#insignia

Whumptober 2025 Day 13 - Insignia

@antimattercontainment Thank you for the prompt (summarized): removing Optimus’s Decepticon insignia post-Orion Pax arc

I’ve procrastinated for far too long on posting these, because I am too obsessive about correctness, but imma explain the design and choices briefly, so that you do not take this as something *correct*. However, I think it is fair to not apply heraldic conventions and rules here, as they did not formally exist in his time. For example, technically the white (argent) and gold (or) should not go together, according to the rules, but again, these were not in place then. And the combo looks great so who cares.

I wanted to post them for heraldry day the other day, but it was all too hectic. You’ve seen it already as my pfp before, both in white and blue versions. :3

This first one is let’s say, the artistic, freeform emblem I have made for fun. The background is of a relief from Ani, Armenia—I simply really liked how it looked as a texture on this, even though of course, not something correct for heraldry. This and the lions are to represent his Armenian blood on both sides. However, these lions are Cilician, and I wanted to use something more from Armenia itself, like the leopard (Ani has a leopard), but could not find an adequate symbol that would fit this design. These lions do not fit it either, it is too crowded and random, but it was for fun :) They could be added outside, holding the shield, but hm….

It’s a design I made for him (and other Frankish Crusader kings) back in high school, but now done better, and not just on my notebook. Really simple ofc, just swapping the four crosses for fleurs de Lis 💛⚜️ I use it for some of my AUs/stories, like the others I have made for example for the Royal Lazarites!

He would use this as signet in HCW, for example, in letters, along with the cross of the Kingdom. But this is just as a fictional headcanon of mine ofc, to add some custom pizzazz 😅

I have many and more variations, including with flat colors, but for now I will post these.

Obsessed with the thought of living weapon whumpees being treated like actual weapons. Part of the purpose of a weapon is to look threatening and also, if it's such an important weapon, it needs to be correctly associated with the correct side.

Just.

I like to imagine it was not a straight forward process for any of the Megatrons to make it (if they even did) but I like to imagine that G1 just sat down with a bunch of paint and parchment trying to come up with something before getting distracted and doing something completely different than what he was supposed to do… and one of the Decepticons finding him:

Soundwave: standing in the doorway with a cube of energon “query: HOW???”