| 1 | Yeah, [[MerchandiseDriven there's a whole slew of them]]. LET'S GET THEM ALL! |
| 2 | ---- |
| 3 | !Autobots |
| 4 | [[index]] |
| 5 | * Characters/TransformersGeneration1Autobots |
| 6 | ** Characters/TransformersGeneration1Autobots1984To1985 |
| 7 | ** Characters/TransformersGeneration1Autobots1986To1987 |
| 8 | ** Characters/TransformersGeneration1Autobots1988To1990 |
| 9 | !Decepticons |
| 10 | |
| 11 | * Characters/TransformersGeneration1Decepticons |
| 12 | ** Characters/TransformersGeneration1Decepticons1984To1985 |
| 13 | ** Characters/TransformersGeneration1Decepticons1986To1987 |
| 14 | ** Characters/TransformersGeneration1Decepticons1988To1990 |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[/index]] |
| 17 | !Other |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[folder:Cybertronian Empire]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | !!Liege Maximo |
| 24 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liegepic.png]] |
| 25 | ->''"Evil is infinite."'' |
| 26 | One of the Thirteen Original Transformers, created as a force of evil to keep the balance with his good counterpart, Prima. He's implied to be the founder of the Decepticons, and he left Cybertron with several followers to create a Cybertronian Empire that {{Terraform}}s conquered planets. |
| 27 | ---- |
| 28 | * AdaptationalWimp: When your original incarnation is the head of a massive empire and ludicrously huge... anything else is going to be something of a let down. His modern day incarnations are regular-sized, and slightly less harmful in their approach. |
| 29 | * AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: According to the [[ApprovalOfGod unlicensed but canon]] ''Alignment'', the Liege's goal was to become a god like Primus and Unicron. Pretty much no other version of him has displayed this trait, though (aside from a nod in the Facebook ''Ask Vector Prime'' page). |
| 30 | * AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Cybertronians are already big by human standards. This guy is somewhere upward of a hundred feet and counting. |
| 31 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Due to Jhiaxus bearing the similar-sounding rank of Liege Centuro, it's implied that Liege Maximo is his title and not his real name. [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep That said, later fiction tends to treat Liege Maximo as the character's actual name.]] |
| 32 | * GreaterScopeVillain: His G2 incarnation was implied to be Megatron's ancestor. |
| 33 | -->'''Liege Maximo:''' I would have ''felt'' Megatron's death. You see, Rook, to me he is less an ancestor... more an offspring. |
| 34 | * GreenAndMean: A green guy who is the ultimate evil. |
| 35 | * HeelFaceTurn: According to ''Ask Vector Prime'', at least one version of him (from the "Rhythms of Darkness" timeline) turned good when Unicron killed that reality's Primus, and the Liege died doing in the destroyer. |
| 36 | * HornsOfVillainy: No matter the continuity Liege Maximo is usually illustrated with horns. |
| 37 | * LargeAndInCharge: The massive leader of the Cybertronian Empire who ''towers'' over Rook. |
| 38 | * ManBehindTheMan: To Jhiaxus, and the Cybertronian Empire as a whole. |
| 39 | * ManipulativeBastard: All his ''Power of the Primes'' abilities revolve around the Liege being a silver tongued devil. |
| 40 | * ObviouslyEvil: Giant, deep red eyes, covered in spikes, burning stump where his left hand should be. Yup, he's pretty evil. |
| 41 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: Never really did anything of note before the G2 comics ended. |
| 42 | * ShoutOut: His artwork in ''The Covenant of Primus'' bears a resemblance to ComicBook/{{Loki}}. |
| 43 | * ToylessToylineCharacter: Does not receive any toys until the ''Power of the Primes'' toyline. |
| 44 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: He finally received a toy in ''Power of the Primes''. Said toy is a tiny Headmaster-like thing that doesn't resemble the Liege ''at all''. Even the shell it comes with looks more like Skullgrin. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | !!Jhiaxus |
| 47 | !!!'''Function:''' Conqueror |
| 48 | !!!'''Alt Mode:''' Alien Jet |
| 49 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jhiaxusg2.jpg]] |
| 50 | |
| 51 | ->''"The only thing I fear... is myself."'' |
| 52 | |
| 53 | The Liege Centuro (general) of the Liege Maximo's Cybertronian Empire in the G2 comics. Alternatively, Jhiaxus was a crew member on the ''Ark-1'' and Nova Prime's pet mad scientist, an ancient Cybertronian senator or a WellIntentionedExtremist creation of Alpha Trion. |
| 54 | ----- |
| 55 | * AdaptationalHeroism: |
| 56 | ** His depiction in ''[[ComicBook/TransformersWingsOfHonor Generation 2 Redux]]'' has him as an AffablyEvil AntiVillain looking to create a new Generation of Transformers to help unite the old ones and usher in an era of peace. |
| 57 | ** Like Nova Prime, ''VideoGame/TransformersDevastation'' depicts Jhiaxus as someone who started off idealistic before he was corrupted by Unicron, with his villainous actions as the result of said corruption. |
| 58 | * ArcVillain: In ComicBook/TheTransformersRegenerationOne, he's the villain for the last full arc. |
| 59 | * TheBerserker: His G2 incarnation tries to repress his older, more brutal nature. When everything goes to crap for him in the finale, he lets loose and beats Optimus within an inch of his life. Only the fact that the Swarm shows up stops him from crushing Optimus' head. |
| 60 | * BigBad: He's the main villain of the G2 comics. However, in terms of actual scope, he's barely TheHeavy. |
| 61 | * BreakoutVillain: He's easily the most popular villain introduced in G2 comics and has appeared in almost every subsequent G1-based continuity since. |
| 62 | * CanisLatinicus / PunnyName / TakeThat: Well aware that the ''ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2'' series would probably be canceled before it ran very many issues due to unrealistic sales expectations, Simon Furman named him after the pun "Gee, axe us!" |
| 63 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: Jhiaxus, like many other Transformers, is very much a character who acts DependingOnTheWriter. That said when ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMegaseries'' gave him a scientific background, that characterization became a major part of how he was written and continued into ''Generation 2 Redux'', ''ComicBook/Transformers2019'', and Simon Furman (Jhiaxus's creator) even incorporated it into his character when Furman revisited him in ''Regeneration One''. |
| 64 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: He is forced to confront his in Generation 2 issue #3. He was once a violent sadist, and has since cultivated a calm and reasonable personality in an effort to convince himself that he is a moral person. It turns out that's just a facade, and that he's still as bad as he always was. Naturally, instead of admitting this, he's determined to kill Prime and the Autobots so they can't remind him of the truth of who he is. |
| 65 | * DragonAscendant: Could be considered TheDragon to Nemesis Prime, and becomes the BigBad in RID. When Dark Cybertron begins he willingly [[DemotedToDragon demotes himself]] to serve his pupil, Shockwave. |
| 66 | * TheEvilGenius: To Nova Prime's BigBad in the IDW comics. |
| 67 | * EvilMentor: To Shockwave, again from IDW. |
| 68 | * EvilutionaryBiologist: Or the closest equivalent for a race of mechanical lifeforms, at any rate. [[ProfessorGuineaPig He's even willing to experiment on himself]], [[{{Gonk}} resulting in a body that has far more in common with the Transformer designs of the recent movies than Generation 1.]] |
| 69 | * GoneHorriblyWrong: IDW Jhiaxus had a ''very'' poor track record when it came to his experiments. The end result of his attempt to introduce gender to a genderless species, Arcee, became a psychotic and violent mass-murderer obsessed with tracking him down and murdering him as slowly and painfully as possible; and Monstructor, his effort at producing a gestalt, is a nigh-indestructible and vicious killing machine, about the only one that didn't go wrong is his space bridge invention. |
| 70 | ** Actually subverted on Monstructor's insanity. According to [[ComicBook/TheTransformersRobotsInDisguise RID issue 7]], Jhiaxus doesn't consider it a weakness. |
| 71 | * KilledOffForReal: Jhiaxus's position as a central villain often ends with his death. Unlike other major villains like Megatron or Starscream, his deaths tend to stick. |
| 72 | ** ''ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2'' his debut series ended with him confronting the Swarm, the other major villain of G2. The confrontation ends badly and the Swarm consumes him. |
| 73 | ** In the 2005 IDW continuity, Jhiaxus being undead allowed him to survive numerous fatal experiences (consumption by the dead universe, Arcee, etc.). He meets his permanent end in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersDarkCybertron'' when Starscream runs him through with his blades. |
| 74 | ** ''ComicBook/TransformersWingsOfHonor'' has him die at the climax of ''Generation 2 Redux'', impaled on the blade of Megaplex. |
| 75 | ** ''Regeneration One'' has him die from being assimilated into the Underbase. |
| 76 | * MadScientist: The 2005 IDW continuity reimagined Jhiaxus as one and he's responsible for numerous horrific experiments including the creation of the first major combiner (Monstructor) without the need for the Enigma of Combination. This characterization stuck around for many of his subsequent appearances like in the ''Wings'' continuity, the ''Regeneration One'' continuity, and the 2019 IDW comics; though it was strongest in the 2005 one. |
| 77 | * NonHumanUndead: Like all Dead Universe Transformers. |
| 78 | * TheStarscream: After Millenia of service to Nova Prime and Galvatron, Jhiaxus betrays them in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersDarkCybertron'' to further Shockwave's plans. Even after Galvatron saved and resurrected him, Jhiaxus tried to turn him into a conduit for the Dead Universe. |
| 79 | * SurpassedTheTeacher: In the IDW continuity he was Shockwave's mentor and by ''Dark Cybertron'' he admits that Shockwave is his superior. |
| 80 | * ToylessToylineCharacter: Until 2014, when he got a toy in ''Generations'', which doesn't look much like him. In 2022, he would recieve another toy in Legacy, which looks more like the character. |
| 81 | * UnPerson: A plot point in ''Regeneration One'' is that Jhiaxus wiped all traces of his existence from every existing Cybertronian database. |
| 82 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: His portrayals usually have him as a KnightTemplar but ''Generation 2 Redux'' wrote him as genuinely sincere in his attempts to start a war to unite the factions of Cybertron in a new era of peace. |
| 83 | |
| 84 | !!Mindset |
| 85 | The Cybertronian Empire's commander who's incapable of creative thought. |
| 86 | ---- |
| 87 | * FantasticRacism: He's baffled as to why anyone would consider primitive carbon blobs worth protecting. |
| 88 | * MauveShirt: He's on-panel for a few pages before the Swarm eats him. |
| 89 | * MeaningfulName: Meta example; he shows the mindset of the Imperials to the reader. |
| 90 | * RoboFamily: All Imperials are related to some Autobot or Decepticon via "budding", but he's one of the few ones whose ancestor is revealed, the Combaticon leader Onslaught. |
| 91 | |
| 92 | !!Rook |
| 93 | A second generation Transformer who serves Jhiaxus. |
| 94 | ---- |
| 95 | * {{Foil}}: To Jhiaxus. He keeps his cool while Jhiaxus is slowly losing it throughout the comic. |
| 96 | * LeanAndMean: ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRegenerationOne'' has him considerably thinner and sleeker looking. |
| 97 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Justified example. He leaves because Jhiaxus is out of control and he needs to inform the Liege Maximo. |
| 98 | [[/folder]] |
| 99 | |
| 100 | [[folder:Humans]] |
| 101 | !!Spike Witwicky |
| 102 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spike_3.jpg]] |
| 103 | The Autobots' iconic human friend. |
| 104 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CoreyBurton (EN), Creator/ShowHayami (teenager), Creator/MasashiEbara (adult), KĹŤji Ochiai ("The Rebirth") (JP) |
| 105 | ----- |
| 106 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Drawn with blond hair in the Marvel comics. |
