ode to gallantry
a humanformers alternative universe ; designed by feihu
General Information
Introduction
"Ode to Gallantry" (侠客行) is a poem by Li Bai, one of the most famous Chinese poets. Its verses aim to capture both the brutality of war and determination and fighting spirit of the soldiers fighting for their cause.This AU is a historical-ish retelling of Transformers One and the subsequent war between the Autobots and Decepticons.Disclaimers
1) My designs will mix clothing trends between dynasties, so not everything designed is 100% accurate.2) All the characters will keep their original names totally not because I'm too lazy to translate everyone's name into Chinese.Really Really Quick Rundown
- Cogless miners are now normal human miners that mine for energon
- Cogs would grant you the ability to summon armor
- Sentinel is (was) basically the emperor who's collaborating with Quintessons (I guess they'd be Europeans or something, idk)
- The Autobot vs Decepticon war is basically just two kings fighting for the position of emperor
Concept Art
and then they hit each other
wip im never finishing
sentinel is the only white guy in this au lmfao
gay people
rodimus
Autobots
Autobot armor is modeled mostly after late Tang Dynasty armor.Chain of Command:
King: Optimus Prime (35; design incomplete)
Head Advisors: Elita-1 (38), Ultra Magnus (35; design incomplete)
Head Physician: Ratchet (45)
Generals: Arcee (25), Bulkhead (45), Prowl (35; design incomplete)
Head Schout: Bumblebee (20)
elita (L) and arcee (R)
ratchet (L) and bulkhead (R)
bumblebee
Decepticons
Decepticon armor is modeled mostly after late Shang Dynasty armor.Chain of Command:
King: Megatron (36; design incomplete)
Head Advisor: Starscream (?)
Generals: Knockout (37; design incomplete), Skywarp (37; design incomplete), Thundercracker (38; design incomplete), Shockwave (30), Soundwave (31)
starscream
soundwave (L) and shockwave (R)
Shattered Glass
Optimus assumes position of emperor, and Megatron and his army are trying to overthrow him.
