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:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:OptimusPrimeAnimated.JPG|right|thumb|300px|"Freedom... [[Megatron (BW)|Yeesss]]..."]]<br />
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A washout from the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]], '''Optimus Prime''' was reassigned to [[space bridge]] repair duty under the supervision of [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. He is a relatively naive and idealistic young leader, prone to long-winded "inspirational" speeches who leads a small and inexperienced Autobot [[space bridge]] maintenance team. Recently, his crew has landed on [[Earth]], adopted jobs as semi-official superheroes and currently live in an abandoned Sumdac Systems warehouse. <br />
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Despite his humble "Bot Next Door" persona, he performs his job with a dedicated seriousness. He transforms into a red truck cab that can be fitted with many kinds of "[[trailer]]" attachments (most notably one that makes him look like a fire engine) and wields a kick-ass, rocket-propelled, extendable battle axe, as well as multiple arm mounted modifications, including grappler cables, fire extinguishers and bola-whip throwers. Despite his formidable abilities and skills, not everyone thought so highly of the young Prime. [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] sneers at Optimus's lowly repair job, and [[Supreme Commander]] [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] once held the young officer in low regard. More than anything, Prime wanted to be a hero. He's had the speeches, he had the moves...but what was he missing? Maybe [[Stan Bush|The Touch]]? <br />
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But since coming to Earth, Optimus has learned the truth about heroism. It's not about glory and destiny, it's about doing the right thing and going to your limit and beyond. Ratchet, for all his cynicism, knows that Prime is a hero, and after seeing him in action, Ultra Magnus himself admitted that Optimus has excellent leadership skills.<br />
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{{Quote|So, this is what it feels like to be a hero...|Optimus upon his death|"[[Transform and Roll Out]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
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:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English), [[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese), [[Bernd Vollbrecht]] (German), [[Maciej Walentek]] (Polish), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Alexandre Marconato]] (Portuguese), [[Carlos Carvajal]] (Latin American Spanish, 1st and 2nd season), [[Javier Rodríguez Castellanos]] (Latin American Spanish, 3rd season), [[Seok Jeong Yang]] (Korean), [[Hesham Hamada]] (Arabic)<br />
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[[Image:Arrival5-Optimusvehiclemode.jpg|left|thumb|300px|TRUKK NOT ... other... truck...]]<br />
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''Optimus did his [[Autobot boot camp]] training under [[Kup (Animated)|Kup Minor]], who gave him the name "Optimus" because of his cheery, optimistic outlook. Sentinel and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] were also in this training platoon. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}''<br />
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''During his later training days at the [[Autobot Academy]], Optimus impressed Ultra Magnus with his performance in a computer simulated battle against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Although Optimus "died" in the battle, causing his boisterous pal Sentinel to make a crack at his expense, Magnus pointed out that Optimus had just scored higher on the test than anyone in Academy history, and let Optimus know he had great hopes for him.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 5#Survival Skills|Survival Skills}}<br />
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[[Image:Alongcameaspiderthreefriends.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Whoa-oh! Surprise hug from Mr. Freaky-Big!"]]<br />
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A thousand stellar cycles ago, Optimus and Elita-1 accompanied Sentinel on an unpermitted mission to [[Archa Seven|a forbidden organic planet]] in search of a lost [[Decepticon]] [[Twilight (Animated)|ship]] rumored to be carrying a huge payload of [[energon]] [[energon cube|cubes]]. The mission was declared a wash when the trio discovered that the planet was infested with [[Archa Seven arachnid|giant spiders]], but the trio found that their retreat was not an easy one. Separated from Sentinel in the chaos of a spider attack, Optimus and Elita found the Decepticon ship and its coveted energon cubes, only to be surrounded by another swarm of spiders. Optimus had Elita download his grappler abilities so that they could bring a giant stalactite down on the creatures, causing the energon cubes to explode in the process. As they attempt to swing their way to safety, however, Elita's download timed out and she plummeted back down into the heart of the conflagration, just as Sentinel arrived to bear witness. Knowing that to go after her would mean death, Optimus held Sentinel back from pursuing Elita and forcibly dragged him back to the surface just before they were caught in the explosion. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}<br />
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Sentinel never forgave Optimus for making him leave Elita behind, and bore a grudge against him for the next thousand years, constantly belittling him and sniping at him. When the failed mission came to the attention of Ultra Magnus, the two were brought to a military tribunal. Sentinel gladly placed the blame for Elita-1's death at Optimus' feet, and gallantly, Optimus took the fall for leading the mission. He was discharged from the Academy, never to join the Elite Guard. Luckily for Optimus, Magnus thought that maybe the bot he once had such high hopes for still had some potential, and gave him the rank of "Prime" and his own ship...a [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|rusted out junker]] filled with the incompetent young bots [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], plus a crotchety old medic, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]].<br />
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During one of their routine [[Space Bridge]] terminal repair missions, Optimus Prime's crew stumbled upon a bot named [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] who was trying to complete his [[Cyber-Ninja]] training. Unfortunately, an [[energon cube]] explosion destroyed his ship, so Optimus offered Prowl a place on his crew. The would-be cyber-ninja expressed frustration at the constant curveballs life had thrown at him thus far, and Optimus noted that he could easily relate to that sentiment. <br />
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[[Image:Ani crew.JPG|left|thumb|300px|Call me Captainimus Prime!]]<br />
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Fifty years ago, Prime and his crew came across the [[AllSpark]] while repairing a space bridge and brought the artifact aboard their ship. During transport, they were discovered by the [[Decepticon]]s, and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] came after them. He proved too strong to take head on (in spite of [[Starscream (Animated)|his subordinate]] planting a bomb on his chassis), but when [[Teletran-1]] neared [[Earth]], Prime knocked Megatron overboard. The Autobots stayed in stasis for the next 50 years until they were accidentally awakened by an apparent intruder. Optimus and the Autobots took on Earth vehicles as alternate modes in an attempt to assimilate with what they believed to be the local dominant culture. Prime and his team were able to dispatch a bio-mechanical insectoid that was attacking Detroit. They were hailed as heroes for it. <br />
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[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Insert what where?!]]<br />
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Over the next several weeks, the Autobots got to learn human culture and customs, doing their best to prevent disasters and save lives. Eventually, Starscream came for the AllSpark, and Optimus found that the schemer could pack quite a punch. The Autobot officer was still able to keep Starscream from getting the artifact, though at the cost of his life. However, he was quickly revived by [[Sari Sumdac]] and her AllSpark-influenced [[AllSpark Key|key]]. Later, the Autobots helped rebuild parts of Detroit that were destroyed in their battle with Starscream. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}<br />
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Unfortunately for Optimus, he had gained a reputation outside of Earth's atmosphere—not as a hero, but as the slayer of Megatron. The Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] placed a large bounty on his head, and pretty soon, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] came to collect. He captured Prime and stole his axe and grapplers. Fortunately, Ratchet saved him, finally getting the old bot to open up more. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}<br />
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[[Image:TFA ep9 Optimus and Blackarachnia rooftop.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus Prime is all left feet, but that's still not as many as Blackarachnia.]]<br />
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During the Autobots' first [[Halloween]] on Earth, the Decepticon [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] ambushed [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and kidnapped Sari. When Optimus Prime tried to fight Blackarachnia, she dodged all his moves, as she had trained with him. Prime was shocked to learn that Blackarachnia was his old Autobot Academy classmate Elita-1, who hadn't died but been mutated while fighting off the giant arachnids those many years ago. Blackarachnia tried to use Sari's AllSpark key to remove the organic aspects from her biology, but the key began to drain the life from everything organic around and nearly killed Blackarachnia herself. Prime removed the key, saving Blackarachnia and the organics. Still calling her Elita, Prime tried to convince her to return to the Autobots so they could try and help her. She repaid that kindness by injecting him with venom and telling him that she would never trust him again. Prime was left to reflect on the friend he'd failed not once, but twice. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}<br />
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When Decepticon energy signals were detected near the city, the Autobots quickly realized that their options were limited. Bulkhead mentioned that the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] might help, forcing [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] to reveal how the two moved them to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. Prime's reaction was...displeased, to say the least. Ranting that all he had to command were insubordinate malfunctions, Prime also concluded that the Key was no longer safe with Sari, and he ordered Ratchet to take it from her. As Sari ran off crying, Bumblebee mouthed off that their situation was an indication that Prime was unfit for command.<br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising Optimus rant.JPG|right|170px|thumb|[[wikipedia:Red_Forman|Dumbasses]]!]]<br />
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Heading to Dinobot Island, Prime did not get off to a good start with [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], mostly because Grimlock considered him lunch. After Prowl smoothed things over, Prime tried to convince them to help the Autobots fight the Decepticons, but Grimlock was uninterested. Receiving word from Ratchet that the Key had been stolen, Prime ordered Ratchet to guard the AllSpark while the Autobots headed back for the mainland. Prime himself also began to wonder if he was fit for command, seeing as all his decisions had blown up in his face. When Bumblebee contacted the Autobots to inform them that Starscream was at [[Sumdac Tower]], he refused Prime's order to hold back and went to attack the Decepticon on his own. Prime dryly noted that the day just kept getting better and better.<br />
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Then everything pretty much went to Hell when Megatron burst out of Sumdac Tower, to the shock and horror of just about everyone. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}<br />
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Quickly regaining their composure, the Autobots attacked. Megatron beat the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] out of them. Though Optimus fared slightly better, Megatron still brought him down fairly quickly. They were only able to escape when Megatron punished Starscream for his betrayal. Taking refuge within Sumdac Tower, [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] explained his role in Megatron's revival and helped repair the Autobots with residual key energy. After Bumblebee called Prime to answer for his earlier assessment of them, Prime admitted he was wrong and asked them for forgiveness. When Ratchet and Sari showed up with Teletran-1, the Autobots took flight, hoping to lure the Decepticons away from Earth to prevent human casualties. Unfortunately, the Decepticons shot down the vessel and caused it to crash on Dinobot Island. <br />
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[[Image:Megatron Rising Optimus Megatron Key shove.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Now, light our darkest hour!"]]<br />
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As the Autobots took on the Decepticons, Optimus faced down Megatron, which went as well as the first time. When Megatron got into the Autobots' ship, he took the AllSpark and placed the powerful artifact within him, using it as a weapon against Prime. However, Megatron had dropped the key, and Sari threw it to Prime. The Autobot officer used the key to send a surge of energy through the AllSpark, causing it to disperse while still in Megatron. With the threat passed, Prime apologized to Sari and returned the key, saying it was too important to be trusted with an Autobot. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}<br />
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After the battle with the Decepticons, the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] arrived to take the AllSpark back to Cybertron. Optimus explained that the AllSpark had been dispersed and that the Decepticons had been defeated. Sentinel Prime accused Optimus of lying and took every chance he could to belittle his former friend, but [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] decided to investigate their claims. Optimus took them to Dinobot Island, but the Autobots did not make a good impression on the Dinobots. Before they could investigate, they received a message from Ratchet, saying that [[police drone]]s had gone haywire at a Sumdac Systems manufacturing plant. Optimus managed to get Sari inside and shut off the assembly line, but the key was stuck in the console. Before Optimus could help, Sentinel pushed him aside and promised to see Optimus charged for high treason. Tired of Sentinel's slag, Optimus finally stuck up for himself and told Sentinel where to shove it, destroying the console the key was stuck in and revealing an AllSpark fragment. Ultra Magnus accepted the shard as proof of Optimus Prime's claims. Though Sentinel still refused to believe him, Magnus said that Optimus Prime displayed many qualities that Sentinel himself could use. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}<br />
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[[Image:Returnofheadmaster optimuslaughs.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Ha ''Ha!'' [[Decapitation]].]]<br />
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When Sentinel and Optimus were at a press conference with [[Augustus Edsel|Mayor Edsel]], they received a call about a Decepticon sighting in old Detroit. After Sentinel mangled the roads en route, he told Optimus to split up and search on his own. Hours later, Optimus received a communication to from Sentinel to dismiss the police and come to Sentinel's location alone—and not to laugh when he got there. What Optimus found was Sentinel Prime's severed head, with his [[Structure|body]] having been stolen by the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]. He promised to help Sentinel find his body without letting Ultra Magnus or the other Autobots know, but not before taking a moment or two to enjoy the situation. <br />
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Heading for Sumdac Tower, Optimus confronted [[Porter C. Powell]], who denied knowing where Masterson was and told him the Autobots were no longer welcome at the facility. Optimus left, but immediately tapped in on Powell and Masterson's phone conversation, letting Optimus track Masterson to the docks. After encountering mini-Headmasters in the form of [[Tutor Bot]] and [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|Sparkplug]], Optimus was able to get aboard the ship before it sailed away. Finding the Headmaster with Sentinel Prime's body, Optimus Prime proceeded to beat the living slag out of his attacker, much to Sentinel's discomfort. Finally defeating the mad scientist, Optimus reattached Sentinel's head to his body, but Masterson walked away due to legal technicalities. When Ultra Magnus asked them about it the next day, Optimus covered for Sentinel, saying that Sentinel had volunteered to use himself as bait to capture Masterson, and Magnus praised their bravery. In an awkward moment, Sentinel thanked Optimus for all he'd done, and the two shook hands amicably. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}<br />
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[[Image:Sentinel vs Optimus%2C with Jazz in the middle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Jay Leno VS. Bruce Campbell, Battle of [[chin]]s.]]<br />
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When word of Decepticon attacks came after learning that Megatron was still alive, Ultra Magnus decided that Optimus and his Autobots would be needed elsewhere repairing damaged space bridges. The Elite Guard also wanted Optimus to...leave out that whole destruction of the AllSpark and Megatron's survival thing for the time being. When they detected an AllSpark shard energy signature in a human train, the Elite Guard went to retrieve it. Detecting Starscream, Optimus realized it was a trap and was forced to place stasis cuffs on Sentinel Prime to leave the Elite Guard's ship. Meeting up with his crew, he helped them remove the shard and save the humans. Magnus and Sentinel, who by now had broken out of his cuffs, were about to rip Optimus a new one for insubordination, assault, and the lack of evidence over the Decepticons—at which point Starscream's body crashed mere meters away from them, having been offlined by Megatron (again). When Starscream knocked out Ultra Magnus, Optimus took command (much to Sentinel's displeasure). He managed to place the stasis-cuffs on Starscream, and Ultra Magnus decided that Optimus Prime and his team would be allowed to stay on Earth, locate the remaining AllSpark shards, and arrest the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br />
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Later on, when Bulkhead brought [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] back to Autobot headquarters, Optimus was not impressed with their antics and demanded that they leave. Optimus warned Bulkhead that the duo were not worth spending time with and that they were not capable of learning the ways of an Autobot. After the Constructicons were 'persuaded' by Megatron that their talents would be better utilized in the Decepticon ranks, Prime was furious and despite Bulkhead's insistence that they were his friends, Optimus questioned that they didn't know any better. <br />
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Unfortunately, he was proved right when Mixmaster and Scrapper showed up and demanded that they hand over the AllSpark fragments, to which Prime naturally refused. A struggle ensued (in which Ratchet and Bumblebee insisted Prime was 'their dipstick') and Mixmaster held Bumblebee hostage and demands the AllSpark. Prime tried to stall for time and Bulkhead handed over the fragments, to Prime's dismay. Bulkhead then 'had one for the road' and his scheme came to light. With the fragments retrieved, Optimus consoled a distraught Bulkhead and assured him that as long as the Constructicons (now having lost their memory due to the explosion caused by the tainted oil) were not wearing Decepticon badges, they still had a choice. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}<br />
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[[Image:Animated Black Friday Prime Meltdown.jpg|right|175px|thumb|At the end of this day, one shall stand, one shall melt.]]<br />
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After learning that the Dinobots helped Meltdown escape, Prime took Prowl and Bumblebee to investigate Dinobot Island. There, he learned that Blackarachnia was manipulating the Dinobots, and had struck a deal with Meltdown to remove her organic half. However, Meltdown needed a [[genetic modifier]]. Blackarachnia, having poisoned Prowl and Bumblebee with her venom, told Prime to help Grimlock get the modifier in exchange for the antivenom that would save his Autobots. Though Prime tried to convince Grimlock of Blackarachnia's evil intentions, Grimlock would hear none of it. Returning to the mainland, Prime revoked his "protector of humanity" title long enough for Grimlock to "convince" [[Porter C. Powell]] to tell them where the modifier was. When Powell realized it was valuable, Prime was tempted to let Grimlock finish him off, but decided the Autobots didn't have time. On their return to Dinobot Island, however, Meltdown turned the tables on them. He revealed that he planned to remove Blackarachnia's NON-organic half, creating the all-organic Transformer he desired, and sicced [[Fusion creature|his earlier experiments]] on Prime and Grimlock. With the other Dinobots' help, they sent the mutants packing. Prime then removed the modifier before Meltdown could finish his experiments, and exposure to the modifier caused Meltdown to break apart. Blackarachnia urged Optimus to come closer, but Grimlock's jealousy caused him to attack, allowing Blackarachnia to flee. When Prime went to Prowl and Bumblebee, he found the anti-venom, and saved their sparks. Although Powell tried to have Prime arrested, Fanzone refused to do anything about it. Because she left the anti-venom, however, Optimus Prime was hopeful that somewhere beneath the anger and betrayal of Blackarachnia, there was still something left of Elita-1. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}<br />
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When Bulkhead was kidnapped by Megatron, Bumblebee brought home [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], an Elite Guard intelligence agent who had been assigned to monitor the Decepticons and investigate Optimus Prime's crew (good odds on [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|the one]] who gave Blurr his orders). When Blurr revealed where the Decepticons were, and that they were building a space bridge with Isaac Sumdac's help, Prime ordered Ratchet and Sari to get the ship back online, while he and the others went to rescue Bulkhead and stop the Decepticons. Before he left, he admitted that he wasn't sure if Professor Sumdac was willingly cooperating with the Decepticons, but promised Sari that he would bring him home alive. Heading to the mines, they were ambushed by Blitzwing and Lugnut, who were incapacitated by Blurr. Reaching the control room, the Autobots were incapaciated by the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]]. Fortunately, the Decepticons were too busy with the sudden arrival of Starscream and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]] to immediately kill them. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}<br />
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Managing to free himself, Optimus found himself in the odd position of fighting side by side with Megatron. But the battle went against the Autobots, with Blurr and a pair of clones sucked into the space bridge and the other Autobots incapacitated. In typical Decepticon fashion, Megatron used Prime as a human (er, 'bot) shield against the clones. After the battle, Megatron decided to use Prime as a test to see if the space bridge worked, where Prime would eliminated by [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] if it did. Fortunately, Prowl managed to get free from his stasis cuffs and shatter Optimus Prime's, allowing him to grapple Megatron. However, the power cut out, forcing Megatron to use the severed head of Starscream to further power the bridge, causing an overload. Prime managed to slap stasis cuffs on Megatron, taking him into the bridge, but the Autobots were nearly sucked in themselves before [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and sacrificed himself to save them. As the bridge self-destructed, the Autobots managed to escape before the mountain came down on top of them. Though mourning the losses of Omega and Blurr, Megatron's plot was foiled, and the Autobots could breathe a collective sigh of relief. <br />
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Sighs of relief which turned to gasps of shock and horror when Sari noticed that the skin of her arm had been torn...revealing robotic circuitry underneath! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}<br />
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Leaving the mine, Optimus carried Sari and Isaac with him as the Professor explained what he knew of Sari's origins: years ago, Sumdac found a body of liquid metal, which he touched, and Sari emerged. Remembering all too well the horror story of human manufacturing, Optimus pointed out several flaws in Isaac's story. Optimus provided the necessary muscle to prevent Porter C. Powell and Henry Masterson from trying anything funny when Isaac returned to Sumdac Tower and fired the two, and was on hand to witness Sari activated some sort of weapons system to eject them. Horrified, Sari decided she was better off with her "fellow machines", and Optimus promised to keep her safe until she was ready to talk. Realizing that she wasn't going to talk, Optimus tricked Sari into going to [[Burger Bot]], alerting Sumdac that they were heading there. Unfortunately, the Headmaster had found his Headmaster unit and Starscream's body, and attacked the trio. After a short battle, Optimus tricked Masterson into transforming, saying that a "n00b" like him couldn't do it. The attack managed to reconcile Isaac and Sari, and Optimus took them home, where Prowl revealed his theory that Sari was a protoform merged with Sumdac's DNA.<br />
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Later, Ratchet turned up with an unconscious Bulkhead and claims of a missing Bumblebee. Bulkhead theorized that Bumblebee had activated the [[plasma dynamic thruster]], sending him across the universe, and used a homing beacon generator to bring him home. Unfortunately, Bumblebee was swallowed by a [[Rock Lord|rock-like alien]]. As the Autobots tried to figure out how to stop the creature without harming Bumblebee, Sari used the Key to upgrade herself into a more powerful mech. She defeated the monster, but overloaded and was unable to control her movements, seriously injuring Bumblebee. The Autobots were able to remove the Key, only to discover Sari kept going and the Key had been drained. Ratchet was forced to deactivate Sari with his EMP generator.<br />
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Returning to the plant, Optimus informed Isaac of Sari's condition, deciding that this family was done keeping secrets from each other. Unfortunately, Megatron arrived, commanding Omega Supreme. Optimus and the others led Megatron out of the city, where he and Prowl boarded Omega, removing Megatron's influence. Unfortunately, Starscream took over Omega Supreme, and decided to conquer Cybertron. Optimus latched aboard the departing vessel, and shoved the plasma dynamic thruster into Omega, sending him warping across the galaxy randomly, ending the threats of Megatron and Starscream for a while. {{storylink|TransWarped}}<br />
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After reprimanding Bumblebee for playing video games while on monitor duty, Optimus led the Autobots out on a search mission when they detected a Cybertronian energy signature. While Optimus was away, he received an emergency call from Bumblebee, revealing that Wasp was at the plant. By the time the Autobots returned, Wasp had switched places with Bumblebee. Unable to convince his teammates of the ruse, Bumblebee fled, and just as Optimus and his remaining Autobots gave chase, Sentinel Prime and Jazz cut them off. Sentinel was unwilling to listen to Optimus's claims that Wasp was innocent and Longarm Prime was the real traitor, and he took off for Wasp. Optimus had their group split up to try and find Wasp first, ordering Ratchet to come with him while Bulkhead and Prowl went to check another section of the city. While searching, Optimus and Ratchet discovered two Cybertronian fliers and assumed they were Decepticons. Only after fighting with the pair did they learn that [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] were Elite Guard members who had been upgraded with flight protocols duplicated from Starscream.<br />
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As Optimus, Ratchet, and Jazz watched Sentinel flail about on the wet roads, still ignoring pleas to warn Cybertron about Longarm, Optimus asked how Jazz was able to stand the obnoxious Prime, and was surprised to learn that the Elite Guard ninja ignored "only half" of what Sentinel said. When the jet twins reported to Sentinel that Bulkhead and Prowl were working with Wasp, Sentinel ordered all of Optimus's crew arrested, despite Optimus putting it as simply as possible: Wasp wasn't a double agent, so Bulkhead and Prowl couldn't be his fellow double agents. Once they reached the others, Optimus had to deal with Sentinel's insistence on arresting them all to let Ultra Magnus sort them out, despite Prowl and Bulkhead now believing that Wasp and Bumblebee had switched places. Overruling Sentinel's demands, Optimus had everyone return to the plant, as that's where Wasp had to be if 'Bee's story was true. By the time they returned, Wasp had read up on Bumblebee's files and so was able to relate a number of 'Bee's adventures to "prove" he was the real deal. When Bulkhead had Bumblebee and Wasp play ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'' to see who the real one was, Prime had no better suggestion. Wasp choked under the pressure and fled, and Jazz finally realized that Optimus had been telling the truth about Longarm being a double agent. An oblivious Sentinel asked why they hadn't told him this in the first place, and Optimus sighed in exasperation. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}<br />
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With the Elite Guard remaining on Earth, the Autobots began a search for the rest of Megatron's Decepticons. During one search, Optimus saw an unfamiliar shadow with a strange helmet. Following it, Optimus, Prowl, and Jazz discovered Sentinel Prime had captured [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] without making a sound. Despite his notorious ego, Sentinel refused to elaborate on the capture, and even bolted the clone's mouth shut when he started to talk. Returning to the Elite Guard ship, Optimus discovered that Sentinel had also captured Blitzwing and Swindle, as well, and was equally vague on the details. After helping Prowl investigate the mysterious helmeted figure, Optimus returned to the ship where he, Jazz, and Prowl were shocked to discover that Sentinel had captured Lugnut. Now convinced that Sentinel was lying to them, Optimus and the others eventually followed him to [[Tigatron Stadium]], where they discovered a stasis-cuffed Sentinel, the [[Ramjet (Animated)|Liar Starscream]], Lockdown (wearing the mysterious helmet), and that Sentinel had been having Lockdown capture the Decepticons in exchange for parts of the Elite Guard ship. After a battle, the clone was captured, but Lockdown escaped. Returning to the Elite Guard ship, the Autobots made contact with Cybertron, learning that Shockwave had attacked Ultra Magnus and stolen the [[Magnus Hammer]] in the process. Optimus decided not to inform Cybertron Command of Sentinel's misconduct, but instead gave Prowl all the credit for the captures. Sentinel expressed annoyance that he didn't get any credit for the captures, and Optimus told his former friend that when the smoke cleared, there would be a reckoning between the two Primes. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}<br />
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[[Image:PredaconsRising-BASentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Hail hail, the gang's all here!]]<br />
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However, Sentinel remained on Earth, convinced that Wasp knew something about the attack on Ultra Magnus. Efforts to locate Wasp were hampered by Sentinel's refusal to recognize Optimus's authority on Earth, claiming he was the ''primer'' Prime. Things came to a head when the Dinobot Swoop captured Wasp and took him to Dinobot Island. Realizing that Blackarachnia might be involved, Optimus tried to warn Sentinel about her, but he refused to listen, as usual. Reaching the island, Optimus found Blackarachnia draining Sentinel of his powers, and offered himself in Sentinel's place. Blackarachnia didn't care; as far as she was concerned, she had every right to slag them both for abandoning her. She also revealed that she had made Wasp into the technorganic Waspinator in the hopes that if she could change him back, she could change herself back into Elita-1. However, Waspinator heard this, and tried to attack Blackarachnia. Reaching critical mass, Blackarachnia wrapped herself and Waspinator into a cocoon to contain the transwarp explosion. The Autobots were barely able to avoid the blast radius, which appeared to destroy most of Dinobot Island. Optimus concluded that Blackarachnia sacrificed herself to save them, but Sentinel thought that she sacrificed Waspinator to escape. Although Sentinel did not press the issue, Optimus could see that he was deeply hurt by what he had experienced. <br />
