Universal stream

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The Transformers [[multiverse]] consists of at least 15,962,782 cataloged '''universal streams''' (1,176,325 of which have "come to termination"), according to the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] Cybertronians' exhaustive records.<ref>This information, and most of the bulk of the article, comes from the text story "[[Withered Hope]]".</ref> There are at least 59,927,225 realities that the TransTech Cybertronians have yet to catalog.<ref>In "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 4]]", the Autobots scanned 75,890,007 realities in addition to their own before locating [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], adrift in the multiverse.</ref> [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] claims that there are fifteen quadrillion concurrent realities.<ref>"[[Games of Deception]]"</ref>

==Deciphering the terminology==
Each universal stream's name consists of three parts, beginning with a noun which refers to the continuity family of origin, a number that indicates the "real world" date of creation, and a Greek letter that denotes the form of media. For example, "Primax 984.0 Gamma" refers to the Generation 1 Marvel Comics continuity, with "Primax" referring to the Generation 1 continuity family, "984.0" indicating a publication date of September 1984 (with "0" indicating an unknown day of publication), and "Gamma" denoting a comic book series.

List of known continuity family indicators:

* '''Aurex'''—the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.<ref>Mentioned in "[[I, Lowtech]]" as the origin cluster of the [[Omnicon]]s.</ref>
* '''Gargent'''—the [[Tonka GoBots]] continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"/>
* '''Malgus'''—the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' continuity family.<ref>Mentioned in "[[Withered Hope]]", but confirmed as ''Animated'' in "[[Bee in the City]]" and ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''.</ref>
* '''Nexus'''—the cluster where the ''[[TransTech]]'' world of [[Axiom Nexus]] resides.<ref name="almanacII"/>
* '''Primax'''—the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] continuity family.
* '''Quadwal'''—the "real world".<ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''. "Quadwal" is a pun on the term "[[wikipedia:fourth wall|fourth wall]]", the barrier between fiction and reality which is "broken" when characters in a work of fiction acknowledge either the audience or their fictional nature.</ref>
* '''Tyran'''—the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] continuity family.
* '''Viron'''—the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' continuity family.<ref name="almanacII">''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''</ref>
* '''Xobitor'''—the, uh, ''[[Robotix]]'' family.<ref name="almanacII"/>
* '''Yayayarst'''—the ''[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Go-Go-Bots]]'' continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"/>

Supplied by writers [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]], a list of Greek letters and the media to which they refer:

* '''Alpha'''—animated series
* '''Beta'''—tech spec/toy/pack-in comic only ("box")
* '''Gamma'''—comic book series
* '''Delta'''—motion picture/live action
* '''Epsilon'''—club/convention fiction
* '''Zeta'''—text stories, storybooks and other prose works (printed)
* '''Eta'''—radio/audiocentric universes, books on tape
* '''Theta'''—live performance/spoken word
* '''Iota'''—Internet-only information (not involved with club/convention)
* '''Kappa'''—games (video and otherwise)

Using this information, we could, in theory, determine the names of yet-unnamed universes on our own. For example, the ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon continuity would be Viron 901.8 Alpha.

==Officially-designated universal streams==
These are the handful of as-yet officially-named universal streams and the [[continuity family]] or individual [[Continuity|continuities]] they refer to:

*Aurex—the [[Unicron Trilogy|Unicron Trilogy continuity family]]
**Aurex 103.10 Alpha—the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' cartoon.<ref name=todiegame>"[[To Die Game!]]"</ref>
**Aurex 603.0 Kappa—''[[Transformers Armada: The Energon Within|The Energon Within]]'' video game.<ref name=almanacII/>
**Aurex 802.23 Alpha—the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>

*Gargent—the [[Tonka GoBots]] continuity family
**Gargent -1084.22 Alpha—an evil ''GoBots'' mirror universe from the cartoon episode "Transfer Point".<ref name=almanacII/>
**Gargent 984.08 Alpha—the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>

* Malgus—the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'' continuity family]]
**Malgus 1207.26 Alpha—the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'']] cartoon continuity.<ref name=almanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>

* Primax—the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]:
** Primax -408.24 Epsilon—if one breaches "the dimensional barrier between the Positive Polarity Universes" and the Negative, one can reach the [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] universe.<ref>[[Aquarius (SG)|SG Aquarius]]' bio</ref>
** Primax 095.0 Beta—the universal stream that's home to ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bullet Bike]]'s [[Tech Spec]] bio.<ref name="ilowtech">"[[I, Lowtech]]"</ref>
** Primax 109.0 Beta—the original home of ''[[Alternity (franchise)|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].<ref>[[From Here to Alternity]]</ref>
** Primax 207.0 Epsilon—the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' continuity, a [[splinter timeline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]] continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]"</ref>
** Primax 388.0 Gamma—Japanese Generation 1 [[manga]] continuity, which branches off from cartoon continuity with the ''[[Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' manga.<ref name=almanacII/>
** Primax 406.3 Eta—the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]].<ref name=todiegame/>
** Primax 698.20 Theta—the world of "[[Visitations]]".<ref name=almanacII/>
** Primax 703.02 Gamma—the world of the [[Devil's Due Press]]'s [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity]]. <ref name=almanacII/>
** Primax 787.3 Alpha—the Japanese [[The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]] continuity.<ref name="ilowtech"/>
** Primax 903.0 Beta—the [[Alternators|''Binaltech'']] continuity.<ref>"[[To Mega Therion]]"</ref>
** Primax 905.0 Beta—the ''[[Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[The World Is Flat!]]"</ref>
** Primax 984.0 Gamma—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
** Primax 984.17 Alpha—the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].<ref name=almanacII/>
**Primax 1087.90 Alpha—the ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' episode "[[Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger]]".<ref name=almanacII/>
** Primax 1291.0 Zeta—the "[[Another Time and Place]]" text story continuity, a dead-end splinter thread of the Marvel Comics continuity.<ref name="witheredhope"/>
** Primax 1286:3 Kappa—The ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' game.<ref name=todiegame/>

* Quadwal—a [[Transformers timeline|strangely divergent]] continuity family.
** Quadwal -3760.925 Theta—the world in which [[Jim Sorenson (Animated)|Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster (Animated)|Bill Forster]] were recruited to write the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]''.<ref name=almanac/><ref>The origin date of September 25, -3760 is also a reference; September 25, 3760 BC is the first day of the [[wikipedia:Hebrew calendar|Hebrew calendar]] That answers THAT question.</ref>

* Tyran—the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family
** Tyran 407.01 Beta—the world of the movie toyline's [[Tech Spec]]s.<ref name=todiegame/>
** Tyran 707.04 Delta—the [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' film]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>

* Viron—the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' continuity family
** Viron 403.0 Beta—home stream to [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokejumper]]. <ref name=almanacII/>

* Xobitor—the ''[[Robotix]]'' continuity family
** Xobitor 286.0 Gamma—the ''Robotix'' comic.<ref name=almanacII/>
** Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha—the ''Robotix'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>

* Yayayarst—the [[Go-Bots (toyline)|Playskool Go-Bots]] continuity family
**Yayayarst 201.11 Beta—the only known stream in this family.<ref name=almanacII/>

==References==
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