User:Locoman/Sandbox/Protoform - Revision history

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	Traditionally, new protoforms received sparks directly from the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. However, it is also possible to bring a protoform to life by attuning it to a specific energy wavelength and applying a large burst of concentrated [[energon]] to activate the new Transformer; during the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], this was the only method the Decepticons had to bring new warriors online, and the Autobots also resorted to the process after [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'' disappeared. For the most part, however, Cybertronians regarded this alternative method as wasteful and overly resource-consumptive. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye #8}}		Traditionally, new protoforms received sparks directly from the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. However, it is also possible to bring a protoform to life by attuning it to a specific energy wavelength and applying a large burst of concentrated [[energon]] to activate the new Transformer; during the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], this was the only method the Decepticons had to bring new warriors online, and the Autobots also resorted to the process after [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'' disappeared. For the most part, however, Cybertronians regarded this alternative method as wasteful and overly resource-consumptive. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

	[[Cloning]] technology involved splitting a single [[spark]] in half, then implanting the two resultant sparks into [[cloning tube]]s that rebuilt the protoforms inside into a form determined by pre-programmed variables. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye #8}} As Cybertron recovered from the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] experimented heavily with cloning technology, and his experiments led to the creation of individuals such as [[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink\|Night of the Combaticons}}		[[Cloning]] technology involved splitting a single [[spark]] in half, then implanting the two resultant sparks into [[cloning tube]]s that rebuilt the protoforms inside into a form determined by pre-programmed variables. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye #8}} As Cybertron recovered from the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] experimented heavily with cloning technology, and his experiments led to the creation of individuals such as [[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink\|Night of the Combaticons}}

	Convicted criminals such as the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticon]]s were reduced to a protoform state for storage in detention facilities like the [[Detention Banks]] in [[Quadrant Epsilon]]. {{Storylink\|Revelation (War and Peace)\|Revelation}}		Convicted criminals such as the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticon]]s were reduced to a protoform state for storage in detention facilities like the [[Detention Banks]] in [[Quadrant Epsilon]]. {{Storylink\|Revelation (War and Peace)\|Revelation}}
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	[[Scylla]], [[Autolauncher]], and [[Autojetter]] were stored as protoforms in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)\|Graviton]]'' but were ejected when the ship crashed on Earth of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon\|an alternate universe]]. The Autobots tried to retrieve the stasis pods, but [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] beat the Autobots and converted the trio into Decepticons. {{storylink\|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)\|Shattered Expectations}}		[[Scylla (BW)\|Scylla]], [[Autolauncher]], and [[Autojetter]] were stored as protoforms in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)\|Graviton]]'' but were ejected when the ship crashed on Earth of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon\|an alternate universe]]. The Autobots tried to retrieve the stasis pods, but [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] beat the Autobots and converted the trio into Decepticons. {{storylink\|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)\|Shattered Expectations}}

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AzimuthAcolyte: Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

2026-04-10T04:48:57Z

Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

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	In the years that followed the end of the Great War and the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], resource shortages prompted both sides to adopt protoform technology, a cheap and convenient method of creating new Cybertronians in a post-war world. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} Sophisticated nanotechnology allowed protoforms to directly integrate organic material into their physical construction through a process known as "nano-regeneration". {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} Both "sparked" and "blank" protoforms were mass-produced in "Matrix" and "Pit" facilities, which respectively manufactured Maximals and Predacons; some surviving Autobots and Decepticons, most prominently [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]], and [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]], downsized into protoform-based bodies to better guide the developing post-war civilization. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}		In the years that followed the end of the Great War and the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], resource shortages prompted both sides to adopt protoform technology, a cheap and convenient method of creating new Cybertronians in a post-war world. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} Sophisticated nanotechnology allowed protoforms to directly integrate organic material into their physical construction through a process known as "nano-regeneration". {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} Both "sparked" and "blank" protoforms were mass-produced in "Matrix" and "Pit" facilities, which respectively manufactured Maximals and Predacons; some surviving Autobots and Decepticons, most prominently [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]], and [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]], downsized into protoform-based bodies to better guide the developing post-war civilization. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

	Tasked by the [[Tripredacus Council]] with apprehending [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in where [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]] had failed, [[Magmatron]] made a secret plan to gather an army by reprogramming the remaining protoforms from the ''Axalon'' into Predacons via a shell code in an activation signal sent to each pod by a transmitter array. After the protoforms had each scanned a compatible lifeform template, their [[Living metal#Beast Era\|protomatter]] began to coalesce, their sparks integrated, and their reanimator plugs fired. However, this plan was only partially successful as undercover Maximal [[Razorbeast]] sabotaged the shell signal to allow some of the protoforms to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} Later, Magmatron's team recovered Ravage's intact spark and implanted it into a blank protoform, which had already been affected by the [[Transmetal driver]]. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}		Tasked by the [[Tripredacus Council]] with apprehending [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in where [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]] had failed, [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]] made a secret plan to gather an army by reprogramming the remaining protoforms from the ''Axalon'' into Predacons via a shell code in an activation signal sent to each pod by a transmitter array. After the protoforms had each scanned a compatible lifeform template, their [[Living metal#Beast Era\|protomatter]] began to coalesce, their sparks integrated, and their reanimator plugs fired. However, this plan was only partially successful as undercover Maximal [[Razorbeast]] sabotaged the shell signal to allow some of the protoforms to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} Later, Magmatron's team recovered Ravage's intact spark and implanted it into a blank protoform, which had already been affected by the [[Transmetal driver]]. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}

