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<div>{{Nav-Prime}}<br />
'''''Transformers: Prime''''' is a ''Transformers'' [[franchise]] that launched in the year 2010. It began with the simultaneous launch of the novel ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron]]'' and the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''. ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main manifestation will be the upcoming [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon]] on the new [[The Hub|Hub]] network.<br />
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The ''Prime'' franchise featured the following primary components:<br />
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*[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|A series of novels]]<br />
*[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|Video games]]<br />
*[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Comic books]]<br />
*[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]<br />
*[[Transformers: Genewrations (Toys))|Toyline]]<br />
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''Transformers: Prime'' represents a concerted effort on Hasbro's part to imagine a new "aligned continuity" from the ground up that includes all the facets they feel worked best from past universes.<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/1024 TF Views June 2010 Q&A]</ref> Given this, it is not surprising to find that it borrows heavily from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]], [[Live-action film series|the live-action movies]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'', among others. Their plans are for the ''Prime'' universe to last several years, unlike the constant reboots of the 2000s.<ref name="Archer and Tieger">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/tfw2005-war-for-cybertron-interview-with-aaron-archer-and-matt-tieger-168910/ 2009 TFW2005 interview with Aaron Archer and Matt Tieger]</ref> To this end, they have created an extensive, 350-page continuity bible for writers in the new continuity to follow.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 coverage at TFW2005]</ref><br />
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Most excitingly, this continuity family began unraveling the mystery of the [[thirteen original Transformers]] in ''Exodus'', as stated in Hasbro's [[Hasbro Q&A/May 2010: Answers|May 2010 Q&A]]. At [[BotCon 2010]], redesigns of five of the 13 were shown.<br />
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==Continuity==<br />
* Despite the concerted effort to organize the new continuity, ''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are very incompatible versions of a similar story, creating two separate universes for the continuity right from the start. Regardless, in a preview of the game it was mentioned the game was to serve as a ''basis'' for the new continuity,<ref name="Archer and Tieger"/> and ''Exodus'' can be considered an [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdaptationExpansion adaptation expansion].<br />
*It probably doesn't help that poor editing left ''Exodus'' self-contradictory on a good number of backstory points.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*[[Aaron Archer]] stated at [[BotCon 2010]] that he wasn't particularly happy with "Prime" as the name of the new continuity family, but did not yet have a better option to offer. He had considered recommending "Epochs," only to conclude it wasn't really better after all. In the [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009|October 2009 Hasbro Q&A]] with The Allspark forum, they referred to the 13's story as an "epoch".<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Continuity families]]<br />
[[Category:Franchises]]<br />
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<div>{{Nav-Prime}}<br />
'''''Transformers: Prime''''' is a ''Transformers'' [[franchise]] that launched in the year 2010. It began with the simultaneous launch of the novel ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron]]'' and the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''. ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main manifestation will be the upcoming [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon]] on the new [[The Hub|Hub]] network.<br />
<br />
The ''Prime'' franchise featured the following primary components:<br />
<br />
*[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|A series of novels]]<br />
*[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|Video games]]<br />
*[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Comic books]]<br />
*[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]<br />
*[[Transformers: Genewrations (Toyline))|Toys]]<br />
<br />
''Transformers: Prime'' represents a concerted effort on Hasbro's part to imagine a new "aligned continuity" from the ground up that includes all the facets they feel worked best from past universes.<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/1024 TF Views June 2010 Q&A]</ref> Given this, it is not surprising to find that it borrows heavily from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]], [[Live-action film series|the live-action movies]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'', among others. Their plans are for the ''Prime'' universe to last several years, unlike the constant reboots of the 2000s.<ref name="Archer and Tieger">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/tfw2005-war-for-cybertron-interview-with-aaron-archer-and-matt-tieger-168910/ 2009 TFW2005 interview with Aaron Archer and Matt Tieger]</ref> To this end, they have created an extensive, 350-page continuity bible for writers in the new continuity to follow.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 coverage at TFW2005]</ref><br />
<br />
Most excitingly, this continuity family began unraveling the mystery of the [[thirteen original Transformers]] in ''Exodus'', as stated in Hasbro's [[Hasbro Q&A/May 2010: Answers|May 2010 Q&A]]. At [[BotCon 2010]], redesigns of five of the 13 were shown.<br />
<br />
==Continuity==<br />
* Despite the concerted effort to organize the new continuity, ''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are very incompatible versions of a similar story, creating two separate universes for the continuity right from the start. Regardless, in a preview of the game it was mentioned the game was to serve as a ''basis'' for the new continuity,<ref name="Archer and Tieger"/> and ''Exodus'' can be considered an [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdaptationExpansion adaptation expansion].<br />
*It probably doesn't help that poor editing left ''Exodus'' self-contradictory on a good number of backstory points.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*[[Aaron Archer]] stated at [[BotCon 2010]] that he wasn't particularly happy with "Prime" as the name of the new continuity family, but did not yet have a better option to offer. He had considered recommending "Epochs," only to conclude it wasn't really better after all. In the [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009|October 2009 Hasbro Q&A]] with The Allspark forum, they referred to the 13's story as an "epoch".<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Continuity families]]<br />
[[Category:Franchises]]<br />
[[Category:Prime| ]]</div>78.148.113.57