History Fanfic / TeamPrimesLovableBlueIdiot

* AccidentalMisnaming: Caboose is prone to inadvertantly calling other characters by the wrong name, to the point that Arcee is the only bot who doesn't get her name butchered by him.

** [[TheSociopath Felix]] is rather surprised at Megatron deciding to let Breakdown have it for getting himself captured by humans just because he jokingly suggested that they leave Breakdown in MECH's hands.

* FreudianExcuse: Airachnid's actions, rather than being done [[ForTheEvulz for sick amusement]], are recontextualized as stemming from past trauma. [[spoiler: Specifically, she used to have a younger brother named Arachne that she loved very much before an Autobot Enforcer killed him for a crime he never committed, resulting in her StartOfDarkness as she decided to make others go through the same pain she had when she lost Arachne.]]
* GivingUpOnLogic: Just about everyone in ''Transformers: Prime'' learns to just roll with it when it comes to the Blood Gulch crew and the Respawners

* IdiotHero: Caboose can nearly rival ''[[Manga/OnePiece Luffy]]'' in being one given how he's dumber than a box of rocks yet manages to hold his own against Decepticons.

* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Airachnid witnesses Caboose's rampage against the [=MECH=] operatives that captured Arcee while fighting her and finds it attractive.

** The Zealots take this up to eleven with their ability to spontaneously revive themselves and being ''even crazier'' than Reds and Blues, and their Combiner forms are just as insane as their constituent parts are.

* RageBreakingPoint: Arcee nearly kills Airachnid in her rage after she runs into her right after she accidentally stabbed Caboose in the chest. Airachnid even notes that Arcee was ''extremely close'' to turning Decepticon from being ''that'' pissed.

* ThouShaltNotKill: The Blood Gulch Crew have fewer reservations towards killing any hostile humans compared to the Autobots given that they had killed other people and each other as humans prior to their conversion into Cybertronians.

--> '''MECH Soldier''': Joanes, please shut up!

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Airachnid's got more mental baggage than she ever had in canon due to the loss of her younger brother to PoliceBrutality at the hands of an Autobot Enforcer.

* AllLovingHero: Caboose is such a NiceGuy that it's almost impossible for anyone to hate him for long and even manages to redeem Airachnid just by being himself.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Caboose is still as scatterbrained as he is in canon, constantly calling people by the wrong names and believing that everyone is his best friend.

** [[TheSociopath Felix]] is rather surprised at Megatron deciding to let Breakdown have it for getting himself captured by humans just because of his suggestion.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Caboose's optics turn red whenever someone manages to enrage him. Hurting any of his friends is the usual cause of said rage.
** Arcee's eyes briefly turn red as a sign of how close she is to turning Decepticon from going over her RageBreakingPoint as she attempts to kill Airachnid for supposedly killing Caboose

** The sheer insanity that Caboose and the Zealots have put Megatron through with their idiotic shenanigans has given the Decepticon leader plenty of headaches to deal with.

** Bulkhead ends up laughing at Caboose's attempt to deflect responsibility for destroying Ratchet's equipment by accident.
** Optimus and Bulkhead end up laughing at Caboose's mental projection versions of themselves.
** Breakdown and Starscream laugh their asses off watching the Respawners teabag Knockout.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Caboose may be a complete idiot, but when push comes to shove, he can easily mop the floor with the Decepticons

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Just because the Blood Gulch crew have experience in driving the vehicles that make up their alt-forms doesn't mean that they are InstantExpert[=s=] at controlling their alt-modes as Transformers, which proves to be the case when they test out their vehicle forms at a nearby military base.

** [[spoiler: Caboose ends up reminding Airachnid of her own deceased little brother Arachne with his happy-go-lucky personality]].

* EyeScream: Donut gets his right optic removed by MECH without having his pain receptors disabled beforehand, nearly breaking him from the sheer pain he goes through. He later gets it replaced with a makeshift optic with a built-in energon sensor.

** Mental!Bulkhead is a jolly meathead with a love for wrecking things and a penchant for [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl screaming like a little girl]] when he runs into scary things.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Airachnid gets more angst than she has in canon with the loss of her younger brother to PoliceBrutality at the hands of an Autobot Enforcer.