	After the Beast Wars ended, the Vok revived [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] by giving her spark a new, Transmetal body by utilizing a blank protoform. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}		After the Beast Wars ended, the Vok revived [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] by giving her spark a new, Transmetal body by utilizing a blank protoform. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}

AzimuthAcolyte: Tigatron -> Tigatron (BW) update

2026-03-09T04:04:52Z

Tigatron -> Tigatron (BW) update

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	On long-range science missions, such as the one undertaken by the crew of the Maximal starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'', protoforms were housed within individual [[stasis pod]]s. These capsules held the protoform in a protective form of [[stasis lock]] that shielded them from the elements, and could accomplish a controlled orbital descent; additionally, they housed a built-in [[DNA scanner]] that would allow the protoform to adopt a suitable [[beast mode]]. However, Maximal stasis pods were also vulnerable to sabotage--installing a [[shell program]] before the stasis pod selected its alternate mode {{storylink\|Spider's Game}}		On long-range science missions, such as the one undertaken by the crew of the Maximal starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'', protoforms were housed within individual [[stasis pod]]s. These capsules held the protoform in a protective form of [[stasis lock]] that shielded them from the elements, and could accomplish a controlled orbital descent; additionally, they housed a built-in [[DNA scanner]] that would allow the protoform to adopt a suitable [[beast mode]]. However, Maximal stasis pods were also vulnerable to sabotage--installing a [[shell program]] before the stasis pod selected its alternate mode {{storylink\|Spider's Game}}

	At some point after the end of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], Maximal scientists studied [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]]'s immortal spark and attempted to replicate the anomaly for their own purposes. The end result was the murderous [[Rampage (BW)\|Protoform X]], a highly unusual protoform who was ultimately captured, sentenced to exile, and loaded aboard the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|Bad Spark}} However, when the ''Axalon'' was shot down over prehistoric [[Earth]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] ordered his crew to eject the protoforms into space, where they would remain for some time. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} A while later, when the first stasis pod crashed to the ground, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] was able to use a laser link to activate the pod's [[DNA scanner]], allowing it to scan for compatible life-forms and reformat the protoform inside into [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink\|Fallen Comrades}}		At some point after the end of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], Maximal scientists studied [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]]'s immortal spark and attempted to replicate the anomaly for their own purposes. The end result was the murderous [[Rampage (BW)\|Protoform X]], a highly unusual protoform who was ultimately captured, sentenced to exile, and loaded aboard the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|Bad Spark}} However, when the ''Axalon'' was shot down over prehistoric [[Earth]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] ordered his crew to eject the protoforms into space, where they would remain for some time. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} A while later, when the first stasis pod crashed to the ground, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] was able to use a laser link to activate the pod's [[DNA scanner]], allowing it to scan for compatible life-forms and reformat the protoform inside into [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]]. {{storylink\|Fallen Comrades}}

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	====''Wings Universe''====		====''Wings Universe''====
	During a news broadcast, [[Bishop]] asked his viewers if {{w\|Do you know where your children are?\|they knew where their protoforms were}}. {{storylink\|Around Cybertron issue 9\|Around Cybertron #9}}		During a news broadcast, [[Bishop (Autobot)\|Bishop]] asked his viewers if {{w\|Do you know where your children are?\|they knew where their protoforms were}}. {{storylink\|Around Cybertron issue 9\|Around Cybertron #9}}

	Protoform technology remained in use many centuries after the [[Great Transformation]] and the reformatting of Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] utopia; when [[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] was a protoform, he was told stories about [[Cheetor (BW)\|Alpha Trizer]]’s previous adventures. ''[[Land Powered's King Atlas for Protoforms]]'' was a prominent 30th-century reference text. {{storylink\|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur\|Apelinq's personal logs}}		Protoform technology remained in use many centuries after the [[Great Transformation]] and the reformatting of Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] utopia; when [[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] was a protoform, he was told stories about [[Cheetor (BW)\|Alpha Trizer]]’s previous adventures. ''[[Land Powered's King Atlas for Protoforms]]'' was a prominent 30th-century reference text. {{storylink\|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur\|Apelinq's personal logs}}
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	Protoforms are created from the "[[Living metal\|protomatter]]" mined from Cybertron's [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Traditionally, Autobot protoforms are stored in [[stasis pod]]s that line the walls of the secret [[Matrix Chamber]] hidden in the dojo of their assigned protectors, the venerable Autobot [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} There, they are exposed to the light of the [[Matrix Chamber]] until they are ready to receive a spark, either from the [[AllSpark]] or the [[Vector Sigma]] supercomputer.		Protoforms are created from the "[[Living metal\|protomatter]]" mined from Cybertron's [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Traditionally, Autobot protoforms are stored in [[stasis pod]]s that line the walls of the secret [[Matrix Chamber]] hidden in the dojo of their assigned protectors, the venerable Autobot [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} There, they are exposed to the light of the [[Matrix Chamber]] until they are ready to receive a spark, either from the [[AllSpark]] or the [[Vector Sigma]] supercomputer.
	Prior to coming online, protoforms are placed into "moulds", pre-built robot shells, which their protomatter expands to fill. {{storylink\|Endgame, Part I}} It is possible, however, to forego the use of a mould and place a spark in a protoform directly. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} The same basic mould can be used for multiple protoforms, leading to similarities in [[body-type]] and transformation schemes; the [[65356-9292-346]] type is particularly popular and widely used. {{storylink\|Autoboot Camp}} Where humans would describe themselves as being "born", Transformers are "protoformed". Additionally, "protoform" is sometimes used pejoratively in Cybertronian society as a mocking name for the young or inexperienced. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (~~episode~~)\|Lost and Found}}		Prior to coming online, protoforms are placed into "moulds", pre-built robot shells, which their protomatter expands to fill. {{storylink\|Endgame, Part I}} It is possible, however, to forego the use of a mould and place a spark in a protoform directly. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} The same basic mould can be used for multiple protoforms, leading to similarities in [[body-type]] and transformation schemes; the [[65356-9292-346]] type is particularly popular and widely used. {{storylink\|Autoboot Camp}} Where humans would describe themselves as being "born", Transformers are "protoformed". Additionally, "protoform" is sometimes used pejoratively in Cybertronian society as a mocking name for the young or inexperienced. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (Animated)\|Lost and Found}}

