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Talk:Prime (disambiguation)

2015-08-10T03:02:29Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Shotimus */ new section

We need softimus prime to get a page.
And linked here.{{unsigned|Chiasaur11}}

:I think that would be listed as G1 Optimus Prime merchandise. Also, please sign your talk page entries.--[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 21:17, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

::In fact, it [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Transformers_(2007)|already is.]] --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 21:22, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Sorry. --[[User:Chiasaur11|Chiasaur11]]

Surely there must be some way to relate Modus Prime and Gorlam Prime to the word "matrix." --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 23:41, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

== Shotimus ==

Should Shotimus Prime be included in this list?

Talk:Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)

2015-08-02T07:44:32Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Ask Vector Prime */

I also don't know where it's stated that [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] killed this guy. (I got that info from [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]'s page.) I know that Megazarak was featured in some convention booklet thing, but is that where it states he killed Optimus Prime? Where does it say that the OP he killed is the same OP that Unicron cloned to become Nemesis Prime? Thanks for any help with this.

Also, I'm not sure on the parenthetical disambiguation for this guy. I know there's another Universe Optimus Prime (that yellow Spychanger from the tiny dimension in that voice actor play). --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 16:34, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
: It states it on Nemesis Prime's profile in the club magazine. Most importantly, though, this page shouldn't be at (Universe) because he's not a Universe character. He only shows up in the Fan Club ''Cybertron'' comic. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
::Really, he should be [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)]], to disambiguate him from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime (Cybertron)]]. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

== Ask Vector Prime ==
If this is the Optimus Prime alluded to in Shell Game, who was killed by Megazarak, then would he be the alternate version of RiD/Viron Optimus? [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 01:02, 1 August 2015 (EDT)
:One of the Vector Prime answers noted that the Megazarak who left Optimus Prime and the Matrix by the Rust Sea was from an Aurex stream. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:50, 31 July 2015 (EDT)
::I missed that one. So there's this Optimus who was killed by Megazarak and his Matrix was used for the Dead Matrix, and then there was the Optimus Prime that Megazarak was going to, but was pulled into the Universe Conflict. Got it. God I'm starting to have a love-hate relationship with Ask Vector Prime and Universe! [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 01:02, 1 August 2015 (EDT)
:::Don't blame Vector Prime for this one, there were already (at least) two Megazaraks, one of whom left a Matrix to rot, one of whom was desperately hunting it. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 01:04, 1 August 2015 (EDT)
::::I'd been doing what I can to keep up, I'm just glad there's finally an end to this complication for me. Thanks! [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 03:44, 2 August 2015 (EDT)

==Merge==

I disagree with the merge idea. The fact that he has visual cues from many Optimus bodies from various universes makes me think he should continue to be his own thing. Plus its just cooler.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:25, 31 July 2015 (EDT)

Talk:Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)

2015-08-01T05:02:00Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Ask Vector Prime */

I also don't know where it's stated that [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] killed this guy. (I got that info from [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]'s page.) I know that Megazarak was featured in some convention booklet thing, but is that where it states he killed Optimus Prime? Where does it say that the OP he killed is the same OP that Unicron cloned to become Nemesis Prime? Thanks for any help with this.

Also, I'm not sure on the parenthetical disambiguation for this guy. I know there's another Universe Optimus Prime (that yellow Spychanger from the tiny dimension in that voice actor play). --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 16:34, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
: It states it on Nemesis Prime's profile in the club magazine. Most importantly, though, this page shouldn't be at (Universe) because he's not a Universe character. He only shows up in the Fan Club ''Cybertron'' comic. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
::Really, he should be [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)]], to disambiguate him from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime (Cybertron)]]. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

== Ask Vector Prime ==
If this is the Optimus Prime alluded to in Shell Game, who was killed by Megazarak, then would he be the alternate version of RiD/Viron Optimus? [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 01:02, 1 August 2015 (EDT)
:One of the Vector Prime answers noted that the Megazarak who left Optimus Prime and the Matrix by the Rust Sea was from an Aurex stream. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:50, 31 July 2015 (EDT)
::I missed that one. So there's this Optimus who was killed by Megazarak and his Matrix was used for the Dead Matrix, and then there was the Optimus Prime that Megazarak was going to, but was pulled into the Universe Conflict. Got it. God I'm starting to have a love-hate relationship with Ask Vector Prime and Universe! [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 01:02, 1 August 2015 (EDT)

==Merge==

I disagree with the merge idea. The fact that he has visual cues from many Optimus bodies from various universes makes me think he should continue to be his own thing. Plus its just cooler.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:25, 31 July 2015 (EDT)

Talk:Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)

2015-07-31T08:17:41Z

Amalgamous Prime:

Talk:Origin Matrix

2015-07-23T05:20:03Z

Amalgamous Prime:

==Toys==
Would the Matrix that comes with Ultra Mammoth have been re-purposed into the Origin Matrix when it was shown that it holds the same shape and possibly color? After all, in the comics he didn't carry any sort of Matrix until the Origin Matrix allowed it. [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 01:20, 23 July 2015 (EDT)

Guardian Major

2015-07-14T05:12:01Z

Amalgamous Prime:

'''Guardian Major''' is a former bearer of the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He received it from [[Vector Prime]] after he was called to fulfill his destiny.

Guardian Major

2015-07-14T05:11:02Z

Amalgamous Prime: Created page with " '''Guardian Major''' is a former bearer of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership."

'''Guardian Major''' is a former bearer of the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]].

Broken Windshields

2015-02-20T04:47:43Z

Amalgamous Prime: Created page with "'''Lio Convoy watches on as Quickstrike and Stinkbomb battle.''' ==Synopsis== Hiding behind ruins of the city Mebion, Lio Convoy tightens his grip around his Solipsistic Sta..."

'''Lio Convoy watches on as Quickstrike and Stinkbomb battle.'''

==Synopsis==

Hiding behind ruins of the city Mebion, Lio Convoy tightens his grip around his Solipsistic Staff as Maximals and Predacons watch down on the battle between Quickstrike and Stinkbomb. As Quickstrike taunts his prey, Lio muses over his tail in his humanoid form. Deep in thought, Lio doesn't even consider regret over manipulating matches to maintain a balance between the Predacons and the Maximals. It was a higher calling designated upon him by the Builders (former Autobots and Decepticons). As Stinkbomb lunged at Quickstrike, Lio Convoy moved slightly to gain a better view of the battle. As the battle loomed near an end, Stinkbomb raised his weapon, not noticing a broken line causing him to be virtually weaponless. Quickstrike took advantage of his opponents loss and shot Stinkbomb down. Having won Battle MCMXXIII he placed his bootstrut on his fallen opponent and cheered on his victory. Lio Convoy was at peace knowing he had again brought balance to Cybertron.

Talk:Origin Matrix

2015-02-19T17:43:04Z

Amalgamous Prime: Blanked the page

Alpha Trion/Generation 1

2014-11-24T06:35:27Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* EX Gōkin */

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{{disambig3|Alpha Trion}}
:''Alpha Trion is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Alphatrionkhanna.jpg|228px|thumb|If Alpha Trion were a Decepticon, you KNOW he would stroke his beard while contemplating conquest. You know it.]]
'''Alpha Trion''' is one of the oldest living Transformers, and with that age comes a nuanced understanding of his race and their place within the universe. In his youth, he went by the name '''A3''', and in this time, he helped lead the enslaved Cybertronians in their rebellion against their cruel masters, the [[Quintesson]]s. As a result, he was instrumental in first establishing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an independent planet.

In his older years, he has found a comfortable role in serving as advisor to other Transformers. Though not taking part in the battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he is firmly on the side of the Autobots, serving as a mentor and guide, especially to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One]]. He is an enigmatic old robot, though he is known to be the guardian of [[Vector Sigma]] and the custodian of its [[Key to Vector Sigma|circuit key]]. His sage-like manner paints him in almost a mystic tone, and possible connections between Alpha Trion, [[Primus]], and the history of Cybertron itself have boosted him into legendary status.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Corey Burton]] (English, "War Dawn"), [[Tony Pope]] (English, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese, "War Dawn"), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, Season 3 & 4)}}

[[File:YoungA3.jpg|left|thumb|Silverbolt never misses a chance to check out A3's rugged mustache.]]
11 million years ago, a mechanoid named A3 was part of the [[Autobot Rebellion|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s on a [[Cybertron (planet)|factory world]], creating a device called the [[Coda Remote]] that would stop their [[Dark Guardian]]s. Due to a timerift created by Quintessons from the future, he was briefly pulled from his position in the [[Empty Lands]] into the year 2006. Fortunately, his partner [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] managed to start the rebellion as scheduled, and A3 was soon returned by future [[Autobot]]s to fulfill his role in Cybertronian history. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Alphatrionagesbackwards.jpg|thumb|He grew a beard, picked up the Matrix, shaved his beard, and then built Optimus, apparently.]]
Years later, he would be given the [[Matrix of Leadership]] by the dying [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], but Alpha Trion himself did not become Autobot leader. It would sit in his possession, unused, until the coming of the next Autobot leader. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} In the meantime, Alpha Trion developed plans to rebuild Autobots to better combat the escalating [[Decepticon]] menace.

The next Autobot leader would actually come to ''him'' when a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of time-travelers]] lugged a dying youth named Orion Pax to his repair center. Reluctant at first, Alpha Trion sensed a strong spirit in Orion Pax, and decided to rebuild him entirely... into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. When Prime asked if Alpha Trion could rebuild his fallen girlfriend Ariel as well, Alpha Trion agreed, and mused that [[Elita One]] would be a good name for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:AlphaTrion.jpg|left|thumb|Alpha Trion has secret liquor stashes in the strangest of places.]]

Over the intervening millennia, Alpha Trion's two greatest creations, whether by design or coincidence, forgot their relationship to the ancient Autobot. Five million years after his creation, Optimus Prime was lost when his spacecraft crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, but Alpha Trion kept in contact with Elita One, acting as a sagely advisor to her team of [[Female Autobots]] as they spent the following four million years stealing [[energon]] from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Eventually, in the Earth year 1985, Shockwave caught the Female Autobots in the act and tracked them back to their headquarters, prompting Elita One to consult with Alpha Trion on a course of action. Trion suggested they move their headquarters, telling Elita to scout for a new location alone, but in the event that she encountered the Decepticons, warned her not to use her life-draining time-freezing power. Alas, Elita was captured, and used by the Decepticons to lure Optimus Prime into a trap. To save her beloved's life, Elita used her fatal power, and the Autobot leader was forced to track Alpha Trion to [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his secret base]] in hopes that he could save her. Alpha Trion repaired her to the best of his ability, but revealed to Optimus Prime that only Prime could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that! {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|thumb]]

A short time later, while he was looking for a [[10.2 ultra-drill|misplaced tool]], Alpha Trion was attacked in his workshop by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons, who demanded that he hand over the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. Trion pled ignorance, but Megatron knew better, and the elderly Autobot was soon overpowered while the Decepticons made off with the key. Alpha Trion was rescued from the chunk of metal the Decepticons left him stuck in by Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and after his injuries were repaired by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], he journeyed with them into Cybertron's depths, leading the way to Vector Sigma's chamber. Their way, however, was barred by [[Centurion droid]]s that Megatron used the Key to command, and Alpha Trion helped reactivate some discarded worker robots to fight the droids off. The droids had done their job, however, and prevented the Autobots from reaching Megatron before he used Vector Sigma to bring his newest Decepticons, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life. To combat these new land-based Decepticons, Optimus Prime hit on the idea of creating some new aerial Autobots, and Alpha Trion set to work reconstructing some Cybertronian aircraft. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} When the work was done, Alpha Trion professed that he had another key to Vector Sigma "on him," and he would use it to reactivate the computer so that it could bring the jets to life. His "key," however, was his own life force: as a first generation product of Vector Sigma, his computation matrix could interface with the computer and bring it back online, at the cost of his own continued existence. Optimus Prime tried to stop him, but Alpha Trion refused to listen, reminding Prime that he was his creator and insisting that the jets were more important that he was. Prime relented, and Alpha Trion merged with Vector Sigma, which activated and brought the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life. Before Prime and the Autobots departed for Earth, Alpha Trion spoke to them through Vector Sigma, warning them of a fact merging with the computer had revealed to him: on Earth, the Key to Vector Sigma had even greater power. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Many years later, when the [[Hate Plague]] was raging throughout the universe in the year 2006, Optimus Prime entered the Matrix to consult the ancient Autobots within on a possible cure. Alpha Trion was the first Prime spoke to, but he had no information to give, save a warning that Prime should take care on his journey into the Matrix, lest he be unable to return. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

