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- (counter)punch,
- 2007,
- aerialbots,
- art,
- autobots,
- blaster,
- cliffjumper,
- combaticons,
- constructicons,
- first aid,
- hound,
- huffer,
- interface,
- jazz,
- megatron,
- mirage,
- mixmaster,
- octane,
- optimus prime,
- perceptor,
- protectobots,
- prowl,
- quotes,
- red alert,
- sandstorm,
- shockwave,
- simmons,
- skids,
- skyfire,
- skywarp,
- smokescreen,
- soundwave,
- starscream,
- stunticons,
- swindle,
- thundercracker,
- wheeljack
Um, h-hi?
Uh, yeah. Call me Tac.
This is my first bunny list, which I had started before I knew this community existed *blush* but it only really started to take off after I read a few posts here. I'm kind of not that big a fan of Perceptor *cowers* so he might not pop up all that much in my lists, but I love Red Alert, Mirage, Thundercracker, and Octane. Poor 'Tane is the most underwritten mech in existence. I think Astrotrain gets more fic than he does. Aww.
- Dead Space crossover. For those of you who like being able to sleep, Dead Space is a futuristic survival horror game that was just released.
Drawn-out plot summary with a bazillion spoilers follows.
As engineer and ship specialist Isaac Clarke, you and your team, computer specialist Kendra Daniels and security officer Zach Hammonds, are to rendezvous with the USG Planet Cracker (a ship that literally cracks open planets to retrieve ore) Ishimura, which has gone mysteriously radio-dead. On the way, Isaac watches a video sent by his girlfriend, Nicole Brennan, Chief Medical Officer onboard the Ishimura.
Once there, however, they find that the ship has in fact been overrun with extremely hostile aliens that spread through dead bodies, the Necromorphs. And if they don’t have any, they’ll make their own. Basically, the Flood from Halo, in a horror game. In their first appearance, in a darkened waiting room, a spinning alarm light shows flashes as they kill the pilots and security detail of Isaac’s ship, the Kellion, by impaling them on their arm blades.
Kendra and Zach escape to secure locations, and Isaac, who drew the short stick, is given the responsibility of performing all the repairs necessary to the Ishimura, as the Kellion exploded shortly after you arrived. Isaac’s armor is an engineering suit, which is progressively upgraded. Isaac’s weapons are, in fact, mining tools, such as a plasma cutter, an ore cutter (or line gun), a Graviton accelerator (or force gun), a hydrogen torch (AKA flamethrower), a ripper (shoots spinning radial saw blades), and one actual gun, yoinked from the military ship.
Over time, Kendra admits to Isaac that she is growingly suspicious of Zach’s behavior. Things are complicated when the military ship Valor arrives, only to be overrun by the Necromorphs.
Through the course of the game, Isaac finds Nicole, but she runs away from him. Zach is killed by a Brute. Isaac also meets an unnamed nurse who has gone insane, and is twice seen hacking at a dead body and laughing hysterically; Dr. Challus Mercer, a Unitologist (the game’s controversial cult-like religion) who actually helps the Necromorphs; and Dr. Kyne, one of the last few sane survivors. Dr. Kyne explains that all the trouble revolves around the Marker, an artifact that Unitologists claim validates their beliefs. Isaac agrees to get the ship’s shuttle working, so they can return the Marker to its original location.
Things are complicated when Kendra Daniels betrays Isaac, kills Dr. Kyne, and tries to take the Marker. Isaac still manages to outwit her and replace the Marker. However, Kendra comes out of nowhere and starts to move it. She taunts you by telling you Nicole was dead all along, as she injected herself with poison at the end of the first video – Isaac has been hallucinating the whole time. Turns out, the Marker isn’t a religious artifact. It was reverse-engineered by the government from a genuine alien artifact, but the government screwed up and corrupted the markings. The original Marker halted tissue necrosis, essentially granting eternal life, but the government’s copy became instructions for recombinant DNA that could infect necrotic flesh. The government decided to eject it into space. The Marker hit the planet containing the Hive Mind, a giant alien, which was infected by the Marker and turned into a Necromorph. When the Marker was removed, the Hive Mind got pissed off. Before Kendra can escape, the Hive Mind squishes her, and Isaac has to kill the Hive Mind, which kills all the Necromorphs.
The game ends with Isaac alone and heartbroken in shuttle in dead space. As he charts a course back to civilization, he spots a Necromorph that looks like Nicole, and it attacks him. As all Necromorphs should have died, Isaac is probably hallucinating. Again.
Isaac = Wheeljack. Nicole = Ratchet. Zach = Red Alert (poor Red). Kendra = Perceptor or Starscream. Unnamed crazy nurse = First Aid. Dr. Mercer = Sunstorm Dr. Kyne = Skyfire. Hive Mind = Unicron.
Poor Unicron. Just minding its own business…and then these random puny humans come along and crack it open, then kill its children, then kill it. Aww.
- On that note, low-budget Transformers horror movie. Bonus points if it’s so cheesy that it’s good. Bonus bonus points if the author can rip off various horror movies. I will give the internet to any author that can cram over twenty villains, monsters, and aliens into the plot, even if it’s just cameos.
- AU, or else copious OCs. An Autobot/Decepticon ship crashes on a world where guns do not exist. The inhabitants, biotechnological beings (metal integrated with organics) around the same scale as your average car ‘former, have all sorts of awesome technology, but their main weapons are blades. This is because of the planet’s proximity to its sun. The high heat makes gunpowder extremely unstable – as one unlucky ‘bot/‘con (possibly a generic footsoldier) discovers. They must learn to use blades and martial arts if they want to recover their ship, which has been confiscated by the totalitarian ruling government.
- Optimus Prime is murdered – and not by who you’d expect.
- Out flew the web, and floated wide
The mirror crack’d from side to side
“The doom is come upon me,” cried
The Lady of Shalott.
6. Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the traveler in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the traveler in the dark,—
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Note: Actually, I was thinking of the Dead Space trailer when I put this down. Go to youtube, search Dead Space, click the one with the sepia-toned picture, and get ready to never sleep again. Warnings for lots of blood and gore and Isaac dying.
- What are the colors of the Transformers’ auras?
