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Revision as of 19:34, 5 January 2012
- The Knights of Cybertron is a group from the IDW continuity portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Knights of Cybertron are a mythical group that existed on the planet Cybertron. Fabled as the original Cybertronians, they created a paradise on their homeworld and then left to spread enlightenment throughout the galaxy. (What relation they have to those other original Cybertronians is unknown)
In the present day, many Autobots believe them to just be a daft old story. But someone made the Matrix...
Fiction
IDW comics continuity
The Knights of Cybertron are fabled as the founders of Cybertron, who left it ten million years ago to spread the word throughout space. All the texts and artifacts about them are considered to be dubious. The Death of Optimus Prime The Senate, however, knew that they existed and were once in control of the Matrix of Leadership, calling it the "Creation Matrix" after its ability to create new Cybertronian life. Chaos Theory Part 2 Unknown to even the Senate, the Matrix also served as a map to an unknown location... The Death of Optimus Prime
Before the Great War, Cybertronian society included a high class elite with the lower castes being subjugated leading to elements of discontent with these classes. When Rung stood up for himself, upper-caste bullies mocked him by asking him if he was a descendant of the Knights. Chaos Theory Part 1 Later that day, upon hearing that Orion Pax didn't believe in the Matrix's divinity, Springarm asked him if he also thought stuff like the Primal Prophecies or the Underbase were made up by the Knights of Cybertron. Orion responded that he didn't even know if he believed in the Knights or not. Chaos Theory Part 2
Dai Atlas and the Circle of Light believed in the Knights and their example, which more cynical Autobots like Prowl thought was an excuse to duck out of the war. Dai Atlas was, however, a true believer: even his name, in old Cybertron (Dei Atlas), translates into "God Map". The Death of Optimus Prime
In modern times, Megatron told Optimus Prime that if he won the war, he would bring about a rebirth of the Cybertronian race and create a new golden age that would put the works of the Knights of Cybertron to shame. Chaos Theory Part 1
After the war ended, the Matrix's map was discovered. Drift, a disciple of the Circle of Light, believed it pointed to the legendary Cyberutopia: the new home of the Knights. Hot Rod seized on this, believing that if they found the Knights they could restore the culture and Golden Age that the war had destroyed. He gathered a team of Autobots to search for Cyberutopia. The Death of Optimus Prime
Notes
- The Knights were thought up by Mike Costa as a "sketchy" post-Chaos idea, but he couldn't get much enthusiasm for the idea. He handed the concept to James Roberts.[1]
- The Senate were descendants of "the progenitors". What relation the progenitors have to the Knights is unknown.
