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| − | |notable_members = [[Vector Prime]]<br>[[Alpha Trion]]<br>[[Solus Prime]]<br>[[Micronus Prime]]<br>[[Alchemist Prime]]<br>[[Nexus Prime]]<br>[[Onyx Prime]]<br>[[Amalgamous Prime]]<br>[[Quintus Prime]]<br>[[ |
+ | |notable_members = [[Vector Prime]]<br>[[Alpha Trion]]<br>[[Solus Prime]]<br>[[Micronus Prime]]<br>[[Alchemist Prime]]<br>[[Nexus Prime]]<br>[[Onyx Prime]]<br>[[Amalgamous Prime]]<br>[[Quintus Prime]]<br>[[Liege Maximo]]<br>[[Megatronus]]<br>[[Optimus Prime]] |
|allies = [[Primus]] (creator)}} |
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| − | The '''Thirteen''' were the first original [[Cybertronians]] created by [[Primus]] to fight and defeat [[Unicron]]. |
+ | The '''Thirteen''', also known as the '''Thirteen Primes''' and '''Firstforged''' were the first original [[Cybertronians]] created by [[Primus]] to fight and defeat [[Unicron]]. They were each given [[Prime (rank)|the rank of Prime]] and addressed as such. |
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| − | They were each given [[Prime (rank)|the rank of a Prime]] and were addressed as such. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Primus and Unicron were created by a being known as '''"the One"''' splitting in two. They began to explore the universe, but unfortunately became divided and began to battle each other. However, as twins they were perfectly matched and neither held an advantage for long, with their battle grinding into a stalemate. Knowing Unicron had to be stopped, Primus created the Thirteen, combining elements of both himself and Unicron to allow for more varied attacks to halt the Chaos-Bringer. The Thirteen defeated him, but at the cost of unknowingly taking a seed of darkness into themselves. |
Primus and Unicron were created by a being known as '''"the One"''' splitting in two. They began to explore the universe, but unfortunately became divided and began to battle each other. However, as twins they were perfectly matched and neither held an advantage for long, with their battle grinding into a stalemate. Knowing Unicron had to be stopped, Primus created the Thirteen, combining elements of both himself and Unicron to allow for more varied attacks to halt the Chaos-Bringer. The Thirteen defeated him, but at the cost of unknowingly taking a seed of darkness into themselves. |
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| − | Knowing that one day more Cybertronians would emerge, they established a small city and began working on government. However, as with Primus and Unicron, [[Prima]] and [[Megatronus]] often clashed. The group began to divide into factions with [[Liege Maximo]] creating war beasts in the interim. Eventually all their secrets were discovered and they fought against each other in the conflict that would become known as the [[War of the Primes]]. Several perished and/or joined their creator's [[Spark|spark]] while many departed from the newly-created [[Cybertron]], leaving only [[Alpha Trion]] and a few others to help guide the developing Cybertronian society. In time Alpha would be the last true Prime and member of the Thirteen to remain on Cybertron, while his surviving brethren |
+ | Knowing that one day more Cybertronians would emerge, they established a small city and began working on government. However, as with Primus and Unicron, [[Prima]] and [[Megatronus]] often clashed. The group began to divide into factions with [[Liege Maximo]] creating war beasts in the interim. Eventually all their secrets were discovered and they fought against each other in the conflict that would become known as the [[War of the Primes]]. Several perished and/or joined their creator's [[Spark|spark]] while many departed from the newly-created [[Cybertron]], leaving only [[Alpha Trion]] and a few others to help guide the developing Cybertronian society. In time Alpha would be the last true Prime and member of the Thirteen to remain on Cybertron, while his surviving brethren departed on various self-appointed missions. |
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| − | ===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''=== |
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| + | == Multiversal == |
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| − | [[File:Tumblr_nq0jiybOh71qhrtuvo1_1280.png|thumb|left|400px|Don't we all just look mysteriously awesome?]] |
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| + | * [[Prima]] |
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| − | After the events of ''[[Predacons Rising]]'', it was revealed in [[Decepticon Island (Part 1)|Decepticon Island, Part 1]] that Optimus was saved by the Primes before his own spark could've been extinguished and joined six of his brethren in the [[Realm of the Primes]], which is a mystical plane of existence. Here he trained in preparation to face the threat of Megatronus, who was preparing to destroy both Earth and Cybertron. After undergoing this training for some time, though not enough in the opinion of his brethren, the other six Primes empowered him with portions of their own Sparks to allow him to travel to Earth and challenge Megatronus. Weeks after Megatronus's defeat in [[Battlegrounds, Part 2]] and at the beginning of [[Overloaded, Part 1]], [[Micronus Prime]] had to take the powers that were given to Optimus away back to the other Primes, though this left him severely weakened by the resulting power drainage for a while. |
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| + | * [[Liege Maximo]] |
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| + | * [[Megatronus|Megatronus/The Fallen]] |
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| + | * [[Vector Prime]] |
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| + | * [[Soundblaster (Unicron Trilogy)|Logos Prime/Soundblaster]] |
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| + | * [[Nexus Prime]] |
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| + | * [[Solus Prime]] |
