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Generation 1 continuity family

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The '''Generation 1 continuity family''' is the biggest, oldest, and longest-running family in the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[canon]]. Its core is all of the fiction published under the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|''Generation 1'' franchise]], which got off to a bifurcated start in [[1984]] with the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Sunbow cartoon]], two distinct universes starring the same cast of characters. Alongside those two main [[Continuity|continuities]] there sprang up a cluster of [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] in the form of [[List of Generation 1 books|books]], [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity|flyers]], and [[Transformers in 3-D|more comics]].

As the years went on, [[Machine Wars: Transformers|many]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|subsequent]] [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|franchises]] used strands of ''Generation 1'' lore as the backstory of their own fiction, thus joining and extending the continuity family. Even when the main ''Transformers'' franchise [[Unicron Trilogy|is]] [[Live-action film series|separate]] [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|from]] Generation 1, oftentimes [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|secondary]] [[Transformers: Classics|"filler"]] [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|franchises]] will keep the continuity going. It has also been a favorite with modern [[Dreamwave Productions|comic]] [[IDW Publishing|companies]], who have been publishing a relatively steady stream of ''Generation 1''-branded comics for most of this decade.

In [[Japan]], [[TakaraTomy]] has not only contributed to the continuity family with [[Binaltech|unique]] [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|series]] [[Robot Masters (franchise)|of its own]], but it even published an [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html "official timeline"] that jammed ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Car Robots]]'' and the [[Transformers (film)|2007 film]] into the Generation 1 multiverse. The inclusion of ''Car Robots'' is corroborated by ''Kiss Players'' fiction and timelines, but nothing else has touched upon the movie being part of the Generation 1 continuity family.

In-universe, this continuity is referred to as "Primax" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designators.

==Franchises==
The size and complexity of the various component continuities make them very difficult to list properly. So instead we will list all of the franchises whose fiction makes up this continuity family:
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* ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''
* ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''
* ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers]]''
* ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''
* ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]''
* ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe'' (2003)]]
* ''[[Transformers: Alternators]]''
* ''[[Titanium Series]]''
** Generation 1
** War Within
* ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe'' (2008)]]
** Classic Series
** Generation 1 Series
** Generation 2 Series
** Beast Wars Series
** Beast Machines Series
** War Within Series
*''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]''
**[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings of Honor]]
|h2=Japan|c2=
* ''Generation 1''
** ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''
** ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]''
** ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]''
** ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]''
** ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''
** ''[[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]]''
** ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]''
** ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''
* ''Beast Wars''
** ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars]]''
** ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]''
** ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]''
** ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]''
** ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars Returns]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)
* ''[[Super Collection Figure]]''
** Acts 1-8
** Mega SCF Wave 1
* ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]''
** ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]''
* ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]''
* ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]''
* ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (franchise)|Henkei! Henkei!]]''
* ''[[Transformers United]]''}}

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Zodiac

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:''The Zodiac is an energy source from the [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Z01 zoodiaku.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's the Magic Cyst of Archimedes!]]
The '''Zodiac''' (ゾディアック ''Zodiakku'') is a mysterious energy source, supposedly responsible for the creation of all life in the universe.

==Fiction==
===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''Zone'' cartoon, comic and story pages====
When the enigmatic supernatural creature [[Violen Jiger]] took control of the [[Decepticon]]s, he schemed to harness the power of the Zodiac and merge it with the new super-fuel, [[Energon Z]], which the [[Autobot]]s had developed, in order to dominate the universe. Recruiting a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from throughout Decepticon history, Violen Jiger dispatched his new troops to steal the Energon Z from planet [[Micro|Zone]], and to locate the Zodiac, which was hidden somewhere on [[Earth]].

[[King Poseidon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Predaking]] ravaged Earth in search of the Zodiac, but when they converged in Japan, they found themselves opposed by the Autobot [[Powered Master]]s, [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]. When Devastator broke off from the battle and headed underground, Dai Atlas gave chase, and the pair discovered the Zodiac, which had taken the form of something akin to a human heart. Although Dai Atlas was able to bury Devastator beneath a wave of lava, the Zodiac was handed off to King Poseidon, who headed back to the surface with the Autobot in hot pursuit. After a scuffle between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Zodiac wound up in Dai Atlas's hands, just as Trypticon unleashed a destructive beam of Energon Z upon the heroes. As the beam bore down on them, Dai Atlas held the Zodiac aloft, allowing the Energon Z to wash over it. With the two energies united, the true power of the Zodiac was unlocked, and it changed shape, now resembling a translucent blue sphere that contained a galaxy. Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber were filled with Zodiac energy, and given the ability to transform into powerful new "Zone Mode" battle stations. With the firepower of their new forms, they sent the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}/{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

After the failure of his generals and [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] to recover the Zodiac, Violen Jiger took matters into his own talons and headed for Earth. Unfazed by the Powered Masters' attacks, Violen Jiger seized the Zodiac, his own evil energies corrupting it into a hideous organ-like ''thing''. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #10}} Violen Jiger then returned to his birthplace on the [[Tenth Planet]]. The Powered Masters pursued him and managed to defeated his three insectoid forms, allowing them to reclaim the Zodiac, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #11}} but Violen Jiger was not yet defeated, and revealed his true form as a flaming, phoenix-like mass of Decepticon spirits. The Powered Masters placed their hands upon the Zodiac and channeled its energy into themselves, then united into their combined form of [[Big Powered]] to destroy Violen Jiger with the Zodiac-powered "Rainbow Powered Attack". With Violen Jiger eliminated, the rainbow of Zodiac energy transformed the Tenth Planet into a paradise for human and Transformer alike. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #12}}

====''The Battlestars'' story pages====
[[Image:PrimeZodiak.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Prime prepares for his "How Many Things Can You Cram In Your Chest?" contest against Soundwave.]]
When the Decepticon [[Dark Nova]] threatened the universe, Dai Atlas formed the elite sub-group known as the [[Battlestars]] to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in the hopes that he could thwart Dark Nova. To this end, Battlestars commander [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] was given the Zodaic by Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #1}}

Dark Nova beat the Battlestars to the punch, however, when he stole Prime's body and created a duplicate known as "[[False Convoy]]" which he used to attack the Autobots. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #3}} The Battlestars managed to defeat False Convoy and rescue Prime's lifeless corpse from Dark Nova's [[Novaroid|Great Novaroid]] forces, and Sky Garry then restored him to life by placing the Zodiac in his chest (cuz it's just that easy). The power of the Zodiac turned Optimus Prime into the even more powerful [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #4}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
In some strange parallel reality, where the Autobots were on the verge of losing their war with the Decepticons, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] experimented with Zodiac energy as a replacement for their long-exhausted supply of [[energon]]. When the Decepticon [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] infiltrated the Autobots' base, Optimus Prime charged the invader and sent him crashing into the Zodiac energy chamber. The strange cross-dimensional properties of the Zodiac energy offered Mirage a glimpse of another universe, in which he was an Autobot... but that was all just a dream, surely? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

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