#fearswoop

[askvectorprime]

Dear, Vector Prime.

Besides Victorion, I believe there are other combiners called "Slammoth" and "Quakebreak", could you tell me what kind of members they are made up of?

Dear Vote Victorious,

Yes, these Combiners do exist, but never in the same realities as each other or Victorion. Indeed, they usually exhibited a combination of very similar traits and overlapping components; I have observed instances of both Slammoth and Quakebreak who exactly resemble Victorion in all but name. Curious indeed! Speaking in terms of broad trends, though, Quakebreak was the nemesis of Devastator, who used his seismic powers to reduce the Constructicons' fortifications to rubble; conversely, Slammoth used her teleportation ability to keep up with the Stunticons, matching Menasor in brute strength.

You wished to know about their individual component members… well, it just so happens that our previous correspondence has reminded me of an outlying incarnation of the group—one that has absolutely nothing in common with Pyra Magna and her Torchbearers.

Having crash-landed on Earth aboard the Ark, the Icebreakers were reactivated by Teletraan-I in response to a Decepticon energy signature. Brought online during what was the first of your planet's ice ages, they scanned what were determined to be the dominant lifeforms at the time, different prehistoric megafauna. They were led by Heavytread, a woolly rhinoceros whose naturalist background helped them navigate the wild environment. He often butted heads with Fangtron, the group's hunter and tracker, a mighty sabretooth tiger. Their comrades were Browbeat, an ever-stalwart Irish elk; Fearswoop, a terror bird with a timid disposition; and Barbearian, a cave bear who was always ticked-off by something or other. Through their tenacity and skill, they survived for over a year in that hostile alien world, avoiding the countless traps set by the one-eyed Decepticon who hunted them relentlessly. When the time came for their final confrontation, they united to form the mighty Slammoth—who took the shape of her namesake animal—and fought to slay their foe, even if it meant their own extinction.

[pterobat]

I do get the instinct to come up with explanations for “faceless” Transformers and Empurata is an interesting fantasy concept for a dystopian fascist state—but sometimes I want monoeyes to be Just Guys, and if we’re really being cool, Girls and Anyone Else too. I liked that one sniper character but I want a full geometric face.

It’s like when Gargoyles fans headcanon that beaked gargoyles are seen as ugly or undesirable by their own race. Yeah but what if not though.

[04s-art-and-mocs]

Fearswoop

[009isdrawing]

I'm doing obscure Transformers again oh no.

Fearswoop, 1993, European Market only. Your lemon scented angel of death.

Also:

Character model I made as a proof of concept, as is my wont with obscure transformerguys.

[autoacafiles]

[earthstellar]

Under-Rated Early 1990s Transformers Part One - Packaging Art 

Rotorstorm, Rage, Fearswoop, Drench, Deluge, Pyro, Eagle Eye, Falcon, Clench, Terradrive

[histskins]

Transformers names that are valid Warriors names

A list nobody wanted or asked for & what y'all are getting anyway. im including the two-word naming system from Dawn of the Clans + considering Skyclan for the Thunder-, Wind-, & Shadow- names cos of their isolation from the other clans

-Thundercracker

-Firestar (literally a character in Warriors too)

-Windblade (cats know what a blade of grass is)

-Moonracer

-Bluestreak/Silverstreak

-Skyfire

-Sideswipe + Sunstreaker

-Trailbreaker/Trailcutter

-Windcharger

-Shockwave

-Bonecrusher

-Kickback

-Silverbolt

-Fireflight

-Broadside

-Nightstalker

-Ramhorn (the cats have seen weirder shit than a big goat)

-Crosscut

-Razorclaw (this is basically just straight from Warriors Hasbro pay up)

-Cloudraker

-Hardhead

-Lightspeed (i might steal this one tbh)

-Nightstick (jayfeather/stick lovechild)

-Wingspan

-Snapdragon

-Slugslinger

-Quickswitch

-Slapdash

-Cloudburst

-Splashdown

-Lightfoot

-Aquastar

-Seawing (they do canonically know what the sea is after TNP)

-Darkwing

-Needlenose

-Flamefeather

-Longtooth

-Mudslinger

-Sunrunner

-Thunderwing

-Bristleback

-Wildfly

-Nightflight

-Storm Cloud (in Dawn of the Clans)

-Eagle Eye (^)

-Strikedown

-Moonrock

-Nutshell (definitely stealing this one)

-Skywave

-Stonecruncher

-Firebeast

-Thunderclash

-Skyquake / Skydive

-Sandstorm (ALSO LITERALLY A WARRIORS CHARACTER)

-Speedstream

-Smokescreen

-Claw Jaw

-Tigerhawk

-Airrazor / Skyrazor

-Night Glider

-Rockbuster

-Sharp Edge

-Nightscream

-Icebird

-Darklight

-Wingblazer

-Smokejumper

-Dune Runner

-Stormcloud

-Tailslide

-Duststorm

-Sky Shadow

-Sunstorm

-Flatfoot

-Skyburst

-Fearswoop (idk why you'd name yr kid Fearkit but like, u could)

-Deadeye (name change a la Deadfoot & One-eye)

-Hailstorm

-Slipstream

-Sunspot

-Tailwhip

-Darkstream

-Waterlog (i mean,)

-Horsepower (they know what a horse is)

-Cliffjumper

-Lightbright

-Wildrider (kind of arguable but I'll allow it)

-Seaspray

contrary 2 popular belief Starscream is not a valid Warriors name cos no1 is gonna name their baby Starkit at the chance of them becoming leader & therefore Starstar

no one's allowed to argue over the names already here because i am The Warriors Grandma and you Will Lose but feel free 2 drop suggestions in case i missed anyone/fool your friends with a quiz that even i would probably fail without a reference

[askvectorprime]

Dear Vector Prime, what exactly is a seeker? Can any flying Cybertronian be a seeker?

Dear Seeker Searcher,

I would love to give you a definitive answer, but I'm afraid this is a matter currently being decided in the Grand Forum of Kolkular as we speak. A literalist reading of the ninety-second article of the Decepticon Catalogues might not support your view, but I understand Sabrejaw has put together a solid case that Termagax's early tracts refer multiple times to an atypical Seeker candidate—the armada-class interceptor—as a "hunter-seeker skyship". While these predated the onset of modern-day Decepticonism by half a billion years, it would be political suicide for any established figure to rule against her—a fact that is sure to make Skyraider commandant Fearswoop truly furious.