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Primus is the creator-god of the Transformers. An ancient and ethereal being whose origins date back to the beginnings of the universe itself, Primus is a multiversal force for good, his life force existing across multiple realities and infinite alternate universes. In each one, he is the final defense against his fallen sibling, Unicron the Chaos-Bringer.
Primus eventually transformed himself into the planet Cybertron; from its surface, his creations have risen to defend and patrol the galaxy. Within the depths of Cybertron, the mega-computer Vector Sigma serves as his internal mainframe, and a gateway for select Transformers to access his power. A portion of his lifeforce resides within the Matrix, which often determines the leader of the Autobots. Prophecies of a war to come were written down in his holy covenant as well. The spark of each Transformer is a small piece of Primus's essence, and together they form his lifeforce, the Allspark.
Though wise and powerful beyond measure, Primus is neither infallible nor without weakness. At times he has been deceived by mere mortals, has made miscalculations which jeopardized all of existence, and has been betrayed by one of his earliest creations. Indeed, even the intended agents of his grand plan, the Transformers, have all too frequently become mired in endless civil war. Still, in most realities he has managed to hold the line against Unicron and other threats, either directly or through his innumerable children, the Transformers.
In the beginning
Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extradimensional entity known as The One. To explore the fledgling universe, he created the astral being known as Unicron, and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. Both brothers were multiversal singularities, unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one dimension at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. It is suggested, in fact, that the two brothers embody the basic concepts of reality—good and evil, order and chaos—and that their continued existence is necessary for the stability of the multiverse.
As Unicron and Primus went about their appointed task, venturing through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he took it upon himself to stop the threat posed to all of existence by his sibling. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. In cunning, however, he proved himself his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, then back to the physical world once more, only to have both their essences manifest within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain Unicron's evil forever. The Primal Scream
Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to psionically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of Cybertron. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends—rather than transforming his own body, he would create small beings that would be able to change their shape, like Unicron. The Legacy of Unicron! After performing a "test run" on the moon of Protos, where he successfully created twelve transforming robotic beings, Covenant he birthed from his own body a group of thirteen robots that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron. These were the thirteen original Transformers, each one infused with a fragment of Primus's life essence known as a spark.
The Thirteen were Primus's soldiers in his war with Unicron, which came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever afterwards be known as the Fallen, betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, his self-imposed sleep preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared. The Transformer race grew, and Primus fell into the realm of legend, with a portion of his power, the Matrix of Leadership, handed down through the generations, serving as the Transformers' ever-present link to their creator.
Evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth
The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the Marvel Comics series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of Armada). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel G1 comics and elsewhere.
Unicron's story
The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story "The Legacy of Unicron!", when he recounted it to Death's Head. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe who led an army of Dark Gods against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the Light Gods (note the plural). Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light and Dark Gods would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone and have a unique origin. (Only one of the other gods was ever named—the Chronarchitect. How exactly he factors into the current iteration of the myth is unknown.)
The Keeper's story
The second time the story was told was in the US book by the Keeper, an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling is effectively the same as the previous UK story, but mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of gods, that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons, and Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "Omniversal Matrix".
Primus's story
The third time the story was told was also in the US Marvel series, this time by Primus, when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the current universe, and had destroyed the previous universe which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the void of uncreation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation.
Fleer and DK
The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from G1-oriented media, but from a set of Armada trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extradimensional entity, here named the "Allspark."
This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, published by Dorling Kindersley and written by Simon Furman, who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "The One," and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of subsequent fiction such as Universe and Fun Publications' Cybertron comics.
It was also at this point that it was established that Primus could transform from Cybertron into a robot mode like Unicron, but preferred not to, choosing to remain connected to the universe on a planetary level.
Generation 1 continuity family
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Before entering his eons-long slumber, Primus created the Last Autobot, and posted the dormant guardian in hidden location on Cybertron. The Last Autobot?
Eventually, millions of years later, in one universe located in the Primax cluster, Grimlock, Jazz, and Bumblebee found themselves transported to the center of Cybertron, where they discovered the sleeping form of Primus Yesterday's Heroes! and were told the tale of his and the Transformers' origins by the Keeper. Subsequently, Bludgeon's Pretenders attacked, and during the battle, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a universe-shaking "Primal Scream" that alerted Unicron (who was located "outside the fringes of known space") to Primus's location. The Primal Scream Primus himself immediately slipped back into his sleep, but it was too late. Unicron was coming. Bird of Prey!
After Optimus Prime sent teams of Autobots to retrieve the lost Creation Matrix, the container of Primus' essence that could destroy Unicron, he communed with the Ark's Altar to Primus. Reaching out his mind to the Creation Matrix, the altar gave him a vision of a Matrix that had been tainted by evil. Kings of the Wild Frontier.
Unicron dispatched a group of heralds to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming, including a Galvatron plucked from an alternate future. Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader Emirate Xaaron, forcing him to fully awaken Primus, who possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. Out of Time! Here, Primus spoke through Xaaron, telling the Transformers of his history with Unicron. Additionally, Primus chose Optimus Prime to lead both factions, united, against the Chaos Bringer. Primus knew this would draw out the Acolytes of Unicron among them, and Autobot and Decepticon were able to put aside their differences to defeat them. When Optimus Prime learned of Primus' ruse, his suspicions regarding his Creator's motives began to grow. Optimus wondered if the Transformers meant anything to Primus beyond being a means to an end. The Void!
Though their battle against the Unicron cultists did temporarily unite both factions, this facade shattered once the Planet-Eater arrived. Sheer terror prevented them from carrying out his desire, and the Transformers fled despite Primus' pleas. Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. Optimus Prime came to a realization, following Primus' destruction and his retrieval of the lost and contaminated Creation Matrix, that Primus did not mean only for the Transformers to fight his battles for him, but to carry on after he was gone. Flying into space with the Matrix, Prime unleashed the full measure of Primus's power, destroying Unicron. On the Edge of Extinction!
