Primus and the Quintessons
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- Diving into the core of Cybertron to find out their origins. We take a look at the origin of the Transformers!
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My personal theory is that (in the G1 cartoon continuity) Primus did create the Transformer race, but the Quintessons took over and destroyed all records of Primus and the thirteen original Primes, so future generations would never know who their true creator is. And on a semi-related note, the alien Primacron merely created Unicron's "Monster Planet" body, after the latter lost his original body when he was defeated by Primus some time before Cybertron's creation.
and the only record of Primus left was the matrix
Sounds great
i use to love transformers as a kid , but I never realized it never had so much lore
retrotraingamer REAL WHEELS they had too add it..cos it really didnt have much..but it was so popular..the true origins.. make $$$ .lol
that's reasonable, everything needs to change
Same here, now im more invested lol
Legit same here😂😂
I'm so glad that people are still talking about g1 transformers
There is only G1😉😎
Assad Mahmood till all are one
@@loreaver3882 till all are one
Yea, I thought I grew up. Then saw all this MP stuff going around and my age reversed...😀
Nostalgia, baby.
In the original G1 series and the Aligned continuity, the “creators” are the Quintessons, an alien race who invaded Cybertron during prehistoric times. In reality, the creator of the Transformers was Primus, a god-like entity and archenemy of Unicron. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, they enslaved the Transformers and brainwashed the population into believing that they were the creators when it in fact was Primus. That’s how they became the “creators”. Now, I'm not saying it will be exactly the same in the Michael Bay films but I'm guessing the backstory would be similar.
I'm with you on this. It is the most logical explanation.
nope,primus was the invention of simon furman for the marvel comics not the cartoon.
@@figureofauthority It would be interesting to see on screen though. I would love to see that.
I was thinking the quintessons created one race of Transformers while Primus created the others
The quintisonion tfs landed on Cybertron after they broke free from their creators and they found the natives.()
the two species tried to coexist but in the end it created another civil war.
You can even to say this explains why some are used for mass shifting well others are used for vehicular purposes
The two species were similar but different.
@@figureofauthority Primus is Same As High Father in New Genesis Heaven & 12 Transformers are His 12 Creation Knights. On The Other Side Darkseid is Apokolips's King God & Under Him there are 4 Dark Demi-Gods as 4 Quintessons.
Megatron is Same As Stephen Wolf As Darkseid's Appointed Assassin to Hunt High Father's 12 Kinghts.
And Darkseid Is Actually The MAIN VILLAIN As Unicorn.. & Yet to Rise & fight The 12Knights.
Optimus Prime is Same As Superman Reborn Personality in The Justice League Snyder Cut.
This guy knows about the transformers more than its original authors
Skywarp is Cyclonus, not Bombshell. That would make a great t-shirt, or Rumble is purple, Frenzy is red.
frenzy is red, Rumble is blue
Joseph Misinec
Why can’t they be both? They can’t just swap color?
I put it like this.
1)Primus and Unicron are born.
2)They battle each other.
3)Primus sacrafices him self to make Cybertron.
4)Unicron is a planet.
5)The 13 are born.
6)Unicron is destroyed and reborned.
7)More transformers come from wherever.
8)Orion Pax is born
(Later days of War.)
9)And BOOM Optimus prime is alive!
but how was primus and unicron born ?
@@ReallyDatt created by "the one"
@@xrnil3089 and who created the one, lol jk
@@ReallyDatt probably created from nothing at all, like maybe matter gave it life
@@xrnil3089 probably is from the past universe that survive the big bang and made his own life and created primus and unicron
Between Primus and the Quintessons being the creators of the Transformers, I prefer Primus, mainly because the Quintessons make the Transfomers feel like generic sci-fi robots while Primus (as well as Unicron and the Thirteen) make the Transformers feel like more than just simply transforming robots and gives them a more distinct identity from other fictional machine races. I guess you could say this approach makes them "More than meets the eye" indeed.
