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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;67.235.195.189: /* Revenge of the Fallen */ I guess jetfire&amp;#039;s dad was the most horrible thing hasbro ever did.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:PrimeDirective4 Cover SunstreakerSideswipe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You, Artist! Make me shinier!]]&lt;br /&gt;
Throughout the [[Transformer|Transformers]] multiverse are many Transformers who consider themselves family and refer to each other as such. The most common case is when two Transformers regard each other as siblings.  Transformers even occasionally express familial relationships with non-Transformers.&lt;br /&gt;
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Given that Transformers are not organic life and likely do not [[Reproduction|reproduce sexually]], the origin, distinction, and exact meaning of many of these terms is frequently unclear. &lt;br /&gt;
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== Possible explanations ==&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] &#039;&#039;[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]&#039;&#039; guide provides a partial possible answer. According to the guide, when a spark naturally splits as it&#039;s being introduced to a protoform, it creates two robots who are &amp;quot;brothers&amp;quot;, such as Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. When such a spark division is artificially induced, the less balanced and self-reliant pair created are referred to as &amp;quot;clones&amp;quot;. (This definition of &amp;quot;brother&amp;quot; may or may not apply to RID Prime and Magnus, whose brotherhood was said to result from the special circumstance of having been created simultaneously by Alpha Trion).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, the &amp;quot;[[Beast Era]]&amp;quot; widened the issue of reproduction with Rattrap referring to his &amp;quot;great-aunt&amp;quot; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and in general the practice of Maximals and Predacons referring to the Autobots and Decepticons as their respective &amp;quot;ancestors&amp;quot;, as well as themselves as being their &amp;quot;descendants&amp;quot;, implying a direct genetic (for want of a better term) lineage. Various sources of debatable canonicity suggest that [[Optimus Primal]] is specifically descended from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], usually through the phrase &amp;quot;his ancestor Optimus Prime.&amp;quot; In the absence of sexual reproduction, the use and meaning of these genealogical references is difficult to explain. One possible explanation might be a situation such as when [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is brought to life. Her [[spark]] and [[protoform]] are heavily damaged, and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] allows some of his parts to be used as replacements while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] guides the procedure. {{storylink|The Spark}} To compare to humans, this is something like assisting with childbirth and donating blood or organs. It seems unlikely that this happened enough to cause two large societies to consider themselves &amp;quot;descendants&amp;quot; of two other, ancient large societies. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Other family designations exist as well. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] has &amp;quot;parents&amp;quot; who were lost in his crash on [[Quintessa]], according to [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|some background material]]. The Mini-Con [[Twirl]] very specifically calls [[Falcia]] her &amp;quot;mother&amp;quot; (which Falcia &#039;&#039;hates&#039;&#039;) and seems to treat [[Redline]] like a father, since the two&#039;s spark frame energies went into constructing her physical form. {{storylink|Linkage Part 7}} In the &#039;&#039;Armada&#039;&#039; cartoon, [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] refers to [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] as his brother after Hot Shot saves his life, suggesting at least an understanding of the concept; on the other hand, the &#039;&#039;Armada&#039;&#039; cartoon is originally Japanese, and in Japan, &#039;brother&#039; and &#039;sister&#039; can be used as terms of affection or respect to an unrelated person. The [[Unicron Trilogy]] universe has also used the term &amp;quot;cousin&amp;quot; for certain Transformers on occasion. The &#039;&#039;Victory&#039;&#039; manga from the Japanese Generation 1 era features Decepticon wives and children. Even the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] features an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] who are brothers, and it is mentioned in [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|the related Nintendo DS game]] that Megatron &amp;quot;took the spark&amp;quot; of their father.&lt;br /&gt;
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IDW has [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] mentioning that his &#039;&#039;&amp;quot;batch proto-initiator &#039;&#039;&#039;told&#039;&#039;&#039; me there&#039;d be moments like this&#039;&#039;...&amp;quot;, when he was wondering if he should take the humans and investigate the bunker in Nebraska. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notable siblings==&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;See also: &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Twin]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Generation 1 / Beast Era===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Primus]] and [[Unicron]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Karmen]] and [[Toaster]] in Marvel UK continuity&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.transfans.net/comics_guide_detail.php?id=461&amp;amp;amp;page=22 Letters Page to Marvel UK 310 at Transfans.net]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bluster]] in IDW continuity&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Hot Foot]] and [[Manta Ray (G2)|Piranha]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;G2annual&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Crossword clues in the [[Official Transformers Generation 2 Annual]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Electro]] and [[Volt]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;G2annual&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gearhead]] and [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roulette]], [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] and an unnamed third sister&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in the Dreamwave continuity&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] in the Dreamwave continuity&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] in IDW continuity&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mentioned by Megatron in &amp;quot;All Hail Megatron&amp;quot; #3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Dinobot II]] were referred to as half brothers by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] because Dinobot contains part of Rampage&#039;s [[spark]].{{fact}}&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] and the [[Cub]] are fission-brothers. Presumably, here &amp;quot;fission&amp;quot; refers to [[Reproduction#Budding|budding]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
