The Godbot
Plenoptic
This is what happens when Plenoptic is in the car for twelve hours and has nothing better to do than read the Godfather :3. Humanoid fic, please enjoy. I'll update whenever my muse bites my butt or whenever else I have time.
Terms: (All terminology taken from The Godfather, by Mario Puzo)
Don: Leader of a Mafioso family.
Consigliere: The confidant, advisor, and most trusted friend of the Don.
Caporegime: The "captain" of a Mafioso family, who manages a unit of hit men and assassins called a regime.
Pezzonovante: "Big shot". Usually a corporate leader or something of the like. Pezzonovantes seem to be looked down upon by the Mafioso.
Lupara: A powerful and altogether destructive and deadly gun that seems to have originated in Sicily.
Characters:
The Atoboti Family:
Primo Atoboti (Optimus Prime): The Don of the esteemed and revered Atoboti Family. Fair and righteous, his kills are strictly business and he watches over his Family with a strict yet caring hand.
Lita Atoboti (Elita One): The Don's kind yet fiery wife. She serves as a mother figure and confidant to all of the closest members of the Family.
Rodrigo Atoboti (Rodimus Prime): Don Primo and Lita's eldest son. He aspires to take control of the Family once his father retires, but his hotheadedness and unorthodox problem solving skills have left him in poor favor for the position.
Bastiano Atoboti (Bumblebee): Don Primo and Lita's second son. Though he is much too good-natured and kind hearted to ever become the Don, he offers his assistance wherever it is needed (and legal) and as such has gained favor with his father, who believes that all it would take is one business kill to convince Bastiano that he could be a Don like no other…
Clara Atoboti (Chromia): Don Primo and Lita's youngest child and only daughter. She acts sweet and innocent around her parents, but reveals a fiery and stubbornly independent personality to all suitors (and to her brothers, but only when they deserve it).
Paciano Silvestre (Prowl): The Don's Consigliere. Pedantic and fiercely loyal, Paciano is not only Don Primo's most trusted friend but a valued comrade of all of the Don's immediate family as well. He is the Godfather of Rodrigo, and was assigned this position in the hopes of straightening the boy out. No such luck as of yet.
Icilio Guarini (Ironhide): The Atoboti Family's most prominent and powerful caporegime. Icilio is a long time friend of the Don and the Godfather of Bastiano. Icilio is best known for his violent nature and incredible skill with a lupara. He also has incredible feelings for the beautiful Clara, which he restrains only when her father is around or if one of his guns is in her dainty hands and aimed at his crotch.
Leonardo Atoboti (Jetfire) (I couldn't find any "J" Italian names): Not only is he a caporegime of the Atoboti family, this wisecracking and cocky young man is also the Don's younger brother. He's known to be a witty son of a bitch as well as a lady's man.
Raffele Tenaglia (Ratchet): The third and final caporegime. He is also the Family's private doctor and one of the few men who can put the young Don in his place. He is Clara's Godfather and takes it upon himself to keep her out of Icilio's clutches. Known to be quite grouchy but is always keen to lend a helping hand--usually to the ladies.
Savino Atoboti (Sentinel Prime): Don Primo's wise and warm-hearted father. A heart condition forced him to retire early, making his earnest young son the Don.
Cristaldo Atoboti (Kup): Savino's father and Primo's grandfather. He is abysmally old and not always all there in the head, but he is still a valued member of the Atoboti Family. When he was the Don, it was he who established the Atoboti's power in New York.
The Demicci Family:
Melchiorre Demicci (Megatron): The brutal and cold-hearted Don of the Demicci Family. Though he was once Don Primo's closest friend, mysterious events pushed them apart.
Tecla Demicci (Thunderblast): Don Melchiorre's wife. She harbors less of a black heart than he does, but she has a great capacity for hate if her one child is involved. Over the years she has felt less and less love for her husband as she watches him deteriorate, and this frightens her.
Stefano Demicchi (Starscream): Don Melchiorre and Tecla's only son. He aspires to succeed his father, but has a foolish streak and does not do well in situations of great pressure.
Tussio Bizzarri (Thundercracker): One of the two Demicci caporegimes. He is Stefano's buddy but is nearly as idiotic as his friend. He was given the position of captain solely for swiftness and the uncanny ability to unnerve his enemies past the ability to function properly in battle.
Socrate Zaratino (Soundwave): The Demicci Consigliere and Don Melchiorre's only true friend. He has a brutally tactful mind and is not dissuaded or discouraged by any botched mission. Tolomeo is his only competition of the position of Don if Melchiorre were to meet an early demise.
Tolomeo Acardi (Trypticon): The second Demicci caporegime. He is fast, mobile, and very good in any combat situation. He is very ambitious and, unlike the more subtle Socrate, has made it more than apparent that he covets the position of Don, though Melchiorre is far too powerful to be overthrown by one of his own Family.