Random thought...

May 21, 2008 15:05

I haven't really examined the Pit in forever, but... is it just me, or is there a preoccupation with baby transformers? 'Sparklings' is a cute word for a newly-activated soldier, sure, but the concept of TFs starting out with small, cuddly bodies and getting bigger as they get older seems as weird as the idea of testicles on a Decepticon. Even if ( Read more... )

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seiberwing May 21 2008, 13:51:57 UTC
Yeah, babies seem to be the new fad in fandom. TF: Animated has its protoforms, but those seem to be fully-functional entities with blank minds rather than ickle baby 'bots.

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dragoness_e May 22 2008, 00:05:58 UTC
I don't know, but I wish it would go away. It's overrun Nexus RP too, which I now avoid.

I suspect it's part of the usual fantasy play of young girls growing up: make stories about getting married and having a family. It just looks stupid with GIANT ROBOTS!

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