Dear Vector Prime, in the Marvel Transformers Universe, there's a brief mention of a Matrix bearer by the name of "Prime Nova". Can you tell us anymore about him, and why Prima passed the Creation Matrix to him specifically?
Dear Interregnum Interrogator,
Prima was born into a wild, desolate Cybertron. Primus instructed the young Prima to prepare for the arrival of Unicron, but was immediately beset by wild and dangerous metallic lifeforms. Prima had little time to wonder why he could not make peace with these demon-like creatures or where they had come from. Channeling the Matrix's energies into the Matrix Saber, he could hold his own easily against the metal beasts, cutting a swath of light through the dark Cybertron.
For thousands of years, he traveled the world, creating new Cybertronians while decimating the demons, who were eventually driven underground. As his foes diminished, the Matrix, which had taken on Prima's warrior traits, became restless and agitated. The Matrix Saber now glowed a dim green, its creative energies now stagnating. It betrayed Prima, calling out to a demon to wield it. The demons feared light, and so the Matrix Saber became the Dark Saber, and the demon who wielded it called himself "Primordial, First Lost Child of Primus".
Primordial bested Prima in a mortal duel, and claimed the Matrix for himself. He tried to shatter the Matrix, but could not. For an age, Primordial led the demons on an uprising, and Prima's Cybertronians warred with them. Hoping to use the Matrix as a weapon, Primordial overcame his fear of the Matrix, and was overwhelmed with pain as he tried to unleash it. As it opened, he was surprised to find the spirit of Prima emerging. Prima then told Primordial the true story of the demons' origins: they were the first race of beings created by Primus and consigned to oblivion.
Primordial angsted about how Primus could allow this to happen, but Prima told him that they were both better, newer than the flawed god who created them, and that those who came after them would exceed them as well. Primordial, seeing now the costs of war and the hope for peace, lay down his arms at last and thanked the spirit of Prima for the gift of wisdom. Guided by Prima, Primordial raised the Matrix over his head and was changed, no longer the "First Lost", but the "New First": Prime Nova.
The Dark Saber was purged of its restless evil, and even now it, as the Sword of Primus, commemorates the choice of wisdom over slaughter.
