Tag: anatomy

ratchetisbae:

larrydraws:

Woke up way to early with a thought about what robots are made of. I mean like, cybertronian alloy only would be boring, what if turbines and tailpipes are actually ceramic to withstand high temperature?? And ceramic brings in those translucent opaqueness UwU What if acrylic and resin based materials is used not only for the tires but like, for joints and tubing?? squishy energon lines, man. And dear god, interfacing equipment!! Polyurethane or acrylic foam as an expanding inner material covered for durability in woven metal mesh that’s actually got hexagon structure perfect for placing nodes under it!! 

Just give me bots with all kinds of materials in their bodies, extra dense, elastic, opaque, transparent, dielectric and conductive gimme GIMME

HECK

The importance of the Brainmodule and the Spark

insecwrites:

A headcanon post by moi, and relevant for one of the fics currently on my poll.

When it comes to fanfiction, oftentimes the Spark is the most important aspect of a Transformer’s existence. Without it, they would die. It is insinuated to be the source of a Cybertronian’s sentience/sapience/intelligence, and it is often compared to the human Soul.

At the same time, there’s been instances of reprogramming  ( in both fic and canon ) which forever altered the mech in question. The destruction of a brainmodule has been shown to be almost the same as death.
Rung, with his brainmodule having gone through some trauma, was completely unresponsive and near comatose.  Nautica held onto Skids’ brain module, in the hopes that his spark could be rekindled in some way.

So, even though the details are never explained in canon ( how wonderful, plenty of room for headcanoning!) we know that the brainmodule is at least equal to the spark in importance.

My personal headcanon, is that the spark is what generates emotion, attachments, and feelings. And that the Brainmodule is necessary to interpret the signals of the spark, and to translate outside events to signals that the spark can understand.
They work in tandem, and develop set patterns and ‘shortcuts’ so as to say, as the Cybertronian grows older and has more life experience. 

With that thought in mind, I wondered… What would happen if the sparks were swapped, but the brainmodules were not?

Say, perhaps, a Pre-War Jazz and Prowl?

agatharights:

If you’re ever sad, just remember that in TFA that bots can take off their armor to expose the protoform bodies underneath and I think that’s beautiful.

So, here’s some naked Megatron! Warbuilds are still pretty stocky and well-armored, compared to a typical autobot, but tend to appear much slimmer as much of their mass comes from heavily reinforced and padded armor and weapons systems. Megatron appears much less top-heavy because his shoulders actually can expand when supported by armor, and retract when not to allow for less exposure. Some of the black areas on his body would actually have glowing circuitry and biolights but I was lazy.

He’s also got HEAD PETALS because I love them in IDW- although they’re actually not very sensitive- the underside of them is, but it’s more ticklish sensitive than anything else. What is very sensitive is what they protect- the exposed circuitry and sensors on the back of his head. I imagine they’d be fun to play with, tho…

He’s got those thick, deep ports on his shoulders/hips/back/some other places, where weapons and armor plug in for added support. Also oh my goodness you can see his modesty panels hahaha I was gonna add more details but I’ll wait until the kid’s in bed to do that.

Also look at his cute lil winglets. They get, like, lost when he’s armored fully, but like this they’re exposed and probably wiggle.

utility-cavities:

(Yesss, these are good, and it’s always ok though I can’t promise [a fast] response!)

Transformer skinhealth musings: mechs sometimes develop random small screws or bolts akin to human moles, that are not harmful on their own unless there’s too many close together or they grow too big/abnormal which is when they start to risk weakening the metal between the bolts during transformation. Seekers and other high altitude/speed flyers are especially at risk because G-forces and pressure shifts risk ripping the screws off which could be extremely risky during flight; thus seekers are considered to have ideal “skin” because they need to keep their surface as perfect as possible.

At certain points some young mechs might suffer from chronic and embarrassing paint bubbling, and older mechs might develop chronic paint wrinkling. More embarrassing and maybe more exclusive to those with Earth alt-modes are different issues in their car upholstery, and not making sure to clean, dry and air out their seats may end up with persistent itchy mildew or other infestations. Also less of a health thing but I’m pretty sure that those with more than four wheels sometimes get them pinched awkwardly after transforming to root mode, but then it’s bit embarrassing to re-transform just for that when everyone’s looking so they try to subtly hang back and shift their limbs hoping the wheel will spin to settle better.

protihexirecords:

A shiny new version of my old spark spectra headcanons. I wanted an easier-to-read graphic, and the changes just kept coming from there…

+ Disclaimer: This is the system I’ll be working with for most of my TF works, particularly those set in Book Of Hours. It’s completely headcanon’d, meaning I make shit up and wave at canon as it flies past, so don’t take it too seriously.