| 107 | * AdaptationalJerkass: His counterpart in the 2005 IDW continuity is noticeably more unscrupulous, arrogant and pervy than he was in the Sunbow cartoon and the Marvel Comics continuity. What's especially jarring is that this version of Spike Witwicky ends up wantonly killing the Constructicon Scrapper and only worked with the Autobots because he saw them as a means to an end. |
| 108 | * CasanovaWannabe: In his younger years, hitting on nearly every girl he meets and failing. And that's even after meeting Carly. |
| 109 | * DecompositeCharacter: Originally, Spike in the cartoon and Buster in the Marvel comics filled the same role in their respective continuities. Spike was introduced much later in the comics as Buster's older brother. |
| 110 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: After becoming Fortress Maximus, he's even more formidable than when he was just a normal human. |
| 111 | * InterspeciesFriendship: Is very close with the Autobot Bumblebee in the Sunbow cartoon. |
| 112 | * LegacyCharacter: |
| 113 | ** To Galen as Fortress Maximus in the Marvel comics (Spike was the first and only to become him in the cartoon). |
| 114 | ** In ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRegenerationOne'', he continues Circuit-Breaker's legacy by becoming Circuit Smasher. |
| 115 | * LikesOlderWomen: Many of the girls he hit on were much older than him. He was 15 when he met Carly, who was in college. |
| 116 | ** Though she may have entered college young. She was ''that'' smart. The series bible describes her as being only one year older than him. |
| 117 | * MissingMom: His mother was never even mentioned. Though it's commonly accepted that she died, since the [[SeriesBible production bible]] described his dad as a "widower". However, she finally makes an appearance in the IDW comics. |
| 118 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: In the 2005 IDW continuity, his first name is "Steven" while "Spike" is his nickname. |
| 119 | * NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:In ''Regeneration One'', his decision to live his life and abandon the Ark meant that Megatron was reactivated by mistake by nosy humans and this led to the devastated Earth in the series as well as the deaths of Buster, Jessie and Sparkplug (amongst others). Needless to say, he blames the Autobots for this because they weren't there to defend the Earth (even though the Autobots had no way of knowing about what was going on Earth) and never owns up to the whole thing was due to his decision]]. |
| 120 | * OfficialCouple: With Carly. They even get married during the TimeSkip between the second and third seasons. |
| 121 | * PapaWolf: In the cartoon's final episode "The Rebirth", he creates Fortress Maximus to take down Zarak after realizing how much danger his son Daniel is in. |
| 122 | * TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: In the 2005 IDW comic continuity, he ends up affiliated with Franchise/GIJoe. |
| 123 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:In ''Regeneration One''. Because the Autobots weren't there to protect the Earth when Megatron and his [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie hordes]] attacked, he now hates them with a passion (while refusing to acknowledge that it was his decision to basically abandon the Ark which allowed people to sneak in and accidentally reactivate Megatron).]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | !!Sparkplug Witwicky |
| 126 | Father of Spike and Buster. |
| 127 | ->'''Voiced by''': Chris Latta (EN), Toshio Ishii (JP) |
| 128 | ---- |
| 129 | * AdaptationalUgliness: Some of the comics depict him much uglier than he ever was in the cartoon. |
| 130 | * BadassNormal: While just a normal guy, he's still pretty useful and can even help Ratchet and Wheeljack with their tinkering. |
| 131 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Completely disappears after season 2. Although, it is entirely possible that he died of old age in the twenty year gap between season 2 and TheMovie. |
| 132 | ** He was in the script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1", on the Earth Defense Command shuttle with Blaster and Outback going to Carbombya to investigate Decepticon activity. His single line in the script was given to Blaster in the final episode. |
| 133 | * DependingOnTheWriter: In the Marvel comics, his first name was intended to be Stanislas Piotr (hence the name of his service shop being "S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service"); though issue 4 has his name being William and issue 31 it's Irving. In the IDW comics it's Daniel. |
| 134 | * KilledOffscreen: His fate during the twenty year timeskip is not revealed, but it is safe to say he's long dead by 2005. |
| 135 | * NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Only in the cartoon, where we first meet him working on an oil rig, then learn he once worked in the ruby crystal mines of Burma, and still later see him running an auto repair shop in New York. In the comics, he was consistently portrayed as an auto repair guy with his own shop. |
| 136 | * PapaWolf: In the Sunbow cartoon, he's shown to be very protective of his only son. While he has no problem letting Spike accompany the Autobots on missions out in the field, he's willing to do whatever he has to rescue Spike whenever his son is put in serious danger. |
| 137 | * ParentsInDistress: In "The Ultimate Doom" three-parter, Sparkplug is kidnapped by the Decepticons and brainwashed into becoming their obedient slave, and as a result, he's put in a considerable amount of peril. Spike spends the bulk of that story trying to rescue his old man and free him from the Decepticons' control. |
| 138 | * ThePatriarch: He is Spike Witwicky's father and is well respected by the Autobots. |
| 139 | |
| 140 | !!Buster Witwicky |
| 141 | Spike's younger brother, and the Autobots' friend in the Marvel Comics. |
| 142 | ---- |
| 143 | * BadassNormal: Like his brother, he's a useful ally to the Autobots even though he's just a human being. |
| 144 | * BadassBookworm: He's very smart and regularly aids in fighting the Decepticons. |
| 145 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: By zombie Ratbat - [[BrickJoke in a car wash]], no less]], in the backstory of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRegenerationOne''. |
| 146 | * RealMenWearPink: He wears a pink shirt. |
| 147 | * OfficialCouple: With Jesse. They even get married in ''Regeneration One''. |
| 148 | |
| 149 | !!Chip Chase |
| 150 | Spike's wheelchair-bound best friend. |
| 151 | ->'''Voiced by''': Michael Horton |
| 152 | ---- |
| 153 | * {{Bookworm}}: He's very intelligent and sometimes proves useful in fights against the Decepticons. |
| 154 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He stops appearing halfway through season two. Though he does make a two second cameo appearance (with his back to the viewer) in the Japanese-exclusive special, "Scramble City." Concept art of an adult Chip was created for ''The Headmasters'', but he never appeared. |
| 155 | * GeniusCripple: Despite his youth, Chip is one of the most brilliant scientific minds on Earth. He created the anti-matter formula, helped design the Dinobots, and got Prowl through a fight by operating his body remotely. With a PC! |
| 156 | * HandicappedBadass: He may be in a wheelchair, but he's still as useful an ally to the Autobots as Spike. |
| 157 | * NerdGlasses: He wears glasses and is kind of nerdy. |
| 158 | |
| 159 | !!Carly |
| 160 | Spike's girlfriend and future wife. |
| 161 | ->'''Voiced by''': Arlene Banas (EN), Creator/GaraTakashima (teenager), Kazue Komiya (adult) (JP) |
| 162 | ---- |
| 163 | * {{Bookworm}}: She's a MIT student and has great knowledge of robotics. |
| 164 | * OfficialCouple: With Spike. They even get married in the TimeSkip after season two. |
| 165 | * OnlyOneName: While it would obviously be Witwicky after she married Spike, her maiden name remains unknown. Although her counterpart in the [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries live-action movies]] was given a [[NamedByTheAdaptation last name]], making her full name is Carly Brooks-Spencer. |
| 166 | |
| 167 | !!Daniel Witwicky |
| 168 | Spike and Carly's son. |
| 169 | ->'''Voiced by''': David Mendenhall (EN), Creator/MayumiTanaka (''The Transformers: The Movie''), Masumi GotĹŤ (''The Transformers''), Tomiko Suzui (''The Headmasters''), Yoshiko Kamei ("The Rebirth") (JP) |
| 170 | ---- |
| 171 | * BadassAdorable: He's just a 12-year-old, but he's still useful to the Autobots and even has the guts to talk back to Cyclonus on occasion. |
| 172 | * JumpedAtTheCall: He's always happy to get a chance to help the Autobots. |
| 173 | * KiddieKid: In Anime/TransformersHeadmasters, he acted younger than he was supposed to be, even bawling loudly at one point and having to be calmed down with funny faces. Although he was slightly younger than his dad was during ''The Movie'' and Seasons 3 and 4. |
| 174 | * SdrawkcabName: Arcee's ''Titans Return'' figure comes with a Titan Master named "Leinad". Given that Daniel was binary-bonded to her in "The Rebirth" three-parter, and said Titan Master's name is his name spelled backwards, it is presumed that Leinad is intended to be Daniel, with a rename necessary for trademark reasons. |
| 175 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Fills in the role his father had in the first two seasons as the Autobots' closest human ally, since Spike didn't appear as often in the third season. |
| 176 | * TagalongKid: He often comes along with the Autobots on their adventures. |
| 177 | |
| 178 | !!Doctor Arkeville |
| 179 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drarkeville01_8.jpg]] |
| 180 | A MadScientist ally of Megatron who specializes in mind-control in the Season 1 Three-Parter ''The Ultimate Doom,'' in a bid to become the ruler of Earth once Megatron has harvested all its energy. |
| 181 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CaseyKasem (EN), Chikao Shiroyama ("The Ultimate Doom"), Toshio Ishii ("Countdown to Extinction") (JP) |
| 182 | ----- |
| 183 | * {{Cyborg}}: The top of his scalp and his left hand are metallic-mechanical replacements of biological ones. "Countdown to Extinction" takes it further by having most of his body replaced with robotics except for half his face and part of his chest and right arm. |
| 184 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Even though Doctor Arkeville happily ''enslaves'' human beings by the hundreds with his [[BrownNote hypno-chip implants]], he draws the line at cold-blooded murder, and is visibly ''horrified'' by Megatron's callous proposal of leaving them to die in favor of gathering energy, showing clear concern for the safety and welfare of his slaves over his conquest of Earth. |
| 185 | -->'''Megatron:''' When the tidal wave hits the sea funnel, the fury of the ocean will turn the generators and fill thousands of Energon cubes. But where's the other generator? It should be in position now.\ |
| 186 | '''Dr. Arkeville:''' The funnel structure is not strong enough! The tidal wave will snap it like so many matchsticks! My slaves will drown!\ |
| 187 | '''Starscream:''' Who cares what happens to ''slaves'', Dr. Arkeville? |
| 188 | * HollywoodCyborg: The top of his scalp and his left hand are metallic-mechanical replacements of biological ones. |
| 189 | * LargeHam: "I, Doctor Arkeville, genius of science, say... [[MundaneUtility Open Sesame]]!" |
| 190 | * LastNameBasis: His first name is not revealed in the cartoon, but ''Shattered Glass'' suggests it might be Henri. |
| 191 | * ObviouslyEvil: Well, the word '''Evil''' is in his name, after all. |
| 192 | * TheQuisling: He allies himself with the Decepticons. |
| 193 | -->'''Dr. Arkeville:''' Remember our agreement, Megatron. The Earth is to be ''mine'' when you are through with it.\ |
| 194 | '''Megatron:''' [[ExactWords It will be... what's left of it.]] |
| 195 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never shows up again after being left on Cybertron as an immobile cyborg in "Countdown to Extinction". Though supplementary material in the Japanese G1 cartoon continuity revealed that he's quite mobile and is back on Earth. |
| 196 | |
| 197 | !!Jesse |
| 198 | Buster's girlfriend in the Marvel comics |
| 199 | ---- |
| 200 | * AllWomenAreLustful: Lusts after Buster. Not that Buster's complaining. |
| 201 | * FieryRedhead: She got red hair and she's quite emotional and boisterous. |
| 202 | * KilledOffForReal: She is killed off in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRegenerationOne''. |
