Swoop in Dino mode.

"My Buddy Swoop used to like carrying me around and I drop me down into the biggest pools of Energon."

"He did?"

"Yeah."

"...man, he must not care about his paint coat."

"You and me both."

"hmmm."

-Grimlock and Sideswipe.

"My buddy Slug likes to be his Dino mode, just like the rest of us, but he tends to wear it like a badge of honor of sorts, is how I can best put it."

"So like an Autobot badge of sorts?"

"Um-I guess you could put it like that."

"He sounds like Drift."

"Doesn't have the Patience like he does."

Snarl in Dino mode.

"Hey Sensei, he looks just like y-"

"like what?"

"Not like that one spikey con, that's for sure!"

"Um, then who?"

"I think they were talking about you Drift"

"No you Sideswipe actually."

"WHAT!? DO MEAN BY THAT!?"

-Drift, Jetstorm n Slipstream, and Sideswipe

It’s a fairly simple concept, take crustle and add a fossil to its back; also based on fossil poachers and angry hermits, also the Daimyo Hermitaur from Monster Hunter obv. The shiny is reference to Plum Daimyo Hermitaur!

So peak, can’t believe I forgot to repost this lmao

As you can probably guess, they’re based on the Paolumu from Monster Hunter World along side Honduran white bats and dandelions. Their shinies are a reference to Nightshade Paolumu!