Lithone
Note: There is debate over whether the name is actually Glithos,
Glinthos, Glintos, Linthos, Lithos, etc. Likewise, Arblus (the
spelling used in the comic adaptation) may be Arbulus, Morbolus,
Morbius, or some other
variant. [Ed: If space permits, I'll place a link here to a .WAV
file of Kranix from the movie, screaming "I'm the last survivor of
(planet name)! NOOOOOO!!!"]
Cartoon History (US):
Lithone was the planet shown being destroyed by Unicron at
the beginning of Transformers: the Movie. Its inhabitants
appeared primarily robotic and did not show evidence of any ability to transform.
The only two referred to by name were Arblus and Kranix.
Arblus was devoured by Unicron after his shuttle failed to escape.
Kranix escaped only to be captured by the Quintessons and was fed to the
Sharkticons.
[Ed: The following is information obtained from the Transformers
Universe comic book entries on Arblus and Kranix. It is not truly canon but is
allowed here due to the small amount of solid information we have on
the Lithonians. Viewer discretion is advised. Some scenes may contain
junk.]
The Lithonians transform into odd shuttle-like forms and are more
emotionally and perhaps mentally advanced that most Transformers.
They are also robotic, and the destruction of Kranix by the Quintessons
may hint that they were also a Quintessonian creation, or perhaps an
offshoot of the Transformer race.
References
- Transformers Universe#4: Info about transformations and emotional state
Article submitted by Kevin Byrnes, Jr.
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