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{{voiceactor|[[Laurence Fishburne]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin-American Spanish, first trailer), [[Tony Aguilar]] (Spain Spanish), [[Juan Carlos Gustems]] (Spain Spanish, first trailer), [[Massimo Corvo]] (Italian), [[Thierry Desroses]] (European French), [[Tristan Harvey]] (Canadian French), [[Tom Vogt]] (German), [[Markus Bäckman]] (Finnish), [[Oleg Stalchuk]] (Ukrainian), [[Jacek Król]] (Polish), [[Jun-seok Song]] (Korean), [[Alexandre Maguolo]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}} | {{voiceactor|[[Laurence Fishburne]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin-American Spanish, first trailer), [[Tony Aguilar]] (Spain Spanish), [[Juan Carlos Gustems]] (Spain Spanish, first trailer), [[Massimo Corvo]] (Italian), [[Thierry Desroses]] (European French), [[Tristan Harvey]] (Canadian French), [[Tom Vogt]] (German), [[Markus Bäckman]] (Finnish), [[Oleg Stalchuk]] (Ukrainian), [[Jacek Król]] (Polish), [[Jun-seok Song]] (Korean), [[Alexandre Maguolo]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}} | ||
[[File:One-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|right|270px|There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.]] | [[File:One-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|right|270px|There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.]] | ||
Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], the first Transformers created by [[Primus]], participating in the war against the [[Quintesson]]s. After thousands of cycles of fighting, the principle | Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], the first Transformers created by [[Primus]], participating in the war against the [[Quintesson]]s. After thousands of cycles of fighting, the principle aide of the Primes, [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], intercepted a transmission about a meeting of Quintesson commanders. The Primes chose to take on the mission themselves and met Sentinel in [[Mouth of Unicron|a cave]] only to be ambushed by [[Quintesson Soldier]]s. The Primes nearly triumphed over their attackers until Sentinel revealed himself as a traitor and turned on the Primes. As the tide of the battle turned, Alpha Trion sent out an urgent SOS message, calling on the [[High Guard]] to come to his location before the Primes fell. While the other twelve perished, Alpha Trion fell into [[stasis lock]]. Fifty cycles later, the beacon containing Alpha Trion's message ended up lost in waste disposal, but a local disposal worker [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] salvaged it and used it as a component to make an imaginary friend named "[[Steve (One)|Steve]]." There the message remained for the next 50 cycles, until [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] were thrown into the disposal area B-127 worked in. Orion inadvertently discovered the beacon and activated the message, leading the three to believe it led to the location of the lost [[Matrix of Leadership]] and embark on a quest to discover it. | ||
When the three bots (now joined by [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]]) discovered the cave where the slain Primes lay, Orion found Alpha Trion buried under an immense amount of rock and still lived, reviving him with an [[energon cube]]. Alpha Trion reacted violently at first, momentarily believing he was still in the midst of battle, but Orion was able to calm him down and bring him up to speed on the current state of affairs. However, when Orion mentioned [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]], Alpha Trion was quick to point out that Sentinel was ''not'' a true Prime. Educating the quartet about Sentinel's treachery, he took them to an overgrown cliff where they watched Sentinel kneel before a [[Quintesson High Commander]]. Though the four younger bots were dismayed and dejected to learn the truth about Sentinel, Alpha Trion rallied them to action with some wise words, reminding them that they must inform the public of the truth and bequeathing them with the [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]s of four of the Primes. | When the three bots (now joined by [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]]) discovered the cave where the slain Primes lay, Orion found Alpha Trion buried under an immense amount of rock and still lived, reviving him with an [[energon cube]]. Alpha Trion reacted violently at first, momentarily believing he was still in the midst of battle, but Orion was able to calm him down and bring him up to speed on the current state of affairs. However, when Orion mentioned [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]], Alpha Trion was quick to point out that Sentinel was ''not'' a true Prime. Educating the quartet about Sentinel's treachery, he took them to an overgrown cliff where they watched Sentinel kneel before a [[Quintesson High Commander]]. Though the four younger bots were dismayed and dejected to learn the truth about Sentinel, Alpha Trion rallied them to action with some wise words, reminding them that they must inform the public of the truth and bequeathing them with the [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]s of four of the Primes. | ||
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Alpha Trion, sometimes called A-3 or Sig-Omega, is one of the oldest living Transformers, with some claiming that he dates back to the very first generation of Cybertronians. His age has given him unprecedented experience and the wisdom that comes with it; to that end, Alpha Trion has dedicated himself to recording Cybertron's history in the Covenant of Primus, knowing that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
Though in his younger years he fought against those beings that threatened Cybertron and its freedom, in his older years he has eschewed the path of the warrior, preferring to serve as an advisor to other Transformers; he now acts as a mentor and guide to many an Autobot leader, having particuarly close relationships with Optimus Prime and Elita One. Even they, however, know little of the enigmatic sage's true history, and his connections to Vector Sigma, Primus, and the history of Cybertron itself have boosted him to legendary status.
{{#if:Alpha TrionExiles|| “ | Respect your elders. | ” |
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Conceptual history
Alpha Trion makes for quite the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}exquisite corpse|{{#if:||exquisite corpse}}]] for a geezer whose whole thing is being the ancient that's very much still alive. First created by writer Beth Bornstein and character designer Floro Dery for the eponymous 1985 Generation 1 cartoon episode "The Search for Alpha Trion," he was initially presented as a thinly sketched hermit acting as a [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}deus ex machina|{{#if:||deus ex machina}}]] of sorts for the debut adventure of Elita One and her Female Autobots, described in the script as "implicitly the creator of several of the Autobots."<ref>Script, "The Search for Alpha Trion"</ref> Subsequent concentric retcons by a revolving door of writers throughout the cartoon would build up to make him comically vital to the entirety of Transformer history, making explicit his role in building Optimus Prime and Elita One,<ref>"War Dawn"</ref> establishing him as a first-generation product (and subsequent guardian) of the life-giving supercomputer at the heart of Cybertron,<ref>"The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"</ref> bearing (albeit not using) the Matrix of Leadership for generations before it found its way to Optimus,<ref>"Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"</ref> and finally, proving pivotal to the founding of Cybertronian society itself as a co-leader of the original rebellion against their Quintesson creators.<ref>"Forever Is a Long Time Coming"</ref>
It would ultimately be that second one that stuck for much of the next twenty-five years. When BotCon purveyor 3H Productions's post-Beast Machines fiction picked Alpha Trion back up for the first time since Generation 1 in 2001, he was couched as the earthly representative of Generation 1 Marvel comic-derived creator deity Primus through his connection with aforementioned computer Vector Sigma and tasked with delivering the kind of dialogue previously reserved for various spooky generics. And so he would remain, backgrounded as the "mystical exposition" guy: appearing in several different continuities, but always pretty much the same guy and always pretty much a bit part. A conspicuous outlier during this time was his 2009 appearance in the more grounded Animated cartoon, where the hermit thing was thrown out to depict him as a leading Cybertronian politician on the Autobot High Council. More obscure but significantly more divergent, 2007's club-exclusive TransTech and Shattered Glass fiction introduced a version of Alpha Trion who seemed to be the usual kindly old sage, only to be revealed as a cruel, scheming murderer from a negative-polarity "mirror" universe.
That long-forgotten stuff about his role in the founding of Cybertronian society and the lineage of the Primes would come roaring back in the 2010s when Alpha Trion was included in brand architect Aaron Archer's finalized roster for the Thirteen Original Transformers as part of the unified "Aligned continuity" project. Debuting in the 2010 novel Transformers: Exodus, this Alpha Trion chucked much of the above in a blender, characterized as a demigod descended from Primus himself at the dawn of time, present for the entirety of Cybertronian history with the character hook of acting as the "chronicler" of the Thirteen and keeper of the holy text known as the "Covenant of Primus" (eventually published as an actual factual book for fans to buy). This translated into a pre-eminent historian and academic leading Iacon's Hall of Records in the present day, both echoing his Animated social status and positioning him to once again act as a young Optimus Prime's mentor.
This assertion that the existing ancient, mysterious sage from the first generation of Cybertronians was part of the ancient, mysterious first generation of Cybertronians may seem reasonable, but fandom at the time was baffled by the reveal. Some would be quick to point out that the Thirteen at their original conception by brand founding father Simon Furman were described in the 2004 guidebook Transformers: The Ultimate Guide as all having died out by the present day (something that went out the window nigh-immediately with Vector Prime's debut in the pilot of the Cybertron cartoon a few months later) but the real point of contention takes us back to the convention circuit. 2010s BotCon and Collectors' Club stewards Fun Publications had just spent the past decade emphatically establishing that only one version of each member of the Thirteen existed throughout the Transformers multiverse, and it seemed implausible that the eeeevil Shattered Glass version in particular was the exact same guy as found in the Generation 1 cartoon—one of several continuity-wonk concerns Hasbro representatives hand-waved away in interviews as the Aligned continuity being "separate" from the rest of the multiverse and not bound to existing lore.<ref name="allspark2011botcon">{{#if: |""—|}}{{#if: https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031835/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726 ||}}{{#if: The Allspark |, The Allspark|}}{{#if: Botcon 2011 Transformers Brand Panel!, Live coverage starting at 1pm PST! |, "Botcon 2011 Transformers Brand Panel!, Live coverage starting at 1pm PST!"|}}{{#if: 2011 |, 2011{{#if: 06 |/{{#switch:{{#len:06}}|1=006|06}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031835/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726 ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031835/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031835/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031835/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031835/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: y | (dead link)}}</ref> Subsequent events in the Club's Thirteen-centric storyline would see the Aligned continuity "leak" into the surrounding universes,<ref>Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/09</ref> leading the consciousnesses of the various Trions to metaphysically "fuse" together from the bottom up,<ref>Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14</ref> before the storyline's 2015 finale did away with the one-per-customer policy entirely as the "Shroud" catastrophe shattered the multiverse (and conveniently freed up future writers from its limitations).<ref>"Out of the One, Many"</ref> Around the same time, IDW Publishing similarly pivoted the Alpha Trion of their long-running Generation 1 continuity as they introduced the Thirteen for the first time, producing a rascally Trion prone to omissions and half-truths very selective about his own past.
The subsequent decade of material has pretty thoroughly followed the Aligned continuity's lead, as Alpha Trion's big-screen debut in 2024's Transformers One kept the "last of the Thirteen and teller of their tales" thing pretty much verbatim. Most recently, 2025's Thirteen-centric Age of the Primes toyline has taken pains to knit the Aligned characterization back to his classical Generation 1 cartoon look, replacing the fearsome "barbarian king" visage of the Alpha Trion of the Thirteen in the late 2010s Prime Wars Trilogy family of franchises with a reproduction of his youthful appearance from those original cartoon flashbacks, while still maintaining his Thirteen schtick down to including the first mass-produced action figure accessory version of his Covenant.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: John Stephenson (English), Corey Burton (English, "War Dawn"), Tony Pope (English, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), Osamu Saka (Japanese), Toshiro Ishii (Japanese, "War Dawn"), Hiroshi Naka (Japanese, "The Rebirth"){{#if: Chen Chun (Chinese), Wolfgang Mascher (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2" and "The Rebirth, Part 2"), Ramón Rocabayera (Spain-Spanish), Alejandro Abdalah (Latin American Spanish), François Leccia (European French, "The Search for Alpha Trion"), Serge Lhorca (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma" episodes & "War Dawn"), Albert Augier (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), Georges Atlas (European French, "The Rebirth" episodes), Magalhães Graça (Portuguese), Jomeri Pozzoli (Portuguese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2")|, Chen Chun (Chinese), Wolfgang Mascher (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2" and "The Rebirth, Part 2"), Ramón Rocabayera (Spain-Spanish), Alejandro Abdalah (Latin American Spanish), François Leccia (European French, "The Search for Alpha Trion"), Serge Lhorca (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma" episodes & "War Dawn"), Albert Augier (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), Georges Atlas (European French, "The Rebirth" episodes), Magalhães Graça (Portuguese), Jomeri Pozzoli (Portuguese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2")}}
The robot who would later be known as Alpha Trion was a "first generation product" of Vector Sigma. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 11 million years ago, Alpha Trion was known as A-3 and was part of the rebellion against the Quintessons on a factory world, creating a device called the Coder Remote that would stop their Dark Guardians. Due to a timerift created by Quintessons from the future, he was briefly pulled from his position in the Empty Lands into the year 2006. Fortunately, his partner Beta managed to start the rebellion as scheduled, and A-3 was soon returned by future Autobots to fulfill his role in Cybertronian history. Forever Is a Long Time Coming
Years later, he would be given the Matrix of Leadership by the dying Sentinel Prime, but Alpha Trion himself did not become Autobot leader. It would sit in his possession, unused, until the coming of the next Autobot leader. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 In the meantime, Alpha Trion developed plans to rebuild Autobots to better combat the escalating Decepticon menace.
