Editing Council of Worlds

:''The Council of Worlds is a polity from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:NewWorldsOrder-CouncilOfWorlds.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Let's hope they don't need any more delegates later!  They'll need a new table!]]

The '''Council of Worlds''', not to be confused with the [[Galactic Council]], is a body where Cybertron and its scattered Transformer colonies can come together, governing their interaction and integration for the good of all members.

It's not going too well.

==Members==
{{collist|3|
*High Chancellor [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]—head
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]—delegate for [[Republic of Cybertron|Cybertron]]
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]—delegate for [[Caminus]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]—delegates for [[Velocitron]]
*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]]—delegates for [[Devisiun]]
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]]—delegates for [[Eukaris]]
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]—delegates for [[Carcer]]
}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-CouncilOfWorldsconference.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Does this make Optimus Prime [[Mace Windu]] and Starscream [[Palpatine]]?]]

After the conclusion of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and the foiling of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s attempted [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|ascension]], the newly-returned First [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] located five of his siblings; eons ago, these thirteen Titans had departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and founded colonies. While merged with Metroplex's mind, [[Caminus|Camien]] [[cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught glimpses of these scattered colonies, some of whom had diverged wildly from ancestral Cybertronian stock during their isolation. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

After Windblade and Wheeljack repaired Metroplex's [[space bridge]], [[Republic of Cybertron]] High Chancellor [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s government began preparing to make "first contact" with the colonies, starting with the impoverished [[Caminus]].

When it was clear that Starscream planned to annex Caminus into a new empire, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] began to push him to form a council of representatives from each colony. Starscream ignored this {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} until Optimus cannily said how Starscream was ''so'' gonna do it and it was ''his own idea'' right in front of the cameras. The disgruntled High Chancellor agreed. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

The first problem was to work out how the Council would work when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and Starscream were the only two representatives so far. The suggestion of Optimus as a tiebreaker was seen as unacceptable because Camiens viewed him as a living god, giving him ''two'' votes and allowing him to run the body; Starscream's demand that Cybertron had "a final say in all things" was equally unacceptable to Windblade. A decision was, however, reached over [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attack. Prowl would be imprisoned on Caminus before facing trial for crimes under both planets' laws. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

In the end, political wrangling ensured [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] was the representative of Cybertron and Starscream was the head. This was meant to give Starscream de facto control but he was unaware that Rattrap, having been working for Prowl, was secretly working for Optimus now. {{storylink|All That Remains}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Prowl continued to argue that this was only leading to a reborn [[Decepticon Empire]] under Starscream (while Rattrap schemed to knock out Starscream before his dealings were exposed). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], however, believed it would eventually force Cybertron to write up a constitution for itself. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

Caminus and Cybertron opened their borders and enjoyed cultural, economic, and personal gain as a result. It was also noticed that a number of former Decepticons were emigrating to Caminus to escape the prejudice they suffered on Cybertron, even as Camiens moved to Cybertron. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} [[Velocitron]], however, rejected membership in the Council (or even diplomatic relations) as it felt there was nothing to gain. Windblade schmoozed their diplomats and took a team through behind Starscream's back to ensure union. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} A bit of cheating and showmanship convinced Velocitron to join the Council after all. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

While Windblade was doing all of this, Starscream went off with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to explore the planet [[Devisiun]]. The inhabitants of Devisiun were quite impressed by Starscream's combiner and happily joined the Council, sending [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] as their ambassadors. Tired of the back-and-forth power plays, Windblade confronted Starscream about his deception; the two agreed to travel to [[Eukaris]], the next colony world, together. The inhabitants of Eukaris proved supremely distrustful of vehicular Transformers from Cybertron, although Windblade's status as a Camien permitted her to argue her case to the assembled tribal leaders. After the two offworlders helped to put down the berserk Titan [[Chela]], Eukaris also agreed to join the Council, sending the outcasts [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]] as delegates. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} 