The following year, after the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Optimus Prime used the Matrix to reactivate Vector Sigma so that he could converse with Alpha Trion, hoping that the old sage knew something more about what was going on. Alpha Trion revealed to Prime that Vector Sigma had ''allowed'' [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to become aware of the key's existence, as the chamber was key to the dawning of a new [[Golden Age]] for Cybertron... as was the merging of an [[Cerebros (G1)|Autobot]]'s life with that of a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|human]]'s. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in the Japanese timeline as described above, except that the events of 2006 take place instead in 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts many additional stories into the timeline, only one of which features Alpha Trion.}}

[[File:AlphaTrionGhost.jpg|thumb|Alpha Trion's Spooooooky Ghost]]
In the year 2011, one year after Optimus Prime released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a result. Optimus Prime voyaged into the planet's depths to try and bring the computer back under control, but the mission seemed doomed to failure, as he did not have the Matrix to help him. While the other Autobots searched Earth for the Matrix, which had been hidden away to recharge, the spectral form of Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus Prime to help lead him through the many dangers blocking the path to Vector Sigma's chamber. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When they finally reached their goal, however, it turned out the Decepticons had beaten them there. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was not far behind, with the recovered Matrix in his grasp, and when the young Autobot arrived, Alpha Trion instructed him to hold the talisman aloft. Trion's ethereal form flowed into the Matrix, completing its recharging process and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime, who joined Optimus in thrashing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote| Alpha Trion's appearance in the flashbacks of "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" occurs amidst the following stories.}}

[[File:BattleLines6-stasishibernationpods.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]

After the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'' was shot down on [[Beta-Nine]], the proemial Alpha Unit of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] managed to retrieve its cargo. The [[Matrix of Leadership|mysterious item]] was then delivered by [[Magnum]] to its custodian, Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Over the next ten years, the Decepticon insurrection became more fierce. Councilor Magnum continued to champion his Elite Guard, a series of strike teams dedicated to hunting down the [[Decepticon Warlord]]s to cut the many heads off the serpent. Councilor Alpha Trion, however, favored his own Prime Initiative, a general of sorts who would oversee the entire Autobot army as a unified force against the Decepticons. {{Storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

Despite their political differences, Alpha Trion and Magnum worked together as the situation called for it. When a group of civilian scientists and historians needed demolitions assistance at a dig site in [[Median]], Alpha Trion requested the help of Magnum's Elite Guard for the job. Of course, he neglected to mention some of the finer points of the mission, but such is politics. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

After [[Dion]] and [[Magnum]] were injured in a Decepticon attack, they were taken to Alpha Trion. He was only able to save one of them, rebuilding the survivor into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. As the war drained Cybertron's energy to dangerously low levels, Optimus left the planet on a mission to find more energy. Alpha Trion prepared stasis pods within which most of the remaining Autobot population would hibernate. As they placed the other Autobots in the pods, he warned [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] that remaining online during periods of low energy as he intended to do would greatly accelerate the aging process. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:DepartureBetrayal-AlphaTrion.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Alpha Trion was various lions for all of two seconds, in one person's mind.]]
Alpha Trion was seemingly resurrected and/or reformatted as a lion by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] to guide [[Primal Prime]] and his [[Wrecker]] in much the same way as he aided many previous Autobot leaders. {{storylink|Departure}} It is unclear whether this new form ever existed physically; its only appearance was as a vision in Primal Prime's head. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Alphatrionuniverse.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He said he was reformatted into a beast mode, but he was lyin'.]]
However, he did not make an appearance after this enigmatic reintroduction until [[Unicron]] posed a new threat to the balance of the multiverse. Alpha Trion, though technically still merged with [[Primus]]/[[Vector Sigma]]/Whatever, was again in his original body (but now with a cape!). He/they pulled Cybertron's greatest hero, [[Optimus Primal]], back from the dead in order to rescue recently abducted Cybertronians from the center of the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Abduction}}

When Primal succeeded at this monumental task, {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} he confronted the [[Maximal Elder]]s with one of his overblown speeches and was thrown in jail. Alpha Trion sent [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] to stage a small rescue of his own, and Primal was returned to the center of Cybertron. Here, Alpha Trion presented Primal with a window into the past, present, and future of the [[Allspark]], from which he could pluck any warrior, whether they be living or dead. Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], the former of whom rejected Primal's calling. Alpha Trion quieted Primal's disappointment, letting Depthcharge go, expecting him to return of his own accord. To take his place, Alpha Trion pulled [[Omega Prime]] from a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Viron]] universe. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Alphatriondw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Most people kill their prizes before hanging them on their wall. Shockwave is not most people.]]
Eons ago, Alpha Trion kept watch over the Transformers when Primus entered his eternal sleep to hide Cybertron from Unicron. However, a nomadic alien race eventually conquered Cybertron, and Alpha Trion was forced into hiding. Thousands of Transformers were slaughtered, and Alpha Trion was unable to act. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Alpha Trion performed actions that would make him known as the savior of his race. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Alpha Trion was attached to the supercomputer Vector Sigma, and was its caretaker from the [[Golden Age]] to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. He was considered the only Transformer capable of accessing all of the computer's functions. In his position, he disagreed with the [[Council of Ancients]]' esoteric mysticism, wishing to make the Transformers' place in the cosmos more known. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Despite this, he was a secret guiding force behind the Council and its selection of Primes. He was fond of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], both with whom he had a special bond. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was awakened. Soon after, he met [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], who somehow led the [[Decepticon]] to Alpha Trion. Alpha Trion was incapacitated and hung on a wall in Shockwave's laboratory for analysis, to assist Shockwave in his attempt to control Vector Sigma. The ancient Cybertronian constantly foiled his attempts to analyze him; nevertheless, Shockwave swore that the savior of their race would become its "greatest destroyer". {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As Shockwave's plans reached fruition, the last remaining "ancient program" for him to decode was Alpha Trion. However, Shockwave's machinations were foiled by his apparent and untimely demise. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Alpha Trion's last days were recorded to be deep within Cybertron, preparing the Transformers and Cybertron for their darkest hour. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[File:Historyofcybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Trukk... and munky?]]
When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] downloaded some of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s memories, he saw Alpha Trion and his role in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars#G1 cartoon continuity|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:OmegasConundrum-Metroplex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Because he's the wise sage Cybertron deserves, but not the one it needs right now.]]
Countless ages ago, Alpha Trion explored the entire surface of Cybertron with the legendary Titan, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

Alpha Trion approached [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] during the 43rd Day of the Battle of Aegiax to propose that the Ancient Barbarian unite the Thirteen warring tribes of Cybertron. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} After approaching Galvatron, Alpha Trion led the Barbarian to to the headquarters of [[Prima (G1)|Prima]], the [[Citadel of Light]]. There, Alpha Trion stood by and watched as Galvatron and the only remaining survivor of Prima's clan, a young 'bot named [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]], single-handedly slaughtered the bestial forces of [[Onyx Prime (G1)|Onyx Prime]]. After the battle was over, Alpha Trion approached Nova and Galvatron. When Nova demanded to know who Alpha Trion was, Trion calmly revealed himself to be the last remaining member of [[Thirteen|the original thirteen Cybertronians]].

Nova was not quick to believe Trion, but soon accepted the truth after being pummelled into submission by Trion, seemingly confirming the rumor that only a Prime could defeat another Prime. Alpha Trion was quick to correct him, claiming that although a Prime ''could'' be defeated by a non-Prime, they could only be ''killed'' by another Prime, and that there were no other Primes left on Cybertron. Nova, finding this hard to believe, suggested that they go to Onyx Prime's castle in [[Kalis]] to see if Onyx had disappeared as Trion claimed. When they arrived, they found their way into the castle blocked by Onyx Prime's last surviving follower and gatekeeper of his castle, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox of the Mournsong]]. Although Rhinox tried to bar their way, he was quickly intimidated into submission by Galvatron, and let them pass, already knowing they would find Onyx gone. As Rhinox wondered aloud what would become of them, Nova announced his plan to take control, with a vision of a united Cybertron with no tribes dividing its people. Alpha Trion, feeling this was the best course of action for Cybertron's people, gladly stood aside and let Nova assume the title of Prime.

After taking control of Cybertron, Nova directed his attentions to decoding the secrets of the Thirteen; chiefly, [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]]. Galvatron was the only one of them who ''didn't'' want to uncover the Enigma, and continually insisted that the Enigma was gone, just like its creator. Trion became curious by Galvatron's claims, and questioned him, pointing out that everyone ''except'' Galvatron talked of the Enigma as if it were merely a concept, but Galvatron spoke of it as a physical object. One look in Galvatron's eyes provided Alpha with all the explanation he needed to arrive at the answer. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

He blessed [[Nova Prime]]'s [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] before its departure from the planet six million years ago. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Following the disappearance of the vessel and its crew, memorial lectures were held in honor of Nova, during which Alpha Trion held a speech about [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:MO3 EOOPAT funeral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Alpha Trion attended the funerals of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], accompanied by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Elita One]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Because of Alpha Trion's intimate knowledge of Cybertron's surface, he accompanied Orion Pax and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on a mission into the treacherous [[Rust Spot]] to swap Decepticon prisoners for the captured [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]. This was merely a ruse to draw out Alpha Trion, who the Decepticons wanted in order to help locate Metroplex. Due to Orion Pax's valiant actions, Alpha Trion and the other Autobots escaped with their lives. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

Once Orion Pax had become Optimus Prime, he broadcasted a message to all Cybertronians, asking them to join him in the fight against the Decepticon oppression. Alpha Trion watched this broadcast with interest from the archives of [[Kutanzuule]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He soon came in contact with the young Prime to offer him advice and guidance in his early days as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Derelicts}} When Optimus blamed himself for being unable to stop the [[Exodus (G1)|Exodus]], Alpha Trion assured him that sometimes a leader's role is to let their followers go and make their own decisions. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

500,000 years ago, Alpha Trion chose to leave Cybertron together with Metroplex, partly to keep the Titan out of Decepticon hands, but also to investigate and stop whatever scheme [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] had put into motion out in space. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} They didn't return until after Cybertron had been rendered virtually uninhabitable by normal Transformers because of the war, so Alpha Trion began working to restore it all by himself. The isolation evidently did not do the wise old Autobot any good, as he seemed to have more than a few screws loose and had become tremendously self-aggrandizing by the year 2010.

[[File:Ironing Out the Details Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Metal beards are ridiculous! But ''cloth'' beards are super okay.]]
Operating out of Metroplex, Trion spent "dozens of meta-cycles" processing the corrosive elements out of Cybertron's atmosphere, slowly making it habitable again, but was still faced with the problem of the monstrous [[Insecticon swarm]] that had overrun the planet. Requiring the toughest of the tough to obliterate the swarm, Alpha Trion selected [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to do the job. That Ironhide was across the galaxy on Earth mattered little: Ironhide would eventually die some day, Trion rationalized, and so he built a duplicate body on Cybertron into which he could implant Ironhide's spark and memories once he passed on and returned to the "[[Allspark|core]]". With Vector Sigma having been essentially erased in the event that devastated Cybertron, this took Alpha Trion years and pushed his skills to their limit, but once Ironhide died on Earth in 2010, the ancient Autobot's grand work was complete, and Ironhide returned to life on Cybertron in the new body constructed for him. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Ironhide awoke in confusion, his memories incomplete due to damage he had suffered millions of years beforehand that had disrupted his link to the core, and wandered Cybertron's wastes until Alpha Trion dispatched his [[Scamper (G1)|page]] to bring the befuddled warrior to the city-mode Metroplex. Alpha Trion took umbrage at the fact Ironhide had never heard of his ancient greatness, and revealed his incredible powers over his own electromagnetic aura by using it to control Ironhide's actions when the ornery Autobot started to get a little rough. Ironhide further tested Trion's patience when he ignored his cautions and ventured out to track down the near-dead [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (even if Sunstreaker ''had'' heard of him). Finally, Trion relented to Ironhide's constant questioning and explained the reason he had brought him back online: to exterminate the swarm. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} While Ironhide took out of most of the swarm in a brutal battle, Trion busied himself repairing Sunstreaker. After Ironhide returned, Trion announced that he and Metroplex were leaving Cybertron for parts unknown while Ironhide mopped up the remaining Insecticons. Infuriated by the old 'bots condescending attitude, Ironhide slugged him one, but Alpha Trion let it slide, putting Ironhide in his place by telling him he was just a small playing piece in a very large game. Before departing, however, Alpha Trion softened, congratulating Ironhide on saving the entire planet. After all, the only other Autobot would could make that claim... was he. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

At some point, Alpha Trion left Metroplex's side to search for a "Holy Grail", a quest of such importance that he was unable to turn back and help when his Titan companion was infected with an [[alchemical virus]]. Coming across the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'', he convinced the [[Caminus|Camiens]], [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her compatriots [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica]], to aid the injured Metroplex in his place. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}{{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Alongside this task Alpha Trion tasked the three with delivering a single word message to Optimus Prime- [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Shockwave saw Alpha Trion in a vision of things that would come to pass during the Dark Cybertron prophecy. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

[[File:Full Fathom Five Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Not one of his better days...]]
Some time after arriving on Earth, Alpha Trion was apprehended by the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] and taken to their base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], where he was used as a basis for the EDC's "Mind Bomb".

