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[[File:Unicron-UltimateGuide.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|He's been ignoring Galactus's C&D letters.]]

'''Unicron''' is the eternal arch-enemy of his twin brother [[Primus]]. Also known as the [[Lord of Chaos]], the Chaos Bringer, and the Planet Eater, he is dedicated to consuming the [[multiverse]] and surpassed only by [[Hytherion|a]] [[Mogahn the Mass|select]] [[Elder Gods|few]]. His massive form is powered by the consumption of planets, moons, stars, and even the very fabric of existence. Unicron will not be sated until his ultimate goal is attained: to bring an end to the annoying creation boasting independence around him, and find peace by becoming the living center of a [[Void|swirling, infinite torrent of nothingness]] at the end of all things.

To undertake this seemingly overwhelming task, Unicron is able to travel across realities at will, a meandering plague upon existence itself.<ref>Titanium Series 3" Unicron profile</ref><ref>Universe Armada Series Unicron bio</ref> Integrated into his systems are incomprehensible quantum computers which calculate probabilities forward and backwards in time, in perpetuity, giving his processors an ever changing, evolving map of the multiverse.<ref>Profile, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|''Hasbro Transformers Collector's Club'' #10]]</ref> With these abilities at his disposal, Unicron has thus far devoured approximately 22.56% of known universes. Seen at a detached distance from the multiverse, this collective "'''Unicron Phenomenon'''" acts with the characteristics of a virus or plague seeping through reality, succeeding where it can, retreating when it cannot.<ref>According to the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s' records in "[[Withered Hope]]."</ref> Various permutations of Unicron can spawn into existence outside the trappings of the larger entity, hailing from a more mundane origin but possessing the same consumptive traits.<ref>Decoded [[Ask Vector Prime]] text within "[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]".</ref> For much of multiversal history, the [[Multiversal singularity|singularity]] Unicron threatened all of existence, but now, [[Shroud|that is no longer the case]], and versions of Unicron are now restricted to their own dimensions.

The only thing he fears is Primus's essence contained inside the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. To a being of chaos and uncreation, this font of life is a poison.

Frequently, Unicron will make deals with [[Herald of Unicron|lesser]] [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|beings]], promising them vast new powers in exchange for their servitude. These minions are [[Thunderwing (G1)|sometimes]] stripped entirely of free will, but [[Sideways (Armada)|others]] follow willingly. Service to Unicron, however, is a double-edged sword, for it causes insanity and loss of self. And in the end, Unicron's plans ultimately call for their consumption as well.

{{bigquote|Unicron is frightening. Unicron will destroy... will destroy ''space''.|[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]|"[[Uprising (Armada)|Uprising]]"}}

==In the beginning==
[[File:UK150Unicron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Saay, that shield looks [[Decepticon|familiar]].]]
Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extra-dimensional entity known as [[The One]]. To explore the fledgling universe, he created the astral being known as Unicron, and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. Both brothers were [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]], unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one universe at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. It is suggested, in fact, that the two brothers embody the basic concepts of reality—good and evil, order and chaos—and that their continued existence is necessary for the stability of the multiverse.

[[File:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|"No, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is ''[[FIRRIB|red]]!''"]]
As Unicron and Primus went about their appointed task, venturing through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he took it upon himself to stop the threat posed to all of existence by his sibling. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. In cunning, however, he proved himself to be his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical world once more, only to have both their essences manifest within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain Unicron's evil forever. Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to psionically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends, creating a group of [[Thirteen|thirteen robots]] that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron.

The war between Unicron and Primus came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever afterwards be known as [[The Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, his self-imposed sleep preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared.

===Evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth===
The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel Generation 1 comics and elsewhere.

====Unicron's story====
The first time the Primus/Unicron backstory appeared was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]", when he recounted it to [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe, who led a legion of [[Dark God]]s against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light God]]s. Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light and Dark Gods would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin.

====The Keeper's story====
The second time the story was told was in the United States book by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling is effectively the same as the previous UK story, but mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of gods, that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons, and Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".

====Primus's story====
The third time the story was told was also in the United States Marvel series, this time by Primus, when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the [[universe (universe)|current universe]], and had destroyed the [[old realms|previous universe]] which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the [[void]] of un-creation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation.

====Fleer and DK====
The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from Generation 1-oriented media, but from a set of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extra-dimensional entity, here named the "[[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]".''

This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', published by Dorling Kindersley and written by [[Simon Furman]], who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "[[The One]]", and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of subsequent fiction such as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics.

==Fun Publications==
Since time immemorial, the [[Thirteen]], children of [[Primus]], fought Unicron. [[Prima]], leader of the Thirteen, wielded the mighty [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's conflicts with Unicron. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 18, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 18/05/2015}} [[Solus Prime]] forged the [[Terminus Blade]] for herself and her brethren to cross dimensions in their campaign against the primordial entity. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As guardian of time and space, [[Vector Prime]]'s most frequent opponent was Unicron, though the Chaos-Bringer often seemed barely aware of Vector's existence. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 31, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 31/05/2015}} For various periods of time, Vector would follow Unicron and attempt to repair the damage to spacetime which Unicron's presence wrought. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

==Generation 1 continuity family==
[[File:OnTheEdgeOfExtinction-Unicrondoublespread.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Unicron goes to town on Cybertron like Eleanor Shellstrop on some shrimp.]]

{{main|Unicron/Generation 1}}

In the [[Primax]] universal cluster, Unicron had many incarnations, all often attacking [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at some point and being destroyed by the [[Transformer]]s that lived there. He also would repeatedly serve as a Faustian devil; making deals with lesser lifeforms in return for servitude. Among his most famous of those was [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who would often be reformatted into the powerful [[Decepticon]] known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].

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==2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family==
The [[Viron]] universal cluster was not particularly notable for instantiations of Unicron.

===Ask Vector Prime===
The Unicron of [[Viron 704.08 Gamma]] began life as a tyrant and a conqueror on [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. Originally possessing a destroyer tank configuration, Unicron united his planet, and eventually he utilized a mystical [[Cyber Key]] to merge his consciousness with it. Unicron proceeded to begin to consume this reality before [[Omega Prime]] and [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] stopped him.

Dimensional observer [[Vector Prime]] wasn't sure if it was merely [[trans-dimensional harmonic resonance]] which had caused Unicron's actions or if something greater was behind it all. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 28, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 28/07/2015}}

==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
In the [[Aurex]] universal cluster, Unicron often played a notable role in Cybertronian history. Often, his incarnations would attack Cybertron during the conflict for the [[Mini-Con]]s, be the subject of a revival campaign involving energon and the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], and then be trapped in the [[Unicron Singularity]].

===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Armadaminicomic4-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Check out my tiny buildings!]]
The Transformers were unaware of Unicron's gradual approach during the climax of their civil war. [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] was defeated and imprisoned, and just when he had escaped, the Planet-Eater suddenly appeared over their planet. Only time would tell if the Transformers could possibly defeat him! {{storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

Apparently, they could, and years later Galvatron was reborn as Megatron deep inside the [[Unicron's core|core]] of the defeated Unicron. {{storylink|Energon Volume 1}} The threat of Unicron still loomed over the [[Transformer]]s as they battled over Earth's Energon reserves. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:TheEnd-Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The southern hemisphere is known as the "footsmell" region.]]

The nearly-dead body of [[Primax 703.09 Gamma|a ravaged universe]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Optimus Prime]] was sent ahead by Unicron to his [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|next target universe]], as a "calling card". Additionally, Unicron sent a group of heralds—incarnations of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Dirge]], [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada contoinuity|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Scourge]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Thunderwing]]—to this second universe to find the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] and kill that universe's Optimus Prime and Megatron. The heralds did not realize that their target Optimus Prime had been accidentally transported to the initial, dying Cybertron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

Optimus Prime found one lone survivor, [[Spinister (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Spinister]], and begged him to tell him what was going on. Spinister told him that the "heart of darkness, the root of all evil" had ravaged their world. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} When Unicron loomed over them, Spinister surrendered himself to his fate. Spinister soon returned as an avatar for Unicron, who found this Optimus Prime's presence to be an "anomaly". Soon [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] managed to trace Optimus Prime to this dying universe and travel there to rescue him. Using the power of the Mini-Con Matrix, Prime and Jetfire were able to combine into Jet Optimus and fire a powerful shot into the heart of Unicron. Though they were too late to save this Cybertron, they could return home and prepare for Unicron's coming there. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Optimus Prime called for an alliance with the Decepticons and the Mini-Cons, hoping to unite their forces against the coming Dark god. After warping to Cybertron's surface, Unicron himself arrived, and announced that they would all soon be consumed. During the following battle, Unicron was curious about the Transformers [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], and abducted them for future purposes. Unicron was ultimately defeated by the Mini-Con Matrix, boosted from the additional power of two universes' Mini-Cons. This universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], having made a bid for Unicron's power, was standing on the surface of the planet-eater when he was destroyed, and his body was also lost, his spark trapped within Unicron's remains. {{storylink|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:ThisEvilReborn-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|You never see him transform to robot mode.]]

Ten years later, his broken body was still left floating in space after his defeat. Despite his damaged form, his [[Unicron's core|core]] presented huge potentials for power, and so [[Alpha Quintesson]] gathered together a group of Decepticon dissidents under the leadership of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and transformed them into "[[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]". He promised these Terrorcons this power in exchange for their services. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Meanwhile, Megatron's consciousness was trapped within this core, and over time was able to use Unicron's systems to create for himself a new body, though he was unable to transfer his spark into it. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

Alpha Quintesson was secretly working for Unicron himself, and he sent the corrupted forms of Airazor, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Terrorsaur, his "[[Unicron's Four Horsemen|Four Horsemen]]", to Cybertron to distract the Autobots from Unicron's revival. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

Optimus Prime, who received a telepathic message from the disembodied Megatron, turned to the [[Autobot High Council]] for permission to dedicate an army towards Unicron's return and his intent to consume alleged huge amounts of [[energon]] on Earth, but the Council dismissed these concerns as paranoia. While they did not grant Prime his army, they did permit him to travel to Earth alone. Before Prime could get out of the building, Unicron's Horsemen struck. Prime and the Council realized this was an act of war perpetrated by Unicron, and so Prime's original pleas were finally heard. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

[[File:WhatLiesBeneath3-Unicroninterior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Unicron has a big [[negative universe]] [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] collection.]]

After they were defeated by Optimus Prime on Earth, Scorponok and his Terrorcons were forcibly brought back to Unicron for disciplinary action by Alpha Quintesson. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} Afterwards, Optimus Prime stepped through a portal back to Cybertron to assemble a team of reinforcements... but instead found himself brought to within Unicron, summoned by Megatron's consciousness. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} Optimus Prime argued with Megatron, denying that he would ever help his thought-dead foe inhabit his new body. Megatron countered with images of a massive-scale Terrorcon attack on Earth. Alpha Quintesson had used Unicron's power to reconfigure [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] into Mirage, and [[Moscow]], [[Toronto]], and [[Los Angeles]] were under heavy siege from his Terrorcon army. Still, Optimus Prime resisted helping Megatron, even with the promise of teaming up to destroy the remnants of Unicron, as he feared releasing Megatron in his new body would be unleashing an equal evil. {{storylink|Multiplicity}}

Finally, after images of carnage on Earth overwhelmed him, Optimus Prime caved to Megatron's demands, and Prime began traveling through Unicron under Megatron's direction. After falling in some goo, Prime located the sensor array that was keeping Megatron's consciousness from entering his new body. It worked, and Megatron was freed... though Optimus Prime was subsequently located by Unicron's internal defenses. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} But through sheer force of will, Optimus broke through Unicron's immune system, and managed to allow Megatron access to his new body. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} Optimus was last seen having defeated the remnants of Unicron's antibodies, with a bandolier and his hand-held cannon. He boasted to Unicron that he was coming for him. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Previously, Unicron had destroyed [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], and [[Alpha Quintesson]] was the sole survivor. With the [[Initiator]], Alpha attempted to escape Unicron, only for his ship to be pulled to the planet eater. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} The energon used for Unicron's reactivation came not from Earth, but from [[Nervissa]], a fact Optimus Prime discovered after connecting to Unicron's consciousness. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}} Alpha Quintesson sought to destroy Unicron and had a [[seismic-shock warhead]] teleported to Unicron. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}} Within Unicron, Optimus gambled that he would need to make contact with Cybertron if he had any chance of escaping the malevolent planet. He ascended to Unicron's surface, only to come upon the warhead, right after it had been teleported in. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}} In the later chaos of an alternate-universe [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron, Unicron awoke and began to strike out against the Transformers. HIs first target was Megatron, who had teleported back to within his body to confront Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}} Realizing that their planet was open to Unicron's attack, the Quintessons attacked Unicron, to no avail. The Quintessons were destroyed, and the Transformers managed to delay Unicron enough for the warhead to explode, destroying the planet. The shockwaves from Unicron's destruction created a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] from the portal to the alternate-universe Quintessa. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

===Cartoon continuity===
Unicron was evidently very active in this universe at various points in time, although the precise chronological order of his activities is unclear.

At some undetermined point in the past of this universe, Unicron was approached by the survivors of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], a world that had been destroyed in a war with the inhabitants of the Giant Planet, [[Gigantion]]. In return for the chance to gain revenge on Gigantion, the survivors swore loyalty to Unicron, and "Planet X" became something of a code-phrase that identified those in the service of the planet-eater.

{{note|Liner notes included with the DVD release of ''Galaxy Force'' in [[Japan]] claim that Planet X is actually the body of Unicron from a parallel universe. This would not appear to be compatible with the Western storyline, nor, indeed, with the date later given to the planet's destruction on the [[TakaraTomy]] "[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/index.html World of the Transformers]" website.}}

Cybertronian legend referred to an attack by Unicron on the planet that was ultimately thwarted by the mighty Autobot warrior, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}}

====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Acheson]] (English), [[Katsumi Chō]] (Japanese)|[[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Raine Heiskanen]] (Finnish), [[Ekkehardt Belle]] (German)}}
[[File:Alliance-Unicronmoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|That's no moon!]]
Unicron's first attack on Cybertron was over a million years in the making, begun when he opted to disguise his dormant body as Cybertron's moon. From this secret vantage point, he implanted his own cells within the planet, where they germinated and grew into the small race of robots known as the [[Mini-Con]]s. Unicron hoped to use the Mini-Cons to increase the ferocity of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and feed off of the energies released in the conflict. The Cybertronians would then be subjugated through the Mini-Cons' influence. Though his plan succeeded in one timeline, the interference of three time-displaced children changed this. [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]], and [[Alexis Thi Dang]] planted the seed of sentience and free will within the Mini-Cons, who ultimately rebelled against their creator and fled Cybertron, crash-landing on the planet Earth. This forestalled Unicron's emergence by eons. {{storylink|Origin}} {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

[[File:Union-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't mind me, just chillin'.]]

When the Mini-Cons were reawakened a million years later in 2010, they were detected by the Autobots and Decepticons, who followed their signal to Earth. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Unicron also picked up the signal, and dispatched his minion [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] to carry on his work. {{storylink|Gale}} Rad, Alexis, and Carlos encountered a digital manifestation of Unicron when Sideways transported them to a digital world, in a bid to steal the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] from them. Unicron's avatar gave chase to the children as they fled back into the physical realm, but was unable to catch them in time. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}} Sideways then continued to escalate the conflict by manipulating control of the three Mini-Con weapons, the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield and the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], but eventually arranged for all three to be returned to Cybertron, where he stole them and used them to reawaken Unicron. {{storylink|Portent}} While still awakening, Unicron sent an energy bolt down at Starscream, who had fired a powerful blast at the Dark God to convince Galvatron of his threat. Starscream was disintegrated before his shot could even reach Unicron. {{storylink|Cramp}}

[[File:ArmadaUnicron02.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Power Cosmic gives you wrinkles.]]
[[File:Unicron Vanishes.jpeg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|You cannot destroy my destiny! Shut up!]]
Shedding his moon disguise and transforming to robot mode, Unicron turned on Cybertron, only to be met with resistance in the form of the united armada of Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Alliance}}, and his own Mini-Cons, who had linked together and formed a [[Unicron of Light|giant duplicate]] of his body. {{storylink|Union}} Now at full power, however, it was child's play for Unicron to exert control over his creations, and bring the Mini-Cons under his thumb once more. Again, it was thanks to the Autobots' human allies—the same children who had been sent back in time and given the Mini-Cons free will in the first place—that the Mini-Cons struggled free of Unicron's control, including the three Mini-Con weapons, who broke free and left Unicron's body deactivated. {{storylink|Origin}} Believing the threat over, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] then challenged Optimus Prime to their final battle, only for the hatred and ferocity of their fight to awaken Unicron once more. To end the circle of hate that gave Unicron life, Galvatron allowed himself to be consumed by the monster, and in a brilliant flash of light, Unicron apparently ceased to exist. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}
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====''Linkage''====
[[File:Arm-art Linkage13-Title.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Everything they've built will fall! And from the ashes of their world, we'll build a better one!]]

While traversing the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]] dimension, [[Redline]] noticed an ominous presence watching him. {{storylink|Linkage Part 7}} Redline recognized it as "The Terrible One" and relayed that info to [[Servo (LOTM)|Servo]], who then relayed it to [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]]. Having also seen The Terrible One while in the Linkage, [[Falcia]] chose to stay with Redline and work with him on the [[Master Key]]. Meanwhile, [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], a minion of Unicron, gave the [[Speed Chaser Team]], also minions of Unicron, the [[Doomstone]], an artifact intended to permanently enslave the Mini-Cons to Unicron's will. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}

The Doomstone was then installed in [[Ravenus]], who used its evil energies to destroy the souls of the Mini-Cons and revert them into mindless death-machines. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}} Ravenus and the Doomstone intended to destroy the Earth. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}} Redline and [[Kingbolt (LOTM)|Kingbolt]] were able to contain Ravenus and extract the Doomstone. Redline then sealed it away in his extra-dimensional storage space for safekeeping. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}

While all this was going on, Unicron was busy assaulting Cybertron. Ravenus, now freed from Unicron's control via the Doomstone, fought alongside the other Mini-Cons against the god. The combined forces of the Autobots, Decepticons and Mini-Cons then joined for a final battle against Unicron. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), [[Mark Acheson]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Juha Paananen]] (Finnish), [[José Carabias]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:MegatronRaid Unicronhead.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|If I need to steal [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s eyes again, I quit.]]

In truth, however, Unicron had survived, and for the next ten years, continued to consume planets in other regions of space. One such planet was the world known as [[Planet Q]], whose inhabitants fought back by detonating the planet's core in Unicron's face. Badly damaged by the explosion, Unicron fell into a state of dormancy, but the life essence of the planet's ruler—the being who would come to be known as [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]—continued to exist within him, and began a not-entirely-sane plan to use Unicron's powers to recreate everything the Chaos-Bringer had ever destroyed. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} Recreating the armies of Planet Q as "Terrorcons", Alpha Q had them attack Autobot facilities on Earth and throughout the [[Solar System]] to gather the [[energon]] that would be necessary for his plan to work. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

[[File:Energon Unicron.jpg|thumb|Unicron sported [[Neon|awesome]] [[Black repaint|colors]] during ''Energon''.]]

Unbeknownst to Alpha Q, Megatron's corpse and spark remained within Unicron, and he slowly siphoned off some of the gathered Energon, allowing him to be reborn in his own new body. To escape Megatron's fury, Alpha Q jettisoned Unicron's head and escaped in it, {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} while Megatron took over Unicron's body, and continued to gather Energon in order to rebuild Unicron to use as his ultimate weapon. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} Both parts of Unicron's inert form were used by Megatron and Alpha Q as their bases from then on. Though Unicron briefly lashed out towards those housed within him when he became starved with energon, he otherwise remained incapable of attacking them. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}}

As the climax of Megatron's plans neared, a joint attack by Alpha Q, the Autobots and their human allies saw all of Earth's Energon channeled into Unicron's head, which Alpha Q then rammed into Unicron's body. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} The positively-charged Energon of Earth reacted with the negatively-charged Energon running through Unicron, tearing open a fissure in reality leading to a new area of space where planets Unicron consumed were recreated, and sustained through the Energon radiated from Unicron's head, which had now become a glowing red sun. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}} {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

[[File:Unicron eats blizzard.jpg|left|thumb|Unicron should stop eating so many Blizzards.]]
Unicron's body, damaged once more, lay in the dark reaches near the fissure, and the Decepticons began to raid Alpha Q's new planets for the Energon necessary to revive Unicron again. This time, they succeeded, {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} and Megatron directed Unicron's body to retrieve his head, extinguishing the Energon Sun and killing Alpha Q in the process. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} But the power of Unicron proved too much for Megatron to control, as Unicron began to take over Megatron's body. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} The Autobots made a valiant but futile attempt to stop him, and Unicron swatted them like gnats. Just as things seemed hopeless, a surge of power from Primus allowed Optimus Supreme to grow to Unicron's size and powered up the other Autobots. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} After a long and hard battle, Optimus destroyed Unicron's body. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[File:Energon-Unicrons-Arms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Geodude geeeeoooo geodude."]]

None of the Transformers were aware, however, that Unicron lived on in two forms: his miniscule Spark, floating in space, and his consciousness, which lay buried in Megatron's mind. With quiet, subconscious nudging, Unicron led Megatron to a massive reservoir of "[[Super Energon]]" beneath Cybertron's surface, {{storylink|Ambition}} which transformed him into Galvatron upon his first exposure. {{storylink|Wishes}} Galvatron used his newfound power to take command of Cybertron, exiling the Autobots off-world by unleashing a toxic energon gas into the atmosphere. Unicron next pushed Galvatron to use the planet's systems to propel Cybertron towards Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} {{storylink|The Omega Train}}

At some point in time, a virtual copy of Unicron appeared in an Autobot "virtual training program" as a special opponent for Hot Shot and Rodimus to battle after defeating all other contenders. Despite this copy being scaled-down to be about the same size as his opponents, he proved to be a formidable foe. The Autobots nonetheless defeated him, winning the <s>video game</s> training exercise. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Optimus beheld a vision of Unicron as looked upon an energon gas-envelopped Cybertron, clueing him in on the fact that Unicron's evil still persisted in some form. {{storylink|Formidable}}

After a series of failed battles, Galvatron proceeded to expose himself to the Super Energon once again, and this time grew to a gigantic height. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Unicron seized control of his body again for a new vessel and set out to rejoin with his Spark, {{storylink|Destructive Power}} but a Primus-empowered Optimus Supreme engaged him in battle once more, and drew all of Unicron's consciousness out of Galvatron and sealed it within his own Spark. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

[[File:EnergonUnicronOrbTheSun.jpg|left|thumb|"How could this puny thing be Unicron?" 
—[[Kicker Jones]]]]
Enraged, Galvatron prepared to destroy Unicron's Spark, but it merged with him, enlarging him again, leading to another battle with Optimus Supreme, this time bolstered by the combined energy of all his troops' Sparks. Meanwhile, Primus merged with the Super Energon, creating a foundling sun which arrived at the site of the battle. Taking control of his body for a brief moment, Galvatron made the decision to plunge himself into the infant sun to rid himself of Unicron's possession. The super energon mass, having now received Unicron's spark, ignited into a powerful red sun which gave new life to Alpha Q's worlds. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[File:Cyb ep20 unicron chunks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Ssssh, don't tell ''Galaxy Force'' that I'm here!]]

The bitter [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] was a loner, but his attitude changed when, in deep space, he was trapped underneath some debris near the remains of Unicron and saved by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Honor}}

[[File:Unicronsingularity.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The cause of—and solution to—all of our continuity problems.]]

Primus's plan to trap Unicron in the heart of a new sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] (sometimes known as the "Unicron Singularity") that threatened the entire multiverse. The collapse of the sun also allowed [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to escape, [[Armor of Unicron|but not before integrating what remained of Unicron's body into himself]], increasing his power to nightmarish new heights. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

In addition to strengthening the Decepticon leader, the Armor of Unicron apparently gave Megatron access to a few of the Chaos Bringer's reality-warping powers, including the ability to unleash a devastating Energon aura, {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} create new Transformer bodies, upgrade and repair fallen Transformers {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}, and tap into the power of the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} The Decepticon leader's newest plan also held hints of the dark god's old agenda, as he intended to use the Keys to accelerate the black hole's growth and destroy the entire universe (albeit with the intent to remake it in his image afterwards).

Unfortunately for Unicron and Megatron (who again upgraded into Galvatron), the black hole would be sealed away by Primus himself after the Autobots restored his full power. {{storylink|End}} The Armor of Unicron would be overwhelmed and destroyed along with its wearer in a final battle with Optimus Prime, wiping away the last traces of Unicron from the universe. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

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====''Cybertron'' comic====
From interdimensional space, [[Vector Prime]] observed the Autobots and Decepticons attacking and defeating Unicron. When Unicron collapsed into the [[Unicron Singularity]], [[Vector Sigma]] alerted Vector Prime to the spatiotemporal crisis threatening Cybertron. Vector Prime thus returned to normal space for the first time in millions of years to aid his homeworld. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

During the crisis, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and Nemesis Prime arrived on [[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon|that universe]]'s nearly deserted Cybertron. They were intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] upon Primus's vulnerable essence—as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible for Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}}

[[File:Unicroncybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|left|thumb|The Planet-Eater's back, and you're gonna be in trouble.]]
Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the [[Universe War]] by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} The Dead Matrix, however, was taken by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] and cast into the heart of the black hole, freeing Unicron's spark, which entered the planet [[Yst]] and immediately began to sow chaos and disorder. Re-energized by the hatred and violence than ran rampant on Yst, Unicron formed a new, diminutive body for himself, born into the universe when Yst exploded. {{storylink|Revelations Part 3}}

[[File:Sentinelmaximusunicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sorry, did that previous image indicate that Unicron was still huge?]]
During the time that followed, from behind the scenes Unicron orchestrated a civil war between the Mini-Cons stationed on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} When Sentinel Maximus led a team of Autobots to stamp out the escalating conflict, Unicron's involvement was revealed, and he joined the battle himself alongside Soundwave. With no further use for the Mini-Cons, he murdered several of them and tried to capture [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], whom he had plans for; {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} by eliminating the [[Thirteen]], Unicron knew he could put Primus in a vulnerable position and thus best him. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|Unicron's profile in Club magazine #10}} However, before Unicron could achieve victory, Primus was reawakened, and the dark god fled as Cybertron transformed into its robot mode. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}
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===MegaWing Galvatron continuity===
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|an alternate universe]], after being left for dead by the Decepticon warlord [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]], [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse was cloned by Unicron to create [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]. Nemesis Prime spent his entire early existence being tortured by Unicron so that he could be molded into the perfectly loyal herald. Through the tortured clone, Unicron was able to create the [[Dead Matrix]], a weapon capable of slaying his hated opposite, Primus. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|Nemesis Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}}

===2003 ''Universe'' toy bios===
Unicron granted [[Treadshot (Universe 2003)|Treadshot]] new power, which Treadshot planned to use to kill [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] once and for all. {{storylink|Treadshot (Universe 2003)#Toys|Ultra Magnus vs. Treadshot toy bio}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
In [[Spacewarp]]'s [[Aurex 006.0 Kappa|home reality]], [[Starscream (Armada)|Ulchtar]] sacrificed himself against Unicron. {{storylink|Source:Transformers: Spacewarp's Log#November 28, 2015|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/11/28/11/2015}}

At some point, Spacewarp sneaked in and out of Unicron's docking bay, a feat she considered miraculous to have pulled off. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Guest column#October 27, 2015|Spacewarp's Log (1), 27/10/2015}}

Unicron was later pulled into the Unicron Singularity. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 17, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 17/09/2015}}

==''Q-Robo Transformer''==
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==''TransTech''==
At some point, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s of [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] confronted and succeeded in defeating the Unicron Phenomenon for the time being. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

When [[G1 GoBots|a team of traveling cyborgs]] appeared before the [[High Senate]], TransTech Minister of Higher Dimensional Sciences [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] was asked to provide background to the [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]]. Rhinox explained within the [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]] universal stream, the appearance and subsequent destruction of Unicron and the destruction of Primus's [[Xaaron|avatar]], {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} as well as the tainting of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] caused by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], created a great many [[splinter timeline]]s. These events, as well as an earlier, undefined event related to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], resulted in the creation of yet another splinter timeline, [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]. This universe overwrote [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|the universe]] home to said dimensional travelers. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

==Live-action film series==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
[[File:Transformers_5_Unicron.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Transformer with the least amount of screen time.]]

In the distant past, the planet [[Earth]] formed around the inert body of Unicron. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Unicron was known as the planet's ancient enemy. A book that would eventually come to be held in the Trinity Library spoke of Unicron being the core of Earth.

Somehow the Cybertronian sorceress [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] had discovered Unicron's resting point and hit on a plan to restore Cybertron by draining the life from Unicron to revive the planet, sending both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and a brainwashed [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to Earth to reclaim [[Staff of Merlin|the device]] she needed to complete her plan.

In preparation, Quintessa moved Cybertron into Earth's solar system, its presence causing Unicron's six horns to sprout on the Earth as he reacted to the presence of his old enemy. Growing at a rate of three meters a day, the horns were a sign of a great scientific curiosity and mass panic across the globe. [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] and [[Cogman]] recognized the horns for what they were and took them as a sign of the apocalypse.

At Stonehenge, Quintessa and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] began the ritual and sent Unicron's life force to Cybertron before the Autobots and the TRF halted their efforts. Enough of Unicron's life force had been sent to Cybertron however that it had healed most of its damage to the point that the Autobots felt they were able to return to their homeworld.

In the aftermath, several human scientists were examining one of Unicron's horns only to be approached by Quintessa in a human guise. She warned them against touching the horn lest they incur Unicron's wrath but offered them a way to kill the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Titan movie comics===
{{quote|I'm certain I can speak for all those pledged to the Decepticon cause when I say Unicron spells one thing, and that's trouble with a capital 'running and screaming'.|Barricade|[[Transformers Comic issue 2.6|#6 (Vol.2)]]}}

[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] encountered Unicron {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|#12's Star Screams}} in an event where Unicron attempted to devour Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|#19's Star Screams}} It left him terrified. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|#17's Star Screams}}

Both [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were also aware of Unicron's existence. His sheer might scared them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|#6's Law and Disorder}} They knew that [[fandom|you]] wanted to see Unicron in the third film and it sickened them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|#13's Law and Disorder}}

[[File:Unicron Titan19.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"The psoriasis is barely slowing him down!"]]
In an alternate timeline where Megatron won the battle of Mission City, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and his Decepticon chums attempted to rebirth Cybertron by sending out a summons that would attract any entity related to the lost [[AllSpark]], and then drawing that entity into Cybertron once it arrived.

As that entity announced itself to be '''"Unicron the Anti-Life!"''', they felt like a right bunch of plonkers. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

Unicron moved swiftly, transforming Cybertron into a scarier looking physical form and causing the planet's surface to becoming hostile to the Transformers on it. Stockade's attempts at communication were met with contempt and a strange attack. The new Unicron then warped into the Sol system, shot down an Autobot shuttle, and went "OM NOM NOM" at the sight of Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}

The downed Autobots regrouped with Stockade's Decepticons and worked to take away the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] that was powering Unicron's physical form. They succeeded in this by causing it to blow up and catch fire, which caused Unicron to draw on more Nucleon to recover, which fueled the fire and so on until the source ran out. Unicron disappeared, though whether he was dead or just gone is ambiguous. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

Either way, the changes Unicron had made to Cybertron remained. The teleportation equipment he'd created was used by the Autobots to finally end the war. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

==''Animated'' continuity family==
[[Multiversal singularity|Multiversal singularities]] did not exist in the [[Malgus|Malgus Cluster]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 29, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 29/05/2015}} [[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]] had one such non-singular Unicron, built by [[Primacron]] in his laboratory on [[Protos]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/06/2015}}

==Aligned continuity family==
[[File:Transformers_Covenant_of_Primus_Unicron.jpg|right|thumb]]
{{main|Unicron/Aligned}}

In the [[Uniend]] Cluster, Unicron was the ultimate enemy of [[Primus]], until his defeat at the hands of the [[Thirteen]]. Floating in the cosmos, structure began to form around Unicron, until he evolved into the planet [[Earth]].

==''Kre-O''==
UniKREON was [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s boss.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/en_US/discover/microchangers.cfm# Kreon Micro-Changers online bios]</ref>

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] noted UniKREON to be another instantiation of the Dark Lord Unicron and part of the multiversal singularity. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/06/2015}}

===''Legends'' comic===
UniKREON was among the evil [[Kreon]]s summoned by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to conquer the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter|Special Chapter}}

==''Knights of Unicron''==
Legendary super rockers the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] named themselves in honor of this demonic entity. The Sinister Tympanic Membrane (the left eardrum), located on "Planet Unicron", was also the eleventh venue for the band on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Vector Prime considered it distasteful that the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] would name themselves after something that was very much not a joking matter. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 13, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 13/05/2015}}

==''Shattered Glass''==
{{main|Unicron/Shattered Glass}}

This is the '''''good''''' Unicron. Hard to believe, right?

==Ask Vector Prime==
[[Vector Prime]] noted that the non-Singularity Unicron of [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]] or [[Viron 704.08 Gamma]] would not be able to defeat [[Darth Vader]]'s [[Death Star]] mech of [[Lukas 577.25 Beta]] in battle. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime#Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

In many universal streams, the local iteration of [[Primacron]] built his universe's version of Unicron, one that was typically not part of the singularity. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 22, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 22/05/2015}} Two such instances included [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]] and [[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/06/2015}}

Vector Prime was unsure if the number of universes destroyed by Unicron was a quantifiable number as once Unicron consumed a universe, little remained to prove that it ever existed. However, some destroyed universes, such as [[Primax 703.09 Gamma]], lived on the memory of interdimensional travelers who had visited the universe prior to its destruction. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 26, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 26/06/2015}}
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==''GoBots''==
While on an inter-dimensional mission to [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]'s Earth in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]], the [[GoBot]] [[Small Foot]] had a vision in which Unicron devoured her allies, plunging them into an eternal abyss. {{storylink|High Noon (SG)|High Noon}}

==Games==
{{Note|See also: [[Unicron/Generation 1#Games]] and [[Unicron/Aligned#Games]]}}

===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Matthew Yang King]] (English)|[[Arturo López]] (Castilian Spanish)}}
[[File:Armadavideogame-Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Unicron takes a shot in the mouth.]]

After the Autobots defeated the Decepticons on [[Earth]] and had secured the majority of the Mini-Cons there, Unicron made his appearance above Cybertron, intent on destroying the planet. Optimus Prime's team of Autobots and the Mini-Cons returned home via a warp gate to see the Chaos Bringer unleash a wave of destruction upon the great cities of their planet. The Mini-Cons joined together to form the [[Matrix Cannon]], the [[Vanguard Booster]] and the [[Nemesis Shield]] for the Autobots to use against Unicron. The Autobots flew into Unicron's maw and blasted their way into his energy core, damaging it enough to send Unicron spiralling out of control and destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)|Transformers}}

===''Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron''===
In his attempts to stop Scorponok and the other Terrorcons from retrieving Megatron, held deep within Unicron himself, the Chaos Bringer dispatched many units acting as his automated defenses. Among these were Pods, weak individually but strong in numbers; Tentacle Pods, more advanced versions of the previous units possessing ranged attacks; slow moving but strong Tendril units; heavily armored Spiderbot units; and immobile but powerful Shocktowers. A final unit, The Cortex, held Megatron captive. Once The Cortex was destroyed, Megatron was released and Unicron was defeated. {{storylink|Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
One of Unicron's horns was visible sticking out of the ground within one of Earth's cities. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

==Toys==
{{main|Unicron/toys}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Vector Prime noted that most [[Quadwal]] universes were not in danger of being consumed by Unicron as most [[Unicron/toys|Quadwal Unicrons]] were small and made of [[plastic]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 21, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 21/06/2015}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Unicron/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*The [[Unicron Trilogy]], the series of ''Transformers'' franchises that includes ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', was so named by Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]] because of Unicron's importance in each story.
*[[Roberto Orci]] was interested in having Unicron in the then untitled ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers 3]]''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/ask-roberto-orci-roundup-january-14---mythology-money-shots-jolt-military-and-bringing-chaos-166603/ Ask Roberto Orci Roundup January 14 - Mythology, Money Shots, Jolt, Military, and Bringing Chaos]</ref> Unicron would not debut in the films until ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
*Unicron has the ability to create [[tainted world]]s, but none have yet been discovered.
*The animated film and the following season of the cartoon are extraordinarily consistent about Unicron never actually moving his mouth while speaking, suggesting his voice may be ''broadcast'' as opposed to physically produced.
**''Armada'' similarly features a lack of mouth movement, however, he DOES move it while speaking once.
**''Transformers: Prime'' features another exception, with Unicron actually speaking with his mouth more often.
*UniKREON's appearance in the ''Legends'' comic is drawn like a [[Kre-O#2015 (Robots In Disguise/Generation 1)|Battle Changer]]-type [[Kreon]] in order to make him larger than the average Kreon. His construction appears to be specifically based on [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Battle Changers Bumblebee]]'s, and he also wears Bumblebee's helmet.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Unicron''' (ユニクロン ''Yunikuron''), '''Gaia Unicron''' (''Prime'', ガイアユニクロン ''Gaia Yunikuron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Unikron''', '''Unikornisz''' ("Unicorn")
*''Korean:'' '''Unicron''' (유니크론 ''Yunikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Unicron''' (Taiwan, 尤尼克隆 ''Yóuníkèlóng''), '''Yǔzhòu Dàdì''' (China, 宇宙大帝, "Emperor of the Universe")
*''Polish:'' '''Unicron''', '''Rogacz''' ("The Horned One"), '''Jednorożec''' ("Unicorn")

==References and footnotes==
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:''Foldspace is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Spacewarp-r.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Good news, everyone! (The second Mini-Con from the left.)]]
'''Foldspace''', the senile but brilliant scientist, has been a loyal companion to [[Spacewarp]] for years.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
in [[Aurex 006.0 Kappa]], Spacewarp rescued Foldspace from the clutches of [[Maxa Quintesson|Maxa Q]], earning his loyalty. With his help, she was able to break the [[Interstellar Marauders Mini-Con Team]] out of their [[stasis lock]] after she acquired the [[Transwarp Blaster]] in a high-stakes game of [[Cybertronian games|triad]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
On one early voyage, Spacewarp flew too close to a black hole, forcing Foldspace to step in and save both of them from getting crushed. They survived the experience, but wound up in [[Xobitor|another universe]], where [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a rocky wasteland named [[Skalorr]]. Things went bad after the native [[Terrakor]]s betrayed them. Foldspace was subdued by the Terrakor's villainous [[human]] compatriots for dissection. Foldspace managed to escape the humans, and travelled to the nearby [[Protecton]] camp. There, he convinced Argus, their leader, to come to the rescue. The two of them travelled back to the Protecton's base, the ruined city of [[Zanador]]. Foldspace stayed behind while Spacewarp and the Protectons set off to repair the [[Compu-Core]]. After the Compu-Core was repaired and the Terrakors routed for the time being, Foldspace left Skalorr with Spacewarp, returning to their home dimension after a series of wacky adventures.

Foldspace was with Spacewarp when she was dimensionally displaced to [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. After Spacewarp received a visa to travel off-planet, Foldspace and the Interstellar Marauder Team were with her when she responded to [[Galaxy Shuttle]]'s distress call. Foldspace tracked Galaxy Shuttle's attacker to one of the smaller moons of [[Frellus IV]]. The five-team then boarded the ship of [[Dren'ead]] to rescue [[Vector Prime]] and [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]]. They hightailed it as soon as possible but ended up returning when it turned out that Dren'ead was merely an alien toddler desperately trying to help his sick father [[Dren'strm]]. After Dren'strm was healed, he apologized for the trouble and then talked a bit about science with Vector Prime and Foldspace before Spacewarp and her Mini-Cons departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/11/22}}

==Toys==
===Universe (2003)===
*'''Spacewarp'''

:Spacewarp was an unproduced ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' store exclusive, slated to come with a redeco of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] as well. Even though she was initially intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry her, so Spacewarp was shelved. She was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of the ''Universe'' line. The Spacewarp concept was ultimately released as one of the first exclusives available for purchase to [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] members as [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]]. A Mini-Con nearly identical to Foldspace was released with the set, called [[Starcatcher (Cybertron)|Starcatcher]].

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==Notes==
* Spacewarp and all of her Mini-Cons have names deriving from fictional methods of FTL travel. Foldspace has been used in a variety of books and series, notably ''{{w|Dune (novel)|Dune}}'', ''{{w|Robotech}}'', and, ahem, ''Transformers''.
* According to [[Jim Sorenson]], his personality was loosely based on ''{{w|Futurama}}''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Professor Farnsworth.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/143651-transformers-collectors-club-sale-everyone-can-purchase-from-them-now/?p=3587179 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2017/08/28]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:TransTech Mini-Cons]]

Unspace

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[[File:DotDpt1 interdimensional void.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|In Australia, it swirls counter clockwise.]]

'''Unspace''' is the void of nothingness that exists outside of normal space and time, sandwiched between the infinite dimensions of the [[multiverse]], acting as a buffer between universes. Through ''Transformers'' history, it has been referred to with many different names, including '''transwarp space''' (or just '''transwarp'''), '''overspace''', '''underspace''', '''subspace''', '''foldspace''', and '''the bleed'''.

Many well-known [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technologies utilize the properties of unspace to function, even if their creators or users do not always understand the specifics, or even the fact that they are using unspace at all. Most famously the [[space bridge]], which allows a traveller to traverse vast intergalactic distances almost instantaneously by means of a "short-cut" through unspace, while [[Transwarp Drive]] allows for travel through time as well. In more common, evedary usage, personalized [[subspace storage pocket]]s give [[Transformer]]s the ability to store their weapons, and in some cases [[size changing|shunt their mass]] into unspace.

However, its widespread use does not necessarily mean that unspace has a glowing reputation. The precision and energy needed to access it often makes the technology required very temperamental, and hugely susceptible to disruption if its delicate balance is disturbed. Make one wrong move when voyaging through unspace, and it is very likely that you may not end up in the same time period, or even the same universe, that you started in... if you're fortunate enough to end up in a universe at all, and not cast adrift in its formless emptiness. And even this is not the worst that could befall a hapless castaway, because despite its seeming emptiness, unspace is home to a collection of [[Elder God|enigmatic, malignant, shapeless entities]], and for them to take notice of stranded travellers is a fate worse than a mere eternity of solitude. Fortunately, the [[Transcendent Technomorph|inhabitants]] of one of the older, more advanced realities have appointed themselves stewards of the multiverse and taken it upon themselves to trawl unspace, oftentimes rescuing both the on-purpose and accidental travellers that find themselves lost in its unending expanse.

{{quote|Y’see, there are millions of alternate universes...floatin’ through transwarp space, the nothin’ between ‘em. [...] Space bridges, time travel, starslips, subspace storage pockets, an’ most of your faster-than-light travel uses transwarp, though more often than not the people usin’ it don’t even know it exists.|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]|"[[Gone Too Far]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:RollForIt spacebridge opens.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The space bridge opens in one of its earliest appearances, from "[[Roll for It]]".]]
The idea of "extra-dimensional space" used for highly accelerated travel is, of course, not unique to Transformers, being a long-standing trope of science fiction. Though not often discussed in detail, this method of transit was in play from virtually the very beginning of Transformers fiction: space bridges explicitly operated on the principle in both the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]], with the dangers of the interdimensional void occasionally serving as plot points. Many subsequent Generation 1 stories would feature pieces of technology that operated on this system, with many different names for the interdimensional space involved being used.

Early on, the concept of Transformers making use of extra-dimensional space was much more prolific as one of the earliest bits of widespread [[fanon]] in the burgeoning online [[fandom]]. Dubbed "subspace" by fans—again, a popular science-fiction term for the concept—it essentially arose as an explanation for perhaps the most famous question of all: "Where does [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[trailer]] go when he transforms?" When the Autobot leader transformed into [[robot mode]] in the original cartoon, his trailer would almost always slide out of the frame, not to be seen again until he transformed back into truck mode, at which point it would come sliding in to connect back up with him. Fans warmed to the notion that it was being shunted into this subspace, where it remained until Prime summoned it back, a concept that also helped to explain the assorted cases of [[size changing]] evident in Transformers fiction, with the notion that characters who shrank when they transformed did so by shunting their extraneous mass into subspace.

[[File:S3 darkawakening cyclonus subspace.gif|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] summons his weapon from his [[subspace storage pocket]], as seen in "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]".]]
This "subspace" theory also helped to explain where characters' weaponry disappeared to when they transformed into vehicle mode, and happened to line up well with a sparse few instances in the cartoon that featured the animation "cheat" of having some characters' weapons appear or disappear in a simple flash of light (a similar effect was even used on Optimus Prime's trailer in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]]"). Subsequent Japanese-exclusive Generation 1 cartoons ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' would later make prolific use of this effect, even turning it into a plot point in one instance, bringing more concrete validation to the idea.

Eventually, subspace was [[canonizing|canonized]], by name, in [[2004]] by the ''[[Story of Binaltech]]'', which established it as the void between dimensions, and saw characters travel through it to reach separate dimensions.

[[File:Darksyde chase.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' emerge from transwarp space in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)|first episode]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.]]
In [[1996]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon introduced the world to transwarp technology. This tech was explained to operate by opening a window into "transwarp space", through which travellers could access entire other times and dimensions, and it was shown to do just that in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)|very first episode]], before going on to play a recurring key role in numerous stories throughout the rest of the series as beyond. As the most consistent and explicit use of inter-dimensional-transit technology, its name began to be used in other fictions too. The [[Battle Protocol!|first episode]] of the [[2001]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' referred to a space bridge using transwarp technology, and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' would continue to use the terms interchangeably.

Perhaps the most important addition to the ongoing story of interdimensional space was the 2008 prose story "[[Gone Too Far]]", produced for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] by longtime fans [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. This story took the huge final step of combining the myriad depictions of interdimensional space together, establishing that they were all the same thing (see the quote up top) and using "transwarp" as its primary name. In the process, they canonized the fanon idea of "subspace storage pockets", in which Transformers could keep their personal paraphernalia. "Transwarp" remained the primary term for the concept (and was used as the title of this wiki article) until the late 2010s/early 2020s, when ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron]]'', and IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars|Beast Wars]]'' comic book all collectively began using "unspace" to refer to the interdimensional void—a term plucked from [[Eye of the Storm|issue #69]] the original Marvel comic book—which is probably for the best, as it enables us to distinguish the location from the technology!

