Unicron Trilogy
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The Unicron Trilogy is a series of television program
s, comic book
s, and toy franchises in the Transformers maxi-series. It deals with the approach of the Transformer chaos-bringer Unicron
and the aftermath of his destruction. It consists of Transformers Armada, Transformers Energon, and Transformers Cybertron.
s and Decepticon
s battle over the fate of a group of Transformers called Mini-Con
s, human-sized robots with the power to strengthen other Transformers. When the Mini-Cons escape, they crash-land on Earth while being chased by both factions of Cybertronians. The Decepticons total their ship when they crash into the moon, and the Autobots land their ship in the side of a mountain. Some years later, a group of kids reactivate a Mini-Con and get attacked by Megatron as he tries to capture it. Over time, more and more Mini-Cons are awakened, and soon, the Transformers learn the shocking origin of the small robots: Unicron, who was hiding as one of Cybertron
's moons. Sideways and Thrust
reactivate him using the Mini-Cons with the ability to merge to form super weapons. Remaining in his monstrous planet form, Unicron attempts to consume Cybertron
. Unicron then transforms into his titanic robot mode and combats the Autobot-Decepticon armada. Unicron, through Sideways, reveals that he grew in power by absorbing the hatred between Autobot and Decepticon. He then absorbs the nine super-weapon Mini-Cons (combined as the Star Saber
, Skyboom Shield
, and Requiem Blaster
respectively) making them mindless and Rad
with them, Rad then brings their minds back; depowering Unicron. Optimus Prime
and Megatron have a final battle which re-awakens Unicron. Leaving their battle unresolved, Megatron sacrifices himself which forces Unicron to withdraw to another dimension and peace is restored on Cybertron.
Ten years after Energon, Primus's attempt to contain Unicron's spark ultimately failed, as the Energon sun collapsed, creating a black hole
and is steadily growing in size. With few options available, the Autobots seek out the Omega Lock, an artifact capable of destroying the black hole once and for all. However, Megatron soon catches on and wants the Omega Lock to control the black hole, so that he can reshape the universe in his own image. An ancient Transformer from the beginning of time named Vector Prime appears with a map to the Lock and the four Cyber Planet Keys needed to activate it. Now it's a race to see which side can get the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys first before the black hole devours everything.
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Television program
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s, comic book
Comic book
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s, and toy franchises in the Transformers maxi-series. It deals with the approach of the Transformer chaos-bringer Unicron
Unicron
Unicron is a fictional character from the Transformers universe and toyline. Created by Floro Dery, he was introduced in the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie as the film's main antagonist. Unicron is a prodigiously large robot whose scale reaches planetary proportions, and he is also...
and the aftermath of his destruction. It consists of Transformers Armada, Transformers Energon, and Transformers Cybertron.
Armada
The AutobotAutobot
Autobot, a faction of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron, are usually the main protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, a collection of various toys, graphic novels, paperback books, cartoons and movies first introduced in 1984. In all but one Transformer story, the...
s and Decepticon
Decepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
s battle over the fate of a group of Transformers called Mini-Con
Mini-Con
Mini-Cons are a human-sized race and faction of power-enhancing transforming robots in the Transformers: Armada universe and its sequels, one of the assorted universes in Transformers fiction...
s, human-sized robots with the power to strengthen other Transformers. When the Mini-Cons escape, they crash-land on Earth while being chased by both factions of Cybertronians. The Decepticons total their ship when they crash into the moon, and the Autobots land their ship in the side of a mountain. Some years later, a group of kids reactivate a Mini-Con and get attacked by Megatron as he tries to capture it. Over time, more and more Mini-Cons are awakened, and soon, the Transformers learn the shocking origin of the small robots: Unicron, who was hiding as one of Cybertron
Cybertron
Cybertron is a fictional planet, the homeworld of the Transformers in the various fictional incarnations of the metaseries and toyline by Hasbro. In the Japanese series, the planet is referred to as "Cybertron" pronounced as セイバートロン Seibātoron...
