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	Exemplar-Kun commanded the defense of the Autobot power station on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|Help:Example episode article\|Platoon}}		Exemplar-Kun commanded the defense of the Autobot power station on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|Help:Example episode article\|Platoon}}

	Exemplar-Kun discovered the evil Decepticon scientist [[Cy-Kill (Armada)\|Psi-Kill]]'s plan to generate a [[Black hole\|black hole]] to swallow the Autobot ship [[Axalon (Armada)\|''Axalon'']] before it reached Cybertron. He led a strike force into Psi-Kill's ''Keep Twisting'', where he fought [[Sideways (Armada)\|Sideways]] and suffered crippling injuries. {{storylink\|Help:Example episode article\|There Shall Come...a Warrior!}}		Exemplar-Kun discovered the evil Decepticon scientist [[Cy-Kill (Armada)\|Psi-Kill]]'s plan to generate a [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]] to swallow the Autobot ship [[Axalon (Armada)\|''Axalon'']] before it reached Cybertron. He led a strike force into Psi-Kill's ''Keep Twisting'', where he fought [[Sideways (Armada)\|Sideways]] and suffered crippling injuries. {{storylink\|Help:Example episode article\|There Shall Come...a Warrior!}}

	Exemplar-Kun subsequently retired back to the farm in [[Uraya]] where he was built.		Exemplar-Kun subsequently retired back to the farm in [[Uraya]] where he was built.

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	Exemplar-Kun commanded the defense of the Autobot power station on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|Help:Example episode article\|Platoon}}		Exemplar-Kun commanded the defense of the Autobot power station on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|Help:Example episode article\|Platoon}}

	Exemplar-Kun discovered the evil Decepticon scientist [[Cy-Kill (Armada)\|Psi-Kill]]'s plan to generate a [[Black hole\|black hole]] to swallow the Autobot ship [[Axalon (Armada)\|''Axalon'']] before it reached Cybertron. He led a strike force into Psi-Kill's ''Keep Twisting'', where he fought [[Sideways (~~RID~~)\|Sideways]] and suffered crippling injuries. {{storylink\|Help:Example episode article\|There Shall Come...a Warrior!}}		Exemplar-Kun discovered the evil Decepticon scientist [[Cy-Kill (Armada)\|Psi-Kill]]'s plan to generate a [[Black hole\|black hole]] to swallow the Autobot ship [[Axalon (Armada)\|''Axalon'']] before it reached Cybertron. He led a strike force into Psi-Kill's ''Keep Twisting'', where he fought [[Sideways (Armada)\|Sideways]] and suffered crippling injuries. {{storylink\|Help:Example episode article\|There Shall Come...a Warrior!}}

	Exemplar-Kun subsequently retired back to the farm in [[Uraya]] where he was built.		Exemplar-Kun subsequently retired back to the farm in [[Uraya]] where he was built.

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	[[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] is appalled by Exemplar-Kun's grisly habit of painting "[[Robot Point]]s" on his body to show how many souls he has collected for [[Primus]], but there is no arguing with his strength in battle. Exemplar-Kun often tells others that his strength is as the strength of ten "because his heart is pure," but the truth is that the doubts which plague him are often crippling, leaving him unwilling even to activate and face the day unless there is an immediate crisis demanding his attention.		[[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] is appalled by Exemplar-Kun's grisly habit of painting "[[Robot Point]]s" on his body to show how many souls he has collected for [[Primus]], but there is no arguing with his strength in battle. Exemplar-Kun often tells others that his strength is as the strength of ten "because his heart is pure," but the truth is that the doubts which plague him are often crippling, leaving him unwilling even to activate and face the day unless there is an immediate crisis demanding his attention.

