#At Shockwave's hand

[artificial-absinthe]

Setting inconsistencies aside, I've reached the conclusion that Grimlocks nosed face is an aberration in the tfp universe. (Seriously, it's not a joke, im not saying this only because he looks terrible).

Shockwave saw the dinosaurs and thought to reproduce those in cybertronians. We do not actually know how long it took him. Perhaps he also happened to watch early humanoids and thought that he will find out if he could add that to his experiments too, because why not.

To Cybertronians, the nosed face of the dinobots (but especially Grimlock, because looks so terribly human unlike all the others whose faces are metalic smooth) would be as unsettling as for humans seeing someone who got their nose ripped off. It is another visual evidence of the horrifying things that Shockwave does, as if being turned into a weird alt mode and having a messed up processor was not enough. Hence why Grimlock is not fond to removing his face plate, why his face is actually torn and having holes which let his internal components exposed under it, and why he seems to have trouble to be lucid without it.

#Today in posts only I care about: #Tfp Grimlock reformatting #I thought this would be longer #Dinobots #Grimlock my beloved #transformers #transformers prime #tfp #Reformatting #At Shockwave's hand #Rage of the dinobots #Tfp comics #Grimlock #(I believe there are other bots in the beast hunters comics that have them but we'll ignore that for this theory/headcanon/whatever) #Theory #Headcanons

[novafire-is-thinking]

Transformers: Prime Decepticons - Hands

So, I was looking at hands, as one does when they’re bored, and I noticed a few things:

Every single ‘Con has claws, except Soundwave and Breakdown.

Megatron, Starscream, Shockwave, Dreadwing, Skyquake, Knockout, and Airachnid have 5 fingers.

Soundwave, Breakdown, Insecticons, Predaking, Darksteel, and Skylynx have 4 fingers.

Vehicons only have 3 fingers.

Predacon claws are flawless in form and aesthetic.

While I know Soundwave has spindly fingers for practical reasons, it’s the perfect symbolic representation of how he declawed himself for the sake of the Cause, giving up much of his power to follow Megatron.

Kudos to the character designers for crafting each Decepticon’s hands to match their function:

Megatron, Dreadwing, Skyquake: Sharp and wide for various combat situations

Soundwave: Thin and straight for work with computers and tech

Starscream: Light and “bony,” perfect for a flight frame

Shockwave, Knockout, and Airachnid: Sharp and delicate for scientific and/or medical work

Breakdown: Wide and blunt for brute force attacks

Vehicons: Useless

Insecticons: Wide and curved for digging and slashing

Predacons: Sharp with additional armor plating for evisceration (help I love this word so much)

The Autobots could only dream of having hands this masterfully crafted ✨

#one day I will do hand studies for these guys #this post was not on my list of planned posts #but Soundwave’s hands have consumed my thoughts and I kinda fell down a rabbit hole #transformers prime #maccadam #tfp #tfp megatron #tfp soundwave #//superior// #tfp starscream #tfp shockwave #tfp dreadwing #tfp skyquake #tfp knockout #tfp breakdown #tfp airachnid #tfp vehicons #tfp insecticons #tfp predaking #tfp darksteel #tfp skylynx

[breakitoutwildbreak]

When you lose sleep just thinking about Soundwave’s thighs…

#maccadam #transformers #wavewave #shockwave #soundwave #tfe #shockwave x soundwave #transformers earthspark #Shockwave be thinking what can I do to get my hands on those hips? #Dumb fanart #I was supposed to draw them both in berth together with the minicons and their creation but I couldn’t be bothered #This is not helping Shockwave’s insomnia #He could use some appethighsers

[pricklybruin]

Sounders likes nerds <3

Couple of mild colour variations under cut haha

#my art #transformers #maccadam #soundwave #shockwave #tf g1 #tf soundwave #tf shockwave #g1 soundwave #g1 shockwave #transformers g1 #wavewave #this troubled me a lot lol #the hands especially omg #and the colour difference between my phone and my screen tablet drives me crazy uuuhg #definitely my least favourite thing about digital art :(

[lazyhomestay]

*hey, it's for aspiration, not actual outcome

#tf nobel laureates #shockwave could've gotten all 6 #give the cat some credit #he handed over a working democracy and a viable economy #which he virtually built from scratch in 3 years #took george washington 4 years #it's going to take a while for ppl to recognize TC's cultural impact #ANODE HAS CURED DEATH #it started with the peace one #idw shockwave #idw tarantulas #tf anode #idw brainstorm #perceptor #sky-byte #megatron #starscream #idw transformers #maccadam

[electricpez]

shockwave staring gleefully at. a 7-11 big gulp ????????

