Better yet, where does it come from?

7/10/2006 5:43:52 AM

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"Although it wasn't ever explained in the TV show, the generally accepted (or invented, rather) theory among TransFans is that each Transformer has their own "compartment" in another dimension which we call subspace. The TF can teleport anything to or from subspace at will for storage purposes. Each Transformer is "frequency locked" to a certain pocket of subspace, so there isn't any possibility of a transformer stealing weapons that were placed into subspace by another transformer. Subspace storage is the "official" explanation used on the TF MUSHes. Subspace can also be applied to size changes which accompany the mode changes of several Transformers, such as Soundwave and Megatron. The mass which they lose when shrinking can be stored in subspace, and drawn out again upon transformation. Although Megatron can clearly choose between a normal and giant size when in gun mode, we never see Soundwave as a 12 foot tall tape deck, or either of them as a one foot robot. Options of size in various modes therefore seem predetermined, probably at their time of creation (or in some TF's cases, the time of their redesign at the hands of the Ark). Also, a Transformer has never been shown walking around in any in-between size, so it would seem that the mass transfer with subspace is all or nothing. (Shrinking *cannot* be explained by simply reducing the amount of space between molecules in the TFs body, because this would change their size but not their mass, so you’d have a gun-mode Megatron that weighed 15 tons.) The subspace theory seems to be consistent with the cartoon, and is even supported by a scene in "Demon's Swamp", when Kickback's gun suddenly materializes in his hand in plain sight for no apparent reason, as well as one of the post-movie commercial bumpers in which Blurr transforms and his weapon appears in his hand. In the UK comic story "Dinobot Hunt", Jazz opens a hidden compartment in his hip from which he removes a small version of his gun that grows to its full size for use. In this case, although the gun is stored in the real world, there is still a size change to contend with, and the subspace theory can explain it. Of course, sometimes in the UK comic Prime's trailer didn't go away. It was often treated as a separate unit which had its own things to do while Prime was busy walking around and acting noble. Again, the "subspace" theory is not the end-all-be-all of explanations, but it is generally accepted by a great number of TransFans. "

Or take the simpler theory: it was really his junk, and he only transformed when he got excited.

7/10/2006 5:54:32 AM

^that was Rodimus Prime

His trailer transformed into some small substation with a small car that got dumped on and had to drive into explosive filled caves when everyone else was to scared to do it.

7/10/2006 8:43:56 AM

Is there any sci-fi problem subspace can't solve?

7/10/2006 11:49:17 AM

Ultra Magnus' trailer was much cooler in that it doubled as armor. The only annoying thing about that, though, was that the "helmet" was never part of the trailer and just had to be excess kibble somewhere until he was transformed...

7/10/2006 5:00:42 PM

Now that we've answered that, where do Clark Kent's clothes go when he changes into Superman? Does the new movie answer this?

7/10/2006 5:20:40 PM

the same place they have always gone - the ground

7/10/2006 5:26:29 PM

Axelay- it can attach to his chest armor on the trailer - the hasbro instructions don't show this, but its accomplished by fitting his forehead onto the rectangular piece near the top of the blue chestplate.

7/10/2006 6:01:34 PM

I'll be damned, I never knew. My Ultra Magnus is still is pristine condition in a storage unit back at my parents' home. Maybe next time I decide to rummage through it, I'll dig it out and give it a shot.

7/10/2006 10:51:52 PM

His trailer always turned into the base, they just never show it. Suspension of disbelief. Fuck you all.

Roll out.

7/11/2006 5:23:39 PM

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7/11/2006 5:27:44 PM

Our problem is that Energon sucks. Get rid of that picture.

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7/11/2006 5:30:54 PM

^^Energon is actually very overlooked because its a continuation of armada, which completely sucked donkey cock. Its not as good as say, Beast Wars or G1, but its pretty fun to watch once through.

7/11/2006 5:47:57 PM

No it's not. The animation sucked. The action sucked. It was like Dragonball Z with robots. Fuck that.

7/11/2006 5:51:39 PM

up the butt

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7/11/2006 7:36:36 PM

thanks!!

7/15/2006 5:30:50 AM