#sixchanger

[pocoslip]

Its so weird to hear Sixshot having a Cowboy Accent

(Maybe I'm so Used to Sixshot being a Ninja because of the Transformers Anime and is probably why he is Popular in Japan(?) than in America)

[autoacafiles]

[swordwing2117]

Sixshot

Transformers Titans Return

[hunterkhean]

Literal Summary of my 'MoonLight' series in ao3 :)

The Red Riding Hood won't hesitate to fight back.

*Cough*No one was harmed SixShot was just being*cough* dramatic*cough*

[transformers-mosaic]

Transformers: Shattered Glass Comics - "Birth Of The Sixchangers"

Originally posted on May 14th, 2012

Story - Wout Jut Art - Kei Tomoe Edits - King Wrench

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wada sez: I think First Aid has been given a Constructicon color scheme here, because the Shattered Glass Constructicons share a white/red medical color scheme? The color schemes for Quickswitch and Sixshot appear to have been created by simply inverting their usual color schemes. Possibly entirely coincidentally, almost ten years later, John-Paul Bove would take exactly the same approach with Sixshot for the official IDW Shattered Glass comic series, arriving at an identical color scheme. I suppose it’s possible Bove just Googled “Shattered Glass Sixshot”, but it seems unlikely he’d lie about doing so! See below for the clean inks and colors for this strip, along with a Japanese translation by Barricade 643!

[srkizer]

i think shapeshifters are cool. the idea of being able to assume any form yet having only a few number of preferred forms is pretty nice.

this probably is a derivative thought out of loving robot shows in general. transformers may not look like shapeshifters in general, but every time they scan a new alt mode they change. even without the concept of transformation, the idea of having their core thoughts transferrable effectively makes them shifting shapes; implanting mind into another body does count. in fact, there aren't many mecha shows that i liked that does not involve transforming robots or transferrable cores.

and then it's not difficult to claim that the number of shapes they can shift into without too much cost correlates to their strengths. sixchangers probably are good examples; they're pretty high up in the ranks or freelancing without much troubles. and for a stupid example dino geist might as well be more powerful than exkaiser (non-combined) because dino geist got 3 modes while exkaiser got 2.

all of this leads to a conclusion that dufus has unrivaled strength, judging from how effortlessly he transforms into different alt modes.

[virovac]

Sixchanger OC

I have this  idea for a female-pronoun sixchanger transformer who’s not a superweapon like the others, but instead a near indestructible tinkerer turning into various construction equipment.

The idea started was when I saw an unfinished attempt to make a movie Erector toy into a sixchanger and thought: could it possibly be easier to add multiple convincing modes based on construction equipment?

[baebeyza]

If Zone had a proper anime, would it have had another six-changer who goes from evil to good???

[thenamesblurrito]

when fighting, which Heroes (and perhaps, Villains) tend to flourish their moves and show off? and how often are they allowed to do that? i.e Scourge Twirls his hammer in the air before slamming it into the ground to create multiple sweeps in a burst of light, Cheetor flourishing his Knives before Throwing them? or would they just get attacked while its happening? or perhaps they USUALLY allow it, but attack when things get Serious?

Overlord

just. saying that one up front loud and clear. Overlord for sure. anyway.

first of all, this is a goddamn magical girl anime, you KNOW it's all about the flourishes and twirls and poses and catchphrases and sparkles and witty back-and-forths. heck, i think it's a staple of the genre to have some degree of plot armor for the posing and flourishing because sure that's impractical and dangerous in a real fight and will make you vulnerable, but. the vibes. gotta have the vibes.

of the heroes, Thunderblast and Airachnid are actually tied for blatantly showiest, in different ways. Thunderblast has a very deep seated notice me, need me, pay attention to me drive that expresses itself as always being up front and loud, stealing the spotlight, jumping in to act when she isn't necessarily needed, showing off to grab attention and keep optics on her, making herself not only useful but interesting, either appealing or infuriating so everyone will see her and keep seeing her and she won't have to be alone in the dark, and it's a lot of physicality that seems unpracticed and unnecessary in actually fighting an enemy. Airachnid on the other hand uses attention as a form of control, to manipulate emotions and change perspectives and control narratives, to maneuver enemies where she wants them and force them to make exactly what assumptions about her she's leading them to make, hunting through mind games instead of through secrecy. so her physicality is not always big and loud and proud, sometimes it's sly and creeping, or blunt and flippant, or intimidating and predatory, so her flourishes and showing off are specifically tailored to the situation instead of just motion for motion's sake

Drift. Drift is SO big on swishy swords and quick pirouettes and sweeping bows and coy winks and fancy footwork, it's ridiculous. everyone rolls their optics at him except Rodimus who is just egged on by this. Rodimus is more blunt flaming brute force than Drift's delicate swift skill but he is absolutely a show off, both for his own fun "bro what if i did a sick kickflip" and also to try and impress neg Drift. Cheetor likes to sit back and watch them both be ridiculous at each other, but he finds cool twirls and spins fun too. of course he's fast enough that he can flip his daggers as quick as a helicopter rotor if he wants to and still have time to spare to stab someone coming at him, so it poses significantly less of a threat for him than others. most of his showing off is in his sheer speed and flexibility, with some impossible acrobatics he can pull off with ease that makes Rodimus and Drift jealous

