#loudpedal

[redfoxdude07]

Idk why, but Masterpiece glup shittos are genuinely some of my favorite characters because they're all at least a little fucked up

Like we got an Autistic dude hyperfixated on music (against his will), old man Memory Loss Megee, Born to be a strategist forced to be a medic, and the Spy from TF2

[toyboxcomix]

Random Old Comic: Legal Activities https://www.toyboxcomix.com/2020/04/13/legal-activities/

[themetaphoricalcouch]

[elfdragon12]

A couple weeks ago, I wasn't feeling too well emotionally, so I decided to draw a little something to try and cheer myself up a bit. Now that Hearts and Sparks is done, I'm sharing it.

Loudpedal/Logan and Exhaust/Erica making some music together!

[transformersconfessions]

Boltax Anon back again to drop some wild stuff!

I think most tf fans would benifit greatly from expanding the information they know about characters they like. For example; did you know Knockout had a car collection in Of Masters and Mayhem and that Loudpedal wanted to be a member.... no i don't understand the implications of this.

Or take Ratchet for example; people know the whole "ratchet was originally gonna be a woman" thing but have you read the original bio? Ratchet is like a partying addict who backtalks authority figures.

Other stuff is like- more people should incorporate niche humans in larger roles. Where's the Huffer x Bomber Bill fanfiction? Wheres the story detailing the complicated relationship that Bluestreak and Auggie Cahnay?

G1 fanfiction has so much room for fans to expand on things that the show and comics didn't follow through on properly, but everyone focuses on stuff like Jetfire x Starscream or whatever.

[Also a wild ass fuckin crack(friend)ship(?) Hound and Dottie Malto seem like a good pair]

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[karanseraph]

What should Unitrex be like?

There's not much canon on this fictional location other than they built starships there

Whatever I write in a fanfic will not be canon anyway

I still want it to be an interesting fictional location that I can describe within a work in internally consistent ways.

It's known as City of the Stars. Famously the place of origin for interstellar travel, at least as far as Cybertronians of the time know. That's canon.

Headcanon applied to this fic: Unitrex is a bastion (star) fort surviving from some Age of Origins/Warring states type period, but where Quintessons may have embedded themselves and so Cybertronians had to fight to take it back in the Age of Wrath. So, it likely has some preserved historic features as well as new construction in some differing style.

In this fan-continuity for a fic it's also presently (in a post-wrath Golden Age/Cusp of Expansion Era a location where at least one Titan is being constructed.

Also, in fanfic, there's a particular sparkfield nearby which various witnesses have reported substrate is being removed, presumably for inclusion inside the Titan(s). To some this is sacrilege, or at least politically incorrect given that sparkfields are a gift from god/public good.

So, there is a current culture of protest and debate surrounding the Titan project.

But Unitrex is also just a city-state in general. It must have some culture.

Like, it's the place where ships are made, but not the main spaceport for the planet, which is currently atop the Hydrax Plateau (which probably makes sense for its more equatorial latitude and ability for ships to ditch into the Sea of Rust and miss destroying urban settlements in an emergency. If you went down or had launch failure in Unitrex (in this continuity) there's some chance of missing the Sea and splattering into Tagan Heights, which sounds painful.)

It's not necessarily where pilots hang out is what I'm saying. It's got a population dense with construction workers and engineers.

And they probably want entertainment, because as much as they love their construction efforts that's probably some heavy labor. It's probably stressful dealing with working on what is essentially a government contract. All these change orders and reports!

So, maybe City of the Stars also has like rockstars and idols. We established that Rosanna had been living in Iacon (some ways west) but in real life different cities each have their own scene, right? Unitrex can have stars even if Iacon or Vos also do. It probably just doesn't involve as much Shock-Pop, pole-dancing, or Jazz, or open mic poetry that other city-states are known for.

But guitar-condor Laserbeak flies with Ramjet's team in Untrex. So, probably there's some type of Rock/Metal scene.

Also, visually, and for inspiration, like a space robot Seoul + Amsterdam (the Netherlands has a lot of bastion forts). In terms of Geography, more resembling Seoul with Unitrex's position between a fortified cliff-face at the Rust Sea border at the south and the rise of Tagan Heights north, with one major river or canal passing through. But in terms of generally being a major city with its own music scene and nightlife surely both these cities qualify. Colorful buildings. Colorful lights at night. Historic structures that are more rectilinear plus new public structures that are quite abstract and curvilinear.

