Terminus (G1) - Revision history

Saix at 06:24, 19 May 2023

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	Sometime over the following centuries, Terminus had perished, this fact bringing great joy to the [[Functionist Council]]. {{storylink\|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King\|The Return of the King}}		Sometime over the following centuries, Terminus had perished, this fact bringing great joy to the [[Functionist Council]]. {{storylink\|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King\|The Return of the King}}
	{{-}}		{{--}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The script for the [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin\|''Megatron Origin'']] comic miniseries initially included a character who would have met Megatron and served as a 'mentor' to Megatron in his early days, but the character was removed when the script was shortened from six issues to four.		*The script for the [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin\|''Megatron Origin'']] comic miniseries initially included a character who would have met Megatron and served as a 'mentor' to Megatron in his early days, but the character was removed when the script was shortened from six issues to four.

Usfmm at 06:20, 19 May 2023

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	[[File:Megatron terminus births deaths and interventions.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=2\|I just hope you understand that nothing happening to you now is personal. Yeah, you put us in this situation and it is almost kind of a cosmic justice for it to be you, but we would have done this to anybody. We will. But at the end of the day, no matter how much we hate all this ugly business... A man's gotta eat.]]		[[File:Megatron terminus births deaths and interventions.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=2\|I just hope you understand that nothing happening to you now is personal. Yeah, you put us in this situation and it is almost kind of a cosmic justice for it to be you, but we would have done this to anybody. We will. But at the end of the day, no matter how much we hate all this ugly business... A man's gotta eat.]]
	A mining accident tore off his legs, and he simply wasn't 'worth' the cost of fixing. Megatron topped up his [[energon]] with his own rations, even as Terminus told him not to. Eventually, getting suspicious of his role in distributing tracts, the mine administrators came around to have a ''nice chat'' about how they'd ''hope'' he'd ''get better''. This backfired: Terminus instead demanded Megatron devote more of his time, that he harden himself against negotiations, and that he should make himself a figurehead instead of relying on the collective.		A mining accident tore off his legs, and he simply wasn't 'worth' the cost of fixing. Megatron topped up his [[energon]] with his own rations, even as Terminus told him not to. Eventually, getting suspicious of his role in distributing tracts, the mine administrators came around to have a ''nice chat'' about how they'd ''hope'' he'd ''get better''. This backfired: Terminus instead demanded Megatron devote more of his time, that he harden himself against negotiations, and that he should make himself a figurehead instead of relying on the collective.

	When Messatine had to be evacuated, Megatron went to fetch Terminus but the old 'bot was missing. {{storylink\|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}		When Messatine had to be evacuated, Megatron went to fetch Terminus but the old 'bot was missing. {{storylink\|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}

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	Megatron dedicated ''[[Towards Peace]]'' to Terminus, only to remove the dedication in a revised edition. When asked as to why by [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], Megatron simply noted that Terminus taught him to "not get attached". {{storylink\|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace\|Towards Peace}} Terminus was erased from the official history to the point where veteran Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] had never heard of him. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		Megatron dedicated ''[[Towards Peace]]'' to Terminus, only to remove the dedication in a revised edition. When asked as to why by [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], Megatron simply noted that Terminus taught him to "not get attached". {{storylink\|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace\|Towards Peace}} Terminus was erased from the official history to the point where veteran Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] had never heard of him. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}

	[[Tarn (~~DJD~~)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		[[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}

	[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|We used to help people. We saved people. Things changed.]]		[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|We used to help people. We saved people. Things changed.]]

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	{{disambig3\|Terminus}}		{{disambig3\|Terminus}}
	:''Terminus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Terminus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:MTMTE 55 Terminus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|Those who arrive~~, survive~~.]]		[[File:MTMTE 55 Terminus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|Those who survive, arrive.]]

	'''Terminus''' was a co-worker and influence on the young [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]].		'''Terminus''' was a co-worker and influence on the young [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]].