| 203 | * OfficialCouple: She and Buster even get married in ''Regeneration One''. |
| 204 | |
| 205 | !!Marissa Faireborn |
| 206 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marissafaireborne.jpg]] |
| 207 | The Autobots' main contact/ally in the Earth Defense Command. [[IntercontinuityCrossover Daughter]] of [[Franchise/GIJoe Flint and Lady Jaye]]. In her younger years, she was ironically a vigilante opposing the EDC (at the time, the EDC was anti-Transformer), and was a Kiss Player, a girl with the ability to kiss a Transformer to FusionDance with it and dramatically boost its powers and share her knowledge and skills. |
| 208 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SusanBlu (EN), Kazue Komiya (''The Transformers''), Lyrian (''Kiss Players'') (JP) |
| 209 | ---- |
| 210 | * ActionGirl: She's an occasional ally to the Autobots. |
| 211 | * BroughtDownToNormal: After the events of ''Kiss Players'', she presumably lost her ability to fuse with a Transformer. |
| 212 | * TheCaptain: She's head of the Earth Defense Command. |
| 213 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Shaoshao Li fell in LoveAtFirstSight with her. |
| 214 | * FieryRedhead: She has red hair and is temperamental. |
| 215 | * FormerlyFit: The end of the ''Legends'' comic leading into the ''Generations Selects'' comic for Volcanicus shows that an aged Marissa has become the new director of the EDC, but has also [[https://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/Legends-Web-Manga-Epilogue-13.jpg lost her]] [[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Marissa_Selects.jpg fit physique]], having gained weight and looking more like a BigBeautifulWoman. |
| 216 | * IdolSinger: After losing her Kiss Player powers, she briefly formed a singing group with Atari Hitotonari, Shaoshao Li, and others to travel the world and promote improved relations between humans and Transformers. |
| 217 | * InterspeciesRomance: With Optimus Prime in ''Kiss Players'' and Jazz in ''Dreamwave''. |
| 218 | * OddFriendship: She forms one with ''Thundercracker'' of all people in the IDW comics. |
| 219 | * PrecociousCrush: In ''Kiss Players'', she reveals that she fell in love with Optimus Prime as a child when he saved her and her father. |
| 220 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She trusts the Autobots and knows they're the good guys. |
| 221 | * TouchedByVorlons: Her Kiss Player powers came from [[spoiler:exposure to fragments of Galvatron's body infused with Unicron's energy. She lost them when the fragments were reabsorbed]]. |
| 222 | * UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: While her ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse counterpart is still Flint's daughter, Lady Jaye is no longer her mother. |
| 223 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:The Sparkbots nearly tricked her, Atari, and Shaoshao into summoning Unicron. Primus had to personally intervene to prevent this.]] |
| 224 | |
| 225 | !!Josie Beller/Circuit Breaker |
| 226 | [[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7753263_9386997150_latest.jpg]] |
| 227 | Josie was a brilliant scientist who was crippled in an attack by the Decepticon Shockwave. Vowing revenge, but transferring her hatred to '''all''' Transformers, she designed a cybernetic suit that allows her to walk again, fly, and channel electricity. Only appears in the comics. |
| 228 | ----- |
| 229 | * AntiVillain: Besides her vendetta against Transformers, her main motivation is to help and protect humans, repeatedly risking her life and taking injuries to save innocent bystanders. |
| 230 | * TheCameo: Briefly appears in ''ComicBook/SecretWarsII'', where she has a chat with [[RealityWarper The Beyonder]]. He found her very interesting and amusing, so he cancelled his plan to brainwash the entire universe. He reasoned that turning people into mindless slaves would deprive him of such excellent entertainment. In essence, she saved the universe without even realizing it. |
| 231 | * ClingyCostume: Since she needs it to walk, she's never without her costume. |
| 232 | * {{Determinator}}: She designed and constructed her suit while she only had the use of ''one arm''. |
| 233 | * DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: She once pumped out enough electricity to make ''Unicron'' scream in pain, distracting him long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat him with The Matrix of Leadership. |
| 234 | ** BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: The strain of this feat put her in a coma. |
| 235 | * DisabilitySuperpower: She's crippled, but wears a suit that gives her amazing powers. |
| 236 | * FantasticRacism: She considers all Transformers to be soulless abominations, mockeries of life that must be destroyed. |
| 237 | * {{Flight}}: Her suit grants her this ability via some form of electromagnetism. |
| 238 | * GeniusCripple: She can't move without her suit and is a very cunning adversary. |
| 239 | * HandicappedBadass: Manages to become a genuine threat to all Transformers after being crippled by Shockwave. |
| 240 | * KilledOffscreen: ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRegenerationOne'' implies that she died in battle in the interim between this series and the original Marvel Comics series. |
| 241 | * ShockAndAwe: Her name "Circuit Breaker" is well put, as she can electrocute Transformers until they short circuit and burn. |
| 242 | * {{Stripperific}}: She's naked under her cybernetic suit, which looks like thin strips of strategically placed tinfoil. |
| 243 | * VanHelsingHateCrimes: It doesn't matter how much other humans vouch for the Autobots, she doesn't care and will still insist on seeing all Cybertronians as monsters that must be destroyed. |
| 244 | * VaporWear: The amount of skin her suit leaves exposed makes it clear she's not wearing anything underneath. |
| 245 | * WritingAroundTrademarks: Because the aforementioned cameo in ''Secret Wars II'' ensured that Marvel kept the rights to the character out of Hasbro's hands, later appearances had to be sneaky to avoid getting in legal trouble with Marvel. |
| 246 | ** The Marvel Comics continuity's SequelSeries ''Regeneration One'' avoids directly naming her and only shows her in a flashback sequence where she is obscured in shadow. This is odd as IDW was reprinting the old Marvel Comics in their IDW Classics line and reprinted Circuit Breaker's stories freely yet for ''Regeneration One'' and the 100-page spectacular, IDW suddenly became concerned about what Marvel would think. |
| 247 | ** Her counterpart in ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass'' got around the possible legal restrictions of using her by giving her the codename "Emulator" for when she gains her cybernetic armor. |
| 248 | ** The later posts of the ''Blog/RenegadeRhetoric'' Facebook page (which started out as a CharacterBlog for [[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGobots Cy-Kill]]) consisted of the adventures of the ''Transformers'' Generation 2 Go-Bots and had one post that mentioned Circuit Breaker as a member of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Society of Ultimate Villainy]], but had her name partially obscured by static as a means of alluding to the character without inciting the ire of Marvel's attorneys. |
| 249 | |
| 250 | !!Atari Hitotonari |
| 251 | When her parents were killed in a Transformer-related accident, she was left despondent, resentful of the giant robots, and wishing to die. But when she was discovered to be a Kiss Player, perhaps the most powerful Kiss Player in existence, she was forcibly drafted into the Earth Defense Command, partnered with a man-made Transformer called Autorooper Ne-04, and ordered to help defend the world against the threat of Legion, an army of monstrous creatures formed from Galvatron. |
| 252 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SatomiAkesaka |
| 253 | ----- |
| 254 | * BespectacledCutie: Her artwork shows her with big glasses which only make her more adorable. |
| 255 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: When she is pushed, she pushes back, hard. Her feats include tearing a girl who had murdered her friend limb-from-limb, and [[spoiler:throwing Galvatron into space]]. |
| 256 | * BigEater: Often gorges herself on donuts and other sweets. |
| 257 | * BroughtDownToNormal: Loses her Kiss Player powers at the end of the story, just like Marissa. |
| 258 | * ButtMonkey: She's taken some incredible humiliation, like Starscream taking over her body and going on a rampage with her panties exposed. |
| 259 | * CharacterDevelopment: Her story from start to finish consisted of her learning to overcome her shyness and fears, accepting her duty, and understanding the importance of truly living. |
| 260 | * ChronicHeroSyndrome: Despite her reluctance to fight and desire to be ordinary, she cannot stand to see anyone in pain. |
| 261 | * DeathSeeker: At first she wanted to die thanks to her parents dying in a Transformer-related accident. |
| 262 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Another Kiss Player named [[PsychoLesbian Ringo Chikuma]] stalked her and gave her several {{Forceful Kiss}}es. |
| 263 | * IdolSinger: After losing her Kiss Player powers, she briefly formed a singing group with Marissa Faireborn, Shaoshao Li, and others to travel the world and promote improved relations between humans and Transformers. |
| 264 | * InterspeciesRomance: With Autorooper Ne-04. She says she feels a sense of humanity within him. |
| 265 | * PaintItBlack: While she was possessed by Starscream, her outfit turned black. |
| 266 | * ShrinkingViolet: Started the story by being basically very introverted |
| 267 | * SurvivorGuilt: Was the only one in her family to survive that fateful Transformer accident. |
| 268 | * TouchedByVorlons: Her Kiss Player powers came from [[spoiler: exposure to fragments of Galvatron's body infused with Unicron's energy. She lost them when the fragments were reabsorbed.]] |
| 269 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: EDC Commander Hitoshizuku AmaĹŤ manipulated nearly her entire life, including the deaths of her parents and her gaining Kiss Player powers, so she could be used as the perfect host body for Hitoshizuku's dead daughter. Fortunately, Atari, Marissa, Shaoshao, and their partners foiled this plot and defeated her.]] |
| 270 | ** [[spoiler:The Sparkbots nearly tricked her, Marissa, and Shaoshao into summoning Unicron. Primus had to personally intervene to prevent this.]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | !!Shaoshao Li |
| 273 | Marissa Faireborn's childhood friend, who became a Kiss Player and enlisted in Earth Defense Command to fight Legion. She was Autorooper Ne-04's original partner, but went missing for a while and resurfaced with Hot Rod as her partner. |
| 274 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/YuiKano |
| 275 | ----- |
| 276 | * ActionGirl: Knows martial arts and weapons like tonfas. |
| 277 | * BroughtDownToNormal: Loses her power to fuse with a Transformer at the end of the whole story. |
| 278 | * CharacterDevelopment: Learned to be nicer and more accepting. Eventually got over her obsession with Marissa and gave her and Optimus Prime her blessing. |
| 279 | * ChineseGirl: Chinese name? Yes there is. Race? Also Chinese. |
| 280 | * GreenEyedMonster[=/=]TheResenter: Hated Optimus Prime for "stealing" Marissa from her. Hated Atari for being more powerful than her (Shaoshao was considered the most powerful Kiss Player before Atari came along). |
| 281 | * FantasticRacism: Hates the Transformers and resents having to partner with them. She reluctantly admits that she enjoys kissing Hot Rod. |
| 282 | * IdolSinger: After losing her Kiss Player powers, she briefly formed a singing group with Marissa Faireborn, Atari Hitotonari, and others to travel the world and promote improved relations between humans and Transformers. |
| 283 | * InterspeciesRomance: With Hot Rod. Though she never truly loved him. |
| 284 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Oh boy. She was quite rough and mean when we first saw her, but over time, she mellows out to be just as friendly as your other heroes. |
| 285 | * LoveAtFirstSight: Loved Marissa from the moment they met as children. |
| 286 | * MurderTheHypotenuse: Tried to goad Hot Rod into killing Optimus Prime. Hot Rod nearly went through with it because he was under the impression that Prime was an imposter. |
