Drift (AOE)

2014-05-13T17:50:17Z

Sawwheeler:

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{{disambig3|Drift}}
:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] from the from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:AOEDrift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|| ''I woke up in a new Bugatti...'']]
A former [[Decepticon]] turned Autobot commando, '''Drift'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s strength lies not only in his mastery of ancient swords, but in his composure in battle.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' (film)===
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Watanabe]] (English)|}}
{{coming soon|when=June 27, 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
=====Flip & Change=====
[[Image:AoE flip and change Drift.jpg|right|350px|thumb]]
*'''Drift''' (Flip & Change, 2014)
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=====One Step Changers=====
[[File:AOERIDtoy-OneStepDrift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
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=====Power Battlers=====
[[File:AOE PowerBattlers Drift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Power Battlers, 2014)
{{comingsoontoy}}
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=====Dino Sparkers=====
[[Image:AoE dino sparker Drift and Slug.jpg|thumb|right||250px|"How do you start a Triceratops?"]]
*'''Autobot Drift & Dinobot Slug''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)
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=====Titan Heroes=====
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Titan Heroes, 2014)
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====Generations====
=====Deluxe Class=====
[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two Swords
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==Merchandise==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====
[[Image:RPMDoubleSidersDrift.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (2010)
**''Series'': '''Double Siders'''
**''Number'': ?

:''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicle Autobot Drift is a small, non-transforming, [[die-cast]] car based on [[Drift (G1)|his mainstream counterpart]]'s vehicle mode. His robot mode is sculpted underneath the vehicle, and his wheels use through-axle construction that lets the toy zip around at high speeds on smooth surfaces. Thanks to his oversized tires, he can slide along rightside-up or upside-down.

:The intended ''RPM'' release of "Double Siders" Drift never came out. Though it was going to be recycled into ''Speed Stars'', the ''RPM'' version had more paint operations, including having his name printed on his hood and bumper. The only image of the toy comes from a downloadable poster that was on the official ''Transformers'' website of Turkey.

: This mold was also used to make ''Speed Stars'' [[Breakdown (Speed Stars)|Breakdown]].

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[[Image:RPMSpeedStarDriftUnknown.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (2010)
**''Series'': '''Allspark'''
**''Number'': '''04'''

:"Allspark" Drift was presumably a redeco of "Double Siders" Drift. Though listed on the back of the Asian market release of ''RPM'' "Allspark" [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], it has never officially been depicted. However, an otherwise unknown redeco of the Drift mold with blue detailing was displayed at [[Toy Fair 2010]], amongst a mix of cancelled ''RPM'' and planned ''Speed Stars'' vehicles. It is possible that this mystery redeco was the aborted "Allspark" Drift.

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===Speed Stars===
[[Image:SpeedStars_DoubleSiders_Drift.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
*'''Drift''' (Mini-Vehicle, 2011?)
**''Series:'' '''Double Siders'''
**''Number:'' ?

: A redeco of the unreleased ''RPM'' "Double Siders" Drift, ''[[Speed Stars]]'' Drift is a small non-transforming [[die-cast]] car. He features notably fewer paint operations than the ''RPM'' version.

:Like its ''RPM'' predecessor, ''Speed Stars'' Drift was never released.

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[[Category: Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category: RPMs]]
[[Category: Speed Stars]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Technorganic

2014-04-09T19:21:46Z

Sawwheeler: /* Beast Machines cartoon */

{{disambig2|the part organic part mechanical [[Transformer]]s|the part organic part mechanical creations of the [[Quintesson]]s|Trans-Organic}}

[[Image:Thereformattingmaximalsmaximize.jpg|right|350px|thumb|They changed bodies...''[[To sell toys|again]]''?]]

'''Technorganic'''—or less often, '''techno-organic'''—describes certain types of beings whose physiology includes both technological and biological components melded at a cellular level.

{{quote|What can I say, it's the next big thing!|[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]|[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
The first technorganic Transformers were [[Optimus Primal]]'s team of [[Maximal]]s, who were [[reformatting|reformatted]] by the power of the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], using the organic matter brought back from prehistoric [[Earth]] by Primal's crew. {{storylink|The Reformatting}} No longer purely technology nor entirely organic, these new technorganic Transformers were, in Primal's words, "both, and neither"—a balance of organic and mechanical, combining the strengths of both. Though they still retained the ability to change between two modes, they had re-learn how to transform by conscious thought and effort, a practice long since abandoned in favour of automating the process via the [[onboard computer]]s their new bodies lacked. To do so, they practiced a mental discipline that saw them achieve an internal, zen-like mental balance, or "still point" as Optimus referred to it; Primal, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] used the mantra "I am transformed" to help until they got the hang of doing it on their own. If this state of mental balance was lost, a technorganic Transformer in [[robot mode]] would revert to their [[beast mode]]. {{storylink|Master of the House}} Several later technorganics seemed to get the knack of transforming right away; [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] seem to master the process immediately. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}} {{storylink|Home Soil}} Their transformations had the appearance of fluid shape-shifting, generally accompanied by a burst of bright energy. {{storylink|Master of the House}}

Primal's techorganic Maximals were invisible to traditional scanners while in beast mode, no longer giving off an "energy signature" like ordinary machines. However, when in their robot mode, they were as readily detectable as any other Transformer. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

Technorganic Transformers appear to be highly resistant to injury with highly-advanced internal "nanosurgical" healing abilities. {{storylink|Survivor}}

Optimus Primal's band of technorganic Maximals possessed powerful (almost supernatural) combat abilities. Seemingly all technorganics would have similar capabilities. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}} Though powerful and durable, the technorganics were not invulnerable. Sufficient conventional firepower could render them unconscious {{storylink|Mercenary Pursuits}} or even physically damage them, and they were vulnerable to the same sort of [[Spark extractor]]s which [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] used on conventional Transformers.

