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Key to Vector Sigma

2012-01-19T00:05:58Z

189.253.150.159: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambig2|the Key itself|the episode that introduced it|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Image:key to vector sigma bm.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not a Sky TV remote so don't think about changing the channel.]]
The '''Key to Vector Sigma''' was an ancient device that was connected to [[Vector Sigma]] and allowed a [[Transformer]] to activate the ancient intelligence. It appeared as a small remote with an overdeveloped power circuit and had the ability to control the robotic [[Centurion droid|Centurion droids]] that remained in the lower levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and defended Vector Sigma.

Apparently, [[Beta Maxx]]'s vehicle mode can replace it.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Image:KeyVectorSigma2 key metal.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Oh damn... we'll let the cleaners sort that out.]]

By the 20th century, the Key was present in the hands of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron until [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his home]] was attacked by the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] who gave the key to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his quest to imbue five cars with intelligence. Megatron would face some resistance from the guardians below but learned that the Key could reprogram them. He would activate Vector Sigma and give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

When he returned to [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informed him that the Key possessed a different power on Earth which was capable of destroying it. Megatron accidentally learned, while studying the Key, that it was capable of transforming matter into metal. He began the process of transforming Earth into another Cybertron but was defeated by the [[Autobot]]s. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] would later destroy the Key after he forced Megatron to drop it which reversed its effect on Earth. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
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===Beast Machines cartoon===
[[Image:Nightscream Technomatter.jpg|100px|thumb|Suddenly everyone realized how those trees on Earth had suffered.]]
Using the [[Diagnostic Drone]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was able to obtain the code that formed the basis for the Key and materialize copies of it. He shot [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with it, which caused the [[Maximal]] to turn to [[technomatter]] and go insane. The condition was contagious, as anyone Nightscream touched ''also'' became technomatter. Pleased with the results, Tankor faked his own death, knowing that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] would find the decoy corpse and plunder the Key program from it. {{storylink|The Key}} Tankor hoped that Megatron would use it to destroy all organic and techno-organic life on Cybertron—including Megatron himself, who still possessed his dragon beast mode. Megatron had the key duplicated and added to his Vehicon drones, who used them to zap a huge vine grown from the Maximals' orchard. The Maximals were able to sever the vine before the effects of the technomatter reached the rest of their plants. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Eventually, after Tankor gave [[Optimus Primal]] the key to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in an attempt to force Megatron's hand, both Megatron and Primal activated their doomsday weapons, apparently disintegrating all three of them, but (thanks to a last-second change of mind from Primal) leaving Cybertron intact. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal would be resurrected by the Oracle shortly afterward, while Megatron would survive in a purely organic form. Rhinox, however, was lost to the Allspark. {{storylink|Fallout}}

Megatron later attempted to use the key to turn Cybertron into a [[technomatter]] planet but was stopped by Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
{{-}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Key was one of ten figures that made up the Cybertronian zodiac. Its associated aspect was "secrets" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation forms a key. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:OneShallRise3-KeytoVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|]]
The Key was within the possession of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] when he led [[Team Prime]] on Earth. When [[Unicron]] was awakening within the planet's core, he decided to team up with [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] to defeat this threat. Before departing through a [[GroundBridge]] to Earth's core, he gave [[Jack Darby]] the Key, calling it "the key to the GroundBridge power supply" and stating that Jack had shown enough maturity to be entrusted with the device (the Key transformed into a smaller version of itself as it passed from one to the other). {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] later noticed the Key and asked Jack where he got it from; upon being told Optimus had given him the item Ratchet explained that there was no "key to the GroundBridge" and that the artifact was the Key to Vector Sigma, describing it as "one of Cybertron's most important relics." When Jack asked why Prime would entrust him with it, Ratchet answered that it was because Optimus did not expect to survive his confrontation with Unicron. {{Storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Diamond Select Toys===
* The human-scaled [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] includes a human-scaled Key to Vector Sigma.

===Timelines===
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|right|180px|thumb|So the volley ball and dodge ball are the same thing.]]
* A removable key was packaged with a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a special souvenir item offered [[Exclusive|exclusively]] at [[BotCon 2007]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sigma no Kagi''' (ベクターシグマの鍵 ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kagi'', "Key to Vector Sigma"), '''Vector Sigma no Key''' (ベクターシグマのキー ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kī'')

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[[Category:Generation 1 objects]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:MacGuffins]]
[[Category:Prime]]

Key to Vector Sigma

2012-01-19T00:04:31Z

189.253.150.159: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambig2|the Key itself|the episode that introduced it|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Image:key to vector sigma bm.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not a Sky TV remote so don't think about changing the channel.]]
The '''Key to Vector Sigma''' was an ancient device that was connected to [[Vector Sigma]] and allowed a [[Transformer]] to activate the ancient intelligence. It appeared as a small remote with an overdeveloped power circuit and had the ability to control the robotic [[Centurion droid|Centurion droids]] that remained in the lower levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and defended Vector Sigma.

