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The '''Aligned continuity family''' launched in 2010 with the intention of being the foundation of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' brand over the next decade.<ref name="decade">{{citesocial|quote=The reasons for the confusion will be revealed in the stories that will be told over the next few years across all content formats, Dark Energon's mystery is part of the plan and not an oversight. Dark Energon is a newly introduced substance and will be a major factor in the coming conflict it should not be clear to fans as to what is going on as the final card hasn't been played. Continuity does not always mean a 100% connection rather a plan to avoid out right contradiction but we absolutly see most Hasbro Transformers projects connected to this modern continuity in the coming decade.|link=https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro_Q%26A/January_2011:_Answers|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFWiki|title=Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|year=2011|month=02|day=07}}</ref> Its core is the "[[Binder of Revelation]]",<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hasbro refers to their Transformers "bible" as the "Binder of Revelation"|link=http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/botcon-2011-coverage-hasbro-intellectual-property-panel/21870/|site=Seibertron|title=Botcon 2011 Coverage: Hasbro Intellectual Property Panel|year=2011|month=06|day=05}}</ref> a 354-page<ref>{{citesocial|quote=As overseers of the brand they work closely with all of the different internal departments as well, connecting the toys via the right looks and names to the market. As archivists they maintain the Transformers bible (currently at 354 pages), also known as the “Binder of Revelation.”|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004160956/https://www.figures.com/forums/news/13305-botcon-2011-hasbro-panel-report.html|name=Scott Rubin|site=Figures.com|title=BotCon 2011 - Hasbro Panel Report|year=2011|monht=06|day=07|archived=y}}</ref> [[production bible|brand bible]] co-written by [[Aaron Archer]], [[Rik Alvarez]] and other Transformer experts from [[Hasbro]] and the [[fandom]], charting billions of years worth of history for the Transformers.<ref>''[[Transformers Vault]]''.</ref> Aligned encompasses a variety of interconnected franchises—most prominently ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']], and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]]''.

Early on, Hasbro consistently referred to all Aligned fiction as one "continuity". However, various elements of the fiction have separate creative teams with distinct, sometimes conflicting, visions. Indeed, Hasbro has referred to the concept as "a bit of an animal to define",<ref name="allspark2011botcon"/> and, for that reason, this wiki takes the more cautious route of calling it a "[[continuity family]]". The brand bible's description in ''Transformers Vault'' states it paints the Transformers history in broad strokes, so as to give creators the necessary flexibility when crafting their stories, a belief echoed by statements made at [[BotCon 2011]]: Archer spoke of a "squint test" where everything can be seen as one "family" of stories,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The final word was given on the aligned continuity. Each platform has its own story needs in order to be dynamic and successful. Therefore, not every detail will line up perfectly. Aaron talked about the “squint test” whereby everything can be seen to be one family of stories, but fans like us will see differences. The emphasis is on telling good, solid stories, not on making each version line up perfectly at the expense of the quality of the final product.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2011/06/05/botcon-2011-hasbro-story-building-panel-172316|name=Sol Fury|site=TFW2005|title=Botcon 2011 Hasbro Story Building Panel|year=2011|month=06|day=05}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=The current combined “Modern Continuity” starts with the novel Exodus and includes the War for Cybertron game, films, Transformers: Prime, and the new Exiles novel. While Archer admitted that all will have slight differences that work for their own audiences, they pass the “squint test” to share one continuity.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004160956/https://www.figures.com/forums/news/13305-botcon-2011-hasbro-panel-report.html|name=Scott Rubin|site=Figures.com|title=BotCon 2011 - Hasbro Panel Report|year=2011|monht=06|day=07|archived=y}}</ref> akin to the many different reinventions of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel]], and [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW comics]]. Hasbro has not given this family an official title, but we have derived the name "Aligned" from Hasbro statements referring to this as a new "aligned continuity".<ref name="aligned">{{citesocial|quote=A question was recently posed to Hasbro’s UK office asking if the Transformers Prime television series and the Transformers War for Cybertron video game were in a connected continuity. Unfortunately the wrong answer was delivered and that answer has made its way to the fan community. The TRANSFORMERS brand team would like to confirm that Transformers War for Cybertron video game, Transformers Exodus novel, and the Transformers Prime television show are in the same aligned continuity. Hasbro is creating a single continuity to tell the bulk of our TRANSFORMERS stories going forward. Please look for further details about the continuity plan and new projects over the next year.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213030304/http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8189/20/|name=Hasbro|site=The Allspark|title=Hasbro: WFC, Exodus, Prime All Belong To Same Continuity|year=2010|month=12|day=08}}</ref><ref name="newaligned">{{citesocial|quote=Over the past 25 years there have been various interpretations of Transformers lore. In the original animated series, Orion Pax was best friends with Dion who subsequently dies at the hands of Megatron. In our mind Dion died during the war for Cybertron. Dion was never rebuilt into any other character. Jazz's Hall of Fame profile was based off the War for Cybertron/Exodus continuity, which Hasbro is going forward with as our new aligned continuity. We believe Orion Pax had many friends during the War for Cybertron.|link=http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/1024|name=Hasbro|site=TFviews|title=Hasbro Answers to TFviews Questions #11|year=2010|month=07|day=26}}</ref>

==Creative vision==
[[File:Hasbrobible-OPrimedescription.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Optimus Prime's depiction in Hasbro's brand bible at the center of the Aligned continuity family.]]
The Aligned continuity began as an attempt to synthesize a grand unified universe from of all of the previous lore that had preceded it. Indeed, early comments from [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Rik Alvarez]] suggested that the Aligned timeline was entirely separate from the rest of the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] and its many [[universal stream]]s.<ref name="allspark2011botcon">{{citesocial|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031835/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726|site=The Allspark|title=Botcon 2011 Transformers Brand Panel!, Live coverage starting at 1pm PST!|year=2011|month=06|day=05|defunct=y}}</ref> When asked about [[The Fallen]] and how his status as a [[multiversal singularity]] would relate to the new fiction, Hasbro replied "anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity".<ref name="fallen">{{citesocial|quote=The official story of the original 13 and specifically The Fallen has not been explored in the modern continuity that Transformers War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are a part of. Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity. Going forward in the modern continuity there is 1 Fallen.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315042041/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74182&st=0&p=1675011&#entry1675011|name=Hasbro|site=The Allspark Forums|title=Hasbro Transformers Q&A Answers returned!, Questions from 9/13 Answered|year=2010|month=11|day=01|archived=y}}</ref> Following a crossover with the live-action films in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'', shuffling creative teams, (and probably the Aligned universe not going as planned) this conceit would be quietly dropped, and by 2015 ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' and [[Ask Vector Prime]] confirmed that Aligned occupied the "[[Uniend]]" [[universal stream|universal cluster]] in the "normal" multiverse.

It is clear that the creative architects behind the Aligned continuity had a much more ambitious vision for their universe than what we ultimately got. At one point, for instance, Hasbro suggested that [[IDW Publishing]] could do a ''{{w|The New 52|New 52}}''-style "reset" of their [[2005 IDW continuity|current ongoing ''Transformers'' continuity]] to include ''Prime'' and ''War for Cybertron'' characters and backstories; IDW declined, arguing that they'd already laid too much groundwork for their upcoming "Phase Two" run to change their plans, and Hasbro dropped the issue.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Aligned Continuity PHASE THREE — NEVER HAPPENED. IDW had 5 years invested into their ongoing [''Transformers'' comic series]. To introduce this new continuity would mean to start over [in a] Secret Wars/New 52 type event [but they] Already had a G1-esque story PLUS ReGeneration One was coming up [so it] Didn't make sense to have yet ANOTHER continuity so no new book was added ([too] confusing to readers). [We] Tried introducing [the Binder of Revelation] into IDW but many characters [had] already [been] introduced with different backstories.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021235106/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was|name=Rik Alvarez|site=TFcon Charlotte|year=2015}}</ref> A more outlandish concept would have seen the success of ''Prime'' kickstart ''[[Unit:E]]'', a crossover franchise that would've seen the Transformers team up with various other largely-forgotten Hasbro franchises, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'', and, uh, ''Candyland''. However, the inherent difficulties in trying to coordinate several different production houses, combined with Hasbro's general ''laissez-faire'' approach to the kind of long-form storytelling Aligned aimed to recreate, quickly led to different creative teams pulling in different directions. Hasbro promised that "reasons for the confusion will be revealed"<ref name="decade" /> but this didn't really happen beyond some minor loose-end tying, the most notable of which being the amalgamation of "Sentinel Prime" from the novels and "Zeta Prime" from the ''War for Cybertron'' video game as the same guy, "[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]".

According to [[Rik Alvarez]], while [[High Moon Studios]] were on board with the idea, the ''Prime'' creators didn't want to be tied to previous material,<ref name="See fan photos">{{citesocial|quote=PRIME TV SERIES — Phase Two. Problems right off the bat... Heavily inspired by film series. Studio put up lots of resistance [regarding] art/story concepts/tie-ins. Creators didn't want to be [pigeonholed] by anything previous. [Studio's] knowledge was limited to the films. It fell onto HasLab/Binder Of Revelation to help populate their world and not have it conflict with previous stories. Moved the worlds around studio to have things make sense as best we could. Still allowed them flexibility — wanted the best for each incarnation of the brand.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021235106/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was|name=Rik Alvarez|site=TFcon Charlotte|year=2015}}</ref> and had previously stated a desire to move away from the [[Binder of Revelation]] and do their own thing.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When we started on “Prime” we “inherited” a 300- or 400-page document. It was put together by Hasbro and it was sort of the combined mythology over the many iterations of “Transformers.” When we started “Prime” we knew in some ways we wanted to start over and introduce viewers into this world and not assume they’d had previous experience with “Transformers,” but we always didn’t want to contradict what had come before us. So we started with that document, and to their credit, Hasbro as a toy company tends to have that kind of IP on their products, especially their action figures. They create this world before you even get the toys. We got that 300- or 400-page document and a good chunk of our time was spent trying to figure out what we wanted to use and how we wanted to use it. At some point we wanted to be done with that and go on our own path. We couldn’t have predicted where we started to do that, and in some ways we’re still servicing that document even as we’ve spun off into our own storytelling.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026232030/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/10/25/transformers-prime-producer-talks-beasts-mythology-michael-bay/|name=Jeff Kline|site=''Los Angeles Times'' Hero Complex|title=‘Transformers: Prime’ producer talks Beasts, mythology, Michael Bay|year=2012|month=10|day=25|archived=y}}</ref> Between ''Prime'' quickly going overbudget, and Hasbro's ''Beast Hunters'' [[subline imprint]] forcing the creative team to throw out their proposed season three pitch and start over,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=New Design Director at Hasbro — Archer moved to VP. [He said that] Optimus should be '''GREEN!''' Disregarded HasLab — Pred Symbol. New team new rules: Previous team [said] NO BEASTS, NO FEMALES (Battle for Airachnid — FIGHT!) New team [said] WE NEED BEASTS!!! [as a] Way to reuse existing tooling [and] Keep costs down. [''Beast Hunters''] was a total curve ball to HasLab and Studio team. Design [gets] mad that ''Beast Hunters'' toys [are] not in [the] show. Studio [gets] mad that season 3 [is] scrapped and ''Beast Hunters'' is the new story. This lead to different designs — Studio vs Design — ''Beast Hunters'' Optimus. HasLab [was] stuck in the middle — ''Prime'' issues killed [the Binder of Revelation] and future show plans (Pirates/Season 4-ish). [The Binder of Revelation] — cost over $250K to produce — lives in the bottom of a drawer|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022013304/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/image/131368170623|name=Rik Alvarez|site=TFcon Charlotte|year=2015}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Actual Maximals and Predacons were set to appear on a revitalized Cybertron in Season 3 ([at TFcon Charlotte] he [Rik Alvarez] described it as a ‘taming the wild west’ setting).|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411162414/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131384199723/hey-all-getting-a-lot-of-questions-about-those|name=sunnybutte|site=tumblr|year=2015}}</ref> a combination of bad blood, mutual misunderstandings, and financial woes led to ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cancellation.

Other tie-in endeavors developed similar problems. Jagex's tie-in MMORPG, for instance, fell apart due to constant team changes, and by the time that ''Universe'' launched in 2014—well after ''Prime'' had ended—its creators claimed that it was no longer a direct prequel to ''Prime'' as originally intended. ''Rescue Bots'' was never intended to be a part of the Aligned continuity, but wound up there anyway at the studio's idea.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=WHY DID THIS ALL FALL APART? 1. Hasbro never had control of ''Prime''. Studio didn't want anything to do with [''War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybetron'']. Left HasLab scrambling to change everyone else's projects. Studio claimed ''Rescue Bots'' was part of ''Prime'' story... ''Beast Hunters'' (we'll get into that later...). ''Prime'' had to end after 3 seasons [as the] Budget ballooned out of control, Hasbro dropped the ball on toys, NOBODY had the HUB... 2. No IDW tie in comic book. 3. MMOG disaster — team kept changing. 4. No cross branding marker.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021235106/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was|name=Rik Alvarez|site=TFcon Charlotte|year=2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, Alvarez also claimed to have extensively rewritten the final draft of ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' to ensure that it lined up with other developments in the continuity; as the book revolved around the search for the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], which was slated to appear in ''Prime'' the following year, the book features a haphazard final battle that awkwardly dances around the still-missing Star Saber, instead referring to the artifacts Optimus had gathered as pieces of the "[[Cyber Caliber]]". [[Andrew Hall]] has confirmed that this lined up with what he'd heard from other people and that much of this is part of the big ball o' fun that comes from working for large corporations.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=No, the aspects of it that people are seeing as complaining was pretty much stuff I heard after he had left. So I just wanted to say that it's definitely not fabricated. [...] I'm just sympathetic because I've seen very clearly that working in a large corporation can be like being wrapped up in a massive war, where you're only in control of your own little unit (if that), and not the entire battlefield. I know plenty of really talented people who had their careers swept away with the tide, due to no fault of their own. I'm not even being slightly dramatic here.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522191018/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/121416-everything-that-went-wrong-with-the-transformers-prime-show-panel-at-tfcon-charlotte/page-8#entry3060551|name=Andrew Hall|site=The Allspark|title=Everything that went wrong with the Transformers: Prime show panel at TFCon Charlotte|year=2015|month=10|day=19}}</ref>

With the departure of both Archer and Alvarez from Hasbro's ''Transformers'' division, future creatives have evidently felt less pressure to draw directly from the Binder of Revelation and more freedom to introduce characters and concepts as they see fit. ''Robots in Disguise'' chose to disregard auxiliary works of fiction such as the ''War for Cybertron'' games in favor of a new narrative based solely on the ''Prime'' cartoon. Most prominently, this led to the introduction of a [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] whose appearance and personality varied wildly from the [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] introduced in the video games, an irreconcilable dichotomy that carried over to other characters who reused names such as [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (See [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Notes|Grimlock's page]] for more on this). While this change led to greater narrative freedom moving into the future, it also confused some fans, who had grown used to seeing Aligned as a single, more-or-less consistent universe.

==Major continuities==
===Video games===
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* [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|''War for Cybertron'']] (2010)
* [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']] (2012)
* [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|''Rise of the Dark Spark'']] (2014)

Set towards the end of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], ''War for Cybertron'' focuses on [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s quest to harness the mysterious substance known as [[Dark Energon]], a quest that ends with the corruption of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, leaving it uninhabitable for millions of years. These events overlap with a large portion of the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' novel, but events diverge in ways both large and small. Two years later, ''War for Cybertron'' received a sequel, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''; 2014's ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' featured a crossover of sorts with the [[movie continuity family|movie continuity]] to promote the recently released ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' film.

===Novels===
* ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: Retribution]]'' (2014)

''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' overlaps with the ''War for Cybertron'' video game, providing a more detailed account of life on prewar Cybertron and the factors that led to the rise of the Decepticons, but individual story beats and plot points diverge from the video game. Author [[Alex Irvine]] also wrote the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|''War for Cybertron'' comic]] and the apocryphal short story "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]", then returned in [[2011]] to write ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'', which picks up immediately after the conclusion of ''Exodus'' (although 2012's ''Fall of Cybertron'' would, again, provide a differing account of how the Autobots escaped from a dying Cybertron). Finally, in 2014, authors [[David J. Williams|David J.]] and [[Mark S. Williams]] penned ''[[Transformers: Retribution]]'', a story intended to bridge the gap between the novels and the ''Prime'' cartoon.

===Cartoons===
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* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010-2013)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' (2011-2016)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015-2017)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' (2018-2020)

''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' debuted on the [[Hub Network]] in late 2010. Released five months after ''War for Cybertron'', it also featured [[Dark Energon]] as a major plot point, but individual depictions differed—while ''War for Cybertron'' depicted the substance as merely a powerful, dangerous fuel source, ''Prime'' made it a quasi-legendary substance with explicitly supernatural powers, such as the ability to [[Terrorcon (Prime)|raise the dead.]] At [[BotCon 2011]], the producers explained that this kind of leeway was allowed if it served the story;<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608145140/http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-transformers-prime-panel-172315/|name=Sol Fury|site=TFW2005|title=Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel|year=2011|month=06|day=05|defunct=y}}</ref> as the show went on, however, the writers eventually incorporated backstory from the Binder of Revelation that helped reconcile some events with the books and video games, including Prime and Megatron's shared history.

A [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|prequel comic]] written by [[Mike Johnson]] was itself adapted into [[Out of the Past|a season two episode]]; [[Titan Books|Titan Comics]] also published a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|magazine]] tied in to the cartoon. [[Activision]] developed a [[Transformers: Prime - The Game|tie-in video game]] for Nintendo gaming systems in 2012, which, with a little squinting, could slot somewhere into season two of the cartoon. The series wrapped up in 2013 with a direct-to-video movie, [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|''Predacons Rising'']]. In Japan, episodes were edited to include [[Arms Micron Theater]], showcasing the exploits of the larger robot's weapons, re-imagined as [[Mini-Con]]s to promote the exclusive toys in the Takara versions... but neither season three nor the ''Predacons Rising'' movie saw Japanese distribution (more on that later).

[[File:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Let's save these primitive lifeforms from themselves.]]
''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' was originally not intended to be a part of the Aligned continuity family, but wound up slotted into the continuity at the idea of the show's head writers. Deliberately set on an [[Griffin Rock|isolated island town]] in [[Maine]] so that ''Prime'' could do its own thing, the two shows featured infrequent "crossovers" where [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] would visit the protagonists.

Released two years after ''Prime'' ended, [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'']] was a sequel-slash-spinoff focused on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his return to Earth to battle [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and a new group of Decepticons with the help of Optimus Prime and the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. This show featured several crossovers with ''Rescue Bots''; [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] visited [[Griffin Rock]] in a [[The Need for Speed|2016 ''Rescue Bots'' episode]], and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] [[Blurred|returned the favor]] a year later.

Finally, ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' is a direct sequel to the original ''Rescue Bots'' cartoon, which focused on the next generation of Rescue Bot recruits and their adventures on Earth, Cybertron, and several other planets. With its final episode airing in summer 2020, and the release of the Generation 1-inspired [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Siege'' cartoon]] in the same year, it seems likely that this is also the ''last'' franchise to see release in this continuity.
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===''The Covenant of Primus''===
* ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]'' (2013)
Released just after the conclusion of ''Transformers: Prime'', ''The Covenant of Primus'' is an illustrated hardcover book that purports to be the in-universe "[[Covenant of Primus]]" alluded to several times throughout ''Transformers'' fiction. The book is notable for releasing the full roster of the [[Thirteen]] and presenting an abridged history of the Cybertronian race, from the tragic tale of the Thirteen, to the rise of Transformer civilization, the Autobot-Decepticon war, an abbreviated recap of the ''Prime'' cartoon, and, finally, Optimus Prime's sacrifice to reignite the Well at the very end of ''Predacons Rising''.

==Minor continuities==
===Hall of Fame profiles===
In May 2010, before any Aligned franchises had launched, Hasbro announced a "Transformers Hall of Fame" honoring characters and people associated with the ''Transformers'' brand. The spot for one inductee was put to a fan-vote: [[Transformers Hall of Fame#Nominees|Five character profiles]] were published on Hasbro.com, and users could cast a vote for one of them. Most of them were described with a combination of traits from various continuities; for example, [[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]] is pictured in [[Jazz (G1)|his Generation 1 form]] but described as a "[[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]]" like [[Jazz (Animated)|his ''Animated'' incarnation]].<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-3.cfm Jazz's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]], also looking like [[Soundwave (G1)|his Generation 1 self]], is said to have a mysterious origin like [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|his ''Cybertron'' counterpart]], his partners are called "[[Mini-Con]]s" instead of "[[Mini-Cassette]]s", and he has [[Soundwave (ROTF)|his live-action movie incarnation]]'s vulnerability to simultaneous sonic booms.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm Soundwave's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> Later, a [[Hasbro Q&A]] answer stated that Jazz's entry is based on Aligned continuity.<ref name="newaligned" /> [[Jazz (WFC)|The character does appear in ''War for Cybertron'' fiction]], but with no particularly Cyber-Ninja-like attributes.

===''Generations'' toy bios===
[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|A handful of toys]] were created directly from ''War for Cybertron'' designs and sold as part of the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]]. While lacking the phrase "War for Cybertron" on their packaging, the release of the first wave was timed within days of the games and novel,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69812 Allspark.com toy-sighting forum reports]</ref> and their on-package [[bio]]s are basically in sync with that fiction as well. Megatron's, for example, focuses on his penchant for upgrading his body with "bleeding-edge" technology,<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/cybertronian-megatron-011.jpg Cybertronian Megatron's on-package bio]</ref> which may be an allusion to his lustful utilization of Dark Energon. Bumblebee's says he was once a "chatterbox" but is now a "silent warrior",<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/wfc-bumblebee-009.jpg Cybertronian Bumblebee's on-package bio]</ref> which appears to be a bridge between his ''War for Cybertron'' and then-upcoming ''Prime'' portrayals; however, it's not strictly accurate because in ''Prime'' he can still vocalize, just [[R2-D2|not in words]]. Later Generations toys made from ''Fall of Cybertron'' designs would feature the phrase "Fall of Cybertron".