He was later discovered by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] who attempted to remove him from the EDC machinery until the Autobot was stopped by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]...{{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

In a vision of the future seen by Ironhide and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] during the reformatting of Cybertron, Alpha Trion lived on a prosperous [[Gorlam Prime]] fifteen million years from now, telling young Transformers the history of their race and their struggles. His closest friend at this time was an aged Ironhide, who Alpha frequently comforted as Ironhide struggled to find his place in the new civilization. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Alpha Trion was one of the oldest Transformers alive. When Orion Pax and Ariel were seriously injured by the Decepticons, the Aerialbots took the pair to Trion, who rebuilt them into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One]]. He also aided the Aerialbots in returning to their own time through the [[Chronogon]] Portal. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Alpha Trion'''/'''Weirdwolf''' (souvenir add-on, BotCon 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key

{{note|''Shattered Glass'' [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] was repurposed as Alpha Trion by ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.}}
: A bagged set of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]], [[Beta Maxx]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] was released at [[BotCon 2007]] as a souvenir set add-on, limited to 1400 pieces. Alpha Trion was a [[retool]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head.

: Alpha Trion transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===Unreleased===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'll never own me.]]
A redeco of [[Snarl (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

A redecoed [[Lio Convoy (BWII)|Lio Convoy]] was also considered by [[3H Productions|3H]] for Alpha Trion around the same time, and it was sort of this version that briefly appeared in the comic book (see above). Though the toy [[Prototype|mock-up]] used Snarl, 3H hoped they could finagle the use of the Lio Convoy mold. "Alpha Lion"'s wireframe appearance in [[Departure|''Wreckers'' #1]] used Lio Convoy's body, but Snarl's head, hopefully allowing 3H to fudge either way, should they come to a decision. They didn't!

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Alpha Trin''' (2002)

: A three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Alpha Trion was available in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a metallic-silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. Additionally, the pewter version of Alpha Trion came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] collectible "build-a-figure".

: Alpha Trion was not among the ''Super Collection Figures'' brought over to the West for [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line.

===EX Gōkin===
*'''Alpha Trion''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, A3 head, two A3 shoulders, display stand

:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''[[EX Gōkin]]'' line, this Alpha Trion is a 6-inch tall posable figure based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He comes with a plethora of extra hands and has an articulated cape that splits in two pieces for easier posing. Alpha Trion can be turned into his younger self, A3, by use of an alternate head based on his appearance in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and two smaller, spike-less shoulderpads.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_alphatrion.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Alpha Trin at Art Storm's official site]''

==Notes==
[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|thumb|Once you go white, you'll never, er... be right?]]
* Alpha Trion is one of the very few Cybertronians to show signs of aging and [[Facial hair|hair growth]].
* According to a note in Japan's ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' magazine, A3 was the first successful Cybertronian, [[A1]] and [[A2]] being failures. However, the presence of Cybertronians within the Matrix of Leadership older than Alpha Trion (as seen in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]") makes the actual [[canon]]icity of this questionable.
*Alpha Trion may be named after the [[Wikipedia:Triple-alpha process|Triple-Alpha Process]], the method through which carbon is created, which in turn is the reason (human) life came to be. Given that Alpha Trion essentially "created" Optimus Prime, who in turn formed the Autobots, this is actually quite fitting.
[[File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|thumb|"I'm Alpha Trion's hover-craft mode!"]]
* Alpha Trion had a hover-craft alternate mode designed for his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'', but ultimately didn't end up transforming in that mini-series. The vehicle mode was first revealed in the trade paperback's extras, and would eventually be used in-contunity as part of a flashback sequence in "[[Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb]]"

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン ''Arufā Torin'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (אלפא טריון, "Alpha Trion")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Alpha Tellion''' (Taiwan, 阿法特利昂 ''Ā Fǎ Tè Lì Áng''), '''Tai Shifu''' (China, 鈦師傅, "Master Titanium")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/alpha+trion/3368 Image gallery of the Alpha Trion Snarl repaint purchased from the Hartmans]

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Talk:Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2014-09-08T01:03:50Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Timeline */ new section

Just because the person adding the entry feels the show was "suffering" for American viewers does not make it fact. That entry will be deleted and should be, as it's entirely and only a matter of opinion and doesn't relate to the Energon storyline or toyline. -Bodycount

"Many fans found Energon an improvement over Armada in story and writing" at first, but the later part is debatible X-BoB58

==Wait...==

Why did "Maintenance script" delete everything on the page? The previous edit seemed like it restored the page from the virus crash, and then Maintenance script just erases it all. Was that a mistake? [[User:Fiction Alchemist|C.V. Reynolds]] 06:52, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

==Episode list==

I've pasted in the episode lists from the templates that were here before we started working on the wiki. However, I'm not sure on what basis the list is split into two seasons. I've left it split for now, but, does anybody have a justification for this split?

--[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:16, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Why is there no entry or potential entry for "Distribution", aka "Special Dream Match" aka "The writers took a day off"?--Squidhead

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Just wondering if these pages are going to get general Series Summaries/Overviews at some point? Fact is for a variety of reasons I havn't watched a TF toon regularly since the middle of Armada so I'd really love detailed summaries of Energon and Cybertron (and the end of Arm. to make it up here.

Well, yes, eventually. I think the problem is, though, MOST of us were utterly lost or disinterested with the Energon cartoon, so, well, even summarising is going to be tricky. Persoanlly, I can't even remember which epsiode is which... at least with Armada and cybertron there are "guides" available (Micron Legend Yearbook and the CN site)... Energon? eeg. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:50, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:Add to that that there are quite a few episodes where it literally seemed like nothing happened. Such was the pacing of Energon.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 04:31, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Hey we know that there are no DVDs nor Videos of Transformers Energon so lets all watch it on Youtube. Its smarter, cost free and its faster to know things.([[User:Anti-Spammer|Anti-Spammer]] 20:48, 31 October 2007 (UTC))

==Negatives==
Man, I have a list a mile wide of things that were wrong about the show in general. I've been resisting adding a sentence about how all vehicle modes were immune to gravity-- nay, all physics, allowing even Hot Shot to float through the air at his whim, negating any reason for differing vehicle modes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:33, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
:It's incredibly tempting to say "toss it in there". I mean, as it stands, the article makes it sound like the dub was the only thing wrong with the show, which is, not to put to fine a point on it, a phenomenal pile of steaming bullshit. Hell, the pacing apparently didn't even appeal to JAPAN, what with ''Galaxy Force'' at first pretending the previous shows didn't exist. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:39, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
::Yeah, I just watched a later ep on YouTube ("Improsoned Inferno" [''sic!'']). Snowcat and Demolishor just transform and drive off into the air. Everyone's animated ''exactly'' like their toy. I counted six instances of characters going "Uh?" or some variant thereof. Alpha-Q doesn't move his mouths at all when speaking. A red sun casts ordinary yellow-sun light. Dramatic battles begin and then suddenly cut away. It goes on and on! -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 22:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
:::Hey, remember when I said I was going to [[Talk: Cybertron City (episode)|do Energon episode summaries]]? Yeah, I'm totally not now. It's certainly more ''watchable'' in Japanese - I'm generally not left staring at the screen going "What the fuck was that?", and I'm appreciating moments of character interaction now that they ''make sense'' - but 31 episodes in, I'm totally deprived of any desire to write about it. Well, I might do the undubbed episode, which I'm about to come up to... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 23:33, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

*pant* *huff* I think... my hate reserviors... have been emptied... it will take time before they refill... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 00:33, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

== Reference sources ==

Okay, I usually don't' do this, but since Paramount as as much as said- "Man, Energon is so bad we're gonna skip it and just put out Cybertron on DVD...", here's a couple of the sources good for quick reference.

[http://www.veoh.com/search.html?type=v&searchId=38148982242797083&search=transformers+energon ~2/3 of Energon is on Veoh for streaming] 
[http://tvnihon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=166 Most of Super Link (subbed) is ready for direct download]

Buy the DVD's people. I do even though the gather dust on my shelf while I watch the much-more-convenient encodes. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 03:29, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

==Featured Characters Classifications==
Question regarding featured characters: What are opinions on how Terrorcons and Mini-Cons should be handled?
* For instance, Scorponok, while briefly conscipted into the Decepticon forces, was pretty explicitely not a Decepticon, neither at the beginning of the series, nor after Megatron tied him up and sent him into the energon grid as bait. Therefore, I've had him listed as a Terrorcon (or, "Other") at the beginning, a Decepticon after Megatron beat him and branded him, and then as a Terrorcon again after pretty clearly defecting.
* The Mini-Cons, while working for the Autobots, are still a separate faction.--[[User:Shellspark|Shellspark]] 17:59, 26 March 2009 (EDT)

==Do Energon fans exist?==

Surely there must be some, statistically. There are THOUSANDS of Transfans: some must have enough tolerance for bad dubbing, poor animation, and incoherent scripting to find some kinda jewels beneath.

So should the article be made more balanced to reflect their concerns? If they exist? I say so only because at the moment the entire thing is a merciless leap at the series' jugular... {{unsigned|Black Mage|03:47, 4 May 2009}}
:There've been a dozen Transformers series. One of them has to be the worst. That's Energon.
:Sometimes there's debate about which series is the worst-- TF has quite a few stinker or unpopular incarnations after all. The thing is... there ''isn't'' debate about it anymore. Energon settled the issue, just like [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]] settled the "raping my childhood" debate by ''actually'' raping your childhood. Energon is the worst Transformers series by such a wide and universal margin... there's no point in pretending it's otherwise.
:It's the worst cartoon I've ever seen on TV. Not the worst Transformers cartoon-- the worst ''cartoon''. Of '''anything'''. Even amid a sea of crap, Energon would sink near the bottom.
:There are people who think history has been unkind to Adolph Hitler. "You should be more evenhanded," they say, "or at least stop spreading rumors that one of his testicles was bitten off by a goat when he was a child."
:You can say the constant negative tone is making the article less informative-- I might ''agree'' with you-- but the fact remains that Adolph Hitler became a vegitarian because he couldn't chew meat without thinking of that goat's teeth crunching down on his left nut, masticating it, grinding it up into a fine Austrian paste... then swallowing.
:Maybe that'll teach him not to try to have sex with a goat. (By which I mean-- that will, and ''has'' taught Hasbro not to co-produce with Japan. I don't think they will ever attempt it again.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:26, 4 May 2009 (EDT)

I've actually seen a number of Youtube commenters proclaiming Energon their favorite so there's...that. I personally like the first half, at least. {{unsigned|173.71.84.186|17:39, 19 August 2009}}

:Challenge the assertions in the writeup on a case-by-case basis, for all the good it'll do. They're all based on demonstrable facts. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:20, 19 August 2009 (EDT)

== Include Superlink-only info in italics? ==

I've spent the last few weeks working my way through ''Energon'', and as the writeups frequently note, various plot points (eg why Tidal Wave hates Shockblast, and, well, everything in "Return! Our Scorponok!") were removed from ''Superlink''.

