Great General
When Exarchon's Threefold Spark declared war, the four Great Generals led the defense of Cybertron.
They are:
Fiction
2019 IDW continuity
General Ultra Magnus was famed for leading his forces at the forefront, including a young Megatron, future leader of the Ascenticon movement. Storm Horizon Part 1
General Strika led a famed artillery unit. In a battle for Yuss, Strika's Heavies rescued Ultra Magnus's trooper Megatron from a confrontation with Exarchon, precipitating their future alignment in the Ascenticon movement. The Change In Your Nature Part Three
Under unspecified circumstances, General Pyra Magna unnecessarily killed someone named Paragon, stewing resentment from Paragon's associate Cyclonus for ages thereafter. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two For this and presumably other compounding offenses, First Senator Nominus Prime sentenced Pyra Magna to indefinite imprisonment. The Change In Your Nature Part Three
After the end of the war, the Great Generals' lives went in different directions. Strika went into public office as a Senator, part of the Ascenticon voting bloc. Meanwhile, Dai Atlas went immersant. Finally, Ultra Magnus ventured off to deep space Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down as a peacekeeper commanding the Fist of Iacon. Storm Horizon Part 1
As the Ascenticon crisis escalated on Cybertron, deputy Autobot leader Orion Pax suggested that Pyra Magna be released from confinement to deal with The Rise. First Senator Sentinel Prime adamantly refused, however, dogmatically standing by his predecessor's decision. The Change In Your Nature Part Three After Sentinel Prime's death, Orion Pax - now Optimus Prime - made good on his suggestion and ordered her release. War World: Awakenings
