Generic

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His existence is about a millisecond, but that millisecond KICKED ASS!

"A Generic" is the fan-coined, unofficial term for any unnamed background Transformer that is clearly not intended to represent any previously existing and named toy/character. Generics are frequently used to fill out crowd scenes and battles, and often (though not always) employ repeated standardized designs (especially in the older material such as the Generation 1 cartoon).

It is rare that a generic gets a speaking part, but it has happened from time to time. However, if the character is given a name he/she ceases to be a generic and becomes a regular old character (see Sunstorm or Big Red for an example of such an apotheosis).

Notable generics

Generation 1 cartoon

• Seekers - Early on in the cartoon, the comparatively low number of Decepticons lead to the filling out of their ranks with numerous generics based on the existing cast, and most notably the Seekers.

• Junkions - Hords of generic Junkions tended to appear whenever the Cartoon visited that planet.

• Paradrons - The entire population of Paradron save for Sandstorm were generics.

Energon

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