Lightbright (G1)
| This article is about the IDW Generation 1 character. For the Animated background character, see Lightbright (Animated). |
- Lightbright is a Camien from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Originally hailing from the colony world of Caminus, Lightbright is a Cityspeaker, a rare 'bot capable of communicating directly with the colossal Titans. Since the re-establishment of contact with Cybertron, she has attained a seat on the Council of Voices, helping to direct the coalition of Cybertronian people.
She has also gotten into a relationship with the (ex-)Decepticon Sparkstalker, having agreed to become Conjunx Endura. They like to engage in cutesy-talk together.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Lightbright was one of several Camiens who witnessed Menasor and Swindle's arrival on their homeworld, Caminus, via spacebridge. First Contact When Menasor subsequently began causing disturbances on their world, Lightbright and fellow Cityspeaker Hot Shot reported to their commander, Afterburner, the warnings Caminus was giving them. While Hot Shot was unable to translate exactly what the Titan was saying, Lightbright was able to discern that he was saying "Enigma", though it still didn't prepare the Camiens for Menasor's rampage. Caminus's departed Cityspeaker, Windblade returned and addressed Lightbright and the others at the Forgefire, telling them that another combiner, Superion, would soon arrive to defeat Menasor, and the he was a friend. Following Menasor's defeat, and during Starscream's attempt at first contact with Caminus, Lightbright and the other members of the Forgefire Parliament accompanied the Mistress of Flame to meet Optimus Prime, the living Prime and bearer of the Matrix of Leadership. The Sum and Its Parts
When the Decepticons showed up on Caminus to help out, they were left quite bemused when Lightbright and her friends welcomed them: with no first-hand experience of the war, she just saw the Decepticons as some nice dudes helping her planet. Cybertronians fascinated her. The Possible Light She cleared rubble with Sparkstalker, who gently prodded her for trying to lift on her own. Mistakes and Mayhem
Lightbright was later seen at Maccadam's, sharing a drink with Sparkstalker and not-so-subtly flirting with him. Windblade vol. 2 #4
Sparkstalker later asked her to be his Conjunx Endura. She agreed! Choose Me Lightbright and Sparkstalker were among those who felt betrayed when Optimus Prime annexed Earth, and were part of a crowd protesting against the Prime's apparent imperialism. The Medium and the Message
In the wake of Sentinel Prime's rampage in the Decepticon ghetto of Iacon, Lightbright participated in the recovery, helping up a wounded Decepticon. White Heat Sentinel Prime managed to escape Cybertron before he could be apprehended; months later, his army of undead Titans descended on Cybertron to lay waste to the planet. The combined population of Cybertron attempted to repel the invaders, but were ultimately overwhelmed by the colossal warriors: a situation made worse by the fact that Elita One's crew aboard the Titan Carcer were unwilling to transform their Titan to help the struggling Metroplex. Windblade came up with a desperate last-ditch plan: assembling a team of volunteers, they attacked Carcer so that Windblade could establish a cityspeaker link with the Titan and convince him to transform. Desperate Times
As part of the plan, Lightbright was given a holo-generator that disguised her as Windblade; along with Sparkstalker, she ran interference for the Carcerian crew and led Elita on a wild goose chase, buying time for the real Windblade to link up with Carcer's brain module. Desperate Measures
Lightbright and Sparkstalked were part of the force defending Caminus from Unicron. They were saved from a group of Maximals by Dirge, only to witness him slaughtered by a large clawed one.
Notes
- Lightbright is a direct homage to Animated character of the same name.
