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:''Frak is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW | :''Frak is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Frak and friend remembrance day.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] | [[File:Frak and friend remembrance day.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] | ||
Working as an [[Energon]] miner in the [[Thymesis Energon mining facility|Thymesis facility]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], '''Frak''' is a 'bot of humble | Working as an [[Energon]] miner in the [[Thymesis Energon mining facility|Thymesis facility]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], '''Frak''' is a 'bot of humble aspirations—while his axe-hand is okay and all, a drill would be nice. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
About 200,000 years before the [[Great War (G1)|war]] began, Frak and his buddy were mining Energon when he uncovered a strange green [[spark]] that emitted a flash of light. Unnerved, | About 200,000 years before the [[Great War (G1)|war]] began, Frak and his buddy [[Rushcut]] were mining Energon when he uncovered a strange green [[spark]] that emitted a flash of light. Unnerved, Rushcut alerted [[Momus]], the foreman, who called in the find as a "[[code 113]]". The [[Functionist Council]] sent the Authenticator [[Three-of-Twelve]] to verify that the spark was a viable "[[Point One Percenter]]" and Momus was rewarded by being reclassified as "[[Alternate mode|alt mode]] exempt", meaning he could follow a career of his own choosing. Asking if he might be rewarded with a drill-hand, Frak was coldly informed that having been exposed to the spark's first flash, he and Rushcut had about six hours to live. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*"Frak" is a {{w|Frak|fictional expletive}} | *"Frak" is a {{w|Frak (expletive)|fictional expletive}} from the original ''{{w|Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica}}'' TV series (though it would be used far more frequently in the {{w|Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|reimagined version}}). It was also the title of a {{w|Frak!|1984 computer game}} wherein the protagonist would exclaim "Frak!" via a speech bubble as he died. | ||
*In relation to mining, the homophone "fracking" is a contraction of "{{w|hydraulic fracturing}}", a method of extracting gases from rock. | *In relation to mining, the homophone "fracking" is a contraction of "{{w|hydraulic fracturing}}", a method of extracting gases from rock. | ||
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]] | [[Category:Comic-only Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:IDW | [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:08, 14 May 2019
- Frak is a Transformer from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Working as an Energon miner in the Thymesis facility on Luna 2, Frak is a 'bot of humble aspirations—while his axe-hand is okay and all, a drill would be nice.
Fiction
[edit]2005 IDW continuity
[edit]About 200,000 years before the war began, Frak and his buddy Rushcut were mining Energon when he uncovered a strange green spark that emitted a flash of light. Unnerved, Rushcut alerted Momus, the foreman, who called in the find as a "code 113". The Functionist Council sent the Authenticator Three-of-Twelve to verify that the spark was a viable "Point One Percenter" and Momus was rewarded by being reclassified as "alt mode exempt", meaning he could follow a career of his own choosing. Asking if he might be rewarded with a drill-hand, Frak was coldly informed that having been exposed to the spark's first flash, he and Rushcut had about six hours to live. Remembrance Day
Notes
[edit]- "Frak" is a fictional expletive from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series (though it would be used far more frequently in the reimagined version). It was also the title of a 1984 computer game wherein the protagonist would exclaim "Frak!" via a speech bubble as he died.
- In relation to mining, the homophone "fracking" is a contraction of "hydraulic fracturing", a method of extracting gases from rock.
