Finished all of RiD2015 and, while I do like Steelbee, it’s at its best to me when their dynamic is a parallel of TFP Megop
Aka Steeljaw being incredibly down bad for Bee and really wanting him to switch sides so he can suck his dick they can rule over Earth together meanwhile Bee is so fucking tired of him and his desperate attempts at getting together with him
Bonus points if, when Optimus sees them interacting, he gets flashbacks to him and Megatron is just like “my former scout, do not fuck him, it’s not worth it”
chase has very strong opinions on pretty much everything. anything from the best multiple of 12 to how ants work (his opinions on these two are 60 and "they are very civilized creatures when they are not stealing food")
heatwave needs the most fuel out of everyone because he's a quadruple changer, and because synthesizing water from the air is surprisingly exhausting
blades watches the most mature television out of all of the original four. he's the only one who's watched anything rated higher than pg-13
boulder does volunteer work at soup kitchens and homeless shelters on his off days
none of the og's speak neocybex because of the whole stasis thing
blades' medical knowledge is super outdated (again, stasis--most of the major medical breakthroughs came after they left)
the first time heatwave met wheeljack he tried to deck him. they did not get along (this surprised optimus bc he thought they were very similar and would therefore get along)
quickshadow is jazz and prowl's kid
hightide and optimus used to on and off date (both ratchet and megatronus hated hightide)
boulder reads such a wide variety of books that he sometimes forgets what a normal frame of mind is. like, he reads books for toddlers to classic literature to those books of facts about ancient history. there are a lot of books in the bunker.
salvage dropped out of engineering school and then got a job loading up transport ships. always sort of regretted it, but kept his loader job up until stasis
blurr and heatwave were both trained as professional pilots. blurr had the transport ship he and salvage worked on, and heatwave was/is the main pilot of the sigma
quickshadow was one of elita-one's team members until the squad was disbanded
hightide is a cityspeaker and his suit was a gift from a titan
boulder has minor claustrophobia. it normally isn't too bad, but part of the reason he loves nature and the outdoors is because he feels free/not restricted
all the original four rescue bots were dorm mates during their academy years
heatwave didn't even want to be team leader it just kinda happened because of his natural talent for leadership. the others elected him as their leader and he just went with it.
chase is a night owl and usually does most of his tasks at night. he likes the quiet and also that means during the day he can focus completely on rescues
blades gets "grounded" ridiculously often by dani. like, "no tv for a week" type grounding not "no flying." blades thought it was the second one and was thrilled, and then devastated when he learned what she actually meant.
boulder is a clean freak. not a germaphobe, but he needs everything to be tidy
blades bet heatwave that he wouldn't make a "deez nuts" joke to optimus. he lost that bet but it was so worth it for the pained look on optimus' face when heatwave did it
hightide REEKS of salt. it's constant and everyone hates it.
blurr and salvage were both neutrals before they became rescue bots, which is why they've never done combat
all the official rescue bots (everyone but blurr and salvage since they were trained later and never went to the academy) have an outlier because forged rescue bots are built that way
also all the official rescue bots can easily bench press optimus. like, one handed. they're all ridiculously strong (again, rescue bots are just built that way. super strength is very important)
heatwave is ultra magnus's and hot rod's/rodimus's kid (he was raised by them)
rescue bots (official ones, not blurr and salvage) are exclusively cold constructs. they have to be manufactured to achieve the abilities necessary for their line of work (super strength+speed, outliers, olfactory sensors, different optic types, ability to scan extra alt modes, etc.)
after rid2015 the bee team was trained by the rescue bots to become rescuers (this is canon)
at some point before rba heatwave sorta became everyone's boss. pretty much every cybertronian of significant influence listens to him or works for him. this happened in a similar way as how he became his team's leader (on accident and because he just naturally takes charge)
the original four rescue bots are ambassadors to earth and technically all have government jobs but they just also do other stuff (teachers at the academy, rescuers, god knows what else)
game night, movie night and karaoke night are sacred traditions to the team and are taken extremely seriously. hightide refused to look at salvage for a month over a game of scrabble. optimus and bumblebee have both been forced to join in multiple times.
way more but that's where imma stop this post for now
Note: this for the courage the cowardly dog ask anon— I'm so sorry for this being late (reality happened) and then my stupid Tumblr was weird. Hope you enjoy
How RID!Autobots + Steeljaw would react to an earth-born Cybertronian
So what if you were a little different from the rest of your family— you metallic, them soft. Your parents still loved you and that was what mattered to you.
