#a lot of this is possible precisely bc theyre inorganic alien robots and not humans

[lord-squiggletits]

The time scale of IDW1's Cybertronian civilization is fucking bizarre (positive) because they're long-lived, virtually immortal giant alien robots. Yet there are a significant number of them who have been alive since Cybertron's pre-civilization era (pre Golden Age) and even a significant number who were alive at the start of/during the Golden Age. A shitload who were born 1-0 million years before the war and a good amount during the war.

But basically what I mean is imagine that your grandparent (who's in the same state of fitness as you are btw) was alive in fucking Mesopotamia and got to hear Gilgamesh recited live, and your parent was present during the crucifixion of Jesus, and you were an adult during the European Dark ages. That's basically what generational differences among Cybertronians are like.

Like jfc I literally cannot emphasize enough that there are multiple living Cybertronians in great health who were alive for the fucking dawn of civilization and they're doing perfectly fine living alongside people who weren't born/built until like 6 million years later during Nominus/Sentinel's era. IMAGINE IF THE DAWN OF HUMANITY WAS WITHIN LIVING MEMORY AND YOU COULD ASK YOUR FUCKING GRANDPARENTS ABOUT IT JSXJANNCD