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'''Chela''', the "Talon of [[ | '''Chela''', the "Talon of [[Onyx Prime]]" was one of the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titans]] created by the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] to act as a living ship. Loyal to Onyx Prime and supremely distrustful of "standard-formers", Chela eventually colonized the untamed world of [[Eukaris]] to create a safe haven for [[beast mode]] Transformers. | ||
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Millions of years ago, Chela and the other 12 colony Titans departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to found new outposts for Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Chela eventually settled on Eukaris, and used the [[hot spot]] within his body to create a new colony. He eventually went dormant beneath [[Talon Valley]], waiting to defend Eukaris from any intruding non-beast Transformers. Even so, legends and stories of his existence persisted among Eukarian culture. His chance finally came when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] set foot on the planet. Chela awoke and burst from the ground, ready to destroy the invaders. Windblade managed to avoid his talons and flew inside of him, hoping to reach his brain chamber so that she could use her [[Cityspeaker]] talents to calm him down. He retaliated by pinning her down with pieces of his own internal structure and blocking her off. Starscream managed to best the titan by simply shooting his brain, killing him. | Millions of years ago, Chela and the other 12 colony Titans departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to found new outposts for Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Chela eventually settled on Eukaris, and used the [[hot spot]] within his body to create a new colony. He eventually went dormant beneath [[Talon Valley]], waiting to defend Eukaris from any intruding non-beast Transformers. Even so, legends and stories of his existence persisted among Eukarian culture. His chance finally came when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] set foot on the planet. Chela awoke and burst from the ground, ready to destroy the invaders. Windblade managed to avoid his talons and flew inside of him, hoping to reach his brain chamber so that she could use her [[Cityspeaker]] talents to calm him down. He retaliated by pinning her down with pieces of his own internal structure and blocking her off. Starscream managed to best the titan by simply shooting his brain, killing him. | ||
Although Windblade was saddened by Chela's death, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] consoled her by telling her that the incident was part of a prophecy she had | Although Windblade was saddened by Chela's death, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] consoled her by telling her that the incident was part of a prophecy she had foreseen, and that Chela's passing was the first step to changing Eukaris for the better. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} | ||
On returning to Cybertron, Windblade tried to work through her grief with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Metroplex assured her that Chela was a stubborn being and would never have allowed himself to be saved by anyone. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} | On returning to Cybertron, Windblade tried to work through her grief with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Metroplex assured her that Chela was a stubborn being and would never have allowed himself to be saved by anyone. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} | ||
Revision as of 07:40, 27 February 2016
- Chela is a Metrotitan from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Chela, the "Talon of Onyx Prime" was one of the Titans created by the legendary Knights of Cybertron to act as a living ship. Loyal to Onyx Prime and supremely distrustful of "standard-formers", Chela eventually colonized the untamed world of Eukaris to create a safe haven for beast mode Transformers.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Millions of years ago, Chela and the other 12 colony Titans departed Cybertron to found new outposts for Cybertronian civilization. First Contact Chela eventually settled on Eukaris, and used the hot spot within his body to create a new colony. He eventually went dormant beneath Talon Valley, waiting to defend Eukaris from any intruding non-beast Transformers. Even so, legends and stories of his existence persisted among Eukarian culture. His chance finally came when Windblade and Starscream set foot on the planet. Chela awoke and burst from the ground, ready to destroy the invaders. Windblade managed to avoid his talons and flew inside of him, hoping to reach his brain chamber so that she could use her Cityspeaker talents to calm him down. He retaliated by pinning her down with pieces of his own internal structure and blocking her off. Starscream managed to best the titan by simply shooting his brain, killing him.
Although Windblade was saddened by Chela's death, Blackarachnia consoled her by telling her that the incident was part of a prophecy she had foreseen, and that Chela's passing was the first step to changing Eukaris for the better. Windblade vol. 2 #6
On returning to Cybertron, Windblade tried to work through her grief with Metroplex. Metroplex assured her that Chela was a stubborn being and would never have allowed himself to be saved by anyone. The Will of the Few
Notes
- "Chela" is Latin for "claw". In modern parlance, it more specifically refers to the pincer of a crab. Oops?
