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[[File:Transformers Historia Cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Let's see how far we've come.]]
Beginning as a simple reimagining of the traditional [[Generation 1 continuity family]] under the pen of [[Simon Furman]], the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] has evolved over the course of thirteen years into the single longest-running continuity in the history of the brand, spanning numerous ongoings, miniseries, and one-shots. Almost every work ties into the overarcing '''timeline''', telling a single unified story that starts at the dawn of time, moves through to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and eventually into a new era of post-war reconstruction. Naturally, such a long-running work of fiction is bound to contain occasional storytelling and artistic inconsistencies, though [[John Barber|certain writers]] have actively sought to correct these mistakes over the course of their careers.

In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced the formation of the [[Hasbro Universe]], a shared comic continuity retroactively encompassing the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], other Hasbro properties such as [[Rom|Rom the Space Knight]], and, in a stranger development, the events of the largely forgotten ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' miniseries. For the sake of completion, all those events are covered in this timeline... though some adjustments are required to make them fit.<ref name="GIJoe">The events of IDW's G.I. Joe comics just... cannot take place in the eight-year timeframe allotted to them in post-''[[Revolution]]'' works. Per {{i|G.I. Joe issue 2|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 1 #2}}, at least five years passed between G.I. Joe's founding and their first contact with Cobra; per {{i|The Last Laugh|''Cobra'' vol. 2 #12}}, two years passed between first contact and the end of "{{i|Cobra Command}}"; an undefined amount of time was covered by the events of "{{i|Deep Terror, Part 1|Deep Terror}}" and "{{i|Target: Snake Eyes}}"; per {{i|The Search for Siren|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 #15}}, ''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 covered at least seven months; and according to {{i|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 4 #1}}, five years passed between the events of volumes 3 and 4. To make it fit, we're here assuming that the "retconned" timeline shortens the first and last gaps to 3 years each.</ref>

{{quote|The story never ends, Ironhide. It just changes into something else.|[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], having a nice [[Furmanism]]|[[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia]]}}

{{note|Events in italics were originally presented as part of IDW's ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' universe, a separate continuity from their ''Transformers'' titles. For the ''[[Revolution]]'' event in 2016, the G.I. Joe and Transformers universes were [[retcon]]ned into both being part of a larger "[[Hasbro Universe]]".}}
==1,000,000+ years ago==
===5 billion BCE===
The planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is formed around this time; later religions will hold that the creation of the planet was divinely ordained by the Transformer god [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===4.5 billion BCE===
The planet [[Earth]] forms. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===16 million BCE===
The [[Stentarian]] civil war begins, pitting the heroic [[Terradore]]s against the villainous [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Little Victories}} Their war precipitates the disastrous [[Shattering]], necessitating the creation of the [[Galactic Council]] to stabilize the galaxy and govern the planets who join its ranks. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

===12 million BCE===
[[File:GodWars.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Name Brand vs. great value.]]

According to legend, the very first Cybertronian, in the land that will one day become [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], realizes that he can [[Transformation|transform]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} This first Transformer is Primus; though later religions will remember him as an omnipotent warrior-god, the "true" Primus is a humble robot much like any other, distinguished solely by his ability to generate the [[photonic crystal]]s capable of storing [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} At some point after his creation, he is joined by four others like him: [[Mortilus]], [[Adaptus]], [[Solomus]], and [[Epistemus]]. The five are present for the first activation of Cybertron's twelve [[hot spot]]s, which birth the first true generation of Transformers. The five become known as the "[[Guiding Hand]]." Primus is able to use his alternate mode to compress multiple photonic crystals together, creating the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

[[File:TheUnremembering-informationcreep.jpg|thumb|right|300px|When Moons Attack.]]

The creation and subsequent proliferation of the Transformer race leads to the planet's first golden age. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Primus supposedly delivers the [[Prime Pastoral]] at the future site of [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} The peace lasts until the ambitious Adaptus—worried that their perfect society will only lead to stagnation—encourages Cybertron to wage war against the rest of the galaxy, to encourage growth; when the other four members of the pantheon refuse, the conflict leads to the "[[God War]]," pitting the four allies against their treacherous brother. Epistemus is killed in the conflict, and Adaptus—routed but not defeated—flees to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where he blasts the planet with an [[electromagnetic pulse]] designed to erase the memories of Cybertron's inhabitants and leave them disoriented while he makes his escape. Primus attempts to ''absorb'' this same blast, but is only partially successful; he and the other surviving members of the Guiding Hand forget their true identities, with Primus being rendered "compulsively forgettable", and the fallout gives rise to the neurological condition known as "[[information creep]]." {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Adaptus escapes Cybertron by installing thrusters on Luna-1 and leaving the planet through the [[Warren]]. In the meantime, the Cybertronian race, left with only hazy memories of their origins, create new myths based on half-remembered truths; in these stories, ''Mortilus,'' supposedly the "god of death," is cast as the treacherous member of the Guiding Hand, whose "death" at the hands of "Primus" rendered the Cybertronian race immortal while giving rise to the Matrix, the [[brain module]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

The first generation of Cybertronians present to witness these supernatural feats supposedly go on to become the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]], {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} who go on to turn the planet into a paradise. Among their many feats involve defeating the monstrous [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], rumored to be a creation of Mortilus, {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the First [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Trypticon's body is sealed away beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]]. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Metrotitans.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fleeing the Great Kirby Krakle Scourge of Cybertron.]]

Eventually, after turning Cybertron into a utopian haven for both the mind and spirit, the Knights leave Cybertron to spread enlightenment aboard a fleet of [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, taking the Matrix of Leadership with them. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} They never return, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} though some later evidence suggests that the Knights split into different clans during their voyage across the galaxy. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Most successive generations of Cybertronians do not believe in the Knights as concrete beings, instead viewing them as mythological folk heroes. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Having fled Cybertron, Adaptus exploits the strange properties of the Warren to travel many millions of years into the future; there he witnesses a terrible sight of a gigantic, false effigy to Primus ravaging the galaxy. In order to prevent this fate from coming to pass, he returns to his own era of history, setting up Luna One as a new base of operations for himself and his clan of followers while building a new network of contacts designed to prevent this terrible future from coming to pass. In this new role, he dubs himself the "Grand Architect," and adopting the motto "prepare, confront, [and] repel." {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusOrigins.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Everything from this image that follows is [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|his]] fault.]]

Deprived of the benevolent leadership of the Knights of Cybertron, Cybertron regresses into a primitive state of barbarism, reverting to a new dark age as early Cybertronian civilization splinters into a multitude of competing tribes and societies. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} As a result of the destruction of his [[chronal drive]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] is flung twelve million years into the past from the moment of his defeat in the year [[#2012-2013|2013]]. Grievously injured, he spends years wandering the barbarian land until he is found by a peaceful "shepherd" named [[Onyx Prime|Onyx]], who Shockwave recognises as the Cybertronian who will one day be known as Onyx Prime. Shockwave murders Onyx and takes on his identity; he also takes control of Onyx's "flock" of mostly [[beast mode|beast-mode Cybertronians]], taking one particularly fearless individual under his wing as a student and naming him "[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]".

Inspired by [[#10,000 BCE|a previous encounter]] in his youth, Shockwave uses his knowledge of future events to manipulate history on a grand scale, guiding it along the course he learned in his youth, while simultaneously manipulating those around him in the hopes of analyzing why his species falls to civil war; {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} eventually, Shockwave determines that the only hope for his race's future is to destroy its past, and sets about creating every facet of its culture and religion so that he can, in time, reveal it as a falsehood and build a new civilization on a blank slate. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

Prominent tribal leaders soon arise, chief among them the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. Five of these Primes—[[Solus Prime|Solus]], [[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Alchemist Prime|Alchemist]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and their followers—join forces to commemorate Primus by founding the small village of Crystal City. Around the same time, Megatronus—now a powerful warlord in his own right—aims to expand his territory of the [[Darklands]], and after invading and annexing [[Protihex|Protohex]] he recruits the twin gladiators [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who slay their capricious master [[Septimus Prime]] and pledge allegiance to Megatronus. His legions conquer the [[Forgotten Plains]], but when Megatronus marches on the Crystal City, he is met by the armies of the Primes, bolstered by the [[Liege Maximo]] and Onyx Prime's bestial legions. Their fighting awakens the original three Titans before Onyx "realizes" that their enemy is his "old friend" Megatronus, leading to ceasefire and a truce—all of which Onyx planned, having unleashed Megatronus on Cybertron to force an alliance between the tribes that would build Cybertronian society. To celebrate the new alliance, Onyx Prime creates a new flag for Cybertron, supposedly based on the visage of Primus himself, but actually based on his foreknowledge of the symbol of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:Heavy-TheThirteen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cybertron League Unlimited.]]

The alliance is joined by five more Primes, and together they become known as the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} each ruling a group of followers that come to be known as the [[Thirteen Tribes]] and commanding the loyalty of gigantic Titans and diminutive [[Titan Master]]s. {{storylink|White Light}} The Primes become the archetypes for future Cybertronians to pattern themselves after, {{storylink|Heavy}} but it doesn't take long before the Thirteen grow drunk on their own arrogance and begin to think themselves above other Cybertronians: indeed, it soon becomes common belief that the Primes are so powerful that only a Prime can kill another Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}}
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===10 million BCE===
After leaving Cybertron, the Knights of Cybertron travel the galaxy for many years, "changing and being changed by" the many new [[alien]] races they encounter. However, their adventure takes an unfortunate turn when the Knights contract the degenerative disease [[atrophosia]] through prolonged contact with organic species; around the same time, their fleet lands on the planet [[Mederi]], a planetary euthanasia clinic. The telepathic aliens who control the planet's illusions reconcile the Knights' homesickness with their desire to explore new worlds by creating a "perfect" Cybertron for them to inhabit, a "[[Cyberutopia]]." The Knights, believing they'd found paradise at last, inscribe a map to "Cyberutopia" in the Matrix and send it back to Cybertron before they pass away. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

===8 million BCE===
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-AntillanWar.jpg|thumb|left|300px|How come Midnight Oil never wrote a song about ''[[Antillan|them]]''?]]

As the Primes govern their planet peacefully, Shockwave, in the guise of Onyx, advises [[Prima]] to spread Cybertron's "enlightenment" to other worlds via colonization. Megatronus, Alpha Trion, Arcee, and Galvatron join [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on this mission, the first since the days of the Knights of Cybertron. Their effort to colonize the planet [[Antilla]] leads into a brutal war against the native [[Antillan]]s, which only ends when a desperate Antillan scientist constructs and activates a [[Talisman (G1)|doomsday weapon]] that annihilates ''all'' life on Antilla, its energies wreaking havoc across the galaxy. In the process, the device reaches out across time and space, drawing on the [[magic]] of [[Prysmos]] and creating the [[Dire Wraith]]s and their dark sorcery from it. The resulting dead world is transformed into the dormant [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

Inspired by Onyx Prime's rhetoric of galactic expansion, twelve Titans leave Cybertron at or around the same time, each one the former servant of a Prime. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} They embark on millennia-long deep space voyages, intending to find and colonize distant worlds in an attempt at spreading [[Pax Cybertronia]] across the cosmos. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} These planets include [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Velocitron]], [[Eukaris]], {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} and [[Arduria]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Some of these planets, such as [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], are aggressively [[Eco-structuring|cyberformed]], crushing the native civilizations in the process. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Eventually, thirteen planets become closely associated with the Cybertronian species, and history will remember them as the "thirteen colonies," each connected to one of the Primes.<ref>The thirteen colonies are [[LV-117]], [[Gorlam Prime]], [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], [[Arduria]], [[Antilla]], [[Tsiehshi]], [[Velocitron]], [[Vigilem|Carcer]], [[Eukaris]], [[Elonia]], and [[Earth]]. Not all of these planets were shown to have been officially colonized by Cybertronians; in some cases, they are only called colonies due to their close ''association'' with the history of Cybertron, though it's possible that at least some of them hosted true colonies that simply failed.</ref> {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Look, Hasbro, we'll give you anything to not have this plot point come up again.]]

After the Antillan mission fails, however, Prima blames Megatronus for the expedition's failure; acting on Onyx's orders, Liege Maximo stokes Megatronus's resentment, leading him to turn on Prima. Solus Prime intervenes in the fight to save Prima's life, but is killed by Megatronus with the Star Saber. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The betrayal ignites tensions between the thirteen tribes and escalates into the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Heavy}} Megatronus flees the planet, while Liege Maximo is captured by the Primes and imprisoned within his titan, [[Vigilem]], whom the other Titans deem unworthy of remembrance and exile into space. A repentant splinter of Liege Maximo's old tribe agree to keep their former leader and his Titan permanently interred, renaming their dormant Titan "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]". {{storylink|Rubicon}} {{storylink|Heavy}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Onyx Prime allies first with [[Micronus Prime]], {{storylink|White Heat}} and later, [[Nexus Prime]]. Onyx and Nexus utilize the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create an army of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]: [[combiner]]s between beast-bots and humanoid Transformers. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} The joint faction proves powerful, and the Headmasters see action on distant worlds such as [[Spindrift]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}}

Onyx Prime and Prima hunt down Megatronus aboard Prima's Titan [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], finding him on the planet [[Tsiehshi]]; Megatronus kills Prima before being slain by Onyx, his usefulness to Shockwave's machinations at an end. Emissary carries Prima's body to the stars, but Onyx ensures that he will crash on [[Elonia|a faraway planet]]. On returning, Onyx tells Alpha Trion that Megatronus and Prima slew each other in final battle. Megatronus's name is soon forgotten by history, and he becomes known only as "the Fallen". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-GalvatronKillsHeadmasters.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Off with his Headmaster.]]

Disgusted by this fusion between beast-bots and his own kind, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] deserts his post in Megatronus's army to begin his own campaign against the Headmasters—a campaign that ends with him killing Nexus Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Disgusted by the idea of combination, Galvatron conceals the Enigma to prevent any future combiners from coming into being. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} {{storylink|The Crucible}} The realization that they are not as invulnerable as they thought provokes many of the Primes to flee Cybertron, with the exception of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Nexus Prime's most devoted servant, a diminutive Titan Master named [[Infinitus]], vows revenge for his master's death and swears allegiance to Onyx Prime before going into hiding. {{storylink|White Light}}

With the war over and the Primes gone, Trion brings together Galvatron and [[Prima]]'s follower [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] in hopes of reuniting Cybertron. Nova Major agrees, noting that under the principles of [[functionism]], everyone will "know their place". {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:Windblade1 Caminus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The lack of tail fins was a disappointment.]]

Over time, the surviving members of the Guiding Hand re-emerge under new identities: Solomus as the judge [[Solomus|Tyrest]], Mortilus as the forensic pathologist [[Mortilus|Censere]], and Primus as the unassuming psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Censere is inspired by the death of an [[Tusk|an old friend of his]] to begin a lifelong mission to chronicle the deaths of every Cybertronian; after losing his hometown in the war, he relocates to a [[Necroworld|distant planet]] where he sets up a base of operations, equipped with a [[teleport chamber]] to allow him to record every fatality. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} He is unaware that this "planet," is in fact, a hollow "mould" used to forge multiple copies of Cybertron, utilized by his former brother Adaptus to create a weapon known as the "[[God Gun]]" as part of his ongoing goals. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} Elsewhere, the decapitated head of Epistemus ends up under the care of the [[Omega Guardian]]s and becomes known as "the Magnificence", an artifact able to immediately and accurately answer any question posed to it. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Eventually, however, the [[space bridge]] network between the Titans fails and the colonies are permanently cut off from Cybertron and each other. In their absence, the colonists begin developing their own societies that invariably venerate the Thirteen—and, by extension, all Primes—as deities. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}
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===7 million BCE===
[[File:AllGoodThings-NovaPrimeAndFriends.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Pastel Age was a soothing time.]]
Alpha Trion and Metroplex work together to explore the surface of Cybertron, {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} until the Titan eventually goes dormant beneath the city of [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Ruins}}

Nova Major declares himself "Nova Prime". Accompanied by Galvatron, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], he embarks on a quest into the planet's lowermost reaches. There, they discover the ancient [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who allies himself with the Prime in the hopes of returning their wartorn planet to its former glory. With Omega Supreme's aid, Nova Prime ushers in Cybertron's "Golden Age". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Under his direction, the Cybertronian empire expands into space, with the [[Primal Vanguard]] serving as offworld peacekeepers. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

At some point following the departure of the colony Titans, [[female Transformer]]s disappear from Cybertron under unknown circumstances. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Arcee, feeling that her "forged male" status has never been true to her spark, approaches Jhiaxus for help; but though the scientist's experiments in reintroducing female Transformers to the now "genderless" Cybertronian species are broadly successful, the invasive process of altering Arcee's CNA gives her her a "maelstrom of contradictory sensory input", and Jhiaxus abandons his now disoriented and homicidal follower. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|Post}}

===6.7 million BCE===
[[File:Tyrest and the matrix.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"It consisted of our Top Bots."]]
Nova Prime aims to further expand the reach of the Cybertronian race and, inspired by the legends of the Knights of Cybertron, begins planning what he calls the "[[Expansion]]", a massive wave of interplanetary colonization and conquest aimed at establishing "[[Pax Cybertronia]]" across the known galaxy. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} To do so, he requires a fresh generation of new Cybertronians, but, around this time, the life-giving, [[hot spot]]-igniting pulse waves of Vector Sigma slow down. Nova tasks a team of scientists, led by Tyrest, with extracting new sparks from the [[Matrix of Leadership]], exponentially boosting the Cybertronian population and dividing Cybertronians along [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|"forged" or "cold constructed"]] lines. A "first wave" of new Transformers is created; additional Sparks are stored until bodies can be created for them.

The process ends after a scientist has a crisis of conscience, steals the Matrix, and replaces it with a forgery while hiding the real one underground. The team simply assumes that they have bled the Matrix dry and the project is abandoned. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Hoping to rediscover the lost art of combination, Nova Prime conspires with Jhiaxus in an attempt to replicate combiner technology, seeking a process that allows sentient minds to be merged into one in the pursuit of peace—eliminating all free will save his own, a society where "all are one". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Galvatron, still opposed to the existence of combiners, secretly launches Nexus's [[Enigma of Combination]] into space to put it beyond Jhiaxus's reach. It lands on [[Earth]], in the region that will one day be known as [[Mesopotamia]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

In deep space, Onyx Prime and his Titan [[Chela]] make planetfall on [[Eukaris]], an uninhabited jungle world. Using the [[hot spot]] within his Titan, Onyx oversees the development of a new civilization of [[beast mode]] Transformers, free to live without the stigma surrounding beast modes. He eventually departs, but instructs Chela to guard his colony from any intruding "standard-formers". {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Aware of Galvatron's gambit from his past experiences as Shockwave, Onyx correctly deduces that Nexus's artifact has landed on Earth and dispatches a Titan Master named [[Sovereign]] to find the artifact and summon the Prime when he had found it. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Abandoning his colony world of [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], [[Micronus Prime]] creates and then retreats into the sub-atomic realm of [[Microspace]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} {{storylink|O Ship of State}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===6.5 million BCE===
With the Cybertronian population growing exponentially under [[Nova Prime]]'s program of expansion, Jhiaxus's student [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] begins planning for an inevitable energon shortage by developing a [[Ore-14|self-regenerating energy source]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

===6 million BCE===
[[File:AllGoodThings-Monstructor.jpg|thumb|right|200px|They did, in fact, ask for this.]]
After a long period of experimentation, Jhiaxus creates [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] from six volunteers. Though physically powerful, Monstructor is also violently insane as a result of the crude combination process, and Nova Prime's enthusiasm for the creature prompts Omega Supreme and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] to turn on him. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

While Omega Supreme is occupied battling the beast, Nova Prime and Jhiaxus depart Cybertron in the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to begin their work, with notable crew members Galvatron, {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}} A young 'bot named [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], born only two weeks previously, is part of the crew responsible for cleaning out the craft's coolant tubes before take-off. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} He runs late and tries taking a shortcut across the fragile [[Mitteous Plateau]], which results in him falling into stasis underground for several million years. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:DarkCybertron01-setcoursefortheanomaly.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"We'll simply set a new course, for that empty region over there, near that blackish, hole-ish thing."]]

After a prolonged battle, Omega defeats Monstructor and locks him away in an inter-dimensional prison {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and entrusts [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], one of two remaining Titans on Cybetrtron, to Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} The [[Crystal City]] is destroyed, but not before Shockwave plants a seed of [[Ore-14]] within. The defeat of Monstructor allows Shockwave to realize that his old teacher had flaws of his own; Shockwave takes up the mantle of his teacher, striving to study and better his erstwhile master's works. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Around this time he begins to investigate the history of ancient Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Nova Prime's ''Ark'' is subsequently lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], transported to the [[Dead Universe]]. All aboard perish and are resurrected as undead creatures to serve the will of the [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

With Nova Prime gone, Cybertron enters a brief period known as the [[Interregnum]]. Unaware that it's a fake, [[Delta Magnus]] of the Primal Vanguard safeguard the Matrix of Leadership until a new bearer can be found. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Cybertron suffers from a lack of energy in the wake of Nova's expansion program, and tensions emerge.

Those who were constructed cold face institutionalized apartheid; {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} although this eventually ends due to mounting public pressure, including mass protests and marches. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} However, intrinsic prejudice against constructed cold Transformers persists in among a sizable percentage of the population. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

After a period of unrest, [[Nominus Prime]] becomes the next Matrix-bearer, though by this point the office of "Prime" is largely subordinate to the new, but increasingly corrupt, [[Senate]]. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} At some point around this time, Cybertronian datekeeping switches to a [[New Calendar]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} [[Functionism|Functionist]] sentiment becomes an institution of society overseen by the [[Functionist Council]], with robots expected to stick to a single job determined by their [[alternate mode]]. [[Militant Monoform Movement|Monoformers]], those without alt mode, face shape-hate. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Unable to determine what [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] does, the Council classifies him as an "[[Ornament class|ornament]]"... {{storylink|Little Victories}} unaware that the unassuming psychiatrist, is, in fact, Primus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

[[File:RID17 senator shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You can tell it's advanced because it's glowing.]]
The Senate use the sinister network of secret facilities known as the [[Institute]] root out and quash dissent through [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] techniques like [[shadowplay]]. The Functionist Council becomes fond of subjecting criminals to a barbaric head-and-hand replacement ritual known as [[empurata]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Shockwave joins the Senate in the hopes of precipitating real change on Cybertron and founds the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] in memory of his old teacher. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

As a result of their increasingly stagnant and moribund society, neighboring alien races start calling the Cybertronians "Autobots": an insult, meaning "automatons". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

At an unknown point, the Omega Guardians "ascend" to the "[[Higher Realms]]", becoming four-dimensional beings. They leave the Magnificence on [[Ki-Aleta]], protected by statue-like automatons. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}} Eventually, one of them seeks to return to three-dimensional space through a rift in the [[Benzene Cluster]], but is killed in the attempt, with their four-dimensional corpse becoming the knot of quantum tunnels known as the [[Warren]], spanning all of space and time. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering}}
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===5 million BCE===
[[File:MTMTE37 megatron under construction.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Would you kill baby Megatron?]]
The experimental ship ''[[Lost Light|Unitrex-1]]'' is commissioned and constructed in the city of [[Unitrex]], designed to house a prototype [[quantum generator]]. Before it can launch, [[time travel]]ling [[Autobot]]s from the future infiltrate the vessel, searching for a way to recharge their [[time case|time machine]]. Hoping to use the ship’s engine to provide the necessary jump-start, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] uses [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]]'s knowledge of future quantum science to upgrade the ''Unitrex-1''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s generator so that it can perform the task, and retroactively creates the very first quantum generator. A reaction between the case and generator causes the vessel to quantum jump away through time and space. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

A watchmaker named [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] attempts to leave the [[Aerial Corps]] and follow his true passion as a watchmaker. Though initially successful due to a moderate functionary pemitting the change, the Council catches word of his blasphemy and engineer his downfall via a local criminal syndicate. In the aftermath, he is subjected to [[empurata]], leaving him destitute, and, eventually, he is convinced to join the Senate's security forces. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}
[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] is constructed cold in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], intended to house a spark from the Matrix of Leadership. The same Autobots from the future interfere with his development, extinguishing the original spark. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

The time travel misadventure creates a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]] where Megatron was never constructed at all. Before this alternate universe can overwrite reality, the future Whirl replaces Megatron's spark with a forged [[Point One Percenter]] spark harvested from the future. This action returns history to its proper course and gives rise to the first and only "hybrid" Transformer. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} Megatron spends his early life hoping to become a medic, {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} but the tenets of Functionism means that he instead becomes a miner, working at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] is brought online from a sparkfield in Iacon; the [[blacksmith]], impressed with his size, invites Alpha Trion to bear witness to his birth. With many options available to him thanks to his truck alternate mode, Orion joins the Iacon police force, but is disturbed by the violence and cynicism inherent in the system. {{storylink|Post}}

Sickened by the caste-based brutality of Nominus Prime's Cybertron, Megatron writes a [[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress|treatise]] arguing in favor of non-violent dissent and the peaceful exchange of ideas. His ideas prove popular among Cybertron's menial classes, attracting a growing movement that threatens the sovereignty of the Senate. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

While discussing his ideas with his friend [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]], the two are caught in a bar brawl {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} accidentally caused by the same time-hopping Autobots from the future. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} The fight sees both Megatron and Impactor arrested; hoping to use the event to silence Megatron, the Senate send Whirl to visit Megatron's cell to permanently silence him. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

[[File:ChaosTheory2 orion addresses senate.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lend me your audio receptors.]]
Orion Pax, now a police captain, manages to arrange for Megatron's release before Whirl can finish him off, saving his life. Orion discovers Megatron's readings, and, moved by them, decides to confront the Senate, deciding to 'reclaim' the slur Autobot as short for "autonomous robot". Orion's diatribe inspires Shockwave, who has been searching for promising young Cybertronians, to befriend the police captain in the hopes of nudging him into bearing the Matrix of Leadership. Shockwave arranges for his release and repair, adding a new Matrix chamber to his chest in the repair process. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

Megatron, however, comes to the realization that peaceful dissent will not be enough to unseat the Senate—and that violence makes a more powerful statement. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

Shortly afterwards, several Senators make a grab for more power by ordering an attack on Nominus Prime, using it as an excuse to obtain the Matrix of Leadership and enforce more control over an increasingly unruly Cybertronian populace. During the [[Primal Procession]], Nominus is attacked by a suicide bomber and rendered comatose. The public is told that Nominus is merely in hiding while the Senate investigate the comatose Prime, hoping to use their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] to tap into the power of the Matrix. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Unbeknownst to all, "Sentinel" is, in reality, a false identity constructed by [[Infinitus]], using his [[Titan Master]] powers to disguise himself as a normal Cybertronian. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Sentinel's attempts prove fruitless, but expose an ancient secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" is a fake holdover from the days of Nova Prime's reign. Realizing this, the Senate sees no use keeping the Prime around and kill him, releasing a cover story that he passed away from a [[rust]] infection. Thus bolstered, the Senate impose the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], limiting the rights and social mobilities of all Cybertronians. Ostensibly, this is to root out terrorists and tighten security, in reality, it is an opportunity for Senators to track down and silence those who contest their rule. The injustice proves useful for the growing "[[Decepticon]]" movement, basing themselves off Megatron's [[w:Samizdat|samizdat]] writings.

[[File:MTMTE34 what you might call a thinker.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."]]
As part of attempts to limit any future Decepticon uprisings, the Senate has Megatron transferred to an offworld mine on [[Messatine]] to limit his influence. {{storylink| Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} There, he meets [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]], an elderly miner who encourages him to keep writing. Terminus helps smuggle each new work back to Cybertron, continuing the spread of the Decepticon movement. The Senate eventually tries to cut the problem off at the source, deploying [[Froid]] and [[Trepan]] to try and rewire Megatron's mind through shadowplay. Megatron escapes the procedure due to a nearby explosion and subsequent evacuation—in reality, the explosion is caused by [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] jumping backwards through time. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Afterwards Megatron publishes his magnum opus, ''[[Towards Peace]]'', which will eventually become the Decepticon manifesto. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:Shadowplay3-SenatorWho.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We can rebuild him. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. More logical.]]
As part of a complicated plan to eliminate the threat the Decepticons pose to their social order, Senator [[Proteus]] promises to recognize the Decepticons as a legitimate political entity if 10,000 of them register as such, actually a method of gathering names for future shadowplay. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} To discredit the growing movement, the Senate intends to stage a bombing that will be pinned on the Decepticons. The scheme is foiled by Orion Pax, [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], and a trio of [[Outlier (group)|outliers]] comprising [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Tarn (DJD)|Damus]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. They succeed, but as a repercussion, his friend Senator Shockwave is brainwashed and subjected to empurata and shadowplay by the Institute. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Realizing that he has been "liberated" from the constraints of emotions, Shockwave continues his [[Regenesis|energy research]] in secret. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Thanks to the influence of the Senate, Sentinel is installed as the new Matrix-bearer and becomes “Sentinel Prime”. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Sentinel reorganizes the Senate's security forces into the [[Elite Guard#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Elite Guard]], a collection of thuggish bruisers. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} Infinitus quietly uses his Titan Master talents to assemble a legion of sleeper agents that will join his side should the need arise, including [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] joins his security services and eventually becomes Sentinel's second-in-command. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Hoping to take out the bot responsible for the heist, Sentinel Prime's forces try to track down Orion Pax and his friends, forcing them to go on the run. While on the lam, he meets the ambitious [[Zeta Prime|Zeta]], another of Shockwave's handpicked wunderkind. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}
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===4.2 million BCE===
On [[Moonbase Two|Luna Two]], [[Thymesis Energon mining facility]] workers [[Frak]] and [[Rushcut]] uncover a [[Point One Percenter]] [[spark]] beneath the moon's surface, the first in ten generations. The spark will become [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

===4 million BCE===
[[File:BirthsDeathsAndInterventions-OutlawPax.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You seem familiar. Ain't I killed you before?"]]
By this time, Cybertronian society is growing increasingly secular, and as a result the role of the Functionist Council in society has greatly diminished. When the Senate catches wind of a new hand-shaped [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] that seemingly proves the existence of the supernatural Guiding Hand, they send the Elite Guard to secure the site, cover its existence from prying Functionist eyes, and use the newborn sparks within for experimentation. Orion Pax and his fugitives clash with the Senate for control of the hot spot, and with the help of some time-travelling Autobots they are successful in defending the location. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

With Messatine abandoned, Megatron is transferred to [[Mining Outpost C-12]] on [[Croteus 12]]. Growing increasingly frustrated with his life, he works there for a period of time until Senator [[Decimus]] automates the mine, leaving the miners unemployed. When Decimus and his thuggish police force arrives to announce the closure of the facility, the reaction sparks a riot—and in the chaos, Megatron takes his first life. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} Megatron and his fellow miners escape in a shuttle to join the illegal [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]] beneath the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Megatron takes over the games and is approached by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], an emissary of Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], to cause terror throughout Cybertron. Thousands of new Decepticons join the cause, including the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, who help rebuild the motley collection of gladiators into full-on warriors. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

During this period, Shockwave is approached by Starscream, who brings him before Megatron. Realizing that Shockwave has a goal of his own, but with no interest in what it actually ''is'', Megatron offers the former senator the freedom and resources that the Senate cannot provide. In exchange, Shockwave will use his scientific talents to study and improve on Jhiaxus's technology in the hopes of creating a functioning [[combiner]] for the Decepticons. Shockwave accepts the offer, though he notes that it will take a very long time. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:Apexthrone.JPG|thumb|right|250px|"I could make a giant purple griffin out of stolen automobiles..."]]
Megatron unites his gladiators under the Decepticon banner and arranges their "capture" by Sentinel Prime's forces. Once captured, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] and Soundwave's forces massacre the Senate, and release the Decepticons from prison so they can overrun the security force's HQ. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} News of the Decepticon uprising reaches Sentinel Prime, and the Prime dons his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]] to make a final stand against the Decepticons in Kaon. He loses the ensuing duel with Megatron, and the Decepticon leader fashions his defeated enemy's armor into a throne. With Kaon now a Decepticon stronghold, the security forces withdraw to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Sentinel Prime's body is laid to rest within the [[Primal Basilica]]... but while "Sentinel Prime" has publicly perished, ''Infinitus'' lives on, and the tiny head-bot abandons his old body and goes into hiding underneath Kaon. Neither the Senate nor the Decepticons are able to explain the mysterious loss of the corpse's head. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

Zeta subsequently steps up as the next Prime. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} His leadership—relying heavily on pageantry and theatrical displays of force—restores a semblance of order to Cybertron, forcing the Decepticons back underground for the time being. Orion Pax returns to the force, helping to keep the peace in these troubled times; {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} he asks [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to teach him how to be a ''soldier'' and not just a cop. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

Orion Pax and Zeta help to reshape Cybertron's disorganized security forces into a counter-terrorism army dubbed the "[[Autobot]]s". {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Zeta begins reorganizing Cybertron in ways large and small, "pushing Cybertronian society as fast as it can go". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Among other things, he gives more rights to members of the [[disposable class]], a political move spurred in part by the writings and campaigning of noted adventurer and rhetorician [[Dominus Ambus]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} Under his leadership, Zeta brings back the Senate as the "New Senate", but he also secretly resuscitates the [[Institute]] and turns it into "The New Institute" for his own uses. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

With the Decepticon movement now publicly recognized as a terrorist movement, Zeta takes numerous actions to root out illegal activity, which eventually leads to shutting down popular venues like racetracks. This temporarily puts star racer [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] out of the spotlight. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Orion Pax later oversees a hostage exchange with the Decepticons. This is a trick to capture the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], so the Decepticons can use him to find a Titan and gain spacebridge technology. Pax prevents this. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax}}

[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] is stranded in the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]] and develops a fear of solitude. {{storylink|The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist}} Blurr gets caught in Autobot/Decepticon crossfire, but Orion convinces him to turn his self-confidence to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

[[File:DanceAmongTheShadows-zetaprime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ah, I could just look at myself all day.]]
On the Decepticon side of things, growing tension causes ideological rifts among the community. a sizeable portion of Decepticons maintain that their movement should be one of pacifism, but others—bolstered by Megatron's recent actions—begin preparing for all-out war by amassing weapons from offworld. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Decepticon gunrunner [[Hefter]] finds himself on the wrong side of the law when Zeta's forces crack down on the Decepticons, and his death in police custody sparks a larger inquiry that involves Orion Pax. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} With the help of [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and conflicted Decepticon pacifist [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]], Orion succeeds in uncovering exposing [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]]'s Decepticon cell, but his experiences leave him embittered and ready to go to war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

A young Cybertronian named [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] joins the Autobots after the Decepticons trick him into delivering explosives through his dreams. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

With war looming on the horizon, Prowl forms an alliance with the neutral scientist [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Together, they create many weapons and devices that will see use in the upcoming conflict, but Prowl eventually has a crisis of conscience and recruits Impactor to dispose of his increasingly depraved comrade. Impactor does so in exchange for having [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] released, but finds himself unable to kill "Ostaros", an artificial Cybertronian created in the lab. Instead, he inducts the young "Transformer" into the Autobots as "[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]". {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

Megatron holds [[Declaration Day]], officially announcing the commencement of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Zeta and Orion work to fight back against the Decepticons, but Zeta Prime's ruthlessness pushes him to create the [[vamparc ribbon]], which drains energon from his own citizens and other insurgents. Horrified by his leader, Orion Pax turns on him and forges an alliance with Megatron to overthrow the tyrannical Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

[[File:Autocracy9 pax becomes prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He's getting The Touch.]]
They succeed, and Megatron kills Zeta in an action later remembered as "the gunshot that killed a civilization". {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Megatron immediately betrays Orion, casts him into the depths of Cybertron, and declares himself ruler of the planet. Lost underground, Orion discovers the long-lost true Matrix and is turned into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus uses his new connection with the Matrix to awaken the dormant Metroplex and rally a new army against Megatron's dictatorship. The new army of Autobots drive the Decepticons out of Iacon, setting the stage for all-out war. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] is finally (reluctantly) accepted for a scouting mission and crashlands on [[LV-117]]. He spends a period of time getting beaten up by giant spiders, picking his arm out of giant lizard dung, and sending a distress signal.<ref>In "[[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination]]", Rodimus claims that Wheelie disappeared shortly after Rodimus joined the Autobots, which he did in ''Autocracy''.</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Megatron is overthrown and exiled to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]], who destroys Cybertron's last major source of energon and awakens the ancient monster [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Aided by the [[Quintesson]] [[Pentius]], Megatron is able to return and defeat the beast alongside [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity}}

[[File:Drift2-somewhereinconspicuous.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Are you ''sure'' this is the Heleus Cluster?]]
Alarmed by the energon crisis and escalating hostilities, numerous Cybertronians began evacuating the planet in the [[Exodus (G1)|Exodus]], a mass diaspora of neutrals, conscientious objectors, and other non-participants in the war. Dai Atlas and Tyrest oversee the safe evacuation of approximately 10-20 million refugees. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Among the evacuees are the [[Circle of Light]], who secretly depart Cybertron aboard [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and establish a hidden city on the planet of [[Theophany]]. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} A group of [[Mortilus]]-worshiping neutrals discover the drifting ''Unitrex-1'' near [[Vela Pulsar]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} They take custody of the abandoned ship for the duration of the war, keeping a mutated [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] aboard docile by feeding it [[turbofox]]es. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Megatron revives Trypticon using Pentius's spark and gathers the scattered Decepticon forces for a full-scale assault on the Autobots, but Optimus Prime cleanses him of the Quintesson's influence and captures him, {{storylink|The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy}} though he is soon freed by a Decepticon raid. {{storylink|Post}}

At some point after this, the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] dies under mysterious circumstances. Hoping to keep the legend of the immortal lawman alive, Tyrest creates the [[Magnus Armor]] and recruits [[Point One Percenter|load-bearer]] Autobots to wear it, effectively becoming Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

With both sides searching for a way to bolster their numbers, Cybertronians discover reserves of cryogenically frozen [[Spark]]s created via Nova Prime's Matrix bleeding. These new sparks are used to create new Transformers which become known as "[[M.T.O.|Made to Order]]" soldiers for specific campaigns in what is later termed the "Silver Harvest". {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

The Decepticons move to conquer several nearby cities, and their string of major victories is remembered as the [[Fall of the First Five Cities]] —the conquests of [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], [[Helex (polity)|Helex]], Kaon, and [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus]]. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} These cities become the inspiration for the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], who name their five operatives after the cities. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

Optimus Prime and Megatron repeatedly clash over the course of the war; their very first showdown at the Battle of [[Sherma Bridge]] (2nd Cycle 087) becomes legendary. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Early into the war, Optimus Prime turns down Megatron's first and only invitation for an Autobot surrender. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] is injured saving Optimus Prime from an [[Axer (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}
Tyrest attempts to broker peace between the two sides. His efforts ultimately fail, but do result in the creation of the [[Tyrest Accord]], limiting the spread of Transformer technology to other races. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-BattleOfJunkion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You weren't there, man. You don't know.]]

The Autobot-Decepticon war expands beyond Cybertron and encompasses many other worlds, and thousands of battles occur both on and off Cybertron over a period of time. During this period, Shockwave leads a detachment back to Junkion in order to recruit the natives. They are opposed by Prowl; the struggle goes on, neither side able to gain an advantage over the other, until one faction decides to detonate the planet entirely to keep it out of the other's hands. The surviving Junkions, led by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]], flee the destruction of their home aboard a [[Quintesson Cruiser|gigantic vessel]] and become galactic nomads. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}
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===3 million BCE===
A battle takes place on the planet [[Clemency]] for control of the [[Nightmare Engine]], and a flight of [[K-Class]] Decepticons succeed in killing a bearer of the Magnus Armor. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

The early phases of the war culminate in the destructive [[Simanzi Massacre]], a cataclysmic battle over the [[Crucible]]. Details are unclear, but the fallout from the conflict irradiates a sizeable percentage of the planet while cutting the Cybertronian population in half. Among the casualties is a bearer of the Magnus Armor. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} The Simizani Massacre leads to the [[Forced Flood]] and the [[Endless Retaliation]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

[[File:Omniglobes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Electrohamster balls were a popular accessory for the well-equipped commanding officer.]]
Bolstered by their victories, the Decepticons form the [[Constellate]], marking the peak of Decepticon power. In this brief period, the Decepticons conquer and colonize many worlds, using grandiose weapons of war like the gigantic [[Worldsweeper]]-class warships. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} The devastation visited on other races is enough to prompt the [[Galactic Council]] to permanently blacklist the Cybertronian race, {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} and develop anti-Cybertronian weapons to safeguard their member worlds from future destruction. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

With both sides now defending on-planet and offworld footings, the conflict enters a state of total war as both sides pour all available resources into defeating the other. Optimus and Megatron seal themselves inside [[omniglobe]]s to direct the war effort. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Eventually, the Constellate collapses, marking the decline of the Decepticon's imperial phase. Imperial assets are recalled to Cybertron to fight on the home front. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

[[File:Mtmte 48 grindcore.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Comes with its own cheerful [[The Empyrean Suite|theme tune]]!]]
Skids joins the Autobots as a "bomb negotiator", disabling [[anti-personal mine]]s. One negotiation session goes wrong and lands him in the notorious [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} There, he befriends [[Quark]] and catches the attention of Decepticon Damus—Skids's old friend, now a Decepticon. Damus plays a sadistic game where the Autobot repairs the camp's "teleporter", in reality a smelting chamber, and then kills the fifty Autobots he promised to send away, including Quark. The experience proves traumatic enough for Skids to suppress the memory. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} At some point after this, Damus is promoted and joins the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] as "Tarn". {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Skids eventually escapes prison and joins the Autobot [[Diplomatic Corps]], working to persuade other races to support the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

After several other Magnus Armor wearers succumb to battlefield injuries or ailments, [[Minimus Ambus]] becomes the latest and longest-serving bearer of the Armor. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}
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==100,000+ years ago==
===650,000 BCE===
Shockwave realises Cybertron will soon die and fully launches [[Regenesis]]; using [[energon]] as a catalyst, he launches thirteen specific ores at thirteen distant planets.<ref>"Six Hundred Thousand Meta-Cycles Ago"</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} Unbeknownst to the younger Shockwave, these planets are the thirteen colonies of Cybertronian legend, an ontological paradox set up years beforehand by his future self in the guise of "Onyx Prime." {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing}}

===500,000 BCE===
Shockwave leaves Cybertron to begin examining the fruits of Regenesis. Over the ensuing thousands of years, he discovers that the ores that have formed on the different planets have taken on wildly different attributes, and begins formulating a scheme to use them in conjunction to achieve his dream of fuelling Cybertron forever. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Alpha Trion takes Metroplex off Cybertron to keep him out of Megatron's hands and investigate Shockwave's plot. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

Still searching for usable Titan technology, Megatron has a team of Decepticons led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] search outer space for Metroplex. Crew member [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] finds the Titan, but has a crisis of conscience and ends up letting him go. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Another member, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], is able to find and injure [[Quintessa (IDW)|another Titan]], causing it to teleport to [[Gorlam Prime]] where it goes dormant. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

===18,000 BCE===
Returning to Antilla aboard the titan [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], Onyx Prime and his [[Maximal]]s uncover the core of the Unicron device, which he dubs the "[[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]". {{storylink|Our Finest}} Knowing its destructive potential, Onyx entrusts the device to the Maximal crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', sending them on a deep-space mission to locate the [[Enigma of Combination]] in the knowledge that their quest would take them to Earth; {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Centurion's profile}} Onyx's ultimate goal for the Talisman is for it to poison Cybertron and act as bait to draw in and destroy Unicron, leaving the Transformers freed of their past and able to begin again on Earth. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

===10,000 BCE===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-IceAgeWars.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''All this has happened before All this shall happen again'']]
The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] attack a Decepticon-held Energon silo in [[Sub-Sector-Nine]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1}} Later, they depart Cybertron to hunt down Shockwave in pursuit of revenge for a past defeat. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

The ''Axalon'', needing to refuel, stops by prehistoric Earth after tracking the energon surges from Shockwave's experiments. Shockwave, present to check on his work, shoots them down, and the crash scrambles their memories. As an experiment, he brainwashes and retrofits the crew to think they are prominent Autobots and Decepticons so he can run the "[[Ice Age Wars]]", a control experiment of the Great War while he studies the Talisman.<ref>A caption says [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] hasn't been on the ''Axalon'' for "twenty thousand years", which clashes with ''Spotlight: Shockwave'' but does put this nicely in the Ice Age.</ref> {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}
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===8390 BCE===
[[File:Shockwaveg1idw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"A six-inch retractable claw, like a razor, on the the middle toe. He doesn't bother to bite your jugular like a lion, say... no no. He slashes at you here, or here..."]]
The Ice Age has ended<ref>The real Ice Age ended several thousand years earlier.</ref> and Ore-13 has started to grow unstable. Shockwave abandons his miniature Great War to stabilize Ore-13 but the Dynobots—seeking revenge and sporting energon-shielded beast modes—have finally tracked him down, and they engage him in combat. While he defeats them, he is deactivated by a failsafe set by Grimlock, as the Dynobots' ship triggers a volcanic eruption which buries all six in what would later become [[Eureka]], [[Nevada]].<ref>Shockwave specifies in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]] that he has been waiting for "ten thousand, three hundred and ninety-six years, two months and three days".</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} The abandoned ''Axalon'' crew fight on for a time, but low energon levels eventually force them all into hibernation in secluded regions. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} Megatron assigns Bludgeon to investigate Shockwave's projects {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}—and Soundwave to watch over Bludgeon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] is rescued from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] by an [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|unknown Autobot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] crashlands on an unnamed planet and spends a period of time there watching over young aliens named [[Kita]] and [[Coll]] until Kita dies when Cliffjumper is discovered by Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}

A Decepticon named [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] leaves [[Turmoil]]'s command when he feels disillusioned by what the civil war had become, and he stumbles across the Circle of Light. {{storylink|Drift issue 1}} His coming prompts the Circle to raise their hidden city above ground. {{storylink|Drift issue 4}}

===3000 BCE===
At some point before this period of time, ancient humans discover the Enigma of Combination. The influence of the Enigma "combines" their thoughts and ideas, allowing them to to work together and found the city of [[Uruk (Earth)|Uruk]].<ref>Issue 37 of ''The Transformers'' claims that this only happened 2000 years ago, which contradicts historical events alluded to in later issues ''and'' real life; Uruk existed as far back as 4000 years ago, and was far from the first civilization.</ref> {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

Sumerians develop an early civilization. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===2560 BCE===
The [[Pyramid]]s are constructed. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}} Around this time, the Talisman somehow winds up underneath the [[Tomb of Altomec]] in [[Dahshur]], [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

==100+ years ago==
[[File:GhostStories-onyxprime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|[[Tirac|Tirek]] got a big makeover for his ''[[My Little Pony|Friendship is Magic]]'' appearance.]]
Over time, the colony world of Caminus runs low on resources and energon, becoming increasingly isolated from the rest of the galaxy. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} At an indeterminate point in time, while Caminus still has functioning interstellar ships, the inhabitants detect an emergency beacon from the planet [[Antilla]]; however, the explorers find the planet dead and rusted, and inhabited only by Onyx Prime and his army. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} The surviving explorers flee back to Caminus, but after some years are followed back there by Onyx, who attacks the village [[Parvus Oppidum]] and claims the life of [[Praesidia Magna]], leader of the [[Torchbearer]]s and one of the explorers. Her subordinate [[Pyra Magna|Pyra]] steps up as leader, {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} while the [[Mistress of Flame]] covers up the attack. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

===603 BCE===
The [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s put down local resistance in the [[Skomiloch Territories]]. They remain while [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] rules a mini-empire there. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Snare's personnel evaluation}}

===27 BCE===
Octavian establishes the Roman Empire as {{w|Emperor Augustus}}. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===220===
The Han Dynasty in Ancient [[China]] ends. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1309===
''The earliest known [[Cobra Commander|Commander]] of [[Cobra]] is inspired by the writings of Cobra agent {{i|Dante Alighieri}}, whose ''{{w|Divine Comedy}}'' serves as an allegory for Cobra and its dealings, to expand the organization's pursuits into newly discovered lands and new areas of science and learning. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 13|Inferno}}''

===1320===
''Dante completes and publishes the ''Divine Comedy''. Cobra Commander sadly has his old friend poisoned for risking revealing Cobra to the world, concluding that the virtuous future Dante had envisioned for Cobra would never come to be. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 13|Inferno}}'' {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1408===
Fortress Maximus is instated as warden of [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

===1516===
Runaway [[blacksmith]] turned adventurer-archeologist [[Anode]] and her conjunx endura [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] travel to [[Moonbase Two|Luna Two]] at the behest of their employer, the mysterious "[[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]", in search of a rare piece of "[[Living metal#IDW Generation 1 continuity|widowed metal]]". They run afoul of a Decepticon [[Cybernought]], but Censere, as the "Necrobot", intervenes. He spirits Anode away through time and space, but Lug is left behind and perishes. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

Arcee, who Anode had offered to help with her trauma from Jhiaxus's experiments, is left even more unstable by her sudden disappearance, {{storylink|Post}} and ends up on a violent rampage trying to track down Jhiaxus and destroy everything he created; she is eventually stopped by Ultra Magnus, who has her spark extracted and imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

===1550===
[[File:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|thumb|250px|{{w|Pod People}}.]]
Decepticon scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] comes to the conclusion that Cybertron—between ever-dwindling supplies of energon and the fallout caused by millennia of warfare—will soon be entirely uninhabitable. Believing that the Transformers must find a way to adapt to changing planetary conditions, he develops an upgrade based off of "[[Pretender|polydermal grafting]]" procedures. Unfortunately, he uses himself as a test subject for the process and, driven mad, he ends up destroying the planet even faster before perishing.<ref>700 stellar-cycles ago, so if a stellar cycle is ~7.5 months, then presumptively ~437 years ago.</ref> {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}

Shortly after Thunderwing's rampage, Soundwave uses [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to take control of [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. Beachcomber attempts to assassinate [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], leaving him adrift in space. The Decepticons began a massive offensive against the demoralized Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} It's all for naught anyway as the planet is soon abandoned, a lifeless, radiation-saturated wreck. With Cybertron now completely uninhabitable, the war does not abate, but moves permanently off-planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}

Following the loss of Cybertron, the nature of the war changes, becoming a series of cloak-and-dagger operations on alien worlds. The Decepticon war machine reorganizes around the [[infiltration protocol]], a step-by-step process by which Decepticons covertly infiltrate a planet's society and manipulate events to bring it down from within. As part of this process, three of the [[Warriors Elite]] are promoted to [[Phase Sixer]]s, including [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]—who promptly deserts from the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}
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===1586===
[[United Kingdom|England]] creates the original [[Action Man]] Programme. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1610===
{{w|Galileo Galilei|Galileo}} charts the moons of [[Jupiter]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1700s===
Incumbent Magnus Armor wearer Minimus Ambus is critically injured in the line of duty, requiring him to step down as Ultra Magnus for a prolonged period. He is replaced as the armor's wearer by [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]], a hot-headed Autobot with a disdain for organic life. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

Around this time, the [[Prysmos]]ian sorcerer [[Merklynn]], disgusted by his home planet's technological advancements, plots to reverse their technological development and does so by casting a spell that brings the system's three suns into alignment with one another, shutting down machinery across the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron No More}} In the ensuing "Age of Magic", he and his "[[Visionaries]]" keep the peace until catastrophe strikes: as the suns move back out of alignment, the gravitational forces unleashed tear the world apart, and only a handful of Prysmosians escape its destruction. Merklynn goes out into the galaxy in the hopes of finding a new world to colonize: a quest that, eventually, leads him to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Schismatic}} Though Merklynn believes the de-alignment to have been the fault of his own miscalculations, the true cause was the creation of Unicron, which had harnessed the [[Magic|arcana vast]] from across time and space, destroying Prysmos in the process. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

===1800===
Following the deaths of his family at the hands of the [[Dire Wraith]]s, [[Rom|Rom K'atsema]] of [[Elonia]] joins the [[Solstar Order]] to take the fight to them. On his homeworld, he discovers a [[Ore-12|mysterious ore]], anathema to the Wraiths, that forms itself into a {{i|Space Knight armor|symbiotic armor}} around his body. The Solstar Order uses this ore to found its order of [[Space Knight]]s. {{istorylink|Cold Fire}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

Shortly afterwards, the Dire Wraiths discover Earth, drawn to Shockwave's supplies of [[Ore-13]] to amplify their powerful dark magic. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} Using their shapeshifting talents, Dire Wraith scouts begin infiltrating the worlds' governments and militaries, preparing for an eventual encounter with the Space Knight. {{istorylink|Earthfall: Part Three}}

===1830s===
[[File:Shining Armor 4 - Ultra Vekktral vs Starscream.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"]]
A Galactic Council ship destroys a Camien vessel in the [[Gray Area]]. One protoform survives, recovered by [[Rom]] and taken to the Solstar Order, where the protoform matures into [[Stardrive]]. After some years the Cybertronian joins the Order's Space Knights as a cadet, though she is often excluded and made to feel unwanted thanks to anti-Cybertronian prejudice.

The [[energon synthesizer]] the Order have developed for Stardrive draws the attention of [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], whose Decepticons ally with the Dire Wraith [[Vekktral]] and attack the attack the [[Orchid Crossing]] space station in order. The battle draws the attention of an Autobot ship commanded by Convoy's Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} The ensuing fight sees the Autobots team up with the Solstar Knights to counter the Decepticon/Dire Wraith alliance as both parties battle it out on the frozen world of [[Xetaxxis]], Wraith leader [[Vekktral]] using his [[magic]] to create monstrous Wraith-Cybertronian hybrids. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}} The battle ends with Starscream destroying the energon synthesizer and sterilizing half of the planet in the process, forcing the heroes to retreat and wiping out Vekktral and his Dire Wraiths. The experience leaves Stardrive unwilling to continue fighting in the Space Knights' war; abandoning her allies, she takes up residence on a distant planet... unaware that she has been infected by a fragment of Wraith biomatter.

Bumblebee returns with the Magnus Armor to the Autobot fleet, where Minimus Ambus—recovered from his injuries—takes up the mantle once more. The Galactic Council and the Solstar Order formally decide to keep to their own sectors of space rather than getting caught up in each others' wars, while Starscream determines that the Dire Wraiths are too dangerous to risk allying with—and the Wraiths themselves decide to rely on their magic rather than turning to technology in future. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

===1867===
[[File:BeeandJohnHenry-HOS2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''John Henry was a man just six feet high Nearly two feet and a half across his breast He'd hammer with a nine-pound hammer all day And never get tired and want to rest'']]
Still believing themselves to be the Autobots and Decepticons, the lost Maximals are roused from their slumber by [[human]] activity sometime in the late 19th century.<ref>The ''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' would lay down that the events of ''Hearts of Steel'' took place 150 years before the present date. This date contradicts real-world historical information; In the story, Mark Twain lives in San Francisco, as he did from 1864 to 1866, but refers to a daughter in [[Hearts of Steel issue 4|issue #4]], who would not be born in the real world until 1872.</ref> [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] (believing himself Bumblebee) awakens to the sound of [[John Henry]] laying railroad track. While Centurion takes the form of a steam locomotive and makes contact with John Henry and his friends, the brainwashed "Shockwave" fools disgraced scientist [[Tobias Muldoon]] into helping him create a "Golden Age" of progress. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

Muldoon realizes he's been tricked in time and manages to alert mankind by reaching [[Mark Twain]], helped by "Ravage" following him and Twain defeating him. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} Human industrialists [[Vanflint]] and [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]] collaborate with the Decepticons in Muldoon's place, while John Henry and his friends join the Autobots in heading out to stop the Decepticon's "[[Astrotrain (G1)#Hearts of Steel|Astrotrain]]" reaching [[New York City]] (running through [[United States Army]] blockades). The Autobots fight a running battle down the railroad tracks before knocking the Astrotrain, and the human collaborators riding it, off a cliff. With the threat over, the "Autobots" return to their slumber. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}} {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

===1887===
Dormant Maximals are found by the [[fish people|Deep Ones]] that lurk in our oceans and taken to their unearthly city to join the forces of a slumbering [[Elder God]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

===1888===
[[File:TFInfestation2.2 Optimus Prime vs Elder God.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Iä! Iä! Optimus primhagn!]]
Shipping is being sunk by the fishy foes and their "Seacon" slaves, and "Ironhide" (riding the [[USS Miskatonic|USS ''Miskatonic'']] identifies the threat. The steam-powered "Autobots" are rallied again and seek 1,000,000 volts to power up "Optimus Prime" (actually Domitius Major) with the help of Muldoon and [[Nikola Tesla]], but [[Port Cenotaph]], [[Canada]] is overrun before they reach it. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Domitius Major is awoken just as a combined naval fleet of the world's powers reaches Port Cenotaph and runs into the Elder God. Domitius Major joins the battle and wounds the Elder God badly enough to provoke a retreat, leaving the Royal Navy bemused and questioning Tesla and Muldoon. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}
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==1900s==
[[File:SpotlightHotRod rush.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wheeeeeee!]]
Over the course of his travels, [[Sixshot]] is challenged by the alien [[Reaper]]s. He refuses to join them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}
[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] leads a team to secure the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]]. [[Doubledealer]], posing as an Autobot, sabotages the raid. Hot Rod hides the Magnificence. He later infiltrates the Decepticon penal colony [[Styx]] to rescue "Dealer", who befriends him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Meanwhile, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] crash-land on the planet [[Tsiehshi]], one of Shockwave's Regenesis test planets. The barren, uncharted planet is covered with radioactive crystals of [[Ore-8]]. Outback is killed in the crash, and Kup is slowly driven insane by the radiation. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

The massacre at [[Babu Yar]] takes place, which sees the deployment of the controversial bioweapon [[Gideon's Glue]] against [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Bullets}}

===1914-1919===
The Maximal Autobots are, by this time, slowly dying off, though several beginning to shake off their reconditioning and realizing that they are not who they believed themselves to be. Several of the Maximals try to find the Talisman and perish in the attempt. [[World War I]] breaks out on Earth, and Domitius Major and Centurion stumble on a battleground. Seeing real conflict causes their artificial memories of the Great War to unravel; Domitius perishes, but Centurion, confused and enraged, dedicates the remainder of his life to hunting down and killing the remaining Maximals on Earth. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

===1941===
[[Merklynn]]—who has arrived on Earth at some point before this time—has forged a [[human]] disguise and a new alter-ego as "Garrison Kreiger". Hoping to plot a new course, he joins the [[United States Army|US army]] at the beginning of [[World War II]]. {{storylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine|One Unholy Machine}}

[[Sgt. Savage|Robert Steven Savage]] also joins the military; after going above and beyond the call of duty in [[Galibi]], he receives a crack team of his own to command: the elite [[Screaming Eagles]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Sgt. Savage profile}}

===1943===
With Garrison "Blitz" Kreiger now serving as an officer on the Screaming Eagles, the unit is deployed to fight in [[Kalistan]]. They are startled to find [[IRON Trooper|robot drones]]—in reality, creations of the Talisman—fighting for the Axis. [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], recognizing them as the work of alien magic, becomes fascinated by them. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

===1944===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionVsFakeShockwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''We're leaving together, but still it's farewell'']]

In the winter of 1944, Centurion tracks the last of the ''Axalon'' crew—"[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]"—to his hiding place in [[France]]. The two battle one another, and are witnessed by the Screaming Eagles, who have arrived in France to help out the local resistance. Centurion defeats his foe and takes his gun as a trophy. Centurion asks for their help in tracking down his old starship so that he can die in peace, and although Kreiger is horrified at the prospect of the "mechanical hell" the Maximals embody, he convinces Savage to assist the alien... and so that he can learn more about the IRON Troopers.

The trio eventually locate the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s frozen remains in [[Brasnya]], but are unprepared for an IRON Trooper ambush, or the sight of the robots puppeteering Domitius's corpse to attack the group. Though Centurion defeats his reanimated commander, energies unleashed by the Talisman caused the ship to vanish, with taking [[Sgt. Savage]] with it. A confused and upset Centurion agreed to assist Kreiger, who spends the next several decades grooming him as he begins a decades-long search for the Talisman. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}
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===1960s===
Disabled amateur sleuth [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] accidentally stumbles on a ring of Brasnyan spies smuggling alien technology into the United States. Their plan is foiled by British super-spy [[Action Man]], who offers Power some words of encouragement. Bolstered by this praise, he goes on to study some of the technology he surreptitiously recovers from their base and eventually builds himself a new set of prostheses. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

===1982===
[[File:Adventure Team Revolution.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"If it is there, at Tanis, then it is something that man was not meant to disturb."]]
After serving with the [[Green Berets]], [[Joe Colton|Joseph B. "Joe" Colton]] is selected to join the [[Adventure Team]], an crack team of American operatives. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #1}} He serves alongside elite military assets such as [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] and [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]]. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} They are eventually joined by superpowered operatives including [[Bulletman]] and Mike Power, now calling himself the "[[Atomic Man]]". {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} {{storylink|Power and Glory}} As "G.I. Joe", Colton and the Adventure Team enjoy numerous globetrotting escapades, on one occasion meeting Action Man. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

===1984===
Soundwave is sent to investigate Bludgeon's activities on Earth {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} but first makes a detour to Egypt to investigate unusual energy readings.

Kreiger, having spent decades scouring the Earth for alien artifacts, finally tracks the Talisman to its resting place in the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] and goes to retrieve it, disposing of his [[Elliot Marsh|guide]] along the way. A few days later, the Adventure Team is deployed to rescue him. The team battles IRON Troopers and runs afoul of Soundwave before before discovering Kreiger and the Talisman. The Talisman upgrades Mike Power's cybernetic limbs; thus empowered, the team is able to see the Decepticon off and recover the Talisman, entrusting it to British intelligence. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

Soundwave returns to his main mission on Earth, but is deactivated when Bludgeon, after some of Shockwave's Regenesis ore—which he calls "ultra-energon"—triggers the eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]].<ref>In real life, the volcano erupted four years earlier.</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

===1985===
[[File:SpotlightSoundwave infoispower.jpg|thumb|left|Decepticonism killed the radio star.]]
Soundwave, [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are excavated by [[Skywatch]]. Interest is taken in the cassettes, found in "[[robot mode]]", but Soundwave, in cassette player mode, is apparently discarded. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

===1988===
[[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] lands on the backwater planet [[Nebulos]]. The latest in a series of flagrant violation of the Tyrest Accords, he develops a working relationship with [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]] and the [[Zarak Consortium]] as part of his ''modus operandi''. The duo develop a variation of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process involving hybridizing [[Nebulan]]s and Cybertronians. Ultra Magnus tracks Scorponok to [[Nebulos]], but despite taking severe damage, the Decepticon escapes.<ref>29 stellar cycles ago, or 18 years</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

[[Solomus|Tyrest]] constructs the supercomputer/judging machine [[Aequitas]], based off of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]]' old designs. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} The [[Aequitas trials]] begin, a catalog of Autobot atrocities. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} What nobody but Tyrest knows is that every Autobot on trial is "[[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]]", a process he'd help develop. The revelation is enough to gnaw at his conscience, and eventually Tyrest vanishes from the public eye. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

Skids eventually moves to Prowl's covert [[Special Operations]], necessitating faking his own death. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Partnered with [[Getaway]], he is sent to "assassinate" the rogue Tyrest by using a [[nudge gun]] to implant the impulse to resign in the Chief Justice's increasingly disturbed mind. The plan fails, and Skids barely manages to escape. Aboard his escape craft, he uses the gun to erase his own memory before setting the shuttle to hone in on the coordinates of his handlers, the [[Duobot]]s. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

===1990===
Obsessed with defeating [[Squadron X]], the [[Wrecker]]s track them down to the planet [[Pova]]. After capturing them, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] is ordered to release them due to a technicality. Instead, he executes the prisoners, and as a consequence is himself imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. Springer subsequently takes over leadership of the Wreckers. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers}} {{storylink|Bullets}}

After a disastrous mission, a despairing Mike Power turns to Kreiger to further upgrade his limbs. Power disappears from the public eye as Kreiger, hoping to use Power for his own ends, experiments on him further. {{storylink|Power and Glory}} Though deprived of their most powerful member, Joe Colton reorganizes the team into the totally radical "Adventure Force". {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===1994===
After years of augmentation to his body by Garrison Kreiger, Mike Power reactivates the Talisman, causing a surge of energy and the reappearance of both the ''Axalon'' and a confused Sgt. Savage. Before explanations can be provided, the Adventure Team — now rechristened the "Adventure Force" — storm the facility to shut down Krieger's experiments; team member [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] does not detect any signs of life from Mike Power's body, and the team is incorrectly left to believe that Power has died. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

Over the following decade, the time-displaced Sgt. Savage goes on to have many totally radical adventures, teaming up with the contemporary Action Man's [[Team Extreme]] and fighting ninja, mutants eco-terrorists, and skateboard gangs! {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===1997===
[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and Metroplex return to Cybertron. Hoping to return the planet to habitability, Alpha Trion slowly begins cleaning Cybertron's polluted atmosphere.<ref>12 meta-cycles ago, or 13 years</ref> {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

===1999===
''A {{i|Chimera|genius psychologist}} serving in the [[United States of America|United States]] military murders his family and deserts the army, taking with him a cache of explosives and ordnance. Over the seven years that follow, he goes on to build a fortune on pyramid schemes as a Wall Street broker. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}}''

==2000s==
At some point, a mission by incumbent [[Action Man]] {{i|Mike Brogan}} prevents the Action Man Programme's arch-nemesis [[Doctor X]] from using a chemical compound to mutate college students. In the mission's aftermath, the head of intel for the Action Man Programme {{i|Mercy Gale}} discovers the body of Doctor X in the wreckage caused by Action Man's entry, and, covering up his death, takes his place as the new Doctor X in order to effect real change instead of just reacting to supervillains' schemes. {{istorylink|Mr Love and Justice}}

===2001===
[[File:What Its Really Like - Jazz likes jazz.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"The music was ''dope''."]]
The current era of Transformer activity on Earth begins. Starscream heads a unit on Earth as part of the now-standardized infiltration protocol, and the Autobots retaliate by deploying an Autobot cell led by Prowl. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Advance scout [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] is the first Autobot to make planetfall, {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} and is eventually joined by the rest of Prowl's team aboard the ''[[Ark-19]]''. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

Conspiracy theorists like [[Hunter O'Nion]] begin searching for evidence of extraterrestrials after the anomalous "Buchanan crop manifestations" in [[Iowa]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

The Cybertronians discover that Earth is not as unaware of their presence as they might have thought—the Decepticons become aware of the [[Machination]]. In reality, this is merely a front for Scorponok's latest operation, intending to build off his Headmaster research on Nebulos in the hopes of supplying himself, by this point reduced to little more than a ruined head, with a new body. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

===2006-7===
[[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This is your Starscream on drugs.]]

