17000 BC

[[{{#expr:17000+1}}|«]]	17000 B.C.	[[{{#expr:17000-1}}|»]]

The year 17000 BC predates the launch of the Transformers brand by 18,984 years.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Fiction

Movie continuity family

The Dynasty of Primes found Earth, but due to the presence of life, would not harvest it. They were betrayed and targeted by one of their own, but the remaining survivors stole the Matrix of Leadership needed to activate the Star Harvester. The Fallen dispatched the Seekers to locate the Matrix and returned to Cybertron to wipe out the rest of the Dynasty. All were killed by the Fallen before his imprisonment, except for an orphan hidden away with no prior knowledge about his lineage. The Transformers inherited Cybertron and established a civilization called the Autobots, while the Harvester left on Earth remained concealed by the native sentients. Revenge of the Fallen