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The '''Quill''' is an [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]] of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] and one of the most powerful items in creation. Though it appears no more than a simple writing stylus scaled to Transformer hands, it has the power to change the future of the Universe itself. When used together with the [[Covenant of Primus]], the Quill has a limited ability to literally write new events into the future. This is not a power to be used lightly, and the future is a strange and mutable thing, so the changes written by the Quill do not always last. Still, it is an object of immense potency that must be guarded carefully, something [[ | The '''Quill''' is an [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]] of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] and one of the most powerful items in creation. Though it appears no more than a simple writing stylus scaled to Transformer hands, it has the power to change the future of the Universe itself. When used together with the [[Covenant of Primus]], the Quill has a limited ability to literally write new events into the future. This is not a power to be used lightly, and the future is a strange and mutable thing, so the changes written by the Quill do not always last. Still, it is an object of immense potency that must be guarded carefully, something [[Alpha Trion]] sees to by keeping it secret even from his closest allies. | ||
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Revision as of 17:43, 15 May 2025
| This article is about the ancient artifact. For the evil purple marker, see Deskcepticon. |
The Quill is an artifact of the Thirteen original Transformers and one of the most powerful items in creation. Though it appears no more than a simple writing stylus scaled to Transformer hands, it has the power to change the future of the Universe itself. When used together with the Covenant of Primus, the Quill has a limited ability to literally write new events into the future. This is not a power to be used lightly, and the future is a strange and mutable thing, so the changes written by the Quill do not always last. Still, it is an object of immense potency that must be guarded carefully, something Alpha Trion sees to by keeping it secret even from his closest allies.
Fiction
The Covenant of Primus
Alpha Trion had the Quill in his possession when he visited Vector Sigma in the hope that the computer would give him the Matrix of Leadership. Instead, Vector Sigma gave the Badge of Vector Prime, an artifact that reacted with Trion's copy of the Covenant and his Quill, creating a new and mostly indecipherable passage calling for the reawakening of the Thirteenth Prime. The Covenant of Primus
Aligned novels
The young librarian Orion Pax presumed Alpha Trion had simply become eccentric because he used a stylus and book as his interface. Exodus
Ask Vector Prime
Vector Prime identified Simon Furman as a wielder of the Quill, which allowed him to cheat death as the need arose. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10
Beast Wars: Uprising
Overshoot had a vision given to him by the Oracle of Alpha Trion wielding the Quill. Cultural Appropriation
After his ship and crew were shot down on an unknown planet, the Commandron Astral Knight swore by the Quill to get them all home safely. The Inexorable March
Transformers: Earth Wars
Notes
- The Quill being both maddeningly vague and ridiculously powerful in its actual capabilities—which earned it its fair share of fandom mockery when it was first introduced—is likely why it has yet to be actually used in a story outside of background lore.
