Galactic Positioning System - Revision history

Cyberlink420 at 18:46, 30 August 2019

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	A '''Galactic Positioning System''' (or '''GPS''') is a system that tells its user ~~his/her/its~~ physical position in the galaxy. Surprise!		A '''Galactic Positioning System''' (or '''GPS''') is a system that tells its user their physical position in the galaxy. Surprise!

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

Saix: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

2019-05-03T19:05:45Z

2005 IDW continuity

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	[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks—like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]—were missing. {{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime\|The Death of Optimus Prime}}		[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks—like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]—were missing. {{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime\|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

	[[Category:IDW ~~Generation 1~~ technology]]		[[Category:IDW (2005) technology]]

Locoman: replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity (2)

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replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity (2)

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks—like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]—were missing. {{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime\|The Death of Optimus Prime}}		[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks—like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]—were missing. {{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime\|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

	[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]		[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks—like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]—were missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}		[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks—like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]—were missing. {{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime\|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

	[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]		[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

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	~~{{disambig2\|the "You Are Here" device\|the bane of Transformers characters and toy collectors\|Gold Plastic Syndrome\|GPS}}~~

	A '''Galactic Positioning System''' (or '''GPS''') is a system that tells its user his/her/its physical position in the galaxy. Surprise!		A '''Galactic Positioning System''' (or '''GPS''') is a system that tells its user his/her/its physical position in the galaxy. Surprise!

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby ~~landmarks--like~~ [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]~~--were~~ missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}		[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks—like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]—were missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}

			[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]

Escargon: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

2018-01-14T07:22:35Z

IDW Generation 1 continuity

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks--like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]--were missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}		[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks--like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]--were missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Escargon: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

2018-01-14T07:22:24Z

IDW Generation 1 continuity

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	~~<s>[~~[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]]~~</s> Orion Pax~~ had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks--like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]--were missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}		[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks--like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]--were missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Escargon: /* Notes */

2018-01-14T07:21:14Z

Notes

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	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	<s>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]]</s> Orion Pax had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks--like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]--were missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}		<s>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]]</s> Orion Pax had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium\|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks--like [[Manganese Mountains\|a mountain range]]--were missing.{{storylink\|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}

	~~==Notes==~~
	*Does anyone seriously believe the writers did ''not'' deliberately name this thing after the real world GPS ''global'' positioning system?
	*Since comics often write ''everything'' in ALL CAPS regardless of what is normally considered correct capitalization, it is possible that GPS actually stands for "galactic positioning system" or "gaLaCTiC pOsiTiOninG sYsTEm". wHo cAReS? mY sHouLdERs huRT.

Rhymus: Well, they were the same guy... He was still Optimus Prime at the time, but is the name change funnier?

2018-01-14T07:11:21Z

Well, they were the same guy... He was still Optimus Prime at the time, but is the name change funnier?

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{{disambig2|the "You Are Here" device|the bane of Transformers characters and toy collectors|Gold Plastic Syndrome|GPS}}

A '''Galactic Positioning System''' (or '''GPS''') is a system that tells its user his/her/its physical position in the galaxy. Surprise!

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
<s>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]</s> Orion Pax had a GPS precise enough not only to say that he was on Cybertron, but ''[[Grand Imperium|where]]'' on Cybertron, even if nearby landmarks--like [[Manganese Mountains|a mountain range]]--were missing.{{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}

==Notes==
*Does anyone seriously believe the writers did ''not'' deliberately name this thing after the real world GPS ''global'' positioning system?
*Since comics often write ''everything'' in ALL CAPS regardless of what is normally considered correct capitalization, it is possible that GPS actually stands for "galactic positioning system" or "gaLaCTiC pOsiTiOninG sYsTEm". wHo cAReS? mY sHouLdERs huRT.