===Comic books===
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*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers: Prime (comic series)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2011-2013)
*''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' (2012)
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots]]'' (2012-2013)
*''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' (2013)
*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015)
*[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' comic]] (2011-2014)

Unlike many other ''Transformers'' continuities, the Aligned continuity never had an ongoing comic series of any kind, but [[IDW Publishing]] did support its video games and television shows through several of miniseries and one-shots. The first of these was the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', a loose adaptation of a chapter from ''Exodus''; the [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|''Transformers: Prime'' graphic novel]] served as a prequel to the cartoon. The closest thing to a dedicated ongoing were the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]'', and the ''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' miniseries, all of which focused on the adventures of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and the other [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s on Cybertron while the events of ''Prime'' played out on [[Earth]].

Finally, the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' tied into the ongoing cartoon by featuring a short, self-contained storyline that featured several returning ''Prime'' characters interacting with the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]].

Between 2011 and 2014, the UK-based [[Titan Magazines]] reinvented its [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|ongoing ''Transformers'' magazine]] to include original ''Prime'' comics.

===Online games===
*''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]'' (2014)
*''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' (2012)
The idea of an online game that would support the development of the Aligned universe had evidently been tossed around early in development; [[Jagex]] unveiled ''Transformers Universe'' as a ''Prime'' prequel in the form of an MMORPG at [[BotCon 2011]]. However, fluctuating creative teams took the game in a wildly different direction, and after years of delays and reinventions the game limped into open beta in 2014 as an online battle game—almost a year after ''Prime'' ended. The game never got off the ground and ultimately closed in December of the same year without ever having left beta; a similar fate befell the ''Universe''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Chinese counterpart, ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'', which launched in 2012 but only lasted a few months before [[NetDragon]] abruptly shuttered the game.

===''Transformers Go!''===
[[File:CCSwordbotSamuari Autobots and Isami.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
* ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Transformers Go!]]'' (2013)
While the first two seasons of ''Transformers: Prime'' were dubbed and released in Japan, the third season was not, and the Japanese ''Prime'' cartoon ended on an ambiguous cliffhanger. Instead, [[TakaraTomy]] launched ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'', which followed the adventures of the new [[Swordbot]]s as they fought the revived forces of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], led by [[Dragotron]] for control of the [[Legendisc]]s throughout Japanese history. As it follows a backstory where the Autobots and Decepticons flee into space, it is incompatible with the events of ''Prime'' series 3 onwards, which did not air in Japan. Told purely through DVD releases in the [[TV Magazine]] and [[TV Kun]], it never received a release outside its home country.
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==Notes==
* Instead of giving this continuity family an official name, Hasbro has instead referred to it with brief descriptors such as "new aligned",<ref name="newaligned" /> "aligned",<ref name="aligned" /> "modern",<ref name="decade" /><ref name="fallen" /> and "War for Cybertron/Exodus".<ref name="newaligned" /> VP of Intellectual Property Development [[Aaron Archer]] said at a [[BotCon 2010]] panel that he had considered naming it "Epochs", which is how the storyline is referred to in the Binder of Revelation, but then decided not to.
* The [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|subtitle-less ''Transformers'' toyline launched in 2010]] and its companion line, ''Generations'', share some of the Aligned spirit, since they likewise contain characters and concepts from previous franchises with little separation. But the only real connection between those toylines and Aligned material is the small number of [[#Generations toy bios|previously mentioned]] ''War for Cybertron''-inspired toys. Hasbro has referred to the [[Power Core Combiners]] subline as "exist[ing] in the modern world continuity",<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Ultimately, Power Core Combiners are meant to exist in the modern world continuity. They are based on realistic vehicles, jets, helicopters, etc. all of which could exist today. So while they are not meant to be part of the "movie" universe, they are meant to exist with the modern world which we have seen come to life in the live-action films.|link=https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro_Q%26A/November_2010:_Answers|name=Hasbro|site=TFWiki|title=Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Answers|year=2010|month=12|day=02}}</ref> but the context of that statement doesn't suggest a specific reference to Aligned.
** Despite this, [[F.J. DeSanto]] has said that Hasbro has continued to use the term "aligned continuity" when discussing new ''Transformers'' media after ''Rescue Bots Academy''. They wanted Optimus throwing the [[AllSpark]] into the [[Space bridge]] in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'']] to be aligned with the events of [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|''Cyberverse'']].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Siege is this dark war thing, and Prime is going to throw the AllSpark into the Space bridge, cause they had already done that in Cyberverse. They wanted that aligned continuity they'd call it.|link=https://youtu.be/TyFAMaT8XCU?si=4QNRrq6Lnx0VslXj&t=420|site=YouTube|year=2021|month=8|day=7}}</ref>
* The ''Hubworld Transformers: Prime'' TV special featured footage of BotCon attendees taking a ''Transformers'' quiz, with the questions being what Optimus Prime's original name was, what his job had been, and which soap opera was the Autobots' favorite. The soap opera (''[[As the Kitchen Sinks]]'') is from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], but the "correct" answers to the first two questions were said to be "Orion Pax" and "data clerk". Aligned continuity is the only source where both of those ideas are true. This seems to reflect Hasbro's current policy of treating Aligned material as the default ''Transformers'' "truth". Something similar occurred during the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] era, where [[DK Publishing|DK]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' treated that continuity as the default "truth", so this is not a completely new phenomenon.
* Although Hasbro's plans to have IDW's comic book universe rebooted to cover the Aligned continuity never came to fruition, certain concepts from ''Prime'' and other Aligned media did crop up in [[2005 IDW continuity|"Phase 2" of IDW Publishing's comic books]], whether at Hasbro's suggestion,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=“Combiner Wars” is a great example of Hasbro and IDW working together and building a huge storyline that goes between toys and comics and into other media. We on the comics have worked very closely with Hasbro’s Transformers brand team, especially Mark Webber and Sarah Carroll, plus Director, Global Publishing Michael Kelly—there’s pieces that come straight out of the comics (like the new Megatron toy for next year that gives you the option of giving him an Autobot symbol, like he has in the ''Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye'' comics) and some new things coming from the toy side that we get to debut in the comics.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816205614/http://www.newsarama.com/21865-big-boys-come-to-play-in-transformers-combiner-wars-crossover.html|site=Newsarama|title=Big Boys Come To Play in TRANSFORMERS’ COMBINER WARS Crossover|year=2014|month=08|day=13}}</ref> from shared writers, or just by coincidence. [[James Roberts]]'s work has featured concepts such as the Optimus-Megatron backstory, with Optimus as a public sector worker swayed by Megatron's rhetoric, and independently came up with ideas such as a [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] starting to feel his advanced age, and the idea of [[alternate mode]] determining [[Functionism|social and racial position]]. In addition, both ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' incorporated designs from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|''War for Cybertron'' video game]] to represent the character's Cybertronian forms, with the story having moved away from Earth.
* Japanese ''Transformers'' fans refer to the Aligned continuity simply as the "''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' continuity". Because the games and the ''Exodus'' novels were not released in Japan, the TV show became the primary identity for the whole continuity.
===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Vyrovnennaya vselennaya''' (Выровненная вселенная)

==See also==
*[[Aligned timeline]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Aligned| ]]
[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

Carousel

2026-04-16T16:43:15Z

Katsumi:

[[File:Carousel Russia Logo.jpg|thumb|''«Карусель», [[Transformation|трансформируйтесь]] и [[roll out|вперёд]]!'']]

'''Carousel''' (Карусель ''Karusel<nowiki>'</nowiki>''), officially '''Carousel Channel''' (Телеканал «Карусель» ''Telekanal "Karusel'"''), is a [[Russia|Russian]] children's television channel jointly owned by the state-run networks {{w|Channel One (Russia)|Channel One}} and {{w|All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK}}. It was established on [[December 27]], [[2010]], through the consolidation of VGTRK's Bibigon and Channel One's TeleNyanya, a move enacted under a presidential decree signed by Dmitry Medvedev on [[June 24]], [[2009]]. Carousel broadcasts a mix of local and foreign animated movies and TV shows, though the inclusion of imported programs ceased after that mess started by Russia in [[2022]]. You know, the one we shall not name.

Carousel consistently included various ''Transformers'' animated series in its robot-themed cartoon block, airing them alongside similar shows like ''[[Tobot]]''.

==Transformers series==

* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (Трансформеры: Прайм)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' (Трансформеры: Боты-спасатели)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' (Трансформеры: Кибервселенная) (Also written as "Трансформеры: КИБЕРВСЕЛЕННАЯ". Yes, "Cyberverse" is in all-caps! [https://www.karusel-tv.ru/announce/15322-transformery_kibervselennaya Seriously!])

==Notes==

* In formal Russian writings, the name Carousel must be wrapped in quotation marks (as seen above). Don't know why, just ask the Russians.

==External links==

* {{w|Carousel (TV network)|Carousel at Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.karusel-tv.ru/ Official Carousel website] (Russian)

[[Category:Networks]]

Carousel

2026-04-16T16:41:49Z

Katsumi:

[[File:Carousel Russia Logo.jpg|thumb|''«Карусель», [[Transformation|трансформируйтесь]] и [[roll out|вперёд]]!'']]

'''Carousel''' (Карусель ''Karusel<nowiki>'</nowiki>''), officially '''Carousel Channel''' (Телеканал «Карусель» ''Telekanal "Karusel'"''), is a [[Russia|Russian]] children's television channel jointly owned by the state-run networks {{w|Channel One (Russia)|Channel One}} and {{w|All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK}}. It was established on [[December 27]], [[2010]], through the consolidation of VGTRK's Bibigon and Channel One's TeleNyanya, a move enacted under a presidential decree signed by Dmitry Medvedev on [[June 24]], [[2009]]. Carousel broadcasts a mix of local and foreign animated movies and TV shows, though the inclusion of imported programs ceased after that mess started by Russia in [[2022]]. You know, the one we shall not name.

Carousel consistently included various ''Transformers'' animated series in its robot-themed cartoon block, airing them alongside similar shows like ''[[Tobot]]''.

==Transformers series==

* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (Трансформеры: Прайм)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' (Трансформеры: Боты-спасатели)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' (Трансформеры: Кибервселенная) (Also written as "Трансформеры: КИБЕРВСЕЛЕННАЯ". Yes, "Cyberverse" is in all-caps!)

==Notes==

* In formal Russian writings, the name Carousel must be wrapped in quotation marks (as seen above). Don't know why, just ask the Russians.

==External links==

* {{w|Carousel (TV network)|Carousel at Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.karusel-tv.ru/ Official Carousel website] (Russian)

[[Category:Networks]]

Carousel

2026-04-16T16:39:40Z

Katsumi:

[[File:Carousel Russia Logo.jpg|thumb|''«Карусель», [[Transformation|трансформируйтесь]] и [[roll out|вперёд]]!'']]

'''Carousel''' (Карусель ''Karusel<nowiki>'</nowiki>''), officially '''Carousel Channel''' (Телеканал «Карусель» ''Telekanal "Karusel'"''), is a [[Russia|Russian]] children's television channel jointly owned by the state-run networks {{w|Channel One (Russia)|Channel One}} and {{w|All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK}}. It was established on [[December 27]], [[2010]], through the consolidation of VGTRK's Bibigon and Channel One's TeleNyanya, a move enacted under a presidential decree signed by Dmitry Medvedev on [[June 24]], [[2009]]. Carousel broadcasts a mix of local and foreign animated movies and TV shows, though the inclusion of imported programs ceased after that mess started by Russia in [[2022]]. You know, the one we shall not name.

Carousel consistently included various ''Transformers'' animated series in its robot-themed cartoon block, airing them alongside similar shows like ''[[Tobot]]''.

==Transformers series==

* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (Трансформеры: Прайм)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' (Трансформеры: Боты-спасатели)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: CYBERVERSE]]'' (Трансформеры: Кибервселенная) (Also written as "Трансформеры: КИБЕРВСЕЛЕННАЯ". Yes, "Cyberverse" is in all-caps!)

==Notes==

* In formal Russian writings, the name Carousel must be wrapped in quotation marks (as seen above). Don't know why, just ask the Russians.

==External links==

* {{w|Carousel (TV network)|Carousel at Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.karusel-tv.ru/ Official Carousel website] (Russian)

[[Category:Networks]]

Carousel

2026-04-16T16:37:24Z

Katsumi:

[[File:Carousel Russia Logo.jpg|thumb|''«Карусель», [[Transformation|трансформируйтесь]] и [[roll out|вперёд]]!'']]

'''Carousel''' (Карусель ''Karusel<nowiki>'</nowiki>''), officially '''Carousel Channel''' (Телеканал «Карусель» ''Telekanal "Karusel'"''), is a [[Russia|Russian]] children's television channel jointly owned by the state-run networks {{w|Channel One (Russia)|Channel One}} and {{w|All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK}}. It was established on [[December 27]], [[2010]], through the consolidation of VGTRK's Bibigon and Channel One's TeleNyanya, a move enacted under a presidential decree signed by Dmitry Medvedev on [[June 24]], [[2009]]. Carousel broadcasts a mix of local and foreign animated movies and TV shows, though the inclusion of imported programs ceased after that mess started by Russia in [[2022]]. You know, the one we shall not name.

Carousel consistently included various ''Transformers'' animated series in its robot-themed cartoon block, airing them alongside similar shows like ''[[Tobot]]''.

==Transformers series==

* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (Трансформеры: Прайм)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' (Трансформеры: Боты-спасатели)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: CYBERVERSE]]'' (Трансформеры: КИБЕРВСЕЛЕННАЯ) (yes, "Cyberverse" is in all-caps!)

==Notes==

* In formal Russian writings, the name Carousel must be wrapped in quotation marks (as seen above). Don't know why, just ask the Russians.

==External links==

* {{w|Carousel (TV network)|Carousel at Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.karusel-tv.ru/ Official Carousel website] (Russian)

[[Category:Networks]]

Carousel

2026-04-16T16:26:22Z

Katsumi:

[[File:Carousel Russia Logo.jpg|thumb|''«Карусель», [[Transformation|трансформируйтесь]] и [[roll out|вперёд]]!'']]

'''Carousel''' (Карусель ''Karusel<nowiki>'</nowiki>''), officially '''Carousel Channel''' (Телеканал «Карусель» ''Telekanal "Karusel'"''), is a [[Russia|Russian]] children's television channel jointly owned by the state-run networks {{w|Channel One (Russia)|Channel One}} and {{w|All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK}}. It was established on [[December 27]], [[2010]], through the consolidation of VGTRK's Bibigon and Channel One's TeleNyanya, a move enacted under a presidential decree signed by Dmitry Medvedev on [[June 24]], [[2009]]. Carousel broadcasts a mix of local and foreign animated movies and TV shows, though the inclusion of imported programs ceased after that mess started by Russia in [[2022]]. You know, the one we shall not name.

Carousel consistently included various ''Transformers'' animated series in its robot-themed cartoon block, airing them alongside similar shows like ''[[Tobot]]''.

==Transformers series==

* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (Трансформеры: Прайм)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' (Трансформеры: Боты-спасатели)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: CYBERVERSE]]'' (Трансформеры: КИБЕРВСЕЛЕННАЯ) (yes, "Cyberverse" is in all-caps!)

==Note==

* In formal Russian writings, the name Carousel must be wrapped in quotation marks (as seen above). Don't know why, just ask the Russians.

==External links==

* {{w|Carousel (TV network)|Carousel at Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.karusel-tv.ru/ Official Carousel website] (Russian)

[[Category:Networks]]

Carousel

2026-04-16T16:22:18Z

Katsumi:

[[File:Carousel Russia Logo.jpg|thumb|''«Карусель», [[Transformation|трансформируйтесь]] и [[roll out|вперёд]]!'']]

'''Carousel''' (Карусель ''Karusel<nowiki>'</nowiki>''), officially '''Carousel Channel''' (Телеканал «Карусель» ''Telekanal "Karusel'"''), is a [[Russia|Russian]] children's television channel jointly owned by the state-run networks {{w|Channel One (Russia)|Channel One}} and {{w|All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK}}. It was established on [[December 27]], [[2010]], through the consolidation of VGTRK's Bibigon and Channel One's TeleNyanya, a move enacted under a presidential decree signed by Dmitry Medvedev on [[June 24]], [[2009]]. Carousel broadcasts a mix of local and foreign animated movies and TV shows, though the inclusion of imported programs ceased after that mess started by Russia in [[2022]]. You know, the one we shall not name.

Carousel consistently included various ''Transformers'' animated series in its robot-themed cartoon block, airing them alongside similar shows like ''[[Tobot]]''.

==Transformers series==

* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (Трансформеры: Прайм)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' (Трансформеры: Боты-спасатели)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: CYBERVERSE]]'' (Трансформеры: КИБЕРВСЕЛЕННАЯ) (yes, "Cyberverse" is in all-caps!)

==External links==

* {{w|Carousel (TV network)|Carousel at Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.karusel-tv.ru/ Official Carousel website] (Russian)

[[Category:Networks]]

Carousel

2026-04-16T16:19:00Z

Katsumi: Created page with "трансформируйтесь и вперёд!'']] '''Carousel''' (Кару..."

[[File:Carousel Russia Logo.jpg|thumb|''«Карусель», [[Transformation|трансформируйтесь]] и [[roll out|вперёд]]!'']]

'''Carousel''' (Карусель ''Karusel<nowiki>'</nowiki>''), officially '''Carousel Channel''' (Телеканал «Карусель» ''Telekanal "Karusel'"''), is a [[Russia|Russian]] children's television channel jointly owned by the state-run networks [[w:Channel One (Russia)|Channel One]] and [[w:All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK]]. It was established on [[December 27]], [[2010]], through the consolidation of VGTRK's Bibigon and Channel One's TeleNyanya, a move enacted under a presidential decree signed by Dmitry Medvedev on [[June 24]], [[2009]]. Carousel broadcasts a mix of local and foreign animated movies and TV shows, though the inclusion of imported programs ceased after that mess started by Russia in 2022. You know, the one we shall not name.

Carousel consistently included various ''Transformers'' animated series in its robot-themed cartoon block, airing them alongside similar shows like ''[[Tobot]]''.

==Transformers series==

* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (Трансформеры: Прайм)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' (Трансформеры: Боты-спасатели)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием)
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: CYBERVERSE]]'' (Трансформеры: КИБЕРВСЕЛЕННАЯ) (yes, "Cyberverse" is in all-caps!)

File:Carousel Russia Logo.jpg

2026-04-16T15:58:04Z

Katsumi: {{logo|owner=Channel One Russia and All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company}}

{{logo|owner=[[w:Channel One (Russia)|Channel One Russia]] and [[w:All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company]]}}

Aligned continuity family

2026-04-16T15:31:50Z

Katsumi: /* Notes */

The '''Aligned continuity family''' launched in 2010 with the intention of being the foundation of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' brand over the next decade.<ref name="decade">{{citesocial|quote=The reasons for the confusion will be revealed in the stories that will be told over the next few years across all content formats, Dark Energon's mystery is part of the plan and not an oversight. Dark Energon is a newly introduced substance and will be a major factor in the coming conflict it should not be clear to fans as to what is going on as the final card hasn't been played. Continuity does not always mean a 100% connection rather a plan to avoid out right contradiction but we absolutly see most Hasbro Transformers projects connected to this modern continuity in the coming decade.|link=https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro_Q%26A/January_2011:_Answers|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFWiki|title=Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|year=2011|month=02|day=07}}</ref> Its core is the "[[Binder of Revelation]]",<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hasbro refers to their Transformers "bible" as the "Binder of Revelation"|link=http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/botcon-2011-coverage-hasbro-intellectual-property-panel/21870/|site=Seibertron|title=Botcon 2011 Coverage: Hasbro Intellectual Property Panel|year=2011|month=06|day=05}}</ref> a 354-page<ref>{{citesocial|quote=As overseers of the brand they work closely with all of the different internal departments as well, connecting the toys via the right looks and names to the market. As archivists they maintain the Transformers bible (currently at 354 pages), also known as the “Binder of Revelation.”|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004160956/https://www.figures.com/forums/news/13305-botcon-2011-hasbro-panel-report.html|name=Scott Rubin|site=Figures.com|title=BotCon 2011 - Hasbro Panel Report|year=2011|monht=06|day=07|archived=y}}</ref> [[production bible|brand bible]] co-written by [[Aaron Archer]], [[Rik Alvarez]] and other Transformer experts from [[Hasbro]] and the [[fandom]], charting billions of years worth of history for the Transformers.<ref>''[[Transformers Vault]]''.</ref> Aligned encompasses a variety of interconnected franchises—most prominently ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']], and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]]''.

