Copter Drone - Revision history

Locoman at 01:47, 15 January 2025

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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	During the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], when the Vehicons turned on the Builders, any Builder of insufficient size to become an [[Artillery Drone]] turned into a Copter Drone. The first Builder to have this happen to them was [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]]. {{Storylink\|Derailment}}		During the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], when the Vehicons turned on the Builders, any Builder of insufficient size to become an [[Artillery Drone]] turned into a Copter Drone. The first Builder to have this happen to them was [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]]. {{Storylink\|Derailment}}

			==Games==
			===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
			Copter Drones were maneuverable airborne fighters created with the intent of supplanting Megatron's fleets of Aero Drones. {{storylink\|Technorganic Secrets}}

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			[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Vehicons]]

Sabrblade at 05:14, 20 May 2024

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	[[File:Endgame2 Copter drone vehicle.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]		[[File:Endgame2 Copter drone vehicle.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]
	'''Copter Drones''' are the [[spark]]less air support of the Vehicons, designed by [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to replace the [[Aero Drone]]s after their [[Vehicon ~~general~~\|general]] [[Jetstorm (BM)\|Jetstorm]] suffered a little accident with some [[organic goop]]. They are led by their general, the great strategist [[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]].		'''Copter Drones''' are the [[spark]]less air support of the Vehicons, designed by [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to replace the [[Aero Drone]]s after their [[Vehicon General\|general]] [[Jetstorm (BM)\|Jetstorm]] suffered a little accident with some [[organic goop]]. They are led by their own general, the great strategist [[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]].

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===		===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
	The Copter Drones made their first appearance after [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] put Obsidian's spark into a new body to create their ~~general~~. Obsidian and [[Strika (BM)\|Strika]] lured the [[Maximal]]s into a trap consisting of hordes of Copter and [[Artillery Drone]]s. The drones were used to lure the Maximals to the [[Council Citadel]], where they were cornered by the two fleets of drones. It might have ended there, but the interference of the newest Maximal, [[Botanica (BM)\|Botanica]], caused the destruction of the drones and the escape of the rest of the Maximals. {{storylink\|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike\|The Strike}} The new drones were put to work patrolling the city in search of the Maximals. [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]], searching for the lost sparks, found themselves tangling with Obsidian and his Copter Drones. The three Maximals were pinned down until Cheetor used a power core to blow up the drones. {{storylink\|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search\|The Search}}		The Copter Drones made their first appearance after [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] put Obsidian's spark into a new body to create their [[Vehicon General]]. Obsidian and [[Strika (BM)\|Strika]] lured the [[Maximal]]s into a trap consisting of hordes of Copter and [[Artillery Drone]]s. The drones were used to lure the Maximals to the [[Council Citadel]], where they were cornered by the two fleets of drones. It might have ended there, but the interference of the newest Maximal, [[Botanica (BM)\|Botanica]], caused the destruction of the drones and the escape of the rest of the Maximals. {{storylink\|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike\|The Strike}} The new drones were put to work patrolling the city in search of the Maximals. [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]], searching for the lost sparks, found themselves tangling with Obsidian and his Copter Drones. The three Maximals were pinned down until Cheetor used a power core to blow up the drones. {{storylink\|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search\|The Search}}

	[[File:Sparkwar3 Copter drones.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px]]		[[File:Sparkwar3 Copter drones.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px]]

Smasher at 15:51, 24 February 2022

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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	{{Storylink\|Derailment}}		During the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], when the Vehicons turned on the Builders, any Builder of insufficient size to become an [[Artillery Drone]] turned into a Copter Drone. The first Builder to have this happen to them was [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]]. {{Storylink\|Derailment}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

