Semper Tyrannis
- The Semper Tyrannis is a starship from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Semper Tyrannis is a major Decepticon battle cruiser. She's sleek, except for the parts that aren't. She is fast, though even with a head start she is caught by a flying island. She is powerful, though we never actually see her fire a single weapon. Okay, so maybe she isn't. She can however randomly change her color scheme from purple to Gold. Truth be told, we know practically nothing about her. However, we know Scorponok chose her as his personal vessel when hunting down Autobots so she must have some advantages. Still, for a ship who never gets to show her stuff, she was important as she acted as the chariot which almost carried Starscream to godhood.
Fiction
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When Decepticon leader Scorponok learned that his nemesis Fortress Maximus had left Cybertron for Nebulos, he ordered his troops to pursue; the Semper Tyrannis carried them to Nebulos, where it was left in orbit while the Decepticons invaded the planet's surface. Broken Glass!
After a series of adventures on Nebulos, Scorponok and his crew left Nebulos aboard the Semper Tyrannis, pursuing Fortress Maximus to a new world. Brothers in Armor!! The starship ferried the Decepticon crew to Earth, where it was again left in orbit. Trial by Fire! The ship served as Scorponok's headquarters for a time, until his troops could establish a base on Earth. Monstercon from Mars!
Eventually, Scorponok landed the Semper Tyrannis on Earth's surface in the Arctic, to rendezvous with Ratbat's crew. Upon landing, it served as a rattle toy for Piranacon for a bit. Starscream smoothed the whole thing over... just before he started a massive battle between the two crews, just so he could get his hands on the space-ready craft and go after the Underbase. Club Con! Guess he thought it was faster or something, but he was wrong. Ratbat's Club Con caught up with him, despite the head start. Scorponok's starcruiser did prove helpful though, if only as a mace which he pummeled the pursuing vessel with. Ouch. Dark Star
Notes
[edit]- The vessel was entirely unnamed in the original Marvel comic issues. It was granted a name in an Easter egg in The AllSpark Almanac II.
- Semper Tyrannis is shortened from [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}sic semper tyrannis|{{#if:||sic semper tyrannis}}]], which translates into "thus always to tyrants." It was famously shouted by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}John Wilkes Booth|{{#if:||John Wilkes Booth}}]] after he shot Abraham Lincoln.