Clavis Aurea

The Clavis Aurea is a Cybertronian religious order (or cult, depending on who you ask) that once held a major presence in Upper Tetrahex and believes lost body parts should not be replaced unless they're essential. They take the Primal Sacrament, or their version of it—which is shorter and less allegorical than other versions—literally.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Because of his Clavis Aurea beliefs, Cyclonus of Tetrahex went a long time without replacing one of his lost horns, only relenting after Tailgate personally crafted him a new one. Finest Hour

By the modern day, the Clavis Aurea were spoken of in the past tense.

After apparently arriving in the Afterspark, after contracting a bad case of death, Nautica and Nightbeat examined the recharge slabs they'd woken up on, finding they had a version of the Primal Sacrament written on them. Nautica noted that a pair of ideograms she'd found were only ever used in conjunction with the Clavis Aurea, prompting the nearby Brainstorm to call them a cult. Metastasis

Notes

• Clavis aurea, meaning "golden key" in Latin, is a 16th-century theological term that refers to the means by which hidden meanings in texts may be discovered. This may have something to do with the Cyclonus promotional image released for the launch of More than Meets the Eye #1, which declared "Cyclonus is key".