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Unicron


, and also would have had the Dreamwave version of Cyclonus rescue Scourge from US government study. Although Dreamwave Productions' Unicron Trilogy comics were cut short halfway through their "Transformers: Energon" series, they establish an important piece of information that is used to shape Unicron's story in future fiction. This version of Unicron does not merely consume worlds and seek the destruction of the singular universe, but moves from universe to universe, destroying entire realities until all of causality and existence is obliterated. His coming in the "Armada
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Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys to save Cybertron and the universe. Later, the "Cybertron" Transformers learn from Primus that destroying Unicron results in an imbalance between good (Primus, who still exists) and evil (Unicron, who is gone); this imbalance factored into the creation of the black hole, known as the Unicron Singularity in American fiction or the Grand Black Hole in Japan. His scattered pieces are absorbed by Megatron giving Megatron dark powers and causing him to look like Unicron. The Japanese equivalent,
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Unicron


Unicron is a fictional character from the many continuities in the "Transformers" universe and toyline. Created by Floro Dery, he was introduced in the 1986 animated film "" and has since reappeared in "", "", "", "", "" and Atari's 2004 "Transformers" video game. Unicron is a prodigiously large robot whose scale reaches planetary proportions, and he is also able to transform into the giant Planet X. Unicron's origin has expanded over the years from simply being a large robot
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Primus (Transformers)


Primus needing to stop Unicron before he could pass on from this realm. The third, told by Primus, has Unicron destroying the previous universe and trying to end the current one, with Primus being formed by the "sentient core" of this universe to stop him. By the third re-telling, the idea that Unicron and Primus were related to similar entities had been dropped and was not picked up again. The expanded fiction of the Botcon and OTFCC comic books suggest that Primus experimented with a small planet before actually
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Transformers: Unicron


Transformers: Unicron is a science fiction comic book limited series presented by IDW Publishing, in collaboration with Hasbro. The series is being written by John Barber, with art from penciller Alex Milne and colorist Sebastian Cheng. Issue #0 was published during Free Comic Book Day (May 5, 2018) before running from July to October 2018, featuring references in "Optimus Prime" and "". The series introduces Unicron into the Hasbro Comic Book Universe following the events of "First Strike". The character had previously appeared
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Fireflight (Transformers)


, set in the Transformers: Universe storyline. Alongside "10th Anniversary" Optimus Primal they attacked the last of Unicron's forces when Unicron suddenly disappeared, and they barely escaped. Among the Autobot forces was "Universe" Fireflight. Although "Classic" Fireflight has yet to be depicted in fiction, he did have a toy made for the line, which was the basis for his form when he appeared in the Classicverse Lithograph sold of BotCon 2007. Fireflight and the other Aerialbots were created on Earth by Wheeljack and given life
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Unicron


backside of Unicron. Optimus Prime later references Unicron when the Burns discover a prehistoric island underneath Griffin Rock, telling them "there are many things beneath the Earth's surface humans are not aware of". In the comics, Unicron is a fallen god from before the universe existed who seeks the ultimate peace granted by the destruction of all life. Unicron accomplishes this, wiping out everything in the universe and leaving only nothingness and void. His lust for destruction sated, Unicron enters a deep sleep, but he had not been
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Primus (Transformers)


Primus is a living planet and deity-entity in the fictional Transformers universe who fought against the Chaos-Bringer Unicron. The Lord of the Light, Primus is the being who created the Primes to help it defeat Unicron, and the Transformers homeworld Cybertron. Primus was voted as one of the "coolest toys around" by "Boys' Life" magazine in November 2006. According to Transformers lore, before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extra-dimensional entity known as The One. To explore
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Unicron


is driven off, badly wounded, by Primus. Unicron appears in a flashback in "The Coming Storm: Part 1". "Ask Vector Prime" later revealed that Unicron's ties to Planet X stretched back years, the planet having once been the remnants of Unicron's body from the events of "The Transformers: The Movie", which were blasted into another universe. Ending up on the edge of the Sol system, Unicron attempted to repair himself but was hindered by the actions of the Megatron of that universe
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Cybertron


74, and while the Primus/Unicron battle and ultimate solution are always the same, the background to their fight differs in each telling. The first (told by Unicron) has Primus and Unicron leading armies of similar beings at the dawn of the universe. The second (told by the Primus Chamber's Keeper) had the two as the last of their respective pantheons and Primus needing to stop Unicron before he could pass on from this realm. The third, told by Primus, has Unicron destroying the previous universe and
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, the first Transformers. One of the thirteen turns on Primus and sides with Unicron, and the war culminates in a battle that sees Unicron and this traitor, the "Fallen", sucked through a black hole into another universe. This new origin is part of the G1 timeline laid down by the Ultimate Guide, which is apparently being taken as the "official" G1 timeline for future projects that require it. This means there is only one Unicron who travels from universe to universe across all the assorted "Transformers"
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it to production. Although Unicron plays a major role in the above-mentioned Japanese series, he had not been featured as a major player in American fiction for over a decade. The advent of the three co-produced series "", "" and "" reintroduced Unicron to American audiences and finally rendered him in toy form, with the Mini-Con partner Dead End. In reference to Unicron's key role in these three series, Hasbro's head of Transformers, Aaron Archer, has collectively dubbed them "
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defend the universe against the threat of Unicron by turning his asteroid into Cybertron. He populates it with robotic beings that, like Unicron, can alter their forms, giving rise to the transformers. Unicron's slightly convoluted comic tenure began in the United Kingdom's exclusive "Transformers" comic series, which splices its own stories with reprinted American material. Writer Simon Furman worked elements of the movie into his stories, creating a future universe based on the movie's events, but different from the cartoon. In the first use of
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back down. Although Unicron himself does not appear again, his origin in the animated series is later revealed. Unicron was created near the beginning of the universe by the diminutive genius known as Primacron, who intended for him to devour all life in the universe, leaving a blank slate that Primacron could use as he saw fit. However, Unicron turned upon Primacron, deciding that "he" would rule the universe and subsequently setting out to achieve that goal. Unicron's head is seen one last time as Primacron's new
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Primus (Transformers)


