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| {{disambig2|the ritualized punishment involving the removal of a Cybertronian's face|the casual hobby of removing a Cybertronian's face|Optimus Prime (Movie)}}
| | A tradition of ''removing the damn heads and hands.'' Perfect for transphobes. |
| [[File:Shadowplay3 amputee support group.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
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| '''Empurata''' is an old tradition on pre-war Cybertron. A tradition of ''removing the damn heads and hands'' of criminals and installing new faceless, fingerless replacements so everyone knows to shun them.
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| It was mostly performed on those [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]], almost certainly out of racism, although even those who were forged could find themselves subjected to it if they made [[Senate|powerful enough]] enemies.
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===2005 IDW continuity===
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| [[File:Ratchet glitch shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"The one with the claws."]]
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| When [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s combat prowess caught the attention of the [[Senate]], he was pushed into joining the [[Rodion]] police force. When the 'bot tried to resist his orders, they used empurata to "persuade" him otherwise. {{storylink|Interiors}} When he sold out the Senate to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], the reason he gave was "I want my hands back".
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| The [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] [[Tarn (G1)|Damus]] was also a victim of empurata. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} He would later regain normal hands and a face. {{Storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}
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| During the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], amputee support groups called on the Senate to ban the practice but the Senate responded that it was only used on criminals who deserve it. At the same time they were saying that, the [[Institute]] was 'working' on the crusading [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] and performed empurata on him solely out of spite. Shockwave later replaced his claws but not his head. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}
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| ====The Functionist Universe====
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| [[File:CustomMadeNow-Dominus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Admit it: you want to do this with a Prime Master and a Titans Return Deluxe/Voyager/Leader-class figure.]]
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| In [[Functionist Universe|another universe]], the [[Functionist Council]] had slowly but surely conquered the planet. By the present day, empurata had become so common it lost its ability to offend, so it was upgraded: the new "flatheads" had their heads replaced with computer screens and could only display text instead of speak. Officially, they were Council property now, and pop-up propaganda would appear on their faces without warning. By removing your ability to fully express yourself, you were made easier to ignore. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
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| The Functionist Council were not above turning their own underlings into flatheads. One such flathead working for [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] helped arrest [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and his associates on their arrival in the Functionist Universe. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} When the stranded [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] took command of the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], a flathead listened to his speech at [[Nova Point]], displaying "Resist" on their screen. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}
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| ===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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| [[Fearswoop (BWU)|Fearswoop]] had an empurata-style optic. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} [[Highline]] was also a victim of empurata. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}
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| ===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===
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| Empurata was a form of torture from a bygone era Cybertron. Prior to the Great War, it had been reinstated, [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] blaming [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Orion Pax]] for its return. The process proved divisive in society, Megatron holding rallies protesting it outside the [[Senate]] building. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}} When Pax had [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]' [[Wreckers]] storm the Senate building, Magnus abducted Senator [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 1|Shattered Glass II #1}} Seeing Shockwave as a threat, Pax ordered his fellow senator to be subjected to the procedure. Though intended to strip Shockwave of his compassionate nature, the process backfired and caused his empathy to consume him. This resulted in Shockwave becoming the face of the anti-empurata movement. [[Whirl (SG)|Whirl]] by contrast became the face of those who supported the punishment. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}
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| ==Notes==
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| *"Empurata" is an anagram of the Latin word ''amputare'', meaning "to cut away". Rather than be used in a surgical context, as the descended word "amputation" is today, ''amputare'' was a punishment inflicted upon criminals to mark them as such, as it is in the world of ''More than Meets the Eye''.
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| [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformer culture]]
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| [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]
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A tradition of removing the damn heads and hands. Perfect for transphobes.
