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*The Iocus cluster was designed to encompass all forgettable lines of side-merchandise, such as ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'', ''[[Construct-Bots]]'', ''[[Hero Mashers]]'', and the like, which depict either various versions of characters from different series co-existing, blend together characteristics of characters from different series, or feature character designs generic enough that they don't really resemble ''any'' particular incarnation of a character. The idea for the cluster was introduced in the pages of ''[[The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'', as a reaction to TFWiki's organizational system at the time, which gave each character from each of these series an article of their own (a page for ''Bot Shots'' Bumblebee, a page for ''Construct-Bots'' Bumblebee, a page for ''Hero Mashers'' Bumblebee, etc). With the introduction of the Iocus cluster to serve as a home for all these unremarkable, generic versions of characters, each iteration of Bumblebebee, for instance, could go on one collective article for the "Iocus" character. | *The Iocus cluster was designed to encompass all forgettable lines of side-merchandise, such as ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'', ''[[Construct-Bots]]'', ''[[Hero Mashers]]'', and the like, which depict either various versions of characters from different series co-existing, blend together characteristics of characters from different series, or feature character designs generic enough that they don't really resemble ''any'' particular incarnation of a character. The idea for the cluster was introduced in the pages of ''[[The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'', as a reaction to TFWiki's organizational system at the time, which gave each character from each of these series an article of their own (a page for ''Bot Shots'' Bumblebee, a page for ''Construct-Bots'' Bumblebee, a page for ''Hero Mashers'' Bumblebee, etc). With the introduction of the Iocus cluster to serve as a home for all these unremarkable, generic versions of characters, each iteration of Bumblebebee, for instance, could go on one collective article for the "Iocus" character. | ||
:Unfortunately, that happened ''just'' as TFWiki's editors had decided to abandon the idea of giving these characters articles of their | :Unfortunately, that happened ''just'' as TFWiki's editors had decided to abandon the idea of giving these characters articles of their own—largely a product of the ''Age of Extinction'' and 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' branding bleeding over into the sub-lines, leading to ''Construct-Bots'' and ''Hero Mashers'' versions of the movie and cartoon characters which it seemed patently foolish to split off into separate articles from those of the main characters. This combining of articles had to be stopped after the "Iocus" idea came to light, but in response, the official Facebook Q&A, "[[Ask Vector Prime]]", massaged the idea a little, adding the ''[[Attacktix]]'' line to the Iocus cluster. Sine the Transformers featured in the ''Attacktix'' line were all pre-existing characters from the [[Unicron Trilogy]], who it would be have been foolish to remove from their parent pages so they could be grouped with other "Iocus" versions, it was decided that TFWiki would return to is original plan and keep all "Iocus" versions of characters on the parent pages. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 26 July 2015
Iocus is a universal cluster. Known universal streams include:
Fiction
TransTech
The repeal of the Vraz-Halogen Act heightened worries that Hydradread/Highbrow Hybrid Technologies would exploit the Iocus cluster. Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter
Organization on this wiki
- The Iocus cluster was designed to encompass all forgettable lines of side-merchandise, such as Bot Shots, Construct-Bots, Hero Mashers, and the like, which depict either various versions of characters from different series co-existing, blend together characteristics of characters from different series, or feature character designs generic enough that they don't really resemble any particular incarnation of a character. The idea for the cluster was introduced in the pages of The Complete AllSpark Almanac, as a reaction to TFWiki's organizational system at the time, which gave each character from each of these series an article of their own (a page for Bot Shots Bumblebee, a page for Construct-Bots Bumblebee, a page for Hero Mashers Bumblebee, etc). With the introduction of the Iocus cluster to serve as a home for all these unremarkable, generic versions of characters, each iteration of Bumblebebee, for instance, could go on one collective article for the "Iocus" character.
- Unfortunately, that happened just as TFWiki's editors had decided to abandon the idea of giving these characters articles of their own—largely a product of the Age of Extinction and 2015 Robots in Disguise branding bleeding over into the sub-lines, leading to Construct-Bots and Hero Mashers versions of the movie and cartoon characters which it seemed patently foolish to split off into separate articles from those of the main characters. This combining of articles had to be stopped after the "Iocus" idea came to light, but in response, the official Facebook Q&A, "Ask Vector Prime", massaged the idea a little, adding the Attacktix line to the Iocus cluster. Sine the Transformers featured in the Attacktix line were all pre-existing characters from the Unicron Trilogy, who it would be have been foolish to remove from their parent pages so they could be grouped with other "Iocus" versions, it was decided that TFWiki would return to is original plan and keep all "Iocus" versions of characters on the parent pages.
Notes
- Iocus is Latin for "a joke". Considering the personalities of its inhabitants, the title is oddly fitting.