| 287 | * SlaveCollar: Ever since she was a child, she's worn a metal collar that's secured with a padlock and has "Fortune" engraved on it. She never removes it and it is not affected by TheNudifier. She is not and has never been a slave, but she refuses to explain its purpose or origin. |
| 288 | * TouchedByVorlons: Her Kiss Player powers came from [[spoiler: exposure to fragments of Galvatron's body infused with Unicron's energy. She lost them when the fragments were reabsorbed.]] |
| 289 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Unfortunately for her, Marissa only had eyes for Optimus (and later, Dirk Manus), and is straight. |
| 290 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: The Sparkbots nearly tricked her, Atari, and Marissa into summoning Unicron. Primus had to personally intervene to prevent this.]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | !!Ringo Chikuma |
| 293 | A Kiss Player partnered with the man-made Transformer Autorooper Ne-01 who happily enlisted in the EDC for the opportunity to fight and slaughter. When Atari Hitotonari was forced to join, Ringo stalked, sexually harassed, and abused her. Atari was too frightened and unassertive to resist, essentially making her Ringo's sex slave behind closed doors. When Atari tried to report her, she was ignored. When Ringo made the mistake of callously gunning down one of Atari's friends right in front of her, Atari finally snapped and tore her limb-from-limb. |
| 294 | ----- |
| 295 | * AxCrazy: If the below tropes aren't evidence enough, she's bizarre, childish and driven by whim to torture Atari. |
| 296 | * BloodKnight: Really, really enjoys fighting a little too much...such as gunning down Atari's friends. [[spoiler:It was enough to get Atari to tear her apart as payback.]] |
| 297 | * DomesticAbuser: She abused Atari with her victim unable to fight back out of fear. |
| 298 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: As Atari recalls, Ringo's driving is definitely not great and really, really wild. |
| 299 | * ForcefulKiss: As part of her assaults on Atari, she stuck her tongue into Atari's and bit her hard. This continued with her force-feeding poor Atari flowers via kisses. |
| 300 | * GirlishPigtails: She has this as part of her style, but they belie the sinister AxCrazy monster she is. |
| 301 | * HemoErotic: Ringo's abuse basically involved a lot of bloodshed from Atari, such as her first ForcefulKiss where she bit Atari hard. |
| 302 | * InsistentTerminology: Ordered Atari to call her "Princess Ringo". |
| 303 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Meets her gruesome end at the hands of Atari, the girl she viciously assaulted and tortured.]] |
| 304 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: Small stature, able to pilot a man-made Transformer and go really, ''really'' hard on Atari. |
| 305 | * PsychoLesbian: She's attracted to Atari but then she goes really wild on her, and what she did as the above tropes state, is definitely ''not'' good. |
| 306 | * TouchedByVorlons: Her Kiss Player powers came from [[spoiler: exposure to fragments of Galvatron's body infused with Unicron's energy.]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | !!Abdul Fakkadi |
| 309 | The self-professed Supreme Military Commander, President-for-Life, and King of Kings of the [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny Socialist Democratic Federated Republic]] of [[{{Qurac}} Carbombya]]. A corrupt and greedy leader who is often willing to make deals with the Decepticons to further his goals. The creation of this incredibly offensive Middle-Eastern stereotype caused Creator/CaseyKasem (who is of Lebanese descent) to quit the show in disgust. |
| 310 | ->'''Voiced by''': Philip L. Clarke (EN), Toshio Ishii (JP) |
| 311 | ----- |
| 312 | * BullyingADragon: He kept Octane in line by threatening to call in the Autobots to deal with him. But when he tried this with Galvatron, the Decepticon leader simply laughed it off. |
| 313 | * ChestOfMedals: Has medals pinned on both sides of his chest in all appearances. |
| 314 | * TheGeneralissimo: He's the military dictator of a third-world country that he rules with violence and fear. |
| 315 | * DressedToOppress: Prefers to don a Commissar Cap, medals, and beard. |
| 316 | * {{Greed}}: Very obsessed with gold. |
| 317 | * {{Jerkass}}: Not a nice guy at all, and a cruel dictator too. |
| 318 | -->'''Website/TFWikiDotNet:''' One gets the feeling that if you were to inform him that, by definition, [[FailedASpotCheck a Republic cannot have a King]] (much less a "King of Kings"), his likely response would be to stare blankly for a long moment, and then [[OffWithHisHead order your immediate beheading]]. |
| 319 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's an unflattering caricature of UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi. |
| 320 | * MonumentalTheft: Octane and Trypticon stole several landmarks like Fort Knox and the Eiffel Tower to appease Fakkadi in exchange for Carbombyian oil to make potent energon. |
| 321 | * PresidentForLife: One of his proclaimed titles is that he's President for life. |
| 322 | * TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: He has quite a lot of titles that he feels the need to mention every time he says his name. |
| 323 | |
| 324 | !!Garrison B. Blackrock |
| 325 | The CEO of Blackrock Industries. |
| 326 | ---- |
| 327 | * AdaptationalSpeciesChange: The IDW comics changed him into a Cybertronian who conditioned himself to believe he was human. |
| 328 | * AmbiguouslyJewish: His last name sounds like an Anglicization of Schwarzstein, and creator Bob Budiansky said he based the character's name off that of his friend Gary Bennett Schwartz; both Budiansky and Schwartz are Jewish. |
| 329 | * TheCasanova: Sometimes tries to pick up girls. |
| 330 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Comicbook/IronMan Tony Stark]]. His "true form" as the Titan Master Sovereign in the IDW comic even resembles Iron Man. |
| 331 | * HonestCorporateExecutive: He's an honest businessman allied with the Autobots. |
| 332 | * NoNameGiven: In the Marvel comics, he was only known by his initials, which is speculated to stand for "Gary Bennett" after Bob Budiasky's friend. It was partially confirmed in the IDW comics, where the G stands for Garrison. |
| 333 | * ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: He will not condone illegal practices. |
| 334 | [[/folder]] |
| 335 | |
| 336 | [[folder:Other]] |
| 337 | !!Nova Prime |
| 338 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/devastation_nova_awakens.jpg]] |
| 339 | !!!'''Function:''' Conqueror |
| 340 | !!!'''Alt Mode:''' Cybertronian Anti-Aircraft Truck |
| 341 | |
| 342 | ->''"A warrior finds honor only in the total destruction of his enemies."'' |
| 343 | |
| 344 | A Matrix-bearer and leader of the Cybertronian people from millions of years before the time of Optimus Prime, Nova Prime ruled in a time when the Cybertronian race was enjoying a golden age of prosperity and power. Seeing his species as the greatest form of life in the universe and thus deserving of its rulership, the expansionist Nova gathered a crew of loyal and likeminded Transformers to crew a vast spaceship known as the ''Ark-1''; ostensibly theirs was a mission of exploration and mapping the galaxy, but in reality their goal was one of conquest. Fortunately for most other forms of life, the ''Ark-1'' and its crew vanished into the [[NegativeSpaceWedgie Benzuli Expanse]] shortly into its maiden voyage and was presumed destroyed with all hands. This turned out not to be the case, however; instead of destroying them, the Benzuli Expanse flung Nova Prime and his crew into the [[EldritchLocation Dead Universe]], its fell energies transforming them until they were neither living nor dead. Now, millions of years later, '''Nemesis Prime''', still holding to his expansionist ideals, intends to merge the Dead Universe with our own in order to create a reality where Cybertronian life reigns supreme, but how much of this is his own plan and how much of it comes from the creeping, malevolent sentience which sustains him cannot be determined... |
| 345 | ----- |
| 346 | * AdaptationNameChange: He was called Prime Nova in the Marvel Comics. The IDW comics gave him his current name. |
| 347 | * AdaptationalHeroism: The original Nova Prime, even back when he was a "good guy", still wasn't a paragon of virtue. While he ''did'' show incredible bravery during the Great War and ultimately united the warring tribes to begin the Golden Age of Cybertron (even earning his title of Prime from Alpha Triton as a result), he also was deeply racist and heavily promoted the ideal humanoid Cybertronian at the expense of both non-humanoid Cybertronian life and all other Organic life. He had intended to create an empire that expanded across space, before he was turned into Nemesis Prime which made him an OmnicidalManiac. Every time he appears in other continuities he's recast as a better person. |
| 348 | ** The ''Transformers Legends'' game has Nova Prime as a peaceful ruler of Cybertron who must confront Nemesis Prime, his evil future self. |
| 349 | ** In ''VideoGame/TransformersDevastation'', Nova was an idealistic and moral leader of Cybertron who was corrupted by Unicron. His expansionist policies were focused solely on terraforming uninhabited planets to serve as Cybertronian colonies, and only after his corruption did he start doing the same to inhabited planets uncaring of their populations. |
| 350 | * AllThereInTheManual: "Spotlight: Optimus Prime" includes sketches that reveal his appearance to be PoweredArmor, having a smaller robot mode inside. However, like Ultra Magnus in the cartoon, this is never reflected on-panel and Nova Prime is always shown in his powered-up mode. |
| 351 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Briefly returns thanks to the D-Void, but is ultimately killed by Galvatron again, and in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersDarkCybertron'' he returns to life once again now calling himself Nova Prime again]]. |
| 352 | * BigBad: For the IDW comics prior to ''ComicBook/TheTransformersAllHailMegatron''. |
| 353 | * CastingAShadow: He has shadowy energy surrounding him. |
| 354 | * DarkIsEvil: As Nemesis Prime, his appearances changes to reflect his evil nature. |
| 355 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: A variation; when we first see Nova prime in a flashback his colour scheme [[LightIsNotGood is predominantly white]], but as Nemesis Prime [[PaintItBlack his colour scheme is inverted.]] |
| 356 | * TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Sought to eliminate free will from Cybertronians and the galaxy at large. |
| 357 | * LightIsNotGood: As Nova Prime, his paint scheme is largely white, with some black. He's still a terrible person, even if not at OmnicidalManiac levels. |
| 358 | * NonHumanUndead: Because of exposure to the energies of the Dead Universe, he's neither living nor dead. |
| 359 | * TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: He believes firmly that Cybertronians are the highest form of all life in the universe, thus it is only right they should expand and conquer other races wherever they might be. |
| 360 | * UniquenessDecay: When Nova Prime first came along, the idea of a Prime being evil was a legitimate twist. That was in 2006. Since then, IDW ran with the concept that every Prime other than Optimus was evil and/or a dick, lessening the impact, to the point that Optimus became disillusioned with the very concept of Primes in the first place. |
| 361 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Of Shockwave in ''Dark Cybertron''. Though in that particular storyline, who isn't?]] |
| 362 | |
| 363 | !!Quintessons |
| 364 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quint.jpg]] |
| 365 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inquisitor_fugly.jpg]] |
| 366 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quint_scientist.jpg]] |
| 367 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quintbailiff.png]] |
| 368 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/800px_tfu_quintesson_gatekeeper.jpg]] |
| 369 | !!!'''Function:''' Galactic Despots |
| 370 | !!!'''Top To Bottom:''' Magistrate, Inquisitor, Scientist, Bailiff, Gatekeeper |
| 371 | ->''"Everyone is guilty until proven innocent, and even then they are guilty."'' |
| 372 | |
| 373 | A hostile race of mechanical, squid-like beings with up to five faces on their bodies. |
