Progenitor

The Progenitors refer to different things depending on the settings of the game. Generally they refer to ancient beings who 'came before'.

Super Robot Wars DRP
In Super Robot Wars DRP, the Progenitors were a galaxy-spanning civilization that had the 'First Ancestral Race', the original bodies of the Overmen, and the creators of the Ide among their number. Millions of years before the setting, they went extinct.

Before they were wiped out, they sent out life seeders throughout the universe : two of them hit the earth. Another race born from the Seeders of Life are the Buff Clan, who spread rapidly throughout their region of space.

The Protoculture, one of their children races, decided to carry on their mission of seeding the universe with the guidance of the Overmen. They are the most influential ancient alien race of the galaxy, so much that their work has been confused for the Progenitors.

With the guidance of the Overmen, they created Overtechnology; but even that was a mere shadow of the Progenitors' true technological prowess. The Overmen seemed to have agenda of their own, and prevented the children races from going beyond this benchmark of progress.

However, it seems something is hunting them, seeking to destroy their work. The Protoculture, their favored children, were wiped out by their own creations and bloody internicine wars. With them, several Overmen were destroyed in that chaos. Sensing danger, an Overman called 'Wiseman' went into hiding, disappearing within the eternal war of the Gilgamesh and the Balarant.

The Earth Humans seem to face a similar fate, as their interstellar civilization stands at the brink of destruction. Hope lies within the Buisavian Dynasty, as they hold the key to one of the oldest mysteries of the universe.

Known Progenitors

 * Progenitor of Song