History FanficRecs / Transformers

* ''Comments'': A series of snippets detailing a time where the events of the first live-action film went [[ForWantofANail very]] ''[[FromBadToWorse very]]'' [[AfterTheEnd differently]]. Both the Autobots and Decepticons have been all but wiped out, with humanity not faring much better. The characterizations are compelling, especially in how the disparate personalities involved mesh together and interact.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17204591 Unbound]]'' by seekingjets
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedUniverse Aligned] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'')

* ''Continuity'': n/a (RealWorld)

* ''Continuity'': ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse]]''

* ''Continuity'': ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse]]''

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedContinuity Aligned]] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBotsAcademy'')

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedContinuity Aligned]] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBotsAcademy'')

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedContinuity Aligned]] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''/''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBotsAcademy'' crossover)

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedContinuity Aligned] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'')

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedContinuity Aligned]] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'')

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedContinuity Aligned]] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'')

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedContinuity Aligned]] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBotsAcademy'')

* ''Continuity:'' [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedContinuity Aligned]] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'')

* ''Status'': Complete

''[[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/canonfodder-transformers-si.265409/ Canonfodder]]'' by Mizuki_Stone
* Recommended by SAMAS
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Synopsis'': A Self-Insert in which the Author finds himself turned into a Transformer. Problem is, He's in the [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedUniverse Aligned Continuity]], He's on Cybertron, and the closest living being is ''Shockwave'', who's still wounded from [[Recap/TransformersPrimeS2E17OutOfThePast a recent run-in with Arcee and Cliffjumper]]. And to make matters worse, he's stuck in the chassis of a ''[[{{Mooks}} Vehicon]]''. On the bright side, at least he's a [[AirborneMook flying type]], and he seems to have a FourthWallMailSlot through the fic itself to the other members of the Spacebattles Forums.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5194882/1/Communication-Breakdown Communication Breakdown]]'' by Charon the Sabercat
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}, [=CommanderVisor=]

* ''Synopsis'': Lugnut and Strika have a personal conversation. Loudly. In front of Megatron.
* ''Notes'': NSFW talk

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5203009/1/Con_Job Con Job]]'' by kepulver
* Recommended by Rebecca Hb.
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4742802/1/Culture-Shock Culture Shock]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/784672/Oni-Gil Oni-Gil]]''

* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Summary'': Adopted from the TF bunny farm. Seekers have their own culture that other 'bots don't fully understand... which is how Megatron ended up accidentally proposing to Starscream. And Starscream has no intention of letting him back out of it...

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/285417 The Defiance series]]'' by dracoqueen22
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/22926934/chapters/54801481 Diversity Hire]]'' by Iron

* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Summary'': Ratchet was vehemently against taking on an intern in his medbay; that didn’t change when they shoved the little red and orange diversity hire into his medbay and told him to teach. He moves the kid down to the Dead End clinic, and he doesn’t actually expect the kid to make a change, but he does.\\
Deadlock likes the new mech. He cares. He understands. And he’s determined to save the Dead End and Nyon from themselves.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8826179/1/Domestic-Electronics Domestic Electronics]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2983660/Bibliotecaria-D Bibliotecaria D]]
* Recommended by @/KenyaStarflight, seconded by NK

* ''Synopsis'': Once upon a job in retail, an average Joe took home a returned domestic electronic from the Transformers brand. These are glimpses into a normal life with tiny electro-domestics running rampant through the apartment.
* ''Comments'': The premise of this fic is that the Transformers are NOT giant robots from another world, but tiny manmade (but still sentient) robots that turn into personal electronics, small appliances, etc. And they are the freaking CUTEST things ever. The author does a wonderful job of keeping the characters in character despite the fact that they are now action-figure-sized little buggers who talk in beeps and chirps and make life difficult for their human owners. If, by the time you've read a few chapters, you do not want a Domestic Electronic of your own, consider yourself de-humanized.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17225285 don't you (forget about me)]]'' by fickleminder
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[http://www.insecticons.com/fic/fic-wr-hopeless1.html Hopeless]]'' by [[http://www.insecticons.com/ Wayward]]
* Recommended by Zearth

* ''Synopsis'': 'Darkstar is a Decepticon who used to be a seventeen-year-old girl. Now she’s trapped on Cybertron with no friends, no idea how to function, and no help but Mindwipe, who was the one that changed her in the first place.'
* ''Comments'': The ultimate deconstruction of the Human-turned-into-Transformer concept. Darkstar is lost and alone in basically every conceivable way. She can't control her body, is conscripted in an army of mechanical enemy aliens threatening to destroy her race for reasons she can't understand, and she's Primus-knows-how-many light-years from Earth. This fic stresses how strange and alien the Transformers are, as Darkstar struggles to adapt to her new environment and tries to find ANY way to go back home. Don't let the cliched premise fool you, I cannot recommend it enough.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4096679/1/How_It_Is How It Is]]'' by ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/259501/NightElfCrawler NightElfCrawler]]''
* Recommended by @/JinxedBlackcat
* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Six Starscreams walk into a room...

