#and i just. the way exrid was set up i just dont think there was room for her to do that on cybertron

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my take on starscream and windblade is i genuinely think their dynamic by the end of the series rocks. when starscream is incredibly fond of her and respexts her and sees her as not only an incredibly capable leader but a fundementally good and better person. and windblade is like 😬 starscream? well shes dead now so we never ever have to unpack all that. so uh. lets move on.

#SHE DOESNT FUCKING LIKE HER. #like i think if stsc had lived windblades general opinion wouldve been girl im proud of you and your #growth or whatever but like can you retire or something. stay away from me. #like i think wb meant it when she said she wanted stsc to get better and believed she could. but i dont think theyre ever going to be #friends. im of the opinion that death + the haunting is the best ending for starscream #and that its really the only environment for her that is conducive to fully truly healing and being at peace #like idk i think she was miserable and there would be no future in which people let her 'escape punishment' nor one where shes interested #in doing that even with bee and windblade in her corner. and i just idk #i think she needs space to be alone out from the public eye #and away from all the pressures that kept her spiraling over and over her whole life #and i just. the way exrid was set up i just dont think there was room for her to do that on cybertron #but i dont think shes healthy enough to realize that and leave #and i think 'noble sacrifice that returns her dignity and gives her comfort' #and 'true freedom to be herself no more and no less with the company of someone who actually likes and cares about her with no #responsibility or risk to her physical or mental health' #is like. really the best of both worlds i think it was good for her. #fix its where she gets brought back are cute and all but honestly i dont know. would she even want that. it would change everything #when shes finally for once comfortable and at peace #yk sometimes death is a GOOD THING IN NARRATIVES and she DIDNT EVEN REALLY ALL THE WAY DIE so like i thibk its fine. #i miss her tho. god i miss idw.

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if you're still doing the ask meme, what's your opinion on the villains from idw1? or do you have any favs?

im actually quite fond of a lot of the phase 2 villains honestly... naturally i think shockwave was really great (the onyx prime stuff less so) and as far as more than meets the eye goes im VERY fond of pharma, i mean, he's honest to god just a delight. i love the body horror and the tone of his scenes is so giddy and sinister, it really balances the horror elements with the emotional core of mtmte really well and the way he engages with other characters especially on luna one... really a good time all around for me.

also i think this might be controversial but i liked mtmte's Star Saber? ive never seen his show which is likely why im not pressed about his characterization, i love a good religious villain and star saber scratched an itch i didnt find in tyrest, and he sets up one of my all-time favourite speeches & fights from cyclonus, and i liked seeing him go up against dai atlas as well.

i also think elita-1 worked well as a less traditional antagonist though i felt vigilem himself was underwhelming? but i liked elita as a counterforce to windblade and starscream, i thought she was badass and worked about as well as she could have considering the less than stellar craftsmanship of taao. same with the various other conflicts, really.

who else? galvatron was cool in the sense of his relationship to arcee, i thought it served her arc well... i don't care strongly about most of the djd and well we all know my thoughts on tarn :/... the functionists were too much of a conglomerate for me to feel invested in them as a threat, whichever god it was at the end of lost light was mostly forgettable, uh, getaway was mid at best and my reasons for disliking him are mostly personal discomfort and writing issues that ive spoken on at length, i think froid is ugly and uninteresting and sunder was cool in terms of aesthetic but i think the fact that he had like die hard fans is a bit weird, deathsaurus was cool i liked his turn of heart, overlord was neat and made for a very cool battle and did a lot for other characters but not a standout as a guy to me, uh. im struggling to remember any exrid villains? i guess the humans which is whatever. i didnt like that. tarantulas isnt particularly interesting to me, i dont really find him that cool but i see the appeal, uh. if i forgot someone you can ask specifically, or just presume i dont have anything to say and think theyre kinda mid.

#red.reply #BOY THIS GOT LONG!!! VILLAINS! #a lot of them were very cool but im put off by how fans treat them in general #especially pharma - i loved that guy and i can respect how bad yall want his pussy but like i dont wanna see it