Early on, Hasbro consistently referred to all Aligned fiction as one "continuity". However, various elements of the fiction have separate creative teams with distinct, sometimes conflicting, visions. Indeed, Hasbro has referred to the concept as "a bit of an animal to define",<ref name="allspark2011botcon"/> and, for that reason, this wiki takes the more cautious route of calling it a "[[continuity family]]". The brand bible's description in ''Transformers Vault'' states it paints the Transformers history in broad strokes, so as to give creators the necessary flexibility when crafting their stories, a belief echoed by statements made at [[BotCon 2011]]: Archer spoke of a "squint test" where everything can be seen as one "family" of stories,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The final word was given on the aligned continuity. Each platform has its own story needs in order to be dynamic and successful. Therefore, not every detail will line up perfectly. Aaron talked about the “squint test” whereby everything can be seen to be one family of stories, but fans like us will see differences. The emphasis is on telling good, solid stories, not on making each version line up perfectly at the expense of the quality of the final product.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2011/06/05/botcon-2011-hasbro-story-building-panel-172316|name=Sol Fury|site=TFW2005|title=Botcon 2011 Hasbro Story Building Panel|year=2011|month=06|day=05}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=The current combined “Modern Continuity” starts with the novel Exodus and includes the War for Cybertron game, films, Transformers: Prime, and the new Exiles novel. While Archer admitted that all will have slight differences that work for their own audiences, they pass the “squint test” to share one continuity.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004160956/https://www.figures.com/forums/news/13305-botcon-2011-hasbro-panel-report.html|name=Scott Rubin|site=Figures.com|title=BotCon 2011 - Hasbro Panel Report|year=2011|monht=06|day=07|archived=y}}</ref> akin to the many different reinventions of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel]], and [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW comics]]. Hasbro has not given this family an official title, but we have derived the name "Aligned" from Hasbro statements referring to this as a new "aligned continuity".<ref name="aligned">{{citesocial|quote=A question was recently posed to Hasbro’s UK office asking if the Transformers Prime television series and the Transformers War for Cybertron video game were in a connected continuity. Unfortunately the wrong answer was delivered and that answer has made its way to the fan community. The TRANSFORMERS brand team would like to confirm that Transformers War for Cybertron video game, Transformers Exodus novel, and the Transformers Prime television show are in the same aligned continuity. Hasbro is creating a single continuity to tell the bulk of our TRANSFORMERS stories going forward. Please look for further details about the continuity plan and new projects over the next year.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213030304/http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8189/20/|name=Hasbro|site=The Allspark|title=Hasbro: WFC, Exodus, Prime All Belong To Same Continuity|year=2010|month=12|day=08}}</ref><ref name="newaligned">{{citesocial|quote=Over the past 25 years there have been various interpretations of Transformers lore. In the original animated series, Orion Pax was best friends with Dion who subsequently dies at the hands of Megatron. In our mind Dion died during the war for Cybertron. Dion was never rebuilt into any other character. Jazz's Hall of Fame profile was based off the War for Cybertron/Exodus continuity, which Hasbro is going forward with as our new aligned continuity. We believe Orion Pax had many friends during the War for Cybertron.|link=http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/1024|name=Hasbro|site=TFviews|title=Hasbro Answers to TFviews Questions #11|year=2010|month=07|day=26}}</ref>

==Creative vision==
[[File:Hasbrobible-OPrimedescription.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Optimus Prime's depiction in Hasbro's brand bible at the center of the Aligned continuity family.]]
The Aligned continuity began as an attempt to synthesize a grand unified universe from of all of the previous lore that had preceded it. Indeed, early comments from [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Rik Alvarez]] suggested that the Aligned timeline was entirely separate from the rest of the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] and its many [[universal stream]]s.<ref name="allspark2011botcon">{{citesocial|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031835/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726|site=The Allspark|title=Botcon 2011 Transformers Brand Panel!, Live coverage starting at 1pm PST!|year=2011|month=06|day=05|defunct=y}}</ref> When asked about [[The Fallen]] and how his status as a [[multiversal singularity]] would relate to the new fiction, Hasbro replied "anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity".<ref name="fallen">{{citesocial|quote=The official story of the original 13 and specifically The Fallen has not been explored in the modern continuity that Transformers War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are a part of. Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity. Going forward in the modern continuity there is 1 Fallen.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315042041/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74182&st=0&p=1675011&#entry1675011|name=Hasbro|site=The Allspark Forums|title=Hasbro Transformers Q&A Answers returned!, Questions from 9/13 Answered|year=2010|month=11|day=01|archived=y}}</ref> Following a crossover with the live-action films in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'', shuffling creative teams, (and probably the Aligned universe not going as planned) this conceit would be quietly dropped, and by 2015 ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' and [[Ask Vector Prime]] confirmed that Aligned occupied the "[[Uniend]]" [[universal stream|universal cluster]] in the "normal" multiverse.

It is clear that the creative architects behind the Aligned continuity had a much more ambitious vision for their universe than what we ultimately got. At one point, for instance, Hasbro suggested that [[IDW Publishing]] could do a ''{{w|The New 52|New 52}}''-style "reset" of their [[2005 IDW continuity|current ongoing ''Transformers'' continuity]] to include ''Prime'' and ''War for Cybertron'' characters and backstories; IDW declined, arguing that they'd already laid too much groundwork for their upcoming "Phase Two" run to change their plans, and Hasbro dropped the issue.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Aligned Continuity PHASE THREE — NEVER HAPPENED. IDW had 5 years invested into their ongoing [''Transformers'' comic series]. To introduce this new continuity would mean to start over [in a] Secret Wars/New 52 type event [but they] Already had a G1-esque story PLUS ReGeneration One was coming up [so it] Didn't make sense to have yet ANOTHER continuity so no new book was added ([too] confusing to readers). [We] Tried introducing [the Binder of Revelation] into IDW but many characters [had] already [been] introduced with different backstories.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021235106/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was|name=Rik Alvarez|site=TFcon Charlotte|year=2015}}</ref> A more outlandish concept would have seen the success of ''Prime'' kickstart ''[[Unit:E]]'', a crossover franchise that would've seen the Transformers team up with various other largely-forgotten Hasbro franchises, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'', and, uh, ''Candyland''. However, the inherent difficulties in trying to coordinate several different production houses, combined with Hasbro's general ''laissez-faire'' approach to the kind of long-form storytelling Aligned aimed to recreate, quickly led to different creative teams pulling in different directions. Hasbro promised that "reasons for the confusion will be revealed"<ref name="decade" /> but this didn't really happen beyond some minor loose-end tying, the most notable of which being the amalgamation of "Sentinel Prime" from the novels and "Zeta Prime" from the ''War for Cybertron'' video game as the same guy, "[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]".

According to [[Rik Alvarez]], while [[High Moon Studios]] were on board with the idea, the ''Prime'' creators didn't want to be tied to previous material,<ref name="See fan photos">{{citesocial|quote=PRIME TV SERIES — Phase Two. Problems right off the bat... Heavily inspired by film series. Studio put up lots of resistance [regarding] art/story concepts/tie-ins. Creators didn't want to be [pigeonholed] by anything previous. [Studio's] knowledge was limited to the films. It fell onto HasLab/Binder Of Revelation to help populate their world and not have it conflict with previous stories. Moved the worlds around studio to have things make sense as best we could. Still allowed them flexibility — wanted the best for each incarnation of the brand.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021235106/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was|name=Rik Alvarez|site=TFcon Charlotte|year=2015}}</ref> and had previously stated a desire to move away from the [[Binder of Revelation]] and do their own thing.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When we started on “Prime” we “inherited” a 300- or 400-page document. It was put together by Hasbro and it was sort of the combined mythology over the many iterations of “Transformers.” When we started “Prime” we knew in some ways we wanted to start over and introduce viewers into this world and not assume they’d had previous experience with “Transformers,” but we always didn’t want to contradict what had come before us. So we started with that document, and to their credit, Hasbro as a toy company tends to have that kind of IP on their products, especially their action figures. They create this world before you even get the toys. We got that 300- or 400-page document and a good chunk of our time was spent trying to figure out what we wanted to use and how we wanted to use it. At some point we wanted to be done with that and go on our own path. We couldn’t have predicted where we started to do that, and in some ways we’re still servicing that document even as we’ve spun off into our own storytelling.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026232030/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/10/25/transformers-prime-producer-talks-beasts-mythology-michael-bay/|name=Jeff Kline|site=''Los Angeles Times'' Hero Complex|title=‘Transformers: Prime’ producer talks Beasts, mythology, Michael Bay|year=2012|month=10|day=25|archived=y}}</ref> Between ''Prime'' quickly going overbudget, and Hasbro's ''Beast Hunters'' [[subline imprint]] forcing the creative team to throw out their proposed season three pitch and start over,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=New Design Director at Hasbro — Archer moved to VP. [He said that] Optimus should be '''GREEN!''' Disregarded HasLab — Pred Symbol. New team new rules: Previous team [said] NO BEASTS, NO FEMALES (Battle for Airachnid — FIGHT!) New team [said] WE NEED BEASTS!!! [as a] Way to reuse existing tooling [and] Keep costs down. [''Beast Hunters''] was a total curve ball to HasLab and Studio team. Design [gets] mad that ''Beast Hunters'' toys [are] not in [the] show. Studio [gets] mad that season 3 [is] scrapped and ''Beast Hunters'' is the new story. This lead to different designs — Studio vs Design — ''Beast Hunters'' Optimus. HasLab [was] stuck in the middle — ''Prime'' issues killed [the Binder of Revelation] and future show plans (Pirates/Season 4-ish). [The Binder of Revelation] — cost over $250K to produce — lives in the bottom of a drawer|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022013304/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/image/131368170623|name=Rik Alvarez|site=TFcon Charlotte|year=2015}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Actual Maximals and Predacons were set to appear on a revitalized Cybertron in Season 3 ([at TFcon Charlotte] he [Rik Alvarez] described it as a ‘taming the wild west’ setting).|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411162414/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131384199723/hey-all-getting-a-lot-of-questions-about-those|name=sunnybutte|site=tumblr|year=2015}}</ref> a combination of bad blood, mutual misunderstandings, and financial woes led to ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cancellation.

Other tie-in endeavors developed similar problems. Jagex's tie-in MMORPG, for instance, fell apart due to constant team changes, and by the time that ''Universe'' launched in 2014—well after ''Prime'' had ended—its creators claimed that it was no longer a direct prequel to ''Prime'' as originally intended. ''Rescue Bots'' was never intended to be a part of the Aligned continuity, but wound up there anyway at the studio's idea.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=WHY DID THIS ALL FALL APART? 1. Hasbro never had control of ''Prime''. Studio didn't want anything to do with [''War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybetron'']. Left HasLab scrambling to change everyone else's projects. Studio claimed ''Rescue Bots'' was part of ''Prime'' story... ''Beast Hunters'' (we'll get into that later...). ''Prime'' had to end after 3 seasons [as the] Budget ballooned out of control, Hasbro dropped the ball on toys, NOBODY had the HUB... 2. No IDW tie in comic book. 3. MMOG disaster — team kept changing. 4. No cross branding marker.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021235106/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was|name=Rik Alvarez|site=TFcon Charlotte|year=2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, Alvarez also claimed to have extensively rewritten the final draft of ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' to ensure that it lined up with other developments in the continuity; as the book revolved around the search for the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], which was slated to appear in ''Prime'' the following year, the book features a haphazard final battle that awkwardly dances around the still-missing Star Saber, instead referring to the artifacts Optimus had gathered as pieces of the "[[Cyber Caliber]]". [[Andrew Hall]] has confirmed that this lined up with what he'd heard from other people and that much of this is part of the big ball o' fun that comes from working for large corporations.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=No, the aspects of it that people are seeing as complaining was pretty much stuff I heard after he had left. So I just wanted to say that it's definitely not fabricated. [...] I'm just sympathetic because I've seen very clearly that working in a large corporation can be like being wrapped up in a massive war, where you're only in control of your own little unit (if that), and not the entire battlefield. I know plenty of really talented people who had their careers swept away with the tide, due to no fault of their own. I'm not even being slightly dramatic here.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522191018/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/121416-everything-that-went-wrong-with-the-transformers-prime-show-panel-at-tfcon-charlotte/page-8#entry3060551|name=Andrew Hall|site=The Allspark|title=Everything that went wrong with the Transformers: Prime show panel at TFCon Charlotte|year=2015|month=10|day=19}}</ref>

With the departure of both Archer and Alvarez from Hasbro's ''Transformers'' division, future creatives have evidently felt less pressure to draw directly from the Binder of Revelation and more freedom to introduce characters and concepts as they see fit. ''Robots in Disguise'' chose to disregard auxiliary works of fiction such as the ''War for Cybertron'' games in favor of a new narrative based solely on the ''Prime'' cartoon. Most prominently, this led to the introduction of a [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] whose appearance and personality varied wildly from the [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] introduced in the video games, an irreconcilable dichotomy that carried over to other characters who reused names such as [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (See [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Notes|Grimlock's page]] for more on this). While this change led to greater narrative freedom moving into the future, it also confused some fans, who had grown used to seeing Aligned as a single, more-or-less consistent universe.

==Major continuities==
===Video games===
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* [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|''War for Cybertron'']] (2010)
* [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']] (2012)
* [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|''Rise of the Dark Spark'']] (2014)

Set towards the end of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], ''War for Cybertron'' focuses on [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s quest to harness the mysterious substance known as [[Dark Energon]], a quest that ends with the corruption of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, leaving it uninhabitable for millions of years. These events overlap with a large portion of the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' novel, but events diverge in ways both large and small. Two years later, ''War for Cybertron'' received a sequel, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''; 2014's ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' featured a crossover of sorts with the [[movie continuity family|movie continuity]] to promote the recently released ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' film.

===Novels===
* ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: Retribution]]'' (2014)

''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' overlaps with the ''War for Cybertron'' video game, providing a more detailed account of life on prewar Cybertron and the factors that led to the rise of the Decepticons, but individual story beats and plot points diverge from the video game. Author [[Alex Irvine]] also wrote the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|''War for Cybertron'' comic]] and the apocryphal short story "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]", then returned in [[2011]] to write ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'', which picks up immediately after the conclusion of ''Exodus'' (although 2012's ''Fall of Cybertron'' would, again, provide a differing account of how the Autobots escaped from a dying Cybertron). Finally, in 2014, authors [[David J. Williams|David J.]] and [[Mark S. Williams]] penned ''[[Transformers: Retribution]]'', a story intended to bridge the gap between the novels and the ''Prime'' cartoon.

===Cartoons===
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* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010-2013)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' (2011-2016)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015-2017)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' (2018-2020)

''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' debuted on the [[Hub Network]] in late 2010. Released five months after ''War for Cybertron'', it also featured [[Dark Energon]] as a major plot point, but individual depictions differed—while ''War for Cybertron'' depicted the substance as merely a powerful, dangerous fuel source, ''Prime'' made it a quasi-legendary substance with explicitly supernatural powers, such as the ability to [[Terrorcon (Prime)|raise the dead.]] At [[BotCon 2011]], the producers explained that this kind of leeway was allowed if it served the story;<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608145140/http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-transformers-prime-panel-172315/|name=Sol Fury|site=TFW2005|title=Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel|year=2011|month=06|day=05|defunct=y}}</ref> as the show went on, however, the writers eventually incorporated backstory from the Binder of Revelation that helped reconcile some events with the books and video games, including Prime and Megatron's shared history.

A [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|prequel comic]] written by [[Mike Johnson]] was itself adapted into [[Out of the Past|a season two episode]]; [[Titan Books|Titan Comics]] also published a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|magazine]] tied in to the cartoon. [[Activision]] developed a [[Transformers: Prime - The Game|tie-in video game]] for Nintendo gaming systems in 2012, which, with a little squinting, could slot somewhere into season two of the cartoon. The series wrapped up in 2013 with a direct-to-video movie, [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|''Predacons Rising'']]. In Japan, episodes were edited to include [[Arms Micron Theater]], showcasing the exploits of the larger robot's weapons, re-imagined as [[Mini-Con]]s to promote the exclusive toys in the Takara versions... but neither season three nor the ''Predacons Rising'' movie saw Japanese distribution (more on that later).

[[File:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Let's save these primitive lifeforms from themselves.]]
''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' was originally not intended to be a part of the Aligned continuity family, but wound up slotted into the continuity at the idea of the show's head writers. Deliberately set on an [[Griffin Rock|isolated island town]] in [[Maine]] so that ''Prime'' could do its own thing, the two shows featured infrequent "crossovers" where [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] would visit the protagonists.

Released two years after ''Prime'' ended, [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'']] was a sequel-slash-spinoff focused on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his return to Earth to battle [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and a new group of Decepticons with the help of Optimus Prime and the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. This show featured several crossovers with ''Rescue Bots''; [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] visited [[Griffin Rock]] in a [[The Need for Speed|2016 ''Rescue Bots'' episode]], and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] [[Blurred|returned the favor]] a year later.

Finally, ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' is a direct sequel to the original ''Rescue Bots'' cartoon, which focused on the next generation of Rescue Bot recruits and their adventures on Earth, Cybertron, and several other planets. With its final episode airing in summer 2020, and the release of the Generation 1-inspired [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Siege'' cartoon]] in the same year, it seems likely that this is also the ''last'' franchise to see release in this continuity.
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===''The Covenant of Primus''===
* ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]'' (2013)
Released just after the conclusion of ''Transformers: Prime'', ''The Covenant of Primus'' is an illustrated hardcover book that purports to be the in-universe "[[Covenant of Primus]]" alluded to several times throughout ''Transformers'' fiction. The book is notable for releasing the full roster of the [[Thirteen]] and presenting an abridged history of the Cybertronian race, from the tragic tale of the Thirteen, to the rise of Transformer civilization, the Autobot-Decepticon war, an abbreviated recap of the ''Prime'' cartoon, and, finally, Optimus Prime's sacrifice to reignite the Well at the very end of ''Predacons Rising''.

==Minor continuities==
===Hall of Fame profiles===
In May 2010, before any Aligned franchises had launched, Hasbro announced a "Transformers Hall of Fame" honoring characters and people associated with the ''Transformers'' brand. The spot for one inductee was put to a fan-vote: [[Transformers Hall of Fame#Nominees|Five character profiles]] were published on Hasbro.com, and users could cast a vote for one of them. Most of them were described with a combination of traits from various continuities; for example, [[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]] is pictured in [[Jazz (G1)|his Generation 1 form]] but described as a "[[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]]" like [[Jazz (Animated)|his ''Animated'' incarnation]].<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-3.cfm Jazz's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]], also looking like [[Soundwave (G1)|his Generation 1 self]], is said to have a mysterious origin like [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|his ''Cybertron'' counterpart]], his partners are called "[[Mini-Con]]s" instead of "[[Mini-Cassette]]s", and he has [[Soundwave (ROTF)|his live-action movie incarnation]]'s vulnerability to simultaneous sonic booms.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm Soundwave's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> Later, a [[Hasbro Q&A]] answer stated that Jazz's entry is based on Aligned continuity.<ref name="newaligned" /> [[Jazz (WFC)|The character does appear in ''War for Cybertron'' fiction]], but with no particularly Cyber-Ninja-like attributes.

===''Generations'' toy bios===
[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|A handful of toys]] were created directly from ''War for Cybertron'' designs and sold as part of the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]]. While lacking the phrase "War for Cybertron" on their packaging, the release of the first wave was timed within days of the games and novel,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69812 Allspark.com toy-sighting forum reports]</ref> and their on-package [[bio]]s are basically in sync with that fiction as well. Megatron's, for example, focuses on his penchant for upgrading his body with "bleeding-edge" technology,<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/cybertronian-megatron-011.jpg Cybertronian Megatron's on-package bio]</ref> which may be an allusion to his lustful utilization of Dark Energon. Bumblebee's says he was once a "chatterbox" but is now a "silent warrior",<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/wfc-bumblebee-009.jpg Cybertronian Bumblebee's on-package bio]</ref> which appears to be a bridge between his ''War for Cybertron'' and then-upcoming ''Prime'' portrayals; however, it's not strictly accurate because in ''Prime'' he can still vocalize, just [[R2-D2|not in words]]. Later Generations toys made from ''Fall of Cybertron'' designs would feature the phrase "Fall of Cybertron".

===Comic books===
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*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers: Prime (comic series)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2011-2013)
*''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' (2012)
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots]]'' (2012-2013)
*''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' (2013)
*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015)
*[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' comic]] (2011-2014)

Unlike many other ''Transformers'' continuities, the Aligned continuity never had an ongoing comic series of any kind, but [[IDW Publishing]] did support its video games and television shows through several of miniseries and one-shots. The first of these was the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', a loose adaptation of a chapter from ''Exodus''; the [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|''Transformers: Prime'' graphic novel]] served as a prequel to the cartoon. The closest thing to a dedicated ongoing were the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]'', and the ''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' miniseries, all of which focused on the adventures of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and the other [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s on Cybertron while the events of ''Prime'' played out on [[Earth]].

Finally, the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' tied into the ongoing cartoon by featuring a short, self-contained storyline that featured several returning ''Prime'' characters interacting with the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]].

Between 2011 and 2014, the UK-based [[Titan Magazines]] reinvented its [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|ongoing ''Transformers'' magazine]] to include original ''Prime'' comics.

===Online games===
*''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]'' (2014)
*''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' (2012)
The idea of an online game that would support the development of the Aligned universe had evidently been tossed around early in development; [[Jagex]] unveiled ''Transformers Universe'' as a ''Prime'' prequel in the form of an MMORPG at [[BotCon 2011]]. However, fluctuating creative teams took the game in a wildly different direction, and after years of delays and reinventions the game limped into open beta in 2014 as an online battle game—almost a year after ''Prime'' ended. The game never got off the ground and ultimately closed in December of the same year without ever having left beta; a similar fate befell the ''Universe''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Chinese counterpart, ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'', which launched in 2012 but only lasted a few months before [[NetDragon]] abruptly shuttered the game.