	In the closing stages of the [[Great War (Animated)\|Great War]], Cyber-Ninja sensei [[Yoketron (Animated)\|Yoketron]] revealed the Matrix Chamber and its legion of protoforms to his student [[Prowl (Animated)\|Prowl]], lamenting that while they should be Cybertron's next great generation, they would wind up being used as an army of last resort if [[Project Omega]] failed to bring the war to an end. Subsequently, while Prowl was absent on a quest to commune with the AllSpark, [[Lockdown (Animated)\|Lockdown]], another former student of Yoketron's, attacked the dojo and stole nearly all of the protoforms for [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} As luck would have it, Project Omega ''did'' succeed in ending the war, and when the Decepticons were exiled from the planet, they secretly took the stolen protoforms with them. However, without the AllSpark (which had been launched into space by the Autobots to keep it out of his clutches), Megatron had no means of bringing the protoforms to life, and so they remained in storage aboard the space cruiser ''[[Nemesis (Animated)\|Nemesis]]'' for millions of years. {{storylink\|Endgame, Part I}}		In the closing stages of the [[Great War (Animated)\|Great War]], Cyber-Ninja sensei [[Yoketron (Animated)\|Yoketron]] revealed the Matrix Chamber and its legion of protoforms to his student [[Prowl (Animated)\|Prowl]], lamenting that while they should be Cybertron's next great generation, they would wind up being used as an army of last resort if [[Project Omega]] failed to bring the war to an end. Subsequently, while Prowl was absent on a quest to commune with the AllSpark, [[Lockdown (Animated)\|Lockdown]], another former student of Yoketron's, attacked the dojo and stole nearly all of the protoforms for [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} As luck would have it, Project Omega ''did'' succeed in ending the war, and when the Decepticons were exiled from the planet, they secretly took the stolen protoforms with them. However, without the AllSpark (which had been launched into space by the Autobots to keep it out of his clutches), Megatron had no means of bringing the protoforms to life, and so they remained in storage aboard the space cruiser ''[[Nemesis (Animated)\|Nemesis]]'' for millions of years. {{storylink\|Endgame, Part I}}

AzimuthAcolyte: Double Jeopardy -> Double Jeopardy (episode) update

2025-05-17T22:23:43Z

Double Jeopardy -> Double Jeopardy (episode) update

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	While [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] was in her protoform state, [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] was able to install a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] shell program that turned her into a Predacon. {{storylink\|Double Jeopardy}} On a later occasion, [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] worked frantically to save another protoform and the [[spark]] it contained, ultimately succeeding and bringing forth [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]]. {{storylink\|The Spark}} Another attempt on Tarantulas's part to create a third spider Predacon failed when it turned out that the stasis pod had already scanned a life form, and metamorphosed the protoform into [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]]. {{storylink\|Spider's Game}}		While [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] was in her protoform state, [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] was able to install a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] shell program that turned her into a Predacon. {{storylink\|Double Jeopardy (episode)\|Double Jeopardy}} On a later occasion, [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] worked frantically to save another protoform and the [[spark]] it contained, ultimately succeeding and bringing forth [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]]. {{storylink\|The Spark}} Another attempt on Tarantulas's part to create a third spider Predacon failed when it turned out that the stasis pod had already scanned a life form, and metamorphosed the protoform into [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]]. {{storylink\|Spider's Game}}