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7970653/1/Loyalty Loyalty]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3554970/Inkcrafter Inkcrafter]]
* Recommended by ladyofthelibrary

* ''Synopsis'': This is just an idea I got, tell me if you want me to continue! When Jack gets captured by the 'cons for information, the 'Bots learn just how loyal their human friend is. some father/son moments between Jack and Optimus.
* ''Comments'': Well-written and handles its [[ColdBloodedTorture torture]] segments in a surprisingly tasteful manner. Enough is shown so that you cringe for Jack but not enough is shown to make anyone but the most weak-stomached person sick.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4414467/1/A-Mary-Sue-Alphabet-Transformers-Edition A Mary Sue Alphabet: Transformers Edition]]'' by Limmet
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/4375454/chapters/9931160 Once Upon a Time in Polihex]]'' by wicked3659

* ''Summary'': Jazz is framed for a crime he did not commit and his story has just begun.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16927617/chapters/39772344 One Road Forward]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/1000PaperCranes/pseuds/1000PaperCranes 1000PaperCranes]]
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synosis'': What is the reason for a Prime to exist?

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3792951/1/The-Rest-Is-Silence The Rest is Silence]]'' by amidoh
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Synopsis'': A long time ago, Starscream was altered drastically and irreversably. The cause was erased from his memory. After the amnesia is broken by a single trigger, Starscream searches the past to uncover the terrible, deceit ridden truth about his purpose.
[=[[reviews:TheRestIsSilence]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4686182/1/Rise Rise]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/784672/Oni-Gil Oni-Gil]]''
* Recommended by Rexan
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3004815/1/Rite-of-Passage Rite of Passage]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/756016/MariaShadow Maria Shadow]]

* ''Summary'': G1. It's time for First Aid to earn his crosses, and the CMO has just the plan.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4772268/1/Roadside-Assistance Roadside Assistance]]'' by Jason M. Lee
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Summary'': When his car broke down in the dead of night, Fanzone wasn't expecting on being a little closer with the truck.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17085788 Road Trip to Montana]]'' by Tarn_Liberated

* ''Summary'': Megatron is an ex-gangbanger hoping to leave his violent life behind. On the day he plans to leave for good, he comes across a small robot rummaging around in the trash. He's taking Kaon along in case he might be useful later. That's all.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4706543/1/Security_Breech Security Breech]]'' by Cyndi
* Recommended by @/{{Cedarleaf}}

* ''Synopsis'': CHRISTMAS FIC. Will finds a way to freak Ironhide out.
* ''Comments'': If you're gonna prank your guardian Autobot around the holidays, THIS is how you do it.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12249594/1/Self-Deception Self-Deception]]'' by Dark Star of Chaos

* ''Synopsis'': To kill Megatron and take over the Decepticons are what Starscream wants more than anything. Really, they are. And if he doesn't take the opportunities that come his way, well, there are always reasons. Reasons to wait, reasons why the time isn't right. But the day will come when he'll see an opportunity and take it. He just needs to conquer the weaknesses of his own spark first.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1560772 The Signature series]]'' by arabis
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Summary'': Post-ROTF. Struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, Sam slowly comes to learn that he brought something back with him from the Egyptian desert.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9564389/1/Steel-Hiding-Silk Steel Hiding Silk]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4479625/DecepticonFlamewar DecepticonFlamewar]]
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Summary'': Chief Charlie Burns can't sleep, the weight of raising young Cody without a mother weighing on him. Trying to explain why a young boy needs a mother when he has such a kind father to Chase, the pair stumble on an interesting revelation about what it is about a mother that a child needs.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17328020/chapters/40764935 Stellium]]'' by seekingjets
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Summary'': It was one time. Apparently that was all it took.\\
Starscream sparks Megatron. Megatron isn't telling.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27334234 Tales From the Haunted Cavern]]'' by Dustbunny3

* ''Summary'': The bots get to experience their first Halloween as recognized residents of Griffin Rock. But even the best laid plans are wont to go awry, so what hope does a party planned at the eleventh hour have?

