The Allspark. Yes, it does kind of look like a big sperm on purpose.
The Allspark is the source of Transformer life.
Generation 1/Beast Era/Robots In Disguise
The Allspark - also known as "the Matrix" or "the Well of All Sparks" - is the dimension from which all Transformer sparks that exist, have existed, or ever will exist originate. Collectively, the sparks that compose the Allspark are the essence of Primus.
When a Transformer is "born," a single spark departs the Allspark and suffuses itself into the new Transformer body, giving it true life and soul. When the Transformer then reaches the end of its life, the spark departs its body and returns to the Allspark; all the knowledge that the Transformer acquired and all of its life experiences are contained with the spark, and they are added to the totality that it the Allspark. This collective knowledge is known as the "Wisdom of the Ages." Sparks do not retain their individuality within the Allspark, save for those belonging to former Autobot leaders.
The Autobot mantra "Till all are one" is likely derived in some way from the unity that exists within the Allspark. Whether it refers to a day when the war will end and Autobot and Decepticon will become united, or to the ultimate end of Transformer life and the return of all sparks to the Allspark, however, is unknown.
Means of access
There are several known means of accessing the Allspark.
- Most prominently, there is the Matrix of Leadership, the legendary talisman carried by Autobot leaders. In addition to permitting the creation of new Transformer life by transferring a spark from the Allspark, the Matrix also allows Autobots to access the Allspark's accumulated wisdom by sending their own spark into it, to be guided and informed by the sparks of the deceased Autobot leaders. This method, in particular, seems to have caused some confusion amongst Transformers - the Allspark has been called "The Matrix" on several occasions, and many Transformers labor under the misconception that the Matrix of Leadership actually contains the sparks of the Autobot leaders.
- Secondly, there is the mega-computer Vector Sigma, which, like the Matrix, endows new Transformers with life through the transferrence of sparks. The most common method of communication with the Allspark via Vector Sigma involves the use of its shell program, the Oracle, which permits a "receptive spark" to commune directly with the collective intelligence of the Allspark; at one stage, however, Optimus Prime used the empty shell of the Matrix of Leadership to access the Allspark through Vector Sigma and spoke directly to Alpha Trion.
Live-action movie
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The Allspark is a physical object of mysterious origin. A large, metallic cube, it is inscribed with ornate runes and is believed to be responsible for creating and sustaining the Transformer race and the planet of Cybertron itself.
(Note: The movie's Allspark is a big cube because, in the original screenplay, it was going to be called the "Energon Cube.")
Prequel
Swayed to the side of evil by the lure of the Allspark's power, Cybertron's co-ruler Lord Megatron went rogue with his own army, seeking to take control of it. At Optimus Prime's orders, Bumblebee and a group of Autobots secretly transported the Allspark to Tyger Pax, only to be pursued by the Decepticons. Megatron himself took a personal hand in the torture of Bumblebee, attempting to force him to reveal the Allspark's location, but his efforts went in vain, and the Allspark was blasted into space to put it beyond Megatron's reach. In response, Megatron crushed Bumblebee's voice box and began to follow the Allspark to Earth.
Notes
- The Allspark is comparable to both the Linkage, (the communal soul dimension of the Mini-Cons.) and also aspects of the Creation Matrix as mentioned above. Having dropped the title "Energon Cube" early in development, the writers adopted another canon term from G1 that, although is still not accurate, is slightly more in keeping with the nature of original Matrix. This completes the slow convergence of the Matrix, Vector Sigma, Energon and Primus into a single concept.