===''Transformers Go!''===
[[File:CCSwordbotSamuari Autobots and Isami.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
* ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Transformers Go!]]'' (2013)
While the first two seasons of ''Transformers: Prime'' were dubbed and released in Japan, the third season was not, and the Japanese ''Prime'' cartoon ended on an ambiguous cliffhanger. Instead, [[TakaraTomy]] launched ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'', which followed the adventures of the new [[Swordbot]]s as they fought the revived forces of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], led by [[Dragotron]] for control of the [[Legendisc]]s throughout Japanese history. As it follows a backstory where the Autobots and Decepticons flee into space, it is incompatible with the events of ''Prime'' series 3 onwards, which did not air in Japan. Told purely through DVD releases in the [[TV Magazine]] and [[TV Kun]], it never received a release outside its home country.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Instead of giving this continuity family an official name, Hasbro has instead referred to it with brief descriptors such as "new aligned",<ref name="newaligned" /> "aligned",<ref name="aligned" /> "modern",<ref name="decade" /><ref name="fallen" /> and "War for Cybertron/Exodus".<ref name="newaligned" /> VP of Intellectual Property Development [[Aaron Archer]] said at a [[BotCon 2010]] panel that he had considered naming it "Epochs", which is how the storyline is referred to in the Binder of Revelation, but then decided not to.
* The [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|subtitle-less ''Transformers'' toyline launched in 2010]] and its companion line, ''Generations'', share some of the Aligned spirit, since they likewise contain characters and concepts from previous franchises with little separation. But the only real connection between those toylines and Aligned material is the small number of [[#Generations toy bios|previously mentioned]] ''War for Cybertron''-inspired toys. Hasbro has referred to the [[Power Core Combiners]] subline as "exist[ing] in the modern world continuity",<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Ultimately, Power Core Combiners are meant to exist in the modern world continuity. They are based on realistic vehicles, jets, helicopters, etc. all of which could exist today. So while they are not meant to be part of the "movie" universe, they are meant to exist with the modern world which we have seen come to life in the live-action films.|link=https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro_Q%26A/November_2010:_Answers|name=Hasbro|site=TFWiki|title=Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Answers|year=2010|month=12|day=02}}</ref> but the context of that statement doesn't suggest a specific reference to Aligned.
** Despite this, [[F.J. DeSanto]] has said that Hasbro has continued to use the term "aligned continuity" when discussing new ''Transformers'' media after ''Rescue Bots Academy''. They wanted Optimus throwing the [[AllSpark]] into the [[Space bridge]] in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'']] to be aligned with the events of [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|''Cyberverse'']].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Siege is this dark war thing, and Prime is going to throw the AllSpark into the Space bridge, cause they had already done that in Cyberverse. They wanted that aligned continuity they'd call it.|link=https://youtu.be/TyFAMaT8XCU?si=4QNRrq6Lnx0VslXj&t=420|site=YouTube|year=2021|month=8|day=7}}</ref>
* The ''Hubworld Transformers: Prime'' TV special featured footage of BotCon attendees taking a ''Transformers'' quiz, with the questions being what Optimus Prime's original name was, what his job had been, and which soap opera was the Autobots' favorite. The soap opera (''[[As the Kitchen Sinks]]'') is from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], but the "correct" answers to the first two questions were said to be "Orion Pax" and "data clerk". Aligned continuity is the only source where both of those ideas are true. This seems to reflect Hasbro's current policy of treating Aligned material as the default ''Transformers'' "truth". Something similar occurred during the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] era, where [[DK Publishing|DK]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' treated that continuity as the default "truth", so this is not a completely new phenomenon.
* Although Hasbro's plans to have IDW's comic book universe rebooted to cover the Aligned continuity never came to fruition, certain concepts from ''Prime'' and other Aligned media did crop up in [[2005 IDW continuity|"Phase 2" of IDW Publishing's comic books]], whether at Hasbro's suggestion,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=“Combiner Wars” is a great example of Hasbro and IDW working together and building a huge storyline that goes between toys and comics and into other media. We on the comics have worked very closely with Hasbro’s Transformers brand team, especially Mark Webber and Sarah Carroll, plus Director, Global Publishing Michael Kelly—there’s pieces that come straight out of the comics (like the new Megatron toy for next year that gives you the option of giving him an Autobot symbol, like he has in the ''Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye'' comics) and some new things coming from the toy side that we get to debut in the comics.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816205614/http://www.newsarama.com/21865-big-boys-come-to-play-in-transformers-combiner-wars-crossover.html|site=Newsarama|title=Big Boys Come To Play in TRANSFORMERS’ COMBINER WARS Crossover|year=2014|month=08|day=13}}</ref> from shared writers, or just by coincidence. [[James Roberts]]'s work has featured concepts such as the Optimus-Megatron backstory, with Optimus as a public sector worker swayed by Megatron's rhetoric, and independently came up with ideas such as a [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] starting to feel his advanced age, and the idea of [[alternate mode]] determining [[Functionism|social and racial position]]. In addition, both ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' incorporated designs from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|''War for Cybertron'' video game]] to represent the character's Cybertronian forms, with the story having moved away from Earth.
===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Vyrovnennaya vselennaya''' (Выровненная вселенная)

==See also==
*[[Aligned timeline]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Aligned| ]]
[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

Mind Games (Prime)

2026-04-16T15:28:28Z

Katsumi:

{{disambig3|Mindgame}}
{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #64–65
|prev=Fighting Fair
|next=
|title="Mind Games"
|japanese=Игры разума
|romaji=Igry razuma
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[November 29]]– [[December 6]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (2)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (4)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] (7)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (8)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (9)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (8)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Fighting Fair

2026-04-16T15:28:15Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #62–63
|prev=Civil War
|next=Mind Games (Prime)
|title="Fighting Fair"
|japanese=Боевая ярмарка
|romaji=Boyevaya yarmarka
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[November 15]]– [[November 22]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
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}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (4)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (5)

|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (2)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Civil War

2026-04-16T15:28:00Z

Katsumi:

{{disambig2|an issue of the Russian ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' comic|The battles of the Autobots to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons|Cybertronian Civil Wars}}

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #60–61
|prev=Car Crash
|next=Fighting Fair
|title="Civil War"
|japanese=Гражданская война
|romaji=Grazhdanskaya voyna
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[November 1]]– [[November 8]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
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}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)

|c2=
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] (1)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (4)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (5)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (7)

|c3=

}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Car Crash

2026-04-16T15:27:38Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #58–59
|prev=Asteroid Attack
|next=Civil War
|title="Car Crash"
|japanese=Дорожное происшествие
|romaji=Dorozhnoye proisshestviye
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[October 18]]– [[October 25]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)

|c2=
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (2)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (3)

|c3=

}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Asteroid Attack

2026-04-16T15:27:24Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #56–57
|prev=Subway Mystery
|next=Car Crash
|title="Asteroid Attack"
|japanese=Атака астероидов
|romaji=Ataka asteroidov
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[October 4]]– [[October 11]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (2)

|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (3)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (1)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Subway Mystery

2026-04-16T15:27:12Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #53–55
|prev=Perfect Trap
|next=Asteroid Attack
|title="Subway Mystery"
|japanese=Тайна подземки
|romaji=Tayna podzemki
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[September 13]]– [[September 27]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)

|c2=
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] (2)

|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (1)
*Subway workers (3)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Perfect Trap

2026-04-16T15:26:58Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #51–52
|prev=Deep Trouble (Prime)
|next=Subway Mystery
|title="Perfect Trap"
|japanese=Идеальная ловушка
|romaji=Ideal'naya lovushka
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[August 30]]– [[September 6]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (4)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (5)

|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (1)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (6)
|c3=

}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Deep Trouble (Prime)

2026-04-16T15:26:43Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #48–50
|prev=In Cuffs
|next=Perfect Trap
|title="Deep Trouble"
|japanese=Глубокие неприятности
|romaji=Glubokiye nepriyatnosti
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[August 9]]– [[August 23]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] (3)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[William Fowler]] (7)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

In Cuffs

2026-04-16T15:26:27Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #46–47
|prev=A Nightmare on Base
|next=Deep Trouble (Prime)
|title="In Cuffs"
|japanese=В тисках
|romaji=V tiskakh
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[July 26]]– [[August 2]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''
'''Wheeljack gets impounded.'''

==Summary==
After a few weeks of no contact from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] tail [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to get information from him. After crashing into him and taking him prisoner, Knock Out tells them he hit Wheeljack with a prototype weapon - the circulation rupture-rod - which drained his energy until he could not talk, move or transform. Knock Out left him in a tow away zone, where he was taken away to an impound lot.

A bored Wheeljack waits in the impound lot, when the lot's magnet crane picks him up to place in the car crusher. Just before he can be dropped, [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] comes in, claiming Wheeljack is evidence for a case he is working on. After driving away from the lot, the rod is removed and Wheeljack transforms, before turning to Knock Out. Arcee and Bulkhead tell Wheeljack he can't hurt Knock Out, which Wheeljack agrees to, but says he has a different idea. Arcee, Bulkhead, Fowler and Wheeljack return to the Autobot base, where [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] questions the whereabouts of the rod. Knock Out is shown in the ocean with the rod in his hood, complaining about how the sea water is ruining his paint.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (4)

|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (7)
*Cop (8)

}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

A Nightmare on Base

2026-04-16T15:26:10Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #44–45
|prev=Chaos at the Museum
|next=In Cuffs
|title="A Nightmare on Base"
|japanese=Кошмар на базе
|romaji=Koshmar na baze
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[July 12]]– [[July 19]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)

|c2=

|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (4)

|c4=
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] (2)

}}

{{issuestub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nightmare on Base}}
[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Chaos at the Museum

2026-04-16T15:25:54Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #42–43
|prev=Out of Sight
|next=A Nightmare on Base
|title="Chaos at the Museum"
|japanese=Хаос в музее
|romaji=Khaos v muzeye
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[June 28]]– [[July 5]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (9)

|c2=

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (2)
*News announcer (3)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (6)
*[[Jack Darby]] (7)
*[[MECH]] operatives (10)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Out of Sight

2026-04-16T15:25:34Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #40–41
|prev=Parasite of Happiness
|next=Chaos at the Museum
|title="Out of Sight"
|japanese=С глаз долой
|romaji=S glaz doloy
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[June 14]]– [[June 21]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (8)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (1)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (2)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (6)

|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (4)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Parasite of Happiness

2026-04-16T15:25:18Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #37–39
|prev=Battle of the Clones
|next=Out of Sight
|title="Parasite of Happiness"
|japanese=Паразит счастья
|romaji=Parazit schast'ya
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[May 24]]– [[June 7]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*''[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]'' (2)
*''[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'' (3)
*''[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'' (4)
*''[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'' (5)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (8)
*''[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'' (9)

|c2=

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)

|c4=
*Parasite (7)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Battle of the Clones

2026-04-16T15:24:53Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #33–36
|prev=Personality Crisis
|next=Parasite of Happiness
|title="Battle of the Clones"
|japanese=Битва клонов
|romaji=Bitva klonov
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[April 26]]– [[May 17]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)

|c2=
*[[Megatron clone (Prime)|Megatron clones]] (2)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (3)
|c3=

}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Personality Crisis

2026-04-16T15:24:33Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #31–32
|prev=Monkey Business
|next=Battle of the Clones
|title="Personality Crisis"
|japanese=Кризис личности
|romaji=Krizis lichnosti
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[April 12]]– [[April 19]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
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}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
|c2=

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Monkey Business

2026-04-16T15:24:18Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #29–30
|prev=The Time Machine
|next=Personality Crisis
|title="Monkey Business"
|japanese=Мартышкин труд
|romaji=Martyshkin trud
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[March 29]]– [[April 5]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
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}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (4)

|c2=

|c3=
*[[Silas]] (1)
*[[MECH]] operatives (2)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

The Time Machine

2026-04-16T15:23:53Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #27–28
|prev=Deadly Alliance
|next=Monkey Business
|title="The Time Machine"
|japanese=Машина времени
|romaji=Mashina vremeni
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[March 15]]– [[March 22]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (9)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (3)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (4)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (6)
}}

{{issuestub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Time Machine}}
[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Deadly Alliance

2026-04-16T15:23:36Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #23–26
|prev=At a Deadlock
|next=The Time Machine
|title="Deadly Alliance"
|japanese=Смертельный союз
|romaji=Smertel'nyy soyuz
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[February 15]]– [[March 8]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
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}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)

|c2=
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (2)

|c3=

}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

At a Deadlock

2026-04-16T15:23:19Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #19–22
|prev=Cleanup
|next=Deadly Alliance
|title="At a Deadlock"
|japanese=В тупике
|romaji=V tupike
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[January 18]]– [[February 8]], [[2013]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
|inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

''' '''

==Summary==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (5)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (1)
*[[MECH]] operatives (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (7)
}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Friend or Foe?

2026-04-16T15:22:57Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #11–12
|prev=Mount Problem!
|next=Horrible TV
|title="Friend or Foe?"
|japanese=Друг или враг?
|romaji=Drug ili vrag?
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[November 23]]– [[November 30]], [[2012]]
|story by=
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}}

'''Optimus Prime faces off with Airachnid.'''

==Summary==
After a [[On Thin Ice|GroundBridge malfunction]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] is transported to the [[Amazon (rainforest)|Amazon]] jungle, where he comes across a lone [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] stuck in quicksand. The Vehicon explains that he was knocked into quicksand by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who was angry at the Vehicon's failure to find [[energon]]. He left the Vehicon trapped, apparently promising for help that never came. He begs Optimus to finish him off, preferring it to a long death trapped in the ground. Optimus refuses to take the life of a defenseless Cybertronian and uses a nearby tree to pull out the Vehicon. As he succeeds in doing so, he is enveloped in webs. [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] has the Autobot leader at her mercy!

Fuming over losing [[Jack Darby|Jack]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] in [[Predatory|her last hunt]], Airachnid decides she'll be satisfied with Prime's head. After ordering the Vehicon to get up and keep watch for any other Autobots, Airachnid leans in for the kill... only to be knocked over by the Vehicon! Airachnid threatens to end the Vehicon's life, but Optimus breaks free of her webs and punches her into the quicksand. After the Vehicon explains his altruistic act as an "accident" and promises he won't go easy on the Autobot the next time they meet, Optimus takes his leave via [[GroundBridge]] and joins his comrades, who are happy to see their leader home and safe.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] (2)
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (3)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] (7)
*[[Jack Darby|Jack]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] (9)
}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Mount Problem!

2026-04-16T15:22:17Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #7–8
|prev=King of the Road
|next=Friend or Foe?
|title="Mount Problem!"
|japanese=Гора проблем!
|romaji=Gora problem!
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[October 26]]– [[November 2]], [[2012]]
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}}

'''Trapped on a remote mountain, Bulkhead is in for a scare.'''

==Summary==
After a [[On Thin Ice|GroundBridge malfunction]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] is sent to a remote mountain. After assessing his position, Bulkhead climbs down and discovers a crashed [[Decepticon]] ship. Investigating for survivors, he discovers an odd sphere that suddenly reveals itself to be a [[scraplet]]! Bulkhead quickly smashes the creature, but quickly realizes that a scraplet is never alone and runs out of the ship chased by a swarm.

Using the mountain's formations to hide from the scraplets, Bulkhead tries to find a good hiding spot, only to be surprised by two scraplets. They are quickly exterminated by Bulkhead's cannon blast and the Autobot is annoyed that his cries are causing minor rocks to fall on him. He soon discovers the partially-eaten [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] pilot of the ship. He hits upon an idea, deciding the Vehicon deserves a "burial". Waiting behind a boulder, Bulkhead leaves the Vehicon under an arch for the scraplets to spot. When they go in to finish their meal, Bulkhead lets loose a cry, which causes the arch to collapse on the scraplets. The [[GroundBridge]] activates nearby and Bulkhead goes through to bump into Miko, who he tells about his adventure.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] (3)

|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] (4)

|c4=
*[[Scraplet]]s (2)
}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

King of the Road

2026-04-16T15:21:59Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #5–6
|prev=Sand Trap
|next=Mount Problem!
|title="King of the Road"
|japanese=Король дороги
|romaji=Korol' dorogi
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[October 12]]– [[October 19]], [[2012]]
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|writer=
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}}

'''Knock Out and Bumblebee have a race.'''

==Summary==
After a [[On Thin Ice|GroundBridge malfunction]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is sent into a lake, where he is immediately discovered by [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], who knocks the [[Autobot]] out and is just about to terminate him before [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] stops his partner. The vain Decepticon desires to finish [[Speed Metal|his race with Bumblebee]], and, despite Breakdown's protestations that it'd be easier to just finish him off, takes him to an abandoned paint factory. The rules are as such: three laps around the factory. If Bumblebee wins, he gets to go. If he loses...

Bumblebee takes Breakdown's focus on the race as an opportunity and transforms into robot mode to give him a precise punch, knocking out his senses. He then tips over a pallet of yellow paint on Knock Out, and Breakdown, unable to see clearly, attacks Knock Out, thinking he's Bumblebee. In the ensuing confusion, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] alerts Bumblebee to the [[GroundBridge]], and the Autobot goes through it safely to the Autobot base.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)

|c2=
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (2)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (3)

|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] (4)

}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Sand Trap

2026-04-16T15:20:48Z

Katsumi:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #3–4
|prev=On Thin Ice
|next=King of the Road
|title="Sand Trap"
|japanese=Песчаная ловушка
|romaji=Peschanaya lovushka
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[September 21]]– [[October 5]], [[2012]]
|story by=
|writer=
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}}

'''Arcee stumbles upon a Decepticon mining operation.'''

==Summary==
After a [[On Thin Ice|GroundBridge malfunction]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] is sent to a desert, where she spots and admires a chameleon's color-shifting, but claims their disguises are "better". A stampede of animals alerts her to investigate, soon finding a [[Decepticon]] [[energon]] mining operation manned by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Arcee makes a brave leap into a crate of energon without the Vehicons noticing.

Hidden inside the crate, Arcee is put into the Vehicon's transport, where she emerges from the crate. Sensors have alerted the Vehicons to strange activity inside the cargo hold, and Arcee manages to elude detection... till [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] calls her over the comm to alert her of a [[GroundBridge]] to pick her up. Her location revealed, Arcee engages with the Vehicons, shooting the crates behind them so they fall on the Decepticons and quickly end the battle. The GroundBridge portal opens, and Arcee revs through, meeting [[Jack Darby|Jack]] on the other side. The human is bemused by the amount of sand Arcee brings along.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (3)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (2)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (4)

}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

On Thin Ice

2026-04-16T15:20:30Z

Katsumi: Russian does not use title case

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Prime (Eaglemoss)|Transformers: Prime]]'' #1–2
|prev=
|next=Sand Trap
|title="On Thin Ice"
|japanese=На тонком льду
|romaji=Na tonkom l'du
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Eaglemoss]]
|published in=
|date=[[August 24]]– [[September 7]], [[2012]]
|story by=
|writer=
|pencils=
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|colors=
|letters=
|managing editor=
|continuity=
}}

'''A GroundBridge malfunction splits the Autobots all over the world.'''

==Summary==
The entire Autobot team has attended to a Decepticon attack, leaving [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] in charge of the Autobot base and the GroundBridge operations. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] contacts Raf, letting him know that the Decepticons have been stopped and to GroundBridge the Autobots back. Raf prepares to do so when Miko shows up, looking for "[[Popcorn]]", which Raf assumes is just Miko's hunger speaking. The GroundBridge controls suddenly malfunction, sending the Autobots to wayward locations all over [[Earth]], with [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ending up in [[Antarctica]]!

Ratchet directs Raf on how to repair the GroundBridge by activating the backup generator while trying to move to avoid freezing to death. The ice beneath him breaks, sending him into the water, but he is saved just in the nick of time by the GroundBridge. After some investigation, Ratchet finds the cause of the malfunction: a rat that Miko noticed before and named "Popcorn". Ratchet berates Miko for causing this mess and promises to recover his comrades from wherever they were transported to.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (2)

|c3=
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (5)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Popcorn]] (9)
}}

[[Category:Eaglemoss Prime issues]]

Transformers, pour un monde meilleur

2026-01-07T04:12:27Z

Katsumi:

{{song
|title=Transformers, pour un monde meilleur
|image=TransformersPourUnMondeMeilleur.jpg
|caption=
|series=[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]
|position=
|composer=Cyril Assous
|lyrics=Véra Baudey and Pierre Delanoé
|arrangement=Thierry Durbey
|performer=Unknown
}}
"'''Transformers, pour un monde meilleur'''" (''Transformers, for a Better World'') is a song that was sometimes used as an opening for the French broadcast of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' original cartoon. It was first released on vinyl, with the song on side A and a remix of the original [[theme song]] on side B.

It was re-released for the broadcast of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' in 1987, sharing a disc and a brand new sleeve with another song, ''[[La Guerre des Robots (song)|La Guerre des Robots]]''. This second version is performed by a different person. The first version has then been re-released in several TV cartoon compilations. A third version has also been found, but it is unknown under what conditions the vinyl was released.

To this day it is still unknown who actually sings this song in the three versions, since the artists were not credited for any disc. The most probable candidate for the first version (the most popular one) is Joël Prévost, but we can sometimes read names including Bernard Minet, Cyril Assous, Marc Pascal or Lionel Leroy. Some early cartoon compilations vinyls credited Bernard Minet for the song, despite most people denying that possibility. Next compilations credited "unknown".

==Lyrics==
{|width=100%
|valign=top|
===Original French===
:Transformers, Transformers, Transformers
:Pour un monde meilleur
:Transformers, le libérateur
:Tu oublies ta peur
:Tu seras vainqueur, vainqueur

:Il y a déjà quatre millions d'années
:Les Autobots, robots sophistiqués
:Abandonnèrent la planète Cybertron
:Dont le grand patron était [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

:Ils ont choisi de tomber sur la Terre
:Dans l'espoir de conquérir l'univers
:Ils sont les rois de la transformation
:Les Autobots, robots, autos, camions

:Transformers, Transformers, Transformers
:Pour un monde meilleur
:Transformers, le libérateur
:Tu oublies ta peur
:Tu seras vainqueur, vainqueur

:C'est la guerre pour la vie
:Conquérir l'énergie
:Dominer les étoiles
:Dans la lutte sidérale
:Les méchants ou les bons
:La question : qui seront les champions ?

:Les méchants ou les bons
:La question : qui seront les champions ?

:Afin d'avoir le pouvoir absolu
:Les Decepticans sont bien résolus
:À voler la formule [[antimatter|anti-matière]]
:Du professeur [[Alcazar]] sur la Terre

:Mais décidé à conjurer le mal
:[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] prend son navire spatial
:Pour attaquer à temps ses ennemis
:Son cosmotron franchit les galaxies

:Transformers, Transformers, Transformers
:Pour un monde meilleur
:Transformers, le libérateur
:Tu oublies ta peur
:Tu seras vainqueur, vainqueur

:Transformers, Transformers, Transformers
:Pour un monde meilleur
:Transformers, le libérateur
:Tu oublies ta peur
:Tu seras vainqueur, vainqueur

|valign=top|

===English translation===
:Transformers, Transformers, Transformers
:For a better world
:Transformers, the liberator
:You forget your fear
:You will be the winner, winner

:Already 4 million years ago,
:The Autobots, sophisticated robots
:Abandoned planet Cybertron
:Whose big boss was Megatron

:They have chosen to fall on Earth
:In order to conquest the universe
:They are the kings of transformation
:The Autobots, robots, cars, trucks

:Transformers, Transformers, Transformers
:For a better world
:Transformers, the liberator
:You forget your fear
:You will be the winner, winner

:It's the war for life
:Conquer the energy
:Dominate the stars
:In the sidereal battle
:The bad guys or the good guys
:The question: who will be champions?

:The bad guys or the good guys
:The question: who will be champions?

