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Humans and mechs in a heat wave!

Fire truck alt mode mechs suddenly becoming VERY popular. Their friends begging them to spray them with water to cool down.

Talking your bestie mech into becoming an ice cream truck for a week. They’re enamored with cooing over all the kids while you hand out ice cream.

Every mech with a car or truck alt being perpetually stuck in their alt because every human in a mile radius will not leave the air conditioning.

Mechs freaking out because you burned your hand on their hood or seat belt or leather seat after they’d been sitting in the sun too long

Mechs finding out about skin cancer and heat stroke and chasing you around with bottled water and sunscreen and a floppy hat

Big mechs having to be extra careful where they step because their shadow collects a bunch of humans every time they stand still in one place for five minutes

Mechs getting jazzed up by basking in the sun while wondering why the humans are all so lethargic under the same conditions

Taking your mech to the beach or lake or pond and using them as a diving board. Or getting them to toss you in the water

Driving home damp and tired but so happy, sun setting and wind in your hair as your mech friend blasts your favorite music and is just glowing with your infectious energy. They don’t even mind (this once) if you’ve tracked sand and saltwater all over them. You’re full of popsicles and saltwater taffy and good memories.

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I would like to confine starscream. I love a frightened expression. However, I also love a rebellious eye. It is both wonderful.

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Everybody wants that girl 💅 can’t help but be snatched and wild smh… okayy maybe I’m a little addicted to drawing Soundwave in poses but like I think this is what he needs in life, he just needs to be a little more cunty 🤷 and who am I to stop him???

Not sure which background is better so you get both actually

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It’s so tiring being a diva 💔💔 but I wanted to do more poses with Soundwave and I wanted to try it with Earthspark cuz really, he’s built slaying already!! For what reason!!! Ofc I also wanted to try a little bit of the Skybound style with it (not exactly Skybound but close enough yknow) and also yes I’m kinda doing more poses cuz I got some hate comments on tt and I figured that was a sign to do more ���� because I loved making the first ones tbh it was fun

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(708): No, I’m not a heathen. You two are the heathens, I’m the whore.

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Cybertronian names and vocalizations headcanons:

It's not hard to figure out that, upon encounter with humans, cybertronians had to adapt their speech for us to be able to understand them. They also had to translate their names and give them vocalization patterns that otherwise could be not understandable or replicable by humans. Now, let's take a step back and try to figure out how cybertronians would communicate vocally between one another:

Their speech patterns would consist mainly of mechanical noises, such as engine whirring, screeches, clanking, chirping, popping, hissing, and many more. You can refer to this article for a more detailed list of noises.

These sounds don't come just from their mouths (or intakes if you want to use the correct cybertronian term), but their whole bodies, as their many different mechanical components are an integral part of this array of noises. Humans do communicate through body language, but we don't look at someone cracking their knuckles or popping their elbow and go "understandable, have a great day". To us, these noises mean nothing. To cybertronians, they constitute an integral part of communication. However, no cybertronian would be able to assign a meaning to the noise of a human joint popping, simply because that very peculiar noise does not exist in cybertronian language.

This said, cybertronians hence communicate with vast vocalizations coming from their whole bodies. And they can mix them, too. A whir and a clicking sound separately mean two different things, together they have a whole new meaning that might be an entire phrase. This process is similar to some human languages too. For example, linguists out there come help me, in Japanese the word for teacher "先生" is composed of two kanjis that, alone, have two different meanings: "先" meaning "previous" and "生" meaning "life". HOWEVER, in this case the two noises are replicated one after another.

In Cybertronian language, 3 different things can happen: - 2 sounds are made separately, they mean two separate things; - 2 sounds are made one after another, they constitute a phrase; - 2 sounds are made at the same time and overlap, they now compose one new unique sound that means something else entirely.

Of course, humans are only able to make one sound at a time, so replicating the overlapping sounds is impossible. For this reason, cybertronians must find a way to convey complex meanings in their language in a way that is possible for humans to comprehend. Most importantly, they need to translate their names in human language, closely enough that the original meaning isn't lost.

This magnificent post here explained how this process might occur, and offered a unique way to convey meaning into cybertronian names.

I might make another post on how cybertronian names are born, but that's a talk for another time.

For now, let's focus on the NAME STRUCTURE.

Starscream, for example. Again, refer to the aforementioned post. His name roughly translates to "he who screams in defiance of death". Another possibile translation could be "he who screams (at the stars) in defiance of death". Now we might be overcomplicating things, but imagine if there's a particular verb in cybertronian language that precisely refers to screaming as in "screaming to the sky/stars". Imagine Starscream's name contains that verb.

Do you follow? Good, let's overcomplicate it further. "Death" in cybertronian language might be one of those words whose sound can be used in overlap with other words, is often used alone due to its importance. The noun for death is, however, used in overlap with adjectives / verbs. If we keep following that logic, we can conclude that Starscream's name is composed of two consecutive sounds, one meaning "screaming to the stars" (one sound) and another being "in defiance of death / death being defied" (two overlapping sounds, coming out as one). Okay, the hard part is out. If you've kept up until now, you'll have no issues understanding the rest.

How would cybertronians be able to translate this complex name? They have no choice but to butcher it a bit, and since "death screamer" or "death defier" don't sound appealing, they chose to cut off the death part completely and keep the verb with its extended meaning "screaming to the stars". Ladies and gents and everyone in between, that's how "Starscream" is born.

The name phonetics are kept as closely accurate to the original sound as possible.

There are, thank Primus, names that don't contain overlapping noises and can be somewhat pronounced by humans. However, keep in mind that Cybertronian is a very sound-oriented language much like Chinese or Arab. Your vocalization must be precise or else it might take on a whole new meaning.