Do we suppose Loudpedal lives here?

Mixmaster is among those spotted nearby so there's possibly circuit altering neurotech (CANT) available.

[pipermca]

No update to A Matter of Propriety tonight as I haven't had any time to proof the next chapter. I also have almost caught up to my buffer.

But, have a little snippet from the start of the next chapter. :)

A cold can nudged against the side of Orion's head. "Pax. Drink this. It'll help." Orion batted away the can without looking up. His optics were on the entertainment unit, where Loudpedal was belting out some song that Orion didn't know. It was just background noise, but it was better than trying to think or engage in conversation. "I've had three already. I don't need another one." Crack. Fssssssh. The cold can nudged his face again. "Too late. It's already open. Drink it."

[elfdragon12]

Exactly this.

Why would we want to see Road Rage when Tracks and Loudpedal exist as male characters who share the same mold?

Megaempress as a man would just be Megatron. Also the Megatronia and Torchbearers are two of the only canonical female combiner teams (only two, unless I'm forgetting someone).

Anon, is your name Simon Furman?

If a male character in Transformers could become a female in the original Red Alert, Skywarp, Cosmo. and in your AU version there is Kup, Laserbeak, Soundwave, and First Aid.

Then can the female characters in Transformers also be in the form of men in your AU? mean not a muscular masculine woman but completely transformed into a male character?

Short version: No

Long version:

1. Checked the pinned post on my blog (it’s pinned for a reason) because there already exists planned cast/character sheets for both Cons/Bots who already have names and genders about 90% set in stone, and I’m not changing them unless it’s interesting, which brings me to:

2. Don’t see the point. The TF cast is mainly dominated by male characters so why would I want to see the already rare female character genderbent into a male version?

Listen, if this AU isn’t for you, you’re free to leave. I genuinely have no idea why you’re hung up on something that’s been done by dozens more Humanformers artists before me, and often to a much bigger degree. It’s not new.

Get with the programme, or find something else to occupy your time.

[anotherwatchedninja]

Transformers: Mercenaries

warning: my au

Soundblaster:

Soundwave clone

A lot like Death’s Head, but with the BADASS MONOTONE

doesnt exactly trust the rest of the group

despises his own cassettes, but he cares still

Flamewar:

A clone of Rodimus

Altered his body to seem unique

little bit sadistic

does kinda care for the other mercs

doesn’t exactly care if non-targets get damaged

Loudpedal:

Tracks clone

not vain, just loud

Bug Bite:

The angry one

Flies into a rage about being a clone

Hates anyone he shares a body type with

Deep Cover:

Sideswipe clone

Possibly autobot spy

not much personality

Vortex:

Blurr clone

ego of modern Blurr versions

simply follows a program Soundblaster installed in him

Enemy:

Rumble/Frenzy clone

sabotages the others

loves being hated!

Ratbat:

Corrupt Former Senator turned cassette

soundblaster keeps him and enemy alive to annoy each other

Unnamed Combined Mode;

vortex (left arm)

Soundblaster (chest plate)

flamewar (torso)

bug bite (right arm)

deep cover (left leg)

Loudpedal (right leg)

not a proper combination, it’s more like the RID 2015 ones where they all have to work together

[autobotsandjoestars]

It's great to be back.

[autoacafiles]

Who are all of the stunticons, and what would Menasor look like if they all made him up?

It should be noted that Motormaster only considers his direct inner circle to be true Stunticons and the usage of the title for his other followers is entirely for administrative purposes. This chart is not comprehensive, but does cover a good enough portion that if you happen to see one or two of these bots, chances are Motormaster has some stake in the operation.

As for what Menasor would look like if all of these elements were to combine into one... I'd say he'd look like a sentient car pileup with an attitude problem.

[redfoxdude07]

I'm assembling a team...

I shall call them...

D.O.R.C.S.

