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A '''shellformer''' is a fandom term for a [[Toy|Transformer]] that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside.  Literally, one mode (almost always the [[Alternate_mode]]) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts.  This term is often used derisively.
A '''shellformer''' is a fandom term for a [[Toy|Transformer]] that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside.  Literally, one mode (almost always the [[Alternate_mode]]) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts.  This term is often used derisively.


[[Image:Wreckgaranimatedvoyager.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Well, at least he's show-accurate...]]
Shellforming is still used as a method of transformation, as can be seen by [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' Wreck-Gar]], so it looks like Hasbro hasn't quit using them as a way to store your entire robot form just yet.


{{note|DON'T confuse the shellformers with the [[Pretenders]]}}
{{note|DON'T confuse the shellformers with the [[Pretenders]]}}

Revision as of 18:29, 25 March 2009

This article is about toys that have lots of kibble. For toys from a long time ago that still haven't been sold, see Shelfwarmer{{#switch:{{#sub:Shelfwarmer|-1}} != .= ?= .

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The robot is the prize inside. No refunds.

A shellformer is a fandom term for a Transformer that transforms by "unpeeling" pieces of one form to reveal the other form inside. Literally, one mode (almost always the Alternate_mode) is a "shell" that closes completely (or close enough) around the robot parts. This term is often used derisively.

File:Wreckgaranimatedvoyager.jpg
Well, at least he's show-accurate...

Shellforming is still used as a method of transformation, as can be seen by Animated Wreck-Gar, so it looks like Hasbro hasn't quit using them as a way to store your entire robot form just yet.

DON'T confuse the shellformers with the Pretenders



Notable shellformers

The weather is too hot, so I take off my woolly fur coat.
For further information, see: Kibble