Might it be an idea to include this info on the relevant character pages in italics, like how the Marvel UK stories are integrated into the G1 articles? --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 16:16, 17 May 2010 (EDT)
:Some of the character pages already use italics for "Return! Our Scorponok!" but need a note explaining why. Yes it sounds like a good idea. Here is a template: <nowiki>{{noteslonly}}</nowiki> - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:57, 17 May 2010 (EDT)

==CGI==
I hate to bring this up but the spotty CGI animation was probably more due to Japan not being really in to the Full CGI that mainframe used. Anime is really focused on the Cel shaded animation. it's the same reasion that they still do sentai and godzilla with guy's in suits.--[[Special:Contributions/216.193.153.184|216.193.153.184]] 22:18, 7 April 2011 (EDT)
:And yet Machine Robo Rescue which came out around the same time was devoid of those problems. Likewise there was that Bandai dinotransformer show that was on around the time as well, equally lacking in Energon's flaws... And then there's Transformers Prime, animated by a Japanese studio. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:23, 7 April 2011 (EDT)

== Change of director? ==

One thought has struck me of what could be the reason for Energon's decline.
According to Anime News Network, the director of Transformers Energon is '''Jun Kawagoe''' who has actually directed some awesome animes. New Getter Robo, SRW OG - The Animation, Koutetsushin Jeeg and Mazinkaiser SKL. All awesome shows but also short ones.

It also says there was a second director, '''Yutaka Sato''' .

My theory is that Kawagoe might be better at directing short series. Because when you think of it, the first half or quarter of Energon is very fastpaced, there's a lot of action, development and revelations. Then it falls apart.

Is it possible that Kawagoe could have directed the first part of Energon and eventually reached his limit, and then handed it over to Sato who might be a complete hack or didn't know what to do with the plot?

But this is just my theory and I could be completely wrong. But if it seems possible, could it be something worth mentioning on the Plotting section in Critisism? {{unsigned|217.210.162.147}}
:According to [http://www.geocities.jp/gorakubito/cybertron-net/super-link/staff.htm here] and [http://www.geocities.jp/gorakubito/cybertron-net/super-link/sub-title.htm here], Kawagoe only directed the first two episodes, and Sato only did direction on the first episode in cooperation with Kawagoe. Both Kawagoe and Sato were supervisors on the show, but Sato left after ep 5 and Kawagoe left after ep 13. The supervisor on eps "6..." (I assume 6 to the end) was "佐野隆史", which auto-translators render as "Takashi Sano". He storyboarded 13 out of the 52 episodes, but only directed 4. As such, I don't think anything can be blamed on Sato. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 15:03, 22 January 2012 (EST)

== Timeline ==

So, the Wiki states that Energon takes place 10 years after Armada. However, I just started rewatching Energon and in his introductory speech, Optimus Prime says that it's been 20 years since the war ended with the Deceptions, which seems to be the ending of Armada since it shows footage of Unicron's destruction. Should we change it to the 20 years, placing Energon in 2030? [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 21:03, 7 September 2014 (EDT)

Quintesson

2014-08-28T02:36:16Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Aligned continuity */

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 alien race|their home planet which is called "Quintesson" in the Marvel Comic UK continuity|Quintessa}}

:''The Quintessons are a race from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Quint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hahahaha— —hahahahaha— —–hahahahaha— ——hahahahahaha— ——–hahahahahaha!"]]
The '''Quintessons''' are a bizarre and ancient race, whose dark history and shadowy machinations are bound up with the history of the [[Transformer]]s, with connections to both [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]]. 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|spaceships]] as well. However, the Quintessons themselves have zero fighting abilities and are absolute cowards if they have nothing to hide behind. For example, they are seen to be powerless against a Sharkticon revolt.

Quintessons are also known by the ''adorable'' racial slur 'squids'.<ref>"[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]"</ref>

{{quote|[We] are ''Quintessons''! ''Arrogance'' is our life’s blood, ''ambition'' is our food and drink, but most of all, ''hubris is the air we breathe!!''|[[Al-Badur]] dissin' his peeps|"[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]"}}

{{quote|Deceivers! Betrayers! Five-faced slime of the nebula!|[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] on the Quintessons|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"}}

== Types of Quintessons ==
[[File:QuintessonTFMMarvel.jpg|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 Quintessons' 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. Judges have inverted, egg-shaped bodies which 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.

<gallery perrow="3">
File:Quintessondeath.jpg|'''Death'''
File:Qhead1.gif|'''Rage'''/Wrath
File:Qhead2.gif|'''Laughter'''/War
File:Qhead3.gif|'''Bitterness'''/Wisdom
File:Qhead4.gif|'''Doubt'''/Judgment
</gallery>

{{note|The first names given above for the latter four faces 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://web.archive.org/web/20050206071549/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 created for use in the 2004 publication, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''. The original names were also used for ''[[Transformers: The Ark|The Ark]]'', published by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] in 2007.}}

In the original animated series, the Judges were all of the same size and were rarely named. (Then again, it was rare for ''any'' Quintesson to get an individual name.) Conversely, in the Marvel Comics continuity, Judges vary in size, including the massive [[Kledji]] and the smaller [[Sevax]]. The order of the faces in the ring varies from Judge to Judge (if not [[Animation error|from shot to shot]], ahem).

Named Judges include:
* [[Brinn]]
* [[Deliberata]]
* [[Derodomontatus]]
* [[Heirodyus]]
* [[Kledji]]
* [[Pentius]]
* [[Sevax]]

===Bailiffs===
[[File:Quintbailiff anime.png|left|upright=0.85|thumb|None Shall Pass!]]
These snout-nosed creatures were seen serving as guards in the Quintessons' court.
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===Executioners===
[[File:QuintGate.gif|thumb|Pokey, pokey!]]
This breed of Quintesson was first seen throwing the switch that dropped the unfortunate [[Arblus]] into the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pit. They have also been called "Gatekeepers".

Named executioners include:
* [[Ghyrik]]
* [[In-Saba Nur]]
* [[Jolup]]
* [[Rexian]]
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===Prosecutor===
[[File:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|left|thumb|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.

Named prosecutors include:
* [[Krahulik]]
* [[Vashik]]
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===Scientist===
[[File:Quint scientist.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Yes, I have a question.]]
[[File:Quint dweller.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|I had to walk 15 miles in the snow to school! Uphill both ways!]]
Scientists are somewhat similar to the Prosecutors in construction, though they feature more bulbous heads and bearded, somewhat-more-human faces.

Named scientists include:
* [[Al-Badur]]
* [[Extempaxia]]
* [[Inquirata]]
* [[Mara-Al-Utha]]
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===Other types===
[[File:Quint two faced.jpg|125px|thumb|My tentacles are on fire!]]
The Judges are not the only Quintessons to have multiple faces, though the only known exception is the '''three-faced scientist''' who was the primary creator of the [[Trans-Organic]]s. One of his faces was grievously damaged, a scar left by the [[Dweller]], which he covered with a mask.

This scientist instigated a plan to get the [[Decepticon]]s to unwittingly release the trans-organics from their prisons deep within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so they would wipe out all Transformer life. The plan ultimately backfired; the Dweller killed the other trans-organics, and was launched into space by the [[Autobot]]s... where it smashed into the scientist's ship, which was en-route to Cybertron. Presumably, the scientist finally met his end as the Dweller drained the energy from the ship and everyone within it. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[File:Quint rentacops.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"Game over, man! Game over!"]]
'''Security officers''' appear to have been an ancient model of Quintesson, and possibly the only kind with built-in offensive capabilities, some having one set of arm-tentacles replaced with over-sized blasters. These blasters availed them naught, however, against the Trans-Organic beasts. It is unknown if any of this model of Quintesson exist in "modern" times. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[File:Quint humanoid.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|No one remembers we exist.]]
Non-bailiff, non-executioner '''Humanoid''' Quintessons are exceedingly rare. One accompanied [[Inquirata]] on his mission to use a [[Time Window]] to change Cybertron's history, stopping the slave revolt that drove the Quintessons off-planet. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

And then there's [[Mirdane]]. A rarity among Quintessons, in that he has a name, and that's ''it''. He has only ever been mentioned by others, never seen, so what body type he has/had is unknown. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}} {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{quote|We Transformers have looked into the face of our creators... and seen the face of an enemy.|[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"}}

[[File:FFOD2 Quintesson court.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Believe it or not, you really do have better chances in Texas.]]
In ages long past, a cold and emotionless race of aliens called the Quintessons created two 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 the other was a 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 (G1)|Sharkticons]]. The mock trials held by the Quintesson Court seemed to have no purpose at all (except maybe for the Quintessons' amusement), as defendants were still immediately fed to the ravenous Sharkticons even when the Judge determined them to be innocent. However, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] managed to rescue the pair of Autobots the Quintessons had captured. Worse, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] inspired the Sharkticons to rebel... by stomping his foot on the ground and telling them to do so. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

One year (or possibly five years, [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|depending on whom you ask]]) after the defeat of [[Unicron]], the Quintessons reappeared. They first sent a commando team of Sharkticons to abduct various Autobots (as well as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], though that may have been unintentional). Upon capturing the 'bots, the Quintessons seemed more interested in interrogating their prisoners than 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 [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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 to kill them). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

The Quintessons betrayed Galvatron almost immediately after the battle had been won, toggling a [[Large switch|switch]] which caused all Transformers the galaxy over literally to freeze where they stood. Luckily, Spike stopped the Quintessons before they had much of 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 as well). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Later plots by the Quintessons were no less nefarious. A rogue Quintesson scientist abducted three Transformers and a [[Marissa Faireborn|human]] for behavioral study, a scheme that nearly killed the entire group after they drifted into a black hole. {{storylink|The Killing Jar}} Later, the Quintessons revived the deceased [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in an attempt to lure all the Autobots into a trap and destroy them with a supernova. However, the Quintessons did not count upon Hot Rod forcing Optimus Prime to overcome his programming, nor Optimus Prime's ability to sacrifice himself to save the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|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}}

During the [[Hate Plague]] crisis, a single Quintesson was rescued from his infected Sharkticons by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], to restore life to the body of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} The Quintesson mentioned that his race had gone into hiding in the farthest reaches of the galaxy. The lone Quintesson's help in restoring Optimus Prime and several other Autobots was vital in curing the galaxy of the Hate Plague, but his race was never heard from again. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====''Macrocosmic Seekers''====
The [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], during the enslavement of Transformers, realized the potential for Transformer evolution and noted that rebellion was imminent. He was laughed at, but the Seeker got the last laugh when he left Cybertron before the rebellion and evolved beyond his Quintesson origins. {{Storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

====''Kiss Players''====
[[File:KPMaximus2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Do cameos count as canon?]]
The [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Atari Hitotonari (KP)|Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Shaoshao Li (KP)|Shaoshao Li]], together with the [[Sparkbot]]s [[Angela]], [[Star Dust]] and [[Zangetsu]], were traveling through time aboard [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] when the space fortress suddenly went out of control.

[[File:KPQuints.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|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 (G1)|Sharkticons]] 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)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]], they fled back to Brave Maximus and re-entered the time portal. Sucked into the maelstrom along with them, the Quintessons demanded that the process 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.{{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players Position}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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Like those creepy little pilotfish that swarm behind sharks, snapping at stray scraps, the Quintessons were vile enforcers for [[Unicron]], savagely hunting down and picking off those who attempted to escape his maw. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe#Issue .234|Transformers Universe}}

''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.'' {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (UK framing sequence)}}

''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 (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], who was outside the city at the time of the attack, and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], who were hidden inside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s cassette compartment.''

