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Continua a leggere

This comic I started a looooooooong time ago and just… never finished it? I had more to it, but never got around to it. If anyone wants more, I might try to finish it.

ANYWAY I headcanon only miners, warframes and Seekers have red optics, thus giving them negative association to the general public. So Megatronus makes his optics blue so he can seem more “like the higher class” and become more “approachable.”

TFP Character Refs Masterpost

All character refs from The art Of Prime. Flier Vehicons and miner Vehicons straight-up didn't have any. Neither didn't general Bryce, Sierra, Vince, Vogel, or other minor human characters who did have 3D models.

Speculative Analysis: Why TFP Soundwave is so Terrifying to His Fellow Cybertronians

Time for an essay on why I think TFP Soundwave might have chosen his current cryptid form—electrical tentacles and all. There’s a TL;DR at the end, so feel free to scroll down first and then decide if you want to read the full thing.

This will involve cross-continuity speculation, centered around TFP / Aligned but with some IDW / MTMTE lore thrown in. This could also loosely apply to Bayverse Soundwave, but I won’t be focusing on him. I’m confident you all can infer the potential implications for that version of his character by the time you reach the end.

Okay, so I’ve seen several fellow TFP fans speculate about why Soundwave went from beefy gladiator to bonafide cryptid. Some say it could have been due to the loss of his horde of “minicons” (the term used in ‘Exodus’ by Alex Irvine). Others think it was just Soundwave’s way of adapting to the direction of the war by taking on a form that would give him the best strategic advantage in his position as Megatron’s communications officer. I agree with the latter, but I think there could be more to it than that.

As we see in the flashback for Ratchet’s story and the TFP Titan comics, Soundwave had his current frame type, armor, and alt mode back on Cybertron:

[Sarcastic Soundwave: Superior]

In the real world, Soundwave’s design is based on the MQ-9 Reaper military drone—an earth-based aircraft, but I’m not going to address that small discrepancy since it’s not relevant to this analysis. Skinny, cryptid drone Soundwave existing prior to his arrival on earth supports my theory anyway.

“Can’t we throw a tarp over him? He’s creepin’ me out.”

-Bulkhead in Minus One

On the surface, Bulkhead’s comment and Smokescreen’s subsequent response seem like an interaction between a couple of Autobots who are unnerved because they’re familiar with Soundwave’s reputation—Bulkhead more so than Smokescreen since the latter had probably not seen Soundwave up close in action before coming to earth. However, I think some of Bulkhead’s fear might have been due to an entirely different reason: Sparkeaters.

While reading MTMTE #3, my eyes were met with this lovely sight /s :

[Hey, wasn’t the energon eater in Rescue Bots called “Sparky” too? I guess it’s a cross-continuity tradition to call life-sucking parasites “Sparky” at least once.]

Terrifying? Yes. But I stared in horrified awe at this abomination and thought, “Wait. One. Fragging. Minute. I’m having a galaxy brain moment.”

Mind. Blown. Their overall sharp, jagged appearance, their thin, but formidable frames, their prehensile cables extending from somewhere inside (fuel lines for the sparkeater; multipurpose tentacles for Soundwave). I was—and still am—fascinated by the uncanny resemblance.

[Now who’s Sparky?]

It’s true that sparkeaters aren’t confirmed to be canon in the Aligned continuity, but their existence isn’t denied either. We got something similar with the zombie Terrorcons, but those were a new phenomenon produced either by Megatron’s blind ambition and stupidity or Knockout and Starscream’s lack of forethought and scientific restraint. For the sake of where I’m taking this, let’s assume that sparkeaters, as defined by IDW, do exist in the Aligned universe. What would this mean for Soundwave’s disturbing choice of frame/body type? Why choose a visual motif so strongly associated with death and disease?

One word: Mimicry

Mythologically, historically, and medically, sparkeaters are inseparable from death and disease. Their very existence instills fear in most Cybertronians. What better way for Soundwave to strike terror into the sparks of his enemies (and potential enemies) than to take on a physical form that resembles the sparkeater—something that has been known to kill normal Cybertronians using a deeply disturbing, painful, and even sacrilegious method? Even though the initial shock of seeing a “sparkeater” show up during or around a fight would have dissipated once the Autobots realized it was mostly cosmetic, an impression would have been left. Coupled with his spy capabilities and gladiator-style prowess in combat, a message would have been sent: Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

And there you have it, folks! Another reason to love Soundwave’s design.

