Facsimile construct
From MediaWiki
- A Facsimile Construct is a mindless copy of a Transformer in the Marvel Comics UK portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Facsimile Constructs are detailed copies of Transformers. They are mindless drones but can be programmed with basic responses. They are used as decoys and also as part of training exercises to represent enemies. They are sometimes abbreviated to F.C.’s.
Fiction
Marvel Comics UK continuity
When planning Operation: Volcano, Facsimile Constructs were used by the Wreckers in training exercises to represent their Decepticon opponents. They were also used as bait for the Decepticons when they were used to stand in for the Autobot resistance chiefs being addressed by Emirate Xaaron. Target 2006
Optimus Prime had a Facsimile Construct of himself created by Wheeljack as a way of faking his own death so that he test the Autobot’s ability to survive without him. Prey!
