Apparently, one of my beautiful Micromaster Constructor Squad pals-- Sledge-- cameos in the 2019/2020 IDW Comic "Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's" at some sort of illegal "skitter" race. On his wiki, there is no picture to go along with this fact, but he is mentioned BY NAME... so he must've been SEEN. As a big fan of this group, I want to make sure I have every piece of media I can find--
I would really appreciate if someone could perhaps direct me to where i can read this or perhaps find a screenshot??? It says he is next to Sharpclaw, so that could narrow it down??
Anything will help- I just.. wanna see how he's drawn in modern years... I can only do so much with boxart and his toy :,)
Does this post automatically count as evidence towards me having a non-casual hyperfixation on this specific character?
Have you guys noticed how in this specific 2019 Transformers IDW comic panel—Sharpclaw looks a lot more like a canine than a feline? The Wiki certainly noticed.
And how in the post from Nick Roche’s twitter has a Sharpclaw design that has a bit of a canine-vibe—in my opinion—just based off of the big nose and more dog-like tail.
There’s no doubt that Sharpclaw is meant to be more of a ferocious feline kinda character. I mean, just look at her Last Bot Standing design. She’s radiating the cat motifs like a champ!
So here’s what I’m proposing…
SHARPCLAW = WEREWOLF✨
Just imagine it… Sometimes she’s a Cat-Con. Sometimes she’s a Wolf-Con. Is it the other way around? Nobody knows. Not even her. She’s had this ability for as long as she can remember.
It would honestly tie in with the themes her relationships with her brothers represent. Her brothers being Steeljaw and, by extension, Phantomjaw.
STEELJAW = SILVER TONGUE (get it, cause steel is kinda like silver and a jaw can be related to a tongue)
PHANTOMJAW = GHOST (this is pretty obvious)
And you know, in the Last Bot Standing comics…
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…Steeljaw kills Sharpclaw. By shooting her. With a gun/blaster. And, I don’t know if you know this, but according to a few tall-tales: a werewolf can be killed by silver bullets. Or just silver in general, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN—
And, and, and, guess what? Ghosts, or phantoms, can be trapped in silver mirrors (I learned that from gravity falls hehehe). Actually I think it works for all mirrors in general. Though my point still stands!
I think this parallel is even more supported by the fact that Phantomjaw is literally just a re-colored Steeljaw. You know… kind of like a REFLECTION! Someone he can see himself in? Someone he “cares” so much about, the TFWiki makes a point to link his name, and give him the brother title up-front and center???
Honestly, this stuff just writes itself.
Okay, so, back to Sharpclaw. Sharpclaw being a werewolf. And how it wouldn’t be totally nonsensical.
I mean, she has a brother, Steeljaw, who steals (hehe I love a good play on words) the livelihoods of other mechs so he can manipulate them into doing his dirty work. Kind of like stealing their SOULS!
Then there’s Phantomjaw, who works as a Decepticon spy, whose job it is to literally ghost those around him to maintain a facade. And to maybe even HAUNT those who he targets, as a means to gain the upper hand in combat.
So what does that mean for Sharpclaw? Going by her name, and TFWiki article, the first thing we can conclude about her is that… she has sharp claws. Nice.
Buuuut, it also means she’s sharp-minded. Specifically—
“…the ever-acerbic Sharpclaw..”
—to be exact.
Also, a small detail in Last Bot Standing, Sharpclaw says something to a… really out-of-it Rodimus that really caught my eye.
“…Calm yourself, friend. Try to relax…”
…Are you kidding me? Friend?? FRIEND!!? That’s a very sociable thing to do Sharpclaw. Not to mention, the first syllable of your name being synonymous with intelligent. Do you know what else can be described as sociable and intelligent?
RED WOLVES!!
(just fyi I’ve already headcannoned Steeljaw as a Gray Wolf and Phantomjaw as an Arctic Wolf)
Just a short synopsis—Grey wolves are usually associated with teamwork, community, power, loyalty and gaurdianship.
While Arctic wolves can be represented with intuition and spirituality, and are just really close to Grey wolves genetically speaking. (also in Phantomjaw’s TFWiki he’s working with the White Order in the Precursor World, so I think it’s safe to assume he can be considered a White wolf—which is another term used for Arctic wolf just so you know)
Then there are Red wolves, who can symbolize harmony, balance, and sustainability.
She was the one to suggest the notion of sharing to Steeljaw for all of five seconds. And the one to try and convince Steeljaw to not destroy a whole planet that has organic life on it.
Aside from my annoying side tangent about wolf symbolisms and stuff, I really am impressed with the kind of character motifs these guys have. Further supporting my theory/headcannon from a mythically-supernatural point of view.
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I was honestly preparing myself to go into this tangent completely blind and just leave it at SHARPCLAW = WEREWOLF✨—but I just kept finding more and more connections to that original statement that’s seriously making believe in it even more. It’s kinda scary how delectable this is.
It’s also supported by the fact that it’s SPOOKY MONTH! And I’m typing this out during the spookiest season ever! I’m legally obligated to make spooky theories about spooky characters.
