The universal greeting (Ba weep granna weep ninny bong) is used as a means to express good will toward alien beings when a language barrier is present. However, it doesn't always work that way.
History 
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War for Cybertron (DS) Edit
Kup greeted a newly trained young Autobot with the universal greeting.
War for Cybertron Edit
Ironhide used the universal greeting on a space slug, which ignored him and carried on. The whole ordeal puzzled Warpath.
Cybertron Adventures Edit
While searching out the Geosynchronous Energon Bridge's main controls deep underground, Air Raid came across a lone Core Mite. The two stared at each other for a bit before Ironhide suggested using the universal greeting on it. The Mite ran off before a confused Air Raid could try it.
Transformers: Exiles Edit
Thundertron and Wreck-Gar used the universal greeting several times. Wreck-Gar noted that Thundertron did not intend to act peacefully, even though he used the universal greeting when he first encountered the Junkions.
Spellings Edit
- Ba weep granna weep ninny bong
- Bah-weep-graaaahnah wheep ni ni bong.
Notes Edit
- A TV show on The Hub called "Dan Vs" used "bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong" as a meditation chant in the episode '"Dan Vs. Anger Management".
- The first time this greeting was used was in the original 1986 The Transformers Movie by Kup.
