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I dunno what possessed me to do it, but I wanted to sorta redesign Sari from Transformers: Animated, or at least make her appear more balanced. I wanted to make her appear to be an innocent, appealing character that seems easy to trust, as the Autobots come to rely on her for most of the knowledge they will gradually learn during their lives on Earth. Also wanted to enter a couple personal HCs and give her more personality. Not that she didn't have personality before, but I wanted a more rounded, grounded mostly, character based on her upbringing and now what drives her to joining the Autobots.

HeadCanons of "My" Sari:

- She has a rounder, child-like body and takes more after her father via body shapes. She is sort of chubby, has small hands and small feet, though her red hair is still of unknown origin (her father has black hair, and I still liked the color schemes they used for her so I kept it). She was made from a protoform infused with Dr. Sumdac's DNA, so she takes a bit more after him physically. Plus, growing up in a sheltered, spoiled household, I can see Dr. Sumdac letting her entertain herself however she sees fit so as long as he can do his work. Thus, leading her to form unhealthy physical habits, such as no exercise, or getting too comfortable with eating unhealthy foods.

- "My" Sari knows of her origins - not of the Cybertronian influences and what exactly Dr. Sumdac found that fateful night, but she knows she was created by him, and is partially his biological daughter. She knows why she can't be around other kids, or society much in general. She is generally shy, and when she tries to socialize, she tries too hard and comes off as obnoxious and uncoordinated mentally. She can lose track of herself easily when under emotional stress because she didn't grow up learning to deal with how she can be affected by any interactions with people other than her own father. She can be pretty selfish and whiny, like in the show. She's not often enough told "no" to develop any particular reaction to it other than to cry or complain, but she also knows that these reactions will get her what she wants for the most part. She's clever, despite her lack of social skills, because she knows her father like nobody else.

- She doesn't get a lot of education at home, despite the homeschooling bots Dr. Sumdac had programmed. She loses interest easily; she often likes to watch TV, listen to radio, anything that can offer insight from the world outside; she often sneaks out of the home whenever she gets the chance. She has limited abilities, such as hacking - she's not very good at it, but she's played with Dr. Sumdac's systems enough to bypass some security codes to allow her exit from the house. She doesn't do much when she does get out, mostly goes out for snacks, walks around the city, seeks out anything worth entertainment, which doesn't take much.

- Her "spark" is normally exposed, having no exoskeleton to protect it. It can be covered by clothing, but she doesn't think to do so often. Being sheltered keeps her from general, serious harm, but it's a pretty, glowing, circular indention in her chest that emits a warmth unlike anything Dr. Sumdac can quite recreate with any of his machines. Additionally, Dr. Sumdac did extensive research of Sari growing up, and at a very, very early stage learned that her strange, Cybertronian-based body required a very specific chemical compound which he had broken down by studying her "blood". Without this transfusion of certain chemicals every so often, she undergoes gradual decrease in physical and emotional activity. Foods and drinks, like for normal humans, can keep her energized and fueled to an extend, but she ultimately cannot survive without this chemical compound, which Dr. Sumdac later became informed of as being Energon. He has never learned to recreate the exact compound, but he's invented a sort of synthetic version, less potent but all the same very difficult to produce.

- Her key is not really a key - it's a key card. I mean, come on, the show takes place in a futuristic setting where robots and machines have taken over many daily tasks humans have abandoned. Surely normal keys don't exist in any normal shape by that time in an electronically dominated environment, unless there's old-school folks in the show but heLLO, her father is a scientist who specializes in technology. When she is infused with the powers of the Allspark, this keycard has the ability to transform into a multitude of items, from wearable accessories, to a fake ID, keys of different kinds, and more. She often likes to wear it like a key card on a lanyard.

I can develop more on her later, but these were a few ideas to go with a visual of her. I like how she turned out!

Art by me.
Sari and leftside version of Sari belongs to Hasbro (I believe?).