| 374 | ->'''Voiced by''': Various; Regis Cordic, Creator/RogerCCarmel, and Jack Angel were the primary voices. |
| 375 | ----- |
| 376 | * AbusivePrecursors: In those continuities where the Quintessons colonized Cybertron in the distant past and built robotic slaves who would eventually turn against their masters and become Autobots and Decepticons. Needless to say, the Quintessons aren't happy about being given the boot by their former servants, and seek to either re-enslave or destroy all Cybertronians. |
| 377 | * AlwaysChaoticEvil: There are almost no good Quintessons. Al-Badur helped the Cybertronians, but he turned on them in the end. Pentius initially presented himself as a neutral malevolent force meant to steer Megatron towards evil. He was wicked, but firmly believed in bettering Megatron to the point where he approves of Megatron killing him for survival, and even Pentius reduced to a spark, betrays Megatron for his own gain. The only two Quintessons who are known to be definitely good are Aquarius, who comes from a MirrorUniverse, and Klementia, who resurrected Optimus Prime in ''The Return Of Optimus Prime'' and, according to supplementary materials, would later go onto forge a peace between the Quintessons and the Autobots and spearhead a number of reforms in Quintesson society. |
| 378 | ** Deconstructed in ''ComicBook/VoidRivals''. Darak and Solila encountered an imprisoned Inquisitor who promises to reward them well if they free him. However, the Inquisitor is so blatantly sinister in his behavior and demeanor that they are instantly suspicious of him that they sell him out to the Skuxxoid before he has a chance to doublecross them. |
| 379 | * BigBad: Of ''[[Recap/TransformersG1FiveFacesOfDarkness Five Faces of Darkness]]'', ''The Space Pirates'' ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E6TheSpacePirates no, not that one]]), and an AbortedArc of the Dreamwave comic. |
| 380 | * BigBadDuumvirate: In the original cartoon the Quintesson faction had no single leader and the Judge Class of the group were depicted as the rulers with roughly equal authority. Subsequent stories do give focus to singular Quintessons as major antagonists though other narratives still use joint rule by the Judges. |
| 381 | * CardCarryingVillain: "[We] are ''Quintessons''! ''Arrogance'' is our life's blood, ''ambition'' is our food and drink, but most of all, ''hubris is the air we breathe''!! |
| 382 | * CombatTentacles: They have tentacles that they often use to defend themselves. |
| 383 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: They WERE this at the height of their power. In addition to the War For Fun And Profit example below, in the continuities where they created the Transformers it is very clear that the Decepticons were created to be sold as "weapons platforms" while the Autobots would have been sold as traditional slaves. By the time we see them, however, they have been largely forced into the shadows, acting as TheSyndicate. Retrieving a journal containing thousands of year's worth of their corrupt business practices is a plot point for several episodes of the Sunbow cartoon. |
| 384 | * CulturalRebel: Mara-Al-Utha dabbled in sorcery, which led his more scientific-minded brethren to banish him to another dimension. |
| 385 | * DirtyCoward: They'll betray anyone to save their own skin. |
| 386 | * DittoAliens: Aside from the different types of Quintessons, they tend to look identical to one another with few exceptions. |
| 387 | * DoesNotLikeMagic: They banished one of their own for the "crime" of practicing sorcery. |
| 388 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: The Quintessons fled when the Hate Plague began to spread. Klementia, who was left behind, helped revive Optimus Prime who's the only one who could stop the Plague. |
| 389 | * EvilMentor: In the IDW comics, a Quintesson named Pentius was this to Megatron. |
| 390 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Regis Kordic and Roger C. Carmel provided deep voices for the Quintessons they voiced. |
| 391 | * FantasticRacism: Have disdain for all other races, Cybertronians and humans in particular. |
| 392 | -->'''Scientist:''' Humans are disgusting creatures, but worthy of study, if only to find a better way of destroying them. |
| 393 | * FauxAffablyEvil: In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie''. |
| 394 | -->'''Inquisitor:''' Before the Imperial Magistrate delivers a verdict, would you like to beg for your lives? It sometimes helps, but not often. |
| 395 | * HangingJudge: The trials they hold for their prisoners always end with the prisoner being executed. |
| 396 | -->'''Inquisitor:''' Has the Imperial Magistrate reached a verdict?\ |
| 397 | '''Magistrate:''' I have.\ |
| 398 | '''Inquisitor:''' Guilty or innocent?\ |
| 399 | '''Magistrate:''' Innocent.\ |
| 400 | '''Inquisitor:''' Feed them to the Sharkticons. |
| 401 | * HeelRaceTurn: In at least one timeline, after resurrecting Optimus Prime and helping to deal with the Hate Plague, Klementia spearheads reforms that results in the Quintessons becoming friendly towards the Autobots. |
| 402 | * {{Jerkass}}: They enjoy tormenting and killing people for no good reason. |
| 403 | -->'''Inquisitor:''' Innocent or guilty?\ |
| 404 | '''Kranix:''' [[FacingTheBulletsOneLiner Spare me this mockery of justice!]] |
| 405 | * HiveCasteSystem: The Five-Faced Magistrates serve as judges pronouncing sentencing on their hapless victims, the Inquisitors command the military forces and also serve as prosecutors at the trials, the Scientist and Bailiff classes are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, and the Gatekeeper class are executioners at the trials and overseers of the Sharkticons. It is implied that Bailiffs and Executioners/Gatekeepers were the original soldiers and officers in their military, but serve their current role because so few of them are left. General Ghyrik from ''The Space Pirates'' is the primary exception. |
| 406 | * KangarooCourt: Tend to capture beings and subject them to mock trials that serve no purpose except their own amusement. They are fond of simply declaring everybody who they try as "innocent", then dropping them into pits full of Sharkticons anyway. They admit pleading for one's life "sometimes helps... but not often." |
| 407 | -->'''Magistrate:''' Silence or you will be held in contempt of this court.\ |
| 408 | '''Hot Rod:''' [[ShutUpHannibal I have nothing but contempt for this court!]] |
| 409 | * LargeAndInCharge: Lord Kledji, the leader of the Magistrate class, is drawn as twice the size of the standard Magistrate in the comics. |
| 410 | * MadScientist: Many of them enjoy performing experiments on their captives. |
| 411 | * MechaMooks: In the Marvel G1 comics, they are Unicron's enforcers that hunt down and pick off anything that escapes his maw. |
| 412 | ** In the 3H comic continuity, Unicron hired them to seek out the body of Primus. After discovering him in the form of Cybertron, the Quintessons decided to tell Unicron about it later. And the rest is history. |
| 413 | * OutOfFocus: Their only appearance in the Marvel G1 comic (not counting the miniseries adaptation of the movie and the issue adapting the cartoon episode "The Big Broadcast of 2006", neither of which were considered canon to the comic book continuity) was in the UK exclusive ''Space Pirates'' storyline, and they [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome never appeared]] in any of the various Japanese anime that picked up where the Sunbow cartoon left off. |
| 414 | * SharkPool: Pools of Sharkticons are among their main weapons. |
| 415 | * ShoutOut: |
| 416 | ** General Ghyrik is likely named for [[Characters/AvengersSupportStaff Agent Gyrich]]. |
| 417 | ** The head design for the Inquisitors vaguely resembles the head of a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]]. |
| 418 | * SquishyWizard: Get past their technological defenses and they are easy prey. They have no aptitude for direct combat and can easily be overpowered by humans despite their immense size. |
| 419 | * StupidEvil: The Quintessons try to kill Rodimus and company by blowing up their homeplanet with them on it, blowing up all of their minions and the majority of their resources in the process. As such, they're left crawling to the Decepticons for help and nearly get killed by Galvatron if not for some quick thinking and manipulation. |
| 420 | * TerribleTrio: The most prominent Quintessons seen in the Sunbow cartoon were a trio of Magistrates, led by, presumably, the animated counterpart to Lord Kledji. |
| 421 | * {{Toyless Toyline Character}}s: For a long time, no G1 Quintesson toys had been released, either because they would be way too complex or there wasn't much justification for selling a non-transforming toy (despite several exceptions to this rule in the franchise). In 1986, they would be ''impossible'' to make due to the limitations of toy technologies. However, in 2020, ''Earthrise'' would ''finally'' produce a G1 Quintesson Judge figure -- it's able to transform into a battle station, complete with a cage. The Pit of Judgement giftset would later produce figures for the Baliff and Prosecutor varieties, though the latter is non-transformable. Prior to this, several third-party companies made unauthorized Quintesson toys. |
| 422 | * WarForFunAndProfit: Quintessons were war profiteers in the original cartoon. |
| 423 | |
| 424 | !!Sharkticons & Allicons |
| 425 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sharkticon_2.jpg]] |
| 426 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/allicons.jpg]] |
| 427 | !!!'''Function:''' Shock Troops |
| 428 | |
| 429 | A ravenously hungry horde of transforming robots who turn into sharks, the Sharkticons serve as the Quintessonian muscle and their main method of execution. They're also not very bright, and could easily be turned against their masters if given half a chance. The Allicons, who transform into monstrous crocodilians, are a stronger, somewhat smarter breed that the Quintessons reserve for more important tasks. |
| 430 | ---- |
| 431 | * AlwaysChaoticEvil: Subverted. The Sharkticons are initially presented as a ferocious and ravenous race of monsters who will devour anyone unfortunate enough to be dropped into a pool of water with them. However, as the cartoon goes on to show they don't act out of malice and are more akin to a bunch of hungry animals. Future stories rarely depict them as sadistic and individual Sharkticons that receive character focus tend to be portrayed sympathetically rather than as beings of calculated evil. |
| 432 | * DumbMuscle: Sharkticons are not very bright. |
| 433 | * EliteMooks: The Allicons are their smarter, bigger, nastier cousins, who turn into alligators. They're usually higher up the food chain than the Sharkticons. |
| 434 | * EpicFlail: Sharkticons can detail their tails to use as flails. So far, none have been shown doing this in fiction. |
| 435 | * FatBastard: Both shark and robot modes look pretty chubby. But then, they do eat a lot. The Allicons are a bit chunkier, [[StoutStrength thanks to being more muscly]]. |
| 436 | * MixAndMatchCritter: Despite the name, Sharkticons look like a mix of sharks and piranhas. |
| 437 | * SlaveRace: For the Quintessons. |
| 438 | * ToylessToylineCharacter: Much like their masters, the Allicons would take a long time to receive a toy. ''Earthrise'' would eventually deliver one in 2020, and the mold would serve as the Baliff's basis for the Pit of Judgement giftset. |
| 439 | * ZergRush: Sharkticons aren't very smart, not very strong, and not very durable. Their advantage lies in swarming enemies and devouring them. |
| 440 | |
| 441 | !!Junkions |
| 442 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/junkion_symbol.png]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | An offshoot of the Cybertronian race who live on the planet of Junk. They pick up transmissions from Earth, which has severely influenced their way of speaking. While very defensive of their home, they strike up an alliance with the Autobots. |
| 445 | ---- |
| 446 | * AliensStealCable: They don't just watch TV, they ''live'' TV. All Junkions tend to speak exclusively in quotations from TV shows they've watched. |
| 447 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: When the Quintessons try to recover a journal of theirs which has landed on the planet, they try using subliminal messaging to make the Junkions more hostile to outsiders. It works, but things go wrong and the Junkions decide to broadcast the signal to the entire universe. |
