Editing Amalgamous Prime

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[[File:9AmalgamousPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Go ahead, try and make a toy of me. I ''dare'' you.]]
'''Amalgamous Prime''' is one of the [[Thirteen]], the original Primes, who were created by [[Primus]] to battle and defeat his nemesis, [[Unicron]]. A gentle, good-natured prankster, Amalgamous Prime was the trickster of the Thirteen and the master of [[Transformation|change]]; he could instantaneously assume just about any shape he could imagine. Amalgamous's curious nature and independent mind meant that he rarely stayed in one place for very long. His equally mutable [[Scythe (Thirteen)|Scythe]] mimicked his own whimsical form, constantly changing from one shape or state of matter to another. Supposedly, he would go on to found the [[Shifter]]s, who took after his fluid and malleable nature.

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Amalgamous Prime was the ninth Prime created by Primus to defeat Unicron. He possessed two [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] of power - his shapeshifting Scythe and the original [[Transformation Cog (Thirteen)|Transformation Cog]], which caused him to shift and flow constantly. In the [[Expulsion of Unicron|ensuing battle]] against Primus's archenemy, Amalgamous fought on the front lines as a warrior, and together the Thirteen saw off Unicron. In the [[Age of Primes|age of peace and rebuilding]] that followed, Amalgamous, [[Liege Maximo]], and [[Micronus Prime]] busied themselves with mining and refining [[Energon]], although personality conflicts simmered between the trio and [[Alpha Trion]], [[Prima]], and [[Vector Prime]], who Amalgamous viewed as bossy and controlling. 

After the [[War of the Primes|schism]] that resulted in the deaths of [[Solus Prime]] and Liege Maximo and the self-imposed exile of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], the Primes decided to create a new generation of [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] that might follow them. Amalgamous Prime provided the imprint of his Transformation Cog to their alchemical "brew" in the [[Well of All Sparks]], so that all Cybertronians that emerged would have his gift of transformation, albeit to a lesser degree.

Amalgamous eventually left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for parts unknown, although 'bots of his archetype would occasionally demonstrate greater shape-changing abilities, arising as the [[Shifter]]s.

After Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] and her displaced fleet of [[Neutronia]]n refugees discovered Amalgamous Prime's Transformation Cog near a [[Black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], and took it on board. Prolonged exposure to the Cog altered their physiologies, giving them the power of unlimited shapeshifting and the ability to combine with one another into many different forms. Thus altered, these Transformers renamed themselves [[Mutacon]]s, and began searching for Amalgamous in the hopes that he could undo the change before they permanently merged into a single amorphous being. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The crackly box-thing in the top left.]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

====Aligned novels====
Among the Thirteen, Amalgamous Prime's talent for change was rivaled only by [[Nexus Prime]]. While Nexus excelled in combination, separation, and alt-forms, though, Amalgamous Prime could alter his shape itself, assuming any appearance he desired. Impatient and perhaps selfish, Amalgamous expressed his distaste to [[Solus Prime]] when she dedicated so much of her time to the creation of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]. Amalgamous Prime's fate after the betrayal of Megatronus and the plotting of [[Liege Maximo]] remained unknown. Only [[Alpha Trion]] and [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] remained on Cybertron as the planet's civilization developed, but legend has it that Amalgamous may have returned at a later date, and the rarely seen modern Transformers known as "[[Shifter]]s" are somehow descended from him. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
During the time that the Thirteen of the [[multiverse]] existed as [[multiversal singularity|singularities]], Vector Prime recounted in his [[Ask Vector Prime|ANN column]] how Amalgamous and four of his siblings ended up in the [[Realm of the Primes]] following the dissolution of the Thirteen. When Vector Prime (who had self-induced amnesia in order to protect the location of [[Nexus Prime]]'s components) ended up in the Realm of the Primes during his campaign against [[Mogahn the Mass]], Vector's siblings unlocked his memories as [[Primus]]'s appointed guardian of space and time. Vector Prime then returned to normal space and wrested away Mogahn's [[Cyber Caliber]]. Using Amalgamous's gift, Vector reformatted the blade into [[Rhisling]] and vanquished Mogahn, sending the Mass back in time and thus causing the Big Bang.

Vector's audience was confused by this account, however, as Amalgamous was not known to be a member of the Thirteen outside of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]], and moreover, Vector had claimed that he used to go by the name "[[Adaptus]]", who readers understood to be a separate entity from another universe. The distressed Vector realized that he was somehow conflating memories from different universes into one (in actuality, a portent of the coming [[Shroud]] that would eradicate the Thirteen's singularity nature), making it hard to know whether Amalgamous was truly part of the events he had described or not. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/12}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''Transformers vol. 2'' #47]] (mentioned); [[Heavy|''Till All Are One'' #9]] (obscured image); [[The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|''Optimus Prime'' #18]] (depicted)}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|375px|I'm the guy on the right. I'll bet you thought that was my thigh.]]

Amalgamous was one of the Thirteen Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that arose on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}} Along with four others, he later joined the [[Crystal City]] alliance creating the Thirteen [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The death of [[Nexus Prime]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] prompted all the remaining Primes except [[Alpha Trion]] to flee Cybertron. Eons later, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would send one of his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-9]], to [[Velocitron]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} which had been settled in eons past by Amalagamous's affiliated Titan [[Navitas]]. {{storylink|Ceremony|The Lost Colonies of Cybertron}}

In the modern day, Amalgamous Prime's name was remembered in the [[Way of Flame]], the religion of [[Solus Prime]]'s colony [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Amalgamous Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Amalgamous's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Amalgamous Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Amalgamous Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

When brought before a [[Quintesson]] [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]], [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] swore by Amalgamous Prime. {{storylink|The Trial}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:TransformersOne-AmalgamousLiegeMaximoholograms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm on the left!  So they say.]]
Amalgamous Prime and the other twelve Primes were created by [[Primus]] at the dawn of Cybertron, and they ruled Cybertron benevolently through its Golden Age. When a war with the Quintessons threw the planet into a protracted, violent conflict, the Primes' secretary, [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]], herded the [[Thirteen]] into a Quintesson ambush within [[Mouth of Unicron|a remote cave]]. Amalgamous would be killed during the battle, with his brothers' and sisters' bodies resting in the cave for fifty cycles before being rediscovered by miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]].

