Diagnostic Drone

2012-03-11T17:55:05Z

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{{picsneeded|Regular drone, Cryotek's drone}}

[[Image:GrandMal Schematics.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ahhhh... I am a genius. Heeheeheehee!]]
A '''Diagnostic Drone''' is a type of autonomous drone which generally assists [[Transformer]]s in performing administrative or technical tasks. They have some measure of artificial intelligence and are small, roughly ovoid devices with one visual sensor, two clawed arms, and two "wings". They can hover or fly. Diagnostic Drones are explicitly depicted as [[spark]]less. Several have been shown to have the ability to speak and use advanced experimental technology, but only one is known to have had apparent emotions and a sense of humor; that unit was either a true artificial intelligence, or a very good simulation of one.

==Fiction==
===Beast Era===
====Theft of the Golden Disk====
A black and white Diagnostic Drone accompanies [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Christopher Gaze]]/[[Paul Dobson]] (English), [[Isshin Chiba]] (Japanese), [[Mino Caprio]] (Italian), [[Hans Hohlbein]] (German)

Diagnostic Drones were used by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] during his tenure as ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. One drone in particular served as Megatron's right-hand man until it was reprogrammed by the reawakened [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. This drone displayed a seemingly full range of emotions, although its ability to make decisions was handicapped in some ways by its programming. Despite this nearly full sentience, it was explicitly stated to have no spark.

Near the end of Megatron's rule, after his spark was de- and repolarized, his spark became stuck in a Diagnostic Drone for a time.
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===Dreamwave Generation One comics===
Diagnostic Drones—or drones that look exactly like them—were put to use at the [[Vaults]] storing data cassettes. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

A similar drone later helped [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] carry out [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s plan to expose the core of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

===''TransTech''===
The case of Diagnostic Drone vs. [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was mentioned during an argument regarding the [[GoBots (G1)|GoBots]], and claims from [[Crystal Widow]] and [[Demolishor (TransTech)|General Demolishor]]. It is implied to relate to a manner of property dispute similar to what happened in Beast Machines. Evidently, Tankor's misuse of Diagnostic Drone landed him in court. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===Shattered Glass===
[[Image:Shattered Glass Diagnostic Drone.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Cosmic love rays in the direction of the person who turns this into a plushie.]]
A Diagnostic Drone is seen along with [[Scrapper (SG)|Scrapper]] and [[Hook (SG)|Hook]], who are giving [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] medical treatment. This one has the addition of an adorable nurse's cap. {{storylink|Shattered Glass}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
On time off from [[Project Powermaster]], [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] reprogrammed a Diagnostic Drone into [[Tutorbot 2.0]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
A Diagnostic Drone is seen assisting Ratchet with repairs aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Flying C''' (フライングC ''Furaingu C'')

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