A few other barren extra-dimensional realms have sporadically appeared in Transformers fiction, perhaps most notably the utter [[void]] of complete non-existence left in the wake of [[Unicron]]'s passing. Sepelak and Troop's "[[Withered Hope]]" noted that this is what exists outside of all reality itself, while unspace is what is ''between'' dimensions, a slight but key distinction. Others exist that are so sparsely explained that they are harder to quantify and relate to the unspace concept, such as the UK Generation 1 comics' parasite-infested [[Limbo]], or the fleetingly-referenced, more metaphysical "[[infraspace]]" from IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]''. For these and other more vague, possibly-related concepts, see [[#See also|the list]] below.
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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:ChildsPlay spacebridge interior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Energon cube]]s are transported through the "cold dark void" traversed by the space bridge, riding within a beam of light.]]
Stranded on Earth in [[1984]], the [[Decepticon]]s developed space bridge technology in order to facilitate the transport of resources to and from Cybertron. The bridge operated by opening a portal into interdimensional space—described by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] as a "cold, dark void"—and generating a path across it in the form of a beam of light, which a traveller was required to focus upon, lest they risk becoming lost in nothingness. To become lost was to "cease to exist", according to Megatron, {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} or in the more dramatic parlance of [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]], to be "catapulted into oblivion". {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Although they would occasionally hijack the space bridge for their own purposes, the [[Autobot]]s never developed a system of their own, instead working in concert with [[human]]ity in the early 21st Century to create a network of [[warp gate]]s that operated on a similar principle, with the advantage of fixed entry/exit points, versus the constant relocation the Decepticon space bridge design required. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:Kickback subspace.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Say hello to my leetle friend!]]
Instances of Transformers visibly displacing their weapons and paraphernalia were rare, but not unheard of; [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]]'s [[proton bomb]]s disappeared in a flicker of purple light when he transformed to enter [[Teletraan I]] {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}; [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]'s gun manifested in his hands in a purple flash during the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]' first battles with the Autobots {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}; [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] summoned his oxidating laser into his hand while confronting the Autobots in their [[Autobot Mausoleum|mausoleum]] {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}; and [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] once did the same to his electro-laser. {{storylink|Commercial bumper#Generation 1|1986 commercial bumper}} The glow-effect seen to accompany these displacements also appeared in a few other vanishingly rare instances that subspace can probably be attributed to: [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]'s forearm once glowed orange when he substituted his hand for his grappling hook {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer sported a pronounced golden glow in one instance when he called it to him; {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] shimmered with a white halo as he grew back to full size in one unique transformation sequence. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

The [[Quintesson]]s had also perfected a means of interdimensional travel, using a [[Planetary Corridor CB-311-B4|secret chamber]] to teleport criminals of their race away to different dimensions. One such realm was described as a "dimension without substance"; [[#Wreckers: Finale|subsequent evidence]] indicates that this realm was actually interdimensional space itself. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
[[File:IRiskMyLifeForEarth unstable spacebridge.jpg|thumb|Transit through a destabilized space bridge was punctuated by lightning-like bursts of energy.]]
The Autobot/human alliance that brought about warp gate technology began with the development of the ''[[Trigger]]'' space station, which even the Decepticons recognized as superior to their own space bridge system and attempted to appropriate. Damage done to the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems in the attempt caused it briefly punch a hole through time. {{storylink|Transformers: The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate}} By the year [[2011]], however, warp gates had fallen into disuse among the Autobots, who instead finally adopted space bridge technology for themselves, setting up a network between Cybertron, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, and their secondary command post on [[Athenia]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The [[Trainbot]]s usually ferried travellers through the inter-dimensional space the bridge traversed, though transit grew dangerous when the gravimetric balance of the bridge was destabilized following the destruction of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The Autobots' access to Earth was subsequently greatly diminished when their space bridge was destroyed by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[File:Victory21 deathy subspace fail.gif|left|thumb|"Gnngh, blasted lighter..."]]
Weaponry displacement gradually became a much more common sight in the years that followed 2011; [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] warrior [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] was often seen to summon up his cannons into his hands with a flash of light. The great users of this technique, though, were [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and their warriors, who would regularly manifest their various weapons during battle. Their frequent use of the technique offered some more insight into its working, suggesting that a Transformer uses some of their personal energy supply in summoning a weapon, and in ''keeping'' it summoned: When Deathsaurus was poised to slay Star Saber with his [[Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon]], the weapon fizzled out and de-materialized because he did not have the energy to spare. Attempting to summon his sword immediately afterward, Deathsaurus could only manifest the blade for a moment before it too faded out. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}
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====''Story of Binaltech''====
To increase the Autobots' manpower, [[Chip Chase]] invented the [[Genetronic Translink System]], which allowed a Transformer's [[spark]] to be safely stored in subspace, and from there, control multiple [[Binaltech]] bodies via translink ports installed on them. {{storylink|GT Units Online!}} Later, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] attempted to use the GT System to transfer [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]]'s spark into a new body from across the solar system by moving it through subspace. Unfortunately, a Decepticon attack caused the system to malfunction, and Prowl's spark was lost to the void. {{storylink|Prowl & Chase}} A few years later, Prowl's spark found its way through the infinite vastness of subspace and materialized in a parallel timeline where the Binaltech project had died out. Unfortunately, this did not put him beyond the reach of his timeline's Decepticons, who used a neuro-net frame, hooked up to subspace node, to locate his spark across the dimensions and drain energy from it to power a synthetic [[electrum]] monster they had created. An Autobot from the timeline Prowl had travelled to, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], voyaged across subspace to team up with the Autobots of Prowl's home time, stop the Decepticons, and restore Prowl to his true body. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Unspace.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66|It's real purple in there.]]
[[File:Marvel18 interdimensional space.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
The Decepticons' space bridge was designed to resemble a suspension bridge, and when activated, the swirling void of interdimensional space became visible through the "cables" that formed its sides. To fall from the bridge into the void was to be immediately and explosively destroyed, a fate met by several Autobots and Decepticons during an attempt by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s rebel cell to destroy the bridge. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

To counter the space bridge, the Autobots later bridged the interdimensional gulf with their new [[trans-time dimensional portal]] technology. {{storylink|King Con!}} When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] attempted to use this technology to escape an impending implosion in his base on Cybertron, he was stopped by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], {{storylink|Skin Deep}}, only for the subsequent blast to first hurl the two combatants through the portal, then damage the device enough to cause it to shut down before they could emerge on the other side. Consequently, the pair were left stranded in interdimensional space—called "unspace" by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], the "nothingness between realities"—before being recovered by an automated probe the Autobot detective sent into the void to find them. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}
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===Beast Era===
====''Beast Wars'' & ''Beast Machines'' cartoons====
:''See also: [[Transwarp Drive]], [[transwarp cell]], [[transwarp wavefront]], [[transwarp cruiser]]''
[[File:NemesisPt2 transwarp portal.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Portals created by transwarp drives resemble rippling holes in the fabric of space.]]
At some point during the three hundred years that followed the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the [[transwarp cell]] was perfected, allowing for the creation of the [[Transwarp Drive]]. The drive allowed starships equipped with it to voyage across time and space by generating their own portals through what Cybertronian culture now termed "transwarp space", without the requirement of the grounded entrance or exit portal that the space bridge before it had required. Having been aware that the technology was in development as far back as the 20th century, Megatron encoded a message on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], leaving instructions for any descendants of the Decepticons who found his missive to use transwarp tech to travel back in time and alter history in the Decepticons' favor. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} The descendant who realized this scheme was the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] also known as [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who stole the transwarp-enabled ship ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and brought his troops back in time to prehistoric Earth, only to be pursued by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]] crew. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:CotFpt2 rhinox core consciousness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Rhinox projects his consciousness through transwarp space into the Matrix.]]
In order to destroy an [[Planet Buster|alien weapon]] threatening Earth, Megatron triggered the explosion of a set of transwarp cells, obliterating the weapon, but also claiming Optimus Primal's life. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} By virtue of its very nature, however, the explosion punctured a hole into transwarp space which remained open for some time afterward. This gave Maximal engineer [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] the chance to project his [[core consciousness]] through the window, piggybacking on the trail left by Primal's spark as it joined the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] and actually follow and recover his departed leader's lifeforce from the afterlife itself via transwarp space. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Additionally, the transwarp energies that infused the [[transwarp wavefront|shockwave]] of the explosion caused it to move through time as well as space, eventually reaching Cybertron in the Beast Warriors' home time. Alerted to the time-lost Transformers' situation by the wavefront's arrival, the [[Tripredacus Council]] dispatched their covert agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in a [[transwarp cruiser|transwarp-capable ship]] to recover them, but his mission met with failure. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)|The Agenda}}
[[File:Revelationspt2 transwarp.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|A view of tranwarp space from the Maximals' shuttle as they return to Cybertron.]]
After defeating the Predacons and capturing Megatron, the Maximals jury-rigged transwarp technology to an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] to effect their return to their home time. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} Unfortunately, Megatron broke free during transit through transwarp space and escaped into the vortex, emerging on Cybertron some time before the Maximals' intended arrival date. He proceeded to conquer the planet, so that when the Maximals exited transwarp at their intended time in his relative future, his forces were waiting for them. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent}}

====3H comics====
[[File:Jnwan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The unregulated interaction of transwarp space with the material world resulted in the creation of the chaotic landscape of the J'nwan.]]
A constantly-rotating fissure into interdimensional subspace that exists naturally on Cybertron gives rise to the region of the planet known as the [[J'nwan]], where space and time are constantly in flux, and numerous pocket dimensions frequently intersect with the planet itself, producing a maddening landscape among which many Transformers of legend have opted to live out the rest of their days. {{storylink|Paradox}}

When [[Unicron]] was destroyed in the year 2005, his death tore a hole into the "overspace" between dimensions, through which the chaos-bringer's [[Dark Essence]] wound its way to prehistoric Earth. Though initially chosen by [[Shokaract]] to recover the dark god's essence, [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] was too afraid of being lost to the void should he travel via transwarp, so [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] went in his stead, though the rigors of unprotected travel through overspace took it out of her, allowing her to be captured by Megatron. {{storylink|Herald}} Cataclysm went after her, and his worst fears were realized when [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]] disrupted his transit through transwarp, causing his component molecules to be scattered among the nothingness. {{storylink|Schism (story)|Schism}} After the failure of his Heralds, [[Shokaract]] personally travelled through overspace to Earth to ensure the Dark Essence continued to exist, {{Storylink|Paradox}} but wound up cancelling out his own existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

Following the end of the Beast Wars, Tarantulas attempted construction of a transwarp portal to bring the captured [[Matrix of Leadership]] into Unicron's clutches. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn}}

{{note|Had ''Primeval Dawn'' been finished, it would have shown the Maximals left behind on Earth—and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]—using this portal to return to Cybertron at the time of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoon.}}

After [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] seized control of the power of [[Primus]] via the [[Divine Light]] and began to battle [[Sentinel Maximus]], the Quintesson [[Al-Badur]] opened a portal to dispose of them by sending them into the formless nothing between worlds. Pulled through the portal along with his intended victims, Al-Badur was disintegrated, unable to survive the non-realm, while the power of Primus within Cryotek and Sentinel Maximus sustained them. Maximus, however, was summoned away by Primus, whisked away through the void to emerge in another time and dimension, while Cryotek was left with the sense that he was [[Elder God|not alone]]... {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[File:Gathering4 transwarp shunt backfires.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Magmatron is unhinged from space/time when his transwarp shunt is damaged at the moment of activation.]]
[[Magmatron]] used "[[Transwarp Drive|transwarp shunt]]" technology to send himself back in time without using a spacecraft in order to gather up the [[protoform]]s that became scattered across prehistoric Earth during the Beast Wars. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} The small number of these protoforms who awoke as Maximals proved more industrious than their forebears, and their leader [[Razorbeast]] was able to beam a message through transwarp space to summon a rescue team from the future. He also dispatched Magmatron by blowing up his transwarp shunt platform just as he was attempting to return to the future, {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}} which resulted in Magmatron becoming dislodged from space and time. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

====2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic====
Cybertronian ships equipped with a Transwarp Drive could access unspace, propelling themselves through both time and space. Within unspace however, the laws of physics differed from those of normal space. After stealing the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and [[Darksyde (BW)|a warship]], a group of Predacon separatists used their transwarp drive to travel to another world in another time but were pursued by a the Maximal exploration craft ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

Following the two ships crashing, they were visited by a trio of [[Vok]], [[Skold]] discovering this when a scan of hers picked up the unspace signatures that the aliens had left within the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath3 flash enters infraspace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Flash passes through "Infraspace".]]
When the original [[thirteen]] Transformers defeated Unicron in battle at the dawn of time, they did so by blasting the chaos-bringer and his servant, their own traitorous brother [[The Fallen]], into a black hole and out of their dimension. While Unicron proceeded to emerge somewhere else in the multiverse, The Fallen was not so lucky, becoming trapped in the interdimensional void, {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide}} which he called "underspace". {{storylink|Conflagration}} Untold eons later, around seven million years before the present day, the Decepticons developed space bridge technology, which operated by traversing this realm, referred to by the Transformers as both "infraspace" and "foldspace". The initial test of the bridge was disrupted by Optimus Prime, and he and Megatron vanished, cast adrift in interdimensional space, while simultaneously opening the pathway for The Fallen, who was at last able to return to the material world. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Prime and Megatron were later plucked from infraspace by the Quintessons and brought to their world of [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. Megatron struck a deal with the aliens and returned to Cybertron with a new [[Air Warrior|army]], while Prime remained captive until [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was able to probe the mysteries of infraspace and recover him. In the process, [[Flash (G1)|Flash]] made an impromptu trip through the fissure Perceptor had created into the void, experiencing a curious monochromatic "photo negative" vision of the world around him as he traveled through it. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:''See also: [[orbital jump]], [[Emergency warp-out]], [[quantum generator]]''
[[File:SLTcracker quantum jumping.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|A view of the interdimensional void from a vessel in mid-quantum jump.]]
Interdimensional transit was a famed ability of the legendary [[Titan (group)|Titans]], who served as the fleet for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], carrying them across the galaxy on space bridges that were generated by technology integrated into their bodies. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} This technology was lost in the "modern" era of Transformer civilization, and the closest they could come to recreating it was [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] technology; short-range usage of this tech, known as an "[[orbital jump]]", was rapid, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} but to traverse interstellar distances, multiple jumps through transwarp space were required, and far longer amounts of time had to be spent within it, in comparison to the near-instantaneous transport space bridges offered. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} [[File:RID19 waspinator metrotitan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Waspinator gets dragged through interdimensional space.]] Space bridge tech was later employed by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] as part of the [[Expansion]], and from there, fell into the hands of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

An unprotected trip through transwarp space was accompanied by a sensory maelstrom in which various points of space and time were experienced simultaneously, as if seeing through four-dimensional compound eyes. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The Autobots also made use of subspace as part of their communications network, beaming transmissions through it; it was through this network that [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] disseminated his ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} and how [[Solomus|Tyrest]] transmitted the signal of his [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
{{See also|M.A.S.S. Device}}
[[File:TFvsJoe4 duke snakeyes transwarp.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Ruthless terrorist organization [[Cobra]] had interdimensional travel technology in the form of the [[M.A.S.S. Device]], but travel through the void proved fatal to all save for the cybernetically-enhanced [[Destro]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} [[Snake-Eyes]] performed a meditation ritual that he believed would grant him the mastery of body and mind to survive the journey, but when he was tackled into the M.A.S.S. Device portal by a revenge-seeking [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], the pair were set adrift in interdimensional space. They both clung to Snake-Eyes's sword, which somehow appeared to protect them from the effects of the void, and were then snatched to safety by Optimus Prime, who had wound up trapped in the space between worlds under unknown circumstances, and had adopted a misshapen [[alternate mode]] to survive its ravages. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}
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===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:Landfill Midnight Express trapped.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Transwarp technology was employed by the Autobots in their [[Global Space Bridge]], a network of subterranean tunnels incorporating transwarp portals that allowed the heroes to travel to any location on Earth within minutes. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} The interior of the Global Space Bridge appeared in a variety of ways; one rendition in particular evoked the typical "empty void" visual that often accompanies uses of transwarp space. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

Additionally, the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] ship the ''[[Megastar]]'' was transwarp-capable. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}}
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===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
:''See also: [[Warp drive]], [[Dimension gate]]''
[[File:PrehistoryMetamorphosis armada spacebridge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|The Autobots take a warp gate to Earth.]]
To cross the interstellar distance from Cybertron to Earth in search of the [[Mini-Con]]s in the year 2010, the Autobots and Decepticons used [[warp gate]]s, which did not require a pre-constructed exit portal at the destination point; each traveler would individually materialize out of transwarp space at their intended location. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Like space bridges, though, they could be delicate: when [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] unexpectedly entered the gate moments after [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his team had departed through it, he materialize on Earth in an entirely different region of their target continent. {{storylink|Prehistory}} While on Earth, both factions used instantaneous short-range warp technology to get from place to place, which could span the distance from Earth to its [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. These devices required a transmat pad to send travelers on their way, but unlike space bridges, they could be recalled to base without the need for one. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} The interstellar warp gate apparently lacked this recall feature; when the factions were ready to return to their home planet, they had to construct spacecraft to ferry them there. {{storylink|Threaten}} {{storylink|Depart}}

[[File:CybertronCity energon spacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The 2020-era space bridge has the appearance of a tunnel of light through transwarp space.]]

By the year 2020, during the war for energon, various [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron Cities]] had been constructed on Earth, each with their own space bridge, allowing for quick and easy transport from planet to planet. These operated on the more familiar "tunnel" principle, generating a glowing pathway through transwarp that riders would drive along, until they emerged through another portal at the tunnel's end. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} The bridges used during the [[Cyber Planet Key]] quest of 2030 operated the same way, though they were only used for transit between Earth and Cybertron; to travel to Cybertron's various colony worlds, the Autobots used instantaneous [[dimension gate]]s sliced through reality by [[Vector Prime]], while the Decepticons could short-cut through [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[fire dimension]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} At one point, the Autobots travelled through a naturally-occurring subspace fissure in the [[Skeleton Nebula]] to cross over into a different dimension, {{storylink|Warp}} where their attempt to create a space bridge to get them home exposed them to another of the time-transcending dangers of transwarp tech, when they wound up opening a hole into the past. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

[[Unicron]]'s [[Herald of Unicron|herald]] [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was lost to the infinite reaches of transwarp when his master collapsed into a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. Floating helplessly there, he was discovered by the evil entities that inhabit the void, who repeatedly destroyed and recreated him until they grew bored and cast him back into the material universe. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5|Ramjet profile}}

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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
[[File:Armada17 spacebridges to other dimensions.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Overlapping space bridges burrow through transwarp into entirely different dimensions.]]
In order to open an interdimensional rift so that [[Unicron]] could enter this universe, his [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds]] invaded the [[space bridge nexus]], a hub of multiple space bridges at [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on Cybertron. They activated all the bridges, causing overlapping portals to open all across local dimensional space, {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} which even resulted in the bridges piercing holes through transwarp to entirely different dimensions. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}} The turmoil this caused to the fabric of space/time caused Optimus Prime to vanish into another universe, so the Autobots sent a search probe into subspace through a space bridge. Floating in the gap between realities, the probe began searching through those innumerable other realities, searching for the one into which Prime had disappeared. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} A squad led by [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] ended the chaos by destroying the space bridge nexus, but this did not close Unicron's portal {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}} through which he soon emerged. {{storylink|The End}}

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===Live-action film series===
[[File:Defiance4 dynasty dimension jump.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|One of the Dynasty of Primes jumps through interdimensional space using his sarcophagus.]]
:''See also: [[Sarcophagus]], [[Foldspace warhead]]''

The [[Dynasty of Primes]] were the first to possess the power to traverse the interdimensional gulf, which they did using [[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]. Their servants, the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], were also gifted with the power to generate their own personal space bridges so that they could search the universe for stars to feed the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} With the death of the Primes and the banishment of [[The Fallen]] across the dimensions, the technology was lost to modern Cybertronians until reinvented by [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} The unexpected activation of the pillars that made up Sentinel's bridge caused his craft, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], to jink uncontrollably across space and time until it crash-landed on Earth's moon in 1961, {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}} but one pillar recovered from the wreckage was used by the Fallen to broach transwarp and allow him to escape his exile. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Sentinel would later be revived and would use his bridge to transport Cybertron into Earth's [[Star system|solar system]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

A natural subspace fissure known as the [[Alkaris Anomaly]] was responsible for warping the AllSpark into Earth's solar system, but its constantly fluctuating nature meant that when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] attempted to follow, he was disgorged in some far off corner of the galaxy. To delay the Autobots in following him, he had [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] unleash a [[foldspace warhead]], which explosively warped its firer and several Autobots to randomized spots across the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}}
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===''Animated'' cartoon===

[[File:BridgeTooClosept1 spacebridge portal.jpg|left|thumb|Spacebridges consist of two pylons, which generate a spherical transwarp portal between them.]]

Space bridge technology is openly known to operate by piercing transwarp space. The key component in a bridge's functioning is the [[plasma dynamic thruster]], which is responsible for opening the fissures into interdimensional space that allow for transport. {{storylink|TransWarped}} In this universe, the term is even used as a verb: one "TransWarps" from place to place.

Transformers also use subspace for means of accelerated long-distance communication, beaming transmissions through it via use of a [[tachyon transmitter]]. Human science has yet to master this technology; all attempts remain in the development stage. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

Two uses of transwarp space collided in amusing fashion when [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] hijacked the Autobot ship ''[[Sigma Supreme|Steelhaven]]''. Using the Autobots' space bridge, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] was able to hack into the frequency Swindle used to access his subspace storage pocket and TransWarped [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] ''through'' it, so that he emerged on the ''Steelhaven'' through the access drawer in Swindle's chest. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[File:Transcendent6 transwarp gate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A transwarp portal in one of the TransTech's Bleed Transit Facilities.]]
In one of the oldest realities in the multiverse, Cybertron was never burdened by civil war. Its inhabitants, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s, instead dedicated themselves to a study of the infinite mysteries of transwarp space, and the other dimensions that could be reached through it. Appointing themselves stewards of the multiverse, the TransTech constantly monitor transwarp (or "the bleed", as they also call it {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}), chronicling each distinct universe they find and sifting through the interdimensional void for travelers in danger. Those who lose their way in transwarp can be redirected to one of the TransTech's receiving stations, where the travelers are then processed and allowed to live in the city of [[Axiom Nexus]] until such time as it may become possible to return them to their world of origin. When [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] wound up in Axiom Nexus, [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] gave them the abbreviated version of the TransTech's mission statement, and filled them in on the myriad uses of transwarp, explaining its connection to space bridges, time travel, subspace and more. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

From a far-off corner of the multiverse, a team of [[GoBots]] voyaged across transwarp space using [[Zebediah Braxis|Dr. Braxis]]'s [[Dimensional Interfacer]]. Their transit was detected by the TransTech, though the Interfacer's method of piercing transwarp was noted to be unlike any of the technology used by the Transformers to do so. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

[[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] sold Transwarp drives as a way to travel between realities. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
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===Aligned continuity family===

{{See also|GroundBridge}}

[[File:OpBBpt1 inside the groundbridge.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The interior of the GroundBridge.]]

Interdimensional transport technology was developed by the [[Ancient]]s, but lost to the Transformers of the modern day until it was re-engineered during the three-year period of inactivity that followed the opening salvo of their conflict on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|''Prime'' graphic novel}} {{storylink|Out of the Past}} While the Decepticons dedicated their efforts to recreated full-fledged space bridge tech, the most the Autobots could muster, with only human technology to work with, was a scaled-down version known as the "[[GroundBridge]]" that could only transport travelers around the planet and no further. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}
[[File:PhantomoftheSea interdimensionalvoid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The ''S.S. Phantom Voyager'' floats in the void outside of time.]]
Ground and space bridge portals take the appearance of a tunnel of light disappearing into the distance, but after walking partway into this tunnel, travelers will vanish in a flash over an unseen "event horizon", entering a swirling blue-green tunnel that cuts through transwarp itself with no visible beginning or end, before reappearing at their destination in a similar manner. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

The island of [[Griffin Rock]] was also home to several independent examples. Human scientists experimented with transwarp travel as part of their [[Sanctuary Plan]], outfitting robotic "[[Tracer (RB)|tracers]]" with crystals that would teleport the island's human population to a subterranean shelter via subspace wormholes. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', a ship from 1915, was teleported into the future by a malfunctioning [[Temporal Station|time machine]] on board, it disappeared into the interdimensional void outside of time. The ship rested in the void for a brief period before returning to the timestream, ten years into the future, repeating the process for a hundred years before being returning to its home time. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Cyberverse-TheCrossroads-TwoArks.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The ''Arks'' of two different dimensions meet in unspace.]]
The space between universes, unspace was a dangerous realm, its properties breaking down matter native to any universe. {{storylink|The Crossroads}} The bizarre, self-proclaimed masters of the multiverse known as the [[Quintesson]]s made free usage of unspace's lethal properties, using large quantities of it to destroy any universe they deemed guilty. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}}

The crew of [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], after making use of an old [[space bridge]], wound up in unspace along with several of their counterparts from other universes, a few Autobot crews meeting grizzly ends in the void. Using nine [[AllSpark]]s, the ''Arks'' managed to escape. {{storylink|The Crossroads}} The experience inspired [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] to bottle some unspace goo for use as weapon. His goo soon proved its worth by destroying [[Vector Sigma]] so that the [[Decepticon]]s could not pervert it. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, they incorporated [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] into their new [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]]. To stop him, [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] unleashed the mighty [[Iaconus]], prompting the Quintessons to retaliate with [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]]. Even with Quintesson technology augmenting his body, Croaton could not defeat Iaconus, forcing Starscream to kill the War Titan by dousing his head with unspace goo. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}}

During the invasion, [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] had stolen the Quintessons' [[multiverse drive]], {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}} and travelled to another reality. In this world, Megatron found that [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|his counterpart]] had won the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] after stealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Managing to steal the Matrix, along with [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] and the [[Insecticon (Cyberverse)|Insecticons]], Megatron fled back to his reality, aware that his counterpart would follow. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} To that end, he had Astrotrain and Dead End fashion a weapon that could banish its targets to unspace. {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}} While the weapon proved readily capable of banishing the [[Perfect Decepticon]]s to the hellish realm, the alternate Megatron swatted away the weapon before he could be consigned to such a fate. {{storylink|The Other One}}

==See also==
* [[Blasty Zone]]
* [[Infraspace]]
* [[Inner space]]
* [[Limbo]]
* [[Teleportation]]
* [[Void]]

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Dead Universe

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[[File:Devastation3 DeadUniverse.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|More like DRED universe, mirite???]]

The '''Dead Universe''' is a mysterious and malevolent realm, a universe that lurks on the far side of all living worlds. This lifeless plane is home only to the vast, undead intelligence known only as the [[D-Void]], which preys upon those of the living universe, intent on using them as pawns to expand the borders of the Dead Universe, giving it new life to feed upon.

Various points of access to the Dead Universe exist, with regions of notable death and decay apparently serving as prime loci for the creation of portals between the worlds. Those who cross over from the living universe to the dead are said to become dead themselves, in both body and mind, left unable to survive outside the Dead Universe for more than short periods of time. A characteristic shared by these victims is the presence of an interdimensional link within their bodies that straddles the living and dead universes.

Sometimes, the Dead Universe is not a realm of pure evil, but rather an infinite realm of nothingness, more akin to [[unspace]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Had nature taken its course, the Dead Universe would likely have been just another one of the many realities that exist within the [[multiverse]]. Its fate, however, was forever altered when the Decepticon scientist [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], based in the year [[2014]], used a time machine to reach back through history to the moment time began in the Dead Universe, whereupon he siphoned off its life energy from the very instant of its creation in order to fuel a grand scheme he was in the process of carrying out. The result was a stillborn universe, birthed into a state of perpetual unlife. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

The Dead Universe would soon receive visitors: [[zombie]]s created by [[Undermind|an infestation]] from yet another universe and led by [[Britt]]. To prevent the infestation from reaching a living [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in his relative past, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] in [[2011]] hijacked Britt's transportation gate to teleport all of the undead nearby—Kup himself included—to the beginning of the Dead Universe, where they would find naught to feed on. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

The only known native entity to reside within the Dead Universe was the D-Void, which was one with the Dead Universe, and sought to expand its borders to consume the living universe. Using an aspect of itself known as the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], the D-Void sought out catspaws within the living universe; [[Nova Prime]] felt its pull through his [[Matrix of Leadership]], and so embarked with the crew of the original [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to follow the sensation back to its source. When the Ark traced it to a cosmic anomaly within the [[Benzuli Expanse]], crewmember [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] steered the vessel into the anomaly, transporting them to the mysterious dimension. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} The crew were rendered undead upon entry, and Nova Prime came into possession of the Heart of Darkness, renaming himself "Nemesis Prime". {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}}

[[File:SpotlightCyclonus DeadUniversetransformers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The Boyzone reunion tour just got more interesting.]]
The Ark crew remained trapped in the Dead Universe for millions of years until a permanent gateway was opened between the universes on the planet [[Gorlam Prime]], when the second of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] ores struck the world and decayed an underground chamber, enabling a portal to form there. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} In time, they also learned to use the Benzuli Expanse anomaly to travel back and forth between the worlds, and with access back to their universe of origin now at their fingertips, Nemesis Prime initiated a plan to cause the "[[Expansion]]", merging the living and dead universes into one ordered whole that he would rule. Though not explicitly stated, this merge was almost certainly the bidding of the D-Void, which Prime was unaware he was following.

Prime's chief scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] oversaw the facets of the Expansion from a staging base on Gorlam Prime. Devices known as "[[Nega-Core]]s" were installed on [[Corata-Vaz]], [[Rotan]], and the fourth moon of [[Bhul]], which would accelerate the steady growth of the Benzuli Expanse anomaly, causing the living universe to be subsumed into the dead. Fortunately, the Autobots were able to occupy the guardians assigned to protect the Nega-Cores long enough for the cores to be removed and dumped into the Dead Universe itself by a team protected from its death-inducing effects by [[Pretender]] shells. With the cores' detonation, the Benzuli Expanse anomaly collapsed, sealing off the Dead Universe. Simultaneously, Galvatron betrayed Nemesis Prime, slaying him and stealing the Heart of Darkness but was then cast into an energy reservoir by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Revelation (IDW)|Revelation}}

Saved from destruction by the power of the Heart of Darkness, Galvatron emerged from the reservoir years later and travelled to Gorlam Prime, where he discovered that the portal there had been reactivated. Learning that the entire population of the planet had recently been lured through the portal by a mysterious force, Galvatron entered it himself, returning to the Dead Universe, where he watched as the Gorlamians were consumed by the D-Void, the existence of which was revealed to him at last. Escaping its clutches, Galvatron returned to the living universe, destroyed the portal, and set about forming an army in preparation to defend against the D-Void's coming, believing that the Heart of Darkness had chosen him to stop it. {{storylink|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness}}

Told by the Heart that the D-Void would be able to emerge through [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] since it was a dead world, Galvatron attempted to stop it by feeding the Heart to [[Vector Sigma]], the mega-computer at the planet's core. What he did not realize, however, was that he was enacting the D-Void's will, and that feeding the Heart to Vector Sigma would ''transform'' the planet into the portal that would allow it to fuse the living and death universes, consuming all life. Fortunately, Optimus Prime was able to open the Matrix and close the portal, sealing off the last known opening to the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

Galvatron and Nova Prime were reborn within the Dead Universe following their deaths in the living universe. After using [[Ore-14]] and [[Ore-2]] to create an undead [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] used the space bridge at its heart to make contact with Galvatron and Nova Prime within the Dead Universe and plan their return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Though establishing the link burned out the titan's space bridge, Shockwave simply captured [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and used the space bridge within his body to open a portal for the pair to emerge from. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

At the same time, the destruction of Gorlam Prime at the hands of Jhiaxus created a one-way portal into the Dead Universe. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] led a team inside to investigate, only to find that the Universe was shrinking. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} After [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] pushed Nova Prime back through the portal in Megatron's body, Nova confronted Orion Pax's team and demonstrated that the collapsing universe was giving him increasing control over its reality, {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} before revealing that he had captured Kup and was trying to use his connection to the living universe to create a space bridge from the ancient Transformer's body. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

Orion Pax destroyed Nova Prime, {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} and as he and his team escaped with the aid of the Autobot scientist [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]], the Dead Universe finally collapsed and destroyed itself. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The [[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]] of [[Primax 1086.0 Kappa]] pulled [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]] from a Dead Universe to serve as the leader of the [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

When asked if the Dead Universe had its own [[universal stream]] designation, [[Vector Prime]] explained that iterations of the Dead Universe were "pocket universes" of other realities, and as such did not warrant their own stream designations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/16}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:EarthriseEpisode5-SkyLynxfloating.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Long ago, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] used the [[Staff of Solus]] to banish [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] into the Dead Universe as punishment for trying to steal the Matrix of Leadership. Eventually, its infinite nothingness gave Sky Lynx enough time to reflect upon his mistakes and become more humble, now having the purpose of redeeming himself for his past behavior and escaping from his exile. Besides the bot, statues of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], [[Alchemist Prime]], and [[Solus Prime]] were all that remained in the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

The ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and its crew accidentally entered the Dead Universe after their battle with the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] that resulted in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station's space bridge exploding. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}} Confused as to what their current location was, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] soon realized where they were upon seeing Sky Lynx. He then proceeded to teleport [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to an empty area, where he taught Prime to let go of his self-blame and concentrate the power of the Matrix to escape the Dead Universe. Eventually, Prime managed to do so and opened a rift out of the realm. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] noticed the rift, and decided to take the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' through it. Upon his arrival, Megatron encountered [[Galvatron (G1)|a mysterious guide]] who took him on a journey through his past and told him what he needed to do in order to kill Prime.

During the Autobots' attempt at going through the rift, Megatron tried to strike the ''Ark'' down by concentrating his rage and sending a [[Hate Plague|powerful red beam]] towards it, but Sky Lynx put himself between the beam and the ''Ark'', allowing the Autobots to escape before being disintegrated. Shortly after, the ''Nemesis'' followed them out of the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

Upon exiting, the ships were rendered immobile due to processing a [[Earthrise episode 6#Transformers references|massive data upload]] received in the Dead Universe. Shortly after, the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' exited the Dead Universe, as it was covertly following the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

==Notes==
* A monstrous other universe of darkness that wanted to kill the real universe? Also the enemy in ''NecroWar'', a cut-short comic [[Simon Furman]] wrote for [[Dreamwave Productions]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dead Universe''' (デッドユニバース ''Deddo Yunibāsu'')

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Primus

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[[File:PrimusG1.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''[[Hasbro|They]] call him Gee-Oh-Dee And he the [[Big Daddy (G1)|big daddy]] He look like [[Hot Rod (G1)|me]] But he more [[Facial hair|beardie]]'']]

'''Primus''' is the creator-god of the [[Transformer]]s. An ancient and ethereal being whose origins date back to the beginnings of the universe itself, Primus is a multiversal force for good, his life force existing across multiple realities and infinite alternate universes. In each one, he is the final defense against his fallen sibling, [[Unicron]] the Chaos-Bringer.

Primus eventually transformed himself into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; from its surface, his creations have risen to defend and patrol the galaxy. Within the depths of Cybertron, the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] serves as his internal mainframe, and a gateway for select Transformers to access his power. A portion of his lifeforce resides within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which often determines the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s. Prophecies of a war to come were written down in his [[Covenant of Primus|holy covenant]] as well. The [[spark]] of each Transformer is a small piece of Primus's essence, and together they form his lifeforce, the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]].

Though wise and powerful beyond measure, Primus is neither infallible nor without weakness. At times he has [[Out of Time!|been deceived by mere mortals]], has made [[The Sun|miscalculations]] which [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|jeopardized all of existence]], and has been betrayed by one of his [[The Fallen|earliest creations]]. Indeed, even the intended agents of his grand plan, the Transformers, have all too frequently become mired in endless civil war. Still, in [[Withered Hope|most realities]] he has [[Wreckers: Finale Part II|managed to hold the line]] against Unicron and other threats, either directly or through his innumerable children.

{{quote|[['Til all are one|Until all are one!]]|Primus to his children|"[[Trap]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
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The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved significantly since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form, it went through several distinct versions in Marvel's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK ''Transformers'' comic]] under the pen of author [[Simon Furman]]. The first take on the myth was recounted by Unicron himself in the story "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]" to [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe who led an army of [[Dark God]]s against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light God]]s.

The role of the Light and Dark Gods diminished with each subsequent retelling of the story: when the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] told the story in [[The Primal Scream|Marvel US #61]], he noted that Primus and Unicron were the last members of their respective pantheons, holdovers from a prior age of gods. This version established that Primus had defeated Unicron at the dawn of time by trapping on the physical plane, then reshaped his own body into Cybertron, before creating the Transformer species and imbuing them with a portion of his divine essence through the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The third iteration in [[The Void! (US)|Marvel US #74]] explained that Unicron had destroyed the "[[old realms]]" that had existed before the present-day universe, and that the "sentient core" of the universe created Primus to defend the universe from Unicron. Unlike Unicron, Primus did not appear in the concurrent ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon; with the conclusion of the Marvel comic, Primus mostly faded into the background for the next decade beyond a few namedrops in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon,

During this time, meanwhile, the Primus myth would be revitalized for the [[1998]]–[[2001]] [[BotCon]] storyline ''[[Reaching the Omega Point]]'', in which a version best resembling the Marvel US #74 version (but with a pantheon of gods existing in the old universe) was recounted in the 1999 "[[Covenant (story)|Covenant]]" prose story. In this version, before enacting his initial plan to trap both Unicron and himself within asteroids, Primus devised a dry run for his later plan of creating mechanical life, which brought about a group of twelve Transformers called the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]], the first of Primus's children. In [[2004]], the [[Disclosure|third issue]] of the ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]'' comics series saw the first attempt of merging the Primus creation story of the G1 comics with the [[Quintesson]] creation story of the G1 cartoon, stating that the Quintessons had come to Cybertron (as opposed to building it like the cartoon claimed) and sought to control Primus's power in order to create the Transformers. The supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]], which had given life to the Transformers in the cartoon, was stated to the be the physical embodiment of Primus, and that the ancient [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] computer from the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' was the means through which the Quintessons had subjugated Vector Sigma/Primus.

The first modern interpretation of the myth came from a set of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer, which introduced the idea that the two were originally brothers, created by an extradimensional entity called the "[[Transformer afterlife|All Spark]]". to explore the universe. When he wrote ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide]]'', Simon Furman would expand on this version of the tale by incorporating aspects of the original Marvel stories, and established the name of their creator as "[[The One]]". It was also established at this point that Primus had created the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen]] Transformers to defeat Unicron—likely building off the Covenant's aforementioned origin story—and that Primus himself could transform from Cybertron into a [[robot mode]] like Unicron, but preferred not to, choosing to remain connected to the universe on a planetary level. This became the definitive version of the Primus/Unicron myth, which went on to influence fiction such as the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' comics and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics. Notably, Fun Publications would establish that Primus was a [[multiversal singularity]]; across all the myriad dimensions in the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], there was only ''one'' Primus who existed simultaneously across many timelines.

Around this time, [[TakaraTomy]] began to take a hard look at the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] and, seemingly in accordance to the "Primus exists in all worlds" concept, decided to bring the character into this universe through a series of retcons that saw multiple separate characters and concepts merged into one entity. Like ''The Wreckers'' comics, Vector Sigma was made into a form of Primus, along with the Oracle and, uh, the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]], the simian assistant of [[Primacron]] (the creator of Unicron in the G1 cartoon). In short, this version of Primus started as Primacron's assistant, became the energy-like G1 Oracle, assumed his Rodimus-esque Primus robot form, transformed into Vector Sigma, and finally evolved into the ''Beast Machines'' Oracle. A [[2019]] [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|comic]] then saw the Oracle recreated into a new version of Vector Sigma to tie in with its appearance in the later-set ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoon.

After the end of ''Universe'', the [[Unicron Trilogy]], and the Unicron-heavy [[Dreamwave Productions]] comic books, Hasbro eased off on Primus and Unicron stories for a while: the major new universes created in western media between then and [[2010]]—those of the [[IDW Publishing]] comic books, the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] and the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon—all eschewed use of the Primus creation myth. When [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[2005 IDW continuity|first universe]] debuted in [[2005]], author Simon Furman, likely tapping into some of the fatigue regarding the Primus/Unicron myth, announced that this new universe would have no Primus or Unicron; in ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', the characters swear by Primacron instead.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/all-this-and-devastation-4/] </ref> ''Animated'' and the films established the [[AllSpark]] as the supernatural mechanism by which new Transformers could be created, while ''Transformers Animated'' did not mention Primus at all due to series art director [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]'s dislike for the character.<ref>[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1759990650].</ref>

In the meantime, the [[Aligned continuity family]] featured the return of the Primus and Unicron creation myth, which appeared in several episodes of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' television show and the tie-in book ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''.

When Furman left IDW Publishing, different writers were free to reinterpret the rules of the universe, and [[James Roberts]]'s "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]" introduced Primus as a mythological deity, one of many gods of unclear quiddity worshipped by the Cybertronian race. This then tied into an entirely new version of the Primus creation myth in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the 2012 ''More Than Meets The Eye'' annual]]: Primus was the first god who split himself into a pantheon known as the "[[Guiding Hand]]", and he had taken the form of [[Vector Sigma]] after a vicious battle against Mortilus.

In 2016, Fun Publications finally did away with multiversal singularities through the "[[Another Light]]" stories, which threw the entire thing out through the in-fiction concept of the [[Shroud]]. This meant that Primus no longer had to exist in all realities; future ''Transformers'' stories may include or exclude him as they see fit, or dramatically reinterpret his origins and personality. Indeed, this very phenomenon occurred happened in the final issues of IDW's first universe: the last few issues of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' revealed that the Primus of that reality was never really a god, nor even a particularly powerful being: he was merely the first Cybertronian ever created, a humble 'bot who now went by the name of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. Some years later, the Japanese-exclusive ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' series introduced an entirely new backstory for the Japanese G1 cartoon version of Primus by establishing him as having once been the leader of the heroic [[Primus Vanguard]] in a previous universe.

==Generation 1 continuity family==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|left|"No, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is [[FIRRIB|''blue''!"]]]]
As the universe began in its existence and life was beginning to form, it was under threat by the greatest evil: last of the [[Dark God]]s, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} However, this fledging life had a protector created by the [[The One|sentient core of the universe]] {{storylink|The Void!}} in the form of Primus, Lord of the [[Light God]]s and who needed to defeat Unicron before he could take his place in the [[Omniversal Matrix]]. However, this clash of the opposing gods caused galactic devastation, against Primus's wishes. Thus, he conceived of a trap; Primus moved from his weakened energy form to the astral plane for apparent further battle, and Unicron followed. Before Unicron could finish him off and extinguish his "lifeglow", Primus returned to the physical world and Unicron followed again... only to find them both materializing in "tiny, barren lumps of space junk". Primus closed off their path, separating the two gods from their energy forms for all eternity and trapping them in their stone prisons. However, both possessed the ability to reshape their prisons—while Unicron created his into a new body, the first [[Transformer]], Primus instead chose to form his physical form into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and created a native race with converting capabilities mimicking those of Unicron's. Further, Primus infused his essence into a "[[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]]" to create further generations of Transformers with "lifeglow". It was passed down from leader to leader within his children and was the one thing that could destroy Unicron. To prevent Unicron from attacking before his children were ready, Primus underwent slumber to close off the psychic link between the two deities. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Before entering his eons-long slumber, Primus created the [[Last Autobot]], and posted the dormant guardian in hidden location on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

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Eventually, millions of years later, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] found themselves transported to the center of Cybertron, where they discovered the sleeping form of Primus {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} and were told the tale of his and the Transformers' origins by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Subsequently, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]]s attacked, and during the battle, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a universe-shaking "Primal Scream" that alerted Unicron (who was located "outside the fringes of known space") to Primus's location. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Primus himself immediately slipped back into his sleep, but it was too late. Unicron was coming. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}

[[File:OutofTime-wakePrimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Have you tried crashing cymbals together?]]

After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent teams of Autobots to retrieve the lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], the container of Primus' essence that could destroy Unicron, he communed with the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s [[:File:Arkaltar.jpg|Altar to Primus]]. Reaching out his mind to the Creation Matrix, the altar gave him a vision of a Matrix that had been tainted by evil. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

Unicron dispatched a group of [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|heralds]] to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming, including a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] plucked from an [[Rhythms of Darkness!|alternate future]]. Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], forcing him to fully awaken Primus, who possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Here, Primus spoke through Xaaron, telling the Transformers of his history with Unicron. Additionally, Primus chose Optimus Prime to lead both factions, united, against the Chaos Bringer. Primus knew this would draw out the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]] among them, and Autobot and Decepticon were able to put aside their differences to defeat them. When Optimus Prime learned of Primus' ruse, his suspicions regarding his Creator's motives began to grow. Optimus wondered if the Transformers meant anything to Primus beyond being a means to an end. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Primus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now you're like me.]]

Though their battle against the Unicron cultists did temporarily unite both factions, this facade shattered once the Planet-Eater arrived. Sheer terror prevented them from carrying out his desire, and the Transformers fled despite Primus' pleas. Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. Optimus Prime came to a realization, following Primus' destruction and his retrieval of the lost and contaminated Creation Matrix, that Primus did not mean only for the Transformers to fight his battles for him, but to carry on after he was gone. Flying into space with the Matrix, Prime unleashed the full measure of Primus's power, destroying Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Though the Transformers were technically victorious, this victory came with a price. With Primus dead, and with the grievous wounds inflicted on Cybertron itself, the planet threatened to come apart. The Transformers made plans to flee it. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Ultimately, this was averted by the [[Last Autobot]], who put into motion the planet's recovery, allowing the Autobots, who had finally won the civil war, to return to their home. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====Letters page====
When asked why [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] looked like Primus and if it was because he was changed by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] agreed with this speculation and stated that Primus "recreated [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in his own image, calling himself Rodimus Prime". {{storylink|Salvage!|Grim Grams #160}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]], Unicron had destroyed Cybertron by the year 2009. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
However, Primus was not killed but rather his essence was dispersed among his children, now mostly represented by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], which experienced a moral reformation. Autobot, Decepticon, and Cybertronian would later go on to unite as one and vanquish Unicron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
The Primal Scream was heard multiversally, and awoke Unicron from his own slumber as well. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

====''Classics''====
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The Last Autobot created a race of tiny beings, [[Mini-Con]]s, to rebuild and restore Cybertron so that it would be ready for the Autobots' return. Part of the Mini-Cons' job was to excise certain evolutionary throwbacks, remnants of Primus's earlier experiments, such as the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]]s, and this alarmed one Mini-Con. He suspected that one day that Primus would consider the Mini-Cons surplus to requirements as well, and he instigated an insurgency against their Creator and his followers. {{storylink|The New World}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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In ages long past, Primus created the [[Demon]]s as a test run of his creation powers. The Demons created a primitive society based around the worship of Primus only for their free will to cause them to turn on each other and destroy their civilization. Displeased, Primus enacted a cataclysm that rendered the Demons virtually extinct. In their place, Primus created the Transformers. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}

Primus was destroyed in the battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] when his avatar, [[Xaaron]], was blown to pieces by the Chaos-Bringer. His death left a vacuum in [[Zero Space]], which was filled by the malevolent [[Dark Matrix]] creature. The Dark Matrix posed as Primus on several occasions following that, in order to manipulate Primus's children to its benefit. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

The rogue senator [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had a low opinion of Primus, scoffing at the idea of the creator's grand plan, instead choosing to bring about order on his own terms. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}} Once the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] had been destroyed, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] realized that "Primus's" orders contravened order allowing him to deduce that the Dark Matrix creature was posing as the deity. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Within the realm of Zero Space, Optimus Prime revealed to Rodimus that Primus still lived but that the destruction of his avatar had banished him from their reality. As Primus prepared to create a new universe based on the optimum aspects of all the others, the Dark Matrix entity sought to corrupt the new universe only for Rodimus to sever his reality from the larger [[multiverse]], killing the entity and saving Primus's plan. Cut off from Primus however, the Cybertronians of that universe turned mortal and eventually passed of old age. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
When asked why [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] looked like Primus, [[Vector Prime]] answered with "Nepotism?" {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 30.2C 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/30}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
In addition to its occasional invocation in prayer or in righteous anger by the Beast Warriors, {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Primus's name was also lent to a set of prophetical datatrax, known as the [[Covenant of Primus]]. From this document, the [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] of this era took his name, and the scriptures foretold the events which completed the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====3H comics====
[[File:Terminus-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Great, now he's going to become the Smoke Monster.]]

Before Primus became Cybertron, he plotted to create robotic life that would ultimately defeat Unicron, but first he needed to do a test run. He created twelve beings, the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]], on a small moon named [[Protos]]. These twelve would watch the Transformers from afar and only intervene when necessary. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

Their intervention would become necessary when [[Shokaract]] used Unicron's essence, the [[Matrix of Conquest|Decepticon Matrix of Conquest]], to conquer the future, threatening the end of all things at an important historical crossroads dubbed Point Omega. Though the Covenant's ranks were halved in the battle against Shokaract on prehistoric Earth during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], they were ultimately able to discover a way to defeat Shokaract and his Unicron-fueled power. The remaining Covenant members returned to their original Primus-spawned energy forms and entered Shokaract's Matrix of Conquest. Reconstituting as an astral form of Primus, they severed Unicron's link with Shokaract, leaving him vulnerable to attack. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

Dispatched to an ice world in the far reaches of the galaxy by the orders of the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Primal Prime]]'s [[Wrecker]]s encountered the exiled [[Quintesson]] known as [[Al-Badur]], who revealed to them the full extent of his race's connection to Cybertron and Primus. Al-Badur explained that, millions of years ago, the Quintessons sought to exploit the power of Primus for profit, and to that end, invaded Cybertron and set up numerous barriers to separate Primus from the Transformers. Their first attempt, the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], met with failure; next, the Quintessons targeted Vector Sigma itself, surrounding it with a shell program that acted as a barrier between the Transformers and the power and guidance of Primus. {{storylink|Disclosure}} Realizing that the Oracle itself was the Quintessons' shell program, Primal Prime began to fear that all that had come about as a result of its guidance—including [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s mission to restore a techno-organic balance to Cybertron—was all part of a Quintesson plot, but [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] assured him that Primus worked in mysterious ways.

The Wreckers soon returned to Cybertron, discovering that in their absence, Optimus Primal had achieved his goal of recreating the planet as a technorganic world. In the wake of this overwhelming transformation, the Quintessons had invaded the planet, but they were not the only threat to Cybertron's safety: The Wreckers were also faced with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], who had used the legendary [[Divine Light]] to tap into the power of Primus and transform himself into a living god. During the course of the battle that ensued, Primal Prime and [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] were struck by a blast of Primus's power by Cryotek, which wound up merging them into [[Sentinel Maximus]]. At Al-Badur's direction, Sentinel Maximus steered the battle to an interdimensional portal chamber far below the planet's surface, where [[Matrix Templar]]s [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] began draining Primus's power out of Cryotek. To stop them, Cryotek shattered the Divine Light and absorbed Primus's energies directly into himself, where they could not drain it, but as he grappled with Sentinel Maximus, the fused Autobot forced them both through the portal, into a [[transwarp|shapeless interdimensional void]]. Although unable to drain Primus's power any further, Cryotek was sustained in the void by the power he had absorbed, and he was ready to carry on the battle until Primus himself—now unshackled thanks to the destruction of the Oracle in the final stages of Optimus Primal's quest—took an active hand, spiriting Sentinel Maximus away to partake in [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|another battle]] elsewhere in the multiverse.

While all of this was happening on Cybertron, elsewhere in the universe, on [[New Quintessa]], Primus briefly possessed the body of [[Icebird]] so that he could address the Quintesson leader [[Heirodyus|Judge Heirodyus]]. Primus shocked the Quintesson by revealing that he had allowed all that had transpired to occur, and he "thanked" Heirodyus for his race's role in the scheme, promising to call upon them again if he ever needed an "evolutionary crisis" to drive his children forward. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:TFUPrimus.jpg|thumb|Alpha, Rita's escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!]]
In the wake of the repulsion of the Quintesson invasion, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began gathering Transformers from across the multiverse, forcing them to fight and harvesting the [[spark]]s of the losers to restore his power. With each spark devoured, Primus was weakened, and so, communing with Alpha Trion, he chose to summon Optimus Primal back from the Allspark, restoring the Maximal commander to life. {{storylink|Abduction}} Primal was charged with re-securing the battling captives from the Pit of Unicron and leading a team of multiversal warriors to put a stop to this soul-stealing scheme before it could cause the Allspark to collapse. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

Primus allowed Optimus Primal to choose any Transformer who ever existed—living or dead—for his army. This required considerable amounts of Primus's power, so Primal was told to choose sparingly. Primal chose his departed former troops [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} Ultimately, however, Unicron's defeat came not as a result of their efforts, but as a consequence of another battle, happening in another corner of the Transformers multiverse. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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===''Universe'' CD-ROM comic===
[[File:UniverseCDROM-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|In the future, Primals will travel on beams of light!]]

In [[Primax 603.0 Gamma|a universe]] where [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] led the [[Autobot]]s and [[Reptilion]] led the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Acheron|a ship]] arrived once a year, when the Transformers' civil war reached a fever pitch. The ship abducted every Decepticon it could find and promptly left.

