The Intergalactic Highway

Okay, so this question has been plaguing my brain for YEARS!!!

So....the Maximals and Predacons are seen at the beginning of the first episode in a ship in heated battle with each other and then they careen to the planet's surface. They get themselves beast forms and then look in the mirror and admire themselves. Then they all say their names for the first time....most of their names have something to do with their beast form: Rhinox, Skorponok, Rattrap, Dinobot, Tarantulas, Terrorsaur.....need I go on?

My question is....what were their names before they got beast forms? And not only that, but the Maximals claimed to have known each other (at least some of them did) on Cybertron....what did they call each other?! "Hey you!"????

Did anyone else ever wonder about this? Or am I the only one thinking that far into it?

I know Optimus Primal was "Optimus" or "Optimus Insert Last Name". Everyone else's identity was hidden. Even Megatron wasn't "Megatron" until he decided to leave Cybertron.

It was established in comics that Dinobot's name was once Dynamo. I don't know anything beyond that.

Airazor was Wing Saber (not much of a change their!). As for the rest, I have no idea.

Wait! How do you know that?!

Blackrosefencer wrote:Wait! How do you know that?!

TF Wiki. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Airazor_(BW)

Spontaneous name changing seems to be a motif amongst Transformers. Rodimus Prime from G1 comes most immediately to mind. Sometimes it's an evolution of the prior name, Dynamo -> Dinobot for example, while other times it signifies a complete change in character, Orion Pax -> Optimus Prime.

Here's a list of a few names I think would fit for their pre-bw names.

Rattrap <-- Racetrack
Terrorsaur <-- Terror Saw
Tigertron <--- Taigatron?
Cheetor <--- Fleetor?
Rhinox <--- LOX?

The question marks denote the more speculative ones. Taigatron is a pun on his name in the show as well as a biome in which the Siberian Tiger (his beast form) resides in. Fleetor is another pun on Cheetor, Fleet meaning fast and rhyming with Cheetor. LOX is chemical shorthand for Liquid OXygen and fits him far better than Tankor ever will from a series that shall remain nameless.

LOX is chemical shorthand for Liquid OXygen and fits him far better than Tankor ever will from a series that shall remain nameless.

Teehee!

Rattrap <-- Racetrack
Terrorsaur <-- Terror Saw
Tigertron <--- Taigatron?
Cheetor <--- Fleetor?
Rhinox <--- LOX?

I agree, actually. I think all of those work quite well for them. Awesome, Razor One.

LOX is chemical shorthand for Liquid OXygen and fits him far better than Tankor ever will from a series that shall remain nameless.

*raises hand* Oooo! I know! I know!

Spontaneous name changing seems to be a motif amongst Transformers. Rodimus Prime from G1 comes most immediately to mind. Sometimes it's an evolution of the prior name, Dynamo -> Dinobot for example, while other times it signifies a complete change in character, Orion Pax -> Optimus Prime.

Here's a list of a few names I think would fit for their pre-bw names.

Rattrap <-- Racetrack
Terrorsaur <-- Terror Saw
Tigertron <--- Taigatron?
Cheetor <--- Fleetor?
Rhinox <--- LOX?

Hmmm....interesting...