#nightra

Sooo here is how they became yk that(if i posted smt like this before forget about it or smt because this is the new reason. At least for steeljaw)

1. Bumblebee aka Blackbee

He became a decepticon because he was taken in by the decepticons after the voice box incident and thought he was left behind.

Later on he ends up finding out that that wasn't the case but at that point he didn't care. (This is during the tfp time line ig)

For the rid15 timeline

Bumblebee was on the alchemor but it was because he wanted to help out other decepticons escape as well as fix them up.

He teams up with-- which used to be steeljaws pack-- thunderhoof, quillfire, clampdown, underbite, fracture, and other cons

He just wants to fix them all up and make them make peace for cons

2. Steeljaw

Steeljaw became an autobot after realizing that some autobots were corrupted and he felt like he could do something to be noticed sense he wasn't as a decepticon. (Call him selfish but he can't be fully good)

That was during the tfp time line(yeah he existed) and during the rid15 time line steeljaw was one of the guards on the Alchemor (I made his lie come true) and he doesn't join 'bumblebees' team he goes solo.

Strongarm leads the team since Optimus Prime asked her too, or Orion Pax because he needs to have some sense of humor.

Obviously, Sideswipe joins in and they meet grimlock. Sideswipe was the one who recommended that he joined. And guess what... NIGHTRA IS HERE, she passed, sorta, she'll be an autobot with them.(yk with some jealousy drama between Nightra and Windblade)

Steeljaw usually goes alone but sometimes he randomly meets his Brother and Sister Phantomjaw and Sharpclaw.

At some point he let's Sharpclaw stay and Phantomjaw tag along.

Phantomjaw doesn't have an insignia

Hehe

Yeah

Steelbee will be presented but because I can there will be mentions of Hoofbee

Nightra: No, I- I shouldn'ta come here. I'm just puttin you bots in danger. Strongarm: Ha! Danger is my middle name! Or, it would be, if Cybertronians had middle names. Nightra: Earth has made you really really weird, Regs. It looks good on ya!

AND Smokescreen could be a mentor to Strongarm and/or Sideswipe. Like Strongarm, he's loyal & top of his class but not by-the-book. And if we go with your HCs, Smokescreen has a sketchy background & enjoys speed like Sideswipe. I think there's room for a lot of interesting interactions between them.

Okay, this is a wee bit out of my comfort zone. I will warn you of only one thing: I hate Strongarm intensely, and thus I cannot speak of her without getting hot, so I'll just exchange her for Nightra (who I imagined in a what if scenario of her joining the team instead of Strongarm. I may come back and edit as I see fit for both recollection purposes, and to link that post.)

So, say RID 2015 had started out kinda buddy cop-ish, Smokescreen and Bee would've been good partners. Bee would be the inspector/research guy, poking around at leads and sources, while Smokescreen would be checking up on the history of the parties involved, doing quasi off the books file checking, and meeting with the family and friends to discern the motive. He and Bee would put their heads together, figure it out, and been off to the races.

And, pretending for a moment they got transferred from detectives to active police, they'd have been saddled with Strongarm to give her some pointers. However, where Bee tries to guide her, Smokescreen is instantly on edge with her personality. He knew way too many 'Bots like her in the upper echelons of the Mithril Sea, and almost always they turned out to be very bad news.

Then, one of them (but I guess Smokescreen, since he was tapped for the Primacy) has a vision of Optimus after running into Sideswipe yet again (who is actually visited often by Smokescreen because he knows Sideswipe's Spark is in the right place, he's just troubled.) Then he and Bee go racing for the Space Bridge, chaos happens when Nightra appears and decks Strongarm into unconsciousness, and before they know it, Smokescreen and Bee are on Earth with two teenagers.

From here, I can see Bee attempting to be a strict father figure, but still 1 occasionally failing, and 2 trying to wrangle three large children (counting Best Boy Grimlock.) Smokescreen would probably be the uncle figure to all except Sideswipe. Sideswipe knows and trusts Smokescreen more than Bee, plus there are things Smokescreen just gets that Bee doesn't. Smokescreen knows he needs to vent with racing, to always be active/at the top of his game, when to leave him alone, and when to say "no, I'm staying, because otherwise you'll have a mental breakdown." And thus, Sideswipe's behavior is gradually improved as he becomes a more mature adult while still retaining his swagger and mischief streak.

Nightra would be that independent-minded eighteen year old who already made a life for herself and butts heads with Bee's more disciplinary approach to team dynamics, specifically where another child is under his care and way in over her head. They'd shout, snarl, and argue, but by and by Nightra sees the value of his advice while Bee realizes she can handle herself and doesn't need to be sheltered (which might be pointed out by Mithril native Smokescreen.)

It seems to me that even the creators forgot about Nytra

General ideas: Steeljaw's Pack here would be by the end of it Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Fracture, Airrazor, Divebomb, Groundpounder, Filch, Nightra, and a still good in this universe Fix-it. Steeljaw's group got stuck on Earth chasing down the fugitive Autobot Goldbug.

Steeljaw: A rookie cop with a personality similar to Animated Optimus Prime. Really wants to prove himself. Colored like G1 Steeljaw. Kind of impulsive sometimes.

Thunderhoof: Would have an Irish accent. His blue parts would be replaced with green. Police sergeant type and Steeljaw's partner on the force. Unsure about his own leadership abilities.

Groundpounder: A security guard at the space bridge who was really bored with his job and jumped at the chance for adventure. Still bombastic. Colored like Beast Machines Apelinq.

Reading it and yes YES Y E S

I like the fact SG!Thunderhoof was a police drill sergeant in my RID2015 SG AU. He could be a nice counterpart for SG!Strongarm

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I have more draft ideas for SG!Steeljaw’s pack and SG!Bumblebee’s team of being counterparts with each other but I’m still thinking on execute the, properly

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She's a stand in for Guzma and leads Team Skull!

Her outfit is HEAVILY inspired from Guzma's in game outfit with some minor changes! ~More info and isolated designs below the cut!~