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'''Rossum's Trinity''' is the principle that a [[Transformer]]'s being possesses three vital and interlinked parts: the [[brain module]], the [[spark]], and the [[transformation cog]]. Enough damage to any one of the three can cause the other two to shut down and ultimately cause death. | Named after the scientist [[Rossum]], '''Rossum's Trinity''' is the principle that a [[Transformer]]'s being possesses three vital and interlinked parts: the [[brain module]], the [[spark]], and the [[transformation cog]]. Enough damage to any one of the three can cause the other two to shut down and ultimately cause death. | ||
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*The name of the concept is a reference to the 1920 Czech science fiction play ''[[Wikipedia:R.U.R.|Rossum's Universal Robots]]'', which was significant for introducing the word "[[Wiktionary:robot|robot]]" into the English language. | *The name of the concept is a reference to the 1920 Czech science fiction play ''[[Wikipedia:R.U.R.|Rossum's Universal Robots]]'', which was significant for introducing the word "[[Wiktionary:robot|robot]]" into the English language. | ||
*Also known as ''Rossum's Rule of Thirds'' {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} | *Also known as ''Rossum's Rule of Thirds''. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformer anatomy]] | [[Category:Generation 1 Transformer anatomy]] | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 9 March 2013
Named after the scientist Rossum, Rossum's Trinity is the principle that a Transformer's being possesses three vital and interlinked parts: the brain module, the spark, and the transformation cog. Enough damage to any one of the three can cause the other two to shut down and ultimately cause death.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 comics
Chromedome reviewed the concept of Rossum's Trinity when the Autobots aboard the Lost Light investigated how a Sparkeater killed Shock. Ratchet was not appreciative of Chromedome's rambling. The Chaos of Warm Things
Notes
- The name of the concept is a reference to the 1920 Czech science fiction play Rossum's Universal Robots, which was significant for introducing the word "robot" into the English language.
- Also known as Rossum's Rule of Thirds. Patternism
