Rhisling

Not so much audible sharpness as deafening sharpness.

Rhisling is a sword, forged long ago from ethereal supermatter. Its edge is so fine that it is able to slice through the fabric of reality itself, allowing its wielder to open up dimension gates. One capable of using Rhisling to its full potential is able to alter time itself.

Fiction

Cybertron cartoon

Rhisling was owned by Vector Prime. After his death, his Spark communed with Optimus Prime and gave the sword to him, albeit increasing its size, weight and power immensely. Optimus wielded Rhisling for the remainder of his battle with Galvatron, using it to impale his longtime foe, killing him and at last ending their conflict. The sword then disappeared soon after Galvatron's body did, going back to its master in the afterlife and being used by Vector Prime's spirit in further battle against that of Galvatron. Unfinished

Ask Vector Prime

Rhisling was originally a version of the Cyber Caliber, wielded by Mogahn the Mass. When Vector Prime and his Time Warriors faced off against the creature, Vector Prime, after regaining his memories as one of the Thirteen, took the sword from Mogahn and reformatted it using the power given to him by Amalgamous Prime into a sword that was able to slice through time. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/12 Note, however, that Vector Prime's recounting of this incident was spotty due to the oncoming Shroud, so how exactly it transpired is uncertain.

Rhisling apparently conforms to the spark of its user; Vector Prime theorized that if his brother Alchemist Prime wielded the sword, the weapon would take on properties based on transmutation while losing its power to manipulate time. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20

In Aurex 1006.0 Beta, Optimus Prime also vanquished Megatron with Rhisling. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19

TransTech

In his new, non-singular history, the Vector Prime of Nexus 208.0 Epsilon possessed Rhisling in the present day but had not called it such in a long time. He hoped that he would not need it in his mission to Nebulos. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/09

Toys

Cybertron

• Vector Prime (Voyager Class, 2005)
  • Japanese ID number: GC-03
  • Accessories: Sword, missile, Cyber Planet Key

Cybertron Vector Prime came with a sword accessory, though it was not named as Rhisling on the package. The sword was cast entirely in translucent blue plastic, though on the Hasbro release it was flexible plastic for safety reasons; the Takara release was cast in more firm plastic.

This sword was redecoed into BotCon 2007 Alpha Trion's sword.

• Starscream vs. Vector Prime (Multi-pack, 2005)
  • Accessories: Sword, missile, Cyber Key
  • Cyber Key Code: v38g

Rhisling also came in a Toys"R"Us exclusive set along with Vector Prime (duh) and a new-deco version of the Voyager-class Starscream mold. This version of Rhisling (and Vector) is identical to the normal Hasbro release.

• Galaxy Force Vector Prime (Voyager, 2006)
  • Accessories: Sword, missile, Cyber Key
  • Cyber Key Code: vz74

• Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)

Not to be confused with the Galaxy Force release of Vector Prime, Hasbro's "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" is a matte gold & clear-orange redeco of Vector Prime released in the eighth and final wave of Cybertron Voyagers, the only new toy in that assortment. The packaging photography shows the prototype as considerably more blinged out than the rather yellowish matte gold plastic actually used for the production run. Rhisling is cast in bright orange.

• More information on Galaxy Force Vector Prime at TFU.info

Universe (2008)

• Vector Prime with Mini-Con Safeguard! (Voyager, 2009)
  • Series: Cybertron Series
  • Accessories: Sword, missile, Cyber Key

Vector Prime was re-released in the fourth wave of the 2008 Universe series Voyagers, redecoed in black, brown, and blue with his sword cast in opaque black plastic. Notably, this only version of Rhisling to receive a paint application, namely a silver blade.

• More information on Universe Vector Prime at TFU.info

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Vector Sword (ベクターソード Bekutā Sōdo)

See also

• Blades of Time