Quintesson

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{{disambig2|the [[Generation 1]] alien race|the [[Unicron Trilogy]] Alien|Alpha Quintesson}}

[[Image:Quintesson symbol.png|right|thumb|250px|The seldom-seem Quintesson [[insignia|faction symbol]].]]

The '''Quintessons''' are a bizarre and ancient race of mechanoids, whose history and shadowy machinations are bound up with that of the [[Transformer]]s. They prefer subtle manipulation, scheming, and advanced technology over brute force, but if those don't work they can fall back on the legion of deadly [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] and [[Allicon]]s at their command, and a fleet of battle-ready [[Quintesson spacecraft|space ships]] as well. However, the Quintessons themselves are have zero fighting abilities, and absolute cowards if they have nothing to hide behind. An example of this is that the Quintessons are powerless against a Sharkticon revolt.

== Types of Quintessons ==
[[Image:QuintessonTFMMarvel.jpg|right|thumb| What? Death is for the guilty ones? You mean I've been doing this wrong the whole time?]]
The Quintessons appear to be mostly (if not entirely) mechanical beings. They come in several distinct forms, some of which are identified by their place in the Quintesson's bizarre court system.

:''('''Note''': The names given are, when possible, taken directly from the character model sheets.)''

==='''Judges '''===
The most prominent and famous type of Quintesson, as well as the apparent "leaders" of the race, are the Judges, also referred to as the Imperial Magistrates. Consisting of an inverted, egg-shaped body, they float on a beam of energy and possess wiry tentacles for physical manipulation, but their most distinctive physical characteristics are their five rotating faces. Each face represents a different aspect of the Quintesson, though for four of the five faces, there are conflicting accounts as to what each represents.
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| [[Image:Quintessondeath.jpg|125px|Who farted?]] || [[Image:Qhead1.gif|125px]] || [[Image:Qhead2.gif|125px]] || [[Image:Qhead3.gif|125px]] || [[Image:Qhead4.gif|125px]]
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| '''Death''' || '''Rage'''/<br>'''Wrath''' || '''Laughter'''/<br>'''War''' || '''Bitterness'''/<br>'''Wisdom''' || '''Doubt'''/<br>'''Judgment'''
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:''('''Note''': The first names given above come from Japanese [[Comic Bom Bom]] supplements. They are derived from the descriptions given of the faces in the original script for [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]] - an "angry face," a "smiling face," a "grimacing face" and a "suspicious face" - and the faces were [http://hometown.aol.com/silverphoenix12/junkion.html specifically designed] by [[Floro Dery]] to represent these emotions. All the same, this information remained very little-known for a long time, leading to the second set of names being made up for the 2004 publication, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]],'' which have no basis in anything. The original names were also used for ''[[Transformers: The Ark|The Ark]]'', published by [[IDW]] in 2007.)''

In the original animated series, the Judges were all of the same size, and the only named member of their breed was [[Judge Deliberata]]. Conversely, in the Marvel Comics continuity, Judges vary in size, and include the massive [[Lord Kledji]], and the smaller [[Sevax]]. It is worth noting that the order of the faces in the ring varies from Judge to Judge (if not from shot to shot, ahem).

=== Other Quintesson Types ===

*'''Bailiffs'''
[[Image:Quintbailiff anime.png|thumb|150px|left|None Shall Pass!]]
These snout-nosed creatures were seen serving as guards in the Quintessons' court.
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*'''Executioners'''
[[Image:QuintGate.gif|left|thumb|Pokey,pokey!]]

This breed of Quintesson was first seen throwing the switch that dropped the unfortunate [[Arblus]] into the [[Sharkticon]] pit. They have also been called "Gatekeepers".

Named members of this breed include [[General Ghyrik]], who led a Quintesson attack on [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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*'''Prosecutor'''
[[Image:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|left|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen 'wizened' variant.]]

This variety of Quintesson is the second most common type, often seen in positions of authority. They have also been called "Inquisitors". In court, they are the ones who ask for the Judges' verdicts, and occasionally let the defendants say something in their defense, for all it matters.

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*'''Two Faced'''
[[Image:Quint two faced.jpg|thumb|left|My tentacles are on fire!]]
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*'''Security Officer''' (Ancient)
[[Image:Quint rentacops.jpg|thumb|left|"Game Over, Man! Game Over!"]]
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* '''Humanoid'''
[[Image:Quint humanoid.jpg|thumb|left|No one remembers we exist.]]
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*'''Scientist'''
[[Image:Quint scientist.jpg|thumb|left|Yes, I have a question]]
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*'''?'''
[[Image:Quint dweller.jpg|thumb|left|I had to walk ''15 miles'' in the snow to school!]]
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==Fiction==
===Animated series===
[[image: Quint.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Believe it or not, you actually have better chances in Texas.]]

