But due to his unique circumstances, Prowl is often given what would usually be an officers' or a conjunx's room, ones that are a bit bigger and have a private washrack.
Prowl would switch out the double berth for a set of bunk beds that him and Smokescreen would use whilst an extra cot would be brought in for Bluestreak. Though they all find themselves snuggled together on Prowl's bottom bunk more often than not.
The slightly bigger space would also allow room for Bluestreak to play with his ever growing toy collection that his older brothers would find around abandoned cities.
Despite the war, Prowl makes sure his brothers keep up with their schooling, heavily vetting any mechs on base willing to help, though he usually delivers their sessions himself.
Prowl also ensures to teach them about Praxus, sharing its history, it's ancients legends and the language of doorwing-speak, to ensure the survival of their people's culture. In particular Prowl shows them how to care for singing crystals, a few of which he had taken with him to Iacon, and as such had been saved from the destruction of their home.
Prowl had never been interested in cooking before the war, too busy with his enforcer work to do have time to down more than a pre-made cube, if he even had the time to do that! But he reads that spending time with making food is beneficial for a sparklings' development as it teaching them self reliance and allows them to develop their bonds by spending time together. Prowl finds that he enjoys following the instructions of recopies, treating them like battle plans that at times, as he can adapt them based on new information such as if something needs a different amount or a different ingredient. He makes sure to make traditional Praxian recipes. Bluestreak and Smokescreen enjoy spending time with their brother and decorating treats!
Prowl and Smokescreen also make sure to tell stories about their Creators so that Bluestreak doesn't forget them. Bluestreak appreciates this, though as he grows up, he starts to see Prowl more as his Creator.
Since Bluestreak is still so young, and Prowl doesn't want to foster any resentment between his brothers by making Smokescreen babysit all the time, Bluestreak usually accompanies Prowl most places, often entertaining himself in Prowl's office by playing with his toys, rambling away or napping on Prowl's knee whilst the mech is on space-zoom calls. Bluestreak even joins Prowl on mission briefs at times when Prowl can't find a sitter, sitting on his hip whilst Prowl delivers battle plans.
Prowl still struggles to see the point in make believe play, so when Bluestreak asks him to play with his toys, Prowl would lay them out as people from one of his battle plans so they could act out the battle. At first Prowl was annoyed by Bluestreak coming up with outlandishly impossible ways for his soldiers to win, like one of them being able to transform into a magical mermech to save the day. But then Prowl was able to be inspired by these out of the box suggestions to think of real world solutions, such as having a mech with a submarine alt mode, carry mechs underwater so they could conduct a sneak attack. This finally made him understand the benefit of make believe play. He also may or may not have used some of Bluestreak's ideas in actual battle plans.
Wanting to help but not being old enough to fight, Smokescreen often acts at Prowl's personal assistant, delivering reports around base and having fun telling people they can't come into Prowl's office without an appointment. And whilst hanging around in Tactics, Smokescreen learns more about the skills a tactician needs. He also learns about how best to sneak around, other mechs often ignoring him due to age, learning gossip that he reports back to Prowl on.
Smokescreen also regularly beats the older mechs on base at cards. These mechs then complain to Prowl, who tells them that their loss is due to their "skill issues".
Prowl says the same thing when they loose to Bluestreak at darts.
Smokescreen takes advantage of this, often betting that bots can't wing against his baby brother. Thinking its easy shanix, other mechs think they'll win easily against a sparkling. They were wrong. Smokescreen also takes advantage of Bluestreak's cuteness to get mechs to spill things they otherwise wouldn't to rig his gossip betting rings. Bluestreak enjoys any opportunity to hang out with his brother! And proving bots who underestimate him wrong!
Even when they were younger, Smokescreen would often explain social situations to Prowl. This happens more often now that Prowl frequently butts heads with his incompetent superiors. So Smokescreen gives him advice on how to not call them idiots, and also on how to not come across as an arsehole to other mechs on base. And Bluestreak uses his slingshot skills to shoot rotted energon at mechs who say mean things about Prowl, disappearing into the vents before they figure out who hit them.
