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[[Image:Devcon empty.jpg|thumb|Hey, is that [[Devcon]] in [[Passive Aggression]]? Cool!]]An '''Easter egg''' is a special treat hidden in something, (a comic book, a web site, a DVD) as a reward for the person who finds it. Since an Easter egg presumably requires extra effort to find or recognize, it represents a reward for the more 'hardcore' fan. The term has been in use for decades, while the practice of hiding information in artwork goes back millennium. Naturally, Transformers fiction, and the occasional toy, is replete with them. | [[Image:Devcon empty.jpg|thumb|Hey, is that [[Devcon]] in [[Passive Aggression]]? Cool!]]An '''Easter egg''' is a special treat hidden in something, (a comic book, a web site, a DVD) as a reward for the person who finds it. Since an Easter egg presumably requires extra effort to find or recognize, it represents a reward for the more 'hardcore' fan. The term has been in use for decades, while the practice of hiding information in artwork goes back millennium. Naturally, Transformers fiction, and the occasional toy, is replete with them. | ||
== | [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] was particularly fond of including Easter eggs in their comics. Sometimes these led to quite a bit of confusion as to whether such inclusions should be taken literally or not; for example, is that really Devcon the bounty hunter, hanging out in the slums of Cybertron, or is it just a little winking extra for fans of the Generation 1 cartoon? | ||
==Sample Easter eggs== | |||
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*[[Megatron Origin]] features a large number of Easter eggs. | |||
*[[Megatron Origin]] | |||
*The ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' ultra-class toy of [[Onslaught_(G1)#Classic_Series|Onslaught]] features a nod to uber-fan [[User:Monzo|Monzo]]. | *The ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' ultra-class toy of [[Onslaught_(G1)#Classic_Series|Onslaught]] features a nod to uber-fan [[User:Monzo|Monzo]]. | ||
*[[The AllSpark Almanac]] is the undisputed king of the Easter egg.[http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/digipedia/annotated_almanac.html] | *[[The AllSpark Almanac]] is the undisputed king of the Easter egg.[http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/digipedia/annotated_almanac.html] | ||
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[[Category: Fandom]] | |||
Revision as of 00:28, 28 August 2009
An Easter egg is a special treat hidden in something, (a comic book, a web site, a DVD) as a reward for the person who finds it. Since an Easter egg presumably requires extra effort to find or recognize, it represents a reward for the more 'hardcore' fan. The term has been in use for decades, while the practice of hiding information in artwork goes back millennium. Naturally, Transformers fiction, and the occasional toy, is replete with them.
Dreamwave was particularly fond of including Easter eggs in their comics. Sometimes these led to quite a bit of confusion as to whether such inclusions should be taken literally or not; for example, is that really Devcon the bounty hunter, hanging out in the slums of Cybertron, or is it just a little winking extra for fans of the Generation 1 cartoon?
Sample Easter eggs
- Megatron Origin features a large number of Easter eggs.
- The Universe ultra-class toy of Onslaught features a nod to uber-fan Monzo.
- The AllSpark Almanac is the undisputed king of the Easter egg.[1]
