Starscream Appreciation

It's part of the Transformer: Re-Traumatized collab

Which you should definitely watch here

14. Interlude Pt2

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I WAS FRAGGING WAIT SO MUCH TO SHOW YOU MY BABY: Giant imposing cool MEGATRONUS (but actually he was trying to say "Hello"). EXTRA Spoiler: long disquisition on character design. Uh, I dislike very, very much Megatronus design in covenant of Primus... He doesn't say neither "VERY BIG VIOLENT" or "BIG GUY MISTAKEN AS BAD". Is quite bland.

I don't know if, like TFP Micronus Design I found around, there is a yassified version of him (also I don't going along with RiD2015 design, also because thrown away Covenant background). So I discard almost all Aligned references and go with my own idea pretty much inspiring by Coppola's Dracula Armour and get driven by my taste for RoboKnights. Also, I want to follow the concept of Prima & Megatronus as opposites, sort of Alpha\Omega or Nega one of the other, both in the design and the behaviour, seen Prima as calm, logic, composed figure, opposed by the passional, impulsive and ferocious Megatronus*; with the idea that Prima has the most similar appearance of Primus while Megatronus is similar to Unicron (referred also to Prima's researches of who among Primes were more inclined to be Unicron alike... which totally in the end hit everybody in the ass. Thank you Prima, you pompous light robot demigod.) *but that's totally a polarizing of their personality (and in the end how legends tends to describe them: as archetype, not persons. Note: Yes Mega has not an arm. Guess who didn't take well the Nemesis cannon thing.

Talking about other Primes: I thought initially to put Amalgamous (seen the skinny guy) as "Optimus clown show", but I found in the end the scene a little lack of impact, so I choose the bartender trying to cheer up Optimus with Engex. Ofc there's cyberverse and comics inspirations, but I wanted to follow more the concept of Alchemist a Dyonisus alike (a divinity I like a lot but... huh not exactly Mr serious) more than "the sage bartender that give you always good advices". He's more... trying to cheer you up while put in your hands plenty of alchol (and probably invented and passed the Molotov recipe to humans).

ALERT!!

“What’s happening? I suppose it is up to your interpretation! 

Is he watching his latest scheme fail right before his eyes? Or is the Chosen Ruler of Cybertron witnessing in horror a new threat descending to destroy them all? 

Is he being pure of intentions, or is he purely self-serving? Who can say………” 

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ALERT!!

“What’s happening? I suppose it is up to your interpretation! 

Is he watching his latest scheme fail right before his eyes? Or is the Chosen Ruler of Cybertron witnessing in horror a new threat descending to destroy them all? 

Is he being pure of intentions, or is he purely self-serving? Who can say………” 

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Time taken: 3 hours 44 minutes

Scrimscram

My fav problem child here to ruin your fun.

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SHOCKWAVE

Good ol’ classic.

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Time Taken: 2 hours 18 minutes

Lord Starscream

(More like…. Lord Shitscram…. 

I love the problem fav so much// I’m so glad he’s in charge and /slowly/ getting better. He’s been through so much shit and only like… half of it is deserved. IDW is doing such good things w/ Transformers.

….I partly just wanted to use my gold ink pen on his crown, ok?)

Time Taken:

Sketch: ~1.5 hours

Inking: ~2.5 hours

Color/Highlights: ~2 hours