#combiners

[constructiqueers]

On my hands and knees Swindle or vortex please…

Haha hey buddy whats that stuff

[mr-camhed]

Quitters and their replacement:

Breakdown:(unlike the rest of the Stunticons, Breakdown was born into wealth and Power. Forged into a high caste house in Sistex, Breakdown would soon find himself an affinity of Power broking and Politicial speculation, and finds himself Profiteering off the Functionists' takeover of Cybertron, which unlike many of his fellow powerbrokers that prefers to stay behind the curtain, Breakdown would often participate in first hand under disguise for the thrills of it. He was involved in incidents such as the Coup d'état against Nova Prime, disappearance of Pious Magnus and Institute Conspiracy, where the Functionists tightens its grip on the Cybertronian Society.

Unfortunately, his seeking of thrills caused him to be Considered a liability and suitable scapegoat of the Functionists, who soon betrayed him and attempt to have him killed in prison. However, the Police Convoy carrying him to prison was coincidentally destroyed by Motormaster trying to hit an evidence Transport and steal the weaponry, syk and other contraband it was carrying only to hit the wrong Transport due to the wrong schedules. Originally, Motormaster planned to torture him to death to let out the frustration of not getting anything valuable, but Breakdown, fearing for his life, plead for his usefulness and servitude to Motormaster who allowed him to live under the condition that he has to serve the gang as a planner and advisor alongside intelligence and sabotage works, which resumed after the Stunticons joined the Decepticons, and the stress of the missions he has to partake without backup, the Terror of serving under Motormaster and the fear that his old masters would track him down for his life because he knew too much turned Breakdown into a paranoid nervous wreck hiding under the fervent facade.

And some times after the war ended and with the Stunticons' and Decepticon as a wholes' losing streak during and immediately after the war, Breakdown believed that the Decepticon is truly a lost cause and staying alongside the gang is no longer a viable option for his safety. And with the departure of Wildrider as a precedent, Breakdown also jumped ship and tries freelancing to mostly Autobots and Neutrals as courier, informant and Muscle when they have to venture into Decepticon controlled area where the recovery was slow and society unstable, chaotic and rife with crime and Corruption. )

Mercedes Benz W25 Avus(WWII)

BMW M1 Procar(Earth Campaign)

Gumpert Apollo(modern day)

Wildrider:(a Vandal, robber and natural born killer at heart, Wildrider has always been a thorn in the side of law and order. Psychotic and fractious, Wildrider was known for his fervent loyalty to those he considers friends and abject cruelty to those he see as enemies.

Originally a low level thug employed by the Senate, he had known Breakdown before they were in the Stunticons. He was known for running his targets, innocent bystanders and even law Enforcement in pursuit off the road, and even almost killed Orion Pax once when he forced Pax to crash into the back of Maccadam's oil house during an escape. However, he was cut off from the Senate as Nominus Prime was slowly Resisting the Senate, and immediately fully embraced the Criminal Underworld by trying to rob Motormaster, who was impressed by his nerve and audacity, welcomes him into the gang as a Muscle and Bodyguard, and later also as a brawler in Megatron's Underground Gladiatorial Arena to satiate his anger.

During the war, Wildrider would often carry out disruption of Logistics in enemy settlements by causing serious accidents and killing important personnel in accidents.

However, by the time Megatron returned to the helm of Decepticon Leader and suffering one too many defeat alongside the Stunticons, Wildrider had finally had enough. He believes that the Stunticons are a hindrance on his abilities and Ambition, and left the organization and the Decepticons after he was separated in a hasty retreat. He would soon hook up with Black Shadow, who by then has became a Cardholder{a high level crime Lord} of Dark Block Consortium, the largest intergalactic Crime Syndicate, through his subordinate Blue Bacchus, and began to work as a Hitman, enforcer and bounty hunter in the Outer Rim. )

1969 Dodge Charger R/T(Earth Campaign)

Chevrolet Corvette C6(Modern day)

Offroad:(Offroad is what you call a tough beryllium cookie. Originally a Henchman for hire in Rodion Underworld, he was most famous for being shot six times by a target using Death Crystal Bullets found only on Planet Dread that had to be mined by enslaved Robotic lifeforms supervised by Orbian Slavemasters working for Galactic Senate's less savoy element, and after torturing the target to death for shooting him, he took the piece of Crystal projectile that was lodged into his chassis and implanted it into his jaw to replace pieces of his teeth knocked out by the gunshot which pierced his endoskeleton.

