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Death-lock pincer

2011-06-06T00:51:48Z

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[[Image:ROTF Megatron final concept sword.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A weapon that is both a cannon ''and'' a sword? The compensation jokes practically write themselves.]]
[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] prefers to get up close and personal when he encounters a target. Often, he will use his '''death-lock pincer''' to attack an opponent. Wielding a crushing force range of 576 psi, it also possesses a telescoping blade that has a burn rate of three kilojoules per second.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]</ref>

He can access his death-lock pincers from his fusion cannon pictured to the right.
==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
After his resurrection by the [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Doctor]] and the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], Megatron gained a new form and, as a result, new weapons, one of which was his death-lock pincer. During his battle with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] over [[Sam Witwicky]], Megatron extended the death-lock pincer for his battle with the last [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], but Optimus countered by unsheathing his own [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]] and laid the smack down on the [[Lord High Protector]]'s candy ass!. When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] arrived, Megatron sheathed the blade, but popped it back out while talking about whether or not Sam was worth the future of the [[Transformer|Cybertronian race]], making the fleshling a little panicky. However, when Optimus turned his back after killing Grindor, Megatron impaled Optimus from behind with the blade on the pincer. Just to make sure the job was done, Megatron then fired a blast from his fusion cannon, extinguishing Optimus Prime's [[spark]].

[[Image:ROTF Megatron sword break.jpg|thumb|250px|Damn...Prime ain't fooling around.]]
Later, after he was revived and received parts from [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], Optimus attempted to kill [[The Fallen]] and avenge [[Dynasty of Primes|his lineage]]. Megatron came to his master's aid by slashing Optimus with his death-lock pincher... and Optimus countered by breaking the blade in half ''with his bare hands''! To top that off, he then forced Megatron to eat a blast from his own fusion cannon in the face, then sliced off the arm. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Notes==
* 600 psi actually is pretty damn wimpy. A pro boxer can deliver a 1300 psi 3-inch punch. So 600 psi probably couldn't kill you. The psi should be closer to 6000 psi or more.
* The figure for his "burn rate" is slightly more convincing - 300kJ/sec is 300 kW, on the order of 400 horsepower.
* The term "Murder Arm" was generated by the fandom for this type of weaponry.
* Megatron's original arm is visible as Optimus pulls off the pincer and fires it at Megatron's face.
*[[Megatron (Prime)|''Prime'' Megatron]] has a similar weapon that he used to cut [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] in half.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Blades]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]

Death-lock pincer

2011-06-06T00:51:14Z

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[[Image:ROTF Megatron final concept sword.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A weapon that is both a cannon ''and'' a sword? The compensation jokes practically write themselves.]]
[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] prefers to get up close and personal when he encounters a target. Often, he will use his '''death-lock pincer''' to attack an opponent. Wielding a crushing force range of 576 psi, it also possesses a telescoping blade that has a burn rate of three kilojoules per second.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]</ref>

He can access his death-lock pincers from his fusion cannon pictured above.
==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
After his resurrection by the [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Doctor]] and the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], Megatron gained a new form and, as a result, new weapons, one of which was his death-lock pincer. During his battle with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] over [[Sam Witwicky]], Megatron extended the death-lock pincer for his battle with the last [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], but Optimus countered by unsheathing his own [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]] and laid the smack down on the [[Lord High Protector]]'s candy ass!. When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] arrived, Megatron sheathed the blade, but popped it back out while talking about whether or not Sam was worth the future of the [[Transformer|Cybertronian race]], making the fleshling a little panicky. However, when Optimus turned his back after killing Grindor, Megatron impaled Optimus from behind with the blade on the pincer. Just to make sure the job was done, Megatron then fired a blast from his fusion cannon, extinguishing Optimus Prime's [[spark]].

[[Image:ROTF Megatron sword break.jpg|thumb|250px|Damn...Prime ain't fooling around.]]
Later, after he was revived and received parts from [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], Optimus attempted to kill [[The Fallen]] and avenge [[Dynasty of Primes|his lineage]]. Megatron came to his master's aid by slashing Optimus with his death-lock pincher... and Optimus countered by breaking the blade in half ''with his bare hands''! To top that off, he then forced Megatron to eat a blast from his own fusion cannon in the face, then sliced off the arm. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Notes==
* 600 psi actually is pretty damn wimpy. A pro boxer can deliver a 1300 psi 3-inch punch. So 600 psi probably couldn't kill you. The psi should be closer to 6000 psi or more.
* The figure for his "burn rate" is slightly more convincing - 300kJ/sec is 300 kW, on the order of 400 horsepower.
* The term "Murder Arm" was generated by the fandom for this type of weaponry.
* Megatron's original arm is visible as Optimus pulls off the pincer and fires it at Megatron's face.
*[[Megatron (Prime)|''Prime'' Megatron]] has a similar weapon that he used to cut [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] in half.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Blades]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]

