Beware the n00b
So, I basically created this account for the sole purpose of joining this farm. Is that sad, or is that sad?
Anyways, not much for this first post, just a couple of pretty big Animated bunnies. I already have an idea for a story for this first bunny, but I'm curious to see what anyone else can do with it.
1. There are legends as old as Cybertron itself of spark wraiths, creatures that feed on the sparks of Cybertronians. They are generally held to the same status as we hold vampires and werewolves--mere myths and stories. However, there's more truth to the stories than most think. The spark wraiths are real, and Shockwave should know. He's one of them.
a) There are two kinds of spark wraiths, True wraiths and Turned wraiths. True wraiths look like normal Cybertronians but for one physical difference, a large, usually hidden mouth component with which to devour sparks whole.
i. Shockwave is a True wraith. He actually has a mouth, but when closed, it is hidden by thin "lip plates." To further hide his mouth, he has learned to talk without it.
ii. Searchlight tfwiki.net/wiki/Searchlight_(Animated) is also a True wraith. His mouth is the same as Shockwave's, except for a small part at the front that isn't hidden.
b) Turned wraiths were sparked as normal Cybertronians. They are turned into wraiths when they ingest the processed energon of another wraith, whether accidentally or intentionally. Most turned wraiths need to break a spark into smaller pieces to eat it since they retain their relatively smaller mouth components.
i. Perceptor is a Turned wraith. The reason he deleted his emotions (besides making more room for processing power) was that the guilt of eating the sparks of others, even if for his own survival, would have driven him insane.
ii. There are other wraiths working in the med bays and Autobot prison complex.
c) In order to protect themselves, wraiths don't have a central society. Instead, they have a set of rules to help them integrate seamlessly into Cybertronian society and hide in plain sight.
i. The Autobot wraiths have developed a system of obtaining sparks that reduces murder on the streets. The wraiths working in the med bays and prison would take the sparks of dying patients and prisoners on death row and put them in special containers designed by Perceptor. The sparks would then be stored in an out-of-the-way warehouse.
ii. One very important rule that developed during the Great War is called "Species Before Faction." Basically, a wraith is to help another wraith regardless of whether or not they are on opposing sides (as long as they don't run the risk of being discovered).
-For this reason, the spark warehouse is open to all wraiths, whether Autobot, Neutral or Decepticon.
-Perceptor and the other autobot wraiths are completely aware that "Longarm" is actually a Decepticon spy. However, because his arrest would run the risk of their discovery, they keep it a secret. In return, he uses his position as Head of Intelligence to make sure no Cybertronians discover the spark warehouse or any wraith activity.
d) Various Cybertronians have different attitudes about spark wraiths.
i. Autobots and Neutrals generally tend to disregard wraiths as boogeymen, stories told to frighten younglings into behaving. The wraiths prefer to keep it that way.
ii. Decepticons, however, have a great fear and hatred of wraiths.
-Shortly after the Decepticons were exiled from Cybertron, the Decepticon wraiths were forced to starve themselves in order to keep their secret. It backfired, however, when they eventually went mad from hunger and openly attacked their comrades.
-Now, if any Decepticon is suspected of being a wraith, they would be shunned, attacked, forced into suicide missions, or even lynched (think Medieval Europe and witches).
-For this reason, not even Megatron is aware that Shockwave is a wraith.
2. I'm pretty sure everyone here has seen or read about Shockwave having some kind of fetish for minibots. Well, what if it was the other way around, and it was the minibots who loved Shockwave? This could be taken in pretty much any direction, from outright sexual to the minibots simply being attracted to Shockwave like bugs to a light.
a) I think it would awesome if someone could do a picture of Shockwave walking down a hall, looking at a datapad/not really paying attention to his surroundings, and having a gaggle of minibots following behind him in a row like ducklings. Bonus points for having another Decepticon doing a double take as they pass by.
b) Another possible picture would be Shockwave coming out of recharge to find himself under a blanket of minibots.
