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'''Broken Lance''' is a private code used by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] in their academy days to indicate that Sentinel "was about to get caught doing something he shouldn't." | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Animated'' cartoon=== | ===''Animated'' cartoon=== | ||
When the [[Decepticon]]s captured the [[Autobot]] [[Sigma Supreme|flagship]], Sentinel sent the codeword as an encrypted message "on an emergency sub-frequency" as a cry for help to Optimus. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
*"Broken Lance" is a derivative of the real-life [[United States of America|U.S.]] military term "{{w|United States military nuclear incident terminology#Broken Arrow|Broken Arrow}}" which is used to denote certain situations in which things go very wrong, specifically those involving [[nuclear weapon]]s. Sentinel's "Lance" version is apparently used to describe more general cock-ups, specifically those involving himself. | |||
*When viewed in the context of the episode in which it is used (which features no nuclear weapons, but does include the hijacking of a spaceship) the phrase is more likely to have been born out of a reference to {{w|Broken Arrow (1996 film)|the 1996 action film named after the real-life term}} in which John Travolta hijacks a stealth bomber in order to sell the nuclear missiles on board, which in reality would technically be classed as an "Empty Quiver" situation rather than a "Broken Arrow". Confused yet? | |||
*"[[Lance]]", of course, refers to Sentinel's weapon of choice. | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:53, 10 February 2026
Broken Lance is a private code used by Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime in their academy days to indicate that Sentinel "was about to get caught doing something he shouldn't."
Fiction
[edit]Animated cartoon
[edit]When the Decepticons captured the Autobot flagship, Sentinel sent the codeword as an encrypted message "on an emergency sub-frequency" as a cry for help to Optimus. Decepticon Air
Notes
[edit]- "Broken Lance" is a derivative of the real-life U.S. military term "Broken Arrow" which is used to denote certain situations in which things go very wrong, specifically those involving nuclear weapons. Sentinel's "Lance" version is apparently used to describe more general cock-ups, specifically those involving himself.
- When viewed in the context of the episode in which it is used (which features no nuclear weapons, but does include the hijacking of a spaceship) the phrase is more likely to have been born out of a reference to the 1996 action film named after the real-life term in which John Travolta hijacks a stealth bomber in order to sell the nuclear missiles on board, which in reality would technically be classed as an "Empty Quiver" situation rather than a "Broken Arrow". Confused yet?
- "Lance", of course, refers to Sentinel's weapon of choice.
