[9]As Optimus Prime relates, Primus and the original Thirteen Primes defeated Unicron and sent his in-stasis body beyond Cybertron's orbit. He was forced to employ servants to do his bidding: Alpha Q and theTerrorcons, who were disgruntled former Decepticons upgraded by Unicron in return for harvesting enough Energon to repower him. Unicron is one of the biggest, fiercest threats to peace and order in the Transformers universe, but the character had never appeared in the Transformers film series until now. He arrived at Megatron's old fortress of Darkmount, where he fought four Autobots. Subsequently, when the battered bodies of Decepticon leaderMegatronand several of his troops were set adrift in space byStarscreamfollowing a furious battle with theAutobots, Unicron appeared before them and offered Megatron a deal: in exchange for a new body, and new troops, Megatron would destroy theAutobot Matrix of Leadership, the only thing that could stand in Unicron's way. With Cybertron and Unicron gone, the reign of Shockwave would begin. 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. Within Unicron's body, Optimus Prime is severely damaged, and although not mortally, he passes the Matrix to Magnus, who completes the mission, and the pair escape as Unicron explodes. 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. arrive in the same universe as the primacon Unicron). James Gunn Reveals New Superman, Batman Movies and More, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Transformers: The Last Knight IMAX 3D Featurette, Transformers Bumblebee Spinoff Moving Forward With Harley Quinn Movie Writer, Transformers: 5 Facts to Know About Unicron, New Smash Up! Primus, fearing that to follow suit by forming himself in a similar manner would simply pick up the conflict where it had left off, sought an alternative way to defend the universe against the threat of Unicron by turning his asteroid intoCybertron; a planet that he populated with robotic beings that, like Unicron, could alter their forms. 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. Although never directly stated, it is implied that the ancestor of Tarantulas and the Council is in fact Unicron; Megatron refers to Tarantulas as "Unicron's spawn" in theBeast Warsepisode "Nemesis Part 1". Is Unicron responsible for the resurrection of a rusted Optimus Prime into the evil purple-eyed guy we see in The Last Knight? However, Welles' baritone tones also made Unicron a classic evil villain. Once they had done so, a trio of monstrous Transformers called the Blentrons (Elphaorpha,Latolata, Drancron) revealed themselves, stealing the capturedAngolmois. Taking the nameShokaract, this villain seems to have become one with Unicron himself, with the pair of them laying waste to Shokaract's Cybertron and the rest of the universe. 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. Attempting to open the Matrix to intimidate Unicron, Galvatron only prompted his transformation into robot mode, and was swallowed by the planet-eater. "The one" was a dimension in which created Primus and Unicron. 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. Their first act was traveling to an alternate dimension where Unicron had destroyed Cybertron and retrieve that dimension's Galvatron. He leads his new undead army to Cybertron's Well of All Sparks, and engages the Autobots, Decepticons, and Predacons in battle. This is the reason for the "errors" in the Cybertron animated series, as it is following a constantly reshaping universe. Primus went on to become the planet Cybertron, and grew new life in the form of Transformers; Unicron eventually learned to transform his planet form into a giant robot form using the energy from consumed planets, and went on to become the scourge of the multiverse. 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). After being sent back in time, Shockwave killed Onyx Prime (one of the Thirteen) and took his place. Unicron then destroyed Lithone, before beginning to journey to Earth. Though they all tried to ignore it, Alpha Trion later reflected that by doing so, they gave the darkness fertile ground to grow in. However, he was thwarted whenCosmosandFlinttraveled through his mouth into his body bearing the metal-eating spores of Cobra-La. Eventually, Megatron disappeared through the Autobot GroundBridge. Together, they keep the universe in balance. Primacron The first origin given for Unicron was given in Season 3 of The Transformers cartoon, years before Simon Furman came up with Primus. Travelling across realities, he arrived to find that the Autobots and Decepticons had already defeated Unicron, but elected to remain in this world for a time to safeguard against his potential return. Despite the best efforts of his "anti-bodies" (theBeastformers), they delivered the spores directly to his brain. The third season ofThe Transformersanimated series continued Unicron's story from where the movie left off, as the planet-eater's deactivated head settled into orbit aroundCybertron, a grisly monument to the moons he had destroyed. Unicron again appeared as a character in theTransformers: Universecomics by 3H Enterprises, seemingly the same Unicron as seen in Armada. Primus would stomp if he was at full power ( at a chunk of his power he crushed Emperor StarScream) and if not full power , he would probably still win ( it be similar to him vs Giant StarScream). Unicron dispatched a group of heralds to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming, including a Galvatron plucked from an alternate future. Unlike hisDecepticon counterpart fromG1, this Thunderwing was a creation of Unicron, meant to seek out and destroy the Matrix of Leadership. Unicron returns in the series finale movieTransformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising. The biography printed on Unicron's card presented him to be one of two heralds created by theAllsparkto explore the newly birthed universe. Primus, Unicron, the Matrix, the origins of Cybertron itself, all the result of science gone wrong. