Tag: headcanon

cookie-waffle:

here’s a TF headcanon:

The reason some Cybertronian’s visors are restractable and some aren’t is because that the one’s who never/rarely ever have their eyes showing actually have poor eyesight. So basically the visors work as stylish glasses.

And it’s something they usually have to be born with, unless their optic sensors are damaged beyond repair.

Jazz for instance has always been almost completely blind, and the visor does help him see a little bit but his eyesight is still pretty bad. It’s barely noticeable though, because he’s able to rely on his hearing so well, which is part of the reason why he enjoys music so much.

zyxthstuff:

TFA verse but with Dullahan Megatron

Instead of Megs having introduced as a detached head, we got the horror story of maintenance crew on alien planet spotting helmless giant sneaking around instead.

Team Prime had no idea who the heck this was, but they must intervene (while frightened af) this…headless grey zombie? who somehow so fixated on the Allspark.

The story consisted of team Prime screaming around, sobbing in horror as they were forced to fight a ferocious body (yup), and finally trying to alert Ultra Magnus, as expected, they got dismissed.

Somehow they grew quite close until much much later they just learned it’s Megatron’s headless frame.

honestlyvan:

Self-indulgent headcanon of the day is that sparkbonded mechs can eventually learn to “ride along” each other’s sensory feed, even over long distances. It’s most likely to occur when one of them is in recharge (lack of other input), and the other one awake, so most don’t realise that’s what’s happening b/c at first the differences in sensory input parsing leads to an incoherent, dreamlike experience.

Over time, sparkbonding causes various subsystems to synch up, which will make the sensory experiences easier to parse, and may even lead to “phantom limb”-like sensations whle awake, especially between bonded pairs of different frame types and classes. The sensation source is rarely aware of the connection – for some people it can lead to feeling like they’re being watched, but even that is usually hard to distinguish from the general mutual “awareness” typical of a sparkbond.

Sensation transfer while awake is rarer, but it’s known to occur with sudden spikes in sensory or system activity, and the frequency at which they happen has a rough correlation with the percentage of system synch-up the bonded pair is experiencing. Data compression artefacting and junk data synch while in recharge (”dream sharing”) is considered a separate phenomenon from sensory transfer, and is a lot more common even among newly-bonded pairs.

sounwave-with-kids:

giorgybachika:

themadcapmathematician:

Existing transformers games:

-you punch and kill some things

Games fans want:

-gay robot dating sim

-collect rodimus stars through increasingly stupid and bizarre tasks

-incompetent robot doctor sim

-rhythm game ala kinnect star wars dance game but with giant robots

-undercover cybertronian is forced to work office job via holoform while also going on missons. Bonus if the player character is markedly bad at pretending to be human. Triple bonus if other office workers are also aliens of various species but the player must spy on them while pretending not to notice they’re aliens

-literally anything with lost light shenanigans

-two player game where you each play as components of a headmaster and have to coordinate your controller movements and maintain drift compatibility while fighting

-minicon guerilla warfare

-a game where you play as soundwave and your only goal is to adopt every smaller robot you come across

-a game in which you play as whirl and hes whirl and its gr8

-a game entirely dedicated to jet judo

-transformers dress up/doll maker

-optimus prime is the player character but except instead of fighting your only goal is to avoid ratchet as he tries to bring you in for a physical. Bonus if its a two player and the other person plays ratchet

-prowl flipping tables: the game

I need ALL of these, expecially the last

All of this could fit into one game and it would be the the best thing ever

Autobot behavior?

adhesivesandscrap:

humanstomachines:

adhesivesandscrap:

humanstomachines:

@adhesivesandscrap

Adhesive I just had the cutest idea
Okay so this started cause I was seeing posts on alot of decepticon behavior and their comparisons to packs and lion prides and im just

Why isn’t there alot of posts on Autobot behaviors?
So I was like if Deceptiocns are more like predators that act like cats/big cats/Dogs/wolves  wouldn’t authors technically act more like large preys/predators? Instead of packs they have herds or pods?
 Like Whales, and elephants?
 
I just had this thought of Autobots in the washracks and all the youngest are acting like little kids and spitting cleanser or throwing suds in water. Bath time is social time for all members who had finished their shift. The autobots have a huge communal bath and showers and often help each other clean and tidy up.

Autobots get this reputation of being prude, strict, and distant emotionally from each other but that’s cause decepticons and quite a bit of neutrals actually don’t realize they tend organize socializing so they can they maximum amount of time to be with each other. They also know when to break off into smaller groups for higher survival.

