Neon
| “ | Why can't we get some more realistic colors fitting a real life vechicle/Animals for a TF? Example: A purple wolf Silverbot for the TF line. A rainbow colored Depth charge for TFU. The badly colored Armada Tidalwave. No ones saying paint everything black+grey. just stop using those neon colors & so forth. | ” |
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Unlike the real world, where the word means "fluorescent," neon is a term used by many in the Transformers online fandom to describe any color on a Transformers product that an individual merely finds ugly. This broad usage means practically any color imaginable can be marginalized as a hated "neon" color. Colors that have been categorized as neon include the following:
- White
- Yellow (unless it is on a Bug)
- Red (unless it is on a truck)
- Blue (see above)
- Green (unless it is on a construction vehicle)
- Purple (see above. Or a dinosaur.)
- Orange (unless it is on a predatory animal)
- Black
Often a neon color will be a complementary accent color, even if that color is extremely unsaturated.
Prominent examples
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Mmmmm, bleach. -
You might think the red is what's neon here, but it's actually the dull green. -
The aforementioned "rainbow-colored Depth Charge." -
Okay, this one IS kinda hideous, though technically not because of any neon. -
Neon camouflage — where "neon" = "black"
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This one is neon because it uses primary colors. -
The teal here is especially neon. As is the black. -
Many AllSpark Power figures were considered neon because they used blue. -
This one's actually neon! -
Energon all the way baby! -
SENTINEL-FLAVORED FIRE GUTS BURNING SPIRIT! -
It's slime time!
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(sniff sniff) God, it's so beautiful… -
The neon is the point. -
It's beautiful. I've looked at this for five hours now. -
Do we make a G2 joke or another fighting spirit joke? -
Welcome to Miami! -
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It's somehow even brighter in person.
Non-examples
Any color schemes that adhere slavishly to a pre-existing Generation 1 character are exempt from all of the above. Toys such as the Terrorcons are therefore not considered neon. "Realistically" colored toys can also be counted as neon, such as Generation 2 Devastator.
