Dead Matrix

"This littl' light o' mine, I ain't gonna let it shine..."

The Dead Matrix is carried within the chest of Nemesis Prime.

Originally one of many Autobot Matrices of Leadership from a mostly undocumented corner of the multiverse, it was corrupted over time inside of a defeated Optimus Prime. As the body lingered, eventually very little of Primus's essence remained inside. Using Nemesis Prime, Unicron's tortured clone of the fallen Prime, Unicron was able to insert a portion of his own dark essence into the artifact. This newly created weapon, mirroring the relationship of the good Matrix with Unicron, would kill Primus should it ever be opened in his presence, which would be very bad indeed.

Fiction

Cybertron comic

Fortunately, Nemesis Prime failed in his mission to do just that, and as per the instruction of Over-Run, Omega Prime, Vector Prime and Sentinel Maximus placed the Dead Matrix in the Rare Items Locker deep within the Archives. Soundwave used his companion Laserbeak to retrieve it, and then chucked it into the Unicron Singularity, granting Unicron enough power to be reborn. Revelations Part 3

Masterpiece toy bios

When Unicron created Nemesis Prime, he incorporated the Dead Matrix, which could absorb destructive energy in the hopes of resurrecting Unicron. Nemesis Prime used the Dead Matrix to absorb energy from Iacon's Energy Dock, but was stopped by Optimus Prime and his Autobots. Story of Black Convoy

Toys

Universe (2003)

• Nemesis Prime (Ultra, 2004)

A redeco of Beast Wars Neo Big Convoy's Energon Matrix, the Dead Matrix is an accessory that comes with Universe Nemesis Prime. It can be stored in his chest or be held by his hands via its 5 mm handles.

Beast Wars accessory mold: Big Convoy's Energon Matrix

Version 1: Takara/TakaraTomy: Energon Matrix (Beast Wars C-35 Big Convoy and all remaining releases) Blue Matrix* (Legends LG-EX Blue Big Convoy) Hasbro: Dead Matrix (Universe (2003) Nemesis Prime) Fun Publications: Reconfiguration Matrix (Timelines Ultra Mammoth) Origin Matrix* (Timelines Ultra Mammoth) Version 2: TakaraTomy: Red Matrix* (Encore Big Convoy (Matrix Buster Ver.)) * = repurposed matrices

Masterpiece

• Black Convoy (2013)
  • TakaraTomy ID number: MP-10B

A redeco of MP-10 Convoy, Masterpiece Black Convoy includes a die-cast metal Dead Matrix redecoed from Convoy's Matrix of Leadership, colored silver and dark grey with a red core. It can be placed in Black Convoy's chest, but is too small for him to hold it with both hands.

• Black Convoy (2020)
  • TakaraTomy ID number: MP-49

This Matrix is a redeco of the previous Black Convoy Matrix, with its core in red & everything surrounding it in silver.

D-Style

• Black Convoy (2015)

D-Style Black Convoy, a redeco of D-Style Convoy, comes with a Dead Matrix redecoed from Convoy's Matrix. It's silver with a red core and stores in his chest.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Dead Matrix (デッドマトリクス Deddo Matorikusu)

See also

• Other Matrices