SIBILSCRIBBLES

WIP.

Blurr you’re lucky Heatwave’s there to keep you safe.

How it started VS How it’s going

Been working on the cover image for the AU’s first arc! I really liked the initial idea, but wasn’t satisfied with the overall composition. It’s too stiff, and while that can work, it wasn’t my particular vision.

Anyways, I hope you like the progress! I have to put in the characters, then the effects!

(Names still subject to change)

PULSAR

The smallest and lightest, Pulsar is not used for in-person combat. Its primary design functions as a way to intercept, disrupt, scramble, or hack enemy frequencies, communications, and be a general menace to operations. It has a very specific neural interface that allows its user to process information much faster than normal, along with translation and encryption and decryption protocols.

The ‘personality’ embedded into the base operational system is timid and curious; it will encourage its pilot to leave conflict before it starts -hopefully dissuading Rafael in the process but he’s definitely overcome the suggestion multiple times. It uses a small EMP as a last resort for defense. It has powerful thrusters and stabilizers to flee an area almost instantly.

Part of its design is modeled after an orange life vest and high-vis clothing.

It is the only suit that can act without being piloted; it has a remote-control mode that can be put to great effect.

GRAVITY

The heaviest of the trio, Gravity is the “immovable object” that simply cannot be ignored when deployed for combat. It is slower than the others but unyielding; built for grappling, brawling, and can magnetize/gravitate itself to the ground or other surfaces or pulverize an enemy with a set of knuckledusters. Its neural interface allows its user to react faster and better anticipate enemy combatants’ and their moves more easily. It struggles with delicate work, however, and will relinquish the lead on those tasks.

Its ‘personality’ is grounded and stubborn, meant to directly curb and challenge Miko’s more reckless impulses. It has had mixed success. When the pair are more in synch, they’re a force of nature that is quite difficult to put down. It does have the highest demand on its battery, pulling more energy on average than the others.

Not only is it based on the Apex Armor, its design is supposed to reference the idea of a black hole; like this gravity well that cannot be escaped.

COMET

The “unstoppable force” of the trio, Comet is by far the stealthiest. Capable of short periods of complete invisibility, this suit erases its presence to infiltrate or extricate itself from any situation. If the situation does call for a fight then expect to be dealt with swiftly; the energy blades are high-enough intensity to cut entirely through most materials, but can only be sustained for a few minutes at a time. The same is true for the jets: only short bursts but it usually never needs the full time allotment. Its neural interface causes the user to map out escape routes, navigating through and around obstacles as if they hadn’t existed.

Unlike the others, Comet very specifically does not have any personality purposefully built into its coding; due to the higher proportion of old Cybertronian frames in its design, it was completely scrubbed to ensure there wasn’t anything left behind. It’s just Jack in there, but a more assured, focused version of him due to the suit’s influence.

This one is much more of a typical armor. I just really wanted it to be simple and easy to translate into its other forms as the story goes on.

“How pathetic, the high-and-mighty Silas asking me for help. I can only imagine how embarrassing this is for you.”

“Make no mistake, Morocco, MECH is well-aware of your current lack of resources- it’s why I’m debasing myself and making this proposal. We know how to hurt them, how to kill them- we just need you to distract them. Do your part, and you will be rewarded handsomely.”

"Can you really call it a bad idea if it worked?"

"Yes," Heatwave hissed back. "We're lucky it's a star-map and not a weapon." He glared between the racer and the holographic display, "how did you get it to turn on?"

Blurr shrugged "I asked the kid to poke it. You know, figured that-"

"Then where is he?"

"So that's the bad news-"

-‘Break out the riot gear’ is a very real threat. Chase is a load-bearer, and former Decepticon, it’s a large part of why he’s constantly vigilant and always quick to assume the worst. While the rest of Sigma 17 know this, they don’t share that detail with the rest of the RB crew as a whole -or Team Prime

-Connected to that last point, Heatwave is both the reason Chase switched sides, as well as the reason they both decided to go into the rescue corps. He’s part of a combiner that can’t form anymore due to various terrible circumstances; this leaves him simultaneously constantly craving company but despising how no matter how close he gets with anyone, there’s a wound that can’t be mended

-Blades is an exceptional medic, he’s just very inexperienced when compared to someone like Ratchet; he’s great in a medical lab, or a controlled, quiet environment but easily stressed and overwhelmed on a battlefield. He’s started learning and adapting human practices since arriving in Griffin Rock. He pretended to not be as smart as he is in order to stay with his team and not be reassigned before the war exploded in earnest

Let’s get put in air jail with mama!

"Hey, you can drop the cloaking. I can hear you, Chase can smell you, Boulder can sense you, and Heatwave can still see you. You're not hiding from anyone here, and you don't have to. The island's shields are back online- Salvage is making a quick recovery, so take comfort in that. So, wanna try to figure this out together?"

Keeping up appearances can be draining, so sometimes it's easier to set the light-benders to invisibility and watch the sky. Too bad these are the only people that trick won't work on.

“These losers fight worse than normal! Now, cooperate or- wait, aren’t there three of you?” “Didn’t know you could count.”

(Full view, as tumblr keeps eating the quality)

It's a huge shock for everyone that a 'Con made it to Griffin Rock; their visiting trio fight as good as some of the more experienced RB members; and what do you mean that's a Minor hiding among them?!

More comic practice with another AU scene! This time I really wanted to try my hand at more dynamic poses and having some effects cross over the panel lines. Still rough, but I'm pretty happy with it.

Lethal ladies!

Really been struggling with drawing Quickshadow for the big zoomy piece, so I made myself a more solid reference to use. Changed quite a bit since I first drew her. Hopefully she looks more like a secret agent sports-car now.

One thing I want to see if I can pull off in the AU is that the root modes of Team Prime tend to look/be much more armored and dense than those of the RB cast.