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Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline

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A timeline for the events of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoon universe. Significant differences between the English and Japanese continuities are highlighted.

==The Dawn of Time==
The universe is created. [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] come into being, and their war begins.

Whether the Autobots colonized planets at the dawn of time in this continuity depends on the Unicron Singularity.

==Prehistory==
[[Image:Original13.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Don't yell "Fire!" in a crowded illustration.]]
Nine billion years ago, Primus becomes [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and creates the [[thirteen original Transformers]], including [[Vector Prime]]. Following Unicron's defeat, the Transformer race expands, and peace settles in. Vector Prime withdraws from the linear universe, observing the passage of time across the [[multiverse]] from outside of the timeline. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

The specifics of the early days of Transformer civilization are murky. At some point, the race splinters into the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] factions, and some degree of enmity forms between the two sides. It is unclear if any formal warfare is waged, but at least ''some'' fighting between the factions is recorded. Eventually, however, the two sides attain a peaceful co-existence, but they never manage to re-integrate into one aligned faction and continue to wear their individual [[Insignia|insignias]]. <ref>Transformers from this period such as Omega Supreme, the Maximus combiners and those who travelled on the four starships wear the Autobot and Decepticon symbols and recognise and ally themselves with their respective factions after re-emerging in the modern day. The hatred between the Maximus combiners (two Autobot, two Decepticon) and the mural in the Super Energon Shrine proves there was conflict between the factions in the past, but the eventual rise of peace is demonstrated by the joint ventures that both sides participated in, such as the colonisation program, and the Maximus combiners guarding Super Energon together.</ref>

The Transformers attempt to establish a colonisation program, using four massive starships to transport groups of Cybertronians across the galaxy to four selected worlds, with the intention of using [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]] imbued with the power of Primus to reshape them and connect them via a [[space bridge]] network. However, as the result of some unspecified incident, the plan fails, and contact with the four colony worlds of [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], [[Gigantion]] and [[Earth]] is lost. As time rolls on, they become forgotten by Cybertron at large. The four worlds evolve their own Transformer societies, whose descendants are likewise unaware of Cybertron, considering it a legend at best. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

Unicron attacks Cybertron once more<ref>Though the Energon episode "[[Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme]]" simply says that Omega Supreme fought Unicron while searching for Energon, the [[Superlink]] version of the episode explains that Omega Supreme and ''Primus'' fought Unicron in this era.</ref>, but is defeated by the legendary warrior, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} Subsequently, Omega and the four "Maximus" combiners enter hibernation beneath the surface of Cybertron, with the combiners guarding a [[Super Energon Temple|reservoir]] of [[Super Energon]].

==10,000,000 years ago==
Unicron disguises his dormant body as Cybertron's moon, hiding in plain sight.

Around this time, peace between the Autobots and Decepticons finally collapses, and the millennia-long Cybertronian civil war begins. <ref name="timeline">Date for this period from [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html timeline] on Takara's website.</ref>

==4,000,000 years ago==
Unicron implants some of his cells inside Cybertron, where they gestate and become a new race of diminutive robots called [[Mini-Cons]]. However, an encounter with a group of time-displaced human children mere moments after their creation plants the seeds of sentience within the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

[[Image:Exodus-game.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Just paint a bullseye on Earth already.]]Just as the chaos-bringer had planned, the emergence of the Mini-Cons only causes the Transformers' war to escalate, as both sides vie for control of the power-enhancing abilities that the Mini-Cons possess. At least one account notes that Cybertron underwent some undetermined form of "cataclysm" shortly before the emergence of the Mini-Cons—presumably, this accompanied Unicron's implantation of his cells within the planet. {{storylink|Prehistory|Prehistory}}
Eventually, thanks to their experience with the human children, the Mini-Cons attain true sentience and decide to choose their own destiny, intending to head for the planet Earth. The Autobots aid the Mini-Cons in escaping Cybertron aboard the spaceship ''[[Exodus]]'', but the Decepticons attack in the midst of the escape attempt. As the ''Exodus'' warps away, it is struck by a blast and crippled, and when it emerges from the portal in the Sol system, it scrapes across the surface of Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], and is torn in two. The bulk of the craft remains on the lunar surface, but a portion of it tumbles to Earth, scattering its Mini-Con passengers—sealed in stasis panels—across the planet. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