| 448 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: They're odd, what with all the TV, but nice. |
| 449 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: A general mix of red, orange, brown and grey. It's ''very'' rare to see a Junkion who doesn't have those colors. |
| 450 | * FreudianExcuse: According to the Dreamwave comics, people are always after their lucky charms... err, the refuse dumped onto their planet, which is why they're jumpy around newcomers. |
| 451 | * ImplacableMan: As Springer puts it, it's not hard to knock them down. It's getting them to ''stay'' down that's the trick. |
| 452 | * MadeASlave: In the UK comics, Unicron's head wound up on Junk, and all the Junkions save Wreck-Gar (who wasn't there) got enslaved to rebuild his body. |
| 453 | * MrFixit: Handy if you need a patching up. In the movie, they were able to glue Magnus back together with no side-effects after he'd blown up. |
| 454 | * MysteriousPast: The exact details on their origin in the cartoon are murky. One episode just says they're a tribe of Autobots, but when and why they wound up on Junk is unclear. The Dreamwave comic says they were the result of Cybertronians winding up on Junk and just sort of becoming Junkions over time, with Megatron noting Wreck-Gar smells of Autobot and Decepticon. |
| 455 | * NamedAfterTheirPlanet: "Junkion" can refer to both the planet and its inhabitants. |
| 456 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted. The majority of Junkions have red eyes, and they're introduced as hostile enemies in TheMovie, but Hot Rod manages to make peace with them and finds out the Junkions are friendly sorts otherwise. |
| 457 | * RobotHair: Facial hair is a common trait among male Junkions, especially compared to Cybertronians. |
| 458 | * ToylessToylineCharacter: With the exception of Wreck-Gar, Junkions didn't receive toys during their original debut and it would be until the 2020's that the Junkions would finally receive figures in the ''Studio Series'' and ''Legacy'' toylines. |
| 459 | |
| 460 | !!Primus |
| 461 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/primusg1.jpg]] |
| 462 | !!!'''Function:''' God of Light |
| 463 | !!!'''Alt Mode:''' Cybertron itself |
| 464 | ->''"I am that which is, what was, and is yet to come!"'' |
| 465 | |
| 466 | The Lord of Light and counterpart of Unicron, Primus is the Creator God of the Transformers. The spark of each Transformer is a piece of his lifeforce, and combined, they form his essence, the Allspark. He created the Thirteen original Transformers to man his body in planet mode, but when The Fallen betrayed him, Primus was forced to go into stasis, in an effort to prevent Unicron from finding Cybertron and devouring it, which would destroy that universe. Like his brother and his creations, Primus is a multiversal singularity, meaning there is only one version of Primus in the vast multiverse.[[note]]At least until the concept of multiversal singularities was undone via the CosmicRetcon in [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass "Another Light"]] storyline.[[/note]] |
| 467 | ----- |
| 468 | * BigGood: The highest authority there is on the Autobots' side, surpassing even Optimus Prime. |
| 469 | * CompositeCharacter: The Japanese continuity states that he's the Oracle from "Call of the Primitives" [[note]] When the Oracle is struck down in the episode, his essence reuses the Matrix of Leadership's model.[[/note]], Vector Sigma [[note]] When Vector Sigma is activated in "The Key to Vector Sigma", he states "Before Cybertron was, I was".[[/note]] and the Oracle from ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' [[note]] The inside of the Oracle in that cartoon is a CGI version of Vector Sigma[[/note]]. |
| 470 | * CosmicKeystone: If Primus dies, reality tends to get a little... ah, ''weird''. The bizarre nature of the Japanese G1 continuity has been put down to his near-destruction during ''Headmasters''. |
| 471 | * DecompositeCharacter: In the Japanese G1 continuity, he wasn't the planet Cybertron itself. He came from a world where he had the possession of the Silver Matrix, which can create a new universe. However, him and his pet Primacron were the only known survivors, and they built many machines, including Unicron. Unicron destroys his body and he drifts into the parts unknown, until he created Cybertron but it was taken over by Quintessons. |
| 472 | * DependingOnTheWriter: Choose your pick. |
| 473 | ** In the US continuity, he is the planet Cybertron itself, created the Transformers, and Unicron is his evil brother. |
| 474 | ** In the Japanese continuity, he was a robot from a world before the creation of the new one via the Silver Matrix and the Zodiac, Primacon created a robot monkey body for him, created many machines, ''including Unicron'', has the primitive Transformers fight Tornedron, and took the Silver Matrix from Dai Atlas. |
| 475 | * FailedASpotCheck: He claims to be able to track Unicron's presence. Somehow, he failed to notice Unicron until he was quite literally right on top of him (something Kup even points out. How the hell do you miss a guy the size of a planet?) |
| 476 | * FightingAShadow: The entire Cybertronian race are extensions of him and their deaths just return the fragment of his essence they hold back to the whole to be reborn later. He created them as a method of fighting Unicron without risking the universal destruction that his death would cause. |
| 477 | * GeniusLoci: He ''is'' Cybertron, or, at least, trapped within Cybertron. It varies DependingOnTheWriter. |
| 478 | * GodOfGood: His main goal is always to bring peace and prosperity to the universe as a whole. Sadly, he often falls short of accomplishing this ideal thanks to his judgement flaws and indirect methods. |
| 479 | * GodsHandsAreTied: He ''could'' fight off Unicron and other threats to reality directly, but that would require him essentially killing all Cybertronians in existence to pull himself back together and risk the destruction of the multiverse in the crossfire as has happened to previous iterations of the universe where they clashed. That's why he prefers to remain dormant and only fight giving his "children" weapons with bits of his pure essence to defeat his enemies. |
| 480 | * GuileHero: The original version of his and Unicron's origin had Primus tricking both of them into asteroids. |
| 481 | * HolyHandGrenade: The Matrix of Leadership contains a portion of his essence. If a [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield chosen wielder]] opens it, even evils as powerful as Unicron will fall. |
| 482 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: His G1 comic incarnation took ''Galvatron'' at his word. |
| 483 | * IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: One of the few Physical Gods to be on the ''receiving'' end of this trope thanks to Octopunch firing at Grimlock and the shot bounced off and straight into Primus's face. |
| 484 | * KingInTheMountain: In most continuities, he's sleeping to hide himself from Unicron, and will only wake up when "all are one". As can be guessed, he doesn't wake up very often. |
| 485 | * ManipulativeBastard: And he's supposed to be the "good" one. Though some versions have been more heroic. |
| 486 | * MacGuffin: The Matrices throughtout the G1 continuity (especially the Japanese one) is this for him, but especially the Silver Matrix and The Matrix of Leadership. |
| 487 | * MinorMajorCharacter: Even though he created and is worshiped by the Cybertronian race, he's seldom given any prominence. |
| 488 | * MultipleChoicePast: He's either a primordial force or the former lab assistant of the MadScientist Primacron. |
| 489 | ** In the DK ''Ultimate Guide'', he actually split from Unicron. ''Really.'' |
| 490 | * OmniscientMoralityLicense: Everything he does is in some way to combat Unicron and protect the universe, but that doesn't mean its convenient or pleasant for the little guys. |
| 491 | * PiecesOfGod: Each member of the Cybertronian race holds a fragment of him known as a "spark" that functions as their souls. |
| 492 | * PhysicalGod: He's the creator god of the Transformers. |
| 493 | * {{Retcon}}: Japan's saying that he's the G1 cartoon Oracle, Vector Sigma and the [=BM=] Oracle also came with saying that the scene in "Call of the Primitives" wherein the Oracle summons the Primitives to his planet and instructed them on how to destroy Tornedron took place in the ancient past...despite nothing in the US or Japanese versions indicating that. |
| 494 | * WorldOfBadass: He is Cybertron. And nobody would deny the Transformers are Badass. |
| 495 | |
| 496 | !!Unicron |
| 497 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unicron.jpg]] |
| 498 | !!!'''Function:''' Harbinger of Chaos |
| 499 | !!!'''Alt Mode:''' Armored Planetoid |
| 500 | ->''"[[JoinOrDie That which does not become a part of me, shall become one with the void]]."'' |
| 501 | |
| 502 | The primordial personification of Chaos and Darkness, Unicron is the ultimate force of evil in Transformers--not simply in Generation 1, but in ''all'' iterations of the brand. Like his brother and archenemy Primus, Unicron is a multiversal singularity--in all the myriad realities of the transformers universe, there is only one Unicron.[[note]]This may not apply to the Franchise/TransformersAlignedUniverse[[/note]] The Chaosbringer has seen our existence, our reality, and he has taken offense; Unicron's greatest desire is to consume and annihilate all of creation, all possible realms of existence, until naught remains but an infinite void of absolute nothingness, at the center of which he shall sleep forever more, his tasks complete. You cannot destroy Unicron permanently; blow up his physical body, and he simply reforms in another part of the multiverse to continue his never-ending quest to devour all reality.[[note]]However, much like with Primus, the concept of Unicron being a multiversal singularity was undone in [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass "Another Light"]] storyline via the CosmicRetcon, meaning that each Unicron in the multiverse is its own entity, possessing a mere fraction of his full power.[[/note]] |
| 503 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/OrsonWelles (''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''), Roger C. Carmel (''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'') (EN); Mizuho Suzuki (JP) |
| 504 | ----- |
| 505 | * AchillesHeel: The energy of the Matrix of Leadership can devastate his physical form. |
| 506 | * AlwaysABiggerFish: |
| 507 | ** The reason why Primus doesn't just fight Unicron directly. Every time they've fought, Unicron had readily defeated him. |
| 508 | ** While they haven't come into direct conflict (yet), Unicron has been trumped as the biggest threat in the franchise, by the [[EldritchAbomination Elder Gods]]. |
| 509 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: According to the first versions of their origin, at least, Unicron managed to turn his asteroid prison into a planet first. Primus stole the idea of transforming from him. |
| 510 | * TheAntiGod: Compared to Primus. The two are equal, but opposite in every regard. |
| 511 | * AsLongAsThereIsEvil: He gloats that he'll never be gone for good as long as evil beings exist. Unlike most examples of this, Unicron backs it up. |
| 512 | * BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: In the G1 cartoon continuity, during The Movie, just to displease Galvatron, Unicron decides to attack Cybertron, which at the time is under the thrall of the Decepticons. They rally their forces against the Chaos God to protect their home planet, but Unicron, being the planet-sized juggernaut he is, plows through, devastating their defenses and decimating their numbers, killing a bunch of important Decepticon leaders, such as Shockwave. This is why for Season 3, the millenia-long Autobot-Decepticon war (otherwise known as the Great War) has ended, and Cybertron is back into the Autobots' hands. |
| 513 | * BeardOfEvil: He has a pretty evil RobotHair version of a beard. |
| 514 | * BreakoutVillain: Unicron was designed simply as a GenericDoomsdayVillain for TheMovie, and was given very little characterization beyond being a PlanetEater. Simon Furman's reinvention of him in the UK comics and later the main Marvel book as the SatanicArchetype of the Transformers world however stuck, and he has since gone on to be the GreaterScopeVillain of the entire franchise. |