Though the Transformers were technically victorious, this victory came with a price. With Primus dead, and with the grievous wounds inflicted on Cybertron itself, the planet threatened to come apart. The Transformers made plans to flee it. Exodus! Ultimately, this was averted by the Last Autobot, who put into motion the planet's recovery, allowing the Autobots, who had finally won the civil war, to return to their home. End of the Road!
Rhythms of Darkness!
In an alternate future, Unicron had destroyed Cybertron by the year 2009. Rhythms of Darkness!
Ask Vector Prime
However, Primus was not killed but rather his essence was dispersed among his children, now mostly comprised by the Cybertronian Empire, which experienced a moral reformation. Autobot, Decepticon, and Cybertronian would later go on to unite as one and vanquish Unicron. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24
Classics
The Last Autobot created a race of tiny beings, Mini-Cons, to rebuild and restore Cybertron so that it would be ready for the Autobots' return. Part of the Mini-Cons' job was to excise certain evolutionary throwbacks, remnants of Primus's earlier experiments, such as the Mutants, and this alarmed one Mini-Con. He suspected that one day that Primus would consider the Mini-Cons surplus to requirements as well, and he instigated an insurgency against their Creator and his followers. The New World
Regeneration One
Primus was destroyed in the battle with Unicron when his avatar, Xaaron, was blown to pieces by the Chaos-Bringer. His death left a vacuum in Zero Space, which was filled by the malevolent Dark Matrix creature. The Dark Matrix posed as Primus on several occasions following that in order to manipulate Primus's children to his benefit. The War to End All Wars, Part 5
Beast Wars cartoon continuity
Beast Wars cartoon
In addition to its occasional invocation in prayer or in righteous anger by the Beast Warriors Bad Spark, Primus's name was also lent to a set of prophetical datatrax, known as the Covenant of Primus. From this document, the Megatron of this era took his name (as did, presumably, the original Megatron), and the scriptures foretold the events which completed the Beast Wars. Nemesis Part 2
3H comics
Before Primus became Cybertron, he plotted to create robotic life that would ultimately defeat Unicron, but first he needed to do a test run. He created twelve beings, the Covenant, on a small moon named Protos. These twelve would watch the Transformers from afar and only intervene when necessary. Covenant
Their intervention would become necessary when Shokaract used Unicron's essence, the Decepticon Matrix of Conquest, to conquer the future, threatening the end of all things at an important historical crossroads dubbed Point Omega. Though the Covenant's ranks were halved in the battle against Shokaract on prehistoric Earth during the Beast Wars, they were ultimately able to discover a way to defeat Shokaract and his Unicron-fueled power. The remaining Covenant members returned to their original Primus-spawned energy forms and entered Shokaract's Matrix of Conquest. Reconstituting as an astral form of Primus, they severed Unicron's link with Shokaract, leaving him vulnerable to attack. Terminus
Dispatched to an ice world in the far reaches of the galaxy by the orders of the Oracle, Primal Prime's Wreckers encountered the exiled Quintesson known as Al-Badur, who revealed to them the full extent of his race's connection to Cybertron and Primus. Al-Badur explained that, millions of years ago, the Quintessons sought to exploit the power of Primus for profit, and to that end, invaded Cybertron and set up numerous barriers to separate Primus from the Transformers. Their first attempt, the Plasma Energy Chamber, met with failure; next, the Quintessons targeted Vector Sigma itself, surrounding it with a shell program that acted as a barrier between the Transformers and the power and guidance of Primus. Disclosure Realizing that the Oracle itself was the Quintessons' shell program, Primal Prime began to fear that all that had come about as a result of its guidance—including Optimus Primal's mission to restore a techno-organic balance to Cybertron—was all part of a Quintesson plot, but Alpha Trion assured him that Primus worked in mysterious ways.
The Wreckers soon returned to Cybertron, discovering that in their absence, Optimus Primal had achieved his goal of recreating the planet as a technorganic world. In the wake of this overwhelming transformation, the Quintessons had invaded the planet, but they were not the only threat to Cybertron's safety: The Wreckers were also faced with Cryotek, who had used the legendary Divine Light to tap into the power of Primus and transform himself into a living god. During the course of the battle that ensued, Primal Prime and Apelinq were struck by a blast of Primus's power by Cryotek, which wound up merging them into Sentinel Maximus. At Al-Badur's direction, Sentinel Maximus steered the battle to an interdimensional portal chamber far below the planet's surface, where Matrix Templars Rodimus and Cheetor began draining Primus's power out of Cryotek. To stop them, Cryotek shattered the Divine Light and absorbed Primus's energies directly into himself, where they could not drain it, but as he grappled with Sentinel Maximus, the fused Autobot forced them both through the portal, into a shapeless interdimensional void. Although unable to drain Primus's power any further, Cryotek was sustained in the void by the power he had absorbed, and he was ready to carry on the battle until Primus himself—now unshackled thanks to the destruction of the Oracle in the final stages of Optimus Primal's quest—took an active hand, spiriting Sentinel Maximus away to partake in another battle elsewhere in the multiverse.
