Editing Core

{{Spoiler|War for Cybertron}}
:''The Core is a place from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Transformers: Prime|Prime continuity family]].''

The '''Core''' is located at the centre of the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and considered sacred ground by the [[Cybertronian]]s as it produced vast quantities of [[Energon]] that is essential to the continued existence of the [[Transformer]] race. Resembling a massive spherical construct, the Core possesses its own consciousness and mind allowing it to speak as well as act. The entrance to the Core is protected by the [[Omega Gate]] with the [[Omega Key]] being the [[Guardian robot|Guardian]] [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]].
  
==Fiction==
===War for Cybertron===
In the closing stages of the [[Great War]], the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] learnt of the existence of a powerful corruptive energy source known as [[Dark Energon]] located at an orbital station. After acquiring the station and manufacturing it through the [[Energon Bridge]], Megatron decided to corrupt the Core of Cybertron itself in order to win his war against the [[Autobot]]s. To accomplish this feat, he first needed the Omega Key and thus laid siege to [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]] itself and journeyed into the [[Vaults]] where he battled [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] for the relic. It was only after the battle did he learn of Omega Supreme being the key to the Core and battled the gigantic Autobot as well as defeating him. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron forced the Guardian to open the Omega Gate and took his Decepticons to the Core. There, he used Corruptors to infuse the Core with Dark Energon which began to manifest all over the planet Cybertron and threatening its survival.

With the defeat of Zeta Prime, the [[Autobot High Council|High Council of Elders]] promoted [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] to the position of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in order to lead the Autobots. Seeing the continued corruption of Dark Energon spreading across Cybertron, Optimus Prime decided to journey deep into the planet and purge the infestation at its source. Taking [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] and [[Warpath (Prime)|Warpath]] with him, they learnt that [[Space slug]]s were fighting a losing battle in cleansing the Core of Dark Energon. Furthermore, the trio of Autobots had to fight against a garrison of Decepticons left behind by Megatron to ensure that the Core remained corrupted. Despite their resistance, Optimus Prime and his team managed to reach the centre of Cybertron and kill a corrupted space slug thus freeing the Core. There, the Core spoke to Optimus Prime and revealed that the corruption of Dark Energon had been too extensive and in order to conserve itself - the Core had to [[Great Shutdown|shutdown]] and purge itself in a process that would take millions of years where it would no longer be able to produce large quantities of Energon. 

This meant that the planet Cybertron would be barren as a result and insufficient energy would be present for those that remained on the surface. Despite claiming that the line of Primes had failed in their mission, the Core decided to impart the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime stating that so long as it functioned; its own [[Spark]] would continue. With that done, Optimus Prime returned to the surface and ordered a mass evacuvation of the Autobots from Cybertron leaving only a small number of them behind who vowed to continue to fight Megatron's tyrannical rule.

==Notes==
*Whilst not stated in the game, the Core is likely the shell that houses [[Primus]] himself.

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