''Using [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] as bait, the Quintessons captured the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Rodimus, and he reverted to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]]. Out of options, Hot Rod activated the core of Autobot City, a giant Autobot called [[Metroplex (G1)|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 ''not'' to 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.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
A Quintesson sent two [[Observer|aliens]] to spy on the Autobots and Decepticons, and download the contents of their databases. The two aliens were puzzled, but the Quintesson remained cagy about what the data was for. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

===Beast Machines===
The [[Maximal]] [[Beast Rider]] [[Che]] was encased in a unique Quintessian{{sic}} alloy found in the lower levels of Cybertron.<ref>Che's packaging bio</ref>

===Universe Featuring the Wreckers===

Out on the arm of the Orion Cluster, [[New Quintessa]] sat awaiting the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant Beast]]s, Cybertronians without robot modes who had been dispatched by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] of [[Vector Sigma]] to regain what they had lost. [[Icebird]] believed they were on a sacred mission; in truth, it was a fool's errand. The Quintesson Supreme Imperial Magistrate [[Derodomontatus]] fed the Mutants to the Sharkticons before continuing his discussions with the free trader, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. Plans proceeded apace, as both the Mutants and the [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]s were dealt with by this deadly alliance, and Cryotek assured Derodomontatus that the last Cybertronian team, the [[Wrecker]]s, would soon be extinguished as well. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

{{storylink|Disclosure}}
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The invasion of Cybertron soon began, and [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]], [[Longhorn (BM)|Longhorn]] and [[Skydive (BM)|Skydive]] spotted Quintessons herding mass hordes of Sharkticons towards the Cybertronian settlements.

{{Note|The following is unofficial material for the intended script to the Wreckers #4, never published.}}

Derodomontatus cheered on the advancing troops with his fellow Quintessons, before proceeding with Cryotek and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] to complete his part of their bargain. The fighting intensified on the surface as [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and the Dinobots arrived, shortly before the Wreckers returned to Cybertron as well. [[Primal Prime]] and [[Apelinq]] led a contingent after Cryotek and the Quintessons deeper into Cybertron's core. They arrived in time to see Cryotek had successfully mutated himself into a god-like being with the power of the [[Divine Light]]. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}}

{{note|And now, back to the official material.}}
Derodomontatus, realizing the extent to which Cryotek had now surpassed the Quintessons, begged the free trader to remember their contract and honor it. In response, Cryotek sent his pet [[Chro]] to rip the Quintesson's faces off.

As their Imperial Magistrate faced a hostile takeover beneath the planet's surface, the Quintesson troops on open ground found their advancement equally stymied. Expecting the newly reformatted Cybertron to be filled with docile and disoriented cattle, the Quintessons were ill-prepared for the resistance they faced from all corners of the globe and all sectors of the populace. In [[Ankmor Park|Ankmor]], Judge [[Brinn]]'s patrol were stalked by the Maximal techno-organic, [[Night Viper]]. In a deserted city, a contingent led by Overseer [[Rexian]] were overcome by Decepticons criminals recently restored to their bodies. Overseer [[Vashik]] and [[In-Saba Nur]] assaulted the new Predacon capitol of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] with predictable results, as Lord [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] squashed them beneath his heel ([[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] helped). Oh yes, and then there were ''Dinobots''. Admiral [[Krahulik]] was prepared to initiate orbital bombardment from the ''Paradigm'' hovering over [[Polyhex]] before [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] brought down the Quintesson warships as well. The Quintessons began to retreat in hordes, returning to their landing ships and launching out into space...right into the path of the planetary defense systems, recently brought back on-line.

All in all, the invasion of Cybertron was an unmitigated disaster. Judge [[Heirodyus]] watched the annihilation from New Quintessa with a mixture of horror and smugness, silently congratulating himself for escaping the fate of his brothers. He hadn't. The Mutant Beasts Icebird and [[Poison Bite]] had survived their dip in the Sharkticon pools, and returned imbued with the light of [[Primus]] himself. Heirodyus and the Quintessons were soon wiped from the surface of New Quintessa. Icebird assumed control of the planet, spreading the techno-organic plant life made from Cybertron's reformatting, and teaching the Sharkticons the ways of peace. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The Quintessons were an alien race which appeared to conquer Cybertron at some point, but were driven off. However, they continued to maintain watch over Cybertron, eventually coming to manipulate the [[Council of Ancients]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] claimed this was the reason that he started the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} This did not, however, stop him from making a deal with the Quintessons, who provided him with the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] and a bunch of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]]. Knowing Megatron and the Quintessons, both were planning to betray each other when the time was right. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

Later, they prepped the [[Female Autobots]] for invading Cybertron. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Generation One #11}}

{{note|Due to the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions]], the story ended before the Quintesson plot could be revealed.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[File:Historyofcybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] downloaded information on Cybertron's history from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s databanks, he saw the Quintessons create the [[Trans-Organic|transorganics]] and the Transformers. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
An enigmatic Quintesson historian named [[Pentius]] was shipwrecked on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] for centuries until he was freed by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who needed a guide to get off the planet. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} During their time together, the Quintesson nurtured Megatron's evil ambitions in order to shape him into a true monster, though his motives for doing so were clouded in mystery. The Decepticon eventually killed Pentius to use his [[spark]] as fuel, but he was content with his death as it proved Megatron's training was complete. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}}

Some time after one of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] missiles struck the planet [[LV-117]], someone painted the Death face of a Quintesson judge on top of the [[Decepticon]] insignia adorning it. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}} A strange inscription of a Quintesson judge was also present inside the ruins of some unknown ancient civilization on the planet. Through the cracks in the stone it was carved into, its eerie eyes glowed... {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

When LV-117 was close to destruction, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Varta]] planned to flee the planet on a [[Quintesson Cruiser|familiar screw-shaped ship]]. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}} After crashing the ship on [[LV-118]], Wheelie claimed to have stolen it from someone, but didn't specify who. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
300 million years ago, give or take, the Autobots, engaged in a major colonisation push, had border skirmishes with the [[Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. This conflict ended the [[Age of Expansion]]. The [[Autobot Commonwealth]] and the Co-Prosperity Sphere still border each other, as well as the [[Nebulon Republic]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] received his [[Sonic Jammer 3000]] from the Quintessons. According to him, they are nice folks that give you a good deal and all the oil you can drink. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

===Shattered Glass===
[[File:Quintesson aquarius.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Dude.]]

{{quote|We are all one or we are all gone.|[[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]]|[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]}}

This universe's Quintessons are an enigmatic and benevolent species holding sway over a large section of space known as the Quintesson Collective. They share technology and cooperate with many other species, whether organic, [[technorganic]] or mechanical, using culture as a unifying notion instead of evolutionary origins. They long ago perfected zero-point energy engines, food and parts replication technologies and advanced biomedics, allowing any individual to change features, organs and overall designs, eliminating such things as [[Exclusive|scarcity]], and thus material value, "mortality" and even the concept of "species". These technological advances are shared and freely available to all those who join their "ultra-species".

The Quintessons usually rely on [[Wikipedia:United Federation of Planets|cautious observation before making first contact]] with other unenlightened peoples, demanding years of study and careful cultural guidance before even considering allowing membership into the Collective. They rarely use direct means to steer a culture onto the enlightened path, but have been known to occasionally take [[Fortress Maximus (SG)|more direct action]] to protect their interests, doing the "dirty work" themselves. {{storylink|Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass}}
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===Aligned continuity===
The Quintessons were small, organic, squid-like creatures. Physically frail, easily injured, and extremely cowardly, the Quintessons themselves were rarely seen, and did most of their dirty work through various proxies, willing or unwilling. When the Quintessons did need to expose themselves to further their own ends, they frequently encased themselves in mechanical suits styled after their various slave races, often claiming to be representatives of other races.

At some point after the creation of the first Transformers, [[Quintus Prime]] left Cybertron to seed other worlds in the universe with life, in the hopes that these various civilizations would one day contact Cybertron to form friendly alliances. One of his first creations were the Quintessons. So that didn't work out too well. {{storylink|The Covenant of Primus}}

The Quintessons developed interstellar travel before the Transformers, and eventually discovered Cybertron. As the first alien beings ever to make contact with the planet, their ships awed the young Cybertronian race. The Quintessons claimed to be benevolent entities sent to "uplift" the Cybertronians to join the galactic communities. The Quintessons soon taught the Cybertronians to assume [[alternate mode]]s and rapidly guided their developing society, establishing rule of law and eventually a global order overseen by the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] member [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]. In reality, the Quintessons aimed to slowly rob the Cybertronians of their individuality and sell them into slavery. To further this goal, they began implanting various Cybertronians, such as the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], with cockpits. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}} {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} The Quintessons organized other Cybertronians into working collectives and used their labor to advance secret projects of their own. Eventually, a resistance movement formed, and the Quintessons were defeated in a rebellion led by Sentinel Prime, who led Cybertron into a subsequent [[Golden Age]]. Traces of their rule, such as the cockpits implanted in many Cybertronians, would remain even as Cybertron slowly rid itself of their influence.

Generations later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] claimed Sentinel and the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] had enslaved Cybertron with the [[caste system]] instead of having it forced on them by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
The Quintessons put [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]] on trial. Unfortunately [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] arrived and promptly turned the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] on their masters. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}} Intending to disrupt the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], the Quintessons allied with [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and sent her in to cause trouble. {{storylink|The Galactic Games}} They also send [[Skuxxoid]]s to the games to kidnap [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} When the trio were rescued post-sentencing by the other Autobots, the Quintessons destroyed their own home planet, Quintesson, in an attempt to eliminate them. The Quints then tried to enlist the help of the Decepticons to wipe out the Autobots, only for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to arrive and reclaim his troops. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} They soon struck an alliance with Galvatron and attacked Cybertron, with the end result that they activated an ancient device to deactivate all Transformers. After the device was destroyed by Spike, the Quintessons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

==Notes==
* 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>
* Since [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]] never explains what the characters are being charged with, and offers no logical progression to a verdict, it's usually interpreted that Quintesson justice simply operates on reverse terminology for the sake of humor—that the Quintessons ''say'' "innocent", but dohohoho, they're aliens, and to them, that ''means'' "guilty", so the accused is sentenced to death. This was certainly the assumption [[Simon Furman]] was working off of when he first used the Quintessons in the UK-only framing sequence of "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]" and had a Quintesson find [[Mister Regan|an interrogator]] to be "innocent" of things which he is unambiguously guilty of. The 2014 novel ''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]'' also followed this path, with the note that "innocent" must "mean something different" to the aliens, as the characters on trial are indeed entirely guilty of what they are being accused of. What is consistently overlooked, however, is the one instance in all Transformers canon of the Quintessons actually finding someone guilty, which happens to Kup and Ultra Magnus in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]". And they ''are'' guilty of the charges put before them: being Autobots, the race who stole Cybertron from the Quintessons. While it may have started out that way at some point in the script process of the movie, the cartoon universe made clear very early on that Quintesson justice isn't supposed to operate on reverse terminology for humor's sake; the aliens know the difference between the two terms, and the trials are just trivial, for their own amusement, before they kill you anyway.
* In a Q&A, [[Simon Furman]] said he considered making the [[Magnificence]] a Quintesson artifact but changed his mind.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5032 SIMON FURMAN - Q&A Nov/Dec 2008 at IDW Publishing Forums]</ref>
* The ''Animated'' Quintessons are just off-screen mentions, but as their empire's name is near-identical to [[Japan|Imperial Japan]]'s [[wikipedia:Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere|Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere]], we can assume they're ''very nasty''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Quintessa-seijin''' (クインテッサ星人, "Planet Quintessa People")
*''Italian:'' '''Quintessenziali''' ("Quintessentials")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Quintessons The Quintessons' ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Sword of Primus

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Amalgamous Prime:

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The '''Sword of Primus''' is the weapon used by the [[Primus|Cybertronian Creator-God]]. It can also be used by those chosen by Primus.

