Septimus Prime - Revision history

BerylRoll at 17:02, 28 January 2026

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? With the revelation that [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]] engineered the rise of the "Thirteen Primes", it's likely that he intentionally culled any other Primes that didn't survive through history or myth.		*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? With the revelation that [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]] engineered the rise of the "Thirteen Primes", it's likely that he intentionally culled any other Primes that didn't survive through history or myth.
	*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[prima]]" (feminine "first") and "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" (masculine "fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.		*"Septimus" is "seventh" in [[Latin language\|Latin]], which sort of fits with "[[prima]]" (feminine "first") and "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" (masculine "fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.

	[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]		[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
	[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]		[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
	[[Category:Primes]]		[[Category:Primes]]

Saix at 16:02, 3 May 2019

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	:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|"The slaves have armed themselves!" <br> "Oh, I don't like that word, the 'S' word." <br> "Sorry, the prisoners with jobs have armed themselves."]]		[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|"The slaves have armed themselves!" <br> "Oh, I don't like that word, the 'S' word." <br> "Sorry, the prisoners with jobs have armed themselves."]]
	'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.		'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Long ago, Septimus Prime rose to power in Protohex and forced gladiators to fight for [[energon]]. One of his last acts was forcing the twins [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Arcee]] to fight and kill each other. When Arcee refused to slay her brother, Septimus threatened that they would both die, before [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] arrived and slew Septimus's entourage. Hoisting the weaker Prime, Megatronus offered to incorporate Protohex into the [[Darklands]], but Septimus refused. Megatronus had in fact been speaking to the gladiators below and when they accepted, he threw Septimus to his fate.		Long ago, Septimus Prime rose to power in Protohex and forced gladiators to fight for [[energon]]. One of his last acts was forcing the twins [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] to fight and kill each other. When Arcee refused to slay her brother, Septimus threatened that they would both die, before [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] arrived and slew Septimus's entourage. Hoisting the weaker Prime, Megatronus offered to incorporate Protohex into the [[Darklands]], but Septimus refused. Megatronus had in fact been speaking to the gladiators below and when they accepted, he threw Septimus to his fate.

	[[Vector Prime]] informed his brethren of Septimus's demise. [[Solus Prime]] didn't care, [[Nexus Prime]] did and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Onyx Prime]] said Septimus Prime had never been one of [[Thirteen\|them]]. {{storylink\|Origin Myths}}		[[Vector Prime]] informed his brethren of Septimus's demise. [[Solus Prime]] didn't care, [[Nexus Prime]] did and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]] said Septimus Prime had never been one of [[Thirteen\|them]]. {{storylink\|Origin Myths}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? With the revelation that [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Shockwave]] engineered the rise of the "Thirteen Primes", it's likely that he intentionally culled any other Primes that didn't survive through history or myth.		*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? With the revelation that [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]] engineered the rise of the "Thirteen Primes", it's likely that he intentionally culled any other Primes that didn't survive through history or myth.
	*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[prima]]" (feminine "first") and "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" (masculine "fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.		*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[prima]]" (feminine "first") and "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" (masculine "fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.

	[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]		[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
	[[Category:IDW ~~Generation 1~~ Transformers]]		[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
	[[Category:Primes]]		[[Category:Primes]]

Saix: /* Notes */

2018-07-18T23:04:46Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? With the revelation that [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Shockwave]] engineered the rise of the "Thirteen Primes", it's likely that he intentionally culled any other Primes that didn't survive through history or myth.		*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? With the revelation that [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Shockwave]] engineered the rise of the "Thirteen Primes", it's likely that he intentionally culled any other Primes that didn't survive through history or myth.
	*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" ("fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.		*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[prima]]" (feminine "first") and "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" (masculine "fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.

