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'''Chic Chips''' are a line of luxurious computer hardware accessories designed by top fashionista [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]. | '''Chic Chips''' are a line of luxurious computer hardware accessories designed by top fashionista [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
The Chic Chips line was put on the market some time before the [[Great War (G1)|war]]. Its products were the fashion | The Chic Chips line of [[microchip]]s was put on the market some time before the [[Great War (G1)|war]]. Its products were the fashion fad of their day. Being a fad, it was a matter of time before interest would wane, but in Chic Chips' case, this downturn was hastened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s public disapproval of such vain and frivolous accessories. Needlenose's later enrollment in the [[Decepticon]] army was not a coincidence. {{storylink|Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose's ''Universe'' profile}} | ||
{{ | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
Following the defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Tracks and Needlenose debated relaunching Chic Chips on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Post}} | Chic Chips were invented by Needlenose before the war, and sold through a business partnership with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Though Needlenose's intention was that the chips be designed for everyone, Tracks marketed and priced the devices solely towards the higher classes. This eventually led to a falling out between the pair, and subsequently the end of the business. Once the war was over, Needlenose told his fellow Decepticons he kind of missed those days... only to later remember the bad experiences he had had with Tracks which in turn led him to crush a handful of the chips. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Following the defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Tracks and Needlenose debated relaunching Chic Chips on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Post}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 18 March 2024
Chic Chips are a line of luxurious computer hardware accessories designed by top fashionista Needlenose.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel Comics continuity
[edit]The Chic Chips line of microchips was put on the market some time before the war. Its products were the fashion fad of their day. Being a fad, it was a matter of time before interest would wane, but in Chic Chips' case, this downturn was hastened by Optimus Prime's public disapproval of such vain and frivolous accessories. Needlenose's later enrollment in the Decepticon army was not a coincidence. Needlenose's Universe profile
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]Chic Chips were invented by Needlenose before the war, and sold through a business partnership with Tracks. Though Needlenose's intention was that the chips be designed for everyone, Tracks marketed and priced the devices solely towards the higher classes. This eventually led to a falling out between the pair, and subsequently the end of the business. Once the war was over, Needlenose told his fellow Decepticons he kind of missed those days... only to later remember the bad experiences he had had with Tracks which in turn led him to crush a handful of the chips. Shockpoint The Transgressors Following the defeat of Unicron, Tracks and Needlenose debated relaunching Chic Chips on Earth. Post
