IDW Transformers Shattered Glass series 1 & 2 reactions/thoughts
Choosing Shattered Glass (SG) as my first Transformers (TF) comic is probably a bad idea, since I never consumed any official G1 content and only learned about it through second-hand descriptions and fan content. I saw that TF has a canon AU with anti-versions of the characters, and my AU-loving-ass dived in without any hesitation. At least I get to be caught off guard every once in a while.
Starscream is the coolest mf ever. I have that thought upon his first appearance in this comic, and I keep getting proven right with each subsequent appearance. Glad to see him living up to the main character aura he has for so long.
I get that this version of Megatron is so humble that he does not see himself as a good leader and is easily willing to give up his title for the greater good, but if all other Decepticons find out that he literally faked his death and then holed up underground for megacycles until Starscream pulled him out of there, some Decepticons are not going to be so forgiving. Maybe it's just my abandonment issues speaking, who knows.
I wonder how SG Megatron is going to feel if he finds out that some versions of him did start out with a similar cause as him, but they spiraled into becoming genocidal warlords and made Cybertron unhabitable.
I intentionally avoid including pictures in this kind of posts, but there's no way I can explain my reaction using words alone.
I get that the recolors can be a hit or a miss due to design limitations but, IN MY OPINION, this Thundercracker is a total eyesore. Bro will never be cut out for a stealth mission, unless if it is to infiltrate a clown base. Imma headcanon that if the usual Thundercracker has a human or holoform or whatever, he'll be really stylish, which is why the anti-version of him is such a fashion disaster.
Soundwave deserves all the hugs in the universe. I know some people joke that regular Soundwave is like a parent to his little guys, but this AU takes that parental potential to the max. He's taking care of EVERYONE.
There is no heterosexual explanation as to why Optimus never fixed the windshield that Megatron broke when he punched him. Like, he clearly keeps the other parts of himself polished over the years, but he kept that scar like a yandere-ahh trophy
I heard that Optimus and Bumblebee is often interpreted as a father-son relationship, but some people don't like it if it gets to the point of infantilizing Bumblebee. In this universe, he's definitely a grown-ass bot (a literal short king even), but he really gives off the vibes of someone with daddy-issues who gets jealous seeing other people have better parental relationships. At least his inferiority complex is huge enough to get him out of being Optimus's punching bag. I definitely don't want to see Megatron's and Starscream's usual "abusive alcoholic husband and vengeful servitude housewife" dynamic gets repeated with Optimus and Goldbug.
Damn even the bugs are gay here.
Holy mother of doomed yaoi, I'm going to need a good SkyStar fic where they're happy together to heal from what this comic did to me. (Found it: funny youtube series)
I wonder if Starscream's ghost is going to screw over everyone's plans if he somehow got Goldbug to drop his spark. Always bet on Starscream cheating death.
Yo, Blaster's ego needs to be analyzed under a telescope, cause that's just how big it is.
This second-rate side villain thinks that he's the same level of threat as Optimus and Ultra Magnus towards the Decepticons.
He literally believes that he can do no wrong and always finds a way blame someone else whenever something bad happens.
His cognitive dissonance is so loud that he thinks it's a good idea to mess with the Decepticon leader and made an explosive exit in the most identifiable way possible during a freaking stealth mission all because he was just that desperate for recognition.
He's such a selfish asshole that he couldn't fathom someone fighting for something bigger than themselves.
And OF COURSE he's the type to go down the media-personality-to-right-wing-podcaster pipeline. (Bless Soundwave's spark, he kept giving this mf a chance even though the dude pulled a James Jonah Jameson on him).
I would've loved to see this incompetent loser make more insane fuck ups, but sadly he had to join a squad that executes failures like him. (Please tell me his desire to be a celebrity is also a thing in other continuities, him describing everything as if he's an artist performing a show is genuinely so fun to read)
By the Allspark, Goldbug has screwed over every Autobot on the planet, and they haven't realized it yet. LMAO, he seriously thought that shoving Starscream's whole ass spark into the Titan won't backfire in any way.
At least Starscream can now be the one spooning Jetfire, even if he's a really, REALLY, big spoon.
The main SG2 issue 4 cover and its alts are all so goofy, even though the content is about someone coming to terms with the death of a person who's important to her and maturing from her grief induced rage.
Your honor, Slipstream and Flamewar are GIRLFRIENDS (Space Pirate Robot Yuri YIPEEEE :D)
I haven't actually read any Wrecker-centric stories, but the fact that there are Wrecker-centric stories, and from what I got from that one episode in TFP S1, the Wreckers usually have a crazy strong warrior's bond. So, seeing them depicted as cold mercenaries who will gladly slaughter each other if they are ordered to is really fascinating.
*Sees cover of SG2 Issue 5* ALWAYS BET ON STARSCREAM CHEATING DEATH! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO!
Me to Soundwave: Hey Daddy~
Me to SG Soundwave: Please adopt me and be my actual father
(I think a lot of people on this hellsite can agree that if we had someone like SG Soundwave as our parent, we wouldn't be so mentally ill rn)
(The above joke is kinda in poor taste in hindsight because I also think SG Soundwave is hot, but in a gentle emotionally supportive caring kind of way. I really want to be in his arms while hugging him return, both in a romantic and a platonic way as mentioned previously)
Optimus wasn't rolling on the ground, losing his shit because of the body horror or that Ratchet didn't turn off his pain sensors during the surgery, he's upset that the doctor finally fixed that damn windshield.
I know that Optimus getting recolored after Ultra Magnus switched shells with him is just for marketable action figure purposes, but I like to think that everyone there took a sigh of relief cause purple is soooooooo not Optimus' color.
Can anyone recommend me a fic with an alternate ending where Starscream and the Titan does end up syncing together and ends up becoming an entirely different (and heavily traumatized) person? The potential identity crisis got me going 🤤
Lmao Prowl becomes the last standing Autobot warlord by doing literally nothing while Optimus, Goldbug, and Ultra Magnus screw over each other. Good for him. He earned the right to aura farm by standing on top of a cliff overlooking the chaos.
NoooooOO wdym Slicer already have a thing with Rachet?? Slicer and Soundwave could have been so cool together as a unit. The dynamic of an ultimate therapist who's so selfless that he has trouble prioritizing his own wellbeing and a mercenary who is used to hide his ability to care for others in order to survive could have been sooooo gooooooooood. Soundwave is cursed into being a single parent here dawg (ToT)
(*shakes Rachet by the shoulders* pls be poly pls be poly pls be poly pls be poly-)
(Also, I found out that my phone's keyboard comes pre-installed with an EMOTICON board after years of use. LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦）ノ)
It's mad funny that Bumblebee has an entire origin story as to how he renamed himself as Goldbug after he was rebuilt so that people won't infantilise him anymore, while Wheeljack just casually goes by Slicer here because of toy naming miscommunication.
