Hologram

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A '''hologram''' is an artificially created image using [[wikipedia:photons| photons]] arranged in a manner to better display information...or trick people, depending on the situation at hand.

==Fiction==
In addition to physically changing form, Transformers across all continuities use holograms to maintain disguise in their [[alternate mode]], especially when battle damage would otherwise make that difficult.<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/August 2009: Answers]]</ref>

===Generation 1===
====Cartoon continuity====
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[Image:Heavymetalwar giant autobot.jpg|right|200px|thumb| Hologram is an armor ability in [[Halonix Maximus|Halo]] Reach, right?]]
The [[Autobot]] [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] often made use of holograms. While guarding [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Hound came up with the idea to use a hologram to trick the [[Decepticon]]s and lead them into an ambush. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] agreed, and Ravage was allowed to escape, believing he had learned of a military base with large amounts of rocket fuel. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], however, saw through Ravage's escape, sending the Decepticons to the real base, while he went with a group of shoddy constructions to rub it in Prime's face. The hologram of the base worked just fine, though... {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Hound projected an [[Halonix Maximus|image of a giant Autobot warrior]] to scare off the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] used a [[holographic projection rifle]] to project an image of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in order to lure [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] into a trap. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was using a [[holographic projector]] to train with [[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel drones]] when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] arrived and attacked them. Later, Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] used the holographic projector to create various images of hostiles. This successfully distracted the Combaticons for some time, until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] discovered that their attackers were holograms. The Combaticons aren't really smart. That's why they let [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] do all the thinking. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====
[[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] used [[holographic battle drone|holographic scenarios]] to test the [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster Junior]]s' combat skills with. [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] fared well against his three assailants. [[Cab]] did a good job extinguishing holographic flames, but was a little too slow in dealing with an opponent. And lastly, [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] dealt with her adversary, but fell from a holographic waterfall, which made her objective of saving a puppy unmet. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}}

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====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[Image:Tellhimwhodefeatedyouthisday.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Hound scared off [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] with a holographic missile projected from his turret gun. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}
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====Young Corgi Adventure continuity====
[[Image:Corgi-1-dinobot_war.jpg|right|thumb|150px|In this picture, the Triceratops is the hologram.]]
The [[time-travelling alien]]s used holograms of [[dinosaur]]s to keep intruders away from their flying saucer. It didn't work, as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the Decepticons Ravage and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] all saw through it, and ultimately the aliens' spacecraft wound up buried under present-day [[Disneyland]]. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
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====IDW continuity====
[[Image:Hotbumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Image chosen totally at random.]]
Recognizing that the Autobots' lack of drivers would attract attention, they used [[Holomatter]] avatars to avoid detection. However, security measures can be devised specifically to detect holomatter, showing that organizations such as the [[Machination]] already anticipated Cybertronian interference. {{storylink|IDW Generation 1 continuity}}
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===Beast Era===
By the [[Beast Era]], holograms were in more wide scale use, including such applications as entertainment and military use. The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde]]'' both made extensive use of hologram technology to run simulations and observe events in real time. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there were [[holo-chip]]s which allowed [[Transformer]]s to interface with them and see things virtually—some of which were not always virtuous, if you get our meaning. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}}

===''Robots in Disguise''===
[[Image:Tai-projector.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
[[T-AI]], the Autobots' computer, uses a holographic avatar in the form of a human girl to interact with Autobots and humans. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
An ancient highly advanced human civilization had left holograms of themselves behind to warn those who came seeking for [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Ruin}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
Transformers were capable of creating holographic illusions of car interiors and drivers. A great many of these holographic drivers were based off of [[Bud Hansen]], with others presumably being based off of Bud's brother [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] and his brother's (soon-to-be) girlfriend [[Lori]]. {{Storylink|Hidden}}

===Movie continuity===
[[Image:Starscreamhologram.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This seat's taken.]]
After introducing the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] showed [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] a hologram of the devastation Cybertron suffered during the war with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The Decepticons also made use of holograms, using [[Moustache Man|a single, mustached male]] as a display to avoid attracting attention. Oddly enough, the Decepticon holograms appear to have solid machinery underneath them, but when activated they appear to be a projection with nothing under the surface. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}

While on a mission chasing down Decepticons in the [[Australia]]n outback, a [[NEST]] team mistakenly raided a party of humans. When they realized their mistake, the Autobots had to urgently try to keep their cover, so they rezzed up some driver holograms in a rush. They were in such a hurry that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] copied [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]]'s driver exactly. Fortunately none of the humans noticed the triplet drivers.

The next site the NEST team came to, they were more cautious to prevent making the same mistake. They discovered three construction vehicles. The vehicles were the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]]. Their holographic drivers were realistic enough and able to carry out casual human conversation convincingly enough that they very nearly fooled even the human members of the NEST team. Just to make sure [[Kaminari Ishihara]] tossed a rock to one of the miners that was standing around outside of the Constructicon's cab. When he let it drop at his feet, [[William Lennox]] threw another rock, this time intending to hit him. The rock passed right through him blowing their cover. A fight ensued. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

[[Image:IronhideDriverCyberMissions.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] used [[Moustache Man|his driver hologram]] to fool a face recognition scanner at a secure facility in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] activated a hologram resembling the human [[Jack (ROTF)|Jack]] intending to talk himself out of a speeding ticket. The police car pulling him over turned out to be Barricade. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

[[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] projected a holographic images over top of [[Kevin Bowman]] which were able to track his movements. The first was an image of Kevin as an old man. This was then adjusted to be an image of Kevin at seventeen or eighteen with a mustache. Later, a hologram of [[Tailgate (Classified)|Tailgate]] was projected over Kevin to distract [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears}}

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===''Shattered Glass''===
The [[auto-combatant]]s were composed of solid light and generated by a computer in rooms designed for battle training. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

===''Animated''===
The busts in [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]'s [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|dojo]] were holographic images of various members of the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

Prowl also had the ability to create holographic images of himself and also objects as his special power.

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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{Main|Arcee (Prime)}}
Arcee used a hologram of a human when driverless.{{storylink|Transformers: Prime}} Jack lied to Seirra and told her it was his mom.{{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* [[wikipedia:Holography|Holography]] and [[wikipedia:Volumetric_display|Volumetric display]] on Wikipedia

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