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LITERALLY THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYINGGG
I see one more short character being treated like a baby by the fandom I may not survive
they probably are older than the main characters! Bumblebee was in Sublevel 50 for who knows how long and Tailgate was underground for like six million years
Justice for Bumblebee and Tailgate Fr
>_>
I’m not the first person to say this, but mischaracterization of Bumblebee in the TFONE fandom is honestly kind of crazy.
The infantilization aspect of it is really problematic, because it treats a full-grown man like the “kid” of the group. Bumblebee’s been slotted into this role because he’s often depicted as playing a son-like role to Optimus, which I of course *love,* generally speaking, but that’s not the role they went with in this movie, and B is still getting slotted into this role.
But in TFONE, B is actually quite possibly older than Orion Pax and D-16. We don’t know, but he’s been in Sublevel 50 for so long, he very well could be, and there’s nothing at all suggesting he’s younger than them.
Unlike in other iterations, B isn’t an “apprentice” to Optimus, either. He’s been at his side since *before* the Autobots were founded, which, since the Autobots will no doubt continue for millions of years, establishes him as a senior Autobot, not the “new kid” role he usually plays, either.
Then there’s B’s personality. B is talkative and energetic and eager to make new friends. He’s the comic relief character, which casts him in a less serious tone, but certainly not that he’s a kid. Orion doesn’t play a mentoring role to him throughout the movie, nor do any of them try to manage or babysit him. He’s an equal part of the group, even if he feels less “mature” because of his talkative personality.
B can also be read as neurodivergent, which makes the infantilisation of him in the fandom more problematic, since it treats hyperactivity and other traits found in neurodivergent *adults* as “kid” traits.
Like, why is B interpreted as the kid of the dynamic? He’s the weird uncle they found in the basement, obviously.
Not to mention, B’s primary trait as the movie goes on is his violent tendencies. Based on the fandom, you’d guess he was the most innocent lil guy, when in the movie, he actively takes joy in creating chaos and going on violent outbursts.
While his violence is made out to be a joke in the movie, in a potential sequel I would *love* to see it taken seriously as a character flaw. B is unpredictable and chaotic, and this could make him hard to work with in the Autobot cause.
B’s violent tendencies are genuinely concerning; the amount of joy he gets from slicing drones in half and holding the security team at knife point is uncharacteristic of your usual Autobot hero, and I wish people would talk about that aspect of his character instead of downplaying it when he gets turned into a lil baby in the fandom.
It reminds me of the infantilization of Tailgate in the MTMTE fandom. He’s treated like a lil baby because he’s small and emotional. This sucks because
1) I’m short and I *hate* seeing physically small characters babified to an extent I know they never would be if they were the same height as the rest of the cast around them
2) it treats being emotionally vulnerable as “child-like,” when MTMTE literally makes a point about the fact that Tailgate is one of the only people who can healthily process his feelings, since he doesn’t have war PTSD, and crying and having other big shows of emotion aren’t childlike, it’s healthy.
3) not to mention that Tailgate was a victim of emotional manipulation. Infantilizing him treats him like he was “gullible” for being tricked when Getaway was literally painstakingly planning a longterm relationship to groom him. Don’t infantilize victims, it’s treats it was their fault for being manipulated and not the abuser… you know, manipulating them.
Tailgate also is powerful/violent like Bumblebee, and this similarity gets downplayed. I haven’t been in as much of the MTMTE fandom (I’m still reading Lost Light, and I’m trying to avoid spoilers) but I have seen the Tailgate infantilization to an extent, and the B infantilization is literally the only way I ever see B being treated by the fandom.
STOP TREATING GROWN MEN LIKE KIDS PLEEASSSEEE
Some Transformers Ships I like! Which should I draw next?
Ships: Starscream x Skyfire, Optimus/Orion Pax x Megatron/D-16, Optimus x Elita, Knockout x Breakdown, Tailgate x Cyclonus, Megatron x Minimus, Windblade x Slipstream, Ironhide x Chromia, Soundwave x Shockwave, Chromedome x Rewind
also feel free to specify series- I showed TFONE megOp but I could Earthspark instead, either way
WHICH ONE SHOULD I DRAW AHH!!! :D
Someone (I believe it was @suzielovesships ) pointed out that the reunion between TFONE Starscream and Skyfire would be even more tragic because Starscream’s voice is a battle scar in that continuity, so I HAD to sketch it rahhhhhh
i posted this edit on tt and since its getting banned i thought people would enjoy it here!
I love thinking about cogless wheeljack.
Do you think he ever wanted to try inventing somthing? Like he gets ideas and wants to so badly make them real but he feels he can't do more than just his mining job?
Or do you think he goes and makes randome small things in his free time. Maybe he found ways to make their jobs easier. Maybe he does small things like upgrades and repairs to their equipment.