+ References:

Spectral Classification— 

>> The internal temperature range at which the spark burns plasma, which determines the charge output, cyclic and pulse rates, apparent colour, and resonant affinity of the spark. An important marker of identity for virtually all Cybertronians, due to the spark's status as the giver of life for all.

Keep reading

thesoundlessvoid:

Random headcanon time!

For the purpose of this blog and the mun’s other blogs, lets talk about Cybertronian/similar reproduction: 

There are four base ways in which robot “babies” come into the world. They are as follows:

  • Well Emergence. These ‘bots, as stated, emerge directly from the Well of All Sparks. These mechanicals are important for genetic diversity, and crawl out of the well as young blank slates. This has, historically, been most common. Considered very pure in their connection to Primus, especially in post-war times.
  • Budded/Carried. These mechs have at least two contributing genetic creators, but sometimes more. Two or more bots spark merge to create a new life, which is then carried by whichever mech is “most compatible” for the carrying process. At the end of the carry is the emergence, where the spark separates from its carrier and must be placed within a protoform. The protoform will then form into the frame type that the new sparkling is coded for. This method became more common as the Well began to drastically slow it’s production and the idea of siring genetic legacies became popular.
  • Cold constructs. Considered extremely taboo. Cold constructed mechanicals are pre-built, pre-coded “adults”, who are given a spark. Cold constructs can suffer a myriad of mental issues, most commonly, a dissatisfaction with their frame type if it differs from the one their spark is truly coded for. Many times, no one knows where the sparks of cold constructs come from. 
  • Hot Spotters. At times, the Well will suddenly produce a high multitude of independent viable sparks without bodies. Most notable instance was at the conclusion of the war and the rebirth of Cybertron with the loss of Optimus Prime. These sparks look for specific areas called “hot spots” to bury themselves in, and the spark uses the resources in the planet directly to form a frame. This allows a huge number of sparklets to grow at once without putting a strain on existing mechs physically. Unlike any other sparklet form, Hot Spotters activate semi-wild. They instinctively pack together, but are very quick to warm up to adults and begin learning how to be somewhat civil little children. 

It is not impossible for budded sparklets to be separated from their carriers early. Sparklets (occasionally called Sparkles) taken from their carriers are immediately placed within a protoform, and the protoform placed within a canopic decanter, which then was filled with a very highly supportive and high energy energon slush. This method is useful in instances where the species is in danger of becoming extinct of mechanicals who would be parents are too often put in dangerous situations to be affected by a carry. The soft-sided sacs could be placed in a singular area to be heavily defended while the parents could still perform their duties.  

** feel free to reblog or adopt this headcanon if you like it. many, many people have had similar notions to these, I just wanted to have them all written down in one place.

Cybertronian Vocab List For Beginners

strawberrieninja:

I was making my friend a “cheat sheet” of Cybertronian vocabulary and…things got way out of hand. Maybe it can benefit someone here too? It’s not an all-inclusive list and some parts are probably inaccurate or just my personal opinion. I tried to keep it open to interpretation, because honestly that’s my favourite thing about the TF fandom. Seeing all different takes on Cybertronian biology and culture is the best!

Welcome to the fandom, here’s your information brochure:

–  aft –  butts

–  audial, audio receptor – ear

–  berth, recharge slab – bed, a place to recharge

–  bond – marry. Involves  "spark merging" and possibly a ceremony, or at least personal vows of devotion.

–  cables – muscles. Sometimes refers to an interface cable.

–  calipers – (look up a diagram) a channel of internal “muscles” inside of intakes and valves.

–  chassis – main body, torso

–  CPU – attention span, memory capacity

– coolant – runs through fuel lines (or something?) to reduce overheating. –  cooling fans activate when flustered, like blushing. Used to expel excess heat from the frame and moderate internal temperature.

–  circuits/circuitry – circulatory or cardiovascular system

–  communication link (“comm link” or “comm”) – wireless communications system in which mechs choose a specific radio frequency and use it like a phone line. Can be privately or inclusively broadcasted.

–  cord – a cable with a jack at the end, used for interfacing.

–  digit – finger

–  dentae –  teeth

–  derma, dermal plating – skin, outer armor

–  electromagnetic field (EM field) – (definitely research this, its cool stuff!) An aura. Simply put, it’s the charged particles (electrons) surrounding an object which conducts electricity. When different EM fields come into contact, they slightly alter each other, causing interference of sorts. Using your imagination, you can presume Cybertronians use fields to communicate. Different levels, intensities, amount of charge etc are likely associated with different moods and emotions. EM fields likely expand and contract depending on social and emotional situations. They are essentially someone’s “bubble.” One can feel disturbances in the air around them if another mech brushes against or stands in their field. In a way they are like whiskers, judging spacial awareness and reading energy currents/air currents. It’s fun to make them into a method of emotional communication akin to body language.

