#transformers rambling

[bringmethepeculiar]

The best interpretation of Bumblebee (in my humble opinion) is one where he emerged at the start of the war/part way through it. There’s the tragedy of someone so young only ever knowing a raging war that destroys everything in its path, and the tragedy of Bee not even registering it because the war has ALWAYS been there.

It also serves as a way to make Bee stand out from his fellow Autobots and reasons why he specifically loves Earth so much when he gets there.

A Bumblebee born into a war torn world will never have the same motivation to win the war as his allies. He’s not fighting to reclaim the world Cybertron was before the war because he never knew it.

“Hey, do you remember the Crystal Gardens in Iacon?” Bee doesn’t.

“Remember that really scary ride at Six Lasers? The one with the crazy loop?” Bee doesn’t.

“Do you remember that time when people thought it was so cool to paint their plates neon green? Trends were crazy back then.” Bee doesn’t.

I think Bee fights to win the war because it seems to matter SO MUCH to everyone else.

I think it would eat Optimus up inside that Bee only ever gets to experience the worst parts of Cybertron because that’s all that’s left. And the worst part is that Bee takes all of it in stride with a smile on his face. Bee thinks it’s been a good day when everyone comes back from an energon scouting mission unharmed, not even registering the fact that things are bad enough that they have to scout for energon in the first place. Bee would never think to blame Optimus for his part in starting this war the same way Optimus blames himself.

And then Bee comes to Earth and it’s just so…quiet.

The war isn’t on Earth.

And Bee has never known it to be so peaceful…

Just something about peppy characters somehow managing to focus on the pretty rainbow reflections on the surface an oil spill. Kills me so good inside.

[sandeewithtwoe]

I’m actually shedding tears just THINKING about rewind and chromedome’s storyline…..

[th3p0rtalmaker]

I'm just now realizing that my auditory processing disorder is the most likely culprit for why I struggled to watch the Bayverse Transformers movies as a kid.

As far as I can remember, the voice actors were emotive and energetic in their performances, always speaking with intention and purpose. I knew the Autobots/Decepticons were trying to communicate with each other and the human characters, but I couldn't figure out the literal words they were saying half the time (or more). And I'm 99% sure it was because my brain couldn't decipher whatever filter was used to "roboticize" the actors' voices.

You know which Cybertronian character I always understood perfectly throughout the entire film? Optimus Prime.

That's probably why Optimus is the only Bayverse Transformer whose voice and personality I can remember clearly from those movies. (The fact that they were my very first exposure to Transformers media is probably why Peter Cullen's Optimus is also the definitive iteration of that character in my mind.)

[starburr]

Just remembered elita one was in rid 2015 of the aligned continuity and she seems to be on the side. Also to note she was also part of the council before the events of wfc just makes me ooooohhh a tiny nerd who likes research send tweet. Shes actually small or at least thats how her split second pic in rid portrayed her as like same build as rest of fembots like arcee and presumably size??? Idk I just like the idea of a tiny nerd

[warriorpax]

Random Transformers fun-fact, for those of you that didn't know:

The first ever actual instance of a gay relationship in Transformers history, WASN'T actually in the IDW comics. Granted, IDW's kind of known for having a LOT of representation in their comics, both before and I'm pretty sure after the reboot, so I don't blame you for thinking that.

The ACTUAL first instance of a gay relationship in Transformers history, actually dates back as far as the Beast Wars cartoon. Allow me to explain.

When Hasbro decided to let Beast Wars be dubbed for Japanese audiences, Yoshikazu Iwanami (the guy in charge for the dubbing), had decided to do things a lil differently, having the Beast Wars cast depicted in a variety of different manners.

In the case of Tigatron and Airazor, Tigatron was depicted as a samurai, and Airazor as his young ward.

BUT WAIT, WE AIN'T DONE.

For one reason or another, whether it was accidental or Iwanami decided to do a funny and change shit up, or whatever you believe the reason to be, they decided to depict Airazor, in all Japanese-based media for Beast Wars, as male, instead of female like most western audiences remember Airazor. Even nowadays, in shit like the Transformers: Legends manga, where they have Airazor depicted as a male crossdresser.

This would ultimately make the Japanese version of Tigatron and Airazor's romantic relationship, the first ever instance of a gay relationship in Transformers, EVER.

So while it's definitely a fair point to say that Chromedome and Rewind's love in the pre-reboot IDW comics was the first ever instance of a gay relationship in Transformers, IN AMERICA...it was NOT the first ever instance of such, EVER.

This has been "random Transformers facts," with ya boi, Chase the dipshit.