Triptych isn't usually big on showing off and posing and stuff, but it depends on which mask is on: Mournsong is no-nonsense and economical, Predator will puff up and move as threateningly as possible, and Farsight has been known to (very badly) try ballet in the middle of a duel just for kicks. Hellscream can be pretty showy, but that's just like, his entire fussy bird personality, so no biggie there. Missy is usually practical but in moments of solemnity or significance she will absolutely rely on an almost ritual economy of motion that makes everything look deliberate and ethereal, especially when cityspeaking. it's like watching a spiritual experience instead of a show off, like she's forgotten anyone else is looking

Sixshot is very flourishy but completely unintentionally, they're a sixchanger, they can't help it! but they do have a weapon particularly suited to fancy twirls and use it for such indiscriminately. Elita 4 is all about the cool, cute, kawaii vibes, so she is all in on the poses and the blowing kisses and the teehee hand over mouth and the twinkletoes dancing across a battlefield. her gravikinesis makes this ridiculously easy so it doesn't endanger her too much. Elita 2 actually likes to copy her a bit specifically to make enemies underestimate her, before she moves in and guts them with speed and practicality. Scourge loves the idea of flourishes, but uh, is a little less coordinated than he'd like to be? trying to spin his hammer has absolutely resulted in someone getting the Forge to the face, sometimes himself. so he's only actually cool and competent when he isn't thinking about it, which makes his showiness less showing off and more just unconsciously cool

Optimus isn't very flourishy! he has his moments, sure, but he doesn't have any handheld weapons to twirl and isn't really given to dramatics, so he's pretty down to earth, comparatively. his most striking moments are when he's standing tall and firm and giving some sort of inspiring speech, rather than a cool flourish. Galvatron is not like that. he's not really twirly or intricate, just brutal, and his showing off is more in loud yelling and dramatic pauses before a powerful blow. Elita 1 would rather skip to the stabbing part than swish her sword around, thanks, or just punch someone, that works too. this means she's absolutely just decked Galvatron while he's still in the middle of some witty banter

Ultra Magnus is very practical in his movements, as is Elita 3, although neither of them are above some cool swishy motions with their weapons, and Elita 3 has a habit of moving along with the metal she's kinetically manipulating, a bit like bending but not full-on martial arts. Abominus is also more controlled, but this comes from an awareness of his own size and threatening stature, and he's careful to only ever come across as dangerous when he wants to, otherwise he moves very precisely so he doesn't hurt anything on accident. Elita 5 is also conscious of her large frame and large weapon and doesn't flourish very much, except with her flames which she makes into beautiful patterns and colors just for funsies to show off

Soundwave and Cyclonus are the least flourishy, Soundwave because he is nerfed by his own inner dialogue/argument and Cyclonus because this guy is just that stoic. sure he'll twirl his swords some but also why do a cool spin when he can just. teleport. boom, he's there, done

for antagonists aside from Overlord, uhhhh

okay so there's an episode where Jazz accidentally causes a state-wide compulsive musical, so like he is automatically the flourishiest show-offiest of them because he literally has his own showtunes and everything. Tarn and co are very dramatic and grandstanding and attention-grabbing, and they also feature music to some degree? hmmm. Kremzeek is Kremzeek. Trypticon's entire deal is just being big and threatening and showing off. Unicron victims are sort of as a rule rather robotic and one-track-minded so, if they ended up with a dramatic "default program" when infected like Flip Sides they might show off some, but otherwise they're hard to get a read on. Shockblast is completely practical and economical to the point where he barely emotes

[seaquestions]

I misread a tag about Sixshot/Magnus as being a Phase Sixer/Sixchanger Magnus AU and now I’m like eye

ooohhh 👀👀👀 that’s a lotta fun... he’d be even Bigger that he already is fdggfhh

[pocoslip]

There's a Reason I still think Sixshot is the Coolest Decepticon Ever

(the source is right below the image)

[wolf-mask]

Not really a spoiler, but japanese G1 sixchangers are ninjas.

oh ye, I knew that from looking over Sixshot's wiki page. It's what made me think of them being created for military weapons! The'd be a secret to most people outside of military operations. At least until one of them goes absolutely "feral"

[oc-smelting-pot]

A sixchanger constructed during the war, Crowe along with her fellow Decepticon giants were considered the scourge of the Autobots’ existence. Crowe was one of the more malevolent of the behemoths. While her fellow sixchanger would go on a rampage haphazardly, Crowe was much more calm in her approach. Some would say she was much more crueler than Rapture would ever be. While Rapture granted a quick death, Crowe knew how to make it hurt. She’d let her victims suffer until their sparks slowly faded. Sometimes her victims wouldn’t even offline and by the time they were recovered, they were just a husk of their former frame. She took extreme pleasure in this pain she caused. Some say she was a torturer in all sense of the word. She just loved to make things hurt. And with her unreading visor which seemed to follow your every move, her deafening silence a stark contrast to the similar sadist Tarn, she was truly a terrifying adversary to ever encounter.