Destroyer Of Remaining Critical Survivors

(AKA they walk through the aftermath of a battle once the Decepticons win and kill everyone that's hiding out in their territory)

(they suck at their job and accidentally adopted an Autobot with memory issues that lost his badge)

[toyboxcomix]

Random Old Comic: Unfortunate Name https://www.toyboxcomix.com/2017/05/14/unfortunate-name/

[tracks-and-raoul]

AAAAAAAA HES HERE!!!!! AND SO ARE THE FANCY HANDS

[elfdragon12]

Daily female Transformers no. 100!!

Road Rage! She's knowledgeable about other cultures and generally cheerful, but has a glitch that comes up whenever she's in vehicle mode that makes her prone to, well, road rage.

She actually has an interesting history as there has been a red flying Corvette as long as there's been a blue flying Corvette. However, she didn't become separate from Tracks until 2002 when sold as an e-Hobby exclusive with Crosscut. She is also the first female character to get a Masterpiece toy, helped by the fact she is mold mates with Tracks and Loudpedal. She didn't start making story appearances until about 2011 in additional Transformers Animated comics and in the Wings Universe stories. Her largest role was in the 2019 IDW comics where she is back to her bodyguard roots but guarding Nautica this time.

This is my alltime favorite female Transformer! I absolutely fell in love with her while reading 2019 IDW comics. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince didn't song about Little Red Corvettes for nothing! I want to see her in everything!

[askvectorprime]

Dear Vector Prime, would you be able to tell us if the Transformers encountered any other transforming superheroes, such as Takeshi Hongo, better known as Kamen Rider #1, or one of his several successors over the decades?

Dear Metamorphin’ Master,

Yes, indeed. On one occasion, the Ark crash-landed in the foothills of Mt Fuji. The Decepticons, awakening early as usual, beat a hasty retreat before Battle Convoy and his Autobots could awaken, coming into contact with the local branch of a human terrorist organisation. Megatron made a deal with their leader, the control-obsessed Doctor Arkeville, who provided upgrades to the Decepticon soldiers in exchange for live test subjects for his brainwashing experiments. Curious about the possibilities of electronic mind control, Megatron offered a lowly support Cyberdroid, MCD-73.

Arkeville married Cybertronian technology with his own occult sciences, upgrading MCD-73 into a grasshopper-type warrior he dubbed “Shothole”. He then set about granting upgrades to the Decepticons themselves: Exhaust gained the ability to exude blood-tinged venomous smoke, Loudpedal’s sonic capabilities were turned into a high-sensitivity sonar array, and Detritus’ control over junk was augmented into the power to create fine webs of rust. Megatron’s own titanic strength was augmented by a black coating capable of superheating his body. While Megatron led the Decepticons off to menace the still-weary Autobots, Arkeville took Shothole for himself, planning to use him to attack a nearby racetrack. There, they were confronted by a pair of Transformation Cyborgs who had defected from Arkeville’s organisation, Takeshi Hongo and Hayato Ichimonji. The pair took on their own insectoid forms and did battle with both Shothole and the evil doctor, who mutated himself into the horrific Hypnocobra. While Ichimonji was able to handily hold back the snake, Hongo had a much tougher time with the larger Shothole, until his advanced senses picked up a sense of restraint from his attacks; Shothole didn’t want to fight. Hongo and Ichimonji used their Rider Power Purification move to heal Shothole of the brainwashing procedure, allowing him to act on his own free will and defeat Hypnocobra with his Hole Shotkick.

The trio then rushed to the location of the Ark, where the hellish Decepticon armada was advancing on the hopelessly outmatched Autobots. Convoy noticed the sun glinting off the three oncoming machines, and rallied his forces, their just hearts far stronger than the evil power of the Decepticons. Megatron himself was forced to retreat after Shothole, Hongo and Ichimonji defeated him with their Two-World Rider Kick attack. Convoy thanked Shothole for his help and invited him to join the Autobots, but Shothole declined, feeling that he could never truly escape his Decepticon nature.

Shothole would continue to fight alongside Hongo and Ichimonji even as their band of cyborg heroes grew, and many a time would the Legendary 8 Riders assist the Autobots in their own battle for freedom. I am personally very fond of this story; Shothole’s ability to overcome the circumstances of his creation is proof of our own ability as Cybertronians to get past the sins of our forebears. If only my fallen brother had the capability to see this…