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Sky Shadow (Cybertron)

2007-04-14T21:45:12Z

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{{Template:Disambig3|Sky Shadow}}

:''Sky Shadow is a [[Predacon]]/[[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity. Or possibly the [[Beast Wars]]. Or both. Who knows.''

In the distant past, '''Sky Shadow''' was one of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] most trusted lieutenants. He was sent to [[Earth]] during the legendary [[Beast Wars]], and served as a strategist and tactical leader in the battle against the [[Maximal]]s.

Eons later, the [[Autobot]] [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] would use his name while operating undercover as a Decepticon. <ref>[[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] bio for "Sky Shadow," aka undercover Jetfire.</ref>

==Trivia==
* Sky Shadow's [[Hasbro]]-given backstory attempts to link him to the ''Beast Wars'', despite their belonging to an entirely different [[continuity family]]. If one ignores the fact that it was likely included as an easter-egg for fans, one must assume there was a separate series of events at some point in the past of the Unicron Trilogy continuity that just also happened to be called the "Beast Wars". This not entirely without precedent, given the events of the ''[[Transformers Legends]]'' anthology story, ''[[Fire in the Dark]],'' which also places a "Beast Wars" in the past of the Unicron Trilogy universe. (Of course, the collection is forwarded by saying that none of the stories should truly be considered as canon for the series they take place in, but the point remains.) These may or may not have born any resemblance to the [[Generation 1]] continuity ''Beast Wars''. Or maybe it's that damn [[Unicron Singularity]] mucking with time.

==References==
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[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
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Talk:Nancy

2007-04-14T17:29:40Z

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I don't think McFeely ever posted SotOS for BBo2k6. Going back to US#43, I see Nancy's just called 'His Junkion Lady.' Am I pulling consort out of my butt, or was she caleld that someplace? What does the script call her? (I still want to refer to her as 'Loosey', beign quasi junk-appropriate and something Wreck-gat actualyl calls her, but with an actual firm name attached to her in Japan, I don't think my quirky wishes hold much weight.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:49, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

:Having just fumbled across this while poking around, I shall mention that the script for BBo2k6 refers to the Junkion femme as simply "Junkion Lady," but in the scene where Wreck-Gar refers to her, he calls her "Lassie." Now, I don't recall Wreck-Gar affecting a Scots accents in that scene, so I'm assuming he was referring to the dog. Lovely. I've occasionally thought that the "Nancy" name might just come from grossly mishearing this line. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:12, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

That's the problem with having a reference that's years before most of our time. Wreck-Gar calls the female Junkion "Gracie", after the famous TV comedic duo "George and Gracie Burns". "Gracie" then follows up with one of Grace Burn's commn lines "I'm back and I'm beautiful!" - [[User:TFVanguard|TFVanguard]] 16:24, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

could she be one of a survivor of Lithone?.

*Well, through-out the series (particularly in the episodes animated by [[AKOM]]), the Lithonian character models were used as generic characters. For instance, half the members of the Hive are initially drawn with the Lithonian design, yet they're all supposed to be Nebulons. That kinda makes Nancy's "Lithonian-ness" a bit questionable. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 00:37, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

so is she survivor of Lithone?.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Talk:Nancy

2007-04-14T00:24:21Z

64.33.194.149:

I don't think McFeely ever posted SotOS for BBo2k6. Going back to US#43, I see Nancy's just called 'His Junkion Lady.' Am I pulling consort out of my butt, or was she caleld that someplace? What does the script call her? (I still want to refer to her as 'Loosey', beign quasi junk-appropriate and something Wreck-gat actualyl calls her, but with an actual firm name attached to her in Japan, I don't think my quirky wishes hold much weight.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:49, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

:Having just fumbled across this while poking around, I shall mention that the script for BBo2k6 refers to the Junkion femme as simply "Junkion Lady," but in the scene where Wreck-Gar refers to her, he calls her "Lassie." Now, I don't recall Wreck-Gar affecting a Scots accents in that scene, so I'm assuming he was referring to the dog. Lovely. I've occasionally thought that the "Nancy" name might just come from grossly mishearing this line. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:12, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

That's the problem with having a reference that's years before most of our time. Wreck-Gar calls the female Junkion "Gracie", after the famous TV comedic duo "George and Gracie Burns". "Gracie" then follows up with one of Grace Burn's commn lines "I'm back and I'm beautiful!" - [[User:TFVanguard|TFVanguard]] 16:24, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

could she be one of a survivor of Lithone?.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Generic

2007-04-14T00:13:58Z

64.33.194.149:

[[Image:Generic.jpg|right|thumb|250px|His existence is about a millisecond, but that millisecond KICKED BUTT!]]

