Alpha Trion (RID)

The name or term "Alpha Trion" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Alpha Trion (disambiguation).

Alpha Trion is an Autobot Elder from the 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family.

This Alpha Trion is very similar to the other Alpha Trions from other continuities due to them possessing much knowledge and having a great understanding of the Universe and the Transformers' role within it. He's also an advisor to many Transformers, a role he's very comfortable in, and his companion is Beta Maxx, who possesses many traits of the super computer, Vector Sigma.

Fiction

2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Template:NoteCR Alpha Trion created Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus at the same time on Cybertron. Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!

Ask Vector Prime

In universal stream Viron 704.31 Epsilon, Ultra Magnus merged with a dying Alpha Trion and became Ultra Trion. Ask Vector Prime

Toys

Timelines

• Alpha Trion/Weirdwolf (souvenir add-on, BotCon 2007)
  • Accessories: Sword, missile, Cyber Key

A bagged set of Alpha Trion, Beta Maxx, and Weirdwolf was released at BotCon 2007 as a souvenir set add-on, limited to 1400 pieces. Alpha Trion was a retool of Cybertron Vector Prime, redecoed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head.

Alpha Trion transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his Cyber Key (painted gold to resemble the Key to Vector Sigma) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts (for safety reasons) of the Hasbro version of the mold.

• More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info

Notes

• Alpha Trion is a character that was added to the dialog of the 2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon and is not present in the Car Robots version of the show, with Vector Sigma instead being said to have created Optimus and Ultra Magnus.

• According to Ben Yee at the Transformers Collectors Club Roundtable at BotCon 2007, Alpha Trion was originally planned for a different set of exclusives, hence why his tech spec style and biography did not match those of the rest of the 2007 exclusives. It is also why he alone did not appear in the club exclusive comic for that year.