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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Animated'' cartoon=== | ===''Animated'' cartoon continuity=== | ||
[[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] | [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] had a phlogiston-reactor [[flamethrower]].<ref>"[[The 'Bots and The 'Cons|The 'Cons]]"</ref> | ||
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''=== | ===''Beast Wars: Uprising''=== | ||
[[ | [[Labrat]] had a phlogiston reactor, which he could use to boost his vehicle mode's speed for a short time. The reactor remained after he took the Beast Upgrade. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} | ||
===IDW | [[Twinstrike (BWU)|Twinstrike]] utilized phlogiston to breathe fire in beast mode. When his [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] unit in [[Lower Petrohex]] was overrun by [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s, he disabled the failsafes to his phlogiston reservoir and self-destructed, destroying everything in a fifty [[Units of length|mechanometer]] radius. {{storylink|Derailment}} | ||
===2005 IDW continuity=== | |||
The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]' fire breath was powered by phlogiston. The phlogiston within [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] began to oxidize when his combustion chamber was breached by a blast from [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and he self-destructed by activating his fire breath in spite of the damage. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} | The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]' fire breath was powered by phlogiston. The phlogiston within [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] began to oxidize when his combustion chamber was breached by a blast from [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and he self-destructed by activating his fire breath in spite of the damage. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Phlogiston was an element | *Phlogiston was an element {{w|Phlogiston theory|postulated in the seventeenth century}} to explain combustion. It is essentially an absence of oxygen. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising substances]] | [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising substances]] | ||
[[Category:IDW | [[Category:IDW (2005) substances]] | ||
[[Category:Power sources]] | [[Category:Power sources]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 5 October 2025
Phlogiston is a flammable substance that can power a reactor.
Fiction
[edit]Animated cartoon continuity
[edit]Wildrider had a phlogiston-reactor flamethrower.[1]
Beast Wars: Uprising
[edit]Labrat had a phlogiston reactor, which he could use to boost his vehicle mode's speed for a short time. The reactor remained after he took the Beast Upgrade. Not All Megatrons
Twinstrike utilized phlogiston to breathe fire in beast mode. When his Resistance unit in Lower Petrohex was overrun by Vehicons, he disabled the failsafes to his phlogiston reservoir and self-destructed, destroying everything in a fifty mechanometer radius. Derailment
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]The Dinobots' fire breath was powered by phlogiston. The phlogiston within Slug began to oxidize when his combustion chamber was breached by a blast from Sandstorm, and he self-destructed by activating his fire breath in spite of the damage. Salvation
Notes
[edit]- Phlogiston was an element postulated in the seventeenth century to explain combustion. It is essentially an absence of oxygen.
