Binary bonding
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- Binary bonding is a kind of technology from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Binary bonding is a process in which a Transformer enters into a symbiotic relationship with a smaller being (usually organic, often an Earthling or a Nebulan) who has been augmented with the ability to transform into a component or weapon.
| “ | These six people that you see, Sparkplug, are from the planet Nebulos and, like myself, are binary bonded to their respective Autobot partners--but in a different way. They become the Autobots' weapons! | ” |
—Fortress Maximus introduces the Targetmasters, The Desert Island of Space! | ||
Fiction
Generation 1
Binary bonding was by this process that the Headmasters[1][2], Targetmasters[2], and Powermasters[1][2] came into being.
Marvel Comics continuity
Targetmasters were binary bonded like Headmasters were, but different in that they became the Transformer's weapon. The Desert Island of Space!
The exact mechanics of binary bonding and its relationship to the various -masters is left a bit vague. Is not clear if the Headmasters' mental link between binary bonded partners due is due to binary bonding or to the Headmaster process specifically.
Cartoon continuity
Unicron Trilogy
Ultra Magnus was binary-bonded to his Mini-Con partner Knock Out. Force of Habit Knock Out formed the robot mode head and central torso.
