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Skywarp (WFC)

2010-09-23T17:22:36Z

184.10.220.204: /* Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron */

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{{disambig3|Skywarp}}
:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC_Skywarp.jpg|thumb|220px|He's not the sharpest knife in the... place... where they keep... the knives...]]

One of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], '''Skywarp''' isn't exactly the brightest Decepticon around and constantly requires supervision. He's rather immature, stubborn, cowardly, and prone to insults (giving less-than-witty ones and receiving ones he doesn't even notice, sometimes ''from himself'')...but at least he's got cloaking abilities. Maybe that's why he's kept around.

{{quote|Wait, are you calling us fools or the Autobots fools? Because I get the feeling you don't respect me!|Skywarp, airing workplace grievances|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron''===
When [[Decepticon]]s bombed [[Altihex]] Casino, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] told [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Zeta Prime]] that Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (Prime)|Thundercracker]] were his trusted lieutenants and that they would take him to safety. They actually took him to [[Kaon]] Prison. ''{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}''
{{note|He's not mentioned afterwards, but he must have been in every scene where the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s are present.}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Richard Epcar]] (English)

[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] sent [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (Prime)|Thundercracker]], and Skywarp to activate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] [[Energon Bridge]], allowing Megatron to create more of his [[Dark Energon]]. The Seekers went through Cybertron's underground, which Thundercracker commented he'd never done before, prompting mockery from Thundercracker. They hijacked an Autobot ship, and when Skywarp took offense to Starscream's comment that the Autobots were "dumber than him!", he tried to make a comeback, but ended up only looking ''more'' foolish. When they flew through reservoirs of raw liquid energon, he played down Thundercracker's warning that the stuff was extremely volatile in that state. At another point, he took issue with Starscream's constant belittling, even though he wasn't sure it was him being belittled. (It was.) Despite Skywarp's constant bickering with his partners (in one instance, unintentionally calling himself ugly), they made it deep into Cybertron's underground, where they found the energon bridge's main controls. There, they they attempted to reactivate it while simultaneously corrupting it with Dark Energon, only for its guardian machine to activate in response, attempting to cleanse the corruption. A tense battle against the relentless machine ensued, with the three of them dodging fireballs, evading energy beams, and taking potshots at the core when it overheated and needed to open up to cool off. Finally, the sentinel was destroyed, the corruption allowed to proceed apace, and the bridge activated. Skywarp was, for once, quicker on the uptake than Thundercracker, commenting on the sight only for Thundercracker to all but parrot his words a moment later. It might have been the crowning achievement of his life.

Later, the Seekers helped distract [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]] in order to protect Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

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Kaon (polity)

2010-09-23T15:15:34Z

184.10.220.204:

[[Image:Kolkular.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Kolkular: Cue The Smurfs theme.]]
'''Kaon''' is a [[Decepticon]]-controlled [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]] in the southern hemisphere of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Under Decepticon rule, its capitol is the fortress of [[Kolkular]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Dreamwave comics====
Far from the civilized metropolitan titans of the north half of the planet, Kaon was inhabited by a radical citizenry unsatisfied with the [[Autobot High Council]] and its maintained status quo. It was here that the industrial creations, the [[smelting pool]]s, were first used to melt down living beings, a practice other city-states found horrible and barbaric. Disaffected, unruly, and thirsty for slaughter, Kaon was an obvious location for the fomenting of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] underground Decepticon movement.

Optimus Prime forced Megatron through a [[space bridge]] in Kaon, causing the space bridge to explode and both to disappear. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

====IDW comics====
Kaon was known to be one of the worst places on Cybertron. Thus, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was operating out there when Megatron and his fellow miners fled there. One of Kaon's notable features was a series of underground [[gladiatorial combat]]s run by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]. After Megatron killed Clench, he took over the games as a method of recruiting gladiators into the Decepticon army. After being freed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], the Decepticons launched an attack on Kaon and took control of the city, using it as their base to direct the [[Great War (G1)|campaign]] against the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Megatron Origin}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Universe''====
[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] went in hiding in the ruins of Kaon after [[the Powerlinx Battles]]. Having fallen into madness due to the disappearance of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], he began terrorizing the southern polar regions of Cybertron with hit-and-run maneuvers on whomever he happened to stumble upon. {{storylink|Cyclonus|Cyclonus's ''Universe'' bio}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Whether Decepticons were ever stationed here is unknown. What is known is that there are some smart-nukes in cold storage. After [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was defeated and imprisoned, [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], now in control of the planetary network, saw that one of Ramjets [[Mini-Con]]s (which one is never revealed) had escaped, so he sent one of the smart-nukes after it. It appeared to have made its mark. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Movie===
If the [[Risk|''Transformers'' RISK]] game is to be taken at face value, Kaon exists and is surrounded by Kolkular, the area in which the Smelting Pool is located, [[Altihex]], [[Moon Alpha Spaceport|Moon Alpha]] and the area containing [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadams]]. {{storylink|Risk}}