NexusShard17 at 17:28, 14 July 2021

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===		===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
	The Copter Drones made their first appearance after [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] put Obsidian's spark into a new body to create their general. Obsidian and [[Strika (BM)\|Strika]] lured the [[Maximal]]s into a trap consisting of hordes of Copter and [[Artillery Drone]]s. The drones were used to lure the Maximals to the [[Council Citadel]], where they were cornered by the two fleets of drones. It might have ended there, but the interference of the newest Maximal, [[Botanica (BM)\|Botanica]], caused the destruction of the drones and the escape of the rest of the Maximals. {{storylink\|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike\|The Strike}} The new drones were put to work patrolling the city in search of the Maximals. [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], and [[Silverbolt (BW)\|Silverbolt]], searching for the lost sparks, found themselves tangling with Obsidian and his Copter Drones. The three Maximals were pinned down, until Cheetor used a power core to blow up the drones. {{storylink\|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search\|The Search}}		The Copter Drones made their first appearance after [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] put Obsidian's spark into a new body to create their general. Obsidian and [[Strika (BM)\|Strika]] lured the [[Maximal]]s into a trap consisting of hordes of Copter and [[Artillery Drone]]s. The drones were used to lure the Maximals to the [[Council Citadel]], where they were cornered by the two fleets of drones. It might have ended there, but the interference of the newest Maximal, [[Botanica (BM)\|Botanica]], caused the destruction of the drones and the escape of the rest of the Maximals. {{storylink\|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike\|The Strike}} The new drones were put to work patrolling the city in search of the Maximals. [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]], searching for the lost sparks, found themselves tangling with Obsidian and his Copter Drones. The three Maximals were pinned down until Cheetor used a power core to blow up the drones. {{storylink\|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search\|The Search}}

	[[File:Sparkwar3 Copter drones.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px]]		[[File:Sparkwar3 Copter drones.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px]]

Sabrblade: /* Notes */

2021-05-26T03:28:47Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The Copter Drones were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] or [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|toyline]]. Behind-the-scenes of the show, the production staff simply referred to them as "Obsidian-Drones".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095038/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_14_Apr_2000.html 14 April 2000 Q&A w/ Bob Skir] (archived)</ref> It was the [[2004]] prose story "[[Singularity Ablyss]]" that first coined the term "copter-drones", albeit in an informal, descriptive manner rather than as the proper name of this drone type, as the story instead formally identified each drone type by the name of their respective general (i.e. - "Thrust drone", "Jetstorm drone", etc.).		*The Copter Drones were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] or [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|toyline]]. Behind-the-scenes of the show, the production staff simply referred to them as "Obsidian-Drones".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095038/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_14_Apr_2000.html 14 April 2000 Q&A w/ Bob Skir] (archived)</ref> It was the [[2004]] prose story "[[Singularity Ablyss]]" that first coined the term "copter-drones", albeit in an informal, descriptive manner rather than as the proper name of this drone type, as the story instead formally identified each drone type by the name of their respective general (i.e. - "Thrust drone", "Jetstorm drone", etc.).
	*Years later, the "copter-drones" descriptor was [[canonizing\|officially]] ~~declared to be~~ the formal name for this drone type when it was used ~~for that purpose~~ in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook page]], and again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]" (albeit rendered as "copter drones" in that story).		*Years later, the "copter-drones" descriptor was [[canonizing\|officially]] made the formal name for this drone type when it was used as such in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook page]], and again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]" (albeit rendered as "copter drones" in that story).

	==References==		==References==

Sabrblade at 18:20, 10 October 2020

2020-10-10T18:20:06Z

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	[[File:Endgame2 Copter drone vehicle.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]		[[File:Endgame2 Copter drone vehicle.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]
	'''Copter Drones''' are the [[spark]]less air support of the Vehicons, designed by [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to replace the [[Aero Drone]]s after their [[Vehicon general\|general]] [[Jetstorm (BM)\|Jetstorm]] suffered a little accident with some [[organic ~~goo~~]]. They are led by their general, the great strategist [[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]].		'''Copter Drones''' are the [[spark]]less air support of the Vehicons, designed by [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to replace the [[Aero Drone]]s after their [[Vehicon general\|general]] [[Jetstorm (BM)\|Jetstorm]] suffered a little accident with some [[organic goop]]. They are led by their general, the great strategist [[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]].

