Sacred treasure

Holy relics or plot devices? You decide.

Asacred treasure( thần khíjingi,alsogod item^[1]andsacred implement^[2]) is an artifact from the oft mysterious past ofCybertron.They brim with supernatural energy and many are used by forces such asPrimusand theQuintessonsto create "super robot lifeforms", often in the form ofTransformers.^[3]

Artifacts identified as sacred treasures include:

• Vector Sigma^[1]
• TheCreation Matrix^[1]
• TheAllSpark^[1]
• TheChrono Matrix^[4]

Weapons formed fromMini-Conscan be referred to as "sacred treasures", although they bear little relation to the above items.

• The "Three Sacred Treasures" ( tam chủng の thần khíSanshu no Jingi)^[5]
  • TheStar Saber
  • TheCosmotector
  • TheAstro Blaster
• TheGod Micron Blaster^[6]

Fiction

Adventure

TheGod Micron Blasterwas a sacred treasure that was once used by evil hands to destroy a planet. Since then, only "gods with the right heart" were permitted to use it.Optimus Prime,having attained the power of a god, used the God Micron Blaster to stop theDecepticoninvasion ofEarthin a final battle.God Optimus Prime bio

G-Shock × Transformers

Master Optimus Primewas the guardian of the sacred treasure known as theChrono Matrixand took his duties seriously to the point when he often existed as an altar to the artifact known as "Pedestal Prime".Battle of G3 Prime and G-Shock

Canon/Transformers

TheAllSparkof another universe'sCybertronwas identified byOptimus PrimeandRefraktorto be a sacred treasure. Its power as a sacred treasure was transferred to theEOS R5camera known asFocus One,which in turn could grant life to unliving machines. This power also had the unusual effect of affecting already living machines by giving Optimus Prime and Refraktor new EOS R5 alternate modes.Birth of Optimus Prime R5Decepticon Refraktor R5: Guise of a Deceiver

Notes

• In Japan,jingi( thần khí ) is a term primarily used to refer to theThree Sacred Treasures,regalia of theEmperor of Japan.The term also finds use in other fictional media for godlike or mystical items.
• As you may have gathered from the media that use this term, it is primarily used byHirofumi Ichikawain his works.
• On the JapaneseWorld of the Transformerswebsite,jingiwas translated as "GOD ITEM", which sounds a bit awkward in English. Transformers Wiki initially attempted to localize it as "sacred implement" (which went on to be used byThe AllSpark Almanac II) before deciding to align it with pretty much every other translation of the term outsideTransformers.

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