Spark (Transformers) - Unicron Trilogy

Unicron Trilogy

The mention of sparks continued in other Transformers shows such as in the Armada, Energon and Cybertron cartoons. Armada and Energon both showed a few Transformers sparks (as orbs of light) transferred to new bodies after their old bodies were too badly damaged to be repaired or destroyed completely. For example, Red Alert transferred Smokescreen's spark in the new body after the previous one was nearly melted away when Megatron shot the Requiem Blaster at him. Also, Starscream's spark one can see in his breast when the latter is mortally wounded by Galvatron during their duel; it looks like a blinding white-and-blue radiance. Primus and Unicron's sparks were also shown in Energon, Primus as a very large glowing orb and Unicron as a small black/green orb. One can suppose that a Transformer himself can send his own spark away sometimes or even use it as a kind of weapon. So does Starscream when intending to destroy Unicron. He deliberately allows Galvatron to run him through with the Star Saber in order to release his spark and to let it link to the power of the Saber. In Cybertron, the cyber planet keys are said to be fragments of the spark of Primus, divided and sent to the four corners of the universe to share the wisdom of Primus. The four master keys (colored gold in the toy line) need to be gathered and inserted into the Omega Lock to awaken the spark of Primus and transform the planet Cybertron. In the toy line the Omega Lock is needed to completely transform Primus, however it does not require the insertion of any of the cyber planet keys. At the end of the Cybertron series, it was decided that the unified planets should join together and bring the once again divided keys to other destinations in the universe to spread the knowledge of Primus even further. Hence, again putting Primus into stasis lock within a reformatted, renewed Cybertron.

In addition to the mention of sparks, Transformers: Energon, shows both the Autobots and Decepticons having made an alliances with the humans to find Energon, a fuel source which is revealed to be mined on Earth, Mars, and the Moon. A special group of Transformers, the Omnicons, consisting of Autobots and Decepticons, process energon and make it safe for the Autobots to use. Meanwhile, Alpha Q sends his Terrorcons to steal Energon to restore Unicron. Later episodes had the Autobots use special Energon towers which can repel Decepticons and destroy the Terrorcon drones. When it came time to the fight on Cybertron, there was the introduction of Energon Gas which was harmful to Autobots and not Decepticons. The Decepticons used this to their advantage until the Energon Gas Towers were deactivated. There was also a type of Energon called Super Energon which turned Megatron into Galvatron (and later made him into a giant) and gave Starscream a power upgrade.