- Skids is such an amazing theoretician, he has theorized that his very existence is theoretical. How about some screentime for the most neglected ‘bot on the Ark?
- 2007verse. Halo crossover. A few ‘bots, or ‘cons, got way off course, and ended up on one of the Halos. Eager to escape these fanatical aliens, the ‘bots scan various Covenant and Earth vehicles, and end up joining with the UNSC. How would the war against the Flood be different when giant robots are added to the mix? Would the Flood affect Transformers? Also, how would the presence of another Earth, with other humans, be explained?
- Wheeljack, captured by the enemy, MacGyvers a wide variety of tools and explosives in order to escape, and manages to utterly destroy half the Decepticon base in the process. Inspired by a conversation in which I said, “Because only Wheeljack could make a rubber chicken (leftover from Skywarp’s pranks, perhaps?) explode.”
- There are a dozen theories as to how ‘bots interface – to spare tender eyes, I won’t list them here. What if, instead of being mutually exclusive, the method is up to the individual ‘bot’s preference? I could see some ‘bots shunning or teasing those who use a less ‘socially acceptable’ method.
- Do Cybertronians have ice cream parlors/candy shops/restaurants/etc?
- Cassette Whisperer.
- A Saturday Night Live skit, featuring the poor, abused Weapon of the Week.
- So, basically, Prime is a supreme leader, right? He can accept input from others, but in the end, it’s his call. How would the Autobots react to American government, which is basically one giant forum where different special interests malign each other’s logic, sanity, and character?
???: What does Monica Lewinsky have to do with anything? And what’s with that picture of Dukakis in a tank? I mean, it’s not a Decepticon tank, is it?
- “What the…did Huffer just skip by?”
“Backwards, even.”
- Mirage gets stuck half invisible, and all grouchy.
- Hound’s hologram projector breaks, and he ends up with an image of Barney, or Mickey Mouse, or some freakish hybrid, superimposed over him.
- Mirage has a perfect opportunity to shoot a turbofox – and lets it go. Hound asks why.
- You know, I’m pretty sure Mirage would make a great prankster.
- Did Mirage and Hound ever use their forcefields to interface in the middle of the rec room? (*brain goes splodey*)
- Jazz is one very protective Mama Bear Spec Ops Agent, and he is definitely not pleased to hear the rumors floating about Mirage. Specifically, about Mirage’s relationship to Hound.
- Mirage hates it, absolutely hates it, when mechs talk about how rich he was, and about how he doesn’t know what it’s like to be poor. Oh, he knew, all right – he was once the scum of the streets, just like everyone else, until he was nearly beaten to death in an alley. A strange mech rescued him, and later adopted him, taking him up to the Towers, and Mirage never looked back.
And now the mech who nearly killed him is here, on Earth.
- Cliffjumper turns traitor.
- The Autobot and Decepticon gestalt team leaders commiserate about annoying teammates.
Silverbolt: At least none of your team can use his baby seal eyes to manipulate the whole base.
Onslaught: At least none of your team has tried to throw you through a wall.
Hook: At least none of your team likes to mix acid into energon.
Hot Spot: At least none of your team goes around trash-talking every ‘bot he knows and a few he doesn’t, then plays victim when they thrash him.
Motormaster: At least your teams don’t have nervous breakdowns every episode.
- When Red Alert decides to join the prank war in order to end it, once and for all, no ‘bot on the Ark is safe.
- Why would Red Alert’s horns flash and spark blue when he’s upset? I mean, if he’s so afraid of being attacked, wouldn’t it be smarter for him to try to make himself a less obvious target?
- My world begins and ends with you.
- “It would have been better if he’d died.”
- First Aid picks up a few habits from Ratchet. ‘Bots are beginning to get freaked out by the fact that they’ll be facing Ratchet, looking right at him, when they get hit with a wrench.
- It was not love at first sight, for this was far from first sight. It was more that connections long forgotten and buried were slowly rising from the seas of their souls. He watched as memories unfolded before his optics, images bright and dark and distant, of lands long lost and times that may as well never have been.
- “Looks like his brain finally caught up to his mouth.”
- “Pain is good. Pain means I can still feel.”
- Crossover with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Seaspray meets Captain Nemo.
- “I am going to save my people. If history will paint me a villain, a monster, then so be it.”
- He wore a dozen different masks, each one with a different expression. Happiness, anger, sadness…all feigned. He couldn’t afford to show emotion – if he did, he feared, the loneliness and the frightening, overwhelming urge to end it all would swallow him whole. Once a week, however, it got to be too much for him, and he would find a quiet corner and let himself crack, for just a moment.
- From a list of impossible questions: “In a person with multiple personality disorder, if one personality threatens to kill another, is it a hostage situation?”
Counterpunch threatens to kill Punch.
- Skyfire has both claustrophobia and an intense fear of the cold. When he was stuck in the glacier, he woke up from time to time, though he was so out of it (due to the cold) that he could barely distinguish recharge from waking. His only refuge was in watching the Arctic life around him evolve.
- 2007verse. Why is Simmons such a jerk?
- He’s autistic. He can barely process the irrational behavior of other humans, never mind the customs of giant alien robots.
- Megatron got partially unfrozen once, and he squished someone Simmons cared for.
- His parents emphasized toughness, so much so that they used to beat lessons into him. Could go with the stereotypical father = physical abuse, mother = emotional abuse.
Yeah. I kind of like Simmons. Jerkass characters often aren’t really that mean, or at least they have a good reason.
- Red Alert is so paranoid because he, like Mirage, Skywarp, Soundwave, Thundercracker, and Hound, is psychic. He has a type of precognition, but due to the confused nature of his visions, which inconveniently do not include time or probability, constantly fears attack.
- Thundercracker blows out Soundwave and Blaster’s audios with one of his sonic booms, and Soundwave is Not Happy. Oops.
- Whenever Starscream’s ranting gets to be too much, Skywarp teleports his wingleader into a snowdrift, and Thundercracker lets off a sonic boom. I would make a corny joke staring with “Chill” and ending with “out”, but I’m too cool.