:In order to gain absolute power
:The Decepticons are determined
:To steal the antimatter formula
:Of Professor Alcazar on Earth

:But determined to ward off evil
:Optimus takes his space ship
:To attack his enemies in time
:His cosmotron crosses the galaxies

:Transformers, Transformers, Transformers
:For a better world
:Transformers, the liberator
:You forget your fear
:You will be the winner, winner

:Transformers, Transformers, Transformers
:For a better world
:Transformers, the liberator
:You forget your fear
:You will be the winner, winner

|valign=top|
|}

[[File:TransformersPourUnMondeMeilleur_87.jpg|250px|thumb|Second edition, with characters from ''The Movie''.]]
==Notes==
*The song states that Megatron was actually ruling Cybertron before the series began.
*It also states that the Autobots did choose to fall on Earth in order to conquer the universe. [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|The events happened slightly differently in the cartoon]].
*The singers pronounce Transformers as "Transformer", as the final ''s'' is silent in French. This pronunciation has never been used anywhere else, the name always being pronounced the English way. However in this case, this enables the rhyming of "Transformer(s)" and "Meilleur".
*They also use "Deceptican" instead of "Decepticon", like the European dubbing team did for the cartoon.
*Part of the song focuses on Alcazar and his anti-matter formula, despite the fact that they only appear in [[Roll for It|one episode]] of the series. They seemingly watched an episode before writing the theme song, which was pretty rare at that time.
*The second singer pronounces "Cybetron" and "Alcaza". The lyrics written on his edition also spell "Alcatar". Give Professor a break.
*Cosmotron is chosen to describe a potential spaceship that Optimus Prime uses, it has no link to the [[cosmitron]].
*The lyrics on the second edition strangely read "Decepticons franchit les galaxies" ("Decepticons crosses the galaxies") instead of "Son cosmotron franchit les galaxies" ("His cosmotron crosses the galaxies"). The guy in charge of the transcript seemingly did not want to search.
*This song was used for several episodes as the ending credit theme. However, most episodes kept the original song. Some episodes edited by [[UFG Junior]] feature that song for the credits, it is unknown if it is intentional or kept the original way.

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ2mnXL--Zg Main version of the song on YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rimG2a2m2Xg Second version of the song on YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ37-M-6_Pw Third version of the song on YouTube]

[[Category:Generation 1 media]]
[[Category:Real-world songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]

Unicron

2025-12-04T04:35:46Z

Katsumi: /* Prime cartoon */ Typo fix

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[[File:Unicron-UltimateGuide.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|He's been ignoring Galactus's C&D letters.]]

'''Unicron''' is the eternal arch-enemy of his twin brother [[Primus]]. Also known as the [[Lord of Chaos]], the Chaos Bringer, and the Planet Eater, he is dedicated to consuming the [[multiverse]]. His massive form is powered by the consumption of planets, moons, stars, and even the very fabric of existence. Unicron will not be sated until his ultimate goal is attained: to bring an end to the annoying creation boasting independence around him, and find peace by becoming the living center of a [[Void|swirling, infinite torrent of nothingness]] at the end of all things.

To undertake this seemingly overwhelming task, Unicron is able to travel across realities at will, a meandering plague upon existence itself.<ref>Titanium Series 3" Unicron profile</ref><ref>Universe Armada Series Unicron bio</ref> Integrated into his systems are incomprehensible quantum computers which calculate probabilities forward and backwards in time, in perpetuity, giving his processors an ever changing, evolving map of the multiverse.<ref>Profile, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|''Hasbro Transformers Collector's Club'' #10]]</ref> With these abilities at his disposal, Unicron has thus far devoured approximately 22.56% of known universes. Seen at a detached distance from the multiverse, this collective "'''Unicron Phenomenon'''" acts with the characteristics of a virus or plague seeping through reality, succeeding where it can, retreating when it cannot.<ref>According to the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s' records in "[[Withered Hope]]."</ref> Various permutations of Unicron can spawn into existence outside the trappings of the larger entity, hailing from a more mundane origin but possessing the same consumptive traits.<ref>Decoded [[Ask Vector Prime]] text within "[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]".</ref> For much of multiversal history, the [[Multiversal singularity|singularity]] Unicron threatened all of existence, but now, [[Shroud|that is no longer the case]], and versions of Unicron are now restricted to their own dimensions.

The only thing that he fears is Primus's essence, contained inside the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. To a being of chaos and uncreation, this font of life is a poison.

Frequently, Unicron will make deals with [[Herald of Unicron|lesser]] [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|beings]], promising them vast new powers in exchange for their servitude. These minions are [[Thunderwing (G1)|sometimes]] stripped entirely of free will, but [[Sideways (Armada)|many]] [[Scourge (ROTB)|others]] follow willingly. Service to Unicron, however, is a double-edged sword, for it causes insanity and loss of self. And in the end, Unicron's plans ultimately call for their consumption as well.

{{bigquote|Unicron is frightening. Unicron will destroy... will destroy ''space''.|[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]|"[[Uprising (Armada)|Uprising]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|"No, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is ''[[RIBFIR|red]]!''"]]

Unicron debuted as the central antagonist of 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which established him as a monstrously powerful being seemingly only vulnerable to the supernatural energies contained within the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. ''The Movie'' presented Unicron as more of an abstract obstacle than a full-fledged character: it didn't explain what Unicron was, nor where he came from, or any specific reasoning for why Unicron specifically targeted [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Subsequent episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]], set in the same [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|continuity]] as ''The Movie'', were the first works of ''Transformers'' media to fill in these details and craft the first of Unicron's many origin stories: as related in the third-season episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]", the cartoon's Unicron was created by an alien scientist known as [[Primacron]], but Unicron rebelled against his creator and set out into space alone.

However, the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]] had incorporated its own version of Unicron into [[Marvel Comics continuity|its own universe]], entirely separate from the cartoon's goings-on. Starting in [[1988]], author [[Simon Furman]] established an entirely different backstory for the character, tweaking details as necessary as the storyline evolved. As first recounted in "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]", the comic's Unicron was the one of the [[Dark God]]s—in the early days of the universe, he had menaced [[Primus]], lord of the [[Light God]]s, and their battle ended with Primus reshaping his body into the metallic planetoid that would one day become Cybertron. Primus entrusted [[Prima|the first Transformer]] with a fragment of his own essence, which became the Matrix. With each retelling of the story, the roles of the Dark and Light gods diminished; finally, in [[The Void! (US)|issue #74]], it was revealed that Unicron predated the universe itself, having devoured [[Old realms|the previous universe]] in ancient times, and that the sentient core of the universe had created Primus to defeat him—as a result, his attacks on Cybertron became merely the latest attempt to snuff out his age-old enemy.

Unicron didn't appear in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' or ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoons, although the alien [[Vok]] adopted his countenance in the episode "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", and dialogue suggests that events similar to those of ''The Movie'' occurred at some point in Cybertron's history. However, Unicron ''did'' appear in the ''Beast Machines''-adjacent ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' franchise, which featured him kidnapping Cybertronians from across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]].

That same year, Unicron starred as the final boss of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'' franchise. While the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] episode "[[Origin]]" put a cerebral spin on Unicron's villainy by revealing that he'd deliberately created the [[Mini-Con]]s as a way to agitate the ongoing Cybertronian civil war, the [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Dreamwave comic]] took inspiration from ''Universe'' in its depiction of Unicron as an interdimensional threat, systematically devouring his way across realities before moving on to his next target. Around this time, a set of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer nailed down the first "modern" interpretation of the Primus/Unicron mythos: in ''this'' telling, the two were brothers who'd been created by an extradimensional entity named the "[[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]" at the dawn of time to explore the universe. This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', written by [[Simon Furman]], who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "[[The One]]", and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of most subsequent fiction. Unicron played a significant role in ''Armada's'' direct sequel, ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''; that franchise ended with Unicron's remains collapsing into a massive black hole, and this "[[Unicron Singularity]]" became the primary threat in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''. As a result of his prominence in all three franchises, these are often referred to as the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]". In the pages of ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide]]'', Furman also established that the original [[Thirteen]] Transformers had been created specifically to battle Unicron at the dawn of time, and this detail would become a staple of the Primus/Unicron origin myth.

In 2005, Hasbro copywriter [[Forest Lee]] built off Unicron's "[[Worlds Collide]]" backstory; in the pages of the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|official Collectors' Club]] magazine, he laid down the idea that Unicron was a "[[multiversal singularity]]"—across all the various ''Transformers'' stories, there was only ''one'' Unicron capable of crossing dimensions at will. Although subsequent [[Fun Publications]] media embraced the notion, the idea never really caught on outside this specific niche: the [[Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|''Black Horizon'']] crossover epic presented Unicron as a rogue alien who'd been banished from his world, and the "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity established that Unicron and [[Earth]] were one and the same; notably, none of this lore ever attempted to reconcile Unicron's origins in the original Sunbow cartoon with the Marvel-inspired lore that had superseded it. In 2015, the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" column massaged the notion by revealing that there were both "singularity" and "non-singularity" iterations of Unicron, and specifically highlighted the Unicron of ''The Movie'' as one of these non-singularity iterations.

As inconsistencies piled up, however, Fun Publications chose to do away with the idea entirely—in 2015, the "[[Another Light]]" story arc introduced the [[Shroud]], an in-fiction event that retroactively nullified all multiversal singularities into an infinite series of alternate selves. From this point onwards, creators have the freedom to depict Unicron however they wish—be it a [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|planet-eating god of destruction]], an [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|ultraterrestrial threat]], or a [[Transformers: Unicron|rogue weapon created by an alien scientist]]—all these depictions and more can now freely coexist.

==Fun Publications==
Since time immemorial, the [[Thirteen]], children of [[Primus]], fought Unicron. [[Prima]], leader of the Thirteen, wielded the mighty [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's conflicts with Unicron. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 18, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 18/05/2015}} [[Solus Prime]] forged the [[Terminus Blade]] for herself and her brethren to cross dimensions in their campaign against the primordial entity. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As guardian of time and space, [[Vector Prime]]'s most frequent opponent was Unicron, though the Chaos-Bringer often seemed barely aware of Vector's existence. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 31, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 31/05/2015}} For various periods of time, Vector would follow Unicron and attempt to repair the damage to spacetime which Unicron's presence wrought. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

==Generation 1 continuity family==
[[File:OnTheEdgeOfExtinction-Unicrondoublespread.jpg|thumb|Unicron goes to town on Cybertron like Eleanor Shellstrop on some shrimp.]]

{{main|Unicron/Generation 1}}

In the [[Primax]] universal cluster, Unicron had many incarnations, all often attacking [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at some point and being destroyed by the [[Transformer]]s that lived there. He also would repeatedly serve as a Faustian devil; making deals with lesser lifeforms in return for servitude. Among his most famous of those was [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who would often be reformatted into the powerful [[Decepticon]] known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].
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==2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family==
The [[Viron]] universal cluster was not particularly notable for instantiations of Unicron.

===Ask Vector Prime===
The Unicron of [[Viron 704.08 Gamma]] began life as a tyrant and a conqueror on [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. Originally possessing a destroyer tank configuration, Unicron united his planet, and eventually he utilized a mystical [[Cyber Key]] to merge his consciousness with it. Unicron proceeded to begin to consume this reality before [[Omega Prime]] and [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] stopped him.

Dimensional observer [[Vector Prime]] wasn't sure if it was merely [[trans-dimensional harmonic resonance]] which had caused Unicron's actions or if something greater was behind it all. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 28, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 28/07/2015}}

==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
In the [[Aurex]] universal cluster, Unicron often played a notable role in Cybertronian history. Often, his incarnations would attack Cybertron during the conflict for the [[Mini-Con]]s, be the subject of a revival campaign involving energon and the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], and then be trapped in the [[Unicron Singularity]].

===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Armadaminicomic4-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Check out my tiny buildings!]]
The Transformers were unaware of Unicron's gradual approach during the climax of their civil war. [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] was defeated and imprisoned, and just when he had escaped, the Planet-Eater suddenly appeared over their planet. Only time would tell if the Transformers could possibly defeat him! {{storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

Apparently, they could, and years later Galvatron was reborn as Megatron deep inside the [[Unicron's core|core]] of the defeated Unicron. {{storylink|Energon Volume 1}} The threat of Unicron still loomed over the [[Transformer]]s as they battled over Earth's Energon reserves. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:TheEnd-Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The southern hemisphere is known as the "footsmell" region.]]

The nearly-dead body of [[Primax 703.09 Gamma|a ravaged universe]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Optimus Prime]] was sent ahead by Unicron to his [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|next target universe]], as a "calling card". Additionally, Unicron sent a group of heralds—incarnations of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Dirge]], [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada contoinuity|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Scourge]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Thunderwing]]—to this second universe to find the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] and kill that universe's Optimus Prime and Megatron. The heralds did not realize that their target Optimus Prime had been accidentally transported to the initial, dying Cybertron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

Optimus Prime found one lone survivor, [[Spinister (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Spinister]], and begged him to tell him what was going on. Spinister told him that the "heart of darkness, the root of all evil" had ravaged their world. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} When Unicron loomed over them, Spinister surrendered himself to his fate. Spinister soon returned as an avatar for Unicron, who found this Optimus Prime's presence to be an "anomaly". Soon [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] managed to trace Optimus Prime to this dying universe and travel there to rescue him. Using the power of the Mini-Con Matrix, Prime and Jetfire were able to combine into Jet Optimus and fire a powerful shot into the heart of Unicron. Though they were too late to save this Cybertron, they could return home and prepare for Unicron's coming there. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Optimus Prime called for an alliance with the Decepticons and the Mini-Cons, hoping to unite their forces against the coming Dark god. After warping to Cybertron's surface, Unicron himself arrived, and announced that they would all soon be consumed. During the following battle, Unicron was curious about the Transformers [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], and abducted them for future purposes. Unicron was ultimately defeated by the Mini-Con Matrix, boosted from the additional power of two universes' Mini-Cons. This universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], having made a bid for Unicron's power, was standing on the surface of the planet-eater when he was destroyed, and his body was also lost, his spark trapped within Unicron's remains. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:ThisEvilReborn-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|You never see him transform to robot mode.]]

Ten years later, his broken body was still left floating in space after his defeat. Despite his damaged form, his [[Unicron's core|core]] presented huge potentials for power, and so [[Alpha Quintesson]] gathered together a group of Decepticon dissidents under the leadership of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and transformed them into "[[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]". He promised these Terrorcons this power in exchange for their services. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Meanwhile, Megatron's consciousness was trapped within this core, and over time was able to use Unicron's systems to create for himself a new body, though he was unable to transfer his spark into it. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

Alpha Quintesson was secretly working for Unicron himself, and he sent the corrupted forms of Airazor, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Terrorsaur, his "[[Unicron's Four Horsemen|Four Horsemen]]", to Cybertron to distract the Autobots from Unicron's revival. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

Optimus Prime, who received a telepathic message from the disembodied Megatron, turned to the [[Autobot High Council]] for permission to dedicate an army towards Unicron's return and his intent to consume alleged huge amounts of [[energon]] on Earth, but the Council dismissed these concerns as paranoia. While they did not grant Prime his army, they did permit him to travel to Earth alone. Before Prime could get out of the building, Unicron's Horsemen struck. Prime and the Council realized this was an act of war perpetrated by Unicron, and so Prime's original pleas were finally heard. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

[[File:WhatLiesBeneath3-Unicroninterior.jpg|thumb|Unicron has a big [[negative universe]] [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] collection.]]

After they were defeated by Optimus Prime on Earth, Scorponok and his Terrorcons were forcibly brought back to Unicron for disciplinary action by Alpha Quintesson. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} Afterwards, Optimus Prime stepped through a portal back to Cybertron to assemble a team of reinforcements... but instead found himself brought to within Unicron, summoned by Megatron's consciousness. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} Optimus Prime argued with Megatron, denying that he would ever help his thought-dead foe inhabit his new body. Megatron countered with images of a massive-scale Terrorcon attack on Earth. Alpha Quintesson had used Unicron's power to reconfigure [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] into Mirage, and [[Moscow]], [[Toronto]], and [[Los Angeles]] were under heavy siege from his Terrorcon army. Still, Optimus Prime resisted helping Megatron, even with the promise of teaming up to destroy the remnants of Unicron, as he feared releasing Megatron in his new body would be unleashing an equal evil. {{storylink|Multiplicity}}

Finally, after images of carnage on Earth overwhelmed him, Optimus Prime caved to Megatron's demands, and Prime began traveling through Unicron under Megatron's direction. After falling in some goo, Prime located the sensor array that was keeping Megatron's consciousness from entering his new body. It worked, and Megatron was freed... though Optimus Prime was subsequently located by Unicron's internal defenses. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} But through sheer force of will, Optimus broke through Unicron's immune system, and managed to allow Megatron access to his new body. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} Optimus was last seen having defeated the remnants of Unicron's antibodies, with a bandolier and his hand-held cannon. He boasted to Unicron that he was coming for him. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Previously, Unicron had destroyed [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], and [[Alpha Quintesson]] was the sole survivor. With the [[Initiator]], Alpha attempted to escape Unicron, only for his ship to be pulled to the planet eater. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} The energon used for Unicron's reactivation came not from Earth, but from [[Nervissa]], a fact Optimus Prime discovered after connecting to Unicron's consciousness. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}} Alpha Quintesson sought to destroy Unicron and had a [[seismic-shock warhead]] teleported to Unicron. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}} Within Unicron, Optimus gambled that he would need to make contact with Cybertron if he had any chance of escaping the malevolent planet. He ascended to Unicron's surface, only to come upon the warhead, right after it had been teleported in. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}} In the later chaos of an alternate-universe [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron, Unicron awoke and began to strike out against the Transformers. HIs first target was Megatron, who had teleported back to within his body to confront Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}} Realizing that their planet was open to Unicron's attack, the Quintessons attacked Unicron, to no avail. The Quintessons were destroyed, and the Transformers managed to delay Unicron enough for the warhead to explode, destroying the planet. The shockwaves from Unicron's destruction created a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] from the portal to the alternate-universe Quintessa. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

===Cartoon continuity===
Unicron was evidently very active in this universe at various points in time, although the precise chronological order of his activities is unclear.

At some undetermined point in the past of this universe, Unicron was approached by the survivors of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], a world that had been destroyed in a war with the inhabitants of the Giant Planet, [[Gigantion]]. In return for the chance to gain revenge on Gigantion, the survivors swore loyalty to Unicron, and "Planet X" became something of a code-phrase that identified those in the service of the planet-eater.

{{note|Liner notes included with the DVD release of ''Galaxy Force'' in [[Japan]] claim that Planet X is actually the body of Unicron from a parallel universe. This would not appear to be compatible with the Western storyline, nor, indeed, with the date later given to the planet's destruction on the [[TakaraTomy]] "[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/index.html World of the Transformers]" website.}}

Cybertronian legend referred to an attack by Unicron on the planet that was ultimately thwarted by the mighty Autobot warrior, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}}

====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Acheson]] (English), [[Katsumi Chō]] (Japanese)|[[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Raine Heiskanen]] (Finnish), [[Ekkehardt Belle]] (German), [[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Hercules Fernando]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
{{quote|As long as hatred exists, I shall remain impervious to attack.|Unicron|[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Origin]]}}

[[File:Alliance-Unicronmoon.jpg|thumb|That's no moon!]]
Unicron's first attack on Cybertron was over a million years in the making, begun when he opted to disguise his dormant body as Cybertron's moon. From this secret vantage point, he implanted his own cells within the planet, where they germinated and grew into the small race of robots known as the [[Mini-Con]]s. Unicron hoped to use the Mini-Cons to increase the ferocity of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and feed off of the energies released in the conflict. The Cybertronians would then be subjugated through the Mini-Cons' influence. Though his plan succeeded in one timeline, the interference of three time-displaced children changed this. [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]], and [[Alexis Thi Dang]] planted the seed of sentience and free will within the Mini-Cons, who ultimately rebelled against their creator and fled Cybertron, crash-landing on the planet Earth. This forestalled Unicron's emergence by eons. {{storylink|Origin}} {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

[[File:Union-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|Don't mind me, just chillin'.]]

When the Mini-Cons were reawakened a million years later in 2010, they were detected by the Autobots and Decepticons, who followed their signal to Earth. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Unicron also picked up the signal, and dispatched his minion [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] to carry on his work. {{storylink|Gale}} Rad, Alexis, and Carlos encountered a digital manifestation of Unicron when Sideways transported them to a digital world, in a bid to steal the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] from them. Unicron's avatar gave chase to the children as they fled back into the physical realm, but was unable to catch them in time. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}} Sideways then continued to escalate the conflict by manipulating control of the three Mini-Con weapons, the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield and the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], but eventually arranged for all three to be returned to Cybertron, where he stole them and used them to reawaken Unicron. {{storylink|Portent}} While still awakening, Unicron sent an energy bolt down at Starscream, who had fired a powerful blast at the Dark God to convince Galvatron of his threat. Starscream was disintegrated before his shot could even reach Unicron. {{storylink|Cramp}}

[[File:ArmadaUnicron02.jpg|thumb|The Power Cosmic gives you wrinkles.]]
Shedding his moon disguise and transforming to robot mode, Unicron turned on Cybertron, only to be met with resistance in the form of the united armada of Autobots and Decepticons {{storylink|Alliance}}, and his own Mini-Cons, who had linked together and formed a [[Unicron of Light|giant duplicate]] of his body. {{storylink|Union}} Now at full power, however, it was child's play for Unicron to exert control over his creations, and bring the Mini-Cons under his thumb once more. Again, it was thanks to the Autobots' human allies—the same children who had been sent back in time and given the Mini-Cons free will in the first place—that the Mini-Cons struggled free of Unicron's control, including the three Mini-Con weapons, who broke free and left Unicron's body deactivated. {{storylink|Origin}} Believing the threat over, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] then challenged Optimus Prime to their final battle, only for the hatred and ferocity of their fight to awaken Unicron once more. To end the circle of hate that gave Unicron life, Galvatron allowed himself to be consumed by the monster, and in a brilliant flash of light, Unicron apparently ceased to exist. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}
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====''Linkage''====
[[File:Arm-art Linkage13-Title.jpg|thumb|200px|Everything they've built will fall! And from the ashes of their world, we'll build a better one!]]

