#idw 2

[earthstellar]

One thing that I really liked in IDW 2 was the concept of Going Immersant.

Given the immensely long average lifespan of Cybertronians, it makes sense:

If nothing kills you, and you live long enough to have experienced all of what you feel you reasonably can in this lifetime, and you feel content with the life that you have had, and it seems time to retire--

--Why not return your knowledge and the entity of your self to the core of your planet, where your energy and your components can be reused and your memories and knowledge can be subsumed into the greater whole?

Plug in with the stray cables that stick out of the cavernous expanses deep beneath the surface of Cybertron, let yourself get situated, and allow yourself to daydream as the crystals grow around you and gradually consume you. It is not painful. It is a process of sharing.

Each daydream then enters the great memory bank of Primus, at the heart of the world, the core of life itself for your species. Your experiences become part of the eternal record of experienced Cybertronian life. You join your God himself, frame and processor, as you combine with him within the physical form of your planet.

Primus created you, and as you are subsumed into the crystalline forms that surround you, you will go on to sustain Primus in some way. An unending cycle.

Perhaps you feel something, leeching up from deep within the crystal mass, some unique energy meeting you halfway, the cables that snake their way into your ports like vines carrying some ancient data, older than yourself, older than the Rust Sea, older than the Hydrax Plateau, older than the Titans.

Maybe you cannot decipher it, yet. But it comforts you. It reminds you that you are not alone, after your visitors have gone. Where there is digital noise, there is something to produce it. You will meet it soon--

--After countless years of a peaceful rest, knowing that at the end of your endlessly long existence, your life will go on to benefit others.

And for as long as you are able, you still remain present, as well. Just not above, on the surface. For some time, others can still come and visit, speak with you, consult with you-- Although as your memory banks purge into the greater whole, you begin to falter in this waking realm.

And that is OK; To rejoin with Primus and re-enter the Well of All Sparks as an ancient elder, a repository of experience and wisdom, is to become a teacher to all. Even in peaceful, gradual death-- And even then, your energy and materials and thoughts remain somewhere, deep within the planet.

Returned. Recycled.

Eternal, in some shape or form.

It's just a really beautiful concept.

Without any natural death, Cybertronians have the option to simply return to Primus, return to the core of the planet, in a half-waking state.

At peace, gracefully and with intent.

All of what they have experienced and all that they are, all of their memories and feelings, all of the metals and compounds that make up their frame and armour and protoform, all of it can be taken in and absorbed.

The option is there, to emerge once more.

But for most, this is the final calling.

To go immersant is to enter peace, to become a living state of meditation until the very end for you as an individual. To have full agency over how you pass on, to make the decision and consciously know. To be happy with that. To relax into your fate, as you see fit.

To make the decision to be recycled, to contribute all that you are, to return your energy to the crystalline matter that fuels your world and your people and your God, who in turn fuelled you and will thus go on to fuel all those subsequently churned out by the Well.

To merge with your living planet on an atomic level, on an esoteric level.

I wonder if the fully immersant aren't dead in the traditional sense. Perhaps they are offline, to those in this world. Perhaps their frame is vacated as their data is absorbed. But that data is not lost, necessarily.

It's just a very beautiful end of life option for Cybertronians, and I do hope the concept is revisited in some form in the future.

#codexa #idw transformers #idw 2 #orion pax #idw orion pax #maccadams #maccadam #just thinkin' #cybertronian culture #immersant

[model-spaceships]

just a little doodle thought that came to mind.

#transformers earthspark #transformers idw #idw 2019 #idw 2 #wheeljack #grimlock #gears #twitch #maccaddam #spaceship’s art #g1 cartoon #dinobots #tf earthspark #tfe #earthspark spoilers

[bdsm-perceptor]

Mother and son ahh, cryak’s story made me cry, such an amazing comic,,, umm, yeah, I really like how this turned out, I gotta admit, Cryak was a pain in the ASS, I couldn’t understand absolutely NOTHING of her body/shapes, she’s so weird?? you can notice how I gave up on starscream’s frame, I got tired mid-way uhh, this one’s definitely going to my portfolio 

#transformers #Transformers art #transformers idw #tf idw #idw 2 #maccadam #tf fanart #starscream

[terrortransformed]

Terror Transformed: A Transformers Halloween Event Begins Today!

Rules and Info Here!

AO3 Collection Here!

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Event Tag: "Terror Transformed"

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I'll be contributing my own writing too, but I hope anyone who wants to participate has a fun time! :) <3

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[artobotsrollout]

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[nomadquail]

I saw this meme and I couldn’t help but think of krok and his gang of lovely idiots

#behold! i contribute to the fandom #mtmte #lost light #transformers #the scavengers #scavengers #macadams #krok #IDW 2 #transformers idw

[favesgrave]

wait is there only five issues of shattered glass

#where's the rest of ya #transformers #transformers shattered glass #shattered glass #transformers idw #idw 2 #transformers idw 2

[meteorcrab]

Congratulations to idw2 for following the best tf tradition

#who else is doing it like megatron? No one bitches no one #good for you babygirl #Idw 2 #147 hour ramble

[earthstellar]

A lot of mini-bots (and quite a few other bots) have what might be considered neurodivergent traits (or have been confirmed as such), and I wonder if certain frame types or classes --or Cybertronians in general-- might have physically type-specific processor structures which allow for greater diversity of thought, and if some frame types or spark types might be more or less likely to have or develop neurodivergent traits

We know the Quintessons fucked with the Well of All Sparks in the Aligned Continuity which had unknown effects, and in IDW 1 given the spark as the core of a person's individual spirit (for lack of any better phrasing), it would make sense for Cybertronian sparks to imbue individual personality etc. while the processors are physical hardware with software flexibility to permit and adapt to those unique aspects of self