Shockwave's hand is discovered in an excavation in Nevada. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} News of the dig reaches the conspiracy theorists but is considered a fringe theory, the "paleo-purists". {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

''General Clayton Abernathy — codenamed "[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]" — forms the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joint Services Special Counterterrorist Group]], a secretive counter-terrorism unit whose members are taken from the most elite members of the military and legally declared dead for secrecy. His first recruits are Shana O'Hara, given the name [[Scarlett]], and the former Adventure Team member Lonzo "[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]]" Wilkison. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}''

Joshua Red and Skywatch bring in Joe Colton and Garrison Kreiger to run their Mount St. Helens base, [[Project Hot House|Project: Hot House]]. The Skywatch team manages to revive the incapacitated Decepticon [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], but the Transformer escapes, bringing him into conflict with Hawk's newly-formed team; meanwhile, Sgt. Savage arrives in response to a priority distress beacon sent by Colton and Kreiger. Kreiger's ally Centurion defeats Bugly and brings the Decepticon, the Joes and Savage back to the base, and inside, Kreiger has Centurion chain Bugly to the Talisman and throw Savage at it, destroying the Decepticon and flinging Savage into the future once more; the destruction of Bugly proves to Colton and Kreiger that the Talisman can be used as a weapon. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

From the Dead Universe, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] lures [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to the rapidly-evolving world of [[Gorlam Prime]] and implants a device in his brain. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

On Earth, Starscream's infiltration unit discover ripe samples of Shockwave's Regenesis ore, dubbing it "Ore-13". In [[Arizona]], wandering drifter [[Verity Carlo]] steals a [[SM-40|palm computer]] from a travelling businessman, unaware that her victim is really an agent of the Machination. Possessing a record of Cybertronian activity on Earth makes her, Hunter, and [[Jimmy Pink]] targets of the Decepticons, prompting Ratchet to intervene. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Ratchet brings them back to the Autobot base, and, learning that the Decepticons have preemptively initiated "siege mode", brings the humans along to investigate their abandoned base in [[Nebraska]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

[[File:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''The thunder of guns Tore me apart You've been Thunderstruck!'']]

The humans discover that Megatron has come to Earth; Megatron learns from the base's old files that Starscream plans on overthrowing his leader using Ore-13. Disgusted by the power games—and infuriated when [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] accidentally bomb their old base with him inside—Megatron sets off to the new command bunker in [[Oregon]] to retake command. Megatron quickly puts down Starscream's insurrection and announces the beginning of "phase 2". {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

''Hawk's next recruit to his elite team is Sergeant Conrad Hauser, given the new name "[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]", selected for his heroic defense of a supply convoy in {{i|Trucial}}. {{istorylink|In or Out?}} At around the same time, the former psychologist who deserted the army has his finances ruined by the collapse of one of his pyramid schemes; visiting a [[Las Vegas]] plastic surgery clinic, he has his face reconstructed in order to build a new life, but is recognised by his former military ally [[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]]. The man blows up the clinic to erase the evidence of his new identity, but Snake Eyes survives and is recruited by G.I. Joe. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}} The team manage to kill this "Chimera" and prevent the release of a nerve toxin in 10 major cities, but have no time to also stop the release of financial information that would trigger a subprime mortgage crisis. {{istorylink|Origins issue 5|Origins #5}}''

''In the aftermath of their first mission, the team takes {{i|Pit|the abandoned base}} Chimera was operating out of as their headquarters, and is informally named "[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]" after Joe Colton, with his blessing. {{istorylink|Origins issue 5|Origins #5}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Not long afterwards, Sergeant Marvin Hinton manages to track his cousin — a founding member of G.I. Joe codenamed [[Heavy Duty]] — to the base after assuming him to be dead, and is inducted into the team himself under the codename of [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 11|G.I. Joe vol. 3 #11}}''

Orbiting the dead husk of Cybertron, the crew of the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' pick up an anomalous energy burst. Jetfire and several [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s investigate the strange readings and discover that Bludgeon has used his "ultra-energon" to reanimate Thunderwing's corpse. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Thunderwing lays waste to Nebulos and overruns the Decepticon cell already located on the planet before returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Optimus Prime calls in the Wreckers to combat the threat, and bringing their full firepower to bear the Autobots blast Thunderwing until he runs out of energon. Jetfire analyzes Bludgeon's files and discovers information related to Earth and the Regenesis project. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}} The news prompts Optimus to set course for Earth, and he arrives shortly after Megatron removes Starscream from command. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Meanwhile, Soundwave, still trapped in his alternate mode, is purchased from a pawn shop. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}
Springer orders a costly mission to rescue the stranded and demented [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], whose Spark is beginning a fatal meltdown. They eventually succeed, but not without taking significant losses at the hands of the elderly Autobot, who mistakes his rescuers for [[zombie]]s. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

[[File:Megsandspidy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Later, he died off-panel.]]
Shortly after Megatron arrives on Earth, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] joins the Decepticon's Earth unit. Megatron initiates a plan to increase political unrest on Earth using [[Psycho-Prism|technology]] stolen from [[Doctor Doom]]. Facing resistance from the Autobots and [[Avengers]], the Decepticons initiate [[mirror response mode]] and boost their powers by tapping into [[Spider-Man]]'s superhuman abilities. Megatron's plan is thwarted by the Autobots and Avengers, helped in part by Ramjet's increasing disloyalty to Megatron. {{storylink|New Avengers/Transformers|Man and Machine}}

While returning the humans to their normal lives, Machination forces successfully tail and capture [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] and Hunter O'Nion while incapacitating [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Prime, Jazz, and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] join Ironhide to search for the attackers. Meanwhile, the Decepticons proceed to phase two by activating numerous [[Facsimile construct|facsimile]] sleeper agents within world governments to further destabilize human society. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}}

The Decepticons use their facsimiles to, among other things, escalate tension between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]]. The Autobots intervene, and Prime summons Hot Rod, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to Earth. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} During the battle, Prime is nearly killed and encounters the form of [[Nova Prime]] within [[infraspace]] as he shunts his consciousness into his trailer. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

''G.I. Joe agent [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], bed-bound after an injury in the field, discovers consistent references to "[[Cobra]]" in various terrorist communications. Unable to convince his superiors of his theory that Cobra is a major player driving the happenings of the terrorist underworld, Mainframe goes AWOL in order to investigate Cobra alone. As a parting message, he warns the Joes to "beware {{i|Rangoon}}". {{istorylink|Origins issue 7|Origins #7}}''

Ironhide, Ratchet, Jimmy, and Verity continue to search for Sunstreaker's disappearance, but Ironhide is severely damaged in the process and left behind. Unbeknownst to them, Sunstreaker and Hunter are sent to surgical prep to test the Machination's [[binary bonding]] process. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

Skywatch takes over the excavation of Shockwave and the Dinobots, while also reactivating and reprogramming Ravage and Laserbeak into loyal Skywatch operatives. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

[[File:SLOptimus prime vs monstructor.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Quickly, give him your face and he'll go away!]]
With Megatron's other forces busy, Ramjet initiates an ambitious plan to overthrow the Decepticon leader and sieze control of the Decepticons, involving, among other things, a group of jive-talking [[Mini-Constructicon]]s. His bungled plan ends when Megatron returns from Brasyna, beats him to death, and throws his parts across the globe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] is found drifting in space and returned to the Autobot fold. As he reintegrates into the Autobot command structure, he helps free [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] from Decepticon control. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Optimus Prime briefly leaves Earth to meet with the ancient warrior [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], from whom he learns more about Nova Prime and the nature of Nova's original quest. Optimus winds up defeating and capturing Monstructor, and he sends the "Monstructor Six" into the care of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Around this time, Wheelie's original distress signal from LV-117 finally reaches Autobot space… only to be ignored due to more pressing concerns. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Galvatron briefly leaves the Dead Universe to travel to Cybertron to retrieve Thunderwing's body, defeating [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]'s unit on the way. He takes his trophy to [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] initiates an attack on the Autobot prison facility at [[Garrus-9]] in an attempt to free the long-imprisoned Monstructor team. Realizing that they need another of Jhiaxus's creations to track down the unpredictable escapees, Fortress Maximus takes a gamble by releasing [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and sending the warrior-bot after them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

His defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime turns Megatron's behavior increasingly erratic, and so the Earth-bound Decepticons reactivate Starscream to help deal with the problem. Hoping to get an edge over Optimus Prime, Megatron summons Sixshot to Earth, violating the infiltration protocol. Sixshot, though internally conflicted, follows orders and opens fire on the Autobot assets stationed on the planet, destroying the ''Ark-19''. He is, however, followed by the Reapers. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] and Hot Rod attempt to rescue Ironhide but are attacked by the Machination's army of mass-produced [[Sunstreaker clone]]s. With Hardhead's help, they defeat them and rescue Ironhide. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:Devastation03-HeadmasterHunter.jpg|thumb|left|250px|My hands! My horrible human hands!]]
Meanwhile, Hunter awakens at Machination headquarters and finds Sunstreaker's head. He undergoes the Headmaster process as [[Abraham Dante]] does the same with [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]. Stealing a spare clone body, he links with Sunstreaker's mind to become a Headmaster and uses his new body to escape the facility. However, the Machination takes Sunstreaker's real head. The hybrid Sunstreaker/O'Nion entity agrees to search for Sunstreaker's real head in the hopes of undoing the process. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

From the [[Dead Universe]], Nova Prime orders Galvatron to Earth to deal with the Reapers, whom Sixshot has aligned with, before Starscream shuts him down using a failsafe trigger. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The other Decepticons engage the Reapers, losing the [[Battlecharger]]s, before being covertly assisted by Galvatron. Triumphant in his mission, he returns to the Dead Universe with Sixshot's body. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Learning of the breakout at Garrus-9, the majority of the Autobots prepare to leave Earth, though Hot Rod and Sunstreaker remain. Concurrently, Skywatch is notified of the battle and prepares to deploy their latest and most powerful asset: Grimlock. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}} After he is awoken, he escapes from Skywatch and refuses an offer to join forces with Scorponok. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

''Soldier {{i|Mad Monk|Michael Monk}}, who served alongside Duke in Trucial, {{istorylink|Threat Matrix 3 of 4}} is recruited into Cobra by psychologist {{i|Lester Horvath}}, following the discovery that he ranks as an incredibly rare "1" on Horvath's {{i|Lome System}}. Horvath places Monk under high-ranking Cobra member {{i|Krake}}, secretly hoping to sabotaging the terrifyingly brilliant member of High Command, and is eventually killed by Monk for acting outside of Cobra's interests — though not before informing Monk of his intentions, and the fact that Krake has had Monk's family imprisoned in {{i|Section Ten}}. {{istorylink|Sedition by Numbers Part 4|Sedition by Numbers}}''

On Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] arrives and attacks Hound's crew as revenge for the devastation wrought by the war. His attack is interrupted by Ultra Magnus, and he is forced to retreat to [[Corata-Vaz]]. After activating the [[Nega-Core]], Cyclonus is again set upon, and activates the Nega-core's reanimated guardian, Thunderwing. He is forced to return to the Dead Universe as his body has been in the "living" world too long. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:SpotlightCyclonus DeadUniversetransformers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Death walks among you."]]
In the wake of the attack, Optimus and his crew arrive at Garrus-9. They meet with [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] and head back to the ''Ark-32''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

The forces of the Dead Universe—including Jhiaxus, Galvatron, Straxus and Grindcore—leave the Dead Universe to begin the [[Expansion]]. Leading the charge is Nova Prime, now calling himself "Nemesis Prime". {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Nightbeat and Hardhead travel to [[Gorlam Prime]] to investigate Nightbeat's missing memories, and they encounter a large group of [[Micromaster]]s trying to impede their progress. The pair makes it to the Dead Universe portal and Jhiaxus takes control of Nightbeat, forcing Hardhead to kill him, and dive into the portal himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Jetfire decides to use [[Pretender]] technology to enable [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Groundbreaker]], and [[Waverider]] to survive the Benzuli Expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Optimus receives a transmission from Dealer, who says that he's been monitoring the current situation, and he thinks that all of the answers they seek lie in the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Hot Rod agrees and both travel to [[Ki-Aleta]], the planet where Hot Rod had hidden it earlier. Using the oracle, Hot Rod discovers that Dealer betrayed him, and sends the traitor to his death moments before he could do the same to him. The Magnificence later provides useful info to Ultra Magnus about the machinations of Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

On Earth, Straxus and Grindcore mine energon in [[China]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They are prevented doing this by Hound's team, primarily Sideswipe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:IDWAutobotPretenders.jpg|thumb|left|250px|To infinity and beyond!]]
Galvatron and Cyclonus attack the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]'', the ship of Cloudburst and crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They are beamed out seconds before their ship explodes by the Technobots in the ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', who present them with their own personal Pretender carapaces. Using these, they battle Galvatron and Cyclonus, defeating one and allowing the other to escape. Using their shells as temporary shields, they cross into the Dead Universe and manage to seal the gate to the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Nemesis Prime arrives on Garrus-9, and is faced by Optimus Prime. Optimus is attacked, using the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} However, the Darkness reaches out to Optimus as a successor. Nemesis continues the attack but is blasted in the back by Galvatron and falls dead. The Darkness enters Optimus Prime. Galvatron offers Prime a choice: kill himself in the nearby Solar Pool, or willingly pass on the Darkness to him. Prime does both, passing on the Darkness ''and'' tossing Galvatron into the pool. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} Meanwhile, Arcee manages to track down Jhiaxus beneath Gorlam Prime, and with some help from an undead Hardhead, defeats him. With Jhiaxus rendered functionally immortal due to the energies of the Dead Universe portal, Arcee gleefully kills him over, and over, and over, and over… {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Above ground, the residents of Gorlam Prime finally complete their evolution into wholly mechanical beings. In honor of their great leap forward, they rename their planet… ''Cybertron''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:GrimlockMaxDino01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Because "Skree-onk" was copyrighted.]]
Back on Earth, Grimlock and the other Dynobots end up fighting Sunstreaker clones in [[Fallon]], [[Nevada]] in an event orchestrated by Scorponok and the Machination. Hoping to repair their ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', Grimlock calls the [[Monsterbot]]s for help. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}}

Hot Rod takes on Scorponok and fails, while Sunstreaker and Hunter try to reclaim Sunstreaker's original head. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} The Monsterbots arrive on Earth just in time to rescue the bedraggled Dynobots. The Dynobots begin to have misgivings about Grimlock's increasingly unstable leadership—feelings which come to a head when it appears [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] has died from a blast by Scorponok. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

Soundwave, Shockwave, Laserbeak, and Ravage plot together and free themselves from Skywatch's control; {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave involves himself in the battle with Scorponok, and both are ultimately are defeated by Grimlock and the Dynobots. Ultra Magnus arrives to arrest the group. Though Grimlock willingly goes with Ultra Magnus, the other four Dynobots walk free thanks to his sacrifice. Shockwave, Scorponok, and Grimlock are all sent to Garrus-9 after a trial, though Grimlock's sentence is shortened thanks to bringing in two wanted Decepticons. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

===2008===
[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|thumb|left|250px|He's your huckleberry.]]
Hoping to bolster the Decepticon ranks, Megatron and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] create the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. The process is highly imperfect, however, and the thousands upon thousands of failed clones are abandoned on Cybertron to become the feral "[[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]]". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

Shortly after their creation, scientist [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] completes Shockwave's project regarding Jhiaxus's combination technology. The end result is [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]: a mentally stable, combat-ready combiner using the like-minded [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

Perceptor rebuilds Kup using [[Pretender]] technology, reversing the deleterious effects of Ore-8 on his mind. At Prowl's insistence, however, Perceptor also adds technology into Kup's new body that will allow Prowl to take control of the elderly Autobot. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}} With his new lease on life, Kup organizes a team to rescue captured Autobots. They receive assistance from former Decepticon Deadlock, now known as [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} On their first mission, they rescue Hot Rod from Bludgeon and the Monster Pretenders; Perceptor is injured and upgrades himself into a sniper. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

Sixshot, freed from the Dead Universe following the defeat of Nemesis Prime, attacks [[Orvus Base]] to recover secret Autobot scientific research, only for the [[Throttlebot]]s to escape to the nearby planet [[Salvvatan VIII]]. Though Sixshot pursues them, they are rescued by Metroplex, who transforms from the city mode he was hiding as on the planet and stomped the six changer, temporarily incapacitating him. However, Metroplex immediately takes off with the object that he was on the planet to protect, leaving the Throttlebots on Sakvvatan VIII. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}} Unfortunately, Sixshot soon recovers and damages the team's shuttle as they try to leave; though the remaining Throttlebots believe they manage to kill the Decepticon before taking off, they soon crash land on the planet [[Regalis V|Botanica]]. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

On Earth, Ratchet succeeds in separating Sunstreaker and Hunter. Horrified and disgusted by what humans did to him, Sunstreaker makes a Faustian deal with [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to help him take out Megatron in exchange for the Autobots permanently abandoning Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #8}} Ratchet returns Hunter to his house and leaves, unaware that Bombshell is preparing to abduct the young human to gain access to the Headmaster technology still implanted in his body. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

''Following a mission to Rangoon that ends in disaster and a battle with his old [[Arashikage]] clan brother [[Storm Shadow]], Snake Eyes goes AWOL from G.I. Joe to investigate Cobra, though he retains back-channel communications with Scarlett. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 6|G.I. Joe #6}}''

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-Overlord.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I come in peace. Shoot to kill."]]

Using Autobot access codes acquired from Sunstreaker, Megatron launches "[[Surge (event)|The Surge]]": across the galaxy, Decepticons abandon infiltration protocol and launch an all-out attack on every major Autobot outpost. {{storylink|Bullets}} The Autobots on Earth are led into a Decepticon trap and are soundly defeated, leaving Optimus Prime in critical condition. Megatron takes the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and exiles them back to Cybertron while he and his Decepticons run amok on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #8}}

During the Surge, [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s assault [[Garrus-9]]. Rogue former Decepticon [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] kills Skyquake and takes over the prison, turning it into an arena for his own amusement. Former warden Fortress Maximus is lobotomized and repeatedly tortured. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} As part of a deal, Overlord releases Shockwave and restores him operational status; in return, Shockwave removes the [[Achilles virus]] implanted in Overlord's body as a failsafe. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Knowing that he is being targeted by the Decepticon Justice Division, Shockwave selects a crew consisting of ''other'' Decepticons on their "list", and offers them as a trade for his life when the DJD tracks him down; however, Tarn rejects his offer, intent on following the list in order despite its inefficiency. Unaware that the DJD is only there for Scorponok, three members of Shockwave's crew—Scorponok, Flame and Flywheels—eject themselves into space before Shockwave manages to shut off the transmission of Tarn's lethal voice. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}} Flywheels is found by the crew of the [[Weak Anthropic Principle]] (aka the "Foragers"), while Scorponok and Flame are found and claimed by the Grand Architect, manifesting as an enormous spacebound heiroglyph. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

[[File:AHM2Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|200px|YOU—ARE NOT—PREPARED.]]

On [[May 29]], 2008, the Earth-based Decepticons make their presence known to humankind. Their combined forces demolish [[New York City]] and easily defeat the US military. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Colonel Daniel Witwicky]] is brought to New York to aid in its defense, though his troops can do little to defeat the onslaught. The Decepticons rampage across America and annihilate major cities across the nation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} Within a matter of hours, [[Washington, D.C.]] falls. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} College student [[Marissa Faireborn]], in New York as part of the {{w|Occupy Wall Street}} movement, has her worldview shaken by the scope and horror of the invasion. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

Mercy Gale, head of intelligence for the [[Action Man Programme]]—and, in secret, the AMP's greatest nemesis [[Doctor X]]—makes her own arrangements that prevent the Decepticon invasion from touching the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}}

Over the next few days, the Autobots and humans struggle to get back on their feet while the Decepticons continue to ravage cities across the globe. On Cybertron, Kup's team crash-lands on the planet and joins the stranded Autobots, who are fighting off the Swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} On Earth, Colonel Witwicky appoints a team lead by his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] to take out Megatron. Spike's team is killed by Ratbat and Spike is the only survivor. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Without the Autobots, the Decepticons quickly grow bored and start squabbling among themselves. The [[European Union]] decides to end the threat by deploying nuclear weapons against New York. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Frustrated by Megatron's sudden listlessness, Starscream plots with the Insecticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

On Cybertron, the Autobots decide to use their remaining energon to repair Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} The Autobots struggle to elude the Swarm, but Perceptor is injured. Guilt ridden, Sunstreaker makes the ultimate sacrifice and detonates a bomb to blow up a bridge (and himself) to keep the Swarm away from the other Autobots. Just before he does so, he reveals to Ironhide that it was he who brokered the deal with Starscream that betrayed the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Sarah and Bridge run into Spike, and are later joined by [[Charles (G1)|Charles]], seeking revenge against [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] for killing his son. With a weapon reverse-engineered from Shockwave, Spike brings Rumble down with the help of his new friends. On Cybertron, Optimus Prime is repaired, along with the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Bombshell builds a [[space bridge]] and reveals that he helped hack into the Autobots' defenses using technology gained by dissecting Hunter O'Nion. Starscream teams up with the Insecticons and Constructicons to attack Megatron, but they are not successful. The Autobots on Cybertron are saved by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and taken back to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

===2009===
{{note|According to "[[Ride-Along]]", the events of ''All Hail Megatron'' spanned over a year, though it's unclear exactly when the transition to 2009 happened.}}

[[File:AHM12 prime vs megs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One Shall...oh, you know the drill.]]
The Autobots arrive on Earth and battle the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Megatron gets the upper hand against Prime and orders a retreat, leaving the Autobots to be nuked by the humans… but Spike Witwicky, welding a powerful weapon reverse-engineered from Transformer technology, shoots Megatron in the face, allowing Prime to smash Megatron in the face with his own fusion cannon. With Megatron grievously wounded, Starscream takes command and orders a retreat.

The Decepticons do so, but [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] stays behind to dispose of the EU's bomb. He succeeds, but [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] blasts him out of the sky for his efforts.

Discovering that his brother's old Headmaster partner has been horrifically mutilated under Bombshell's custody, Sideswipe mercifully terminates the vegetative Hunter. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} In the aftermath, Optimus Prime talks Ironhide out of retiring. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

Believing the Matrix to be purely symbolic and now devoid of any power it might have once held, Starscream prepares to dump it into space. When [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] reminds him that the Autobots use it to choose their leaders, Starscream declares that with Megatron incapacitated, he will use the Matrix to lead the Decepticons to victory once more. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Though the Decepticons have been defeated and mostly driven off-planet, Earth is largely in ruins. More than a billion people have died worldwide from the invasion, and most major cities are left utterly devastated by the Decepticons. Military assets begin hunting for Decepticon stragglers; as part of these early missions, Spike defeats Ravage, but is injured. Faced with a persistent Decepticon threat, Skywatch is heavily reorganized, going from a clandestine paramilitary organization into a international peacekeeping unit designed to hunt down and eliminate rogue Transformers on Earth, wielding reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology. Sparkplug is made head of Skywatch and recruits Spike to work for him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|The Man of Steel}} This new incarnation of Skywatch does not differentiate between factions, and hunts both Autobots and Decepticons indiscriminately. Bumblebee briefly breaks cover to save some humans and is injured for his efforts. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

After the Decepticon invasion, Action Man Programme director {{i|Patrick Cain}} steps down and is replaced by [[Pauline Bestley]]. {{istorylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Pauline Bestley profile}}

[[File:SeasonsInFlight thundercracker discovers tv.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Eight years later and we still haven't gotten him off the couch.]]
Over the next two years, humans and Cybertronians alike struggle to recover from the Surge. With their infrastructure across the galaxy in shambles, many Autobots seek shelter on Earth. Humanity slowly repairs the damage caused by the invasion, but are enraged at the Cybertronians that remain on their planet. After witnessing a defenseless [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] executed by a group of police officers, Prowl decides that with their numbers so reduced by war, all Cybertronian life—even Decepticons—needs to be protected. {{storylink|Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl}}

Thundercracker survives his ordeal, but is badly damaged and unable to transform or fly. Stranded in the ruins of New York, Thundercracker takes refuge in an abandoned building and watches [[television]] to pass the time until he's rescued. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

''Cobra commissions Laird James "[[Destro]]" McCullen to create the [[M.A.S.S. device]], a teleporter allowing instantaneous transport across the world; however, his theory is flawed, and he is forced to seal himself into a metal containment suit to survive after testing the device on himself. For his failure, Destro is brought to Cobra's arctic "[[Section Zero]]" base to fix his creation or die. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 6|G.I. Joe #6}} {{istorylink|The Betrayers Part 4}}<ref name="GIJoe"/> At the same time, Cobra High Command members [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax and Xamot Paoli]] are hired to provide intelligence on G.I. Joe for {{i|Colonel Shtern}}, who wishes to create [[Oktober Guard|a Russian counterpart to the team]]. {{istorylink|Oktober Guard, Part 3|Oktober Guard, Part 3}}''

[[File:Crashsuitsandtransports.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Geronimo!'']]
Skywatch continues its anti-Transformer operations, reverse-engineering Cybertronian technology to produce new weapons to safely combat rogue Transformers on Earth; this initiative culminating in the development of the unit's signature [[crash suit]]s. What Skywatch doesn't know is that this technology is secretly being provided to Skywatch via Spike Witwicky, whose disregard for the rules drives him to cut a deal with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] are amongst those captured. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

''Undercover G.I. Joe agent [[Chuckles]] infiltrates Cobra, unaware of its true nature. Though he is outplayed by the Paoli brothers, {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra}} his intelligence helps convince Hawk that Cobra is real, leading to Snake Eyes and Mainframe being reinstated as Joes. {{istorylink|The Betrayers Part 6}} Destro completes the M.A.S.S. device with the help of Doctors [[Doctor Mindbender|Mindbender]] and {{i|Gerry Orizama|Orizama}}, but is imprisoned in the Section Ten gulag for his insolence; {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 16|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #16}} however, he manages to depose the warden [[Major Bludd]] and take over, bargaining with Cobra Commander for freedom and power. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 19|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #19}} Cobra puts M.A.S.S. into use for theft, assassination, extortion, and even creating "[[Section Sabine]]", a base in the Sabine crater on the moon.{{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 16|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #16}} In response to Cobra's use of the M.A.S.S. device, the G.I. Joe team undergoes retraining under Snake Eyes. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 19|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #19}}''

[[Dominus Ambus]], now a mole within the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], reports that the Decepticons have lost contact with [[Garrus-9]] and DJD scouting parties do not return. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] authorizes [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to assemble a new team of [[Wrecker]]s. Their mission is twofold—to rescue any Autobot prisoners and to download data from the [[Aequitas]] supercomputer. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} {{storylink|Bullets}} At some point after this, the other four members of the DJD discover the mole in their organization and subject Dominus to "[[domestication]]", reducing him to a feral "Pet". Another Decepticon thus steps up to become the next "[[Vos (DJD)|Vos]]". {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

Still marooned on LV-114, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] discovers a Decepticon shipwreck with surviving crewmembers [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]] ([[Viewfinder]] alas, didn't make it.) He saves an [[Varta|alien]] from them and in the process blows them and his escape ship to pieces. And so, he waits... {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

At some point after Gorlam Prime's transformation, the malevolent Dead Universe entity known as the [[D-Void]] lures the entire population of the planet into his domain and devours their [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

===2010===
''Hawk deploys a new recruit to G.I. Joe, codenamed {{i|Ronin|"Chameleon"}}, to locate and retrieve Chuckles, who has gone off the grid; she is unable to persuade him to return, but brings back Cobra defector Erika Le Tene, half-sister of the [[Baroness]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra II}} In exchange for asylum, Erika joins the Joes, taking on the codename of her rescuer (who quit the team in disgust) and becoming the new [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]]. {{istorylink|Cobra: Special issue 2|Cobra: Special #2}} Chuckles is captured by Cobra Commander, who seeks to truly recruit him into Cobra. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra II}}''

[[File:Ongoing Issue 1-Optimus Surrenders.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Botkind, well, that was another story.]]
Thundercracker is rescued by a rag-tag team of Decepticons led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. He discovers, however, that he has lost his taste for fighting, having come to respect humanity and its culture. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

Prowl is captured by Skywatch, and Hot Rod's rescue mission leads to Ironhide's death. Depressed, Optimus Prime resigns as Autobot leader and surrenders to Skywatch. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Frustrated by recent events, Hot Rod and a group of like-minded Autbots make preparations to leave Earth. They decide to join forces with Swindle's Decepticons, while the other Autobots chose to remain on Earth, and Bumblebee is elected the new Autobot leader. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-newrecruits.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cue the A-Team [[theme song|theme]].]]

''Hawk recruits a civilian to the G.I. Joe team, [[Agent Helix]], thanks to her possession of an unusual ability known as {{i|total organic battlefield awareness}}, {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Special - Helix|Special - Helix}} and also recruits private investigator [[Scoop (G.I. Joe)|Leonard Michaels]] to investigate the {{i|Coil}}, a religious movement with suspected Cobra ties; however, Michaels ends up brainwashed by the cult's leader [[Serpentor]] following Hawk's seemingly apathetic treatment of him, and willingly offers himself to be sacrificed to their deity, [[Golobulus]]. {{istorylink|Serpent's Tale Part Five: Viper's Nest|Serpent's Tale}}''

Eight months after Dominus Ambus's report, the [[Wrecker]]s—bolstered by new recruits [[Verity Carlo]], [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], ascended fanboy [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], and lead by a returned Impactor—arrive at Garrus-9 and begin their assault. Overlord retaliates by ordering the death of all Autobot prisoners upon the Wreckers' arrival save Grimlock, who has vanished. The Wreckers take heavy casualties over the course of their mission, but succeed in capturing Overlord and securing the data from [[Aequitas]]. Overlord is captured and the remaining Decepticons scatter, glad to be free of Overlord's oppression. The [[data slug]] that contains the various records from the Aequitas trials are entrusted to Prowl. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers}}

After dropping off the Wreckers on Garrus-9, Ultra Magnus arrives on Earth to investigate the death of Ironhide and surrender of Optimus Prime. Afraid of being arrested by Magnus, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Blurr leave to join Hot Rod, but all except Blurr are captured by Skywatch and used as leverage by Spike for Optimus Prime to talk. Magnus leaves to find Hot Rod. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Bumblebee's feelings of inadequacy, combined with the derision he faces from his fellow Autobots, pushes him into making a reckless deal with Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]]. Horiuchi promises the Autobots protection from Skywatch if they capture Decepticons, but at the price of being immobilized if they disobey. Skywatch quickly forces Bumblebee's troops to capture other ''Autobots'', starting with [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]]. After Bumblebee's immobilizing badge is damaged, he locates the [[Sanjay Bharwaney|creator]] of the badges and personally destroys them, defeating Skywarp and proving his worth as leader of the Autobots in the process. {{storylink|The Transformers: Bumblebee}}

Ultra Magnus shows up and tries to arrest Swindle, but Rodimus defends his ally. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Ultra Magnus takes several Autobots from Bumblebee's group with him to help him detain Swindle and the rebellious Rodimus. Swindle uses the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s to test some experimental [[combiner]] technology, and when Ultra Magnus arrives Swindle betrays Rodimus and unleashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to kill the Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

Spike releases Optimus Prime to battle Menasor, but the combiner is undone after the Stunticons fail to unite their minds into a workable gestalt. The battle prompts Spike to realize that the Autobots are not part of the problem. Skywatch forges a new alliance with Bumblebee's Autobots, while Rodimus steals Ultra Magnus's spaceship and strikes off on his own. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The space-bound Decepticons fare little better than their Earth-bound counterparts; Starscream's poor leadership, combined with dwindling fuel sources, leads to the collapse of the Decepticon faction. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} On a desolate asteroid, the Decepticons scrounge for fuel and cannibalize each other for Energon and parts, {{storylink|All His Engines‎}} a barbaric practice encouraged by [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] general [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], who travels to space following a failed combiner experiment. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} The other Predacons remain on Earth, where they eventually join the government of [[China]] as border guards. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

[[File:Ongoing Issue 13 - Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Well, I'm back, back Well, I'm back in black Yes, I'm back in black'']]

Tiring of Starscream's bungled leadership, Soundwave and Shockwave revive Megatron in a new body equipped with [[Titan (group)|Titan]]-derived [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] technology. His old body is used to create replicas of his old gun mode, which contain small pieces of the Decepticon leader's consciousness. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

Rodimus arrives at the Decepticons' asteroid base, intending to retrieve the Matrix. He succeeds in stealing it back from Starscream, but is confronted by the newly upgraded Megatron who blasts him and the Matrix into space. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

In his new body, Megatron retakes leadership of the Decepticons {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} and sends the Megatron guns to Earth, where they quickly spread amongst unsuspecting humans with anti-Transformer sentiments. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

Spike disobeys orders and goes rogue, hunting down and executing [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in an attempt to prevent Devastator from ever being formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

On Cybertron, Alpha Trion continues his project to clean the desolate world, though these efforts are threatened by the increasingly ravenous Insecticon swarm. Trion decides to resurrect a copy of the one Autobot most suited for the job: Ironhide. The confused duplicate lacks all of Ironhide's memories from the war, but does his job well. He also recovers Sunstreaker, having survived his sacrifice years earlier. Alpha Trion and Metroplex take off for parts unknown, leaving Ironhide and Sunstreaker on the planet to finish off the Swarm. Over the course of their campaign, Sunstreaker adopts one of the failed clones as a pet, which he nicknames "[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]]". {{storylink|The Transformers: Ironhide}}

As Rodimus floats through space, the Matrix bonds with him, saving his life. He crashes on the planet [[LV-118]], where he meets Wheelie. Together with him and the alien [[Garnak]], Rodimus steals a ship and heads to Cybertron. {{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}

[[File:TFInfestation2-BrittKup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Alas, neither a pirate nor a ninja.]]

Galvatron frees himself from the solar pool, fully fused with the Darkness. He tracks down the Dead Universe Transformers trapped on Gorlam Prime, Cyclonus and Scourge. Using his new powers, he revives Scourge, using him to create a personal guard in the form of the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}} They investigate the planet's missing inhabitants, {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} and upon learning about the D-Void's plans to destroy all Transformers, set out to raise an army to oppose it.<ref>The point at which Galvatron escapes the solar pool is never made explicit, but it can be inferred from several pieces of evidence: it occurs after ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' (per ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'''s epilogue), Autobot guards are present on Garrus-9, and it has been "years" since Galvatron's defeat.</ref> {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Galvatron and his men discover a block of ice in space, unaware that it contains a [[zombie]] virus brought from another dimension by the extradimensional vampire-zombie [[Britt]]. Several of Galvatron's crew members are infected by the zombie virus, and his ship crash-lands on Earth in [[Las Vegas]], forcing the Autobots and Skywatch to pitch in and contain the infestation. Kup is infected by the virus and transformed into a zombie, but uses Prowl's mental link to thwart the swarm and warp Britt, her virus, and himself through time and space to the dawn of the Dead Universe. The Autobots refuse to join Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Infestation (IDW)|Infestation}} ''This {{i|Undermind}} also targets G.I. Joe through a malevolent, sentient computer virus, but it is stopped from spreading beyond an underwater Cobra base by the sacrifice of [[Psych Out|Psyche Out]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Infestation}}''

Though physically unharmed by his experience, Kup is stranded within the Dead Universe and spends the next several billion years on a barren asteroid. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} He encounters the similarly stranded Nova Prime, who tries and fails to turn his body into a space bridge back into the living world. {{storylink| No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

''Through some difficulty G.I. Joe manages to partially reverse-engineer M.A.S.S. technology, and Snake Eyes and Helix use it to hitch a ride back to Section Zero, forcing Cobra Commander to activate the base's self-destruct and destroy M.A.S.S. to keep it out of the Joes' hands. The staff of the Section Sabine moonbase, totally cut off without the M.A.S.S. device, are left to starve to death. {{istorylink|M.A.S.S. Destruction Part 5|M.A.S.S. Destruction}}''

Galvatron takes his new army to Cybertron, declaring it the first line of defense against the D-Void. Rodimus also arrives on the planet where he meets Ironhide and Sunstreaker and learns of Galvatron's presence. The assorted Autobots leave Cybertron to warn Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Four months later, [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong Du]] strikes a deal with three of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], providing them with energon in exchange for their services. Under his orders, the Combaticons attack [[South Korea]], prompting the United States government to declare the employment of Cybertronians equivalent to the use of weapons of mass destruction. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} Skywatch and the Autobots move out to defeat the Combaticons. To keep the public from learning that the US also employs Cybertronians, the Autobots remain in their vehicle modes throughout the battle, and are easily defeated. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

[[File:TheDemolishedMan-BumblebeeGetsShot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENED. ''EVVVVER''."]]

Bumblebee meets with Thundercracker, who is now only interested in watching TV, and convinces him to help them. [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] hacks the spy satellites above Korea, allowing the Autobots to fight in [[robot mode]]. Backed up by these resources, the Autobots defeat the Combaticons. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawks Among the Sparrows}} As the Autobots are attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who have a similar contract with [[China]], Skywatch agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] breaks the encryption on one of the satellites. The secret alliance between Skywatch and the Autobots is revealed to the world, and [[Russia]] attempts to nuke the Transformers, though Cosmos saves them. The energon factories in North Korea and China are destroyed, ending the threat from the Combaticons and Predacons. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

The incident turns into a PR nightmare for both Skywatch and the Autobots. Bumblebee holds a press conference, but fails to contain the unruly crowd and is grievously injured by [[Joe Gladki]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}} Megatron's Decepticons return to Earth, attacking the Autobot-Skywatch base and freeing the Decepticon captives within. The plane carrying Optimus Prime, Spike Witwicky and the rest of the Korea team is shot down over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Ultra Magnus takes charge and has the base evacuated. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} He and his troops attempt to regroup, but are defeated by Megatron himself. Meanwhile, Starscream tries and fails to convince Thundercracker to return to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

After two days, Optimus Prime's team emerge from the oceans alive. Prime confronts Megatron, who is holding Magnus hostage, and causes him to flee by injuring Soundwave. Jazz is forced to kill [[John Powell|a human]] in order to save his comrades, furthering Autobot distrust among human civilians. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} After another meeting with Prime, Megatron surrenders himself so that he can watch from the inside as the Autobots are crushed by the humans they protect. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

''The Commander offers to let Chuckles kill Tomax and Xamot, the architects of his misery, to win him over; Chuckles agrees, {{istorylink|Sidewinder}} but, his agreement is merely a ploy to get close to the Commander, and when he gets the opportunity, Chuckles shoots Cobra Commander through the head, killing him. {{istorylink|Rattler (issue)|Rattler}} Though he intends to kill Tomax and Xamot as well, Tomax manages to get away from him; instead, Chuckles uses a nuclear submarine docked at Section Twenty to destroy the base and kill everyone on it, including himself and Xamot. The Baroness and Tomax manage to escape at the last minute. {{istorylink|King Cobra (issue)|King Cobra}}''
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===2011===
[[File:PoliceActionPrologue-Prowl.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Prowl discovered his "Summon Leggy Dame" spell had failed.]]
Six weeks after Megatron's surrender, Rodimus and his crew arrive on Earth and return the Matrix to Optimus Prime. Learning about Galvatron's invasion of Cybertron, Optimus takes most of the Autobots and Megatron with him, Prime leaves Earth on Omega Supreme. Bumblebee, Prowl, Ultra Magnus, and several others remain behind to investigate Megatron's claims that Spike murdered Scrapper. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

Prowl investigates Spike by following him around. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1}} While investigating the site of Scrapper's death, he is attacked by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but defeating and interrogating yields nothing about his motives. The Autobots bring in Sandra, who enlightens them on Spike's sociopathic past. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Bumblebee and the other Autobots keep busy by tracking down rogue Decepticons, and Bumblebee singlehandedly takes down a Decepticon plot to activate a space bridge. {{storylink|The Question}} The defeat proves so humiliating that [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] quits the Stunticons forever. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

After four months of investigation, {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Spike shamelessly admits to killing Scrapper, but Prowl's fair share of questionable actions makes him unsure on what to do about it. During an attempted arrest of anti-Autobot pundit [[Ben Simpson]], the Autobots learn that he was a [[Facsimile construct|facsimile]] created by Swindle. Under interrogation, Swindle reveals that he had been selling weapons to Skywatch via Spike for years. The alliance between Skywatch and the Autobots quickly dissolves and Spike becomes an international fugitive. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

''Cobra scientist {{i|Dr. Llund}} opens a Lovecraftian gateway to bring the Elder Gods through into the world. Crystal Ball, Storm Shadow, {{i|Interrogator}}, and a group of inmates of {{i|Snake Pit|Cobra's insane asylum}} manage to stop Llund, though Crystal Ball — a worshipper of the Elder Gods — only stops her as he wants to bring them through ''properly'', by finding ''every'' gateway. {{istorylink|Infestation 2: G.I. Joe}}''

En route to Cybertron, Optimus Prime must choose life imprisonment or execution for Megatron's punishment in anticipation of his future trial. He tries to talk to his nemesis, but is only goaded into torturing him. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} When he asks Megatron what he would choose, Megatron chooses death. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

Cyclonus and the Sweeps take over [[Kimia Facility]]. The Autobots arrive on Cybertron, where Optimus Prime again declines to join Galvatron's army, causing Galvatron to responds with violence. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} In order to reach Cybertron's core, Galvatron uses Kimia to fire on the planet's surface until the facility is destroyed from within. As the Autobots fight Galvatron's army, Megatron escapes from captivity and powers himself up using his Megatron-guns. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Deceptigod Chaos part3 Kings.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Deceptigod?]]

Megatron uses the space bridge technology in his body to summon his Decepticon army to Cybertron. The D-Void, acting through Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], mind-controls them into combining with Galvatron's troops to form the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} While Megatron fights and defeats the Deceptigod, Galvatron reaches [[Vector Sigma]] and inserts the Heart of Darkness into it, hoping this will stop the D-Void from entering the universe when in truth it does the opposite. Optimus Prime stops the D-Void from turning Cybertron into a portal to the Dead Universe by opening the Matrix of Leadership into the planet's core, emptying the artifact completely. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

Galvatron and his forces are defeated, and the cleansing of Vector Sigma has the unexpected side effect of "resetting" Cybertron back to a living, primordial state. Though the planet is habitable once again, it is also wild and untamed, and all indications of Transformer civilization have been lost. Every Cybertronian in the universe receives a simple message, courtesy of Vector Sigma: "come home". With the Decepticons in shambles and Megatron missing, the Great War is considered over, though the Autobot victory proves pyrrhic. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Over the next three weeks, Bumblebee's team returns to Cybertron, taking care to remove every piece of Cybertronian technology they can find on Earth before they depart. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Joining up with the other Autobots on Cybertron, they successfully inter the weakened and disoriented Decepticons within the wreckage of the Kimia satellite and plant them with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] to keep them docile. Before they can begin rebuilding society, however, they are joined by tens of thousands of neutrals, deserters, refugees, and other assorted noncombatants. Prowl dubs the hordes of civilians "[[NAIL]]s".

[[File:DoOP matrix bequeathed.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Remember to share, kids. Peace, I'm out.]]

Tensions between the three groups grow until Optimus Prime, having inadvertently time-jumped three weeks forward following his defeat of Galvatron, arrives in the shantytown that was once Iacon. The Autobots bring him up to speed, though ex-Autobot [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]], ''de facto'' speaker for the NAILs, makes it clear that his people want neither the Autobots nor Decepticons on "their" planet. When riots break out in the streets due to his presence, Prime departs the planet and entrusts the empty Matrix halves to Bumblebee and Rodimus, who are split on whether to stay and rebuild Cybertronian society, or go in search of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] in the hopes of starting anew on [[Cyberutopia]] . Prime leaves, and declares that, without the Matrix, he is "Orion Pax" once more—and that Optimus Prime is dead. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:SecretRaiders-GIJoe.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."]]
On Earth, the Transformer war is soon overshadowed by the rising threat of Cobra. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} ''The {{i|Cobra Council}} determines the new Cobra Commander through a contest, with the objective to bring as much misery to G.I. Joe as possible, between 7 members of Cobra High Command. The contestants kill countless Joes, destroy the Pit and sink their {{i|Dreadnaught|replacement command center}}, but in the end, Krake is chosen as Cobra's new leader. {{istorylink|Cobra Civil War}} As his first act, the new Cobra Commander brings Cobra out of the shadows by invading the country of [[Nanzhao]], in the {{i|Golden Triangle}} region where he grew up. Cobra takes control of the country and forces its evacuation, before dropping nuclear weapons acquired from [[China]] on Nanzhao's largest population centres, rendering them uninhabitable; thanks to international opposition to the Nanzhaoese regime and a slow-to-act U.S. government, G.I. Joe are unable to prevent Cobra's near-total victory.''

''Major Bludd, Tomax Paoli and Serpentor, unhappy with the new Commander's actions, attempt a coup; however, the Baroness's assassination of the Cobra Council to cement the new Commander's total control forces Bludd and Tomax to surrender themselves into G.I. Joe custody after Serpentor rats them out. Meanwhile, Storm Shadow — angry over the murder of his ''oyabun'' Oda Satori by Cobra assassin [[Zartan]] — invites his old sword-brother Snake Eyes to rejoin the Arashikage and help them take down Cobra; Snake Eyes accepts, though Helix is the only Joe aware of the fact, with all others believing him to have died in Nanzhao. {{istorylink|Cobra Command}}''

''In the aftermath of the invasion, Hawk is dismissed by his superiors, with Duke promoted to Colonel and put in charge of G.I. Joe in his place; the Joes' operating budget is also slashed to 1/3 of what it previously was. To help circumvent their new limitations, Hawk calls in Sergeant {{i|Bildocker}}, a highly skilled "scrounger" capable of calling in favors to get hold of extra resources, on Duke's behalf. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 13|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #13}}'' The reduced budget prevents G.I. Joe from mounting a planned rescue mission for the Cobra forces trapped in Section Sabine. {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}} ''In order to secure their status as a newly "legitimate" world power, Cobra reveals the existence of G.I. Joe to the world, waging a propaganda campaign against them. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 12|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #12}} Public awareness of their location forces the Joes to move again, from {{i|Fort Baxter}} to the [[USS Flagg|U.S.S. ''Flagg'']]. {{istorylink|Deep Terror Epilogue}}''

Though the Cybertronians have left Earth alone for the time being, the effect they have on the shellshocked planet is profound. Embroiled in controversy, Skywatch is considered defunct and is shut down by the United States government. Several operatives are shunted into its successor, the international [[Earth Defense Command]], headed by [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} Determined not to let another invasion happen on her watch, Faireborne and the EDC reverse-engineer what technology they can find, producing new anti-Cybertronian weaponry such as [[mind bomb]]s and particle-based warheads. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Around this time, eccentric tech industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] comes to prominence, head of the [[Onyx]] software and engineering firm. Unbeknownst to anyone on Earth—including ''himself''—Blackrock is a false identity constructed by [[Sovereign]]. As "Blackrock", Sovereign succeeds in collecting dozens of Transformer artifacts from their recent conflicts on Earth, including the corpses of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} From the former two artifacts, he creates an army of [[Seeker clone]]s for the EDC, which are augmented to combine through the energies of the Engima. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

Among their many anti-Transformer initiatives is "Project Spectrum", a series of experimental weapons designed to use the Transformers' chameleonic natures against them. Following the mysterious loss of {{i|Cornelius Trakker}}, Adventure Team alumni [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]] steps up and refines it into the "[[M.A.S.K.]]" program. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|Matt Trakker profile}}

''Using a "gift" of 700 million dollars from Tomax Paoli, Duke sets up a {{i|G.I. Joe Intelligence|specialised, intelligence-focused unit}} headed by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] to make use of their ex-Cobra assets Tomax, Chameleon and Major Bludd; the unit is stationed in {{i|The Gemini}}, a [[Las Vegas]] casino also "donated" by Tomax. Tomax offers them several leads, including Cobra Commander's son [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy Kessler-Latta]]; {{istorylink|Son of the Snake, Part 1: A New Era|A New Era}} however, Tomax is able to sabotage their missions through back-channels the Joes are unaware of, {{istorylink|The House Always Wins, Part 2: Hand to Hand|Hand to Hand}} leaving the Joes with proof that Tomax's intel is "good" but with no workable leads. {{istorylink|Son of the Snake, Part 4: The Hunt is On!|The Hunt is On!}} The unit takes another blow after Major Bludd is abducted by Colonel Shtern and his [[Oktober Guard]]; when the Joes try to investigate, they barely escape with their lives, and Bludd is able to kill Shtern and take control of the Oktober Guard himself. {{istorylink|Oktober Guard, Part 4|Oktober Guard}}''

''Snake Eyes works with the Arashikage to bring down Zartan, managing to crash his plane in the [[Australia]]n outback, but is secretly working to sabotage and weaken the clan from within. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes|Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow}} When G.I. Joe discovers Snake Eyes' betrayal, they become a third party in the Cobra-Arashikage war. Snake Eyes' unwillingness to kill Scarlett leads Storm Shadow to realise that he has been misleading them, and seemingly kills him in a climactic battle that destroys the U.S.S. ''Flagg'' after Snake Eyes is brought back there; {{istorylink|Target: Snake Eyes}} but in fact, Snake Eyes has faked his death and gone into hiding, with only the [[Hard Master]] knowing the truth. {{istorylink|Silence}}''

''The Pentagon determines that G.I. Joe needs a new approach to effectively fight Cobra, and the unit is reorganised into a public-facing team of "celebrity soldiers" similar to the Adventure Team, stationed on [[Governor's Island]] and under the direct command of their namesake Joe Colton; Duke is placed in charge of the field team, {{istorylink|Homefront, Part 1 of 5|Homefront, Part 1}} while Scarlett and Mainframe are placed in charge of the {{i|Special Missions unit}}, a sub-team carrying out more "traditional" black ops missions. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Special Missions}} Michael Monk is placed in charge of Cobra's {{i|Manhattan Bureau}}, and begins manipulating events to make it seem as if Duke is a Cobra mole; though Monk is eventually found out and defeated, his actions uncover Duke's ''actual'' past indiscretions, and he is discharged from the Army. {{istorylink|Threat Matrix, Part 4 of 4|Threat Matrix}}''

''Tomax's manipulations lead to the destruction of the Gemini casino and the total collapse of the intelligence unit; Tomax escapes back to Cobra, while Billy Kessler-Latta and G.I. Joe agents Chameleon and Ronin flee and go into hiding. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files|The Cobra Files}}''
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===2012-2013===
[[File:Mtmte-01-liarsatod-p19-panel345-boom.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wait for it...wait for it...]]
Rodimus gathers a crew of two hundred Autobots and purchases the ''Unitrex-1'' during the [[Festival of Lost Light]]. The event inspires him to rename the vessel the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Hoping to learn more about the secrets behind creating [[Phase Sixer]]s, Prowl manages to convince Rodimus to take Overlord with them in the hopes of using [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]'s [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] skills to probe the Decepticon's memories. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Before they depart, Chromedome, his [[Conjunx Endura]] [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], and Ratchet discover Tailgate and take him aboard. The ''Lost Light'' departs Cybertron shortly afterwards... but the quantum engines malfunction shortly after the ship launches due to a mishap involving Overlord's slow cell {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}, and the vessel vanishes in a fiery explosion. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:TheAutonomyLesson-spaceport.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."]]
The loss of the ''Lost Light'' causes ructions between the Autobots, Decepticons, and NAILs; the latter faction believing that the Autobots are now publically discouraging anyone from leaving their shantytown. Having made the difficult choice to release the Decepticons to help keep the peace, Bumblebee is forced to put down [[Horri-Bull]] when the Decepticon oversteps his authority. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

Around this time, war hero and all-around do-gooder [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] decides to strike out on his own search for the Knights of Cybertron aboard his own ship, the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''. He discovers the lost colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and recruits three of the inhabitants—[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]—to join him on his quest. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

An attempt on Bumblebee's life via [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] leads to the latter's death and prompts Starscream to start working with Bumblebee's Autobots in their efforts to rebuild a functioning government. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] secretly continues Shockwave's old combiner experiments, which results in Prowl, at the end of his tether and increasingly emotionally closed-off, seemingly executing him. {{storylink|Devisive}} Ironhide salvages the situation by petitioning to have the [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] installed in the Decepticons deactivated. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

After [[Barrel Roll]] dies, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and his crew of [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] leave Iacon to start anew in the wilderness beyond. {{storylink|Stick Together}} Ironhide then recruits the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to try and find the missing fliers; they discover that the lands beyond Iacon have a disorienting effect on Cybertronians. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}}

[[File:Sparkeater rips The Chaos of Warm Things.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''HEEEEERE'S JOHNNY!'']]

Meanwhile in space, the ''Lost Light'' rematerializes, ''twice''; the peculiar quantum engines mean that the explosion creates a duplicate ''Lost Light'', one on-course and one off-course. The on-course ''Lost Light'' and its duplicate crew embark on a series of improbable adventures that ends when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], on the trail of the traitorous Overlord and tipped off to his location by conflicted double agent [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]], kill everyone aboard save Rewind. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

The ''other'' ''Lost Light'', however, materializes near the edge of the galaxy, where the crew meets Skids and contends with the Sparkeater. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} The Sparkeater's rampage accidentally damages the [[slow cell]] containing Overlord, which alerts paranoid security director Red Alert to the stowaway. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:MTMTE ROE Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Grimlock in stained glass.]]

On Cybertron, Wheeljack investigates a mysterious time machine brought to the planet by [[Turmoil]]. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} This has repercussions across the galaxy; far away from Cybertron, Orion Pax, Hardhead, [[Garnak]], and Wheelie discover that Jhiaxus, Bludgeon, and Monstructor are carrying out a part of Shockwave's Regenesis program to alter the future using the chronologically-destabilized world of [[LV-117]], a plan involving Turmoil's time machine. Thought they thwart Jhiaxus's scheme, the planet is destroyed. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

On the planet [[Clemency]], a [[Scavenger (group)|band of misfit Decepticons]]—the former Foragers—stumble on [[Fulcrum]], a cowardly [[K-Class]] suicide bomber. Together, they investigate an anomalous [[Worldsweeper]] ship containing numerous strange experiments and a brain-damaged Grimlock, whom they reactivate to battle the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The Scavengers reluctantly take him on. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Shortly afterwards, the ship chances on the planet [[Theophany]], former home of the now-missing [[Circle of Light]]. The crew discovers [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], and help the struggling Titan return to Cybertron by using Brainstorm's [[mass-displacement gun]] to shrink him to a manageable size so he can safely teleport away. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:RID16 heavyisthehead.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Spoiler: this won't end well.]]

Metrotitan materializes within the ruins of [[Crystal City]], where his arrival interrupts the search for the missing Autobots. Starscream investigates, and the Titan proclaims him the "chosen one" before his destabilized molecules explode and teleport him away {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} to [[Monument Valley]] on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above... So Below}} Before Starscream can use his new standing to tip upcoming elections in his favor, Iacon is thrown into chaos when Megatron returns. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Having experimented with [[combiner]] technology in the wake of the D-Void's defeat, Megatron has secretly collaborated with several Decepticons to perfect the process and create a new, more powerful Devastator from the remaining Constructicons... and using Prowl, who has been under Bombshell's mind control all along, as a guinea pig. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}}

The new Devastator lays waste to Iacon, but is defeated by Ironhide, the Dinobots, and the Aerialbots, the latter group having accidentally combined into a new combiner named [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} Wheeljack sacrifices himself to neutralize Megatron, while Superion helps defeat Devastator and return Prowl to his senses. Starscream kills Metalhawk to exploit the NAILs and uses the political leverage to declare himself as the sole ruler of the "[[Republic of Cybertron]]", casting both Autobots and Decepticons out into the wilderness. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}} Starscream recruits [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] as his second-in-command and finds a useful stooge in the religiously-inclined [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] {{storylink|Three Monologues}} after taking custody of the comatose Superion and secretly placing Wheeljack into stasis. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}}

A subsequent stopover on [[Hedonia]] {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} brings the ''Lost Light'' crew into contact with a group of [[Ammonite]]s, and a game of one-upmanship goes wrong when [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] annihilates [[Terradore]] commander [[Imperius Drax]]. With Drax's successor pushing the Terradores towards a dangerous conclusion, the Ammonites join forces with Shockwave. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Megatron's defeat pushes Shockwave into accelerating the development of his Regenesis program—having evolved into an ambitious plan to end the universe so Cybertron can live forever. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Not far away, Metroplex detects [[Ore-7]], and Shockwave dispatches his Ammonite army to reclaim the sample. The Ammonites prove incapable of bringing the Titan down, but ''are'' successful in incapacitating him with a sample of [[Ore-2]]. Having contracted an [[alchemical virus]] from exposure to the deadly ore, a grievously wounded Metroplex jettisons his thumb and the Ore-7 sample before splashing down beneath the oceans of [[Hydrophena]] to recuperate. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Metroplex's thumb impacts the ''Lost Light'', leaving a reluctant [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] to fight off [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] and his crew of [[Titan Hunter]]s. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Meanwhile, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and a crew of Autobots cope with a leftover [[phobia shield]]. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

[[File:ThisCalamitousLife-legislatorfight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|";"]]

When Rewind is grievously injured in a battle on [[Temptoria]], the possibility of losing his beloved sends Chromedome into a grief spiral that eventually sees him tapping Overlord's memories. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Unfortunately, Chromedome accidentally allows Overlord to escape, and Rewind has to sacrifice himself to jettison the monster from the ship. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Not wanting to jeopardize a great destiny he has forseen for Rodimus, Drift volunteers to take the fall for the incident and is exiled from the ship. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} Overlord's drifting body is found and taken in by the [[Galactic Council]], who rebuild and recruit him into their service. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

Ultra Magnus is also fatally wounded in the battle, but his body disappears from the ship's Medibay. The crew track the Magnus Armor and discover lost moon of [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} where they discover Chief Justice Tyrest, who has gone rogue and constructed a [[universal killswitch]] designed to eliminate all Transformers who were constructed cold in an act of religious genocide, helped by mad doctor [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] and knight Templar [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. The crew discovers the secret of [[Minimus Ambus]] and eventually defeat Tyrest by using their half of the Matrix to overwrite the killswitch, sacrificing their map to Cyberutopia in the process. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Tyrest escapes, managing to teleport himself to the other side of Luna 1, where he is found and repaired by the Grand Architect. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

[[File:BurningBright-Windblade.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''They're Windblade and the Brain Windblade and the Brain One is a Titan, the other's a plane!'']]

Alpha Trion makes contact with Thunderclash and persuades him to send his Camien crew members to Hydrophena, where [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] uses her [[cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] talents to tend to Metroplex's many injuries. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

Believing that Shockwave's plans will involve the [[Enigma of Combination]], Alpha Trion correctly deduces it to be on Earth. He travels there to retrieve it, but his vessel is shot down by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and he is taken hostage to forward the development of the EDC's weaponry. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

With his pieces in place, Shockwave puts the final pieces of his plan into play. At the request of his old student, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] manipulates Orion Pax into awakening a Titan slumbering beneath [[Gorlam Prime]] and transports it to Cybertron, transforming it into a [[zombie|undead]] "[[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]" that lays waste to Iacon by unleashing a "death plague" that brings the dead back to life, including Metalhawk. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

[[File:BlackPlanet-bigfight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Our arrows will blot out the sun!" "Good; then we will fight in the shade."]]

Shockwave creates a portal to the [[Dead Universe]] to summon Nova Prime and his ancient Cybertronians. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Bumblebee makes an alliance with Soundwave to stop this, but their strike on Shockwave's base proves only partially successful, as Galvatron reemerges before they can close the gate. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Gorlam Prime collapses into a Dead Universe portal, and Orion and his crew are saved by the ''Lost Light''. Orion and Hardhead venture into the rift to stop Shockwave's plot. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Though Hardhead perishes, Orion succeeds in rescuing both Nightbeat and Kup from the thrall of the Dead Universe. In the ensuing fight against Nova Prime, Prime finally kills his villainous predecessor and retakes the title of "Optimus Prime". {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

With the ''Lost Light'' on Jhiaxus's tail, the ship makes a detour to [[Hydrophena]], where they encounter Metroplex's body, {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} his Camien caretakers, {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} and an army of Ammonites. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The crew use their ship's engines to power up the Titan and return him to Cybertron. In the ravaged remains of Iacon, Bumblebee and Megatron form a strange alliance, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and the Decepticon leader uses his internal space bridge to teleport Metroplex's thumb back to its rightful owner, giving Metroplex the energy to kill the Necrotitan and counter the plague. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Unfortunately, all of this plays right into Shockwave's metaphorical hands; having lured all of the elements in his final plan to Cybertron—and having eliminated Nova Prime's control over the Dead Universe—Shockwave begins his final endgame, using Jhiaxus's [[chronal drive]] and the power of all fourteen ores to collapse all of reality into a singularity that will feed Cybertron for all eternity. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[File:DCFinale megatron the autobot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|WHAT.]]

Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron confront Shockwave beneath Crystal City {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} while Metalhawk sacrifices himself once again to destroy the Ammonite army. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Shockwave shoots Bumblebee {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} but the Autobot's sacrifice moves Megatron—having slowly realized the error of his ways—to announce that he is changing sides. Shockwave's incredulity breaks the shadowplay, and, horrified at what he has become, he allows Optimus Prime to put him down. Crystal City collapses into a singularity and drags Bumblebee's body with it. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Unbeknownst to anyone, however, Shockwave is not dead, instead having been sent [[#12 million BCE|twelve million years back in time]], to the dawn of Cybertronian civilisation. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Though the Transformers have saved reality, the events of the crisis have changed Cybertron forever. In the aftermath, Autobot Megatron allows himself to stand trial for his crimes against the species, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} while the three Camiens struggle to adjust to their new lives. With the Decepticons left betrayed and rudderless, a new warrior steps up to take command... [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}
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===2014===
''Over the course of several years, an increasingly high-tech G.I. Joe continues to pursue Cobra. At some point, Tomax Paoli takes over and reforms them into a "legitimate" private security force, and G.I. Joe faces the threat of being shut down now that their job is seemingly done. {{istorylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One}}''<ref name="GIJoe"/>

[[File:MTMTE28 megatron pleads guilty.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cast in the name of Primus.]]
Megatron's trial in the [[Raskol Arena]] lasts for five months, and though Megatron initially pleads guilty, Starscream's blustering testimony convinces him to change his plea to "not guilty". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} The ex-Decepticon escapes immediate sentencing on a technicality. Requesting to be judged by the Knights of Cybertron, he joins the crew of the ''Lost Light'' as co-captain alongside an annoyed Rodimus. Before leaving Cybertron, he announces that the Decepticon cause has failed and that all active Decepticons are to stand down. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

''Snake Eyes emerges from hiding to apparently join Cobra, though he is in fact acting as a deep-cover operative for G.I. Joe. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} After breaking Destro out of a maximum security prison transport, Snake Eyes is tasked with hunting down Billy Kessler-Latta for a pin in his leg, secretly encoded with data; he manages to do so with the help of Erika Le Tene, but allows Billy to go free after a battle with Storm Shadow, instead giving Destro a fake pin. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra|Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra}}''

''Thanks to a combination of G.I. Joe operations in the region, the defection of {{i|Cobra Youth}} captain [[Isaac Craft]], and sabotage by the war-hungry Baroness, Cobra is kicked out of the country of [[Galibi]], where they had been hired to keep the peace during negotiations with its neighbor [[Schleteva]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 4}}'' The [[CIA]]'s {{i|Operational Support}} hires Isaac Craft and ex-Joe mercenaries Duke and [[Big Ben]] to kill Tomax, but though their actions manage to cause the total collapse of Cobra, their lack of knowledge of Snake Eyes' involvement leads to Isaac's death. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} With Cobra defunct, G.I. Joe is shut down. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:DetonationBoulevard-galvatronandedc.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Awkward!'']]

