A Ember is the lifeforce, or soul, of a Shattered Glass Transformer. Each Ember is part of the essence of Primus himself, which gives the capacity for evil for each Cybertronian. The Ember is a physical entity which is safeguarded inside a Transformer body. Acording to legend, if something harms the Ember beyond repair, it is "extinguished" and returns to the Pit (or sometimes the Well of All Embers). The Transformer is then considered dead. Otherwise, a Transformer is able to survive an enormous amount of physical damage. As long as the Ember is intact, it is possible to repair or rebuild the body and restore the Ember to it.