#The Thirteen Primes

[tracklessreason]

What would happen if someone were to try and use the Cortical Psychic Patch on Hive?

If it were to somehow work, what would happen if bee tried to get into the mind of the other person (just like in that episode of tfp)

Hive's mind would be like an everchanging labyrinth. It's not a set layout with different sections for each ghost residing within it, it's a crashing tumultuous force of memories old and new, the landscape crafted by whichever Prime's concious is currently most in control. It would be near impossible to find Hive inside. You're ten times more likely to encounter Optimus and a dozen other pissed off Primes who would be less than happy that someone was invading Hive.

Now, if Hive tried to enter another mechs mind alone, it would probably be fine. Should any of the Primes attempt to follow him, that could certainly cause some issues.

It's not something I've brought much attention to before, but Hive has a very strong mind. Anyone else would have broke down cycles ago trying to house the concious of that many mechs. It's why he was chosen, why the Matrix refuses to be removed from his chest.

Despite all the harm that's come of it, the Matrix stubbornly insists that this new age requires the input of all the Primes, and Hive is the closest they've got to an ideal vessel.

All this to say that having multiple mechs wandering around your mind might not be the safest thing. Not to mention how it might strain the connection. You definitely don't want them trapped in your mind. (Plus if they're too far from the Matrix for an extended period of time, they'll fade away, so they can't just be passed into a different vessel and wander off.)

Honestly I don't think it's something Hive would ever willingly agree to. He's a little put off by the concept of being in someone's mind, or more mechs being in his.

[autobotdecepticonpeacekeeper]

Cybertronian Colloquialisms - Primes Edition

So we've all heard "By the AllSpark!" or "What in the Pit?" or "Oh Primus" in our TF media. However, I feel like TF writers are missing out on the goldmine that is colloquialisms invoking the different Primes. So, here is a small collection of such colloquialisms, and please, feel free to add more if you have any of your own you use.

"Primus below!" - Exclamation similar to "God above!", invoking the fact that Primus is the core of Cybertron.

"Vector give me patience" - Often paired with "because if Prima gives me strength, I'm going to need bail money." The go-to for when somebot if getting on your last nerves.

"To Alchemist!" - A popular drinking toast, to thank Alchemist Prime for inventing high grade.

"The Three Below" - Refers to Solus, Onyx, and Micronus, the three Primes who formed the Well of AllSparks

"Maximum Blessings on you" - a stealth insult/curse from some dialects, where "Maximum" and "Maximo's" are nearly indistinguishable. As Liege Maximo was the Prime of Lies and Trickery, it's a fitting way to wish someone ill.

“Solus’s slag pit” - Used for something incredible, awful, and incredibly awful. Often used to refer to the latest high society fashion mess.

"Find peace or take it up with the Fallen." - In other words, calm down or screw off.

“As you say, my Liege” - A condescending remark towards a person who’s attempting to lie, cheat or mislead.

Again, if you have any primal colloquialisms you use for your fics, reblog and share them with the rest of us.

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"I would have given anything to make our time together last an eternity." - The Unnamed Thirteenth Prime

Lore below:

Before Megatronus, Solus Prime loved the unnamed Thirteenth Prime. They were the first lovers, and they were also the first to suffer the pain of separation.

The Thirteenth kept many things from his beloved, and Solus never suspected a thing until he gave himself to his visions. They were completely devoted to each other, to the point where even after the Thirteenth left her, Solus never fully moved on. While she did come to love Megatronus eventually, her spark was forever torn between her first love and the one who remained by her side until the bitter end. This, combined with other factors, left her life chaotic and her relationships strained.

With the Thirteenth gone, Solus went from cheery and carefree to duty bound and serious. Her beloved gave himself to his visions, and partially in remembrance, she threw herself into hers as well.

[happysnowflower]

The Master Archivist at work. That's how it's done!

[tenebres-for]

Я пугать не хочу Но нельзя, миледи Доверяться ведьме – Злом я вам отплачу!

