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Known to its modern population as '''Demons''', Cybertron's original inhabitants were sealed away underground by [[Primus]]. Except for the occasional escape, they have remained sealed away by Primus's power ever since, known to the surface only in legends. | Known to its modern population as '''Demons''', Cybertron's original inhabitants were sealed away underground by [[Primus]]. Except for the occasional escape, they have remained sealed away by Primus's power ever since, known to the surface only in legends. | ||
Demons are very large creatures (towering above Transformers) that can absorb energy without harm, up to direct weapons fire. At least one has demonstrated the ability to breathe fire. They "feed" on Transformers by absorbing their lifeforce, eventually killing them. | |||
Demons are very large creatures (towering above Transformers) that can absorb energy without harm, up to direct weapons fire. At least one has demonstrated the ability to breathe fire. They | |||
However, if a demon absorbs too much energy, it will explode. | However, if a demon absorbs too much energy, it will explode. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel Comics=== | ===Marvel Comics=== | ||
Two of the Demons escaped | Two of the Demons escaped from their prison following an incident between [[Tailgate]] and the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]]. Some time after killing three [[Decepticons]] that beset the [[Autobot]] [[Seawatch]], they were destroyed by [[Emirate Xaaron]], who consulted ancient Cybertronian lore to find their weaknesses.{{Storylink|Demons!}} | ||
After Primus's death, | After Primus's death, another group of the Demons escaped. They were defeated by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who ''consulted'' his fist down their throats. (The reinvigorated power of Grimlock's life-force following his sudden conversion to an [[Action Master]] may have also played a hand.){{Storylink|Still Life!}} | ||
===Classics=== | ===Classics=== | ||
[[Mini-Con | [[Mini-Con]]s killed them dead. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
* The appearance of the Demons differs, wildly, depending on the artist. | |||
* Cybertronian legend refers to them as 'the flipside of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix's]] good creatures. | |||
* It is unclear in the stories if the Demons were the original inhabitants of the world Primus fashioned into Cybertron, or an attempt by Primus to create life that predated the Transformers. However, writer Simon Furman later clarified in an interview that he envisioned them as being botched creations of Primus. | |||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
[http://www.insecticons.com/demons.html Demons at ''In Space, No One Can Hear Starscream''] | * [http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/sfurman_3.php Interview where Furman reveals the nature of the demons] | ||
* [http://www.insecticons.com/demons.html Demons at ''In Space, No One Can Hear Starscream''] | |||
[[Category: Generation 1]] | [[Category: Generation 1]] | ||
[[Category: Comic-only characters]] | [[Category: Comic-only characters]] | ||
[[Category: Animals]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category: Animals]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 19 October 2007
- The Demons are a lifeform in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Known to its modern population as Demons, Cybertron's original inhabitants were sealed away underground by Primus. Except for the occasional escape, they have remained sealed away by Primus's power ever since, known to the surface only in legends.
Demons are very large creatures (towering above Transformers) that can absorb energy without harm, up to direct weapons fire. At least one has demonstrated the ability to breathe fire. They "feed" on Transformers by absorbing their lifeforce, eventually killing them.
However, if a demon absorbs too much energy, it will explode.
Fiction
Marvel Comics
Two of the Demons escaped from their prison following an incident between Tailgate and the Mutants. Some time after killing three Decepticons that beset the Autobot Seawatch, they were destroyed by Emirate Xaaron, who consulted ancient Cybertronian lore to find their weaknesses.Demons!
After Primus's death, another group of the Demons escaped. They were defeated by Grimlock, who consulted his fist down their throats. (The reinvigorated power of Grimlock's life-force following his sudden conversion to an Action Master may have also played a hand.)Still Life!
Classics
Mini-Cons killed them dead.
Trivia
- The appearance of the Demons differs, wildly, depending on the artist.
- Cybertronian legend refers to them as 'the flipside of the Matrix's good creatures.
- It is unclear in the stories if the Demons were the original inhabitants of the world Primus fashioned into Cybertron, or an attempt by Primus to create life that predated the Transformers. However, writer Simon Furman later clarified in an interview that he envisioned them as being botched creations of Primus.
