Terran

Terrans (Cybertronus terran) are Transformers "born" on Earth, brought about by Quintus Prime's Emberstone. Instead of being comprised of Cybertronian living metal, they are made of Earth's own elements, and their molecular structure looks as organic as it does mechanical. Though their systems do register energon levels, they don't actually use it to survive. Instead, they consume liquid water, though it has to be found in underground pools which likewise bear the touch of Quintus Prime.

All known Terrans were created by Robby and Mo Malto's contact with the Emberstone, and are bonded to them by cyber-sleeves.

Known Terrans include:

• Twitch
• Thrash
• Hashtag
• Jawbreaker
• Nightshade

Fiction

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The first two Terrans, Twitch and Thrash, were created when the siblings Robby and Mo Malto discovered the Emberstone of Quintus Prime in cave beneath Witwicky, Pennsylvania. When they activated it, the Emberstone created Twitch and Thrash from the cave water, an act witnessed by Dr. Meridian's Arachnamechs. Having been granted cyber-sleeves that linked them to the newborns, the humans took them to their family farm. Electing to keep Twitch and Thrash a secret, Robby and Mo hid them in their barn, providing them with comic books about the Cybertronian race to inform them of their heritage. The next morning, they had their father, Alex Malto, recite the history of the Autobot/Decepticon war only to learn that Twitch and Thrash felt disconnected from Cybertron and instead sought to learn about Earth. Secret Legacy, Part 1

A later play session allowed Twitch to discover her scanning abilities, letting her take on a drone as an alternate mode. Feeling left out, Thrash was taken to Witwicky so he could scan an alternate mode of his own. Their excursion was interrupted by the arrival of more Arachnamechs. While Twitch managed to dispatch one, the rest were defeated by Optimus Prime, Elita-1 and Megatron. The adults decided that Twitch and Thrash would be best cared for in G.H.O.S.T. custody only for Meridian to pose as G.H.O.S.T. and abduct them. Scanning the two, Meridian discovered their partially organic make-up, dubbing them as Terrans before he prepared to dissect them. The cyber-sleeves worn by the Malto siblings allowed G.H.O.S.T. to track down the Terrans who managed to rescue them from Meridian's base, Thrash even managing to scan a motorcycle alternate mode in the process. In the aftermath, Optimus agreed to keep the Terrans a secret and allow them to remain with the Maltos, assigning Bumblebee to mentor them. Secret Legacy, Part 2

Though keeping G.H.O.S.T. ignorant of the Terrans, Classified Optimus informed the other Autobots of the existence of Earth-born Transformers. Traditions Decoy Suspecting that the handful of Cybertronians on Earth represented the last of their kind, the Autobots came to view the Terrans as hope for rebuilding their species. Age of Evolution, Part 1

On Robby and Mo's first day of school, Twitch and Thrash began malfunctioning. Eventually losing their higher functions, the two Terrans made for the cave system that had birthed them. Bumblebee and the Malto children arrived in time for Twitch to cause a cave-in whereupon the Terrans succumbed to stasis lock. Though it was intially feared that they had passed, Robby and Mo splashed enough of Quintus' water on their friends to revive them. Friends and Family

After being forced to remain hidden during a Decepticon attack, Twitch angrily revealed enough of the Terrans' origins to Optimus Prime for him to recognize the Emberstone, he and Bumblebee setting out with the Terrans to retrieve it. No sooner had they claimed the stone did Skywarp and Nova Storm attack, releasing a swarm of Arachnamechs. Outnumbered, Mo beseeched Quintus for aid, the Prime activating the Emberstone to creat three new Terrans; Nightshade, Jawbreaker and Hashtag. Age of Evolution, Part 1

With Megatron and Dot Malto held prisoner by Meridian, Optimus concocted a plan to rescue them, having the new Terrans pose as Decepticons who would turn over Optimus, Twitch and Thrash to Meridian in exchange for safe haven. Though the ruse was found out in short order, and the group was forced to contend with Meridian's base defences, they managed to rescue Dot and Megatron. In the aftermath, the three new Terrans were brought to live on the Malto farm. Age of Evolution, Part 2

Toys

EarthSpark

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Warrior Class Thrash

• Twitch (Deluxe, 2023)
• Thrash (Warrior, 2023)