Lost to the mists of time, Slaughter was an ancient Decepticon warrior. His tale was recounted by the sage Alpha Trion who possesses his signature weapon, a massive sword. Evidently much of his core programming was encoded onto the sword, giving it somewhat of a will of its own long after Slaughter's demise. As a result the weapon is as close as a technological item can manage towards being cursed, requiring of its wielders a potent mental fortitude to avoid being overwhelmed by it and forced to pick up Slaughter's work where he left off. Transcendent: Part 3