Christmas: Difference between revisions

From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
← Older editNewer edit →
undoMaintenance script (talk)
Importing text file
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Christmasprime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hey there, Mister Robot - merry f***ing Christmas!]]
<div style="position:absolute; right:1.15em; top:1.3em; font-size:95%;" id="TemplateUserinfo" class="plainlinksneverexpand">
For more images, please visit the '''[[Christmas/Gallery|Gallery]]'''.</div>
[[Image:Christmasprime.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Prime's Alpha Trion disguise fooled few.]]
'''Christmas''' is a holiday celebrated by [[Human|humans]] on [[December 25|December 25]], commemorating the birth of someone called "Christ."  It seems to revolve around the exchange of material goods, the slaughter and festooning of conifers, and the consumption of roasted avians.  More importantly, it is the locus of a powerful "spirit" manifesting in charity, goodwill, and appreciation.  Even [[Starscream (G1)|hardened]] [[Dreadwind (G1)|Decepticon]] [[Darkwing|warriors]] and [[Circuit Breaker|vengeance-driven humans]] are subject to its influence.


'''Christmas''' is a holiday celebrated by [[human]]s on December 25th (or 24th, some places).  It seems to revolve around the exchange of material goods, the slaughter and festooning of conifers, and the consumption of roasted avians.
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Some]] [[Grimlock (G1)|Autobots]] have been known to don a [[Transformer clothing|red outfit]] with a bushy, white [[Facial hair|beard]] as part of the Christmas ritual.  While not the most extreme example of [[Pretender|quasi-fetishistic anthropomorphization]] among [[Transformer|Transformers]], this case is notable in its lack of explanation.  Perhaps it is related to the similarly-opaque "Christ" figure at the center of the holiday.


It may also be about the birth of a [[Jesus|purported deity]], but despite the interaction between Transformers and humans, little data has been collected regarding this strange human custom. According to human legend, an individual, who possesses various designations, will travel around the world in a hoversled guided by eight to nine quadripedal herbivores, enter a human domicile and dispense material goods to obedient humans, and leave a fossil fuel for the disobedient. Those poor obedients!
Another human custom, [[Black Friday|Black Friday]], is rumored to be the busiest day of shopping for the material goods needed for exchange on Christmas.


Another human custom, [[Black Friday]], is rumored to be the busiest day of shopping for the material goods needed for exchange on Christmas.


<table align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote">
<tr>
<td width="20" valign="top" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;padding:9px 10px 0 10px;"> “
</td><td valign="top" style="padding:4px 10px 5px 10px;font-family: 'lucida console', arial, sans-serif;"> Christmas: Date -- December 25th.  Annual festival celebrating Christ's birth.  Features include family reunion, gift-giving...
</td><td width="20" valign="bottom" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:right;padding:10px 10px 0px 10px;"> ”
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—Starscream's "Internal Data File," [[Stargazing|Stargazing]]</cite>


==Marvel Comics UK continuity==
*The magic of Christmas made [[Circuit Breaker]] not kill [[Jazz]]. {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!}}


*The magic of Christmas made [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] appreciate his [[Earth]] heritage. {{storylink|The Gift}}
==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 1'' comics===
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''The following events all occur in the UK continuity.''</div>
*The magic of Christmas made [[Circuit Breaker|Circuit Breaker]] not kill [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!|Christmas Breaker!}}


*The magic of Christmas made [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] realize that even if he doesn't care, helping people can make him feel... well, he still doesn't really care. {{storylink|Stargazing}}
*The magic of Christmas made [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] appreciate his [[Earth|Earth]] heritage. {{storylink|The Gift|The Gift}}


*The magic of Christmas made [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wear the Santa costume. So [[:Image:Biggrim_christmas.jpg|Cute]]! {{storylink|Stargazing}}
*The magic of Christmas made [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] realize that even if he doesn't care, helping people can make him feel... well, he still doesn't really care.  {{storylink|Stargazing|Stargazing}}