I don't want to scare you. But you can 't trust a witch, my lady. – I will repay you with evil!

Woodscream - Аконит (с)

[planetformer-central]

Three hours later, I have all these rough sketches complete. Yes I am well aware I have a baby Primes problem. No I will not be stopping.

Enjoy the critters and their forever changing designs because I am indecisive.

[hoaxsacrament]

Solus Prime first time meeting the new recruit Amalgamous in my AU doodles;

She’s very pretty i love her sm<3

She’s just happy she ain’t the only femme (at least she thought she isn’t the only femme)

Yappin’ to her new girl best friend<3 (also silly height difference ehe).

She just wants a girl best friend:(

[lunaforyou]

HI

Maybe you seen me in @transingthoseformers asks and wondered "Wow, what the fuck is wrong with this guy?"

Many years of catholic trauma

ANYWAYS, YES, I'M MAKING AN AU

So like, to understand this AU you need to understand three things

1) My genuine belief that tf1 Optimus will be tied or connected somehow in the creation of new sparklings

2) The fact that merging with the Matrix is considered "Interfacing" (IDW Optimus put it this way, not me)

3) My interpretation that the Matrix and the bearer are constantly spark merging.

I lied it's 4) My obsession with the Virgin Mary, she should have been at the cluuuub

So, the AU starts by Optimus somehow in the surface, his entire frame has been aching for a while but he is still needed to fight the Decepticons and the Quintessons.

Maybe a fight goes wrong, but it sends him panicking because his HUD just fucking told him "Emergence protocols initiated" and it's a little earlier because of the fight but that's not an impediment, the little one wants out and he wants out now

So you might want to guess, where does our dear Prime go to give birth?

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That's right! The cave of the Primes! You get nothing for guessing correctly <3

Plot twist; Optimus didn't have a forge, another thing Sentinel took from the miners. The Matrix gave it back when restoring his frame, after all, it needed it for restoring the rest of the Primes. So yeah he freaks out a lot a lot

And yes! He is going through this TWELVE more times

The first one is Prima naturally, the little one gives Megatron a run for his money in "things that nearly killed Optimus multiple times" and almost gets stuck in the birth canal once or twice (Optimus doesn't want to think what would have happened to them both if his coding hadn't kicked in at the right moment) and Optimus can't see the little one without getting his carrier coding out of hand and deciding right then and there that he needed to find a sire for their sake. Also Optimus absolutely loves the little bastard like he hung the moons and the stars

And all the time, he felt the presence of other mechs in the cave with him. Someone definitely helped him stay upright, and he could squeeze his hand around a much much larger one when the contractions hit.

Right so he goes back to base, and everyone pretty much noticed how white and gold the sparkling is. Everyone assumes that somehow D-16 is the sire, keeping on brand with the platinated colors, and, well, Optimus doesn't correct them. Besides, it was just one sparkling, what harm could it do if a few rumors ran around here and there?

Ohhhh boy, not a week later, he discovers that maybe it won't be just one sparkling.

Also, I'm naming this au Primes Reborn, and you can't stop me

[transingthoseformers]

Prima, Megatronus, and Solus love triangle that ends in tragedy

[rescuebabiesau]

Anyone wanna think about how Sentinel and Orion both go gray when they died, but the Primes' bodies in the cave didn't...?

...What if they weren't completely dead?

[sleepy-sadam]

Sweet,nice and ENTITY in one package

I think he's cool

[tracklessreason]

HIIII! Sorry to bother, but I've recently found your Hive Prime Au and I INSTANTLY fell in love. It's kind of rushed, but I really wanted to get this idea out of my head. I based him more off of Transformers RID mostly because of his build. Apologies again if it's not up to par, I've never really drawn a robot before 😅

Oh my PRIMUS WHY ARE YOU APOLOGIZING???

This is not a bother, it's a masterpiece! Look at him he looks so cool!!!!

I had to put down my phone like five times because I got too excited looking at him!