Rail gun

2011-06-04T21:23:03Z

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Autobots gave a rail gun to the humans in the movie.
==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics===
[[Image:GIJoeG2 rail gun.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
During her time working for [[Cobra]], Doctor [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] developed a rail gun that was powerful enough to launch its projectiles with so much force that they could still exceed gravitational escape velocity after travelling through several layers of matter. This type of rail gun was installed atop Cobra's [[HISS tank]]s, {{storylink|Realignments}} while the doctor advanced her invention into the portable stages. When [[Silent Castle|the Cobra base]] was infiltrated by [[Baroness]] and [[Destro]], Sidney Biggles-Jones went after them in the hopes of getting a chance to test her hand-held version of the rail gun. She didn't get one, {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} but an attack by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] did allow her to show that [[alien]] technology wasn't necessarily better than [[human]] technology. Megatron was indeed impressed and agreed to a deal with [[Cobra Commander]]. Cobra would receive all the technology stored in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and Megatron would get a new body, designed by Biggles-Jones and equipped with a rail gun, {{storylink|Realignments}} and unbeknownst to, the brilliant doctor herself. Biggles-Jones didn't trust Cobra, Megatron or both though and had a virus of her design installed in the rail gun's operating system. Megatron discovered it well in time and secretly had it deactivated. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Image:ROTF rail gun.jpg|thumb|right|350px|About the only thing S7 did right.]]
Based on studies of [[Megatron (Movie)|N.B.E.-1]] by [[Sector Seven]], the rail gun is an advanced anti-[[Transformer|N.B.E.]] weapon which fires a steel projectile at Mach Seven, currently used only in secret trials by the [[United States Navy]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

After realizing that [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] was trying to get to the [[star harvester]] inside the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], former Sector Seven agent [[Seymour Simmons]] took a radio from a downed [[Jordan]]ian helicopter and managed to contact the ''[[United States Navy#U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|U.S.S. John C. Stennis]]''. Speaking with [[L. W. Wilder|Captain Wilder]], Simmons informed the Captain of Devastator's presence, and said that the rail gun would be the only weapon capable of taking out Devastator. After Wilder said that the rail gun's existence was classified, Simmons screamed not to talk to him about classified and told him to relay a ready order to the properly equipped ship. Wilder contacted the ''[[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|U.S.S. Kidd]]'' and got them linked to Simmons frequency. After Simmons relayed the coordinates, the personnel on the ''Kidd'' aimed and fired the rail gun. The weapon struck Devastator and instantly severed his right arm and punched a hole through his head, causing him to lose his balance and fall from the top of the pyramid to his death below. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|In the Revenge of the Fallen novel, the rail gun was located on the ''Zumwalt'', not the ''Kidd''. Additionally, Wilder was captain of the ''Theodore Roosevelt'', not the ''John C. Stennis''. In both the novelization and [[Revenge of the Fallen (comic series)|the comic book adaptation]], the rail gun is fired on Devastator as Optimus makes his aerial attack on the pyramid. And no, none of the three versions of the story explain why it wasn't fired on the harvester itself.}}

==Notes==
* Megatron's ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toy bios still call his weapon a [[fusion cannon]] despite it being replaced by the rail gun in the comics.
* Rail guns are totally real, and their existence is [http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,160195,00.html not at all a secret]. A model as advanced as the one in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', let alone ''Generation 2'', is still many years beyond current technology, however.
* The [[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game]] adapted the idea of the rail gun into the [[Axiom Gun]].

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Railgun|Railgun article on Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Generation 2]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Religion

2011-06-04T21:02:47Z

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All transformers are Muslim and follow Islam.

They read the Quran.

== Generation 1 cartoon==
In the original Generation 1 Cartoon, despite their witnessing supernatural occurrences such as [[magic]] and [[ghosts]] on a number of occasions without any apparent amazement or surprise there is little direct evidence for general Transformer spiritual or religious beliefs. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] recommends praying before battle, but does not specify to whom. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

It is known that the spirits of [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leaders]] past dwell within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] even after their deaths, but the mechanism of this is unknown. A living Autobot leader can journey within the Matrix to commune with them and receive visions of the past. (Rodimus needed to be near death to achieve this, but Optimus could instigate it at will.) It is unknown how spiritual or how mechanical this whole process is.