Usfmm at 03:11, 20 November 2022

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	{{disambig3\|Terminus}}		{{disambig3\|Terminus}}
	:''Terminus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Terminus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:MTMTE 55 Terminus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|Those who survive~~, arrive~~.]]		[[File:MTMTE 55 Terminus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|Those who arrive, survive.]]

	'''Terminus''' was a co-worker and influence on the young [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]].		'''Terminus''' was a co-worker and influence on the young [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]].

Turborun at 04:51, 11 November 2022

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	Sometime over the following centuries, Terminus had perished, this fact bringing great joy to the [[Functionist Council]]. {{storylink\|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King\|The Return of the King}}		Sometime over the following centuries, Terminus had perished, this fact bringing great joy to the [[Functionist Council]]. {{storylink\|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King\|The Return of the King}}
			{{-}}
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The script for the [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin\|''Megatron Origin'']] comic miniseries initially included a character who would have met Megatron and served as a 'mentor' to Megatron in his early days, but the character was removed when the script was shortened from six issues to four.		*The script for the [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin\|''Megatron Origin'']] comic miniseries initially included a character who would have met Megatron and served as a 'mentor' to Megatron in his early days, but the character was removed when the script was shortened from six issues to four.

Chopperface at 17:03, 9 November 2022

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	[[Tarn (DJD)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		[[Tarn (DJD)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}

	[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|]]		[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|We used to help people. We saved people. Things changed.]]
	During [[Team Rodimus (G1)\|Team Rodimus]]'s battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] on the Necroworld, Terminus and his fellow rescuees emerged from their comas to find Megatron and a gaggle of Autobots. Unknown to him, Megatron had been on the verge of abandoning any hope of redemption or making up for his atrocities; at the sight of the confused Terminus, Megatron embraced him and lamented he'd "lost [his] way". {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle\|Do Not Go Gentle}}		During [[Team Rodimus (G1)\|Team Rodimus]]'s battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] on the Necroworld, Terminus and his fellow rescuees emerged from their comas to find Megatron and a gaggle of Autobots. Unknown to him, Megatron had been on the verge of abandoning any hope of redemption or making up for his atrocities; at the sight of the confused Terminus, Megatron embraced him and lamented he'd "lost [his] way". {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle\|Do Not Go Gentle}}

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	Megatron and Terminus sat next to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage's]] deactivated statue as the former recapped the events of the past four million years before a tremor shook the entire planet. Just as the two were heading back to the fortress, [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] broke through the crust having been teleported up from the core. When the teleporter was ready to send a group back to Cybertron, Terminus joined and marvelled at the beauty of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] - which tipped off Team Rodimus to the fact that something was off. Soon after the entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] realized they were in an [[Functionist Universe\|alternate universe]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron\|Some Other Cybertron}} As the group was marched through Iacon, they were (ineffectually) rescued by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] ordered Megatron to break free and save them. Much to Terminus' amazement, Megatron did so without resorting to physical violence. The moment was interrupted when [[Six-of-Twelve]] made a public broadcast and announced the truth behind Rung's alternate mode. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie\|Anomie}}		Megatron and Terminus sat next to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage's]] deactivated statue as the former recapped the events of the past four million years before a tremor shook the entire planet. Just as the two were heading back to the fortress, [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] broke through the crust having been teleported up from the core. When the teleporter was ready to send a group back to Cybertron, Terminus joined and marvelled at the beauty of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] - which tipped off Team Rodimus to the fact that something was off. Soon after the entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] realized they were in an [[Functionist Universe\|alternate universe]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron\|Some Other Cybertron}} As the group was marched through Iacon, they were (ineffectually) rescued by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] ordered Megatron to break free and save them. Much to Terminus' amazement, Megatron did so without resorting to physical violence. The moment was interrupted when [[Six-of-Twelve]] made a public broadcast and announced the truth behind Rung's alternate mode. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie\|Anomie}}

