New 'Energon Port' Change Redefines Everything We Know About Transformers' Biology

WARNING! Spoilers ahead for Void Rivals #10

Summary Void Rivals #10 reveals that Darak and Solila's forehead jewels are Energon ports, hinting at their Cybertronian origins.

The discovery ties Agorrians and Zertonians closer to Transformers mythology, possibly making them partial Transformers or Pretenders.

Fans must read all Energon Universe titles to keep up with ongoing Transformers mysteries and revelations.

The Energon Universe officially began with 2023’s Void Rivals #1, and the Skybound imprint’s launch title is still offering further revelations into Transformers lore. The ongoing saga of an intergalactic war continues to add to Cybertronian history in the new continuity, and one revelation in the latest issue could change everything fans know about the origins of the Energon Universe.

Void Rivals tells the story of Darak and Solila, two soldiers on opposite sides of a long-running war. The Agorrian and Zertonian races fight for scarce resources on the Sacred Ring, the remnants of two planets that collapsed around a black hole.

Void Rivals #10 picks up and runs with Transformers revelations from previous issues, as Darak and the Autobot Springer attempt to find a way to heal the wounded Solila. After fighting off the Zertonian warrior Proximus, Springer takes the two into their lab, where he makes a shocking discovery: the jewels on Darak and Solila’s foreheads are actually Energon ports.

Related Transformers' New Continuity Is Connecting Earth to Cybertron Like Never Before The Energon Universe has introduced the concept of a "bridge" between Cybertron and Earth, in a pivotal reimagining of Transformers lore.

The Discovery of "Energon Ports" in Void Rivals Could Change Everything

Transformer Biology Is Changing Before Fans' Eyes

Springer gives Solila a dose of Energon through the port on her forehead, not only restoring her to full health but also causing her to radiate pink energy after waking up. That both races portrayed in Void Rivals can use Energon as a power source is a huge reveal, and Springer’s further study of their biology suggests that they have Cybertronian origins. “You’re organic,” Springer explains, “but your physiology has elements of… a… synthetic nature that appears to by Cybertronian in origin.”

Fans can learn more about the Transformers of the Energon Universe in the ongoing Transformers series, whose first volume by Daniel Warren Johnson is available now as a trade paperback from Image Comics/Skybound.

Darak and Solila previously learned that their warring civilizations had more in common than previously thought when they discovered the only biological difference between them was the shape of their “mind’s eye,” the jewel-like formation on their foreheads. Now that readers have learned these are actually Energon ports, this ties them closer to Transformers mythology than ever. In fact, their Cybertronian physiology suggests that Agorrians and Zertonians could even be partial Transformers themselves without even realizing it.

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One explanation for the Agorrians and Zertonians’ Cybertronian DNA could be that they are Pretenders. The Pretenders were a late addition to the original G1 line, which saw Transformers disguising themselves within a shell of synthesized flesh. Darak and Solila discovering they are actually Cybertronian robots hidden within an organic shell would be a major reveal, and certainly in keeping with the Energon Universe’s shocking twists thus far. However things play out, the latest issue of Void Rivals confirms that fans need to read all Energon Universe titles in order to keep up with all the ongoing Transformers mysteries.

Void Rivals #10 is available now from Skybound Entertainment.