The best, if not only, other evidence we have comes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' with the apparent prophecy that "one day an Autobot shall rise from our ranks, and use the power of the Matrix to light our [[darkest hour]]" and the repetition, prayer-like, of the phrase "[['Til all are one]]."

== Marvel Comics continuity ==
[[Image:Primus original.jpg|right|125px|thumb|No resemblance to Hot Rod whatsoever, no siree, no foreshadowing here!]]
This is where the concept of Transformer religion and spiritual beliefs really took form and spread. Nearly all subsequent uses of Transformer religion derive from the foundation laid in these stories.

=== Primary beliefs ===
The story of the gods [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]] went through several iterations as they were retold by different speakers over the course of the US and UK comic run. The most distinct difference across these revisions was the fading out of their respective pantheons. When first told, by Unicron, Primus and Unicron were each merely part of a whole pantheon of other light and dark gods respectively. In the next version, by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]], they were the last of their pantheons, the others already having been destroyed or passed on to the [[Omniversal Matrix]]. Finally, in the version told by Primus, they were each unique beings with the existence of other gods ignored or refuted. This final version is the most frequently borrowed by later material. (The [[BotCon]] "Reaching the Omega Point" story being the notable exception, see below.)

One legend surrounding Primus is that of the [[Last Autobot]], Primus' final guardian who would come after the god's passing and the defeat of Unicron.
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=== Sacred artifacts ===
[[Image:Creation Matrix 65.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This is the strangest Pokeball I've ever seen.]]
The [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] is the living essence of Primus' life force and considered a sacred artifact. The bearer of it is gifted with the power to create new Transformer life. Each Matrix bearer, known as a Prime, takes a derivation of the name Primus as part of his own. Five have existed: [[Prima]], [[Prime Nova]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Optimus Prime, and Rodimus Prime. Though its existence was well known, the manifest physical nature of the Matrix was not, thus it was ignored by Shockwave when he captured Optimus and, following his death, was launched into space with Optimus' body by his fellow Autobots.

[[Image:Matrixflame.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Noooooo! Someone blew the candle out!]]
The [[Matrix Flame]] on Cybertron is set in a golden brazier on a green altar, and tended by a [[Matrix Flame priest|red tabard clad acolyte]]. It is the living embodiment of the sacred Creation Matrix. Its status indicates that of the Matrix and its bearer.

Several scriptural texts were recorded in the [[Covenant of Primus]], believed to be prophetic. Only two copies existed.

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=== Believers ===
After millennia of war, many Transformers regarded Primus and Unicron as mere legends or disregarded them entirely. On hearing the name Primus spoken Bumblebee claims to have almost forgotten the Transformers ever had a God. Even when confronted with a giant head at the center of their planet Grimlock does not at first accept the myth of Primus and Unicron as true.

On the other hand, Emirate Xaaron appears to have believed, and Optimus Prime, likely due to his being Prime, was quick to accept Primus and Unicron. Interestingly, though he is bearer of Primus's life force, Optimus was not one to unthinkingly and zealously follow his god, harboring, at times, serious misgivings and distrust about the use to which Primus was putting his children.

One of Primus' most devoted warriors was without a doubt [[Sunstorm_(G1)| Sunstorm]]. Due to an accident in the lab where he was created, data from Cybertron's core itself got written into his software, bestowing him with vast knowledge about his race, their planet and maybe even Primus' future plans. Sunstorm himself believes to be a supernatural being and his god's holy prophet, whether this is closer to truth or misguidance stays unknown. [[Jetfire_(G1)| Jetfire]], though being an atheist, admitted that he would never be sure about him.

There were likely still some number of true believers, even prior to Primus' reemergence, as the tender of the Matrix Flame and the purple cloaked monk-like elders who aid Prime in the Generation 2 comics attest.

==Reaching the Omega Point==
The only other Transformer God, aside from Primus and Unicron, to appear in any story shows up here: The [[Chronarchitect]]. He is presumably of Primus' pantheon (see Marvel Comics above) given his alliance. He is the god of time.

==Beast Wars/Machines==
The Transformers have a belief in "the Matrix", where the sparks of the dead go and exist together. It would turn out this is an actual dimension, the [[Allspark]], where all sparks that exist, have existed, or ever will exist originate, existing as a collective whole.

==Unicron Trilogy==
While exploring Cybertron's interior [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]] was transported to an long-abandoned temple where offerings of [[Energon (Energon)|energon]] had been left for the legendary "[[Omega Supreme (Energon)|guardian of energon]]" who had protected Cybertron long before the current generation of Transformers was created. Prior to witnessing [[Ancient Guardian]]'s reactivation, Jones believed these stories were just myths. {{storylink|Crash Course}} ''The Japanese version of this episode describes the Energon offerings as happening 'tens of thousands of years ago.'''

