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AzimuthAcolyte: Tigatron -> Tigatron (Legends) update

2026-03-08T04:23:03Z

Tigatron -> Tigatron (Legends) update

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	===''Legends'' comic===		===''Legends'' comic===
	Elita One was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. She assured him that she'd keep him safe by using her special power. {{storylink\|LG11 Chromia}}		Elita One was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. She assured him that she'd keep him safe by using her special power. {{storylink\|LG11 Chromia}}

	===''Unite Warriors''===		===''Unite Warriors''===

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	===''Legends'' comic===		===''Legends'' comic===
	Elita One was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. She assured him that she'd keep him safe by using her special power. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11\|Bonus Edition Vol. 11~~}}		Elita One was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. She assured him that she'd keep him safe by using her special power. {{storylink\|LG11 Chromia}}

	===''Unite Warriors''===		===''Unite Warriors''===

BerylRoll at 11:46, 15 February 2026

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	[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg\|right\|\|upright=2.5\|thumb\|~~The~~ One stops ~~time. The~~ Empress ~~stops thought~~.]]		[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg\|right\|\|upright=2.5\|thumb\|Time stops for the One. Thought stops for the Empress.]]
	A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop [[time]] and Megaempress's special power is to enslave Transformers. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of variously colored lights.		A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop [[time]] and Megaempress's special power is to enslave Transformers. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of variously colored lights.

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Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The term "special power" originates in "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" and is used by both Elita One and Alpha Trion to describe Elita's power. It is a generic ~~term~~ there, notwithstanding the unique visual effect used to punctuate the power's useage. In the Japanese version of the episode, the wording of "special power" is replaced by "secret power", which works just as well in context and is just as generic. It solidified into a term when in 2015-2016 [[Hayato Sakamoto]] had Elita One mention her secret power again and assigned Megaempress a secret power of her own, reusing both the wording and the visual effect. Neither instance comes with any clarification what makes these powers different from other abilities, although not unlike how Elita's special power has at least two components—stopping time and unstopping it for selected individuals—Megaempress alludes to having the power to enslave and to absorb another's energy.		*The term "special power" originates in "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" and is used by both Elita One and Alpha Trion to describe Elita's power. It is a generic choice of words there, notwithstanding the unique visual effect used to punctuate the power's useage. In the Japanese version of the episode, the wording of "special power" is replaced by "secret power", which works just as well in context and is just as generic. It solidified into a term when in 2015-2016 [[Hayato Sakamoto]] had Elita One mention her secret power again and assigned Megaempress a secret power of her own, reusing both the wording and the visual effect. Neither instance comes with any clarification what makes these powers different from other [[Ability\|abilities]], although not unlike how Elita's special power has at least two components—stopping time and unstopping it for selected individuals—Megaempress alludes to having the power to enslave and to absorb another's energy.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

BerylRoll at 19:18, 11 February 2026

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	[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg\|right\|\|upright=2.5\|thumb\|The One stops time. The Empress stops thought.]]		[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg\|right\|\|upright=2.5\|thumb\|The One stops time. The Empress stops thought.]]
	A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop [[time]] and Megaempress's special power is to ~~seduce~~ Transformers ~~into her service~~. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of variously colored lights.		A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop [[time]] and Megaempress's special power is to enslave Transformers. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of variously colored lights.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	===''Unite Warriors''===		===''Unite Warriors''===
	[[Megaempress]] threatened [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]] that she'd use her special power to bring him under her control. Although she was already gearing up as evidenced by the appearance of the lights, she didn't go through with it and suggested she'd drain his energy with a [[kiss]] instead. She also threatened [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Cyclonus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] with enslavement. {{storylink\|Megatronia Chapter}}		[[Megaempress]] threatened [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]] that she'd use her special power to bring him under her control. Although she was already gearing up as evidenced by the appearance of the lights, she didn't go through with it and suggested she'd drain his energy with a [[kiss]] instead. She also threatened [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Cyclonus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] with enslavement. {{storylink\|Megatronia Chapter}} When Galvatron revealed himself to be a ghost, he stated that her special power doesn't work on ghosts so she couldn't use it to stop him from possessing her. {{storylink\|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

