Super villain Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. Well, that all depends on how you look at it, how much you are willing to believe, and what universe you know best. Transformers is a bit bizarre w The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from Generation 1-oriented media, but from a set ofTransformers: Armadatrading cards released by Fleer. The plan was that the Autobots would have to face Unicron unaided, and the Decepticons would then be able to return and conquer whoever prevailed. Likewise, Primus is also a "multiversal singularity", but while Unicron is limited in this ability, and can only exist in one reality at a time, travelling between them, Primus co-exists in all realities simultaneously. Unicron returns in the series finale movieTransformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising. WebPrimus = Creator God of Light, Embodiment of Order, and Incarnation of Good Unicron = Creator God of Darkness, Embodiment of Chaos, and Incarnation of Evil So who is more Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. When the Autobots were ordered off American soil, they regroupedunderCybertron and began working on the teleportation engines that Unicron had left there when he transformed the planet. The treacherous Predacon science officer in Beast Wars, Tarantulas origin remained nebulous. Using the Angolmois to revive their master, the Blentrons were then devoured by the revenant Unicron. But as the Chaos Bringer drifted through space, he eventually attracted space debris around himself that formed into planet Earth, rich with Dark Energon. Unicron wanted this power for himself, and cut Primus down before he could report it to the Allspark, casting his brother's body into the orbit of a nearby star. Through this disguise, Shockwave orchestrated the creation of Unicron by the Antillans,whose planet the Transformers had invaded. A theory about God that doesn't require looking through a telescope. The Thirteen were Primus' soldiers in his war with Unicron, which came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever be known as The Fallen, betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories inTransformers: The Ultimate Guide, published by Dorling Kindersley and written bySimon Furman, who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. This incarnation of Unicron was never shown to physically consume planets in the same manner as his G1 predecessor, only to blast and absorb the remains. Arms Micron Leo Prime bio Using his ancient sword and the power of his Energon Matrix, Lio Convoy carved up the remains of one of Unicron's rock-and-stone avatars to create the powerful Gaia Armor, severing its link to Unicron himself but allowing it to retain the power of Dark Energon. He never got to see or touch Unicron. The subsequent awakening of the Mini-Cons once again increased the pace of the war, and to hasten the proceeding, Unicron created another being from his own body, Sideways, to serve as his agent for the purpose of constantly manipulating the events on Earth to keep the balance of power forever shifting, the ferocity of both sides constantly increasing. Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light and Dark Gods would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin. He confronts Megatron, saying that because of the Dark Energon within him, Megatron cannot become one with the Allspark. However, he was thwarted whenCosmosandFlinttraveled through his mouth into his body bearing the metal-eating spores of Cobra-La. In theBinaltechsaga, the futureRavageseen inBeast Warsalters theoriginal G1 timeline. Oh, how convenient! Most people think the Decepticons are the big bad of the Transformers franchise, but hardcore fans know that the real threat is Unicron. Offers may be subject to change without notice. It failed, due to a combined strike byProwl's Autobots andShockwave'sDecepticons, with the Fallen being killed byPrimushimself. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. However he failed thanks to the combined efforts of Prime andJack Darbyand fell into a volcano. Unicron then destroyed Lithone, before beginning to journey to Earth. According to the Transformers mythos (which sounds lovely when voiced by Sir Anthony Hopkins in the new movie), Unicrons origins come from literally before the dawn of time, when he was created by The One as a representation of pure chaos. Bryce misunderstood and believed Fowler was talking about a unicorn, threatenening Fowler with a psychological evaluation. Unicron During the battle, Dark Energon bled from his body and was eventually sealed away. The character made major waves in the opening scenes of 1986s animated The Transformers: The Movie, in which, voiced by film legend Orson Welles, the planet-sized Unicron gobbles up the small world of Lithone. RELATED:5 Of The Best Transformers TV Shows (& 5 Of The Worst). / Transformers: The Last Knight IMAX 3D Featurette / Transformers Bumblebee Spinoff Moving Forward With Harley Quinn Movie Writer. The Entire Transformers Timeline Explained - Looper Although the character did not appear inTransformers: Cybertronor its Japanese equivalentTransformers: Galaxy Force, the Hasbro Club comic served to introduce this new version of the Chaos-Bringer. By Kofi Outlaw This time the head looked very old and almost stone-like, underlining that Unicron was finally dead. The revelation that Unicron had been banished from his home planet indicates a different origin from ones