#shattered glass skywarp

[candychameleon]

And now for the big reveal of what I've been working on for the past few months, and my very first Kickstarter!

✈SEEKER VARSITY JACKETS! launching on Aug 16th!

📅Pre-launch page here!🔗

If you would like to be emailed when it launches, click the "Notify me on launch" button!

I'm so so happy to bring these to life finally, I've had them cooking for a while!

I put a lot of work into these designs (my artwork is on both the back and the sleeves), as well as the Kickstarter, so all shares and hype are really appreciated! 💖

this will be my first ever KS and I'm nervous, but excited!

[hysterical-random-things]

Mermay day 2- Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish SG!Skywarp

[ruindroddy]

I have no idea whats going on anymore

Im so lost rn

[coefore]

I did it! This is an IDW AU born while watching The Green Knight (2021), specifically from one movie shot that I'd like to redraw. I was torn on whether or not to draw them all as robots or humans, so I started making designs for their human counterparts first - mostly because it is more fun to come up with clothes and accessories. I will eventually tackle a robot version. This is a long post, btw!

Indeed, this is a completely separate version from the Lion King AU I had come up with a couple of years ago, I just borrowed the crowns because I really liked those designs lol.

But let's set the stage under the cut. You can listen to the playlist on spotify dedicated to it: I've placed the songs in sequence so that they can create a certain vibe for the scenes I had in mind. You can read the plot part while listening.

Some character traits

This royalty au supposes a parliamentary monarchy (like the UK, Spain or Japan). This work is an in-between of later Roman/early Medieval aesthetics and some Futuristic Stuff. The Autobot brand is the royal family crest, while the Decepticon brand can be used to signal the Protector and their entourage, but only in formal settings outside the nation. Usually, the Protector can show elements of the Decepticon colours (red) in their attires.

Optimus Prime

Optimus is prideful and domineering: he knows he has the power to do real damage to people. After all, he was born into royalty and has known no other life. He has anger outbursts, but that's a side effect of his paranoia. At the start of the story, he is not the prime yet. He's around 23-24, already suffering from a mental affliction much like schizophrenia, but, just as in ye old days, the court and his father (Zeta) are not really concerned about his odd behaviours. "He is just volatile", you know. He is also dramatic, making big scenes when his emotions are too cooped up. Optimus, though, is not intentionally cruel - this isn't a Shattered Glass au where he wants some kind of bloodlust sated. He has a deep inner mind, feeling much more like a philosopher and a writer than a brute. This makes him a little naive, too, having people in court (like Prowl) taking advantage of him - and sometimes even Megatron uses his influence on Optimus to stir him where he wants to. He reads a lot, is curious, and is deeply in love with Megatron - sometimes becoming a little cringy about it. He can be a bit of a goofball, telling jokes and being rather affectionate with his family. Sadly, he's a Pisces.

Megatron

Megatron is a diligent engineer who just so happens to pick the Prime's son's interest at some point while assisting his father (Terminus, a strict, distant man) in a job at court. Optimus and Megatron are the same age. He is aloof, quiet and a very good listener. That means he often allows people to speak over him or for him - that doesn't mean, however, that he isn't going to correct them or speak his mind. He is just a careful man. Coming from a rather cold family environment, he has a hard time expressing his emotions, both verbally and physically: he kisses and hugs, sure, but that doesn't come naturally to him. After becoming protector, he has a hard time getting used to the court lifestyle since he is quite bothered by the intricacies of royal "rituals", may they be clothing, hairstyles or make-up choices. Or Starscream fussing over him about that all day. He also often stands up against abuse of power, especially from Optimus. They fight quite a lot. He enjoys drawing (buildings, like architecture) and reading novels, but he's not particularly cultured. He is also, sadly, an Aquarius. (And transgender, but this has no political or social bearing in the story besides being Rodimus' biological carrier).

