>>3963920
The novels don't have them, and they have the best world building ever.
The Covenant of Primus is 100% just about their world, politics, relationships and the one mention of humans is because it's written like a book to us to read about like a record, a little like the Allspark Almanac but the tone is serious all the way through.
Humans actually aren't that bad in the Bayformer fiction because they are not limited by the toys or viewers. Soundwave gets no attention in the movies really, but there's segments of his time on Earth with Alice- the pretender, and it's a full on spy series about how he got to the movie, what he was doing, and what happened before AOE.
I think if they wrote humans the way they wrote them in that, or just letting it be adults only, the quality would shoot up for all ages. Adults seem to think kids only want to watch other kids when at age 9, I was way more fascinated with Jem and X-men. You know, adults. Earthspark could have they/thems all it wants, but I think if it was just Dot protecting her kids- not them acting in any capacity, and Alex eventually joining the fight Noah style (power suit) the writing wouldn't have to lean so hard on baby talking the audience.
Family series are drying up, and there's a nonstop push for baby proofing media instead of letting creators create. I mean, Earthspark's most posted moments are completely absent of the kids. That role can be given to the bot kids easily. Made worse, so much worse by the human kids' ugly designs in season 1. (not even in a racist way they're just incredibly ugly and look like they were modeled in 2009, and not by Disney)