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. 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. One Shall Rise, Part 1. Before he merged with the Core, Optimus Prime recalled Unicron's great surprise at being trapped forever in the AllSpark container. The plan fell apartafter the Talismanwas removed from Cybertron before Unicron devoured the planet. Until, that is, Primus created the Thirteen. SWAY - 8: With a thundering voice, he can even command the likes of Megatron, but relies on a pain laser to keep them in line. From Austin Butler and Cate Blanchett to a potential Best Supporting Actress toss-up, see who EW thinks will win at the 2023 Oscars. This concept began with the release of a series ofTransformers: Armadatrading cards byFleer. In contrast to his major roles in the Marvel comics, the cancellation of theDreamwaveTransformers comics meant that Unicron would play a much lesser role in events. After gathering the capsules, Unicron attempted to make Cybertron his new body, but was finally defeated by Maximal commanderBig Convoyand his Matrix Cannon. In the series climax,the Mini-Cons joinedwith the Autobots and Decepticons todefend Cybertron from Unicron. TheArmada comic featured these fourBeast Warsinspired characters being abducted by Unicron in the final story arc. If The Last Knight brings Unicron into live-action, the vocal performance better be on point. 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. Bad news for Prime in the future? Finding Hot Rod inside Unicron's body, Galvatron suggested an alliance against their common enemy. The diminutive Mini-Cons and Unicron's building presence were the driving force ofTransformers: Armada. The Decepticons may be the most frequent antagonists in theTransformers franchise, but there is often an even greater evil lurking in the shadows: The Chaos Bringer, Unicron. Unlike the destructive, chaos-loving Unicron, Primus is a lover of order and creation. Though the Autobots come to Optimus Prime's aid, Megatron doesn't want anyone else to kill Optimus Prime and sides with them as he guides them to the Earth's core to stop Unicron before he completely awakens and destroys Earth. POWER - 9: Thisplanet-sizedrobot still needs the Decepticons to accomplish his goals. 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. You may wish to create or login to an account in order to have full editing access to this wiki. 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. A theory about God that doesn't require looking through a telescope. The comic states that Primus's chosen task in Energon was to imprison and burn away Unicron's disembodied spark within a fledgling sun. Primus = Creator God of Light, Embodiment of Order, and Incarnation of Good Unicron = Creator God of Darkness, Embodiment of Chaos, and Incarnati Both brothers were multiversal singularities, unique in all realities, but where as Unicron could only exist in one universe at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. Come join our discussions, post your own battles and kick some ass! Joe vs the Transformerscrossover produced by Devil's Due. A collection of Furman's favorite Decepticons, the Heralds of Unicron wereG1Galvatron, Scourge, Bludgeon, Thunderwing, and Dirge, all culled from universes Unicron had previously devoured. Alpha Q showed signs of rebelling against Unicron, and Prime prepared to fight back from inside Unicron. says the actress. Primus is the twin brother of Unicron, his eternal foe, whom he battled for eons To explore the fledgling universe, he created the astral being known as Unicron, and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. However, when attacking the seemingly primitive and defenseless Earth, Unicron ran into trouble. 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. Optimus, soon joined by his fellow Autobots, blasted his way through increasingly larger Unicron avatars, until finally Unicron produced one even the Autobots couldn't beat. Conversely, Unicron played a large role in the two Japanese-exclusive animatedBeast Warsseries,Beast Wars IIandBeast Wars Neo. But as the Chaos Bringer drifted through space, he eventually attracted space debris around himself that formed into planet Earth, rich with Dark Energon. Autobots, Decepticons, and humans have all united in order to stop the threat of Unicron across the multiverse; if Unicron is the threat we're going to see in The Last Knight, both factions of Transformers may have to work together (along with old and new human protagonists) to save the universe. Set afterBeast WarsandBeast Machines, and his defeat bythe Wreckers, he gathered Transformers from across different realities to create an army. Thunderwing even went as far as to seek help from the Decepticons for the repairs needed. Unicron's body, damaged once more, lay in the dark reaches near the fissure, and the Decepticons began to raid Alpha-Q's new planets for the Energon necessary to revive Unicron again. In the cartoon, Unicron was created by Primacron, an ancient mad scientist of similar size and shape to a monkey, who built him to wipe the universe clean of life for him. Likes: +15. According to past Transformers mythology, Unicron was set adrift in space, ultimately attracting planetary debris to eventually become planet Earth. RELATED:5 