Reformatting

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'''Reformatting''' is a term for the wholesale upgrading of a [[Transformer]] into a new form granting them new power, minus the effort of going through the tedious business of [[Spark]] transplant, [[protoform]]ing, or manual rebuilding. Most commonly this is carried out by a higher power or by a Cybertronian channeling a higher power, though on rare occasions it has been achieved by Cybertronians on their own. Reformatting is not limited to Transformers and can be applied to other forms of life, and even whole planets. In the case of planets, the change is known as [[mechaforming]].

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Image:Megatron recreated.jpg|left|thumb|250px|On [[Cybertron]], this is considered porn]]
[[Unicron]] reformatted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and some other [[Decepticon]]s into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] was reformatted into Rodimus Prime by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} In the case of Rodimus, the reformatting only appeared to be in effect while he held the Matrix. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

===''Beast Machines''===
After the [[Maximal]]s returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and fell foul of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[transformation virus]], they were led to the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] by [[Optimus Primal]]. The Oracle reformatted them all into [[technorganic]] forms, becoming an amalgamation of technological and organic. {{storylink|The Reformatting}} Optimus himself was granted the ability to reformat other Transformers by channeling the Oracle's power. He first put it to use reformatting [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] into a technorganic bat. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was able to trigger a total reformatting of [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] by bringing him into prolonged contact with [[organic goo]] from Cybertron's core, combined with [[Rattrap]]'s invention of a [[spark extractor]] combined with a [[DNA scanner]]. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}} After a strange plant creature arrived on the planet, Primal realized it was a Transformer and reformatted it, revealing [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]]. {{storylink|Home Soil}} At the conclusion of the conflict, 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.

===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was reformatted into Galvatron after a failed attempt to seize the [[Orb of Sigma]]. He gained four new [[alternate mode]]s and the power to drain energy from others. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
After [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] were mortally wounded by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], the power of [[Primus]] reformatted them into the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. {{storylink|Critical}}

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==Notes==
*When the term was first introduced in [[Beast Machines: Transformers (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 "instant" body change by some near omnipotent being, such as the Oracle, [[Unicron]], or [[Primus]]. This usage was canonized by the glossary of the [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]] profiles books by [[Dreamwave Productions]], which defined the term as ''"The process of upgrading or otherwise modifying an existing mechanical system or being. Can also be used to apply to other species/life forms."''

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