[braveseeker3]

it must have annoyed sentinel sooooo much that he couldn't just get rid of all of the other primes' statues/paintings/etc. and that he had to say nice things about them to the public instead of badmouthing them to high heaven lmao

[lovelytayforce]

since you're doing hcs

HCs for the 13 primes in 200 words or less so it's challenging 🫢

Bro thinks Imma FOLLOW THE RULES WHEN RULES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN Anyways, ladies and non binaries; let's get this show started!

I've actually written very small vignettes for the 13 for a RP for the people who are out of the loop, no they aren't published but maybe one day I can post em if someone asks nicely 😘 I'd have to explain the context of it all but basically I made this whole sim area based off of Elysia realm; that game mode left a lasting impact on me and it made sense for the Prime's to enter their wisdom as data that embody who they are when they are updated for wisdom is not given, it's earned through mistakes and strife in life. Anyways let's start from the top with my favorite of the Primes: Onyx Prime He doesn't get a lot of screentime which sucks cause he's like THE SHEPARD of the group: He should be guiding Optimus more than Alpha Trion does come on writers THATS HIS WHOLE THING LEADING! (IDW was Shockwave so that doesn't count) I need more of his friendly and kind hearted personality to shine in the main series so BADLY and like again I'm the Predacon addict; let him be my token PREDACON 😭 Anyways onto HCs - with his Triptych Mask; I often give him the aesthetic of opening doors to many places across the universe since he's so spiritually connected to nature and life as it is, he basically has a "Tunnel of light" that can not only guide him but the souls of dearly departed or maybe a lost living soul looking for a reason to keep going forward. - He wanted to live peacefully on Cybertron for a very long time but alas Cybertron wasn't the best place for predacons and maximals with their connection with nature and as transformers I feel he would gladly take the call to transform, adapt and evolve for the betterment of their people - Also, he smelt that functionism bs a mile away and decided to cut his losses while he could. His kids come first! - Can be considered the most motherly and emotionally aware of the group, he's got a good head on him which is why he's so well liked 💙 - He's best friends with predaking in all continuities idc they always find each other - Despite being apart of the Well of Allsparks, he has a physical form but it takes a lot of energy to stabilize so don't expect long talks at night. Onto my second favorite- Quintus Prime! Can I just mention how beautiful this design is? He's so pretty I love him 💙

I never really agreed with him being unimaginative considering he created life but I understood the perfectionist plights he held as for idealism, where his concepts really that unrealistic? I loved questioning that because despite his good intentions he made probably one of the worst species alive but it brings about a funny thing about life; you can't mold individuals with free will to your vision. One way or another this would have unfolded considering many would do anything to reach their god much less creator to understand their purpose in life. okay no more philosophy, lets move on to those hcs~ - After many of his failed attempts at making allies for Cybertronians he withheld himself in the land of his daydreams casting aside his perfectionist habits, he paints. He creates for the joy of it, for within a dream nothing can escape his control. It gives him time to think things out and truly understand how life exists and the beauty of nature that once puzzled him that his brother Onyx knew so well. It's a slow process but it opens this scientist's horizons beyond anything even primus could anticipate! You already know whose my next favorite is if you know me and my love for Transformers Cybertron and Armada those shows were my CHILDHOOD BRO Let's set the timer for Vector Prime! ⏰ YOU'LL ALWAYS BE ICONIC QUEEN THE FIRST PRIME I EVER STANNED OPTIMUS PRIME WHO /jk

I subscribe to the majority of his Ask Vector Prime answers which as follows: He's a fan of the dinobots He used to "boogie down" with a disco ball. Despite having traveled far and wide, he could not see why kids loved Cinnamon Toast Crunch. If he had to choose a beast mode, it would be a large sea mammal. Everyone he ever cares about will grow old and die in what, to him, is just the pulse of a spark. Sometimes, he feels alone even when he's in a crowd. His favorite human movie was Back to the Future, due to the performance of lead actor Eric Stoltz. He revealed himself as a Point One Percenter (after the Shroud).

