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Great War (Animated)

2021-04-27T21:13:28Z

Dafailure428: /* Major events of the Great War */

{{disambig3|Great War}}
:''The Great War is a historical event from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Animatedhistoryvid.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.4|You weren't there, man. You don't know.]]

In the distant past, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s battled for supremacy of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a conflict known as the '''Great War'''. It was the fourth of [[First Cybertronian War|many]] [[Second Cybertronian War|large]] [[Third Cybertronian War|wars]] to engulf the populace of Cybertron.

{{bigquote|Many millions of years ago, war raged between the forces of the heroic Autobots and the brutal Decepticons for control of the planet Cybertron. The Autobots battled valiantly in the name of honor—their courageous exploits bringing hope and glory to a beleaguered war-torn planet, and inspiring countless generations of robots yet to come on-line.|History vid|"[[Transform and Roll Out]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] served in the Great War as an Autobot intelligence officer. Also present was [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], while [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] actively avoided it. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was commander of the Autobot forces during the conflict. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

The war went against the Decepticons when the Autobots sent the [[AllSpark]] through a [[Space bridge]] to a corner of the galaxy where it wouldn't be found. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} This was followed up with [[Project Omega]]: the creation of titanic walking WMDs, the Omega Sentinels, bonded to Autobots. Ratchet was the partner and tutor to the first, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. In the final battle, Omega drove back the Decepticons. {{storylink|TransWarped}} The Decepticons were defeated, but not destroyed.

Millions of years later, Ratchet, then a veteran of the Great War, had a cynical attitude regarding history vids on the subject. He recounted how the war ended. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

==Major events of the Great War==
''Where available, dates are given in millions of [[Units of time|stellar cycles]] ago (MSCA).''

* 12 MSCA - [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], recently appointed as Magnus, passes the [[Decepticon Registration Act]].
* 10 MSCA - Great War begins with the [[Great Uprising]].
* The [[Software Wars]] occur.
* The creation of [[space bridge]]s halts the Decepticon advance.
* The Decepticons begin bombing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], demanding the [[AllSpark]] be turned over lest the bombing continue. The Autobots respond by hiding the AllSpark from both sides.
* [[Project Omega]] creates the first of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]]s.
* The autobot ship [[Eight Track (Animated)|Eight Track]] is destroyed by the Decepticons.
* [[Silvart War]]. Decepticon land general Sideways is captured by the crew of [[Alpha Supreme]]. Alpha Supreme would ultimately plunge into a black hole en route back to Cybertron.
* [[Ambush of Floron III]] destroys the [[Decepticon fleet|Decepticon space fleet]].
* [[Zeta Supreme]] and the [[Wrecker]]s fight the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]; [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] is the only survivor
* The Autobots begin a major planet hopping campaign, which ends at the [[Battle for Omnitron]] with all disputed territory returned to Autobot control.
* Megatron sends his troops to Cybertron at sub-light velocity, avoiding detection, in what is known as the [[False Calm]].
* 2 MSCA - The [[Battle for Iacon]] results in Autobot victory, though at the cost of all surviving Omega Sentinels.
* 2 MSCA - The [[Tyrest Accord]] ends the war with the Decepticons accepting exile in exchange for amnesty.

==Notes==
*There seem to be several parallels between [[World War II]] and the Great War, notably the Ambush of Floron III / the Battle of Midway and the Autobot's planet hopping campaign against the Decepticons and the Allies island hopping campaign against the Japanese.
*Footage from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episodes "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" is used in the video detailing the events of the first Great War, millions of years prior. Generation 1 character cameos include:

{{collist|3|
:*[[Dropkick (G1)|Transport drones & warriors]]
:*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]
:*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
:*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
:*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
:*[[Guardian robot]]s
:*[[Dion (G1)|Dion]]
}}

*Since the histories of ''Animated'' and Generation 1 are mutually exclusive (one created by the AllSpark, the other by [[Quintesson]]s—and that's just for starters), one should not assume that these history clips imply that Animated is somehow a sequel to Generation 1. Rather, the ''Animated'' archival footage depicts past ''Animated'' characters and events that, by pure happenstance, visually resemble some characters and events from Generation 1. Vector Prime explained this as a "[[Trans-dimensional harmonic resonance|quantum harmonic resonance]]". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/02}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Great War''' (グレートウォー ''Gurēto Wō'')

==See also==
*[[Transformers Animated timeline]]

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Wars]]

Great War (Animated)

2021-04-27T21:06:54Z

Dafailure428: /* Major events of the Great War */

{{disambig3|Great War}}
:''The Great War is a historical event from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Animatedhistoryvid.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.4|You weren't there, man. You don't know.]]

