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The so-called tinder interface and matrix interface are exactly what we see in the Transformers Super Warriors and Beastman series of cartoons, which are directly called tinder, and what are directly called matrix in the 1 episodes of animation and big movies in the US version of g98 , but in fact it seems to me that they are not a real tinder, nor a real matrix, but just an interface channel. 26nbsp;

Why do you say that?Let's first determine what the real fire and the real matrix in the Transformers system mean.A plot line from the first episode of Beastman helps us understand this.In that episode, the chimpanzee primal) came to the oracle deep underground in Cybertron (that is, the electronic star), and then the oracle brought his consciousness into a space with a lot of fire surging around him, and said to him In a word:

"What you are connected to now is the matrix, which controls everything that is dead and will live in this world. Don't rush to transform, prepare to reformat. Remember, the seeds of the future are buried deep in the past,... To seek balance, change destiny, change and transcend"

The content contained in this paragraph of dialogue and pictures is actually quite rich, especially "the seeds of the future are buried deep in the past", which is more profound and cannot be explained all at once here.But we can first have a more accurate understanding of the real matrix and real fire in the Transformers system through this content, and even give a clearer definition.

The matrix in the Transformers system is a world or space that is relatively isolated from the external reality of the machine world and has the rules of socialization of human beings. This space accommodates and connects all the energy substances in which there are certain machine program codes or certain forms. Independent individual consciousness generated by activities.And these independent individual consciousnesses can continuously expand and mutate into new individual consciousnesses.

It can be said that the matrix in Transformers is essentially the same thing as the matrix in The Matrix, but it is an upgraded version of its evolution.

After clarifying the meaning of matrix in Transformers, it is easy to determine the meaning of tinder.A Transformer's kindling is the collection of energy and information carrying an independent individual consciousness in the matrix space.

From this we can also simplify the definition of the matrix, which is the space that accommodates and connects all kinds of fire and provides a regular environment for the activities of fire.

The noun concept of tinder was really clearly put forward, but it was actually quite late in the 15th episode of "transformersbrs", "Tinder" (trk).From this episode, we get the concept of fire that when the fire is burning, the corresponding Transformer is alive, even if the body is destroyed, it can be repaired; if the fire is extinguished, the corresponding Transformer is dead, even if the body is intact, it will not help.Combined with other plots, we can also know that Transformers' intelligence, core memory, personality, and main energy for actions also come from their own fire, and because of the fire, there are gender differences.Because of this, Transformers is a completely different concept from the robots we know in the traditional sense that rely on computer hardware, batteries, and circuits installed in the body to act (some people raise questions about Transformers in the way of understanding traditional robots, in fact It is because they have no basic understanding of Transformers).

In the 1th episode of Transformers in the US version of G95, although the concept of fire is not clearly proposed, this concept has actually begun to emerge.For example, as we mentioned above, in the two episodes of "Sigma Vector" (that is, "Magic God Ball"), the Flying Tigers and Flying Taibao were given life by Sigma Vector. In fact, the concept of fire has been involved, but it is not clear Just bring up the name.Another example is more obvious. In the 1nd episode of G62 animation "Starscream Rebellion", Starscream used the tanks and planes on the earth to make his subordinates. He went to the prison of Cybertron to steal some shiny pure Energy-like objects, and then put these things into those tank planes, and the result is the army of panther robots, and the individual consciousness of these robots is the prisoners in the prison of cybertron for millions of years.In fact, what Starscream is stealing here is what is clearly called fire in "Super Warrior".In the future, dramas such as Starscream's Ghost will involve the concept of tinder.

Then why do I think that what is called tinder in most places in the cartoon is actually not tinder, but just a tinder interface?

The key is that we have seen such two coexisting statements many times in the plot. On the one hand, if a Transformer dies, it means that its fire is extinguished; The tinder returned to the matrix.But there is obviously an irreconcilable contradiction between the two statements.Now that the fire has been extinguished, how can it return to the matrix?Moreover, different transformers may be located on planets that are several light-years apart, or even hundreds of thousands of light-years away, and where is the matrix?When the Transformers on different planets so far apart die, if the one in their bodies is the real spark body, how can they all return to the matrix?In addition, what's the point of returning the extinguished fire to the Matrix.