Please read what this man talks about on tfwiki, he's a national treasure who brings me joy during my great depression. Anyways onto my own hcs 🥰

He's a stickler for being on time! Don't you dare be late! You're wasting his precious time!Vector Prime - The clock that always strikes on time!He's the first POP (Point One Percenter) and was the mold for many POP's in the future such as Skywarp As a being held by the constraints of time, even though he wants to save as many universes as he can, he simply cannot; he's stuck between a physical form and a form distorted by the whims of time and space what little control he has is simply a delicacy that must be treasured with the utmost care. He keeps small trinkets from his favorite universes and planets and leaves clocks around for the sole purpose of helping those looking for his helping hand. Also, I just think it'd be neat to find a giant clock and if you strike right for midnight he'll appear!!

The rest are in the reblogs. 👏🏽

[planetformer-central]

The Thirteenth Prime, my personal take on him.

I like to think that he's an energy being, similar to Amalgamous in a sense, but unique in that he can inhabit pretty much any armor capable of housing his spark. He is fully capable of wandering around as a mist like being without any harm coming to him, essentially making him functionally immortal.

(Megatronus Prime has yet to test and see if a giant fan is capable of doing anything to him.)

[melishade]

Attack on Prime: Eren's Trials

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....DAMN IT I HAVE NO SELF CONTROL! FUCK SHIT BITCH MOTHER-!

Deep breath. Okayyyyyyy.

So this is not official. This is going to be a demo. I want to see how well this tracks on Tumblr. If it tracks well on Tumblr, I might be willing to continue writing it in full. If not, I'm just gonna write a summary of it with a few little snippets. The only reason I'm even thinking about doing this is because @justawannabearchaeologist and I have been brainstorming ideas and it's just been spiraling out of control!

So if you guys really want this to continue: please actually let me know what you think because it will gauge how this proceeds!

Okay?! Okay.

Also spoilers.

Summary: It is the end of Eren Jaeger's story. The boy who sought freedom had failed to complete the Rumbling. His friends opposed him, his family disowned him, and Optimus had killed him. He expected to be suffering in hell for all eternity, or just stop existing. But divine intervention has offered him a chance at reincarnation, if he can pass thirteen trials from the Primes that proceeded Optimus Prime. Succeed, he will be granted a new life. Fail, and he will disappear forever.

If Eren wishes to survive, to win, then he must fight.

Eren felt his eyes twitching when he realized that he was able to think again. He slowly opened his eyes to a rather strange sight. He could tell that it was nighttime, what with all the stars, however, he also saw clouds of colorful gas slowly floating along. Eren groaned, forcing himself to sit up and study his surroundings further. He found himself surrounded by a purple fog with no end in sight. The floor beneath him felt smooth and he looked down to see his reflection in the water. His hair was still the same length from when he was dragged back from Marley and when he was in the Paths. He wore those dark pants and hoodie along with his green shirt, but his eyes were still blue as the color of energon.

"Where am I?" Eren mumbled to himself. He felt something in the grip of his right hand and looked over to see...

Mikasa's scarf. He was holding Mikasa's scarf in his hand. He pulled it slightly, and the motion caused ripples to form in the reflective water. But the scarf didn't touch the water, nor did it get wet. What...what happened? Why did he have this? Why was he-?

Eren yelled and clutched his head as memories came flooding into his mind....He activated the Rumbling.

Eren! NO!

He attacked his comrades, along with Optimus' comrades.

Someone help me!

MURDERER!

Eren please stop!

MEGATRON!

He...he was killed by-! Eren covered his mouth and held his neck as he remembered the searing hot pain of the blade going through him, tearing him in half.

And...Armin and Mikasa....

You don’t get a say, Eren! Not anymore! You’re dead to me! I just can’t do this!

See you later, Eren.