Prowl

Prowl is about fifteen years older than Optimus, becoming his advisor once Zeta Prime passes in "a tragic accident". He is ambitious, cunning and... Deceptive. His ultimate goal is to push Optimus to insanity, convince the parliament he is unfit to rule and become reagent in his stead. This would allow him to create an oligarchy with other senators. His words always support Optimus' delusions, abusing the Prime's naivety for his scheming. Prowl thinks of Optimus as an idiot lucky enough to be born in a high position in the social pyramid. He has attempted various times to "warn" Megatron, one of the few people who is extremely suspicious of Prowl. And by warn, I mean having him pushed down the stairs, giving him a nice broken leg. He also acts suspiciously around Rodimus.

Zeta Prime

Zeta Prime was a balanced, careful ruler. He held concerns about his son's future, as he thought Optimus wasn't fit for a leading role. He was a stern man and often frustrated by Optimus' antics. However, their relationship was on good terms. He was "found" dead by Prowl during a political meeting abroad, as he was standing in for Alpha Trion (Zeta's advisor), prompting Optimus' coronation. Zeta wasn't sick, but all primes in this AU suffer from haemophilia (a hereditary illness that makes it harder for the body to stop bleeding).

Rodimus

Rodimus was born three years into Optimus' primacy. He was brought up in a restrictive environment, as Megatron grew more suspicious of Prowl, fearing for Rodimus' safety. That translated into Rodimus feeling anxious when Megatron's not around (for too long, at least) and becoming a little jealous of him, even if it's Optimus taking Megatron's attention. Rodimus uses "dad" for Megatron and "Father" for Optimus. He doesn't like Optimus too much, usually bearing his presence and ignoring him whenever he can, but deep down he worries about his father, too. He is a very knowledgeable child with a vast vocabulary, as he enjoys books of every kind and, just like his dad, he is a good listener, learning a lot from the "adult conversations" around him. Rodimus is often seen together with Starscream (his nanny, in a way lol), who he is fond of but has difficulties showing it. He becomes Prime-to-be at the age of 16, like all Primes.

Starscream

Starscream was the royal alchemist, an inspired researcher and a man of science. He is loyal and has strong opinions on many subjects, especially on morals and ethics. That is also why, during Zeta's late reign, he was demoted to servant with the accusation of insubordination. He is still a high-grade servant, usually dealing with bureaucracy... Until a new Protector shows up, that is. As soon as Megatron becomes a Protector-to-be, he is assigned the role of first maid in assisting him, a task he takes very seriously. Although Megatron's distance and lack of interactions with him drive him quite mad at first, he slowly realises they're quite compatible. Their relationship evolves into confidants and then friends, as Megatron often takes Starscream's side. Also, Starscream has been suspicious of Prowl since day one. He enjoys Rodimus until he starts being a little opinionated pest-- but he's fond of the child, even as he grows older and more anxious. His hobby is sneaking into the court laboratories and fixing whatever annotations made by other alchemists he deems wrong.

Skywarp & Thundercracker

They are part of the Protector's entourage (and Starscream's brothers). Skywarp is a little airheaded, a bit clumsy, and usually focuses on entertainment, mostly writing poems and songs. He is the only one who knows all the intricate inner passages of the court's buildings by heart, meaning he never gets lost. Thundercracker, on the other hand, is a bit more cocky. He is built like a brick, so he helps with manual tasks and is a decent leader, usually picking up the ranks when Starscream is busy. Both of them were not demoted like their brother, they just started working at the court as high-grade servants. They are very loyal to Megatron, although they treat him more like a royal than a friend.

The Plot (generally speaking)

Optimus is interested in this one engineer working at the court he has seen a couple of times in the last few months. He is gorgeous, and it sounds like a fun time to fill in his afternoons, maybe even getting some sex out of it. That's a thing he hasn't lacked in his life, like most royals he was used to having sex workers available at whim. However, Megatron doesn't seem too affected by the Prime-to-be's attention. He is very deadpan and interested in him as a person; he finds Optimus interesting and funny, so, in a matter of weeks, they kind of hit it off, Optimus falling madly in love with this man, spending most of the time daydreaming and absolutely useless at his duties, much to Zeta's dismay.

