Transformers Loud

Transformers Loud is a fan-made crossover series between Nickelodeon's The Loud House and Hasbro's Transformers. This series follows the story of a group of alien robot freedom fighters as they try to adjust to life on Earth with help from an eccentric family of twelve while trying to keep it safe from their evil overlords.

## Season 1

In Season 1, Team Rodimus crash land on the planet Earth and try to adapt to their new home with the help of the Loud Family, while also keeping it safe from invasion of their Destron suppressors.

The first season presents the basics of the show, introducing the main characters of the story (Team Rodimus and the Loud Family) and most of the basic mechanics of the universe.

## Season 2

This season revolves around the arrival of three new Cybertronians- Cyclonus and Scourge, a duo of Destron generals that Team Rodimus has a had a good number of run-ins back home, and Omega Supreme, the last of the Omega Sentinels and quite possibly the most powerful Cybertronian ever forged. The Autobots and Destrons now have to race across the planet to find his pieces and put him back together, which could help turn the tide not only on Earth, but for their factions as a whole. If that wasn't enough though, a human organization called Sector Seven has come out of the woodwork to try and destroy all the Transformers themselves. And not only that, but Luna's found herself a romantic partner, and Lori's 18th birthday is coming up, but she hasn't picked a college yet so she and her siblings have to deal their feelings revolving around one of their own leaving the home.

## Season 2.5

In between Seasons 2 and 3, this six part mini-series details the team's numerous missions during the War for Cybertron. It features a glimpse into the group's lives before joining the Autobot Resistance and several key events in between then and their arrival to Earth.

 Infiltration | 2
 Assault | 3
 Team Rodimus | 4

## Season 3

Season Three is by far the most ambitious season of the show. Not only does it introduce numerous new characters and concepts, such as Fortress Maximus, and the emergence of Starscream's Predacons, but it also involves the Autobot Resistance regrouping after so many years to finally launch their final assault against the Destron occupation of Cybertron.

## Notes

One of the main goals for how the crossover works is to have it put a spin on how the TF franchise handles their human companions. Obviously rather than just one or two humans that gets paired a specific 'Bot, each Loud sibling gets their own 'Bot partner. But, this series goes a step further by making the bonds between Loud and machine and makes it a sort of blend between the typical "Kid and his X" storyline like Iron Giant and a Blended Famly Drama, with the Bots and their partners spending so much time together that they and their parents eventually begin to consider them as cousins or even half-siblings (sort of like how it was handled in with the Terrans in Earthspark), to the point where both parties will call each other as "bro" and "sis" on a regular basis and the 'Bots even taking the surname of "Loud" as a sort of badge of honor.

The way the main Autobot characters is presented is very different from the norm, too. Rather than the war-weary soldiers that most main TF casts are portrayed, Team Rodimus is meant to be personafied similarly to that of the Ninja Turtles, where they're more laid-back most of the time and do more Earth teenager stuff like go to arcades, movies and the like - to the point where in-universe, they're meant to be the Cybertronian equivalent of late Earth teens - but still take their jobs very seriously and can kick some serious tailpipe when the chips are down.

While the original G1 cartoon plays a large part in creating the series (right down to the character models used and several episodes being adapted into the series), TF Loud takes inspiration a lot of versions of the Transformers story. Along with elements from the original cartoon and the Marvel comics (both US and UK), there are also elements from across the franchise, including Animated with some characters having the unique powers they had in that show, the Decepticons being a disgraced group of terrorists that're trying to regain power and take back Cybertron & the main team being considered hometown heroes by the town they take up residency in, the mixture of light-hearted/comedic elements and mature storytelling of Beast Wars and Prime, the Bumblebee movie with a huge focus on the partnerships between humans and 'bots & the idea of the Autobots being a resistance group (which in the movie seemed to simply be hinted at several times in the dialogue, but this series takes that idea and runs with it), and several of the characters's personalities being based off of their other incarnations rather than their original G1 counterparts (this also includes some of the characters' color schemes).

* But probably the biggest influence on this series is the much-beloved More than Meets the Eye/Lost Light comic series, including certain plot beats (such as Rodimus being the leader of a band of merry misfits), utilizing mostly obscure to downright unknown characters, and even having some characters' personalities be based off of their appearances in the comics over their original bios.
* There's even some influence from fan-made stop motion productions on YouTube, such as the works of Crosshairs Productions, TFI Creations, TFX Productions' Matrix Saga, and many more.

