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'''The One''', also known as the '''Source''',<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime|From the original Ask Vector Prime feature]]</ref> the '''sentient core of the universe''',<ref>"[[The Void!]]"</ref> or '''G One''' (ジ·ワン ''Ji Wan'') if ya nasty,<ref>"[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale | '''The One''', also known as the '''Source''',<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime|From the original Ask Vector Prime feature]]</ref> the '''sentient core of the universe''',<ref>"[[The Void!]]"</ref> or '''G One''' (ジ·ワン ''Ji Wan'') if ya nasty,<ref>"[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude]]"</ref> is an extradimensional entity from before time, in whom Order and Chaos exist in perfect harmony. It created [[Unicron]] <small>(boo!)</small>, then cut him in half to make [[Primus]] <small>(yay!)</small>. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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When [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]]'s boring mission aboard the ''[[Eight Track (G1)|Eight Track]]'' was cut short due to complications at home, he quietly thanked the One. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}} | When [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]]'s boring mission aboard the ''[[Eight Track (G1)|Eight Track]]'' was cut short due to complications at home, he quietly thanked the One. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}} | ||
During an [[Elite Guard]] mission briefing, [[ | During an [[Elite Guard]] mission briefing, [[Alpha Trion]] noted that all Transformers believed that the One—or the Ones—created them equal. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}} | ||
[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] swore by the One when he suddenly regained his memory. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}} | [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] swore by the One when he suddenly regained his memory. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}} | ||
===''The AllSpark Almanac''=== | ===''The AllSpark Almanac''=== | ||
The Core was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "unity" and assigned [[ | The Core was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "unity" and assigned [[Orbital Cycle|orbital cycle]] was [[Chōkoneon]]. Its constellation forms a familiar spiral. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} | ||
===''The Covenant of Primus''=== | |||
In the beginning of time, a single being existed. As it roamed across a young galaxy and encountered life, it became confused and disturbed. Two voices began to develop within its mind. The first voice, Primus (meaning first and one), was reassuring and accepting. The second voice, Unicron (meaning unique and one), could not rest after seeing flaws and unanswered questions throughout the universe. The two voices began to oppose each other, causing the single being to split mentally and physically. Before they were fully separated physically, Primus and Unicron traveled with each other. Unicron would destroy what he encountered, and Primus would try to stop him or fix the harm he had done. Primus tried to reconcile with his twin, but Unicron refused to reunite as one uncertain being. Primus was filled with righteous rage, and the shared body between them fully split into two. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}} | |||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | ===Ask Vector Prime=== | ||
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===Precursor World=== | ===Precursor World=== | ||
[[File:Ivory Towers Generations Selects.jpg|thumb|left|Forgive me father, for I have made [[G1 World|JG1]] even more convoluted.]] | [[File:Ivory Towers Generations Selects.jpg|thumb|left|Forgive me father, for I have made [[G1 World|JG1]] even more convoluted.]] | ||
In the beginning was G One. Emanating from G One were the [[Star Power|Seven Lights]], fundamental forces of the [[Precursor World|primordial multiverse]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale | In the beginning was G One. Emanating from G One were the [[Star Power|Seven Lights]], fundamental forces of the [[Precursor World|primordial multiverse]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} G One tasked Oracle with the safekeeping of those lights, gifting him a shell of [[Golden Power]] to protect his core [[Angolmois Energy]] form. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}} To that end, Oracle, taking the name "Primus", founded the [[Primus Vanguard]]. A [[Statue of The One|statue of G One]], now called The One, was erected in the inner sanctum of the Vanguard's [[Ivory Towers|headquarters]]. | ||
