Editing Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)

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|title="Age of Primes"
|japanese=プライムの時代
|romaji=Prime no Jidai
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|date=[[2026]] [[February 17]]
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|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
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'''Lio Convoy returns to Cybertron, only to find it less than welcoming.'''

==Synopsis==
Millennia after the end of [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]], it is the end of the [[Second Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as [[Lio Convoy]] (in the form of the Legendary Green Lion) and [[Big Convoy]] bring an end to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], who has taken on [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s form. [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma]], in gratitude, grants both Lio and Big the title of "[[Great Convoy]]", but the latter turns down the honor, preferring to roam the galaxy as a loner.

After Cybertron is rebuilt in the wake of Unicron's rampage, Great Lio Convoy announces to a gathering of [[Predacon (BW)|Destrons]] and [[Maximal|Cybertrons]] of the dissolution of the old factions, of the age of [[Convoy (rank)|Convoys]], culminating in the foundation of a new unified faction, the Maximals—led by the [[Prime Leader]]s. [[Magmatron]] approves of the reorganization, noting that "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]" was a title from before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that can apply to Cybertron and Destron alike while "Convoy" is an exclusively Cybertron title. After rechristening himself as "Leo Prime", the former Lio Convoy goes forth as [[Supreme Commander|Senior Commander]] to take on any threat, including the [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] of [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|another universe]].

In this other universe, [[Go Prime]] confronts the "interloper", explaining that he has split the timeline as part of an experiment to save it from a "crisis". Leo Prime and [[Moon (BW)|L.P.]] are distracted, however, by the fact that the [[quantum gate]] they have used is being used by the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] of this world to travel to the [[G1 World]]! Returning to his native universe, Leo Prime meets up with [[Delta Magnus]], who handles the Predacon extermination with his [[Primal Vanguard]], and [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]], who has been upgraded into a [[Transformer]] in their own right by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]. Leo Prime gets chewed out by the [[Prime Council]] for allowing the Predacons to invade their universe, but [[The Fallen|Megatronus the Fallen Prime]] lays words of gratitude for Leo Prime, who forgave him for [[Train Wars|his invasion of Cybertron from his own universe]] long ago, and grants him amnesty. The Fallen sends Leo Prime on his next mission: to investigate, with the [[Dimensional Patrol]], the [[Legends World]] created by the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]. There, Megatronus explains, is [[spirit energy|an energy]] they can potentially use to counterbalance [[Angolmois Energy]]. Despite Leo Prime's reassurance that little remains of it, the Fallen is insistent—Angolmois Energy created this universe, and those that possess its power are capable of ending this universe, as happened to the [[Precursor World|previous universe]]. Thus, another energy to replace it for the G1 World is necessary. Leo Prime acquiesces. After Leo leaves, [[Quintus Prime]] and Megatronus set in motion the "[[Anti-Angolmois Energy Act]]" to rid the universe of Angolmois Energy.

In the streets of Cybertron, [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]] fall victim to the act, having their Angolmois Energy drained by the Primal Vanguard and reverted to their prior forms. [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]], and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] manage to flee. The Primal Vanguard finds the pure-Angolmois Energy Transformer known as [[Lio Junior]], but Quintus Prime keeps him as is to serve as bait for his father...

In the resurrected Legends World, Leo Prime catches wind of his son's capture and bids farewell to [[Lio Convoy#Legends World|his alternate self]] and [[Lio Junior#Legends World|his son]]. Concluding that the Zamojin's [[spirit energy]] will not impede the universe's decay, Leo Prime returns to [[Gaia]] with Bluebolt, where he uses the traces of Angolmois Energy there to retake the form of [[white lion|an old friend]], once again becoming Lio Convoy, the Legendary Green Lion. Throughout the universe, disasters unfold and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] take the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]] to find alternate sources of energy.

