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Decepticons like Thunderblast, Dirt Boss, Crumplezone, Undermine, Brimstone, and Scourge(Flame Convoy/Cybertron Scourge) and more.

While on the Autobots side we had Override, Backstop, Quickmix, Joyride, etc.

Guess now that we know that Lori does indeed exist. Do all of guys also exist too?

And does that mean Coby her boyfriend exist here too?

Like Lori’s mere presence says a lot about the story potential that you have in mind for the All-Sparks AU.

Yup! Every continuity has characters I like, and it helps that different versions of characters can be interpreted as descendants or relatives to other characters.

And I'm glad you like Lori's inclusion and potential! Because in many ways she fills the more grounded outlook among the friend group, the most likely to note that if something can go wrong, then you gotta prepare and have contingencies.

Coby does exist in my AU! He's part of shop class, and what Raf is in software, Coby is for hardware, aka he's a very good mechanic.

Ironically, while Sierra and Lori are BFFs, Coby and Jack don't interact much. Unless it's online and playing video games, and Coby has an intense, if one-sided rivalry with Jack, especially in online RPGs.

Jack may be considered an average dude in daily life, but when it comes to RPGs, dude's a menace. He's nice to newcomers (especially in Fallout 76), but EVERY experienced gamer in Jasper has at least one encounter with "The Darby" and challenged him to an in-game fight. Jack always wins because typically he's been a consistent player since when said RPGs were in open beta.

"Like if a boss fight was controlled by a player" Coby would remark.

Even Miko has tried her luck in bringing ol' "Jack Attack" down a peg, but, alas Jack is just WAY too good.

"Not bad for a guy as plain as sliced bread" Miko would say after her first match with him.

So does that mean the other cons were so bad either?

Yup, but not all of 'em.

Megatron, prior to being taking a fall for a crime he didn't commit, was a good dad and a person his crew and son looked up to.

Blackout was a true symbol of the working 'bot, his huge size and strength being complimented by a jovial personality.

Soundwave, though uncharismatic, is typically seen as a pretty good listener and some sort of wizard with animals.

Rumble and Frenzy are Soundwave's employees, and pretty much just want to have a good time (and calling Orion a dork). Notably this brother-sister team hasn't changed much from pre-war, following Soundwave outta loyalty to 'The Boss' (Soundwave). Rumble's the brother, and Frenzy is the sister.

Onslaught, despite his name, is basically a professional officer and gentleman through and through.

Meanwhile...

Starscream has always been quite the egotist, and a lot of his actions come from wanting to come out on top. It's why yells about quotas in the sketch collection.

Shockwave WAS really all about doing things for the good of Cybertron, from his philanthropic work to his scientific pursuits ... even when he was going too far.

Razorclaw was and is a man that followed a might makes right philosophy, with the concept of the hunt taking top priority.

I am greatly invested in this idea! Please tell me more about this family of egomaniacs! Also Terrorsaur being a kid of old Screamer makes sense, considering as soon as he got power he overthrew his Megatron. Got it from his old man.

Tho that raises some more questions how does a bot with a fighter jet mode, and the femme make a beastformer kid?

YUP! He probably shouldn't have considering his emotional immaturity (even after all these years), but his ego and the need to "Define Myself as Part of a Great Legacy(tm)" was too overwhelming.

Glad you're invested in the idea!

Ahhh the Ulchtar Clan, what a fine and funny bunch!

In terms of humility, all you got is Thundercracker, who mostly just follows his eldest brother to avoid conflict within the family. Well, him and Youngstar, whom, miracle of miracles, is actually pretty humble, and just wants to do... actual science.

Everyone else though has at least even a tiny bit of EGO, because they're all skilled, powerful and knows it. Even Thundercracker admits he's more powerful than most, but has enough humility (and critical thinking skills) to understand he can't go toe-to-toe with say, Ultra Magnus. That Magnus hammer also controls the lightning, and Magnus always comes prepared with MANY armored suits.