| 515 | * BreathWeapon: He can fire a stream of flame-like energy from his mouth, which he used in the movie to attempt to destroy the Junkion ship (which failed because the Junkions were able to repair it as fast as he damaged it) and shoot down the Quintesson ship (which succeeded, but caused it to crash into and through his eye). His planet mode's maw on the other hand, can fire a powerful tractor beam to draw things into it for consumption. |
| 516 | * DarkIsEvil: Unicron is always associated with darkness and acts as the ultimate evil in whatever story he shows up in. |
| 517 | * DeadpanSnarker: The Movie characterizes Unicron as near perpetually bored and having a mild sense of dark humour, complimented by the acting of a then aged Orson Welles. |
| 518 | -->'''Megatron:''' You have nothing to fear. I have already crushed Optimus Prime with my bare hands.\ |
| 519 | '''Unicron:''' You exaggerate.\ |
| 520 | '''Megatron:''' The point is he's dead, and the Matrix died with him!\ |
| 521 | '''Unicron:''' No. The point is that you are a fool. |
| 522 | * DealWithTheDevil: Occasionally the Chaos Bringer will see fit to empower mortal creatures with a fragment of his essence, upgrading their bodies and granting them new abilities in order to carry out whatever tasks he requires of them. The most well-known of these Heralds of Unicron is [[WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie Galvatron]], though there have been many others, and not all of them exhibit the same degree of independence and free will as Galvatron did. Unicron cares little for his pawns, however, and [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness in the end his goals call for their consumption as well]]. |
| 523 | ** WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Service to Unicron leads to madness and loss of self. |
| 524 | * DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: |
| 525 | ** During their first meeting Megatron treats Unicron the same as he would any of his minions, and demands concessions for doing his will, despite having, as Unicron points out, no bargaining power. |
| 526 | ** After his defeat, Starscream later makes an arrangement with Unicron in return for granting back a physical form. As soon as his part is met however, Starscream laughs in the face of the planet eater and tells him to do his own dirty work, with the severely damaged Unicron only now realising now he is in far less position to control him than he was Megatron. |
| 527 | * DoNotTauntCthulhu: [[LiteralMetaphor Don't even think about it]], since he's a high level telepath whose reach is only limited in areas consecrated by Primus himself. Disloyalty, or disrespect, is met with an AgonyBeam... or sometimes worse. |
| 528 | -->'''Unicron:''' For a time, I considered sparing your wretched little planet Cybertron. But now, you shall witness its dismemberment! |
| 529 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: Going by what he says after Optimus forces the Matrix down his throat in the comics, Unicron actually doesn't understand concepts of good or love or life. |
| 530 | * EvilIsPetty: His motivation is a truly inane one. He finds it an insult to his very being that anything other than him has the right to exist, and sets upon correcting that and destroying it all. |
| 531 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Orson Welles gave him a cynical world-weary baritone one would expect from a PhysicalGod who has spent countless millennia easily crushing anyone who stands in his way. |
| 532 | * EyeBeams: He can fire lasers from his eyes. |
| 533 | * EyeScream: In the movie his right eye was destroyed by the Quintesson ship crashing through it, then later his left eye was destroyed by the Autobots driving through it to escape just before he exploded. |
| 534 | * FaceDeathWithDespair: When Unicron is seconds from dying in TheMovie, he is in denial over his painful demise. |
| 535 | * FightingAShadow: In some incarnations, he isn't always fought directly and instead sends an illusion to fight on his behalf. |
| 536 | * FauxAffablyEvil: On occasion. His meeting with Megatron in the movie is akin to a business proposal with an almost casual air... as he {{Mind Rape}}s the fallen Decepticon leader into being his servant. |
| 537 | -->"Perhaps I misjudged you. Proceed... on your way to oblivion." |
| 538 | * GenericDoomsdayVillain: Unicron's character is DependingOnTheWriter. Usually, he's a thinking being rationalizing the destruction he's caused but sometimes he's characterized more as a force of nature. |
| 539 | * GeniusLoci: His alt mode is a giant planet. |
| 540 | * GodOfEvil: He's a godlike being and is basically the Satan of the Transformers franchise. |
| 541 | * GoodWingsEvilWings: He has a pair of impressive skeletal wings, even if he doesn't really need them to move in space, but are quite fitting for an evil deity like him. |
| 542 | * GreaterScopeVillain: He is a bigger threat than Megatron, but he isn't encountered until ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' and seldom returns after his defeat. |
| 543 | * HornsOfVillainy: A consistent feature of his look are some impressive curved horns. |
| 544 | * ItsAllAboutMe: To the point where he is offended that anything other than him can even exist. |
| 545 | * KnightOfCerebus: Unicron outshines every other Knight in Transformers. If he shows up, the situation is officially beyond bad. |
| 546 | * LaserGuidedKarma: |
| 547 | ** After his defeat, his head blown off and was sucked into Cybertron's orbit, leaving the former living planet little more than a moon for one of the worlds he tried to devour. |
| 548 | ** Later on, his head is reactivated by the ghost of Starscream, who bargains to grant him a new body in return for restoring his own. After fulfilling his end of the bargain, he orders Starscream to commit to his, only for the latter to laugh in his face and the former planet-eater to realise too late there's nothing he can do about it. Given Unicron's penchant for faustian deals and toying with his minions, it's quite poetic he ends up a mere pawn for the most iconic backstabbing underling of them all. |
| 549 | * LookOnMyWorksYeMightyAndDespair: A rare case where the actual character represents such, as their genocidal quest to purge and devour any lifeform they deem beneath them and to get rid of the Matrix at all costs is ultimately what all leads to their undoing and the almighty planet eater being reduced to a delapidated robot head orbiting Cybertron. |
| 550 | * LosingYourHead: Rodimus Prime reduced him to a head, but he is still incredibly dangerous whenever he regains consciousness. |
| 551 | * MadeOfEvil: His internals are either Dark Energon or Angolmois, depending on the continuity. Neither of them are recommended by the surgeon general (Angolmois in particular can mutate the body). Curiously, in some continuities both substances have been able to create life. |
| 552 | * MechanicalAbomination: Those who have seen only the movie believe Unicron to be little more than a PlanetEater, but the truth of the matter is that Unicron consumes ''all things''--matter, existence, time and space, ''all of these'' are mere morsels snapped up to sate his unholy hunger, however briefly. |
| 553 | * MindRape: |
| 554 | ** Throughout TheMovie, Unicron often used some sort of sensory overload to Galvatron's mind whenever the latter considered betraying or disobeying him. He seemed to lose that ability after his defeat, thus could not recall Galvatron and had dangerously minimal control over [[TheStarscream his successor]]. |
| 555 | ** In the UK comics, he managed to enslave the entire Junkion race. When Death's Head started getting lippy, Unicron turned it on him. |
| 556 | * MultipleChoicePast: He's either a primordial entity like Primus or the creation of a MadScientist named Primacron who rebelled against his creator and decided to destroy everything. |
| 557 | * OmnicidalManiac: The Dark God utterly loathes existence with a passion, and is slowly making good on his goal of consuming all of creation; Unicron has already devoured more than a fifth of all possible universes. |
| 558 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In one instance, as he was getting close to Cybertron, Unicron was so determined to kill Primus he completely passed by a perfectly good planet. |
| 559 | * PhysicalGod: Specifically, a dark god. |
| 560 | * TheQuietOne: He only speaks twice in the 2005 IDW continuity, both times only saying "I...hunger." |
| 561 | * PlanetEater: When Unicron says he wants to be alone, ''he damn well does something about it''. If he eats everything, then all will be a part of him, and he will finally be alone. |
| 562 | * ReadingsAreOffTheScale: Usually, stats are 1 to 10 for a Transformer. Unicron's stats whenever a toy of his full body is released has many of his stats listed as unknown. One online retailer exclusive figure has them set at '''''Infinity''''' |
| 563 | * RedBaron: The Dark God, the Chaos-Bringer. |
| 564 | * SpacetimeEater: He won't be satisfied until he's devoured ''all'' of reality. |
| 565 | * SpikesOfVillainy: In planet mode he's covered in spikes, |
| 566 | * TheStoic: Due to Creator/OrsonWelles being deathly ill and not understanding the script, his Unicron sounds perpetually bored - as might be expected of a God-like being as old as the universe itself. |
| 567 | * SuperPersistentPredator: Doesn't matter where Primus goes or where he hides himself. Unicron will hunt him down for as long as it takes. |
| 568 | -->'''Unicron:''' [[ResistanceIsFutile You cannot destroy my destiny.]] |
| 569 | * TransformingMecha: Unicron is '''''the''''' biggest ever created transforming mecha. To compare, the closest competitor for that title, the [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross SDF-1 Macross]], is a kilometer tall. Unicron is '''[[ExaggeratedTrope THOUSANDS]] ''' of kilometers tall in robot mode. Even in the wider context of mecha in general, only the [[Manga/GetterRobo Getter Emperor]], the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Chou Ginga Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] and the [[VisualNovel/{{Demonbane}} War God Demonbane]] can compete with the god of destruction. |
| 570 | * UnwittingPawn: To Starscream in "Ghost in the Machine", who ''[[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu actually succeeds]]'' in taking advantage of him. |
| 571 | * VillainousBreakdown: After he devours Hot Rod with the Matrix, he forces Galvatron, in a much more impatient and forceful tone, to dispose of him to ensure his plans once and for all. When this only activates the Matrix and Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime, the implosion within leaves an agonised Unicron's panicking, going so far as to try and ''pry himself open'' just to reach Rodimus. The SkywardScream he makes before exploding is the only time Welles raises his voice as Unicron. |
| 572 | -->'''Unicron:''' Destiny... you ''cannot'' destroy... my... '''DESTINY—!!!''' |
| 573 | |
| 574 | !!The Fallen |
| 575 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/transformer_fire.jpg]] |
| 576 | !!!'''Function:''' Dark Acolyte |
| 577 | !!!'''Alt Mode:''' Cybertronian Tank |
| 578 | |
| 579 | ->''"My hand in the darkness drives the engines of fate."'' |
| 580 | |
| 581 | One of the Thirteen Original Transformers created at the dawn of time by Primus to crew his planetary shell, the being once known as '''Megatronus Prime''' served as the guardian of entropy, overseeing the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. Destruction came to fascinate him too much, however, and as he forgot his original purpose he gave himself to Unicron, turning on his former master and his brethren amongst the Thirteen. '''The Fallen,''' as he is now known, is a cosmic force of evil, his physical form little more than a cage for the raging inferno of chaotic power which constitutes his essence; he can only be defeated, never destroyed. Like Primus, Unicron, and the other members of the Thirteen, The Fallen is a multiversal singularity--as such, The Fallen of Dreamwave Comics and The Fallen [[Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen from the Michael Bay movies]] are the same character (or was, until the concept was done away with). |
| 582 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MarkHamill (''[[WebAnimation/TheTransformersTitansReturn Prime Wars]]'') |
| 583 | ----- |
| 584 | * BareHandedBladeBlock: He manages to catch Grimlock's energon sword one handed. Even more impressive given the properties of energon swords on Cybertronians mean it's like a lightsaber for them. And it doesn't even ''annoy'' the guy. |