used for previous incarnations of Unicron. According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Unicron formed from a cliffside as a stone likeness of his old body near Optimus, while the Autobot leader made a passioned plea to the Chaos Bringer to spare the planets' inhabitants. After freeing Unicron's captives, the Chaos-Bringer gathered an army of his own, dubbed "the Decepticons", to fight against Primus, which was led byRazorclaw, an alternate version ofTigerhawk, and consisted of alternate versions ofObsidian,Tankor, andReptilion. The first of the Thirteen to appear in person was the Fallen. Since multiversal singularities are no longer a thing in the transformers mythos, who do you think would win in a fight? Darkness Rising, Part 2 Megatron injected a piece of Dark Energon into himself and announced that he could hear Unicron's thoughts, much to Starscream's concern. Along with Unicron, his twin brother Primus was created. In order to re-energise himself, Unicron implanted some of his own cells within Cybertron, where they grew and "hatched", giving birth to the diminutive race of robots called theMini-Cons. Far more than a mere product of science, as in the cartoon, Unicron was a fallen god from before the universe existed, who sought the ultimate peace that would be granted by the destruction of all life. Naturally, the two were eventually revealed to be connectedUnicron created the Mini-Cons to exacerbate the Autobot/Decepticon conflict. How Marvel went big with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Unicron is mentioned a number of times in the novelTransformers: Exodus. According to the transformers lore, before the dawn of time Order and Chaos existed within an extra-dimensional entity known as The One. Together, they keep the universe in balance. He had slept peacefully, alone in the void of uncreation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. Until, that is, Primus created the Thirteen. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Created by Floro Dery, he was introduced in the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie[4] and appeared in Atari's 2003 Transformers video game. As Unicron and Primus ventured through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was nothing but a pure corrupt being, and then he confronted the threat his sibling posed. This sun was the one that was born to save Alpha-Q's world. Hook didn't last much longer, being destroyed by an awakened Primus. As Optimus attempted to fight off waves of power from Unicron, Megatron was forcibly possessed by the ancient god and set against the Autobot leader. As an immortal and eternal being with immense power, Unicron is the eternal arch-enemy of his twin brother, Primus, the We dreamt of the day and possibility of a Unicron toy. He used his Dark Energon to revive the Predacons as an army of Terrorcons, and led them across the Hydrax Plateau to the Well of All Sparks. Primus responded by creating the Some time later (Episode 81: "Ghost in the Machine"), the spark of deceased DecepticonStarscreamreactivated Unicron's head and entered into a bargain with him, performing three labors in exchange for the restoration of his body. After a short and fierce battle, Unicron proves to be stronger than Predaking and knocks him unconscious, then proceeds to read his mind, finding that Predacon remains will make a perfect legion for his destruction of Cybertron and Primus. Unicron's size is never specified in any canon materials, aside from the vague term "planet size". [11]Unicron appears in a flashback in "The Coming Storm: Part 1". If you love to imagine the planet-exploding battles of the fictional gods who will never be, taking pointless knowledge gathered from a life spent reading and gaming and swinging it like a gladiator's sword in discussions on reddit then welcome home, my friend. Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to sonically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of Cybertron. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation. A twisted reflection of Optimus Prime with the powers of shape-shifting and regeneration, Nemesis Prime was a powerful opponent, wounding Autobot and Decepticon alike. Out of Time! Unicron is a prodigiously large robot whose scale reaches planetary proportions, and he is also able to transform into a mechanicalplanet. When theGeneration 2animated series was aired, animated bits of the film with Unicron in it were edited into the episode "More Than Meets The Eye Part 1". Also he had no energy weapons besides his eye beams and mouth fire, Primus was built like a tank with both his cyber key hand cannons, dual shoulder cannons, Leg missiles, and moon chucks. You are indeed where you belong. In this continuity, Unicron is thought of as the Transformers' equivalent of the "boogeyman". The toy of Unicron in theCybertronseries is the size of a deluxe class Transformer toy and transforms into a Cybertronian tank instead of a planet. This substance was a violently addictive poison that could pass on to another bot once its user died, and was dubbed the Sparks of Unicron orDark Energon. Within Unicron's shell, the Spark ofAlpha Q, ruler of Planet Q, which Unicron had consumed in the past, still existed, and from Unicron's body he created theTerrorconsto gather Energon, which he would use to regenerate all the worlds Unicron had devoured. His coming in theArmadacomic universe was first foreshadowed when he pulledOptimus Primeinto a parallel