Minor (rank)

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In the Autobot military organization, Minor is a commissioned officer rank below Major and Prime. It is generally assigned to Autobot Academy graduates, many of whom are on the fast track to the Cybertron Elite Guard. It is appended to the end of an Autobot's name, much as the Prime rank is. Minors are often assigned to train the less prestigious enlisted Autobots.

Fiction

Animated cartoon

A jerk at any rank, Sentinel Minor was the drill officer of the Autobot boot camp attended by Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Autoboot Camp

Notes

• The appellative "Minor" was first used for the Beast Wars Optimus Minor toy, but this is not an official reference to or use of a rank.
• Animated Rodimus Prime is named "Rodimus Minor" for his toy despite being a Prime in the cartoon series<ref>Animated Tech Spec by Derrick J. Wyatt in Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #24</ref> because Hasbro felt there were already too many Primes in the toyline.{{#ifeq: ||}}
• The Beast Wars: Uprising incarnation of Lio Junior is named "Lio Minor", though it is unclear if "Minor" is his rank or just part of his name.

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