[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-councilofworlds.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Let's hope it turns out better than that [[Galactic Republic|other council of worlds]]. ]]

The final colony which Metroplex located was [[Carcer]], a spaceborne Titan. Starscream and Windblade tried to parley favour with the Titan's captain, [[Elita One]]. Although Starscream's brash remarks quickly turned Elita hostile, Windblade persuaded them to join the Council to counter Starscream's political influence. Two weeks later, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] joined the council, with the scene being broadcast on Cybertron's news service. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

As the council took shape, a Justice Committee was established for legal issues between two colonies. {{storylink|07:00:00}} 

In a desperate attempt to force the Transformers' war off [[Earth]], Optimus (after hearing a lot about his Prime state from believers like [[Victorion]] and [[Aileron]]) decided to unilaterally declare Earth a member of the Council. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} 

This naturally upset Starscream, who held an emergency meeting with the other members of the Council. Windblade was willing to give Optimus the benefit of the doubt, although she agreed with Starscream's refusal to grant Optimus or Earth a seat on the Council, maintaining that the Council should only govern interactions between Transformer-populated planets. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} 

[[File:TAAO1 CouncilOfWorlds.jpg|thumb|right|400px|]]
The Council convened for a Justice Committee session in response to a series of [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attacks on Cybertronian Decepticons, including a part supplier for Carcer: this foreign connection was the thin end of the wedge that Obsidian used to claim it was council business and not internal Cybertronian. Despite Starscream's reluctance to cede any authority to investigate a crime on Cybertron, the Council moved to have [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] investigate the crime spree. {{storylink|07:00:00}} Airazor and Obsidian would grouse that this matter showed Cybertronian politics was a mess, but Obsidian noted they had no choice but to solve it. As further police violence sparked counter-violence across Iacon, the delegates thought little of Starscream's plans to stamp on it and instead gave the final pressure for Starscream to put Ironhide in control of the Cybertronian Security Forces, with a mandate to reform it and expand the membership outside of Starscream's control (not that he could complain about that!). {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

The Council convened to meet with Optimus and hear him out. Although Prime insisted that his intentions were pure, Starscream brought up the long history of other [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s who had abused their power and privilege, arguing that Optimus was just the latest in a long lineage of morally dubious Primes. Ultimately, the Council voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} 

When news footage came in of Optimus raising a ''bloody Titan'' on Earth, and the MIA [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] at that, an emergency meeting was held. Starscream endured it in anger, as the Titan seemed to prove Earth was a genuine colony planet and Optimus's ability to raise it apparently authenticated the divine rightness of his actions as a "true" Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returned to life, he was infuriated by the news of the Council's formation, and the sight of "malformed" colonists mingling with Autobots and Decepticons was one that he considered disgusting. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} While he was killed, it wasn't before he'd sicced an army of undead Titans through space to conquer Cybertron. After Carcer picked this up, Obsidian called an impromptu meeting, revealed the threat, and asked for a declaration of war. After initial panic (especially from Knock Out) and discussion about evacuations (''especially'' from Knock Out), Starscream snapped it back into shape and organised Cybertron on a war footing, with aid from any offworlders remaining and Carcer's orbiting firepower, while the most vulnerable were evacuated to Caminus. Councillors Strika, Airazor, and Tigatron joined the battle. The invasion proved unstoppable though and Starscream requested Carcer was deployed in Titan form: a request that was refused. {{storylink|Ping}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
The Council, consisting of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]], and the [[Mistress of Flame]], ruled over post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Caminus]]. Following a battle between [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] on Caminus, the Council debated using the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create their own [[combiner]] army. Rodimus favored using the Enigma while Starscream was more resistant to the idea. Before a decision could be made, a failed attempt to destroy the Enigma by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] resulted in Starscream being injured and the police force being put on high alert. {{storylink|The Council}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], Windblade and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] later attacked the Council's chambers together in order to destroy the Enigma and were engaged by their automated defenses, but they were interrupted by the surprise appearence by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who tore off Rodimus's arm. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}}


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