Editing Age of Primes

An ancient epoch of [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] history, the '''Age of Primes''' was when the [[Thirteen]] walked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and ruled over its people.

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
The Age of Primes came about following the Thirteen's defeat of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] defeat and saw the creations of the [[Artifacts of the Primes]]. Infected by a touch of Unicron's darkness however, the Primes began to turn paranoid and distrustful, feelings that were fermented by the subtle manipulations of [[Liege Maximo]]. Tensions began to rise when it was revealed that Maximo, along with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and [[Quintus Prime]], had constructed a "[[Farm]]" of mechanical beasts, with the larger of them being pitted against one another in combat. After Maximo was ordered to cease his experiments, he asked Megatronus to claim a requested suit of armor from [[Solus Prime]], an act which led to the female Prime's demise and the creation of the [[Well of All Sparks]]. When the Primes confronted Maximo, his attempts to blame Megatronus resulted in a free for all that saw the group dissolve and end the Age of Primes. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Generation 1 continuity family===
====2005 IDW continuity====
Following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Cybertronian society devolved into a barbaric, feudal society, ruled by various warlords and Primes. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} It was to this era that the Decepticon scientist [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] found himself hurled back to following the destruction of his [[chronal drive]]. Wandering the deserts of Cybertron for years, he eventually came across the shepherd [[Onyx Prime|Onyx]]. Recognizing the shepherd's place in history, Shockwave slew him and fashioned his remains into a suit of armor that allowed the Decepticon to become "Onyx Prime", naming one of Onyx's pupils as "Megatronus". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Fashioning his proxy into a warlord, Shockwave sent him on a series of campaigns to strike fear into the burgeoning alliance of Primes at [[Crystal City]]. By having Megatronus stage a false flag operation, Shockwave was able to have the Thirteen unite, starting the Age of Primes. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} Later convincing [[Prima]] to embark on a disastrous mission to [[Antilla]], Shockwave planted the seeds of the Primes' fall, {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} resulting in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] that saw the Age of Primes end. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
Long ago, the Thirteen Primes ruled Cybertron before they were sundered and their time ended. Following the end of their age, their artifacts, save the [[Matrix of Leadership]], were lost. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

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