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1	->''nooo.........You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero.''
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3	''Dinobot's Old Technology'' is an infamous ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' fanfiction written during the early days of online fandom by one named MG-Dinobot. A straight rewrite of the episode "Code of Hero" (often considered the best in the series) in script format with very little changes, it was followed by several sequels that had more original plots.
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5	However, MG-Dinobot reportedly had a cursory at best knowledge of English and "translated" his writing word for word with a dictionary, with [[RougeAnglesOfSatin predictable]] [[WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma results]]. Several lines from the fics quickly became memetic within the fandom, to the point that the series most infamous line (quoted above) [[AscendedMeme was referenced]] in the ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated [=AllSpark=] Almanac]]'', and is [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dinobot_(BW) the caption]] for his picture on Website/TFWikiDotNet.
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7	An archive of the fics can be found [[https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/rzUxFaGSCvQ/m/qNU_EJ7bUu4J?hl=en here]], and a DramaticReading of it by none other than Creator/XanderMobus (and company) can be found [[https://youtu.be/0zvvX03jp70 here]].
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9	!!Tropes used in ''Dinobot's Old Technology'' and its sequels include:
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11	* BlindIdiotTranslation: The entire thing was translated word for word from French to English by someone not fluent in the latter, and it definitely shows.
12	* CameBackWrong: Dinobot is resurrected as Mega-Rex, who's now a murderous maniac with a questionable combination of animals for his alt-mode.
13	* DueToTheDead: "Optimus Primal bring back Dinobot's body to the Maximal base and destroy it, '''WITH HONOR!'''"
14	* LeftHanging: The last chapter ends with the appearance of Airrazor and Tigatron in a new, more powerful form.
15	* MixAndMatchCritter: Mega-Rex is a "Ty-Rex"/snake/ant hybrid while Death Blade is a bird/shark one.
16	* NonSequitur: While contemplating his fate, Dinobot cannot resist dropping random exposition that has absolutely nothing to do with the situation at hand.
17	-->'''Dinobot''': rrrrr.....I think the time is come for the final battle of my life...mmmm...I know that I will die, but if my calcule are right, less than 10 steses pods had not crashed to the earth during the alien blast.
18	* ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutloud: Due to the combination of script format and poor grammar, some of the characters appear to be doing this.
19	--> '''Rampage:''' Hahahaha...You will be destroy lizard head. Dinobot jump on Rampage and blast him with his sword but
20	* RougeAnglesOfSatin: The main source of humor. Several words are also left with their French spelling.
21	-->'''Rattrap:''' huh, maybe chopper face have changer his activation code again.
22	* ScriptFic: The story is written in script format.
23	* SeriesContinuityError: In the first chapter, Megatron states that "Rhinox is death". However, Rhinox is alive and well in the last chapter, with nobody commenting on his revival.
24	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Silverbolt's name is repeatedly spelled as Silverbo'''a'''lt.
25	* TheStarscream: Terrorsaur betrays Megatron only ''two lines'' after declaring his allegiance to him. That must be some kind of record.
26	* TranslationTrainWreck: As stated in BlindIdiotTranslation above, the story was translated from French to English by someone with a tenuous grasp on the latter language, which results in such lines as:
27	--> '''Optimus Primal:''' Cheetor, Silverboalt and I will fly those ground for found some stases pods or BLAST some Preds, and you Rattrap, stay at the base. ''[sic]''
28	* UnexplainedRecovery: Just how Dinobot is resurrected as Mega-Rex is never explained.
29	* WordSaladTitle: Which seems to be a garbled reference to one of Megatron's lines in "Code of Hero" ("Face it, Dinobot, you're old technology! Obsolete! What could you possibly do?").
30	* WrittenSoundEffect: Explosions are written as "BOOM!" rather than described word for word.

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