Bonus:

I could see Soundwave being called a few things by allies and enemies alike: “The Decepticon Sparkeater,” “Soundwave the Sparkeater,” or just “The Sparkeater.”

An interaction between two Autobot scouts:

Scout 1, over comms: “You there, kid? Who is it? Who did Megatron send this time?”

Scout 2: “It’s The Sparkeater! He’s here!”

1: “You mean Soundwave!? Do you have a visual?”

2: “How many ‘Cons do we see walkin’ around looking like sparkeaters??? Of course it’s Soundwave! And yeah, I’ve got a visual.”

1: “Aw, hell. Things just got a whole lot more complicated.”

TL;DR: Soundwave may have put more thought into his appearance than is obvious. He may have opted to look like a sparkeater as a way of sending a highly effective warning.

tfp megatron x reader who's stronger than him

🎞︔︉ gender neutral reader , headcanons , no content warnings , can be read both romantic and platonic! ＼(★^∀^★)／

ty for reading, please take care of yourself!!

This moment in the movie is everything to me, Optimus really said PERISH

I made a bunch of shitty memes for this really obscure pairing

@shychangling this is your fault lmao

@charliedzilla lured me into watching TFP few weeks ago and now I’m here making her regret her decisions. Based on that one video of the VA doing the voice at a convention :’D

i redownloaded tf2 again a few days ago after not playing for like 4-5 years…heres a shitty doodle as a result lol

I can imagine Megatron at like sleep cycle hours, everyone else on the Nemesis is asleep bar like Soundwave or something, and he's sitting on his throne thing, deep in thought, and while he's thinking he doesn't notice himself slowly powering down, his bio-lights dimming and slowly fading out as his optic lids close and he falls into his sleep cycle.

I'd imagine Soundwave just looks over at him, not saying anything as per usual, but he dims the room's lighting — not like he needs it as high as it was — letting his liege rest, Primus knows he needs it. A few hours later he summons an awake Vehicon guard to watch over Lord Megatron while he's in his resting state and leaves to get a couple hours of sleep cycle in himself.

Maybe an hour or two later, the Vehicon flinches slightly as Megatron's frame moves, his bio-lights flickering back to life as he exits his rest cycle somewhat abruptly. The stationed Vehicon doesn't know what to do so he just stands tall and salutes his liege, waiting for Megatron to bark at him to leave the room perhaps, which, surprisingly for the Vehicon doesn't happen as Megatron just sighs and says "At ease," in a sleepy voice. Somewhat shocked, the Vehicon hesitates, but does eventually relax, asking quietly if he should leave and doing so quickly when he receives a small head nod from Lord Megatron.

(... don't ask why i wrote this it just came to me and when i started writing i just couldn't stop)

How many times I had redrawn him..

I wish I could forget that :¦0

I love how you can see the dimensions of the bots in prime...starscream next to the humans is a huge dude, dont even get me started on megatron...

Now thats art👏👏

tragedies at baby time

Okay, I looked it up and cats do this when they don’t want you to look at their babies. That honestly makes this comic funnier

“Come! Look at my babies! …NO MORE LOOK AT BABIES FOR YOU!”

starscream don't be dumb challenge. also more of my TFP to TFA series!! hope you like it!! this time i wanted to use the color palette from the first TFA episode, where we see the decepticons!

OP took one look at the Rescue Bots after they woke up from their coma and just knew Megatron would fold them like they were fresh out the dryer

No, I’m actually gonna cry here because Starscream gets out of his way, but Megatron just shoves him anyways.

Also, the way Knock Out just lifts the Dark Star Saber for him to grab-

Knock Out pictures

You don't even know how many pictures I have of this creature.

This is a tiny, tiny percentage of my collection.

KO Appreciation Post But It's Only Awful Pictures

Reblog with more unflattering pictures of this idiot we must make a beautiful gallery

fuck it them-centric (re-)post bcus i love these cartoon bastards