- Starscream as a sparkling was bad enough, but now Soundwave finds himself dealing with three Seeklets. He’d never known that Thundercracker, of all mechs, had been worse than Skywarp when they were little. Rumble, on the other hand, is enjoying himself immensely.
- Art. Normal Starscream, normal TC, red Skywarp. Because Starscream would be that egotistical.
- Late at night, any awake mechs can hear the faint sound of music drifting from the control room – from classical to rock.
- Soundwave and Blaster communicate through their requests to a radio station.
- Smokescreen could write books, libraries of books, about the little problems and neuroses and quirks of the Transformers on the Ark. Let’s have a look at a few.
- Smokescreen and Octane get together for a spot of cards. Sandstorm (IDW-verse Sandstorm) and Swindle want in.
- Oddly enough, I like Sandstorm/Fireflight, though it’s one of the slightly more improbable pairings, but I always wonder how Octane feels. Poor ‘con gets left out all the time.
- Octane is just a tanker. Not a jet, not a tank, not a train, not a shuttle. A tanker, with little protective armor around his fuel tank. He has nightmares about being blown up, nightmares of burning to death.
- A spy that becomes so good at imitating others that he’s lost his own personality. The faces he shows to the world are really just amalgamations of other mechs’ personalities.
- Wheeljack has found a new best friend: the Autobots’ best demolitions expert, capable of whipping up a Universe’s Fastest Short-Order Molotov Cocktail in 33 seconds, with only a basic chemistry kit.
- He’d never expected that Starscream could sing like that.
- What are the various Autobots’ favorite movies?
- The most embarrassing nightmare ________ had ever had.
- Newton’s 3rd Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Does this mean that if all the people in the world walk east at the same time, we can change the Earth’s rotation? Perceptor wants to test this theory.
- It was a tiny smile. Weak. Lopsided. Barely there. But there.
- It takes more courage to suffer than to die.
- “?” he said.
- “Along with the standard computer warranty agreement which said that if the machine 1) didn't work, 2) didn't do what the expensive advertisement said, 3) electrocuted the immediate neighborhood, 4) and in fact failed entirely to be inside the expensive box when you opened it, this was expressly, absolutely, implicitly and in no event the fault or responsibility of the manufacturer, that the purchaser should consider himself lucky to be allowed to give his money to the manufacturer, and that any attempt to treat what had just been paid for as the purchaser's own property would result in the attentions of serious men with menacing briefcases and very thin watches.” – Good Omens
Teletraan-1 breaks.
- “The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock, and like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo.” – Wyrd Sisters
Shockwave, anyone?
- “Any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it lay with the demons. Using it for your own purposes would be like trying to beat mice to death with a rattlesnake.” – Eric
Megatron uses a weapon he doesn’t fully understand. With disastrous consequences for a) him b) the entire Decepticon force.
63. “The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking.” – Eric
Battles before Prowl.
64. “It was the sort of thing you expected in the Street of Alchemists. The neighbors preferred explosions, which were at least identifiable and soon over. They were better than the smells, which crept up on you.” – Moving Pictures.
Just substitute ‘Wheeljack and Perceptor’s labs’ for ‘Street of Alchemists’, and ‘Autobots’ for ‘neighbors’, and you’re good.
65. “He'd never realized that, deep down inside, what he really wanted to do was make things go splat.”- Reaper Man
One of the more peaceful Autobots has an unexpected violent side.
66. Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.
-- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)
Unfortunately, no one told that to the ‘con on the receiving end of one of Mixmaster’s drinks.
And I ended up throwing Perceptor in anyways. *shrug*I'm happy to be here :) maybe I can haz some moar brainspace for school. Um, uh, did I do the tags and cut and stuff right?
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I was going to put this up on my next post here. Now, it seems that I don't have to. (It's no problem, really. I have many more Discworld quotes. :)
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I love Terry Pratchett. LOVE. And I can't believe I finally met someone who actually read Discworld - there is a serious shortage of Pratchett fans in my general area.
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Re: Part 1
OMFG, YOU DON’T LIKE PERCEPTOR? HOW DARE YOU YOU EVIL FIEND AND *rantrantrant*
*cowers* Spare me!
I really, really like this bunny. Hope someone adopts it, since one of the big reasons I love Armada so much is because of the sword fighting.
Seems kind of odd, having swordfighting in a giant alien robot cartoon, but I think it could be cool :D Prolly more a movieverse thing, given how blocky and unmaneuverable the G1 bots are.
Wantwantwant!
I have this thing for protective Jazz, since a lot of people seem to gloss over or miss the fact that he's head of a Spec Ops team of three, and if I know anything about small teams, it's that they tend to be extremely close-knit.
...Really, I just wanted to see Jazz go into quiet-but-creepy mode.
… and he’s not a Decepticon!
Of course not. That would be too easy - Mirage would just have to off him during one of his spying runs.
I just got the Slade-esque (ah, Teen Titans – how I once adored thee) image of Red Alert sitting in a dark room in front of a bunch of television screens relaying camera images from places around the base and laughing evil-y.
He so would. While rubbing his hands, even. One of my fanon details about Red is that he has hours and hours of blackmail, and he's not above using it.
Maybe it was some sort of system installed in him when he was younger because he was prone to wandering off and it made it easier for his parents to find him? Good question, though.
Why didn't he just get it uninstalled, then? Seems like it could be a hazard during nighttime battles.
'Con: *whispers* I wonder where they are.
Red: *horns spark* ....Frag.
Poor Red Alert. Y’all are just trying to make him explode from paranoia.
It would probably happen when he was glitching again, too XD would make him glitch even more, no doubt.
Oooh, I like this one. Reminds me of past lives and forgotten love and stuff. Hope someone takes it.
I actually used it in a drabble that I wrote while high on painkillers, but I was wondering if someone could use it for Transformers *looks around hopefully*
Starscream (sorry – couldn’t resist inserting my favorite character! ^.^;) is starting to act – can it be? - loyal. Skywarp puts in his two cents while the others debate what could have caused it.
A loyal Starscream? *brain splodey* Wark.
The reason Starscream constantly goads Megatron into beating the scrap out of him is because he feels it’s the only thing that makes him still feel alive.
D'awwww. Poor Starscream. He must have it bad if he needs to piss off Megatron in order to feel real. Maybe he's compensating for losing Skyfire?