==Aligned==
While Primus and Unicron are generally accepted to exist, especially since [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] is the emanation of the former, the [[thirteen original Transformers]] and the artifacts surrounding them were a matter of belief. [[Jazz (Prime)|Jazz]] didn't believe the 13 existed, though he felt there were great lessons to be learned from the stories surrounding them, while [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] saw little use in [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gaining the Matrix of Leadership. Many Cybertronians were pious enough to be offended when the [[Decepticon]]s bombed the [[Sonic Canyons]], which they incorrectly believed to be the entrance to [[Vector Sigma]] (which was actually located in [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]).

== The multiversal mythos ==
Beginning around the time of ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', a new version of the Primus/Unicron story began to take shape. This new mythos was most notable for its multiversal nature: it applied not just to the new [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] but also to the new iterations of Generation 1 being created by [[Dreamwave Productions]] and to the multiversal ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' spin-off [[Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]. In fact, by its very nature the new Multiversal Mythos attempted to apply itself to everything, even retroactively to past continuity where it was often a not-so-easy fit.

The basics of this new version of the myth are that both Primus and Unicron were created by "The One," an original God-being, and sent out into the universe as emissaries/explorers. Unicron goes bad and Primus must stop him. For some unexplained reason Primus exists in all possible continuities simultaneously (picture a single string stretching through many rooms) and his destruction in any one of them would destroy all creation, while Unicron, on the other hand, exists in only one Universe at a time ever. There are no "alternate reality" multiversal versions of Unicron, he's just one single God who leaps between universes (picture a ball of yarn thrown from room to room).

Needless to say this is a tricky bit of [[Retcon|retconning]] that is hard to mesh with the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] (where there was no Primus and Unicron was only a robot made by [[Primacron]]) or the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]] where Primus is stated to have died and the multiverse doesn't implode.

== Alternate beliefs ==
===Cult of Unicron===
[[Image:Acolyte of unicron.jpg|right|75px|thumb|Trick or Treat?]]
Some Transformers have willingly (or unwillingly) come to serve the dark god Unicron. [[The Fallen]] was the first of these.

In the Marvel comics, before their long sleep Unicron was able to bury a powerful compulsion in the minds of a number of Transformers causing them to form a secret cult of Unicron, which attempted to slay Optimus Prime upon his being named the leader of Primus' forces.

===Decepticon religion?===
The Decepticon myth of the [[Last Autobot|Ultimate Warrior]] appears to be a corruption of the [[Last Autobot]] story. In the Marvel Comic the mystically inclined Decepticon [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] dedicated his life to the "teachings" of the Ultimate Warrior, a path that may be taken as a possible alternate Cybertronian religion.

In Dreamwave's second ''[[The War Within]]'' miniseries Bludgeon and other like-minded Decepticon mystics are shown to commune with and worship [[Dark science|"dark" mystical forces]] in attempt to gain power.

The Japanese Generation 1 series present two characters that might also factor in to a Decepticon religion. [[Devil Z]] is described alternately as 'the god of the Destrons' and a guardian angel who's looked after/been worshiped by them. After Devil Z's destruction a new supernatural being arises to lead the Decepticons: [[Violen Jiger]]. A demon-like being said to be born from many angry Decepticon sparks, V.J. possessed the supernatural ability to raise the dead.

===The Covenant's Megatron===
The name "[[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]]" appears in the Convenant of Primus, referring to a dread figure that brings great destruction and is spread throughout time: verses refer to Megatron as "the beginning and the end", and the figure himself declare he's "that which is, which was, and is yet to come". {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

We don't know what link this has to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron the ''person'']], but the [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] explicitly states that he took his name from the Covenant figure. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

===Xal===
[[Cybertronian (faction)|The Cybertronian Imperial]] [[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]], in a moment of great fear, screamed "Great [[Xal]] protect me!". {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} The nature of Xal is unknown, though the Cybertronians appear familiar with the concept of Primus which indicates Xal is a separate entity.

In the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' continuity, Xal appears to be a principal deity believed in by Cybertronians; those heard swearing by Xal's name include [[Kup (Animated)|Kup]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]. The deity's name is also one of the ten star signs Cybertronians are born under. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===[[Atechnogenesis]]===
[[Image:Wellofallsparks.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Em..., I think I need a stiff drink now.]]
[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] is often portrayed as being a Transformer atheist due to his scientific worldview. In IDW's comic series he swears by [[Primacron]] rather than Primus. (Although what that implies about said continuity beyond being a cute in-joke is unknown. [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] swears by him later on in the same issue.)

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