Thus, the most ancient sections of the book are scribed in languages long dead from the planet, and the far future is written in languages no cybertronian yet. Alpha trion recalls the moment of his creation and then that of solus prime and the others following him, each appearing from nothing ex nihilo in repeating explosions. Before he became cybertron, primus had already conceived his grand plan of trapping unicron and creating new life to carry on his fight, but he needed to make sure it would work. Transformers has never really been known for great prose literature after all, its difficult to translate the visual nature of the concept of transforming robots into mere words. The origin story of the transformers and the history of cybertron is a hardcover book presenting the covenant of primus that was written by alpha trion, with 60 new lavishing illustrations. The covenant of primus or book of primus is a databook containing numerous datatracks. The covenant of primus is one of the artifacts of the primes and a databook containing numerous datatracks. The book itself is a glossy hardback, relatively small about 20cm x 20cm and only 180 pages or so however it is. The book itself is contained inside an autobrandshaped casing, that plays the transformation noise when opened. Among the many books of the covenant are the acts of the, vector sigmas transmissions to the junkions, the book of accessories, the. May 16, 2018 marcus goh books, toys, transformers 0. It comes in a plastic case shaped like the autobot logo.
Dna design power of the primes predaking upgrade kit. The covenant of primus is essentially the transformers holy book, written from a firstperson perspective by alpha trion and recording the history of the transformers race from their origins until the current day. Transformers official trailer for the covenant of primus. The covenant of primus delves into the depths of transformers mythology to reveal the backstory thats previously only been hinted at encased in an interlocking autobot emblem that when pulled open emits transformer sounds, this tome is a gift to humans from alpha trion, one of the ancient thirteen primesthe first of the transformers. It chronicles the saga of optimus prime and megatron and covers the full history of the transformers. The concept of the covenant of primus was introduced during the 1990s transformers. In the fiction, the covenant was something like sacred scripture to the autobots which told in classical apocalyptic honestly, the big draw of this book is the packaging. The covenant of primus is a hardcover book presenting the covenant of primus as written by alpha trion, with 60 new lavish illustrations. Transformers, as well as an organization that was featured in. It is a compilation of transformers scriptural texts believed to be prophetic. The book itself is contained inside an autobrand shaped casing, that plays the transformation noise when opened. The covenant is a group of ancient robots created by primus to guard against point omega. So, on a small moon called protos, primus tested his ability to create robotic life these life forms were the covenant, charged.
The covenant of primus transformers by justina robson book cover, description, publication history. The covenant of primus transformers by justina robson. Since transformers autobots arrived on our planet, weve known their story, but where they came from, their history, and their secrets have never been revealed until now. It is a compilation oftransformersscripturaltexts believed to be prophetic. The covenant of primus reveals the stories of these ancient heroes for the first time. The book is written from the perspective of the character alpha trion, and details the inuniverse history of the planet cybertron and its inhabitants, beginning with. The term covenant of primus also describes an artifact featured in several continuities of the transformers franchise, beginning with beast wars. The book is named after, and imitates, an inuniverse work, which is a sort of akashic record of all knowledge about transformers past, present. The book was exclusive to the amazon publishing group 47north.
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