Poor Megatron. He’s just trying to save Cybertron! Everyone knows that war creates jobs, and jobs boost and economy. Declaring war and conquering other planets is just the only way a gladiator knows how to get his planet back on track again. So now he has to play the villain.
I...have never wanted to hug Megatron before O_o I think this community is making me suicidal. To be honest, though, I hadn't thought of that. It's a quote from Fire Emblem XD
Squee! I’m not the only one who likes Simmons, then. Nice to know. I always saw him as a big softie on the inside.
*squees back* I want to see someone, like Bluestreak or Fireflight or someone else who's really innocent, arrive, and then Simmons surprises everyone by being really nice.
Re: Part 2
I had this image of Red having random confusing visions of being attacked, and just spazzing, no matter how weird the vision is. Like, being mauled by Furbies. Or by Girl Scouts. Unfortunately, he can't tell the difference between 'wtf' scenarios and 'omg why didn't we think of this before?' scenarios, so he spazzes equally.
Awww. I can see this as a romance fic, with them sending love songs back and forth to each other, and yet I can also see this as a fic where one of them’s a spy and sending information and codes through music.
I was thinking that it would be romantic and kind of sad, given how a lot of the love songs out there are singing about lost love, or wanting love, or something. Plus, I once read this awesome ficlet about Jazz being trapped behind enemy lines with Soundwave in the vicinity, so Jazz phoned into a human radio station (that Soundwave wouldn't monitor) and sent a message to Blaster. Heh.
This could go fabulously with my ‘everyone on the ark has a phobia from the phobia list’ bunny from a while back.
Not necessarily just phobias, even. Red's occasional brain splodes, Inferno's arsonist tendencies, Optimus's need to keep up a facade of perfect composure, etc...
The first name to pop into my head after I read this one was Bumblebee. Who’d ever expect him of pretty much being a sociopathic actor?
Could be why he took to Spike so easily - he didn't need to actually like the little squishy, he just pretended to.
You’re a first-time plot bunnier, and yet you’ve already tapped into the bunny telepathy channel.
*bow*
Reminds me of that whole ‘jump to change the Earth’s path around the sun’ thing from a while ago. xD
Actually, I think they've proven, using El Nino winds, that a whole bunch of rotational forces going the same direction really can change the Earth's rotation. All the wind going whatever way actually turned the Earth.
Ahh, physics class. We talked about wormholes and black holes and time travel today.
Once again, I must tie this one in with a previous bunny of mine: Starscream’s actually an Autobot spy, but Jazz is the only one who knows. He’s constantly deliberately backstabbing Megatron because, really, who would suspect the person who fights so hard to be top dog of the Decepticons of being a spy? So he has to suffer the constant abuse from the tyrant in order to get information to Jazz – information that, 9 out of 10 times, allows the Autobots to clinch that seemingly one in a million victory every time.
I...I love your bunny. It's so perfect and so unexpected that I could actually see it happening. <3
Prowl: *stares at datapad with details on previous battle ‘tactics’* What – who – what in the Pit made you think any of these were good ideas!? *fritzes*
Optimus: Sooo… does that mean you’ll take the job?
Poor Prowl. The 'bots on the Ark are so illogical, no wonder he crashes so much. And, really, how were tactics before Prowler's battle computer? Must have been a real mess.
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Now then...
Mirage has a perfect opportunity to shoot a turbofox – and lets it go. Hound asks why.
I love this idea. I hope someone writes it.
Did Mirage and Hound ever use their forcefields to interface in the middle of the rec room?
Ya know, I think I remember one fic where they did exactly that, except it was in the middle of a meeting, not in the rec room... Still, the rec room would be completely different, wouldn't it?
The Autobot and Decepticon gestalt team leaders commiserate about annoying teammates.
It's called Three Cubes Of Energon And A Cell Door by CasusFere. Enjoy.
First Aid picks up a few habits from Ratchet. ‘Bots are beginning to get freaked out by the fact that they’ll be facing Ratchet, looking right at him, when they get hit with a wrench.
'The Hatchet's Apprentice' by Crimson Starlight is in the same general area... Not exactly the same, but a really good read.
It was not love at first sight, for this was far from first sight. It was more that connections long forgotten and buried were slowly rising from the seas of their souls. He watched as memories unfolded before his optics, images bright and dark and distant, of lands long lost and times that may as well never have been.
This would so fit a cross-faction romance. Skyfire and Starscream maybe? Hmm...Blaster/Soundwave might fit better.
Soundwave and Blaster communicate through their requests to a radio station.
Can I just say that this is a completely awesome idea?
And... number fifty-six? I'm fairly certain that's Newton's First Law. Or at least, that's what my physics teacher has been pounding into my head lately...
61: *cackles madly* I so, so badly want to see someone say that about him.
Aaaand, that's really all I have to say. Bye-bye!
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I love this idea. I hope someone writes it.
I always had to wonder - would being friends/lovers with Hound make Mirage more of a nature-lover? Or at least a nature-respecter?
Ya know, I think I remember one fic where they did exactly that, except it was in the middle of a meeting, not in the rec room... Still, the rec room would be completely different, wouldn't it?
Oh, yeah. All those 'bots that could randomly trip over them.
Bot: *trips* What the?
Mirage: *decloaks* Do you mind? *recloaks*
Entire rec room: *crash*
It's called Three Cubes Of Energon And A Cell Door by CasusFere. Enjoy.
Ooh! *runs to read*
'The Hatchet's Apprentice' by Crimson Starlight is in the same general area... Not exactly the same, but a really good read.
*conniptions* That. Is almost exactly what I wanted. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
This would so fit a cross-faction romance. Skyfire and Starscream maybe? Hmm...Blaster/Soundwave might fit better.
I was thinking of Omega Supreme and the Constructicons, after a deprogramming, or else of two mechs who hadn't seen each other in a long time, so both of those would be awesome.
Can I just say that this is a completely awesome idea?
*blushes* *bows*
And... number fifty-six? I'm fairly certain that's Newton's First Law. Or at least, that's what my physics teacher has been pounding into my head lately...
