Dear vector prime, if transformers both consume and bleed energon, then how do they get the energy from it without breaking it down into smaller components like a human stomach? How processed is energon within the body?
Dear Sanguine Searcher,
It might not surprise you to learn that energon itself is able to transform! At a molecular level, the atomic structure can be freely rearranged to form alternate isomers, each with their own distinct chemical and physical properties. This is one reason why energon appears in so many different forms, as crystals, a liquid, gel, or even plasma. I'll spare you the specifics—my brother Alchemist would be better-equipped to describe the precise chemical structures in human terms—but rest assured that in its consumable form, it is typically routed through the transformation cog, where it is able to interconvert with its fuel form, which is able to undergo combustion. As the process is fully reversible, it’s possible for a Cybertronian to share their "lifeblood" with another if need be.
