Onyx Prime (G1)

This article is about the member of the Generation 1 Thirteen. For the member of the Aligned Thirteen, see Onyx Prime (Prime).

Onyx Prime is a Transformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.

You can't see me!

_{This character has no official visual representation in any Transformers product or media... yet, at least.}

Onyx Prime is one of the Thirteen, leading his own tribe of Transformers with beast modes.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Onyx Prime was part of the First Cybertronian Civil War between the Thirteen and their respective tribes. During the conflict, he allied with Nexus Prime to create the Headmasters: a combiner of beasts and 'humanoid' Transformers.

The death of Nexus spooked most of the Thirteen, including Onyx Prime, into leaving Cybertron. (His tribe continued to fight on in his name, which didn't end well for them.) He resided on another planet, the location of which was later discovered by Shockwave. As with the other Primes, Shockwave sent one of his Regenesis ores to Onyx's hiding place. The Crucible

According to the inhabitants of the Cybertronian colony world Eukaris, Onyx Prime led the colonization expedition aboard the Metrotitan Chela to create a haven for beastformers, founding the colony Eukaris. By the modern day, "Fateweaver" Blackarachnia had become Onyx Prime's prophet. During the first formal meeting between the Republic of Cybertron and the four tribes of Eukaris, Chela reawoke to execute his master Onyx Prime's final command to protect Eukaris from "standard-formers" by any means necessary. However, Republic High Chancellor Starscream killed Chela, allowing for Cybertron-Eukaris relations to come about. Windblade vol. 2 #6

Ask Vector Prime

Vector Prime noted that both Liege and Onyx utilized female holomatter avatars when interacting with humans. Onyx's avatar inspired the myth of Artemis. Vector Prime also noted that there were universal streams where Onyx went by the name Onyx Convoy. Ask Vector Prime