Oracle (BM)
| The name or term "Oracle" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Oracle (disambiguation). |
- The Oracle is a shell program from the Beast Era portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Three hundred years after the end of the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons, the supercomputer Vector Sigma had faded into legend until it was rediscovered. By this point in time, however, Vector Sigma had become outfitted with an additional layer of "security" that helped to mediate access to its power: the Oracle, a "shell program" that would only allow Transformers with a "receptive spark" to access Vector Sigma, and more specifically, through Vector Sigma, commune with the Allspark.
The Oracle had an agenda: perpetrating the Great Reformatting, a metamorphosis of the planet Cybertron into a technorganic paradise.
Fiction
Beast Wars cartoon continuity
Beast Machines cartoon
- Voice actor: Carol Savenkoff (English), ? (Japanese)
Three hundred years after the end of the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons, Vector Sigma had faded into legend until it was rediscovered by Optimus Primal and his small band of Maximals while they were on the run from Megatron, who had conquered the entire planet. By this point in time, however, Vector Sigma had become outfitted with an additional layer of "security" that helped to mediate access to its power: the "Oracle", a "shell program" of sorts that would only allow Transformers with a "receptive spark" to access Vector Sigma. To protect Primal's Maximals from the effects of the transformation virus Megatron had used to conquer Cybertron, the Oracle reformatted them into new technorganic forms The Reformatting
Through the Oracle and Vector Sigma, Optimus Primal came to commune with the Allspark, the extradimensional source of all Transformer life to which the computer was revealed to be connected, and believed that it was the will of the Allspark that Cybertron be restored to its organic beginnings. Survivor In truth, Primal was incorrect—the Oracle actually desired a balance between the organic and the technological—but it would take the disastrous unleashing of Vector Sigma's power to make him realize this. When Megatron's treacherous general, Tankor, discovered that Vector Sigma lay at the heart of the Oracle, he used the sparkless Diagnostic Drone to access Vector Sigma and withdraw the code for the mega-computer's key. The Key When Optimus next attempted to contact the Oracle, he found himself unable to do so, due to Tankor's tampering. The Catalyst
Arming the Tank Drones at his command with the power of the Key to Vector Sigma, Tankor had Megatron unleash the key's energies upon Cybertron, in order to purge any trace of organic matter from the world by converting it into metal. Optimus Primal countered by unleashing the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber, and two enegies violently cancelled each other out. End of the Line Primal was killed by the energy backlash and travelled to the Allspark, but chose not to join it, now understanding what the Oracle truly desired. Primal returned to reality via the Oracle, and the computer—Vector Sigma core and all—vanished. Fallout
It would be some time before Primal realized it, but the Oracle had, in fact, transplanted itself into Primal's body. Megatron was first to realize this and targeted Primal, tricking him with a hologram of Optimus Prime and downloading a portion of the Oracle for himself. The Search Using the power of the Oracle, Megatron attempted to merge all the spark he had stolen from Cybertron's population with his own, but Primal's Maximals halted his scheme. The Siege
Optimus sought to consult with the Oracle one last time before his final showdown against Megatron's forces. The Oracle informed Primal that he already held the wisdom and strength of conviction to triumph and see Cybertron through to its destiny. It then relayed the strength of the sparks contained within the Matrix to give the Maximals new powers, to aid them in the upcoming confrontation. When Legends Fall As it would soon turn out, the Oracle had actually orchestrated this entire scenario, so that Optimus Primal and Megatron would both control a portion of its power: with its power split thusly, neither one would be able to obtain their goal without the other. It was Optimus Primal who ultimately claimed victory, driving Megatron into Cybertron's organic core and sacrificing both of them as he activated the Oracle and triggered a planet-wide reformatting of Cybertron into a technorganic paradise. Seeds of the Future
3H comics
The Oracle gave missions to groups other than Optimus Primal's. In addition to Primal's Maximals, the Oracle called forth the Wreckers, the Dinobots, and the Mutants. It sent the Dinobots and the Mutants on odd-sounding quests, but before it could give orders to Primal Prime and his Wreckers, an odd bit of interference happened. Primal Prime received his orders as well, but there was something different about these orders. Departure
The Dinobots and Mutants were actually sent on fools errands. Most of the Dinobots met their doom on a remote planet at the hands of the Trans-Organics. The Mutants were sent to New Quintessa, where they were seemingly devoured by Sharkticons. Overseeing the death of the Mutants was the Predacon gangster Cryotek and the Supreme Imperial Magistrate Derodomontatus. Cryotek revealed that the Oracle was in fact a creation of the Quintessons themselves. Soon, Cryotek expected the planet to be reformatted into a technorganic world, all according to their plan. Betrayal
The Wreckers eventually found themselves on a planet with an exiled Quintesson named Al-Badur, who explained the history of the Oracle to them. Eons ago, when the Quintessons first found Cybertron, they tried a series of inventions to subvert Vector Sigma itself and harness the power of Primus. Unfortunately, all these attempts, which included the Oracle shell program, failed. The Quintessons allegedly fed Optimus Primal the visions and information necessary to orchestrate the technorganic reformatting of Cybertron, believing that it would leave the Cybertronians weak and disoriented, opening the planet up to an easy conquest. Disclosure
In actuality, however, it was the Quintessons themselves who were being manipulated, by Primus, who used the greedy aliens to instigate this great evolutionary leap for his children. Wreckers: Finale Part II
Transformers Legends comic
When Tigatron prayed for a chance to meet a real female Transformer, the divine Oracle granted his wish and made all kinds of females to appear and fight for Tigatron's affection. Except not really, it was all a dream. Bonus Edition Vol. 11
Ask Vector Prime
In Primax 208.06 Zeta, Waspscream, Terrorsaur, Tarantulas, and Protoform X were drawn to the Oracle while fleeing from Megatron's Vehicons. The Oracle reformatted the Predacons into technorganic bodies, which they used in their valiant fight against Megatron's forces.
In Viron 102.0 Beta, the guardians of causality known as the Alternity, communed with Optimus Primal through the Oracle and guided him in stopping Megatron from taking that universe's Cybertron. Ask Vector Prime
Notes
- In Japanese continuity, the Oracle is the same being as Vector Sigma, Primus, and the Generation 1 Oracle. Yes, it's all very haphazard.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Oracle (オラクル Orakuru)
- Mandarin: Shèngxián Diànnǎo （圣贤电脑, "Sage Computer"）