The next Autobot leader would actually come to him when a group of time-travelers lugged a dying youth named Orion Pax to his repair center. Reluctant at first, Alpha Trion sensed a strong spirit in Orion Pax, and decided to rebuild him entirely... into Optimus Prime. When Prime asked if Alpha Trion could rebuild his fallen girlfriend Ariel as well, Alpha Trion agreed, and mused that Elita One would be a good name for a female warrior. War Dawn
Over the intervening millennia, Alpha Trion's two greatest creations, whether by design or coincidence, forgot their relationship to the ancient Autobot. Five million years after his creation, Optimus Prime was lost when his spacecraft crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, but Alpha Trion kept in contact with Elita One, acting as a sagely advisor to her team of Female Autobots as they spent the following four million years stealing energon from Shockwave. Eventually, in the Earth year 1985, Shockwave caught the Female Autobots in the act and tracked them back to their headquarters, prompting Elita One to consult with Alpha Trion on a course of action. Trion suggested they move their headquarters, telling Elita to scout for a new location alone, but in the event that she encountered the Decepticons, warned her not to use her life-draining special power to freeze time. Alas, Elita was captured and used by the Decepticons to lure Optimus Prime into a trap. To save her beloved's life, Elita used her fatal power, and the Autobot leader was forced to track Alpha Trion to his secret base in hopes that he could save her. Alpha Trion repaired her to the best of his ability, but revealed to Optimus Prime that only Prime could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that! The Search for Alpha Trion
A short time later, while he was looking for a misplaced tool, Alpha Trion was attacked in his workshop by Megatron and his Decepticons, who demanded that he hand over the Key to Vector Sigma. Trion pled ignorance, but Megatron knew better, and the elderly Autobot was soon overpowered while the Decepticons made off with the key. Alpha Trion was rescued from the chunk of metal the Decepticons left him stuck in by Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and after his injuries were repaired by Wheeljack and Ratchet, he journeyed with them into Cybertron's depths, leading the way to Vector Sigma's chamber. Their way, however, was barred by Centurion droids that Megatron used the Key to command, and Alpha Trion helped reactivate some discarded worker robots to fight the droids off. The droids had done their job, however, and prevented the Autobots from reaching Megatron before he used Vector Sigma to bring his newest Decepticons, the Stunticons to life. To combat these new land-based Decepticons, Optimus Prime hit on the idea of creating some new aerial Autobots, and Alpha Trion set to work reconstructing some Cybertronian aircraft. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 When the work was done, Alpha Trion professed that he had another key to Vector Sigma "on him", and he would use it to reactivate the computer so that it could bring the jets to life. His "key", however, was his own life force: as a first generation product of Vector Sigma, his computation matrix could interface with the computer and bring it back online, at the cost of his own continued existence. Optimus Prime tried to stop him, but Alpha Trion refused to listen, reminding Prime that he was his creator and insisting that the jets were more important than he was. Prime relented, and Alpha Trion merged with Vector Sigma, which activated and brought the new Aerialbots to life. Before Prime and the Autobots departed for Earth, Alpha Trion spoke to them through Vector Sigma, warning them of a fact merging with the computer had revealed to him: on Earth, the Key to Vector Sigma had even greater power. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2
Many years later, when the Hate Plague was raging throughout the universe in the year 2006, Optimus Prime entered the Matrix to consult the ancient Autobots within on a possible cure. Alpha Trion was the first Prime spoke to, but he had no information to give, save a warning that Prime should take care on his journey into the Matrix, lest he be unable to return. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
The following year, after the Decepticons stole the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber, Optimus Prime used the Matrix to reactivate Vector Sigma so that he could converse with Alpha Trion, hoping that the old sage knew something more about what was going on. Alpha Trion revealed to Prime that Vector Sigma had allowed Galvatron to become aware of the key's existence, as the chamber was key to the dawning of a new Golden Age for Cybertron... as was the merging of an Autobot's life with that of a human's. The Rebirth, Part 2 Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus one final time, urging him to preserve the key at all costs, as it would be vital in fulfilling Vector Sigma's prophecy. The Rebirth, Part 3
Japanese cartoon continuity
One account claimed that A-3 was the first successful labor robot by Vector Sigma; A-1 and A-2 being preceding failures.<ref>{{#if: スーパーコンピュター"ベクターシグマ"完成。労働ロボットのを開始。A-1、A-2の製作失敗ののし、A-3が誕生。よってA-3がベクターシグマが生んだ最初のロボットということになる。 |"スーパーコンピュター"ベクターシグマ"完成。労働ロボットのを開始。A-1、A-2の製作失敗ののし、A-3が誕生。よってA-3がベクターシグマが生んだ最初のロボットということになる。"—|}}{{#if: |[ コミックボンボン|コミックボンボン}}{{#if: |, |}}{{#if: 宇宙新暦 セイバートロン星の歴史 |, "宇宙新暦 セイバートロン星の歴史"|}}{{#if: 1987 |, 1987{{#if: 01 |/{{#switch:{{#len:01}}|1=001|01}}{{#if: |/{{#switch:{{#len:}}|1=0{{{day}}}|{{{day}}}}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: |]|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:|7|11}}|web.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:|8|11}}|web.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:|7|10}}|archive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:|8|10}}|archive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>
Generations Selects Special Comic
The consciousness of Primus observed Beta and A-3 drive the Quintessons off of their planet. Finale
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Masaharu Satō (Japanese){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
In the year 2011, one year after Optimus Prime released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a result. Optimus Prime voyaged into the planet's depths to try and bring the computer back under control, but the mission seemed doomed to failure, as he did not have the Matrix to help him. While the other Autobots searched Earth for the Matrix, which had been hidden away to recharge, the spectral form of Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus Prime to help lead him through the many dangers blocking the path to Vector Sigma's chamber. The Mystery of Planet Master When they finally reached their goal, however, it turned out the Decepticons had beaten them there. Hot Rod was not far behind, with the recovered Matrix in his grasp, and when the young Autobot arrived, Alpha Trion instructed him to hold the talisman aloft. Trion's ethereal form flowed into the Matrix, completing its recharging process and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime, who joined Optimus in thrashing the Decepticons. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime
Train Wars
The incorporeal Alpha Trion sensed a threat to Vector Sigma from inside the Matrix, and rematerialized on the physical plane to address the problem. He discovered the Fallen attempting to steal and assume the power of Vector Sigma for himself. Downplaying his own importance, Alpha Trion attempted to advise Shouki and the other Autobot defenders present. Train Wars
Upon recovering Vector Sigma from the Fallen, Alpha Trion once again sacrificed his physical form to merge with Vector Sigma, giving it the drive necessary to reformat Shouki into a "train bazooka" mode, powerful enough to defeat the Fallen. Train Wars 2
G-2 story pages
When Optimus Prime was fatally injured in battle with Megatron, the spirits of Alpha Trion and former leaders residing within the Matrix activated its Reconfiguration Matrix mechanism, reviving Prime as Battle Convoy. G-2 Part 5
Legends comic
Alpha Trion and the Matrix—possibly the Reconfiguration Matrix again—had a hand in Rodimus Prime's transformation into a Micromaster. Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter
To counter the rise of Galvatron II, Battle Convoy contacted the spirit of Alpha Trion within the Matrix and requested his help in reviving Ultra Magnus. Locating Magnus among the spirits of former leaders residing in the Matrix, Trion convinced him he was needed in the world of the living and entered his chest, using his unique connection with the Matrix to act as a substitute Matrix and bring both himself and Magnus back to life. Trion was restored in a tiny body that popped out of Magnus's chest. Resurrection Chapter Granted the ability to predict the future by his merging with Vector Sigma, Alpha Trion then foresaw that Megatron would return to his evil ways in the Legends World he had settled in. Seeking to stop this, the sage himself traveled to this other universe, using his diminutive body to disguise himself as a janitor at the Axalon Trading Company while waiting for Megatron to make his move. LG14 Ultra Magnus
When the employees of Axalon Co. got curious about Metroplex—who'd ended up as their new office building after getting summoned into the Legends Universe—Alpha Trion taught them about the city-bot's past. He accidentally blew his cover by explaining he knew this much because he was from "the other world", though fortunately(?) the employees wrongly assumed he meant the world of the dead. Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter Alpha Trion was present when Megatron made his move, teaming up with Armada Megatron to conquer the Legends World. The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter In response, he cast his disguise aside and used an ultra-drill to summon Ultra Magnus from their home universe. At first, Magnus told Trion to get back in his chest, but the sage assured him he no longer needed Trion's Matrix power but had to rely on his own strength. After the Megatrons were defeated by Magnus, Alpha Trion confirmed to a curious Rattrap that he could indeed predict the future, and had had a vision of the imminent arrival of Nightbird Shadow, Blackarachnia, and Slipstream as well. LG14 Ultra Magnus
Alpha Trion later confirmed to a curious Rattrap that his new body was a Mini-Con-type one, though he got defensive when asked to display the third weapon mode Mini-Cons are supposed to have. Transforming into his hovercar mode, he claimed it was clearly a shield and displayed its usefulness by shielding Ultra Magnus from a barrage of lasers. Unfortunately his size meant he only took a fraction of the blasts, and Magnus was gunned down. Alpha Trion Chapter Armada Megatron later bought an Ultra Magnus toy in order to examine it for the Autobot's weaknesses, defending his purchase of a non-Mini-Con toy to Armada Starscream by pointing out the Alpha Trion accessory. Armada Megatron Chapter
Thanks to Alpha Trion's premonitions, the Autobots were prepared for Slipstream's arrival in the Legends World and easily defeated her. LG16 Slipstream While doing janitor work at Tera-Kura Co., he overheard Megatron talk about his plan to steal energy from people, and summoned Chromia into the Legends World as reinforcement. LG17 Blackarachnia When Armada Starscream attempted to sacrifice himself to prevent Windblade from destroying the Legends World, Alpha Trion opened a portal to Starscream's home universe and brought forth Alexis to stop him. LG18 Armada Starscream Super Mode
Alpha Trion was later contacted by the Springer of his home universe, who requested to be brought to the Legends World. LG19 Springer Prologue Following Springer's arrival, Trion had his ultra-drill stolen by a jealous Tigatron. LG19 Springer He was later caught up in Megatron's attack on the city when the Decepticon briefly returned to being Galvatron. LG23 Galvatron Aware that Alpha Trion contained the power of the Matrix, Terrorsaur had Scourge capture the sage as part of a bid to take over Tera-Kura, but he was freed when the Matrix energies overloaded and exploded Scourge's transtector. He went on to teach Scourge and his Sweeps how to be proper janitors. LG26 Scourge When Tera-Kura purchased Metroplex from Axalon, Alpha Trion joined the Decepticon company so that he could stay with Metroplex. LG31 Fortress Maximus
Alpha Trion was pretty careless with his ultra-drill; after Tigatron, it was also stolen by Chromedome LG33 Highbrow and Weirdwolf to serve their own needs. LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter He was present when God Ginrai tried to force his way into Tera-Kura Co., LG42 Godbomber and later had his drill nabbed again by Waspinator. LG-EX Magna Convoy When Weirdwolf's Decepticon faction attacked Tera-Kura to nab Metroplex's transformation cog, Alpha Trion did his best to fight off Apeface. Decepticon Civil War Weirdwolf used the cog to rebuild Trypticon, so Trion responded by summoning Swerve, who had previously bested the monster. Following Trypticon's defeat, he also called for the Disaster Relief Team to rebuild Akihabara. LG43 Trypticon Alpha Trion was later kidnapped by Slugslinger, Triggerhappy and Misfire, who forced him to summon the six Targetmaster partners lost in the G1 World. He did as instructed only to find that the Targetmasters were emitting lethal amounts of plasma energy, so he instead put the drill in reverse and scattered the six across the Legends World for everyone's safety. Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter
During a battle between Ultra Magnus and Sixshot, Alpha Trion entered Magnus's chest to lend him his power. LG50 Sixshot He contacted the Wreckers for help when the city came under attack from a Zamojin-controlled Windblade. LG65 Twin Twist Prologue During the battle with Majin Zarak, whom fate decreed could not be destroyed, Alpha Trion hooked his ultra-drill up to Twin Twist's Drill Base in order to generate a giant portal that Zarak could be pushed through. Megatron then had him open portals all over the Legends World so the doomed world's citizens could be evacuated to the G1 World. Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two
Wings Universe
After the Van De Graaff was shot down on Beta-Nine, the proemial Alpha Unit of the Elite Guard managed to retrieve its cargo. The mysterious item was then delivered by Magnum to its custodian, Alpha Trion. Wings of Honor
Over the next ten years, the Decepticon insurrection became more fierce. Councilor Magnum continued to champion his Elite Guard, a series of strike teams dedicated to hunting down the Decepticon Warlords to cut the many heads off the serpent. Councilor Alpha Trion, however, favored his own Prime Initiative, a general of sorts who would oversee the entire Autobot army as a unified force against the Decepticons. The Coming Storm: Part 2
Despite their political differences, Alpha Trion and Magnum worked together as the situation called for it. When a group of civilian scientists and historians needed demolitions assistance at a dig site in Median, Alpha Trion requested the help of Magnum's Elite Guard for the job. Of course, he neglected to mention some of the finer points of the mission, but such is politics. Flames of Yesterday
After Dion and Magnum were injured in a Decepticon attack, they were taken to Alpha Trion. He was only able to save one of them, rebuilding the survivor into Ultra Magnus. As the war drained Cybertron's energy to dangerously low levels, Optimus left the planet on a mission to find more energy. Alpha Trion prepared stasis pods within which most of the remaining Autobot population would hibernate. As they placed the other Autobots in the pods, he warned Kup that remaining online during periods of low energy as he intended to do would greatly accelerate the aging process. Battle Lines, Part 6
When Optimus Prime and the other Autobots aboard the Ark were considered lost, Alpha Trion set about uniting the divided Cybertronian through other means. Using the remains of a Decepticon deep-space shuttle, he built Jhiaxus and brought him to life with the power of Vector Sigma, instructing the super-computer to imbue him with a need to unite Cybertron under one banner. Wings Universe Jhiaxus profile
Centuries later, after the Great Transformation, Cheetor dedicated himself to interfacing with the Oracle in search of guidance from Optimus Primal. After many failed attempts, Cheetor finally succeeded, instead meeting with Alpha Trion. Trion told Cheetor of his true destiny: to lead Cybertron into a new age of peace. Cheetor accepted his destiny and thus merged with Alpha Trion, becoming Alpha Trizer. Alpha Trizer's profile In 2984 C.E. as Alpha Trizer engaged in combat against the Star Seekers, the faces of Optimus Primal and Alpha Trion flashed through his mind. Hoist the Flag
Deviations
In an alternate timeline where Optimus Prime killed Megatron in the Battle of Autobot City, Rodimus Prime ended up sacrificing himself to defeat Megascream and Unicron. In the following Autobot celebration, Optimus Prime saw a vision of Alpha Trion and Rodimus Prime as equals within the Matrix and swore to never question its ways. Deviations
TV Magazine comic continuity
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Yolopark comics
After Cliffjumper was replaced since his manufacture by the "Cliffjumper" of another universe, the unknowing Alpha Trion inducted her into the Autobots' fighting forces. A Cliffjumper(s) Tale
Marvel Comics continuity
Dreadwind took a reader's account of how Orion Pax became Optimus Prime as true, though he noted that he "never heard of this Alpha Trion character meself, but then who am I?" Transformers #268 Dread Tidings
3H comics
In the distant past, during the Cybertronians' rebellion against their Quintesson oppressors, A-3's mettle was tested in an encounter with a Dark Guardian. Disclosure
During Megatron's rule of Cybertron, Alpha Trion was seemingly resurrected and/or reformatted as a lion by the Oracle to guide Primal Prime and his Wrecker in much the same way as he aided many previous Autobot leaders. Departure It is unclear whether this new form ever existed physically; its only appearance was as a vision in Primal Prime's head. Betrayal The ancient Autobot reached out and made contact with Primal Prime's spark, but his messages came through garbled and incomplete. Of the small amount of information he was able to transmit to Primal Prime was the fact that the Wreckers should believe in Primus's vision, and that their creator sometimes worked in mysterious ways... Wreckers: Finale Part II
Alpha Trion did not make a physical appearance after this enigmatic reintroduction until Unicron posed a new threat to the balance of the multiverse. Alpha Trion, though technically still merged with Primus/Vector Sigma/Whatever, was again in his original body (but now with a cape!). He/they pulled Cybertron's greatest hero, Optimus Primal, back from the dead in order to rescue recently abducted Cybertronians from the center of the Chaos Bringer. Abduction
Though Primal was at first taken aback by the enormity of the task he had been assigned, Alpha Trion's pontification goaded him on in accepting the mission. When Primal succeeded at this monumental task, Escape he confronted the Maximal High Council with one of his overblown speeches and was thrown in jail. Alpha Trion sent Snarl to stage a small rescue of his own, and Primal was returned to the center of Cybertron. Here, Alpha Trion presented Primal with a window into the past, present, and future of the Allspark, from which he could pluck any warrior, whether they be living or dead. Primal chose Depthcharge and Rhinox, the former of whom rejected Primal's calling. Alpha Trion quieted Primal's disappointment, letting Depthcharge go, expecting him to return of his own accord. To take his place, Alpha Trion pulled Omega Prime from another universe. Homecoming
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
Alpha Trion created Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus at the same time on Cybertron. Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion! Though making two Autobots with polar opposite personalities able to combine might have seemed counter-intuitive, Alpha Trion knew what great potential this would ultimately yield for the brothers. Ultra Magnus's profile in Club magazine #8
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Eons ago, Alpha Trion kept watch over the Transformers when Primus entered his eternal sleep to hide Cybertron from Unicron. However, a nomadic alien race eventually conquered Cybertron, and Alpha Trion was forced into hiding. Thousands of Transformers were slaughtered, and Alpha Trion was unable to act. Transformers: The Ultimate Guide Alpha Trion performed actions that would make him known as the savior of his race. Cold War
Alpha Trion was attached to the supercomputer Vector Sigma, and was its caretaker from the Golden Age to the Great War. He was considered the only Transformer capable of accessing all of the computer's functions. In his position, he disagreed with the Council of Ancients's esoteric mysticism, wishing to make the Transformers' place in the cosmos more known. More than Meets the Eye #8 Despite this, he was a secret guiding force behind the Council and its selection of Primes. He was fond of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, both with whom he had a special bond. More than Meets the Eye #1
After the Great Shutdown, Shockwave was awakened. Soon after, he met Scourge, who somehow led the Decepticon to Alpha Trion. Alpha Trion was incapacitated and hung on a wall in Shockwave's laboratory for analysis, to assist Shockwave in his attempt to control Vector Sigma. The ancient Cybertronian constantly foiled his attempts to analyze him; nevertheless, Shockwave swore that the savior of their race would become its "greatest destroyer". Cold War As Shockwave's plans reached fruition, the last remaining "ancient program" for him to decode was Alpha Trion. However, Shockwave's machinations were foiled by his apparent and untimely demise. Revelation
Alpha Trion's last days were recorded to be deep within Cybertron, preparing the Transformers and Cybertron for their darkest hour. More than Meets the Eye #1
Dreamwave Armada comic continuity
Energon comic
Optimus Prime, feeling a sense of coming dread, was sent by the Mini-Con Over-Run to one of countless uplink platforms. Here, Over-Run told him, was a direct point of access to Cybertron's planetwide internal mainframe, a mass intellect which could give him answers. Touching the platform, Prime was transported into the Hub, a digital world, where a bearded sage appeared. It was revealed to Prime that Unicron would return, the Terrorcons were gathering, and that his old foe Megatron still persisted within the heart of Unicron. And most importantly, Energon existed in vast quantities on Earth, and the Terrorcons would strike there soon! This Evil Reborn
Prime returned with this information to the Autobot High Council at the High Halls, telling him of the vision he received from this planetary intelligence named "Sig-Omega". High Councilor Levitacus rejected this news, for they had never heard of such an entity. What Lies Beneath
Critically damaged during an attack by Unicron's Four Horsemen, Strongarm took Prime to another uplink platform, where he once again communed with the bearded sage. He granted Prime and various other fallen Autobots who surrounded him the Spark of Combination. With this upgrade, the Autobots were able to repel the invasion. What Lies Beneath, Part Two
Cybertron comic
While Vector Prime aided the Autobots in their search for the Cyber Planet Keys, he would also report their progress to Alpha Trion. During one such visit, after using the reality-warping properties of the Unicron Singularity to enlist Sentinel Maximus from another timeline, Wreckers: Finale Part II his chamber came under attack by Unicron's herald, Ramjet, and his partner, Nemesis Prime. While Vector Prime battled Ramjet, Sentinel Maximus failed to defend Alpha Trion, and Nemesis Prime threw Alpha Trion into Vector Sigma, severely damaging both. Balancing Act
After Ramjet and Nemesis Prime's retreat, Alpha Trion was placed in a repair chamber, Balancing Act, Part 2 where he remained for some time since limited resources were available to the Autobots during the Unicron Singularity crisis. Revelations Part 2 Alpha Trion was not completely restored until months after the search for the Cyber Planet Keys was over and Primus had vanquished the black hole forever. Alpha Trion met with the two Optimus Primes currently in his universe, Sentinel Maximus, and others, mourning the loss of Vector Prime and the enigmatic Skyfall during Alpha Trion's absence, but the sage announced that this day forward would be a new Cybertronian era thanks to their sacrifices. Revelations Part 6
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
When Serpent O.R. downloaded some of Soundwave's memories, he saw Alpha Trion and his role in the rebellion against the Quintessons. The Art of War #1
2005 IDW continuity
- First appearance: Megatron Origin #3
In the years that followed the departure of the Knights of Cybertron, Alpha Trion emerged as one of the Primes, leading one of the Thirteen Tribes some twelve million years ago. He was well known as a chronicler and record-keeper of Cybertronian history; The Crucible though he did not have the same heroic reputation as the other Primes, he was a well-versed historian, librarian, and orator. White Light In his youth, he studied some of the mythical artifacts that would come to be wielded by the Primes, such as the ancient Enigma of Combination, The Nothing Man and learned as much as he could about the primitive tribes that inhabited prehistoric Cybertron. Omega's Conundrum
Alpha Trion would join forces with four other Primes: Alchemist, Vector, Solus, and Nexus Prime, and together they established a village they called the Crystal City. As a storyteller and keeper of legends, Trion encouraged the tribes to work together by regaling them with tales of Primus and the Guiding Hand, believing that the kernels of truth passed down through his tales could inspire others to perform great deeds.
