Editing Hologram

A '''hologram''' is an artificially created image using [[photon]]s 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===
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|Decepticons]] and lead them into an ambush. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|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)|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}}

[[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)|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}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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.

===Beast Wars/Beast Machines===
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|holo-chips]] which allowed [[Transformer|Transformers]] to interface with them and see things virtually&mdash;some of which were not always virtuous, if you get our meaning. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}}.

[[Image:Starscreamhologram.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This seat's taken.]]

===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|Hidden}}

===Movie===
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)|Constructicon]]s [[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}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Holography|Holography]] and [[wikipedia:Volumetric_display|Volumetric display]] on Wikipedia


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