For example, let's imagine "Tarn" is pronounced with a single noise, or two or more consequential noises, that sound simple enough to the human ear. Phonetically speaking, it'd come out as: - the sound of engines turning on; - a very loud and grating revving noise; - and finally the natural noise of engines stopping. It'd come out as "T-rrrrrrrrrrr-nh". It is pronounceable by humans precisely? Hell no, but you might be able to come close with a throaty sound and a rolling R. If the noise you just made is close enough to get a phonetical pass, congrats! You can now speak 0.0000000000001% Cybertronian. Don't do that in front of the decepticon fanatic though, he might not appreciate anyway.

Cybertronian language rarely contains vowels. Cybertronians on earth have adapted their names to contain vowels and make the sound more comprehensible (See the noise for "Tarn" not containing the "a").

A bunch on examples on how Cybertronian names might sound:

Megatron: Two revving noises (Me + Ga), only distinguishable by cybertronians, followed by a strong rrrrrrrrrrrr sound.

Arcee: A softer rrr sound, followed by chirping and shirieking overlapping noises, making up a "cee".

Bumblebee: The "bumble" part might be two consequential popping sounds.

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None of the Transformers cartoons that I've seen so far (G1, Beast Wars, TFA, most of TFP, some of the live-action movies years ago) have brought up the fact that the Cybertronians have to be offering humans the English translations of their original names / designations. (I assume one of the comics has explored something like this at some point?) I have generally assumed that Cybertronian languages are probably utterly unpronounceable by human vocal chords and possibly also going at at least 10x speed or something.

I think it would be fun to write a fic for pretty much any continuity in which the Autobots begin their time on Earth choosing their "Earth names". Some Cybertronians may have VERY different designations and designation styles in their own languages, depending on their origins, AND THEN based on their individual personalities, they may choose a very literal translation of their original designation, a more artistic interpretation of their designation, a translation of a nickname, or they might straight-up take the opportunity to choose something entirely new. Or have their new human friends choose for them!

Which is all very cute and has the potential to be heartfelt and bittersweet! And then I started thinking about Earth names for Decepticons, which is VERY FUNNY to me, in part because I don't think every version of Megatron would care to introduce himself to Earth. Humans aren't worth talking to. In which case, when the humans ask for information on which Decepticon is which, the AUTOBOTS are probably the ones who first have to come up with Earth names for the Decepticons.

Like, can you imagine Starscream, 1-3 months or so into being on Earth, turning towards the humans to gloat about how he's going to rule this planet, going into a long introduction with an extremely lengthy and flowery interpretation of what he thinks humans should call him? ("Your Glorious Celestial Majesty" or something at the shortest.) Only for Optimus Prime or someone to say semi-apologetically: "We've already told them that an acceptable translation of your name is 'Starscream'."

Starscream: "WHAT."

Optimus Prime: "YOU weren't talking to them before. We had to call you something besides 'the red and blue plane'."

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They don’t have agriculture! Nearly all of human history has been centered on growing crops and raising livestock! They would think it strange how much of our culture is deeply rooted in some sort of farming. Different foods grow in different climates which allows for different cuisine. There’s theories that we invented the calendar to track when to plant and harvest. How alien we would seem to a species that only mines for their food

And that our food chain is so tenuous.

Pollinators die? We starve. Climate changes? We starve. Too little rain, too much rain, we fuck up the soil, disease gets into the crops, insects destroy them. We starve. Huge volcano erupts and affects the weather? We starve. Nuclear fallout? We have bigger immediate concerns, but ultimately, we starve. Something affects our goldilocks zone and how much sunlight we get? Bro we’re cooked.

And more centralized disasters (including man-made ones) that affect the food supply might not be as world-ending, but they can destroy civilizations, leave many suffering, and shift the course of history. It can leave scars on generations of people.

To say nothing of the malnutrition issues that can happen if we’re not getting the right kinds of nutrients! Beriberi, pellagra, rickets, rabbit starvation, scurvy. It can make you sick, it can kill you, it can leave you with lifelong problems.

Energon is so much less hassle. We’re just so much less efficient and hard to manage as a species. It’s kind of a miracle we’re even alive. When you look at it like that, you can kind of see where the mechs are coming from!

There’s this great quote I remember seeing. “We owe our continued existence to six inches of topsoil, and the fact it rains.”

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GAY ROBOTS 🏳️‍🌈

(before you ask, yes, i did give them abs and bigger hips sue me)

Beakdown x Knockout

#QueerSummmer - 17/30

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Some old Mirage ROTB sketches

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Soundwave, hands down one of my favourite ‘cons

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As a paramedic, Ratchet's alt mode in tfp driving around Jasper is hilarious to me.

We usually know who is on what ambulance unit and where the other ambulances are. They have GPS trackers on them/on the ambulance's phone, so dispatch can see where they are. Jasper is a small town, so their EMS/Fire dept is likely small as fuck. So the first responders all likely know each other and what's going on.

NO ONE can track this weird ass ambulance. Dispatch has no idea where it came from.

The other medics in Jasper being like "what fucking unit is that" or "what THE FUCK." There's no department marking or star of life on Ratchet's alt's exterior, but it has lights and sirens. Which is fucking illegal.

The other first responders talk about the Mysterious Unknown ambulance that is OCCASIONALLY spotted like a fucking cryptid. It becomes an inside joke/urban legend.

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Consider yourselves victims of my mirage phase,, this is what happens when I rewatch rotb

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Rotb mirage’s design asksjsjshfhfhcb

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TFP: Knockout x Starscream

ALSO did this in the stream. :’D I can’t draw robococks sosorreh. 

I’m obsessed with this pairing atm, in case you couldn’t tell. C: