#it's actually from the father's eyes which is more about Megatron's relationship with his father and how utterly SHIT and abusive it was in

[warriorsparked]

MUSE  PLAYLIST.

   post  3 - 5  songs  that  remind  you  of  your  muse.

RULES :   repost,  don’t  reblog.

1. Ego Painted Grey -- Angra 

This endless torture's building up my rage Holding on, hide my agony I'm getting weary just to be alive All I want is help!!!

2. Warrior Heart -- Kreator 

I was born with a Warrior heart I was raised in a land of aggression A savage outcast right from the start While awake forever free Have returned to what should I burn From the ghettos to the temple of my vision Now I rejoice as the country implodes For this day I keep myself alive

3. Show Me How to Live -- Royal Hunt 

In the midnight hour I'm sitting by the fire, Running out of memories to burn Look, I'm in your power - beaten down and tired, Waiting for the last thing left to learn So show me how to live, cuz all I do is trying To honestly forgive, but patience's running dry So show me how to live: you can't keep denying What all you've had to give - a thousand ways to die Now show me how to live

4. Crush ‘Em -- Megadeath 

Last one standin' wins the fight Hear us scream and shout all night Down on the floor and eat the grit This is gonna hurt a little bit

Heads I win, tails you lose Out of my way, I'm comin' through Roll the dice, don't think twice And we crush (crush), crush 'em (crush 'em)

5. Day Sixteen: Loser -- Ayreon 

Look at you, lying there, defenceless and alone See I am no fool, I always knew you wouldn't make it on your own

'cause you're just like your mother, well, where is she now? You'll end up like her soon, 6 feet under ground, loser!

Tagged by: Stole it. :) Steal it from me~ :O 

[thanksjro]

More Than Meets the Eye #33: In Which I Write the Word ‘Quantum‘ 19 Times

Dang, I forgot what happened at the end of the last issue. It was pretty important, too, but I don’t have time to reread. Maybe the establishing shot can help me out?

Oh, that’s right, Rewind happened!

Everyone’s pretty jazzed that Rewind is here, non-exploded, and supposedly alive. Megatron carries this ridiculously small man over to a table, while Skids is busy admonishing Nightbeat for trying to put the pieces of this mystery together.

That’s one of the two first canonically, openly gay Transformers, Megatron. You bet your ass he’s important.

Nightbeat’s dragged Nautica over to look at that poster for Crosscut’s play they saw last issue. Together, they discover something interesting, and it’s not that Nightbeat’s chin has elongated to the point of absurdity. On this future ship, the play was completed and produced a mere few weeks after the initial launch of the Lost Light.

While this is going on, Rewind wakes up and asks Skids what the hell is going on. Skids, likely not wanting to poke at farm-fresh trauma, glosses over the fact that everyone on this ship was violently murdered, and that they found Rewind blacked out inside the hollowed torso of his brother-in-law.

…This is a dark story line.

You see, the joke here is that “Dark Cybertron” sucked major chrome.

Megatron reminds everyone that they’re still in grave danger every moment they stay aboard this ship, but Skids is more concerned with Rewind’s mental health. Which is sweet, but maybe not the thing to prioritize in such a precarious situation.

Rewind takes the fact that Megatron is an Autobot now pretty friggin’ well, as well as the introduction of gender into his species. That is, until Nightbeat, the king of social graces, saunters up to the scene to ask Rewind what the hell happened to the ship. He does get his answers, despite Rewind being horrified to the point of speechlessness.

Over at the hole in the wall, Nautica and Riptide are taking a gander at the quantum drums, which house the quantum foam for the quantum engines so quantum jumps can happen.

As Nautica explains the process by which quantum travel works, she realizes that the answer to what happened to everyone who disappeared was right in front of them this whole time.

Quantum, quantum, quantum- doesn’t even sound like a word anymore, does it?

The data slug Rewind made corroborates this theory, showing a series of events that definitely didn’t happen to the Lost Light we’ve been following throughout this story so far. The data slug contains this Rewind’s version of dead Rewind’s “Little Victories”, the travelogue that was never completed, where the question “are you happy?” revealed just how emotionally unhealthy most of the crew is. I’d like to imagine this Rewind’s film is called “Small Achievements”, or perhaps “Dear Fucking Lord, We’ve Been on this Trip for Three Hours and the Captain Has Been Killed by a Goddamned Soul-Vampire”, or maybe even “Where the FUCK is Our Therapist”.

The DJD came into the equation by way of someone having led them to the Lost Light. We get a flashback panel of the gorefest, in which Tarn appears to have learned how to fly, given the angle he’s coming from.

Because Rewind’s big thing in this series is being the guy who records stuff, the DJD take the opportunity to make some movies of their visit to the space yacht.

James, why do you keep getting Rewind involved with snuff films? I’m starting to get concerned.

Now, the thing about Rewind is that he’s almost always accompanied by his other half. Where is Chromedome, anyway?

He’s dead, that’s where.

Turns out, when you tell the DJD that you won’t do the thing they want you to do, they have a habit of doing nasty things in retaliation. Chromedome got stabbed in the friggin’ visor with his own finger needles, because Vos enjoys ironic deaths, I suppose. There’s some other stuff that’s implied to have happened, but we’ll get to that once we learn a little more about the DJD themselves.

While Rewind recounts the grisly tale of his husband’s demise, Riptide notes that the quantum foam has begun to spread at a remarkable rate. This is a bad thing, because that shit can and will explode, given half the chance, and this wreck is floating right above a potentially-inhabited planet.

Though I could have sworn we established that this planet was a Smartplanet, and therefore very much populated by students and staff. I don’t know. Maybe we conveniently forgot that, so we could make this a learning moment for Megatron.

Jiminy Christmas, Megs, do you even listen to yourself?

Skids, who has had a very long day of finding corpses and learning about quantum theory, snaps at Megatron, telling him that in order to actually be an Autobot, you have to have a little frickin’ compassion for those outside of your peer group.

Which is sort of contradictory to the Aequitas trials, the Killswitch debacle, the POW situation back on Cybertron, and whatever the fuck Prowl’s whole deal is, but maybe Skids is speaking about his own, personal relationship with being an Autobot. Hopefully so, otherwise he needs a class on critical thinking, STAT.

Never mind all of that though, because the problem just got a lot worse- the quantum foam has expanded to a point where any holes in the stuff are too small for the Rod Pod to get through. We’re going to have to get creative if we want to save the day.

Luckily, we’ve got a quantum duplicate of just about the tiniest little dude in the franchise here to do the job. Now we just need another, equally tiny little man, so the quantum drums can be shut off at the same time. Nautica commits more microaggressions, and this gives Getaway inspiration for a witty quip, which in turn gives Skids a brilliant idea.

The gang heads down to Brainstorm’s lab, to look for the mass displacement gun that was used for treating Ultra Magnus’s nanocon infestation back in the 2012 Annual. While they search, Nautica explains just why the hell the Lost Light disappeared in the first place. You see, quantum duplication acts on the Cain Instinct— it’s fine, as long as the duplicates don’t perceive each other. However, the moment contact is made, it says “oh man, guess I’m gonna have to end you” to one of the duplicates. The contact in this case happened when the Coffin Rodimus was brought aboard the ship.

Anything that wasn’t aboard the Lost Light at the point of the takeoff/explosion was never duplicated, and thus wasn’t erased from reality once shit started going to hell. This is why the Rod Pod is still around, and why the remaining cast are— well, the remaining cast.

While this conversation is going on, Nautica and Nightbeat uncover yet another dead body; it’s Brainstorm, and he’s a little underdressed.

…Someone run a paternity test, I think Cyclonus might be the father.

Also, Brainstorm’s a double agent.

Fucked up.

Getaway is furious that a Decepticon has been living on the same ship as him for the last six months, right under his proverbial nose. Even Megatron’s surprised, stating that Brainstorm isn’t usually who the recruiters aim for.

So, no mass displacement gun, and now they’re aware of the fact that there’s a traitor on the ship who’s had access to a LOT of weapon tech. It’s at this point that Megatron decides to stop lying by omission and tells everyone that he can mass-displace, since he used to turn into a handgun.

Smashcut to Megatron and Rewind floating out in space, the former now not much taller than the latter, as they traverse the web of quantum foam to get to the drums. Nautica instructs them from the Rod Pod. If this works, anything produced or connected to the quantum engine will be neutralized, and maybe we’ll even get the other Lost Light back! YAAAAAY!!!

Y’all really let this man go out there to fuckin’ kill himself for the greater good, didn’t you?

Rewind is honestly pretty chill with ceasing to be, seeing as he watched 200/+ people die today, including his long-time spouse.

Jesus. I’d say get him a therapist, but in order to do that, we’re going to have to wipe him off the map anyway.

Rewind asks Megatron if the Chromedome that isn’t his and his duplicate are still together. And I mean…

Luckily, Megatron has the good sense to lie.

With that, they flip the switches, and deactivate the drums.

And that’s a series wrap on Rewind! Congrats to Mr. James Roberts for the esteemed honor of burying the same gay twice!

Later on, everyone is back inside the Rod Pod, as their disappeared shipmates return from being nonexistent. Chromedome pops back in, and Skids is on him like a shark, telling him to go on the roof. Skids doesn’t even try to explain why. Which, fair. How the hell do you explain to someone that their dead husband’s quantum duplicate survived both a terrorist splinter cell attack, and the laws of quantum sci-fi bullshit crashing down on his tiny, tiny body, and that he’s right there on the roof waiting for them?

Welp, there goes the Chromedome/Dominus endgame. Shame, that.

Looks like Chromedome finally hit the threshold for having earned Roberts’ pity, and won’t be directly targeted by the plot for a little while. This isn’t something you see very often, so let’s really soak this in.

…Someone had to have told Rewind what happened to the other Rewind, right? I wonder what that conversation was like.

Back inside the ship, Blaster gets word that the Lost Light has reappeared. As they navigate towards it, Megatron requests that an encrypted call be made to Rodimus, to discuss the Brainstorm problem.

In the interim, Ravage is offered the opportunity to be a part of the crew, so he doesn’t have to keep skulking around in the shadows. We don’t get an answer from him, as our focus shifts over to Nightbeat and Nautica.

Nightbeaaaaaaaaaat, stop stating the themes of the comic verbatim! People are going to start thinking you’re a shonen anime protagonist!

Nightbeat’s somehow managed to keep ahold of the briefcase that they found on the other Lost Light. Unless Brainstorm’s boyfriend is in there, I don’t think this one was the work of Huey Lewis and the News’ hit single from the Back to the Future soundtrack.

Over on the Lost Light, specifically in Swerve’s, Brainstorm’s making his way through the crowd, briefcase held gentle like hamburger as he goes. He makes it to the bar, where Atomizer tells him he can’t have his briefcase in here. Brainstorm has what most would accept to be a healthy response to being told “no.”

It’s what I would do.

[fairyrosepetals]

Due to quarantine, I’ve been feeling pretty touch starved due to to the lack of hugs my friends and I would usually give each other.

Covid is a curse for naturally affectionate people like me :/

So enjoy some headcanons I wrote for some of our boys who had finally achieved the role of boyfriend!

Sweet home as types of boyfriends (M)

Hyun Cha

Hyun as a boyfriend gives me very chill/tired boyfriend vibes.

As in, he’s the kind of boyfriend who loves you softly. Someone who appreciates you in their own discreet way. Whether it be soft forehead kisses, or just very tight hugs.

Very relaxed dates. These dates would include laying on the couch cuddling, with rain pouring in the background.

Another date Idea would be just watching your favorite movies together in bed, eating your favorite snacks and candies.

His nicknames would include

Babe, babygirl/boy, love of my life, My light, Angel

His kisses are very hesitant and gentle, almost as if you’ll break or you’ll run away from him. Once you kiss him, and he knows you’re not going anywhere, his kisses become desperate, like you’ll disappear. Soon though, his kisses show how much he truly feels with you around :)

PDA doesn’t include a whole lot, mainly because he feels self conscious when he’s around someone as amazing as you. He feels like you deserve someone a lot better. Most likely just hand holding in public. However, in closed doors you bet you can get as many hugs and kisses as you want, whenever you want, 25/8

Now, at 18, you OBVIOUSLY don’t have a lot of money unless you’re rich. When it comes to gifts, I think he’d pay attention to your favorite foods, or maybe your current obsession, and base his gifts off that.

He LOVES to rant to you about Maria In The Sky!! Or just his hyperfixations in general when it isn’t Maria. Which isn’t likely. He gets this certain spark in his eyes when he talks about the things he’s interested in, which brings a certain life to him.

Now, depression DOES take a toll on people. This can leave a strain on relationships especially. If you’re willing to put in the extra effort, he would greatly appreciate it. He makes sure to show you his appreciation by making sure he ate a little extra more that day, made sure to change out into a new set of clothes, and overall just ways to show that he’s taking care of himself.

Overall, he loves you dearly, and greatly appreciates the love and support you give him. Trust me, he’s not letting you go any time soon.

Hyuk Lee

Hyuk as a boyfriend gives me very CHAOTIC vibes!!

He’s the kind of boyfriend to show his love by joking A LOT with you, with lots of teasing, playful name calling, and overall just rough housing.

There was definitely a moment where yall took roughhousing too far and you got bopped in the nose. Hyuk couldn’t bare to look you in the face after the many times you said you were fine.

Hyuk’s nicknames would include

Lemon cardboard Homie, Baby, Babe, Big head, DEFINITELY Megatron just to fuck with you

Hyuk’s kisses would be goofy and just kind of smiley, and maybe even a little sloppy. As in, he would be gently holding your face in his hands, but would be smiling or laughing as he tries to kiss you because he is just so unbelievably happy. This causes the kisses to definitely not be perfect, but they’re just filled with so much happiness that you can’t help but smile or laugh with him.

Just like Hyun, there isn’t a lot of PDA. Not because he’s self-conscious, mainly because he feels like you know how much he actually loves you without having to be too touchy in front of everyone. If you just so happen to want a kiss or maybe just hold hands, he’s all up for it. Just make sure to ask otherwise he will have no clue what you want.

Dates would include going to the arcade!! DEFINITELY would drag you over to that dancing game just to have an excuse to be closer to you!

Another date idea would just be 1 am trips to 7/11 and grabbing a slushee and your favorite snack, and maybe going to a remote area and laying on the hood of your car and go stargazing.

When it comes to dating Hyuk, you also gotta care for his sister. They are a PACKAGE DEAL. He understands that it’s a big responsibility to dump onto someone, but he’s responsible for her well-being. So if you don’t like her, that’s the ultimate deal breaker for Hyuk. If that’s not the case, he’ll be happy to see you two getting along.

Being a surrogate father for someone who was so young really puts a damper on your mentality. So just show your support for him, whether it be big or small. If you are quick to befriend Eun, his heart will warm at the sight of the two people he loves most enjoying each other’s company.

Ihyun Jo

Ihyun gives me very flirty/romantic boyfriend vibes. I say this due to his two personalities, which include his chaotic and more gentler side. I can see him being very flirty with an SO, that showers them in pick up lines that could make your face go red while also being sincerely romantic, enough to make you swoon from how sweet he’s being.

He’s the kind of boyfriend to hold your face in his hands, and gently cover your face in kisses or just stare lovingly into your eyes. This would also include whispering flirtatious comments in your ear, just to see you embarrassed from his words and make you blush.

With his flirty side, I can definitely see him as bit possessive, which can include possessive touches such as putting his hand on your waist or gently grabbing your chin to look at him when you look away.

Ihyun’s nicknames would include

Baby, hot stuff, princess/prince, Angel, wifey/hubby

Ihyun’s kisses can go two different ways depending on his current mood. The 1st way is sweet and sincere, where his kisses are soft and filled with such warmth and love. This creates such a loving feeling, where he carefully holds your face in his hands and treats you with gentleness. The 2nd way is his kisses feeling lustful, and a little rough. Though, this only means his kisses are firey and more passionate, holding you close by your waist as you wrap your arms around his neck.

DEFINITELY PDA. He is VERY touchy. Not in a way to make others around you uncomfortable, but more like he always has to be touching you in some way to ground himself. This includes hand holding, putting a hand on your waist or around your neck. When it’s just you two, it’s almost like he’s a second shadow, always carding a hand through your hair or just hugging you and resting his chin atop your head.

In more normal settings, I can definitely see him taking you out on the classic amusement park date. I’m talking rollercoasters, obviously rigged carnival games, cotton candy, and of course, the classic Ferris wheel ride.

Of course, I gotta throw in a classic beach date too. He is DEFINITELY the type of boyfriend to throw you into the sea, ONLY IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH IT AND CAN SWIM THO. If not, he is totally cool with just annoying you by splashing, or just overall being a general nuisance. Definitely has a soft spot for building sand castles with you :)

He may have the occasional sarcastic comment to share or just be annoying just to bug you, but he really does love you. He knows having MPD makes things harder in a relationship, but he appreciates you helping him when it comes to medication, episodes, and other ailments that occur. If there are types when he feels sad, he would love nothing more than to just lay on the couch, and rest his head in your lap as you run your hand through his hair.

Jayhun

Jayhun DEFINITELY strikes me as a SOFT BOYFRIEND. An ANGEL BOYFRIEND. A man you can DEPEND on. HUSBAND MATERIAL.

When I say soft, I mean he just absolutely SHOWERS you in love. You NEVER go a day without at least one hug or kiss, because he wants you to know how much he truly loves you. He’s the kind of boyfriend to do classic, gentlemanly things such as open doors for you, sit you down and scoot your chair in for you, and overall just be a sweetheart.

His dates would most likely be more domestic. I could definitely see him as doing the classic at home dinner date, being in the kitchen and cooking your favorite food, or if you like going out to eat more, definitely a restaurant on the nicer side. Being a teacher can leave him a bit busy sometimes, so he’s not opposed to just ordering take out, putting on a movie, and just enjoying your company as you lean against him. :)

Jayhun’s nicknames include

Sweetheart, honey, darling, love, angel

Jayhun’s kisses are the epitome of sweet and warm. Of course, he would only kiss you if he asked and made sure you were okay with it. If you said yes, he would make sure to hold you close, whether it be gently holding your face in his hands, or just placing his hands on your hips, he makes sure to put all his love into each kiss.

When it comes to PDA, he definitely strikes me as old fashioned. You know those elderly couples that have been married for 50+ years and STILL act like they’re in their honeymoon phase? That’s you and Jayhun. Kisses on the cheek, hand holding, brushing hair out of your face, and just staring at you with so much love that catching him can make you feel how strong his love is for you.

There are times when he’s forgotten to take lunch, so being the greatest SO ever, you make sure to bring it to him at school. His students LOVE YOU. They can’t believe their teacher bagged someone as great as you, and constantly bug Jayhun about you and when you’ll come visit again. They have a bet on how long it will take to get him to propose.

A bouquet of your favorite flowers, your favorite candies, and even just writing little sticky notes in places you see them before he goes to work, he just wants you to know he will always love and appreciate you no matter what.

I want to say that because of his religion, he kinda hopes you share the same beliefs as him. However, he is not opposed if you don’t, he still loves you all the same. In fact, if you follow a totally different religion, I feel like he would be interested in learning what your practices are, and how he could make you feel more welcomed during your relationship. 💕

Wook Pyeon

“My boyfriend can kick your ass” HELLA vibes from this man.

When I say this, I mean he’s very protective of you, and is even afraid to be in your presence half the time due to his height and build. He’s the kind of boyfriend to benchpress you for a work out, but also the kind of boyfriend to get flustered when you kiss his forehead.

There’s no fuckin way you could reach his height unless you’re THAT TALL, but if you do, he’s more likely to be less careful around you, and be more willing to hold you close to him and not be afraid of accidentally hurting you. If you’re a SHORTY?? Like me then this poor man is on pins and needles. Even if you’re tough, this man is afraid of hurting you and will never forgive himself if his elbow whacked you in the forehead.

Shorty protector

Dates with Wook Pyeon consist of constantly patching him up when he’s injured. Seriously, does this man never have a bruise on his body? If he’s not injured, he’s definitely stressed or very tense, and would not be opposed to taking a warm bath with you. Not even to have sex, but more just to make your hair into a giant spike with soap, or have bubble beards that leave you holding your stomachs from laughter. Just wholesome goofing off. :)

Wook’s nicknames would include

Honey, baby, babe, sweetheart, *shorter rendition of your name*, little shit (If you’re a menace to him constantly)

I feel like this man’s kisses can vary. Though the one thing they have in common, is that he makes sure that you know that he loves you. They can range from quick “Gotta go to work” kisses, to kisses that make you melt from the amount of love you feel from them. Even if maybe that moment you two have fought and he suddenly has to go, and if you’ll let him of course, he’ll make sure to give you the sweetest kiss he can muster. Dealing with criminals can be dangerous, and he would never want to go to work and have something happen, knowing you both left angry at one another.

PDA for him is hesitant. It’s not that he doesn’t like it, but he gets very shy and flustered about it. If you hold his hand while he’s talking to someone, his brain will start to malfunction and his face will slowly turn a shade of pink. This includes kisses anywhere on his face, or just a small kiss to his knuckles while holding his hand. In other words, for a big guy like himself, he is quite timid when it comes to initiating PDA.

He may be a little rough around the edges, but he tries his best to be romantic. Though, he tends to do it in more smaller ways. Working in the police force has unreasonable hours, so lots of little sticky notes around the house with cute love notes, little heart doodles, and just overall tiny reminders are his love language, or just making you a quick breakfast and storing it for later before leaving to work.

When he gets laid off, please do your best not to be angry with him. If it turns out he was the only one to be bringing money on the table for your own reasons, he would be so disappointed in himself for not being able to support you. If it turns out he now has to rely on you and your job, he would feel as if he’s a leech while you work harder until he can find a new source of income, so please reassure him that everything will be alright.

He of course, will do his own fair share of chores around the house in order to relieve the work load off of you.

When it comes to smoking, that is definitely a problem. Even if you don’t mind it, secondhand smoking can greatly affect your health as well. If you are an asthmatic, he definitely will try to quit for you. Even if you aren’t, it eventually dawns on him that his smoking is slowly hurting you, and doesn’t want you to be breathing that gunk in. It will be a hard journey, but just support him and keep him in check for the transition, and he’ll do his best to keep you happy and out of harm’s way.

[popwasabi]

Why I don’t give a fuck about canon

Recently, after randomly coming across some dope pictures of Transformer toys on Instagram that gave me a strong case of nostalgia, I was inspired to revisit an old childhood favorite in “Beast Wars.”

“Beast Wars,” in case you never watched or heard of it as a kid, is the continuation of the Transformer’s story set in the future as descendants of the Auotobots and Decepticons, the Maximals and Predacons, respectively, accidentally travel to prehistoric Earth to continue a centuries long battle between the two opposing factions.

There’s a lot of to digest there, so I’m not going to go into extreme detail over the plot, but the cast features colorful characters such as Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rattrap, Dinobot and Megatron to name a few. They all have interesting and distinct personalities and generally play well off each other. It was a big part of my childhood and I collected an ungodly amount of their toys back in the day.

(This was my first ever Beast Wars toy and I think it’s beautiful.)

My rewatch though was…a mixed bag to say the least. The graphics have not aged well. The adventure of the week setup of the plot was repetitive and lacked real character development at times. There were characters that were added in last minute to the show clearly to promote a new action figure over the story on numerous occasions. Though I found the humor to still be pretty good, the action was stale and just lacked high stakes most of the time, save for a few episodes.

I was not shocked it didn’t land terribly well on my rewatch but you know what did? “Beast Machines!”

“Beast Machines” was the follow-up to Beast Wars that had the Maximals fighting on Cybertron where Megatron has taken control of the whole planet using a virus that changes Transformers into mindless drones to do his bidding. The remaining Maximals manage to survive however after Optimus discovers The Oracle which reformats them into animal robot hybrids that are both mechanical and biological. This sets them on a quest to stop Megatron and bring biological and mechanical balance to Cybertron once and for all.

The series is much more narrative based than the previous as it follows a steady trajectory to its epic conclusion. The animation is much sharper, and the soundtrack is fun as hell to listen to still. The pacing is much faster as the stakes couldn’t be higher for the Maximals and all the old characters from the previous grow in interesting ways and develop into more organic people (literally in some ways). Optimus is a more hardcore and emotionally damaged leader and Megatron goes from being something of a punchline in the previous series to a far more menacing and calculating nemesis. The story touches on themes of balance, authoritarianism, PTSD, love and reunion to name a few and for a kids’ show it is, dare I say…more than meets the eye.

I absolutely loved it as a kid and I might actually love it even more as an adult, so it was shocking for me, to say the least, when I read further into the history of the show, that a lot of fans straight up rejected it back in the day.

Common complaints I came across were they didn’t like how characters, such as Ratrap especially, “changed.” They didn’t like the new bio/mechanical Maximals and couldn’t believe that Cybertron was once an organic world.

Their big reason (in just about every forum and video I saw about it)? It didn’t adhere to “canon.”

Now, I’ll start this by saying there is no objective way to critique or even not critique a story. People can like or hate something for a variety of reasons that don’t follow a strict logical pattern. Gods know I have a few questionable/divisive favorites in my catalogue that I have written about here that are based on abstract ideas and personal experiences.

(The Matrix Reloaded is still great btw)

But I will say, if you judge a mega franchise’s latest entry on how well it is supported by established canon it is, in my opinion, a flawed way to critique a work of fiction.

Canon, sometimes referred to as “lore” by fans, is most often applied and used to describe the long running back stories of franchises that stretch beyond just the main books, movies or series, or even the original narrative of the plot. Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, and to a certain extent Harry Potter, all fall into this camp of series with so many interconnected parts, with more than one main character featured in each, that fans follow along this canon like ancient monks studying scripture and history books.

And they can be just as fanatical and over zealous about it.

(I wish they were more fanatical about proper hygiene or at least deodorant...)

My problem with the ways fans often view canon is that their conceptions of what a new story should be is based entirely on the past rather than what is happening right now with the story and what themes the writer is trying express with it this time. 

They base their impressions of the story on external continuity more than the internal continuity.

Yea, the changes in a series like “Beast Machines” are jarring to say the least. Cybertron was formally an organic world like Earth? Rattrap doesn’t have confidence in himself and actually at one point sells out his comrades? Transformers can be biological now? It’s a lot to take in but when watching the story play out it’s not like these elements aren’t explained through the text of the new story.

Cybertron lost balance between its robot inhabitants and its biological life forms and its why it’s out of balance now, and Megatron is the logical progression of that inbalance. Rattrap is struggling to understand his new form, half his friends on the Maximals have been turned into drones, and the remaining team out loud say they don’t have confidence in him. He has PTSD from both the events of this story and the Beast Wars and feels insecure because of how others view him and that’s perfectly logical to not just the story but also the canon. If a fan is willing to give a story a chance they will see that the canon hasn’t actually been destroyed in much of any way and the logical progression is actually there if they simply listen to what’s going on.

(Seriously, it’s not that deep.)

Fans need to stop confusing a character achieving a franchise long arc with being “suddenly different.” In this way, criticisms of canon in new entries in long running series reveal that fans really just lack imagination to connect the dots. It would be like complaining that Luke Skywalker can’t become paranoid and make a grave mistake in judgment because people never change, nevermind the character already has changed a lot from his origins in “A New Hope” to where he was in “Return of the Jedi.”

(Oh wait, people did do that…)

But that’s not to say you have to like the new direction either. You can understand these changes and still be like “well, it’s not for me. I don’t care for a PSTD angle or a new origin for Cybertron,” but that’s whole lot different than saying the new series “rapes your childhood” or “Bastardizes the canon.” All the old canon you hold nostalgia for still exists. My love for “Beast Machines” is not harmed by the existence of newer Transformers properties that don’t meet what I look for in the series.

Too often, fans take changes to established “lore” very personally because it doesn’t fit their expectations or have the same nostalgic feelings they had before. When new entries in mega franchises occur fans often try to judge it by how much it is like what they watched before, rather what makes it different and what it is saying now. Again, you don’t have to like new directions in tone or character but consistency to established work DOES NOT equal good storytelling.

I have not been immune to this myself in the past, of course. Back in the day I wrote a 2500-plus word diatribe on “The Amazing Spider-man 2” that mostly went after how it changed the character I grew up with in a bad way and butchered the established back story I knew him by.

You know what other story doesn’t follow canon very well though? “Spider-man: Homecoming.”

(Now, hear me out...)

Spider-man in the MCU is generally agreed upon to be a good thing by fans. Both movies were big hits both critically and financially and fans often go as far as to say Tom Holland is the “definitive” Peter Parker. 

But Holland’s Spider-man differs quite a bit from the comic-book webslinger. This Spider-man does not have a spidey sense. His best friend is not Harry Osbourne but in fact a retcon of a Mile Morales character. His father figure is Tony Stark, something that never happened in the comics, instead of Uncle Ben, which no matter what way you spin it is arguably his most important relationship in the series.

His character is a reverse of traditional Peter Parker too. Where comics Peter is a reluctant hero, who if anything hates being Spider-man and the burden of his responsibility, “Homecoming” Spider-man actively seeks out responsibility and in many ways enjoys his role as the famous webslinger. In fact, his whole arc is about him earning a spot as an Avenger. He wants to be THE hero and be worthy of it. It’s completely different from what we know of Spider-man.

(He just wants Tony sempai to notice him uWu)

Now I know some fans actually do complain about this Spidey from a “canon” standpoint, but most don’t. So why did this Spider-man get a pass for many but not “The Amazing” one? Quite simply it’s because stories, as cheesy as it sounds, are about feelings and stories like “Homecoming” tell a good story that effectively make those feelings connect with the audience.

We root for this Peter Parker and his journey to becoming an Avenger and successor to Iron Man because the story is told well, the emotions feel earned, and frankly both films are fun and enjoyable.

It’s easy to complain about canon for many nerds because it’s something tangible that they can point to and make a big stink about when they don’t understand why a movie isn’t reaching them. I don’t doubt that many neckbeards genuinely hate a film like “The Last Jedi” (Hell, I’m not a big fan myself) but when those same nerds enjoy something like “The Mandalorian,” a series that has its own loose relationship with canon and establishing new rules in the series, it tells me it’s not about the “lore” to them.

(Easy, fanboys...)

I have come to understand, in my growth as a nerd, that my problems with a lot of movies and TV shows in my favorite series rarely, if ever, have anything to do with the story not meeting some arbitrary guidelines regarding canon. It has more to with the story simply not connecting with me emotionally. The story isn’t drawing me in and keeping me on its narrative path. I’m not feeling the same magic that someone else might feel enjoying it because either a) it doesn’t feel earned to me or b) it just stylistically isn’t for me.

To paraphrase a line from another mega franchise, also owned by Disney, the canon is more like guidelines than actual rules.

(Didn’t expect to see ol’ Barbosa in this write up, did ye?)

It can show you where a story comes from but it isn’t law that you strictly adhere to it. Of course, when writing a new work in a popular series you should consider what came before it but I would like writer’s the freedom to try something new and most importantly fans to be open to it. You don’t have to like it but the idea that new entries in a story MUST remain strict to the canon is bull shit. Not even the original Star Wars trilogy adhered to its own canon perfectly, as clearly the writers were in fact making it up to a certain extent as they were going along.

(hmmmm...)

And that’s ok, because some of those changes were great! Made the story better and made the conclusion stronger.

Again, you don’t have to like every new entry that tries something bold or confrontational in your favorite franchise but if writers strictly followed canon to the T we wouldn’t have things like “Homecoming,” we wouldn’t have “The Mandalorian,” and we certainly wouldn’t have my favorite Transformers series “Beast Machines.”

Canon shouldn’t be a trap for writers and it shouldn’t be a litmus test for fans digesting it. There are so many better ways to judge a story than whether or not it fits neatly into established lore. A good story is a good story, regardless of whether or not it’s supported by something as static as canon.

“Beast Machines” has its flaws here and there, but canon isn’t one of them, at least not for me. Again, if you feel that the lore is important, that’s fine, you don’t have to ignore it but I would ask you to look beyond what came before when critiquing a new story.

Otherwise, you might miss something special that comes next…

Now then... 

[transformersimagines]

To Be Decided

This was inspired by a fanfiction that I rediscovered thats a Tranformers Shattered Glass universe. It’s kind of a mix of prime and G1 characters that I enjoy the idea of that so thats what I just ran with it. This is yet another one fo those things I randomly wrote while I was sitting through a lecture. 

Heres the link to the fanfiction if you guys wanted to give it a read and see what I’m talking about. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9739745/1/Shattered-Illusions

“Good morning Megatron. You wave as you step into his office. He glances up from the data-pad he is reading and smiles.

“Good morning to you (Y/n), to what do I owe this pleasure?” He asks. The door slides shut behind you and you opt to lean against the door frame, careful not to trigger the door to open again.

“Do I need some sort of reason to stop by and say hi?” You say with a smile. Megatron sets down his datapad and looks down at you over the table’s edge.

“Of course not, but considering Breakdown is lingering in the hallway outside the door I assume you have something you want to ask me.” Megatron points out with a small smile. Your casual demeanor quickly deflates at being found out. You awkwardly laugh and adjust yourself against the wall.

“Well.. we were wondering, Breakdown and I, if we could… go into town?” You ask. You watch as Megatron’s face falls into a frown, you already know what that meant.

“(Y/n)...” Megatron starts, trailing off.

“I know the dangers, but it’s been three months since I’ve actually been off the Nemesis. I only want maybe an hour in town at most and Breakdown would be with me if the Autobots did even show up.” You explain, pleading your case. Megatron sighs and leans back in his chair.

“Then you should know I can’t risk Breakdown or your life like this. If you are ambushed Breakdown will not be able to properly protect you and himself. I know you haven’t really seen what the Autobots can do, but they are brutal. And before you suggest taking another else along with you, we are short-handed as it is and can not afford to leave the Nemesis unguarded just for a small field trip.” Megatron explains sternly.

“I understand.” You sigh, staring down at the floor in defeat.

“It won't be too much longer (Y/n). The Autobots will soon move onto bigger problems and forget about your relationship with us.” Megatron offers. You nod in response, you were just a weak human that ended up being in the wrong place at the wrong time that didn’t actually matter at all.

“Ok.” You turn your back to Megatron and walk out of his office, Breakdown was waiting in the hallway for you.

“Sorry kiddo, you heard the boss. It was a good try though.” Breakdown says.

“Ya, but I was hoping for a little more success.” You sigh, walking with Breakdown towards the rec area.

“Don’t worry too much (Y/n), this whole thing with the Autobots will blow over soon enough” Breakdown comforts. But when would this blow over? The shock-and-awe of the Nemesis and their alien-ness had worn off with your three months no stop exploring this place and asking everyone questions you could imagine. Once you both arrived in the rec area the few bots that were hanging around glance over.

“Looks like your plan didn’t go over so well with Megatron.” Starscream notes.

“Ya, he didn’t really go for the idea.” You nod, making your way over to the ladder that would take you up to the table’s top.

“Ta’ Autobots have been gettin’ fierce as of late, probably for the best.” Soundwave comments. You notice Frenzy and Rumble playing their Switch as you reach the top of the table. They both wave at you.

“Means we can finally have our rematch! I’m sure Frenzy just got lucky.” Rumble jokes, earning a well-natured punch from his brother. You were kind of getting tired of everyone feeling sorry for you, telling you it's better to stay put on the ship. God, you were going to lose it.

“If you want, I can see if Megatron would be willing to let you join me and the other seeker on a short patrol? Not exactly a trip to the town.” Starscream offers.

“I would honestly take anything at this point, thank you Starscream.” You really did love the Decepticons, but they were extremely overprotective (you didn’t even want to remember the time you caught a small cold, knockout practically short-circuited).

As you play a few games on the switch with some bots they slowly filter in and out of the rec area. Now you were just watching some videos on YouTube, the only bots that were in the room were Sideswipe and Sunstreaker hanging around in their usual dark corner. They were former Autobots, as they didn’t really care to change their insignia, but you could definitely tell anyways based on their darker colors and attitude. They were an interesting conversation, to say the least, though anyone would be hard-pressed to even get a few words out of them regularly. The only reason they seemed to talk to you at all was because of the help you offered after a particularly swampy mission. You were bored and didn’t mind getting your hands a little dirty and they were desperate. Now whenever the twins, especially Sunstreaker, had a particularly messy mission they would ‘ask’ (more like demand) your help with the hard to reach areas. You never really minded considering they were the only ones that would tell you what happened on their missions and wouldn’t sugar coat it.

“Hey, human.” Sideswipe says. You pull out your headphones and look up from your phone to find both the twins had moved from there corner to sit at your table. You rolled your eyes slightly at the ‘human’ comment, you still happened gotten them to use your actual name.  

“Hey yourself, what's up?” You ask, kind of confused. You eyed them up and down, they didn’t look like they needed your help for anything and you definitely weren't doing anything particularly interesting.

“Heard about what happened with Megatron.” Sideswipe says. Sunstreak leans in against his arm with a playful smile.

“Ya, what a rejection.” Sunstreaker adds.

“Yep, he wasn’t exactly on board with my small field trip to town.” You state bitterly.

“Well, ya didn’t go about it the right way.” Sunstreaker says, his smile becoming more of a mischievous grin.

“Oh really, and what would have been the ‘right way’ of doing it?” You ask, looking between the two bots.

“With a case such as yours, you never ask for permission, only forgiveness.” Sunstreaker says. You had considered sneaking out before, but no one would even think to disobey Megatron.

“I considered the whole sneaking out idea, but there's no one in this ship who would even think to disobey Megatron, they are big sweethearts and extremely overprotective.” You explain. The only people who would are the twins, but you didn’t think you were ever going to get close enough to ask.

“You just haven’t asked the right bots.” Sideswipe says.

“You guys wanna sneak me out?” You joke.

“Why not Sides?” Sunstreaker says, looking to his brother.

“Would be a good way to even things out.” Sideswipe suggests. Now you were confused.

“Even what out?” You ask.

“All your help after missions, we hate to have to owe someone.” Sideswipe says. I guess that made some sort of sense, not wanting to have that hanging over your head, not that you were ever going to demand favors in return.

“Let's do this then!” You exclaim, already excited at the thought of the open air, sunlight, and unhealthy food (Knockout, bless his spark, had really healthy food for you but didn’t understand the concept of a ‘cheat day’).

There were only a few bots you had ridden with, none of which were as luxurious as the Lamborghinis the twins transformed into. You made sure not to explore Sideswipes interior too much, sill hyper-aware he could feel everything you did. You simply sat still and stared out the window and watched as your hometown came into view.  

“You know the rules. stay in sight, avoid cameras, and only an hour.” Sideswipe recaps as he pulls up to the curb in front of your favorite spot to get a snack.

“Heard. Stay close, no cameras, hour.” You repeat, opening the passenger door and jumping out. You pull up your hood before walking in.

Snack in hand you sit on a bench just a few feet away from the twins. They were actually the ones causing more of a scene than you. As super fancy cars anyone who was walking by was snagging a selfie or picture. Any time someone got too close they would either honk or sound their car alarm, with the few people that didn’t scare as easily I would yell at. Once you have finished your snack you just leaned back on the bench and closed your eyes, enjoying the warm sun, the cool wind that chilled the air. As time started to tick away you feel someone sit on the bench with you. You peak and see a well-dressed man in a business casual attire, slicked-back black hair and a cocky demeanor.

“You seem to be enjoying yourself.” His joking comment only cemented your guess, his tone harsh trying to make fun of you.

“Something wrong with that?” You counter, not wanting to be perturbed by this man's attitude problem.

“I don’t know, just looks like your hiding something under that hood.” He remarks, reaching out the tap your hood but you move away from his touch.

“It is a little chilly out, it's perfectly reasonable to be wearing a hoodie.” You explain scooting father away from this man. You look around for another empty bench to move too.

“Geeze, I’m just asking. I’m looking for someone so seeing you sitting here in a hoodie all alone raised some red flags with me.” The man explains, throwing up his hands in defense.

“What are you some detective or something?” You counter. The man laughs at your comment, shaking his head.

“You could say that. I’m kind of like a private eye. Outside parties hire me and I find the people for them.” He says, pulling out one of those bigger vapes.

“Well your not very good at blending in. Not a real undercover look you got going.” You criticize. He smirks before taking a big inhale of his vape.

“Well,” He blows the smoke at you, causing you to inhale it and start coughing, “I find that this look makes me less suspicious than a big coat, sunglasses, and a hat.” You nod at his statement as you continue to cough.

“I guess so. Who are you looking for anyway, some big baddie?” You ask between coughs. You caught the man's smile grows more sinister.

