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D-16 (MEGATRON) JUST CAME.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ

ヾ(๑> ᗜ <๑)ﾉ” (sorry for bad picture)

MEGABEE / DB / D-127 / B-16

I FORGET THEY'RE SHIP NAME!?!? 😞

last pic kinda freaky... (-⁠ᄒ⁠ᴥ⁠ᄒ-)

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My friend @magicalprofessorsludgedeputy introduced me to a ship of pure-ness and true love 🥹 DJEKSKKDD

YOU ARE GENIUS FOR SHIPPING THESE TWO🦑✨

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I was starving...

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I've never loved a Tumblr post as much as today, you made every right point; one of the ways the Opbee can't be attacked is because of its representation, and if we forget who they are and put any other ship with its dynamics, it looks simply adorable; the Opbee is perhaps the healthiest ship that someone can come across, their personalities and actions complement each other like the displays of loyalty that are shown in each series and/or movie.

A great example that I will always use for this is the Bayverse (even if the saga is not very good in my opinion); in each movie Bee stood by Optimus' side being the only one left from the original team, always trying to help his leader in whatever he could even being willing to die for him; because in the last movie we all know that Bee did not fight to the death, he wanted to bring Optimus back. Ugh, I love Opbee

so, because of what is happening on twitter with opbee currently, i think some things need to be said.

for context: there's a trend "we listen we don't judge" going around social media, which, well, most of the time you're not listened and judged and roasted instead. so someone posted an 'opbee edition', asking of people's opinions on the pairing. at first it's been...more or less okay. but i won't be wrong if i say shit hit the fan rather quickly.

there were words about how disgusting the ship is. how disgusting are the shippers. there were words that the shippers must be investigated. there was a death wish and i think kai agreed with it?

why there was so much hate?

because people see them as father and son. because Bumblebee is infantilised by the fandom. and that is the problem. not the shipping or shippers.

so... let's go over all the facts, okay? calmly. read all of this post please.

1) Father and son

the biggest argument why this is a 'trash ship' is because people *see* them as father and son. yes. *see them*. they're not father and son. there's no canon confirmation of Prime ever adopting Bumblebee, or Bee being blood-related to him. if you google it -- you'll get a wattpad AU! fanfic. they're not canonically related in any way.

why do people see them like that?

as far as i'm aware, it started in g1 and some tfone voice actors said that they see them like that too, but a) i don't have the interview, b) it all grew out of a meme.

and that argument crumbles after a couple questions. what a father would Prime be for sending his alleged son to war? even after his arch nemesis literally yanked his alleged son's throat out, taking his voice away (tfp)? yeah, that's a great father an son relationship, don't you think?

a less... scientific or journalistic or rational, call it what you want, answer, is...daddy issues.

people just see Prime as a father figure and because Bumblebee is infantilised he's seen as his child.

i have daddy issues too, i don't deny it. my father was emotionally unavailable until recently. but to people who say only fatherless ship opbee -- look into your own traumas. please. talk to a therapist and then think twice about telling others something like that.

2) Bumblebee is a child

no he is not. there's no canon info about how old he is. from what I was able to find - he's six millions old. SIX MILLIONS. Optimus is nine millions, and that COMBINING his existence as Orion Pax (4-4,5 mil) and as Optimus (the rest). so, do the math. Bumblebee might be just a little older than him, older than PRIME, but a bit younger than PAX.

the infantilisation of Bumblebee is a huge problem for transformers fandom and the canon itself. no-one takes him seriously. and yes, i agree, he might be in his very late teens or a young adult, but he's not a child, not a toddler, not a middleschooler, not a minor. look at Bayverse Bumblebee. look at War for Cybertron (especially Netflix) Bumblebee. look at Earthspark Bumblebee. even G1 is *not* a child.

think about it. would a child be able to kill Skyquake or any other Decepticon (tfp)? would a child be a mercenary, that avoided war up until it killed cybertron (netflix wfc)? wouldn't a child hesitate when sent through the city that is currently being destroyed and heavily bombarded to tell some guy named 'Optimus' that Zeta Prime is dead (wfc game)?