So what if you could see things that no one saw? What if you knew those things wanted to do horrible things to your parents? You were big enough (quite literally) to protect them and yourself!
Even when your 'people' found you— other cybertronians like you... But they were different. Maybe you were the one that was different. More isolated than ever, you cut off ties with them, you'd stay with your parents. The people that loved you.
Bumblebee
He didn't have the friendly father figure vibe or enough charisma to get you to open up about your situation before you cut ties.
Was really looking forward on how when team prime and him was last on earth, how come they never found you?
You're definitely a youngster— with major anxiety that he can sympathize with. He was also a kid once.
However, there's something different with you, you linger at empty spaces, sometimes even having conversations with things that aren't there. You have a permanent shiver that seems to rack through your body.
Strongarm
She's not much help— she makes you feel quite worthless, since you know nothing about fighting or anything cybertronian. You just simply know the things that your parents have taught you.
She feels quite guilty when you leave, she confines to Bee about it, whom says that yes , she should've tried to be more friendly but how would've she known or any of them that you would just leave
Sideswipe
He teases you about your vision and pretends that he can see them too. It annoys the hell out of you. Soon Bee puts a stop to his teasing and then Sideswipe is forced to do nightly patrols for a month.
Feels very guilty when you leave, Bee would comfort him and he does but not like he does with Strongarm since Sideswipe was acting like a child
Grimlock
Knows how being different from everyone else can really deteriorate your mental health— doesn't show it but he knows mental health since well he's quite different to a standard Autobot.
You and him get along quite well— you actually tell him about the things you see, the entities that want to hurt your parents and your friends. He immediately knows that you have some underlying mental illness. He doesn't know what but he'll support and try to help you.
You actually tell him that your going to go back to your parents for a bit.
He chuckles and says “sure, we'll be waiting here for you”
Acts like a buffoon when Bee questions him about you— your secret is safe with him after all you got to know him quite well.
Steeljaw
Quite the manipulative bastard that he is, he tries to make you feel that he understands you. That what he's doing will better help you and your 'parents' since the Autobots will surely separate you guys apart.
That's why you need to join him so he and his gang can help you stop the Bots from taking them back to Cybertron.
You don't know better and believe after you leave the autobots.
Steeljaw doesn't believe that you see things but entertains you since that makes you easier to manipulate.
heatwave and optimus are such an underrated comedic duo. every single time they are in the same vicinity as each other everything immediately goes to shit. this is i think because they are both primus's blorbos, and in true blorbo fashion, must suffer. greatly. anyway this leads to some very fun interactions such as:
heatwave, newly appointed leader of like every rescue bot, on his first day as a secret alien on earth, immediately deciding he wants to leave right after accepting optimus's orders. and when he can't do that, he starts talking to people because he has no fear i guess.
optimus prime, leader of the cybertronian race, chosen by primus, and guy who says "nothing much, double dutch" in response to an extremely casual greeting in a very formal situation in front of his child (heatwave), presumably to embarrass said child.
heatwave, recent student of optimus's old friend who is a respected and decorated war veteran as well as a long time rescue bot, calling optimus (WHO IS FRIENDS WITH THIS GUY) just to bitch at him.
optimus prime, protector of civilians and humanity, fully prepared to watch a game show (created by blades and chase) in which a human child gets electrocuted. (there was a misunderstanding involving the term "lightning round" in trivia).
heatwave, rescue team leader, assigned to protect humans, straight up just driving off a cliff into the ocean with no warning, with his human partner who is screaming, all to win a race.
optimus prime, by now nearly a godlike figure, adopted father of all the rescue bots, also a terrible communicator, ghosting his kids for four years (get it. ghost. bc he died.) and then not explaining ever.
like literally i could go on but they are total messes and it's hilarious. where is all the content of incredibly chaotic and weird father daughter bonding for heatwave and optimus. they are so funny.
(yes i meant to type daughter bc heatwave gives off eldest daughter energy ok. no other reason for the shit he pulls.)