Wheeljack screencap collection
It was the last time we saw D16 speaks before he became Megatron
did it mean anything to you
Im read such cool fic, i like it
My most favorite chapter 13, i laugh, when read it💞
My sketch from one moment from fic "a small change of small bot"
The bride and the ugly ass groom 💪🔥
I find it funny that sm1 said that their tfone counterparts are taller than the bayverse versions while also being cogless so I decided to portray them here lmfao
(Context)
Bonus:
I just wanted to draw tf1 orion's death but w tfp orion-,, and a orion doodle :3
In all honesty I haven't seen the full movie yet, but I did see a lot of it and know the order of the scenes that I have seen, (also a LOT of the transformers side of tumbler was just the movie for me for for a long time so I learned the plot and everything from here).
I really hated the fact that starscream lost the fight while being older and more experienced then d-16/ megatron and tried to come up with an actually reasonable explanation and not just an "It was for the plot" kind of reason.
In the end (and after a LOT of time on tumbler and looking into the high guard and what happened, and fics) I managed to come up with an explanation that I actually liked and appeared to be working well with the movie and it's plot.
I am really happy you and other people like it.
Hello transformers fans.
Here is a thought I just had about transformers one. More specifically the fight between starscream and D-16/ megatron.
Do you think that the only reason as to way starscream lost the fight was because he was starving from lack of energon?
I mean, he was the leader of the high guard, he fought against the quintesons (I don't know how to write it) in the war. He also kept probably most of the high guard safe and surviving on the surface.
Yet he lost to a mach who only got his t-cog like a few hours before.
I don't know about you but for me it's weird.
So I came up with the explanation that starscream lost the fight only because he was starving himself so his soldiers and the mach under his commend won't die.
Because with the lost of their primes, their leaders, he was now technically the leader and only one incharge. So he decided that he would not disappoint his primes by kipping their army and the mach they entrusted him with safe.
Even at the exchange/ price of his own life.
Hello transformers fans.
Here is a thought I just had about transformers one. More specifically the fight between starscream and D-16/ megatron.
Do you think that the only reason as to way starscream lost the fight was because he was starving from lack of energon?
I mean, he was the leader of the high guard, he fought against the quintesons (I don't know how to write it) in the war. He also kept probably most of the high guard safe and surviving on the surface.
Yet he lost to a mach who only got his t-cog like a few hours before.
I don't know about you but for me it's weird.
So I came up with the explanation that starscream lost the fight only because he was starving himself so his soldiers and the mach under his commend won't die.
Because with the lost of their primes, their leaders, he was now technically the leader and only one incharge. So he decided that he would not disappoint his primes by kipping their army and the mach they entrusted him with safe.
Even at the exchange/ price of his own life.
a little sketch for @ugly-bug-starscream and @edd-drawsyo tfo au because it's my Roman Empire.
being sparkbonded, Skyfire feels Starscream's struggle on the surface: exhaustion, energon starvation and other kinds of discomforts in a form of his body and spark aching. But he's husband supposed to be dead so the old man is confused. (btw the whole idea's of course Ray's and Edd's, i just got too excited about it and wanted to draw stuff. They are geniuses fr fr.)
+ bonus sentinel being an asshole lol
THANK YOU FOR THE DRAWING!!! I absolutely adore this dynamic, I have a special place for Skyfire and aerialbots in my heart, because of my favourite fic that also depicts somekind of parental relationships... ALSO YOUR STYLE IS GORGEOUS??? THESE FACE EXPRESSIONS OMG??? We need more Skydad!!!
OMG SKYFIRE IS AERIELBOT'S FATHER FIGURE IN YOUR TFO AU??? I LOVE THIS DYNAMIC SO MUCH--- may I please request some uuuhh parent/children sketches with them maybe?? qwq
OF COURSEE IVE BEEN WANTING TO SHARE ABOUT THEM! some lore!: after starscream disappeared and presumed dead in the quintesson war, skyfire to distract himself from grief he built little kids.. using starscream's and his own genetic data. so hes raising all five by himself KSJDFJSG. im gonna make more but meanwhile heres skyfire with his eldest ones, silverbolt and airraid. thank you for requesting!! <3
Some robotic animals ✨✨✨
I was inspired by the deers we saw in Transformer One
GUYS I FINALLY WATCHED TF ONE AND THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Megatron: The voices…
Starscream: SHUT UP YOU SCHIZOPHRENIC GLITCH
Shockwave: Such claims are illogical.
Soundwave: …. :(
Ghost Orion Pax AU
aka orion still haunts megatron
I know that there must be so many people who have already done this/had this idea, but this is my take on it! Hope you all like it!
Here’s some more sketches that I made in my sketchbook + some scribbles abt some ideas i had for the AU if anyone cares to try and figure it out lol
Like does the high guard know about what’s been going on or
Technically a continuation of this
Elsewhere:
Part 1
Even apart they’re still facing the same struggles 😔 Not that they’re thinking about each other or anything. Why would you suggest that.
you didnt understand, and i couldnt explain.
The babysitter is babysitting
CAN i ask for more tfone starscream???? an can you draw somthing with Megastar if thats okay....
what about.....
can i draw silly funny stuff with them? thanks
Draw your favorite moments from any transformers media (movies, comics, cartoons an all)
last one moment from g1 but i forgot from what episode Guys, thanks for your questions and suggestions! I will try to answer each one :) I am also preparing a small reference for personal use with all three seekers