For example, in the continuities where spark development influences protoform development and therefore what type of frame a bot might ultimately have, it is still simultaneously possible to alter a frame to some degree with armour changes, mass manipulation, etc. (and in most continuities, alt-modes can be altered as well, to at least some degree within the range of someone's core specs)

But the processor and spark are the two things that generally (although we have seen some exceptions to this) cannot be physically altered without incurring significant damage-- Making them some of the few constant components in a species designed to physically change

Sparks have significant individual variation in terms of the personality etc. that evolves from each unique spark, so perhaps processors have some physical elements designed to best accommodate a certain frame type, while also allowing for individual experiences and perception etc. to form unique thought pathways for each individual -- This would allow for any Quintesson or Functionism-related frame alterations or requirements, while also still enabling a spark to produce a unique person as it forms and as experiences accumulate

Sort of like genetics vs epigenetics in human beings; Some things are physical and structural, but some things are informed by environment, experience, etc.

It's interesting that we do seem to see a lot of mini-bots specifically who might fall into a neurodivergent category or exhibit behaviours or thought process that might reasonably fall under the category, but of course it's not universal so there is still greater variation

Although characterisation varies from series to series, here's a couple examples:

Cliffjumper tends to have impulse control problems that are sometimes similar to ADHD impulse control problems, and he sometimes has difficulty prioritising or hyperfixates on one aspect of a situation, leading him to reach the wrong conclusion or focusing on the slightly wrong thing; He also struggles to manage frustration. This could all be related to something similar to executive dysfunction, as it commonly manifests in humans with ADHD.

Bumblebee seems to be conflict-avoidant to some degree in most continuities, and aside from that being part of his friendly nature and kind disposition, it might also hint at something similar to rejection sensitive dysphoria, or a greater sensitivity and emotional response to perceived interpersonal conflict or perceived failure. Some versions of Bumblebee have particularly struggled when faced with high stakes/high risk of failure scenarios, and he has a tendency to internalise blame, directing it towards himself even when a failure is not necessarily his fault or even truly a failed mission. This is often comorbid with Autism and ADHD in humans, but it can also exist on its own.

It's not just mini-bots; Misfire canonically has ADHD in IDW 1, Geomotus in IDW 2 is Autistic and his neurodivergency is even highlighted by other characters, and so on.

So all of this (and how it might work) varies from continuity to continuity, but I just like thinking about how neurodivergent bots do exist, and how that happens and how it manifests and how it is perceived by others and by society at large is interesting

In IDW 2, neurodivergency seems to be viewed in a more understanding and positive light. But in IDW 1, neurodivergency may be viewed in a more ableist way under the Functionist system, and in the Aligned Continuity, perhaps neurodivergency is seen as a potential indication of Quintesson alteration of the Well or of the individual themselves (this would depend on a bot's age).

We don't have too many details on Cybertronian medicine in general, but it's interesting to think about!

It's 8 AM I'm gonna go have a tea now lol

#long post #cybertronian medicine #minibots #maccadams #maccadam #medbay posting #idw 1 #idw transformers #idw 2 #aligned continuity #tf speculation #just thinkin #transformers #tfp #quintessons #disability in fiction #disability in media #tw brief mention of ableism

[redpenship]

#i made this in 2020 and i love it bc apparently it has spread around in some places before #which i dont understand because i posted it in a now-deleted twitter reply (that got 2 likes) when my account had like 10 followers #idw sonic #sonic the hedgehog #redposts

[bdsm-perceptor]

tried something new today :) so, prowl isn’t one my favorite characters, BUT GREEN, SHE IS

ALL HAIL GREEN !!!!

#transformers #tf idw #tf fanart #idw 2 #transformers fanart #LOVE YOU GREEN!! #THERE SHE IS!!! #maccadam

[auroblaze]

And, you guessed it, more sonic warmups and studies for the sketchbook (that will sooner or later have no more blank pages, hopefully)

#sonic the hedgehog #idw sonic #sonic adventure #sonic adventure 2 #sonic shuffle #sonic and the secret rings #traditional art #sketchbook #my art #auroblaze art #there were too many characters i just went with the main titles jdhjfdf

[sun-supernova]

Shadow keeps losing that damn fourth chaos emerald

#sonic #sonic art #sonic fanart #sonic the hedgehog #idw sonic #sonic idw #sonic comics #sonic memes #shadow the hedgehog #sonic prime season 2 #sonic prime

[artobotsrollout]

More twenty minute sketches for Mechtober! I can’t believe I’ve never drawn Flamewar before and it was about time I did! Yes she’s holding a Molotov cocktail nyutyfgu. Also Megatron is a very fun love to hate villain.

#flamewar #autothots art #transformers #Megatron #tfp #idw 2 #sketches #tfmechtober2022

[ihatebrainstorm]

The (Hopefully) Comprehensive Guide to Drawing Transformers! [1]

[Chapter 1/5?]

Decided to make a little quick guide to drawing transformers/humanoid mechs because some people asked! (Plus I thought it'd be fun lol) .... Hopefully it makes sense and helps some people out :'D

[Next] -> coming I dunno when, I keep adding to my WIP pile......

#class got cancelled this morning so I finally had a little free time eheh #also the sketches on page 2 are probably not really accurate but hopefully it gets the idea across skdfskd #I banged it out in a few minutes lmao #gotta get back to the work grind now... #WHAT DID I TELL MYSELF ABOUT MAKING MORE WIPS AGHHHHHH I KEEP DOING IT #Dig's (Hopefully) Comprehensive Guide to Drawing Transformers #transformers #mtmte #maccadam #maccadams #tf idw #transformers fanart #more than meets the eye #frootertooter archive #lost light #perceptor #bumblebee #tfa #transformers animated #tfa bumblebee #mecha art #mecha