Transformer clothing

2008-05-26T01:45:54Z

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One way that non-Transformer species seem to have influenced [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture is the relatively rare occurrence of [[Transformer]]s wearing clothing.

==Capes==
[[Image:BlasterG2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]: Slaves to Fashion]]
From time to time, some high ranked Cybertronians tend to wear capes. Presumably they are a symbol of office, as only generals, commanders, and other such leaders have been seen sporting them. Exactly what material these capes are made from is unknown, but one presumes that Earth-style fabrics are likely extremely rare on Cybertron (which could make the capes even ''more'' special, considering).

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wore capes while serving as the leaders of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. Prime's was purple (the Decepticon color), while Megatron's was red (the Autobot color). Whether this was a symbol of high office, or just a desire to look pretty, is unknown.

* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wore a cape, large shoulder pads, and a crown at his coronation as Decepticon leader. The crown alone survived [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s blast (only to be crushed under his feet).

* The [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] mostly wore capes, except Trypticon, who wore a Batman-like cowl in the Zone Story Pages.

* The members of the [[Maximal High Council]] wear capes, too.

* ''[[Armada]]'' [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] wore a large, body-obscuring cloak when he first arrived on [[Earth]].

*[[Great Convoy]] '''is''' a cape. [[:Image:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg|Seriously]].

==Trenchcoats==
[[Image:Micromastercoats s.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You better accept the terms, or...]]
Quite a few characters have been depicted wearing trenchcoats, mostly when involved in detective work or similarly secretive activity.
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] has been drawn quite a few times [[:Image:MarvelUK-230.jpg|wearing a trenchcoat and fedora]], due to their connection with detective fiction. He pulls it off pretty well, actually.
* The [[Air Strike Patrol|Micromaster Air Strike Patrol]] wore trenchcoats and fedoras while trying to pass as human professional wrestlers. Interestingly enough, these coats somehow obscured large physical protrusions on their bodies (jet intakes, wings, etc.).{{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

==Pretenders==
[[Image:Nomates.jpg|thumb|right|150px|No, really, thanks. I got to go now.]]
*Most of the [[Pretender]] toy had clothing molded onto their Pretender shells. But at this clothing was just for pretend - it's actually part of the Transformer's shell (which itself might be considered a form of clothing).
*In the TV commercial of Pretenders, human Pretenders can take off and reveal the muscle of the outer shells.
*In [[Super-God Masterforce]], human Pretenders wear clothes in normal life as well as normal human.
*[[Cloudburst]] also wears a normal clothing in from [[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|Marvel Comics continuity]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
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==??????==
[[Image:LiveActionJazz-Skywarp01.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Robot dancing!?]]
Sometimes, people on [[Earth]] wear clothing to look like [[Ramjet (G1)|various Transformers]]. Sometimes this is hot, sometimes this is sad.
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==Others==
[[Image:windcharger_flash.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Hey, cover up! There are children watching!]]
* In an early plan to trap the Decepticons, the Autobots had to run around in lab coats. It was very silly. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}
* The magic of [[Christmas]] once made Optimus Prime [[:Image:Christmasprime.jpg|dress up]] in a festive outfit. Obviously, the big guy is a little too open to suggestion. The same holds true for [[:Image:Biggrim christmas.jpg|Grimlock]], it seems.
[[Image:GrimlockManga.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock say it fun to learn! (Because knowledge is power!)]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is a king of fashion, at times wearing [[:Image:Biggrim me king.jpg|a crown]], [[:Image:Biggrim.jpg|a bandana]], an [[:Image:Madman Paradise Grimlock drinks.JPG|apron]], and... err...
* The [[Maximal Elder]]s wear robes. They have their reasons, and they do not concern you.
* The [[exo-structure]]s of the members of [[Council of Ancients]] resemble robes. They also have their reasons.
* The [[Jointron]] brothers have been shown wearing ponchos and sombreros, as well as using mariachi-style guitars and maracas. This is both hilarious ''and'' racist.
* The [[Space Mini-Con Team]] and <i>[[Armada]]</i> [[Sureshock|Grindor]] have disguised themselves as humans using large, heavy jackets, coats, baseball caps, hats, sunglasses, and other items of clothing to try to blend in with other people in robot mode.
[[Image:Heinrad timecop.jpg|left|thumb|100px|And yet, somehow not as ludicrous as [[wikipedia: Timecop|the other Time Cop.]]]]
* [[Heinrad]] wears his God of Time agent's uniform in the end of [[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo manga]].
* [[Six-Speed]]'s curiosity about human clothing led him to examine the closets of his [[human]] friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]]. However, his attempt to dress like a human basically amounted to putting random articles of clothing on his limbs, looking more ridiculous than clothing-wearing Transformers normally do. Which is kinda amazing.
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] wore a robe before his wrestling match with [[Colossus Rhodes]]. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}
* [[Brawn]] made a seemingly metaphorical reference to footwear called [[proton boots]].
*[[Lockdown]] wore a poncho when he showed up on the remains of the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' in reference to the Man With No Name from the spaghetti western "A Fistful of Dollars". {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}
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==See Also==
*[[Transformer clothing/Gallery]]
*[[Christmas]]

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