They tend to make cohort groups or bond groups(think like the Rod Squad in this case) that often will go thick or thin with eachother and have developed to knowing other wuoelrks inside jokes ect. The autobots are mostly made up of these bond group and when they come together is almost like a family clan. Bonds group tend to like to integrate new comers and when new comers join this helps build bridges and bonds with other bond groups. (Nautica for example and Velocity ended joining Rodimus bond group and end up binding two smaller bond groups the scientists and medics to Rodimus command group).

But their is also Autobots who don’t have a particular bond group so they hover around others(Trailbreaker and Pipes). Their more like Bull males and tend to be more solitary or join other bull males(Getaway, Atomizer, Blaster). Or the wreckers who members tend to change often.

All Autobot leaders are like closer to a matriarchy Elephants. When the leader is dead or too tired to continue the eldest daughter will lead(Bumblebee leading Cybertron after Optimus left). Autobots leader have this innate need to care and look after others and will often make big groups that can have smaller bonds groups made.(Rodimus and the lost light plus its many cliques)

It’s very typical for much older and wiser mechs to guide younger inexperienced ones. As older ones tend to be effective descions makers.(Ratchet, Magnus, Rung) and also keep younger ones in lime because their cut through the bullshit attitudes tend to tamper their more aggressiveand hothead behaviors. (Tho this doesn’t always work)

Autobots have a very hard time welcoming Decepticons because of this Big Prey vs Predator relationship. Deceptions won’t typically go after the older mature  Autobots  (the big developed prey) and instead the go for younger weaker bots (the less developed inexperienced prey) cause like big cats it’s much easier.

Newsparks and new Autobots tend to be the center of attention for a while often sticking close to the Autobots who brought them in. This usually lasts until everyone finds a new rhythm with the new addition.

Touch is a big thing, but it more subtle then cuddle piles and hugs. They tend to be more private about affection like hugs and cuddling but more open about hand holding, shoulder bumping and shoulder touching.

And that’s all i got right now.

Oh my god my brain is too fried to add anything right now but ELEPHANT HERD AUTUOBS UNITS YAAAASSSSSSS

@adhesivesandscrap

Omg this is my my most popular

GUESS WHAT PEEPS I HAVE MORE!
(anybody can add in i love hearing about Autobot headcannons)

Autobots have a tendency to scrap their paint on to those of their bond groups when they think that a particular person is feeling neglected. It’s to show that this person is claimed and you should not try to claim them into your group unless there dating you. It’s not uncommon to see a bit walking around with a menagerie of paint scrapes

Trust is a huge thing with Autobots it’s also not easily earned either. Unlike decepticons who are more free with affections with strangers Autobots need time to make a group they can rely on to cuddle and be affectionate with. They won’t just randomly go up to someone they don’t know and try to cuddle it too weord and awkward and just plain uncomfortable as their is not establishment of trust. Another way to tell if one is a decepticon as they are more physically affectionate than the average Autobot.

Okay more Autobot bath time ideas, like I said before Autobots love to bathe and especially with others. Even the more stern members are relaxed and happy at bath time. It’s their main way to bond with other groups, take care of them selves, and be a little silly. It’s like a trust thing it’s very taboo to cause trouble in the baths. It’s actually how Autobots can detect spies because while decepticons are touchy feely this is a whole another level as you are trusting a whole group of people when your the most vulnerable. Negativity of any kind of not allowed at bath time woe to the fool who tries to start something.

Autobots acts like absolute dorks at bath times. Spitting cleanser, water fights, thrown sponges and towels, ect. A favorite moment is when flicked his wings back and nailed the water in ratchets face who was about to dump a bucket of water on him so Ratchet was drenched twice.

Optimus also like to help groom Rodimus/Hot Rod and Bumblebee. It’s a nice way for them to cool off if anyone them are angry with one another and show they still trust another.
Autobots and cybertronians in general need help cleaning.

Large bots especially, bots like Skyfire who have large unreachle wings will often have to lie down have someone clean them for them. Large mechs tend to be the most pampered on a group as usually their pulling the most physical weight. But there is also schedules made of when which group member gets to be the most pampered and dotted on to keep balance.

Autobots like to wax and dry eachother to physical tidiness shows that you are cared for and adored. Groups will ensure that as it reflects on the group as whole and functioning unit. This tends to be a problem for starting groups tho as they are trying to figure out how to function with eachother and thus are more likely to neglect a member (Rod Squad and Swerve)

Autobots are also notorious for being absolutely aggressive and down right homicidal when one of their own is attacked. Instead of of large hoards tho they tend to go in small ballistic groups of their strongest deadliest warriors for retribution. And they do not okay fair at all.

