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Wow, we really need to write up Prima in the Aligned continuity properly, but he's such a colossal blah.
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{{quote|We are '''Primus'''.  We are '''Prima'''.  We are '''Prime Nova'''.  We are '''Sentinel Prime'''.  We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}
:''Prima is a member of the [[Thirteen]] from multiple [[Continuity family|continuity families]].


[[File:Prima.jpg|400px|thumb|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
[[File:Prima.jpg|400px|thumb|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
'''Prima''' was the first [[Transformer]].  Created by [[Primus]], he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt.<ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]", Marvel US #61</ref><ref>[[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref> Chosen to lead the [[Thirteen]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]], he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Its [[planetary engine]]s carried Cybertron across space to Unicron, where they sought battle, but Prima and the Thirteen were betrayed by one of their own, a being who would be known as [[The Fallen]].
'''Prima''' was the first [[Transformer]].  Created by [[Primus]], he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt.<ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]", Marvel US #61</ref><ref>[[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref> Chosen to lead the [[Thirteen]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]], he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is no longer the case.


Despite this betrayal, and despite the Thirteen's apparent demise, The Fallen and Unicron were defeated and sucked through a black hole and into another dimension.<ref>DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref>
It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.


It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.
{{quote|We are '''Primus'''.  We are '''Prima'''.  We are '''Prime Nova'''.  We are '''Sentinel Prime'''.  We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]
 
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)}}
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)}}


{{note|The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named in the cartoon, instead being named "'''Powerful Robot'''" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' came along and dubbed the character Prima. How that gels with other appearances of Prima, who knows.}}
{{note|The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named on-screen, and was identified only with the descriptor of "'''Powerful Robot'''" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' retroactively dubbed this character Prima.}}
 
[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|left|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]


Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by [[Prime Nova]].
Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by [[Prime Nova]].
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Primag2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Prima.  For reals.<ref>''The Ultimate Guide'' identified the robot in this series of panels as Prima.</ref>]]
[[File:Primag2.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|Prima.  For reals.<ref>''The Ultimate Guide'' identified the robot in this series of panels as Prima.</ref>]]
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of transformation, an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of transformation, an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}


It is not known what Prima's fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}
It is not known what Prima's fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}
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===3H comics===
====3H comics====
The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant}}
The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant}}


===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]
[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]
Prima was one of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Primes]], and, like his fellow Primes, controlled his own tribe of Transformers. Ten million years ago, Prima and his fellow Primes were betrayed by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege Maximo]], resulting in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] among the Thirteen and their tribes. Near the end of the war, Prima and the rest of the Primes left Cybertron after [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime's]] death at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] revealed that the belief that only a Prime could kill another Prime was false. After the war ended, with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s blessing, Prima's former subordinate [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] took the title "Prime" and became leader of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}
Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that arose on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet. He wielded the Star Saber, forged by his sister [[Solus Prime]], and he and his tribe lived in the [[Citadel of Light]].
 
Ten million years ago, Prima and his fellow Primes were betrayed by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and [[Liege Maximo]], resulting in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] among the Thirteen and their tribes. Near the end of the war, Prima and the rest of the Primes left Cybertron after [[Nexus Prime]]'s death at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] revealed that the belief that only a Prime could kill another Prime was false. After the war ended, with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s blessing, Prima's former subordinate [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] took the title "Prime" and became leader of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}


Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding his sword oversaw the Senate chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}
Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding his sword oversaw the Senate chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}
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===Live-action film series continuity===
===Live-action film series continuity===
====IDW movie comics====
====IDW movie comics====
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Optimus got his father's everything.]]
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}


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After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}


{{note|All of the Primes in the film are stylistically different from the protoform Optimus Prime toy, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}
{{note|Prima’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]].” Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}
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===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]
 
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}}}


{{note|Prima’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]].”}}
====Aligned novels====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}}}
 
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]
 
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}
 
At some point statues of Prima and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===Fun Publications===
===Fun Publications===
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left]]
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left]]
Prima, along with other members of the Thirteen, visited ancient [[Greece]] and used [[Holomatter]] avatars to appear as gods. Prima chose to manifest as [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
[[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 14/6/15}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[Holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 20/7/15}}  During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between Liege Maximo and Solus Prime (who had manifest as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 8/8/15}}  


Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} In order to protect the location of the Star Saber, [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]], [[Solus Prime (G1)|Solus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] cut [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]] into five pieces and scattered them across the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 18/5/15}}


{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}}}
When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Alchemist Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}
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**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]].}}
{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}


:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.
:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.
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* In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/dreadtidings/Issue240.jpg #240's letters page]</ref> It took many years but [[Hasbro|someone]] finally did!
* In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/dreadtidings/Issue240.jpg #240's letters page]</ref> It took many years but [[Hasbro|someone]] finally did!
* According to [[ABN]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #9|Recordicons #9}} If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
* According to [[ABN]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #9|Recordicons #9}} If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
*An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 13:43, 11 December 2015

Prima is a member of the Thirteen from multiple continuity families.
Prima? What? It's a manly name.

