Cyber Planet Key

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The four Cyber Planet Keys. Clockwise from top left: Gigantion, Earth, Velocitron, Jungle Planet. Not shown: the billions of other random, meaningless ones from the show.

Cyber Planet Keys are cosmic technology found in the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Eons ago, four Cyber Planet Keys were scattered across the universe on various planets. Each key is a portion of Primus' lifeforce, and if gathered together and plugged into the Omega Lock, they can be used to awaken and restore him.

Japanese name: Planet Force

Fiction

Cybertron animated series

The four Cyber Planet Keys were gifts from Primus to his creations. Created during the age following the first defeat of Unicron, the goal of the keys was to spread Primus's essence to other fledgling planets and reformat them in a way that would create new Transformer life forms. The keys were loaded aboard four starships—the Atlantis, the Ogygia, the Hyperborea and the Lemuria—and transported across the galaxy to four worlds selected to become Transformer colonies: Earth, Velocitron, Jungle Planet and Gigantion, respectively. The intent was to connect the four colonized worlds via a gigantic, universe-spanning space bridge, but this prototype technology ultimately failed, leaving the four colonies stranded on their new worlds. As the eons rolled by, the colonies and their worlds evolved in different ways, with tales of their lost homeworld of Cybertron passing into legend.

In the year 2030, Primus' plan to contain the spark of Unicron with a sun was shattered when the star collapsed in upon itself, creating a massive black hole that threatened the entire universe. His powers so badly drained that he was rendered dormant, Primus now required the power of the Cyber Planet Keys to reactivate himself. Aware of this, the ancient Transformer Vector Prime traveled to Cybertron and charged Optimus Prime's Autobots with recovering the four lost artifacts. Unfortunately, Vector Prime's map to the location of the keys was stolen by Megatron, and a race began to locate them before the Decepticons did.

"Hey, kids! Want your own Cyber Key?"

The Velocitron Key was the first to be discovered, hidden in the form of a trophy—the ultimate prize to be won in the race-obsessed culture of the planet. As Hot Shot gave his all to win the planet's greatest race and obtain the key, the second key was found on Jungle Planet, where Optimus Prime followed the world's "might makes right" credo and defeated planet leader Scourge to claim it. The keys' focusing device, the Omega Lock, was discovered on Earth aboard the starship Atlantis, revealing that Earth was one of the four colony worlds. Throwing Megatron off the scent, Starscream awakened the ancient Decepticons sealed away beneath the planet's surface and scoured the planet for its own Cyber Planet Key, eventually stealing it from Evac. Although Starscream proceeded to steal the Lock and other keys from the Autobots, the heroes were able to reclaim them and brought them to Cybertron, where they awakened Primus and transformed Cybertron itself into his body.

The fourth key was still required to reconnect Primus's spark to his body and was soon located on Gigantion. The Autobots, Megatron's Decepticons and Starscream all battled over it, but Landmine was ultimately able to claim it for the Autobots when he used its power to become a giant himself. Although Megatron—also transformed by the Gigantion Key's power, into Galvatron—stole the complete set of keys, he was confronted by the five planet leaders within the black hole and successfully defeated. His power then restored by the Cyber Planet Keys, Primus sealed the black hole and transformed back into Cybertron—but not Cybertron as it had been. Through the power of the keys, Cybertron was infused with aspects of all four colony worlds, becoming a true paradise for all Transformers.

Timelines

Cybertron animated series continuity

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The Dark Heart of Sandokan

From the Autobot flagship Iron Hope, Ultra Magnus sent out six scout ships in search of clues leading to the discovery of the Cyber Planet Keys. Longrack's party landed on Combatron and began to look for active Cyber Keys among the numerous remains of dead Transformers who perished in an old battle there. The hope was that the energy signature to the Cyber Key would be a clue to the location of a Cyber Planet Key. They did not have much luck with that. Force of Habit

TransTech

When Bulletbike attempts to pilfer a Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key from Ego's ofice, the key emits a primal roar of countless voices, severe heat as from a hunter's breath, and it bites Bulletbike. He chooses not to mess with the key. I, Lowtech

Key specifics

Powers

The precise nature of interplay between the Cyber Planet Keys, the planets themselves, and the Transformers living on them is ill-defined at best. It is unclear if the keys themselves influenced or reshaped the planets or Transformer societies into the distinctly different forms they would take on, or if conversely, the keys came to embody the different evolutionary paths the planets and societies naturally took. The only definite similarity between all the keys is that tapping into their power can alter a Transformer's physical form. Overhaul used the power of the Jungle Planet Key to become Leobreaker, Starscream used the combined power of the Earth, Velocitron and Jungle Planet Keys to become a skyscraper-sized giant, and Megatron used the Gigantion Key to transform himself into Galvatron.