Both make sure to remind Prowl to recharge and refuel, often bringing him his fuel when he forgets.
Despite his busy schedule, Prowl makes sure to include in that schedule, time for them to all spend together. This is usually in the evening where they play board games or watch holos. Prowl also ensures to make a rota, so that each of them get to chose something different. Bluestreak likes to watch animated adventures, Smokescreen over the top action, while Prowl likes historical dramas.
Praxian wings are very sensitive, so only those considered family are allowed to touch another's wings. Prowl helps to show Smokescreen and Bluestreak how to clean and green each others wings. Again Prowl schedules regular times for this important communal activity.
Due to his tactical genius, Prowl quickly rises up the ranks soon joining Autobot command. There weren't many other sparklings on the other bases, most sent to specific safe camps to be cared for. But Prowl knows how important it is for a sparklings development to socialise with other sparklings. So he organises play dates with the creations of those also in High Command. Such as the half feral twins that Ironhide and Chromia had saved from a gladiator pit, and the orphaned yellow sparkling that the Prime himself had adopted in the aftermath of the Decepticons first attack.
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker are a little older than Bluestreak whilst Bumblebee is a little younger. But they all soon become fast friends, each of them being protective of the other. Bluestreak standing up to anyone who treats the twins like dangerous animals, whilst they are willing to fight anyone who comments on Bluestreak's rambles. All of them fighting anyone who would pick on little Bumblebee for his small size.
It does Prowl some good as well to have other guardians to talk too. The crew of the Ark all coming together as a village to help with the raising of the sparklings.
And In Autobot high command, the three of them also meet the Head of Special Operations, Jazz.
Smokescreen looks up to Jazz, wanting to be as suave and skilled as him when he grows up. Noticing Smokescreen's own skilled, Jazz makes sure to teach him some of his own tricks when spying for other mech's tells.
Jazz sends the sparklings on their own secret spy missions, showing them how to use the vents to steal hot rust sticks from the Ark's kitchens.
Jazz also always listens to Bluestreak's ramblings and introduces him to blues music.
Of course the one who ends up spending the most time with the saboteur is Prowl.
Despite some initial misunderstandings, the pair soon become a deadly efficient team, their respective skills balancing each other perfectly. This soon blossoms into a friendship, Jazz making the effort to understand Prowl's sensitive sensors, whilst also managing to bring the usually solitary mech out of his shell. Bluestreak and Smokescreen also appreciate that Jazz reminds Prowl to recharge and refuel when they are too busy too.
Thanks to his days as a Cultural Investigator, Jazz has a copy of some Praxian folk music, and remembered the steps to the traditional dance that goes with it. Held in Jazz's arms, listening to the mech's song echoing in his singing crystals as he shows his siblings a part of his people, Prowl falls in love.
Smokescreen and Bluestreak quickly realise their brother's crush. They try to give Prowl advice on how to ask Jazz out, or just try to set the pair up themselves. However Prowl worries that by pursuing a relationship, he is neglecting his duties as a guardian. But his brothers know Prowl is already doing more than enough. And after everything he's sacrificed for them, they want their brother to be happy.
But Jazz beats them to the punch by asking Prowl out first.
Jazz soon becomes a bonus older brother, someone Smokescreen and Bluestreak can talk to. Fitting seamlessly into their family as he joins them for their scheduled family nights.
As soon as he reaches his final frame, Smokescreen signs up to join the Autobots. Prowl wishes his little brother would not put himself in danger, be understands why Smokescreen wants to defeat the force that destroyed their home.