first clash between brothers Unicron and Primus came when Unicron succeeded in his goal of consuming the universe. As he slumbered in the void it was revealed that he hadn't been thorough enough — tiny fragments of the universe remained and reacted with each other, leading to the creation of the current universe. The universe grew around Unicron and when he awoke he did not question it, he merely began to consume it again. The sentient core of the universe responded by creating Primus, a guardian to battle Unicron. The infant universe
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by Primus, when he gathers all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. In this telling, Unicron predates the current universe, and destroyed the previous universe. He slept peacefully, alone in the void of un-creation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognizes the threat that Unicron poses, and so creates Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new
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thorough enough. Tiny fragments of the old universe react with each other, and a new universe is born. As Unicron sleeps, the core of this new universe - somehow a sentient being - becomes aware of Unicron's threat and creates a defender to battle his evil - Primus, the lord of light. Unicron awakes to find himself surrounded by another universe, and begins to destroy it again. He and Primus clash many times, the force of their battles wiping out the very life Primus had been created to protect.
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had called the "Allspark" is redubbed "The One", and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above is firmly established, and forms the backbone of subsequent fiction such as "" and Fun Publications' "" comics. Although many of the official television and comic appearances of Unicron appear to present separate and distinct incarnations of the character, some writers have presented an interpretation of the sources that tie all the versions of Unicron together into a single continuity. Likewise, Primus is a "multiversal singularity", but
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Transformers Universe (comic book)


teleportation beams and taken to Unicron. Tap-Out, "" Megatron, Brawn, "War Within" Grimlock, and "Beast Machines" Snarl are also abducted from various timelines. Silverbolt, Blackarachnia, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker are forcibly reformatted by Unicron into their "Universe" forms. Taken captive by "Universe" Razorclaw, Reptilion, Obsidian, Tankor and Striker, the Autobots are forced to fight one another. They witness "Armada" Smokescreen kill "Generation 1" Smokescreen, whose spark is absorbed by Unicron
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Primus (Transformers)


incarnation of Unicron, the Fleer series of trading cards included on this Unicron's card a biography that mentioned Primus and told an entirely new story for this universe. Here, Primus and Unicron were brothers, twin heralds created by the Allspark to explore the universe. Unicron was a flawed being, and he eventually turned on his brother when they discovered a region of space rich in Energon. Unicron sought to use it for his own power, and to stop Primus telling the Allspark of this, he apparently slew him, and
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Thirteen (Transformers)


firmly differentiated, greatly hampering interdimensional travel and isolating worlds such as the Axiom Nexus. This event also caused the Thirteen's various manifestations across reality to be separated from each other, each Prime ceasing to be a multiversal singularity. In the fictional narrative of the "Transformers" universe, the Prime lineage began with the Thirteen Original Transformers created when the universe began by Primus to aid him in his battle against Unicron. They went on to become the foundation of life on Cybertron. The story concept of the Original Thirteen, as
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of orbit and sent wandering through the galaxy. Before the Big Bang, an older universe existed, which was destroyed - consumed - by the fallen deity, Unicron. In the void of nothingness left in the universe's wake, Unicron slumbered, his work done... but Unicron had not been thorough enough, and tiny particles of the old universe that remained reacted with one another, birthing the current universe we know today. When Unicron awoke, his task began again, as he consumed world after world, until the sentient
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Quickmix (Transformers)


how to identify Autobots from Decepticons in battle using the Ark's computer. Quickmix is one of those he displays to the Autobots. Quickmix appeared in a flashback scene in issue #2 of the Transformers: Universe - Wreckers comic, where Rodimus Prime consulted Quickmix, Skids, Perceptor and Rad on his plans to send out ships to gather information on threats from space after the defeat of Unicron. Toy Gallery "Universe" Quickmix lacks any biography of his own or any fictional appearances, making him somewhat of a mystery. He
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Unicron


is illustrated literally eating an asteroid or moon whole. This Unicron was voiced by Mark Acheson in the U.S., and by Katsumi Chō in Japan. A primal force of evil from the beginning of time, his origins lost to history, the "Armada" universe's incarnation of Unicron is the embodiment of the darkness and hate in the hearts of all beings. Defeated by the Autobot warrior Omega Supreme at some time in the ancient past of Cybertron, Unicron hides himself in plain sight of the Transformers, disguised as the planet
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Unicron