In the distant past, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s battled for supremacy of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a conflict known as the '''Great War'''. It was the fourth of [[First Cybertronian War|many]] [[Second Cybertronian War|large]] [[Third Cybertronian War|wars]] to engulf the populace of Cybertron.

{{bigquote|Many millions of years ago, war raged between the forces of the heroic Autobots and the brutal Decepticons for control of the planet Cybertron. The Autobots battled valiantly in the name of honor—their courageous exploits bringing hope and glory to a beleaguered war-torn planet, and inspiring countless generations of robots yet to come on-line.|History vid|"[[Transform and Roll Out]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] served in the Great War as an Autobot intelligence officer. Also present was [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], while [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] actively avoided it. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was commander of the Autobot forces during the conflict. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

The war went against the Decepticons when the Autobots sent the [[AllSpark]] through a [[Space bridge]] to a corner of the galaxy where it wouldn't be found. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} This was followed up with [[Project Omega]]: the creation of titanic walking WMDs, the Omega Sentinels, bonded to Autobots. Ratchet was the partner and tutor to the first, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. In the final battle, Omega drove back the Decepticons. {{storylink|TransWarped}} The Decepticons were defeated, but not destroyed.

Millions of years later, Ratchet, then a veteran of the Great War, had a cynical attitude regarding history vids on the subject. He recounted how the war ended. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

==Major events of the Great War==
''Where available, dates are given in millions of [[Units of time|stellar cycles]] ago (MSCA).''

* 12 MSCA - [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], recently appointed as Magnus, passes the [[Decepticon Registration Act]].
* 10 MSCA - Great War begins with the [[Great Uprising]].
* The Decepticons capture [[Vehicon]], [[Antilla]], [[Bk'n]], [[Zone]], [[Combatron]], [[Planet V]], [[Velocitron]], [[Beta]], [[Animatron]], [[Salvvatan System]], [[Gigantion]], [[Vespa]], [[Omnitron]].
* The Decepticons brutally supress the Autobot [[Paradron]] resistance and consolidate their gains.
* The [[Software Wars]] occur.
* The creation of [[space bridge]]s halts the Decepticon advance.
* [[Inferno]] protects the [[Megatron (Animated)|Royalty]].
* The Decepticons are repulsed at [[Elba]].
* The Autobot planet of [[Goo]] stands against the Decepticons.
* The war grinds to a stalemate and the [[Underbase]] is lost.
* An [[Elite Guard]] position is overwhelmed by [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]].
* [[Runamuck (Animated)|Runamuck]] forgets to encrypt a signal, [[Runabout (Animated)|Runabout]] accidentally shoots a autobot double agent posing as a Decepticon.
* The [[Vestial Imperium]] rejects the autobot's alliance proposal.
* Autobot Scientist [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] develops the [[Immobilizer]].
* [[Frenzy (Animated)| Frenzy]] infiltrates a resistance movement.
* Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (Animated)|Devcon]] captures the Decepticon [[Cryotek (Animated)|Cryotek]].
* [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] ships medical relief supplies to both sides of the war.
* [[Carzap (Animated)|Carzap]] betrays the autobot cause.
* Strike force Alpha is formed.
* Decepticon scientist [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] develops and weaponizes [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] and tests it out on the autobot troops stationed on [[Hydrax Plateau]].
* Ultra Magnus rallies the autobot troops.
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)| Sideswipe]] spots a Decepticon ship, [[Sunstreaker (Animated)|Sunstreaker]] is captured by the Decepticons.
* [[Hound (Animated)|Hound]]'s hologram diverts the Decepticons, [[Trailbreaker (Animated)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field falters at a critical moment.
* A space battle is fought between the Autobots and the Decepticons over the [[Divine Light]] over [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], causing the Decepticon ship [[Twilight (Animated)|Twilight]] to crash-land on [[Archa Seven]].
* [[Squadron X]] is defeated on [[Pova]] by the [[Wrecker]]s.
* [[Straxus (Animated)|Straxus]] smelts [[Scrounge (Animated)|Scrounge]].
* The [[Mini-con|Minicons]] pledge their neutrality.
* [[Repugnus (Animated)|Repugnus]] goes rogue on the Autobots.
* [[Overlord (Animated)|Overlord]] abandons the Decepticon cause.
* [[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]] arrives from another dimension and joins the Decepticons, becoming their land general.
* The Decepticons begin bombing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], demanding the [[AllSpark]] be turned over lest the bombing continue. [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Tyrest]] and [[Gygax]] are bombed. The Autobots respond by hiding the AllSpark from both sides.
* [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] develops a cure for the [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]].
* [[Project Omega]] creates the first of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]]s.
* [[Silvart War]].
* [[Zeta Supreme]] and the [[Wrecker]]s fight the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]; [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] is the only survivor.
* [[Ambush of Floron III]] destroys the [[Decepticon fleet|Decepticon space fleet]].
* The Autobots begin a major planet hopping campaign, which ends at the [[Battle for Omnitron]] with all disputed territory returned to Autobot control.
* Megatron sends his troops to Cybertron at sub-light velocity, avoiding detection, in what is known as the [[False Calm]].
* 2 MSCA - The [[Battle for Iacon]] results in Autobot victory, though at the cost of all surviving Omega Sentinels.
* 2 MSCA - The [[Tyrest Accord]] ends the war with the Decepticons accepting exile in exchange for amnesty.

