Universal greeting

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[[Image:UniversalGreeting2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|*sigh* Eh, close enough.]]
The '''universal greeting''' is used as a means to express good will toward alien beings when a language barrier is present. However, it does not always work that way.

It is commonly transliterated as ''Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong''.

:'''Japanese greeting:''' ''Berwip crawna-wi pinibon''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity===
====Cartoon Continuity====
The [[Allicon|Allicons]] on [[Quintessa]] initially reacted well to the greeting, but when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] ran out of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] goodies, the Allicons began chanting it as they attacked the Autobots. However, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] on [[Junkion (planet)|the Planet of Junk]] took it rather well even without treats and threw a party, indicating that the Universal Greeting can be roughly translated into "We come in peace", "Take me to your leader", "Care to dance?", or whatever seems appropriate.

Strangely, humans had never heard of it before. Stranger yet, the rest of the galaxy is populated by robots. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie|The Transformers: The Movie}}

====Marvel UK comics====
The universal greeting is understood by most creatures in the galaxy. It can be roughly translated to "hello, we mean you no harm," or "we come in peace," or "do you hate Dirtwad Decepticons as much as we do?" <ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=643 Marvel UK #102's letters page, defining the Universal Greeting.]</ref>

====Sticker Adventures====
Kup successfully used the 'Universal Autobot Greeting' (and an [[Energon Stick]]) to make peace with the Junkions. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

====''IDW'' comics continuity====
After [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] crash-landed on the planet [[LV-117]], which is populated by a variety of giant monsters, he attempted to use the universal greeting on a [[chaosteros]] and lost an arm for his troubles. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
There exists a '''universal greeting dance''', used to convince even the most implacable enemies of one's sincerity (presumably by convincing them that one is willing to humiliate oneself so thoroughly that one could not possibly harbor ill will). {{storylink|The Fish Test|The Fish Test}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===

[[Image:Wreckgarbutton.jpg|150px|right|thumb|WTF? BOOOOOOOOOOOM!]]

The Universal Greeting has accompanying hand signals. The variants of these for five-digit species were demonstrated kindly by [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]], who interpreted [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] raising his fist to deliver one of [[Punch of Kill Everything|his famous punches]] as an invitation to perform the Universal Greeting, and reciprocated accordingly.

'''Stage 1:'''
Raise the left hand, palm outward to the person being addressed. Keep the thumb tucked to the side of the palm, pointing upward. Clench the index and pinky fingers as if making a fist and extend the middle and ring fingers vertically. The gesture should be made at the same time as speaking the "graaaaagnah" part of the verbal Universal Greeting.

'''Stage 2:'''
Extend the index, ring and pinky fingers. Curl the middle finger and thumb towards the palm of the hand so that they touch at right-angles, with the side of the thumb's tip pressed against the nail of the middle finger. This should be done in time with the verbalization "wheep".

'''Stage 3:'''
Clench the index, middle and ring fingers. Extend the thumb and pinky fingers so that the gesture resembles a horizontally-flipped 'L'. Shake the hand sideways twice, in time to the syllables of "ni ni"

'''Stage 4:'''
As the final "bong" is spoken, open your hand out so that all digits are extended and slightly splayed, as if to make a hand-print in clay. Pause momentarily and then press the thus-opened hand against that of the person you are addressing, who themselves should have a likewise open palm.

''On '''NO ACCOUNT''' should the final part of the hand signals be performed if you are addressing the [[Decepticon]] Lugnut when his fist has transformed into a pressure-sensitive weapons trigger. Actually, it's probably best if you don't perform the Universal Greeting in any way before Lugnut, as any salutation short of "All hail [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]" would be likely to incur his wrath.''{{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

===Prime continuity===
====War for Cybertron====
[[Kup (Prime)|Kup]] greeted a newly-trained young Autobot with the universal greeting. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron (DS)}}

[[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] used the universal greeting on a [[space slug]], which ignored him and carried on. The whole ordeal puzzled [[Warpath (Prime)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron (console)}}

====Cybertron Adventures====
While searching out the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]'s main controls deep underground, [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]] came across a lone [[Core Mite]]. The two stared at each other for a bit before Ironhide suggested using the universal greeting on it. The Mite ran off before a confused Air Raid could try it. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures}}

{{note|Ironhide's advice only comes over the radio if the player does '''not''' shoot the Mite. This exchange unlocks one of the level's Challenge Mode trophies.}}

==References==
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[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

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