==8000 years ago==
[[Image:E27 rodimussodreamy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Cheese it!]]
In the midst of the civil war on Cybertron, an Autobot commander named [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] tires of the endless conflict and gathers up a group of like-minded Cybertronians, leading them into space to escape the corrosion of war without end. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}} Both Autobots and Decepticons accompany him, laying down their arms and working together to mine [[Energon (Energon)|energon]]. Rodimus leaves them to this new life they have chosen, and continues on his interplanetary voyage of peace. The miners are transformed by the power of energon into [[Omnicon|Omnicons]]. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}}

:''For further information, see: [[Rodimus's crew]]''

Optimus Prime rises to prominence as a great leader after Rodimus's departure. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}}

==Indeterminate millennia/centuries ago==
On Earth, many ancient human civilizations come into contact with the Transformers living on the planet. The colony ship that came to this world, the ''[[Atlantis]]'', inspires the legend of the sunken city when it malfunctions and falls from the sky. {{storylink|Ship}} The Decepticons from the ''Atlantis'' inspire many legends in their own right, becoming the basis for most of Earth's monster myths. They are captured by [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and sealed in stasis deep beneath the Earth's surface in the Arctic. {{storylink|Trap}}

In later centuries, Mini-Con stasis panels are discovered by various cultures, and whether by ironic coincidence or Unicronian design, they produce violence and conflict wherever they are taken. At some point, an unknown civilization acquires the three panels that make up the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword, but they use its power to wage war on another culture, who strike back with the power of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom shield]]. The energies released cause the city to sink beneath the ocean, and the six Mini-Cons are again lost. {{storylink|Ruin}} Epochs later, in the Sahara desert, the mysterious influence of the panel containing [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] allows for the creation of a vastly technologically-advanced temple, full of futuristic mechanical traps, in which the panel is sealed. {{storylink|Palace}}

==6th Century==
In a parallel dimension, the warmongering inhabitants of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] open a wormhole and pull the colony world Gigantion through to their universe, intending to strip it of its resources. <ref name="timeline">Date for this period from [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html timeline] on Takara's website.</ref> The Gigantions use the power of the Cyber Planet Key to enlarge themselves and their planet to fight back, forcing Planet X to employ its mightiest weapon, only to wind up destroying itself in the process. {{storylink|Challenge}}

Two Planet X survivors, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], seek out Unicron, and ally themselves with him in return for the chance to claim revenge on Gigantion. <ref>"Planet X" write up on ''Cybertron'' Soundwave's toy packaging.</ref>

==2000==
On Earth the [[Decepticon]] [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] was captured and imprisoned by [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]].<ref>In the episode "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]" set in 2030, Thunderblast mentioned having been imprisoned for 30 years.</ref>

==2010==
{{note|While ''Armada'' takes place in 2010, its Japanese counterpart, ''Micron Legend'', is dated by recent timelines to 2003, the broadcast year of the series in Japan. With the ten year gap between ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' consistent in both countries, ''Super Link'' is subsequently dated to 2013, while ''Energon'' takes place in 2020.}}
Exploring the caves outside their hometown, [[Rad White]] and [[Carlos Lopez]] discover that they are, in fact, the cavernous remains of the ''Exodus''. They inadvertently reactivate the ship's systems, and Mini-Con stasis panels begin reactivating all across Earth. A signal relaying this fact is beamed across the galaxy to Cybertron, and the evil [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] promptly leads a small team of Decepticons to Earth via warp gate in order to gather up the Mini-Cons for themselves. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] pursues him with his own contingent of troops, and these Autobots befriend Rad, Carlos and their friend [[Alexis]], who have developed a telepathic bond with the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

[[Image:Hotshotstarsaber.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The Star Saber sword, the most powerful artifact in the universe... until the next one.]] As both sides of the conflict steadily gather Mini-Cons all over Earth and more troops arrive from Cybertron, Sideways arrives on Earth to manipulate the conflict to Unicron's ends. {{storylink|Gale}} The components of the Star Saber and Skyboom are located and the weapons are re-formed, only to both fall into Decepticon hands thanks to Sideways's side-switching machinations, {{storylink|Credulous}} but before long, he arranges for the Autobots to obtain the Skyboom. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}} Eventually, however, his schemes are discovered by Megatron, and he is ousted from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Detection}} The arrival of the massive Decepticon battleship [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] coincides with the Autobots' successful formation of the final Mini-Con weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Desperate}} Using the power-hungry [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] as a go-between, Sideways orchestrates a plan that allows the Decepticons to acquire the Requiem Blaster, {{storylink|Sacrifice}} while at the same time betraying [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who takes the Star Saber and joins the Autobots. {{storylink|Regeneration}} After the successful liberation of the Decepticons' captive Mini-Cons, {{storylink|Rescue}} however, Starscream is convinced to rejoin Megatron's forces, bringing the Star Saber and Skyboom with him, finally putting all three weapons in the Decepticons' hands. {{storylink|Crack}} Using them, they create the [[Hydra Cannon]], but Optimus Prime dies stopping the weapon from destroying Earth. {{storylink|Crisis}}

