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A [[Transformer]] suffering from '''mode attachment''' has become particularly attached to his [[alternate mode]], and will resist upgrading or reformatting to a new one, even when circumstances may merit it.<ref>Glossary of terms in Dreamwave's ''More than Meets the Eye'' #8</ref> | A [[Transformer]] suffering from '''mode attachment''' has become particularly attached to his [[alternate mode]], and will resist upgrading or reformatting to a new one, even when circumstances may merit it.<ref>Glossary of terms in Dreamwave's ''More than Meets the Eye'' #8</ref> | ||
'''Mode fidelity''' is an even more extreme example, where a Transformer will resist '''any''' changes to their body, right down to their eyebrows.<ref>{{storylink| | '''Mode fidelity''' is an even more extreme example, where a Transformer will resist '''any''' changes to their body, right down to their eyebrows.<ref>{{storylink|Signal to Noise}}</ref> | ||
'''Examples | '''Examples''': | ||
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] rebuilt Goldbug back into [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] because ol' Doc always preferred his original form. His, uh, original Earth form, anyway. {{storylink|Skin Deep}} | * [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] rebuilt Goldbug back into [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] because ol' Doc always preferred his original form. His, uh, original Earth form, anyway. {{storylink|Skin Deep}} | ||
* It is stated that [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] resisted upgrades and never bothered to keep his systems up to the current technology level. This might explain why he still transforms into a weird piece of crap truck thing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}} | * It is stated that [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] resisted upgrades and never bothered to keep his systems up to the current technology level. This might explain why he still transforms into a weird piece of crap truck thing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}} | ||
* [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] admitted to himself in a quiet moment that he suffered from mode fidelity, remaining how he had always looked down to the last detail, even as all his comrades had changed and often grown as big as their systems would allow. {{storylink| | * [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] admitted to himself in a quiet moment that he suffered from mode fidelity, remaining how he had always looked down to the last detail, even as all his comrades had changed and often grown as big as their systems would allow. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 20 January 2015
- Mode attachment is a psychological syndrome from the Generation 1 continuity family.
A Transformer suffering from mode attachment has become particularly attached to his alternate mode, and will resist upgrading or reformatting to a new one, even when circumstances may merit it.[1]
Mode fidelity is an even more extreme example, where a Transformer will resist any changes to their body, right down to their eyebrows.[2]
Examples:
- Ratchet rebuilt Goldbug back into Bumblebee because ol' Doc always preferred his original form. His, uh, original Earth form, anyway. Skin Deep
- It is stated that Kup resisted upgrades and never bothered to keep his systems up to the current technology level. This might explain why he still transforms into a weird piece of crap truck thing. Spotlight: Kup
- Rung admitted to himself in a quiet moment that he suffered from mode fidelity, remaining how he had always looked down to the last detail, even as all his comrades had changed and often grown as big as their systems would allow. Signal to Noise
References
- ↑ Glossary of terms in Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye #8
- ↑ Signal to Noise
