Solomus

Solomus was a deity from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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One wonders if he's ever suggested that a protoform be cut in two...

Solomus was a wise Transformer deity who lived during the earliest period of Cybertron.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

In the earliest time in history, the Light God Primus formed the miracle planet of Cybertron. He later split his essence into five avatars consisting of himself, Solomus, Mortilus, Epistemus, and Adaptus. This pantheon of deities were the Guiding Hand, and Solomus was wisdom incarnate amongst them. Together, these gods guided Cybertronian civilization and helped bring about the first Golden Age. This ended when Mortilus shattered their union in his desire to strike against the universe. The conflict sparked by him caused Cybertron to shudder and ripped asunder its first moon. Before his destruction, Mortilus managed to entrap Solomus within a crystal prison, but the god managed to reshape its form to become the Matrix of Leadership, which also served as a connection to Vector Sigma, though his most important gift was wisdom to future generations of Transformers. You, Me, and Other Revelations

If this is true, what became of him once the Matrix was emptied into Vector Sigma to stop D-Void and split in two is unknown, Genesis though it is possible he restarted Primus, as Vector Sigma began functioning for the first time in centuries, restoring Cybertron to a living world shortly afterward. The Death of Optimus Prime

There was a shrine to Solomus, unimaginatively called "the Shrine to Solomus", in the Greater Iacon area. An Institute branch was based near it, in secret. Patternism

Perceptor found that the Matrix crystal was synthetic and designed to be split open so it could display a star map. It was assumed by Drift that this map would lead to the Knights of Cybertron, though the Knights are supposed to have been the first generation created after the war with Mortilus left Solomus trapped as the Matrix. The Death of Optimus Prime

Ask Vector Prime

Solomus was a member of the Thirteen. Vector Prime fondly remembered his brother's kindness and wisdom. Competing memories tell him that Solomus had been long departed when Vector was around while in other memories he never existed at all. Ask Vector Prime

When question if Solomus was Alpha trion and vice versa, he enigmatically answered that his brother wore many faces, and answer to many names. Make of that what you will.

Notes

• Solomus was named for the biblical king Solomon, who was noted for his wisdom.

	Guiding Hand
Primus Solomus Epistemus Mortilus Adaptus