At Autobot Academy, Smokescreen roommates with a slightly older mech named Devcon, the pair becoming fast friends as they combine their gambling skills to swindle most of their fellow cadets out if their shanix. The pair become each other's first attempt at a relationship. Devcon agrees in the Autobot cause, but is against the rules and regulations of being part of the Autobot ranks. So after graduation, he decides to hunt down Decepticons on his own as a bounty hunter. He asks Smokescreen to join him, but Smokescreen declines, saying that he is unable to leave his brothers.
Instead Smokescreen rises up the ranks of Tactics. Prowl couldn't be more proud.
Smokescreen still sporadically sees Devcon. Whenever the bounty hunter is on base for a job, the pair will try to meet up, Smokescreen often volunteering to be the one to meet Devcon off world when Tactics need to employ the bounty hunter's skillset. And they are always willing to help each other out, sharing intel so Devcon can catch his targets and the Autobots can stay ahead of the Decepticons. They're not in a relationship, so they're not exclusive, but they know they can trust the other above all else.
As Bluestreak develops into an adult, so does his feelings towards Sunstreaker, eventually asking the mech out himself.
Prowl is as forough in their sexual education as he is with every other aspect of their eviction. Smokescreen and Bluestreak find these lessons to he extremely awkward even though they know they are important.
Bluestreak also signs up the day he enters his final frame, scoring the highest mark in shooting, beating Prowl's own record. Prowl couldn't be more proud.
Prowl promises that no one would ever find their frames if either Devcon or Sunstreaker hurt his brothers. And they know the tactician is telling the truth. Especially with Jazz by his side.
During negotiations to end the war, both Prowl and Bluestreak find out that they are carrying.
Prowl worries that he is too much of "unfeeling emotionless drone" to be a good Creator. Smokescreen and Bluestreak reassure him that he has already done such a great job raising them so they know that be will be an amazing Creator. Prowl starts crying.
When Bluestreak first tells them that's he's carrying, Prowl's first thought is "But that's impossible, you're just a sparkling." Then his processor reminds him that Bluestreak has been an adult and been conjunxed for years. Once again he starts crying.
Prowl and Bluestreak, along with their conjunxes settle back in Cybertron, helping to rebuild their society, including Praxus. The pair of them pass on Praxian traditions to their sparklings.
After the war ends, Smokescreen finally joins Devcon to travel the galaxy. Though he still makes sure to make frequent trips home, still making sure to join in family night via space-zoom. When there are finally no more Deception rogues to track down, the pair settle back on Cybertron with the other Datsuns. Both Smokescreen and Devcon join Prowl to serve in the newly reformed enforcers.
Bluestreak opens an arcade, complete with bowling alley and laser tag, creating a space where the next generation can have fun without the threat of war. Sunstreaker helps with running it when he isn't creating his latest art exhibition. Sideswipe helps too whilst his Conjunx Strongarm is an enforcer alongside Prowl. Prowl tells Strongarm that she could do better.
Even as the three brothers live their own adult lives, they still have their regularly scheduled family nights, these sessions having grown to accommodate the many mechs who over the years have grown close enough to call family.
And by the time their own sparklings are all grown up, the Crystal Gardens of Praxus once again sing with the songs of their people.
Inspired by the amazing AUs I’ve seen from @keferon, here’s one of my own!!!
Jazz is a Prince in the kingdom of Polyhex, a smaller kingdom on Cybertron, compared to the larger kingdoms like Iacon and Kaon. He prefers traveling as more of a Bard to being a prince, however.
Prowl is a cop, a detective, from the kingdom of Praxus. He’s tasked with finding a traitor to the crown of Polyhex- Praxus’ most recent alliance. All clues point to the only other surviving member of the Polyhexian royal family- Jazz.
This is…
Sacred Scales
(More below the cut.)