;Japanese continuity&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--List in chronological order--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (via &#039;&#039;[[TV Magazine]]&#039;&#039; [[story page]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Decibel]] and [[Legout]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shōki]] and [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Grand Maximus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leozack]] and [[Lyzack]] in the &#039;&#039;Victory&#039;&#039; manga&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sixliner]] and [[Sixtrain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Clamp Down]] and [[Deep Cover]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Galvatron (BWII)|BWII Galvatron]] and [[Megastorm]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[DJ (BWII)|DJ]], [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] and [[Gimlet]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Car Robots / Robots in Disguise===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[X-Brawn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] — the [[Autobot Brothers]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gas Skunk]], [[Dark Scream]] and [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] (only in Japanese toy catalogs)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Unicron Trilogy===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] (toy bios only)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Overcast (Energon)|Overcast]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] and [[Six Shot]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Superion Maximus]] and his [[Anonymous Maximus|brother]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] and [[Offshoot (Energon)|Offshoot]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]] and [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Undermine]] and [[Repugnus (Cybertron)|Repugnus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (Cybertron)|Ultra Magnus]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Live-action film series===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]]&lt;br /&gt;
*The original [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]]s are referred to as brothers.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ROTFadapt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3]], [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Twins&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tread]] and [[Trample]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] — [[The Twins]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers Animated===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] are both &amp;quot;brothers and friends&amp;quot;. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/645211771&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Shattered Glass===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] and [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Parents and children==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1 / Beast Era===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Yourmom.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Stampy, eat your roast carrot before it gets chilled.]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] may have a mother.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of tupperware reads:&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Dear Son: Don&#039;t forget to close the fridge door.]]&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Dear Convoy&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Warm it before you eat&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Mom&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]&#039;s parents are mentioned in &amp;quot;[[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Quickswitch]] is [[Sixshot]]&#039;s son. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quickswitch&#039;s commercial&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Every member of the [[Dinoforce]] has [[Baby Dinoforce|children]] in the [[Victory (manga)|&#039;&#039;Victory&#039;&#039; manga]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Speeder]] is the son of [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] is the son of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (or so he claims and nobody questions him on it) in the &#039;&#039;[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]&#039;&#039; continuity.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lio Junior]] is the &amp;quot;son&amp;quot; of [[Lio Convoy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lio Junior was created by the influence of pure energy upon Lio Convoy’s [[Energon Matrix]].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stampy]]&#039;s parents are mentioned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cohrada]]&#039;s father is mentioned. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]]&#039;s father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-...well, a LOT of his ancestors are mentioned. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Most of the main Maximals in the [[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|&#039;&#039;Beast Wars Neo&#039;&#039; manga]] have families because they spring from whole races of rabbits, cobras, giraffes, etc. They were evolved into Transformers from actual organic animals in this story.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Metals [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] is original Ravage&#039;s son in &#039;&#039;[[Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]&#039;&#039; manga continuity.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
;Creators as parents&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] is (&amp;quot;more than almost like a&amp;quot;) father to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One]] in the cartoon continuity.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is &amp;quot;father&amp;quot; to the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] in the cartoon continuity.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nosecone&#039;s line &amp;quot;Are...are you my father?&amp;quot; {{storylink|Grimlock&#039;s New Brain}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Car Robots / Robots in Disguise===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] may believe &amp;quot;[[Grandpa]]&amp;quot; is his Grandfather (both he and the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s actually seem to believe it&#039;s alive). {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Unicron Trilogy===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] has a mother.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sideways calls out his mother when he&#039;s about to be blasted.{{storylink|City}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Live-action film series===&lt;br /&gt;
*As was mentioned above, the live-action movie [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] had a father, whom Megatron presumably killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] alleges that he has a mother and a father&amp;lt;!--... but with his claim that his father was &amp;quot;the first wheel&amp;quot;, it becomes hard to believe this is anything other than old-man craziness--&amp;gt;.{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Transformers Animated===&lt;br /&gt;
* In the Japanese dub of [[Transformers_Animated_(cartoon)#Japanese_release|Animated]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] frequently calls for his mother when he&#039;s in distress.&lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Cousins==&lt;br /&gt;