As this love story progresses over the next couple of years, Prowl's machination starts rolling out: being a young overachiever, he patiently waits for the chance to get rid of Zeta in a way that doesn't point directly to him. After all, Prowl is trusted and seen as loyal and caring for the Primes he serves; he is an incredibly talented actor, having the support of a few Autobot senators, too. On an out-of-country political trip, he lets Zeta bleed to death, coming back home in a hurry to announce the Prime's death and rushing Optimus' coronation. At this point, Optimus is not mentally ready to hold that position; he is quickly pushed to marry Megatron, making him his Protector. In a matter of a year and a half, Optimus' mental state quickly deteriorates, allowing Prowl to take hold of the neo-Prime's decisions.

Optimus' mental illness worsens, which stresses Megatron into stirring his husband away from Prowl. Rodimus is born in that worried, paranoid environment. Although mostly wanted by Optimus as one of his fixations (and also discouraged by Prowl himself), Rodimus brings more stability to the court. Megatron finally takes hold of Optimus' volatile behaviour as Rodimus grows older, making the Prime doubt his advisor's suggestions more than once. Prowl, thus, "warns" Megatron to lay low, having him pushed down the stairs. The goal wasn't to kill Megatron but to show him Prowl could. As Rodimus turns seven, Megatron becomes more anxious and paranoid, rubbing that over to his son. Optimus doesn't allow them to go around the court or outside without being accompanied.

Prowl's hold on Optimus slowly slips away. At the time of Rodimus' coronation as a Prime-to-be, during a medical examination for his haemophilia, the court physician (Ratchet) tells him he needs to be careful, as that illness was Zeta's cause of death. That was a known thing, of course, but it made Optimus think over the mechanics of his father's death in a way only an obsession-driven man can. He confides with Megatron over his suspicion of Prowl killing his father, and finally, they seem to be on the same page on this...

This is somehow the story up to now. I don't know if I'll update it further. I just enjoy the idea of whatever can happen in this setting. I hope you enjoyed reading this wall of text.

[badautobot]

they're judging u

[panel redraw! original under cut ↓]

[blackteaduck]

starscream looks so happy 🥺🥺✨️❤️

( I think so🤣🤣

Skyfire is the big Sky, and Starscream is just like a little little shiny star 🥺✨️✨️✨️

Skyfire loves the little star so much ❤️

New post full drawing link🌟❤️

[transingthoseformers]

SG! Unicron Trilogy is an interesting thought.

I mainly know Armada, i'd be very interested if Starscream acts more like his evil counterparts. But, instead of being impulsive, i'd say he's rational & calculates. But, he still says too much of whats on his mind.

Megatron more softer & mature compared to his small man-child tendencies. Actually treating the minicons nice but they're the ones trying to control them.

Optimus would be more ruthless, impatient. He'd be a manipulative & cold father-esque figure to Hot Shot. I imagine the focus turns into slaughtering the minicons so they can't have control.

In the original for backstories, we don't have much info otherthan Megatron & Orion were captains I believe in a academy. Starscream (& Skywarp I believe) was mentored by Thundercracker. I'd be curious where this differs in their dynamics since there is a lot to explore in that potential, whether you have seen the series or not.

That makes sense for SG Starscream, and I feel like this would make an interesting "he's with the SG autobots for a short while" episode

[eatseggshells]

Tfa shattered glass skywarp

Oh no, he's more emo than ever-

Don't know which color palette i'm gonna use for skywarp's design.

This is based from my post here.

[marioluigimarioluigi]

Skywarp talking about Florian and Juliana go to Pasio when the blackout until Thundercracker.

[spac3ywac3y]

So Shattered Glass is a thing for Transformers, who doesn’t love a good old alternate universe where the bad guys are good and vice versa.

And the color pallets don’t need to be the same thing either! We get some nice different color schemes that fit the characters new personalities!

