Dux non Intruitus
Out of all of the rules and regulations upheld by the officious Transcendent Technomorphs of the multiversal hub Axiom Nexus, none are more important than "Dux non Intruitus". This decree forbids all Offworlder faction leaders from entering the city, thereby ensuring that, without figureheads to rally around, no age-old conflicts are reignited. This ensures a steady peace for all inhabitants of Axiom Nexus.
In theory.
Fiction
TransTech
Starscream wrote the original Dux non Intruitus. According to the investigative journalist Rook, the decree meant that any incoming Optimus Primes, Rodimuses, Ultra Magnuses, Megatrons, Shockwaves, Starscreams, or any other faction leaders would be instantly caught by Axiom Nexus' universal recovery net and returned to their universe of origin. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08 According to Cheetor, Dux non Intruitus was more of a manual process of expelling these authority figures if they sought sanctuary in Axiom Nexus. Somebody suspected of being in violation of the law would be taken to have their identity confirmed in front of a special committee at the TransTechs' intelligence directorate. Cybertron's Most Wanted
After a BUTT-related incident, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Sari Sumdac materialised in Axiom Nexus. Optimus and Sari were placed under military arrest for reasons of planetary security; Optimus for being a leader, and Sari because of her Key, an item of cosmic significance that violated the TransTech's no MacGuffin policy. After a chance meeting at a drive-thru, Bumblebee and his new friend "Joe" decided they had to rescue Optimus and Sari, and not just because "Joe" was secretly the evil Predacon Megatron with world-destroying plans for Sari's MacGuffin. Flareup helped them infiltrate the the TransTech Decepticons' Military Intelligence laboratory by claiming they were two Dux non Intruitus violations: "Beeimus Prime" and "Joe Convoy". Bee in the City
The dynamics of the multiverse were altered after a particularly important universe was destroyed by an evil Ultra Magnus Invasion, exacerbated by the defeat of the hyper-dimensional being Hytherion by the highly-evolved Alternity. Alternation As a response, TransTech Optimus Prime made amendments to Dux non Intruitus to allow himself to create a secret taskforce of alternate universe Primes–the Convoy. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08 The existence of the Convoy became public after two of its members went into the Offworlder Zone to recruit Depth Charge for a mission. Invasion: Epilogue The resultant backlash from the more non-interventionist TransTechs and the distrustful Decepticons was somewhat quelled when the Convoy were encouraged to stay out of the Offworlder Zones–where they could unintentionally inspire Autobot or Maximal soldiers into action–and remain in Axiom Nexus proper or Cloud World for the majority of their missions. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08
When another Megatron found himself in Axiom Nexus, he somehow avoided detection by the TransTech, and proceeded to acquire a counterfeit identification bolt. He took on the appellation "C-81" to avoid becoming a suspect of a Dux non Intruitus violation, operating covertly in the criminal underworld. C-81 and his crew were caught by the Offworlder Zone Security Administration while stealing the final component to complete an interuniversal travel gate. They were taken to a maximum security prison, where C-81 caught the attention of the Convoy's General Optimus Prime, who suspected him of being a Megatron. When C-81's prison break coincided with an invasion of Cybertron by Waruders, the General saw C-81 broker a peaceful resolution with the Waruder commander Beet-Chit, which would allow them to pass through his travel gate and feed on an uninhabited Cybertron somewhere in the multiverse. In the aftermath, the General allowed C-81 to go free, as he realised that even Megatrons had the capacity to change–though he reported to his infallible TransTech higher-ups that his suspicions were wrong, and that C-81 had slipped away during the commotion. Cybertron's Most Wanted
Notes
- "Dux non Introitus" essentially means "No entrance to leaders" in Latin.
- David Willis once considered pitching a TransTech prose story where Firecracker fell afoul of Dux non Intruitus owing to his resemblance to an Optimus Prime.
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