Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extra-dimensional entity, here named the "Allspark". In the current Transformers film, Optimus Prime breaks bad after being corrupted by Quintessa, the Autobots and Decepticons alleged maker. At the end of the arcCobraoperativeDoctor Mindbenderwould meet with the cultCobra-Laand discover they had allied themselves with Unicron. Later, in Season 3 ofBeast Wars, it was revealed thatTarantulashad attempted to destroy both Autobots and Decepticons in theArk, as he and theTripredacus Councilwere descended from a different lineage than Autobot or Decepticon, and would hence inherit Cybertron all to themselves. WebPrimus (Primax)/984.0 Gamma Contents 1 History History Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extra dimensional entity known as The One. Their service didn't last long, however, for Unicron was destroyed by Rodimus Prime. It failed, due to a combined strike byProwl's Autobots andShockwave'sDecepticons, with the Fallen being killed byPrimushimself. Unicron is often compared to a "Faustian Devil" of the Transfomers Universe; he's the embodiment of evil and often operates through temptation and corruption of others, rather than direct action. The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from Generation 1-oriented media, but from a set ofTransformers: Armadatrading cards released by Fleer. This is the reason for the "errors" in the Cybertron animated series, as it is following a constantly reshaping universe. For some reason, Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light and Dark Gods would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin. Unicron is one of the biggest, fiercest threats to peace and order in the Transformers universe, but the character had never appeared in the Transformers film series until now. He hopes this will be the first step on a prosperous journey towards being a professional writer. Therefore, he will become Unicron's vessel, and serve him in order to destroy Cybertron. He used his Dark Energon to revive the Predacons as an army of Terrorcons, and led them across the Hydrax Plateau to the Well of All Sparks. Unicron made a cameo appearance in the secondG.I. In response to this,PrimusandAlpha Trionresurrected and reformattedOptimus Primalto lead the fight against the evil Unicron. Managed to get The Fallen to betray Primus and join him. But if you go by this it also conflicts with the quints creating the Transformers. Unicron wanted this power for himself, and cut Primus down before he could report it to the Allspark, casting his brother's body into the orbit of a nearby star. In the cartoon, Unicron was created by Primacron, an ancient mad scientist of similar size and shape to a monkey, who built him to wipe the universe clean of life for him. When the war on this planet between the forces of Maximal leaderLio ConvoyandPredaconleaderGalvatron(a different individual bearing the same name as Unicron's original creation) culminated in the explosion of Galvatron'sNemesisbattle fortress, the resultant energy surge revived Unicron's consciousness. In the Furman-scriptedArmada comic, Unicron had different acolytes. (Sounds like an ode to the Death Star, perhaps?) Attacking a pirate vessel on the outskirts of a solar system, Unicron then journeyed to Earth. Here it is revealed that he had dispatched Scourge at the head of a huge armada ofSweepsto search the galaxy for Cybertron. In 1987, Simon Furman began writing the U.S.Transformersseries in addition to the UK comics, and immediately set in motion an epic Unicron-themed story. This interpretation of the character is evidenced by the parallel universe spanningTransformers: Universetoyline and convention-exclusive comic books in which the singular Unicron captured Transformers from various alternate realities and pitted them against each other, feeding off the energies released and theTransformers: Cybertroncomic strip in the Transformers Collectors' Club fan magazine, which depicts Unicron's actions in the various realities in a chronological order and claims that Cybertron is the stable heart of the Multiverse. According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. After being sent back in time, Shockwave killed Onyx Prime (one of the Thirteen) and took his place. Plunging himself into Unicron's maw and allowing Optimus to escape alive, Galvatron ended the hatred, and in a mighty flash, Unicron vanished without a trace although at the end of the series he was shown orbiting an unknown planet. Created by Floro Dery, he was introduced in the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie[4] and has since reappeared in Transformers: Armada, Transformers: Energon, Transformers: Cybertron, Transformers: Prime, Transformers: The Last Knight and Atari's 2004 While Primus saw beauty in life and found it sacred, Unicron found it pointless, cruel, and needing to end. After a brief fight, Unicron prevailed and learned of the existence of a burial ground of Predacon remains. He relented after the misunderstanding was cleared up. At the culmination of his plan, the Decepticons came into possession of all three Mini-Con weapons - the Star Saber, the Skyboom Shield and the Requiem Blaster - which Sideways and Thrust then stole and used to reactivate Unicron. Unicron proceeded to lay waste to Cybertron, halted briefly when the young Autobot,Hot Rod, crashed aQuintessonspacecraft through his eye. Arms Micron Leo Prime bio Using his ancient sword and the power of his Energon Matrix, Lio Convoy carved up the remains of one of Unicron's rock-and-stone avatars to create the powerful Gaia Armor, severing its link to Unicron himself but allowing it to retain the power of Dark Energon. Debuting in 1986'sThe Transformers: The Movie, the literally planet-sized villain was revealed in subsequent comics to be the evil twin of Primus, the deity who'd given life to the Cybertronian race. As the climax of this plan neared, a joint attack by Alpha-Q, the Autobots and their human allies saw all of Earth's Energon channeled into Unicron's head, which Alpha-Q then rammed into Unicron's body. His presence was first hinted at in the second "War Within" arc, where theFallenenlisted theChaosTrinity(Bludgeon,Bugly, andMindwipe) to capture a number of Transformers (Grimlock,Blitzwing,Jetfire, andHot Spot) for an arcane ritual to summon the Fallen's Master. They held off Unicron long enough to escape back to their universe. Primus, in most continuities, is his twin brother, the good yin to Unicron's evil yang. Defeated Primus in combat and Primus had to trick him into becoming a planetoid. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The comic version of Unicron may be far larger. 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SWAY - 8: With a thundering voice, he can even command the likes of Megatron, but relies on a pain laser to keep them in line. In "Christmas in July",Rescue Force Sigma-17was sufficiently aware of Unicron for Heatwave to remark thatBoulder's throwing skills would be insufficient to hit the backside of Unicron with a lobbing ball. The Thirteen were Primus' soldiers in his war with Unicron, which came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever be known as The Fallen, betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time ofTransformers: Armada). 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Grill, Awakened by the restoration of Cybertron, Unicron cast around for a new vessel for his anti-spark, and found Megatron's body at the bottom of the ocean. In the series climax,the Mini-Cons joinedwith the Autobots and Decepticons todefend Cybertron from Unicron. WebThis is an amazing figure. Unicron formed from a cliffside as a stone likeness of his old body near Optimus, while the Autobot leader made a passioned plea to the Chaos Bringer to spare the planets' inhabitants. TheTransformers Primeiteration of Unicron depicts him as the center of Earth, making him a planet with sustainable life, though it has not been seen if Unicron wishes to consume other planets like his other incarnations. However, Unicron inflicted his mental torture upon Galvatron, forcing him to fight Hot Rod. (Note: As originally written, it is quite clear that the story intends for Primus to have died after his battle with Unicron. During the battle, Dark Energon bled from his body and was eventually sealed away. However, his plans were defeated when an unlikely alliance of Maximals and Predacons succeeded in battling his Heralds.