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A short time later, the Elite Guard were preparing to leave, and Optimus Prime's crew were seeing them off. Optimus actually defended Sentinel when the twins poked fun at him, saying that for all his flaws, Sentinel was a good bot at spark. Sentinel later came out to talk to Optimus privately, and Optimus apologized, both for not telling Sentinel about Elita's survival, and for not letting Sentinel go back to try and rescue her. In turn, Sentinel apologized for coming up with the idea to go to the planet, but admitted that the time was past for apologies. Optimus ended the conversation on a lighter note, saying that Cybertron needed a leader, and for better or worse, Sentinel Prime was that leader. Sentinel agreed, and the two Primes finally appeared to bury the hatchet. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}<br />
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Optimus Prime's mood soon soured as the [[Christmas]] season rolled in, and the latest must-have product from Porter C. Powell was advertised all over the city—the all-singing, all-dancing [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]! After following a lone Soundwave and almost getting decapitated by a train, he decided he was obsessing over nothing and rejoined the other Autobots for some [[oilnog]]... not realizing it had been spiked by another Soundwave, forcing Optimus and the others into taking an early [[Stasis lock|stasis nap]].<br />
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[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part 1 Optimus Human.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Worst. Hangover. ''Ever!'']]<br />
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As Optimus woke up the next morning, he discovered, to his horror, that he and the others had inexplicably become human. Despite his hopes, Ratchet could find no rational explanation for their transformation. Deciding the best course of action was to head to Sumdac Tower, the Auto''men'' set off into the city. A quick stop at the Burger Bot turned to them fleeing from an attacking Decepticon armada, followed by Optimus and Prowl saving a woman and [[Gary|her son]] from a burning building, to (badly) fighting off an attacking Starscream and finally—perhaps worst of all—having to take public transportation to Sumdac Tower. However, no sooner had they arrived at their destination then they witnessed the tower blasted to ruins... by a Megatron-controlled Cybertron!<br />
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But just as the Autobots seemed on the brink of destruction, Optimus came to a realization—none of what they had experienced was real, but a virtual reality simulation! They took out the Decepticons together with superhuman feats, Optimus destroying Megatron himself with a well aimed axe into his cannon. As the dust settled and the Decepticons disappeared, they "imagined" themselves into their real forms once again. But as soon as they had made the transformation, a giant Soundwave scooped them up into the sky, blasting them all with energy.<br />
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In the real world, Optimus and his crew were all prisoners of the real Soundwave in the basement of the Autobot hideout, as part of the sonic warrior's plan to reprogram them into being Decepticons. As their captor started to accelerate the reprogramming, Optimus opened his eyes to reveal them glowing red... {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}<br />
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[[Image:PrimeReadyToRock.jpg|thumb|left|200px| "I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!"]]<br />
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A wire from an attack Sari had made on Soundwave disrupted the connection, but after a failed escape attempt by Prowl, Soundwave reverted all the Autobots to their human forms and used his toy replica drones scattered around Detroit to begin hypnotising the human population. <br />
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Looking for a way to interface with Soundwave to escape and locating it in the form of his vehicle mode, Optimus gave the order to pursue the Decepticon utilizing the conveniently placed vehicles on which their own alternate modes were based. Unfortunately, Optimus didn't know how to drive extremely well. He still was able to pursue Soundwave, albeit with the fire hose out of control.<br />
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When Optimus and his group finally cornered Soundwave, it was revealed to be a trap: Hundreds of Soundwave's vehicle modes surrounded the Automen, and when the Autobots attempted to escape, their vehicles' seat belts wrapped around them as Soundwave began to reprogram them again.<br />
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Controlling the reprogrammed Autobots like puppets, Soundwave used them in a battle with Sari and the [[Substitute Autobot]]s, whom at first they soundly defeated. When Sari ordered the Substitute Autobots to attack all the Autobots at once, however, Soundwave began having trouble multitasking, until he decided to use just Optimus against them. Optimus soundly defeated the Substitute Autobots again and was about to kill Sari when the freed Prowl used his shuriken to blast Ratbat out of Soundwave's hands, liberating the rest of the Autobots. Optimus then grabbed Laserbeak, forced him into guitar mode, and engaged in a brief (''epic'') Battle of the Bands scenario before using Laserbeak to slice Soundwave and Ratbat in half, destroying the Decepticon's control over the citizens of Detroit. He and Sari then exchanged mutual new appreciation of each other's daily difficulties, Sari better understanding the stresses of command, Optimus now realizing the rigors of being human. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}<br />
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[[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air Swindle Optimus Hand.jpg|thumb||180px|right|"GIVE ME YOUR FACE!"]]<br />
Optimus later congratulated Professor Sumdac and Bulkhead for completing a space bridge terminal in record time, and he was amazed when Sari single-handedly and expertly recalibrated the transwarp sequencers. However, he soon received a message from Sentinel Prime, who had accidentally freed several Decepticon prisoners on the Elite Guard ship, which decrypted to "Broken Lance", the coded distress call Sentinel used to use in their Academy days. Using the space bridge terminal to get to the ship, Optimus promptly emerged from Swindle's chest, having arrived in the pocket dimension which Swindle used to hold all his stock. Taking an elevator to the ship's energon storage chamber, Optimus slightly destabilized some energon cubes by perforating them with his axe, then put them in the elevator car and sliced the cables, so it exploded near the bottom just as the Decepticons pried open the doors. Slightly charred from the backblast, Optimus entered one of the service ducts and worked his way back to the brig area, grumbling as he did so. <br />
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Soon after, Prime freed his fellow Autobots and told Jazz to rewire the decontamination unit on the bridge as a freezing chamber to trap the Decepticons. At the same time, taking a cue from Sentinel's coded transmission, he made his Autobot symbol blink in [[Cybertronian optical code|Cybertronian Optical Code]] to tell Jazz that the decontamination chamber would be the only part of the bridge ''not'' to get frozen. After convincing the Elite Guard to surrender to the Decepticons (but not before using Sentinel as a slingshot against Lugnut), he endured Blitzwing locking them in the decontamination chamber and gloating all the while—until Blitzwing pressed the button and all the Decepticons on the bridge were frozen. Sentinel offered Optimus the Elite Guard spot that would be left when Sentinel became Magnus, but Prime declined, saying that he still had plenty to do on Earth. Optimus then returned to Earth on the Elite Guard's ship, and he and Sentinel traded salutes before they went their separate ways.<br />
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[[Image:Endgame2-OptimusPrimeInArmor.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Optimus cannot fly! [[To sell toys|What is happening?]]]]<br />
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When Bulkhead detected Omega Supreme on the Moon, Ratchet tried to convince Optimus to use the [[Magnus Hammer]] against Megatron to rescue Omega and Arcee. Optimus felt unworthy due to his discharge from the [[Autobot Academy]] and ban from the Elite Guard, and instead requested that Ratchet build him a modification to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Wingblade|let him fly]]. As part of a counter to Ratchet's protest that "Autobots don't fly", Prowl volunteered his boosters to use as a basis for Optimus's mods. When Ratchet ran into trouble on the jetpack, Sari used her Allspark powers to find the problem, and Ratchet soon had an attachable winged jetpack for Optimus to test out. Optimus loved the new ability to fly, shouting "Yessssss!" as he slipped the surly bonds of Earth, but he was shot down by [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. With a jetpack that didn't even give him an advantage over a Starscream clone, and with Megatron's [[Lugnut Supreme]]s fast approaching, Optimus decided he no longer had a choice and picked up the Magnus Hammer, ready to stand up in this [[darkest hour]]. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}<br />
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Though hesitant about taking to the air given his previous performance, Optimus took to the skies with Prowl to drive the Lugnut Supremes away from Sumdac Tower while Ratchet, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Sari went to the Moon to sever Megatron's access to Omega Supreme. After a little trouble, Optimus was able to use the Magnus Hammer to cause a tornado that threw the clones to Dinobot Island, damaging one and rendering the other two unable to fly. However, they were still online and resumed their march to Sumdac Tower. Optimus instructed Prowl and Jazz to enter the clones and remove their AllSpark fragments while he himself fought Megatron. Unfortunately, when Omega was severed from the clones, it activated their hidden function as ''Starscream'' clones, complete with bombs capable of destroying everything within one hundred square miles. Omega returned in time to destroy one clone, and Prowl and Jazz used processor-over-matter to assemble stray AllSpark fragments and power a shield strong enough to contain the remaining clone.<br />
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[[Image:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Not bad for ol' what's-his-name.]]<br />
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Meanwhile, Optimus and Megatron continued to duke it out, eventually being encased in the shield with the third clone. As the final clone's bomb began to detonate, a flash of light removed Optimus from the blast. He was found minutes later by the Autobots, and they were exultant until they saw the price of victory: Prowl had merged his spark with the AllSpark fragments to save them all. As Optimus ran toward his fallen comrade, Megatron appeared and blasted the Autobot captain. Ratchet tossed the Magnus Hammer to Optimus, who beat the Decepticon leader down. Megatron goaded Optimus to finish it, but Optimus instead destroyed Megatron's fusion cannon, saying that killing him would be too easy. Instead, Optimus Prime and his crew, along with Sari and Omega Supreme, returned to Cybertron with Megatron, Shockwave, and Lugnut as prisoners, before cheering crowds (and a not-so-cheery Sentinel Prime) who hailed them as heroes. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}<br />
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===Toy bios===<br />
Optimus Prime prefers to fight fairly and in the open. At the same time, he knows bad guys ''don't'', so he utilizes his "night mode" to sneak up on them without being seen. Good lesson, there. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#BumperBattlerNightwatch|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} When the Autobots were preparing for an all-out assault on the Decepticons, Optimus ordered everyone to get their armor upgraded. Ratchet helped him install armor so strong that it can take fusion blasts with ease. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#ActivatorArmorUp|Armor Up Optimus Prime}}<br />
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===''Be the Hero'' books===<br />
{{Note|As the following stories are [[multipath adventure]]s, details will vary depending on the path taken. See individual pages for information on alternate paths.}}<br />
====''Prime Suspect''====<br />
After saving a [[You|human child]] from being run over by an out-of-control truck, Optimus found that he was being pursued by [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] and a squad of police. Some investigation turned up the fact that he was accused of breaking into [[HomeTech]]'s laboratory, and they had him doing so on security tape. Rendezvousing at the laboratory, Prime got [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] and the kid from earlier to go in and look for the footage. Though ultimately unsuccessful, a clue was found that led the Autobots to HomeTech's main warehouse. Within, Prime encountered the Decepticon who had framed him, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], and the two battled at length until the other Autobots helped him taken Blitzwing down. With the deception exposed, Prime was confident his name was cleared. {{storylink|Prime Suspect}}<br />
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====''Quest for the AllSpark''====<br />
Optimus and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] came up with a surefire plan when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] took over [[Detroit]]'s robot workforce in an attempt to get his hands on the [[AllSpark]]. The Autobots made false AllSparks and went to hide them around the city. Prime was intercepted by the clearance 'bot [[Crush-A]], and called in the rest of the Autobots, ultimately defeating their foe. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}<br />
====''Web of Deception''====<br />
When the Autobots' ship on the bottom of [[Lake Erie]] was struck by [[Sparkseeker]] torpedoes, Optimus was knocked offline and abducted by [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. He found himself strapped to an explosive device alongside one of the giant spiders from [[Archa Seven]]. Fortunately Ratchet was able to track him down and rescue him before the bomb could be triggered. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}<br />
====''Time-Quake''====<br />
Optimus and the other Autobots scoured Detroit, searching for the source of some strange temporal anomalies that had begun plaguing the city. Eventually they were able to track down the time machine that was responsible for the disturbances, and Optimus led his team in apprehending the culprit. {{storylink|Time-Quake}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines===<br />
[[Image:SPROK%21.JPG|left|200px|thumb|No Country for Old Toys.]]<br />
Optimus was swiftly overpowered by Starscream and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his army of clones]], as were all the Autobots. The Dinobots arrived to save the day in return for lodgings during a rainy spell, leaving Optimus to ask Ratchet desperately for the weather forecast ''every day'' (the forecast being rain, rain, rain...). {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17#Dino-MIGHT!|Dino-MIGHT!}}<br />
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Later, Detroit was hit by severe earthquakes, and Optimus led the Autobots in a rescue operation, personally holding up a collapsing bridge all by himself. These earthquakes turned out to be the work of the supervillain [[Quake-Maker]]. Optimus fought him but was easily beaten up—but forget Optimus, because the ''awesome'' Elite Guard operative [[Afterburn]] arrived, swiftly taking control of the Autobots and taking the villain down. Optimus was left a bit upset that Afterburn was so much better than him. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1|Burnout}}<br />
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He was apparently so upset that he didn't bother turning up afterwards, letting Afterburn dominate things. Prime's big contribution was to give everyone the day off. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 3|Crossroads!}}<br />
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Later on, he ran afoul of the angry and impressively moustached [[General Macadam]], who was throwing a fit over Swoop buzzing a [[United States Air Force|USAF jet]]. Optimus gave the Dinobot a grilling over this...realising too late that Swoop, having been booted from Dinobot Island, had come for a job. Later on, Prime was ''very'' amused when Macadam angrily asked for help stopping the hijacked [[Wraith-X]], and had Bumblebee bring in Swoop for it. <br />
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There was no time to celebrate, though, as ''Megatron'' assaulted their headquarters! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}} It turned out Afterburn, whom Megatron slaughtered, was a Decepticon infiltrator—and a sparkless drone one, at that—and he'd given their location away! Optimus and the gang held off a full Decepticon assault. In the aftermath, Optimus tried to boost Bumblebee's spirits by telling him he'd been a true hero in fighting Megatron, and that Afterburn hadn't been a ''real'' Transformer, so his death was no biggie. It was quite dodgy how easily Optimus wrote the guy off, to be frank... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Megatron's Revenge}} <br />
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Optimus later went to watch a race at [[Crazy Coyote Canyon]] to find the "King of Speed", and he permitted Bulkhead to join in if he wanted. He probably regretted this when Bulkhead won and Prime had to carry him in a victor's lap... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|The Race}}<br />
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===''The Cool'' comic===<br />
Upon discovering the Allspark, Optimus Prime and his crew fled from Megatron's ship into a space bridge gate and wound up before the planet Earth. Unfortunately, Megatron was already aboard the Autobots' vessel, and although he had gotten one of his arms mutilated in combat, had managed to take down the entirety of the ship's crew, with the exception of Optimus himself. Engaged in fierce melee combat with his foe, Optimus jettisoned the Decepticon out of the cargo bay day just, decrying Megatron's wish to rule the universe. Visibly strained from combat, Optimus then put himself and his crew in stasis to await the day he would have to face Megatron once more. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 3}}<br />
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To protect the [[AllSpark]], Optimus Prime lead his crew of Autobots to the [[Earth]] city of [[Detroit]]. The Decepticons [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] followed and attacked. Prime rescued [[Sari Sumdac]] from an explosion, protecting her with his body, then pitted himself against Starscream. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}<br />
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Starscream succeeded in seizing the AllSpark, but Prime refused to let him keep it. Driving off a ramp and attacking him in the sky, Prime opened the AllSpark, dispersing its energy, killing himself in the process. Luckily, Sari's [[AllSpark Key|key]] was able to revive him. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 2}}<br />
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Prime then lead the Autobots in defense of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], but was unable to counter [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s sonic attacks and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s aerial bombardments. The [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s arrived and drove the villains off, but then attempted to drive the Autobots off, too! Prime and [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] sorted their issues out and parted on good terms. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}<br />
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[[Image:TheCoolMegatronChokesPrime01.jpg|thumb|300px|right|GIVE ME YOUR CHIN!]]<br />
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Back in Detroit, Prime was attacked by Blackarachnia, who demanded to know why he'd abandoned her to die years ago. Prime explained that he and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] had immediately formed a rescue party but could not locate her. Freeing himself from her webbing, Prime vowed to help her restore her body no matter what. Their touching moment was interrupted by an attack from [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]], which buried Prime in rubble. By the time the other Autobots could free him, Blackarachnia had already retreated with the other Decepticons, asking never to be called "Elita-1" again. Prime screamed furiously at this. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 4}}<br />
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Optimus was present outside [[Sumdac Systems]] headquarters to greet the revived Megatron, who politely remembered Prime's name. Megatron made short work of Prime, slamming him to the ground by the throat and blasting away the Autobots with his [[fusion cannon]]. Refusing to give up, Prime drew his axe and clashed with Megatron's swords. Later, Prime survived the battle to greet [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], who were demanding an explanation for why he and his crew had yet to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}<br />
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Optimus Prime later joined Prowl in a battle against [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]]. Though Prowl defeated the clone, Optimus berated him for being "too flashy" about it and destroying an entire park in the process. Prime then escorted the clone to a warehouse where [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] was meeting with Megatron. Optimus demanded Megatron hand over ''his'' clone, but sang a different tune after it was revealed that the clones were packed with explosives. Prowl managed to send the explosives flying into the sky, and Prime complimented him on his quick thinking. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}<br />
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Some time after that, Prime managed to find the location of the near-complete Decepticon [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]] and launched a surprise attack. After kicking [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] in the stomach, Prime once again clashed melee weapons with Megatron. The foes were forced to fight together, however, when Starscream arrived with his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]]. The pair fought well side by side until [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] fired a shot at Megatron's head. The Decepticon leader blocked the shot by using Prime as a living shield, injuring the Autobot near-fatally. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}<br />
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As the Space Bridge overloaded, sucking everything into itself, Optimus Prime recovered. Rushing the distracted Megatron, Prime slapped a pair of stasis cuffs on him and then kicked him square in the jaw, sending the Decepticon hurtling into the vortex. After the battle, Prime joined the other Autobots in bidding farewell to the fallen [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}<br />
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[[Image:PrimeAllSparkGlowTheCool01.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]<br />
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When Starscream attacked Detroit in Omega Supreme's body, Optimus went off...''somewhere'', and when he came back, he had his Wing Blade armor and the [[Magnus Hammer]], having received the hammer as per Ultra Magnus's wish {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1}}. Optimus combined his power with Megatron's to defeat Starscream. After ordering Prowl to remove all traces of Starscream from Omega's body, he set his sights next on Megatron. Optimus and Megatron agreed to conclude their rivalry with a final battle and flew off into the sky, clashing hammer with sword. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}<br />
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Outmatched, Megatron fought back by powering his fusion cannon with Starscream's AllSpark fragment. The humongous blast shredded Optimus, who was then impaled through the [[spark]] chamber by Megatron's sword. Refusing to die, Optimus declared that his spark would shine until his last breath. Somehow, this caused the AllSpark fragment to be drawn to Optimus, where it immediately powered him up. Now endowed with a Heavenly aura and apparent invincibility, Optimus choke-slammed Megatron into unconsciousness. Later, Optimus and his crew returned to Cybertron with the shackled Megatron in tow, where they were hailed as heroes. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Transformers Animated: The Game===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English)<br />
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|134px]]<br />
Optimus decided that [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] could do with some more training, despite Bumblebee's assertion that video games counted. He had [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] turn the Autobot hideout into an obstacle course for himself, Bulkhead and Bumblebee to practice on. Not long after, word came in that the robots at a [[Sumdac Systems]] factory had gone haywire, and the three Autobots headed there to investigate. While they were bashing their way through the drones, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and Prowl got hold of a [[Decepticon Transmitter Drone]], which they used to intercept a transmission indicating that Megatron was looking for [[AllSpark]] fragments to power his Space Bridge. Though Optimus was keen to stop the Decepticon, Sari pointed out there were still rogue drones at the factory. After finding the AllSpark fragment that was causing the drones to malfunction, Prime had to take to the road to hunt down some more drones that were heading for Detroit.<br />
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Another transmission indicated that Megatron had all the fragments he needed to power his Space Bridge, so Optimus returned to the factory, where he, Bumblebee and Bulkhead tracked down another fragment. Optimus then chased the Transmitter Drone back to its point of origin — Megatron's mine lair. The three Autobots fought their way into the mine and confronted Megatron at the mouth of his Space Bridge. After a short battle, Megatron transwarped out, and the three Autobots attempted to follow him. Only Optimus and Bulkhead arrived on Cybertron, and had to search fruitlessly for Megatron until Bumblebee arrived. A transmission led them to the Space Bridge Nexus where they found Megatron. A protracted fight ensued, at the end of which Megatron transwarped out to parts unknown. Optimus was commended by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and offered a place in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. He turned it down in favor of returning to Earth, where Ratchet wondered if he needed to examine Optimus's processor. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}<br />
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===Transformers Battle Universe===<br />
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Optimus Prime was among several warriors (and [[Optimus Prime|Prime]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
:''Main article: [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Merchandise]]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The twin cylinder-shaped protrusions connected to Optimus's small antennae are inspired by the head design of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] rendition of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], as opposed to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|traditional]] single cylinder.<br />
*Optimus Prime features design elements from two different incarnations of [[Optimus Primal]]. The "skin" color of his face (and to a lesser extent, the presence of a retractable faceplate) is taken from Primal's first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' body, while the way his lips are drawn is inspired by Primal's ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' body. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] thought since Prime is more of an inexperienced leader, he wanted to infuse some elements from Primal's design, who had a similar role in his series. <ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html#cutid1 Derrick Wyatt Q&A at the tf_animated livejournal community]</ref><br />
*His chest windows resemble those of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]], the incarnation of Optimus in ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'', while his jetpack wings look like [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]]'s.<br />
*His Cybertronic form, on the other hand, bears a strong resemblance to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]]. The toy takes this even further, with large shoulder-mounted wheels that also pay homage to Optronix.<br />
*Optimus was killed off after only [[Transform and Roll Out|one episode]] (three if you want to get technical) ''and'' revived 1 minute and 15 seconds later. That's gotta be [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|a new record]].<br />
*When Optimus died in [[Transform and Roll Out|one episode]] [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] opened his chest to revive him with her [[AllSpark Key|key]] to revive him. if you haven't noticed that his chest design goes right back to the G1 days because his chest is suitable for him to bear the [[AllSpark Matrix|Matrix]]. <br />
*At the end of "Transform and Roll Out", Prime's spark is contained in the same place ordinarily reserved for the [[Matrix (disambiguation)|Matrix]] in other continuities.<br />
*Despite nominally being a fire truck, Prime's alt mode features a detachable cab that can mount a number of different trailers, such as [[Headmaster (episode)|a lookalike of Generation 1 Optimus's trailer]] and a [[The Elite Guard|dump truck]]. Presumably, this would make his alt mode not a fire truck, but a semi-truck ''outfitted'' as a fire truck. Score one for the old fans!<br />
*Like his Generation 1 counterpart, this Optimus's trailer almost invariably disappears COMPLETELY when he transforms, assuming it's there to begin with. This even happens when it isn't his trailer, such as in "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]". Even Prime himself is just as confused as to where it goes, as evidenced by "[[Career Day]]". [[Subspace]] shunting? [[Unicron Singularity]]? Or...something more?<br />
*Optimus Prime's bio on his Happy Meal toy at McDonald's says he is a '''FIRE TRUCK CAB'''.<br />
*To date, none of Optimus' toys come with his trademark 'grappler launcher' weapons.<br />
*According to the packaging call-outs for Cybertron Mode, DVD two-pack and Voyager Optimus Prime, his weapon is an "Ion-Axe" (or "Ion Axe"). However, on Roll Out Command Optimus Prime, Optimus's weapon is an "Ultra-Axe". ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' labels it a [[Solitarium]] weapon. The Japanese dub not only embraced the term "Ultra-Axe", but also added the "Ultra-" prefix to Prime's net (now the "Ultra-Net"), grappling hook (the "Ultra-Anchor"), and... jumping ability ("Ultra-Jump").<br />
*[[TakaraTomy]] marketing director, [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], has claimed that the Japanese version of ''Transformers Animated'' takes place within the continuity of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film franchise]], thus making ''Animated'' Optimus Prime the same character as Movie [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Some of Yamazaki's other statements regarding this have been contradicted (primarily regarding [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]), so take with a grain of salt.<br />
*A round of punny Japanese. During the "next episode" preview at the end of "[[Transform and Roll Out|A New Chapter! Transformers]]", Bumblebee complains that the name "Oputimasu Puraimu" (as the natives pronounce it) is too long and difficult to remember. His renaming suggestions include: "[[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]", "Oputi", "Opura", and "Pupu". Obviously, Optimus rejects all of them, saying that "Oputi" is more suited for a cute dog, "Opura" just sounds weird, and "Pupu", while cute, would be hard not to laugh at.<br />
*According to <strike>David Kaye</strike> [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], he (like any Autobot) sucks at golf.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQsjGclmVQ&feature=related David Kaye at BotCon 2008]</ref><br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/CybModeOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Animated Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]<br />
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]<br />
[[Category:Primes]]<br />
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Overlord_(Animated)&diff=730471Overlord (Animated)2012-07-08T18:33:14Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<div>{{factions|decepticon}}<br />
{{disambig3|Overlord}}<br />
:''Overlord is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Animated Overlord.jpg|thumb|200px|A Decepticon with blue eyes]]<br />
<br />
'''Overlord'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s heart just isn't in it.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The AllSpark Almanac''===<br />
During the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], Overlord left the Decepticons. This came as a pleasant reprieve for the [[Autobot]]s. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Almanac-only characters]]<br />
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Null-ray&diff=720590Null-ray2012-06-03T12:29:56Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Revenge of the Fallen */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:Nullray-normal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pew pew pew.]]<br />
<br />
