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the suffering never ends

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Peter Cullen reads some cheesy pick-up lines in his Optimus voice. I’M DYING HERE. XD

Happy Birthday To such an amazing person.

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If you are anything like me then this very man changed your life. 

To most people he is just a simple voice actor, but to us (the TF fans) he is so much more. 

Peter showed me, through Optimus Prime, what it meant to be a hero. He showed me that you should always stand up for what we believe in. That you should never turn your backs on your family, and to always fight the good fight. 

He saved my life in more ways then not, and he showed me that you should never, ever, ever, give up. No matter what.

So today is not just a simple birthday, but a celebration for all the amazing things we, the fans, have been shown by the amazing Peter Cullen.

We love you Peter and wish you a very Happy Birthday and many more! 

Somebody somewhere said Quintessa talks to Optimus like he’s a bratty child.

NO.

That’s not how you treat a child, not even if they are being bratty and rude.

The way she treats Optimus is straight up physical and emotional abuse.

I’ll break it down. I posted about this before, but fuck it I’m doing it again.

All pics were dug off Google. Gifs were made by me with help from Youtube and gifs.com

Optimus lands in a less than optimal condition. He’s been in stasis for who-knows-how-long. He’s got dents from space rocks that probably hit him while he was out. He’s half-frozen, as in you see ice fall off him when he looks up. He’s probably in pain because space is really fricken cold.

And he’s pissed off.

Optimus walks in to Quintessa all “I’ll kill you!” because he believes Quintessa is the person behind the Seeds and as a result is a direct threat to Earth. He’s trying to protect a place and people he values.

Quintessa, despite her tiny size, has powers that make her able to render Optimus helpless against her without effort. She hurls an energy blast at his arm to knock his sword from his hand, calls forth the chains that restrain him and shoots him in the upper body / head with a stronger energy blast that knocks him into his knees. This is an establishment of dominance, which she completes by saying, “You dare to strike your god?” Her voice is very cold, angry sounding.

Now the emotional and physical abuse begins as Infernocus walks behind Optimus.

Quintessa spits at Optimus, “Your war doomed Cybertron.”

This is when Infernocus starts to beat Optimus and grab his head to further immobilize him and force him to look at Quintessa. It’s right as Optimus says, “Megatron started the war!”

Quintessa takes hold of Optimus’ chin and gaslights him with this accusation: “You destroyed your world, you fool!” 

Keep in mind, Optimus launched the Allspark (Cube) into space. Cybertron was already dying, and this would seal its fate. An act of desperation to stop the war. Cybertron was probably screwed no matter what choice Optimus made. He wrestled with the decision before and after he made it. This is what Quintessa hooks into when she gaslights Optimus by making it sound like the loss of Cybertron is entirely his fault. His fault, nobody else’s. We all know the real blame lays on everyone involved on the war, yet Quintessa puts all that blame on Optimus alone. 

Think about that for a moment. That’s what Optimus is doing in this scene. I bet he sees the face of every soldier he ever lost or killed in battle as well as the Cube zooming into space. It’s all flashing through him. He’s silent, stunned by her words. And the slap happens while he’s still reeling from what she said to him. It’s not a little love tap. Optimus grunts in pain, sparks fly and the blow jerks his head to the side. He doesn’t turn his head, her slap does.

It’s interesting how the red mark doesn’t just appear. It starts small and propagates until it “solidifies”. It’s like you see the physical pain of her slap and accusations / gaslighting manifesting as glowing gold light spreading on the left side of his face.  Optimus realizes she’s done something to him; his face is twitchy with a look of pain and fear. 

And after that, Quintessa’s tone of voice changes to something more gentle and condescending. There may be dialogue missing because all I have are somebody’s low quality thirty-second long clips to verify, but she basically says “My perfect creation… you’re going to fix it, or the race of Transformers dies forever.”

Then she runs her hand down his cheek and smiles. “I made you. You are mine to command.” (Human parent abusers might say, “I’m your mom / dad / relative, so you have to do what I say.”)

The whole time, Optimus just looks confused, hurt and scared. It’s a huge contrast to how utterly pissed off he was mere seconds ago. 

Quintessa has taken every doubt he’s ever had and twisted it to destabilize him. She knows she’s got him when he avoids eye contact and remains silent instead of throwing verbal barbs back at her. No more “What have you done to my world? I’ll kill you!” He’s just…silent.

