Oracle (G1)
| This article is about Primacron's assistant from the Generation 1 cartoon. For the supercomputer from the Beast Machines portion of the Generation 1 Continuity family, see Vector Sigma. |
- The Oracle is a sentient computer from the Generation 1 continuity family. It is also known as Primacron's assistant.
The Oracle was once the assistant of Primacron: an ageless creature of magnificent intellect. Primacron built the Oracle to help him create life, but the Oracle's corporeal existence was cut short after the birth of Unicron. The Oracle holds some sort of deep yet unknown connection to Unicron, the Matrix of Leadership and the entire Transformer race.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon
Voice Actor: Gregg Berger (US), Toshirō Ishii(Japan)
Sensing the danger presented by Primacron's new universe-destroying monster, Tornadron, the Oracle telepathically summoned the "Primitives", all of the animal and monster Transformers from both the Autobot and Decepticon factions. The Primitives found the Oracle as a glowing energy deep within a cave, located on an asteroid that hovered in the center of an ancient cluster of space debris.
The Oracle told his tale, of how he was built by Primacron to create life but had his body destroyed by Primacron's evil creation, Unicron. After his body was destroyed, the Oracle floated away into space within (what looked like) the Matrix of Leadership (what this signifies is unknown to this day). The Oracle was convinced that only the Primitives could defeat Primacron's energy monster, Tornadron. Tornadron made short work of all the Primitives, sucking their lifeforces dry. However, Grimlock managed to save the day by accidentilly flipping a switch which caused Tornadron's energy to dissipate, thus restoring life to everything the monster "ate". In Grimlock's joy, he destroyed Primacron's laboratory. Call of the Primitives
Trivia
- What significance the Oracle has to the Matrix of Leadership and the origins of the Transformers remains unclear to this day. It shares a name and a few other similarities with the Beast Machines Oracle, but any connection is almost certainly unintentional.
- The name "Oracle" was never used in the episode-itself, with "Primacron's assistant" being the only name spoken for the character. The name comes from the episode's script as well as Japanese sourcebooks.