Bluebolt and Lio Convoy return to Cybertron, finding it has been converted to a factory to make another form of energy. Confronting the two, Megatronus explains that, as Vector Sigma is the current self of the Oracle, a being of Angolmois Energy himself, they took the supercomputer prisoner. Lio Convoy accuses the Fallen of fearing the power that once defeated him, but the democratically elected Prime claims that he will never accept the energy of Unicron the destroyer. With the help of Bluebolt, Lio Convoy manages to take down Megatronus's accomplices, but the Fallen Prime reveals his new energy—the [[Allspark]] itself! Putting the energy of their race's lifeforce in a container, Megatronus seeks to move on to the next universe with said energy, bringing over the [[Thirteen]]. His ranting is cut short as Lio Convoy stabs him, killing the villain. Lio Convoy swears to take Angolmois Energy to save the current world, giving up his life to revive the fallen Bluebolt. Distraught at her friend's death, the newly avian Bluebolt resolves to take his body to Gaia and use its Angolmois Energy to resurrect the lion.

Later, [[Untite]] sets a course for the Predacon base on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], moaning that [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] has eaten up all of the cargo on his ship. Suddenly, an image of Lio Convoy emanates from Dark Amber's [[Energon Matrix]] and the two selves of the lion finally meet in person. Lio Convoy enjoins Leo Prime to save the universe together, thus proving the righteousness of Angolmois Energy.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=Cybertrons/Maximals<br>([[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s)|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Lio Convoy|Lio Convoy/ Great Lio Convoy/ Leo Prime]] (3)
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (4)
*[[Break]] (5)
*[[Tonbot]] (6)
*[[Ikard]] (7)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (8)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (9)
*[[Sharp Edge]] (13)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (14)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon/L.P.]] (15)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (17)
*[[Bump]] (19)
*[[Santon]] (20)
*[[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]] (22)
*[[Randy (BW)|Randy]] (25)
*[[Apache]] (26)
*[[Rockbuster]] (27)
*[[Mach Kick]] (28)
*[[Survive]] (29)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (31)
*[[Colada]] (32)
*[[Scuba]] (34)
*[[Star Upper (BW)|Star Upper]] (35)
*[[Bighorn]] (36)
*[[Tripledacus]] (37)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (44)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (45)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (46)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (47)
*[[Go Prime]] (48)
*[[Delta Magnus]] (49)
*[[Primal Vanguard]] (50)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (52)
*[[Lio Junior]] (63)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (78)
*[[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] (80)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (81)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (83)
'''[[Prime Council]]'''
*[[Onyx Prime]] (54)
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus the Fallen Prime]] (55)
*[[Solus Prime]] (56)
*[[Prima|Prima Prime]] (57)
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] (58)
*[[Amalgamous Prime]] (59)
*[[Quintus Prime]] (60)
}}

|h2=Destrons/Predacons<br>([[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]/[[Decepticon]]s)|c2=
{{collist|2|*[[Archadis]] (10)
*[[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] (11)
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (13)
*[[Scylla]] (16)
*[[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]] (18)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream/Starscream]] (21)
*[[Halfshell]] (23)
*[[Autolauncher]] (24)
*[[Autojetter]] (30)
*[[Autostinger]] (33)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (38)
*[[Guiledart]] (39)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (40)
*[[DNAVI]] (41)
*[[Magmatron]] (42)
*[[Saberback]] (43)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]] (61)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] (62)
*[[BB (BW)|Max-B/BB]] (64)
*[[OPE]] (67)
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] (68)
*[[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] (69)
*[[Lawbhammer]] (70)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (71)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (72)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (73)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (74)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (75)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] (76)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (77)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (79)
*[[Untite]] (82)}}

|h3=|c4=
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (1)
*[[Artemis]] (12)

'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]'''
*[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] (51)
*[[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] (52)