One of the signature weapons of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], the '''null-ray''' is capable of stopping any electrical device with one shot, be it human or [[Transformer]].<br />
<br />
Except [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. All a blast from the null-ray does is make him angry. It doesn't work on the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] either, but they were already pissed at Starscream and the jets.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
Shortly after arriving at the [[oil]] platform with his fellow Decepticons, Starscream was ordered to fire his null-ray at some equipment, causing the machinery to freeze and cease from working. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After causing a tidal wave at [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron ordered Starscream to shoot three of the generators with blasts from the null-ray as part of their efforts to make [[Energon cube|Energon cubes]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
After being discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Starscream shot him with the null-ray, allowing the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to modify his [[Circuits|memory circuits]] to lead the [[Autobot|Autobots]] into a trap. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}<br />
<br />
Later, when Megatron had the [[Power chip rectifier|power chip rectifiers]] of the Decepticons installed in him before his battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream lamented that he could no longer use the null-ray or his cluster bombs. A threat of termination from Megatron shut him up. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}<br />
<br />
Starscream zapped [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] with the null ray so Megatron could extract the Autobot's special circuit. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nullray-jet.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Starscream suffering from a runny nose.]]<br />
Determined not to be replaced by the human-built [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Starscream used his null-ray to fritz her circuits. Naturally, Megatron wasn't too happy about the loss of his new female "companion" and immediately labeled Starscream a traitor. Again. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
<br />
When Starscream partnered up with the (more than usually) paranoid [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], Starscream fired his null-ray at Red Alert, causing his unstable [[Circuits|logic circuits]] to stabilize. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nullray-finger.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I am GOD!"]]<br />
Later, Starscream was shown firing the null-ray from his nose while in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}. Later still, he was shown firing it through his finger. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
Starscream last used his null-ray at his own coronation as leader of the Decepticons. During the coronation, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] played trumpets, but Starscream, eager to get on with the ceremony, used the null-ray to slice the instruments in half. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
<br />
In 2005, [[Marissa Faireborn]] had a hand-held blaster which fired null-rays. Whether this was reverse engineered from a captured Seeker, developed with the help of the Autobots, or was acquired by some sort of convoluted plan of Starscream's to replace Megatron, is unknown. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br />
<br />
===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===<br />
====''Armada'' cartoon====<br />
When [[Starscream (Armada)|''Armada'' Starscream]] finally got his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], he gained a new attack called the "Null Laser Cannon". It didn't disable electrical stuff, but created a big explosion instead.{{storylink|Jungle}}<br />
<br />
====''Energon''====<br />
Starscream had two lasers on his wings (the wings swiveled to position the laser cannons). He called these Null Beam Cannons. Again, they acted like very powerful blasters. <br />
<br />
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====<br />
Starscream had two swiveling, very powerful laser cannons at his waist. He had two more stationary cannons, one on each of his forward wingtips. He called these Null Cannons. Once more, they acted like very powerful blasters. When he supersized, he replaced his broken [[Cyber Key]]-activated sword with a massive wide-bore null cannon. {{Storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}<br />
<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] packed null-rays as his main weapon, but these also just worked like a very powerful blaster. Their destructive effect on Earth-made buildings was impressive, if not as intense as ''Armada'' Starscream's, and a sustained blast of around 12 seconds was enough to render all five Earth-bound Autobots unconscious—for a few seconds. Hmm. Then later a direct blast fully disabled ''[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'' for several minutes (well, to be fair, Magnus took a point-blank shot right in the kisser). {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} In this Universe Starscream's Null rays convert into Dual Cyber Blade which are used either for a more personal kill or for close combat. He was recently engaged in a sword fight against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} Both [[Decepticons|cons]] had an equal number of swords so the battle could had been a stalemate or Starscream get's slagged like the last six times. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br />
<br />
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br />
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] designed his null-ray himself. It was a weapon feared for its ability to deactivate electrical systems. In the Video game it is Starscream signature ability where bots within the radius of the Null ray is stunned for a few seconds. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)#Decepticon_campaign_2|Decepticon Campaign}}<br />
<br />
===''Dark of the Moon''===<br />
Starscream possessed two Mechtech Null-ray cannons which could combine to create a large double-bladed weapon. Either cannon could also be used as a hand-held blade. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe_Class_toys_2|Mechtech Deluxe Starscream}}<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Image:Shadowzone-nullray.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
After losing his arm in a ground-bridge accident, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] waited on an operating table as [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] began suggesting upgrades to replace the lost limb. His highest recommendation for a new armament was the null ray. {{Storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
Starscream's null-ray sliced mountains in half. It most likely did the same to Autobots, but Starscream was bashed offline by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] before he could test that theory.<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===<br />
[[Image:WFC null-ray.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br />
During the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Null Rays were a common weapon used by [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] and [[Sniper (WFC)|Sniper]] class Transformers, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s preferred weapon. They were sniper rifles fitted with 10x zoom scopes, and the cloaked Scout's best friend. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br />
<br />
{{note|In the game, this weapon has the following attributes:<br />
*Damage: 10<br />
*Range: 9<br />
*Accuracy: 10<br />
*Rate of Fire: 1}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*At least [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|once]] Starscream's null-ray appeared to cause freezing. This could be a mere error. {{fact}}<br />
*Clearly, Starscream never bothered to patent the null-ray. Bad enough a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|agent's]] daughter used them, but so did [[Whirl (G1)|''Generation 1'' Whirl]]. <br />
*Due to the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon's frequent translation and dubbing errors, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s "Null Laser Cannon" was randomly referred to as the "''Narrow'' Laser Cannon" (despite the visually obvious fact that the laser blast was anything ''but'' narrow).<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Raggio Zero''' (''The Transformers'' second dub, "Zero Beam"); '''Raggio Nullo''' (''Prime'', "Null-ray")<br />
*''Polish:'' '''Miotacz promieni Zero''' (''War for Cybertron'', "Zero ray rifle")<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Animated weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Armada weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Prime weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]<br />
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Null-ray&diff=720588Null-ray2012-06-03T12:29:13Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Revenge of the Fallen */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:Nullray-normal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pew pew pew.]]<br />
<br />
One of the signature weapons of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], the '''null-ray''' is capable of stopping any electrical device with one shot, be it human or [[Transformer]].<br />
<br />
Except [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. All a blast from the null-ray does is make him angry. It doesn't work on the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] either, but they were already pissed at Starscream and the jets.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
Shortly after arriving at the [[oil]] platform with his fellow Decepticons, Starscream was ordered to fire his null-ray at some equipment, causing the machinery to freeze and cease from working. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After causing a tidal wave at [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron ordered Starscream to shoot three of the generators with blasts from the null-ray as part of their efforts to make [[Energon cube|Energon cubes]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
After being discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Starscream shot him with the null-ray, allowing the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to modify his [[Circuits|memory circuits]] to lead the [[Autobot|Autobots]] into a trap. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}<br />
<br />
Later, when Megatron had the [[Power chip rectifier|power chip rectifiers]] of the Decepticons installed in him before his battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream lamented that he could no longer use the null-ray or his cluster bombs. A threat of termination from Megatron shut him up. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}<br />
<br />
Starscream zapped [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] with the null ray so Megatron could extract the Autobot's special circuit. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nullray-jet.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Starscream suffering from a runny nose.]]<br />
Determined not to be replaced by the human-built [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Starscream used his null-ray to fritz her circuits. Naturally, Megatron wasn't too happy about the loss of his new female "companion" and immediately labeled Starscream a traitor. Again. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
<br />
When Starscream partnered up with the (more than usually) paranoid [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], Starscream fired his null-ray at Red Alert, causing his unstable [[Circuits|logic circuits]] to stabilize. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nullray-finger.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I am GOD!"]]<br />
Later, Starscream was shown firing the null-ray from his nose while in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}. Later still, he was shown firing it through his finger. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
Starscream last used his null-ray at his own coronation as leader of the Decepticons. During the coronation, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] played trumpets, but Starscream, eager to get on with the ceremony, used the null-ray to slice the instruments in half. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
<br />
In 2005, [[Marissa Faireborn]] had a hand-held blaster which fired null-rays. Whether this was reverse engineered from a captured Seeker, developed with the help of the Autobots, or was acquired by some sort of convoluted plan of Starscream's to replace Megatron, is unknown. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br />
<br />
===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===<br />
====''Armada'' cartoon====<br />
When [[Starscream (Armada)|''Armada'' Starscream]] finally got his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], he gained a new attack called the "Null Laser Cannon". It didn't disable electrical stuff, but created a big explosion instead.{{storylink|Jungle}}<br />
<br />
====''Energon''====<br />
Starscream had two lasers on his wings (the wings swiveled to position the laser cannons). He called these Null Beam Cannons. Again, they acted like very powerful blasters. <br />
<br />
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====<br />
Starscream had two swiveling, very powerful laser cannons at his waist. He had two more stationary cannons, one on each of his forward wingtips. He called these Null Cannons. Once more, they acted like very powerful blasters. When he supersized, he replaced his broken [[Cyber Key]]-activated sword with a massive wide-bore null cannon. {{Storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}<br />
<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] packed null-rays as his main weapon, but these also just worked like a very powerful blaster. Their destructive effect on Earth-made buildings was impressive, if not as intense as ''Armada'' Starscream's, and a sustained blast of around 12 seconds was enough to render all five Earth-bound Autobots unconscious—for a few seconds. Hmm. Then later a direct blast fully disabled ''[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'' for several minutes (well, to be fair, Magnus took a point-blank shot right in the kisser). {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} In this Universe Starscream's Null rays convert into Dual Cyber Blade which are used either for a more personal kill or for close combat. He was recently engaged in a sword fight against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} Both [[Decepticons|cons]] had an equal number of swords so the battle could had been a stalemate or Starscream get's slagged like the last six times. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br />
<br />
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br />
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] designed his null-ray himself. It was a weapon feared for its ability to deactivate electrical systems. In the Video game it is Starscream signature ability where bots within the radius of the Null ray is stunned for a few seconds. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys##Decepticon_campaign_2|Decepticon Campaign}}<br />
<br />
===''Dark of the Moon''===<br />
Starscream possessed two Mechtech Null-ray cannons which could combine to create a large double-bladed weapon. Either cannon could also be used as a hand-held blade. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe_Class_toys_2|Mechtech Deluxe Starscream}}<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Image:Shadowzone-nullray.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
After losing his arm in a ground-bridge accident, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] waited on an operating table as [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] began suggesting upgrades to replace the lost limb. His highest recommendation for a new armament was the null ray. {{Storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
Starscream's null-ray sliced mountains in half. It most likely did the same to Autobots, but Starscream was bashed offline by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] before he could test that theory.<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===<br />
[[Image:WFC null-ray.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br />
During the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Null Rays were a common weapon used by [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] and [[Sniper (WFC)|Sniper]] class Transformers, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s preferred weapon. They were sniper rifles fitted with 10x zoom scopes, and the cloaked Scout's best friend. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br />
<br />
{{note|In the game, this weapon has the following attributes:<br />
*Damage: 10<br />
*Range: 9<br />
*Accuracy: 10<br />
*Rate of Fire: 1}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*At least [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|once]] Starscream's null-ray appeared to cause freezing. This could be a mere error. {{fact}}<br />
*Clearly, Starscream never bothered to patent the null-ray. Bad enough a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|agent's]] daughter used them, but so did [[Whirl (G1)|''Generation 1'' Whirl]]. <br />
*Due to the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon's frequent translation and dubbing errors, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s "Null Laser Cannon" was randomly referred to as the "''Narrow'' Laser Cannon" (despite the visually obvious fact that the laser blast was anything ''but'' narrow).<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Raggio Zero''' (''The Transformers'' second dub, "Zero Beam"); '''Raggio Nullo''' (''Prime'', "Null-ray")<br />
*''Polish:'' '''Miotacz promieni Zero''' (''War for Cybertron'', "Zero ray rifle")<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Animated weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Armada weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Prime weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]<br />
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Null-ray&diff=720587Null-ray2012-06-03T12:28:49Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Revenge of the Fallen */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:Nullray-normal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pew pew pew.]]<br />
<br />
One of the signature weapons of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], the '''null-ray''' is capable of stopping any electrical device with one shot, be it human or [[Transformer]].<br />
<br />
Except [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. All a blast from the null-ray does is make him angry. It doesn't work on the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] either, but they were already pissed at Starscream and the jets.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
Shortly after arriving at the [[oil]] platform with his fellow Decepticons, Starscream was ordered to fire his null-ray at some equipment, causing the machinery to freeze and cease from working. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After causing a tidal wave at [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron ordered Starscream to shoot three of the generators with blasts from the null-ray as part of their efforts to make [[Energon cube|Energon cubes]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
After being discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Starscream shot him with the null-ray, allowing the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to modify his [[Circuits|memory circuits]] to lead the [[Autobot|Autobots]] into a trap. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}<br />
<br />
Later, when Megatron had the [[Power chip rectifier|power chip rectifiers]] of the Decepticons installed in him before his battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream lamented that he could no longer use the null-ray or his cluster bombs. A threat of termination from Megatron shut him up. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}<br />
<br />
Starscream zapped [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] with the null ray so Megatron could extract the Autobot's special circuit. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nullray-jet.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Starscream suffering from a runny nose.]]<br />
Determined not to be replaced by the human-built [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Starscream used his null-ray to fritz her circuits. Naturally, Megatron wasn't too happy about the loss of his new female "companion" and immediately labeled Starscream a traitor. Again. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
<br />
When Starscream partnered up with the (more than usually) paranoid [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], Starscream fired his null-ray at Red Alert, causing his unstable [[Circuits|logic circuits]] to stabilize. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Nullray-finger.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I am GOD!"]]<br />
Later, Starscream was shown firing the null-ray from his nose while in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}. Later still, he was shown firing it through his finger. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
Starscream last used his null-ray at his own coronation as leader of the Decepticons. During the coronation, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] played trumpets, but Starscream, eager to get on with the ceremony, used the null-ray to slice the instruments in half. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
<br />
In 2005, [[Marissa Faireborn]] had a hand-held blaster which fired null-rays. Whether this was reverse engineered from a captured Seeker, developed with the help of the Autobots, or was acquired by some sort of convoluted plan of Starscream's to replace Megatron, is unknown. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br />
<br />
===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===<br />
====''Armada'' cartoon====<br />
When [[Starscream (Armada)|''Armada'' Starscream]] finally got his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], he gained a new attack called the "Null Laser Cannon". It didn't disable electrical stuff, but created a big explosion instead.{{storylink|Jungle}}<br />
<br />
====''Energon''====<br />
Starscream had two lasers on his wings (the wings swiveled to position the laser cannons). He called these Null Beam Cannons. Again, they acted like very powerful blasters. <br />
<br />
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====<br />
Starscream had two swiveling, very powerful laser cannons at his waist. He had two more stationary cannons, one on each of his forward wingtips. He called these Null Cannons. Once more, they acted like very powerful blasters. When he supersized, he replaced his broken [[Cyber Key]]-activated sword with a massive wide-bore null cannon. {{Storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}<br />
<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] packed null-rays as his main weapon, but these also just worked like a very powerful blaster. Their destructive effect on Earth-made buildings was impressive, if not as intense as ''Armada'' Starscream's, and a sustained blast of around 12 seconds was enough to render all five Earth-bound Autobots unconscious—for a few seconds. Hmm. Then later a direct blast fully disabled ''[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'' for several minutes (well, to be fair, Magnus took a point-blank shot right in the kisser). {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} In this Universe Starscream's Null rays convert into Dual Cyber Blade which are used either for a more personal kill or for close combat. He was recently engaged in a sword fight against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} Both [[Decepticons|cons]] had an equal number of swords so the battle could had been a stalemate or Starscream get's slagged like the last six times. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br />
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] designed his null-ray himself. It was a weapon feared for its ability to deactivate electrical systems. In the Video game it is Starscream signature ability where bots within the radius of the Null ray is stunned for a few seconds. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys##Decepticon_campaign_2|Decepticon Campaign}}<ref>Starscream's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio at Hasbro.com] </ref><br />
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===''Dark of the Moon''===<br />
Starscream possessed two Mechtech Null-ray cannons which could combine to create a large double-bladed weapon. Either cannon could also be used as a hand-held blade. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe_Class_toys_2|Mechtech Deluxe Starscream}}<br />
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===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Image:Shadowzone-nullray.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
After losing his arm in a ground-bridge accident, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] waited on an operating table as [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] began suggesting upgrades to replace the lost limb. His highest recommendation for a new armament was the null ray. {{Storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
Starscream's null-ray sliced mountains in half. It most likely did the same to Autobots, but Starscream was bashed offline by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] before he could test that theory.<br />
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===<br />
[[Image:WFC null-ray.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br />
During the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Null Rays were a common weapon used by [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] and [[Sniper (WFC)|Sniper]] class Transformers, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s preferred weapon. They were sniper rifles fitted with 10x zoom scopes, and the cloaked Scout's best friend. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br />
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{{note|In the game, this weapon has the following attributes:<br />
*Damage: 10<br />
*Range: 9<br />
*Accuracy: 10<br />
*Rate of Fire: 1}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*At least [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|once]] Starscream's null-ray appeared to cause freezing. This could be a mere error. {{fact}}<br />
*Clearly, Starscream never bothered to patent the null-ray. Bad enough a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|agent's]] daughter used them, but so did [[Whirl (G1)|''Generation 1'' Whirl]]. <br />
*Due to the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon's frequent translation and dubbing errors, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s "Null Laser Cannon" was randomly referred to as the "''Narrow'' Laser Cannon" (despite the visually obvious fact that the laser blast was anything ''but'' narrow).<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Raggio Zero''' (''The Transformers'' second dub, "Zero Beam"); '''Raggio Nullo''' (''Prime'', "Null-ray")<br />
*''Polish:'' '''Miotacz promieni Zero''' (''War for Cybertron'', "Zero ray rifle")<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category:Animated weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Armada weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Prime weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]<br />
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Null-ray&diff=720586Null-ray2012-06-03T12:15:53Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Animated cartoon */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Nullray-normal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pew pew pew.]]<br />
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One of the signature weapons of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], the '''null-ray''' is capable of stopping any electrical device with one shot, be it human or [[Transformer]].<br />
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Except [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. All a blast from the null-ray does is make him angry. It doesn't work on the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] either, but they were already pissed at Starscream and the jets.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
Shortly after arriving at the [[oil]] platform with his fellow Decepticons, Starscream was ordered to fire his null-ray at some equipment, causing the machinery to freeze and cease from working. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After causing a tidal wave at [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron ordered Starscream to shoot three of the generators with blasts from the null-ray as part of their efforts to make [[Energon cube|Energon cubes]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
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After being discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Starscream shot him with the null-ray, allowing the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to modify his [[Circuits|memory circuits]] to lead the [[Autobot|Autobots]] into a trap. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}<br />
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Later, when Megatron had the [[Power chip rectifier|power chip rectifiers]] of the Decepticons installed in him before his battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream lamented that he could no longer use the null-ray or his cluster bombs. A threat of termination from Megatron shut him up. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}<br />
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Starscream zapped [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] with the null ray so Megatron could extract the Autobot's special circuit. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}<br />
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[[Image:Nullray-jet.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Starscream suffering from a runny nose.]]<br />
Determined not to be replaced by the human-built [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Starscream used his null-ray to fritz her circuits. Naturally, Megatron wasn't too happy about the loss of his new female "companion" and immediately labeled Starscream a traitor. Again. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
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When Starscream partnered up with the (more than usually) paranoid [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], Starscream fired his null-ray at Red Alert, causing his unstable [[Circuits|logic circuits]] to stabilize. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}<br />
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[[Image:Nullray-finger.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I am GOD!"]]<br />
Later, Starscream was shown firing the null-ray from his nose while in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}. Later still, he was shown firing it through his finger. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
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Starscream last used his null-ray at his own coronation as leader of the Decepticons. During the coronation, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] played trumpets, but Starscream, eager to get on with the ceremony, used the null-ray to slice the instruments in half. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
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In 2005, [[Marissa Faireborn]] had a hand-held blaster which fired null-rays. Whether this was reverse engineered from a captured Seeker, developed with the help of the Autobots, or was acquired by some sort of convoluted plan of Starscream's to replace Megatron, is unknown. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br />
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===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===<br />
====''Armada'' cartoon====<br />
When [[Starscream (Armada)|''Armada'' Starscream]] finally got his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], he gained a new attack called the "Null Laser Cannon". It didn't disable electrical stuff, but created a big explosion instead.{{storylink|Jungle}}<br />
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====''Energon''====<br />
Starscream had two lasers on his wings (the wings swiveled to position the laser cannons). He called these Null Beam Cannons. Again, they acted like very powerful blasters. <br />
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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====<br />
Starscream had two swiveling, very powerful laser cannons at his waist. He had two more stationary cannons, one on each of his forward wingtips. He called these Null Cannons. Once more, they acted like very powerful blasters. When he supersized, he replaced his broken [[Cyber Key]]-activated sword with a massive wide-bore null cannon. {{Storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}<br />
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===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] packed null-rays as his main weapon, but these also just worked like a very powerful blaster. Their destructive effect on Earth-made buildings was impressive, if not as intense as ''Armada'' Starscream's, and a sustained blast of around 12 seconds was enough to render all five Earth-bound Autobots unconscious—for a few seconds. Hmm. Then later a direct blast fully disabled ''[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'' for several minutes (well, to be fair, Magnus took a point-blank shot right in the kisser). {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} In this Universe Starscream's Null rays convert into Dual Cyber Blade which are used either for a more personal kill or for close combat. He was recently engaged in a sword fight against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} Both [[Decepticons|cons]] had an equal number of swords so the battle could had been a stalemate or Starscream get's slagged like the last six times. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br />
