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[[File:Big shot suicide button a small war.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Cybertron (planet)|World]], my finger is on the button...''push the button''...the time has come to [[Galvatron (G1)|galvanize]]!]] | |||
A '''suicide button''' is a device installed on the body of a Transformer. Pressing the suicide button will set off explosive charges located in each member of that Transformer's patrol, thereby ensuring their technologically advanced bodies will be unavailable for enemy examination. | A '''suicide button''' is a device installed on the body of a Transformer. Pressing the suicide button will set off explosive charges located in each member of that Transformer's patrol, thereby ensuring their technologically advanced bodies will be unavailable for enemy examination. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
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When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] lured the [[Battle Patrol]] into a trap, [[Big Shot]] considered pushing his suicide button rather than let [[Micromaster]] technology fall into the hands of the [[Decepticon]]s. Instead, Big Shot chose to fight it out and was captured. | When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] lured the [[Battle Patrol]] into a trap, [[Big Shot]] considered pushing his suicide button rather than let [[Micromaster]] technology fall into the hands of the [[Decepticon]]s. Instead, Big Shot chose to fight it out and was captured. | ||
When [[Xaaron| | When [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] heard the news, he gave the [[Race Car Patrol]] a bomb with orders to blow up the Decepticon complex and everyone in it, including the Battle Patrol. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] couldn't go through with it and rescued the Battle Patrol instead, even though Thunderwing had already stolen Micromaster technology. | ||
The whole incident caused Xaaron to rethink his strategy of treating his troops as expendable pawns. He did not punish Roadhandler for disobeying orders. {{storylink|A Small War!}} | |||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | |||
[[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] had suicide buttons for sale, at a discount if they perform the installation in-shop. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Swindle's Spiel}} | |||
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformer anatomy]] | [[Category:Marvel Generation 1 technology]] | ||
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Transformer anatomy]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:46, 13 February 2026
A suicide button is a device installed on the body of a Transformer. Pressing the suicide button will set off explosive charges located in each member of that Transformer's patrol, thereby ensuring their technologically advanced bodies will be unavailable for enemy examination.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]When Thunderwing lured the Battle Patrol into a trap, Big Shot considered pushing his suicide button rather than let Micromaster technology fall into the hands of the Decepticons. Instead, Big Shot chose to fight it out and was captured.
When Emirate Xaaron heard the news, he gave the Race Car Patrol a bomb with orders to blow up the Decepticon complex and everyone in it, including the Battle Patrol. Roadhandler couldn't go through with it and rescued the Battle Patrol instead, even though Thunderwing had already stolen Micromaster technology.
The whole incident caused Xaaron to rethink his strategy of treating his troops as expendable pawns. He did not punish Roadhandler for disobeying orders. A Small War!
Ask Vector Prime
[edit]Swindle, Swindle and Swindle had suicide buttons for sale, at a discount if they perform the installation in-shop. Swindle's Spiel
