Gorlamite
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Once a race of organichumanoids,theGorlamitesofGorlam Primeembraced a culture of biomechanical modification, rapidly evolving beyond their biological bodies.
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2005 IDW continuity
Though the planet would later be remembered as one ofCybertron's "thirteen colonies," closely associated with theTitansandShockwave'sRegenesisores,Last Standthe inhabitants of Gorlam Prime were apparently unaware of their planet's dark history.HomecomingAt some point in the recent past,Nova Prime's operativeJhiaxusarrived on the planet; in preparation for theExpansionof theDead Universe,he began surreptitiously interfering with the development of the natives,Spotlight: Hardheadartificially accelerating their cultural and social development only a few years after the end of their Industrial Revolution.
WhenNightbeatlanded on the planet circa2006,he was struck by the unexpected technological sophistication of the Gorlamites and their increasingly cybernetic bodies; an early clue that not all was as it seemed on the planet. Indeed, several Gorlamites had already reached the ultimate endpoint of their artificial evolution; in order to survive the hostile conditions of the coming Dead Universe, they had graduated to fully-robotic bodies, resembling smallTransformers.Spotlight: NightbeatThose Gorlamites who had undergone this development found a new role as Jhiaxus's new lackeys, but were eventually killed byArcee.Spotlight: SideswipeSpotlight: Hardhead
In the meantime, Nightbeat returned to the planet, but found that the remaining Gorlamites had ground to a halt; a "chrysalis state" before the population completed its ultimate evolutionary transition.Spotlight: HardheadAfter an unspecified amount of time had passed, the Gorlamites awoke in wholly mechanical bodies, having severed the last vestiges of their organic heritage, and redubbed their planet "Cybertron."Spotlight: Sideswipe
"Cybertron" and its inhabitants enjoyed a brief period of prosperity, becoming known as one of the pinnacles of cyber-organic life in the galaxy,Heart of Darkness #1but this peaceful period was not to last. When the malevolentD-Voidawoke, it used the portal to the Dead Universe that lay beneath the planet to entrance the Gorlamites, luring them into the Dead Universe and feasting on theirSparksuntil none remained.Heart of Darkness #2
Animatedcartoon continuity
Glyphhad studied the inhabitants of Gorlam Prime and concluded that they were evolving into something similar to Cybertronian life.The AllSpark Almanac II
Games
Transformers Roleplaying Game
The Gorlamites were once a race of organic humanoids. Over the centuries, however, they developed a culture of extreme augmentation and biomechanical synthesis, to the point where they eventually evolved into an entirely robotic species. Most Gorlamites preferred to stay on their homeworld; those that left were either researchers, philosophers seeking to understand their existence, or reckless thrill-seekers.The Time is NowSome particularly adventurous Gorlamites formedbinary bondedpartnerships with Cybertronians.The Enigma of Combination