==Notes==
*There seem to be several parallels between [[World War II]] and the Great War, notably the Ambush of Floron III / the Battle of Midway and the Autobot's planet hopping campaign against the Decepticons and the Allies island hopping campaign against the Japanese.
*Footage from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episodes "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" is used in the video detailing the events of the first Great War, millions of years prior. Generation 1 character cameos include:

{{collist|3|
:*[[Dropkick (G1)|Transport drones & warriors]]
:*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]
:*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
:*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
:*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
:*[[Guardian robot]]s
:*[[Dion (G1)|Dion]]
}}

*Since the histories of ''Animated'' and Generation 1 are mutually exclusive (one created by the AllSpark, the other by [[Quintesson]]s—and that's just for starters), one should not assume that these history clips imply that Animated is somehow a sequel to Generation 1. Rather, the ''Animated'' archival footage depicts past ''Animated'' characters and events that, by pure happenstance, visually resemble some characters and events from Generation 1. Vector Prime explained this as a "[[Trans-dimensional harmonic resonance|quantum harmonic resonance]]". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/02}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Great War''' (グレートウォー ''Gurēto Wō'')

==See also==
*[[Transformers Animated timeline]]

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Wars]]

Great War (Animated)

2021-04-27T21:06:16Z

Dafailure428: /* Major events of the Great War */

{{disambig3|Great War}}
:''The Great War is a historical event from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Animatedhistoryvid.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.4|You weren't there, man. You don't know.]]

In the distant past, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s battled for supremacy of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a conflict known as the '''Great War'''. It was the fourth of [[First Cybertronian War|many]] [[Second Cybertronian War|large]] [[Third Cybertronian War|wars]] to engulf the populace of Cybertron.

{{bigquote|Many millions of years ago, war raged between the forces of the heroic Autobots and the brutal Decepticons for control of the planet Cybertron. The Autobots battled valiantly in the name of honor—their courageous exploits bringing hope and glory to a beleaguered war-torn planet, and inspiring countless generations of robots yet to come on-line.|History vid|"[[Transform and Roll Out]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] served in the Great War as an Autobot intelligence officer. Also present was [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], while [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] actively avoided it. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was commander of the Autobot forces during the conflict. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

The war went against the Decepticons when the Autobots sent the [[AllSpark]] through a [[Space bridge]] to a corner of the galaxy where it wouldn't be found. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} This was followed up with [[Project Omega]]: the creation of titanic walking WMDs, the Omega Sentinels, bonded to Autobots. Ratchet was the partner and tutor to the first, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. In the final battle, Omega drove back the Decepticons. {{storylink|TransWarped}} The Decepticons were defeated, but not destroyed.