[[Image:StellaCar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Meanwhile, boobies.]]
While this conflict plays out, various other Mini-Cons activate across Earth, including the [[Super Stunt Mini-Con Team|Super Stunt Team]], who form a bond with the human [[Stella Holley]]. Joining with their fellow Mini-Cons, the [[Sonic Assault Mini-Con Team|Sonic Assault Team]], against the evil Unicron-aligned [[Speed Chaser Mini-Con Team|Speed Chaser]] and [[Aqua Raider Mini-Con Team|Aqua Raider]] Teams, the Mini-Cons' adventures lead them to discover the "[[Master Key]]" program, which they use to unlock the full power of all the Mini-Cons on Earth. {{storylink|Linkage (comic)|Linkage}} As the Decepticons head back to Cybertron, they are pursued by the Autobots, now under the leadership of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and the fully-empowered Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Depart}} The Mini-Cons use their new powers to resurrect Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Miracle}} and to transform the bodies of several Autobots and Decepticons into new "Powerlinx" forms after they are injured in battle with another of Unicron's minions, [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Puppet}}

[[Image:ArmadaUnicron02.jpg|left|150px|thumb|You'll get tired of me very soon.]]
The Transformers subsequently return to Cybertron, where Sideways and Thrust steal the Mini-Con weapons {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} and use them to reactivate Unicron's dormant body. {{storylink|Portent}} The Mini-Cons' origins as Unicron's creations are revealed, and Rad, Carlos and Alexis are sent back in time by [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] to the moment of the Mini-Cons' birth, completing the circle. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} As the evil demi-god attacks Cybertron, Starscream sacrifices himself to convince the Autobots and Decepticons to ally against him. {{storylink|Cramp}} Although Unicron brings the Mini-Cons back under his control again, the bond between them and the kids allow them to overcome his influence, and the Mini-Con weapons are liberated, deactivating Unicron once more. {{storylink|Origin}} With Unicron apparently defeated, however, Megatron (now Galvatron) challenges Optimus Prime to one final battle, only for the hatred embodied by their conflict to reactivate Unicron once more. Galvatron opts to perish rather than live in an age of peace and plunges into Unicron's jaws. With this act bringing about the end of the Cybertronian war, there is no longer any force to sustain Unicron, and he vanishes in a flash of light. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

In the wake of this battle, Optimus Prime no longer considers himself worthy of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and embarks on a soul-searching space voyage. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

==2010 to 2020==
''The relative chronological placement of these events is uncertain.''

At some point, Optimus Prime returns to Cybertron and reclaims leadership of the unified Autobot and Decepticon forces.

Peace between the Autobots and Decepticons does not come easy, with determined villains such as the brothers [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] and [[Six Shot]] attempting to renew the hostilities, even to the point of attacking Decepticons themselves. They are eventually imprisoned. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

Unbeknownst to the Transformers, Unicron has survived his apparent destruction, and continues to consume planets in the far reaches of the universe. Attacking the world known as [[Planet Q]], Unicron is badly damaged when the planet self-destructs, and he is knocked offline. However, the spark of the planet's ruler, [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]], still lives within Unicron. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}}

===2012===
[[Image:Energon ep1 Autobot jerks.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The lights were left off between series to conserve Energon.]]
A delegation of humans, including the Autobots' existing human allies, [[Dr. Brian Jones]] and his son [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], comes to Cybertron to establish friendly relations between Mankind and the Transformers.<ref>The [[Transformers Energon Official Guidebook]] indicates Kicker was 8 when he first visited Cybertron, and 16 when [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] began.</ref> Kicker is terrified of the Transformers and flees, stumbling into an underground chamber and reawakening Primus. Primus bestows upon Kicker the ability to sense energon, leading to the discovery of the mineral in various locations on Earth, on [[Mars]] and in the asteroid belt. Massive "[[Cybertron City|Cybertron Cities]]" are constructed at these sites, where [[Omnicon|Omnicons]] mine the energon as part of a "clean energy" program for Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