	[[File:ModesOfProduction MegsConscience.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.0\|"You're the butcher...or you're the cattle."]]		[[File:ModesOfProduction MegsConscience.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.0\|You're the butcher...or you're the cattle.]]
	When Six-of-Twelve announced the Council's intent to reconsecrate [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber, Megatron and Terminus rushed to find Rodimus. After some usual banter, Terminus stayed behind in [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] with Megatron to combat a weaponized [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}} As the tractor beams intensified, Terminus and Megatron discussed whether or not Megatron should stay in the Functionist Universe as, in Terminus' opinion, it ''needed'' him. The tractor beams then ripped the building they were in to pieces, halting the discussion. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production\|Modes of Production}} Terminus made his way to a cannon and opened fire on Luna 2, disabling the tractor beams and blowing the [[Cog (facility)\|Cog]] out of the sky, only to later learn that it had been seized by Rodimus' group. When [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] and [[Roller (IDW)\|Roller]] hit on a way to not only save the alternate Cybertron but return to their own universe, Terminus announced his intent to stay behind and aid the AVL in their quest. Megatron stayed behind to say his final goodbyes to his mentor as everyone else ran off to a nearby teleporter to reach Luna 2. After the two said their goodbyes, Roller called and informed him that they were heading to a different teleporter. Terminus seized on the opportunity to keep Megatron in the Functionist Universe and told Megatron to go to the original non-functional teleporter. The two watched as the moon vanished and later went on a walking tour of Cybertron as Megatron rallied the AVL into a force for peaceful change. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists\|This Machine Kills Fascists}}		When Six-of-Twelve announced the Council's intent to reconsecrate [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber, Megatron and Terminus rushed to find Rodimus. After some usual banter, Terminus stayed behind in [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] with Megatron to combat a weaponized [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}} As the tractor beams intensified, Terminus and Megatron discussed whether or not Megatron should stay in the Functionist Universe as, in Terminus' opinion, it ''needed'' him. The tractor beams then ripped the building they were in to pieces, halting the discussion. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production\|Modes of Production}} Terminus made his way to a cannon and opened fire on Luna 2, disabling the tractor beams and blowing the [[Cog (facility)\|Cog]] out of the sky, only to later learn that it had been seized by Rodimus' group. When [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] and [[Roller (IDW)\|Roller]] hit on a way to not only save the alternate Cybertron but return to their own universe, Terminus announced his intent to stay behind and aid the AVL in their quest. Megatron stayed behind to say his final goodbyes to his mentor as everyone else ran off to a nearby teleporter to reach Luna 2. After the two said their goodbyes, Roller called and informed him that they were heading to a different teleporter. Terminus seized on the opportunity to keep Megatron in the Functionist Universe and told Megatron to go to the original non-functional teleporter. The two watched as the moon vanished and later went on a walking tour of Cybertron as Megatron rallied the AVL into a force for peaceful change. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists\|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

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	Megatron and Terminus sat next to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage's]] deactivated statue as the former recapped the events of the past four million years before a tremor shook the entire planet. Just as the two were heading back to the fortress, [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] broke through the crust having been teleported up from the core. When the teleporter was ready to send a group back to Cybertron, Terminus joined and marvelled at the beauty of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] - which tipped off Team Rodimus to the fact that something was off. Soon after the entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] realized they were in an [[Functionist Universe\|alternate universe]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron\|Some Other Cybertron}} As the group was marched through Iacon, they were (ineffectually) rescued by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] ordered Megatron to break free and save them. Much to Terminus' amazement, Megatron did so without resorting to physical violence. The moment was interrupted when [[Six-of-Twelve]] made a public broadcast and announced the truth behind Rung's alternate mode. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie\|Anomie}}		Megatron and Terminus sat next to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage's]] deactivated statue as the former recapped the events of the past four million years before a tremor shook the entire planet. Just as the two were heading back to the fortress, [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] broke through the crust having been teleported up from the core. When the teleporter was ready to send a group back to Cybertron, Terminus joined and marvelled at the beauty of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] - which tipped off Team Rodimus to the fact that something was off. Soon after the entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] realized they were in an [[Functionist Universe\|alternate universe]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron\|Some Other Cybertron}} As the group was marched through Iacon, they were (ineffectually) rescued by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] ordered Megatron to break free and save them. Much to Terminus' amazement, Megatron did so without resorting to physical violence. The moment was interrupted when [[Six-of-Twelve]] made a public broadcast and announced the truth behind Rung's alternate mode. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie\|Anomie}}