When Primus's soldier, [[Go Prime|Black Go Prime]], expressed misgivings about using the [[Black Legendisc|Black Light of Time]] to scry a way to defeat the [[Vok]] menace threatening their universe, a heated Primus cited his appointment by The One. Primus later threw himself upon The One's statue, broken by terrible knowledge of [[G1 World|the future]] just as Black had feared, and begged his old mentor's spirit for guidance. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale | When Primus's soldier, [[Go Prime|Black Go Prime]], expressed misgivings about using the [[Black Legendisc|Black Light of Time]] to scry a way to defeat the [[Vok]] menace threatening their universe, a heated Primus cited his appointment by The One. Primus later threw himself upon The One's statue, broken by terrible knowledge of [[G1 World|the future]] just as Black had feared, and begged his old mentor's spirit for guidance. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} | ||
Much, much, later, after the dissolution of Primus's Vanguard and the capture of Oracle by the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]], the young [[Blue Order]] warrior [[Magna Convoy]] paid his respects beneath the same statue. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}} Later still, [[Bludgeon (G1)#Precursor World|Bludgeon]] remarked to an impassive [[Soundwave (BW)|agent of Primus]] that The One's Seven Lights had passed to a new generation as they monitored a motley collection of misfits across the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy}} | Much, much, later, after the dissolution of Primus's Vanguard and the capture of Oracle by the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]], the young [[Blue Order]] warrior [[Magna Convoy]] paid his respects beneath the same statue. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}} Later still, [[Bludgeon (G1)#Precursor World|Bludgeon]] remarked to an impassive [[Soundwave (BW)|agent of Primus]] that The One's Seven Lights had passed to a new generation as they monitored a motley collection of misfits across the multiverse. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[File:Microman Giant Robo G-1.jpg|thumb|right|G The One, G The One, | [[File:Microman Giant Robo G-1.jpg|thumb|right|G The One, G The One, alright, I don't wanna give it up, fight for tomorrow...]] | ||
*The One's method of creating Primus from the substance of Unicron mirrors Primus's creation of the Transformers, whose [[spark]]s are fragments of his own being. This process was explored in slightly more detail in [[Simon Furman]]'s apocryphal text story "[[Alignment]]". | *The One's method of creating Primus from the substance of Unicron mirrors Primus's creation of the Transformers, whose [[spark]]s are fragments of his own being. This process was explored in slightly more detail in [[Simon Furman]]'s apocryphal text story "[[Alignment]]". | ||
*He seems to be kinda similar to [[God|this guy]]. No [[canon|known]] relation between the two, though. | *He seems to be kinda similar to [[God|this guy]]. No [[canon|known]] relation between the two, though. | ||
*The statue representing The One in the headquarters of the Primus Vanguard is a [[repurposing]] of "[[Microman#GiantRobo|Giant Robo G-1]]", an unreleased 1979 ''[[Microman]]'' toy<ref>{{citesocial|quote=e-hobbyのマグナコンボイのマンガの偉大なる先駆者の面々、分かった範囲だとこんな感じですかの？ほんのちょっとだけ見切れてる人がよくわかんないですけど…(；´∀｀) https://t.co/z4uLL82adq|link=https://twitter.com/tagoal/status/811554498623586304|name=tagoal|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=12|day=21|(defunct=)}}</ref> that eventually evolved into 1980 ''[[Diaclone]]'' headliner [[Diaclone#Early Diaclone|Great Robot Base]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This robot would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base.|link=https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904|site= Twitter|name=Koji Igarashi in p.104 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', translated by Necronomitron|year=2023|month=03|day=03}}</ref> | *The statue representing The One in the headquarters of the Primus Vanguard is a [[repurposing]] of "[[Microman#GiantRobo|Giant Robo G-1]]", an unreleased 1979 ''[[Microman]]'' toy<ref>{{citesocial|quote=e-hobbyのマグナコンボイのマンガの偉大なる先駆者の面々、分かった範囲だとこんな感じですかの？ほんのちょっとだけ見切れてる人がよくわかんないですけど…(；´∀｀) https://t.co/z4uLL82adq|link=https://twitter.com/tagoal/status/811554498623586304|name=tagoal|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=12|day=21|(defunct=)}}</ref> that eventually evolved into 1980 ''[[Diaclone]]'' headliner [[Diaclone#Early Diaclone|Great Robot Base]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This robot would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base.|link=https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904|site= Twitter|name=Koji Igarashi in p.104 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', translated by Necronomitron|year=2023|month=03|day=03}}</ref> This is what the name "G One" is about, beyond [[The Transformers (franchise)|the obvious]]. | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:17, 26 February 2026
The One, also known as the Source,[1] the sentient core of the universe,[2] or G One (ジ·ワン Ji Wan) if ya nasty,[3] is an extradimensional entity from before time, in whom Order and Chaos exist in perfect harmony. It created Unicron (boo!), then cut him in half to make Primus (yay!).