These Decepticons were brought to Unicron, who was preparing them for an eventual, ultimate battle for the universe. But unknown to even Unicron, Primus, the sentient core of Cybertron, was amassing an army of Autobots that rivaled Unicron's army of Decepticons. Could Primus meet Unicron's challenge, or was the universe doomed? {{storylink|Transformers: Universe CD-ROM|Universe CD-ROM}}
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===''The Ultimate Guide''===
[[File:WarWithinPrimus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Is it safe to assume his planet mode has {{w|Primus (band)|Seas of Cheese?}}]]

[[The One]], a harmonious fusion of chaos and order, was witness to the beginning of the universe. Seeking to learn more of this new world, The One created [[Unicron]], and then divided him into Unicron and Primus. Both creations "spread their entirety across new planets, throughout many realities, seeding the future". However, Primus came to realize his brother had become a force of Chaos and destruction. Primus took on the mantle of Order, protecting the universe by attacking Unicron with the powers granted to him by The One. Like his nemesis, Primus had a planet mode and a robot mode, although he preferred to remain in planet mode and leave the transformation to his own creations, the [[Transformer]]s. He also possessed a separate astral form that resembled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and his essence was contained within the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

In one war with Unicron, Primus created [[Thirteen|13 Transformers]] to optimize his defensive and tactical options in planet mode. However, [[The Fallen|one betrayed]] his master and attempted to sabotage Primus on behalf of Unicron, but ended up joining his new master in a black hole. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
When The Fallen's foul essence took root within [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s spark, the Autobot became plagued by numerous visions. Among the events he bore witness to was Primus deconstructing The Fallen with a wave of his hand. {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====The old universe====
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Existing in the universes prior to the [[G1 World]], the Oracle (オラクル ''Orakuru'') was an energy being made out of what would later be termed "righteous [[Angolmois Energy]]". Appointing him as the leader of the [[Primus Vanguard]], [[the One]] granted him [[Golden Power|a golden body]], and the Oracle became "Primus" (プライマス ''Puraimasu''). {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}} As leader, Primus received the [[Silver Matrix]] that could absorb the [[Star Power]] from the seven other Matrices possessed by the leaders of the individual orders within the Vanguard. Acting as his personal pet was [[Primacron]], who acquired intelligence by his proximity to Primus and plotted against his master.

In the course of Primus's leadership, the Vanguard fought against the [[Specter]]s, but, due to their enemy's nature as "inversions" of the lights they utilized, they came up short in permanently defeating them. They decided to shine their Matrices at their maximum power to extinguish all shadow, but this had the secondary effect of unifying the seven universes into [[Precursor World|one]]. This universe would come under attack itself, this time by the [[Vok]], who sought to restart reality to their liking. Using the [[Black Legendisc]] to peer into the future, Primus saw the next universe as filled with death and cruelty and realized the origin of the Vok as the Specters thought fully defeated. While dismayed at the thought of defeating them again only for them to ascend even further, Primus was confronted by Primacron, who revealed that he had extracted Angolmois Energy from the Silver Matrix and had plans to become the master of the next universe. Realizing that Primacron had created the next universe, Primus had a breakdown and concocted a plan to beat everybody to the punch and restart the universe himself for a glorious future. His ravings repelled away the commanders and marshals of the Primus Vanguard, who kept their Matrices with them. Lost, Primus came upon a realization—he could use warriors forged in the fires of the future universe as pawns for his plan to correct the future. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}} Using the [[Golden Age (Generations)|Golden Age]], a group of golden-hued warriors and his own direct hand, Primus gathered the worn-out Silver Matrix from the next universe, {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}} [[Halfshell]]'s [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]], and [[Turtler]]'s [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]]. {{Storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

[[File:Generations Selects Primus.jpg|thumb|left|350px]]
To defeat the Vok and gather the seven Star Powers, Primus collected [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (as he could interface with the Vok's energies) from [[2011]] in the next universe. {{storylink|Star Convoy comic}} Primus gave Optimus Prime the future Silver Matrix {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}} {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}} After revealing their deaths that would take place soon in their native spacetime, Primus sent Optimus and Galvatron to deal with the Vok attack on the [[Blue Planet (Generations)|Blue Planet]] and disappeared from their presence. {{storylink|Star Convoy comic}}

Primus made his reappearance after Galvatron upgraded himself into Ultra Megatron, and his battle with Star Convoy forced him and the [[Blue Order]] to intervene. He filled in Star Convoy as to what the true nature of the universe they were in was—that its end would birth the next universe—{{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}} and warned the other orders of the Primus Vanguard to protect their respective Matrices after Ultra Megatron stole the [[α Matrix|Blue Matrix]]. After the Blue Order was destroyed by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxuses]]' betrayal (the two sought to destroy the Primus Vanguard and end Primus's ambitions), Primus gathered the fallen blue warriors' [[spark]]s into his [[Golden Noah]], stating that they would be reborn in the next universe.

On the Blue Planet, Primus watched on as events unfolded with the [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]] stealing the Matrices before the Megatron Omega/Straxus alliance could. The golden one explained that the Seacons were altered by [[Angolmois Energy]] brought here within Galvatron, prompting [[Primacron]] to show up and accuse the Oracle for using ''his'' creation and causing it to proliferate throughout the past universe. The smaller alien demanded to know what he was planning, {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} to which Primus answered that he was out to stop Primacron's plans of using Star Power to control the birth of the next universe and become a god. To add to his convoluted machinations, Primus summoned the [[Primitive]] {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] from the [[2050]] of the next universe. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

In response to the Dinobots, Primacron transformed the Blue Planet into a gigantic imitation of Primus, Neo Primus. Aboard the titanic robot, Primus arrived to the confrontation between Megatron Omega and God Neptune, eventually revealing them all to be pawns in his grand scheme. After asking Star Convoy to join him and getting the expected rejection, Primus revealed his Silver Matrix, the one native to this time, and used it to absorb the necessary Star Power from God Neptune, Purple Convoy, and the older Silver Matrix. With all seven lights under his control, Primus called for the universe to be recreated... {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}} However, Primacron was quick to act and used Neo Primus to trap Primus in a vision of his fated beginning in the next universe. The former pet forced Primus to shed his golden shell, revealing the diminutive Oracle underneath. Initially dejected by his future existence of being constantly used by others, the Oracle was encouraged to persist by his former subordinate Convoys and Primes. Megatron Omega had other plans, absorbing Primus's servant [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Golden Power]] to become "Gold Megatron". With the Silver Matrix, Gold Megatron sought to become the new Primus and even created [[New Primus Vanguard|a doppelganger Primus Vanguard]] to fulfill this goal. Seeing the dire straits they were in, the Oracle ordered the Golden Age to transform Star Convoy into Gold Primus Convoy so that he could fight against his equally golden nemesis. Thanks in part to Vector Sigma in the very far future commanding [[Lio Convoy]] to send the [[spark]] of the good Megatron of [[2050]] back to the Precursor World, Gold Megatron was eventually defeated and reverted back to Galvatron. The Oracle brought them back to their native time, assisting Optimus Prime in defeating the resurrected Unicron with his positive Angolmois Energy. Thanking Optimus for making him realize the importance of preserving history, the Oracle promised to always protect life from evil Angolmois Energy. The Oracle sent all of the future visitors to their proper times and erased [[2011]]'s Optimus Prime and Galvatron's memories of their experiences in the Precursor World.

However, the Oracle was captured by Straxus and kept in a stasis tank at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}} where he was spotted when [[Magna Convoy]] invaded the base for the [[Matrix Sword]], seemingly unaware of the trapped being's significance. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}}

====Another life====
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The Oracle survived into the [[G1 World|next universe]] as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] along with Primacron, who had instigated this world. Keeping his promise to use the Oracle as his servant, the Matrix was installed {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}} into an animal-type robot. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Using the Oracle's powers of creating life (or, rather, the Matrix's lifeforce collected from those who existed in the previous universe), Primacron imbued various robotic races with life. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}} The Oracle and his master built the mighty robot, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], {{Storylink|Call of the Primitives}} out of copious amounts of Angolmois Energy {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}} and who recognized that the Matrix could match his power. Not liking that scenario, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Unicron rebelled against Primacron, destroying his base and seemingly killing the Oracle in the process. {{Storylink|Call of the Primitives}} [[File:OracleMatrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|That Matrix sure gets around!|left]] The Oracle, however, was able to survive within the Matrix, fleeing to a planet in the center of the galaxy where he emptied his essence and fused with the sphere that would later be known as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Seeing the threat of [[Tornedron]] in the future, the Oracle summoned the [[Primitive]]s from [[2010]] and tasked them with using their simpler instincts to defeat Primacron's second great creation before sending them back to their proper time. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} The Oracle then transformed his planet into a verdant world. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Kiss Players timeline}}

====Vector Sigma====
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However, the planet was later colonized by the [[Quintesson]]s using a [[Key to Vector Sigma|mechaforming ray]], and the Oracle was sealed into the supercomputer known as Vector Sigma. Using both the [[Key to Vector Sigma|key]] and the Matrix, the Quintessons, led by [[It]], were able to control the Oracle's life-imbuing energies. Through the Quintessons' machinations, the Oracle was able to experiment on the union of mechanical and organic life, which he considered necessary for universal peace. After his first creations, the [[Trans-Organic]]s, were deemed a failure, he created an advanced computer that would carry out the mission in his place. This computer would end up controlling the [[transtector]] factory in [[G Nebula 89]]. Eventually, the Quintessons would use Vector Sigma to create what could be considered Primus's true children: the [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}}

In the following millions of years, Primus became known in Transformer mythology for his prophecies (such as through the [[Covenant of Primus]]) and was worshipped. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

At some point, the Oracle foresaw that the evil [[Sparkbot]]s would attempt to recreate Unicron following the planet-eater's destruction in the year [[2005]]. Again calling himself "Primus", he attempted to stop the villains and their unwitting pawns, the human [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]], appearing as a giant golden hand to snatch away the fragments of Unicron's lifeforce each time the Kiss Players recovered them. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #45-46}} Unfortunately, this merely led the Kiss Players to pursue him through the timestream and resulted in them crashing into the "[[Wall of Time]]" and becoming scattered throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #47}} Knowing that the Kiss Players were innocent in this whole affair, having been duped by the Sparkbots, the benevolent Primus rescued them from the different regions of time and space they had wound up in, and properly introduced himself, explaining the Sparkbots' treachery. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 4}} [[File:TGGPrimus2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.55]] He then took them back in time to prehistoric Earth, arriving just in time to witness the Sparkbots' successful restoration of Unicron to life. Primus transformed once more and unleashed the power of his mobile cannon platform, destroying Unicron's energy and sealing it and the Sparkbots deep within the planet. To ensure that Unicron would never be freed again, {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} Primus created a mighty guardian, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], who would watch over it and the Earth. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} To allow others to activate Brave Maximus, the Oracle created the [[O-Part]]s as part of a complex system to wake the giant. {{storylink|Peril from the Past|The Final Key? Farewell, Ai}} With the battle over, Shaoshao asked about the Kiss Players' future, but Primus did not reply. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} After sending the Kiss Players back to their home time, Primus transformed into the golden sphere of Vector Sigma and returned to his world to sleep. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #48-51}}

In 1985, seeking to combat the [[Autobot]]s' rule of the roads, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] created the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and brought them to Cybertron with the intent of having Vector Sigma program them with true cybernetic personalities. Requiring Vector Sigma's [[Key to Vector Sigma|activation key]] to bring the computer online, he stole it from [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and successfully completed his plan. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} In retaliation, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] constructed his own new team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but Megatron had already returned to Earth with the key still in his clutches, leaving the Autobots unable to reactivate Vector Sigma. As a first-generation product of Vector Sigma, Alpha Trion shared the mega-computer's computation matrix, and sacrificed himself by merging his lifeforce with it. This action reactivated the computer long enough for Optimus Prime to instruct it to program the Aerialbots with life. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

In [[2010]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] downloaded Vector Sigma's knowledge, [[Grimlock's New Brain|in the process becoming a genius]]. It was with this knowledge that Grimlock was able to make the intelligent [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] without Vector Sigma's direct intervention. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

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In [[2011]], one year after Optimus Prime drained the energies of the Matrix to cure the [[Hate Plague]], the loss of the Matrix's energy caused Vector Sigma to destabilize, threatening Cybertron with destruction. The Decepticons—their forces bolstered with the recent addition of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] warriors from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]—sought to take advantage of the chaos that ensued, seeking to gain control of the unstable computer, thereby bringing Cybertron under their dominion again. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

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Determined to save the planet at any cost, Optimus Prime fought his way through the tunnels leading to Vector Sigma's chamber, led by the [[ghost]] of Alpha Trion, while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and a group of Autobot Headmasters began searching for the Matrix, which had been left on Earth to recharge itself using the planet's natural energy. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Although they were successful in their mission, and the Matrix was even recharged by Alpha Trion, they were not fast enough to re-stabilize Vector Sigma with it, forcing Optimus Prime to sacrifice his life (again) by merging with the computer and restoring it to normal. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma began a series of experiments to create a new super-alloy. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] and his cassettes were able to penetrate Vector Sigma's chamber and learn of the experiments, which in turn prompted [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to launch an all-out attack on Cybertron to secure the new alloy, [[Cybertonuron]], for himself. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} However, Galvatron's ally, Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], was not enthused at the idea of Galvatron acquiring such a powerful weapon, and determined to keep the metal out both his hands and those of the Autobots through means most drastic—the total destruction of Cybertron itself. Powerful bombs were planted in Vector Sigma's chamber, and although the Autobots learned of the plot, they were unable to stop it, and Cybertron was reduced to a burnt-out husk. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

====Recreation and rebirth====
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In the aftermath, the broken form of Vector Sigma was discovered by the Autobot [[Disaster Relief Team]] in the planet's wreckage. Still functioning, the supercomputer granted them new bodies and abilities to help rebuild the planet. Ten years later, Vector Sigma had found a new chamber and aided [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in resurrecting Optimus Prime. They were interrupted by the arrival of the vengeful [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], which led to a battle between [[Sky Reign]] and [[Grand Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} Vector Sigma succeeded in reviving Optimus Prime during the battle, but because of Prime's repeated deaths, the computer's best efforts were only able to grant him one week's worth of life. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} As Unicron attacked Cybertron, Vector Sigma restored the Disaster Relief Team's combiner joints so that they could join the other combiners in fighting him off. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

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At some point, Vector Sigma was stolen by [[The Fallen]], who wished to absorb its power to create new life into himself. The orb rejected The Fallen's efforts, transforming into a robot mode as the Oracle. The Oracle lent its brilliant light to [[Overdrive]] and his [[Quantum Dial]], allowing the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] to summon new defenders from outside space and time to protect Vector Sigma. Overdrive vanished, but six new warriors appeared in the skies to battle The Fallen. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

These warriors were not enough to stop the new combined form of The Fallen, however. Apparently too drained for further resistance, the Vector Sigma orb was claimed by The Fallen, who began to assimilate its properties. [[Shouki]] used his partner [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] as an electrical bow to shoot Vector Sigma free of The Fallen, and [[Goshooter]] then kicked the spherical node right in The Fallen's stupid face. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] merged with the power of Vector Sigma to empower Shouki into a "train bazooka" mode that Goshooter used to deliver the ultimate attack against The Fallen, defeating him. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

====Reformatting====
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Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] between the Autobots and Decepticons, Vector Sigma had again changed form, this time taking up the "Oracle" moniker again. It was rediscovered by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his small band of [[Maximal]]s while they were on the run from [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had conquered the entire planet. To protect Primal's Maximals from the effects of the [[transformation virus]] Megatron had used to conquer Cybertron, the Oracle reformatted them into new [[technorganic]] forms. {{storylink|The Reformatting|Resurrection of the Legend}}

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Through the Oracle, Optimus Primal communed with the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the extradimensional source of all Transformer life to which the computer was connected, and believed that it was the will of the Allspark that Cybertron be restored to its organic beginnings. {{storylink|Survivor|The Machine's Innards}} In truth, Primal was incorrect—the Oracle actually desired a ''balance'' between the organic and the technological—but it would take the disastrous unleashing of the power buried within the computer to make him realize this. When Megatron's treacherous general, [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], discovered that Vector Sigma and the Oracle were one and the same, he used the sparkless [[Diagnostic Drone]] to circumvent the Oracle's "receptive spark" requirement, tapping into the Oracle's "Vector Sigma core" and acquiring from it the code for the mega-computer's legendary key. {{storylink|The Key|The Silence of Iron}} When Optimus next attempted to contact the Oracle, he found himself unable to do so, due to Tankor's tampering. {{storylink|The Catalyst|The Water of Life}}

Tankor proceeded to arm his [[Tank Drone]]s with the power of the Key to Vector Sigma, intending to use it to scour Cybertron of all traces of organic matter, but soon discovered that Megatron had taken control of the drones away from him. In order to trick Megatron into unleashing the key, Tankor had the Diagnostic Drone tap the Oracle once more and send Optimus Prime a false vision, guiding him to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Tankor gambled that Primal would never unleash the Chamber's descructive energy, but that the ''threat'' of it in his control would goad Megatron into activating the key. Tankor gambled wrong; after Megatron triggered the key, Optimus retaliated by unleashing the power of the chamber, and two energies violently cancelled each other out. {{storylink|End of the Line|The Moment of Truth}} Primal was killed by the energy backlash and travelled to the Allspark, but chose not to join it, now understanding what the Oracle truly desired. Primal returned to reality via the Oracle, and the computer vanished. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|The Cost of Victory}} Though, it was anomalously visible again a few times. {{storylink|A Wolf in the Fold|The Spiral of Hatred}} {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike|Captured Souls}} {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|Eternal Friendship}}

It would be some time before Primal realized it, but the Oracle had, in fact, transplanted itself into Primal's body. Megatron was first to realize this and targeted Primal, tricking him with a hologram of Optimus Prime and downloading a portion of the Oracle for himself. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Illusion's Guidance}} Using the power of the Oracle, Megatron attempted to merge all the sparks he had stolen from Cybertron's population with his own, but Primal's Maximals halted his scheme. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|Eternal Friendship}}

Optimus sought to consult with the Oracle one last time before his final showdown against Megatron's forces. The Oracle informed Primal that he already held the wisdom and strength of conviction to triumph and see Cybertron through to its destiny. It then relayed the strength of the sparks contained within the Matrix to give the Maximals new powers, to aid them in the upcoming confrontation. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|Hope's End}} As it would soon turn out, the Oracle had actually orchestrated this entire scenario, so that Optimus Primal and Megatron would both control a portion of its power: with its power split thusly, neither one would be able to obtain their goal without the other. It was Optimus Primal who ultimately claimed victory, driving Megatron into Cybertron's organic core and sacrificing both of them as he activated the Oracle and triggered [[Great Transformation|a planet-wide reformatting]] of Cybertron into a technorganic paradise. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|The Course of the Future}}

The change to his planet also caused Vector Sigma to be reborn in a new physical form. In honor of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], the supercomputer created the "Convoy Type" Transformers to act as guardians for itself. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====The far future====
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[[File:Neo-VectorSigma.jpg|thumb|Vector Sigma's Blue Period.]]
Throughout the tens of thousands of years following the Great Transformation, Vector Sigma was recognized as the god of the Transformers and the ultimate authority over the planet of Cybertron. Day-to-day governance was delegated to the [[Convoy Council]] while Vector Sigma lay within a mighty structure called the [[Tower of Light]]. One day, Vector Sigma got wind of [[Blentron|a group]] searching for [[Angolmois Energy|Unicron's energy]]; it expected his resurrection and converted Cybertron back to being entirely mechanical to prepare for the upcoming war. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} At some point, Vector Sigma expressed its command to [[Lio Convoy]] that the Megatron Omega of [[2050]] be purified and sent to the Precursor World to stop his past self, Gold Megatron. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}}

Part of its further efforts was reining in the loner [[Big Convoy]] and forcing him to take on the task of training a team of Maximal recruits. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} To keep watch on the [[Big Convoy Unit]], Vector Sigma sent [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]] undercover as a cadet. {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}}

Through Big Convoy's Energon Matrix, Vector Sigma would often speak and dispense wisdom to them related to their latest adventure, {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} including relying on your own strength before giving in to fate and the gods, {{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}} reassuring [[Break]] that he was right in valuing his teammates over an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsule]], {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}} telling them that trust is key to a team, {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}} one should care for teammates over the mission, {{Storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} learning about cooperation is still a success even if the mission wasn't, {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} battle requires improvisation, {{Storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} exceeding one's limit can result in miracles, {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} gathering information is important before setting out, {{storylink|Planet of Time}} thanking your crew for a job well done is important, {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} one shouldn't judge a situation based on appearances, {{Storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} people can use their own painful experiences to help better others, {{Storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} teammates are at their strongest when they recognize each other's abilities, {{Storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} one skills are only truly brought out when comrades trust each other, {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} sometimes it's better to just let stupid ones be, {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} give [[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] a break after a long day, {{storylink|The Stolen Gung Ho}} Big Convoy's recruits built themselves up after many adventures and battles, {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} and that Big Convoy was apparently rash in battling the [[Blentron]]s. {{Storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} The influence of Vector Sigma was unknown to the Maximals, with the exception of Heinrad. {{storylink|Ship's Log}}

After the Blentrons resurrected Unicron in an energy body, Vector Sigma again spoke through Big Convoy to express its uncertainty about what Unicron was planning and how, during the Great War, Unicron's energy was removed from his body, which was sealed within the [[Triple Z Point]]. Assuming that Unicron sought to reunite with his body, Vector Sigma ordered the Maximals to travel there before that could happen. However, when the Maximals found the body to be in ruins, Big Convoy realized Unicron's true goal: To possess Cybertron through Vector Sigma and supplant it as the god of the Transformers! {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} In defense, Vector Sigma sent Cybertron's [[Grand Fleet]] to meet the menace in orbit. Finally confirming its influence through Big Convoy, Vector Sigma offered Unicron the choice of being reborn as a Transformer if he gave up his Angolmois Energy and his ambitions. To little surprise, Unicron rejected the offer, and the Grand Fleet was sicced on him. However, it was of little use against the destructive power of Unicron, and the villain broke into Vector Sigma's chamber and took control of his eternal nemesis. As "Vector Sigma Unicron", Unicron took direct control of Cybertron, turning it against the Maximals. {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} Thanks to the intervention of [[Magmatron]], though, Unicron was expelled from Vector Sigma and his threat ended by the Maximals. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} Vector Sigma's repair program healed the computer, and it kicked off the graduation ceremony for Big Convoy's cadets. As thanks for their victory, Vector Sigma offered to promote [[Lio Convoy]] and Big Convoy to Great Convoys; the former readily accepted, but the latter preferred to remain a lone wanderer, travelling space. {{Storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

Vector Sigma created [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!|Forced Fusion! God Fire Convoy}} and granted Fire Convoy his [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Enter! God Magnus}} After being defeated by [[Omega Prime|God Fire Convoy]] in [[2000]], it was decided that [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Destronger]]s, and the [[Commando (RID)|Combatron]]s were to be taken by [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] to stand trial before Vector Sigma for their crimes. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|Final Battle! Fire Convoy}} However, [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] managed to escape from prison and steal an Energon Matrix from Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Vector Sigma created [[Neo Brave Maximus]] to act as the [[Dimensional Patrol]]'s headquarters, allowing the original Brave Maximus to be returned to Earth in the early 21st century. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} [[Prowl 2]] was also born when Vector Sigma infused the rebuilt Beta BT unit of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] with life. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/10}}

===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroes primus and matrix.jpg|thumb|Screw continuity, I don't see YOU with a Matrix!]]

Primus, considered to be the very first Transformer, created the Matrix of Leadership and personally gave it to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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Most Cybertronian religions held that Primus—"The Celestial Architect" and "The Mechanica Divine" {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}—was a mighty warrior-god who emerged from the planet Cybertron in the planet's earliest days; {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} a reaction to the creation of his "[[Unicron/Generation 1|opposite]]". Some sects believed that Primus had dueled and vanquished this villainous being in the days before the creation of the universe, and subsequently became Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}} Others claimed that he had created Cybertron in the year 5 billion BCE. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

The most important myth that surrounded Primus was that of the "[[Guiding Hand]]", the benevolent pantheon of gods that Primus had supposedly brought forth from his own essence. Old-school religions referred his primordial state as the "clenched fist", {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} and from this form Primus split his body into five new entities—Primus the life-giver, [[Mortilus]] the death-bringer, [[Epistemus]], the embodiment of knowledge, [[Solomus]], the embodiment of wisdom, and [[Adaptus]], master of change. Supposedly, Primus believed that every Cybertronian had an obligation to do their part in society, and blessed each one with a [[Alternate mode|second form]] to suit their surroundings. Ultimately, the alliance was undone by the "[[God War]]", turning the members of the Guiding Hand against one another in a cataclysmic conflict against the villainous Mortilus. Legend states that each member of the Guiding Hand was tricked and trapped, changing them into mundane items, and Primus himself became [[Vector Sigma]], bringer of life to a new generation of Cybertronians. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}}

The truth behind these fantastic tales, however, was far more mundane. Rather than a supernatural warrior, Primus was but a simple robot, distinguished only by his unique serial number that marked him as the first of his kind. Primus's abilities were what allowed him to reproduce—his body was capable of manufacturing the [[photonic crystal]]s that allowed more Transformers to come into being, creating the Guiding Hand and eventually igniting the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s that brought the first generation of Cybertronians to life. Ultimately, this utopian era would come to an end when the ambitious ''Adaptus'' triggered the events leading up to the God War. Events culminated in Adaptus unleashing a devastating electromagnetic pulse across the planet, giving rise to the neurological condition known as "[[information creep]]". Primus attempted to absorb as much of the blast as he could, but the sheer power of the pulse permanently garbled his memories, leaving him with no clue of his name or the role he had played in history. Forevermore, the 'bot who had been Primus would become "compulsively forgettable", and although emerging religious sects would subsequently distort what had truly happened into fanciful tales of warring deities, they were never aware that the Transformer they worshipped still walked among them, having adopted a humbler new name: [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
While investigating the killing of a delegation from the [[Twin Star]] Continuum, [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] had a vision of the word "[[Shokaract|Hunter]]" on a wall and pointed it out. [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] did not believe him and scoffed that if Apelinq squinted hard, then he could see the face of Primus.

Apelinq also thought, "Primus help us." when the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s were called in for a mandatory meditation session with [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]]. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Primus was one of many living, transforming planets spawned from the first of such worlds, [[Daiakuron]]. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} When Cybertron fell to war, the battles left Primus starved of energy. As the war wound down, Megatron managed to acquire the Matrix of Leadership and bonded it to his spark. The talisman led him to Primus's face where the tyrant erected a temple that subjected the weakened deity to Megatron's will, causing Primus to begin reformatting Cybertron into Megatron's likeness. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] member [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] ate some [[technorganic]] plant on Cybertron, sprouted from the [[human]]s' efforts to terraform the planet, he was taken on a psychedelic trip, in which he beheld visions of Primus. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} His visions pushed him to draw out a map to the chamber of Primus, hidden deep within Cybertron. Following it, Bazooka, [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Cover Girl]], [[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] discovered Primus' face and Megatron's plan. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

Traveling into Primus's head, the Autobots and Joes met the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]], who revealed to them the planet's origins. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} As Megatron used his control of the Matrix to steer Cybertron towards the [[sun]], Primus awakened and transformed into robot mode in order to feed upon the star. The Autobots and Joes within him fled to the surface, narrowly avoiding being crushed by his changing form. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} During the ensuing battle to end Megatron's control over the god and save the sun, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] emerged from Primus's eye socket and recovered the Matrix for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], but even so Primus continued to feed, with even Prime being unable to quell his hunger. When all seemed lost, [[Earth]] transformed into its own robot mode, Primus's sibling [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], and knocked him out with a mighty interplanetary punch. In the aftermath, Prime left [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] to guide the impaired but functional Primus out of the solar system and back to his original orbit. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[Sovereign]], the most powerful of the [[Titan Master]]s, had the ability to grant the power of Primus to whomever he linked. {{storylink|Sovereign#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sovereign toy bio}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Primus created the [[Thirteen]] to fight [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] at the dawn of time. His whereabouts by the present day were unknown but when Unicron possessed [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], the Chaos Bringer swore to destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and what remained of Primus. When the Matrix transformed [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] into "Optimal Optimus", Unicron recognized Primus' work and cursed his brother's name. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
According to the scriptures, Primus, along with several other bizarre deities, had held court beneath the [[Sonic Canyons]]. The [[First Church of Primus]] was erected in [[Dodecahex]] where the order debated how Primus was interpreting the current situation and how the atrocities fit into the god's infinite wisdom. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
According to the [[Matrix of Leadership]]'s Mediator program, [[Solus Prime]]'s forging of it was an act guided by Primus himself, claiming that it was Primus' intent that the Matrix be an echo of the Allspark made of his own essence. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

Revered as the creator-god of Cybertron, the [[Reversionist]]s believed that Primus had become Cybertron, and therefore, every new Transformer [[Reproduction|forged]] was essentially the body and soul of Primus forged anew. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

A statue of Primus was destroyed during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] clearing it away while indulging in some wordplay. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}}

In the post-War era of peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] offered thanks to Primus that the power of the orbiting [[Titan (group)|Titans]] had not been needed for ten megacycles. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} At an Ascenticon rally in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], Megatron spoke of the great gifts that Primus had bestowed upon their race and of how the [[Nominus Edict]] limited those gifts. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}

==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
A "unique digital entity" came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}<ref>The "unique digital entity" was conflated with Primus in an edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''.</ref>

====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Halder]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish), [[Vittorio Di Prima]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Vilmos Papucsek]] (Hungarian, 2nd dub)}}

[[File:Primus eng.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
Primus was the living energy core of Cybertron, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, [[energon]]. Transformers of this universe believed the stories of Unicron, Primus, and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to be only myth and legend until the existence of Unicron was revealed in the [[Unicron Battles]] of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state after the chaos-bringer's attack, large amounts of energon were required to repair the planet, and to search for and acquire the mineral, the united Autobot-Decepticon forces entered into an alliance with the [[Earth Federation]] government.

Primus entered into the equation when the project's head scientist, [[Brian Jones|Dr. Brian Jones]], brought his son, [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], to Cybertron. Terrified of the giant robots surrounding him, Kicker fled, only to find himself tumbling through tunnels into a hidden chamber deep beneath Cybertron's surface. Primus awoke and saved Kicker from what would have been a fatal fall, and for his own reasons, imbued the child with a special gift—the ability to detect energon throughout the [[universe (universe)|universe]]. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] subsequently discovered Kicker in Primus's chamber, and the god chose to work with the Transformers quite directly, imbuing them with the [[Spark of Combination]], which would allow the Autobots to [[Powerlinx]] and increase their powers. {{storylink|Energon Stars}} Primus went on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion, the return of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], and the impending return of Unicron. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} Although vague at times, Primus would offer just enough information to allow his children to survive the threats they faced. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online.

When Unicron began lashing out after having been deprived of energon for too long, Primus summoned [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] to help Optimus in getting the titan back under control. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Soon after, the Decepticons managed to breach Primus's chamber. Though Primus attempted to fight back, he was unable to prevent the Terrorcons from sapping him of enormous amounts of energon. The Autobots managed to flush out the Terrorcons themselves, but not before Megatron had acquired enough Energon to power up Unicron and transform him into his robot mode. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}}

With the aid of [[Rad White]], Primus restored the fallen Autobot guard [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Dagger]], upgrading him into "Wing Saber" and imbuing him with a Spark of Combination. {{storylink|Open Fire!}}

With Megatron having succeeded in reanimating Unicron, most of the Autobot army was critically wounded in the ensuing battle. This prompted the sleeping Primus to awaken and infuse their armor with his power, upgrading them into new forms, {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} and allowing Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme to grow to planetary size and defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Unicron's spark survived, however, and his consciousness took refuge within Megatron. After his massive output of energy, Primus returned to recovery mode, and became unable to answer Dr. Jones's calls for more energon as the Decepticons launched a surprise attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Ambition}} Primus remained in recovery mode while the Decepticons took control of planet Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to turn to guerilla warfare to retake their homeworld. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

Despite still being in this state, Primus was able to instinctively save Rad and Dr. Jones from a fatal fall when the two humans crashed through his chamber's ceiling. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} Some time later, Arcee temporarily revived Primus by shooting an energon star into his core. Upon awakening, Primus drove Mirage out of his chamber, allowing the Autobots to retake control of it. But the Energon dose was only enough to awaken Primus temporarily, and he slipped back into sleep mode. He was brought back fully online when Ironhide and the Omnicrons infused him with a greater supply of energon. Now conscious, Primus was able to remotely charge Optimus's spark of combination, giving him the strength to again combine with Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}} Primus's power supply was once more depleted, however, when Optimus called upon his help to stop Cybertron from slamming into Plains Planet. Primus combined his power with the energon gas in Cybertron's atmosphere to once again grow Optimus to planetary proportions. Primus then became inactive, {{storylink|Formidable}} and began to fade once again. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}

After the Autobots gained control of the super energon pool hidden in Cybertron's underground, they converted the miracle fuel into super energon stars, and infused Primus with them. Though the process exhausted all of the Omnicons, Primus awakened once more. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} Primus then came in telepathic contact with Kicker, preventing him from grabbing at Unicron's bare essence, now reduced to a tiny orb out in the void of space. Primus informed the boy that there had always been two sides to Unicron; one which brought forth creation, and the other which brought forth destruction. To Kicker's bafflement, Primus planned to harness Unicron's essence to create a new sun. Primus's essence then left its chamber, appeared at the super energon pool, and used what remained of the fuel to craft a new sun. The celestial mass was then brought to the center of Alpha Q's planetary system, and ignited when Galvatron plunged into it to rid himself of Unicron's influence once and for all. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Donovan]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wolf Frass]] (German), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish), [[Francisco Andrés Valdivia]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep31 cybertron breakup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]." {{w|Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo|Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron}}.]]

{{bigquote|He who charted the universe when it was new! He who battled Unicron at the dawn of time! He whose spark formed the basis of all life on Cybertron, and Velocitron, and all the other Transformer colonized homeworlds! It can be no other! This... is... Primus!|[[Vector Prime]]|[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]}}

[[File:Cyb ep32 balance.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This looks [[Xaaron|familiar]].]]

Primus's plan to contain Unicron's essence in the center of the sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened not only Cybertron and the universe, but the entire multiverse itself. His energy drained to the point that he had once again been rendered dormant, Primus could now only be awakened and restored to full power by the four ancient [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, lost to the far reaches of the galaxy in a failed [[space bridge]] experiment eons ago. The magnitude of the threat posed to the multiverse was enough to summon [[Vector Prime]]—one of the original thirteen Transformers, who had been following Unicron through the multiverse and repairing the damage he had done—back to Cybertron to aid the Autobots in the quest for the keys.

After a while, the Autobots were able to find the focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], and the keys from [[Velocitron]] and [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Bringing all three together caused the group to be drawn into the consciousness of Primus, who spoke through the three Mini-Cons and told his children to "maintain the balance". {{storylink|Trap}}

[[File:Cyb ep48 starships.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I can see my house from here!]]

Eventually, despite continued attempts by both Megatron and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to steal the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, the Autobots were able to gather the keys from [[Velocitron]], the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], and brought them and their focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], back to Cybertron. Coupling these three keys with the power of the Matrix, Optimus Prime was able to initiate Primus's transformation from [[alternate mode|planet]] to [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} Communicating with the Autobots through the [[Mini-Con]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], Primus explained that the destruction of Unicron, the embodiment of the force of evil, had unbalanced the universe, and that only he could seal the black hole and restore order—but to do that, the fourth Cyber Planet Key, from [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, was required to reconnect Primus's spark with his body and restore his full power. Attempting to retrieve the Omega Lock, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] made a rather pointless attack on Primus, only to find the deity was not as powerless as he appeared, proceeding to casually overpower and hurl away his wayward son. {{storylink|Balance}}

Still in a state of half-consciousness, Primus's inert form continued to function as Cybertron, still being the site of Autobot/Decepticon battles. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} Once the Decepticons had been chased away, the Autobots spent their time cleaning up any straggling [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. {{storylink|Family}}

[[File:Cybertron Ark Homecoming.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Eat this, in remembrance of Me.]]

Shortly thereafter, when Primus was in the process of channelling some of his power into holding back the ever-growing black hole, Starscream tried again, plunging into the energy beam and absorbing more of Primus's power into himself, expanding in size until he was as large as Primus himself. After the Autobots inhabiting him had redirected Primus's internal systems, Primus properly awoke once more and proceeded to once again pound Starscream into submission, even using Cybertron's moons as makeshift weapons. {{storylink|Titans}}

When he time came for the Autobots to depart for Gigantion, Jetfire, in an attempt to avoid getting a vaccine, offered to stay behind and monitor Primus. The deity stepped in and told Jetfire that he would be fine on his own, so it was really no trouble for Jetfire to go. {{storylink|Warp}} Left to his own devices, Primus continued to try and hold back the black hole, firing periodic bursts of his power into it to delay its growth, {{storylink|City}} with diminishing returns for his efforts. {{storylink|Challenge}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} When [[Vector Prime]] passed, Primus felt his demise. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

[[File:Cyb ep49 primus smiles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's pretty happy so long as you don't wake him up while he's napping.]]

When the Autobots returned to the main universe, Primus was left extremely weak from his efforts, only being able to advise [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on what to do next. When the sheer magnitude of the threat was enough for every Cybertronian in the galaxy to unite, Primus was moved to combine the ''[[Atlantis]]'', the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'', the ''[[Hyperborea (Cybertron)|Hyperborea]]'', and the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' into the mighty ''[[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} When Galvatron attempted to cause total event collapse, Primus tried to bar his path but found himself no match for his own Omega Lock and the [[Armor of Unicron]]. When the planet leaders managed to seize the Omega Lock and the Keys, Primus teleported them all back to him, restoring himself to full power. With the ''Ark'' as a conduit, Primus channelled all of his power into the black hole, collapsing it. With peace restored, Primus transformed back into Cybertron, now composed of aspects of all four colony worlds, going right back to sleep. {{storylink|End}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[File:Revelations6-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|pudding]]
While the Autobots were occupied with the quest for the Cyber Planet Keys, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived on Cybertron, {{storylink|Balancing Act}} intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]]—as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible for Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all. {{Storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the Universe conflict by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}}

The Dead Matrix, however, was cast into the heart of the black hole by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], freeing Unicron's spark and allowing it to adopt a new, diminutive physical form. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} Unicron participated in the escalating Mini-Con civil war on Cybertron's moons, {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} but when the planet transformed into Primus's robot mode, Unicron fled. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}
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===Fleer ''Armada'' cards===
At the beginning of the universe, the All Spark sent his two sons, Primus and Unicron, to explore the new world, from one end to another. They discovered a region that acted as a fountain of "pure energon", a source of infinite power. Primus planned to tell their father of this wonderful discovery, but Unicron, desiring this power for himself, struck Primus and left his apparent corpse adrift in a nearby star cluster. {{storylink|Transformers: Armada (Fleer)|Unicron card}}

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
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===''Beast Wars Reborn''===
Before he took the form of a planet, Primus created the "[[Thirteen|Ancients]]" as the first clan of [[Transformer]]s, possessing of power beyond their descendants. {{Storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}} Eons later, Primus, deep within Cybertron, sensed a strange temple somewhere in time and space and dispatched [[Vector Prime]] to see what was up. {{storylink|The Mysterious Temple in Space}}

When [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] came across the [[Cyber Planet Key]] of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]], he recognized it as a portion of Primus's lifeforce. {{storylink|The Extraordinary Reformat}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Aurex 006.0 Kappa]], Vector Prime came to Primus's assistance while Primus was trying to block the [[dark matter]] emitting from the Unicron Singularity though Vector Prime was waylaid by the Decepticon [[Spacewarp]] and her Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17}}

==''Shattered Glass''==
{{main|Primus/Shattered Glass}}

This is the '''''evil''''' version of Primus.

==Live-action film series==
The location on Cybertron that is named after Primus is surrounded by the [[Rad Zone]] and [[Uraya]]. {{storylink|Risk: Cybertron War Edition|Risk}}

===Titan movie comics===
[[File:TitanAOEPrimusOptimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
Legend had it that the original seven Transformers were creations of Primus, though they themselves didn't think this. It was not said who started the legend. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] referred to Primus as his ancestor and the protector of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

===IDW movie comics===
The [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] thought they were "children of Primus". {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

According to legend, when the [[AllSpark]] cube crashed into Cybertron, it gave life to Primus and his descendents, the Primes. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Primus was known as the first Cybertronian and, after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] was ended due to [[The Fallen]]'s treachery, left behind his only legacy in [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] and, revealed much later, Optimus. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

==''Animated'' continuity family==
There are no Primuses in the [[Malgus|Malgus Cluster]] itself. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/29}}

==''GoBots''==
In some parts of the multiverse, Primus created organic worlds around himself, with the inhabitants eventually becoming robotic lifeforms: such worlds include iterations of [[Gobotron]]. The inhabitants seem unaware of his existence.

Unicron created [[Unicron/Generation 1#G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|a body for himself]] in at least one of the Gobotron timelines. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Aligned continuity family==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Primus and [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] began life as personalities within a single omnipotent being that conversed with itself. While Primus saw beauty in life and found it sacred, Unicron found it pointless, cruel and needing to end. The divide between the two personalities grew and the being eventually split into Primus and Unicron. Unshackled, Unicron went on a cosmic rampage, destroying all he found, with the end goal of consuming reality itself while Primus grew ever more lethargic and withdrawn. Eventually however, Primus made a stand against Unicron but the two brothers found themselves evenly matched in a perfect stalemate.

Primus responded to this by creating the Thirteen to fight in his stead, the act causing him to fall into hypersleep to turn the tide of his war against Unicron.

Primus stayed out of the War of the Primes, only acting when [[Onyx Prime]] merged with the Core. Using the [[Triptych Mask]], Primus scanned all life in the universe and used it as a template for the Cybertronian race, using his [[AllSpark]] to birth a population in three days time. In the primitive era that followed, large religions and cults formed in Primus's honor.

At some point, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] found its way into Primus's possession. After being corrupted by [[Dark Energon]], Primus inserted an untainted portion of his [[spark]] into the Matrix, entrusting it to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] for safekeeping. The usage of the [[Omega Lock]] later restored Primus completely. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Primus is generally accepted to exist, though his thirteen children are considered a myth by [[Jazz (WFC)|some]]. Throughout Cybertron, devices carry out his will: the [[AllSpark]] creates the [[protoform]]s in the [[Well of All Sparks]]. The [[Sonic Canyons]] are believed to be his ears, feeding him knowledge of the universe via Vector Sigma, though that is actually beneath [[Kaon (polity)|the gladitorial arenas of Kaon]]. And the [[Core]] produces his own physical emanation, [[Energon]].

During the civil war, the AllSpark was ejected into space to keep it out of Decepticon hands, eventually floating into the [[Milky Way]], while the Core was corrupted by the [[Dark Energon]]-imbued [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] removed the Chamber, but the damage was done, and the Core had to shut down and reboot to survive. But before leaving, Optimus was bestowed Primus's essence in the form of the Matrix. When the Autobots left Cybertron, the last original Prime, [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], remained, stating Vector Sigma would keep him alive. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:OneShallRise1-Core.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Oooh, continuity.]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]: the original Primes. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. Primus then became one with the core of Cybertron, and brought life to new Cybertronians through the [[Well of All Sparks]]. Optimus Prime would later speak of Unicron as being a physical being that had likely transcended physical form, with Primus presumably being the same. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

When Primus was poisoned from the result of the war, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came into contact with Primus and was given the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} During the war, Optimus removed the AllSpark, the source of new life creation on Cybertron, and sent it into deep space. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

Many thousands of years later, Primus was restored by [[Team Prime]] when they used the Omega Lock built into the ''Nemesis'' to restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock}} However Primus's awakening would cause his slumbering arch foe Unicron to reawaken and take control of Megatron's body, flying to Cybertron to destroy him. Raising an army of Terrorcons, Unicron sent them into the Well of All Sparks to destroy Primus, but they themselves disintegrated when Unicron was defeated. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
A thousand years ago, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] was sent to Earth by Primus himself, but not before receiving various upgrades that allowed her to go on her mission. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}}

==''Cyberverse'' cartoon==
[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] swore by Primus when [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]]'s hacking forced her out of a [[cortical psychic patch]]. {{storylink|Sabotage}} [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] later invoked Primus' name when he channelled the power of the Matrix to blast the AllSpark out of [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed''===
Faced with the growing threat of the black hole, Primus attempted to obliterate the dark matter before it spread further into the universe. {{storylink|Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed}}

===''War for Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Paul Borne]] (French), [[Guillermo Morante]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jacek Jasiński]] (Polish)}}
[[File:Coreprecorruption.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Get your icky tentacles away from me!]]
In the closing stages of the Great War, the Decepticon leader [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] learnt of the existence of a powerful corruptive energy source known as [[Dark Energon]] located at an orbital station. After acquiring the station and manufacturing it through the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], Megatron decided to corrupt the Core of Cybertron itself in order to win his war against the Autobots. To accomplish this feat, he first needed the Omega Key and thus laid siege to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] itself and journeyed into the [[Vaults]] where he battled [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] for the relic. It was only after the battle did he learn of Omega Supreme being the key to the Core and battled the gigantic Autobot as well as defeating him. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron forced the Guardian to open the Omega Gate and took his Decepticons to the Core. There, he used Corruptors to infuse the Core with Dark Energon which began to manifest all over the planet Cybertron and threatening its survival.

With the defeat of Zeta Prime, the [[Autobot High Council|High Council of Elders]] promoted [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] to the position of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in order to lead the Autobots. Seeing the continued corruption of Dark Energon spreading across Cybertron, Optimus Prime decided to journey deep into the planet and purge the infestation at its source. Taking [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] with him, they learnt that [[Space slug]]s were fighting a losing battle in cleansing the Core of Dark Energon. [[File:CybertronCoreRestored-WFC.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|The core of Cybertron talks! It's must be lonely being the core of Cybertron.]] Furthermore, the trio of Autobots had to fight against a garrison of Decepticons left behind by Megatron to ensure that the Core remained corrupted. Despite their resistance, Optimus Prime and his team managed to reach the centre of Cybertron and kill a corrupted space slug, thus freeing the Core. There, the Core spoke to Optimus Prime and revealed that the corruption of Dark Energon had been too extensive and in order to conserve itself - the Core had to shut down and purge itself in a process that would take millions of years where it would no longer be able to produce large quantities of Energon.

This meant that the planet Cybertron would be barren as a result and insufficient energy would be present for those that remained on the surface. Despite claiming that the line of Primes had failed in their mission, the Core decided to impart the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime stating that so long as it functioned; its own [[Spark]] would continue. With that done, Optimus Prime returned to the surface and began the [[Great Exodus]] of Cybertron, leaving only a small number of them behind who vowed to continue to fight Megatron's tyrannical rule.

[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] exclaimed Primus's name when he realized the orbital station was a living Cybertronian. Afterwards, Optimus thanked Primus when he managed to defeat [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Before he became Cybertron, Primus battled his evil brother Unicron, their blows against one another shaking the very foundation of the cosmos. A group of Transformers from the future then appeared, and joined in the struggle. Rodimus and his Autobots came to Primus's aid while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help Unicron. Primus eventually prevailed, and sent his brother into a retreat. Knowing that Rodimus and the others did not belong in the present, Primus sent them back to their proper place in the timeline. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

==Toys==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
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[[File:TF-JG1-Lucky-Draw-God-Primus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The rod god/Popemobile and his Godebago.]]
*'''Primus''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields

:The first Primus figure was a "[[Lucky Draw figure]]" in Japan, a [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] gold chrome recolored [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]] that was given away as a contest prize from the collector book, ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]''. Supposedly, only 100 pieces of these figures were manufactured.

:As a [[redeco]] of a Rodimus (no doubt inspired by the resemblance of his astral form to Rodimus in the UK comics), "God Primus" transforms into a futuristic truck resembling nothing so much as a Winnebago. Following the trend started by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|the original Optimus Prime toy]], his trailer splits down the middle to transform into the [[Golden Noah]], a battle station with an extending double-barrelled cannon. The figure comes with a large, hand-held blaster, and two blast-shield accessories that plug into the sides of his battle station cannon.

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[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven imag— You know what, just forget it. It's not like we have rules for a reason.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Generation 1|Omega Lock]], two [[missile]]s, silver Cybertron planet-type [[Cyber Key]]

:Designed by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], Primus was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron''/''Galaxy Force'' toylines]], but was released in Japan in the Generation 1 ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a prerelease of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

:Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In [[alternate mode|planet mode]], he is considerably more detailed than [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], specifically [[Kolkular]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

:In [[robot mode]], Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable [[Articulation|articulated]] "manipulator arms". Unfortunately, despite being in the same size class as his brother, Primus's height is 2/3rds of Unicron's.

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]''... backwards.

:In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con [[5 mm post|5 mm]] [[powerlinx]] posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Cybertron (planet)#The Last Knight|Cybertron]], itself later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the non-sentient planet-base [[Neo Primus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Primus/Primus/primus.htm More information on Primus at TFU.info]''

===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This was an expensive time for completists.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Cybertron|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron head]] (second wave only)

:''Cybertron'' Cybertron Primus is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The Hasbro version uses a softer, bendable translucent plastic for the blue part of Omega Lock, where Takara cast this part in firmer material. Furthermore, the Hasbro version uses common black plastic for the handle of Omega Lock as well as the "foot" of the planet mode, where Takara adds tiny debris with metal luster into the black plastic of these two parts.

:In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously. In Japan, the version including the Unicron head was available exclusively via [[e-HOBBY]] as a so-called "[[USA Edition]]".

:Curiously, the Giant Planet Key is replaced with Optimus Prime's Key in the box art. This mirrors the show's opening in which an alternately coloured version of Vector Prime's Key is shown, instead of the Giant Planet Key.

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*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Walmart|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:A later version of Supreme Class Cybertron Primus was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, and included four bonus Mini-Cons: [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]]. These toys are physically identical to their ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' namesakes, but were later [[retcon]]ned as different characters.
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===Transformers (2010)===
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[[File:Primus 2010.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Oh. Your. God.]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (Supreme, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#2010|Omega Lock]], two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:To celebrate the year 2010, Takara [[redeco]]ed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him as part of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' campaign, being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Unicron/toys#2010Takara|Unicron]] toy released the same year. "Creator Primus" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.