While traversing the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]] dimension, [[Redline]] noticed an ominous presence watching him. {{storylink|Linkage Part 7}} Redline recognized it as "The Terrible One" and relayed that info to [[Servo (Armada)|Servo]], who then relayed it to [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]]. Having also seen The Terrible One while in the Linkage, [[Falcia]] chose to stay with Redline and work with him on the [[Master Key]]. Meanwhile, [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], a minion of Unicron, gave the [[Speed Chaser Team]], also minions of Unicron, the [[Doomstone]], an artifact intended to permanently enslave the Mini-Cons to Unicron's will. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}

The Doomstone was then installed in [[Ravenus]], who used its evil energies to destroy the souls of the Mini-Cons and revert them into mindless death-machines. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}} Ravenus and the Doomstone intended to destroy the Earth. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}} Redline and [[Kingbolt (Armada)|Kingbolt]] were able to contain Ravenus and extract the Doomstone. Redline then sealed it away in his extra-dimensional storage space for safekeeping. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}

While all this was going on, Unicron was busy assaulting Cybertron. Ravenus, now freed from Unicron's control via the Doomstone, fought alongside the other Mini-Cons against the god. The combined forces of the Autobots, Decepticons and Mini-Cons then joined for a final battle against Unicron. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), [[Mark Acheson]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Juha Paananen]] (Finnish), [[José Carabias]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Tomasz Marzecki]] (Polish)}}

[[File:MegatronRaid Unicronhead.jpg|left|thumb|If I need to steal [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s eyes again, I quit.]]

In truth, however, Unicron had survived, and for the next ten years, continued to consume planets in other regions of space. One such planet was the world known as [[Planet Q]], whose inhabitants fought back by detonating the planet's core in Unicron's face. Badly damaged by the explosion, Unicron fell into a state of dormancy, but the life essence of the planet's ruler—the being who would come to be known as [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]—continued to exist within him, and began a not-entirely-sane plan to use Unicron's powers to recreate everything the Chaos-Bringer had ever destroyed. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} Recreating the armies of Planet Q as "Terrorcons", Alpha Q had them attack Autobot facilities on Earth and throughout the [[Solar System]] to gather the [[energon]] that would be necessary for his plan to work. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

[[File:Energon Unicron.jpg|thumb|Unicron sported [[Neon|awesome]] [[Black repaint|colors]] during ''Energon''.]]

Unbeknownst to Alpha Q, Megatron's corpse and spark remained within Unicron, and he slowly siphoned off some of the gathered Energon, allowing him to be reborn in his own new body. To escape Megatron's fury, Alpha Q jettisoned Unicron's head and escaped in it, {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} while Megatron took over Unicron's body, and continued to gather Energon in order to rebuild Unicron to use as his ultimate weapon. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} Both parts of Unicron's inert form were used by Megatron and Alpha Q as their bases from then on. Though Unicron briefly lashed out towards those housed within him when he became starved with energon, he otherwise remained incapable of attacking them. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}}

As the climax of Megatron's plans neared, a joint attack by Alpha Q, the Autobots and their human allies saw all of Earth's Energon channeled into Unicron's head, which Alpha Q then rammed into Unicron's body. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} The positively-charged Energon of Earth reacted with the negatively-charged Energon running through Unicron, tearing open a fissure in reality leading to a new area of space where planets Unicron consumed were recreated, and sustained through the Energon radiated from Unicron's head, which had now become a glowing red sun. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}} {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

[[File:Unicron eats blizzard.jpg|left|thumb|Unicron should stop eating so many Blizzards.]]
Unicron's body, damaged once more, lay in the dark reaches near the fissure, and the Decepticons began to raid Alpha Q's new planets for the Energon necessary to revive Unicron again. This time, they succeeded, {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} and Megatron directed Unicron's body to retrieve his head, extinguishing the Energon Sun and killing Alpha Q in the process. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} But the power of Unicron proved too much for Megatron to control, as Unicron began to take over Megatron's body. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} The Autobots made a valiant but futile attempt to stop him, and Unicron swatted them like gnats. Just as things seemed hopeless, a surge of power from Primus allowed Optimus Supreme to grow to Unicron's size and powered up the other Autobots. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} After a long and hard battle, Optimus destroyed Unicron's body. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[File:Energon-Unicrons-Arms.jpg|thumb|"Geodude geeeeoooo geodude."]]

None of the Transformers were aware, however, that Unicron lived on in two forms: his miniscule Spark, floating in space, and his consciousness, which lay buried in Megatron's mind. With quiet, subconscious nudging, Unicron led Megatron to a massive reservoir of "[[Super Energon]]" beneath Cybertron's surface, {{storylink|Ambition}} which transformed him into Galvatron upon his first exposure. {{storylink|Wishes}} Galvatron used his newfound power to take command of Cybertron, exiling the Autobots off-world by unleashing a toxic energon gas into the atmosphere. Unicron next pushed Galvatron to use the planet's systems to propel Cybertron towards Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} {{storylink|The Omega Train}}

At some point in time, a virtual copy of Unicron appeared in an Autobot "virtual training program" as a special opponent for Hot Shot and Rodimus to battle after defeating all other contenders. Despite this copy being scaled-down to be about the same size as his opponents, he proved to be a formidable foe. The Autobots nonetheless defeated him, winning the <s>video game</s> training exercise. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Optimus beheld a vision of Unicron as looked upon an energon gas-envelopped Cybertron, clueing him in on the fact that Unicron's evil still persisted in some form. {{storylink|Formidable}}

After a series of failed battles, Galvatron proceeded to expose himself to the Super Energon once again, and this time grew to a gigantic height. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Unicron seized control of his body again for a new vessel and set out to rejoin with his Spark, {{storylink|Destructive Power}} but a Primus-empowered Optimus Supreme engaged him in battle once more, and drew all of Unicron's consciousness out of Galvatron and sealed it within his own Spark. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

[[File:EnergonUnicronOrbTheSun.jpg|left|thumb|"How could this puny thing be Unicron?" 
—[[Kicker Jones]]]]
Enraged, Galvatron prepared to destroy Unicron's Spark, but it merged with him, enlarging him again, leading to another battle with Optimus Supreme, this time bolstered by the combined energy of all his troops' Sparks. Meanwhile, Primus merged with the Super Energon, creating a foundling sun which arrived at the site of the battle. Taking control of his body for a brief moment, Galvatron made the decision to plunge himself into the infant sun to rid himself of Unicron's possession. The super energon mass, having now received Unicron's spark, ignited into a powerful red sun which gave new life to Alpha Q's worlds. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[File:Cyb ep20 unicron chunks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Ssssh, don't tell ''Galaxy Force'' that I'm here!]]

The bitter [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] was a loner, but his attitude changed when, in deep space, he was trapped underneath some debris near the remains of Unicron and saved by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Honor}}

[[File:Unicronsingularity.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The cause of—and solution to—all of our continuity problems.]]

Primus's plan to trap Unicron in the heart of a new sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] (sometimes known as the "Unicron Singularity") that threatened the entire multiverse. The collapse of the sun also allowed [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to escape, [[Armor of Unicron|but not before integrating what remained of Unicron's body into himself]], increasing his power to nightmarish new heights. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

In addition to strengthening the Decepticon leader, the Armor of Unicron apparently gave Megatron access to a few of the Chaos Bringer's reality-warping powers, including the ability to unleash a devastating Energon aura, {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} create new Transformer bodies, upgrade and repair fallen Transformers {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}, and tap into the power of the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} The Decepticon leader's newest plan also held hints of the dark god's old agenda, as he intended to use the Keys to accelerate the black hole's growth and destroy the entire universe (albeit with the intent to remake it in his image afterwards).

Unfortunately for Unicron and Megatron (who again upgraded into Galvatron), the black hole would be sealed away by Primus himself after the Autobots restored his full power. {{storylink|End}} The Armor of Unicron would be overwhelmed and destroyed along with its wearer in a final battle with Optimus Prime, wiping away the last traces of Unicron from the universe. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

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====''Cybertron'' comic====
From interdimensional space, [[Vector Prime]] observed the Autobots and Decepticons attacking and defeating Unicron. When Unicron collapsed into the [[Unicron Singularity]], [[Vector Sigma]] alerted Vector Prime to the spatiotemporal crisis threatening Cybertron. Vector Prime thus returned to normal space for the first time in millions of years to aid his homeworld. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

During the crisis, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and Nemesis Prime arrived on [[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon|that universe]]'s nearly deserted Cybertron. They were intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] upon Primus's vulnerable essence—as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible for Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}}

[[File:Unicroncybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|left|thumb|The Planet-Eater's back, and you're gonna be in trouble.]]
Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the [[Universe War]] by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} The Dead Matrix, however, was taken by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] and cast into the heart of the black hole, freeing Unicron's spark, which entered the planet [[Yst]] and immediately began to sow chaos and disorder. Re-energized by the hatred and violence than ran rampant on Yst, Unicron formed a new, diminutive body for himself, born into the universe when Yst exploded. {{storylink|Revelations Part 3}}

[[File:Sentinelmaximusunicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sorry, did that previous image indicate that Unicron was still huge?]]
During the time that followed, from behind the scenes Unicron orchestrated a civil war between the Mini-Cons stationed on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} When Sentinel Maximus led a team of Autobots to stamp out the escalating conflict, Unicron's involvement was revealed, and he joined the battle himself alongside Soundwave. With no further use for the Mini-Cons, he murdered several of them and tried to capture [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], whom he had plans for; {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} by eliminating the [[Thirteen]], Unicron knew he could put Primus in a vulnerable position and thus best him. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|Unicron's profile in Club magazine #10}} However, before Unicron could achieve victory, Primus was reawakened, and the dark god fled as Cybertron transformed into its robot mode. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}
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===MegaWing Galvatron continuity===
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|an alternate universe]], after being left for dead by the Decepticon warlord [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]], [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse was cloned by Unicron to create [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]. Nemesis Prime spent his entire early existence being tortured by Unicron so that he could be molded into the perfectly loyal herald. Through the tortured clone, Unicron was able to create the [[Dead Matrix]], a weapon capable of slaying his hated opposite, Primus. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|Nemesis Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}}

===2003 ''Universe'' toy bios===
Unicron granted [[Treadshot (Universe 2003)|Treadshot]] new power, which Treadshot planned to use to kill [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] once and for all. {{storylink|Treadshot (Universe 2003)#Toys|Ultra Magnus vs. Treadshot toy bio}}

===Spacewarp's Log===
In [[Spacewarp]]'s [[Aurex 006.0 Kappa|home reality]], [[Starscream (Armada)|Ulchtar]] sacrificed himself against Unicron. {{storylink|Source:Transformers: Spacewarp's Log#November 28, 2015|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/11/28/11/2015}}

At some point, Spacewarp sneaked in and out of Unicron's docking bay, a feat she considered miraculous to have pulled off. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Guest column#October 27, 2015|Spacewarp's Log (1), 27/10/2015}}

Unicron was later pulled into the Unicron Singularity. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 17, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 17/09/2015}}

==''Q-Robo Transformer''==
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==''TransTech''==
At some point, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s of [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] confronted and succeeded in defeating the Unicron Phenomenon for the time being. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

When [[G1 GoBots|a team of traveling cyborgs]] appeared before the [[High Senate]], TransTech Minister of Higher Dimensional Sciences [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] was asked to provide background to the [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]]. Rhinox explained within the [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]] universal stream, the appearance and subsequent destruction of Unicron and the destruction of Primus's [[Xaaron|avatar]], {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} as well as the tainting of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] caused by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], created a great many [[splinter timeline]]s. These events, as well as an earlier, undefined event related to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], resulted in the creation of yet another splinter timeline, [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]. This universe overwrote [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|the universe]] home to said dimensional travelers. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

==Live-action film series==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
{{quote|Earth...Unicron, Cybertron's ancient enemy!|Optimus Prime|[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]}}

[[File:Transformers_5_Unicron.jpg|thumb|350px|The Transformer with the least amount of screen time.]]

In the distant past, the planet [[Earth]] formed around the inert body of Unicron. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Unicron was known as the planet's ancient enemy. A [[Book of Cyber-Kells|book]] that would eventually come to be held in the Trinity Library spoke of Unicron being [[Earth's core|the core of Earth]].

Somehow the Cybertronian sorceress [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] had discovered Unicron's resting point and hit on a plan to restore Cybertron by draining the life from Unicron to revive the planet, sending both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and a brainwashed [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to Earth to reclaim [[Staff of Merlin|the device]] she needed to complete her plan.
[[File:TheLastKnight - Trinity Library Book shows Unicron.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKJwvQfraY8 ''I see a bad moon rising'' ''I see trouble on the way'']]]
In preparation, Quintessa moved Cybertron into Earth's solar system, its presence causing Unicron's six horns to sprout on the Earth as he reacted to the presence of his old enemy. Growing at a rate of three meters a day, the horns were a sign of a great scientific curiosity and mass panic across the globe. [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] and [[Cogman]] recognized the horns for what they were and took them as a sign of the apocalypse.

At Stonehenge, Quintessa and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] began the ritual and sent Unicron's life force to Cybertron before the Autobots and the TRF halted their efforts. Enough of Unicron's life force had been sent to Cybertron however that it had healed most of its damage to the point that the Autobots felt they were able to return to their homeworld.

In the aftermath, several human scientists were examining one of Unicron's horns only to be approached by Quintessa in a human guise. She warned them against touching the horn, lest they incur Unicron's wrath, but offered them a way to kill the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
[[File:ROTBcap-Unicronringedplanet.jpg|thumb|300px|Unicron might as well eat this planet -- it's so close to its sun it's gotta be uninhabitable!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Colman Domingo]] (English), [[Kazuhiro Yamaji]] (Japanese)|[[Frédéric Souterelle]] (European French), [[Roberto Fidecaro]] (Italian), [[Torsten Michaelis]] (German), [[Guilherme Lopes]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Xavier Martín Alonso]] (Spain Spanish), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish)}}

{{quote|Rise... My hunger is killing me... What have [[Scourge (ROTB)|you]] found?|Unicron|[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]}}

Legends that predated Cybertronian civilization described Unicron as a dark god who consumed planets, but few knew of the legends, and fewer still believed them. The [[Maximal]]s learned that Unicron was real only when the Chaos Bringer arrived on their doorstep to consume their planet. Unicron deployed his Terrorcon and Predacon forces led by his chief [[Herald of Unicron|Herald]] [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]], whom he had long ago enslaved. Unicron tasked them with finding the [[Transwarp Key]], a Maximal device that would enable him to continue his rampage across time and space at will, before he consumed the Maximal planet. Unicron was livid with Scourge for losing the key as the Maximals led by [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] fled, and commanded Scourge to find the key. Though Unicron was still able to feast on the Maximal planet, he was left in the current galaxy, forced to rely on his own power to move about space, but this soon left him starving and desperate to find another planet to feast on.

[[File:ROTB-ScourgeCommunicatesUnicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66| This is your final warning: break the treaty again and you will be destroyed.]]

Scourge later found half of the Transwarp Key on Earth in 1994, but when he presented his prize to his master, Unicron scolded and tortured his minion as it was only half of the key. Scourge eventually retrieved the other half in Peru and began opening a portal in time and space for Unicron to come through. Unicron relished his apparent victory and made ready to devour Earth, but Primal and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] Autobots defeated Scourge and his other forces. When Prime made to destroy the portal, Unicron hastily offered Prime whatever he wanted in exchange for not proceeding, but the Autobot leader had none of it and destroyed the portal. Though Unicron had been stranded once again in his current location and time, the Autobots and Maximals acknowledged he had likely survived the collapse of the portal, but stood resolute that they would defeat him should he ever return to Earth.
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}

===Titan movie comics===
{{quote|I'm certain I can speak for all those pledged to the Decepticon cause when I say Unicron spells one thing, and that's trouble with a capital 'running and screaming'.|Barricade|[[Transformers Comic issue 2.6|#6 (Vol.2)]]}}

[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] encountered Unicron {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|#12's Star Screams}} in an event where Unicron attempted to devour Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|#19's Star Screams}} It left him terrified. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|#17's Star Screams}}

Both [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were also aware of Unicron's existence. His sheer might scared them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|#6's Law and Disorder}} They knew that [[fandom|you]] wanted to see Unicron in the third film and it sickened them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|#13's Law and Disorder}}

[[File:Unicron Titan19.JPG|left|thumb|"The psoriasis is barely slowing him down!"]]
In an alternate timeline where Megatron won the battle of Mission City, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and his Decepticon chums attempted to rebirth Cybertron by sending out a summons that would attract any entity related to the lost [[AllSpark]], and then drawing that entity into Cybertron once it arrived.

As that entity announced itself to be '''"Unicron the Anti-Life!"''', they felt like a right bunch of plonkers. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

Unicron moved swiftly, transforming Cybertron into a scarier looking physical form and causing the planet's surface to becoming hostile to the Transformers on it. Stockade's attempts at communication were met with contempt and a strange attack. The new Unicron then warped into the Sol system, shot down an Autobot shuttle, and went "OM NOM NOM" at the sight of Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}

The downed Autobots regrouped with Stockade's Decepticons and worked to take away the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] that was powering Unicron's physical form. They succeeded in this by causing it to blow up and catch fire, which caused Unicron to draw on more Nucleon to recover, which fueled the fire and so on until the source ran out. Unicron disappeared, though whether he was dead or just gone is ambiguous. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

Either way, the changes Unicron had made to Cybertron remained. The teleportation equipment he'd created was used by the Autobots to finally end the war. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

==''Animated'' continuity family==
[[Multiversal singularity|Multiversal singularities]] did not exist in the [[Malgus|Malgus Cluster]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 29, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 29/05/2015}} [[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]] had one such non-singular Unicron, built by [[Primacron]] in his laboratory on [[Protos]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/06/2015}}

==Aligned continuity family==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
[[File:Transformers_Covenant_of_Primus_Unicron.jpg|thumb|He's a small world after all...]]
Unicron and [[Primus]] began life as personalities within a single omnipotent being that conversed with itself. While Primus saw beauty in life and found it sacred, Unicron found it pointless, cruel, and needing to end. The divide between the two personalities grew and the being eventually split into Primus and Unicron. Unshackled, Unicron went on a cosmic rampage, destroying all he found, with the end goal of consuming reality itself. Eventually Primus took a stand against Unicron but the two brothers found themselves evenly matched in a perfect stalemate. Primus responded by creating the [[Thirteen]] to fight in his stead.

At his full power however, Unicron's mere aura overpowered the Thirteen causing them to nearly lose all hope before they rallied. The youngest of them, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], managed to breach Unicron's interior and exposed his Primus-like Spark to Unicron's Anti-Spark, the resulting reaction knocking both beings into stasis lock. [[Vector Prime]] then created a time loop around Unicron to keep him in stasis and prevent him from ever awakening. Though the day had been won, the Thirteen's exposure to Unicron had infected them all with a touch of his darkness. Though they all tried to ignore it, [[Alpha Trion]] later reflected that by doing so, they gave the darkness fertile ground to grow in. During the battle, [[Dark Energon]] bled from his body and was eventually sealed away.

The darkness particularly grew in [[Prima]], whom Unicron had physically bitten, who had created a chart tracking which of the Primes were more similar to Primus and Unicron.

Upon finding the Dark Energon, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] merged it with his [[spark]] and eventually the very [[core]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

After arriving on [[Earth]], Optimus expressed surprise at how much life had sprung up on Unicron's body. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] updated her personal log for the first time since coming to Earth just before the attack on Unicron. Before he merged with the [[Core]], Optimus Prime recalled Unicron's great surprise at being trapped forever in the [[AllSpark]] container. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Unicron was defeated in his attempt to destroy Cybertron very early in its history, but emanations of his presence remained and were gathered and stored on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. This substance was a violently addictive poison that could pass on to another bot once its user died, and was dubbed the Sparks of Unicron or [[Dark Energon]]. Ultimately [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] achieved what Unicron did not by contaminating the [[core]] with Dark Energon, forcing the planet to shut down and reboot. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[John Noble]] (English), [[Frank Welker]] (English, as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] in "[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]"), [[Hidetoshi Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovrizhnykh]] (Russian), [[Vladimir Antonik]] (Russian, "Predacons Rising"), [[José Lavat]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Miguel Ángel Pérez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Marco Balbi]] (Italian), [[Jürgen Kluckert]] (German), [[Markus Bäckman]] (Finnish), [[Patrick Descamps]] (French), [[Marco Antônio Abreu]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Armando Tiraboschi]] (Brazilian Portuguese, "Predacons Rising"), [[Zbigniew Konopka]] (Polish), [[Jin-uk Hong]] (Korean), [[Hwang Il-chung]] (Korean, "Predacons Rising")}}

[[File:OneShallRise1-Unicronsilhouette.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|{{w|Godfellas|Oh, how convenient! A theory about God that doesn't require looking through a telescope. Get back to work!}}]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space.

Over time, matter gravitated towards Unicron's fallen form, eventually forming a [[Earth|planet]] which found an orbit around a distant star. Prophesies foretold that should a certain planetary alignment occur, gravitational forces would wake Unicron from his slumber. In Optimus Prime's later view, Unicron had likely begun to transcend physical form. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

In his three years in space, Megatron discovered the solidified form of Dark Energon, rumoured to be "the blood of Unicron". A worried [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] referred to Unicron as a legendary "destroyer", and called his blood the "Anti-Spark" as well. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Megatron injected a piece of Dark Energon into himself and announced that he could hear Unicron's thoughts, much to Starscream's concern. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

Some time later, as a planetary alignment foretold in a prophecy from the [[Covenant of Primus]] was drawing near, Megatron began to see visions of the future brought on by the sliver of Dark Energon that dwelt within his body. In one such vision, Megatron glimpsed the shadowed face of Unicron himself, and claimed that it was as if he could hear Unicron's own thoughts. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] were less than convinced, but kept that fact to themselves. Much to everyone's shock, a volcano near the site of Optimus and Megatron's battle exploded and released a load of Dark Energon from the [[Earth's core]]. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

[[File:OneShallRise1-Unicronlistens.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Disappointed that I'm not the size of the moon or bigger? We'll soon fix that."]]
As storms, earthquakes, and volcanoes erupted simultaneously across Earth, the [[Autobot]]s began to suspect that Earth itself had Unicron as its core, explaining why Dark Energon was expelling from within. Meanwhile, Megatron ordered the [[Decepticon Miner]]s to mine the Dark Energon that spilled and at the same time he sought Unicron's attention at the maw of a volcano. Megatron presented himself as Unicron's herald and servant, an enemy of the Primes, but Unicron dismissed the Decepticon leader. If Megatron had failed to destroy the last of the Primes thus far on his own, Unicron believed Megatron's help was worthless. Similarly, Optimus Prime sought out Unicron elsewhere, traveling to the area which the Autobots believed to be the strongest epicenter of his consciousness. Unicron formed from a cliffside as a stone likeness of his old body near Optimus, while the Autobot leader made a passioned plea to the Chaos Bringer to spare the planets' inhabitants. Unicron denied Optimus's pleas, as he considered the humans "parasites", and he birthed multiple copies of himself from the landscape that surrounded Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

[[File:OneShallRise2-bigdude.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Still not big enough for you?]]
Optimus, soon joined by his fellow Autobots, blasted his way through increasingly larger Unicron avatars, until finally Unicron produced one even the Autobots couldn't beat. It raised a foot to crush Optimus, only for Megatron to lend a hand by blasting its head off. While the Autobots retreated to base to consider Megatron's plan, the Decepticon leader engaged more of the stone Unicrons, smashing them as fast as Unicron could produce them. Eventually, Megatron disappeared through the Autobot [[GroundBridge]].

