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:''Tempo is a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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:''Tempo is a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-tempo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ship that launched a thousand wiki arguments.]]
[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-tempo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ship that launched a thousand wiki arguments.]]


'''Tempo''' was one of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] created by the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] to act as a living ship. Tempo carried a crew of philosophers seeking new kinds of truth.
'''Tempo''' was one of the [[Titan (group)|Titans]] created by the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] to act as a living ship. Tempo carried a crew of philosophers seeking new kinds of truth.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
===2005 IDW continuity===
Millions of years ago, Tempo and the other 12 colony Titans departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to found new outposts of Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Tempo was one of the first Titans to leave, but by all accounts neither he or his crew ever returned.  
Historical legend told of how Tempo, alongside twelve other Titans, departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to found new outposts of [[Cybertronian colonies|Cybertronian civilization]], {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} and that Tempo was affiliated in some fashion with [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ceremony|The Lost Colonies of Cybertron}} Tempo was one of the first Titans to leave, but by all accounts neither he or his crew ever returned. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Tempo may have made planetfall on [[LV-117]]; either way, he was deceased by the 21st century. {{storylink|Ceremony|The Lost Colonies of Cybertron}}


In the present day, the Titan [[Vigilem]] was able to disguise his presence from his old foe [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] by masking his [[space bridge]] signature as that of Tempo's. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Assuming that he had found Tempo, Metroplex established a link with Vigilem. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}
In the present day, the Titan [[Vigilem]] was able to disguise his presence from his old foe [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] by masking his [[space bridge]] signature as that of Tempo's. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Assuming that he had found Tempo, Metroplex established a link with Vigilem. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}


When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] met with the ship's captain, [[Elita One]], she learned that their Titan was not named "Tempo", but rather, "Carcer". Elita, hoping to hide the dark history behind her ship, simply claimed they had renamed their ship during their long voyage. Windblade knew that this was the name of another, ''separate'' Titan, and was secretly concerned with what Elita was hiding from her. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Windblade went to ask Metroplex about the relationship between Carcer and Tempo to which the Titan answered that Carcer was a different Titan. When Vigilem later awoke, Metroplex reflected that he did not know how or why he would have chosen to mask as Tempo. {{storylink|Rubicon}}
When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] met with the ship's captain, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], she learned that their Titan was not named "Tempo", but rather, "Carcer". Elita, hoping to hide the dark history behind her ship, simply claimed they had renamed their ship during their long voyage. Windblade knew that this was the name of another, ''separate'' Titan, and was secretly concerned with what Elita was hiding from her. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Windblade went to ask Metroplex about the relationship between Carcer and Tempo to which the Titan answered that Carcer was a different Titan. When Vigilem later awoke, Metroplex reflected that he did not know how or why he would have chosen to mask as Tempo. {{storylink|Rubicon}}


==Notes==
Tempo's remains were presumably absorbed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] when the Chaos Bringer consumed LV-117. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}} {{storylink|Our Darkest}} {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}
* Aside from the musical concept, Tempo is Italian and Portuguese for "time". Considering how [[Chela|some]] [[Caminus|other]] Titans have a direct connection to members of the [[Thirteen]], Tempo may be affiliated with [[Vector Prime]]. If this holds, considering that it was specifically noted the crew were philosophers—a discipline which could be described as asking questions about the universe—this could be a stealth pun referencing "[[Ask Vector Prime]]".


===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Tempo was identified in the [[Book of Logos (book)|Book of Logos]] as one of seven Cybertronian colonies [[Alpha Trion]] and [[Omega Trion (BWU)|Omega Trion]] would deliver [[Logos Prime|Logos]]'s message to. {{storylink|Book of Logos}}
===2019 IDW continuity===
During the [[Expansion|Age of Expansion]], Tempo was among the Titans that had "carried the Knights off into legend" an act that would be remembered in ''[[The Way We Were, by One Who Saw It]]'' by Codexa. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}
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Latest revision as of 05:40, 25 May 2025

Tempo is a Titan from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The ship that launched a thousand wiki arguments.

Tempo was one of the Titans created by the legendary Knights of Cybertron to act as a living ship. Tempo carried a crew of philosophers seeking new kinds of truth.

Fiction

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2005 IDW continuity

[edit]

Historical legend told of how Tempo, alongside twelve other Titans, departed Cybertron to found new outposts of Cybertronian civilization, First Contact and that Tempo was affiliated in some fashion with Vector Prime. The Lost Colonies of Cybertron Tempo was one of the first Titans to leave, but by all accounts neither he or his crew ever returned. Rubicon Tempo may have made planetfall on LV-117; either way, he was deceased by the 21st century. The Lost Colonies of Cybertron

In the present day, the Titan Vigilem was able to disguise his presence from his old foe Metroplex by masking his space bridge signature as that of Tempo's. Rubicon Assuming that he had found Tempo, Metroplex established a link with Vigilem. Windblade vol. 2 #4

When Windblade met with the ship's captain, Elita One, she learned that their Titan was not named "Tempo", but rather, "Carcer". Elita, hoping to hide the dark history behind her ship, simply claimed they had renamed their ship during their long voyage. Windblade knew that this was the name of another, separate Titan, and was secretly concerned with what Elita was hiding from her. The Will of the Few Windblade went to ask Metroplex about the relationship between Carcer and Tempo to which the Titan answered that Carcer was a different Titan. When Vigilem later awoke, Metroplex reflected that he did not know how or why he would have chosen to mask as Tempo. Rubicon

Tempo's remains were presumably absorbed by Unicron when the Chaos Bringer consumed LV-117. Syndromica (2) Our Darkest Last Stand

Beast Wars: Uprising

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Tempo was identified in the Book of Logos as one of seven Cybertronian colonies Alpha Trion and Omega Trion would deliver Logos's message to. Book of Logos

2019 IDW continuity

[edit]

During the Age of Expansion, Tempo was among the Titans that had "carried the Knights off into legend" an act that would be remembered in The Way We Were, by One Who Saw It by Codexa. The Change In Your Nature Part Five