[[Mun Musing: It occurs to me that the way Arcee’s head opens up seems very orderly- her helm splits along lines of color. Do other bots’ heads open up similarly easy? With the right medical codes, could you make Megatron’s helm open up? Or Optimus’?]]
Things to draw: Other TFA Bots with their helms open. Does Bumblebee’s helm open like this? We’ve seen him take his helmet off, wholesale- is that a feature of his framtype? Could Arcee do that, or is her helmet more attached? SO MANY THOUGHTS???? How many different helm styles are there, for bots?
I ASSUME that it differs for different bots no matter the frame. I think that it could depend on the model and how old it is. Like Wasp and BBB have the same newer frame type but they have difference face shapes and helms. And then Blurr and Cheetor have the same helm and frame but different face shapes. But Ironhide and Ratchet have the same face shape but different helms. Then there are bots like the Autotroopers and Ironfist that look the exactly the same except for the paint job. So each frame probably has it’s own set of face shapes and helm designs but I think newer frames have more variety and probably more features.
Alternatively it could just be that during the War combatant bots have their helms attached to their frames as a safety precaution. So they were able to extend open up/fold away but not come fully off except for a few cosmetic pieces. Then when the war ended the Autobots got more creative with their frames and designs.
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