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] designed his null-ray himself. It was a weapon feared for its ability to deactivate electrical systems.<ref>Starscream's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio at Hasbro.com] </ref><br />
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===''Dark of the Moon''===<br />
Starscream possessed two Mechtech Null-ray cannons which could combine to create a large double-bladed weapon. Either cannon could also be used as a hand-held blade. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe_Class_toys_2|Mechtech Deluxe Starscream}}<br />
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===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
[[Image:Shadowzone-nullray.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
After losing his arm in a ground-bridge accident, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] waited on an operating table as [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] began suggesting upgrades to replace the lost limb. His highest recommendation for a new armament was the null ray. {{Storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
Starscream's null-ray sliced mountains in half. It most likely did the same to Autobots, but Starscream was bashed offline by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] before he could test that theory.<br />
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===<br />
[[Image:WFC null-ray.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br />
During the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Null Rays were a common weapon used by [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] and [[Sniper (WFC)|Sniper]] class Transformers, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s preferred weapon. They were sniper rifles fitted with 10x zoom scopes, and the cloaked Scout's best friend. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br />
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{{note|In the game, this weapon has the following attributes:<br />
*Damage: 10<br />
*Range: 9<br />
*Accuracy: 10<br />
*Rate of Fire: 1}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*At least [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|once]] Starscream's null-ray appeared to cause freezing. This could be a mere error. {{fact}}<br />
*Clearly, Starscream never bothered to patent the null-ray. Bad enough a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|agent's]] daughter used them, but so did [[Whirl (G1)|''Generation 1'' Whirl]]. <br />
*Due to the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon's frequent translation and dubbing errors, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s "Null Laser Cannon" was randomly referred to as the "''Narrow'' Laser Cannon" (despite the visually obvious fact that the laser blast was anything ''but'' narrow).<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Raggio Zero''' (''The Transformers'' second dub, "Zero Beam"); '''Raggio Nullo''' (''Prime'', "Null-ray")<br />
*''Polish:'' '''Miotacz promieni Zero''' (''War for Cybertron'', "Zero ray rifle")<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category:Animated weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Armada weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Cybertron weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Prime weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]<br />
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Trailbreaker_(Movie)&diff=709300Trailbreaker (Movie)2012-04-20T17:09:29Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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{{disambig2|the live-action-movie Autobot|the Generation 1 Autobot|Trailbreaker (G1)}}<br />
:''Trailbreaker is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family.''<br />
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[[Image:Trailbreaker movie psp.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Stop smiling your about to go into battle!]]<br />
'''Trailbreaker''' sees the funny side in everything. Even in the gravest of situations, he's always ready with a joke and a steadfast refusal to take anything serious, much to the chagrin of his buddy, [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]].<br />
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==Games==<br />
===3D Battle-Card Game===<br />
Trailbreaker was one of the Autobots under [[Optimus Primal]]'s command during the "Energon Wars", a very vaguely defined conflict that pitted them against [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]]'s Decepticons. He was armed with a rocket launcher, electrostatic beams and his mighty fists, and was capable of jamming radio waves and generating an invisible force field. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game}}<br />
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===''Transformers'' The Game (PSP)===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]<br />
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Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to [[Earth]] in response to a signal from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] alerting them to the presence of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] on the planet. After being informed by Bumblebee's human companion [[Sam Witwicky]] that the lost [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was also on Earth, Prime dispatched Trailbreaker and Hound to investigate the Arctic cavern in which Megatron's body was originally uncovered. Taking some drones with them, Trailbreaker and Hound discovered that the Decepticons [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] had had the same idea. As Megatron's body had already been moved by [[Sector Seven]] anyway, Trailbreaker and Hound had nothing to lose by planting bombs in the cavern, hoping to entomb the two Decepticons in ice. Unfortunately, the two villains escaped at the last minute, having discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones to Earth with him to help search for the All Spark—drones which were currently lying dormant around the Earth.<br />
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Shockwave brought Megatron's drone army back on line soon after, and they attacked the Autobots en route to [[Hoover Dam]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] forced the origin of the drones from a defeated Thundercracker, and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] quickly concocted a virus that would send them back into sleep mode. Trailbreaker and Hound were charged with getting the virus transmitted into a satellite so that it could be broadcast to all the drones at once, and they broke into a communications center belonging to "The Corporation" (apparently a Sector Seven front company) to use their communications dish. Trailbreaker didn't imagine there'd be much trouble standing in their way, only to find Decepticon drones dogging their every step. After the drones blew up the first dish they found, the duo were forced to move to the complex's airstrip to find another, only for the drones to cut off its power supply. Hound clambered atop the dish, using his own power to boot it up, while Trailbreaker was given the task of uploading the virus. Realizing the risk his friend was facing, Trailbreaker hesitated when Hound gave the order to upload, but Hound screamed at him to do it, and Trailbreaker relented. Unfathomably, "uploading the virus" involved Trailbreaker violently attacking the dish control panel, causing both it and the dish to explode, hurling Hound's body across the complex. The virus was successfully transmitted to the drones, knocking them offline, but at the cost of Hound's life. With the last of his strength, Hound asked Trailbreaker if the plan worked, but Trailbreaker was unable to reply before Hound died in his arms. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
[[Image:MovieTrailbreaker3DCard.jpg|thumb|150px|Admit it. That [[Ironhide (Energon)|head peeking up from the truck mode]] is hilarious.]]<br />
===3D Battle-Card Game===<br />
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*'''Trailbreaker''' (2007)<br />
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:A 26-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Trailbreaker "transforms" into a black pickup truck with a camper shell. He uses the same parts layout as [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].<br />
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:The Battle-Card may or may not actually represent [[Trailbreaker (G1)|the original Trailbreaker]], as its listed abilities line up with that incarnation, but the design is clearly in the live-action movie aesthetic... and a version of the Trailbreaker character exists in the "movie" universe ''anyway'', so hey.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Trailbreaker's robot mode is based on the model for [[Dropkick]] (and by extension [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]]). However, his vehicle mode varies by media. In the game, he's a black SUV. As a 3D Battle-Card, he's a pickup truck again, but with a camper shell on the back akin to his [[Generation 1]] [[Trailbreaker (G1)|namesake]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5vl922MNyU Cut scene featuring Trailbreaker]<br />
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]<br />
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Leadfoot_(DOTM)&diff=707781Leadfoot (DOTM)2012-04-15T09:59:11Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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{{disambig3|Leadfoot}}<br />
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:''Leadfoot is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:LeadfootDOTM-poster.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[BotCon]]'s most popular cosplay subject.]]<br />
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'''Leadfoot''' is one of the [[Wrecker]]s, a group of former engineers turned fighters who have turned their talents to kicking [[Decepticon]] tail across the galaxy. His specialty is building bigger and better weapons, WITH SCIENCE! Unsurprisingly, this vocation has led him to strike up a friendship with the Autobots resident weapons-hound [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The way the two egg each other on towards bigger and better "boom-sticks", the other Autobots fear one day waking up to find [[Wheeljack (G1)|a smoking crater where their workshop once stood.]]<br />
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{{quote| Wreckers, kill it!|Leadfoot and his pals engage in some brutality|''[[Dark of the Moon (film)]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' (film)===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[John DiMaggio]] (English), [[Hiroshi Iwasaki]] (Japanese), [[Raul Solo]] (Latin American Spanish) [[Renzo Stacchi]] (Italian)<br />
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{{quote|We were hidden in the first booster rocket to separate. Splashed down in the Atlantic just as planned. (Spits) We ain't going nowhere.|Leadfoot after dismantling a Decepticon pilot|''[[Dark of the Moon (film)]]''}}<br />
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[[Image:DOTM-RoadbusterLeadfoot.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Get in mah belleh!]]<br />
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Leadfoot, Topspin and Roadbuster, collectively known as [[Wrecker|the Wreckers]], by [[Charlotte Mearing]], had arrived with the second wave of Autobots aboard the Autobot ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', and were rarely let off of the [[NASA]] base because of their attitude. They would spend most of their time working on repairing their ship along with some human engineers, including [[Robert Epps]].<br />
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When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] announced that the current occupation force of Autobots was to be exiled or the Earth would face the wrath of hundreds of Decepticons, the three prepared the ship for launch and accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the others aboard, sending the ship into the atmosphere - where it was then targeted and blown to smithereens by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], seemingly killing all the Autobots aboard. Undaunted by this, the Autobot's human allies nonetheless tried to launch an incursion into Decepticon-held [[Chicago]].<br />
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Fortunately for them, the Autobots were not actually aboard the ship, and had only feigned their deaths in order to keep the Decepticons from following up on their global threat. Leadfoot and the other Wreckers swung into action immediately, rescuing Epps, [[Sam Witwicky]] and a group of soldiers from a [[Orbital Assault Carrier|Decepticon fighter]] and executing the pilot. Leadfoot revealed that they had hidden in the ''Xantium's'' booster rocket which had separated moments before the ship's destruction, stating that they weren't going anywhere. <br />
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While the Autobots were scouting a route to the building containing Sentinel's [[Space bridge]] pillars, [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]] separated Optimus from his weapons trailer. Optimus ordered Leadfoot and the other Wreckers to create a distraction so that he could retrieve it, and in their armored race car forms fired at Shockwave with their machine guns until being forced to retreat, leaving behind [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], who had hitched a ride with them. After Optimus had become snared in a construction site's cables, the Wreckers set out to free him. After doing so they rejoined the battle, battling against a long-limbed Decepticon. After the battle Leadfoot stood with the other survivors, accepting that Cybertron was gone forever and that Earth was their new home. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}<br />
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===Target.com profile===<br />
{{notemoviebio}}<br />
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Leadfoot single-handedly stormed [[Kaon]] to rescue a group of Autobot prisoners, defeating or destroying a number of Decepticons, including dueling and defeating [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], busting up the Decepticon's mental circuits in the process. He was then personally recruited for the Wreckers by Ironhide.<br />
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He has since used his mechanical skills to improve the performance of both of Ironhide's arm cannons, as well as reconfigure his companion [[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]] into the souped-up engine he is today. {{storylink|Explore the Cyberglyph Wall for Secrets and Savings#The Story of Leadfoot|The Story of Leadfoot}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Cyberverse====<br />
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Leadfoot.jpg|thumb|300px|I'm tubby and short and stubby!]]<br />
* '''Leadfoot''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)<br />
**''Series:'' '''1'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''007'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV17'''<br />
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: Part of the second wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Leadfoot is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a [[NASCAR]] [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Impala#NASCAR_Sprint_Cup|Sprint Cup Chevy Impala]] stock car, specifically [[wikipedia:Juan_Pablo_Montoya|Juan Pablo Montoya's]] [[Target]]-sponsored #42 car, albeit heavily modified with a ridiculous amount of exposed (non-firing) weaponry and all the various sponsor logos concealed by the modifications. Present on the both sides of the car doors is the Sprint Cup logo found on all the Wreckers.<br />
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[[Image:Leadfoot_Target_Cyberverse.jpg|thumb|300px|...and now a corporate whore!]]<br />
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*'''Leadfoot and Ironhide''' (Target exclusive Cyberverse 2-pack, 2011)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Cyberverse blaster<br />
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: Leadfoot comes as a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] [[repaint]] of the legion figure. His entire hood is now painted red, with the Target Bulls-eye logo prominently displayed. The Sprint Cup logos are moved from his doors to the front fender, and his face and windshield lack the standard release's silver [[paint operation]]s. Other minor changes include the addition of a small Autobot [[insignia]] on his forehead, and the omission of the large Autobot insignia on the left of his left leg. He comes with ''[[Machine Wars]]'' [[Megaplex]]'s [[Megaplex#Machine_Wars|two-piece rifle]] and a [[redeco]] of [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#TargetCyberverseVs|Ironhide]].<br />
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====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:DOTMDeluxeLeadfootJapan.jpg|thumb|300px|Well, bite my shiny metal - OH, NOOO!!!!]]<br />
* '''Leadfoot''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA34'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Cannon/Power Saw, two small guns, two large guns<br />
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:Released [[November 17]]th in Japan, TakaraTomy's single release of [[MechTech]] Deluxe-Class Leadfoot... does not actually look like its stock photos. The retail version has a silver-painted head and shoulders, a pair of white Autobot symbols on the hood and white stripes on its transformed rear fenders, plus it includes a redeco of [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Ratchet]]'s MechTech saw. The hey?<br />
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:This release comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game. <br />
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*'''Twin Twist and Leadfoot''' (Target exclusive MechTech Deluxe 2-Pack, 2011)<br />
**''Accessories:'' <br />
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:This two-pack was represented at the [[BotCon 2011]] Hasbro slide show by stock photography of an unaltered deluxe [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] and, uh, '''Human Alliance''' Leadfoot. It has since been announced to be cancelled, along with the US releases of deluxe Soundwave, Human Alliance Soundwave, and deluxe Wheeljack.<br />
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====Human Alliance====<br />
[[Image:HA_Leadfoot.jpg|thumb|350px|Was anyone surprised that this was a [[Target]] [[exclusive]]?]]<br />
[[Image:HA_Leadfoot_TakaraTomy.JPG|thumb|350px|Was anyone surprised that this ''wasn't'' a Target exclusive?]]<br />
*'''Leadfoot / [[Sergeant Detour]] & [[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]''' (Human Alliance, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA30'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Missile, leash<br />
:[[Human Alliance]] Leadfoot transforms into the same NASCAR Chevy Impala as the Cyberverse toy, although this one does not have any robotic bits showing in car mode. He comes with [[Sergeant Detour]] and [[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]. <br />
<br />
:As usual, Sergeant Detour (or any other Human Alliance driver figure) can sit on the seats in vehicle mode or peg onto the robot's hands. He can also man two flip-out guns on Leadfoot's hood-chest as well as ride Steeljaw in his [[cyber dog]] mode.<br />
<br />
:Steeljaw can also convert into what might charitably be called a "weapon", which is basically his head flipped up and the limbs arranged into a crossbow-shaped missile launcher. The weapon itself can be pegged onto either Leadfoot's forearm or back via MechTech ports. Steeljaw also includes a detachable chain 'leash' which can peg to Steeljaw and be pegged into Leadfoot's hand. The leash itself stores in Leadfoot's right arm. <br />
<br />
:Finally, as with all of the large Human Alliance figures, he has a gimmick concerning his head. It's essentially the same gimmick as Jazz's and Roadbuster's: when a lever on the back of his head is flipped, he dons a pair of visor-like "sunglasses".<br />
<br />
:There are also hundreds of ways that Leadfoot's beer-belly and door chest can be arranged. <br />
<br />
:One can store the missile by pegging it onto the thin ridge on the underside of Leadfoot's crotch in either mode. Somewhat unfortunately, it's not very subtle, with the missile proudly sticking out and erect between the seats in vehicle mode. Even more unfortunately, it's Leadfoot's ''crotch'', so storing the missile in robot mode will make Leadfoot particularly happy to see you. Also notable is that his top-heaviness makes him prone to falling over when standing completely straight. Placing him in an action-oriented pose can remedy this. <br />
<br />
:There are two deco [[variant]]s of Leadfoot: A Target-exclusive version with the Target logos, car numbers, and other sponsors perfectly visible, especially the one on his gut (see picture to the right), and the [[TakaraTomy]] version that's been ''completely'' de-sponsored, lacking all of his markings, making the car look ''very'' bare as a result. In exchange, the entire car shell has received a coat of paint, and the robot mode's lower legs, forearms and head are painted silver.<br />
<br />
:The Japanese release comes packed with a character card for the MechTech Wars online game. Interestingly, the card still shows Leadfoot with all of his markings, but with the Target logo on his chest lacking the inner circle, essentially just being a ring.<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Speed Stars===<br />
====Mini-Vehicles====<br />
*'''Leadfoot''' (2011)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Stealth Force'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''4 of 5'''<br />
<br />
:[[Speed Stars]] Leadfoot is a non-transforming NASCAR Sprint Cup Chevy Impala stock car with a sculpted robot mode relief on his underside, and has a deco similar to his Target-exclusive versions. He was sold exclusively at Target, generally in the stocking-stuffer section.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Leadfoot is the odd man out amongst the NASCAR trio in that his real-world counterpart is owned by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, while [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] are based on Hendrick Motorsports racers.<br />
* It sure is convenient that Leadfoot's Cyberverse toy conspicuously covers up those giant Target logos, isn't it? Much easier [[to sell toys]] at [[Walmart]] that way.<br />
* Leadfoot appears to have a "beard" and a "beer gut," making him appear much like a stereotypical NASCAR fan.<br />
* As part of the promotions for ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the film prop versions of Leadfoot, Roadbuster, and Topspin made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. They appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.<br />
* Contrary to the various images above, the headlights on real-world NASCAR racers don't work. They're actually just [[decal]]s.<br />
* Despite already sporting Chevrolet Impala [[kibble]] in robot mode, Leadfoot's concept art featured sponsor decals that were based on the 2008 season's [[Wikipedia:File:Reed_Sorenson_2008_Target_Dodge_Charger.jpg|Target-sponsored #41 Dodge Charger]] driven by [[Wikipedia:Reed Sorenson|Reed Sorenson]], the concept art even featured him with the backlights of the Dodge Avenger.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref><br />
* Early working names for him included '''Flash'''.<ref name="nizzi"/> In the movie's end credits, he's listed under two names, '''Leadfoot/Target''', the latter referring to his NASCAR vehicle mode's [[Target|primary sponsor]].<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Leadfoot''' (レッドフット ''Reddofutto'')<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category: Cyberverse]]<br />
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Autobots]]<br />
[[Category: Scientists]]<br />
[[Category: Wreckers]]<br />
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{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}<br />
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family. He is sometimes referred to as '''Que'''.''<br />
[[Image:HeatScramble_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity... and I'm not sure about the former.]] An accomplished [[Autobot]] scientist and inventor, '''Wheeljack''' will hook you up with some new weapon or gizmo that he just invented. There's no problem too big or too small that Wheeljack isn't willing to tackle, be it celestial mechanics or inventing potent new anti-Decepticon combat weapons. Because of this, he's a welcome addition to the [[NEST]] team, as staying on the cutting edge of technology is a priority for NEST. That said, he's not much a fighter, and prefers to leave the violence to his combat partner [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. With his wild hairstyle, glasses, and dapper [[Facial hair|moustache]], he resembles a certain famous [[Albert Einstein|scientist]] as well! To complete the German homage, he transforms into a [[wikipedia:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz]] E550.<br />
<br />
{{bigquote|They're great inventions for kicking ass!|Que on his latest killamajig|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' prequel comics===<br />
[[Image: Foundation1_wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Yeah, but what you have done for us ''lately''?]]<br />
Thousands of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was one of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s followers. He was a crucial figure in the culmination of Sentinel Prime's plan to save the dying planet: While Sentinel's other pupils held off an attack by the heretic [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], Wheeljack's technical skills went to work creating a device that, once linked to the AllSpark, warped time and space, teleporting a sun into Cybertronian space. The sun's energy revitalized the [[AllSpark]], bringing life and energy back to Cybertron, and Wheeljack calmly remarked that, wouldn't you know it, it seemed they'd only gone and saved the world. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Soon after, Wheeljack stood by Sentinel Prime's side when he addressed the collective populace of the planet on [[Unification Day]], announcing the new direction for the revitalized Cybertron. The world was to be governed by a [[Science Division]] led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and a [[Defense Force]] under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command; naturally, Wheeljack elected to join the former.{{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}<br />
<br />
Years later, Wheeljack was with Sentinel Prime and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] at one of the division's archaeological digs when they came under attack from Megatron's forces, which he had rechristened "[[Decepticon]]s" with the intent of seizing control of the planet. Optimus—now Optimus ''Prime''—rallied those who opposed Megatron under him as the [[Autobot]]s, Wheeljack included. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}<br />
<br />
As the war worsened, Sentinel Prime presented the Autobots with a mysterious "torch" he had invented that would somehow end the war. An Autobot strike team under Optimus assault [[Simfur]] in order to activate the torch by bringing it into contact with the AllSpark, while Wheeljack stayed by Sentinel's side, awaiting its return and preparing to depart aboard the two great [[Ark (disambiguation)|Arks]] the Autobots had built. Elita-One soon arrived with the active torch, at which point Sentinel ordered a reluctant Wheeljack to take the first [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] and collected the other Autobots from their base in [[Tyger Pax]], while Sentinel himself took the torch and went to pick up Optimus's team aboard his own [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. Consequently, Sentinel's Ark and all aboard were apparently destroyed by the Decepticons upon arrival. Furious at the death of his mentor, Optimus Prime enacted a new plan: while he kept Megatron busy, Wheeljack took the rest of the Autobots and attacked Simfur again, overwhelming the weakened Decepticons there and capturing the AllSpark. The cube was removed from the machine Wheeljack had invented, which caused Cybertron's sun to disappear. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:RisingStorm4WheeljackeandMiragebodiesdestroyed.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They will get better]]<br />
<br />
Thousands of years later, Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime on Earth at some point after 2009, alongside [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. The pair joined [[NEST]], and were assigned to a unit stationed in [[Washington, D.C.]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}} This put them closest to the action when a huge Decepticon battalion attacked [[Sam Witwicky]]'s school in [[Philadelphia]], and they arrived just in time to help [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] fight off the villains. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}} Wheeljack generated a powerful [[force field]] to shield Sam and other human bystanders as they ran from the battle, {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}} and the pair helped hold the line until Optimus Prime arrived with reinforcements. Observing that the Decepticons were attempting to flee, Prime ordered Wheeljack to extend his force field in order to keep them from escaping, but before the scientist could comply, the merciless [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] descended onto the battlefield and grievously damaged Wheeljack with a powerful blast. Luckily, Wheeljack remained just functional enough to complete his recalibration, trapping Shockwave inside his force field with a very unhappy Optimus Prime. After Prime defeated Shockwave, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] examined Wheeljack's broken body and reported that he could be repaired, though he probably wouldn't be "quite the same". {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4}}<br />
<br />
{{note|Upon being rebuilt, Wheeljack presumably took on the name 'Que' to complement his radically different appearance, but other continuities have had him retaining his pre-rebuilding name.}}<br />
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<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[George Coe]] (English), [[Shinpachi Tsuji]] (Japanese), [[Guillermo Coria]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Giorgio Lopez]] (Italian)<br />
<br />
At some point after Operation: Firsstorm and the death of the [[The Fallen|Fallen]], Que arrived on Earth with [[Dino]], [[Brains]] and the [[Wreckers]] in the [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]] and joined the [[NEST]] team with the form of a blue Mercedes E550.<br />
<br />
As a member of a NEST strike team, Que, in his vehicle form, posed as the [[Iran]]ian defense minister’s vehicle to cross a checkpoint. Once he and the others reached an illegal nuclear facility, he, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] investigated and destroyed it. <br />
<br />
Later at NEST's new base of operations in Washington, D.C., Que provided weapons-specialist Ironhide with a weapons upgrade, supplying him with two powerful rifles, much to Ironhide's liking. When National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] arrived, he politely introduced himself and informed them about Optimus Prime's upset mood. Mearing though this was the silent treatment but Que and Ironhide assured that this was not that, it was worse. He stood in the background with his fellow Autobots and observed Optimus berate the government officials for keeping the wreckage of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' a secret from the Autobots.<br />
<br />
[[Image:DOTMQuegadget.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I do hope you'll bring these gadgets back in one piece, 007.]]<br />
When the Autobots were ordered to be exiled from Earth by the government on [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] demands, Que helped to prepare the Autobot ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' for launch alongside his fellow Autobots. However, after launch, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked the ''Xantium'' and destroyed the ship, presumably killing Que and the other Autobots on board.<br />
<br />
Secretly, the Autobots had suspected treachery, and hid inside one of their shuttle's booster rockets which had detached shortly before Starscream's attack. Que went alongside his comrades into the midst of the Decepticon-occupied [[Chicago]]. Before the Autobots went off to battle, Que provided [[Sam Witwicky|Sam Witwicky]], [[Robert Epps|Robert Epps]] and a team of soldiers with several new [[Grapple glove|anti-Decepticon]] [[Boomstick|weapons]] that he had constructed which would, as he put it, “kick ass.” <br />
<br />
[[Image:DOTMQuegetsit.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Good news, everyone! I've been shot- wait a minute, that's not good news at all!]]<br />
Later on, when several Autobots were overwhelmed and captured, he was taken hostage alongside Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Dino and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. At [[Dylan Gould]]'s prodding, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] decided to make trophies of the prisoners, starting with Que. Despite Que’s pleas for mercy, he was shot by a Decepticon [[protoform]] before being swiftly finished off by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. His death left Bumblebee distraught, mourning his lost friend, while Barricade added insult to injury, laughing at the fallen Autobot. Bumblebee soon avenged his fallen friend by killing Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: Autobots'' video game===<br />
Wheeljack upgraded [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] so that he could store the data of and, thus, adopt multiple vehicle forms. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===<br />
[[Image:Wheeljack movie psp.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Before the 'stache.]]<br />
<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Erik Passoja]]<br />
<br />
