[Head In Hands]

after reading MTMTE, i realized that Amica Endura is basically a Caimen thing. cause Nautica has to explain what it is to Swerve and explains it as something similiar to 'best friends'.

this would mean that Amica Endura is not a Cybertronian thing. like they do NOT have that. also you can have multiple Amica Endura. Nautica basically makes her entire friend group into her Amica Endurae (assuming thats the plural)... Skids, Brainstorm, Velocity, Rung, Nightbeat are all her Amica Endura.

also, you can sever the Amica Endura bond. just like how Nautica did with Firestar. whether the Conjux bond exists on Caminus is unclear. for the longest time, i thought Amica Endura was something already existing on Cybertron because of the sheer amount of fanfics but apparently its not-

but i like to think that on the Lost Light and back on Cybertron, there were cultural exchanges between all the colony worlds and Cybertron.

this opens up a lot of oppertunity for silly misunderstandings, interesting plot lines and i think it would sort of broaden perspectives.

from what i've seen, the fandom generally clumps together all the Colony worlds under the banner of 'Cybertronian Culture' although there are very distinct differences between them:

Caminus is very religious with 'The Way of The Flame' as their dominant religion. they rever the Primes and are generally more focused on arts. they have many sacred traditions and clearly have better access to ancient Cybertronian technologies and practices (which they probably preserve very seriously) considering the fact that their the only planet with 'cityspeakers' [another fascinating concept].

Carcer has a more militaristic, nomadic culture. they are a military dictatorship that moves from planet to planet on their ship they call 'Carcer'. they're not religious in comparison to any of the others colony worlds at all. how do they get energon for their ship? considering its a big ass spaceship that's been running for millions of years, it needs fuel. how did they get all that fuel? was it through pillaging or through some sort of bartering system? how does currency and economics work on what's basically a nation-state inside a giant spaceship? i like to think they operate similiar to the nomadic Huns or Mongols. i also like to think they're exploration-oriented as well as adventurous in a way considering they just drift into the vast unknown of space.

Eukaris has its own distinct clans (who don't seem to like each other very much) on their planet so they're not really united under a single planetary banner. its why they chose the outcasts from their clans to represent their planet. which probably means each clan has their own culture, their own dialects, their own laws, and their own currency even. these clans seem to be focused on the type of alt modes the inhabitants have and inter-clan relations are forbidden considering how Tigertron & Airazor got kicked out of their clans for loving each other. there is possibility that these clans could've even engaged in territorial disputes and even wars. these clans must have a clan-head/clan-leader (like we saw with Cheetor & Dinobot).

i don't think Velocitron is focused on speed alone but also science. they're a scientific society in a way because if you want to reach top speeds, you sure as hell cannot do that with just any car. as a F1 fan, racing is a combined effort of the scientists who make efficient fuels and design the engines, the mechanics who implement these technologies onto a car, the maintenance crew who ensure the vehicle is in proper condition and of course, the racer who garentees the win. not to mention pit stop crews and coordinators. it also explains why they're the least religious, they have 0 concern for the state of their Titan.

Devison is the one colony world i can only speculations about. everyone has a twin on this world and you cannot transform without said twin. so i'm assuming sibling-hood is very important and even the cornerstone in their society. i think they're one of the more friendlier colony worlds considering how they always have to share things. they're generally shorter than most of the bots from other colony worlds. clearly, they have some sort of emphasis on the importance of combining/combination. i like to think that the enigma of combination is a sacred object like the matrix of leadership for them.

then there's Prion. we know nothing about Prion other than the fact that the Black Rock Consortia obliterated its inhabitants through genocide, leaving Nickel as the sole survivor. whatever remnants of Prion and the culture that Prion had remains with Nickel alone.

the sheer amount of headcanon-ing potential here is insane. i'm disappointed we as a fandom do not use all this to their full potential here- IDW1 has a Caimen who becomes a Decepticon. imagine a Carcerian who opts to be a Decepticon, a Velocitronian who follows the Way of The Flame, Cybertronian racers who move to Velocitron (Velocitron running on tourist revenue at some point)...