	[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]		[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
	[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]		[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]
	[[Category:Primes]]		[[Category:Primes]]

Magaroja: /* Notes */ - Amended the first note with info about Onyx Prime/Shockwave

2018-07-18T22:09:27Z

Notes: - Amended the first note with info about Onyx Prime/Shockwave

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? ~~That said~~, ~~how easily he~~'s ~~slain, his hedonistic attitude, and Onyx~~'~~s dismissal of him seems to paint him as something of a pretender to the title~~.		*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? With the revelation that [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Shockwave]] engineered the rise of the "Thirteen Primes", it's likely that he intentionally culled any other Primes that didn't survive through history or myth.
	*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" ("fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.		*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" ("fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.

Saix at 22:22, 30 May 2018

2018-05-30T22:22:10Z

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	Long ago, Septimus Prime rose to power in Protohex and forced gladiators to fight for [[energon]]. One of his last acts was forcing the twins [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Arcee]] to fight and kill each other. When Arcee refused to slay her brother, Septimus threatened that they would both die, before [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] arrived and slew Septimus's entourage. Hoisting the weaker Prime, Megatronus offered to incorporate Protohex into the [[Darklands]], but Septimus refused. Megatronus had in fact been speaking to the gladiators below and when they accepted, he threw Septimus to his fate.		Long ago, Septimus Prime rose to power in Protohex and forced gladiators to fight for [[energon]]. One of his last acts was forcing the twins [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Arcee]] to fight and kill each other. When Arcee refused to slay her brother, Septimus threatened that they would both die, before [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] arrived and slew Septimus's entourage. Hoisting the weaker Prime, Megatronus offered to incorporate Protohex into the [[Darklands]], but Septimus refused. Megatronus had in fact been speaking to the gladiators below and when they accepted, he threw Septimus to his fate.

	[[Vector Prime]] informed his brethren of Septimus's demise. [[Solus Prime]] didn't care, [[Nexus Prime]] did and [[Onyx Prime]] said Septimus Prime had never been one of [[Thirteen\|them]]. {{storylink\|Origin Myths}}		[[Vector Prime]] informed his brethren of Septimus's demise. [[Solus Prime]] didn't care, [[Nexus Prime]] did and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Onyx Prime]] said Septimus Prime had never been one of [[Thirteen\|them]]. {{storylink\|Origin Myths}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Smasher at 01:45, 10 March 2018

2018-03-10T01:45:20Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	Long ago, Septimus Prime rose to power in Protohex and forced gladiators to fight for [[energon]]. One of his last acts was forcing the twins [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Arcee]] to fight and kill each other. When Arcee refused to slay her brother ~~however~~, Septimus threatened that they would both die before [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] arrived and slew Septimus's entourage. Hoisting the weaker Prime, Megatronus offered to incorporate Protohex into the [[Darklands]] but Septimus refused. Megatronus had in fact been speaking to the gladiators below and threw Septimus to his fate.		Long ago, Septimus Prime rose to power in Protohex and forced gladiators to fight for [[energon]]. One of his last acts was forcing the twins [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Arcee]] to fight and kill each other. When Arcee refused to slay her brother, Septimus threatened that they would both die, before [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] arrived and slew Septimus's entourage. Hoisting the weaker Prime, Megatronus offered to incorporate Protohex into the [[Darklands]], but Septimus refused. Megatronus had in fact been speaking to the gladiators below and when they accepted, he threw Septimus to his fate.

	[[Vector Prime]] informed his brethren of Septimus's demise. [[Solus Prime]] didn't care, [[Nexus Prime]] did and [[Onyx Prime]] said Septimus Prime had never been one of [[Thirteen\|them]]. {{storylink\|Origin Myths}}		[[Vector Prime]] informed his brethren of Septimus's demise. [[Solus Prime]] didn't care, [[Nexus Prime]] did and [[Onyx Prime]] said Septimus Prime had never been one of [[Thirteen\|them]]. {{storylink\|Origin Myths}}

Locoman at 01:27, 10 March 2018

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	:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|"The slaves have armed themselves!" <br> "Oh, I don't like that word, the 'S' word. <br> "Sorry, the prisoners with jobs have armed themselves."]]		[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|"The slaves have armed themselves!" <br> "Oh, I don't like that word, the 'S' word." <br> "Sorry, the prisoners with jobs have armed themselves."]]
	'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.		'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.