	<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>Bios ''attempt'' to present different 'takes' on the same character as a cohesive whole. '''Example:''' [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]]'s bio presents his wise-cracking [[Han Solo]] cartoon incarnation and {{~~downbeat~~ emo}} comics incarnation as two sides of the same personality trait; <tt>"Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality."</tt> It is not always ''possible'' to resolve these kinds of conflicts, but we ''try.'' (Bio continues below.)</div>		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>Bios ''attempt'' to present different 'takes' on the same character as a cohesive whole. '''Example:''' [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]]'s bio presents his wise-cracking [[Han Solo]] cartoon incarnation and {{w\|emo}} comics incarnation as two sides of the same personality trait; <tt>"Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality."</tt> It is not always ''possible'' to resolve these kinds of conflicts, but we ''try.'' (Bio continues below.)</div>

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	[[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] is appalled by Exemplar-Kun's grisly habit of painting "[[Robot Point]]s" on his body to show how many souls he has collected for [[Primus]], but there is no arguing with his strength in battle. Exemplar-Kun often tells others that his strength is as the strength of ten "because his heart is pure," but the truth is that the doubts which plague him are often crippling, leaving him unwilling even to activate and face the day unless there is an immediate crisis demanding his attention.		[[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] is appalled by Exemplar-Kun's grisly habit of painting "[[Robot Point]]s" on his body to show how many souls he has collected for [[Primus]], but there is no arguing with his strength in battle. Exemplar-Kun often tells others that his strength is as the strength of ten "because his heart is pure," but the truth is that the doubts which plague him are often crippling, leaving him unwilling even to activate and face the day unless there is an immediate crisis demanding his attention.

	<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>Bios ''attempt'' to present different 'takes' on the same character as a cohesive whole. '''Example:''' [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]]'s bio presents his wise-cracking [[Han Solo]] cartoon incarnation and {{~~w\|Self-harm\|self-cutting~~ emo}} comics incarnation as two sides of the same personality trait; <tt>"Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality."</tt> It is not always ''possible'' to resolve these kinds of conflicts, but we ''try.'' (Bio continues below.)</div>		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>Bios ''attempt'' to present different 'takes' on the same character as a cohesive whole. '''Example:''' [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]]'s bio presents his wise-cracking [[Han Solo]] cartoon incarnation and {{downbeat emo}} comics incarnation as two sides of the same personality trait; <tt>"Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality."</tt> It is not always ''possible'' to resolve these kinds of conflicts, but we ''try.'' (Bio continues below.)</div>


	{{quote\|'In the spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the darkest hour, there will be a light.' As it was said in the Writings of Furman, so shall it come to pass today, as we are that light, and the enemy is upon us!\|Exemplar-Kun rallies the troops with sacred quotes from the Covenant of Primus\|"[[Help:Example episode article\|Platoon]]"}}		{{quote\|'In the spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the darkest hour, there will be a light.' As it was said in the Writings of Furman, so shall it come to pass today, as we are that light, and the enemy is upon us!\|Exemplar-Kun rallies the troops with sacred quotes from the Covenant of Primus\|"[[Help:Example episode article\|Platoon]]"}}
	<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>A main character quote should preferably ''not'' just be their [[Tech Spec\|tech spec]] quote, but rather a quote from an actual canon appearance that reflects their core personality. Occasionally, this quote will be from a different person ''about'' the character, but usually will be from the character ~~him/herself~~. If nothing else is available, as is the case with toy-only characters, well, the tech spec quote'll have to do.		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>A main character quote should preferably ''not'' just be their [[Tech Spec\|tech spec]] quote, but rather a quote from an actual canon appearance that reflects their core personality. Occasionally, this quote will be from a different person ''about'' the character, but usually will be from the character themself. If nothing else is available, as is the case with toy-only characters, well, the tech spec quote'll have to do.
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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;bottom:.15em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↓</div>Toy sections are organized chronologically by franchise. Each entry lists the name that appears on the packaging (if a [[Trademark]]-induced prefix was added, as in "Autobot Ratchet", then it is listed as such), the size class/packaging type and year(s) of release, any identification numbers used (typically only used in Japan, but occasionally used in the US), and what accessories it came with. Pictures of the toy should ideally be right-justified. The writeup should concisely sum up the toy's features and [[gimmick]]s without falling into a lengthy toy "review". All toys that use the same mold as this, even [[retool]]ed versions, are listed and cross-linked at the end of the writeup. Finally, ~~Links~~ to external sites with pages specific to ''that'' toy —most commonly [http://tfu.info TFU.info] but sometimes other ~~picture gallery~~ sites— are ~~put in so readers can get~~ more in-depth information (such as individual [[Tech Spec\|tech spec]]s) and ~~images~~.		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;bottom:.15em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↓</div>Toy sections are organized chronologically by franchise. Each entry lists the name that appears on the packaging (if a [[Trademark]]-induced prefix was added, as in "Autobot Ratchet", then it is listed as such), the size class/packaging type and year(s) of release, any identification numbers used (typically only used in Japan, but occasionally used in the US), and what accessories it came with. Pictures of the toy should ideally be right-justified. The writeup should concisely sum up the toy's features and [[gimmick]]s without falling into a lengthy toy "review". All toys that use the same mold as this, even [[retool]]ed versions, are listed and cross-linked at the end of the writeup. Finally, links to external sites with pages specific to ''that'' toy —most commonly [http://tfu.info TFU.info] but sometimes other reference sites— are included to provide more in-depth information such as individual [[Tech Spec\|tech spec]]s and [[bio]]s included with the toy as well as extended picture galleries.
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	===Star Wars Transformers===		===Star Wars Transformers===
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	==~~External Links~~==		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;bottom:.15em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↓</div>See also sections (optional) provide a short selection of related or similarly-named articles for convenience. This section should be placed dead last.
	* ~~Link to a translation of DVD~~-~~summaries~~
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			==See also==
			*[[Exampletron]]
			*[[Examplar-Kun's Dad]]
			*[[Darth Primus]]


