Cyberglyphics

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:''Cyberglyphics are a language from the [[Movie continuity|live-action movie continuity]].''
[[Image:Cyberglyphics Prime Symbol.png|thumb|right|200px|Well that's just... [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]!]]
The ancient and all-but-forgotten [[Cybertronian languages |language]] of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], the symbols known as '''Cyberglyphics''' offer a link to the heritage of the Transformers. Much of the language is poorly understood, relegated to the studies of scholars such as the Cybertronian who would one day be known as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. In archaeological digs on the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he slowly began to piece together its rudiments. Many of its symbols are present in the whorls of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]].

==Fiction==

===Movie Continuity===
====Transformers (2007 film)====
[[Image:Cybertronian symbols.JPG|left|300px|thumb|S6S FA F G AS HDF F UALADD to you too, buddy.]]
Several Transformers (notably [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]) have [[Cyberglyphics]] etched onto their heads, near the cheek area.

The AllSpark was covered in Cyberglyphics, leading [[Sector Seven]] to conclude a connection between the All Spark and Megatron. Additionally, [[Transition form|cometary forms]] are covered in Cybertronian "tribal markings".<ref>[[Ben Procter]]'s [http://www.benprocter.com/SITEv2/HTML/PROJPAGE_Trans_12.html online portfolio]</ref>

When Decepticons communicated in their own native language, Cyberglyphic subtitles are briefly displayed before being replaced with English.

====IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics====
[[Image:Defiance 3 frenzy Cyberglyphics.jpg|thumb|200px|right|COMM LINK<br/>STARSCREAM<br/><br/>OPTIMUS<br/>EN ROUTE]]
During their excavations, the crew serving under Optimus came across [[:Image:Cyberglyphics Prime Symbol.png|one symbol]] repeatedly on the unearthed sarcophagi. They believed it to denote the [[Dynasty of Primes|Dynasty]] of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. They also cover the mysterious [[The Fallen|artifact]] that Megatron took. Finally, a shot from Frenzy's POV includes Cyberglyphics.{{storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

Much later, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] honored his heritage by carving Cyberglyphics into his exo-structure to mark his quest for vengeance and righteous battle. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1}}

A [[Soundwave (ROTF)|shadowy figure]] on the moon examined the detritus left over from Starscream's [[The Reign of Starscream|abortive reign]], with Cyberglyphics prominently displayed in his POV shot. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2}}

====Battle for the Allspark v2====
[[Image:B4tasv2 numerals.png|thumb|left|50px]]
Numerals to denote zero through nine were shown.{{storylink|Battle for the Allspark v2}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie====

After getting a violent jolt by touching a fragment of the seemingly destroyed All Spark, [[Sam Witwicky]] started to have visions of Cyberglyphic symbols, scribbling them in his notebooks, on chalkboards, and eventually all over his room at [[Hamilton Hall]]. This earned him the attention of [[Alice]], who was secretly a [[Decepticon]] spy.

After a Decepticon attack killed Optimus Prime, Sam resolved to figure out what the symbols in his visions meant. However, the [[Autobot]]s identified them as an ancient form of Cybertronian which they could not read. [[Leo Spitz]] led Sam to [[Seymour Simmons]], who showed Sam evidence from his trove of pilfered [[Sector Seven]] files. Through this, Sam learned that his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]] drew similar ones after his encounter with the frozen [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

[[Image:ROTF Cyberglyphics field.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Anyone wanna try and translate this? Anyone?]]
Seeking more answers he questioned the captive Decepticon [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], who was able to identify them as the language of the Primes but was unable to decipher them. He did however reveal that [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s had an understanding of them, and led Sam and his friends to the decrepit [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] in the [[Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian Institute]]. The turncoat Seeker was indeed able to translate, and opened a [[space bridge]] to transport the group to [[Egypt]], where the translated prophecy led him to the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}

===Animated Continuity===
Cyberglyphics is the oldest surviving written language on Cybertron, dating back seven billion stellar cycles.{{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2}}

==Notes==
*An advertisement for [[Transformers: Destiny|Destiny]] in [[The Reign of Starscream issue 5]] featured Cyberglyphic writing.
*''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Robot Powered Machines|RPM]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#SpeedCyberHunt|Cyber Hunt Series Bumblebee]] (released in Germany) has the toy's name "Bumblebee" on his packaging written in Cyberglyphics.
*''[[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]'' has color pictures of several of the featured characters with their names in both English lettering and Cyberglyphics.

==Files==
*[[:Image:Cyberglyphics reference.pdf|Cyberglyphics reference file]] (PDF format)

==References==
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