While all of this was happening on Cybertron, elsewhere in the universe, on New Quintessa, Primus briefly possessed the body of Icebird so that he could address the Quintesson leader Judge Heirodyus. Primus shocked the Quintesson by revealing that he had allowed all that had transpired to occur, and he "thanked" Heirodyus for his race's role in the scheme, promising to call upon them again if he ever needed an "evolutionary crisis" to drive his children forward. Wreckers: Finale Part II
In the wake of the repulsion of the Quintesson invasion, Unicron began gathering Transformers from across the multiverse, forcing them to fight and harvesting the sparks of the losers to restore his power. With each spark devoured, Primus was weakened, and so, communing with Alpha Trion, he chose to summon Optimus Primal back from the Allspark, restoring the Maximal commander to life. Abduction Primal was charged with re-securing the battling captives from the Pit of Unicron and leading a team of multiversal warriors to put a stop to this soul-stealing scheme before it could cause the Allspark to collapse. Escape
Primus allowed Optimus Primal to choose any Transformer who ever existed—living or dead—for his army. This required considerable amounts of Primus's power, so Primal was told to choose sparingly. Primal chose his departed former troops Rhinox and Depth Charge. Homecoming Ultimately, however, Unicron's defeat came not as a result of their efforts, but as a consequence of another battle, happening in another corner of the Transformers multiverse. Revelations Part 2
Universe CD-ROM comic
In a strange variant universe where Optimus Primal led the Autobots and Reptilion led the Decepticons, a ship arrived once a year, when the Transformers' civil war reached a fever pitch. The ship abducted every Decepticon it could find and promptly left.
These Decepticons were brought to Unicron, who was preparing them for an eventual, ultimate battle for the universe. But unknown to even Unicron, Primus, the sentient core of Cybertron, was amassing an army of Autobots that rivaled Unicron's army of Decepticons. Could Primus meet Unicron's challenge, or was the universe doomed? Universe CD-ROM
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
When The Fallen's foul essence took root within Jetfire's spark, the Autobot became plagued by numerous visions. Among the events he bore witness to was Primus deconstructing The Fallen with a wave of his hand. The Enemy Within
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Formerly the assistant to the Primacron, the ancient genius who created the giant mechanoid Unicron, the robotic being known as the Oracle was badly damaged when Unicron rebelled against his creator. His essence fled to a dead world at the centre of the galaxy, which he used his powers to transform into a verdant, green planet. However, the Oracle could sense that in the future, Primacron would go on to create another universal danger in the form of Tornedron, and so summoned a group of Primitive Transformers back through time from the year 2010 to his planet, where he instructed them in how to destroy the threat. Call of the Primitives/Kiss Players timeline
Later in his life, the Oracle also reached through time when he discovered that the evil Sparkbots were attempted to recreate Unicron following the planet-eater's destruction in the year 2005. By this stage calling himself "Primus", the Oracle attempted to stop the villains and their unwitting pawns, the human Kiss Players, appearing as a giant golden hand to snatch away the fragments of Unicron's lifeforce each time the Kiss Players recovered them. Kiss Players radio drama #45-46 Unfortunately, this merely led the Kiss Players to pursue him through the timestream and resulted in them crashing into the "Wall of Time" and becoming scattered throughout the multiverse. Kiss Players radio drama #47 Knowing that the Kiss Players were innocent in this whole affair, having been duped by the Sparkbots, the benevolent Primus rescued them from the different regions of time and space they had wound up in, and properly introduced himself, explaining the Sparkbots' treachery. Sparkbots Volume 4 He then took them back in time to prehistoric Earth, arriving just in time to witness the Sparkbots' successful restoration of Unicron to life. Primus transformed once more and unleashed the power of his mobile cannon platform, destroying Unicron's energy and sealing it and the Sparkbots deep within the planet. To ensure that Unicron would never be freed again, Sparkbots Volume 5 Primus created a mighty guardian, Brave Maximus, who would watch over it and the Earth. Baldigus Chapter, Part One/Sparkbots Volume 5 With the battle over, Shaoshao asked about the Kiss Players' future, but Primus did not reply. Sparkbots Volume 5 After sending the Kiss Players back to their home time, Primus transformed into the golden sphere of Vector Sigma and returned to his world to sleep. Kiss Players radio drama #48-51
Unfortunately for Primus, as he slumbered, his world was eventually discovered by the alien Quintessons, who shackled his powers and used them to both transform the planet into the metallic Cybertron, and to create the races of robots that would eventually become the Transformers. Additionally, the aliens acquired the shell that had held his essence, which became, through unknown means, the talisman that would be known to the Transformers as the Matrix of Leadership. Kiss Players timeline
Robot Heroes
Primus, considered to be the very first Transformer, created the Matrix of Leadership and personally gave it to Optimus! Wait WHAT? I Am Optimus Prime
IDW Generation 1 continuity
- First appearance: The Transformers vol. 1 #23 (invoked); More than Meets the Eye Annual 2012 (depicted)
According to religious lore of the Clavis Aurea, in the beginning, Primus, the giant warrior-god, emerged from the planet Cybertron; a reaction to the creation of something opposite to him, although it's not made quite clear who or what that something was. One day he felt something stirring within him, and his body split into five separate entities—Primus the life-giver, Mortilus the death-bringer, Epistemus the embodiment of knowledge, Solomus the embodiment of wisdom, and Adaptus who represented change.
