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About 200,000 years before the [[Great War (G1)|war]] began, Frak and his buddy were mining Energon when he uncovered a strange green [[spark]] that emitted a flash of light. Unnerved, Frak's buddy alerted [[Momus]], the foreman, who called in the find as a "code 113". The [[Functionism|Functionist Council]] sent an Authenticator called [[Three-of-Twelve]] to verify that the spark was a viable "Point One Percenter" and Momus was rewarded by being reclassified as "[[Alternate mode|alt mode]] exempt", meaning he could follow a career of his own choosing. Asking if he might be rewarded with a drill-hand, Frak was coldly informed that having been exposed to the spark's first flash, he had about six hours to live. | About 200,000 years before the [[Great War (G1)|war]] began, Frak and his buddy were mining Energon when he uncovered a strange green [[spark]] that emitted a flash of light. Unnerved, Frak's buddy alerted [[Momus]], the foreman, who called in the find as a "code 113". The [[Functionism|Functionist Council]] sent an Authenticator called [[Three-of-Twelve]] to verify that the spark was a viable "Point One Percenter" and Momus was rewarded by being reclassified as "[[Alternate mode|alt mode]] exempt", meaning he could follow a career of his own choosing. Asking if he might be rewarded with a drill-hand, Frak was coldly informed that having been exposed to the spark's first flash, he had about six hours to live. | ||
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*"Frak" is a [[wikipedia:Frak|fictional expletive]] originating in the obscure computer game ''[[wikipedia:Frak!|Frak!]]'' and made popular by the reimagined ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' TV series. | |||
*In relation to mining, the homophone "fracking" is a contraction of "[[wikipedia:Hydraulic fracturing|Hydraulic fracturing]]", a method of extracting gases from rock. | |||
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Revision as of 19:45, 27 March 2013
- Frak is a Transformer from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Working as an Energon miner in the Thymesis facility on Luna 2, Frak is a 'bot of humble aspirations — while his axe-hand is okay and all, a drill would be nice.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 comics
About 200,000 years before the war began, Frak and his buddy were mining Energon when he uncovered a strange green spark that emitted a flash of light. Unnerved, Frak's buddy alerted Momus, the foreman, who called in the find as a "code 113". The Functionist Council sent an Authenticator called Three-of-Twelve to verify that the spark was a viable "Point One Percenter" and Momus was rewarded by being reclassified as "alt mode exempt", meaning he could follow a career of his own choosing. Asking if he might be rewarded with a drill-hand, Frak was coldly informed that having been exposed to the spark's first flash, he had about six hours to live.
Notes
- "Frak" is a fictional expletive originating in the obscure computer game Frak! and made popular by the reimagined Battlestar Galactica TV series.
- In relation to mining, the homophone "fracking" is a contraction of "Hydraulic fracturing", a method of extracting gases from rock.