Millions of years later, Ratchet, then a veteran of the Great War, had a cynical attitude regarding history vids on the subject. He recounted how the war ended. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

==Major events of the Great War==
''Where available, dates are given in millions of [[Units of time|stellar cycles]] ago (MSCA).''

* 12 MSCA - [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], recently appointed as Magnus, passes the [[Decepticon Registration Act]].
* 10 MSCA - Great War begins with the [[Great Uprising]].
* The Decepticons capture [[Vehicon]], [[Antilla]], [[Bk'n]], [[Zone]], [[Combatron]], [[Planet V]], [[Velocitron]], [[Beta]], [[Animatron]], [[Salvvatan System]], [[Gigantion]], [[Vespa]], [[Omnitron]].
* The Decepticons brutally supress the Autobot [[Paradron]] resistance and consolidate their gains.
* The [[Software Wars]] occur.
* The creation of [[space bridge]]s halts the Decepticon advance.
* [[Inferno]] protects the [[Megatron (Animated)|Royalty]].
* The Decepticons are repulsed at [[Elba]].
* The Autobot planet of [[Goo]] stands against the Decepticons.
* The war grinds to a stalemate and the [[Underbase]] is lost.
* An [[Elite Guard]] position is overwhelmed by [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]].
* [[Runamuck (Animated)|Runamuck]] forgets to encrypt a signal, [[Runabout (Animated)|Runabout]] accidentally shoots a autobot double agent posing as a Decepticon.
* The [[Vestial Imperium]] rejects the autobot's alliance proposal.
* Autobot Scientist [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] develops the [[Immobilizer]].
* [[Frenzy (Animated)| Frenzy]] infiltrates a resistance movement.
* Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (Animated)|Devcon]] captures the Decepticon [[Cryotek (Animated)|Cryotek]].
* [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] ships medical relief supplies to both sides of the war.
* [[Carzap (Animated)|Carzap]] betrays the autobot cause.
* Strike force Alpha is formed.
* Decepticon scientist [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] develops and weaponizes [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] and tests it out on [[Hydrax Plateau]].
* Ultra Magnus rallies the autobot troops.
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)| Sideswipe]] spots a Decepticon ship, [[Sunstreaker (Animated)|Sunstreaker]] is captured by the Decepticons.
* [[Hound (Animated)|Hound]]'s hologram diverts the Decepticons, [[Trailbreaker (Animated)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field falters at a critical moment.
* A space battle is fought between the Autobots and the Decepticons over the [[Divine Light]] over [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], causing the Decepticon ship [[Twilight (Animated)|Twilight]] to crash-land on [[Archa Seven]].
* [[Squadron X]] is defeated on [[Pova]] by the [[Wrecker]]s.
* [[Straxus (Animated)|Straxus]] smelts [[Scrounge (Animated)|Scrounge]].
* The [[Mini-con|Minicons]] pledge their neutrality.
* [[Repugnus (Animated)|Repugnus]] goes rogue on the Autobots.
* [[Overlord (Animated)|Overlord]] abandons the Decepticon cause.
* [[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]] arrives from another dimension and joins the Decepticons, becoming their land general.
* The Decepticons begin bombing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], demanding the [[AllSpark]] be turned over lest the bombing continue. [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Tyrest]] and [[Gygax]] are bombed. The Autobots respond by hiding the AllSpark from both sides.
* [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] develops a cure for the [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]].
* [[Project Omega]] creates the first of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]]s.
* [[Silvart War]].
* [[Zeta Supreme]] and the [[Wrecker]]s fight the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]; [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] is the only survivor.
* [[Ambush of Floron III]] destroys the [[Decepticon fleet|Decepticon space fleet]].
* The Autobots begin a major planet hopping campaign, which ends at the [[Battle for Omnitron]] with all disputed territory returned to Autobot control.
* Megatron sends his troops to Cybertron at sub-light velocity, avoiding detection, in what is known as the [[False Calm]].
* 2 MSCA - The [[Battle for Iacon]] results in Autobot victory, though at the cost of all surviving Omega Sentinels.
* 2 MSCA - The [[Tyrest Accord]] ends the war with the Decepticons accepting exile in exchange for amnesty.