Of The Best Transformers TV Shows (& 5 Of The Worst). Tarantulas connection to Unicron exemplifies how fans can shape a works text through engagement. Along with Unicron, his twin brother Primus was created. The Lord of the Light, Primus is the being who created the Primes to help it defeat Unicron, and the Transformers homeworld Cybertron. In the Furman-scriptedArmada comic, Unicron had different acolytes. Predacons Rising, The awakening of Unicron from within the Earth sent ripples that echoed into the multiverse, drawing the attention of Lio Convoy in another universe. In cunning, however, he 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 their essences within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped in the planet prison. A short time later, Megatron and the Autobots used the GroundBridge to reach the core of Earth itself, where Unicron's eye peered around. A planet-mode diameter of 1000km has been suggested[5]and robot-mode dimensions would follow from that estimate, provided that there is no change in size (compression or expansion) common among so many Transformers. With the aid of other Transformers from across time and space, the Covenant succeeded in defeating Shokaract, and the Dark Essence of Unicron was drawn back into time, erasing Shokaract's timeline. A new Unicron figure was released at the end of theCybertrontoy line as a Deluxe-class figure with a tank-like alternate mode. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. In this dark future, Unicron's essence emerged from the Matrix and briefly took over Rodimus Prime, before he was thwarted by the removal of the Matrix from Rodimus's body. As the climax of this plan neared, a joint attack by Alpha-Q, the Autobots and their human allies saw all of Earth's Energon channeled into Unicron's head, which Alpha-Q then rammed into Unicron's body. 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. 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. Thus, Megatron becameGalvatron, and began to carry out his assigned task, although he was loath to do so. He often employs the help ofDecepticonsin his work, and in some stories is considered part of the origin of the Decepticon forces. Dreamwave went bankrupt and the next issue was never released. Since multiversal singularities are no longer a thing in the transformers mythos, who do you think would win in a fight? While this was going onRavagetransported Shokaract into Magmatron's limbo realm. This time the head looked very old and almost stone-like, underlining that Unicron was finally dead. Unshackled, Unicron went on a cosmic rampage, destroying all he found, with the end goal of consuming reality itself. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus could also, but adapted the idea, and createdThe Thirteen, a group of robotic beings that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron. Through the events of the story, Optimus Prime learns that the Matrix can destroy Unicron, and he andUltra Magnuslaunch an assault on the giant. In the end Unicron was driven off badly wounded again, this time by Primus himself. He tosses theDead Matrixinto the black hole, releasing Unicron's spark which quickly overtakes a nearby world, converting its inhabitants into savage maniacs. Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader Emirate Xaaron, forcing him to fully awaken Primus, who possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. He used his Dark Energon to revive the Predacons as an army of Terrorcons, and led them across the Hydrax Plateau to the Well of All Sparks. 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 MCUs tiniest heroes are kicking off its biggest phase yet, setting up the next several years of storytelling. 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". The divide between the two personalities grew and the being eventually split into Primus and Unicron. Then, when they had reached a sufficient technological level to serve as slaves for Unicron's inner workings, the creatures would call Unicron. Though Unicron's role in the story itself was suitably minor, it offered the first glimpse of his greater mental power. To explore the fledgling universe, he created the astral being known as Unicron, and then subdivided him, creating his twin,Primus. Rodimus and several other future Autobots subsequently traveled back in time to 1989 and participated in the "Time Wars", but when they attempted to return to their own time afterward, they discovered that disruptions to the timestream had erased their future, and replaced it with one where the Decepticons ruled Cybertron. Battlegrounds, Part 2, Eons ago Unicron created Thunderwing to serve him and destroy the Matrix of Leadership. A strange set of non-human creaturesopposed Unicron, threatening to attack him with a metal devouring organic spore. There were two early attempts to produce Unicron toys for theTransformerstoyline, featuring voice clips from Welles himself, but the results never made it to production. Thunderwing even went as far as to seek help from the Decepticons for the repairs needed. A primal force of evil from the beginning of time, his origins lost to the mists of history, theArmadauniverse's incarnation of Unicron was the embodiment of the darkness and hate that lurks in the hearts of all beings. You are indeed where you belong. Unicron is among the characters appearing in the 2004Transformersvideo game for thePlayStation 2. It would eventually be found by a lowly Predacon known as the Hunter, who fashioned a container for it that he dubbed the Decepticon Matrix of Conquest. How Marvel went big with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.