===''Transformers Animated''===
====''Animated'' cartoon====
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[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] is known as the ''Kaon Krusher''. That's just ''scary''. {{storylink|Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut's toy bio}}

''No longer welcome on Cybertron, the Decepticons built a colony world for themselves which they named [[New Kaon]].'' {{storylink|Dispatches}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
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{{storylink|Do Over}} {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}

===''Prime''===
====''Exodus''====
Built on a plateau three times the size of [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], Kaon was the industrial heart of Cybertron, where nameless members of the low [[caste system|castes]] toiled endlessly. It was a dark, smoking mess of a city that was impossible to navigate without the [[Communication Grid]]. The [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] ignored the emerging [[gladiatorial combat]] in the areas surrounding Kaon, acknowledging it was the inhabitants' only escape in their lives. A champion taking the name [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] emerged. This [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] took control of the gladiators and formed the [[Decepticon]]s. His base was a single, large pyramid.

During the war, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Prime)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] rescued [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from the pyramid, which had become Kaon Prison. Megatron and [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] had made a deal with the [[Underworld]]ers to chain the prisoners underground. The Autobots were only confronted by two gibbering guards, which Optimus presumed was the toll of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

====''War for Cybertron''====
Kaon is the Decepticons' capital city and home to a huge prison complex where Autobot captives including Autobot leader Zeta Prime are held. Megatron put Soundwave in command of the Kaon Prison Complex. First Autobots that survived a battle in Iacon or another city, are taken as prisoners. Next, they are loaded onto Decepticon Dropships. The Dropships take the prisoners to Kaon Prison, and Decepticon soldiers escortthem to cells or are executed by Brutes with Turret Machine Guns. Each Dropship lands in a different part of the complex, since it is so large. The city houses huge idustrial buildings. Almost all buildings include the Decepticons' traditional colors of dark purple and black.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Kolkulartoy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A fungus among us.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Kolkular is one of two distinguishable cities molded into the surface of [[Primus]]'s planet mode, designed specifically to match its appearance in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''The War Within'' comics and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''. In Primus's robot mode, Kolkular ends up on the underside of Primus's heel, which is probably symbolic. The city actually has limited articulation all of its own, being able to "pop up" when in planet mode to better represent Kolkular.

:The other city is the Autobot city-state [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], which, similar to the depiction on the Cybertron map in the ''Ultimate Guide'', is placed on the opposite end of the toy from Kolkular. Its placement, however, is likely a coincidence.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Yep, it was still there when the toy was released months later in the ''Cybertron'' toyline.

==Merchandise==
* '''Transformers Monopoly''' (2007)
: Kaon replaces Virginia Ave in this version of the game.

* '''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
: Kaon is one of the purple zones on the board.

==Notes==
*Kaon's fortress capitol Kolkular was first non-[[canon]]ically mentioned in the short story "[[Alignment]]".
*In the December 2009 issue of ''GameInformer'', Kaon is incorrectly spelled as '''Chaon'''.

==References==
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Autobot High Council

2010-09-22T18:36:15Z

184.10.220.204: /* Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */

The '''Autobot High Council''' is the ruling body of the [[Autobot]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Generation 1 comics====
{{main|Council of Autobot Elders}}

====Dreamwave Generation 1 comics====
Historically, Cybertron had been ruled by a [[Council of Ancients]], sometimes referred to as the Autobot High Council, {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|Decepticons' ''More Than Meets The Eye'' entry}} but that body eventually became corrupted and was destroyed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} Twice. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 1|The Age of Wrath #1}}

*'''Members'''
**[[Grapple]]
**[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
**[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
**[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
**[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]
**[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — chairman

Some 6 million years later, {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was the first Cybertronian to awake from the [[Great Shutdown]]. Taking note of the opportunity before him, he occupied Cybertron alone until it proved inevitable for him to awaken the others, both [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]], if he wanted to resuscitate the planet. While both factions agreed to set their differences aside to save their home planet, Shockwave's de facto reign wasn't met with much glee from Autobot side. And so, to prevent them from rallying against him, Shockwave created and swore loyalty to the Cybertronian High Council, a political body made up of former Autobots, knowing full well it had no leadership qualities of its own and would look for guidance to him anyway. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Perceptor turned out to be the only miscalculation on Shockwave's part, being more inquisitive than he could tolerate. Thus Shockwave arranged for him to be ousted from the council, which solved that problem. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|Iacon's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' entry}}
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====''Wings of Honor'' continuity====
*'''Members'''
**[[Magnum]]
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====Dreamwave Unicron Trilogy comics====
[[Image:Multiplicity Jetfire before High Council.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We went to sit all the way in the back on purpose.]]
*'''Members'''
**[[Levitacus]] — chairman
**[[Avalon]] — the suspiciously reasonable and nice one