Newton's first law is that objects moving (or not moving, as it were) at a constant velocity will continue moving at that velocity unless acted on by another force.
...*cough* Yeah. I'm a nerd. I'm Chinese and I wear glasses and I'm in band, even.
61: *cackles madly* I so, so badly want to see someone say that about him.
Out of his audial range, I hope. But it does seem to me that being so logical all the time must have its side effects - like a moment of randomness once a week, or somesuch.
:D
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Ultra Magnus, drone of Primus. He probably has a good reason.
7. What are the colors of the Transformers’ auras?
Would they even have auras or would their auras work differently? I personally imagine their electromagnetic fields are their auras.
11. There are a dozen theories as to how ‘bots interface – to spare tender eyes, I won’t list them here. What if, instead of being mutually exclusive, the method is up to the individual ‘bot’s preference? I could see some ‘bots shunning or teasing those who use a less ‘socially acceptable’ method.
Actually, I totally agree with that - all ways are valid (up to and including tasteful sticky), it's just a matter of preference and social mores.
12. Do Cybertronians have ice cream parlors/candy shops/restaurants/etc?
They serve specialty energon, oil confectionary (and anything else you can think that a robotic race might eat - I'm personally very influenced by
13. Cassette Whisperer.
Soundwave, of course. He tamed severeal unwilling Cassettes into loyal minions.
15. So, basically, Prime is a supreme leader, right? He can accept input from others, but in the end, it’s his call. How would the Autobots react to American government, which is basically one giant forum where different special interests malign each other’s logic, sanity, and character?
Actually, from what I've seen through fandom about the senate, Cybertron seems more like the Roman Empire after the Ceasars were established.
20. You know, I’m pretty sure Mirage would make a great prankster.
He thinks pulling pranks is too undignified.
21. Did Mirage and Hound ever use their forcefields to interface in the middle of the rec room? (*brain goes splodey*)
On the other hand, he has a kink for interfacing in public, without anyone besides Hound knowing what is happening.
28. My world begins and ends with you.
*Gives her Magnus muse a sidelong glance.*
31. It was not love at first sight, for this was far from first sight. It was more that connections long forgotten and buried were slowly rising from the seas of their souls. He watched as memories unfolded before his optics, images bright and dark and distant, of lands long lost and times that may as well never have been.
For some reason this made me think of Starscream and Skyfire, when they first get into a relationship.
35. “I am going to save my people. If history will paint me a villain, a monster, then so be it.”
Megatron, with originally honourable intentions.
36. He wore a dozen different masks, each one with a different expression. Happiness, anger, sadness…all feigned. He couldn’t afford to show emotion – if he did, he feared, the loneliness and the frightening, overwhelming urge to end it all would swallow him whole. Once a week, however, it got to be too much for him, and he would find a quiet corner and let himself crack, for just a moment.
Optimus Prime. He has to put on a brave, cheerful attitude in front of his troops, but does not always feel it in his spark. It helps that he has the mouth guard to hide most of his face.
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I love it. Reminds me of my "music game" idea, but cross-faction.
49. Oddly enough, I like Sandstorm/Fireflight, though it’s one of the slightly more improbable pairings, but I always wonder how Octane feels. Poor ‘con gets left out all the time.
There's only one solution: THREESOME!
53. He’d never expected that Starscream could sing like that.
Soundwave is sent by Megatron to fetch Starscream for some reason, and walks into Starscream's personal lab to find the Air Commander singing - something he only does in private. Soundwave is instantly taken with Star's talent and sets about romancing him.
59. “?” he said.
...Roller. I recently saw the upcoming MP Roller toy and now he's appearing more in all my fantasies about Optimus and Magnus. The "?" is actually an electronic trill in a questioning tone, since I also imagine that Roller can't speak.
65. “He'd never realized that, deep down inside, what he really wanted to do was make things go splat.”- Reaper Man
One of the more peaceful Autobots has an unexpected violent side.
...Bluestreak.
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Plus the idea of Starscream and Soundwave together is an interesting one, since most of the time Star is written as disliking Soundwave for his loyalty to Megatron.
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Music game? Do tell. I haven't finished trawling the archives yet, so I do not yet know this community's running jokes. Perceptor has a tank form? Really?
There's only one solution: THREESOME!
XD The solution to every love triangle. How would it happen, though? *ponders*
Soundwave is sent by Megatron to fetch Starscream for some reason, and walks into Starscream's personal lab to find the Air Commander singing - something he only does in private. Soundwave is instantly taken with Star's talent and sets about romancing him.
And Starscream would be so freaked out, because Soundwave is usually so emotionless. *loves*
...Roller. I recently saw the upcoming MP Roller toy and now he's appearing more in all my fantasies about Optimus and Magnus. The "?" is actually an electronic trill in a questioning tone, since I also imagine that Roller can't speak.
Kind of like how the 'bots talked in the movie? With beeps and whistles and chirps and such?
...Bluestreak.
Kid's gotta have some issues. The Decepticons did kill everyone in his city but him, after all.
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Actually the post that I gave a description of the Music Game got deleted - I came under fire for some of the ways I handled things in the idea (it was a massive megabunny that developed over a 3 week period I was stuck offline due to compy problems).
The music game idea, on it's own, is that a tradition develops amongst the Ark Crew where people would make music requests to Blaster of what to play on the Ark's weekly social night. It became the "game" when someone went to Blaster with an anonymous request (i.e. that Blaster dedicate a specific song to someone else, not saying who requested it). It became a thing for people to make anonymous requests and it be a guessing game amongst the rest of the crew who it was, and also a great way of people to broach their romantic interests.
As for Perceptor, well I guess some of the Percy fans want a more hardcore alt for him, so he's secretly a triplechanger with a tank form.
And Starscream would be so freaked out, because Soundwave is usually so emotionless. *loves*
Heh, yes! Know one really knows all that much about Soundwave because he keeps to himself so well.
Kind of like how the 'bots talked in the movie? With beeps and whistles and chirps and such?
Yeah, kinda like that, probably also like the Mini-cons in Armada though I've never seen any of Armada. Roller's only appearances in the G1 cartoon had him sounding like Artoo - probably because there was a guy working on the sound who'd worked for Lucasfilm. Laserbeak is also well known for sounding like a tie fighter.