Locoman: I had to.

2018-03-10T01:27:20Z

I had to.

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	:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~300px~~\|~~He also enjoys playing~~ the ~~fiddle~~.]]		[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|"The slaves have armed themselves!" <br> "Oh, I don't like that word, the 'S' word. <br> "Sorry, the prisoners with jobs have armed themselves."]]
	'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.		'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 23:35, 17 January 2018

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? That said, how easily he's slain, his hedonistic attitude and Onyx's dismissal of him seems to paint him as something of a pretender to the title.		*A fourteenth Prime on ancient Cybertron might raise a few eyebrows at first but it is established that IDW's Thirteen are not the demigods they usually are but simply charismatic geniuses who emerged as tribal leaders, so who knows how many Primes might have been running around? That said, how easily he's slain, his hedonistic attitude, and Onyx's dismissal of him seems to paint him as something of a pretender to the title.
	*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" ("fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.		*"Septimus" is "seventh" in Latin, which sort of fits with "[[Quintus Prime\|quintus]]" ("fifth"), but was probably just picked because it sounds ancient and Latinate regardless of its meaning.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 02:54, 31 August 2017

2017-08-31T02:54:29Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	Long ago, Septimus Prime rose to power in Protohex and forced gladiators to fight for [[~~Energon\|~~energon]]. One of his last acts was forcing the twins [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Arcee]] to fight and kill each other. When Arcee refused to slay her brother however, Septimus threatened that they would both die before [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] arrived and slew Septimus's entourage. Hoisting the weaker Prime, Megatronus ~~offerred~~ to incorporate Protohex into the [[Darklands]] but Septimus refused. Megatronus had in fact been speaking to the gladiators below and threw Septimus to his fate.		Long ago, Septimus Prime rose to power in Protohex and forced gladiators to fight for [[energon]]. One of his last acts was forcing the twins [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Arcee]] to fight and kill each other. When Arcee refused to slay her brother however, Septimus threatened that they would both die before [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] arrived and slew Septimus's entourage. Hoisting the weaker Prime, Megatronus offered to incorporate Protohex into the [[Darklands]] but Septimus refused. Megatronus had in fact been speaking to the gladiators below and threw Septimus to his fate.

	[[Vector Prime]] informed his ~~brothers~~ of Septimus's demise. [[Solus Prime]] didn't care, [[Nexus Prime]] did and [[Onyx Prime]] said Septimus Prime had never been one of [[Thirteen\|them]]. {{storylink\|Origin Myths}}		[[Vector Prime]] informed his brethren of Septimus's demise. [[Solus Prime]] didn't care, [[Nexus Prime]] did and [[Onyx Prime]] said Septimus Prime had never been one of [[Thirteen\|them]]. {{storylink\|Origin Myths}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|"The slaves have armed themselves!" <br> "Oh, I don't like that word, the 'S' word. <br> "Sorry, the prisoners with jobs have armed themselves."]]		[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|"The slaves have armed themselves!" <br> "Oh, I don't like that word, the 'S' word." <br> "Sorry, the prisoners with jobs have armed themselves."]]
	'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.		'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.

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	:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Septimus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~300px~~\|~~He also enjoys playing~~ the ~~fiddle~~.]]		[[File:Origin Myths - Septimus Prime.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|"The slaves have armed themselves!" <br> "Oh, I don't like that word, the 'S' word. <br> "Sorry, the prisoners with jobs have armed themselves."]]
	'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.		'''Septimus Prime''' was the ruler of [[Protihex\|Protohex]]. He mainly did so by using [[Solomus\|Arrius]]'s name.