Covenant of Primus
The Covenant of Primus (or Book of Primus) is a compilation of Transformers scriptural texts believed to be prophetic. Only two copies remain and were placed on the Ark and the Nemesis. They speak of apocalyptic battles at the end of an age, It is believed that the Covenant of Primus foretold the Beast Wars. It was from these scriptures that Predacon Megatron took his name. (It is possible the original Megatron took his name from them as well.)
Known Covenant of Primus verses
- "...and a mighty warrior came down from the sky... and a rainbow was on his head... and his feet were as pillars of fire... and the great dragon was cast out upon the Earth... and his followers were cast out with him."
- "...and as it were a great mountain, raging with fire, arose from the sea."
- "I am alpha and omega. The beginning and the end. I am that which is. Which was, and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron, when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
- "...and the stone of their protection shall rise up forever and ever, as those who live and war as beast face their final cycle."
- "...and there came a hero who said: 'Hurt not the Earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, nor the very fabric of time,' but the hero would not prevail, nor would he surrender."
- "In the spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the darkest hour there will be a light."
- "Cursed curiosity compelled me to stay, to observe the enemy before the machine age. And now this demands my attention! My first responsibility is to those I left behind, yet I sense what unfolds below eclipses even--"