===Shattered Glass===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] and [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Beast Era===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Scuba]] and [[Ikard]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Unicron Trilogy===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] and [[Zapmaster]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] and [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] and [[Brushguard]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Other relatives==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rattrap]] calls [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] his &amp;quot;great-aunt&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Rattrap said &amp;quot;What in the name of my great-aunt [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is going on!?&amp;quot; This is an in-joke referring to [[Susan Blu]], who was not only voice director on &#039;&#039;Beast Wars&#039;&#039;, but the voice of Arcee in the Generation 1 cartoon series and [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]] in the &#039;&#039;Beast Wars&#039;&#039; cartoon.  {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hot Shot (RID)|Artfire]] and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] are relatives.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] and his descendant.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pred_dofp&amp;quot;&amp;gt;See &amp;quot;Items of note&amp;quot; in &#039;&#039;[[Dawn of Future&#039;s Past]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tantrum]] and his descendant.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pred_dofp&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Headstrong]] and his descendant.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pred_dofp&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Revenge of the Fallen===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is an orphan.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ROTFadapt&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The original [[Prime (ROTF)|Prime]]s had descendants, including Optimus Prime.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ROTFadapt&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]&#039;s great great great great great great...great grandfather or uncle by [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] in &#039;&#039;[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] claimed his own father was the first wheel and [[Action Master|transformed into nothing]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reproduction|Familial relationships]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Footnote==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=43&amp;amp;page=2 Transformers #32 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk - Soundwave says Transformers do not have relatives.]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=49&amp;amp;page=2 Transformers #37 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk - Soundwave says Transformers do have relatives.]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Biology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Transformer culture]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Super Mode</title>
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&lt;div&gt;A &#039;&#039;&#039;Super Mode&#039;&#039;&#039; is an auxiliary transformation some Cybertronians possess that is used sparingly, perhaps due to a higher energy consumption. This transformation often involves combining with unused portions of their [[alternate mode]] and bringing normally concealed weapons systems online. This form is often a variation on the robot mode, but there are many who possess vehicular or other Super Modes. In some continuities, it is referred to as a &#039;&#039;&#039;Battle Mode&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Brute mode|Brute Mode]]&#039;&#039;&#039;, or &#039;&#039;&#039;Ultra Mode&#039;&#039;&#039;.  A robot-mode super mode is, amazingly enough, often called a &#039;&#039;&#039;Super Robot&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1===&lt;br /&gt;
One might easily consider [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] one of the earliest examples of a Super Mode, due to his toy combining with his trailer to form a Super Robot. However, due to the recognition factor and possible confusion with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he was never depicted in his primary robot mode. This made his Super Mode his &#039;&#039;de facto&#039;&#039; normal mode.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This was later superseded by Optimus Prime&#039;s upgrade into a [[Powermaster]], by which he acquired a canonical Super Mode. However, after the first couple of issues he was rarely if ever shown in his smaller robot mode.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;Classics&#039;&#039; Voyager [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] toy has a removable head and large booster-kibble in robot mode which could be considered a super mode (the actual reason was to allow a toy that resembles Jetfire in both his toy and cartoon appearances).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Masterforce===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Ginrai]], much like his American Powermaster counterpart, possessed both a robot mode and a Super Robot mode from combining with his trailer. As well, he could combine this powerful mode with the [[Godbomber]] drone to form a still larger and shinier &amp;quot;God Ginrai&amp;quot; mode. Though Godbomber had no counterpart in the English-language fiction, the rerelease of Powermaster Optimus Prime included the mold improvements featured in Ginrai as well as the Godbomber figure, renamed [[Apex Bomber]], who formed Prime&#039;s &amp;quot;Apex Armor.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Victory===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] was a double [[Brainmaster]], starting as a small robot known as the Brain of Courage, combining into a larger robot named Saber, and finally forming an even larger robot known as Star Saber (natch). This robot could then be enhanced further by combining with [[Victory Leo]] to form [[Victory Saber]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Robots in Disguise===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] initially had a smaller robot mode composed of just his vehicle mode cab, which could then combine with pieces of his &amp;quot;trailer&amp;quot; to form a larger, more powerful &#039;&#039;&#039;Battle Mode&#039;&#039;&#039; (this mode was called &amp;quot;Super Fire Convoy&amp;quot; in &#039;&#039;Car Robot&#039;&#039;). Later on, he and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] could combine to form the Super Robot [[Omega Prime]] (&amp;quot;God Fire Convoy&amp;quot; in &#039;&#039;Car Robot&#039;&#039;). Neither was the dominant personality in this fusion, much to Magnus&#039;s disappointment.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, the three [[Autobot Brothers]] [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[X-Brawn]] each possess the ability to Power Up into a Supercharged form, after receiving a power boost from Ultra Magnus when the Matrix was being shared between him and Prime. In contrast to more typical super-modes which use unused altmode bits or hidden weapons, their super modes are examples of [[spontaneous recoloration]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Unicron Trilogy===&lt;br /&gt;
====Armada====&lt;br /&gt;
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] could combine with his trailer to form his Super Mode. He could also combine with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to become Jet Optimus. Both of these Super Modes could be further enhanced by mounting [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] on their shoulders. In the Japanese version &#039;&#039;Micron Legend&#039;&#039;, the names used are &amp;quot;Jet Convoy&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Magna Jet Convoy&amp;quot;, respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] could form a Super Mode by combining with the various components that make up [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]; &#039;&#039;Micron Legend&#039;&#039; uses &amp;quot;Burning &amp;lt;s&amp;gt;Gundam&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; Megatron&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Energon====&lt;br /&gt;