Those words hurt more than the blade lodged into his body. Eren fell backwards onto the reflective floor, feeling the ripples form at his motions. That was it. He failed. He was officially dead, and everyone who knew of him, alive and dead, no doubt hated his guts. Eren raised his hand to see the red scarf dangling in front of him. He blinked, feeling tears starting to form in his eyes. All he had left now were memories, hateful memories, memories of bitterness, and this scarf. This scarf that once represented his connection to Mikasa was now severed. He would never be able to give it back to her. Not that she wanted it anymore. She would forget about him and move on with her life.

Eren's arm rested on the floor again. It was probably good for her anyway. He probably would have told her to forget about him at some point...but his last words to her were nothing more than that of a pathetic man. Armin made it clear her never wanted to see him again. He destroyed the connections he had with his very first friend. He destroyed the outside world they both wanted to see...did they both have the same vision of the outside world?

And then...there was Optimus...who told him that he considered him son and would always love him...he was certain Optimus hated him now. And now...this was his hell...

He didn't know how long he was waiting there, but the longer he did, the more nervous he felt....why....why the hell wasn't anything happening? He's heard different versions of hell when he was exposed to the outside world. Fire and brimstone, demons torturing you, darkness, anything? Why was he just forced to be here? Was this his own personal hell: to be idle for all eternity?! That can't be it! He needed to leave! He wanted out! There had to be way out before he lost his sanity and-!

"Eren Jaeger." Eren force at the sound of a voice, stopping his mind from spiraling further into madness. He bolted upright, and froze at the sight of...something standing before him. It...it was a metal being, a metal being that was the size of a human. The being was completely white with hints of blue that flowed through its armor. But those eyes, those eyes that mirrored his own, with that same shine of blue, it was energon. This being was a Cybertronian. But...That couldn't be right. Appearances alone, it should be a Cybertronian, and they were usually bigger. The size of titans. Why did this one look his size?

Even so, Eren couldn't help but feel unnerved at the way it looked at him. The expression was neutral, but its eyes showed contempt. "Who...who are you?"

"I am Prima: Primus' first creation, and the first Prime," he answered.

Eren's apprehension was replaced with contempt. Primus. Of course this had something to do with that god! The whole place looked like something that he would design! "You have to be fucking kidding me." Eren stood up. "Primus couldn't finish me off himself, so he decided to pawn me off to some dead Prime with a name that just screams ego?!"

"I'd advise that you watch your tone, boy," Prima warned.

"Or what?! Primus is too hypocritical to actually follow through on his-!" Eren felt something graze his skin and cut strands of his hair in an instant. Eren looked down towards his left cheek and gasped in horror at the sight of...it. The weapon that appeared in Prima's hand without Eren noticing...the weapon that Optimus used to end his life, the weapon that had just grazed his cheek and remained by his face, causing a sting of pain and drops of blood to appear: the Star Saber.

Eren's legs wobbled before he collapsed to the floor on his rear. The titan shifter breathed heavily, but froze in his panic when Prima raised the blade towards his chin.

"Primus might be a being of compassion," Prima began, "But we were forged to be weapons of war, with the sole purpose of slaying gods."

"That..." Eren gulped, "That's...Optimus-!"

"Optimus barely knows how to use this weapon," Prima declared, "Meanwhile, I have used this weapon for eons. I am much more efficient in using it than he is."

Prima lowered the blade, but Eren couldn't help but be nervous at the presence of it.

"To answer your question: Primus is busy," Prima explained, "He has no need to spend any more time on someone like you."

"He interfered with a place he didn't even belong in-!"

"Have you forgotten why Primus went there in the first place?" Prima shot back, "To save the Little One from an eternity of solitude and slavery? To end the power of the titans? He wanted to save your world. But you? You have enacted a genocidal plan, wiping out at least 50% of the population. You have killed one of the people you swore to protect, and worst of all: you have tried to kill Optimus Prime. All of that, was your choice."

Prima kneeled down to look Eren in the eye. "Know this, Eren Jaeger. We hate you. We despise you. And if it were up to the rest of us, we would shove your soul down to the pits of Unicron where you belong to be tortured for all eternity."

