Lightbright (G1)

This article is about the IDW Generation 1 character. For the Animated background character, see Lightbright (Animated).

Lightbright is a Transformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Laid-back and slightly dreamy, Lightbright is an accomplished Cityspeaker who'd much rather explore deep space aboard peaceful Titans like Lodestar or dance to a catchy song than take to the battlefield. Something of a romantic, in both the classical and modern sense, she's entranced by the beauty of outer space and can even see the good in Decepticons like Sparkstalker—given the right set of circumstances, this trust can even blossom into true love.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

• First Appearance: Transformers vol. 2 #39

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Lightbright was a Transformer from the impoverished world of Caminus and had a seat on the Council of Voices. She witnessed Menasor and Swindle's arrival on their homeworld, via spacebridge. First Contact When Menasor subsequently began causing disturbances on their world, Lightbright and fellow Cityspeaker Hot Shot reported to their commander, Afterburner, the warnings Caminus was giving them. While Hot Shot was unable to translate exactly what the Titan was saying, Lightbright was able to discern that he was saying "Enigma", though it still didn't prepare the Camiens for Menasor's rampage. Caminus's departed Cityspeaker, Windblade returned and addressed Lightbright and the others at the Forgefire, telling them that another combiner, Superion, would soon arrive to defeat Menasor, and the he was a friend. Following Menasor's defeat, and during Starscream's attempt at first contact with Caminus, Lightbright and the other members of the Forgefire Parliament accompanied the Mistress of Flame to meet Optimus Prime, the living Prime and bearer of the Matrix of Leadership. The Sum and Its Parts

When the Decepticons showed up on Caminus to help out, they were left quite bemused when Lightbright and her friends welcomed them: with no first-hand experience of the war, she just saw the Decepticons as some nice dudes helping her planet. Cybertronians fascinated her. The Possible Light She cleared rubble with Sparkstalker, who gently prodded her for trying to lift on her own. Mistakes and Mayhem

Lightbright was later seen at Maccadam's, sharing a drink with Sparkstalker and not-so-subtly flirting with him. Windblade vol. 2 #4

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Sparkstalker later asked her to be his Conjunx Endura. She agreed! Choose Me Lightbright and Sparkstalker were among those who felt betrayed when Optimus Prime annexed Earth, and were part of a crowd protesting against the Prime's apparent imperialism. The Medium and the Message

In the wake of Sentinel Prime's rampage in the Decepticon ghetto of Iacon, Lightbright participated in the recovery, helping up a wounded Decepticon. White Heat Sentinel Prime managed to escape Cybertron before he could be apprehended; months later, his army of undead Titans descended on Cybertron to lay waste to the planet. The combined population of Cybertron attempted to repel the invaders, but were ultimately overwhelmed by the colossal warriors: a situation made worse by the fact that Elita One's crew aboard the Titan Carcer were unwilling to transform their Titan to help the struggling Metroplex. Windblade came up with a desperate last-ditch plan: assembling a team of volunteers, they attacked Carcer so that Windblade could establish a cityspeaker link with the Titan and convince him to transform. Desperate Times

As part of the plan, Lightbright was given a holo-generator that disguised her as Windblade; along with Sparkstalker, she ran interference for the Carcerian crew and led Elita on a wild goose chase, buying time for the real Windblade to link up with Carcer's brain module. Desperate Measures

Lightbright and Sparkstalker later helped load the Sabre with supplies for its mission. The Chosen One

Lightbright and Sparkstalker were part of the force defending Caminus from Unicron. They were saved from a group of Maximals by Dirge, only to witness him slaughtered by a large clawed one. Last Stand Later, Lightbright and Sparkstalker helped with cleanup efforts in San Francisco alongside Jazz and Rom. Post

2019 IDW continuity

• First appearance: Transformers issue #12

The cityspeaker assigned to the Titan Lodestar, The Change In Your Nature Part Five Lightbright accompanied Sentinel Prime on his tour of the Cybertronian colonies. After troubling news from home, the tour was cut short. As several alien guests disembarked at Hexagon, Lightbright was contacted by Nautica to run a scan of any organics outside their expected zones. Though confused, Lightbright complied and pointed the diplomat towards the cold store. Nautica: Home

After Lodestar returned to Cybertron, Lightbright remained aboard her friend, jamming out to some tunes about Velocitron, before Blaster informed the duo of sabotage to the Titan Net and Vigilem going rogue. Quickly catching up to the rogue Titan, the duo found themselves overwhelmed by Vigilem's considerable arsenal, even as Lightbright frantically attempted to reroute power and systems. A final blast severed Lightbright's control to her friend before Lodestar informed her that the Tether had been severed. The Change In Your Nature Part Five

Crippled but alive, Lodestar was brought to Polyhex for repairs but remained grounded. Orion Pax opined to Sentinel that security around the Titan should be beefed up. All Fall Down Visiting the site, Orion told Lightbright to take Lodestar to the Black Hub for a weaponized refit once she was repaired, lest Vigilem decide to return. Swindle's

Soon repaired, Lightbright and Lodestar left for the Black Hub. Tremors

After Lodestar underwent a full refit at the Black Hub into a combat-ready configuration, Lightbright and Lodestar set out into deep space to find Vigilem. This time, however, they were joined by Scattershot and his Technical Solutions team, who brought an imploder weapon on board. Eventually, the group discovered that Vigilem had fled to Hexagon, and set course for the colony. While Scattershot and his group went to Hexagon to directly intervene, Lightbright tried to distract herself from their current situation by remembering happier times with her Titan, like the time they navigated a crystalline asteroid belt together. As Lightbright stood under a shimmering hologram of those asteroids, Lodestar admitted that she had no desire to kill Vigilem — Titans were never meant to fight one another, with Lightbright agreeing with Lodestar's assessment.

Not long afterwards, Lightspeed successfully disengaged Vigilem from his berth, prompting the older Titan to warm up his engines and return to Cybertron. Lodestar pursued him, but despite her heavy armor and extra weapons, she was still unable to match Vigilem's strength; at Lightbright's urging, Lodestar ejected the imploder from her airlock and punched it deep into Vigilem's chest, blowing him apart. The subsequent explosion left Lodestar badly damaged, missing an arm, and unable to transform, and with just barely enough power to find Scattershot and his stranded team before limping back to the Black Hub. On the way back home, Lightbright and Lodestar picked up a transmission that all of the other Titans orbiting Cybertron had been destroyed. Overwhelmed by emotion, Lightbright told Lodestar to play a different song as she silently gazed into a hologram of the crystal asteroids she once navigated, trying to process the loss — for Lodestar was now the very last Titan. Light/Star

Notes

• Lightbright is a direct homage to the Animated character of the same name.