“I never really ask my clients what they did, you would have to tell me, (Y/n)?” He asks, taking another inhale of his vape. You look over at him in surprise as you continue to cough, unable to really respond. He exhales another smoke cloud that blows by you. You stand up quickly and move to leave, one of your hands covering your mouth.

“The funny thing about this is how innocent it looks,” He jesters to the vape in his hand,” Nothing stands out about it, but the funny thing is…” He trails off, slipping it back in his pocket and standing up, “you can lace just about anything to the many chemicals in the juice.” You step away from him. What was he talking about? You became aware of the uncomfortable pressure in your lungs. It felt like someone was slowly squeezing your lungs, making it harder to breathe.  

“Now I am not affected because I worked hard to develop an immunity, but to anyone else, it might just have an effect.” He grins. “Now, if you come with me (Y/n) I can fix you right up with this,” He pulls out a small bottle with a liquid that had a slight yellowish consistency, “or we can do this the hard way and see how long you’ll last before you come running back to me. You won't die, but damn does it really sting after a while.” He throws the bottle in the air before catching it and sliding it into his pocket, taking a step closer to you. You continue to back away, looking back at Sideswipe just a few feet away.

“Come on (Y/n), there's someone who really wants to see you. He’s quite an impatient fellow, I would hate to leave him waiting too long.” The man says, adding a slight bitterness to the last bit of his statement. He holds out his hand for you to take with a triumphant smile on his face.

Your lungs were really starting to get irritated, you notice a small tremor in your hand you couldn’t seem to control. Whatever this guy did was not good at all and was taking effect pretty fast. This was exactly why Megatron didn’t want you to leave the Nemesis. Here you were, in danger because of the Autobots. Though I’m sure no one would have imagined they would hire a human to go after you. It had to be the Autobots, right? There is no one else looking for you that would take these kinds of measures. Would Knockout be able to fix you? Stop whatever this poison was doing. But then you would get in so much trouble, probably never get to leave the Nemesis ever again.

“I’ve done this so many times, there's nowhere you can go I won't be able to find you.” The man adds, continuing to walk towards you, grabbing your arm. What were you thinking! You probably would go through much worse if you went with this man, the Autobots were going to kill you in the best scenario. It would be well worth captivity in the Nemesis if you got to keep living.

“No!” You shout, yanking your arm from the man's grip and sprinting towards Sideswipe. He already has his door open for you and you jumped in, the door slamming shut behind you. Your tossed around as Sideswipe guns it out of his parking spot and back towards the Nemesis.

“Human are you ok?” Sideswipe asks. Your still viciously coughing, the tremor in your hand was starting to move up your arm. You couldn’t control the muscles as they spazzed.  

“That was a human, would Optimus really get a human to work with them?!” Sunstreaker asks, surprised. You were struggling to get your breathing under control as it got harder and harder to breathe.

“I don’t know, maybe Prowl put it together, we’ll have to tell Megatron about this.” Sideswipe responds.

“Scrap, we are going to be in some serious trouble!” Sunstreak curses. Gosh, all your friends were going to be freaking out, you just hopped that Knockout would be able to do something. And that Megatron wasn’t going to be super angry.

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Hey! Good luck on your blog, can I please get a headcanon for the Bayverse Decepticons reacting discovering they have a teenage human daughter with their deceased human s/o and their daughter is happy with her adoptive family? Again good luck I look forward to seeing more content

First ask! Thank you so much, sorry if I don’t include one of the decepticons you wanted, if I did please tell me which one and I’ll redo them. Decided to do the main ones from the first movie.

Megatron

- He’s used to loss and did his best to move on from his s/o when things got dicey and he had to leave. That’s not to say he’s forgotten about them, just tries not to hang on it. Then he finds out about his daughter and that undoes everything. He leaves for a while and and destroys some shit to calm down.

- He’s a lot of things but a deadbeat ain’t one. He hauls ass to the adoptive family’s house, ready to get his daughter back. To rip those people apart for taking what’s his. But then… He sees you happily spending an evening with them. Laughing and having a blast playing one of those silly human games with them and he freezes up. He doesn’t know what to do and he hates it. That’s his kid. And he wants to raise them, to have a bond with them, but he doesn’t know how.

- In the end he decides to leave them be for now. He’ll still be keeping an eye on them, but won’t interact. Does she even know she’s adopted? Even if she did she would never in a million years believe Megatron is her father. Maybe he’ll step in later, but he’s not sure.

Starscream

- Denial. Complete and utter denial. He doesn’t have a daughter. That would never happen. He’s still not over the s/o, not that he’ll admit it. He ditched them and they died. He failed to be there for them at such a crucial moment and now he’s failing as a father too? No. Can’t be.

- But soon enough the curiosity (and guilt) eats away at him and he goes to find them. He doesn’t plan to interact, just to see that they’re real. He sees her in the kitchen with her parents making dinner. Music is playing and they’re singing (off tune he notes), not even he can deny how happy she looks. He sees all that sappy family stuff and…. He’s envious. He wants to have that. In a matter of seconds he’s imagining the life he could have had with them if he hadn’t left. He quickly gets overwhelmed and leaves.

- Unlike Megatron he does plan to interact, he’s just not sure when. Or how. When he does he’ll inevitably handle it horribly. He’ll just snag her when she’s walking home from school and try to convince her that no he’s not here to kill her and he’s actually her father.

Barricade

- He’s known from the start. He keeps tabs on everything and everyone, of course he knows about his daughter. He’s a realist. He knows he’ll never be able to let her live a normal, healthy life. So instead he settles for keeping an eye on her.

- He’s the only one who has actually formally met his daughter, but she was only a baby so she has no memory of the event. It was right after his s/o had been released from the hospital. He drove them home and got to hold her. Saw her a few more times after that before the s/o’s untimely death. Sure, he could’ve stepped up and taken the baby but what would he have done? He can’t raise a baby who is he kidding. He made sure to scare off any family that tried to adopt her that he didn’t approve of, so he has faith in the ones that are raising her.

- Also plans on having a relationship with them someday. And he will. But only when he’s certain they will be safe and won’t just get caught in the crossfire.