Laser core

A laser core or spark core is a vital component of Transformer anatomy. If a Transformer's laser core is extinguished, the Transformer will cease functioning.

Fiction

The Transformers cartoon

Megatron sent Laserbeak to spy on the Autobot base to determine whether Optimus Prime's laser core was extinguished after he was badly damaged in a Decepticon attack. Divide and Conquer

After the Autobots regained their ability to transform, Megatron ordered the Constructicons to combine into Devastator, and then ordered Devastator to extinguish the Autobots' laser cores forever. The Autobot Run

2005 IDW continuity

Bot Shots

Shockwave could use his laser core to supercharge his magnum engines. Shockwave's online bio

Ask Vector Prime

In ancient times, the Cannibal Baron believed that consuming the lasercores of his fallen opponents granted him their power. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/15

Prime cartoon continuity

During the Great War, Shockwave developed a procedure that could implant laser cores into new cloned shells, allowing Decepticons to quickly overcome grievous injuries. When the Wreckers acquired the data on this process, Optimus Prime declined to recreate it but the Autobots did make use of the information to improve the safety of spark transplants. Unreliable Narratives

Laser core and Spark

It's been heavily debated what role the laser core and the spark play within a Transformer. Some fans have speculated that the laser core may be some sort of housing unit for the spark. Others have speculated that it may be a separate entity. Mechatron's on-package bio says he possesses an upgraded spark capture device which can rip the laser core out of any Transformer,^[1] seemingly confirming that the laser core is a housing unit. Additionally, Primal Prime's bio makes reference to the character's laser core housing his personality.^[2]

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Laser core (レーザーコア rēzā koa)

References

1. ↑ Red Mechatron at TFU.info
2. ↑ Primal Prime at TFU.info