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Primus, the creator-god of the Transformers, is an ancient and ethereal being whose origins date back to the beginnings of the universe itself. He is the ultimate force for good and he is the final defense against his fallen sibling, Unicron the Chaos-Bringer. Primus eventually transformed himself into the Core of the planet Cybertron and through the Well of AllSparks, his creations have risen to defend and patrol the galaxy. Primus is located at the centre of the planet Cybertron and considered sacred ground by the Cybertronians as it produced vast quantities of energon that is essential to the continued existence of the Transformer race. Resembling a massive spherical construct and protected by a shell program, the Core possesses its own consciousness and mind allowing it to speak as well as act.
Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
Vector Sigma existed near the core of Cybertron. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1
Beast Machines cartoon
For countless eons, Cybertron has existed as a world of metal. It was not always so. Long before Primus imbued life into the Thirteen original Transformers (or the Quintessons arrived, your pick), Cybertron was a world of the organic, with animal lifeforms that roamed its surface. That is gone now, but the past remains in the organic core of Cybertron. And the seeds of the future lie buried in the past.
When the Maximals were trying to set up an organic orchard in the fossil cave, they eventually struck paydirt when they reached part of the organic core. Upon hitting the core, organic goo seeped out, causing trees to emerge. The Key
Later, after Megatron had absorbed the sparks of the Transformers, he attempted to use the Key to Vector Sigma to convert the organic core into technomatter. However, Optimus Primal caused both Megatron and himself to fall into the organic core. Hitting the core caused them both to die, but also allowed the Oracle to initiate the Great Reformatting, causing Cybertron to become a Technorganic world. Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The organic core of Cybertron was due to the Oracle who had fled Primacron and brought life to a barren planet, making it lush and green. The Oracle was later enslaved by the Quintessons, who transformed the planet into a mechanical world and the Oracle itself into Vector Sigma.
Energon cartoon
Primus was the living energy core of Cybertron, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, energon. Transformers of this universe believed the stories of Unicron, Primus, and Omega Supreme to be only myth and legend until the existence of Unicron was revealed in "the Unicron Battles" of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state after the chaos-bringer's attack, large amounts of energon were required to repair the planet, and to search for and acquire the mineral, the united Autobot-Decepticon forces entered into an alliance with the Earth Federation government. Primus entered into the equation when the project's head scientist, Dr. Brian Jones, brought his son, Kicker, to Cybertron. Terrified of the giant robots surrounding him, Kicker fled, only to find himself tumbling through tunnels into a hidden chamber deep beneath Cybertron's surface.
Primus awoke and saved Kicker from what would have been a fatal fall, and for his own reasons, imbued the child with a special gift—the ability to detect energon throughout the universe. Optimus Prime subsequently discovered Kicker in Primus's chamber, and the god chose to work with the Transformers quite directly, imbuing them with the Spark of Combination, which would allow the Autobots to Powerlinx and increase their powers. Primus went on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the Terrorcon invasion, the return of Megatron, and the next battle with Unicron; although vague at times, he would offer just enough information to allow his children to survive the threats they faced. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online. Cybertron City
Aligned novels
Primus is generally accepted to exist though his 13 children are considered a myth by some. Throughout Cybertron devices carry out his will: the AllSpark creates the protoforms in the Well of All Sparks. The Sonic Canyons are believed to be his ears, feeding him knowledge of the universe via Vector Sigma, though that is actually beneath the gladitorial arenas of Kaon. And the Core produces his own physical emanation, Energon.
During the civil war, the AllSpark was ejected into space to keep it out of Decepticon hands, eventually floating into the Milky Way, while the Core was corrupted by the Dark Energon-imbued Plasma energy Chamber. The dying Sentinel Prime ordered Optimus to go to the Core and remove its infection. Optimus was accompanied by Bumblebee and Jetfire and began descending the Underworld through the empty Well of All Sparks. Horrified by the infestation, Bumblebee tore out the corruption spikes on the Core, allowing Optimus to remove the poisonous Plasma Energy Chamber.