These five beings were known as the Guiding Hand, and it was they who brought forth the Cybertronian race to inhabit the planet of Cybertron. Primus believed that every Cybertronian had an obligation to do his part in society, thus blessing each one with a second form that best suited his environment and surroundings. However, Mortilus eventually rebelled because he wished the Hand and its children to strike out at the rest of the universe, while the other members of the Guiding Hand were against unnecessary war. Primus eventually destroyed the death god, but nearly died himself in doing so. He retreated to the heart of Cybertron from whence he came, reformatting himself into the life-giving supercomputer known as Vector Sigma. You, Me, and Other Revelations
The Keening Texts, by contrast, spoke of the "God War". After life on Cybertron had begun to thrive, four of the Guiding Hand withdrew back into the light they had sprung from only to return to combat Mortilus's macabre experiments in what became known as the "God War". Mortilus had prepared for this however and laid traps for Epistemus, Solomus and Adaptus that ultimately claimed their lives. Each of their defeats weakened Primus who fashioned Vector Sigma in preparation for his own death before using the last of his strength to send Mortilus's base of Luna 1 hurtling through the cosmos. With that act, Primus's physical form perished but he persisted as an idea and eventually reformed as an entity. After accepting Mortilus back into their ranks, the five pooled their strength and resources to create the Afterspark. The God War
In another story, Primus was said to have single handedly duelled his opposite, Unicron, in a war that predated the universe itself. Primus eventually triumphed over his foe and subsequently became Cybertron itself. Unicron #1
Another account claimed that Primus had created Cybertron in the year 5 billion BCE. Crisis Intervention Alpha Trion claimed that Metroplex, Metrotitan and Chela had fought alongside Primus against his opposite. The Crystal City was founded at the site where Primus was said to have delivered his Prime Pastoral. As part of his plans, Onyx Prime painted a new flag to symbolize the alliance of the Thirteen which he dubbed the "first face" claiming to have based it off of Metrotitan's description of Primus's face, Origin Myths when in reality he simply used his foreknowledge to create the Autobot symbol he knew would one day become ubiquitous on Cybertron. The First Who Was Named Omega's Conundrum
Overtime, Cybertronian society became increasingly secular and less people believed in Primus. All Our Parlous Yesterdays Before the war, in a discussion with the religious Springarm, Orion Pax said he wasn't convinced Primus, Mortilus, and Adaptus actually existed. Chaos Theory Part 2 A hot spot in the Alyon region was shaped like a hand prompting the Senate to cover it up in fear that the Functionist Council would dub it as "The Hand of Primus" and take back control of Cybertron. All Our Parlous Yesterdays
In the present day, Primus as a great warrior god, "the clenched fist that became the Guiding Hand", was an old school interpretation. The term "Survive and Thrive" was an iconic quote from the Primal Sacrement, referring to Primus' children. Anomie Other titles attributed to Primus were "The Celestial Architect" and "The Mechanica Divine". Metastasis
Aileron repeatedly swore by Primus when M.A.S.K. captured Kup. The Divine Source of Liberty Arcee later expressed the opinion that "Primus" was nothing more than a thermodynamic reaction set in motion at the dawn of time. Future Glories Lost
The Functionist Universe
In the Functionist Universe, Primus was used as the justification for the dystopia and a square in Iacon boasted a building sized statue of an old-school Primus, "SURVIVE AND THRIVE" inscribed under it. Twelve-of-Twelve expressed the opinion that if something was essential to anyone, Primus would have created a Cybertronian that turned into it. Anomie Six-of-Twelve came to believe that Primus was speaking to him through the Matrix of Leadership and telling him to arm Cybertron for a coming war. Nine-of-Twelve expressed the belief that Team Rodimus' arrival in their universe was Primus' doing. A World Misplaced
When the Functionist Council discovered Rung's ability to produce photonic crystals they first thought him the spawn of Mortilus before deciding it was Primus' endorsement of cold construction. Now having a way of storing new Sparks until bodies were built, the Council decided that their own function was to bring Functionism to the galaxy by removing any race that didn't serve a function in Primus' optics. In laybot's terms: Every single race that wasn't Cybertronian had to go to fulfill their vision of Primus' grand plan. Modes of Production
Wings Universe
While investigating the killing of a delegation from the Twin Star Continuum, Apelinq had a vision of the word "Hunter" on a wall and pointed it out. Devcon did not believe him and scoffed that if Apelinq squinted hard, then he could see the face of Primus.
Apelinq also thought, "Primus help us." when the Cybertronian Knights were called in for a mandatory meditation session with Alpha Trizer. Apelinq's personal logs
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
Primus was one of many living, transforming planets spawned from the first of such worlds, Daiakuron. Earth: R.I.P. When G.I. Joe member Bazooka ate some technorganic plant on Cybertron, sprouted from the humans' efforts to terraform the planet, he was taken on a psychedelic trip, in which he beheld visions of Primus. Form Follows Function His visions pushed him to draw out a map to the chamber of Primus, hidden deep within Cybertron. Following it, Bazooka, Duke, Cover Girl, Tripwire, Rodimus, Brawn, and Mirage discovered the visage of the dormant Cyber-god, infected by Megatron's evil via a Megatronian temple embedded into his forehead. As the new arrivals battled the guards stationed at said temple, Bazooka was drawn within Primus's air intake, where he was bestowed another vision: Cybertron and Earth becoming one, merging into the image of Megatron! Expelled from the Garden
Traveling into Primus's head, the Autobots and Joes met the Keeper, who revealed to them the planet's origins. Earth: R.I.P. As Megatron used his control of the Matrix to steer Cybertron towards the sun, Primus awakened and transformed into robot mode in order to feed upon the star. The Autobots and Joes within him fled to the surface, narrowly avoiding being crushed by his changing form. Escape from Primus During the ensuing battle to end Megatron's control over the god and save the sun, Ultra Magnus emerged from Primus's eye socket and recovered the Matrix for Optimus Prime, but even so Primus continued to feed, with even Prime being unable to quell his hunger. When all seemed lost, Earth transformed into its own robot mode, Primus's sibling Atlas, and knocked him out with a mighty interplanetary punch. In the aftermath, Prime left Rodimus to guide the impaired but functional Primus out of the solar system and back to his original orbit. The War Never Ends
Titans Return marketing material
Sovereign, the most powerful of the Titan Masters, had the ability to grant the power of Primus to whomever he linked to. Titans Return Sovereign toy bio
Unicron Trilogy continuity family
Armada cartoon
A "unique digital entity" came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. First Encounter
Energon cartoon
- Voice actor: Ron Halder (English), Tesshō Genda (Japanese){{#if: Johan Hedenberg (Swedish), Ossi Valo (Finnish)|, Johan Hedenberg (Swedish), Ossi Valo (Finnish)}}
Primus was the living energy core of Cybertron, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, energon. Transformers of this universe believed the stories of Unicron, Primus, and Omega Supreme to be only myth and legend until the existence of Unicron was revealed in "the Unicron Battles" of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state after the chaos-bringer's attack, large amounts of energon were required to repair the planet, and to search for and acquire the mineral, the united Autobot-Decepticon forces entered into an alliance with the Earth Federation government.
