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*[[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] ([[Seeker (body-type)#The term "Seeker"|sort of]])<ref>"Seeker" debuted in 1980s retail catalogs, but this source was evidently forgotten even as the term became ubiquitous in the 1990s online fandom, leading to prevalent use in 21st century official material.</ref>
*[[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] ([[Seeker (body-type)#The term "Seeker"|sort of]])<ref>"Seeker" debuted in 1980s retail catalogs, but this source was evidently forgotten even as the term became ubiquitous in the 1990s online fandom, leading to prevalent use in 21st century official material.</ref>
*[[Sparkling]]
*[[Sparkling]]
*[[Conjunx Endura|Sparkmate]]<ref>The term "sparkmate" officially debuted in a minor feature in the 2000 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' N64 game, presumably as a result of the "spark" term debuting in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. It was persistent usage in the fandom which led to the term's recurrence in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.</ref>
*[[Sparkmate]]<ref>The term "sparkmate" officially debuted in a minor feature in the 2000 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' N64 game, presumably as a result of the "spark" term debuting in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. It was persistent usage in the fandom which led to the term's recurrence in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.</ref>
*[[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]]
*[[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]]
*[[Army-building|Troop builder]]
*[[Army-building|Troop builder]]

Revision as of 07:35, 9 July 2025

Canonizing is the act of inserting a previously apocryphal or pseudocanonical bit of fancruft or omitted authorial intent into canon. It's kind of like fanservice for continuity freaks.

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Names originating in pseudocanonical sources

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