That being said, I do love your idea towards the end that combines the two origins of the Transformers.
Thanks! I totally agree. I like the idea of the Quintessons being only there for their own purposes by enslaving a fledgling race.
IDK I like the idea that all transformers all came from a note pad and toy lineup. Buahahahahaha
I agree! I enjoy that Primus and Unicron makes them seem like they have some sort of religous mythology exclusive to Cybertronizns.
I agree in full.
People said that they made organic life or somthin
Your origin theory that fits all the origin stories is Really interesting. Great video
Some very impressive connecting of the dots there, well done!
I agree!!
Matt Bell As do I!
It even fits the gender ratio problem. I mean, 12:1 is the gender ratio? Seeing the likes of TFA put that into question.
VERY nice reconciling. I think it works out perfectly. Although, as a kid, I never had a problem with Primacon creating Unicron. I thought it was mind blowing to have a creature so small creating something so big an powerful. Like Frankenstein and his monster times a BILLION. I never quite understood the comic version of Unicron and Primus or liked it. But the way to explained it made it awesome for me and LOVE how you tied it all together.
I agree. In my headcanon, Primacron also made the Quintessons.
@@CaptainCretaceous91 hi dude how are you
Great job connecting things, and breaking it all down!
Thanks. While I like how it came out, this is one video I'd love to revisit with newer information. Perhaps a redo or a part 2.
@@RodimusPrimal the new Netflix series should be out this time next year, that is supposed to be faithful to G1 lore!
i really love how you explained how that was all connected, i had a theory kinda like that, where the Quintessons found cybertron and use its resources to make the transforers.
awesome job Rodimus Primal, this was an amazing vid
Thanks!
dude ur good. thanx for this stuff.
ZEADPOOL1991 And how Primacon "activated" Unicron.
Your blending of continuity is basically the same as my own.
Great job.
Damn good summary once again. I'm an original g1 cartoon fan, but never knew about primus battling unicron, and giving birth to the original 13 robots(and their autobot/decepticon decendants).
I loved beast machines and I've always wondered how organic life came to Cybertron until you described how it would happen. So I thank you for sharing that, it saved me the struggle of the beast machines continuity.
Thanks! It was a theory I thought about ever since Beast Machines ended.
RodimusPrimal Well I say that's a really REALLY good theory, and yours is the most believable; though I don't know if anyone else made theorys about bradt machines.
Quite the thorough summary!
AND I really enjoyed your take on connecting all the various origins together. (I'll need to re-watch it a few times to truly get it.)
Great job!
I love how at the end you combine all the ideas into one coherent mythos for how they came to be. Once again, youve helped me understand, and form my own head cannon. Great video man!
Thanks! That was the idea!
Your reconciliation of the differing origins is a lot like the way I thought it out. But I think yours is better and a bit more streamlined. I always thought the Quintessons were just some unrelated race who conquered Cybertron in the past and replicated the Cybertronians. But your idea that they were sent by Unicron and rebelled fits much better. It just makes sense that these inorganic races would be tied together in some way.
Thanks! It's a theory I thought about for a long time and it really works well in my eyes!
I just loved how you were able to sum it up and mix up both origins together.
Thanks!
Great video! Simon Furman was most definitely the best writer for G1 & his origins story was awesome!
You know, out of all the videos you did, this one is my very favorite, followed by 'How does Starscream ghost fit in the timeline'. Both are awesome take on hard questions.
Your final reconciliation/Summary, is damn good enough for me :) I love how you managed to work in the Primacron and the Even the "beast" mode origins. I enjoyed this. you do fine work.
Yep, just adopted this video as my new head cannon for the entire Transformers franchise in its entirety
Thanks a lot from both of you!
It would seem that since Primus ended up on an organic planet with animals then the concept of females would have been there. it just wasn't used until Beta was created. I like how you put all of this together. Maybe the writers will hear this and use it in their story lines.
