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'''Rigor morphis''' is a reflex action performed by dead [[Transformer]]s, where the corpse shifts to the preferred mode of the individual Transformer. The preferred shape is sometimes their [[alternate mode]].
'''Rigor morphis''' is a reflex action performed by dead [[Transformer]]s, where the corpse shifts to the preferred mode of the individual Transformer. The preferred shape is sometimes their [[alternate mode]].


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 comics===
===2005 IDW continuity===
A [[NAIL protester|NAIL]], in protest of the [[Autobot]]s' "illegal occupation" of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], kept [[transformation|transforming]] nonstop, burning out his [[transformation cog]] and killing himself. During [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s examination of the body, it underwent rigor morphis and transformed into its alternate mode. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
[[NAIL protester|A NAIL]], in protest of the [[Autobot]]s' "illegal occupation" of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], kept [[transformation|transforming]] nonstop, burning out his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] and killing himself. During [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]'s examination of the body, it underwent rigor morphis and transformed into its alternate mode. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] performed rigor morphis when he was at death's door, locking him in vehicle mode.{{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*The term is a take on [[Wikipedia:rigor mortis|rigor mortis]], the stiffening of the body after death.
*The term is a take on {{w|rigor mortis}}, the stiffening of the body after death.


[[Category:Generation 1 Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer anatomy]]

Latest revision as of 17:29, 14 September 2025

Rigor morphis is a reflex action performed by dead Transformers, where the corpse shifts to the preferred mode of the individual Transformer. The preferred shape is sometimes their alternate mode.

Fiction

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2005 IDW continuity

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A NAIL, in protest of the Autobots' "illegal occupation" of Cybertron, kept transforming nonstop, burning out his transformation cog and killing himself. During Ratchet's examination of the body, it underwent rigor morphis and transformed into its alternate mode. How to Say Goodbye and Mean It Thunderclash performed rigor morphis when he was at death's door, locking him in vehicle mode.The Sensuous Frame

Notes

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  • The term is a take on rigor mortis, the stiffening of the body after death.