Cryak, Screamer's mom, actually isn't as bad as her children can be, she's simply just confident in both herself in terms of both ability and intellect, all thanks to hard work and study while being a physically powerful roller bot. She wonders where she went wrong raising Starscream, because his ego is something else.

The Late Senator Ulchtar III, is probably where Screamer's ego comes from, being that he was a charismatic, calculating, scheming man who knew how to both game the system while convincing others that it's for the good of Cybertron. And all honesty? He actually WAS in his mind doing for Cybertron and its people, he's an honest-to-Primus public servant, the fact that it made him look good and fed his own ego was even better. Sadly, he didn't get to pass this bit of nuance to his eldest son, as he passed away due to a particular rapid case of Cybercrosis.

Skywarp meanwhile plays tricks and pranks largely as his own way of 'getting back' at his beloved big bro, because making Screamer annoyed is funny to him. Teleportation also tends to boost your ego, because it's cool ya know?

Slipstream is the only one with enough wit and sass to meet Starscream's critiques and complaints word-for-word, bar-for-bar. Ironically, this makes her Starscream's favorite sibling, because she can talk back at him in the only language he knows and respects! Also because Slipstream is hyper-competent at the things that the rest of his siblings (and Screamer's kids) find a bit boring: accounting and administration.

Ah the story of Terrorsaur. While I can't spoil too much, it's all because they went through the ultimate spite phase:

"I'll show dad! I TOTALLY can be my own person!"

Then Tarantulas came in and said "heyyyy wanna be like Swoop and Grimlock?" and the rest is history.

So it’s been a while, and I was wondering about you All-Sparks AU again, and with the recent issue of Image Comics TF run, revealing what the matrix is Meg’s chest is. I could help but wonder exactly what is Megatronus Prime’s deal is here in the AU.

Is he dead, is he imprisoned in an alternate dimension? What’s his deal

Megatronus is quite dead here in my AU, and his memories and parts of his being resides within the Matrix.

We know that the cons are basically the Covenant from Halo here in All-Sparks au apparently. While the bots are taking a page out of the UNSC and digging in. And making the cons pay for every inch and f territory they take with an ocean of energon. But that doesn’t say much about who’s winning.

Sounds like the cons are still kinda cracking open those fortress worlds. One at a time. If them being able to still strip mine planets down the freaking core is anything to go by.

That also raises another questions are there any bits or cons we know of currently in the field leading their respective side? In the battles revolving around the Autobot alien allied fortress worlds.

Good questions!

The war has effectively grinded to a stalemate because the Autobots have at last created enough defensive positions that, without proper planning and coordination, would basically turn Decepticon wave assaults into scrap metal.

However, just because Decepticon momentum has been paused, doesn't mean it'll stay that way. They're still developing weapons, still figuring out new ways to obliterate worlds even at a distance, and still a plague on non-aligned worlds.

In the big picture, The Decepticons are winning by virtue of still having enough manpower and material to even think about attacking fortress worlds.

I do have leaders for the 'cons and bots for their respective sides by the time Earth begins its story!

Autobot Command:

Ultra Magnus: The de facto leader of the Autobots when both Elita and Optimus are absent. He's not the most creative person, but he keeps a tight ship, both diplomatically and militarily.

Star Saber: Leader of the Knights of the Circle of Light, but otherwise also the guy responsible for training the best of the best melee warriors among the Autobots. He's a priest, but his zeal in lifting up others also make him popular even among the most hardcore secularist.

Primal Major: Leader of the Maximal expeditionary unit, they are the chief reconaissance unit of Autobot forces, especially on worlds dominated by organics.

Springer: Leader of Autobot Spec-Ops, especially the wreckers. He actually REALLY doesn't want the job, and much prefers to be a field commander, but unfortunately the wreckers as a unit chose him to lead and manage them, and Ultra Magnus is too busy leading the entirity of Autobot forces in absentia.

Crosscut: Mistress of the word, for she commands the Autobot Diplomatic Corps, the unit that helps maintain friendly relations with alien nations and empires... as well negotiating with mercenaries, Cybertronian and otherwise.

