Copy Machine - Revision history

BerylRoll at 22:27, 11 May 2026

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	[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]		[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]

	The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[Human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to copy regular objects, which is useful but nothing spectacular, and to copy living creatures, which creates mostly monochromatic and evil [[Cloning\|clones]]. It appears that at least any living copy created by the Copy Machine is composed of hard light or something of the kind, as a living copy dissolves into light when killed. Copies remain dependent on the Copy Machine; if it is destroyed, so are they.		The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[Human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to copy regular objects, which is useful but nothing spectacular, and to copy living creatures, which creates mostly monochromatic and evil [[Cloning\|clones]]. It appears that at least any living copy created by the Copy Machine is composed of hard light or something of the kind, as a living copy dissolves into light when killed. Copies remain dependent on the Copy Machine; if it is destroyed, so are they.

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	===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
	In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm (BW)\|Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache (BW)\|Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}		In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm (BW)\|Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid (BW)\|Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba (BW)\|Scuba]] and [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache (BW)\|Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
	In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm (BW)\|Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}		In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm (BW)\|Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn (BW)\|Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache (BW)\|Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

BerylRoll at 19:27, 7 May 2026

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	===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
	In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}		In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm (BW)\|Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]		[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]

	The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[~~human~~\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to copy regular objects, which is useful but nothing spectacular, and to copy living creatures, which creates mostly monochromatic and evil [[Cloning\|clones]]. It appears that at least any living copy created by the Copy Machine is composed of hard light or something of the kind, as a living copy dissolves into light when killed. Copies remain dependent on the Copy Machine; if it is destroyed, so are they.		The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[Human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to copy regular objects, which is useful but nothing spectacular, and to copy living creatures, which creates mostly monochromatic and evil [[Cloning\|clones]]. It appears that at least any living copy created by the Copy Machine is composed of hard light or something of the kind, as a living copy dissolves into light when killed. Copies remain dependent on the Copy Machine; if it is destroyed, so are they.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Robotmasters''===		===''Robotmasters''===
	The Copy Machine was left by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] in some ancient ruins as a trap for the [[Autobot]]s. [[Bound Rogue]] found it and brought it to the Autobot base after using its power to duplicate a mountain. The machine was subsequently used on [[Lio Convoy]], producing the evil [[Black Lio Convoy\|Lio Convoy Black Version]]. {{Storylink\|The Secret of Lio Convoy Black Version's Birth!?}}		The Copy Machine was left by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] in some ancient ruins as a trap for the [[Autobot]]s. [[Bound Rogue]] found it and brought it to the Autobot base after using its power to duplicate a mountain. The machine was subsequently used on [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]], producing the evil [[Black Lio Convoy\|Lio Convoy Black Version]]. {{Storylink\|The Secret of Lio Convoy Black Version's Birth!?}}

	===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
	In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}		In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]		[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]

	The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to copy regular objects, which is useful but nothing spectacular, and to copy living creatures, which creates mostly monochromatic and evil [[Cloning\|clones]]. It appears any copy created by the Copy Machine is composed of hard light or something of the kind, as a living copy dissolves into light when killed. Copies remain dependent on the Copy Machine; if it is destroyed, so are they.		The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to copy regular objects, which is useful but nothing spectacular, and to copy living creatures, which creates mostly monochromatic and evil [[Cloning\|clones]]. It appears that at least any living copy created by the Copy Machine is composed of hard light or something of the kind, as a living copy dissolves into light when killed. Copies remain dependent on the Copy Machine; if it is destroyed, so are they.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
	In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}		In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine that they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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Updated summary, added cartoon section

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	The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to ~~create~~ mostly monochromatic ~~copies~~ of ~~beings~~, ~~usually making them evil~~.		The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to copy regular objects, which is useful but nothing spectacular, and to copy living creatures, which creates mostly monochromatic and evil [[Cloning\|clones]]. It appears any copy created by the Copy Machine is composed of hard light or something of the kind, as a living copy dissolves into light when killed. Copies remain dependent on the Copy Machine; if it is destroyed, so are they.

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	===''Robotmasters''===		===''Robotmasters''===
	The Copy Machine was left by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] in some ancient ruins as a trap for the [[Autobot]]s; [[Bound Rogue]] found it and brought it to the Autobot base after using its power to duplicate a mountain. The machine was subsequently used on [[Lio Convoy]], producing the evil [[Black Lio Convoy\|Lio Convoy Black Version]]. {{Storylink\|The Secret of Lio Convoy Black Version's Birth!?}}		The Copy Machine was left by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] in some ancient ruins as a trap for the [[Autobot]]s. [[Bound Rogue]] found it and brought it to the Autobot base after using its power to duplicate a mountain. The machine was subsequently used on [[Lio Convoy]], producing the evil [[Black Lio Convoy\|Lio Convoy Black Version]]. {{Storylink\|The Secret of Lio Convoy Black Version's Birth!?}}

