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==Actuator== | ==Actuator== | ||
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]." | "Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]." | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out!]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out!]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' | ||
==Afterburner== | ==Afterburner== | ||
"Now, let's kick afterburners!" | "Now, let's kick afterburners!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] | ||
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!" | "Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!" | "Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
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==Bearing== | ==Bearing== | ||
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy's]] got bearings of chrome steel." | "[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy's]] got bearings of chrome steel." | ||
:{{m-}}'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]" | :{{m-}}'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' | ||
==Boron compressor== | ==Boron compressor== | ||
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br> | "We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br> | ||
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!" | "Brilliant, my boron compressor!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
==Command module== | ==Command module== | ||
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas|eight-eyes]]." | "Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas|eight-eyes]]." | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars'' | ||
==Crankcase== | ==Crankcase== | ||
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase." | "Sorry about yankin' your crankcase." | ||
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]" | :—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Transformers Animated'' | ||
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==Diode== | ==Diode== | ||
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch." | "Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch." | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire." | "Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire." | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
"[[Lord Chumley|Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode." | "[[Lord Chumley|Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode." | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!" | "I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]] | ||
==Exhaust port== | ==Exhaust port== | ||
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby." | "Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby." | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?" | "Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?" | ||
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]" | :—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Transformers Animated'' | ||
==Fan belt== | ==Fan belt== | ||
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!" | "[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!" | ||
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]" | :—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Transformers Animated'' | ||
==Gearbox== | ==Gearbox== | ||
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?" | "What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?" | ||
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]" | :{{m-}}'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars'' | ||
==Hard drive== | ==Hard drive== | ||
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!" | "So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "The Elite Guard" | :{{m-}}'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated'' | ||
==Lugnuts== | ==Lugnuts== | ||
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br> | "The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br> | ||
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br> | "Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br> | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars'' | ||
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==Magna fuses== | ==Magna fuses== | ||
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot]]s!" | "Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot]]s!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]] | :{{m-}}'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
==Manifold== | ==Manifold== | ||
"I've got a plan, if all of you have the cast-iron manifolds for it." | "I've got a plan, if all of you have the cast-iron manifolds for it." | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br> | "I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br> | ||
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!" | "Sure can't, manifold-mouth!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak]],''' | :{{m-}}'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll For It]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
==Reactor linkage== | ==Reactor linkage== | ||
"I repeat, Decepticons{{m-}}surrender, or face the consequences!"<br> | "I repeat, Decepticons{{m-}}surrender, or face the consequences!"<br> | ||
"Yeah, and we repeat{{m-}}''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''" | "Yeah, and we repeat{{m-}}''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''" | ||
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]" | :{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic | ||
==Skidplate== | ==Skidplate== | ||
"Yeah? And you can [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]." | "Yeah? And you can [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]." | ||
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]" | :{{m-}}'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' | ||
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br> | "You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br> | ||
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!" | "And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and ''' | :{{m-}}'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated'' | ||
==Tailpipe== | ==Tailpipe== | ||
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!" | "Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!" | "Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]" | :{{m-}}'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' | ||
"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?" | "Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Transformers Animated'' | ||
==Transistor== | ==Transistor== | ||
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!" | "If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears" | :{{m-}}'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
"We are in deep transistor parts!" | "We are in deep transistor parts!" | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Skyfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Skyfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
==Turbocharger== | ==Turbocharger== | ||
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger." | "I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger." | ||
:{{m-}}'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" | :{{m-}}'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 22 April 2008
Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of anatomic euphemisms for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of Transformer anatomy. A few are also the names of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named Dick Clark or Alfred Butts.
Actuator
"Blow it out your actuator, three-face."
Afterburner
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"
"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"
- —Sideswipe, "City of Steel", Generation 1 cartoon
"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, Decepticon slime!!"
- —Spike Witwicky, "The Rebirth, Part 3", Generation 1 cartoon
See also Afterburner (G1), Afterburner (G2).
Bearing
"This guy's got bearings of chrome steel."
- —Rhinox, "Beast Wars (Part 1)", Beast Wars
Boron compressor
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The Dinobots overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"
- —Starscream and Megatron, "War of the Dinobots", Generation 1 cartoon
Command module
"Stick it in your command module, eight-eyes."
- —Rattrap, "Power Surge", Beast Wars
Crankcase
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."
- —Bulkhead, "Total Meltdown", Transformers Animated
See also Crankcase.
Diode
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."
- —Gears, "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon
"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."
- —Grimlock, "Atlantis, Arise!", Generation 1 cartoon
"Chumley, you're one royal pain in the diode."
- —Optimus Prime, "Prime Target", Generation 1 cartoon
"I'll rip you to pieces with my bare claws, tear out your circuits with my teeth, and spit your diodes back at you!"
- —Scorponok (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to Unicron, "On the Edge of Extinction!", Generation 1 Marvel comic
Exhaust port
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."
- —Drag Strip mouthing off, "Starscream's Brigade", Generation 1 cartoon
"Have you got your processor up your exhaust port?"
Fan belt
"Optimus! Elita-1! Get your fan belts in gear!"
- —Sentinel Prime, "Along Came a Spider", Transformers Animated
Gearbox
"What's with you two? [Gestures toward pants area.] Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"
- —Rattrap, "Aftermath", Beast Wars
Hard drive
"So, Sentinel Prime, take your order, and your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on my turf now!"
- —Optimus Prime, "The Elite Guard", Transformers Animated
Lugnuts
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the alien Transmetal driver. Where is it?"
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"
- —Megatron and Depth Charge, "Feral Scream Part 2", Beast Wars
Magna fuses
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, Autobots!"
- —Megatron, "Fire on the Mountain", Generation 1 cartoon
Manifold
"I've got a plan, if all of you have the cast-iron manifolds for it."
- —Prowl, "The Ultimate Doom, Part 1", Generation 1 cartoon
"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the antimatter formula. He can't be trusted!"
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"
- —Starscream and Bluestreak, "Roll For It", Generation 1 cartoon
Reactor linkage
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"
"Yeah, and we repeat—go stuff it up your reactor linkage!"
- —Optimus Prime and Tailwind, "The Resurrection Gambit!", Generation 1 Marvel comic
Skidplate
"Yeah? And you can kiss my skidplate, fearless leader."
- —Rattrap,[1] "Beast Wars (Part 1)", Beast Wars
"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"
- —Headmaster and Optimus Prime, "The Return of the Headmaster", Transformers Animated
Tailpipe
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"
- —Bombshell, "Quest for Survival", Generation 1 cartoon
"Hey, if you took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some fun for a change!"
- —Rattrap, "The Agenda (Part 1)", Beast Wars
"Whoa! What crawled up your tailpipe?"
- —Bumblebee, "The Thrill of the Hunt", Transformers Animated
Transistor
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"
- —Gears, "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon
"We are in deep transistor parts!"
- —Skyfire, "Day of the Machines", Generation 1 cartoon
Turbocharger
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."
- —Cliffjumper, "More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1", Generation 1 cartoon
Footnotes
- ↑ We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?

