#idw nautica

[dewhander]

i draw the same picture of her a million times bc the image is burned in my brain via prophetic vision. ok? sorry

aka nautty

[firel-yy]

💜🐳

[sirgawainofgalifrey]

He be like

[earthstellar]

Just jolted awake at 5 AM to share this idea lmao:

Cosmic Storm: Accidental Alt-Mode Swap Scenario

Some kind of cosmic electrical storm hits the Lost Light and everyone switches alt-modes

They can't figure out how this is even possible, best they can figure is that one of the waves of cosmic electricity rolled over the ship and bypassed their shields enough to affect the crew, just this huge arc of space electricity scrambling everyone all at once

And as it arcs from crew member to crew member (and zaps the shit out of the ship too), somehow this messes with everyone's systems enough that their t-cogs all attempt to reboot while everyone is still connected by the cosmic storm energy

Which results in everyone's t-cogs getting alt-mode data confused, as everyone simultaneously tries to stabilise their systems by purging stored energy so they don't get fried, so because they're all connected by this singular pulse of space bullshit it's like one massive accidental transfer of spark energy, personal systems data, and cosmic electroshock

It's 5 AM sorry if I'm not explaining this very well LOL

But nobody dies, and their systems actually seem to be relatively OK afterwards as far as they can tell, so nobody actually realises there's a problem until First Aid and/or Ratchet asks everyone to book in follow up appointments for full systems checks just to be sure

And as part of checking t-cog function whoever the first patient of the day is gets asked to transform briefly as part of a physical exam designed to help spot any non-critical t-cog damage

And there's no t-cog damage, not to the t-cog itself. Scans come back okay, everything looks good, so OK, time to proceed with the transformation test. Root mode to alt-mode, and then back to root mode.

If the t-cog and associated systems are functional, it should be pretty straightforward.

And the bot does successfully transform...

..Just, into the wrong alt-mode.

And immediately, The Problem Of The Day becomes clear.

Gradually people around the ship figure it out on their own as well, while the Med Bay staff are trying to figure out what the fuck is going on

Over in the Science Lab, Perceptor is messaging Ratchet frantically because he's realised the problem as soon as he tried to switch into his alt-mode to study some samples of a metal panel from the ship which has some damage from the cosmic electricity and uh oh turns out he's a fucking helicopter now

It's a problem that also alters their root modes, but only after their first transformation post-space storm. Something fully triggers whatever is wrong with their t-cog data only once they enter alt-mode, their root modes then re-configure to accommodate these changes following that initial "wrong" transformation sequence.

They have their own colours, their paint nanites etc. remain the same as always, but their modes have changed. So they get any kibble etc. that might come with that new alt-mode.

So Brainstorm goes to pick up some energon for both of them, then comes back and Perceptor suddenly has rotors and holy shit

Eventually everyone on board figures out something weird/potentially bad is happening with their t-cogs. Some people are too scared to test it and find out, while others immediately can't resist their curiosity or think it's better to figure out as soon as possible so they can adapt, and test it as soon as they hear some bots are just turning into completely different things, totally reconfigured.

This could be fun, also sort of terrifying (there is potential for body horror to some degree), and either way it's chaos.

When Drift triggers his alt-mode, he turns into a cat-- Seems like he's got Ravage's t-cog data. Nobody can find Ravage, and Megatron makes it clear that he'll be the only one to attempt to find him.

Rodimus turns into some kind of aqueous vehicle. Maybe Camien in origin. (Turns out it's Nautica's t-cog data.) He's fine with it as soon as he realises he's space flight capable for short distances and Magnus has to talk him out of trying to race the ship.

Of course, because it's Nautica's t-cog data, when he reverts back to root mode, he has a distinctly femme Camien-style frame. He loves it, because his armour isn't as heavy in this form, so he can go faster. (Once this is all over, he is strongly considering keeping some of these femme frame alterations...)

And if you want to use this as a setup for any shipping, yes indeed, some bots inevitably try to test out their newly altered frames with their partners or amicas. (The medical staff all advise against this because oh god nobody knows all the functions of their new systems yet, please do not end up in the Med Bay with "makeout related injuries" they are dealing with so much right now LOL)

Anyway my moving date is 25/01 but as soon as I'm settled into my new place I might turn this into a fic if I have time lmao

[idkcowboyuwu4]

Commission @/fffrost__ from twitter!!!

[novafire-is-thinking]

Did I mention how much I love these three nerds? xD

[cyber-rivet]

WOOF WOOF BARK BARK there is not enough women in valveplug and i plan to change that if I get voted as mayor! vote for me!!

also tumblr censorship is public enemy #1

[pumkin-patchwork]

three of my favorite transformers holomatter avatar designs, I think they all fit the characters so well <3

and some more doodles below!!

all designs taken from mtmte “the one where they go to earth”

(tweaked nautica’s hair bc I feel like pure ginger didn’t completely fit her idk? and I think a varsity jacket looks fabulous on rodimus, wish I added an autobot insignia to his shirt though)

[shardmcjack]

posting nautiskids because they make me happy!!

[7er1ch0]

So since i kinda cracked how to get my brain to understand these designs and actually draw them, I wasted no time in actually trying to make an oc. I drew them once, hated it, tried again, and was actually so pleased that I figured id draw a comic with them. only to see how they look side by side with the actual characters and because I'm really getting more comfortable with the more complex and detailed designs, I knew I could do better. So back to the drawing board with them. but I really did like how i drew Whirl and Brainstorm and didn't want those to go to waste.

plus a bonus wip of Nautica cause why not

[dewhander]

NAUTICA (& BLUE) 2023

[blighted-lights]

some sketches i don't really like enough to post separately, buuut ill post em together

the girls are fighting vs the girls are finally becoming friends bc 1) ravage should of been at least a LITTLE more pissed when he found out that rewind was going to kill past megatron to allow the functionalist to win and 2) i just wanted to draw smthing nice w/ nautica and rav 🤷‍♂️ wish we actually got to see them being friends in canon.

uhh anyways sketch requests are open!!!! don't have to be a follower or mutual to request, my inbox is open to all 🌸

[hoaxsacrament]

Some art requests I did earlier:D

Challenged myself by asking friends what character I should draw as I don't usually do these kind of stuff and I quite enjoyed it lmao, got rlly tired tho but it's worth it and I think I made their days with it :D

I'd probably do more next time but for now I'm going to need some rest hehe.

Characters in order are;

Nautica [IDW MTMTE continuity]

Mirage [Knightverse continuity]

Perceptor [IDW MTMTE continuity]

Skids [IDW MTMTE continuity]

Trailcutter [IDW MTMTE continuity]

[wildpiercy-art]

Game night!

[katchless]

Nautica 💜💛

[snarkystarseeker]

Nautica ✨🌊