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| + | * [[Micronus Prime]] |
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| + | * [[Onyx Prime]] |
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| + | * [[Last Autobot|Autonomous Maximus/Last Autobot]] |
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| + | * [[Solomus]] |
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| + | * [[Epistemus]] |
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+ | === "Covenant" === |
| + | * Prima |
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| − | Each member of the Thirteen led a different life following the [[War of the Primes]]: |
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| + | * Vector Prime |
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| − | *[[Prima]] led the early [[Cybertronians]] and is thought to have died in the [[Great Cataclysm]]. |
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| + | * [[Alpha Trion TFP|Alpha Trion]] |
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| − | *[[Vector Prime]] left to travel the universe throughout both space and time. |
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| + | * Solus Prime |
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| − | *[[Alpha Trion]] led the early Cybertronians with Prima through their beginning to the [[Great War]] and died after the [[Decepticons]]' final attack on [[Iacon]]. |
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| + | * Micronus Prime |
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| − | *[[Solus Prime]] was murdered by [[Megatronus]], an act that made him rename himself "The Fallen", with her body melting away into the surface of [[Cybertron]] and opening a channel to the deep [[Core|core]] of [[Primus]] himself at the center of the planet, now known as the [[Well of Allsparks]]. |
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| + | * Alchemist Prime |
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| − | *[[Micronus Prime]] merged with Primus and would later go on to mentor [[Optimus Prime]]. |
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| + | * Nexus Prime |
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| + | * Onyx Prime |
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| − | *[[Nexus Prime]] split into five lesser bots to protect the pieces of the [[Blades of Time]] which could grant access to Vector Prime's personal dimension. |
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| + | * [[Amalgamous Prime]] |
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| − | *[[Onyx Prime]] merged with Primus after being grievously wounded. |
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| + | * Quintus Prime |
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| − | *[[Amalgamous Prime]] left to travel the stars. He lost his [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] and it slowly gave many Cybertronians amazing transformation skills, but at the cost of merging into one being. |
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| + | * Liege Maximo |
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| − | *[[Quintus Prime]] created the [[Quintessons]] and it is believed he died shortly after teaching them how to make more Quintessons. |
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| + | * The Fallen |
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| − | *[[Liege Maximo]] was torn apart, decapitated and buried in a poorly built tomb inside the Thirteen's old city. [[Liege Maximo's arm|His arm]] would be later used by [[Megatron]] to harness the ancient powers of the Primes. |
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| + | * [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Thirteenth Prime/The Arisen]] |
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| − | *Megatronus Prime murdered Solus Prime, leading to his being renamed '''"The Fallen"'''. This led to his exile from Cybertron, which he subsequently sought to destroy along with [[Earth]]. |
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| − | *Optimus Prime chose to be reincarnated as '''Orion Pax''' to better understand the lesser Cybertronians and eventually fought in the Great War with them, sacrificing his life to restore the [[AllSpark]] for new life on Cybertron. |
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| + | === Post-[[Shrouding]] === |
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| − | When creating new life on [[Cybertron]], all humanoid-looking [[Cybertronians]] were modeled after certain members of Thirteen, even adopting similar mental and physical characteristics. [[Alpha Trion]] believed [[Megatron]], leader of the [[Decepticons]], was modeled after [[Megatronus]], and [[Nexus Prime]] noticed the similarity between the two. |
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| + | * [[Adaptus]] |
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| + | * [[Mortilus]] |
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| + | * [[Sentinel Prime (Primax)|Sentinel Prime]] |
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| + | == Related / See also == |
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| + | * [[Light Gods]] |
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| − | *[[Prima]] - Leader, Warrior of Light ''(Offline)'' |
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| + | * [[Dark Gods]] |
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| − | *[[Vector Prime]] - Warrior, Interdimensional Space-Time Traveler ''(Fate unknown)'' |
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| + | * [[Guiding Hand]] |
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| − | *[[Alpha Trion]] - Strategist, Historian ''(Offline)'' |
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| + | * [[Covenant]] |
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| − | *[[Solus Prime]] - Free Agent, Artificer ''(Offline)'' |
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| + | * [[Herald of Unicron]] |
