Astrologer priest


 * Astrologer priests are a religious sect from the Generation 1 continuity family.

The astrologer priests on the moon of Titan worship the Sky Gods, and in turn force the other Titans to worship them too. Led by Jero, they enforce the will of the Sky Gods through a mixture of Titan sacrifice and threats of the wrath of the gods. Their temple is built atop a volcano, which will no doubt come back and bite them later.

The God Gambit
Jero and his astrologer priests had set up a huge Sky God statue in their temple, which they operated through a series of pulleys and glowing crystals. Through that, they were able to force the other Titans to offer up food. A group of heretics led by Talaria eventually invaded the temple, destroying the statue and taking Jero and his priests prisoner. That night, as they sat around a camp fire, Cosmos fell out of the sky, and after Jero claimed this proved the existence of Sky Gods, the priests were freed. When Astrotrain arrived and proclaimed himself king of the gods, the astrologer priests seemed content to go along with it, bar one acolyte who was especially distressed when the Decepticons began messing with the energy crystals.

When the Autobots came to rescue Cosmos, the priests joined the Decepticons in trying to stop them, using the energy crystals as weapons. Though the Autobots got away, Astrotrain caught Talaria and handed her over to Jero. The astrologer priests began preparing Taleria for sacrifice as an example to the other Titans, however in the meantime the rebel acolyte sought out Jazz and Perceptor in the Fire God's lair. The acolyte was able to point Jazz in the direction of the temple, where the Autobot interrupted the sacrifice and chased off the astrologer priests. Jero attempted to keep in good with the Decepticons, but Astrotrain disregarded him, and started a chain reaction in the energy crystals. Most of the astrologer priests were saved with the rest of the Titans when the Autobots helped them get off the exploding island.