	The destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]] knocked the remaining stasis pods out of orbit and caused them to violently crash-land on Earth. Many of the protoforms who emerged showed signs of exposure to the mutagenic [[Unspace\|transwarp]] energy released by the destruction of the alien artifact; this, combined with damage sustained to their pods as a result of their violent crash-landing, caused many of them to emerge with partially or fully [[Transmetal]]lized bodies. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Two such stasis pods with malfunctioning DNA scanners reformatted their protoforms into [[Fuzor]]s; a third contained a blank protoform with no spark. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Rhinox was able to bring back Optimus Primal from the dead using the blank protoform, which resurrected him in a new Transmetal body. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Some time later, Protoform X also turned up in a nearby swamp, and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] was able to turn him into a Predacon named "[[Rampage (BW)\|Rampage]]". {{storylink\|Bad Spark}} Another stasis pod crashed in a [[Grid Deltron\|tectonically-active area]], and damage sustained to the pod resulted in its systems twisting the protoform within into the disfigured and ultimately short-lived [[Transmutate (BW)\|Transmutate]]. {{storylink\|Transmutate (episode)\|Transmutate}}		The destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]] knocked the remaining stasis pods out of orbit and caused them to violently crash-land on Earth. Many of the protoforms who emerged showed signs of exposure to the mutagenic [[Unspace\|transwarp]] energy released by the destruction of the alien artifact; this, combined with damage sustained to their pods as a result of their violent crash-landing, caused many of them to emerge with partially or fully [[Transmetal]]lized bodies. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Two such stasis pods with malfunctioning DNA scanners reformatted their protoforms into [[Fuzor]]s; a third contained a blank protoform with no spark. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Rhinox was able to bring back Optimus Primal from the dead using the blank protoform, which resurrected him in a new Transmetal body. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Some time later, Protoform X also turned up in a nearby swamp, and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] was able to turn him into a Predacon named "[[Rampage (BW)\|Rampage]]". {{storylink\|Bad Spark}} Another stasis pod crashed in a [[Grid Deltron\|tectonically-active area]], and damage sustained to the pod resulted in its systems twisting the protoform within into the disfigured and ultimately short-lived [[Transmutate (BW)\|Transmutate]]. {{storylink\|Transmutate (episode)\|Transmutate}}

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2021 IDW Beast Wars comic

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	====2021 IDW Beast Wars comic====		====2021 IDW Beast Wars comic====
			All Maximals and Predacons began as protoforms. Upon activating, new Cybertronians would typically imprint on the closest available Cybertronian and form a [[mentor]]-like parental bond. {{storylink\|Thicker Skin}}

			The starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' was carrying a cargo of protoforms bound for [[H'nkshanaar-4]] when it was pulled off course to pursue [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and a crew of Predacon separatists aboard the stolen ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]''. When the two vessels entered [[unspace]] and emerged over a mysterous world, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] made the decision to eject the ship's cargo into orbit until they could retrieve them. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 1}} Not long afterwards, [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] successfully broke into the downed ''Axalon'' and used its facilities to upload a Predacon [[shell program]], which triggered a delayed landing sequence and successfully converted roughly half of them into Predacons. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 6}}

			Over the next few days, stasis pods began landing across the planet. The Maximals and Predacons began searching for crashed stasis pods; new recruits included [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], {{storylink\|Pod Part 1}} [[Razorbeast]], {{storylink\|Thicker Skin}}, and [[Powerhug (BW)\|Powerhug]]. {{storylink\|Skold's No Good, Very Bad Day}} Eventually, however, the increasingly-destructive [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]] drew the ire of the [[Vok]], who began searching for a way to permanently end the conflict. To this end, the [[Vok]] [[Pakak]] probed [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]]'s mind and extracted the necessary information on how to reprogram a protoform. {{storylink\|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}} Using this knowledge, the Vok gathered as many protoforms as they could find and; with the assistance of the traitorous Trarantulas, they reprogrammed them into loyal "[[Children of the Vok (group)\|Children of the Vok]]" who desired to live harmoniously with the paradise planet their creators had designed. {{storylink\|Children of the Vok}} Following the final battle against the Maximals and Predacons and the destruction of the Vok, the remaining Children left to live peacefully in nature. {{storylink\|The End (BW)\|The End}}

	===Robots in Disguise continuity===		===Robots in Disguise continuity===

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	The '''protoform''' (aka '''proto-form''' or '''hatchling''') is the base stage of [[Transformer\|Cybertronian]] life, a mass of raw [[living metal]] that surrounds a life-giving [[spark]]. To become a full-fledged Cybertronian, the protoform must adopt an [[alternate mode]] as part of their life cycle: in some universes, a new protoform might develop a "natural" alternate form based on the [[CNA\|genetic instructions]] encoded within their sparks, but in most realities a protoform must first [[scanning\|scan]] a suitable object, vehicle, or animal; upon selecting a suitable template, the protoform's elemental metals spontaneously reconfigure into a new configuration capable of [[transformation\|transforming]] from a [[robot mode\|robot]] to [[alternate mode]].		The '''protoform''' (aka '''proto-form''' or '''hatchling''') is the base stage of [[Transformer\|Cybertronian]] life, a mass of raw [[living metal]] that surrounds a life-giving [[spark]]. To become a full-fledged Cybertronian, the protoform must adopt an [[alternate mode]] as part of their life cycle: in some universes, a new protoform might develop a "natural" alternate form based on the [[CNA\|genetic instructions]] encoded within their sparks, but in most realities a protoform must first [[scanning\|scan]] a suitable object, vehicle, or animal; upon selecting a suitable template, the protoform's elemental metals spontaneously reconfigure into a new configuration capable of [[transformation\|transforming]] from a [[robot mode\|robot]] to [[alternate mode]].