:Primus comes with a [[retool]]ed Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron 2|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded [[insignia]], and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol at the center.
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===Prime===
[[File:Prime-toy VectorOracle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|To unleash the Ecto Cooler within, tame the [[Slimer]] without.]]
*'''Vector Oracle''' (Arms Micron, [[2012]]–[[February 25|02–25]])

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nightstick (G1)#Universe (2008)|Nightstick]], Vector Oracle transforms into a laser cannon that can be held by toys with [[5 mm post|5 mm]] hands. His gun handle can also act as a [[Powerlinx]] port for a [[Mini-Con]]. He was offered at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores for purchasing 3,000 yen of ''Transformers'' toys on [[February 25]] of [[2012]], and was limited to 4000 pieces.

:This mold was also used to make [[Rocketbot]], ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]] and [[Nebulon (SG)|Nebulon]], ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Nightstick (Headmasters)|Nightstick]] ([[Artfire]]'s partner), and [[Tornado]].
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==Notes==
*The myth of Primus and Unicron is similar to the duality concepts present in numerous real-world religions, such as {{w|Zoroastrianism}}.
*The idea of Primus transforming bears some resemblance to an [[The Secret of Cybertron|early script]] for [[The Transformers: The Movie|the original movie]], in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] merges with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and transforms into a super robot to defeat Unicron.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041207164548/www.tfpulp.com/archive/energonprod/energonprod.html Preproduction notes] for ''Super Link''/''Energon'' detail early ideas the cartoon had for Primus's origin. They present Primus as an entity consisting purely of energon. Energon, the notes state, is the product of the "genetic material" of the sun interacting with planetary bodies.
*The word "Primus" is Latin for "First."

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Primus''' (プライマス ''Puraimasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Prímusz''', '''Az Elem''' (first ''Energon'' dub, "The Element")
*''Korean:'' '''Primus''' (프라이머스 ''Peulaimeoseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Primus''' (Taiwan, 普萊瑪斯 ''Pǔláimǎsī''), '''{{w|Shangdi|Shàngdì}} Lǎotiānyé''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, 上帝老天爺, "Lord God of Heaven"), '''{{w|Yuanshi Tianzun|Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn}}''' (元始天尊)

==See also==
*[[Transformer afterlife]]
*[[Vector Sigma]]
*[[Oracle (G1)]]
*[[Oracle (BM)]]
*Primus's teams of personal comrades:
**[[Light God]]s
**[[Guiding Hand]]
**[[Golden Age (Generations)|Golden Age]]
*Primus's teams of immediate subordinates:
**[[Covenant (group)|Covenant]]
**[[Thirteen]]
**[[Primus Vanguard]]

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[[File:PrimusG1.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''[[Hasbro|They]] call him Gee-Oh-Dee And he the [[Big Daddy (G1)|big daddy]] He look like [[Hot Rod (G1)|me]] But he more [[Facial hair|beardie]]'']]

'''Primus''' is the creator-god of the [[Transformer]]s. An ancient and ethereal being whose origins date back to the beginnings of the universe itself, Primus is a multiversal force for good, his life force existing across multiple realities and infinite alternate universes. In each one, he is the final defense against his fallen sibling, [[Unicron]] the Chaos-Bringer.

Primus eventually transformed himself into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; from its surface, his creations have risen to defend and patrol the galaxy. Within the depths of Cybertron, the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] serves as his internal mainframe, and a gateway for select Transformers to access his power. A portion of his lifeforce resides within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which often determines the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s. Prophecies of a war to come were written down in his [[Covenant of Primus|holy covenant]] as well. The [[spark]] of each Transformer is a small piece of Primus's essence, and together they form his lifeforce, the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]].

Though wise and powerful beyond measure, Primus is neither infallible nor without weakness. At times he has [[Out of Time!|been deceived by mere mortals]], has made [[The Sun|miscalculations]] which [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|jeopardized all of existence]], and has been betrayed by one of his [[The Fallen|earliest creations]]. Indeed, even the intended agents of his grand plan, the Transformers, have all too frequently become mired in endless civil war. Still, in [[Withered Hope|most realities]] he has [[Wreckers: Finale Part II|managed to hold the line]] against Unicron and other threats, either directly or through his innumerable children, the Transformers.

{{quote|[['Til all are one|Until all are one!]]|Primus to his children|"[[Trap]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Primus original.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved significantly since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form, it went through several distinct versions in Marvel's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK ''Transformers'' comic]] under the pen of author [[Simon Furman]]. The first take on the myth was recounted by Unicron himself in the story "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]" to [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe who led an army of [[Dark God]]s against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light God]]s.

The role of the Light and Dark Gods diminished with each subsequent retelling of the story: when the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] told the story in [[The Primal Scream|Marvel US #61]], he noted that Primus and Unicron were the last members of their respective pantheons, holdovers from a prior age of gods. This version established that Primus had defeated Unicron at the dawn of time by trapping on the physical plane, then reshaped his own body into Cybertron, before creating the Transformer species and imbuing them with a portion of his divine essence through the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The third iteration in [[The Void! (US)|Marvel US #74]] explained that Unicron had destroyed the "[[old realms]]" that had existed before the present-day universe, and that the "sentient core" of the universe created Primus to defend the universe from Unicron. Unlike Unicron, Primus did not appear in the concurrent ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon; with the conclusion of the Marvel comic, Primus mostly faded into the background for the next decade beyond a few namedrops in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon,

During this time, meanwhile, the Primus myth would be revitalized for the [[1998]]–[[2001]] [[BotCon]] storyline ''[[Reaching the Omega Point]]'', in which a version best resembling the Marvel US #74 version (but with a pantheon of gods existing in the old universe) was recounted in the 1999 "[[Covenant (story)|Covenant]]" prose story. In this version, before enacting his initial plan to trap both Unicron and himself within asteroids, Primus devised a dry run for his later plan of creating mechanical life, which brought about a group of twelve Transformers called the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]], the first of Primus's children. In [[2004]], the [[Disclosure|third issue]] of the ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]'' comics series saw the first attempt of merging the Primus creation story of the G1 comics with the [[Quintesson]] creation story of the G1 cartoon, stating that the Quintessons had come to Cybertron (as opposed to building it like the cartoon claimed) and sought to control Primus's power in order to create the Transformers. The supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]], which had given life to the Transformers in the cartoon, was stated to the be the physical embodiment of Primus, and that the ancient [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] computer from the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' was the means through which the Quintessons had subjugated Vector Sigma/Primus.

The first modern interpretation of the myth came from a set of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer, which introduced the idea that the two were originally brothers, created by an extradimensional entity called the "[[Transformer afterlife|All Spark]]". to explore the universe. When he wrote ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide]]'', Simon Furman would expand on this version of the tale by incorporating aspects of the original Marvel stories, and established the name of their creator as "[[The One]]". It was also established at this point that Primus had created the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen]] Transformers to defeat Unicron—likely building off the Covenant's aforementioned origin story—and that Primus himself could transform from Cybertron into a [[robot mode]] like Unicron, but preferred not to, choosing to remain connected to the universe on a planetary level. This became the definitive version of the Primus/Unicron myth, which went on to influence fiction such as the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' comics and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics. Notably, Fun Publications would establish that Primus was a [[multiversal singularity]]; across all the myriad dimensions in the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], there was only ''one'' Primus who existed simultaneously across many timelines.

Around this time, [[TakaraTomy]] began to take a hard look at the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] and, seemingly in accordance to the "Primus exists in all worlds" concept, decided to bring the character into this universe through a series of retcons that saw multiple separate characters and concepts merged into one entity. Like ''The Wreckers'' comics, Vector Sigma was made into a form of Primus, along with the Oracle and, uh, the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]], the simian assistant of [[Primacron]] (the creator of Unicron in the G1 cartoon). In short, this version of Primus started as Primacron's assistant, became the energy-like G1 Oracle, assumed his Rodimus-esque Primus robot form, transformed into Vector Sigma, and finally evolved into the ''Beast Machines'' Oracle. A [[2019]] [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|comic]] then saw the Oracle recreated into a new version of Vector Sigma to tie in with its appearance in the later-set ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoon.

After the end of ''Universe'', the [[Unicron Trilogy]], and the Unicron-heavy [[Dreamwave Productions]] comic books, Hasbro eased off on Primus and Unicron stories for a while: the major new universes created in western media between then and [[2010]]—those of the [[IDW Publishing]] comic books, the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] and the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon—all eschewed use of the Primus creation myth. When [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[2005 IDW continuity|first universe]] debuted in [[2005]], author Simon Furman, likely tapping into some of the fatigue regarding the Primus/Unicron myth, announced that this new universe would have no Primus or Unicron; in ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', the characters swear by Primacron instead.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/all-this-and-devastation-4/] </ref> ''Animated'' and the films established the [[AllSpark]] as the supernatural mechanism by which new Transformers could be created, while ''Transformers Animated'' did not mention Primus at all due to series art director [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]'s dislike for the character.<ref>[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1759990650].</ref>

In the meantime, the [[Aligned continuity family]] featured the return of the Primus and Unicron creation myth, which appeared in several episodes of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' television show and the tie-in book ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''.

When Furman left IDW Publishing, different writers were free to reinterpret the rules of the universe, and [[James Roberts]]'s "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]" introduced Primus as a mythological deity, one of many gods of unclear quiddity worshipped by the Cybertronian race. This then tied into an entirely new version of the Primus creation myth in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the 2012 ''More Than Meets The Eye'' annual]]: Primus was the first god who split himself into a pantheon known as the "[[Guiding Hand]]", and he had taken the form of [[Vector Sigma]] after a vicious battle against Mortilus.

In 2016, Fun Publications finally did away with multiversal singularities through the "[[Another Light]]" stories, which threw the entire thing out through the in-fiction concept of the [[Shroud]]. This meant that Primus no longer had to exist in all realities; future ''Transformers'' stories may include or exclude him as they see fit, or dramatically reinterpret his origins and personality. Indeed, this very phenomenon occurred happened in the final issues of IDW's first universe: the last few issues of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' revealed that the Primus of that reality was never really a god, nor even a particularly powerful being: he was merely the first Cybertronian ever created, a humble 'bot who now went by the name of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. Some years later, the Japanese-exclusive ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' series introduced an entirely new backstory for the Japanese G1 cartoon version of Primus by establishing him as having once been the leader of the heroic [[Primus Vanguard]] in a previous universe.

==Generation 1 continuity family==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|left|"No, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is [[FIRRIB|''blue''!"]]]]
As the universe began in its existence and life was beginning to form, it was under threat by the greatest evil: last of the [[Dark God]]s, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} However, this fledging life had a protector created by the [[The One|sentient core of the universe]] {{storylink|The Void!}} in the form of Primus, Lord of the [[Light God]]s and who needed to defeat Unicron before he could take his place in the [[Omniversal Matrix]]. However, this clash of the opposing gods caused galactic devastation, against Primus's wishes. Thus, he conceived of a trap; Primus moved from his weakened energy form to the astral plane for apparent further battle, and Unicron followed. Before Unicron could finish him off and extinguish his "lifeglow", Primus returned to the physical world and Unicron followed again... only to find them both materializing in "tiny, barren lumps of space junk". Primus closed off their path, separating the two gods from their energy forms for all eternity and trapping them in their stone prisons. However, both possessed the ability to reshape their prisons—while Unicron created his into a new body, the first [[Transformer]], Primus instead chose to form his physical form into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and created a native race with converting capabilities mimicking those of Unicron's. Further, Primus infused his essence into a "[[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]]" to create further generations of Transformers with "lifeglow". It was passed down from leader to leader within his children and was the one thing that could destroy Unicron. To prevent Unicron from attacking before his children were ready, Primus underwent slumber to close off the psychic link between the two deities. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Before entering his eons-long slumber, Primus created the [[Last Autobot]], and posted the dormant guardian in hidden location on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

[[File:PrimalScream-Octopunchshootsgodintheface.jpg|thumb|]]

Eventually, millions of years later, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] found themselves transported to the center of Cybertron, where they discovered the sleeping form of Primus {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} and were told the tale of his and the Transformers' origins by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Subsequently, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]]s attacked, and during the battle, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a universe-shaking "Primal Scream" that alerted Unicron (who was located "outside the fringes of known space") to Primus's location. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Primus himself immediately slipped back into his sleep, but it was too late. Unicron was coming. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}

[[File:OutofTime-wakePrimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Have you tried crashing cymbals together?]]

After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent teams of Autobots to retrieve the lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], the container of Primus' essence that could destroy Unicron, he communed with the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s [[:File:Arkaltar.jpg|Altar to Primus]]. Reaching out his mind to the Creation Matrix, the altar gave him a vision of a Matrix that had been tainted by evil. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

Unicron dispatched a group of [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|heralds]] to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming, including a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] plucked from an [[Rhythms of Darkness!|alternate future]]. Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], forcing him to fully awaken Primus, who possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Here, Primus spoke through Xaaron, telling the Transformers of his history with Unicron. Additionally, Primus chose Optimus Prime to lead both factions, united, against the Chaos Bringer. Primus knew this would draw out the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]] among them, and Autobot and Decepticon were able to put aside their differences to defeat them. When Optimus Prime learned of Primus' ruse, his suspicions regarding his Creator's motives began to grow. Optimus wondered if the Transformers meant anything to Primus beyond being a means to an end. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Primus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now you're like me.]]

Though their battle against the Unicron cultists did temporarily unite both factions, this facade shattered once the Planet-Eater arrived. Sheer terror prevented them from carrying out his desire, and the Transformers fled despite Primus' pleas. Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. Optimus Prime came to a realization, following Primus' destruction and his retrieval of the lost and contaminated Creation Matrix, that Primus did not mean only for the Transformers to fight his battles for him, but to carry on after he was gone. Flying into space with the Matrix, Prime unleashed the full measure of Primus's power, destroying Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Though the Transformers were technically victorious, this victory came with a price. With Primus dead, and with the grievous wounds inflicted on Cybertron itself, the planet threatened to come apart. The Transformers made plans to flee it. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Ultimately, this was averted by the [[Last Autobot]], who put into motion the planet's recovery, allowing the Autobots, who had finally won the civil war, to return to their home. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====Letters page====
When asked why [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] looked like Primus and if it was because he was changed by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] agreed with this speculation and stated that Primus "recreated [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in his own image, calling himself Rodimus Prime". {{storylink|Salvage!|Grim Grams #160}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]], Unicron had destroyed Cybertron by the year 2009. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
However, Primus was not killed but rather his essence was dispersed among his children, now mostly represented by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], which experienced a moral reformation. Autobot, Decepticon, and Cybertronian would later go on to unite as one and vanquish Unicron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
The Primal Scream was heard multiversally, and awoke Unicron from his own slumber as well. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

====''Classics''====
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The Last Autobot created a race of tiny beings, [[Mini-Con]]s, to rebuild and restore Cybertron so that it would be ready for the Autobots' return. Part of the Mini-Cons' job was to excise certain evolutionary throwbacks, remnants of Primus's earlier experiments, such as the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]]s, and this alarmed one Mini-Con. He suspected that one day that Primus would consider the Mini-Cons surplus to requirements as well, and he instigated an insurgency against their Creator and his followers. {{storylink|The New World}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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In ages long past, Primus created the [[Demon]]s as a test run of his creation powers. The Demons created a primitive society based around the worship of Primus only for their free will to cause them to turn on each other and destroy their civilization. Displeased, Primus enacted a cataclysm that rendered the Demons virtually extinct. In their place, Primus created the Transformers. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}

Primus was destroyed in the battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] when his avatar, [[Xaaron]], was blown to pieces by the Chaos-Bringer. His death left a vacuum in [[Zero Space]], which was filled by the malevolent [[Dark Matrix]] creature. The Dark Matrix posed as Primus on several occasions following that, in order to manipulate Primus's children to its benefit. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

The rogue senator [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had a low opinion of Primus, scoffing at the idea of the creator's grand plan, instead choosing to bring about order on his own terms. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}} Once the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] had been destroyed, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] realized that "Primus's" orders contravened order allowing him to deduce that the Dark Matrix creature was posing as the deity. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Within the realm of Zero Space, Optimus Prime revealed to Rodimus that Primus still lived but that the destruction of his avatar had banished him from their reality. As Primus prepared to create a new universe based on the optimum aspects of all the others, the Dark Matrix entity sought to corrupt the new universe only for Rodimus to sever his reality from the larger [[multiverse]], killing the entity and saving Primus's plan. Cut off from Primus however, the Cybertronians of that universe turned mortal and eventually passed of old age. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
When asked why [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] looked like Primus, [[Vector Prime]] answered with "Nepotism?" {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 30.2C 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/30}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
In addition to its occasional invocation in prayer or in righteous anger by the Beast Warriors, {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Primus's name was also lent to a set of prophetical datatrax, known as the [[Covenant of Primus]]. From this document, the [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] of this era took his name, and the scriptures foretold the events which completed the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====3H comics====
[[File:Terminus-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Great, now he's going to become the Smoke Monster.]]

Before Primus became Cybertron, he plotted to create robotic life that would ultimately defeat Unicron, but first he needed to do a test run. He created twelve beings, the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]], on a small moon named [[Protos]]. These twelve would watch the Transformers from afar and only intervene when necessary. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

Their intervention would become necessary when [[Shokaract]] used Unicron's essence, the [[Matrix of Conquest|Decepticon Matrix of Conquest]], to conquer the future, threatening the end of all things at an important historical crossroads dubbed Point Omega. Though the Covenant's ranks were halved in the battle against Shokaract on prehistoric Earth during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], they were ultimately able to discover a way to defeat Shokaract and his Unicron-fueled power. The remaining Covenant members returned to their original Primus-spawned energy forms and entered Shokaract's Matrix of Conquest. Reconstituting as an astral form of Primus, they severed Unicron's link with Shokaract, leaving him vulnerable to attack. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

Dispatched to an ice world in the far reaches of the galaxy by the orders of the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Primal Prime]]'s [[Wrecker]]s encountered the exiled [[Quintesson]] known as [[Al-Badur]], who revealed to them the full extent of his race's connection to Cybertron and Primus. Al-Badur explained that, millions of years ago, the Quintessons sought to exploit the power of Primus for profit, and to that end, invaded Cybertron and set up numerous barriers to separate Primus from the Transformers. Their first attempt, the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], met with failure; next, the Quintessons targeted Vector Sigma itself, surrounding it with a shell program that acted as a barrier between the Transformers and the power and guidance of Primus. {{storylink|Disclosure}} Realizing that the Oracle itself was the Quintessons' shell program, Primal Prime began to fear that all that had come about as a result of its guidance—including [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s mission to restore a techno-organic balance to Cybertron—was all part of a Quintesson plot, but [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] assured him that Primus worked in mysterious ways.

The Wreckers soon returned to Cybertron, discovering that in their absence, Optimus Primal had achieved his goal of recreating the planet as a technorganic world. In the wake of this overwhelming transformation, the Quintessons had invaded the planet, but they were not the only threat to Cybertron's safety: The Wreckers were also faced with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], who had used the legendary [[Divine Light]] to tap into the power of Primus and transform himself into a living god. During the course of the battle that ensued, Primal Prime and [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] were struck by a blast of Primus's power by Cryotek, which wound up merging them into [[Sentinel Maximus]]. At Al-Badur's direction, Sentinel Maximus steered the battle to an interdimensional portal chamber far below the planet's surface, where [[Matrix Templar]]s [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] began draining Primus's power out of Cryotek. To stop them, Cryotek shattered the Divine Light and absorbed Primus's energies directly into himself, where they could not drain it, but as he grappled with Sentinel Maximus, the fused Autobot forced them both through the portal, into a [[transwarp|shapeless interdimensional void]]. Although unable to drain Primus's power any further, Cryotek was sustained in the void by the power he had absorbed, and he was ready to carry on the battle until Primus himself—now unshackled thanks to the destruction of the Oracle in the final stages of Optimus Primal's quest—took an active hand, spiriting Sentinel Maximus away to partake in [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|another battle]] elsewhere in the multiverse.

While all of this was happening on Cybertron, elsewhere in the universe, on [[New Quintessa]], Primus briefly possessed the body of [[Icebird]] so that he could address the Quintesson leader [[Heirodyus|Judge Heirodyus]]. Primus shocked the Quintesson by revealing that he had allowed all that had transpired to occur, and he "thanked" Heirodyus for his race's role in the scheme, promising to call upon them again if he ever needed an "evolutionary crisis" to drive his children forward. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:TFUPrimus.jpg|thumb|Alpha, Rita's escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!]]
In the wake of the repulsion of the Quintesson invasion, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began gathering Transformers from across the multiverse, forcing them to fight and harvesting the [[spark]]s of the losers to restore his power. With each spark devoured, Primus was weakened, and so, communing with Alpha Trion, he chose to summon Optimus Primal back from the Allspark, restoring the Maximal commander to life. {{storylink|Abduction}} Primal was charged with re-securing the battling captives from the Pit of Unicron and leading a team of multiversal warriors to put a stop to this soul-stealing scheme before it could cause the Allspark to collapse. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

Primus allowed Optimus Primal to choose any Transformer who ever existed—living or dead—for his army. This required considerable amounts of Primus's power, so Primal was told to choose sparingly. Primal chose his departed former troops [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} Ultimately, however, Unicron's defeat came not as a result of their efforts, but as a consequence of another battle, happening in another corner of the Transformers multiverse. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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===''Universe'' CD-ROM comic===
[[File:UniverseCDROM-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|In the future, Primals will travel on beams of light!]]

In [[Primax 603.0 Gamma|a universe]] where [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] led the [[Autobot]]s and [[Reptilion]] led the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Acheron|a ship]] arrived once a year, when the Transformers' civil war reached a fever pitch. The ship abducted every Decepticon it could find and promptly left.

These Decepticons were brought to Unicron, who was preparing them for an eventual, ultimate battle for the universe. But unknown to even Unicron, Primus, the sentient core of Cybertron, was amassing an army of Autobots that rivaled Unicron's army of Decepticons. Could Primus meet Unicron's challenge, or was the universe doomed? {{storylink|Transformers: Universe CD-ROM|Universe CD-ROM}}
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===''The Ultimate Guide''===
[[File:WarWithinPrimus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Is it safe to assume his planet mode has {{w|Primus (band)|Seas of Cheese?}}]]

[[The One]], a harmonious fusion of chaos and order, was witness to the beginning of the universe. Seeking to learn more of this new world, The One created [[Unicron]], and then divided him into Unicron and Primus. Both creations "spread their entirety across new planets, throughout many realities, seeding the future". However, Primus came to realize his brother had become a force of Chaos and destruction. Primus took on the mantle of Order, protecting the universe by attacking Unicron with the powers granted to him by The One. Like his nemesis, Primus had a planet mode and a robot mode, although he preferred to remain in planet mode and leave the transformation to his own creations, the [[Transformer]]s. He also possessed a separate astral form that resembled [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and his essence was contained within the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

In one war with Unicron, Primus created [[Thirteen|13 Transformers]] to optimize his defensive and tactical options in planet mode. However, [[The Fallen|one betrayed]] his master and attempted to sabotage Primus on behalf of Unicron, but ended up joining his new master in a black hole. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
When The Fallen's foul essence took root within [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s spark, the Autobot became plagued by numerous visions. Among the events he bore witness to was Primus deconstructing The Fallen with a wave of his hand. {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====The old universe====
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Existing in the universes prior to the [[G1 World]], the Oracle (オラクル ''Orakuru'') was an energy being made out of what would later be termed "righteous [[Angolmois Energy]]". Appointing him as the leader of the [[Primus Vanguard]], [[the One]] granted him [[Golden Power|a golden body]], and the Oracle became "Primus" (プライマス ''Puraimasu''). {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}} As leader, Primus received the [[Silver Matrix]] that could absorb the [[Star Power]] from the seven other Matrices possessed by the leaders of the individual orders within the Vanguard. Acting as his personal pet was [[Primacron]], who acquired intelligence by his proximity to Primus and plotted against his master.

In the course of Primus's leadership, the Vanguard fought against the [[Specter]]s, but, due to their enemy's nature as "inversions" of the lights they utilized, they came up short in permanently defeating them. They decided to shine their Matrices at their maximum power to extinguish all shadow, but this had the secondary effect of unifying the seven universes into [[Precursor World|one]]. This universe would come under attack itself, this time by the [[Vok]], who sought to restart reality to their liking. Using the [[Black Legendisc]] to peer into the future, Primus saw the next universe as filled with death and cruelty and realized the origin of the Vok as the Specters thought fully defeated. While dismayed at the thought of defeating them again only for them to ascend even further, Primus was confronted by Primacron, who revealed that he had extracted Angolmois Energy from the Silver Matrix and had plans to become the master of the next universe. Realizing that Primacron had created the next universe, Primus had a breakdown and concocted a plan to beat everybody to the punch and restart the universe himself for a glorious future. His ravings repelled away the commanders and marshals of the Primus Vanguard, who kept their Matrices with them. Lost, Primus came upon a realization—he could use warriors forged in the fires of the future universe as pawns for his plan to correct the future. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}} Using the [[Golden Age (Generations)|Golden Age]], a group of golden-hued warriors and his own direct hand, Primus gathered the worn-out Silver Matrix from the next universe, {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}} [[Halfshell]]'s [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]], and [[Turtler]]'s [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]]. {{Storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

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To defeat the Vok and gather the seven Star Powers, Primus collected [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (as he could interface with the Vok's energies) from [[2011]] in the next universe. {{storylink|Star Convoy comic}} Primus gave Optimus Prime the future Silver Matrix {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}} {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}} After revealing their deaths that would take place soon in their native spacetime, Primus sent Optimus and Galvatron to deal with the Vok attack on the [[Blue Planet (Generations)|Blue Planet]] and disappeared from their presence. {{storylink|Star Convoy comic}}

Primus made his reappearance after Galvatron upgraded himself into Ultra Megatron, and his battle with Star Convoy forced him and the [[Blue Order]] to intervene. He filled in Star Convoy as to what the true nature of the universe they were in was—that its end would birth the next universe—{{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}} and warned the other orders of the Primus Vanguard to protect their respective Matrices after Ultra Megatron stole the [[α Matrix|Blue Matrix]]. After the Blue Order was destroyed by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxuses]]' betrayal (the two sought to destroy the Primus Vanguard and end Primus's ambitions), Primus gathered the fallen blue warriors' [[spark]]s into his [[Golden Noah]], stating that they would be reborn in the next universe.

On the Blue Planet, Primus watched on as events unfolded with the [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]] stealing the Matrices before the Megatron Omega/Straxus alliance could. The golden one explained that the Seacons were altered by [[Angolmois Energy]] brought here within Galvatron, prompting [[Primacron]] to show up and accuse the Oracle for using ''his'' creation and causing it to proliferate throughout the past universe. The smaller alien demanded to know what he was planning, {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} to which Primus answered that he was out to stop Primacron's plans of using Star Power to control the birth of the next universe and become a god. To add to his convoluted machinations, Primus summoned the [[Primitive]] {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] from the [[2050]] of the next universe. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

In response to the Dinobots, Primacron transformed the Blue Planet into a gigantic imitation of Primus, Neo Primus. Aboard the titanic robot, Primus arrived to the confrontation between Megatron Omega and God Neptune, eventually revealing them all to be pawns in his grand scheme. After asking Star Convoy to join him and getting the expected rejection, Primus revealed his Silver Matrix, the one native to this time, and used it to absorb the necessary Star Power from God Neptune, Purple Convoy, and the older Silver Matrix. With all seven lights under his control, Primus called for the universe to be recreated... {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}} However, Primacron was quick to act and used Neo Primus to trap Primus in a vision of his fated beginning in the next universe. The former pet forced Primus to shed his golden shell, revealing the diminutive Oracle underneath. Initially dejected by his future existence of being constantly used by others, the Oracle was encouraged to persist by his former subordinate Convoys and Primes. Megatron Omega had other plans, absorbing Primus's servant [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Golden Power]] to become "Gold Megatron". With the Silver Matrix, Gold Megatron sought to become the new Primus and even created [[New Primus Vanguard|a doppelganger Primus Vanguard]] to fulfill this goal. Seeing the dire straits they were in, the Oracle ordered the Golden Age to transform Star Convoy into Gold Primus Convoy so that he could fight against his equally golden nemesis. Thanks in part to Vector Sigma in the very far future commanding [[Lio Convoy]] to send the [[spark]] of the good Megatron of [[2050]] back to the Precursor World, Gold Megatron was eventually defeated and reverted back to Galvatron. The Oracle brought them back to their native time, assisting Optimus Prime in defeating the resurrected Unicron with his positive Angolmois Energy. Thanking Optimus for making him realize the importance of preserving history, the Oracle promised to always protect life from evil Angolmois Energy. The Oracle sent all of the future visitors to their proper times and erased [[2011]]'s Optimus Prime and Galvatron's memories of their experiences in the Precursor World.

However, the Oracle was captured by Straxus and kept in a stasis tank at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}} where he was spotted when [[Magna Convoy]] invaded the base for the [[Matrix Sword]], seemingly unaware of the trapped being's significance. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}}

====Another life====
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The Oracle survived into the [[G1 World|next universe]] as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] along with Primacron, who had instigated this world. Keeping his promise to use the Oracle as his servant, the Matrix was installed {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}} into an animal-type robot. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Using the Oracle's powers of creating life (or, rather, the Matrix's lifeforce collected from those who existed in the previous universe), Primacron imbued various robotic races with life. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}} The Oracle and his master built the mighty robot, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], {{Storylink|Call of the Primitives}} out of copious amounts of Angolmois Energy {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}} and who recognized that the Matrix could match his power. Not liking that scenario, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Unicron rebelled against Primacron, destroying his base and seemingly killing the Oracle in the process. {{Storylink|Call of the Primitives}} [[File:OracleMatrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|That Matrix sure gets around!|left]] The Oracle, however, was able to survive within the Matrix, fleeing to a planet in the center of the galaxy where he emptied his essence and fused with the sphere that would later be known as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Seeing the threat of [[Tornedron]] in the future, the Oracle summoned the [[Primitive]]s from [[2010]] and tasked them with using their simpler instincts to defeat Primacron's second great creation before sending them back to their proper time. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} The Oracle then transformed his planet into a verdant world. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Kiss Players timeline}}

====Vector Sigma====
{{voiceactor|[[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)}}
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However, the planet was later colonized by the [[Quintesson]]s using a [[Key to Vector Sigma|mechaforming ray]], and the Oracle was sealed into the supercomputer known as Vector Sigma. Using both the [[Key to Vector Sigma|key]] and the Matrix, the Quintessons, led by [[It]], were able to control the Oracle's life-imbuing energies. Through the Quintessons' machinations, the Oracle was able to experiment on the union of mechanical and organic life, which he considered necessary for universal peace. After his first creations, the [[Trans-Organic]]s, were deemed a failure, he created an advanced computer that would carry out the mission in his place. This computer would end up controlling the [[transtector]] factory in [[G Nebula 89]]. Eventually, the Quintessons would use Vector Sigma to create what could be considered Primus's true children: the [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}}

In the following millions of years, Primus became known in Transformer mythology for his prophecies (such as through the [[Covenant of Primus]]) and was worshipped. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

At some point, the Oracle foresaw that the evil [[Sparkbot]]s would attempt to recreate Unicron following the planet-eater's destruction in the year [[2005]]. Again calling himself "Primus", he attempted to stop the villains and their unwitting pawns, the human [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]], appearing as a giant golden hand to snatch away the fragments of Unicron's lifeforce each time the Kiss Players recovered them. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #45-46}} Unfortunately, this merely led the Kiss Players to pursue him through the timestream and resulted in them crashing into the "[[Wall of Time]]" and becoming scattered throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #47}} Knowing that the Kiss Players were innocent in this whole affair, having been duped by the Sparkbots, the benevolent Primus rescued them from the different regions of time and space they had wound up in, and properly introduced himself, explaining the Sparkbots' treachery. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 4}} [[File:TGGPrimus2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.55]] He then took them back in time to prehistoric Earth, arriving just in time to witness the Sparkbots' successful restoration of Unicron to life. Primus transformed once more and unleashed the power of his mobile cannon platform, destroying Unicron's energy and sealing it and the Sparkbots deep within the planet. To ensure that Unicron would never be freed again, {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} Primus created a mighty guardian, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], who would watch over it and the Earth. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} To allow others to activate Brave Maximus, the Oracle created the [[O-Part]]s as part of a complex system to wake the giant. {{storylink|Peril from the Past|The Final Key? Farewell, Ai}} With the battle over, Shaoshao asked about the Kiss Players' future, but Primus did not reply. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} After sending the Kiss Players back to their home time, Primus transformed into the golden sphere of Vector Sigma and returned to his world to sleep. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #48-51}}

In 1985, seeking to combat the [[Autobot]]s' rule of the roads, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] created the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and brought them to Cybertron with the intent of having Vector Sigma program them with true cybernetic personalities. Requiring Vector Sigma's [[Key to Vector Sigma|activation key]] to bring the computer online, he stole it from [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and successfully completed his plan. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} In retaliation, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] constructed his own new team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but Megatron had already returned to Earth with the key still in his clutches, leaving the Autobots unable to reactivate Vector Sigma. As a first-generation product of Vector Sigma, Alpha Trion shared the mega-computer's computation matrix, and sacrificed himself by merging his lifeforce with it. This action reactivated the computer long enough for Optimus Prime to instruct it to program the Aerialbots with life. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

In [[2010]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] downloaded Vector Sigma's knowledge, [[Grimlock's New Brain|in the process becoming a genius]]. It was with this knowledge that Grimlock was able to make the intelligent [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] without Vector Sigma's direct intervention. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

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In [[2011]], one year after Optimus Prime drained the energies of the Matrix to cure the [[Hate Plague]], the loss of the Matrix's energy caused Vector Sigma to destabilize, threatening Cybertron with destruction. The Decepticons—their forces bolstered with the recent addition of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] warriors from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]—sought to take advantage of the chaos that ensued, seeking to gain control of the unstable computer, thereby bringing Cybertron under their dominion again. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

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Determined to save the planet at any cost, Optimus Prime fought his way through the tunnels leading to Vector Sigma's chamber, led by the [[ghost]] of Alpha Trion, while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and a group of Autobot Headmasters began searching for the Matrix, which had been left on Earth to recharge itself using the planet's natural energy. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Although they were successful in their mission, and the Matrix was even recharged by Alpha Trion, they were not fast enough to re-stabilize Vector Sigma with it, forcing Optimus Prime to sacrifice his life (again) by merging with the computer and restoring it to normal. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma began a series of experiments to create a new super-alloy. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] and his cassettes were able to penetrate Vector Sigma's chamber and learn of the experiments, which in turn prompted [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to launch an all-out attack on Cybertron to secure the new alloy, [[Cybertonuron]], for himself. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} However, Galvatron's ally, Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], was not enthused at the idea of Galvatron acquiring such a powerful weapon, and determined to keep the metal out both his hands and those of the Autobots through means most drastic—the total destruction of Cybertron itself. Powerful bombs were planted in Vector Sigma's chamber, and although the Autobots learned of the plot, they were unable to stop it, and Cybertron was reduced to a burnt-out husk. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

====Recreation and rebirth====
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In the aftermath, the broken form of Vector Sigma was discovered by the Autobot [[Disaster Relief Team]] in the planet's wreckage. Still functioning, the supercomputer granted them new bodies and abilities to help rebuild the planet. Ten years later, Vector Sigma had found a new chamber and aided [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in resurrecting Optimus Prime. They were interrupted by the arrival of the vengeful [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], which led to a battle between [[Sky Reign]] and [[Grand Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} Vector Sigma succeeded in reviving Optimus Prime during the battle, but because of Prime's repeated deaths, the computer's best efforts were only able to grant him one week's worth of life. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} As Unicron attacked Cybertron, Vector Sigma restored the Disaster Relief Team's combiner joints so that they could join the other combiners in fighting him off. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

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At some point, Vector Sigma was stolen by [[The Fallen]], who wished to absorb its power to create new life into himself. The orb rejected The Fallen's efforts, transforming into a robot mode as the Oracle. The Oracle lent its brilliant light to [[Overdrive]] and his [[Quantum Dial]], allowing the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] to summon new defenders from outside space and time to protect Vector Sigma. Overdrive vanished, but six new warriors appeared in the skies to battle The Fallen. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

These warriors were not enough to stop the new combined form of The Fallen, however. Apparently too drained for further resistance, the Vector Sigma orb was claimed by The Fallen, who began to assimilate its properties. [[Shouki]] used his partner [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] as an electrical bow to shoot Vector Sigma free of The Fallen, and [[Goshooter]] then kicked the spherical node right in The Fallen's stupid face. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] merged with the power of Vector Sigma to empower Shouki into a "train bazooka" mode that Goshooter used to deliver the ultimate attack against The Fallen, defeating him. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

====Reformatting====
{{voiceactor|[[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)}}
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Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] between the Autobots and Decepticons, Vector Sigma had again changed form, this time taking up the "Oracle" moniker again. It was rediscovered by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his small band of [[Maximal]]s while they were on the run from [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had conquered the entire planet. To protect Primal's Maximals from the effects of the [[transformation virus]] Megatron had used to conquer Cybertron, the Oracle reformatted them into new [[technorganic]] forms. {{storylink|The Reformatting|Resurrection of the Legend}}

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Through the Oracle, Optimus Primal communed with the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the extradimensional source of all Transformer life to which the computer was connected, and believed that it was the will of the Allspark that Cybertron be restored to its organic beginnings. {{storylink|Survivor|The Machine's Innards}} In truth, Primal was incorrect—the Oracle actually desired a ''balance'' between the organic and the technological—but it would take the disastrous unleashing of the power buried within the computer to make him realize this. When Megatron's treacherous general, [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], discovered that Vector Sigma and the Oracle were one and the same, he used the sparkless [[Diagnostic Drone]] to circumvent the Oracle's "receptive spark" requirement, tapping into the Oracle's "Vector Sigma core" and acquiring from it the code for the mega-computer's legendary key. {{storylink|The Key|The Silence of Iron}} When Optimus next attempted to contact the Oracle, he found himself unable to do so, due to Tankor's tampering. {{storylink|The Catalyst|The Water of Life}}

Tankor proceeded to arm his [[Tank Drone]]s with the power of the Key to Vector Sigma, intending to use it to scour Cybertron of all traces of organic matter, but soon discovered that Megatron had taken control of the drones away from him. In order to trick Megatron into unleashing the key, Tankor had the Diagnostic Drone tap the Oracle once more and send Optimus Prime a false vision, guiding him to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Tankor gambled that Primal would never unleash the Chamber's descructive energy, but that the ''threat'' of it in his control would goad Megatron into activating the key. Tankor gambled wrong; after Megatron triggered the key, Optimus retaliated by unleashing the power of the chamber, and two energies violently cancelled each other out. {{storylink|End of the Line|The Moment of Truth}} Primal was killed by the energy backlash and travelled to the Allspark, but chose not to join it, now understanding what the Oracle truly desired. Primal returned to reality via the Oracle, and the computer vanished. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|The Cost of Victory}} Though, it was anomalously visible again a few times. {{storylink|A Wolf in the Fold|The Spiral of Hatred}} {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike|Captured Souls}} {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|Eternal Friendship}}

It would be some time before Primal realized it, but the Oracle had, in fact, transplanted itself into Primal's body. Megatron was first to realize this and targeted Primal, tricking him with a hologram of Optimus Prime and downloading a portion of the Oracle for himself. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Illusion's Guidance}} Using the power of the Oracle, Megatron attempted to merge all the sparks he had stolen from Cybertron's population with his own, but Primal's Maximals halted his scheme. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|Eternal Friendship}}

Optimus sought to consult with the Oracle one last time before his final showdown against Megatron's forces. The Oracle informed Primal that he already held the wisdom and strength of conviction to triumph and see Cybertron through to its destiny. It then relayed the strength of the sparks contained within the Matrix to give the Maximals new powers, to aid them in the upcoming confrontation. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|Hope's End}} As it would soon turn out, the Oracle had actually orchestrated this entire scenario, so that Optimus Primal and Megatron would both control a portion of its power: with its power split thusly, neither one would be able to obtain their goal without the other. It was Optimus Primal who ultimately claimed victory, driving Megatron into Cybertron's organic core and sacrificing both of them as he activated the Oracle and triggered [[Great Transformation|a planet-wide reformatting]] of Cybertron into a technorganic paradise. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|The Course of the Future}}

The change to his planet also caused Vector Sigma to be reborn in a new physical form. In honor of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], the supercomputer created the "Convoy Type" Transformers to act as guardians for itself. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====The far future====
{{voiceactor|[[Chie Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Neo-VectorSigma.jpg|thumb|Vector Sigma's Blue Period.]]
Throughout the tens of thousands of years following the Great Transformation, Vector Sigma was recognized as the god of the Transformers and the ultimate authority over the planet of Cybertron. Day-to-day governance was delegated to the [[Convoy Council]] while Vector Sigma lay within a mighty structure called the [[Tower of Light]]. One day, Vector Sigma got wind of [[Blentron|a group]] searching for [[Angolmois Energy|Unicron's energy]]; it expected his resurrection and converted Cybertron back to being entirely mechanical to prepare for the upcoming war. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} At some point, Vector Sigma expressed its command to [[Lio Convoy]] that the Megatron Omega of [[2050]] be purified and sent to the Precursor World to stop his past self, Gold Megatron. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}}

Part of its further efforts was reining in the loner [[Big Convoy]] and forcing him to take on the task of training a team of Maximal recruits. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} To keep watch on the [[Big Convoy Unit]], Vector Sigma sent [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]] undercover as a cadet. {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}}

Through Big Convoy's Energon Matrix, Vector Sigma would often speak and dispense wisdom to them related to their latest adventure, {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} including relying on your own strength before giving in to fate and the gods, {{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}} reassuring [[Break]] that he was right in valuing his teammates over an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsule]], {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}} telling them that trust is key to a team, {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}} one should care for teammates over the mission, {{Storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} learning about cooperation is still a success even if the mission wasn't, {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} battle requires improvisation, {{Storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} exceeding one's limit can result in miracles, {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} gathering information is important before setting out, {{storylink|Planet of Time}} thanking your crew for a job well done is important, {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} one shouldn't judge a situation based on appearances, {{Storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} people can use their own painful experiences to help better others, {{Storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} teammates are at their strongest when they recognize each other's abilities, {{Storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} one skills are only truly brought out when comrades trust each other, {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} sometimes it's better to just let stupid ones be, {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} give [[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] a break after a long day, {{storylink|The Stolen Gung Ho}} Big Convoy's recruits built themselves up after many adventures and battles, {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} and that Big Convoy was apparently rash in battling the [[Blentron]]s. {{Storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} The influence of Vector Sigma was unknown to the Maximals, with the exception of Heinrad. {{storylink|Ship's Log}}

After the Blentrons resurrected Unicron in an energy body, Vector Sigma again spoke through Big Convoy to express its uncertainty about what Unicron was planning and how, during the Great War, Unicron's energy was removed from his body, which was sealed within the [[Triple Z Point]]. Assuming that Unicron sought to reunite with his body, Vector Sigma ordered the Maximals to travel there before that could happen. However, when the Maximals found the body to be in ruins, Big Convoy realized Unicron's true goal: To possess Cybertron through Vector Sigma and supplant it as the god of the Transformers! {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} In defense, Vector Sigma sent Cybertron's [[Grand Fleet]] to meet the menace in orbit. Finally confirming its influence through Big Convoy, Vector Sigma offered Unicron the choice of being reborn as a Transformer if he gave up his Angolmois Energy and his ambitions. To little surprise, Unicron rejected the offer, and the Grand Fleet was sicced on him. However, it was of little use against the destructive power of Unicron, and the villain broke into Vector Sigma's chamber and took control of his eternal nemesis. As "Vector Sigma Unicron", Unicron took direct control of Cybertron, turning it against the Maximals. {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} Thanks to the intervention of [[Magmatron]], though, Unicron was expelled from Vector Sigma and his threat ended by the Maximals. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} Vector Sigma's repair program healed the computer, and it kicked off the graduation ceremony for Big Convoy's cadets. As thanks for their victory, Vector Sigma offered to promote [[Lio Convoy]] and Big Convoy to Great Convoys; the former readily accepted, but the latter preferred to remain a lone wanderer, travelling space. {{Storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

Vector Sigma created [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!|Forced Fusion! God Fire Convoy}} and granted Fire Convoy his [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Enter! God Magnus}} After being defeated by [[Omega Prime|God Fire Convoy]] in [[2000]], it was decided that [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Destronger]]s, and the [[Commando (RID)|Combatron]]s were to be taken by [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] to stand trial before Vector Sigma for their crimes. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|Final Battle! Fire Convoy}} However, [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] managed to escape from prison and steal an Energon Matrix from Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Vector Sigma created [[Neo Brave Maximus]] to act as the [[Dimensional Patrol]]'s headquarters, allowing the original Brave Maximus to be returned to Earth in the early 21st century. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} [[Prowl 2]] was also born when Vector Sigma infused the rebuilt Beta BT unit of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] with life. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/10}}

===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroes primus and matrix.jpg|thumb|Screw continuity, I don't see YOU with a Matrix!]]

Primus, considered to be the very first Transformer, created the Matrix of Leadership and personally gave it to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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[[File:MTMTEannual2012 primus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|The Great Creation Myth.]]

Most Cybertronian religions held that Primus—"The Celestial Architect" and "The Mechanica Divine" {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}—was a mighty warrior-god who emerged from the planet Cybertron in the planet's earliest days; {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} a reaction to the creation of his "[[Unicron/Generation 1|opposite]]". Some sects believed that Primus had dueled and vanquished this villainous being in the days before the creation of the universe, and subsequently became Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}} Others claimed that he had created Cybertron in the year 5 billion BCE. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

The most important myth that surrounded Primus was that of the "[[Guiding Hand]]", the benevolent pantheon of gods that Primus had supposedly brought forth from his own essence. Old-school religions referred his primordial state as the "clenched fist", {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} and from this form Primus split his body into five new entities—Primus the life-giver, [[Mortilus]] the death-bringer, [[Epistemus]], the embodiment of knowledge, [[Solomus]], the embodiment of wisdom, and [[Adaptus]], master of change. Supposedly, Primus believed that every Cybertronian had an obligation to do their part in society, and blessed each one with a [[Alternate mode|second form]] to suit their surroundings. Ultimately, the alliance was undone by the "[[God War]]", turning the members of the Guiding Hand against one another in a cataclysmic conflict against the villainous Mortilus. Legend states that each member of the Guiding Hand was tricked and trapped, changing them into mundane items, and Primus himself became [[Vector Sigma]], bringer of life to a new generation of Cybertronians. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}}

The truth behind these fantastic tales, however, was far more mundane. Rather than a supernatural warrior, Primus was but a simple robot, distinguished only by his unique serial number that marked him as the first of his kind. Primus's abilities were what allowed him to reproduce—his body was capable of manufacturing the [[photonic crystal]]s that allowed more Transformers to come into being, creating the Guiding Hand and eventually igniting the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s that brought the first generation of Cybertronians to life. Ultimately, this utopian era would come to an end when the ambitious ''Adaptus'' triggered the events leading up to the God War. Events culminated in Adaptus unleashing a devastating electromagnetic pulse across the planet, giving rise to the neurological condition known as "[[information creep]]". Primus attempted to absorb as much of the blast as he could, but the sheer power of the pulse permanently garbled his memories, leaving him with no clue of his name or the role he had played in history. Forevermore, the 'bot who had been Primus would become "compulsively forgettable", and although emerging religious sects would subsequently distort what had truly happened into fanciful tales of warring deities, they were never aware that the Transformer they worshipped still walked among them, having adopted a humbler new name: [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
While investigating the killing of a delegation from the [[Twin Star]] Continuum, [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] had a vision of the word "[[Shokaract|Hunter]]" on a wall and pointed it out. [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] did not believe him and scoffed that if Apelinq squinted hard, then he could see the face of Primus.

Apelinq also thought, "Primus help us." when the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s were called in for a mandatory meditation session with [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]]. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Primus was one of many living, transforming planets spawned from the first of such worlds, [[Daiakuron]]. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} When Cybertron fell to war, the battles left Primus starved of energy. As the war wound down, Megatron managed to acquire the Matrix of Leadership and bonded it to his spark. The talisman led him to Primus's face where the tyrant erected a temple that subjected the weakened deity to Megatron's will, causing Primus to begin reformatting Cybertron into Megatron's likeness. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] member [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] ate some [[technorganic]] plant on Cybertron, sprouted from the [[human]]s' efforts to terraform the planet, he was taken on a psychedelic trip, in which he beheld visions of Primus. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} His visions pushed him to draw out a map to the chamber of Primus, hidden deep within Cybertron. Following it, Bazooka, [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Cover Girl]], [[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] discovered Primus' face and Megatron's plan. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

Traveling into Primus's head, the Autobots and Joes met the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]], who revealed to them the planet's origins. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} As Megatron used his control of the Matrix to steer Cybertron towards the [[sun]], Primus awakened and transformed into robot mode in order to feed upon the star. The Autobots and Joes within him fled to the surface, narrowly avoiding being crushed by his changing form. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} During the ensuing battle to end Megatron's control over the god and save the sun, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] emerged from Primus's eye socket and recovered the Matrix for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], but even so Primus continued to feed, with even Prime being unable to quell his hunger. When all seemed lost, [[Earth]] transformed into its own robot mode, Primus's sibling [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], and knocked him out with a mighty interplanetary punch. In the aftermath, Prime left [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] to guide the impaired but functional Primus out of the solar system and back to his original orbit. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[Sovereign]], the most powerful of the [[Titan Master]]s, had the ability to grant the power of Primus to whomever he linked. {{storylink|Sovereign#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sovereign toy bio}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Primus created the [[Thirteen]] to fight [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] at the dawn of time. His whereabouts by the present day were unknown but when Unicron possessed [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], the Chaos Bringer swore to destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and what remained of Primus. When the Matrix transformed [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] into "Optimal Optimus", Unicron recognized Primus' work and cursed his brother's name. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
According to the scriptures, Primus, along with several other bizarre deities, had held court beneath the [[Sonic Canyons]]. The [[First Church of Primus]] was erected in [[Dodecahex]] where the order debated how Primus was interpreting the current situation and how the atrocities fit into the god's infinite wisdom. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
According to the [[Matrix of Leadership]]'s Mediator program, [[Solus Prime]]'s forging of it was an act guided by Primus himself, claiming that it was Primus' intent that the Matrix be an echo of the Allspark made of his own essence. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

Revered as the creator-god of Cybertron, the [[Reversionist]]s believed that Primus had become Cybertron, and therefore, every new Transformer [[Reproduction|forged]] was essentially the body and soul of Primus forged anew. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

A statue of Primus was destroyed during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] clearing it away while indulging in some wordplay. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}}

In the post-War era of peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] offered thanks to Primus that the power of the orbiting [[Titan (group)|Titans]] had not been needed for ten megacycles. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} At an Ascenticon rally in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], Megatron spoke of the great gifts that Primus had bestowed upon their race and of how the [[Nominus Edict]] limited those gifts. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}

==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
A "unique digital entity" came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}<ref>The "unique digital entity" was conflated with Primus in an edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''.</ref>

====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Halder]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish), [[Vittorio Di Prima]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Vilmos Papucsek]] (Hungarian, 2nd dub)}}

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Primus was the living energy core of Cybertron, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, [[energon]]. Transformers of this universe believed the stories of Unicron, Primus, and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to be only myth and legend until the existence of Unicron was revealed in the [[Unicron Battles]] of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state after the chaos-bringer's attack, large amounts of energon were required to repair the planet, and to search for and acquire the mineral, the united Autobot-Decepticon forces entered into an alliance with the [[Earth Federation]] government.