	[[File:ModesOfProduction MegsConscience.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.0\|]]		[[File:ModesOfProduction MegsConscience.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.0\|"You're the butcher...or you're the cattle."]]
	When Six-of-Twelve announced the Council's intent to reconsecrate [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber, Megatron and Terminus rushed to find Rodimus. After some usual banter, Terminus stayed behind in [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] with Megatron to combat a weaponized [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}} As the tractor beams intensified, Terminus and Megatron discussed whether or not Megatron should stay in the Functionist Universe as, in Terminus' opinion, it ''needed'' him. The tractor beams then ripped the building they were in to pieces, halting the discussion. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production\|Modes of Production}} Terminus made his way to a cannon and opened fire on Luna 2, disabling the tractor beams and blowing the [[Cog (facility)\|Cog]] out of the sky, only to later learn that it had been seized by Rodimus' group. When [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] and [[Roller (IDW)\|Roller]] hit on a way to not only save the alternate Cybertron but return to their own universe, Terminus announced his intent to stay behind and aid the AVL in their quest. Megatron stayed behind to say his final goodbyes to his mentor as everyone else ran off to a nearby teleporter to reach Luna 2. After the two said their goodbyes, Roller called and informed him that they were heading to a different teleporter. Terminus seized on the opportunity to keep Megatron in the Functionist Universe and told Megatron to go to the original non-functional teleporter. The two watched as the moon vanished and later went on a walking tour of Cybertron as Megatron rallied the AVL into a force for peaceful change. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists\|This Machine Kills Fascists}}		When Six-of-Twelve announced the Council's intent to reconsecrate [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber, Megatron and Terminus rushed to find Rodimus. After some usual banter, Terminus stayed behind in [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] with Megatron to combat a weaponized [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}} As the tractor beams intensified, Terminus and Megatron discussed whether or not Megatron should stay in the Functionist Universe as, in Terminus' opinion, it ''needed'' him. The tractor beams then ripped the building they were in to pieces, halting the discussion. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production\|Modes of Production}} Terminus made his way to a cannon and opened fire on Luna 2, disabling the tractor beams and blowing the [[Cog (facility)\|Cog]] out of the sky, only to later learn that it had been seized by Rodimus' group. When [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] and [[Roller (IDW)\|Roller]] hit on a way to not only save the alternate Cybertron but return to their own universe, Terminus announced his intent to stay behind and aid the AVL in their quest. Megatron stayed behind to say his final goodbyes to his mentor as everyone else ran off to a nearby teleporter to reach Luna 2. After the two said their goodbyes, Roller called and informed him that they were heading to a different teleporter. Terminus seized on the opportunity to keep Megatron in the Functionist Universe and told Megatron to go to the original non-functional teleporter. The two watched as the moon vanished and later went on a walking tour of Cybertron as Megatron rallied the AVL into a force for peaceful change. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists\|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

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	Terminus was a drill operative at the [[Messatine]] mines and, most importantly for Megatron, a proofreader and distributor for his political writing. He kept quiet about ''how'' he distributed it which was by inscribing sections on the corpses of dead miners, before they were shipped home. {{storylink\|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		Terminus was a drill operative at the [[Messatine]] mines and, most importantly for Megatron, a proofreader and distributor for his political writing. He kept quiet about ''how'' he distributed it which was by inscribing sections on the corpses of dead miners, before they were shipped home. {{storylink\|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}