Those Decepticons still loyal to the cause rally under Galvatron's new banner. Soundwave joins Galvatron's splinter group, announcing that they will follow the ''true'' Decepticon path and seek peace. Galvatron leads his new troops to [[Earth]], where they meet with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|General Witwicky]] and [[Marissa Faireborn|Director Faireborn]]. The neo-Decepticons convince the skeptical humans of their good intentions by telling them that Megatron has defected to the Autobots, though Galvatron openly chafes under the idea of working alongside humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} In exchange for aid against the Autobots, G.B. Blackrock sponsors the construction of [[Sanctuary Station]] in orbit around Jupiter, which will house the new Decepticon movement. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

As the Autobots and their new allies settle in, Optimus Prime decides to lead a small crew of Autobots (and Prowl's Constructicon hangers-on) back to Earth aboard the ''[[Ark-7]]'' in search of Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

Metroplex transforms into his city mode and links up with the ruins of Iacon, providing housing, power, and infrastructure for any in need. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} In time, a "ghetto" of Decepticons springs up around his outskirts, while the Autobots and NAILs live inside the Titan. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Though alive, Metroplex is barely functional, and over several months Windblade slowly nurses him back to health. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} As Metroplex recovers, he begins searching for his Titan brethren, scattered throughout the galaxy. Eventually, he locates [[Navitas]] on [[Velocitron]], [[Chela]] on [[Eukaris]], the remains of the [[Devisiun (Titan)|dead Titan]] on [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} and [[Vigilem|Carcer]], disguised as Metroplex’s lost brother [[Tempo]]. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Though most of the colonies have survived their millennia of isolation unscathed, one world is not so lucky: [[Micronus Prime]]'s colony world of [[Mini-Con]]s is sterilized by the robophobic [[Black Block Consortia]]. The sole survivor, a young female named [[Nickel]], joins the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happen on the planet days after the attack. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:ABotAndHerCity-metroplexsbrain.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''They're Windblade and the Brain Yes, Windblade and the Brain Their robotic campaign, is easy to explain'']]

[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] comes to the conclusion that Cybertron is too dangerous for Windblade to stay, and engineers a public crisis that will allow her access to Metroplex's space bridge by surreptitiously bombing districts within Metroplex. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} Windblade investigates and repeatedly clashes with Starscream {{storylink|A Long Way Down}}, who has by this point established the [[Badgeless]] troopers as enforcers of his will. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} Windblade is horrified when she learns the truth, but strikes an uneasy deal with Starscream in the name of the greater good: in exchange for keeping Chromia's crimes hidden, Windblade will allow Starscream to contact the ''other'' lost colony worlds, help her impoverished home and rebuild the Cybertronian empire with himself at the helm. Though her friend walks free, Windblade is left conflicted by her friend's duplicity and her own moral compromise. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}}

[[File:Full Fathom Five Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Old Primes never die, they just get to be lab rats.]]

Entering Earth's orbit, the ''[[Ark-7]]'' runs up against post-invasion humanity, who deploy sophisticated orbital defense systems derived from Cybertronian technology against them. Sneaking to Earth aboard Sky Lynx, Optimus, Kup, and Jazz encounter [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], who has gone native on Earth and turned his love of television into a career as an aspiring screenwriter. Thundercracker and his new pet [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] are bait, however, and the Earth Defence Command arrives to arrest the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} The Autobots flee to the town of [[Poverty Flat]], where Prowl and the Constructicons deploy Devastator against their foes. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} The Autobots escape custody and return to their ship, where they trace the development of the "[[mindbomb]]" to an EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]]. The Autobots manage to infiltrate the facility, where they discover and free Alpha Trion. In the conflict, Galvatron kills General Witwicky. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

Trion explains the sordid history behind the Enigma of Combination, prompting the Autobots under Prowl's command to search for it {{storylink|The Crucible}} while Optimus returns to Cybertron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}}
A globetrotting chase across the world ensues as Prowl's Autobots race Galvatron's Decepticons to find the artifact before the Decepticon leader can destroy it. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} As they close on the Enigma, Prowl and his Constructicons form an unlikely alliance with Spike Witwicky to infiltrate Blackrock's Onyx facility in [[China]]. Devastator's hatred of Spike jeopardizes the mission and causes him to lose control of the Enigma to the Decepticons… who in turn, lose it to Starscream's double-agent Scoop, who has been working within the Decepticons as a mole. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:TheRoadNotTaken-ChromedomeRewind.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''[Feels intensify]'']]

In deep space, Megatron continues to grapple with his legacy while dealing with the less-than-accepting crew of the ''Lost Light'', including his old nemesis [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} A freak transmission and a mysterious coffin causes the ''Lost Light'' and its crewmembers to start disappearing, a phenomenon caused by their approach to the quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The ''Lost Light'' crew investigates the wreckage of the ship and discovers the "other" Rewind, who is reunited with his beloved Chromedome. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Immediately afterwards, Brainstorm, who has been perfecting the development of a portable [[time case]], takes the ''Lost Light'' crew out of commission and escapes backwards through history with the intention of talking Megatron out of starting the war and saving [[Quark]] from his eventual fate. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} A team of Autobots chase Brainstorm across time to prevent a [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] from overwriting reality entirely and succeed in preventing the increasingly desperate scientist from killing Megatron at the moment of his creation—but not without creating some critically important time loops along the way. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-goingtowar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Good god, y'all.]]

Ratchet decides, after some soul-searching, to leave the ''Lost Light'' and go off in search of his friend [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} He tracks the wayward Autobot to the outer rim of the [[galaxy]], and joins Drift in confronting his old commander [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]] and [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] over an [[Stone Army|army of ancient automatons]]. Ratchet agrees to help Drift, but only if he promises to return to the ''Lost Light'' at the conclusion of their adventure. {{storylink|The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift: Empire of Stone}}

Learning of Megatron's defection from a postwar edition of his [[Towards Peace|manifesto]], Tarn briefly despairs, but his grief hardens into a resolve to kill Megatron, whom he considers a traitor. He joins forces with [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s troops in preparation for all-out war against Megatron. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

With Windblade's repairs on Metroplex nearing completion, Optimus arrives on Cybertron and helps bring Autobot serial killer [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who has been exerting vengeance on war criminals who went unpunished, to justice. {{storylink|The Transformers: Punishment|Punishment}}
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===2015===
[[File:TheSumAndItsParts-OptimusMatrix.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Starring: Space Jesus, Space Peter, and Space Judas.]]
Starscream resuscitates Wheeljack to help repair Superion with the help of the Enigma and aid Windblade on Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Having established a stable link between the two worlds, Cybertron prepares to make official "first contact"with Caminus after millions of years of mutual isolation. Starscream uses both Menasor and Superion to stage a combiner attack on the planet to win them over, but discovers that the Camiens, like most colonists, consider Optimus Prime to be a divine being, and immediately fall behind him on learning of his existence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Caminus's leader, the [[Mistress of Flame]], comes to believes that Optimus is the "Arisen", the legendary Thirteenth Prime, a belief not held by Pyra Magna or her Torchbearers. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

[[File:Optimusmaximus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"You have failed. We will find another way."]]

Windblade and Optimus collaborate to undermine Starscream's imperialism from within, and manipulate him into announcing the formation of the "[[Council of Worlds]]", a democratic parliament where Cybertron and its colonies will all have an equal voice. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Infuriated by news of Starscream's scheme, Prowl and the Constructicons arrive on Cybertron to forcibly cut the planet off from the rest of the galaxy, but Starscream stops them by creating [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] from the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], a group of ''Lost Light'' delegates. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Starscream takes custody of Devastator and rebuilds him to incorporate Scoop, forcing the combiner into obeying him. Rattrap, who is secretly a double agent working for Prowl, releases Prowl from prison and gives him the Enigma. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

When Devastator and Menasor go berserk, Prowl uses the Enigma on himself, Prime, and several other Autobots to create [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], who battles Devastator in a fight that spans across the lost colonies. Swindle leads a riot at Metroplex's space bridge; he is shot and presumed dead,{{storylink|All That Remains}} but Rattrap and Wheeljack secretly hide the brain-damaged Cybertronian, knowing that he has incriminating information on Starscream. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} The rogue combiners are defeated, paving the way for the creation of the Council of Worlds. Across the other colonies, the inhabitants are alerted to the fact that Cybertron still exists, and prepare for their own first contacts with their ancestral homeworld. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Optimus visits Prowl to try and reconcile, but the increasingly unstable tactician rejects his attempts. Their disagreement escalates into a full-on fistfight, and Rattrap has no choice but to spirit Prowl's broken body to safety. On Earth, Galvatron and Arcee arrange a clandestine meeting, where Galvatron reveals the otherworldly source behind [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s Onyx operating code. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-councilofworlds.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bots of the Square Table.]]

Arcee travels to Cybertron and steals the Enigma, hoping to ensure that nobody else can be changed against their will. Windblade and Chromia track her to the [[Rust Sea]], where they encounter Pyra Magna's group of Torchbearers. An accident leads to the creation of [[Victorion]], the first Camien combiner. The Enigma is returned to its proper place, with Starscream none the wiser, while the Torchbearers opt to remain in the Rust Sea. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} Starscream and Windblade race each other to try and recruit more colonies into the Council of Worlds; after some adventuring, they succeed in convincing the citizens of [[Velocitron]], [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], [[Eukaris]], and "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]" to join. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

In space, a visit to the Vis Vitalis for Thunderclash's "pre-wake" sees the legendary Autobot, and the Camien medic [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], join the Lost Light's crew after they save the other ship from an infestation of "[[personality tick]]s". {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} A series of whimsical events leads to the ''Lost Light'' crew braving the holographic "[[Swearth]]" in search of Swerve {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}, which, in turn, leads them to the [[Necroworld]], where they meet [[Mortilus|Censere]]. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} A discussion regarding the Necrobot's passivity inspires Censere to use one of Brainstorm's discarded [[time case]]s to start travelling back in time and rescuing the "Disappeared" before they can vanish from history, storing them in stasis pods before they can overcome their timesickness. Among those brought to the present are [[Anode]] and [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Tarantulasspider.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Come into my Noisemaze, said the spider to the bot.]]

At some point after this, Prowl is kidnapped by his old comrade [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]], who has escaped from the [[Noisemaze]] and recruited [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], a post-war terrorist group sporting experimental biomechanical [[beast mode]]s, to capture a terminally ill [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] for the Aequitas data they carry. Prowl's capture necessitates the return of the Wreckers, who assemble to rescue the disgraced strategist. Their mission takes them into the Noisemaze, where Prowl rejects Tarantulas's offer of an alliance. The Wreckers manage to free Prowl; Kup and Arcee finally sever ties with him and return to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers}}

Aboard the ''Lost Light'', crewmember [[Getaway]] decides that enough is enough and makes a move to incriminate Megatron by grooming Tailgate into performing a suicide mission. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} In case this fails, he also plans a large-scale mutiny, taking advantage of the crew's resentment of Megatron's presence and Rodimus's increasingly erratic leadership; Getaway also convinces them that the captains plan to have him locked up on trumped-up charges, which results in the crew having doubts when he is imprisoned for his attempt to manipulate Tailgate into his death. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} A subsequent encounter with [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] results in a super-powered Tailgate, while Megatron decides to permanently lay down arms in the name of pacifism. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}
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===2016===
[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Got tired of whining A grander scheme with silver lining For every boy and girl'']]
The formation of the Council of Worlds brings great changes to Cybertron; Transformers from all five colonies start immigrating to Iacon, and the mix of cultures and traditions bolsters the rebuilding city. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} {{storylink|Choose Me}} This new optimism has little effect on the increasingly frazzled Starscream, who starts experiencing recurring hallucinations of Bumblebee—who, unbeknownst to anyone, still lives within the Crystal City singularity. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Unsure of his place in this rapidly changing society, Optimus Prime finds a sympathetic ear in [[Aileron]], a young Camien who persuades him to seek out the Torchbearers. They do so, and Pyra Magna vows to build the agnostic Optimus into a worthy Prime. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} At the same time, Galvatron begins recruiting new Decepticons on Cybertron, intending to restart the war on Earth via the space bridge network. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Action Man Mike Brogan sacrifices his life beneath the [[Thames]] to prevent Doctor X's antimatter reactor from destroying the world. {{i|Ian Noble}}, the Action Man Programme agent who uncovered the plot, is made the new Action Man thanks to pressure from the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. {{istorylink|To the Victors the Spoils}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Action Man profile}}

The Dinobots accept a secret mission from Camien-turned-Decepticon sympathizer [[Swift (G1)|Swift]]: transporting a payload of Sparks into the Cybertronian wilderness. They contend with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s latest wave of experiments and succeed in reigniting [[Alyon]]'s old hot spot, gaining [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] as the newest member of their team. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

[[File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The old man's back again.]]

The faith the colonists place in Optimus pushes him into making ever more reckless decisions, and when Galvatron launches a unilateral attack on Earth, Optimus responds by using his authority to annex Earth into the Council of Worlds, permanently placing it under Cybertronian protection {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} His actions throw both worlds into chaos; on Earth, the Earth Defense Command forms an alliance with the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] to prepare for total war against the Cybertronians, while on Cybertron, Starscream galvanizes the Council against Prime's actions. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Blackrock, his status as a mechanical imposter fully revealed, forges an alliance of convenience with Galvatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Seeking a new advantage, Optimus travels to Sanctuary Station and blackmails Soundwave's Decepticons into joining him and taking down Galvatron. The Autobots battle the Decepticons underwater, where Galvatron uses the powers of the Enigma against his foes before Superion sacrifices himself by de-combining for good to neutralize Blackrock's Enigma code. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above... So Below}}

On Earth, events come to a head in [[Monument Valley]], where Optimus, at Alpha Trion's urging, uses his control over Titans to summon Metrotitan. Optimus summoning a holy Titan convinces the colonists that Prime is, indeed, the Thirteenth Prime, and that Earth is a lost colony of Cybertron, which swings public opinion back his way. Prime, Arcee, and Soundwave subsequently pursue Galvatron to [[Jupiter]], where Prime finally kills the ancient warrior. Hoping to repair relations with humankind, Optimus orders Metrotitan to transform and dubs the Titan "[[Autobot City (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Autobot City]]", an embassy for Cybertronians on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Project Spectrum is accelerated in response to the arrival of Metrotitan, with Miles Mayhem recruiting a group of young civilians (including troubled youth [[Matt Trakker]]) into the project, which has created anti-Cybertronian weapons including weaponized {{i|Mask|masks}} and heavily-armed transforming vehicles. The result is the elite [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]] task force; however, Mayhem secretly recruits certain members into his own personal black ops team, [[V.E.N.O.M.]]. {{istorylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}}

In space, the mutinous crew of the ''Lost Light'' make their move against Rodimus and his crew by luring them to the [[Necroworld]] under the guise of a psychic attack and stranding them there. What they ''don't'' know is that Getaway has made a deal with the [[Galactic Council]] to hand over Megatron—and even he is unaware that the Decepticon Justice Division has finally tracked down Megatron, and that the Decepticon forces have assembled to take out the traitor and his allies. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} The Galactic Council arrives and deploys their new asset Overlord against Megatron. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} With the help of the returned Ratchet and Drift—and through Skids's own self sacrifice—the crew manage to repel Deathsaurus's troops; Megatron renounces his pacifism and takes up arms once more to finally put down the DJD for good. In the aftermath, the crew discovers the fate of the time-hopping "Disappeared". Megatron is finally reunited with his old friend [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]]... moments before a GC [[geobomb]] detonates inside the planet. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

On the ''Lost Light'', the crew are shocked to learn both about Getaway's deal with the council and that he used his nudge gun to erase the memories of those who would not agree to the coup. Getaway pacifies them by lying that the council promised not to harm anyone but Megatron, but his subsequent efforts to alter the terms of the deal ends in failure. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:ModesOfProduction-tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|left|300px|They're heeeere!]]

The detonation of the geobomb shunts the entire Necroworld into an [[Functionist Universe|alternate reality]] created by Brainstorm's time-travel misadventures. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} Rodimus and a small crew of Autobots attempt to teleport back to Cybertron, only to find themselves on the wrong Cybertron! {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} The [[Functionism|Functionist]] Cybertron stands on the brink of extermination, and the arrival of the Autobots threatens to push the uneasy peace completely over the brink. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} The [[Functionist Council]] eventually deploy their [[Moonbase Two|ultimate weapon]] against Cybertron, and Megatron steps up to lead the counterattack and rallies the [[Anti-Vocationist League]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} Most of the Autobots return to their home universe, but Megatron and Terminus are accidentally left behind. Megatron joins the League and begins again, this time basing his revolution on "peace through empathy". On Necroworld, Anode—having been hallucinating Lug still being alive thanks to her timesickness—manages to resurrect her using the widowed metal "snowflake" and traces of Lug's spark energy in Necroworld's flowers. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

On the "real" Cybertron, Windblade and the other Council members continue to keep the peace {{storylink|07:00:00}} while Starscream hires exiled [[Eukaris|Eukarian]] [[Fateweaver]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] to search for Swindle's body in the hopes of permanently silencing the loose end. {{storylink|The Price of You}} {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Increasing tensions between the [[Badgeless]] and the civilians prompt [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to step up and reform Cybertronian security. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} Chromia and Windblade continue to search for Swindle's body as Airachnid surreptitiously racks up a mnemosurgical murder spree, while [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] joins the Badgeless to bring down their organization from within. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Their inquiry ends when Rattrap and Wheeljack reveal the location of Swindle's body. The Combaticons use the Enigma to probe Swindle's mind and merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who attacks Iacon. Ironhide's new recruits bring down the combiner, but in the aftermath Chromia confesses to her old crimes and is sent to jail. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Prompted by Getaway, Perceptor manages to find "the [[Warren]]", a series of quantum tunnels that the Lost Light crew can use to reach Cyberutopia, but this "victory" is stymied by the Lost Light finally receiving the "last will and testament" of the crew, broadcast from Necroworld, which reveals their apparent imminent deaths at the hands of the Decepticon Justice Division. Despite Getaway's flustered insistence that the transmission is a fake, the crew is horrified and wants to go back for them, leading Getaway to use his nudge gun to memory-wipe Thunderclash and Riptide, though—unbeknownst to him—it fails on the latter. Getaway has Froid and Sunder released from the ship's brig so that Sunder can use his remote mnemosurgery abilities to trap Thunderclash in a memory loop and make the crew forget the transmission; though Getaway initially balks at Sunder's demand for twenty-five [[life cord]]s to feast on in exchange, he quickly comes around. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

The [[President of the United States]], furious at the EDC's recent failures, dissolves the organization in favor of [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]], leading a revitalized team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] veterans. {{storylink|White Light}} What she doesn't know is that Joe Colton and several G.I. Joe troopers have been replaced by [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The real Colton, having survived the Dire Wraith attack, takes on the identity of Baron Ironblood and joins up with Garrison Kreiger, intending to solve the Cybertronian problem by other means. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:WhiteLight-bodyjackinginfinitus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"SHUT UP, DAMMIT!"]]

Metrotitan broadcasts a message to the galaxy at large... a message that reaches Cybertron and awakens [[Infinitus]] from his long slumber beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Disgusted at what Cybertron has become, "Sentinel Prime" returns to life and rampages through Iacon before bridging to Earth. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} There, he captures G.B. Blackrock and forcibly awakens his "Sovereign" persona {{storylink|White Light}} before leaving for Prion with Soundwave and Optimus. Claiming to be the herald of Onyx Prime's return, Sentinel attempts and fails to convince Optimus to stand with him. {{storylink|White Light}} Subsequently, Infinitus and Sovereign travel to [[Moonbase One|Luna One]], where Infinitus uses his powers to reactivate the Titan graveyard and send them to "cleanse" Cybertron. Infinitus perishes and Fortress Maximus, Red Alert, and Prowl manage to send his fleet of Titans off-course so that it will take months for them to reach Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

On Necroworld, the stranded ''Lost Light''ers prepare to attempt re-contact with Cybertron using a [[Skip|convenient alt-mode]] they found amongst the dead Decepticons. Tailgate accepts treatment for his hyperactive spark, but a vengeful [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] buries him for another six million years {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}} before taking control of Necroworld with his fellow Decepticon Disappeared, until Fortress Maximus and his team arrive in response to Team Rodimus's "last will and testament". {{storylink|Sardines}}

The "Rod Squad"'s first stop is [[Troja Major]], where they seek to obtain a new map to Cyberutopia from [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]'s contact [[Agonizer]]; however, Nautica has an ulterior motive for travelling to the planet, seeking to use the [[Carthasian]] [[Mengel]]'s Resus Cradle to resurrect Skids from his brain module. Meanwhile, Anode and Lug meet up with her old co-worker [[Wipe-Out]], but soon find themselves under attack from both the Black Block Consortia and the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], led by [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]]. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} Anode, Lug and Wipe-Out escape, and Flame's troops instead pursue their more important target—a newborn Transformer known as the "[[Infinite]]", capable of turning into anything—to Mengel's lab. Nautica manages to break out of Mengel's siphon and escape from the Grand Architect's men before losing her friendship with Velocity, which Mengel had demanded as payment for Skids's resurrection, but loses her emotional connection to her memories of Skids in the process. Flame and his men recover the Resus Cradle, which is actually the Magnificence, and deliver it to Scorponok. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}} The Grand Architect moves his plans into their final phase, using the Black Block Consortia, which he has infiltrated and taken over, to clear the Benzene cluster of life so that he can use its threadbare space to banish the threat he had seen so long before. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

Around three weeks into Skip's journey, tensions start to flare during a prank war between the bored Swerve and Anode; things come to a head when the crew recieve news from Fortress Maximus on Necroworld that Tailgate has apparently spontaneously combusted, leading a grief-stricken Cyclonus to inadvertently wound Rewind with his Great Sword. As fighting breaks out aboard the ship, Skip's [[Size changing|mass-shifting]] begins wearing off, causing the dead Decepticon to shrink, threatening to crush the crew. {{storylink|Sardines}} Ten, having apparently gained the ability to speak—in reality, the Omega Guardians manipulating the crew by speaking through him—attempts to rally the other Autobots to save the de-materializing Ratchet by plotting a course through the Warren to Mederi.<ref name="LLTimeline">The Lost Light timeline relative to the rest of the universe takes... a lot of {{w|No-Prize|No-Prizing}} to figure out. Despite [https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1062091397271089152 ''Crucible'' taking place simultaneously to ''Unicron''], the characters indicate that from their perspective it was only four weeks between ''Dissolution'' and ''Crucible'', rather than ''two years''. This can be fixed by assuming that the characters' various trips through the Warren took them through time as well as space... but we're also going to assume that Scorponok's transmat portal had similar time-bending consequences, as otherwise, timeline crossover means we'd have to conclude that it took years for Mirage and the Protectobots to catch up with the ''Lost Light''. James Roberts encourages us not to try and do the mathematics.</ref> {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:TheNewColossus-thisendsnow.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Behold the power of brand synergy*! (* [[Synergy]] not included.)]]

Doctor X manipulates the Action Man Programme into retrieving the {{i|O.S. Codex|data}} she requires to gain full access to all American intelligence communications; in the process, however, Action Man discovers her true identity as Mercy Gale, and she is forced to flee the AMP. {{istorylink|Action Man (comic)|Action Man}}

Rom the Space Knight makes planetfall on Earth to hunt the Dire Wraiths, but is taken off guard by the subtlety of their infiltration and their ability to hide from his {{i|energy analyzer}}. With the help of traumatized military veteran {{i|Darby Mason}} and Wraith-infected police officer {{i|Camilla Byers}}, Rom is able to disrupt the Wraiths' operations in northern [[California]], and discovers that they have infiltrated the forces of G.I. Joe. {{istorylink|ROM (comic)|Earthfall}} Rom's investigation leads him to [[Seattle]], where the Wraiths have him attacked by the monstrous {{i|Axiom}}. {{istorylink|Field Test}}

Several months pass, and humanity and Cybertronians uneasily coexist on Earth in spite of the Autobot's continued humanitarian efforts. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} All this changes when extradimensional warlord [[Baron Karza]], hailing from [[Micronus Prime]]'s dying dimension of [[Microspace]], sets his sights on Earth's ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], which he can use to save his universe. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} He cuts a deal with the [[Dire Wraith]]s and [[Miles Mayhem]] and begins transporting supplies of the ore into his dimension, which has the side effect of destabilizing the ore on Earth and threatening the planet with nuclear annihilation. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} Believing the Cybertronians at fault, “Colton” seeks out Miles Mayhem, who gears up to deploy [[M.A.S.K.]] in the field by using his captive [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] as a source of scientific development. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

Colton deploys G.I. Joe in [[Portland]] against Jazz and Arcee; during the battle, [[Rom]] arrives and immediately kills the false Colton. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The Autobots pursue Rom while [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] relocates to Earth to deal with the malfunctioning Metrotitan, and a [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] session catapults her into Microspace. {{storylink|Informed}} Thundercracker defends the President from a Dire Wraith incursion {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}} while [[Action Man]] leads a daring heist to rescue Kup from MASK captivity. {{storylink|The Modern World}} The heroic [[Micronaut]]s cut a deal with their nemesis Karza and travel to our dimension. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} The Scavengers briefly stop by Earth, where they befriend washed-up G.I. Joe recruit [[MP3]] and Crankcase's [[CONS4EVA|online boyfriend]]—in reality a pacifistic Dire Wraith—as part of a mystical "[[Crossover]]". {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

[[File:ValleyForge-MonsterKarza.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"''Enerchange''."]]

Miles Mayhem, M.A.S.K., and the Dire Wraiths launch an assault on Autobot City, which turns into a free-for-all when Baron Karza arrives. Only by teaming up do the heroes manage to force the villain back into Microspace and neutralize Earth's remaining stores of Ore-13. In the aftermath, Optimus Prime and his new allies realize that they will have to defend Earth together, as equals. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

G.I. Joe parts ways with the U.S. government to become an independent peacekeeping force, adapting the captured Decepticon warship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', which they rechristen ''Lemuria'', into an underwater base of operations. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} Skywarp, mistreated and abandoned by Galvatron's Decepticons, reluctantly joins the G.I. Joe team in exchange for them promising to fix his lost teleportation powers. {{storylink|D.T.A.}} Former G.I. Joe leader Duke returns to the U.S. Army, taking on Roadblock — torn between his loyalties to G.I. Joe and his country — as an informant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 3|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #3}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Duke profile}}

The Micronauts are captured by a scientific organisation that seeks to vivisect them, but escape with the help of a {{i|Rhonda Conway|sympathetic scientist}}. {{istorylink|Micronauts issue 7|Micronauts #7}} Following their discovery of a miniature city populated by {{i|Kronus|refugees}} from a destroyed future Microspace, {{istorylink|Micronauts issue 9|Micronauts #9}} a battle with alternate future versions of themselves inadvertently brings the Micronauts under attack by Baron Karza's forces once more. {{istorylink|Micronauts Annual 2017|Micronauts Annual}}

[[File:Desperate Times - Depth Of My Pettiness.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Nothing more need be said.]]

Windblade returns to Cybertron just in time for Sentinel Prime's fleet of [[zombie|undead]] titans to make planetfall on Cybertron. The Republic of Cybertron musters its defenses and prepares to fight back… {{storylink|Ping}} but their efforts aren't enough, and as a result Starscream orders his troops to storm [[Vigilem|Carcer]] against the wishes of its commander [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and force the Titan to transform. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Windblade joins the infiltration team, but is horrified when she learns she has awoken Vigilem after years of slumber. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} Vigilem destroys the zombie Titans, but proves too much for Windblade to control. Metroplex releases Chromia to help her, and Elita One manages to kill the Titan… but not before Vigilem disgorges Liege Maximo, the Prime teleporting away to places unknown. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Miles Mayhem and his V.E.N.O.M. loyalists split from M.A.S.K., and begin building a criminal empire by selling dangerous prototype {{i|Mask}}s on the black market. They are thwarted by M.A.S.K., who have V.E.N.O.M. arrested and imprisoned; however, while they celebrate their victory, M.A.S.K. member [[Brad Turner]] is captured and replaced by the shapeshifting Zartan. {{istorylink|M.A.S.K. issue 5}}

Rom's fellow Space Knights [[Livia]] and [[Orphion]] arrive on Earth, believing that the planet's Wraith infection has reached the point where the planet must be destroyed. Despite his comrades' intent, Rom is able to convince them to stay their hand and investigate the cause of the Wraiths' unusual behavior after a battle with the {{i|Absence}} almost kills Livia. {{istorylink|Reinforcements, Part 5|Reinforcements}} A battle with the Wraith-monsters {{i|Scylla}} and {{i|Charybdis}} reveals that the Dire Wraiths are gathering energy to hasten the growth of the {{i|Presence}}, a Dire Wraith deity incubating within the planet. {{istorylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 4|Long Roads to Ruin}}
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===2017===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionMeetsTheAutobots.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Remember me, from two-thirds up the page? I still exist!]]
In the country of [[Schleteva]], G.B. Blackrock investigates the Talisman and provokes a crisis aboveground when his recklessness transforms civilians into Dire Wraiths. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} He, [[Action Man]], [[Ayana Jones]], and Kup team up to chase the Talisman across the globe and beyond in the hopes of returning Ayana's G.I. Joe comrades to normal, encountering a villainous alliance—the [[Iron Ring]]—of foes such as [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]], the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]], the last of the living Maximal Autobots... even as the frozen corpse of Domitius Major is examined by the forces of Ironblood and [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} The Revolutionaries break into Kreiger's [[Project Ice Man]] compound and capture Kreiger while also reuniting with the time lost [[Sgt. Savage]]. {{storylink|Power and Glory}} Before they can transfer the Talisman and Kreiger over to G.I. Joe however, Baron Ironblood attacks with Savage unmasking him as Joe Colton. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} Blackrock proves able to use his connection to the Talisman and his Titan Master powers to heal the infected the mutates Verenyans via Metrotitan's Space Bridge, a wave that somehow releases the consciousness of the deceased [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] into the body of Centurion. Nonetheless, Colton's alliance proves able to escape with the Talisman with it sending another mutagenic wave that the new Centurion shields Action Man from before returning to life and explaining his recovery. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Baron Karza, having built a new army after being sent back to Microspace, invades Earth to create a new home for his people; Enerchanging with Micronus Prime's body, Karza uses its power to defeat and capture Optimus Prime, Arcee and Jazz, while his forces neutralise M.A.S.K. and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Though his armies almost manage to conquer the planet, he is stopped by the Micronauts, who release the Autobots from Karza's orbital prison to fight him. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 4|Wrath of Karza #4}} Karza is forced to team up with the Autobots when his wife, [[Shazraella]], starts using the power of the Entropy Cloud that has consumed Microspace, but they are unable to defeat her. Shazraella is eventually stopped when the Micronauts' leader, [[Oziron Rael]], ascends to become one of the Time Travelers and separates her from the source of her power; the Time Travelers arrange to have spacebridges created between Microspace and Earth, with Optimus pledging to help welcome any ambassadors of Microspace to the planet. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

[[File:ToWalkAmongTheChosen-NewAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|They'll let anyone be 'chosen' these days.]]
Optimus Prime's adventures prove inspirational enough to recruit a whole new generation of idealistic Autobots, recruited from the colonies and religiously devoted to their leader. With his new recruits, Prime and the Autobots continue their mission of global peacekeeping while preparing Earth to join the Council. This uneasy status quo is thrown into doubt when the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s arrive on Earth, hoping to rebuild their world using Earth's supplies of Ore-13. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} A series of mutual misunderstandings caused by Prime's increasing ruthlessness escalate the crisis to the point of all-out war between the Transformers and Junkions, as Soundwave uses Megatron's ''original'' words to turn the Junkions' servant [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] against their masters, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} but Optimus salvages the situation at the last moment by convincing his troops to lay down arms. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

The Junkions relocate to an abandoned EDC base to start the construction of "[[Little Cybertron]]", but [[Slide]], who has lost her brother [[Oiler]] in the hostilities, is unable to forgive the Junkions and finds herself being groomed by an increasingly ambitious Pyra Magna, who has grown tired of Prime's leadership, {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} even as Optimus and Pyra tentatively bury their hatchet...for now. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Jazz, in an effort to increase understanding between humans and Cybertronians, agrees to an interview with [[Hector Ramirez]], but the interview is used as a trap by G.I. Joe, who seek to apprehend him for his killing of John Powell years before. Jazz escapes thanks to a tip-off from Optimus Prime. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

Ex-Cobra mysticist [[Crystal Ball]] and the [[Dreadnok]]s take over Inner Mongolia, leading the Chinese government to call on G.I. Joe for aid; {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} though they manage to capture Crystal Ball, the team are faced with a greater threat when a group of {{i|Fatal Fluffy|subterranean monsters}} are released on the Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 4|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #4}} Snake Eyes and Agent Helix disobey orders to try and fight the monsters, but are disciplined and imprisoned in the brig when they return to ''Lemuria''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} An underground G.I. Joe mission succeeds in destroying the monsters' nest, but in the chaos, Crystal Ball and the Baroness — previously captured by the Joes — are broken free of a prison transport taking them to the Hague by Cobra loyalists, and escape. The Baroness subsequently declares herself the new Cobra Commander of a revived Cobra. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}}

[[File:LostLight12 smite the abomination.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Who would win? a) A powerful gestalt being formed of six Autobots through mystical and ancient technology b) One sword-wielding boi]]
After months in space, the Protectobots and [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] finally catch up with the ''Lost Light'' where they are all, First Aid in particular, caught off guard by the change in command and the resulting changes aboard ship as well the myriad of suspicious activities and attitudes. At a private meeting, they are approached by [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] who confesses the truth behind the mutiny against Rodimus and his role therein. Simultaneously however, Getaway and his loyalists corner them forcing the Protectobots into a running firefight to try and escape the ship only to be subdued and placed within a memory loop, {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} while Riptide is forced into the ship's oil reservoir, which has been filled with [[scraplet]]s. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} To secure his control of the ship, Getaway contacts Star Saber, hiring him as an enforcer.

As the ''Lost Light'' makes multiple trips through the Warren, in order to deal with his co-conspirator [[Atomizer]]'s growing doubts, Getaway forces him to execute the comatose [[Rook (Generations)|Rook]] to prevent the Protectobots from forming Defensor; however, Riptide, who survived his dip in the oil reservoir, awakens the comatose Autobots to help them escape. The Protectobots retrieve the corpse of Ambulon from the ship's morgue to use as the combiner's leg, but even the combined might of Thunderclash, Mirage and Defensor is no match for Star Saber, who cuts them down where they stand. Thunderclash, Riptide and First Aid are able to escape the ship thanks to Atomizer turning on Getaway, but the captain murders Atomizer with his bare hands in response before the ship emerges from the Warren at its destination.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

The body of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], sliced into pieces in Jupiter's orbit, falls to Earth infected with a techno-virus that Earth's villains take an interest in; however, M.A.S.K. and G.I. Joe are together able to secure the body. {{istorylink|The Deathstone}} A subsequent battle with a [[Shawn Berger|Dire Wraith sorcerer]] by M.A.S.K. is thrown into jeopardy when V.E.N.O.M. attacks, forcing Matt Trakker to surrender to Mayhem so that they can stop the Wraith's plans. The team is able to disrupt the Wraith's mutagenic magic, but the team loses faith in Matt's leadership and breaks apart. {{istorylink|M.A.S.K. issue 10|M.A.S.K. #10}}

Meanwhile, a bunch of people are manipulated into murdering each other in a mansion. {{istorylink|Clue (comic)|Clue}}

During a misadventure on the planet [[Frayus]], the Scavengers are caught in a three-way fight between the Galactic Council, the Black Block Consortia, and Deathsaurus and Nickel's Decepticons. They are rescued by Agonizer, who uses a portal to bring them to Troja Major, with Nickel inadvertently being brought with them. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} Agonizer hires the Scavengers to retrieve the Magnificence from Flame on the planet [[Confluence]], but after they arrive they are captured by Flame's master Scorponok; {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}} however, the group is able to escape after Nickel and Spinister manage to treat the symptoms of Grimlock's brain damage, restoring the Dinobot to his "old self". Discovering that Scorponok has created an organic baby called the [[Firstborn]], the first of a race of "organic Decepticons" containing Cybertronian sparks, the Scavengers take the baby and the Magnificence and flee; Grimlock takes the Firstborn and fights his way out, while the other Scavengers and the Magnificence are sent through Scorponok's transmat portal.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} Grimlock is picked up by First Aid and crew, who drop the Firstborn off at Troja Major and repair Thunderclash before setting off in search of the Lost Light on a ship chartered from [[Wipe-Out]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}
[[File:Salvation - Trypticon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, he pulls the spitting high-tension wires down.]]
On Cybertron, Starscream—increasingly "haunted" by the "ghost" of Bumblebee {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}—picks up the pieces from the leftover Titan crisis; as part of a deal between himself and the Mistress of Flame, he releases Chromia into the Mistress's custody so that she can hunt down and kill Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Heavy}} He subsequently has Airachnid alter the memories of the Combaticons and turn them into loyal bodyguards for his own purposes. {{storylink|The Price of You}} Meanwhile Bludgeon reawakens Trypticon, intending to lay waste to the galaxy in the name of Cybertron; the Dinobots, Sandstorm, and Trypticon defeat him, sparks Bludgeon had harvested from the Alyon hotspot subsequently developing into a wave of newborn protoforms within the belly of the beastial Titan. Starscream takes Bludgeon into custody, and manages to revive Slug—who was killed by Sandstorm while hunting Bludgeon—using a corrupted Sweep spark. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

[[Windblade's doctor]] informs Starscream of his discovery that Vigilem downloaded his mind into Windblade's before his death, and that it is slowly killing her. After some deliberation, Starscream has Airachnid connect his mind to Windblade's so that he can save her, despite the risk to his own life. {{storylink|If I Know You}} Entering Windblade's mind, he intervenes to stop Vigilem from killing her, but Vigilem begins to take control of Starscream's body. However, on looking into Starscream's memories, Windblade sees his creation through cold construction; in response, she "forges" Starscream's spark to create a projection of his"true form"—the form he would have taken had he been forged, rather constructed cold. With Starscream forcing Vigilem back into Windblade's mind, she destroys the Titan within her spark, allowing the two to awaken. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

With Sideswipe's health increasingly deteriorating, the Autobots humanely shut down his CR chamber. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} Soon afterwards, Alpha Trion recounts the origin of the Autobot symbol to Optimus Prime, Starscream and Pyra Magna before the President calls to announce that [[Marissa Faireborn]] has been chosen to represent Earth on the Council of Worlds. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:FirstStrike6-Merklynn.jpg|thumb|right|270px|"I turned myself into an alien wizard, Colton! Boom! Big reveal!"]]
At the official induction ceremony, Colton's alliance attacks {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} before heading into the depths of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to deploy the Talisman, {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} leaving behind their army of [[Iron Grenadier]]s, [[Dreadnok]]s and [[Red Shadows]], with [[Doctor Mindbender]] in the Baron Ironblood costume as a distraction. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}} During the attack, the mercenary [[Colditz]] and a trio of Red Shadows are sent to retrieve the Centurion/Mike Power hybrid, who apparently willingly rejoins his side, kidnapping Blackrock in the process. Arcee and the remaining "[[Revolutionaries (team)|Revolutionaries]]" head into the Cybertronian wilderness after them. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} Centurion actually intends to take revenge on Kreiger, but Colditz has actually been ordered to take him into the wilderness to ensure that he doesn't interfere with the villain's plans with his connection to the Talisman. The Revolutionaries manage to talk the overloading Centurion down, but he is left in [[stasis lock]] and unable to help them against the Iron Ring. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Meanwhile on Earth, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[M.A.S.K.]] contact [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] to reach Cybertron and stop Colton, {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} only to be thrown in jail under charges of suspicion by Starscream. Sunstreaker and Ironhide head underground to try and kill Colton but the human general manages to outmaneuver them and escape Metroplex. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} Optimus Prime breaks the Joes out of prison, to Windblade's disappointment, and—along with Soundwave and a returning Arcee—head to the core of Cybertron, managing to beat the villains there. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} Despite the intervention of Starscream, Elita One and Obsidian, who attempt to arrest or kill everyone present, Colton's alliance is prevented from reaching the core; however, Kreiger—actually the alien wizard Merklynn—activates the device where they are, using it to magically alter the whole planet's energon and transform a portion of Cybertron into [[New Prysmos|a replica]] of his lost homeworld [[Prysmos]], from which he intends to conquer the galaxy. A broken, defeated Colton and his allies are taken into custody on Cybertron. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

In response to Merklynn's actions, Cybertron uses almost half its energy to beam a signal—"Welcome. Death."—into space, where it finds its target in the orbit of a black hole: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|The Signal}}

[[File:OP13 prowl and the gang.jpg|thumb|left|150px|There's a war going on! And it's time that you knew Every lad in this land has his duty to do.]]
While G.I. Joe and the Cybertronians deal with Colton's attack, [[Aileron]] leads a team of colonists to search for the missing Jazz on Earth, eventually finding him under attack by humans in [[Oaxaca]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} Though Jazz and the colonists succeed in tracking the Cybertronian weapons the humans were using to their source ([[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], posing as humans via [[holomatter]] avatars), Jazz is angry and upset that Optimus Prime didn't attempt to find him or deal with the weapons, and heads off on his own once more. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} Meanwhile, other villains take advantage of the absence of G.I. Joe and Autobot City's leadership, such as [[V.E.N.O.M.]] (now under the employ of Cobra) {{storylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} and the Dire Wraiths. {{istorylink|Micronauts: First Strike}}

Discovering from Centurion that protoforms once again exist on Cybertron, Optimus and his allies confront Starscream over his knowledge of the active hot spot. Starscream takes Prime to see the resurrected Slug, who agrees to help track down the Dinobots and the protoforms; however, when Optimus's team finds Centurion, the Dinobots and Sandstorm in the wilderness, Bludgeon uses his [[Void Scepter]] from afar to drive Slug into a murderous rage over his teammates working with his killer. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}} After Slug is calmed down, Trypticon, wishing to protect the protoforms, emerges from the ground to demand an end to the fighting; this prompts Optimus to declare Trypticon to be the Earth embassy on Cybertron, preventing him from having to turn the protoforms over to Starscream's government. Meanwhile, Prowl and his allies rescue the surviving Throttlebots on Regalis V from Onyx Prime's beast army in the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'', acting on intelligence provided by Pyra Magna. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}
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===2018===
[[File:TheChosenOne-imsorry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Spoiler: this didn't end well.]]
Thundercracker's attempts to write a biopic of G.I. Joe agent [[Chuckles]] are interrupted by Starscream, who asks Thundercracker to make a film about his life. Thundercracker eagerly sets to the task, though he is stymied by the seemingly impossible task of portraying Starscream both positively and honestly. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

On returning to her seat on the Council of Worlds, Windblade is outraged to learn that the council have not yet told the public about Liege Maximo's escape, and informs the planet of the truth herself. Though she is expelled from the council, when Starscream calls free elections as demanded by Elita One, she agrees to run for office. Starscream, meanwhile, is haunted by his experience within Windblade's mind and the vision of what he could have been, and when the electoral debate comes, he confesses to his crimes in full for all to hear. Starscream, along with his co-conspirators Airachnid, Rattrap and the Combaticons, are all arrested, and Windblade goes on to win the election and be declared the "first delegate", the new ruler of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

Thundercracker, on learning of Starscream's arrest, is not dissuaded from his filmmaking, seeing it as the perfect ending to the movie. Not wanting the fairly-accurate-but-kind-of-terrible film released, the imprisoned Starscream has a message sent to two Badgeless, who attempt to kill Thundercracker to prevent the film's release. Thundercracker manages to kill his two attackers, and returns to Earth... where he finds out that all interest in the film is dead in the water. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

Baron Karza joins forces with the Dire Wraiths, intending to channel the Entropy Cloud destroying Microspace to accelerate the awakening of the Presence. The Micronauts recruit Rom and his allies to help them, and — following a detour to Microspace — are able to use the Cloud's power to kill the Presence instead, though it costs Orphion's life to do so. Though the Wraiths are defeated, a more-than-happy Karza returns to Microspace a hero, and the Micronauts pursue him to prevent him from conquering the now-saved dimension. {{istorylink|Rom & The Micronauts}}

Using intelligence gained from {{i|Cesspool II|Cesspool}}, G.I. Joe track Cobra to their new base: a mysterious, verdant jungle populated by [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] at the [[Arctic|North Pole]]. The Joes make it past Cobra's defenses, but their killing of the {{i|Viper (mutant)|Viper}} army plays into Cobra's hands, fueling Crystal Ball's blood-magic and allowing the birth of a new "Cobra Moon". At the same time, Roadblock breaks ties with Duke, but Skywarp offers to defect to Duke's side instead, and breaks Snake Eyes and Helix out of the brig to join him. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force}}

[[File:OP17 Everything is Shockwave's fault.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|"IT'S ME, OPTIMUS! IT'S ME, OPTIMUS! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, OPTIMUS! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT—HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! EVEN [[Liege Maximo|MY FAMILY]]—EVEN [[The Fallen|MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY]] BOUGHT IT!"]]
Optimus Prime, Marissa Faireborn and the President of the United States inaugurate an Ore-13 mine in Kentucky, staffed by human, Cybertronian, and Junkion alike; the ore is refined into energon and shipped to Cybertron, compensating for Merklynn's magical tainting of their fuel supply. However, the arrival of the first shipment is overshadowed—quite literally—by the arrival of Onyx Prime's enormous eyeball-shaped ship [[Nemesis (BWII)|''Nemesis'']] in the skies above Iacon. Onyx Prime, with a chained Liege Maximo at his feet, demands to speak to Optimus Prime, who he calls "the Arisen". {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} While Soundwave attempts and fails to read the mind of Liege Maximo, arguing breaks out between Onyx, the Council of Worlds, and Optimus; things reach a head when Soundwave enters the council chambers, and is enraged to see Optimus defending Onyx. Just as Alpha Trion realises the truth of Onyx's identity, an explosion rips through the [[Spire]] and kills Trion, which Onyx blames on Soundwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Liege Maximo vanishes from captivity in the chaos, while Onyx stokes dissent and confusion by impugning Optimus's allies, revealing the truth that Soundwave killed Horri-Bull to the furious Decepticons.

With fighting breaking out in the city streets, Onyx boards his skiff to return to the ''Nemesis''; meanwhile, Devastator forms to forcibly "rescue" Starscream from prison, while Metrotitan travels from Earth to Cybertron and submits to the command of the "chosen one", firing on Onyx's vessel. As the situation gets further out of control, Metrotitan refuses to obey Optimus's orders to stand down and fires on him and Windblade, sending Optimus falling to the ground; Onyx catches him aboard the skiff and has the ''Nemesis'' return fire, knocking Metrotitan to the ground. After subduing the furious Optimus, Onyx tears his "face" off, revealing his true identity as Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

Explaining what happened to him and how he became "Onyx" to Optimus, Shockwave has the ''Nemesis'' take them to the Crystal City singularity and throws Optimus in so that he may share Shockwave's enlightenment. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} With the discovery of his "true self" and the prophecies surrounding him seemingly adding up into a chance to become the savior Cybertron needs, Starscream has Devastator carry him to the fallen Metrotitan, where for one moment he believes he really ''does'' have some grand destiny... only for Shockwave to show up and mock him with the revelation that the entire prophecy was the result of his manipulations to place a fool like Starscream on the throne of Cybertron, before murdering Metrotitan. Within the singularity, Optimus — now finding himself in [[infraspace]] once more — reunites with Bumblebee, whose ghostly form is dragged away from Starscream to meet with his old leader. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

[[File:Schismatic-KupDies.jpg|thumb|Or: How Not To Sell Fans On A Crossover.]]
With Shockwave's machinations having sowed chaos across Iacon, Scoop's religious faith drives him and the other Constructicons on as Devastator, taking on Victorion out of a sheer single-minded intent to prove that Starscream is a reincarnation of the treacherous [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. In the meantime, Optimus devises a means of escaping from Infraspace, using the Matrix as a means of generating an escape back to the real world. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Ultimately, Arcee succeeds in killing Liege Maximo, Victorion triumphs over Devastator, and the minds of Optimus and Bumblebee come to inhabit Pyra Magna's body; Shockwave is taken prisoner, and Pyra is treated to disentangle the minds of Optimus and Bumblebee from her own. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

During Optimus's convalescence, Ironhide and Kup are sent to attempt diplomatic negotiations with the [[Prysmosian]] inhabitants of [[New Prysmos]]. While Wheeljack discovers that the Talisman is tunnelling towards Cybertron's core and threatening to finish what Merklynn started, a faction of Visionaries called the [[Darkling Lord]]s—covertly urged on by Merklynn—attempt to conquer Cybertron for themselves, their leader [[Virulina]] murdering Kup with magic. [[Leoric]] and his [[Spectral Knight]]s oppose Virulina's plan, and ally with Ironhide's team to stop them; though they succeed in preventing the Darkling Lords' conquest, a reaction between [[Galadria]]'s magics and Wheeljack's bomb rockets New Prysmos to the surface of Cybertron and surrounds it with a swathe of organic grass. Merklynn is imprisoned for his misdeeds, and is left dejected and fatalistic by his realisation that all he did was for naught, as his actions have summoned Unicron. {{storylink|Transformers vs. Visionaries}}

Learning of Kup's death, Springer and Verity Carlo attempt to meet up with Impactor, but are embroiled in Mayhem's anti-faction scheme in the process — which, in turn, causes Verity's kidnapping by Overlord, who has been working on Earth with Tarantulas on the [[Timemaze]], a gateway allowing access to other times and alternate timelines. Though Impactor sacrifices himself to save Springer and Verity, Overlord is dealt with by sending the two halves of his body into different time periods, and Tarantulas dies in the arms of his "son". Leaving a message to the surviving Wreckers and their allies asking that they make sure nobody has to do what the Wreckers did again, Springer departs into the Timemaze in the hope of changing history for the better by preventing the war. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

The Lost Light's final Warren jump brings them to what they believe to be Cyberutopia; {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} however, the paradise world is actually [[Mederi]], an ancient medical facility designed to allow terminally ill patients to die happy through an telepathic "happy ending". {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Due to a lack of a cohesive idea of what Cyberutopia "should" be, however, the crew finds the planet empty; when they are subsequently attacked by the Grand Architect's fleet, Getaway strikes a deal, allowing Scorponok to transform the crew into sparkeaters in exchange for a position among the Grand Architect's followers. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Scorponok's transmat portal also brings the Scavengers to Mederi, the illusion causing them to perceive the facility as Grimlock's cell in Garrus-9.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}
[[File:LL20 Rodimus saves Getaway.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|After the [[Contrivance Engine]], Brainstorm's next invention was an Incredibly On-The-Nose Symbolism Engine.]]
Skip's travel through the Warren to Mederi is interrupted when the mass-displacement fails and the Autobots are exposed to the [[compressed space]] outside, causing them to crash on the artificial moon; because of Cyclonus's desire to see Tailgate again, the facility presents itself to them as the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], complete with illusory versions of their dead friends to welcome them.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

However, the Mederi illusion is imperfect; Nautica's loss of her connection to Skids allows her to walk into the Scavengers (causing the illusion to fail when they see conflicting environments), while Ratchet's scepticism leads him, Rodimus, Drift and Ultra Magnus to the device controlling the illusion, which they destroy. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Realizing where they are, Rodimus's group figures out what happened, and Rodimus comes to the conclusion that Mederi ''is'' Cyberutopia, the dying Knights having been fooled by the illusion into believing that they had found a new, perfect Cybertron. Ultra Magnus manages to inform the crew of the truth in time to prevent all of them except for Nightbeat and Ten from being killed by "ascension", causing all of the "ghosts" to fade away — except Tailgate, who had been secretly teleported to Mederi from Necroworld by the Omega Guardians — but as soon as the three groups reunite with the intention of returning to Cybertron, they are set upon by the Sparkeater army transformed from the ''Lost Light'' crew. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Joined by Grimlock, First Aid and their team, the combined group comes flees the Sparkeaters, only to be attacked by the ''Lost Light'' itself, under the command of the Grand Architect's forces; under Rodimus's direction, the majority of the crew barricades themselves in Mederi's Ward Zero to find a cure for the Sparkeaters, while he and a small team board the ''Lost Light'' aboard Wipe-Out's ship. Rodimus and Cyclonus confront Star Saber and Getaway, killing the former and preventing the latter from committing suicide by destroying the ship in a [[nucleon (fuel)|nucleon]] explosion; Getaway instead tries to stab Rodimus in the back, but is killed by the oil reservoir scraplets, under the control of the scraplet colony that Whirl had previously bonded with.
[[File:LL22 Functionist Primus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Oooh, 'e's a big 'un!]]
Though the medics on the ground manage to cure the sparkeaters through "concussive medicine", as everything else is going on, a giant rift is formed in space, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} pulling Mederi and the ''Lost Light'' through to the Benzene Cluster, now home to the five false Cybertrons created by the Grand Architect. Rodimus persuades the Grand Architect to let his entire team come aboard the Architect's Worldsweeper, angering Scorponok, who has Sunder attempt to probe the Architect's mind; however, the Grand Architect is able to force Sunder out, and kills Scorponok in response. The God Gun is activated with the intent to form an interdimensional portal to banish the Architect's foreseen threat through, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} but in fact, the false Primus that the Architect had seen so long ago was the Cybertron of the Functionist Universe, transformed and controlled by the Functionist Council, which used the portal to enter the mainline universe — with Megatron and the Anti-Vocationist League fleeing ahead of it.
[[File:LL24 Matrix Opening Pt2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Now, light our second-darkest hour!]]
Split up between the Worldsweeper and Megatron's ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'', the ''Lost Light''ers have both the Functionists' plan and the true history of the Guiding Hand revealed to each other; {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} the latter prompts the enraged Solomus to kill Adaptus, though he is fatally wounded himself. The crews of the ''Lost Light'' and ''Last Light'' reunite on the former ship to plan a way to stop the Functionist Primus, currently laying waste to the replica Cybertrons; the Magnificence proposes having Rung create three Matrices as bombs to destroy the planet, but instead, the crew propose using ''twelve'' Matrices to destroy Vector Sigma and the Functionist Council while leaving the planet unharmed. The Magnificence, angered, reveals its "wisdom" to actually be the voices of the Omega Guardians, who want Primus destroyed to blow the Benzene rift open wide enough for them to return and "eat everything"... so Nickel smashes the Magnificence, stopping their plans short. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Rung uses his alternate mode to create twelve Matrix replicas, but the effort kills him in the process. To forcibly transform "Primus" back to planet mode, Fortress Maximus and Red Alert — on the instructions of a future Rodimus — pilot Luna 1 through the Warren, back in time and into the back of the robot's neck, forcing transformation and ensuring the crew can use the planet's hot spots to channel the Matrix energy. The crew land on the hot spots, but thanks to the [[morality lock]], are unable to open the Matrices until an encouraging speech from Rodimus gives them the self-belief they need to do so — though Megatron remains unable to do it, forcing Rodimus to open his Matrix instead. The released energy obliterates the Functionist Council for good before radiating back out, igniting the Luna 1 hot spot and giving life to a new generation of sparks; together, they form the shape of a message from Rung: "DON'T FORGET ME". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}} Tragically, within a matter of days, the crew give into information creep and lose all their memories of Rung. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

[[File:Unicron4 Unicron Arrives.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Yes, ma'am, Earth is literally under siege by planet fragging Jupiter."]]
On Cybertron, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are revived to help against Unicron, now in the process of consuming Cybertron's colony worlds. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Though Prime and his allies are able to save much of the populations of Elonia {{storylink|Our Darkest}} and Caminus, they are unable to find a way to stop Unicron within the monster-planet, and are forced to retreat. {{storylink|Unicron issue 1|Unicron #1}} Starscream's plan, to have Bludgeon's "[[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]" trap Unicron in a [[stasis web]], proves a miscalculation; Bludgeon has changed loyalties to Unicron, and allows his fleet to be corrupted and transformed by the chaos-bringer. Meanwhile, Bumblebee seeks out Omega Supreme, who was part of the original invasion of Antilla, for answers; the comatose Omega Sentinel projects a vision of Unicron's origins into Bumblebee's mind before dying, just in time for Unicron to appear over Cybertron, transforming into a robot mode in the image of Cybertron's mythical Uncreator, gained from the integration of the Titan Nemesis and its transformation cog. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} Meanwhile, Earth comes under attack by an advance party of Maximals, who target ''Lemuria''; G.I. Joe and the refugees they have taken in are saved by Skywarp, Snake Eyes and Helix, who return to rescue their old comrades. {{storylink|Last Stand (G.I. Joe)|Last Stand}}
[[File:Unicron6 Spirits of the Dead.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Press F to pay respects.]]
The Cybertronian fleet rallies to defend Cybertron while its leaders debate what to do; Victorion attempts to break into Unicron's interior and kill the planet-eater from the inside, but is stopped by Monstructor, who — under Bludgeon's command — tears [[Stormclash]] in half and breaks the Torchbearer combiner apart. Starscream advocates having Metroplex space bridge to Earth so that a ''portion'' of the population can survive, but is convinced to allow Windblade to execute an alternative plan: {{storylink|Our Finest}} appealing to the Visionaries and their magic for help. Using the Talisman, the Visionaries use a wave of magic to teleport the Cybertronians and refugees to Earth, though only the sacrifice of Blurr and a suicide attack on Unicron by Elita One lets everyone get to safety. The Transformers and Elonians are teleported to Earth, moments before Unicron tears Cybertron in two and consumes it, {{storylink|Road's End}} while the Visionaries themselves are sent back in time to the earliest days of Prysmos. {{istorylink|A World and a Future}} Meanwhile, a confrontation between Slide's colonists and the Dinobots at Mount Rushmore ends in the death of Gimlet and G.I. Joe agent Mainframe. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}}

Shockwave — teleported to [[Toronto]] to begin his conquest — is horrified to realise Unicron has survived the destruction of Cybertron, and contacts Bludgeon to initiate his backup plan, unaware that his agent and the Maximal army have switched their loyalties from Shockwave to Unicron himself. Sanctuary Station is evacuated in light of the approaching Maximals, with a small number of its residents laying down their lives to buy time. {{storylink|Road's End}} Putting aside their history and enimities, all of Earth's heroes and villains join together to hold the attackers back, with Destro's M.A.S.S. device allowing Trypticon, Metroplex and a full army of Cybertronians to teleport into the midst of Bludgeon's fleet. {{storylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}} Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker carry Optimus Prime, Arcee and the Talisman down to Unicron's surface, but Skywarp and Thundercracker are waylaid by Maximals, preventing Skywarp from teleporting them into the planet-eater's interior; instead, Starscream chooses to give up his life to activate the Talisman, which burns its way down into Unicron. Optimus and Arcee follow it into the interior where it enters the black hole at Unicron's core, with Optimus jumping in after it.
[[File:Unicron6 The Last Hug.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|The power of love might just save your life.]]
On Earth, Shockwave is betrayed by his follower [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], but is "rescued" by Prowl, who has Stardrive use her Dire Wraith powers to link with Shockwave's mind; in turn, Jetfire connects her to Soundwave, wielding the Enigma of Combination in conjunction with Superion and the Earth Enigma. Victorion, who uses the Enigma energies to combine with Slide as a replacement limb, kills Monstructor while the Dinobots sacrifice themselves to kill Bludgeon and destroy his Worldsweeper; but Soundwave's true intent is to unite the spirits of those who have fallen with Shockwave's memories and send them through to Optimus to give him the strength he needs, though Soundwave crumbles to dust as he uses its power. In Infraspace, Optimus encounters the spirit of Unicron's creator, whose rage and grief animates the superweapon; rather than fight him, however, Optimus owns up to the legacy of Cybertron and the Primes, and offers the Antillan peace and compassion instead. Remembering his daughter who was killed so long ago, the scientist allows the Talisman to consume Unicron; the giant collapses into its own singularity, which settles in as a second, dark sun for Earth.

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[[File:Unicron6 Peace At Last.jpg|thumb|left|And they all lived happily ever after.]]
In the aftermath, the survivors take stock. Arcee celebrates with her love on Earth's moon, while Thundercracker carries Skywarp back to Earth and reunites with Marissa Faireborn and Buster. Windblade and the President of the United States begin making plans for a future for Cybertronian and human alike; the surviving Dinobots are rescued from the ruins of the White House; and Pyra Magna takes up the mantle of the deceased Mistress of Flame, inviting the remorseful Slide to serve as one of her new Torchbearers. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Prowl makes contact with the ''Lost Light'' crew on "New Cybertron", where he insists that Megatron face trial once more, with the Galactic Council presiding in lieu of the long-dead Knights of Cybertron. In order to increase the planet's energon reserves and bring the new generation of sparks online, he also requisitions the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> quantum generators; Rodimus reluctantly agrees, on the condition that he and the crew are allowed one last trip aboard the ship before it's decommissioned. After a one-day "victory lap", the crew returns to Cybertron, but not before the scientists propose attempting to recreate the quantum accident that duplicated the ''Lost Light'' at the beginning of their quest, shunting the "duplicate" ship into another universe so that they can continue their quest on their own terms. With the agreement of the crew, they do so — and though the version of the crew that returns to Cybertron is unaware, they are successful in the attempt, their duplicates setting out on a new adventure.

The "main universe" Megatron is tried by the Galactic Council, and — despite Rodimus lying on his behalf by claiming that Megatron was able to open the Matrix — he is sentenced to either death or permanent solitary confinement. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}} The trial marks the start of a better working relationship between Cybertronians and the Council: Bumblebee is selected as the Transformers' ambassador, accompanied — unbeknownst to anyone but him — by the spirit of Starscream, who has traded roles with Bumblebee to become a "ghost" only he can see.

Life goes on. A funeral is held for Optimus Prime, with Windblade reflecting on his flaws and virtues alike, and opining that the most important thing about him was his willingness to challenge himself. Transformers, Elonians and humans alike help to rebuild on Earth. Pyra makes an effort to settle into her new role as a spiritual leader. Buzzsaw hunts down human poachers in Soundwave's name. Thundercracker's film, ''[[Last Laugh: The Life and Death of Chuckles]]'', is nominated for "Best Original Screenplay" at an awards show. Shockwave is imprisoned in ''Lemuria'', left immobile to reflect how his lack of faith led to his failure. Aileron and her colonist allies take to the stars to explore. And Arcee becomes a mentor and teacher to a new generation of three races on Earth, using the story of Optimus Prime and his life to inspire them to build a better future. {{storylink|Post}}
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[[File:LL25 - Ratchet's funeral.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|"I was here at the start of it all, Miss Carlo. I'm not going to miss the end."]]

===Many years later===
Years pass. Minimus Ambus, having destroyed the Magnus Armor at Megatron's urging, helps with resettle the new "[[Lunarian]]" 'bots born from Luna-1, unaware that they all resemble Rung. Swerve's becomes a franchise, but eventually its owner is forced to close all but one location. Rewind's quest to learn all he can about the Functionist Universe causes him to contract [[Delta's Malady]] and becomes stuck as a mass-shifted data stick, though he and Chromedome continue to live happily together. Brainstorm, injured in a lab accident, adapts his briefcase as a mobile life support system. Whirl, directionless, ends up in and out of prison for various crimes. Rodimus signs onto the crew of Thunderclash's new ship, the ''[[Exitus]]''. Nautica writes a memoir of the crew's travels. Ratchet and Drift become conjunx endurae, and share many years together.