The series's biggest inspiration outside of the titular franchises is the series M\*A\*S\*H, with Team Rodimus acting as a makeshift family that's just trying to survive and stay sane in the face of insanity in the face of overwhelming conflict, as well as the series's mixture of comedy (as well as slice-of-life moments) and the horrors of war. This even extends to some of the characters, with some of Rodimus's mannerisms/behavior being inspired by the show's lead Hawkeye Pierce, as well as some of his friendships being based off of Hawkeye's dynamics with Trapper John and BJ Hunnicutt. Magnus's portrayal as the type of leader that acts as a father to his group, while obviously inspired by Optimus Prime in the original cartoon, is also heavily inspired by Colonel Potter. Heck, some of the problems Team Rodimus has to help their human companions with are very similar to how the M\*A\*S\*H staff would sometimes help some of the wounded soldiers that would come in and out of the camp and get patched up (of course, not as extreme as some of those cases were, but still).

Many of the Transformers' designs are based directly off of their appearances in the original Sunbow cartoon, but slightly altered, mainly removing small details and sliming down their limbs to help create more fluid animation. Adding onto that, to go along with the Loud House's art style being inspired by various old newspaper comics, the Transformers are drawn in a style similar to their 80's Marvel Comics counterparts and other action comics from the 80's (such as most of the shading being dark blues and blacks or characters in the background being a singular color), giving them a style similar to X-Men the Animated Series. This even goes as far as almost all the episodes (the only ones excluded are the Mini-Series, mostly to keep with its more serious tone) having title cards that resemble comic books covers, some even based directly off of some of the covers to the original Comic series, and the Transformers characters that appear in said title-cards are even colored like they were in the original comic. In addition, all the characters have been given white "pupils" on their optics, much like the character designs in Transformers Animated, to help them emote a little more.

Many space-bound craft featured in the series, such as the Autobot Flight Pod, Starfighter and the Autobot & Destron Starships, are taken directly from the Armada cartoon, so as to lean a lot more into other sci-fi action tropes and make the series a more Star Wars-esque space opera.

This story's version of the Transformers' Great War is very different from the war in most continuities. Rather than the Decepticons (though they do appear in the series proper) trying to gain control of Cybertron for their evil purposes, the main antagonists are instead the Destrons (named after the Decepticons' name in Japan), and the war is instead something more along the lines of the Rebel Alliance & Galactic Empire of Star Wars, with the Autobots being a resistance group taking on the Destrons' corrupt dictatorship, a lot similarly to the Decepticons' original motivation for forming in more modern stories like IDW or Cyberverse. In fact, the typical Autobot/Decepticon war with the 'Cons wanting power, including elements from the Marvel Comic like the 'Cons wanting to turn the planet into a cosmic dreadnought to conquer the rest of the galaxy, actually occurs before the story's events.

* Heck, the 'Bots leaving Cybertron to find new sources of energy to revitalize it is changed as well, as this Cybertron is well fueled up thanks to the Destrons' efforts. Instead, they're sent out across the galaxy to either hide or establish bases for the resistance to regroup and strike back, just like Bumblebee's original mission in the Bumblebee movie.

* In a twist of irony, the Destrons do still do what the Decepticons were already planning by enslaving many planets and stealing their natural resources to fuel Cybertron and their armies, which the series is very keen to point out on many occasions.

A very important change to the series is the exclusion of Transformers' three most popular characters, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Megatron. At the very least, the two get a couple cameos in. This is to help establish the series as its own entity and help place more focus on the other characters in the series that don't get as much attention. In fact, to distance itself from Optimus even more, he only appears is his pre-Prime form, Orion Pax, and he does still play a fairly important role in this version of the Transformers story (just probably not in the way one would imagine). In general, most of the "main-stay" characters of the franchise that do appear, such as Starscream and Soundwave, only show up for a few episodes; though the series does try to make the most out of their appearances.

* Though there are some nods to the franchise's "big 3" sprinkled throughout, such as a scene in Season 2.5 where Kup gives Rodimus a slightly-altered version of the famous "be strong enough to be gentle" speech that Larry Cullen gave to his brother Peter.

All three of the show's seasons have a certain "feel" to them that represent different ways the two franchises . The first season is the most like LH with a majority of episodes this season being based around LH episodes or other scenarios come up for the Autobots and the sisters to bond over (all in an effort to help establish the bonds between each respective Loud sister and their respective Autobot partner). The second season is a bit of mix of both, involving a mixture of LH-focused and TF adventure-based stories (sometimes even in the same episode as an a- and b-plot), as well as a bit of drama involving the Louds getting into the middle of the Cybertronians' warzones. Finally, the third is the most Transformers-esque while the Louds try to keep their heads (both figuratively and literally), on top of going going full space opera. The only exception is Season 2.5, which breaks the mold by being a Transformers story being told to the LH characters.

The Loud House portion of the show takes place just before the events of Season One.

