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A list of notable Transformer-fleshling pairs where an inter-species romance was either hinted at or outright stated, is given below. | A list of notable Transformer-fleshling pairs where an inter-species romance was either hinted at or outright stated, is given below. | ||
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Scarlett]] | *[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Scarlett]] ([[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|Marvel G1]] continuity) | ||
*[[Cloudburst (G1)|Cloudburst]]'s [[Pretender]] shell identity and the [[First One]] of [[Femax]] | *[[Cloudburst (G1)|Cloudburst]]'s [[Pretender]] shell identity and the [[First One]] of [[Femax]] (Marvel G1 continuity) | ||
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Marissa Faireborn#Dreamwave Comics continuity|Marissa Faireborn]] | *[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Marissa Faireborn#Dreamwave Comics continuity|Marissa Faireborn]] ([[Generation 1 (Dreamwave comic)|Dreamwave G1]] continuity) | ||
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] | *[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] (?) | ||
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Alana]] | *[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Alana]] ([[Generation 1 (television series)|Animated Generation 1]] continuity) | ||
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene]] | *[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene]] (Marvel G1 continuity) | ||
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Joy Meadows]] | *[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Joy Meadows]] (Marvel G1 continuity) | ||
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Cindy Newell]] | *[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Cindy Newell]] (Marvel G1 continuity) | ||
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Alexis]] | *[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Alexis]] ([[Unicron Trilogy|Animated Unicron Trilogy]] continuity) | ||
*[[Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode. | *[[Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode. (?) | ||
Revision as of 08:24, 21 February 2007
Sapient alien robots and humans can be friends, once they are able to communicate with each other. There is no reason this should not be, if we are to assume the existence of sapient alien robots; beings with the ability to reflect on "life, the universe, and everything" would have a lot in common.
One definite lack of commonality, however, is the ability to reproduce together. Metal robots and flesh creatures just can't have babies, no matter how hard they try. The physiology is simply not compatible. Since the urge to engage in sex is often a major contributor to romantic interest, it may seem unusual for this attraction to exist between a robot and a fleshling -- and yet, throughout Transformers fiction, such examples do exist.
To write them off as silly plot contrivances is easy. It is, however, also easy to write off large sections of the fiction as silly contrivances, which leads us down a dangerous path. Therefore we must assume that, impractical and absurd as it may be, these incompatible species must be similar enough mentally to make romantic attraction, even in the absence of sexual compatibility, possible.
A list of notable Transformer-fleshling pairs where an inter-species romance was either hinted at or outright stated, is given below.
- Bumblebee and Scarlett (Marvel G1 continuity)
- Cloudburst's Pretender shell identity and the First One of Femax (Marvel G1 continuity)
- Jazz and Marissa Faireborn (Dreamwave G1 continuity)
- Powerglide and Astoria Carlton-Ritz (?)
- Seaspray and Alana (Animated Generation 1 continuity)
- Skids and Charlene (Marvel G1 continuity)
- Sludge and Joy Meadows (Marvel G1 continuity)
- Ultra Magnus and Cindy Newell (Marvel G1 continuity)
- Starscream and Alexis (Animated Unicron Trilogy continuity)
- Glide is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode. (?)
The 2006 Takara radio-drama/toyline Kiss Players introduced a whole line of Transformer/human pairings (that were somehow even more disturbing).
- Autrooper and Atari Hitotonari.
- Hot Rod and Shao-Shao Li.
- Optimus Prime and Marissa Faireborn.