Eventually, Ratchet dies of age-related burnout; his components are sent to medical centers across the planet, and a funeral is held for him on the Rivets Field of the Functionist Cybertron. The crew reunites after many years, catching each other up on what has become of them. Cyclonus and Tailgate, concerned by what has become of Whirl, invite him to live with them when he is released; and, when Whirl is offered Ratchet's hands by Drift to replace his own lost ones, refuses, as he doesn't consider himself broken. Drift and Rodimus reflect on whether their attempt to duplicate the ship so long ago worked before going their separate ways, promising to keep in touch. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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==Alternate timelines==
===''Spotlight: Mirage''===
[[File:SLMirage prime stabbed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Megatron's greatest mistake was in ever allowing you to ''live'', Prime!"]]
The [[Decepticon]] [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] tracks the ailing Autobots to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], where he briefly succeeds in taking Optimus Prime hostage before perishing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

{{note|The issue is vague on whether this sequence of events is merely a dream by the "real" Mirage or a supernatural glimpse into a true alternate timeline. [[Mistakes and Mayhem|A later issue]] would go on to explain Mirage’s hallucination as a side-effect from a long-running medical condition. However, in that same issue, he experiences several accurate premonitions of future events, which leaves the original question up in the air.}}
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===Hail and Farwell===
====2008====
Two years after becoming a Headmaster, [[Hunter O'Nion]] continues to have adventures with his partner Sunstreaker, their minds permanently fusing into a new, singular entity. {{storylink|Hail and Farewell}}

{{note|"Hail and Farewell" was declared canonical when it was first published online. However, the subsequent truncation of author [[Simon Furman]]'s intended story arcs and the subsequent ''All Hail Megatron'' storyline, which among other things, saw Hunter horribly tortured and killed, means that this sequence of events is incompatible with the mainstream timeline.}}
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===Pax Cybertronia===
====15 million CE====
[[File:PaxCybertronia-IronhideAndKids.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And stay off his lawn.]]
In a far-distant future, the Great War is over and the Decepticons have perished. An ancient [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], the last surviving veteran of the Great War, tells war stories to a [[Autobot youth|new generation]] of Cybertronians on [[Gorlam Prime]] alongside [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

{{note|This sequence of events was later established to be a vision that both Ironhide and Jhiaxus experienced during the reformation of Cybertron following the events of the ''Chaos'' miniseries, calling into question if it was a definite glimpse of the future or merely a vision of what might be. Ironhide would later come to believe it was a vision of the world he would have liked to have seen, rather than a true future. This is seemingly confirmed by the destruction of Gorlam Prime as well as the deaths of Alpha Trion and Ironhide himself.}}
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===Functionist timeline===
{{main|Functionist Universe}}
====5 million BCE====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause."]]
Megatron perishes on the date of his cold construction. Without Megatron's writings to upheave Cybertronian society, the Senate grows increasingly controlling, and eventually clashes with the Functionist Council regarding the use of Nova Prime's spark stockpiles. When the Senate seals [[Vector Sigma]] behind a wall of impenetrable [[ununtrium]], the Council overthrows the Senate, kills Nominus Prime, and institutes hardline Functionism across Cybertron, {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} periodically altering the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] to declare "[[mass recall]]s" of "obsolete" Transformers. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

====2014====
Following the dissolution of the [[Primal Vanguard]], Minimus Ambus returns to Cybertron to find [[Dominus Ambus|his brother]] an [[empurata]] victim. Rewind dies in a mass recall. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

====2016====
[[File:ThisMachineKillsFascists-GiantRung.jpg|thumb|left|Rung digs giant robots.]]
A [[geobomb]] accident sends the crew of the ''Lost Light'' to Functionist Cybertron. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} They battle the forces of the Council with the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] in their quest to return home, as the Council deploys [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to "harvest" Cybertronians for reforging into [[M.T.O.|crusaders]] to cleanse the universe of everything not having a role in the eyes of Primus. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} The crew manages to return to the main timeline victorious, but the Functionist Universe Rung is killed and Megatron and Terminus are accidentally left behind. Megatron takes command of the League and prepares to start his revolution anew, as it always ''should'' have been. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

Despite the loss of Luna 2, the Council continues their plans, instead turning Cybertron itself into their weapon of genocide, augmenting it with a robot mode in the image of Primus after Megatron thwarts their plans one time too many. Over centuries, the Council — now merged with Vector Sigma — carry out their campaign of "sterilization", with Megatron and the Anti-Vocationist League fighting them at every turn. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

====2833====
After centuries, the Council pursue the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'', the AVL's ship, through a rift in space; this brings them to the present-day Benzene of Megatron's native universe, which [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] declares to be a gift from Primus in the form of a new universe to purify. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}
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===Quantum jump universe===
[[File:LL25 It Never Ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And to all, a good night.]]

====2018====
Having pulled the "magic trick" of [[#QuantumJump|duplicating themselves into another universe]], the ''Lost Light'' crew finds themselves in completely uncharted space, further than they've ever been. Jubilant, the crew sets out to chart the new universe, an adventure that could well take forever. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Generation 1 history]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1|IDW Generation 1]]

Starscream (G1)/toys

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{{suite}}[[File:MP Starscream book cover art.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Next person who says '[[Dull surprise]]' gets a null-ray to the face!"]]
Many toys have been made of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] '''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', enough to warrant this page!

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Starscream toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Then]] [[Sunstorm (G1)|about]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|eight]] [[:File:G1BlackStarscream toy.jpg|million]] [[Seeker (body-type)|redecos]] [[E-HOBBY|followed]].]]
*'''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, 1984/1985/1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null-rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

: Starscream's first toy began life as "Jet Robo" from the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, transforming into a grey, red and blue F-15 Eagle fighter jet. To transform Starscream, one must essentially take most of his plane parts off and transform his body, then reattach most of plane parts on again, along with the addition of two blue fists. If you don't mind being fiddly, though, transformation can certainly be achieved by only removing the fists, weapons and landing gear (which can store in Starscream's cockpit). Owing to the modular nature of his design and the fact that it is impossible to store all the parts in either mode, it can be quite difficult to find an intact original set of this toy.

:Starscream is armed with a pair of missile launchers that mount on his arms in robot mode, and under his wings in jet mode, with a pair of specialized projectiles for each. In jet mode, two short "[[cluster bomb]]" projectiles are fitted into the launchers to make them resemble the drop tanks a real F-15 carries, while in robot mode, they are replaced with the long barrels of Starscream's [[null-ray]]s. The original ''Diaclone'' version of the mold featured spring-loaded firing mechanisms in these launchers; while this feature was removed for the [[Hasbro]] release of the toy, it was left intact for the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version, and all subsequent reissues.

:The ''Diaclone'' version of the Starscream mold featured tailfins with solid tips and solid fists, and both these features carried over to the earliest ''Transformers'' releases. Soon, however, the ''Transformers'' mold was modified to add hollow tips to the fins, and tabs to the insides of the fists to allow them to hold onto his arms tighter, resulting in a visible slit on either side of each one. These altered versions became the standard for all subsequent reissues of the mold. Like all his 1984 brethren, a [[rubsign]] was added to Starscream in 1985.

: Starscream's mold was [[redeco]]ed into the concurrently-available [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]]. It would later be redecoed again to make [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], and [[retool]]ed into [[Dirge (G1)/toys|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys|Thrust]]. On top of this, given his role as a major Generation 1 character, Starscream himself would be reissued many times down the years; this article strives to list each reissue of the figure under its own header. The long lifespan of his toy actually began in 1986, when Starscream remained part of the assortment for that year despite the departure of nearly every other 1984 toy from store shelves.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Generation 1 Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-decepticon-jets-starscream/375/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Starscream at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1984/instr_starscream.jpg Instruction booklet for Generation 1 Starscream at Botchthecrab.com]''
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[[File:G1toy goodbye megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More of a "See ya later", really]]
*'''Good Bye Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1986)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

:The second release of Starscream's toy came with this Japanese-exclusive two-pack, which saw him packaged alongside [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], in commemoration of the Decepticon leader's passing ([[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|of sorts]]) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Starscream himself was ''actually'' dead, but where was his "Good Bye Starscream" set, eh?
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{{anchor|Pretender}}
[[File:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can tell he's evil because he's spiky.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Classic Pretender, 1989)
**''Accessories'': 2-part Pretender shell, helmet, left & right wings, left & right "lasers"/tail wings, rifle
:The first new Starscream toy since the original brought the treacherous Air Commander back as a [[Classic Pretender]]. He still transforms into a grey, red and blue F-15 fighter jet, though his vehicle mode now borders on the [[super deformed]]. He is armed with a pair of blue lasers, which become his tail fins in jet mode.

:Starscream's two-piece [[Pretender]] shell resembles a human in a teal, grey and brown space armored suit with a removable helmet. The shell is armed with a large blue rifle. When Starscream is inside the shell, his removable grey wings store in holes on the shell's back, while the blue lasers get plugged into the sides of the large rifle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Classic Pretender'' Starscream at TFU.info]
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1989/instr_starscream_(pretender).jpg Instruction booklet for ''Classic Pretender'' Starscream at Botchthecrab.com]
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{{anchor|G1Legend}}
[[File:G1toy legends starscream.jpg|thumb|Pretending he's not evil or spiky.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Legends, 1989)
**''Accessories'': Left & right wings, left & right "lasers"/tail wings

:The inner robot of Pretender Starscream was also sold as a [[Kmart]] [[exclusive]] "[[Legends (G1)|Legends]]" figure, sans its shell and the shell's accessories. It was otherwise identical to the Classic Pretender release.
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1989/instr_starscream_(legends).jpg Instructions for ''Legends'' Starscream at Botchthecrab.com]
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[[File:G1toy japanese legends giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Odd 'Con out]]
*'''Hero Set''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Accessories'': Left & right wings, left & right "lasers"/tail wings

:Released exclusively in Japan ''instead'' of the individual Classic Pretender figures, rather than in addition to them, this giftset contained the "Legends" versions of Pretender Starscream and his fellow Classic Pretenders, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Hero Set|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Grimlock]]. This version of Starscream featured a silver face, as opposed to the Hasbro version's black.

:In Italy, [[GiG]] also forewent releasing the individual Classic Pretenders, and instead released their own version of the Hero Set named "Set Commandos". Starscream was given the name "Tornado", which was originally the Italian name of [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]. The "Set Commandos" toys were identical to the Japanese "Hero Set" versions.
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{{anchor|ActionMaster}}
[[File:ActionmasterStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He loved the gray helmet so much, he used it again.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' Turbo Jet, rifle, 2 missiles

: [[Action Master]] Starscream is a non-transforming action figure based loosely on his cartoon [[character model]], but using a color scheme derived from the Pretender toy. His main accessory is the [[Turbo Jet]], a small personal attack craft that Starscream can set astride like a motorcycle. The Turbo Jet rolls on three small wheels, and can transform into a gun emplacement.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed as [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Action Master Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Action Master Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/action_masters/instr_starscream.jpg Instruction booklet for Action Master Starscream at Botchthecrab.com]''
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[[File:G1toy 2001 starscream reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In a box, no one can hear you 'Scream]]
*'''Starscream''' (Re-issue, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

:The first of numerous reissues of the original Generation 1 Starscream toy in the 21st century, this Japanese release of the figure included functional spring-loaded launchers, and was also simultaneously available as three different exclusive redecos, [[#Collector's Edition|listed below]].
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===Generation 2===
[[File:G2Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With my camouflaged wings, I'll appear to be merely a fuselage flying through the sky!]]
*'''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, 1993)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear, 2 missile launchers, 3 missiles, sound/light energy unit

:Starscream's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' release is a slight [[retool]] of his original toy, armed with new, functional spring-loaded launchers and missiles, and an electronic light-and-sound "energy unit" in the shape of a tank. The electronic box lights up with the press of either button, and emits electronic "machine gun" or "jet engine" noises. In robot mode, the box attaches to Starscream's back; in jet mode, it plugs into his tail-end.

:The new accessories were also used, in different colors, for ''Generation 2'' Ramjet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Generation 2 Starscream at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|ATB}}
[[File:G2toy ATB megs and screamer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transforms from backstabber to backpack and back!]]
*'''Megatron''' (limited test market release)
**''Accessories'': 12 missiles, 2 missiles launchers

: A planned-but-more-or-less-canceled redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], "Advanced Tactical Bomber" [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron]] would have come with Starscream, a redeco of Dreadwing's partner [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]]. The pair could combine into the "flying wing" Advanced Tactical Bomber, while Starscream coud detach to become a smaller solo jet, leaving Megatron to transform into a treaded tank mode. According the Toy Fair 1995 Transformers presentation, the toy's missiles were intended to glow in the dark.

: This toy's deco (but not the glow-in-the-dark missiles) was used to make ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'''s [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] out of the same mold-set. This mold was also used to make ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]], while Starscream's mold was sold separately during the ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' line as [[Smokesniper]].

: This figure was only released to test markets in Ohio in very limited quantities. It was never available as a wide release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/issue02/atbmegs.htm ATB Megatron in packaging at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Image gallery of a loose ATB Starscream at Transformers @ The Moon]'
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===Machine Wars===
[[File:MWStarscream Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I have no mouth and I must Starscream.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Ultra, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' 10 missiles
: Starscream's ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' incarnation is a redeco of the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]], transforming into a large bomber jet based vaguely upon an SR-71 Blackbird. The main feature of the toy is its "carpet bombing" gimmick; each wing contains a drum that holds up to four missiles, which drop out as the drum is rotated. A further two missiles can also store on each wing, and one on each side of his fuselage, but while Skyquake came with enough missiles to fill all these ports, Starscream only comes with ten. The short length of the missiles necessary for this gimmick to function means that Starscream does not come with Skyquake's firing missile launcher, since the missiles are shorter than [[for safety reasons|safety reasons]] allow, although it is incorrectly shown on his packaging. Starscream also lacks Skyquake's [[Megavisor]] gimmick. The figure also features a barely noticeable yet enormous Decepticon symbol on the [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/view/machine-wars/starscream/608/2/25/ top of the plane] rendered in black paint on black plastic.

:Starscream is known to have come with either pale grey missiles, better fitting his new color scheme, or bright green missiles like Skyquake's.

: This mold was later redecoed to make [[King Atlas]]. The toy was repurposed as the [[Starscream drone]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Transtech===
[[File:Starscream-transtech.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Obscure both by design and by accident]]
*'''Starscream'''

: Starscream would have been made available in the aborted ''[[Transcendent Technomorph|Transtech]]'' series in 2001. Control art and early [[Prototype]] images have surfaced, showing that the toy would have been at the Deluxe scale and featured internal lighting mechanisms that changed color depending on its mode. The toy is clearly a homage to his ''Machine Wars'' body, which at the time of ''Transtech's'' intended release would have been the last form Starscream had inhabited in American markets.

: In 2008, this design would be [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] universe's [[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]].

: This design was revived by [[Draxhall Jump]] when they were contracted to create the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Megamorphs'' line for Toy Biz; Starscream ultimately became the [[Iron Man]] toy.
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===Collector's Edition===
{{anchor|GhostStarscream}}
[[File:GhostStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait a minute. Since when do ghosts have painted metal chests?]]
*'''Starscream Ghost Version''' (e-Hobby Exclusive, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

: Available concurrently with the 2001 reissue of the original Generation 1 Starscream figure, "Starscream Ghost Version" is an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Collector's Edition]]'' redeco of the 2001 Starscream reissue, cast almost entirely in translucent plastics (except for those parts made of die-cast metal) in homage to Starscream's tenure as a ghost in the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. To make the toy further match Starscream's cartoon appearance, it features a notably lighter shade of blue, and a translucent orange cockpit as opposed to the traditional smoky grey. The toy came in unique monochrome-blue window box packaging featuring [[CGI]] artwork of Starscream.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/StarscreamClear/starscream.htm More information on Starscream Ghost Version at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1BlackStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who am I again?]]
*'''Starscream Black Version''' (e-Hobby Exclusive, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

: The second ''Collector's Edition'' e-HOBBY-exclusive redeco available concurrently with the 2001 reissue of the original Generation 1 Starscream toy, "Starscream Black Version" sports a color scheme loosely based upon ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[#Machine_Wars|Starscream]], despite the only real point of similarity being that they are both black. The toy's [[bio]] makes a rare fictional reference to ''Machine Wars'', describing [[Machine Wars (event)|the events]] of the series in the past tense. The toy shared the window-box packaging of the "Ghost Version" (see above), except its box was monochrome-black.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/StarscreamBlack/starscream.htm More information on Starscream Black Version at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers Generations Lucky Draw===
{{anchor|SecretStarscream}}
[[File:Secret Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Songs are made of mystery... and clouds are made of moonbeams... Secret Starscream.]]
*'''Starscream Secret Version''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

: The third exclusive redeco of the original Generation 1 Starscream toy released alongside the 2001 reissues, "Starscream Secret Version" was available through the [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] contest held in conjunction with the first edition of ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' (with a ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' Skywarp figurine as second prize). The figure was limited to only ''five'' pieces, making it one of the rarest officially-released ''Transformers'' toys in the world, and to cap it off, the toy was not actually ''shown'' during the contest, hence its "Secret" moniker. Given its amazingly limited availability, it was not even 100% known ''what the toy looked like'' until a picture of it appeared in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009]]'', showing it as being primarily clear and colorless. Prior to this appearance, it was suggested that both this toy and the ''SCF'' Skywarp were ''not'' officially released, due to the bankruptcy of ''Generations'' publisher [[Keibunsha]]. Whether or not this scenario is accurate is still unknown at this time, as no one has publicly translated the text regarding the figure from ''Generations 2009''.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1219/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Secret+Starscream.html More information on what is probably Starscream Secret Version at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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===Commemorative Series===
[[File:G1toy commemorative starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's back, with a big boost of confidence.]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null-rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

:The first reissue of the original Starscream toy in North America since the Generation 1 toyline reached its end, this "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]" edition of the figure was a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive. It featured functional missile launchers for the first time on a Hasbro version of the toy, but because the launchers now worked, both sets of missiles had to be lengthened [[for safety reasons]]. This didn't work out ''so'' badly with the null-rays, but the cluster bombs just wound up looking ''stupid''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/CSStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Commemorative Series Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===The Transformers Collection===
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''9'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null-rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear, two-piece gun mode Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] fist

:As another in an increasingly large number of reissues of the original Generation 1 Starscream toy, this entry in the Japanese-exclusive ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues decided to mix things up by giving the figure a full-scale redeco into [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] colors. His blue plastic became much lighter, while his cockpit was made bright orange, and even featured new grey paint applications running across it. Several of his stickers were replaced with new, show-accurate paint applications, including new wing-stripes and [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon symbols on his wings and nosecone (of course, Starscream didn't have one on his nosecone in the cartoon, so it isn't perfect!).

:Starscream's fists were remolded with new circular peg-holes so he could wield his missile launchers in his hands, which also worked in conjunction with a new tab on the fists' undersides to allow him to hold his new accessory: Megatron in gun mode. This miniature Megatron splits into two pieces at the handle, with each half plugging into the new hole and tab added to each of Starscream's fists. Megatron can also plug into Starscream's underside in jet mode, replicating the time the characters linked up in this fashion in the cartoon episode, "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]". The set also came with a remolded fist for the original Optimus Prime toy, allowing him to hold the Megatron accessory, and a DVD featuring a trailer for the upcoming Playstation 2 video game ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]'' and Japanese toy [[commercial]]s for Optimus Prime, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''

===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[File:STFStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I will rule all the redecos, Megatron!]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers/cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tailfins

: Standing at only two inches tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Starscream is a ''very'' small-scale simplification of the original Starscream toy. It retains a surprising amount of the larger toy's functionality and accessories, except its tail fins and wings are combined into single pieces, and his null rays and landing gear are left out.

:This mold was, of course, redecoed into ''Smallest Transforming'' versions of Skywarp and Thundercracker, and retooled into Thrust.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/SmallestStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Robotmasters===
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-12'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 null rays, 2 missile pods
[[File:RobotMastersStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I have thighs?]]

: Starscream's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toy is a re-imagining of the original Generation 1 figure, retaining its basic [[transformation scheme]], but designed to be closer to the animation model, with greater articulation and integrated parts that do not require detachment during transformation. The only pieces that now need to be removed are Starscream's null ray rifles, which move from his wings to his arms. He has three peg-holes on each arm, allowing the null rays to be mounted on his shoulders, on his forearms, or in his fists. These holes are also designed to accommodate the generic spring-loaded missile launcher weapon included with ''Robotmasters'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|G1 Convoy]], [[Optimus Primal/toys#Robotmasters|Beast Convoy]] and [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Beast Megatron]].

:Starscream came with two "missile pods" based on weapons Starscream used but once, in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]". These chromed accessories plug into the square holes in Starscream's chest, and feature opening covers that reveal (non-firing) missiles within.

: This mold was redecoed into ''Robotmasters'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/RMStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Robotmasters Starscream'' at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|RobotmastersBlack}}
[[File:Robot Masters black starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Okay now I feel used. That's much better.]]
*'''Starscream Limited Black Version''' (Deluxe, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-12'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 null rays, 2 missile pods, Jamming Trident

: Available only via mail-order through ''[[Figure Ō]]'' No. 80, the "Limited Black Version" of Starscream is just that: a straight [[black repaint]] of the Starscream toy, replacing the original toy's blue, red and the grey of his wings with black. He comes with all his original accessories, as well as a gold-chromed version of the "Jamming Trident" [[Solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Wingstun]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/HHStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Starscream Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''
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===Masterpiece===
:''See also:'' [[#Masterpiece 2]]
{{MPSeekerMold}}

[[File:MasterpieceStarscream toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And the fandom complained (and rejoiced).]]
*'''Starscream''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-3'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 null rays, 2 missile racks, Doctor Arkeville pilot figurine, gun clip, two-piece display stand

:The second new mold in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line, this highly-detailed version of Starscream is the "odd man out" of the series, eschewing the slavish cartoon-accuracy of the other ''Masterpiece'' figures in favor of creating as accurate an F-15 Eagle alternate mode as possible, with a somewhat more stylized robot mode. The toy features several unobtrusive built-in gimmicks, including ''numerous'' opening panels on his jet mode surface (highlighting the attention this mode received), flip-up panels in his chest that reveal missile racks based on the weapons seen in the Generation 1 episode "Fire on the Mountain", and a rotating face that allows Starscream to switch his expression from stony-faced to sneering. Owners of the toy are given quite a few customization options, as Starscream comes with an extensive sheet of sticker decals, including variously sized Decepticon symbols, and squadron numbers and markings, including one of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]!

:In addition to his built-in features, Starscream comes with several accessories. He is armed with both his traditional null-ray rifles, but his familiar cluster bombs are replaced with a rack of (slightly inaccurate) Sidewinder missiles. He also comes with a clip that mounts under his nosecone, allowing him to hold the Megatron pistol accessory that came with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary.2FMasterpiece|''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime]] in emulation of the way the characters linked up in "S.O.S. Dinobots", and a small figurine of [[Doctor Arkeville]], his partner in crime from several first-season episodes of the Generation 1 cartoon, which can fit in his cockpit. Finally, he includes a two-piece, reconfigurable display base that allows the figure to be posed in mid-flight in either jet or robot mode, and can store Starscream's accessories while they are not in use. [[Control drawing|Control art]] for ''Masterpiece'' Starscream which showed the figure wearing his [[Transformer clothing|Crown of Leadership]] (as seen in the coronation scene of the original animated movie) and a pair of otherwise-pointless flip-out notches in the finished toy's shoulders indicated that Takara planned for a set of clip-on coronation gear. Ultimately, it would take ''six years'' before these accessories were finally released.

: ''Masterpiece'' Starscream's creation was overseen by famed Japanese mecha designer [[Shōji Kawamori]], who was particularly intent on hiding the robot-mode details on the underside of the fighter mode. The first prototype for the figure was essentially an upgraded, more complex version of the original toy, with much more accurate robot and jet modes, but Kawamori's desire to avoid simply making a new version of an old toy saw the figure go through a major redesign into its finished form. Perhaps the most notable change was the repositioning of Starscream's tail-fin structures from his legs to his hips, with the intent of creating the feel of a samurai wearing a pair of swords at his waist (presumably, if somewhat oddly, based on the then-recent ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' cartoons' portrayal of their [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] as a noble swordsman). Even so, Kawamori was still unhappy with the amount of robotic parts visible underneath the plane, but conceded that too many changes would essentially not make the toy look like Starscream in robot mode. In this pursuit of realism, the most visible concession to the design was the abandonment of his traditional color scheme, replaced with an all-over greenish-tinged grey. Given that this color is inaccurate to most real F-15 fighters (whose Gunship Gray coloration is ''much'' closer to Starscream's traditional shade), the question of why it was changed at all is not an unreasonable one. However, there are instances of [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6VLv-xwhhag/TZ7hPg5UX-I/AAAAAAAAAXo/UW1469Fm19M/s1600/F-15_three_shipper.jpg F-15 Strike Eagles] that actually utilize this (seldom seen) color scheme.

:This mold was later retooled into the ''Masterpiece'' versions of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Thundercracker]], and was recolored by Hasbro into a [[#MasterpieceUS|more cartoon-accurate Starscream color scheme]] released under their ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' line as well as redecoed into Hasbro's version of Masterpiece [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Skywarp]] under the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] line. It was also redecoed and retooled to create the eleventh ''Masterpiece'' figure, [[#MP11|Starscream]].

:Though not stated on the package, Starscream is in fact a 1/60 scale F-15. The same scale used by many popular Japanese mecha toys including Kawamori's own Macross Valkyries. Coincidence?

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/MPStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Masterpiece Starscream at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Masterpiece ghost starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh sure. Make a Transformer from the line that has some of the most complex figures ever cast ENTIRELY out of translucent plastic. Great idea.]]
*'''Starscream Ghost Version''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-3G'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 null rays, 2 missile racks, Doctor Arkeville pilot figurine, gun clip, two-piece display stand

:Cast almost entirely in translucent plastic, this "Ghost Version" ''Masterpiece'' figure is yet another callback to Starscream's spectral tenure from the Generation 1 cartoon. When purchased from [[e-HOBBY]], buyers will receive an [[MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.|exclusive comic]] packaged with the figure.

:Like Gentei Ghost Starscream, Masterpiece Ghost Starscream is cast in light purple translucent plastic instead of just colorless clear plastic like the G1 Ghost Starscream figure.

:This figure was also released in [[Australia]], as an [[exclusive]] through [[Toys"R"Us]], in late [[2010]].

:Surprisingly Ghost Starscream comes with the same sticker sheet as the original MP-3 Starscream, only with the numbering designation changed.
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[[File:Masterpiecetoy coronation starscream.jpg|thumb|Hit with hammer for film-accuracy.|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream'''/'''New Emperor of Destruction Starscream'''<ref>http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/masterpiece/mp11/</ref> (2012)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Crown, pauldrons (left and right), cape, 2 null rays, hologram pilot figurine

:Following up on the original plan for the ''Masterpiece'' Starscream figure six years after the fact, MP-11 decks Screamer out in his coronation gear from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', including crown, twin shoulder pads, and a sculpted plastic cape (rather than a fabric one). In addition to his new accessories—which also include a new hologram pilot figure in place of Doctor Arkeville—Starscream features some extensive retooling to wind his ''Masterpiece'' design away from Kawamori's original, less Generation 1-accurate look, with most of the robot mode being newly tooled parts, including chunkier legs that now incorporate his tail-fins, [[retool]]ed shoulders and wingtips that no longer curve into one another, a new head (with collapsible head fins), new heel spurs that flip out for added support in robot mode, and re-engineered null rays attached to extending armatures that mean they no longer have to be [[Partformer|removed]] for transformation. Despite the similarity to the original MP-3 prototype, the retooled parts are in fact a whole new design heavily based on the original concept. This new version of the mold was redecoed into [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and (without the coronation gear) into Hasbro's [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers .282010.29|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece11SW|Skywarp]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. It was later retooled into the [[Seeker (body-type)#Coneheads|Coneheads]] [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Dirge]], although the mold by that point had noticeably [[Mold#Deterioration|deteriorated]], resulting in numerous quality control issues.

:2013 saw a China only re-release of MP-11 Starscream. While announced as the same as the original, it featured some changes. Chief among them are the head is no longer molded in light gray plastic painted over gloss black and dark metallic gray (for the face) but it's molded in a more cartoon accurate dark gray (for the helmet) and a lighter metallic gray for the face. This release also features the nosecone molded in light gray plastic rather than molded in blue and then painted over light gray. The black tabs on the top of the jet are now the same grey as the rest of the jet. It also included a collector's coin like the original Asian (excluding Japan) release.

:This version was released by Hasbro [[#Masterpiece 2|under ''Generations'' co-branding]].
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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3-StarscreamMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Robots in disguise.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[2019]]-[[Calendar|08]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-44'''
:This version of Starscream is created by attaching the included shoulder intakes and alternate Starscream head to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th|MP-44 Convoy]], recreating the scene from "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]" (as well as a different shot in [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2|Part 2]]) where an imposter Optimus Prime was portrayed by Starscream.

: MP-44 is an entirely new mold released to commemorate the brand's 35th anniversary; the third ''Masterpiece'' Convoy is a much more complex and cartoon-accurate figure than previous releases.
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===Classics===
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[[File:ClassicsStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fear my extra-long null rays!!!]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' 2 null-ray cannons (left and right), 2 missiles

: Like the other entries in the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' series, Starscream is a faithful "modernizing" of his original Generation 1 form, updating his original toy with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation (not dissimilar in principle from his ''[[#Robotmasters|Robotmasters]]'' incarnation, but with less of an adherence to his cartoon [[character model]]). Sharing many design elements with his ''[[#Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy, Starscream still transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an {{w|F-14 Tomcat}} fighter jet. His color scheme is, of course, based on the traditional Starscream palette, but seems to owe its new layout to {{w|File:F-15A first prototype 2.jpg|the original F-15 prototype}}.

:As usual, Starscream is armed with his familiar null-rays, which can mount under his wings, on his shoulders, or in his fists, and fire spring-loaded projectiles. The large size of his null-rays (necessary [[for safety reasons]]) restrict his arm movement somewhat in robot mode, as they bump into his wings. Like all ''Classics'' figures, he has a heat-activated rubsign on his left wing. Certain parts of Starscream, like his back panel and tailfin assemblies, are made of unusually rigid gray plastic that is slightly prone to cracking or breaking, and should be handled with care.

: [[Variant#Running changes|Later versions]] of Starscream saw a [[retool]] in the jet intake area, which involved the slope of his shoulders being decreased, and a fifth small rectangle being added to the vertical area. This version of Starscream is the harder to find of the two, but was used as the basis for all subsequent redecos and retools.
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Classics Starscream at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Hasbro Masterpiece Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait, you say the ''Hasbro'' version is the slavishly 'toon-accurate one? Your credibility is on shaky ground, Wiki.]]
*'''Masterpiece Starscream''' (2007, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 null rays, 2 missile racks, Doctor Arkeville pilot figurine, gun clip, display stand

: A [[Walmart]] exclusive, Hasbro's Masterpiece Starscream is an ''extensive'' redeco of the previous year's ''Masterpiece'' figure from Takara, recolored to resemble the character's animation model, down to the orange canopy and the silver nosecone, although the cartoon-accurate silver paint on the nosecone actually covers ''toy''-accurate blue plastic.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/206593-clean-mp-ss-cleanscream-blue-nosecone.html Clean MP SS - Cleanscream(blue nosecone) - tfw2005.com]</ref> In an effort to bring out detail in the sculpt, he has also been given an extensive paint wash to bring out his panel lines. His colors were not the only thing changed, however; the tips of his vertical stabilizers were shortened and rounded, and the plastics used overall have greater resilience to impact and damage than the fragile Japanese release.

:Starscream includes the same accessories as the Takara version of the toy, including a two-piece display stand, null rays, sidewinder missiles, a small figurine of Doctor Arkeville (which now has the correct skin color), and a clip to hold 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime's Megatron gun while in jet mode. Starscream was finally given the correct tech spec stats he was originally supposed to have back in 1984 for this release, which had been mistakenly given to Skywarp instead.

:Takara got in on the act the following year when they released Hasbro's version of Masterpiece Starscream as a "[[USA Edition]]", adding a Japanese sticker to the Hasbro ''Classics'' packaging. This version of the toy was not without a few changes: the original mold for the tail fins was used, an extra Decepticon symbol was added to Starscream's nosecone (which was present on his original toy, but not his animation model), and his black "scorch mark" [[paint operation]]s were dialed back, and those that remained were switched to a lighter gray.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/MPStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Classics'' Masterpiece Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Titanium Series===

[[File:TitaniumHeroesWWStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"How ''dare'' you make ''me'' a redeco! Do you know who I am?!"]]
*'''Starscream''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand

:Perversely enough, ''[[Titanium Series|Titanium]]'' Starscream is actually a redeco of ''Titanium'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Thundercracker]], instead of the other way around. Based on the Seekers' [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] forms as seen in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic series ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', this version of Starscream transforms into Cybertronian "tetra-jet", as designed by [[Don Figueroa]]. As a ''Titanium'' figure, Starscream is made in large part from die-cast metal, and comes with the generic display stand shared by all of the 6" "Cybertron Heroes", with a unique removable nameplate.

: This mold was redecoed into ''Titanium'' versions of [[Sunstorm (G1)#Titanium Series|Sunstorm]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Skywarp]], and [[Thrust (G1)#Titanium Series|Thrust]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Titanium Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Sports Label===
[[File:Sports label starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sportscream? Shoescream? So many possible nicknames...]]
*'''Starscream featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:This red and black redeco of the ''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Sports Label|Megatron]] figure (itself a retool of the ''Sports Label'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Sports Label|Optimus Prime]]) appeared on eBay in mid-2007, identified by the auctioneer as Starscream. More pictures followed from a different source a month later, but after that, this strange little redeco quietly vanished, never released, and never even officially ''acknowledged'' by [[TakaraTomy]]. Was it a [[knockoff|knock-off]], or an abandoned official product? We may never know.

:As a redeco of the one communal mold used for all the ''Sports Label'' toys, Starscream, if that's who he really was, would have transformed into an undersized Nike sneaker with real fabric shoelaces, and would have been armed with a modular two-piece gun that split and stored inside each half of the large sneaker "shell" that made up a big chunk of his alternate mode.
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===Encore===
[[File:Encore starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Meet the new box, same as the old box.]]
*'''Starscream''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''04'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null-rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear

:A new series of reissues means a new release of the original Generation 1 Starscream figure, and Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series proved no different. This edition of the figure featured no extra accessories, with its only notable change from past versions being a pale yellow window instead of dark gray, and the inclusion of [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon insignias on its wings and nosecone, rather than stickers (similar to the ''[[#Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' reissue before it but not flipped like the animation and metallic purple and silver instead of glossy purple and white). The sculpted copyright date is still the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release.
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He feels much better in the boring ol' stripes.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2008-[[March 13|03-13]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left and right), 2 missiles
: ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Starscream is a redeco of ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Starscream, decorated in entirely different colored paint applications to more closely mimic a more detailed version of the original Generation 1 cartoon model. Like all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the heat-sensitive rubsign that the ''Classics'' counterpart featured, but has two [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] barrels on his missile launchers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Henkei Starscream at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Henkei ghost starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Starscream's transparency; sometimes it isn't just figurative.]]
*'''Starscream Ghost Version''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left and right), 2 missiles
: Available only as a mail-away exclusive offered through ''[[Transformers Generations 2009]]'' Vol 2 that was released in November 2009, this redeco of Starscream is the second in the character's history to pay homage to his time as a ghost in the third season of the Generation 1 cartoon by casting him almost entirely in traslucent colored plastic. Parts of the figure made in softer plastic, like his thighs, remain opaque.

: Starscream Ghost Version uses the altered version of the ''Classics'' Starscream mold that originated with Classics [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]] and was last seen with [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] (down to the 2006 copyright date stamped on it), rather than the modified version first used on ''Universe'' Starscream and the iterations that followed ([[#Universe (2008)|see below]]). He has the date K0409 (11/04/2009) etched into the inside of his leg.
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===Universe (2008)===
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[[File:Universe2008-toy LegendsG1Starscream.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|On casual Fridays, Starscream prefers to wear his wings down.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Legends Class, 2008)
**''Series'': Classic Series

: The first ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toy of Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] [[Thundercracker (Armada)#LoC|Thundercracker]], transforming into an Su-37 fighter jet.

: This mold was also used to make the ''Classics'' Legends-class [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#ClassicLegend|Jetfire]] and ''Universe'' [[Silverbolt (G1)#Legend|Silverbolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsUniStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Universe Classics Starscream at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFU08-toy StarscreamDeluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yep, he's still feelin' good in the stripes.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Series'': Generation 1 Series
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

:The second ''Universe'' Starscream toy is a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|''Classics'' Starscream]], with a considerably lighter gray base color, more vibrant red paint, his face painted in dark gray compared to ''Classics'' Starscream's flat gray plastic color for the face and a deco more faithful to Starscream's original Generation 1 toy, very similar to the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' release.

:Several minor changes were made to the sculpt for this release: his launcher pegs were widened, and the peg-holes for them on his shoulders and wings were modified in order to accommodate them. His air intakes were further modified (on top of the changes made to the mold for [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|''Classics'' Skywarp]]) so that the bottom-most rectangle goes completely across the air intake's surface rather than just the center.

:This modified version of the mold was used for ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFUStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Universe Generation 1 Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Alternity===
[[File:Alternity starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And the fandom shall dub thee "Carscream", and complain (and rejoice).]]

*'''Starscream White Pearl''' ([[2010]]-[[May 29|05-29]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''A-04'''

:The <s>first</s> [[Action Master|second]] Starscream toy not to turn into a jet, ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Starscream transforms into a licensed 1:32 scale {{w|Mitsuoka Orochi}}. Like the other toys in the line, he features [[die-cast]] metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. This is also currently the only ''Alternity'' mold to feature [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|a fake kibble chest]].

:In car mode, small wings are ''supposed to'' be able to flip out from under Starscream's rear wheels, giving him the appearance of a flying car. Unfortunately, this [[gimmick]] suffers from a rather nasty [[design flaw]]: there is simply not enough clearance under the car for the wheels to be able to pass and hinge through, and attempting to do so will result in the plastic reinforcement struts underneath ''deforming the rims and chipping the tires''. His door panels also tend to detach from their [[ball joint]]s ''very easily''.

:This mold, with a different head sculpt, was also used to make the simultaneously released ''Alternity'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Alternity|Skywarp]], and later [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Alternity|Thundercracker]] and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Alternity|Banzai-Tron]] as well.
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===Transformers (2010)===
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[[File:TF2010-toy StarscreamLegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pocket Screamer, now in original and limited edition grey helmet flavors.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Legends Class, 2011)

:[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Starscream is a new sculpt based on his Generation 1 jet appearance with many fuselage details borrowed from the [[#Masterpiece|Masterpiece version]]. This is the first Starscream in many years to attempt an entirely new transformation for him, with the arms now forming the rear of the jet and the legs folding under the wings. Amusingly, he has ''two'' cockpits, with the one that is actually part of his jet mode folding ''right behind'' the [[kibble#faux-parts|fake]] one on his chest in robot mode. As part of the "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[subline imprint]], Starscream sports a [[rubsign]].

: Early specimens of the toy released in Asia and at United States retail feature an unpainted gray-plastic helmet, a comparatively rare [[variant]]. This variant is the one featured in the Hasbro [[stock photography]], although the stock photo depicting the figure in [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]] has the more common black helmet, as this was the only version ever available at European retail.

: The "Reveal the Shield" Legends figures saw exceedingly limited release at large-scale retail chains in the US. Throughout 2011, they eventually started appearing in discount stores like Ross, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Tuesday Morning, with perhaps the largest and most consistent outlet being Five Below stores.

:This sculpt was also redecoed and retooled to make ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Chronicle|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Chronicle|Skywarp]], as well as ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generations|Thundercracker]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/RTSLegStarscream/starscream.htm More information on 2010 Starscream at TFU.info]''
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*'''Starscream''' (Legends Class, 2012)
:*''Accessories:'' Two guns (running change variant only)
:The "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Starscream sculpt in the deco from the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection wave (see below) was released as a "Dollar Store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Megatron]]. A later [[variant#running changes|running change variant]] featured the new tooling originally used for ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legends|Thundercracker]], with not only the retooled hands and holes inside his wings compatible with [[C joint|3mm posts]], but also Thundercracker's gun accessories.
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===Chronicle===
[[File:EZCollectionStarscreamToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Starscream is a redeco of the Legends Class Starscream toy. This version of the figure is nearly identical to the painted helmet variant of the Hasbro release, except ''the entirety'' of his head is painted black (making it look strange in F-15 mode) and his heat sensitive symbol is replaced with a [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon symbol on each wing. Like many Japanese "EZ Collection" toys, Starscream was [[blindpacking|blindpacked]].
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Go Team Venture!]]
*'''Starscream''' w/Starscream and Pilot Kreon (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30667'''
**''Pieces'': '''316'''
**''Kreons'': Starscream, Pilot
**''Accessories'': Seeker arm rifle x2

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets, Starscream can be built in either robot or red, white, and blue G1-inspired fighter jet. Although the head is based on G1 Starscream, the body's design, especially the broad body, is similar to [[Starscream (Movie)|movie Starscream]]. The set comes with a ''very'' Generation-1-inspired Starscream [[Kreon]], as well as a [[human]] [[Pilot (Kre-O)|Pilot]].

:The Starscream Kreon's helmet has been reused by a metric buttload of other Kreons.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy StarscreamCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6089'''
**''Pieces'': '''36'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, large gun, Seeker arm rifle x2, "Megatron" pistol, large wing pack, curved blade

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Starscream comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, based on the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Starscream toy]]. His "normal" helmet and arm-rifles are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable hand-cannon, a "Megatron" pistol, a buildable wing-pack, an a curved energon blade.

: The cross-sell advertisement from the back of the packaging features a bizarre error: Soundwave is labeled as Starscream.

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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Best Frenemies (with Megatron)
**''Accessories'': Megatron pistol

: This version of Starscream has ''even more'' detailed toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions. He is still white instead of gray though, despite the set's overall theme of being ''very'' 80's-based.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Class of 1984 Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Kre-O-Battle-Changer-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Voted "Most likely not to be redecoed/retooled [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|into]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Kre-O|the]] [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Kre-O|rest]] [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|of]] [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Kre-O|the]] [[Slipstream (Animated)#Kre-O|additional]] [[Sunstorm (G1)#Kre-O|seekers]]".]]
* '''Starscream''' (Battle Changers, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0717'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''

:Part of the new Battle Changers series, Battle Changers Starscream transforms from a fighter jet into a robot and back without removing any parts! Like all of the Battle Changers, Starscream uses the new hip piece using larger balljoints, as previously used by the Galvatron Kreon from the "Galvatron Factory Battle" set.

:Like his wavemates, he was initially only available in selected Asian countries and Canada. However, the series eventually filtered into the US via "discount" stores like Ross and TJ Maxx.

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*'''Kreon Warriors''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
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===EZ Collection Gum===
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*'''Starscream''' (EZ Collection Gum, 2012)
**''Release Date: 2012-[[July 30|07-30]]
**''ID Number'': '''5'''

:Part of the new [[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection Gum|EZ Collection Gum]] made by TakaraTomy A.R.T.S., This Starscream is a metallic redeco of the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers .282010.29|Transformers (2010) Legends Class]] toy. While his entire plastic is painted with metallic colors, the paint applications are identical to the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Chronicle|Chronicle toy]]. As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.
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===Generations===
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*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / #010'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''TG09'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 assault cannons
{{note|This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Starscream in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics.}}

: Part of the third wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Starscream]] transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the [[Neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Starscream features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides.

: In an undocumented feature, Starscream's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the two pegs found on the underside of the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.

: He was later redecoed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]] and ''Thrilling 30'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Generations'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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====Thrilling 30====
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsStarscreamWaspinator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Doctor Arkeville was traded for someone more used to abuse.]]
*'''Starscream & Waspinator''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #003'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 null ray cannons

:Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Starscream is a new mold that is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. Based on a [[Guido Guidi]] [[Seeker (body-type)|seeker]] concept for the [[The Transformers (IDW)|first IDW ongoing series]], Starscream transforms from a hybrid F-15/F-22 style jet. He features a fold out front landing gear, [[5mm post|5mm-compatible]] hands, and back/roof, and has [[C joint|3mm-compatible]] upper arm ports. He comes with two removable null rays that have both 5mm and 3mm pegs.

: Alluding to the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]", Starscream is partnered with [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]], who can transform into a wasp, a robot with 3mm-compatible hands, and a gun with 5mm handle. He has an [[autotransformation]] feature that folds up his wings when his gun barrel is extended.

: This figure was redecoed into ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Acid Storm (G1)#Generations|Acid Storm]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends-class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generations|Thundercracker]], and ''Combiner Wars'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenLegStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Generations'' Legends Starscream at TFU.info]''
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*'''Megatron & Starscream''' (Multi-pack, 2013-[[December 28|12-28]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG28'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 null ray cannons

:Part of the twelfth wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, the [[TakaraTomy]] release of Legends Class Starscream is a [[redeco]] with a number of minor differences in color, most notably a gray nosecone, null ray cannons and tailfins. He also features different wing stripes and his torso is coated in metallic red and silver paint. Starscream and Waspinator were only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MegatronStarscream2pack|Megatron]] and [[Chop Shop (G1)#MegatronStarscream2pack|Chop Shop]].
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*'''Armada Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #011'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Energon Swords, 2 missiles
{{note|This toy was repurposed as a body for the [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW Generation 1 incarnation]] of Starscream.}}

:Part of the eighth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|Armada Starscream]]" is a modern update of the original ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)#Armada|Starscream]] figure. He comes with two "Energon Swords" which he holds via 5mm post, and can fold up and store on his wings. He has numerous [[Powerlinx]] plugs on his forearms and turbines. Additionally, his turbines can each fire a missile in either mode via pressure-launch, and can be positioned in robot mode to either face forward or lay flat on his back.

:While his [[bio]] paints this toy as ''Armada'' Starscream, the included comic by [[IDW Publishing]] repurposes this toy as a new body for Generation 1 Starscream in their ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic book series, debuting it in the [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|issue]] the figure comes packaged with.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenArmadaStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Generations'' Armada Starscream at TFU.info]''
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====Platinum Edition====
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*'''Supreme Starscream''' (2014)
**''Accessories'': Missile, "Crown of Leadership", Decepticon Cybertron Cyber Key, Gold Earth Cyber Planet Key

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Supreme Starscream" is a redeco of [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|''Cybertron'' Supreme Class Starscream]] in ''Generation 1''-inspired colors. He retains all the gimmicks from the previous toy. Batteries for activating the gimmick are not included.
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====Combiner Wars====
[[File:CWLeaderStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I'll come help you, so long as you don't steal my crown.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Leader Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, 2 arm cannons, 2 leg cannons, 2 "Seeker guns", crown

:Starscream is a redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Thundercracker]], itself a retool of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|Jetfire]]. He transforms from a robot into a jet fighter, and includes a missile launcher and four limb-mounted weapons, two guns based on the traditional Seeker arm rifles, and the infamous crown based on the equally infamous coronation scene from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which fits around his head. He also features a faux cockpit.

:Starscream does not include the original Jetfire mold's "Turbo Thruster" booster pack accessory, but is still compatible with it.

:This mold was redecoed into [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Skywarp]].
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====Cyber Series====
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Was late to work and grabbed Skywarp's pants by mistake.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)
**''Accessories'': 2 null-ray rifles
:As one of seven toys in the [[Transformers: Generations#Cyber Battalion Seres|Cyber Battalion]] series, Cyber Series Starscream is a Voyager-sized figure intended to be sold at a cheaper price point. Starscream features a transformation similar to his ''Generations'' Legends Class counterpart. Undocumented in the instructions and as shown in the packaging art, Starscream's rifles can be attached underneath his wings and his robot mode arms.

:Unfortunately, the figure did not get distribution in the United States, but has been reported showing up in Asian markets and was also solicited to South America. Toy importers did stock this series in a limited capacity and they sold out quickly in 2015 and effectively disappeared at that time. In 2016, the Cyber Battalion Starscream figure (along with ''Cyber Battalion'' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee) saw release in the Universal Studios Theme Park, and finally ended up being turned into a Walgreens exclusive.
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====Masterpiece====
:''See also:'' [[#Masterpiece]]
[[File:Hasbro_MP_Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And the award for the worst posed and badly transformed ''Masterpiece'' photo goes to...]]
*'''Starscream''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-07'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 null rays, 2 missile racks, hologram pilot figurine, two-piece display stand, gun clip

:The Hasbro version of [[#MP11|MP-11]] differs from the Takara release in a toy-accurate blue nose cone, borders around the Decepticon logo, a slightly different grey plastic, the tabs of the top of the jet are in grey (like the second release of MP-11) and is missing the coronation gear. However, he does come with the stand from previous Masterpiece Seekers and two racks of missiles that can peg onto the bottom of his wings in place of the null rays. Neither the box nor the instructions mention this, but he comes with the gray clip that can hold the Megatron gun that came with other ''Masterpiece'' figures, such as MP-1 Optimus Prime or MP-13 Soundwave. Official images, including the box art, shows the top of the wings mis-transformed in robot mode.

:Despite still using the numbering system of Hasbro's ''Masterpiece'' line begun in 2013, Starscream was [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line. He was available exclusively at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US, Australia, and Canada.
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====Alt-Modes====
[[File:Alt-Modes Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's the face of a bot that regrets everything.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Starscream is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a jet when the Decepticon faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all four cases of the toyline.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Alt-Modes'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Thundercracker]], [[Acid Storm (G1)#Alt-Modes|Acid Storm]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)#Alt-Modes|Sunstorm]], and would have been retooled into [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Dirge]].
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====Power of the Primes====
[[File:TF-POTP-Starscream-Combiner.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|The fun part is spending too much money on Unite Warriors 'Screams so that you can have an all-Starscream combiner.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-19'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[2018]]-[[July 28|07-28]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two null-rays, 2 Prime Armor/combiner feet, [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Seeker Enigma]]
[[File:PowerOfThePrimestoy-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Arise, THICC-Scream.]]
:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Starscream is an all new mold that transforms from robot that utilizes the [[Evergreen]]-styled design into a fighter jet. He also features some markings on his jet mode: an Autobot kill count on the right side of the cockpit, and a Decepticon symbol with the number "D-22" (a reference to Starscream's Japanese ID number). Starscream can also form the torso of [[Starscream Combiner|an unnamed combiner]] using any selection of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style Deluxe Class figures as limbs. His instructions and [[TakaraTomy]] stock photos depict him with the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures from Wave 1. He also includes Prime Armor that can hold a [[Prime Master]] (and by extension, a [[Titan Master]], Enigma, or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]) and can turn into feet for said unnamed combiner. The silhouette of Starscream's torso mode appears to homage the robot mode of another [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Like all the other Voyager Class figures, Starscream includes an Enigma of Combination (dubbed the ''Seeker Enigma''), based on a Prime Master, which can attach to Starscream via the previously mentioned Prime Armor or the combined mode chest, which can also facilitate the other previously mentioned objects. It's very possible the ability to combine is a reference to the [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Deviations|Deviations combiner Megascream]], but it could also just be a thing they did because why not.

:There are several reports of the peg that connects the wings often refusing to connect well. In 2018, a running change was made in the re-release of the toy: the peg that connects between the wings and the robot back has been retooled to connect firmly. The only way to identify this running change is the code "73101" stamped onto the box.

:Starscream was later retooled into [[Elita One (G1)#Generations|Elita-1]].
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFCS-Voyager-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Rise of the Flyangles.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S24'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SG-19'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers"
:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' Voyager Class figures, Starscream transforms from a heavily G1-inspired robot to a Cybertronian 'tetrajet' based on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers']] appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" and back; although the jet mode has the robot legs sticking out from the undercarriage. He includes two "HPI Null-Ray Laser Launchers," which can mount on his upper arms, or under the wings in jet mode. Fitting with the rest of Siege, Starscream has 5 mm ports on his biceps, forearms, shins, under his feet (thrusters), and wings. The 3mm pegs on his shins, forearms, left bicep, and the tips of his Null-Rays can accommodate effects parts sold separately.

:Like the rest of ''Siege'', his robot mode focuses on articulation, with double-jointed elbows, knees that bend at nearly 180 degrees, ankle rockers, and waist articulation(!) being notable articulation points for a Starscream toy. Being a rather heavy shellformer, Starscream can be separated into both a wingless robot mode and a nearly complete tetrajet easily, via a friction hinge.

:Speaking of friction hinges, the initial release of Starscream suffers from a production flaw: His robot chest flap’s joint usually pops off during transformation, due to the lack of pins added to stabilize it. Thankfully, a running change added pins on the flap's joint, which prevents it from popping off.
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===Bot Shots===
[[File:Bot Shots S1 B002 Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transform and <s>Rise Up</s> Roll Out]]
*'''Starscream''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''640'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''710'''
***''Sword strength'': '''240'''

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'', Starscream is a teeny little fighter jet very very vaguely like an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his nosecone is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His head is very much like his classic Generation 1 design.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Thundercracker (G1)#Bot Shots|Thundercracker]], [[Acid Storm (G1)#Bot Shots|Acid Storm]], [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]], and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].
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[[File:Bot Shots Launcher Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''230'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''590'''
***''Sword strength'': '''800'''

:Part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' launchers, Starscream is redecoed in grey. He comes with a launcher modeled after a jet, which is named the ''Harbinger'' in his online bio. The launcher can attach to him like a trailer, or open up into a base mode. Like all the Base-launchers, the weapon on top of it is an homage to a different version of the character it came with. In Starscream's case, it has a gun resembling G1 Starscream's Null-Ray laser gun.
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[[File:BotShots FireAssault Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You've denied us [[Red Wing]] yet again, Hasbro!]]
*'''Decepticon Fire Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T018'''
***''Fist strength'': '''454'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''386'''
***''Sword strength'': '''779'''
:A redeco of the original Starscream mold in red and black, this version of Starscream was available in a five-pack with similar redecos of [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]].
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[[File:BotShotsCancelled StarscreamLauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Do cancelled Starscream toys become ghosts too?]]
*'''Starscream Launcher''' (Launcher, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BL005'''
**''Acessories'': '''Target'''
***''Fist strength'': ??
***''Blaster strength'': ??
***''Sword strength'': '''456'''
: Part of the third wave of Series 2 launchers, Starscream was to be a redeco of the [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#SuperBot|Super Bot Skywarp]], itself a new mold, transforming into a futuristic forward-swept wing fighter jet with two blasters at the front. As a Flip Shot, an impact to the front of his vehicle mode would cause him to flip up when autotransforming. He would be packaged with a launcher and a target. Like many of the Bot Shots from the second year, however, he was cancelled before release.
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===United===
[[File:United Starscream toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fifth time's the charm.]]
*'''Seekers: Aces''' (2012-[[December 21|12-21]])
**''Accessories:'' Left & right launchers, 2 missiles
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Starscream is a fifth redeco of the ''Classics'' Starscream mold, and the first time he is offered with both of his wing mates [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]].
: This version of Starscream is heavily based on his cartoon appearance. He features a light gray (lighter than the Henkei! Henkei! figure), shiny metallic blue paint on most of his blue plastic, an amber cockpit, and shiny metallic red paint on his torso. The [[paint operation]]s found on the Henkei! Henkei! release were shuffled around for the sake of cartoon accuracy.
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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:Construct-Bots_Starscream_Stock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One of the few Starscreams you'll partly feel sorry for.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Scout, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''40'''
: Part of Wave 1 of Construct-Bots Scouts, Starscream can transform into a jet. He has a paint error on his head, with his eyes colored blue instead of red. Also, only the left 1/3 of his helmet painted its proper black, with the rest being left in unpainted gray. Rarely 2/3 of it is black, and if you're lucky, the whole head might be black! Hallelujah!

:The box depicts him with Thundercracker's head, for some odd reason.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ConstructBots_ArsenalPackStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They painted my helmet right, but what about my eyes? (''Arsenal Pack'' version pictured'')]]
*'''Arsenal Pack Starscream''' (Scout, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''47'''
: Part of the first wave of Construct-Bots Arsenal Pack Scouts, this toy is an update to the original Construct-Bot Starscream that includes 7 new pieces that can be used as weapons.
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===Hero Mashers===
[[File:HeroMashers_Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (Basic, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''9'''
: Part of the first wave of basic ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Starscream is a non-transforming action figure. His body parts can be removed and swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure to create zanier and wackier combinations.

:Starscream's torso sculpt is noticeably similar to that of the [[Titan Heroes|Titan Guardian]] Starscream released at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in [[2013]].
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===EZ Collection===
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[[File:EZ-Collection-EG-07-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG07'''

:This individual release of ''EZ Collection'' Starscream is a redeco of the [[#Transformers .282010.29|2010 ''Transformers'' Legends Class Starscream]] toy, and it features metallic blue paint applications. However, unlike the ''Chronicle'' toy, his head/cockpit is painted half black. Stock photos depict him having a greener shade of metallic blue.
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===Transformers (2014)===
[[File:TF-2014-Legion-Class-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (Legion Class, 2014/2015/2017)
:Another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class sculpt. The deco for its initial release is unchanged from the ''Transformers'' release from 2012, whereas the tooling is identical to the 2012 release's running change variant, with the retooled hands and holes inside his wings compatible with [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[C joint|3mm]] pegs. Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is lifted directly from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Starscream/Waspinator two-pack's packaging, whereas the [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicted on the back of the packaging are taken from ''Reveal the Shield'' Starscream's packaging and only slightly altered, advertising a "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[rubsign]] [[gimmick]] the toy doesn't actually have. Meanwhile, Hasbro's official stock photos provided to online retailers (including an in-packaging photo) depict the toy with the Null Rays that came with the running change variant of the sculpt's 2012 release, even though the actual toy doesn't include the weapons.

:Legion Class Starscream has been found at Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in the United States. A later [[variant]] replaced the purple Decepticon insignia with black versions. This later version was also released at general retail in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.

:This figure was made available again, without any changes, in 2015, this time in new packaging resembling the then-concurrent packaging design for the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line, but replacing the name "Generations" with "Authentic Transformers". It was also given a new Hasbro product code number and UPC barcode, thereby technically making it a separate product. In 2017, it was re-released ''again'', this time in a minor variant of the 2014 version's packaging (including the original product code number and barcode) that now lacked the reference to the non-existing "Reveal the Shield" gimmick.

:Like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Optimus Prime]], the Black Insignia variant of the toy ended up being dumped to some hobby shop dealers in Asia.
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===Cloud===
[[File:Takaratomy-cloud-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from robot, to Arwing, to Landmaster and back! (Acid trip background not included).]]
*'''Starscream''' ([[August 28]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''TFC-D02'''
**''Accessories:'' Two "Null-Beam Cannons", missile

: Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Doubledealer#Generations|Doubledealer]], itself a redeco/[[retool]] of [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generations|Blitzwing]] from the same line. Starscream transforms into two vaguely futuristic vehicles: a jet with an opening cockpit and back-mounted rocket boosters, as well as a tank with a rotating turret and a spring-loaded "Vertex Cannon" that launches its missile when the barrel is compressed. The cannon can also be swung out and deployed for use in jet mode. He lacks Doubledealer's blaster and sword accessories, but instead comes with two of [[#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Starscream]]'s [[null-ray]] cannons that can plug into the [[5 mm post]]s on his shoulders/vehicle sides, cannon base, and wings. Unfortunately, his shoulders suffer from the same [[design flaw]] Blitzwing and Doubledealer suffered from. Starscream was sold exclusively through [[e-HOBBY]].
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===Bearbrick===
[[File:Bearbrick Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (2014)

: A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Starscream is a [[retool]] of the Bearbrick [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]]/[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]] mold with a new chest and head, transforming from a Bearbrick painted up like himself to a bear-eared robot. He has no accessories, but holes in his robot mode hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

: The chest used for this mold was also used to make the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]].
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===Q-Transformers===
[[File:QTransformers Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' ([[September 19]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-29'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Starscream transforms from a [[super deformed]] F-15 to a cute chubby little robot.

:This mold was also used, with slightly retooled facial expressions, for ''Q-Transformers'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Skywarp]], and given a whole new head for [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Jetfire]].

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[[File:QTransformers ClearStarscream.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Clear Starscream''' ([[January 30]], 2016)

:Clear Starscream is a clear plastic redeco of the original ''Q-Transformers'' mold given away at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores with purchases of 5 or more ''Q-Transformers'' toys, and was limited to 3000 pieces. In the announcement for the toy, Starscream himself points out its resemblance to the "ghost mode" he's always getting toys of.
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===Timelines===
[[File:TFCC-G2-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Light and Sound Power Pack not included.]]
*'''G2 Starscream''' (TFSS 3.0, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' 2 null-ray cannons (left and right), 2 missiles
:This ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "G2 Starscream" toy is a redeco of ''Classics'' Starscream in his [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' colors]]. It is part of the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 3.0 (2015)|Figure Subscription Service 3.0]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TFSSStarscream/starscream.htm More information on G2 Starscream on TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
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[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW06-Ghost-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#GhostStarscream|Really?]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|This]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#HenkeiGhost|again,]] [[TakaraTomy]]?]]
*'''Grand Galvatron''' (Multi-pack, [[April 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-06'''

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' "Ghost Starscream" is a [[retool]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] with a new head, cast almost completely in translucent plastic, presumably as a [[homage]] to either his ghost appearance in the third season of the cartoon, or the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive that was also based on the former. As a Deluxe-sized ''Unite Warriors'' figure, he can combine to form the leg or arm of any ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, but would usually be associated with [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors 2|Grand Galvatron]].

:He was sold in an [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive giftset of Grand Galvatron along with [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]], [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors 2|Zombie War Breakdown]], and [[Roller (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Wandering Roller]].

:This tooling of the mold was also used to make ''Combiner Wars'' [[Starscream (SG)#Generations|Shattered Glass Starscream]] and served as the model for ''Shattered Glass'' [[Thundercracker (SG)#Timelines|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (SG)#Timelines|Skywarp]] in "[[Epilogue Two]]".
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===Legends===
[[File:LG57-GhostStarscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm still '''[[Starscream (Animated)|ahead]]''' of the game Megatron!]]
*'''Octone (Octane)''' ([[December 30]], [[2017]])
**''ID number'': '''LG57'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Ghost Starscream is a semi transparent redeco/retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Titan Master [[Nightbeat (G1)#Titans Return|Nightbeat]], featuring a new faceplate. His Headmaster form is designed to invoke the look of his ghost form. He comes as an accessory with Octone, homaging "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" with the aforementioned transparency. The stock photography shows that, in order to differentiate him in control of the body from Octone, the shoulder and head pylons should both be moved up instead of leaving them down. This might be an attempt to replicate Starscream's iconic shoulder pylons and head embellishments.
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===Authentics===
[[File:Authentics 5inch Starscream.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|He doesn't really "transform" so much as "take a nap".]]
*'''Decepticon Starscream''' (2017)
:*''Accessories:'' Two null-rays
:Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] toyline, "Decepticon Starscream" is a new mold the size of a 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|''Robots in Disguise'' Battle Pack]] toy, and changes from an [[evergreen]]-inspired robot into a more G1-based jet in just six steps. He comes with two null-rays that can attach to his arms or under his wings. His transformation is nigh-identical to his ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' toy, with a few minor changes; his null rays can now peg to his wings, his face is hidden in jet mode, and the nosecone no longer flips back when forming his chest.

:Amusingly, the Decepticon symbol on his chest is ''ridiculously'' tiny, to the point where it's little more than a purple triangle.

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===Golden Lagoon===
[[File:TF 35th Golden Lagoon Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Army-building|Buy him again for ''Golden Lagoon'' Skywarp and Thundercracker.]]]]
*'''Starscream''' (October 2018)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun
:''[[Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Starscream is a gold and gold chrome redeco of ''Unite Warriors'' Starscream in homage of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|episode of the same name]]. In exchange for the gun/fist/foot accessory of his original release, Starscream comes with the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Prime Armor that originally came with [[Dreadwind (G1)#Generations|Dreadwind]]. The Prime Armor has a place for a [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]], [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]) that can transform into a hand for a Combiner. He also comes with a piece that can fill the gap in the chest armor or be held by Starscream as a gun. He was released by [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and in [[Cybertron Satellite]] stores as part of TakaraTomy's celebration of the brand's 35th anniversary.
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===Vintage G1===
[[File:TF-Walmart-exclusive-G1-Starscream-reissue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"[[Toys"R"Us]] has fallen, WalMart is the new leader!"]]
*'''Starscream''' (Walmart exclusive reissue, 2018)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null-rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear, two-piece gun mode Megatron
:The original Starscream toy was reissued as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in 2018, under the ''[[Vintage G1]]'' label, using the version of the mold from [[#The Transformers Collection|''The Transformers Collection'' release]], complete with a Megatron gun. However, he still retains the elongated null-rays and cluster bombs from the [[#Commemorative Series|''Commemorative Series'' release]].

==Notes==
[[File:G2BlackDeathStarscreamMockup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[File:G2BlackDeathStarscreamProductionColor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[File:G2SSJungleprotojet.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*A hand-painted mock-up and accompanying artwork for what seems to have been a proposed ''Generation 2''-era redeco of Starscream appeared in auctions on [[eBay]], amongst similar items put up for sale from the collection of a former [[Hasbro]] employee. The mock-up features the words "Black Death" on its nosecone, which would probably lead fans to refer to the figure as "Black Death Starscream" if anyone were aware of it existing.
**Somewhat confusingly, there appear to be two different pieces of artwork related to this redeco concept: one is simply a palette-swapped version of Starscream's [[:File:G2StarscreamPackageArt.jpg|''Generation 2'' artwork]] (down to having exactly the same color stickers), while the other features numerous alterations, among them new foot, knee, and shoulder intake detailing, differently positioned wings, and the missile launchers included with the ''Generation 2'' releases of Starscream and [[Ramjet (G1)/toys|Ramjet]]. Though unconfirmed, it is thought that the second piece of artwork was meant to go with the final release.
**Speaking of the final release: in 2012, it was revealed that "Black Death Starscream" was ''much'' further along in production than the fandom had previously suspected when a sticker-less test shot was discovered on the Chinese auction site TaoBao (from a seller also possessing loose ''Generation 2'' [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and a production-colors [[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]]). The test-shot differs from the package art and mock-up by possessing black missiles instead of blue ones and having no Decepticon symbols on the rear stabilizers (although it's possible those were meant to be stickers).
**The actuality of the figure being intended as Starscream is uncertain. In fact, the "desert" redeco of Ramjet discovered at the same time has been revealed as having been intended as [[Sandstorm (G2)|a separate new character]] and not an alternate version of Ramjet as had been assumed. It very well may be that this toy was likewise intended as a new character with the working name "Black Death," and not Starscream at all, but without confirmation of this it may as well remain listed here.
*A second unproduced redeco of Starscream for the ''Generation 2'' line was found in 2007, also in an auction on eBay. It is known to the fandom as "Jungle Attack Starscream", although just as with "Black Death Starscream", it is unclear if it was intended to actually be another Starscream toy.
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[[File:Transformers Historia Cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Let's see how far we've come.]]
Beginning as a simple reimagining of the traditional [[Generation 1 continuity family]] under the pen of [[Simon Furman]], the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] has evolved over the course of thirteen years into the single longest-running continuity in the history of the brand, spanning numerous ongoings, miniseries, and one-shots. Almost every work ties into the overarcing '''timeline''', telling a single unified story that starts at the dawn of time, moves through to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and eventually into a new era of post-war reconstruction. Naturally, such a long-running work of fiction is bound to contain occasional storytelling and artistic inconsistencies, though [[John Barber|certain writers]] have actively sought to correct these mistakes over the course of their careers.

