Protector

Though not hyper-dimensional beings themselves, the agents known asProtectors(プロテクターズPurotekutāzu) serve the ascendantAlternityin situations too sensitive to allow dispatching anauto-avatar.These agents safeguardtimelines,particularlyPrimax 903.0 Beta,where their patrons originated. Protectors are often equipped with the means to generate aTimaeus powertrack,to facilitate travel between universes. For many this is an internal device, but if this is not possible due to the form of the Protector, an external vehicle may be provided with a Timaeus drive.

Known members include:

• Optimus Primal(Primax 496.22 Alpha)
• Elita Seven(Aurex 103.10 Alpha)
• Cliff(Primax 903.0 Beta)
• Rewind(Primax 903.0 Beta)
• Hacker X-9(Tyran 607.07 Kappa)

Fiction

Controverse

Optimus Primal joined the Protectors in exchange for the Alternity transporting him back in time inViron 102.0 Betato take downCryotek.After experiencing an unspecified number of adventures as Protector,Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30Optimus Primal and fellow ProtectorE5were sent to observe the trial ofPrimacron,Controversewho the Alternity suspected of having created theHytherion.Although this suspicion proved to be incorrect, Primacron embarked on a dastardly scheme following the trial and his exile by the Autobots. Having learned of alternate universes where robotic lifeforms were created by a divine entity and concluding that such a thing was cosmic madness, Primacron invented a device which could destroy such universes with relative ease. Optimus Primal and the Protectors detected his experiment and rushed to stop him, but they were defeated by Primacron with the use of his armorSolduron.Primal's own body was destroyed, but his experience with incorporeality and his wisdom enabled him to convince Primacron of the futility of his actions, and Primacron ended his experiment.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30

Story of Binaltech

As a disembodied spark, Primal was sent by the Alternity on his most important mission: to prevent the destruction of the timeline that birthed their species. Possessing alifeless Binaltech bodycreated byDoctor Arkeville,Primal successfully stabilized the timeline as its own independent splinter, in spite of the efforts of manyagents provocateurs.Once his task completed, Primal's spark was ejected from the body,Binal Timebut even in his disembodied state, he guided theAutobotsto initiate theTimaeus Project,ensuring the origin of the Alternity. In the midst of a test of the Timaeus system, however, the Decepticons under the command ofNemesis Primeattacked and captured Primal's spark.Unfinished Business, Part 3The Autobots then tracked the Decepticons to Australia, and during the battle that ensued, Primal's spark was liberated byArcee.In order to giveOptimus Primethe power he needed to defeat Nemesis Prime, Primal fused his spark with that of his ancestor. Prime recalled thesimilar experienceiterations of the two had shared millennia beforehand, and used Primal's added power to finally destroy Nemesis Prime.Unfinished Business, Part 4

Alternity

Later on, in an unknown timeline, E5, now known as "E-7",was assigned to monitor the maverick of theConvoy Aggregate,theblack Convoy.Arch-Nemesis!

Following the defeat of theMegatron Aggregateand theHytherion,the members of the dissolved Alternity were returned to their home realities and timeframes. The future of the Protectors was less certain although many wished to remain active.Alternation

The last thatVector Primeknew, the newly-ascendedFlaternityand the Protectors were still adjusting to their new circumstances.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30He hoped that they would not be encumbered by theShroud.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/04