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:''Patra is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
:''Patra is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Patra''', according to reports, is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan [[Powermaster]] and [[wikipedia:Ophiology|ophiologist]] who transforms into the engine of [[Clio]].
'''Patra''' is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan [[Powermaster]] and {{w|Ophiology|ophiologist}} who transforms into the engine of [[Clio]].


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
===Marvel Comics continuity===
The cover of ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'', a trans-dimensional magazine for [[female Transformer|Decepti-femmes]], invited its readers to decide who was deadlier: Clio or [[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzak]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
In 1991, eagle-eyed humans spotted Patra's partner Clio hawking Renault cars and alerted the Autobots. [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] lamented that they had already contacted Renault to recruit her, but found the duo were already allied with the Decepticons.<ref>[[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 315|Darn 'n' Blast, issue 315]]</ref>
 
===Ask Sideways===
Known liar [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] claimed to have let Patra drive him around the block. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/02}}
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==Notes==
==Notes==
[[image:RenaultClio1990AdvertDriver.jpg|thumb|200px|Still a better representation of Nebulan women than [[Kari]].]]
[[image:RenaultClio1990AdvertDriver.jpg|thumb|200px|Still a better representation of Nebulan women than [[Kari]].]]
*The state of Patra's existence remains mildly sketchy. Originally, the only mention of Clio and Patra was in [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s letter column in the UK comic book (which told the "true" tale of the Transformers), replying to a letter from a [[human]] comic-reader who had seen a TV commercial for the Renault Clio car that had the vehicle transform into a robot. When the reader suggested the [[Autobot]]s recruit it, Blaster lamented they'd been beaten to that punch. Blaster could very well have been making it all up as a joke; the Transformers who have answered human mail tend to be jokesters or [[Starscream (Armada)|flat-out]] [[Starscream (Movie)|insulting]] towards their readership.
*The letter to Blaster was talking about a contemporary {{w|Renault Clio}} car commercial that had the vehicle transform into a robot. Pre-''Almanac'', whether this was a 'real' Transformer was questionable: while the Marvel UK's [[letters page (Marvel UK)|letters pages]] were written 'by' Transformers and telling the 'real story', by this point they were often jokesters (or inaccurate). Clio got canonised by [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]], but it took until Ask Sideways for Patra to get a modern namedrop.
**Subsequently, Clio's existence has been confirmed by the ''Allspark Almanac'', which namedropped her on the cover of ''Venus'', a trans-dimensional magazine for female Decepticons. While this does not confirm the existence of Patra ''outright'' (because she is not mentioned), we can charitably assume that the existence of Clio confirms the existence of Patra.
* "[[wikipedia:Cleopatra_VII|Clio-Patra]]", get it? And the snake thing? Oh, you clever Britons.
* A driver is barely visible in the Renault Clio commercial that Clio originates from. We may as well go crazy and assume that's Patra.
* A driver is barely visible in the Renault Clio commercial that Clio originates from. We may as well go crazy and assume that's Patra.
* "{{w|Cleopatra VII|Clio-Patra}}", get it? And the snake thing? Oh, you clever Britons.
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=468&amp;page=22 Letters Page to Marvel UK 315 at Transfans.co.uk]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJWgZa3N80o French version of the Renault Clio ad in question]
*[http://blogopub.tv/ancienne+pub+clio French version of the Renault Clio ad in question]


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Latest revision as of 19:19, 16 July 2023

Patra is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan from the Generation 1 continuity family.
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This character has no official visual representation in any Transformers product or media... yet, at least.

Patra is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan Powermaster and ophiologist who transforms into the engine of Clio.

Fiction

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Marvel Comics continuity

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In 1991, eagle-eyed humans spotted Patra's partner Clio hawking Renault cars and alerted the Autobots. Blaster lamented that they had already contacted Renault to recruit her, but found the duo were already allied with the Decepticons.[1]

Ask Sideways

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Known liar Sideways claimed to have let Patra drive him around the block. Ask Sideways, 2015/07/02

Notes

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Still a better representation of Nebulan women than Kari.
  • The letter to Blaster was talking about a contemporary Renault Clio car commercial that had the vehicle transform into a robot. Pre-Almanac, whether this was a 'real' Transformer was questionable: while the Marvel UK's letters pages were written 'by' Transformers and telling the 'real story', by this point they were often jokesters (or inaccurate). Clio got canonised by The AllSpark Almanac, but it took until Ask Sideways for Patra to get a modern namedrop.
  • A driver is barely visible in the Renault Clio commercial that Clio originates from. We may as well go crazy and assume that's Patra.
  • "Clio-Patra", get it? And the snake thing? Oh, you clever Britons.

References

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