#made his silhouette months ago as practice #didnt really feel like drawing so i just decided to color this #shockwave #tfa shockwave #im sorry for dropping so much into the shockwave tag recently. there will be more #transformers animated #tfa #transformers art #maccadam #a giant 7-11 big gulp is probably the last thing this fuckin old man should be putting in his body #HIS LEFT HAND IS FUCKED UP SO BAD.... #electricpez art

[dragoncarrion]

He's like a thang to me

#tfp #maccadam #Predaking #starscream #(hes in there. right there real small) #transformers #tf #mine #i have to place them like that bc of the sizes otherwise it looks wonky 😭😭 #ko and shockwave are here too but not physically (and only SW's hand lol) #i struggled so bad whth the colors on that first pic jesus christ #i had actually never drawn his dragon form before... definitely learned the basics to make silly doodles

[roddysfucignpedes]

ooOoOooo u wanna draw shockstar so bad

#pleaspelapelwpapelwapleasepela #PLEASE #shockstar #starscream #shockwave #transformers #transformers fanart #maccadam #holds them in my hands #i sob over them everyday

[zyanova]

Do you guys ever think about what Shockwave did during those 4 million years alone on Cybertron? Because I do.

#he thinks so rationally that he can play multiplayer games by himself while being completely unbiased towards one team #he knows what cards he has but is able to play like he doesn't #transformers #tf #maccadam #shockwave #tf g1 #transformers generation one #tf generation one #transformers g1 #g1 shockwave #art #clp art #artists on tumblr #transformers fanart #tf fanart #tf art #this made me realize how hard it must be for him to grab things #just realized i drew him with 2 hands in the first panel #shhh you didn't notice #i totally gave up on the name making on that last one didn't I

[presidentofthelipglossclub]

i have come up with a new, extremely self indulgent AU for tfrb:

basically what happens is each individual character in tfp accidentally finds out about the rescue bots, whether it's through a ground bridge mishap, an intel scouting mission, even a situation where they get rescued.

this starts out with mostly autobots, because i assume griffin rock is either in autobot territory or a neutral/unclaimed area (or it's off the grid and nobody knows about it) (i think the last one is the funniest), but the decepticons also learn about them eventually.

now. here's where the funny/self indulgent part begins. none of them know anyone else knows. the autobots AND decepticons all assume they're the only one who knows about these bots, and that the team has been trying to live a normal, calm life away from the war.

team prime doesn't know optimus and bumblebee already know, and the decepticons don't know that these guys have connections to the war. and of course, the rescue bots always manage to worm their way into every. single. bot's. spark. all of them individually grow to care about the rescue bots, and independently decide to keep them secret. nobody wants their new friends to get hurt!

anyways shenanigans of course ensue because it's very hard to keep a previously extinct group a secret from all of your friends, and since everybody knows but doesn't know everybody knows it becomes a lot of ridiculous sneaking around and badly lying to everyone.

the rescue bots are SUPER confused by all these bots who keep showing up, but they pretty much just assume that someone spilled their secret and everyone after are all showing up to meet them. eventually i think they would start to figure everything out, but they don't fully comprehend that everyone has been trying to hide them from each other until some big reveal happens.

the way this pans out is probably the end of the war honestly, because again; no one wants these guys to get hurt, physically or emotionally, and if that means having a ceasefire so be it.

#tfrb #rescue bots #transformers rescue bots #transformers aligned #tf aligned continuity #aligned continuity #tfp #transformers prime #i just think it would be funny #in my mind everyone would be trying to internally justify keeping this secret bc all the war bots are kinda out of touch w their feelings #and don't want to admit they're soft for the rescue bots #so it leads to many identity crises #they're all like “oh they could be useful in the future i don't wanna reveal this info to quickly” #or “maybe they can give our side an upper hand and if i spill they could get found and persuaded to the other side” #some specific cases i like to imagine: #shockwave would have a rly hard time trying to logic his way into keeping their secret #he can't admit he wants to help them so he just pretends he wants to experiment on them and study their abilities #which he does want but he also cares abt them #ratchet isn't the softie type so the feelings he has towards the rescue bots really off put him #he also feels bad about not telling optimus but really doesn't want to involve the rescue bots #megatron is completely in denial #he claims to want the rescue bots as a tool to eventually win the war and rebuild cybertron #but he never can bring himself to actually use them #soundwave. just any interaction between the guy who doesn't talk and a team full of the biggest gossips ever. #i love the rescue bots so much and since it's canon that everyone who knows them does as well i've decided they have irresistible charm

[orion-nottson]

slide scale of decepticons on how likely you are to survive as their pet.

#transformers #transformers prime #tfp #decepticons #tbf soundwave would kill you if megatron ordered it #dreadwing would make sure you meet (most) of maslow's hierarchy of needs! #knock out and breakdown are very close be thankful that its bd's soft spark that lets you live a lil longer #you would die from neglect in darksteel's hand tbh #sorry but shockwave only keeps you alive to be his lab rat #need i say more about starscream or airachnid? #tfp knockout #tfp breakdown #tfp shockwave #tfp soundwave #tfp megatron #tfp airachnid #tfp predaking #tfp darksteel #tfp skyquake #tfp skylynx #tfp dreadwing #tfp starscream

[cybertron-after-dark]

The work doodles continue this time with shockwave and another of my thinly veiled self inserts

#maccadam #transformers #tfa #shockwave #oc #starscream #the oc's name is Creature :] shes one of Meltdown's attempts at a transforming human #good ol lab experiment shapeshifter monster because cringe is dead and i killed it with my bare hands #art tag

[breakitoutwildbreak]

Conveying emotions is Shockwave’s biggest challenge.

