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[theslopprrrr]

Afterspark Lore: On The Matrix...

[igknightedart]

You ever just get the urge to draw a terrible bird?

I’d been wanting to experiment with robot design types and poses for awhile and finally committed to trying with a few designs. The first (and so far only successful) specimen from that test is the delightfully alien-looking Starscream from @agatharights‘ wonderful Matrix AU. 

Matrix is an AU that I love hearing about and having the opportunity to talk in a nice group setting with the likes of Agatha and the lovely Moontruffles about all these AUs together is an honest to god gift. especially when we get to crack jokes with each other about Flamewar being a bottom and Megatron’s phobia of “organic materials”, just to name some examples from past Matrix discussions

I’ve also included repaints of the design to try and give my take on my boys Skywarp and Thundercracker from the same AU, since Agatha thankfully confirmed that they had the same molds.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Agatha’s work and particularly @tfmatrix!

[saliferousart]

Haven’t posted this yet because I wanted better pictures but I have some matrix charm necklaces up on my etsy! Theyre available in 4 different types of chain, including gunmetal and rose gold, and materials are nickel free!

Get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/664497728/tf-matrix-inspired-acrylic-necklace-4?

[specialopsschoolteacher-blog]

(( @solivigante Still tinkering with Lockdown/Fracture ideas but I like how this Drift doodle came out! I wanna rework him, yeah, but it gets the idea across. Drift's sensory antennae also form "tails" with ribbonlike tips, allowing for his acute senses. And a lil size comparison bc Lockdown is a car and Drift is a bike in TFM so...he big. Definitely want to push Lockdown in a less humanoid direction tho))

[agatharights]

*sweats* Transformers: Matrix stuff is hard designing is hard *sobs*

Still fiddling with Arcee’s design- maybe she’s just a motorcycle instead of a trike? I like her proportions now, though, she’s a little less stretched out. Also some Flamewar (who’ll be one of the main Decepticons)- Flamewar is the smallest of the main cybertronian characters- standing at a mere 5-6 feet in height! She has weird bird legs with her wheels in them, and can fold up her feet to skate on them!

Some Starscreams. His classy heels can unfold into five-clawed talons. Also he can open his mouth SUPER wide- all the seekers can. It’s kinda horrifying. Actually, everybody kinda has weird monster mouths but I’ll go into that later. He’s very tall and seek. Their wings are kinda turning out like fairy wings? Because they fold up and are super expressive idk ajfsdkajfsa

also holy shit Soundwave is fuckin gigantic oops. I don’t think they’re gonna be THAT big but they’re still pretty goddamn big compared to Bumblebee (who is a mere ten feet in height. And you know any Autobot would oil themselves a little if they went in unprepared and suddenly wound up facing down a huge pointy silhouette and just HEARD the booming, synthesized voice

SOUNDWAVE: SUPERIOR

[agatharights]

Do you have a general tag for your matrix transformers AU? :O From the snippets I've seen, it looks really cool! But I'd love to see it in chronological order/all together in general so I could wrap my head around it. If not, don't worry about it, your blog is A+ quality anyway so im having a great time going through the pages. X3

I’m, uh, I’m actually super bad at taggig but I usually tag stuff with tf matrix or tf: Matrix BUT

YOU’RE IN LUCK

BECAUSE GUESS WHAT I STARTED LITERALLY JUST YESTERDAY!!!????

http://tfmatrix.tumblr.com/

It’s a blog where I’ve reblogged all the TF Matrix stuff I’ve posted so far! At least, everything I could find. It’s more or less in reverse chronological order so as you go through you can see how stuff’s changed bit by bit, and I haven’t produced a lot of content for it yet but I’d like to make more!

Also thank you so much ahhh ;-;

[agatharights]

Thank you for the answer. About the characters in TF:M, which is/are the one(/s) you like the most insofar?

They’re not too widely developed yet, and I keep going back and changing them at this point, but right now I’d have to say that my favorites are... Arcee, Optimus Prime, and Starscream.

Arcee is one I’ve been thinking about a lot becuase as the smallest of the autobots, humans often make the mistake of thinking she’s obviously the noncombatant among them- when in fact smaller cybertronians are incredibly adept warriors- and larger cybertronians are universally wary of them. I mean, imagine trying to fight a cat that could wield swords or hold a gun! They’re small, fast, and can climb up you to reach vulnerable areas- a good hit from a larger bot will take her down, but until that point she can do a lot of very exact damage.

Optimus Prime I like because (I haven’t written much about him yet) he’s a very complex character in that he holds a Matrix- one of several in this setting, and that means he is effectively possessed by multiple personalities, all trying to guide and protect him. On his own, he’s a very quie nerd- he has a lot of traits (selected deliberately) that would probably place him on the autism spectrum by human terms, but he rarely is that person anymore, as opposed to the Prime. Matrixes alter and shape their holders, and Orion Pax was never intended to hold something as powerful as the Matrix of Leadership. It has...drawbacks.

Starscream I love because I gave myself five rules for Starscream (and Megatron) at the start of this, that I intend to follow.

Starscream and Megatron will not be abusive towards each other- their personalities are volatile and they are aggressive, but they ultimately respect each other’s boundries. They fight, both verbally and physically, but will immediately pull back with one or the other oversteps.

Starscream is one of the most dangerous beings in TF: Matrix and his abilities or intelligence will not be downplayed for comedic intent

Starscream is fiercely loyal to the Decepticons, to Megatron, to his trine, but ultimately he is selfish and shaemeless in this fact- he operates on his own terms, and makes that clear.

Starscream’s scientific background must come into play, even if he tends to push his experiments and studies too far and gets caught in the backfire.

Starscream is incredibly expressive- while he’s a master at manipulation and acting, he doesn’t do any emotion or expression by halves, preferring to turn everything into a grand, sweeping statement. Standing near Starscream while he’s speaking passionately is dangerous- between the waving talons and flicking wings, you’re likely to get injured!

also i just love starscreams in general like, as much as I love the “conniving vizier” treatment he gets in most TF ‘verses, I like playing with this differently. Mind you, his nickname is “Starscream, the Betrayer” but that’s for very, very different reasons... >:3

[agatharights]

Notes from Transformers: Matrix

Optimus Prime: *with great concern and confusion* ...what is a gender?