, trapped in temporal limbo by Razorbeast at the end of "The Gathering", watching the annihilation of the future Cybertron by a new version of Shokaract and Unicron. Unicron appears in spectral form in issue #2, dispatching Rartorata to Earth to stop an anomaly in the timestream (the disembodied Magmatron) from interfering in the "ascending". Unicron plans to use Shokaract as a vessel through which to reemerge into the universe and destroy Cybertron. His plans are foiled when an unlikely alliance of Maximals and Predacons succeed in battling
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" comic universe is foreshadowed when he pulls Optimus Prime into a parallel dimension where Cybertron is devastated. Unicron sends the nearly dead Optimus Prime of the parallel universe to the main universe, who warns them of Unicron's coming before dying. Subsequently, Unicron sends his Heralds - alternates of the Generation 1 versions of Galvatron, Scourge, Thunderwing, Dirge, and Bludgeon - ahead to destroy those who can oppose him (including Megatron) and capture the Mini-Con Matrix. Galvatron is killed by Megatron using the Star Saber,
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continuities. This interpretation of the character is evidenced by the parallel universe spanning "" toyline 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 the "Transformers: Cybertron" comic 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. Unicron's size is never specified in any canon
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Unicron


his Heralds. Meanwhile, Ravage transports Shokaract into Magmatron's limbo realm. Realizing the truth of Unicron's intentions, Shokaract kills himself. In the official Hasbro Comic Book Universe by IDW, Unicron debuts at the end of "First Strike", having been awakened by Joe Colton's invasion against Cybertron. According to "", he was created by an alien scientist from the planet Antilla, where it was invaded by Shockwave (under the disguise of Onyx Prime). The scientist created Unicron in order end all wars by
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another new body, immune to the effects of Unicron and carrying the Matrix of Purification, which can purge other Transformers of Unicron's influence. In this new form, Primal was later seen leading the Children of Primus in yet another assault on Unicron in the pages "Balancing Act". Suddenly, caused by the collapse of Unicron in the parallel universe of the "Unicron Trilogy" and the formation there of a black hole containing his essence, Unicron began to crumble beneath Primal's feet. Primal and the Children of Primus
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and the other Heralds are destroyed in their captured Decepticon base by an explosion engineered by Jetfire. Unaware of his Heralds' failure, Unicron now threatens to destroy Prime, but the Mini-Cons and Jetfire manage to rescue Prime, with the power of the Mini-Con Matrix upgrading them and combining them into their Powerlinked mode. They hold off Unicron long enough to escape back to their universe. Unicron comes to the "Armada" universe himself, where he is attacked by a combined force of Autobots and Decepticons. They
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Primus (Transformers)


when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the current universe, and had destroyed the previous universe which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the void of un-creation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus
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but whereas Unicron can only exist in one universe at a time, moving freely between them at will, Primus exists simultaneously in all realities at once. As Unicron and Primus venture through the cosmos, it becomes apparent to Primus that Unicron is nothing but a purely corrupt being, and so confronts the threat his sibling poses. In combat, Primus is no match for Unicron; in cunning, he proves himself to be his brother's superior when he shifts their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical
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developed Unicron's story for the "Cybertron" era, attempting to fill in plot holes. The comic states that Primus' chosen task in Energon is to imprison and burn away Unicron's disembodied spark within a fledgling sun. This sun is the one that was born to save Alpha-Q's world. Megatron's spark, also inside, interferes and the sun collapses, trapping Unicron's spark inside (bridging it between other universes). The black hole is born, and Megatron freed. He uses pieces of Unicron
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later, Unicron's head proves to be the objective sought by the Star Seeker pirates under Cannonball, whose crew includes a version of Shokaract known as the Hunter. In "Another Light", Unicron, Primus, and the Thirteen cease to be multiversal singularities, instead existing as multiple separate individuals throughout the multiverse. This results in a Unicron in the Shattered Glass universe who is wholly good, with a counterpart Primus who is entirely evil. The noble Unicron comes across the broken Autobot forces of Optimus Prime, and offers them
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Rita (2009 Italian film)


- Artistic Direction 9th Concorto Film Festival | 2010 22 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Special Jury Mention 8th Imaginaria Film Festival | 2010 24 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Jury Mention 16th Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine | 2010 3 Sep – 11 Sep | France Best Sound 3rd Festival Internacional Curtametraxes Bueu | 2010 Bueu International Shortfilm Festival 6 Sep – 11 Sep | Spain Best Short Fiction Film 17th Altin Koza Film Festival | 2010 Golden Boll Film Festival 20 Sep – 26 Sep | Turkey Special Jury Mention 7th Filmfest Eberswalde |
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. In the fictional narrative of the "Transformers" universe, the Prime lineage began with the Thirteen Original Transformers created when the universe began by Primus to aid him in his battle against Unicron. They went on to become the foundation of life on Cybertron. The story concept of the Original Thirteen, as well as three of their members (Prima, Liege Maximo and The Fallen), were created by comic book writer Simon Furman. The evidence for "Prime" being a rank in the original comic and cartoon is weaker
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Swerve (Transformers)


character, or possibly related to "Generation 1" Swerve or "Armada" Blurr. Early information about this character out of China in April 2004 referred to this character as Blurr. Swerve single appearance in any fiction was in "Transformers: Universe" #2 by 3H Enterprises. He was among the Transformers captured by Unicron and freed in a massive prison break by Optimus Primal and his allies. Oddly enough, a car similar to "Universe" Swerve has made cameos in the television series, but he's never been
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Vector Prime (Transformers)


to kill Optimus Prime. Eventually, in one particular universe, Primus was accidentally awakened, inadvertently alerting Unicron to his presence in space and time. Unicron renewed his vendetta against his ancient enemy, and travelled across several different dimensions in various attempts to destroy him. In his task to safeguard existence, Vector Prime pursued Unicron across reality, doing his level best to heal the damage to space-time that Unicron's very existence caused. When Unicron's body was subsequently destroyed by the united forces of the Transformers in a war
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Ultra Magnus