LOVE THE CONNECTION OF THE DOTS
WELL DONE
Not a bad synopsis at the end. impressed! Never occurred to me to see the Quintessons as being created by Unicron and took their liberties...
I absolutely love this video. I like the way you tied the origins together.
I accept the origin you give at the end of this video as true. It makes the most sense given what we have.
Well done! As someone who grew up from the very start of this. I subscribe to your theory as canon to me. You are very right, it can be up for debate. But your due diligence and knowledge of the Transformers is spot on. How can I argue with someone on your level of knowledge? I can't thus I shall use this as my platform and give you credit for said uses of your theories. Every other weekend is table Top night, we go from D&D, Star wars, and Transformers TT games. This video shall answer some very heated debates within my circle! Thank you!
Thanks!
Wow, this is so cool, retaking Transformers was one of the best choices i have made, is such an interesting universe!
Wow awesome job! I’ve been delving back into G1 after randomly thinking of awesome Grimlock quotes. And this video answered so many questions.
Thanks. I've got a new Transformers video coming soon...very soon!
I think your theory is the best explanation of the origins of Transformers.
Awesome video, loved it :) !
I really love this video. The way you brought both stories together is so perfect. You should have written the first Transaction movie in 2007. Is so great to see someone that has so much love for this things as I do. Don't ever stop. Thank you so much.
Thank you for enjoying my videos! I've got more to come soon!
I think your assertions were pretty spot on. I have reconned the various origins in pretty much the same way. Very nice job.
Dude.
You put an amazing amount of thought into reconciling some (ahem) ~inconsistent~ stories.
Hasbro's creative team would be smart to bring you on as a consultant.
That would be a dream. I've got a LOT of encompassing ideas.
dude...AWESOME FREAKING VIDEO...detailed, cohesive and you even throw in personal perspective...good stuff man. 👍👏
Christopher Arriaga thanks a lot! I try doing that with all of my topics!
I think you did a very good job fitting all those mismatched puzzle pieces together.
It may not be the recognized continuity, but as I also agree that it should ALL be canon, I'm sticking with your version ^^ lol
Thanks. That's what I was going for.
I'm glad you've talked about this topic.
When I was way younger, I just had the nagging thought of "who created them"? With the Unicron Trilogy and G1 cartoon my pa showed me, I was very confused.
I hope this helps clarify a lot of points.
RodimusPrimal Quintessa And The Quintessons Are From Possibly The Same Species
Quintessa is the name of the home world of Quintessons
Eternalnight. I believe the Quintessa he's referring to is the one from the movie, therefore , Quintessa might be queen of the Quintessons in the BayFormers universe.
Brobot 500 The later cartoon was a reboot with a different origin !
Your way to connect everything is about the most accurate telling of the origin story of the Transformers.
WOW!!!
I applaud you on your retcon on the origin story for the G1 show and how you connected it all together, very impressive.
I like both the quintasson origin and the prunus origin so both of them being linked together would be the best origin
I agree with your rundown at the end! This is pretty much how I've pictured it myself. Quintessons came across early Primus/Cybertron and saw they could make a profit. And Primacon unwittingly helping Unicron. I hadn't thought though that Unicron made the Quintessons! That's a pretty cool concept
This is by far, the best explanation that I've ever found about the origin of the transformers, keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Great job RP. I enjoyed yer take on how to spin this mess into something cohesive.
Thanks. I have a lot of spins on various different Transformers topics. I've got more to come.
The Quintessons found Cybertron and made it a factory and with Primus tech they made the first transformers. And as for thriteen they died sealing Unicron in planet form.
The back story behind Cybertron/Primus should've been explored more in the cartoons AND the movies.
So much potential for a good movie
Agreed. Although I think the fandom got tired of it after the Unicron Trilogy.
But they almost always end up similarly in the comics (two god brothers etc. create their respective pawns whether decepticons, autobots, 13 or quintessons). It gets repetative
I like how the G1 cartoon set itself apart by having a less religious origin story and I liked how Bayformers kept the origin vague until TLK (except for silly mcguffins like Transformium)
Primus Productions
TLK is using both the G1 pseudo mystic origim TFP and a bit of the cosmic event called the Shrouding... Welcome to a cosmic retcon DC fans well help you out shortly. They deal with this all the time.
