why did Jetfire lose the ability to combine with Optimus prime after armada
Dear Combiner Concerned,
This was another of the many mysterious changes which followed the defeat of Unicron, and his collapse into a black hole.
It is a shame, as Jetfire was always a skilled combiner. Having Powerlinxed with Optimus Prime long before the Spark of Combination was bestowed upon the other Autobots, Jetfire was able to pass on his mastery of this technique to more inexperienced ābots like Ironhide, before the art was all but forgotten.
Yet, I find myself wondering. During that final battle, the Autobotsā Combination Sparks merged into one, giving Optimus Prime the strength to hold the Unicron-possessed Galvatron in place, as the Energon surged towards them, incandescent with divine light. And for a moment, something brought Galvatron to his sensesāthe determination in his own spark flaring, driving him to throw Prime to safety. Had he only given in, it would have spelled the end for not just his oldest adversaryāevery last one of the Autobots would have been destroyed with them. Only Galvatron himself could have said what drove him in that moment.
Regardless, Primusā plan proceeded, as it always would have. A sun was born. Alpha Qās dream became reality. Optimus Primeās ultimate self dispersed, returning the sparks to all of his valiant soldiers.
As that fateful chain reaction began, roiling and exploding, I ask youā¦ how long did Galvatron live? As the last of Unicronās strength burned away, for how many cycles did his chassis hold together, before it began to melt, to disintegrate?
Could it have been long enough for a Combination Spark to reach him? Some fragment of Primusā own power, Primusā dream of unity, drawn to whatever enigma in Galvatronās spark caused him to spare his hated foe.
What would a sun do, with that power? With those instructions: to combine?
Was it the Unicron Singularity which begat the disappearance of the Spark of Combinationāor could it have been the opposite?