We got Starscream, his colors being swapped out for Sky/Jetfire’s colors very nice very nice! It’s also very fitting with his character, it’s simple and sleek just like him!

Next is Skywarp! Also very nice! It feels a lot like a slightly darker Thundercracker color scheme, it’s dark but not dark compared to his original design. I like it! Very nice!

Now what about Thundercracker? Surely after two banger designs, the third member of this iconic trine would get a color scheme as good as these tw-!

……. Thundercracker…. What have they done?

Seriously! The poor boy looks like they threw every gaudy color at him! It doesn’t even feel coherent! It’s how I would have colored an OC back when I was 5…

This boy needed some help, I ranted about this to both friends and family, how Thundercracker was robbed of a good color swap and also THEY KEPT HIS OPTICS RED!! Every other Decepticon with red optics had theirs changed to blue! And sure! The 2021 comic made his blue, but now his optics just blend into his blue face and every other promotional image I’ve seen of him he has red optics! Ughhhh

With this rant in my head refusing to let me sleep, I challenged myself. I drew Thundercracker twice. One version was that I kept the same colors as his current design and try to see if I could make it more appealing to my tastes, the second version was what I would have chosen if I had been in charge of Thundercracker’s SG coloration.

Keep in mind though, I had colored these in with copic markers, so the colors may not be accurate for the first version.

So yeah! That’s my take on SG! Thundercracker. I know that it’s a weird thing to get upset about, I just can’t stand poor Thundercracker being done dirty by such a gaudy color scheme. If you like his original color scheme for SG then more power to you! It was just not my cup of tea.

[candychameleon]

My Kickstarter, Seeker Varsity Jackets, is OFFICIALLY LIVE! 🎊

🔗Link to the Kickstarter here!

Shares are appreciated! 💖

I may also host a giveaway on my twitter for a jacket, so keep an eye out!

[soupct123]

First post here, hi, one of the things I do is make custom transformers. They are all pretty rough but I still like them plus they’re mine so I don’t worry much. I figured I’d start with showing off my current favorite custom, shattered glass Skywarp, whose colors are based on Chell from the Portal games. Also there are little personality core headmasters I made from power of the primes Vector Prime. I’ve only made Wheatley and Space Core so far but I want to make the other two soon

[risenwings]

@ask-smokescreen liked x for a Shattered Glass starter!!

Skywarp frowns, and twitches his wings uncertainly, but doesn't flee-- he can handle one Autobot-- though he's still gonna ping for backup.

"... Who are you?" More importantly, what the frag had he just flown through?

[coefore]

Beautiful man...

Sorry for the silly sketch lol I got my graphic pen back last week after I had left it back home and this is the first thing I drew.

[gl1tt3r-gutz-and-r0b0tz-sl]

Thundercracker

Skywarp

Starscream

Shattered Glass Thundercracker

Shattered Glass Skywarp

Shattered Glass Starscream

Nacelle

Gunwing

Hotlink

Bitstream

Sunstorm

Redwing

Slipstream

Ionstorm

Acidstorm

Novastorm

here's the link for most of the fannon ones! :>

[birthdaycakeplate]

I will now assign seekers birdcalls (G1 standard)

Skywarp: Northern mocking bird

Thundercracker: Singing Nightingale

Sunstorm: Emperor Penguin

Slipstream: Red Tailed Hawk

Acid storm: American Crow

Nova storm: Black footed albatross

Thrust: Capuchinbird

Starscream is too special not to have two: Common Loon/Channel-billed Cuckoo (battlefield voice)

Ramjet: Trumpeter Swan

Dirge: Barred Owl

Ion storm: African spoonbill

Bitstream: Jack Snipe

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Multiverse Starscream bird calls:

Earthspark: Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Robots in disguise: Mallard

Armada: Mourning Dove

Tfa: Flamingo

Bayverse: Puffin

IDW: Northern Lapwing

Cyberverse: Black footed albatross

Shattered Glass: Shoebill Stork

I’m not saying these were good assignments, but they happened anyway