Nova Prime
| This article is about the Matrix bearer from the IDW comics. For the Matrix bearer from the Marvel Comics, see Prime Nova. |
- Nova Prime is an Autobot in the IDW Publishing portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Nova Prime was the predecessor to Sentinel Prime. An expansionist and a supremacist, Nova Prime believed that the Transformers were the greatest among all life forms, and believed they should bring their glory to the myriad of lesser races throughout the universe.
Fiction
IDW comics continuity
Nova Prime ordered the construction of the first Ark, deceiving the Cybertronian populace into believing that it was intended for exploration. Nova Prime disappeared along with the rest of the Ark's crew into an anomaly in the Benzuli Expanse, and is presumed dead. However, when Optimus Prime downloaded himself into infraspace to survive an attack from Megatron, he sensed the presence of Nova Prime... And was filled with an incredible sense of dread. Spotlight: Optimus Prime
Trivia
- According to Nova Prime's design sketches by Don Figueroa seen in the back of Spotlight: Optimus Prime, the form seen in the story is Nova Prime's winged cab/trailer super robot. He also has a smaller robot mode consisting of only the cab.