Primus entered into the equation when the project's head scientist, Dr. Brian Jones, brought his son, Kicker, to Cybertron. Terrified of the giant robots surrounding him, Kicker fled, only to find himself tumbling through tunnels into a hidden chamber deep beneath Cybertron's surface. Primus awoke and saved Kicker from what would have been a fatal fall, and for his own reasons, imbued the child with a special gift—the ability to detect energon throughout the universe. Cybertron City Optimus Prime subsequently discovered Kicker in Primus's chamber, and the god chose to work with the Transformers quite directly, imbuing them with the Spark of Combination, which would allow the Autobots to Powerlinx and increase their powers. Energon Stars Primus went on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the Terrorcon invasion, the return of Megatron, and the impending return of Unicron. Battle of the Asteroid Belt Although vague at times, Primus would offer just enough information to allow his children to survive the threats they faced. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online.
When Unicron began lashing out after having been deprived of energon for too long, Primus summoned Arcee to help Optimus in getting the titan back under control. Survival Instincts Soon after, the Decepticons managed to breach Primus's chamber. Though Primus attempted to fight back, he was unable to prevent the Terrorcons from sapping him of enormous amounts of energon. The Autobots managed to flush out the Terrorcons themselves, but not before Megatron had acquired enough Energon to power up Unicron and transform him into his robot mode. Unicron Unleashed
With the aid of Rad White, Primus restored the fallen Autobot guard Wing Dagger, upgrading him into "Wing Saber" and imbuing him with a Spark of Combination. Open Fire!
With Megatron having succeeded in reanimating Unicron, most of the Autobot army was critically wounded in the ensuing battle. This prompted the sleeping Primus to awaken and infuse their armor with his power, upgrading them into new forms, Optimus Supreme and allowing Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme to grow to planetary size and defeat Unicron. Unicron Perishes Unicron's spark survived, however, and his consciousness took refuge within Megatron. After his massive output of energy, Primus returned to recovery mode, and became unable to answer Dr. Jones's calls for more energon as the Decepticons launched a surprise attack on Cybertron. Ambition Primus remained in recovery mode while the Decepticons took control of planet Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to turn to guerilla warfare to retake their homeworld. Galvatron! Despite still being in this state, Primus was able to instinctively save Rad and Dr. Jones from a fatal fall when the two humans crashed through his chamber's ceiling. The Omega Train Some time later, Arcee temporarily revived Primus by shooting an energon star into his core. Upon awakening, Primus drove Mirage out of his chamber, allowing the Autobots to retake control of it. But the Energon dose was only enough to awaken Primus temporarily, and he slipped back into sleep mode. He was brought back fully online when Ironhide and the Omnicrons infused him with a greater supply of energon. Now conscious, Primus was able to remotely charge Optimus's spark of combination, giving him the strength to again combine with Omega Supreme. Ironhide Team Primus's power supply was once more depleted, however, when Optimus called upon his help to stop Cybertron from slamming into Plains Planet. Primus combined his power with the energon gas in Cybertron's atmosphere to once again grow Optimus to planetary proportions. Primus then became inactive, Formidable and began to fade once again. Galvatron Terror After the Autobots gained control of the super energon pool hidden in Cybertron's underground, they converted the miracle fuel into super energon stars, and infused Primus with them. Though the process exhausted all of the Omnicons, Primus awakened once more. Spark Primus then came in telepathic contact with Kicker, preventing him from grabbing at Unicron's bare essence, now reduced to a tiny orb out in the void of space. Primus informed the boy that there had always been two sides to Unicron; one which brought forth creation, and the other which brought forth destruction. To Kicker’s bafflement, Primus planned to harness Unicron's essence to create a new sun. Primus's essence then left its chamber, appeared at the super energon pool, and used what remained of the fuel to craft a new sun. The celestial mass was then brought to the center of Alpha Q's planetary system, and ignited when Galvatron plunged into it to rid himself of Unicron's influence once and for all. The Sun
Cybertron cartoon
- Voice actor: Michael Donovan (English), Tesshō Genda (Japanese), Wolf Frass (German), Ossi Valo (Finnish){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
| “ | He who charted the universe when it was new! He who battled Unicron at the dawn of time! He whose spark formed the basis of all life on Cybertron, and Velocitron, and all the other Transformer colonized homeworlds! It can be no other! This... is... Primus! | ” |
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Primus's plan to contain Unicron's essence in the center of the sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive black hole which threatened not only Cybertron and the universe, but the entire multiverse itself. His energy drained to the point that he had once again been rendered dormant, Primus could now only be awakened and restored to full power by the four ancient Cyber Planet Keys, lost to the far reaches of the galaxy in a failed space bridge experiment eons ago. The magnitude of the threat posed to the multiverse was enough to summon Vector Prime—one of the original thirteen Transformers, who had been following Unicron through the multiverse and repairing the damage he had done—back to Cybertron to aid the Autobots in the quest for the keys.