	<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;bottom:.15em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↓</div>Finally, each page should have '''categories''' assigned to it. This allows the page to be found in lists of other articles on similar subjects. Categories should be listed in alphabetical order. (Some templates automatically add categories to the front of the list. There's nothing to be done about that, so don't worry.) At the end of the article, simply add in '''[[Category: _____]]''', and the page will be placed in the relevant categories. In this example, Exemplar-Kun will have the categories:<br />		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;bottom:.15em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↓</div>Finally, each page should have '''categories''' assigned to it. This allows the page to be found in lists of other articles on similar subjects. Categories should be listed in alphabetical order. (Some templates automatically add categories to the front of the list. There's nothing to be done about that, so don't worry.) At the end of the article, simply add in '''[[Category: _____]]''', and the page will be placed in the relevant categories. In this example, Exemplar-Kun will have the categories:<br />

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	Exemplar-Kun was originally an anonymous, generic Autobot soldier appearing in the ''Armada'' episode "Platoon". The episode summary from the Japanese ''Micron Legend'' DVD (apparently taken with his two-gun style) declared he was the base's commander and dubbed him "Scar Cowboy". US Fan Club material subsequently re-christened him "Exemplar-Kun"<ref>The "My First Transformers" were all given the affectionate/diminutive suffix "-kun" in Japan. In English, it apparently sounds badass rather than adorable.</ref> and gave him a (decidedly un-cowboylike) crusader backstory relating to the [[First Transformers]] line.		Exemplar-Kun was originally an anonymous, generic Autobot soldier appearing in the ''Armada'' episode "Platoon". The episode summary from the Japanese ''Micron Legend'' DVD (apparently taken with his two-gun style) declared he was the base's commander and dubbed him "Scar Cowboy". US Fan Club material subsequently re-christened him "Exemplar-Kun"<ref>The "My First Transformers" were all given the affectionate/diminutive suffix "-kun" in Japan. In English, it apparently sounds badass rather than adorable.</ref> and gave him a (decidedly un-cowboylike) crusader backstory relating to the [[First Transformers]] line.

	A year later, Dark Horse picked up the character for an 8-page "Crossovers" story one-shot, apparently because the character's name resembled a historical Sith Lord's. Here ''she'' was portrayed ~~here~~ as an embittered samurai and killed.		A year later, Dark Horse picked up the character for an 8-page "Crossovers" story one-shot, apparently because the character's name resembled a historical Sith Lord's. Here ''she'' was portrayed as an embittered samurai and killed.

	Meanwhile Takara's [[World of the Transformers]] website has described the character as a "wisecracking cowboy."		Meanwhile Takara's [[World of the Transformers]] website has described the character as a "wisecracking cowboy."