	With the right technology, a Cybertronian can voluntarily shed their current alternate form and return to a protoform state. Additionally, Transformers can place their sparks in a newly created protoform in order to assume a new form, or to recreate their old one. This is one way of rapidly repairing even the most extreme damage, by virtue of totally replacing the body. In many, but not all, universes, a protoform represents the first stage of the Cybertronian life cycle, and in these realities Cybertronian [[reproduction]] revolves around the creation and activation of new protoforms. The societal and cultural importance of protoforms is such some ~~robots~~ have used the term as a synonym for ~~a Cybertronian~~'s robot mode.		With the right technology, a Cybertronian can voluntarily shed their current alternate form and return to a protoform state. Additionally, Transformers can place their sparks in a newly created protoform in order to assume a new form, or to recreate their old one. This is one way of rapidly repairing even the most extreme damage, by virtue of totally replacing the body. In many, but not all, universes, a protoform represents the first stage of the Cybertronian life cycle, and in these realities Cybertronian [[reproduction]] revolves around the creation and activation of new protoforms. The societal and cultural importance of protoforms is such that, in some realities, Cybertronians have even used the term as a synonym for one's robot mode.

	==Conceptual history==		==Conceptual history==

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			The '''protoform''' (aka '''proto-form''' or '''hatchling''') is the base stage of [[Transformer\|Cybertronian]] life, a mass of raw [[living metal]] that surrounds a life-giving [[spark]]. To become a full-fledged Cybertronian, the protoform must adopt an [[alternate mode]] as part of their life cycle: in some universes, a new protoform might develop a "natural" alternate form based on the [[CNA\|genetic instructions]] encoded within their sparks, but in most realities a protoform must first [[scanning\|scan]] a suitable object, vehicle, or animal; upon selecting a suitable template, the protoform's elemental metals spontaneously reconfigure into a new configuration capable of [[transformation\|transforming]] from a [[robot mode\|robot]] to [[alternate mode]].

			With the right technology, a Cybertronian can voluntarily shed their current alternate form and return to a protoform state. Additionally, Transformers can place their sparks in a newly created protoform in order to assume a new form, or to recreate their old one. This is one way of rapidly repairing even the most extreme damage, by virtue of totally replacing the body. In many, but not all, universes, a protoform represents the first stage of the Cybertronian life cycle, and in these realities Cybertronian [[reproduction]] revolves around the creation and activation of new protoforms. The societal and cultural importance of protoforms is such some robots have used the term as a synonym for a Cybertronian's robot mode.

	==Conceptual history==		==Conceptual history==
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	====''Shattered Glass Animated''====		====''Shattered Glass Animated''====
	As with the main ''Animated'' universe, [[Isaac Sumdac (SG Animated)\|Isaac Sumdac]] ~~mysteriously~~ discovered a protoform in his lab. He touched it, and it absorbed his DNA to become his daughter [[Sari Sumdac (SG Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]]. However~~, unlike in the main universe~~, Sari was a violent being who proceeded to rip out Isaac's left eye before Isaac~~, also an evil person,~~ locked her in a cage and made her his personal slave for science experiments. {{storylink\|BotCon 2011\|BotCon 2011 attendee lithograph}}		As with the main ''Animated'' universe, the evil genius [[Isaac Sumdac (SG Animated)\|Isaac Sumdac]] discovered a mysterious protoform in his lab. He touched it, and it absorbed his DNA to become his daughter [[Sari Sumdac (SG Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]]. However, Sari was a violent being who proceeded to rip out Isaac's left eye before Isaac locked her in a cage and made her his personal slave for science experiments. {{storylink\|BotCon 2011\|BotCon 2011 attendee lithograph}}

	===Aligned continuity family===		===Aligned continuity family===

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	Traditionally, new protoforms received sparks directly from the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. However, it is also possible to bring a protoform to life by attuning it to a specific energy wavelength and applying a large burst of concentrated [[energon]] to activate the new Transformer; during the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], this was the only method the Decepticons had to bring new warriors online, and the Autobots also resorted to the process after [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'' disappeared. For the most part, however, Cybertronians regarded this alternative method as wasteful and overly resource-consumptive. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye #8}}		Traditionally, new protoforms received sparks directly from the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. However, it is also possible to bring a protoform to life by attuning it to a specific energy wavelength and applying a large burst of concentrated [[energon]] to activate the new Transformer; during the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], this was the only method the Decepticons had to bring new warriors online, and the Autobots also resorted to the process after [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'' disappeared. For the most part, however, Cybertronians regarded this alternative method as wasteful and overly resource-consumptive. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

	[[Cloning]] technology involved splitting a single [[spark]] in half, then implanting the two resultant sparks into [[cloning tube]]s that rebuilt the protoforms inside into a form determined by pre-programmed variables. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye #8}} As Cybertron recovered from the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] experimented heavily with cloning technology, and his experiments led to the creation of individuals such as [[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink\|Night of the Combaticons}}		[[Cloning]] technology involved splitting a single [[spark]] in half, then implanting the two resultant sparks into [[cloning tube]]s that rebuilt the protoforms inside into a form determined by pre-programmed variables. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye #8}} As Cybertron recovered from the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] experimented heavily with cloning technology, and his experiments led to the creation of individuals such as [[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink\|Night of the Combaticons}}

