Orthia

2023-11-21T15:24:33Z

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:''Orthia is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Orthia Pulse.jpg|thumb|400px|Dorito Megazord.]]
At the dawn of life on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the legendary, godlike warsmith [[Solus Prime]] created a team of warriors who would carry on after her—the [[Female Autobots|Shield of Solus]]. Though their destiny is not at first known to them, when these five [[female Autobots]] combine in Cybertron's darkest hour, they become the mighty '''Orthia''', a last line of defense who can herself forge mystical, powerful weaponry! Selfless and courageous, she will bring hope to her world's bleakest chapter.

These five warriors are:
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (torso)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (right arm)
*[[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] (left arm)
*[[Greenlight]] (left leg)
*[[Lancer]] (right leg)

Elita-1 can also form [[Elita-Infin1te]] by combining with four random [[Autobot]]s. (Or possibly even [[Decepticon]]s?)

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[Solus Prime]] of the [[Thirteen]] planted her godly power within five chosen warriors: the Shield of Solus. This quintet, led by Elita-1, were gifted the power to combine into the mighty Orthia, a giantess inheriting Solus's ability to forge weapons of immense power to light [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s darkest hour. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files#Who is Orthia?|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}
===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
[[File:Orthia Selects.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
Orthia stood alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] gave the command for his troops to prepare their defenses against the corrosive gas bombs. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} She was present when the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s attacked the [[Selector]]s, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s on the [[Quintesson]]s' orders. The female combiner didn't last five minutes in battle, as [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] shot [[anti-electron]] ooze at Orthia with his [[slime gun]], splitting her up into her five components. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Siegetoy-Orthia.jpg|right|thumb|300px|She's got legs, and she knows how to wait for another toyline to use 'em.]]
*'''Elita-1''' (''Power of the Primes'' Voyager Class, [[2018]])
*'''Moonracer''' (''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class, 2018)
*'''Novastar''' (''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class, 2018)
*'''Greenlight''' (''Siege'' Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
*'''Lancer''' (''Siege Selects'' Deluxe Class, 2019)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] and [[Ken Christiansen]] (concept art)}}

:Orthia's components were released over the course of two years: First the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' line gave us Voyager Class Elita-1 and Deluxe Class [[Moonracer (G1)#Generations|Moonracer]], who was later [[redeco]]ed (with a new head and weapon) into [[Firestar (G1)#Generations|Novastar]]. In 2019, the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' line then gave us [[Greenlight#Generations|Greenlight]], a more extensive retool of Moonracer/Novastar, who was released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Dazzlestrike]], followed shortly afterwards by [[Lancer#Generations|Lancer]] (a new-head redeco of Greenlight), released as part of the ''Siege''-tied ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' range.

:As a ''Power of the Primes''-style Combiner, the Voyager-sized Elita-1 forms Orthia's torso, while each of the four smaller Deluxe-sized figures (which are all using the same engineering) can form either limb. The Prime Armor accessories included with each of the limb figures serves as the hands, whereas the Prime Armor pieces included with Elita-1 become the feet. (The other two limb figures' Prime Armor pieces can also be attached to the feet as heel stabilizers.) Additionally, a [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] core, or [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma of Combination]] (such as the "Autobot Enigma" that is included with Elita) can be installed within Orthia's chest, hands, or feet.

:Moonracer's weapon can also be combined with Novastar's (or Lancer's for a consistent black color) weapon to form a larger weapon for Orthia to wield. The remaining gun can also combine with Dazzlestrike's saber mode if one wishes.

:As Elita-1, Moonracer, and Novastar are the only components released in Japan by TakaraTomy, fans must resort to importing the other two team members to complete their Orthias.
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==Notes==
*"Orthia" (Ὀρθία) is an alternate name for the Greek goddess {{W|Artemis}}, {{w|Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia|mostly used in Sparta}}.
*It appears Hasbro initially had no plans to complete an all-female Combiner during the course of the ''Power of the Primes'' line: Elita-1's [[instructions]] showed a combined form that featured ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class [[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Sludge]] and [[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Snarl]] as the arms, and Moonracer and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Jazz]] as the legs, whereas artwork depicted on the side of Elita, Moonracer, Jazz, and Novastar's packaging instead showed the combined form as featuring Moonracer and Novastar as arms, and Jazz and [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Power of the Primes|Ricochet]] (who wouldn't be released until much later, ''also'' as a ''Selects'' figure) as the legs. During their panel presentation at New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], Hasbro dubbed the Combiner that uses Elita-1 as its torso "[[Elita-Infin1te]]". With the release of Novastar, it appeared at first as if that was indeed the full extent of what Hasbro would release in terms of combining members of the 1985 female Autobots. However, in 2019, [[stock photography|stock photos]] of Greenlight were suddenly revealed to the public. An advance sample revealed that the packaging featured the blacklight code "Lancer" in "[[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]" writing, which, when entered into a decoder on Hasbro's website, unlocked the schematics for a combiner identified as "Orthia", with Elita as the torso, Moonracer and Novastar as the arms, and Greenlight and a "classified" bot as the legs. Not long after Greenlight was officially released in the U.S., Lancer started popping up in Asia without any prior announcement.
*The difference between Elita-Infin1te and Orthia (one being any random combination that has Elita-1 as its torso, whereas the other is a combination of Elita with four very specific female Autobots) mirrors the distinction between [[Ultra Prime]] and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], and possibly also between [[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] or [[Modulus]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Orthia''' (オーシア ''Ōshia'')

==External links==
*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/who-is-orthia-the-story-behind-this-mysterious-all-female-combiner WHO IS ORTHIA? THE STORY BEHIND THIS MYSTERIOUS ALL-FEMALE COMBINER at Hasbro Pulse]

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