#sg!prowl

[etchbee]

SG CDRW?

So in my SG! universe, Prowl is a lot more socially intelligent and more adapt at manipulating people- I think, for these reasons, Chromedome and him never would have had a falling out. Prowl would have kept Chromedome right underneath his thumb throughout the entire war, a perfect willing mnemnosurgeon for whatever purposes he needs to serve.

I would even go so far to say this: Prowl, of course, wants only good things for Chromedome. Chromedome is his friend! But what's best for Chromedome is winning the war. And that can't happen if he's distracted, fawning over a new conjunx... Prowl needs him sharp, and focused.

So if something, perhaps, were to happen to his conjunx... and furthermore, if Chromedome then was so grief stricken that he couldn't properly work- Well, it's Prowl's duty to look out for him. Maybe nudge him in a better direction, subtly (oh so subtly) remind Chromedome of the power he holds, literally, at his fingertips. The power to just make that pain disappear, like it was never even there...

But Chromedome is smart. Really fucking smart, actually. You can't make it as a mnemosurgeon if you're not.

And things start to add up. Weird gaps in his memories, little comments from people he doesn't understand, a picture of him and a stranger embracing, smiling, happy-

He can't quite figure it out. But he knows this: something is wrong. Something is very wrong, and the war might be over now, and Prowl might smile and nod and say all the right things, and he might even be the oldest friend Chromedome has ever had! But it's not enough anymore. It's not enough, because when Prowl looks at Rewind there is something in his eyes that scares Chromedome like you wouldn't believe.

When Prowl tells him about Overlord stuck to the bottom of the Lost Light, when he instructs Chromedome to go, and manage the situation on site- Chromedome says yes. Unflinchingly. Of course he does. It's Prowl, he doesn't say no to Prowl.

But as the Lost Light launches out into space, a little voice in the back of his mind sighs a breath of relief. He pulls Rewind, newly conjunxed, a little closer to him, and tracks the distance from home. The gap widens, and widens, and Chromedome is thankful for it.

Thankful, and pretending that he doesn't still feel Prowl's eyes boring into him from across space and time.

[kabukiaku]

high levels of ‘little shit’ energy detected. 

[paranoidfisher]

[etchbee]

So, if SG Prowl is basically Starscream, wouldn't that make Skids and Getaway, Skywarp and Thundercracker?

Hmm... I think that as far as just mirroring the placement of characters, it works- but their dynamic is very, very different.

Basic overview on how I see their characters- Prowl is the mastermind behind their operations. SG! turns the moral ambiguity and manipulation tactics of his character up to the max. He's the Machiavellian monster pulling the strings behind the scenes

...More so than usual, that is.

Meanwhile, with Skids and Getaway, it's similar to their Lost Light dynamics. Skids is the grunt- not to say that he isn't intelligent, because he absolutely is! But he doesn't question Prowl, or the Autobot regime at all. He does what he's told, and he does it well.

And then Getaway. He's, for a lack of a better word, the mole. The Decepticon sympathizer. The traitor, working right under Prowl's nose.

See, the whole point of their trio is a game of cat and mouse. It's a psychological thriller, as Getaway tries to smuggle as much information to the Cons as possible without getting himself killed; or, knowing Prowl, much, much worse.

Does Prowl know Getaway's a mole? Hell, does Skids? Is he being watched, is he being fed false information? Is Getaway's entire operation just another cog in Prowl's big machine? Every god damn thought Getaway has; for all he knows it's been filed, saved, and documented 10 solar cycles before he's even thought it. That's Prowl for you.

These are all valid questions. These are all very valid questions that Getaway would very much like to have answered. Unfortunately, they won't be.

Not until he's dead or free.

Getaway's in too deep, and the name of the game is Paranoia.

[etchbee]

Shattered Glass IDW Idea: Prowl would sort-of take on regular universe Starscream's role on post-war Cybertron. He is actually happy SG Optimus is not in the picture anymore because now someone logical, with true vision, and no pointless vendetta can perhaps lead Cybertron to a "better tomorrow". SG Prowl would be way more of a smooth-talking, polite, and secretly fake friendly then regular Prowl.

For sure. I don't think Optimus or Goldbug would be allowed NEAR society after the war, much less be allowed to control it. (That is, if they're still alive.) And I think Decepticon high command is probably a little too soft hearted to properly manage a bunch of traumatized ex soldiers all shoved up with their lifelong enemies. (It takes a firm hand.) Except Soundwave, maybe, but I think he's probably gonna be a little tired of taking care of people. (After, you know, being the Mom of an entire army for like 4 million years). So Prowl is kind of the best and only option.

Also, I think that while Prowl was just as cutthroat as he was in canon, (probably definitely more), I think he would have a much better reputation. For one, because the Autobots would've had no problem with his moral ambiguity. And for another, I think you're right by saying he's much better with people. The Autobots are nothing if not fake nice, that's for sure, and there's no way you could get up to high command without knowing how to manipulate someone. Prowl has all the knowledge and tactics of his canon self, as well as the social skills to execute them without... you know, making everyone hate him.

[kabukiaku]

Finally! I needed a full-body ref for myself. Here are the SG ninja bros!

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YALL HES HERE! I really can’t believe it. Thank you so much to the amazing grimlockimuscustoms on insta / twitter for making my gremlin boy come to life! He’s even cooler in PERSON!

Finally, I can have my troublesome duo.

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editing some caps :3c