'''[[Legends World]]''' natives
*[[Lio Junior#Legends World|Lio Junior]] (65)
*[[Lio Convoy#Legends World|Lio Convoy]] (66)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This comic bridges the end of the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoon with the [[Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)|previous]] [[Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)|installment]] of ''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe|End of G1 Universe]]'', released four years prior to this one, incorporating the various multiversal adventures Lio Convoy is known to have gone on during that time, as previously established by both the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Transformers: Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' lines.
*The first three pages retell Unicron's attack on Cybertron at [[The Final Battle (BWN)|the climax]] of ''Beast Wars Neo''.
*Heinrad wearing a cloak might be a callback to his clothing in "[[Controverse]]".
*Up to this point, the factions known in English-speaking markets as the "[[Maximal]]s" and "[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]" have always been known in Japan as the "Cybertrons" and "Destrons," the same names used for the Autobots and Decepticons before them. With this story, the Cybertron and Destron factions are disbanded, and a new, united one is formed, named... the "Maximals." This isn't helpful from our English-centric wiki-writing perspective, but the story point seems to have been foreshadowed by the previous chapter of ''End of G1 Universe'', in which Bluebolt used the [[activation code]] "Maximize," a term also not previously used in Japan (instead, the Cybertrons would used the Japanese word "henshin"), but the use of which now makes sense. Notably, Untite used the English-language Predacon transformation code "Terrorize," and in this chapter, is identified as a "Predacon" (not a "Destron"), indicating that that faction has somehow also come into being along with the Maximals in this future era; see below for more.
*Speaking of faction names, Magmatron claims that "Convoy" is a rank only used by Cybertrons, which…is only ''sort of'' true. The two [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Story of Binaltech|Black]] [[Scourge (RID)|Convoys]] of this continuity are both Destrons, BUT they’re also both evil clones of Cybertron leaders ([[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]); one was constructed by [[Doctor Arkeville]] (but it happened in [[BT World|a splinter timeline]]) while the other started as a Cybertron protoform.
*"Leo Prime" is the Hasbro-market name for Lio Convoy, having been used on most toys of the character released by the company. In 2012, TakaraTomy used this name for their ''Transformers: Prime'' toy of the character, accompanied by a bio which explained that Lio Convoy had switched to using this name in-universe after the events of ''Beast Wars Neo''. Subsequently, in 2023, the bio for MP-48+ Dark Amber Leo Prime explained that he renamed himself because the Convoys had been replaced by the "Prime Leaders," a change we see enacted in this comic. The term "Prime Leader" itself was a previously ''very''-little-used rank that appears to originate in the ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' guidebook, derived from a misunderstanding of a line of dialogue from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Dark Designs]]."
*Leo Prime's brief visit to the world of ''Transformers: Prime'' was established by the bio included with his ''Prime'' toy. This scene is set in the previously-unseen time-gap between ''Prime'' and ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'', and depicts the arrival of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] on Earth, as described in the ''Go!'' backstory. The Autobots present—[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]—are the figures who were available in the first wave of the ''Go!'' toyline.
*Speaking of ''Go!'': famously, TakaraTomy opted not to import the third season of ''Transformers: Prime,'' and instead produced ''Go!'' as their own, original continuation of the story. This comic provides an in-universe explanation for the timeline branch, revealing that it was the work of Go Prime, who used the time-twisting power of his [[Black Legendisc]] to split the timeline in two. Go Prime was introduced by ''Transformers Go!'', then later retconned into—as he explains here—a 'bot from [[Precursor World]] who had hopped dimensions into the ''Prime'' universe in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
*Some of the ''Prime'' Predacons make it through the portal back into the "G1 Universe"; is this intended to present a possible origin for the rise of the Predacon faction to which Untite belongs?
*Bluebolt started out life as a non-living weapon wielded by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] in ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Car Robots]]'' (as was renamed "Blue Bolts" when God Magnus's toy was ported over to Hasbro markets as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' "Ultra Magnus"). For the new toy of Magnus released through [[HasLab]] in 2025, the weapon was upgraded into a full Transformer with a robot mode, and appears in this form in this story. By coincidence, around the time this toy was being developed, a new character called "Bluebolt" was introduced in the [[Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)|previous]] [[Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)|chapter]] of the ''End of G1 Universe'' manga. This character was not originally intended to be related to the ''Car Robots'' weapon, but, riffing on the similar name, manga author Hayato Sakamoto imagined them to be the one and the same, and makes the connection explicit in this chapter, showing the character reformatted from one form to the other.
*Megatronus's attempted invasion of Cybertron occurred in the ''[[Train Wars]]'' manga. 
*The Fallen states that he and the other Primes were elected to their positions of authority, aligning with how the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command]]" established that Maximal leaders are democratically elected through secret ballot.
*Sakamoto's focus on the dangers of Angolmois Energy continues a plot point from the ''Generations Selects Special Comic''. Characters seen being hunted for the Angolmois in their systems include [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], the [[Cyborg Beast]]s, and [[Lio Junior]], who were all upgraded or created through the energy's power, as seen in the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]]. Lio Junior has been upgraded from his original form to a "[[virtual redeco]]" of his dad's original body.
*Leo Prime's trip to the Legends World and his friendship with the Lio Convoy and Lio Junior of that universe (which led to him being upgraded to the new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] body he has in this scene) was depicted in [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|the manga packed with the ''Legends'' Leo Prime toy]]. He said goodbye to them in the [[Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|''Legends'' epilogue]].
*The "old friend" from Gaia that Lio Convoy speaks of is the [[white lion]] who rescued him when he crashed on the planet at the start of the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, upon whom his alternate mode was based, as seen in "[[White Lion, Run!]]".
*The 'bots seen as disaster shakes Cybertron are mostly a collection of minor supporting 'bots from the ''Beast Wars Neo'' anime: [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]], [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]], [[Randy (BW)|Randy]], [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]], and Hydra's robot pal [[OPE]]. Also present is [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]] leader [[Halfshell]], and his crewmate [[Lawbhammer]], a new addition to the group, introduced in [[God Neptune comic 2|God Neptune's chapter]] of the ''Generations Selects Special Comic.''
*The concluding caption ("Next Time: The Mystery of the Speedia 500!") indicates that the events of ''[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]'' take place after this story.