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| − | *[[Micronus Prime]] - Strategist, First [[Mini-Cons|Mini-Con]] ''(Offline)'' |
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| + | * [[Child of Primus]] |
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| − | *[[Alchemist Prime]] - Free Agent, Elemental ''(Fate unknown)'' |
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| + | * [[Ancients]] |
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| − | *[[Nexus Prime]] - Free Agent, First [[Combiner]], Wizard of Forms ''(Online)'' |
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| + | * [[Dynasty of Primes]] |
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| − | *[[Onyx Prime]] - Spirit Warrior, First [[Predacon]] ''(Offline)'' |
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| − | *[[Amalgamous Prime]] - Warrior, First [[Shifters|Shifter]] ''(Fate unknown)'' |
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| − | *[[Quintus Prime]] - Strategist, Experimental Dreamer ''(Presumably offline)'' |
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| − | *[[Liege Maximo]] - Strategist, Manipulator ''(Offline)'' |
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| − | *[[Megatronus|Megatronus Prime/Megatronus/The Fallen]] - Warrior of Darkness ''(Presumably offline)'' |
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| − | *[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] - Warrior, Leader, [[Caste System]] Creator ''(Offline)'' |
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| − | *[[Optimus Prime|Orion Pax/Optimus/Optimus Prime]] - Free Agent, Warrior, Visionary ''(Online)'' |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *On Dec. 10, 2013, ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]'' revealed the origins of the Thirteen. |
+ | *On Dec. 10, 2013, ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]'' revealed what would become the general origins of the Thirteen. |
*[[Alpha Trion]], [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Prima]] were the only members of the Thirteen to not have the word "Prime" in their names. |
*[[Alpha Trion]], [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Prima]] were the only members of the Thirteen to not have the word "Prime" in their names. |
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**It is possible the word and title of Prime was originally derived from the name of Prima, thus Prima can be considered as having an altered version of it as his name. However, it is also likely that the term was also possibly derived from the name of the Thirteen's creator [[Primus]]. |
**It is possible the word and title of Prime was originally derived from the name of Prima, thus Prima can be considered as having an altered version of it as his name. However, it is also likely that the term was also possibly derived from the name of the Thirteen's creator [[Primus]]. |
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| ⚫ | *While [[Vector Prime]] appeared in the [[Unicron Trilogy]], he was never an outright member of the Thirteen. The Dynasty of Primes from the live-action film series was a group of Primes as well, only composed of seven members as opposed to thirteen. Another version of the Thirteen would appear a little over a year later in the IDW comics, inspired by their counterparts in the Aligned continuity. So far eight have been confirmed: Prima, [[Megatronus]], [[Nexus Prime]], [[Solus Prime]], Alpha Trion, Liege Maximo, [[Onyx Prime]] and [[Alchemist Prime]]. The Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/AskVectorPrime Ask Vector Prime] and other media indicate that not all characters presented as members of the Thirteen in the Aligned continuity are members in other continuities. |
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| − | *Alpha Trion is the only member of the Thirteen, except for [[Optimus Prime|Optimus]] to fully appear outside of flashbacks. |
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| ⚫ | *The history of the Thirteen differs on the piece of media presenting it, specifically regarding the Fallen. The novels suggest he and Maximo acted as [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] to the Thirteen and he murdered Solus Prime after a failed attempt to recruit her. Indeed, Alpha Trion often voiced his contempt for Megatronus and Nexus Prime was sent into a blind rage when he mistook [[Megatron (Uniend)|Megatron]] for his supposed ancestor. The Covenant portrays Liege Maximo as the one who truly betrayed the Primes by manipulating the love between Megatronus and Solus. ''Robots in Disguise'' 2015 depicted him as being closer to the novels and second live-action film ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but adds that he was banished from the known universe by his fellow Primes and sought revenge on both Cybertron and Earth. |
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| ⚫ | *The history of the Thirteen differs on the piece of media presenting it, specifically regarding the Fallen. The novels suggest he and Maximo acted as Megatron and Starscream to the Thirteen and he murdered Solus Prime after a failed attempt to recruit her. Indeed, Alpha Trion often voiced his contempt for Megatronus and Nexus Prime was sent into a blind rage when he mistook [[Megatron]] for his ancestor. The Covenant portrays Liege Maximo as the one who truly betrayed the Primes by manipulating the love between Megatronus and Solus. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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+ | Bring the two together.png|Megatronus wielding the [[Spark Fuser]] and preparing to merge the [[Spark]]s of [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]]. |
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Revision as of 22:50, 15 June 2021
The Thirteen, also known as the Thirteen Primes and Firstforged were the first original Cybertronians created by Primus to fight and defeat Unicron. They were each given the rank of Prime and addressed as such.
