Editing Core

{{disambig2|the core of Cybertron from ''War for Cybertron''|the core of Cybertron from ''Beast Machines''|organic core}}
:''The Core is a place from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC Cybertron's core.jpg|thumb|right|400px|In WFC2, Stranglehold shoots this thing in the face.  Uh... eye.  That hole in the middle, there.]]
The '''Core''' is located at the centre of the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and considered sacred ground by the Cybertronians as it produced vast quantities of [[Energon (fuel)|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.

{{quote|These are sacred grounds, Ironhide. The Core provides Energon and life to all of Cybertron. It pains me to see it defiled this way.|Optimus Prime going religious on us|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron'' ===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Isaac C. Singleton Jr.]] (English)

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. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Exodus'' novel===
The dying Sentinel Prime ordered Optimus to go to the Core and remove its infection. Optimus was accompanied by [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] and began descending the [[Underworld]] through the empty [[Well of All Sparks]]. Horrified by the infestation, Bumblebee tore out the corruption spikes on the Core, allowing Optimus to remove the poisonous [[Plasma energy]] Chamber. A voice that only Optimus could hear then told him he was too late, but it imbued his body with the Matrix, truly making him a Prime. It told him to [[Ark (Prime)|leave]] Cybertron, but to also return one day, when the Matrix and the Core would act in concert to restore the planet. {{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*Whilst not stated in the game, the Core is likely the shell that houses [[Primus]] himself. In ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|Exodus]]'', the core refers to Primus separately, so it is probably a [[Oracle (BM)|shell program]].

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