[[File:OneShallRise2-inside.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"So hey, Prime, I guess we're kind of like Ozzy and Drix, huh?" "Shut up."]]
A short time later, Megatron and the Autobots used the GroundBridge to reach the core of Earth itself, where Unicron's eye peered around. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} As they moved through the interior of the deity, the Autobots and Megatron were attacked by a swarm of flying drones, [[Unicron's antibodies]]. The group fought them until they reached Unicron's anti-spark with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron ventured inside. As Optimus attempted to fight off waves of power from Unicron, Megatron was forcibly possessed by the ancient god and set against the Autobot leader. Before Unicron could strike through Megatron, Optimus unleashed the full power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Unicron, overwhelming him, and returning him to his slumber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Much later Agent Fowler was giving a briefing to General [[Bryce]] about the Autobots' mission and brought up their encounter with Unicron. Bryce misunderstood and believed Fowler was talking about a ''[[unicorn]]'', threatening Fowler with a psychological evaluation. He relented after the misunderstanding was cleared up. {{storylink|Grill (episode)|Grill}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-chaosandcreation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|And here I am in my <s>Galvatron</s> <s>Megacron</s> <s>Unitron</s>... You know what? Let's just call it my ''suit''.]]
Awakened by the restoration of Cybertron, Unicron cast around for a new vessel for his anti-spark, and found Megatron's body at the bottom of the ocean. Reconstructing and reviving Megatron, Unicron took possession of his body and flew to Cybertron with the aim of destroying Primus once and for all. He arrived at Megatron's old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], where he fought four Autobots. Dissatisfied by his new body's performance in battle, he tracked down [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], whom Megatron claimed was a loyal warrior. After a brief fight, Unicron prevailed and learned of the existence of a burial ground of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] remains. He used his Dark Energon to revive the Predacons as an army of Terrorcons, and led them across the [[Hydrax Plateau]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]]. While the Terrorcons poured into the Well, Unicron felt the return of the [[AllSpark]], which Optimus Prime had just brought back to the planet. Unicron easily bested Prime in battle, and obtained the vessel, only to find it empty. The vessel instead drew Unicron's anti-spark into itself, sealing the dark god inside and freeing Megatron from his will. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===''Arms Micron'' toy bios===
The [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|awakening]] of Unicron from within the Earth sent ripples that echoed into the multiverse, drawing the attention of [[Lio Convoy]] in [[Primax 498.1 Alpha|another universe]]. Travelling across realities, he arrived to find that the Autobots and Decepticons had already defeated Unicron, but elected to remain in this world for a time to safeguard against his potential return. {{storylink|Lio Convoy#Prime|''Arms Micron'' Leo Prime bio}} Using his ancient sword and the power of his [[Energon Matrix]], Lio Convoy carved up the remains of one of Unicron's rock-and-stone avatars to create the powerful [[Gaia Armor]], severing its link to Unicron himself but allowing it to retain the power of Dark Energon. {{storylink|Gaia Armor|Gaia Armor bio}}

Spawned from the dormant consciousness of Unicron, Nightmare Unicron was a shadow that moved by itself, yearning to have its own body by observing the Autobots. If it got to possess [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], stored away by the military, the consequences of Unicron combining with it would be inconceivable. {{storylink|Unicron/toys#Nightmare|Nightmare Unicron bio}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] was sufficiently aware of Unicron for [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] to remark that [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]]'s throwing skills would be insufficient to hit the [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Transformers cartoon|backside]] of Unicron with a [[Cybertronian sport#Lobbing|lobbing]] ball. {{storylink|Christmas in July}} Heatwave would later remark that he would rather ask Unicron for help when the team had to employ [[High Tide]]'s assistance in containing a super-sized [[CeCe Greene]]. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Several years after Unicron was sealed away, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] was freed from his imprisonment and brought to Earth, intending to use his [[spark fuser]] to combine the remnants of the Chaos Bringer's Anti-spark in Earth's core with the AllSpark, which would destroy both Earth and Cybertron. Though Megatronus succeeded in drawing out the Anti-spark, he was ultimately thwarted by the efforts of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team, aided by the revived Optimus Prime, and the Anti-spark returned to Earth's core. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

==''Knights of Unicron''==
Legendary super rockers the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] named themselves in honor of this demonic entity. The Sinister Tympanic Membrane (the left eardrum), located on "Planet Unicron", was also the eleventh venue for the band on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Vector Prime considered it distasteful that the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] would name themselves after something that was very much not a joking matter. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 13, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 13/05/2015}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
[[Vector Prime]] noted that the non-Singularity Unicron of [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]] or [[Viron 704.08 Gamma]] would not be able to defeat [[Darth Vader]]'s [[Death Star]] mech of [[Lukas 577.25 Beta]] in battle. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime#Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

In many universal streams, the local iteration of [[Primacron]] built his universe's version of Unicron, one that was typically not part of the singularity. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 22, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 22/05/2015}} Two such instances included [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]] and [[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 10/06/2015}}

Vector Prime was unsure if the number of universes destroyed by Unicron was a quantifiable number as once Unicron consumed a universe, little remained to prove that it ever existed. However, some destroyed universes, such as [[Primax 703.09 Gamma]], lived on the memory of interdimensional travelers who had visited the universe prior to its destruction. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 26, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 26/06/2015}}
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==''Shattered Glass''==
[[File:SG Unicron.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|Feeling blue.]]
Thanks to [[Nexus Prime]] initiating the [[Shroud]] upon the [[multiverse]], Unicron the [[multiversal singularity]] was splintered into individual, non-singular incarnations throughout individual universes. Thus, Unicron's small fragment of good became dominant in his incarnation in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]: a god of extropy, dedicated to the balance of diversity in the universe. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} After [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and a number of other [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobots]] were thrown out of [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]], they found themselves floating before said benevolent side of Unicron, {{storylink|Familiar Reflections}} who [[Reformatting|reformatted]] them into his troops of justice; Nova Prime, [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and his [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]] minions, and [[Brawn (SG)|X-Brawn]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} These newly forged heroes traveled to [[Cybertron (planet)#Shattered Glass continuity family|Cybertron]] and apprehended [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]]'s evil followers. But Unicron issued a warning to Nova Prime at his moment of triumph: a greater battle awaited them, one that would pit them against [[Primus#Shattered Glass|Primus]]! As he awakened, this new foe blocked Unicron's telepathic transmissions to Nova Prime, disallowing Unicron from dispensing further advice to his creation. Thankfully, even without Unicron's help, the Autobots were ultimately victorious against the Order-Bringer. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}

[[Acolyte of Unicron#Shattered Glass|Acolytes of Unicron]] arose in the new order, advising the ruling council of [[New Cybertron (SG)|New Cybertron]] that included Nova Prime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]], and [[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron]]. It was Unicron's wish that his Acolytes deny [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] and his team permission to go on missions, provoking them into defying orders to seek their own destiny regardless. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

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==''GoBots''==
While on an inter-dimensional mission to [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]'s Earth in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]], the [[GoBot]] [[Small Foot]] had a vision in which Unicron devoured her allies, plunging them into an eternal abyss. {{storylink|High Noon (SG)|High Noon}}

==Games==
{{Note|See also: [[Unicron/Generation 1#Games]]}}

===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Matthew Yang King]] (English)|[[Arturo López]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Armadavideogame-Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Unicron takes a shot in the mouth.]]

After the Autobots defeated the Decepticons on [[Earth]] and had secured the majority of the Mini-Cons there, Unicron made his appearance above Cybertron, intent on destroying the planet. Optimus Prime's team of Autobots and the Mini-Cons returned home via a warp gate to see the Chaos Bringer unleash a wave of destruction upon the great cities of their planet. The Mini-Cons joined to form the [[Matrix Cannon (Armada)|Matrix Cannon]], the [[Vanguard Booster]] and the [[Nemesis Shield]] for the Autobots to use against Unicron. The Autobots flew into Unicron's maw and blasted their way into his energy core, damaging it enough to send Unicron spiralling out of control and destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers}}

===''Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron''===
In his attempts to stop Scorponok and the other Terrorcons from retrieving Megatron, held deep within Unicron himself, the Chaos Bringer dispatched many units acting as his automated defenses. Among these were Pods, weak individually but strong in numbers; Tentacle Pods, more advanced versions of the previous units possessing ranged attacks; slow moving but strong Tendril units; heavily armored Spiderbot units; and immobile but powerful Shocktowers. A final unit, The Cortex, held Megatron captive. Once The Cortex was destroyed, Megatron was released and Unicron was defeated. {{storylink|Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron}}

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
Eons ago Unicron created [[Thunderwing (Prime)|Thunderwing]] to serve him and destroy the Matrix of Leadership. After [[One Shall Rise, Part 3|Unicron's demise]], a meteor of Dark Energon with Thunderwing sealed within crashed on Earth. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across the meteor and found Thunderwing, who revealed that he was a minion of Unicron and his mission was to destroy the Matrix. Thunderwing even went as far as to seek help from the Decepticons for the repairs needed. However, he failed thanks to the combined efforts of Prime and [[Jack Darby]] and fell into a volcano. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
One of Unicron's horns was visible sticking out of the ground within one of Earth's cities. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{Charstubgames|{{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
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===Ask Vector Prime===
Vector Prime noted that most [[Quadwal]] universes were not in danger of being consumed by Unicron as most [[Unicron/toys|Quadwal Unicrons]] were small and made of [[plastic]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 21, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 21/06/2015}}

==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
*The [[Unicron Trilogy]], the series of ''Transformers'' franchises that includes ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', was so named by Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]] because of Unicron's importance in each story.
*[[Roberto Orci]] was interested in having Unicron in an early version of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/ask-roberto-orci-roundup-january-14---mythology-money-shots-jolt-military-and-bringing-chaos-166603/ Ask Roberto Orci Roundup January 14 - Mythology, Money Shots, Jolt, Military, and Bringing Chaos]</ref> Though he was absent in the finished film, Unicron would eventually make his "movie series" debut in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. It wasn't until a mere six years after ''The Last Knight'' that Unicron would finally physically make his debut proper in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''.
*Unicron has the ability to create [[tainted world]]s, but none have yet been discovered.
*Unicron developed something of a taste for [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]] during the development of his [[Unicron/toys#HasLab|HasLab toy]].<ref>[https://old.hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-3 HasLab War for Cybertron Unicron: Production Update #3] at the [[Hasbro Pulse]] blog.</ref>
* ''Shattered Glass'' Unicron's colors are taken from the [[Unicron/toys#Generation 1|prototype toy]] for Unicron in the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]], with the yellow of the rings, horns, maw, and equator replaced with white.
*[[Derrick J. Wyatt]] envisioned the Animated version of Unicron being voiced by [[Maurice LaMarche]], who famously does a mean [[Orson Welles]] impression.
*Had Unicron returned for future seasons of ''The Transformers'' [[Wally Burr]] wanted [[Jack Angel]] to take over the role from [[Roger C. Carmel]] upon his passing in late [[1986]] as he did with Cyclonus.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Unicron''' (ユニクロン ''Yunikuron''), '''Gaia Unicron''' (''Prime'', ガイアユニクロン ''Gaia Yunikuron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Unikron''' (Hungarian pronunciation, ''Marvel Comics'', ''Energon'', ''The Last Knight'', ''The Movie 1st dub''), '''Unicron''' (English pronunciation, ''Prime''), '''Unikornisz''' (mispronounced "Unicorn", ''The Movie 2nd dub'')
*''Korean:'' '''Unicron''' (유니크론 ''Yunikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Unicron''' (Taiwan, 尤尼克隆 ''Yóuníkèlóng''), '''Yǔzhòu Dàdì''' (China, 宇宙大帝, "Emperor of the Universe")
*''Polish:'' '''Unikorn''', '''Unicron''', '''Rogacz''' ("The Horned One"), '''Jednorożec''' ("Unicorn")

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O'Connor's Circus

2025-11-29T16:57:46Z

Katsumi:

:''O'Connor's Circus is a venue from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:O'Connor's Circus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Day after day after day after day after day we fly'' ''Past the moon and the sun and we don't know why!'']]
Ladeez and gentlemen! Welcome to '''O'Connor's Circus''' tonight! Thank you for coming to see us! I guarantee you'll find it a worthwhile visit. We've prepared a show for you tonight the like of which you've never before seen! Thrills, spills—action, adventure! Truly, the tableau about to unfold before your unbelieving eyes will bring new meaning to the word ''entertainment''! And so, without further ado, it's time I shut up and let the acts speak for themselves!

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|O'Connor's Circus}}
O'Connor's Circus made a stop at [[Calusa]], [[Florida]], where it was visited by many patrons, including [[Bobby]] and his father. It was during a show in the big top that the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] crashed the excitement to amuse themselves through playing with pitiful [[human]]s. [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] did not share his teammates' excitement, preferring greater challenges to his hunting skills. {{Storylink|Grudge Match!}}

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O'Connor's Circus

2025-11-28T07:39:19Z

Katsumi:

:''O'Connor's Circus is a venue from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:O'Connor's Circus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Day after day after day after day after day we fly''
''Past the moon and the sun and we don't know why!'']]
Ladeez and gentlemen! Welcome to '''O'Connor's Circus''' tonight! Thank you for coming to see us! I guarantee you'll find it a worthwhile visit. We've prepared a show for you tonight the like of which you've never before seen! Thrills, spills—action, adventure! Truly, the tableau about to unfold before your unbelieving eyes will bring new meaning to the word ''entertainment''! And so, without further ado, it's time I shut up and let the acts speak for themselves!

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|O'Connor's Circus}}
O'Connor's Circus made a stop at [[Calusa]], [[Florida]], where it was visited by many patrons, including [[Bobby]] and his father. It was during a show in the big top that the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] crashed the excitement to amuse themselves through playing with pitiful [[human]]s. [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] did not share his teammates' excitement, preferring greater challenges to his hunting skills. {{Storylink|Grudge Match!}}

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Ming-Li

2025-11-27T14:25:41Z

Katsumi:

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:''Ming-Li is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MingLi_Animated_model.jpg|right|100px|thumb|You know what they say about "assumingly" — it makes an ''ass'' out of ''[[You|U]]'' and ''Ming-Li''!]]
'''Ming-Li''' is a participant in ''[[Street Demon]]'', a pirate television show which broadcasts illegal street-races in [[Detroit]].

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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:MingLi Animated.jpg|left|250px|thumb|She's so happy about [[Press release: TFwiki.net reaches 10,000 articles|what she did]].]]
Ming-Li is [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]]'s favorite racer on ''Street Demon''. She is known as "the surgeon" because of her precision on the road. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} When [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] attempted to join in one of their illegal races, [[Blurr (Animated)|a mysterious blue race car]] ran her off the road in its haste to catch up to him. Trapped in her wrecked car, she was quickly freed thanks to some nimble blade-work by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. She was then promptly arrested by [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:Ming-li picture.jpg|thumb|100px|After they walked down the aisle, Fanzone took her away in handcuffs.]]

* Ming-Li is named after [[Jim Sorenson]]'s wife, Ming-Li Wang. Dr. Wang is, in fact, a surgeon.
* There is a [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2009/12/ten-thousand-pages-of-content.html blog post] by Sorenson describing the crafting of this article.

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Tech Spec

2025-11-17T07:13:23Z

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[[File:MegatronG2Hero Bio&TechSpecs.jpg|275px|thumb|"Tech Specs" ≠ "[[bio]]". Clip and save ''that,'' jack.]]

'''Tech Specs''', short for "technical specifications", are the character-ratings that many [[Transformer]]s have received on their packaging or on Hasbro.com, ranking qualities like "Strength" and "Intelligence" and "Skill" on a scale of 1–10. These have also been called '''Technical Data''' or '''Vehicle Data'''.

While technically the character [[bio]]s included on most toys are separate from the Tech Specs—and are sometimes called out as such on the packaging itself—the graphic design traditionally merged them into a single box/card (which you are encouraged to "clip and save!"), along with a reduced version of the character's [[package art]]. Thus, "tech specs" has become, in casual use, a shorthand term for the entire bio/art/Tech-Specs combination.

The standard lineup of stats is:

*'''Strength'''
*'''Intelligence'''
*'''Speed'''
*'''Endurance'''
*'''Rank'''
*'''Courage'''
*'''[[Fireblast]]''' (formerly '''Firepower''', which meant something)
*'''Skill'''

The [[Micromaster]] teams replaced "Rank" and "Firepower" with:

*'''Teamwork'''
*'''Cooperation'''

The ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' ''[[Robot Powered Machines|RPMs]]'' line features a reduced list of "Vehicle Data" stats presented in much the same manner:
*'''Max Speed'''
*'''Horsepower'''
*'''Ramming Power'''
*'''Armor'''

The [[Transformers Character Card]] series of profiles boil Tech Specs down to a single number:

*'''Combat Power''' (or '''[[Scramble Power]]''' in the case of [[combiner]]s)

While these stats often correspond at least loosely to the described abilities of the characters, parity ''between'' characters is virtually nonexistent. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], for instance, has traditionally maxed out most or all of his stats, despite the existence of much [[Omega Supreme (G1)|stronger, faster, fireblastier]] characters. The only category with anything really close to a sense of scale between characters is "Rank," where faction leaders tend to be 10s, group leaders tend to be 9s and 8s, and most others are below that. There are of course many exceptions, but at least there's a solid trend.

==History==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Trailbreaker Bio&TechSpec.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The original style, with decoder overlaid.]]
[[File:Mainframespec.gif|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The last ''Generation 1'' style. Did dropping the decoder gimmick [[Ruined FOREVER|kill the franchise]]? Undoubtedly yes.]]

Tech Specs were present right from the start. With the very first Transformers also came a packaging gimmick: Kids were instructed to "use the special decoder inside to decipher your Tech Specs." A fuchsia criss-cross pattern obscured the blue line that indicated the various ratings, so overlaying a piece of clear red plastic made the blue line much easier to see. This design was used for five years, then was replaced with a bar-graph design that required no decoder to read. The description was also changed from just "Tech Specs" to "Bio & Tech Specs". [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] ended two years later, but in all the ''Transformers'' revivals and re-envisionings since then, the decoder gimmick has not yet made a comeback.

In addition to the packaging, Tech Specs were once briefly seen on the toys themselves: The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster figures]] contained abbreviated Tech Specs bar-graphs inside their chests. When the head was plugged into the body, bars would emerge on the graph.

[[File:MicroSpec.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|The Micromasters got two stats all their own. Awww... it's like they're real toys.]]

After the cartoon was canceled and the comic entered the [[Simon Furman|Furman]] years, many new toys were made whose corresponding characters never appeared in the fiction. But, with an extremely small number of exceptions, Hasbro continued writing bios and Tech Specs for every toy, and this was the only source of "life" for dozens—perhaps even hundreds—of characters. While [[Rescue Force|some European toys]] were released with virtually no character information (not even names), even this was a small hiccup in the larger trend.

The [[Micromaster]] patrols were notable for being the first variation in stat categories, replacing "Rank" and "Firepower" with "Teamwork" and "Cooperation". The difference between Teamwork and Cooperation isn't quite clear.

[[Bob Budiansky]] was responsible for working out all the tech specs (at least through the end of his tenure writing the Marvel comic book).<ref>[https://network.comixplex.com/posts/transformers-tuesday-with-bob-budiansky-watch-the-recorded-event-here Bob Budiansky interview at Comixplex on March 16th, 2021. He says he thinks he continued for a "couple of months" after leaving the comic, but not much beyond that]</ref> He did this based on the scientific method of: "I kinda looked at who they were and how big they were and what kind of vehicle they turned into and I figured, 'well, a jet is probably faster than a Volkswagen Beetle.' (laughs)"<ref>[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Bob Budiansky interview at Rusting Carcass]</ref>
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===Generation 2===
[[File:Realactionpopups3dtransformertradingcard.jpg|left|120px|thumb|What? It was the '90s. You had to be there.]]

The early ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' packages kept all the same information as the ''Generation 1'' toys before them but reorganized it, placing the portrait and bio sections above the stats so that the whole thing resembled a trading card ''(see image at top of page)''.

Some later ''Generation 2'' toys took this further: While a figure's packaging had the bio and Tech Specs printed on it like usual, it would also contain a separate pack-in card that not only featured the bio and Tech Specs again, but could also be folded into a free-standing pop-up image of the character.

In [[Europe]], ''Generation 2'' packaging was crammed with multilingual text, so the bios were shorter, and in many cases there were no Tech Spec ratings at all.
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===Beast Wars / Machine Wars===
[[File:OptimusMinor TechSpecs.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Put it in your spokes, and your bike will go EEK EEK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK.]]

The tech spec designs on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' packaging kept the "trading card" dimensions established in ''Generation 2'', but the internal elements were rearranged. For the first time, the stats were represented numerically rather than via a chart, which allowed them to be run vertically alongside a much-enlarged space for the portrait. Earlier cards also included a space displaying the toy's hidden weapons.

The short-lived ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' line, running concurrently with ''Beast Wars'', used the same design.
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===Beast Machines===
[[File:StrikaBM ToyBio.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|The dotted line is pretty much a formality at this point.]]