==Notes==
*There seem to be several parallels between [[World War II]] and the Great War, notably the Ambush of Floron III / the Battle of Midway and the Autobot's planet hopping campaign against the Decepticons and the Allies island hopping campaign against the Japanese.
*Footage from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episodes "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" is used in the video detailing the events of the first Great War, millions of years prior. Generation 1 character cameos include:

{{collist|3|
:*[[Dropkick (G1)|Transport drones & warriors]]
:*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]
:*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
:*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
:*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
:*[[Guardian robot]]s
:*[[Dion (G1)|Dion]]
}}

*Since the histories of ''Animated'' and Generation 1 are mutually exclusive (one created by the AllSpark, the other by [[Quintesson]]s—and that's just for starters), one should not assume that these history clips imply that Animated is somehow a sequel to Generation 1. Rather, the ''Animated'' archival footage depicts past ''Animated'' characters and events that, by pure happenstance, visually resemble some characters and events from Generation 1. Vector Prime explained this as a "[[Trans-dimensional harmonic resonance|quantum harmonic resonance]]". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/02}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Great War''' (グレートウォー ''Gurēto Wō'')

==See also==
*[[Transformers Animated timeline]]

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Wars]]

Great War (Animated)

2021-04-27T21:04:04Z

Dafailure428: /* Major events of the Great War */

{{disambig3|Great War}}
:''The Great War is a historical event from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Animatedhistoryvid.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.4|You weren't there, man. You don't know.]]

In the distant past, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s battled for supremacy of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a conflict known as the '''Great War'''. It was the fourth of [[First Cybertronian War|many]] [[Second Cybertronian War|large]] [[Third Cybertronian War|wars]] to engulf the populace of Cybertron.

{{bigquote|Many millions of years ago, war raged between the forces of the heroic Autobots and the brutal Decepticons for control of the planet Cybertron. The Autobots battled valiantly in the name of honor—their courageous exploits bringing hope and glory to a beleaguered war-torn planet, and inspiring countless generations of robots yet to come on-line.|History vid|"[[Transform and Roll Out]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] served in the Great War as an Autobot intelligence officer. Also present was [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], while [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] actively avoided it. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was commander of the Autobot forces during the conflict. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

The war went against the Decepticons when the Autobots sent the [[AllSpark]] through a [[Space bridge]] to a corner of the galaxy where it wouldn't be found. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} This was followed up with [[Project Omega]]: the creation of titanic walking WMDs, the Omega Sentinels, bonded to Autobots. Ratchet was the partner and tutor to the first, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. In the final battle, Omega drove back the Decepticons. {{storylink|TransWarped}} The Decepticons were defeated, but not destroyed.

Millions of years later, Ratchet, then a veteran of the Great War, had a cynical attitude regarding history vids on the subject. He recounted how the war ended. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

==Major events of the Great War==
''Where available, dates are given in millions of [[Units of time|stellar cycles]] ago (MSCA).''