Kid's gotta have some issues. The Decepticons did kill everyone in his city but him, after all.
Exactly!
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So Blaster is a DJ? XD It sounds kind of like that Secret Santa thing, only weekly and more awesome.
As for Perceptor, well I guess some of the Percy fans want a more hardcore alt for him, so he's secretly a triplechanger with a tank form.
Well, that makes sense. A microscope alt. form is kind of useless - it's tiny and it can't move on its own. But, where are his tank parts? And, wow, size discrepancy much?
Heh, yes! Know one really knows all that much about Soundwave because he keeps to himself so well.
And now Starscream is wondering if Soundwave's been replaced by an Autobot spy. Or reprogrammed. Or replaced by an alien. :P
Yeah, kinda like that, probably also like the Mini-cons in Armada though I've never seen any of Armada. Roller's only appearances in the G1 cartoon had him sounding like Artoo - probably because there was a guy working on the sound who'd worked for Lucasfilm. Laserbeak is also well known for sounding like a tie fighter.
A Star Wars vet worked on the Sound?! That is awesome beyond comparison. I haven't watched the cartoon in ages, so I forget what Laserbeak sounds like, but now I need to go trawl Youtube *trundles off*
Exactly!
And it manifests itself in the violent dismemberment of Decepticons!
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Keep in mind that when the original G1 cartoon was made, it was only a year after Return of the Jedi was released, so at the most only two years after it was made.
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(Anonymous) 2008-10-24 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)But what reason? :P Did Optimus become all tyrannical and evil and such after the war? Did he majorly screw up? Did Primus get angry at him for having such a gas-guzzling alt. mode?
Would they even have auras or would their auras work differently? I personally imagine their electromagnetic fields are their auras.
I was thinking like Spark auras - energy emitted by their sparks that shows up around them like a silhouette. For that matter, what about different-colored Sparks? They can't ALL be sparkly gold things.
Actually, I totally agree with that - all ways are valid (up to and including tasteful sticky), it's just a matter of preference and social mores.
This was inspired by some fanon article (can't remember which one or where I found it) that discussed all the different theories about interfacing, and thought, why not have them all? It's like having ninja pirates who like chocolate vanilla swirl and have attack dogs and spy cats. Yeah.
They serve specialty energon, oil confectionary (and anything else you can think that a robotic race might eat - I'm personally very influenced by i_stalk_piccolo's writing when it comes to Cybertronian foods).
I believe a fanfic by Cyndi on ff.net mentioned having rust sticks and wax/oil truffles, so I was wondering, what other kinds of food could they have? What does energon taste like, and can there be different flavors?
Soundwave, of course. He tamed severeal unwilling Cassettes into loyal minions.
Soundwave: "Rumble: sit."
Rumble: *sits*
Frenzy: *snicker* Good boy.
Actually, from what I've seen through fandom about the senate, Cybertron seems more like the Roman Empire after the Ceasars were established.
I....had not known that. I was going off the wikipedia article, which mentioned how Prime was a religious leader, and the ultimate authority. Mayhap the latter part is because of the wartime policy...
He thinks pulling pranks is too undignified.
Maybe Hound asks him to help out in the prank war? Even dignified mechs like to see other mechs fall on their afts sometime - and it would be so unexpected.
On the other hand, he has a kink for interfacing in public, without anyone besides Hound knowing what is happening.
For once, Hound might be the embarrassed one XD
*Gives her Magnus muse a sidelong glance.*
Hmmm?
For some reason this made me think of Starscream and Skyfire, when they first get into a relationship.
So they were reincarnated? Or maybe they met a long time ago as sparklings and just found each other again! :D
Megatron, with originally honourable intentions.
And then he turns into the evil warlord we all know and love/hate. Or, maybe he's just acting the part, and he's just trying to goad Optimus into continuing the fight.
Optimus Prime. He has to put on a brave, cheerful attitude in front of his troops, but does not always feel it in his spark. It helps that he has the mouth guard to hide most of his face.
I always thought being the leader of the underdog force must be a hard job. Optimus has to keep morale up by pretending to be the perfect, unruffled leader.
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But what reason? :P Did Optimus become all tyrannical and evil and such after the war? Did he majorly screw up? Did Primus get angry at him for having such a gas-guzzling alt. mode?
Heh, LOL. Nah, considering it's my Magnus muse talking, it's probably that Optimus's spark is at some sort of risk if it remains in his body and Magnus is not willing to lose him, so the quickest and easiest way to protect him is to recall his spark to the Allspark to protect it until whatever can be solved.
Would they even have auras or would their auras work differently? I personally imagine their electromagnetic fields are their auras.
I was thinking like Spark auras - energy emitted by their sparks that shows up around them like a silhouette. For that matter, what about different-colored Sparks? They can't ALL be sparkly gold things.
Well that is how I see electromagnetic fields - their fields resonate in a pattern that is the same as their sparks, and probably broadcast their moods a bit as well. They might also have sensors that allow them specifically to read electromagnetic fields so they can pick up mood changes in other Cybertronians by the changes in their fields.
As for colours of sparks, well that apparently came up in Beast Machines - everyone has different coloured sparks.
They serve specialty energon, oil confectionary (and anything else you can think that a robotic race might eat - I'm personally very influenced by i_stalk_piccolo's writing when it comes to Cybertronian foods).
I believe a fanfic by Cyndi on ff.net mentioned having rust sticks and wax/oil truffles, so I was wondering, what other kinds of food could they have? What does energon taste like, and can there be different flavors?
Actually, Cyndi is
Personally, I imagine that any metal their bodies have somewhere in their construction, any plastics, any lubricants, coolant, etc. could be potential food for them. All it'd need is to be in a form they can swallow and digest - rust sticks are a good example, since rust is brittle.
Also, I had an idea at one time that was probably inspired by something in a fic that energon made from different fuel sources would taste different - like coal-based energon would taste different to oil-based, or solar, or energon crystals.
Actually, from what I've seen through fandom about the senate, Cybertron seems more like the Roman Empire after the Ceasars were established.
I....had not known that. I was going off the wikipedia article, which mentioned how Prime was a religious leader, and the ultimate authority. Mayhap the latter part is because of the wartime policy...
