Quinneapolis
mecha concept
Quinneapolis
you have a race of giant sentient machines, a la Transformers
Quinneapolis
and they are by nature modular combiners
Quinneapolis
two of them can fuse to make a new stronger one
Quinneapolis
maybe more than two
Quinneapolis
but the result to focus on is
Quinneapolis
their culture's concept of the self is completely different from ours
Quinneapolis
people are fractal
Quinneapolis
if you combine with someone, you're a new gestalt person temporarily
Quinneapolis
with the memories of both
Quinneapolis
and a distinct personality
Quinneapolis
okay I wrote it all out and I just reinvented Steven Universe but for robots
Gabiluzbad
Okay can I add something to it to differentiate it, then?
Quinneapolis
yes
Gabiluzbad
They meet humans and after some various diplomatic and cultural exchanges, humans invent mecha suits
ShootingXC
Steven Universe Transformers does sound really fun
Gabiluzbad
But the mecha suits can ALSO combine with the alien ro-GODDAMMIT STEVEN UNIVERSE DID THIS TOO
Quinneapolis
it is the nature of all high-concept sci-fi to eventually reinvent Steven Universe
Gabiluzbad
Quinn are we stupid?
~Lamiamon~
that's not how it works
~Lamiamon~
only some transformers are modular combiners
~Lamiamon~
oh wait
Quinneapolis
that's why I said 'akin to' and not 'literally transformers'
~Lamiamon~
you're using TFs as a benchmark to work from
Quinneapolis
yeah
~Lamiamon~
they actually did this in the first IDW continuity
Quinneapolis
oh really
Gabiluzbad
I always did like the idea of making an AU where the Gems and the Cybertronians were at war
~Lamiamon~
One colony, Devisiun, has everyone getting forged as part of binary pairs
ShootingXC
it is the fate of all narratives to become... Steven...
~Lamiamon~
they combined with one another
~Lamiamon~
if one was killed, the other felt empty, incomplete
Gabiluzbad
A race of people made of crystals that present mostly femme vs a race of people made of metal that present mostly masc
Gabiluzbad
Both are shapeshifters and both combine
~Lamiamon~
there are girl transformers in most continuities
Gabiluzbad
mostly
Gabiluzbad
I am, admittedly, not a transformers expert
Gabiluzbad
But the parts I have seen had way more dudes
dragon time
Steven is compatible with both humans and
Gems
dragon time
Could he potentially combine with say Optimus Prime
Gabiluzbad
...didn't Transformers Animated have that one robot girl who thought she was human?
~Lamiamon~
no
dragon time
Actually a better starting point might be whatshername, that girl from Animated who turned out to be part transformer
~Lamiamon~
Sari was part organic, part cybertronian
Gabiluzbad
THAT was it
Gabiluzbad
So then Sari can fuse with Steven and become the ultimate lifeform
dragon time
Sari! That was it
dragon time
Starveni
Gabiluzbad
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dragon time
Shit their designs are completely opposite that'd be fun
Gabiluzbad
AND they both canonically grow into teenagers over the course of the series
Wild Child
sari can fuse with steven and starveni can fuse with both robots and gems
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