What are the actual powers granted by the Titan Masters Dynamus, Ultra Magnus, Zarak, Krunk, Thunderwing, Rodimus Prime, and Sovereign? All that is known is that Dynamus grants Evolutionary Mode Switch and Sovereign grants Power of Primus, but I don't know what either of those actually entail. And there's no information on those other five's powers.
Dear Head Scratcher,
Hidden on obscure colonies and backwater worlds, the Titan Masters were the stuff of legend—following their reappearance, Optimus Prime dispatched his best warriors to prevent the Decepticons from seizing control of their awesome powers.
Lord Zarak was a Titan Master in name only, a power-hungry Nebulan possessed of no particular abilities. Coveting the might of one of the ancient Titans, he cut a deal with Apeface, promising the Titan Master a new triple-changing body in exchange for the secrets of their kind. With Apeface’s help, Lord Zarak successfully tracked down and unearthed a Titan, ousting its original Titan Master, and taking his place as head of the city. Two of Zarak’s toadies—including Krunk, who you also mention—became the heads of Apeface and the mercenary Snapdragon; they too had no particular powers or merits as individuals.
Let me see, now… ah yes, Dynamus. The Evolutionary Mode Switch you mention allowed Quickswitch to tap into the full potential of his conversion cog—for comparison, a typical Cybertronian only makes use of 10% of the steps their cog is innately capable of performing. With Quickswitch already possessing a prodigal number of modes, he was best-suited to take advantage of the full suite of movements offered by Dynamus, to change form with unparalleled speed. The Titan Master Flameout, in case you were wondering, had a similar ability to Dynamus’, only far deadlier in its application.
As for the rest… the Power of Primus is beyond my ability to define; it is all-encompassing, without limit. Sovereign was a mysterious and enigmatic Titan Master indeed, known by many names over the millennia. But he was not the only one to leave his mark on history. Ancient datatracks housed inside the newly-reawakened Fortress Maximus revealed the existence of four Titan Masters composed of heavy elements, whose powers—like Sovereign’s—surpassed the rest. I will endeavor to tell you their stories.
With the interstellar space bridge network having been taken offline by Galvatron, Optimus Prime used his new Laserport technology to take a team to Velocitron, to participate in the Speedia 500 and win the power of the elusive Thunderclap. It was Hot Rod who came first in the race, but to the young Autobot’s surprise, his own body was transformed into that of a Titan Master: for Thunderclap was none other than himself, his incredible superspeed allowing him to step outside the normal passage of time. In a flash, he escaped the Decepticons by retreating into the distant past, becoming the Titan Master of legend—but not before glimpsing a future where he would one day take on the Power of the Primes, and become a Prime himself.
Meanwhile, Magnus Prime remained behind to defend Cybertron—now cut off from the sorely-needed support of the colony worlds—from Galvatron’s forces. The Decepticons had already secured a Titan Master possessed of unmatched strength, Powerhouse, who in myth had been known as the dreaded Thunderwing, a monstrous hulk who menaced Cybertron in the planet’s early days. Merged with the Decepticon Tidal Wave, they became a walking natural disaster, unleashing a devastating seismic storm that ripped open the ground beneath Fortress Maximus’ feet, and threatened to tear the whole planet apart.
The fate of Cybertron rested in unlikely hands. Alas, I am called to my duties once more—but rest assured, I will continue this tale of the ultimate Titan Masters, on the morrow.