Optimus Prime could combine with the four drone vehicles stored in his trailer, with each forming an arm or a leg [[Scramble City]]-style, leading to a wide variety of Super Robot modes. Prime could be further enhanced by combining with [[Wing Saber]] to form either his heavily armed &amp;quot;Fight Mode&amp;quot; or the more maneuverable &amp;quot;Flight Mode.&amp;quot; Prime could also combine with [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form &amp;quot;Optimus Supreme.&amp;quot; The names &amp;quot;Wing Convoy - Cannon Mode&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Wing Convoy - Jet Mode&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Omega Convoy&amp;quot; are used in the Japanese version &#039;&#039;Super Link&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, every Autobot (that wasn&#039;t an [[Omnicon]]) possessed the ability to combine with the others in pairs to form &amp;quot;[[Powerlinx]]&amp;quot; versions of themselves, thanks to the [[Spark of Combination]].&lt;br /&gt;
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As well, both [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] possessed &amp;quot;[[Brute mode|Brute Modes]],&amp;quot; which were formed by combining with previously unused portions of their vehicle forms.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Cybertron====&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Optimus Prime %28super%29 %28pose%29.PNG|right|160px|thumb|&amp;quot;You didn&#039;t want to see my mouth, anyway.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
In &#039;&#039;Transformers Cybertron&#039;&#039;, Optimus Prime transforms into Super Mode. Most of his trailer goes onto his back while two leg pieces connect to the blue part of his legs and his [[mouthplate]] comes over his face. Optimus Prime goes into Super Mode when fighting in battle against anybody vaguely threatening. &lt;br /&gt;
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Optimus Prime could also enter a number of Super Mode configurations by combining with other characters, such as &amp;quot;Savage Claw Mode&amp;quot; with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and &amp;quot;Sonic Wing Mode&amp;quot; with Wing Saber. In the Japanese version &#039;&#039;Galaxy Force&#039;&#039;, &amp;quot;Liger Convoy&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Sonic Convoy&amp;quot; respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
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Conversely, Megatron could form the &amp;quot;Dark Claw Mode&#039; with [[Nemesis Breaker]], and similarly named &amp;quot;Liger Megatron&amp;quot; in &#039;&#039;Galaxy Force&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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===IDW G1 Comics===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Nova Prime]] possessed a Super Robot mode formed by combining with his vehicle mode&#039;s trailer. This form also granted him wings and thus the power of flight.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|left|160px|thumb|Does this mean he&amp;amp;#39;s the same size as Devastator?]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] revealed that not only were his robot and jet modes enhanced by the [[Pretender]] process, but he also possessed an extremely powerful tertiary &#039;&#039;&#039;Ultra Mode&#039;&#039;&#039;. However this form drew heavily from the reserves of [[Ore-13]] that were powering him, causing the enhanced energon variant to go critical and burn him out from the inside. Damaging him beyond repair. [[Spotlight: Galvatron|Or not.]] {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}} &lt;br /&gt;
{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Live action continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|GIVE ME YOUR PARTS!]]&lt;br /&gt;
After being critically injured by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] offered his parts to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who was still recovering after being resurrected and needed assistance in fighting [[the Fallen]]. Jetfire then ripped out his [[spark core]] and died. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then instructed [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] to transplant the afterburners and weapons onto Optimus Prime&#039;s [[structure]]. Once completed, Optimus Prime was left with wings, an arm-mounted missile launcher, and an arm-mounted machine gun. Flying off, Optimus broke through the debris The Fallen had raised to protect the [[solar harvester]] and destroyed the machine, then attacked the Fallen. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] came to the aid of his master, but Optimus broke of his arm, shooting off about a third of Megatron&#039;s head and finally used the afterburners to send Megatron flying through some ruins. The Fallen was able to tear off one of Prime&#039;s thrusters and strike him with it, but Optimus Prime ultimately triumphed and ripped out the Fallen&#039;s [[spark]], forcing Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to retreat. Following this, Optimus detached Jetfire&#039;s donated parts. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Attack mode]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Combiner]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Optimus Prime Super Modes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Gimmicks]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Raikuru&amp;diff=483090</id>
		<title>Raikuru</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-27T15:16:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;67.235.195.189: LAWL TNG REFERENSE&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;:&#039;&#039;Riker is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:V19 governor riker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|&amp;quot;[[Kirk]] or [[Ikard]]....?  I&#039;m afraid I&#039;m going to have to go with [[Aaron Archer|Archer]].&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;Commander&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; Governor Riker&#039;&#039;&#039; (ライクル &#039;&#039;Raikuru&#039;&#039;) is the civilian governor of [[Micro]], a technologically advanced Transformers colony planet.  Like much of the population, he is a [[Micromaster]].  Riker commands no military forces of his own, and must liaise with the [[Autobot]] commander of his sector, [[God Ginrai]] (and later [[Greatshot]]) for concerns.&lt;br /&gt;
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Riker basically embodies every quality of politicians you &#039;&#039;never&#039;&#039; see in sci-fi: helpful, pragmatic, humble, concerned for his people, and non-obtrusive. He does his job quietly and well, unimpeded by ego or bureaucratic in-fighting. Riker is, objectively, &#039;&#039;awesome&#039;&#039; at what he does, though perhaps a bit too fond of public address systems.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Autobot [[Clipper]] is an operator for his office, handling various aspects of administrating a planetary government.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Victory&#039;&#039; cartoon===&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Voice actor:&#039;&#039; [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:V17 governor riker-closeup.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Old-timey mustache rides for the children!]]&lt;br /&gt;
When [[Hellbat]] hired [[Decepticon]] mercenaries [[Blue Bacchus]] and [[Black Shadow]] to raid planet Micro&#039;s energy sources, Governor Riker asked for help, first from [[God Ginrai]] (under whose military jurisdiction Micro nominally fell,) then from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] when Ginrai&#039;s forces proved too stressed to come to their aid. Riker met the Autobot leader personally, briefing him on the problem and accompanying him on a tour of the destruction as they discussed eyewitness accounts and possible motives behind the attacks.&lt;br /&gt;