A voice that only Optimus could hear then told him he was too late, but it imbued his body with the Matrix, truly making him a Prime. It told him to leave Cybertron, but to also return one day, when the Matrix and the Core would act in concert to restore the planet. When the Autobots left Cybertron, the last original Prime Alpha Trion remained, stating Vector Sigma would keep him alive. Exodus
Prime cartoon
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, that is, Primus created the Thirteen: the original Primes. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. Primus then became one with the Core of Cybertron, and brought life to new Cybertronians through the Well of All Sparks. Optimus Prime would later speak of Unicron as being a physical being that had likely transcended physical form, with Primus presumably being the same. One Shall Rise, Part 1
When Primus was poisoned from the result of the war, Orion Pax came into contact with Primus and was given the Matrix of Leadership. One Shall Rise, Part 3 During the war, Optimus removed the AllSpark, the source of new life creation on Cybertron, and sent it into deep space. Predacons Rising
Many thousands of years later, Primus was restored by Team Prime when they used the Omega Lock built into the Nemesis to restore Cybertron. Deadlock However Primus's awakening would cause his slumbering arch foe Unicron to reawaken and take control of Megatron's body, flying to Cybertron to destroy him. Raising an army of Terrorcons, Unicron sent them into the Well of All Sparks to destroy Primus, but they themselves disintegrated, within inches of the Core, when Unicron was defeated. Predacons Rising
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
A thousand years ago, Windblade was sent to Earth by Primus himself, but not before receiving various upgrades that allowed her to go on her mission. The Buzz on Windblade
Games
War for Cybertron
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In the closing stages of the Great War, the Decepticon leader Megatron learnt of the existence of a powerful corruptive energy source known as Dark Energon located at an orbital station. After acquiring the station and manufacturing it through the Geosynchronous Energon Bridge, Megatron decided to corrupt the Core of Cybertron itself in order to win his war against the Autobots. To accomplish this feat, he first needed the Omega Key and thus laid siege to Iacon itself and journeyed into the Vaults where he battled Zeta Prime for the relic. It was only after the battle did he learn of Omega Supreme being the key to the Core and battled the gigantic Autobot as well as defeating him. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron forced the Guardian to open the Omega Gate and took his Decepticons to the Core. There, he used Corruptors to infuse the Core with Dark Energon which began to manifest all over the planet Cybertron and threatening its survival.
With the defeat of Zeta Prime, the High Council of Elders promoted Optimus to the position of Prime in order to lead the Autobots. Seeing the continued corruption of Dark Energon spreading across Cybertron, Optimus Prime decided to journey deep into the planet and purge the infestation at its source. Taking Ironhide and Warpath with him, they learnt that Space slugs were fighting a losing battle in cleansing the Core of Dark Energon.
Furthermore, the trio of Autobots had to fight against a garrison of Decepticons left behind by Megatron to ensure that the Core remained corrupted. Despite their resistance, Optimus Prime and his team managed to reach the centre of Cybertron and kill a corrupted space slug, thus freeing the Core. There, the Core spoke to Optimus Prime and revealed that the corruption of Dark Energon had been too extensive and in order to conserve itself - the Core had to shut down and purge itself in a process that would take millions of years where it would no longer be able to produce large quantities of Energon.
This meant that the planet Cybertron would be barren as a result and insufficient energy would be present for those that remained on the surface. Despite claiming that the line of Primes had failed in their mission, the Core decided to impart the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime stating that so long as it functioned; its own Spark would continue. With that done, Optimus Prime returned to the surface and began the Great Exodus of Cybertron, leaving only a small number of them behind who vowed to continue to fight Megatron's tyrannical rule. Transformers: War for Cybertron
Notes
- Cybertron is shown to exist before Primus "became one" with it's core, implying the planet predates him in Prime continuity and is not his body as in other continuities.
- Whilst not stated in the game, the Core is likely the shell that houses Primus himself. In Exodus, the core refers to Primus separately, so it is probably a shell program.
- However, Episode 24 of the Prime cartoon confirmed that Primus became one with the Core and the Core of Cybertron is referred to as "Primus" in the Prime cartoon and various related media from there on in.