He was also an old acquaintance of Motormaster who he would do shakedown and protection with and Motormaster was planning to recruit into the gang when he was establishing it. However, by then, Offroad has already been scooped up by the Senate as an enforcer for them, and he was busy terrorizing Orion Pax and his fellow law Enforcement and Emergency workers to be contacted. However, he would eventually also Join the Decepticons after the Senate, who was slowly losing control of the Cybertron society, started to stiff him on the pay and he immediately switched allegiance. And after joining Decepticon, he would spend most of his time either intimidating potential traitors or attacking important Autobot structures until he was once again approached by Motormaster shortly after Wildrider's departure, and immediately accepted the deal.which he believes would be a great chance to further his career and profit which had went stagnant since the Decepticon civil war. )

Sdkfz 222(WWII)

Lamborghini LM002(Earth Campaign)

Dartz T-98 Kombat Prombron(modern day)

Staxx:(originally a Velocitronian, Staxx was forced to escape from his homeworld after he was regarded as a major suspect in multiple murders, Robbery, hit-and-run and larceny and ended up in Cybertron where he becomes a criminal for hire, and was first introduced to Motormaster when he was recruited into a bank job which went wrong when a Construction worker with a loud red and Blue paintjob named Orion Pax stood up to protect other people held up, which forced the Robbers to flee before they could empty the vaults in order to evade justice.

However, by the time Motormaster had made the Stunticons a thing, Staxx has been imprisoned for his involvement in a kidnapping which kickstarted the Institute Conspiracy, and by the time Staxx had made it out of the prison, Motormaster has formed his gang and forgotten about Staxx, who joined the Decepticons independently. And during the war, Staxx would be an urban assault trooper who specialized in high speed chase and Destruction.

However, after Breakdown had followed in Wildrider's footsteps and left the gang due to being disillusioned With both the Decepticon cause and the Stunticons' ability to keep him safe, Motormaster would Remember him and recruits him into the gang and becomes one of Menasor's legs. Although, unbeknownst to the rest of the team, even eluding the watching eyes of Motormaster himself likely thanks to Offroad's shifty behavior, Staxx is secretly reporting to a being only known as "J" and possibly harboring ulterior motives. )

Peterbilt 379 drag race truck

Alternate mode(Earth mode) of some of the evergreen Transformer Character in my AU/Storyline: (color Maybe not representative of Character)

Optimus Prime:

Scania R 770 Semi tractor(regular mode)

Edison Motors Model BDE Diesel Electric Semi tractor(Super mode)

Megatron:

Belyy Tigr(WWII)

M110 203 mm self-propelled howitzer(Earth Campaign)

Armored Recovery Vehicle(post-war)

Knockout(the red Decepticon Medic):

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

Bumblebee:

Ford Ka(inexperienced)

VW Golf R/GTI(veteran)

Cliffjumper:

AMC Hornet SC 360

(to be continued)

[they-hermes]

earth’s greatest protector

[spect-era]

this 🫴 is your 🫵 sign 🪧 to draw ✍️ The Combaticons 🚀💥🚁🚨🚛💥💥💥 :D

YAAAAA!!

[aeonmagnus]

FansProject Retro-Future Glacialbots: Glacialord, Fangro, Tailclub, Razorspike, Megazero and Tusker.

[drill-teeth-art]

Hey! Just wanted to start by saying that I absolutely love your art and all the Transformers in your continuity! I wasn't sure if it has been asked yet (I'm sorry if it already has been), but I was wondering how combiner gestalts form in your universe? Thank you :)

Thank you so much for the compliment omg! I'm so glad you like my fan continuity and art!

And I'm assuming you're asking about how a group of Cybertronians gains the ability to combine and what the mechanics of that are.