A "'''Generic'''" is the fan-coined, unofficial term for any unnamed background [[Transformer]] that is clearly not intended to represent any previously existing and named toy/character. Generics are frequently used to fill out crowd scenes and battles, and often (though not always) employ repeated standardized designs (especially in the older material such as the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]).

It is rare that a generic gets a speaking part, but it has happened from time to time. However, if the character is given a name he/she ceases to be a generic and becomes a regular old character (see [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] for an example of such an apotheosis).

== Notable generics==

===Generation 1 cartoon===

*[[Seekers]] - The comparatively low number of Decepticons in the early episodes of the cartoon led to the filling out of the ranks with numerous generics based on the existing cast, and most notably the Seekers.

*[[Junkion|Junkions]] - Hordes of generic Junkions tended to appear whenever the Cartoon visited [[Junkion (planet)|that planet]].

*Paradrons - The entire population of [[Paradron]] save for [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] were generics, especially their [[Paradron Medic|medics]].

*Lithonians - [[Lithone]] designs featured many background generics of strange design, some of which were later recycled as members of [[Hive (G1)|The Hive]].

=== Beast Machines ===
*''[[Generation 1]]'' character models created for the ''Beast Wars'' episode [[The Agenda, Part 3]] were modified to represent various generic Cybertronian citizens who were infected with Megatron's transformation lock virus.

=== Armada ===
[[Image:Prominent generic.png|thumb|left|"I had a bigger role than [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]!"|100px]]
* Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out using [[Generation 1]] character models, creating several odd instances of classic characters getting remarkably awkward (and often randomly-colored) cameos.

* Depending on who was animating the episode, the masses of [[Mini-Con]]s combined toy-characters with either randomly-colored toy-based models or entirely-new designs... or, in one notable instance, [[Wheelie]]'s character model!

=== Energon ===
[[Image:EnergonGeneric.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"Absolutely, positively not made of the corpses of other more important characters, SIR!"]]
*Due to the computer generated nature of the graphics, both Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out with generics assembled from parts of other existing or unused character models. [[Wing Saber]]'s original "Wing Dagger" form is one such example of a mixed-and-matched generic character model.
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==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/pages/generics.htm Generics at the Obscure Transformers Website]
*[http://www.insecticons.com/screencapsarm/s-npcs.html Armada Background Characters at insecticons.com]
*[http://www.geocities.com/regenesis0/jets/]

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[[Category: Fandom]]
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Generic

2007-04-13T23:58:24Z

64.33.194.149:

[[Image:Generic.jpg|right|thumb|250px|His existence is about a millisecond, but that millisecond KICKED BUTT!]]

A "'''Generic'''" is the fan-coined, unofficial term for any unnamed background [[Transformer]] that is clearly not intended to represent any previously existing and named toy/character. Generics are frequently used to fill out crowd scenes and battles, and often (though not always) employ repeated standardized designs (especially in the older material such as the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]).

It is rare that a generic gets a speaking part, but it has happened from time to time. However, if the character is given a name he/she ceases to be a generic and becomes a regular old character (see [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] for an example of such an apotheosis).

== Notable generics==

===Generation 1 cartoon===

*[[Seekers]] - The comparatively low number of Decepticons in the early episodes of the cartoon led to the filling out of the ranks with numerous generics based on the existing cast, and most notably the Seekers.

*[[Junkion|Junkions]] - Hordes of generic Junkions tended to appear whenever the Cartoon visited [[Junkion (planet)|that planet]].

*Paradrons - The entire population of [[Paradron]] save for [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] were generics, especially their [[Paradron Medic|medics]].

*Lithonians - [[Lithone]] designs featured many background generics of strange design, some of which were later recycled as members of [[Hive (G1)|The Hive]].

=== Beast Machines ===
*''[[Generation 1]]'' character models created for the ''Beast Wars'' episode [[The Agenda, Part 3]] were modified to represent various generic Cybertronian citizens who were infected with Megatron's transformation lock virus.

=== Armada ===
[[Image:Prominent generic.png|thumb|left|"I had a bigger role than [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]!"|100px]]
* Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out using [[Generation 1]] character models, creating several odd instances of classic characters getting remarkably awkward (and often randomly-colored) cameos.

* Depending on who was animating the episode, the masses of [[Mini-Con]]s combined toy-characters with either randomly-colored toy-based models or entirely-new designs... or, in one notable instance, [[Wheelie]]'s character model!

=== Energon ===
[[Image:EnergonGeneric.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"Absolutely, positively not made of the corpses of other more important characters, SIR!"]]
*Due to the computer generated nature of the graphics, both Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out with generics assembled from parts of other existing or unused character models. [[Wing Saber]]'s original "Wing Dagger" form is one such example of a mixed-and-matched generic character model.
{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/pages/generics.htm Generics at the Obscure Transformers Website]
*[http://www.insecticons.com/screencapsarm/s-npcs.html Armada Background Characters at insecticons.com]

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[[Category: Fandom]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>