==2020==
[[Image:AlphaQ1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR PLANETS KICKER]]
Seeking to use the power of energon to recreate Planet Q, Alpha Q creates the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] out of Unicron and sends them to attack the Cybertron Cities and gather the mineral for his plan. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} The Autobots fight back using the new combination powers given to them by Primus, and in retaliation, Alpha Q creates [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and the [[Energon Sword]] in order to turn the Decepticons to his side. {{storylink|Scorpinok}} {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}} The plan works, but soon, Megatron—his body trapped within Unicron's dormant husk—steals enough of Alpha Q's energon to engineer his own resurrection. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} Megatron continues Alpha Q's plan to gather energon, this time with the intention of repairing Unicron and using him as a weapon. Alpha Q escapes in Unicron's head and uses what little energon he has left to resurrect Starscream to act as his minion, {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} but Megatron uses Unicron's powers to wipe Starscream's mind and turns him into a Decepticon once more. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

After protecting Earth with an [[energon grid]], {{storylink|Energon Grid}} the Autobots embark aboard the ''[[Miranda II]]'' to stop Megatron and destroy Unicron. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} They are joined by Rodimus, who helps them understand Alpha Q's true objective, and Kicker is able to convince the alien to join with the Autobots in fighting the Decepticons. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} The Autobots lure Unicron into their space bridge, teleporting the giant to the vicinity of Cybertron, but Megatron uses this opportunity to reveal to the Decepticons on Cybertron that he still lives, turning them on the Autobots. Shockblast is liberated from prison and joins Megatron's army, but quickly makes plans to take over. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

[[Image:Unicron eats blizzard.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Unicron 2: The Search for More Money]]
At the height of a battle in the skies above Cybertron, Alpha Q initiates a reaction between Unicron's energon and the energon of Earth, tearing a fissure in space and recreating many of the planets Unicron has destroyed. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}} In this new region of space, Megatron and the Decepticons attack the newborn planets and gather up enough energon to re-energize Unicron. To aid the Autobots, Primus and Dr. Jones reawaken Omega Supreme, {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} who combines with Optimus Prime to combat a Unicron-possessed Shockblast. {{storylink|The Power}} When Shockblast is ultimately destroyed, Megatron too falls victim to possession by the dark god, and to combat the threat, Primus super-charges "Optimus Supreme", enlarging him to planet size and enabling him to destroy Unicron's body once and for all. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

Unicron's consciousness continues to exist within Megatron, and drives him to uncover the reservoir of Super Energon, which transforms him into Galvatron again. In the process, Galvatron awakens the "Maximus" combiners; [[Superion Maximus]] joins the Autobots, while [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] side with the Decepticons, just as the villains are joined by Shockblast's younger brother, Six Shot. {{storylink|Wishes}} Using Six Shot's technical skills, the Decepticons shroud Cybertron with energon gas and move the planet back into Alpha Q's star system. {{storylink|Formidable}} There, Galvatron uses the Super Energon to enlarge himself to planet-size, at which point Unicron takes over his body once more. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} As Galvatron struggles for control, Primus uses the Super Energon to create a new sun for Cybertron, and Galvatron, preferring to die than be a servant, plunges himself into the sun, containing Unicron's spark within it. Starscream follows his leader into the sun. {{storylink|The Sun}}

==2020 to 2030==
For unexplained reasons, the Autobots withdraw from Earth entirely. All record of their existence is suppressed, and among humans, stories of them become, at best, urban legend.