Their early efforts were threatened by the advancing armies of the Darklands; shortly after the Darklanders slaughtered Septimus Prime and sacked Protohex, another Prime, going by the name of "Onyx", arrived to propose an alliance, bringing with him his comrade Liege Maximo and an army of bestial warriors. "Onyx" professed scorn for Trion's belief in the Guiding Hand, but Trion spoke to him privately and made him see the inspirational power that his stories possessed. Onyx pressed him to convince the other Primes into allying with him; once united, their forces took to the field against the Darklanders. As the battle raged, events took an unexpected turn when three Titans emerged from the depths of the planet. In the impromptu ceasefire, Onyx was able to reach the enemy leader Megatronus and convince him to lay down arms and agree to a proper truce. Origin Myths
The other Primes never learned the truth about Onyx Prime: the bestial Prime was an identity of convenience assumed by a time-travelling Shockwave; using Megatronus as a catspaw, he had deliberately engineered the war between the Darklanders and the Crystal City in order to bring the Primes together under a single banner, one of many historical paradoxes he would engineer using his foreknowledge of Cybertron's long history. The First Who Was Named
In the ensuing celebration, Trion soon became wary of his new ally: "Onyx" had begun telling "stories" of his own, thus seeding history with more paradoxes, including the "Dark Cybertron" prophecy that his younger self would one day study and attempt to bring about. Trion's concerns were echoed by the Darklander warrior Arcee, who believed that the Primes would eventually grow drunk on their own superiority and become tyrants. Trion solemnly told Arcee that it would be the job of their followers to keep the Primes in check. Origin Myths
Determined to see as much of his planet as he could before it all changed, Trion befriended the Titan Metroplex, and the pair set off to explore and chart Cybertron. Omega's Conundrum Over the next two million years, the initial coalition of Primes were joined by five more, and thus united the Primes became the alliance known as the Thirteen, led by Prima. Heavy In the ensuing era of peace, Trion became known as "The Trion" and developed his famed reputation for storytelling. Surfeit of Primes Other Primes had grown arrogant, however and began spreading rumors that only a Prime could kill another Prime, to ensure their reign would last forever. The Crucible None of the twelve Primes ever suspected that "Onyx Prime" had continued to manipulate them, and, as he had once brought them together, planned to tear them apart once more. Indeed, "Onyx" soon realized that he could permanently keep Trion's suspicions at bay simply by spinning one convincing story after another. The First Who Was Named
"Why, we've simply brought civilization to the very brink of extinction. Gum?"
"Onyx" set his plans in motion by encouraging Prima to commission an interstellar mission of goodwill, designed to share the "enlightened" civilization of Cybertron with their neighbors. Alpha Trion joined the voyage as its official record-keeper, and joined by Omega Supreme and his Omega Sentinels, the Cybertronian expedition set off for the organic world of Antilla, its resources making it ripe for colonization. When the detachment arrived however, the Antillans fought back against the invaders. Over the course of this brief war, "Onyx"—despite Trion's misgivings—announced that this world now belonged to Alpha Trion, the first of Cybertron's thirteen "colonies". When recording these events however, Trion would write that the Antillan mission had been one of peace and that the natives had been the ones who fired first. The First Who Was Named Our Finest
On returning to Cybertron, "Onyx" continued to secretly sow discord, and manipulated events so that a furious Megatronus would slay Solus Prime in an attempted coup against Prima. Alpha Trion agreed that Liege Maximo, who had seemingly masterminded the coup that had led to her death, had forfeited his right to live on Cybertron and watched as his fellow Primes imprisoned Liege Maximo aboard Vigilem.
Determined to bring Solus Prime's killer to justice, Alpha Trion joined "Onyx" and Prima aboard Prima's Titan, Emissary. The three Primes tracked Megatronus to the barren world of Tsiehshi, but Trion stayed behind while the other two Primes went to confront Megatronus in a final duel. Only "Onyx Prime" returned, informing the record-keeper that Prima had sacrificed himself to end Megatronus's life. The reality was more complicated, however: "Onyx" had simply let Megatronus kill Prima, then, his usefulness at an end, killed Megatronus. Trion was once more swayed by "Onyx Prime's" well-told tale, and so this account became the "official" version of events that would find its way into the chronicles of Cybertron... and thus, the inspiration for the lie that the time-traveling Shockwave used to cover up the truth. Returning to Cybertron, Trion and the five remaining Primes watched as Emissary interred Prima's remains within his body and left Cybertron, unaware that his systems had been sabotaged by "Onyx". The First Who Was Named
With the Primes reduced in number and divided from within, they and their followers soon fell to war with one another in the First Cybertronian Civil War, Heavy the outcome Shockwave had been aiming for all along. The First Who Was Named Trion was not an active participant in the war, instead hoping to find a way to end the conflict as bloodlessly as possible. When the warrior Galvatron slaughtered Nexus Prime and dispelled the rumors that the Primes were immortal, fear for their own safety prompted the last of the Primes to flee Cybertron, one by one, until only Alpha Trion remained. The Crucible
Determined to bring the war to an end, Alpha Trion approached Galvatron during the Battle of Aegiax to request his help in bringing peace to Cybertron—promising the bloodthirsty barbarian whatever he wanted in exchange. The Mind Bomb Trion led Galvatron to the Citadel of Light, former home of Prima and his tribe, and watched Galvatron and Prima's last follower Nova Major defeat the remnants of Onyx Prime's forces. When the battle was won, Alpha Trion introduced himself to Nova, who was not quick to believe Trion's claim to Primehood until Trion pummeled him into submission. Together, the trio made for "Onyx Prime's" castle in Kalis to verify Trion's belief that the other Primes had disappeared. Their way into the castle was barred by the sole remaining warrior, Rhinox of the Mournsong, but he was quickly intimidated into letting them pass. Discovering that "Onyx" had indeed vanished, Nova announced his plan to take control of Cybertron and unify its tribes, and Alpha Trion, feeling this was the best course of action for Cybertron's people, gladly stood aside and let Nova assume the title of Prime.
After taking control of Cybertron, Nova directed his attention to decoding the secrets of the Thirteen, beginning with Nexus Prime's Enigma of Combination. Galvatron was the only one of them who didn't want to uncover the Enigma, and continually insisted that the Enigma was gone, just like its creator. Trion became curious by Galvatron's claims and pointed out that everyone except Galvatron talked of the Enigma as if it were merely a concept, but Galvatron spoke of it as a physical object. One look in Galvatron's eyes provided Alpha with all the explanation he needed to arrive at the answer. The Crucible
Over the next few million years, Alpha Trion was content to let himself fade into the background of Cybertronian life, allowing himself to be "forgotten" after the disastrous fall of the Primes. The Crucible When Nova Prime and his crew—which included Galvatron—departed Cybertron six million years ago, Alpha Trion blessed their starship, the Ark. Dark Dawn Following the disappearance of the Ark, memorial lectures were held in honor of Nova, during which Alpha Trion gave a speech about Primus. Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations Alpha Trion's various compendiums regarding the early histories of Cybertron were of interest to the younger Senator Shockwave, and thus would go on to form the basis for many of "Onyx Prime's" manipulations to the timeline. The First Who Was Named
Nova Prime, thought dead, would eventually be supplanted by Nominus Prime, and, later, Sentinel Prime. Unaware that Sentinel Prime was a false identity constructed by the ancient Titan Master Infinitus, Alpha Trion was known to have stood up against "Sentinel Prime's" increasingly fascistic ideals. White Light At the request of a blacksmith, Trion bore witness to the birth of Orion Pax, agreeing that there was something special about the newborn. Post Four million years ago, as Megatron's Decepticon uprising took shape, Alpha Trion attended the funerals of Bumper and Fastback. Megatron Origin #3
Because of Alpha Trion's intimate knowledge of Cybertron's surface, he accompanied Orion Pax and Nightbeat on a mission into the treacherous Rust Spot to swap Decepticon prisoners for the captured Ratchet. This was merely a ruse to draw out Alpha Trion, who the Decepticons wanted in order to help locate Metroplex. Due to Orion Pax's valiant actions, Alpha Trion and the other Autobots escaped with their lives. Omega's Conundrum The Autobots did get something out of Alpha Trion though; confirmation that the Titans were indeed real. The Hunting Party
Once Orion Pax had become Optimus Prime, he broadcast a message to all Cybertronians, asking them to join him in the fight against the Decepticons and beginning the Great War. Alpha Trion watched this broadcast with interest from the archives of Kutanzuule. Broadcast He soon came in contact with the young Prime to offer him advice and guidance in his early days as Autobot leader. Derelicts When Optimus blamed himself for being unable to stop the Exodus, Alpha Trion assured him that sometimes a leader's role was to let their followers go and make their own decisions. The Illusion of Control Alpha Trion was surprised when Optimus rediscovered the long lost Omega Supreme, and advised him to accept that the ancient guardian would not easily reintegrate into society. Primacy #2
500,000 years ago, Alpha Trion chose to leave Cybertron together with Metroplex, partly to keep the Titan and his technology out of Decepticon hands, but also to investigate Shockwave's Regenesis plan. Hello Cruel World After exploring space for millennia, Alpha Trion came to realize that Shockwave had not seeded his miraculous ores randomly—each had been sent to a planet that Shockwave believed one of the Thirteen had gone after they had fled Cybertron, and the thirteenth planet was the resting place of the Enigma of Combination. The Crucible
The pair briefly returned to Cybertron in 1997; by this point, the planet had been rendered virtually uninhabitable by war, and so Trion began trying to restore it. Operating out of Metroplex, Trion spent the next decade processing the corrosive elements out of Cybertron's atmosphere, slowly making it habitable again. After 2008, the problem was compounded by a monstrous Insecticon swarm that had overrun the planet. Requiring the toughest of the tough to obliterate the swarm, Alpha Trion selected Ironhide to do the job. That Ironhide was across the galaxy on Earth mattered little: Ironhide would eventually die some day, Trion rationalized, and so he built a duplicate body on Cybertron into which he could implant Ironhide's spark and memories once he passed on and returned to the "core". With Vector Sigma having been essentially erased in the event that devastated Cybertron, this took Alpha Trion years and pushed his skills to their limit, but once Ironhide died on Earth in 2010, the ancient Autobot's grand work was complete, and Ironhide returned to life on Cybertron in the new body constructed for him. Any Old Iron
Ironhide awoke in confusion, his memories incomplete due to damage he had suffered millions of years beforehand that had disrupted his link to the core, and wandered Cybertron's wastes until Alpha Trion dispatched his page to bring the befuddled warrior to Metroplex's city mode. Alpha Trion took umbrage at the fact Ironhide had never heard of his ancient greatness, and revealed his incredible powers over his own electromagnetic aura by using it to control Ironhide's actions when the ornery Autobot started to get a little rough. Ironhide further tested Trion's patience when he ignored his cautions and ventured out to track down the near-dead Sunstreaker (even if Sunstreaker had heard of him). Finally, Trion relented to Ironhide's constant questioning and explained the reason he had brought him back online: to exterminate the swarm. Ironing Out the Details
While Ironhide took out of most of the swarm in a brutal battle, Trion busied himself repairing Sunstreaker. After Ironhide returned, Trion announced that he and Metroplex were leaving Cybertron for parts unknown while Ironhide mopped up the remaining Insecticons. Infuriated by the old 'bots condescending attitude, Ironhide slugged him one, but Alpha Trion let it slide, putting Ironhide in his place by telling him he was just a small playing piece in a very large game. Before departing, however, Alpha Trion softened, congratulating Ironhide on saving the entire planet. After all, the only other Autobot would could make that claim... was he. Any Old Iron
In 2012, Alpha Trion finally deduced that the Enigma of Combination had landed on Earth. Hoping to recover it before Shockwave could harness its power for his own ends, The Crucible Trion left Metroplex to fend off the next stage of Shockwave's ultimate plan by himself. Trion set course for Earth to retrieve what he called the "holy grail", and was thus unable to turn back and help when his Titan companion was infected with an alchemical virus. After crossing paths with the Vis Vitalis, he convinced Thunderclash's Camien associates, Cityspeaker Windblade and her compatriots Chromia and Nautica, to use their cityspeaking skills to aid the Titan in his place. Burning Bright A 'Bot and Her City Alpha Trion also tasked the three with delivering a simple message for Optimus Prime: "Earth." Hello Cruel World Shockwave saw Alpha Trion in a vision of things that would come to pass during the Dark Cybertron prophecy. Dark Dawn
Alpha Trion made it to Earth shortly before Shockwave enacted the final stage of his plan; unfortunately for him, however, his ship was shot down by the Earth Defense Command, The Crucible and both he and his vessel were interred at the EDC's primary headquarters in the Bikini Atoll for study. Full Fathom Five After finally meeting Optimus in person, Windblade passed Trion's message along and Optimus and a group of Autobots travelled to Earth to find him. Hello Cruel World