The High Council is the main ruling body of Cybertron {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|Cyber City's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' entry}} and is composed of Transformer elders, who regard themselves as the all-knowing ancients and founders. However, they either overestimate themselves or they willfully lie and keep quiet about a lot since there's quite a few secrets on Cybertron they appear oblivious to. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Before and during the war with the Decepticons, the High Council was probably housed in the [[Loop]] in [[Cyber City]]. After [[the Unicron Battles]], the remains of the Loop were demolished to make room for a new complex, the [[High Halls]], where the High Council gathered from then. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Whenever they can't appear in person, they communicate with each other through the Amalgamation. {{storylink|No Exit}}

Despite the ten years of peace that followed the defeat of [[Unicron]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] remained concerned that the Chaos Bringer was not definitely dealt with and so requested the High Council to provide him with the means to launch an investigation. The High Council refused on grounds that resources were still scarce and that the panic the investigation would generate among the population was counterproductive to the goal of prolonged peace, whereas Optimus Prime had no proof that Unicron still posed a threat. Unsatisfied with this decision, Optimus went to see [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] to ask him for advice. The [[Mini-Con]] told him of an [[uplink platform]] on the southern polar peninsula where he'd be able to make contact with the [[Hub (Energon)|mass intellect]] of Cybertron itself to learn about Unicron's fate. When Optimus asked the Council about this, they told him they knew of no such construct. He went to try anyway. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

{{bigquote|Yeah, well, I don't trust '''them''' to tell me the right time, so...|[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s opinion of the High Council|"[[This Evil Reborn]]"}}

Finding out that Unicron was in fact still alive ánd sending troops to [[Earth]] to obtain the planet's abundant amount of [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]] to revitalize himself, Optimus Prime returned to the Council to argue for an investigation once more. However, the Council was skeptical about his story of [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Sig-Omega]] and the [[Hub (Energon)|Hub]], neither subjects they possessed knowledge of, let alone his claim [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was still alive when four of Optimus's own team had testified to have witnessed the [[Decepticon leader]]'s death. Still, they did admit they had made some bad judgement calls in the past, and so did grant Optimus his request... on the condition he did it himself. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} A sudden attack by [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] changed the Council's opinion, who saw in it the proof they needed of Unicron's continued existence. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Too bad the Four Horsemen were actually deliberately sent by [[Alpha Quintesson]], in league with the dissident-councilor [[Avalon]], to get the Cybertronians to spread their troops thin and become vulnerable, the very problem the Council had originally seen in Optimus's plan. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

{{bigquote|'''Jetfire:''' "This couldn't have come at a '''worse''' time... Not that there's exactly a '''good''' time, you understand... What with the unrest on Earth, the imminent arrival of the '''Base Units''' and..."<br><br>'''Prowl:''' "The Council in siege mentality?"<br><br>'''Jetfire:''' "Yeah, I tell you, Prowl... I'd rather go toe-to-toe with Unicron's '''Four Horsemen''' than step up and petition the Council for reinforcements."|[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]]|"[[Multiplicity]]"}}

After having spent some time preparing Earth for an attack by Unicron's armies, Optimus wanted to return to Cybertron to ask the Council for reinforcements and more resources. However, he disappeared during his travel by [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} As such, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] stood up to place the request for resources. Appearing before the Council alongside [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]], his case was initially rejected on grounds that sending extra troops to Earth would leave Cybertron completely defenseless. Avalon then chimed in that it occured to him that if they didn't put effort in keeping Earth's Energon out of Unicron's reach, then it didn't matter how many troops they kept on Cybertron because they wouldn't stand a chance against him. This got the rest of the Council thinking {{storylink|Multiplicity}} and they eventually decided to give the Autobots access to all that they would need to complete their mission. Jetfire expressed his gratitude, in particular to Avalon, but the friendly talk was cut short when Prowl brought in news of a massive [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attack on Earth. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}

Once the battle was over, Jetfire returned to Cybertron to speak with the Council about two bits of knowledge he had acquired, namely that Megatron was alive and back and that he knew what had happened to Optimus Prime. Avalon declared that they now had to face the possibility Optimus would not come back, then respectfully disengaged to handle other matters, i.e. figuring out with Alpha Quintesson in which part of Unicron's body Optimus was dwelling. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went bankrupt during their ''Energon'' storyline. Aside from the knowledge Levitacus and Avalon would have gotten [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|More Than Meets The Eye]] profiles which would've likely shed some more light on the workings of the High Council, there is no information what further role the High Council would've played.}}