	Convicted criminals such as the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticon]]s were reduced to a protoform state for storage in detention facilities like the [[Detention Banks]] in [[Quadrant Epsilon]]. {{Storylink\|Revelation (War and Peace)\|Revelation}}		Convicted criminals such as the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticon]]s were reduced to a protoform state for storage in detention facilities like the [[Detention Banks]] in [[Quadrant Epsilon]]. {{Storylink\|Revelation (War and Peace)\|Revelation}}
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	[[Scylla]], [[Autolauncher]], and [[Autojetter]] were stored as protoforms in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)\|Graviton]]'' but were ejected when the ship crashed on Earth of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon\|an alternate universe]]. The Autobots tried to retrieve the stasis pods, but [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] beat the Autobots and converted the trio into Decepticons. {{storylink\|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)\|Shattered Expectations}}		[[Scylla (BW)\|Scylla]], [[Autolauncher]], and [[Autojetter]] were stored as protoforms in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)\|Graviton]]'' but were ejected when the ship crashed on Earth of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon\|an alternate universe]]. The Autobots tried to retrieve the stasis pods, but [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] beat the Autobots and converted the trio into Decepticons. {{storylink\|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)\|Shattered Expectations}}

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	In the years that followed the end of the Great War and the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], resource shortages prompted both sides to adopt protoform technology, a cheap and convenient method of creating new Cybertronians in a post-war world. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} Sophisticated nanotechnology allowed protoforms to directly integrate organic material into their physical construction through a process known as "nano-regeneration". {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} Both "sparked" and "blank" protoforms were mass-produced in "Matrix" and "Pit" facilities, which respectively manufactured Maximals and Predacons; some surviving Autobots and Decepticons, most prominently [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]], and [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]], downsized into protoform-based bodies to better guide the developing post-war civilization. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}		In the years that followed the end of the Great War and the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], resource shortages prompted both sides to adopt protoform technology, a cheap and convenient method of creating new Cybertronians in a post-war world. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} Sophisticated nanotechnology allowed protoforms to directly integrate organic material into their physical construction through a process known as "nano-regeneration". {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} Both "sparked" and "blank" protoforms were mass-produced in "Matrix" and "Pit" facilities, which respectively manufactured Maximals and Predacons; some surviving Autobots and Decepticons, most prominently [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]], and [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]], downsized into protoform-based bodies to better guide the developing post-war civilization. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

	Tasked by the [[Tripredacus Council]] with apprehending [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in where [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]] had failed, [[Magmatron]] made a secret plan to gather an army by reprogramming the remaining protoforms from the ''Axalon'' into Predacons via a shell code in an activation signal sent to each pod by a transmitter array. After the protoforms had each scanned a compatible lifeform template, their [[Living metal#Beast Era\|protomatter]] began to coalesce, their sparks integrated, and their reanimator plugs fired. However, this plan was only partially successful as undercover Maximal [[Razorbeast]] sabotaged the shell signal to allow some of the protoforms to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} Later, Magmatron's team recovered Ravage's intact spark and implanted it into a blank protoform, which had already been affected by the [[Transmetal driver]]. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}		Tasked by the [[Tripredacus Council]] with apprehending [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] in where [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]] had failed, [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]] made a secret plan to gather an army by reprogramming the remaining protoforms from the ''Axalon'' into Predacons via a shell code in an activation signal sent to each pod by a transmitter array. After the protoforms had each scanned a compatible lifeform template, their [[Living metal#Beast Era\|protomatter]] began to coalesce, their sparks integrated, and their reanimator plugs fired. However, this plan was only partially successful as undercover Maximal [[Razorbeast]] sabotaged the shell signal to allow some of the protoforms to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} Later, Magmatron's team recovered Ravage's intact spark and implanted it into a blank protoform, which had already been affected by the [[Transmetal driver]]. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}

	After the Beast Wars ended, the Vok revived [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] by giving her spark a new, Transmetal body by utilizing a blank protoform. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}		After the Beast Wars ended, the Vok revived [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]] by giving her spark a new, Transmetal body by utilizing a blank protoform. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}

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	On long-range science missions, such as the one undertaken by the crew of the Maximal starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'', protoforms were housed within individual [[stasis pod]]s. These capsules held the protoform in a protective form of [[stasis lock]] that shielded them from the elements, and could accomplish a controlled orbital descent; additionally, they housed a built-in [[DNA scanner]] that would allow the protoform to adopt a suitable [[beast mode]]. However, Maximal stasis pods were also vulnerable to sabotage--installing a [[shell program]] before the stasis pod selected its alternate mode {{storylink\|Spider's Game}}		On long-range science missions, such as the one undertaken by the crew of the Maximal starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'', protoforms were housed within individual [[stasis pod]]s. These capsules held the protoform in a protective form of [[stasis lock]] that shielded them from the elements, and could accomplish a controlled orbital descent; additionally, they housed a built-in [[DNA scanner]] that would allow the protoform to adopt a suitable [[beast mode]]. However, Maximal stasis pods were also vulnerable to sabotage--installing a [[shell program]] before the stasis pod selected its alternate mode {{storylink\|Spider's Game}}