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Riker arranged for his operator [[Clipper]] to host the Autobot party&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Riker&#039;s hand in Clipper&#039;s little tea party is not explicitly stated, but it took place in the [[Planet Micro Galactic Defense Force]] HQ, and Riker alerted Star Saber to the Decepticons&#039; presence via intercom... so he was certainly &#039;&#039;aware&#039;&#039; of it at least.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; while he oversaw a late-night command post watching for Decepticon activity.  {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Some time later, Riker again conferenced with Star Saber, who was searching for the [[Breastforce]], whom he believed to be still on Micro.  Riker was pensive in light of the recent destruction of the [[Planet Micro Satellite Penitentiary]] that some misfortune would again befall his planet. When fighting again broke out in the mountainous regions outside the main city, Riker again alerted Star Saber to the details using the public address system. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
* It is uncertain just what the katakana in Riker&#039;s name is supposed to represent.  There are [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;q=%2B%22%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%22 about a billion different things] &amp;quot;Raikuru&amp;quot; &#039;&#039;could&#039;&#039; be, so we opted to go with the spelling as used in the &#039;&#039;[[The Ark II — A Compendium of Japanese Character Designs|Ark II]]&#039;&#039; character model book.  This volume chose to go with the name due to the association with the character from &#039;&#039;Star Trek: The Next Generation&#039;&#039;, although it&#039;s worth noting that the standard set of katakana used to represent Riker would be ライカー, &#039;&#039;raikā&#039;&#039;.  Another official spelling would be a straight reading of the katakana à la the [[Metrodome]] releases of the &#039;&#039;[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]&#039;&#039; series.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Footnotes==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riker}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Autobots]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Micromasters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politicians]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Victory characters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Orbit_disruptor_cannon&amp;diff=483088</id>
		<title>Orbit disruptor cannon</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-27T15:11:11Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;67.235.195.189: /* Generation 1 cartoon */ I don&amp;#039;t know how you could mess the ultimate plan up.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:BOT Orbit Disruptor Cannon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Sadly, not the most poorly thought-out Decepticon superweapon of all time - but close.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;&#039;orbit disruptor cannon&#039;&#039;&#039; is, as you might imagine, a cannon which disrupts orbits.  Any affected object will immediately cease orbiting its parent object and fly off into space.  Its size means that the combiner [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] is required to operate it, although it also has, for reasons unknown, a control panel at human height.  And a large button marked &amp;quot;OVER LOAD&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1 cartoon===&lt;br /&gt;
Behold Megatron&#039;s plan:&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:BOT-Overload.jpg|thumb|right|225px|It&#039;s at human height, it&#039;s clearly labeled in English, there are no security measures... about the only thing Megatron &#039;&#039;didn&#039;t&#039;&#039; do was come over and push the damn button himself.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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#Use the orbit disruptor to knock [[Earth]]&#039;s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] out of its orbit.&lt;br /&gt;
#Control the world&#039;s tides with a device [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] made.&lt;br /&gt;
#Flood one canyon.&lt;br /&gt;
#???&lt;br /&gt;
#PROFIT!&lt;br /&gt;
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Unfortunately, before Megatron could put his plan into effect, there was a slight hitch in the form of the loss of Bruticus.  After the combiner&#039;s defeat at the hands of [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] had sold off most of the rest of his team as parts.  There was a short delay while Swindle was sent to recover the parts, with a bomb in his head as an incentive.&lt;br /&gt;
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Once Bruticus was reassembled, Megatron decided to test-fire the orbit disruptor on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]].  The cannon was set up outside Autobot HQ, though more technical difficulties with Bruticus meant that the [[Decepticon]]s were forced to fight the [[Autobot]]s without it.  During the battle, a [[B.O.T. (robot)|human-controlled robot]] took control of the orbit disruptor cannon, turning it on the Decepticons before hitting the cannon&#039;s overload button.  That pretty much spelled the end of Megatron&#039;s plan. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}} &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Generation 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Cannons]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Human&amp;diff=482738</id>
		<title>Human</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-26T19:46:21Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;67.235.195.189: /* Technology */ Cordite is used nowadays instead of gunpowder, but I didn&amp;#039;t remove Dragon&amp;#039;s Bane.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:Human.jpg|right|180px|thumb|A typical human.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Humans&#039;&#039;&#039; (also known as: fleshlings, meatbags, insects, squishies, noisy creatures, &amp;quot;puny flesh creatures&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;dumb stubbies&amp;quot;, &#039;&#039;Terrans&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Homo sapiens&#039;&#039; as they prefer) are bipedal and usually tiny [[wikipedia:carbon based life|organic]] beings found on [[Earth]] and like planets.  Though quite fragile, and technologically backwards, they have at times aided the [[Autobot]]s and thwarted the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] once the [[Transformer]]s&#039; age-old war spilled onto the humans&#039; primitive homeworld.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|They&#039;re such undependable creatures. Inferior lifeforms.|[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] on the humans, &amp;quot;[[Megatron&#039;s Master Plan, Part 1]]&amp;quot;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
===Physiology===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Humansize.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Humans come in both Tall and Venti.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Humans are suspiciously familiar creatures.  Though they are made of soft, organic materials, they share remarkable physical similarities with Transformers as a species.  Most Transformers and humans walk upright on two long legs attached to a tall body, with two limbs attached at the shoulders.  At the shoulders is the head, just like a Transformer&#039;s, which sports two eyes in the center at equal distance from the olfactory sensor array, above a mouth which opens for speaking and for ingesting energy. Aside from energy, they also ingest raw materials that they use in their self repair systems. This would seem to be a sensible system, as these materials can be stored anywhere in their bodies, to be used later when and if necessary. Like Transformers, they are social creatures, who trade and barter wares and develop emotional attachments to peers. Eerily enough, they possess an emotional spectrum nearly identical to that of Transformers as well, ranging from laughter, joy, and satisfaction to depression, anger, and cruelty. It is not uncommon to find Transformers who have even developed [[Transformer romance|strong spiritual bonds]] with individual creatures. This is disgusting.&lt;br /&gt;
