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tfa au where swindle and lockdown r both outlaws and they terrorize the wild west with their schemes and bank robberies and DEAR GOD SOMEONE STOP ME I CANT MAKE ANOTHER AU AGAIN
in the spirit of pride month, SwindleCo will be mass-producing these pride cups for the low low cost of $30.00! pre-order yours today!!!
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more pride cups for da people !!!
i have like. 3 more images left lol
in the spirit of pride month, SwindleCo will be mass-producing these pride cups for the low low cost of $30.00! pre-order yours today!!!
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guys I swear these r the last ones
in the spirit of pride month, SwindleCo will be mass-producing these pride cups for the low low cost of $30.00! pre-order yours today!!!
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Autobot! Swindle
or as I'll call him from now on, Quickdime
ok so originally I was gonna make more doodles of him but honestly I got tired of drawing so u guys get these.
to the left is a young swindle, fresh out the protoform pod, being given his original designation; quickdime. it wasn't long before he was ushered out to begin his merchant training
and to the right is that same swindle (or quickdime ig) during the early-ish parts of the war. i mentioned in my last autbot!swindle post that swindle got drafted into serving as a spy, and here one can assume that swindle was mighty successful at his job. his fellow spies always praised swindle for his eerie knowledge over decepticon battle plans
if only they knew...
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anyway thanks for everyone who voted on the poll!!
for anyone who is confused/wants 2 know more info regarding quickdime, see this post
swindle is an open-minded bot. so long as you can pay the fee
to be honest with you guys, I'm kinda torn on whether or not swindle would be a chronic-overspender or a massive cheapskate
I mean. I get it: swindle is flashy. swindle has expensive taste. swindle dreams of being spoiled, of a house full of lavish things with a belly full of high-grade energon. and he damn well has enough shanix and credits to buy said things.
but would he be so bold as to spend his money on it?
a part of me says yes. I mean, swindle is living through wartime. maybe a part of him thinks that if he doesn't treat himself today, he might not live tomorrow to enjoy the comfort of his wealth. hence all the fancy mods, beautiful furniture, sleek spaceships, etc.
besides, it helps with stress. gives swindle a rush of dopamine when he purchases something costly. it's a symbol that all of his crimes and hard work have amounted to something. that what he's done is justified (at least to him). let all the glorified "morality-policing" bots clutch their pearls at his greed, at least swindle can AFFORD to indulge
that's something many bots can't do nowadays
besides, swindle is kiiinda conceited and DEFINITELY self-entitled. with a mech like that, who's surprised that he has some alarming spending habits?
but another part of me argues that BECAUSE swindle is in a war, he'd be even more stingy with his money. after all, I think it's a fair assumption to say swindle uses his wealth as a leverage. it places him in the lap of luxury. it buys him out of danger. it gains him intel from bots with loose lips. it keeps bots in debt to him. it silences his opponents. it fetches him bots willing to do favors for him (ex. mercenaries and such). apart from his wit and words, money is one of swindle's deadliest weapons
and if he spent that money on something expensive, then swindle would, by extent, be risking his life
I kinda find the latter idea more compelling
though, he could be somewhere down the middle. some weeks, swindle can't seem to stop spending. hes maxing out his credit card, filling his cart to the brim with meaningless items, piling and piling on more debt.
the next few weeks, swindle is under a strict budget, skimping meals, stressing over the amount of debt he's collected and overworking himself in order to compensate for it all
he's stuck with this dilemma. and he can never seem to get out of it. he WANTS to be able to spend on himself, wants that life of comfort he craves. but he can only spend so much before his consciousness takes over and chastises him for being reckless. the only way he ever slips back into spending is when his greedy nature comes in and encourages swindle to work harder on his business. scam a couple of bots. plan some heists. that'll get the credits rolling in. and after a nice little profit or two, swindle will be able to treat himself again, after weeks of processor-breaking hustling.
it's an endless cycle of overindulgence and abstinence. there is no middle ground. he's always on either side on the spectrum. swindle's greed might make him successful, yes, but it's also destroyed his relationship with money
I dunno. feel free to share your thoughts. I just like the idea of swindle's greed creating more problems for him, even though he argues his life has gotten drastically better ever since he out himself and money first
i luv luv luv bullying my fictional arms dealer (he would shoot me dead on the spot if he found out about my account)
swindle goes to the zoo and meets an eccentric array of characters
he was not allowed to take the lion home, unfortunately
from this day forward im subjecting the tfa fandom to my swindle propaganda. no one will be immune
ooooh you guys wanna stan swindle so bad oooooh
facial expression practice with da swomble (short ramble down below)
personally i luv it when artists draw swindle looking either:
disheveled
stressed
furious
irked
exhausted
all of the above in that order
and I'm not sure why that is. maybe because it's interesting to see someone usually so calm and collected finally snap and pushed to his limits?
or maybe because I find it comforting that swindle has emotions that go beyond greed and selfishness? and getting to see him like this makes him more...I'm not sure what to call it. more dimensional? like, no matter how much he has undoubtedly changed throughout his life, there's still a part of him that will undeniably remain the same, no matter how much swindle plays the part of a businessbot
eh. who knows. this was fun 2 draw either way