Wheeljack arrived on [[Earth]] some time after [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his team, apparently at the same time as [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. At that time, the Autobots were coming under attack from an army of Decepticon drones, and Wheeljack was able to concoct a virus that would send the drones back into sleep mode. [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] were charged with transmitting the virus to an orbiting satellite, broadcasting it to all the drones simultaneously. Although they succeeded, Wheeljack was left with the unfortunate task of relaying to Optimus Prime that Hound had died in the process.<br />
<br />
A little later, Wheeljack accompanied the Autobots on their mission to the [[Hoover Dam]], and was seen escaping the complex when the Decepticons attacked. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jamie Alcroft]]<br />
<br />
====Xbox 360/PS3====<br />
<br />
Wheeljack aided his Autobot comrades from behind the scenes, arming them with newer, more potent weaponry almost as soon as he was done building them. He had NEST forces deliver one of these new weapons to Ironhide as the latter was battling the Decepticons in Detroit. The gun Wheeljack sent him enabled Ironhide to destroy Mixmaster's shields, leaving the Decepticon vulnerable.<br />
<br />
Soundwave later infiltrated an old Sector Seven base that was evidently used as a workshop by Wheeljack to develop new MechTech weapons. Unfortunately, Soundwave managed to destroy the base and the MechTech with it, while what few weapons were already en route to Optimus Prime were intercepted by Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}<br />
<br />
====Autobots/Decepticons====<br />
Wheeljack warned [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to be very careful fighting [[Crowbar]], as Crowbar had a reputation as a deadly fighter. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Dotm-Deluxe-Wheeljack-Toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Any man who can drive safely while kissing a [[Arcee (Movie)| pretty girl]] is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA31'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Tool Kit/Combat Saw, 2 pistols, spear<br />
: Wheeljack (Autobot Que in Japan) transforms into a blue Mercedes Benz E550. He comes with a MechTech Blaster, which turns into a Circular Saw. He also features dual clip-on pistols that attach to his upper waist, as well as a large spear that clips to his back. <br />
<br />
: His instructions depict him with a more G1-styled headsculpt. Hmmm, wonder what color the redeco will be...<br />
<br />
: Wheeljack was to be released in the US in December, 2011, but his release was first moved to February, 2012, then ultimately announced by Hasbro to be cancelled during [[Toy Fair 2012]]. No explicit reasons were given, but a combination of factors including the push for a new cartoon centric toyline and retailer disinterest can be cited.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Wheeljack's onscreen name "Que" is nod to the famous ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' character [[wikipedia:Q (James Bond)| Q]], who similarly provided his allies with equipment and gadgets. Furthermore, Que's scene in the Chicago battle, where he provides the NEST soldiers with a variety of weapons while stating their various features and functions, is lifted almost wholesale from many ''Bond'' movies. Rather interestingly though, he is listed in the credits as Que/Wheeljack, implying "Que" may just be a nickname.<br />
<br />
* An early working name for him was '''Steeljaw''', and his head was considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd's]] [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|''Back to the Future'' movies]] rather than Einstein. He was also going to have a 'labcoat', formed from his vehicle-mode canvas roof. <ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref><br />
*Numerous adaptations of Dark of the Moon (such as the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] and [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]]) illustrated that during the Autobot capture in Chicago, it was Dino/Mirage who was executed by Soundwave. However this was changed in the movie to Que/Wheeljack being killed instead while Dino/Mirage survived the battle.<br />
<br />
* The Mercedes-Benz E550 prop car used for ''Dark of the Moon'' sported a German/European Union [[license plate]], "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 Dark of the Moon Chicago set] at Seibertron.com.</ref> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)<br />
<br />
* Good luck trying to figure out his accent, by the way, as he oscillates between an impenetrably garbled half-Scottish, half-Irish muddle and English "Received Pronunciation" all the way through the film, at times in the same sentence. What we can tell you he's ''not'' speaking with, though, is a German accent, which a disturbing number of American fans seems to have concluded based simply on the fact he looks like Einstein.<br />
<br />
*Wheeljack death was like the death of [[Wikipedia:Princess Yue|Princess Yue]]. He dies when his white hair is turned black.<br />
<br />
* For a scientist, Wheeljack has a crapton of weapons; with a vicious-looking MechTech weapon, a large spear, and twin pistols, (all of his own design, of course) he seems to be better armed than [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]!<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Que''' (キュー ''Kyū'')<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
<references/><br />
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:NEST]]<br />
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{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}<br />
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family. He is sometimes referred to as '''Que'''.''<br />
[[Image:HeatScramble_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity... and I'm not sure about the former.]] An accomplished [[Autobot]] scientist and inventor, '''Wheeljack''' will hook you up with some new weapon or gizmo that he just invented. There's no problem too big or too small that Wheeljack isn't willing to tackle, be it celestial mechanics or inventing potent new anti-Decepticon combat weapons. Because of this, he's a welcome addition to the [[NEST]] team, as staying on the cutting edge of technology is a priority for NEST. That said, he's not much a fighter, and prefers to leave the violence to his combat partner [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. With his wild hairstyle, glasses, and dapper [[Facial hair|moustache]], he resembles a certain famous [[Albert Einstein|scientist]] as well! To complete the German homage, he transforms into a [[wikipedia:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz]] E550.<br />
<br />
{{bigquote|They're great inventions for kicking ass!|Que on his latest killamajig|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' prequel comics===<br />
[[Image: Foundation1_wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Yeah, but what you have done for us ''lately''?]]<br />
Thousands of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was one of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s followers. He was a crucial figure in the culmination of Sentinel Prime's plan to save the dying planet: While Sentinel's other pupils held off an attack by the heretic [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], Wheeljack's technical skills went to work creating a device that, once linked to the AllSpark, warped time and space, teleporting a sun into Cybertronian space. The sun's energy revitalized the [[AllSpark]], bringing life and energy back to Cybertron, and Wheeljack calmly remarked that, wouldn't you know it, it seemed they'd only gone and saved the world. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Soon after, Wheeljack stood by Sentinel Prime's side when he addressed the collective populace of the planet on [[Unification Day]], announcing the new direction for the revitalized Cybertron. The world was to be governed by a [[Science Division]] led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and a [[Defense Force]] under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command; naturally, Wheeljack elected to join the former.{{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}<br />
<br />
Years later, Wheeljack was with Sentinel Prime and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] at one of the division's archaeological digs when they came under attack from Megatron's forces, which he had rechristened "[[Decepticon]]s" with the intent of seizing control of the planet. Optimus—now Optimus ''Prime''—rallied those who opposed Megatron under him as the [[Autobot]]s, Wheeljack included. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}<br />
<br />
As the war worsened, Sentinel Prime presented the Autobots with a mysterious "torch" he had invented that would somehow end the war. An Autobot strike team under Optimus assault [[Simfur]] in order to activate the torch by bringing it into contact with the AllSpark, while Wheeljack stayed by Sentinel's side, awaiting its return and preparing to depart aboard the two great [[Ark (disambiguation)|Arks]] the Autobots had built. Elita-One soon arrived with the active torch, at which point Sentinel ordered a reluctant Wheeljack to take the first [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] and collected the other Autobots from their base in [[Tyger Pax]], while Sentinel himself took the torch and went to pick up Optimus's team aboard his own [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. Consequently, Sentinel's Ark and all aboard were apparently destroyed by the Decepticons upon arrival. Furious at the death of his mentor, Optimus Prime enacted a new plan: while he kept Megatron busy, Wheeljack took the rest of the Autobots and attacked Simfur again, overwhelming the weakened Decepticons there and capturing the AllSpark. The cube was removed from the machine Wheeljack had invented, which caused Cybertron's sun to disappear. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:RisingStorm4WheeljackeandMiragebodiesdestroyed.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They will get better]]<br />
<br />
Thousands of years later, Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime on Earth at some point after 2009, alongside [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. The pair joined [[NEST]], and were assigned to a unit stationed in [[Washington, D.C.]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}} This put them closest to the action when a huge Decepticon battalion attacked [[Sam Witwicky]]'s school in [[Philadelphia]], and they arrived just in time to help [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] fight off the villains. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}} Wheeljack generated a powerful [[force field]] to shield Sam and other human bystanders as they ran from the battle, {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}} and the pair helped hold the line until Optimus Prime arrived with reinforcements. Observing that the Decepticons were attempting to flee, Prime ordered Wheeljack to extend his force field in order to keep them from escaping, but before the scientist could comply, the merciless [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] descended onto the battlefield and grievously damaged Wheeljack with a powerful blast. Luckily, Wheeljack remained just functional enough to complete his recalibration, trapping Shockwave inside his force field with a very unhappy Optimus Prime. After Prime defeated Shockwave, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] examined Wheeljack's broken body and reported that he could be repaired, though he probably wouldn't be "quite the same". {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4}}<br />
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{{note|Upon being rebuilt, Wheeljack presumably took on the name 'Que' to complement his radically different appearance, but other continuities have had him retaining his pre-rebuilding name.}}<br />
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<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[George Coe]] (English), [[Shinpachi Tsuji]] (Japanese), [[Guillermo Coria]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Giorgio Lopez]] (Italian)<br />
<br />
At some point after Operation: Firsstorm and the death of the [[The Fallen|Fallen]], Que arrived on Earth with [[Dino]], [[Brains]] and the [[Wreckers]] in the [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]] and joined the [[NEST]] team with the form of a blue Mercedes E550.<br />
<br />
As a member of a NEST strike team, Que, in his vehicle form, posed as the [[Iran]]ian defense minister’s vehicle to cross a checkpoint. Once he and the others reached an illegal nuclear facility, he, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] investigated and destroyed it. <br />
<br />
Later at NEST's new base of operations in Washington, D.C., Que provided weapons-specialist Ironhide with a weapons upgrade, supplying him with two powerful rifles, much to Ironhide's liking. When National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] arrived, he politely introduced himself and informed them about Optimus Prime's upset mood. Mearing though this was the silent treatment but Que and Ironhide assured that this was not that, it was worse. He stood in the background with his fellow Autobots and observed Optimus berate the government officials for keeping the wreckage of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' a secret from the Autobots.<br />
<br />
[[Image:DOTMQuegadget.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I do hope you'll bring these gadgets back in one piece, 007.]]<br />
When the Autobots were ordered to be exiled from Earth by the government on [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] demands, Que helped to prepare the Autobot ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' for launch alongside his fellow Autobots. However, after launch, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked the ''Xantium'' and destroyed the ship, presumably killing Que and the other Autobots on board.<br />
<br />
Secretly, the Autobots had suspected treachery, and hid inside one of their shuttle's booster rockets which had detached shortly before Starscream's attack. Que went alongside his comrades into the midst of the Decepticon-occupied [[Chicago]]. Before the Autobots went off to battle, Que provided [[Sam Witwicky|Sam Witwicky]], [[Robert Epps|Robert Epps]] and a team of soldiers with several new [[Grapple glove|anti-Decepticon]] [[Boomstick|weapons]] that he had constructed which would, as he put it, “kick ass.” <br />
<br />
[[Image:DOTMQuegetsit.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Good news, everyone! I've been shot- wait a minute, that's not good news at all!]]<br />
Later on, when several Autobots were overwhelmed and captured, he was taken hostage alongside Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Dino and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. At [[Dylan Gould]]'s prodding, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] decided to make trophies of the prisoners, starting with Que. Despite Que’s pleas for mercy, he was shot by a Decepticon [[protoform]] before being swiftly finished off by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. His death left Bumblebee distraught, mourning his lost friend, while Barricade added insult to injury, laughing at the fallen Autobot. Bumblebee soon avenged his fallen friend by killing Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: Autobots'' video game===<br />
Wheeljack upgraded [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] so that he could store the data of and, thus, adopt multiple vehicle forms. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===<br />
[[Image:Wheeljack movie psp.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Before the 'stache.]]<br />
<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Erik Passoja]]<br />
<br />
Wheeljack arrived on [[Earth]] some time after [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his team, apparently at the same time as [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. At that time, the Autobots were coming under attack from an army of Decepticon drones, and Wheeljack was able to concoct a virus that would send the drones back into sleep mode. [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] were charged with transmitting the virus to an orbiting satellite, broadcasting it to all the drones simultaneously. Although they succeeded, Wheeljack was left with the unfortunate task of relaying to Optimus Prime that Hound had died in the process.<br />
<br />
A little later, Wheeljack accompanied the Autobots on their mission to the [[Hoover Dam]], and was seen escaping the complex when the Decepticons attacked. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jamie Alcroft]]<br />
<br />
====Xbox 360/PS3====<br />
<br />
Wheeljack aided his Autobot comrades from behind the scenes, arming them with newer, more potent weaponry almost as soon as he was done building them. He had NEST forces deliver one of these new weapons to Ironhide as the latter was battling the Decepticons in Detroit. The gun Wheeljack sent him enabled Ironhide to destroy Mixmaster's shields, leaving the Decepticon vulnerable.<br />
<br />
Soundwave later infiltrated an old Sector Seven base that was evidently used as a workshop by Wheeljack to develop new MechTech weapons. Unfortunately, Soundwave managed to destroy the base and the MechTech with it, while what few weapons were already en route to Optimus Prime were intercepted by Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}<br />
<br />
====Autobots/Decepticons====<br />
Wheeljack warned [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to be very careful fighting [[Crowbar]], as Crowbar had a reputation as a deadly fighter. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Dotm-Deluxe-Wheeljack-Toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Any man who can drive safely while kissing a [[Arcee (Movie)| pretty girl]] is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA31'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Tool Kit/Combat Saw, 2 pistols, spear<br />
: Wheeljack (Autobot Que in Japan) transforms into a blue Mercedes Benz E550. He comes with a MechTech Blaster, which turns into a Circular Saw. He also features dual clip-on pistols that attach to his upper waist, as well as a large spear that clips to his back. <br />
<br />
: His instructions depict him with a more G1-styled headsculpt. Hmmm, wonder what color the redeco will be...<br />
<br />
: Wheeljack was to be released in the US in December, 2011, but his release was first moved to February, 2012, then ultimately announced by Hasbro to be cancelled during [[Toy Fair 2012]]. No explicit reasons were given, but a combination of factors including the push for a new cartoon centric toyline and retailer disinterest can be cited.<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Wheeljack's onscreen name "Que" is nod to the famous ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' character [[wikipedia:Q (James Bond)| Q]], who similarly provided his allies with equipment and gadgets. Furthermore, Que's scene in the Chicago battle, where he provides the NEST soldiers with a variety of weapons while stating their various features and functions, is lifted almost wholesale from many ''Bond'' movies. Rather interestingly though, he is listed in the credits as Que/Wheeljack, implying "Que" may just be a nickname.<br />
<br />
* An early working name for him was '''Steeljaw''', and his head was considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd's]] [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|''Back to the Future'' movies]] rather than Einstein. He was also going to have a 'labcoat', formed from his vehicle-mode canvas roof. <ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref><br />
*Numerous adaptations of Dark of the Moon (such as the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] and [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]]) illustrated that during the Autobot capture in Chicago, it was Dino/Mirage who was executed by Soundwave. However this was changed in the movie to Que/Wheeljack being killed instead while Dino/Mirage survived the battle.<br />
<br />
* The Mercedes-Benz E550 prop car used for ''Dark of the Moon'' sported a German/European Union [[license plate]], "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 Dark of the Moon Chicago set] at Seibertron.com.</ref> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)<br />
<br />
* Good luck trying to figure out his accent, by the way, as he oscillates between an impenetrably garbled half-Scottish, half-Irish muddle and English "Received Pronunciation" all the way through the film, at times in the same sentence. What we can tell you he's ''not'' speaking with, though, is a German accent, which a disturbing number of American fans seems to have concluded based simply on the fact he looks like Einstein.<br />
<br />
*Wheeljack death was like the death of [[Wikipedia:Princess Yue|Princess Yue|]]. He dies when his white hair is turned black.<br />
<br />
* For a scientist, Wheeljack has a crapton of weapons; with a vicious-looking MechTech weapon, a large spear, and twin pistols, (all of his own design, of course) he seems to be better armed than [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]!<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Que''' (キュー ''Kyū'')<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references/><br />
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:NEST]]<br />
[[Category:Scientists]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheeljack_(Movie)&diff=706195Wheeljack (Movie)2012-04-09T10:22:18Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Notes */</p>
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{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}<br />
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family. He is sometimes referred to as '''Que'''.''<br />
[[Image:HeatScramble_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity... and I'm not sure about the former.]] An accomplished [[Autobot]] scientist and inventor, '''Wheeljack''' will hook you up with some new weapon or gizmo that he just invented. There's no problem too big or too small that Wheeljack isn't willing to tackle, be it celestial mechanics or inventing potent new anti-Decepticon combat weapons. Because of this, he's a welcome addition to the [[NEST]] team, as staying on the cutting edge of technology is a priority for NEST. That said, he's not much a fighter, and prefers to leave the violence to his combat partner [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. With his wild hairstyle, glasses, and dapper [[Facial hair|moustache]], he resembles a certain famous [[Albert Einstein|scientist]] as well! To complete the German homage, he transforms into a [[wikipedia:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz]] E550.<br />
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{{bigquote|They're great inventions for kicking ass!|Que on his latest killamajig|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''}}<br />
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{{TOCclear}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' prequel comics===<br />
[[Image: Foundation1_wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Yeah, but what you have done for us ''lately''?]]<br />
Thousands of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was one of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s followers. He was a crucial figure in the culmination of Sentinel Prime's plan to save the dying planet: While Sentinel's other pupils held off an attack by the heretic [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], Wheeljack's technical skills went to work creating a device that, once linked to the AllSpark, warped time and space, teleporting a sun into Cybertronian space. The sun's energy revitalized the [[AllSpark]], bringing life and energy back to Cybertron, and Wheeljack calmly remarked that, wouldn't you know it, it seemed they'd only gone and saved the world. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Soon after, Wheeljack stood by Sentinel Prime's side when he addressed the collective populace of the planet on [[Unification Day]], announcing the new direction for the revitalized Cybertron. The world was to be governed by a [[Science Division]] led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and a [[Defense Force]] under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command; naturally, Wheeljack elected to join the former.{{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}<br />
<br />
Years later, Wheeljack was with Sentinel Prime and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] at one of the division's archaeological digs when they came under attack from Megatron's forces, which he had rechristened "[[Decepticon]]s" with the intent of seizing control of the planet. Optimus—now Optimus ''Prime''—rallied those who opposed Megatron under him as the [[Autobot]]s, Wheeljack included. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}<br />
<br />
As the war worsened, Sentinel Prime presented the Autobots with a mysterious "torch" he had invented that would somehow end the war. An Autobot strike team under Optimus assault [[Simfur]] in order to activate the torch by bringing it into contact with the AllSpark, while Wheeljack stayed by Sentinel's side, awaiting its return and preparing to depart aboard the two great [[Ark (disambiguation)|Arks]] the Autobots had built. Elita-One soon arrived with the active torch, at which point Sentinel ordered a reluctant Wheeljack to take the first [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] and collected the other Autobots from their base in [[Tyger Pax]], while Sentinel himself took the torch and went to pick up Optimus's team aboard his own [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. Consequently, Sentinel's Ark and all aboard were apparently destroyed by the Decepticons upon arrival. Furious at the death of his mentor, Optimus Prime enacted a new plan: while he kept Megatron busy, Wheeljack took the rest of the Autobots and attacked Simfur again, overwhelming the weakened Decepticons there and capturing the AllSpark. The cube was removed from the machine Wheeljack had invented, which caused Cybertron's sun to disappear. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:RisingStorm4WheeljackeandMiragebodiesdestroyed.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They will get better]]<br />
<br />
Thousands of years later, Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime on Earth at some point after 2009, alongside [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. The pair joined [[NEST]], and were assigned to a unit stationed in [[Washington, D.C.]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}} This put them closest to the action when a huge Decepticon battalion attacked [[Sam Witwicky]]'s school in [[Philadelphia]], and they arrived just in time to help [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] fight off the villains. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}} Wheeljack generated a powerful [[force field]] to shield Sam and other human bystanders as they ran from the battle, {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}} and the pair helped hold the line until Optimus Prime arrived with reinforcements. Observing that the Decepticons were attempting to flee, Prime ordered Wheeljack to extend his force field in order to keep them from escaping, but before the scientist could comply, the merciless [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] descended onto the battlefield and grievously damaged Wheeljack with a powerful blast. Luckily, Wheeljack remained just functional enough to complete his recalibration, trapping Shockwave inside his force field with a very unhappy Optimus Prime. After Prime defeated Shockwave, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] examined Wheeljack's broken body and reported that he could be repaired, though he probably wouldn't be "quite the same". {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4}}<br />
<br />
{{note|Upon being rebuilt, Wheeljack presumably took on the name 'Que' to complement his radically different appearance, but other continuities have had him retaining his pre-rebuilding name.}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[George Coe]] (English), [[Shinpachi Tsuji]] (Japanese), [[Guillermo Coria]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Giorgio Lopez]] (Italian)<br />
<br />
At some point after Operation: Firsstorm and the death of the [[The Fallen|Fallen]], Que arrived on Earth with [[Dino]], [[Brains]] and the [[Wreckers]] in the [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]] and joined the [[NEST]] team with the form of a blue Mercedes E550.<br />
<br />
As a member of a NEST strike team, Que, in his vehicle form, posed as the [[Iran]]ian defense minister’s vehicle to cross a checkpoint. Once he and the others reached an illegal nuclear facility, he, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] investigated and destroyed it. <br />
<br />
Later at NEST's new base of operations in Washington, D.C., Que provided weapons-specialist Ironhide with a weapons upgrade, supplying him with two powerful rifles, much to Ironhide's liking. When National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] arrived, he politely introduced himself and informed them about Optimus Prime's upset mood. Mearing though this was the silent treatment but Que and Ironhide assured that this was not that, it was worse. He stood in the background with his fellow Autobots and observed Optimus berate the government officials for keeping the wreckage of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' a secret from the Autobots.<br />
<br />
[[Image:DOTMQuegadget.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I do hope you'll bring these gadgets back in one piece, 007.]]<br />
When the Autobots were ordered to be exiled from Earth by the government on [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] demands, Que helped to prepare the Autobot ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' for launch alongside his fellow Autobots. However, after launch, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked the ''Xantium'' and destroyed the ship, presumably killing Que and the other Autobots on board.<br />
<br />
Secretly, the Autobots had suspected treachery, and hid inside one of their shuttle's booster rockets which had detached shortly before Starscream's attack. Que went alongside his comrades into the midst of the Decepticon-occupied [[Chicago]]. Before the Autobots went off to battle, Que provided [[Sam Witwicky|Sam Witwicky]], [[Robert Epps|Robert Epps]] and a team of soldiers with several new [[Grapple glove|anti-Decepticon]] [[Boomstick|weapons]] that he had constructed which would, as he put it, “kick ass.” <br />
<br />
[[Image:DOTMQuegetsit.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Good news, everyone! I've been shot- wait a minute, that's not good news at all!]]<br />
Later on, when several Autobots were overwhelmed and captured, he was taken hostage alongside Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Dino and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. At [[Dylan Gould]]'s prodding, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] decided to make trophies of the prisoners, starting with Que. Despite Que’s pleas for mercy, he was shot by a Decepticon [[protoform]] before being swiftly finished off by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. His death left Bumblebee distraught, mourning his lost friend, while Barricade added insult to injury, laughing at the fallen Autobot. Bumblebee soon avenged his fallen friend by killing Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: Autobots'' video game===<br />
Wheeljack upgraded [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] so that he could store the data of and, thus, adopt multiple vehicle forms. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===<br />
[[Image:Wheeljack movie psp.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Before the 'stache.]]<br />
<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Erik Passoja]]<br />
<br />
Wheeljack arrived on [[Earth]] some time after [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his team, apparently at the same time as [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. At that time, the Autobots were coming under attack from an army of Decepticon drones, and Wheeljack was able to concoct a virus that would send the drones back into sleep mode. [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] were charged with transmitting the virus to an orbiting satellite, broadcasting it to all the drones simultaneously. Although they succeeded, Wheeljack was left with the unfortunate task of relaying to Optimus Prime that Hound had died in the process.<br />
<br />
A little later, Wheeljack accompanied the Autobots on their mission to the [[Hoover Dam]], and was seen escaping the complex when the Decepticons attacked. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jamie Alcroft]]<br />
<br />
====Xbox 360/PS3====<br />
<br />
Wheeljack aided his Autobot comrades from behind the scenes, arming them with newer, more potent weaponry almost as soon as he was done building them. He had NEST forces deliver one of these new weapons to Ironhide as the latter was battling the Decepticons in Detroit. The gun Wheeljack sent him enabled Ironhide to destroy Mixmaster's shields, leaving the Decepticon vulnerable.<br />
<br />
Soundwave later infiltrated an old Sector Seven base that was evidently used as a workshop by Wheeljack to develop new MechTech weapons. Unfortunately, Soundwave managed to destroy the base and the MechTech with it, while what few weapons were already en route to Optimus Prime were intercepted by Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}<br />
<br />
====Autobots/Decepticons====<br />
Wheeljack warned [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to be very careful fighting [[Crowbar]], as Crowbar had a reputation as a deadly fighter. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Dotm-Deluxe-Wheeljack-Toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Any man who can drive safely while kissing a [[Arcee (Movie)| pretty girl]] is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA31'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Tool Kit/Combat Saw, 2 pistols, spear<br />
: Wheeljack (Autobot Que in Japan) transforms into a blue Mercedes Benz E550. He comes with a MechTech Blaster, which turns into a Circular Saw. He also features dual clip-on pistols that attach to his upper waist, as well as a large spear that clips to his back. <br />
<br />
: His instructions depict him with a more G1-styled headsculpt. Hmmm, wonder what color the redeco will be...<br />
<br />
