Epistemus

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Epistemus is an ancient and powerful Transformer from multiple continuity families

Epistemus was a Transformer deity who lived during the earliest period on Cybertron. Once a multiversal singularity, he has been shown to be a member of two separate ancient pantheons in different universes.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Long ago, the Light God Primus created the miracle planet of Cybertron, after which he split his essence into five avatars. These avatars became a pantheon of deities called the Guiding Hand. Epistemus embodied knowledge personified, standing alongside his brethren, consisting of: Solomus, Adaptus, Mortilus, and Primus himself. Together, they brought about the first Golden Age of Cybertron until it was shattered by Mortilus, who desired to strike against the universe. His dissension caused Cybertron to shudder and its first moon to be torn asunder. In the battle against Mortilus, Epistemus was stripped bare and turned into a brain module. Mortilus would be defeated, though the Guiding Hand was forever shattered. However, their legacy lived on in their gifts to future generations of Cybertronians. Epistemus's gift would be that of intellect, which aided his inheritors: the Knights of Cybertron. You, Me, and Other Revelations

Fun Publications

Epistemus was one of the Thirteen. Vector Prime reminisced about his intellect and unconventional way of thinking. Vector found that he had competing, contradictory memories of universes in which Epistimus was not a member of the Thirteen, including one in which he predated Vector's pantheon, and another in which he never existed at all. Ask Vector Prime, 14/6/15 When Nexus Prime later used the Star Saber and Terminus Blade to obliterate multiversal singularities, the reason for these contradictory memories became clear, as Epistemus and the other Thirteen were splintered into infinite alternate selves across the multiverse. Out of the One, Many

In some of Vector Prime's memories during the Thirteen's time in Greece on ancient Earth, Epistemus used a female holomatter avatar which inspired the myth of Demeter. Ask Vector Prime, 8/8/15

Notes

• Epistemus's name appears to be based on the Greek Επιστήμη "epistí̱mi̱", meaning knowledge, science, profession, and understanding.

	Guiding Hand
Primus Solomus Epistemus Mortilus Adaptus