''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' altered the tech spec format once again, most obviously by replacing the illustrated portrait that had been included since ''Generation 1'' with a photo of the actual toy. More subtly, it took the first steps toward disintegrating the picture/bio/Tech-Specs unit: While a clip-and-save rectangle still framed the design, the elements within were more loosely structured and less consistently arranged. The lack of a standardized size, shape, or backing made them seem less like distinct collectible cards and more like... well, just bits of the box you might want to keep.

Where previously there had always been a description of the card by the "Clip and Save" note, ''Beast Machines'' omitted it. With it went the term "Tech Specs", which would never be seen on packaging again.
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===Robots in Disguise===
[[File:AxerSidewaysRID BoxBack.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|What the...?]]

It was 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' that marked the first real break in tradition, brought on by a move to [[Multilingual packaging|trilingual packaging]]. Toys on the smallest packaging cards, such as the [[Spychanger]]s, literally did not have room for character information. Most Deluxe-sized and larger packaging still retained bios, Tech Specs, and "art," but the bios were graphically separated from the "clip-and-save" box that contained the rest. In at least one case, creative use of space put the Tech Specs box at a 90-degree angle to the rest of the layout, including the bios ''(see image at right)''. And in [http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=392&size=1&image=5 another], there was no bio at all.

Later on, individually-carded Kay-Bee and Target [[exclusive]] versions of the six show-character Spychangers were released with bios and Tech Specs, since the exclusive packaging was English-only. However, this didn't last; the final ''Robots in Disguise'' exclusives had ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''-style trilingual packaging with no character info except for names and allegiances. All told, a little less than half of RID releases lacked bios and Tech Specs, which meant more than a third of the characters.
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===Unicron Trilogy / Universe===
''Armada'' continued the departure from tradition, eliminating all character information from the packaging beyond names, allegiances, and a few trilingual "blurbs" noting the vehicle modes and conspicuous weapons or gimmicks. The toys came with sticker cards that had their pictures and names on them, but no further information. This was also true for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, which started halfway through ''Armada''{{'}}s run. The Japanese release, ''Legends of the Microns'', continued the use of stats on the more traditional trading card for Super-con and larger sized toys.

Some bios and Tech Specs did appear, but only on the Hasbro website, only for the main ''Armada'' characters, and only on a somewhat haphazard schedule. The fandom response ran from neutral to negative; certainly no one was ''happy'' about the dwindling output, especially since the supplementary character info had had the most impact on characters who had no other fiction.

But by the time of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', the in-package stickers had become trading cards, and in response to the fandom, each had Tech Specs on the back. However, the casual use of the term had muddied the issue: In granting the request for "tech specs," Hasbro hadn't realized that the most important part was the ''bio,'' not the actual Tech Spec ratings. So some more time passed before packs of trading cards with bios were released. And, of course, bios continued appearing on the Hasbro site for ''Energon'' and ''Universe'' characters, though not every character in those series got in before the practice was discontinued. Meanwhile, two new specifics were added: "N/A," which was used for [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s rank and courage and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]'s Fireblast, and "?" which was Starscream's Strength rating, and the rating for every statistic for [[Unicron]] and [[Dreadwing (Energon)|Dreadwing]].

It was with ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' that bios and Tech Specs (now called "Technical Data") finally returned to the packaging, with even more information (sometimes further bio info, sometimes toy-trivia) hosted online and accessed via [[Cyber Key Codes]]. The Technical Data also introduced "unknown" in lieu of some numerical ratings, such as for [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s stats. An "Infinity" rating was introduced later in the line for some of Primus and Unicron's stats.

===Live-action film series===
The live action film series figures followed a format similar to the Transformers Cybertron Line, featuring a bio and a list of stats. The bio and tech specs could be located either together or on different parts of the packaging, depending on the line and size class that the toys belonged to. The Age of Extinction toyline eliminated tech specs from both toy packaging and Hasbro's website. The Last Knight's toyline is also devoid of tech specs.

Unlike earlier toylines, the tech specs of movieverse characters never change, even if they get a new body or get an upgrade. For example, the severely damaged and weakened Dark of the Moon Megatron possesses the same stats as 2007 Megatron, who was in his prime. Bumblebee retains his fireblast of 2, despite having toys with "upgraded weapons". Jetwing Optimus Prime has the same speed as his normal counterpart.

===Transformers Animated===
Though ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' toys had on-package bios, they were mostly free-form, with a call-out section for "Galactic Powers and Abilities" listing three vaguely technical facts or trivia items in a bullet-point style. However, [[BotCon 2011]] featured two lithographs, each with 26 bios done up as early G1 style Tech Specs.

===Generations===
The first and second portions of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline displayed traditional Tech Specs with even the G1-style 'zigzag' graph returning for the ''Fall of Cybertron'' portion. Toys of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint displayed bar graph Tech Specs. The ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline imprint, while keeping the bar graph, featured drastically different Tech Specs featuring only the four categories of Strength, Speed, Intelligence, and Fireblast represented by pictograms instead of words (Endurance, Rank, Courage, and Skill were removed) and upsizing the maximum of each category to 20. As the main gimmick of ''Titans Return'' was larger figures interacting with Headmaster partners, rankings of the characters themselves were marked in red while the 'augmented' portions were added in blue at the end of the red bar. Tech Specs were dropped for the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', and were instead replaced by a series of randomly-packed cards depicting [[Prime Master/Combinations|one of twelve possible combinations]] between the packaged toy and one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s.

For the first part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' subline imprint, ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', the instructions included specs not for the character, but for each of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] weapons packaged with the toy, ranking their Strength, Aim and Fireblast on a scale of 1-20. Eventually, Tech Specs for the characters themselves made a subtle return in the second part of the trilogy, ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', being again included on the instructions while also being completely written in [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]; this version brings back seven of the original stats (including Firepower instead of Fireblast!) and excludes only Rank, possibly because that stat became part of [[Cybertronian military insignia/gallery|another rating system]] introduced in the previous subline.

Some toys released under the crossover-oriented ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, such as [[Ectotron]] and [[Gigawatt]], feature the same four stats as ''Titans Return'' (Strength, Intelligence, Speed and Fireblast) but rank them up only to a more traditional maximum of 10. As part of the gag, each one also features two exclusive stats that correlate to their franchise of origin.

The current main ''Generations'' toyline, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'', also uses the same four stats from ''Titans Return'' and ''Collaborative'' in a scale of 1-10. These stats are available only at Hasbro's website and are accessable by scanning the QR Codes printed on the back of the toys' packagings.

===Other===
The [[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]] line never got more than names, allegiances, and mottoes; but the ''[[Titanium Series|Titanium]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' continued the tradition. ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' never had the stats on the packaging, but had the rest, including three special facts about each character. [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro TFCC]] made up for this by printing ''Generation 1''-style tech specs for upcoming characters in their magazine, starting with 10 in issue 24, and 2 in each of the next 6 issues. [[King]] was issued the additional non-standard ratings of Regalness, Conversation, Creepiness, Heat, and Balance.

The [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro Headmasters (2020)|Retro Headmasters]] and [[Vintage#Vintage Beast Wars|Vintage Beast Wars]] packaging have Titans Return-precedent four-stat pictograms, instead of direct reproductions of their original tech specs.

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1''===
====Toy instructions====
A Transformer's Tech Specs were determined by means of a ratings test. The [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s were not given a ratings test because they were a new type of [[Autobot]] still young in their evolution.<ref>The Omnibots' [[instructions]], specifically panel three [http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1985/instr_camshaft.jpg (scan at BotchTheCrab.com)]</ref>
====Japanese cartoon continuity====
[[File:HM3 Chromedome's tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I'm really feeling it!]]
[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s would often briefly flash their abbreviated tech specs on their chest displays when they attached their heads. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters}} {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce}}

===''Timelines''===
====''TransTech'' text stories====
As part of the processing performed at [[Axiom Nexus]] by the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s, each [[lowtech|offworlder]] is given an [[identification bolt|identification card]] which includes, among other things, their Tech Specs. [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] did not know what to think about his "Strength=3". At one point he told a [[Cheetor (TransTech)|security official]] "check our tech specs". {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===''Transformers Animated''===
====''The AllSpark Almanac''====
After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] confronted [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] in an [[Elite Guard]] training simulation, his test evaluation was given in the form of a Tech Spec. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{wingsnote}}
[[Tornado]] knew from seeing [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s Tech Specs that the [[Star Seeker]] captain had a hand under his dagger. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

==Notes==
* When Hasbro went to trilingual packaging, [[Aaron Archer]] said it was because they believed in the near future all products, down to mundane items such as sticks of butter, would require it; they were attempting to get "ahead of the curve." Years later this obviously has not come to pass, to the relief of most Transformers fans, but not necessarily [[Jorge Figueroa|everyone]].

==See also==
* [[Bio]]
* [[Package art]]
* [[Packaging]]
* [[Power Plans]]

==External links==
*[https://botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs Botch's Transformers Tech Spec Archive] - covers Generation 1

==References==
<references/>

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Cogless

2025-01-08T12:30:03Z

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[[File:TransformersOne-CoglessMiners.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.4|I'm literally neurodivergent and a miner.]]

Born in the wake of the [[Quintesson]] war, '''Cogless''' Transformers are a caste of manual laborers who occupy the bottom-most rung of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] hierarchy. Although smaller and weaker than other Cybertronians, their work in the planet's subterannean layers—most prominently the miners who physically extract [[energon]] from Cybertron's crust—is vital to the continued existence of Cybertronian society. True to their name, they lack the [[transformation cog]]s innate to other members of the species, and as a result don't possess [[alternate mode]]s or the ability to access their built-in weapons.

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
Cogless Transformers were created at some point after [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] took office after he allied with the Quintessons, deposed the [[Thirteen|Primes]] and lost the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Without free access to [[energon]], Sentinel began removing the transformation cogs from newborn Transformers and press-ganged them into a life of manual labor, and successfully convinced the citizens of Cybertron into believing that they had simply been born without transformation cogs. Over the next fifty cycles, Cogless laborers came to fill many low-ranking positions in Cybertronian society such as sanitation work, but the most important job of all was mining whatever usable veins of energon remained from the Cybertronian strata: under Sentinel Prime's leadership, most of that energon was funneled away to appease his Quintesson masters, leaving little for the people of Cybertron. Despite the long hours and extremely dangerous working conditions, miners received little respect from the other citizens of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. When not mining energon, miners lived together in a large communal barracks.

When a small group of cogless Transformers—[[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]]—discovered [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] in [[Mouth of Unicron|the grave of the Primes]], Trion revealed that the circumstances of their birth were a lie, and that Sentinel had actually removed their transformation cogs before they came online. However, Trion also bequeathed them four of the original transformation cogs from the Primes, which caused them to spontaneously grow into stronger forms capable of transformation.

During the subsequent battle to overthrow Sentinel Prime, Orion roused many of his former cogless comrades to action, who battled Sentinel Prime's [[Tracker]]s using their jet packs and mining equipment. After Orion Pax—now Optimus Prime—received the Matrix of Leadership, the cogless 'bots all received transformation cogs of their own; the caste was presumably abolished in favor of the newly autonomous "[[Autobot]]s". {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFOneCoglessMinersConceptArt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Minin' away/I don't know what to mine/I'll mine this anyway]]
*Many of the Cogless [[generic]]s have color schemes that evoke existing Transformers characters: a yellow, black and red [[Jazz (One)|Jazz]] resembles [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]], an orange and purple [[Moonracer (One)|Moonracer]] resembles [[Lancer]], a recolor of "[[Not Chromia]]" seems to be based on [[Greenlight]], a ''different'' Not Chromia could be [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], a blue [[Sideswipe (One)|Sideswipe]] looks like [[Deep Cover#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deep Cover]], an orange and pink [[Arcee (One)|Arcee]] resembles [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:G1ArceeProto.jpg her cancelled prototype from the original toyline] and a white-and-blue [[Brawn (One)|Brawn]] seems intended to evoke [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]. A [[Barricade (IDW)|purple-crested, gold-faced]] [[Prowl (One)|Prowl]] can also be seen in the crowd during Orion's big speech. Since none of these characters have been officially named (and they all appear multiple times across the same scenes, though the same is also true of most of the named Cogless), we're considering these to be [[homage]]s rather than actual appearances of these characters.

==See also==
* [[Monoformer]]

[[Category:One subgroups]]

Murkdipper

2024-10-09T05:47:18Z

Katsumi:

:''The ''Murkdipper'' is a ship from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Murkdipper.jpg|400px|thumb|The Big ''Dipper''! That's where you got your nickname! I thought your parents just hated you or something.]]
The '''''Murkdipper''''' is a [[bloomship]] that sails the vapor oceans of [[Spindrift]]. It is captained by [[Karrg]], with [[Eeems]] as first mate.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Shipbuilders obtained [[Thinkbox]] from the [[Realm of Wrecks]] and used him as the basis of the ''Murkdipper''.

One day, the ''Murkdipper'' was sailing in the [[Howling Blashie]] and found a terrific catch of [[vapor eel]]s. Unfortunately, luck was not on their side and they were soon hit by a [[boilstorm]]. The boilstorm was intense, damaging the ship and throwing many overboard. To compound the ''Murkdipper''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s misfortune, a [[cloud leviathan]] used the boilstorm as cover and attacked the ship. Despite Captain Karrg's best efforts, the unstoppable beast threatened to bring down the ship.

Then, suddenly the leviathan exploded, revealing the saviour of the ''Murkdipper'', [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. However, Galvatron was less than interested in the crew and summoned Thinkbox to life with the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]]. Activated, Thinkbox left with Galvatron, leaving a very confused crew of crab aliens. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}}

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[[Category:IDW (2005) vehicles]]

Private Dedcliff

2023-10-27T12:26:44Z

Katsumi:

{{factions|NEST}}
:''Private Dedcliff is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:DOTM-toy_Sandstorm_PvtDedcliff.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Everyone, meet Dedcliff. Previously a promising, up and coming sergeant, his pursuit of private... stuff with Marcus' wife eventually costed him his rank and led him to an Autobot. Though little of his former self remains, he continues searching for Decepticon delicacies, and the halls of the NEST facility echo with his gunfire to this very day.]]

Private '''Clifford E. "Cliff" Deadman''', codenamed '''Dedcliff''', is odd, militarily speaking. He's Special Forces first off, which is not something you can normally be a part of when you're still a Private, not in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] at least. He's also a wilderness survival specialist with years of experience. It's all thanks to his career being sidelined by other issues. Anyway, he's well matched with his Autobot partner [[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] who was designed to handle any harsh environment easily.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Born in Leesville, [[Louisiana]], Cliff Deadman came from a long line of soldiers. Bouncing around from location to location as an army brat, he learned at a young age to appreciate nature in all its forms. Deadman enlisted as soon as he was eligible, working his way into Special Forces with ease. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant and seemed poised to make Master Sergeant until rumors broke that he was having an affair with the wife of base commander [[Marcus|General Marcus]], causing him to be busted back down to Private. He was one of the first to join [[NEST]] and was the only candidate Sandstorm was willing to partner with. Together, there is no place they cannot operate. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/01}}

==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
* '''Private Dedcliff / Sandstorm''' (Human Alliance Basic, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA23'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Human Alliance#Dark of the Moon|Human Alliance Triple Changer]] figures. He comes packaged with [[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]], and is compatible with any Human Alliance robot figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/PrivateDedcliff/privatededcliff.htm More information on Private Dedcliff at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* In the Japanese ''Dark of the Moon'' line, Dedcliff is listed as a Lance Corporal. A little bit of a promotion there!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dedcliff Jōtōhē''' (デドクリフ上等兵 ''Dedokurifu Jōtōhē'')

==See also==
*[[:File:DedcliffBio.jpg|Clifford E. Deadman / Dedcliff bio card]] from Ask Vector Prime

{{DEFAULTSORT: Dedcliff}}
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[[Category:Human Alliance]]
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Scorponok (RID)

2023-08-23T11:16:55Z

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#REDIRECT [[Scorponok (WFC)]]

Merlin

2022-10-07T10:45:14Z

Katsumi:

[[File:TLK Merlin.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Greetings, Master of Cybertron. I am Merlin. People call me the Mage of Flowers. Just call me Merlin. I don't care for formalities.]]

'''Merlin''' is a <s>wizard</s> drunkard, womanizer, and charlatan in [[Camelot]].

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
[[File:TLK Knight gives staff.jpg|thumb|left|300px|From the stars of the inner sea, from the tower of insight, from the four corners of paradise, let them know; their story is filled with blessings. Only those free of sin may pass... Garden of Avalon!]]
:''Actor'': [[Stanley Tucci]]
{{voiceactor|[[Hideyuki Umezu]] (Japanese dub)|[[Bernard Alane]] (European French dub), [[Jacques Lavallée]] (Canadian French dub), [[Lutz Mackensy]] (German dub), [[Antonio Sanna]] (Italian dub), [[Jorge Lucas]] (Portuguese dub), [[Pep Antón Muñoz]] (Castilian Spanish dub), [[Óscar Gómez]] (Latin-American Spanish dub)}}
Merlin was believed by many, including [[King Arthur]], to be a wizard of great power. However, he possessed no actual mystical abilities and was a drunkard and womanizer. When the king called on him to aid in his battle against the [[Saxon]]s, Merlin took a detour, while sipping copious amounts of alcohol, to visit a hidden Cybertronian ship. He was one of the few who knew of the Knights of Iacon on Earth and had kept their secret. He told his story to them, begging them to help him change the world for the better, even offering to give up wine and money, but not women. He compared the bravery of Arthur and his men to the Cybertronians and their battle to the loss of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Moved by his words, the knights bequeathed him a Cybertronian [[Staff of Merlin|staff]] before combining into the mighty [[Dragonstorm]], who Merlin led to the battlefield.

The beast made short work of King Arthur's enemies. The staff also bonded to Merlin's DNA, allowing only he and those of his bloodline to wield it and charging him to protect it when a great evil would come for it. The staff gave Merlin access to highly advanced science beyond human comprehension, which was known as [[magic]] at the time. When he died, he was buried with the staff in a Cybertronian ship at the bottom of the ocean to protect it, with the knights themselves taking up sentry over his tomb.

[[Viviane Wembly]], his last descendant and an English Literature professor who knew his legend extensively, believed that Merlin did not even exist until her ancestry was revealed to her by Sir [[Edmund Burton]]. She later found his tomb within the Knights' ship and retrieved the staff from his decomposed body. Unfortunately, the disoriented knight [[Skullitron]] awoke and, in an attempt to protect the staff, wound up destroying Merlin's remains. Viviane would eventually fulfill Merlin's duty and protect the staff and save Earth from its original owner, [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

==Notes==
*Merlin's actor, Stanley Tucci, previously played KSI CEO [[Joshua Joyce]] in ''Transformers: Age of Extinction''. In the months leading up to the film, it was believed Tucci was set to reprise his role as Joyce in ''Transformers: The Last Knight'', until the film's release revealed he had been cast as a new character.
*The Witwiccan family tree gives Merlin's wife as [[Viviane]], better known as the {{w|Lady of the Lake}}. In Arthurian lore, she imprisoned Merlin in either a tree or under a great stone after getting Merlin to teach her his secrets.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Merlin''' (マーリン ''Mārin'')
*''Korean:'' '''Merlin''' (멀린 ''Meollin'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Merlin''' (梅林 ''Méilín'')

==External links==
*{{w|Merlin}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Real-world cultural references]]
[[Category:The Last Knight humans]]

File:TLK Merlin.jpg

2022-10-07T10:39:16Z

Katsumi: {{TLKcap|Merlin riding a horse.}}

Scrap (slang)

2022-04-10T16:11:03Z

Katsumi:

{{quote|You two look like scrap.|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] to [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]|"[[Proving Grounds]]"}}

'''Scrap''' was a [[Transformer]] phrase which referred to damaged or demolished equipment. To refer to someone as scrap or scrapmetal was a powerful insult.

==Note==

*Usually just used to draw a comparison to actual junk metal, the word would occasionally be used as a soundalike-synonym for "crap" in publications that could get away with it ("None of that scrap on my team!" declares [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] in [[The Gray Race|''Micromasters'' #2]]). By ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', "scrap" had evolved into the catch-all Transformer swear word, replacing the former "[[slag (slang)|slag]]" due to international concerns (that is to say, "slag" actually ''is'' a rude word in the [[United Kingdom]]). As such, it is open to use in all the various colourful ways that "slag" was, most often as an isolated exclamation of frustration.
*Somewhere along the way, someone realized that "scrap" is just "crap" with an "s" in front of it, so the 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'']] cartoon started replacing it with another "safer" alternative that followed the same linguistic rules: "scrud".

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[[Category:Interjections]]
[[Category:Prime]]

File:LugnutPromoModel.jpg

2022-04-05T10:14:44Z

Katsumi:

Promotional image of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Transformers: Animated Lugnut]].

{{TFAstockmodel}}

Copyright Hasbro, Cartoon Network

[[Category: Images by Derrick J. Wyatt]]

Tsuburaya Productions

2022-03-19T13:53:48Z

Katsumi:

[[File:Tsuburaya Pro logo.jpg|thumb|Shuwatch!]]
'''Tsuburaya Productions''' was founded in [[1963]] by visual effects artist Eiji Tsuburaya, and was run by his family for decades afterwords. The company is best known for producing special effects for movies and television; they started with the ''Godzilla'' franchise but ultimately became famous for its work on the ''Ultraman'' franchise. In addition to its live-action work, the company has also done a fair amount of work with animated projects, including the in-between work on ''[[Pokeformers|Pokémon]]'' and "animation cooperation" and "production cooperation" with the ''Martian Successor Nadesico'' and ''Detective Conan'' television series.

==Animation Work==
===Beast Wars II===
*[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]] ''(Animation Cooperation)''

==External Links==
*[http://m-78.jp/ Official Website] ''(Japanese)''
*[http://www.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/en/ Official Website] ''(English)''
*{{w|lang=Tsuburaya Productions|Wikipedia entry}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0067564/?ref_=fn_al_co_1 IMDB entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=2426 Anime News Network entry]

[[Category:Animation companies]]