Primus? The only Primus should be the bass-heavy band lead by Les Claypool.
The best explanation to the sum of all universes and discrepancies, good job!
thank you! I have always been confused by the multiple origin stories.
U EVEN MADE PRIMACON FIT! Bravo!
This is the best example of retconing done right
I think your idea on the origin is correct. And that the females were made to be able to reproduce with the males somehow like in Futurama
Awesome the way you linked all of the different shows; comics etc into one all encompassing story arc. Keep posting these videos bro CB WILL WATCH ALL OF THEM.
Thanks. I have a lot more to make. I've got a long list.
RodimusPrimal I know I have watched a lot of them already....great stuff bro.
Heck, even Beast Wars mentioned Primus. In the episode "Bad Spark", Rhinox says "Primus help us all, if that thing survived."
Since when did Primus become canon in the G1 cartoon continuity?
@@natek4488 Simon Furman is why.
@@Zap_Master99 I didn't think he was a thing in the g1 cartoon continuity. Only in the marvel comics continuity.
@@natek4488 Beast Wars is the reboot to the g1 carton in some way.
Love how you.pieced it all together at the end.
great job. I appreciate you putting this all together. Thanks.
I love the G1 origin but the Primus as the core of Cybertron is by far the best.
Thank you Rodimus, your theory actually fits and fixes the confusion.
I like your explanation's attempt to explain Primacron's creation of Unicron. It feels more sensical to me than Primacron creating Unicron completely, or Unicrons created by Primacrons throughout the multiverse not being a part of the Unicron entity.
Shattered Glass Unicron I agree. The multiverse answer given in the Botcon comics truly make little sense. I did my best to reconcile it but some really hate the idea of me doing just that.
Dude honestly,
Your take on the origin of the Transformers makes a lot of good sense and is worth following, which gives me hope towards not only how the motion-picture / cinematic franchise will recover from the decline of "The Last Knight" but also, how well things will / can progress to finally introducing the world into how and when Hot Rod evolves into Rodimus, and so that somehow the killing-off of Optimus can take place allowing for the emerge of Unicron, only for Rodimus to step up and defeat him so that fans can re-connect with the original vibe of "The Transformers" and be totally happy again.
I say this because this is one of the things which made the "Transformers the Movie" animated cartoon pop Soo HarD and LoUUDD, which validates it as one of the best movies of all time.
But before Unicron is destroyed, it is very essential for the motion picture to give us a back story or film that fully explains Unicron and Primus just to nourish everyone's understanding of how the "bad versus good" factors of it all, estsblishes the foundation of the Transformers world / community.
And I say this because by now, everyone has a fair understanding of how the war was started between / among the movies: T-1 and T-3. And with T-4: Age of Extinction, pretty-much serving fans and viewers the nudge or hint of or about Unicron, towards the end, same as T-5 did, it's about perfect time to abandon the re-manufactured beginnings of the earlier Movies start working towards bringing closure to all of this.
We are ready to meet Unicron and Primus in a carefully and substantively structured way which connects all of these movies together.
......and please bring back Sam. 👍🍃👍
His theory for the origins in G1 was correct as HASBRO released a comic book explaining how the Quintessons used the conduits of Primus to mass produce the cybertronians
Thanks, I was so confused with the contradictions within G1. I am binge watching G1, after not seeing it since 1986. The episode where Vector Sigma said he created Transformers was only days between seeing the Quintessons take the credit for their creation.
Good work fitting it all together
Thanks!
This made the most sense and used the best logic I've ever seen from someone trying to explain the transformers. From one true fan to another, thank you for REALLY knowing your shit B)
love your videos dude so passionate...even i learn alot as a fan through your videos
I love that picture of Primus, for an all benevolant being that exists in all universes, the abstract art really captures the essence of creation well. It's like diving into the Matrix and meeting god him self.