Apparently, [[Beta Maxx]]'s vehicle mode can replace it.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Image:KeyVectorSigma2 key metal.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Oh damn... we'll let the cleaners sort that out.]]

By the 20th century, the Key was present in the hands of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron until [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his home]] was attacked by the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] who gave the key to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his quest to imbue five cars with intelligence. Megatron would face some resistance from the guardians below but learned that the Key could reprogram them. He would activate Vector Sigma and give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

When he returned to [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informed him that the Key possessed a different power on Earth which was capable of destroying it. Megatron accidentally learned, while studying the Key, that it was capable of transforming matter into metal. He began the process of transforming Earth into another Cybertron but was defeated by the [[Autobot]]s. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] would later destroy the Key after he forced Megatron to drop it which reversed its effect on Earth. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
{{-}}

===Beast Machines cartoon===
[[Image:Nightscream Technomatter.jpg|100px|thumb|Suddenly everyone realized how those trees on Earth had suffered.]]
Using the [[Diagnostic Drone]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was able to obtain the code that formed the basis for the Key and materialize copies of it. He shot [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with it, which caused the [[Maximal]] to turn to [[technomatter]] and go insane. The condition was contagious, as anyone Nightscream touched ''also'' became technomatter. Pleased with the results, Tankor faked his own death, knowing that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] would find the decoy corpse and plunder the Key program from it. {{storylink|The Key}} Tankor hoped that Megatron would use it to destroy all organic and techno-organic life on Cybertron—including Megatron himself, who still possessed his dragon beast mode. Megatron had the key duplicated and added to his Vehicon drones, who used them to zap a huge vine grown from the Maximals' orchard. The Maximals were able to sever the vine before the effects of the technomatter reached the rest of their plants. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Eventually, after Tankor gave [[Optimus Primal]] the key to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in an attempt to force Megatron's hand, both Megatron and Primal activated their doomsday weapons, apparently disintegrating all three of them, but (thanks to a last-second change of mind from Primal) leaving Cybertron intact. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal would be resurrected by the Oracle shortly afterward, while Megatron would survive in a purely organic form. Rhinox, however, was lost to the Allspark. {{storylink|Fallout}}

Megatron later attempted to use the key to turn Cybertron into a [[technomatter]] planet but was stopped by Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
{{-}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Key was one of ten figures that made up the Cybertronian zodiac. Its associated aspect was "secrets" and assigned [[orbital cycle]] was [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation forms a key. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:OneShallRise3-KeytoVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|]]
The Key was within the possession of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] when he led [[Team Prime]] on Earth. When [[Unicron]] was awakening within the planet's core, he decided to team up with [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] to defeat this threat. Before departing through a [[GroundBridge]] to Earth's core, he gave [[Jack Darby]] the Key, calling it "the key to the GroundBridge power supply" and stating that Jack had shown enough maturity to be entrusted with the device (the Key transformed into a smaller version of itself as it passed from one to the other). {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] later noticed the Key and asked Jack where he got it from; upon being told Optimus had given him the item Ratchet explained that there was no "key to the GroundBridge" and that the artifact was the Key to Vector Sigma, describing it as "one of Cybertron's most important relics." When Jack asked why Prime would entrust him with it, Ratchet responded by saying that it was because Optimus did not expect to survive his confrontation with Unicron. {{Storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Diamond Select Toys===
* The human-scaled [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] includes a human-scaled Key to Vector Sigma.

===Timelines===
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|right|180px|thumb|So the volley ball and dodge ball are the same thing.]]
* A removable key was packaged with a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a special souvenir item offered [[Exclusive|exclusively]] at [[BotCon 2007]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sigma no Kagi''' (ベクターシグマの鍵 ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kagi'', "Key to Vector Sigma"), '''Vector Sigma no Key''' (ベクターシグマのキー ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kī'')

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Beast Machines technology]]
[[Category:Generation 1 objects]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:MacGuffins]]
[[Category:Prime]]