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Humans are physically composed of several specialized units or systems called organs.  The major organs are internalized, but extremely frail. Damage is hard to repair, and as they have yet to develop a method of replicating these organs, replacement usually requires harvesting from compatible humans.  Major systems include the [[wikipedia:brain|brain]] (central processing unit, data storage), the [[wikipedia:heart|heart]] (primary engine core), and the [[wikipedia:lungs|lungs]] (fuel tank). Over sixty percent of their makeup is water, though they are not primarily aquatic in nature. Humans run on two types of fuel: gaseous oxygen, which is absorbed from their surroundings, and liquid fuel they call [[wikipedia:blood|blood]], created from organic matter and internally refined. Blood and oxygen are required by every organ in their body and an elaborate transport system is required to transport them throughout. Though blood is in some sense self-replicating, a tremendous loss of the liquid will result in permanent deactivation. Oxygen is equally required, and if deprived of oxygen for long enough, they run the risk of suffering major processor damage or permanent deactivation.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimus Prime learns of human reproduction.]]&lt;br /&gt;
A human&#039;s organic tissue will begin failing just one quarter into his or her lifespan, and will spend the next three quarters growing ever less efficient until the human&#039;s lifeforce can no longer sustain itself.  As a result, humans are saddeningly short-lived creatures.  (It is not known how they find the time to accomplish anything, though as a side effect it has made their wars mercifully short.)  Interestingly, humans do not build new members of their race.  To the contrary, humans are what they have deemed [[wikipedia:sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]], categorized into [[wikipedia:sex|sexes]], wherein members of one subvariant of their species, classified as male, implants structural data, which they call &amp;quot;DNA&amp;quot;, in the other, classified as female.  This process grows a new human (or occasionally more than one, although this is rare) inside the female like a [[wikipedia:gestation|parasite]] until it emerges roughly three quarters of an Earth year later.  (If it exits the female too early, the new human risks death.) The new human is very fragile and stupid; it will take years to acclimate itself to their society.  Even a young human who stayed inside its female for the appropriate length of time is not capable of operating self-sufficiently without extensive training. Despite this limited intelligence and understanding (or perhaps as a result of it), younger humans are often among the first to form bonds with friendly Transformers.&lt;br /&gt;
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Initiating the growth of a new human apparently involves much rubbing, and also [[kiss]]ing.  Though the required interactions have been hinted at in [[As the Kitchen Sinks|popular media]], humans are reticent to discussing the physical mechanism, and several attempts at accumulating further data were met with what they term as &amp;quot;awkward silence&amp;quot;.  This is quite confusing, as humans generally give the impression that they supremely enjoy it, and have refused all suggestions that they learn the technology to build their own from spare parts.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Technology===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Humansmall.jpg|left|180px|thumb|The humans of Earth wear [[Hard hat|hard hats]] regardless of their profession.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Although Earth is rich with natural resources, Human technology is surprisingly primitive. They had only begun to experiment with outer atmosphere travel at the time the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] began on Earth, and they have limited communication methods. Although their locomotive devices, called &amp;quot;cars&amp;quot;, are suitable for [[Transformation]], they are quite crude, potentially dangerous, and incredibly energy inefficient. Despite this, the type of car is often seen as a status symbol among humans; apparently the larger the car, the more status achieved. Some humans claim that those with large cars are &amp;quot;compensating&amp;quot; for some other sort of size deficiency—unsurprising, considering how tiny humans are compared to the average Transformer.&lt;br /&gt;
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Human military technology is equally unimpressive. They have yet to develop any form of workable energy weapons, and no shield technology either. Their primary weapons are devices called &amp;quot;guns&amp;quot;, which shoot small, metallic projectiles called &amp;quot;bullets&amp;quot; using a crude explosive called &amp;quot;[[Dragon&#039;s Bane|gunpowder]]&amp;quot; (now superseded by a similar compound called &amp;quot;Cordite&amp;quot;). These are more than capable of killing other humans, but they are extremely inefficient when fending off any attacking Decepticons. Their warhead weapons are slightly more efficient, though extremely primitive when compared to Autobot [[Photon rifle|photon]] and [[Plasma cannon|plasma]] weapons.&lt;br /&gt;
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In some universes humans have weaponry that is actually rather effective against a Transformer. In one universe the humans used explosive projectiles called &amp;quot;[[wikipedia:sabot|Sabot rounds]]&amp;quot; that employ an incredibly high heat to burn through [[Decepticon]] [[Armor-plating| armour]] and then detonate in the more vulnerable innards. A sufficient volley of these in the right places can bring down a fairly large Decepticon almost as effectively as our own cannons. The humans combine these with one advantage of their small size: hiding, taking cover in buildings or behind other obstacles then popping up to fire a few rounds before hiding and relocating before firing again.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Society===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:AngryArcher01.jpg|200px|thumb|Humans require tokens representative of energy, and are not above humiliating themselves to retrieve them.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Like on Cybertron before the war, humans make up the fabric of their local (or global) economies.  Some work as repairmen, some are drillers in search of [[Oil|un-processed lubricants]], others are retrievers of [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma|rare mineral lattices and metals]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky|a few]] accomplish all of these simultaneously.  The humans strangely use the majority of the lubricant they extract as a highly inefficient source of energy, and adorn themselves with the harvested minerals and metals at exorbitant prices. Apparently the humans reason that because these objects are rare, they are incredibly beautiful, and therefore worth vastly more resources than were spent extracting and refining them. Instead of trading [[Energon (fuel)|valuable energy]] directly for goods and services, a small piece of lumbered and processed planetgrowth is exchanged.  This planetgrowth represents energy abstractly, and its worth is assumed on good faith, though it is usually backed up by various metals and crystals of economic value.  &lt;br /&gt;