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 22:38, 8 May 2020

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The Copter Drones were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] or [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|toyline]]. Behind-the-scenes of the show, the production staff simply referred to them as "Obsidian-Drones".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095038/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_14_Apr_2000.html April ~~14,~~ 2000 Q&A w/ Bob Skir] (archived)</ref> It was the [[2004]] prose story "[[Singularity Ablyss]]" that first coined the term "copter-drones", albeit in an informal, descriptive manner rather than as the proper name of this drone type, as the story instead formally identified each drone type by the name of their respective general (i.e. - "Thrust drone", "Jetstorm drone", etc.).		*The Copter Drones were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] or [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|toyline]]. Behind-the-scenes of the show, the production staff simply referred to them as "Obsidian-Drones".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095038/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_14_Apr_2000.html 14 April 2000 Q&A w/ Bob Skir] (archived)</ref> It was the [[2004]] prose story "[[Singularity Ablyss]]" that first coined the term "copter-drones", albeit in an informal, descriptive manner rather than as the proper name of this drone type, as the story instead formally identified each drone type by the name of their respective general (i.e. - "Thrust drone", "Jetstorm drone", etc.).
	*Years later, the "copter-drones" descriptor was [[canonizing\|officially]] declared to be the formal name for this drone type when it was used for that purpose in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook]], and again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]" (albeit rendered as "copter drones" in that story).		*Years later, the "copter-drones" descriptor was [[canonizing\|officially]] declared to be the formal name for this drone type when it was used for that purpose in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook page]], and again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]" (albeit rendered as "copter drones" in that story).

	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{reflist}}

	[[Category:Beast Machines Vehicons]]		[[Category:Beast Machines Vehicons]]

Khajidha: /* Notes */

2017-05-09T11:28:09Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The Copter Drones were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] or [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|toyline]]. Behind-the-scenes of the show, the production staff simply referred to them as "Obsidian-Drones".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095038/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_14_Apr_2000.html April 14, 2000 Q&A w/ Bob Skir] (archived)</ref> It was the [[2004]] prose story "[[Singularity Ablyss]]" that first coined the term "copter-drones", albeit in an informal, descriptive manner rather than as the proper name of this drone type, as the story instead formally identified each drone type by the name of their respective general (i.e. - "Thrust drone", "Jetstorm drone", etc.).		*The Copter Drones were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] or [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|toyline]]. Behind-the-scenes of the show, the production staff simply referred to them as "Obsidian-Drones".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095038/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_14_Apr_2000.html April 14, 2000 Q&A w/ Bob Skir] (archived)</ref> It was the [[2004]] prose story "[[Singularity Ablyss]]" that first coined the term "copter-drones", albeit in an informal, descriptive manner rather than as the proper name of this drone type, as the story instead formally identified each drone type by the name of their respective general (i.e. - "Thrust drone", "Jetstorm drone", etc.).
	*Years later, the "copter-drones" descriptor was [[canonizing\|officially]] declared to be the formal name for this drone type when it used for that purpose in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook]], and again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]" (albeit rendered as "copter drones" in that story).		*Years later, the "copter-drones" descriptor was [[canonizing\|officially]] declared to be the formal name for this drone type when it was used for that purpose in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook]], and again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]" (albeit rendered as "copter drones" in that story).

	==References==		==References==

Sabrblade: /* Notes */ Okay, so, it looks like this Wiki didn't invent the name after all. But the Artillery Drones do still have their name origin rooted in this Wiki's history.

2017-05-09T06:00:00Z

Notes: Okay, so, it looks like this Wiki didn't invent the name after all. But the Artillery Drones do still have their name origin rooted in this Wiki's history.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	~~===Name origin===~~		*The Copter Drones were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] or [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|toyline]]. Behind-the-scenes of the show, the production staff simply referred to them as "Obsidian-Drones".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095038/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_14_Apr_2000.html April 14, 2000 Q&A w/ Bob Skir] (archived)</ref> It was the [[2004]] prose story "[[Singularity Ablyss]]" that first coined the term "copter-drones", albeit in an informal, descriptive manner rather than as the proper name of this drone type, as the story instead formally identified each drone type by the name of their respective general (i.e. - "Thrust drone", "Jetstorm drone", etc.).
	The Copter Drones were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]], [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|toyline]]~~, or related media~~. Behind-the-scenes of the ~~cartoon~~, ~~they were referred to by~~ the production staff as ~~just~~ "Obsidian-Drones".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095038/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_14_Apr_2000.html April 14, 2000 Q&A w/ Bob Skir] (archived)</ref> ~~We of TFWiki must confess that the name "Copter Drone" originates from, well, this Wiki.~~		*Years later, the "copter-drones" descriptor was [[canonizing\|officially]] declared to be the formal name for this drone type when it used for that purpose in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook]], and again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]" (albeit rendered as "copter drones" in that story).