			[[File:Megatron terminus births deaths and interventions.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=2\|I just hope you understand that nothing happening to you now is personal. Yeah, you put us in this situation and it is almost kind of a cosmic justice for it to be you, but we would have done this to anybody. We will. But at the end of the day, no matter how much we hate all this ugly business... A man's gotta eat.]]
	A mining accident tore off his legs, and he simply wasn't 'worth' the cost of fixing. Megatron topped up his [[energon]] with his own rations, even as Terminus told him not to. Eventually, getting suspicious of his role in distributing tracts, the mine administrators came around to have a ''nice chat'' about how they'd ''hope'' he'd ''get better''. This backfired: Terminus instead demanded Megatron devote more of his time, that he harden himself against negotiations, and that he should make himself a figurehead instead of relying on the collective.		A mining accident tore off his legs, and he simply wasn't 'worth' the cost of fixing. Megatron topped up his [[energon]] with his own rations, even as Terminus told him not to. Eventually, getting suspicious of his role in distributing tracts, the mine administrators came around to have a ''nice chat'' about how they'd ''hope'' he'd ''get better''. This backfired: Terminus instead demanded Megatron devote more of his time, that he harden himself against negotiations, and that he should make himself a figurehead instead of relying on the collective.

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	In fact, he'd been rescued by a time traveller: [[Mortilus\|Censere]], who had been guilt-tripped into saving the lives of people who history recorded as "disappeared" and could be rescued. Using the [[time case]], Terminus was brought to the [[Necroworld]] in the future, millions of years later, which in turn caused him to be marked as disappeared in the first place. [[Time travel]]-induced sickness had Censere put Terminus into a coma and disguise him as an organic being using holograms. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle\|Do Not Go Gentle}}		In fact, he'd been rescued by a time traveller: [[Mortilus\|Censere]], who had been guilt-tripped into saving the lives of people who history recorded as "disappeared" and could be rescued. Using the [[time case]], Terminus was brought to the [[Necroworld]] in the future, millions of years later, which in turn caused him to be marked as disappeared in the first place. [[Time travel]]-induced sickness had Censere put Terminus into a coma and disguise him as an organic being using holograms. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle\|Do Not Go Gentle}}

	[[File:Megatron terminus births deaths and interventions.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=2\|I just hope you understand that nothing happening to you now is personal. Yeah, you put us in this situation and it is almost kind of a cosmic justice for it to be you, but we would have done this to anybody. We will. But at the end of the day, no matter how much we hate all this ugly business... A man's gotta eat.]]

	Megatron dedicated ''[[Towards Peace]]'' to Terminus, only to remove the dedication in a revised edition. When asked as to why by [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], Megatron simply noted that Terminus taught him to "not get attached". {{storylink\|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace\|Towards Peace}} Terminus was erased from the official history to the point where veteran Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] had never heard of him. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		Megatron dedicated ''[[Towards Peace]]'' to Terminus, only to remove the dedication in a revised edition. When asked as to why by [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], Megatron simply noted that Terminus taught him to "not get attached". {{storylink\|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace\|Towards Peace}} Terminus was erased from the official history to the point where veteran Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] had never heard of him. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}
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	[[Tarn (DJD)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		[[Tarn (DJD)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}

	During [[Team Rodimus]]'s battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] on the Necroworld, Terminus and his fellow rescuees emerged from their comas to find Megatron and a gaggle of Autobots. Unknown to him, Megatron had been on the verge of abandoning any hope of redemption or making up for his atrocities; at the sight of the confused Terminus, Megatron embraced him and lamented he'd "lost [his] way". {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle\|Do Not Go Gentle}}		[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|]]
			During [[Team Rodimus (G1)\|Team Rodimus]]'s battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] on the Necroworld, Terminus and his fellow rescuees emerged from their comas to find Megatron and a gaggle of Autobots. Unknown to him, Megatron had been on the verge of abandoning any hope of redemption or making up for his atrocities; at the sight of the confused Terminus, Megatron embraced him and lamented he'd "lost [his] way". {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle\|Do Not Go Gentle}}

