A concept: Henry Masterson is exactly the kind of person to believe in the really boring end of the speculative aliens / “humans are space orcs” content where people presume that us humans are just infinitely more mysterious and complex and funny than all other aliens, especially since just in his debut episode alone he dismissively referred to the autobots as “toys” and thought nothing of literally decapitating Bulkhead.
On the flipside, while we see that cybertronians can be somewhat confused by certain aspects of Earth culture, overwhelmingly they’re exactly as savvy, complex, and quick on the uptake as you would expect from a spacefaring civilization that vastly predates ours.
In that sense: please consider Henry making a big deal out of trying to convince Starscream that dabbing is a Traditional Human Gesture Of Respect and Starscream, who knows perfectly well what the internet is, does basic amounts of research, and is generally as a career soldier Someone Who Knows When Someone Else Is Giving Him Shit, playing along right up until he thoughtfully responds in kind with the Ancient, Traditional Decepticon Greeting of flipping the bird.
Tag: headmaster
some wip gel ink stuff from the tf zine I’m compiling atm… tfa human villains & vry smol g1 wheeljack & ratchet comic yo
Is there any evidence that Henry ‘Headmaster’ Masterson from Transformers Animated and Senator Masterson from Inhumanoids are related? Inhumanoids are canon in TFA – the events of the series are referenced in the AllSpark Almanac – but I can’t find any confirmation that the two Mastersons are linked. Is there any?
HA! No, there isn’t, but wouldn’t that be hilarious and fitting! Jerky anti-social son of a rich senator, never wanted for anything in his life, always had the best tech, never been told “no” before – and when Isaac Sumdac is the one to finally do it, this loser jerk nerd stamps his feet and says “well them I’m gonna be a supervillain and I’m gonna SHOW YOU ALL!” It could certainly fit!
(Though we must be fair and point out that the reference to the Inhumanoids in the Almanac is noting that it’s canon for the G1 cartoon, not Animated, since the character of Hector Ramirez appears in both series. In Animated continuity, the Almanac only notes that the Inhumanoids were enemy characters in the “Ninja Gladiator” video game Bumblebee plays in “Where Is Thy Sting”!)
so anyways here’s that scene from part 2 of transwarped where optimus calls masterson a n00b, you’re welcome
Masterson ficlet I’m deciding to churn out at almost midnight
Title describes it all.
Severe angst that ends in happy feelings, possible character depression and suicidal themes that go away in the end. May continue this later.
tfa + dril tweets: round 2 (part one is here)
Cybertronian Database 