Description
I dunno what possessed me to do it, but I wanted to sorta redesign Sari from Transformers: Animated, or at least make her appear more balanced. I wanted to make her appear to be an innocent, appealing character that seems easy to trust, as the Autobots come to rely on her for most of the knowledge they will gradually learn during their lives on Earth. Also wanted to enter a couple personal HCs and give her more personality. Not that she didn't have personality before, but I wanted a more rounded, grounded mostly, character based on her upbringing and now what drives her to joining the Autobots.

HeadCanons of "My" Sari:

- She has a rounder, child-like body and takes more after her father via body shapes. She is sort of chubby, has small hands and small feet, though her red hair is still of unknown origin (her father has black hair, and I still liked the color schemes they used for her so I kept it). She was made from a protoform infused with Dr. Sumdac's DNA, so she takes a bit more after him physically. Plus, growing up in a sheltered, spoiled household, I can see Dr. Sumdac letting her entertain herself however she sees fit so as long as he can do his work. Thus, leading her to form unhealthy physical habits, such as no exercise, or getting too comfortable with eating unhealthy foods.

- "My" Sari knows of her origins - not of the Cybertronian influences and what exactly Dr. Sumdac found that fateful night, but she knows she was created by him, and is partially his biological daughter. She knows why she can't be around other kids, or society much in general. She is generally shy, and when she tries to socialize, she tries too hard and comes off as obnoxious and uncoordinated mentally. She can lose track of herself easily when under emotional stress because she didn't grow up learning to deal with how she can be affected by any interactions with people other than her own father. She can be pretty selfish and whiny, like in the show. She's not often enough told "no" to develop any particular reaction to it other than to cry or complain, but she also knows that these reactions will get her what she wants for the most part. She's clever, despite her lack of social skills, because she knows her father like nobody else.

- She doesn't get a lot of education at home, despite the homeschooling bots Dr. Sumdac had programmed. She loses interest easily; she often likes to watch TV, listen to radio, anything that can offer insight from the world outside; she often sneaks out of the home whenever she gets the chance. She has limited abilities, such as hacking - she's not very good at it, but she's played with Dr. Sumdac's systems enough to bypass some security codes to allow her exit from the house. She doesn't do much when she does get out, mostly goes out for snacks, walks around the city, seeks out anything worth entertainment, which doesn't take much.

- Her "spark" is normally exposed, having no exoskeleton to protect it. It can be covered by clothing, but she doesn't think to do so often. Being sheltered keeps her from general, serious harm, but it's a pretty, glowing, circular indention in her chest that emits a warmth unlike anything Dr. Sumdac can quite recreate with any of his machines. Additionally, Dr. Sumdac did extensive research of Sari growing up, and at a very, very early stage learned that her strange, Cybertronian-based body required a very specific chemical compound which he had broken down by studying her "blood". Without this transfusion of certain chemicals every so often, she undergoes gradual decrease in physical and emotional activity. Foods and drinks, like for normal humans, can keep her energized and fueled to an extend, but she ultimately cannot survive without this chemical compound, which Dr. Sumdac later became informed of as being Energon. He has never learned to recreate the exact compound, but he's invented a sort of synthetic version, less potent but all the same very difficult to produce.

- Her key is not really a key - it's a key card. I mean, come on, the show takes place in a futuristic setting where robots and machines have taken over many daily tasks humans have abandoned. Surely normal keys don't exist in any normal shape by that time in an electronically dominated environment, unless there's old-school folks in the show but heLLO, her father is a scientist who specializes in technology. When she is infused with the powers of the Allspark, this keycard has the ability to transform into a multitude of items, from wearable accessories, to a fake ID, keys of different kinds, and more. She often likes to wear it like a key card on a lanyard.

I can develop more on her later, but these were a few ideas to go with a visual of her. I like how she turned out!

Art by me.
Sari and leftside version of Sari belongs to Hasbro (I believe?).