In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced the formation of the [[Hasbro Universe]], a shared comic continuity retroactively encompassing the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], other Hasbro properties such as [[Rom|Rom the Space Knight]], and, in a stranger development, the events of the largely forgotten ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' miniseries. For the sake of completion, all those events are covered in this timeline... though some adjustments are required to make them fit.<ref name="GIJoe">The events of IDW's G.I. Joe comics just... cannot take place in the eight-year timeframe allotted to them in post-''[[Revolution]]'' works. Per {{i|G.I. Joe issue 2|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 1 #2}}, at least five years passed between G.I. Joe's founding and their first contact with Cobra; per {{i|The Last Laugh|''Cobra'' vol. 2 #12}}, two years passed between first contact and the end of "{{i|Cobra Command}}"; an undefined amount of time was covered by the events of "{{i|Deep Terror, Part 1|Deep Terror}}" and "{{i|Target: Snake Eyes}}"; per {{i|The Search for Siren|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 #15}}, ''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 covered at least seven months; and according to {{i|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 4 #1}}, five years passed between the events of volumes 3 and 4. To make it fit, we're here assuming that the "retconned" timeline shortens the first and last gaps to 3 years each.</ref>

{{quote|The story never ends, Ironhide. It just changes into something else.|[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], having a nice [[Furmanism]]|[[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia]]}}

{{note|Events in italics were originally presented as part of IDW's ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' universe, a separate continuity from their ''Transformers'' titles. For the ''[[Revolution]]'' event in 2016, the G.I. Joe and Transformers universes were [[retcon]]ned into both being part of a larger "[[Hasbro Universe]]".}}
==1,000,000+ years ago==
===5 billion BCE===
The planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is formed around this time; later religions will hold that the creation of the planet was divinely ordained by the Transformer god [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===4.5 billion BCE===
The planet [[Earth]] forms. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===16 million BCE===
The [[Stentarian]] civil war begins, pitting the heroic [[Terradore]]s against the villainous [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Little Victories}} Their war precipitates the disastrous [[Shattering]], necessitating the creation of the [[Galactic Council]] to stabilize the galaxy and govern the planets who join its ranks. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

===12 million BCE===
[[File:GodWars.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Name Brand vs. great value.]]

According to legend, the very first Cybertronian, in the land that will one day become [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], realizes that he can [[Transformation|transform]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} This first Transformer is Primus; though later religions will remember him as an omnipotent warrior-god, the "true" Primus is a humble robot much like any other, distinguished solely by his ability to generate the [[photonic crystal]]s capable of storing [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} At some point after his creation, he is joined by four others like him: [[Mortilus]], [[Adaptus]], [[Solomus]], and [[Epistemus]]. The five are present for the first activation of Cybertron's twelve [[hot spot]]s, which birth the first true generation of Transformers. The five become known as the "[[Guiding Hand]]." Primus is able to use his alternate mode to compress multiple photonic crystals together, creating the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

[[File:TheUnremembering-informationcreep.jpg|thumb|right|300px|When Moons Attack.]]

The creation and subsequent proliferation of the Transformer race leads to the planet's first golden age. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Primus supposedly delivers the [[Prime Pastoral]] at the future site of [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} The peace lasts until the ambitious Adaptus—worried that their perfect society will only lead to stagnation—encourages Cybertron to wage war against the rest of the galaxy, to encourage growth; when the other four members of the pantheon refuse, the conflict leads to the "[[God War]]," pitting the four allies against their treacherous brother. Epistemus is killed in the conflict, and Adaptus—routed but not defeated—flees to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where he blasts the planet with an [[electromagnetic pulse]] designed to erase the memories of Cybertron's inhabitants and leave them disoriented while he makes his escape. Primus attempts to ''absorb'' this same blast, but is only partially successful; he and the other surviving members of the Guiding Hand forget their true identities, with Primus being rendered "compulsively forgettable", and the fallout gives rise to the neurological condition known as "[[information creep]]." {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Adaptus escapes Cybertron by installing thrusters on Luna-1 and leaving the planet through the [[Warren]]. In the meantime, the Cybertronian race, left with only hazy memories of their origins, create new myths based on half-remembered truths; in these stories, ''Mortilus,'' supposedly the "god of death," is cast as the treacherous member of the Guiding Hand, whose "death" at the hands of "Primus" rendered the Cybertronian race immortal while giving rise to the Matrix, the [[brain module]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

The first generation of Cybertronians present to witness these supernatural feats supposedly go on to become the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]], {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} who go on to turn the planet into a paradise. Among their many feats involve defeating the monstrous [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], rumored to be a creation of Mortilus, {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the First [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Trypticon's body is sealed away beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]]. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Metrotitans.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fleeing the Great Kirby Krakle Scourge of Cybertron.]]

Eventually, after turning Cybertron into a utopian haven for both the mind and spirit, the Knights leave Cybertron to spread enlightenment aboard a fleet of [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, taking the Matrix of Leadership with them. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} They never return, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} though some later evidence suggests that the Knights split into different clans during their voyage across the galaxy. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Most successive generations of Cybertronians do not believe in the Knights as concrete beings, instead viewing them as mythological folk heroes. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Having fled Cybertron, Adaptus exploits the strange properties of the Warren to travel many millions of years into the future; there he witnesses a terrible sight of a gigantic, false effigy to Primus ravaging the galaxy. In order to prevent this fate from coming to pass, he returns to his own era of history, setting up Luna One as a new base of operations for himself and his clan of followers while building a new network of contacts designed to prevent this terrible future from coming to pass. In this new role, he dubs himself the "Grand Architect," and adopting the motto "prepare, confront, [and] repel." {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusOrigins.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Everything from this image that follows is [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|his]] fault.]]

Deprived of the benevolent leadership of the Knights of Cybertron, Cybertron regresses into a primitive state of barbarism, reverting to a new dark age as early Cybertronian civilization splinters into a multitude of competing tribes and societies. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} As a result of the destruction of his [[chronal drive]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] is flung twelve million years into the past from the moment of his defeat in the year [[#2012-2013|2013]]. Grievously injured, he spends years wandering the barbarian land until he is found by a peaceful "shepherd" named [[Onyx Prime|Onyx]], who Shockwave recognises as the Cybertronian who will one day be known as Onyx Prime. Shockwave murders Onyx and takes on his identity; he also takes control of Onyx's "flock" of mostly [[beast mode|beast-mode Cybertronians]], taking one particularly fearless individual under his wing as a student and naming him "[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]".

Inspired by [[#10,000 BCE|a previous encounter]] in his youth, Shockwave uses his knowledge of future events to manipulate history on a grand scale, guiding it along the course he learned in his youth, while simultaneously manipulating those around him in the hopes of analyzing why his species falls to civil war; {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} eventually, Shockwave determines that the only hope for his race's future is to destroy its past, and sets about creating every facet of its culture and religion so that he can, in time, reveal it as a falsehood and build a new civilization on a blank slate. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

Prominent tribal leaders soon arise, chief among them the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. Five of these Primes—[[Solus Prime|Solus]], [[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Alchemist Prime|Alchemist]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and their followers—join forces to commemorate Primus by founding the small village of Crystal City. Around the same time, Megatronus—now a powerful warlord in his own right—aims to expand his territory of the [[Darklands]], and after invading and annexing [[Protihex|Protohex]] he recruits the twin gladiators [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who slay their capricious master [[Septimus Prime]] and pledge allegiance to Megatronus. His legions conquer the [[Forgotten Plains]], but when Megatronus marches on the Crystal City, he is met by the armies of the Primes, bolstered by the [[Liege Maximo]] and Onyx Prime's bestial legions. Their fighting awakens the original three Titans before Onyx "realizes" that their enemy is his "old friend" Megatronus, leading to ceasefire and a truce—all of which Onyx planned, having unleashed Megatronus on Cybertron to force an alliance between the tribes that would build Cybertronian society. To celebrate the new alliance, Onyx Prime creates a new flag for Cybertron, supposedly based on the visage of Primus himself, but actually based on his foreknowledge of the symbol of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:Heavy-TheThirteen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cybertron League Unlimited.]]

The alliance is joined by five more Primes, and together they become known as the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} each ruling a group of followers that come to be known as the [[Thirteen Tribes]] and commanding the loyalty of gigantic Titans and diminutive [[Titan Master]]s. {{storylink|White Light}} The Primes become the archetypes for future Cybertronians to pattern themselves after, {{storylink|Heavy}} but it doesn't take long before the Thirteen grow drunk on their own arrogance and begin to think themselves above other Cybertronians: indeed, it soon becomes common belief that the Primes are so powerful that only a Prime can kill another Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}}
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===10 million BCE===
After leaving Cybertron, the Knights of Cybertron travel the galaxy for many years, "changing and being changed by" the many new [[alien]] races they encounter. However, their adventure takes an unfortunate turn when the Knights contract the degenerative disease [[atrophosia]] through prolonged contact with organic species; around the same time, their fleet lands on the planet [[Mederi]], a planetary euthanasia clinic. The telepathic aliens who control the planet's illusions reconcile the Knights' homesickness with their desire to explore new worlds by creating a "perfect" Cybertron for them to inhabit, a "[[Cyberutopia]]." The Knights, believing they'd found paradise at last, inscribe a map to "Cyberutopia" in the Matrix and send it back to Cybertron before they pass away. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

===8 million BCE===
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-AntillanWar.jpg|thumb|left|300px|How come Midnight Oil never wrote a song about ''[[Antillan|them]]''?]]

As the Primes govern their planet peacefully, Shockwave, in the guise of Onyx, advises [[Prima]] to spread Cybertron's "enlightenment" to other worlds via colonization. Megatronus, Alpha Trion, Arcee, and Galvatron join [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on this mission, the first since the days of the Knights of Cybertron. Their effort to colonize the planet [[Antilla]] leads into a brutal war against the native [[Antillan]]s, which only ends when a desperate Antillan scientist constructs and activates a [[Talisman (G1)|doomsday weapon]] that annihilates ''all'' life on Antilla, its energies wreaking havoc across the galaxy. In the process, the device reaches out across time and space, drawing on the [[magic]] of [[Prysmos]] and creating the [[Dire Wraith]]s and their dark sorcery from it. The resulting dead world is transformed into the dormant [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

Inspired by Onyx Prime's rhetoric of galactic expansion, twelve Titans leave Cybertron at or around the same time, each one the former servant of a Prime. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} They embark on millennia-long deep space voyages, intending to find and colonize distant worlds in an attempt at spreading [[Pax Cybertronia]] across the cosmos. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} These planets include [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Velocitron]], [[Eukaris]], {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} and [[Arduria]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Some of these planets, such as [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], are aggressively [[Eco-structuring|cyberformed]], crushing the native civilizations in the process. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Eventually, thirteen planets become closely associated with the Cybertronian species, and history will remember them as the "thirteen colonies," each connected to one of the Primes.<ref>The thirteen colonies are [[LV-117]], [[Gorlam Prime]], [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], [[Arduria]], [[Antilla]], [[Tsiehshi]], [[Velocitron]], [[Vigilem|Carcer]], [[Eukaris]], [[Elonia]], and [[Earth]]. Not all of these planets were shown to have been officially colonized by Cybertronians; in some cases, they are only called colonies due to their close ''association'' with the history of Cybertron, though it's possible that at least some of them hosted true colonies that simply failed.</ref> {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Look, Hasbro, we'll give you anything to not have this plot point come up again.]]

After the Antillan mission fails, however, Prima blames Megatronus for the expedition's failure; acting on Onyx's orders, Liege Maximo stokes Megatronus's resentment, leading him to turn on Prima. Solus Prime intervenes in the fight to save Prima's life, but is killed by Megatronus with the Star Saber. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The betrayal ignites tensions between the thirteen tribes and escalates into the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Heavy}} Megatronus flees the planet, while Liege Maximo is captured by the Primes and imprisoned within his titan, [[Vigilem]], whom the other Titans deem unworthy of remembrance and exile into space. A repentant splinter of Liege Maximo's old tribe agree to keep their former leader and his Titan permanently interred, renaming their dormant Titan "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]". {{storylink|Rubicon}} {{storylink|Heavy}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Onyx Prime allies first with [[Micronus Prime]], {{storylink|White Heat}} and later, [[Nexus Prime]]. Onyx and Nexus utilize the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create an army of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]: [[combiner]]s between beast-bots and humanoid Transformers. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} The joint faction proves powerful, and the Headmasters see action on distant worlds such as [[Spindrift]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}}

Onyx Prime and Prima hunt down Megatronus aboard Prima's Titan [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], finding him on the planet [[Tsiehshi]]; Megatronus kills Prima before being slain by Onyx, his usefulness to Shockwave's machinations at an end. Emissary carries Prima's body to the stars, but Onyx ensures that he will crash on [[Elonia|a faraway planet]]. On returning, Onyx tells Alpha Trion that Megatronus and Prima slew each other in final battle. Megatronus's name is soon forgotten by history, and he becomes known only as "the Fallen". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-GalvatronKillsHeadmasters.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Off with his Headmaster.]]

Disgusted by this fusion between beast-bots and his own kind, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] deserts his post in Megatronus's army to begin his own campaign against the Headmasters—a campaign that ends with him killing Nexus Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Disgusted by the idea of combination, Galvatron conceals the Enigma to prevent any future combiners from coming into being. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} {{storylink|The Crucible}} The realization that they are not as invulnerable as they thought provokes many of the Primes to flee Cybertron, with the exception of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Nexus Prime's most devoted servant, a diminutive Titan Master named [[Infinitus]], vows revenge for his master's death and swears allegiance to Onyx Prime before going into hiding. {{storylink|White Light}}

With the war over and the Primes gone, Trion brings together Galvatron and [[Prima]]'s follower [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] in hopes of reuniting Cybertron. Nova Major agrees, noting that under the principles of [[functionism]], everyone will "know their place". {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:Windblade1 Caminus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The lack of tail fins was a disappointment.]]

Over time, the surviving members of the Guiding Hand re-emerge under new identities: Solomus as the judge [[Solomus|Tyrest]], Mortilus as the forensic pathologist [[Mortilus|Censere]], and Primus as the unassuming psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Censere is inspired by the death of an [[Tusk|an old friend of his]] to begin a lifelong mission to chronicle the deaths of every Cybertronian; after losing his hometown in the war, he relocates to a [[Necroworld|distant planet]] where he sets up a base of operations, equipped with a [[teleport chamber]] to allow him to record every fatality. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} He is unaware that this "planet," is in fact, a hollow "mould" used to forge multiple copies of Cybertron, utilized by his former brother Adaptus to create a weapon known as the "[[God Gun]]" as part of his ongoing goals. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} Elsewhere, the decapitated head of Epistemus ends up under the care of the [[Omega Guardian]]s and becomes known as "the Magnificence", an artifact able to immediately and accurately answer any question posed to it. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Eventually, however, the [[space bridge]] network between the Titans fails and the colonies are permanently cut off from Cybertron and each other. In their absence, the colonists begin developing their own societies that invariably venerate the Thirteen—and, by extension, all Primes—as deities. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}
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===7 million BCE===
[[File:AllGoodThings-NovaPrimeAndFriends.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Pastel Age was a soothing time.]]
Alpha Trion and Metroplex work together to explore the surface of Cybertron, {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} until the Titan eventually goes dormant beneath the city of [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Ruins}}

Nova Major declares himself "Nova Prime". Accompanied by Galvatron, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], he embarks on a quest into the planet's lowermost reaches. There, they discover the ancient [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who allies himself with the Prime in the hopes of returning their wartorn planet to its former glory. With Omega Supreme's aid, Nova Prime ushers in Cybertron's "Golden Age". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Under his direction, the Cybertronian empire expands into space, with the [[Primal Vanguard]] serving as offworld peacekeepers. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

At some point following the departure of the colony Titans, [[female Transformer]]s disappear from Cybertron under unknown circumstances. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Arcee, feeling that her "forged male" status has never been true to her spark, approaches Jhiaxus for help; but though the scientist's experiments in reintroducing female Transformers to the now "genderless" Cybertronian species are broadly successful, the invasive process of altering Arcee's CNA gives her her a "maelstrom of contradictory sensory input", and Jhiaxus abandons his now disoriented and homicidal follower. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|Post}}

===6.7 million BCE===
[[File:Tyrest and the matrix.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"It consisted of our Top Bots."]]
Nova Prime aims to further expand the reach of the Cybertronian race and, inspired by the legends of the Knights of Cybertron, begins planning what he calls the "[[Expansion]]", a massive wave of interplanetary colonization and conquest aimed at establishing "[[Pax Cybertronia]]" across the known galaxy. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} To do so, he requires a fresh generation of new Cybertronians, but, around this time, the life-giving, [[hot spot]]-igniting pulse waves of Vector Sigma slow down. Nova tasks a team of scientists, led by Tyrest, with extracting new sparks from the [[Matrix of Leadership]], exponentially boosting the Cybertronian population and dividing Cybertronians along [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|"forged" or "cold constructed"]] lines. A "first wave" of new Transformers is created; additional Sparks are stored until bodies can be created for them.

The process ends after a scientist has a crisis of conscience, steals the Matrix, and replaces it with a forgery while hiding the real one underground. The team simply assumes that they have bled the Matrix dry and the project is abandoned. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Hoping to rediscover the lost art of combination, Nova Prime conspires with Jhiaxus in an attempt to replicate combiner technology, seeking a process that allows sentient minds to be merged into one in the pursuit of peace—eliminating all free will save his own, a society where "all are one". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Galvatron, still opposed to the existence of combiners, secretly launches Nexus's [[Enigma of Combination]] into space to put it beyond Jhiaxus's reach. It lands on [[Earth]], in the region that will one day be known as [[Mesopotamia]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

In deep space, Onyx Prime and his Titan [[Chela]] make planetfall on [[Eukaris]], an uninhabited jungle world. Using the [[hot spot]] within his Titan, Onyx oversees the development of a new civilization of [[beast mode]] Transformers, free to live without the stigma surrounding beast modes. He eventually departs, but instructs Chela to guard his colony from any intruding "standard-formers". {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Aware of Galvatron's gambit from his past experiences as Shockwave, Onyx correctly deduces that Nexus's artifact has landed on Earth and dispatches a Titan Master named [[Sovereign]] to find the artifact and summon the Prime when he had found it. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Abandoning his colony world of [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], [[Micronus Prime]] creates and then retreats into the sub-atomic realm of [[Microspace]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} {{storylink|O Ship of State}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

===6.5 million BCE===
With the Cybertronian population growing exponentially under [[Nova Prime]]'s program of expansion, Jhiaxus's student [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] begins planning for an inevitable energon shortage by developing a [[Ore-14|self-regenerating energy source]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

===6 million BCE===
[[File:AllGoodThings-Monstructor.jpg|thumb|right|200px|They did, in fact, ask for this.]]
After a long period of experimentation, Jhiaxus creates [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] from six volunteers. Though physically powerful, Monstructor is also violently insane as a result of the crude combination process, and Nova Prime's enthusiasm for the creature prompts Omega Supreme and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] to turn on him. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

While Omega Supreme is occupied battling the beast, Nova Prime and Jhiaxus depart Cybertron in the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to begin their work, with notable crew members Galvatron, {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}} A young 'bot named [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], born only two weeks previously, is part of the crew responsible for cleaning out the craft's coolant tubes before take-off. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} He runs late and tries taking a shortcut across the fragile [[Mitteous Plateau]], which results in him falling into stasis underground for several million years. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:DarkCybertron01-setcoursefortheanomaly.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"We'll simply set a new course, for that empty region over there, near that blackish, hole-ish thing."]]

After a prolonged battle, Omega defeats Monstructor and locks him away in an inter-dimensional prison {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and entrusts [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], one of two remaining Titans on Cybetrtron, to Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} The [[Crystal City]] is destroyed, but not before Shockwave plants a seed of [[Ore-14]] within. The defeat of Monstructor allows Shockwave to realize that his old teacher had flaws of his own; Shockwave takes up the mantle of his teacher, striving to study and better his erstwhile master's works. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Around this time he begins to investigate the history of ancient Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Nova Prime's ''Ark'' is subsequently lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], transported to the [[Dead Universe]]. All aboard perish and are resurrected as undead creatures to serve the will of the [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

With Nova Prime gone, Cybertron enters a brief period known as the [[Interregnum]]. Unaware that it's a fake, [[Delta Magnus]] of the Primal Vanguard safeguard the Matrix of Leadership until a new bearer can be found. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Cybertron suffers from a lack of energy in the wake of Nova's expansion program, and tensions emerge.

Those who were constructed cold face institutionalized apartheid; {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} although this eventually ends due to mounting public pressure, including mass protests and marches. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} However, intrinsic prejudice against constructed cold Transformers persists in among a sizable percentage of the population. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

After a period of unrest, [[Nominus Prime]] becomes the next Matrix-bearer, though by this point the office of "Prime" is largely subordinate to the new, but increasingly corrupt, [[Senate]]. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} At some point around this time, Cybertronian datekeeping switches to a [[New Calendar]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} [[Functionism|Functionist]] sentiment becomes an institution of society overseen by the [[Functionist Council]], with robots expected to stick to a single job determined by their [[alternate mode]]. [[Militant Monoform Movement|Monoformers]], those without alt mode, face shape-hate. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Unable to determine what [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] does, the Council classifies him as an "[[Ornament class|ornament]]"... {{storylink|Little Victories}} unaware that the unassuming psychiatrist, is, in fact, Primus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

[[File:RID17 senator shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You can tell it's advanced because it's glowing.]]
The Senate use the sinister network of secret facilities known as the [[Institute]] root out and quash dissent through [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] techniques like [[shadowplay]]. The Functionist Council becomes fond of subjecting criminals to a barbaric head-and-hand replacement ritual known as [[empurata]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Shockwave joins the Senate in the hopes of precipitating real change on Cybertron and founds the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] in memory of his old teacher. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

As a result of their increasingly stagnant and moribund society, neighboring alien races start calling the Cybertronians "Autobots": an insult, meaning "automatons". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

At an unknown point, the Omega Guardians "ascend" to the "[[Higher Realms]]", becoming four-dimensional beings. They leave the Magnificence on [[Ki-Aleta]], protected by statue-like automatons. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}} Eventually, one of them seeks to return to three-dimensional space through a rift in the [[Benzene Cluster]], but is killed in the attempt, with their four-dimensional corpse becoming the knot of quantum tunnels known as the [[Warren]], spanning all of space and time. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering}}
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===5 million BCE===
[[File:MTMTE37 megatron under construction.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Would you kill baby Megatron?]]
The experimental ship ''[[Lost Light|Unitrex-1]]'' is commissioned and constructed in the city of [[Unitrex]], designed to house a prototype [[quantum generator]]. Before it can launch, [[time travel]]ling [[Autobot]]s from the future infiltrate the vessel, searching for a way to recharge their [[time case|time machine]]. Hoping to use the ship’s engine to provide the necessary jump-start, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] uses [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]]'s knowledge of future quantum science to upgrade the ''Unitrex-1''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s generator so that it can perform the task, and retroactively creates the very first quantum generator. A reaction between the case and generator causes the vessel to quantum jump away through time and space. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

A watchmaker named [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] attempts to leave the [[Aerial Corps]] and follow his true passion as a watchmaker. Though initially successful due to a moderate functionary pemitting the change, the Council catches word of his blasphemy and engineer his downfall via a local criminal syndicate. In the aftermath, he is subjected to [[empurata]], leaving him destitute, and, eventually, he is convinced to join the Senate's security forces. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}
[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] is constructed cold in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], intended to house a spark from the Matrix of Leadership. The same Autobots from the future interfere with his development, extinguishing the original spark. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

The time travel misadventure creates a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]] where Megatron was never constructed at all. Before this alternate universe can overwrite reality, the future Whirl replaces Megatron's spark with a forged [[Point One Percenter]] spark harvested from the future. This action returns history to its proper course and gives rise to the first and only "hybrid" Transformer. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} Megatron spends his early life hoping to become a medic, {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} but the tenets of Functionism means that he instead becomes a miner, working at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] is brought online from a sparkfield in Iacon; the [[blacksmith]], impressed with his size, invites Alpha Trion to bear witness to his birth. With many options available to him thanks to his truck alternate mode, Orion joins the Iacon police force, but is disturbed by the violence and cynicism inherent in the system. {{storylink|Post}}

Sickened by the caste-based brutality of Nominus Prime's Cybertron, Megatron writes a [[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress|treatise]] arguing in favor of non-violent dissent and the peaceful exchange of ideas. His ideas prove popular among Cybertron's menial classes, attracting a growing movement that threatens the sovereignty of the Senate. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

While discussing his ideas with his friend [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]], the two are caught in a bar brawl {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} accidentally caused by the same time-hopping Autobots from the future. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} The fight sees both Megatron and Impactor arrested; hoping to use the event to silence Megatron, the Senate send Whirl to visit Megatron's cell to permanently silence him. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

[[File:ChaosTheory2 orion addresses senate.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lend me your audio receptors.]]
Orion Pax, now a police captain, manages to arrange for Megatron's release before Whirl can finish him off, saving his life. Orion discovers Megatron's readings, and, moved by them, decides to confront the Senate, deciding to 'reclaim' the slur Autobot as short for "autonomous robot". Orion's diatribe inspires Shockwave, who has been searching for promising young Cybertronians, to befriend the police captain in the hopes of nudging him into bearing the Matrix of Leadership. Shockwave arranges for his release and repair, adding a new Matrix chamber to his chest in the repair process. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

Megatron, however, comes to the realization that peaceful dissent will not be enough to unseat the Senate—and that violence makes a more powerful statement. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

Shortly afterwards, several Senators make a grab for more power by ordering an attack on Nominus Prime, using it as an excuse to obtain the Matrix of Leadership and enforce more control over an increasingly unruly Cybertronian populace. During the [[Primal Procession]], Nominus is attacked by a suicide bomber and rendered comatose. The public is told that Nominus is merely in hiding while the Senate investigate the comatose Prime, hoping to use their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] to tap into the power of the Matrix. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Unbeknownst to all, "Sentinel" is, in reality, a false identity constructed by [[Infinitus]], using his [[Titan Master]] powers to disguise himself as a normal Cybertronian. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Sentinel's attempts prove fruitless, but expose an ancient secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" is a fake holdover from the days of Nova Prime's reign. Realizing this, the Senate sees no use keeping the Prime around and kill him, releasing a cover story that he passed away from a [[rust]] infection. Thus bolstered, the Senate impose the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], limiting the rights and social mobilities of all Cybertronians. Ostensibly, this is to root out terrorists and tighten security, in reality, it is an opportunity for Senators to track down and silence those who contest their rule. The injustice proves useful for the growing "[[Decepticon]]" movement, basing themselves off Megatron's [[w:Samizdat|samizdat]] writings.

[[File:MTMTE34 what you might call a thinker.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."]]
As part of attempts to limit any future Decepticon uprisings, the Senate has Megatron transferred to an offworld mine on [[Messatine]] to limit his influence. {{storylink| Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} There, he meets [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]], an elderly miner who encourages him to keep writing. Terminus helps smuggle each new work back to Cybertron, continuing the spread of the Decepticon movement. The Senate eventually tries to cut the problem off at the source, deploying [[Froid]] and [[Trepan]] to try and rewire Megatron's mind through shadowplay. Megatron escapes the procedure due to a nearby explosion and subsequent evacuation—in reality, the explosion is caused by [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] jumping backwards through time. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Afterwards Megatron publishes his magnum opus, ''[[Towards Peace]]'', which will eventually become the Decepticon manifesto. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:Shadowplay3-SenatorWho.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We can rebuild him. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. More logical.]]
As part of a complicated plan to eliminate the threat the Decepticons pose to their social order, Senator [[Proteus]] promises to recognize the Decepticons as a legitimate political entity if 10,000 of them register as such, actually a method of gathering names for future shadowplay. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} To discredit the growing movement, the Senate intends to stage a bombing that will be pinned on the Decepticons. The scheme is foiled by Orion Pax, [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], and a trio of [[Outlier (group)|outliers]] comprising [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Tarn (DJD)|Damus]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. They succeed, but as a repercussion, his friend Senator Shockwave is brainwashed and subjected to empurata and shadowplay by the Institute. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Realizing that he has been "liberated" from the constraints of emotions, Shockwave continues his [[Regenesis|energy research]] in secret. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Thanks to the influence of the Senate, Sentinel is installed as the new Matrix-bearer and becomes “Sentinel Prime”. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Sentinel reorganizes the Senate's security forces into the [[Elite Guard#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Elite Guard]], a collection of thuggish bruisers. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} Infinitus quietly uses his Titan Master talents to assemble a legion of sleeper agents that will join his side should the need arise, including [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] joins his security services and eventually becomes Sentinel's second-in-command. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Hoping to take out the bot responsible for the heist, Sentinel Prime's forces try to track down Orion Pax and his friends, forcing them to go on the run. While on the lam, he meets the ambitious [[Zeta Prime|Zeta]], another of Shockwave's handpicked wunderkind. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}
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===4.2 million BCE===
On [[Moonbase Two|Luna Two]], [[Thymesis Energon mining facility]] workers [[Frak]] and [[Rushcut]] uncover a [[Point One Percenter]] [[spark]] beneath the moon's surface, the first in ten generations. The spark will become [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

===4 million BCE===
[[File:BirthsDeathsAndInterventions-OutlawPax.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You seem familiar. Ain't I killed you before?"]]
By this time, Cybertronian society is growing increasingly secular, and as a result the role of the Functionist Council in society has greatly diminished. When the Senate catches wind of a new hand-shaped [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] that seemingly proves the existence of the supernatural Guiding Hand, they send the Elite Guard to secure the site, cover its existence from prying Functionist eyes, and use the newborn sparks within for experimentation. Orion Pax and his fugitives clash with the Senate for control of the hot spot, and with the help of some time-travelling Autobots they are successful in defending the location. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

With Messatine abandoned, Megatron is transferred to [[Mining Outpost C-12]] on [[Croteus 12]]. Growing increasingly frustrated with his life, he works there for a period of time until Senator [[Decimus]] automates the mine, leaving the miners unemployed. When Decimus and his thuggish police force arrives to announce the closure of the facility, the reaction sparks a riot—and in the chaos, Megatron takes his first life. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} Megatron and his fellow miners escape in a shuttle to join the illegal [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]] beneath the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Megatron takes over the games and is approached by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], an emissary of Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], to cause terror throughout Cybertron. Thousands of new Decepticons join the cause, including the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, who help rebuild the motley collection of gladiators into full-on warriors. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

During this period, Shockwave is approached by Starscream, who brings him before Megatron. Realizing that Shockwave has a goal of his own, but with no interest in what it actually ''is'', Megatron offers the former senator the freedom and resources that the Senate cannot provide. In exchange, Shockwave will use his scientific talents to study and improve on Jhiaxus's technology in the hopes of creating a functioning [[combiner]] for the Decepticons. Shockwave accepts the offer, though he notes that it will take a very long time. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:Apexthrone.JPG|thumb|right|250px|"I could make a giant purple griffin out of stolen automobiles..."]]
Megatron unites his gladiators under the Decepticon banner and arranges their "capture" by Sentinel Prime's forces. Once captured, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] and Soundwave's forces massacre the Senate, and release the Decepticons from prison so they can overrun the security force's HQ. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} News of the Decepticon uprising reaches Sentinel Prime, and the Prime dons his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]] to make a final stand against the Decepticons in Kaon. He loses the ensuing duel with Megatron, and the Decepticon leader fashions his defeated enemy's armor into a throne. With Kaon now a Decepticon stronghold, the security forces withdraw to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Sentinel Prime's body is laid to rest within the [[Primal Basilica]]... but while "Sentinel Prime" has publicly perished, ''Infinitus'' lives on, and the tiny head-bot abandons his old body and goes into hiding underneath Kaon. Neither the Senate nor the Decepticons are able to explain the mysterious loss of the corpse's head. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

Zeta subsequently steps up as the next Prime. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} His leadership—relying heavily on pageantry and theatrical displays of force—restores a semblance of order to Cybertron, forcing the Decepticons back underground for the time being. Orion Pax returns to the force, helping to keep the peace in these troubled times; {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} he asks [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to teach him how to be a ''soldier'' and not just a cop. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

Orion Pax and Zeta help to reshape Cybertron's disorganized security forces into a counter-terrorism army dubbed the "[[Autobot]]s". {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Zeta begins reorganizing Cybertron in ways large and small, "pushing Cybertronian society as fast as it can go". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Among other things, he gives more rights to members of the [[disposable class]], a political move spurred in part by the writings and campaigning of noted adventurer and rhetorician [[Dominus Ambus]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} Under his leadership, Zeta brings back the Senate as the "New Senate", but he also secretly resuscitates the [[Institute]] and turns it into "The New Institute" for his own uses. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

With the Decepticon movement now publicly recognized as a terrorist movement, Zeta takes numerous actions to root out illegal activity, which eventually leads to shutting down popular venues like racetracks. This temporarily puts star racer [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] out of the spotlight. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Orion Pax later oversees a hostage exchange with the Decepticons. This is a trick to capture the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], so the Decepticons can use him to find a Titan and gain spacebridge technology. Pax prevents this. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax}}

[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] is stranded in the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]] and develops a fear of solitude. {{storylink|The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist}} Blurr gets caught in Autobot/Decepticon crossfire, but Orion convinces him to turn his self-confidence to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

[[File:DanceAmongTheShadows-zetaprime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ah, I could just look at myself all day.]]
On the Decepticon side of things, growing tension causes ideological rifts among the community. a sizeable portion of Decepticons maintain that their movement should be one of pacifism, but others—bolstered by Megatron's recent actions—begin preparing for all-out war by amassing weapons from offworld. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Decepticon gunrunner [[Hefter]] finds himself on the wrong side of the law when Zeta's forces crack down on the Decepticons, and his death in police custody sparks a larger inquiry that involves Orion Pax. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} With the help of [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and conflicted Decepticon pacifist [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]], Orion succeeds in uncovering exposing [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]]'s Decepticon cell, but his experiences leave him embittered and ready to go to war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

A young Cybertronian named [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] joins the Autobots after the Decepticons trick him into delivering explosives through his dreams. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

With war looming on the horizon, Prowl forms an alliance with the neutral scientist [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Together, they create many weapons and devices that will see use in the upcoming conflict, but Prowl eventually has a crisis of conscience and recruits Impactor to dispose of his increasingly depraved comrade. Impactor does so in exchange for having [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] released, but finds himself unable to kill "Ostaros", an artificial Cybertronian created in the lab. Instead, he inducts the young "Transformer" into the Autobots as "[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]". {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

Megatron holds [[Declaration Day]], officially announcing the commencement of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Zeta and Orion work to fight back against the Decepticons, but Zeta Prime's ruthlessness pushes him to create the [[vamparc ribbon]], which drains energon from his own citizens and other insurgents. Horrified by his leader, Orion Pax turns on him and forges an alliance with Megatron to overthrow the tyrannical Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

[[File:Autocracy9 pax becomes prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He's getting The Touch.]]
They succeed, and Megatron kills Zeta in an action later remembered as "the gunshot that killed a civilization". {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Megatron immediately betrays Orion, casts him into the depths of Cybertron, and declares himself ruler of the planet. Lost underground, Orion discovers the long-lost true Matrix and is turned into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus uses his new connection with the Matrix to awaken the dormant Metroplex and rally a new army against Megatron's dictatorship. The new army of Autobots drive the Decepticons out of Iacon, setting the stage for all-out war. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] is finally (reluctantly) accepted for a scouting mission and crashlands on [[LV-117]]. He spends a period of time getting beaten up by giant spiders, picking his arm out of giant lizard dung, and sending a distress signal.<ref>In "[[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination]]", Rodimus claims that Wheelie disappeared shortly after Rodimus joined the Autobots, which he did in ''Autocracy''.</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Megatron is overthrown and exiled to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]], who destroys Cybertron's last major source of energon and awakens the ancient monster [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Aided by the [[Quintesson]] [[Pentius]], Megatron is able to return and defeat the beast alongside [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity}}

[[File:Drift2-somewhereinconspicuous.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Are you ''sure'' this is the Heleus Cluster?]]
Alarmed by the energon crisis and escalating hostilities, numerous Cybertronians began evacuating the planet in the [[Exodus (G1)|Exodus]], a mass diaspora of neutrals, conscientious objectors, and other non-participants in the war. Dai Atlas and Tyrest oversee the safe evacuation of approximately 10-20 million refugees. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Among the evacuees are the [[Circle of Light]], who secretly depart Cybertron aboard [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and establish a hidden city on the planet of [[Theophany]]. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} A group of [[Mortilus]]-worshiping neutrals discover the drifting ''Unitrex-1'' near [[Vela Pulsar]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} They take custody of the abandoned ship for the duration of the war, keeping a mutated [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] aboard docile by feeding it [[turbofox]]es. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Megatron revives Trypticon using Pentius's spark and gathers the scattered Decepticon forces for a full-scale assault on the Autobots, but Optimus Prime cleanses him of the Quintesson's influence and captures him, {{storylink|The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy}} though he is soon freed by a Decepticon raid. {{storylink|Post}}

At some point after this, the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] dies under mysterious circumstances. Hoping to keep the legend of the immortal lawman alive, Tyrest creates the [[Magnus Armor]] and recruits [[Point One Percenter|load-bearer]] Autobots to wear it, effectively becoming Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

With both sides searching for a way to bolster their numbers, Cybertronians discover reserves of cryogenically frozen [[Spark]]s created via Nova Prime's Matrix bleeding. These new sparks are used to create new Transformers which become known as "[[M.T.O.|Made to Order]]" soldiers for specific campaigns in what is later termed the "Silver Harvest". {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

The Decepticons move to conquer several nearby cities, and their string of major victories is remembered as the [[Fall of the First Five Cities]] —the conquests of [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], [[Helex (polity)|Helex]], Kaon, and [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus]]. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} These cities become the inspiration for the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], who name their five operatives after the cities. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

Optimus Prime and Megatron repeatedly clash over the course of the war; their very first showdown at the Battle of [[Sherma Bridge]] (2nd Cycle 087) becomes legendary. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Early into the war, Optimus Prime turns down Megatron's first and only invitation for an Autobot surrender. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] is injured saving Optimus Prime from an [[Axer (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}
Tyrest attempts to broker peace between the two sides. His efforts ultimately fail, but do result in the creation of the [[Tyrest Accord]], limiting the spread of Transformer technology to other races. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-BattleOfJunkion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You weren't there, man. You don't know.]]

The Autobot-Decepticon war expands beyond Cybertron and encompasses many other worlds, and thousands of battles occur both on and off Cybertron over a period of time. During this period, Shockwave leads a detachment back to Junkion in order to recruit the natives. They are opposed by Prowl; the struggle goes on, neither side able to gain an advantage over the other, until one faction decides to detonate the planet entirely to keep it out of the other's hands. The surviving Junkions, led by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]], flee the destruction of their home aboard a [[Quintesson Cruiser|gigantic vessel]] and become galactic nomads. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}
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===3 million BCE===
A battle takes place on the planet [[Clemency]] for control of the [[Nightmare Engine]], and a flight of [[K-Class]] Decepticons succeed in killing a bearer of the Magnus Armor. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

The early phases of the war culminate in the destructive [[Simanzi Massacre]], a cataclysmic battle over the [[Crucible]]. Details are unclear, but the fallout from the conflict irradiates a sizeable percentage of the planet while cutting the Cybertronian population in half. Among the casualties is a bearer of the Magnus Armor. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} The Simizani Massacre leads to the [[Forced Flood]] and the [[Endless Retaliation]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

[[File:Omniglobes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Electrohamster balls were a popular accessory for the well-equipped commanding officer.]]
Bolstered by their victories, the Decepticons form the [[Constellate]], marking the peak of Decepticon power. In this brief period, the Decepticons conquer and colonize many worlds, using grandiose weapons of war like the gigantic [[Worldsweeper]]-class warships. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} The devastation visited on other races is enough to prompt the [[Galactic Council]] to permanently blacklist the Cybertronian race, {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} and develop anti-Cybertronian weapons to safeguard their member worlds from future destruction. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

With both sides now defending on-planet and offworld footings, the conflict enters a state of total war as both sides pour all available resources into defeating the other. Optimus and Megatron seal themselves inside [[omniglobe]]s to direct the war effort. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Eventually, the Constellate collapses, marking the decline of the Decepticon's imperial phase. Imperial assets are recalled to Cybertron to fight on the home front. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

[[File:Mtmte 48 grindcore.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Comes with its own cheerful [[The Empyrean Suite|theme tune]]!]]
Skids joins the Autobots as a "bomb negotiator", disabling [[anti-personal mine]]s. One negotiation session goes wrong and lands him in the notorious [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} There, he befriends [[Quark]] and catches the attention of Decepticon Damus—Skids's old friend, now a Decepticon. Damus plays a sadistic game where the Autobot repairs the camp's "teleporter", in reality a smelting chamber, and then kills the fifty Autobots he promised to send away, including Quark. The experience proves traumatic enough for Skids to suppress the memory. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} At some point after this, Damus is promoted and joins the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] as "Tarn". {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Skids eventually escapes prison and joins the Autobot [[Diplomatic Corps]], working to persuade other races to support the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

After several other Magnus Armor wearers succumb to battlefield injuries or ailments, [[Minimus Ambus]] becomes the latest and longest-serving bearer of the Armor. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}
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==100,000+ years ago==
===650,000 BCE===
Shockwave realises Cybertron will soon die and fully launches [[Regenesis]]; using [[energon]] as a catalyst, he launches thirteen specific ores at thirteen distant planets.<ref>"Six Hundred Thousand Meta-Cycles Ago"</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} Unbeknownst to the younger Shockwave, these planets are the thirteen colonies of Cybertronian legend, an ontological paradox set up years beforehand by his future self in the guise of "Onyx Prime." {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing}}

===500,000 BCE===
Shockwave leaves Cybertron to begin examining the fruits of Regenesis. Over the ensuing thousands of years, he discovers that the ores that have formed on the different planets have taken on wildly different attributes, and begins formulating a scheme to use them in conjunction to achieve his dream of fuelling Cybertron forever. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Alpha Trion takes Metroplex off Cybertron to keep him out of Megatron's hands and investigate Shockwave's plot. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

Still searching for usable Titan technology, Megatron has a team of Decepticons led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] search outer space for Metroplex. Crew member [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] finds the Titan, but has a crisis of conscience and ends up letting him go. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Another member, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], is able to find and injure [[Quintessa (IDW)|another Titan]], causing it to teleport to [[Gorlam Prime]] where it goes dormant. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

===18,000 BCE===
Returning to Antilla aboard the titan [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], Onyx Prime and his [[Maximal]]s uncover the core of the Unicron device, which he dubs the "[[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]". {{storylink|Our Finest}} Knowing its destructive potential, Onyx entrusts the device to the Maximal crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', sending them on a deep-space mission to locate the [[Enigma of Combination]] in the knowledge that their quest would take them to Earth; {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Centurion's profile}} Onyx's ultimate goal for the Talisman is for it to poison Cybertron and act as bait to draw in and destroy Unicron, leaving the Transformers freed of their past and able to begin again on Earth. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

===10,000 BCE===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-IceAgeWars.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''All this has happened before All this shall happen again'']]
The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] attack a Decepticon-held Energon silo in [[Sub-Sector-Nine]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1}} Later, they depart Cybertron to hunt down Shockwave in pursuit of revenge for a past defeat. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

The ''Axalon'', needing to refuel, stops by prehistoric Earth after tracking the energon surges from Shockwave's experiments. Shockwave, present to check on his work, shoots them down, and the crash scrambles their memories. As an experiment, he brainwashes and retrofits the crew to think they are prominent Autobots and Decepticons so he can run the "[[Ice Age Wars]]", a control experiment of the Great War while he studies the Talisman.<ref>A caption says [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] hasn't been on the ''Axalon'' for "twenty thousand years", which clashes with ''Spotlight: Shockwave'' but does put this nicely in the Ice Age.</ref> {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}
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===8390 BCE===
[[File:Shockwaveg1idw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"A six-inch retractable claw, like a razor, on the the middle toe. He doesn't bother to bite your jugular like a lion, say... no no. He slashes at you here, or here..."]]
The Ice Age has ended<ref>The real Ice Age ended several thousand years earlier.</ref> and Ore-13 has started to grow unstable. Shockwave abandons his miniature Great War to stabilize Ore-13 but the Dynobots—seeking revenge and sporting energon-shielded beast modes—have finally tracked him down, and they engage him in combat. While he defeats them, he is deactivated by a failsafe set by Grimlock, as the Dynobots' ship triggers a volcanic eruption which buries all six in what would later become [[Eureka]], [[Nevada]].<ref>Shockwave specifies in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]] that he has been waiting for "ten thousand, three hundred and ninety-six years, two months and three days".</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} The abandoned ''Axalon'' crew fight on for a time, but low energon levels eventually force them all into hibernation in secluded regions. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} Megatron assigns Bludgeon to investigate Shockwave's projects {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}—and Soundwave to watch over Bludgeon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] is rescued from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] by an [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|unknown Autobot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] crashlands on an unnamed planet and spends a period of time there watching over young aliens named [[Kita]] and [[Coll]] until Kita dies when Cliffjumper is discovered by Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}

A Decepticon named [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] leaves [[Turmoil]]'s command when he feels disillusioned by what the civil war had become, and he stumbles across the Circle of Light. {{storylink|Drift issue 1}} His coming prompts the Circle to raise their hidden city above ground. {{storylink|Drift issue 4}}

===3000 BCE===
At some point before this period of time, ancient humans discover the Enigma of Combination. The influence of the Enigma "combines" their thoughts and ideas, allowing them to to work together and found the city of [[Uruk (Earth)|Uruk]].<ref>Issue 37 of ''The Transformers'' claims that this only happened 2000 years ago, which contradicts historical events alluded to in later issues ''and'' real life; Uruk existed as far back as 4000 years ago, and was far from the first civilization.</ref> {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

Sumerians develop an early civilization. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===2560 BCE===
The [[Pyramid]]s are constructed. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}} Around this time, the Talisman somehow winds up underneath the [[Tomb of Altomec]] in [[Dahshur]], [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

==100+ years ago==
[[File:GhostStories-onyxprime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|[[Tirac|Tirek]] got a big makeover for his ''[[My Little Pony|Friendship is Magic]]'' appearance.]]
Over time, the colony world of Caminus runs low on resources and energon, becoming increasingly isolated from the rest of the galaxy. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} At an indeterminate point in time, while Caminus still has functioning interstellar ships, the inhabitants detect an emergency beacon from the planet [[Antilla]]; however, the explorers find the planet dead and rusted, and inhabited only by Onyx Prime and his army. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} The surviving explorers flee back to Caminus, but after some years are followed back there by Onyx, who attacks the village [[Parvus Oppidum]] and claims the life of [[Praesidia Magna]], leader of the [[Torchbearer]]s and one of the explorers. Her subordinate [[Pyra Magna|Pyra]] steps up as leader, {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} while the [[Mistress of Flame]] covers up the attack. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

===603 BCE===
The [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s put down local resistance in the [[Skomiloch Territories]]. They remain while [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] rules a mini-empire there. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Snare's personnel evaluation}}

===27 BCE===
Octavian establishes the Roman Empire as {{w|Emperor Augustus}}. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===220===
The Han Dynasty in Ancient [[China]] ends. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1309===
''The earliest known [[Cobra Commander|Commander]] of [[Cobra]] is inspired by the writings of Cobra agent {{i|Dante Alighieri}}, whose ''{{w|Divine Comedy}}'' serves as an allegory for Cobra and its dealings, to expand the organization's pursuits into newly discovered lands and new areas of science and learning. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 13|Inferno}}''

===1320===
''Dante completes and publishes the ''Divine Comedy''. Cobra Commander sadly has his old friend poisoned for risking revealing Cobra to the world, concluding that the virtuous future Dante had envisioned for Cobra would never come to be. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 13|Inferno}}'' {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1408===
Fortress Maximus is instated as warden of [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

===1516===
Runaway [[blacksmith]] turned adventurer-archeologist [[Anode]] and her conjunx endura [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] travel to [[Moonbase Two|Luna Two]] at the behest of their employer, the mysterious "[[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]", in search of a rare piece of "[[Living metal#IDW Generation 1 continuity|widowed metal]]". They run afoul of a Decepticon [[Cybernought]], but Censere, as the "Necrobot", intervenes. He spirits Anode away through time and space, but Lug is left behind and perishes. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

Arcee, who Anode had offered to help with her trauma from Jhiaxus's experiments, is left even more unstable by her sudden disappearance, {{storylink|Post}} and ends up on a violent rampage trying to track down Jhiaxus and destroy everything he created; she is eventually stopped by Ultra Magnus, who has her spark extracted and imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

===1550===
[[File:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|thumb|250px|{{w|Pod People}}.]]
Decepticon scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] comes to the conclusion that Cybertron—between ever-dwindling supplies of energon and the fallout caused by millennia of warfare—will soon be entirely uninhabitable. Believing that the Transformers must find a way to adapt to changing planetary conditions, he develops an upgrade based off of "[[Pretender|polydermal grafting]]" procedures. Unfortunately, he uses himself as a test subject for the process and, driven mad, he ends up destroying the planet even faster before perishing.<ref>700 stellar-cycles ago, so if a stellar cycle is ~7.5 months, then presumptively ~437 years ago.</ref> {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}

Shortly after Thunderwing's rampage, Soundwave uses [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to take control of [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. Beachcomber attempts to assassinate [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], leaving him adrift in space. The Decepticons began a massive offensive against the demoralized Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} It's all for naught anyway as the planet is soon abandoned, a lifeless, radiation-saturated wreck. With Cybertron now completely uninhabitable, the war does not abate, but moves permanently off-planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}

Following the loss of Cybertron, the nature of the war changes, becoming a series of cloak-and-dagger operations on alien worlds. The Decepticon war machine reorganizes around the [[infiltration protocol]], a step-by-step process by which Decepticons covertly infiltrate a planet's society and manipulate events to bring it down from within. As part of this process, three of the [[Warriors Elite]] are promoted to [[Phase Sixer]]s, including [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]—who promptly deserts from the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}
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===1586===
[[United Kingdom|England]] creates the original [[Action Man]] Programme. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1610===
{{w|Galileo Galilei|Galileo}} charts the moons of [[Jupiter]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

===1700s===
Incumbent Magnus Armor wearer Minimus Ambus is critically injured in the line of duty, requiring him to step down as Ultra Magnus for a prolonged period. He is replaced as the armor's wearer by [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]], a hot-headed Autobot with a disdain for organic life. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

Around this time, the [[Prysmos]]ian sorcerer [[Merklynn]], disgusted by his home planet's technological advancements, plots to reverse their technological development and does so by casting a spell that brings the system's three suns into alignment with one another, shutting down machinery across the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron No More}} In the ensuing "Age of Magic", he and his "[[Visionaries]]" keep the peace until catastrophe strikes: as the suns move back out of alignment, the gravitational forces unleashed tear the world apart, and only a handful of Prysmosians escape its destruction. Merklynn goes out into the galaxy in the hopes of finding a new world to colonize: a quest that, eventually, leads him to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Schismatic}} Though Merklynn believes the de-alignment to have been the fault of his own miscalculations, the true cause was the creation of Unicron, which had harnessed the [[Magic|arcana vast]] from across time and space, destroying Prysmos in the process. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

===1800===
Following the deaths of his family at the hands of the [[Dire Wraith]]s, [[Rom|Rom K'atsema]] of [[Elonia]] joins the [[Solstar Order]] to take the fight to them. On his homeworld, he discovers a [[Ore-12|mysterious ore]], anathema to the Wraiths, that forms itself into a {{i|Space Knight armor|symbiotic armor}} around his body. The Solstar Order uses this ore to found its order of [[Space Knight]]s. {{istorylink|Cold Fire}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

Shortly afterwards, the Dire Wraiths discover Earth, drawn to Shockwave's supplies of [[Ore-13]] to amplify their powerful dark magic. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} Using their shapeshifting talents, Dire Wraith scouts begin infiltrating the worlds' governments and militaries, preparing for an eventual encounter with the Space Knight. {{istorylink|Earthfall: Part Three}}

===1830s===
[[File:Shining Armor 4 - Ultra Vekktral vs Starscream.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"]]
A Galactic Council ship destroys a Camien vessel in the [[Gray Area]]. One protoform survives, recovered by [[Rom]] and taken to the Solstar Order, where the protoform matures into [[Stardrive]]. After some years the Cybertronian joins the Order's Space Knights as a cadet, though she is often excluded and made to feel unwanted thanks to anti-Cybertronian prejudice.

The [[energon synthesizer]] the Order have developed for Stardrive draws the attention of [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], whose Decepticons ally with the Dire Wraith [[Vekktral]] and attack the attack the [[Orchid Crossing]] space station in order. The battle draws the attention of an Autobot ship commanded by Convoy's Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} The ensuing fight sees the Autobots team up with the Solstar Knights to counter the Decepticon/Dire Wraith alliance as both parties battle it out on the frozen world of [[Xetaxxis]], Wraith leader [[Vekktral]] using his [[magic]] to create monstrous Wraith-Cybertronian hybrids. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}} The battle ends with Starscream destroying the energon synthesizer and sterilizing half of the planet in the process, forcing the heroes to retreat and wiping out Vekktral and his Dire Wraiths. The experience leaves Stardrive unwilling to continue fighting in the Space Knights' war; abandoning her allies, she takes up residence on a distant planet... unaware that she has been infected by a fragment of Wraith biomatter.

Bumblebee returns with the Magnus Armor to the Autobot fleet, where Minimus Ambus—recovered from his injuries—takes up the mantle once more. The Galactic Council and the Solstar Order formally decide to keep to their own sectors of space rather than getting caught up in each others' wars, while Starscream determines that the Dire Wraiths are too dangerous to risk allying with—and the Wraiths themselves decide to rely on their magic rather than turning to technology in future. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

===1867===
[[File:BeeandJohnHenry-HOS2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''John Henry was a man just six feet high Nearly two feet and a half across his breast He'd hammer with a nine-pound hammer all day And never get tired and want to rest'']]
Still believing themselves to be the Autobots and Decepticons, the lost Maximals are roused from their slumber by [[human]] activity sometime in the late 19th century.<ref>The ''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' would lay down that the events of ''Hearts of Steel'' took place 150 years before the present date. This date contradicts real-world historical information; In the story, Mark Twain lives in San Francisco, as he did from 1864 to 1866, but refers to a daughter in [[Hearts of Steel issue 4|issue #4]], who would not be born in the real world until 1872.</ref> [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] (believing himself Bumblebee) awakens to the sound of [[John Henry]] laying railroad track. While Centurion takes the form of a steam locomotive and makes contact with John Henry and his friends, the brainwashed "Shockwave" fools disgraced scientist [[Tobias Muldoon]] into helping him create a "Golden Age" of progress. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

Muldoon realizes he's been tricked in time and manages to alert mankind by reaching [[Mark Twain]], helped by "Ravage" following him and Twain defeating him. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} Human industrialists [[Vanflint]] and [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]] collaborate with the Decepticons in Muldoon's place, while John Henry and his friends join the Autobots in heading out to stop the Decepticon's "[[Astrotrain (G1)#Hearts of Steel|Astrotrain]]" reaching [[New York City]] (running through [[United States Army]] blockades). The Autobots fight a running battle down the railroad tracks before knocking the Astrotrain, and the human collaborators riding it, off a cliff. With the threat over, the "Autobots" return to their slumber. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}} {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

===1887===
Dormant Maximals are found by the [[fish people|Deep Ones]] that lurk in our oceans and taken to their unearthly city to join the forces of a slumbering [[Elder God]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

===1888===
[[File:TFInfestation2.2 Optimus Prime vs Elder God.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Iä! Iä! Optimus primhagn!]]
Shipping is being sunk by the fishy foes and their "Seacon" slaves, and "Ironhide" (riding the [[USS Miskatonic|USS ''Miskatonic'']] identifies the threat. The steam-powered "Autobots" are rallied again and seek 1,000,000 volts to power up "Optimus Prime" (actually Domitius Major) with the help of Muldoon and [[Nikola Tesla]], but [[Port Cenotaph]], [[Canada]] is overrun before they reach it. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} Domitius Major is awoken just as a combined naval fleet of the world's powers reaches Port Cenotaph and runs into the Elder God. Domitius Major joins the battle and wounds the Elder God badly enough to provoke a retreat, leaving the Royal Navy bemused and questioning Tesla and Muldoon. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}
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==1900s==
[[File:SpotlightHotRod rush.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wheeeeeee!]]
Over the course of his travels, [[Sixshot]] is challenged by the alien [[Reaper]]s. He refuses to join them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}
[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] leads a team to secure the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]]. [[Doubledealer]], posing as an Autobot, sabotages the raid. Hot Rod hides the Magnificence. He later infiltrates the Decepticon penal colony [[Styx]] to rescue "Dealer", who befriends him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Meanwhile, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] crash-land on the planet [[Tsiehshi]], one of Shockwave's Regenesis test planets. The barren, uncharted planet is covered with radioactive crystals of [[Ore-8]]. Outback is killed in the crash, and Kup is slowly driven insane by the radiation. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

The massacre at [[Babu Yar]] takes place, which sees the deployment of the controversial bioweapon [[Gideon's Glue]] against [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Bullets}}

===1914-1919===
The Maximal Autobots are, by this time, slowly dying off, though several beginning to shake off their reconditioning and realizing that they are not who they believed themselves to be. Several of the Maximals try to find the Talisman and perish in the attempt. [[World War I]] breaks out on Earth, and Domitius Major and Centurion stumble on a battleground. Seeing real conflict causes their artificial memories of the Great War to unravel; Domitius perishes, but Centurion, confused and enraged, dedicates the remainder of his life to hunting down and killing the remaining Maximals on Earth. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

===1941===
[[Merklynn]]—who has arrived on Earth at some point before this time—has forged a [[human]] disguise and a new alter-ego as "Garrison Kreiger". Hoping to plot a new course, he joins the [[United States Army|US army]] at the beginning of [[World War II]]. {{storylink|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine|One Unholy Machine}}

[[Sgt. Savage|Robert Steven Savage]] also joins the military; after going above and beyond the call of duty in [[Galibi]], he receives a crack team of his own to command: the elite [[Screaming Eagles]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Sgt. Savage profile}}

===1943===
With Garrison "Blitz" Kreiger now serving as an officer on the Screaming Eagles, the unit is deployed to fight in [[Kalistan]]. They are startled to find [[IRON Trooper|robot drones]]—in reality, creations of the Talisman—fighting for the Axis. [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], recognizing them as the work of alien magic, becomes fascinated by them. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

===1944===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionVsFakeShockwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''We're leaving together, but still it's farewell'']]

In the winter of 1944, Centurion tracks the last of the ''Axalon'' crew—"[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]"—to his hiding place in [[France]]. The two battle one another, and are witnessed by the Screaming Eagles, who have arrived in France to help out the local resistance. Centurion defeats his foe and takes his gun as a trophy. Centurion asks for their help in tracking down his old starship so that he can die in peace, and although Kreiger is horrified at the prospect of the "mechanical hell" the Maximals embody, he convinces Savage to assist the alien... and so that he can learn more about the IRON Troopers.

The trio eventually locate the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s frozen remains in [[Brasnya]], but are unprepared for an IRON Trooper ambush, or the sight of the robots puppeteering Domitius's corpse to attack the group. Though Centurion defeats his reanimated commander, energies unleashed by the Talisman caused the ship to vanish, with taking [[Sgt. Savage]] with it. A confused and upset Centurion agreed to assist Kreiger, who spends the next several decades grooming him as he begins a decades-long search for the Talisman. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}
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===1960s===
Disabled amateur sleuth [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] accidentally stumbles on a ring of Brasnyan spies smuggling alien technology into the United States. Their plan is foiled by British super-spy [[Action Man]], who offers Power some words of encouragement. Bolstered by this praise, he goes on to study some of the technology he surreptitiously recovers from their base and eventually builds himself a new set of prostheses. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

===1982===
[[File:Adventure Team Revolution.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"If it is there, at Tanis, then it is something that man was not meant to disturb."]]
After serving with the [[Green Berets]], [[Joe Colton|Joseph B. "Joe" Colton]] is selected to join the [[Adventure Team]], an crack team of American operatives. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #1}} He serves alongside elite military assets such as [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] and [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]]. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} They are eventually joined by superpowered operatives including [[Bulletman]] and Mike Power, now calling himself the "[[Atomic Man]]". {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} {{storylink|Power and Glory}} As "G.I. Joe", Colton and the Adventure Team enjoy numerous globetrotting escapades, on one occasion meeting Action Man. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

===1984===
Soundwave is sent to investigate Bludgeon's activities on Earth {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} but first makes a detour to Egypt to investigate unusual energy readings.

Kreiger, having spent decades scouring the Earth for alien artifacts, finally tracks the Talisman to its resting place in the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] and goes to retrieve it, disposing of his [[Elliot Marsh|guide]] along the way. A few days later, the Adventure Team is deployed to rescue him. The team battles IRON Troopers and runs afoul of Soundwave before before discovering Kreiger and the Talisman. The Talisman upgrades Mike Power's cybernetic limbs; thus empowered, the team is able to see the Decepticon off and recover the Talisman, entrusting it to British intelligence. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

Soundwave returns to his main mission on Earth, but is deactivated when Bludgeon, after some of Shockwave's Regenesis ore—which he calls "ultra-energon"—triggers the eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]].<ref>In real life, the volcano erupted four years earlier.</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

===1985===
[[File:SpotlightSoundwave infoispower.jpg|thumb|left|Decepticonism killed the radio star.]]
Soundwave, [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are excavated by [[Skywatch]]. Interest is taken in the cassettes, found in "[[robot mode]]", but Soundwave, in cassette player mode, is apparently discarded. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

===1988===
[[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] lands on the backwater planet [[Nebulos]]. The latest in a series of flagrant violation of the Tyrest Accords, he develops a working relationship with [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]] and the [[Zarak Consortium]] as part of his ''modus operandi''. The duo develop a variation of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process involving hybridizing [[Nebulan]]s and Cybertronians. Ultra Magnus tracks Scorponok to [[Nebulos]], but despite taking severe damage, the Decepticon escapes.<ref>29 stellar cycles ago, or 18 years</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

[[Solomus|Tyrest]] constructs the supercomputer/judging machine [[Aequitas]], based off of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]]' old designs. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} The [[Aequitas trials]] begin, a catalog of Autobot atrocities. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} What nobody but Tyrest knows is that every Autobot on trial is "[[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]]", a process he'd help develop. The revelation is enough to gnaw at his conscience, and eventually Tyrest vanishes from the public eye. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

Skids eventually moves to Prowl's covert [[Special Operations]], necessitating faking his own death. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Partnered with [[Getaway]], he is sent to "assassinate" the rogue Tyrest by using a [[nudge gun]] to implant the impulse to resign in the Chief Justice's increasingly disturbed mind. The plan fails, and Skids barely manages to escape. Aboard his escape craft, he uses the gun to erase his own memory before setting the shuttle to hone in on the coordinates of his handlers, the [[Duobot]]s. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

===1990===
Obsessed with defeating [[Squadron X]], the [[Wrecker]]s track them down to the planet [[Pova]]. After capturing them, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] is ordered to release them due to a technicality. Instead, he executes the prisoners, and as a consequence is himself imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. Springer subsequently takes over leadership of the Wreckers. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers}} {{storylink|Bullets}}

After a disastrous mission, a despairing Mike Power turns to Kreiger to further upgrade his limbs. Power disappears from the public eye as Kreiger, hoping to use Power for his own ends, experiments on him further. {{storylink|Power and Glory}} Though deprived of their most powerful member, Joe Colton reorganizes the team into the totally radical "Adventure Force". {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===1994===
After years of augmentation to his body by Garrison Kreiger, Mike Power reactivates the Talisman, causing a surge of energy and the reappearance of both the ''Axalon'' and a confused Sgt. Savage. Before explanations can be provided, the Adventure Team — now rechristened the "Adventure Force" — storm the facility to shut down Krieger's experiments; team member [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] does not detect any signs of life from Mike Power's body, and the team is incorrectly left to believe that Power has died. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

Over the following decade, the time-displaced Sgt. Savage goes on to have many totally radical adventures, teaming up with the contemporary Action Man's [[Team Extreme]] and fighting ninja, mutants eco-terrorists, and skateboard gangs! {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

===1997===
[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and Metroplex return to Cybertron. Hoping to return the planet to habitability, Alpha Trion slowly begins cleaning Cybertron's polluted atmosphere.<ref>12 meta-cycles ago, or 13 years</ref> {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

===1999===
''A {{i|Chimera|genius psychologist}} serving in the [[United States of America|United States]] military murders his family and deserts the army, taking with him a cache of explosives and ordnance. Over the seven years that follow, he goes on to build a fortune on pyramid schemes as a Wall Street broker. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}}''

==2000s==
At some point, a mission by incumbent [[Action Man]] {{i|Mike Brogan}} prevents the Action Man Programme's arch-nemesis [[Doctor X]] from using a chemical compound to mutate college students. In the mission's aftermath, the head of intel for the Action Man Programme {{i|Mercy Gale}} discovers the body of Doctor X in the wreckage caused by Action Man's entry, and, covering up his death, takes his place as the new Doctor X in order to effect real change instead of just reacting to supervillains' schemes. {{istorylink|Mr Love and Justice}}

===2001===
[[File:What Its Really Like - Jazz likes jazz.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"The music was ''dope''."]]
The current era of Transformer activity on Earth begins. Starscream heads a unit on Earth as part of the now-standardized infiltration protocol, and the Autobots retaliate by deploying an Autobot cell led by Prowl. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Advance scout [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] is the first Autobot to make planetfall, {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} and is eventually joined by the rest of Prowl's team aboard the ''[[Ark-19]]''. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

Conspiracy theorists like [[Hunter O'Nion]] begin searching for evidence of extraterrestrials after the anomalous "Buchanan crop manifestations" in [[Iowa]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

The Cybertronians discover that Earth is not as unaware of their presence as they might have thought—the Decepticons become aware of the [[Machination]]. In reality, this is merely a front for Scorponok's latest operation, intending to build off his Headmaster research on Nebulos in the hopes of supplying himself, by this point reduced to little more than a ruined head, with a new body. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

===2006-7===
[[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This is your Starscream on drugs.]]