==Fiction==
===''Regeneration One''===
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] was being chased through the underground tunnels of Cybertron by [[Demon|horrific creatures]] who were screaming after him "CREEE-AAAYYY-TORRR". After jumping a gorge, he found himself in a secret room containing the Sword of Primus and the Covenant of Primus. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} As the Demons drew closer, Hot Rod began to suspect that he was supposed to choose between the Covenant or the Sword. He chose the Covenant in order to gain answers as to what was happening. After being taken on a tour through history by the Covenant, showing Primus' creating the Demons, then subsequently destroying most of them when they developed free will and began destroying each other. Hot Rod realized that Primus intended for him to finish off the Demons that had escaped Primus. He picked up the Sword, and turned to engage a Demon that had burst into the room... {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} But decided to spare the creatures, concluding that Primus' decision to wipe them out was wrong. He took both the Sword and the Covenant, and proceeded to exit the tunnels, with all of the Demons parting for him to pass and kneeling in fear before him as his wounds inflicted by them miraculously healed. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

The Sword of Primus would not be called upon again until Hot Rod had become Rodimus Prime and succeeded in bringing down the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Returning to a dead Cybertron inhabited by [[shadow-leech]]es, Rodimus called for [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to retrieve the Sword for him, as conventional weapons had little effect against the leeches. He would later take the Sword with him to [[Zero Space]] to confront the Dark [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] creature that was responsible. In order to stop the creature from spreading across the [[multiverse]], Rodimus used the Sword to close the cracks in Zero Space and seal off his universe from the rest of the multiverse. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

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Transformer afterlife

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Amalgamous Prime: /* Beast Machines cartoon */

{{Disambig3.5|the afterlife|the life giving object|AllSpark|Allspark}}

[[File:Theallspark.jpg|250px|thumb|The Allspark. Yes, it does kind of look like a big sperm on purpose.]]
The '''Allspark''' is, in the simplest terms possible, the Transformer "afterlife". Also known variously as the '''Matrix''' and the '''[[Well of All Sparks]]''', it is the nigh-indefinable extradimensional realm, or force, or even ''entity'' that is the living essence of the Transformers' creator [[Primus]].

At the heart of an endless, cyclical process of birth, death and resurrection, the Allspark it is both the source and destination of all Transformer [[spark]]s. When a Transformer is brought online, it is commonly through use of a [[sacred implement]] which serves as a means of access to the Allspark. Through this implement, a Spark departs the Allspark, and enters the new Transformer's body, granting it life. The Transformer then lives out their life, and upon the moment of their death, their spark will return to the Allspark, taking with it all the emotions, experiences and knowledge that the Transformers has gained throughout their time online. This knowledge is suffused into the Allspark, gathering with all the other knowledge of all the other sparks from throughout time, forming a collection of information known as the "Wisdom of the Ages".

There is little individuality within the Allspark, however; the individual Transformers' experiences become one with all the others in the Allspark, and they effectively cease to exist as a singular entity. Some Transformers do retain their individuality, however—typically, those who have had close contact with sacred implements, such as the Autobots who have carried the [[Matrix of Leadership]], remain self-aware within the Allspark, and can serve as guides for any visitors into its realm.

{{bigquote|Where...all are one.|[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] after travelling through the Allspark|"[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
The concept of The Allspark as it now exists has evolved and coalesced over the course of almost all Transformer fiction since the line began, and this article will cover its history to minimize confusion. For the specifics on the different interpretations of the Allspark in various continuities, see the "Fiction" section below.

The very beginnings of the concept of the Allspark arose with the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], which introduced the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. The Matrix was a powerful, ancient talisman, revealed in the episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" to be a vessel containing the life essences of its previous bearers, who stood sentinel over the accumulated "Wisdom of the Ages" within the Matrix, and guided [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] through its depths when he sent his own life-force into the Matrix in search of answers about the Transformers' past. In a curious error, the ancient Autobot [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] was shown to exist within the Matrix in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]", but also within the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]], with which he had previously merged, in "[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]". Vector Sigma had been shown to be responsible for giving Transformers life in previous episodes.

While the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]] had debuted its version of the Matrix, the "Creation Matrix", ''before'' the cartoon under writer [[Bob Budiansky]], it was not until after the cartoon introduced these concepts that writer [[Simon Furman]] expanded on the nature of the comic's Matrix. Furman revealed it to be a vessel containing the essence and power of the Transformers' creator and god Primus, in addition to explaining that all Transformer life-forces are fragments of Primus' own.

It was the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon that took understanding of Transformer life to the next level when it established the concept of [[spark]]s, the pulsating balls of energy that were all at once a Transformer's heart, mind and soul. Sparks, it was explained, came from "the Matrix", and would return to this realm when they died. Piggybacking on a trail left when [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] died in a [[transwarp]] explosion, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was even able to enter this "Matrix" and recover Primal's spark. Additionally, the Transformers could often be heard swearing "by the Matrix", indicating its reverential place in their belief system.

''Beast Wars'' writers [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] did not have the precise concept of the Matrix as they had employed it fleshed out, envisioning it variously as a mysterious facility on Cybertron, from which Maximal protoforms emerged, or as the nebula that was home to the cartoon's enigmatic aliens, the [[Vok]], thus making those creatures responsible for Transformer life in the Beast Era. The latter idea was never used (and has since been pushed well out of the realm of possibility by subsequent fiction) while the former would later be officialized over a decade later in the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] story "[[The Razor's Edge]]". Regardless, it was ''Beast Wars'' own sequel series ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' that was first to expand on what this "Matrix" truly was, forging it into the central concept of its own storyline. What ''Beast Wars'' had called the "Matrix", ''Beast Machines'' called the "Allspark", establishing it to be the realm from which all Transformer sparks "that ever lived, or ever will live" come from, cementing the vast majority of the details covered in the top section of this article.

A vague reference to the Allspark was later made in ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'', when Vector Sigma was dubbed "the Allspark of Cybertron" in "[[Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]", the first linking of the Beast Era's handling of Transformer life to the Generation 1 cartoon. Later still, in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' guidebook, the concepts of the Beast Era were brought together with the Generation 1 Marvel comic's concept of Primus, to first form the idea of the Allspark as it has been known since. And the end of this tale, then, we are able to return to that original error from the Generation 1 cartoon regarding Alpha Trion, and retroactively gloss it away by understanding that he was not within either the Matrix ''or'' Vector Sigma, but within the Allspark, which was merely being ''accessed'' by these two items.

With the concept firmly in place, the Allspark was not particularly touched upon in fiction for the immediate future, with the entire [[Unicron Trilogy]] going by with only an occasional name-drop, such as characters swearing by "the Allspark of Cybertron", or, in the episode "[[Trap]]", [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] referring to death as being sent to "meet the Allspark". In 2006, the bio of the e-Hobby exclusive "Laser" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] figure touched upon the Allspark again, taking a moment to explain why the Autobot leaders from the Generation 1 cartoon had appeared as individuals within the Allspark when ''Beast Machines'' had established this should not be the case: those who had held the Matrix of Leadership were exempt from this rule, and retained their individuality within the Allspark.

It was not until the advent of the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 live-action movie]] that the idea of the Allspark was thrust back into the fore, as its name was given to the legendary object that drove the film's plot, the [[AllSpark|huge cube]] that was the source of Transformer life in this continuity. Takara's [[World of the Transformers]] website then created the idea of the "[[sacred implement|god item]]", grouping Vector Sigma, the Matrix and the movie's AllSpark together as items capable of bestowing Transformer life, and by logical extension, connections to the Allspark realm.

Most recently, ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' has followed the live-action movie's lead, featuring a [[AllSpark|physical AllSpark object]] responsible for bestowing Transformer life, which was identified as another sacred implement by the guidebook ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''. To spare confusion, when the afterlife is discussed in the ''Animated'' cartoon, it is referred to not as the "Allspark", but as "the Well of All Sparks", after a location introduced in Dreamwave's comic which was itself another connection to the Allspark realm. By this count, then, the Allspark is known by three different names, each of which is in turn also the name of one of the objects used to access it. Is it any wonder this is confusing?

According to the most recent Transformers Line, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the Allspark, along with Vector Sigma, the Matrix of Leadership, and the Well of All Sparks, are portrayed as separate entities. The Allspark is referred to as an "afterlife", where a fallen Cybertronian spark departs to after its body has died, often referred to as "becoming one with the Allspark". Primus used the Well of All Sparks to create the original thirteen Primes. Not much information is presented in this continuity about the Well of All Sparks, except that it is wholly separate from the Allspark. It would stand to reason that if a Spark departs to the Allspark in death, the source of any and all Sparks, their birthplace, would be the Well of All Sparks, though this has not yet been confirmed in the series. The Matrix of Leadership is a device that is bestowed upon a Cybertronian, by the Counsel of the Primes (who are not Primes themselves), whom they deem worthy to carry the title of Prime. In fact, the Counsel's denial of Megatron's demand for the Matrix is what started the Great War, and the schism between Autobot and Decepticon. The Matrix itself, is stored within the Prime's body. In dire situations, the Prime may call upon the power of the Matrix, as Optimus did to contain Unicron. However, in doing this, the Matrix reverts the Prime to their pre-Prime state, as the Matrix acts as the vessel of the "Wisdom of the Primes". If the Matrix is the vessel of the Wisdom of the Primes, to be carried by the Prime, then Vector Sigma would be the backup drive of the Matrix. Should the Matrix be emptied of its power, it can be reloaded by Vector Sigma, through the use of the Key to Vector Sigma. However, the Key is only granted to the current Prime, or one chosen by a Prime. The key scans the current owner's bio-signature, and will only function if in the possession of that life form.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:ComingoftheFuzors2 other side of the matrix.jpg|thumb]]
When [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] perished in a [[transwarp]] explosion and his spark crossed over into the Allspark, the nature of the explosion meant that it left a trans-ion trail behind, an ethereal pathway leading into the great beyond. Piggybacking on this trail, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was able to project his own consciousness into "the other side of the Matrix", where he located Primal's spark, bringing it back to reality and implanting it into a blank [[protoform]], restoring his leader to life. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}
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===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
When the Beast Warriors first found the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] it showed them the Allspark. The Oracle went on to link Optimus Primal to the Allspark, showing him a vision of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before [[reformatting]] him. {{storylink|The Reformatting}} Primal saw the Allspark again, in an Oracle-induced vision before he was awoken by his well-meaning companions. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent}} When [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s [[spark]] was pulled from her body, she found herself in a higher plane of existence, speaking to Primal. She wondered how they could be talking, and he told her that all Transformers were linked through the Matrix. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}

After [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] died, his spark joined the Allspark, but he appeared to Primal to impart a last message, resulting in Optimus nullifying the forces ravaging Cybertron. Optimus himself was about to join the Matrix, but came to a sudden realization as to what his mission was, and instead opted to return to lead his Maximals. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}} [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] saw the AllSpark when the Oracle granted her a vision of what had been happening to Cybertron. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}} Optimus saw it again, when he appealed to the Oracle for help in fighting the Vehicons. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall}} As [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] began taking all the sparks into himself, Optimus pointed out to him that this was totally against the Matrix's purpose, but Megatron didn't care. Presumably both their sparks joined the Allspark when they died reformatting Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Nominus Prime]] was given a grand funeral to honor his "ascension to the Allspark". {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
As [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] lay dying, he had a vision of approaching the Allspark and speaking with [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], who invited him to join it. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Matrix Zone''' (マトリクスゾーン ''Matorikusu Zōn'')

==See also==
*[[Primus]]
*[[Vector Sigma]]

[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Dimensions]]
[[Category:Interjections]]
[[Category:Primus]]
[[Category:Religion]]

Talk:Origin Matrix

2014-07-13T20:02:08Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Ultra Mammoth */ new section

== Ultra Mammoth ==

Should there be a section where Ultra Mammoth is mentioned under toys? After all, the Origin Matrix does resemble the matrix in the toy's chest. Yes, I know the toy says it's the Reconfiguration Matrix. [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 16:02, 13 July 2014 (EDT)

Talk:Cybertronian Knight

2014-07-08T05:01:19Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Difference from Knights of Cybertron */ new section

== Difference from Knights of Cybertron ==

Other than the fact that the Knights of Cybertron are Ancient in origins, what makes the Cybertronian Knights different than KoC? Also, did I see where Alpha Trizer basically said they were the new Knights of Cybertron? [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 01:01, 8 July 2014 (EDT)

Talk:Megazarak (Universe)

2014-07-08T04:32:06Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Just a question... */

Any one else think a near compleatly black (with red accents) should be made and named 'Black Zarak'? [[User:Super Megatron|Super Megatron]] 13:43, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
:Sounds kinda boring. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:10, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
:No. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:38, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Now that i look it would bacicly be reversing his coulour scheem so mabye not 08:21, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

== Just a question... ==

In the top bio, we say that his driving motivation is finding the Autobot Matrix - the "one prize that has eluded his grasp". Slightly below that, we say that when he killed his reality's Optimus Prime he left Prime's chassis "and the matrix within" to corrode on the shores of the Rust Sea.

