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[[Image:E38 heelstruts.jpg|right|255px|thumb|Heels this high can really turn heads!]] | [[Image:E38 heelstruts.jpg|right|255px|thumb|Heels this high can really turn heads!]] | ||
{{quote|And who designs a robot with high heels?}} | {{quote|And who designs a robot with high heels?}} | ||
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"'''Heel struts'''" (also sometimes referred to as '''High Heels''') are part of Transformer anatomy. They are common on Transformers who have a relatively low foot surface area whose point-of-contact is concentrated somewhere forward of the ankle joint. | "'''Heel struts'''" (also sometimes referred to as '''High Heels''') are part of Transformer anatomy. They are common on Transformers who have a relatively low foot surface area whose point-of-contact is concentrated somewhere forward of the ankle joint. | ||
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This arrangement allows a Transformer greater dynamic stability by re-locating the ankle joints away from the center-of-balance axis, and reduces wear on the ankles by allowing the foot to flex before absorbing an impact. Heel struts can increase the leverage afforded by the ankle joints by distributing the pressure over a larger area, dramatically increasing a Transformer's static stability without the need for big, clunky feet. | This arrangement allows a Transformer greater dynamic stability by re-locating the ankle joints away from the center-of-balance axis, and reduces wear on the ankles by allowing the foot to flex before absorbing an impact. Heel struts can increase the leverage afforded by the ankle joints by distributing the pressure over a larger area, dramatically increasing a Transformer's static stability without the need for big, clunky feet. | ||
Heel struts are more common on Transformers with small frames or a high center of gravity. It has been noted that a disproportionate number of [[female | Heel struts are more common on Transformers with small frames or a high center of gravity. It has been noted that a disproportionate number of [[female Transformer]]s have heel struts... but female Transformers also tend to have smaller frames and lack the big clunky feet of [[Swindle (G1)|many male Transformers]]. Of course, some [[Scrapper_(G1)|male characters]] '''[[Devastator_(G1)|are]]''' heel struts, so maybe that balances it out. | ||
Heel struts should not be confused with | Heel struts should not be confused with reverse articulated knees or triple-jointed legs, both of which feature the forward-canted foot, but typically lack the stabilizing strut behind it. | ||
==Fiction== | |||
===''Prime'' cartoon=== | |||
When the Autobots were trying to figure out how MECH built [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], Ratchet said that [[MECH]] disassembled [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] "from [[cranial chamber]] to heel-strut". {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} | |||
[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] once called [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] 'the stiletto-heeled creep'. {{storylink|New Recruit}} | |||
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''=== | |||
While they were stationed at Melpomene Bridge, [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] claimed to her partner [[Overshoot]] that her name came from her large heel struts, only to immediately admit this wasn't true. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}} | |||
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]] | [[Category:Transformer anatomy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:50, 23 June 2022
"Heel struts" (also sometimes referred to as High Heels) are part of Transformer anatomy. They are common on Transformers who have a relatively low foot surface area whose point-of-contact is concentrated somewhere forward of the ankle joint.
This arrangement allows a Transformer greater dynamic stability by re-locating the ankle joints away from the center-of-balance axis, and reduces wear on the ankles by allowing the foot to flex before absorbing an impact. Heel struts can increase the leverage afforded by the ankle joints by distributing the pressure over a larger area, dramatically increasing a Transformer's static stability without the need for big, clunky feet.
Heel struts are more common on Transformers with small frames or a high center of gravity. It has been noted that a disproportionate number of female Transformers have heel struts... but female Transformers also tend to have smaller frames and lack the big clunky feet of many male Transformers. Of course, some male characters are heel struts, so maybe that balances it out.
Heel struts should not be confused with reverse articulated knees or triple-jointed legs, both of which feature the forward-canted foot, but typically lack the stabilizing strut behind it.
Fiction
[edit]Prime cartoon
[edit]When the Autobots were trying to figure out how MECH built Nemesis Prime, Ratchet said that MECH disassembled Breakdown "from cranial chamber to heel-strut". Nemesis Prime
Smokescreen once called Starscream 'the stiletto-heeled creep'. New Recruit
Beast Wars: Uprising
[edit]While they were stationed at Melpomene Bridge, Stiletto claimed to her partner Overshoot that her name came from her large heel struts, only to immediately admit this wasn't true. Burning Bridges
