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[[File:Garbage-Os Almanac.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If only there was an Animated [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] to give this to.]]
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:''Garbage O's is a cereal from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''


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'''Garbage O's''' is a food product endorsed by [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] and manufactured by [[Tomax and Xamot|Extensive Enterprises]]. For class 1 through 3 protoforms, a standard serving is two [[standard Cybertronian Unit|kilo-units]]. And with twelve servings per container, there are enough servings for twelve protoforms.
'''Garbage O's''' is a food product endorsed by [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] and manufactured by [[Tomax and Xamot|Extensive Enterprises]].  
 
{{bigquote|6 out of 5 moms agree Garbage O's are NOT for [[human]] consumption!|Blurb on front of box}}


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated===
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Garbage O's is part of a complete breakfast for [[Protoform]]s. For class 1 through 3 protoforms, a standard serving is two [[standard Cybertronian Unit|kilo-units]].  There are twelve servings per container.  Each box comes with a free prize, like harmful [[nanite|nanobots]].  There are also puzzles on the back, like word scrambles and mazes. The text on the back of the box tells the story of [[Garbage In, Garbage Out|the origin of Wreck-Gar.]]{{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac}}
After [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] convinced [[Porter C. Powell|a mean old businessman]] to pick up the garbage in [[Detroit]], somebody got the idea to package it as a cereal and sell it as part of a complete breakfast for [[protoform]]s. For value-added fun, each box also comes with a free prize, such as harmful [[nanite|microbots]], and puzzle games on the back, including word scrambles and mazes. The back of the packaging tells the story of Garbage O's spokesbot, Wreck-Gar, and how the cereal came to be. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac}}
 
==Transformers references==
 
*The brand of the tire in the logo is [[Wheeljack]] Tyres!


*In the “fueltritional facts” box alone, there are references to:  
==Notes==
**mercury sauce, a favorite of the [[Mecannibal]]s from the Marvel Generation 1 comic
*Garbage O's used to have a website that was mentioned in the ''Almanac'', at garbageos.com.  Though that domain went down around late 2010, the content remains accessible via an [https://web.archive.org/web/20091006100806/http://www.garbageos.com:80/ archive].
**[[Rarified Energon]], introduced in the Transformers Collectors Club magazine storyline, [[Crossing Over]]
*Ingredients include: [[dilithium]], [[iron filings]], ''[[wikia:larryniven:Scrith|scrith]]'' starch, [[wikia:farscape:Chakan oil|chakan oil]], [[Bob Budiansky|budianskium]] basil, [[wikia:macross:Protoculture|protocultured]] yeast, [[grated gears]], [[wikia:powerpuffgirls:Chemical X|chemical X]], {{w|Janick Gers|janick}} [[jaAm]], [[wikia:marvel:M'kraan_Crystal|m'kraan crystal]] salt, {{w|Robert A. Heinlein|heinlein}} honey, {{w|Melange (fictional drug)|melange}} extract, and [[wikia:spacequest:Aluminum Mallard|aluminum mallard]]. It also has 17% [[dalek]]ium.
**[[Energon Z]] from [[Zone (franchise)|Zone]]
**budianskium basil (referring to Transformers writer [[Bob Budiansky]])
**grated gears (a serving suggestion for ants by Beast Wars [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] in [[Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate]])
**janick jaAm (see below.)


*The word jumble unscrambles to read “You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero”, an infamous quote from the late-1990s fanfic by MG-Dinobot, “Dinobot's Old Technology”, which was itself a misquote from the Beast Wars episode [[Code of Hero]]. The quote went on to become one of the most famous online memes from that era of Transformers [[fandom]].
==See also==
**The answer at the bottom of the page, however, claims it actually says “WhY mY ShOuldErs hUrT?”, a tortured quote from British fan Blueshift's famous re-scripting of the first Armada pack-in mini-comic. This was also the source of the above-mentioned “jaAm” line, which was since been immortalized on the license plate and packaging bio of the 2009 Universe Hot Shot figure.
*[[Energon-Os]]
*[[Trypticon's Titan Master Crunch]]


*Illustration B in the “spot the difference” puzzle is, of course, Generation 1 [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock's]] [[character model]].
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Latest revision as of 03:17, 26 October 2023

If only there was an Animated Heinrad to give this to.

Garbage O's is a food product endorsed by Wreck-Gar and manufactured by Extensive Enterprises. For class 1 through 3 protoforms, a standard serving is two kilo-units. And with twelve servings per container, there are enough servings for twelve protoforms.

“ 6 out of 5 moms agree Garbage O's are NOT for human consumption! ”

—Blurb on front of box

Fiction

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Animated cartoon

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After Ratchet convinced a mean old businessman to pick up the garbage in Detroit, somebody got the idea to package it as a cereal and sell it as part of a complete breakfast for protoforms. For value-added fun, each box also comes with a free prize, such as harmful microbots, and puzzle games on the back, including word scrambles and mazes. The back of the packaging tells the story of Garbage O's spokesbot, Wreck-Gar, and how the cereal came to be. Garbage In, Garbage Out Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac

Notes

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See also

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