	Megatron and Terminus sat next to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage's]] deactivated statue as the former recapped the events of the past four million years before a tremor shook the entire planet. Just as the two were heading back to the fortress, [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] broke through the crust having been teleported up from the core. When the teleporter was ready to send a group back to Cybertron, Terminus joined and marvelled at the beauty of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] - which tipped off Team Rodimus to the fact that something was off. Soon after the entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] realized they were in an [[Functionist Universe\|alternate universe]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron\|Some Other Cybertron}} As the group was marched through Iacon, they were (ineffectually) rescued by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] ordered Megatron to break free and save them. Much to Terminus' amazement, Megatron did so without resorting to physical violence. The moment was interrupted when [[Six-of-Twelve]] made a public broadcast and announced the truth behind Rung's alternate mode. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie\|Anomie}}		Megatron and Terminus sat next to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage's]] deactivated statue as the former recapped the events of the past four million years before a tremor shook the entire planet. Just as the two were heading back to the fortress, [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] broke through the crust having been teleported up from the core. When the teleporter was ready to send a group back to Cybertron, Terminus joined and marvelled at the beauty of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] - which tipped off Team Rodimus to the fact that something was off. Soon after the entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] realized they were in an [[Functionist Universe\|alternate universe]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron\|Some Other Cybertron}} As the group was marched through Iacon, they were (ineffectually) rescued by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] ordered Megatron to break free and save them. Much to Terminus' amazement, Megatron did so without resorting to physical violence. The moment was interrupted when [[Six-of-Twelve]] made a public broadcast and announced the truth behind Rung's alternate mode. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie\|Anomie}}

			[[File:ModesOfProduction MegsConscience.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.0\|]]
	When Six-of-Twelve announced the Council's intent to reconsecrate [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber, Megatron and Terminus rushed to find Rodimus. After some usual banter, Terminus stayed behind in [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] with Megatron to combat a weaponized [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}} As the tractor beams intensified, Terminus and Megatron discussed whether or not Megatron should stay in the Functionist Universe as, in Terminus' opinion, it ''needed'' him. The tractor beams then ripped the building they were in to pieces, halting the discussion. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production\|Modes of Production}} Terminus made his way to a cannon and opened fire on Luna 2, disabling the tractor beams and blowing the [[Cog (facility)\|Cog]] out of the sky, only to later learn that it had been seized by Rodimus' group. When [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] and [[Roller (IDW)\|Roller]] hit on a way to not only save the alternate Cybertron but return to their own universe, Terminus announced his intent to stay behind and aid the AVL in their quest. Megatron stayed behind to say his final goodbyes to his mentor as everyone else ran off to a nearby teleporter to reach Luna 2. After the two said their goodbyes, Roller called and informed him that they were heading to a different teleporter. Terminus seized on the opportunity to keep Megatron in the Functionist Universe and told Megatron to go to the original non-functional teleporter. The two watched as the moon vanished and later went on a walking tour of Cybertron as Megatron rallied the AVL into a force for peaceful change. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists\|This Machine Kills Fascists}}		When Six-of-Twelve announced the Council's intent to reconsecrate [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber, Megatron and Terminus rushed to find Rodimus. After some usual banter, Terminus stayed behind in [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] with Megatron to combat a weaponized [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}} As the tractor beams intensified, Terminus and Megatron discussed whether or not Megatron should stay in the Functionist Universe as, in Terminus' opinion, it ''needed'' him. The tractor beams then ripped the building they were in to pieces, halting the discussion. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production\|Modes of Production}} Terminus made his way to a cannon and opened fire on Luna 2, disabling the tractor beams and blowing the [[Cog (facility)\|Cog]] out of the sky, only to later learn that it had been seized by Rodimus' group. When [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] and [[Roller (IDW)\|Roller]] hit on a way to not only save the alternate Cybertron but return to their own universe, Terminus announced his intent to stay behind and aid the AVL in their quest. Megatron stayed behind to say his final goodbyes to his mentor as everyone else ran off to a nearby teleporter to reach Luna 2. After the two said their goodbyes, Roller called and informed him that they were heading to a different teleporter. Terminus seized on the opportunity to keep Megatron in the Functionist Universe and told Megatron to go to the original non-functional teleporter. The two watched as the moon vanished and later went on a walking tour of Cybertron as Megatron rallied the AVL into a force for peaceful change. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists\|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

