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*"Pyra magna" is (roughly translated) Latin for "great fire". | *"Pyra magna" is (roughly translated) Latin for "great fire". | ||
*"Magna" was the name of Flashes brother in Brave Saga 2. And PM combines with the other Torchbearers to make another Brave Saga 2 reference. What else do fans take for granted? | |||
[[Category:Caminus]] | [[Category:Caminus]] | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 9 September 2016
- Pyra Magna is a Camien Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
A tough, serious, thoughtful commander, Pyra Magna excels at making the hard choices and transforming challenges that would break others into advantages. Though she has been shaped by the hardships of the Rust Sea, her true strength comes from deep within her Spark. Pyra Magna's soul burns with a powerful flame that fuels her absolute, relentless will to survive. She is the leader of a group of Torchbearers. These "Rust Renegades" from Caminus are explorers who seek out Cybertronian artifacts for preservation. She is dedicated to her job and the Mistress of Flame.
Pyra's internal water system has been compromised by corrosive gasses. She utilizes this unfortunate circumstance to power her Corrosion Cannons, weapons that weaken enemy armor and jam up their gears.
Following the recovery of one ancient artifact, she gained the ability to combine with her teammates to form the goliath Victorion.
| “ | Okay, Torchbearers! Let's light the way! | ” |
—Pyra Magna slings a good catchphrase, "An Uneventful Night" | ||
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
In the past, the Torchbearers once visited the village where Aileron lived. Aphelion
Soon after Caminus entered the Council of Worlds, her team was sent to Cybertron to search for the remains of Crystal City. While combing the Rust Sea, Magna was alerted to a bunch of other Transformers entering the area. Curious, she ordered her team to investigate and fought Arcee attacking Windblade. Attacking a Cityspeaker?! Windblade told them to leave it but an angry Pyra Magna ordered her team to intervene. She also tried to hold Windblade back when Arcee threatened to destroy some object, as she couldn't allow a Cityspeaker to risk herself for it, until that object turned out to be the legendary Enigma of Combination. One accident later, and Pyra Magna was part of a new combiner!
After a new and angry Victorion was convinced to stand down and separate, Magna apologized to Windblade for their brief rampage. She also apologized to Arcee, but told her not to call their new state an "abomination"; while she sympathised with Arcee's fear that people would be forced into becoming gestalts, she said they had become one and had the right to be "what we are". An Uneventful Night
The Torchbearers opted to remain in the Rust Sea for a time, still learning to control their new powers. The inhabitants of the wasteland soon learned to avoid them. On one occasion, Pyra Magna and her team appeared to scare off a group of zombified Sweeps. Redemption
They remained in exile until Optimus Prime - seeking answers about what it truly meant to be a Prime, decided to visit the group. Aphelion Merging into Victorion, the Torchbearers tested Optimus's physical and spiritual resolve. Optimus's agnosticism about the Matrix of Leadership prompted Victorion to lay claim to the Matrix and vow to build Optimus into a worthy Prime. Lagrange
Pyra Magna led the Torchbearers back to Iacon, where they combined and joined Starscream's forces in quelling a Decepticon riot at the space bridge. Perihelion After Optimus declared Earth a member of the Council of Worlds, the Torchbearers- still combined- took part in a skirmish against Galvatron's splinter force of Decepticons, but had to fall back after China deployed its anti-Transformer weaponry. As the Autobots regrouped at Thundercracker's old house, Pyra Magna argued with Alpha Trion. Once Upon a Time on Earth
As a show of good faith, the Autobots began patrolling impoverished and troubled regions around the world. Pyra Magna and the other Torchbearers defended a Middle Eastern girl's school from religious fanatics. The Torchbearers would later travel to the White House after Aileron went rogue, forming Victorion and extricating the Autobots from the White House lawn. Edge of the Earth
Toys
Generations
- Victorion (Giftset, 2016)
- Accessories: Cudgel
- Pyra Magna is a retool of Generations Hot Spot, with a new head, forearms, chestplate, and some different ladder-boom parts. She transforms into a fire truck resembling a modified Rosenbauer Panther 6x6, with a working ladder-boom. She can also form the torso to super-robot Victorion, though in this mode she can also use any combination of Combiner Wars or Unite Warriors limb-bots. Her cudgel forms the hilt of Victorion's sword.
- Many (if not all) samples of Pyra Magna come with misassembled knee struts. They are reversed on both legs, preventing her knee assemblies from locking in properly for robot mode. This issue was shared with Generation 2 Bruticus.
- She was available only as part of a box set with her teammates Stormclash, Skyburst, Dust Up, Jumpstream, and Rust Dust.
- This version of the mold was also used to make Unite Warriors Megaempress.
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Notes
- "Pyra magna" is (roughly translated) Latin for "great fire".
- "Magna" was the name of Flashes brother in Brave Saga 2. And PM combines with the other Torchbearers to make another Brave Saga 2 reference. What else do fans take for granted?