History
Primus and Unicron were created by a being known as "the One" splitting in two. They began to explore the universe, but unfortunately became divided and began to battle each other. However, as twins they were perfectly matched and neither held an advantage for long, with their battle grinding into a stalemate. Knowing Unicron had to be stopped, Primus created the Thirteen, combining elements of both himself and Unicron to allow for more varied attacks to halt the Chaos-Bringer. The Thirteen defeated him, but at the cost of unknowingly taking a seed of darkness into themselves.
Knowing that one day more Cybertronians would emerge, they established a small city and began working on government. However, as with Primus and Unicron, Prima and Megatronus often clashed. The group began to divide into factions with Liege Maximo creating war beasts in the interim. Eventually all their secrets were discovered and they fought against each other in the conflict that would become known as the War of the Primes. Several perished and/or joined their creator's spark while many departed from the newly-created Cybertron, leaving only Alpha Trion and a few others to help guide the developing Cybertronian society. In time Alpha would be the last true Prime and member of the Thirteen to remain on Cybertron, while his surviving brethren departed on various self-appointed missions.
Members
Multiversal
- Prima
- Liege Maximo
- Megatronus/The Fallen
- Vector Prime
- Logos Prime/Soundblaster
- Nexus Prime
- Alchemist Prime
- Solus Prime
- Micronus Prime
- Onyx Prime
- Autonomous Maximus/Last Autobot
- Solomus
- Epistemus
"Covenant"
- Prima
- Vector Prime
- Alpha Trion
- Solus Prime
- Micronus Prime
- Alchemist Prime
- Nexus Prime
- Onyx Prime
- Amalgamous Prime
- Quintus Prime
- Liege Maximo
- The Fallen
- Thirteenth Prime/The Arisen
Post-Shrouding
- Adaptus
- Mortilus
- Sentinel Prime
Related / See also
- Light Gods
- Dark Gods
- Guiding Hand
- Covenant
- Herald of Unicron
- Child of Primus
- Ancients
- Dynasty of Primes
Trivia
- On Dec. 10, 2013, Transformers: The Covenant of Primus revealed what would become the general origins of the Thirteen.
- Alpha Trion, Liege Maximo and Prima were the only members of the Thirteen to not have the word "Prime" in their names.
- It is possible the word and title of Prime was originally derived from the name of Prima, thus Prima can be considered as having an altered version of it as his name. However, it is also likely that the term was also possibly derived from the name of the Thirteen's creator Primus.
- While Vector Prime appeared in the Unicron Trilogy, he was never an outright member of the Thirteen. The Dynasty of Primes from the live-action film series was a group of Primes as well, only composed of seven members as opposed to thirteen. Another version of the Thirteen would appear a little over a year later in the IDW comics, inspired by their counterparts in the Aligned continuity. So far eight have been confirmed: Prima, Megatronus, Nexus Prime, Solus Prime, Alpha Trion, Liege Maximo, Onyx Prime and Alchemist Prime. The Facebook page Ask Vector Prime and other media indicate that not all characters presented as members of the Thirteen in the Aligned continuity are members in other continuities.
- The history of the Thirteen differs on the piece of media presenting it, specifically regarding the Fallen. The novels suggest he and Maximo acted as Megatron and Starscream to the Thirteen and he murdered Solus Prime after a failed attempt to recruit her. Indeed, Alpha Trion often voiced his contempt for Megatronus and Nexus Prime was sent into a blind rage when he mistook Megatron for his supposed ancestor. The Covenant portrays Liege Maximo as the one who truly betrayed the Primes by manipulating the love between Megatronus and Solus. Robots in Disguise 2015 depicted him as being closer to the novels and second live-action film Revenge of the Fallen, but adds that he was banished from the known universe by his fellow Primes and sought revenge on both Cybertron and Earth.
Gallery
The Primes around the Well of Allsparks.
The War of the Primes.
Optimus with Team Prime.
Optimus' final form with the original Star Saber.
Optimus with the Prime Decepticon Hunter.
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