Shockwave's hand is discovered in an excavation in Nevada. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} News of the dig reaches the conspiracy theorists but is considered a fringe theory, the "paleo-purists". {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

''General Clayton Abernathy — codenamed "[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]" — forms the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joint Services Special Counterterrorist Group]], a secretive counter-terrorism unit whose members are taken from the most elite members of the military and legally declared dead for secrecy. His first recruits are Shana O'Hara, given the name [[Scarlett]], and the former Adventure Team member Lonzo "[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]]" Wilkison. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}''

Joshua Red and Skywatch bring in Joe Colton and Garrison Kreiger to run their Mount St. Helens base, [[Project Hot House|Project: Hot House]]. The Skywatch team manages to revive the incapacitated Decepticon [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], but the Transformer escapes, bringing him into conflict with Hawk's newly-formed team; meanwhile, Sgt. Savage arrives in response to a priority distress beacon sent by Colton and Kreiger. Kreiger's ally Centurion defeats Bugly and brings the Decepticon, the Joes and Savage back to the base, and inside, Kreiger has Centurion chain Bugly to the Talisman and throw Savage at it, destroying the Decepticon and flinging Savage into the future once more; the destruction of Bugly proves to Colton and Kreiger that the Talisman can be used as a weapon. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

From the Dead Universe, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] lures [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to the rapidly-evolving world of [[Gorlam Prime]] and implants a device in his brain. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

On Earth, Starscream's infiltration unit discover ripe samples of Shockwave's Regenesis ore, dubbing it "Ore-13". In [[Arizona]], wandering drifter [[Verity Carlo]] steals a [[SM-40|palm computer]] from a travelling businessman, unaware that her victim is really an agent of the Machination. Possessing a record of Cybertronian activity on Earth makes her, Hunter, and [[Jimmy Pink]] targets of the Decepticons, prompting Ratchet to intervene. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} Ratchet brings them back to the Autobot base, and, learning that the Decepticons have preemptively initiated "siege mode", brings the humans along to investigate their abandoned base in [[Nebraska]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

[[File:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''The thunder of guns Tore me apart You've been Thunderstruck!'']]

The humans discover that Megatron has come to Earth; Megatron learns from the base's old files that Starscream plans on overthrowing his leader using Ore-13. Disgusted by the power games—and infuriated when [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] accidentally bomb their old base with him inside—Megatron sets off to the new command bunker in [[Oregon]] to retake command. Megatron quickly puts down Starscream's insurrection and announces the beginning of "phase 2". {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

''Hawk's next recruit to his elite team is Sergeant Conrad Hauser, given the new name "[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]", selected for his heroic defense of a supply convoy in {{i|Trucial}}. {{istorylink|In or Out?}} At around the same time, the former psychologist who deserted the army has his finances ruined by the collapse of one of his pyramid schemes; visiting a [[Las Vegas]] plastic surgery clinic, he has his face reconstructed in order to build a new life, but is recognised by his former military ally [[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]]. The man blows up the clinic to erase the evidence of his new identity, but Snake Eyes survives and is recruited by G.I. Joe. {{istorylink|Origins issue 1|G.I. Joe: Origins #1}} {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}} The team manage to kill this "Chimera" and prevent the release of a nerve toxin in 10 major cities, but have no time to also stop the release of financial information that would trigger a subprime mortgage crisis. {{istorylink|Origins issue 5|Origins #5}}''

''In the aftermath of their first mission, the team takes {{i|Pit|the abandoned base}} Chimera was operating out of as their headquarters, and is informally named "[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]" after Joe Colton, with his blessing. {{istorylink|Origins issue 5|Origins #5}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Not long afterwards, Sergeant Marvin Hinton manages to track his cousin — a founding member of G.I. Joe codenamed [[Heavy Duty]] — to the base after assuming him to be dead, and is inducted into the team himself under the codename of [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 3 issue 11|G.I. Joe vol. 3 #11}}''

Orbiting the dead husk of Cybertron, the crew of the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' pick up an anomalous energy burst. Jetfire and several [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s investigate the strange readings and discover that Bludgeon has used his "ultra-energon" to reanimate Thunderwing's corpse. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Thunderwing lays waste to Nebulos and overruns the Decepticon cell already located on the planet before returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Optimus Prime calls in the Wreckers to combat the threat, and bringing their full firepower to bear the Autobots blast Thunderwing until he runs out of energon. Jetfire analyzes Bludgeon's files and discovers information related to Earth and the Regenesis project. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}} The news prompts Optimus to set course for Earth, and he arrives shortly after Megatron removes Starscream from command. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Meanwhile, Soundwave, still trapped in his alternate mode, is purchased from a pawn shop. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}
Springer orders a costly mission to rescue the stranded and demented [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], whose Spark is beginning a fatal meltdown. They eventually succeed, but not without taking significant losses at the hands of the elderly Autobot, who mistakes his rescuers for [[zombie]]s. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

[[File:Megsandspidy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Later, he died off-panel.]]
Shortly after Megatron arrives on Earth, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] joins the Decepticon's Earth unit. Megatron initiates a plan to increase political unrest on Earth using [[Psycho-Prism|technology]] stolen from [[Doctor Doom]]. Facing resistance from the Autobots and [[Avengers]], the Decepticons initiate [[mirror response mode]] and boost their powers by tapping into [[Spider-Man]]'s superhuman abilities. Megatron's plan is thwarted by the Autobots and Avengers, helped in part by Ramjet's increasing disloyalty to Megatron. {{storylink|New Avengers/Transformers|Man and Machine}}

While returning the humans to their normal lives, Machination forces successfully tail and capture [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] and Hunter O'Nion while incapacitating [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Prime, Jazz, and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] join Ironhide to search for the attackers. Meanwhile, the Decepticons proceed to phase two by activating numerous [[Facsimile construct|facsimile]] sleeper agents within world governments to further destabilize human society. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}}

The Decepticons use their facsimiles to, among other things, escalate tension between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]]. The Autobots intervene, and Prime summons Hot Rod, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to Earth. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} During the battle, Prime is nearly killed and encounters the form of [[Nova Prime]] within [[infraspace]] as he shunts his consciousness into his trailer. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

''G.I. Joe agent [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], bed-bound after an injury in the field, discovers consistent references to "[[Cobra]]" in various terrorist communications. Unable to convince his superiors of his theory that Cobra is a major player driving the happenings of the terrorist underworld, Mainframe goes AWOL in order to investigate Cobra alone. As a parting message, he warns the Joes to "beware {{i|Rangoon}}". {{istorylink|Origins issue 7|Origins #7}}''

Ironhide, Ratchet, Jimmy, and Verity continue to search for Sunstreaker's disappearance, but Ironhide is severely damaged in the process and left behind. Unbeknownst to them, Sunstreaker and Hunter are sent to surgical prep to test the Machination's [[binary bonding]] process. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

Skywatch takes over the excavation of Shockwave and the Dinobots, while also reactivating and reprogramming Ravage and Laserbeak into loyal Skywatch operatives. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

[[File:SLOptimus prime vs monstructor.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Quickly, give him your face and he'll go away!]]
With Megatron's other forces busy, Ramjet initiates an ambitious plan to overthrow the Decepticon leader and sieze control of the Decepticons, involving, among other things, a group of jive-talking [[Mini-Constructicon]]s. His bungled plan ends when Megatron returns from Brasyna, beats him to death, and throws his parts across the globe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] is found drifting in space and returned to the Autobot fold. As he reintegrates into the Autobot command structure, he helps free [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] from Decepticon control. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Optimus Prime briefly leaves Earth to meet with the ancient warrior [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], from whom he learns more about Nova Prime and the nature of Nova's original quest. Optimus winds up defeating and capturing Monstructor, and he sends the "Monstructor Six" into the care of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Around this time, Wheelie's original distress signal from LV-117 finally reaches Autobot space… only to be ignored due to more pressing concerns. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Galvatron briefly leaves the Dead Universe to travel to Cybertron to retrieve Thunderwing's body, defeating [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]'s unit on the way. He takes his trophy to [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] initiates an attack on the Autobot prison facility at [[Garrus-9]] in an attempt to free the long-imprisoned Monstructor team. Realizing that they need another of Jhiaxus's creations to track down the unpredictable escapees, Fortress Maximus takes a gamble by releasing [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and sending the warrior-bot after them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

His defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime turns Megatron's behavior increasingly erratic, and so the Earth-bound Decepticons reactivate Starscream to help deal with the problem. Hoping to get an edge over Optimus Prime, Megatron summons Sixshot to Earth, violating the infiltration protocol. Sixshot, though internally conflicted, follows orders and opens fire on the Autobot assets stationed on the planet, destroying the ''Ark-19''. He is, however, followed by the Reapers. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] and Hot Rod attempt to rescue Ironhide but are attacked by the Machination's army of mass-produced [[Sunstreaker clone]]s. With Hardhead's help, they defeat them and rescue Ironhide. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:Devastation03-HeadmasterHunter.jpg|thumb|left|250px|My hands! My horrible human hands!]]
Meanwhile, Hunter awakens at Machination headquarters and finds Sunstreaker's head. He undergoes the Headmaster process as [[Abraham Dante]] does the same with [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]. Stealing a spare clone body, he links with Sunstreaker's mind to become a Headmaster and uses his new body to escape the facility. However, the Machination takes Sunstreaker's real head. The hybrid Sunstreaker/O'Nion entity agrees to search for Sunstreaker's real head in the hopes of undoing the process. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

From the [[Dead Universe]], Nova Prime orders Galvatron to Earth to deal with the Reapers, whom Sixshot has aligned with, before Starscream shuts him down using a failsafe trigger. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The other Decepticons engage the Reapers, losing the [[Battlecharger]]s, before being covertly assisted by Galvatron. Triumphant in his mission, he returns to the Dead Universe with Sixshot's body. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Learning of the breakout at Garrus-9, the majority of the Autobots prepare to leave Earth, though Hot Rod and Sunstreaker remain. Concurrently, Skywatch is notified of the battle and prepares to deploy their latest and most powerful asset: Grimlock. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}} After he is awoken, he escapes from Skywatch and refuses an offer to join forces with Scorponok. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

''Soldier {{i|Mad Monk|Michael Monk}}, who served alongside Duke in Trucial, {{istorylink|Threat Matrix 3 of 4}} is recruited into Cobra by psychologist {{i|Lester Horvath}}, following the discovery that he ranks as an incredibly rare "1" on Horvath's {{i|Lome System}}. Horvath places Monk under high-ranking Cobra member {{i|Krake}}, secretly hoping to sabotaging the terrifyingly brilliant member of High Command, and is eventually killed by Monk for acting outside of Cobra's interests — though not before informing Monk of his intentions, and the fact that Krake has had Monk's family imprisoned in {{i|Section Ten}}. {{istorylink|Sedition by Numbers Part 4|Sedition by Numbers}}''

On Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] arrives and attacks Hound's crew as revenge for the devastation wrought by the war. His attack is interrupted by Ultra Magnus, and he is forced to retreat to [[Corata-Vaz]]. After activating the [[Nega-Core]], Cyclonus is again set upon, and activates the Nega-core's reanimated guardian, Thunderwing. He is forced to return to the Dead Universe as his body has been in the "living" world too long. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:SpotlightCyclonus DeadUniversetransformers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Death walks among you."]]
In the wake of the attack, Optimus and his crew arrive at Garrus-9. They meet with [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] and head back to the ''Ark-32''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

The forces of the Dead Universe—including Jhiaxus, Galvatron, Straxus and Grindcore—leave the Dead Universe to begin the [[Expansion]]. Leading the charge is Nova Prime, now calling himself "Nemesis Prime". {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Nightbeat and Hardhead travel to [[Gorlam Prime]] to investigate Nightbeat's missing memories, and they encounter a large group of [[Micromaster]]s trying to impede their progress. The pair makes it to the Dead Universe portal and Jhiaxus takes control of Nightbeat, forcing Hardhead to kill him, and dive into the portal himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Jetfire decides to use [[Pretender]] technology to enable [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Groundbreaker]], and [[Waverider]] to survive the Benzuli Expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Optimus receives a transmission from Dealer, who says that he's been monitoring the current situation, and he thinks that all of the answers they seek lie in the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Hot Rod agrees and both travel to [[Ki-Aleta]], the planet where Hot Rod had hidden it earlier. Using the oracle, Hot Rod discovers that Dealer betrayed him, and sends the traitor to his death moments before he could do the same to him. The Magnificence later provides useful info to Ultra Magnus about the machinations of Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

On Earth, Straxus and Grindcore mine energon in [[China]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They are prevented doing this by Hound's team, primarily Sideswipe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:IDWAutobotPretenders.jpg|thumb|left|250px|To infinity and beyond!]]
Galvatron and Cyclonus attack the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]'', the ship of Cloudburst and crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They are beamed out seconds before their ship explodes by the Technobots in the ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', who present them with their own personal Pretender carapaces. Using these, they battle Galvatron and Cyclonus, defeating one and allowing the other to escape. Using their shells as temporary shields, they cross into the Dead Universe and manage to seal the gate to the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Nemesis Prime arrives on Garrus-9, and is faced by Optimus Prime. Optimus is attacked, using the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} However, the Darkness reaches out to Optimus as a successor. Nemesis continues the attack but is blasted in the back by Galvatron and falls dead. The Darkness enters Optimus Prime. Galvatron offers Prime a choice: kill himself in the nearby Solar Pool, or willingly pass on the Darkness to him. Prime does both, passing on the Darkness ''and'' tossing Galvatron into the pool. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} Meanwhile, Arcee manages to track down Jhiaxus beneath Gorlam Prime, and with some help from an undead Hardhead, defeats him. With Jhiaxus rendered functionally immortal due to the energies of the Dead Universe portal, Arcee gleefully kills him over, and over, and over, and over… {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Above ground, the residents of Gorlam Prime finally complete their evolution into wholly mechanical beings. In honor of their great leap forward, they rename their planet… ''Cybertron''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:GrimlockMaxDino01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Because "Skree-onk" was copyrighted.]]
Back on Earth, Grimlock and the other Dynobots end up fighting Sunstreaker clones in [[Fallon]], [[Nevada]] in an event orchestrated by Scorponok and the Machination. Hoping to repair their ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', Grimlock calls the [[Monsterbot]]s for help. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}}

Hot Rod takes on Scorponok and fails, while Sunstreaker and Hunter try to reclaim Sunstreaker's original head. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} The Monsterbots arrive on Earth just in time to rescue the bedraggled Dynobots. The Dynobots begin to have misgivings about Grimlock's increasingly unstable leadership—feelings which come to a head when it appears [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] has died from a blast by Scorponok. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

Soundwave, Shockwave, Laserbeak, and Ravage plot together and free themselves from Skywatch's control; {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave involves himself in the battle with Scorponok, and both are ultimately are defeated by Grimlock and the Dynobots. Ultra Magnus arrives to arrest the group. Though Grimlock willingly goes with Ultra Magnus, the other four Dynobots walk free thanks to his sacrifice. Shockwave, Scorponok, and Grimlock are all sent to Garrus-9 after a trial, though Grimlock's sentence is shortened thanks to bringing in two wanted Decepticons. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

===2008===
[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|thumb|left|250px|He's your huckleberry.]]
Hoping to bolster the Decepticon ranks, Megatron and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] create the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. The process is highly imperfect, however, and the thousands upon thousands of failed clones are abandoned on Cybertron to become the feral "[[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]]". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

Shortly after their creation, scientist [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] completes Shockwave's project regarding Jhiaxus's combination technology. The end result is [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]: a mentally stable, combat-ready combiner using the like-minded [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

Perceptor rebuilds Kup using [[Pretender]] technology, reversing the deleterious effects of Ore-8 on his mind. At Prowl's insistence, however, Perceptor also adds technology into Kup's new body that will allow Prowl to take control of the elderly Autobot. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}} With his new lease on life, Kup organizes a team to rescue captured Autobots. They receive assistance from former Decepticon Deadlock, now known as [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} On their first mission, they rescue Hot Rod from Bludgeon and the Monster Pretenders; Perceptor is injured and upgrades himself into a sniper. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

Sixshot, freed from the Dead Universe following the defeat of Nemesis Prime, attacks [[Orvus Base]] to recover secret Autobot scientific research, only for the [[Throttlebot]]s to escape to the nearby planet [[Salvvatan VIII]]. Though Sixshot pursues them, they are rescued by Metroplex, who transforms from the city mode he was hiding as on the planet and stomped the six changer, temporarily incapacitating him. However, Metroplex immediately takes off with the object that he was on the planet to protect, leaving the Throttlebots on Sakvvatan VIII. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}} Unfortunately, Sixshot soon recovers and damages the team's shuttle as they try to leave; though the remaining Throttlebots believe they manage to kill the Decepticon before taking off, they soon crash land on the planet [[Regalis V|Botanica]]. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

On Earth, Ratchet succeeds in separating Sunstreaker and Hunter. Horrified and disgusted by what humans did to him, Sunstreaker makes a Faustian deal with [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to help him take out Megatron in exchange for the Autobots permanently abandoning Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #8}} Ratchet returns Hunter to his house and leaves, unaware that Bombshell is preparing to abduct the young human to gain access to the Headmaster technology still implanted in his body. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

''Following a mission to Rangoon that ends in disaster and a battle with his old [[Arashikage]] clan brother [[Storm Shadow]], Snake Eyes goes AWOL from G.I. Joe to investigate Cobra, though he retains back-channel communications with Scarlett. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 6|G.I. Joe #6}}''

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-Overlord.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I come in peace. Shoot to kill."]]

Using Autobot access codes acquired from Sunstreaker, Megatron launches "[[Surge (event)|The Surge]]": across the galaxy, Decepticons abandon infiltration protocol and launch an all-out attack on every major Autobot outpost. {{storylink|Bullets}} The Autobots on Earth are led into a Decepticon trap and are soundly defeated, leaving Optimus Prime in critical condition. Megatron takes the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and exiles them back to Cybertron while he and his Decepticons run amok on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #8}}

During the Surge, [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s assault [[Garrus-9]]. Rogue former Decepticon [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] kills Skyquake and takes over the prison, turning it into an arena for his own amusement. Former warden Fortress Maximus is lobotomized and repeatedly tortured. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} As part of a deal, Overlord releases Shockwave and restores him operational status; in return, Shockwave removes the [[Achilles virus]] implanted in Overlord's body as a failsafe. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Knowing that he is being targeted by the Decepticon Justice Division, Shockwave selects a crew consisting of ''other'' Decepticons on their "list", and offers them as a trade for his life when the DJD tracks him down; however, Tarn rejects his offer, intent on following the list in order despite its inefficiency. Unaware that the DJD is only there for Scorponok, three members of Shockwave's crew—Scorponok, Flame and Flywheels—eject themselves into space before Shockwave manages to shut off the transmission of Tarn's lethal voice. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}} Flywheels is found by the crew of the [[Weak Anthropic Principle]] (aka the "Foragers"), while Scorponok and Flame are found and claimed by the Grand Architect, manifesting as an enormous spacebound heiroglyph. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

[[File:AHM2Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|200px|YOU—ARE NOT—PREPARED.]]

On [[May 29]], 2008, the Earth-based Decepticons make their presence known to humankind. Their combined forces demolish [[New York City]] and easily defeat the US military. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Colonel Daniel Witwicky]] is brought to New York to aid in its defense, though his troops can do little to defeat the onslaught. The Decepticons rampage across America and annihilate major cities across the nation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} Within a matter of hours, [[Washington, D.C.]] falls. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} College student [[Marissa Faireborn]], in New York as part of the {{w|Occupy Wall Street}} movement, has her worldview shaken by the scope and horror of the invasion. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

Mercy Gale, head of intelligence for the [[Action Man Programme]]—and, in secret, the AMP's greatest nemesis [[Doctor X]]—makes her own arrangements that prevent the Decepticon invasion from touching the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club|Redcliffe Club}}

Over the next few days, the Autobots and humans struggle to get back on their feet while the Decepticons continue to ravage cities across the globe. On Cybertron, Kup's team crash-lands on the planet and joins the stranded Autobots, who are fighting off the Swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} On Earth, Colonel Witwicky appoints a team lead by his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] to take out Megatron. Spike's team is killed by Ratbat and Spike is the only survivor. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Without the Autobots, the Decepticons quickly grow bored and start squabbling among themselves. The [[European Union]] decides to end the threat by deploying nuclear weapons against New York. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Frustrated by Megatron's sudden listlessness, Starscream plots with the Insecticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

On Cybertron, the Autobots decide to use their remaining energon to repair Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} The Autobots struggle to elude the Swarm, but Perceptor is injured. Guilt ridden, Sunstreaker makes the ultimate sacrifice and detonates a bomb to blow up a bridge (and himself) to keep the Swarm away from the other Autobots. Just before he does so, he reveals to Ironhide that it was he who brokered the deal with Starscream that betrayed the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Sarah and Bridge run into Spike, and are later joined by [[Charles (G1)|Charles]], seeking revenge against [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] for killing his son. With a weapon reverse-engineered from Shockwave, Spike brings Rumble down with the help of his new friends. On Cybertron, Optimus Prime is repaired, along with the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Bombshell builds a [[space bridge]] and reveals that he helped hack into the Autobots' defenses using technology gained by dissecting Hunter O'Nion. Starscream teams up with the Insecticons and Constructicons to attack Megatron, but they are not successful. The Autobots on Cybertron are saved by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and taken back to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

===2009===
{{note|According to "[[Ride-Along]]", the events of ''All Hail Megatron'' spanned over a year, though it's unclear exactly when the transition to 2009 happened.}}

[[File:AHM12 prime vs megs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One Shall...oh, you know the drill.]]
The Autobots arrive on Earth and battle the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Megatron gets the upper hand against Prime and orders a retreat, leaving the Autobots to be nuked by the humans… but Spike Witwicky, welding a powerful weapon reverse-engineered from Transformer technology, shoots Megatron in the face, allowing Prime to smash Megatron in the face with his own fusion cannon. With Megatron grievously wounded, Starscream takes command and orders a retreat.

The Decepticons do so, but [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] stays behind to dispose of the EU's bomb. He succeeds, but [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] blasts him out of the sky for his efforts.

Discovering that his brother's old Headmaster partner has been horrifically mutilated under Bombshell's custody, Sideswipe mercifully terminates the vegetative Hunter. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} In the aftermath, Optimus Prime talks Ironhide out of retiring. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

Believing the Matrix to be purely symbolic and now devoid of any power it might have once held, Starscream prepares to dump it into space. When [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] reminds him that the Autobots use it to choose their leaders, Starscream declares that with Megatron incapacitated, he will use the Matrix to lead the Decepticons to victory once more. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Though the Decepticons have been defeated and mostly driven off-planet, Earth is largely in ruins. More than a billion people have died worldwide from the invasion, and most major cities are left utterly devastated by the Decepticons. Military assets begin hunting for Decepticon stragglers; as part of these early missions, Spike defeats Ravage, but is injured. Faced with a persistent Decepticon threat, Skywatch is heavily reorganized, going from a clandestine paramilitary organization into a international peacekeeping unit designed to hunt down and eliminate rogue Transformers on Earth, wielding reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology. Sparkplug is made head of Skywatch and recruits Spike to work for him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|The Man of Steel}} This new incarnation of Skywatch does not differentiate between factions, and hunts both Autobots and Decepticons indiscriminately. Bumblebee briefly breaks cover to save some humans and is injured for his efforts. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

After the Decepticon invasion, Action Man Programme director {{i|Patrick Cain}} steps down and is replaced by [[Pauline Bestley]]. {{istorylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Pauline Bestley profile}}

[[File:SeasonsInFlight thundercracker discovers tv.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Eight years later and we still haven't gotten him off the couch.]]
Over the next two years, humans and Cybertronians alike struggle to recover from the Surge. With their infrastructure across the galaxy in shambles, many Autobots seek shelter on Earth. Humanity slowly repairs the damage caused by the invasion, but are enraged at the Cybertronians that remain on their planet. After witnessing a defenseless [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] executed by a group of police officers, Prowl decides that with their numbers so reduced by war, all Cybertronian life—even Decepticons—needs to be protected. {{storylink|Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl}}

Thundercracker survives his ordeal, but is badly damaged and unable to transform or fly. Stranded in the ruins of New York, Thundercracker takes refuge in an abandoned building and watches [[television]] to pass the time until he's rescued. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

''Cobra commissions Laird James "[[Destro]]" McCullen to create the [[M.A.S.S. device]], a teleporter allowing instantaneous transport across the world; however, his theory is flawed, and he is forced to seal himself into a metal containment suit to survive after testing the device on himself. For his failure, Destro is brought to Cobra's arctic "[[Section Zero]]" base to fix his creation or die. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 6|G.I. Joe #6}} {{istorylink|The Betrayers Part 4}}<ref name="GIJoe"/> At the same time, Cobra High Command members [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax and Xamot Paoli]] are hired to provide intelligence on G.I. Joe for {{i|Colonel Shtern}}, who wishes to create [[Oktober Guard|a Russian counterpart to the team]]. {{istorylink|Oktober Guard, Part 3|Oktober Guard, Part 3}}''

[[File:Crashsuitsandtransports.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Geronimo!'']]
Skywatch continues its anti-Transformer operations, reverse-engineering Cybertronian technology to produce new weapons to safely combat rogue Transformers on Earth; this initiative culminating in the development of the unit's signature [[crash suit]]s. What Skywatch doesn't know is that this technology is secretly being provided to Skywatch via Spike Witwicky, whose disregard for the rules drives him to cut a deal with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] are amongst those captured. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

''Undercover G.I. Joe agent [[Chuckles]] infiltrates Cobra, unaware of its true nature. Though he is outplayed by the Paoli brothers, {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra}} his intelligence helps convince Hawk that Cobra is real, leading to Snake Eyes and Mainframe being reinstated as Joes. {{istorylink|The Betrayers Part 6}} Destro completes the M.A.S.S. device with the help of Doctors [[Doctor Mindbender|Mindbender]] and {{i|Gerry Orizama|Orizama}}, but is imprisoned in the Section Ten gulag for his insolence; {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 16|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #16}} however, he manages to depose the warden [[Major Bludd]] and take over, bargaining with Cobra Commander for freedom and power. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 19|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #19}} Cobra puts M.A.S.S. into use for theft, assassination, extortion, and even creating "[[Section Sabine]]", a base in the Sabine crater on the moon.{{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 16|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #16}} In response to Cobra's use of the M.A.S.S. device, the G.I. Joe team undergoes retraining under Snake Eyes. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe issue 19|G.I. Joe vol. 1 #19}}''

[[Dominus Ambus]], now a mole within the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], reports that the Decepticons have lost contact with [[Garrus-9]] and DJD scouting parties do not return. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] authorizes [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to assemble a new team of [[Wrecker]]s. Their mission is twofold—to rescue any Autobot prisoners and to download data from the [[Aequitas]] supercomputer. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} {{storylink|Bullets}} At some point after this, the other four members of the DJD discover the mole in their organization and subject Dominus to "[[domestication]]", reducing him to a feral "Pet". Another Decepticon thus steps up to become the next "[[Vos (DJD)|Vos]]". {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

Still marooned on LV-114, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] discovers a Decepticon shipwreck with surviving crewmembers [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]] ([[Viewfinder]] alas, didn't make it.) He saves an [[Varta|alien]] from them and in the process blows them and his escape ship to pieces. And so, he waits... {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

At some point after Gorlam Prime's transformation, the malevolent Dead Universe entity known as the [[D-Void]] lures the entire population of the planet into his domain and devours their [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

===2010===
''Hawk deploys a new recruit to G.I. Joe, codenamed {{i|Ronin|"Chameleon"}}, to locate and retrieve Chuckles, who has gone off the grid; she is unable to persuade him to return, but brings back Cobra defector Erika Le Tene, half-sister of the [[Baroness]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra II}} In exchange for asylum, Erika joins the Joes, taking on the codename of her rescuer (who quit the team in disgust) and becoming the new [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]]. {{istorylink|Cobra: Special issue 2|Cobra: Special #2}} Chuckles is captured by Cobra Commander, who seeks to truly recruit him into Cobra. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Cobra II}}''

[[File:Ongoing Issue 1-Optimus Surrenders.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Botkind, well, that was another story.]]
Thundercracker is rescued by a rag-tag team of Decepticons led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. He discovers, however, that he has lost his taste for fighting, having come to respect humanity and its culture. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

Prowl is captured by Skywatch, and Hot Rod's rescue mission leads to Ironhide's death. Depressed, Optimus Prime resigns as Autobot leader and surrenders to Skywatch. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Frustrated by recent events, Hot Rod and a group of like-minded Autbots make preparations to leave Earth. They decide to join forces with Swindle's Decepticons, while the other Autobots chose to remain on Earth, and Bumblebee is elected the new Autobot leader. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-newrecruits.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cue the A-Team [[theme song|theme]].]]

''Hawk recruits a civilian to the G.I. Joe team, [[Agent Helix]], thanks to her possession of an unusual ability known as {{i|total organic battlefield awareness}}, {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Special - Helix|Special - Helix}} and also recruits private investigator [[Scoop (G.I. Joe)|Leonard Michaels]] to investigate the {{i|Coil}}, a religious movement with suspected Cobra ties; however, Michaels ends up brainwashed by the cult's leader [[Serpentor]] following Hawk's seemingly apathetic treatment of him, and willingly offers himself to be sacrificed to their deity, [[Golobulus]]. {{istorylink|Serpent's Tale Part Five: Viper's Nest|Serpent's Tale}}''

Eight months after Dominus Ambus's report, the [[Wrecker]]s—bolstered by new recruits [[Verity Carlo]], [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], ascended fanboy [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], and lead by a returned Impactor—arrive at Garrus-9 and begin their assault. Overlord retaliates by ordering the death of all Autobot prisoners upon the Wreckers' arrival save Grimlock, who has vanished. The Wreckers take heavy casualties over the course of their mission, but succeed in capturing Overlord and securing the data from [[Aequitas]]. Overlord is captured and the remaining Decepticons scatter, glad to be free of Overlord's oppression. The [[data slug]] that contains the various records from the Aequitas trials are entrusted to Prowl. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers}}

After dropping off the Wreckers on Garrus-9, Ultra Magnus arrives on Earth to investigate the death of Ironhide and surrender of Optimus Prime. Afraid of being arrested by Magnus, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Blurr leave to join Hot Rod, but all except Blurr are captured by Skywatch and used as leverage by Spike for Optimus Prime to talk. Magnus leaves to find Hot Rod. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Bumblebee's feelings of inadequacy, combined with the derision he faces from his fellow Autobots, pushes him into making a reckless deal with Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]]. Horiuchi promises the Autobots protection from Skywatch if they capture Decepticons, but at the price of being immobilized if they disobey. Skywatch quickly forces Bumblebee's troops to capture other ''Autobots'', starting with [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]]. After Bumblebee's immobilizing badge is damaged, he locates the [[Sanjay Bharwaney|creator]] of the badges and personally destroys them, defeating Skywarp and proving his worth as leader of the Autobots in the process. {{storylink|The Transformers: Bumblebee}}

Ultra Magnus shows up and tries to arrest Swindle, but Rodimus defends his ally. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Ultra Magnus takes several Autobots from Bumblebee's group with him to help him detain Swindle and the rebellious Rodimus. Swindle uses the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s to test some experimental [[combiner]] technology, and when Ultra Magnus arrives Swindle betrays Rodimus and unleashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to kill the Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

Spike releases Optimus Prime to battle Menasor, but the combiner is undone after the Stunticons fail to unite their minds into a workable gestalt. The battle prompts Spike to realize that the Autobots are not part of the problem. Skywatch forges a new alliance with Bumblebee's Autobots, while Rodimus steals Ultra Magnus's spaceship and strikes off on his own. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The space-bound Decepticons fare little better than their Earth-bound counterparts; Starscream's poor leadership, combined with dwindling fuel sources, leads to the collapse of the Decepticon faction. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} On a desolate asteroid, the Decepticons scrounge for fuel and cannibalize each other for Energon and parts, {{storylink|All His Engines‎}} a barbaric practice encouraged by [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] general [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], who travels to space following a failed combiner experiment. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} The other Predacons remain on Earth, where they eventually join the government of [[China]] as border guards. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

[[File:Ongoing Issue 13 - Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Well, I'm back, back Well, I'm back in black Yes, I'm back in black'']]

Tiring of Starscream's bungled leadership, Soundwave and Shockwave revive Megatron in a new body equipped with [[Titan (group)|Titan]]-derived [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] technology. His old body is used to create replicas of his old gun mode, which contain small pieces of the Decepticon leader's consciousness. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

Rodimus arrives at the Decepticons' asteroid base, intending to retrieve the Matrix. He succeeds in stealing it back from Starscream, but is confronted by the newly upgraded Megatron who blasts him and the Matrix into space. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

In his new body, Megatron retakes leadership of the Decepticons {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} and sends the Megatron guns to Earth, where they quickly spread amongst unsuspecting humans with anti-Transformer sentiments. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

Spike disobeys orders and goes rogue, hunting down and executing [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in an attempt to prevent Devastator from ever being formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

On Cybertron, Alpha Trion continues his project to clean the desolate world, though these efforts are threatened by the increasingly ravenous Insecticon swarm. Trion decides to resurrect a copy of the one Autobot most suited for the job: Ironhide. The confused duplicate lacks all of Ironhide's memories from the war, but does his job well. He also recovers Sunstreaker, having survived his sacrifice years earlier. Alpha Trion and Metroplex take off for parts unknown, leaving Ironhide and Sunstreaker on the planet to finish off the Swarm. Over the course of their campaign, Sunstreaker adopts one of the failed clones as a pet, which he nicknames "[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]]". {{storylink|The Transformers: Ironhide}}

As Rodimus floats through space, the Matrix bonds with him, saving his life. He crashes on the planet [[LV-118]], where he meets Wheelie. Together with him and the alien [[Garnak]], Rodimus steals a ship and heads to Cybertron. {{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}

[[File:TFInfestation2-BrittKup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Alas, neither a pirate nor a ninja.]]

Galvatron frees himself from the solar pool, fully fused with the Darkness. He tracks down the Dead Universe Transformers trapped on Gorlam Prime, Cyclonus and Scourge. Using his new powers, he revives Scourge, using him to create a personal guard in the form of the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}} They investigate the planet's missing inhabitants, {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} and upon learning about the D-Void's plans to destroy all Transformers, set out to raise an army to oppose it.<ref>The point at which Galvatron escapes the solar pool is never made explicit, but it can be inferred from several pieces of evidence: it occurs after ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' (per ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'''s epilogue), Autobot guards are present on Garrus-9, and it has been "years" since Galvatron's defeat.</ref> {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Galvatron and his men discover a block of ice in space, unaware that it contains a [[zombie]] virus brought from another dimension by the extradimensional vampire-zombie [[Britt]]. Several of Galvatron's crew members are infected by the zombie virus, and his ship crash-lands on Earth in [[Las Vegas]], forcing the Autobots and Skywatch to pitch in and contain the infestation. Kup is infected by the virus and transformed into a zombie, but uses Prowl's mental link to thwart the swarm and warp Britt, her virus, and himself through time and space to the dawn of the Dead Universe. The Autobots refuse to join Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Infestation (IDW)|Infestation}} ''This {{i|Undermind}} also targets G.I. Joe through a malevolent, sentient computer virus, but it is stopped from spreading beyond an underwater Cobra base by the sacrifice of [[Psych Out|Psyche Out]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Infestation}}''

Though physically unharmed by his experience, Kup is stranded within the Dead Universe and spends the next several billion years on a barren asteroid. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} He encounters the similarly stranded Nova Prime, who tries and fails to turn his body into a space bridge back into the living world. {{storylink| No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

''Through some difficulty G.I. Joe manages to partially reverse-engineer M.A.S.S. technology, and Snake Eyes and Helix use it to hitch a ride back to Section Zero, forcing Cobra Commander to activate the base's self-destruct and destroy M.A.S.S. to keep it out of the Joes' hands. The staff of the Section Sabine moonbase, totally cut off without the M.A.S.S. device, are left to starve to death. {{istorylink|M.A.S.S. Destruction Part 5|M.A.S.S. Destruction}}''

Galvatron takes his new army to Cybertron, declaring it the first line of defense against the D-Void. Rodimus also arrives on the planet where he meets Ironhide and Sunstreaker and learns of Galvatron's presence. The assorted Autobots leave Cybertron to warn Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Four months later, [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong Du]] strikes a deal with three of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], providing them with energon in exchange for their services. Under his orders, the Combaticons attack [[South Korea]], prompting the United States government to declare the employment of Cybertronians equivalent to the use of weapons of mass destruction. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} Skywatch and the Autobots move out to defeat the Combaticons. To keep the public from learning that the US also employs Cybertronians, the Autobots remain in their vehicle modes throughout the battle, and are easily defeated. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

[[File:TheDemolishedMan-BumblebeeGetsShot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENED. ''EVVVVER''."]]

Bumblebee meets with Thundercracker, who is now only interested in watching TV, and convinces him to help them. [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] hacks the spy satellites above Korea, allowing the Autobots to fight in [[robot mode]]. Backed up by these resources, the Autobots defeat the Combaticons. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawks Among the Sparrows}} As the Autobots are attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who have a similar contract with [[China]], Skywatch agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] breaks the encryption on one of the satellites. The secret alliance between Skywatch and the Autobots is revealed to the world, and [[Russia]] attempts to nuke the Transformers, though Cosmos saves them. The energon factories in North Korea and China are destroyed, ending the threat from the Combaticons and Predacons. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

The incident turns into a PR nightmare for both Skywatch and the Autobots. Bumblebee holds a press conference, but fails to contain the unruly crowd and is grievously injured by [[Joe Gladki]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}} Megatron's Decepticons return to Earth, attacking the Autobot-Skywatch base and freeing the Decepticon captives within. The plane carrying Optimus Prime, Spike Witwicky and the rest of the Korea team is shot down over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Ultra Magnus takes charge and has the base evacuated. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} He and his troops attempt to regroup, but are defeated by Megatron himself. Meanwhile, Starscream tries and fails to convince Thundercracker to return to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

After two days, Optimus Prime's team emerge from the oceans alive. Prime confronts Megatron, who is holding Magnus hostage, and causes him to flee by injuring Soundwave. Jazz is forced to kill [[John Powell|a human]] in order to save his comrades, furthering Autobot distrust among human civilians. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} After another meeting with Prime, Megatron surrenders himself so that he can watch from the inside as the Autobots are crushed by the humans they protect. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

''The Commander offers to let Chuckles kill Tomax and Xamot, the architects of his misery, to win him over; Chuckles agrees, {{istorylink|Sidewinder}} but, his agreement is merely a ploy to get close to the Commander, and when he gets the opportunity, Chuckles shoots Cobra Commander through the head, killing him. {{istorylink|Rattler (issue)|Rattler}} Though he intends to kill Tomax and Xamot as well, Tomax manages to get away from him; instead, Chuckles uses a nuclear submarine docked at Section Twenty to destroy the base and kill everyone on it, including himself and Xamot. The Baroness and Tomax manage to escape at the last minute. {{istorylink|King Cobra (issue)|King Cobra}}''
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===2011===
[[File:PoliceActionPrologue-Prowl.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Prowl discovered his "Summon Leggy Dame" spell had failed.]]
Six weeks after Megatron's surrender, Rodimus and his crew arrive on Earth and return the Matrix to Optimus Prime. Learning about Galvatron's invasion of Cybertron, Optimus takes most of the Autobots and Megatron with him, Prime leaves Earth on Omega Supreme. Bumblebee, Prowl, Ultra Magnus, and several others remain behind to investigate Megatron's claims that Spike murdered Scrapper. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

Prowl investigates Spike by following him around. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1}} While investigating the site of Scrapper's death, he is attacked by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but defeating and interrogating yields nothing about his motives. The Autobots bring in Sandra, who enlightens them on Spike's sociopathic past. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Bumblebee and the other Autobots keep busy by tracking down rogue Decepticons, and Bumblebee singlehandedly takes down a Decepticon plot to activate a space bridge. {{storylink|The Question}} The defeat proves so humiliating that [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] quits the Stunticons forever. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

After four months of investigation, {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Spike shamelessly admits to killing Scrapper, but Prowl's fair share of questionable actions makes him unsure on what to do about it. During an attempted arrest of anti-Autobot pundit [[Ben Simpson]], the Autobots learn that he was a [[Facsimile construct|facsimile]] created by Swindle. Under interrogation, Swindle reveals that he had been selling weapons to Skywatch via Spike for years. The alliance between Skywatch and the Autobots quickly dissolves and Spike becomes an international fugitive. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

''Cobra scientist {{i|Dr. Llund}} opens a Lovecraftian gateway to bring the Elder Gods through into the world. Crystal Ball, Storm Shadow, {{i|Interrogator}}, and a group of inmates of {{i|Snake Pit|Cobra's insane asylum}} manage to stop Llund, though Crystal Ball — a worshipper of the Elder Gods — only stops her as he wants to bring them through ''properly'', by finding ''every'' gateway. {{istorylink|Infestation 2: G.I. Joe}}''

En route to Cybertron, Optimus Prime must choose life imprisonment or execution for Megatron's punishment in anticipation of his future trial. He tries to talk to his nemesis, but is only goaded into torturing him. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} When he asks Megatron what he would choose, Megatron chooses death. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

Cyclonus and the Sweeps take over [[Kimia Facility]]. The Autobots arrive on Cybertron, where Optimus Prime again declines to join Galvatron's army, causing Galvatron to responds with violence. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} In order to reach Cybertron's core, Galvatron uses Kimia to fire on the planet's surface until the facility is destroyed from within. As the Autobots fight Galvatron's army, Megatron escapes from captivity and powers himself up using his Megatron-guns. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Deceptigod Chaos part3 Kings.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Deceptigod?]]

Megatron uses the space bridge technology in his body to summon his Decepticon army to Cybertron. The D-Void, acting through Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], mind-controls them into combining with Galvatron's troops to form the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} While Megatron fights and defeats the Deceptigod, Galvatron reaches [[Vector Sigma]] and inserts the Heart of Darkness into it, hoping this will stop the D-Void from entering the universe when in truth it does the opposite. Optimus Prime stops the D-Void from turning Cybertron into a portal to the Dead Universe by opening the Matrix of Leadership into the planet's core, emptying the artifact completely. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

Galvatron and his forces are defeated, and the cleansing of Vector Sigma has the unexpected side effect of "resetting" Cybertron back to a living, primordial state. Though the planet is habitable once again, it is also wild and untamed, and all indications of Transformer civilization have been lost. Every Cybertronian in the universe receives a simple message, courtesy of Vector Sigma: "come home". With the Decepticons in shambles and Megatron missing, the Great War is considered over, though the Autobot victory proves pyrrhic. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Over the next three weeks, Bumblebee's team returns to Cybertron, taking care to remove every piece of Cybertronian technology they can find on Earth before they depart. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} Joining up with the other Autobots on Cybertron, they successfully inter the weakened and disoriented Decepticons within the wreckage of the Kimia satellite and plant them with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] to keep them docile. Before they can begin rebuilding society, however, they are joined by tens of thousands of neutrals, deserters, refugees, and other assorted noncombatants. Prowl dubs the hordes of civilians "[[NAIL]]s".

[[File:DoOP matrix bequeathed.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Remember to share, kids. Peace, I'm out.]]

Tensions between the three groups grow until Optimus Prime, having inadvertently time-jumped three weeks forward following his defeat of Galvatron, arrives in the shantytown that was once Iacon. The Autobots bring him up to speed, though ex-Autobot [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]], ''de facto'' speaker for the NAILs, makes it clear that his people want neither the Autobots nor Decepticons on "their" planet. When riots break out in the streets due to his presence, Prime departs the planet and entrusts the empty Matrix halves to Bumblebee and Rodimus, who are split on whether to stay and rebuild Cybertronian society, or go in search of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] in the hopes of starting anew on [[Cyberutopia]] . Prime leaves, and declares that, without the Matrix, he is "Orion Pax" once more—and that Optimus Prime is dead. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:SecretRaiders-GIJoe.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."]]
On Earth, the Transformer war is soon overshadowed by the rising threat of Cobra. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} ''The {{i|Cobra Council}} determines the new Cobra Commander through a contest, with the objective to bring as much misery to G.I. Joe as possible, between 7 members of Cobra High Command. The contestants kill countless Joes, destroy the Pit and sink their {{i|Dreadnaught|replacement command center}}, but in the end, Krake is chosen as Cobra's new leader. {{istorylink|Cobra Civil War}} As his first act, the new Cobra Commander brings Cobra out of the shadows by invading the country of [[Nanzhao]], in the {{i|Golden Triangle}} region where he grew up. Cobra takes control of the country and forces its evacuation, before dropping nuclear weapons acquired from [[China]] on Nanzhao's largest population centres, rendering them uninhabitable; thanks to international opposition to the Nanzhaoese regime and a slow-to-act U.S. government, G.I. Joe are unable to prevent Cobra's near-total victory.''

''Major Bludd, Tomax Paoli and Serpentor, unhappy with the new Commander's actions, attempt a coup; however, the Baroness's assassination of the Cobra Council to cement the new Commander's total control forces Bludd and Tomax to surrender themselves into G.I. Joe custody after Serpentor rats them out. Meanwhile, Storm Shadow — angry over the murder of his ''oyabun'' Oda Satori by Cobra assassin [[Zartan]] — invites his old sword-brother Snake Eyes to rejoin the Arashikage and help them take down Cobra; Snake Eyes accepts, though Helix is the only Joe aware of the fact, with all others believing him to have died in Nanzhao. {{istorylink|Cobra Command}}''

''In the aftermath of the invasion, Hawk is dismissed by his superiors, with Duke promoted to Colonel and put in charge of G.I. Joe in his place; the Joes' operating budget is also slashed to 1/3 of what it previously was. To help circumvent their new limitations, Hawk calls in Sergeant {{i|Bildocker}}, a highly skilled "scrounger" capable of calling in favors to get hold of extra resources, on Duke's behalf. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 13|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #13}}'' The reduced budget prevents G.I. Joe from mounting a planned rescue mission for the Cobra forces trapped in Section Sabine. {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}} ''In order to secure their status as a newly "legitimate" world power, Cobra reveals the existence of G.I. Joe to the world, waging a propaganda campaign against them. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 2 issue 12|G.I. Joe vol. 2 #12}} Public awareness of their location forces the Joes to move again, from {{i|Fort Baxter}} to the [[USS Flagg|U.S.S. ''Flagg'']]. {{istorylink|Deep Terror Epilogue}}''

Though the Cybertronians have left Earth alone for the time being, the effect they have on the shellshocked planet is profound. Embroiled in controversy, Skywatch is considered defunct and is shut down by the United States government. Several operatives are shunted into its successor, the international [[Earth Defense Command]], headed by [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} Determined not to let another invasion happen on her watch, Faireborne and the EDC reverse-engineer what technology they can find, producing new anti-Cybertronian weaponry such as [[mind bomb]]s and particle-based warheads. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Around this time, eccentric tech industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] comes to prominence, head of the [[Onyx]] software and engineering firm. Unbeknownst to anyone on Earth—including ''himself''—Blackrock is a false identity constructed by [[Sovereign]]. As "Blackrock", Sovereign succeeds in collecting dozens of Transformer artifacts from their recent conflicts on Earth, including the corpses of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} From the former two artifacts, he creates an army of [[Seeker clone]]s for the EDC, which are augmented to combine through the energies of the Engima. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

Among their many anti-Transformer initiatives is "Project Spectrum", a series of experimental weapons designed to use the Transformers' chameleonic natures against them. Following the mysterious loss of {{i|Cornelius Trakker}}, Adventure Team alumni [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]] steps up and refines it into the "[[M.A.S.K.]]" program. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|Matt Trakker profile}}

''Using a "gift" of 700 million dollars from Tomax Paoli, Duke sets up a {{i|G.I. Joe Intelligence|specialised, intelligence-focused unit}} headed by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] to make use of their ex-Cobra assets Tomax, Chameleon and Major Bludd; the unit is stationed in {{i|The Gemini}}, a [[Las Vegas]] casino also "donated" by Tomax. Tomax offers them several leads, including Cobra Commander's son [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy Kessler-Latta]]; {{istorylink|Son of the Snake, Part 1: A New Era|A New Era}} however, Tomax is able to sabotage their missions through back-channels the Joes are unaware of, {{istorylink|The House Always Wins, Part 2: Hand to Hand|Hand to Hand}} leaving the Joes with proof that Tomax's intel is "good" but with no workable leads. {{istorylink|Son of the Snake, Part 4: The Hunt is On!|The Hunt is On!}} The unit takes another blow after Major Bludd is abducted by Colonel Shtern and his [[Oktober Guard]]; when the Joes try to investigate, they barely escape with their lives, and Bludd is able to kill Shtern and take control of the Oktober Guard himself. {{istorylink|Oktober Guard, Part 4|Oktober Guard}}''

''Snake Eyes works with the Arashikage to bring down Zartan, managing to crash his plane in the [[Australia]]n outback, but is secretly working to sabotage and weaken the clan from within. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes|Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow}} When G.I. Joe discovers Snake Eyes' betrayal, they become a third party in the Cobra-Arashikage war. Snake Eyes' unwillingness to kill Scarlett leads Storm Shadow to realise that he has been misleading them, and seemingly kills him in a climactic battle that destroys the U.S.S. ''Flagg'' after Snake Eyes is brought back there; {{istorylink|Target: Snake Eyes}} but in fact, Snake Eyes has faked his death and gone into hiding, with only the [[Hard Master]] knowing the truth. {{istorylink|Silence}}''

''The Pentagon determines that G.I. Joe needs a new approach to effectively fight Cobra, and the unit is reorganised into a public-facing team of "celebrity soldiers" similar to the Adventure Team, stationed on [[Governor's Island]] and under the direct command of their namesake Joe Colton; Duke is placed in charge of the field team, {{istorylink|Homefront, Part 1 of 5|Homefront, Part 1}} while Scarlett and Mainframe are placed in charge of the {{i|Special Missions unit}}, a sub-team carrying out more "traditional" black ops missions. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Special Missions}} Michael Monk is placed in charge of Cobra's {{i|Manhattan Bureau}}, and begins manipulating events to make it seem as if Duke is a Cobra mole; though Monk is eventually found out and defeated, his actions uncover Duke's ''actual'' past indiscretions, and he is discharged from the Army. {{istorylink|Threat Matrix, Part 4 of 4|Threat Matrix}}''

''Tomax's manipulations lead to the destruction of the Gemini casino and the total collapse of the intelligence unit; Tomax escapes back to Cobra, while Billy Kessler-Latta and G.I. Joe agents Chameleon and Ronin flee and go into hiding. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files|The Cobra Files}}''
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===2012-2013===
[[File:Mtmte-01-liarsatod-p19-panel345-boom.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wait for it...wait for it...]]
Rodimus gathers a crew of two hundred Autobots and purchases the ''Unitrex-1'' during the [[Festival of Lost Light]]. The event inspires him to rename the vessel the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Hoping to learn more about the secrets behind creating [[Phase Sixer]]s, Prowl manages to convince Rodimus to take Overlord with them in the hopes of using [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]'s [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] skills to probe the Decepticon's memories. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Before they depart, Chromedome, his [[Conjunx Endura]] [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], and Ratchet discover Tailgate and take him aboard. The ''Lost Light'' departs Cybertron shortly afterwards... but the quantum engines malfunction shortly after the ship launches due to a mishap involving Overlord's slow cell {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}, and the vessel vanishes in a fiery explosion. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:TheAutonomyLesson-spaceport.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."]]
The loss of the ''Lost Light'' causes ructions between the Autobots, Decepticons, and NAILs; the latter faction believing that the Autobots are now publically discouraging anyone from leaving their shantytown. Having made the difficult choice to release the Decepticons to help keep the peace, Bumblebee is forced to put down [[Horri-Bull]] when the Decepticon oversteps his authority. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

Around this time, war hero and all-around do-gooder [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] decides to strike out on his own search for the Knights of Cybertron aboard his own ship, the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''. He discovers the lost colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and recruits three of the inhabitants—[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]—to join him on his quest. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

An attempt on Bumblebee's life via [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] leads to the latter's death and prompts Starscream to start working with Bumblebee's Autobots in their efforts to rebuild a functioning government. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] secretly continues Shockwave's old combiner experiments, which results in Prowl, at the end of his tether and increasingly emotionally closed-off, seemingly executing him. {{storylink|Devisive}} Ironhide salvages the situation by petitioning to have the [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] installed in the Decepticons deactivated. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

After [[Barrel Roll]] dies, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and his crew of [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] leave Iacon to start anew in the wilderness beyond. {{storylink|Stick Together}} Ironhide then recruits the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to try and find the missing fliers; they discover that the lands beyond Iacon have a disorienting effect on Cybertronians. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}}

[[File:Sparkeater rips The Chaos of Warm Things.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''HEEEEERE'S JOHNNY!'']]

Meanwhile in space, the ''Lost Light'' rematerializes, ''twice''; the peculiar quantum engines mean that the explosion creates a duplicate ''Lost Light'', one on-course and one off-course. The on-course ''Lost Light'' and its duplicate crew embark on a series of improbable adventures that ends when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], on the trail of the traitorous Overlord and tipped off to his location by conflicted double agent [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]], kill everyone aboard save Rewind. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

The ''other'' ''Lost Light'', however, materializes near the edge of the galaxy, where the crew meets Skids and contends with the Sparkeater. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} The Sparkeater's rampage accidentally damages the [[slow cell]] containing Overlord, which alerts paranoid security director Red Alert to the stowaway. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:MTMTE ROE Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Grimlock in stained glass.]]

On Cybertron, Wheeljack investigates a mysterious time machine brought to the planet by [[Turmoil]]. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} This has repercussions across the galaxy; far away from Cybertron, Orion Pax, Hardhead, [[Garnak]], and Wheelie discover that Jhiaxus, Bludgeon, and Monstructor are carrying out a part of Shockwave's Regenesis program to alter the future using the chronologically-destabilized world of [[LV-117]], a plan involving Turmoil's time machine. Thought they thwart Jhiaxus's scheme, the planet is destroyed. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

On the planet [[Clemency]], a [[Scavenger (group)|band of misfit Decepticons]]—the former Foragers—stumble on [[Fulcrum]], a cowardly [[K-Class]] suicide bomber. Together, they investigate an anomalous [[Worldsweeper]] ship containing numerous strange experiments and a brain-damaged Grimlock, whom they reactivate to battle the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The Scavengers reluctantly take him on. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Shortly afterwards, the ship chances on the planet [[Theophany]], former home of the now-missing [[Circle of Light]]. The crew discovers [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], and help the struggling Titan return to Cybertron by using Brainstorm's [[mass-displacement gun]] to shrink him to a manageable size so he can safely teleport away. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:RID16 heavyisthehead.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Spoiler: this won't end well.]]

Metrotitan materializes within the ruins of [[Crystal City]], where his arrival interrupts the search for the missing Autobots. Starscream investigates, and the Titan proclaims him the "chosen one" before his destabilized molecules explode and teleport him away {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} to [[Monument Valley]] on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above... So Below}} Before Starscream can use his new standing to tip upcoming elections in his favor, Iacon is thrown into chaos when Megatron returns. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Having experimented with [[combiner]] technology in the wake of the D-Void's defeat, Megatron has secretly collaborated with several Decepticons to perfect the process and create a new, more powerful Devastator from the remaining Constructicons... and using Prowl, who has been under Bombshell's mind control all along, as a guinea pig. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}}

The new Devastator lays waste to Iacon, but is defeated by Ironhide, the Dinobots, and the Aerialbots, the latter group having accidentally combined into a new combiner named [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} Wheeljack sacrifices himself to neutralize Megatron, while Superion helps defeat Devastator and return Prowl to his senses. Starscream kills Metalhawk to exploit the NAILs and uses the political leverage to declare himself as the sole ruler of the "[[Republic of Cybertron]]", casting both Autobots and Decepticons out into the wilderness. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}} Starscream recruits [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] as his second-in-command and finds a useful stooge in the religiously-inclined [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] {{storylink|Three Monologues}} after taking custody of the comatose Superion and secretly placing Wheeljack into stasis. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head|Heavy Is The Head}}

A subsequent stopover on [[Hedonia]] {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} brings the ''Lost Light'' crew into contact with a group of [[Ammonite]]s, and a game of one-upmanship goes wrong when [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] annihilates [[Terradore]] commander [[Imperius Drax]]. With Drax's successor pushing the Terradores towards a dangerous conclusion, the Ammonites join forces with Shockwave. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Megatron's defeat pushes Shockwave into accelerating the development of his Regenesis program—having evolved into an ambitious plan to end the universe so Cybertron can live forever. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Not far away, Metroplex detects [[Ore-7]], and Shockwave dispatches his Ammonite army to reclaim the sample. The Ammonites prove incapable of bringing the Titan down, but ''are'' successful in incapacitating him with a sample of [[Ore-2]]. Having contracted an [[alchemical virus]] from exposure to the deadly ore, a grievously wounded Metroplex jettisons his thumb and the Ore-7 sample before splashing down beneath the oceans of [[Hydrophena]] to recuperate. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Metroplex's thumb impacts the ''Lost Light'', leaving a reluctant [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] to fight off [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] and his crew of [[Titan Hunter]]s. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Meanwhile, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and a crew of Autobots cope with a leftover [[phobia shield]]. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

[[File:ThisCalamitousLife-legislatorfight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|";"]]

When Rewind is grievously injured in a battle on [[Temptoria]], the possibility of losing his beloved sends Chromedome into a grief spiral that eventually sees him tapping Overlord's memories. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Unfortunately, Chromedome accidentally allows Overlord to escape, and Rewind has to sacrifice himself to jettison the monster from the ship. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Not wanting to jeopardize a great destiny he has forseen for Rodimus, Drift volunteers to take the fall for the incident and is exiled from the ship. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} Overlord's drifting body is found and taken in by the [[Galactic Council]], who rebuild and recruit him into their service. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

Ultra Magnus is also fatally wounded in the battle, but his body disappears from the ship's Medibay. The crew track the Magnus Armor and discover lost moon of [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} where they discover Chief Justice Tyrest, who has gone rogue and constructed a [[universal killswitch]] designed to eliminate all Transformers who were constructed cold in an act of religious genocide, helped by mad doctor [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] and knight Templar [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. The crew discovers the secret of [[Minimus Ambus]] and eventually defeat Tyrest by using their half of the Matrix to overwrite the killswitch, sacrificing their map to Cyberutopia in the process. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Tyrest escapes, managing to teleport himself to the other side of Luna 1, where he is found and repaired by the Grand Architect. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

[[File:BurningBright-Windblade.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''They're Windblade and the Brain Windblade and the Brain One is a Titan, the other's a plane!'']]

Alpha Trion makes contact with Thunderclash and persuades him to send his Camien crew members to Hydrophena, where [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] uses her [[cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] talents to tend to Metroplex's many injuries. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

Believing that Shockwave's plans will involve the [[Enigma of Combination]], Alpha Trion correctly deduces it to be on Earth. He travels there to retrieve it, but his vessel is shot down by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and he is taken hostage to forward the development of the EDC's weaponry. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

With his pieces in place, Shockwave puts the final pieces of his plan into play. At the request of his old student, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] manipulates Orion Pax into awakening a Titan slumbering beneath [[Gorlam Prime]] and transports it to Cybertron, transforming it into a [[zombie|undead]] "[[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]" that lays waste to Iacon by unleashing a "death plague" that brings the dead back to life, including Metalhawk. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

[[File:BlackPlanet-bigfight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Our arrows will blot out the sun!" "Good; then we will fight in the shade."]]

Shockwave creates a portal to the [[Dead Universe]] to summon Nova Prime and his ancient Cybertronians. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Bumblebee makes an alliance with Soundwave to stop this, but their strike on Shockwave's base proves only partially successful, as Galvatron reemerges before they can close the gate. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Gorlam Prime collapses into a Dead Universe portal, and Orion and his crew are saved by the ''Lost Light''. Orion and Hardhead venture into the rift to stop Shockwave's plot. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Though Hardhead perishes, Orion succeeds in rescuing both Nightbeat and Kup from the thrall of the Dead Universe. In the ensuing fight against Nova Prime, Prime finally kills his villainous predecessor and retakes the title of "Optimus Prime". {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

With the ''Lost Light'' on Jhiaxus's tail, the ship makes a detour to [[Hydrophena]], where they encounter Metroplex's body, {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} his Camien caretakers, {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} and an army of Ammonites. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The crew use their ship's engines to power up the Titan and return him to Cybertron. In the ravaged remains of Iacon, Bumblebee and Megatron form a strange alliance, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and the Decepticon leader uses his internal space bridge to teleport Metroplex's thumb back to its rightful owner, giving Metroplex the energy to kill the Necrotitan and counter the plague. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Unfortunately, all of this plays right into Shockwave's metaphorical hands; having lured all of the elements in his final plan to Cybertron—and having eliminated Nova Prime's control over the Dead Universe—Shockwave begins his final endgame, using Jhiaxus's [[chronal drive]] and the power of all fourteen ores to collapse all of reality into a singularity that will feed Cybertron for all eternity. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[File:DCFinale megatron the autobot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|WHAT.]]

Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron confront Shockwave beneath Crystal City {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} while Metalhawk sacrifices himself once again to destroy the Ammonite army. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Shockwave shoots Bumblebee {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} but the Autobot's sacrifice moves Megatron—having slowly realized the error of his ways—to announce that he is changing sides. Shockwave's incredulity breaks the shadowplay, and, horrified at what he has become, he allows Optimus Prime to put him down. Crystal City collapses into a singularity and drags Bumblebee's body with it. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Unbeknownst to anyone, however, Shockwave is not dead, instead having been sent [[#12 million BCE|twelve million years back in time]], to the dawn of Cybertronian civilisation. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Though the Transformers have saved reality, the events of the crisis have changed Cybertron forever. In the aftermath, Autobot Megatron allows himself to stand trial for his crimes against the species, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} while the three Camiens struggle to adjust to their new lives. With the Decepticons left betrayed and rudderless, a new warrior steps up to take command... [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}
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===2014===
''Over the course of several years, an increasingly high-tech G.I. Joe continues to pursue Cobra. At some point, Tomax Paoli takes over and reforms them into a "legitimate" private security force, and G.I. Joe faces the threat of being shut down now that their job is seemingly done. {{istorylink|The Fall of G.I. Joe Part One}}''<ref name="GIJoe"/>

[[File:MTMTE28 megatron pleads guilty.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cast in the name of Primus.]]
Megatron's trial in the [[Raskol Arena]] lasts for five months, and though Megatron initially pleads guilty, Starscream's blustering testimony convinces him to change his plea to "not guilty". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} The ex-Decepticon escapes immediate sentencing on a technicality. Requesting to be judged by the Knights of Cybertron, he joins the crew of the ''Lost Light'' as co-captain alongside an annoyed Rodimus. Before leaving Cybertron, he announces that the Decepticon cause has failed and that all active Decepticons are to stand down. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

''Snake Eyes emerges from hiding to apparently join Cobra, though he is in fact acting as a deep-cover operative for G.I. Joe. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} After breaking Destro out of a maximum security prison transport, Snake Eyes is tasked with hunting down Billy Kessler-Latta for a pin in his leg, secretly encoded with data; he manages to do so with the help of Erika Le Tene, but allows Billy to go free after a battle with Storm Shadow, instead giving Destro a fake pin. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra|Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra}}''

''Thanks to a combination of G.I. Joe operations in the region, the defection of {{i|Cobra Youth}} captain [[Isaac Craft]], and sabotage by the war-hungry Baroness, Cobra is kicked out of the country of [[Galibi]], where they had been hired to keep the peace during negotiations with its neighbor [[Schleteva]]. {{istorylink|G.I. Joe vol. 4}}'' The [[CIA]]'s {{i|Operational Support}} hires Isaac Craft and ex-Joe mercenaries Duke and [[Big Ben]] to kill Tomax, but though their actions manage to cause the total collapse of Cobra, their lack of knowledge of Snake Eyes' involvement leads to Isaac's death. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} With Cobra defunct, G.I. Joe is shut down. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:DetonationBoulevard-galvatronandedc.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Awkward!'']]

