I would be absolutely fascinated to see how Megatron reacted to Motormaster successfully killing off Optimus.
I think it would be a very weird complex mix of emotions, to say the least.
And I like how Motormaster venerates Megatron
I'm glad! I was a little worried it would come off too derivative of how I write Nightbird. But in a way, they're similar as I see them: both newsparks (or at least newly sentient; I'm not sure what exactly Nightbird has) who awaken in a culture run by a dictator who they have no reason not to venerate, and good reasons to be strongly loyal to.
it makes me wonder very much how Megatron sees his creation, and what he feels for him in return.
At the risk of repeating myself, I'd say it's complicated. At first of course he was very interested in and proud of the Stunticons -- they're powerful weapons in their own right, and he thought they were going to be what tipped the balance in the war. Obviously, that didn't prove to be true, so he can't be as impressed with them.
But I would say I think that Megatron is probably fond of them to some degree. He went to all that effort designing them, and although he didn't choose their personalities, he definitely shaped them by telling Vector Sigma what he wanted. So I think that he probably has something of a fondness for them, especially MM -- he recognizes that they've failed and that they have to prove themselves, but I think there's a part of him that hopes they will. He has to understand on some level that a leader is made as much as built, and that MM is, in Cybertronian terms, not just a youth but something more like a neonate.
And there's also the fact that the reason the Stunticons didn't succeed was that Optimus promptly copied what Megatron had done. I think Megatron probably finds that to be dirty pool in a sense (but is probably more amused than angry. He's used to cheating. Just not from someone like OP.)
So I think he would never coddle or favor MM, at least not obviously, but I do think he does hope he gets his act together, rather than just deeming him a failure that isn't worth much to him.
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Date: 2012-02-26 10:13 pm (UTC)I think it would be a very weird complex mix of emotions, to say the least.
I'm glad! I was a little worried it would come off too derivative of how I write Nightbird. But in a way, they're similar as I see them: both newsparks (or at least newly sentient; I'm not sure what exactly Nightbird has) who awaken in a culture run by a dictator who they have no reason not to venerate, and good reasons to be strongly loyal to.
At the risk of repeating myself, I'd say it's complicated. At first of course he was very interested in and proud of the Stunticons -- they're powerful weapons in their own right, and he thought they were going to be what tipped the balance in the war. Obviously, that didn't prove to be true, so he can't be as impressed with them.
But I would say I think that Megatron is probably fond of them to some degree. He went to all that effort designing them, and although he didn't choose their personalities, he definitely shaped them by telling Vector Sigma what he wanted. So I think that he probably has something of a fondness for them, especially MM -- he recognizes that they've failed and that they have to prove themselves, but I think there's a part of him that hopes they will. He has to understand on some level that a leader is made as much as built, and that MM is, in Cybertronian terms, not just a youth but something more like a neonate.
And there's also the fact that the reason the Stunticons didn't succeed was that Optimus promptly copied what Megatron had done. I think Megatron probably finds that to be dirty pool in a sense (but is probably more amused than angry. He's used to cheating. Just not from someone like OP.)
So I think he would never coddle or favor MM, at least not obviously, but I do think he does hope he gets his act together, rather than just deeming him a failure that isn't worth much to him.