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The '''Elder Gods''' are a race of cold, alien, and evil intelligences that exist in the non-spacetime of swirling anti-matter "outside" our universe. Possibly dwarfing even [[Unicron]] in terms of power, their limitless abilities are checked only by their inscrutable motivations and indifference to the affairs of lesser egregores that grow in the warm and wet hothouse of time and space we so arrogantly call "reality". | |||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Cybertron'' comic=== | ===''Cybertron'' comic=== | ||
[[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was cast adrift between dimensions when [[Unicron]]'s form imploded into a black hole. He found himself in the realm of the ancient gods who repeatedly destroyed and re-created his body from the inside out while toying with his spark. Bored, they cast him back into the universe he had come from. | [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was cast adrift between dimensions when [[Unicron]]'s form imploded into a black hole. He found himself in the realm of the "ancient gods" who repeatedly destroyed and re-created his body from the inside out while toying with his spark. Bored, they cast him back into the universe he had come from. {{Storylink|Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet's ''Universe'' profile}} Ramjet then sought out his fellow herald [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] and journeyed to the dimension in which Unicron was trapped. {{storylink|Balancing Act}} | ||
As a result of his encounter with the ancient gods, Ramjet's body was now composed of [[antimatter]] held together by the force of his will, he had a permanent connection to non-space, and his body occasionally manifested little... tentacle-things. | As a result of his encounter with the ancient gods, Ramjet's body was now composed of [[antimatter]] held together by the force of his will, he had a permanent connection to non-space, and his body occasionally manifested little... tentacle-things. | ||
== | ===IDW Generation 1 comics=== | ||
Despite being trapped in their dimensional prison, the Elder Gods had the power to reach out to sensitive beings. Among them was Howard Lovecraft, who channeled the Elder Gods' call into horror prose. Despite the clandestine organization, Oblivion, succeeding at killing Lovecraft before his art could threaten to allow the Elder Gods into the universe, his stories spread into popular culture. This collective imagination, with the help of [[Artillica]], let loose the Elder Gods. {{Storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}} | |||
== | ==External links== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Cthulhu Mythos deities|Cthulhu Mythos deities]] at Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]] | [[Category:Cybertron franchise]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 species]] | |||
[[Category:Gods]] | [[Category:Gods]] | ||
[[Category:Universe (2003)]] | [[Category:Universe (2003)]] | ||
Revision as of 22:27, 24 January 2012
The Elder Gods are a race of cold, alien, and evil intelligences that exist in the non-spacetime of swirling anti-matter "outside" our universe. Possibly dwarfing even Unicron in terms of power, their limitless abilities are checked only by their inscrutable motivations and indifference to the affairs of lesser egregores that grow in the warm and wet hothouse of time and space we so arrogantly call "reality".
Fiction
Cybertron comic
Ramjet was cast adrift between dimensions when Unicron's form imploded into a black hole. He found himself in the realm of the "ancient gods" who repeatedly destroyed and re-created his body from the inside out while toying with his spark. Bored, they cast him back into the universe he had come from. Ramjet's Universe profile Ramjet then sought out his fellow herald Nemesis Prime and journeyed to the dimension in which Unicron was trapped. Balancing Act
As a result of his encounter with the ancient gods, Ramjet's body was now composed of antimatter held together by the force of his will, he had a permanent connection to non-space, and his body occasionally manifested little... tentacle-things.
IDW Generation 1 comics
Despite being trapped in their dimensional prison, the Elder Gods had the power to reach out to sensitive beings. Among them was Howard Lovecraft, who channeled the Elder Gods' call into horror prose. Despite the clandestine organization, Oblivion, succeeding at killing Lovecraft before his art could threaten to allow the Elder Gods into the universe, his stories spread into popular culture. This collective imagination, with the help of Artillica, let loose the Elder Gods. Infestation 2 #1
External links
- Cthulhu Mythos deities at Wikipedia
