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[one-shall-rise]

STUDY: Optimus Prime.

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—    basics.

▸     is your muse tall/short /average? Since there are multiple universes, I should pretense that all responses will be Aligned-only.

As Optimus Prime, he stands quite tall in comparison to the rest of the Autobots and even most Decepticons. As Orion Pax, he was somewhat average, only standing a few inches taller than most in Iacon. But compared to the denizens of Kaon, Orion was quite short. His stature truly depended on his current location.

▸     are they okay with their height? Yes and no. As Orion Pax he normally did not like to catch too much attention, so he preferred to blend into the crowd. Standing taller or far shorter than his surroundings usually worked against him. As Optimus Prime, he has long since grown over that anxiety, but occasionally he finds himself wistful for his previous frame if only because he feels his height sets him further apart from his comrades.

▸     what’s their armor like? Predominantly red with accents of blue on his helm, and a mixture of silver and blue plating for his legs. Despite being a warframe, he is not as heavily armored as the likes of Megatron. His physique leans more into flexibility and durability rather than weight and power.

▸     do they spend a lot of time on their appearance / grooming? No. He finds it wasteful with how limited their resources are at the moment but does not see the harm in his subordinates indulging on the occasion if it assists their mental and emotional wellbeing. But he prefers not to.

▸     does your muse care about their appearance / what others think? Not in the manner of impressing. The role of Prime is a heavy burden to bear and sets him apart from his Autobots and friends by mere title alone. Combined with the change his frame has gone through after receiving the Matrix, Optimus now stands even further distanced from his peers and occasionally mourns it. He never wanted to be a weapon.

—    preferences.

▸     indoors or outdoors? Indoors. ▸     rain or sunshine? Sunshine. ▸     forest or beach? Forest. ▸     precious metals or gems? Gems if he must. ▸     flowers or perfumes? Flowers. ▸     personality or appearance? Personality. ▸     being alone or being in a crowd? Being alone. ▸     order or anarchy? Order. ▸     painful truths or white lies? Painful truths. ▸     science or magic? Science, though he enjoys the idea of magic. ▸     peace or conflict? Peace. ▸     night or day? Night. ▸     dusk or dawn? Dawn. ▸     warmth or cold? Warmth. ▸     many acquaintances or a few close friends? A few close friends. ▸     reading or playing a game? Reading.

—    questionnaire.

▸     what are some of your muse’s bad habits? Optimus’s worst habits truly only make themselves known when he’s around a particular warlord. He can be stubborn and self-righteous (even if others may not perceive it as such), even brutal at times when he is in the throes of combat. But his stubbornness has two sides, not only in how he perceives what is right and just but also in what he sees as redeemable. He cannot deny that he has contributed to the length of the war with his resolute determination to bring Megatron back to his senses without killing him. He also cannot deny that this has caused countless lost lives not only amongst his own people but other worlds, with his refusal to terminate his long-time enemy. But it is a burden he will bear if it means bringing back his friend. One could say he is being selfish.

▸     has your muse lost anyone close to them? how has it affected them? Megatronus. Alpha Trion is perhaps the greatest personal loss that Optimus has suffered. Alpha Trion was Orion Pax’s mentor and served as a somewhat sire-figure for the young archivist. After becoming Prime and Megatronus, now Megatron, igniting a revolutionary war, Alpha Trion was Megatron’s first critical victim. The loss came shortly after his ascendence but before he recovered the Matrix, leaving a young Orion Pax deathly alone in unknown territory that he was expected to navigate by his followers. With none to confide in and having lost both of his mentors, Orion closed in on himself and focused only on keeping his head above the water. Everything else had to be cast aside.

▸     what are some fond memories your muse has? Despite how much trouble he got into for it, he did enjoy the many pranks that he and Ariel committed under Alpha Trion’s tutelage. One, in particular, is the time that they jigged Alpha Trion’s desk by adding a couple of centimeters of metal blockage underneath one of the legs. The desk wobbled every time it was used and frustrated Alpha Trion to the point he refused to return to work until it was replaced.

His first time training with Megatronus is also a fond memory. It did not go well at all, Megatronus was not used to teaching and Orion had no combat experience, but the two of them had great fun in learning together. Orion went home very bruised and beaten up that day, but no less energized from the workout. He had never done anything so physically demanding before and it gave him a sense of accomplishment being able to keep up with Megatronus over time.

The first time he was able to bring Megatronus to the Hall of Records in Iacon. While their initial tour of the city left Megatronus none too impressed, Orion knew that the gladiator would become fond of the knowledge hidden in the halls of this particular institution. He had never seen Megatronus so quiet and enamored before. They spent the entire day together simply reading while discussing their works of interest, and Orion finds that he misses his friend all the more with this memory.

▸     is it easy for your muse to kill? No life will ever be easily taken.

▸     what’s it like when your muse breaks down? He isolates himself for the most part. Optimus Prime cannot be seen grieving and folding under the pressure. But Orion Pax is still part of him, is still who he is despite the changes, and he grieves an ocean of regrets and pain. He will try to compress what he can, but if it builds up too much and too quickly, he will struggle to stay still or to stand and will simply shake in silence while trying to hold back the tide.

When pushed to that point, it is rare he succeeds.

▸     is your muse capable of trusting someone with their life? Yes. And there is one that, despite everything, he finds he will still always trust when their word is given.

▸     what’s your muse like when they’re in love? He adores small moments of affection in public, as long as they are not embarrassing (but even then he enjoys them, he just acts irritated). He prefers handholding where possible, and exchanging notes with each other when they must be apart. He’s also more likely to act inappropriately when he is with someone he adores because of his comfort with them and can be more easily convinced to do otherwise... naughty things he would have never done before.

He smiles more often when he is around them. He is particularly defensive of them as well, even if he knows they are in the wrong and will go out of his way to keep them out of trouble. It can be very tiring depending on who it is. But he will also be more prone to arguments, not feeling the need to acquiesce to the view of what a Prime should be when he is in a personal relationship. He’ll be more comfortable revealing his true thoughts and feelings in disagreements than he would have been prior.

#05. ／ meme. #04. ／ headcanon. #so long!!! #coughMegatronthetroublemakercough