After a while, the Autobots were able to find the focusing device, the Omega Lock, and the keys from Velocitron and Jungle Planet. Bringing all three together caused the group to be drawn into the consciousness of Primus, who spoke through the three Mini-Cons and told his children to "maintain the balance". Trap
Eventually, despite continued attempts by both Megatron and Starscream to steal the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, the Autobots were able to gather the keys from Velocitron, the Jungle Planet and Earth, and brought them and their focusing device, the Omega Lock, back to Cybertron. Coupling these three keys with the power of the Matrix, Optimus Prime was able to initiate Primus's transformation from planet mode to robot mode. Communicating with the Autobots through the Mini-Con, Jolt, Primus explained that the destruction of Unicron, the embodiment of the force of evil, had unbalanced the universe, and that only he could seal the black hole and restore order—but to do that, the fourth Cyber Planet Key, from Gigantion, the Giant Planet, was required to reconnect Primus's spark with his body and restore his full power. Cybertron
Attempting to retrieve the Omega Lock, Starscream made a rather pointless attack on Primus, only to be smacked down hard. Balance Shortly thereafter, when Primus was in the process of channelling some of his power into holding back the ever-growing black hole, Starscream tried again, plunging into the energy beam and absorbing some of Primus's power into himself. Starscream expanded in size until he was as large as Primus himself, but Primus did not take this slight lightly, as he converted Cybertron's moons into a pair of mace weapons and relentlessly pounded Starscream into submission. Titans
Eventually, the Autobots were able to acquire the final key, as well as to reactivate the four ancient ships which had carried the keys to the respective worlds ages ago—the Atlantis, the Lemuria, the Hyperborea and the Ogygia. Primus fused the four ships together to form the Ark, and with his powers subsequently restored by all four keys, he channelled all of his power through the Ark as a beam, straight into the heart of the black hole. With a massive blast, the black hole was finally sealed, and Primus transformed back into Cybertron—not Cybertron as it had been, but a new Cybertron, infused with the differing aspects of Velocitron, Jungle Planet, Earth, and Gigantion, a true paradise for Transformers and humans alike. End
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Cybertron comic
While the Autobots were occupied with the quest for the Cyber Planet Keys, Unicron's heralds Ramjet and Nemesis Prime arrived on Cybertron, Balancing Act intent on unleashing the Dead Matrix—as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible for Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all. Balancing Act, Part 2 Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies Sentinel Maximus and Omega Prime, plucked from the midst of the Universe conflict by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. Revelations Part 1
The Dead Matrix, however, was cast into the heart of the black hole by Unicron's servant Soundwave, freeing Unicron's spark and allowing it to adopt a new, diminutive physical form. Revelations Part 4 Unicron participated in the escalating Mini-Con civil war on Cybertron's moons, Revelations Part 5 but when the planet transformed into Primus's robot mode, Unicron fled. Revelations Part 6
Galaxy Force manga
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Beast Wars Reborn
When he sensed a strange temple somewhere in time and space, Primus dispatched Vector Prime to see what was up. The Mysterious Temple in Space
Ask Vector Prime
In Aurex 006.0 Kappa, Vector Prime came to Primus's assistance while Primus was trying to block the dark matter emitting from the Unicron Singularity though Vector Prime was waylaid by the Decepticon Spacewarp and her Mini-Cons. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17
Shattered Glass
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Live-action film series
The location on Cybertron that is named after Primus is surrounded by the Rad Zone and Uraya. Risk
Titan movie comics
Legend had it that the original seven Transformers were creations of Primus, though they themselves didn't think this. It was not said who started the legend. The Fallen Profile
IDW movie comics
The Primes thought they were "children of Primus". Tales of the Fallen #4
According to legend, when the AllSpark cube crashed into Cybertron, it gave life to Primus and his descendents, the Primes. Foundation #2 Primus was known as the first Cybertronian and, after the Dynasty of Primes was ended due to The Fallen's treachery, left behind his only legacy in Sentinel and, revealed much later, Optimus. Foundation #1
Animated continuity family
There are no Primuses in the Malgus Cluster itself. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/29
GoBots
In some parts of the multiverse, Primus created organic worlds around himself, with the inhabitants eventually becoming robotic lifeforms: such worlds include iterations of Gobotron. The inhabitants seem unaware of his existence.
Unicron created a body for himself in at least one of the Gobotron timelines. Ask Vector Prime
Aligned continuity family
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The Covenant of Primus
While not much is known of Primus's origins, he created the Thirteen before fading away into hyper sleep to turn the tide of his war against Unicron. The Covenant of Primus
Aligned novels
Primus is generally accepted to exist though his 13 children are considered a myth by some. Throughout Cybertron devices carry out his will: the AllSpark creates the protoforms in the Well of All Sparks. The Sonic Canyons are believed to be his ears, feeding him knowledge of the universe via Vector Sigma, though that is actually beneath the gladitorial arenas of Kaon. And the Core produces his own physical emanation, Energon.