" redeco - with bios which once again presented them to be the same characters from "RiD" and "Universe". It was within the pages of the "Cybertron" comic available through the Official Transformers Collectors Club that the story was continued, as the portal through which Magnus and Prime had vanished in "Universe" transported them into the "Cybertron" universe; there, a black hole left in the wake of Unicron's destruction in that universe had caused multiversal ripples which had resulted in the collapse of Unicron in
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creation. The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron comes from a set of "" trading cards released by Fleer. The backstory printed on Unicron's card introduces the concept of two brothers created to explore the new universe by an extra-dimensional entity named the "Allspark"." This is subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in "", published by Dorling Kindersley and written by Simon Furman, who had written all three prior tellings. Here, the entity Fleer
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Fireflight (Transformers)


story book "Galvatron's Air Attack" by Ladybird Books. "Universe" Fireflight's first appearance in any fiction was in "Transformers: Universe" #2 by 3H Enterprises. He was among the Transformers captured by Unicron and freed in a massive prison break by Optimus Primal and his allies. Unlike previous interpretations of the "Generation 1" Fireflight, Dreamwave comics had all the Aerialbots being made on Cybertron before the Autobots came to Earth. They were one of several teams that used the combiner technology first used to create
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Primus (Transformers)


G1 timeline laid down by the Ultimate Guide, which is apparently being taken as the "official" G1 timeline for future projects that require it. This means that there is only one Unicron who has travelled from universe to universe across all the assorted "Transformers" continuities. This interpretation of the character is evidenced by the parallel universe spanning "" toyline 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 the
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Cybertron


core of the universe responded by creating a guardian to battle Unicron – the Lord of the Light, Primus. Unfortunately, while Primus proved to be a physical equal, he was unable to outmatch Unicron in power. In a bid to save the worlds that they were destroying with the ferocity of their battle, Primus shifted the conflict to the astral plane, though he fared no better there than in the physical world. In a final gamble, Primus returned to the physical universe, with Unicron following on his heels, eager
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Trailbreaker


away by Unicron. Trailbreaker was the only one not reformatted into a new body, but he was forced to fight for Unicron's amusement (so that the Spark energy from fallen combatants could revitalize Unicron's shattered frame). Trailbreaker eventually freed himself by performing a risky spark swap with Silverbolt. All were subsequently freed by the resurrected Optimus Primal,and Trailbreaker went on to serve him as part of the new Autobot faction. Although "Universe" ended at issue #3, the flashback of Optimus Prime would reveal what happened
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Transformers Universe (comic book)


2004 by Simon Furman, set after the events in the comics. Rhinox builds a device to deflect Unicron's attempts to pull victims from other dimensions with his tractor beam. The Autobots deflect two attempts and the victims end up on a frozen planetoid instead of with Unicron. Maximals Rattrap and Silverbolt and the Predacon Waspinator are sent to help the victims, but Reptilion, Sunstorm, Ruination, and the Mini-Con gestalt Perceptor are sent to get them for Unicron. As a side effect of the device Rhinox built, a
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The Fringe of the Unknown


" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Jun. 1969) 8. "Dinosaurs Today" (original title: "Dinosaurs in Today's World") (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Mar. 1968)br 9. "Mammoths and Mastodons" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", May 1965)br 10. "Death Comes to the Megafauna" (from "If Worlds of Science Fiction", Sep. 1971)br 11. "Xerxes' Okapi" (original title
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Unicron


origin to create what is now essentially the "definitive" origin for Unicron. In this version of events, Unicron and Primus are again twin heralds, giant metal planetoids created by the "One", who are sent to explore the universe. Unicron is an imperfect being and turns to evil, adapting his form to transform into a giant robot. To battle him, The One gives Primus this power as well, but Primus opts to remain in planet mode. He passes the transforming abilities on to thirteen robots he creates
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Unicron


alternate versions of Obsidian, Tankor, and Reptilion. Although the end of "Universe" did not provide a proper conclusion to the storyline, the Cybertron Club Comic portrayed the ending. In "Revelations, Part 2", when Optimus Prime is called to another dimension to fight Unicron's heralds, he reflects back on the final battle between Primus's forces and Unicron's army. Unicron suddenly disappeared, his existence ended by the black hole created by his defeat in "Transformers: Energon". The Transformers club comic further
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Primus (Transformers)


. However, the events of "Another Light" resulted in the Primus of this universe being separated from his manifestations in other realities and developing an evil persona. Regarding his inhabitants as an infestation (not unlike the Aligned continuity version of Unicron regarded humanity) he approached the villainous about helping him eliminate them after Rodimus was defeated by Nova Prime, the formerly evil Optimus Prime who had been reborn through the power of the now noble Unicron. Formerly the assistant to the Primacron, the ancient genius who created the giant mechanoid Unicron
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Bircham International University


jurisdictions. In 2003, South Florida's "CityLink" magazine reported that Oregon education officials said that Bircham was "totally bogus". In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued a notice stating that degrees lacking RVOE (Official Recognition from the Mexican Government) will not be validated by the SEP. Degrees via online or distance learning issued by foreign institutions like Bircham University will not be recognized by the SEP. In April 2008 the "Nairobi Business Daily" reported that Bircham International University was
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Seacons


