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Before the event known as "The Shrouding," Primus, Unicron and the Thirteen Original Transformers were multiversal singularities; beings that existed in every universe and were the same in all of them. Here are every confirmed member of the Multiversal Thirteen from left to right.

1. Prima - the first Matrix-bearer and the first Transformer born on Cybertron, and wielder of the Star Saber, a blade capable of unparalleled destruction.
2. Vector Prime - the guardian of space and time, who spent most of his life outside of reality, observing it and occasionally stepping in to help.
3. Megatronus - formerly the guardian of entropy, whose name was stricken from history when he betrayed his siblings and became a Herald of Unicron under the new name "The Fallen".
4. Nexus Prime - the first combiner and the guardian of Rarified Energon.
5. Logos Prime - an enigmatic figure who, operating in the present day under the new name Soundblaster, sought to pass on his incredible powers over time and space to an heir.
6. Micronus Prime - the progenitor of the Mini-Cons.
7. Liege Maximo - a legendary schemer.
8. Solus Prime - the first female Cybertronian and a renowned smith who wielded a powerful forge.
9. Epistemus - a bot renowned for his unconventional intellect.
10. Autonomous Maximus - a lonely sentinel who renounced his name, becoming simply known as the Last Autobot.
11. Solomus - a gentle and kind individual who may or may not be the true form of Alpha Trion.
12. Onyx Prime - the first Cybertronian with a beast mode, in-tune with nature and organics.
13. Alchemist Prime - a student of the elements who is rumored to have established a bar (Maccadam's Old Oil House) on Cybertron, seeking to provide respite from endless war.

As I said, in the last group picture, the initial idea was that the Thirteen would be the same beings in every universe, but as time went on, it proved an unsustainable approach. This was because the groups size, membership and even history became increasingly incompatible with each new telling. As a result, there was a lot of out-of-universe rule-rewriting, bending over backwards quantum mechanics gobbledygook made to justify the differences.

Consequently, the whole idea was eventually abandoned and written out through a story in the Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine. In that story, titled "Another Light," Nexus Prime brought together the Star Saber and Terminus Blade in order to strengthen the barriers between universes in an effort to prevent future crises that threatened the Transformers Multiverse. As a result of this, not only was travel between the different dimensions rendered next to impossible, the singular nature of Primus, Unicron and the Thirteen was taken away. As a result, there are now various totally different versions of Primus, Unicron and the Thirteen's stories spread throughout the different universes, and you don't have to tear your hair out trying to figure out how it's all supposed to fit together.

Personally, I rather like the idea of beings that can go from universe to universe and not having any counterparts, but what do you guys think?

Up next, we get a group shot of a version of the Thirteen that travelled to Ancient Greece and inspired the myths and legends of the Greek gods.

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

Description
Before the event known as "The Shrouding," Primus, Unicron and the Thirteen Original Transformers were multiversal singularities; beings that existed in every universe and were the same in all of them. Here are every confirmed member of the Multiversal Thirteen from left to right.

1. Prima - the first Matrix-bearer and the first Transformer born on Cybertron, and wielder of the Star Saber, a blade capable of unparalleled destruction.
2. Vector Prime - the guardian of space and time, who spent most of his life outside of reality, observing it and occasionally stepping in to help.
3. Megatronus - formerly the guardian of entropy, whose name was stricken from history when he betrayed his siblings and became a Herald of Unicron under the new name "The Fallen".
4. Nexus Prime - the first combiner and the guardian of Rarified Energon.
5. Logos Prime - an enigmatic figure who, operating in the present day under the new name Soundblaster, sought to pass on his incredible powers over time and space to an heir.
6. Micronus Prime - the progenitor of the Mini-Cons.
7. Liege Maximo - a legendary schemer.
8. Solus Prime - the first female Cybertronian and a renowned smith who wielded a powerful forge.
9. Epistemus - a bot renowned for his unconventional intellect.
10. Autonomous Maximus - a lonely sentinel who renounced his name, becoming simply known as the Last Autobot.
11. Solomus - a gentle and kind individual who may or may not be the true form of Alpha Trion.
12. Onyx Prime - the first Cybertronian with a beast mode, in-tune with nature and organics.
13. Alchemist Prime - a student of the elements who is rumored to have established a bar (Maccadam's Old Oil House) on Cybertron, seeking to provide respite from endless war.

As I said, in the last group picture, the initial idea was that the Thirteen would be the same beings in every universe, but as time went on, it proved an unsustainable approach. This was because the groups size, membership and even history became increasingly incompatible with each new telling. As a result, there was a lot of out-of-universe rule-rewriting, bending over backwards quantum mechanics gobbledygook made to justify the differences.

Consequently, the whole idea was eventually abandoned and written out through a story in the Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine. In that story, titled "Another Light," Nexus Prime brought together the Star Saber and Terminus Blade in order to strengthen the barriers between universes in an effort to prevent future crises that threatened the Transformers Multiverse. As a result of this, not only was travel between the different dimensions rendered next to impossible, the singular nature of Primus, Unicron and the Thirteen was taken away. As a result, there are now various totally different versions of Primus, Unicron and the Thirteen's stories spread throughout the different universes, and you don't have to tear your hair out trying to figure out how it's all supposed to fit together.

Personally, I rather like the idea of beings that can go from universe to universe and not having any counterparts, but what do you guys think?

Up next, we get a group shot of a version of the Thirteen that travelled to Ancient Greece and inspired the myths and legends of the Greek gods.

Let me know what you think in the comments below.