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[virovac]

LWA transformers AU

But more like Rescue Bots than some big war.

what would the girls transform into? I imagine some special ones can have multiple forms.

I’m assuming they get like flying exoskeletons /pretender shells or vehicles instead of brooms. Like from the micromaster or actionmaster era.

(Hey you know what kids would love? A transformer that doesn’t transform but rides around in a larger tank! “ Or a transformer that turns into a tiny car but can also drive a bigger car!

I kid. Some of them were cool and collectors have reason to love them)

Lotte I think of as a crane or satellite communications truck. Or an exploratory vehicle with noise cancellation technology to not disturb wildlife

Sucy: Some sort of animal or monster, definitely. Probably one that helps her find mushrooms.

Barbara and Hanna are micromaster combiners: they combine into one vehicle that’s smaller than most are in robot form

Diana is some sort of medical vehicle

Amanda: Stunt car. At first. When she learns to turn into something that flies...

Shiny Chariot: A stunt plane

Croix: Flying saucer

Akko is a freaking sixchanger  “You can transform into six different things...and none of them look like they are supposed to! *Barbara and Hannah laugh*”

[baebeyza]

AWW YISS, SIXSHOT TIME BABEY! ~ @anitaofsamothrace​

First off, that whole episode about Danny going on that comet with the archive to find out Ultra Magnus’ birthday is really cute and also really fucking dumb.

And it’s dumb because of how Cyclonus, the baddy of the episode, got involved.

Like Danny and Wheelie use a trash carrying shuttle to get to the comet with the archive, and Cyclonus sees this on his trash channel TV (why is he keeping track of Cybetron’s trash shuttles?) and just like Harry Potter in the first movie, who could tell that Snape let out the troll to sneak past Fluffy to get the philosopher’s stone based on nothing but that fact that Snape had a knee injury, my man Cyclonus uses his excellent deduction to think: “Hmmm, this trash shuttle goes off at an unusual time to a different direction, surely those autobot kids must be using it to get to a remote area where no one can stop us from keeping them prisoner!”

Damn Cyclonus, you are such a pro at this!!!

Okay, that wasn’t related to the actual question, I just wanted to put out there! xD

So, in Transformers Headmasters, which plays after season 3 of G1, Ultra Magnus, beloved autobot, gets killed by Sixshot, ninja decepticon.

And my boi Danny is really devasted about Ultra Magnus’ death, everyone is and the main character Chromedome was hating Sixshot before that anyway, so my assumption was that at the end of the show, Chromedome and Sixshot would have one epic fight!

BUT, the last four episodes went into a different direction with Sixshot! They had him and Danny become ~ friends ~

How? They both got stranded alone on a hostile planet and Sixshot, who had no desire in killing a child, protected and cared for Danny during their time together. And Danny the loveable fool took that as a “he’s not so bad after all” thing. Like yeah, he kills people, killed someone I really cared about, but he was nice to me when no one else was around, so I guess that’s his real personality!

When I watched that I was skeptical tbh - I wondered if Sixshot would join the autobots and didn’t wanna see that because it would be really out of character for Sixshot to just join them when he has a lot of loyalty for the decepticons and it would have been ooc for Chromedome to even accept him. As I said, he really hated Sixshot.

But that doesn’t happen, he stays with the cons a while longer and at the end he does help the autobots, but without actually joining them. Danny is only one part of his change of character, the other one being Megazarak being a really bad boss to him.

I did like that tbh! And apparently the japanese fans liked it as well, as both Masterforce and Victory feature their own Sixchangers with noble character who were decepticons at first but later helped the autobots! :D

(Victory’s Greatshot is even comfirmed to be Sixshot with a different frame and name! Not in the show itself, but Transformers Legends made that canon for the anime. In that show he really did join the autobots, but not before doing a lot redeeming work. And Masterforce’s Sixknight is the japanese version of Quickswitch, who is Sixshot’s son. I wish he was in more stuff)

So all in all, I do like Sixshot a lot because of his little arc here :3 He’s one of my fave characters ~

About Danny though...now while it does seem really odd for him to immidiately be like “Sixshot is actually good” when the dude killed Ultra Magnus, I personally see that as a “Danny” thing. The boy’s a little kid who always wants to see the good in things. I have no trouble seeing his willingness to see the good in Sixshot as a trait the boy simply has. 

Last but not least, lets not forget the epic little description tfwiki provided for Sixshot in the Headmasters manga:

Because it’s really damn funny xD