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6737580/1/Things_We_Dont_Tell_Humans Things We Don't Tell Humans]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/195772/Sinead_Rivka Sinead Rivka]]
* Recommended by @/{{Mariko-chan}}, seconded by @/{{Kaidariel}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Sam/Mikayla, Sam/Carly, Optimus/Elita, Ironhide/Chromia, Ratchet/Wheeljack, Jazz/Prowl, Megatron/Nightbird, Megatron/?, Springer/Arcee, Bumblebee/Barricade, Tom Banachek/OC
* ''Synopsis'': "This was a first for us Autobots; never before have we come in contact with a species like these humans, so eerily similar to our own race and twice as tenacious as Sparklings. The question was, how far can we trust the humans with our culture? Gradual AU"
* ''Comments'': An outstanding fic in my opinion that has the Autobots hold back on their culture and background to all but their close human friends. It's broken up into 'Arcs', none of which are long; the longest is the Revenge Arc so far, which is twelve chapters. It starts sometime after the first movie, with the arrival of Sideswipe, Arcee, Jolt, and the Twins, and introduces other 'Bots as it goes into ROTF. It has a page now! {{FanFic/Things We Dont Tell Humans}}

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3678511/1/Thinking_Bout_The_Future Thinking 'Bout The Future]]'' by Epona Harper
* Recommended by @/{{Cedarleaf}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': You didn't think Sector Seven would let Bumblebee go home with Sam without protest, did you?
* ''Comments'': Optimus and [=SecDef=] Keller give the boys in Sector 7 an epic verbal smacking. Very funny.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27667658 Together.]]'' by [=RussianSunflower3=]
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10543212/chapters/23281746 Where Do You Run When Everyone's Betrayed You?]]'' by [=ObsessedWithProwl=]
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Summary'': Prowl was betrayed by the very mech and cause he'd given his all to function for. Bruised and beaten, and with no one else to turn to, Prowl runs to the only mecha he trusts would help him.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17081894 Bundle of Jerk]]'' by Transformatron

* ''Synopsis'': The mighty Megatron returns after three years of absence, having failed to amass his fabled army. He proceeds to destroy the Decepticons' most fecund mine, experiment with Dark Energon, and knock up his Second in Command. Not necessarily in that order. Starscream, understandably, is pissed. DISCUSSION OF ABORTION.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5077498/1/Carpe-Diem Carpe Diem]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1622174/v2point0 v2point0]]
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Pairing'': Megatron/Starscream
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24889369 Grounded]]'' by Dildo_Swaggins_T_Baggins
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Megatron/Optimus
* ''Summary'': Drakes and Dragons have never gotten along, and due to a horrible beginning a certain dragon unknowingly lives with a drake village.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4829284/1/Love-as-a-Foreign-Language Love as a Foreign Language]]'' by itsu-sual
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Pairing'': Megatron/Starscream
* ''Summary'': How do you handle emotions like love when you're not supposed to have them? Or in this case, how does everybody else handle it for you? Eventual Megatron x Starscream.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31650374 Me for Eternity]]'' by seekingjets
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6731668/1/No-Longer-Mine No Longer Mine]]'' by EvoFTG
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Pairing'': Megatron x Starscream
* ''Summary'': Megatron has always thought that he knows his Second, especially when he gained himself the ability to filter Starscream's CPU. However, when Starscream is captured by the Autobots, he is forced to reflect the true nature of their relationships...

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/11976531/chapters/27087189 Of Flesh and Metal]]'' by kanonkita
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Pairing'': Megatron/Starscream

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10711754/1/Screechless Screechless]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2504127/the-spoon-of-doom the-spoon-of-doom]]
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Summary'': Only when Starscream loses his voice, does Megatron learn to listen.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4343798/1/Scream Scream]]'' by LokiWaterDraca
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Megatron/Starscream

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26260750 Sea Change]]'' by bmouse