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Origin */

2020-11-01T23:01:15Z

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	Exemplar-Kun was originally an anonymous, generic Autobot soldier appearing in the ''Armada'' episode "Platoon". The episode summary from the Japanese ''Micron Legend'' DVD (apparently taken with his two-gun style) declared he was the base's commander and dubbed him "Scar Cowboy". US Fan Club material subsequently re-christened him "Exemplar-Kun"<ref>The "My First Transformers" were all given the affectionate/diminutive suffix "-kun" in Japan. In English, it apparently sounds badass rather than adorable.</ref> and gave him a (decidedly un-cowboylike) crusader backstory relating to the [[First Transformers]] line.		Exemplar-Kun was originally an anonymous, generic Autobot soldier appearing in the ''Armada'' episode "Platoon". The episode summary from the Japanese ''Micron Legend'' DVD (apparently taken with his two-gun style) declared he was the base's commander and dubbed him "Scar Cowboy". US Fan Club material subsequently re-christened him "Exemplar-Kun"<ref>The "My First Transformers" were all given the affectionate/diminutive suffix "-kun" in Japan. In English, it apparently sounds badass rather than adorable.</ref> and gave him a (decidedly un-cowboylike) crusader backstory relating to the [[First Transformers]] line.

	A year later, Dark Horse picked up the character for an 8-page "Crossovers" story one-shot, apparently because the character's name resembled a historical Sith Lord's. Here she was portrayed here as an embittered samurai and killed.		A year later, Dark Horse picked up the character for an 8-page "Crossovers" story one-shot, apparently because the character's name resembled a historical Sith Lord's. Here ''she'' was portrayed here as an embittered samurai and killed.

	Meanwhile Takara's [[World of the Transformers]] website has described the character as a "wisecracking cowboy."		Meanwhile Takara's [[World of the Transformers]] website has described the character as a "wisecracking cowboy."
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	<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;bottom:.15em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↓</div>Fiction sections are written "in-universe" and in the past tense. "The Autobots then traveled to Charr," as opposed to "in this episode, the Autobots are traveling to Charr". Storylinks at the end of each entry should link to the episode/comic book/whatever in which these events took place.		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;bottom:.15em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↓</div>Fiction sections are written "in-universe" and in the past tense. "The Autobots then traveled to Charr," as opposed to "in this episode, the Autobots are traveling to Charr". Storylinks at the end of each entry should link to the episode/comic book/whatever in which these events took place.
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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Unicron Trilogy===		===Unicron Trilogy===

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	====''Star Wars: Crossovers'' one-shot comic====		====''Star Wars: Crossovers'' one-shot comic====
	Exemplar-Kun was selected for the [[Voyager Project]] and became stranded in the [[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Warriors]] universe. Initially mistaken for a remnant of the [[battle droid\|droid army]] plaguing the galaxy, Exemplar-Kun was shot down over {{w\|Dantooine}}. [[Darth Vader\|Anakin Skywalker]] used the power of the [[Force]] to reformat her as a TIE Advanced fighter to help him on his mission, but tension grew between them when [[Obi-Wan Kenobi\|Anakin's master]] named this strange living machine "Darth Primal", and in the end, Exemplar-Kun was destroyed by her companion. {{storylink\|Help:Example comic issue article\|Code of Legacy}}		Exemplar-Kun was selected for the [[Voyager Project]] and became stranded in the [[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Warriors]] universe. Initially mistaken for a remnant of the [[battle droid\|droid army]] plaguing the galaxy, Exemplar-Kun was shot down over {{w\|Dantooine}}. [[Darth Vader\|Anakin Skywalker]] used the power of the [[Force]] to reformat her as a TIE Advanced fighter to help him on his mission, but tension grew between them when [[Obi-Wan Kenobi\|Anakin's master]] named this strange living machine "Darth Primal", and in the end, Exemplar-Kun was destroyed by her companion. {{storylink\|Help:Example comic issue article\|Code of Legacy}}
	<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>~~Some times~~ a character's gender can change between depictions. In such cases, they should be referred to as they appeared, with the gender presented in their ''most significant'' fictional appearances used in the main body. If no gender is provided or you aren't sure, refer to the character by "they" and "them."		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>Sometimes, a character's gender can change between depictions. In such cases, they should be referred to as they appeared, with the gender presented in their ''most significant'' fictional appearances used in the main body. If no gender is provided or you aren't sure, refer to the character by "they" and "them."
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AzimuthAcolyte: /* Star Wars: Crossovers one-shot comic */