Primus entered into the equation when the project's head scientist, [[Brian Jones|Dr. Brian Jones]], brought his son, [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], to Cybertron. Terrified of the giant robots surrounding him, Kicker fled, only to find himself tumbling through tunnels into a hidden chamber deep beneath Cybertron's surface. Primus awoke and saved Kicker from what would have been a fatal fall, and for his own reasons, imbued the child with a special gift—the ability to detect energon throughout the [[universe (universe)|universe]]. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] subsequently discovered Kicker in Primus's chamber, and the god chose to work with the Transformers quite directly, imbuing them with the [[Spark of Combination]], which would allow the Autobots to [[Powerlinx]] and increase their powers. {{storylink|Energon Stars}} Primus went on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion, the return of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], and the impending return of Unicron. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} Although vague at times, Primus would offer just enough information to allow his children to survive the threats they faced. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online.

When Unicron began lashing out after having been deprived of energon for too long, Primus summoned [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] to help Optimus in getting the titan back under control. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Soon after, the Decepticons managed to breach Primus's chamber. Though Primus attempted to fight back, he was unable to prevent the Terrorcons from sapping him of enormous amounts of energon. The Autobots managed to flush out the Terrorcons themselves, but not before Megatron had acquired enough Energon to power up Unicron and transform him into his robot mode. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}}

With the aid of [[Rad White]], Primus restored the fallen Autobot guard [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Dagger]], upgrading him into "Wing Saber" and imbuing him with a Spark of Combination. {{storylink|Open Fire!}}

With Megatron having succeeded in reanimating Unicron, most of the Autobot army was critically wounded in the ensuing battle. This prompted the sleeping Primus to awaken and infuse their armor with his power, upgrading them into new forms, {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} and allowing Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme to grow to planetary size and defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Unicron's spark survived, however, and his consciousness took refuge within Megatron. After his massive output of energy, Primus returned to recovery mode, and became unable to answer Dr. Jones's calls for more energon as the Decepticons launched a surprise attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Ambition}} Primus remained in recovery mode while the Decepticons took control of planet Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to turn to guerilla warfare to retake their homeworld. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

Despite still being in this state, Primus was able to instinctively save Rad and Dr. Jones from a fatal fall when the two humans crashed through his chamber's ceiling. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} Some time later, Arcee temporarily revived Primus by shooting an energon star into his core. Upon awakening, Primus drove Mirage out of his chamber, allowing the Autobots to retake control of it. But the Energon dose was only enough to awaken Primus temporarily, and he slipped back into sleep mode. He was brought back fully online when Ironhide and the Omnicrons infused him with a greater supply of energon. Now conscious, Primus was able to remotely charge Optimus's spark of combination, giving him the strength to again combine with Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}} Primus's power supply was once more depleted, however, when Optimus called upon his help to stop Cybertron from slamming into Plains Planet. Primus combined his power with the energon gas in Cybertron's atmosphere to once again grow Optimus to planetary proportions. Primus then became inactive, {{storylink|Formidable}} and began to fade once again. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}

After the Autobots gained control of the super energon pool hidden in Cybertron's underground, they converted the miracle fuel into super energon stars, and infused Primus with them. Though the process exhausted all of the Omnicons, Primus awakened once more. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} Primus then came in telepathic contact with Kicker, preventing him from grabbing at Unicron's bare essence, now reduced to a tiny orb out in the void of space. Primus informed the boy that there had always been two sides to Unicron; one which brought forth creation, and the other which brought forth destruction. To Kicker's bafflement, Primus planned to harness Unicron's essence to create a new sun. Primus's essence then left its chamber, appeared at the super energon pool, and used what remained of the fuel to craft a new sun. The celestial mass was then brought to the center of Alpha Q's planetary system, and ignited when Galvatron plunged into it to rid himself of Unicron's influence once and for all. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Donovan]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wolf Frass]] (German), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish), [[Francisco Andrés Valdivia]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep31 cybertron breakup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]." {{w|Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo|Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron}}.]]

{{bigquote|He who charted the universe when it was new! He who battled Unicron at the dawn of time! He whose spark formed the basis of all life on Cybertron, and Velocitron, and all the other Transformer colonized homeworlds! It can be no other! This... is... Primus!|[[Vector Prime]]|[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]}}

[[File:Cyb ep32 balance.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This looks [[Xaaron|familiar]].]]

Primus's plan to contain Unicron's essence in the center of the sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened not only Cybertron and the universe, but the entire multiverse itself. His energy drained to the point that he had once again been rendered dormant, Primus could now only be awakened and restored to full power by the four ancient [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, lost to the far reaches of the galaxy in a failed [[space bridge]] experiment eons ago. The magnitude of the threat posed to the multiverse was enough to summon [[Vector Prime]]—one of the original thirteen Transformers, who had been following Unicron through the multiverse and repairing the damage he had done—back to Cybertron to aid the Autobots in the quest for the keys.

After a while, the Autobots were able to find the focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], and the keys from [[Velocitron]] and [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Bringing all three together caused the group to be drawn into the consciousness of Primus, who spoke through the three Mini-Cons and told his children to "maintain the balance". {{storylink|Trap}}

[[File:Cyb ep48 starships.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I can see my house from here!]]

Eventually, despite continued attempts by both Megatron and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to steal the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, the Autobots were able to gather the keys from [[Velocitron]], the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], and brought them and their focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], back to Cybertron. Coupling these three keys with the power of the Matrix, Optimus Prime was able to initiate Primus's transformation from [[alternate mode|planet]] to [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} Communicating with the Autobots through the [[Mini-Con]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], Primus explained that the destruction of Unicron, the embodiment of the force of evil, had unbalanced the universe, and that only he could seal the black hole and restore order—but to do that, the fourth Cyber Planet Key, from [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, was required to reconnect Primus's spark with his body and restore his full power. Attempting to retrieve the Omega Lock, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] made a rather pointless attack on Primus, only to find the deity was not as powerless as he appeared, proceeding to casually overpower and hurl away his wayward son. {{storylink|Balance}}

Still in a state of half-consciousness, Primus's inert form continued to function as Cybertron, still being the site of Autobot/Decepticon battles. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} Once the Decepticons had been chased away, the Autobots spent their time cleaning up any straggling [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. {{storylink|Family}}

[[File:Cybertron Ark Homecoming.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Eat this, in remembrance of Me.]]

Shortly thereafter, when Primus was in the process of channelling some of his power into holding back the ever-growing black hole, Starscream tried again, plunging into the energy beam and absorbing more of Primus's power into himself, expanding in size until he was as large as Primus himself. After the Autobots inhabiting him had redirected Primus's internal systems, Primus properly awoke once more and proceeded to once again pound Starscream into submission, even using Cybertron's moons as makeshift weapons. {{storylink|Titans}}

When he time came for the Autobots to depart for Gigantion, Jetfire, in an attempt to avoid getting a vaccine, offered to stay behind and monitor Primus. The deity stepped in and told Jetfire that he would be fine on his own, so it was really no trouble for Jetfire to go. {{storylink|Warp}} Left to his own devices, Primus continued to try and hold back the black hole, firing periodic bursts of his power into it to delay its growth, {{storylink|City}} with diminishing returns for his efforts. {{storylink|Challenge}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} When [[Vector Prime]] passed, Primus felt his demise. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

[[File:Cyb ep49 primus smiles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's pretty happy so long as you don't wake him up while he's napping.]]

When the Autobots returned to the main universe, Primus was left extremely weak from his efforts, only being able to advise [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on what to do next. When the sheer magnitude of the threat was enough for every Cybertronian in the galaxy to unite, Primus was moved to combine the ''[[Atlantis]]'', the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'', the ''[[Hyperborea (Cybertron)|Hyperborea]]'', and the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' into the mighty ''[[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} When Galvatron attempted to cause total event collapse, Primus tried to bar his path but found himself no match for his own Omega Lock and the [[Armor of Unicron]]. When the planet leaders managed to seize the Omega Lock and the Keys, Primus teleported them all back to him, restoring himself to full power. With the ''Ark'' as a conduit, Primus channelled all of his power into the black hole, collapsing it. With peace restored, Primus transformed back into Cybertron, now composed of aspects of all four colony worlds, going right back to sleep. {{storylink|End}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[File:Revelations6-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|pudding]]
While the Autobots were occupied with the quest for the Cyber Planet Keys, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived on Cybertron, {{storylink|Balancing Act}} intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]]—as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible for Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all. {{Storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the Universe conflict by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}}

The Dead Matrix, however, was cast into the heart of the black hole by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], freeing Unicron's spark and allowing it to adopt a new, diminutive physical form. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} Unicron participated in the escalating Mini-Con civil war on Cybertron's moons, {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} but when the planet transformed into Primus's robot mode, Unicron fled. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}
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===Fleer ''Armada'' cards===
At the beginning of the universe, the All Spark sent his two sons, Primus and Unicron, to explore the new world, from one end to another. They discovered a region that acted as a fountain of "pure energon", a source of infinite power. Primus planned to tell their father of this wonderful discovery, but Unicron, desiring this power for himself, struck Primus and left his apparent corpse adrift in a nearby star cluster. {{storylink|Transformers: Armada (Fleer)|Unicron card}}

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
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===''Beast Wars Reborn''===
Before he took the form of a planet, Primus created the "[[Thirteen|Ancients]]" as the first clan of [[Transformer]]s, possessing of power beyond their descendants. {{Storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}} Eons later, Primus, deep within Cybertron, sensed a strange temple somewhere in time and space and dispatched [[Vector Prime]] to see what was up. {{storylink|The Mysterious Temple in Space}}

When [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] came across the [[Cyber Planet Key]] of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]], he recognized it as a portion of Primus's lifeforce. {{storylink|The Extraordinary Reformat}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Aurex 006.0 Kappa]], Vector Prime came to Primus's assistance while Primus was trying to block the [[dark matter]] emitting from the Unicron Singularity though Vector Prime was waylaid by the Decepticon [[Spacewarp]] and her Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17}}

==''Shattered Glass''==
{{main|Primus/Shattered Glass}}

This is the '''''evil''''' version of Primus.

==Live-action film series==
The location on Cybertron that is named after Primus is surrounded by the [[Rad Zone]] and [[Uraya]]. {{storylink|Risk: Cybertron War Edition|Risk}}

===Titan movie comics===
[[File:TitanAOEPrimusOptimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
Legend had it that the original seven Transformers were creations of Primus, though they themselves didn't think this. It was not said who started the legend. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}} [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] referred to Primus as his ancestor and the protector of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

===IDW movie comics===
The [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] thought they were "children of Primus". {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

According to legend, when the [[AllSpark]] cube crashed into Cybertron, it gave life to Primus and his descendents, the Primes. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Primus was known as the first Cybertronian and, after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] was ended due to [[The Fallen]]'s treachery, left behind his only legacy in [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] and, revealed much later, Optimus. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

==''Animated'' continuity family==
There are no Primuses in the [[Malgus|Malgus Cluster]] itself. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/29}}

==''GoBots''==
In some parts of the multiverse, Primus created organic worlds around himself, with the inhabitants eventually becoming robotic lifeforms: such worlds include iterations of [[Gobotron]]. The inhabitants seem unaware of his existence.

Unicron created [[Unicron/Generation 1#G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|a body for himself]] in at least one of the Gobotron timelines. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Aligned continuity family==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Primus and [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] began life as personalities within a single omnipotent being that conversed with itself. While Primus saw beauty in life and found it sacred, Unicron found it pointless, cruel and needing to end. The divide between the two personalities grew and the being eventually split into Primus and Unicron. Unshackled, Unicron went on a cosmic rampage, destroying all he found, with the end goal of consuming reality itself while Primus grew ever more lethargic and withdrawn. Eventually however, Primus made a stand against Unicron but the two brothers found themselves evenly matched in a perfect stalemate.

Primus responded to this by creating the Thirteen to fight in his stead, the act causing him to fall into hypersleep to turn the tide of his war against Unicron.

Primus stayed out of the War of the Primes, only acting when [[Onyx Prime]] merged with the Core. Using the [[Triptych Mask]], Primus scanned all life in the universe and used it as a template for the Cybertronian race, using his [[AllSpark]] to birth a population in three days time. In the primitive era that followed, large religions and cults formed in Primus's honor.

At some point, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] found its way into Primus's possession. After being corrupted by [[Dark Energon]], Primus inserted an untainted portion of his [[spark]] into the Matrix, entrusting it to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] for safekeeping. The usage of the [[Omega Lock]] later restored Primus completely. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Primus is generally accepted to exist, though his thirteen children are considered a myth by [[Jazz (WFC)|some]]. Throughout Cybertron, devices carry out his will: the [[AllSpark]] creates the [[protoform]]s in the [[Well of All Sparks]]. The [[Sonic Canyons]] are believed to be his ears, feeding him knowledge of the universe via Vector Sigma, though that is actually beneath [[Kaon (polity)|the gladitorial arenas of Kaon]]. And the [[Core]] produces his own physical emanation, [[Energon]].

During the civil war, the AllSpark was ejected into space to keep it out of Decepticon hands, eventually floating into the [[Milky Way]], while the Core was corrupted by the [[Dark Energon]]-imbued [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] removed the Chamber, but the damage was done, and the Core had to shut down and reboot to survive. But before leaving, Optimus was bestowed Primus's essence in the form of the Matrix. When the Autobots left Cybertron, the last original Prime, [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], remained, stating Vector Sigma would keep him alive. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:OneShallRise1-Core.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Oooh, continuity.]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]: the original Primes. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. Primus then became one with the core of Cybertron, and brought life to new Cybertronians through the [[Well of All Sparks]]. Optimus Prime would later speak of Unicron as being a physical being that had likely transcended physical form, with Primus presumably being the same. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

When Primus was poisoned from the result of the war, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came into contact with Primus and was given the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} During the war, Optimus removed the AllSpark, the source of new life creation on Cybertron, and sent it into deep space. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

Many thousands of years later, Primus was restored by [[Team Prime]] when they used the Omega Lock built into the ''Nemesis'' to restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock}} However Primus's awakening would cause his slumbering arch foe Unicron to reawaken and take control of Megatron's body, flying to Cybertron to destroy him. Raising an army of Terrorcons, Unicron sent them into the Well of All Sparks to destroy Primus, but they themselves disintegrated when Unicron was defeated. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
A thousand years ago, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] was sent to Earth by Primus himself, but not before receiving various upgrades that allowed her to go on her mission. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}}

==''Cyberverse'' cartoon==
[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] swore by Primus when [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]]'s hacking forced her out of a [[cortical psychic patch]]. {{storylink|Sabotage}} [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] later invoked Primus' name when he channelled the power of the Matrix to blast the AllSpark out of [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed''===
Faced with the growing threat of the black hole, Primus attempted to obliterate the dark matter before it spread further into the universe. {{storylink|Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed}}

===''War for Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Paul Borne]] (French), [[Guillermo Morante]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jacek Jasiński]] (Polish)}}
[[File:Coreprecorruption.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Get your icky tentacles away from me!]]
In the closing stages of the Great War, the Decepticon leader [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] learnt of the existence of a powerful corruptive energy source known as [[Dark Energon]] located at an orbital station. After acquiring the station and manufacturing it through the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], Megatron decided to corrupt the Core of Cybertron itself in order to win his war against the Autobots. To accomplish this feat, he first needed the Omega Key and thus laid siege to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] itself and journeyed into the [[Vaults]] where he battled [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] for the relic. It was only after the battle did he learn of Omega Supreme being the key to the Core and battled the gigantic Autobot as well as defeating him. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron forced the Guardian to open the Omega Gate and took his Decepticons to the Core. There, he used Corruptors to infuse the Core with Dark Energon which began to manifest all over the planet Cybertron and threatening its survival.

With the defeat of Zeta Prime, the [[Autobot High Council|High Council of Elders]] promoted [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] to the position of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in order to lead the Autobots. Seeing the continued corruption of Dark Energon spreading across Cybertron, Optimus Prime decided to journey deep into the planet and purge the infestation at its source. Taking [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] with him, they learnt that [[Space slug]]s were fighting a losing battle in cleansing the Core of Dark Energon. [[File:CybertronCoreRestored-WFC.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|The core of Cybertron talks! It's must be lonely being the core of Cybertron.]] Furthermore, the trio of Autobots had to fight against a garrison of Decepticons left behind by Megatron to ensure that the Core remained corrupted. Despite their resistance, Optimus Prime and his team managed to reach the centre of Cybertron and kill a corrupted space slug, thus freeing the Core. There, the Core spoke to Optimus Prime and revealed that the corruption of Dark Energon had been too extensive and in order to conserve itself - the Core had to shut down and purge itself in a process that would take millions of years where it would no longer be able to produce large quantities of Energon.

This meant that the planet Cybertron would be barren as a result and insufficient energy would be present for those that remained on the surface. Despite claiming that the line of Primes had failed in their mission, the Core decided to impart the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime stating that so long as it functioned; its own [[Spark]] would continue. With that done, Optimus Prime returned to the surface and began the [[Great Exodus]] of Cybertron, leaving only a small number of them behind who vowed to continue to fight Megatron's tyrannical rule.

[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] exclaimed Primus's name when he realized the orbital station was a living Cybertronian. Afterwards, Optimus thanked Primus when he managed to defeat [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Before he became Cybertron, Primus battled his evil brother Unicron, their blows against one another shaking the very foundation of the cosmos. A group of Transformers from the future then appeared, and joined in the struggle. Rodimus and his Autobots came to Primus's aid while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help Unicron. Primus eventually prevailed, and sent his brother into a retreat. Knowing that Rodimus and the others did not belong in the present, Primus sent them back to their proper place in the timeline. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

==Toys==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
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[[File:TF-JG1-Lucky-Draw-God-Primus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The rod god/Popemobile and his Godebago.]]
*'''Primus''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields

:The first Primus figure was a "[[Lucky Draw figure]]" in Japan, a [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] gold chrome recolored [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]] that was given away as a contest prize from the collector book, ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]''. Supposedly, only 100 pieces of these figures were manufactured.

:As a [[redeco]] of a Rodimus (no doubt inspired by the resemblance of his astral form to Rodimus in the UK comics), "God Primus" transforms into a futuristic truck resembling nothing so much as a Winnebago. Following the trend started by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|the original Optimus Prime toy]], his trailer splits down the middle to transform into the [[Golden Noah]], a battle station with an extending double-barrelled cannon. The figure comes with a large, hand-held blaster, and two blast-shield accessories that plug into the sides of his battle station cannon.

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[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven imag— You know what, just forget it. It's not like we have rules for a reason.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Generation 1|Omega Lock]], two [[missile]]s, silver Cybertron planet-type [[Cyber Key]]

:Designed by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], Primus was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron''/''Galaxy Force'' toylines]], but was released in Japan in the Generation 1 ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a prerelease of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

:Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In [[alternate mode|planet mode]], he is considerably more detailed than [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], specifically [[Kolkular]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

:In [[robot mode]], Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable [[Articulation|articulated]] "manipulator arms". Unfortunately, despite being in the same size class as his brother, Primus's height is 2/3rds of Unicron's.

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]''... backwards.

:In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con [[5 mm post|5 mm]] [[powerlinx]] posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Cybertron (planet)#The Last Knight|Cybertron]], itself later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the non-sentient planet-base [[Neo Primus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Primus/Primus/primus.htm More information on Primus at TFU.info]''

===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This was an expensive time for completists.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Cybertron|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron head]] (second wave only)

:''Cybertron'' Cybertron Primus is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The Hasbro version uses a softer, bendable translucent plastic for the blue part of Omega Lock, where Takara cast this part in firmer material. Furthermore, the Hasbro version uses common black plastic for the handle of Omega Lock as well as the "foot" of the planet mode, where Takara adds tiny debris with metal luster into the black plastic of these two parts.

:In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously. In Japan, the version including the Unicron head was available exclusively via [[e-HOBBY]] as a so-called "[[USA Edition]]".

:Curiously, the Giant Planet Key is replaced with Optimus Prime's Key in the box art. This mirrors the show's opening in which an alternately coloured version of Vector Prime's Key is shown, instead of the Giant Planet Key.

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*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Walmart|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:A later version of Supreme Class Cybertron Primus was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, and included four bonus Mini-Cons: [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]]. These toys are physically identical to their ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' namesakes, but were later [[retcon]]ned as different characters.
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===Transformers (2010)===
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[[File:Primus 2010.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Oh. Your. God.]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (Supreme, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#2010|Omega Lock]], two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:To celebrate the year 2010, Takara [[redeco]]ed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him as part of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' campaign, being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Unicron/toys#2010Takara|Unicron]] toy released the same year. "Creator Primus" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.

:Primus comes with a [[retool]]ed Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron 2|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded [[insignia]], and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol at the center.
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===Prime===
[[File:Prime-toy VectorOracle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|To unleash the Ecto Cooler within, tame the [[Slimer]] without.]]
*'''Vector Oracle''' (Arms Micron, [[2012]]–[[February 25|02–25]])

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nightstick (G1)#Universe (2008)|Nightstick]], Vector Oracle transforms into a laser cannon that can be held by toys with [[5 mm post|5 mm]] hands. His gun handle can also act as a [[Powerlinx]] port for a [[Mini-Con]]. He was offered at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores for purchasing 3,000 yen of ''Transformers'' toys on [[February 25]] of [[2012]], and was limited to 4000 pieces.

:This mold was also used to make [[Rocketbot]], ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]] and [[Nebulon (SG)|Nebulon]], ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Nightstick (Headmasters)|Nightstick]] ([[Artfire]]'s partner), and [[Tornado]].
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==Notes==
*The myth of Primus and Unicron is similar to the duality concepts present in numerous real-world religions, such as {{w|Zoroastrianism}}.
*The idea of Primus transforming bears some resemblance to an [[The Secret of Cybertron|early script]] for [[The Transformers: The Movie|the original movie]], in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] merges with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and transforms into a super robot to defeat Unicron.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041207164548/www.tfpulp.com/archive/energonprod/energonprod.html Preproduction notes] for ''Super Link''/''Energon'' detail early ideas the cartoon had for Primus's origin. They present Primus as an entity consisting purely of energon. Energon, the notes state, is the product of the "genetic material" of the sun interacting with planetary bodies.
*The word "Primus" is Latin for "First."

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Primus''' (プライマス ''Puraimasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Prímusz''', '''Az Elem''' (first ''Energon'' dub, "The Element")
*''Korean:'' '''Primus''' (프라이머스 ''Peulaimeoseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Primus''' (Taiwan, 普萊瑪斯 ''Pǔláimǎsī''), '''{{w|Shangdi|Shàngdì}} Lǎotiānyé''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, 上帝老天爺, "Lord God of Heaven"), '''{{w|Yuanshi Tianzun|Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn}}''' (元始天尊)

==See also==
*[[Transformer afterlife]]
*[[Vector Sigma]]
*[[Oracle (G1)]]
*[[Oracle (BM)]]
*Primus's teams of personal comrades:
**[[Light God]]s
**[[Guiding Hand]]
**[[Golden Age (Generations)|Golden Age]]
*Primus's teams of immediate subordinates:
**[[Covenant (group)|Covenant]]
**[[Thirteen]]
**[[Primus Vanguard]]

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Unicron

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[[File:Unicron-UltimateGuide.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|He's been ignoring Galactus's C&D letters.]]

'''Unicron''' is the eternal arch-enemy of his twin brother [[Primus]]. Also known as the [[Lord of Chaos]], the Chaos Bringer, and the Planet Eater, he is dedicated to consuming the [[multiverse]]. His massive form is powered by the consumption of planets, moons, stars, and even the very fabric of existence. Unicron will not be sated until his ultimate goal is attained: to bring an end to the annoying creation boasting independence around him, and find peace by becoming the living center of a [[Void|swirling, infinite torrent of nothingness]] at the end of all things.

To undertake this seemingly overwhelming task, Unicron is able to travel across realities at will, a meandering plague upon existence itself.<ref>Titanium Series 3" Unicron profile</ref><ref>Universe Armada Series Unicron bio</ref> Integrated into his systems are incomprehensible quantum computers which calculate probabilities forward and backwards in time, in perpetuity, giving his processors an ever changing, evolving map of the multiverse.<ref>Profile, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|''Hasbro Transformers Collector's Club'' #10]]</ref> With these abilities at his disposal, Unicron has thus far devoured approximately 22.56% of known universes. Seen at a detached distance from the multiverse, this collective "'''Unicron Phenomenon'''" acts with the characteristics of a virus or plague seeping through reality, succeeding where it can, retreating when it cannot.<ref>According to the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s' records in "[[Withered Hope]]."</ref> Various permutations of Unicron can spawn into existence outside the trappings of the larger entity, hailing from a more mundane origin but possessing the same consumptive traits.<ref>Decoded [[Ask Vector Prime]] text within "[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]".</ref> For much of multiversal history, the [[Multiversal singularity|singularity]] Unicron threatened all of existence, but now, [[Shroud|that is no longer the case]], and versions of Unicron are now restricted to their own dimensions.

The only thing that he fears is Primus's essence, contained inside the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. To a being of chaos and uncreation, this font of life is a poison.

Frequently, Unicron will make deals with [[Herald of Unicron|lesser]] [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|beings]], promising them vast new powers in exchange for their servitude. These minions are [[Thunderwing (G1)|sometimes]] stripped entirely of free will, but [[Sideways (Armada)|others]] follow willingly. Service to Unicron, however, is a double-edged sword, for it causes insanity and loss of self. And in the end, Unicron's plans ultimately call for their consumption as well.

{{bigquote|Unicron is frightening. Unicron will destroy... will destroy ''space''.|[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]|"[[Uprising (Armada)|Uprising]]"}}

==In the beginning==
[[File:UK150Unicron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Saay, that shield looks [[Decepticon|familiar]].]]
Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extra-dimensional entity known as [[The One]]. To explore the fledgling universe, he created the astral being known as Unicron, and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. Both brothers were [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]], unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one universe at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. It is suggested, in fact, that the two brothers embody the basic concepts of reality—good and evil, order and chaos—and that their continued existence is necessary for the stability of the multiverse.

[[File:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|"No, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is ''[[FIRRIB|red]]!''"]]
As Unicron and Primus went about their appointed task, venturing through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he took it upon himself to stop the threat posed to all of existence by his sibling. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. In cunning, however, he proved himself to be his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical world once more, only to have both their essences manifest within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain Unicron's evil forever. Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to psionically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends, creating a group of [[Thirteen|thirteen robots]] that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron.

The war between Unicron and Primus came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever afterwards be known as [[The Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, his self-imposed sleep preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared.

===Evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth===
The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel Generation 1 comics and elsewhere.

====Unicron's story====
The first time the Primus/Unicron backstory appeared was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]", when he recounted it to [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe, who led a legion of [[Dark God]]s against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light God]]s. Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light and Dark Gods would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin.

====The Keeper's story====
The second time the story was told was in the United States book by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling is effectively the same as the previous UK story, but mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of gods, that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons, and Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".

====Primus's story====
The third time the story was told was also in the United States Marvel series, this time by Primus, when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the [[universe (universe)|current universe]], and had destroyed the [[old realms|previous universe]] which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the [[void]] of un-creation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation.

====Fleer and DK====
The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from Generation 1-oriented media, but from a set of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extra-dimensional entity, here named the "[[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]".''

This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', published by Dorling Kindersley and written by [[Simon Furman]], who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "[[The One]]", and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of subsequent fiction such as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics.

==Fun Publications==
Since time immemorial, the [[Thirteen]], children of [[Primus]], fought Unicron. [[Prima]], leader of the Thirteen, wielded the mighty [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's conflicts with Unicron. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 18, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 18/05/2015}} [[Solus Prime]] forged the [[Terminus Blade]] for herself and her brethren to cross dimensions in their campaign against the primordial entity. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As guardian of time and space, [[Vector Prime]]'s most frequent opponent was Unicron, though the Chaos-Bringer often seemed barely aware of Vector's existence. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 31, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 31/05/2015}} For various periods of time, Vector would follow Unicron and attempt to repair the damage to spacetime which Unicron's presence wrought. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

==Generation 1 continuity family==
[[File:OnTheEdgeOfExtinction-Unicrondoublespread.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Unicron goes to town on Cybertron like Eleanor Shellstrop on some shrimp.]]

{{main|Unicron/Generation 1}}

In the [[Primax]] universal cluster, Unicron had many incarnations, all often attacking [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at some point and being destroyed by the [[Transformer]]s that lived there. He also would repeatedly serve as a Faustian devil; making deals with lesser lifeforms in return for servitude. Among his most famous of those was [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who would often be reformatted into the powerful [[Decepticon]] known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].

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==2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family==
The [[Viron]] universal cluster was not particularly notable for instantiations of Unicron.

===Ask Vector Prime===
The Unicron of [[Viron 704.08 Gamma]] began life as a tyrant and a conqueror on [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. Originally possessing a destroyer tank configuration, Unicron united his planet, and eventually he utilized a mystical [[Cyber Key]] to merge his consciousness with it. Unicron proceeded to begin to consume this reality before [[Omega Prime]] and [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] stopped him.

Dimensional observer [[Vector Prime]] wasn't sure if it was merely [[trans-dimensional harmonic resonance]] which had caused Unicron's actions or if something greater was behind it all. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 28, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 28/07/2015}}

==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
In the [[Aurex]] universal cluster, Unicron often played a notable role in Cybertronian history. Often, his incarnations would attack Cybertron during the conflict for the [[Mini-Con]]s, be the subject of a revival campaign involving energon and the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], and then be trapped in the [[Unicron Singularity]].

===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Armadaminicomic4-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Check out my tiny buildings!]]
The Transformers were unaware of Unicron's gradual approach during the climax of their civil war. [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] was defeated and imprisoned, and just when he had escaped, the Planet-Eater suddenly appeared over their planet. Only time would tell if the Transformers could possibly defeat him! {{storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

Apparently, they could, and years later Galvatron was reborn as Megatron deep inside the [[Unicron's core|core]] of the defeated Unicron. {{storylink|Energon Volume 1}} The threat of Unicron still loomed over the [[Transformer]]s as they battled over Earth's Energon reserves. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:TheEnd-Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The southern hemisphere is known as the "footsmell" region.]]

The nearly-dead body of [[Primax 703.09 Gamma|a ravaged universe]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Optimus Prime]] was sent ahead by Unicron to his [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|next target universe]], as a "calling card". Additionally, Unicron sent a group of heralds—incarnations of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Dirge]], [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada contoinuity|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Scourge]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Thunderwing]]—to this second universe to find the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] and kill that universe's Optimus Prime and Megatron. The heralds did not realize that their target Optimus Prime had been accidentally transported to the initial, dying Cybertron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

Optimus Prime found one lone survivor, [[Spinister (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Spinister]], and begged him to tell him what was going on. Spinister told him that the "heart of darkness, the root of all evil" had ravaged their world. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} When Unicron loomed over them, Spinister surrendered himself to his fate. Spinister soon returned as an avatar for Unicron, who found this Optimus Prime's presence to be an "anomaly". Soon [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] managed to trace Optimus Prime to this dying universe and travel there to rescue him. Using the power of the Mini-Con Matrix, Prime and Jetfire were able to combine into Jet Optimus and fire a powerful shot into the heart of Unicron. Though they were too late to save this Cybertron, they could return home and prepare for Unicron's coming there. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Optimus Prime called for an alliance with the Decepticons and the Mini-Cons, hoping to unite their forces against the coming Dark god. After warping to Cybertron's surface, Unicron himself arrived, and announced that they would all soon be consumed. During the following battle, Unicron was curious about the Transformers [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], and abducted them for future purposes. Unicron was ultimately defeated by the Mini-Con Matrix, boosted from the additional power of two universes' Mini-Cons. This universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], having made a bid for Unicron's power, was standing on the surface of the planet-eater when he was destroyed, and his body was also lost, his spark trapped within Unicron's remains. {{storylink|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:ThisEvilReborn-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|You never see him transform to robot mode.]]

Ten years later, his broken body was still left floating in space after his defeat. Despite his damaged form, his [[Unicron's core|core]] presented huge potentials for power, and so [[Alpha Quintesson]] gathered together a group of Decepticon dissidents under the leadership of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and transformed them into "[[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]". He promised these Terrorcons this power in exchange for their services. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Meanwhile, Megatron's consciousness was trapped within this core, and over time was able to use Unicron's systems to create for himself a new body, though he was unable to transfer his spark into it. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

Alpha Quintesson was secretly working for Unicron himself, and he sent the corrupted forms of Airazor, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Terrorsaur, his "[[Unicron's Four Horsemen|Four Horsemen]]", to Cybertron to distract the Autobots from Unicron's revival. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

Optimus Prime, who received a telepathic message from the disembodied Megatron, turned to the [[Autobot High Council]] for permission to dedicate an army towards Unicron's return and his intent to consume alleged huge amounts of [[energon]] on Earth, but the Council dismissed these concerns as paranoia. While they did not grant Prime his army, they did permit him to travel to Earth alone. Before Prime could get out of the building, Unicron's Horsemen struck. Prime and the Council realized this was an act of war perpetrated by Unicron, and so Prime's original pleas were finally heard. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

[[File:WhatLiesBeneath3-Unicroninterior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Unicron has a big [[negative universe]] [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] collection.]]

After they were defeated by Optimus Prime on Earth, Scorponok and his Terrorcons were forcibly brought back to Unicron for disciplinary action by Alpha Quintesson. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} Afterwards, Optimus Prime stepped through a portal back to Cybertron to assemble a team of reinforcements... but instead found himself brought to within Unicron, summoned by Megatron's consciousness. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} Optimus Prime argued with Megatron, denying that he would ever help his thought-dead foe inhabit his new body. Megatron countered with images of a massive-scale Terrorcon attack on Earth. Alpha Quintesson had used Unicron's power to reconfigure [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] into Mirage, and [[Moscow]], [[Toronto]], and [[Los Angeles]] were under heavy siege from his Terrorcon army. Still, Optimus Prime resisted helping Megatron, even with the promise of teaming up to destroy the remnants of Unicron, as he feared releasing Megatron in his new body would be unleashing an equal evil. {{storylink|Multiplicity}}

Finally, after images of carnage on Earth overwhelmed him, Optimus Prime caved to Megatron's demands, and Prime began traveling through Unicron under Megatron's direction. After falling in some goo, Prime located the sensor array that was keeping Megatron's consciousness from entering his new body. It worked, and Megatron was freed... though Optimus Prime was subsequently located by Unicron's internal defenses. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} But through sheer force of will, Optimus broke through Unicron's immune system, and managed to allow Megatron access to his new body. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} Optimus was last seen having defeated the remnants of Unicron's antibodies, with a bandolier and his hand-held cannon. He boasted to Unicron that he was coming for him. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Previously, Unicron had destroyed [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], and [[Alpha Quintesson]] was the sole survivor. With the [[Initiator]], Alpha attempted to escape Unicron, only for his ship to be pulled to the planet eater. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} The energon used for Unicron's reactivation came not from Earth, but from [[Nervissa]], a fact Optimus Prime discovered after connecting to Unicron's consciousness. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}} Alpha Quintesson sought to destroy Unicron and had a [[seismic-shock warhead]] teleported to Unicron. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}} Within Unicron, Optimus gambled that he would need to make contact with Cybertron if he had any chance of escaping the malevolent planet. He ascended to Unicron's surface, only to come upon the warhead, right after it had been teleported in. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}} In the later chaos of an alternate-universe [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron, Unicron awoke and began to strike out against the Transformers. HIs first target was Megatron, who had teleported back to within his body to confront Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}} Realizing that their planet was open to Unicron's attack, the Quintessons attacked Unicron, to no avail. The Quintessons were destroyed, and the Transformers managed to delay Unicron enough for the warhead to explode, destroying the planet. The shockwaves from Unicron's destruction created a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] from the portal to the alternate-universe Quintessa. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

===Cartoon continuity===
Unicron was evidently very active in this universe at various points in time, although the precise chronological order of his activities is unclear.

At some undetermined point in the past of this universe, Unicron was approached by the survivors of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], a world that had been destroyed in a war with the inhabitants of the Giant Planet, [[Gigantion]]. In return for the chance to gain revenge on Gigantion, the survivors swore loyalty to Unicron, and "Planet X" became something of a code-phrase that identified those in the service of the planet-eater.

{{note|Liner notes included with the DVD release of ''Galaxy Force'' in [[Japan]] claim that Planet X is actually the body of Unicron from a parallel universe. This would not appear to be compatible with the Western storyline, nor, indeed, with the date later given to the planet's destruction on the [[TakaraTomy]] "[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/index.html World of the Transformers]" website.}}

Cybertronian legend referred to an attack by Unicron on the planet that was ultimately thwarted by the mighty Autobot warrior, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}}

====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Acheson]] (English), [[Katsumi Chō]] (Japanese)|[[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Raine Heiskanen]] (Finnish), [[Ekkehardt Belle]] (German)}}
[[File:Alliance-Unicronmoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|That's no moon!]]
Unicron's first attack on Cybertron was over a million years in the making, begun when he opted to disguise his dormant body as Cybertron's moon. From this secret vantage point, he implanted his own cells within the planet, where they germinated and grew into the small race of robots known as the [[Mini-Con]]s. Unicron hoped to use the Mini-Cons to increase the ferocity of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and feed off of the energies released in the conflict. The Cybertronians would then be subjugated through the Mini-Cons' influence. Though his plan succeeded in one timeline, the interference of three time-displaced children changed this. [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]], and [[Alexis Thi Dang]] planted the seed of sentience and free will within the Mini-Cons, who ultimately rebelled against their creator and fled Cybertron, crash-landing on the planet Earth. This forestalled Unicron's emergence by eons. {{storylink|Origin}} {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

[[File:Union-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't mind me, just chillin'.]]

When the Mini-Cons were reawakened a million years later in 2010, they were detected by the Autobots and Decepticons, who followed their signal to Earth. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Unicron also picked up the signal, and dispatched his minion [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] to carry on his work. {{storylink|Gale}} Rad, Alexis, and Carlos encountered a digital manifestation of Unicron when Sideways transported them to a digital world, in a bid to steal the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] from them. Unicron's avatar gave chase to the children as they fled back into the physical realm, but was unable to catch them in time. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}} Sideways then continued to escalate the conflict by manipulating control of the three Mini-Con weapons, the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield and the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], but eventually arranged for all three to be returned to Cybertron, where he stole them and used them to reawaken Unicron. {{storylink|Portent}} While still awakening, Unicron sent an energy bolt down at Starscream, who had fired a powerful blast at the Dark God to convince Galvatron of his threat. Starscream was disintegrated before his shot could even reach Unicron. {{storylink|Cramp}}

[[File:ArmadaUnicron02.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Power Cosmic gives you wrinkles.]]
[[File:Unicron Vanishes.jpeg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|You cannot destroy my destiny! Shut up!]]
Shedding his moon disguise and transforming to robot mode, Unicron turned on Cybertron, only to be met with resistance in the form of the united armada of Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Alliance}}, and his own Mini-Cons, who had linked together and formed a [[Unicron of Light|giant duplicate]] of his body. {{storylink|Union}} Now at full power, however, it was child's play for Unicron to exert control over his creations, and bring the Mini-Cons under his thumb once more. Again, it was thanks to the Autobots' human allies—the same children who had been sent back in time and given the Mini-Cons free will in the first place—that the Mini-Cons struggled free of Unicron's control, including the three Mini-Con weapons, who broke free and left Unicron's body deactivated. {{storylink|Origin}} Believing the threat over, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] then challenged Optimus Prime to their final battle, only for the hatred and ferocity of their fight to awaken Unicron once more. To end the circle of hate that gave Unicron life, Galvatron allowed himself to be consumed by the monster, and in a brilliant flash of light, Unicron apparently ceased to exist. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}
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====''Linkage''====
[[File:Arm-art Linkage13-Title.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Everything they've built will fall! And from the ashes of their world, we'll build a better one!]]

While traversing the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]] dimension, [[Redline]] noticed an ominous presence watching him. {{storylink|Linkage Part 7}} Redline recognized it as "The Terrible One" and relayed that info to [[Servo (LOTM)|Servo]], who then relayed it to [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]]. Having also seen The Terrible One while in the Linkage, [[Falcia]] chose to stay with Redline and work with him on the [[Master Key]]. Meanwhile, [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], a minion of Unicron, gave the [[Speed Chaser Team]], also minions of Unicron, the [[Doomstone]], an artifact intended to permanently enslave the Mini-Cons to Unicron's will. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}

The Doomstone was then installed in [[Ravenus]], who used its evil energies to destroy the souls of the Mini-Cons and revert them into mindless death-machines. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}} Ravenus and the Doomstone intended to destroy the Earth. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}} Redline and [[Kingbolt (LOTM)|Kingbolt]] were able to contain Ravenus and extract the Doomstone. Redline then sealed it away in his extra-dimensional storage space for safekeeping. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}

While all this was going on, Unicron was busy assaulting Cybertron. Ravenus, now freed from Unicron's control via the Doomstone, fought alongside the other Mini-Cons against the god. The combined forces of the Autobots, Decepticons and Mini-Cons then joined for a final battle against Unicron. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), [[Mark Acheson]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Juha Paananen]] (Finnish), [[José Carabias]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:MegatronRaid Unicronhead.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|If I need to steal [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s eyes again, I quit.]]

In truth, however, Unicron had survived, and for the next ten years, continued to consume planets in other regions of space. One such planet was the world known as [[Planet Q]], whose inhabitants fought back by detonating the planet's core in Unicron's face. Badly damaged by the explosion, Unicron fell into a state of dormancy, but the life essence of the planet's ruler—the being who would come to be known as [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]—continued to exist within him, and began a not-entirely-sane plan to use Unicron's powers to recreate everything the Chaos-Bringer had ever destroyed. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} Recreating the armies of Planet Q as "Terrorcons", Alpha Q had them attack Autobot facilities on Earth and throughout the [[Solar System]] to gather the [[energon]] that would be necessary for his plan to work. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

[[File:Energon Unicron.jpg|thumb|Unicron sported [[Neon|awesome]] [[Black repaint|colors]] during ''Energon''.]]

Unbeknownst to Alpha Q, Megatron's corpse and spark remained within Unicron, and he slowly siphoned off some of the gathered Energon, allowing him to be reborn in his own new body. To escape Megatron's fury, Alpha Q jettisoned Unicron's head and escaped in it, {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} while Megatron took over Unicron's body, and continued to gather Energon in order to rebuild Unicron to use as his ultimate weapon. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} Both parts of Unicron's inert form were used by Megatron and Alpha Q as their bases from then on. Though Unicron briefly lashed out towards those housed within him when he became starved with energon, he otherwise remained incapable of attacking them. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}}

As the climax of Megatron's plans neared, a joint attack by Alpha Q, the Autobots and their human allies saw all of Earth's Energon channeled into Unicron's head, which Alpha Q then rammed into Unicron's body. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} The positively-charged Energon of Earth reacted with the negatively-charged Energon running through Unicron, tearing open a fissure in reality leading to a new area of space where planets Unicron consumed were recreated, and sustained through the Energon radiated from Unicron's head, which had now become a glowing red sun. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}} {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

[[File:Unicron eats blizzard.jpg|left|thumb|Unicron should stop eating so many Blizzards.]]
Unicron's body, damaged once more, lay in the dark reaches near the fissure, and the Decepticons began to raid Alpha Q's new planets for the Energon necessary to revive Unicron again. This time, they succeeded, {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} and Megatron directed Unicron's body to retrieve his head, extinguishing the Energon Sun and killing Alpha Q in the process. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} But the power of Unicron proved too much for Megatron to control, as Unicron began to take over Megatron's body. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} The Autobots made a valiant but futile attempt to stop him, and Unicron swatted them like gnats. Just as things seemed hopeless, a surge of power from Primus allowed Optimus Supreme to grow to Unicron's size and powered up the other Autobots. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} After a long and hard battle, Optimus destroyed Unicron's body. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[File:Energon-Unicrons-Arms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Geodude geeeeoooo geodude."]]

None of the Transformers were aware, however, that Unicron lived on in two forms: his miniscule Spark, floating in space, and his consciousness, which lay buried in Megatron's mind. With quiet, subconscious nudging, Unicron led Megatron to a massive reservoir of "[[Super Energon]]" beneath Cybertron's surface, {{storylink|Ambition}} which transformed him into Galvatron upon his first exposure. {{storylink|Wishes}} Galvatron used his newfound power to take command of Cybertron, exiling the Autobots off-world by unleashing a toxic energon gas into the atmosphere. Unicron next pushed Galvatron to use the planet's systems to propel Cybertron towards Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} {{storylink|The Omega Train}}

At some point in time, a virtual copy of Unicron appeared in an Autobot "virtual training program" as a special opponent for Hot Shot and Rodimus to battle after defeating all other contenders. Despite this copy being scaled-down to be about the same size as his opponents, he proved to be a formidable foe. The Autobots nonetheless defeated him, winning the <s>video game</s> training exercise. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Optimus beheld a vision of Unicron as looked upon an energon gas-envelopped Cybertron, clueing him in on the fact that Unicron's evil still persisted in some form. {{storylink|Formidable}}

After a series of failed battles, Galvatron proceeded to expose himself to the Super Energon once again, and this time grew to a gigantic height. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Unicron seized control of his body again for a new vessel and set out to rejoin with his Spark, {{storylink|Destructive Power}} but a Primus-empowered Optimus Supreme engaged him in battle once more, and drew all of Unicron's consciousness out of Galvatron and sealed it within his own Spark. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

[[File:EnergonUnicronOrbTheSun.jpg|left|thumb|"How could this puny thing be Unicron?" 
—[[Kicker Jones]]]]
Enraged, Galvatron prepared to destroy Unicron's Spark, but it merged with him, enlarging him again, leading to another battle with Optimus Supreme, this time bolstered by the combined energy of all his troops' Sparks. Meanwhile, Primus merged with the Super Energon, creating a foundling sun which arrived at the site of the battle. Taking control of his body for a brief moment, Galvatron made the decision to plunge himself into the infant sun to rid himself of Unicron's possession. The super energon mass, having now received Unicron's spark, ignited into a powerful red sun which gave new life to Alpha Q's worlds. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[File:Cyb ep20 unicron chunks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Ssssh, don't tell ''Galaxy Force'' that I'm here!]]

The bitter [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] was a loner, but his attitude changed when, in deep space, he was trapped underneath some debris near the remains of Unicron and saved by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Honor}}

[[File:Unicronsingularity.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The cause of—and solution to—all of our continuity problems.]]

Primus's plan to trap Unicron in the heart of a new sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] (sometimes known as the "Unicron Singularity") that threatened the entire multiverse. The collapse of the sun also allowed [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to escape, [[Armor of Unicron|but not before integrating what remained of Unicron's body into himself]], increasing his power to nightmarish new heights. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

In addition to strengthening the Decepticon leader, the Armor of Unicron apparently gave Megatron access to a few of the Chaos Bringer's reality-warping powers, including the ability to unleash a devastating Energon aura, {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} create new Transformer bodies, upgrade and repair fallen Transformers {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}, and tap into the power of the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} The Decepticon leader's newest plan also held hints of the dark god's old agenda, as he intended to use the Keys to accelerate the black hole's growth and destroy the entire universe (albeit with the intent to remake it in his image afterwards).