Those Decepticons still loyal to the cause rally under Galvatron's new banner. Soundwave joins Galvatron's splinter group, announcing that they will follow the ''true'' Decepticon path and seek peace. Galvatron leads his new troops to [[Earth]], where they meet with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|General Witwicky]] and [[Marissa Faireborn|Director Faireborn]]. The neo-Decepticons convince the skeptical humans of their good intentions by telling them that Megatron has defected to the Autobots, though Galvatron openly chafes under the idea of working alongside humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} In exchange for aid against the Autobots, G.B. Blackrock sponsors the construction of [[Sanctuary Station]] in orbit around Jupiter, which will house the new Decepticon movement. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

As the Autobots and their new allies settle in, Optimus Prime decides to lead a small crew of Autobots (and Prowl's Constructicon hangers-on) back to Earth aboard the ''[[Ark-7]]'' in search of Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

Metroplex transforms into his city mode and links up with the ruins of Iacon, providing housing, power, and infrastructure for any in need. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} In time, a "ghetto" of Decepticons springs up around his outskirts, while the Autobots and NAILs live inside the Titan. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Though alive, Metroplex is barely functional, and over several months Windblade slowly nurses him back to health. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} As Metroplex recovers, he begins searching for his Titan brethren, scattered throughout the galaxy. Eventually, he locates [[Navitas]] on [[Velocitron]], [[Chela]] on [[Eukaris]], the remains of the [[Devisiun (Titan)|dead Titan]] on [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} and [[Vigilem|Carcer]], disguised as Metroplex’s lost brother [[Tempo]]. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Though most of the colonies have survived their millennia of isolation unscathed, one world is not so lucky: [[Micronus Prime]]'s colony world of [[Mini-Con]]s is sterilized by the robophobic [[Black Block Consortia]]. The sole survivor, a young female named [[Nickel]], joins the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happen on the planet days after the attack. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:ABotAndHerCity-metroplexsbrain.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''They're Windblade and the Brain Yes, Windblade and the Brain Their robotic campaign, is easy to explain'']]

[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] comes to the conclusion that Cybertron is too dangerous for Windblade to stay, and engineers a public crisis that will allow her access to Metroplex's space bridge by surreptitiously bombing districts within Metroplex. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} Windblade investigates and repeatedly clashes with Starscream {{storylink|A Long Way Down}}, who has by this point established the [[Badgeless]] troopers as enforcers of his will. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} Windblade is horrified when she learns the truth, but strikes an uneasy deal with Starscream in the name of the greater good: in exchange for keeping Chromia's crimes hidden, Windblade will allow Starscream to contact the ''other'' lost colony worlds, help her impoverished home and rebuild the Cybertronian empire with himself at the helm. Though her friend walks free, Windblade is left conflicted by her friend's duplicity and her own moral compromise. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}}

[[File:Full Fathom Five Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Old Primes never die, they just get to be lab rats.]]

Entering Earth's orbit, the ''[[Ark-7]]'' runs up against post-invasion humanity, who deploy sophisticated orbital defense systems derived from Cybertronian technology against them. Sneaking to Earth aboard Sky Lynx, Optimus, Kup, and Jazz encounter [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], who has gone native on Earth and turned his love of television into a career as an aspiring screenwriter. Thundercracker and his new pet [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] are bait, however, and the Earth Defence Command arrives to arrest the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} The Autobots flee to the town of [[Poverty Flat]], where Prowl and the Constructicons deploy Devastator against their foes. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} The Autobots escape custody and return to their ship, where they trace the development of the "[[mindbomb]]" to an EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]]. The Autobots manage to infiltrate the facility, where they discover and free Alpha Trion. In the conflict, Galvatron kills General Witwicky. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

Trion explains the sordid history behind the Enigma of Combination, prompting the Autobots under Prowl's command to search for it {{storylink|The Crucible}} while Optimus returns to Cybertron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}}
A globetrotting chase across the world ensues as Prowl's Autobots race Galvatron's Decepticons to find the artifact before the Decepticon leader can destroy it. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} As they close on the Enigma, Prowl and his Constructicons form an unlikely alliance with Spike Witwicky to infiltrate Blackrock's Onyx facility in [[China]]. Devastator's hatred of Spike jeopardizes the mission and causes him to lose control of the Enigma to the Decepticons… who in turn, lose it to Starscream's double-agent Scoop, who has been working within the Decepticons as a mole. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:TheRoadNotTaken-ChromedomeRewind.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''[Feels intensify]'']]

In deep space, Megatron continues to grapple with his legacy while dealing with the less-than-accepting crew of the ''Lost Light'', including his old nemesis [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} A freak transmission and a mysterious coffin causes the ''Lost Light'' and its crewmembers to start disappearing, a phenomenon caused by their approach to the quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The ''Lost Light'' crew investigates the wreckage of the ship and discovers the "other" Rewind, who is reunited with his beloved Chromedome. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Immediately afterwards, Brainstorm, who has been perfecting the development of a portable [[time case]], takes the ''Lost Light'' crew out of commission and escapes backwards through history with the intention of talking Megatron out of starting the war and saving [[Quark]] from his eventual fate. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} A team of Autobots chase Brainstorm across time to prevent a [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] from overwriting reality entirely and succeed in preventing the increasingly desperate scientist from killing Megatron at the moment of his creation—but not without creating some critically important time loops along the way. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-goingtowar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Good god, y'all.]]

Ratchet decides, after some soul-searching, to leave the ''Lost Light'' and go off in search of his friend [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} He tracks the wayward Autobot to the outer rim of the [[galaxy]], and joins Drift in confronting his old commander [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]] and [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] over an [[Stone Army|army of ancient automatons]]. Ratchet agrees to help Drift, but only if he promises to return to the ''Lost Light'' at the conclusion of their adventure. {{storylink|The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift: Empire of Stone}}

Learning of Megatron's defection from a postwar edition of his [[Towards Peace|manifesto]], Tarn briefly despairs, but his grief hardens into a resolve to kill Megatron, whom he considers a traitor. He joins forces with [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s troops in preparation for all-out war against Megatron. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

With Windblade's repairs on Metroplex nearing completion, Optimus arrives on Cybertron and helps bring Autobot serial killer [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who has been exerting vengeance on war criminals who went unpunished, to justice. {{storylink|The Transformers: Punishment|Punishment}}
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===2015===
[[File:TheSumAndItsParts-OptimusMatrix.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Starring: Space Jesus, Space Peter, and Space Judas.]]
Starscream resuscitates Wheeljack to help repair Superion with the help of the Enigma and aid Windblade on Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Having established a stable link between the two worlds, Cybertron prepares to make official "first contact"with Caminus after millions of years of mutual isolation. Starscream uses both Menasor and Superion to stage a combiner attack on the planet to win them over, but discovers that the Camiens, like most colonists, consider Optimus Prime to be a divine being, and immediately fall behind him on learning of his existence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Caminus's leader, the [[Mistress of Flame]], comes to believes that Optimus is the "Arisen", the legendary Thirteenth Prime, a belief not held by Pyra Magna or her Torchbearers. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

[[File:Optimusmaximus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"You have failed. We will find another way."]]

Windblade and Optimus collaborate to undermine Starscream's imperialism from within, and manipulate him into announcing the formation of the "[[Council of Worlds]]", a democratic parliament where Cybertron and its colonies will all have an equal voice. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Infuriated by news of Starscream's scheme, Prowl and the Constructicons arrive on Cybertron to forcibly cut the planet off from the rest of the galaxy, but Starscream stops them by creating [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] from the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], a group of ''Lost Light'' delegates. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Starscream takes custody of Devastator and rebuilds him to incorporate Scoop, forcing the combiner into obeying him. Rattrap, who is secretly a double agent working for Prowl, releases Prowl from prison and gives him the Enigma. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

When Devastator and Menasor go berserk, Prowl uses the Enigma on himself, Prime, and several other Autobots to create [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], who battles Devastator in a fight that spans across the lost colonies. Swindle leads a riot at Metroplex's space bridge; he is shot and presumed dead,{{storylink|All That Remains}} but Rattrap and Wheeljack secretly hide the brain-damaged Cybertronian, knowing that he has incriminating information on Starscream. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} The rogue combiners are defeated, paving the way for the creation of the Council of Worlds. Across the other colonies, the inhabitants are alerted to the fact that Cybertron still exists, and prepare for their own first contacts with their ancestral homeworld. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Optimus visits Prowl to try and reconcile, but the increasingly unstable tactician rejects his attempts. Their disagreement escalates into a full-on fistfight, and Rattrap has no choice but to spirit Prowl's broken body to safety. On Earth, Galvatron and Arcee arrange a clandestine meeting, where Galvatron reveals the otherworldly source behind [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s Onyx operating code. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-councilofworlds.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bots of the Square Table.]]

Arcee travels to Cybertron and steals the Enigma, hoping to ensure that nobody else can be changed against their will. Windblade and Chromia track her to the [[Rust Sea]], where they encounter Pyra Magna's group of Torchbearers. An accident leads to the creation of [[Victorion]], the first Camien combiner. The Enigma is returned to its proper place, with Starscream none the wiser, while the Torchbearers opt to remain in the Rust Sea. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} Starscream and Windblade race each other to try and recruit more colonies into the Council of Worlds; after some adventuring, they succeed in convincing the citizens of [[Velocitron]], [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], [[Eukaris]], and "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]" to join. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

In space, a visit to the Vis Vitalis for Thunderclash's "pre-wake" sees the legendary Autobot, and the Camien medic [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], join the Lost Light's crew after they save the other ship from an infestation of "[[personality tick]]s". {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} A series of whimsical events leads to the ''Lost Light'' crew braving the holographic "[[Swearth]]" in search of Swerve {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}, which, in turn, leads them to the [[Necroworld]], where they meet [[Mortilus|Censere]]. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} A discussion regarding the Necrobot's passivity inspires Censere to use one of Brainstorm's discarded [[time case]]s to start travelling back in time and rescuing the "Disappeared" before they can vanish from history, storing them in stasis pods before they can overcome their timesickness. Among those brought to the present are [[Anode]] and [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers3-Tarantulasspider.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Come into my Noisemaze, said the spider to the bot.]]

At some point after this, Prowl is kidnapped by his old comrade [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]], who has escaped from the [[Noisemaze]] and recruited [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], a post-war terrorist group sporting experimental biomechanical [[beast mode]]s, to capture a terminally ill [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] for the Aequitas data they carry. Prowl's capture necessitates the return of the Wreckers, who assemble to rescue the disgraced strategist. Their mission takes them into the Noisemaze, where Prowl rejects Tarantulas's offer of an alliance. The Wreckers manage to free Prowl; Kup and Arcee finally sever ties with him and return to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers}}

Aboard the ''Lost Light'', crewmember [[Getaway]] decides that enough is enough and makes a move to incriminate Megatron by grooming Tailgate into performing a suicide mission. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} In case this fails, he also plans a large-scale mutiny, taking advantage of the crew's resentment of Megatron's presence and Rodimus's increasingly erratic leadership; Getaway also convinces them that the captains plan to have him locked up on trumped-up charges, which results in the crew having doubts when he is imprisoned for his attempt to manipulate Tailgate into his death. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} A subsequent encounter with [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] results in a super-powered Tailgate, while Megatron decides to permanently lay down arms in the name of pacifism. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}
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===2016===
[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Got tired of whining A grander scheme with silver lining For every boy and girl'']]
The formation of the Council of Worlds brings great changes to Cybertron; Transformers from all five colonies start immigrating to Iacon, and the mix of cultures and traditions bolsters the rebuilding city. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} {{storylink|Choose Me}} This new optimism has little effect on the increasingly frazzled Starscream, who starts experiencing recurring hallucinations of Bumblebee—who, unbeknownst to anyone, still lives within the Crystal City singularity. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Unsure of his place in this rapidly changing society, Optimus Prime finds a sympathetic ear in [[Aileron]], a young Camien who persuades him to seek out the Torchbearers. They do so, and Pyra Magna vows to build the agnostic Optimus into a worthy Prime. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} At the same time, Galvatron begins recruiting new Decepticons on Cybertron, intending to restart the war on Earth via the space bridge network. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Action Man Mike Brogan sacrifices his life beneath the [[Thames]] to prevent Doctor X's antimatter reactor from destroying the world. {{i|Ian Noble}}, the Action Man Programme agent who uncovered the plot, is made the new Action Man thanks to pressure from the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. {{istorylink|To the Victors the Spoils}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Action Man profile}}

The Dinobots accept a secret mission from Camien-turned-Decepticon sympathizer [[Swift (G1)|Swift]]: transporting a payload of Sparks into the Cybertronian wilderness. They contend with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s latest wave of experiments and succeed in reigniting [[Alyon]]'s old hot spot, gaining [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] as the newest member of their team. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

[[File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The old man's back again.]]

The faith the colonists place in Optimus pushes him into making ever more reckless decisions, and when Galvatron launches a unilateral attack on Earth, Optimus responds by using his authority to annex Earth into the Council of Worlds, permanently placing it under Cybertronian protection {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} His actions throw both worlds into chaos; on Earth, the Earth Defense Command forms an alliance with the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] to prepare for total war against the Cybertronians, while on Cybertron, Starscream galvanizes the Council against Prime's actions. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Blackrock, his status as a mechanical imposter fully revealed, forges an alliance of convenience with Galvatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Seeking a new advantage, Optimus travels to Sanctuary Station and blackmails Soundwave's Decepticons into joining him and taking down Galvatron. The Autobots battle the Decepticons underwater, where Galvatron uses the powers of the Enigma against his foes before Superion sacrifices himself by de-combining for good to neutralize Blackrock's Enigma code. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above... So Below}}

On Earth, events come to a head in [[Monument Valley]], where Optimus, at Alpha Trion's urging, uses his control over Titans to summon Metrotitan. Optimus summoning a holy Titan convinces the colonists that Prime is, indeed, the Thirteenth Prime, and that Earth is a lost colony of Cybertron, which swings public opinion back his way. Prime, Arcee, and Soundwave subsequently pursue Galvatron to [[Jupiter]], where Prime finally kills the ancient warrior. Hoping to repair relations with humankind, Optimus orders Metrotitan to transform and dubs the Titan "[[Autobot City (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Autobot City]]", an embassy for Cybertronians on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Project Spectrum is accelerated in response to the arrival of Metrotitan, with Miles Mayhem recruiting a group of young civilians (including troubled youth [[Matt Trakker]]) into the project, which has created anti-Cybertronian weapons including weaponized {{i|Mask|masks}} and heavily-armed transforming vehicles. The result is the elite [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]] task force; however, Mayhem secretly recruits certain members into his own personal black ops team, [[V.E.N.O.M.]]. {{istorylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}}

In space, the mutinous crew of the ''Lost Light'' make their move against Rodimus and his crew by luring them to the [[Necroworld]] under the guise of a psychic attack and stranding them there. What they ''don't'' know is that Getaway has made a deal with the [[Galactic Council]] to hand over Megatron—and even he is unaware that the Decepticon Justice Division has finally tracked down Megatron, and that the Decepticon forces have assembled to take out the traitor and his allies. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} The Galactic Council arrives and deploys their new asset Overlord against Megatron. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} With the help of the returned Ratchet and Drift—and through Skids's own self sacrifice—the crew manage to repel Deathsaurus's troops; Megatron renounces his pacifism and takes up arms once more to finally put down the DJD for good. In the aftermath, the crew discovers the fate of the time-hopping "Disappeared". Megatron is finally reunited with his old friend [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]]... moments before a GC [[geobomb]] detonates inside the planet. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

On the ''Lost Light'', the crew are shocked to learn both about Getaway's deal with the council and that he used his nudge gun to erase the memories of those who would not agree to the coup. Getaway pacifies them by lying that the council promised not to harm anyone but Megatron, but his subsequent efforts to alter the terms of the deal ends in failure. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:ModesOfProduction-tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|left|300px|They're heeeere!]]

The detonation of the geobomb shunts the entire Necroworld into an [[Functionist Universe|alternate reality]] created by Brainstorm's time-travel misadventures. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} Rodimus and a small crew of Autobots attempt to teleport back to Cybertron, only to find themselves on the wrong Cybertron! {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} The [[Functionism|Functionist]] Cybertron stands on the brink of extermination, and the arrival of the Autobots threatens to push the uneasy peace completely over the brink. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} The [[Functionist Council]] eventually deploy their [[Moonbase Two|ultimate weapon]] against Cybertron, and Megatron steps up to lead the counterattack and rallies the [[Anti-Vocationist League]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} Most of the Autobots return to their home universe, but Megatron and Terminus are accidentally left behind. Megatron joins the League and begins again, this time basing his revolution on "peace through empathy". On Necroworld, Anode—having been hallucinating Lug still being alive thanks to her timesickness—manages to resurrect her using the widowed metal "snowflake" and traces of Lug's spark energy in Necroworld's flowers. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

On the "real" Cybertron, Windblade and the other Council members continue to keep the peace {{storylink|07:00:00}} while Starscream hires exiled [[Eukaris|Eukarian]] [[Fateweaver]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] to search for Swindle's body in the hopes of permanently silencing the loose end. {{storylink|The Price of You}} {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Increasing tensions between the [[Badgeless]] and the civilians prompt [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to step up and reform Cybertronian security. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} Chromia and Windblade continue to search for Swindle's body as Airachnid surreptitiously racks up a mnemosurgical murder spree, while [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] joins the Badgeless to bring down their organization from within. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Their inquiry ends when Rattrap and Wheeljack reveal the location of Swindle's body. The Combaticons use the Enigma to probe Swindle's mind and merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who attacks Iacon. Ironhide's new recruits bring down the combiner, but in the aftermath Chromia confesses to her old crimes and is sent to jail. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Prompted by Getaway, Perceptor manages to find "the [[Warren]]", a series of quantum tunnels that the Lost Light crew can use to reach Cyberutopia, but this "victory" is stymied by the Lost Light finally receiving the "last will and testament" of the crew, broadcast from Necroworld, which reveals their apparent imminent deaths at the hands of the Decepticon Justice Division. Despite Getaway's flustered insistence that the transmission is a fake, the crew is horrified and wants to go back for them, leading Getaway to use his nudge gun to memory-wipe Thunderclash and Riptide, though—unbeknownst to him—it fails on the latter. Getaway has Froid and Sunder released from the ship's brig so that Sunder can use his remote mnemosurgery abilities to trap Thunderclash in a memory loop and make the crew forget the transmission; though Getaway initially balks at Sunder's demand for twenty-five [[life cord]]s to feast on in exchange, he quickly comes around. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

The [[President of the United States]], furious at the EDC's recent failures, dissolves the organization in favor of [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]], leading a revitalized team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] veterans. {{storylink|White Light}} What she doesn't know is that Joe Colton and several G.I. Joe troopers have been replaced by [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The real Colton, having survived the Dire Wraith attack, takes on the identity of Baron Ironblood and joins up with Garrison Kreiger, intending to solve the Cybertronian problem by other means. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:WhiteLight-bodyjackinginfinitus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"SHUT UP, DAMMIT!"]]

Metrotitan broadcasts a message to the galaxy at large... a message that reaches Cybertron and awakens [[Infinitus]] from his long slumber beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Disgusted at what Cybertron has become, "Sentinel Prime" returns to life and rampages through Iacon before bridging to Earth. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} There, he captures G.B. Blackrock and forcibly awakens his "Sovereign" persona {{storylink|White Light}} before leaving for Prion with Soundwave and Optimus. Claiming to be the herald of Onyx Prime's return, Sentinel attempts and fails to convince Optimus to stand with him. {{storylink|White Light}} Subsequently, Infinitus and Sovereign travel to [[Moonbase One|Luna One]], where Infinitus uses his powers to reactivate the Titan graveyard and send them to "cleanse" Cybertron. Infinitus perishes and Fortress Maximus, Red Alert, and Prowl manage to send his fleet of Titans off-course so that it will take months for them to reach Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

On Necroworld, the stranded ''Lost Light''ers prepare to attempt re-contact with Cybertron using a [[Skip|convenient alt-mode]] they found amongst the dead Decepticons. Tailgate accepts treatment for his hyperactive spark, but a vengeful [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] buries him for another six million years {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}} before taking control of Necroworld with his fellow Decepticon Disappeared, until Fortress Maximus and his team arrive in response to Team Rodimus's "last will and testament". {{storylink|Sardines}}

The "Rod Squad"'s first stop is [[Troja Major]], where they seek to obtain a new map to Cyberutopia from [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]'s contact [[Agonizer]]; however, Nautica has an ulterior motive for travelling to the planet, seeking to use the [[Carthasian]] [[Mengel]]'s Resus Cradle to resurrect Skids from his brain module. Meanwhile, Anode and Lug meet up with her old co-worker [[Wipe-Out]], but soon find themselves under attack from both the Black Block Consortia and the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], led by [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]]. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} Anode, Lug and Wipe-Out escape, and Flame's troops instead pursue their more important target—a newborn Transformer known as the "[[Infinite]]", capable of turning into anything—to Mengel's lab. Nautica manages to break out of Mengel's siphon and escape from the Grand Architect's men before losing her friendship with Velocity, which Mengel had demanded as payment for Skids's resurrection, but loses her emotional connection to her memories of Skids in the process. Flame and his men recover the Resus Cradle, which is actually the Magnificence, and deliver it to Scorponok. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}} The Grand Architect moves his plans into their final phase, using the Black Block Consortia, which he has infiltrated and taken over, to clear the Benzene cluster of life so that he can use its threadbare space to banish the threat he had seen so long before. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

Around three weeks into Skip's journey, tensions start to flare during a prank war between the bored Swerve and Anode; things come to a head when the crew recieve news from Fortress Maximus on Necroworld that Tailgate has apparently spontaneously combusted, leading a grief-stricken Cyclonus to inadvertently wound Rewind with his Great Sword. As fighting breaks out aboard the ship, Skip's [[Size changing|mass-shifting]] begins wearing off, causing the dead Decepticon to shrink, threatening to crush the crew. {{storylink|Sardines}} Ten, having apparently gained the ability to speak—in reality, the Omega Guardians manipulating the crew by speaking through him—attempts to rally the other Autobots to save the de-materializing Ratchet by plotting a course through the Warren to Mederi.<ref name="LLTimeline">The Lost Light timeline relative to the rest of the universe takes... a lot of {{w|No-Prize|No-Prizing}} to figure out. Despite [https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1062091397271089152 ''Crucible'' taking place simultaneously to ''Unicron''], the characters indicate that from their perspective it was only four weeks between ''Dissolution'' and ''Crucible'', rather than ''two years''. This can be fixed by assuming that the characters' various trips through the Warren took them through time as well as space... but we're also going to assume that Scorponok's transmat portal had similar time-bending consequences, as otherwise, timeline crossover means we'd have to conclude that it took years for Mirage and the Protectobots to catch up with the ''Lost Light''. James Roberts encourages us not to try and do the mathematics.</ref> {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:TheNewColossus-thisendsnow.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Behold the power of brand synergy*! (* [[Synergy]] not included.)]]

Doctor X manipulates the Action Man Programme into retrieving the {{i|O.S. Codex|data}} she requires to gain full access to all American intelligence communications; in the process, however, Action Man discovers her true identity as Mercy Gale, and she is forced to flee the AMP. {{istorylink|Action Man (comic)|Action Man}}

Rom the Space Knight makes planetfall on Earth to hunt the Dire Wraiths, but is taken off guard by the subtlety of their infiltration and their ability to hide from his {{i|energy analyzer}}. With the help of traumatized military veteran {{i|Darby Mason}} and Wraith-infected police officer {{i|Camilla Byers}}, Rom is able to disrupt the Wraiths' operations in northern [[California]], and discovers that they have infiltrated the forces of G.I. Joe. {{istorylink|ROM (comic)|Earthfall}} Rom's investigation leads him to [[Seattle]], where the Wraiths have him attacked by the monstrous {{i|Axiom}}. {{istorylink|Field Test}}

Several months pass, and humanity and Cybertronians uneasily coexist on Earth in spite of the Autobot's continued humanitarian efforts. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} All this changes when extradimensional warlord [[Baron Karza]], hailing from [[Micronus Prime]]'s dying dimension of [[Microspace]], sets his sights on Earth's ample supplies of [[Ore-13]], which he can use to save his universe. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} He cuts a deal with the [[Dire Wraith]]s and [[Miles Mayhem]] and begins transporting supplies of the ore into his dimension, which has the side effect of destabilizing the ore on Earth and threatening the planet with nuclear annihilation. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} Believing the Cybertronians at fault, “Colton” seeks out Miles Mayhem, who gears up to deploy [[M.A.S.K.]] in the field by using his captive [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] as a source of scientific development. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

Colton deploys G.I. Joe in [[Portland]] against Jazz and Arcee; during the battle, [[Rom]] arrives and immediately kills the false Colton. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The Autobots pursue Rom while [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] relocates to Earth to deal with the malfunctioning Metrotitan, and a [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] session catapults her into Microspace. {{storylink|Informed}} Thundercracker defends the President from a Dire Wraith incursion {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}} while [[Action Man]] leads a daring heist to rescue Kup from MASK captivity. {{storylink|The Modern World}} The heroic [[Micronaut]]s cut a deal with their nemesis Karza and travel to our dimension. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} The Scavengers briefly stop by Earth, where they befriend washed-up G.I. Joe recruit [[MP3]] and Crankcase's [[CONS4EVA|online boyfriend]]—in reality a pacifistic Dire Wraith—as part of a mystical "[[Crossover]]". {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

[[File:ValleyForge-MonsterKarza.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"''Enerchange''."]]

Miles Mayhem, M.A.S.K., and the Dire Wraiths launch an assault on Autobot City, which turns into a free-for-all when Baron Karza arrives. Only by teaming up do the heroes manage to force the villain back into Microspace and neutralize Earth's remaining stores of Ore-13. In the aftermath, Optimus Prime and his new allies realize that they will have to defend Earth together, as equals. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

G.I. Joe parts ways with the U.S. government to become an independent peacekeeping force, adapting the captured Decepticon warship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', which they rechristen ''Lemuria'', into an underwater base of operations. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} Skywarp, mistreated and abandoned by Galvatron's Decepticons, reluctantly joins the G.I. Joe team in exchange for them promising to fix his lost teleportation powers. {{storylink|D.T.A.}} Former G.I. Joe leader Duke returns to the U.S. Army, taking on Roadblock — torn between his loyalties to G.I. Joe and his country — as an informant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 3|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #3}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Duke profile}}

The Micronauts are captured by a scientific organisation that seeks to vivisect them, but escape with the help of a {{i|Rhonda Conway|sympathetic scientist}}. {{istorylink|Micronauts issue 7|Micronauts #7}} Following their discovery of a miniature city populated by {{i|Kronus|refugees}} from a destroyed future Microspace, {{istorylink|Micronauts issue 9|Micronauts #9}} a battle with alternate future versions of themselves inadvertently brings the Micronauts under attack by Baron Karza's forces once more. {{istorylink|Micronauts Annual 2017|Micronauts Annual}}

[[File:Desperate Times - Depth Of My Pettiness.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Nothing more need be said.]]

Windblade returns to Cybertron just in time for Sentinel Prime's fleet of [[zombie|undead]] titans to make planetfall on Cybertron. The Republic of Cybertron musters its defenses and prepares to fight back… {{storylink|Ping}} but their efforts aren't enough, and as a result Starscream orders his troops to storm [[Vigilem|Carcer]] against the wishes of its commander [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and force the Titan to transform. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Windblade joins the infiltration team, but is horrified when she learns she has awoken Vigilem after years of slumber. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} Vigilem destroys the zombie Titans, but proves too much for Windblade to control. Metroplex releases Chromia to help her, and Elita One manages to kill the Titan… but not before Vigilem disgorges Liege Maximo, the Prime teleporting away to places unknown. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Miles Mayhem and his V.E.N.O.M. loyalists split from M.A.S.K., and begin building a criminal empire by selling dangerous prototype {{i|Mask}}s on the black market. They are thwarted by M.A.S.K., who have V.E.N.O.M. arrested and imprisoned; however, while they celebrate their victory, M.A.S.K. member [[Brad Turner]] is captured and replaced by the shapeshifting Zartan. {{istorylink|M.A.S.K. issue 5}}

Rom's fellow Space Knights [[Livia]] and [[Orphion]] arrive on Earth, believing that the planet's Wraith infection has reached the point where the planet must be destroyed. Despite his comrades' intent, Rom is able to convince them to stay their hand and investigate the cause of the Wraiths' unusual behavior after a battle with the {{i|Absence}} almost kills Livia. {{istorylink|Reinforcements, Part 5|Reinforcements}} A battle with the Wraith-monsters {{i|Scylla}} and {{i|Charybdis}} reveals that the Dire Wraiths are gathering energy to hasten the growth of the {{i|Presence}}, a Dire Wraith deity incubating within the planet. {{istorylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 4|Long Roads to Ruin}}
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===2017===
[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionMeetsTheAutobots.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Remember me, from two-thirds up the page? I still exist!]]
In the country of [[Schleteva]], G.B. Blackrock investigates the Talisman and provokes a crisis aboveground when his recklessness transforms civilians into Dire Wraiths. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} He, [[Action Man]], [[Ayana Jones]], and Kup team up to chase the Talisman across the globe and beyond in the hopes of returning Ayana's G.I. Joe comrades to normal, encountering a villainous alliance—the [[Iron Ring]]—of foes such as [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]], the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]], the last of the living Maximal Autobots... even as the frozen corpse of Domitius Major is examined by the forces of Ironblood and [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} The Revolutionaries break into Kreiger's [[Project Ice Man]] compound and capture Kreiger while also reuniting with the time lost [[Sgt. Savage]]. {{storylink|Power and Glory}} Before they can transfer the Talisman and Kreiger over to G.I. Joe however, Baron Ironblood attacks with Savage unmasking him as Joe Colton. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} Blackrock proves able to use his connection to the Talisman and his Titan Master powers to heal the infected the mutates Verenyans via Metrotitan's Space Bridge, a wave that somehow releases the consciousness of the deceased [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] into the body of Centurion. Nonetheless, Colton's alliance proves able to escape with the Talisman with it sending another mutagenic wave that the new Centurion shields Action Man from before returning to life and explaining his recovery. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Baron Karza, having built a new army after being sent back to Microspace, invades Earth to create a new home for his people; Enerchanging with Micronus Prime's body, Karza uses its power to defeat and capture Optimus Prime, Arcee and Jazz, while his forces neutralise M.A.S.K. and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Though his armies almost manage to conquer the planet, he is stopped by the Micronauts, who release the Autobots from Karza's orbital prison to fight him. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 4|Wrath of Karza #4}} Karza is forced to team up with the Autobots when his wife, [[Shazraella]], starts using the power of the Entropy Cloud that has consumed Microspace, but they are unable to defeat her. Shazraella is eventually stopped when the Micronauts' leader, [[Oziron Rael]], ascends to become one of the Time Travelers and separates her from the source of her power; the Time Travelers arrange to have spacebridges created between Microspace and Earth, with Optimus pledging to help welcome any ambassadors of Microspace to the planet. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

[[File:ToWalkAmongTheChosen-NewAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|They'll let anyone be 'chosen' these days.]]
Optimus Prime's adventures prove inspirational enough to recruit a whole new generation of idealistic Autobots, recruited from the colonies and religiously devoted to their leader. With his new recruits, Prime and the Autobots continue their mission of global peacekeeping while preparing Earth to join the Council. This uneasy status quo is thrown into doubt when the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s arrive on Earth, hoping to rebuild their world using Earth's supplies of Ore-13. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} A series of mutual misunderstandings caused by Prime's increasing ruthlessness escalate the crisis to the point of all-out war between the Transformers and Junkions, as Soundwave uses Megatron's ''original'' words to turn the Junkions' servant [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] against their masters, {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} but Optimus salvages the situation at the last moment by convincing his troops to lay down arms. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

The Junkions relocate to an abandoned EDC base to start the construction of "[[Little Cybertron]]", but [[Slide]], who has lost her brother [[Oiler]] in the hostilities, is unable to forgive the Junkions and finds herself being groomed by an increasingly ambitious Pyra Magna, who has grown tired of Prime's leadership, {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} even as Optimus and Pyra tentatively bury their hatchet...for now. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Jazz, in an effort to increase understanding between humans and Cybertronians, agrees to an interview with [[Hector Ramirez]], but the interview is used as a trap by G.I. Joe, who seek to apprehend him for his killing of John Powell years before. Jazz escapes thanks to a tip-off from Optimus Prime. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

Ex-Cobra mysticist [[Crystal Ball]] and the [[Dreadnok]]s take over Inner Mongolia, leading the Chinese government to call on G.I. Joe for aid; {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} though they manage to capture Crystal Ball, the team are faced with a greater threat when a group of {{i|Fatal Fluffy|subterranean monsters}} are released on the Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 4|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #4}} Snake Eyes and Agent Helix disobey orders to try and fight the monsters, but are disciplined and imprisoned in the brig when they return to ''Lemuria''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} An underground G.I. Joe mission succeeds in destroying the monsters' nest, but in the chaos, Crystal Ball and the Baroness — previously captured by the Joes — are broken free of a prison transport taking them to the Hague by Cobra loyalists, and escape. The Baroness subsequently declares herself the new Cobra Commander of a revived Cobra. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}}

[[File:LostLight12 smite the abomination.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Who would win? a) A powerful gestalt being formed of six Autobots through mystical and ancient technology b) One sword-wielding boi]]
After months in space, the Protectobots and [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] finally catch up with the ''Lost Light'' where they are all, First Aid in particular, caught off guard by the change in command and the resulting changes aboard ship as well the myriad of suspicious activities and attitudes. At a private meeting, they are approached by [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] who confesses the truth behind the mutiny against Rodimus and his role therein. Simultaneously however, Getaway and his loyalists corner them forcing the Protectobots into a running firefight to try and escape the ship only to be subdued and placed within a memory loop, {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} while Riptide is forced into the ship's oil reservoir, which has been filled with [[scraplet]]s. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} To secure his control of the ship, Getaway contacts Star Saber, hiring him as an enforcer.

As the ''Lost Light'' makes multiple trips through the Warren, in order to deal with his co-conspirator [[Atomizer]]'s growing doubts, Getaway forces him to execute the comatose [[Rook (Generations)|Rook]] to prevent the Protectobots from forming Defensor; however, Riptide, who survived his dip in the oil reservoir, awakens the comatose Autobots to help them escape. The Protectobots retrieve the corpse of Ambulon from the ship's morgue to use as the combiner's leg, but even the combined might of Thunderclash, Mirage and Defensor is no match for Star Saber, who cuts them down where they stand. Thunderclash, Riptide and First Aid are able to escape the ship thanks to Atomizer turning on Getaway, but the captain murders Atomizer with his bare hands in response before the ship emerges from the Warren at its destination.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

The body of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], sliced into pieces in Jupiter's orbit, falls to Earth infected with a techno-virus that Earth's villains take an interest in; however, M.A.S.K. and G.I. Joe are together able to secure the body. {{istorylink|The Deathstone}} A subsequent battle with a [[Shawn Berger|Dire Wraith sorcerer]] by M.A.S.K. is thrown into jeopardy when V.E.N.O.M. attacks, forcing Matt Trakker to surrender to Mayhem so that they can stop the Wraith's plans. The team is able to disrupt the Wraith's mutagenic magic, but the team loses faith in Matt's leadership and breaks apart. {{istorylink|M.A.S.K. issue 10|M.A.S.K. #10}}

Meanwhile, a bunch of people are manipulated into murdering each other in a mansion. {{istorylink|Clue (comic)|Clue}}

During a misadventure on the planet [[Frayus]], the Scavengers are caught in a three-way fight between the Galactic Council, the Black Block Consortia, and Deathsaurus and Nickel's Decepticons. They are rescued by Agonizer, who uses a portal to bring them to Troja Major, with Nickel inadvertently being brought with them. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} Agonizer hires the Scavengers to retrieve the Magnificence from Flame on the planet [[Confluence]], but after they arrive they are captured by Flame's master Scorponok; {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}} however, the group is able to escape after Nickel and Spinister manage to treat the symptoms of Grimlock's brain damage, restoring the Dinobot to his "old self". Discovering that Scorponok has created an organic baby called the [[Firstborn]], the first of a race of "organic Decepticons" containing Cybertronian sparks, the Scavengers take the baby and the Magnificence and flee; Grimlock takes the Firstborn and fights his way out, while the other Scavengers and the Magnificence are sent through Scorponok's transmat portal.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} Grimlock is picked up by First Aid and crew, who drop the Firstborn off at Troja Major and repair Thunderclash before setting off in search of the Lost Light on a ship chartered from [[Wipe-Out]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}
[[File:Salvation - Trypticon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, he pulls the spitting high-tension wires down.]]
On Cybertron, Starscream—increasingly "haunted" by the "ghost" of Bumblebee {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}—picks up the pieces from the leftover Titan crisis; as part of a deal between himself and the Mistress of Flame, he releases Chromia into the Mistress's custody so that she can hunt down and kill Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Heavy}} He subsequently has Airachnid alter the memories of the Combaticons and turn them into loyal bodyguards for his own purposes. {{storylink|The Price of You}} Meanwhile Bludgeon reawakens Trypticon, intending to lay waste to the galaxy in the name of Cybertron; the Dinobots, Sandstorm, and Trypticon defeat him, sparks Bludgeon had harvested from the Alyon hotspot subsequently developing into a wave of newborn protoforms within the belly of the beastial Titan. Starscream takes Bludgeon into custody, and manages to revive Slug—who was killed by Sandstorm while hunting Bludgeon—using a corrupted Sweep spark. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

[[Windblade's doctor]] informs Starscream of his discovery that Vigilem downloaded his mind into Windblade's before his death, and that it is slowly killing her. After some deliberation, Starscream has Airachnid connect his mind to Windblade's so that he can save her, despite the risk to his own life. {{storylink|If I Know You}} Entering Windblade's mind, he intervenes to stop Vigilem from killing her, but Vigilem begins to take control of Starscream's body. However, on looking into Starscream's memories, Windblade sees his creation through cold construction; in response, she "forges" Starscream's spark to create a projection of his"true form"—the form he would have taken had he been forged, rather constructed cold. With Starscream forcing Vigilem back into Windblade's mind, she destroys the Titan within her spark, allowing the two to awaken. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

With Sideswipe's health increasingly deteriorating, the Autobots humanely shut down his CR chamber. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} Soon afterwards, Alpha Trion recounts the origin of the Autobot symbol to Optimus Prime, Starscream and Pyra Magna before the President calls to announce that [[Marissa Faireborn]] has been chosen to represent Earth on the Council of Worlds. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:FirstStrike6-Merklynn.jpg|thumb|right|270px|"I turned myself into an alien wizard, Colton! Boom! Big reveal!"]]
At the official induction ceremony, Colton's alliance attacks {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} before heading into the depths of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to deploy the Talisman, {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} leaving behind their army of [[Iron Grenadier]]s, [[Dreadnok]]s and [[Red Shadows]], with [[Doctor Mindbender]] in the Baron Ironblood costume as a distraction. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}} During the attack, the mercenary [[Colditz]] and a trio of Red Shadows are sent to retrieve the Centurion/Mike Power hybrid, who apparently willingly rejoins his side, kidnapping Blackrock in the process. Arcee and the remaining "[[Revolutionaries (team)|Revolutionaries]]" head into the Cybertronian wilderness after them. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} Centurion actually intends to take revenge on Kreiger, but Colditz has actually been ordered to take him into the wilderness to ensure that he doesn't interfere with the villain's plans with his connection to the Talisman. The Revolutionaries manage to talk the overloading Centurion down, but he is left in [[stasis lock]] and unable to help them against the Iron Ring. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Meanwhile on Earth, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[M.A.S.K.]] contact [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] to reach Cybertron and stop Colton, {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} only to be thrown in jail under charges of suspicion by Starscream. Sunstreaker and Ironhide head underground to try and kill Colton but the human general manages to outmaneuver them and escape Metroplex. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} Optimus Prime breaks the Joes out of prison, to Windblade's disappointment, and—along with Soundwave and a returning Arcee—head to the core of Cybertron, managing to beat the villains there. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} Despite the intervention of Starscream, Elita One and Obsidian, who attempt to arrest or kill everyone present, Colton's alliance is prevented from reaching the core; however, Kreiger—actually the alien wizard Merklynn—activates the device where they are, using it to magically alter the whole planet's energon and transform a portion of Cybertron into [[New Prysmos|a replica]] of his lost homeworld [[Prysmos]], from which he intends to conquer the galaxy. A broken, defeated Colton and his allies are taken into custody on Cybertron. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

In response to Merklynn's actions, Cybertron uses almost half its energy to beam a signal—"Welcome. Death."—into space, where it finds its target in the orbit of a black hole: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|The Signal}}

[[File:OP13 prowl and the gang.jpg|thumb|left|150px|There's a war going on! And it's time that you knew Every lad in this land has his duty to do.]]
While G.I. Joe and the Cybertronians deal with Colton's attack, [[Aileron]] leads a team of colonists to search for the missing Jazz on Earth, eventually finding him under attack by humans in [[Oaxaca]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} Though Jazz and the colonists succeed in tracking the Cybertronian weapons the humans were using to their source ([[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], posing as humans via [[holomatter]] avatars), Jazz is angry and upset that Optimus Prime didn't attempt to find him or deal with the weapons, and heads off on his own once more. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} Meanwhile, other villains take advantage of the absence of G.I. Joe and Autobot City's leadership, such as [[V.E.N.O.M.]] (now under the employ of Cobra) {{storylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} and the Dire Wraiths. {{istorylink|Micronauts: First Strike}}

Discovering from Centurion that protoforms once again exist on Cybertron, Optimus and his allies confront Starscream over his knowledge of the active hot spot. Starscream takes Prime to see the resurrected Slug, who agrees to help track down the Dinobots and the protoforms; however, when Optimus's team finds Centurion, the Dinobots and Sandstorm in the wilderness, Bludgeon uses his [[Void Scepter]] from afar to drive Slug into a murderous rage over his teammates working with his killer. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}} After Slug is calmed down, Trypticon, wishing to protect the protoforms, emerges from the ground to demand an end to the fighting; this prompts Optimus to declare Trypticon to be the Earth embassy on Cybertron, preventing him from having to turn the protoforms over to Starscream's government. Meanwhile, Prowl and his allies rescue the surviving Throttlebots on Regalis V from Onyx Prime's beast army in the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'', acting on intelligence provided by Pyra Magna. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}
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===2018===
[[File:TheChosenOne-imsorry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Spoiler: this didn't end well.]]
Thundercracker's attempts to write a biopic of G.I. Joe agent [[Chuckles]] are interrupted by Starscream, who asks Thundercracker to make a film about his life. Thundercracker eagerly sets to the task, though he is stymied by the seemingly impossible task of portraying Starscream both positively and honestly. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

On returning to her seat on the Council of Worlds, Windblade is outraged to learn that the council have not yet told the public about Liege Maximo's escape, and informs the planet of the truth herself. Though she is expelled from the council, when Starscream calls free elections as demanded by Elita One, she agrees to run for office. Starscream, meanwhile, is haunted by his experience within Windblade's mind and the vision of what he could have been, and when the electoral debate comes, he confesses to his crimes in full for all to hear. Starscream, along with his co-conspirators Airachnid, Rattrap and the Combaticons, are all arrested, and Windblade goes on to win the election and be declared the "first delegate", the new ruler of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

Thundercracker, on learning of Starscream's arrest, is not dissuaded from his filmmaking, seeing it as the perfect ending to the movie. Not wanting the fairly-accurate-but-kind-of-terrible film released, the imprisoned Starscream has a message sent to two Badgeless, who attempt to kill Thundercracker to prevent the film's release. Thundercracker manages to kill his two attackers, and returns to Earth... where he finds out that all interest in the film is dead in the water. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

Baron Karza joins forces with the Dire Wraiths, intending to channel the Entropy Cloud destroying Microspace to accelerate the awakening of the Presence. The Micronauts recruit Rom and his allies to help them, and — following a detour to Microspace — are able to use the Cloud's power to kill the Presence instead, though it costs Orphion's life to do so. Though the Wraiths are defeated, a more-than-happy Karza returns to Microspace a hero, and the Micronauts pursue him to prevent him from conquering the now-saved dimension. {{istorylink|Rom & The Micronauts}}

Using intelligence gained from {{i|Cesspool II|Cesspool}}, G.I. Joe track Cobra to their new base: a mysterious, verdant jungle populated by [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] at the [[Arctic|North Pole]]. The Joes make it past Cobra's defenses, but their killing of the {{i|Viper (mutant)|Viper}} army plays into Cobra's hands, fueling Crystal Ball's blood-magic and allowing the birth of a new "Cobra Moon". At the same time, Roadblock breaks ties with Duke, but Skywarp offers to defect to Duke's side instead, and breaks Snake Eyes and Helix out of the brig to join him. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force}}

[[File:OP17 Everything is Shockwave's fault.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|"IT'S ME, OPTIMUS! IT'S ME, OPTIMUS! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, OPTIMUS! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT—HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! EVEN [[Liege Maximo|MY FAMILY]]—EVEN [[The Fallen|MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY]] BOUGHT IT!"]]
Optimus Prime, Marissa Faireborn and the President of the United States inaugurate an Ore-13 mine in Kentucky, staffed by human, Cybertronian, and Junkion alike; the ore is refined into energon and shipped to Cybertron, compensating for Merklynn's magical tainting of their fuel supply. However, the arrival of the first shipment is overshadowed—quite literally—by the arrival of Onyx Prime's enormous eyeball-shaped ship [[Nemesis (BWII)|''Nemesis'']] in the skies above Iacon. Onyx Prime, with a chained Liege Maximo at his feet, demands to speak to Optimus Prime, who he calls "the Arisen". {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} While Soundwave attempts and fails to read the mind of Liege Maximo, arguing breaks out between Onyx, the Council of Worlds, and Optimus; things reach a head when Soundwave enters the council chambers, and is enraged to see Optimus defending Onyx. Just as Alpha Trion realises the truth of Onyx's identity, an explosion rips through the [[Spire]] and kills Trion, which Onyx blames on Soundwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Liege Maximo vanishes from captivity in the chaos, while Onyx stokes dissent and confusion by impugning Optimus's allies, revealing the truth that Soundwave killed Horri-Bull to the furious Decepticons.

With fighting breaking out in the city streets, Onyx boards his skiff to return to the ''Nemesis''; meanwhile, Devastator forms to forcibly "rescue" Starscream from prison, while Metrotitan travels from Earth to Cybertron and submits to the command of the "chosen one", firing on Onyx's vessel. As the situation gets further out of control, Metrotitan refuses to obey Optimus's orders to stand down and fires on him and Windblade, sending Optimus falling to the ground; Onyx catches him aboard the skiff and has the ''Nemesis'' return fire, knocking Metrotitan to the ground. After subduing the furious Optimus, Onyx tears his "face" off, revealing his true identity as Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

Explaining what happened to him and how he became "Onyx" to Optimus, Shockwave has the ''Nemesis'' take them to the Crystal City singularity and throws Optimus in so that he may share Shockwave's enlightenment. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} With the discovery of his "true self" and the prophecies surrounding him seemingly adding up into a chance to become the savior Cybertron needs, Starscream has Devastator carry him to the fallen Metrotitan, where for one moment he believes he really ''does'' have some grand destiny... only for Shockwave to show up and mock him with the revelation that the entire prophecy was the result of his manipulations to place a fool like Starscream on the throne of Cybertron, before murdering Metrotitan. Within the singularity, Optimus — now finding himself in [[infraspace]] once more — reunites with Bumblebee, whose ghostly form is dragged away from Starscream to meet with his old leader. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

[[File:Schismatic-KupDies.jpg|thumb|Or: How Not To Sell Fans On A Crossover.]]
With Shockwave's machinations having sowed chaos across Iacon, Scoop's religious faith drives him and the other Constructicons on as Devastator, taking on Victorion out of a sheer single-minded intent to prove that Starscream is a reincarnation of the treacherous [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. In the meantime, Optimus devises a means of escaping from Infraspace, using the Matrix as a means of generating an escape back to the real world. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Ultimately, Arcee succeeds in killing Liege Maximo, Victorion triumphs over Devastator, and the minds of Optimus and Bumblebee come to inhabit Pyra Magna's body; Shockwave is taken prisoner, and Pyra is treated to disentangle the minds of Optimus and Bumblebee from her own. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

During Optimus's convalescence, Ironhide and Kup are sent to attempt diplomatic negotiations with the [[Prysmosian]] inhabitants of [[New Prysmos]]. While Wheeljack discovers that the Talisman is tunnelling towards Cybertron's core and threatening to finish what Merklynn started, a faction of Visionaries called the [[Darkling Lord]]s—covertly urged on by Merklynn—attempt to conquer Cybertron for themselves, their leader [[Virulina]] murdering Kup with magic. [[Leoric]] and his [[Spectral Knight]]s oppose Virulina's plan, and ally with Ironhide's team to stop them; though they succeed in preventing the Darkling Lords' conquest, a reaction between [[Galadria]]'s magics and Wheeljack's bomb rockets New Prysmos to the surface of Cybertron and surrounds it with a swathe of organic grass. Merklynn is imprisoned for his misdeeds, and is left dejected and fatalistic by his realisation that all he did was for naught, as his actions have summoned Unicron. {{storylink|Transformers vs. Visionaries}}

Learning of Kup's death, Springer and Verity Carlo attempt to meet up with Impactor, but are embroiled in Mayhem's anti-faction scheme in the process — which, in turn, causes Verity's kidnapping by Overlord, who has been working on Earth with Tarantulas on the [[Timemaze]], a gateway allowing access to other times and alternate timelines. Though Impactor sacrifices himself to save Springer and Verity, Overlord is dealt with by sending the two halves of his body into different time periods, and Tarantulas dies in the arms of his "son". Leaving a message to the surviving Wreckers and their allies asking that they make sure nobody has to do what the Wreckers did again, Springer departs into the Timemaze in the hope of changing history for the better by preventing the war. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

The Lost Light's final Warren jump brings them to what they believe to be Cyberutopia; {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} however, the paradise world is actually [[Mederi]], an ancient medical facility designed to allow terminally ill patients to die happy through an telepathic "happy ending". {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Due to a lack of a cohesive idea of what Cyberutopia "should" be, however, the crew finds the planet empty; when they are subsequently attacked by the Grand Architect's fleet, Getaway strikes a deal, allowing Scorponok to transform the crew into sparkeaters in exchange for a position among the Grand Architect's followers. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Scorponok's transmat portal also brings the Scavengers to Mederi, the illusion causing them to perceive the facility as Grimlock's cell in Garrus-9.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}
[[File:LL20 Rodimus saves Getaway.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|After the [[Contrivance Engine]], Brainstorm's next invention was an Incredibly On-The-Nose Symbolism Engine.]]
Skip's travel through the Warren to Mederi is interrupted when the mass-displacement fails and the Autobots are exposed to the [[compressed space]] outside, causing them to crash on the artificial moon; because of Cyclonus's desire to see Tailgate again, the facility presents itself to them as the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], complete with illusory versions of their dead friends to welcome them.<ref name="LLTimeline"/> {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

However, the Mederi illusion is imperfect; Nautica's loss of her connection to Skids allows her to walk into the Scavengers (causing the illusion to fail when they see conflicting environments), while Ratchet's scepticism leads him, Rodimus, Drift and Ultra Magnus to the device controlling the illusion, which they destroy. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Realizing where they are, Rodimus's group figures out what happened, and Rodimus comes to the conclusion that Mederi ''is'' Cyberutopia, the dying Knights having been fooled by the illusion into believing that they had found a new, perfect Cybertron. Ultra Magnus manages to inform the crew of the truth in time to prevent all of them except for Nightbeat and Ten from being killed by "ascension", causing all of the "ghosts" to fade away — except Tailgate, who had been secretly teleported to Mederi from Necroworld by the Omega Guardians — but as soon as the three groups reunite with the intention of returning to Cybertron, they are set upon by the Sparkeater army transformed from the ''Lost Light'' crew. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Joined by Grimlock, First Aid and their team, the combined group comes flees the Sparkeaters, only to be attacked by the ''Lost Light'' itself, under the command of the Grand Architect's forces; under Rodimus's direction, the majority of the crew barricades themselves in Mederi's Ward Zero to find a cure for the Sparkeaters, while he and a small team board the ''Lost Light'' aboard Wipe-Out's ship. Rodimus and Cyclonus confront Star Saber and Getaway, killing the former and preventing the latter from committing suicide by destroying the ship in a [[nucleon (fuel)|nucleon]] explosion; Getaway instead tries to stab Rodimus in the back, but is killed by the oil reservoir scraplets, under the control of the scraplet colony that Whirl had previously bonded with.
[[File:LL22 Functionist Primus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Oooh, 'e's a big 'un!]]
Though the medics on the ground manage to cure the sparkeaters through "concussive medicine", as everything else is going on, a giant rift is formed in space, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} pulling Mederi and the ''Lost Light'' through to the Benzene Cluster, now home to the five false Cybertrons created by the Grand Architect. Rodimus persuades the Grand Architect to let his entire team come aboard the Architect's Worldsweeper, angering Scorponok, who has Sunder attempt to probe the Architect's mind; however, the Grand Architect is able to force Sunder out, and kills Scorponok in response. The God Gun is activated with the intent to form an interdimensional portal to banish the Architect's foreseen threat through, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} but in fact, the false Primus that the Architect had seen so long ago was the Cybertron of the Functionist Universe, transformed and controlled by the Functionist Council, which used the portal to enter the mainline universe — with Megatron and the Anti-Vocationist League fleeing ahead of it.
[[File:LL24 Matrix Opening Pt2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Now, light our second-darkest hour!]]
Split up between the Worldsweeper and Megatron's ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'', the ''Lost Light''ers have both the Functionists' plan and the true history of the Guiding Hand revealed to each other; {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} the latter prompts the enraged Solomus to kill Adaptus, though he is fatally wounded himself. The crews of the ''Lost Light'' and ''Last Light'' reunite on the former ship to plan a way to stop the Functionist Primus, currently laying waste to the replica Cybertrons; the Magnificence proposes having Rung create three Matrices as bombs to destroy the planet, but instead, the crew propose using ''twelve'' Matrices to destroy Vector Sigma and the Functionist Council while leaving the planet unharmed. The Magnificence, angered, reveals its "wisdom" to actually be the voices of the Omega Guardians, who want Primus destroyed to blow the Benzene rift open wide enough for them to return and "eat everything"... so Nickel smashes the Magnificence, stopping their plans short. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Rung uses his alternate mode to create twelve Matrix replicas, but the effort kills him in the process. To forcibly transform "Primus" back to planet mode, Fortress Maximus and Red Alert — on the instructions of a future Rodimus — pilot Luna 1 through the Warren, back in time and into the back of the robot's neck, forcing transformation and ensuring the crew can use the planet's hot spots to channel the Matrix energy. The crew land on the hot spots, but thanks to the [[morality lock]], are unable to open the Matrices until an encouraging speech from Rodimus gives them the self-belief they need to do so — though Megatron remains unable to do it, forcing Rodimus to open his Matrix instead. The released energy obliterates the Functionist Council for good before radiating back out, igniting the Luna 1 hot spot and giving life to a new generation of sparks; together, they form the shape of a message from Rung: "DON'T FORGET ME". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}} Tragically, within a matter of days, the crew give into information creep and lose all their memories of Rung. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

[[File:Unicron4 Unicron Arrives.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Yes, ma'am, Earth is literally under siege by planet fragging Jupiter."]]
On Cybertron, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are revived to help against Unicron, now in the process of consuming Cybertron's colony worlds. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Though Prime and his allies are able to save much of the populations of Elonia {{storylink|Our Darkest}} and Caminus, they are unable to find a way to stop Unicron within the monster-planet, and are forced to retreat. {{storylink|Unicron issue 1|Unicron #1}} Starscream's plan, to have Bludgeon's "[[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]" trap Unicron in a [[stasis web]], proves a miscalculation; Bludgeon has changed loyalties to Unicron, and allows his fleet to be corrupted and transformed by the chaos-bringer. Meanwhile, Bumblebee seeks out Omega Supreme, who was part of the original invasion of Antilla, for answers; the comatose Omega Sentinel projects a vision of Unicron's origins into Bumblebee's mind before dying, just in time for Unicron to appear over Cybertron, transforming into a robot mode in the image of Cybertron's mythical Uncreator, gained from the integration of the Titan Nemesis and its transformation cog. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} Meanwhile, Earth comes under attack by an advance party of Maximals, who target ''Lemuria''; G.I. Joe and the refugees they have taken in are saved by Skywarp, Snake Eyes and Helix, who return to rescue their old comrades. {{storylink|Last Stand (G.I. Joe)|Last Stand}}
[[File:Unicron6 Spirits of the Dead.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Press F to pay respects.]]
The Cybertronian fleet rallies to defend Cybertron while its leaders debate what to do; Victorion attempts to break into Unicron's interior and kill the planet-eater from the inside, but is stopped by Monstructor, who — under Bludgeon's command — tears [[Stormclash]] in half and breaks the Torchbearer combiner apart. Starscream advocates having Metroplex space bridge to Earth so that a ''portion'' of the population can survive, but is convinced to allow Windblade to execute an alternative plan: {{storylink|Our Finest}} appealing to the Visionaries and their magic for help. Using the Talisman, the Visionaries use a wave of magic to teleport the Cybertronians and refugees to Earth, though only the sacrifice of Blurr and a suicide attack on Unicron by Elita One lets everyone get to safety. The Transformers and Elonians are teleported to Earth, moments before Unicron tears Cybertron in two and consumes it, {{storylink|Road's End}} while the Visionaries themselves are sent back in time to the earliest days of Prysmos. {{istorylink|A World and a Future}} Meanwhile, a confrontation between Slide's colonists and the Dinobots at Mount Rushmore ends in the death of Gimlet and G.I. Joe agent Mainframe. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}}

Shockwave — teleported to [[Toronto]] to begin his conquest — is horrified to realise Unicron has survived the destruction of Cybertron, and contacts Bludgeon to initiate his backup plan, unaware that his agent and the Maximal army have switched their loyalties from Shockwave to Unicron himself. Sanctuary Station is evacuated in light of the approaching Maximals, with a small number of its residents laying down their lives to buy time. {{storylink|Road's End}} Putting aside their history and enimities, all of Earth's heroes and villains join together to hold the attackers back, with Destro's M.A.S.S. device allowing Trypticon, Metroplex and a full army of Cybertronians to teleport into the midst of Bludgeon's fleet. {{storylink|Unicron issue 5|Unicron #5}} Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker carry Optimus Prime, Arcee and the Talisman down to Unicron's surface, but Skywarp and Thundercracker are waylaid by Maximals, preventing Skywarp from teleporting them into the planet-eater's interior; instead, Starscream chooses to give up his life to activate the Talisman, which burns its way down into Unicron. Optimus and Arcee follow it into the interior where it enters the black hole at Unicron's core, with Optimus jumping in after it.
[[File:Unicron6 The Last Hug.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|The power of love might just save your life.]]
On Earth, Shockwave is betrayed by his follower [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], but is "rescued" by Prowl, who has Stardrive use her Dire Wraith powers to link with Shockwave's mind; in turn, Jetfire connects her to Soundwave, wielding the Enigma of Combination in conjunction with Superion and the Earth Enigma. Victorion, who uses the Enigma energies to combine with Slide as a replacement limb, kills Monstructor while the Dinobots sacrifice themselves to kill Bludgeon and destroy his Worldsweeper; but Soundwave's true intent is to unite the spirits of those who have fallen with Shockwave's memories and send them through to Optimus to give him the strength he needs, though Soundwave crumbles to dust as he uses its power. In Infraspace, Optimus encounters the spirit of Unicron's creator, whose rage and grief animates the superweapon; rather than fight him, however, Optimus owns up to the legacy of Cybertron and the Primes, and offers the Antillan peace and compassion instead. Remembering his daughter who was killed so long ago, the scientist allows the Talisman to consume Unicron; the giant collapses into its own singularity, which settles in as a second, dark sun for Earth.

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[[File:Unicron6 Peace At Last.jpg|thumb|left|And they all lived happily ever after.]]
In the aftermath, the survivors take stock. Arcee celebrates with her love on Earth's moon, while Thundercracker carries Skywarp back to Earth and reunites with Marissa Faireborn and Buster. Windblade and the President of the United States begin making plans for a future for Cybertronian and human alike; the surviving Dinobots are rescued from the ruins of the White House; and Pyra Magna takes up the mantle of the deceased Mistress of Flame, inviting the remorseful Slide to serve as one of her new Torchbearers. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Prowl makes contact with the ''Lost Light'' crew on "New Cybertron", where he insists that Megatron face trial once more, with the Galactic Council presiding in lieu of the long-dead Knights of Cybertron. In order to increase the planet's energon reserves and bring the new generation of sparks online, he also requisitions the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> quantum generators; Rodimus reluctantly agrees, on the condition that he and the crew are allowed one last trip aboard the ship before it's decommissioned. After a one-day "victory lap", the crew returns to Cybertron, but not before the scientists propose attempting to recreate the quantum accident that duplicated the ''Lost Light'' at the beginning of their quest, shunting the "duplicate" ship into another universe so that they can continue their quest on their own terms. With the agreement of the crew, they do so — and though the version of the crew that returns to Cybertron is unaware, they are successful in the attempt, their duplicates setting out on a new adventure.

The "main universe" Megatron is tried by the Galactic Council, and — despite Rodimus lying on his behalf by claiming that Megatron was able to open the Matrix — he is sentenced to either death or permanent solitary confinement. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}} The trial marks the start of a better working relationship between Cybertronians and the Council: Bumblebee is selected as the Transformers' ambassador, accompanied — unbeknownst to anyone but him — by the spirit of Starscream, who has traded roles with Bumblebee to become a "ghost" only he can see.

Life goes on. A funeral is held for Optimus Prime, with Windblade reflecting on his flaws and virtues alike, and opining that the most important thing about him was his willingness to challenge himself. Transformers, Elonians and humans alike help to rebuild on Earth. Pyra makes an effort to settle into her new role as a spiritual leader. Buzzsaw hunts down human poachers in Soundwave's name. Thundercracker's film, ''[[Last Laugh: The Life and Death of Chuckles]]'', is nominated for "Best Original Screenplay" at an awards show. Shockwave is imprisoned in ''Lemuria'', left immobile to reflect how his lack of faith led to his failure. Aileron and her colonist allies take to the stars to explore. And Arcee becomes a mentor and teacher to a new generation of three races on Earth, using the story of Optimus Prime and his life to inspire them to build a better future. {{storylink|Post}}
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[[File:LL25 - Ratchet's funeral.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|"I was here at the start of it all, Miss Carlo. I'm not going to miss the end."]]

===Many years later===
Years pass. Minimus Ambus, having destroyed the Magnus Armor at Megatron's urging, helps with resettle the new "[[Lunarian]]" 'bots born from Luna-1, unaware that they all resemble Rung. Swerve's becomes a franchise, but eventually its owner is forced to close all but one location. Rewind's quest to learn all he can about the Functionist Universe causes him to contract [[Delta's Malady]] and becomes stuck as a mass-shifted data stick, though he and Chromedome continue to live happily together. Brainstorm, injured in a lab accident, adapts his briefcase as a mobile life support system. Whirl, directionless, ends up in and out of prison for various crimes. Rodimus signs onto the crew of Thunderclash's new ship, the ''[[Exitus]]''. Nautica writes a memoir of the crew's travels. Ratchet and Drift become conjunx endurae, and share many years together.