During the civil war, the AllSpark was ejected into space to keep it out of Decepticon hands, eventually floating into the Milky Way, while the Core was corrupted by the Dark Energon-imbued Plasma energy Chamber. Optimus Prime removed the Chamber, but the damage was done, and the Core had to shut down and reboot to survive. But before leaving, Optimus was bestowed Primus' essence in the form of the Matrix. When the Autobots left Cybertron, the last original Prime Alpha Trion remained, stating Vector Sigma would keep him alive. Exodus
Prime cartoon
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, that is, Primus created the Thirteen: the original Primes. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. Primus then became one with the core of Cybertron, and brought life to new Cybertronians through the Well of All Sparks. Optimus Prime would later speak of Unicron as being a physical being that had likely transcended physical form, with Primus presumably being the same. One Shall Rise, Part 1
When Primus was poisoned from the result of the war, Orion Pax came into contact with Primus and was given the Matrix of Leadership. One Shall Rise, Part 3 During the war, Optimus removed the AllSpark, the source of new life creation on Cybertron, and sent it into deep space. Predacons Rising
Many thousands of years later, Primus was restored by Team Prime when they used the Omega Lock built into the Nemesis to restore Cybertron. Deadlock However Primus's awakening would cause his slumbering arch foe Unicron to reawaken and take control of Megatron's body, flying to Cybertron to destroy him. Raising an army of Terrorcons, Unicron sent them into the Well of All Sparks to destroy Primus, but they themselves disintegrated when Unicron was defeated. Predacons Rising
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
A thousand years ago, Windblade was sent to Earth by Primus himself, but not before receiving various upgrades that allowed her to go on her mission. The Buzz on Windblade
Games
Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed
Faced with the growing threat of the black hole, Primus attempted to obliterate the dark matter before it spread further into the universe. Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed
War for Cybertron
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In the closing stages of the Great War, the Decepticon leader Megatron learnt of the existence of a powerful corruptive energy source known as Dark Energon located at an orbital station. After acquiring the station and manufacturing it through the Geosynchronous Energon Bridge, Megatron decided to corrupt the Core of Cybertron itself in order to win his war against the Autobots. To accomplish this feat, he first needed the Omega Key and thus laid siege to Iacon itself and journeyed into the Vaults where he battled Zeta Prime for the relic. It was only after the battle did he learn of Omega Supreme being the key to the Core and battled the gigantic Autobot as well as defeating him. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron forced the Guardian to open the Omega Gate and took his Decepticons to the Core. There, he used Corruptors to infuse the Core with Dark Energon which began to manifest all over the planet Cybertron and threatening its survival.
With the defeat of Zeta Prime, the High Council of Elders promoted Optimus to the position of Prime in order to lead the Autobots. Seeing the continued corruption of Dark Energon spreading across Cybertron, Optimus Prime decided to journey deep into the planet and purge the infestation at its source. Taking Ironhide and Warpath with him, they learnt that Space slugs were fighting a losing battle in cleansing the Core of Dark Energon.
Furthermore, the trio of Autobots had to fight against a garrison of Decepticons left behind by Megatron to ensure that the Core remained corrupted. Despite their resistance, Optimus Prime and his team managed to reach the centre of Cybertron and kill a corrupted space slug, thus freeing the Core. There, the Core spoke to Optimus Prime and revealed that the corruption of Dark Energon had been too extensive and in order to conserve itself - the Core had to shut down and purge itself in a process that would take millions of years where it would no longer be able to produce large quantities of Energon.
This meant that the planet Cybertron would be barren as a result and insufficient energy would be present for those that remained on the surface. Despite claiming that the line of Primes had failed in their mission, the Core decided to impart the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime stating that so long as it functioned; its own Spark would continue. With that done, Optimus Prime returned to the surface and began the Great Exodus of Cybertron, leaving only a small number of them behind who vowed to continue to fight Megatron's tyrannical rule.
Jetfire exclaimed Primus's name when he realized the orbital station was a living Cybertronian. Afterwards, Optimus thanked Primus when he managed to defeat Trypticon. War for Cybertron
Transformers Legends
Before he became Cybertron, Primus battled his evil brother Unicron, their blows against one another shaking the very foundation of the cosmos. A group of Transformers from the future then appeared, and joined in the struggle. Rodimus and his Autobots came to Primus's aid while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help Unicron. Primus eventually prevailed, and sent his brother into a retreat. Knowing that Rodimus and the others did not belong in the present, Primus sent them back to their proper place in the timeline. Battle of the Brothers
Retconning the retcon?
It's no secret that, after the Unicron Trilogy, Universe and the Unicron-heavy Dreamwave Productions comic books, the fandom at large was generally quite sick of stories revolving around Unicron and Primus. It is likely no coincidence, then, that the major new universes created in western media between then and 2010—those of the IDW Publishing comic books, the live-action movie and the Transformers Animated cartoon—all eschewed use of the Primus creation myth. But what does this mean for the status of the retcon that states Primus exists in all universes?
The world of the live-action film series initially presented the Transformers as creations of the enigmatic AllSpark, with no explicit connection drawn between it and Primus. However, connections soon began to emerge. First, Takara's World of the Transformers website listed the AllSpark as a sacred implement alongside other Primus-related talismans such as the Matrix and Vector Sigma. Then, the UK's Transformers magazine introduced Unicron in its eighteenth issue, and then in #20, had the Transformers discover huge versions of their own interior workings deep inside Cybertron, in a clear reference to Cybertron being the transforming body of Primus. Primus was first referred to by name in a profile for The Fallen printed by Titan, which noted that legend claimed he was the creator of the first Transformers, and then again in IDW's Tales of the Fallen mini-series. At this point, it is clear that Primus does exist in the movie universe, and that the AllSpark is merely the object through which he acts. In 2010, the new Transformers: Prime continuity family lent further credence to this reading of events by incorporating it into its own storyline.
Much like the movieverse, the world of Transformers Animated also depicts the source of Transformer life as a mysterious talisman known as the AllSpark, for which no origin has been given. As far as authorial intent goes, series art director Derrick J. Wyatt stated more than once his opinion that Primus does not exist in the Animated universe [1]. The AllSpark Almanac II treads lightly on the matter in seeming honor of Wyatt's wishes, never revealing Cybertron's origins. It does, however, mention a "battle between primordial titans" as one possible origin for the planet, in an obvious allusion to the Unicron/Primus creation story, and repeatedly brings up Primus and many of the concepts associated with him by name when discussing other universes.
The Shattered Glass universe was full of characters who were largely ignorant of Primus until a Cliffjumper from another universe mentioned him and found the concept rather silly. However, it turned out Primus did exist there after all.