The Cyber Planet Keys imbue the inhabitants of their worlds with "Cyber Key Powers"—the ability to call on a small fragment of the power of Primus to unlock some new power or weapon. The Autobots were unaware of this ability until Vector Prime displayed his Cyber Key Power and awoke their own abilities. How the Decepticons acquired the ability remains unknown-although Megatron's Armor of Unicron may have generated their Keys. Conversely, the inhabitants of the colony worlds were aware of their Cyber Key Powers by the time the Cybertronian Transformers met them.

Most of the Autobots and Decepticons hailing from Cybertron call upon the power of Primus himself from their home planet, rather than from one of the four keys, but some of them come to be connected enough to the new worlds that they visit that, like the inhabitants of those worlds, they draw power from those planets' Cyber Planet Keys. Notably, a Transformer does not have to be on the planet in question to summon his or her Cyber Key Power.

The Four Keys

The Cyber Planet Key of the Speed Planet took the form of the Planet Cup, the ultimate trophy to be won in the planet's speed-obsessed and race-centered society. Ownership of the Cup denotes the world's leader. Red in color, it is decorated with the symbol of a speedometer needle. In addition to the inhabitants of Velocitron, Hot Shot also derives his Cyber Key Power from this key.

Jungle Planet's Cyber Planet Key is embodied in the Beast Totem, a dragon statue that rests in the throne room of Scourge's temple. The key is guarded by the leader of the Jungle Planet, who seemingly knows of the totem's true nature. This key is green, marked with a clawed paw print. Transformed into Leobreaker by this planet's key, Overhaul gained a new Cyber Key Power from it. Later on, his dark clone Nemesis Breaker would also use this style of Key to power up.

Unlike the other keys, Earth's Cyber Planet Key did not become lost or adopt a form that concealed it. Guarded throughout the years by Evac, it is blue and bears the image of a sunrise. Several of the Autobots and Decepticons from Cybertron drew their Cyber Key Powers from the Earth's key, including Landmine, Red Alert, Scattorshot, Thundercracker and Mudflap, as did the ancient Autobots and Decepticons who came to the planet ages ago.

During Gigantion's war with Planet X, the planet's inhabitants called upon its power to super-size their world, gaining the power necessary to drive back the armies of Planet X. Following this, as the Transformers of the planet began their cycle of constantly building new cities and layers, the key remained in the starship Lemuria, resting comfortably on the lowest level of the planet. This key is purple, bearing several gears as a symbol. Only the natives of Gigantion were seen using their Cyber Planet Key for power, although Optimus Prime briefly accessed Gigantion's power when borrowing Metroplex's axe in battle.

Toys

Cybertron

The toy packaging refers to all keys as Cyber Planet Keys. This differs from the cartoon which only refers to the four colony keys as Cyber Planet Keys, and the other, everyday keys as simply "Cyber Keys".

The four Cyber Planet Keys, as depicted in the cartoon, came with the following toys, who are the guardians of their respective planet's Key (or leader of the planet itself). They are distinguished from the more generic keys by the color of their borders-normal Cyber Keys have silver borders, while "true" Cyber Planet Keys had golden borders.

• Evac (Voyager Class, 2005)
  • Japanese ID number: GC-18
  • Accessories: 2 missiles, rotor blade, gold Earth-style Cyber Planet Key

He came with a gold-bordered Earth-style Cyber Planet Key; the Hasbro release has the Key Code "v49u" on the back.

• Metroplex (Leader-Class, 2005)
  • Japanese ID number: GC-23
  • Acessories: "Sparkdrinker", gold Giant Planet Cyber Planet Key

He comes with a gold-bordered Gigantion-style Cyber Planet Key with the Key Code "lm74" on the back.

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"I am the Key Master."

• Override (Deluxe class, 2005)
  • Japanese ID number: GC-10
  • Accessories: Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

She came with a gold-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key. the Hasbro release has the Key Code "dy7p" on the back.

• Scourge (Ultra, 2005)
  • Japanese ID number: GD-07
  • Accessories: Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

Scourge comes with a gold-bordered Jungle Planet Cyber Key, with the Key Code u2m8 tampographed on the back.

• Starscream (Supreme, 2005)
  • Accessories: Missile, Crown of Leadership, Decepticon Cybertron Cyber Planet Key, Gold Earth Cyber Planet Key

Starscream also comes with a gold-bordered Earth-style Cyber Planet Key, with the Key Code s5a3 tampographed on both keys.

External link

• Force Chip catalog (Japanese)