Anyways, not much for this first post, just a couple of pretty big Animated bunnies. I already have an idea for a story for this first bunny, but I'm curious to see what anyone else can do with it.
1. There are legends as old as Cybertron itself of spark wraiths, creatures that feed on the sparks of Cybertronians. They are generally held to the same status as we hold vampires and werewolves--mere myths and stories. However, there's more truth to the stories than most think. The spark wraiths are real, and Shockwave should know. He's one of them.
a) There are two kinds of spark wraiths, True wraiths and Turned wraiths. True wraiths look like normal Cybertronians but for one physical difference, a large, usually hidden mouth component with which to devour sparks whole.
i. Shockwave is a True wraith. He actually has a mouth, but when closed, it is hidden by thin "lip plates." To further hide his mouth, he has learned to talk without it.
ii. Searchlight tfwiki.net/wiki/Searchlight_(Animated) is also a True wraith. His mouth is the same as Shockwave's, except for a small part at the front that isn't hidden.
b) Turned wraiths were sparked as normal Cybertronians. They are turned into wraiths when they ingest the processed energon of another wraith, whether accidentally or intentionally. Most turned wraiths need to break a spark into smaller pieces to eat it since they retain their relatively smaller mouth components.
i. Perceptor is a Turned wraith. The reason he deleted his emotions (besides making more room for processing power) was that the guilt of eating the sparks of others, even if for his own survival, would have driven him insane.
ii. There are other wraiths working in the med bays and Autobot prison complex.
c) In order to protect themselves, wraiths don't have a central society. Instead, they have a set of rules to help them integrate seamlessly into Cybertronian society and hide in plain sight.
i. The Autobot wraiths have developed a system of obtaining sparks that reduces murder on the streets. The wraiths working in the med bays and prison would take the sparks of dying patients and prisoners on death row and put them in special containers designed by Perceptor. The sparks would then be stored in an out-of-the-way warehouse.
ii. One very important rule that developed during the Great War is called "Species Before Faction." Basically, a wraith is to help another wraith regardless of whether or not they are on opposing sides (as long as they don't run the risk of being discovered).
-For this reason, the spark warehouse is open to all wraiths, whether Autobot, Neutral or Decepticon.
-Perceptor and the other autobot wraiths are completely aware that "Longarm" is actually a Decepticon spy. However, because his arrest would run the risk of their discovery, they keep it a secret. In return, he uses his position as Head of Intelligence to make sure no Cybertronians discover the spark warehouse or any wraith activity.
d) Various Cybertronians have different attitudes about spark wraiths.
i. Autobots and Neutrals generally tend to disregard wraiths as boogeymen, stories told to frighten younglings into behaving. The wraiths prefer to keep it that way.
ii. Decepticons, however, have a great fear and hatred of wraiths.
-Shortly after the Decepticons were exiled from Cybertron, the Decepticon wraiths were forced to starve themselves in order to keep their secret. It backfired, however, when they eventually went mad from hunger and openly attacked their comrades.
-Now, if any Decepticon is suspected of being a wraith, they would be shunned, attacked, forced into suicide missions, or even lynched (think Medieval Europe and witches).
-For this reason, not even Megatron is aware that Shockwave is a wraith.
2. I'm pretty sure everyone here has seen or read about Shockwave having some kind of fetish for minibots. Well, what if it was the other way around, and it was the minibots who loved Shockwave? This could be taken in pretty much any direction, from outright sexual to the minibots simply being attracted to Shockwave like bugs to a light.
a) I think it would awesome if someone could do a picture of Shockwave walking down a hall, looking at a datapad/not really paying attention to his surroundings, and having a gaggle of minibots following behind him in a row like ducklings. Bonus points for having another Decepticon doing a double take as they pass by.
b) Another possible picture would be Shockwave coming out of recharge to find himself under a blanket of minibots.