's moons. Sideways and Thrust
Thrust
Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's second and third laws. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction the accelerated mass will cause a force of equal magnitude but opposite direction on that system....
reactivate him using the Mini-Cons with the ability to merge to form super weapons. Remaining in his monstrous planet form, Unicron attempts to consume Cybertron
Cybertron
Cybertron is a fictional planet, the homeworld of the Transformers in the various fictional incarnations of the metaseries and toyline by Hasbro. In the Japanese series, the planet is referred to as "Cybertron" pronounced as セイバートロン Seibātoron...
. Unicron then transforms into his titanic robot mode and combats the Autobot-Decepticon armada. Unicron, through Sideways, reveals that he grew in power by absorbing the hatred between Autobot and Decepticon. He then absorbs the nine super-weapon Mini-Cons (combined as the Star Saber
Star Saber
Star Saber is the name of several fictional characters and also a legendary weapon in the Transformers toyline. He is the protagonist in the Japanese exclusive series Transformers: Victory.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
, Skyboom Shield
Skyboom Shield
-Transformers: Armada:right|thumb|The Road Assault color Skyboom Shield toyFormed from the combination of the Mini-Con Race Team , it is one of three most powerful weapons in the Universe...
, and Requiem Blaster
Requiem Blaster
The Requiem Blaster is a fictional device in the Transformers series. Its physical form in some of the Transformers continuities resembles the laser rifle wielded by Optimus Prime in the Generation One era cartoons and comics.-Transformers: Armada:right|thumb|The Requiem Blaster toyFormed from the...
respectively) making them mindless and Rad
Rad (Transformers)
-Transformers: Generation 1:Rad is an Autobot Action Master. He has a Targetmaster partner named Lionizer.With more moves than an all-pro halfback, this clever, cool-headed daredevil is equally adept at combating Decepticons or calculating the coefficient of friction for a rocket booster...
with them, Rad then brings their minds back; depowering Unicron. Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
and Megatron have a final battle which re-awakens Unicron. Leaving their battle unresolved, Megatron sacrifices himself which forces Unicron to withdraw to another dimension and peace is restored on Cybertron.
Energon
Some time after the destruction of Unicron, the remaining Autobots and Decepticons team up for a short time. Quickly, though, a new threat appears, the Terrorcons, who steal Energon for their master, Alpha Quintesson who was re-started up by Unicron to keep him from going off-line. Megatron is soon resurrected using the Energon Alpha Q stole in order to bring back the worlds destroyed by Unicron, he then confronts Alpha Q, Alpha Q uses Unicron's head to escape but as Megatron grows in power, a dormant and utterly evil force seems to awaken from within. After Alpha Q disappears, Megatron then gathers Energon to repair Unicron's body to use it for himself. He gets Unicron back online, but then fights against the Autobots. At some point Unicron is able to control Megatron's body. Unicron's body is destroyed with only a small black ball remaining, but his mind survives inside Megatron which leads him to super energon that turns him into Galvatron. Primus then uses the rest of super energon on the black ball to turn it into a sun for Alpha Q's planets.Cybertron
(Originally known in Japan as Transformers: Galaxy Force (トランスフォーマー ギャラクシーフォース))Ten years after Energon, Primus's attempt to contain Unicron's spark ultimately failed, as the Energon sun collapsed, creating a black hole
Black hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing, not even light, can escape. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform spacetime to form a black hole. Around a black hole there is a mathematically defined surface called an event horizon that...
and is steadily growing in size. With few options available, the Autobots seek out the Omega Lock, an artifact capable of destroying the black hole once and for all. However, Megatron soon catches on and wants the Omega Lock to control the black hole, so that he can reshape the universe in his own image. An ancient Transformer from the beginning of time named Vector Prime appears with a map to the Lock and the four Cyber Planet Keys needed to activate it. Now it's a race to see which side can get the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys first before the black hole devours everything.
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