dimension where Cybertron had been devastated. WebUnicron is a fictional character from the Transformers universe and toyline. Both brothers were multiverse singularities, unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one dimension at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. All rights reserved. Prophesies foretold that should a certain planetary alignment occur, gravitational forces would wake Unicron from his slumber. The Covenant of Primus, Unicron was defeated in his attempt to destroy Cybertron very early in its history, but emanations of his presence remained and were gathered and stored on Trypticon Station. They held off Unicron long enough to escape back to their universe. The Chaos Bringer offered Megatron a new body in exchange for servitude faced with no other choice, Megatron agreed and was remade as Galvatron. A short time later, Megatron and the Autobots used the GroundBridge to reach the core of Earth itself, where Unicron's eye peered around. After a series of failed battles, Galvatron proceeded to expose himself to the Super Energon once again, and this time grew to a gigantic height. In the ensuing battle Unicron's body was successfully destroyed by super-powered Optimus Supreme with help of some of the other powered Autobots. Unicron has his universe's Galvatron and the rest of the G1 Deceptions. InTransformers: The Movie, Unicron's height appears to be anywhere from several kilometers (as when handling Galvatron) to several hundred kilometers (as when attacking and destroying Lithone and Cybertron's moons, and attackingCybertron). The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from G1-oriented media, but from a set of Armada trading cards released by Fleer. Knock Out and Airachnid were less than convinced, but kept that fact to themselves. While this was going onRavagetransported Shokaract into Magmatron's limbo realm. As the war between Unicron and Primus went on, Primus realized that he was no match for his brother in combat. Bad news for Prime in the future? Writer Chris Sarracini has indicated that he would have followed through on the Unicron storyline, and also would have had the Dreamwave version of Cyclonus rescue Scourge from US government study. He arrived at Megatron's old fortress of Darkmount, where he fought four Autobots. The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story Legacy of Unicron, when he recounted it to Death's Head. It was Unicron's intent that these small robots would increase the ferocity of the Autobot/Decepticon war, allowing Unicron to feed off the hatred that the war fermented - but as a result of interference by human children, displaced in time from the 21st century, the Mini-Cons developed sentience, and fled Cybertron, crashing on Earth, where they lay dormant for a million years. Among the jettisoned is Megatron, who meets both his salvation and doom when he comes face-to-face with Unicron. He then confronts Optimus Prime when he senses the Allspark itself, and fights him on even terms until he strikes Optimus down when Optimus makes a grab for the Allspark's container as Bumblebee holds Unicron down. As the current retcon makes it clear that this cannot possibly be, one must assume that Prime was wrong in his analysis that Primus had died. transformers has always been vague in that topic, but the way I see it is that The One just split himself in half and the universal forge willed Unicron is the evil twin brother of Primus, who is the creator god of the Transformers. It was not until 2003 that a production Unicron toy was made. Shockwave's followers thus turned on him in favor of aligning with Unicron. As a result of these changes, the final showdown betweenOptimus PrimeandMegatrondoes not occur, and Prime does not die. When Optimus Prime restores the spirit of Primus, Unicron senses it and awakens once more, this time in energy form. How exactly he factors into the current iteration of the myth is unknown.). The voice cast includes Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and John Goodman (10 Cloverfield Lane) as Hound. In the UK comics' version of post-movie events, Unicron's head did not enter Cybertron's orbit, and instead crash-landed on thePlanet of Junk. Unicron soon made his presence known to the Transformers much earlier than 2005. As with his original incarnation, there was a failed attempt to make Unicron into a toy for theBeast Wars Neoline, and although regarded as quite impressive, the prototype - which, notably, does not resemble Unicron from theBeast Wars Neoseries at all - did not make it into the production. Later, in Season 3 ofBeast Wars, it was revealed thatTarantulashad attempted to destroy both Autobots and Decepticons in theArk, as he and theTripredacus Councilwere descended from a different lineage than Autobot or Decepticon, and would hence inherit Cybertron all to themselves. Hunted by Megatron, Alpha-Q then jettisoned Unicron's head and escaped in it, while Megatron took over Unicron's body and continued to gather Energon in order to rebuild Unicron to use as his ultimate weapon. This interpretation of the character is evidenced by the parallel universe spanningTransformers: Universetoyline and convention-exclusive comic books in which the singular Unicron captured Transformers from various alternate realities and pitted them against each other, feeding off the energies released and theTransformers: Cybertroncomic strip in the Transformers Collectors' Club fan magazine, which depicts Unicron's actions in the various realities in a chronological order and claims that Cybertron is the stable heart of the Multiverse. Who created the first Transformer? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Primus, Unicron, the Matrix, the origins of Cybertron itself, all the result of science gone wrong. Copyright 2023 ComicBook.com. The darkness particularly grew in Prima, whom Unicron had physically bitten, who had created a chart tracking which of the Primes were more similar to Primus and Unicron. With Megatron trapped in the rift, Unicron does not encounter the Decepticon leader, and therefore does not make theFaustian Pactto reformat him intoGalvatron. However, during his battle with Optimus Supreme, who had grown to Unicron's size, Unicron demonstrates that he had enough power to simply destroy a planet completely without consuming it. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe, who led a legion of Dark Gods against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the Light Gods. The Autobots and Decepticons were able to destroy Unicron, but Cybertron was left in its transformed state and seemingly in the Sol system, as well as continuing to be dead and powerless. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe, who led a legion of Dark Armies against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the Light Gods (note the plural). That twist comes to fruition in Transformers: The Last Knight, and its one Quintessa hopes to manipulate to her advantage (at least if the movies end-credits sequence is any indication). One Shall Rise, Part 2 As they moved through the interior of the deity, the Autobots and Megatron were attacked by a swarm of flying drones, Unicron's antibodies. Using these, they were able to make a decisive strike by teleporting the entire Decepticon army to Cybertron, then teleportingCybertronto the far reaches of space. Maybe. However, his self-interestmeant hewas exiled from that faction as well. Unicron denied Optimus's pleas, as he considered the humans "parasites", and he birthed multiple copies of himself from the landscape that surrounded Optimus Prime. Over time, matter gravitated towards Unicron's fallen form, eventually forming a planet which found an orbit around a distant star. Starscream (inhabiting and controllingScourge's body) gathered for UnicronMetroplex's eyes (breaking one and replacing it with one fromTrypticon) and Trypticon's transformation cog, and then began connecting his head to Cybertron, which would become Unicron's new body. InTransformers: Armada, the enigmatic Sideways initially joined the Autobots,but betrayed them in his second appearance, claiming to have been a Decepticon all along. Death's Head then aided Rodimus Prime, projecting his mind into Unicron's where they battle, until Unicron's head was destroyed by explosives, and his essence was sealed within the Matrix. Although Unicron himself did not appear again, his origin in the animated series was later revealed. They were brothers sent to explore the universe together. You may wish to create or login to an account in order to have full editing access to this wiki. Welcome to the Quantum Realm. However, from within Unicron's mind, Rad was able to use his connection to High Wire to restore the Mini-Cons' individual minds, freeing the weapons and deactivating Unicron. This portrayal of Unicron is consistent with his appearance in theCybertronstrip in the Hasbro Club Collector's comic where he is portrayed at around the same size as his foesSentinel MaximusandOmega Prime. Transformers: The Last Knight is out now. It was later mentioned his body was floating around Earth. He passed away while Haslab created this dream. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated thecurrent universe, and had destroyed the previous universe which existed before the current one. Starscream demanded that Unicron restore his own body so that he could complete the required connections; but once Unicron had done so, Starscream, somewhat predictably, double-crossed him and refused to finish the job. Unfortunately, over time, Unicron learned to physically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed his brother, where primus planet would become the mechanical world ofCybertron. Thunderwing even went as far as to seek help from the Decepticons for the repairs needed. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends - rather than transforming his own body, he would create small beings that would be able to change their shape, like Unicron. This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, published by Dorling Kindersley and written by Simon Furman, who had written all three prior telling in the first place. says the actress. TheArmadacomic established that its version of Unicron did not merely consume worlds and seek the destruction of the singular universe - it moved from universe to universe, throughout the entire multiverse, destroying entire realities and moving on to the next until all of causality and existence was completely obliterated. Now aware of his old enemy's location, Unicron immediately headed towards Cybertron, but, seeking a herald to sow chaos in his name ahead of his coming, used his formidable powers to send three agents -Hook, Line and Sinker, forward in time to an alternate future version of 2009. Arcee updated her personal log for the first time since coming to Earth just before the attack on Unicron. Hailed as the "Doom Star" by terrified humans, Unicron transformed to robot mode and prepared to destroy humanity. Though they all tried to ignore it, Alpha Trion later reflected that by doing so, they gave the darkness fertile ground to grow in. TheArmada comic featured these fourBeast Warsinspired characters being abducted by Unicron in the final story arc. Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. However, Unicron turned upon Primacron, deciding thathewould rule the universe and subsequently setting out to achieve that goal. Megatron presented himself as Unicron's herald and servant, an enemy of the Primes, but Unicron dismissed the Decepticon leader. WebThis is an amazing figure. In the subsequent episode, series finale Nemesis, Megatron offhandedlyinsultedthe late Tarantulas as Unicrons spawn. Writer Bob Forward had not intended this line to be taken literally, but since the series offered no other explanation for Tarantulas beginnings, many fans did exactly that. One ofOptimus Prime's visions of the future showed Mindbender and Unicron as a coming threat - a prophecy that came to pass in the fourth crossover "Black Horizon". I seem to recall originally Unicron was created as part of the big bang. Over time he pretty much destroyed all of the known universe. Once finishe Grill, Awakened by the restoration of Cybertron, Unicron cast around for a new vessel for his anti-spark, and found Megatron's body at the bottom of the ocean. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain the evil force forever. Press J to jump to the feed. After Unicron's demise a meteor of Dark Energon with Thunderwing sealed within crashed on Earth,Optimus Primecame across the meteor and found Thunderwing who revealed that he was a minion of Unicron and his mission was to destroy the Matrix. Cybertron's status was unknown, with everyone abandoning it as it began to die. Using his ancient sword and the power of hisEnergon Matrix, Lio Convoy carved up the remains of one of Unicron's rock-and-stone avatars to create the powerfulGaia Armor, severing its link to Unicron himself but allowing it to retain the power of Dark Energon. Unicron seized control of his body again for a new vessel and set out to rejoin with his Spark, but aPrimus-empowered Optimus Supreme engaged him in battle once more, and drew all of Unicron's consciousness out of Galvatron and sealed it within his own Spark. At the culmination of his plan, the Decepticons came into possession of all three Mini-Con weapons - the Star Saber, the Skyboom Shield and the Requiem Blaster - which Sideways and Thrust then stole and used to reactivate Unicron. Christmas in July Heatwave would later remark that he would rather ask Unicron for help when the team had to employ High Tide's assistance in containing a super-sized CeCe Greene. Though Megatronus succeeded in drawing out the Anti-spark, he was ultimately thwarted by the efforts of Bumblebee's team, aided by the revived Optimus Prime, and the Anti-spark returned to Earth's core. Vector Prime then created a time loop around Unicron to keep him in stasis and prevent him from ever awakening. Who created Primus and Unicron? - Quora With the destruction of the planet his body is reborn as a normal sized Transformer. RELATED:Transformers: Every Time Megatron Became Galvatron. The One then divided Unicron in two, creating Primus as his twin. His lust for destruction finally sated, Unicron entered a deep sleep - but he had not been thorough enough. This page was last modified on 6 January 2023, at 05:52. With quiet, subconscious nudgings, Unicron led Megatron to a massive reservoir of "Super Energon" beneath Cybertron's surface, which transformed him into Galvatron upon his first exposure. Having been defeated by the Autobot warriorOmega Supremeat some time in the ancient past of Cybertron, Unicron hid himself in plain sight of the Transformers, disguised as the planet's moon. In theTransformers: Cybertroncomics, the tank version of Unicron is only the same size as an average Transformer, and is shorter than the AutobotsSentinel MaximusandOmega Prime, whom he fought. Get back to work! https://comicbook.com/news/transformers-5-unicron-explained The black hole was born, and Megatron was freed. He is currently writing list articles for Comic Book Resources (CBR). Primus (Primax)/984.0 Gamma, Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extra dimensional. But Unicron was an imperfect being and turned to evil, adapting his form to transform into a giant robot. Amazingly, Unicron accomplished this task, wiping out all life, planets, stars and nebulae, even "the stuff of space itself" in the universe and leaving only nothingness and void. Round 1: Both are in robot form. Primus can use his moons. Thrust's defection proved the death of him confronted by Galvatronon Unicron's surface, Thrust was caught in a seam as the deity began transforming. All Spark Day, Several years after Unicron was sealed away, Megatronus was freed from his imprisonment and brought to Earth, intending to use his spark fuser to combine the remnants of the Chaos Bringer's Anti-spark in Earth's core with the AllSpark, which would destroy both Earth and Cybertron. The positively-charged Energon of Earth reacted with the negatively-charged Energon running through Unicron, tearing open a fissure in reality leading to a new area of space where planets Unicron consumed were recreated and sustained through the Energon radiated from Unicron's head, which had now become a glowing red sun.
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