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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The comic is a parody of {{w|Transformers}}, a fictional | + | The comic is a parody of {{w|Transformers}}, a fictional species of robots that can transform into vehicles. Transformers typically are able to transform instantaneously (often mid-stride) by manipulating and rearranging their mechanical parts. In this comic, however, Randall has the Transformers "transform" in the same manner that caterpillars "transform" via {{w|metamorphosis}} into butterflies or moths. |
− | The first two panels show action scenes that would be appropriate for a Transformers comic. However, the third panel shows the Transformers climbing a tree, and in the final scene they wrap silk around themselves, | + | The first two panels show action scenes that would be appropriate for a Transformers comic. However, the third panel shows the Transformers climbing a tree, and in the final scene, they wrap silk around themselves, similarly to building a cocoon or chrysalis. |
− | The | + | The alt text furthers this parallel, decribing a newly transformed helicopter (presumably the post-metamorphosis state of one of the Transformers in the panels) in a manner that be more appropriate for a a freshly-emerged butterfly or moth. |
− | This | + | This is the first XKCD with humanoid robots, and one of the few with humanoids that are not [[stick figure]]s. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | :[One transformer in the foreground, one in the background.] |
− | : | + | :Transformer: ''Transform!'' |
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− | :[ | + | :[Transformers running.] |
− | :[ | + | |
+ | :[Transformers climbing trees.] | ||
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+ | :[Transformers encasing themselves in caterpillar-style cocoons.] | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Biology]] | [[Category:Biology]] | ||
[[Category:Robots]] | [[Category:Robots]] |