Terran
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Terrans(Cybertronus terran)[1]areTransformers"born" onEarth,brought about byQuintus Prime'sEmberstone.Instead of being composed ofCybertronianliving metal,they are made of Earth's own elements, and their molecular structure looks as organic as it does mechanical. Though their systems do registerenergonlevels, they don't actually use it to survive. Instead, they consume liquidwater,though it has to be found in underground pools which likewise bear the touch ofQuintus Prime.
The first five Terrans were created byRobbyandMo Malto's contact with the Emberstone, and are bonded to them bycyber-sleeves.Due to this and their adoption by the Malto family, these Terrans are sometimes affectionately known as theMaltobots.The two later Terrans created from Emberstone shards have no such connection with the Maltos and are called theChaos Terrans.
Known Terrans include:
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The first Terran was born millions of years ago whenQuintus Primearrived onEarth.Pursued by theQuintessons—vengeful creations seeking hisEmberstone—Quintus created the theTitanTerratronusfrom the resources of Earth to guard the relic from the forces that the Quintessons had left behind.Witwicky, Part 1
The next two Terrans,TwitchandThrash,were created when, in the modern day, the siblingsRobbyandMo Maltodiscovered the Emberstone in a cave beneathWitwicky,Pennsylvania.When they activated it, the Emberstone created Twitch and Thrash from the cave water, an act witnessed byDr. Meridian'sArachnamechs.Having been grantedcyber-sleevesthat linked them to the newborns, the humans took them to their family farm. Electing to keep Twitch and Thrash a secret, Robby and Mo hid them in their barn, providing them with comic books about the Cybertronian race to inform them of their heritage. The next morning, they had their father,Alex Malto,recite the history of theAutobot/Decepticonwaronly to learn that Twitch and Thrash felt disconnected from Cybertron and instead sought to learn about Earth.Secret Legacy, Part 1
A later play session allowed Twitch to discover herscanningabilities, letting her take on a drone as analternate mode.Feeling left out, Thrash was taken to Witwicky so he could scan an alternate mode of his own. Their excursion was interrupted by the arrival of more Arachnamechs. While Twitch managed to dispatch one, the rest were defeated byOptimus Prime,Elita-1andMegatron.The adults decided that Twitch and Thrash would be best cared for inG.H.O.S.T.custody, only for Meridian to pose as G.H.O.S.T. and abduct them. Scanning the two, Meridian discovered their partially organic make-up, dubbing them as Terrans before he prepared to dissect them. The cyber-sleeves worn by the Malto siblings allowed G.H.O.S.T. to track down the Terrans and rescue them from Meridian's base, Thrash even managing to scan a motorcycle alternate mode in the process. In the aftermath, Optimus agreed to keep the Terrans a secret and allow them to remain with the Maltos, assigningBumblebeeto mentor them.Secret Legacy, Part 2
Though keeping G.H.O.S.T. ignorant of the Terrans,ClassifiedOptimus informed the other Autobots of the existence of Earth-born Transformers.TraditionsDecoyWith the fate of theAllSparkunknown,Warzoneand suspecting that the handful of Cybertronians on Earth represented the last of their kind, the Autobots came to view the Terrans as hope for rebuilding their species.Age of Evolution, Part 1
On Robby and Mo's first day of school, Twitch and Thrash began malfunctioning. Eventually losing their higher functions, the two Terrans made for the cave system that had birthed them. Bumblebee and the Malto children arrived in time for Twitch to cause a cave-in whereupon the Terrans succumbed tostasis lock.Though it was initially feared that they had passed, Robby and Mo splashed enough of Quintus' water on their friends to revive them.Friends and Family
After being forced to remain hidden during a Decepticon attack, Twitch angrily revealed enough of the Terrans' origins to Optimus Prime for him to recognize the Emberstone, he and Bumblebee setting out with the Terrans to retrieve it. No sooner had they claimed the stone didSkywarpandNova Stormattack, releasing a swarm of Arachnamechs. Outnumbered, Mo beseeched Quintus for aid, the Prime activating the Emberstone to create three new Terrans;Nightshade,JawbreakerandHashtag.Age of Evolution, Part 1