Yeah, this just blew my mind. Great job!
i just stumbled across your videos, and you do damn good work. great job and i look forward to more of your videos
Thanks!
Excellent video as usual. keep up the good work Roddy!
The story created by Furman was just perfect!
Amazing video I had always wondered how everything fit. I personally thought the quintessons were the true origin but this makes a load of sense.
when I and if make a video explaining the entire timeline for the g1 continuity I'm using this origin
Nice! I'm glad my theory works! I agree on the 13 being conquered by the Quintessons AFTER they battle the Fallen.
"Hot Rod became Rodimus Prime." Much to our chagrin.
I've always wanted to know the origins of the transformers and you clear them out for me,nice job bro keep it up
Great way to combine everything!
Good share!
Thanks for the vid RP!
I like how your theory for the cartoon reconciling Primus in it sounds. That Definitely makes a great deal of sense and logic on things.👍
Hi I’ve been starting to watch all of your videos for over a couple now and I have to say you have a vast wealth of knowledge in transformers. Do wonder if you have ever written book on any of these topics? I think you would be great at it. Just my opinion
Anyway keep up the awesome videos as I’ll be watching them all and looking forward to new ones
I like your origin
"Perfect time"? You got more than the perfect time, buddy! You made the entire Transformers Universe better!
Thanks!
My favourite interpretation is that Primus created the Quintessons first, but became angry when they took a small bit of his power to make Vector Sigma, so Primus created the Matrix and gave it to one of the primes so they could use it to fight for their freedom. The first decepticons were autobots who betrayed the matrix bearer after finding technology left behind by the Quintessons, which they used to gain flight.
That's about what I figured as well. I assumed a mix between the two origins. Primus created the original primes to fight Unicron, then the Quintessons showed up and tried to mass produce them as slaves. Presuming Primus then granted them all with sparks, leading to their rebellion. Considering we bicker about our origins still it makes sense there'd be some confusion for the bots on their origins as well.
I think your continuity is a great idea
Great video I really wished that Hasbro would finally come out with the actual story background of the toys but anyways
Best video on the topic. Glad i stumbled upon it. Well done and thank you!!
I've always thought that vector sigma was part of primus.I like how you merged the stories together
It wasn’t just him, it’s official canon now.
The title sounds like a good name for a band.
True. Could be a sister band to Cybertronic Spree.
Other good band names: Beast Warriors, Trans Metal Heads, The Transforming Armada.
How about The Thirteen, or The Primal Vanguard?
Nah primus sucks
I am 100% the same opinion and i do like your idea, i do search for answers for many years.
So thank you!
Geez!
I remember most of these when they were brand new!
Great way of explaining the origin of the transformers spot on 😊
Thanks!
Your explanation sounds legit. I'll go with that.
I wish I was the head of a animation studio because your theory will be a awesome series of the transformers beggings and origins and me and my brother always talk about another cool g1 series spinoff would be how the events before the movie occurred such as how the deceptions conquered all of cybertron and the 2 moon bases around it and the building of autobot city and I'm aware of scramble city
Thanks. I try to merge everything coherently to make it work. Some may like it, others will not.
Hehey,it's you man!
RodimusPrimal Did you a dress that ambiguous coupling IDW uses when 2 transformers end up holding hands if you know what I mean?
Muhd Wahid make a video of how to make a better paint job on Optimus prime
Well,if only I had money to have a camera. Yeah,kinda lazy on that. :/ Hehe.
Excellent job RP!
That actually makes sense and it shows how it all comes together nicely!
This has is a good way to look at connecting the all and also includes why there are female transformers. Solus Prime was the first female cybertronian, one of the original 13 and all females are based off her schematic, being how the universe has funky interests i can imagine female Cybertronians sold as entertainment or pleasure goods.
I don't think Quintasons are or should be minion of unicron. It doesn't fit with unicron's MO, and why can't there be other aliens races.