** Mental!Optimus calls himself "Octopus Trine" and is obsessed with an IdealHero, constantly spouting off nonsensical "heroic speeches" and proclaiming that he will stop [[AccidentalMisnaming Megawatt's]] villainy.

** Optimus, Ratchet, and Bulkhead end up laughing at Caboose's mental projection versions of themselves.

** Washington, Doc, Sarge, and Grif respectively transform into the Warthog, Rocket Warthog, and Gauss Warthog.

* TankGoodness: Lopez transforms into the Scorpion main battle tank while the Meta transforms into a version of the Grizzly heavy tank based on early concept art for its implementation in ''VideoGame/HaloWars''.

** Not even Silas can tolerate Donut's constant chatter and is all too eager to proceed with removing his optic just so he doesn't have to listen to him again.

* FreudianExcuse: Airachnid's actions, in contrast to their canon ForTheEvulz explanation, are explained as stemming from past trauma. [[spoiler: Specifically, she used to have a younger brother named Arachne that she loved very much before an Autobot Enforcer killed him for a crime he never committed, resulting in her StartOfDarkness as she decided to make others go through the same pain she had when she lost Arachne.]]

* GroinAttack: Tucker is a frequent recipient of attacks to the groin courtesy of Arcee, mainly for his constant attempts to flirt with the Autobot SIC.

** Mental!Optimus calls himself "Octopus Trine" an is obsessed with an IdealHero, constantly spouting off nonsensical "heroic speeches" and proclaiming that he will stop [[AccidentalMisnaming Megawatt's]] villainy.

* FreudianExcuse: Airachnid's actions, in contrast to her characterization as a complete psychopath in canon, are explained as stemming from past trauma. [[spoiler: Specifically, she used to have a younger brother named Arachne that she loved very much before an Autobot Enforcer killed him for a crime he never committed, resulting in her StartOfDarkness as she decided to make others go through the same pain she had when she lost Arachne.]]

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Caboose wouldn't be Caboose without this in effect.

** Mental!Optimus calls himself "Octopus Trine" and is so into being an IdealHero that Megatron finds dealing with Caboose!Optimus even more annoying than being around Optimus in the real world.
** Mental!Ratchet is constantly worried about his stuff getting broken, often says big words that may or may not be made up, and yells "I needed that!" on a constant basis.

--> (''GilliganCut'')

** Optimus, Ratchet, and Bulkhead end up laughing at Caboose's mental projection versions of themselves
** Breakdown and Starscream laugh their asses off watching the Respawners teabag Knockout

** In addition to his skills as a simulation trooper, Caboose has the durability and strength common to all Cybertronians and is also a triple changer capable of switching between tank and fighter modes

** Freckles is Caboose's Minicon companion who can transform into a [[MiniMecha Mantis]] along with his original form as an [=MA5D=] assault rifle

** One of Meta's weapons comes in the form of the ''gun barrel'' of his tank mode

** Caboose's aerial alt-mode takes the form of the Falcon strike fighter that was cut from ''VideoGame/HaloWars''
** Tucker, along with certain members of the Respawners, transform into the YSS-1000 Sabre SpaceFighter from ''VideoGame/HaloReach''
** Felix can transform into a Despair-class fighter on top of his [[CoolBike Brute Chopper]] alt-form

* IdiotHero: Caboose can nearly rival ''[[Manga/OnePiece Luffy]]'' in being this!
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Caboose is stabbed by Airachnid in the chest after she lashes out at him. Ratchet notes that if she aimed just a little bit lower, she would have hit his spark chamber and killed him
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Airachnid witnesses Caboose's rampage against the [=MECH=] operatives that captured Arcee while fighting her and finds it attractive

** The sheer insanity that Caboose and the Zealots have put Megatron through with their idiotic shennanigans has given the Decepticon leader plenty of headaches to deal with.

* FreudianExcuse: Airachnid's actions, in contrast to her characterization as a complete psychopath in canon, are explained as stemming from past trauma. Specifically, she used to have a younger brother named Arachne that she loved very much before an Autobot Enforcer killed him for a crime he never committed, resulting in her StartOfDarkness as she decided to make others go through the same pain she had when she lost Arachne.

