Stasis pod

2011-06-21T20:51:46Z

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A '''stasis pod''' is used to store a Transformer [[protoform]] newborn until it has its [[spark]] installed, is given programming, and is formatted into a functional adult Transformer. The protoform is sealed safely inside the stasis pod, supported by nothing more than a lubricating fluid. In normal use, an exploration ship will carry several stasis pods, seed a planet with them, and the stasis pods would [[DNA scanner|scan]] for native forms and birth new Transformer life.

If the stasis pod is damaged, the spark of the protoform may be extinguished, turning it into a lifeless "[[blank]]" protoforms. One such blank protoform was used by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] to restore [[Optimus Primal]] to life; [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] used another blank to create [[Dinobot II]].

Because a stasis pod's life support functions are so efficient, they can also be used to transport adult Transformers, usually for long-distance travel. They have also been used to carry sentenced criminals into exile.

==Fiction==
===Dawn of Future's Past===
A stasis pod containing [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] was transferred into the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' as cargo. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
===3H comics===
[[Packrat]], a thief, was contained in a stasis pod.

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Among the Protoforms awaked from Stasis Pods for the events of the Gathering were: [[B'Boom]], [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]], [[Ramulus]], [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]], [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]], [[Optimus Minor]], [[Armordillo]], [[Bantor]], [[K-9]], [[Noctorro]], [[Stinkbomb]], [[Torca]], [[Claw Jaw]], [[Cybershark]], [[Air Hammer]], [[Night Glider]], [[Prowl II]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Buzz Saw]], [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]], [[Injector]], [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], [[Jetstorm (BW)|Jetstorm]], [[Lazorbeak]], [[Powerpinch]], [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], [[Retrax]], [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]], [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]], [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]], [[Snapper]], and [[Terragator]]. Believe it or not, [[Transquito]] was actually among those NOT from a protoform...[[Magmatron]] BROUGHT him. huh.

===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] states that they "junked all the stasis pods" in the [[Quantum Cycle Upgrade]] that gave all Transformers on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[DNA scanner|DNA scanners]]. It is likely stasis pods are no longer widely used. {{storylink|Survivor}}

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