* ''Pairing'': Megatron/Optimus
* ''Summary'': Megatron is bitten by a distant relative. Optimus is an eldritch Disney princess.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4072537/1/Sickenly-Sweet-Stuff Sickenly Sweet Stuff]]'' by EnVyS pEt NeKo2
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17174630 Thaw]]'' by [=ThePraxianWeasleyGeek=]
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Pairing'': Blackarachnia/Blitzwing
* ''Synopsis'': Blackarachnia sits out in the cold for at least three hours. She won't be missed.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4117690/1/ WereCars_of_Cybertron Werecars ofCybertron]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6575395/1/WereCars_Diptychs Werecar Diptychs]]''
* Recommended by sablin27
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/565830 Destination, Darkness]]'' by [=AzarDarkstar=]
* MegaCrossover with ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', ''{{Film/Thor}}'', ''Film/GreenLantern2011'', ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', and ''Manga/DeathNote''.
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Destiny, after all, has her on speed dial. Five ways [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers]] didn't save the world.
* Comment: This troper does NOT recommend this fic. It's just five quick skits of Buffy one-upping characters from five other stories. The author has a blatant bias towards Buffy and the story honestly feels like a slap to the face. The Transformers skit deserves special mention. Buffy somehow defeats Unicron by herself. There is no explanation how she got to the Earth's core or how she defeated him, she just magically beats him offscreen, the Autobots react with slack-jawed shock like a bunch of chumps, and Buffy's ultimate reaction is a dismissive yawn and telling Ratchet that "the Matrix wasn't needed after all". F*** that. I apologize for the rant, but this story was just so disrespectful and cringeworthy.
* Comment: This one doesn't either for the same reasons. Seriously, it really shouldn't be here.
[=[[reviews:DestinationDarkness]]=]

* Crossover with: ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011562/1/Through-Time-and-Space Through Time And Space]]'' by lady-warrioress
* Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Starscream's creator wants him back so he sends a bounty hunter to catch him. Starscream won't go down without a fight and the hunter gets more than he bargained for.
* ''Comments'': A crossover with Franchise/{{Metroid}}.
[=[[reviews:ThroughTimeAndSpace]]=]

* Has a [[Fanfic/CodePrimeR1Rebellion tv trope page]]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12853431/1/Transformers-RWBY-The-Flames-of-Redemption Transformers RWBY: The Flames of Redemption]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/8913881/RyuJudge6614 RyuJudge6614]]

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': After exiling himself from Cybertron, Megatron travels the cosmos, looking for a new purpose in his life. However, a meeting from an old friend gives him a new mission: instead of conquering a world, he must save it…by helping one girl regain her fire. This task will give him a chance at something he desires, redemption, and perhaps…something much more.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13048863/1/Transformers-RWBY-The-Light-of-Hope Transformers RWBY: The Light of Hope]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1070668/twilightnite13 twilightnite13]]
* Recommended by bf2234
* ''Status'': Complete
* Crossover with: ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''

* Synopsis: Loid Forger buys a new car, but Anya learns it's actually Bumblebee. HilarityEnsues.

** Seconded. [[MindScrew This]] [[SurrealHumor story]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments is some]] [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible good]], [[CrazyIsCool good]] [[QuirkyWork smack...]]

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''FanficRecs/TransformersGeneration1'' (includes the Cartoon and the IDW comic)

* What started as [=DragonTail=] writing down a funny dream he had one night grew into an epic ''{{Transformers}}'' fic set in an [[UltimateUniverse "ultimized"]] AlternateUniverse, blending elements of nearly every ''Transformers'' series and [[WordOfDante forever redefining characters for its readers.]] Many of those readers have also noted that it has been known to succeed where canon does not [[MerchandiseDriven in ways that will hurt your wallet and clutter your shelves]]. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13151821/1/Code-Prime-R1-Rebellion Code Prime - R1: Rebellion]] by [=Iron117Prime =]

* Has a [[Fanfic/CodePrime tv trope page]] which is shared with ''R1 - Rebellion''

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Summary'': A few months have passed since the Decepticons decimated the Holy Britannian Empire. Now, they are on their way to conquering all of Earth, but all is not lost. Lelouch, Optimus Prime and their allies have managed to gather their troops to free all of mankind from the scourge of the Decepticons, and with Optimus gaining a new power, the tide of the war may soon tip in the Autobots-Black Knight alliance's favor. However, the Decepticons are not going to make this daunting task easy, especially with a few tricks up their sleeve.(Prime, WFC, FOC, RID))

** Seconded. [[MindScrew This]] [[SurrealHumor story]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments is some]] [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible good]], [[CrazyIsCool good]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs smack...]]

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* ''Comments'': Five versions of Starscream ([[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1]], [[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW IDW]], [[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]], [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Animated]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]) get trapped in a room with one who represents every single way they are portrayed in FanFiction. Naturally, HilarityEnsues.