Black Legendisc

Indelibly associated with the mysterious ancient known as Go Prime, the phantom Black Legendisc (ブラックレジェンディスク Burakku Rejendisuku) is a special Legendisc, capable of creating faults within time itself. Its power allows Transformers to travel in time via accumulated gaps in "Timeshift Energy", and the Legendisc itself contains the condensation of highly compressed time energy. Unfortunately, exposure to it debilitates the owner's body.

Within the context of the Primus Vanguard's Black Parade, it is known as the Black Matrix (ブラックマトリクス Burakku Matorikusu) and its energy is referred to as the Black Star Power, one of the Seven Lights of creation of the Precursor World.

It possesses some degree of autonomy and has been known to assist its master in beast mode.

Fiction

Precursor World

In the final battle between the Primus Vanguard and their ancient enemy the Specters, the Black Parade leader Black Go Prime unleashed the Black Matrix's Star Power to pool with the other six Lights to annihilate the Specters, which had the secondary effect of combining their multiverse into a single multicolored world.

When the Vanguard's research revealed that a new threat known as the Vok was coming from the future, Primus demanded that Go hand over the Black Matrix that he might gather intelligence on their foe. Overruling Go's warnings about tampering with time and the future Primus used the Matrix and disappeared from his troops for some time. When next he reappeared, driven to omnicide by grim visions of an apocalyptic future he received, Primus demanded the Black Matrix once more along with its fellows so that he might destroy the universe, Go this time declined and returned to the Black Planet with his Matrix. Finale Prelude

Coelagon came to the Black Planet to take the Black Matrix from Black Go Prime for the Seacons. Despite the Black Parade's attempts to prevent this, Coelagon made away with the Matrix, and it came to be held by God Neptune when he combined. God Neptune comic 1

...And was immediately dropped when God Neptune scrambled to block an opening volley by Megatron Omega in the ensuing battle for the seven remaining Matrices of Star Power. The victorious Megatron Omega subsequently retrieved the Black Matrix as well as the other four matrices stolen by the Seacons and began to absorb their Star Powers into his own Silver Matrix, only for a vengeful Halfshell to split his head open with the Neptune Sword, interrupting the process and sending the Black Matrix flying once more. God Neptune comic 2

Go! bios

The Black Legendisc was formerly in the possession of Go Prime. Go Prime bio Both Kenzan and Gekisoumaru used the Black Legendisc to obtain special dark coating for their bodies that improved their stealth capabilities and heat resistance. It also greatly increased their combined forms' power. Kenzan Kuromusha ver. bio Gekisoumaru Kurojishi ver. bio The mysterious power of the Black Legendisc summoned Hunter Nemesis Prime through a time fault from another universe. He and Hunter Optimus Prime soon fought over the Legendisc. Hunter Nemesis Prime

Toys

Generations (Japan)

• Decepticon Datadisc Set (2013-04-27)
  • ID number: TG16
  • Accessories: Disc case

Ravage transforms from a "data disc" into a robotic jaguar. He is designed to interact with the Voyager Class Soundwave mold, being capable of storing in and launching out of Soundwave's chest compartment, and features a partial, spring-loaded transformation to cat mode that is triggered when a button on his underside is pressed. He comes with a clear-purple plastic case which can be used to store him in disc mode.

He was only available as part of a four-disc set with Rumble, Frenzy, and Ratbat.

This toy was also repurposed as Cloud Ravage.

• More information on the Decepticon Datadisc set at Alfes Toy Blog