>>10739497Genuinely, why not? TFA ratchet is supposed to be an irritable old man veteran and definitely looks the part. Characters all being basically the same is fucking boring and especially in something like transformers where these big alien robots are also supposed to turn into various types of vehicles.
>>10739550This is just shit taste. Good (Read: GOOD) silhouette work does wonders for character design and drastically enhances cartoony styles. It's not necessary, but it has been proven to work extremely well.