*The magic of Christmas made [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] renew his pledge to protect Earth. {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}
*The magic of Christmas made [[:Image:Biggrim christmas.jpg|cute]]!  {{storylink|Stargazing|Stargazing}}


*The magic of <strike>free wine</strike> Christmas made Darkwing & Dreadwind [[:Image:MarvelUK-250.jpg|switch sides]]! {{storylink|The Greatest Gift Of All!}}
*The magic of Christmas made [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] renew his pledge to protect Earth.  {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}


*Optimus Prime shared a little of his own Christmas magic, healing environmental damage with a chunk of the Matrix. {{storylink|The Greatest Gift Of All!}}
*The magic of &lt;strike&gt;free wine&lt;/strike&gt; Christmas made [[:Image:MarvelUK-250.jpg|switch sides]]!  {{storylink|The Greatest Gift Of All!|The Greatest Gift Of All!}}


[[Primus|God]] bless us, [[Til all are one|every one]].
*Optimus Prime shared a little of his own Christmas magic, healing environmental damage with a chunk of the Matrix.  {{storylink|The Greatest Gift Of All!|The Greatest Gift Of All!}}


==Unicron Trilogy==
God bless us, every one.
*The magic of Christmas made [[Iceberg]] be fascinated with it. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye: Armada}}


==See also==
 
*[[Christmas/Gallery]] - Christmas-related images.
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics===
*The magic of Christmas made [[Iceberg|Iceberg]] be fascinated with it.  {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets the Eye: Armada}}
 
==Trivia==
*Some fans believe Christ to be one and the same as [[Jesus|Jesus]], but there is no [[Canon|canon]] evidence for this.


==External links==
==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Christmas|Christmas]] at Wikipedia
*&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Christmas"&gt;Christmas&lt;/a&gt; at Wikipedia
 


{{-}}
[[Category:Armada]]
{{stub}}
[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category: Armada]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category: Earth culture]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Revision as of 05:50, 19 March 2009

<div style="position:absolute; right:1.15em; top:1.3em; font-size:95%;" id="TemplateUserinfo" class="plainlinksneverexpand"> For more images, please visit the Gallery.</div>

Prime's Alpha Trion disguise fooled few.

Christmas is a holiday celebrated by humans on December 25, commemorating the birth of someone called "Christ." It seems to revolve around the exchange of material goods, the slaughter and festooning of conifers, and the consumption of roasted avians. More importantly, it is the locus of a powerful "spirit" manifesting in charity, goodwill, and appreciation. Even hardened Decepticon warriors and vengeance-driven humans are subject to its influence.

Some Autobots have been known to don a red outfit with a bushy, white beard as part of the Christmas ritual. While not the most extreme example of quasi-fetishistic anthropomorphization among Transformers, this case is notable in its lack of explanation. Perhaps it is related to the similarly-opaque "Christ" figure at the center of the holiday.

Another human custom, Black Friday, is rumored to be the busiest day of shopping for the material goods needed for exchange on Christmas.


<table align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;padding:9px 10px 0 10px;"> “ </td><td valign="top" style="padding:4px 10px 5px 10px;font-family: 'lucida console', arial, sans-serif;"> Christmas: Date -- December 25th. Annual festival celebrating Christ's birth. Features include family reunion, gift-giving... </td><td width="20" valign="bottom" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:right;padding:10px 10px 0px 10px;"> ” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—Starscream's "Internal Data File," Stargazing</cite>


Fiction

Marvel Generation 1 comics

<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: The following events all occur in the UK continuity.</div>

  • The magic of Christmas made Starscream realize that even if he doesn't care, helping people can make him feel... well, he still doesn't really care. Stargazing
  • Optimus Prime shared a little of his own Christmas magic, healing environmental damage with a chunk of the Matrix. The Greatest Gift Of All!

God bless us, every one.


Dreamwave Armada comics

Trivia

  • Some fans believe Christ to be one and the same as Jesus, but there is no canon evidence for this.
Retrieved from "https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Christmas&oldid=200293"