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]After the Big Bang, the sentient core of the universe noticed that Unicron was eating everything, and so it birthed Primus to destroy him. The Void! It promised that Primus could return to his reserved place within the Omniversal Matrix once he was victorious. Primal Scream
DK Ultimate Guide
[edit]The One existed before time itself, witness to the birth of the universe. The One was curious about this new realm and created a new being, Unicron, to explore it. For some reason, The One then split its creation in two, one half still being Unicron while the other became Primus. In keeping with their creator's nature as a perfect balance of Order and Chaos, the twin "exploratory heralds" became the embodiments of those two principles, but separated. Transformers: The Ultimate Guide
Wings Universe
[edit]When Landshark's boring mission aboard the Eight Track was cut short due to complications at home, he quietly thanked the One. Wings of Honor
During an Elite Guard mission briefing, Alpha Trion noted that all Transformers believed that the One—or the Ones—created them equal. Flames of Yesterday
Side Burn swore by the One when he suddenly regained his memory. A Flash Forward, Part 6
The AllSpark Almanac
[edit]The Core was one of ten figures that made up the Cybertronian zodiac. Its associated aspect was "unity" and assigned orbital cycle was Chōkoneon. Its constellation forms a familiar spiral. The AllSpark Almanac II
The Covenant of Primus
[edit]In the beginning of time, a single being existed. As it roamed across a young galaxy and encountered life, it became confused and disturbed. Two voices began to develop within its mind. The first voice, Primus (meaning first and one), was reassuring and accepting. The second voice, Unicron (meaning unique and one), could not rest after seeing flaws and unanswered questions throughout the universe. The two voices began to oppose each other, causing the single being to split mentally and physically. Before they were fully separated physically, Primus and Unicron traveled with each other. Unicron would destroy what he encountered, and Primus would try to stop him or fix the harm he had done. Primus tried to reconcile with his twin, but Unicron refused to reunite as one uncertain being. Primus was filled with righteous rage, and the shared body between them fully split into two. The Covenant of Primus
Ask Vector Prime
[edit]Vector Prime explained that some universes had the One as their "Sentient Core"—the entire universe as an entity in itself. Societies throughout the multiverse had their different perspectives on the One and the core, notably regarding its number of components, ranging from one to thirteen, and its place in their divine pantheon. Variations on the Source could span multiple universes and could be either negative or positive forces. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/16 He speculated that it might have been the Source who tried but did not very well stabilize the network of universal streams centering around Primax 785.06 Alpha after MegaZarak shattered the stable axis of the system, resulting in this incredibly convoluted thing. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/22
Precursor World
[edit]
In the beginning was G One. Emanating from G One were the Seven Lights, fundamental forces of the primordial multiverse. Finale Prelude G One tasked Oracle with the safekeeping of those lights, gifting him a shell of Golden Power to protect his core Angolmois Energy form. Finale To that end, Oracle, taking the name "Primus", founded the Primus Vanguard. A statue of G One, now called The One, was erected in the inner sanctum of the Vanguard's headquarters.
When Primus's soldier, Black Go Prime, expressed misgivings about using the Black Light of Time to scry a way to defeat the Vok menace threatening their universe, a heated Primus cited his appointment by The One. Primus later threw himself upon The One's statue, broken by terrible knowledge of the future just as Black had feared, and begged his old mentor's spirit for guidance. Finale Prelude
Much, much, later, after the dissolution of Primus's Vanguard and the capture of Oracle by the traitorous Straxus twins, the young Blue Order warrior Magna Convoy paid his respects beneath the same statue. Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic Later still, Bludgeon remarked to an impassive agent of Primus that The One's Seven Lights had passed to a new generation as they monitored a motley collection of misfits across the multiverse. Cybertron Magna Convoy
Notes
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- The One's method of creating Primus from the substance of Unicron mirrors Primus's creation of the Transformers, whose sparks are fragments of his own being. This process was explored in slightly more detail in Simon Furman's apocryphal text story "Alignment".
- He seems to be kinda similar to this guy. No known relation between the two, though.
- The statue representing The One in the headquarters of the Primus Vanguard is a repurposing of "Giant Robo G-1", an unreleased 1979 Microman toy[4] that eventually evolved into 1980 Diaclone headliner Great Robot Base.[5] This is what the name "G One" is about, beyond the obvious.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: The One (ザ・ワン Za Wan)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ From the original Ask Vector Prime feature
- ↑ "The Void!"
- ↑ "Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude"
- ↑ "e-hobbyのマグナコンボイのマンガの偉大なる先駆者の面々、分かった範囲だとこんな感じですかの？ほんのちょっとだけ見切れてる人がよくわかんないですけど…(；´∀｀) https://t.co/z4uLL82adq"—tagoal, Twitter, 2016/12/21
- ↑ "The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This robot would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base."—Koji Igarashi in p.104 of Diaclone World Guide, translated by Necronomitron, Twitter, 2023/03/03