"" toyline and comic series, with the ability to combine into Piranacon. Minions of Unicron, they appeared briefly in the comic series to menace the Maximal Depth Charge; due to the comic's cancellation, the outcome of their confrontation is unknown. A mirror-universe version of the Seacons appeared in the "Transformers: Timelines" fiction. They combine to form Piranacon. Piranacon appears in the 2008 April Fool's comic "Shattered Expectations" by Fun Publications. Piranacon appears in the Titan Magazines comic book storyline based on
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Unicron


is inactive and badly damaged from his previous battle. Ten years after Galvatron's sacrifice a former victim of Unicron chooses to strike. Within Unicron's shell, the Spark of Alpha Q, ruler of Planet Q, which Unicron had consumed in the past, still exists. From Unicron's body he creates the Terrorcons to gather Energon, which he intends to use to regenerate all the worlds Unicron devoured. However, Megatron's corpse and Spark remain within Unicron, and slowly siphon off some of the gathered Energon, allowing him
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Thirteen (Transformers)


change shape, like Unicron. The war between Unicron and Primus came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, Megatronus Prime, who would forever afterwards be known as The Fallen, betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared. The Primus/Unicron
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Transformers Universe (comic book)


Club magazine "Robots in Disguise", Optimus Prime told the story of the last battle he was in, set in the "Transformers: Universe" storyline. Alongside "10th Anniversary" Optimus Primal they attacked the last of Unicron's forces when Unicron suddenly disappears, and they barely escape. Among the Autobot forces are "Universe" Fireflight, King Atlas, "Universe Night Slash" Cheetor, "Universe" Longhorn, "Universe" Prowl, "Universe" Repugnus, Rhinox, "Universe" Side Burn, "
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Society of Experimental Psychologists


conduct plenary sessions in which members can present papers. It holds meetings every spring, scheduled by a member at the host university who serves as the chair of the SEP for that year. The meetings are open to all members and to students and faculty from the host university who are invited by the chair. Membership in the SEP is by invitation only and is considered to be a great honor because it represents significant accomplishment in the field of experimental psychology. The SEP currently admits at least 6 new members annually from among the
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Cybertron


reservoir of "Super Energon" for its use in the future. Few other facts from this Cybertron's history are available - it is not clear when the Autobots and Decepticon began warring relative to this event. The presence of a sentient energy core named "Primus" at the heart of Cybertron in the "Armada/Energon" universe suggests its history is some variation of the Primus/Unicron legend. An American-written trading card suggests a story similar to that of the Dreamwave universe - Primus and Unicron are twin heralds
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Ultra Magnus


plucked from his home universe at a point after the conclusion of "Robots in Disguise" to become part of a battle between armies gathered from across space and time by Unicron and Primus. Led by Optimus Primal into the final battle, the combatants found their conflict halted when Unicron began to crumble beneath them. Primal's team gathered together to escape through a portal, but when Magnus and Prime passed through, they did not find themselves where they expected... In another universe, an Autobot bearing a great physical resemblance to Ultra
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Primus (Transformers)


shook and quaked from the ferocity of their battles and Primus was eventually forced into a desperate gamble. He shifted the battle to the astral plane where he fared no better and then returned them to the physical universe, but instead of allowing them to materialize in their energy forms he entrapped both Unicron and himself in two metallic asteroids. Unicron would not be stopped, psionically shaping his asteroid into a massive metal world and then into a gargantuan robot. Primus, however, elected to create a race of guardians to defend the universe
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Unicron


possessed the ability to change shape. The war between Unicron and Primus comes to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, Megatronus Prime, who is afterwards known as The Fallen, betrays Primus and becomes an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ends when the Fallen and Unicron are sucked into a black hole and disappear. With Unicron gone, Primus enters an eons-long slumber, preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers share. The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been
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Unicron


first issue of Marvel Comics Generation One "Transformers" comic, Cybertron is said to be around the size of Saturn (which has a diameter of roughly at the equator). As Unicron's planet mode is seen to be about a quarter the size of Cybertron in the comics, this suggests a diameter of 30,000+ km. The Dreamwave equivalent of Unicron may be the same size, as the Cybertron of the Dreamwave universe is said to be the size of Saturn. In the "Transformers: Cybertron" comics, the
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Transformers


during and after the 20th century. The first was the "" series, followed by three shows (", ", and "") that constitute a single universe called the "Unicron Trilogy". A live-action film series started in 2007, again distinct from previous incarnations, while the "" series merged concepts from the G1 continuity, the 2007 live-action film and the "Unicron Trilogy". For most of the 2010s, in an attempt to mitigate the wave of reboots, the "Aligned"
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Unicron


negatively charged Energon running through Unicron. It tears open a fissure in reality leading to a new area of space where planets Unicron consumed are recreated and sustained through the Energon radiated from Unicron's head, which is now a glowing red sun. Unicron's body, damaged once more, lies in the dark reaches near the fissure. The Decepticons raid Alpha-Q's new planets for the Energon necessary to revive Unicron again. Megatron directs Unicron's body to retrieve his head, extinguishing the Energon Sun and killing Alpha-Q
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Primus (Transformers)


