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'''Decapitation''' is a means of defeating an opponent by which his head is removed, this usually leads to [[death]]. Although this is not [[Headmasters (comic)|always]] [[Headmaster (technology)|the]] [[Headmaster (Animated)|case]]. | '''Decapitation''' is a means of defeating an opponent by which his head is removed, this usually leads to [[death]]. Although this is not [[Headmasters (comic)|always]] [[Headmaster (technology)|the]] [[Headmaster (Animated)|case]]. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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====Marvel Comics continuity==== | ====Marvel Comics continuity==== | ||
After defeating the Autobots, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] removed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s head from his body for the purpose of accessing the [[Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|The New Order}} Prime's remained conscious and able to communicate with [[Buster Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}} When he was finished with Prime's head, he disposed of a fake Optimus Prime as part of a ruse to trick the Autobots. The Autobots did indeed find the head and install it back on Prime's body. The fake head took control of Optimus's body and immediately started attacking the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} | After defeating the Autobots, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] removed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s head from his body for the purpose of accessing the [[Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|The New Order}} Prime's head remained conscious and able to communicate with [[Buster Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}} When he was finished with Prime's head, he disposed of a fake Optimus Prime as part of a ruse to trick the Autobots. The Autobots did indeed find the head and install it back on Prime's body. The fake head took control of Optimus's body and immediately started attacking the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} | ||
===Live-action film series continuity=== | ===Live-action film series continuity=== | ||
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] uses it as his main killing tactic on [[Decepticon]]s. He does it rather ruthlessly with [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}} | [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] uses it as his main killing tactic on [[Decepticon]]s. He does it rather ruthlessly with [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}} | ||
Two years after this, Optimus takes this tactic to the utmost extreme, using his [[battle blade|blades]] to tear off [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s in a battle in a forest, while later using a blade to slice off [[the Fallen]]'s face in [[Egypt]] {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} | [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was decapitated, but his head lived on, taking a cell-phone [[alternate mode]] of its own. Frenzy is able to do this because he has a special, decentralized, modular nervous system. | ||
Two years after this, Optimus takes this tactic to the utmost extreme, using his [[battle blade|blades]] to tear off [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s in a battle in a forest, while later using a blade to slice off [[the Fallen]]'s face in [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} | |||
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*In most continuities, decapitation seems to merely be an inconvenience to Transformers, but in the [[Live-action film series|movie continuity]] it generally results in death. | *In most continuities, decapitation seems to merely be an inconvenience to Transformers, but in the [[Live-action film series|movie continuity]] it generally results in death. | ||
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Revision as of 02:02, 3 July 2009
Decapitation is a means of defeating an opponent by which his head is removed, this usually leads to death. Although this is not always the case.
Optimus Prime loves it while Bonecrusher hates it.
Fiction
Generation 1
Marvel Comics continuity
After defeating the Autobots, Shockwave removed Optimus Prime's head from his body for the purpose of accessing the Creation Matrix. The New Order Prime's head remained conscious and able to communicate with Buster Witwicky. The Worse of Two Evils! When he was finished with Prime's head, he disposed of a fake Optimus Prime as part of a ruse to trick the Autobots. The Autobots did indeed find the head and install it back on Prime's body. The fake head took control of Optimus's body and immediately started attacking the Autobots. Prime Time!
Live-action film series continuity
Optimus Prime uses it as his main killing tactic on Decepticons. He does it rather ruthlessly with Bonecrusher. Transformers
Frenzy was decapitated, but his head lived on, taking a cell-phone alternate mode of its own. Frenzy is able to do this because he has a special, decentralized, modular nervous system.
Two years after this, Optimus takes this tactic to the utmost extreme, using his blades to tear off Grindor's in a battle in a forest, while later using a blade to slice off the Fallen's face in Egypt. Revenge of the Fallen
Animated continuity
The Headmaster uses his Headmaster unit to cut off the heads of Transformers so that he can take control over their bodies. Yet this does not kill his victims.
Two stand out examples of surviving decapitation are worth noting. The first is the example of Megatron, who was decapitated during an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. Transform and Roll Out He was sent into stasis lock as a result, but was reactivated fifty years latter thanks to Sari Sumdac's key, which had been powered with the energies of the AllSpark. Home Is Where the Spark Is
The other major example is Starscream, but this is atypical. Starscream's survival was because of an AllSpark fragment embedded in his head, meaning he could survive any normally spark threatening injury as long as the shard was in his head. Mission Accomplished
Trivia
- In most continuities, decapitation seems to merely be an inconvenience to Transformers, but in the movie continuity it generally results in death.
