Binary bonding
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Binary bonding is a process in which a Transformer enters into a symbiotic relationship with a smaller being (usually organic, often an Earthling or a Nebulan) who has been augmented with the ability to transform into a component or weapon.
| “ | These six people that you see, Sparkplug, are from the planet Nebulos and, like myself, are binary bonded to their respective Autobot partners--but in a different way. They become the Autobots' weapons! | ” |
| —Fortress Maximus introduces the Targetmasters, The Desert Island of Space! | ||
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Fiction
Generation 1 toy bios
Binary bonding was the process by which the Headmasters[1][2], Targetmasters[2], and Powermasters[1][2] came into being.
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Targetmasters were binary bonded like Headmasters were, but different in that they became the Transformer's weapon. The Desert Island of Space!
Classics
Amory was binary bonded to Phyrion. Cheap Shots
The Transformers cartoon
The Headmasters' heads were modified with an interior control panel where their partner could sit and manually control the movements of the Transformer, if the Transformer allows it. Binary bonded Headmasters may "feel like they are part of each other", but otherwise communicate by speaking to each other normally. The Rebirth, Part 2
Timelines
Ultra Magnus was binary-bonded to his Mini-Con partner Knock Out. Force of Habit Knock Out formed the robot mode head and central torso.
Prime cartoon
Starscream created some clones through the transference of binary bonding, so that when they got smashed, Starscream also felt the pain. Armada
Ask Vector Prime
The union the humans and robots of the Xobitor universal cluster undertake is considered by Vector Prime to be binary bonding. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/27 The natives call it Interface. Spacewarp's Log (2), 2016/01/23
TransTech continuity
After a bad experience with "colonists" from the Aurex Cluster, Nebulos altered their atmosphere to make it poisonous to Cybertronian life. In order to safely go undercover on this world, Vector Prime was binary bonded with a friendly native, codenamed: "Safeguard". When connected to Vector Prime, Safeguard would allow the ancient Autobot to process native fuel sources. He could also interface with him as a handheld weapon. The process would not only extend Safeguard's lifespan by several centuries, but allow him to convert into a Nebulonian mini-fighter. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/04
Beast Wars: Uprising
Binary-bonding was developed by the Hive Nations and Decepticons when the war spread to Nebulos. Nucleon, who was partnered with Galvatron, opined that binary-bonding was far more subtle and refined than the crude combiner process. A Brush With Infamy–Prologue
Star Trek vs. Transformers
On stardate 5892.7, Ratchet set up a binary-bond between the damaged Fortress Maximus and Captain James T. Kirk so that the latter could jump-start the former's consciousness. Prime's Directive, Part Three
Games
Transformers Roleplaying Game
Although the modern binary bonding process was invented by Arcana and Brainstorm, historical records dating back to the Battle of Aegiax show similar partnerships have occurred throughout Cybertronian history. The Autobots and their Nebulan allies were the first to develop and implement Headmaster technology, but it didn't take long before the Hive-allied Decepticons reverse-engineered the technology to create the first Targetmasters. Some time later, Hi-Q created the first Powermasters, which could efficiently regulate the energy intake and metabolisms of their Cybertronian partners.
Binary bonding technology quickly became commonplace, and many Cybertronians formed partnerships with beings from planets such as Earth, Nebulos, Gorlam Prime, and Dominus. Traditionally, the binary bonding process syncs a spark with an organic being's metabolic processes, though some Transformers might choose to bond with a non-sapient mechanimal, and other enhanced organics have made use of non-sentient "transtector rigs".
Binary bonded Transformers and their partners, sometimes known as Bonded Masters, often displayed unusual abilities as a result of the combination process, including superior intelligence or enhanced agility. The Enigma of Combination
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Foreign names
- Japanese: Binary-bond (バイナリーボンド Bainarī bondo)
