Termagax
- Termagax is an Ascenticon from the 2019 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Termagax is the founder of the Ascenticon movement and a firm believer in forging one's own future.
Fiction
2019 IDW continuity
- First appearance: The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two
A well-known figure in contemporary Transformer society, Termagax's writings emphasized the importance of freedom and the right to be in charge of one's own destiny: by ignoring the traditions of the past, she opined, a 'bot could pave the way for a free and open future for the next generation. The World In Your Eyes Part One An accomplished engineer and scientist, Termagax concieved of a moon-sized energon harvester capable of drawing the precious fuel from the very fabric of spacetime to forever fuel Cybertron. Over many kilocycles, two thousand labourers turned her vision into a reality, constructing both the "Winged Moon" and the Tether that connected it to Cybertron three hundred kilocycles before the outbreak of the Great War. The World In Your Eyes Part Two
A fierce critic of Nominus Prime and the Nominus Edict that restricted Cybertron's ability to expand, Termagax eventually came to believe that the Cybertronian race had become encumbered by rules and fearful of the past; until the nature of Cybertronian society changed, Termagax vowed to live a life of seclusion out in the wilderness, busying herself with a bohemian lifestyle and many projects. Starscream was known to pop by every few kilocycles to see if the visionary would return to society, her forcing him away on one occasion by detonating a shock drone beside his head. The World In Your Eyes Part Four The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two In her new role, Termagax would found a political movement known as the Ascenticons, which in turn idolized her as the first of their number. The World In Your Eyes Part One
Just before the completion of the Winged Moon, Termagax would send her protege, a promising young 'bot named Megatron, to take in the sight of her masterpiece. Orion Pax: Free Fall In time, the Ascenticons would become increasingly violent, a shift marked by the rise of Megatron as the active face of the movement. The World In Your Eyes Part One
At Brainstorm's funeral, Orion wondered how Termagax would view the recent surge in violent acts and if she might be open to giving a public statement denouncing the violence only for Megatron to remind him of the visionary's seclusion. The World In Your Eyes Part Four
After Rubble's death, Megatron went to visit Termagax to make an appraisal of her state and whether or not she would be coming out of seclusion anytime soon. Barely looking up from her work, Termagax saw her pupil out, dryly that noting she'd been right in saying that the government would never change. Once he'd left, Megatron called Soundwave and told him that Termagax would not interfere with their upcoming plans. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two
