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'''Vector Prime narrates the nature of his job and his place in the Transformers multiverse.''' | '''Vector Prime narrates the nature of his job and his place in the Transformers multiverse.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[ | [[Vector Prime]] is [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s guardian of space-time. One of [[Primus]]'s [[Thirteen|first 13 Transformers]], he is one of the few that has not abandoned his job in the millennia that have passed. He tells us the nature of the balance between Primus and his eternal enemy, [[Unicron]]. In a series of flashbacks, he shows the highlights and dark points of his career: | ||
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on a [[Hate Plague]]-infected [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}} | * [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on a [[Hate Plague]]-infected [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}} | ||
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] taunting the captured head of Optimus Prime while [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] looks on. {{ | * [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] taunting the captured head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] while [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] looks on. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} | ||
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] firing on the head of Optimus Prime, creating a time storm, during which Vector Prime must intervene to aid Prime's recovery. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} | * [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] firing on the head of Optimus Prime, creating a time storm, during which Vector Prime must intervene to aid Prime's recovery. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} | ||
* A blast from [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]'s gun ricocheting off [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and awakening the sleeping Primus, whose scream awakens Unicron. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} | * A blast from [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]'s gun ricocheting off [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and awakening the sleeping Primus, whose scream awakens Unicron. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} | ||
Vector Prime explains that the very existence of Unicron contaminates the space-time continuum around him, and that Vector Prime would, for periods of time, follow Unicron's wake, attempting to prevent and repair what damage he could. | Vector Prime explains that the very existence of Unicron contaminates the space-time continuum around him, and that Vector Prime would, for periods of time, follow Unicron's wake, attempting to prevent and repair what damage he could. | ||
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==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters|c1= | {{featuredcharacters|c1= | ||
*[[ | *[[Vector Prime]] (1) | ||
*[[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]] (4) | *[[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]] (4) | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5) | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5) | ||
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (12) | *[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (12) | ||
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (13) | *[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (13) | ||
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (14) | *[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (14) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (6) | *[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (6) | ||
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (7) | *[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (7) | ||
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (8) | *[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (8) | ||
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (9) | *[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (9) | ||
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (10) | *[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (10) | ||
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (11) | *[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (11) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*This issue shows many key points in previous Transformers stories from across the original comics, the original cartoon, ''Beast Wars'', and the ''Armada'' television series. It establishes that there is one Unicron across the multiple continuities, and that Vector Prime travels through all of Transformers history. | * This issue shows many key points in previous Transformers stories from across the original comics, the original cartoon, ''Beast Wars'', and the ''Armada'' television series. It establishes that there is one Unicron across the multiple continuities, and that Vector Prime travels through all of Transformers history. | ||
*One of the silhouettes of the first 12 Transformers that stands behind Vector Prime in his first panel appears to be that of [[The Fallen]]. | * One of the silhouettes of the first 12 Transformers that stands behind Vector Prime in his first panel appears to be that of [[The Fallen]]. | ||
*In the scenes of early Cybertron, we see the return of a generic Transformer from the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of Marvel's Transformers comic book series, whom some fans have named [[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]]. | * In the scenes of early Cybertron, we see the return of a generic Transformer from the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of Marvel's Transformers comic book series, whom some fans have named [[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]]. | ||
*The retelling of the Primal Scream portrays Primus differently than in the original comic. | * The retelling of the Primal Scream portrays Primus differently than in the original comic. Instead of a tangible face sculpted into the wall, there is a ball of energy in which his screaming face appears. | ||
===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 26 December 2015
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| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #1 | ||||||||||||
| Plot | Forest Lee & Dan Khanna | ||||||||||||
| Script | Forest Lee | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Dan Khanna | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Marc Patten | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Cybertron cartoon | ||||||||||||
Vector Prime narrates the nature of his job and his place in the Transformers multiverse.
Synopsis
Vector Prime is Cybertron's guardian of space-time. One of Primus's first 13 Transformers, he is one of the few that has not abandoned his job in the millennia that have passed. He tells us the nature of the balance between Primus and his eternal enemy, Unicron. In a series of flashbacks, he shows the highlights and dark points of his career:
- Optimus Prime opening the Matrix of Leadership on a Hate Plague-infected Cyclonus, Galvatron, and Scourge. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
- Shockwave taunting the captured head of Optimus Prime while Buster Witwicky looks on. Prime Time!
- Megatron firing on the head of Optimus Prime, creating a time storm, during which Vector Prime must intervene to aid Prime's recovery. The Agenda (Part III)
- A blast from Octopunch's gun ricocheting off Grimlock and awakening the sleeping Primus, whose scream awakens Unicron. The Primal Scream
Vector Prime explains that the very existence of Unicron contaminates the space-time continuum around him, and that Vector Prime would, for periods of time, follow Unicron's wake, attempting to prevent and repair what damage he could.
Finally, Vector Prime sees Unicron being attacked by swarms of Autobots and Decepticons, and his subsequent deactivation. In the present, Vector Sigma alerts Vector Prime of Unicron's collapse into a grand black hole and its threat to Cybertron. For the first time in millions of years, Vector Prime returns to his home planet.
Featured characters
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Notes
- This issue shows many key points in previous Transformers stories from across the original comics, the original cartoon, Beast Wars, and the Armada television series. It establishes that there is one Unicron across the multiple continuities, and that Vector Prime travels through all of Transformers history.
- One of the silhouettes of the first 12 Transformers that stands behind Vector Prime in his first panel appears to be that of The Fallen.
- In the scenes of early Cybertron, we see the return of a generic Transformer from the first issue of Marvel's Transformers comic book series, whom some fans have named Big Red.
- The retelling of the Primal Scream portrays Primus differently than in the original comic. Instead of a tangible face sculpted into the wall, there is a ball of energy in which his screaming face appears.
