Manifold
- I've got a plan, if all of you have the cast-iron manifolds for it.-Prowl, The Ultimate Doom
Manifolds are piping elements that handle and distribute a flow of fluid. What function or form they have in Transformer bodies is uncertain. Metaphorically speaking, to say that one has durable manifolds is to say that he has strength of character, and cast-iron manifolds imply great strength of character.
Examples:
- "Carblast's got brass manifolds. He insulted Grimlock."
Clearly, Carblast has strong character.
- "Carblast's got manifolds of steel. He insulted Grimlock to his face and painted his room pink and baby blue."
Steel is stronger than brass, so this reveals stronger character yet.
- "Did you hear about Carblast? Grimlock pounded him into metal filings with a can of Nebulan waste products."
There can be too much of a good thing.
Oddly enough, this usage seems analogous to references made by humans to certain parts used in fabrication and transmission of reproductive data. It is unclear whether Transformer manifolds share the vulnerability of these components to a direct impact, and we sure wouldn't let the female Transformers know if they did.