: Wheeljack was to be released in the US in December, 2011, but his release was first moved to February, 2012, then ultimately announced by Hasbro to be cancelled during [[Toy Fair 2012]]. No explicit reasons were given, but a combination of factors including the push for a new cartoon centric toyline and retailer disinterest can be cited.<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Wheeljack's onscreen name "Que" is nod to the famous ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' character [[wikipedia:Q (James Bond)| Q]], who similarly provided his allies with equipment and gadgets. Furthermore, Que's scene in the Chicago battle, where he provides the NEST soldiers with a variety of weapons while stating their various features and functions, is lifted almost wholesale from many ''Bond'' movies. Rather interestingly though, he is listed in the credits as Que/Wheeljack, implying "Que" may just be a nickname.<br />
<br />
* An early working name for him was '''Steeljaw''', and his head was considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd's]] [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|''Back to the Future'' movies]] rather than Einstein. He was also going to have a 'labcoat', formed from his vehicle-mode canvas roof. <ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref><br />
*Numerous adaptations of Dark of the Moon (such as the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] and [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]]) illustrated that during the Autobot capture in Chicago, it was Dino/Mirage who was executed by Soundwave. However this was changed in the movie to Que/Wheeljack being killed instead while Dino/Mirage survived the battle.<br />
<br />
* The Mercedes-Benz E550 prop car used for ''Dark of the Moon'' sported a German/European Union [[license plate]], "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 Dark of the Moon Chicago set] at Seibertron.com.</ref> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)<br />
<br />
* Good luck trying to figure out his accent, by the way, as he oscillates between an impenetrably garbled half-Scottish, half-Irish muddle and English "Received Pronunciation" all the way through the film, at times in the same sentence. What we can tell you he's ''not'' speaking with, though, is a German accent, which a disturbing number of American fans seems to have concluded based simply on the fact he looks like Einstein.<br />
<br />
*Wheeljack death was like the death of [[Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Princess_Yue&redirect=no]]. He dies when his white hair is turned black.<br />
<br />
* For a scientist, Wheeljack has a crapton of weapons; with a vicious-looking MechTech weapon, a large spear, and twin pistols, (all of his own design, of course) he seems to be better armed than [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]!<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Que''' (キュー ''Kyū'')<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references/><br />
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:NEST]]<br />
[[Category:Scientists]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Crankcase_(DOTM)&diff=676954Crankcase (DOTM)2012-01-06T18:14:05Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Notes */</p>
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{{disambig3|Crankcase}}<br />
<br />
:''Crankcase is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:DOTMCrankcase.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The hunt has begun...]]<br />
<br />
A rarity among Decepticons, '''Crankcase''' is known for his subtle and shadowy nature, though it would be a mistake not to see him as a threat. A member of the elite [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]], the Decepticon’s top infiltration and assassination team, his specialty is hacking, data theft, and destructive sabotage of vital systems.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' adaptations===<br />
<br />
When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was being retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hatchet]], [[Crowbar]], and Crankcase surfaced quietly and secretly hitched a ride on the Autobots' shuttle back to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Dark of the Moon}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon Movie adaptation}}<br />
<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Dotm Crankcase standoff.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Ironhide probably could have shot him about now and saved all that trouble of being stabbed.]]<br />
<br />
After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for hundreds of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, Crankcase, [[Hatchet]] and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. Crowbar closed in on [[Seymour Simmons|Seymour Simmons']] car, transformed, reached in and tossed the former [[Sector Seven]] agent behind him as he bounded ahead to knock over a highway sign for the other two to use as a ramp.<br />
<br />
However, despite their best collective efforts to slow down the Autobots, Hatchet was quickly destroyed, and the remaining Dreads were soon confronted by the Autobot heavy-hitter, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who stopped them in their tracks with a head-on collision. Faced with Ironhide's heavy weapons and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], the Dreads seemingly capitulated by dropping their ranged weapons, but as soon as the Autobots followed suit, deployed spears to attack their enemies. Though his partner was initially successful in injuring Ironhide, Crankcase was destroyed when Ironhide forced Crowbar's spear through his head, slammed the Decepticon's body into an abandoned car, and kicked the wreckage into a nearby auto shop, which exploded. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''=== <br />
====(Xbox 360/PS3)====<br />
<br />
{{charstubfiction}}<br />
In the video game Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Crankcase is available for play as a Decepticon scout. His main weapon is a weak version of the assault rifle, and his special ability is dual wielded assault rifles.<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Cyberverse====<br />
[[Image:DOTM_Cyberverse_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|''':D''']]<br />
* '''Crankcase''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)<br />
**''Series:'' '''1'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''003'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV11'''<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crankcase is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Suburban|Chevrolet Suburban]]. This mode is lightly detailed but looks very much like the Deluxe version. For his size class, he has an incredibly detailed face mirroring the Deluxe version. Compared to others of his range, he is one of the taller ones. In a rarity for [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figures, he has weapons, which look like dual blades. Later releases use the ''Battle in the Moonlight'' retool (see below).<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
{{anchor|CybertronianWarriors}}<br />
*'''Cybertronian Warriors''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)<br />
<br />
: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing (the same as the "Battle in the Moonlight" version described below) of the Legion figure in white, decoed to emulate the [[Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police Department|Metropolitan Police Department]] SUV that was hit by a Bumblebee stunt car during filming. Hilariously, the included [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Bumblebee]] is given damage in the front of the vehicle mode. <br />
<br />
: This [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] set also includes Bumblebee's [[Mobile Battle Bunker#CybertronianWarriors|APC]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Barricade]] in a deco similar to Crankcase's, as well as an [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Ironhide]] who is given a slightly altered version of his original deco. <br />
<br />
{{picsneeded}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
{{anchor|Battleinthemoonlight}}<br />
[[Image:DOTMBITMCVLCrankcase.jpg|thumb|300px|]]<br />
*'''Battle in the Moonlight''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)<br />
<br />
:A slight retool and redeco of the original Legion class figure, this time in light gray (with a slightly lighter gray for the unpaintable plastic pieces such as the wheels, thighs and various joints and connectors), and gold windows, lights, and robot mode detailing. He was sold in a [[Walmart]]-exclusive multi-pack with a redecoed Legion class [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Ratchet]] and Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Optimus Prime]] w/ [[Armored Weapons Platform#Battleinthemoonlight|trailer]]. <br />
<br />
:This version sports several minor remolds from the original. The calves/ankles/support struts (it's weird because of the digitigrade leg thing with the support struts in front) have been remolded so you cannot extend the struts past the intended point on the top of the foot. The original version of the mold didn't have these pieces stopped, so you could keep extending them past the point where they were supposed to meet (making the toy taller, at the expense of the feet not looking the way intended). With the legs only extending the intended length, he is now one of the shorter-to-average sized Legion figures in the line (Ignoring the truck hood hanging over his head). The joint of the hood/roof/backpack, where it connects to the back, has also had more plastic added so it cannot move more than a millimeter or two back away from the back of the head, just enough to get the chest hood chunks past it during transformation. The original version had no restrictions, and could be pushed back all the way until the bottom of the roof hit the back of the thighs. (This made it a little less obvious that he had a truck hood behind his head, at the expense of a big empty gap at his back.)<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
{{anchor|Deluxe}}<br />
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Pinsir, use Vicegrip!]]<br />
* '''Crankcase''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD04'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Blade Claw<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxes, Crankcase transforms into a modified Chevrolet Suburban. As part of the [[MechTech]] series, he has a Blaster weapon that features a nasty grabby-claw action feature. He also has a pair of huge pincers above his robot-mode head that can also be flipped forward whilst in vehicle mode. <br />
<br />
: His dreadlocks are supposed to be able to swivel, with the intent that they be swung behind his head to fit under his hood for vehicle mode, but in practice, this proved an either impossible or inadvisable prospect: on most, the gold paint applied has made them too thick to be rotated, running the risk of tearing the soft plastic. And even if you do get a Crankcase that doesn't have this problem, the tiny translucent plastic hinges to which the dreadlocks are connected won't last long. This means that they either end up stuffed inside his chest in vehicle mode (this is how the toy comes packaged), or are left dangling outside, with the former configuration forcing the dreadlocks to compete with everything else for space and putting the car under enough tension that it feels like it's about to spring apart.<br />
<br />
: In an apparent [[Variant#Running_changes|running change]], the otherwise long and pointed middle digit on each hand (as per the stock photo on the right) was shoddily cut off into a noticeably thick stump (compared to the more slender fingers remaining), often cut to a different length on each hand. It is unknown if this was done for safety reasons, an error during assembly, or maybe Hasbro decided that long, extended middle fingers just weren't a tasteful design choice for a children's toy. Later releases, however, featured retooled hands with a shorter middle finger similar to his others. <br />
<br />
: The [[TakaraTomy|Japanese]] ''Dark Side Moon'' release features the remolded hands exclusively. It also comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Crankcase appears to be modeled after the [[Predator (alien)|eponymous alien hunter from the ''Predator'' series]], possessing similar "dreadlocks", mandibles, fangs, and claws.<br />
* Crankcase has a nose ring and 2 pairs of double pearcings.<br />
[[Image:DOTM Crankcase Josh Nizzi.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Plenty of [[Dread (subgroup)|dread]], but no wind.]]<br />
* In early production, the [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]] were announced to be a pair of modified Chevrolet Suburbans, and were referred to by the [[fandom]] as twins. [http://screenrant.com/transformers-3-characters-dreads-rob-95462/ Photos] were even taken on-set, but the final movie shows three Dreads, all of whom transform into Chevrolet Suburbans. In the toyline, only Crankcase has this [[alternate mode]], while [[Crowbar]] and [[Hatchet]] transform into different vehicles.<br />
* A Dread Enforcer identical to Crankcase appears as a boss enemy in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon video game]], and is also playable in the game's online multiplayer mode. But his alternate mode is a police car similar to Crowbar's toy alternate mode rather than a Suburban.<br />
* No, he is not [[Dave Fennoy]].<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Crankcase''' (クランクケース ''Kurankukēsu'')<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Cyberverse]]<br />
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Crankcase_(DOTM)&diff=673503Crankcase (DOTM)2011-12-22T06:27:30Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{factions|decepticon}}<br />
{{disambig3|Crankcase}}<br />
<br />
:''Crankcase is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:DOTMCrankcase.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The hunt has begun...]]<br />
<br />
A rarity among Decepticons, '''Crankcase''' is known for his subtle and shadowy nature, though it would be a mistake not to see him as a threat. A member of the elite [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]], the Decepticon’s top infiltration and assassination team, his specialty is hacking, data theft, and destructive sabotage of vital systems.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' adaptations===<br />
<br />
When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was being retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Hatchet]], [[Crowbar]], and Crankcase surfaced quietly and secretly hitched a ride on the Autobots' shuttle back to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Dark of the Moon}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon Movie adaptation}}<br />
<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Dotm Crankcase standoff.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Ironhide probably could have shot him about now and saved all that trouble of being stabbed.]]<br />
<br />
After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for hundreds of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, Crankcase, [[Hatchet]] and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. Crowbar closed in on [[Seymour Simmons|Seymour Simmons']] car, transformed, reached in and tossed the former [[Sector Seven]] agent behind him as he bounded ahead to knock over a highway sign for the other two to use as a ramp.<br />
<br />
However, despite their best collective efforts to slow down the Autobots, Hatchet was quickly destroyed, and the remaining Dreads were soon confronted by the Autobot heavy-hitter, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who stopped them in their tracks with a head-on collision. Faced with Ironhide's heavy weapons and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], the Dreads seemingly capitulated by dropping their ranged weapons, but as soon as the Autobots followed suit, deployed spears to attack their enemies. Though his partner was initially successful in injuring Ironhide, Crankcase was destroyed when Ironhide forced Crowbar's spear through his head, slammed the Decepticon's body into an abandoned car, and kicked the wreckage into a nearby auto shop, which exploded. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''=== <br />
====(Xbox 360/PS3)====<br />
<br />
{{charstubfiction}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Cyberverse====<br />
[[Image:DOTM_Cyberverse_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|''':D''']]<br />
* '''Crankcase''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)<br />
**''Series:'' '''1'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''003'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV11'''<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crankcase is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Suburban|Chevrolet Suburban]]. This mode is lightly detailed but looks very much like the Deluxe version. For his size class, he has an incredibly detailed face mirroring the Deluxe version. Compared to others of his range, he is one of the taller ones. In a rarity for [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figures, he has weapons, which look like dual blades. Later releases use the ''Battle in the Moonlight'' retool (see below).<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
{{anchor|CybertronianWarriors}}<br />
*'''Cybertronian Warriors''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)<br />
<br />
: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing (the same as the "Battle in the Moonlight" version described below) of the Legion figure in white, decoed to emulate the [[Wikipedia: Metropolitan Police Department|Metropolitan Police Department]] SUV that was hit by a Bumblebee stunt car during filming. Hilariously, the included [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Bumblebee]] is given damage in the front of the vehicle mode. The set also includes Bumblebee's [[Mobile Battle Bunker#CybertronianWarriors|APC]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Barricade]] in a deco similar to Crankcase's, as well as an [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Ironhide]] who is given a slightly altered version of his original deco. <br />
<br />
{{picsneeded}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
{{anchor|Battleinthemoonlight}}<br />
[[Image:DOTMBITMCVLCrankcase.jpg|thumb|300px|]]<br />
*'''Battle in the Moonlight''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)<br />
<br />
:A slight retool and redeco of the original Legion class figure, this time in light gray (with a slightly lighter gray for the unpaintable plastic pieces such as the wheels, thighs and various joints and connectors), and gold windows, lights, and robot mode detailing. He was sold in a Walmart exclusive multi-pack with a redecoed Legion class [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Ratchet]] and Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Optimus Prime]] w/ [[Armored Weapons Platform#Battleinthemoonlight|trailer]]. <br />
<br />
:This version sports several minor remolds from the original. The calves/ankles/support struts (it's weird because of the digitigrade leg thing with the support struts in front) have been remolded so you cannot extend the struts past the intended point on the top of the foot. The original version of the mold didn't have these pieces stopped, so you could keep extending them past the point where they were supposed to meet (making the toy taller, at the expense of the feet not looking the way intended). With the legs only extending the intended length, he is now one of the shorter-to-average sized Legion figures in the line (Ignoring the truck hood hanging over his head). The joint of the hood/roof/backpack, where it connects to the back, has also had more plastic added so it cannot move more than a millimeter or two back away from the back of the head, just enough to get the chest hood chunks past it during transformation. The original version had no restrictions, and could be pushed back all the way until the bottom of the roof hit the back of the thighs. (This made it a little less obvious that he had a truck hood behind his head, at the expense of a big empty gap at his back.)<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
{{anchor|Deluxe}}<br />
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Pinsir, use Vicegrip!]]<br />
* '''Crankcase''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD04'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Blade Claw<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxes, Crankcase transforms into a modified Chevrolet Suburban. As part of the [[MechTech]] series, he has a Blaster weapon that features a nasty grabby-claw action feature. He also has a pair of huge pincers above his robot-mode head that can also be flipped forward whilst in vehicle mode. <br />
<br />
: His dreadlocks are supposed to be able to swivel, with the intent that they be swung behind his head to fit under his hood for vehicle mode, but in practice, this proved an either impossible or inadvisable prospect: on most, the gold paint applied has made them too thick to be rotated, running the risk of tearing the soft plastic. And even if you do get a Crankcase that doesn't have this problem, the tiny translucent plastic hinges to which the dreadlocks are connected won't last long. This means that they either end up stuffed inside his chest in vehicle mode (this is how the toy comes packaged), or are left dangling outside, with the former configuration forcing the dreadlocks to compete with everything else for space and putting the car under enough tension that it feels like it's about to spring apart.<br />
<br />
: In an apparent [[Variant#Running_changes|running change]], the otherwise long and pointed middle digit on each hand (as per the stock photo on the right) was shoddily cut off into a noticeably thick stump (compared to the more slender fingers remaining), often cut to a different length on each hand. It is unknown if this was done for safety reasons, an error during assembly, or maybe Hasbro decided that long, extended middle fingers just weren't a tasteful design choice for a children's toy. Later releases, however, featured retooled hands with either the original longer middle finger, or a shorter-molded middle finger. <br />
<br />
: The [[TakaraTomy|Japanese]] ''Dark Side Moon'' release features the (Short-fingered? Long-fingered?) remolded hands exclusively. It also comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Crankcase appears to be modeled after the [[Predator (alien)|eponymous alien hunter from the ''Predator'' series]], possessing similar "dreadlocks", mandibles, fangs, and claws.<br />
* Crankcase has a nose ring and 2 pairs of earrings.<br />
[[Image:DOTM Crankcase Josh Nizzi.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Plenty of [[Dread (subgroup)|dread]], but no wind.]]<br />
* In early production, the [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]] were announced to be a pair of modified Chevrolet Suburbans, and were referred to by the [[fandom]] as twins. [http://screenrant.com/transformers-3-characters-dreads-rob-95462/ Photos] were even taken on-set, but the final movie shows three Dreads, all of whom transform into Chevrolet Suburbans. In the toyline, only Crankcase has this [[alternate mode]], while [[Crowbar]] and [[Hatchet]] transform into different vehicles.<br />
* A Dread Enforcer identical to Crankcase appears as a boss enemy in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon video game]], and is also playable in the game's online multiplayer mode. But his alternate mode is a police car similar to Crowbar's toy alternate mode rather than a Suburban.<br />
* No, he is not [[Dave Fennoy]].<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Crankcase''' (クランクケース ''Kurankukēsu'')<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category: Cyberverse]]<br />
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ancient_Autobots&diff=668471Ancient Autobots2011-12-06T14:23:39Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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[[Image:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I think someone needs to call the Ghostbusters...]]<br />
The '''Ancient Autobots''' was the name given to the life force and accumulated wisdom of the previous bearers of the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They would manifest themselves when the Matrix was abused, though this was not always the case. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
After [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] removed the Matrix from [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], they presented their find to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who placed the Matrix in his cannon, believing the Autobot relic would give him great power. However, his cannon merely fired a puff of smoke. Furious at the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' possible dropping of the Matrix and thus damaging it, he attempted to shoot them as he usually did when angered. However, this time a bluish energy shot out, and the entire throne room was haunted by the Ancient Autobots (including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]). The ghosts demanded Galvatron return it or they would haunt him all his life. Fearful, Galvatron quickly decided to remove it from his cannon, though he ordered it be disposed of rather than returned to the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Strangely, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] then took the Matrix, these Ancient Autobots did not manifest, although he did go mad with power in the process. It is possible that this is a way the Matrix or its inhabiting spirits punish abusers of their wisdom who are not already insane. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
None of these guys are the dead Matrix bearers seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" (except Optimus) or [[It]]. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Ghosts]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ancient_Autobots&diff=668470Ancient Autobots2011-12-06T14:20:12Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<br />
[[Image:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I think someone needs to call the Ghostbusters...]]<br />
The '''Ancient Autobots''' was the name given to the life force and accumulated wisdom of the previous bearers of the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They would manifest themselves when the Matrix was abused, though this was not always the case. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
After [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] removed the Matrix from [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], they presented their find to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who placed the Matrix in his cannon, believing the Autobot relic would give him great power. However, his cannon merely fired a puff of smoke. Furious at the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' possible dropping of the Matrix and thus damaging it, he attempted to shoot them as he usually did when angered. However, this time a bluish energy shot out, and the entire throne room was haunted by the Ancient Autobots (including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]). The ghosts demanded Galvatron return it or they would haunt him all his life. Fearful, Galvatron quickly decided to remove it from his cannon, though he ordered it be disposed of rather than returned to the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Strangely, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] then took the Matrix, these Ancient Autobots did not manifest, although he did go mad with power in the process. It is possible that this is a way the Matrix or its inhabiting spirits punish abusers of their wisdom who are not already insane. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
None of these guys are the dead Matrix bearers seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" (except Optimus) or [[It]]. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Ghosts]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ancient_Autobots&diff=668469Ancient Autobots2011-12-06T14:19:11Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<br />
[[Image:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I think someone needs to call the Ghostbusters...]]<br />
The '''Ancient Autobots''' was the name given to the life force and accumulated wisdom of the previous bearers of the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They would manifest themselves when the Matrix was abused, though this was not always the case. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
After [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] removed the Matrix from [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], they presented their find to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who placed the Matrix in his cannon, believing the Autobot relic would give him great power. However, his cannon merely fired a puff of smoke. Furious at the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' possible dropping of the Matrix and thus damaging it, he attempted to shoot them as he usually did when angered. However, this time a bluish energy shot out, and the entire throne room was haunted by the Ancient Autobots (including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]). The ghosts demanded Galvatron return it or they would haunt him all his life. Fearful, Galvatron quickly decided to remove it from his cannon, though he ordered it be disposed of rather than returned to the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Strangely, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] then took the Matrix, these Ancient Autobots did not manifest, although he did go mad with power in the process. It is possible that this is a way the Matrix or its inhabiting spirits punish abusers of their wisdom who are not already insane. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
None of these guys are the dead Matrix bearers seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" (except Optimus) or [[It]]. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Ghosts]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ancient_Autobots&diff=668466Ancient Autobots2011-12-06T14:10:06Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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[[Image:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I think someone needs to call the Ghostbusters...]]<br />
The '''Ancient Autobots''' was the name given to the life force and accumulated wisdom of the previous bearers of the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They would manifest themselves when the Matrix was abused, though this was not always the case. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
After [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] removed the Matrix from [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], they presented their find to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who placed the Matrix in his cannon, believing the Autobot relic would give him great power. However, his cannon merely fired a puff of smoke. Furious at the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' possible dropping of the Matrix and thus damaging it, he attempted to shoot them as he usually did when angered. However, this time a bluish energy shot out, and the entire throne room was haunted by the Ancient Autobots (including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]). The ghosts demanded Galvatron return it or they would haunt him all his life. Fearful, Galvatron quickly decided to remove it from his cannon, though he ordered it be disposed of rather than returned to the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Strangely, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] then took the Matrix, these Ancient Autobots did not manifest, although he did go mad with power in the process. It is possible that this is a way the Matrix or its inhabiting spirits punish abusers of their wisdom who are not already insane. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
None of these guys are the dead Matrix bearers seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" (except Optimus) or [[It]]. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Ghosts]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ancient_Autobots&diff=668462Ancient Autobots2011-12-06T14:00:58Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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[[Image:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I think someone needs to call the Ghostbusters...]]<br />
The '''Ancient Autobots''' was the name given to the life force and accumulated wisdom of the previous bearers of the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They would manifest themselves when the Matrix was abused, though this was not always the case. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
After [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] removed the Matrix from [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], they presented their find to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who placed the Matrix in his cannon, believing the Autobot relic would give him great power. However, his cannon merely fired a puff of smoke. Furious at the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' possible dropping of the Matrix and thus damaging it, he attempted to shoot them as he usually did when angered. However, this time a bluish energy shot out, and the entire throne room was haunted by the Ancient Autobots (including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]). The ghosts demanded Galvatron return it or they would haunt him all his life. Fearful, Galvatron quickly decided to remove it from his cannon, though he ordered it be disposed of rather than returned to the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Strangely, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] then took the Matrix, these Ancient Autobots did not manifest, although he did go mad with power in the process. It is possible that this is a way the Matrix or its inhabiting spirits punish abusers of their wisdom who are not already insane. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
None of these guys are the dead Matrix bearers seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" (except Optimus) or [[It]]. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Ghosts]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ancient_Autobots&diff=668460Ancient Autobots2011-12-06T13:58:02Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<div>{{factions|autobot}}{{factions/icons|custom=Ancient_Autobot_Symbol.png|cSize=30x30px|cLink=Autobot|cPretty=Ancient Autobot}}<br />
