Image description: A transformer character who is dark in colouration, looking up at Optimus who is off screen. He has a look of hopeful surprise on his face. Optimus is talking, and the text reads: "I would be honoured to welcome you to Team Prime, as an official member of the Autobots, with all the privileges and responsibilities that such a role entails."
Joining the Autobots
So, this is my character Nightfall! He used to be a human, but got turned into a Cybertronian due to some fucky-wucky Cybertronian artefact bullshit, which I will copy + paste below for your reading pleasure. This piece took me 8-10 hours to complete, drawing it over the course of 2 days. I am very proud of it!!! I have had this character ruminating in my head for a decent amount of time, and only recently feel like I solidifed his backstory and stuff. Also I totally forgor to put my fucking signature on this drawing but honestly I don't think it matters since this is clearly my OC and I'm too lazy to add it now LMFAO.
Nightfall (previously known as Cain Zou) is an Autobot who was once human. During the search for the Iacon artefacts on Earth, Team Prime ended up uncovering an artefact that turned the holder into a different species. The artefact was created before the invention of holoforms, and had allowed Cybertronians in the ancient past to blend in with alien societies. When they uncovered the artefact, it almost immediately activated in the presence of both Cybertronians and humans (the kids having followed the bots through the ground-bridge when they shouldn't have, and Cain having followed to try and bring the kids back to safety). As a result, the bots were turned into humans, and the humans were turned into Cybertronians. When they awoke, the artefact was taken by the Decepticons, and they were forced to retreat back to base, to the shock and horror of Ratchet, who did not recognise any of the humans or bots that came back through the ground-bridge.
It was up to the kids- Jack, Miko and Raf- and the one adult that was actually trained to fight, Cain, to go up against the Decepticons in order to retrieve the artefact (and deal with any Decepticon activity), though Ratchet and the rest of Team Prime had only really approved Cain for missions, due to his previous training as a former M.E.C.H. agent, the kids still managed to find themselves helping Cain on missions. Ratchet occasionally went on those missions with Cain, to ensure that he had *some* form of backup, even if the medic was quite a bit out of practice.
Eventually, Team Prime managed to find the Nemesis through a concerted effort by tracking the Vehicons movements until they could pinpoint the general location of where the Nemesis might be, which was greatly helped by Cain's ability to fly. Ratchet, Cain, the kids, and even the bots-turned-human (now geared up with human weaponry thanks to Agent Fowler) eventually stormed the Nemesis to retrieve the artefact. The kids and human-bots grabbed the artefact, and it activated once more, changing them back into their original forms. Both Ratchet and Cain had been holding off the Decepticons far from the other bots and kids to give them time to retreat back to the base. But before they even got the opportunity to retreat, Starscream took a shot at the artefact in the Prime's hands, damaging it beyond repair. The one person left who had yet to change back to their original form was Cain, who was now permanently stuck as a Cybertronian.
Despite the loss of the artefact, and the permanent loss of his human body, Cain took it better than most. He mourned all of the human things he would never be able to do anymore, but jumped at the chance to actually be able to help the other bots, especially knowing that he was the only flyer on Team Prime. He'd managed to prove himself to the other Autobots, and especially Optimus, who had become extremely proud of Cain's resilience and determination, and offered him to become a permanent and official member of Team Prime, which Cain took.