* InsistentTerminology: It's Jo-Annis, not Joanes!

** The Zealots take this up to eleven with their ability to spontaneously revive themselves and their general insanity outstripping even that of the Reds and Blues, even managing to have Combiner forms that share the collective madness of their constituent parts.
* {{Manchild}}: PlayedWith when it comes to Caboose; he's dumb as a box of rocks most of the time, but he is also capable of displaying rare moments of intelligence when it counts the most.

* OfficialCouple: So far, Caboose and Arcee are confirmed as a couple within the fic's universe. The author even posted a chapter with artwork depicting their relationship.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Caboose's optics turn red whenever someone manages to enrage him. Hurting any of his friends is the usual cause of said rage

* SanitySlippage: Miko briefly morphs into a trigger-happy and foul-mouthed BloodKnight as she mans the minigun turret of Grif's Warthog alt-mode to hold off the zombified Skyquake while she, Grif, and Jack escape from the Shadowzone. The Autobots are not happy about this after they witness it on the intercom and watch Jack's recording of the whole shebang
* ShipperOnDeck: Tucker is the one to notice how Arcee is attracted to Caboose and supports their relationship. Miko joins in on the fun in "I'm Your Best Friend"
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Just because the Blood Gulch crew have experience in driving the vehicles that make up their alt-forms doesn't mean that they are InstantExpert[=s=] at controlling their alt-modes as Transformers, which proves to be the case when they test out their vehicle forms at a nearby military base
* TankGoodness: Lopez transforms into the Scorpion main battle tank while the Meta transforms into a version of the Grizzly heavy tank based on early concept art for its implementation in ''VideoGame/HaloWars''
* TemptingFate: Tucker believes that if Caboose can use his alt-modes without any issues, then everyone else shouldn't have any problem with using their alt-forms. [[EpicFail The ensuing chaos proves otherwise]]

* WeNeedADistraction: Caboose uses himself to draw Airachnid's attention away from Arcee while she frees herself from Airachnid's webbing

** The Zealots take this UpToEleven with their ability to spontaneously revive themselves and their general insanity outstripping even that of the Reds and Blues, even managing to have Combiner forms that share the collective madness of their constituent parts.

* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Caboose is converted into a Vehicon by the circumstances of his arrival in Jasper, Nevada. The same happens with the other ''Red Vs Blue'' characters who arrive later in the story
* AllLovingHero: Caboose is such a NiceGuy that it's almost impossible for anyone to hate him for long. He even manages to redeem ''[[PsychoForHire Airachnid]]'' just by being himself around the Decepticon assassin.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Caboose is a happy-go-lucky bot for the most part... unless you get him mad. All bets are off o

* BigDamnHeroes: The Blood Gulch crew arrive just in time to hold off the Decepticon attack on the Autobot base

* CoolCar: Washington, Doc, Sarge, and Grif respectively transform into the Warthog, Rocket Warthog, and Gauss Warthog, Carolina transforms into a Mongoose, and Donut transforms into the Phantom
* CoolPlane: Caboose's aerial alt-mode takes the form of the Falcon strike fighter that was cut from ''VideoGame/HaloWars''

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Soundwave cannot stand Felix's constant chatter ''at all'' and barely restrains himself from strangling Felix with his tentacles.
* EyeScream: Donut is the one to lose his optic to [[NebulousEvilOrganization MECH]] instead of Breakdown. He later gets it replaced with a makeshift optic with a built-in energon sensor

* GrandTheftMe: Megatron attempts to take control of Caboose after he takes Bumblebee's place in asking him for the cure to the Cybonic Plague. It doesn't go as smoothly as in canon thanks to Caboose being, well, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Caboose]]

* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: Caboose is somehow able to bring Transformer-scaled snow clothes and a backpack for himself, Arcee, and Optimus for their mission to the Arctic. Ratchet and Arcee are simply dumbfounded that he somehow even ''has'' them

* LoveTriangle: Caboose seems to be entering one with Arcee and Airachnid
* {{Manchild}}: PlayedWith when it comes to Caboose; he's dumb as a box of rocks most of the time, but he is also capable of displaying rare moments of intelligence when it counts the most

