Great Exodus
- The Great Exodus is an event from the aligned continuity family.
When Cybertron proved uninhabitable, Optimus Prime and Megatron led most of their respective armies off-planet. The Great Exodus left their home planet a barren wasteland, though Ultra Magnus and Shockwave stayed behind to command what few Transformers remained.
| “ | Hunt me then, brother—if your hunt means Cybertron will escape your madness. | ” |
Fiction
Exodus
After Optimus Prime removed the core's Dark Energon infection, a voice informed him that they had to leave the planet as it healed, and gave him the Matrix of Leadership. Optimus returned and initiated Project Generation One, a project that Jazz rechristened the Ark. Alpha Trion oversaw construction of the ship in the Well of All Sparks, while Optimus led a distraction by having the Aerialbots gather every available ship. The Autobots flew these ships towards the last surviving space bridge in Cybertron's orbit, drawing out Trypticon. The fleet dispersed while Optimus's crew guided the Eight Track to a blind spot on Trypticon, boarding the station and fighting through to the Spark Chamber, firing at it and causing Trypticon to crash.
As Optimus's crew returned to a completed Ark, it emerged Trypticon had survived and was heading for Iacon. Jetfire and Springer gave up a place to buy time, and soon Ultra Magnus and his Wreckers also gave up a place. Ratchet informed Prime and Magnus that Omega Supreme would also be nobly refusing a seat. Trion refused to board the Ark, explaining he would find refuge with Vector Sigma. As the Ark took off while Decepticon forces flooded Iacon, Trypticon transformed into the Nemesis. Megatron and his elite warriors boarded the ship and gave pursuit, while Shockwave took command of the Cybertronian Decepticons. The Ark and the Nemesis entered the last space bridge, but were distributed to different parts of space. Exodus
Prime cartoon
Eventually, Cybertron was deserted by both sides. Wheeljack was one example of a Wrecker who left to explore the stars, leaving finally Cybertron dark. Decepticons became known to bait false signals to Autobots seeking refuge. Con Job
Games
Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)
During the Autobot evacuation, Megatron messaged Optimus and Ratchet that he was punishing them for their defiance, and Trypticon began firing on the ships. Optimus ordered Silverbolt, Jetfire and Air Raid to disable the station. Before Trypticon could locate Optimus Prime and destroy him, the airborne Autobots attacked Trypticon, damaging him during transformation, and causing him to fall to the planet. At the planet's surface, Optimus, Ironhide and Bumblebee defeated the massive Decepticon. Afterwards, Optimus gathered his comrades and showed them the Ark under construction, and declared they would leave aboard it once Megatron was stopped. Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures (Wii)
Air Raid had disabled the Energon bridge that fed Trypticon's power supply, but Starscream reactivated it in time for the Exodus. Jetfire flew to disconnect the Energon relay satellites feeding the orbital weapon, and Trypticon crash landed. He battled Optimus, Ironhide and Bumblebee in robot mode before being finally defeated, but Megatron was not bothered by the loss of Trypticon, as he had removed the datacore from the beast's head... Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)
Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)
Notes
- The term Great Exodus is given twice in 2011's Transformers Hall of Fame profiles, mentioning that Shockwave stayed behind, and Jazz went with Prime on the Ark.
