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	*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/story/journals/journal8.html "Journal 8: The Virus Revealed" on the ''BotCon Online'' archives]		*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/story/journals/journal8.html "Journal 8: The Virus Revealed" on the ''BotCon Online'' archives]

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*Having first commenced his all-out conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] back in [[Wreck and Rule\|Journal 6]], and accomplishing it in [[Circle of Dread\|Journal 7]], it is here that Megatron's [[transformation virus]] is finally brought to light. The virus was first introduced in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[The Reformatting]]", while its first full release all across the planet was shown in a flashback in the episode "[[Forbidden Fruit]]", ~~wherein~~ it was seen deactivating most of Cybertron's population. However, that episode also stated that the virus was unleashed ''before'' the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] armies swarmed over the planet, whereas all throughout this series has ~~Megatron~~ been launching terrorist attacks with his Vehicons prior to the release of his virus. It's not implausible that he could have started attacking with Vehicons, then used the virus as a trump card, and ''then'' finished off his takeover with a final Vehicon attack, but this is so far the first, last, and only piece of fiction to ever suggest such a [[retcon]].		* Having first commenced his all-out conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] back in [[Wreck and Rule\|Journal 6]], and accomplishing it in [[Circle of Dread\|Journal 7]], it is here that Megatron's [[transformation virus]] is finally brought to light. The virus was first introduced in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[The Reformatting]]", while its first full release all across the planet was shown in a flashback in the episode "[[Forbidden Fruit]]", where it was seen deactivating most of Cybertron's population. However, that episode also stated that the virus was unleashed ''before'' the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] armies swarmed over the planet, whereas all throughout this series Megatron has been launching terrorist attacks with his Vehicons prior to the release of his virus. It's not implausible that he could have started attacking with Vehicons, then used the virus as a trump card, and ''then'' finished off his takeover with a final Vehicon attack, but this is so far the first, last, and only piece of fiction to ever suggest such a [[retcon]].
	*As was ~~likewise~~ the case in ''Beast Machines'' (most prominently in "The Reformatting"), Megatron's virus is said to be capable of "crippling one's ability to transform".		* As was the case in ''Beast Machines'' (most prominently in "The Reformatting"), Megatron's virus is said to be capable of "crippling one's ability to transform".
	*[[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] also postulates that the virus induces an intense form of [[stasis lock]], a concept first introduced by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'', which is a state of unconsciousness brought on by an emergency systems shutdown. Here, it is tied into the fact that Megatron's virus deactivated much of Cybertron's population, as originally given in "Forbidden Fruit".		* [[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] also postulates that the virus induces an intense form of [[stasis lock]], a concept first introduced by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'', which is a state of unconsciousness brought on by an emergency systems shutdown. Here, it is tied into the fact that Megatron's virus deactivated much of Cybertron's population, as originally given in "Forbidden Fruit".

	==References==		==References==

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Synopsis

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	''Date Index 316.263 [[AU]]''		''Date Index 316.263 [[AU]]''

	[[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] determines that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] must have used a [[transformation virus\|virus]] in his takeover of[[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], ~~which~~ must have induced a kind of [[stasis lock]] that paralyzed everyone's [[transformation\|ability to transform]] and fight back, as it swept across the planet. That would explain how all of the planet's inhabitants and defenses were disabled so quickly.		[[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] determines that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] must have used a [[transformation virus\|virus]] in his takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], a virus that must have induced a kind of [[stasis lock]] that paralyzed everyone's [[transformation\|ability to transform]] and fight back, as it swept across the planet. That would explain how all of the planet's inhabitants and defenses were disabled so quickly.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==

Sabrblade at 02:15, 23 June 2024

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	''Date Index 316.263 [[AU]]''		''Date Index 316.263 [[AU]]''

