Was there a Cybertronian in Beast Wars that transforms into a butterfly?
Dear Lepidopteran Laconic,
I am reminded of the Predacon Balisong, who in one universe took the form of an immense Troides magellanus. She was a fierce rival of the Maximal Stiletto, and their duels were spectacular to observe—both aerial dogfights, and ground-based knife fights.
Another that comes to mind is Monko-chan, an Insectron warrior who turned into a Pieris rapae and was a devoted student of Bigmos. Unfortunately, the two drifted apart due to differences of philosophy. Even though both were devoted to peace, Monko-chan believed that peace would ultimately require sacrificing lives, while Bigmos believed that no true peace could come from violence. They parted ways not long after the battle for Dross.
I’m sure you’ll be charmed to learn that Cybertron has butterflies of its own! I recall the Maximal caterpillar, Hecatron. Her voracious appetite caused Botanica a great deal of trouble, and rather than destroy the Maximals’ technorganic orchard, Hecatron voluntarily entered meditative stasis lock. It wasn’t until after the planet’s reformatting that she completed her own transformation, emerging as an iron butterfly sporting gorgeous purple wings with striking green spots.
Oh- I almost forgot. The Decepticons had a butterfly scout named Siphon in their ranks, whose talent at spotting fuel sources from above proved to be just as effective in locating Autobot resistance cels. I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of him—although, that said, he is one of the Insecticons involved in a curious case of trans-dimensional harmonic resonance, bearing an uncanny resemblance to mechanoids built by humans on Earth; in his case, the Beet-Papil robot.
What was the Stockade that the Malgus Warpath and Bulkhead referred to?
Dear Stockade Scrutinizer,
The Stockade was a common slang term for what was more properly designated "Cybertropolis Detention Center".
Unlike Trypticon Prison, the Stockade wasn't designed to hold prisoners of war. Instead its inmates were Autobots who had performed actions that were judged to aid and abet their Decepticon enemies. As such, while it was supposedly less secure than Trypticon, the inmates often got worse treatment. As Padlock, one of the guards, once put it: "With Decepticons you know where you are, but corrupt Autobots? Who can trust 'em."
I am pleased to note that this viewpoint wasn't shared by all Autobots. For example, Mirage was a constant thorn in the side of Ultra Magnus and his successor, offering pro-bono legal defence and arguing in the courts for the overturning of many sentences. It was thanks to his efforts that Groove and Bigmos were able to avoid ending up in the Stockade.
In a surprising case of cosmic resonance, the Stockade did resemble the facility mode of a bot of the same name hailing from the CS World.
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