The episode ' Cosmic Rust' attempted to introduce the concept of the Matrix to the animated universe before the movie, but the dialogue containing the reference was deleted during production. This idea was eventually discarded, replaced with a physical object known as the 'Matrix of Leadership', which evidently derived its name from the Creation Matrix of the comic book. The Matrix was not present in the earliest known incarnation of the movie instead, upon his death, Optimus Prime transferred his own Life Spark to Ultra Magnus, with the implication that this was standard practise among Autobot leaders. The appearance of the Matrix in the Generation 1 animated series originated with early script drafts of The Transformers: The Movie, which introduced the idea of 'Life Sparks', very similar to the sparks that would later be introduced with Beast Wars. Because there were no female robots/the robots had no gender, Budiansky came up with an asexual method of reproduction in the form of the Creation Matrix, a ' Primal Program' housed within the Autobot leader that could bring new Transformers to life, which would also prove a helpful plot device when he was required to introduce new characters to the series. The concept of the Matrix originates from the brain of Marvel Comics writer Bob Budiansky and is a result of the 'no girls'/'no gender' policy enforced by Hasbro regarding their then-new robot brand. For the specifics on the different interpretations of the Matrix in various continuities, see the 'Fiction' section below. The current nature of the Matrix as it is understood is beholden to quite a few different sources, and its development is described here to minimize confusion. The Matrix and the concepts associated with it have continuously evolved over the history of the brand, with different pieces of Transformers fiction creating new ideas centred on it, which have in turn influenced its representation in other fiction, and so on. The Matrix made its fictional debut when Optimus Prime transferred it to Buster Witwicky, an event recounted in this scene from ' Second Generation!'. 3.5 Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console).3.4 Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC).3.1 Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64).2.2 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family.2.1.17.2 War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material.2.1.17.1 War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon.2.1.17 War for Cybertron Trilogy continuity.2.1.5.1 The Transformers Trilogy novels.2.1.5 Dreamwave Generation One continuity.2.1.2.6.6 G-2 story pages and pack-in manga.

As one of the embodiments of the power of Primus, the Matrix is antithesis to Unicron, and one of the very few things the chaos-bringer fears. These divine powers put it at the centre of much Autobot religion, spirituality, and prophecy while many Decepticons are less inclined to believe in its divinity, they certainly covet the increased physical power it is known to convey upon its holders, and several have made obtaining the Matrix one of their primary goals.

Although its appearance differs slightly from universal stream to universal stream, it generally appears as a glowing crystal sphere encased within a hollow metal shell, with a handle on either side.īy most accounts, the Matrix is a conduit for the power of Primus, the creator-god of the Transformers, serving as a means of access to the Transformer afterlife, through which it can either bestow new Transformer life, or provide its wielder with a means of communicating with the deceased leaders who have come before them. The Autobot Matrix of Leadership (also known as the Creation Matrix or rarely, the Leadership Matrix, the Autobot Matrix of Power, or the Matrix of Light ) is an artifact of great power, traditionally carried by the leader of the Autobots.

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