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Vector Prime, one of the first 13 Transformers

In the fictional Transformers universe there were thirteen original Transformers created by the god Primus before he went on to create the rest of the Transformers race. In the live-action movie series, they were created by the All Spark, and were called the "Dynasty of Primes". Also, their number was reduced to seven.

[edit] History

Before going on to create the Transformer race, Primus experimented with a group of twelve robots known as the Covenant. Based on the zodiac, these twelve robots were: Leonicus (leader), Aries, Piscor, Libras, Scorpius, Aquator, Taurotron, Cancix, Geminator, Sagittarii, Virgol and Capricurn. They existed in secret training for the Omega Point. The Omega Point was a potential event that Unicron would attack at a point that there was no Prime. After the Omega Point, time was reverted and the instance never happened.

Primus later created a group of thirteen Transformers, each with special power, to fight against Unicron. This is the basic, communal origin for Cybertron and the Transformers across many continuities. Although the 2009 movie has The Fallen as the main villain, it does not seem to follow the Primus creation story. Like Primus and Unicron, each of the thirteen are multiversal singularities - one entity throughout reality. During their first big battle against Unicron, many of the 13 were killed and the Fallen was drawn into a black hole, where he remained trapped in a lower dimensional level.

[edit] Revenge of the Fallen

The Fallen, another of the 13, as seen in Revenge of the Fallen

In Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, there are seven original Transformers who formed the "Dynasty of Primes", scattering throughout the galaxy looking for planets where they could build Sun Harvesters. These Sun Harvesters, powered by the Matrix of Leadership, were capable of harvesting a sun's energy to produce Energon. The Dynasty of Primes had one rule: Sun Harvesters were not to be used in solar systems containing life. The Fallen, ignoring this rule, arrived on Earth 17,000 BC and started building a new Sun Harvester with other Cybertronians. This sparked the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, with the Fallen defeated by the rest of the Dynasty of Primes as they sacrificed themselves to seal the Matrix. When Sam dies, he has a vision of the Dynasty and they tell him he has earned the Matrix and this was always his destiny. The Dynasty then resurrects Sam, who in turn brings back Optimus Prime. Optimus then kills the Fallen.

[edit] Members

Not all of the Thirteen have been identified - the only Transformers explicitly named as part of the group are:

• Prima, the very first Transformer
• Vector Prime, the guardian of time and space
• The Fallen, overseer of entropy
• Nexus Prime, guardian of rarified energon and the combined form of:
  • Breakaway
  • Heatwave
  • Landquake
  • Skyfall
  • Topspin

Note: Liege Maximo was confirmed as one of the first thirteen in "Alignment" written by Simon Furman. However, the story was of debatable canonicity.

[edit] External links

• The Thirteen at TFWIKi.Net, the Transformers Wiki