Jazz walked through the ruins of a Polyhexian city. He mourned still the loss of his father’s kingdom to the Cyberplague that had ravaged Cybertron only fifteen years ago. As the youngest of the King’s sons, he really held no importance in the family hierarchy, but he didn’t mind that. He preferred it, actually. It was quieter, less formal- he couldn’t stand politics. Not his thing. Jazz loved music, traveling, and meeting new dragons. It was how he survived the plague that had destroyed Polyhex. He hadn’t been there at the time. It hurt, knowing that he was one of under 200 Polyhexians who had survived. His older brother, Ricochet, had also survived, and now ruled over the small city that they had rebuilt.
But Ricochet had decided Jazz was a threat to the crown, and banished him from the city- from the little territory he controlled.
Jazz didn’t mind, not that much. There wasn’t anyone left for him. Their parents were dead, along with all his friends. So, he went back to traveling. Looking for any other survivors of Polyhex. He earned as much Shanix as he could from playing music at the towns he stopped at, using… rather creatively made instruments. He didn’t sing, though, which didn’t really help his ‘career’. He never sang, not anymore.
Not since the Fall of Polyhex.
Never again did he want to sing, and be reminded of those he lost
Prowl was tasked with finding a Traitor. He wasn’t sure what to make of it. Praxus and Polyhex had only just become allies, after all. But the new King of Polyhex had said this would secure the alliance for hundreds of years to come, and Praxus’ own Ruler had agreed to help.
Prowl didn’t understand why, exactly, that his ruler was so desperate for the alliance. Polyhex was weak, a fraction of what it had been before the Cyberplague. But he had his orders, and he was going to complete them. He always had, and he always will. It was his job. What he was born for.
He liked his job.
He felt useful.
He didn’t question why he was sent to track down and investigate the remaining Polyhexian Prince. Just went.
He was loyal. All calculations pointed to being promoted exponentially when he completed this assignment— and his calculations were never wrong. His TacNet assured that.
Prowl: ... That day when Praxus was bombed by the Decepticons and 90% of it's population wiped away... A part of me was wiped away too.
Ironhide: Yeah I know.
Prowl: No, you really don't...
Ironhide: ...?
Prowl: I live in Praxus through my entire sparkling upgrades and my adult upgrades... Then I was shipped away to Iacon to be Sentinel Prime's assistant. He rarely let me leave to visit Praxus. Then after Sentinel, Zeta was the new Prime. And in my nativity I thought Zeta would be different. I never got to see Praxus with him in charge.
Ironhide: Have you talk to anyone else about this? Maybe Optimus?
Prowl: No. It will only put more guilt on him.
Ironhide: All right, I'll listen, only if I get to slap you in the future for doing something stupid.
Prowl: Sure. Continuing, once Optimus got put in charge I became too busy with everything and helping. Then the bombs fell on Praxus...
Ironhide: ...
Prowl: ... I never got a chance to go back... listen to the crystals sing... the energon crystal ponds... It was so beautiful... and it was ripped away from me right as I had it in my servos.
Ironhide: And that's where all you're kindness and leniency for the Decepticons left.
Prowl: They took my home... and now I can never go back. I see myself as a reasonable mech and non-judgmental but my patience, my kindness, has failed me. I crashed that day. I know I did...
Ironhide: We all thought you weren't going to wake up with how hard and long you crashed for.
Prowl: I want to wipe them off this planet.
Basing on avian courting for Vos and Praxus culture;
(Using terms carrier and sire class to make this more make sense lmao)
Sires would tend to done on more bright and colorful paints as well as additional aesthetic or functional kibbles, aesthetic appeal would be one of the attraction points for the carrier class
As for carriers, they would have bland color schemes or monochromatic, they would have color as they would like but not as flamboyant nor bright as the sire class.
Carriers are more reluctant in taking in a junxie, they have the standards which Sires would try to reach and surpass for their intended.
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JazzProwl:
For the Praxus Police, They still use the standard black and white uniform and decals but they use kibbles for differentiation.
So Prowl and Jazz being mistaken and assumed as two carriers in a bond in Praxus but in reality Polihex has a different conformity lmao