BerylRoll: Minor rewording

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Minor rewording

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	[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg\|right\|\|upright=2.5\|thumb\|The One stops time. The Empress stops thought.]]		[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg\|right\|\|upright=2.5\|thumb\|The One stops time. The Empress stops thought.]]
	A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop [[time]] and Megaempress's special power is to seduce Transformers into her service. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of colored lights.		A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop [[time]] and Megaempress's special power is to seduce Transformers into her service. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of variously colored lights.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The term "special power" ~~comes from~~ "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" and is used by both Elita One and Alpha Trion to describe Elita's power. It is a generic term there, notwithstanding the unique visual effect used to punctuate the power's useage. In the Japanese version of the episode, the wording of "special power" is replaced by "secret power", which works just as well in context and is just as generic. ~~Things changed~~ when in 2015-2016 [[Hayato Sakamoto]] had Elita One mention her "secret power" again and assigned Megaempress a "secret power" of her own, reusing both the wording and the ~~lights from Elita~~. Neither instance comes with any clarification what makes these powers different from ~~others~~, although not unlike how Elita's special power has at least two components—stopping time and unstopping it for selected individuals—Megaempress alludes to having the power to enslave and to absorb another's energy.		*The term "special power" originates in "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" and is used by both Elita One and Alpha Trion to describe Elita's power. It is a generic term there, notwithstanding the unique visual effect used to punctuate the power's useage. In the Japanese version of the episode, the wording of "special power" is replaced by "secret power", which works just as well in context and is just as generic. It solidified into a term when in 2015-2016 [[Hayato Sakamoto]] had Elita One mention her secret power again and assigned Megaempress a secret power of her own, reusing both the wording and the visual effect. Neither instance comes with any clarification what makes these powers different from other abilities, although not unlike how Elita's special power has at least two components—stopping time and unstopping it for selected individuals—Megaempress alludes to having the power to enslave and to absorb another's energy.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

BerylRoll: /* Unite Warriors */

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Unite Warriors

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	===''Unite Warriors''===		===''Unite Warriors''===
	[[Megaempress]] threatened [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]] that she'd use her special power to bring him under her control. Although she was already gearing up as evidenced by the appearance of the lights, she didn't go through with it and suggested she'd drain his energy with a [[kiss]] instead. She also threatened [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Cyclonus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] with ~~her special power~~. {{storylink\|Megatronia Chapter}}		[[Megaempress]] threatened [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]] that she'd use her special power to bring him under her control. Although she was already gearing up as evidenced by the appearance of the lights, she didn't go through with it and suggested she'd drain his energy with a [[kiss]] instead. She also threatened [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Cyclonus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] with enslavement. {{storylink\|Megatronia Chapter}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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Foreign names

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	[[Category:Abilities]]		[[Category:Abilities]]
			[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]

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	[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg\|right\|\|upright=2.5\|thumb\|The One stops time. The Empress stops thought.]]		[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg\|right\|\|upright=2.5\|thumb\|The One stops time. The Empress stops thought.]]
	A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop time and Megaempress's special power is to seduce Transformers into her service. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of colored lights.		A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop [[time]] and Megaempress's special power is to seduce Transformers into her service. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of colored lights.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	Although it was ill-advised to use her special power to stop time because it would drain all of her life force, [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] put it all on black when it was the only way to save [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and herself from the [[Decepticon]]s. After breaking free and dragging Optimus out of danger's path, she touched him to bring him into her flow of time, explained what was happening, and instructed him on how to save her. {{storylink\|The Search for Alpha Trion}}		Although it was ill-advised to use her special power to stop [[time]] because it would drain all of her life force, [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] put it all on black when it was the only way to save [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and herself from the [[Decepticon]]s. After breaking free and dragging Optimus out of danger's path, she touched him to bring him into her flow of time, explained what was happening, and instructed him on how to save her. {{storylink\|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

	===''Legends'' comic===		===''Legends'' comic===

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[[File:SearchUnite secret power.jpg|right||upright=2.5|thumb|The One stops time. The Empress stops thought.]]
A '''special power''' denotes a kind of [[ability]] that is unlike other abilities. Only two [[Transformer]]s are known to have a special power, those being [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Megaempress]]. Elita One's special power is to stop time and Megaempress's special power is to seduce Transformers into her service. Disparate as these abilities are, they do have in common that when activated, their possessors emit a swarm of colored lights.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
Although it was ill-advised to use her special power to stop time because it would drain all of her life force, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] put it all on black when it was the only way to save [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and herself from the [[Decepticon]]s. After breaking free and dragging Optimus out of danger's path, she touched him to bring him into her flow of time, explained what was happening, and instructed him on how to save her. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Elita One was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. She assured him that she'd keep him safe by using her special power. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

===''Unite Warriors''===
[[Megaempress]] threatened [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] that she'd use her special power to bring him under her control. Although she was already gearing up as evidenced by the appearance of the lights, she didn't go through with it and suggested she'd drain his energy with a [[kiss]] instead. She also threatened [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] with her special power. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

==Notes==
*The term "special power" comes from "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]" and is used by both Elita One and Alpha Trion to describe Elita's power. It is a generic term there, notwithstanding the unique visual effect used to punctuate the power's useage. In the Japanese version of the episode, the wording of "special power" is replaced by "secret power", which works just as well in context and is just as generic. Things changed when in 2015-2016 [[Hayato Sakamoto]] had Elita One mention her "secret power" again and assigned Megaempress a "secret power" of her own, reusing both the wording and the lights from Elita. Neither instance comes with any clarification what makes these powers different from others, although not unlike how Elita's special power has at least two components—stopping time and unstopping it for selected individuals—Megaempress alludes to having the power to enslave and to absorb another's energy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Secret power''' (シークレットパワー)

[[Category:Abilities]]