Prima was the first Transformer. Created by Primus, he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary Star Saber sword with the Matrix of Leadership in its hilt.[1][2] Chosen to lead the Thirteen against their eternal enemy Unicron, he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, Cybertron. He was once a multiversal singularity who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is no longer the case.

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to Primon, another early Matrix bearer.

We are Primus. We are Prima. We are Prime Nova. We are Sentinel Prime. We are Optimus Prime.The essence of the Primes, "Dark Creation"

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

The Transformers cartoon

I am Sparktacus!
Voice actor: Neil Ross (English)
The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named on-screen, and was identified only with the descriptor of "Powerful Robot" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of Ask Vector Prime in The AllSpark Almanac II retroactively dubbed this character Prima.

Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the Quintessons deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the Matrix of Leadership. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with Sentinel Major, decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by Prime Nova.

When Rodimus Prime journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

Marvel The Transformers comics

Prima. For reals.[3]

After Primus had imprisoned his and Unicron's astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet Cybertron. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of transformation, an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the Genetic Matrix, a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. The Primal Scream The Power and the Glory

It is not known what Prima's fate was, but Prime Nova is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. Dark Creation

3H comics

The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. Covenant

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Transformers Vault is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.

Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes who led the Thirteen Tribes that arose on Cybertron following the departure of the Knights of Cybertron from the planet. He wielded the Star Saber, forged by his sister Solus Prime, and he and his tribe lived in the Citadel of Light.

Ten million years ago, Prima and his fellow Primes were betrayed by Megatronus and Liege Maximo, resulting in the First Cybertronian Civil War among the Thirteen and their tribes. Near the end of the war, Prima and the rest of the Primes left Cybertron after Nexus Prime's death at the hands of Galvatron revealed that the belief that only a Prime could kill another Prime was false. After the war ended, with Alpha Trion's blessing, Prima's former subordinate Nova Major took the title "Prime" and became leader of Cybertron. The Crucible

Before the Great War, statues of Prima wielding his sword oversaw the Senate chamber within the Grand Imperium Chaos Theory Part 2 and the Primal Basilica. An Intimate Beheading

Live-action film series continuity

IDW movie comics

Optimus got his father's everything.

Prima proposed to the Dynasty of Primes that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed the Fallen after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on Earth, the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing space bridges, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his sarcophagus. Tales of the Fallen #4

Prima presumably created a tomb from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the Matrix of Leadership, giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to Cybertron to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his orphaned descendant who would be hidden away. Revenge of the Fallen #3

Revenge of the Fallen film

After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a star from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the key to the harvester inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. Revenge of the Fallen

Prima’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.


Aligned continuity family

Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.

The Covenant of Primus


I want to tell you about the Transformers!

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The Covenant of Primus

Aligned novels


I want to tell you about the Transformers!

This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. You can help MediaWiki by expanding it.

Exodus

Prime cartoon

He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.

According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the Thirteen. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. One Shall Rise, Part 1

At some point statues of Prima and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. One Shall Rise, Part 3

Fun Publications

Vector Prime described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. Ask Vector Prime, 14/6/15 When the Thirteen visited ancient Greece, the Holomatter avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of Zeus. Ask Vector Prime, 20/7/15 During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between Liege Maximo and Solus Prime (who had manifest as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. Ask Vector Prime, 8/8/15

Prima wielded the Star Saber in the Thirteen's clashes with Unicron. When Megatronus began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her Forge. Nexus Prime volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. Nexus Prime's profile Ask Vector Prime, 18/5/15

When Nexus Prime united the Terminus Blade and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Alchemist Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. Out of the One, Many

Toys

Transformers (2007)

File:Movie ProtoformOptimusPrime toy.jpg
Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your Thirteen collection?
  • Protoform Optimus Prime (Deluxe Class, 2007)
    • Japanese ID number: MA-05
    • Accessories: Gun with flame attachment
Prima was repurposed from Protoform Optimus Prime in Tales of the Fallen #4.
Based upon the "Protoform" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform Optimus Prime transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO Automorph Technology gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.
In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of Cybertron Optimus Prime, while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of Beast Wars Optimus Primal. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.
Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

Notes

  • Prima's Generation 1 cartoon character model appears to use Cyclonus as a base, with heavily-re-worked details.
  • In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, Dreadwind told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."[4] It took many years but someone finally did!
  • According to ABN, Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". Recordicons #9 If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
  • An idea from the Binder of Revelation—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for Optimus Prime published in Transformers Vault—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually be one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ According to the Keeper in "Primal Scream", Marvel US #61
  2. ↑ Nexus Prime's bio in Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30
  3. ↑ The Ultimate Guide identified the robot in this series of panels as Prima.
  4. ↑ #240's letters page


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