The Quntasons enslaving and using the 13 as templates is a fantastic ideas.
The rest has pretty much been my fanconon for years.
I always liked the idea that unicron tricked Primacron into building his body. cthulhu-dark-whipsers in his dream kind of thing.
And Tornedron looked stupid. But i wish he was remembered more often. Mixing the two main canon this would mean Primacron build a new god.
Thanks. The idea for the Quintessons being creations of Unicron came directly from the 3H Botcon comics from Fun Publications. They were trying to undo the ending to Beast Machines as well. I think Unicron's MO was consuming all in his patch and destroying his immortal enemy Primus. He did create Galvatron, Cyclonus, and the Sweeps so creating heralds is something he seems to do.
Yes, in the original TF movie the Quints where going to be unicrons minions and that was cut. and the 3h and fun pub brought that back. But i dislike 3h and fun pub. It`s kind of like official fan fics?
That's an interesting was to look at it. Take this into consideration too, the event in 2015 called "The Shrouding" ended multiversal singularities making each universe it's own moving forward. So while 3H and Fun Pub did bring that back, we can ignore a lot of what they presented. But since it didn't originate with them, I do think the Quintessons being creations of Unicron an interesting point that makes sense canon wise. It also adds an element to why they are always evil.
Who knows. Maybe after some time the Quintessons grew so lazy that they began to only use the Cybertronians as personal slaves.
Seriously? The way I recall it from the original comics, again I read it 20 years ago implied that the quintessons were from another planet and happened to find themselves inadvertantly working to Unicron's design unwittingly.
I like your theory, it is close to what I was thinking. I was thinking that Primus slept in Cybertron, the Quintesons came there and built their factories, and then Primus gave life to both the consumer goods and the military hardware. I think I can squeeze the rest into my idea of cannon. I should go back to writing.
Cool channel for this old Transformers fan since '84. Keep up the good work!
Thanks. I have a lot more on my list of videos to make. I just need to buckle down and write their scripts.
I think you did an excellent job, particularly in relating the Quintessons to Unicron. I always felt it was hubris to think that Primus alone would create "children" and Unicron could or would not. Especially with the comment Tarantulas made in the Beast Wars that the Tripredacus Council had other origins. I always thought the remark meant they were descendants of Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus who, I guess, could be considered "Children of Unicron." If you haven't already done so, perhaps that might be exploring in another video.
Thanks a lot. If you saw my live stream you'd know there are those that don't like my theories. That is something I could explore too.
Those 3in their former bodies were made on earth. They got killed in battle because of their parts in time were tear. Thundercracker was practically made a prototype of starscream.
Hotrod to Rodimus prime the best forever. 1986 forever ;)
Kirk Broglin hell no!
bboy1481
Hell yes
I think this one is the one I would love for you to do a remaster/update. I LOVE this video.
Thanks for your insights. I have set myself a goal of writing some Transformers fanfic, and this is exactly the sort of stuff I am craving.
[blabbering]
What I'm planning to do is create a streamlined branch of lore that is based heavily on several key themes that all have a duality to them:
balance/imbalance, fraction/restoration, good/evil, infinity/unity. Transformers lore seems to be based around these principles and cyclic transitions (or transformations) between their extremes in an almost fractal way; we begin with a single entity creating Unicron and Primus, then these two create groups of smaller transformers, who in turn split into factions, etc.
I want to take that concept further and push the transitions in both directions, so that factions may sometimes unite together, and since this is Transformers we can be quite literal and even have transformers combining together to share a body. Taking it to the extreme we could even have a planet-sized combiner transformer! That's a crazy idea I just threw in but it's the sort of thing that might come out of this approach.
[/blabbering]
Here are my thoughts for the very beginnings of an origin story… (I am not an expert in TF lore yet so some of what I say could be misworded or flatout contradictory)
In the beginning there was Anterion: the spirit of all that is, was and will be.