Isn't this kind of a contradiction? Does this contradiction exist in the fiction too?--[[User:BraveMax|BraveMax]] 20:20, 29 October 2013 (EDT)
:Presumbably, Unicron dumped it back in it's home dimmension, and Defensor found it. You wouldn't want the one thing that could destroy you in your own body. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 20:37, 29 October 2013 (EDT)
::It seems this came about from two differing sources. The "Shell Game" comic states the following: "The Prime was among the first to fall, the figurehead of the Autobot resistance now a symbol of hopeless dispair. But even in abject defeat, the Matrix-bearer spat one last defiant barb. The Matrix itself... the true heart of the Autobot ideal... was not there." And the rest of the comic has him searching for it.
::However, the TCC bio for Universe Nemesis Prime instead says this: "The last thing Prime remembered was Megazarak telling him the Matrix would be left to slowly corrode in his ruined chassis on the shores of the Rust Sea. Then his core processor was torn out, and there was only darkness."
::So, yeah, either these are separate Universal Streams (with there being more than one Megazarak--one whose Prime had the Matrix and one whose Prime did not), or something went wrong there. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 20:44, 29 October 2013 (EDT)
:::Maybe Megazarak didn't realize that the Matrix wasn't there? And then he went back to loook for it, and it wasn't there? I highly doubt there's two seperate universal streams. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 20:47, 29 October 2013 (EDT)
::::I doubt that as well, and instead think that this was just a case of miscommunication between the two parties. Or a retcon. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 20:57, 29 October 2013 (EDT)
:::::I like Escargon's explanation. Megazarak killed Prime and then tore him open to find the matrix... Only to discover that it wasn't there. It fits all the available sources as you described them... Unless Nemesis Prime had to be found with the Matrix on him for that to work? Was his Dead Matrix explicitly a corrupted normal matrix, or could it have been created entirely by Unicron?--[[User:BraveMax|BraveMax]] 01:25, 30 October 2013 (EDT)
::::::Yes, the Dead Matrix was made from the Matrix of Leadership carried by the Prime that Megazarak killed. The one Nemesis Prime's bio said Megazarak left behind to rot inside the Prime's body, while "Shell Game" contrarily states that that Matrix was not inside that Prime's body when Megazarak killed him. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 10:43, 30 October 2013 (EDT)
:::::::Now, stop me if you think this is crazy, but what if this was the case: Megazarak is a dimension hopper, killing the first Prime, and not finding his Matrix (possibly finally killing Defensor) and the killed the second Prime leaving him and his Matrix to rot, which Unicron uses to create his Dead Matrix. [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 00:32, 8 July 2014 (EDT)

Talk:Child of Primus

2014-07-07T04:28:09Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Got a list anyone? */

==Autobot subgroup?==
My impression - solely from the text of the article - is that many of the CoP happen to be Autobots, but it's not necessarily an Autobot group. I was going to revert the category addition, but decided not to since I don't have actual reference material. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 03:02, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
:Nevermind, Walky's word is good enough for me. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 03:04, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Were they ever actually referred to as "Children of Primus" in the ''Universe'' stories, or just in the bios' allegience sections? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 14:45, 21 July 2010 (EDT)

== Got a list anyone? ==

Just out of curiosity, is there any way that those that are children of Primus could be listed? Or at least notable members. [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 22:27, 6 July 2014 (EDT)
:[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Category:Children_of_Primus] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:55, 6 July 2014 (EDT)
:: ItsWalky, you are a Godsend. Thanks!

Talk:Child of Primus

2014-07-07T02:27:46Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Got a list anyone? */ new section

Talk:Side Burn (RID)

2014-07-07T01:20:58Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Side Burn is a Knight? */

Should this be Side Burn (RiD)? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:38, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
: No. All RID pages with tags use "(RID)", or, at least thew should. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 02:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

==Apology==
I'd swear I read somewhere that the dude who designed Side Burn gave an interview where he apologized for making the transformation so godawful ridiculous. Anyone else remember this? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 21:24, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
:No, I remember this too. The same guy designed Armada Red Alert. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:39, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
::The website it was actually posted on is lost to teh interwebs, but the [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/6b06340117d884cf/9df5aed3c56e0de4?hl=en&lnk=st&q=+interview+designer+speedbreaker ATT discussion on the topic] is not. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 22:02, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Two years later, I do some digging and find [http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.takarahobby.com%2Fkaihatsu%2F0312tranceformer%2Findex.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2 this]. It's translated (by Excite, of all things?) so there's a bunch of Engrish, but at least there's a link! [[User:Onslaught Six|Onslaught Six]] 09:33, 18 March 2010 (EDT)
::::And the [http://web.archive.org/web/20040211060932/http://www.toyboxex.com/phorum/read.php?f=3&i=178&t=178 original forum post] linked in the ATT discussion (via Archive.org). [[User:Onslaught Six|Onslaught Six]] 09:38, 18 March 2010 (EDT)

==Shattered Glass?==

Why is the SG Side Burn listed here? I get that there's obviously something mysterious about the guy, but isn't saying SG Side Burn IS RiD Side Burn arriving in this dimension after the Unicron Singularity a bit of a stretch without, you know, proof? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 13:52, 1 January 2010 (EST)
:We do have one of the SG authors as an active editor, so I've always been willing to assume that our reasoning is thus either correct or the matter's supposed to be intentionally ambiguous (in which case we might as well go with an explanation that fits the tendency for the FunPub continuity to be all interconnected). --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:00, 4 January 2010 (EST)
::Or I'm being a bastard. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:46, 4 January 2010 (EST)
:::I figured that possibility was covered by "intentionally ambigious". --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 19:09, 4 January 2010 (EST)

==New toy==
I am fairly certain his Timelines toy will be a, y'know, Primax/G1 Side Burn. He's gotta get his story told in the club comic, after all, and we know for a fact that the club comic is stuck in WOHverse for several years. Plus we were told that the next few exclusives were part of the same story, and I don't see a universe-hopping RID dude being part of it. I *guess* it's possible that he hops on over from SG or whatever, but it doesn't seem very likely. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:30, 1 July 2010 (EDT)
:I think you're probably right. Especially since I could swear Pete said there's not going to be any dimension-hopping in this 3-year arc outside of that one bit of finishing off Nexus Prime's thing. Still, guess it couldn't hurt to wait and see what the fiction brings. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 12:58, 2 July 2010 (EDT)
::It´'s been confirmed today that the new Side Burn is a G1 guy (from the Wings continuity) in addition to being part of the Elite Guard. But since RID is G1 in Japan, I'm a little confused. However, Side Burn (G1) as a page must exist.-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 19:49, 1 October 2010 (EDT)

== Side Burn is a Knight? ==

I noticed that Sidburn is in the Knight disambiguation page, but I can't seem to see how or why. Anybody mind helping me out? [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 20:19, 6 July 2014 (EDT)
:His function according to his tech specs is Speedy Knight. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:24, 6 July 2014 (EDT)
::Helpful! However, some times, you just have to question why things are put on tech specs. Thanks! [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 21:20, 6 July 2014 (EDT)

Talk:Side Burn (RID)

2014-07-07T00:19:35Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Side Burn is a Knight? */ new section

Talk:Knights of Cybertron

2014-07-04T16:41:11Z

Amalgamous Prime:

== Age of Extinction ==

So, after watching the movie (and reviewing other pages) it seems to me like the Dinobots, or at least Grimlock, were implied to be Knights of Cybertron. If not the Dinobots, there was a clear mentioning of knights, so I would assume they are one in the same.
Also, Optimus mentioned something when he removed the sword about "recognizing one of your own". Is that to say Optimus is a Knight too?
:They're Knights of some sort, but not necessarily of the "of Cybertron" variety. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 22:06, 3 July 2014 (EDT)
::How about Optimus though?

Talk:Knights of Cybertron

2014-07-04T02:01:34Z

Amalgamous Prime: Created page with "== Age of Extinction == So, after watching the movie (and reviewing other pages) it seems to me like the Dinobots, or at least Grimlock, were implied to be Knights of Cybertr..."

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

2014-06-28T04:48:44Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Continuity notes */

[[File:Rise Of The Dark Spark Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|Fanwank: The Game]]

'''''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''''' is a video game jointly-created by both [[Hasbro]] and [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]], released on June 24, [[2014]] in Europe and North America, and June 25 in Australia<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-release-date-revealed</ref>. Developed by [[Edge of Reality]] for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and PC and by [[WayForward Technologies]] for the Nintendo 3DS<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-announced-3ds-version-to-be-strategy-rpg "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG]</ref>, it appears to incorporate elements of both the ''Transformers'' [[Live-action film series|film franchise]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games. The story will take place before the Ark is launched in the Aligned continuity, while it also occurs simultaneously with the events of ''Age of Extinction'' and its aftermath. The 3DS version has over 50 Transformers characters and epic 3D battle sequences, while the console version has over 40 playable characters. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/</ref>

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Dark Spark===
:'' Character: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter II: The Lost Vault===
:'' Characters: [[Soundwave (WFC)]]/ [[Shockwave (WFC)]]''

===Chapter III: Getaway===
:'' Character: [[Sideswipe (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IV: Possession===
:'' Character: [[Sharpshot]]''

===Chapter V: Hustle===
:'' Character: [[Swindle (FOC)]]''

===Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon===
:'' Characters: [[Swindle (FOC)]]/ [[Bruticus (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VII: Infiltration===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan===
:'' Character: [[Jetfire (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IX: Ascension===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter X: Hunted ===
:'' Character: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]] ''

===Chapter XI: Investigation ===
:'' Characters: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]/ [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter XII: Ambushed===
:''Characters: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]]/ [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Extinction===
:'' Character: [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Locked Down===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]]''

==Featured characters==
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|h1=Movie Autobots
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Chris Jai Alex]])
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])

|h2=Movie Decepticons
|c2=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (Gregg Berger)
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (via [[Walmart]] pre-order)

|h3=Aligned Autobots
|c3=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)| Snarl]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]
|h4=Aligned Decepticons
|c4=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sharpshot|Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] ([[Scott Whyte]])
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
|h5=Other
|c5=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"Soundwave, did Shockwave make a ''joke'' back there? 
"AFFIRMATIVE." 
"Was it intentional? 
"AFFIRMATIVE" 
"You know Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist." 
"AFFIRMATIVE"
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Soundwave''' discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.

''[A failed headshot prompts the Decepticon [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]] to turn towards Bee and Drift]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''[Surprised beeps]'' 
'''Drift''': Bee, I have formed a plan: '''Run!'''
:-'''Drift''', coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.

'''Swindle:''' "No sign of the bug ''[Sharpshot]''. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go." 
'''Shockwave:''' "Are you implying that you two were not forming a ''long and lasting bond of friendship''?" 
''' Swindle:''' "You can't be serious?"
:-'''Shockwave''' discusses with Swindle about his <s> slash fic </s> observations of the two.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' – the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is under construction, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] for the first time. However, there is one notable inconsistency – see 'Errors' below.
*Audio logs speak of the [[Patterner|Patterners]] and [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] indicating that studies of the Dark Spark took place during The Age of Origins in [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| The Covenant of Primus]]
*The Age of Extinction portion seems to take place some time after Optimus Prime released the Dinobots, placing it in the last 20 minutes of the film. However, by the end of the game Lockdown has not been defeated by Prime.

===Errors===
*Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of ''Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
* Additionally, the previous game's dialogue implied that the events depicted were the first time Optimus and Megatron had met after the former officially became a Prime ("Optimus Prime, that is what they call you now, isn't it?"), yet this game depicts them meeting prior to that circumstance.