In ages long past, a cold and emotionless race of aliens called the Quintessons created 2 lines of sentient robots on a planet-sized factory known as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. One was a line of robots designed for domestic duties and labor (known as [[Autobot]]s) and another line designed for military use (known as [[Decepticon]]s). The Quintessons were exceptionally cruel to their creations, eventually leading to wide-spread rebellion, a rebellion started by the Autobot [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A3]]. Forced to flee the planet, the Quintessons eventually settled on the small, twisted planet of [[Quintessa]], but fostered an undying hatred of all Transformers for millions of years. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

In 2005, they were shown to capture prisoners for trial and feeding to their army of [[Sharkticon]]s. The mock trials held by the Quintesson Court seemed to have no purpose at all (except maybe for the Quintessons's amusement), as even when the Judge determined the defendant to be innocent, they were still immediately fed to the ravenous Sharkticons. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

One (or possibly 5, depending on who you ask) years after the defeat of [[Unicron]], the Quintessons re-appeared. They first sent a commando team of Sharkticons to abduct various Autobots (as well as [[Spike Witwicky]], though that may have been unintentional). Upon capturing the 'bots, the Quintessons seemed more interesting in interrogating their prisoners then feeding them to the Sharkticons. However, they eventually did find the captured Transformers to be guilty of the crime of... being Transformers (Spike was guilty by association). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

After [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] mounted a rescue for their captive friends, the Quintessons attempted to kill the would-be rescuers by destroying the entire planet of [[Quintessa]]. After this plan failed, the surviving Quintessons made an alliance with the newly revived [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to attack Cybertron (in return for the fictional [[Decepticon Matrix|Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]], which they made up because they needed to give him a reason not kill them). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

The Quintessons betrayed Galvatron almost immediately after the battle had been won, toggling a switch which caused all Transformers the Galaxy over to literally freeze where they stood. Luckily, Spike stopped the Quintessons before they had much a chance to do anything. Despite their betrayal (and the fact that they almost killed him), Galvatron remained an ally (despite that he tried to kill them also). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Later plots by the Quintessons were no less nefarious. A rogue Quintesson scientist abducted several Transformers and a human for behavioral study {{storylink|The Killing Jar}} and revived the deceased [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in an attempt to lure all the Autobots into a trap (which nearly succeeded). {{storylink|Dark Awakening}} Later still, the Quintessons attempted to rewrite history by preventing their loss of Cybertron (which nearly resulted in the very fabric of Time being destroyed). {{storylink|Forever is a Long Time Coming}}

A single Quintesson was captured by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to repair the body of Optimus Prime. It was mentioned that the Quintessons had gone into hiding in the furthest reaches of the galaxy and were never heard from again. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime}}

====Kiss Players====
[[image: KPMaximus2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Do cameos count as canon?]]The [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Shaoshao Li]], together with the [[Sparkbot]]s [[Angela]], [[Star Dust]] and [[Zangetsu]], were traveling through time aboard [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] when the space fortress suddenly went out of control.

[[image: KPQuints.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This is all kinds of crazy.]]
The six found themselves on a strange alien world in the year 2011. With their ship ensnared, they were herded by [[Sharkticon]]s to the Space Tribunal, where the Quintessons put them on trial for time traveling without their permission.

When Shaoshao asked if being cute was a crime, the Quintessons threatened to charge her with contempt of court. Atari suggested using their Kiss Play abilities to transform into cute costumes and ask the "octopusses" nicely to let them go. But turning into a swimsuit-clad elementary school girl and asking the judge's permission to go to the potty only resulted in Atari and her friends being found "not guilty" and dropped into the Sharkticon pit below.

Rescued by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Goldbug]], they fled back to Fortress Maximus and re-entered the time portal. Sucked into the maelstrom along with them, the Quintessons demanded that they stop, saying that they were the last of their kind. But it was too late, and the aliens were trapped inside the hole in space-time.

===Marvel UK Comics===

Like those creepy little fish that swarm behind sharks, snapping at stray scraps, the Quintessons were vile enforcers for [[Unicron]], savagely hunting down and picking off those that attempted to escape his maw.

In 2008 Quintesson scientists realized that their planet, Quintesson (not [[Quintessa]]), was threatened with destruction by a time rift that was caused by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge’s]] time traveling.

Desperate for their race to survive they launched a surprise attack on Autobot City, capturing it for themselves. Most of the Autobots were deactivated, except for [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] who was outside the city at the time of the attack and [[Eject]], [[Rewind]], [[Ramhorn]] and [[Steeljaw]] who were hidden inside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster’s]] cassette compartment.

Using [[Arcee]] as bait the Quintessons captured the [[Creation Matrix]] from Rodimus and he reverted to [[Hot Rod]]. Out of options, Hot Rod activated the core of Autobot City, a giant Autobot called [[Metroplex]], who transformed and drove the Quintessons off but caused massive damage to the city in the process.

The Quintessons fled, but were ordered by Lord Kledji to ''not'' return to Quintesson, but to roam the stars instead to rebuild their forces and seek revenge on the Transformers, since their home planet was doomed beyond hope. How that went for them is unknown, but as they'd managed to cheese off most of the known metallic species by that point, it probably didn't go too well.

===3H Transformers Universe: The Wreckers comic===
The Quintessons conspired with [[Cryotek]] to retake the newly-reformatted Cybertron. He screwed them.

===Dreamwave Comics===
They control the [[Council of Ancients]].

Later, they prep the [[Female Autobots]] for invading Cybertron.

==Trivia==
*When asked about the Quintesson design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]] stated they were based on a cylindrical toy he designed at some point. <ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref>

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