Quintesson Judge (G1)

Quintesson Judges are Quintessons from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Leaders of the Quintesson race, the Quintesson Judges determine the sentences of their unfortunate victims in Quintessa's courtrooms and serve as the face of their many business and war excursions.

Faces

The Judge's most distinctive physical characteristic is their set of five rotating faces. Each face represents a different aspect of the Quintesson, although the specific order can differ.

• Death
  Death
• Rage/Wrath
  Rage/Wrath
• Laughter/War
  Laughter/War
• Bitterness/Wisdom
  Bitterness/Wisdom
• Doubt/Judgment
  Doubt/Judgment

The first names given above for the latter four faces come from Japanese Comic Bom Bom supplements. They are derived from the descriptions given of the faces in the original script for the movie—an "angry face," a "smiling face," a "grimacing face" and a "suspicious face"—and the faces were specifically designed by Floro Dery to represent these emotions. All the same, this information remained very little-known for a long time, leading to the second set of names being created for use in the 2004 publication, Transformers: The Ultimate Guide. The original names were also used for The Ark, published by IDW in 2007.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Controverse

The Quintesson Judge assigned to Primacron's trial on Millaath was Adveraros. Controverse

Marvel The Transformers comics

Lord Kledji and Sevax were Quintesson Judges. Space Pirates!

3H comics

Derodomontatus, Betrayal Heirodyus, and Brinn were Judges. Wreckers: Finale Part II

2005 IDW continuity

Pentius was a Judge-type Quintesson. Faces of Darkness

Toys

Generations

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"It is a day so long in coming that I am uncertain how to celebrate it."

• Quintesson Judge (Voyager Class, 2020)
  • ID number: WFC-E22
  • Japanese ID number: ER EX-08
  • Japanese release date: August 1, 2020
  • Accessories: Blaster, cage, seat, blast effect

The first Generation 1 Quintesson toy, released at the Voyager price point as part of the Earthrise toyline. The Quintesson Judge converts into a modular battle station and prison in 16 steps. The prison cell is large enough to fit a Battlemaster, and the five faces have articulated mouths and a rotating gimmick. The included blaster resembles the welding / repair gun that a Quintesson Judge used in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2". The order of the faces matches Transformers: The Movie, which means it does not match the order in the cartoon show or the comics, which had Rage and Doubt surrounding Death, rather than Bitterness and Laughter.

Two faces (Rage and Doubt) come detached in the package, requiring owners to plug them into their respective sides; strangely, there have been multiple reports from owners that Rage was far more difficult to plug in. Promotional photos depicted a yellow levitation beam but production pieces were clear.

He was originally supposed to be released in the second wave, but was changed to the third wave, with Starscream replacing him. In Japan, the Quintesson Judge was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.

They've got this case all wrapped up.

• Quintesson Pit of Judgment (2020)
  • Accessories: blaster, cage, seat, blast effect

This giftset represents the "trial" of Kranix during The Transformers: The Movie. The set includes a brighter redeco of the Earthrise Quintesson Judge toy. The interior packaging forms the Sharkticon execution pit.

This piece was exclusive to Hasbro Pulse in the United States. It was announced to the public before the "standard" versions of the Judge and Allicon were released, and was available first for people who attended the Hasbro Fans Expo in Hong Kong and preordered the set.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Hanji (判事), Quintesson Judge (クインテッサンジャッジ Kuintessan Jajji)