Circle of Light
- The Circle of Light are a faction of hippies from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Circle of Light is one of the independent factions of Cybertronians that formed in the wake of the Great War between the Autobots and the Decepticons.
Fiction
IDW comics continuity
During the Great War, the Transformer civilization was split in half on their homeworld of Cybertron as many chose to either side with the Autobots or the Decepticons. Those that did not choose a side had little hope of surviving as carnage engulfed the world in a conflict the likes of which had never been previously seen. It was during this time that the members that made up the Circle of Light gathered in order to contemplate the future. They considered themselves to be the guardians of Cybertron's ancient culture. They preached against the creation of factions and its members believed that the Great War was the result of overwhelming corruption in their nation which led to the civil war. Many that came to the Circle of Light were scholars and scientists though there were some who were simply fleeing for their lives as they did not want to take part in an idealogical battle. Thus, they decided to abandon their homeworld during the fighting and headed off into space in order to find a place where they could live in peace. Initially, they managed to settle but as the war expanded to other worlds and systems; the Cybertronians that made up the Circle of Light decided that they needed to find a new hiding spot. Ultimately, they found one on a distant world where they hid their civilization underground and away from prying eyes.
Thus, they rescued thousands in an attempt at preserving what they believed was the true Cybertronian way of life. Underground, they built a great city where they lived a utopian lifestyle with no sickness, poverty or a government that left its citizens lost within the cracks of society. To ensure their survival, a set of laws were formed where the Circle did not involve themselves in the affairs of outsiders or even allowed foreigners to enter the city. This was part of a single minded objective of their own survival and the preservation of the lifestyle they had managed to forge in hiding. One of the members of the Circle of Light called Wing managed to save the life of the Decepticon warrior Deadlock who he brought to the underground city. There, Dai Atlas was displeased by Wing's actions as he believed the Decepticon could potentially be a corruptive presence for their society or worse, bring more of his kind to their settlement. This led to the burden of responsibility of watching over Deadlock being placed on Wing in order to ensure that their society did not collapse due to his actions. Drift #2
Members
Notes
- "The Circle of Light" was also a group in Hasbro's Visionaries cartoon.