| 585 | * DealWithTheDevil: Like his dread master, The Fallen has been known to bargain with and empower the lesser mortals of the multiverse, tempting them with the forbidden promises of dark science and entropic magic that they might see to his dark designs. He himself made a deal with Unicron. |
| 586 | * EnergyBeing: The body we see is merely a shell for the chaotic energies that now comprise the Fallen's form. |
| 587 | * TheDragon: To Unicron. |
| 588 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Split the difference between [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries the Joker]] and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Darth Bane]]. |
| 589 | * FallenAngel: He was one of the original 13 Transformers, but then became an acolyte of Unicron. |
| 590 | * FightingAShadow: He often sends an emissary to fight on his behalf. |
| 591 | * NighInvulnerable: Primus made him to fight Unicron directly, and it shows. Throughout ''The Dark Ages'', pretty much nothing the Autobots try on him does anything. It takes divine intervention to get rid of him. |
| 592 | * OmnicidalManiac: He wants to kill everyone. |
| 593 | * PhysicalGod: He is extremely powerful and formidable. |
| 594 | * {{Retgone}}: One of the powers he grants in ''Power of the Primes'' is the ability to erase people from existence. |
| 595 | * SatanicArchetype: A FallenAngel who is one of the best of his kind, but becomes the field leader of evil. |
| 596 | * SealedEvilInACan: After his deal with Unicron, he got thrown into subspace. The Decepticons and their early tinkering with Space Bridges let him loose. |
| 597 | * TakeAwayTheirName: Loses his name after siding with Unicron. The Fallen is more of a descriptor than a name. |
| 598 | * TankGoodness: His alt-mode is a tank, though he's never shown using it in his appearances. |
| 599 | * WreathedInFlames: The Eldritch energies contained within The Fallen's body cause him to appear constantly ablaze in unholy fire. Sadly, every depiction of him since his first appearance has done without this. |
| 600 | |
| 601 | !!The Thirteen |
| 602 | |
| 603 | The first thirteen Cybertronians created by Primus, intended to fight Unicron directly. Once they existed as multiversal singularities with the exception of their Aligned selves but that period ended. Their membership now varies by universe but all lineups have included Prima, Vector Prime, Nexus Prime, Solus Prime, Alchemist Prime, Prime, Onyx Prime, the Liege Maximo, and Megatronus AKA the Fallen. Other members have included Autobot elder Alpha Trion, Quintus Prime, Amalgamous Prime, the unnamed Thirteenth Prime sometimes identified[[spoiler: as Optimus Prime]], death god Mortilus, Logos Prime, Adaptus, Solumnus, Epistemus, Sentinel Prime and Autonomus Maxiumus the Last Autobot. |
| 604 | |
| 605 | The Thirteen were first introduced in Dreamwave's ''Transformers: The Ultimate Guide'' by Creator/SimonFurman. |
| 606 | |
| 607 | For Alpha Trion's info, see the Autobot's page. |
| 608 | ---- |
| 609 | * AdaptationalOriginConnection: Beginning with the Aligned Universe and continuing with later incarnations, a few seemingly-unrelated characters from G1 have became part of the first children of Primus. Especially when ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersTitansReturn'' made Sentinel Prime part of the group. |
| 610 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Onyx and Nexus were on the receiving end in IDW's comics (well, Nexus was. Onyx is... a complicated story). They're joined by Alchemist in ''Power of the Primes'', who is made a Decepticon. |
| 611 | * AdaptationalWimp: The 2005 IDW versions. Rather than the semi-divine children of Primus, they're instead a bunch of tribal leaders manipulated by Onyx Prime [[spoiler:who was actually a disguised Shockwave]]. |
| 612 | * CanonImmigrant: Of them, Prima, Alpha Trion, the Liege and the Fallen all started off in G1 based continuities (also possibly Nexus, though his continuity of origin is... difficult to pin down). Vector Prime first appeared in ''Cybertron'', and the rest come from the Aligned continuity. |
| 613 | * TheCorrupter: Alchemist can "awaken a shadow spark" in 'bots. |
| 614 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The ''Power of the Primes'' Prima is identified as Prima Prime. |
| 615 | * DependingOnTheWriter: The group's line up has varied by continuity. |
| 616 | * {{Expy}}: To the Covenant (group of 12) from the Beast Era G1 comics Both groups of the first Transformers created and given godhood by Primus. They were both created by Creator/SimonFurman. |
| 617 | * ExpyCoexistence: The Fallen started out as one for G2 Liege Maximo in the Dreamwave line and live-action universes, both being evil Primes who opposed their nobler brothers and who are seen as forerunners of the Decepticons. Currently they both exist in the official lineup of Primes |
| 618 | * GadgeteerGenius: All of Solus Prime's abilities in ''Power of the Primes'' revolve around giving people the ability to create things. |
| 619 | * GodInHumanForm: In the ''Power of the Primes'' toyline, they have taken on the forms of diminutive Transformers that transform into sparks which can attach to other Transformers in order to grant them special powers. Some of them are packed with a decoy armor styled after a G1 Pretender that they can hide inside. |
| 620 | * TheParagon: Going by his ''Power of the Primes'' profile, Prima is bold, brave, fearless and selfless. |
| 621 | * {{Precursor}}: They are the precursors to all Cybertronians. |
| 622 | * ShroudedInMyth: The Thirteenth Prime. Sometimes he's Optimus, sometimes he's some other guy. Sometimes, the Thirteenth is just whoever's got the Matrix at that time. |
| 623 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: Solus is the only gal in the group. |
| 624 | * TokenEvilTeammate: After the Fallen left the other Primes, Liege Maximo is often depicted as this. |
| 625 | |
| 626 | !!Skuxxoid |
| 627 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/300px_starscreamsghost_skuxxoid.jpg]] |
| 628 | An alien mercenary who frequently takes contracts for the Decepticons and the Quintessons. Featured in the Sunbow cartoon and ''ComicBook/VoidRivals''. |
| 629 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Corey Burton (EN); Masashi Ebara (JP) |
| 630 | ---- |
| 631 | * ADogNamedDog: He's a member of the Skuxxoid species, and he's referred as "the Skuxxoid" by other characters (he even introduces ''himself'' this way in ''Void Rivals''). His actual name has never been given. |
| 632 | * AceCustom: He captains the ''Rockeroid'', a spaceship capable of disguising itself as an asteroid. |
| 633 | * AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed. The Sunbow cartoon Skuxxoid was bumbling comic relief - every time he went up against a Transformer, he was clearly out of his depth unless he had help. In ''Void Rivals'' he's a ''slightly'' more competent threat to Darak and Solila, though he's still nowhere near the prowess of Lockdown or [[ComicBook/DeathsHeadMarvelComics Death's Head]]. |
| 634 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: In ''Void Rivals'' he tries to sell a Quintesson prisoner to Shockwave and the Decepticons for quick cash. An annoyed Shockwave points out Cybertron is so strapped for resources that even if he ''wanted'' the prisoner, he'd have nothing to pay for them with, meaning Skuxxoid is wasting his time on Cybertron and should damn well know it. |
| 635 | * FlyingCutlerySpaceship: The ''Rockeroid''. It's designed to look like an asteroid, but it looks like the kind of asteroid that Creator/HRGiger might draw, with its elongated shape and jagged, spiky protrusions. In its true form, it has giant pincher claws that can grab (or crush) any smaller ship that gets caught in its tractor beam. |
| 636 | * NoNameGiven: See the above entry for ADogNamedDog. |
| 637 | * PigMan: A porcine-reptilian hybrid with a nominally humanoid shape. |
| 638 | * PunchClockVillain: He is barely even a villain, being a mere bounty hunter/scrapper who works to support his family and nothing more. |
| 639 | * ToylessToylineCharacter: Him being a non-transformable organic, coupled with his relative obscurity, meant that he has thus far never been immortalized in plastic. |
| 640 | * VillainousBreakdown: In "[[Recap/TransformersG1StarscreamsGhost Starscream's Ghost]]", Skuxxoid is hired by Galvatron to kill Octane. When all his attempts are thwarted by a series of farcial mishaps, his desperation turns him into an incoherent mess. |
| 641 | -->'''Skuxxoid:''' I didn't WANT this job, I HAD to take it! I've got a wife and kids! I HAVE to deactivate you! Look, a guy's got to make a living, don't you understand? |
| 642 | |
| 643 | !!Tornedron |
| 644 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tornadronface1.jpg]] |
| 645 | Another being created by the MadScientist Primacron, technically making him Unicron's little brother. A being of pure energy that exists to consume the energy of the universe. Was eventually destroyed by Grimlock applying ReversePolarity to make him dissipate. |
| 646 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/NeilRoss (EN), Yutaka Shimaka (JP) |
| 647 | ----- |
| 648 | * EldritchAbomination: He is a large fearsome entity that feeds on the life energy of others. |
| 649 | * EnergyAbsorption: He thrives by feeding off other creatures' life energy. He can even absorb the energy of an entire star. |
| 650 | * EnergyBeing: His default form is a being of energy. |
| 651 | * FeedItWithFire: Attacking him just makes him stronger, since he absorbs energy. |
| 652 | * OmnicidalManiac: Like Unicron before him, his goal is to wipe out all life. |
| 653 | * OneToMillionToOne: Does this to pursue multiple targets. |
| 654 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Regardless of whatever form it takes, Tornedron's eyes always appear red. |
| 655 | * TheStarscream: Tornedron turned against Primacron in the end, seeking to take his master's lifeforce as another meal. |
| 656 | * SuperiorSuccessor: Primacron considered him this to his "big brother" Unicron, and he managed to reduced Cybertron to a lifeless shell, something Unicron failed to. The Matrix, which destroyed Unicron, is nothing more than another snack to Tornedron. |
| 657 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Assumes the forms of many predatory beasts. |
| 658 | |
| 659 | !!Kremzeek |
| 660 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kremzeek.jpg]] |
| 661 | A mischievous creature made of electricity that can possess electronic entities, Cybertronians included, and wreck havoc in their systems, created accidentally by Megatron and immediately weaponized by the Decepticon leader. |
| 662 | ->'''Voiced by''': Wally Burr (EN), Ken Shiroyama (JP) |
| 663 | ---- |
| 664 | * AdaptationalBadass: In ''ComicBook/TransformersGhostbusters'' comic book, Kremzeek is not just a mischievous tiny creature, but a powerful ghastly apparition known as the Scavenger who can turn the living beings into ghosts. The smaller, more cartoon-accurate versions of Kremzeek are referred as his children instead. |
| 665 | * AsteroidsMonster: After Blaster's unsuccessful attempt to fry Kremzeek with electricity, it multiplied into many multi-colored Kremzeeks. |
| 666 | * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The multiplied Kremzeeks are eventually merged together, but end up forming into a ''massive'' Kremzeek that starts rampaging through the city. |
| 667 | * ColorCodedCharacters: When Kremzeek multiplied, each one is a different color. |
| 668 | * EnergyBeing: Kremzeek is a being of living electricity that can possess machinery and cause it to malfunction. |
| 669 | * FeedItWithFire: When Blaster tried to "fry [Kremzeek] with his own juice", it only made Kremzeek [[AsteroidsMonster multiply]]. |
| 670 | * GottaCatchThemAll: Kremzeeks appear as collectibles in ''VideoGame/TransformersDevastation''. Catching them unlocks new stage arts in the in-game gallery. |
| 671 | * PokemonSpeak: Kremzeek's speech consists of it always saying its own name. |
| 672 | * PsychoElectro: Kremzeek is a chaotic, mischievous creature of electricity that enjoys messing with machinery and wrecking havoc whenever it goes. |
| 673 | * ShockAndAwe: Kremzeek is an electric being that can use its electric composition to possess machines and wreck havoc in their systems. |
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