* 12 MSCA - [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], recently appointed as Magnus, passes the [[Decepticon Registration Act]].
* 10 MSCA - Great War begins with the [[Great Uprising]].
* The Decepticons capture [[Vehicon]], [[Antilla]], [[Bk'n]], [[Zone]], [[Combatron]], [[Planet V]], [[Velocitron]], [[Beta]], [[Animatron]], [[Salvvatan System]], [[Gigantion]], [[Vespa]], [[Omnitron]].
* The Decepticons brutally supress the Autobot [[Paradron]] resistance and consolidate their gains.
* The [[Software Wars]] occur.
* The creation of [[space bridge]]s halts the Decepticon advance.
* [[Inferno]] protects the [[Megatron (Animated)|Royalty]].
* The Decepticons are repulsed at [[Elba]].
* The Autobot planet of [[Goo]] stands against the Decepticons.
* The war grinds to a stalemate and the [[Underbase]] is lost.
* An [[Elite Guard]] position is overwhelmed by [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]].
* [[Runamuck (Animated)|Runamuck]] forgets to encrypt a signal, [[Runabaout (Animated)|Runabout]] accidentally shoots a autobot double agent posing as a Decepticon.
* The [[Vestial Imperium]] rejects the autobot's alliance proposal.
* Autobot Scientist [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] develops the [[Immobilizer]].
* [[Frenzy [[Link title]](Animated)| Frenzy]] infiltrates a resistance movement.
* Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (Animated)|Devcon]] captures the Decepticon [[Cryotek (Animated)|Cryotek]].
* [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] ships medical relief supplies to both sides of the war.
* [[Carzap (Animated)|Carzap]] betrays the autobot cause.
* Strike force Alpha is formed.
* Decepticon scientist [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] develops and weaponizes [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] and tests it out on [[Hydrax Plateau]].
* Ultra Magnus rallies the autobot troops.
* [[Sideswipe (Animated)| Sideswipe]] spots a Decepticon ship, [[Sunstreaker (Animated)|Sunstreaker]] is captured by the Decepticons.
* [[Hound (Animated)|Hound]]'s hologram diverts the Decepticons, [[Trailbreaker (Animated)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field falters at a critical moment.
* A space battle is fought between the Autobots and the Decepticons over the [[Divine Light]] over [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], causing the Decepticon ship [[Twilight (Animated)|Twilight]] to crash-land on [[Archa Seven]].
* [[Squadron X]] is defeated on [[Pova]] by the [[Wrecker]]s.
* [[Straxus (Animated)|Straxus]] smelts [[Scrounge (Animated)|Scrounge]].
* The [[Mini-con|Minicons]] pledge their neutrality.
* [[Repugnus (Animated)|Repugnus]] goes rogue on the Autobots.
* [[Overlord (Animated)|Overlord]] abandons the Decepticon cause.
* [[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]] arrives from another dimension and joins the Decepticons, becoming their land general.
* The Decepticons begin bombing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], demanding the [[AllSpark]] be turned over lest the bombing continue. [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Tyrest]] and [[Gygax]] are bombed. The Autobots respond by hiding the AllSpark from both sides.
* [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] develops a cure for the [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]].
* [[Project Omega]] creates the first of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]]s.
* [[Silvart War]].
* [[Zeta Supreme]] and the [[Wrecker]]s fight the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]; [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] is the only survivor.
* [[Ambush of Floron III]] destroys the [[Decepticon fleet|Decepticon space fleet]].
* The Autobots begin a major planet hopping campaign, which ends at the [[Battle for Omnitron]] with all disputed territory returned to Autobot control.
* Megatron sends his troops to Cybertron at sub-light velocity, avoiding detection, in what is known as the [[False Calm]].
* 2 MSCA - The [[Battle for Iacon]] results in Autobot victory, though at the cost of all surviving Omega Sentinels.
* 2 MSCA - The [[Tyrest Accord]] ends the war with the Decepticons accepting exile in exchange for amnesty.

==Notes==
*There seem to be several parallels between [[World War II]] and the Great War, notably the Ambush of Floron III / the Battle of Midway and the Autobot's planet hopping campaign against the Decepticons and the Allies island hopping campaign against the Japanese.
*Footage from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episodes "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" is used in the video detailing the events of the first Great War, millions of years prior. Generation 1 character cameos include:

{{collist|3|
:*[[Dropkick (G1)|Transport drones & warriors]]
:*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]
:*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
:*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
:*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
:*[[Guardian robot]]s
:*[[Dion (G1)|Dion]]
}}

*Since the histories of ''Animated'' and Generation 1 are mutually exclusive (one created by the AllSpark, the other by [[Quintesson]]s—and that's just for starters), one should not assume that these history clips imply that Animated is somehow a sequel to Generation 1. Rather, the ''Animated'' archival footage depicts past ''Animated'' characters and events that, by pure happenstance, visually resemble some characters and events from Generation 1. Vector Prime explained this as a "[[Trans-dimensional harmonic resonance|quantum harmonic resonance]]". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/02}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Great War''' (グレートウォー ''Gurēto Wō'')

==See also==
*[[Transformers Animated timeline]]

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Wars]]

Great War (Animated)

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{{disambig3|Great War}}
:''The Great War is a historical event from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Animatedhistoryvid.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.4|You weren't there, man. You don't know.]]

In the distant past, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s battled for supremacy of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a conflict known as the '''Great War'''. It was the fourth of [[First Cybertronian War|many]] [[Second Cybertronian War|large]] [[Third Cybertronian War|wars]] to engulf the populace of Cybertron.