Most of the Mini-Cons relocate to Cybertron's moons, establishing colonies where they can finally live in peace. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}}

Jetfire vacations on the planet [[Nebulos]], picking up [[Accents|the local accent]].<ref>Jetfire's Cyber Key Code information, on Hasbro.Com</ref>

==2030==
{{note|Japanese timelines date the events of ''Galaxy Force'' to only one year after ''Super Link''. Conversely, [[Hasbro]]'s "Ask Vector Prime" website feature identified the time between ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'' as ten years.}}

[[Image:Unicronsingularity.jpg|left|150px|thumb|ssssuuuuuuck]]
Primus’s sun eventually collapses in upon itself, becoming a colossal [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] so powerful that it disrupts the fabric of reality. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}} With Cybertron in crisis, Vector Prime emerges from beyond time to inform the Autobots of the lost Cyber Planet Keys, which hold the power to close the black hole. Megatron and Starscream are also restored, and Megatron seeks the power of the keys to accelerate the universal degeneration caused by the black hole and remake the cosmos in his own image. The populace of Cybertron is relocated to Earth, where Optimus Prime’s elite Autobot team befriend [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] and [[Bud Hansen]] and their friend [[Lori]], who aid them in locating the [[Omega Lock]], the focusing device for the Cyber Planet Keys’ power. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} With new "Cyber Key Powers" awakened in them, the Transformers search for the Lock on Earth, while Hot Shot and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] head for Velocitron, competing in the planet's grand racing championship to win the key from planet leader [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]. {{storylink|Space}}

While Prime's team follows Vector Prime's directions, other Autobots are dispatched to the four corners of the universe to search for the keys the hard way. A team commanded by [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] investigates the planet [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]], where they clash with a Decepticon unit led by [[Brushguard]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

[[Image:Unicroncybertron.jpg|right|150px|thumb|And baby makes three.]]As the search for the keys progresses, Vector Prime reports on the Autobots’ progress to [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron. During one such trip, however, the planet comes under attack from two of Unicron’s heralds, [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)|Nemesis Prime]], who intend to destroy the under-protected Primus with the [[Dead Matrix]]. Alpha Trion uses the spatial instability caused by the Unicron Singularity to summon [[Sentinel Maximus]] from another dimension, and together, he and Vector Prime battle the heralds, and are able to successfully defeat them with help from another interdimensional guest, [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|Balancing Act}} The Dead Matrix, however, is stolen by Planet X's Soundwave, who casts it into the Unicron Singularity, freeing Unicron’s spark. Infesting the planet [[Yst]], Unicron destroys the planet from within and is reborn in a new (much smaller) body. {{storylink|Revelations Part 3}}
Shortly after the Omega Lock is located on Earth in the bulk of the crashed spaceship the ''[[Atlantis]]'', {{storylink|Ship}} [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] heads for the Jungle Planet, where the power of its Cyber Planet Key reformats him into [[Leobreaker]]. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} Megatron ingratiates himself with Jungle Planet ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], while at the same time, Starscream, working towards his own goals, teams up with the returned Sideways. {{storylink|Honor}}

[[Image:BudBlackboard.jpg|left|150px|thumb|You get the basic idea.]]
Ultimately, the Autobots succeed in acquiring the Keys of both Velocitron and Jungle Planet, at which point the existence of Earth's own Cyber Planet Key is revealed. {{storylink|Trap}} Starscream makes his power play and overthrows Megatron, stealing the Omega Lock and all three keys from the Autobots and using them to grow in size and power. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} Their forces bolstered by the ancient Autobots from Earth and the arrival of [[Wing Saber]], who combines with Optimus Prime, the Autobots fight their way through a vengeful Megatron and defeat Starscream {{storylink|United}} - but the battle is not without casualties, as Hot Shot, Red Alert and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] are gravely wounded and rebuilt into the even more powerful "[[Cybertron Defense Team]]". {{storylink|Critical}} At the same time, on Cybertron, news reaches the Autobots there of a war that has erupted between the two factions of Mini-Cons living on the planet’s moons. Offering to help, the Autobots join the conflict, but before long, Unicron also enters the fray, intending to terminate his rebellious creations. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} Simultaneously, Optimus Prime’s Autobots return to Cybertron and use the Omega Lock and Cyber Planet Keys to awaken the spirit of Primus, causing Cybertron to transform into the god's body. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} This awesome sight brings the battle on the moons to a screeching halt, and Unicron flees. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

