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Gravitas summoned the archivist [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] to the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Chamber of the Ancients]] and told him the Matrix had chosen him to be the new Prime. Optronix wasn't particularly convinced. Gravitas was the one who led the ceremony in which Optronix received the Matrix and became Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} He later gave Prime a [[Golden Disk (council)|disk]] containing the wisdom of his predecessors. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} | Gravitas, with the rest of the Council of Ancients, created the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiator games]] to distract the masses from noticing the limits placed on them, such as the creation of the [[Forbidden Zone]]s. When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] inquired why, the Council was tightlipped and refused to answer any further questions. Megatron defied their order and entered one of the Forbidden Zones, discovering that the Council was being manipulated by the [[Quintesson]]s. Infuriated at this revelation and other injustices, Megatron began the [[Decepticon]] rebellion. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}} | ||
Later, Gravitas summoned the archivist [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] to the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Chamber of the Ancients]] and told him the Matrix had chosen him to be the new Prime. Optronix wasn't particularly convinced. Gravitas was the one who led the ceremony in which Optronix received the Matrix and became Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} He later gave Prime a [[Golden Disk (council)|disk]] containing the wisdom of his predecessors. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} | |||
Gravitas, [[Vraz]], and [[Kudon]] were killed when Iacon was struck by sub-surface tremors caused by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s reactivation of the planet-moving engines buried deep below the planet's surface. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} | Gravitas, [[Vraz]], and [[Kudon]] were killed when Iacon was struck by sub-surface tremors caused by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s reactivation of the planet-moving engines buried deep below the planet's surface. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 27 November 2011
- Gravitas is an Autobot from the Dreamwave portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Gravitas is an esteemed member of the Council of Ancients. For countless ages, he and the council have used their (allegedly) divinely inspired wisdom to choose a bearer for the Matrix of Leadership. When one Prime falls, another is chosen to take his place. Gravitas knows whispers of a grand plan for Cybertron, one spoken from a mysterious source.
Fiction
Dreamwave Generation 1 comics
Gravitas, with the rest of the Council of Ancients, created the gladiator games to distract the masses from noticing the limits placed on them, such as the creation of the Forbidden Zones. When Megatron inquired why, the Council was tightlipped and refused to answer any further questions. Megatron defied their order and entered one of the Forbidden Zones, discovering that the Council was being manipulated by the Quintessons. Infuriated at this revelation and other injustices, Megatron began the Decepticon rebellion. The Route of All Evil
Later, Gravitas summoned the archivist Optronix to the Iacon Chamber of the Ancients and told him the Matrix had chosen him to be the new Prime. Optronix wasn't particularly convinced. Gravitas was the one who led the ceremony in which Optronix received the Matrix and became Optimus Prime. The War Within #1 He later gave Prime a disk containing the wisdom of his predecessors. The War Within #6
Gravitas, Vraz, and Kudon were killed when Iacon was struck by sub-surface tremors caused by Starscream's reactivation of the planet-moving engines buried deep below the planet's surface. The Age of Wrath
