Energon mutation
- Allspark Mutations are type of Transformer from the 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film continuity family.
Allspark Mutations are Earth machinery brought to life as Transformers by the All Spark.
Fiction
The All Spark cube can emit radiation that spontaneously brings to life machinery and electronics which are exposed to it. It does not do so continuously, but agents working for Sector Seven eventually learned to activate and even channel these pulses of radiation in their base under Hoover Dam. The cube also emitted a pulse when dropped by Sam Witwicky as he fled from Decepticons in Mission City.
Transformers which have just been created from Earth machines by the All Spark appear to be almost mindless; alive but without concept of the world—and often feral. Transformers However, under certain circumstances that are not entirely clear, they can achieve full sentience. (See "Personalities", below.)
Allspark Mutations contain solidified All Spark energy in their chests that resemble small, red All Spark cubes.
The living machines continued to run amok in Mission City until Starscream began killing them and taking their energy for his own purposes. Transformers Comic issue 7
Alliance issue 1
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Known Allspark Mutations
Possible Allspark Mutations
These Transformers seem to be likely candidates, but their actual origins remain unknown:
- Dewbot, and other Mountain Dew Robots
- Chevy Autobots<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>
- Toaster
Not Allspark Mutations
Sometimes thought to be Earth-born, the following Transformers are known to have alien origins (the drones arrive on Earth in "cometary" transition form), and therefore were not animated by the All Spark on Earth:
Personalities
All the Allspark Mutations in the 2007 film appear to be evil little beasts. Screenwriter Roberto Orci has offered some potential explanations for this both at BotCon 2007 and on the official movie forum, but as usual is careful not to make any declarations. Orci wrote in response to one fan's query, "It is meant to power Cybertron, not adapt human technology. Also, since all earth's tech is reverse engineered from Megatron, maybe that affects the outcome, too."<a href="http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=387031&postcount=170" class="external autonumber" title="http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=387031&postcount=170" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> He also wrote, "Prime intended to use the Allspark to repower Cybertron as it was intended. Megatron wants to abuse it by creating Transformers directly, which makes souless, primal Transformers."<a href="http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384935&postcount=29" class="external autonumber" title="http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384935&postcount=29" rel="nofollow">[2]</a>
Both of these statements contain plausible explanations for the violence and hostility observed in the behavior of the robots in the film itself, but they do not make allowances for the fully-developed personas observed in the Real Gear Robots toyline and other supporting material. A possible solution is that these may take place in different continuities than the film itself, such that the All Spark may operate a bit differently. Alternatively, it could be that—given enough time—an Earth machine animated by the All Spark might eventually develop consciousness. Or, perhaps not all robots are created equal. It could simply be that, while most are feral, some are not.
A final explanation can be taken from a mission in Transformers: Autobots. When the Autobots attempt to retrieve the All Spark, it produces drones from the local machinery to defend itself. As such, the All Spark-created transformers may have been feral as a survival mechanism.
Trivia
- None of the Allspark Mutations that appeared in the movie were in the leaked script except the XBOX 360 robot. The ones in the film were a Nokia phone, a Mountain Dew vending machine, a steering wheel and an XBOX 360. In the script, they were an iPod, devices in a truck and plasma televisions.
- The term "Allspark Mutations" comes from Alliance issue 1.
References
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> Bumblebee's mission on Earth was to recruit the pre-existent Chevy Autobots.</ol>
