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[[Image:Teeth.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Green spittle not always included.]]
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'''Teeth''' are a part of [[Transformer|Transformer]] anatomy sometimes found inside the mouth, surrounding the [[Tongue|tongue]].  Though Transformer teeth seem similar in structure and appearance to the teeth of [[Human|humans]], what function they serve on Transformers can be a subject of debate.
'''Teeth''' are a part of [[Transformer]] anatomy sometimes found inside the mouth, surrounding the [[tongue]].  Though Transformer teeth seem similar in structure and appearance to the teeth of [[Human|humans]], what function they serve on Transformers can be a subject of debate.


Humans use teeth primarily for breaking down the foods they consume into digestible portions, but Transformers fuel is mostly, if not entirely, [[Energon (G1)|liquid]].  Human teeth are also used to help form certain sounds in their language, in conjunction with the tongue.  Transformers are capable of human speech, and sometimes are shown to have both teeth and a tongue, so it's possible their teeth may be used for communication.  Two functions of teeth definitely shared between humans and Transformers are [[Galvatron II|using them as a weapon]] and baring them to indicate hostility.
Humans use teeth primarily for breaking down the foods they consume into digestible portions, but Transformers fuel is mostly, if not entirely, [[Energon (G1)|liquid]].  Human teeth are also used to help form certain sounds in their language, in conjunction with the tongue.  Transformers are capable of human speech, and sometimes are shown to have both teeth and a tongue, so it's possible their teeth may be used for communication.  Two functions of teeth definitely shared between humans and Transformers are [[Galvatron II|using them as a weapon]] and baring them to indicate hostility.


Transformers who have animal-based [[Alternate modes|alternate modes]] tend to have [[Mecha molar|teeth]] in those adopted forms.  Most of these alt modes were acquired after contact with other planets such as [[Earth|Earth]], so the inclusion of teeth in Transformer anatomy is often irrelevant to understanding why some Transformers have them. However, eons of conflict have taught the Transformers to take advantage of whatever weapons one can find, and [[Dinobot (G1)|some]] have taken quite a liking to teeth.  
Transformers who have animal-based [[alternate modes]] tend to have [[Mecha molar|teeth]] in those adopted forms.  Most of these alt modes were acquired after contact with other planets such as [[Earth]], so the inclusion of teeth in Transformer anatomy is often irrelevant to understanding why some Transformers have them. However, eons of conflict have taught the Transformers to take advantage of whatever weapons one can find, and [[Dinobot (G1)|some]] have taken quite a liking to teeth.  




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<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] demonstrates one use of Transformer teeth, [[On the Edge of Extinction!|On the Edge of Extinction!]]</cite>
<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] demonstrates one use of Transformer teeth, [[On the Edge of Extinction!]]</cite>


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<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''The only medium which avoided Transformer teeth entirely was the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|original cartoon]], in which the inside of the mouth was depicted as a solid dark gray.  In all other media, teeth were either uniformly used (such as in ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'') or their appearance varied by artist (such as in [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|Marvel Comics]]).''</div>
{{note|The only medium which avoided Transformer teeth entirely was the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|original cartoon]], in which the inside of the mouth was depicted as a solid dark gray.  In all other media, teeth were either uniformly used (such as in ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'') or their appearance varied by artist (such as in [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|Marvel Comics]]).}}




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<div class="thumb" style="padding: 20px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;">[[Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/b/b2/Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg/120px-Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg" width="120" height="106" border="0" />]]</div></div>
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 20px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;">[[Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/b/b2/Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg/120px-Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg" width="120" height="106" border="0" />]]</div></div>
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[[Don Perlin|Don Perlin]] gave [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] teeth when he felt like it.  {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!|I, Robot-Master!}}  {{storylink|Gone But Not Forgotten!|Gone But Not Forgotten!}}
[[Don Perlin]] gave [[Generation 1]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] teeth when he felt like it.  {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!|I, Robot-Master!}}  {{storylink|Gone But Not Forgotten!|Gone But Not Forgotten!}}




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<div class="thumb" style="padding: 29px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;">[[Opoptooth.jpg|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/dc/Opoptooth.jpg/120px-Opoptooth.jpg" width="120" height="87" border="0" />]]</div></div>
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 29px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;">[[Opoptooth.jpg|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/dc/Opoptooth.jpg/120px-Opoptooth.jpg" width="120" height="87" border="0" />]]</div></div>
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One of [[Optimal Optimus|Optimal Optimus]]'s teeth was knocked out during a fight.  {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2|Nemesis Part 2}}
One of [[Optimal Optimus]]'s teeth was knocked out during a fight.  {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2|Nemesis Part 2}}




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Green spittle not always included.