A month later, Jazz infiltrated the EDC base and stumbled on him while investigating the EDC's use of Cybertronian tech. Full Fathom Five Knowing he was hooked up to an alarm and that the EDC's "mindbomb" couldn't have been created from just his brain, Prowl stopped Jazz from rescuing Alpha Trion immediately in order to investigate further. After deactivating the alarms they took Alpha Trion and fled on Sky Lynx, where a merry Trion's reunion with Optimus Prime was cut short by a coughing fit, prompting Jetfire to take him away and have a look at his injuries. I Dream of Wires
Alpha Trion had Optimus Prime take him to the moon, away from prying ears, to share with him why Earth was so important. He told the story about how he brought Galvatron and Nova Prime together, shocking and angering Optimus with the fact that he was one of the Thirteen Primes and let Nova Prime's reign happen, before revealing the presence of the Enigma of Combination on Earth. The Crucible They subsequently returned to the Ark-7, where Jetfire found their trip had worsened Alpha Trion's condition and admonished Prime. When Prime then returned to Cybertron for what he claimed were political reasons, Trion poked fun at him until he admitted he also had a personal reason, namely the anniversary of him becoming Prime. Signals, Calls, and Marches
When the Ark-7 came under attack and the Autobots lost control of the ship, Alpha Trion recognized why—its computers had been infected with the source code of the Enigma of Combination. The Nothing Man Joining Sideswipe and Arcee as they fought their way through the ship's defenses towards its spacebridge, Trion described the Enigma as one of the "metaphors made real" devised by the ancient Primes and that normal Transformers couldn't fight against it. Aphelion They reached their goal only to be greeted by a group of Decepticons who'd arrived through the spacebridge to capture the ship, Lagrange prompting Sideswipe to hide the still injured Alpha Trion away from harm in a storage compartment. Perihelion
After the Decepticons had crashed the ship onto Earth, Trion and the others were recovered by Optimus Prime's forces. Once they'd relocated, he was shocked to hear that Optimus had started a war with Earth in an attempt to annex it, and wondered what his plan was now. Once Upon a Time on Earth He was present when Optimus returned after an ill-fated confrontation between Aileron and the President of the United States. Edge of the Earth When the Autobots joined forces with Soundwave's Decepticons against Galvatron, Alpha Trion's status as another Prime distressed Soundwave. He remained at their Monument Valley base caring for Buster during the actual attack, but an attack on them by the humans caused the dog to run off with D.0.C. It's Beginning To And Back Again As the battle raged on, Alpha Trion encouraged Optimus Prime to search within himself for the reason he had chosen this particular valley as their base, which led to Optimus realizing Metrotitan was hidden beneath the surface and awakening him. As Above...So Below
Alpha Trion watched Metrotitan transform into Autobot City, the Cybertronian embassy on Earth. No Fair Fights After this he sought another Prime-to-Prime talk with Optimus, but Optimus postponed it in favor of having him coordinate the aftermath of the battle with Galvatron's soldiers. The Last Autobot
While resting at Autobot City, Alpha Trion was confronted by a diminutive Cybertronian who introduced himself as "Infinitus", decrying Trion as the weakest of the original Thirteen. Alpha Trion was confused by Infinitus, but as the interloper pontificated about his plan to wipe Cybertron clean of "vermin" and return it to its Golden Age, Alpha Trion realized that his visitor was none other than the 'bot he had once known as Sentinel Prime! Sentinel Prime deployed a set of blades from his forearms and pounced on Trion, decapitating him. While Optimus and Soundwave were waylaid, Infinitus used his Titan Master powers to puppeteer Trion's body, escaping in its spaceship configuration. White Light After using it to fetch Sovereign, herald of Onyx Prime and fellow Titan Master, Infinitus passed control of the body on to him. When Infinitus and Sovereign confronted Optimus Prime and Soundwave, Soundwave used Alpha Trion's sword to remove Sovereign, and Trion's head and body were recovered. They were returned to Cybertron and reunited by Fixit, who explained that the old Autobot would survive. White Heat
Alpha Trion then got an apartment and spruced it up with all manner of literary texts. Prior to Earth officially joining the Cybertronian Council of Worlds, he was visited by Optimus, Pyra and Starscream and recounted the tale of the unification of the Thirteen and the "first face". Once he was finished, he defended himself to a skeptical Starscream, saying he simply told the story. Origin Myths
When Thundercracker ran into story difficulties in making his film about Starscream, he sought out Alpha Trion for his views regarding Starscream being labelled as the "Chosen One". Alpha Trion felt that Metrotitan had been spouting random nonsense in his damaged state with Starscream just having been in the right place to take advantage of it. Nonetheless, he gave Thundercracker advice that instead of using his film to spread lies about Starscream, he should instead use the power of stories to present truths that would inspire his audience. Starscream: The Movie
After Windblade became ruler of Cybertron, Trion met with the Mistress of Flame who recounted to him an encounter she had with Onyx Prime on Antilla. Alpha Trion had also invited Scoop to the discussion in the hopes that the highly religious Mistress and the recently atheist Constructicon could each teach the other something. Onyx Prime himself returned to Cybertron that very day with the captive Liege Maximo, much to everyone's apprehension. Surfeit of Primes Trion joined the subsequent meeting at the Spire, but as tensions mounted between the trio of Primes, the religious colonists, and Soundwave—who refused to let the Primes reassert themselves as leaders—Trion was struck by a devastating epiphany: the 'bot he believed to be "Onyx Prime" was, in fact, Shockwave, who had manipulated him all these years. Before he could warn his allies of "Onyx Prime"'s true intentions, a powerful blast ripped through the Spire and mortally wounded him. Soundwave rushed to his side, but was unable to do anything more than pronounce him dead. Another Mine
When Soundwave sacrificed his life to help defeat Unicron, he saw a vision of the many deceased- Alpha Trion included, welcoming him into the Afterspark. Ceremony As Optimus Prime himself died, he remembered all the major moments of his life and pondered if Trion being present at his forging was proof that he'd been the Arisen. Post
Vision of the future
In a vision of the future seen by Ironhide and Jhiaxus during the reformatting of Cybertron, Alpha Trion lived on a prosperous Gorlam Prime fifteen million years from now, telling young Transformers the history of their race and their struggles. His closest friend at this time was an aged Ironhide, who Alpha frequently comforted as Ironhide struggled to find his place in the new civilization. Pax Cybertronia
Shattered Glass
In a twisted mirror universe of evil Autobots and heroic Decepticons, Alpha Trion was not a kindly old sage, but a scheming, cruel manipulator who acted as an advisor to Optimus Prime. Prime had little patience for the Old One's lies and scheming, and so Alpha Trion was banished from this universe, Shattered Glass cast through the prototype stellar spanner that he had been developing. Blitzwing Bop Alpha Trion left a secret cadre of loyalists behind who would wait for his return. Reunification: Part 1
The outcast sage found himself in the multiversal hub city of Axiom Nexus, in the ancient, super-advanced universe of the TransTech Transformers. Rather than admit defeat, Alpha Trion plotted anew, and gathered another group of loyalists. Offworlder Maximals Blackarachnia and Nightscream and Predacons Scavenger and Immorticon soon fell under his wing. He easily turned their feelings against the TransTech government, as they had dealt with corruption in their native universe, and once Alpha Trion had also accumulated a skilled Transformer named Topspin, the experiments began. With Topspin's help, Alpha Trion was able to move the sparks of his Maximal and Predacon acolytes into new TransTech bodies TransTech Blackarachnia's profile as well as a few other unfortunates. I, Lowtech At some point, the Depth Charge from his loyalists' home universe came about, on the hunt for the Maximals and Predacons Alpha Trion had taken under his wing. By showing him the sparkless bodies of the four fugitives, Alpha Trion and Topspin were able to convince Depth Charge that his quarries had already met their demise. Depth Charge's profile in Club magazine #49
But Topspin himself was the piece to a larger puzzle, and one that Alpha Trion, with his intimate knowledge of Cybertronian lore, had devious plans for. All he needed were the other pieces. Reunification: Part 2
Alpha Trion soon found these pieces. He was assigned to three newcomers to Axiom Nexus, Skyfall, Landquake, and Breakaway, and instructed to help them acclimate to their new dimension. However, after Breakaway was abducted right under their noses by mechs unknown, Transcendent: Part 1 Alpha Trion worked to turn the three to his side; spinning a yarn about hailing from a universe where the Decepticons were defeated long ago, and having been sent to Axiom Nexus by an act of sabotage, he "revealed" that the TransTechs that ruled over the city were an untrustworthy and manipulative lot, and that there were personality inhibitors broadcast through satellites in this Cybertron's orbit. Furthermore, they had a habit of abducting certain mechs of interest, and were likely probing the slag out of poor Breakaway somewhere.
Skyfall and Landquake began to feel uncomfortable, so Alpha Trion tried to reassure them. He led the two to his room full of ceiling-suspended TransTech corpses; Transcendent: Part 2 for some reason, this didn't work. Alpha Trion's helper, Topspin, arrived to explain, noting that none of the corpses were actually dead, as their sparks were kept safe elsewhere. These were nothing more than their experiments in trying to help mechs escape Axiom Nexus, as its inhabitants' bodies are tagged. Speaking privately with Skyfall, Alpha Trion gave him his own sword for safekeeping. He warned it once belonged to a Decepticon named Slaughter, and though it could influence terribly the thoughts of the bearer, Alpha Trion believed Skyfall had as strong a spirit as himself. Should Alpha Trion fall, Skyfall would have to keep it. Transcendent: Part 3
Nightscream brought word to Alpha Trion: He had learned where the TransTech had taken Breakaway! Alpha Trion informed his acolytes that they would attack that very night. Transcendent: Part 4 Gathering Nightscream, Scavenger, Blackarachnia, Immorticon, Topspin, and an increasingly suspicious Skyfall and Landquake, Alpha Trion stormed the Transwarp Complex in search of Shockwave's lab and the Transit Room. After he killed the guards and ran Depth Charge through with his sword, he reminded Skyfall of the terrible influence of his evil weapon. He took Skyfall, Landquake, and Immorticon with him towards the lab and ordered the others to occupy the Transit Room. Unfortunately, Megatron was in their way. Transcendent: Part 5 It wasn't long before the TransTech military commander struck a devastating blow, mutilating one side of Alpha Trion's face. But he and the two multiversal hitchhikers made their getaway (with Breakaway in tow) as Megatron was busy reducing Immorticon to rubble.
As the group neared the Transit Room, Alpha Trion told Skyfall of his great importance, how back in his original universe, Vector Sigma had told him that "Primus is calling his first sons home." Unfortunately for Skyfall, Alpha Trion had different plans. While the others disappeared through the Transit Room into Alpha Trion's original universe, he impaled Skyfall with his sword, killing him. Skyfall's conscience and strength of will would have served as a distraction in Alpha Trion's coming rise to power, and "Reunification" could take place with one of "them" dead. He then ordered Nightscream to drag the body through the portal with them, as Alpha Trion had a universe to conquer. Transcendent: Part 6
Alpha Trion and the others appeared back in his home universe within his old lab. Though Alpha Trion wished to get directly at the task at hand, Breakaway and Landquake obviously had questions about Skyfall's demise. When pressed on the issue, Alpha Trion told Landquake that Skyfall had been shot from behind on their way through the portal, but Breakaway was quick to note that Skyfall had a blade wound, not a gun wound. Alpha Trion sighed, and as more of his acolytes (ones native to this universe) arrived, he called for them to seize the two... and Topspin. Reunification: Part 1 Topspin was puzzled, to say the least, as he had been very loyal to Alpha Trion. This act of betrayal unhinged Topspin, and after he killed one of Alpha Trion's acolytes, the three were able to escape Alpha Trion's lab with Skyfall's body. Alpha Trion decided to move his group to another of his labs and hunt them down another day. Reunification: Part 2
Some weeks later, Alpha Trion communicated with Rodimus that his plans were in place and he was ready to strike. Rodimus's assassins would kill Optimus Prime at the same time Trion's agents killed Megatron, thus paving the way for the two of them to conquer Cybertron and Earth. Transhuman Reunification: Part 3 The Coming Storm: Part 1
After Remote Patrol Six attempted (and miserably failed) to kill Optimus Prime, Alpha Trion showed up with Sky Lynx and Nightscream to try and kill Prime himself, only to be introduced to Omega Doom's cannon. Reunification: Part 5
He survived the cannon blast, though the Decepticons had taken his stellar spanner back to their base, and destroyed it after Nexus Prime and Aquarius passed through it to parts unknown. Reunification: Part 6
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- Voice actor: Phil LaMarr (English), Kenta Miyake (Japanese){{#if: Gérard Rouzier (French), Armando Duque (Latin-American Spanish), José Carlos Guerra (Brazilian Portuguese)|, Gérard Rouzier (French), Armando Duque (Latin-American Spanish), José Carlos Guerra (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
Billions of stellar cycles before the Decepticon movement had even been conceived, Alpha Trion fought in countless Cybertronian battles. He is, perhaps, the oldest Transformer anybody knows. These days, however, Alpha Trion is just a civilian, serving as the head of the Guilds Domesticus in the Autobot High Council. In this role he presents a constant challenge to Sentinel Prime, reminding the arrogant Elite Guardsman that the Guild is in charge of the military, and not the other way around. Sentinel disagrees with the ancient bot, feeling that he's simply been out of combat for too long to be relevant.
