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Prima

2007-07-05T03:22:28Z

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:''"We are Primus. We are Prima. We are Prime Nova. We are Sentinel Prime. We are Optimus Prime."'' <ref>[[Dark Creation]], Matrix Quest, part 4, Marvel US #65</ref>
[[Image:Prima.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Prima? What? It's a manly name]]

'''Prima''' was the first [[Matrix]] bearer, as dictated by the [[Creation Matrix]] itself, and the first Transformer.<ref>DK's ''Transformers: The Ultimate Guide''</ref>

After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. [[13 original Transformers| 12 others]] quickly followed, but Prima specifically was granted a font of Primus' lifeforce and power, the Creation Matrix.
[[Image:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Prima.<ref>This unnamed robot was confirmed to be Prima in the DK Ultimate Guide.</ref>]]

An early battle with Unicron ended the life of many of the first Transformers, before Primus hid himself away in slumber from Unicron. It is not known what Prima's ultimate fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer.

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.

===Footnotes===
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[[Category: Matrix bearers]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
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Swoop (Energon)

2007-07-05T02:58:14Z

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{{disambig3|Swoop}}

:''Swoop is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

'''Swoop''' may be simple mentally, but when it comes to blasting [[Decepticon]]s to tiny bits from the air, his lack of intelligence doesn't seem to hinder him at all. He tends to be the first to strike, scattering Decepticons and keeping them panicked while his partner [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] sneaks up on them. Then Swoop joins in on the ground, tearing into their opponents with claws and teeth, either separately, or combined into the brutal [[Mega-Dinobot]].

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Grimlock & Swoop''' (Mega, 2005)

: Swoop transforms into a robotic rhamphorynchus. He can also form the lower body of the combined robot Mega-Dinobot. He was available only in a Mega-class multi-pack with Grimlock.

==Trivia==
* The Grimlock/Swoop set was originally intended to be relased in the ''[[Universe]]'' line, as the [[Swoop (G1)|original Generation 1 incarnations]]. However, a variety of factors shuffled the set into ''Energon'' and new-character-dom.

* This set was not "mech-designed" or engineered by [[Takara]] employees, a rarity for normal-series ''Transformers'' toys.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Swoop/swoop.htm Swoop at TFU.info]

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Combiners]]
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King of the Hill!

2007-07-05T02:47:30Z

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[[Image:MarvelUS-27.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Oh, you just know this is not gonna end well]]

'''As the Autobots attempt to choose a new leader, the Decepticons send an assassin to capture the Ark.'''

=Marvel US issue #27=
''(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #111-112)''

'''Script:''' [[Bob Budiansky]] <br>
'''Pencils:''' [[Don Perlin]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Ian Akin]] and [[Brian Garvey]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Janice Chiang]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Don Daley]]<br>

*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Rachel Becker]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]
*''Originally published:'' April, 1987

==Synopsis==
Rachel Becker, a student on search for fossils, finds a strange footprint. Her professor quickly dismisses the footprint as a hoax, since the edges are clearly mechanically carved. However, none of them can deny the shadowy Pterodactyl-like figure that flies past. They decide to set up camp.

The Dinobots have learned of Optimus Prime's death, and prepare to return to the Ark. Grimlock intends to forcibly seize leadership of the Autobots. The Autobots argue that they need a leader who demonstrates wisdom, compassion, and courage, in addition to being a strong warrior. But Grimlock doesn't care. He and the Dinobots prepare to attack their fellow Autobots.

Meanwhile, Shockwave, now leader of the Decepticons, persuades Cybertronian fuel auditor Ratbat to use the space bridge to send the Decepticon's deadliest soldier, Trypticon, to launch a surprise attack on the Ark, in hopes to seizing control of its vast resources. Ratbat agrees, but warns that the use of the space bridge is too costly to allow such uses in the future.

When Trypticon arrives in the middle of the night, Rachel is awakened and goes out to investigate. She manages to avoid being seen, but loses her flashlight while running from the enormous Decepticon, and is unable to find her way back to camp.

The Dinobots arrive back at the Ark to find that the Autobots are already under attack. As Trypticon is easily defeating the Autobots, most of the Dinobots think that the Decepticon is doing their job for them, but Grimlock has misgivings. As he steps back to consider his options, he is confronted by Rachel, and is impressed when the human fails to flee from him in terror. He leaves her in peace.

Unfortunately for Rachel, she is soon discovered by Trypticon's foot soldier Wipe-Out, who takes her captive and brings her to Trypticon. Grimlock, recognizing the human who had previously impressed him, single-handedly attacks Trypticon. The other Dinobots soon join in, and Trypticon is distracted from his attack upon the Ark. Eventually, Ratbat determines that Trypticon has exceeded his energy budget, and recalls Trypticon back to Cybertron. The Dinobots return to the Ark, leaving Rachel Becker as the sole witness to what has just transpired.

The Autobots, believing that Grimlock has displayed all the qualities one would desire in an Autobot leader by Grimlock's selfless actions against Trypticon, proclaim him their leader.

==Errors==
TBA

==Items of note==
*This is the last Marvel US issue to be sold for 75 cents.

*The debut of Trypticon in this issue can sometimes overshadow that it is also the debut of a much more important character: Ratbat.

==UK Printing==
*Issue #111 featured a Grimlock cover by [[Lee Sullivan]].

*Issue #112 used an extensively recoloured version of US issue #27's cover, with a new word caption. The cover was cropped to de-emphasise the human element, and emphasise the dinosaur-battle going on. Unfortunately this also served to remove a lot of the menace from the cover.

*While this is the US debut of Ratbat, in the UK comics he first appeared back during the "Prey" story arc.

*The cliffhanger for issue 111 is one of the most effective in the UK reprints of US stories -- it ends with the sequence of Trypticon emerging from the Space Bridge, finishing with a massive splash page of the evil Decepticon.

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