The IDW universe is the confusing one. Writer Simon Furman outright said that the IDW universe would have "no Primus. No Unicron". In accordance with this, the Furman-penned Stormbringer, rather than have Transformers swear by Primus, instead had them swear by Primacron, but a monkeywrench was thrown into the works when Primus's name was heard being taken in vain in Eric Holmes's Megatron Origin #4. Furman attempted to justify this on his blog by claiming that this was not the Primus, but simply "something or someone" called Primus that had existed some point. [2]
With Furman's removal as the primary architect of the IDW universe, things got changed: "Chaos Theory Part 2" by James Roberts refers to a Primus. However, he is not only referred to as a being that Optimus doesn't believe in, he's mentioned in conjunction with two other gods, Mortilus and Adaptus, that Optimus also didn't believe in. This then led to a whole new version of the Primus creation myth in the 2012 More Than Meets The Eye annual: Primus was the first god who split himself into five separate gods, and he had taken the form of Vector Sigma after a vicious battle against Mortilus. Later on, Thirteen Primes come to power on Cybertron, ruling thirteen tribes. Alpha Trion, one of these Thirteen mentions that they possessed a bond to Primus.
Toys
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
- Primus (2004)
- Accessories: Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields
- The first Primus figure was a "Lucky Draw figure" in Japan, a vacuum-metallized gold chrome recolored Rodimus Prime that was given away as a contest prize from the collector book, Transformers Generations Deluxe. Supposedly, only 100 pieces of these figures were manufactured. In an instance of Engrish, the official packaging states the figure's name as "Primes".
- As a redeco of a Rodimus (no doubt inspired by the resemblance of his astral form to Rodimus in the UK comics), "God Primus" transforms into a futuristic truck resembling nothing so much as a Winnebago. Following the trend started by the original Optimus Prime toy, his trailer splits down the middle to transform into a battle station with an extending double-barrelled cannon. The figure comes with a large, hand-held blaster, and two blast-shield accessories that plug into the sides of his battle station cannon.
- Primus (Supreme, 2006)
- Japanese ID number: 00
- Accessories: Omega Lock, two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key
- Primus was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint Cybertron/Galaxy Force toylines, but was released in Japan in the Generation 1 Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line a few months after Galaxy Force had ended its run. This release can be considered a pre-release of the Cybertron toy because it features Hasbro's Cyber Key Codes that the Galaxy Force line lacked.
- Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than Armada Unicron, with visible cities, including Iacon, based upon its appearance in the DK Publishing book, Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, and Kaon, specifically Kolkular, as seen in The War Within. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.
- Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a Powermaster, in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.
- In robot mode, Primus resembles both the Beast Wars Neo Unicron prototype as well as Don Figueroa's Primus concept, created for The War Within and used in The Ultimate Guide. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable articulated "manipulator arms".
- Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like The Starship Enterprise... backwards.
- In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code sp8u tampographed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four Cyber Planet Keys, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con 5mm powerlinx posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.
- This mold was later redecoed to make The Last Knight Cybertron.
Cybertron
- Cybertron Primus (Supreme, 2006)
- Accessories: Omega Lock, two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, Unicron head (second wave only)
- Cybertron Cybertron Primus is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The toys are identical.
- In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of Cybertron Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously.
- Cybertron Primus (Supreme, 2006)
- Accessories: Omega Lock, two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key
- A later version of Supreme Class Cybertron Primus was exclusive to Walmart as a Black Friday 2006 special, and included four Mini-Cons: Strongarm, Knockdown, Nightscream, and Offshoot.
Transformers (2010)
- Creator Primus (Supreme, 2010)
- Accessories: Omega Lock, two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key
- To celebrate the year 2010, Takara redecoed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him with Transformers 2010 toyline branding, being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the Unicron toy released the same year. "Creator Primus" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.
- Primus comes with a retooled Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime and Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded insignia, and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the tampographed Autobot symbol at the center.
Notes
- The original form of Primus in Marvel Comic continuity is similar to Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime. Rather creepily, this is suggested to be down to deliberate action on Primus's part in #160's Grim Grams.
- Similarly, Vector Prime attributed Rod's appearance to "nepotism". Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/30
- The myth of Primus and Unicron is similar to the duality concepts present in numerous real-world religions, such as [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Zoroastrianism|{{#if:||Zoroastrianism}}]].
- The idea of Primus transforming bears some resemblance to an early script for the original movie, in which Optimus Prime merges with Cybertron and transforms into a super robot to defeat Unicron.
- The "unique digital entity" mentioned in "First Encounter" is confirmed to be Primus in an edition of Ask Vector Prime in Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II.
- According to the same source, Gobotron, home planet of the GoBots, is also an aspect of Primus, just from a very distant part of the Multiverse.
- Energon pre-production notes detail early ideas the cartoon had for Primus's origin. Presumably non-canon, given that they are not particularly in-line with the "multiversal singularity" origin of the character, they present Primus as an entity consisting purely of energon. Energon, the notes state, is the product of the "genetic material" of the sun interacting with planetary bodies—this, then, appears to be a very literal interpretation of Primus's role as "the lord of light", presenting him as an actual product of the light of the sun.
- His Cybertron toy was designed by Hirofumi Ichikawa, which is ironic, considering his dislike for the religious aspects of the Transformers mythos.
- The word "Primus" is Latin for "First."
Foreign names
- Japanese: Primus (プライマス Puraimasu)
- Hungarian: Prímusz, Az Elem (first Energon dub, "The Element")
- Korean: Primus (프라이머스 Peulaimeoseu)
- Mandarin: Primus (Taiwan, 普萊瑪斯 Pǔláimǎssū), Shàngdì Lǎotiānyé (Taiwan Beast Wars cartoon, 上帝老天爺, "Yahweh the Lord of Heaven"), Yuánshǐtiānzūn (元始天尊, "Ancestor of all Spirits")
See also
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