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A number of unsavory humans subvert this established system to illegally or immorally obtain these planetgrowths.  Many of these humans were involved in unusual accidents which empowered the individual specimen to levels above ordinary humans, while others are tempted by their relatively high intelligence levels or capacity for selfish acts.  Encounters with these subversive humans happen at an alarming rate, whether they be [[Donny Finkleberg|failed entertainers who claim to own all Transformers]], [[Doctor Arkeville|mad scientists]], or [[Angry Archer|gifted archers who dress in homage to Earth folklore]].  By sheer numbers, these humans must represent half of the known population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Politically, humans are divided among various nation-states which seem to be divided primarily among ethnic, linguistic, and religious differences. On occasion, these nation-states will engage in conflict over territory and resources, but as previously stated, their wars are usually quite short. Most humans seem to prefer some sort of [[democracy]] where they elect individuals to govern and legislate their nation-states, although a number of them choose their leaders due to genetic inheritance and familial succession; others still hold power through a Decepticon-style dictatorship, though the mental stability of [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|a few]] have been questioned. At times, the Decepticons have taken advantage of Earth&#039;s factional tendencies to manipulate them to their advantage, but the Autobots have usually managed to expose the Decepticon influence before a full scale military conflict occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:DancitronGang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Humans come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Humans greatly enjoy sound patterns, termed &amp;quot;music&amp;quot;. The Autobots [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] have taken a particular interest in this music, though the chosen volume has overwhelmed most other Autobots, including the mighty [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from time to time. Humans have often shown an involuntary need to move about when music is broadcast, and even the aforementioned Autobots have also shown a desire to move about. Presumably, a fear of blowback prevented the Autobots from utilizing human music as a weapon against the Decepticons.&lt;br /&gt;
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Humans are also athletic creatures, engaging in a variety of athletic events that are designed to test their strength, stamina, and speed. While none of them could hold their own against even the weakest Transformer, many human sports have been eagerly adopted by Transformers. The Autobot [[Eject]] is particularly fond of human athletics, and his vocabulary is littered with the human sports quotes.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Religion===&lt;br /&gt;
Despite their lack of the multi-dimensional transwarp [[Spark]], a great number of humans believe in an analogous concept, the intangible soul.  This has been confirmed to be the equivalent of a Transformer&#039;s personality program in an odd experiment, when the human [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]&#039;s personality was uploaded to [[Autobot X|an empty Transformer body cobbled together from spare parts]].  The human&#039;s consciousness was not suitable for digitization, and quickly deteriorated toward psychosis.&lt;br /&gt;
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Many also believe in supernatural beings, either singular or plural, who have a direct but intangible stake in their lives.  Once a week the more religious humans will gather together and sing songs at the ceiling, as the presumed direction of these beings is away from the gravity well of their planet.  Unlike the historical [[Covenant of Primus|Covenant]] of [[Primus]], their holy books are not incorruptible encrypted public-key datatracks.  Instead, they frequently re-encode the writings of multiple authors in an inefficient and apparently lossy process.  Then they fight about which &amp;quot;translation&amp;quot; is correct instead of simply downloading the original encoding algorithm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite having no concrete evidence these beings exist, and despite the records of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] affirming their evolution from [[Protohuman|bipedal primates]], many humans continue to assume these premises are literally true. This seems odd, as no credible sources have substantiated that their alleged creator has ever transformed out of their world into a giant humanoid and fought its eternal enemy before their eyes. &lt;br /&gt;
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Many human traditions are puzzling.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Breeding grounds===&lt;br /&gt;
The most familiar breed of humans are native to the planet Earth, though they can be found practically anywhere in the galaxy.  For example, [[Nebulos]] is such a place, though some reports claim these humans are of green colour rather than various shades of beige.  [[Femax]] is populated by humans of Transformer size.  [[Pz-Zazz]] is also home to Transformer-sized humans, but it is not known whether they are indigenous to that world.  It is possible that the tiny version of humans found on Earth is the exception, rather than the rule.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
* For reasons unknown, a substantial number of human Transformers [[Fandom|fans]] appear to have a very drastic, dismissive position when it comes to the inclusion of representatives of their species in Transformers fiction, some even going as far as demanding that Transformers fiction should be devoid of &#039;&#039;any&#039;&#039; flesh creatures whatsoever, unless being depicted as helpless victims/casualties of Decepticon attacks.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Perhaps most bizarrely, humans can hear the trans-sonic signal known as the [[Omega Frequency]], emitted by the [[Omega Lock]] and other sources of Primus&#039; power, while Transformers cannot.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Humans reproduce by shooting DNA into each other. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|I find that offensive!]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* According to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], a certain percentage of human physiology is composed of cowardice.  This proportion increases directly according to the size of the individual.   {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[wikipedia:Human|Humans]] like to write about themselves.  This, too, erupts into war.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Species]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tomb_of_the_Primes&amp;diff=481319</id>
		<title>Tomb of the Primes</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-21T15:11:29Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;67.235.195.189: H. R. Giger was the designer of the Space Jockey and lots of other things in Alien, so it makes more sense to put his name in there.  I&amp;#039;m not quite sure if he himself designed the tomb there.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;:&#039;&#039;The Tomb of the Primes is a location from the [[Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|Live action]] [[continuity family]].&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Tomb of the primes.jpg|thumb|300px|H. R. Giger&#039;s at it again.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;&#039;Tomb of the Primes&#039;&#039;&#039; is a location on the planet [[Earth]], specifically in [[Jordan]] where it remains hidden in the ruins of [[Petra]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; film===&lt;br /&gt;