	At some point after the end of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], Maximal scientists studied [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]]'s immortal spark and attempted to replicate the anomaly for their own purposes. The end result was the murderous [[Rampage (BW)\|Protoform X]], a highly unusual protoform who was ultimately captured, sentenced to exile, and loaded aboard the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|Bad Spark}} However, when the ''Axalon'' was shot down over prehistoric [[Earth]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] ordered his crew to eject the protoforms into space, where they would remain for some time. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} A while later, when the first stasis pod crashed to the ground, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] was able to use a laser link to activate the pod's [[DNA scanner]], allowing it to scan for compatible life-forms and reformat the protoform inside into [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink\|Fallen Comrades}}		At some point after the end of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], Maximal scientists studied [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]]'s immortal spark and attempted to replicate the anomaly for their own purposes. The end result was the murderous [[Rampage (BW)\|Protoform X]], a highly unusual protoform who was ultimately captured, sentenced to exile, and loaded aboard the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|Bad Spark}} However, when the ''Axalon'' was shot down over prehistoric [[Earth]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] ordered his crew to eject the protoforms into space, where they would remain for some time. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} A while later, when the first stasis pod crashed to the ground, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] was able to use a laser link to activate the pod's [[DNA scanner]], allowing it to scan for compatible life-forms and reformat the protoform inside into [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]]. {{storylink\|Fallen Comrades}}

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	====''Wings Universe''====		====''Wings Universe''====
	During a news broadcast, [[Bishop]] asked his viewers if {{w\|Do you know where your children are?\|they knew where their protoforms were}}. {{storylink\|Around Cybertron issue 9\|Around Cybertron #9}}		During a news broadcast, [[Bishop (Autobot)\|Bishop]] asked his viewers if {{w\|Do you know where your children are?\|they knew where their protoforms were}}. {{storylink\|Around Cybertron issue 9\|Around Cybertron #9}}

	Protoform technology remained in use many centuries after the [[Great Transformation]] and the reformatting of Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] utopia; when [[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] was a protoform, he was told stories about [[Cheetor (BW)\|Alpha Trizer]]’s previous adventures. ''[[Land Powered's King Atlas for Protoforms]]'' was a prominent 30th-century reference text. {{storylink\|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur\|Apelinq's personal logs}}		Protoform technology remained in use many centuries after the [[Great Transformation]] and the reformatting of Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] utopia; when [[Apelinq (BM)\|Apelinq]] was a protoform, he was told stories about [[Cheetor (BW)\|Alpha Trizer]]’s previous adventures. ''[[Land Powered's King Atlas for Protoforms]]'' was a prominent 30th-century reference text. {{storylink\|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur\|Apelinq's personal logs}}
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	Protoforms are created from the "[[Living metal\|protomatter]]" mined from Cybertron's [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Traditionally, Autobot protoforms are stored in [[stasis pod]]s that line the walls of the secret [[Matrix Chamber]] hidden in the dojo of their assigned protectors, the venerable Autobot [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} There, they are exposed to the light of the [[Matrix Chamber]] until they are ready to receive a spark, either from the [[AllSpark]] or the [[Vector Sigma]] supercomputer.		Protoforms are created from the "[[Living metal\|protomatter]]" mined from Cybertron's [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Traditionally, Autobot protoforms are stored in [[stasis pod]]s that line the walls of the secret [[Matrix Chamber]] hidden in the dojo of their assigned protectors, the venerable Autobot [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} There, they are exposed to the light of the [[Matrix Chamber]] until they are ready to receive a spark, either from the [[AllSpark]] or the [[Vector Sigma]] supercomputer.
	Prior to coming online, protoforms are placed into "moulds", pre-built robot shells, which their protomatter expands to fill. {{storylink\|Endgame, Part I}} It is possible, however, to forego the use of a mould and place a spark in a protoform directly. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} The same basic mould can be used for multiple protoforms, leading to similarities in [[body-type]] and transformation schemes; the [[65356-9292-346]] type is particularly popular and widely used. {{storylink\|Autoboot Camp}} Where humans would describe themselves as being "born", Transformers are "protoformed". Additionally, "protoform" is sometimes used pejoratively in Cybertronian society as a mocking name for the young or inexperienced. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (~~episode~~)\|Lost and Found}}		Prior to coming online, protoforms are placed into "moulds", pre-built robot shells, which their protomatter expands to fill. {{storylink\|Endgame, Part I}} It is possible, however, to forego the use of a mould and place a spark in a protoform directly. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} The same basic mould can be used for multiple protoforms, leading to similarities in [[body-type]] and transformation schemes; the [[65356-9292-346]] type is particularly popular and widely used. {{storylink\|Autoboot Camp}} Where humans would describe themselves as being "born", Transformers are "protoformed". Additionally, "protoform" is sometimes used pejoratively in Cybertronian society as a mocking name for the young or inexperienced. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (Animated)\|Lost and Found}}

