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* | *"Broken Lance" is a derivative of the real-life [[United States of America|U.S.]] military term "[[wikipedia:United States military nuclear incident terminology#Broken Arrow|Broken Arrow]]" which is used to denote situations in which things go very wrong, specifically when nuclear weapons are involved. Sentinel's "Lance" version is apparently used to describe more general cock-ups. | ||
*"Lance" refers to Sentinel's weapon of choice. | *When viewed in the context of the episode in which it is used (which features no nuclear weapons, but does include the hijacking of a spaceship) the phrase is more likely to have been born out of a reference to [[wikipedia:Broken Arrow (1996 film)|the 1996 action film named after the real-life term]], in which John Travolta hijacks a stealth bomber (in order to sell the nuclear missiles on board). Confused yet? | ||
*"Lance", of course, refers to Sentinel's weapon of choice. | |||
[[Category:Animated]] | [[Category:Animated]] | ||
[[Category:Transformer culture]] | [[Category:Transformer culture]] | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 3 May 2009
- Broken Lance is a concept in the Animated continuity family.
Broken Lance was a private code word used by Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime in their Academy days to signify that Sentinel "was about to get caught doing something he shouldn't".
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Animated cartoon
When the Decepticon's captured the Autobot flagship, Sentinel sent the codeword as an encrypted message "on an emergency sub-frequency" as a cry for help to Optimus. Decepticon Air
Notes
- "Broken Lance" is a derivative of the real-life U.S. military term "Broken Arrow" which is used to denote situations in which things go very wrong, specifically when nuclear weapons are involved. Sentinel's "Lance" version is apparently used to describe more general cock-ups.
- When viewed in the context of the episode in which it is used (which features no nuclear weapons, but does include the hijacking of a spaceship) the phrase is more likely to have been born out of a reference to the 1996 action film named after the real-life term, in which John Travolta hijacks a stealth bomber (in order to sell the nuclear missiles on board). Confused yet?
- "Lance", of course, refers to Sentinel's weapon of choice.