Something interesting of note is how Optimus keeps avoiding eye contact even as Quintessa lifts his chin to turn his face towards her after the cheek caress. This would be perfectly normal behavior for an autistic person like me, but I don’t headcanon Bayverse Optimus as autistic. Eye contact for an autistic person hyper-activates a part of the brain related to faces in a way that doesn’t bother non-autistic people. Depending on the culture, NT’s who place a lot of importance on eye contact avoid it when they feel defeated or are afraid of somebody. 

Quintessa maintains eye contact the whole time, even leaning into Optimus’ personal space as if to tell him he’s not allowed to have that anymore. She knows she’s got him when he’s avoiding her gaze. It takers her less than five minutes to utterly destroy him mentally.

A “skilled” abuser can tear somebody down real fast, and she does exactly that. She’s totally screwing with his mind.

She starts feeding Optimus lies about the Staff being stolen and basically sweet-talks / orders him to get it back. That’s where the “Do you seek redemption, Prime? Do you?” line comes from, to which Optimus replies, “My maker, I do.”

This leads to even more abuse and there are other things they discuss while Quintessa is making the chains zap Optimus. I’m sorta guessing this is part of what she considers his “redemption”. She basically groomed the hell out of him to accept her treatment of him as normal. He’s making noises of pain, but not fighting it because she conditioned him to see it as fixing the problem she convinced him he caused. I can’t say what she tells him without spoiling the movie for those who haven’t seen it yet, but Quintessa feeding Optimus this information while inflicting pain on him. To avoid spoilers, all I can say is she tells him Earth has the Staff and something on Earth can rebuild Cybertron. She convinces Optimus that this thing on Earth is something that must die for Cybertron to live. 

The chilling part is Optimus mumbles “yes” as she’s saying “Earth will die, and Cybertron will live.”

Optimus accepts what she says as true. She has totally squashed his will and twisted his identity, and you know the damage is complete when Optimus says “I will fight anyone who stands in my way.”

Abusers find out what gets under their target’s skin and they will hook themselves under it and rip whenever they please to cause maximum pain whether it’s physical or mental. Then they play ‘move the goal posts’ where they imply doing this one thing will appease them, but when their victim does that thing it’s suddenly not good enough anymore. 

She preys on Optimus after he’s been betrayed by nearly everyone he has ever trusted or looked up to. The way she talks to him almost sounds like she’s saying do my bidding and I will never betray you while literally betraying him. I shudder to wonder what else Quintessa had planned had he been the one to hand her the staff.

But the scene with the chains and dialogue is such a powerful scene. It shows how abuse doesn’t take long to destroy someone, especially if that someone is already vulnerable for other reasons. And it’s not Optimus’ fault that this happened. Yes, he walked into her ‘space’, but she, or whoever made the Seeds, became a threat to him first. The Creators sent Lockdown, who killed Ratchet. Lockdown mentioned the Creators, which named the threat Optimus had to target next to protect Earth.

Ultimately, Quintessa takes two things Optimus values greatly and forces him to pick one, yet her tactics coerce him to pick what she wants. You know abuse has done serious damage when the person being abused obeys their abuser’s will instead of their own because they’ve been twisted into believing they want what their abuser wants. They can’t think for themselves anymore because every action they take is based on “will it please them enough to not hurt me?”

It’s very easy to destroy and control a person if you know exactly what they value most. Destroying people inside and out is what abusers do. And it’s exactly what Quintessa did to Optimus. 

I’m not saying nobody can make memes out of the slap or whatever. Have fun with that. Just remember how serious and damaging that scene is in the context of the movie.

TRANSFORMERS Release Date: July 3, 2007 Director: Michael Bay

“At the end of this day, one shall stand, one shall fall.”

Happy 76th birthday to Peter Cullen! You’ve brought joy to millions of kids over the years as Optimus Prime, Eeyore, Ironhide, and so many more.  

What love we’ve given, we’ll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.

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I’ve missed you. Even before I even met you I’ve missed you. I’ve missed someone like you in my life, l’ve missed the feeling of being loved and being someones. Please, whatever you do just don’t make me miss you again.