Autobots on the battle field associated sound=life. If you are making noises of any kind they not only know where you are and are still alive but also know where you enemy is. Autobot communication is crazy scary as one comm can light up a battle field and can spot the enemy that did the damage especially in ambushes. If your still making noise your savable.

There’s mOAR?! OuO

adhesivesandscrap:

canikostar:

fuzipenguin:

glitzbot:

medic hand maintenance

✧˖°

 

Lol

Yes, Ratchet, your servos are precious and must be cared for. 

@adhesivesandscrap I assume the servo maintenance is a bit like a hand massage, and I could see it being part of a whole medic culture thing. Having medics make a social activity out of taking care of each others servos because those servos are sensitive and medics know all the ways to make it feel good. Just imagine Drift insisting on learn the best techniques, so he can help Ratchet with making sure his joints aren’t too tight or collecting debris in difficult places. Or better yet, Ratchet falling back on this trick to calm mechs down if they’re having some sort of panic attack. Even if mechs with less sensitive servos don’t get the full effect, it would be incredibly calming.

Yaaaaasssssssss. It’s rare for non-medics or those who aren’t at least scientists to be allowed to groom a medic’s hands. Goes for any frametype and their own specialised pieces. Flightframes and their wings/turbines, racing types and their wheels/shocks/suspension, etc.

Lol I have Drift doing that in Bet My Life and it leads to their first kiss. (It’s in Chapter 11) It continues into the sequel and holy shit they’re SO CUTE.

entropic-introspection:

Look TFA Optimus is absolutely a middle class maybe lower-middle class kid who joined the army out of misplaced patriotism from propaganda and also bc it was one of his best choices

TFA Megatron maybe started with fuck all but he’s now the equivalent of new money. He’s Jay Gatsby. He likes the finer things but also has no fucking idea of the REALLY good stuff that like the Tower nobles deal with. He’s learned manners and speech but he’s still “horrifyingly” plebian

What I’m saying is, if they take over Cybertron together they ducking horrify the old elite bc like. They do the robo equivalent of wearing their shoes inside. Their outside shoes. They have awful kitsch knick-knacks instead of graceful minimalism (Megatron is a hoarder fight me). They garden WITHOUT gloves and plant hodgepodge awful arrangements that are a riot of colors.

Megatron absolutely knows he’s horrifying the elite and why and finds it goddamn hilarious. Optimus is just like “why r people upset that I used the same fork for the salad and the meat”

insecwrites:

Maximals vs Predacons, the new names for Autobots and Decepticons in the series Beast Wars, got me thinking.

Every Predacon I have seen so far has been based on a non-mammal animal or creature. Raptors, scorpions, spiders, wasps – none of these creatures ( as far as I know) are capable of producing oxytocin and in nature they are solitary and do not take care of others of their group.
From a evolutionary perspective this makes sense; by letting everyone fend for themselves only the best adapted/luckiest/strongest specimens can pass on their genes – making the species grow slowly but rapidly building their strength.

Maximals, in contrast, are all based on mammals. Gorilla’s, rats and rhino’s all have vibrant social groups that they need to survive and thrive. Cheetahs and Tigers are solitary, but they take care of their young and have forms of communication and dependence between them.
By helping each other the Maximals easily outpace the Predacons in numbers, but leaves them more vulnerable to hostage situations and emotional pain when a close member of the group passes away.

How odd would it be for a Predacon like Dinobot to suddenly be in a group of Maximals?

They touch so much more often, trading small gestures that are just a superfluous way of accentuating what they already communicated using words. They go out of their way to perform small menial tasks for others, expecting those mecha to return the same gestures at different times, and they make horrible strategic choices simply because they like someone and don’t want them to offline – even when it is that mech’s fault they were in danger!

Initially it’s something that makes him feel superior to the Maximals; capable of pointing out flawed strategies and suggesting more useful approaches where they are held back by their own defects. As time passes, the feeling of superiority is replaced with protectiveness; he wants to shield the Maximals from their own stupidity wherever he is capable of it.
Finally, his protectiveness turns into appreciation. The way that Rattrap will sometimes help with picking debris and shrapnel out of his hide, and the confidence that the Maximals will come to help him even if he finds himself wounded because of his own lacking.

Dinobot never quite understands why they feel the need to touch him and each other and he never learns to reciprocate or enjoy the smaller gestures, but he learns to like their recharge-piles.
Maximal frames run a lot warmer than Predacon frames.