If you understand that the so-called Tinder we see in the Transformers body in the cartoon is actually just a Tinder interface, not the real Tinder, the doubts will disappear.It can be judged that Transformers, whether they are living Transformers or nominally dead Transformers, their real sparks have always existed in the matrix. The difference is that the living Transformers have their sparks in the matrix. A channel interface connected to the real space, this is the light ball-shaped spark interface in the Transformer body that we saw in the cartoon.And when the matrix system judges that there is an external interface for a kindling, then although the real kindling itself is still located in the matrix, its connection with other parts of the matrix will be cut off.And when a Transformer dies, the channel interface between his fire seed in the matrix and the real space is closed and destroyed, that is, the fire seed interface is extinguished, and at the same time, its connection with other parts of the matrix is ​​restored.

In this way, we also understand why a Transformer dies, saying that its fire is extinguished, and at the same time saying that his fire has returned to the matrix.In fact, the former tinder here refers to the tinder interface, and the latter tinder refers to the real tinder itself.And the so-called returning to the matrix is ​​not returning to the matrix from outside the matrix, but only to restore the connection between the fire that was originally in the matrix and other parts of the matrix.The reason why the Transformers in the cartoons call the Tinder interface Tinder is because they know very little about the matrix and Tinder (in the Beastman plot, they even know about the existence of oracle and Sigma vectors. I didn’t know it at the beginning, and treated them as a legend), and the function of the Tinder interface they saw was indeed similar to Tinder, so it was natural to confuse the two.

After understanding the difference between the tinder interface and the tinder itself, some confusing plots in previous Transformers animations suddenly became clear.Such as Optimus Prime's two resurrections.According to the original understanding, when the fire is extinguished, it will also be extinguished, and the repeated resurrection seems far-fetched.But it's easy to explain now.In the matrix, the spark that represents Optimus Prime always exists. In the big movie, when Optimus Prime dies, it is just that his spark interface is extinguished.

The first resurrection of Optimus Prime should be in the 73rd episode "The Trick of the Five-faced Monster". Finally, Optimus Prime's real tinder re-controlled the circuit of the machine body through the matrix interface, so he was able to get rid of the control of the five-faced monster.In the second resurrection of Optimus Prime, the five-faced monster temporarily forcibly restored his fire interface through repairs, allowing his fire in the matrix to reconnect to the real space, and after regaining the matrix interface, the matrix again The fire interface has been strengthened, and the duration of the fire interface has been extended, which in turn makes Optimus Prime's second resurrection live for a long time.

What is more typical and more illustrative is the resurrection of the dinosaur warrior in the super warrior.In the 35th episode of the hero's true colors of the super warrior, the dinosaur warrior died heroically with one against six. His fire (actually the fire interface) was extinguished, and his body was finally completely cremated and destroyed.According to the original understanding, this is the most typical annihilation of body and spirit, and there is no possibility of resurrection at all, unlike Optimus Prime's resurrection, which can also be said to be based on the retained old body.But at the end of the super warrior, the dinosaur warrior was resurrected with the body of a metal mutant dinosaur. How to explain it?The metal variant dinosaur is a small part of Tyrannosaurus Rex using a brand new protobody and the Tinder interface cut from Hurricane Warrior (the original body x that transforms into a metal crab with a special Tinder interface), and obtained from aliens The metal variant driver was created, its body was newly fabricated, and its spark interface was also part of Cyclonus.It stands to reason that he has nothing to do with the dinosaur warrior who died before, no matter the body or the fire interface, at best they are similar in appearance.But in the end, when Cyclonus and Vanguard died together, the consciousness of the original dinosaur warrior entered the body of the metal mutant dinosaur. If you understand that the fire we see is only the fire interface, it is easy to understand.

When the Hurricane Warrior's fire interface main body was destroyed, the connection between his real fire in the matrix and other parts of the matrix was restored, and at this time, the small part of the fire interface in the metal mutant dinosaur was still connected to the fire of the Hurricane Warrior , which also means that with the fire of the Cyclonus warrior as a relay, the fire in the metal mutant dinosaur actually becomes a matrix interface, and this has actually violated the matrix rules.In this case, the matrix system automatically connects the fire of the dinosaur warrior that matches the metal body with this interface, and at the same time disconnects the fire of the dinosaur warrior from other parts of the matrix, so that the dinosaur warrior is resurrected.But because the Dinosaur Warrior’s Tinder has become accustomed to life in the matrix, immediately after his resurrection, he sacrificed himself in exchange for the failure of the Tyrannosaurus rex operation, destroyed his new Tinder interface, and reconnected with other parts of the matrix.

ps, excerpted from the online article of "Du Chebie" that I read many years ago, it is mainly used to explain the future development of pig's feet for the development of Skynet, which is extremely important for the future development of pig's feet, you can skip it if you have read it ! . . .

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