Well one could imagine that the rank of Prime used to be that, but in more modern times fairer forms of governing were brought into effect, so a senate was established to moderate between the people and Prime. The problem is that right before the war, the senate was highly corrupt, the Prime at the time (Sentinel Prime) was ineffective (probably crippled by the senate who didn't want him doing away with their nice money-making schemes. Then the Decepticons rose from the ranks of those the senate were oppressing and ended up killing them off, so all that's left is Optimus acting as a military commander, first and foremost, and effectively is the sole authority for the Autobots.
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He thinks pulling pranks is too undignified.
Maybe Hound asks him to help out in the prank war? Even dignified mechs like to see other mechs fall on their afts sometime - and it would be so unexpected.
Well he thinks the daft things the Twins pull are totally undignified, so he ropes Hound into helping him pull some dignified pranks, just to show up the twins.
On the other hand, he has a kink for interfacing in public, without anyone besides Hound knowing what is happening.
For once, Hound might be the embarrassed one XD
There they are, sitting in the rec room. Hound is struggling not to show his embarrassment on his face, or in his EM field, while Mirage is outwardly calm as anything. Inwardly... well Mirage is gleefully getting Hound totally worked up, right in front of several unknowing friends.
*Gives her Magnus muse a sidelong glance.*
Hmmm?
Oh, I have a muse who is practically obsessive about his chosen beloved. That quote sounds like something he'd say.
For some reason this made me think of Starscream and Skyfire, when they first get into a relationship.
So they were reincarnated? Or maybe they met a long time ago as sparklings and just found each other again! :D
Now I remember what I was thinking originally - I was actually thinking more of that one being Star and Sky getting back together after the end of the war. The stuff about memories is finally seeing into each other's sparks after so long apart, and seeing their shared memories again.
Megatron, with originally honourable intentions.
And then he turns into the evil warlord we all know and love/hate. Or, maybe he's just acting the part, and he's just trying to goad Optimus into continuing the fight.
He slowly got so caught up in the brutal methods he used that he lost his way and became just as bad as the corrupt government he was trying to save Cybertron from in the first place. History will see him as the villain, but in truth if it weren't for his uprising, Cybertron would have drowned in the corruption that riddled it.
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Hmm. What would a dignified prank look like? Probably no slime, goop, or chicken feathers involved... Maybe he could rig the PA system to play random horror movie sounds, and make the door panels randomly shock people? XD that would be a great Halloween prank.
There they are, sitting in the rec room. Hound is struggling not to show his embarrassment on his face, or in his EM field, while Mirage is outwardly calm as anything. Inwardly... well Mirage is gleefully getting Hound totally worked up, right in front of several unknowing friends.
XD Someone needs to draw this. NOW. I could just imagine Hound squirming and trying to talk properly, while Mirage is as cool and unflappable as ever.
Oh, I have a muse who is practically obsessive about his chosen beloved. That quote sounds like something he'd say.
Aww.
Now I remember what I was thinking originally - I was actually thinking more of that one being Star and Sky getting back together after the end of the war. The stuff about memories is finally seeing into each other's sparks after so long apart, and seeing their shared memories again.
That is so sweet. Starscream annoys me sometimes, but toss Skyfire into the mix and he becomes instantly likeable :P
He slowly got so caught up in the brutal methods he used that he lost his way and became just as bad as the corrupt government he was trying to save Cybertron from in the first place. History will see him as the villain, but in truth if it weren't for his uprising, Cybertron would have drowned in the corruption that riddled it.
Wasn't that how the war started? Megatron the miner led an uprising of Transformers oppressed by the Senate? Only, I guess they got lost in hate...
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That makes so much more sense ^_^;;
Well that is how I see electromagnetic fields - their fields resonate in a pattern that is the same as their sparks, and probably broadcast their moods a bit as well. They might also have sensors that allow them specifically to read electromagnetic fields so they can pick up mood changes in other Cybertronians by the changes in their fields.
I...er...never watched Beast Wars *sheepish* Kind of fell out of Transformers post-G1. But the electromagnetic field is so cool. It's kind of like a limited empathy between every Cybertronian. I'd wager they'd all be fiercely protective of their personal space, then?
Actually, Cyndi is i_stalk_piccolo
*facepalm* Ehehe.
Personally, I imagine that any metal their bodies have somewhere in their construction, any plastics, any lubricants, coolant, etc. could be potential food for them. All it'd need is to be in a form they can swallow and digest - rust sticks are a good example, since rust is brittle.
And when they eat metal/plastic/etc, instead of digesting it for energy, they use it for internal repair? Cool!
Also, I had an idea at one time that was probably inspired by something in a fic that energon made from different fuel sources would taste different - like coal-based energon would taste different to oil-based, or solar, or energon crystals.
Oh, that would make sense. I'm guessing that the different flavors wouldn't be available until Earth, though, which actually HAS coal, oil, and sunlight. Maybe some of the 'bots have an aversion or allergy to Earth energon and some get a taste for it?
Well one could imagine that the rank of Prime...
...I really need to brush up on my G1 lore. I'm forgetting all this information that I know that I knew. If that makes sense.
Well, it's almost given that in wartime, certain leaders will gain more and more power. There's just no time to deliberate when the enemy is knocking on the door.
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The info concerning sparks being different colours is on the TF wiki page for sparks, there's a picture of BM Rattrap and Blackarachnia with their chests transparent, showing their spark colours.
And when they eat metal/plastic/etc, instead of digesting it for energy, they use it for internal repair? Cool!
It's basically reapplying the way human bodies work to a nanite-supported robot body. Protein is the building blocks for constructing flesh in us, so you would think that if Cybertronians need to repair something the simple way of getting more metals and such is to eat some rust flakes and titanium salts in their energon.
Oh, that would make sense. I'm guessing that the different flavors wouldn't be available until Earth, though, which actually HAS coal, oil, and sunlight. Maybe some of the 'bots have an aversion or allergy to Earth energon and some get a taste for it?
Actually I think Earth would have more variety than some other places, with the variety of ways humans have found to create electricity.
I think the scene in a fic I saw was that one of the Decepticons didn't like the flavour of coal-based energon, but that was all they had in stock at the time.
