Bonded Master

Bonded Masters are a subspecies of symbiotic Cybertronians from the planet Cybertron.

"These six people that you see, Sparkplug, are from the planet Nebulos and, like myself, are binary bonded to their respective Autobot partners--but in a different way. They become the Autobots' weapons!"

―Fortress Maximus introducing the Targetmasters

Biology[]

Anatomy[]

Bonded Masters share a similar biology to other Cybertronians.

Powers and abilities[]

Bonded Masters share many of the same abilities as other Cybertronians.

Weaknesses[]

Bonded Masters share many of the same weaknesses as other Cybertronians.

Culture and society[]

Bonded Masters share a similar culture to other Cybertronians. When synchronized with their smaller partners, Bonded Masters often display unusual abilities as a result of the combination process. These powers range from superior intelligence to enhanced agility.

Certain Titans can also become Bonded Masters, namely Fortress Maximus and Scorponok.

History[]

Although the modern binary bonding process was invented by Arcana and Brainstorm, historical records dating back to the Battle of Aegiax show similar partnerships have occurred throughout Cybertronian history. The Autobots and their Nebulan allies were the first to develop and implement Headmaster technology. However, it did not take long before the Hive-allied Decepticons reverse-engineered the technology to create the first Targetmasters.

Sometime later, Hi-Q created the first Powermasters, which could efficiently regulate the energy intake and metabolisms of their Cybertronian partners. Binary bonding technology quickly became commonplace, and many Cybertronians formed partnerships with beings from planets such as Earth, Nebulos, Gorlam Prime, and Dominus/Master.

Traditionally, the binary bonding process syncs a spark with an organic being's metabolic processes. However, some Cybertronians might choose to bond with a non-sapient mechanimal. Similarly, other enhanced organics have made use of non-sentient Transtector rigs.

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Autobot Bonded Masters[]

Regular Targetmaster-type[]

Double Targetmaster-type[]

Headmaster-type[]

Powermaster-type[]