Unfortunately for Unicron and Megatron (who again upgraded into Galvatron), the black hole would be sealed away by Primus himself after the Autobots restored his full power. {{storylink|End}} The Armor of Unicron would be overwhelmed and destroyed along with its wearer in a final battle with Optimus Prime, wiping away the last traces of Unicron from the universe. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

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====''Cybertron'' comic====
From interdimensional space, [[Vector Prime]] observed the Autobots and Decepticons attacking and defeating Unicron. When Unicron collapsed into the [[Unicron Singularity]], [[Vector Sigma]] alerted Vector Prime to the spatiotemporal crisis threatening Cybertron. Vector Prime thus returned to normal space for the first time in millions of years to aid his homeworld. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

During the crisis, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and Nemesis Prime arrived on [[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon|that universe]]'s nearly deserted Cybertron. They were intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] upon Primus's vulnerable essence—as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible for Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}}

[[File:Unicroncybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|left|thumb|The Planet-Eater's back, and you're gonna be in trouble.]]
Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the [[Universe War]] by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} The Dead Matrix, however, was taken by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] and cast into the heart of the black hole, freeing Unicron's spark, which entered the planet [[Yst]] and immediately began to sow chaos and disorder. Re-energized by the hatred and violence than ran rampant on Yst, Unicron formed a new, diminutive body for himself, born into the universe when Yst exploded. {{storylink|Revelations Part 3}}

[[File:Sentinelmaximusunicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sorry, did that previous image indicate that Unicron was still huge?]]
During the time that followed, from behind the scenes Unicron orchestrated a civil war between the Mini-Cons stationed on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} When Sentinel Maximus led a team of Autobots to stamp out the escalating conflict, Unicron's involvement was revealed, and he joined the battle himself alongside Soundwave. With no further use for the Mini-Cons, he murdered several of them and tried to capture [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], whom he had plans for; {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} by eliminating the [[Thirteen]], Unicron knew he could put Primus in a vulnerable position and thus best him. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|Unicron's profile in Club magazine #10}} However, before Unicron could achieve victory, Primus was reawakened, and the dark god fled as Cybertron transformed into its robot mode. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}
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===MegaWing Galvatron continuity===
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|an alternate universe]], after being left for dead by the Decepticon warlord [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]], [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse was cloned by Unicron to create [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]. Nemesis Prime spent his entire early existence being tortured by Unicron so that he could be molded into the perfectly loyal herald. Through the tortured clone, Unicron was able to create the [[Dead Matrix]], a weapon capable of slaying his hated opposite, Primus. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|Nemesis Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}}

===2003 ''Universe'' toy bios===
Unicron granted [[Treadshot (Universe 2003)|Treadshot]] new power, which Treadshot planned to use to kill [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] once and for all. {{storylink|Treadshot (Universe 2003)#Toys|Ultra Magnus vs. Treadshot toy bio}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
In [[Spacewarp]]'s [[Aurex 006.0 Kappa|home reality]], [[Starscream (Armada)|Ulchtar]] sacrificed himself against Unicron. {{storylink|Source:Transformers: Spacewarp's Log#November 28, 2015|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/11/28/11/2015}}

At some point, Spacewarp sneaked in and out of Unicron's docking bay, a feat she considered miraculous to have pulled off. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Guest column#October 27, 2015|Spacewarp's Log (1), 27/10/2015}}

Unicron was later pulled into the Unicron Singularity. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 17, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 17/09/2015}}

==''Q-Robo Transformer''==
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==''TransTech''==
At some point, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s of [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] confronted and succeeded in defeating the Unicron Phenomenon for the time being. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

When [[G1 GoBots|a team of traveling cyborgs]] appeared before the [[High Senate]], TransTech Minister of Higher Dimensional Sciences [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] was asked to provide background to the [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]]. Rhinox explained within the [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]] universal stream, the appearance and subsequent destruction of Unicron and the destruction of Primus's [[Xaaron|avatar]], {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} as well as the tainting of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] caused by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], created a great many [[splinter timeline]]s. These events, as well as an earlier, undefined event related to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], resulted in the creation of yet another splinter timeline, [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]. This universe overwrote [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|the universe]] home to said dimensional travelers. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

==Live-action film series==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
[[File:Transformers_5_Unicron.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Transformer with the least amount of screen time.]]

In the distant past, the planet [[Earth]] formed around the inert body of Unicron. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Unicron was known as the planet's ancient enemy. A book that would eventually come to be held in the Trinity Library spoke of Unicron being the core of Earth.

Somehow the Cybertronian sorceress [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] had discovered Unicron's resting point and hit on a plan to restore Cybertron by draining the life from Unicron to revive the planet, sending both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and a brainwashed [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to Earth to reclaim [[Staff of Merlin|the device]] she needed to complete her plan.

In preparation, Quintessa moved Cybertron into Earth's solar system, its presence causing Unicron's six horns to sprout on the Earth as he reacted to the presence of his old enemy. Growing at a rate of three meters a day, the horns were a sign of a great scientific curiosity and mass panic across the globe. [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] and [[Cogman]] recognized the horns for what they were and took them as a sign of the apocalypse.

At Stonehenge, Quintessa and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] began the ritual and sent Unicron's life force to Cybertron before the Autobots and the TRF halted their efforts. Enough of Unicron's life force had been sent to Cybertron however that it had healed most of its damage to the point that the Autobots felt they were able to return to their homeworld.

In the aftermath, several human scientists were examining one of Unicron's horns only to be approached by Quintessa in a human guise. She warned them against touching the horn lest they incur Unicron's wrath but offered them a way to kill the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Titan movie comics===
{{quote|I'm certain I can speak for all those pledged to the Decepticon cause when I say Unicron spells one thing, and that's trouble with a capital 'running and screaming'.|Barricade|[[Transformers Comic issue 2.6|#6 (Vol.2)]]}}

[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] encountered Unicron {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|#12's Star Screams}} in an event where Unicron attempted to devour Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|#19's Star Screams}} It left him terrified. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|#17's Star Screams}}

Both [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were also aware of Unicron's existence. His sheer might scared them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|#6's Law and Disorder}} They knew that [[fandom|you]] wanted to see Unicron in the third film and it sickened them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|#13's Law and Disorder}}

[[File:Unicron Titan19.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"The psoriasis is barely slowing him down!"]]
In an alternate timeline where Megatron won the battle of Mission City, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and his Decepticon chums attempted to rebirth Cybertron by sending out a summons that would attract any entity related to the lost [[AllSpark]], and then drawing that entity into Cybertron once it arrived.

As that entity announced itself to be '''"Unicron the Anti-Life!"''', they felt like a right bunch of plonkers. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

Unicron moved swiftly, transforming Cybertron into a scarier looking physical form and causing the planet's surface to becoming hostile to the Transformers on it. Stockade's attempts at communication were met with contempt and a strange attack. The new Unicron then warped into the Sol system, shot down an Autobot shuttle, and went "OM NOM NOM" at the sight of Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}

The downed Autobots regrouped with Stockade's Decepticons and worked to take away the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] that was powering Unicron's physical form. They succeeded in this by causing it to blow up and catch fire, which caused Unicron to draw on more Nucleon to recover, which fueled the fire and so on until the source ran out. Unicron disappeared, though whether he was dead or just gone is ambiguous. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

Either way, the changes Unicron had made to Cybertron remained. The teleportation equipment he'd created was used by the Autobots to finally end the war. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

==''Animated'' continuity family==
[[Multiversal singularity|Multiversal singularities]] did not exist in the [[Malgus|Malgus Cluster]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 29, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 29/05/2015}} [[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]] had one such non-singular Unicron, built by [[Primacron]] in his laboratory on [[Protos]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/06/2015}}

==Aligned continuity family==
[[File:Transformers_Covenant_of_Primus_Unicron.jpg|right|thumb]]
{{main|Unicron/Aligned}}

In the [[Uniend]] Cluster, Unicron was the ultimate enemy of [[Primus]], until his defeat at the hands of the [[Thirteen]]. Floating in the cosmos, structure began to form around Unicron, until he evolved into the planet [[Earth]].

==''Kre-O''==
UniKREON was [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s boss.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/en_US/discover/microchangers.cfm# Kreon Micro-Changers online bios]</ref>

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] noted UniKREON to be another instantiation of the Dark Lord Unicron and part of the multiversal singularity. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/06/2015}}

===''Legends'' comic===
UniKREON was among the evil [[Kreon]]s summoned by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to conquer the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter|Special Chapter}}

==''Knights of Unicron''==
Legendary super rockers the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] named themselves in honor of this demonic entity. The Sinister Tympanic Membrane (the left eardrum), located on "Planet Unicron", was also the eleventh venue for the band on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Vector Prime considered it distasteful that the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] would name themselves after something that was very much not a joking matter. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 13, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 13/05/2015}}

==''Shattered Glass''==
{{main|Unicron/Shattered Glass}}

This is the '''''good''''' Unicron. Hard to believe, right?

==Ask Vector Prime==
[[Vector Prime]] noted that the non-Singularity Unicron of [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]] or [[Viron 704.08 Gamma]] would not be able to defeat [[Darth Vader]]'s [[Death Star]] mech of [[Lukas 577.25 Beta]] in battle. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime#Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

In many universal streams, the local iteration of [[Primacron]] built his universe's version of Unicron, one that was typically not part of the singularity. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 22, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 22/05/2015}} Two such instances included [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]] and [[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/06/2015}}

Vector Prime was unsure if the number of universes destroyed by Unicron was a quantifiable number as once Unicron consumed a universe, little remained to prove that it ever existed. However, some destroyed universes, such as [[Primax 703.09 Gamma]], lived on the memory of interdimensional travelers who had visited the universe prior to its destruction. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 26, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 26/06/2015}}
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==''GoBots''==
While on an inter-dimensional mission to [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]'s Earth in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]], the [[GoBot]] [[Small Foot]] had a vision in which Unicron devoured her allies, plunging them into an eternal abyss. {{storylink|High Noon (SG)|High Noon}}

==Games==
{{Note|See also: [[Unicron/Generation 1#Games]] and [[Unicron/Aligned#Games]]}}

===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Matthew Yang King]] (English)|[[Arturo López]] (Castilian Spanish)}}
[[File:Armadavideogame-Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Unicron takes a shot in the mouth.]]

After the Autobots defeated the Decepticons on [[Earth]] and had secured the majority of the Mini-Cons there, Unicron made his appearance above Cybertron, intent on destroying the planet. Optimus Prime's team of Autobots and the Mini-Cons returned home via a warp gate to see the Chaos Bringer unleash a wave of destruction upon the great cities of their planet. The Mini-Cons joined together to form the [[Matrix Cannon]], the [[Vanguard Booster]] and the [[Nemesis Shield]] for the Autobots to use against Unicron. The Autobots flew into Unicron's maw and blasted their way into his energy core, damaging it enough to send Unicron spiralling out of control and destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)|Transformers}}

===''Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron''===
In his attempts to stop Scorponok and the other Terrorcons from retrieving Megatron, held deep within Unicron himself, the Chaos Bringer dispatched many units acting as his automated defenses. Among these were Pods, weak individually but strong in numbers; Tentacle Pods, more advanced versions of the previous units possessing ranged attacks; slow moving but strong Tendril units; heavily armored Spiderbot units; and immobile but powerful Shocktowers. A final unit, The Cortex, held Megatron captive. Once The Cortex was destroyed, Megatron was released and Unicron was defeated. {{storylink|Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
One of Unicron's horns was visible sticking out of the ground within one of Earth's cities. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

==Toys==
{{main|Unicron/toys}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Vector Prime noted that most [[Quadwal]] universes were not in danger of being consumed by Unicron as most [[Unicron/toys|Quadwal Unicrons]] were small and made of [[plastic]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 21, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 21/06/2015}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Unicron/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*The [[Unicron Trilogy]], the series of ''Transformers'' franchises that includes ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', was so named by Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]] because of Unicron's importance in each story.
*[[Roberto Orci]] was interested in having Unicron in the then untitled ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers 3]]''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/ask-roberto-orci-roundup-january-14---mythology-money-shots-jolt-military-and-bringing-chaos-166603/ Ask Roberto Orci Roundup January 14 - Mythology, Money Shots, Jolt, Military, and Bringing Chaos]</ref> Unicron would not debut in the films until ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
*Unicron has the ability to create [[tainted world]]s, but none have yet been discovered.
*The animated film and the following season of the cartoon are extraordinarily consistent about Unicron never actually moving his mouth while speaking, suggesting his voice may be ''broadcast'' as opposed to physically produced.
**''Armada'' similarly features a lack of mouth movement, however, he DOES move it while speaking once.
**''Transformers: Prime'' features another exception, with Unicron actually speaking with his mouth more often.
*UniKREON's appearance in the ''Legends'' comic is drawn like a [[Kre-O#2015 (Robots In Disguise/Generation 1)|Battle Changer]]-type [[Kreon]] in order to make him larger than the average Kreon. His construction appears to be specifically based on [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Battle Changers Bumblebee]]'s, and he also wears Bumblebee's helmet.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Unicron''' (ユニクロン ''Yunikuron''), '''Gaia Unicron''' (''Prime'', ガイアユニクロン ''Gaia Yunikuron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Unikron''', '''Unikornisz''' ("Unicorn")
*''Korean:'' '''Unicron''' (유니크론 ''Yunikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Unicron''' (Taiwan, 尤尼克隆 ''Yóuníkèlóng''), '''Yǔzhòu Dàdì''' (China, 宇宙大帝, "Emperor of the Universe")
*''Polish:'' '''Unicron''', '''Rogacz''' ("The Horned One"), '''Jednorożec''' ("Unicorn")

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Megatron (disambiguation)

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Across the [[multiverse]], the name '''Megatron''' invokes fear and terror, exuding raw power with an unslakable thirst for more. A warlord intent on domination, not just of their homeworld but all worlds... and for some, all of ''existence''.

Some versions of Megatron [[Reformatting|take on]] [[New body|new bodies]] and change their name to '''[[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]]''' in the process.

{{bigquote|I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. I am that which is, which was and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!|The [[Covenant of Primus]]|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}

==Major Megatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Megatronguido.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MegatronBWsourcebook.jpg|[[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Toys]]''
File:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Megatron]]
File:UnicronTrilogyMegatron cartoon bodies.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]'' • ''[[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MovieMegatronStock.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)|"Movie series" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Megatronanimated.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]
File:Megatron-Prime-stock-render.jpg|[[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseMegatron.jpg| [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|"X"]]''
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==Full list of Megatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader and sometimes founder of the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise]].
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|The [[Megatron Corps]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s legion of Megatron [[Cloning|clones]] from [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers|''The Transformers'' manga]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1996]]|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the leader of a group of renegade [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and later the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''. Yeesss.
**For this character in the cartoons, see [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (BW)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]], a mythological figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Megatron X (BW)|Megatron X]], a mysterious silver-colored version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] [[Six Changer|six-changing]] galactic conqueror from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], yet another Decepticon commander and a pivotal figure in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the former [[Lord High Protector]] of Cybertron who gets a jonesing for the [[AllSpark]] and sparks [[Transformers (film)|a motion picture]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Megatron (Movie)/games]].
**For toys and other merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Movie)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the (glorious) Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]], the morally ambiguous leader of the Decepticons in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Decepticon resistance in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (WFC)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2010|"[[Master Megatron]]", the other Decepticon-allied Megatron from ''Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Megatron (SG Animated)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the Decepticon brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Megatron]], the living embodiment of Generation 1 Megatron's insanity.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Megatron Cannon]], the Decepticon [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Predacons in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]], the Decepticon guitarist from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Megatron (Battle Masters)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], the [[human]] football player who may or may not have Cybertronian origins.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Mini-Megatron]], the diminutive Decepticon from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Megatron (SG TransTech)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass TransTech''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], the evil Decepticon from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}
**For the parallel-universe doppelgänger of this character, see [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]].
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Blue Megatron]], [[Green Megatron]], [[Purple Megatron]], [[Black Megatron]], [[Red Megatron]], [[White Megatron]], and [[Yellow Megatron]], the members of the [[New Primus Vanguard]] from the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}

==Fiction with "Megatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]", the 3-part episode of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|"[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]", from [[Ladybird Books]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1995]]|''[[Megatron Set Special CD]]'', the soundtrack album available with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s second {{w|LaserDisc}} set of the cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Megatron's Sword]]", an episode from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Resurrected]]", another episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Raid]]", a further episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|"[[Megatron Ondo]]", the song included on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|DVD volume 7]] of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the 4-issue comic series from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2#Prelude: Megatron|Prelude: Megatron]]", the story featured in issue #2 of the [[Titan Books|Titan]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|comic]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]", the [[e-HOBBY]] [[pack-in material]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Megatron Chapter]]", part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 1|Megatron Rising]]", the 2-part episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', the 16-issue "soft reboot" of the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", the ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=2008?|"[[Meet Megatron]]", another ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 24#Megatron's Revenge|Megatron's Revenge]]", the story featured in issue #24 of the Titan comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron|Best of Megatron]]'', the trade paperback collection from IDW.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|"[[A Gift For Megatron]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron's Revenge]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron Returns]]", the storybook from [[Bantam Children]].}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[Spotlight: Megatron]]", the 28th issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|"[[Not All Megatrons]]", the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story.}}
{{disamb|y=2018|"[[Megatron Is My Hero]]", an episode from the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' series.}}

There are also numerous fictions titled something like "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]".

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1989]]|[[Megatron's base]] from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Megatron's castle]] from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation One]]'' comics.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|The Nike Calvin Johnson Megatron collection, a line of sports equipment inspired by Megatron the human.[http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/11/22/nike-calvin-johnson-megatron-collection/]}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], a Decepticon commander who temporarily inhabited Megatron's body (or a version of it, it's complicated) from the [[Marvel comics continuity]].
*[[Archforce]], the [[Europe]]an ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon whose toy was released in North America as "[[Hero (G2)|Hero]]" Megatron.
*[[Megatronia]], the combined form of [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
*The [[Megatron statue]], a massive statue of the Unicron Trilogy character.
*[[Megaplex]], a duplicate of Megatron designed to fool his enemies from ''Generation 1''.
*[[Mechatron]], a [[Beast Rider]] from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers|Beast Machines]]''.
*[[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]], a different name for Megatron, most notably in the [[Viron]] [[universal stream]].
*[[Megabolt]], a pseudo-Decepticon fashioned out of Megatron's corpse from ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001.
*[[Megazarak (disambiguation)|Megazarak]]
*[[Metatron]], the angel mentioned in both ancient Cybertronian texts and real-life Talmud, even if at least one Megatron has ''claimed'' to be him.
*Megatronus, the original name of [[The Fallen]], one of the [[thirteen]] [[Dynasty of Primes|original Transformers]] who some Megatrons take their name from.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
As the leader of one the main Cybertronian factions, any given reality's Megatron generally posed a problem for the dimension-hopping [[Unicron]], and therefore Megatron was a priority target for any [[Herald of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} While grappling with the [[Megatron (Armada)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Megatron]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], lead Herald [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] noted to his adversary that he had killed "many" Megatrons. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

===''TransTech''/''Ask Vector Prime''===
In one of the oldest dimensions in the [[multiverse]], one [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] called [[Axiom Nexus]] is a hub for travelers from other dimensions. The city maintains its relative harmony through a strict principle of "[[Dux non Intruitus]]": all Megatrons, [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], other faction leaders, anything related to [[Unicron]], and [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] from other universes are considered illegal. This hasn't stopped a few [[Megatron (BW)|sneaky]] [[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|off]][[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|worlders]] from circumventing the ban, though. {{storylink|Bee in the City}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

In an interview with [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]], [[Stungun (TransTech)|Stungun]] once claimed he had met a number of Megatron lookalikes. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/29}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[Megalligator]] wanted to kill all Megatrons in the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}

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Furmanism

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[[File:Furmanismsrod.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"Rhythms of Darkness!": A Furmanism in every bite!]]
''Transformers'' writer [[Simon Furman]] is infamous among fans for dialogue concepts that are frequently retrod. Such repeated phrases are known informally as '''Furmanisms'''.


==Various Furmanisms==
===A SHORT, SHARP LESSON===
*"You will find the nerve center of this bunker and shut DOWN its defenses...while I teach these [[Mini-Con]]s a short, sharp LESSON in discipline!" —[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], "[[Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Fortress, Part 3]]"
*"Think of it, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]...as a short, SHARP lesson." —[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] again, "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 2]]"
*"YOU-- need a short, SHARP lesson, Decepticon!" —[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], "[[The Age of Wrath Pt.2]]"
*"A Short, Sharp Lesson!" —title of main story in [[Transformers Comic issue 2.21]]

===A WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN!===
*"Below the surface of the Transformers' homeworld, below Cybertron's long-disused sewer system, there is... ''Underworld.'' A world of towering, twisted metal ''screaming'' at shadows that ''writhe'' in ''unholy'' silence embracing the ''unwary'' in ''circuit-chilling'' tendrils of mist. A WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN AND HURT." —Narrator, "[[Underworld!]]"
*"Get ready, quite literally... for a whole WORLD of pain!" —[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], "[[Dark Shadows!]]"
*"It's about PAIN, Megatron... here's a whole WORLD of it!" —[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] again, [[The War Within issue 3|''The War Within'' #3]]
*"Somewhere else...a world of PAIN." —Narration, "[[Abduction]]"
*"I see a frightened little girl...in a ''world'' of hurt and pain." —Social worker in reference to [[Verity Carlo]], [[Infiltration issue 4|''Infiltration'' #4]]
*"DINOBOT MONTH! And [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] wishes it wasn't! His quest for a means to restore his ability to change modes takes him to [[Nebulos]]—where an incendiary welcome awaits him. Plus, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s find themselves hunted and in a whole world of pain—literally!" —Slightly tongue-in-cheek solicit for ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' issue [[Loose Ends, Part 2|#82]].

===ALL THE DIRTY JOBS===
*"ALL THE DIRTY JOBS..." —[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], "[[...All This and Civil War 2]]"
*"HH. All the DIRTY JOBS..." —[[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[The War Within issue 4|''The War Within'' #4]]
*"Feh...all the dirty jobs!" —[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], [[The Gathering issue 3|''The Gathering'' #3]]
*"All the dirty jobs..." —[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], "[[Natural Selection, Part One]]"

===CAN I DO LESS?===
*"NO! While I function I will do everything in my power to thwart you. As an Autobot I can do no less!" —[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], "[[Target: 2006]]"
*"As long as life remains in me, I will do everything in my power to save him. ''I can do no less!''" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Under Fire!]]"
*"But both [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] sacrificed themselves to save me. Can I do any less than risk my life to AVENGE them?" —[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]"
*"Always lived life in the FAST LANE -- guess you DIED that way, too! Can we do any less?" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]"
*"I've stood here and watched humans -- frail flesh creatures -- fight and die for their world. CAN I DO LESS?" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"[[Carnivac (G1)|You]] are WRONG! You were ready to sacrifice yourself to save my family. CAN I DO LESS FOR YOU?" —[[Jose (Marvel)|Jose]], "[[A Savage Place!]]"
*"Kup, there's got to be another way! Ratchet sacrificed everything to save us -- can we do less?" —[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"
*"The real Scorponok wouldn't have turned and fled! He'd have accepted his responsibilities, his FATE! Can I then do less?" —[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
*"Autobots--one last charge! Those...creatures are fighting and dying for Cybertron! Can we do less?" —[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] rallies the troops with a (knowingly) Furmanism-filled battle cry, "[[Destiny, Part Five]]"

===CANNOT, WILL NOT===
*"No! Have you lost your minds? Megatron must not—''cannot''—die!" —[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], "[[Target: 2006]]"
* "No! I can't -- ''wont'' just accept that!" —[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], "[[The Primal Scream]]"
*"He's right, but I can't- won't surrender my prize." —[[Packrat]] after [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] tells him to drop the [[Furmanite]]. "[[Ground Zero]]"
*"I cannot...''will'' not...be ''caged!''" —[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], "[[Abduction]]"
*"''Madness''! I can't...''won't'' accept that a single being did all ''this''!" —[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4]]"
*"So ''many'' deaths, so many ''sparks'' consumed. I...I can't...''won't'' let that happen here." —[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4]]"
*"No. I won't accept that. As it is, our shortsightedness has pushed Cybertron to the very brink. I can't - ''won't'' - see it destroyed." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2]]''
*"''Fate'' — crushing, inexorable — cannot, will ''not''... be held at bay indefinitely!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime's]] narration, ''[[Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4]]''
*"And Prime, he just said to 'forget it', but I can't -- ''won't''." —[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''
*"I cannot, will not stand by and see this world ravaged by ''our'' war, lest it share the inglorious fate of once-proud Cybertron." —[[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], ''[[Transformers Comic issue 24]]''

===DIE SCREAMING===
*"Infinite possibilities, a Cybertron where I seized power...and you died SCREAMING." —[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], "[[Abduction]]"
*"YOU WILL ALL DIE SCREAMING, IN IGNORANCE, BLIND TO WHAT LIES BENEATH." —[[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], "[[What Lies Beneath, Part Two]]"
*"You can either follow my lead...or die in screaming torment." —[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Stormbringer issue 1|''Stormbringer'' #1]]
*"Once I'm in sync with the primary Beast Wars, I'll free [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], and then you and EVERY Maximal on this planet...will die scream--ing?" —[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[The Ascending issue 2|''The Ascending'' #2]]
*"Unless we act now, Cybertron will die screaming and [[Unicron]] will be reborn." —[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] again, [[The Ascending issue 4|''The Ascending'' #4]]
*"This world, and all on it...shall die screaming!" —[[The Fallen]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|''Revenge of the Fallen'' #4]]

===DOWN TO EARTH--LITERALLY!===
*"Aww, did I bring the poor Autobot DOWN TO EARTH with a bump?" —[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], "[[The Gathering Darkness]]"
*"Let's bring these latter-generation big shots DOWN TO EARTH!" —[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], "[[Total War!]]"
*"Bring him DOWN TO EARTH!" —[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[The Ascending issue 3|''The Ascending'' #3]]

===FIGHT AND DIE===
*"Better to go, to run, to try — than just sit here and wait to die!" —[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] flips this one on its head, "[[Space Pirates!]]"
*"Yeah. Better to FIGHT AND DIE-- than live with the knowledge that I ran!" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"We're Dinobots; we stick together, FIGHT together -- and DIE together, if necessary! Better that than live with the knowledge that we turned and ran, abandoned a comrade!" —[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]], "[[Still Life!]]"
*"What of it? Better to die a warrior's death than endure this ''mockery'' of life!" —[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], "[[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.]]"
*"Better to die a hero than live as a coward." —Narration, "[[Salvage!]]"
*"Hold still, relic... Better to stand and die than perish in ignominous flight!" —Random Generation 2 Cybertronian chasing [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], "[[Total War!]]"
*"For years, we fight and die...and for WHAT? To run, hide?" —[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[The War Within issue 2|''The War Within'' #2]]
*"Autobots--one last charge! Those...creatures are fighting and dying for Cybertron! Can we do less?" —[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] drops two Furmanisms at once, "[[Destiny, Part Five]]"

===IT CAN BE HURT===
*"He's not invincible! He can be hurt!" —[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]], "[[Robot Buster!]]"
*"Springer's right! If they can hurt... they can BE HURT!" —[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], "[[Survivors!]]"
*"This is no demon, no ghost! It is metal and circuitry! It can feel pain -- IT CAN BE HURT!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Skin Deep]]"
*"Concentrate your fire! It has FORM, it has SUBSTANCE... it can be DESTROYED!" —[[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]], "[[Swarm (issue)|Swarm]]"
*"Whatever that thing is, it has mass, it has substance... IT CAN BE DESTROYED!" —[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], "[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"
*"Ultimately, Megatron is argonized steel and polymer sinew, just like us. He can be HURT... He can be KILLED..." —[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], [[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]]

===IT IS OVER -- FINISHED!===
*"To be honest, CHAINCLAW-- I don't know why we're BOTHERING! The war's over -- FINISHED!" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"Step out of line, disobey my orders-- and it's over...FINISHED!" —[[G.B. Blackrock]], "[[The Human Factor!]]"
*"Me just want this over with -- FINISHED!" —[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"
*"I'm warning you, Prime -- Interfere now and the alliance is over, FINISHED!" —[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]], "[[...All This and Civil War 2]]"
*"The battle is OVER, done. The victory, as such, is ours." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[The Void! (US)|The Void!]]"
*"Do you not understand? It's OVER -- FINISHED!" —[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"
*"And now... it is time for this mindless war to cease. It is done, finished." —the [[Last Autobot]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"
*"ENOUGH! Do you not understand, Decepticons? It is over -- FINISHED!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"
*"And suddenly, in one massive stroke - it was done, finished." —Narrating [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Another Time & Place]]"
*"The war is over, FINISHED." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] "[[War Without End!]]"
*"That's ENOUGH, Kup! It's OVER -- finished! Do you HEAR me?!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Primal Fear!]]"
*"IDIOTS! INCOMPETENTS! I am surrounded by DOLTS! This should have been over, FINISHED!" —[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], "[[Dark Shadows!]]"
*"Set charges. Minimum safety margin. I want this DONE, finished...before something ELSE tries to stop us!" —[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]"
*"Your day, such as it was, is done! Over!" —[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], "[[A Meeting of Minds]]"
*"Officially, hostilities are OVER, finished. Maximal-Predacon, we're one big happy family. But WE know different." —[[Lio Convoy]], [[The Gathering issue 1|''The Gathering'' #1]]
*"I'm finished. ''Done''. Like this old ordnance, I'm ready to be stood down." —[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], "[[All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways]]"
*"No kidding! 'It's over--finished!' He really SAID that?" —A genre-savvy [[generic]], "[[Counterpoint]]"
*"It is over--FINISHED!" —one of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s many winning lines in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''.
*"When you're under, right in the belly of the beast, you have to ''be'' the role. Anything less, the slightest tremor or waver--it's over, finished." —[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], ''[[Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1]]''

===IT NEVER ENDS===
*"But it's not the end is it? It's NEVER the end. It just goes on and on- one battle blurring into the next." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Under Fire!]]"
*"And so it ends! Though it never really ends, does it?" —[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], "[[Time Wars]]"
*"It never stops, does it? One battle blurring into the next! Sometime I wonder if there'll EVER be an end to the fighting! —[[Override (G1)|Override]], "[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.]]"
*"Okay, okay. I know I have a responsibility, a duty! But when does my contract expire? When does it end?" "It never ends, Spike." —[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]], "[[The Last Autobot?]]"
*"But it never ends." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (opening narration), "[[Another Time & Place]]"
*"The future holds only conflict and mayhem! It never ends!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (closing narration), "[[Another Time & Place]]"
*"I wish I could share their elation, believe that is truly over. Before he died, Jhiaxus mentioned a name, a place. In my heart of hearts, I know... IT NEVER ENDS!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"
*"As one they attack, Autobots and Decepticons who fought for and against the dream, now united in the pantheon of Transformer myth. Their time, they thought, had come and gone. But some battles... NEVER END!" —Narration, "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]"
*"That should have been the end. That should have been ENOUGH! But no. It NEVER ends." —[[Optimus Primal (BW)]], "[[Escape (Universe)|Escape]]"
*"Even the business of running a bitter war of attrition does nothing to stave off the dark, foreboding, fracturing of my psyche. I see the end. But the shuddering, lurching instant brings scant comfort. For I know, deep down... IT NEVER ENDS!" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Stormbringer issue 1|''Stormbringer'' #1]]
*"Oh god - it ''never'' ends!" -Random civilian, [[Transformers Comic issue 14]]
*"Done? I fear, [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]]...it NEVER ends." —[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|''Revenge of the Fallen'' #1]]
*"I forgot...it ''never'' ends." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Natural Selection, Part One]]"

===LIKE SOME PREDATORY BIRD===
*"[[Bird of Prey!]]" —title of Marvel US #62
*"Like some sleek, deadly bird of prey, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] dropped towards [[Yuss]]'s Amprodome — a bowl-like structure housing its treasured antiquities — and dropped the thermo-charge." —"[[The Magnificent Six!]]"
*"I now believe a SECOND menace exists, one that hovers like some predatory bird at the edge of my consciousness." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!]]"
*"Ahead, hovering like some vast, predatory bird on the fringes of Fahl Space... the Decepticon flagship, Twilight--" —Narration, "[[New Dawn]]"
*"Like some dread bird of prey, Megatron would hang suspended in the upper atmosphere, raining lightning bolts down on enemy emplacements while his drone (ground) troopers picked off any who attempted to flee or fight back." —Description of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], ''[[Transformers: The Movie Guide]]''

===NEVER DID WANT TO LIVE FOREVER!===
*"A mere three minutes of air left. Ah well, who wants to live forever?" —[[Hi-Q]], "[[Dreadwing Down!]]"
*"HAH! Who wants to live forever?" —[[Longtooth]], "[[Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?]]"
*"[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]! Oh, well... never expected to live forever!" —[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4]]"
*"Thunderwing. HNH. Never DID want to live forever." —[[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]
*"Oh well... never DID want to live forever!" —[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], ''[[You Can Draw Transformers]]''
*"You think? Oh well... never DID want to live forever!" —[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Transformers Comic issue 2|''Transformers Comic'' #2]]

===NO! YOU'RE DEAD!===
*"No! Y-you were dead... I killed you!" —[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], "[[The Big Shutdown!]]"
*"No! It - it ''can't'' be you... you're dead!" —[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], "[[Back from the Dead]]"
*"But he's ''dead!'' We saw him die, didn't we?" —[[Siren (G1)|Siren]], "[[Assault on the Ark!]]"
*"But...but YOU'RE DEAD! You disappeared down-- UHHRK!" —[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], "[[Eye of the Storm]]"
*"No! I saw you die, felt your ''aura'' leave its mortal remains! You were ''no more!''" —[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"
*"Noo! It ''can't be''... I ''killed you!'' You're ''dead!'' ...you must be!" —[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], "[[Vicious Circle!]]"
*"YOU did this... but you're DEAD!" —[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], "[[Race with the Devil]]" (cover)
*"No! It can't be you... you're dead!" —[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], "[[Salvage!]]" (cover)
*"Nooo! You're - you're dead... ''dead!'' I saw you die!" —Megatron, "[[Salvage!]]"
*"We're ''not'' stopping them!" / "How can we? They're ''already dead!''" —[[Autobot]]s, [[Transformers Comic issue 7]]
*"You're dead. I ''saw'' you die." —[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Transformers Comic issue 22]]

===POWER BEYOND MEASURE===
*"FLEE! Power beyond MEASURE thiss one! Hiss light-- hurts!" —A [[Demon]], "[[Still Life!]]"
*"He is Megatron to the ultimate degree--POWERFUL AND EVIL BEYOND MEASURE!" —Narrator, "[[Time Wars]]"
*"And somewhere in time, as a lone, humbled Predacon runs for his life, he fancies he hears a dark voice, whispering promises of POWER BEYOND MEASURE." —Narrator, "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]"
*"H-HK! POWER...beyond measure, but-- GNN-AAHH!" —[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], "[[Fire & Ice]]"
*"I offer FORBIDDEN fruit, timelost secrets, power...BEYOND MEASURE!" —[[The Fallen]], "[[Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation]]"

===REAP THE WHIRLWIND<ref>{{w|Book of Hosea|Book of Hosea 8:7}}</ref><ref>In an amusing coincidence, this Furmanism appears in [[Michael Bay]]'s ''The Rock''</ref>===
*"Our sins remembered, final judgment pronounced. The heavens opened, and we reaped, I say... REAPED THE WHIRLWIND." —[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4]]"
*"When you posted me to this backwater rock in space, you were sowing the seeds of your OWN destruction! Now... REAP THE WHIRLWIND!" —[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], [[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]]
*"We saw the signs, the portents--the dark clouds gathering on our horizons. And yet we averted our eyes, pretended it wasn't coming. And in doing so we unleashed a storm of even greater magnitude, one that so very nearly destroyed us all. And now, it seems... others shall REAP THE WHIRLWIND." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s inner monologue, [[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]
*"Now... REAP THE WHIRLWIND!" —One of several generic [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] dialogue options during character deployment, ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''

===SURPLUS TO REQUIREMENTS===
*"Doesn't matter we came through for you guys, almost got ourselves killed in the process...we're now just surplus to requirements, RIGHT?" —[[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]]
*"We have to find him...before whoever has him decides he's SURPLUS to requirements." —[[Verity Carlo]], [[Escalation issue 4|''Escalation'' #4]]
*"[[Headmaster (technology)|HEADMASTERS]]. In evolutionary terms, the next step. Which rather makes you two...SURPLUS to requirements!" —[[Machination]] Headmaster guy, [[Devastation issue 2|''Devastation'' #2]]
*"Truth is, [[Rollbar (ROTF)|ROLLBAR]], we're surplus to requirements." —[[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], "[[Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!]]"
*"Which rather makes [[Punch (G1)|him]] SURPLUS to requirements." —[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]], "[[Natural Selection, Part Three]]"
*"You are now...SURPLUS to requirements...world-conquering, Prime-slaying...BALLAST!" —[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], "[[Destiny, Part Three]]"

===THE WORST CASE OF INDIGESTION IT'S EVER HAD===
*"Well, then... I'm about to give you the worst case of INDIGESTION you've EVER had!" —[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], "[[Dark Shadows!]]"
*"READY. Let's give this stuff the worst case of INDIGESTION it's EVER had!" —[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], "[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"
*"Let's give this creature... the worst case of INDIGESTION it's ever had." —[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]"
*"A distraction, eh? How about the worst case of INDIGESTION in the galaxy!" —[[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], [[Transformers Comic issue 20]]

===TIME I MADE A STAND!===
*"It is time for someone to make a stand. Time for someone to fight back. Someone like ME... a time like NOW!" —[[Peter Anthony Morris|Professor Morris]], "[[In the National Interest]]"
*"If I turn away now, I'll just keep on turning away. Sometimes you have to make a STAND!" —[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], "[[Way of the Warrior]]"
*"No! I've had it with running! I left those soldiers to the Decepticons' tender mercies, I won't do it with you! IT'S TIME I MADE A STAND!" —[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] again, "[[A Savage Place!]]"
*"Instead of running around like headless chickens we should be trying to HELP her! I say we make a STAND!" —[[Thunderpunch]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
*"They cry out for strong leader, someone to make STAND, here-- NOW! But you turn away, turn other cheek!" —[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[The War Within issue 5|''The War Within'' #5]]
*"Time... to make my ''stand''!" —[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Transformers Comic issue 21]]

===TIME I WASN'T HERE!===
*"Auto lock on — transferring all electrical systems to outer hull. Which means it's time I wasn't here!" —[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], "[[Dinobot Hunt!]]"
*"Time I wasn't here!" —[[Hud]], "[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.]]"
*"Time I wasn't here!" —[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], "[[All Fall Down]]"
*"Time we weren't here, lady!" —[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], "[[All or Nothing!]]"
*"Time we weren't here!" —[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Devastation issue 3|''Devastation'' #3]]
*"Time I wasn't he- AAAARGH!" —[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] just about gets it out, [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|''Revenge of the Fallen'' #4]]

===WELL AND TRULY===
*"''Move'' [[Ark-19]]. I've locked out the signal, but our position here is well and truly compromised." —[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Devastation issue 1|''Devastation'' #1]]
*"Great. Doomsday personified on our six...and the ''great wide open'' for company! We're well and truly- " —[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], [[Devastation issue 3|''Devastation'' #3]]
*"To use an Earth expression, the horse has well and truly bolted." —[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]''
*"All now well and truly in the hands of the enemy." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]''
*"Simply ensured that the contents of the cavern are well and truly ''beyond'' your reach." —[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]''
*"The game...is well and truly ''on''!" —[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Transformers Comic issue 21]]
*"And from there...the ''sky'' is well and truly the limit." —[[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|''Maximum Dinobots #2'']]
*"And I'll get the opposition well and truly ''warmed-up''!" —[[Doublecross]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots #3'']]
*"Yes. We're well and truly compromised." —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots #5'']]
*"If that happens, the toxic-spill cover story the Chinese government cooked up...will be well and truly ''chop-suey'd''." —[[William Lennox]], [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|''Revenge of the Fallen'' #1]]
*"The die, as they say, was well and truly cast." —[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], ''[[Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2]]''

===WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?===
*"What's Grimlock playing at?" —[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]], "[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]"
*"Uhn! Blast it, [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]! What're you playing at?" —[[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], "[[Race with the Devil]]"
*"''[[Nautilus]]?'' But he wasn't supposed to break cover for at least another month! ''WHAT ON CYBERTRON IS HE PLAYING AT?''" —[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], "[[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!]]"
*"WHAT IN CYBERTRON'S NAME DO YOU THINK YOU'RE PLAYING AT?!" —[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]"
*"SMOKESCREEN- What in the name of the MATRIX do you think you're playing at?" —[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]"
*"[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]! What do you think you're PLAYING AT?" —[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], "[[Time Wars]]"
*"Forget ''how!'' What in [[Primus]]' name do you think you're playing at?" —[[Springer (G1)|Springer]], "[[Survivors!]]"
*"Whaddaya think you're playing at, Inferno?" —[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], "[[Survivors!]]"
*"''What'' do you think" - "you're playing at?" —[[Doubleheader]], "[[Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?]]"
*"''Hey!'' What are you playing at, ''Nightbeat''?" —[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"
*"What do you think you're PLAYING at? What EXAMPLE is this for a leader to set?" —[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], "[[Exodus!]]"
*"What do you think you are playing at?" —[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]], "[[Another Time & Place]]"
*"[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]-- what are you PLAYING at? This is a dead end!" —[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], "[[Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Fortress, Part 4]]"

===WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?===
*"If all those Autobots, all those humans, couldn't save Earth... WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" —[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"Galvatron accounted for the most powerful Autobots around, so what chance do I have?" —[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"
*"In my OWN time I destroyed an entire RACE of Autobots, their MIGHTIEST LEADER! What CHANCE then -- DO YOU HAVE?!" —[[Galvatron II]], "[[Surrender!]]"
*"Even the Mighty Optimus Prime has fallen! What chance then, for the rest of us?" —[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
*"If even THIS great force can fall, what chance then for the REST of us?" —[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"
*"Five of us, weaponless, against the whole blasted Decepticon army! WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" —[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"

===YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE THINGS I CAN DO NOW!===
*"That was just a small demonstration. You won't BELIEVE the things I can do now!" —[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], "[[Fire & Ice]]"
*"But these days...you won't BELIEVE the things we can do!" —[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], "[[Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation]]"
*"Prime...you won't BELIEVE the things I can do now!" —[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], [[Escalation issue 5|''Escalation'' #5]]
*"Not corrupted- ''liberated''! You won't ''believe'' the things I can do now!" —[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Transformers Comic issue 21]]

==Notes==
*Furman also uses repeated sound effects. Grimlock gives a stellar example of some favourites during ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' as he chases after Prime and Megatron. '''SPOOM!''' used to be quite common, although it has stopped appearing since some fans decided it was so awesome that they asked Simon in person to use it ''more''. Thankfully though, Transformers still have a tendency to die with a good ol' '''SHEEAAAGH!''', more than once preceded by a truncated [[Crossblades (G1)|"Got to—"]] as their final words.
*Even Furman's non-canonical works are not immune to Furmanisms. In the [[pseudocanon]]ical story "[[The Last Days of Optimus Prime]]" Megatron uses the phrase "It never ends."
*Furman himself is wryly aware of his frequently repeated phrases, and even refers to them as Furmanisms.<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/beasts-shot/ Simon Furman referring to Furmanisms in a post on his blog.]</ref><ref>THE END! Though, as I've been known to say, "It never ends!" - ''You Can Draw Transformers''</ref>
*In the "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)|Shattered Expectations]]" [[April Fools' Day|April Fools]] comic, [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] uses a reverse Furmanism: "Once we have this secret technology the Decepticon insurgency will be FINISHED... OVER!" He later uses it (for real) in "[[Eye in the Sky]]". In later parts of the ''[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe, the Furmanisms begin getting not only flipped but fully mirrored.
*[[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]] uses [[Fisitronism]]s in his ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs. [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] chides the author for overusing certain phrases, but Fisitron notes that after 331 datalogs one is bound to start repeating oneself. {{storylink|Bullets}}
* [[Cyclonus (Animated)|''Animated'' Cyclonus]] speaks in Furmanisms.

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Fandom]]

Galvatron (disambiguation)

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The name '''Galvatron''' always, ''always'' spells trouble. Whether it's a new form of [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] or another being altogether, they pack incredible power and an unyielding desire for conquest... and might just be a little crazy.

==Major Galvatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:GalvatronTFMMarvel1.jpg|[[Galvatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Galvatron]] <hr>''[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Galvatron II]] • [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Toys]]
File:BW2Galvatron01.jpg|[[Galvatron (BWII)|''Beast Wars II'' Galvatron]]
File:Maximus Emerges Skybytegalvatron.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Galvatron]]
File:Wishes galvatron.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Galvatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]
File:AOE-Galvatron-concept.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)#Age of Extinction film|''Age of Extinction'' Galvatron]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Galvatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Decepticon]] leader from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
**For his counterpart in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]]
**For toys of this character, see [[Galvatron (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1988]]|[[Grand Galvatron]], Galvatron's proposed [[Unicron]]-sized upgrade from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' and later [[combiner]] body from ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''.}}
{{Disamb|y=[[1990]]|[[Galvatron II]], a Galvatron from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|an alternate Generation 1 future]] where the [[Autobot]]s were nearly eradicated.}}
{{disamb|y=[[1998]]|[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], a triple-changer and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction]] from ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]], a supercharged version of Megatron and astounding ten-changer from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], a supercharged version of Megatron from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]]. (Note that at the beginning of each franchise, Galvatron reverts to being called "Megatron", but upgrades to "Galvatron" again before the end.)
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|Galvatron, a being [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] speaks of who might be the future form of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Galvatron (ROTF)|Galvatron]] units, Decepticon drones from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron]], the resurrected and reformatted form of the heroic Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Galvatron (Kre-O)|Galvatron]], the name of multiple Decepticons from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]], the ancient cult-leader and nut-job from the ''[[Covenant of Primus]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (Movie)#Age of Extinction film|Galvatron]], the man-made Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''.}}

==Media with "Galvatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=1986|''[[Galvatron's Air Attack]]'', the [[Ladybird Books|Ladybird Book]].}}
{{disamb|y=1998|"[[Galvatron Revived]]", an episode of the 1998 ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=1998|"[[Galvatron Rampages]]", a second episode of the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=2002|"[[Galvatron's Revenge]]", an episode of the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Galvatron!]]", an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Transformers: Energon'']] cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[All Hail Galvatron]]", the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' event.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|"[[Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!]]", the issue of the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' comic.}}

==See also==
* [[Galvatron's ship]]
* [[Galvatron's UFO]]

==Not to be confused with...==
* [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]], a Decepticon [[combiner]] from Generation 1.
* [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]], a Decepticon combiner from [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'' 2015]].
* [[Galva Convoy]], a [[Maximal]] and later [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]].
* [[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]].

Energon chain

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[[File:Sideburnsobsession energon chains.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just like in my [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Japanese comic books!]]]]
If a [[Transformer]] needs to restrain another one and more sophisticated means aren't available, they can always fall back on simply tying them up with '''[[energon]] chains'''. Energon chains are usually applied with the aid of an '''energon chain gun''' which doubles as the chains' generator. If the gun is destroyed, so are the chains.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:SOSDinobots Autobots in chains.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|How come [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus]] are the only ones with their arms raised?]]
After defeating them in battle at the [[Great Falls]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had a group of [[Autobot]]s collected, wrapped up in energon chains and lined up for their executions. Before the [[Decepticon]]s could fire at their helpless foes, backup arrived in the form of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. With the Decepticons busy, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] made his way to his comrades. He used [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s flare gun to dry them off and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s gun to re-energize them and this made the chains disappear... somehow. Don't ask. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
[[Clouder]] restrained [[Devil Z]] with energon chains when the malevolent spirit was causing chaos in the [[Legends World]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 60|Bonus Edition Vol. 60}} He later broke free with [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Starscream gijoe energyropes.jpg|100px|thumb]]
Though not specifically called such, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] seemingly used energon chains to restrain [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
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===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:SideburnsObsession energon chain gun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] should've just patented the design for this thing while he still had the chance.]]
When the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] had captured [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Dark Scream]] shot him with energon chains. And when [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] came to rescue his soldier, he too was tied up. [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] proceeded to beat up his enemy in preparation of killing him but was prevented from doing so because [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] destroyed the energon chain gun, thus freeing his comrades. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}
[[File:Sideburn's Obsession Sideburngasskunkdarkscream.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]
{{stub|{{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}}}
{{note|In the original Japanese ''Car Robots'' version, the energon chains were instead simply an "'''electromagnetic rope'''" (電磁ロープ ''denji rōpu'') rather than a form of energon.}}
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===''Timelines''===
After the [[Tripredacus Council]] blew up [[Flamewar's ship|her ship]] for failing a mission and becoming a liability, {{storylink|Descent into Evil}} [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] was presumably held by energon chains upon reactivating under the questioning of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] disguised as Autobots. {{storylink|Intimidation Game}}

After falling into a Predacon ambush, a heavily-damaged [[Airazor (BW)|Wing Saber]] was held captive in energon-based bindings by [[Steelgrave]], who even disabled her combat abilities to prevent her from causing any more trouble; this did not stop her from using her wings to slash through her bonds anyway. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
After stealing [[Bird|a rare statue]] for the [[Lowtech|offworlder]] [[B'hgdad]] from a [[Transcendent Technomorph|Transtech]] auction, [[Treadbolt]] and [[Spacewarp]] found themselves double-crossed by the criminal who had hired them, as he intended to use an independent party as patsies to steal the statue and be turned in to the local authorities; he left both tightly shackled in Energon chains and/or [[Energon band]]s with their [[Mini-Con]] partners [[Transformation paralysis|locked]] in their [[alternate mode]]s. However, some quick thinking and misdirection on Spacewarp's part allowed her to grab the device which controlled their bindings, letting the two bots free themselves and their Mini-Cons to deliver the beatdown. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log (1), 2015/10/29}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends Energon Chains.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Energon chains were one means by which Transformers could be trapped. Unlike [[Energon Net]]s, chains were able to restrain even the mightiest warriors. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends}}

{{note|Energon Chains are one of the mechanisms in Transformers Legends by which the player can obtain new cards. Though 100% effective, they're also an item the user has to pay for if they want more than the few complementary Energon chains that can be obtained through various means.}}
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Energon chain''' (エネルゴンチェーン ''enerugon chēn'')

[[Category:Energon]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Restraining devices]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) technology]]

Gigatron (disambiguation)

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The name '''Gigatron''' has been applied in various forms to the following Transformers:

{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron / Devil Gigatron]], who is known in English-language continuity as "Megatron" and later "Galvatron", the [[Predacon (RID)|Destronger]] leader from 2001 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'' 2001]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Gigatron (G1)|Gigatron]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Powermaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Gigatron (Animated)|Gigatron]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]].''}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|Gigatron, an alternate name for [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] ('''[[1988]]'''), the Decepticon [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] from ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]''.}}

"Gigatron" should not be confused with...
*[[Giga]]
*[[Megastorm]], also known as Gigastorm.