### Changes from the Source Material

The Transformers portion of the series is meant to act as its own entity in the franchise, and is only using the 1980's cartoon designs and *some* plot points as a springboard for its ideas. However, the Loud House half of the show is a retelling of the original with a few changes:

* In general, most of the girls are nowhere near as boy-crazy as they are in the original show, least of all trying to mess with Lincoln's romantic situations, with the only exceptions being Leni, Lola, and partially Lori, mostly because it just feels out of character for most of them, especially the more tomboyish ones like Lynn & Lana.
* Lori's character has probably been given the biggest change from the original series out of all of her siblings, especially among the human portion of the cast. For one, her role in the story is boosted a great deal, essentially becoming the main human character, even going so far as replacing some of Lincoln's scenes in the original series where he takes charge of the family to help fulfill her role as "leader" of the Loud siblings a little better. Secondly, she takes her job as the oldest sibling much more seriously, and naturally, that meant making her a lot less obsessed with her phone. She's still fairly obsessed with Bobby of course, and can sometimes be seen texting and talking to him or someone else when she's in the background, but she's not on it anywhere near as much as she is in the main series. This has also removed her more antagonist approach to the family as well.
* Like certain other fan projects, Leni is mentally disabled in this version of the story (rather than just being a stereotypical teenage blonde) and reincorporates her original character design's idea of "not knowing her own strength". Plus, this ties back into a homage to the character she was named after, Lennie Small from John Steinbeck's novel *Of Mice and Men,* who was not only mentally disabled, but also a big, muscular man who didn't know his own strength.
* While not as drastic as some of the other changes made to the rest of her siblings, Luna's admiration for Mick Swagger has been toned down from the near stalker-like levels she sometimes presented in the original show (like she's certainly not desperate to try and buy one of Mick's old, sweaty T-shirts).
* Luan doesn't go full Joker-mode on April Fools Day like in the original. Instead, it's just a more frequent output of her pranks (which, yeah, are still annoying, but at least they're not threatening her siblings' lives). This is done mostly to keep her character a little more consistent.
* Lynn's story here aims to take great care to have her character grow and develop; to call her out for the inappropriate and often downright terrible actions she commits in the original, punish her if need be, and strive to better.
* Lincoln has been bumped down to a secondary role on the human side of the cast, with Lori taking his spot as the lead. But rest assured, he is still a major player in the series.
	+ He also doesn't strip down to his underwear when he's reading comics to be more "comfortable" (because seriously dude, you're the only male sibling in a house with nine girls. That's just disgusting.)
* Lisa refrains from a lot of the more gross and creepy experiments she performed in the original Loud House, especially stuff like studying the poop and bathroom habits of her siblings, mostly for the audience's sake.
* Admittedly, Clyde's role in the series is greatly reduced, since the position of Lincoln's best friend has been taken over by Smokescreen (though at the same time, this also avoids the issue of Clyde's creepy obsession with Lori).
* Ronnie Anne and Bobby don't move to the big city in the middle of the series, staying in Royal Woods for the series's entire run (because that just limits their character development and dynamics with the rest of the cast).

Several Loud House episodes are recreated with Team Rodimus taking the place of one or more characters, mostly the ones that just involve one of the sisters with Lincoln to help show their growing bonds. Certain portions of the original plots are also inserted into various/"random" episodes, with a number of them rewritten in a way to fit this series' re-characterization of some of the Loud sisters. Some plot lines are even placed into episodes that mostly revolve around, mainly in Season 2 to show what the characters not on the hunt for Omega's components are up to. At the same time though, a number of "episodes" are meant to take place offscreen (mainly since most of them just involve following the original episode's plot with the Autobots thrown in or replacing one or two characters' roles in the story), though they do get special mention in other parts of the series. These episodes include "Making the Case", "Sleuth or Consequences" (this episode in particular has a dedicated follow-up in the sereis itself), "Along Came a Sister", "Raw Deal", "A Tattler's Tale", "Pulp Friction", and "Lynner Takes All".

* Two of the more infamous episodes of the original series, "No Such Luck" and "Brawl in the Family", are dealt with in "different" ways. The conflict in BitF is dealt with as a simple sibling argument that Rodimus and Springer helping Lori & Leni get over their argument. For NSL, everyone just treats Lynn's wild accusations of Lincoln being bad luck as just that - wild accusations that nearly the entire cast makes fun of her for in the episode that occurs after the events (this is also mainly in service to Lynn's character arc in this series of trying to be a better person).

In addition to that, this version of the story aims to put more of a focus on things that were mostly glanced over in the original:

* A major one is actually going in depth about Luna and Luan's relationship, since the original kind of... never did aside from the occasional argument.
* Lori and Lincoln have a much better balance on who takes charge of the family, even sometimes double heading "leadership" of their siblings.
* More episodes focusing on Luna and Sam's blossoming relationship.