To become a combiner team, a group of Cybertronians must acquire and install Combiner Software. It allows the members access to a virtual space where they have the ability to influence each others' system maps. A system map is the collection of a Cybertronian's processors and brain module(s) and allowing another to manipulate it is a huge amount of trust to place in someone. With some experimentation, they can figure out how best to arrange their bodies and who their gestalt will be. Then it's just a matter of practicing merging their bodies and system maps, existing as their combined being, and maintaining closeness and trust as individuals as well.

Thank you for asking :D

[conjunx]

Nonagon moment...

[therobotsarestuckinmyhead]

random ramble but do you guys think transformers can feel what each other feel when they combine? like hear their thoughts? is it just their frames that merge? do they need to have a common denominator for it to work? can they catch small glimpses of each other's memories since they're becoming a single entity? how does it feel to have your frame components move like that, would it hurt to combine? does the combiner (main entity that takes over) have access to the memories of each individual that brings it to existence?

do combiners, as in the main entity that takes over when they combine, even have its own memories?

combining is literally becoming one with a group of people and each combiner got their own personality (but it's pretty one dimensional). i know the enigma of combination brings about combiners, IDW and each continuity has their explanation as to why combiners exist and why they combine but what about how combining works? like the technical stuff? it's so fascinating.

everyone asks why are combiners instead of how are combiners...

[theoldspark]

Me realising Galvatron had a point about the Enigma of Combination.

HEAR ME OUT

The Enigma of Combination is basically a tool to force a non-consensual (in most cases) connection between two or more mechanisms which cause dependency, abrupt shift in personality and thought and an overall change on a person that can be compared to the result of Shadowplay on a Cybertronian.

First, it happened with Prowl. Although the Enigma was not involved in this case, it is still on the topic of forced combination.

The combination between Prowl and the Constructicons caused a shift in Prowl. He started acting more out of line, recklessly. From this point on it's when Prowl's character gradually becomes less "character who makes the necessary sacrifices for the cause" and starts entering the bad guy territory (although that's hardly a low standard in idw transformers).

(Although later it's revealed more questionable stuff he's done in the past way before Devastator, it's only after this that he starts taking a more direct and less calculating approach, which to me is uncharacteristic of him. But I digress.)

Then comes the Enigma of Combination, and with that the character that will help me make my point: Optimus Prime.

I'll make a quick summary and then I'll get to the point.

Prowl, with Rattrap's help and the Enigma, forces Optimus (and unintentionally Sunstreaker, Ironhide and Mirage) to combine into Optimus Maximus.

Battle is over, they uncombine, Prowl is taken back to jail.

After all of this happens, you start noticing a change in Optimus. He starts acting uncharacteristically. He's more manipulative, more quick to dismiss the most peaceful approaches, and starts speaking in a manner that doesn't give off his usual sincerity. Basically, it's a whole shift in his personality.

And you know what's curious about that? Everyone notices. Everyone's talking about it. They know Optimus is not acting himself. And Galvatron says something about this!

And you can see Prowl's influence!

It's still Optimus, certainly. The things he wants, the things he says, those are him. But they get twisted, and they start sounding more like someone who's trying to sound like Optimus, but doesn't quite succeed.

And all that goes back to the time he combined with Prowl.

(like, c'mon, the symbolism in this cover can't be more obvious)

[starscreams-crown]

Devastator: "Prepare for devastation, Bruticus!!!"

[yan-randomfandom]

Bruticus x Mech!Reader

synopsis: you, a lone neutral in the middle of war, suddenly find an unconscious combiner on your doorstep. a/n: guess who my fav combiner is (⁠◠⁠‿⁠◕⁠) also mistakes are everywhere 'round here,, that's a warning

— 🪫

Being a neutral in Cybertronian war, even if it may seem mundane, is not something to be taken lightly—knowing that you have no guaranteed protection, every mech for themselves, and energon nowhere near a silver platter.

At least, that's how it is for you. Not only are you a neutral, but you also travel alone, avoiding companionship from even fellow neutrals.