And all that was, in the time before time, was Anterion.
And all was still and without form.
This was the state of the protoverse, how it always was and always would be.
And Anterion drifted through a spaceless space in a timeless time until, in an instant, she awoke!
And as her conscience came into being, so too came time and space into being; each growing from an infinitesimal dot to span infinity.
The multiverse was born but still it was void and lifeless.
It is here, in the first moments of time, that Anterion realised she could no longer maintain order and balance over all things in her present form.
And so, she divided herself into two sub-entities, one bearing the power of creation and the other bearing the power of destruction; she named them Primus and Unicron.
Together, Primus and Unicron would maintain order and balance over all things throughout the multiverse.
For gigayears the universe remained in perfect harmony, but over time the two halves of Anterion grew distant.
Their separation created a rift between the forces of creation and destruction.
Primus and Unicron began to compete rather than cooperate, each driven by their own singular and opposing instinct.
Now began a period of much chaos. Trillions of stars and planetary systems were created and destroyed in a frenzy of energy.
This conflict raged on for billions of years before Primus ultimately emerged the victor.
Primus' ploy was to create an entity that itself possessed the power of creation; Primus had created life.
Unicron saw this as nothing but a dirty trick, and in his rage his spirit darkened.
Unicron no longer sought to destroy in order to restore balance, nor even to compete for supremacy with Primus; he was now determined to destroy all life and eliminate Primus once and for all…
Unicron had been vanquished but he was not eliminated; as the embodiment of the force of destruction, Unicron could only be destroyed by himself. Primus knew this, and he knew that this meant their conflict had a single resolution: Unicron would defeat him, and once Unicron had destroyed all life and matter in the multiverse, in a final act of crazed destruction, Unicron would destroy himself; and thus the two halves of Anterion would be restored and she would slumber once more.
Primus swore to postpone this inevitability for as long as possible. He turned to his proudest creation, life, to assist him in suppressing Unicron. He created sentient beings and taught them how to fight against Unicron's destruction, but each time he enlightened a being, the spectre of Unicron lurked nearby and corrupted his teachings. Unicron set these creatures against each other and so thwarted Primus' plan.
Primus roamed the galaxies pondering his fate and that of the multiverse, until he declared that his only option was to create a new form of life, one that was animated by his own essence; this way it could not be corrupted by Unicron. And so, Primus created a body for himself, the body of a planet to harbour this new life, and he called the planet, Cybertron.
Primus created twelve machine-like lifeforms that he imbued with his spirit, who he entrusted with the governance of Cybertron. He did so that he could devote all his energy to Cybertron, imprisoning himself within its core, and restricting his only contact with the outside world to a supercomputer named Vector Sigma, from which the twelve could extract Primus' essence to give life to each of their kind as they were created in the factories of Cybertron.
Observing from another dimension, Unicron smiled and mocked his brother's naivety. For although these robotic life-forms were immune to Unicron's corruption, they were not immune to their own. As the division of Anterion had caused instability in the beginning, now echoed the consequences of the division of Primus. The Cybertronians began to question their purpose as individuals, and challenge the authority of the twelve. Cybertron descended into chaos and civil war…
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Okay I will have to break from the narrative style here because we're getting into canon stuff I don't know much about.
The civil war I talk about at the end there is actually a prior civil war to the one that is canon.
This is also why I say Primus created the first twelve Cybertronians and not thirteen, because Prima had not yet been created. (I'm not sure whether I want them to be Transformers yet or not.)
Prima and the Matrix of Leadership were created by Primus in an effort to end the civil war and unite all Cybertronians under a single banner. This plan was successful to an extent but for some radicals it served only to push them further into extremism. They began to worship Unicron, and after being subdued were exhiled from Cybertron. The Unicron cultists then set about constructing a body for Unicron to inhabit; a body that would match Cybertron in scale but also transform into a humanoid to reep maximum destruction.
These Unicron cultists could possibly be Quintessons, I'm not sure, will have to see if that is viable or not.