(via midnightwritings)

aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

i will either find a way, or i will make one;   (via mirayama)

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This user love’s space

The type of music a person likes to play definitely sums up what they feel. So Pay attention.

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Reblog this if you got into Transformers thanks to Transformers Armada

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WHEN WILL PEOPLE FRICKING REALIZE THAT

MEN

ALSO

ARE

GIVEN

UNREALISTIC

EXPECTATIONS

DO YOU HAVE ANY FRICKING IDEA

HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS

TO LOOK LIKE THIS???

IT’S 100% FRICKING ILLOGICAL TO EXPECT MEN TO HAVE THIS RIPPED SIX-PACK ABS AND BE SKINNY AND HAVE PERFECT SKIN AND FACIAL COMPLEXION!  MEN ALSO EXPERIENCE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE WITH OUR BODIES ALL. THE. FRICKING. TIME.

Optimus camera punches.

Happy 75th Birthday to Peter Cullen

He is the one and only Optimus Prime

He will probably never read this, but I would like send Peter Cullen my best wishes, health and also wonderful moments for the next few years, and align him my thanks that he borrowed Optimus Prime, the mighty Autobot leader, his voice.

Since my childhood I’m a fan of the Transformers series. I have many characters in this fandom that I really like … but only Optimus Prime owns my heart and has made me the person I am today. Let me explain: Optimus was an inspiration to me. He is strong, brave, wise and he always cares for the wellbeing of others first and stands for those who are to weak to fight for themselves.

Optimus taught me that friends and family are important. You have to honor them and stand up and care for them.

He taught me that I can and should fight for what I belive in.

Optimus never gave up, no matter how many times he fell to his knees, no matter how hopeless the situation appeared … he NEVER gave up.

Optimus Prime will always be the hero of my childhood.

Peter Cullen is a wonderful person, voice actor, and deserves so much love.

Thank you that you are Optimus Prime.

Happy Birthday.

What ordinary people Don’t Understand about Transformers Fangirls

Me: *sitting outside a burger parlor with two random guys from my school in front of me*

Me: *sees a yellow Chevrolet Camaro with black racing stripes drive by*

Me: *gasps loudly, making the guys look up at me* It’s a Bumblebee!

Guy 1: Oh, are you allergic?

Me: No, I meant the Transformer…

Guy 2: Transformers is stupid.

Me: *gets up and leaves before someone’s neck gets broken*

'Rick and Morty' Season 3 Ordered by Adult Swim for 19 Episodes; Dan Harmon Talks Plans to Create a Video Game for Series

Co-creator Justin Roiland shared that he already started writing for 'Rick and Morty' Season 3 storyline last November. Plus, the Adult Swim network officially announced they already ordered for a 3rd installment. Meanwhile, Dan Harmon talked about spoilers and creating a video game for the show.

RICK AND MORTY SEASON 3 WILL HAVE 19 EPISODES AND THEY ARE PLANNING A FUCKING VIDEO GAME WHERE YOU CAN VISIT UNLIMITED DIMENSIONS WITH YOUR PORTAL GUN

also can we take a moment to appreciate the ABSOLUTE SHIT WRITING in this article? it’s awful. it sounds like drunk justin wrote it.

reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

Someone:  *mentions Transformers* 

Me: 

DO YOU EVER SEE THIS PERSON ONLINE YOU REALLY WANNA TALK TO BUT YOU ARE TOO SHY TO DO IT BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE YOU ARENT ON THEIR LEVEL AND JUS T

Reblog if anyone STILL likes Transformers: Animated

Transformers Prime fandom:

Give me a sign that we’re still here after all these years, going strong! Some people think this fandom has died out but I want to prove them wrong..

If you still love TFP, give a like and a reblog! Let’s show ‘em we’re still here and loving our show!

I’ll always be proud.

An anon once asked me “what would’ve happened if Knockout had died instead of Breakdown?” This is my answer.

(also, in case it’s hard to see, these are supposed to be Vehicons holding Breakdown back, I messed that one up badly, sorry)

Follow my other blog blind-angel-sparktaker please (:

what if everytime KO and Bee are sharing a nice moment, Smokescreen pops out from nowhere and not intentionally though, ruins the scene.

Smokescreen, emperor of cockblocking

this may come as sad news for some of you but Outer Space is Gay. all of it