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:''The Ultimate Autobots were a proposal from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics UK]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ultimate autobots.jpg|upright=2|thumb|THERE IS NO PLACE TO RUN, ALL THE FUSES IN THE EXIT SIGNS HAVE BEEN BURNED OUTTTTTT!!]]


[[Image:Ultimate autobots.jpg|right|350px|thumb|THERE IS NO PLACE TO RUN, ALL THE FUSES IN THE EXIT SIGNS HAVE BEEN BURNED OUTTTTTT!!]]
Most Autobots were created for other purposes before choosing to turn their skills to fight the Decepticons. By contrast, the '''Ultimate Autobots''' would have been created for no purpose other than war, with an intent of forcing a swift, brutal end to the war that would do less harm to [[Earth]] than a prolonged struggle.
{{quote|There will be no dedicated Autobot warriors!<br>That is my decision.|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|[[Crisis of Command!]]}}


Most Autobots were created for other purposes before choosing to turn their skills to fight the Decepticons.  By contrast, the '''Ultimate Autobots''' would have been created for no purpose other than war, with an intent of forcing a swift, brutal end to the war that would do less harm to [[Earth]] than a prolonged struggle.
==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|The Ultimate Autobots}}
In response to [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|the Decepticons' creation]] of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] suggested that the [[Autobot]]s use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create their own supersoldiers, the "Ultimate Autobots", and wipe out the [[Decepticon]]s. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] refused, haunted by the vision of the Autobots strip-mining [[human]] energy sources to fuel these juggernauts. He felt the ends did not justify the means; humans must be protected first, and he vowed to never create new life simply to bolster their fighting force.


The proposed design for the Ultimate Autobots appears to be some variant of the common [[Guardian Robot]] theme. They may have been the template for [[Grapple]]'s [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]].
Optimus Prime waffled on this decision as Prowl continued to argue the merits of a swift, decisive victory, but eventually reaffirmed his refusal to pervert the purpose of the Creation Matrix. {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}


==Fiction==
{{quote|There will be no dedicated Autobot warriors! That is my decision.|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Crisis of Command!]]"}}
===Marvel Comics UK===
In response to the Decepticons' creation of [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|the Constructicons]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] suggested that the Autobots use the [[Creation Matrix]] (now back in their possession) to create their own super-soldiers, the Ultimate Autobots, and wipe out the Decepticons.  Optimus Prime refused, haunted by the vision of the Autobots strip-mining human energy sources to fuel these juggernauts.  He felt the ends did not justify the means; humans must be protected first, and he vowed to never create new life simply to bolster their fighting force.


Prime waffled on this decision as Prowl continued to argue the merits of a swift, decisive victory, but eventually reaffirmed his refusal to pervert the purpose of the Creation Matrix. {{storylink|Crisis of Command!|Crisis of Command!}}
Unfortunately, some time later, when the tide of war began to turn against the Autobots, Prime was forced to reverse his decision, and use the Matrix to create a new team of warriors, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}


{{note|This moratorium on creating new warriors remains in place until "[[Second Generation!]]", when the Matrix itself sends Prime a magic vision saying "No seriously, I'm fine with you creatin' new killing machines, go for it!"  His angst over the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]' suitability as Autobots in "[[Aerialbots over America!]]" stems from this conflict.<ref>Prime's linked misgivings about the Ultimate Autobots and the Aerialbots is explicitly established in "[[The Return of the Transformers]]".</ref>}}
==See also==
*[[Decepticon supersoldier]]
*[[M.T.O.]]


==References==
<references />


[[Category:Comic-only characters]]
[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:European-original characters]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Latest revision as of 18:09, 17 April 2025

THERE IS NO PLACE TO RUN, ALL THE FUSES IN THE EXIT SIGNS HAVE BEEN BURNED OUTTTTTT!!

Most Autobots were created for other purposes before choosing to turn their skills to fight the Decepticons. By contrast, the Ultimate Autobots would have been created for no purpose other than war, with an intent of forcing a swift, brutal end to the war that would do less harm to Earth than a prolonged struggle.

Fiction

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Marvel The Transformers comics

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The Ultimate Autobots appeared exclusively in the UK portion of the Marvel Comics continuity.

In response to the Decepticons' creation of the Constructicons, Prowl suggested that the Autobots use the Creation Matrix to create their own supersoldiers, the "Ultimate Autobots", and wipe out the Decepticons. Optimus Prime refused, haunted by the vision of the Autobots strip-mining human energy sources to fuel these juggernauts. He felt the ends did not justify the means; humans must be protected first, and he vowed to never create new life simply to bolster their fighting force.

Optimus Prime waffled on this decision as Prowl continued to argue the merits of a swift, decisive victory, but eventually reaffirmed his refusal to pervert the purpose of the Creation Matrix. Crisis of Command!

There will be no dedicated Autobot warriors! That is my decision.Optimus Prime, "Crisis of Command!"

Unfortunately, some time later, when the tide of war began to turn against the Autobots, Prime was forced to reverse his decision, and use the Matrix to create a new team of warriors, the Aerialbots. The Return of the Transformers

See also

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