Decepticon Legionary Commanders:

Straxus: Master of Cybertron, and effectively the collective ruler of Decepticons when Big M himself is absent. Why? Because Straxus not only has the longest experience of governing, even before the Great War, but Straxus' wrath is second only to Megatron's.

BW Megatron (aka Galavar aka The Purple One): Now I can reveal Beast Wars' Megatron's role! He's the current leader of the DER, the Decepticon Expedition and Reconaissance force, and commander of the Nemesis. His original name is Galavar, but his rise from bottom to the top will be explored in the future. His name is in tribute to his idol and hero.

Deathsaurus: A smug, swell guy that basically has his own miniature empire within Decepticon space. He leads the New Destrons, a Decepticon faction that works largely independent from the main group. Has a flair for the dramatics.

Onslaught: Chief of logistics, and the guy most people need to be wary about when he feels like the time is ready to strike, for the leader of the Combaticons is typically accompanied by a good chunk of Decepticon shock troops, but also two or more combiners as part of an invasion force. Also... he and his combaticons can transform into Bruticus when needed.

Or is it instead a slow build up to the inevitable escalation and open public warfare. With the cons attacking both the bots, their human allies, and the world in general to conquer it?

Or am I all wrong and the war is just wages out in the open and all of humanity knows right off the bat about the two warring alien powers that have come to earth?

BIG apologies for the late reply, went through a major depressive episode!

Non-spoilery stuff, the arrival of the Transformers is a slow gradual game of reconnaissance, establishing themselves in human territory, and from the Autobot's perspective, praying to Primus that the Decepticons haven't arrived yet... but that's of course a false hope.

It's a slow build up, and if there are going to be battles, it's going to be clandestine as much as possible, but no matter how clandestine, human attention WILL come.

Eventually the Autobots WILL get noticed by human intelligence services, because whatever happens in the world, sooner or later, a man named Joe Colton will find out about it.

Also, if that’s the case, are there any other beavers Deceptacon’s who have been given the G1 treatment in your universe?

His bro Grindor is indeed canon to All-Sparks! But there's a twist!

Grindor while a Decepticon early on, QUICKLY abandoned the cause when Megatron went from "we should reshape the system" to "I am going to destroy everything that even resembles the old way, including reverence for The Primes" and "I am going to obliterate everyone who gets in my way of murking the Prime"

He hangs about Soundblaster's mercenary gang as the logistician. (Soundblaster is Soundwave's brother, and is all flash and loud).

Mohawk is one, though mostly because he joined out of fear and that Megatron is one effing SCARY dude.

Berserker is basically one of the one-bot army attack bots of Decepticon forces. He's a very melee oriented dude who likes fighting equally large and powerful alien forces.

Like what’s Megatron and his forces up to before the cons and bots find earth.

What’s the current status of the Autobot’s forces? Do the cons really control all of Cybertron? Are there any aliens who are fighting against the Decepticons?

Will there be any other Cybertroian villains other the cons? Like The Fallen? Or is that big spoiler stuff?

Some of these questions I CAN answer!

Megatron and his forces are just straight up conquerors and destroyers, though Megs in particular likes just straight up crushing or humiliating forces that consider themselves "proud warriors" or "warrior cultures" like the Ejoornians and Femaxians. While Femax still lives in on with its people and fleet, the Ejoornians are pretty much wiped out. When Megatron conquers a world, it's either to convert it to a base of operations for assault deployment or to strip mine down to the core to fuel the Decepticon war machine, and the Decepticon war machine in particular is very feared in the wider galaxy. They are well known to be the fiercest and most unrelenting warriors period in all the galaxy.

Autobot forces are primarily centered on various clusters of worlds connected by space bridge technology. These worlds are known as "Fortress Worlds" as they are both the main hubs of command as well as bases of operations for defensive deployment. As the Decepticons are much more aggressive than the Autobots, the current strategy among Autobot command is one of entrenchment and working with allied aliens. So while the Decepticons have a numerical advantage, they're not having much luck taking Autobot space because wherever Autobots set up a defensive position, they WILL make Decepticons bleed their energon dry.