Zeta Prime (G1)

Zeta Prime is an Autobot from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Thrust into authority by the death of Sentinel Prime, Zeta Prime took on the thankless job of heading the Autobot forces in the wake of Megatron's insurrection and takeover of Kaon.

Fiction

IDW Comics continuity

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Zeta Prime was given the unenviable task of solidifying Sentinel Prime's Autobot security forces into a true army to withstand the civil war Cybertron suddenly found itself embroiled in. Towards this end, he locked down most recreational activities, as they were magnets for terrorist activity by the Decepticons. This included a direct order to shut down the races which brought Blurr's stardom. In the wake of these shutdowns, he increased Autobot recruitment heavily, and many former entertainers joined the Autobot forces, only to find they were ill-prepared for the realities of war. Many attempts on his life were hatched, including one which was intercepted by a group of Autobots that included a young soldier named Optimus. Optimus was able to convince Blurr to carry news of the plot to Zeta Prime before the assassins could reach him. Spotlight: Blurr

Kup later implied that, like his predecessor, Zeta Prime was killed by Megatron. All Hail Megatron #6

Games

Transformers: War for Cybertron

Voice actor: Troy Baker (English)

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Zeta Prime personally gaurded the Omega Key during Megatron's attack on Iacon, and battled the Decepticon leader and his minions Soundwave and Breakdown, making holographic clones of himself and causing the ceiling to attack them. The Decepticons won the battle however, and stole the Omega Key and took Zeta Prime captive in their jail at Kaon. Optimus heard a message from Zeta and led a rescue mission, allowing Bumblebee and Sideswipe and himself to be captured by the Decepticons. After freeing all the captives there, the Autobots encountered Zeta Prime, who was being guarded by Soundwave. Soundwave escaped the fight and Zeta died before he could be returned to Iacon. Transformers: War for Cybertron

Notes

• The IDW Zeta Prime must not have had a very illustrious career at all. He wasn't included in the lineage of Primes depicted in Spotlight: Optimus Prime, though the real world explanation for this was the Zeta Prime character was created after Spotlight: Optimus Prime had been published.