===''Transformers: Animated''===
[[Image:AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"First motion: the honorable Councillor for Tyger Pax requests we TURN THE FRAGGING LIGHTS ON."]]
*'''Members'''
**[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] — [[Magnus]]/chairman
**[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] — Magnus/chairman
**[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] — head of the civilian guilds
**[[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]] — head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]]
**[[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] — head of Cybertron Intelligence
**[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] — head of Cybertron Intelligence
**[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] — ''presumably'' representing the [[Ministry of Science]]
**[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] — ???

The base of operations of the Autobot High Council is the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]].

The ruling [[Magnus]] holds the chairbotship, and correspondingly sits in the highest seat. To his left sits the head of all of the civilian guilds, representing the non-military portion of the council; and to his right sits the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]].

Other seats are visible in the council chamber, and while it is unknown whether they have any permanent occupants, [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] has a seat on the council, presumably representing the [[Ministry of Science]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}.

Otherwise, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] were once seen to attend in one of the lowest areas, but they had specific business and may not hold positions on the council. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

While Sentinel Prime was technically the ''pro tempore'' Magnus following Ultra Magnus's injuries, the High Council made it clear they did not recognise his authority. They were later forced to due to the public support for Sentinel after he displayed <s>Decepticons other people had captured for him</s> his Decepticon captives.

Sentinel Prime views the Council as being incompetent bureaucrats, but he's a jerk and they'd snubbed him when he said that, so it's probably not true. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}. He happily ignored them and established government protocol when a Decepticon-controlled [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] appeared over Cybertron, taking action when they were still discussing options. Since this action could have ''blown up the planet'', they were not happy, and Alpha Trion openly said he'd remove Sentinel from office if he was able. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

{{Note|[[Derrick J. Wyatt]] originally intended to have [[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] as a member of the Council in [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers: Animated]], but due to unknown circumstances, this plan fell through for the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|cartoon]].<ref>[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/derrick-wyatt-interview-part-2.html Derrick Wyatt interview, Part 2 at Unicron.com]</ref> [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|The AllSpark Almanac 2]] picked up on this and established her as a member of the council after all.}}

===''Transformers: Prime''===
====''Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron''====
[[Image:High Council Chamber.jpg|thumb|In our spare time, we play Beyblade]]
The High Council consisted of thirteen members and convened in the [[High Council Tower]] in [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]. The High Councilers saw Cybertron through a [[Quintesson]] invasion, the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron and the beginnings of the [[caste system]]. Aware of the Cybertronian populace's disgruntlement with castes, the High Council turned a blind eye to the rising [[gladiatorial combat]]s taking place in industrial areas in and around [[Kaon]]. As Orion Pax and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s movement to abolish the castes turned violent and [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] disappeared, [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] arranged a hearing for them at the High Council Chamber. There Orion claimed the caste system enslaved Cybertronians and demanded a new Prime to lead them in an age of self-determination. He was unaware that [[Halogen]] had been told by Alpha Trion that Orion might be the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] who would save Cybertron from civil war, as foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]], and he appointed him Optimus Prime and sent him on a quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. But this act destroyed Optimus and Megatron's movement, as the jealous gladiator murdered Halogen and claimed Optimus had betrayed for the High Council's favor. In the subsequent war, only [[Contrail]], [[Ratbat (Prime)|Ratbat]] and [[Drivetrain (Prime)|Drivetrain]] survived by going over to the Decepticons.

When Optimus Prime came to power, Sentinel was the only original member of the Council still alive, having overseen [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]'s construction, though Halogen and [[Sigil]] were believed to be as almost as old as him.
{{Storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]
{{quote|For too long have we watched the other Primes fall to their pride and greed. But your actions Optmus, have transformed the lives around you.|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

The Autobot High Council's role was to choose the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], the leaders of the Autobots, but observed that many Primes they choose eventually fell to greed and pride. However, they kept a close eye on [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]], a courageous and wise soldier who inspired those under his command, and who was marked by fate to one day assume the mantle of Prime.

When war raged across Cybertron between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Autobot leader [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] was defeated and captured by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]], who sought Zeta's [[Omega Key]], a device that would gain him access to Cybertron's core as part of the Decepticon plan to infect it with [[Dark Energon]]. Despite a daring rescue attempt from the [[Kaon]] detention facility by Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Prime)|Sideswipe]] and [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]], Zeta succumbed to his injuries and died.

Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes left, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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