Keeper (Transformer)

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The Keeper is the guardian of Primus from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Where's your Primus now, Keeper?

The Keeper is a tremendously ancient Transformer, tasked with guarding the sleeping Primus for all eternity. How he does this with no apparent weaponry or alternate mode is a mystery.

He tells a damn good story, though.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

When the Autobot Pretenders Grimlock, Jazz, Bumblebee, and the Micromaster Rescue Patrol were accidentally sent to Cybertron's core by Emirate Xaaron, they met The Keeper, and (more surprisingly) Primus Himself!

Though Grimlock was skeptical that he was facing the real Keeper of Primus, his doubt was put aside when the Keeper revealed Primus' origin (and by extension the history of the Transformers and Unicron).

Shortly thereafter, the Decepticon Mayhem Attack Squad found the Autobots and launched an attack. The Keeper was killed early in the fight, and Primus was woken up shortly after. The Primal Scream The death of the Keeper and Primus's awakening led Optimus Prime and Emirate Xaaron to order a Matrix Quest in preparation for Unicron's arrival. Bird of Prey!

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

A group of Autobots and G.I. Joes venturing to Primus's face encountered the Keeper, who told them the story of the Makers, Daiakuron, and Cybertron's creation. Earth: R.I.P. When the body of Primus began to transform, the Keeper gladly accepted his role as grease for his god's cogs and remained behind to die in the ensuing rockslides, spending his final moments urging the fleeing Autobots and Joes to do the same. Escape from Primus