[[Image:Starscream Vs Primus.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Take it outside, boys-- oh, right.]]
Starscream attempts to tap the power of Primus and grows to planetary size, only to be defeated by Primus himself. {{storylink|Titans}} Soon, the Autobots identify the location of Gigantion, while the Decepticons have to be led there by Soundwave. {{storylink|Warp}} Bested by the planet's leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], {{storylink|Giant}} Megatron taps the key's power to become Galvatron yet again, {{storylink|Fury}} and blasts Starscream, Sideways and Soundwave into another dimension to acquire the Lock and Keys for himself. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} and the five planet leaders confront Galvatron within the black hole and defeat him. With all the Cyber Planet Keys now in his possession, Primus uses their power to finally seal the black hole, ending its threat. {{storylink|End}} As the planet's various civilizations attempt to return to life as normal, Galvatron attacks the Autobots for one final time. Without any troops to call his own, Galvatron engages Optimus Prime in a one-on-one duel, and is finally destroyed for good. {{storylink|Unfinished}} With this final victory, Optimus Prime begins a new space bridge initiative, and the Transformers set sail for the four corners of the universe, and new adventures. {{storylink|Beginning}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Chronologies]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy]]

Transformers The Game (PSP)

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'''''Transformers The Game''''' on the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) was developed by [[Savage Entertainment]] and published by [[Activision]] in conjunction with the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 live-action ''Transformers'' film]].

Unlike most versions of the game, the PSP version supports multiplayer.

{{quote|Envision the dullest possible game about giant robots beating one another up, and then find a way to make it even duller. That's Transformers in a nutshell.|>—1981camaroz28}}

==Gameplay==
In contrast to the [[Transformers The Game (console)|console]] version of the game, which features two separate sets of missions for the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s, or the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS]] version, which is split across two games for the factions, the PSP version is one continuous adventure, placing control of both the Autobots and the Decepticons in the player's hands at different stages of the story. Players bust, stomp, blast, smash, drive and fly through twenty levels, telling a much-expanded version of the movie's story with an increased cast. As the game proceeds, the player unlocks several bonus "rewards", including music tracks and image galleries (including concept art and a lot of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] images), and several additional characters for use in the game's online multiplayer mode.

It is absolutely abominable in just about every imaginable way. Imagine walking through molasses while trying to shoot with a target lock-on which refuses to live up to its name and is attached to the most painfully unhelpful button in relation to the position of the analg stick, and you're halfway there. Jab yourself in the eye with a rusty fork to complete the journey.

===Playable characters===
Outside of its expanded story, the major distinguishing feature of the PSP game is its large roster of characters, including the entire movie cast, all the drones (save [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]]) from the console version of the game, and several unique characters. These include:

*'''[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]''' – Ol' One-Eye appears in the console version of the game as a helicopter/artillery emplacement triple changer, but features in this game as a tank.
*'''[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]''' – Unusually, rather than sharing a mold with Starscream, Thundercracker is based on the [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] drone, but with a real head.
*'''[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]''' – Autobot tech specialist who transforms into a green military vehicle.
*'''[[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]]''' – Autobot jokester, based on the [[Dropkick]] drone body.
*'''[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]''' – a red sports car.
*'''[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]''' – a G1-style sports car.
*'''[[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]]''' – a G1-deco'd version of the [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] drone body.

In the course of the single-player game, players will get to control [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], some more than once. As the game progresses, all the other characters are unlocked for use in the online multiplayer mode. This expanded multiplayer roster offers players the choice of the entire movie cast (sans [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]), all the drones from the PSP game, and the new characters listed above. Notably, the PSP version of the game is the only iteration to make [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] or any of the drones playable characters.

==Synopsis==
''As the Autobots speed away from [[Hoover Dam]] with the [[All Spark]] in their hands, they are attacked by Decepticon drones. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] defends [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], who escapes as Prime faces off against [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]. After besting his opponent, Prime looks at the destruction all around him and is given pause to recall how it all began...''

Hunting for the All Spark, Bumblebee arrives on Earth and follows the trail to [[Sam Witwicky]], whose [[Archibald Witwicky|grandfather]] discovered the lost [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] frozen in the Arctic years beforehand, and had the location of the All Spark imprinted upon his spectacles by the Decepticon leader. Posing as the boy's car in order to stay close to him, Bumblebee sneaks away to beam a message on his progress to Optimus Prime, but is followed by Sam, who discovers the truth about his supposed car. Sam is in turn followed by the Decepticon [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and a platoon of drones, who have pursued Bumblebee to Earth, but Bumblebee is able to defeat the villains in a battle in a steel processing plant. Soon after, Optimus Prime arrives on Earth, accompanied by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] and a team of drones. Prime dispatches Hound and Trailbreaker to the Arctic to investigate the site where Megatron was discovered, while he and the rest of the Autobots stick with Sam.