Cybertron (if not larger) in the comics, this would suggest a diameter of 120,000+ km. The Dreamwave equivalent of Unicron may be the same size, as the Cybertron of the Dreamwave universe was also said to be the size of Saturn. In the "Transformers: Cybertron" comics, the tank version of Unicron is only the same size as an average Transformer, and is shorter than the Autobots Sentinel Maximus and Omega Prime, whom he fought. The "Transformers Prime" iteration of Unicron depicts him as the
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Megatron


the Predacon camp, and after Obsidian and Tankor were drawn into the Universe War by Unicron Waspscream and the other rebel forces reclaimed Cybertron. Megatron's earliest fictional depiction in comics was in a two-part short story told in Dreamwave's "Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" series of character profiles. The tale started and finished the series, showing a mysterious figure (who would be revealed at the story's close as Megatron) and his accomplice accessing the supercomputer Vector Sigma through a node in an ancient Autobot library
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Transformers Universe (comic book)


. Optimus Primal help free the slaves from various timelines which are held there and get them to Cybertron. Blackarachnia and Shadow Striker defect to the Decepticons and stay behind. Blackarachnia discovers Tarantulas is working for Unicron. Transformers Universe #3 Optimus Primal pleads with Magnaboss and the Maximal High council (including Bantor, Air Hammer, Corahda, Torca, and Battle Unicorn) to take the threat of Unicron seriously, but they doubt his claims. Optimus Primal is detained, but Snarl frees him. Alpha Trion and Primus need Primal to
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later helps Burton locate an ancient book containing details about Unicron, noting that the centre-point of Unicron's horns (during the era when all of Earth's continents formed Pangea) is Stonehenge. Megatron and Quintessa begin draining energy from Unicron, but are foiled, and later Quintessa (disguised as a human) approaches a scientist studying one of Unicron's horns to warn him not to touch the chaos-bringer and offer a way to kill him. Unicron is among the characters appearing in the 2004 "Transformers" video
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Transformers: Unicron


on the Marvel comic book and the "Unicron Trilogy" anime series ("", "" and ""), specifically the comics version of the series produced by the defunct publisher Dreamwave Productions. This series marks the conclusion of the Hasbro Comic Book Universe, in advance of a reboot series in 2019. When Cybertron was invaded by human forces, Merklynn tried using the Talisman to transform the planet into a new version of Prysmos, but those actions caused Cybertron itself to send a message that awakened Unicron as a side effect
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Primus (Transformers)


. The Primus story is recounted three times under Simon Furman - in order: Transformers UK #150, Transformers US #61, and US #74, and while the Primus/Unicron battle and ultimate solution are always the same, the background to their fight differs in each telling. The first (told by Unicron) has Primus and Unicron leading armies of similar beings at the dawn of the universe. The second (told by the Primus Chamber's Keeper) had the two as the last of their respective pantheons and
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Thirteen (Transformers)


is necessary for the stability of the multiverse. As Unicron and Primus ventured through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he eventually confronted the threat his sibling posed. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron, and their feud threatened to destroy the universe. In cunning, however, Primus proved himself to be his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical world once more, sacrificing most of his strength to manifest
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Galvatron


, "". In this world, the incarnation of Galvatron that appeared (in his original animated series color scheme) was the herald of Unicron, from a different dimension, sent to cause destruction prior to Unicron's arrival alongside his fellow heralds, Scourge, Dirge, Thunderwing and Bludgeon (all characters from the original universe, though their names are not mentioned and are not the versions in the other Dreamwave comic). After defeating Starscream in an attempt to capture the Mini-Con Over-Run, and the Mini
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Unicron


Death's Head. 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. Events proceed to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light and Dark Gods diminishes with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin. The story is told a second time in
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Unicron


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. This concept began with the release of a series of "Transformers: Armada" trading cards by Fleer. The biography printed on Unicron's card presents him as one of two heralds created by the Allspark to explore the newly birthed universe. Inspired by his Marvel Comics origin, the other herald is Primus, and the brothers set about this task, until they
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Unicron


come upon a region of space teeming with pure Energon. Unicron wants the power for himself, and cuts Primus down before he can report it to the Allspark, casting his brother's body into the orbit of a nearby star. Unicron goes on to become the engine of destruction that menaces the universe. The publication of "Transformers: The Ultimate Guide" by Dorling Kindersley cemented this notion. Writer Simon Furman incorporated the various aspects of the Dreamwave comics story, some elements of the Fleer storyline, and his original Marvel Comics
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Unicron


To stop the destruction, Primus shifts the battle to the astral plane. In shifting the battle back to the physical universe without time to properly generate their energy forms, Primus entraps both himself and Unicron in two barren asteroids. Over the eons, Unicron learns to psionically shape his asteroid, and transforms it into a metallic planet, and then into a gargantuan robot. Primus, fearing that following suit by forming himself in a similar manner will simply pick up the conflict where it had left off, seeks an alternative way to
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List of Transformers: Cybertron characters


he deflects it. As Primus's brother and ancient foe, Unicron sought to destroy life where Primus sought to protect it. Having been battled by the Transformers in previously in "Armada" and "Energon", Unicron was ultimately defeated when his spark was imprisoned by Primus within an energon sun. The destruction of Unicron - the embodiment of evil - in this manner, however, caused a fundamental imbalance in the universe, which caused the sun to collapse in upon itself, creating the massive black hole that threatened not just
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army of familiar faces to challenge the forces of good. In response, Primus resurrects and reformats Optimus Primal, and the two work together to gather an army of their own. Each side takes the name of an ancient Transformer faction: Primus' warriors are the Autobots and Unicron's warriors are the Decepticons. As the battle progresses, the Transformers radiate energon, unaware that Unicron is taking this energy to use for himself. In the comic series, Unicron consumes the sparks of fallen Transformers, not just the energon given off
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Primus (Transformers)


