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:''The ghost of the present is an apparition from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel UK portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''The ghost of the present is an apparition from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel UK portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:MarvelUK-302.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:MarvelUK-302.jpg|thumb|The guy in the middle.]] | ||
The '''ghost of the present''' is a philosophical spectral entity who visits [[Decepticon]]s at [[Christmas]]. | The '''ghost of the present''' is a philosophical spectral entity who visits [[Decepticon]]s at [[Christmas]]. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
{{noteukexclusive|The ghost}} | {{noteukexclusive|The ghost}} | ||
Following the [[ghost of the past]], Dreadwind was visited by the ghost of the present in his room at the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] offices. The ghost resembled the current [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] answerer [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and told Dreadwind that his bitterness was destroying him. {{storylink|Dreadwind's Xmas!}} | Following the [[ghost of the past]], Dreadwind was visited by the ghost of the present in his room at the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] offices. The ghost resembled the current [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] answerer [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and told Dreadwind that his bitterness was destroying him. {{storylink|Dreadwind's Xmas!}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The ghost of the present is an obvious reference to the | *The ghost of the present is an obvious reference to the {{w|Ghost of Christmas Present}} from ''{{w|A Christmas Carol}}'' by [[Dickens|Charles Dickens]]. | ||
*His speech to Dreadwind quoted above is almost directly lifted from '' | *His speech to Dreadwind quoted above is almost directly lifted from ''{{w|Thus Spoke Zarathustra}}'' by {{w|Friedrich Nietzsche}}. | ||
*The ghost speaks in "the deep tones of an [[Action Master]]". Another side effect of [[Nucleon]]? | *The ghost speaks in "the deep tones of an [[Action Master]]". Another side effect of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]? | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Ghost of the past]] | |||
*[[Ghost of the future]] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghost of the 2}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghost of the 2}} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:31, 9 April 2025
- The ghost of the present is an apparition from the Marvel UK portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The ghost of the present is a philosophical spectral entity who visits Decepticons at Christmas.
He whom the flames of bitterness surround at last turns his poisoned sting against himself, like the scorpion.The ghost of the present to Dreadwind, "Dreadwind's Xmas!
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]The ghost appeared exclusively in the UK portion of the Marvel Comics continuity.
Following the ghost of the past, Dreadwind was visited by the ghost of the present in his room at the Marvel UK offices. The ghost resembled the current letters page answerer Blaster and told Dreadwind that his bitterness was destroying him. Dreadwind's Xmas!
Notes
[edit]- The ghost of the present is an obvious reference to the Ghost of Christmas Present from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
- His speech to Dreadwind quoted above is almost directly lifted from Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche.
- The ghost speaks in "the deep tones of an Action Master". Another side effect of Nucleon?