	===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
	{{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}		In the ruins of a city in the North Continent, the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]] discovered a strange machine they took back with them to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. [[Starscream (BW)\|Starscream]] examined it and worked out that it was a Copy Machine with the particular ability to copy living creatures as well. At [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]'s order for a demonstration, he had [[BB (BW)\|BB]] copied. BB and the new [[Copy BB]] readily came to blows, showing that the copies were hostile against the originals and that they were evenly matched, and once that was clear the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] resolved the kerfuffle by jointly destroying Copy BB. [[Megastorm]] wanted the dangerous device demolished, but Galvatron had the Copy Machine returned to the ruins, though left out in the open, specifically so that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] would come across it. [[Tasmania Kid]] did and, presumably by testing it, realized his find was a Copy Machine. Back at the [[Niagara Base]], he proudly resolved a dispute between [[Scuba]] and [[Bighorn]] by copying a book they both wanted to read. Intrigued, [[Apache]] wondered if the Copy Machine could also help them stop being outnumbered by the Predacons on [[Gaia]] and the impulsive Tasmania Kid immediately tested it on the hesitant [[Lio Convoy]]. The resulting [[Black Lio Convoy\|Copy Convoy]] attacked Lio Convoy and not only showed that the two Convoys were evenly matched, but also that a copy knows everything the original knows, meaning that he could anticipate Lio Convoy and the other Maximals. The Maximals chose to retreat, in the chaos leaving behind the Copy Machine, which gave Copy Convoy an idea. Pretending to be a Maximal at heart, he lured the Maximals to the waterfall and copied all of them except [[Diver (BW)\|Diver]], who was absent. The Copy Maximals fell in line with Copy Convoy's order to destroy the Maximals and were winning until Lio Convoy put his faith in the fact that the copies only knew what the originals knew, and Lio Convoy rarely knew what Diver was working on. Before long, the waterfall split open as a large gun activated, which took out all copies except Copy Convoy. He tried to use the Copy Machine to recreate his soldiers, but Tasmania Kid and Lio Convoy blew it up it before he could. The destruction of the Copy Machine also erased Copy Convoy, which Tasmania Kid lamented they didn't try sooner. {{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*It's unclear if the ''Robotmasters'' incarnation of the Copy Machine is meant to be the same device as the one shown in ''Beast Wars II''~~; its~~ full origins in the latter were not elaborated on beyond being an artifact of [[Gaia]]'s [[human\|former civilzation]]. The relevance of the ''Robotmasters'' blurb to the greater Japanese Generation 1 canon is dubious.		*It's unclear if the ''Robotmasters'' incarnation of the Copy Machine is meant to be the same device as the one shown in ''Beast Wars II''. Its full origins in the latter were not elaborated on beyond being an artifact of [[Gaia]]'s [[human\|former civilzation]]. The relevance of the ''Robotmasters'' blurb to the greater Japanese Generation 1 canon is dubious.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	===''Robotmasters''===		===''Robotmasters''===
	The Copy Machine was ~~created~~ by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] as a trap for the [[Autobot]]s; [[Bound Rogue]] found it ~~in ancient ruins~~ and brought it to the Autobot base after using its power to duplicate a mountain. The machine was subsequently used on [[Lio Convoy]], producing the evil [[Black Lio Convoy\|Lio Convoy Black Version]]. {{Storylink\|The Secret of Lio Convoy Black Version's Birth!?}}		The Copy Machine was left by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] in some ancient ruins as a trap for the [[Autobot]]s; [[Bound Rogue]] found it and brought it to the Autobot base after using its power to duplicate a mountain. The machine was subsequently used on [[Lio Convoy]], producing the evil [[Black Lio Convoy\|Lio Convoy Black Version]]. {{Storylink\|The Secret of Lio Convoy Black Version's Birth!?}}

	===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
			===''Robotmasters''===
			The Copy Machine was created by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] as a trap for the [[Autobot]]s; [[Bound Rogue]] found it in ancient ruins and brought it to the Autobot base after using its power to duplicate a mountain. The machine was subsequently used on [[Lio Convoy]], producing the evil [[Black Lio Convoy\|Lio Convoy Black Version]]. {{Storylink\|The Secret of Lio Convoy Black Version's Birth!?}}

	===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
	{{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}		{{storylink\|The Black Lio Convoy}}

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			==Notes==
			*It's unclear if the ''Robotmasters'' incarnation of the Copy Machine is meant to be the same device as the one shown in ''Beast Wars II''; its full origins in the latter were not elaborated on beyond being an artifact of [[Gaia]]'s [[human\|former civilzation]]. The relevance of the ''Robotmasters'' blurb to the greater Japanese Generation 1 canon is dubious.

	==See also==		==See also==
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			[[Category:Robotmasters]]

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	~~:''The Copy Machine is a device from the~~ [[~~Beast Wars II~~: ~~Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)~~\|'~~'Beast Wars II'' portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family~~]]~~.''~~		[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]

	~~[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]~~The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to create mostly monochromatic copies of beings, usually making them evil.		The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to create mostly monochromatic copies of beings, usually making them evil.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

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	:''The Copy Machine is a device from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''The Copy Machine is a device from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[human\|former inhabitants]] of [[~~Gaea (planet)\|Gaea~~]]. It has the ability to create mostly monochromatic copies of beings, usually making them evil.		[[File:Copy_Machine.jpg‎\|right\|250px\|thumb\|The Xerox corporation's ultimate achievement in evil.]]The '''Copy Machine''' (コピーマシン ''Kopī Mashin'') is a device left by the [[human\|former inhabitants]] of [[Gaia]]. It has the ability to create mostly monochromatic copies of beings, usually making them evil.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==