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Merging with my miselled article. Not a total loss- the fiction section wasn't very accurate.
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:''Syk is a substance from the [[Earthforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Syx is a proscribed substance in the [[Marvel UK]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].


'''Syk''' is a forbidden circuit booster, presumably the Cybertronic equivalent of an illicit narcotic.  
'''Syk''' is the street name of a forbidden circuit booster, presumably the Cybertronic equivalent of an illicit narcotic. Syk is is forbidden, even among the [[Decepticon]]s.
 
Syk's effects (and negative side-effects) are unknown, but it may by similar to [[Wikipedia:overclocking|overclocking]], where the increased strain on the boosted system carries a  risk of burnout.  Alternately (given its dealers) it may be a chemical in nature.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Marvel UK comics continuity===
===Marvel UK comics continuity===
====Earthforce====
====Earthforce====
[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] dealt syk to his fellow [[Decepticon]]s (presumably, his chemistry skills allowed him to make it in the first place). [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered this during a cursory mind-scan of the passing [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]], but didn't narc on him, 'cause S.W.'s cool like that. {{storylink|Secrets}}
While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] searched for traitor by scanning the surface minds of his fellow Decepticons, he was surprised to learn that [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] was ''still'' trading Syk on the base.  Soundwave filed this fact for future blackmailing purposes.{{storylink|Secrets}}
 
''[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] had Mixmaster pinned to a wall telling a story about his brother when Soundwave detected his thoughts.  Presumably this story was '''extremely''' boring, causing Mixmaster to fervently wish he was high right now.
 
''Stupid Scrapper.


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Revision as of 19:04, 22 February 2008

Syx is a proscribed substance in the Marvel UK portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Syk is the street name of a forbidden circuit booster, presumably the Cybertronic equivalent of an illicit narcotic. Syk is is forbidden, even among the Decepticons.

Syk's effects (and negative side-effects) are unknown, but it may by similar to overclocking, where the increased strain on the boosted system carries a risk of burnout. Alternately (given its dealers) it may be a chemical in nature.

Fiction

Marvel UK comics continuity

Earthforce

While Soundwave searched for traitor by scanning the surface minds of his fellow Decepticons, he was surprised to learn that Mixmaster was still trading Syk on the base. Soundwave filed this fact for future blackmailing purposes.Secrets

Scrapper had Mixmaster pinned to a wall telling a story about his brother when Soundwave detected his thoughts. Presumably this story was extremely boring, causing Mixmaster to fervently wish he was high right now.

Stupid Scrapper.