Cosmos (G1)
- Cosmos is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Fast and intelligent, bored and lonely, Cosmos has reason to regret his abilities, which often separate him from his Autobot friends. Alas, his skills are far too extraordinary to ignore.
Few of his faction can achieve escape velocity and enter planetary orbit unaided, as he can, from planets as big as Earth or slightly larger. He carries fuel reserves sufficient for short orbital journeys; he is quite able to land on Earth's Moon, then take off and return to Earth. Cosmos enjoys such diversions immensely. Generally, however, he remains in orbit, relaying messages, observing enemy installations, and watching for Decepticon activity in nearby space. His optical sensors are able to observe a human radio host standing outside in the high desert from 600 miles up.
As a living Transformer, his advantage over a simple satellite is great, but it is a boring life for Cosmos. Every so often he breaks the monotony by hovering eerily above the backyards of Earth citizens, drifting silently behind the cars of lone drivers with his running lights on, or briefly jamming TV transmissions with reruns of The Outer Limits. He has also been known to zigzag through meteor showers on a clear night, showing off his space piloting skills. Naturally, this causes some consternation to the poor humans he is supposed to defend, but it's all in good fun. Primus save us from bored techies.
- Japanese name: Adams
- Greek name: Kiriarhos (Κυρίαρχος)
- Hungarian name: Kozmosz
Fiction
Animated continuity
Generation 1 cartoon
Voice Actor: Mike McConnohie (US), ??? (Japan)
In the G1 cartoon, Cosmos was shown frequently ferrying Autobots on rather extended space flights, serving in a capacity similar to Skyfire. His cartoon form would seem quite a bit larger than his comic one. It is not explained how his range was bolstered for such prolonged interplanetary excursions. At times he also filled his assigned role as orbital observer. Cosmos was instrumental in delivering such items as robotic insecticide and Element X from the far reaches of space to the Earthbound Autobots. Quest for Survival Cosmic Rust
He also crashed a lot.
Possibly Cosmos' shining moment was one he wasn't even conscious for most of. Cosmos crash-landed on Titan after being shot down by the pursuing Astrotrain, who was after the data he carried. Cosmos' body was discovered by the moon's natives, but Astrotrain quickly followed up, having overheard their discussion and quickly set himself up as a god. The cowed, superstitious people quickly obeyed him, and Astrotrain put Cosmos' body in the main temple for use as an idol.
The rebel Talaria overheard Astrotrain musing to himself about Cosmos' short-circuit, and managed to use Cosmos' systems to get an SOS to the Autobots on Earth. Jazz and Perceptor were dispatched to Titan via Omega Supreme, and Cosmos was recovered, the Decepticons sent packing, and the Titans (Titanians? Titanoids? Whatever) were freed from religious dogma. The God Gambit
3H Universe Comics
Marvel Comics
Cosmos was a member of Perceptor's resistance cell on Cybertron. With some of his comrades he was transported to Earth after the great raid on Darkmount. He kills and kills and kills.
Find Your Fate Junior
Desert Flight Cosmos was sent to investigate signs of Dirge's presence, and discovered an Decepticon Base. He is captured, and Hook builds a perfect replica of Cosmos with a bomb inside, using information from Cosmos's own memories to send him to Optimus Prime.
Cosmos escapes with a surprisingly lack of difficulty and hurries to intercept his replica, arriving almost simultaneously. In the end, Cosmos is able to convince Optimus Prime he's the real deal, and the replica is destroyed.
The Autobots storm the base, and Cosmic acquits himself bravely against Dirge in battle, despite being badly outclassed. What a hero!
Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity
IDW Generation 1 comics continuity
Devil's Due G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers comics continuity
Toys
Generation 1
- Cosmos (Mini Vehicle, 1985/1986)
- Japanese ID number: 86
- Cosmos transforms into a "flying saucer". His underside has little wheels for when you just gotta roll a saucer around.
- In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction flier packed with most boxed Transformers toys. He cost $4 and one robot point.
- In Japan, he was released only as a mail-away item. He cost 500 yen and 2 robot points.
- Minibots Team (Multi-pack, 2005)
- Japanese ID number: TFC-12
- Cosmos was reissued in the Transformers Collection series in a multi-pack with Bumblebee, Gears, Huffer, Powerglide and Warpath. This release has a modified chest sticker that contains an Autobot sigil.
- This version, with the altered sticker, was used to make Path Finder.
Trivia
- Mike McConnohie's voice for Cosmos is a heavily-processed impression of film star Peter Lorre.
- It is presumed that Cosmos's Japanese name, Adams, is derived from world-famous UFO abductee, George Adamski, who designed the famous flying saucer shape which Cosmos was modeled after.
- Early Japanese promotional material shows Cosmos with a blue body rather than his final green. The toy would much much much later see release in this coloration as Path Finder.
- Concept art of a Classics version of Cosmos was shown at BotCon 2006. Though the design was rejected because higher-ups felt the vehicle mode was too "boring", it remains on the development team's "look into this" file should they revisit the Classics line in the future. Many fans were pleasantly shocked they even considered making a new Cosmos. The art was later printed as part of the supplementary material in the Stormbringer trade paperback.