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	Megatron dedicated ''[[Towards Peace]]'' to Terminus, only to remove the dedication in a revised edition. When asked as to why by [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], Megatron simply noted that Terminus taught him to "not get attached". {{storylink\|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace\|Towards Peace}} Terminus was erased from the official history to the point where veteran Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] had never heard of him. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		Megatron dedicated ''[[Towards Peace]]'' to Terminus, only to remove the dedication in a revised edition. When asked as to why by [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], Megatron simply noted that Terminus taught him to "not get attached". {{storylink\|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace\|Towards Peace}} Terminus was erased from the official history to the point where veteran Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] had never heard of him. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}

	[[Tarn (~~DJD~~)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		[[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}

	[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|We used to help people. We saved people. Things changed.]]		[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|We used to help people. We saved people. Things changed.]]

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	:''Terminus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Terminus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:MTMTE 55 Terminus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|Those who arrive~~, survive~~.]]		[[File:MTMTE 55 Terminus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|Those who survive, arrive.]]

	'''Terminus''' was a co-worker and influence on the young [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]].		'''Terminus''' was a co-worker and influence on the young [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]].

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	:''Terminus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Terminus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:MTMTE 55 Terminus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|Those who survive~~, arrive~~.]]		[[File:MTMTE 55 Terminus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|Those who arrive, survive.]]

	'''Terminus''' was a co-worker and influence on the young [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]].		'''Terminus''' was a co-worker and influence on the young [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]].

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	[[Tarn (DJD)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}		[[Tarn (DJD)\|Tarn]] collected "first edition" miner corpses and considered Terminus unfairly written out. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight\|The Sun in Flight}}

	[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|]]		[[File:SomeOtherCybertron MegatronTerminus.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|We used to help people. We saved people. Things changed.]]
	During [[Team Rodimus (G1)\|Team Rodimus]]'s battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] on the Necroworld, Terminus and his fellow rescuees emerged from their comas to find Megatron and a gaggle of Autobots. Unknown to him, Megatron had been on the verge of abandoning any hope of redemption or making up for his atrocities; at the sight of the confused Terminus, Megatron embraced him and lamented he'd "lost [his] way". {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle\|Do Not Go Gentle}}		During [[Team Rodimus (G1)\|Team Rodimus]]'s battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] on the Necroworld, Terminus and his fellow rescuees emerged from their comas to find Megatron and a gaggle of Autobots. Unknown to him, Megatron had been on the verge of abandoning any hope of redemption or making up for his atrocities; at the sight of the confused Terminus, Megatron embraced him and lamented he'd "lost [his] way". {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle\|Do Not Go Gentle}}