Alpha Trion was present at the council meeting where Ultra Magnus announced that the likely coordinated attacks on space bridges by the Decepticons were the work of a spy in their midst. He gave Longarm Prime an odd look when the security director rather abruptly demanded that all communications from Optimus Prime's crew on Earth be filtered through him, "no exceptions". TransWarped
Alpha Trion, Perceptor, and Cliffjumper had a "council" talk regarding how they didn't want Sentinel Prime as commander. During Sentinel's parade through a Cybertronian city with Blitzwing and the Starscream clones, Alpha Trion and Perceptor seemed less than impressed by the temporary Magnus's attitude. Decepticon Air
Alpha Trion was given his first real assessment of Sentinel Prime's ability to lead when Omega Supreme appeared over the capital city under the control of Megatron. Sentinel advocated that they attack immediately and end the threat of Megatron at once. However, Ratchet, Omega's former mentor-bot, in the company of a small organic, said that Omega had absorbed so much transwarp energy that destroying the huge Autobot could take Cybertron with him. Alpha Trion announced that the High Council would deliberate on its options. Ratchet, however, broke out in an attempt to make contact with Omega Supreme, and Sentinel Prime diverted all essential energon to Fortress Maximus, ultimately firing on Omega Supreme, who transwarped away. After that, Alpha Trion made sure that it was known that Ratchet and the organic were the real heroes of the day, and reprimanded Sentinel for disregarding the Council's authority. Sentinel shot back that he would repeat his actions again if it meant saving Cybertron, and Alpha Trion made his position very clear: if it were up to him, Sentinel would never get that chance. This Is Why I Hate Machines
Alpha Trion attended the Stunt Convoy show alongside other members of the High Council. The Stunti-Con Job
Movie continuity family
Cyber Missions
The great historian Alpha Trion preserved important datatracks from Vector Sigma, the "Cybertronian Database". Some of these datatracks told of a handful of battles on the planet Earth. Cyber Missions
Prepare for Battle prequel material
As a guardian of the ancient relics of Cybertron, Alpha Trion founded the Knights of Cybertron and tasked them with guarding the AllSpark and preventing it from falling into Decepticon hands. After Optimus Prime jettisoned the AllSpark into space, the Knights were approached by Megatron, who sought to negotiate peace. This was revealed as a trap, and the Knights contacted Alpha Trion for assistance, though he was unable to help. He transmitted Optimus Prime's coordinates to the only surviving member of the Knights, Evac, in hopes that it would lead him to the AllSpark. Prepare for Battle
Toy bios
Alpha Trion had a song named after him called "Rock Me Alpha Trion" on the side B of the Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway cassette. Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway
Aligned continuity family
The Covenant of Primus
Alpha Trion was the third Prime created by Primus to defeat Unicron. The group of newborn Primes soon began experimenting with their powers and artefacts, strategizing for the coming conflict with their creator's arch-nemesis. Alpha Trion preferred to strategize than directly fight, and trained alongside Quintus Prime, Liege Maximo, and Micronus Prime. The Thirteen Primes ultimately triumphed over Unicron with the help of Solus Prime's many artifacts, although the malevolent presence of Unicron's anti-spark meant that all of the Primes, Trion included, were irrevocably tainted with a touch of darkness.
In the period following Unicron's defeat, the Primes began rebuilding Cybertron, each focusing on their own interest. Trion collaborated with Prima and Vector Prime with the establishment of government, creating order for later civilizations. Trion was surprised when Megatronus and Solus Prime's feelings for one another blossomed into mutual love, but said nothing of the matter. Alpha Trion would later investigate Quintus Prime's unethical experiments, which involved pitting specially-engineered robotic beasts against one another underneath Cybertron. Liege Maximo's manipulations led to the accidental murder of Solus Prime by Megatronus, even as Maximo himself blamed Megatronus for the manipulation. Battle broke out between all thirteen Primes, and they all wound up falling into the caverns below Cybertron, temporarily knocking Alpha Trion unconscious.
When Trion came round, he noticed that Liege Maximo had been blown apart with the Requiem Blaster, and Onyx Prime had been grievously wounded by Quintus's beasts. After the construction of Solus Prime's tomb, Megatronus departed into space, renaming himself "the Fallen". Alpha Trion and the remaining Primes hatched a new plan to revitalize Cybertron.
Alpha Trion and his closest friend Alchemist Prime retired from leadership roles, but would subtly guide the progress of the Cybertronian race. Onyx, Micronus, and Thirteen entered the Well of All Sparks and activated it, giving birth to the Cybertronian race. Alpha Trion went along with Prima's plan to keep the existence of T-cogs —and by extension, the ability to transform- a secret for the time being. One of the robots to emerge from the Well was Orion Pax, the reborn shape of the Thirteenth Prime, who had voluntarily entered the Well and allowed himself to be reborn so as to better understand the new Transformer civilization. Alpha Trion made sure to track Pax's progress as he moved through life.
After the Great Cataclysm and the founding of Iacon, Trion took up residence there and founded the Hall of Records. When the first Quintessons arrived on the planet and gave Cybertronians the "gift" of transformation by reactivating the dormant T-cogs, Alpha Trion ruefully noted that even he had been momentarily deceived by the Quintesson's false promises.
After Cybertron's Golden Age, Sentinel Zeta Prime began sequestering Cybertronians under the caste system. Trion sought council with Vector Sigma, hoping to gain access to the Matrix of Leadership and use it to revitalize Cybertron's increasingly static society. Vector Sigma refused to give him access to the artifact, but reassured him that the time would soon be right for the Matrix's arrival. Instead, the computer gave him the Badge of Vector Prime, to be given to Sentinel as a gift. The Badge reacted with Trion's copy of the Covenant and his Quill, creating a new and mostly indecipherable passage calling for the reawakening of the Thirteenth Prime. Alpha Trion realized that Orion needed an equal and opposite number to inspire the archivist and hopefully jog his memory.
While he waited, Alpha Trion sequestered himself within the Hall of Records, and eventually became a recluse. He kept himself busy by monitoring transmissions from across the planet, and grew increasingly interested in the exploits of a gladiator named D-16, who had recently taken on the nickname of "Megatronus". Encouraged by Alpha Trion, Orion Pax and Megatronus became friends and intellectual sparring partners. Trion hoped that this friendship would lead to the fulfillment of the prophecy, and that Orion Pax's idealism would temper Megatronus's aggressive urges. At a council meeting secretly organized by Trion, Sentinel and the High Council named Orion the new Prime, but Megatron's jealousy and inability to share power led to the first shots of the Great War.
During the Great War, Alpha Trion was assigned Smokescreen as a security guard. To keep the various artefacts of the Primes out of Decepticon hands, Trion began launching them off planet in artificial meteoroids. He launched many of these artefacts to Earth, as he sensed that one day the war would spill over to the organic planet. After the majority of Transformers left Cybertron, Trion remained on the planet with a handful of other Autobots, including the Wreckers and Dinobots, and together they continued fighting against Shockwave's remnant Decepticon forces.
He would remain aware of Optimus's progress on Earth, however, and eventually transcribed many of his adventures into the Covenant of Primus itself.
At some point after the rejuvenation of Cybertron, Alpha Trion transmitted an altered copy of the Covenant to Earth, so that humans could learn more about their galactic neighbors. The Covenant of Primus
Aligned novels
Alpha Trion was informed by Orion Pax of an upstart Kaonian gladiator named Megatronus, and was played a recording of his speeches regarding a Cybertronian's right to self determination, defying the caste system. Alpha Trion acknowledged that Megatronus's tirades were the fruit of a society that discouraged ambition.
When terrorists began bombing Cybertron, Alpha Trion saw the gladiator — whose name was shortened to Megatron — and Orion make speeches on the Grid, protesting Megatron was not involved in what happened. When Orion returned to Iacon, Alpha Trion asked him why he trusted Megatron. Orion felt Megatron would have claimed responsibility for the attacks if he were behind them. Awed by Orion's intuition and empathy for the lower class Cybertronians in Kaon, Alpha Trion wondered if Orion was the Prime foretold in the Covenant: the Prime that would save Cybertron from a civil war. When Sentinel was kidnapped, Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange a hearing with the High Council. Alpha Trion obliged and passed on his beliefs about Orion to the Councilors, and it was at the hearing Halogen renamed Orion Optimus Prime: the act that angered Megatron and tore the planet into Autobots and Decepticons.
Alpha Trion recorded the events of war in the Covenant. On the Communication Grid he witnessed the beautiful and terrible destruction of Crystal City. He continued maintaining the Hall of Records with a skeleton crew, but he felt the stirrings of battle in his Spark, proclaiming he would fight once more if the Decepticons broke the siege of Iacon. Optimus visited after the victory of Kalis, asking if they could win the war itself. Alpha Trion replied only a being who could tell the future could answer that, and it was then he revealed to Optimus it was he who suggested that the High Council appoint him Prime.
When Megatron discovered the existence of Dark Energon on Trypticon Station, Alpha Trion sensed what happened and told the Autobots of the essence of Unicron, revealing he had deleted much of the information regarding Trypticon's purpose from the DataNet as he felt knowledge of it was too dangerous. When Megatron attempted to steal the Plasma Energy Chamber, Alpha Trion informed Optimus that Teletraan-1 had reactivated Omega Supreme. Afterwards, Alpha Trion gave Optimus advice when he went to Kaon to rescue Sentinel Prime, and when his body was returned Alpha Trion eulogized him with the traditional liturgy of the Passing of the Primes. It was then Alpha Trion made Optimus's Prime rank official, rather than de facto.
After Optimus returned from purging Cybertron's core of Dark Energon, he began the construction of the Ark. He asked Alpha Trion if it would work, but the Archivist responded that if it didn't, the Autobots would die with Cybertron. At this point, despite Optimus's pleas, he was refusing his share of Energon, and refused a place on the Ark, explaining the planet would not permit him to die. He told the Autobots about the last functioning space bridge, during which he made a big giveaway about his identity, seemingly joking he was older than that space bridge and he still functioned. Alpha Trion oversaw the Ark's construction within the Well of All Sparks, while Optimus distracted Megatron aboard the Eight Track with a false exodus. With the city-sized ship completed, Alpha Trion reiterated he would not be coming, stating Vector Sigma would keep him alive. As Optimus boarded the ship, he realized his friend and mentor was one of the Original Thirteen. Exodus
Alpha Trion remained in the Hall of Records after the departure of the Ark, curiously left alone to attend his duties as Archivist by Shockwave and his Decepticon forces. Alpha Trion received regular reports from Ultra Magnus and his Wreckers, the primary Autobot resistance force left on Cybertron. Alpha Trion remained concerned about his protégé, Optimus Prime, and his quest for the AllSpark and the final fates of the other Thirteen. He marveled at Wheeljack's suggestion of re-mastering the Space Bridge technology to send an Autobot after the Ark and learn how the mission was proceeding.