* OfficialCouple: So far, Caboose and Arcee are this
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: The Reds and Blues are all too happy to remind Tucker of the messed-up union he had with an Elite and having a kid from said union

* RealityIsOutToLunch: Caboose's mind is practically a madhouse due to his skewed perception of reality, which nearly drives Megatron insane from sheer annoyance and exasperation when he attempts to bodyjack him

* {{Yandere}}: Airachnid is practically this for Caboose before her HeelFaceTurn. Joanes even namedrops this trope after she states that she wants Caboose for whatever purposes she has in mind for him

** [[spoiler: Caboose ends up reminding Airachnid of her own deceased little brother Arachne]]

* AccidentalMisnaming: Caboose is prone to this given his {{Cloudcuckoolander}} mannerisms, to the point that Arcee is the only bot who doesn't get her name butchered by him
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Bulkhead finds Caboose's attempt to deflect responsibility for destroying Ratchet's equipment by accident this

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Airachnid gets this with the loss of her younger brother to PoliceBrutality at the hands of an Autobot Enforcer
* AdaptationalBadass: In addition to his skills as a simulation trooper, Caboose has the durability and strength common to all Cybertronians and is also a triple changer capable of switching between tank and fighter modes
** All of the ''Red Vs Blue'' characters that arrive in the world of ''Prime'' receive this given their conversion into Cybertronians

* AllLovingHero: Caboose is such a NiceGuy that it's almost impossible for anyone to hate him for long. Heck, he even manages to redeem ''[[PsychoForHire Airachnid]]'' just by being himself!
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Caboose is a happy-go-lucky bot for the most part... unless you get him mad.
* {{BFG}}: Doc, Simmons, and Lopez wield the M41 [=SPNKr=] while Grif wields his signature Grifshot

* FreudianExcuse: Airachnid receives one in contrast to her characterization as a complete psychopath in canon. Specifically, [[spoiler: she used to have a younger brother named Arachne that she loved very much before [[PoliceBrutality an Autobot Enforcer killed him for a crime he never committed]], resulting in her StartOfDarkness as [[ThenLetMeBeEvil she decided to make others go through the same pain she had when she lost Arachne]]]]

* GrandTheftMe: Megatron attempts this on Caboose after he takes Bumblebee's place in asking him for the cure to the Cybonic Plague. It doesn't go as smoothly as in canon thanks to Caboose being, well, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Caboose]]
* GroinAttack: Tucker is a frequent recipient of this courtesy of Arcee

** In general, a ''lot'' of what the ''[[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue RvB]]'' characters do can fall under this considering the comical insanity of their home series

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Airachnid has this when she realizes that she almost killed Caboose in her anger and pain

* RageBreakingPoint: Arcee nearly kills Airachnid in her rage after she runs into her right after she accidentally stabbed Caboose in the chest. Airachnid even notes that she was ''extremely close'' to turning Decepticon from being ''that'' pissed

* ThouShaltNotKill: The Blood Gulch Crew have much less reservations towards killing any hostile humans compared to the Autobots given that they had killed other people and each other as humans prior to their conversion into Cybertronians
* WeNeedADistraction: Caboose uses himself to draw Airachnid's attention away from Arcee while she frees herself from her webbing
* WhatTheHellHero: Caboose chews out Arcee for letting her fear of losing comrades get in the way of the mission when they are facing off against Airachnid

* YouRemindMeOfX: Arcee reminds Caboose of Tex/Coralina/Agent Washington

''[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/151670361-team-prime%27s-lovable-blue-idiot Team Prime's Lovable Blue Idiot]]'' is a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' and ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' on Wattpad by [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/BattleDroid1106 BattleDroid1106]].

** In general, a ''lot'' of what the ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlue RvB]]'' characters do can fall under this considering the comical insanity of their home series

** In general, a ''lot'' of what the ''[[RvB]]'' characters do can fall under this considering the comical insanity of their home series

* ShipperOnDeck: Tucker is the one to notice how Arcee is attracted to Caboose and supports their relationship