Transformers are known for their ability to transform, but the process of transforming is quite complex and not something that every Cybertronian can do. Over the course of Transformers Media, the opportunity to see characters like Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and others transform from their robot forms to their old modes is always something to look forward to. Michael Bay Transformers Movies showed the detailed process of a Cybertronian transformation between robot and alternate modes, while other movies or TV shows take more simplistic approaches to the inherent abilities of the Autobots and Decepticons.
The transforming abilities of Cybertronians have been greatly explored over the years as a result. It is well-established that not every transformer is equal when it comes to its old fashions and what they change into. There are opportunities for transformers to change into trucks, cars, planes, motorcycles and even animals, as seen with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts‘Maximals and others animal wars adaptations. Meanwhile, Transformers one Take a look at the history of the Transformers and how they transform. This also means an investigation of why not every Transform has the ability to transform from robot to alternate modes.
Cybertronians can only transform with a functioning transformation cog
The movies don’t always use this explanation
The key to Cybertronians’ ability to transform is the aptly named Transformation Cog. The spherical devices are not always part of the most basic form of Cybertronian, depending on the continuity. However, it is typically the key to their ability to switch between robots and alternate forms. The Transformation Cog, or T-Cog for short, is a biomechanical organ that works with all parts of a Transformer’s body to coordinate the changes necessary to go from robot form to an old mode. This means that Any Cybertronian who does not have a T-COG is unable to transform And only has his robot form.
The practicality of a T-COG is not used in live-combat Transformers movies, because the films never specify how transformers can transform and don’t include any Cybertronians who can’t change forms. This is different in Transformers oneHow the animated movie includes the importance of transformation cogs to a transformer’s ability. The T-COGs, or the lack thereof, is a crucial narrative device in Transformers one, Highlighting the established hierarchy on Cybertron and hinting at the planet’s dark, hidden past.
Transformers can lose their ability to transform
They may get stuck in their robot mode
In the continuities where a T-COG is present in a Cybertronian, this also creates the possibility that Transformers may lose their transforming abilities. Damage to the transformation cog in battle can result in a transformer no longer having the ability to switch back to its old mode. Depending on the scale of the damage, the transformer may either partially lose its ability to transform or may experience a complete loss of the ability.
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Transformers One Key Fax Breakdown |
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Directed by |
Josh Cooley |
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Rotten Tomatoes audience score |
98% |
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Rotten Tomatoes critics score |
89% |
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$75-147 million |
Various weapons in the mythology of the transformers can also prevent a being from unleashing the true potential of their abilities. In some cases, The loss of transforming abilities can even be permanent. Otherwise, most transformers can regain the ability to transform through medical procedures or other methods.
Why Orion Pax, D-16 and others can’t transform into Transformers One
Their T-COGs are removed
Audiences have grown accustomed to seeing Optimus Prime and Megatron with the ability to transform. however, Transformers ones opening arc establishes that they are not always as strong as portrayed in the Michael Bay movies. During their early years on Cybertron, they were mere miners, and their only job was to extract energon from the planet’s surface. They could not transform and even believed that they were among the less fortunate Cybertronians, stuck in menial jobs with no special abilities.
Fortunately for Orion, D-16, B-127 and Elita, Alpha Trion gives them new T-Cogs, finally giving them the ability to transform.
However, their fateful encounter with Alpha Trion changes everything. He not only reveals that their supreme leader, Sentinel Prime, betrayed the Primes, but also tells them that Sentinel Prime removed their T-COGs to keep them subservient. Fortunately for Orion, D-16, B-127 and Elita, Alpha Trion gives them new T-Cogs, finally giving them the ability to transform. With the historical developments, Transformers oneUnlike others Transformers movies, underscores the importance of the T-COGs to the titular beings.