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{{disambig2|toys that have lots of kibble|toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold|Shelfwarmer}} | {{disambig2|toys that have lots of kibble|toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold|Shelfwarmer}} | ||
[[Image:shellformer.jpg|right| | [[Image:shellformer.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The robot is the prize inside. No refunds.]] | ||
A '''shellformer''' is a fandom term for a [[Toy|Transformer]] that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside. Literally, one mode (almost always the [[ | |||
A '''shellformer''' is a fandom term for a [[Toy|Transformer]] that transforms by "unpeeling" [[kibble|pieces of one form]] to reveal the other form inside. Literally, the majority of one mode (almost always the [[alternate mode]]) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts, with the robot mode having very little genuine integration of the alternate-mode parts. | |||
In some of the most extreme cases (such as the ones pictured on this page), one can remove almost the entirety of the alternate mode parts and still have a complete, fully-functional robot figure left over. | |||
This term is often used derisively. | |||
{{note|Shellformers should not be confused with the [[Pretenders]].}} | {{note|Shellformers should not be confused with the [[Pretenders]].}} | ||
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==Notable shellformers== | ==Notable shellformers== | ||
[[Image:Bigconvoy shell.jpg|right| | [[Image:Bigconvoy shell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The weather is too hot, so I take off my woolly fur coat.]] | ||
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* [[Big Convoy]] | * [[Big Convoy]] | ||
* [[Break]] | * [[Break]] | ||
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* [[Bumblebee (Movie) toys|Trans-Scanning Bumblebee]] | * [[Bumblebee (Movie) toys|Trans-Scanning Bumblebee]] | ||
* [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' Wreck-Gar]] | * [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' Wreck-Gar]] | ||
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{{see|Kibble}} | {{see|Kibble}} | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 25 March 2009
| This article is about toys that have lots of kibble. For toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold, see Shelfwarmer. |
A shellformer is a fandom term for a Transformer that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside. Literally, the majority of one mode (almost always the alternate mode) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts, with the robot mode having very little genuine integration of the alternate-mode parts.
In some of the most extreme cases (such as the ones pictured on this page), one can remove almost the entirety of the alternate mode parts and still have a complete, fully-functional robot figure left over.
This term is often used derisively.
Shellformers should not be confused with the Pretenders.
Notable shellformers
- For further information, see: Kibble