{{bigquote|Many millions of years ago, war raged between the forces of the heroic Autobots and the brutal Decepticons for control of the planet Cybertron. The Autobots battled valiantly in the name of honor—their courageous exploits bringing hope and glory to a beleaguered war-torn planet, and inspiring countless generations of robots yet to come on-line.|History vid|"[[Transform and Roll Out]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] served in the Great War as an Autobot intelligence officer. Also present was [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], while [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] actively avoided it. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was commander of the Autobot forces during the conflict. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

The war went against the Decepticons when the Autobots sent the [[AllSpark]] through a [[Space bridge]] to a corner of the galaxy where it wouldn't be found. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} This was followed up with [[Project Omega]]: the creation of titanic walking WMDs, the Omega Sentinels, bonded to Autobots. Ratchet was the partner and tutor to the first, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. In the final battle, Omega drove back the Decepticons. {{storylink|TransWarped}} The Decepticons were defeated, but not destroyed.

Millions of years later, Ratchet, then a veteran of the Great War, had a cynical attitude regarding history vids on the subject. He recounted how the war ended. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

==Major events of the Great War==
''Where available, dates are given in millions of [[Units of time|stellar cycles]] ago (MSCA).''

* 12 MSCA - [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], recently appointed as Magnus, passes the [[Decepticon Registration Act]].
* 10 MSCA - Great War begins with the [[Great Uprising]].
* The Decepticons capture [[Vehicon]], [[Antilla]], [[B'kn]], [[Zone]], [[Combatron]], [[Planet V]], [[Velocitron]], [[Beta]], [[Animatron]], [[Salvvatan System]], [[Gigantion]], [[Vespa System]], [[Omnitron]].
* The Decepticons brutally supress the Autobot [[Paradron]] resistance and consolidate their gains.
* The [[Software Wars]] occur.
* The creation of [[space bridge]]s halts the Decepticon advance.
* [[Inferno]] protects the [[Megatron (Animated)|Royalty]].
* The Decepticons are repulsed at [[Elba]].
* The Autobot planet of [[Goo]] stands against the Decepticons.
* The war grinds to a stalemate and the [[Underbase]] is lost.
* The Decepticons begin bombing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], demanding the [[AllSpark]] be turned over lest the bombing continue. The Autobots respond by hiding the AllSpark from both sides.
* [[Project Omega]] creates the first of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]]s.
* [[Silvart War]].
* [[Zeta Supreme]] and the [[Wrecker]]s fight the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]; [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] is the only survivor.
* [[Ambush of Floron III]] destroys the [[Decepticon fleet|Decepticon space fleet]].
* The Autobots begin a major planet hopping campaign, which ends at the [[Battle for Omnitron]] with all disputed territory returned to Autobot control.
* Megatron sends his troops to Cybertron at sub-light velocity, avoiding detection, in what is known as the [[False Calm]].
* 2 MSCA - The [[Battle for Iacon]] results in Autobot victory, though at the cost of all surviving Omega Sentinels.
* 2 MSCA - The [[Tyrest Accord]] ends the war with the Decepticons accepting exile in exchange for amnesty.

==Notes==
*There seem to be several parallels between [[World War II]] and the Great War, notably the Ambush of Floron III / the Battle of Midway and the Autobot's planet hopping campaign against the Decepticons and the Allies island hopping campaign against the Japanese.
*Footage from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episodes "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" is used in the video detailing the events of the first Great War, millions of years prior. Generation 1 character cameos include:

{{collist|3|
:*[[Dropkick (G1)|Transport drones & warriors]]
:*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]
:*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
:*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]
:*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
:*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
:*[[Guardian robot]]s
:*[[Dion (G1)|Dion]]
}}

*Since the histories of ''Animated'' and Generation 1 are mutually exclusive (one created by the AllSpark, the other by [[Quintesson]]s—and that's just for starters), one should not assume that these history clips imply that Animated is somehow a sequel to Generation 1. Rather, the ''Animated'' archival footage depicts past ''Animated'' characters and events that, by pure happenstance, visually resemble some characters and events from Generation 1. Vector Prime explained this as a "[[Trans-dimensional harmonic resonance|quantum harmonic resonance]]". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/02}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Great War''' (グレートウォー ''Gurēto Wō'')

==See also==
*[[Transformers Animated timeline]]

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Wars]]

Great War (Animated)

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