Fan Theories: Is Cody Burns (TF Rescue Bots) Onyx Prime Reborn?
Hello, everyone. This fan theory was brought to my attention by @geluatekurama who loves Transformers Rescue Bots just as much as I do and agrees that Cody Burns is one of the best child characters in all of Transformers. And a discussion with her got us thinking that maybe he is a bit too good and upon knowing that Rescue Bots has ties to Prime, maybe there is a much deeper reason for Cody being wise beyond his years, so naturally in tuned with Transformers and over all, seems to have a level of empathy that surpasses a normal human being. Could it be that in a previous life, Cody was a Transformers specifically Onyx Prime?
To recap who Cody Burns is, he is the youngest child of the Burns family of Chief Charlie Burns. He is a pre-teen at the beginning of the series and a mid-teen by the sequel series Rescue Bots Academy. Like most of his family, he is kind, protective and moral. He is also unusually brave for a child his age especially around sentient giant robots when we compare him to how other humans who have come in contact with Transformers tend to react. Most are very afraid which includes adults. Cody on the other hand, is very fearless when he comes to realize that the bots are in fact aliens from another planet and not just because he comes from Griffin Rock which is filled with all kinds of tech or because he is a kid. None of the tech can even begin to compare to a robotic life form that thinks, feels and has features that you usually find in organic life. Also, Cody is not some foolish immature kid who sees this as some kind of fun ride. He handles the situation intelligently and even goes as far as helping the bots blend in better. While this commendable and responsible of him, it is also a very strange thing for a child his age to do. Most kids, even very good ones, would either have the urge to tell everyone or persuade the bots to do all kinds of fun stuff. I highly doubt that even simply being the son of a police chief is what made him act this way because we see him act like a normal child in other situations. When it comes to all things Transformers though, he shows more responsibility and diplomacy than most adults do.
Speaking of diplomacy, Cody is unusually talented at that too. Cody is able to talk his way out of anything to almost everyone including to other human adults. In most episodes, he is the reason fights usually get resolved and why people begin to have clarity like when Woodrow and Charlie were at odds during the episodes “What Lies Beneath” and “What Rises Above” which I must remind everyone that even in those situations, he showed an abnormal amount of courage for a kid. It is like as though when he is under a certain level of pressure, something clicks in him that makes him act this way. Then there is the time he had the badge which compelled to temporarily be Rescue Boy that gave him the power to create a forcefield that protected him from almost everything and even fly. When the badge malfunctioned and his life was in danger, he acted abnormally calm after being rescued and did not seem traumatized by the event.
Now, what does this have to with Onyx Prime? A lot especially if Cody is him reborn. For those of you who are not savvy on rebirth/reincarnation, it is believed that if a person has had a previous life, their previous life experiences may carry over to their current one. This is how some people explain how some people have phobias even though they never had bad experiences to trigger them or feel no fear over something most people would. In the case of Cody, him being an old reborn soul could explain why he feels no fear in situations a normal child would and why he feels so natural around Transformers; he has seen it all before and to a much higher degree.
As for the deeper details about Onyx Prime himself, he was one of the first 13 Primes and his special relic was a mask that amplified is empathic and telepathic powers. He was also one of the most powerful yet, he was also the biggest pacifist and kindest. He only used his powers to help those in need in order to understand them and help them. His personality traits included diplomacy, communication, compassion and he had the amazing ability to become friends with anyone including Megatronus. Considering that Onyx was one of the first 13, he also fought Unicron directly meaning that he has seen his fair share of violence and war on a level none of us would even begin to comprehend. Yet even then, his weapon was a quarter staff which reinforces that he was more of a lover than a fighter.
A lot fans do not know this, but the first 13 Primes were also well aware of what would happen Unicron after he was defeated and what Primus’ grand plan for the future would be. This means they all knew Unicron’s spark would give life to the planet that would become Earth. I should also point out that it is heavily implied that Optimus Prime is the mysterious 13nth Prime reborn. Whose to say that this Prime was the only one reborn?
And does this imply that Onyx may have been reborn as Cody Burns? I think it may. Onyx Prime’s duty did not stop with the war. After being wounded, he went into the Well of Allsparks which revived him as a “lesser Cybertronian” with Micronimus watching over him. The term “lesser Cybertronian” can be interpreted in many ways. Since the core of Earth is Unicron’s spark, this means that Earth is in many ways a lesser version of Cybertron meaning that Earthlings (humans) are in a way “lesser Cybertronians”. The texts never specifically say he resides on Cybertron or when he was reborn and it did not say he was specifically reborn as a Transformer. If you interpret things this way, it is possible that Onyx Prime was reborn as a human on Earth. Also, if you look at Cody’s colouring and Onyx’s, the colour schemes are extremely similar. And Cody wears a jacket that looks a lot like a pilot’s jacket and Onyx could fly. If that is not enough to convince you that there is a connection, Onyx’s alt mode is a griffin and in his original concept art, he had a long blonde mane. It should also be noted that Onyx had a strong connection to nature and was in many ways, the “Adam” of Predacons and by extension Maximals too meaning that he was familiar with animals and organic life from before, so he would feel at home on Earth. And before anyone says “but it has been confirmed that Onyx was reborn as a Transformer”, when it comes to reincarnation, it is possible for someone to be reborn as multiple people in their next life so this theory still upholds itself. All in all, Cody Burns was meant to meet the Rescue Bots and he was meant to help Transformers and humans form a bond.
If there is one thing I learned about Transformers lore, deep down, everything is more than meets the eye and Cody is not the exception or the exemption. What do you all think? Do you think Cody was Onyx in his previous life?
Thanks for reading and have a great day. And as always, stay safe.
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