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<div>{{disambig3|Languages}}<br />
It should be little surprise, given a moment's thought, that distinct '''Cybertronian languages''' exist. The [[Transformer]]s did not go about speaking English or any other known [[Earth]] language long ages ago on their [[Cybertron (planet)|distant metal world]]. Though the records of such conversations are frequently translated for us, we should not forget that these conversations originally flowed in odd electronic syllables past strange metallic lips, or were etched by alien hands long eons before the first humans painted muddy shapes upon dark cave stone. <br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Generation One===<br />
====Marvel Generation 1 comics====<br />
[[Image:Marvel Issue 23 Page 09 Graffiti.jpg|right|100px|thumb|"I logged on to your mom."]] <br />
[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] made the statement that his real name was unpronounceable in English. {{storylink|Man of Iron!}}<br />
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[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout]] sprayed Cybertronian graffiti across Earth monuments. They were taken aback to realize that the earthlings couldn't comprehend their alien language wit. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}<br />
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====Generation 1 cartoon====<br />
[[Image:Quintesson Writing.jpg|left|160px|thumb|So it's true. The Pyramids were built by aliens.]]<br />
The first language used by the Transformers was likely the '''Quintesson language''' inherited from their former masters. It can be seen upon the walls of the [[Quintesson]] dimensional transporter room. It rather resembles Egyptian hieroglyphs. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}<br />
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[[Image:AncientAuto.gif|right|200px|thumb|Ancient Autobot, on the other hand, eschewed pictures of birdies.]] <br />
'''Ancient Autobot''' was the language used by the ancient Autobot colonists that fled Cybertron in the distant past. Most modern Transformers (or at least the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]) could not read it. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}<br />
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The controls of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] were labeled in '''Ancient Cybertronian''', which [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] did not recognize but [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] was able to read. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}<br />
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In contrast, the language used by the [[Autobot|Autobots]] when they first awoke in 1984 was easily learned. Spike Witwicky learned to read '''Modern Autobot''' after only knowing the Transformers for a single day. (Autobots and humans could also converse freely on their first encounter, though the hows and whys aren't addressed onscreen.) {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
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However in the episode "[[The Golden Lagoon]]", Beachcomber uses a built-in translation program in an attempt to translate bird song, without much success. Presumably, all Transformers possess this translation program and not just Beachcomber. It's possible that when [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] was first reactivated and went about scanning earth "life forms" that it also scanned and translated earth languages. It could have also downloaded it into each Transformer as it repaired them, explaining why both the Autobots and Decepticons could speak English right off the bat.<br />
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====IDW Comics====<br />
Cliffjumper is able to speak an alien language moments after landing on the planet. He can't explain how it works, it just does. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}<br />
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Alien writing is displayed on a computer screen that Wheeljack is working on. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}<br />
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====Beast Era====<br />
{{Main|Cybertronix}}<br />
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''See also [[Vok#Symbols|Vok symbols]].''<br />
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===Robots in Disguise cartoon===<br />
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===Unicron Trilogy===<br />
[[Image:Cybertron atlantis glyphs.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]<br />
Writing is displayed on a viewscreen of the starship [[Atlantis]]. {{storylink|Ship}}<br />
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===Transformers Animated===<br />
====Animated Cartoon====<br />
[[Image:Bulkhead's postit notes.jpg|thumb|200 px| right|]]<br />
There is writing outside of [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]'s quarters on the [[Steelhaven (Animated)|Elite Guard flagship]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}<br />
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Later, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] leaves yellow PostIt-style notes on his [[space bridge]] controls. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] has a hard time deciphering them, as Bulkhead's servos are not designed for "penbotship". {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}<br />
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====The Arrival====<br />
[[Image:The_Nemesis_with_writing_from_The_Arrival_1.jpg|thumb|200 px| left|]]<br />
As [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Cybertron Elite Guard | Elite Guard]] review what they know about the first battle between [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], an image of the [[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]] appears on a screen with labels in a written language. {{storylink|Dispatches}} This language is different from instances of writing used in the show.<br />
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===Live-action ''Transformers'' movies===<br />
''See also [[Cyberglyphics]]<br />
[[Image:Agoraptor post.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Agoraptor post]]<br />
====''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel====<br />
As they fled from the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'', the crew members of the vessel ''[[Ghost 1]]'' were able to pick up the transmissions from the Autobots. They thought that one might be able to make out words from the spoken language of the Autobots if they had a degree in theoretical physics...and were tripping on bad acid. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}<br />
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====Transformers (2007 film)====<br />
The Decepticons communicate with each other in a spoken language, which to human ears sounds like a collection of vowel-intensive electronic noises and rumbles. They have also learned enough English to communicate with the humans when necessary. [[Cyberglyphics]] convince [[Sector Seven]] that there is some relationship between [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]].{{storylink|Transformers (2007)}}<br />
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====The AllSpark Wars====<br />
[[Agoraptor]] and [[Agoracer]] each communicate in a kind of code, based on Cybertronian lettering.{{storylink|AllSpark Wars}}<br />
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===Shattered Glass===<br />
The [[Around Cybertron]] news program features both advertisements and a news scroll at the bottom of the screen written in Autobot text. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28}}<br />
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An [[Autobot#Shattered_Glass|Autobot]] [[Stellar Spanner|stellar spanner]] is marked CWP274 in Autobot characters. <br />
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Elsewhere, a box in the [[Decepticon#Shattered_Glass|Decepticon]] Base is marked 'fragile' in Decepticon characters.{{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
[[Image:Wings of Honor Banzai-Tron motto.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|]]<br />
===Universe 2008 "Classic Series"===<br />
The packaging art for many of the "Classic Series" toys in the [[Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'' line]] features movie-like "tribal markings" on the characters, going along with the more movie-like renditions of the characters.<br />
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More directly, the [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] toy has his name written on his vehicle mode in Cybertronian lettering.<br />
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===Timelines===<br />
[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] features his original [[Tech Spec]] motto, "To the victor go the profits," in Autobot text along the side of his vehicle mode.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*"[[...For All Mankind]]" uses the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' ''Aurebesh'' script to represent Cybertronian writing. {{Wookiee|Aurebesh}}<br />
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* The lettering used by Agoracer in the AllSpark Wars is taken from the "Ancient Autobot" font created by [[Jim Sorenson]] in the late '90s. This font was loosely based on the writing in "Cosmic Rust". The AllSpark Wars, as the first official usage of the font, [[retcon]]ned a canonical order to the language.<br />
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* Likewise, the lettering used by Agoraptor used Sorenson's Decepticon Graffiti font, based on the writing from Decepticon Graffiti!. <br />
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* The Ancient Autobot font has since shown up on Banzai-Tron's Timelines toy, on [[Burger King]]'s [[Transform Your Way]] promotion, as a part of the [[Around Cybertron]] news broadcast, and on the cover to [[All Hail Megatron|"All Hail Megatron" volume 3]].<br />
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* The Decepticon Graffiti font has since been used as a part of the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game]].<br />
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[[Image:Autobot Translations.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Autobot Characters]]<br />
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[[Image:Decepticon Translations.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Decepticon Characters]]<br />
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==Files==<br />
* [[:Image:Autobot Characters.TTF| Autobot Writing True Type Font]]<br />
* [[:Image:Decepticon Writing.TTF| Decepticon Writing True Type Font]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Beast Wars]]<br />
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[[Category:Movie]]<br />
[[Category:Robots in Disguise]]<br />
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