As Wheeljack's plot was set into motion, Alpha Trion was forced to deal with an ever-more brazen Shockwave, who began making appearances in the Hall of Records without the knowledge of the security detail appointed to protect it. Shockwave tried to cow Alpha Trion by calling him a traitor, but the wily ol' buzzard calmly retorted that he was far older than the Decepticon regime, and a traitor to nothing...he was a flat-out enemy of Shockwave's, simple as that. Taken aback by this show of defiance, Shockwave retreated from the Hall for the time being.
Shortly after he successfully launched a volunteer named Chaindrive through space-time towards the signals of the Matrix, Alpha Trion was officially "captured" by Shockwave and detained under house arrest in his quarters at the Hall of Records. Alpha Trion cared little for the change in circumstances, for he had convinced Shockwave to leave him his Quill and Covenant to continue archiving history as it came to him. The Covenant revealed to him signs that Nexus Prime and Vector Prime had both reappeared in the flow of history, if only briefly, and Alpha Trion was content with that for now. Exiles
As Shockwave's control over Iacon increased, Alpha Trion spent more and more time analyzing the Covenant. He foresaw a time when Shockwave would take him in for experimentation purposes, and prepared accordingly by safely locking away the crucial information Shockwave was looking for. Sure enough, Shockwave and a swarm of Insecticons arrived at his door, and Trion willingly gave himself up for arrest.
Shockwave took him to his latest tower, which he had constructed in the center of Iacon, and gloated to his prisoner that he had managed to interpret a section of the Covenant himself, and planned on using the power of the last Prime on Cybertron to access the true power of the Vector Sigma supercomputer and create a Decepticon Matrix. Shockwave tried and failed to integrate Trion into the computer, before realizing that Trion had locked the nessecary codes deep in his cortex. Shockwave resorted to his contingency plan- pumping the computer full of Dark Energon. Trion knew that Shockwave's reckless experimentation would alert the Quintessons to Vector Sigma's existence, but his warnings did nothing to dissuade Shockwave.
Alpha Trion was eventually rescued by Ultra Magnus and the other Wreckers, who extricated his unconscious body from Shockwave's lab and headed to the surface. Trion managed to stay lucid long enough to alert them to the impending Quintesson invasion before collapsing again. When the Sharkticon fleet arrived on Cybertron, a furious Shockwave- who thought that he could use the artifacts of the Primes to repel the aliens- confronted Alpha Trion, who calmly revealed that he had taken the precaution of jettisoning them from Cybertron so that Shockwave couldn't get his hands on them.
Trion then convinced the Wreckers to head to the Hall of Records; the archivist planned to rig the building to explode so that the Quintessons couldn't use Cybertron's accumulated knowledge against them. His plan was foiled by Tyrannicon, who jammed Trion's detonator. Before Tyrannicon could kill them, however, his own foot soldiers turned on their general, and Alpha Trion and the Wreckers managed to escape.
When the threat of the Quintesson invasion had passed, Alpha Trion resumed studying the Covenant, and idly wondered when Optimus and his crew would arrive on the planet where he had launched the many artifacts. Retribution
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- Voice actor: George Takei (English), Kinryū Arimoto (Japanese){{#if: Tom Deininger (German), Sang-hyeon Eom (Korean, season 2), Hyeon Lee (Korean, season 3), Alejandro Villeli (Latin American Spanish), Vicente Gil (Castilian Spanish), Jussi Wahlgren (Finnish, season 2), Tero Koponen (Finnish, season 3), Bruno Bulté (French), Mauro Castro (Brazilian Portuguese), Gunnar Ernblad (Swedish)|, Tom Deininger (German), Sang-hyeon Eom (Korean, season 2), Hyeon Lee (Korean, season 3), Alejandro Villeli (Latin American Spanish), Vicente Gil (Castilian Spanish), Jussi Wahlgren (Finnish, season 2), Tero Koponen (Finnish, season 3), Bruno Bulté (French), Mauro Castro (Brazilian Portuguese), Gunnar Ernblad (Swedish)}}
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the Thirteen. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. One Shall Rise, Part 1 At some point statues of Alpha Trion and his brothers were created and stored in the high council room. One Shall Rise, Part 3
Alpha Trion was Orion Pax's mentor and was the one who requested that he become a Prime. In the final days of the war for Cybertron, Smokescreen was assigned to guard Alpha Trion, whom he came to consider a great mentor and a true friend. Alpha Trion also trusted Smokescreen enough to tell him about his involvement in making Orion a Prime. New Recruit
When the Iacon Hall of Records was attacked by Decepticons, the ancient Autobot sent the contents of the Iacon Hall of Records to a remote, seemingly unimportant planet named Earth, as the Covenant of Primus had foretold that an important chapter of the war against the Decepticons would be decided there, and Alpha Trion wished Optimus Prime to have these important artifacts at his disposal. Within the Star Saber relic, Alpha Trion sealed a message telling Optimus of the significance of the weapons he was sending. Alpha/Omega He also revealed the secret location of the Omega Lock. Regeneration However, when Alpha Trion was sending the final Omega Key relics, it was too late to send the final one into space. In an effort, perhaps desperate, to find an alternate solution, he dazed his pupil Smokescreen long enough to manifest the final Omega Key within him and thus used him as a means of keeping it safe. Inside Job Alpha Trion was also in possession of a database with the locations of the relics which he highly encrypted, rendering it useless to Decepticon hackers, even to the likes of Soundwave. Orion Pax, Part 1 Alpha Trion was inside the Hall of Records when it was overrun Alpha/Omega and apparently perished. Rebellion
Many, many years later, after Optimus Prime had arrived on Earth and obtained the Star Saber, Optimus Prime received through the sword the message from Alpha Trion. Legacy Alpha Trion explained why so many artifacts from the Hall of Records were hidden on Earth, and he prepared him for a new hunt for the four Omega Keys, additional artifacts which would restore Cybertron. Alpha/Omega
As Optimus lay dying, he had a vision of Alpha Trion beckoning him to join the Allspark. Though Trion assured him that the Matrix of Leadership would choose a new Prime, Optimus hesitated and was restored to life thanks to Smokescreen and the Forge. Rebellion
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the Great War, Alpha Trion was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new High Council for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. Enemy of My Enemy
Fixit mused that Alpha Trion's beard resembled a steel carpet. More than Meets the Eye
Beast Wars: Uprising
Preditron remembered Alpha Trion as an inspirational figure, one who exemplified the best qualities of the Autobots. The Predacon Manifesto
Rattrap knew the books of Alpha Trion to hold that countless Cybertrons existed in the multiverse. Alone Together: Prologue
While interacting with the Oracle, Overshoot witnessed flashes of Cybertron's long history, including Alpha Trion wielding his Quill. Cultural Appropriation
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
As he lay dying, Alpha Trion passed the Matrix of Leadership down to Optimus Prime, an event that would later be plucked from Prime's memories and scrutinized during his Quintesson trial. Everybody Hates Metroplex His spirit passed into the Matrix, where it would later haunt Megatron after he'd stolen the artifact. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12 The spirits of Alpha Trion and other past Matrix holders manifested again when Optimus Prime took back the Matrix. The War Never Ends
Fun Publications
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A short time after the piercing of the "quantum membrane" separating the Uniend cluster from the rest of the multiverse, Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/09 Vector Prime experienced new memories of a version of himself marveling at his brother Alpha Trion's wisdom. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14 Vector elaborated that the Uniend manifestation of Alpha Trion had begun merging with his multiversal counterparts to form a singularity like his brethren, though he did not know when or if this process would reach completion. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/28
When questioned if Alpha Trion was Solomus, Vector Prime just said that his brethren went by many faces and names. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01
In Uniend 610.23 Zeta, Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11 Alpha Trion consulted with Optimus Prime about his plan to launch the AllSpark into space, and away from Megatron's reach. Bumblebee at Tyger Pax
Whether Trion achieved singularity or not, his brother Nexus Prime put a stop to it when he united the Terminus Blade and the Star Saber to halt the decay of the multiverse and shattered the Thirteen into separate selves across creation in the process. Out of the One, Many
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In Viron 704.31 Epsilon, Ultra Magnus merged with a dying Alpha Trion and became Ultra Trion. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30
Legends World
Despite his and Starscream's money woes, Armada Megatron bought a Legends Ultra Magnus toy, justifying the expenditure by saying that a) it was to study his enemy's weaknesses and b) it came with a Mini-Con which is what he was really collecting. Armada Megatron Chapter
Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material
Alpha Trion was partnered with the Titan Master Sovereign, who granted him the power of Primus himself. Titans Return Sovereign/Alpha Trion toy bio On the planet Eukaris, Alpha Trion and Clobber discovered an ancient artifact linked to the Titans and Titan Masters. They were attacked by a contingent of Decepticons intent on ambushing the two Autobots and stealing the artifact for themselves, but Apeface managed to blow their cover and give the Autobots time to fight back. Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters
Alpha Trion's Spark passed into the possession of one of the twelve Prime Masters; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Trion's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. Power of the Primes Landmine / Alpha Trion online bio
Cyberverse cartoon
- Voice actor: Rich Orlow (English), Yōji Ueda (Japanese){{#if: Vittorio Bestoso (Italian), Hans-Eckart Eckhardt (German), Vicente Gil (Castilian Spanish), Jesse Conde (Latin-American Spanish), Rogério Ferreira (Brazilian Portuguese)|, Vittorio Bestoso (Italian), Hans-Eckart Eckhardt (German), Vicente Gil (Castilian Spanish), Jesse Conde (Latin-American Spanish), Rogério Ferreira (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
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Alpha Trion was one of the Thirteen. Dweller In The Depths Silent Strike The Other One
When Megatron attacked the High Council, Alpha Trion was mortally wounded. While under Ratchet's care, Alpha Trion requested an audience with Optimus and passed on the Matrix of Leadership to the younger Autobot before passing away. Matrix of Leadership
66 million years later, Starscream claimed that one of his Scraplets carried Alpha Trion's spark, claiming that the deceased councillor was disapponted with his protege's performance as a Prime and wanted the Matrix of Leadership back. Starscream's Children
In a stasis locked vision brought on by his use of the Matrix, Optimus saw an image of Alpha Trion with his back turned to him. When he tried to face Trion directly, he could still only see his back no matter which way he turned. Escape From Earth
2019 IDW continuity
A stained-glass mural of Alpha Trion existed next to other members in Cybertronian history. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five Alpha Trion was active in the days before the War of the Threefold Spark, and attempted to teach his mentee Ultra Magnus about sympathy and compassion. Storm Horizon Part 2 Trion bore witness to the war that followed, his spark weeping for those that were extinguished.