A vision of Amalgamous Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}

===''End of G1 Universe''===
Amalgamous Prime was one of thirteen elected to become [[Prime Leader]]s to lead the unified Maximal population of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He was part of the [[Prime Council]] that berated [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] for allowing [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to invade [[G1 World|their world]] from another universe. Amalgamous later joined fellow Prime [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] in his plan to use the concentrated energy of the [[Allspark]] to bring them over to the next universe, but was defeated by the former Leo Prime in battle. {{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
;'''Amalgamous Prime Core'''
[[File:Earth Wars Amalgamous Prime Core.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]

Amalgamous Prime's [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] (his "heart" as one of the primordial [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of his siblings to become a hotly contested resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

*'''Effect:''' Boosts attack and regenerates HP while in [[Alternate mode|alt mode]].

[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Amalgamous Prime Core at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Amalgamous Prime was sometimes known as the “Grand Architect” of the Thirteen. A curious, ever-shifting being, Amalgamous adopted thousands of alternate modes over the course of his life; some knew him as '''[[Adaptus]]''', and some sources suggest that Amalgamous engineered the [[God War]] that precipitated the fall of the Primes. Ancient humans knew him as {{w|Poseidon}}. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}} In modern times, Amalgamous was closely associated with [[Triple Changer]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Amalgamous-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wow, we weren't expecting a real toy of this guy.]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-43'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 26]], [[2019]]
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (throne designer, packaging artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Amalgamous Prime is a retool of the [[Micronus Prime#Power of the Primes|Micronus]]/[[Cloudburst#Power of the Primes|Cloudburst]] inner robot with a new sigil/backpack, packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Though Amalgamous is not packaged with a decoy armor, one assumes given gang-molding principles that Amalgamous's tooling is paired with the [[Waverider#Notes|Waverider]]-themed armor [[:File:Legends-LGEX-Gran-bonus-Pretender-Suit.jpg|that was almost used]] for [[Grand Maximus#Legends|''Legends'' Grand Maximus]].

:This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.

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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-toy Amalgamous.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm only hanging 'round amorphous mounds<br>In the town where nothing familiar can be found]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-pr9|'''The Thirteen Amalgamous Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}} </ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''AOTP-29'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 25]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': [[Scythe (Thirteen)#Age of the Primes|Scythe]], blaster, [[Transformation Cog (Thirteen)#Age of the Primes|2 T-Cogs]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: Released as part of the first 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class toys (fourth wave overall), Amalgamous Prime is modeled after a blend of his designs from the ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'', nominally forming a hunchbacked, four-armed robot. His unusual posture means he's packaged a bit strangely to fit in the box, and needs a little reconfiguration once removed from the cardboard backing.

: While his primary alternate mode is a somewhat frog-like spider-tank, the figure's main event is a version of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]"-style gimmick befitting his "multi-mode shapeshifter" nature: his limbs and head are detachable, featuring not only numerous [[5 mm post]]s and sockets (as well as some smaller post/tab/socket combos), but also micro-vehicle [[kibble]] and sculped [[cockpit]]s. These pieces can be rearranged to form alternate configurations and separate mini-vehicles, or weapons and armor for other figures. The instructions show five different part combinations: a mini-train made from the forward pair of forearms, a mini-jet formed from the rear set of winged forearms, two different mini-fighters made from the forearms attached to the two finned... thrusters?... above his robot-mode shoulders, and a mini-tank centered around his Scythe as a cannon. In an undocumented feature, Amalgamous has a small ratchet joint in his waist that allows for side-to-side movement. 

: As you probably assumed, Amalgamous lends himself well to [[fan mode]]s, such as a more humanoid robot mode and a pretty convincing recreation of his ''Transformers: One'' design.

: He comes with three [[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifact]]s: two variants of his signature [[Transformation Cog (Thirteen)#Age of the Primes|T-Cog]], and his [[Scythe (Thirteen)#Age of the Primes|Scythe]]. One T-cog, modeled after the one seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]", stores away inside his head, with the post forming the pupil of his mono-eye. It is also the only artifact of the three marked with Amalgamous’s sigil. The other cog, based on the T-cogs seen in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', has a 5 mm socket and can be stored on the end of his scythe-handle; yes, you can combo the two cogs if you're feeling frisky. The Scythe forms a gun turret in both of his suggested tank modes, plus the blaster back-end is able to detach and be used elsewhere.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DOzRWSjACdX/ Designer commentary on Amalgamous Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP29|Machine translation of Amalgamous Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Amalgamous Prime''' (アマルガモスプライム ''Amarugamosu Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huàn Tiān Líng''' (幻天灵)

==Gallery==
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One-Amalgamous-Prime.jpg|''One'' film trading card art.
Amalgamous Prime OneFilm ILMConceptArt.jpg|''One'' film concept art.
AOTP Amalgamous concept art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' concept art.
AOTP Amalgamous Prime Hasbro China promo art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' promotional art.
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