{{disambig}}

Galvatron (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}

The name '''Galvatron''' always, ''always'' spells trouble. Whether it's a new form of a [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] or a new being altogether, they pack incredible power and an unyielding desire for conquest... and might just be a little bit crazy.

==Major Galvatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:GalvatronTFMMarvel1.jpg|[[Galvatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Galvatron]] <hr>''[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Galvatron II]] • [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Toys]]
File:BW2Galvatron01.jpg|[[Galvatron (BWII)|''Beast Wars II'' Galvatron]]
File:Maximus Emerges Skybytegalvatron.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Galvatron]]
File:Wishes galvatron.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Galvatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]
File:AOE-Galvatron-concept.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)#Age of Extinction film|''Age of Extinction'' Galvatron]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Galvatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Decepticon]] leader from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
**For his counterpart in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]]
**For toys of this character, see [[Galvatron (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1988]]|[[Grand Galvatron]], Galvatron's proposed [[Unicron]]-sized upgrade from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' and later [[combiner]] body from ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''.}}
{{Disamb|y=[[1990]]|[[Galvatron II]], a Galvatron from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|an alternate Generation 1 future]] where the [[Autobot]]s were nearly eradicated.}}
{{disamb|y=[[1998]]|[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], a triple-changer and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction]] from ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]], a supercharged version of Megatron and astounding ten-changer from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], a supercharged version of Megatron from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]]. (Note that at the beginning of each franchise, Galvatron reverts to being called "Megatron", but upgrades to "Galvatron" again before the end.)
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|Galvatron, a being [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] speaks of who might be the future form of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Galvatron (ROTF)|Galvatron]] units, Decepticon drones from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron]], the resurrected and reformatted form of the heroic Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Galvatron (Kre-O)|Galvatron]], the name of multiple Decepticons from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]], the ancient cult-leader and nut-job from the ''[[Covenant of Primus]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (Movie)#Age of Extinction film|Galvatron]], the man-made Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''.}}

==Media with "Galvatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=1986|''[[Galvatron's Air Attack]]'', the [[Ladybird Books|Ladybird Book]].}}
{{disamb|y=1998|"[[Galvatron Revived]]", an episode of the 1998 ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=1998|"[[Galvatron Rampages]]", a second episode of the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=2002|"[[Galvatron's Revenge]]", an episode of the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Galvatron!]]", an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Transformers: Energon'']] cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[All Hail Galvatron]]", the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' event.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|"[[Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!]]", the issue of the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' comic.}}

==See also==
* [[Galvatron's ship]]
* [[Galvatron's UFO]]

==Not to be confused with...==
* [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]], a Decepticon [[combiner]] from Generation 1.
* [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]], a Decepticon combiner from [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'' 2015]].
* [[Galva Convoy]], a [[Maximal]] and later [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]].
* [[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]].

Alpha Trion (disambiguation)

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Count on '''Alpha Trion''' to be the wise sage, mentor to [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]].

==Major Alpha Trions==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:AlphaTrionG1-Legendsartclean.jpg|[[Alpha Trion (G1)|"Generation 1" Alpha Trion]]
File:AlphaTrionAnimated-model.jpg|[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|''Animated'' Alpha Trion]]
File:COPAlphaTrion.jpg|[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|"Aligned" Alpha Trion]]
File:CyberverseAlphaTrion.jpg|[[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Alpha Trion]]</gallery></center>

==Full list of Alpha Trions==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] the original [[Autobot]] sage from various [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Continuity|continuities]]. He is also known as '''A-3'''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|[[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]] the [[Autobot Elder]] and presumably nigh-identical sage from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] the definitely nigh-identical sage from the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. He is also known as '''Sig-Omega'''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|[[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] the evil (yet still pretty damn visually identical) "sage" from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''. He is also known as '''The Old One'''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] the nigh-identical head of the civilian guilds from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Alpha Trion (ROTF)|Alpha Trion]], the historian from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], a member of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]] and a nigh-identical sage who wields the [[Quill]].}}
{{disamb|y=2018|[[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)|Alpha Trion]], a very familiar-looking sage from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2019|Alpha Trion Bird, the transfomerized version of [[Mighty Eagle]] from ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.}}

==See also==
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Alpha Trion's base]] from the Generation 1 cartoon.}}

==Not to be confused with==
*[[Primon|Primon, the Alpha Prime]], the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-bearer from Generation 1.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]], the successor to Alpha Trion in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.
*Other uses of the word [[Trion (disambiguation)|Trion]].

Trion (disambiguation)

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The term '''Trion''' can refer to several different things:

{{disamb|y=[[1997]]|[[Grid Trion]], a location on [[Earth]] so called in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Ultra Trion]], the [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] / [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]] hybrid sage, from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise via ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|The ''[[Trion]]'', the [[Autobot]] ship from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Omega Trion (Cybertron)|Omega Trion]], the Transformer from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|[[Omega Trion (BWU)|Omega Trion]], the Transformer from ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Beta Trion]], the Transformer from the 2005 IDW continuity.}}
*[[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Alpha Trion]].

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Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}

Despite possessing the title of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], 'bots in the [[multiverse]] named '''Sentinel Prime''' often have a... ''questionable'' sense of morality.

==Major Sentinel Primes==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel Prime.jpg|[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|"Generation 1" Sentinel Prime]] <hr>''[[Infinitus]]'' • ''[[Sentinel Major]]''
File:SentinelPrimeAnimated-model.jpg|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Sentinel Prime]]
File:DOTM-Sentinel-Heatscramble.jpg|[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|"Movie series" Sentinel Prime]]
File:WFC ZetaPrime.jpg|[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|"Aligned" Sentinel Zeta Prime]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Sentinel Primes==
{{disamb|y=[[1988]]|[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], the [[Autobot]] [[Prime (rank)|leader]] who preceded [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in several different [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity|continuities]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], a jerk and member of the [[Elite Guard]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Sentinel Prime (TransTech)|Sentinel Prime]], the [[Transcendent Technomorph]] who preceded [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the former Autobot leader and captain of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' from the [[Dynasty of Primes]] in the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|Sentinel Prime, an alternate name for [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], the Autobot who preceded [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] in the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]], the name of multiple Autobots from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Sentinel Prime (SG Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], the evil counterpart of Sentinel Prime from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] Animated''.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
* [[Sentinel (disambiguation)|Sentinel]] or [[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]].
* [[Zeta Prime (disambiguation)|Zeta Prime]].

Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}

Despite possessing the title of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], 'bots in the [[multiverse]] named '''Sentinel Prime''' often have a... ''questionable'' sense of morality.

==Major Sentinel Primes==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel Prime.jpg|[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|"Generation 1" Sentinel Prime]] <hr>''[[Infinitus]]'' • ''[[Sentinel Major]]''
File:SentinelPrimeAnimated-model.jpg|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Sentinel Prime]]
File:DOTM-Sentinel-Heatscramble.jpg|[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|"Movie series" Sentinel Prime]]
File:WFC ZetaPrime.jpg|[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|"Aligned" Sentinel Zeta Prime]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Sentinel Primes==
{{disamb|y=[[1988]]|[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], the [[Autobot]] [[Prime (rank)|leader]] who preceded [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in several different [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity|continuities]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], a jerk and member of the [[Elite Guard]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Sentinel Prime (TransTech)|Sentinel Prime]], the [[Transcendent Technomorph]] who preceded [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the former Autobot leader and captain of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' from the [[Dynasty of Primes]] in the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|Sentinel Prime, an alternate name for [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], the Autobot who preceded [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] in the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]], the name of multiple Autobots from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Sentinel Prime (SG Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], the evil counterpart of the [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] Animated''.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
* [[Sentinel (disambiguation)|Sentinel]] or [[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]].
* [[Zeta Prime (disambiguation)|Zeta Prime]].

Shockwave (Movie)

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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ShockwaveDOTMgamepromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s most bewildering foe: the faceless!]]
'''Shockwave''' (aka '''Battle Tank''') was left to watch [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] long ago, but he would eventually follow the call of the [[AllSpark]] to [[Earth]]. Deadly efficient with a cold devotion to logic, Shockwave is a killing machine like few others and one of the very few who could rival Megatron himself. This has made him quite popular amongst the Decepticons; [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|some]] respect him enough to willingly work with him while [[Nitro Zeus|others]] idolize him to the point of avenging his death. Nevertheless, Shockwave is ready and willing to destroy whichever [[Autobot]]s dare stand in his way with his arm-mounted [[Astro Magnum|AstroMag Cannon]].

{{bigquote|Emotionless, coldly logical, utterly ruthless... killing is all Shockwave lives for.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]|[[Dark of the Moon issue 1|''Dark of the Moon'' #1]]}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
[[File:Shockwave-ROTFnewspaper.jpg|thumb|300px|Quick, add him to the character list!]]
At some point during 2009, Shockwave was caught on film and the event was written up for a newspaper article. A newspaper page with the headline "Mysterious Robot Spotted" was discarded in [[Egypt]], where it was sucked up by a rampaging [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Jirō Saitō]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese), [[Horst Lampe]] (German), [[Alessandro Ballico]] (Italian), [[Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Bernard Métraux]] (European French), [[Stéphane Rivard]] (Canadian French), [[Oğuz Özoğul]] (Turkish), [[Luiz Laffey]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:DOTM - ShockwaveDriller.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"We have wormsign."]]
Shockwave and his pet [[Driller]] attacked the Autobots when they were summoned to [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]] by the Decepticon agent [[Alexi Voskhod]]. This was done as an act of misdirection to ensure that the Autobots did not realize that the Decepticons actually wanted them to find the fuel cell from the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] located within the facility. After Optimus retrieved the fuel cell from the Driller, Shockwave emerged from it to reveal himself to Optimus, and the pair quickly retreated underground, leaving Optimus very disturbed to see Shockwave on Earth.

[[File:DOTM-Shockwavecloseup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The four tall tales of Robodian the one-eyed jerk.]]
Later, Shockwave took part in the invasion of [[Chicago]]. He and the Driller emerged from beneath the convoy of Autobots, and the Driller separated Optimus from his trailer. Shockwave left the Driller and proceeded to track down the Autobots. The [[Wrecker]]s were sent to distract him, peppering his armor with fire from their machine-guns. He used a car as a shield and fired at them, and once they drove off, he menacingly began to pursue them down the road, missing the two small Autobots, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], who quickly fled.

[[File:830px-Dotm-shockwave&driller-film-chicago.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Wanna pet my worm?]]
Later, he noticed humans inside a building, and sent his Driller into the fray to topple a building and kill [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Carly Spencer]], [[Robert Epps]], and the other humans inside. However, the beast was killed by Optimus Prime using his flight gear. Enraged by the death of his pet, Shockwave opened fire on the Autobot leader, briefly disabling him and taking him out of the fight.

[[File:DOTM-OptimusShockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Welcome to the refinery.]]
He soon joined [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] in rounding up the other Autobots. Brains and Wheelie forestalled the Decepticons from further executing their prisoners by taking control of a Decepticon gunship, and dropping [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighters]] onto the battlefield. Shockwave retreated further away with Barricade and some other Decepticons, but the human soldiers had set a trap and fired upon them. Shockwave's face was obscured by one of their parachutes, and his eye was then shot out by the Wreckers, causing it to dangle by its wires. He then attempted to escape, but Optimus Prime came charging back into the battle, and when Shockwave fired at him, the Autobot dodged the shot, donned a set of [[knuckle-spikes]], and punched Shockwave so hard that part of his abdomen shattered. Even ''this'' did not put Shockwave down, but Prime did not give up - he punched Shockwave again, pinned the Decepticon down and tore his dangling eye out through his throat, finally killing the bloodthirsty Decepticon. Optimus then used Shockwave's cannon to shoot out the control pillar set up in the city. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{-}}
{{note|Shockwave’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Shockwave was listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce "[[Cemetery Wind]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
Shockwave's death on Earth greatly angered fellow Decepticon [[Nitro Zeus]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/seibertron-exclusive-image-and-casefile-for-nitro-zeus-from-transformers-the-last-knight/38369/ Nitro Zeus' '''TRF prisoner dossier''' bio]</ref>
When [[Viviane Wembly]] was abducted by [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], she remarked that her captor had better be a famous Transformer, like Shockwave or Soundwave, perhaps unaware that both Decepticons were deceased. Hot Rod retorted that he was more impressive than either of them. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
[[File:Bumblebee-Shockwave-arrives.jpg|thumb|300px|All of ''Bumblebee'''s continuity errors are no doubt his fault.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jon Bailey]] (English), [[Shinnosuke Ogami]] (Japanese)|[[Alejandro Orozco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}
After [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] had disappeared, Shockwave and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] assumed command of the Decepticon army. Under their joint leadership, the Decepticons conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] forcing the Autobots to abandon the planet. When the Decepticons launched a final assault on the last Autobot city, Shockwave ordered the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seekers]] to destroy the launch pad and prevent the Autobot evacuation. Despite the Seekers' attack, all the Autobots but [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] managed to escape immediate danger. After Prime was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Shockwave and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Despite this, Prime managed to escape the planet. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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===Titan movie comics===
While Starscream didn't like or trust Shockwave, he respected his intelligence and, if he had to choose, would give the nod to Shockwave being his successor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation1-Shockwavedoesntlikeit.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"'''Your star burns!''' I require frozen treats."]]
Eons after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were vanquished, Cybertron fell into dark times. The [[AllSpark]] had been buried somewhere within Cybertron and been dismissed as a legend, and the planet itself lacked a star to orbit. As energy became more and more scarce, Cybertronians segregated into tribes. Shockwave chose to rally behind [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. However, he faced opposition from the non-believer [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], and Shockwave joined [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and several others in repelling their attacks. Ultimately, Sentinel Prime won the day, as he and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] were successful in locating the lost AllSpark and harnessing a new sun to orbit. This, however, did not please Shockwave. Now that the war was over, he was dissatisfied, and he no longer knew his purpose. This shocked his old friend, Megatron, and Shockwave explained that it was the journey he enjoyed, not the destination. Plus, well, that new sun was kind of bright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

The next day, Megatron detailed to Shockwave how he had eavesdropped on a conversation between Sentinel and Optimus, where Sentinel had tried to pass on leadership to Optimus, who refused, unable to accept he was also a Prime. At the outskirts of [[Thetacon (polity)|Thetacon]], they encountered a [[Driller]], a subterranean lifeform that had been brought to the planet's surface by the new energy flowing through it, which was attacking a group of [[Hatchling]]s and their protector [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Shockwave was amazed by the creature and called it "magnificent". After besting it, he joined the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]] that Sentinel placed under Megatron's command, rooting out dissident Transformers. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

After the war broke out he joined the Decepticons. As Starscream was asking what to do next minutes before the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] went to space, Shockwave told him that they would obey Megatron's orders without any question. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} When the Autobots attacked [[Simfur Temple]], Shockwave attempted to apprehend [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], but with no success. When Starscream blew up the [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]] carrying Sentinel and his [[pillar|secret weapon]], Shockwave ordered the annihilation of the retreating Autobots, but Megatron made him stand down, gleefully predicting Optimus would return with a vengeance. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Shockwave returned with Megatron to his [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]] during Optimus's revenge attack. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Shockwave asked Megatron if he could kill Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] after they had been stuck by the [[smelting pool]], but Megatron was disappointed by Shockwave's lack of vision. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Optimus got inside to fight Megatron, while Starscream and Shockwave attempted to kill their former comrade Ironhide. Suddenly, the skies darkened: the Autobots had attacked the citadel to distract the Decepticons from their true goal of stealing the AllSpark from the temple. Optimus blasted Starscream and Shockwave, and the two Autobots escaped. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:RisingStorm2-ShockwaveAllSpark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] Some time later, after the Autobots sent the All Spark into space, Starscream left Shockwave in charge of the Decepticons still on Cybertron as he went in search of his prize. During a battle with a team of Autobots, Shockwave heard the scream of the AllSpark when it was found by [[Sector Seven]]. Leaving [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] in charge of the Decepticons on Cybertron, Shockwave set out in an impossibly fast ship, swearing not to return without the AllSpark. He crashed in [[Tunguska]], [[Siberia]] in [[1908]].<ref>''Rising Storm'' issue 2 reveals that Shockwave caused the mysterious real-life [[Tunguska event]].</ref> He remained buried there in [[stasis lock]], healing until [[Soviet Union|Soviet Russia]] found him ten years later. Using stolen research from the U.S., who had found Megatron the same way, the Russians reverse-engineered his technology to invent nuclear power plants. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} {{storylink|Frozen}}

There were no digital records of Shockwave's existence, and the physical documents pertaining to him were lost, burned, shredded or stolen in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse. The Siberian facility was abandoned and Shockwave was left forgotten. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

[[File:RisingStorm_Shockwave_and_astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Astrotrain, go away. You're spoiling the G1 ambiance around me."]]
Soundwave discovered the satirical article and its photograph, and deduced it was based on stolen Soviet documents. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} In [[2010]], Megatron freed Shockwave and brought him to his "base" in [[Namibia]], where he was eager to get back to killing Autobots as soon as possible. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

Shockwave and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] made their presence known on Earth near [[Dalian]], [[China]], where they quickly disposed of the Autobots [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and stole material for a mysterious construction project.

Shockwave began following the exploits of Earth's stranded Transformers from afar, and derided its war's combatants as idiots after watching a skirmish in [[California]]. After contacting Astrotrain for an update on their project, he tracked [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]]'s radiation trail back to Starscream's current base of operations, in a junkyard on the outskirts of [[Mexico City]]. Blasting his way through the Decepticons unwise enough to try defending Starscream, Shockwave informed the treacherous air commander that Megatron had "requested his services." Before the conversation could go any further, Astrotrain radioed Shockwave with some bad news: the "[[Brains|brain unit]]" scrap drone that held the control software for the machine he was constructing had escaped. Shockwave charged Starscream and his followers with recovering the drone. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

[[File:Risingstorm_3_shockwave_on_NEST.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Shock blast!]]
Shockwave contacted an angry Starscream who thought he was promised the Autobots would be occupied. Shockwave countered that they were occupied, but, you know, with Starscream, leaving Shockwave free to leave a message for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] at the [[NEST]] Headquarters in [[Diego Garcia]]. After killing [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], and other Autobots who stood in his way, Shockwave confronted the trembling humans left to fend for themselves. When Shockwave asked who was in command, [[Theodore Galloway]] told him that he was. Shockwave killed Galloway and the other humans save one, and he asked his question one more time. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

After killing [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], he and [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] left Diego Garcia, then he arrived in [[Philadelphia]] killing [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] in the process and shot down [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Dino|Mirage]]. Enraged by the death of Elita-One and the other Autobots, Optimus Prime battled Shockwave, quickly overpowering him and brutally pummeling the sadistic Decepticon. Prime was about to kill Shockwave, till Shockwave's [[Driller|"pet"]] came to save his master. The badly damaged Shockwave returned to Namibia along Starscream and Soundwave. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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===''BeCool'' shorts===
On a team with [[Brawl (Movie)|Tank]], '''Battle Tank''' (バトルタンク ''Batoru Tanku'') took part in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show. Despite only being able to speak in computer noises, Battle Tank led his team to victory by correctly answering the last question. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} Battle Tank later watched the filming of a movie that was interrupted by the fire brigade who confusedly thought it was an emergency. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}

===''Generations Selects'' comic===
Battle Tank was one of the many Shockwaves in the [[Purple Order]] who served the will of [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Purple Wicked Convoy]]. Through a screen, he watched as the [[Pretender Monster]]s attacked [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Megatron Omega]] and his [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] followers before Purple proposed an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Daniel Riordan]]}}
[[File:Tf2007console shockwave.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|1% assorted Shockwave parts, 99% weapons.]]
Under the orders of Starscream, Shockwave attacked [[Tranquility]] in an effort to interfere with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s attempt to rescue [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] from [[Sector Seven]]. Prime actually had a grip on the helicopter net that held Bumblebee, but the force of Shockwave's entry mode's impact knocked him off, allowing Sector Seven to get away.

[[File:Tf2007console shockwave turret.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Death Cannon OF LOGIC!]]
Landing in downtown, the [[Triple Changer|triple-changing]] Shockwave adopted a helicopter and an artillery emplacement as his alternate modes, promptly transforming into the latter and lobbing explosives around the city. Prime, forced to cut off his rescue, charged in and pounded Shockwave until the goliath transformed and retreated to another position. Prime doggedly kept at Shockwave, following him every time he retreated, eventually defeating the Decepticon and saving Tranquility. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

Later, when the Autobots returned to Cybertron, Shockwave appeared on the planet alongside (and presumably leading) an army of Decepticon drones. Optimus quickly defeated the drones and once more defeated Shockwave.

{{note|Shockwave is not a playable character in the game, appearing only as a boss character during the Autobot campaign. He also appears (but does not transform) as one of the enemies battled in the Autobot campaign's bonus level set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but what this implies about Shocky is debatable at best, given the level's questionable in-game continuity.}}
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===''Transformers: Autobots/Decepticons''===
Shockwave's body-type is used for only a few Apache-based helicopter modes: the Attack Copter, the Recon Copter, and the Stealth Copter. {{Storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Daniel Riordan]]}}
[[File:Shockwave movie psp.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|He makes up for his loss of weapons by being the most awesome character in the game. It is only logical.]]

The massive Shockwave might ''look'' like he's purely about muscle and firepower, but he's actually remarkably shrewd and cunning. Coveting the position of Decepticon leader for himself, Shockwave has been working to oust Megatron for years. As you might imagine, he and Starscream don't get along very well.

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth in search of their lost leader, Megatron, Shockwave adopted a tank as his alternate mode. Shockwave was supposed to join [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] in his attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], but instead busied himself surrepticiously searching for leads to the location of the [[AllSpark]]. After receiving a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who informed him that the Autobots were on Earth and had discovered their own leads to the location of Megatron, Shockwave had [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] airlift him to Qatar, where he helped Blackout take care of the last few military units opposing him. He relayed Frenzy's message to Blackout, then departed for the Arctic with Thundercracker, intending to investigate the site where Megatron's body was discovered.

In the Arctic, Shockwave and Thundercracker faced resistance from an Autobot unit in the area, but fought their way through them to discover that Megatron's body had been moved by [[Sector Seven]]. The trip was not a wasted one, however: after scanning a computer terminal in the cavern, Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones with him to Earth to help in the search for the All Spark. These drones were presently lying dormant all over the Earth, and Shockwave schemed to reactivate them so that they could serve him as his personal army. The signal required to reanimated the drones had to be broadcast from a great height, so Shockwave and Thundercracker quickly made their way to a rocket launch site, where Shockwave programmed the code into a rocket that subsequently beamed the signal down over the Earth from space. Drones sprang to life all over the planet, and began attacking the Autobots. Shockwave's control of his
self-made army was short lived, however, as Autobots [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] successfully transmitted a virus that shut the drones down. Simultaneously, Shockwave received another message from Frenzy that the he had discovered the location of Megatron, and that the Decepticon leader was about to reawaken.

After the Autobots defeated Megatron and most of the other Decepticons in battle in [[Center City]], Shockwave retreated back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as did Starscream. Back on their homeworld, Shockwave and Starscream faced off for leadership of the Decepticons, with Starscream ultimately claiming victory. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

{{note|In contrast to the console version of the game, Shockwave ''is'' a playable character on the PSP.}}

===Autobot Stronghold===
{{bigthumb|Shackwave autobotstronghold.gif|70px}}
Shockwave was used as the basis for an army of [[drone]] units, who were part of the constant attacks on the Autobot's [[LG]] Stronghold. For some reason, these drones had ''two'' Sparks. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Web Wars''===
[[File:Shockwave Web Wars.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
Shockwave battled the Autobots across the digital frontier, vying to wrestle control of numerous websites across the internet from their hands! {{storylink|Web Wars}}
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===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (Wii version only)}}

====(Xbox 360/PS3)====
[[File:Dark of the Moon game Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shockwave on the warpath.]]
{{Note|Shockwave is unlocked for multiplayer by completing the campaign, with an Astro Mag Cannon as primary weapon and the Mark Target ability. He is notably unable to transform, although his melee attack can kill Scouts in one hit.}}

Shockwave had crashed on Earth thousands of years ago and fell into stasis mode. He was later discovered by the Russians and a facility was built to contain him, where he was frozen to prevent him from waking up.

Three years after Megatron was wounded, the Decepticons took refuge in that same Russian facility to repair themselves. His leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] decided to release him, since he was needed for the upcoming operation. The base came under fire, however, thanks to Starscream leading the [[Autobot]]s straight to Megatron. The 'Cons abandoned base and left Shockwave and his [[Driller]] to thaw out.

[[File:Transformers DOTM Shockwave Game.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Give me your fac—er, I mean eye!]]
Optimus discovered Shockwave and ordered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to activate more freeze tanks to keep him frozen. Unfortunately, Shockwave's [[Driller|pet]] awoke from its slumber, and lashed out at the intruders. The attempts to keep him frozen eventually failed, and Shockwave woke up and decided to destroy the Autobot leader. Years under stasis meant that he wasn't fully combat ready, and it was something Optimus took advantage of when he attacked the Decepticon assassin. Shockwave soon managed to fully recover and lashed out at Prime with everything he had. Autobot reinforcements arrived to help in Optimus' assault, but were dispatched quite easily. During their skirmish, Optimus Prime (with a little help from Ratchet) deduced his weak spot as the three cylinder-shaped generators mounted on his back. With this knowledge, Optimus Prime was then able to take down Shockwave with his jetpack/machinegun upgrades, until the Driller decided to intervene, and blocked off the shots while retreating with its master.

Shortly after, Shockwave met up with Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Nambia, Africa. He was ordered to find a device in a nuclear power plant called Chernobyl. Shockwave agreed, and Megatron told him and the others of Operation Pillar... {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}

====Autobots/Decepticons====
[[File:DOTMDS Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Shockwave was in some state where he needed to be revived and was stored in the Decepticons' base in [[Siberia]]. When the Autobots invaded the base, Megatron was forced to revive Shockwave early, but managed to get the assassin out and began preparing for the next stage of the plan. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (mobile game)===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
Bumblebee could use Shockwave's particle wave blaster to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===Bot Shots Battle Game!===
[[File:BSSHockwavescreen.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|"''You're next.''"]]
Shockwave (in his Super Bot form) was the final challenge that [[you]]r Bot Shot had to face and defeat in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] gladiatorial pits. Your Bot Shot prevailed, and Shockwave was knocked offline.

Shockwave also created some ''eeevil'' creatures in his lab, which your Bot Shot ''also'' had to face. Good thing your Bot Shot defeated them, then!

{{Note|Shockwave is also one of the many random Bot Shots the player can encounter in the game, and he can also be purchased in the "Bot Shop".}}
{{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}
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===''Transformers: Human Alliance''===
Shockwave surfaced in the North Africa Desert, his sudden appearance on Earth greatly disturbing Optimus Prime. Shockwave tangled with Optimus for a bit, growling Optimus's name repeatedly the entire time, before being driven off by the combined efforts of Optimus, [[Jake (HA)|Jake]], and [[Vanessa]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Human Alliance}}

==Commercial appearances==
Shockwave duked it out with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in front of a [[Burger King]] restaurant, while some of the patrons inside were too enraptured with savoring their Bacon Cheddar Ranch Tendercrisp sandwiches to notice. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon Burger King tie-in commercial}}

==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
====''Cyberverse''====
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[[File:TF-DOTM-Cyberverse-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|It's a fusion of terror...]]
[[File:TF-DOTM-Cyberverse-Shockwave-Fusion-Tank-add-on-acessory.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|... and more terror.]]
*'''Shockwave / Fusion Tank''' (Cyberverse Action Set, [[2011]])
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''006'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV19'''
**''Accessories:'' Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade, missile, Chicago

:The [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Commander class Shockwave is cast in a lighter purple than his Voyager class figure. Like that larger toy, he transforms into a Cybertronian tank, and features a removable cannon, blade, and hose. He also has a [[Fusion Tank add-on|back component]] that attaches to his vehicle to form a "Fusion Tank," and that can separately transform into "Ground Weapon" and "Battle Base" modes. For safety reasons, his knee spikes are molded in rubbery plastic. Likewise, his chest ribs are also molded with the same soft plastic. Due to the hose's slightly short length, raising the shoulder-mounted cannon in a firing position with the hose attached will cause it to occasionally pop off. Care must be taken on the tank mode's front wheels: Since they're painted, rolling them on uneven surfaces can cause the paint to chip.

:Shockwave's alternate mode has some rather annoying problems with the treads refusing to straighten out or peg onto his body and front "wheels" securely. As a result, combining him with the action set to form the "Fusion Tank" mode will result in the back treads becoming parallel with the rest of the tank... while the front treads split open and detach from the wheels.

:Like other action sets, Shockwave comes with a cardboard backdrop. In his case, it’s a scene of Chicago under attack. Oddly, the box bio mentions ''Shockwave'''s ability to drill through the ground, with no mention of his [[Driller|friend]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/FTShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Cyberverse Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[File:DOTM_Shockwave_Voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Observation: gun hose. Conclusion: awesome.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD05'''
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyager Class [[MechTech]] toys, Shockwave transforms into a purple Cybertronian tank. He has a large, detachable MechTech Battle Cannon on his right arm with a rubber tube which connects to his back, and a removable blade on his left arm. When a button is pushed on the rear of his arm cannon, MechTech gearing opens up the cannon, widening it and exposing more gun barrels. [[C joint]] rungs are located on Shockwave's arm-blade, with one concealed underneath said blade, two on his AstroMag cannon, two more on his backpack, and two more on his feet. Other MechTech weapons can peg into Shockwave's hands, on the barrel of his cannon, and behind each shoulder blade. Due to the nature of his MechTech weapon being integrated with his arm, it is not a prime candidate for swapping with other toys; although it does fit with the Dark of the Moon Voyager Megatron, due to its shape and color.

:The instructions tell you to keep the cannon attached to his right arm in tank mode, though it is possible to stick it in between the arms. This is done by sliding the cannon's bottom in between Shockwave's thumbs. It is fairly stable, matches some stock photography, and makes for a more coherent tank.

:Shockwave's stock photography depicts him in a much, much brighter and bluer purple, while the MechTech lever on the cannon is bright red. Although partly cropped, his packaging photography on the box-front depicts an alternative placement of his gun hose in tank mode, plugging into the port on the side of his rear treads, which actually aligns better than the awkward frontal position depicted in the [[instructions]]; in the box-back. The gun hose in vehicle mode is not shown, but since the picture was taken from a left profile, it could just be covered by the toy itself, reinforcing the alternate placement. The stock photography also depicts Shockwave's hands to be articulated at the wrists, as the right arm in the photo has the hand rotated 90 degrees from the position actually possible with the figure. Many more paint applications are also present in the stock photography, not being limited to the red lever on the cannon, with vents on the vehicle mode being picked out in silver, gold details being present on the hips, and both halves of tread on each side of the body being painted silver. Overall, the colour scheme shown on the box photography is completely different from the actual figure within, with the stock photo's silver being replaced with a metallic lilac on the hands, feet spikes and knees.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Voyager Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM-VoyagerShockwave-CyberArmour.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Both extremely limited and extremely unwanted.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager-Class two-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

:Advertised as "'''SHOCKWAVE with CYBER METAL Armour'''" on the sticker, this Canadian [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack contains a redeco of Shockwave along with an unchanged ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CyberArmour|Optimus Prime]].

:His purple plastic was changed to dark blue and gray, the lilac was replaced by gray, and the gray on his face cover and feet was replaced by a dark purple, with all the grays being darker and cooler in general. Paint differences include the purple on his crotch being replaced by dark blue, the purple on his shoulders being replaced by metallic lavender, the purple on his feet being replaced by a silver that gradients towards the "toes", the bronze on all three of his "wheel" rims being replaced by pink, the bronze on the sides of his back treads being replaced by a "worn out" silver, the metallic lavender on his knee flaps being replaced by a dark silver, his spiky bumper, thighs, and head lacking paint in favor of having his ribs painted silver, and his treads and aforementioned ribs being painted in a much brighter silver than usual. His MechTech weapon has also been redecoed, with the purple housing and black hose being cast in a brighter, translucent purple plastic, the gray parts also being darker and cooler, the silver paint on the main barrel being replaced by the brighter silver, and the silver paint on the sides being replaced with a ''very'' faint and subtle brownish orange.

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[[File:DOTMVoyShockwaveStreetsideBotBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Streetside Bot Brawl''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive "Streetside Bot Brawl" three-pack, this grey and purple redeco of Shockwave (which was an homage to the [http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/1672/ 4 Changeable Astro Magnum]'s colors) was sold with battle-damaged redecos of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Bumblebee]] and ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager-Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/TRUSBBShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on "Streetside Bot Brawl" Shockwave at TFU.info]
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShotsS1 Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl / Shockwave / Ironhide''' (Multi-pack, [[2012]])
**''Number'': '''BP010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''235'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''835'''
***''Sword strength'': '''550'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' three-packs, Shockwave is a small, purple tank with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels.

: He comes with [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#3pack|Super Bot Ironhide]] and [[Brawl (Movie)#3pack|Decepticon Brawl]]. He shares parts with the Brawl and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Megatron]] molds.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on three-pack Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Bot_Shots_Super_Bot_Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Super Bot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 005'''
***''Fist strength'': '''300'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''995'''
***''Sword strength'': '''330'''

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Bot Shots'' single-packs, this [[redeco]] of Shockwave is cast in translucent purplish-blue, with minimal [[paint operation]]s. As a Super Bot, he was [[Shortpacking|packed one per case]], and has more lopsided stats than normal Bot Shots, such as his really, ''really'' good Blaster stat.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSSBShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Super Bot Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots FireAssault Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|EMOTIONLESS & LOGICAL BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Decepticon Fire Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T017'''
***''Fist strength'': '''483'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''867'''
***''Sword strength'': '''272'''

:A redeco of the original Shockwave mold in orange and red, this version of Shockwave was available in a five-pack with similar redecos of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Starscream]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Barricade]], and [[Lockdown (ROTF)#FireAssaultTeam|Lockdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDFAShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Fire Assault Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BotShots_BeCool_BattleTankShockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Isn't a tank's purpose always to battle?]]
*'''Battle Tank (Shockwave)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B16'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Battle Tank" is practically identical to the first, multi-packed ''Bot Shots'' Shockwave toy, the only difference being that his stickers don't depict power levels, instead depicting drawings of his vehicle mode firing away, a compass, and a walkie-talkie.
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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:KreO-toy ShockwaveKW Army.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
*'''Army Shockwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0945'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, hand grenade
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Kreon]] Warriors, Shockwave has been re-imagined as if he was part of a World War I era fighting force, with tank-kibble deco, a military-style helmet, and a combat knife taking the place of his traditional gun "hand". His "face" deco is very much ''Dark of the Moon'' Shockwave, even if his colors owe more to the [[Shockwave (G1)|original Shockwave]].

:Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.

:The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.

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[[File:KreO-toy ShockwaveKW Ninja.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and calculate percentages.]]
*'''Ninja Shockwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0945'''
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, sai, 2 pegged shuriken
:Also part of the first wave of Kreon Warriors, Ninja Shockwave replaces his gun-hand with a huge lavender stabby-blade, and has a pair of shuriken pegged to his legs for quick throwing. He even has a ninja hood to emulate his enclosed helmet.

:All the aggravation of the blind-bagged, non-US distribution above applies to this one as well.

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===''Movie The Best''===
[[File:Transformers-Movie-MB-04-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Voyager, [[2017]]-[[February 4|02-04]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-04'''
**''Accessories'': [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade
:Released as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Movie The Best]]'' toyline to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the [[live-action film series]], this Shockwave is an extensive redeco of his Voyager Class toy. Shockwave features a deco similar to, but not the same as, the ''Dark of the Moon'' prototype figure's paint applications.
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===''The Last Knight''===
[[File:TLK-toy TTC-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Decepticon Shockwave''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Bag Code'': '''A'''
:Released in Series 2 of [[blindpacking|blindbagged]] [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Shockwave is a small soft-plastic transformable figure based on his appearance in ''Dark of the Moon''. He changes from robot to Cybertronian tank in a few simple steps. He has articulated shoulders and his hands can grip 3mm posts and other small accessories. Like all Tiny Turbo Changers, he can't roll in vehicle mode.

:His [[instructions]] show his front-scoops/feet-soles with tech detailing that does not exist on the actual toy.
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===''Generations''===
====''Studio Series''====
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Leader-Class-Shockwave.jpg|upright=2|thumb|All of these accessories and no Driller? We were robbed!]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''ID Number:'' '''56'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-45'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[February 29]], [[2020]]'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Brains#Studio Series|Brains]] figure, [[Wheelie (ROTF)#Studio Series|Wheelie]] figure, [[NEST]] Paratrooper, sword, "[[Chicago]] Warzone" backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Shockwave transforms from robot mode to a Cybertronian tank in 17 steps. He is a mostly new sculpt (though he reuses some parts from the ''Studio Series'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Voyager Class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Megatron figure]], notably the arm joints, hip pieces as well as his tank treads), with the hose being connected into the cannon. He comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting a war-torn Chicago.

:While the original promotional render showcased his purple coloring in solid, brighter shade, the figure itself has purple color applied mostly with extensive dry-brushed paint applications over black plastic, with the only purple plastic being in his feet. Similar silver dry-brushing technique is also present in his arm-blade.

:While roughly Voyager-sized (as stated before, he even reuses some parts from a Voyager Class figure), he is sold under the Leader Class price point, with the additional budget being devoted not only to his large cannon and an arm blade, but also to a surprising ''three'' additional included figurines, namely with a scale accurate Brains, Wheelie and the parachuting NEST soldier that obscures his face, with a parachute made from clear white plastic film.

:With Wheelie and Brains being 1.5cm tall, you will ''definitely'' lose them. Unfortunately, the parachuting soldier does not descend slowly when you drop him from a high altitude.

:It is worth noting that there is an extensive use of rubbery plastic for this mold, possibly [[for safety reasons]], with his gun barrel, hose, spikes on his legs, hand, right thumb and blade being cast from said material.

:Although the instructions show that the hose port is facing backwards in the tank mode, due to the short length of the hose on the actual figure it is impossible to do this. Fortunately, the port can be rotated downwards and even inwards to avoid the tube from being awkwardly disconnected. While also not being noted in the instructions, there is another port that the hose can connect to further back on his cannon arm. This is more than likely where the hose is ''supposed'' to go in vehicle mode to stop the aforementioned issue.

:Depending on the individual quality of the figure, it can be a bit tricky to get Shockwave to stand up straight, as the weight of his backpack can cause him to fall back on his ankles.

:He first saw release in Hong Kong in December 2019.

==Merchandise==
===Thrilling 30===
*'''Shockwave''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / #27'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Shockwave was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Shockwave figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Bumblebee]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Thrilling 30|Ironhide]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]] and [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Thrilling 30|Barricade]].

===Burger King===
*'''Flip-Out Shockwave''' (Burger King, 2011)
:A plastic Shockwave head which opens to allow a small body to flip-out, resulting in a "super-deformed" figure which is otherwise reasonably accurate to his on-screen appearance.
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==Notes==
[[File:TF2007game-ShockwaveConcept-ApacheTransform.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Being [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] is illogical. Resembling him is logical.]]
*[[Transformers The Game (console)|''Transformers: The Game'']] Shockwave was designed by artist [[Ken Christiansen]]. His original flying altmode was to be an {{w|Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Warthog}}, but to reduce the mass discrepancy with the {{w|howitzer}} mode, Christansen changed this to an {{w|Boeing AH-64 Apache|AH-64 Apache}} and bulked up the Howitzer into a made-up "super-howitzer".<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-01.html TF1 - Shockwave 01:] ...apparently in the Traveler's Tales game design... they had Shockwave as a triple changer. Somehow Hasbro let us have it, and I went to work. Working on mass and trying to keep the ratios consistent on the other drones, I piped up and said no way a Howitzer can change into a Warthog. So I pitched the Apache helicopter, (because they wanted to retain the flying dynamic) with it's very slender body, it could at least be plausible to change into a Howitzer, with a little help..the math came out to the Apache having about 32% more mass than the Howitzer. So I took the opportunity to invent a SUPER Howitzer; to beef up the mass, add a few helicopter armament cues, and pull in some G1 Shockwave character cues, namely the diamond shaped chest elements, to create a more well-rounded three way mode</ref>
*Christansen originally intended TFTG Shockwave to be a dull green, as seen right, but was asked to make him purple for the final version, after attempting a "compromise" black.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-03.html TF1 - Shockwave 03:] I had set up Shockwave to be a military green, to match the other military based movie Decepts, but I did get asked to explore the purple. I thought it looked a little silly - OK, a lot silly - being the true purple of G1 lore, so I tried a compromise with a purple based black color...</ref>
*The "Attack Copter", "Recon Chopper" and "Stealth Chopper" [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-]][[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|A-Bot]] vehicle modes from the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS video games]] transform into robot modes bearing some resemblance to Shockwave. The Attack Chopper is the only one that can be customized to appear purple, though.
*The photo on the newspaper article in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' is of [[:Image:Shockwaveministatue.jpg|Palisades's statue]] of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]], with something digitally added in the foreground.
**Ironically, it appears that Shockwave's appearance in the game Autobot Stronghold is also [[:File:ShockwaveAutobotStronghold.jpg|based]] on the same statue according to concept art shown in [https://cargocollective.com/mattr/LG-Autobot-Stronghold cargocollective.com.]
*Promotion for ''Dark of the Moon'' heavily touted Shockwave as the new main villain of the film, presumably to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. Media coverage often described Shockwave as the ruler of Cybertron while the other Transformers were fighting on Earth,<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref> and while IDW's comics would toy with this idea a little bit, it had no bearing on his depiction in the film. It's generally thought to have been a {{w|Chinese whispers|chinese whisper}} that resulted from mainstream media independently researching the character and reporting information on his [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]] (though that didn't stop its inclusion in the ''official plot summary'' from Paramount's German branch, which also claimed that Shockwave was the robot inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.</ref>
*In what was presumably an attempt to hide his finalized movie design, Shockwave appeared in IDW's prequel comic with an alternate Cybertronian body with a jet alternate mode before being badly damaged at the end of ''Rising Storm'', necessitating his reconstruction into his movie form. While his toy transforms into a tank, he never transforms in either the film or the video game.
[[File:ShockwaveBoxartFace.jpg|thumb|150px|right|"Logically, I must gnaw your head off."]]
*Bucking tradition, this Shockwave has a mouth.
*In contrast to his highly promoted nature and major presence in the movie comics, Shockwave receives minimal screentime in the finished film, with only one understandable line of dialogue (snarling Optimus's name at Chernobyl). As with [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in the first film, and multiple characters in the second, he emits a lot of gnashing, gurgling noises that could be mistakenly interpreted as dialogue if one strains hard to hear something in them—one of his snarls to the Driller before it dives into the skyscraper, for instance, sounds sort of like "Commence". As happened with [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD, the subtitle writer misinterpreted one of Shockwave's snarls as the hilarious sentence, "Driller-bot is thirsty". In contrast, while he still has a minimal presence in ''Bumblebee'', he has two lines of intelligible dialogue more in line with [[Shockwave (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]].
*In the DOTM novel adaptation, Shockwave is described as gray colored.
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]]'s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]] had no desire to return to the role for ''Dark of the Moon'', explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement". He noted that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, {{w|David Warner (actor)|David Warner}}, was rumored to have been considered,<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton's message board post.]</ref> but in the end, Shockwave's almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role went to Frank Welker. There's a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].
*Hasbro's online bio for Shockwave claims he had spent decades trapped under Chernobyl, but this was not reflected in any actual media; both the video game and ''Rising Storm'' comics have him held at a different Russian facility from which he is freed shortly before the film's events, and the film itself doesn't give any indication that his appearance at Chernobyl in its opening scenes is an "escape" of any kind.
*Shockwave's AstroMag cannon is a reference to [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Notes|the original Shockwave]]'s toy mold being first released by ToyCo as the "[http://www.robot-japan.com/Gallery/Takara/Transformers/G1/AstroMagnum/Toybox-Astro-Magnum.asp 4 Changeable Astro Magnum]". Though described as a particle or laser cannon in most related ''Dark of the Moon'' media, it appears to be some variety of cluster missile launcher in the movie proper.
*Select [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US had a promotion for a Shockwave poster with the purchase of any [[Transformers brand]] [[toy]] from [[June 5]], 2011 to [[June 11]], 2011.
[[File:DOTM-Shock TLK-Nitro head comp.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"Logically, ''we'' must gnaw your head off."]]
*Early artwork for Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'' showed '''Blitzwing''' as a working name for the character, obviously an attempt to hide his identity during production.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
*Shockwave's appearance in a [[Burger King]] commercial that depicts him fighting Optimus Prime does not depict any scene in the film. Rather, the animation places Shockwave's model over Sentinel Prime's motions during part of his own fight against Optimus.
*Shockwave's model is reused for the "[[Two Head]]"s from ''Age of Extinction'', with the biggest differences being a second one-horned head and the lack of an arm cannon.
*Shockwave's head design is also reused and modified for [[Nitro Zeus]], hence the reason Shockwave is mentioned in his bio.
*Shockwave's design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily inspired by his Generation 1 [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]].
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sokkoló''' ("Shocker")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jèn-dàng-pō''' (震盪波, "Shock Wave"), '''Zhèngdàngbō''' (震荡波, "Shock Wave")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Shockwave
|disambig=Shockwave (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon who's to blame for everything from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Shockblast]], the murderous Decepticon berserker from [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']].
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the loyal Decepticon spy from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*''Transformers: The Game'' Shockwave [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-01.html concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-02.html vehicle mode renderings], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-03.html robot mode and head concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-04.html final robot mode rendering] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-05.html transformation animation guide] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
*[http://www.gamespot.com/video/932116/6172356/transformers-the-game-interview-1 ''Transformers: The Game'' video interview with Daniel Suarez, featuring Shockwave footage]

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[[File:Cloud Shockwave toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] wields the '''Astro Magnum''' (アストロマグナム ''Asutoro Magunamu'') gun.

==Fiction==
=== Live-action film series ===
[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] wields an '''AstroMag Cannon'''.

==Toys==
===Cloud===
*'''Shockwave''' (Voyager, [[2014]]-[[November 27|11-27]])
:''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' Shockwave is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Whirl (G1)#Generations|Whirl]], transforming into a helicopter. As a [[Triple Changer]] he has a third Gerwalk-esque walking helicopter mode, called only an "alternate mode" to differentiate it from his "vehicle mode", plus an official "Shockblast" cannon mode created by fiddling around with the toy. He has a pair of mechanical pincers which his "Astro Magnum" weapon can be fitted over and all four of his "Blast Arms" weapons can attach via c-clips to various sculpted rods. Shockwave was sold exclusively through [[e-HOBBY]] and came with the comic "[[TFC-D03]]".

==Notes==
*The Astro Magnum is named after the [[pre-Transformer]] toy whose mold was used to make [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|the original Generation 1 Shockwave toy]].

[[Category:Cloud weapons]]
[[Category:Ranged weapons]]

Shockwave (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}
{{faction|decepticon|}}
Logic dictates that '''Shockwave''', aka '''Shockblast''' is among the most rational of the [[Decepticon]]s. A straightforward and sometimes brutal approach has led different versions across the [[multiverse]] to wreak havoc, sometimes even on their own allies.

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Shockwaves==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:G1Shockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (G1)|"Generation 1" Shockwave]] <hr>''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Shockblast energon.jpg|[[Shockblast|''Energon'' Shockblast]]
File:TFA Shockwave true colors.jpg|[[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]]
File:ShockwaveDOTMgamepromo.jpg|[[Shockwave (Movie)|''Dark of the Moon'' Shockwave]]
File:PrimeShockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (WFC)|"Aligned" Shockwave]]
File:CyberverseShockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Shockwave]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Shockwaves==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] the [[Decepticon]] ray gun from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], sometimes also known as "Shockblast".
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Shockwave (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|Shockwave, the Japanese name for [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (in his first body) from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Shockblast]], the Decepticon tank/satellite from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', so named for [[trademark]] reasons.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|[[Shockwave (Cybertron)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon-allied [[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team|Sky Attack Team]] [[Mini-Con]] stealth jet from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon assassin and scientist from the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]], the morally ambiguous [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] Decepticon dragster from ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]], the heroic Decepticon ambassador from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon double agent from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon second-in-command and alien mobile artillery from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Shockwave (Kre-O)|Shockwave]], the name of multiple Decepticon [[Kreon]]s from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|[[Shockwave (SG Animated)|Shockwave]], the heroic Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered]] [[:Category:Shattered Glass Animated characters|Glass Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|"[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]", the brainwashed [[Maximal]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

==Media with "Shockwave" in the title==
{{disamb|y=2006|''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'', the first issue in the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' series.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|"[[Shockwaves]]", a "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" prelude story originally published in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' #17}}

==See also==
*[[Shockwave's Tower]], a self-aggrandizing monument from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]].
*[[Longarm (disambiguation)]], who is sometimes a false identity for Shockwave.
*[[Shockwave's drones]], the mass-produced robots based off ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave's alternate mode.
*The [[Shockwave clone]] from ''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising|Shadows Rising]]''.

==Not to be confused with==
*[[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]]

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{{disambig}}
{{faction|decepticon|}}
Logic dictates that '''Shockwave''', aka '''Shockblast''' is among the most rational of the [[Decepticon]]s. A straightforward and sometimes brutal approach has led different versions across the [[multiverse]] to wreak havoc, sometimes even on their own allies.