Eventually, Ratchet dies of age-related burnout; his components are sent to medical centers across the planet, and a funeral is held for him on the Rivets Field of the Functionist Cybertron. The crew reunites after many years, catching each other up on what has become of them. Cyclonus and Tailgate, concerned by what has become of Whirl, invite him to live with them when he is released; and, when Whirl is offered Ratchet's hands by Drift to replace his own lost ones, refuses, as he doesn't consider himself broken. Drift and Rodimus reflect on whether their attempt to duplicate the ship so long ago worked before going their separate ways, promising to keep in touch. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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==Alternate timelines==
===''Spotlight: Mirage''===
[[File:SLMirage prime stabbed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Megatron's greatest mistake was in ever allowing you to ''live'', Prime!"]]
The [[Decepticon]] [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] tracks the ailing Autobots to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], where he briefly succeeds in taking Optimus Prime hostage before perishing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

{{note|The issue is vague on whether this sequence of events is merely a dream by the "real" Mirage or a supernatural glimpse into a true alternate timeline. [[Mistakes and Mayhem|A later issue]] would go on to explain Mirage’s hallucination as a side-effect from a long-running medical condition. However, in that same issue, he experiences several accurate premonitions of future events, which leaves the original question up in the air.}}
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===Hail and Farwell===
====2008====
Two years after becoming a Headmaster, [[Hunter O'Nion]] continues to have adventures with his partner Sunstreaker, their minds permanently fusing into a new, singular entity. {{storylink|Hail and Farewell}}

{{note|"Hail and Farewell" was declared canonical when it was first published online. However, the subsequent truncation of author [[Simon Furman]]'s intended story arcs and the subsequent ''All Hail Megatron'' storyline, which among other things, saw Hunter horribly tortured and killed, means that this sequence of events is incompatible with the mainstream timeline.}}
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===Pax Cybertronia===
====15 million CE====
[[File:PaxCybertronia-IronhideAndKids.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And stay off his lawn.]]
In a far-distant future, the Great War is over and the Decepticons have perished. An ancient [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], the last surviving veteran of the Great War, tells war stories to a [[Autobot youth|new generation]] of Cybertronians on [[Gorlam Prime]] alongside [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

{{note|This sequence of events was later established to be a vision that both Ironhide and Jhiaxus experienced during the reformation of Cybertron following the events of the ''Chaos'' miniseries, calling into question if it was a definite glimpse of the future or merely a vision of what might be. Ironhide would later come to believe it was a vision of the world he would have liked to have seen, rather than a true future. This is seemingly confirmed by the destruction of Gorlam Prime as well as the deaths of Alpha Trion and Ironhide himself.}}
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===Functionist timeline===
{{main|Functionist Universe}}
====5 million BCE====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause."]]
Megatron perishes on the date of his cold construction. Without Megatron's writings to upheave Cybertronian society, the Senate grows increasingly controlling, and eventually clashes with the Functionist Council regarding the use of Nova Prime's spark stockpiles. When the Senate seals [[Vector Sigma]] behind a wall of impenetrable [[ununtrium]], the Council overthrows the Senate, kills Nominus Prime, and institutes hardline Functionism across Cybertron, {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} periodically altering the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] to declare "[[mass recall]]s" of "obsolete" Transformers. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

====2014====
Following the dissolution of the [[Primal Vanguard]], Minimus Ambus returns to Cybertron to find [[Dominus Ambus|his brother]] an [[empurata]] victim. Rewind dies in a mass recall. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

====2016====
[[File:ThisMachineKillsFascists-GiantRung.jpg|thumb|left|Rung digs giant robots.]]
A [[geobomb]] accident sends the crew of the ''Lost Light'' to Functionist Cybertron. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} They battle the forces of the Council with the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] in their quest to return home, as the Council deploys [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to "harvest" Cybertronians for reforging into [[M.T.O.|crusaders]] to cleanse the universe of everything not having a role in the eyes of Primus. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} The crew manages to return to the main timeline victorious, but the Functionist Universe Rung is killed and Megatron and Terminus are accidentally left behind. Megatron takes command of the League and prepares to start his revolution anew, as it always ''should'' have been. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

Despite the loss of Luna 2, the Council continues their plans, instead turning Cybertron itself into their weapon of genocide, augmenting it with a robot mode in the image of Primus after Megatron thwarts their plans one time too many. Over centuries, the Council — now merged with Vector Sigma — carry out their campaign of "sterilization", with Megatron and the Anti-Vocationist League fighting them at every turn. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

====2833====
After centuries, the Council pursue the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'', the AVL's ship, through a rift in space; this brings them to the present-day Benzene of Megatron's native universe, which [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] declares to be a gift from Primus in the form of a new universe to purify. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}
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===Quantum jump universe===
[[File:LL25 It Never Ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And to all, a good night.]]
====2018====
Having pulled the "magic trick" of [[#QuantumJump|duplicating themselves into another universe]], the ''Lost Light'' crew finds themselves in completely uncharted space, further than they've ever been. Jubilant, the crew sets out to chart the new universe, an adventure that could well take forever. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Generation 1 history]]
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Diffraction sword

2019-03-18T18:16:44Z

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[[File:Headstrong boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He's actually three paces to the right.]]
Fighting [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] is hard enough — his armor's thicker than his mean streak is wide. But any [[Autobot]] unlucky or unwise enough to take him on not only has to deal with his formidable physical activities—he can't even ''see'' Headstrong while he's doing it, thanks to his '''diffraction sword'''. It bends light, making Headstrong appear to be where he ain't.

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Autobot City News

2019-03-18T18:16:03Z

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[[File:QuestForEnergon Autobot City News.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Surprisingly, not printed on bricks.]]
'''''Autobot City News''''' is a newspaper published in [[Autobot City (Kre-O)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]]. [[Zeta Prime]] works as a reporter for it.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Tommy Kennedy]] was a reporter for the ''Autobot City News'' and interviewed [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Specifically, he wanted to know the inside scoop on how Prime cheated death. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)#Season 5|Season 5: Dark Awakening}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
The [[July 23]], [[2012]] edition of ''Autobot City News'' reported on [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s activities, the movement of [[energon]] to the [[Autobot City Bank]], and the baffling [[Micro-Changer]]s. The bank tellers were reading it when [[Spinister (Kre-O)|Spinister]], [[Scorponok (Kre-O)|Scorponok]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] arrived to rob the bank. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}}

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[[Category:Kre-O]]
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Terrorsaur (Armada)

2019-03-18T18:15:00Z

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{{disambig3|Terrorsaur}}
:''Terrorsaur is a [[Decepticon]], and later the [[Unicron's Four Horsemen|Horseman]] '''Famine''', from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ArmadaTerrorsaurCardart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Citrusaur.]]
'''Terrorsaur''' is an obnoxious, loud-mouthed thug who no one likes. But he also happens to be a coolly-effective warrior on the battlefield, which is the only reason why his Decepticon comrades tolerate him. Of course, they'd never actually ''tell'' him he's a natural in the ways of combat. That'd just reinforce Terrorsaur's already over-blown ego.

Terrorsaur's partnered with the [[Mini-Con]] [[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]]. Claimed by Terrorsaur after he killed her old [[Autobot]] partner, Ironhide became nothing more than a slave to the despicable Decepticon.<ref>Terrosaur and Ironhide's profiles in ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada]]'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
When [[Unicron]] attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Terrorsaur raced into battle with alongside the Autobots [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]] and [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], though he made it clear he didn't want to hear any Autobot pep talks. Suddenly, all four of them were captured by Unicron so that he could cull their memories and learn what had preceded his arrival. {{storylink|The End}}

===Dreamwave ''Energon'' comic===
Millions of years ago, Terrorsaur was part of a squad of Decepticons under the command of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|No Exit}}

Terrorsaur returned ten years after his kidnapping by Unicron, now changed into Famine, one of [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] under the command of [[Alpha Quintesson]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} The Horsemen returned to Cybertron and began wreaking havoc, {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} until the Cybertronians were imbued with the ability to [[powerlinx]] with each other. This new power allowed them to repel Famine and the others. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}}

Some time thereafter, the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]' mission on [[Earth]] was not proceeding to Alpha Quintessons' wishes. Unicron's Four Horsemen thus forcibly retrieved the Terrorcons from battle through small warpgates to reassess the plans. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Terrorsaur and the Horsemen continued to do the bidding of Alpha Quintesson as months passed. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} Still, they became suspicious over time as to whether Alpha Quintesson actually spoke for Unicron's wishes. In order to keep them busy, the Quintesson distracted them with an attack on the Autobots' Mars base. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}} By breaking through Mars's defenses, the Horsemen planned to bring down Earth's defensive shield for their master's return. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}} Unfortunately for their plan, the Autobots unleashed [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to defend the Mars base from further attack. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}} Omega Supreme was victorious in battle against Terrorsaur and the Four Horsemen. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[File:ArmadaTerrorsaurToy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"Well, being a Horseman is better than being melted, I guess."]]
*'''Terrorsaur w/ Ironhide''' (Super-Con, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Left & right wing-blades

: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Beast Wars|Terrorsaur]], ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Terrorsaur transforms into a robotic ''Pteranodon''. In [[beast mode]], his wings feature flip-up panels to reveal VTOL fans and "attack blades", plus his backside opens up to reveal twin thrusters. He has been retooled to feature "dead" [[Powerlinx]] plugs for [[Mini-Con]]s. In [[robot mode]], his wing-tips become hand-held blade weapons. He came with his Mini-Con partner [[Ironhide (Armada)#Armada|Ironhide]].

: This mold was differently retooled (adding a [[spark crystal]]) to make ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Terranotron (BM)#Beast Machines|Terranotron]]. The original mold was to have been released as the Transmetal form of [[Fractyl#Expanded Universe|Fractyl]]. The non-toy character [[Ravenus]] uses a combination of the two retools for his mutated form, having both the Powerlinx plugs and the spark crystal (representing his [[Doomstone]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Terrorsaur/terrorsaur.htm More information on Terrorsaur at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Terrorsaurer''' (テラザウラー ''Terazaurā'')

==References==
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Energon Matrix

2019-03-18T18:12:33Z

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:''The Energon Matrix is a device from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:PrimalLeadershipMatrix1.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|''Mmmmm, Matrixy...'']]
The '''Energon Matrix''' (エネルゴンマトリクス ''Enerugon Matorikusu'') is a powerful device awarded only to [[Supreme Commander]]s of the [[Autobot]] or [[Maximal]] army, most often of [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] rank. During [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s time, there was only one [[Matrix of Leadership]], but by [[Lio Convoy]]'s time, multiple Matrices had been constructed.

Although the technology was jointly developed by [[human]]s and Autobots, the Energon Matrices are ultimately issued to Supreme Commanders at the discretion of [[Vector Sigma]]. As a result, some Transformers don't even know they ''have'' one until they activate it. Ostensibly a power booster, the exact nature and abilities of an Energon Matrix are largely mysterious, even to the Supreme Commander infused with one. It's abilities tend to be activated through [[Burning justice|extreme emotion]], which often functions as a safeguard preventing Energon Matrix bearers from accessing its abilities except in the most dire of circumstances.

In addition to increasing a Supreme Commander's strength, Energon Matrices have been shown to deliver powerful energy blasts, energize the bodies of the user to enhance their inherent abilities, power-up weaponry, enable [[combiner|combination]], enable fusion (''totally'' different), enable [[Reproduction|cloning/reproduction]], and even act as a direct conduit with Vector Sigma to give the user access to wisdom and guidance.

Essentially, the Energon Matrix will conveniently resolve a conflict, regardless of the nature of said conflict.

==Energon Matrix bearers==
===Power Core Combiner era===
* [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Airmaster]]
* [[Gravedigger|Buildmaster]]
* [[Blaze Master|Choppermaster]]
* [[Clouder]]/[[Eldedroid|Assaultmaster]]
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Combatmaster]]
* [[Roadblock (G2)|Dozermaster]]
* [[Kakuryu|Grimmaster]]
* [[Tread Bolt|Jetmaster]]
* [[Manta Ray (G2)|Marinemaster]]
* [[Rapido|Racemaster]]
* [[Detritus (G1)|Roadmaster]]
* [[Straxus (G1)|Rollermaster]]
* [[Grindcore (G1)|Tankmaster]]

===Beast era===
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] ''(only in Japanese continuity)''
* [[Lio Convoy]]
* [[Lio Junior]] (half of Lio Convoy's)
* [[Big Convoy]]
* [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] ''(see [[#Car Robots cartoon|Car Robots cartoon]])''
* [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] ''(see [[#Car Robots cartoon|Car Robots cartoon]])''
* [[Reverse Convoy]]
* [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] ''(see [[#Transformers Legends comic|Transformers Legends comic]])''
* [[Galva Convoy]]

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''United EX''====
Under the supervision of [[Chip Chase|Professor Chase]], Energon Matrix technology was created as a joint effort between the Autobots and [[human]]kind in the 21st century. The Energon Matrix was developed to power their newly created [[Power Core Combination]] technology, though Professor Chase had reservations regarding what would happen if it fell into the wrong hands. {{storylink|The Mighty Bolt}} Alas, Chase's fears came to pass when the bodiless Decepticon leader [[Scrash (OC)|Scrash]] tried to seize control of the [[Eldedroid|Assaultmaster]] unit. {{storylink|Hope for the Next Generation}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Scrash unleashed the "[[Prime Mode Plague]] of [[2036]]", and was only defeated at great cost. Records of the conflict were sealed away, as was Energon Matrix technology, until it was eventually unearthed during the era of the Maximals and Predacons. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime/Facebook src#September 17|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17}}

====Metrowars====
After a brutal attack from [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], Marinemaster was knocked out and woke up on [[Minerva (Masterforce robot)|Minerva]] and [[Glit (KP)|Glit]]'s operating table with a new body. He rejected the Marinemaster name, as he no longer had an Energon Matrix. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] was able to steal an Energon Matrix from Vector Sigma and incorporated it into his chest during a body refit. The device granted him a new attack known as the "[[Matrix Dead Maser]]", an energy beam fired from his chest windows, which he used to defeat [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] during a duel. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
[[File:FlashBurningConvoy01.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]

While Lio Convoy was recovering from a Predacon attack, [[Gaia]]'s [[Angolmois]] took his Energon Matrix and split it in two, resulting in [[Lio Junior]]. The new Maximal held the belief that he was Lio Convoy's offspring but the Supreme Commander refused to share the sentiment. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

Later, when Lio Convoy and Optimus Primal teamed-up to take down [[Majin Zarak]], they displayed the various functions of their Energon Matrices in battle. Lio Convoy used the power of his Matrix to upgrade his speed by transforming himself into Flash Lio Convoy. Optimus Primal did a similar move by upgrading his strength as Burning Convoy.

After that, they unleashed the power of their Matrices and combined the force into a "Double Matrix Blaster". This move sent a torrent of powerful energy directly into Majin Zarak, killing him. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

Lio Convoy's Matrix would go on to protect him in the final battle against [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] in [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], creating a barrier so that he would not be killed by the artificial planet's Angolmois stream. Lio Junior would eventually find his "father" and they merged into the legendary "Green Lion", whose resulting combined Energon Matrix gave him immense power to handle the Predacons. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}
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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
[[File:BWN 32 BC Unicron.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

One of the most skillful, yet most anti-social members of the Maximals, [[Big Convoy]], was shown to carry a Matrix. However, Vector Sigma took a more proactive approach with Big Convoy than with most others. After each battle, Vector Sigma would speak through Big Convoy and dispense wisdom to his new recruits who so desperately needed it. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} Eventually, this sentimentality rubbed off on Big Convoy and he began dispensing wisdom all on his own. {{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}}

When [[Unicron]] attacked Cybertron and possessed Vector Sigma, ultimately turning Cybertron into his new body, Big Convoy's Matrix proved to be the only thing capable of stopping him. When Unicron briefly exited Vector Sigma to do battle with the Maximals, Big Convoy removed his Matrix and used it to power his Big Cannon, turning it into the [[Big Cannon|Matrix Buster]]. Firing a powerful blast of Matrix energy into Unicron, the Chaos-bringer was seemingly destroyed and evicted from Vector Sigma. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}}
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====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
[[File:ForcedFusion RID vectorsigma.jpg|thumb]]
{{note|The following only holds true to the Japanese version of the series, ''Car Robots''. For the English dub, ''Robots in Disguise'', Optimus Prime does not carry an Energon Matrix, but a version of the [[Matrix of Leadership]].}}

As leader of the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] came equipped with an Energon Matrix that he could call on the power of in moments of great emotion, at which point his body would glow with its green light. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|Awaken to Righteousness! Black Convoy}}

[[File:PowerToBurn prime matrix.jpg|left|225px|thumb]]
[[File:TwoFaces magnus matrix.jpg|right|215px|thumb]]

Unfortunately for Fire Convoy, his brother [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] was furious at being passed over for the leadership role, and about halfway through Fire Convoy's campaign against [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]] on Earth in the year [[2000]], God Magnus arrived on the planet with the intent to take the Energon Matrix for himself. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Enter! God Magnus}} When he attempted to absorb the energy of the Matrix and Fire Convoy's own consciousness, he forced a fusion with Fire Convoy that merged the two brothers into [[Omega Prime|God Fire Convoy]]. God Magnus intended to dominate the control of this new form, but found Fire Convoy's will too strong to overcome, forcing the two brothers to cooperate with each other in order for God Fire Convoy to properly function. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!|Forced Fusion! God Fire Convoy}}

God Magnus later discovered a power akin to an Energon Matrix within himself and inadvertently channeled this energy into the [[Autobot Brothers|3 Car Robo Brothers]], powering them up. God Magnus pondered the possibility of his already having an Energon Matrix of his own, but deemed that impossible. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus|Desperate Situation! 3 Car Robo Brothers}} The discovery of this new energy within God Magnus puzzled Fire Convoy as well, who wondered if God Magnus really did possess his own Energon Matrix all along. Later still, during a fierce battle that proved too much for the 3 Car Robo Brothers and Fire Convoy to handle by themselves, God Magnus's mysterious energy resurfaced, stimulating him to fuse with his brother into God Fire Convoy once more. {{storylink|Power to Burn!|Activate! Double Matrix!}} God Magnus would later confirm that this new power within him really was his own Energon Matrix. {{Storylink|Gelshark's Blues}}

In the final battle against Devil Gigatron at [[Earth's core]], [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] channeled all his energy into God Fire Convoy to give his leader the power boost that he hoped would ensure triumph. The extra energy combined with that of the Energon Matrix and it burst forth, coalescing into the colossal [[Matrix Blade|Super God Sword]], which God Fire Convoy used in an attempt to claim victory. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Reverse Convoy]] carried an Energon Matrix. Unfortunately, this made him a target for the dimension-hopping Matrix Hunter [[Grand Scourge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

===''Bom Bom'' manga continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' manga====
After being approved to be a [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] by a council, the Maximal who would become [[Lio Convoy]] received an Energon Matrix. {{storylink|Free the Captured Matrix!}}

During a battle with [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] on the ruined land of [[Japan]], Lio Convoy refused to team up with Galvatron in the name of the Energon Matrix. Galvatron then used [[Angolmois]] to "pollute" Lio Convoy's Matrix, causing him lose his senses and grow into a giant. Lio Convoy violently defeated Galvatron with ease before attacking his fellow Maximals. Optimus Primal showed up and purged his Matrix via a single touch. {{storylink|Free the Captured Matrix!}}

Much later, Lio Convoy used his Energon Matrix to cure the mammoth [[Big Convoy|Big]], who was mortally wounded by a ''[[Magmatron|Giganotosaurus]]''. The power of Energon Matrix not only cured him, but made him become a [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]-class [[Transformer]]. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' manga====
After Big Convoy successfully destroyed Unicron's physical form by stabbing his right eye with [[Magma Blade]], Unicron's essence emerged from his eye and plastered itself on Big Convoy's body, trying to possess him. Big Convoy took the Matrix out from his chest and unleashed its power, sacrificing himself and successfully destroying Unicron once and for all. {{storylink|Return to Zero}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The energon matrix{{sic}} was created by humanity in the 21st century. When the Great War was forcibly ended by the Human Confederacy, Cerebros contacted them, and though his request for them to restore the Witwickys was denied, they did grant him the energon matrix to replace the destroyed [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Head Games}} The energon matrix became the source of life which the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]] used to create the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s as proxy armies to continue a never-ending Autobot-Decepticon conflict. After the Builders deemed that enough new lives existed to supply gladiatorial cannon fodder for the [[Games]], they hid the energon matrix in the frame of [[Lio Convoy]], who became the protégé of [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], the Administrator of the Games. Upon explaining the purpose of their rebellion, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] broke Lio Convoy's windshield to reveal it to her fellow rebels, explaining to them and Lio Convoy that it was the key to freeing Cybertron from Builder rule. Thereafter, Lio Convoy interrupted the 1924th Games in [[Dodecahex]] to publicly expose the Builders' lies, demonstrating his energon matrix as proof that the Builders had squandered their opportunity to create a better world.

After Lio Convoy initiated the [[Grand Uprising]], Eject avoided the death penalty by proposing a solution to the [[Builder Assembly]]: clone Lio Convoy's [[CNA]] to create [[Galva Convoy|an army]] of energon matrix-infused soldiers. The Assembly approved of this idea. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

The idea was initially a success, with the newly created Galva Convoy being willing to try and create a new race. However, in short order he started learning of the nature of the Cybertron he'd awoken into, nudged on by an unknown voice. Spurned on by his despair, he decided to take a new tack: Corrupt the matrix inside himself, and the sparks along with it, bluffing the unaware Eject by claiming he needed time to study it. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Eventually, Galva Convoy succeeded, using the corrupted matrix to produce the first three [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
[[File:BWII LioConvoy Flash.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
* '''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra, 1996/1997/1998)
* '''Burning Convoy''' (Ultra)
:The decoration at the center of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#FirstUltra|Optimus Primal]]'s chest is an ''ex post facto'' Energon Matrix.

:The [[Spontaneous recoloration|clear-red]] redeco of Optimus Primal, with gold "flame" markings represents Primal after unleashing the energy of his Energon Matrix and becoming Burning Convoy.
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* '''Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)
* '''Black Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)
* '''Flash Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)
[[File:LioConvoyMatrix1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Pssst! Hey, buddy! Wanna buy a MacGuffin?"]]

:[[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars|Lio Convoy]]'s Energon Matrix is built into his left breast and is revealed by opening a panel.

:The Flash Lio Convoy decoration represents Lio Convoy after unleashing his Energon Matrix energy.
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===Beast Wars Neo===
[[File:BWNtoy-BigConvoy-Matrix.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Pimp My Ribcage.]]
* '''Big Convoy''' (Ultra, 1999)
* '''Duel of the Universe: Big Convoy VS Magmatron''' (Vs pack, 1999)
* '''Gold Big Convoy''' (Ultra, 1999)
* '''Blue Big Convoy''' (Ultra, 1999)
:''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars Neo|Big Convoy]]'s Matrix is a separately molded piece that can be stored in his chest. It is a red orb with a gold, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] shell, and it can be held with its [[5mm post|5mm handle]]s. Notably, this is the first removable "Matrix" accessory.

:This was [[redeco]]ed into [[Black Big Convoy]]'s Matrix, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Universe|Nemesis Prime]]'s [[Dead Matrix]], and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ultra Mammoth]]'s [[Reconfiguration Matrix]].
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===Car Robots===
[[File:RIDtoy primes matrix.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]
* '''Fire Convoy''' (Super, 2000)
* '''Black Super Fire Convoy ''' (Super, 2000/2001)
* '''Clear Super Fire Convoy''' (Super, 2000)
* '''Black God Fire Convoy''' (Giftset, 2000)
* '''Clear God Fire Convoy''' (Giftset, 2000)
:''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Fire Convoy]] has a little door on his chest that hides a sculpted Matrix. It cannot be removed.
{{-}}

===Robotmasters===
* '''Lio Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2005)
* '''Lio Convoy + DVD''' (Deluxe, 2005)
:''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Robotmasters|Lio Convoy]] is a scaled-down, simplified, all-new, Deluxe-sized Lio Convoy. He retains his Energon Matrix, which is still built into his left breast and is revealed by opening a panel.
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===Legends===
[[File:Legends-LGEX-Big-Blue-Convoy.jpg|thumb|400px]]
* '''Black Convoy''' (Deluxe, [[2015]]-[[June 21|06-21]])
:Available only as a [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2015 exclusive, ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Legends|Black Convoy]] is a redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]]. He features a non-detachable Energon Matrix molded onto the inside of the cab's side windows which is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode.
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* '''Blue Big Convoy''' ([[2019]]-02)
{{toystub}}
{{Comingsoontoy}}
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===Encore===
[[File:TF-Encore-Fire-Convoy.jpg|250px|thumb||REISSUED BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''God Fire Convoy''' (Giftset, [[2018]]-[[March 23|03-23]])
{{toystub}}
[[File:Encore-Big-Convoy.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Big Convoy''' (2019)
:In this ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissue, Big Convoy has numerous deco changes to be more anime-accurate.
{{Comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
*The ''[[Transformers: Car Robots Warriors Battle Guidebook]]'' describes Fire Convoy's Energon Matrix as a computer that stores battle data.

==See also==
*[[Matrix (disambiguation)|Other Matrices]]

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001)]]

Cruise ship captain

2019-03-18T18:09:53Z

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:''The ship captain is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Masterforce captain.jpg|thumb|300px]]
The '''ship captain''' (船長 ''senchō'') of a cruise liner is quite the singer.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)

The ship captain was merrily singing one night on the cruise liner he was steering. In the middle of his singing, the captain was suddenly attacked by [[Blood]] and presumably killed. Blood and his [[Decepticon]] comrades then caused the ship to sink in a blaze of flames. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

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[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]

Clyde Klotz

2019-03-18T18:09:17Z

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'''Errol Clyde Klotz''' (born [[June 8]], [[1961]]) is a Canadian production designer who worked on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]], for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He also worked on [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]]'s other shows, such as ''ReBoot'' and ''Shadow Raiders''. Other shows he has worked on include ''Flash Gordon'', ''The Hitchhiker'', ''The X Files'', and ''Fringe''. He was briefly married to ''X Files'' star Gillian Anderson, having met her on the set of that show.

==External links==
* {{w|Clyde Klotz}} on Wikipedia

{{DEFAULTSORT:Klotz, Clyde}}
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[[Category:Mainframe Entertainment]]

Siren (Animated)

2019-03-18T18:08:24Z

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{{disambig3|Siren}}
:''Siren is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:SirenAnimated-CAA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65]]
'''Siren''' seems to have no inside voice, shouting every thought that pops into his head. Even his main weapon is a sonic scream. It drives [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] to distraction.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
[[File:Return of Blurr - Recycling Center.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|INSIDE VOICE!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jon Bailey]] ([[BotCon 2015]])}}
''Siren, along with fellow classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] and [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], was perplexed and more than a little disgusted by the addition of the [[Technorganic|techno-organic]] [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] to his class. Under the tutelage of [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], the class took a field trip to [[Metroplex (Animated)|The Metroplex]]. Siren expressed excitement, loudly, when Sari became separated from the class, hoping she had gone to clean herself up. He and his classmates found Sari with [[Blurr (Animated)|a strange talking cube]] being menaced by machinery runamuck, which he promptly (and loudly) helped subdue. The cause of the malfunctions was [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]], an ancient Decepticon weapon, which wasted no time in possessing Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead in turn, before heading to [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]] in Sari's jetpack. Sari and Arcee took off after the creature, leaving Siren and his classmates behind.''

''After the creature was subdued, Siren again complained (loudly) about how gross the adventure was.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}
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==Notes==
* Siren shares [[65356-9292-346|his body-type]] with [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. He first appeared as a head on the [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] menu in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete Allspark Almanac]]'' before making his fictional debut in "[[The Return of Blurr]]" script reading at [[BotCon 2015]].
* Siren's speech patterns appear to be based on the former comedy persona of comedian "Bobcat" Goldthwait, specifically his character Zed from the ''Police Academy'' movies (a likely reference to Siren turning into a police car).

{{DEFAULTSORT:(Animated), Siren}}
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[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

Zargon

2019-03-18T18:07:08Z

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The '''Zargons''' are beings that could be either an [[alien]] race or a subspecies of the [[Vrobian]] race. Similarly, they could either be from [[Vrob]] or from a completely different planet.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
The Vrobian family on [[Cheyne]] told the [[Triggerbot]]s that the when the Zargons had come to power, they had been given a choice: leave the planet or die. Evidently, they had chosen the former option. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zargon}}
[[Category:Alien species]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 species]]

FranÃ§ois Leccia

2019-03-18T18:06:00Z

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'''François Leccia''' ([[October 22]], [[1948]] - [[July 12]], [[2009]]) was a French actor and voice actor. As a voice actor, he dud dubbing work for such actors as Jean-Claude Van Damme, and he was active with such franchises as ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Captain Harlock''.

==Voice Roles==
===The Transformers===
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] ''(second voice)''

==External Links==
* {{w|lang=fr|François Leccia|Wikipedia entry}} ''(French)''
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496033/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB entry]
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=29387 Anime News Network entry]

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[[Category:French voice actors]]

Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta

2019-03-18T18:05:28Z

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'''Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta''' is a universe from either the [[Primax]] or [[Aurex]] [[universal stream|universal clusters]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
According to [[Vector Prime]], the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]s had been debating over whether this universe was a [[Primax]]-influenced Aurex universe, or an Aurex-influenced Primax universe.

In this reality, [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] attempted to reverse-engineer the Maximus combination technology and apply it to [[Mini-Con]]s, which resulted in the creation of the [[Micromaster]] combiners. The [[Decepticon]]s, however, stole this technology and used it to create their own Micromaster combiner. Thus, [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] fought [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]] in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] as the [[Unicron Singularity]] drew near. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

==Notes==
* Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta is the [[universal stream]] of "[[Lonesome Diesel]]", one of the stories published in the ''[[Transformers Legends (book)|Transformers Legends]]'' anthology. Its specifications come from the book's release date and the story's author, [[David Bischoff]].
* The confusion over this universe's placement arises from the presence of both Generation 1 and ''Armada'' elements in the story.

[[Category:Armada locations]]
[[Category:Cybertron locations]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Universes]]

Apollo (disambiguation)

2019-03-18T18:05:03Z

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The name '''Apollo''' has been used for several characters and concepts in ''Transformers'':
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|Apollo, the Japanese ''Micron Densetsu'' name for [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]], the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] rocket from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]*|[[Apollo 11]], the [[human]] spaceflight mission from the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|Apollo, an identity adopted by the [[Last Autobot]] in "[[Ask Vector Prime]]".}}
{{disamb|y=2015|[[Apollo (Armada)|Apollo]], the [[Cosmic Exploration Team]] rocket from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] who is separate from Sky Blast.}}
{{disamb|y=2015*|{{gb|Apollo}}, the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] from ''[[GoBots]]''.}}

*First appearance in ''Transformers'' fiction.

==See also==
*{{w|Apollo}}, the Greek mythological deity.
*{{W|Apollo program}}

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Squeezeplay (G1)

2019-03-18T18:03:42Z

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Squeezeplay (SG)}}
:''Squeezeplay is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Squeezeplay boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Rar! I'm all scary and the like!]]
'''Squeezeplay''' (aka '''Crashbash''') doesn't draw much of a line between sabotage and devastation. He considers himself an unstoppable engine of destruction, and will charge into any situation without regards to safety. He's not an idiot — he's merely harnessed the tactical advantages of brute force and intimidation. As Squeezeplay figures it, he is strong enough, tough enough, and fierce enough to plow through most battlefield fortifications and opponents without much damage, so...why not simply do that?

His [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Lokos]], was a smuggler and air pirate on his home planet before joining the Decepticons. His relationship with Squeezeplay is two-fold. On the one hand, Lokos was always a creative and crafty criminal, and so he tries to get Squeezeplay to use his head more in combat. On the other hand, though, he recognizes the sheer brutal effectiveness of his partner's methods, and so more often than not is comfortable just to let Squeezeplay have his fun.

Why mess with what works?

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Headmasterscashandcarnage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's not the way to get ahead in life.]]
Squeezeplay worked with his partners [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] in manipulating a group of human bounty hunters called the [[Roadjammers]] into capturing the Autobots for them. Unfortunately, the Roadjammers discovered that their human partners were actually robots in disguise. Though they did use the [[jammer]]s they were provided to capture three Autobots, the Roadjammers used a frequency splitter to jam three more Transformers—namely, Squeezeplay and his companions Fangry and Horri-Bull. The Decepticons' plans were scrapped when the Roadjammers used their jammer to control all six jammed Autobots and Decepticons to attack [[Zarak (G1)|Mr. Z]] and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. Overwhelmed, the Decepticons' anti-jammer was required to free them all, allowing Squeezeplay and the others to escape. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

[[File:SqueezeplayRaptureDynamo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Dynamo]] sets his phasers to "butter."]]

When the Decepticons under Scorponok and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] came to blows with one another, Squeezeplay led the charge against their foes along with [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] and Horri-Bull. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Some time later, he was with Scorponok's army when they were transferred to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]] in anticipation for [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s imminent arrival. Squeezeplay helped beat back several [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] before the dark god himself turned up in Cybertron's orbit. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon seeing the planet-sized enemy, Squeezeplay fled in fear. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After Unicron's and Scorponok's death, Squeezeplay came under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s leadership and stood in a meeting for the joint Autobot-Decepticon government. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The coalition soon gave away and Squeezeplay joined Bludgeon in his invasion of [[Klo]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the newly-reborn [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] arrived on Klo with the [[Last Autobot]], Squeezeplay was one of many Decepticons who tried and failed to disable him. When the Autobots reorganized with the [[Neo-Knights]] for a counter-offensive, Squeezeplay was blasted with considerable power by the humans [[Rapture]] and [[Dynamo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
In [[1995]], Squeezeplay and his fellow Headmasters joined [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in attacking the Autobots at a [[Feminist mob|feminism rally]]. He and Fangry double-teamed [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and then all the Decepticons joined up against Optimus Prime. However, Squeezeplay was then shot in the back by the new Autobot warrior, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!|Prime's Rib!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The characteristics of Squeezeplay and the other Headmaster Decepticons were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Squeezeplay bludgeon loose ends.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], Squeezeplay remained a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces aboard the ''[[Warworld]]''. He interrupted his commander's genocide of the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]] to deliver an important superstring-slingshot from [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticons Underground Headmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|The story's called "Decepticons Underground" because the Autobots bury them alive. No joke.]]
Squeezeplay, Fangry, and Horri-Bull operated a secret underground base on Nebulos within the "[[Nebulos Triangle]]." They maintained this secrecy by shorting out electronics and causing whoever wandered into the area to disappear... at least until Optimus Prime decided that these phenomena were probably caused by a secret Decepticon base.

Anyway, the Autobots stormed in, and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] poured [[Nebulite]]-enriched concrete all over the fleeing Decepticons, leaving Squeezeplay and the others trapped in a living tomb. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You've given me a snake head, [[Dan Khanna|Dan]].]]
Hailing from [[Primax 113.12 Gamma]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}} Squeezeplay was one of the many dimension-displaced Cybertronians released from the [[Cauldron]] due to the actions of [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} but he somehow switched places with the [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] of [[Primax 1108.12 Kappa]] when they returned to their home universes. Squeezeplay quickly adapted to the battles of his new universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
During the [[Dark Ages]], when the Decepticons and Autobots splintered into several smaller factions, Squeezeplay fell in with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}} Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s return to Cybertron, the Decepticons were once more united under a single rule, and the Autobots were conquered. At this time, Squeezeplay was put to work as a guard in [[Internment Camp Pi]], where he overlooked the Autobot workforce as they were forced to dig to Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Drift issue 1|''Transformers: Drift'' #1]]; [[City on Fire|''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' #12]] (modern era)

Squeezeplay served under [[Turmoil]] during [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]]'s failed attempt at a mutiny. He was present when Deadlock escaped and fled from Turmoil's troops. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

After the Chaos War, Squeezeplay was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Following the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] event, the Autobot city [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] became the core of the New Iacon city-structure. Squeezeplay and many Decepticons moved out of the city into a ghetto on the outskirts. When Prime-loving [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] began preaching on the streets, Squeezeplay objected when [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] took a look at their literature. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Decepticon rallies soon started being held again in the ghettos, thanks to [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Squeezeplay was recruited by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] into a raid on the Space Bridge nexus, taking advantage of another Bridge node on the Autobot shuttle ''[[Ark-7]]''. The Decepticons overrode the shuttle's node, transporting as a boarding party to claim the Autobot's ship. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} After securing the vessel, Squeezeplay and the others rode it down to Earth, joining Galvatron at [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Squeezeplay later defected from Galvatron and joined [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]'s opposing Decepticon faction, which in turn allied with the Autobots to stop Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He eventually took up residence on [[Sanctuary Station]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Squeezeplay was an immobilized Builder overseeing [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He had become addicted to animal death sports in his twilight years, spending most of his remaining power monitoring various broadcasts for his pleasure. When the [[Resistance]] mounted an assault on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Squeezeplay was largely ineffectual in coordinating the Micromaster defense of the city, and was killed in an explosion. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:TPotTM Crashbash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
'''Crashbash''' was an ancient [[Titan Master]] robot, traveling the early universe as support crew for the great [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s. As a gift to the civilizations they met along the way his unique spark had the power to grant powerful berserker rages to others. Ok... Anyway, upon reemerging in modern times he joined up with the Decepticons.

Crashbash, his [[robo-chicken]] thing, and Scourge tracked [[Haywire|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to kidnap Blurr's Titan Master on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Squeezeplayhorribullfangrycommercial.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|OH YEAH!]]
[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and Squeezeplay burst through a wall, and the three engaged the new Headmaster Autobots. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] noted that their new Headmasters would give the Decepticons "more brainpower than ever." {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Squeezeplay.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Craaab people...Craaab people...Taste like crab...Talk like people...]]
*'''Squeezeplay''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories:'' Lokos trainer/robot head, tail/mace, "overrider rifle"

:Squeezeplay transforms into a crab monster, which looks something like a bipedal creature grew out of the underside of a crab, wearing the crustacean as a hat. His tail detaches into a handheld mace. Like the other Small Headmasters, there is a compartment in which Squeezeplay can store [[Lokos]] while in crab monster mode.

:In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Squeezeplay has a panel on his chest which houses a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength, and Intelligence. The tumbler is activated when Lokos (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. As a smaller Headmaster, Squeezeplay's power meter is on a single tumbler — so any head plugged into Squeezeplay will result in the same stats. His small size also robbed him of the door that usually hides the tech spec meters on larger Headmasters.

:Squeezeplay's box showed a picture of his gun protruding from the back of his crab mode. However, the actual toy lacked any compatible attachment points for it. It was possible to nest it in his back by opening up the two parts of his shell (his arms in robot mode), but this resulted in an irregular appearance that didn't match the picture and the gun wasn't secure.

:This mold was released in Japan without changes as ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (toyline)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Cancer (Masterforce)#Toys|Cancer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm More information on Squeezeplay at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Crashbash titan master.jpg|thumb|Sentinel Prime says you're a [[robo-chicken]], so you're a robo-chicken, recruit!|upright=1.77]]
*'''Crashbash''' (Titan Master, [[2016]])
:*''Accessories:'' Gun/Dragon/Dinosaur

:Part of the first wave of Titan Master figures in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline, Crashbash (renamed for trademark reasons) can interact with other figures from the line. As a robot he can ride on Legends Class figures in their alt modes, and can be plugged on every Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure. He comes with his vehicle partner, that can transform into a dragon (which can be ridden by Crashbash in bot mode), a dinosaur (which is completed by Crashbash forming its lower jaw and arms) or a gun that can be used by larger figures...although it looks like a dinosaur lying down and shooting with its butt and feet, but you can remove the Titan Master in gun mode anyway.

:The instructions had a slight error: The wing/stomach parts were shown closed in steps 6-8, even they told you to open them in step 5. Although stock renders had the dinosaur head's eyes being painted blue, the final product painted them lime.

:As with most Titan Master vehicle accessories, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint. This is incredibly common when inserting the gun mode into the base modes of leader class toys like Blaster and Soundwave, whose holes are too small for Crashbash's post. Get some pliers ready.

:Crashbash was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head mode design. The mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] and retooled into [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]]. Takara released the head as [[Cancer (Masterforce)#Legends|Cancer]] along with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legends|Shockwave]], while its partner was redecoed as [[Butla]] and [[Servant]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Legends|Skull]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)#Legends|Wipe]]'s partners. The partner also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of the [[Diagnostic Drone#Beast Wars: Uprising|Diagnostic Drone]]. The original Titan Master would've been redecoed as Pretender Starscream for the BotCon 2017 exclusive Titan Master 6-pack that never came to be.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/TRCrashbash/crashbash.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Crashbash at TFU.info]''
{{TRCrashbashMold}}
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==Notes==
*Squeezeplay was depicted as one of the Transformers fleeing the Cauldron in the ''Universe'' comic (see above) because he is a favorite of convention organizer [[Glen Hallit]].
*Some people think Squeezeplay is a snake monster rather than a crab monster. [[GEEWUN|These people]] are wrong.

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szorítókar''' ("Squeezearm"), '''Facsargó''' ("Squeezer")
*''Italian:'' '''[[Morsa]]''' ("Grip")

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Guyhawk

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Sonikkustar:

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:''Guyhawk is a [[Decepticon]] [[Breastforce]] warrior from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Guyhawk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Hawk, Guyhawk."]]
'''Guyhawk''' (ガイホーク ''Gaihōku'') is one of the founding members of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Breastforce]]. Cold and somber, Guyhawk hates those who claim to have "character" and perfect principles, and as such, he really loathes Autobots of all shapes and sizes. In particular, [[Sixshot|Greatshot]] really ruffles his feathers; Guyhawk used to work with him on the mercenary circuit, and for him to see his old partner in crime turn to the side of the angels is nothing short of sickening. Guyhawk doesn't practise what he preaches, though; despite his hatred of the pretence of perfection in others, he always tries to make ''himself'' come off as perfect. He boasts about his skills, he's always the first into battle and the last to leave, he hates it when he is defeated, and he will always pass the buck if he gets blamed for something.

In [[alternate mode|jet mode]], Guyhawk's speed exceeds even that of his commanding officer, [[Leozack]]. He is capable of unleashing a hellish storm of laser fire from above, rendering even the toughest of enemies to piles of smoldering ash. In [[robot mode]] he wields the power of the "Ice Needle", an attack which allows him to fire an onslaught of daggers forged from super-cooled plasma from his hands, capable of tearing through even the toughest of metals. His chest plate, [[Hawkbreast]], can detach and transform into a hawk-like attack partner or the handheld "Hawk Cannon" blaster. Like his fellow Breastforcers, Guyhawk is also armed with an [[Electromagnetic Nunchaku]].

Guyhawk can combine with his Breastforce teammates to form [[Liokaiser]], forming the right arm of the super robot.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}

[[File:Gaihawk in prison.jpg|left|upright=1.15|thumb|"Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?"]]

Some time before [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] assumed command of the [[Autobot]] forces, the Autobot hero apprehended Guyhawk and had him sentenced to imprisonment on the [[Planet Micro Satellite Penitentiary]]. Separated from his Hawkbreast, Guyhawk was put to work with other prisoners, gathering energy from the moon's rivers of magma. Guyhawk made no friends or alliances within the ranks of prisoners, caring nothing for any of them; once, when one hapless convict fell into a lava river and was able to grab onto Guyhawk's leg as he was swept past him, Guyhawk ignored his pleas to be pulled to safety, and kicked him off, sending him spiraling off to his molten doom.

[[File:Gaihawk vs greatshot.jpg|thumb|225px|DULL DRAMATIC SHOOTING.]]

In 2025, Guyhawk's old Breastforce comrades came to planet [[Micro]] with the intention of liberating him, so that they could once again merge into the giant robot, Liokaiser, and defeat Star Saber. When the Breastforce attacked the penitentiary, the [[Satellite Penitentiary personnel|prison staff]], realizing their objective, attempted to transfer Guyhawk to a safer location. Unfortunately for the guards transferring him, the sneaky Decepticon had concealed a blade, and slashed his way through their ranks to freedom. Making his way through the prison corridors, he soon came upon fellow Breastforcer [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]], who was in the process of searching for him. Hellbat cheerfully greeted him, but Guyhawk threw him aside and demanded he take him to the prison's energy room. Using the stockpiled energy, Guyhawk recharged himself to full power and freed his Hawkbreast from the cage in which it had been kept. Seconds later, Guyhawk was confronted by Greatshot, who had been ordered into the prison by Star Saber, but Guyhawk was unaware that his old friend had joined the Autobots, and reacted with disgust when Hellbat informed him of this fact. Old friend or not, Guyhawk had no compunctions about engaging in a firefight with Greatshot, which culminated in a face-off on the walkway above the prison's magma vat. Impaling Greatshot with his Ice Needle attack. Guyhawk sent his foe tumbling towards the lava, but could not stick around to see the job finished as the prison began exploding around them. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}

[[File:Gaihawk huggles.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Wanna make out?]]

Leozack soon called a meeting to formally welcome Guyhawk back into the ranks of the Breastforce, during which Guyhawk was warmly received by all the assembled members. When a surprised Guyhawk asked why Hellbat was absent, Leozack explained that he was completely untrustworthy, and that he had already arranged to replace Hellbat with another old comrade, [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]]. Soon, however, Hellbat arrived with the news that the Autobots had killed Deathcobra. In actuality, Hellbat had accidentally killed Deathcobra himself when he had attempted to persuade him to leave so that he could keep his place on the team, but he blamed the death on the Autobot [[Holi]], and led the other unaware Breastforcers in a "retaliatory" attack. During the fight, Guyhawk got the chance to deliver the killing shot to Holi, but his Hawkbreast was suddenly blasted from his hand by the dramatic arrival of Star Saber. Relishing the chance for revenge against the Autobot who had imprisoned him, Guyhawk combined with the rest of the Breastforce combined into Liokaiser for the first time in years, and together, they were actually able to defeat Star Saber in combat. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}} The team then returned to [[Earth]], where Deathsaurus heaped praise upon Guyhawk, frustrating Leozack to no end. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}}

[[File:Gaihawk iceneedle.jpg|thumb|Must resist urge... to... take... out of... context.]]

Guyhawk joined the Breastforce in numerous subsequently missions, raiding energy from America's [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} and [[Antarctica]]'s subterranean oil wells, {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} and ambushing the Autobot [[Brainmaster]]s in the desert. During the latter mission, Guyhawk distinguished himself by using the power of his Ice Needle to damage the combiner [[Road Caesar]] so badly that he was forced to disengage, but he lost his composure when Greatshot appeared on the scene, and he immediately took to the air in pursuit of revenge against his traitorous old friend. The arrival of Star Saber forced the villains to retreat, much to Guyhawk's chagrin. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}

Eager to hunt Greatshot down, Guyhawk assembled the Breastforce to aid him in the search, and clashed with Leozack, who was furious that his subordinate has superseded his authority for so trivial a goal. Fortunately, before the two could come to blows, Deathsaurus gave the Breastforce a new mission: join him in ambushing Star Saber in Asia. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} While Star Saber survived the ambush, [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] was fatally wounded, and the Decepticons capitalized upon the Autobots' reduced manpower by increasing the frequency of their attacks. Guyhawk joined the Breastforce in pillaging energy from a solar power station {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} then later helped attack the [[Mount Asama]] geothermal power plant, only to be shot out of the sky by [[Victory Leo]], the reborn form of God Ginrai. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}}

[[File:Gaihawk jetmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.15|Finally some sky he's camouflaged against!]]

When Deathsaurus used the threat of orbital missile bombardment to keep the Autobots at bay, Guyhawk, [[Jallguar]] and [[Killbison]] were able to freely steal energy, pausing only in their evil deeds to mock the helpless Autobots who were watching. Deathsaurus's plan was foiled when Star Saber fused for the first time with Victory Leo into Victory Saber and bested him in combat. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} Guyhawk and the Breastforce later went up against Victory Saber as Liokaiser, but were likewise defeated. {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}}

Soon after, Guyhawk helped unleash the metal-eating [[Doriya]] insects upon the Autobots, {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}} then went on to participate in the Decepticons' theft of energy from the ancient continent of [[Atlantis]]. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} With this Atlantean energy in their clutches, the Breastforce and Deathsaurus headed into space about the ''Thunder Arrow'', planning to use the stolen energy to recharge Deathsaurus's [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. The Autobots pursued the villains, but were unable to stop them from bringing the fortress back online. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} To keep the Autobots busy while the fortress's main cannon charged, Deathsaurus dispatched the Breastforce—combined as Liokaiser—to battle them. In the course of the clash, Victory Leo was able to blast Liokaiser into the fortress's cannon barrel, which drained his energy dry. With his consciousness fading and his body unable to move, Liokaiser could only utter a fading scream for help as he drifted off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}}}

====''Legends'' comic====
During his time in prison, Guyhawk spotted [[Sixshot]] being brought in for imprisonment. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}}

====''Zone'' catalog====
As part of Liokaiser, Guyhawk was revived from death by some means. Lead by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Liokaiser joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Micro|Zone]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

===''Victory'' manga===
[[File:Gaihawk manga.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Guyhawk debuted at the feet of Deathsaurus, as he knelt to inform his emperor that Leozack had gone off on a solo mission, foolishly believing that he could conquer Earth on his own. {{storylink|Leozack Rumbles Violently!}} After Leozack was defeated by Star Saber, Guyhawk and the rest of the Breastforce took the Autobot leader on, only to be taken out by a single slash of his Saber Blade. {{storylink|Warrior of Love, Star Saber!}}

Later, Guyhawk and the other Breastforcers combined into Liokaiser to battle Star Saber on [[Energy Planet X]]. When the combiner warrior managed to seize Star Saber, his individual components began arguing over who would get right to destroy the Autobot leader; "the Great Guyhawk" believed he had earned the right to do the deed. Star Saber exploited the opening to turn the battle around, and Liokaiser was defeated and escaped. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}} In their next battle with Star Saber, the Breastforce almost had him defeated thanks to the aid of Deathsaurus and Dinoking, but the tables were turned when Star Saber merged with new arrival Victory Leo, to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Strongest Partners, the Combination of Victory!}}

In their next battle, Liokaiser and Deathsaurus were defeated by the Autobots' "Five Stars of Victory" attack technique, and Liokaiser split back into Guyhawk and the rest of the Breastforce to flee back to Deathsaurus's "Space Stronghold". {{storylink|Shine! The Five Stars of Victory}} From the stronghold, the Decepticons began a final attack on Earth, bombarding the planet with meteors, but the Autobots succeeded in thwarting their scheme, despite a bit of attempted treachery courtesy of Leozack. At the battle's end, Deathsaurus revealed that the fortress was home to the Decepticon civilians, and that they had been fighting to keep them safe. Struck by this revelation, Star Saber decided that it was time for the Autobots and Decepticons to lay down their arms, and live in peace—the truest victory of all! {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:WOH Guyhawk.jpg|thumb|left|Guyhawk is stunned by Hellbat's inexplicable Edward G. Robinson impersonation.]]
Millions of years ago, Guyhawk, using a newly-developed "[[Seeker (body-type)|Skyraider]]" style body, was part of [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s crew sent to recover a mysterious item from the crashed Autobot ship ''[[Van De Graaff]]'' on [[Beta-Nine]]. He and [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] were able to corner [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|one of the Autobots]] also looking for the cargo... up until Hellbat got turned into a snack by a local lake monster, that is. Their captive was able to escape, and Guyhawk and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] chased after him.

They eventually caught up with him, only to get tossed aside when their [[Thunder Clash|captive's commander]] came barreling through. Guyhawk then managed to recover from ''that''... only to get blown out of commission when Banzai-Tron was tricked into accepting a rigged container from the Autobots. Guyhawk and the others then surrendered and were taken prisoner. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The Permanent Revolution|Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #39]]

Guyhawk was part of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} When Megatron was tracked down to [[Mortilus|Censere]]'s planet, Guyhawk was part of the attack force that went after him. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Guyhawk was part of the gang that attacked [[Ten]] on sight but got whumped in the guts for his trouble. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

Guyhawk evidently survived the encounter, withdrawing after his leader ordered a retreat induced by a sudden crisis of conscience. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} Following this defeat, Deathsaurus ceded control of his army to [[Nickel]]. The rogue contingent of Decepticons retreated to the barren world of [[Frayus]], where Guyhawk and his teammates displayed the ability to form Liokaiser during a shootout between the [[Galactic Council]] and the [[Black Block Consortia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

==Toys==
===Victory===
[[File:Victory-toy Gaihawk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When most people "flip the bird", it doesn't turn into a gun.]]
*'''Guyhawk''' (Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-330'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hawkbreast" Breast Animal

: Released only in Japan, Guyhawk transforms into a magenta and white MiG-29 fighter jet. He came packaged with his Breast Animal partner, the Hawkbreast, which transforms from a hawk-like robot to either breastplate armor for Guyhawk, or the hand-held "Hawk Cannon" blaster. Guyhawk combines with his fellow Breastforce warriors (sold separately) to form Liokaiser; he forms the right arm of the super robot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Gaihawk/gaihawk.htm More information on Guyhawk at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|LioKaiser}}
*'''Liocaesar''' {{sic}} (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-335'''

: Guyhawk was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. Each toy in the set is identical to their individual releases. This release does not have [[bio]]/[[Tech Spec]] cards for the individuals, only the combined form.
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Combiner-Wars-Guyhawk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Just like on M.A.S.H." "Right." "Hawkguy."]]
*'''Liokaiser''' (Platinum Edition Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': 2 pairs of Weapon/Combiner extremities (both white & dark gray), 2 Sword-rifles, 2 pairs of double-barreled guns (both white & dark gray), Ironbison's Tank cannon/gun, Drillhorn's Drill-gun, Ion Scythe

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Guyhawk is a redeco/new head retool of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Air Raid. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of that subline or the ''Unite Warriors'' line, or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs, but is of course intended to be combined with his pack-in Destrons and "Dezarus" to form Liokaiser. His nominal placement is as the right arm.

:Guyhawk was only available as part of a boxed [[Liokaiser#Generations|Liokaiser]] [[giftset]], the only ''Combiner Wars'' "Collection Pack" that's [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' range. In the United States, this set was officially exclusive to online retailer Entertainment Earth, but was also stocked by competitor [[BigBadToyStore]], which obtained its stock through Asian vendors. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, it was available at general retail. Additionally, it was also sold at Ripley stores in Chile and at Myer stores in Australia, whereas in Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website, but never sold in stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWGuyhawk/guyhawk.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Guyhawk at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Various sources alternately spell Guyhawk's name as '''Gaihawk'''.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Guàiyīng''' (Taiwan, 怪鷹, "Strange Hawk"), '''Tūjiù''' (秃鹫, "Vulture")
*''Russian:'' '''Jastreb''' (Ястреб, "Hawk")

[[Category:Breastforce]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Gnash

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Sonikkustar:

{{faction|raptoricon|predacon}}
:''Gnash is a [[Raptoricon]] or [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TCC70-Gnash.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

[[Thrashclaw]]'s team found '''Gnash''' in an abandoned laboratory on an uncharted planet. With nowhere else to go, the three ex-Decepticons chose to adopt her into their team as they went native, becoming the [[Raptoricon]]s. Since then, she's become the team's muscle: determined, powerful, and fiercely loyal to her rescuers. A 'bot of few words, Gnash treats her [[beast mode]] as an extension of herself, to the point where she's been known to hunt the other life-forms on the planet. Whatever happened to her before her rescue has taken its toll, however, as she runs low on [[energon]] fast and requires extra time in a [[CR chamber|restoration chamber]]. But according to [[Shred]], Gnash is the sweetest dinosaur around when she's in a good mood.

==Fiction==
===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:LifeFindsAWay-Gnash.jpg|thumb|left|200px|InGen was never the same after the Cyberdyne Systems merger.]]

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gnash was a [[Darksyder]] who died after attempting to scan a [[beast mode]]. Hoping to refine the process, [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] and [[Labrat]] autopsied her remains along with several other deformed victims of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s experiments. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
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[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

User talk:Chris McFeely

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Sonikkustar:

*[[User talk:Chris McFeely/2006|2006 Archives]]
*[[User talk:Chris McFeely/2007|2007 Archives]]
*[[User talk:Chris McFeely/2008|2008-9 Archives]]
*[[User talk:Chris McFeely/2010|2010-16 Archives]]

== Functionist Universe's creation date ==
Its designation is: [[Primax]] 1114.26 Gamma, with 1114.26 correspoding to issue #35's publish date November 26, 2014. So logically, it's Perceptor's tampering -- not Rewind's shooting -- which created it. --[[User:Kmc|Kmc]] ([[User talk:Kmc|talk]]) 20:47, 4 February 2017 (EST)
:1. I'm sure Chris knows that. 2. Speaking as someone who worked on Vector Prime: what it wrote doesn't mean jack for ongoing fiction. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:08, 4 February 2017 (EST)
:What the what now? Let's not be overly pedantic. They're BOTH responsible.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 21:23, 4 February 2017 (EST)
==Image tagging==
Can you give me a list of how to upload a photo correctly with the copyright information? [[User:NexusPrime|NexusPrime]] ([[User talk:NexusPrime|talk]]) 13:55, 8 May 2017 (EDT)
:Sure, no problem. Just use this text: <nowiki>{{RID2015cap|Put your description of the image here.|The title of the episode here|And the last two digits of the year the episode aired here.}}</nowiki> So for instance: <nowiki>{{RID2015cap|Crustacion hitting Grimlock.|Defrosted|17}}</nowiki>
:And the wiki software automatically does the rest! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 14:30, 8 May 2017 (EDT)

==Shanna O'Hara==
Yes I know that was her real name but I'm saying that that name was a reference to the Marvel character.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 19:07, 9 July 2017 (EDT)
:Oh wait you mean her real name in other continuities too. I thought it was made up for the series. Ok, sorry for the confusion.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 19:08, 9 July 2017 (EDT)

== Image to delete ==

[[:File:RIDart-Bludgeon.jpg|This image]] is glitched somehow. Might I ask you to delete it for me now so that I can reupload it? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 14:14, 17 July 2017 (EDT)
:Looked okay to me, but zapped it for you anyway! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 14:16, 17 July 2017 (EDT)
::Ah, maybe I should have tried clearing the cache on my browser. Oh well, thanks a lot Chris! [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 14:20, 17 July 2017 (EDT)
:::BTW, can you delete this too? http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Category:Last_Knight_planets--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 15:35, 17 July 2017 (EDT)
::::Nothing to delete, it doesn't exist! You can type "Category: anything" into the address bar and it'll show you a similar page, but the page doesn't actually "exist." - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 15:46, 17 July 2017 (EDT)
::::: Sorry, "--" got in the way of the link. Here: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Category:Last_Knight_planets --[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 15:52, 17 July 2017 (EDT)

== "Utterly ridiculous" ==

That was referring to the fact that, officially, his name is '''Dad''' and nothing more. But I suppose the "notes" section can make that clear enough. - [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 19:27, 23 July 2017 (EDT)

==Cybertron episode "Homecoming"==
Hi Chris, Thanks as always for all the help as I cut my teeth as a new tfwiki contributor rewatching ''Cybertron'' and subbed '' Galaxy Force.'' Regarding your most recent edits in the episode "Homecoming", the whole "something-burger" saying started around 2003-4 which is why I found it super clever for the writers to work it into the script. The two-fold nature of the joke probably makes it my favorite bit of humor in the whole series. Could we please consider leaving the reference as I wrote it? [[User:Zcat6|Zcat6]] ([[User talk:Zcat6|talk]]) 22:20, 3 December 2017 (EST)
:Sorry, I honestly can't give the writers as much credit as you do. I just don't think it's supposed to be that clever a joke. ''Crumplezone'' isn't that clever. He doesn't make snappy, three-tiered puns, he's dumb and gets things wrong sometimes, which is what "Sonic Burger" is. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 09:54, 5 December 2017 (EST)

:-- Well, I can't argue that you do make a good point there, but I do feel like the writers deserve props on this one. Still, I also admit I'm a forever optimist with the Unicorn Trilogy, listening for better things in the writing each time I rewatch it. Very well. I concede.:) [[User:Zcat6|Zcat6]] ([[User talk:Zcat6|talk]]) 11:29, 5 December 2017 (EST)

==Proverb?==
Although I am, I can't seem to remember the Chinese version of "My Truth, Your Truth, And Their Truth"? Can you specify?
--[[User:Kmc|Kmc]] ([[User talk:Kmc|talk]]) 11:33, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
:It's an unattributed "ancient Chinese proverb" that is exactly what Krok says. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 11:38, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
::I mean if you happen to have the Chinese version. Because me and my Chinese friends are racking our brains.
:::Oh, no, I don't. It'd probably pop up if you googled it. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't an ''actual'' Chinese proverb, just one of those old sayings that people ''say'' is "ancient Chinese wisdom." - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 12:01, 13 June 2018 (EDT)

== Multiple accounts? ==

Appreciate you blocking Kampung, but would you be so kind as to run a check, make sure they aren’t the same IP as Memeuser? I know it’s a weird request and I’m probably just being paranoid, but something about the whole thing feels off. Like, Kampung doesn’t make any edits for 8 months, then Memeuser suddenly tries to start something on their talk page unprovoked, and that just HAPPENS to be when Kampung comes back? Like I said, I’m probably just being paranoid, but there’s something weird about the whole thing. — [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:44, 29 November 2018 (EST)
:Ooh, I don't think I know how to do that, check with [[User:Abates|Abates]]! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 13:54, 29 November 2018 (EST)
::Will do, thanks. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:55, 29 November 2018 (EST)
::Yep, thought so. Both users now blocked indefinitely. Thanks again. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:17, 29 November 2018 (EST)
:::For the love of god! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 16:26, 29 November 2018 (EST)

== Sorry. ==

Sorry about adding a joke caption, I'm a recent contributor so I don't know all the rules yet.
--[[User:CyclonustheWarrior|CyclonustheWarrior]] ([[User talk:CyclonustheWarrior|talk]]) 16:19, 16 December 2018 (EST)

==Kibble==
Think you could take a chainsaw to the "history of the term" part too? Cuz holy shit is that some duuuuuuuuuuuull twaddle ain't nobody but one person gives a shit about. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 15:11, 16 March 2019 (EDT)

:Sorry, Chris! I wanted to improve the welcome template with perhaps a few more helpful links. [[User:Sonikkustar|Sonikkustar]] ([[User talk:Sonikkustar|talk]]) 14:00, 18 March 2019 (EDT)

Gripper (ROC)

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Sonikkustar:

{{disambig2|the Micromaster mini-rig|the Autobot Motorvator|Gripper (G1)}}
:''The Gripper is an [[Autobot]] drone-vehicle from the [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ROC-toy Sixliner-Gripper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What does it grip, you ask? The more apt question is, what ''doesn't'' it grip?]]

The '''Gripper''' (グリッパー ''Gurippā'') may look like a fearsome weapon, but it is really an information-gathering remote probe controlled by the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]]'s [[Joe (ROC)|Joe]]. He uses the data assembled by the probe to assist his team in making the most informed decisions they can in their fight against the [[Decepticon]]s.

==Toys==
===Return of Convoy===
*'''Sixliner''' (Micromaster Sixteam, 1991)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-370'''

:The Gripper is made up of Sixliner's rifle, fists, and head mounted on either of his footplates to form a treaded probe-vehicle. It is technically supposed to attach to the right footplate, since that one has a peg-connector that works with its assigned carrier Joe (and any other train-team mold with a socket-style hitch), but naturally it can also use the left footplate with its socket-connector as well.

:This mold set was also used to make the equivalent mini-vehicle/body parts of [[Sixtrain]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]], though those have yet to be officially named.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Sixliner/sixliner.htm More information on Sixliner at TFU.info]''

===Micromaster===
[[File:MC-toy Sixliner-Gripper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Memo: Gripper to be upgraded into promising new "Kung-Fu" version]]
*'''D-Go''' (Micromaster Sixtrain, 2002)
**''Sixtrain ID number'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Sixliner head, rifle
*'''Spark''' (Micromaster, 2002)
**''Sixliner ID number'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Sixliner right foot
*'''Joe''' (Micromaster, 2002)
**''Sixliner ID number'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Sixliner right & left fists

:For ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', the Gripper was largely unchanged, simply losing the decal on the foot, and gaining blue [[paint operation]]s on the robot-head eyes, which should be pointed down so you don't see them anyway. Since the team was split up into individual boxes for sale, so too were the combiner [[kibble]] pieces; the parts for the Gripper came with [[D-Go]], [[Spark (ROC)|Spark]] and (of course) Joe.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Dego/dego.htm More information on ''Micromaster'' D-Go at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on ''Micromaster'' Joe at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Spark/spark.htm More information on ''Micromaster'' Spark at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The Gripper's name comes from the much later ''Micromaster'' fiction; it was not named in the original ''Return of Convoy'' Sixliner [[instructions|instruction booklet]]. It was also shown to be used by [[Alan (ROC)|Alan]] there, though really only as an example, not a specific assignment. Also also, though the Gripper is mentioned in Joe's ''Micromaster'' bio, his instructions do not otherwise give any indication that the relevant pieces can be combined and used in that manner.

[[Category:Micromaster]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy]]
[[Category:Vehicles]]

Senior engineer

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Sonikkustar: Stub article

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:''The senior engineer is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{faceless}}
The '''senior engineer''' is the human in charge of the [[Stanley Lake]] hydro dam. He may not have heard of [[Transformer]]s, but he'll sure as heck stand up to any giant robots which invade his dam.

==Fiction==
===The Battle for Planet Earth===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Marinker]]
When the [[Decepticon]]s invaded the dam, the senior engineer stood up to them, demanding to know why they were there. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] promptly threw him into the lake. The senior engineer swam to the other side of the lake, where he encountered the [[Autobot]]s. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] soon allayed his fears, and the senior engineer swapped notes with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Once the other Autobots had drawn the Decepticons out of the dam, Jazz and the senior engineer returned to the control room, where they opened the sluice gates. The water they unleashed washed away the Decepticons, but not the Autobots who had wisely vacated the area. As Jazz and the engineers celebrated, they were interrupted by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], but the Autobots soon saw him off as well, and the senior engineer and his men were able to go back to their work. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}}

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]

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User talk:Sonikkustar

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Sonikkustar: Beginning my user talk page!

'''Welcome to my talk page!'''

User talk:Saberburst829

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Sonikkustar: Created page with "{{Welcome}} ~~~~"

{{Welcome}} [[User:Sonikkustar|Sonikkustar]] ([[User talk:Sonikkustar|talk]]) 13:52, 18 March 2019 (EDT)

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Sonikkustar: Cheesy template. Improved it to make it better and more friendlier

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