On one occasion, ingesting a seemingly organic fruit caused Primal and his team to mentally devolve into primitives. When the tree that generated this fruit was slashed by Cheetor, it shattered into fragments, as if it were a digital illusion, and the fruit's effect was immediately undone. Primal concluded that the fruit's organic nature was devolving their bodies. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}

Another vulnerability came from the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], a device which converted organics into "[[technomatter]]". When applied to the technorganic Maximals, it caused them to convert to a metalized state, resulting pain and hysteria; it could eventually have resulted in deactivation if its effects were not reverted. {{storylink|The Key}}

The technorganic ethos extended beyond the Maximals themselves, to new plantlife {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}, and eventually the planet itself. Cybertron had long been a planet of metal upon metal, "technology" alone. According to Primal's interpretation of the Oracle, the returning Beast Warriors brought with them organic components of the planets they had visited, allowing the Oracle to begin the process of reformatting the planet to be technorganic. The Maximals eventually discovered Cybertron's organic core, with deep sublevels composed of soil and containing organic fossils, such as the one scanned by Nightscream.

At the end of the conflict, Cybertron was reformatted planet-wide, creating a new [[Earth]]-like world, a mix of technorganic flora and fauna, oceans (presumably full of [[water]]), and vast cities of varying construction; some largely technorganic in nature {{storylink|Abduction}}, others retaining more "traditional" inorganic metal or stonework construction, depending on the part of the planet. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

{{note|Just what the reformatting of Cybertron implies for [[Primus]], whose body ''is'' Cybertron, is unknown. [[Marv Wolfman]], who did the series outline for ''Beast Machines'', did not have the Primus origin in mind: "No thoughts were ever made re: the Marvel version while I worked on the concept. Fact is, I never even read that. I did what I thought would make a good series concept."<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/marvwolfman/ Interview with Marv Wolfman at TFarchive.com]</ref>}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[Image:MTMTEArmada-Predacon.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Predacon loves marching in Iacon's "Organic Pride Day" parade.]]

[[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]] experimented on himself with "biomechanical" technology to integrate organic tissue into his Cybertronian robotics, something that most other Transformers were said to find repulsive. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|''More Than Meets The Eye'' bio}}
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===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:TFAni Predacons Rising Blackarachina sans Helmet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Not a being currently found at your local rave club.]]
When [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] was attacked by [[Archa Seven arachnid|alien spiders]] on the planet [[Archa Seven]], she attempted to use her ability to download and replicate the abilities of other mechanoids on the creatures, which wound up mutating her into a technorganic form. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} Taking the name "Blackarachnia", she was initially revulsed by her unnatural new form—as were many around her—but she eventually embraced her transformation and sought to replicate it on other Transformers, successfully cross-mutating the fugitive Autobot [[Wasp]] with an ''actual'' wasp and creating "Waspinator". {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

Technology and organics were also blended in a different manner when a Cybertronian [[protoform]] materialized in [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s lab and scanned the scientist's DNA, rather than a customary mechanical alternate mode. The result was [[Sari Sumdac]], outwardly an ordinary organic human by all appearances whose true nature was unknown even to her, but whose Cybertronian abilities were unlocked when she was upgraded by the [[AllSpark Key]]. {{storylink|TransWarped}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] modified the organic population of [[Gorlam Prime]] into [[Micromaster|mechanical beings]]. They first went through a transitional techno-organic state. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

=="Technorganic" in ''Beast Wars''==
[[Image:Optimusprimalbw.jpg|right|160px|thumb|He's furry, but was he organic?]]

Though ''Beast Machines'' introduced the term "technorganic" and used it to refer very specifically to living entities blending machine and organic at the cellular level, subsequent media under the ''Beast Wars'' banner has occasionally used the term to describe to pre-''Beast Machines'' characters.

* IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' makes frequent references to characters possessing features like "technorganic musculature".
* The [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|Ultimate Guide]] refers both to [[Optimus Primal]]'s beast mode and all [[Transmetal]]s as "techno-organic".
* The term '''bio-mechanical''' crops up occasionally in bios and reference books, used synonymously with this use of "technorganic" in reference to pre-''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' beast warriors.

By all rights, this is incorrect in the face of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, since it would render the distinction, and thus their reformatting, meaningless. That said, it does remain unclear exactly what the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''-era characters were: [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|The original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] never clearly explained whether their animal parts were composed of genuinely living organic tissue (making the Beast Warriors akin to ''[[wikipedia:Terminator (character)|Terminator]]''-style cyborgs), or were alternatively made of faux-biological synthetic matter (akin to [[wikipedia:Data (Star Trek)|Data]]-style beast "androids"). ''Beast Machines'' itself would later canonize the former option, explaining that they had brought real organic matter back from Earth for the Oracle to use in their reformatting. Regardless, in either case, most evidence points toward their beast modes essentially being a fleshy "shell" or "fur coat" surrounding the inner robot à la [[Pretender]] shells, rather than the cellular fusion described by ''Beast Machines''.

The terms "technorganic" and "biomechanical" have been used to describe characters from other, non-[[Beast Era]] ''Transformers'' franchises—generally characters based on redecoed [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toys]] such as [[Cheetor (Armada)|''Armada'' Cheetor]]. In the absence of a full backstory, however, the exact meaning of those terms in those continuities is unclear.
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==References==
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