	[[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] determines that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] ~~took over~~ [[~~Cybertron (planet)~~\|~~Cybertron~~]] ~~so quickly through use~~ of a [[~~transformation virus~~\|~~virus~~]], which must have induced a kind of [[stasis lock]] that paralyzed everyone's [[transformation\|ability to transform]] and fight back, as it swept across the planet.		[[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] determines that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] must have used a [[transformation virus\|virus]] in his takeover of[[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], which must have induced a kind of [[stasis lock]] that paralyzed everyone's [[transformation\|ability to transform]] and fight back, as it swept across the planet. That would explain how all of the planet's inhabitants and defenses were disabled so quickly.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==
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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*Having first commenced his all-out conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] back in [[Wreck and Rule\|Journal 6]], and accomplishing ~~that~~ in [[Circle of Dread\|Journal 7]], it is here that Megatron's [[transformation virus]] is finally brought to light. The virus was first ~~shown~~ in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Forbidden Fruit]]" ~~as having wiped out~~ most of ~~the planet~~'s population. However, that episode also stated that the virus was unleashed ''before'' the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] armies swarmed over the planet, whereas all throughout this series has Megatron been launching terrorist attacks with his Vehicons prior to the release of his virus. It's not implausible that he could have started attacking with Vehicons, then used the virus as a trump card, and ''then'' finished off his takeover with a final Vehicon attack, but this is so far the first, last, and only piece of fiction to ever suggest such.		*Having first commenced his all-out conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] back in [[Wreck and Rule\|Journal 6]], and accomplishing it in [[Circle of Dread\|Journal 7]], it is here that Megatron's [[transformation virus]] is finally brought to light. The virus was first introduced in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[The Reformatting]]", while its first full release all across the planet was shown in a flashback in the episode "[[Forbidden Fruit]]", wherein it was seen deactivating most of Cybertron's population. However, that episode also stated that the virus was unleashed ''before'' the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]] armies swarmed over the planet, whereas all throughout this series has Megatron been launching terrorist attacks with his Vehicons prior to the release of his virus. It's not implausible that he could have started attacking with Vehicons, then used the virus as a trump card, and ''then'' finished off his takeover with a final Vehicon attack, but this is so far the first, last, and only piece of fiction to ever suggest such a [[retcon]].
	*As was likewise the case in ''Beast Machines'' (most prominently in ~~the episode~~ "[[The Reformatting]]"), Megatron's virus is said to be capable of "crippling one's ability to transform".		*As was likewise the case in ''Beast Machines'' (most prominently in "The Reformatting"), Megatron's virus is said to be capable of "crippling one's ability to transform".
	*[[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] also postulates that the virus induces an intense form of [[stasis lock]], a concept first introduced by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'', which is a state of unconsciousness brought on by an emergency systems shutdown. Here, it is tied into the fact that Megatron's virus deactivated much of Cybertron's population, as originally given in "Forbidden Fruit".		*[[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] also postulates that the virus induces an intense form of [[stasis lock]], a concept first introduced by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'', which is a state of unconsciousness brought on by an emergency systems shutdown. Here, it is tied into the fact that Megatron's virus deactivated much of Cybertron's population, as originally given in "Forbidden Fruit".

Sabrblade at 06:42, 18 January 2024

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	\|date=[[April 4]], [[2001]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010404225107/http://www.botconbeyond.com:80/ ''BotCon: Beyond'' main page featuring the 4/04/01 update, retrieved April 4, 2001] (archived)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010819065038/http://transformers.pitas.com/09_04_2001.html Wednesday, April 4, 2001 "Apelinq's Journal updated ''again!''" on transformers.pitas.com, retrieved August 19, 2001] (archived)</ref> (''BotCon: Beyond'')		\|date=[[April 4]], [[2001]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010404225107/http://www.botconbeyond.com:80/ ''BotCon: Beyond'' main page featuring the 4/04/01 update, retrieved April 4, 2001] (archived)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010819065038/http://transformers.pitas.com/09_04_2001.html Wednesday, April 4, 2001 "Apelinq's Journal updated ''again!''" on transformers.pitas.com, retrieved August 19, 2001] (archived)</ref> (''BotCon: Beyond'')
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	\|continuity=[[Beast ~~Era~~ timeline (3H)\|3H Beast ~~Era~~ continuity]]		\|continuity=[[Beast Wars timeline (3H)\|3H Beast Wars continuity]]
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	Apelinq determines that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] took over [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] so quickly through use of a [[transformation virus\|virus]], which must have induced a kind of [[stasis lock]] that paralyzed everyone's [[transformation\|ability to transform]] and fight back, as it swept across the planet.		[[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] determines that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] took over [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] so quickly through use of a [[transformation virus\|virus]], which must have induced a kind of [[stasis lock]] that paralyzed everyone's [[transformation\|ability to transform]] and fight back, as it swept across the planet.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==

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'''He blighted us with ''SCIENCE!!'''''

==Synopsis==
''Date Index 316.263 [[AU]]''

Apelinq determines that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] took over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so quickly through use of a [[transformation virus|virus]], which must have induced a kind of [[stasis lock]] that paralyzed everyone's [[transformation|ability to transform]] and fight back, as it swept across the planet.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
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*[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] (1)
}}

==Notes==
*Mentioned characters: [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his [[Vehicon (BM)|troops]]

===Continuity notes===
*Having first commenced his all-out conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] back in [[Wreck and Rule|Journal 6]], and accomplishing that in [[Circle of Dread|Journal 7]], it is here that Megatron's [[transformation virus]] is finally brought to light. The virus was first shown in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Forbidden Fruit]]" as having wiped out most of the planet's population. However, that episode also stated that the virus was unleashed ''before'' the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] armies swarmed over the planet, whereas all throughout this series has Megatron been launching terrorist attacks with his Vehicons prior to the release of his virus. It's not implausible that he could have started attacking with Vehicons, then used the virus as a trump card, and ''then'' finished off his takeover with a final Vehicon attack, but this is so far the first, last, and only piece of fiction to ever suggest such.
*As was likewise the case in ''Beast Machines'' (most prominently in the episode "[[The Reformatting]]"), Megatron's virus is said to be capable of "crippling one's ability to transform".
*[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] also postulates that the virus induces an intense form of [[stasis lock]], a concept first introduced by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', which is a state of unconsciousness brought on by an emergency systems shutdown. Here, it is tied into the fact that Megatron's virus deactivated much of Cybertron's population, as originally given in "Forbidden Fruit".

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/story/journals/journal8.html "Journal 8: The Virus Revealed" on the ''BotCon Online'' archives]

[[Category:Apelinq's War Journals]]