Cerebros (RID)
| This article is about the Robots in Disguise Autobot. For the Generation 1 Autobot, see Cerebros (G1). |
- Cerebros is an Autobot Headmaster in the Robots in Disguise continuity familiy.
Cerebros is simply a mindless drone who is the key to controlling Fortress Maximus. He is a Headmaster. In order for Fortress Maximus to reawaken, Cerebros must transform into the head of another robot known only by one name: The Emissary. The Emissary's only purpose is to transform into Fortress Maximus' head. Cerebros can only be awakened by an Autobot Leader: Optimus Prime. The only other Transformer who can awaken Cerebros is Scourge, since Megatron scanned Optimus Prime during his creation into a Decepticon.
| “ | A trilateral program consisting of bio-signature identification, motivational recognition and harmonic resonance calibration. | ” |
—Cerebros on how Fortress Maximus works, "Surprise Attack!" | ||
- Japanese name: Plasma
Fiction
Robots in Disguise cartoon
- Voice actor: Steve Kramer (English), Masayuki Kiyama (Japanese)
When Fortress Maximus was first hidden on Earth, Cerebros was concealed within a statue and placed in a temple. Led to the temple by the Orb of Sigma, the Build Team and Autobot Brothers recovered Cerebros, but were attacked by the Decepticons before they could escape with their prize. In an attempt to gain Scourge's respect, Sky-Byte and the Predacons kidnapped Cerebros and for once the Predacons' usual misadventures ended up in their favor. The Decepticons used Cerebros to find Fortress Maximus, whom the Autobots had concealed in the middle of Metro City. On activating Maximus, Scourge was unable to control the giant Autobot, who went on a rampage across the town. Koji was able to stop Maximus, who sank into the ground. As Cerebros detached, Galvatron seized him and returned to the Megastar. Maximus Emerges
Scourge's attempts to analyse Cerebros's programming were hampered by its complexity; however, he believed that Fortress Maximus was programmed to obey humans. To that end, he amplified his own human bio-energy (obtained when he scanned his alternate mode) and took Cerebros into the desert where the 'bot combined with Fortress Maximus. Once the Autobots had manage to stop Maximus, with the help of many, many children, Cerebros detached and was promptly spirited away by Galvatron. The Human Element
A third attempt was made by the Decepticons to control Fortress Maximus, with Scourge taking Cerebros into a jungle where Maximus had relocated. Once again, Cerebros activated the titan, who was then controlled by Karl, a boy that Sky-Byte had kidnapped. After Scourge revealed his duplicity, Galvatron abandoned Cerebros and he was recovered by the Autobots. Mistaken Identity
Once taken to the Autobot base, Cerebros was interrogated and revealed that while he was programmed to obey Autobots, Fortress Maximus was programmed to only obey humans. They were soon interrupted by an attack by the Decepticon forces, who'd finally located the base. Optimus took Cerebros on a drive through the city, pursued by said forces, to a predetermined location where the rest of the Autobots were waiting to ambush the foe. The battle was soon joined by the Megastar, with armaments which quickly overwhelmed the Autobots. Inspired by the heroic act of Omega Prime, Cerebros activated Fortress Maximus, who fought with and destroyed the Megastar. Surprise Attack!
After Galvatron's defeat at the hands of Omega Prime, Fortress Maximus transported the Predacons and Decepticons to the asteroid prison colony. The Final Battle
Toys
Car Robots
- Brave Maximus (2000)
- Japanese ID number: C-027
- A red, black and silver redeco of the Spike Witwicky Headmaster toy, Plasma transforms into the head of the Emissary, who in turn becomes Brave Maximus's head.
- This mold was also redecoed into Gran, and was later re-released as Robot Masters Master.
