Transformers/Ho Yay: Difference between revisions

{{quote| "You're mine. Don't even bother resisting; you'll only make it worse, and that could be ''painful.''"<br />

* The lack of Prowl in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass]]'' is severely inhibiting evil!Jazz/Prowl action, but dedicated fans still find a way.

{{quote| "What is my name, Starscream?!"<br />

"...Megatron..."<br />

"SAY IT AGAIN!"<br />

{{quote| '''Starscream:''' I live to serve you, Lord Megatro--<br />

'''Megatron:''' ''Where is the cube!''<br />

'''Starscream:''' The humans have taken it. :(<br />

{{quote| Megatron: Starscream, ''I'm home''.}}

** Megatron slapping Starscream with his severed arm was a nice touch.

* In ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass]]'', Starscream is worshipful of Megatron to the point of practically mooning over him like a lovestruck teenager. He calls him "magnificent leader" and similar titles all of the time with utter sincerity. In one of the stories he gets very fussing and protective when Megatron is injured. In another he reacts with horror at the thought of having to leave Megatron behind stranded on Cybertron due to circumstances while he and the others go to Earth, and when he's forced to anyway he gets mopey about it. Then in the recent comics {{spoiler|when Megatron is killed, Starscream throws himself on Megatron's body and wails about why couldn't it have been himself that was killed instead}}. While it's obviously intended as a reversal of [[The Starscream]] usually being a disloyal backstabber, it has the side effect of some seriously slashy overtones.

* Hell, in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', Starscream and Megatron don't even start on the same SIDE, and they STILL can't stop talking about how "intriguing" they think the other is. The first instance of this happens roughly ten minutes into THE FIRST LEVEL.

* I think that we all just about accept that Megatron/Starscream is canon in every way, shape and form.

{{quote| ''Megatron'': "I don't care about some trinket! My second-in-command is a prisoner of the enemy!" (Yeah, it's because all Decepticon intelligence could be in Autobot hands, but the very fact that he's more angry about Starscream's capture, rather than the loss of a very powerful weapon, should be enough [[Fanfic Fuel]].)}}

{{quote| '''Agent Fowler''': Starscream really needs to decide: does he want Megatron's position... or his approval?}}

*** Evidently parodied in ''[[Shortpacked (Webcomic)|Shortpacked]]!'' [http://shortpacked.com/comic/book-3-is-totally-gay/01-cadbury-cereal/gaychicken/ here], with Starscream... [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney Atat Law|having Apache Chief's power]], apparently.

* Unicron Trilogy: Megatron becomes catatonic when Optimus Prime dies. First Screamer, then Prime!? ''Who is he supposed to'' '''punch?!''' He was naturally quite pleased when Prime came [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]].

{{quote| '''Skyfire:''' Are you... ''happier'' being a warrior than a scientist, Starscream?<br />

'''Starscream:''' ''Oh, yes!'' [[Happiness in Slavery|It's far more exciting!]] And one day I will be leader of the Decepticons and you will be my second-in-command.<br />

* Rattrap from ''[[Transformers]]: [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'', despite his talk about the femmebots back home, seems to be laying it on pretty thick with the guys of his team; he has no problem with telling Cheetor just how he "tickles his joystick", tries to talk Silverbolt into going to a robot strip club with him, and even ''kisses Rhinox on the cheek after "saving" him from a fall''. He also gives Rhinox an ever so slight kiss on the lips during the season finale, when both are under the impression that they are going to die at the guns of the Nemesis. Rhinox doesn't seem to have a problem with it (the kiss, not the dying). He doesn't even give a nod to Airazor, and has nothing but contempt for Blackarachnia, the only two females in the series. He ''might'' be [[Anything That Moves|bisexual]].

*** I've heard the argument DB/RT shippers make saying she was a surrogate for Rhinox, green brainy buddy, but forget Rattrap had more onscreen smooches with Rhinox than BA and Silver had... Even in a heteroship Rattrap still gives off homo vibes...

* Megatron and Sam. No, really. Michael Bay's Megatron seems to be more obsessed on Sam than he's obsessed on Optimus. In the first movie, he sure as hell was really into to get the boy, and then when he had him cornered he gives him the chance to live by becoming his ''pet''. In the second movie, he gets all close to Sam, such as when he had him in the warehouse he holds him in a weird position on a dominating way, and then says he'll ''enjoy'' what he's gonna do, "''slowly and painfully''".

** ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' gets what is pretty much a remake of that episode, but Ironhide gets the Cliffjumper role. When 'hide confronts Mirage, it all comes off like a breakup. {{spoiler|In the original, Cliffjumper had simply jumped to conclusions, followed by Mirage actually getting brainwashed. In this version, it's a plan Mirage has but can't let the others in on because he's been bugged. Cliffjumper comes off as being ''totally'' out of his processor; not so much Ironhide.}}

{{quote| '''Ironhide:''' "What's happened to you, Mirage? I thought I knew you! I thought you were dedicated! I thought you cared!"<br />

'''Mirage:''' "Yeah, well, you thought wrong. I don't care about them, and I don't care about you."<br />

*** And while Mikaela was trying the entire movie to get Sam to say 'I love you', it wasn't too hard for Sam to say that to Bumblebee.

* With the page image, notice the kids at the bottom holding hands. They're Cain (the one with the green hair) and Akira (brown hair) from ''[[Transformers Zone]]'', and are both quite male, and Akira doesn't usually look this feminine, and ''neither'' probably look as girly to the 1989 Japan as to us (especially the "hotpants," once standard 80s shorts length, and Cain's hair - it's [[Anime Hair|anime]], it's [[Eighties Hair|'89]], 'nuff said.) ''Literally all'' toy-company-produced promotional materials have them touching, and in the OVA, they're very [[Ho Yay]]-tastic, with Akira practically landing in Cain's lap at one point, and both looking at each other, seeing how close they are, blushing, and... not moving away. In the end credits, there's more hand-holding. The only reason the idea that this could be unintended subtext and not an [[Official Couple]] stands up at ''all'' is the fact that it's ''[[Transformers]],'' and [[Merchandise-Driven|cartoons that exist to sell toys to 6-to-10-year-old boys]] Do Not Work That Way. Shippers ''must'' be making too much of it and it ''must'' be ''completely platonic'' blushing and repeated affectionate touching and running through fields of flowers hand-in-hand -- it must be!

****** No, Starscream would catch the bouquet.

* Sometimes the fans don't even bother with the canon characters and just randomly slash minor characters or [[OC Stand -In|OC Stand Ins]]. Some combinations include Tracks/Raoul, Cosmos/Beachcomber, and Hubcap/Jackpot, [[Loads and Loads of Characters|among others.]]

** I wouldn't call Tracks/Raoul or Hubcap/Jackpot "random", as they both have definite [[Transformers Generation 1|canon]] [[Transformers: Trans TechTransTech|roots]]. Snarky best friend pairings = win.

** There's still no explanation for [[Ships That Pass in Thethe Night|Beachcomber/Cosmos]] though. Not that I'm complaining.

* The latest [[The Transformers IDW (Comic Book)|IDW series]] ''More Than Meets the Eye'' gives us a couple more possibilities. Rewind and Chromedome are "best friends", with Rewind constantly running after Chromedome like a devoted puppydog, defending him to others, and even cradling his head in his lap when Chromedome is injured at one point. Then there's Skids and Swerve, where Swerve tries his best to convince Skids they'd make a great team but is initially rebuffed... only for Skids to change his mind after Swerve shows a bit of his soul behind the motormouth chatter, and say, "'Skids and Swerve.' That ''does'' sound pretty cool."