[[Image:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I think someone needs to call the Ghostbusters...]]<br />
The '''Ancient Autobots''' was the name given to the life force and accumulated wisdom of the previous bearers of the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They would manifest themselves when the Matrix was abused, though this was not always the case. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
After [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] removed the Matrix from [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], they presented their find to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who placed the Matrix in his cannon, believing the Autobot relic would give him great power. However, his cannon merely fired a puff of smoke. Furious at the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' possible dropping of the Matrix and thus damaging it, he attempted to shoot them as he usually did when angered. However, this time a bluish energy shot out, and the entire throne room was haunted by the Ancient Autobots (including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]). The ghosts demanded Galvatron return it or they would haunt him all his life. Fearful, Galvatron quickly decided to remove it from his cannon, though he ordered it be disposed of rather than returned to the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Strangely, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] then took the Matrix, these Ancient Autobots did not manifest, although he did go mad with power in the process. It is possible that this is a way the Matrix or its inhabiting spirits punish abusers of their wisdom who are not already insane. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
None of these guys are the dead Matrix bearers seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" (except Optimus) or [[It]]. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Ghosts]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ancient_Autobots&diff=668459Ancient Autobots2011-12-06T13:57:17Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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{{factions/icons|custom=Ancient_Autobot_Symbol.png|cSize=30x30px|cLink=Autobot|cPretty=Ancient Autobot}}}}<br />
[[Image:Matrix burden 1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I think someone needs to call the Ghostbusters...]]<br />
The '''Ancient Autobots''' was the name given to the life force and accumulated wisdom of the previous bearers of the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They would manifest themselves when the Matrix was abused, though this was not always the case. <br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
After [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] removed the Matrix from [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], they presented their find to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who placed the Matrix in his cannon, believing the Autobot relic would give him great power. However, his cannon merely fired a puff of smoke. Furious at the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' possible dropping of the Matrix and thus damaging it, he attempted to shoot them as he usually did when angered. However, this time a bluish energy shot out, and the entire throne room was haunted by the Ancient Autobots (including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]). The ghosts demanded Galvatron return it or they would haunt him all his life. Fearful, Galvatron quickly decided to remove it from his cannon, though he ordered it be disposed of rather than returned to the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Strangely, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] then took the Matrix, these Ancient Autobots did not manifest, although he did go mad with power in the process. It is possible that this is a way the Matrix or its inhabiting spirits punish abusers of their wisdom who are not already insane. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
None of these guys are the dead Matrix bearers seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" (except Optimus) or [[It]]. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Ghosts]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Facial_hair&diff=646526Facial hair2011-10-12T16:30:47Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Animated */</p>
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<div>[[Image:TFTM-WreckGarsits.jpg|right|300px|thumb|But [[teeth]] are out of the question.]]<br />
Some [[Transformer]]s have facial features that resemble [[human]] '''facial hair'''. These features sometimes indicate age, but this is not always the case.<br />
<br />
==Transformers with facial hair==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:FFOD1-Scourgeface.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Just like daddy.]]<br />
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|A3/Alpha Trion]]<br />
*[[Maccadam's bartender#The moustachioed bartender|The moustachioed bartender]]<br />
*[[Detritus]]<br />
*[[Early Decepticon leader]]<br />
*[[Riker]]<br />
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (goatee)<br />
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]<br />
*[[Sweep]]s<br />
*[[Unicron]]<br />
*[[Venerable One|The Venerable Ones]]<br />
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]<br />
{{--}}<br />
====Beast Era====<br />
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (''Wreckers'')<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] ([[Transmetal 2]])<br />
*[[Longrack]]'s [[relatives|father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and his ancestors]]<br />
*[[Ramulus]]<br />
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (''Beast Machines'')<br />
*[[Tigatron]] <br />
<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
===Unicron Trilogy===<br />
[[Image:Alphatrionsigomega.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I've got a wicked sweet mustache! Who wants to touch me?]]<br />
*[[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion/Sig-Omega]]<br />
*[[Avalon]]<br />
*[[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]]<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]]<br />
*[[Levitacus]]<br />
*[[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]]<br />
{{--}}<br />
===Shattered Glass===<br />
[[Image:Rodimus goatee.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mustache Rides 5 Credits]]<br />
*[[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]<br />
*[[Bug Bite (SG)|Bug Bite]]<br />
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
===Movie===<br />
[[Image:ROFT Jetfire Bay clip.jpg|thumb|right|200px|What are you looking at?]]<br />
*[[The Fallen]] (braided beard)<br />
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (beard)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (goatee)<br />
*Optimus Prime's [[Super Mode|Power-up mode]] (long pointed goatee)<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s second body (mutton chops)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (walrus moustache)<br />
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (goatee)<br />
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (beard)<br />
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (bushy beard)<br />
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (mustache and braided beard)<br />
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (eyebrows and whiskers)<br />
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/Que]] (mustache)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (sideburns)<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
===Animated===<br />
[[Image:Imgdirtboss-animated.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I drew a pencil moustache. I like it 'cause it's just above my lip. The kind of moustache that says "Yeah I've been nude on camera, what of it?"]]<br />
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] (Mustache and Beard)<br />
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (Chin Stripe)<br />
*[[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] (Chin Stripe)<br />
*[[Dead End (Animated)|Dead End]] (Van Dyke)<br />
*[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] (Mustache)<br />
*[[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]] (Mustache)<br />
*[[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] (Mustache)<br />
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (Jawline, with Soul Patch attachment)<br />
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (Chin Stripe)<br />
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (The Lemmy)<br />
*[[Pipes (Animated)|Pipes]] (Mustache)<br />
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (Jawline, with Soul Patch attachment)<br />
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (Sideburns)<br />
*[[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]] (Soul patch)<br />
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] (Jamie Hyneman's face)<br />
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] (Van Dyke)<br />
*[[Motormaster (Animated)|Motormaster]] (The Lemmy)<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
===Hunt for the Decepticons===<br />
[[Image:Newlabassistant-HftD.jpg|right|thumb|200px|No, I'm not [[wikipedia:Tory Belleci|Tory]] in disguise!]]<br />
*The [[new lab assistant]] (goatee)<br />
<br />
===Prime===<br />
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (goatee)<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Humanization]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Strafe_(disambiguation)&diff=645749Strafe (disambiguation)2011-10-10T17:34:33Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<div>The name '''Strafe''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.<br />
<br />
{{disamb|y=1987|[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], the [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] jet from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}<br />
{{disamb|y=1995|[[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]], the [[Decepticon]]-turned-Autobot [[Cyberjet]] from ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Strafe (SG)|Strafe]], the evil Autobot [[Technobot (SG)|Technobot]] jet from "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]".}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Strafe (Animated)|Strafe]], the Autobot soldier ''[[Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.<br />
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Strafe (TF 2010)|Strafe]], the Autobot stealth fighter from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]].}}<br />
<br />
<br />
{{disambig}}</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Strafe_(disambiguation)&diff=645747Strafe (disambiguation)2011-10-10T17:33:48Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<div>The name '''Strafe''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.<br />
<br />
{{disamb|y=1987|[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], the [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] jet from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}<br />
{{disamb|y=1995|[[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]], the [[Decepticon]]-turned-Autobot [[Cyberjet]] from ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Strafe (SG)|Strafe]], the evil Autobot [[Technobot (SG)|Technobot]] jet from "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]".}}<br />
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Strafe (Animated)|Strafe]] the Autobot soldier ''[[Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.<br />
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Strafe (TF 2010)|Strafe]], the Autobot stealth fighter from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]].}}<br />
<br />
<br />
{{disambig}}</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Strafe_(TF_2010)&diff=645745Strafe (TF 2010)2011-10-10T17:27:06Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{faction|autobot}}<br />
{{disambig3|Strafe}}<br />
:''Strafe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline.]]''<br />
<br />
[[Image:TF2010toy-Strafe.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Now in Peppermint!]]<br />
<br />
While '''Strafe''' is usually a pretty nice guy, other Autobots tend to keep away from him, especially during battle. This is because he's ''way'' too easily startled, and when scared, responds by attacking everything around him until he burns himself out. Nothing is safe around Strafe, not even sizzling bacon, for any sound can set this Autobot off in a terribly violent way.<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===''Transformers'' (2010)===<br />
*'''Strafe''' (Voyager Class, 2011)<br />
<br />
:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager-class [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], Strafe transforms into a stealth fighter jet, similar to an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-117A Nighthawk|F-117 Nighthawk]]. He has two flip-out swords/daggers under his arms that he can deploy to use as weapons. As part of his transformation, bending his wings back in robot mode activates a Mech Alive gear-driven feature where the tips of the wings retract and four small blades reveal themselves along the edge of the wing. Strafe's paint app budget went into the very large Autobot [[insignia]] he wears across his wings, which is quite possibly the largest insignia ever on a [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'']] [[toy]]. Strafe is sold as part of "[[Reveal the Shield]]", a [[subline imprint]] featuring [[rubsign]]s on all its releases. Y'know, just in case his wings didn't make his faction clear enough.<br />
<br />
:Strafe, like the other toys using the same mold, can be perched upon by [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]], [[Sunspot]], and the exclusive [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]]. Except they're all Decepticons, so it would be terribly inappropriate fraternization.<br />
<br />
:This mold was also redecoed as the Tokyo Toy Show [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]].<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*He has the same body design as [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]]<br />
*When Strafe's bio went up on the official website, it used the adjective [[Over-Run (PCC)|spastic]] to describe him. This was later changed to "twitchy." Hmmmm.<br />
<br />
*Almost all non-toy-only characters under the [[Reveal the Shield]] subline (as a spiritual successor to [[Classics (2006)|Classics]]) have been G1 characters. Therefore, this Strafe may be [[Strafe (G1)|G1 Strafe]], but until he appears in fiction it's ambiguous.<br />
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[[Category:Toy-only characters]]<br />
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Matrix_of_Conquest&diff=641033Matrix of Conquest2011-09-25T07:17:05Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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{{disambig2|the vessel of Unicron's power|the flim-flam perpetuated by the [[Quintesson]]s|Decepticon Matrix}}<br />
:''The Matrix of Conquest is a powerful artifact from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:Matrix of conquest.jpg|right|180px|thumb|That's one badass steering wheel...]]<br />
The '''Matrix of Conquest''', also called the '''Anti-Matrix''' or '''Matrix of Chaos''', is the [[Matrix (disambiguation)|Matrix]] containing [[Unicron]]'s lifeforce, be it named the [[Dark Essence]] or [[Angolmois]], and is wielded by [[Shokaract]]. It mockingly serves as the opposite of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which contains [[Primus]]'s essence and is borne by the [[Prime (rank)|leader of the good-guy faction]]. It was created by and for Shokaract to bring him power beyond mortal comprehension. In turn, Unicron's gain from this contract is his resurrection, which may happen at Shokaract's cost. <br />
<br />
{{bigquote|Step forward, step forward and claim the key to all possible futures. This is your destiny!|[[Unicron]]'s sales speech|"[[Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox]]"}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===3H comics===<br />
The lowly [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] known as the [[Shokaract|Hunter]] found himself hunted and cornered by [[Maximal]] [[Skyblade|forces]] at some point during or before the 32nd century. Searching for a place to hide, he stumbled into a cave, where a dark whisper urged him onwards with promises of incredible power. In the depths of cavernous structure, the Hunter found the [[Dark Essence]], the remnants of [[Unicron]] from after his defeat in [[2005]] that were displaced in time and space by the release of energy coming from destruction of the god's corporeal form. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}}<br />
<br />
In short time after claiming the Dark Essence, the Hunter created the Matrix of Conquest as housing for it, changed his name into Shokaract and took command of part of the Predacon forces. With their support and the powers bestowed by the Matrix of Conquest, Shokaract conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and established a reign his opponents found impossible to crack. <br />
<br />
A, perhaps the only, weak spot was the Dark Essence in the past and when Shokaract sensed temporal disruptions that threatened it, sent two [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]] in succession. When both failed, Shokaract himself went to prehistoric [[Earth]] during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] to defend the Dark Essence. Thus began [[Point Omega]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}} Shokaract's presence warped reality, to the point where many warriors from alternate universes appeared and gathered to attack the demigod. During this barrage of firepower, Shokaract revealed the Matrix of Conquest and used its powers to destroy the attackers. The [[Covenant]] used this opportunity to combine their essences and enter the Matrix, severing the bond between the Matrix's Dark Essence and the Dark Essence of the past, thus allowing the Dark Essence to be drawn into [[overspace]] and avert Shokaract's timeline. {{Storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}<br />
<br />
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:TheAscending4 Anti-Matrix.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br />
Out on a routine survey mission, the lowly Predacon Shokaract found capsules containing a kind of energy he was unfamiliar with, [[Angolmois]]. Upon trying to analyze it, the energy suddenly stirred and swiftly invaded his body, forcing him into a deep slumber for many [[Units of time|stellar-cycles]] until he found a way to manipulate the energy towards reformatting his damaged body. To ensure continued control of the Angolmois, he forged a container for it, which he dubbed the Matrix of Chaos. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}<br />
<br />
Shokaract kept the Matrix of Chaos housed inside his chest, fully integrated into his systems. He believed that by partaking of quantities of Angolmois larger than any [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] had ever attempted, as well as stoking the energy's infernal fires by plunging Cybertron into a bloody genocidal riot, the Anti-Matrix would "awaken" and facilitate his ascension as one of the "[[Lords of Chaos|Masters of Misrule]]" while remaking the [[Cybertron (planet)|planet]] in his image. However, moments before the Anti-Matrix had completely fueled up, [[Magmatron]] had Shokaract sent to chronospace. There, he enlighted him what true fate awaited him if the Anti-Matrix would be awoken: rather than becoming a god, Shokaract would be consumed by the Angolmois and thus sacrificed for Unicron to be reborn. Hearing this, Shokaract didn't hesitate to rip the Anti-Matrix out of his chest, even though it meant his own death. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* More fully, the Matrix of Conquest is also known as the "Decepticon Matrix of Conquest" as mirror image of the "Autobot Matrix of Leadership". Even as an intentional mockery, this is a little odd for Shokaract to call it, since he is a Predacon and at no point ever shows any sort of affinity for the faction of old. <br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Matrix (disambiguation)|Other Matrices]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Wars]]<br />
[[Category:Matrices]]<br />
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{{disambig3|Unicron}}<br />
{{disambig2|the vessel of Unicron's power|the flim-flam perpetuated by the [[Quintesson]]s|Decepticon Matrix}}<br />
:''The Matrix of Conquest is a powerful artifact from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:Matrix of conquest.jpg|right|180px|thumb|That's one badass steering wheel...]]<br />
The '''Matrix of Conquest''', also called the '''Anti-Matrix''' or '''Matrix of Chaos''', is the [[Matrix (disambiguation)|Matrix]] containing [[Unicron]]'s lifeforce, be it named the [[Dark Essence]] or [[Angolmois]], and is wielded by [[Shokaract]]. It mockingly serves as the opposite of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which contains [[Primus]]'s essence and is borne by the [[Prime (rank)|leader of the good-guy faction]]. It was created by and for Shokaract to bring him power beyond mortal comprehension. In turn, Unicron's gain from this contract is his resurrection, which may happen at Shokaract's cost. <br />
<br />
{{bigquote|Step forward, step forward and claim the key to all possible futures. This is your destiny!|[[Unicron]]'s sales speech|"[[Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox]]"}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===3H comics===<br />
The lowly [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] known as the [[Shokaract|Hunter]] found himself hunted and cornered by [[Maximal]] [[Skyblade|forces]] at some point during or before the 32nd century. Searching for a place to hide, he stumbled into a cave, where a dark whisper urged him onwards with promises of incredible power. In the depths of cavernous structure, the Hunter found the [[Dark Essence]], the remnants of [[Unicron]] from after his defeat in [[2005]] that were displaced in time and space by the release of energy coming from destruction of the god's corporeal form. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}}<br />
<br />
In short time after claiming the Dark Essence, the Hunter created the Matrix of Conquest as housing for it, changed his name into Shokaract and took command of part of the Predacon forces. With their support and the powers bestowed by the Matrix of Conquest, Shokaract conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and established a reign his opponents found impossible to crack. <br />
<br />
A, perhaps the only, weak spot was the Dark Essence in the past and when Shokaract sensed temporal disruptions that threatened it, sent two [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]] in succession. When both failed, Shokaract himself went to prehistoric [[Earth]] during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] to defend the Dark Essence. Thus began [[Point Omega]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}} Shokaract's presence warped reality, to the point where many warriors from alternate universes appeared and gathered to attack the demigod. During this barrage of firepower, Shokaract revealed the Matrix of Conquest and used its powers to destroy the attackers. The [[Covenant]] used this opportunity to combine their essences and enter the Matrix, severing the bond between the Matrix's Dark Essence and the Dark Essence of the past, thus allowing the Dark Essence to be drawn into [[overspace]] and avert Shokaract's timeline. {{Storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}<br />
<br />
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:TheAscending4 Anti-Matrix.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br />
Out on a routine survey mission, the lowly Predacon Shokaract found capsules containing a kind of energy he was unfamiliar with, [[Angolmois]]. Upon trying to analyze it, the energy suddenly stirred and swiftly invaded his body, forcing him into a deep slumber for many [[Units of time|stellar-cycles]] until he found a way to manipulate the energy towards reformatting his damaged body. To ensure continued control of the Angolmois, he forged a container for it, which he dubbed the Matrix of Chaos. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}<br />
<br />
Shokaract kept the Matrix of Chaos housed inside his chest, fully integrated into his systems. He believed that by partaking of quantities of Angolmois larger than any [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] had ever attempted, as well as stoking the energy's infernal fires by plunging Cybertron into a bloody genocidal riot, the Anti-Matrix would "awaken" and facilitate his ascension as one of the "[[Lords of Chaos|Masters of Misrule]]" while remaking the [[Cybertron (planet)|planet]] in his image. However, moments before the Anti-Matrix had completely fueled up, [[Magmatron]] had Shokaract sent to chronospace. There, he enlighted him what true fate awaited him if the Anti-Matrix would be awoken: rather than becoming a god, Shokaract would be consumed by the Angolmois and thus sacrificed for Unicron to be reborn. Hearing this, Shokaract didn't hesitate to rip the Anti-Matrix out of his chest, even though it meant his own death. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* More fully, the Matrix of Conquest is also known as the "Decepticon Matrix of Conquest" as mirror image of the "Autobot Matrix of Leadership". Even as an intentional mockery, this is a little odd for Shokaract to call it, since he is a Predacon and at no point ever shows any sort of affinity for the faction of old. <br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Matrix (disambiguation)|Other Matrices]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Wars]]<br />
[[Category:Matrices]]<br />
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{{disambig3|Unicron}}<br />
{{disambig2|the vessel of Unicron's power|the flim-flam perpetuated by the [[Quintesson]]s|Decepticon Matrix}}<br />
:''The Matrix of Conquest is a powerful artifact from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:Matrix of conquest.jpg|right|180px|thumb|That's one badass steering wheel...]]<br />
The '''Matrix of Conquest''', also called the '''Anti-Matrix''' or '''Matrix of Chaos''', is the [[Matrix (disambiguation)|Matrix]] containing [[Unicron]]'s lifeforce, be it named the [[Dark Essence]] or [[Angolmois]], and is wielded by [[Shokaract]]. It mockingly serves as the opposite of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which contains [[Primus]]'s essence and is borne by the [[Prime (rank)|leader of the good-guy faction]]. It was created by and for Shokaract to bring him power beyond mortal comprehension. In turn, Unicron's gain from this contract is his resurrection, which may happen at Shokaract's cost. <br />
<br />
{{bigquote|Step forward, step forward and claim the key to all possible futures. This is your destiny!|[[Unicron]]'s sales speech|"[[Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox]]"}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===3H comics===<br />
The lowly [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] known as the [[Shokaract|Hunter]] found himself hunted and cornered by [[Maximal]] [[Skyblade|forces]] at some point during or before the 32nd century. Searching for a place to hide, he stumbled into a cave, where a dark whisper urged him onwards with promises of incredible power. In the depths of cavernous structure, the Hunter found the [[Dark Essence]], the remnants of [[Unicron]] from after his defeat in [[2005]] that were displaced in time and space by the release of energy coming from destruction of the god's corporeal form. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}}<br />
<br />
In short time after claiming the Dark Essence, the Hunter created the Matrix of Conquest as housing for it, changed his name into Shokaract and took command of part of the Predacon forces. With their support and the powers bestowed by the Matrix of Conquest, Shokaract conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and established a reign his opponents found impossible to crack. <br />
<br />
A, perhaps the only, weak spot was the Dark Essence in the past and when Shokaract sensed temporal disruptions that threatened it, sent two [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]] in succession. When both failed, Shokaract himself went to prehistoric [[Earth]] during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] to defend the Dark Essence. Thus began [[Point Omega]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}} Shokaract's presence warped reality, to the point where many warriors from alternate universes appeared and gathered to attack the demigod. During this barrage of firepower, Shokaract revealed the Matrix of Conquest and used its powers to destroy the attackers. The [[Covenant]] used this opportunity to combine their essences and enter the Matrix, severing the bond between the Matrix's Dark Essence and the Dark Essence of the past, thus allowing the Dark Essence to be drawn into [[overspace]] and avert Shokaract's timeline. {{Storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}<br />
<br />
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:TheAscending4 Anti-Matrix.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br />
Out on a routine survey mission, the lowly Predacon Shokaract found capsules containing a kind of energy he was unfamiliar with, [[Angolmois]]. Upon trying to analyze it, the energy suddenly stirred and swiftly invaded his body, forcing him into a deep slumber for many [[Units of time|stellar-cycles]] until he found a way to manipulate the energy towards reformatting his damaged body. To ensure continued control of the Angolmois, he forged a container for it, which he dubbed the Matrix of Chaos. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}<br />
<br />
Shokaract kept the Matrix of Chaos housed inside his chest, fully integrated into his systems. He believed that by partaking of quantities of Angolmois larger than any [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] had ever attempted, as well as stoking the energy's infernal fires by plunging Cybertron into a bloody genocidal riot, the Anti-Matrix would "awaken" and facilitate his ascension as one of the "[[Lords of Chaos|Masters of Misrule]]" while remaking the [[Cybertron (planet)|planet]] in his image. However, moments before the Anti-Matrix had completely fueled up, [[Magmatron]] had Shokaract sent to chronospace. There, he enlighted him what true fate awaited him if the Anti-Matrix would be awoken: rather than becoming a god, Shokaract would be consumed by the Angolmois and thus sacrificed for Unicron to be reborn. Hearing this, Shokaract didn't hesitate to rip the Anti-Matrix out of his chest, even though it meant his own death. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* More fully, the Matrix of Conquest is also known as the "Decepticon Matrix of Conquest" as mirror image of the "Autobot Matrix of Leadership". Even as an intentional mockery, this is a little odd for Shokaract to call it, since he is a Predacon and at no point ever shows any sort of affinity for the faction of old. <br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Matrix (disambiguation)|Other Matrices]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Wars]]<br />
[[Category:Matrices]]<br />
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<div>{{disambig3|Unicron}}<br />
{{disambig2|the vessel of Unicron's power|the flim-flam perpetuated by the [[Quintesson]]s|Decepticon Matrix}}<br />
:''The Matrix of Conquest is a powerful artifact from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:Matrix of conquest.jpg|right|180px|thumb|That's one badass steering wheel...]]<br />
The '''Matrix of Conquest''', also called the '''Anti-Matrix''' or '''Matrix of Chaos''', is the [[Matrix (disambiguation)|Matrix]] containing [[Unicron]]'s lifeforce, be it named the [[Dark Essence]] or [[Angolmois]], and is wielded by [[Shokaract]]. It mockingly serves as the opposite of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which contains [[Primus]]'s essence and is borne by the [[Prime (rank)|leader of the good-guy faction]]. It was created by and for Shokaract to bring him power beyond mortal comprehension. In turn, Unicron's gain from this contract is his resurrection, which may happen at Shokaract's cost. <br />
<br />
{{bigquote|Step forward, step forward and claim the key to all possible futures. This is your destiny!|[[Unicron]]'s sales speech|"[[Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox]]"}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===3H comics===<br />
The lowly [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] known as the [[Shokaract|Hunter]] found himself hunted and cornered by [[Maximal]] [[Skyblade|forces]] at some point during or before the 32nd century. Searching for a place to hide, he stumbled into a cave, where a dark whisper urged him onwards with promises of incredible power. In the depths of cavernous structure, the Hunter found the [[Dark Essence]], the remnants of [[Unicron]] from after his defeat in [[2005]] that were displaced in time and space by the release of energy coming from destruction of the god's corporeal form. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}}<br />
<br />
In short time after claiming the Dark Essence, the Hunter created the Matrix of Conquest as housing for it, changed his name into Shokaract and took command of part of the Predacon forces. With their support and the powers bestowed by the Matrix of Conquest, Shokaract conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and established a reign his opponents found impossible to crack. <br />
<br />
A, perhaps the only, weak spot was the Dark Essence in the past and when Shokaract sensed temporal disruptions that threatened it, sent two [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]] in succession. When both failed, Shokaract himself went to prehistoric [[Earth]] during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] to defend the Dark Essence. Thus began [[Point Omega]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}} Shokaract's presence warped reality, to the point where many warriors from alternate universes appeared and gathered to attack the demigod. During this barrage of firepower, Shokaract revealed the Matrix of Conquest and used its powers to destroy the attackers. The [[Covenant]] used this opportunity to combine their essences and enter the Matrix, severing the bond between the Matrix's Dark Essence and the Dark Essence of the past, thus allowing the Dark Essence to be drawn into [[overspace]] and avert Shokaract's timeline. {{Storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}<br />