this, the publication of "Transformers: The Ultimate Guide" by Dorling Kindersley cemented this notion. Writer Simon Furman incorporated the various aspects of the Dreamwave comics story, some elements of the Fleer storyline and his original Marvel Comics origin to create what is now essentially the "definitive" origin for Unicron. In this version of events, Unicron and Primus were again twin heralds, giant metal planetoids created by the "One", who were sent to explore the universe. But Unicron was an imperfect being and turned to evil
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Unicron


future, Unicron's essence emerges from the Matrix and briefly takes over Rodimus Prime, before he is thwarted by the removal of the Matrix from Rodimus's body. In 2010, however, Unicron attempted this again and succeeded, controlling Rodimus's body and reshaping it into his own image, before being defeated by Rodimus's own force of will. In 1987, Simon Furman began writing the U.S. "Transformers" series in addition to the UK comics, and set in motion an epic Unicron-themed story. Unicron makes his
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Primus (Transformers)


to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation. The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from Generation 1-oriented media, but from a set of "" trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extra-dimensional entity, here named the "Allspark"." This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in "
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Unicron


in his mind to coerce him into obedience. Following Unicron's consumption of Cybertron's two moons, Galvatron obtains the Matrix from Ultra Magnus, believing he can use it to bring Unicron under his control. Attempting to open the Matrix to intimidate Unicron, Galvatron only prompts his transformation into robot mode, and is swallowed by the planet-eater. Unicron lays waste to Cybertron, halted briefly when the young Autobot rookie, Hot Rod, crashes a Quintesson spacecraft through his eye. Finding Hot Rod inside Unicron's body, Galvatron
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Unicron


of the deceased Decepticon Starscream reactivates Unicron's head and enters into a bargain with him, performing three labors in exchange for the restoration of his body. Starscream (inhabiting and controlling Scourge's body) gathers for Unicron Metroplex's eyes (breaking one and replacing it with one from Trypticon) and Trypticon's transformation cog. He begins to connect his head to Cybertron, which would become Unicron's new body. Starscream demands that Unicron restore his own body so that he can complete the required connections. Once Unicron does so,
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Marjorie Harris


Marjorie Harris (born 15 Sep 1937 as Marjorie Stibbards in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian non-fiction writer who has published numerous books on gardening. In 1959, she graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario with Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her first marriage was to television producer and musician Barry Harris. Currently, she lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her second husband, writer Jack Batten. Besides writing 15 books she was a radio host job at CBC radio's "Metro Morning"
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Stanford Exploration Project


The Stanford Exploration Project (SEP) is an industry-funded academic consortium within the Geophysics Department at Stanford University. SEP research has contributed greatly to improving the theory and practice of constructing 3-D and 4-D images of the earth from seismic echo soundings (see: Reflection seismology). The consortium was started in the 1970s by Jon Claerbout and is currently co-directed with Biondo Biondi. SEP pioneered innovations in migration imaging, velocity estimation, dip moveout and slant stack. SEP has recently been involved in 3-D seismic applications such as
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Scourge (Transformers)


was still one of the heralds of Unicron, from a different dimension, sent to cause destruction prior to Unicron's arrival alongside his fellow heralds, Dirge, Thunderwing, Bludgeon and their leader Galvatron (all characters from the G1 universe, though their names are not mentioned and are not the versions from the Generation One Dreamwave comics). While Galvatron attacked Megatron on Earth the other Heralds attacked the Decepticon base on Cybertron. Activating the Spacebridge links and leaving Bludgeon behind to guard them, Scourge, Dirge and Thunderwing journeyed to the
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Unicron


presence known to the Transformers much earlier than 2005. A battle between the Autobot Classic Pretenders and the Decepticons' Mayhem Attack Squad at the centre of Cybertron has the side effect of waking the slumbering Primus, who is struck by a stray laser blast and awakes with a scream. Although he immediately sinks back into slumber, his scream echoes throughout the universe and Unicron hears it. Now aware of his enemy's location, Unicron heads towards Cybertron, but, seeking a herald to sow chaos in his name ahead of his coming
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Megatron


Primus' dark twin, the malevolent planet-eater Unicron. In the final battle between Primus and Unicron, Megatronus fell victim to the same fate as his master, sucked through a black hole into another dimension. However, while Unicron emerged in another universe, the Fallen was not so fortunate, finding himself trapped in the "underspace" between dimensions. Another being addressed simply as Megatron is an apocalyptic figure said to bring about death and destruction through alteration of the time stream. Possible interpretations in the book of him are
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Transformers: The Covenant of Primus


of Twelve pre-Cybertronian Transformers based on the Zodiac and created by Primus as a last resort defense against the return of his nemesis, Unicron. Of their membership, only the following were named: The Covenant were created by Primus as part of an experiment that involved halting his universe-threatening battles with Unicron, and they were accelerated to the most advanced stage of Cybertronian life. Having succeeded in creating them, Primus tricked Unicron with a ruse that left them both trapped within planetoids, which they later reshaped into Cybertron and
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Fallen (Transformers)


