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:''Minor is an [[Autobot]] and [[Maximal]] military rank.
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In an Autobot military organization, '''Minor''' is a military rank or title somewhere below [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and probably below [[Major]]
In the Autobot military organization, '''Minor''' is a commissioned officer rank below [[Major (rank)|Major]] and [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. It is generally assigned to [[Autobot Academy]] graduates, many of whom are on the fast track to the [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]]. It is appended to the end of an Autobot's name, much as the Prime rank is. Minors are often assigned to train the less prestigious enlisted Autobots.
 
Minors may fulfill roles similar to a [[Wikipedia:Drill instructor|Drill Sergeant]].


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Beast Wars===
As bootleg'd clone of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Optimus Minor]] holds no officially recognized rank or title, but his appellative would still be a reference to the rank.
===''Animated'' cartoon===
===''Animated'' cartoon===
A jerk at any rank, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]] was the drill officer of the Autobot boot camp attended by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
A jerk at any rank, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]] was the drill officer of the Autobot boot camp attended by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}


==Trivia==
==Notes==
*The appellative 'Minor' was first used for the 1998 'Optimus Minor' toy, but was not confirmed to be a rank until the 2008 [[Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated cartoon]]. Prior to settling on Minor, the production team considered calling the clone of Optimus Primal "Optimus Junior" in reference to the very similar relationship between [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Lio Junior]].
* The appellative "Minor" was first used for the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Minor]] toy, but this is not an official reference to or use of a rank.
* ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Toys|Rodimus Prime]] is named "Rodimus Minor" for his toy despite being a Prime in the cartoon series<ref>''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]] by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #24]]</ref> because Hasbro felt there were already too many Primes in the toyline.{{fact}}
* The ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Lio Junior (BW)|Lio Junior]] is named "Lio Minor", though it is unclear if "Minor" is his rank or just part of his name.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:09, 13 April 2026

The name or term "Minor" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Minor (disambiguation).

In the Autobot military organization, Minor is a commissioned officer rank below Major and Prime. It is generally assigned to Autobot Academy graduates, many of whom are on the fast track to the Cybertron Elite Guard. It is appended to the end of an Autobot's name, much as the Prime rank is. Minors are often assigned to train the less prestigious enlisted Autobots.

Fiction

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Animated cartoon

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A jerk at any rank, Sentinel Minor was the drill officer of the Autobot boot camp attended by Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Autoboot Camp

Notes

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  • The appellative "Minor" was first used for the Beast Wars Optimus Minor toy, but this is not an official reference to or use of a rank.
  • Animated Rodimus Prime is named "Rodimus Minor" for his toy despite being a Prime in the cartoon series[1] because Hasbro felt there were already too many Primes in the toyline.[citation needed]
  • The Beast Wars: Uprising incarnation of Lio Junior is named "Lio Minor", though it is unclear if "Minor" is his rank or just part of his name.

References

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