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<p>188.82.77.202: </p> <hr /> <div>The process of upgrading or modifying an existing mechanical system or being. The term can also be applied to other species/lifeforms. When applied to planet-wide changes, it is known as [[mechaforming]].<br /> <br /> When the term was first introduced in [[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]], '''reformatting''' strictly referred to a process by which a Transformer's body is altered almost instantaneously from a mechanical to a [[technorganic]] form. In casual use among fans, the term is often applied more widely to any &quot;instant&quot; body change by some near omnipotent being, such as the Oracle, [[Unicron]], or [[Primus]]. This includes [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron]]'s rebirth as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the [[Maximal|Maximals]] becoming technorganic life-forms, and the creation of the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. This usage was canonized by the glossary of the [[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]] profiles books by [[Dreamwave Productions]], which defined the term as ''&quot;The process of upgrading or otherwise modifying an existing mechanical system or being. Can also be used to apply to other species/life forms.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Beast Machines''===<br /> The term was introduced in the premiere of ''Beast Machines'', titled &quot;[[The Reformatting]]&quot;. [[Vector Sigma|The Oracle]] reformatted [[Optimus Primal]] and granted him the ability to reformat other Transformers merely by touching them and concentrating. Additionally, later in the series, the [[Vehicon general]] [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] was reformatted (restoring [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s conscious mind in the process) when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] brought him into prolonged contact with [[organic goo]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core.<br /> <br /> When reformatted, each [[Maximal]] became ''technorganic'', a tightly woven amalgam of technological and organic components. This both bypassed Megatron's [[transformation lock virus]] and gave them newfound weapons and abilities. It was also the penultimate step in an elaborate plan by the Oracle to reformat the entire planet of Cybertron.<br /> <br /> At the end of the series, Primal and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] fell into Cybertron's organic core, which initiated the [[Great Reformatting|planet-wide reformat]] that left Cybertron a technorganic paradise.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Beast Machines]]<br /> [[Category:Technology]]</div>

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