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	====''Star Wars: Crossovers'' one-shot comic====		====''Star Wars: Crossovers'' one-shot comic====
	Exemplar-Kun was selected for the [[Voyager Project]] and became stranded in the [[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Warriors]] universe. Initially mistaken for a remnant of the [[battle droid\|droid army]] plaguing the galaxy, Exemplar-Kun was shot down over {{w\|Dantooine}}. [[Darth Vader\|Anakin Skywalker]] used the power of the [[Force]] to reformat her as a TIE Advanced fighter to help him on his mission, but tension grew between them when [[Obi-Wan Kenobi\|Anakin's master]] named this strange living machine "Darth Primal", and in the end, Exemplar-Kun was destroyed by her companion. {{storylink\|Help:Example comic issue article\|Code of Legacy}}		Exemplar-Kun was selected for the [[Voyager Project]] and became stranded in the [[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Warriors]] universe. Initially mistaken for a remnant of the [[battle droid\|droid army]] plaguing the galaxy, Exemplar-Kun was shot down over {{w\|Dantooine}}. [[Darth Vader\|Anakin Skywalker]] used the power of the [[Force]] to reformat her as a TIE Advanced fighter to help him on his mission, but tension grew between them when [[Obi-Wan Kenobi\|Anakin's master]] named this strange living machine "Darth Primal", and in the end, Exemplar-Kun was destroyed by her companion. {{storylink\|Help:Example comic issue article\|Code of Legacy}}
	<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>Some times a character's gender can change between depictions. In such cases, they should be referred to as they appeared, with the gender presented in their ''most significant'' fictional appearances used in the main body. If no gender is provided, refer to the character by "they" and "them."		<div style="position:relative;border:dashed 2px #999;background-color:#fff799;padding:.5em 2em;margin:.25em 3em .25em 3em;"><div style="position:absolute;left:-.75em;top:-.25em;font-size:200%;font-weight:900;">↑</div>Some times a character's gender can change between depictions. In such cases, they should be referred to as they appeared, with the gender presented in their ''most significant'' fictional appearances used in the main body. If no gender is provided or you aren't sure, refer to the character by "they" and "them."
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	[[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] is appalled by Exemplar-Kun's grisly habit of painting "[[Robot Point]]s" on his body to show how many souls he has collected for [[Primus]], but there is no arguing with his strength in battle. Exemplar-Kun often tells others that his strength is as the strength of ten "because his heart is pure," but the truth is that the doubts which plague him are often crippling, leaving him unwilling even to activate and face the day unless there is an immediate crisis demanding his attention.		[[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] is appalled by Exemplar-Kun's grisly habit of painting "[[Robot Point]]s" on his body to show how many souls he has collected for [[Primus]], but there is no arguing with his strength in battle. Exemplar-Kun often tells others that his strength is as the strength of ten "because his heart is pure," but the truth is that the doubts which plague him are often crippling, leaving him unwilling even to activate and face the day unless there is an immediate crisis demanding his attention.

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	{{quote\|'In the spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the darkest hour, there will be a light.' As it was said in the Writings of Furman, so shall it come to pass today, as we are that light, and the enemy is upon us!\|Exemplar-Kun rallies the troops with sacred quotes from the Covenant of Primus\|"[[Help:Example episode article\|Platoon]]"}}		{{quote\|'In the spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the darkest hour, there will be a light.' As it was said in the Writings of Furman, so shall it come to pass today, as we are that light, and the enemy is upon us!\|Exemplar-Kun rallies the troops with sacred quotes from the Covenant of Primus\|"[[Help:Example episode article\|Platoon]]"}}
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