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Shockwaves==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:G1Shockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (G1)|"Generation 1" Shockwave]] <hr>''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Shockblast energon.jpg|[[Shockblast|''Energon'' Shockblast]]
File:TFA Shockwave true colors.jpg|[[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]]
File:ShockwaveDOTMgamepromo.jpg|[[Shockwave (Movie)|''Dark of the Moon'' Shockwave]]
File:PrimeShockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (WFC)|"Aligned" Shockwave]]
File:CyberverseShockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Shockwave]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Shockwaves==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] the [[Decepticon]] ray gun from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], sometimes also known as "Shockblast".
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Shockwave (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|Shockwave, the Japanese name for [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (in his first body) from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Shockblast]], the Decepticon tank/satellite from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', so named for [[trademark]] reasons.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|[[Shockwave (Cybertron)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon-allied [[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team|Sky Attack Team]] [[Mini-Con]] stealth jet from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon assassin and scientist from the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]], the morally ambiguous [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] Decepticon dragster from ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]], the heroic Decepticon ambassador from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon double agent from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon second-in-command and alien mobile artillery from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Shockwave (Kre-O)|Shockwave]], the name of multiple Decepticon [[Kreon]]s from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|[[Shockwave (SG Animated)|Shockwave]], the heroic Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered]] [[:Category:Shattered Glass Animated characters|Glass Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|"[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]", the brainwashed [[Maximal]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

==Media with "Shockwave" in the title==
{{disamb|y=2006|''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'', the first issue in the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' series.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|"[[Shockwaves]]", a "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" prelude story originally published in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' #17}}

==See also==
*[[Shockwave's Tower]], a self-aggrandizing monument from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]].
*[[Longarm (disambiguation))]], who is sometimes a false identity for Shockwave.
*[[Shockwave's drones]], the mass-produced robots based off ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave's alternate mode.
*The [[Shockwave clone]] from ''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising|Shadows Rising]]''.

==Not to be confused with==
*[[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]]

Shockwave (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}
{{faction|decepticon|}}
Logic dictates that '''Shockwave''', aka '''Shockblast''' is among the most rational of the [[Decepticon]]s. A straightforward and sometimes brutal approach has led different versions across the [[multiverse]] to wreak havoc, sometimes even on their own allies.

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Shockwaves==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:G1Shockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (G1)|"Generation 1" Shockwave]] <hr>''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Shockblast energon.jpg|[[Shockblast|''Energon'' Shockblast]]
File:TFA Shockwave true colors.jpg|[[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]]
File:ShockwaveDOTMgamepromo.jpg|[[Shockwave (Movie)|''Dark of the Moon'' Shockwave]]
File:PrimeShockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (WFC)|"Aligned" Shockwave]]
File:CyberverseShockwave.jpg|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Shockwave]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Shockwaves==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] the [[Decepticon]] ray gun from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], sometimes also known as "Shockblast".
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Shockwave (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|Shockwave, the Japanese name for [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (in his first body) from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Shockblast]], the Decepticon tank/satellite from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', so named for [[trademark]] reasons.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|[[Shockwave (Cybertron)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon-allied [[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team|Sky Attack Team]] [[Mini-Con]] stealth jet from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon assassin and scientist from the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]], the morally ambiguous [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] Decepticon dragster from ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]], the heroic Decepticon ambassador from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon double agent from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon second-in-command and alien mobile artillery from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Shockwave (Kre-O)|Shockwave]], the name of multiple Decepticon [[Kreon]]s from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|[[Shockwave (SG Animated)|Shockwave]], the heroic Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered]] [[:Category:Shattered Glass Animated characters|Glass Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|"[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]", the brainwashed [[Maximal]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

==Media with "Shockwave" in the title==
{{disamb|y=2006|''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'', the first issue in the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' series.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|"[[Shockwaves]]", a "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" prelude story originally published in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' #17}}

==See also==
*[[Shockwave's Tower]], a self-aggrandizing monument from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]].
*[[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]], the disguised identity for an unknown Shockwave mucking about in the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe.
*[[Shockwave's drones]], the mass-produced robots based off ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave's alternate mode.
*The [[Shockwave clone]] from ''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising|Shadows Rising]]''.

==Not to be confused with==
*[[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]]

Optimus Prime (disambiguation)

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[[File:Convoy-final1024.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|For Decepticons, this is what Judgment Day will look like.]]

Throughout the [[multiverse]], the name '''Optimus Prime''' is associated with bravery, self-sacrifice and an indomitable fighting spirit, a warrior always ready to lay down their life to protect sentient life, no matter its form.

{{bigquote|You just wanna die for the guy! That's leadership... or brainwashin', or somethin'.}}
{{bigquote|No... that's ''Optimus Prime.''|[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] on their leader|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Optimus Primes==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Optimusg1.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|"Generation 1" Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys|Toys (Generations)]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:RIDPrime02.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Universe]]
File:UT optimus cartoon collage.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Toys]]
File:Movie-Optimus-promorender.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|"Movie series" Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Toys]] • [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:OptimusPrimeAnimated.JPG|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Aligned-Optimuses.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|"Aligned" Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseOptimus.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Optimus Prime]]

</gallery></center>

==Full list of Optimus Primes==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Autobot]] Commander in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]]
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]]
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise]]}}
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|The [[Optimus Prime clone]], an astoundingly stupid idea of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s from the episode "[[A Prime Problem]]".}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot commander fire truck from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Autobot Commander truck in the [[Unicron Trilogy]].
**For this character in the [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]], see [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Optimus Prime]], the female, yellow Autobot commander fire truck from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' via ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|[[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot whose corpse was cloned and tortured by Unicron to create [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the Autobots and last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] from the [[live-action film series]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys]].
**For merchandise, see [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the young, inexperienced leader of an Autobot squadron from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], the despotic leader of the evil Autobots in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]], the leader of the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the leader of the Autobots and member of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]] in the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys]].
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Autobot renegade from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], the living embodiment of the darkness in the live-action film series Optimus Prime's mind who wants to destroy all Optimus Primes across time and space.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], the living embodiment of the darkness in Generation 1 Optimus Prime's mind.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]], the Autobot [[Arms Micron]] who takes the shape of Optimus from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Optimus Prime (KOU)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot lead singer from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Red (AB)|Optimus Prime Bird]], the Angry Bird transformed into an Optimus Prime facsimile in ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Optimus Prime (Battle Masters)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Optimus Prime (SG Cybertron)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Autobot from the ''Shattered Glass'' Unicron Trilogy.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Domitius Major]], the [[Maximal]] explorer from the [[2005 IDW continuity]] who took up the mantle of "Optimus Prime" following the loss of his own memories.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]], the heroic Autobot leader from ''Cyberverse''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2019]]|[[Optimus Prime (SG Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Autobot from the ''Shattered Glass'' live-action film series.}}

==Media with "Optimus Prime" in the title==
*Various titles named "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]"
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'', the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic book series.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Optimus Primal (disambiguation)|Optimus Primal]].
*[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], a [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] who uses a [[transtector]] intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].
*[[Sureshot (G2)|Sureshot]], the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot whose toy was released in North America as "[[Hero (G2)|Hero]]" Optimus Prime.
*[[Optimash Prime]], heroic leader of the [[Autotot]]s.
*[[Optimus (disambiguation)|Optimus]] or [[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]].

Additionally, Optimus Prime is not to be confused with the real-life person:

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070712091731/http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/17462533.htm Mr. Optimus Prime], a well-known Transfan and International Firefighter who legally changed his name.

{{disambig}}

Optimus Prime (disambiguation)

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[[File:Convoy-final1024.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|For Decepticons, this is what Judgment Day will look like.]]

Throughout the [[multiverse]], the name '''Optimus Prime''' is associated with bravery, self-sacrifice and an indomitable fighting spirit, a warrior always ready to lay down their life to protect sentient life, no matter its form.

{{bigquote|You just wanna die for the guy! That's leadership... or brainwashin', or somethin'.}}
{{bigquote|No... that's ''Optimus Prime.''|[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] on their leader|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Optimus Primes==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Optimusg1.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|"Generation 1" Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys|Toys (Generations)]] • [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:RIDPrime02.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Universe]]
File:UT optimus cartoon collage.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Toys]]
File:Movie-Optimus-promorender.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|"Movie series" Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Toys]] • [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:OptimusPrimeAnimated.JPG|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Aligned-Optimuses.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|"Aligned" Optimus Prime]] <hr>''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseOptimus.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Optimus Prime]]

</gallery></center>

==Full list of Optimus Primes==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Autobot]] Commander in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]]
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]]
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise]]}}
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|The [[Optimus Prime clone]], an astoundingly stupid idea of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s from the episode "[[A Prime Problem]]".}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot commander fire truck from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Autobot Commander truck in the [[Unicron Trilogy]].
**For this character in the [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]], see [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Optimus Prime]], the female, yellow Autobot commander fire truck from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' via ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|[[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot whose corpse was cloned and tortured by Unicron to create [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the Autobots and last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] from the [[live-action film series]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys]].
**For merchandise, see [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the young, inexperienced leader of an Autobot squadron from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], the despotic leader of the evil Autobots in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]], the leader of the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the leader of the Autobots and member of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]] in the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
**For toys of this character, see [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys]].
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Autobot renegade from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], the living embodiment of the darkness in the live-action film series Optimus Prime's mind who wants to destroy all Optimus Primes across time and space.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], the living embodiment of the darkness in Generation 1 Optimus Prime's mind.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]], the Autobot [[Arms Micron]] who takes the shape of Optimus from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Optimus Prime (KOU)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot lead singer from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Red (AB)|Optimus Prime Bird]], the Angry Bird transformed into an Optimus Prime facsimile in ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Optimus Prime (Battle Masters)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Optimus Prime (SG Cybertron)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Autobot from the ''Shattered Glass'' Unicron Trilogy.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Domitius Major]], the [[Maximal]] explorer from the [[2005 IDW continuity]] who took up the mantle of "Optimus Prime" following the loss of his own memories.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]], the heroic Autobot leader from ''Cyberverse''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2019]]|[[Optimus Prime (SG Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Autobot from the ''Shattered Glass'' live-action film series.}}

==Media with "Optimus Prime" in the title==
*Various titles named "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]"
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'', the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic book series.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Optimus Primal (disambiguation)|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], a [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] who uses a [[transtector]] body originally intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].
*[[Sureshot (G2)|Sureshot]], the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot whose toy was released in North America as "Hero" Optimus Prime.
*[[Optimash Prime]], heroic leader of the [[Autotot]]s.
*[[Optimus (disambiguation)|Other uses of the name "Optimus"]]
*[[Prime (disambiguation)|Other uses of the name "Prime"]]

Additionally, Optimus Prime is not to be confused with the real-life persons:

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070712091731/http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/17462533.htm Mr. Optimus Prime], a well-known Transfan and International Firefighter who legally changed his name to Optimus Prime.

{{disambig}}

Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}

'''Nemesis Prime''', aka '''[[Black Convoy (disambiguation)|Black Convoy]]''' may ''look'' like [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]], but looks can be deceiving. A sinister reflection of the Autobot leader, Nemesis Prime often has it out for his heroic doppelganger.

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Nemesis Primes==
<center><gallery widths="250px" heights="200px">
File:Nemesisprimeut.jpg|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|''Armada'' Nemesis Prime]]
File:NemesisPrime-NemesisPrime.jpg|[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|''Prime'' Nemesis Prime]]
File:NemesisprimeTLK.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|''The Last Knight'' Nemesis Prime]]</gallery></center>

==Full list of Nemesis Primes==
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|Nemesis Prime, the corrupted [[Dead Universe]] version of [[Nova Prime]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Animated)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], the [[MECH]] clone from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Hunter Nemesis Prime]], the alternate universe Decepticon from ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Go!]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]], the ''other'' evil clone from Generation 1.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Adventure)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Adventure]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|Nemesis Prime Bird, an identity of [[Red (AB)|Red]] created by the eggbots and more specifically, Unicron pig from ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|Nemesis Prime, the [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]-brainwashed identity of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.}}

==Media with "Nemesis Prime" in the title==
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]", the episode of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]''.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*The other instances of the word "[[Nemesis (disambiguation)|Nemesis]]".
*The other instances of the word "[[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]]".
*[[Black Lio Convoy]], the evil clone of [[Lio Convoy]] in ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]].''
*[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.
*[[Grand Scourge]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Optimus Prime who ''isn't'' a clone, from the mirror universe of ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.
*[[Optimus Prime clone|Optimus Prime]], the evil exact copy of the true Prime in Generation 1.
*[[Gilthor]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime and Megatron in Japanese Generation 1.
*[[False Convoy]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]''.
*[[Eldedroid]], who looks nearly identical to most incarnations of Nemesis Prime but is actually a mass-produced [[Autobot]] clone of Optimus Prime.
*[[Black Big Convoy]], a ''non''-evil, good clone of [[Big Convoy]] created by [[Vector Sigma]] to assist the [[Maximal]]s in combating the [[Blentron]] invasion.
*[[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], the embodiment of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s dark side from Generation 1.
*[[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], the embodiment of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s dark side from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]''.

Megatron (disambiguation)

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Across the [[multiverse]], the name '''Megatron''' invokes fear and terror, exuding raw power with an unslakable thirst for more. A warlord intent on domination, not just of their homeworld but all worlds... and for some, all of ''existence''.

Some versions of Megatron [[Reformatting|take on]] [[New body|new bodies]] and change their name to '''[[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]]''' in the process.

{{bigquote|I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. I am that which is, which was and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!|The [[Covenant of Primus]]|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}

==Major Megatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Megatronguido.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MegatronBWsourcebook.jpg|[[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Toys]]''
File:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Megatron]]
File:UnicronTrilogyMegatron cartoon bodies.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]'' • ''[[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MovieMegatronStock.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)|"Movie series" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Megatronanimated.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]
File:Megatron-Prime-stock-render.jpg|[[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseMegatron.jpg| [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|"X"]]''
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Megatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader and sometimes founder of the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise]].
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|The [[Megatron Corps]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s legion of Megatron [[Cloning|clones]] from [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers|''The Transformers'' manga]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1996]]|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the leader of a group of renegade [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and later the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] from the [[Beast Era]]. Yeesss.
**For this character in the cartoons, see [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (BW)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]], a mythological figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Megatron X (BW)|Megatron X]], a mysterious silver-colored version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] [[Six Changer|six-changing]] galactic conqueror from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], yet another Decepticon commander and a pivotal figure in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the former [[Lord High Protector]] of Cybertron from the [[live-action film series]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Megatron (Movie)/games]].
**For toys and other merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Movie)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the (glorious) Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]], the morally ambiguous leader of the Decepticons in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Decepticon resistance in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (WFC)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2010|"[[Master Megatron]]", the other Decepticon-allied Megatron from ''Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Megatron (SG Animated)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the Decepticon brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Megatron]], the living embodiment of Generation 1 Megatron's insanity.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Megatron Cannon]], the Decepticon [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Predacons in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]], the Decepticon guitarist from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Megatron (Battle Masters)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], the [[human]] football player who may or may not have Cybertronian origins.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Mini-Megatron]], the diminutive Decepticon from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Megatron (SG TransTech)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass TransTech''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], the evil Decepticon from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}
**For the parallel-universe doppelgänger of this character, see [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]].
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Blue Megatron]], [[Green Megatron]], [[Purple Megatron]], [[Black Megatron]], [[Red Megatron]], [[White Megatron]], and [[Yellow Megatron]], the members of the [[New Primus Vanguard]] from the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}

==Fiction with "Megatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]", the 3-part episode of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|"[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]", from [[Ladybird Books]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1995]]|''[[Megatron Set Special CD]]'', the soundtrack album available with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s second {{w|LaserDisc}} set of the cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Megatron's Sword]]", an episode from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Resurrected]]", another episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Raid]]", a further episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|"[[Megatron Ondo]]", the song included on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|DVD volume 7]] of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the 4-issue comic series from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2#Prelude: Megatron|Prelude: Megatron]]", the story featured in issue #2 of the [[Titan Books|Titan]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|comic]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]", the [[e-HOBBY]] [[pack-in material]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Megatron Chapter]]", part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 1|Megatron Rising]]", the 2-part episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', the 16-issue "soft reboot" of the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", the ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=2008?|"[[Meet Megatron]]", another ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 24#Megatron's Revenge|Megatron's Revenge]]", the story featured in issue #24 of the Titan comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron|Best of Megatron]]'', the trade paperback collection from IDW.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|"[[A Gift For Megatron]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron's Revenge]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron Returns]]", the storybook from [[Bantam Children]].}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[Spotlight: Megatron]]", the 28th issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|"[[Not All Megatrons]]", the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story.}}
{{disamb|y=2018|"[[Megatron Is My Hero]]", an episode from the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' series.}}

There are also numerous fictions titled something like "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]".

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1989]]|[[Megatron's base]] from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Megatron's castle]] from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation One]]'' comics.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|The Nike Calvin Johnson Megatron collection, a line of sports equipment inspired by Megatron the human.[http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/11/22/nike-calvin-johnson-megatron-collection/]}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], a Decepticon commander who temporarily inhabited Megatron's body (or a version of it, it's complicated) from the [[Marvel comics continuity]].
*[[Archforce]], the [[Europe]]an ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon whose toy was released in North America as "[[Hero (G2)|Hero]]" Megatron.
*[[Megatronia]], the combined form of [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
*The [[Megatron statue]], a massive statue of the Unicron Trilogy character.
*[[Megaplex]], a duplicate of Megatron designed to fool his enemies from ''Generation 1''.
*[[Mechatron]], a [[Beast Rider]] from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers|Beast Machines]]''.
*[[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]], a different name for Megatron, most notably in the [[Viron]] [[universal stream]].
*[[Megabolt]], a pseudo-Decepticon fashioned out of Megatron's corpse from ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001.
*[[Megazarak (disambiguation)|Megazarak]]
*[[Metatron]], the angel mentioned in both ancient Cybertronian texts and real-life Talmud, even if at least one Megatron has ''claimed'' to be him.
*Megatronus, the original name of [[The Fallen]], one of the [[thirteen]] [[Dynasty of Primes|original Transformers]] who some Megatrons take their name from.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
As the leader of one the main Cybertronian factions, any given reality's Megatron generally posed a problem for the dimension-hopping [[Unicron]], and therefore Megatron was a priority target for any [[Herald of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} While grappling with the [[Megatron (Armada)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Megatron]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], lead Herald [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] noted to his adversary that he had killed "many" Megatrons. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

===''TransTech''/''Timelines''/''Ask Vector Prime''===
In one of the oldest dimensions in the [[multiverse]], one [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] called [[Axiom Nexus]] is a hub for travelers from other dimensions. The city maintains its relative harmony through a strict principle of "[[Dux non Intruitus]]": all Megatrons, [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], other faction leaders, and [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] from other universes are considered illegal. This hasn't stopped a few [[Megatron (BW)|sneaky]] [[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|off]][[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|worlders]] from circumventing the ban, though. {{storylink|Bee in the City}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

In an interview with [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]], [[Stungun (TransTech)|Stungun]] once claimed he had met a number of Megatron lookalikes. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/29}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[Megalligator]] wanted to kill all Megatrons in the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}

{{disambig}}

Megatron (disambiguation)

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Across the [[multiverse]], the name '''Megatron''' invokes fear and terror, exuding raw power with an unslakable thirst for more. A warlord intent on domination, not just of their homeworld but all worlds... and for some, all of ''existence''.

Some versions of Megatron [[Reformatting|take on]] [[New body|new bodies]] and change their name to '''[[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]]''' in the process.

{{bigquote|I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. I am that which is, which was and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!|The [[Covenant of Primus]]|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}

==Major Megatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Megatronguido.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MegatronBWsourcebook.jpg|[[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Toys]]''
File:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Megatron]]
File:UnicronTrilogyMegatron cartoon bodies.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]'' • ''[[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MovieMegatronStock.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)|"Movie series" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Megatronanimated.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]
File:Megatron-Prime-stock-render.jpg|[[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseMegatron.jpg| [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|"X"]]''
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Megatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader and sometimes founder of the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise]].
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|The [[Megatron Corps]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s legion of Megatron [[Cloning|clones]] from [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers|''The Transformers'' manga]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1996]]|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the leader of a group of renegade [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and later the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] from the [[Beast Era]]. Yeesss.
**For this character in the cartoons, see [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (BW)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]], a mythological figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Megatron X (BW)|Megatron X]], a mysterious silver-colored version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] [[Six Changer|six-changing]] galactic conqueror from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], yet another Decepticon commander and a pivotal figure in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the former [[Lord High Protector]] of Cybertron from the [[live-action film series]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Megatron (Movie)/games]].
**For toys and other merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Movie)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the (glorious) Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]], the morally ambiguous leader of the Decepticons in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Decepticon resistance in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (WFC)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2010|"[[Master Megatron]]", the other Decepticon-allied Megatron from ''Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Megatron (SG Animated)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the Decepticon brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Megatron]], the living embodiment of Generation 1 Megatron's insanity.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Megatron Cannon]], the Decepticon [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Predacons in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]], the Decepticon guitarist from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Megatron (Battle Masters)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], the [[human]] football player who may or may not have Cybertronian origins.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Mini-Megatron]], the diminutive Decepticon from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Megatron (SG TransTech)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass TransTech''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], the evil Decepticon from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}
**For the parallel-universe doppelgänger of this character, see [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]].
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Blue Megatron]], [[Green Megatron]], [[Purple Megatron]], [[Black Megatron]], [[Red Megatron]], [[White Megatron]], and [[Yellow Megatron]], the members of the [[New Primus Vanguard]] from the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}

==Fiction with "Megatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]", the 3-part episode of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|"[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]", from [[Ladybird Books]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1995]]|''[[Megatron Set Special CD]]'', the soundtrack album available with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s second {{w|LaserDisc}} set of the cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Megatron's Sword]]", an episode from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Resurrected]]", another episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Raid]]", a further episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|"[[Megatron Ondo]]", the song included on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|DVD volume 7]] of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the 4-issue comic series from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2#Prelude: Megatron|Prelude: Megatron]]", the story featured in issue #2 of the [[Titan Books|Titan]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|comic]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]", the [[e-HOBBY]] [[pack-in material]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Megatron Chapter]]", part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 1|Megatron Rising]]", the 2-part episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', the 16-issue "soft reboot" of the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", the ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=2008?|"[[Meet Megatron]]", another ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 24#Megatron's Revenge|Megatron's Revenge]]", the story featured in issue #24 of the Titan comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron|Best of Megatron]]'', the trade paperback collection from IDW.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|"[[A Gift For Megatron]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron's Revenge]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron Returns]]", the storybook from [[Bantam Children]].}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[Spotlight: Megatron]]", the 28th issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|"[[Not All Megatrons]]", the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story.}}
{{disamb|y=2018|"[[Megatron Is My Hero]]", an episode from the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' series.}}

There are also numerous fictions titled something like "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]".

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1989]]|[[Megatron's base]] from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Megatron's castle]] from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation One]]'' comics.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|The Nike Calvin Johnson Megatron collection, a line of sports equipment inspired by Megatron the human.[http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/11/22/nike-calvin-johnson-megatron-collection/]}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], a Decepticon commander who temporarily inhabited Megatron's body (or a version of it, it's complicated) from the [[Marvel comics continuity]].
*[[Archforce]], the [[Europe]]an ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon whose toy was released in North America as "[[Hero (G2)|Hero]]" Megatron.
*[[Megatronia]], the combined form of [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
*The [[Megatron statue]], a massive statue of the Unicron Trilogy character.
*[[Megaplex]], a duplicate of Megatron designed to fool his enemies from ''Generation 1''.
*[[Mechatron]], a [[Beast Rider]] from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers|Beast Machines]]''.
*[[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]], a different name for Megatron, most notably in the [[Viron]] [[universal stream]].
*[[Megabolt]], a pseudo-Decepticon fashioned out of Megatron's corpse from ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001.
*[[Megazarak (disambiguation)|Megazarak]]
*[[Metatron]], the angel mentioned in both ancient Cybertronian texts and real-life Talmud, even if at least one Megatron has ''claimed'' to be him.
*Megatronus, the original name of [[The Fallen]], one of the [[thirteen]] [[Dynasty of Primes|original Transformers]] who some Megatrons take their name from.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
As the leader of one the main Cybertronian factions, any given reality's Megatron generally posed a problem for the dimension-hopping [[Unicron]], and therefore Megatron was a priority target for any [[Herald of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} While grappling with the [[Megatron (Armada)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Megatron]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], lead Herald [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] noted to his adversary that he had killed "many" Megatrons. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

===''TransTech''/''Timelines''/''Ask Vector Prime''===
In one of the oldest dimensions in the [[multiverse]], one [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] called [[Axiom Nexus]] is a hub for travelers from other dimensions. The city maintains its relative harmony through a strict principle of "[[Dux non Intruitus]]": all Megatrons, [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], other faction leaders, and [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] from other universes are considered illegal. This hasn't stopped a few [[Megatron (BW)|sneaky]] [[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|off]][[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|worlders]] from circumventing the ban, though. {{storylink|Bee in the City}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

In an interview with [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]], [[Stungun (TransTech)|Stungun]] once claimed he had met a number of Megatron lookalikes. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/29}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[Megalligator]] wanted to kill all Megatrons in the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}

{{disambig}}
[[Category:Power Core Combiners Decepticons]]

Megatron (disambiguation)

2021-05-02T04:01:00Z

Transfan 113: /* Not to be confused with... */

Across the [[multiverse]], the name '''Megatron''' invokes fear and terror, exuding raw power with an unslakable thirst for more. A warlord intent on domination, not just of their homeworld but all worlds... and for some, all of ''existence''.

Some versions of Megatron [[Reformatting|take on]] [[New body|new bodies]] and change their name to '''[[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]]''' in the process.

{{bigquote|I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. I am that which is, which was and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!|The [[Covenant of Primus]]|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}

==Major Megatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Megatronguido.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MegatronBWsourcebook.jpg|[[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Toys]]''
File:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Megatron]]
File:UnicronTrilogyMegatron cartoon bodies.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]'' • ''[[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MovieMegatronStock.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)|"Movie series" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Megatronanimated.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]
File:Megatron-Prime-stock-render.jpg|[[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseMegatron.jpg| [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|"X"]]''
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Megatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader and sometimes founder of the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise]].
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|The [[Megatron Corps]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s legion of Megatron [[Cloning|clones]] from [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers|''The Transformers'' manga]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1996]]|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the leader of a group of renegade [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and later the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] from the [[Beast Era]]. Yeesss.
**For this character in the cartoons, see [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (BW)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]], a mythological figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Megatron X (BW)|Megatron X]], a mysterious silver-colored version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] [[Six Changer|six-changing]] galactic conqueror from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], yet another Decepticon commander and a pivotal figure in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the former [[Lord High Protector]] of Cybertron from the [[live-action film series]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Megatron (Movie)/games]].
**For toys and other merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Movie)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the (glorious) Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]], the morally ambiguous leader of the Decepticons in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Decepticon resistance in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (WFC)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2010|"[[Master Megatron]]", the other Decepticon-allied Megatron from ''Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Megatron (SG Animated)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the Decepticon brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Megatron]], the living embodiment of Generation 1 Megatron's insanity.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Megatron Cannon]], the Decepticon [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Predacons in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]], the Decepticon guitarist from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Megatron (Battle Masters)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], the [[human]] football player who may or may not have Cybertronian origins.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Mini-Megatron]], the diminutive Decepticon from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Megatron (SG TransTech)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass TransTech''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], the evil Decepticon from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}
**For the parallel-universe doppelgänger of this character, see [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]].
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Blue Megatron]], [[Green Megatron]], [[Purple Megatron]], [[Black Megatron]], [[Red Megatron]], [[White Megatron]], and [[Yellow Megatron]], the members of the [[New Primus Vanguard]] from the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}

==Fiction with "Megatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]", the 3-part episode of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|"[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]", from [[Ladybird Books]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1995]]|''[[Megatron Set Special CD]]'', the soundtrack album available with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s second {{w|LaserDisc}} set of the cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Megatron's Sword]]", an episode from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Resurrected]]", another episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Raid]]", a further episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|"[[Megatron Ondo]]", the song included on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|DVD volume 7]] of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the 4-issue comic series from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2#Prelude: Megatron|Prelude: Megatron]]", the story featured in issue #2 of the [[Titan Books|Titan]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|comic]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]", the [[e-HOBBY]] [[pack-in material]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Megatron Chapter]]", part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 1|Megatron Rising]]", the 2-part episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', the 16-issue "soft reboot" of the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", the ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=2008?|"[[Meet Megatron]]", another ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 24#Megatron's Revenge|Megatron's Revenge]]", the story featured in issue #24 of the Titan comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron|Best of Megatron]]'', the trade paperback collection from IDW.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|"[[A Gift For Megatron]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron's Revenge]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron Returns]]", the storybook from [[Bantam Children]].}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[Spotlight: Megatron]]", the 28th issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|"[[Not All Megatrons]]", the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story.}}
{{disamb|y=2018|"[[Megatron Is My Hero]]", an episode from the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' series.}}

There are also numerous fictions titled something like "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]".

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1989]]|[[Megatron's base]] from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Megatron's castle]] from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation One]]'' comics.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|The Nike Calvin Johnson Megatron collection, a line of sports equipment inspired by Megatron the human.[http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/11/22/nike-calvin-johnson-megatron-collection/]}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], a Decepticon commander who temporarily inhabited Megatron's body (or a version of it, it's complicated) from the [[Marvel comics continuity]].
*[[Archforce]], the [[Europe]]an ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon whose toy was released in North America as "[[Hero (G2)|Hero]]" Megatron.
*[[Megatronia]], the combined form of [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
*The [[Megatron statue]], a massive statue of the Unicron Trilogy character.
*[[Megaplex]], a duplicate of Megatron designed to fool his enemies from ''Generation 1''.
*[[Mechatron]], a [[Beast Rider]] from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers|Beast Machines]]''.
*[[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]], a different name for Megatron, most notably in the [[Viron]] [[universal stream]].
*[[Megabolt]], a pseudo-Decepticon fashioned out of Megatron's corpse from ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001.
*[[Megazarak (disambiguation)|Megazarak]]
*[[Metatron]], the angel mentioned in both ancient Cybertronian texts and real-life Talmud, even if at least one Megatron has ''claimed'' to be him.
*Megatronus, the original name of [[The Fallen]], one of the [[thirteen]] [[Dynasty of Primes|original Transformers]] who some Megatrons take their name from.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
As the leader of one of two main factions of Cybertronians, any given reality's Megatron generally posed a problem for the dimension-hopping destroyer [[Unicron]], and therefore Megatron was a priority target for [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} While grappling with the [[Megatron (Armada)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Megatron]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], lead herald [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] noted to his adversary that he had killed "many" Megatrons. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

===''TransTech''===
In one of the oldest dimensions in the [[multiverse]], one [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian city]], [[Axiom Nexus]], is a hub for travelers from other dimensions. The city maintains its relative harmony through a strict principle of "[[Dux non Intruitus]]": all Megatrons, as well as [[Prime (disambiguation)|Primes]], miscellaneous faction leaders, and [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] from other universes, are considered illegal. This hasn't stopped a few [[Megatron (BW)|sneaky]] [[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|off]][[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|worlders]] from circumventing the ban. {{storylink|Bee in the City}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[Megalligator]] wanted to kill all Megatrons in the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}

{{disambig}}
[[Category:Power Core Combiners Decepticons]]

Megatron (disambiguation)

2021-05-02T03:54:45Z

Transfan 113: /* Full list of Megatrons */

Across the [[multiverse]], the name '''Megatron''' invokes fear and terror, exuding raw power with an unslakable thirst for more. A warlord intent on domination, not just of their homeworld but all worlds... and for some, all of ''existence''.

Some versions of Megatron [[Reformatting|take on]] [[New body|new bodies]] and change their name to '''[[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]]''' in the process.

{{bigquote|I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. I am that which is, which was and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!|The [[Covenant of Primus]]|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}

==Major Megatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Megatronguido.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MegatronBWsourcebook.jpg|[[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Toys]]''
File:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Megatron]]
File:UnicronTrilogyMegatron cartoon bodies.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]'' • ''[[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MovieMegatronStock.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)|"Movie series" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Megatronanimated.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]
File:Megatron-Prime-stock-render.jpg|[[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseMegatron.jpg| [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|"X"]]''
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Megatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader and sometimes founder of the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise]].
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|The [[Megatron Corps]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s legion of Megatron [[Cloning|clones]] from [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers|''The Transformers'' manga]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1996]]|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the leader of a group of renegade [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and later the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] from the [[Beast Era]]. Yeesss.
**For this character in the cartoons, see [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (BW)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]], a mythological figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Megatron X (BW)|Megatron X]], a mysterious silver-colored version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] [[Six Changer|six-changing]] galactic conqueror from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], yet another Decepticon commander and a pivotal figure in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the former [[Lord High Protector]] of Cybertron from the [[live-action film series]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Megatron (Movie)/games]].
**For toys and other merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Movie)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the (glorious) Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]], the morally ambiguous leader of the Decepticons in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Decepticon resistance in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (WFC)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2010|"[[Master Megatron]]", the other Decepticon-allied Megatron from ''Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Megatron (SG Animated)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the Decepticon brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Megatron]], the living embodiment of Generation 1 Megatron's insanity.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Megatron Cannon]], the Decepticon [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Predacons in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]], the Decepticon guitarist from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Megatron (Battle Masters)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], the [[human]] football player who may or may not have Cybertronian origins.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Mini-Megatron]], the diminutive Decepticon from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Megatron (SG TransTech)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass TransTech''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], the evil Decepticon from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}
**For the parallel-universe doppelgänger of this character, see [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]].
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Blue Megatron]], [[Green Megatron]], [[Purple Megatron]], [[Black Megatron]], [[Red Megatron]], [[White Megatron]], and [[Yellow Megatron]], the members of the [[New Primus Vanguard]] from the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}

==Fiction with "Megatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]", the 3-part episode of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|"[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]", from [[Ladybird Books]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1995]]|''[[Megatron Set Special CD]]'', the soundtrack album available with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s second {{w|LaserDisc}} set of the cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Megatron's Sword]]", an episode from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Resurrected]]", another episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Raid]]", a further episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|"[[Megatron Ondo]]", the song included on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|DVD volume 7]] of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the 4-issue comic series from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2#Prelude: Megatron|Prelude: Megatron]]", the story featured in issue #2 of the [[Titan Books|Titan]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|comic]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]", the [[e-HOBBY]] [[pack-in material]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Megatron Chapter]]", part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 1|Megatron Rising]]", the 2-part episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', the 16-issue "soft reboot" of the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", the ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=2008?|"[[Meet Megatron]]", another ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 24#Megatron's Revenge|Megatron's Revenge]]", the story featured in issue #24 of the Titan comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron|Best of Megatron]]'', the trade paperback collection from IDW.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|"[[A Gift For Megatron]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron's Revenge]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron Returns]]", the storybook from [[Bantam Children]].}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[Spotlight: Megatron]]", the 28th issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|"[[Not All Megatrons]]", the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story.}}
{{disamb|y=2018|"[[Megatron Is My Hero]]", an episode from the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' series.}}

There are also numerous fictions titled something like "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]".

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1989]]|[[Megatron's base]] from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Megatron's castle]] from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation One]]'' comics.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|The Nike Calvin Johnson Megatron collection, a line of sports equipment inspired by Megatron the human.[http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/11/22/nike-calvin-johnson-megatron-collection/]}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], a Decepticon commander who temporarily inhabited Megatron's body (or a version of it, it's complicated) from the ''Generation 1'' comics.
*[[Archforce]], the [[Europe]]an ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon whose toy was released in North America as "Hero" Megatron.
*[[Megatronia]], the combined form of [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]] from [[Japan]]ese Generation 1 continuity.
*The [[Megatron statue]], a massive stone statue of the Unicron Trilogy character.
*[[Megaplex]], a duplicate of Megatron designed to fool his enemies from the ''Generation 1'' continuity.
*[[Mechatron]], a [[Beast Rider]] from ''Beast Machines''.
*[[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]], a different name for Megatron most notably in the [[Viron]] [[universal stream|universal cluster]].
*[[Megabolt]], a Decepticon fashioned from Megatron's corpse from ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001.
*[[Megazarak (disambiguation)|Characters named Megazarak]].
*[[Metatron]], the angel mentioned in both ancient Cybertronian texts and real-life Talmud, even if at least one Megatron has ''claimed'' to be him.
*Megatronus, the original name of [[The Fallen]], one of the [[thirteen]] [[Dynasty of Primes|original Transformers]] who some Megatrons took their name from.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
As the leader of one of two main factions of Cybertronians, any given reality's Megatron generally posed a problem for the dimension-hopping destroyer [[Unicron]], and therefore Megatron was a priority target for [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} While grappling with the [[Megatron (Armada)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Megatron]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], lead herald [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] noted to his adversary that he had killed "many" Megatrons. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

===''TransTech''===
In one of the oldest dimensions in the [[multiverse]], one [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian city]], [[Axiom Nexus]], is a hub for travelers from other dimensions. The city maintains its relative harmony through a strict principle of "[[Dux non Intruitus]]": all Megatrons, as well as [[Prime (disambiguation)|Primes]], miscellaneous faction leaders, and [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] from other universes, are considered illegal. This hasn't stopped a few [[Megatron (BW)|sneaky]] [[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|off]][[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|worlders]] from circumventing the ban. {{storylink|Bee in the City}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[Megalligator]] wanted to kill all Megatrons in the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}

{{disambig}}
[[Category:Power Core Combiners Decepticons]]

Megatron (disambiguation)

2021-05-02T03:53:58Z

Transfan 113: /* Full list of Megatrons */

Across the [[multiverse]], the name '''Megatron''' invokes fear and terror, exuding raw power with an unslakable thirst for more. A warlord intent on domination, not just of their homeworld but all worlds... and for some, all of ''existence''.

Some versions of Megatron [[Reformatting|take on]] [[New body|new bodies]] and change their name to '''[[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]]''' in the process.

{{bigquote|I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. I am that which is, which was and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!|The [[Covenant of Primus]]|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}

==Major Megatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Megatronguido.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MegatronBWsourcebook.jpg|[[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Toys]]''
File:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Megatron]]
File:UnicronTrilogyMegatron cartoon bodies.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]'' • ''[[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MovieMegatronStock.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)|"Movie series" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Megatronanimated.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]
File:Megatron-Prime-stock-render.jpg|[[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseMegatron.jpg| [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|"X"]]''
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Megatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader and sometimes founder of the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise]].
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|The [[Megatron Corps]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s legion of Megatron [[Cloning|clones]] from [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers|''The Transformers'' manga]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1996]]|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the leader of a group of renegade [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and later the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''. Yeesss.
**For this character in the cartoons, see [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (BW)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]], a mythological figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Megatron X (BW)|Megatron X]], a mysterious silver-colored version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] [[Six Changer|six-changing]] galactic conqueror from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], yet another Decepticon commander and a pivotal figure in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the former [[Lord High Protector]] of Cybertron from the [[live-action film series]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Megatron (Movie)/games]].
**For toys and other merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Movie)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the (glorious) Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]], the morally ambiguous leader of the Decepticons in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Decepticon resistance in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (WFC)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2010|"[[Master Megatron]]", the other Decepticon-allied Megatron from ''Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Megatron (SG Animated)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the Decepticon brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Megatron]], the living embodiment of Generation 1 Megatron's insanity.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Megatron Cannon]], the Decepticon [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Predacons in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]], the Decepticon guitarist from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Megatron (Battle Masters)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], the [[human]] football player who may or may not have Cybertronian origins.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Mini-Megatron]], the diminutive Decepticon from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Megatron (SG TransTech)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass TransTech''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], the evil Decepticon from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}
**For the parallel-universe doppelgänger of this character, see [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]].
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Blue Megatron]], [[Green Megatron]], [[Purple Megatron]], [[Black Megatron]], [[Red Megatron]], [[White Megatron]], and [[Yellow Megatron]], the members of the [[New Primus Vanguard]] from the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}

==Fiction with "Megatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]", the 3-part episode of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|"[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]", from [[Ladybird Books]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1995]]|''[[Megatron Set Special CD]]'', the soundtrack album available with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s second {{w|LaserDisc}} set of the cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Megatron's Sword]]", an episode from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Resurrected]]", another episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Raid]]", a further episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|"[[Megatron Ondo]]", the song included on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|DVD volume 7]] of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the 4-issue comic series from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2#Prelude: Megatron|Prelude: Megatron]]", the story featured in issue #2 of the [[Titan Books|Titan]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|comic]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]", the [[e-HOBBY]] [[pack-in material]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Megatron Chapter]]", part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 1|Megatron Rising]]", the 2-part episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', the 16-issue "soft reboot" of the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", the ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=2008?|"[[Meet Megatron]]", another ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 24#Megatron's Revenge|Megatron's Revenge]]", the story featured in issue #24 of the Titan comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron|Best of Megatron]]'', the trade paperback collection from IDW.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|"[[A Gift For Megatron]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron's Revenge]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron Returns]]", the storybook from [[Bantam Children]].}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[Spotlight: Megatron]]", the 28th issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|"[[Not All Megatrons]]", the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story.}}
{{disamb|y=2018|"[[Megatron Is My Hero]]", an episode from the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' series.}}

There are also numerous fictions titled something like "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]".

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1989]]|[[Megatron's base]] from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Megatron's castle]] from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation One]]'' comics.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|The Nike Calvin Johnson Megatron collection, a line of sports equipment inspired by Megatron the human.[http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/11/22/nike-calvin-johnson-megatron-collection/]}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], a Decepticon commander who temporarily inhabited Megatron's body (or a version of it, it's complicated) from the ''Generation 1'' comics.
*[[Archforce]], the [[Europe]]an ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon whose toy was released in North America as "Hero" Megatron.
*[[Megatronia]], the combined form of [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]] from [[Japan]]ese Generation 1 continuity.
*The [[Megatron statue]], a massive stone statue of the Unicron Trilogy character.
*[[Megaplex]], a duplicate of Megatron designed to fool his enemies from the ''Generation 1'' continuity.
*[[Mechatron]], a [[Beast Rider]] from ''Beast Machines''.
*[[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]], a different name for Megatron most notably in the [[Viron]] [[universal stream|universal cluster]].
*[[Megabolt]], a Decepticon fashioned from Megatron's corpse from ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001.
*[[Megazarak (disambiguation)|Characters named Megazarak]].
*[[Metatron]], the angel mentioned in both ancient Cybertronian texts and real-life Talmud, even if at least one Megatron has ''claimed'' to be him.
*Megatronus, the original name of [[The Fallen]], one of the [[thirteen]] [[Dynasty of Primes|original Transformers]] who some Megatrons took their name from.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
As the leader of one of two main factions of Cybertronians, any given reality's Megatron generally posed a problem for the dimension-hopping destroyer [[Unicron]], and therefore Megatron was a priority target for [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} While grappling with the [[Megatron (Armada)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Megatron]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], lead herald [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] noted to his adversary that he had killed "many" Megatrons. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

===''TransTech''===
In one of the oldest dimensions in the [[multiverse]], one [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian city]], [[Axiom Nexus]], is a hub for travelers from other dimensions. The city maintains its relative harmony through a strict principle of "[[Dux non Intruitus]]": all Megatrons, as well as [[Prime (disambiguation)|Primes]], miscellaneous faction leaders, and [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] from other universes, are considered illegal. This hasn't stopped a few [[Megatron (BW)|sneaky]] [[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|off]][[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|worlders]] from circumventing the ban. {{storylink|Bee in the City}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[Megalligator]] wanted to kill all Megatrons in the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}

{{disambig}}
[[Category:Power Core Combiners Decepticons]]

Megatron (disambiguation)

2021-05-02T03:44:59Z

Transfan 113:

Across the [[multiverse]], the name '''Megatron''' invokes fear and terror, exuding raw power with an unslakable thirst for more. A warlord intent on domination, not just of their homeworld but all worlds... and for some, all of ''existence''.

Some versions of Megatron [[Reformatting|take on]] [[New body|new bodies]] and change their name to '''[[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]]''' in the process.

{{bigquote|I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. I am that which is, which was and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron when I lay my vengeance upon you!|The [[Covenant of Primus]]|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}

==Major Megatrons==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Megatronguido.jpg|[[Megatron (G1)|"Generation 1" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Toys]] • [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MegatronBWsourcebook.jpg|[[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Era" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Toys]]''
File:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|[[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Megatron]]
File:UnicronTrilogyMegatron cartoon bodies.jpg|[[Megatron (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Toys]]'' • ''[[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise|Merchandise]]''
File:MovieMegatronStock.jpg|[[Megatron (Movie)|"Movie series" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Games]] • [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Megatronanimated.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]]
File:Megatron-Prime-stock-render.jpg|[[Megatron (WFC)|"Aligned" Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron (WFC)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CyberverseMegatron.jpg| [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]] <hr>''[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|"X"]]''
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Megatrons==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader and sometimes founder of the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
**For this character in [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character see [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise]].
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|The [[Megatron Corps]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s legion of Megatron [[Cloning|clones]] from [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers|''The Transformers'' manga]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1996]]|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the leader of a group of renegade [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and later the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''. Yeesss.
**For this character in the cartoons, see [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (BW)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]], a mythological figure in the [[Covenant of Primus]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Megatron X (BW)|Megatron X]], a mysterious silver-colored version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] [[Six Changer|six-changing]] galactic conqueror from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], yet another Decepticon commander and a pivotal figure in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].
**For his [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|cartoon incarnation]], see [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the former [[Lord High Protector]] of Cybertron who gets a jonesing for the [[AllSpark]] and sparks [[Transformers (film)|a motion picture]].
**For this character in video games, see [[Megatron (Movie)/games]].
**For toys and other merchandise of this character, see [[Megatron (Movie)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the (glorious) Decepticon leader from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]], the morally ambiguous leader of the Decepticons in ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Decepticon resistance in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Megatron (WFC)/toys]]}}
{{disamb|y=2010|"[[Master Megatron]]", the other Decepticon-allied Megatron from ''Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Megatron (SG Animated)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the Decepticon brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Darkside Megatron]], the living embodiment of Generation 1 Megatron's insanity.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Megatron Cannon]], the Decepticon [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], the heroic leader of the Predacons in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]], the Decepticon guitarist from ''[[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Megatron (Battle Masters)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], the [[human]] football player who may or may not have Cybertronian origins.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Mini-Megatron]], the diminutive Decepticon from ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Megatron (SG TransTech)|Megatron]], the heroic Decepticon from ''Shattered Glass TransTech''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], the evil Decepticon from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}
**For the parallel-universe doppelgänger of this character, see [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]].
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Blue Megatron]], [[Green Megatron]], [[Purple Megatron]], [[Black Megatron]], [[Red Megatron]], [[White Megatron]], and [[Yellow Megatron]], the members of the [[New Primus Vanguard]] from the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}

==Fiction with "Megatron" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]", the 3-part episode of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|"[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]", from [[Ladybird Books]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1995]]|''[[Megatron Set Special CD]]'', the soundtrack album available with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s second {{w|LaserDisc}} set of the cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|"[[Megatron's Sword]]", an episode from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Resurrected]]", another episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Megatron Raid]]", a further episode from ''Energon''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|"[[Megatron Ondo]]", the song included on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|DVD volume 7]] of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', the 4-issue comic series from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2#Prelude: Megatron|Prelude: Megatron]]", the story featured in issue #2 of the [[Titan Books|Titan]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|comic]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.]]", the [[e-HOBBY]] [[pack-in material]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Megatron Chapter]]", part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 1|Megatron Rising]]", the 2-part episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', the 16-issue "soft reboot" of the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|"[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", the ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=2008?|"[[Meet Megatron]]", another ''Animated'' short.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 24#Megatron's Revenge|Megatron's Revenge]]", the story featured in issue #24 of the Titan comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron|Best of Megatron]]'', the trade paperback collection from IDW.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|"[[A Gift For Megatron]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron's Revenge]]", the Kre-O animated short.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Megatron Returns]]", the storybook from [[Bantam Children]].}}
{{disamb|y=2013|"[[Spotlight: Megatron]]", the 28th issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|"[[Not All Megatrons]]", the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story.}}
{{disamb|y=2018|"[[Megatron Is My Hero]]", an episode from the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' series.}}

There are also numerous fictions titled something like "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime vs Megatron]]".

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1989]]|[[Megatron's base]] from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Megatron's castle]] from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Generation One]]'' comics.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|The Nike Calvin Johnson Megatron collection, a line of sports equipment inspired by Megatron the human.[http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/11/22/nike-calvin-johnson-megatron-collection/]}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], a Decepticon commander who temporarily inhabited Megatron's body (or a version of it, it's complicated) from the ''Generation 1'' comics.
*[[Archforce]], the [[Europe]]an ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon whose toy was released in North America as "Hero" Megatron.
*[[Megatronia]], the combined form of [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]] from [[Japan]]ese Generation 1 continuity.
*The [[Megatron statue]], a massive stone statue of the Unicron Trilogy character.
*[[Megaplex]], a duplicate of Megatron designed to fool his enemies from the ''Generation 1'' continuity.
*[[Mechatron]], a [[Beast Rider]] from ''Beast Machines''.
*[[Gigatron (disambiguation)|Gigatron]], a different name for Megatron most notably in the [[Viron]] [[universal stream|universal cluster]].
*[[Megabolt]], a Decepticon fashioned from Megatron's corpse from ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001.
*[[Megazarak (disambiguation)|Characters named Megazarak]].
*[[Metatron]], the angel mentioned in both ancient Cybertronian texts and real-life Talmud, even if at least one Megatron has ''claimed'' to be him.
*Megatronus, the original name of [[The Fallen]], one of the [[thirteen]] [[Dynasty of Primes|original Transformers]] who some Megatrons took their name from.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
As the leader of one of two main factions of Cybertronians, any given reality's Megatron generally posed a problem for the dimension-hopping destroyer [[Unicron]], and therefore Megatron was a priority target for [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} While grappling with the [[Megatron (Armada)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Megatron]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], lead herald [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] noted to his adversary that he had killed "many" Megatrons. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

===''TransTech''===
In one of the oldest dimensions in the [[multiverse]], one [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian city]], [[Axiom Nexus]], is a hub for travelers from other dimensions. The city maintains its relative harmony through a strict principle of "[[Dux non Intruitus]]": all Megatrons, as well as [[Prime (disambiguation)|Primes]], miscellaneous faction leaders, and [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] from other universes, are considered illegal. This hasn't stopped a few [[Megatron (BW)|sneaky]] [[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|off]][[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|worlders]] from circumventing the ban. {{storylink|Bee in the City}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[Megalligator]] wanted to kill all Megatrons in the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}}

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