follower off for good, Rodimus Cron arrives and is completely assumed by Unicron, becoming the new overpowered entity known as Rodimus Unicronus, willing to destroy the Matrix of Leadership and the last remnants of his brother Primus within it, as well as destroying the last surviving Original Prime. As Megatronus and Unicron engaged in the closest showdown between Primus and Unicron ever since the dawn of the Universe, Optimus Primal was able to break Megatronus's machine once and for all with the assistance of Grimlock and Windblade and then he recovered the Matrix
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Cybertron


restore Unicron to life, under his control, which eventually led him to move the planet-eater's body through a spacebridge into the vicinity of Cybertron itself. After a series of attacks on the planet, during which Primus's chamber was penetrated by Terrorcons, a reaction between the negatively charged Energon within Unicron's body, and the positive Energon used by the Autobots caused a rupture in space, leading to a new sector of the universe where the planets consumed by Unicron had been recreated. A series of battles followed which
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Unicron


suggests an alliance against their common enemy. However, Unicron inflicts his mental torture upon Galvatron, forcing him to fight Hot Rod. Hot Rod seizes the Matrix from Galvatron during the fight, and becomes Rodimus Prime. Rodimus throws Galvatron into space, freeing him from Unicron's mind-control. Rodimus opens the Matrix within Unicron, destroying his body, leaving only his head, which becomes a moon of Cybertron. As Unicron's head drifts around in space the movie ends, with the credits shown in a background of his
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Primus (Transformers)


seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, Megatronus Prime, who would forever afterwards be known as The Fallen, betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared. The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a number of times since it originated in the
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


Acapulco, Ciudad Altamirano and Taxco. On May 20, 1983, the roving radio station came to an end, with the university broadcasting once more from Chilpancingo — this time, without interference. 1984, however, presented yet another problem to the university radio station: a budget crisis spurred by a suspension of payments from the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP). Workers spent all of 1984 without receiving their salaries, and in January 1985, the university and SEP began negotiating. The federal government required the university to shut
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Galvatron


all the Decepticons to form an alliance with Optimus and the Autobots to stop Unicron for good. Galvatron entered Unicron's body along with Optimus Prime, and was absorbed into the demi-god's body and mind, but when the Autobots' human allies freed the Mini-Cons from Unicron's thrall, Galvatron too was freed, and, believing the threat of Unicron to be over, challenged Prime to a final duel. However, the energies released in the battle reawakened Unicron, and Galvatron saw that the only way to
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Unicron


a chance to be reborn and enlightened. As a result, Optimus Prime is reborn as Nova Prime while his fellow Autobots are likewise reformatted. They return to Cybertron and overthrow Rodimus Prime. In association with the Fun Publications' storyline, "Ask Vector Prime" also included information on Unicron. This included introducing a version of him from the "" universe who was notably distinct from his alternate selves. Having once been the tank-alt-moded ruler of Planet X, he eventually fused himself together with the planetoid and
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Snarl (Transformers)


transport beam. In the "Transformers: Universe" comic Snarl is abducted from an alternate timeline by Unicron to participate in his plan to gather energy. Later, Optimus Primal helps break free the captives, including Snarl, from various timelines which are held there and gets them to Cybertron. There, Optimus Primal pleads with Magnaboss and the Maximal High council (which includes Bantor, Air Hammer, Corahda, Torca and Battle Unicorn) to take the threat of Unicron seriously, but they doubt his claims. Optimus Primal is detained
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Unicron


Starscream double-crosses him, and refuses to finish the job. Unicron's head is subsequently blown off into space by an explosion instigated by the Autobots. Later, when searching for a new supply of positrons (anti-electrons), the Decepticons venture to Unicron's head, where Cyclonus and Scourge accidentally awake the slumbering demi-god. At the same time, Grimlock constructs from pieces of Unicron's head the Technobots, and one of their number, Strafe, severs enough of Unicron's neural connections to shut him
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Unicron


and Ultra Magnus launch an assault on the giant. Within Unicron's body, Optimus Prime is severely damaged and passes the Matrix to Magnus, who completes the mission, and the pair escape as Unicron explodes. Unicron again appears as a character in the "" comics by 3H Enterprises, seemingly the same Unicron as seen in Armada. This time he can physically eat planets as in Generation 1. Set after "Beast Wars" and "Beast Machines", and his defeat by the Wreckers, he gathers Transformers from across
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Primus (Transformers)


, adapting his form to transform into a giant robot. To battle him, The One gave Primus this power also, but Primus opted to remain in planet mode, and passed the transforming abilities on to thirteen robots that he created from himself; the first Transformers. One of the thirteen turned on Primus and sided with Unicron, however, and the war culminated in a battle that saw Unicron and this traitor, the "Fallen", sucked through a black hole into another universe. This new origin is part of the
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Unicron


Xaaron and attempts to hold off Unicron, but he is weak, and his attack a ruse, leading to his own destruction. This, along with a direct attack by Galvatron, succeeds in galvanising the Autobots and Decepticons to attack Unicron together. They do little damage and many Transformers die before Optimus Prime is able use the Matrix to destroy Unicron, exploding his body from within. In contrast to his major roles in the Marvel comics, the cancellation of the Dreamwave Transformers comics meant that Unicron would play a much lesser role
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Marvel Comics series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of ""). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel Generation 1 comics and elsewhere. The first time the Primus/Unicron backstory appeared was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story "The Legacy of Unicron!", when he recounted it to Death's Head. Per Unicron's
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