think about it twice. rewatch anything but animated while watching for "signs of adult personality".

think thrice before saying Bee is a child or child-coded. at most, he's neurodivergent-coded, or just someone who's not really in touch with his emotions (think the rage moments)

3) age gap

there's none. i said about it slightly higher. at most their age gap is three millions old. that is insignificant for beings that are essentially immortal, unless they get sick or killed.

now think of all the mech+human pairings. how come that kind of age gap is normalised?

i'm not saying that to shame the fans of Charlie/Bee or Mirage/Noah or Optimus/Michaela or any other, no. i like those ships. every ship is relevant.

the double standard and hypocrisy is not. it's not okay.

4) all, or anything of listed above makes people uncomfortable

it's okay. your feelings are relevant.

and i, a shoker, don't like opmeg too much. i didn't like that my whole twitter was only them after tfone. you know what i did? i added 'opmeg' and 'megop' into ignored words. and that's all. my soul is at peace.

is it so hard to do the same? let the shippers be. are they hurting you? no. are they hurting anyone else? no. so just use the feature twitter and tumblr have had for a long while and bluesky has too. use it. and ignore the ship if it makes your eyes hurt. spare yourself and spare the people that like the ship.

5) there's no dynamics

no there is. watch fall of cybertron trailer. rethink all "Optimus I'd die for you" and actual deaths.

6) the shippers are sick and other words people say

you know what i read? i read that someone thinks that blocking shippers isn't enough, they want them, they want me dead for shipping and creating content. that i'm weird for shipping opbee. that i'm sick. that i, and others, need to be investigated.

no, no we are not weird. i don't know about everyone, i only know about myself. i have issues. i have trauma, hell, who doesn't? i know it could have been worse, for example, if i stayed in Kyiv after the war began. opbee helps me cope. and it helps not only me.

have you.. actually mindfully, objectively read what is posted under opbee tag? yes there's a lot of valveplug, but have you seen the size difference? the kink is tickled.

but the content shippers make is wholesome, cute and comforting. hell, opbee helped me get over my self halm issues, slightly helped with my anger issues, that's what my first fics of them are about.

any ship might be someone's way to cope. respect it. respect people's feelings. it saddens me that empathy doesn't exist anymore. think what impact your words may have on someone before writing those words. think for a moment more. and think again, would it be worthy? would saying that someone's favourite ship is shit and they're sick for loving it be worthy of someone killing themselves? and i'm not exaggerating -- that happened many times.

if you think it's worth it...just block me, okay? like i blocked many people who asked to block them if you ship opbee.

respect other people. respect their feelings, their ships, their requests.

and don't be a dick.

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My DIVA Bee💜

[Two Moons AU]

Optimus meanwhile:

Inspiration photo ↓

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I'm a big fat loser for Rescue Bots Bee

He's pretty

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I’m sorry but…. If you hate him, we can’t be friends 😂😂

He’s so precious, and his silly little dance at the end just😭

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"Oh, come on Megatron, say "hi", they're our friends"

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!🎃

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Please revive Miracliff 😭

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Bumblebee Ships! Part 1 (Dynamic of X and Tiktok)

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Another one of my favorite Bee ships will always be this one

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i love himm

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YO SOY UN COMPLEMENTO DE SUS PESAS ‼️💪

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Something quick and messy after seeing the 40th anniversary animation from studio trigger

Op: the shoot will begin, let us go together

B: huh? But I'm not a Prime, I'm not good enough. I'll just make you look bad

Op: A Prime is merely a title, you have grown past your function as my scout and into a Lieutenant.

Op: do not be ashamed of your actions, you have earned your place by my side. I am proud of you

Op: Even if you do not consider yourself worthy, you are still my son

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BRIDES‼️💥🗣️

A drawing that counts as Bumblebee's redesign, Optimus didn't change too much from the design she already had

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I just realized that I uploaded the same drawing twice, well, whatever. Have an ugly drawing💥

My humanized version (Fem!) of Bumblebee Maximal, because yes, I love Bee🗣️