Alpha Prime
Planet of Origin: Cybertron
Place of Creation: Crystal City
Metal Color: Red, purple, white, and gray
Optic Color: Blue
Mouth Type: Standard (with white beard and mustache)
Alternate Mode: Cybertronian spacecraft
Affiliation: The Thirteen Primes; The inhabitants of Cybertron; The Children of Primus; formerly the Recorders
Relatives: Primus (Creator/"Father"); Prima (Brother); Solus Prime (Sister); Onyx Prime (Brother); Nonus Prime(Brother); Quintus Prime (Brother); Alchemist Prime (Brother); Amalgamous Prime (Brother); Vector Prime (Brother); Megatronus Prime (Brother); Micronus Prime (Brother); Nexus Prime (Brother); Unknown thirteenth brother
Aliases: The Record Keeper; the Storyteller; Tertium Prime
Often being misremembered as being the first of the original Thirteen Primes to be awoken, Alpha Prime was actually the third to be welcomed into the world. After Primus spoke to Alpha and the other Primes, he felt the need to begin chronicling the feats of he and his siblings. Alpha Prime quickly became known as a historian, who would travel with his brothers and sister to write down their adventures and troubles.
Eventually, Alpha Prime would form his own tribe known as the Recorders, a group dedicated to the history of Cybertron being remembered forever. Unlike his brothers, Alpha never colonized another planet for his people, feeling the need to stay and protect Cybertron. Part of protecting his home world was to seal away a gift that was given to him by his very creator. His gift was known as the Quill, which may look like a normal writing utensil, but is actually powerful enough to change time. He felt that the power to rewrite all of time was too strong for him alone to control, and so, he hid it where no one would think to search. However, Alpha Prime would soon regret this, as he was betrayed by Megatronus and soon the first Cybertronian Civil War would begin.
Needing assistance, Alpha Prime recruited two of his followers, named Beta, who would become one of Alpha's greatest friends, and Omega, and promoted them to be his advisors. The two, now going by Beta Trion and Omega Trion, would give Alpha advice and tactics for battle, with Beta being the more peaceful one and Omega wanting to let out Alpha's ruthless side. This went well for a good portion of the war, until one of Omega's plans resulted in the deaths of several civilians of Alchemist Prime's tribe. This caused Omega to be removed from Alpha's inner circle, where he was replaced with Primon. Rumor has it that the wise sage Alpha Trion was once part of this council.
When the war finally ended, Alpha Prime helped rebuild Cybertron with Vector Prime and Prima, with the former soon passing unfortunately. Alpha Prime happily passed on the Matrix to his former student, Primon, who became the first matrix bearer who wasn't one of the original Primes. He would continue to do the same with each Matrix bearer, passing it down from Prime to Prime, however it was eventually taken up by his follower Alpha Trion.
Where Alpha Prime would go still remains a mystery to most, with very few knowing the truth of Alpha Prime...