===Transformers references===
*Great Lio Convoy's cloak, with it's large furred ruff, appears to be based on his [[Lio Convoy#Flame Toys|Furai Model kit design]] from Flame Toys.
*Incidentally, Lio Convoy's reorganization of the Cybertron and Destron factions (so named in Japanese) into one unified "Maximal" faction is similar to the 2006 [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic continuity]], wherein "[[Cybertron (BW faction)|Cybertron]]" was a (failed) attempt to integrate the Maximals and Predacons into one united front, with the "[[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]" as a reactionary rebellion.
*It's not immediately obvious, but it's possible to tell from the particular panels and hinges being drawn that [[Delta Magnus]] is ''not'' based on his existing ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy, but is rather a hypothetical redeco of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus toy]]. It's possible this new form could be intended to imply that the mantle of Delta Magnus has passed on to a new bot by the future era of this story.
*The red virtual redecos of [[Beachcomber (G1)#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Beachcomber]] that make up the [[Primal Vanguard]] grunts are based on [[Powerdrive]], partner to the original Delta Magnus and later bearer of the title himself.
*The name "Prime Council" (プライム評議会) may be a counterpoint to the "[[Convoy Council]]" (コンボイ評議会) from the ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga, set in a different continuity.
*The Stunticons and ''Nemesis'' are all drawn based on their ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toys; notably, they appeared together in those designs in the aforementioned ''Velocitron Speedia 500'' comic which ''End of G1 Universe'' looks set to revisit.
*Two moons appear orbiting Cybertron. Given the destruction of [[Moonbase One]] and [[Moonbase Two]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', might these be [[Moonbase 3]] and [[Moon Base Four]], which were pioneered by other continuities?
*The Quantum Gate is based on the [[Quantum Dial]] accessory included with [[Canon/Transformers]] [[Reflector (G1)#Canon/Transformers|Refraktor R5]].
*Megatronus's AllSpark is the accessory included with Canon/Transformers [[Nemesis Prime R5]].

===Other notes===
*The title of this chapter obviously ties in with the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, with the incarnations of the [[Thirteen]] featured in the story being based on their concurrent figures in the line.

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-01-web-comic "Age of Primes" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]
*[[Source:Chapter Two: Age of Primes|"Age of Primes" script translation]]
*[https://imgchest.com/p/dl7p53xljyo Lettering of the translation] by MrRald

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