#transformers sentinel

[glacias-transformers-blog]

I should have gone to sleep two hours ago but I had to make this because it was funny as shit to my sleep deprived mind.

[jackalsprey]

I made a post a while back talking about the Primes' designs in Transformers One and the changes made to their characters in the One film. I still stand by everything I said in that post, but I noticed something else that's fascinating about 2 specific designs.

Zeta Prime and Sentinel.

A few similarities are obvious with the blue and gold color schemes and the tall, crown-esque helms. (It's a lot less obvious with Sentinel, but it's still there.) It makes sense for these two to have those similarities, with Zeta being the bearer of the Matrix, therefore the greatest of the Primes, and Sentinel being Cybertron's sole leader. Blue and gold are famously royal color schemes, it's fairly basic design.

But then there's the details with those color schemes. As any artist will tell you, saturation and tone mean EVERYTHING with colors, and that is on full display here.

Zeta's blues are dull and washed out, closer to a slate grey than a true blue. This gives a more aged appearance, fitting as he is one of the original 13 primes, but it also gives the impression of wear and tear, evoking the image of a warrior. The Primes were not afraid to fight the Quintessons, and with his axe in hand and his armor well used, Zeta looks the part of a leader ready to fight for his planet.

In addition, while his design is overall quite simple, he's not devoid of detail, with a star engraved on his plating and his gold accents. They're present, but not overdone. This is a Prime who knows he is powerful, and he doesn't need to look fancy to prove it.

But then there's Sentinel. His blue colors are vibrant, a true royal blue. His plating is polished to perfection, without a scratch on it. While it certainly is a royal look, it doesn't have the authenticity of Zeta's appearance. Why would someone who supposedly was spending all of his time on the dangerous surface of Cybertron look so perfect all the time? In addition, his detailing, especially with his wings acting as an almost-cape, is extensive. It says that Sentinel puts a lot of time and effort into his appearance, to make sure he looks as flawless as possible, to the point it's forced - just like his claim to Cybertron's throne.

This even extends to their weapons: Zeta's axe is simple, with minimal detailing. Sentinel's sword has all sorts of ridges and carvings that serve no purpose besides aesthetics. (no you're not getting images cause they were being mean to me)

His design feels like a stolen, overblown version of Zeta's. Hell, he has Zeta's golden knees! Sentinel's design is an emulation, trying to look like what he wants to be. He's a sparkling playing dress up, and to try and convince Cybertron to play along, he makes himself the most perfect looking Prime there can be, modeled after a true leader, but lacking the honor and responsibility that being a Prime comes with. He wants all of the glory, but none of the effort.

[hijacked-mouse]

Giraffe Sentinel.

[axolartandfics]

Transformers Sparksong: Chapter Two

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[renicuzwhynot]

would anyone be interested in a ... sentinel prime edit ive made ...

[sparkeaterz]

Transformuary Day 6 • TF One: Sentinel Prime

[asmodaye]

I have this really cool idea

Instead of elita (from the 2007 animated series) falling into the hole of spiders what if it was sentinel instead and instead of spiders what if it was a bunch of moth-and instead of sentinel being having a large chin and being bulky and strong he is small (smaller then elita) and had a normal sized chin and and is very weak when fighting but makes up for it by being stealthy quiet agile and flexible and he also looks like a femme but isn’t a femme at all and he also had a voice of a femme (elita is the oldest sentinel is the middle and Optimus is the youngest)

Sentinel Optimus and elita were fighting but then the ground beneath them collapsed and they fell into a hole, inside was a bunch of cocoons and moths flying around and they all spotted them and flew after the trio, they ran of course and luckily they found a cave with light not far away and when they finally reached there way out, the entrance collapsed and sentinel was stuck inside, he yelled and begged for help but nothing came, eventually the moths took him and he fought them off but he was out numbered and one of the moth bit his thigh, he screamed and started transforming he grew wings and fluff (whatever those are called) around his neck and his eyes turned black while the other is white, and he started turning black and white, he saw what he became and screamed "NO" repeatedly.

i don't have a design for him but if you can make it please do so! (warning before you ask "whats the payment?" sorry i don't have money and i cant pay you i don't have a job and I'm legit broke and umm I hope you accept doing it for free 😭)

Also what should his name be?

Twilight glimmer

Mothalis

Midnight sparkle

Nightmare moon

Darkstar

Midnight star

Shadow star

Voting ended onMar 28, 2024

[ppoliwrath]

It’s everyone’s least favourite prime 💔❤️

If he were a real person, I probably wouldn’t like him as well, but he’s a cartoon so his personality just makes me laugh.