Canonizing
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Canonizingis the act ofinsertinga previously apocryphal orpseudocanonicalbit of fancruft or omittedauthorial intentintocanon.It's kind of likefanservice for continuity freaks.
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Continuity concepts
- Cybertronians keeping their paraphernalia out of sight insubspace storage pockets.
- ThePowerdashershaving the names "Cromar","Zetar",and"Aragon".
- Nightbirdbeing a full-fledgedDecepticon.
- TheTerrorconsbeingQuintessoncreations.
- The origins and mechanics of theBrainmasters.
- Scorpiabeing afemale Transformer.
- TheLiege Maximobeing one of theThirteen.
- Star Saberhavinga knight templarpersonality.
- Tarantulasliterally being affiliated withUnicron.
- PretenderandMicromastertechnologybeinginvolvedin the development of thebeast modesofMaximalsandPredacons.[1]
- TheMagnabosstrio being theMaximal Eldersto mirror theTripredacustrio.
- ArmadaCheetor,Airazor,Rhinox,andTerrorsaurbeingan evil teampatterned on theFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
- Three unused toy concepts:a jellyfish,amanticore,and atriffidfrom theBeast Wars Telemocha Series.
- The deleted scene from "Nemesis Part 2"ofGeneration 1 Megatron's spark being placed back into his body.
- TheStarscreamin thisMachine Warsartpossessing the deceased body ofSkyquake.
- UniverseRatchetoriginating from a2001Robots in Disguiseuniverse.
- UniverseLonghornbeing a new form of Ramulus.
- UniverseRepugnusbeing a new form of Generation 1 Repugnus.
- Bio information forUniverseStockadeandMagna Stampede.
- Bio information forUniverseInfernoandBotCon 2006Inferno.
- Ultra Trionbeing a form ofUltra Magnusand successor toAlpha Trion.
- UniverseDefensorbeing an upgraded Hot Spot and being equipped with theChaos Armor.
- EnergonOmega Sentinelsometimes beinga group's body-type instead of an individual.
- Bio information forBinaltechBlackarachniaandDecepticharge.
- Gaiacrossbeing a new form ofLandcross.
- Optimus PrimaltheProtectorhailing fromthe universeof the English version of theBeast Warscartoon as opposed to the Japanese version.
- United EXStraxusbeing a dimension-hopper from theMarvel Comics continuity.
- Howlbackbeing transgender.
- The redDiaclonepredecessor ofGeneration 1 Sunstreakeras a Cybertronian with Sunstreaker's unused preliminary name "Spin-Out".
- Greatshotbeinga new formofSixshot.
- Majin Zarakbeing a form ofScorponok/MegaZarak.
- Maccadamsecretly beingAlchemist Primeof theThirteen.
Fan-coined names
- Artillery Drone
- Beast Era
- Bumper
- Cobrabreast
- Cityformer
- Darksyde[2]
- Discmaster
- Dinocassette
- Energon Saber Mini-Con Team
- Furmanism
- Generation 1
- Gestalt
- Gold Plastic Syndrome
- Herald of Unicron
- Kibble
- MechandFemme
- Moon Beta
- Quintesson Executioner
- Quintesson Prosecutor
- Morphcore
- Puffer
- Punch of Kill Everything
- Rainmaker[3]
- Re-paint
- Seeker(sort of)[4]
- Sparkling
- Sparkmate[5]
- Steve
- Troop builder
- Universe War
Toy trademarks which did not come to fruition
Names originating in pseudocanonical sources
References
- ↑This fan theory took a while to appear in full, unabridged form in-universe. In 2013,Beast Wars Shattered Glassdepicted Pretender technology as an element in the invention of organic beast modes, sans downsizing. In 2015 and 2016,Beast Wars: Uprisingdepicted Micromaster physiology as a precursor to small-sized Maximals and Predacons, with beast modes being developed separately. However, in 2024, theTechnorganic Secretsexpansion for theTransformers Roleplaying Gamefinally featured Cheetor crediting both technologies at once.
- ↑Terrorsaurspeaks the metaphorical line "Welcome to the dark side." in the 1996 episode "Equal Measures",but fan clamor led to this usage being canonized as the proper noun" Darkside "in the 2000Beast Wars TransmetalsPlayStation game, renamed in later media to "Darksyde" for trademark reasons.
- ↑Bluestreakused "rain maker" as a generic description in the 1985 episode "Divide and Conquer",but fan interpretation as a proper noun led to canonization in the 2008 packaging bio forUniverseAcid Storm.
- ↑"Seeker" debuted in 1980s retail catalogs, but this source was evidently forgotten even as the term became ubiquitous in the 1990s online fandom, leading to prevalent use in 21st century official material.
- ↑The term "sparkmate" officially debuted in a minor feature in the 2000Beast Wars TransmetalsN64 game, presumably as a result of the "spark" term debuting in theBeast Warscartoon. It was persistent usage in the fandom which led to the term's recurrence inThe AllSpark AlmanacandMore than Meets the Eye.
