Characters / Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015), The Thirteen Primes

Micronus Prime

Micronus Prime

Voiced by: Adrian Pasdar (English), Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese)

First Appearance: "Out of Focus"

• Jerkass: Comes off as this during Optimus' training, and is rather unconcerned when both granting and taking back the power of the Primes almost kills Optimus. Ask Vector Prime said that Micronus was just pretending he didn't care.
• Living MacGuffin: His special power is granting additional power to other 'bots.
• Monster Progenitor: He is the very first Minicon.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: The smallest Prime.
• Reality Warper: At least within the Realm of Primes.
• Spirit Advisor: To Optimus, along with the other Thirteen.

Megatronus

Megatronus

Voiced by: Gil Gerard (English), Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese)

First Appearance: "Lockout"

• Adaptational Name Change: Played with. While Megatronus is his original name, the series never mentions his more iconic title of "the Fallen".
• All There in the Manual: While a brief mention is made in the show about his involvement in Solus Prime's death, specific details on the incident itself can be found in The Covenant of Primus.
• Arm Cannon: He has one on each arm that seem to fire Dark Energon blasts based on appearance.
• Badass Boast: Delivers one to Bumblebee after Optimus orders him to free the captive Autobots. Given his combat prowess, he'd most certainly be able to back it up.
  Megatronus: You can free a million Autobots. None will be able to stop me.
• Big Bad: Of the first season finale.
• Combat Pragmatist: He has telekensis and he does use it in close quarters. This is part of why even Optimus can't beat him despite having the power granted by the Primes.
• Composite Character: Seems to be a combination of his Dreamwave and RotF incarnations. He takes his alternate mode, apparent source for his powers (possibly Unicron) and his desire to commit chaos from Dreamwave. Whereas from ROTF comes telekinesis, using a staff as weapon, a face that resembles the Decepticon logo and being referred to as the "First Decepticon", as well as desiring revenge upon Earth for some as-of-yet unrevealed reason.
• Earth-Shattering Kaboom: Aims to destroy both Earth and Cybertron in retaliation for his humiliation and imprisonment.
• Exact Words: While he did promise to let Steeljaw rule over Earth if he was freed, he neglected to mention what condition Earth would be in after he was done with it. Though the way he puts it, Steeljaw should have realised what he was planning all along and just let his own greed get in the way.
  Megatronus: I spoke only truth. You heard what you wanted to hear.
• Face–Heel Turn: His earlier Aligned appearance in The Covenant Of Primus had him become The Atoner for his actions. As noted under Composite Character, his characterisation here is closer to the Omnicidal Maniac from Dreamwave and Revenge of the Fallen.
• Faux Affably Evil: This part of his persona extends even to Steeljaw:
  Steeljaw: All I wanted was a place for Decepticons to call their own — a place I could rule!
  Megatronus: I'm very sorry for your loss.
• Final Boss: Of the first season.
• Greater-Scope Villain: He caused the Alchemor's crash and manipulates Steeljaw into carrying out his plans. Once he's freed from his imprisonment, he become the direct Big Bad of the first season finale. Furthermore, he explains to Optimus during their fight that he has been granted power from a being more powerful than the Primes, hinting at the appearance of an even greater entity that could show up later in the series.
• Informed Attribute: Claims to be the "first Decepticon" like the movie Fallen, however this claim is fairly dubious in the Aligned continuity where the closest connection he has to the movement is that Megatron originally took his name as a gladiator. Its more probable that he was lying to manipulate Steeljaw and the Pack.
• Jerkass Gods: When Steeljaw attempts to challenge his demands, Megatronus forces Clampdown to start amputating his own claw at the wrist. Steeljaw relenting to Megatronus is the only reason Clampdown did not become an autoamputee.
• Knight of Cerebus: Makes all the other Decepticons in the series look downright pathetic in comparison. He's thus far the only antagonist in the series to deliberately attempt an extinction-level event.
• Last Villain Stand: After Optimus thwarts his plan, he simply elects to take out all of the Autobots, firing everything in his arsenal against them.
• Mind over Matter: Possesses telekinesis strong enough to lift and throw Grimlock a considerable distance.
• Monster Progenitor: He is the very first Decepticon, on the account that his infamous legacy was the primary inspiration for Megatron's Decepticons.
• Not Quite Dead: Despite apparently being obliterated by the combined power of the Autobots' Decepticon hunters, it is strongly implied that he is still alive.
• Outside-Context Problem: He doesn't get a mention at all until his debut in Lockout, 21 episodes into the series, where he reveals that the crash of the Alchemor and the formation of Steeljaw's gang were part of his machinations. The Autobots don't even find out about him until Battlegrounds, Part 1, the second last episode of the first season. Additionally, he's apparently the "First Decepticon" and sure enough when he appears he does have the logo on his chest, despite no prior apparent connection to the faction beyond Megatron naming himself after Megatronus before it was officially founded.
• Super-Strength: Among Transformers, his is considerable.
• Tank Goodness: His alternate form is a massive one.
• This Is a Drill: Can turn his hand into one.
• Too Powerful to Live: He's seemingly vaporized at the end of the first season finale.

Vector Prime

Vector Prime

Voiced by: Troy Baker (English), Yasuhiro Kikuchi (Japanese)

First Appearance: "Battlegrounds, Part 1"

• Alternate Self: Technically, this goes for all of the Aligned Thriteen compared to their counterparts in the larger Multiverse, but Multiverse Vector Prime (in other words, the same bot from Transformers: Cybertron) has stated that his counterpart is a distinct and separate entity from himself. And then the Transformers: Timelines story, "Another Light" makes it so each of the thirteen, Vector included, is a separate entity from the others.
• Demoted to Extra: So far, considering his original counterpart was a main character in the work he debuted in.
• Spirit Advisor: To Optimus, along with the other Thirteen.
• Time Master: Part of Vector Prime's shtick.

Liege Maximo

Liege Maximo

First Appearance: "The Trials of Optimus Prime"

• Deader than Dead: Previous mentions of him in the Aligned Continuity mention that he was killed during a fight with the other Primes. He was torn to shreds and his head obliterated by a pointblank shot of the Requiem Blaster, Megatronus' personal weapon. His tomb even appears in Transformers Prime, though his name goes unsaid.
• Jerkass: Par for the course with him. A tie-in book has him cruelly manipulate Bumblebee and using Optimus's form to hurt him.
• Token Evil Teammate: Was this for his fellow Primes in the beginning, being the most manipulative and playing a role in Megatronus' fall.
• Unexplained Recovery: The Covenant of Primus (a book written to be in-continuity with the Aligned Continuity) states that Liege Maximo is extremely dead. In fact, it was his arm that Megatron stole in order to use the Forge of Solus Prime back in Transformers Prime. Somehow, he's not only alive again, but also with the other Primes (despite his scheming being the cause of Solus Prime's murder, Megatronus' original exile and Onyx Prime's mortal wounding). Though could be Hand Wave by his spirit residing in the Realm of the Primes after the death of his physical form much like Optimus.