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| {{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=PotP-Thirteenth.png|cSize=30px|cLink=Thirteenth Prime}}}}
| | #REDIRECT[[Thirteenth Prime]] |
| :''The Arisen is a member of the [[Thirteen]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
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| [[File:TAAO9 the arisen.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|After years of ignoring Grigori, the Arisen's scar grew to cover most of his torso.]]
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| The true name of the Cybertronian known only as '''the Arisen''' cannot be found in any record on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] or [[Cybertronian colonies|its colonies]]. All that is known of him is that he is the [[Thirteenth Prime|thirteenth member]] of the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]].
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===2005 IDW continuity===
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| :*''First Appearance:'' [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''Transformers vol. 2'' #47]] (mentioned); [[Heavy|''Transformers: Till All Are One'' #9]] (obscured image)
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| Like the other Primes, the robot would become known as the Arisen once ruled over one of the [[Thirteen Tribes]] in the ancient days of Cybertron. Along with four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance and became one of the Thirteen Primes. As Crystal City grew and expanded, he joined his fellow [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] in its citadel. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}
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| [[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|That's me in the corner. That's [[Prima|him]] in the spotlight, building a religion.]]
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| He and his brethren would later vanish from the planet when war tore the tribes apart, and disappeared into legend. For reasons unknown, his name was stricken from history, along with that of his brother [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]; whereas Megatronus became known only as "the Fallen," he was dubbed "the Arisen." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Eons afterwards, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would send one of his [[Regenesis]] ores to a planet associated with the Arisen. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}
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| Like his fellows, the Arisen would be deified by subsequent generations of Cybertronians. He in particular would go onto to be revered as the "true [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]", {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} and was foretold to lead Cybertron's defence during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s second coming. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}
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| In the present day, upon meeting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], the [[Mistress of Flame]] of Caminus came to believe that he was the Arisen. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} [[Pyra Magna]] and her [[Torchbearer]]s considered this sacrilege, and departed from the Mistress's service for it. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Optimus did not believe it himself either, but he unwittingly lent credence to the Mistress's beliefs when he annexed [[Earth]] into the [[Council of Worlds]], and raised [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] from beneath the planet's surface. This seemed to prove both that Earth was one of the Thirteen Primes' colonies, and that, thanks to his ability to command its [[Titan (group)|Titan]], Optimus's divine identity was also true. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Optimus would not even countenance the notion, but began to exploit the religious faith that Caminus and the other colonies placed in him in order to accomplish good deeds on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}
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| When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron, Optimus Prime invited him down to the surface for a rational discussion. Onyx agreed, declaring the state of Cybertron as Optimus's responsibility, for the younger Prime ''was'' none other than the Arisen. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of the Primes}}
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| During the conversation with Onyx, he referred to Optimus as the Arisen, before Optimus requested to simply be referred to by his name, a request Onyx acquiesced to. When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] tried to take over the discussion, the Mistress came to Optimus' defence, reiterating her belief that he was the Arisen. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Once Optimus had seemingly perished, [[Liege Maximo]] would also refer to him as having been the Arisen. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}
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| As Optimus and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] fought their way to the heart of Unicron, the latter tried convince Optimus to retreat, citing the [[Antilla]]n war as her responsibility. Optimus refused, claiming to be the Arisen and that he alone shouldered the responsibilities for the sins of the Primes' tainted lineage. Before he could elaborate on the statement to the confused Arcee, the two reached the [[black hole]] at the centre of Unicron. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Ultimately however, Optimus would pass before he could explain his claim to Arcee. Reflecting on one of her final conversations with Optimus however, Arcee realized it hadn't mattered who the Arisen had been. What mattered was the inspirational legacy he had left behind. {{storylink|Post}}
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| ==Notes==
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| *The IDW continuity's depiction of the Thirteen is based virtually entirely on the [[Aligned continuity family]] versions of the characters. There, the thirteenth Prime is [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who sacrificed himself and was reincarnated into the present-day incarnation of the character. Although Shockwave, Liege Maximo, and the Mistress of Flame all seemed convinced of Optimus' identity as the Arisen, [[Post|''Optimus Prime'' #25]] deliberately left the matter ambiguous.
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Thirteenth Prime]]
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| {{thirteen}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Arisen}}
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| [[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
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| [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
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| [[Category:Thirteen]]
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