Transmetal driver: Difference between revisions
Added detail about Animated |
|||
| (28 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Transmetaldriver.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|What ''can't'' it do?]] | |||
The '''Transmetal driver''', referred to by the [[Vok]] as a '''Datasphere''', is a small spherical device that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] obtained while on prehistoric [[Earth]] (exactly how he came across it is unknown), where many other traces of the Vok were found. It served as a receptacle of scanned data the Vok accumulated from one of the Beast Warriors (presumably [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]), but according to an analysis by the [[Maximal|Maximals']] computer it was altered by Megatron. The driver was a necessary part of a transformation into a [[Transmetal 2]]. | |||
The '''Transmetal driver''', referred to by the [[Vok]] as a '''Datasphere''', is a small spherical device that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] obtained while on prehistoric [[Earth]] (exactly how he came across it is unknown), where many other traces of the Vok were found. It served as a receptacle of scanned data the Vok accumulated from one of the Beast Warriors (presumably [[Optimus Primal]]), but according to an analysis by the [[Maximal|Maximals']] computer it was altered by Megatron. The driver was a necessary part of a transformation into a [[Transmetal 2]]. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Beast Wars cartoon | ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity=== | ||
====''Beast Wars''==== | ====''Beast Wars'' cartoon==== | ||
Megatron initially used the driver as part of the machine that gave [[Dinobot II]] life. The transmetal driver seems to give off the same type of energy/radiation as the [[quantum surge]], perhaps in a stronger dose. | Megatron initially used the driver as part of the machine that gave [[Dinobot II]] life. The transmetal driver seems to give off the same type of energy/radiation as the [[quantum surge]], perhaps in a stronger dose. | ||
[[ | [[File:Datasphere.jpg|left|thumb|The Vok use the Datasphere to kitbash everything to look like Optimus Prime.]] | ||
[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] destroyed Megatron's machine, but not before Cheetor got a full dose of the driver's energy, turning him into a Transmetal 2. Depth Charge recovered the driver and threw it into the lava around the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. However, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] saved the device {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}} and tried to use it on herself. [[Silverbolt ( | [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] destroyed Megatron's machine, but not before Cheetor got a full dose of the driver's energy, turning him into a Transmetal 2. Depth Charge recovered the driver and threw it into the lava around the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. However, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] saved the device {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}} and tried to use it on herself. [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] interrupted the process before it could finish, causing damage to Blackarachnia's internal systems that eventually caused her [[core consciousness]] to crash, but the driver mysteriously resurrected her and changed her into a Transmetal 2. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} | ||
==== | ====3H comics==== | ||
After the Beast Wars had ended, the datasphere was used by the Vok to create a leader to guide a group of warriors against [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who had become a great danger to the timestream by infusing the Vok's powers into himself. Combining the knowledge from the datasphere, the ability of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to give life (stored inside [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]), and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]'s control harness for [[Optimus Primal|Optimal Optimus]], the Vok assembled [[Primal Prime]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} | After the Beast Wars had ended, the datasphere was used by the Vok to create a leader to guide a group of warriors against [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who had become a great danger to the timestream by infusing the Vok's powers into himself. Combining the knowledge from the datasphere, the ability of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to give life (stored inside [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]), and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]'s control harness for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimal Optimus]], the Vok assembled [[Primal Prime]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} | ||
{{-}} | |||
===''Bot Shots''=== | ===''Bot Shots''=== | ||
[[Shockwave ( | [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] used a transmetal driver to boost his power whenever logic dictated. {{storylink|Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave's online bio}} | ||
===''The AllSpark Almanac''=== | |||
One of the many mods [[Ironfist (Animated)|Ironfist]] gave [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] was a Transmetal driver patch. {{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac Addendum}} | |||
===Swindle's Spiel=== | |||
[[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] had a Transmetal driver software patch for cyber-limbic [[program]]s to deal with uncontrolled [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] abilities. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel|Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/05}} | |||
{{--}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
*The Transmetal Driver is one of the more murky elements of ''Beast Wars''' narrative, showing up without hint nor explanation in Megatron's possession in "[[Feral Scream Part 1]]". To date, its origin nor how Megatron came to modify it have never been explained in any capacity. | |||
===Foreign names=== | |||
*''Japanese:'' '''Transmetal Driver''' (トランスメタル・ドライバー ''Toransumetaru Doraibā'') | |||
[[Category:Animated technology]] | |||
[[Category:Beast Wars objects]] | |||
[[Category:Beast Wars technology]] | [[Category:Beast Wars technology]] | ||
[[Category:Bot Shots]] | [[Category:Bot Shots]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Modification technology]] | ||
[[Category:TransTech technology]] | |||
[[Category:Vok]] | [[Category:Vok]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:23, 10 February 2026
The Transmetal driver, referred to by the Vok as a Datasphere, is a small spherical device that Megatron obtained while on prehistoric Earth (exactly how he came across it is unknown), where many other traces of the Vok were found. It served as a receptacle of scanned data the Vok accumulated from one of the Beast Warriors (presumably Optimus Primal), but according to an analysis by the Maximals' computer it was altered by Megatron. The driver was a necessary part of a transformation into a Transmetal 2.
Fiction
[edit]Beast Wars cartoon continuity
[edit]Beast Wars cartoon
[edit]Megatron initially used the driver as part of the machine that gave Dinobot II life. The transmetal driver seems to give off the same type of energy/radiation as the quantum surge, perhaps in a stronger dose.
Cheetor and Depth Charge destroyed Megatron's machine, but not before Cheetor got a full dose of the driver's energy, turning him into a Transmetal 2. Depth Charge recovered the driver and threw it into the lava around the Ark. However, Blackarachnia saved the device Feral Scream Part 1 and tried to use it on herself. Silverbolt interrupted the process before it could finish, causing damage to Blackarachnia's internal systems that eventually caused her core consciousness to crash, but the driver mysteriously resurrected her and changed her into a Transmetal 2. Crossing the Rubicon
3H comics
[edit]After the Beast Wars had ended, the datasphere was used by the Vok to create a leader to guide a group of warriors against Tarantulas, who had become a great danger to the timestream by infusing the Vok's powers into himself. Combining the knowledge from the datasphere, the ability of the Matrix of Leadership to give life (stored inside Optimus Prime on the Ark), and Quickstrike's control harness for Optimal Optimus, the Vok assembled Primal Prime. Primeval Dawn Part 1
Bot Shots
[edit]Shockwave used a transmetal driver to boost his power whenever logic dictated. Shockwave's online bio
The AllSpark Almanac
[edit]One of the many mods Ironfist gave Cheetor was a Transmetal driver patch. The AllSpark Almanac Addendum
Swindle's Spiel
[edit]Swindle, Swindle and Swindle had a Transmetal driver software patch for cyber-limbic programs to deal with uncontrolled outlier abilities. Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/05
Notes
[edit]- The Transmetal Driver is one of the more murky elements of Beast Wars' narrative, showing up without hint nor explanation in Megatron's possession in "Feral Scream Part 1". To date, its origin nor how Megatron came to modify it have never been explained in any capacity.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Transmetal Driver (トランスメタル・ドライバー Toransumetaru Doraibā)
