It

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It is an ancient being from the Generation 1 continuity family.

They all float down here...

The entity known only as It resides in the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. While its exact nature may be nebulous and lost to time, it is always tied to the ancient dangers faced in Cybertron's past.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Peter Cullen (English), Ken Shiroyama (Japanese), Wolfgang Mascher (German), Henry Djanik (European French, The Return of Optimus Prime)

And when you're down here with us, YOU'LL FLOAT TOO!

After being injured on Chaar, Rodimus Prime experienced a vision in where he saw the physical form of It, which shattered, releasing a dark destructive presence that destroyed a sequence of ancient Cybertronians before fading to reveal the eerily-similar face of a Quintesson Judge, which also shattered. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2

When the Hate Plague threatened to infect all life in the universe, Optimus Prime made a desperate mental trip into the Matrix in search of a cure. After speaking with Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime encountered It, which told him of the Matrix's previous exposure to the Hate Plague. At that time, a wise man was able to contain the plague's spores and seal them within a star, but no one person had enough wisdom to destroy the plague completely. Optimus Prime gambled that the accumulated wisdom contained within the Matrix itself would be enough, and released it, which indeed destroyed the Hate Plague. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2

Generations Selects Special Comic

Excuse me sir! Do you have Prince Albert in a can? You do? Well then you better let the poor guy out!

It was the ancient leader of the Quintessons, who invaded the planet that would become Cybertron, cyberforming it into a factory world and enslaving Primus, trapping him in Vector Sigma to give their products life. It would maintain control over Vector Sigma by wielding Primus's original shell, the first of the Quintessons to possess the Matrix. Finale Part 2

Legends comic

It was present within the Matrix alongside deceased Matrix bearers Sentinel Prime and Ultra Magnus when Alpha Trion approached Magnus, offering to bring him back to life. Resurrection Chapter

2019 IDW continuity

Beep Beep, Orion!

When Orion Pax bonded with the Matrix of Leadership, he witnessed a manifestation of It, which the Matrix's Mediator software explained was an echo of Cybertron's experience with the Hate Plague. War World: Prime

Notes

• This robot was never named in fiction. The designation "It" comes from a cartoon episode script.
• In this case, how do you spell the possessive form of "It"?

Foreign names

• Japanese: It (イット Itto)