#robinthewriter

He's a "Steve" indeed!

Idk if he likes to fight zombies and mine diamond though

Short answer: The same reson why humans still have that weird bump on the edge of their ears

Long answer:

Yes, Cybertronians have no concept of gender like us humans do. The reason why there are bots that look like a male(mech) and female(femme) is simply because humans looked like that. Between those who humans perceive as a "mech" or a "femme", there is no difference at all, biological psychological or otherwise, save for the cosmetic part.

In fact, I'm thinking of removing the term mech and femme for good, since I picture that there are tons of bots who are nonbinary.

Then why do Cybertronians use pronouns as "he" or "she"? Because it's part of their effort to learn how human culture works. You see, Neocybex has only one pronoun. So when Cybertronians learned English(or any other language that you like to imagine), and noticed that it had two pronouns, they had to go through some trial-and-error (They did learn that "they" pronoun existed too, but I guess having their own pronoun to use was a rather fascinating concept to them).

Probably the same reason why people hate politicians. Upon being elected, they ditched all the promises they made and spends their time trying to kiss other senator's aft instead of actually representing minikind's voice.

And they got some scandal issues, and more than a few skeletons in their closet.

((Truth be told, I have no idea :D Senator Paramecium is just a crappy OC with sloppy shower thought as background story so yeah))

((But I can see very well that your OC not liking them at all. I mean, who likes a douchebag politician who posts nothing but nonsenses on their SNS?))

@hashkivenu

I think it depends on the size of the drone. If the drone is about the size of a small car, then they can be bots (not a minibot though, because wings and flight engines need some rooms). However, I think drones like quadcopters are a bit too small to be a bot. Those can probably be a part of Cybertronian fauna instead, e.g. birds.

((TFMR worldbuilding: Minis -> X ))

My initial idea was that Minis are civilians, so they can only be cars. But you know what? I think you got some great idea right there! After all, I found this lovely little image recently:

((found the photo at https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1550391 ))

So yeah, Minibot tanks are a thing from now on!

If the term "Protoform" you used refer to the protoflesh under the armor, then yes, they come in different colors.

((Related post about Cybertronian anatomy: X ))

Most Cybertronian protoforms have varying shades of grey. However, these colors have nothing to do with frametype or "race", as the colors are chosen at random when the embryo in the proto-egg develops. Same bots who emerged from Same hatching site have all different protoform colors.

A tough question! Rather than me answering this one, perhaps it's better to hear it directly from someone else with related life experiences...

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"The concept of "Civilians" and "warframe" is actually not a scam. When you are born without a weapon, you are a civilian. When you are born with one, you are a warframe. Many frametypes that are classified as "warframes" tend to be bigger and stronger than those who are classified as "civilians". 

"It is also true that our frames affect our personalities to some extent. Frames that are built for speed tends to be competitive, and spacefaring vehicles like shuttles are less likely to get lonely during prolonged solitude. Similarly, warframes (broad term for frametypes that are naturally born with weapons) like myself tends to be more goal-oriented and headstrong than most other frames. We can cooperate when given a common goal, but we can also get competitive about who gets the most credit for achieving said goal.

"​What is truly a scam is the claim that we are inherently violent.

"​Violence is not an inherited trait. It is a method that we are trained to use. when people are under constant fear and stress, and the only way out is to fight with their claws and fists, then even the most docile kind of civilian frames would turn their fight-or-flight response into fight-only response. From that point, it would be a matter of time until they start hurting people on their own will.

"This was exactly how warframes are raised. Instead of giving us a chance to develop into maturity, they forced us a false belief that we could only prove ourselves to be useful through becoming a killing machine!​

"The damned Council dared to chastise us for trying to live through their demands! They claimed that we were not the "same" as people who had better chance at life! And when me and many of my fellow warframes tried to seek out better paths for ourselves, they branded us the social rejects and outcasts!

"But it doesn't matter anymore. The Council has fallen, and so will the Autobots. And when the Decepticons finally prevail, no more warframes will be forced into the life of constant fear and anger."