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Fandom

2007-07-11T17:53:40Z

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The '''Transformers fandom''' is most intelligent, discerning, sophisticated and important group of people in the world today. Without their charitable support, [[Hasbro]] would be forced to mothball the ''Transformers'' brand and would probably enter bankruptcy, taking the entire world economy with it.

==Accomplishments==

Among the amazing discoveries and conclusions of the fandom are the following:

*The ''Transformers'' brand is hanging onto life by the most fragile of threads, and any attempt to do something new will [[Ruined FOREVER|ruin ''Transformers'' forever]].
*Liking things is stupid. If you had half a brain you would realize how terrible everything is and complain about it endlessly. Further, this is rational and constructive behavior. Hasblo will never learn and get things right if we don't save them by telling them how stupid they are.
*Literally everybody hates [[Playskool]]ish [[neon]] colors, therefore toys will sell better if they are [[black repaint|entirely black]].
*Any feature included or removed [[for safety reasons]] is a slap in the face to [[true fan]]s.
*Children are not an important segment of the ''Transformers'' market.
*[[Prototype]]s and test shots that are clearly stamped with the words "not for sale" are actually totally fine to buy over eBay from people in China. There is nothing remotely shady about this.
*It is possible to determine with complete certainty that a product/franchise/work of art will suck as much as eight months before said entity is completed, much less shown to the public or actually released.
*The most important thing for the brand to do is release homages of ''[[Generation 1]]'' characters over and over and over and over and over.
*Any homage of a ''Generation 1'' character which is not given the [[Trademark|name]] of the original character is a direct insult to all fans.
*Any character which is given the name of a ''Generation 1'' character which is not an homage to the original character is a direct insult to all fans.
*Any character which is given the name of a ''Generation 1'' character and is also an homage of the same character but who doesn't behave exactly like the ''Generation 1'' character is a direct insult to all fans.
*Because all fans have an inalienable right to own every toy, toys which would never be released under normal circumstances should never be given a chance at release through [[exclusive]] channels. It would be better for the toy to never be released at all than for some people to get to enjoy it.
*Optimus is a [[trukk not munky|truck, not a monkey]].
*[[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'']] is exactly the same thing as ''Pokémon''.
*[[Movie (franchise)|Bayformers]] are much less realistic than ''Generation 1'' Transformers. Even though the really popular G1 characters were designed as a line of [[Diaclone|soulless human-piloted mecha]].

==History==

It got its start as an organized entity in the 1980s through the establishment of unofficial fan clubs, most notably [[TransMasters]], but it wasn't until the mid-1990s and the beginning of the Internet boom that fandom (both of Transformers and in general) took off. Starting in [[alt.toys.transformers]] and then expanding into innumberable web-based fora, the once tight-knit fandom is now too large for anyone to really know everyone.

==External links==
*[http://www.shortpacked.com/ Shortpacked!] - A webcomic which frequently documents the academic findings of various fandoms.

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Trans-scan

2007-07-11T17:45:01Z

71.59.144.144: Typo fixing

:''A trans-scan is a Transformer biological process in the [[Movie (continuity)|live action movie]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Trans-scanning''' is the biological process by which a [[Transformer]]'s in-built sensors chose and examine a new [[alternate mode]]. The process of disguising themselves, camouflaging their robotic natures, is as ingrained and natural in a Transformer as changing color is in a chameleon. Immediately after arriving on a new world in their [[Transition form]] a Transformer begins trans-scanning to chose and generate a new exostructure/disguise appropriate to both their size/body mass and their new locale.<ref>[[Transformers The Movie Guide]], by [[Simon Furman]]</ref>

Transformers can trans-scan a new (appropriately massed) alternate form at will and their inner [[protoform]] core will generate a new exostructure or alter an existing one to that new appearence almost instantaineously.

==References==
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Self-regenerating molecular armor

2007-07-11T17:36:15Z

71.59.144.144: Created

:''Self-regenerating molecular armor is a part of Cybertronian anatomy in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Self-regenerating molecular armor''' is the English translation for the armor layer of a Cybertronian exoskeleton. Any damage taken by it, up to 105 mm shells in the case of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], will heal fully if the energy is available. The armor can however be destroyed by high-temperature weapons equal to or greater than "a 6000 degree magnesium burn".<ref>[[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' (2007) film]]</ref>

==Footnote==

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[[Category:Movie]]
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