Remember Unicron? What about Primus?

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2003-11-03 10:19am

Those who has only seen the Transformers TV-series probably don't know who Primus is, but those who have read the TF Marvel comics should know who he is.
A God who became the planet known as Cybertron, homeworld of the Transformers and also the archenemy of Unicron.

Here is a fan art picture made by Dreamwaves' Don Figuroa (sp?) of Cybertron Transformed into Primus.
http://www.deviantart.com/view/2781907/

And I must say I'm very impressed.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-03 04:14pm

Whoa.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-11-03 05:11pm

wish something was shown beside him to give Scale.....his gravity alone would be....*gulp* yeah....

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-03 07:51pm

Nice, but a little too "toyish" for my tastes.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-03 08:14pm

Yes.... he does rather resemble the BW Neo Unicron toy prototype, come to think of it.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-03 08:21pm

I thought the whole point about Primus was that while Cybertron was his "body", the Cybertrons themselves were his means of influence and power. So why would he even need to transform?

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-11-03 08:23pm

Kinda hard to put a boot in unicron's mouth when you're nothing but a large metallic spheroid.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-03 08:27pm

That's why I said that the Cybertrons were Primus' means of influence and power. Primus' only planet form is his means to protect himself and the Matrix (or whatever it is that he possesses or was at the heart of Cybertron), and the Transformers were his "hands".

I swear that I read something like that in an official G1 source or based on official G1 evidence.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-11-03 08:32pm

Still...Wait, wasn't unicron nothing but a big head?

Anyway, still a cool pic.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-03 08:33pm

No, Unicron had an entire body. When he was destroyed, all that was left was his head.

http://www.unicron.com/mainpage/unicron/unicron.htm

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-11-03 08:47pm

It's not too bad, and a little bit like a a toy rather then Unicron.

My problem is weaponry...Unicron had none because heck...he was a planet, why have gun(and before reality strikes in meaning stylistically). Primus should have more style to him like Unicron did and not look like a doll form of a planet but actually a giant robot akin to Unicron.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-03 08:49pm

It actually looks a little like Takara's unmade Unicron prototype from their Beast Wars Neo line.

ZShade · Post by **ZShade** » 2003-11-03 09:11pm

Well, a lot of Don's TF designs are made with toys in mind. For example, his TWW design for Optimus Prime could easily be done in plastic and be faithful to his art. It's probably lingering influence from his Macromaster kitbashes and comic. The TWW design for Jetfire is more or less Don's kitbash design named Strikefire.

Anyway, maybe this alternate form was something Primus considered and rejected before deciding to create his children instead. As such, only blueprints were left to show what might have been.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-04 12:47am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:It actually looks a little like Takara's unmade Unicron prototype from their Beast Wars Neo line.

That's what I said several posts before you.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-04 12:53am

Quiet, gumdrop.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-11-04 01:27am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Quiet, gumdrop.

"Gumdrop"? WTF?

Whatever happened to referring to me with my RL name, Porno Dave?

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2003-11-04 08:43pm

Now we at least know why Unicron transformed in the movie

He wanted to get Primus to transform for a good old space brawl....

Why do I suddenly have a vision of the Death star approaching Cyberton, and it transforming into Primus and using the Death Star as a kickball?