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[[Image:Shellformer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The robot is the prize inside.  No refunds.]]
[[Image:Shellformer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The robot is the prize inside.  No refunds.]]
A '''shellformer''' is a fandom term for a Transformer toy that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside.  Literally, one mode (almost always the [[alternate mode]]) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts.  This term is often used derisively.
A '''shellformer''' is a fandom term for a Transformer toy that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside.  Literally, one mode (almost always the [[alternate mode]]) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts.  This term is often used derisively.<small>Note: DON'T confuse the shellformers with the [[Pretenders]].</small>


''See also: [[Kibble]]''
''See also: [[Kibble]]''

Revision as of 04:08, 17 September 2007

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{{#switch:{{#sub:Shelfwarmer|-1}} != .= ?= .

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File:Shellformer.jpg
The robot is the prize inside. No refunds.

A shellformer is a fandom term for a Transformer toy that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside. Literally, one mode (almost always the alternate mode) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts. This term is often used derisively.Note: DON'T confuse the shellformers with the Pretenders.

See also: Kibble