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| - This is the process of upgrading or modifying an existing mechanical system or being. The term can also be applied to other species/lifeforms who undergo a similar process. When applied to planet-wide changes, it is known as Mechaforming, or alternatively, reformatting a planet. Strictly speaking, reformatting is a process by which a Transformer's body is altered almost instantaneously from a mechanical to a technorganic form. In common, casual use among fans, the term is often applied more widely to any "instant" body change into anything new by either a source of power or some near omnipotent being, such as the Oracle, Unicron, Primus, or even the power of one of the Cyber Planet Keys. This includes G1 Megatron's rebirth as Galvatron, Skywarp and Thundercracker becoming Cyclonus and Scourge, the Insecticons turning into the Sweeps and Cyclonus' "armada", the Maximals becoming technorganic life-forms, and the creation of the Cybertron Defense Team, plus Inferno becoming Roadblock and Overhaul becoming Leobreaker.
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