Nineteen thousand years ago, the [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] and their warriors arrived on Earth as part of their attempts at [[Solar harvester|harvesting]] the [[Sun]] for [[energon (fuel)|energon]]. However, they learned it was already inhabited by a [[Human|small race of primitive tribal hunters]] and thus decided not to continue with the task. Despite their decision, one of their number later known as [[The Fallen]] rebelled against his brothers and sought to activate the device and steal the systems sun. This led to a terrible conflict where Transformer fought Transformer and The Fallen fought against the Primes. Before The Fallen could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to activate the device, it was stolen by his six brothers. Unable to defeat The Fallen in battle, they decided to sacrifice themselves to hide it, and used their own bodies to form a tomb, the location of which was hidden from all Cybertronians, the Primes fading into history, their only legacy being their descendants, who formed the [[Dynasty of Primes]]. At some point in the next few thousand years, the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] were sent to find the tomb by The Fallen, but they were unable to locate the Tomb, only learning a single clue: &amp;quot;When dawn alights the dagger&#039;s tip, three kings will reveal the doorway&amp;quot;. When they failed, he abandoned them and they eventually went into stasis from a lack of energon.&lt;br /&gt;
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After the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] was destroyed a fragment of it was left in the hands of [[Sam Witwicky]] which led to him seeing [[Cyberglyphics]] in his mind which were actually coordinates leading to the Tomb of the Primes. Led to an ancient Egyptian temple, they appeared to have reached a dead end until the accidental destruction of the wall by the Twins [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] led to the discovery of the Tomb. The Matrix however appeared to have turned to dust after all that time. It was revealed the Primes sparks had survived in some form, communicating with a dead Sam and telling him the Matrix must be earned. With that, they awarded him its power, and told him to fulfil his destiny: to resurrect [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{note|In the adaptations, Jetfire claimed that The Fallen killed 11 of his fellow Primes. [[Optimus Prime&#039;s ancestor|The 12&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;th&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; (and final) Prime]] constructed the tomb from the other&#039;s bodies, and sealed it with his own life essence. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Titan Magazines &#039;&#039;Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; comic===&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] discovered the location of the Tomb long ago... but refused to tell the Decepticons, as this information was for the Fallen only. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Games==&lt;br /&gt;
===&#039;&#039;Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen&#039;&#039; - The Game===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Earth]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Transformer culture]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	<entry>
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		<title>Mini-Con storage panel</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-20T16:17:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;67.235.195.189: /* Playstation 2 Game */ Yes you can tell the difference between minicons and datacons.  I used to play that game all the time.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:Mini-Con Disk01.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Eet&#039;s wafer theen!]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In order to transport the vast numbers of [[Mini-Con]]s safely inside the &#039;&#039;[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]&#039;&#039; during its journey through [[transwarp]] space, most Mini-Cons were converted into energy and stored inside glowing green pentagonal capacitors that bear the Mini-Cons&#039; sigil.&lt;br /&gt;
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These storage panels are generally very sturdy, able to survive extreme conditions, including the heat of atmospheric re-entry. Mini-Con panels have been found at the bottom of the ocean, buried in tons of solid rock, in arctic ice fields, even on Earth&#039;s Moon, without even a hint of damage, the Mini-Cons within as healthy as the day they first entered the panels. While it takes a lot to damage a Mini-Con panel, it &#039;&#039;can&#039;&#039; be done.&lt;br /&gt;
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Freeing a Mini-Con from its panel is not always easy. Sometimes all it takes is the will of the one who holds the panel. In some cases, such as that of the Mini-Cons who composed the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], all three Mini-Cons needed to be activated at once. And sometimes, the panels simply release the Mini-Con within on its own without a definite outside influence.&lt;br /&gt;
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In some respects, the panels had something of a &amp;quot;reset&amp;quot; program attached to them. When a Mini-Con was awakened from their panel, their built-in &amp;quot;[[servility program]]&amp;quot; kicked in, forming a mental bond to the being that released them from the panel, regardless of their mental state and programming directives before they entered the panel. Mini-Cons awakened by other Mini-Cons did not seem to form any special bond, however. Since the activation of the [[Master Key]] and the elimination of the servility program and other directives in the Mini-Cons&#039; core program, this &amp;quot;reset&amp;quot; feature of the panels was eliminated as well, and any Mini-Cons who still rest inside the panels will awaken as truly free machines.&lt;br /&gt;
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==&amp;quot;Unicron&amp;quot; Panels==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:MiniPanel-Uni.jpg|left|200px|thumb|&amp;quot;I see your twenty and raise you an evil Mini-Con.&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Mini-Cons that have been captured and reformatted by [[Fixer Bug|Fixer Bugs]] are stored in a different style of storage panel, notable for its more sinister shape and ominous glowing-red Mini-Con sigil. Once released from these panels, the Mini-Cons have lost their souls (cutting them off from the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]] forever), and are ultimately little more than slaves to the will of [[Unicron]].&lt;br /&gt;
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These panels are created from the same energy/matter as the Fixer Bug itself; once the Bug attaches to its victim, it absorbs the Mini-Con as energy, then converts its own mass into the shape of the storage panel.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Playstation 2 Game ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:MiniPanel-Game.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This is nice, guys, but I was honestly expecting a stripper.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|the &#039;&#039;Armada&#039;&#039; video game]], Mini-Con storage panels retain their same basic pentagonal shape.  However, when activated, they project a large paneled-sphere &amp;quot;container&amp;quot; above them, which dissipates as the top of the panel proper opens to reveal the Mini-Con within.  It is unknown if the panel itself dissipates, or if it can be used again to store another Mini-Con.&lt;br /&gt;
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The glow from a storage panel can be seen from great distances, but is difficult to be distinguished from the glow of a [[Data-Con]] disc.  The only difference between these glows is that the Mini-Con sotrage panels have a halo of light in addition to its normal glow.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Armada]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Mini-Cons]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Technology]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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