Editing Act of Affiliation

A individual undergoes the Act of Affiliation when they pass their Autobot Code Exam. It consists of them receiving an interim Autobot badge drawn on their person by the highest-ranking Autobot officer present.


== Fiction ==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] underwent his Act of Affiliation ritual years ago, during which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself drew Hot Rod's interim Autobot symbol on the young 'bot.

[[Ambulon]] had an Act of Affiliation ceremony when he defected to the Autobots. 

[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] underwent his Act of Affiliation aboard the Lost Light, Rodimus presided over the ceremony and a number of Tailgate's friends were invited. Rodimus recounted a story of his own Act of Affliation, before writing the Autobot symbol on Tailgate. Unfortunately, due to a brief possession, Rodimus wrote "Let me out" on Tailgate in old Cybertronian instead of the Autobot symbol he had intended. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

==Notes==
During Tailgate's ceremony Rodimus stated that Ambulon was the last to have it performed ten years ago. Though the timings in and around All Hail Megatron are a bit confused it seems like [[Drift (G1)| Drift]] must have missed out on his as it he joined the Autobots during these years.