Onyx Prime (G1)

This article is about the member of the Generation 1 Thirteen. For the member of the Aligned Thirteen, see Onyx Prime (Prime).

Onyx Prime is a Transformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Onyx Prime is one of the Thirteen, leading his own tribe of Transformers with beast modes.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Onyx Prime was part of the war between the Thirteen and their respective tribes. During the conflict, he allied with Nexus Prime to create the Headmasters: a combiner of beasts and 'humanoid' Transformers.

The death of Nexus spooked most of the Thirteen, including Onyx Prime, into leaving Cybertron. (His tribe continued to fight on in his name, which didn't end well for them.) He resided on another planet, the location of which was later discovered by Shockwave. As with the other Primes, Shockwave sent one of his Regenesis ores to Onyx's hiding place. The Crucible