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{{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|[[Dark Creation]], Matrix Quest, part 4, Marvel US #65}} | {{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|[[Dark Creation]], Matrix Quest, part 4, Marvel US #65}} | ||
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'''Prima''' was the first [[Transformer]]. Created by [[Primus]], he was given the [[Matrix]] <ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[Primal Scream (issue)|Primal Scream]], Marvel US #61</ref>, wielded the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword <ref>[[Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref>, and chosen to lead the [[Thirteen original Transformers]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]]. To this end, he and the rest of the Thirteen were to be stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Its planetary turbines carried Cybertron across space to Unicron, where they sought battle, but Prima and the Thirteen were betrayed by one of their own, a being who would be known as [[The Fallen]]. | '''Prima''' was the first [[Transformer]]. Created by [[Primus]], he was given the [[Matrix]] <ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[Primal Scream (issue)|Primal Scream]], Marvel US #61</ref>, wielded the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword <ref>[[Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref>, and chosen to lead the [[Thirteen original Transformers]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]]. To this end, he and the rest of the Thirteen were to be stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Its planetary turbines carried Cybertron across space to Unicron, where they sought battle, but Prima and the Thirteen were betrayed by one of their own, a being who would be known as [[The Fallen]]. | ||
Despite this betrayal, and despite the Thirteen's apparent demise, The Fallen and Unicron were defeated and sucked through a black hole and into another dimension. <ref>DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> | Despite this betrayal, and despite the Thirteen's apparent demise, The Fallen and Unicron were defeated and sucked through a black hole and into another dimension.<ref>DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> | ||
It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer. | It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
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It is not known what Prima's ultimate fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer.{{storylink|Dark Creation}} | It is not known what Prima's ultimate fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer.{{storylink|Dark Creation}} | ||
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===''Timelines''=== | ===''Timelines''=== | ||
In order to protect the location of Prima's incredibly powerful [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword, [[Vector Prime]] and [[Alpha Trion]] cut [[Nexus Prime]] into five pieces and scattered them across the cosmos. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} | In order to protect the location of Prima's incredibly powerful [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword, [[Vector Prime]] and [[Alpha Trion]] cut [[Nexus Prime]] into five pieces and scattered them across the cosmos. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} | ||
===Generation 1 cartoon=== | |||
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English) | |||
Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by the [[Brooding Robot]]. | |||
When [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
* The cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named in the cartoon, instead being named "Powerful Robot" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". The character was confirmed as an incarnation of Prima in an edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2]]''. | |||
* His [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily-re-worked details. | |||
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Revision as of 04:35, 2 July 2010
Prima was the first Transformer. Created by Primus, he was given the Matrix [1], wielded the legendary Star Saber sword [2], and chosen to lead the Thirteen original Transformers against their eternal enemy Unicron. To this end, he and the rest of the Thirteen were to be stewards of Primus' planetary form, Cybertron. Its planetary turbines carried Cybertron across space to Unicron, where they sought battle, but Prima and the Thirteen were betrayed by one of their own, a being who would be known as The Fallen.
Despite this betrayal, and despite the Thirteen's apparent demise, The Fallen and Unicron were defeated and sucked through a black hole and into another dimension.[3]
It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to Primon, another early Matrix bearer.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
After Primus had imprisoned his and Unicron's astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet Cybertron. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of transformation, an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the Genetic Matrix, a powerful artifact endowed with Primus' own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. Primal Scream The Power and the Glory
It is not known what Prima's ultimate fate was, but Prime Nova is recorded as the next Matrix bearer.Dark Creation
Timelines
In order to protect the location of Prima's incredibly powerful Star Saber sword, Vector Prime and Alpha Trion cut Nexus Prime into five pieces and scattered them across the cosmos. Nexus Prime's profile
Generation 1 cartoon
- Voice actor: Neil Ross (English)
Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the Quintessons deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the Matrix of Leadership. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with Sentinel Major, decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by the Brooding Robot.
When Rodimus Prime journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
Notes
- The cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named in the cartoon, instead being named "Powerful Robot" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". The character was confirmed as an incarnation of Prima in an edition of Ask Vector Prime in Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2.
- His character model appears to use Cyclonus as a base, with heavily-re-worked details.
Footnotes
- ↑ According to the Keeper in "Primal Scream, Marvel US #61
- ↑ Nexus Prime's bio in Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30
- ↑ DK's Transformers: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ The Ultimate Guide identified the robot in this series of panels as Prima.
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