Dear Vector Prime, can you tell me about Esmeral, Deathsaurus's wife? What's her history?

Dear Spousal Scientist,

Some say that behind every great mech is a great conjunx, and Esmeral certainly embodies that maxim. A graduate of the Darkmount Military Academy, Esmeral met Deathsaurus during the conquest of Probat, and they have made a formidable pair ever since. 

Though certainly skilled in combat, Esmeral's true power was her mastery of espionage, diplomacy and strategy. Many an Autobot peace envoy would make their way to an alien world, only to find its government already suspicious of Autobots and on the take of the Decepticons, all by her hand. She plotted courses through eldritch regions of space, hiding Decepticon factories in gravity pockets and minefields, far from the eyes of scouts. At the height of her tenure as Empress of Destruction, she was known as the "Jewel in the Fortress' Heart" by the rank and file. 

Indeed, her cunning was matched only by, incredibly, her genuine love for her fellow Decepticon and her husband Deathsaurus. Her kindness gave him the strength he needed to match Star Saber, and perhaps rubbed off on him, given his adoption of the human Solon Kitakaze, upon whom she dotes to this day. Even I must commend this trait; in the present day, she has become a sterling councillor of the Cybertron Alliance, quick to offer reparations and among the first to notice the plight of the Selectors.

Deathsaurus and Solon.

the long and winding road

tfw when you are seriously considering having tarn clone himself because so many of the people in your fic deserve to have a chance to kill him.

1. Deathsaurus/Deszaras is so goshdarned cute 2. Esmeryl should be used more 3. There is nowhere near enough fanfic on Ao3 about Deszaras 4. His adopted human son Solon should be used more 5. Again, fanfiction 6. Again, he's frickin' cute

How did Nickel and Deathsaurus get their hands on combiner technology?

Dear Gestalt Goon,

During the early days of post-war Cybertron, Swindle made a number of unscrupulous deals with members of all factions, as part of his plan to obtain enough resources to weather the approaching storm of Decepticon leadership competition. One such sale was a long-distance data transfer to the Decepticon warlord Deathsaurus, who had decided to ignore the great summons home and eke out a prosperous life as leader of his Warworld. This data transfer contained, among other things, all Swindle knew about the combiner process, developed during his time on Earth. Another bidder for this data was Hellbat, whose leader Gigatron had a plan to combine himself with his own space fortress. Perhaps thankfully, Swindle did not accept stone relics as currency.

Though Deathsaurus and his scientists were resourceful, they were unable to get satisfactory results, their best try resulting in the permanent merger of the diminutive warrior Solon with his King-class exo-suit. This changed when Nickel joined the group following the grim end of the Decepticon Justice Division. With her expertise in body augmentations, she was able to bond together the tight-knit Destron strikeforce into a new combiner: Liokaiser. The excellent morale and corp d’esprit aboard the Warworld left Liokaiser surprisingly intelligent and capable, though I believe withdrawal symptoms left one member, Deathcobra, feeling rather blue.

"Solon Kitakaze is the adopted son of Decepticon leader Deathsaurus. As such, he is perhaps best known for his rivalry with his opposite number, Jean Minakaze, the adopted son of the Autobot leader Star Saber."