	In the closing stages of the [[Great War (Animated)\|Great War]], Cyber-Ninja sensei [[Yoketron (Animated)\|Yoketron]] revealed the Matrix Chamber and its legion of protoforms to his student [[Prowl (Animated)\|Prowl]], lamenting that while they should be Cybertron's next great generation, they would wind up being used as an army of last resort if [[Project Omega]] failed to bring the war to an end. Subsequently, while Prowl was absent on a quest to commune with the AllSpark, [[Lockdown (Animated)\|Lockdown]], another former student of Yoketron's, attacked the dojo and stole nearly all of the protoforms for [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} As luck would have it, Project Omega ''did'' succeed in ending the war, and when the Decepticons were exiled from the planet, they secretly took the stolen protoforms with them. However, without the AllSpark (which had been launched into space by the Autobots to keep it out of his clutches), Megatron had no means of bringing the protoforms to life, and so they remained in storage aboard the space cruiser ''[[Nemesis (Animated)\|Nemesis]]'' for millions of years. {{storylink\|Endgame, Part I}}		In the closing stages of the [[Great War (Animated)\|Great War]], Cyber-Ninja sensei [[Yoketron (Animated)\|Yoketron]] revealed the Matrix Chamber and its legion of protoforms to his student [[Prowl (Animated)\|Prowl]], lamenting that while they should be Cybertron's next great generation, they would wind up being used as an army of last resort if [[Project Omega]] failed to bring the war to an end. Subsequently, while Prowl was absent on a quest to commune with the AllSpark, [[Lockdown (Animated)\|Lockdown]], another former student of Yoketron's, attacked the dojo and stole nearly all of the protoforms for [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]]. {{storylink\|Five Servos of Doom}} As luck would have it, Project Omega ''did'' succeed in ending the war, and when the Decepticons were exiled from the planet, they secretly took the stolen protoforms with them. However, without the AllSpark (which had been launched into space by the Autobots to keep it out of his clutches), Megatron had no means of bringing the protoforms to life, and so they remained in storage aboard the space cruiser ''[[Nemesis (Animated)\|Nemesis]]'' for millions of years. {{storylink\|Endgame, Part I}}

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	While [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] was in her protoform state, [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] was able to install a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] shell program that turned her into a Predacon. {{storylink\|Double Jeopardy}} On a later occasion, [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] worked frantically to save another protoform and the [[spark]] it contained, ultimately succeeding and bringing forth [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]]. {{storylink\|The Spark}} Another attempt on Tarantulas's part to create a third spider Predacon failed when it turned out that the stasis pod had already scanned a life form, and metamorphosed the protoform into [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]]. {{storylink\|Spider's Game}}		While [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] was in her protoform state, [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] was able to install a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] shell program that turned her into a Predacon. {{storylink\|Double Jeopardy (episode)\|Double Jeopardy}} On a later occasion, [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] worked frantically to save another protoform and the [[spark]] it contained, ultimately succeeding and bringing forth [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]]. {{storylink\|The Spark}} Another attempt on Tarantulas's part to create a third spider Predacon failed when it turned out that the stasis pod had already scanned a life form, and metamorphosed the protoform into [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]]. {{storylink\|Spider's Game}}

	The destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]] knocked the remaining stasis pods out of orbit and caused them to violently crash-land on Earth. Many of the protoforms who emerged showed signs of exposure to the mutagenic [[Unspace\|transwarp]] energy released by the destruction of the alien artifact; this, combined with damage sustained to their pods as a result of their violent crash-landing, caused many of them to emerge with partially or fully [[Transmetal]]lized bodies. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Two such stasis pods with malfunctioning DNA scanners reformatted their protoforms into [[Fuzor]]s; a third contained a blank protoform with no spark. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Rhinox was able to bring back Optimus Primal from the dead using the blank protoform, which resurrected him in a new Transmetal body. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Some time later, Protoform X also turned up in a nearby swamp, and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] was able to turn him into a Predacon named "[[Rampage (BW)\|Rampage]]". {{storylink\|Bad Spark}} Another stasis pod crashed in a [[Grid Deltron\|tectonically-active area]], and damage sustained to the pod resulted in its systems twisting the protoform within into the disfigured and ultimately short-lived [[Transmutate (BW)\|Transmutate]]. {{storylink\|Transmutate (episode)\|Transmutate}}		The destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]] knocked the remaining stasis pods out of orbit and caused them to violently crash-land on Earth. Many of the protoforms who emerged showed signs of exposure to the mutagenic [[Unspace\|transwarp]] energy released by the destruction of the alien artifact; this, combined with damage sustained to their pods as a result of their violent crash-landing, caused many of them to emerge with partially or fully [[Transmetal]]lized bodies. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Two such stasis pods with malfunctioning DNA scanners reformatted their protoforms into [[Fuzor]]s; a third contained a blank protoform with no spark. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Rhinox was able to bring back Optimus Primal from the dead using the blank protoform, which resurrected him in a new Transmetal body. {{storylink\|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Some time later, Protoform X also turned up in a nearby swamp, and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] was able to turn him into a Predacon named "[[Rampage (BW)\|Rampage]]". {{storylink\|Bad Spark}} Another stasis pod crashed in a [[Grid Deltron\|tectonically-active area]], and damage sustained to the pod resulted in its systems twisting the protoform within into the disfigured and ultimately short-lived [[Transmutate (BW)\|Transmutate]]. {{storylink\|Transmutate (episode)\|Transmutate}}