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	Megatron and Terminus sat next to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage's]] deactivated statue as the former recapped the events of the past four million years before a tremor shook the entire planet. Just as the two were heading back to the fortress, [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] broke through the crust having been teleported up from the core. When the teleporter was ready to send a group back to Cybertron, Terminus joined and marvelled at the beauty of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] - which tipped off Team Rodimus to the fact that something was off. Soon after the entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] realized they were in an [[Functionist Universe\|alternate universe]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron\|Some Other Cybertron}} As the group was marched through Iacon, they were (ineffectually) rescued by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] ordered Megatron to break free and save them. Much to Terminus' amazement, Megatron did so without resorting to physical violence. The moment was interrupted when [[Six-of-Twelve]] made a public broadcast and announced the truth behind Rung's alternate mode. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie\|Anomie}}		Megatron and Terminus sat next to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage's]] deactivated statue as the former recapped the events of the past four million years before a tremor shook the entire planet. Just as the two were heading back to the fortress, [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] broke through the crust having been teleported up from the core. When the teleporter was ready to send a group back to Cybertron, Terminus joined and marvelled at the beauty of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] - which tipped off Team Rodimus to the fact that something was off. Soon after the entire group was arrested by [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] realized they were in an [[Functionist Universe\|alternate universe]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron\|Some Other Cybertron}} As the group was marched through Iacon, they were (ineffectually) rescued by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] ordered Megatron to break free and save them. Much to Terminus' amazement, Megatron did so without resorting to physical violence. The moment was interrupted when [[Six-of-Twelve]] made a public broadcast and announced the truth behind Rung's alternate mode. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie\|Anomie}}

	[[File:ModesOfProduction MegsConscience.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.0\|"You're the butcher...or you're the cattle."]]		[[File:ModesOfProduction MegsConscience.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.0\|You're the butcher...or you're the cattle.]]
	When Six-of-Twelve announced the Council's intent to reconsecrate [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber, Megatron and Terminus rushed to find Rodimus. After some usual banter, Terminus stayed behind in [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] with Megatron to combat a weaponized [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}} As the tractor beams intensified, Terminus and Megatron discussed whether or not Megatron should stay in the Functionist Universe as, in Terminus' opinion, it ''needed'' him. The tractor beams then ripped the building they were in to pieces, halting the discussion. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production\|Modes of Production}} Terminus made his way to a cannon and opened fire on Luna 2, disabling the tractor beams and blowing the [[Cog (facility)\|Cog]] out of the sky, only to later learn that it had been seized by Rodimus' group. When [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] and [[Roller (IDW)\|Roller]] hit on a way to not only save the alternate Cybertron but return to their own universe, Terminus announced his intent to stay behind and aid the AVL in their quest. Megatron stayed behind to say his final goodbyes to his mentor as everyone else ran off to a nearby teleporter to reach Luna 2. After the two said their goodbyes, Roller called and informed him that they were heading to a different teleporter. Terminus seized on the opportunity to keep Megatron in the Functionist Universe and told Megatron to go to the original non-functional teleporter. The two watched as the moon vanished and later went on a walking tour of Cybertron as Megatron rallied the AVL into a force for peaceful change. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists\|This Machine Kills Fascists}}		When Six-of-Twelve announced the Council's intent to reconsecrate [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber, Megatron and Terminus rushed to find Rodimus. After some usual banter, Terminus stayed behind in [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] with Megatron to combat a weaponized [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]]. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}} As the tractor beams intensified, Terminus and Megatron discussed whether or not Megatron should stay in the Functionist Universe as, in Terminus' opinion, it ''needed'' him. The tractor beams then ripped the building they were in to pieces, halting the discussion. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production\|Modes of Production}} Terminus made his way to a cannon and opened fire on Luna 2, disabling the tractor beams and blowing the [[Cog (facility)\|Cog]] out of the sky, only to later learn that it had been seized by Rodimus' group. When [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] and [[Roller (IDW)\|Roller]] hit on a way to not only save the alternate Cybertron but return to their own universe, Terminus announced his intent to stay behind and aid the AVL in their quest. Megatron stayed behind to say his final goodbyes to his mentor as everyone else ran off to a nearby teleporter to reach Luna 2. After the two said their goodbyes, Roller called and informed him that they were heading to a different teleporter. Terminus seized on the opportunity to keep Megatron in the Functionist Universe and told Megatron to go to the original non-functional teleporter. The two watched as the moon vanished and later went on a walking tour of Cybertron as Megatron rallied the AVL into a force for peaceful change. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists\|This Machine Kills Fascists}}