Prima straightened himself out. "But thanks to Primus' 'hypocrisy', he has granted you clemency, and you will be given a chance."

"A chance for what?" Eren asked.

"A chance at a new life," Prima answered, "However, we will be the ones to decide how you earn that chance."

"Who's we?" Eren asked.

Prima raised the Star Saber into the air before tapping it against the reflective floor. The floor rippled in response, and the fog started to move. It swirled around both Eren and Prima, forcing Eren to cover his eyes at the strong winds. Eren could feel the ground beginning to shake, but didn't dare open his eyes until the storm passed. When he felt the wind die down, Eren mustered up the courage to open his eyes and gawked at the sight that was behind Prima.

A jagged rock formation had risen up from the ground, almost looking like a mountain. On this mountain, stood nearly a dozen other metal beings he couldn't get the full details of. Their colors and shapes were different, but they all looked down at him from their vantage points with contempt. Two of them, looked furious at the sight of him, one of them looked like a beast, and the other had glowing red eyes similar to Megatron.

"The Thirteen Original Primes," Prima introduced them, "If you are to take up this task, you will be subjected to thirteen trials." Prima raised a finger. "One for each Prime in existence. If you succeed in your trial, you will be granted passage to the next one, all the way until you have completed all thirteen of them, granting you the ability to reincarnate into anything that you so desire. Fail in any trials we subject you to, and you will be forced to repeat the challenge over and over again until you pass."

Eren grimaced at the explanation. Thirteen trials? That felt like some twisted joke to mock the thirteen-year curse that all titan shifters faced. "And what if I say no?"

"Refuse to participate in the trials, or forfeit the trials before completion, and your soul will be barred from reincarnation and destroyed," Prima answered, "Do you accept the conditions laid before you?"

Eren couldn't help but think it over. He shouldn't have to think it over. Instead of suffering through hell for all of eternity, he was given the option to reincarnate into a better life, so long as he completed these trials. But...he knows for a fact that these Primes are not going to make it easy for him. They are no doubt going to put him through hell and make him suffer until he passed their tests.

Eren closed his eyes. If he wanted to live, if he wanted to survive and live another day, he had to win. And the only way to win was to fight.

Eren opened his eyes in determination and forced himself to stand before looking Prima in the optic. "I'll do it. I'll do the trials, and I will make sure to pass all of them."

Eren knew he was glaring at Prima with contempt, but Prima wasn't fazed at Eren's attempt at defiance towards him. Eren couldn't help but glance behind him to look at the reaction of the other Prime. Some of them glared at Eren for his blatant disrespect towards who was no doubt their leader. Some were apathetic to his attempt at looking strong. However, there were quite a few of them that...smirked...or grinned with delight. They were giddy at the fact that Eren accepted the trials.

"Very well." Prima turned away from him and walked towards his fellow Primes. "We will commence with the first trial: my trial. Let us see how fast you are able to complete it. Vector."

Eren saw a golden titan with a cape stand up and began to float, conjuring an abundance of energy in the palms of its hands. Eren then turned his attention to the rest of the Primes...and noticed something was off. Prima stated that there were thirteen trials for thirteen Primes, but...he only counted twelve. Where was the thirteenth Prime? Why-?

Eren snapped his head downward when he noticed a golden circle forming around him. Eren gasped when the reflective floor gave way to a dark abyss below. Eren felt his stomach drop and screamed as he fell through the portal into the darkness below. He tried to hold onto Mikasa's scarf as long as he could, but in his panic, he let the fabric go. Eren saw it fly away before the portal closed above him, leaving him in darkness.

(So this is the idea, and basically an expansion of this ask. But again, if this doesn't get a lot of traction, I'm not really going to waste my time writing out the rest of it in full. Because coming up with the mechanics of the trials will be a lot of work. So please let me know what you think because that will help me decide.

Also I was listening to this:

And this:

I felt like both were pretty fitting.