When the Tether had fallen, Alpha Trion had left Cybertron, hunting down ancient Cybertronian artefacts across the galaxy. Storm Horizon Part 1 Trion's search led him to the Decimus Sector. Knowing that Spinister's crew had mapped the Black Sphere region, he bargained for usage of a Kworian starship, eventually finding himself in Soundblaster's company. Though Trion had left a series of signal markers, their proximity to the black hole gave an exaggerated account of how long he'd been gone, sending Ultra Magnus on a search for him. Via hologram, Trion projected himself to his mentee on the planet Obsidar just as Soundblaster's vessel came under attack from a fleet of starships. Storm Horizon Part 2
Obsessed with his profits, Soundblaster refused to let Alpha Trion go free, forcing Ultra Magnus to board the ship and rescue his mentor. With Trion noting that the Kworians were unlikely to stand down, the two left the ship to be destroyed by the black hole and retreated to the Fist of Iacon. Setting course for home, the crew discovered that Megatron had overthrown the Senate but Alpha Trion reassured everyone that with faith in their cause and courage, they would see through this crisis and emerge stronger. Storm Horizon Part 3
War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon
- Voice actor: Ben Jurand (English), Banjō Ginga (Japanese){{#if: Dario de Castro (Portuguese), Mathieu Buscatto (French), Samuel Zekarias (German), Jesús Carrasco (Castilian Spanish), José Luis Orozco (Latin-American Spanish)|, Dario de Castro (Portuguese), Mathieu Buscatto (French), Samuel Zekarias (German), Jesús Carrasco (Castilian Spanish), José Luis Orozco (Latin-American Spanish)}}
In Cybertron's past, Alpha Trion led the planet into a rebellion against its oppressors, and mentored Megatron, Optimus and Ultra Magnus Siege episode 1 as his students to bring change and good to Cybertron. Alpha Trion also protected the Matrix of Leadership, waiting for one worthy enough to be chosen. The arrogant Sky Lynx time and time again tried to claim the talisman until Alpha Trion used the Staff of Solus to banish the draconian to the Dead Universe. Earthrise episode 5 At some point, Alpha Trion studied the mystical AllSpark, proving its existence, Siege episode 2 and knew where it was located. Siege episode 4
As the Autobots and Decepticons diverged and Megatron started his own revolution, the former student murdered Alpha Trion. Siege episode 6 The Matrix of Leadership chose Optimus Prime as its next bearer and Magnus inherited the sum total of Alpha Trion's knowledge in the form of the Alpha Trion Protocols. Trion, greatly missed by many, was awarded a memorial in the mass-grave at Tarn-Hauser Gate. When Megatron murdered Ultra Magnus, the Alpha Trion Protocols chose the scavenger Bumblebee. He spoke to a simulacrum of Alpha Trion that persisted within the Protocols, Siege episode 4 but it was destroyed when Shockwave engineered a virus against it. Siege episode 6
While in the Dead Universe, both Optimus and Megatron looked back to when Alpha Trion had mentored them and Ultra Magnus, but the Decepticon leader only let it fuel his hatred. Earthrise episode 5 When the Autobots and Maximals searched for the AllSpark on Earth, the artifact produced an illusion of Alpha Trion to Optimus Prime, part of its defense mechanism to lead would-be threats astray. Optimus followed the projection until it led him to a mortally wounded Dinobot and the Matrix of Leadership. Kingdom episode 3
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Alpha Trion was one of the Primes, the first Transformers created by Primus, participating in the war against the Quintessons. After thousands of cycles of fighting, the principle aide of the Primes, Sentinel, intercepted a transmission about a meeting of Quintesson commanders. The Primes chose to take on the mission themselves and met Sentinel in a cave only to be ambushed by Quintesson Soldiers. The Primes nearly triumphed over their attackers until Sentinel revealed himself as a traitor and turned on the Primes. As the tide of the battle turned, Alpha Trion sent out an urgent SOS message, calling on the High Guard to come to his location before the Primes fell. While the other twelve perished, Alpha Trion fell into stasis lock. Fifty cycles later, the beacon containing Alpha Trion's message ended up lost in waste disposal, but a local disposal worker B-127 salvaged it and used it as a component to make an imaginary friend named "Steve." There the message remained for the next 50 cycles, until Orion Pax and D-16 were thrown into the disposal area B-127 worked in. Orion inadvertently discovered the beacon and activated the message, leading the three to believe it led to the location of the lost Matrix of Leadership and embark on a quest to discover it.
When the three bots (now joined by Elita-1) discovered the cave where the slain Primes lay, Orion found Alpha Trion buried under an immense amount of rock and still lived, reviving him with an energon cube. Alpha Trion reacted violently at first, momentarily believing he was still in the midst of battle, but Orion was able to calm him down and bring him up to speed on the current state of affairs. However, when Orion mentioned Sentinel Prime, Alpha Trion was quick to point out that Sentinel was not a true Prime. Educating the quartet about Sentinel's treachery, he took them to an overgrown cliff where they watched Sentinel kneel before a Quintesson High Commander. Though the four younger bots were dismayed and dejected to learn the truth about Sentinel, Alpha Trion rallied them to action with some wise words, reminding them that they must inform the public of the truth and bequeathing them with the transformation cogs of four of the Primes.
Unfortunately, that was when Sentinel's enforcers discovered them and descended on the cave. Alpha Trion told the quartet to flee as he prepared to hold the line, informing Orion that this battle would have to be his so that Orion's time may come later. Though the Death Trackers mocked him and called him old, the ancient Prime was quick to remind them he still had some fight left in him by transforming into his beast mode and swiftly tearing them apart. However, a surprise attack from above by Airachnid caught him unaware, and a captured Alpha Trion was brought before Sentinel. Defiant even in captivity, Alpha Trion engaged in a battle of words against Sentinel, but Sentinel did not take kindly to the old sage exposing the truth with his speeches and killed Alpha Trion with his blade.
In death, Alpha Trion reunited with his brethren in the AllSpark. A vision of Alpha Trion among his fellow Primes later appeared to a heavily damaged Orion Pax as he fell into Cybertron's core, announcing that he had been chosen by Primus to carry the Matrix and lead Cybertron. As the power of the Matrix reformatted his body, Alpha Trion bestowed upon him the name Optimus Prime. One
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Energon Universe
During the Quintessons' rule over Cybertron in the Age of Wrath, A-3 led a rebellion alongside Beta, succeeding in expelling the Quintessons off Cybertron. The wisdom both had gained during this time earned them the title of "Trion", A-3 becoming Alpha Trion while his compatriot became Zerta Trion. Void Rivals #17
When explaining Zerta Trion to Darak and Solila, Springer noted that only one other Cybertronian had become a Trion. Void Rivals #10
Games
Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike
In the aftermath of a devastating Decepticon attack, the Autobots' base on Earth was left in ruins and Optimus was badly injured. Alpha Trion intervened, healing Optimus's wounds and granting him new flight capabilities. Decepticon Strike
Transformers Legends
Alpha Trion was one of the oldest Transformers alive. Orion's Gambit
Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion out to investigate an uprising of working-class robots. Alpha Trion uncovered that Senator Ratbat has shut down a mine, which catapulted into motion the Decepticon movement. He reported his findings to Sentinel Prime, and Ratbat was forced to flee for his life. Megatron Origins
Alpha Trion, alongside Nightbeat and Orion Pax, was to escort the Decepticons Rack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange with the Decepticons. Though they encountered Slicers en route, the group eventually met up with Bludgeon. But instead of the agreed upon exchange, Bludgeon and the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots, leading to Alpha Trion's capture. He was rescued and returned to Zeta Prime's protective custody thanks to Nightbeat and Orion Pax's efforts. Orion's Gambit
When Orion Pax and Ariel were seriously injured by the Decepticons, the Aerialbots took the pair to Trion, who rebuilt them into Optimus Prime and Elita One. He also aided the Aerialbots in returning to their own time through the Chronogon portal. Golden Age
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Alpha Trion appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Mighty Eagle. Angry Birds Transformers
Transformers: Earth Wars
The first Transformer to be known as "Alpha Trion" was a member of the primordial Thirteen Primes. In time his name became a lineage, passed down from one chronicler to another throughout Cybertron's history. Solus Arising
- Alpha Trion Core
The original Alpha Trion's Prime Core (his "heart" as one of the Thirteen) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of his siblings to become a hotly contested resource in the Earth Wars. Power of the Primes It possessed the power to grant its wielder wisdom beyond that of any mortal 'bot. Alpha Trion Prime Core bio It was promptly retrieved by Cutthroat... in whose claws it proved completely useless. Scratched Finish
- Effect: Ability Point regeneration, frequency scales with Bot level.
Alpha Trion Prime Core at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki
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The most recent bot to bear the name Alpha Trion was the leader of the Autobot High Council and speculated to be the elder-iest of the venerable Autobot Elders, his true age shrouded in mystery. Alpha Trion bio Alpha Trion has said he had not borne arms for many centuries. The Nemesis
Perceptor had found evidence of recent time travel and told the other Autobots. Prowl suspected it was Alpha Trion and the other Autobot Elders who had traveled to the past. Perceptor agreed, knowing that since Alpha Trion was a High Councillor, he would have direct access to Vector Sigma. Windblade feared this could lead to more Time Wars. Lost in Time
- Added: July 13, 2023
- Autobot Counterpart: Tarn
- Class: Special (Ranged)
- Star Ratings: 2 - 5 stars
- Behavior: Shoots with a rifle at range.
- Abilities:
- Ability: Matrix Unleashed - Utilises the power of the Matrix, providing allies with a 30% stat buff depending on their class, the affected stat of the class are as listed below:
- Warrior: Damage reduction
- Aerial: Ability damage
- Special: DPS
- Gunner: Attack speed
- Triple Changer: Reflection
- Medic: Healing
- Cost: 4 + 3 per reuse
- Level 11 Bonus: Rain energy over a wide area around the bot dealing damage.
- Passive - Throws a grenade that heals 25% of the damage dealt.
- Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:
- Companion
- Range
- Bot Specific Power Cores:
- G1 Alpha Trion: Applies a cell-shaded look. Increases DPS and gains a healing pulse that restores 2% health to allies (and himself) every 5 seconds. The size of the pulse increases with core rarity.
- Skins:
- Ghost Alpha Trion: Gives Alpha Trion a ghostly appearance based on his one appearance in The Headmasters cartoon.
- Power of the Primes Alpha Trion: Gives Alpha Trion the colors of his Power of the Primes Prime Master toy, more specifically the Landmine decoy armor he came with.
Alpha Trion at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki
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Transformers Roleplaying Game
Alpha Trion was the archivist and scholar of the Thirteen, armed with a mystical Quill capable of rewriting reality. Some Cybertronians knew him as Solomus or Arrius, and ancient humans perceived him as [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Athena|{{#if:||Athena}}]]. Transformers One Sourcebook By the time of the Autobot-Decepticon war, Alpha Trion was one of the oldest living Cybertronians. While not technically an Autobot, he happily provided them with advice and lore from Cybertron's prehistoric past. Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
In one particular universe, Alpha Trion was an accomplished historian, keeper of the Cybertronian Archive, and author of the Covenant of Primus, a book of prophecies. However, he would become the last surviving Prime after Sentinel Prime betrayed and murdered the other members of the Thirteen, and Trion spent fifty cycles entombed within the Grave of the Primes, operating on minimal power. Transformers One Sourcebook
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Notes
- Alpha Trion is one of few Cybertronians to show signs of aging and hair growth.
- Alpha Trion was added to the dialogue of the 2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon and is not present in the Car Robots version of the show, with Vector Sigma instead being said to have directly created Fire Convoy and God Magnus.
- In the Robots in Disguise Italian dub, Alpha Trion is described as female.
- Alpha Trion had a hover-craft alternate mode designed for his appearance in The Transformers: Ironhide, but ultimately didn't end up transforming in that mini-series. The vehicle mode was first revealed in the trade paperback's extras, and would eventually be used in-continuity as part of a flashback sequence in "The Mind Bomb" and in the Transformers Legends episode "Megatron Origins".
- Alpha Trion's fate in the Aligned continuity family is uncertain; the DVD commentary for "Rebellion" seems to assert that Trion had died at some point before the episode, although this was never mentioned in the show's dialogue itself, leaving it a case of authorial intent. The Covenant of Primus has Alpha Trion describing later episodes all the way up to Predacons Rising, meaning that he had remained alive or managed to update the Covenant from beyond the grave.
- "Rock Me Alpha Trion" is a reference to the song "[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Rock Me Amadeus|{{#if:||Rock Me Amadeus}}]]" by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Falco (musician)|{{#if:Falco|Falco|Falco (musician)}}]].
- Cyberverse Alpha Trion has a design directly inspired by a piece of fanart by Makoto Ono—now-deleted from his deviantART account, but still very much floating around online. Key elements include the specific detailing of the lower legs, and the oversized proportions of his shoulder pads, chest armor, and helmet crest.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Alpha Trin (アルファートリン Arufā Torin), Alpha Trion (アルファトライオン Arufa Toraion)
- Hebrew: Alpha Trion (אלפא טריון Alfa Triyon)
- Hungarian: Alfa Trion
- Indonesian: Alfa Trion
- Italian: Alpha Tyron (Robots in Disguise)
- Mandarin: Alpha Tellion (Taiwan, 阿法特利昂 Āfǎ Tèlìáng), Tài Shīfù (China, 钛师傅, "Master Titanium")
References
See also
- Alpha Trion's base from the Generation 1 cartoon.
- Alpha Trizer, the successor to Alpha Trion in the Wings Universe.
- Primon, the Alpha Prime, the Autobot Matrix-bearer from Generation 1.
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