Alternium
Alternium (オルタニウム Orutaniumu) is a material that resonates with higher dimensions. Its crystalline lattice structure is capable of storing memories and even entire life-forces of sentient beings. Only a fraction of its true immensity is visible to lower-dimensional beings, appearing to be a simple metal. Discovered by the Timaeus Project, it played a role in the origin of the manifold beings known as the Alternity, due to the fusion of the substance with Cybertronian life. It is the primary substance making up the bodies of the Alternity as well as that of the great beast Hytherion. When fashioned into a hyper-frame, alternium allows the Alternity to control an auto-avatar and thus interact with lower dimensions.
Fiction
[edit]Alternity
[edit]Megatron, after engineering his own ascension by cosmically dominating the great beast Hytherion, re-created the more gradual process that the Alternity had used to evolve into higher-dimensional beings. To this end, he encased the sparks of Starscream and Skywarp in alternium, making them the first of his Questor forces. It was intended that this would cause them to eventually develop into beings like the Alternity. Foreshadows
Swindle's Spiel
[edit]Swindle, Swindle and Swindle had a small amount of Alternium for sale at outrageously high prices. Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/04