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.
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 thought they should bring their glory to the myriad of lesser races throughout the universe. Sounds familiar.
Fiction
IDW comics continuity
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Long ago in Cybertron's past, before the war, Nova Prime ordered the construction of the first Ark. Despite Omega Supreme's objections, Nova deceived the Cybertronian populace into believing that the Ark was intended for exploration, rather than its true mission of conquest. Nova Prime disappeared along with the rest of the Ark's crew into an anomaly in the Benzuli Expanse, and is presumed dead. Spotlight: Optimus Prime (flashback) Despite his aggressive intentions, these never came to light, and the Transformers honored Nova Prime's memory with a statue. Megatron Origin, Part 3
However, countless years later, when Optimus Prime downloaded himself into infraspace to survive an attack from Megatron Escalation, Part 6, he sensed the presence of Nova Prime... And was filled with an incredible sense of dread. These feelings led Optimus Prime to seek information from Omega Supreme, who told Optimus of Nova's story. 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.
- Nova Prime's design appears to be heavily influenced by Energon Rodimus, while his truck cab is similar to Transtech Optimus Prime's design. His coloring is also similar to Checkpoint.