===Trivia===
* ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' marks a [[PlayStation]] 4 milestone by being the very first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/18/pre-order-pre-load-upcoming-ps4-games/ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers: The Dark Spark'''''

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{gamestub}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-lD5gthQ8 Announcement trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfLEbUqGyQ G1 Optimus Prime trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azQrLC07OI Bumblebee trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT6KeuEGi0 Gameplay trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae87EGy-1E Bruticus trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZn4uBsOAY Grimlock trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288YItFXPfI Gampelay trailer - Escalation]

[[Category:Video games]]

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

2014-06-28T04:48:32Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Continuity notes */

[[File:Rise Of The Dark Spark Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|Fanwank: The Game]]

'''''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''''' is a video game jointly-created by both [[Hasbro]] and [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]], released on June 24, [[2014]] in Europe and North America, and June 25 in Australia<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-release-date-revealed</ref>. Developed by [[Edge of Reality]] for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and PC and by [[WayForward Technologies]] for the Nintendo 3DS<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-announced-3ds-version-to-be-strategy-rpg "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG]</ref>, it appears to incorporate elements of both the ''Transformers'' [[Live-action film series|film franchise]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games. The story will take place before the Ark is launched in the Aligned continuity, while it also occurs simultaneously with the events of ''Age of Extinction'' and its aftermath. The 3DS version has over 50 Transformers characters and epic 3D battle sequences, while the console version has over 40 playable characters. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/</ref>

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Dark Spark===
:'' Character: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter II: The Lost Vault===
:'' Characters: [[Soundwave (WFC)]]/ [[Shockwave (WFC)]]''

===Chapter III: Getaway===
:'' Character: [[Sideswipe (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IV: Possession===
:'' Character: [[Sharpshot]]''

===Chapter V: Hustle===
:'' Character: [[Swindle (FOC)]]''

===Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon===
:'' Characters: [[Swindle (FOC)]]/ [[Bruticus (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VII: Infiltration===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan===
:'' Character: [[Jetfire (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IX: Ascension===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter X: Hunted ===
:'' Character: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]] ''

===Chapter XI: Investigation ===
:'' Characters: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]/ [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter XII: Ambushed===
:''Characters: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]]/ [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Extinction===
:'' Character: [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Locked Down===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]]''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Movie Autobots
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Chris Jai Alex]])
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])

|h2=Movie Decepticons
|c2=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (Gregg Berger)
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (via [[Walmart]] pre-order)

|h3=Aligned Autobots
|c3=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)| Snarl]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]
|h4=Aligned Decepticons
|c4=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sharpshot|Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] ([[Scott Whyte]])
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
|h5=Other
|c5=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"Soundwave, did Shockwave make a ''joke'' back there? 
"AFFIRMATIVE." 
"Was it intentional? 
"AFFIRMATIVE" 
"You know Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist." 
"AFFIRMATIVE"
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Soundwave''' discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.

''[A failed headshot prompts the Decepticon [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]] to turn towards Bee and Drift]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''[Surprised beeps]'' 
'''Drift''': Bee, I have formed a plan: '''Run!'''
:-'''Drift''', coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.

'''Swindle:''' "No sign of the bug ''[Sharpshot]''. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go." 
'''Shockwave:''' "Are you implying that you two were not forming a ''long and lasting bond of friendship''?" 
''' Swindle:''' "You can't be serious?"
:-'''Shockwave''' discusses with Swindle about his <s> slash fic </s> observations of the two.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' – the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is under construction, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] for the first time. However, there is one notable inconsistency – see 'Errors' below.
*Audio logs speak of the [[Patterner|Patterners]] and [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] indicating that studies of the Dark Spark took place during The Age of Origins in [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| The Covenant of Primus]]
*The Age of Extinction portion seems to take place some time after Optimus Prime released the Dinobots, placing it in the last 20 minutes of the film. However, by the end of the game Lockdown has not been defeated by prime.

===Errors===
*Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of ''Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
* Additionally, the previous game's dialogue implied that the events depicted were the first time Optimus and Megatron had met after the former officially became a Prime ("Optimus Prime, that is what they call you now, isn't it?"), yet this game depicts them meeting prior to that circumstance.

===Trivia===
* ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' marks a [[PlayStation]] 4 milestone by being the very first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/18/pre-order-pre-load-upcoming-ps4-games/ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers: The Dark Spark'''''

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{gamestub}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-lD5gthQ8 Announcement trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfLEbUqGyQ G1 Optimus Prime trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azQrLC07OI Bumblebee trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT6KeuEGi0 Gameplay trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae87EGy-1E Bruticus trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZn4uBsOAY Grimlock trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288YItFXPfI Gampelay trailer - Escalation]

[[Category:Video games]]

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

2014-06-28T04:46:21Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Continuity notes */

[[File:Rise Of The Dark Spark Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|Fanwank: The Game]]

'''''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''''' is a video game jointly-created by both [[Hasbro]] and [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]], released on June 24, [[2014]] in Europe and North America, and June 25 in Australia<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-release-date-revealed</ref>. Developed by [[Edge of Reality]] for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and PC and by [[WayForward Technologies]] for the Nintendo 3DS<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-announced-3ds-version-to-be-strategy-rpg "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG]</ref>, it appears to incorporate elements of both the ''Transformers'' [[Live-action film series|film franchise]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games. The story will take place before the Ark is launched in the Aligned continuity, while it also occurs simultaneously with the events of ''Age of Extinction'' and its aftermath. The 3DS version has over 50 Transformers characters and epic 3D battle sequences, while the console version has over 40 playable characters. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/</ref>

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Dark Spark===
:'' Character: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter II: The Lost Vault===
:'' Characters: [[Soundwave (WFC)]]/ [[Shockwave (WFC)]]''

===Chapter III: Getaway===
:'' Character: [[Sideswipe (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IV: Possession===
:'' Character: [[Sharpshot]]''

===Chapter V: Hustle===
:'' Character: [[Swindle (FOC)]]''

===Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon===
:'' Characters: [[Swindle (FOC)]]/ [[Bruticus (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VII: Infiltration===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan===
:'' Character: [[Jetfire (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IX: Ascension===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter X: Hunted ===
:'' Character: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]] ''

===Chapter XI: Investigation ===
:'' Characters: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]/ [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter XII: Ambushed===
:''Characters: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]]/ [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Extinction===
:'' Character: [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Locked Down===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]]''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Movie Autobots
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Chris Jai Alex]])
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])

|h2=Movie Decepticons
|c2=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (Gregg Berger)
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (via [[Walmart]] pre-order)

|h3=Aligned Autobots
|c3=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)| Snarl]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]
|h4=Aligned Decepticons
|c4=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sharpshot|Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] ([[Scott Whyte]])
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
|h5=Other
|c5=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"Soundwave, did Shockwave make a ''joke'' back there? 
"AFFIRMATIVE." 
"Was it intentional? 
"AFFIRMATIVE" 
"You know Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist." 
"AFFIRMATIVE"
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Soundwave''' discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.

''[A failed headshot prompts the Decepticon [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]] to turn towards Bee and Drift]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''[Surprised beeps]'' 
'''Drift''': Bee, I have formed a plan: '''Run!'''
:-'''Drift''', coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.

'''Swindle:''' "No sign of the bug ''[Sharpshot]''. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go." 
'''Shockwave:''' "Are you implying that you two were not forming a ''long and lasting bond of friendship''?" 
''' Swindle:''' "You can't be serious?"
:-'''Shockwave''' discusses with Swindle about his <s> slash fic </s> observations of the two.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' – the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is under construction, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] for the first time. However, there is one notable inconsistency – see 'Errors' below.
*Audio logs speak of the [[Patterner|Patterners]] and [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] indicating that studies of the Dark Spark took place during The Age of Origins in [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| The Covenant of Primus]]
*The Age of Extinction portion seems to take place some time after Optimus Prime released the Dinobots.

===Errors===
*Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of ''Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
* Additionally, the previous game's dialogue implied that the events depicted were the first time Optimus and Megatron had met after the former officially became a Prime ("Optimus Prime, that is what they call you now, isn't it?"), yet this game depicts them meeting prior to that circumstance.

===Trivia===
* ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' marks a [[PlayStation]] 4 milestone by being the very first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/18/pre-order-pre-load-upcoming-ps4-games/ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers: The Dark Spark'''''

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{gamestub}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-lD5gthQ8 Announcement trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfLEbUqGyQ G1 Optimus Prime trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azQrLC07OI Bumblebee trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT6KeuEGi0 Gameplay trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae87EGy-1E Bruticus trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZn4uBsOAY Grimlock trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288YItFXPfI Gampelay trailer - Escalation]

[[Category:Video games]]

User:Amalgamous Prime

2014-06-28T03:30:15Z

Amalgamous Prime: Created page with "Creating fanfiction and doing his best to make custom figures, Amalgamous Prime just can't get enough Prime in his life. ==Custom Figures== *Guardian Prime [[File:Guardi..."

Creating fanfiction and doing his best to make custom figures, Amalgamous Prime just can't get enough Prime in his life.

==Custom Figures==
*[[Guardian Prime]]
[[File:Guardian_Prime_custom.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

==[[Personal Cannon]]==
* All [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation) |Optimus Primes]] share the [[Prime Spark (Spark) |Prime Spark]]. This makes all Optimus' the Thirteenth Prime.
** Therefore, any time that [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation) |Ultra Magnus]] is presented as Prime's [[Relatives |brother ]] then he is an extension of The Thirteenth Prime.

* In the same vein of theology, certain members of the [[Thirteen |Thirteen]] are [[Multiversal singularity |multiversal singulatities]] in so much that they share a same mind throughout the [[Multiverse |multiverse]], where as others such as Optimus Prime and [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation) |Alpha Trion]] share a Multiversal Spark, allowing for meeting of selves, and allows for [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon |negative polarity]] selves.

* [[Convoy (group) |The Convoy]] share the Prime Spark
**[[Lio Convoy (BWII) |Leo Prime]] carries a Matrix of Leadership, and so does his Classics-verse self.

File:Guardian Prime custom.jpg

2014-06-28T03:20:43Z

Amalgamous Prime: Image of a custom made Guardian Prime, made by user Amalgamous Prime.

Image of a custom made Guardian Prime, made by user Amalgamous Prime.

Talk:Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

2014-06-27T13:27:22Z

Amalgamous Prime: /* Continuity */

==3DS Version==
Is their going to be a separate page for the 3DS version of the game (like the games for War for Cybertron)? Just wondering, because it seems to have some alterations with the plot and some added characters not in the console version (like Crosshairs).

==Swindle, Jetfire and Kickback==
Shouldn't Aligned Swindle, Aligned Kickback and Aligned jet fire be on the list? Swindle appeared in a pic and he is in plain view. Jetfire and Kickback were from the commercial, both in their Alt modes and Robot modes, so shouldn't they be added?
:Yes they should [[User:Shado prime| --Shado Prime]] ([[User talk:Shado prime|talk]]) 16:18, 23 February 2014 (EST)
::NEW INFO: I rewatched the trailer, and found out that Kickback was actually Sharpshot (still aligned)! Also, Aligned Sideswipe made an appearance in the trailer, so if you could rename Kickback (Aligned) and add Sideswipe (Aligned), that would be helpful. [[User:CheeseMan|CheeseMan]] ([[User talk:CheeseMan|talk]]) 19:56, 28 February 2014 (EST)

== Continuity ==

Is this game suppose to connect the movieverse to the alighned universe and make them one continuity?
:My guess is that the people who made it have no fucking idea that they're seperate continuities, and used designs from both. They're still seperate, because there would be so inconsistencies that they could never be the same. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:12, 7 March 2014 (EST)
::I believe they said it's explicitly a multiversal crossover between two different and still separate realities. --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] ([[User talk:ZacWilliam1|talk]]) 21:24, 7 March 2014 (EST)
:::I haven't seen that anywhere, but whatever. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:27, 7 March 2014 (EST)
::::I was there. It was stated. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 22:21, 7 March 2014 (EST)
:::::Alright then. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:33, 7 March 2014 (EST)
::::::I think that's a Multiverse game. And just sayin', that's my first edit on this wiki. (Sorry for my english) --[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 17:58, 11 June 2014 (EDT)
:What does this mean for the Multiverse? Not only did the film series make a cross over, but also G1. [[User:Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous Prime]] ([[User talk:Amalgamous Prime|talk]]) 09:25, 27 June 2014 (EST)

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2014-06-27T13:20:37Z

Amalgamous Prime: Blanked the page

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2014-06-27T13:18:42Z

Amalgamous Prime: Aligned Continuity

So given that the War for Cybertron series in a part of the Aligned Continuity, and the film series has already been depicted as part of the regular Multiverse, what does this imply in terms of Aligned's coexistence with the rest of the Multiverse? Not to mention, the Dark Spark landing in a G1 continuity.