#bobbinfire asks

Thank you so much you have no idea how much this comment means to me. In trade have a Knockout design test. I will say I have never read the Skybound comics and only know of stuff through Delta Trion and Swiss Prime reviews, but I will still take the compliment nonetheless and blush. Like I actually blushed when I read it.

But back up actually, book club style? That’s fascinating. How does that work for you two? Also curious where you guys are at with reading and when you started

You know what, to any of my “The Deceiver” readers-

That fully depends on how much you are willing to extend your definition of “having a good Father’s Day”. Also “Father’s Day”….. and “dad” *sigh*

I mean technically it’s November for them currently in the story, Thanksgiving break 2012 this next chapter so the have not encountered Father’s Day yet. Different holiday to try out. But it’s the ‘Cons we are talking about so the only thing getting served are slaps let’s be real. Uh well, otherwise we can pretend it was sort of a day to say the least this last Sunday for them. Officially one week since the Arche A Chapter(s) Starscream fiasco (original event happened on Veteran’s day coincidentally ;) ) and the old coot hasn’t stopped complaining about their poor efforts. So they locked him his room for a few hours and enjoyed the time they did have. Technically it was for Jack a “Fa(r)ther (from Seeker) Day”, for Megatron “Father(less) (for a few hours) Day”, and Soundwave plainly had a nice day. Starscream proceeded to scream into the void behind a closed door. #Therobotthatsteppedup? More along the lines of the hashtag I put on Chapter 16’s post saying I am putting Megatron through the stages of G.R.I.E.F…. Gradually Roped into the Irritating Experience of Fatherhood that is

I mean you are not wrong, the TFOne Decepticons are something else 😑

(Answering for “The Deceiver” those curious)

oh he’s cooked

Airachnid has luckily picked up on Megatron being D-16 so not as much heat is on him as could have been, but he’s done enough and repeatedly get away that she has made him just as much of a target just because he has escaped her (the top of Sentinels army who doesn’t fail ever and all that). Remove him from Megatron before her optics get repaired and she still could easily mistake him as her least favorite cogless miner however…

Good news it’s spring break from University so I can sleep in to recover. Bad news it’s spring break so I just headed somewhere with a good time zone difference on top of the time change

So you know, doing fine

So, Bee is at the Decepticon base (per the custody agreement) and Bee is non-stop talking about whatever until he mentions near Megatron “Optimus says you’re a bad influence” or something like it.

*BAM!* Megatron realises he can now sue for Parental Alienation and for more Custody due to the Alienation much to Optimus’ (and the Decepticon’s) misery.

Megatron knows Bee is an adult, but he can’t help himself but sue Optimus for anything he does.

Oh very interesting idea. Love it.

Yes me too.

In his baby mind it’s not that he completely hates him. It’s more D-16 reminds him of someone his pre-reincarnated self has carried the hate into this new form for (cough cough Megatron). So his presence is just setting off warning bells both for that and realizing none of the adults can see him

Which Prime is your favorite for TFO? Even if only design-wise or by headcannons the fandom’s made of ‘em—

Personally I DO like Megatronus, he’s badass and I’ve read a bunch of cool or wholesome headcannons abt him-(and the design is cool as hell, I bought his blokees figure cus of that and it did NOT disappoint)

But other than him I like Onyx too. He looks pretty cool as well AND considering I read somewhere he’s the Prime for Beasts(?) Yeah + some animalistic features- I already labeled him my favorite purely because I love anything inherently mythological-

(Srry for rambling-)

Ooohh tough question. Okay I know it’s an overused and kind of avoiding answer (not that it’s my final answer) but I have different things I love about each Prime, whether they had any decent characterization screen time or not. Can be said for all 13. Actually I was never a fan of any of the 13 Primes other than Optimus in TFP because they felt very strictly set in stone for never appearing really with personalities I never got on to.

But it’s the exact opposite with the TFOne 13 Primes because they do appear but they are left open ended guardians of peace/heroes that it’s fun to both fantasize them and boil them down to daily family life, because that’s what they are. And sure you can throw on TFP established powers/abilities if you want but I choose to mainly hold off because they have the option to be fresh and unrestricted. They also don’t feel like seperated figureheads like other versions, they need each other a group to give good characterization (a reason why Prima is sadly not at the top of my list as no matter how I or anyone else imagines him he really needs another Prime around and bounce off to make any proper version feel right. Funny I saw that as it literally applies to all of them- minus Trion cause he interacts with the cast. But yes Prima really is a team up requiring character. For I can only ever see him as a Miguel and someone needs to be his Tulio)

Now to answer the actual gosh darn question…. I am going to have to say it’s a three way tie with a different reason for each and it’s between Alpha Trion, Zeta, and Megatronus

Alpha Trion=Master Yoda. Childhood memories from age 3 watching Star Wars with my dad come out with wise old decrepit master you adopt as your cool wizard uncle in less than hospitable conditions, gives you power after you find trauma in a cave, sends you on your way to topple a government. Also he has the underlying ability to be a snarky jerk with valid reasoning according to concept storyboards while the group is in prison and I love him for that. Love the character, love the voice, love the snark, love the alt. Chef kiss

Zeta intrigues me. He has the potential to be the rigid leader like many more hard core versions of stone serious Optimus but I don’t get that from him even in the short time he is on screen. He just is. Is a leader, is that symbol, is hero of stories without the trauma or laid out over detailed reasoning for conviction. Could he have some, maybe and probably. But the past is not the focus it’s just who he is and what he represents the moment he shows. Sure I still am not the biggest fan of his chin design like when I first saw the movie but you know his potential and symbolism has won me over time. And a stretch of time that was to look past that chin.

Megatronus is just fun to imagine how he could be. One thing I like about these crossovers I’ve been is playing with how other people characterize him. Even I had a little bit in an episode of “The court paperwork battle of Optimus and Megatron” that people seemed to like because we seem to generally agree on a few things: The sky is blue, grass is green, Megatronus is that calm and collected masked herculean until Megatron shows up and he goes apesh*t. As I have began writing stuff for the Deceiver, I realized there might be a different route I would take with him moving forward. A discussion for a different time. And it’s okay because like I’ve stated before they are all blank slates that we can assign the common hero archetypes to and it will feel right. Generally though I think if we were to step away from the fanon and look purely at physical traits as that is all we canonically have, he fits the muscular heroes of the 70s/80s. You can go without the backstory almost completely because they are that all impressive visage of raw protective hero that with save the day and mow down any enemies with unconventional weapons they found on the way over. The visual characterization of that is what I love most probably and what I miss when watching the overdone klutzes of today. He is my action movie hero.