Super Energon Temple


 * ''The unnamed shrine is an is a location in the Energon portion of the animated Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

The "Sistine chapel" is an ancient shrine far below Cybertron where Bruticus Maximus, Constructicon Maximus, Superion Maximus and an unnamed other stand guard over a giant pool of Super Energon.

On it's ceiling is a large circular mural depicting the endless battles Autobots and Decepticons have fought over the years. It is an illustration of the absolute futility. Viewed from the center there are no 'sides,' and it is impossible to tell Autobots from Decepticons.

Energon (cartoon)
Megatron, following an unspoken compulsion from Unicron broke off on his own with a group of Terrorcon (Energon)s, driven to seek out this hidden shrine for reasons he knew not. Passing a false door, and a plunge of faith, Megatron found himself in a room surrounded by 4 giant warriors stationed on each position of a compass rose. The warriors were so corroded it was impossible to tell which was Autobot and which was Deception. Choose wrongly, and you stand a 50% change of being destroyed by the opposing faction, a sobering lesson on how illusionary the division between "Autobot" and "Decepticon" is.

At least that was the theory. But Megatron was bonded to Unicron and as they say, "The Devil shall recognize his own." He could even tell the Decepticons from the Autobots in the painting ! He destroyed one of the Autobot guardians, awakening the other 3 and revealing the Super Energon. Megatron compelled the two Deceptions to swear loyalty to him, and claimed the prize!

It was a very clever intellectual puzzle, but maybe next time Primus might want to back it up with a few laser cannons.

Mural
Some select detail view of the Mural follow.