Unfortunately for the Autobots, Barricade is not the only Decepticon on Earth. At the same time, in [[Qatar]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] attacks an American military base in search of information on the whereabouts of Megatron. As he razes the base, [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] arrive to tell him of Barricade's discoveries. Subsequently, Shockwave and Thundercracker head for the Arctic, where they discover that the secret government organization known as [[Sector Seven]] has moved Megatron's body from its cavern. The trip is not wasted, however: Shockwave scans an abandoned computer terminal and discovers that Megatron brought a veritable army of drones to Earth with him to aid in the search for the All Spark, drones which are currently lying dormant all over Earth. Hound and Trailbreaker's Autobot team get the drop on the Decepticons and plant charges in the cavern, but the two villains are narrowly able to escape the blast and quickly head for a rocket launch site. While Thundercracker creates a distraction, Shockwave programs the code that will awaken the drones into the rocket, and once the craft launches, the signal is subsequently beamed down over the world, bringing the drones back online to serve as his own personal army.

In the interim, Bumblebee has been captured by Sector Seven forces, and the rest of the Autobots are following his distress call to Hoover Dam when they are attacked by the Decepticon drones. Ironhide and Ratchet break off from the rest of the team to take the drones down, only to be attacked by Thundercracker. The two Autobots prevail, and they grill Thundercracker for information on the origins of the drones. With the information he provides, Autobot scientist [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (who has recently arrived to join the other Autobots on Earth along with [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]) is able to create a virus that will send the drones back into sleep mode. Trailbreaker and Hound break into a military facility to use their satellite dish to broadcast the virus, and Hound sacrifices himself to accomplish the task.

Just after Shockwave and Blackout discover that the drone army has been shut down, Shockwave receives a communiqué from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who has stowed away with the Autobots heading for Hoover Dam (which they have since reached). Frenzy reports that the frozen body of Megatron is hidden within the dam, and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and Barricade are already on their way there to liberate the Decepticon leader. Starscream forces open the blast doors to the dam complex, and Barricade speeds inside, quickly locating Megatron and bringing him back online. With Starscream watching his back, Megatron proceeds to re-energize himself by absorbing power from the base's generators, and the pair then set off after the fleeing Autobots, who are attempting to escape with the All Spark.

''And that's where we came in...''

Prime continues to safeguard Bumblebee against opposing drones as the two Autobots head for [[Center City]], but once they arrive in the city streets, Megatron swoops down from the sky and tackles Bumblebee to the ground. Seizing the All Spark, Megatron channels its power and faces off against Optimus Prime in a protracted final battle, bringing numerous vehicles to life to make things even tougher for the Autobot leader. Eventually, Prime prevails and knocks the All Spark from Megatron's grasp, at which point Sam darts into action, scooping up the cube and plunging it into Megatron's chest. The Decepticon leader is consumed by the All Spark's power and perishes.

Some time later, Optimus Prime broadcasts a message into space, alerting any other Autobots that may be listening to the location of Earth. Meanwhile, Starscream and Shockwave have retreated back to Cybertron, where they engage in a duel for leadership of the Decepticons, with Starscream emerging victorious.

==Differences between movie and game==
In addition to the obvious point of numerous additional characters and drones that have their own roles in side-stories throughout the game, differences between the storyline of the game and the film include the following:

* Archibald Witwicky is identified as Sam's ''grandfather'', not his great-great-grandfather, and Sam knew him, having been told stories of the ice-man in his youth.
* The Autobots follow a distress call from Bumblebee to the Hoover Dam, rather than following the code on Archibald's glasses there (rendering the glasses pretty much ''entirely'' pointless to the plot of the game).
* Bumblebee transmitting his signal to the other Autobots and his clash with Barricade—two separate events in the film—are combined into one for the game.
* Blackout's attack in Qatar takes place at the same time Barricade and Bumblebee battle, as opposed to some time before.
* Barricade is responsible for reactivating Megatron, rather than Frenzy.
* The final battle with Megatron takes place in "Center City," rather than [[Mission City]], as in the film.
* Megatron obtains the All Spark during the final battle and uses it to boost his power before Sam uses it to kill him. Why it would kill him when he was just fine using it mere moments before his death is best not thought about.

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com Official website for Transformers: The Game]

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