	~~In our early days (before the move from Wikia), the name came about from those who were putting together~~ the [[~~Vehicon general~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Vehicon (BM)~~]] ~~articles~~, ~~possibly meant~~ as ~~a placeholder until~~ the ~~drones' official~~ name ~~could be determined. Unfortunately,~~ this ~~never happened. Then~~, ~~an anonymous user created ''this'' article using~~ the ~~name "Copter Drone" taken from those two pages, most likely unaware that~~ the name ~~wasn't~~ (~~yet) official~~. ~~Since then, the name remained untouched thanks to an unintended oversight and lack of fact~~-~~checking on the Wiki's part~~, which remained in effect for all that time. As this Wiki is usually quite diligent in its adherence to official terms and designations, and not in the habit of making things up, it was assumed that the name "~~Copter Drone~~" ~~''had'' to have come from ''somewhere'' official~~, ~~even an obscure source~~. ~~Simply put, no one was aware that the name ''wasn't'' official during all that time~~.

	Years later, the ~~name~~ was ~~finally~~ [[canonizing\|~~made official~~]] when it ~~appeared~~ in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook]], and ~~was affirmed~~ again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]", albeit rendered as "copter-drones" in ~~the former and as "copter drones" (all lowercase~~) in the latter. Although, [[Jim Sorenson\|the author]] involved in both has confirmed that he originally got the term from this article's title.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/page-320#entry3411749 Post by Jim S on The Allspark Forums, 2017/01/02]</ref> So now these drones have an official, in-fiction name thanks to this Wiki's little slip-up. ~~Yay?~~

	==References==		==References==

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 01:01, 30 April 2017

2017-04-30T01:01:08Z

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	In our early days (before the move from Wikia), the name came about from those who were putting together the [[Vehicon general]] and [[Vehicon (BM)]] articles, possibly meant as a placeholder until the drones' official name could be determined. Unfortunately, this never happened. Then, an anonymous user created ''this'' article using the name "Copter Drone" taken from those two pages, most likely unaware that the name wasn't (yet) official. Since then, the name remained untouched thanks to an unintended oversight and lack of fact-checking on the Wiki's part, which remained in effect for all that time. As this Wiki is usually quite diligent in its adherence to official terms and designations, and not in the habit of making things up, it was assumed that the name "Copter Drone" ''had'' to have come from ''somewhere'' official, even an obscure source. Simply put, no one was aware that the name ''wasn't'' official during all that time.		In our early days (before the move from Wikia), the name came about from those who were putting together the [[Vehicon general]] and [[Vehicon (BM)]] articles, possibly meant as a placeholder until the drones' official name could be determined. Unfortunately, this never happened. Then, an anonymous user created ''this'' article using the name "Copter Drone" taken from those two pages, most likely unaware that the name wasn't (yet) official. Since then, the name remained untouched thanks to an unintended oversight and lack of fact-checking on the Wiki's part, which remained in effect for all that time. As this Wiki is usually quite diligent in its adherence to official terms and designations, and not in the habit of making things up, it was assumed that the name "Copter Drone" ''had'' to have come from ''somewhere'' official, even an obscure source. Simply put, no one was aware that the name ''wasn't'' official during all that time.

	Years later, the name was finally [[canonizing\|made official]] when it appeared in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook]], and was affirmed again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]", albeit ~~parsed~~ as "copter-drones" in the former and as "copter drones" (all lowercase) in the latter. Although, [[Jim Sorenson\|the author]] involved in both has confirmed that he originally got the term from this article's title.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/page-320#entry3411749 Post by Jim S on The Allspark Forums, 2017/01/02]</ref> So now these drones have an official, in-fiction name thanks to this Wiki's little slip-up. Yay?		Years later, the name was finally [[canonizing\|made official]] when it appeared in the [[Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel\|Swindle's Spiel]] segment of the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime Facebook]], and was affirmed again in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Derailment]]", albeit rendered as "copter-drones" in the former and as "copter drones" (all lowercase) in the latter. Although, [[Jim Sorenson\|the author]] involved in both has confirmed that he originally got the term from this article's title.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/page-320#entry3411749 Post by Jim S on The Allspark Forums, 2017/01/02]</ref> So now these drones have an official, in-fiction name thanks to this Wiki's little slip-up. Yay?

	==References==		==References==