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:''A Quantum Cycle Upgrade is an event on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Beast Era]].'' | :''A Quantum Cycle Upgrade is an event on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Beast Era]].'' | ||
The '''Quantum Cycle Upgrade''' is a semi-regular event where the entire [[Transformer]] population (or at least those living on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]) | The '''Quantum Cycle Upgrade''' is a semi-regular event where the entire [[Transformer]] population (or at least those living on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]) has their hardware upgraded more-or-less simultaneously. These changes are not often as drastic as a [[Reformatting| reformat]]. | ||
The purpose of Quantum Cycle Upgrades is unknown, they may be analogous to receiving an annual [[wikipedia:Influenza vaccine|flu shot]] or any other [[wikipedia:Digital television transition|centralized initiative to switch to a new technology]]. | The purpose of Quantum Cycle Upgrades is unknown, although they may be analogous to receiving an annual [[wikipedia:Influenza vaccine|flu shot]] or any other [[wikipedia:Digital television transition|centralized initiative to switch to a new technology]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Beast Machines'' cartoon=== | ===''Beast Machines'' cartoon=== | ||
[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] | [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] mentioned that all Transformers were fitted with [[DNA scanner]]s during a Quantum Cycle Upgrade that took place while [[Optimus Primal]] and his crew were fighting the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Nightscream went on to say that they "junked all the [[stasis pod]]s" in the upgrade. {{storylink|Survivor}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The "quantum" in the Quantum Cycle Upgrade is ''not'' a reference to [[wikipedia:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]], but rather a "quantum leap", switching from one distinct state to another with no transition period in between. | *The "quantum" in the Quantum Cycle Upgrade is ''not'' a reference to [[wikipedia:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]], but rather a "quantum leap", which is switching from one distinct state to another with no transition period in between. | ||
*The [[Great Upgrade]], | *The [[Great Upgrade]] would presumably be a rather ''drastic'' example of a Quantum Cycle Upgrade, wherein the vast majority of the Autobot population took advantage of the [[Maximal Upgrade Program]], resulting in the abandonment of cities scaled like [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and a watershed shift in self-identification as [[Maximal]] rather than Autobot. | ||
[[Category:Beast Machines]] | [[Category:Beast Machines]] | ||
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Events]] | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 15 August 2012
The Quantum Cycle Upgrade is a semi-regular event where the entire Transformer population (or at least those living on Cybertron) has their hardware upgraded more-or-less simultaneously. These changes are not often as drastic as a reformat.
The purpose of Quantum Cycle Upgrades is unknown, although they may be analogous to receiving an annual flu shot or any other centralized initiative to switch to a new technology.
Fiction
Beast Machines cartoon
Nightscream mentioned that all Transformers were fitted with DNA scanners during a Quantum Cycle Upgrade that took place while Optimus Primal and his crew were fighting the Beast Wars. Nightscream went on to say that they "junked all the stasis pods" in the upgrade. Survivor
Notes
- The "quantum" in the Quantum Cycle Upgrade is not a reference to quantum mechanics, but rather a "quantum leap", which is switching from one distinct state to another with no transition period in between.
- The Great Upgrade would presumably be a rather drastic example of a Quantum Cycle Upgrade, wherein the vast majority of the Autobot population took advantage of the Maximal Upgrade Program, resulting in the abandonment of cities scaled like Iacon and a watershed shift in self-identification as Maximal rather than Autobot.