...I really need to brush up on my G1 lore. I'm forgetting all this information that I know that I knew. If that makes sense.
Best place to go is the TF wiki (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page).
Well, it's almost given that in wartime, certain leaders will gain more and more power. There's just no time to deliberate when the enemy is knocking on the door.
That is certainly true in the case of Transformers.
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(Anonymous) 2008-10-26 06:40 am (UTC)(link)*waddles off*
It's basically reapplying the way human bodies work to a nanite-supported robot body...
Heh, wonder if they have to take their vitamins XD
Actually I think...
*snicker* Does that mean that energon can spoil after time? Would suck for the 'cons, given how much they've hoarded.
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They certainly take their iron supplements!
*snicker* Does that mean that energon can spoil after time? Would suck for the 'cons, given how much they've hoarded.
One would think that after so many millennia of producing energon, they'd have types of preservatives for energon, though there have been a couple of plotbunnies about Earth energon turning toxic. I tend to say that if anything, fossil fuel-based energon can turn toxic.
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I wonder how Mirage half-invisible would look. A faint outline? Transparent? Literally half of him invisible? *thinks*
And I'm surprised nobody's suggested a 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea crossover yet. I imagine it gets awfully quiet and boring out there for Seaspray - he ought to have a friend.
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Seaspray and Nemo would have very interesting conversations. About war, and the effects thereof. And hope, and life and coping with same.
Thinking about it, I don't think Seaspray would be bored. Finally on a planet most of whose surface is his chosen medium, with a planet's worth of new life forms to explore? He has a lot to survey, between battles!
Lonely, though. Maybe.
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(Anonymous) 2008-10-25 05:40 am (UTC)(link)I have a mental image of cranky!Mirage, and it is so cute, I had to share it. It just seems fitting that an aristocratic character would be used to personal attacks, but would be frustrated when his invisibility generator goes on strike.
Lonely, huh - all alone in a vast expanse. Like Cosmos. Seaspray needs to have someone to talk to, unless he's learned dolphin-speak. Would Nemo let him go, though?
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Ok. I will confess here. There are a couple very popular G1 Autobots that I'm not particularly fond of. Others I love beyond reason. Cliffjumper? Is the only Autobot I actively dislike. My problem with him is that he gets other people hurt with all his leaping before he looks. If it was his own aft that got handed to him, I wouldn't object. But practically the first thing he does in the cartoon is get Hound injured so badly (yes, ultimately Laserbeak's doing) he can't transform. Grrr.
You're right, it does make sense that Mirage would brush off personal attacks. ::nodnod:: I have a rescued Devon Rex cat, and she's quite the Queen of the house - I can imagine Mirage fussy just like she gets when she doesn't get her way. ^____________^
Would Nemo let him go... That is an excellent question. Not willingly. But Seaspray can take care of himself. And through superior technology, which Nemo would respect in his gentlemanly way, Seaspray could maintain his freedom. Well, and I'm not sure he'd fit inside the Nautilus...certainly not through the usual hatch for humans. ^^;
::adding rereading that book to long list of stuff I ought to do...::
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I can kind of admire his bravery, but there is a thin line between bravery and pigheadedness *tsktsk* I kind of like them all - I have yet to find a 'bot I can't be persuaded to at least like a little.
You're right, it does make sense that Mirage would brush off personal attacks. ::nodnod:: I have a rescued Devon Rex cat, and she's quite the Queen of the house - I can imagine Mirage fussy just like she gets when she doesn't get her way. ^____________^
Ahh, cats. I have an Egyptian Mau, and he gets irritable if his food's not the right temperature XD I was twenty minutes late to school once, because of that.
Would Nemo let him go...
Seaspray: Um. Uh. I think I'm stuck.
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One of the more peaceful Autobots has an unexpected violent side.
G1: Beachcomber/First Aid
TF:A: Prowl
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I...honestly don't know much about Beachcomber. He was the hippie 'bot, right?
Well, of course TF:A Prowl is violent. He's stuck with an annoyingly energetic little yellow bug, a leader prone to making dramatic speeches, and a grouchy medic (Ratchet-who-is-really-Kup. Bulkhead's not so bad. I'd imagine he'd be really irritable after Sentinel Prime gets there, though. That mech...(rant) I swear, I wanted to punch him every time he opened his mouth (/rant).
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I'm kind of not that big a fan of Perceptor *cowers*
He's not my favorite char either. That title belongs to Soundwave, but you'll see that in time Perceptor will start crawling in your bunnies. XD
Optimus Prime is murdered – and not by who you’d expect.
I'm thinking Bumblebee, but maybe that's just me.
You know, I’m pretty sure Mirage would make a great prankster.
Because the truth is that Sideswipe isn't lying when he says it wasn't him. It's been Mirage all along.
23. Mirage hates it, absolutely hates it, when mechs talk about how rich he was, and about how he doesn’t know what it’s like to be poor. Oh, he knew, all right – he was once the scum of the streets, just like everyone else, until he was nearly beaten to death in an alley. A strange mech rescued him, and later adopted him, taking him up to the Towers, and Mirage never looked back. And now the mech who nearly killed him is here, on Earth.
*loves*
Why would Red Alert’s horns flash and spark blue when he’s upset? I mean, if he’s so afraid of being attacked, wouldn’t it be smarter for him to try to make himself a less obvious target?
He's faking it!
“I am going to save my people. If history will paint me a villain, a monster, then so be it.”
That's Megatron when he founded the Decepticons!
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Ahh, Soundwave. I had to do a presentation on music theory today, and on one of the slides, I titled it 'Soundwave: Superior'. I'm such a dork.
I'm thinking Bumblebee, but maybe that's just me.
Bumblebee would be a real shocker :O
Because the truth is that Sideswipe isn't lying when he says it wasn't him. It's been Mirage all along.
XD Oh man, that must really suck. Imagine the vindication if the truth comes out!
He's faking it!
But why? Ooh! Maybe when he feels he's under attack, he makes his horns spark in order to draw attention away from any of his friends that are nearby!
That's Megatron when he founded the Decepticons!
Poor Megatron. Can't ever get a break.