Mode attachment

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::''Mode attachment is a psychological syndrome in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

A [[Transformer]] suffering from '''mode attachment''' has become particularly attached to his [[alternate mode]], and will resist upgrading or reformatting to a new one, even when circumstances may merit it.<ref>Glossary of terms in Dreamwave's ''More than Meets the Eye'' #8</ref>

'''Examples:'''
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] rebuilt [[Goldbug]] back into [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] because ol' Doc always preferred his original form. His, uh, original Earth form, anyway. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] admires his alternate mode so deeply he sometimes resists transforming back to robot mode.
* During the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie|TFTM]] and Season 3, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobots]] seem to be suffering from mode attachment. Then again, they are stronger in dinosaur mode...
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] is described as being able to think better while in vehicle mode, coming up with many ideas and designs. Considering Wheeljack's success record, being in vehicle mode probably makes Ratchet and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] very nervous...
* Pretty much all the Action Masters are attached to their robot modes. As if they had any choice.
* It is stated that [[Kup]] resisted upgrades and never bothered to keep his systems up to the current technology level. This might explain why he still transforms into a weird piece of crap truck thing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

==References==
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