Energon patch

The Energon patch is a device from the Rescue Bots cartoon portion of the Aligned continuity family.

Delivering a stabilizing dose of Energon, the Energon patch was developed by Boulder to ensure that a bot who scanned a techno-organic source is not overcome by the organic and bestial nature resulting from the DNA of the original.

Fiction

Rescue Bots cartoon

Optimus Prime scanned the techno-organic Trex in order to gain a dinosaur alt-mode and pacify the dinosaurs who had emerged from under Wayward Island. Land Before Prime

However, scanning a creature that is part biological and part machine can have unexpected results, which became apparent during a race between Optimus, the Rescue Bots and unexpected entrant, Frankie Greene atop Trex. Optimus elected to switch into dino-mode part way through the race, but became overcome by the dinosaur instincts provided by the scanned dinosaur DNA and became feral.

Boulder, in conjunction with Graham Burns and Doc Greene diagnosed Optimus with low Energon levels resulting from the effort of undertaking the scan, making him susceptible to the effects of the dinosaur DNA, and developed the patch to counteract it. However, before deploying it onto Optimus, Boulder insisted on testing it on himself, scanning a triceratops mode and and then waiting for his own low Energon level to result in him turning similarly feral. Sure enough, his behavior turned bestial, and Doc, Frankie and Graham quickly put the patch, returning him to his good natured self.

Optimus, who had been captured by Quint Quarry and taken to Quarry's private island, was quickly tracked down and an accurate lob from Graham landed the Energon patch on the Autobot leader's hindquarters. After a few tense moments while it took effect, Optimus returned to normal, teaming up with Boulder to defeat Quarry. Big Game