Not to mention the most rewarding.

Credits to @chamm0y for the adorable Microwave. (He nearly burst into tears when his sire’s face suddenly disappeared-)

#maccadam #transformers #tfe #wavewave #Implied valveplug #Dumb fanart #shockwave #soundwave #shockwave x soundwave #transformers earthspark #shocksound #I was gonna draw babywave eating his hand but my drawing fuel ran out #Wavehusbands #husbandwaves

[windydrawallday]

"She has a personal... vendetta with my existence, I guess." - Starscream, about his rascal sparkling hating him with a passion equivalent to his hate for Megatron.

HOW FAR I FELL, HOW FAAAR? This far 💥. Welcome to 'DETTA! The offspring of Predaking and Starscream on my silly interpretation of them. TBH I'm not a person used to making "fanchilds" of my canon favs (the only one I have is shared with a friend @novalizinpeace . I'm more like a Godmother to the kiddo haha) mostly because even if I enjoy children's media I don't see myself wanting to have one of my own x'D. BUT, LISTEN! If I gonna give kiddos to one of my shipping fixations, it's to these two! BECAUSE I CAN 💚. ... And because is hilarious to me to make old Screamer handle a little Mini-Him but predacon flavored x'D. FEAT SHOCKWAVE BECAUSE he is the "uncle" of the kiddo and Detta loves him, to make Starscream's predicament more fun pfff. I wanted to have this off my system so I HOPE NOW MY BRAIN CAN FOCUS ON FINISHING THE ACTUAL STUFF I need to do skdfhskdjgfhgdsf.

#myart #windydrawallday fanart #transformers fanart #transformers fanchild #transformers oc #transformers prime #tfp predaking #tfp starscream #predastar #transformers sparklings #tfp shockwave #uncle shockwave best science uncle #maccadam #SOMEONE GRAB MY HAND BEFORE I COMMIT TO MORE CRINGE CONTENT #no but i had a lot of fuuuuuun #but TFP designs are so hard to draw sobs #i guess i gotta learn this way pfff #now i understand why many give kiddos to these big goofball titans AAA #scribbly art i know but really: if i didnt put this somewhere else my brain and heart would EXPLODE #worlds in my eyes #king n commander #windy fc vendetta

[blitzy-blitzwing]

Since Alastor has an fondness of eating venison/deer, do you think it's possible he'd try and uh... eat Shockwave?

He’d try.

#Shockwave would throw hands if he tried tho #hehehe #my doodles #Hazformers

[transingthoseformers]

So got the guidebook and have been reading through it, here's some stuff I've noticed that no one else seems to have talked about:

Schloder has a taser built to take on Transformers

Shockwave's alt mode is a Cybertronian tank, making him probably the only known Transformer with an original Cybertronian alt mode

Dr. Meridian used to work in Philadelphia before he was sent to San Fransisco

Tarantulas is over 4 million years old. He doesn't seem to have joined the Decepticons out of agreeing with their fight, and also seems to resent his fellow Decepticons because they "failed to appreciate his inventions." He's also pretty inventive, as he's making inventions using junk and Cybertronian technology.

So colony worlds are apparently canon in Earthspark, as it's discussed that spacebridges were used to connect colony worlds across the universe, in order to find more energon. But from what the text seems to indicate, this was far into the past, as it's something Ancient Cybertronians did.

The last thing actually makes me wonder if we're getting colony worlds in a future season of ES, as "Ancient Cybertronian" might reference the 13 Primes, which also might mean the 13 Primes made those colonies, like it was in IDW.

OOO THATD BE COOL!

Because I too think we're going to get that, and I very super hope we get Caminus, Windblade, and Cityspeaking! How fucking cool would it be if one of the kids could Cityspeak

Makes sense that Shockwave is a Cybertronian tank, considering he out of everyone is often a Cybertronian tank?

A lot of this makes sense, and Tarantulas's part is what I've been running with too (though I feel like his past within the decepticons is. Interesting, given what Bumblebee had to say about him.)

#maccadam #transformers #i am on my hands and knees hasbro please give us interesting colony worlds and showwww them to ussss #transformers earthspark #transformers idw #transformers aligned #tfe mandroid #tfe shockwave #tfe agent schloder #tfe schloder #tfe Tarantulas #like? to me? he's got a redemption arc in progress but his past is Very Not Good considering his other iterations #would this mean earth was supposed to ve quintus's colony? y? n? #i hope ancient cybertronian refers to the thirteen primes