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*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] easily identifies the Stasis pod as a blank because it's labeled as such; the Cybertronian lettering reads "[[Wikipedia:dud|DUD]]" in [[Cybertronix#Letters|Maximal]]. | *[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] easily identifies the Stasis pod as a blank because it's labeled as such; the Cybertronian lettering reads "[[Wikipedia:dud|DUD]]" in [[Cybertronix#Letters|Maximal]]. | ||
*The script for the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)|Coming of the Fuzors]]", where blanks first appeared identified them using the Cybertronian terms "[[Roc-shaan]]." This was a | *The script for the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)|Coming of the Fuzors]]", where blanks first appeared identified them using the Cybertronian terms "[[Roc-shaan]]." This was a reference to Transfan [[Raksha]], who was ''not'' a fan of the Beast Wars series. The reference didn't make it into the finished episode, possibly because producers realized that calling your main critic "a soulless thing" was perhaps a bit tacky. | ||
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Revision as of 10:34, 1 June 2009
- Blanks are a type of protoform in many different continuities.
A Blank is a protoform which lacks a spark. A blank represents 2 parts of the 3-part protoform system, lacking only a motivating life-force. Blanks are used to provide replacement bodies when a Transformer is so badly damaged they cannot be repaired, a complete transplant of the injured's spark core will bring a Blank to life, shaping it in accordance to their hard-coded design schematics.
Blanks appear to be a by-product of the protoform-creation process, as they are also identified as "duds." (see trivia)
Significant appearances in fiction
Beast Era
Trivia
- Rhinox easily identifies the Stasis pod as a blank because it's labeled as such; the Cybertronian lettering reads "DUD" in Maximal.
- The script for the Beast Wars episode "Coming of the Fuzors", where blanks first appeared identified them using the Cybertronian terms "Roc-shaan." This was a reference to Transfan Raksha, who was not a fan of the Beast Wars series. The reference didn't make it into the finished episode, possibly because producers realized that calling your main critic "a soulless thing" was perhaps a bit tacky.
