#shreddicus maximus

[askvectorprime]

Are there any skateboarder bots? What is skateboarding as a sport like on a planet where you can just Be the board

Dear Kickflip Kid,

Many people don't know this, but Optimus Prime himself was an avid skateboarder before the outbreak of war—tearing up the pavements with his friend Shreddicus Maximus. I know this might seem shocking; these days, Optimus is a serious bot, but he has been known to have some fun from time to time.

As an alt-mode, skateboards are favored by Mini-Bots and Mini-Cons like Grindor, Skilz, and Ollie. As a mode of transport, they're favored by those who lack the ability to transform: Action Masters like Jazz and Lo-Fi, Pretenders wearing their shells, and suchlike. Hoverboards are also popular, albeit much more dangerous: Tailgate, Triggerhappy, and Daniel Witwicky have all suffered hoverboarding mishaps. I believe they are banned in most public spaces. Of course, some models are more reliable than others; the hoverboards I produced during my time as a factory on Nebulos all underwent rigorous quality assurance checks—you wouldn't download a hoverboard from any old Transfer Interlink. These four-wheel devices, no-wheel devices… the conveyance of newer bots, I must confess I have never used one myself. I would likely fall flat on my aft and slip a gear.

[igknightedart]

animated!toxitron and animated!motormaster are also optimus clones in animated, but what would they represent?

Well, Motormaster canonically isn't a clone, just...a dude who got reformatted into a body that looks like Optimus' as part of a ruse, like the other Stunticons.

As for Toxitron tho...good question. Overall, I think he's just supposed to be a "failed" clone, given the whole Bizarro schtick and probably wouldn't develop from one specific "personality trait" like Starscream's clones or Nemesis.

Shame there aren't really any other canon Optimus clones or even proposed ones to my knowledge outside of Toxitron and Nemesis, it COULD be really interesting to divvy up personality traits into them and develop characters from there!

[macadam]

Going to run a worst canon transformers name poll. Here are the runner ups:

Lube, Erector, Valve, Discharge, Spike (honorary), Chromedome, Ultra Magnus, Clench, Thrust, Magnificus, Vroom, Drill nuts, Breastforce (also honorary), Big daddy, Beta, Wideload, Bruticus

Added names: lord imperious delirious, outback, rodimus prime, dipstick, bulge, overload, valvatron, borehole, longrack, enemy, tailgate, sky garry, railspike, shreddicus maximus, joe the micromaster, tentakil, loafer, krok, toaster, deathsaurus, hexadeathimal, guyhawk, killmaster, crankhandle, horri-bull, dirtboss, hurr-gurr, scissor boy, bucket head, flatline, omega spreem

If anyone has any more suggestions please feel free to add it to the comments/tags of this post (or anon me if u r shy). It was surprisingly difficult to gather this list. There isn’t exactly a wiki page dedicated to really bad transformers names, so any help would be very much appreciated.

[thenamesblurrito]

Today I discovered about Shreddicus Maximus...

aka the most Radical Dude in all of canon!! perfect name, perfect alt mode, perfect hobby, Transformers is infinitely improved by the inclusion of a skater boy. the Tony Hawk of Cybertron. mister sick flips. i love this guy

[g1prowl]

so is nobody gonna mention the potential for mr skateboard transformer skilz meeting shreddicus maximus or

[possible-eldritch-horror]

There’s a transformer called Shreddicus Maximus!? Why did no one tell me??

[stygiy]

Meet Optimus Prime

[thelastgherkin]

Transformers/Primitive Skateboarding Optimus Prime & Shreddicus Maximus

Look!  A rail gun!

[transformers-labels]

PRIMITIVE

P

SKATEBOARDING

[digibash]

Digibash: If you’re gonna ride, Dan-O, ride in style!

Just a quick little thing I threw together after I was looking at Shreddicus Maximus. Added a little extra color to “Leinad” as well.

[askvectorprime]

Dear Vector Prime, are there any cases where thirteen extraordinary beings formed their own team to oppose the Thirteen Great Demon Generals?

Dear Triskadecimal Teller,

With such a great union of foul intent as was found in the Thirteen Great Demon Generals, perhaps it was inevitable that an order of heroes would be assembled to combat them, drawn from across worlds and time by the mysterious power of the Zodiac. First among them was Brightes, the noble warrior-leader from the distant past; mighty Matrix Sword in hand, he became the Vanguard Ancestor Prime. Next came Thunderstar of the Cybertron Alliance; though his sadness at having to leave Skyquake's side was vast, he nonetheless stepped forward to become the Vector Oracle Prime.

From out among the stars came the scholar Fortress Tiberius, the Deep Space Voyager Prime. Wielding enough power to reforge stars, Victorion was the Brave Origin Prime. Shreddicus Maximus, known for radical actions under extreme circumstances, was selected as the Red Gnar Prime. The mystic scientist Ectotron brought his knowledge to bear as the Fearless Exorcist Prime.

Others joined them. Volcompumaster, the warm and all-knowing union of three generations of heroes, was the Techno Lineage Prime. On the eve of a great Fight Night, Volcanicus was called to become the Battle Master Prime. Nightbird was the Sixfold Shinobi Prime, while Sari Sumdac became the Cosmic Unity Prime; two Earth-born heroes, but from vastly different origins. Prowl, cunning and manipulative, was the Construction Overlord Prime, and the pragmatic and individualistic Termagax was the Demon General Prime.

Despite such a great assembly of heroes and warriors, they would still be vastly outmatched by their opposing numbers were it not for their final member; drawn from the far future just as Brightes hailed from the past, Astral Knight was the Infinite Recursion Prime, who carried within his proto-cells the power of stories and legends that never were and yet might be. Together, these Great Thirteen Primes would do battle with their opposite numbers across infinity, protecting worlds from the power of the Bio-Ranger Iga. The final outcome of their war might be cloaked from my sight, but I have faith that the forces of good will triumph.

[itswalky]

hasbro knows how to win my money

[thenamesblurrito]

"just one arm draaaaagging slowly screeching metal" i wonder if Cybertronian skateboards are a thing? i'm imagining him rolling around like that instead.

they are a thing! they're even an alt mode too, Shreddicus Maximus and his trinemates Skillz and Grindor are all skateboards

[zandergb]

[wemblingfool]

If IDW insists on pretending it's Marvel, with it's incessant plot destroying crossover events, then I DEMAND they incorporate titanmaster Shreddicus Maximus as their version of Silver Surfer.

[drgnsmile]

“Before Optimus Prime was blasting Decepticons in battle, he was greasing the wheels of his skateboard with fellow skater, Shreddicus Maximus. Shredding rad gnar on the boardwalks of the Senti Rust Pier, they up their street cred while nailing down their signature trick, the Null-Ray-Ray, annihilating the competition into mere grime.”

After seeing the new Transformers Primitive Optimus Prime figure, this was honestly too tempting not to draw.