Vector Prime, what is the fundamental difference between a Titan and a War Titan? What makes war titans so much more agressive than regular titans? And did war titans exist in the first IDW continuity?
Dear Titan Tracker,
In the reality of which you speak, the “War Titan” specialization was bestowed upon on not only the largest and most powerful Titans to be forged, but also those with the mental and physical fortitude to spearhead missions of conquest against those races who came into conflict with the Cybertronian empire—famous and infamous War Titans of the Age of Expansion include Iaconus, Vigilem, Waypoint, Nemesis, and Fortress Maximus, who burned planets and toppled empires in the name of Cybertronian supremacy.
Although War Titans were powerful fighters and almost unmatched on the battlefield, their status as “capital ships” meant that they operated alongside other Titan varieties. Versatile Guardian Titans—a smaller class of Titan that included Omega Supreme, Steelhaven, Xantium, and Axalon—filled a niche analogous to frigates as they escorted War Titans on long-range deployments to distant star systems. Nimble Patrol Titans like Chela and Lodestar rarely left planetary orbit, as their speed and maneuverability allowed them to intercept incoming threats like light warships or spaceborne debris.
Still other Titans operated in purely supportive roles—even the mightiest of War Titans depended upon ‘bots like Cargohold, Doradus, and the vast amounts of Energon in their city-sized tanks, for refuelling on long-distance operations. And, of course, Colony Titans like Croaton, Navitas and Caminus left Cybertron with the intent of spreading Cybertronian civilization to new worlds.