<br />
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:TheAscending4 Anti-Matrix.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br />
Out on a routine survey mission, the lowly Predacon Shokaract found capsules containing a kind of energy he was unfamiliar with, [[Angolmois]]. Upon trying to analyze it, the energy suddenly stirred and swiftly invaded his body, forcing him into a deep slumber for many [[Units of time|stellar-cycles]] until he found a way to manipulate the energy towards reformatting his damaged body. To ensure continued control of the Angolmois, he forged a container for it, which he dubbed the Matrix of Chaos. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}<br />
<br />
Shokaract kept the Matrix of Chaos housed inside his chest, fully integrated into his systems. He believed that by partaking of quantities of Angolmois larger than any [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] had ever attempted, as well as stoking the energy's infernal fires by plunging Cybertron into a bloody genocidal riot, the Anti-Matrix would "awaken" and facilitate his ascension as one of the "[[Lords of Chaos|Masters of Misrule]]" while remaking the [[Cybertron (planet)|planet]] in his image. However, moments before the Anti-Matrix had completely fueled up, [[Magmatron]] had Shokaract sent to chronospace. There, he enlighted him what true fate awaited him if the Anti-Matrix would be awoken: rather than becoming a god, Shokaract would be consumed by the Angolmois and thus sacrificed for Unicron to be reborn. Hearing this, Shokaract didn't hesitate to rip the Anti-Matrix out of his chest, even though it meant his own death. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* More fully, the Matrix of Conquest is also known as the "Decepticon Matrix of Conquest" as mirror image of the "Autobot Matrix of Leadership". Even as an intentional mockery, this is a little odd for Shokaract to call it, since he is a Predacon and at no point ever shows any sort of affinity for the faction of old. <br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Matrix (disambiguation)|Other Matrices]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Wars]]<br />
[[Category:Matrices]]<br />
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{{disambig3|Scavenger}}<br />
:''Scavenger is a [[Transcendent Technomorph]] from the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] [[continuity]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Scavengerblackarachniaalphatriontranscendent.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Daddy? Is that you?(Scavenger is the big one at the very top of the image.)]]<br />
'''Scavenger''' is a Transformer who has fallen in with [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s cause.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''TransTech'' comic===<br />
Scavenger was part of Alpha Trion's insurrectionist organization, and joined in the raid on [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s laboratory in the hopes of rescuing [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. Scavenger and his comrades successfully stormed into Shockwave's inner sanctum, where they came face-to-face with the formidable [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Scavenger's design was originally created when ''[[Transtech]]'' was a planned sequel to ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', but is probably not intended to be the same character as ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] or ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]]. ''TransTech'' stories take place in their own universe, it is likely this Scavenger no longer has any overt ties to other Scavengers.<br />
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* Scavenger isn't explicitly named in any of his appearances so far, but was named in a Fan Club-exclusive wallpaper.<br />
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* This design is also the inspiration for [[Scavenger (Armada)|Armada Scavenger]].<br />
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[[Category:Alpha Trion's acolytes]]<br />
[[Category:Transcendent Technomorphs]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Demolishor_(TransTech)&diff=641028Demolishor (TransTech)2011-09-25T07:07:17Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<div>{{factions|ttdecepticon}}<br />
'''Bold text'''{{disambig3|Demolishor}}<br />
:''Demolishor is a [[Transcendent Technomorph]] from the [[TransTech]] [[continuity]].''<br />
[[Image:General Demolishor Closeup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]<br />
General '''Demolishor''' is a member of the [[Military Police]]. He's really not very nice at all.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''TransTech''===<br />
Demolishor and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] visited the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]] in search of a murder suspect. His loud arrival alerted [[Escargon]], the suspect, and Demolishor promptly splattered his cranium all over the cafe, which [[Crystal Widow]] demanded payment for. Airazor berated Demolishor for using such extreme methods, remarking that now they couldn't interrogate Escargon about the location of "the passes". As he scanned the bar for witnesses, Demolishor recognized the [[G1 GoBots|GoBots]] as "machines of interest" and accused them of trading a [[Astro-Beam|device]] found on Escargon's person for the passes. A brief altercation was ended by Airazor distracting Demolishor with the legal technicalities of arrest.<br />
<br />
Airazor later succeeded in convincing Demolishor that, since the GoBots had no sparks, they were ''technically'' property belonging to Crystal Widow so long as they were on her premises. Demolishor stormed out of the café in search of [[Bad Boy]] and [[Treds]] instead. Path Finder contacted the other two and warned them about Demolishor before hurrying off with Road Ranger.<br />
<br />
Demolishor located the other two GoBots and attacked with brutal force. Bad Boy was knocked out, and he awakened to find Path Finder and Road Ranger. Treds and Demolishor were gone. Path Finder called Treds, but Demolishor picked up. He demanded they turn over the passes that he still thought the GoBots bought from Escargon. Path Finder determined that he's waiting in the [[Heap]]. <br />
<br />
[[Image:General Demolishor Altmode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]<br />
<br />
The Gobotronians arrived at the Heap, a massive field of refuse in the under-levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After avoiding a few hazards, they freed Treds from Demolishor. The large TransTech advanced on the small cyborgs, but from nowhere, Crystal Widow arrived and encased Demolishor in an energon lattice. She extended her claw, using her energon manipulation powers to cause an energon blade to pierce his chest. <br />
<br />
But even that could not stop Demolishor, who blasted Widow. Road Ranger pelted the general with so much energy from his hand blasters that the GoBot's hands exploded. A fierce battle ensued, with both Demolishor and the GoBots receiving damage. As a final valiant effort, Path Finder gathered scrap metal in her arms and engaged her faster-than-light drive, stopping within five meters of the general but releasing the scrap, shredding Demolishor. Severely wounded, Demolishor still plodded forward. Just as Path Finder was about to be crushed, [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] rushed to the rescue. <br />
<br />
Another legalities-based conversation ensued that resulted in Demolishor's arrest. In regard to the passes, Demolishor was never authorized to have the passes issued or retrieved. Cheetor and Airazor agreed that it's easier to say the passes were used than to deal with the resulting investigation, so the GoBots were awarded a free ride out of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}<br />
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[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]<br />
[[Category:Transcendent Technomorphs]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Whirl_(Animated)&diff=639809Whirl (Animated)2011-09-21T17:22:37Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Notes */</p>
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{{disambig3|Whirl}}<br />
{{noname-unconfirmed}}<br />
:''Whirl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]<br />
'''Whirl''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Bots of Science comic===<br />
Whirl was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Since Autobots can't fly, Whirl probably doesn't transform into a helicopter like all the other Whirls do.<br />
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*Whirl has the same facial design as [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]].<br />
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[[Category:Animated Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Whirl_(Animated)&diff=639807Whirl (Animated)2011-09-21T17:21:32Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{factions|autobot}}<br />
{{disambig3|Whirl}}<br />
{{noname-unconfirmed}}<br />
:''Whirl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:BotsofScience-moveout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thankfully, I'm pretty easily identifiable.]]<br />
'''Whirl''' is an [[Autobot]] soldier.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Bots of Science comic===<br />
Whirl was part of an Autobot force during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], ordered into battle by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. Presumably, he ended up being either a typical casualty of war, or killed by [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Bots of Science}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Since Autobots can't fly, Whirl probably doesn't transform into a helicopter like all the other Whirls do.<br />
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*Whirl has the same facial design as Shockwave/Shockwave (Animated).<br />
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[[Category:Animated Autobots]]<br />
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
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==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
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<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
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==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
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''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
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==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
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==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
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<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
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<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
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<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
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<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
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==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize your pistons!"<br />
:—"[[Lugnut (Animated)]]'', to "[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]" "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I that can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Hothead Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize your pistons!"<br />
:—"[[Lugnut (Animated)]],'' to "[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]" "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I that can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Hothead Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618185Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T12:33:55Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Piston */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize your pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],'' to "[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]" "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I that can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Hothead Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618183Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T12:30:55Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Tailpipe */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize [[Blitzwing (Animated)|your]] pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],'' "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I that can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Hothead Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize [[Blitzwing (Animated)|your]] pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],'' "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I that can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618181Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T12:29:37Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize [[Blitzwing (Animated)|your]] pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],'' "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618180Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T12:27:11Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Piston */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize [[Blitzwing (Animated)|your]] pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],'' "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618179Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T12:26:42Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Piston */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize [[Blitzwing (Animated)|your]] pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],'' "[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618174Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T12:24:25Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Piston */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
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Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
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==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
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"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
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==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
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"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
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''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
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==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
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==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
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"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
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"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
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"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
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"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
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==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
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==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
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"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
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"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
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==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
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"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
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==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Lubricant==<br />
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"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
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"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
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==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
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==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
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"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
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"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
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"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
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"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
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:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
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==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or I'll pulverize [[Lugnut (Animated)|your]] pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],''' [["Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
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==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
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==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
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==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
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Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
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==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
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"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
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==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
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''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
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==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
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==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
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"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
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"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
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<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
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==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
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==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
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==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a crowd,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"Grimlock, as soon as [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|she]] gets that genetic modifier, [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|she'll]] drop us like a used engine block."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' to "[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock ]]",' "[[Black Friday,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
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<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
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==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or i'll pulverize [[Lugnut (Animated)|your]] pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],''' "[[Megatron Rising-Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618150Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T11:55:47Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a crowd,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Grimlock, as soon as [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|she]] gets that genetic modifier, [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|she'll]] drop us like a used engine block."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' to "[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock ]]",' "[[Black Friday,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston==<br />
"Give me that or i'll pulverize your pistons!"<br />
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)]],''' "[[Megatron Rising, Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618148Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T11:46:30Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Diode */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a crowd,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Grimlock, as soon as [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|she]] gets that genetic modifier, [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|she'll]] drop us like a used engine block."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' to "[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock ]]",' "[[Black Friday,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618145Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T11:42:05Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Engine Block */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|democrat]]-[[Perceptor (Animated)|bots]] could n't find their own diode with A Bit map and a homing beacon.<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a crowd,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Grimlock, as soon as [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|she]] gets that genetic modifier, [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|she'll]] drop us like a used engine block."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' to "[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock ]]",' "[[Black Friday,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618144Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T11:38:35Z<p>41.212.10.246: </p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|democrat]]-[[Perceptor (Animated)|bots]] could n't find their own diode with A Bit map and a homing beacon.<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a crowd,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Once she gets that Genetic Modifier she is going to dump us like a used engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' to "[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock ]]",' "[[Black Friday,]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618142Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T11:37:11Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Engine Block */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|democrat]]-[[Perceptor (Animated)|bots]] could n't find their own diode with A Bit map and a homing beacon.<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a crowd, Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"Once she gets that Genetic Modifier she is going to dump us like a used engine block"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' to "[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock ]]",' "[[Black Friday, Part 1]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|democrat]]-[[Perceptor (Animated)|bots]] could n't find their own diode with A Bit map and a homing beacon.<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Engine Block==<br />
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his Engine Block"<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to "[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]", "[[Three's a crowd]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
"Once she gets that Genetic Modifier she is going to dump us like a used Engine Block"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' to "[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock ]]",' "[[Black Friday]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618139Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T11:26:08Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Diode */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
<br />
==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Those [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|democrat]]-[[Perceptor (Animated)|bots]] could n't find their own diode with A Bit map and a homing beacon.<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
<br />
==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
<br />
==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Lubricant==<br />
<br />
"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
<br />
==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
<br />
==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
<br />
"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
<br />
==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
<br />
==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
<br />
==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
<br />
==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
<br />
==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Curses]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]<br />
[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>41.212.10.246https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anatomic_euphemism&diff=618138Anatomic euphemism2011-08-06T11:25:27Z<p>41.212.10.246: /* Diode */</p>
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<div>{{disambigr|"Lugnuts"|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}<br />
<br />
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].<br />
<br />
==Actuator==<br />
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."<br />
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"Collaborate my actuator!"<br />
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]],''' "[[Decepticon Air]]".''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''<br />
<br />
==Afterburner==<br />
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"<br />
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"<br />
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"<br />
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
<br />
"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."<br />
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]],''' ''unknown episode'', [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron cartoon]]<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''<br />
<br />
==Asynchronous transfer adapter==<br />
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."<br />
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]]<br />
<br />
==Bearing==<br />
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel." <br />
:—'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''<br />
<br />
<br />
"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."<br />
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic<br />
<br />
<br />
"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."<br />
:—'''Barricade,''' Decepticon campaign of the live action DS game (2007)<br />
<br />
<br />
"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''' on Agent Fowler. Transformers: Prime [[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]<br />
<br />
==Boron compressor==<br />
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br><br />
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
<br />
==Command module==<br />
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]." <br />
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Crankcase==<br />
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."<br />
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''<br />
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==Diode==<br />
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."<br />
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."<br />
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"<br />
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]<br />
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"Those [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|democrat]]-[[Perceptor (Animated)|bots] could n't find their own diode with A Bit map and a homing beacon.<br />
:—[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], "[[Decepticon Air, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
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"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"<br />
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.<br />
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==Drivetrain==<br />
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Exhaust port==<br />
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."<br />
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"Nothing my exhaust port."<br />
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", ''Beast Machines'' cartoon<br />
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"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"<br />
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"<br />
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Fan belt==<br />
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Fuel pump==<br />
"[[Scrounge (G1) |Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."<br />
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]],''' "[[Crater Critters]]", Generation 1 Marvel Comic<br />
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==Gearbox==<br />
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Hard drive==<br />
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"<br />
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Joystick==<br />
"They're on my tail!"<br><br />
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."<br />
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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==Lubricant==<br />
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"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"<br />
:—[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
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"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"<br />
:—[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers (2007)]]<br />
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==Lugnuts==<br />
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br><br />
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''<br />
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==Magna fuses==<br />
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"<br />
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Manifold==<br />
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."<br />
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br><br />
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll for It]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Motherboard==<br />
"Let's go kick their motherboards."<br />
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac]],''' "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", Transformers Animated<br />
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"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."<br />
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up '''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Transformers Animated<br />
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"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
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"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
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"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."<br />
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:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', [[Autoboot Camp]], Transformers Animated<br />
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==Nodes==<br />
"Way to go, numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"Put me down you numb nodes!"<br />
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Predacons Rising]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Piston rod==<br />
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"<br />
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Reactor linkage==<br />
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br><br />
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic<br />
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==Skidplate==<br />
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br><br />
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"<br />
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Solenoid==<br />
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"<br />
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Sparkplug(s)==<br />
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."<br />
:—'''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]],''' "[[Out of His Head]]", ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]''<br />
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==Strut==<br />
"Strutless cowards!"<br />
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics<br />
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==Tailpipe==<br />
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"<br />
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"<br />
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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"Come back here so I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"<br />
:—'''Blitzwing,''' "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Transformers Animated''<br />
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==Thruster==<br />
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."<br />
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Transistor==<br />
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"<br />
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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"We are in deep transistor parts!"<br />
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Turbocharger==<br />
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."<br />
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon<br />
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==Waste-disposal unit==<br />
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"<br />
:{{m-}}'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]],''' "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars''<br />
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