With Megatron andDot Maltoheld prisoner by Meridian, Optimus concocted a plan to rescue them, having the new Terrans pose as Decepticons who would turn over Optimus, Twitch and Thrash to Meridian in exchange for safe haven. Though the ruse was found out in short order, and the group was forced to contend with Meridian's base defences, they managed to rescue Dot and Megatron. In the aftermath, the three new Terrans were brought to live on the Malto farm.Age of Evolution, Part 2
Over the course of the next several weeks, Hashtag and Nightshade would gain alt-modes and abilities much like their older siblings. Hashtag acquiring a G.H.O.S.T. surveillance van that gave her the ability to connect to any Wi-Fi point on the planet.Hashtag: OopsWhile Nightshade obtained an owlbeast modethat granted them flight and energy powers.Missed ConnectionJawbreaker meanwhile decided to take his time when it came to deciding his alt-mode, feeling that vehicles weren't right for him.Outtakes
Seeing the Terrans as a renewed chance of hope for their species, Megatron took the group and their Malto siblings to visitSpacebridge Memorial Park.There he taught them about the Autobot/Decepticon war and the cost it had on both Cybertron and Earth. However, Thrash repeatedly questioned Megatron on what he thought was placing an unfair burden on the group to clean up the Decepticon's mess. He was pulled back when Mo pointed out he was hoping to teach them tonotmake the same mistakes their predecessors made. During the trip, the group encountered the lost DecepticonShockwavewho regarded the Terrans as abominations.Warzone
When taken by Robby and Mo toPhiladelphiafor the first time, the Terrans found themselves tricked into entering an underground Bot Brawl fighting ring, where they coincidentally ran into Bumblebee. When the mind-controlledGrimlockwas revealed to be Bee and Jawbreaker's opponent, they managed to free the Autobot. Leaving the Dinobot to cool off, the Terrans briefly took their leave, only to discover that he'd vanished when they returned.Home, Part 1
The search for Grimlock soon turned into a battle with the returning Mandroid. After taking down one of Mandroid's newest Arachnamech creations, Hashtag was enthralled by Mandroid, turning her size and Wi-fi powers against the rest. Empowered by a mysterious energy that originated back from the cave where the Terrans were born, the other Terrans managed to free their sister, racing back to Witwicky in hopes of getting home before their parents woke up.Home, Part 2
Grimlock crossed path with the Malto kids and chased them to the farm, where Twitch used her EMP to knock him out and take him to the Dugout before he reawakened in a panicked state. Jawbreaker struck up a friendship with the Dinobot. While at a quarry, he scanned aStygimolochfossil for his alt mode, but Jawbreaker's innocent enthusiasm inadvertently triggered Grimlock's memories of his time enslaved by Mandroid, causing him to go on a rampage through Witwicky. Jawbreaker then used his new mode to calm down Grimlock.A Stygi SituationThe Terrans and the kids later praticed in the recroom at G.H.O.S.T. HQ before Mandroid's interference with Wheeljack's tech changed the simulation into a battle against a holographic version of Megatron. Hashtag managed to shut it down but Robby was hurt defeating Megatron in the simulation.Disarmed
Toys
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- Chaos Terran Aftermath(Warrior, 2024)
- Chaos Terran Spitfire(One-Step Flip Changer, 2024)
- Chaos Terran Spitfire(Warrior, 2024)
- Terran Hashtag(Tacticon, 2023)
- Terran Hashtag(Warrior, 2024)
- Terran Jawbreaker(Warrior, 2023)
- Terran Jawbreaker(Deluxe, 2024)
- Terran Nightshade(Deluxe, 2023)
- Terran Thrash(Warrior, 2023)
- Terran Thrash(Deluxe, 2023)
- Terran Twitch(One-Step Flip Changer, 2023)
- Terran Twitch(Deluxe, 2023)
- Terran Twitch(Tacticon, 2024)
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Foreign names
- Japanese:Terran(テランTeran)
- Italian:Terrestri( "Earthlings" )
- Portuguese:Terrano( "Terran" )
See Also
- Energon mutation- Other Earth-born Transformers, whichdorequire Energon. They are often, but not always, much cruder in nature.