Teeth are a part of Transformer anatomy sometimes found inside the mouth, surrounding the tongue. Though Transformer teeth seem similar in structure and appearance to the teeth of humans, what function they serve on Transformers can be a subject of debate.

Humans use teeth primarily for breaking down the foods they consume into digestible portions, but Transformers fuel is mostly, if not entirely, liquid. Human teeth are also used to help form certain sounds in their language, in conjunction with the tongue. Transformers are capable of human speech, and sometimes are shown to have both teeth and a tongue, so it's possible their teeth may be used for communication. Two functions of teeth definitely shared between humans and Transformers are using them as a weapon and baring them to indicate hostility.

Transformers who have animal-based alternate modes tend to have teeth in those adopted forms. Most of these alt modes were acquired after contact with other planets such as Earth, so the inclusion of teeth in Transformer anatomy is often irrelevant to understanding why some Transformers have them. However, eons of conflict have taught the Transformers to take advantage of whatever weapons one can find, and some have taken quite a liking to teeth.


<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;"> I'll rip you to pieces with my bare claws, tear out your circuits with my teeth and spit your diodes back at you! </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;">—Scorponok demonstrates one use of Transformer teeth, On the Edge of Extinction!</cite>

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The only medium which avoided Transformer teeth entirely was the original cartoon, in which the inside of the mouth was depicted as a solid dark gray. In all other media, teeth were either uniformly used (such as in Beast Wars) or their appearance varied by artist (such as in Marvel Comics).


<center> <table class="gallery" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 20px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/b/b2/Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg/120px-Megatronmarvelteeth.jpg" width="120" height="106" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Don Perlin gave Generation 1 Megatron teeth when he felt like it. I, Robot-Master! Gone But Not Forgotten!


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 29px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/3/30/Noteethcartoon.jpg/120px-Noteethcartoon.jpg" width="120" height="87" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Transformer mouths had no interior detail in the original cartoon. TFTM


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/0/08/Galvatroniiteeth.jpg/50px-Galvatroniiteeth.jpg" width="50" height="120" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> "Using teeth as a weapon," check. The Last Autobot?


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/0/07/15arm.jpg/92px-15arm.jpg" width="92" height="120" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> We discern a trend. 15 Go! Go!


</div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/f/f5/BWDinobot_arrival.jpg/112px-BWDinobot_arrival.jpg" width="112" height="120" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Many animal-based alt-modes require teeth. Beast Wars (Part 1)


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d0/Megatronbwteeth.jpg/120px-Megatronbwteeth.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Teeth are helpful in creating a variety of facial expressions. The Agenda (Part III)


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 29px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/dc/Opoptooth.jpg/120px-Opoptooth.jpg" width="120" height="87" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> One of Optimal Optimus's teeth was knocked out during a fight. Nemesis Part 2


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 33px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/e/e4/Hotshotarmada.jpg/120px-Hotshotarmada.jpg" width="120" height="80" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Teeth are helpful in demonstrating a love of JaAm. Palace


</div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 28px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/6/6d/Override-Teeth.jpg/120px-Override-Teeth.jpg" width="120" height="90" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> A vanishingly-brief moment of somebody actually having a facial expression in Cybertron. Ambush


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 48px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/e/e5/Movie_Megatron_teeth.JPG/120px-Movie_Megatron_teeth.JPG" width="120" height="50" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> I don't even want to know why he has teeth. Transformers


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 28px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/5/53/Barnicle_bots.jpg/120px-Barnicle_bots.jpg" width="120" height="89" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Specialized teeth, called fangs, are EXTREMELY useful in creating a more menacing appearance. Nature Calls


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/e/ef/SG-Ricochet-bio.jpg/87px-SG-Ricochet-bio.jpg" width="87" height="120" border="0" /></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Teeth are instrumental in making terrifying evil grins of doom. Shattered Glass


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