— Your cycle had been going smoothly. Supplies traded, objectives met, everything functioning with ease.

That is, until you returned to homebase, and out of nowhere—a gigantic, collapsed combiner sprawled in front of the entrance. Lamely blocking your path. Face-first on the ground too.

Narrowing your optics at the strange sight, your guard rises higher and higher. You listen to the low purrs of their engines, faint enough to be dormant. There is nothing else in your surroundings to be heard but the distant hum of the fallen Iacon. Then it should be safe, you suppose? No other hidden sparks?

You can't see their symbol—but slag, Primus knows you don't give a flying klik on which fraction they came from. Autobot, Decepticon, all the same to you at this point. This isn't a neutral either; there are deep scratches and burns on their frame, the telltale signs of war.

Which is why you completely avoided the sleeping combiner, fast-walking around its frame until you reached your front door.

They will have someone coming for them soon enough. A combiner isn't something to lose so easily.

You look around your base for good measure, deeming it satisfactory in the disguise department. It blends with the structures around it—half-destroyed thanks to the combiner. Whatever. Good enough. No one should suspect a thing. Sure, you do have other bases, but it would be so annoying if they spot you—maybe it'd even the end of your spark.

...

There's a low rumble. Quickly, you turn around, powering up your weapon—

You tense at the combiner's large, red optics. His head now turned, a relentless gaze boring into you.

For a few kliks, he only stares unblinkingly, almost making you believe he’s malfunctioning.

"Don't... hurt Bruticus," he says suddenly, a raspy voice deep and slow, like it's taking everything in him to speak.

Gritting your denta, you shut the entrance close on him. Well, then, you have to start packing this base up. Not safe anymore.

Either way, they should be gone tomorrow.

— 💤

Bruticus is, in fact, not gone.

A cycle has already passed. You opened the door with all hope that he's been retrieved—but no. He's still lying there, head in the same position as when he startled you, optics presently offline. Must still be in recharge.

You bite back an irritated scream; this is nothing but a sign of trouble. Bruticus is clearly in pain, though, so something must be severely damaged to the mechs that make him up themselves. Maybe—you don't really know much about combiners.

Still, you can't afford scrap about whatever happened to them. You step around the frame again and go forward on your cycle—to gather some moving crates.

It’s a quick trip, but maybe he'll be gone once you come back.

— 📦

He's still here.

Stepping around him again, at this point, there's no point in bothering anymore. While your sensors show no one else nearby, that could change in an instant. You have to abandon this base, the sense of urgency skyrocketing in your processor.

Except you slowly take a moment to look back.

His optics are online. You jolt from surprise, your crates fumbling in your arms, suddenly feeling very exposed under his stare.

"You—"

"...Where is Bruticus?"

You pause. The question catches you off-guard. "What?"

"Bruticus can't... move," he says, followed by a long groan escaping his engine.

"I'm sure someone will come find you," you murmur, ignoring the guilt bubbling in your spark.

"I am abandoned," he grunts. "Exiled."

...

... Frag.

You drop everything and walk inside your base.

Then, you come back out, medical supplies in your servos.

— 🪫

(cut-off) bonus:

You were saving these for yourself but nevermind then. Looking up, he's still staring at you with those big old eyes. Slag it.

Slowly, you begin to take steps forward.

The conbiner vents a heavy sigh. "Go away. Bruticus don't want you here—!"

"Relax, big bot," you say calmly, holding up one free servo. "I'm here to help. I won't hurt you. This is a medkit, see?"

— it's short because i KNOW the mistakes and i dont want to expand on it rip

— many mistakes here but i got too far so just take it as it is 💔💔 L moment of me its so skill issue im sorry bruticus i love you

[constructiqueers]

Tryingvt to figure this big bastard out

[blueikeproductions]

Part of an idea @dynared and I have discussed about Skybound Spike getting the Cyborg Gai treatment to combine and form Fortress Maximus.

[they-hermes]

nicest boy ever. i feed him sweet peas and baby carrots every day and hes grown to be big and strong

[pokepokee]

doesn't matter if it be the BEST one or SEXYMAN or IDK go choose your favorite!!