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Nominus Prime

2025-08-10T19:35:27Z

Nominus:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] or unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:NominusPrime CharacterModel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]|"Primes turn into trucks? What sort of lowborn commoner do you think I am?"]]

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] (mentioned); [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Nominus Prime dead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'Thriftius Prime' just doesn't have the same ring to it.]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Designing an even securer Money Bin to house his #1 Dime.]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*
*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]

{{IDWPrimes nav}}

Nominus Prime

2025-08-10T19:33:30Z

Nominus:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] or unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:NominusPrime CharacterModel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]|"Primes turn into trucks? What sort of lowborn commoner do you think I am?"]]

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] (mentioned); [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Nominus Prime dead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'Thriftius Prime' just doesn't have the same ring to it.]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Designing an even securer Money Bin to house his #1 Dime.]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

==Notes==

*Nominus was injured prior to Orion Pax giving his speech to the Senate where he first self-identified as an "Autobot" and he was killed soon after, so his reign predated the common usage of the term.
*The thinking by [[James Roberts]] is that by Nominus's time, the Primes had become a less powerful force absorbed into the Senate, rather like the {{w|British royal family}}.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 1:09:06 to 1:09:50</ref>
*Nominus's alternate mode being an aircraft was a deliberate decision by Alex Milne, who expressed a desire to break the previous trend of IDWverse Primes having land-based altmodes.<ref>http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/Nominus-Prime-design-253140310</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]

{{IDWPrimes nav}}

Nominus Prime

2025-08-10T19:30:56Z

Nominus:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] or unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:NominusPrime CharacterModel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]|"Primes turn into trucks? What sort of lowborn commoner do you think I am?"]]

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] (mentioned); [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Nominus Prime dead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'Thriftius Prime' just doesn't have the same ring to it.]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Designing an even securer Money Bin to house his #1 Dime.]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

==Notes==

*Nominus was injured prior to Orion Pax giving his speech to the Senate where he first self-identified as an "Autobot" and he was killed soon after, so his reign predated the common usage of the term.
*The thinking by [[James Roberts]] is that by Nominus's time, the Primes had become a less powerful force absorbed into the Senate, rather like the {{w|British royal family}}.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 1:09:06 to 1:09:50</ref>
*Nominus's alternate mode being an aircraft was a deliberate decision by Alex Milne, who expressed a desire to break the previous trend of IDWverse Primes having land-based altmodes.<ref>http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/Nominus-Prime-design-253140310</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]

{{IDWPrimes nav}}

Nominus Prime

2025-08-10T19:24:10Z

Nominus:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] or unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:NominusPrime CharacterModel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]|"Primes turn into trucks? What sort of lowborn commoner do you think I am?"]]

Nominus Prime is the autbot that brought peace to the populace after the age of darkness.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'Thriftius Prime' just doesn't have the same ring to it.]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Designing an even securer Money Bin to house his #1 Dime.]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

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*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

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Nominus Prime

2025-08-10T18:43:57Z

Nominus:

{{faction|autobot}}

Most primes [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s live up to the high expectations placed upon them, and '''Nominus Prime''' is one 'bot who absolutely did. Focused on bringing harmony amongst a time of dissonance and unrest where dark sonic frequencies were used to manipulate the populace. He was the bot who helped restore order after the fall of the dark emperor.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] (mentioned); [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Nominus Prime dead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] he healed a planet full of corruption and restored order and peace.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'Thriftius Prime' just doesn't have the same ring to it.]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Designing an even securer Money Bin to house his #1 Dime.]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nominus was injured prior to Orion Pax giving his speech to the Senate where he first self-identified as an "Autobot" and he was killed soon after, so his reign predated the common usage of the term.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

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Nominus Prime

2025-08-10T18:39:05Z

Nominus: Nominus Prime - the autobot who traveled through the darkness to bring light back to society.

{{faction|autobot}}

Most prime [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s live up to the high expectations placed upon them, and '''Nominus Prime''' is one 'bot who absolutely did. Focused on bring harmony amongst a time of dissonance an unrest. He was the bot who helped restore order.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] (mentioned); [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Nominus Prime dead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] he healed a planet full of corruption and restored order and peace.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'Thriftius Prime' just doesn't have the same ring to it.]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Designing an even securer Money Bin to house his #1 Dime.]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nominus was injured prior to Orion Pax giving his speech to the Senate where he first self-identified as an "Autobot" and he was killed soon after, so his reign predated the common usage of the term.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

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