–  engine – will rev when excited. Can also growl when angry, sputter when exasperated, etc.

–  frag – v. or n. (opposite of “defragment”) Crude word for “interface.” Also an interjection.

–  frame – whole body

–  frame type – overall shape and style of the Cybertronian’s model. Examples include jet, race car, truck, helicopter, etc

–  fuel pump –  Pumps fuel throughout the body the same way a heart circulates blood.

–  glossa – tongue

–  helm – head

– host/carrier – a frame type which relies on a symbiotic relationship to other mechs (i.e, Soundwave and Blaster).

–  intake, fuel intake – throat

–  interface – v. Two or more mechanisms connecting either physically or mentally, in a manner that is generally perceived to be sexual. (Depends on personal interpretation!)

There are 3 main categories for interfacing, “sticky,”  "plug n’ play,“ and “tactile”.

Sticky interface uses concepts analogous to human anatomy (spike, valve, fluids)

Plug n’ play focuses on a cord/port connection, along with the transfer of energy, files, emotions, and memories.

Tactile interface focuses on physical (and sometimes electrical) touch

Personal suggestion: combine all three!

Colloquial terms for interface include: jack in, plug in, link up, fileshare.

–  interface housing – an area of the body (your choice!) that houses interface equipment, be it cables/ports or spikes/valves). Generally the equipment is kept safe behind separate panels (one for spike/cord, one for valve/port)

–  olfactory sensors, chemoreceptors/chemosensors – sense of smell. Detects chemical stimuli in the environment.

–  optics/optical sensors – eyes

–  offline – unconscious, asleep. Sometimes means “dead.” (I don’t use it that way).

–  online  – conscious, awake, alive.

–  oral cavity, oral component – mouth

–  oral lubricant – saliva

–  overheating – body becomes uncomfortably warm, possibly to a harmful degree. Causes of overheating include embarrassment, anger, arousal, etc

–  overload – the climax of interfacing (orgasm), achieved by excessive electrical charge within the frame. May involve shorted circuits, being knocked offline, systems crashing, blacking out, temporarily shutting down, rebooting in some form.

–  panel, interface panel, interface hatch/manual hatch – the panel behind which lies the interface equipment. May be automatically or manually operated (or both!)

–  pede – foot, leg

–  port – receptive end for an interface cable.

–  processor – brain

–  recharge  – sleep

–  sealed/factory sealed – Essentially a virgin. One who retains the protective seals over their interface equipment they were constructed with. Most will agree that seals should be medically removed, but some mechs romanticize “breaking their lover’s seals.”

–  sensory input modules – nerves (things that relay information to the processor)

–  slag – basically “shit”.

–  spark – heart/soul/lifeforce. Located in the chest.

–  spark merging – a profusely intimate act in which mechs open their chest compartments, revealing their sparks, and press together until the sparks resonate at the same frequency, pulse in synchronicity, etc. Likely this leads to overloading. Generally spark merging is an act reserved for bonded mechs, as it involves one to expose themselves to absolute vulnerability.

–  spike – phallus component utilized in sexual interface. Upon arousal, spikes will “come online” by heating up, extending from interface housing, stiffen by means of magnetism or hydraulics (probably?), and likely will self-lubricate. Connecting to a valve forms a circuit between mechs and energy can be shared in a feedback loop. Thrusting in-and-out movements stimulate internal tactile and electrical sensors, accumulating electrical charge.  

– struts/spinal struts – back

–  symbiote/symbiont – a mech smaller than a mini which lives on or inside its designated host/carrier mech. (i.e., the cassetticons)

–  valve – interface equipment resembling a vagina. Internal components include calipers, a ceiling node, various tactile sensory nodes, various electrical nodes. Outer components include a rim and at least one external node resembling a clitoris. Valves will “come online” and start to heat and self-lubricate upon arousal.

–  ventilation – breathing

When in doubt, look up car/plane diagrams, read other people’s fanfiction, or make stuff up! 8D Alien robots, yeah!!

adhesivesandscrap:

gokuma:

Transformers AUs where:

  • faceplates aren’t “battle masks” but have some kind of medical function
  • only higher caste mechs can have mouths
  • wearing a faceplate means “I don’t feel comfortable here”/”I don’t want to interact”
  • mechs being in a relationship install identical facemasks/modify their existing ones to show their involvement with each other (and to signal they’re speaking “with one voice” and want to be treated as one unit)
  • some mechs have unmoving faces even though they don’t wear a faceplate (or maybe because they’ve lost one or their programming malfunctions)
  • using a faceplate isn’t something deliberate but instinctive (a mech uses his/hers when he/she feels they’re in danger/uncomfortable/insecure)
  • a “battle mask” retracts only when a mech recharges; the fact someone knows another mech’s “real face” is a sign of intimacy/trust

Omg YES I love these