More thoughts on @nakklepiggy ’s Metamorpher AU bc furry robots I guess
Is Minimus actually a minibreed, or a genuine runt? Like, can you imagine Rodimus casually mentioning him as a minibreed and Minimus just…awkwardly coughing and correcting him- if both his creators were larger breeds, his small size may be the result if natural genetic mutation or developmental issues.
I don’t really know what this would entail other than me thinking way too hard about if metamorphers exhibit random-mutation or recessive-gene dwarfism and Minimus having no small amount of issues potentially having been deemed “unfit” in a society literally built on genetic modification for utilitarian purposes.
Like holy eugenics, Batman
yaaaay terrifying metamorpher thoughts :D
Mins is definitely a genuine runt - his and Dominus’ parents were both much more average-sized. and yeah, metamorphers are pretty susceptible to random mutation and recessive genes popping up like weeds in the process.
and also, you got it! Minimus DID have no small amount of issues with being a tiny, tiny fellow in a society that would have deemed him unfit. Luckily for his continued survival, his family stuck it out for him and contributed to A) obfuscating his natural size once it became clear he wasn’t going to get bigger (mostly by hiding him from public view and circulating a cover story that he was very ill when pressed on it) and B) commissioning various biosuits for him to use as he got older, culminating in the ‘model’ that he wears now.
so yeah, for most of his life Minimus has been in and out of various biosuits, all built out of varying combinations of his and his brother’s DNA - in a bid that started as an attempt to keep him safe in a society that wouldn’t have accepted him, and that turned into a focus on being someone other than himself...