#tf oc reference

The red lines on the second photo are his biolights; they’re mostly under his plating on the protoform so you can’t see it. The first photo shows what biolights can be seen usually.

His visor can become opaque when he wants it to, and he usually keeps it dark during missions. His first impression on people is pretty funny at first as they have no idea he actually has a face and suddenly they look over at him and his optics are just. There.

As his plating isn’t very thick nor covers many vital areas weak to attack, he ended up becoming an autobot messenger. He can’t really fight well, maybe scratch and bite (yes he can bite lmao) and all of the basic thrashing. He does have a blaster subspaced and is a pretty good shot, but he usually prefers to run away. Basically if he gets caught he is kind of cooked.

Also I changed up his back kibble last minute, that’s why the back design is inconsistent with the previous photos. I’m not quite sure what that thing on the train is..? The electrical connector thing????? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Nozomi can mean wish/hope/desire depending on the context in Japanese, and I think it kind of ties into his job as a messenger. He is quiet, a listener ; not a yapper. But if you get on the topic of types of energon drinks and confections, he will not shut up. His friends all think he’s weird because he is so particular upon energon types and how to make sweets so they taste perfect but he doesn’t really drink or eat anything besides normal energon.

nobody knows what exactly he was doing before the war happened, he just appeared one day and sort of got taken in like a stray cat.

Reaver was formerly part of a group something like knights, all fallen to the war. They were devoted to the protection of the innocent, or the closest thing to innocent, and were very... shall we say, dramatic. They were sensible, though, nothing like the group/cult Vanguard was born into. They encouraged interface only on an as-needed basis to burn charge and encourage mental health, and there was basically no discussion of kinks, ever, but most of them were from similar genetic stock and had moderate-to-low libidos anyway. 

Reaver, for his part, is unaware of... just about every kink that exists. The kinkiest thing he’s done so far is spread himself open for a partner to see/enjoy- though he would be open to learning, he’s a curious mech at spark. A mirror in front of him would be right up his alley, among other things, and would get him all flustered and blushy. Admiration is another good way to get him acting considerably less stoic, and it’s not difficult- he may be intimidating, but he’s quite attractive, and his equipment is a particularly deep shade of that gorgeous blue-green. 

If you want to get this guy relaxed, servo-feeding him is the way to go. His group would semi-regularly feed each other from energon cubes or other vessels as a sort of bonding exercise, something like a reminder that they held each other’s lives in their servos, and it’s a symbol of trust and safety to him. Feeding him directly from one’s servos, though it might require some gentle coaxing, would have him beautifully relaxed almost immediately. It’s not a kink, it’s more the meaning, the intent, that calms him. The experience helps, too. 

He’s much kinder than his name would suggest. His former home had a thing for dramatic names, really. Don’t get me wrong, he’s very capable in battle, good with blasters, energy bows, and a type of energy bullwhip meant for use in combat. The flamethrower-breath helps, too. Reaver isn’t overly fond of battle, really- he’s willing to fight, if needed, but doesn’t tend to like loud situations, violence, or killing. 

Another part of him does, though. 

Reaver has DID, dissociative identity disorder. That’s the new name for multiple personality disorder, essentially. It’s characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personalities in the same body, usually with each personality not conscious/aware while another is presenting. Some people may not even know what’s going on, they just have memory gaps. Reaver knows about his alternate thanks to his former compatriots, and the shows she likes to leave for him.

Her name is Ravager, and she is not pleasant, but fortunately doesn’t surface often. She surfaced the first time Reaver was in a situation where he had to abandon his morals in favor of violent, dirty, underhanded combat. He probably always had the potential for her to turn up, and trying to reconcile his own response to the situation, his evident willingness to abandon his own morals, caused his processor to split the destructive, violent impulses off into Ravager. 

She functions as a completely separate person, but a simple one: violent, bloodthirsty, wanting nothing more than carnage. Ravager thinks Reaver is soft and weak, and will probably get them both killed- he nearly has, several times, and only survived because Reaver surfaced to do everything it took to keep their collective frame alive. Fortunately, she’s easily bored, and vanishes entirely when there’s no more fighting to do- though not without ripping up the corpses to leave a nice, horrifying show for Reaver.