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Beginning of the universe

Shortly after the beginning of the universe, an ape-like being called Primacron comes into existence and begins experimenting, creating a variety of mechanical life forms which he dubs "Primitives." Primacron eventually takes one of their number as his assistant.

Over time, Primacron's creations grow increasingly complex and ambitious, but his scientific endeavors finally go too far when he creates a gigantic transforming planet that he dubs Unicron. Intended as a means to wipe the universe clean so that Primacron can experiment on a blank slate, Unicron rebels, seriously injures his creator, and sets forth to destroy everything in his path. In the meantime, Primacron's assistant escapes to a world near the centre of the galaxy. Call of the Primitives

12 million years ago

An alien race known as the Quintessons colonize the planet Cybertron.<ref>The exact nature of Cybertron's past is not revealed; "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2" depicts the planet with rocky sublevels and Beast Machines established that organic creatures once inhabited the planet, implying that the Quintessons terraformed a preexisting Earth-like world. On the other hand, the Vector Sigma supercomputer claims to have predated Cybertron's existence. Either way, the exact specifics of Cybertron's prehistory are never revealed.</ref> Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 The Dweller in the Depths and, hoping to create a servant race, engineer a strain of biomechanical monsters they dub "Trans-Organics." Though physically strong, the Trans-Organics are simpleminded, violent, and innately destructive, making them useless for their intended purpose. The Quintessons deem the Trans-Organics a failure and destroy the vast majority of their creations, imprisoning a handful of survivors deep beneath the planet. The Dweller in the Depths

For their second attempt, the Quintessons settle on creating a line of robotic slaves, The Dweller in the Depths turning the planet into a gigantic factory designed for the mass-production of these robots. Mechanical bodies are forged in the fires of the Plasma Energy Chamber The Rebirth, Part 1 which are then imbued with intelligence and a guiding life force through the power of the Vector Sigma supercomputer. As their new underclass takes shape, the Quintessons develop two distinct product lines: consumer goods and military hardware. Robotic labor becomes the backbone of Quintesson society, expanding to include violent rounds of gladiatorial combat staged for the amusement of Quintesson rulers. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

The reign of dominance over Cybertron is punctuated by the banishment of the Quintesson Mara-Al-Utha, a powerful sorcerer who, in defiance of Quintesson law, dabbles in the forbidden arts of magic. He is sent to the other-dimensional realm of Menonia, where he trains with and eventually betrays the ruling "Golden One;" seizing dominance of the land with his dark arts. Madman's Paradise

During their servitude, a group of consumer goods robots come into possession of the mysterious Matrix of Leadership. The origins of this talisman are unknown (there is some suggestion it may be connected to Primacron's assistant), but it is secretly passed down from one holder to the next: Primon to Prima to Prime Nova. After a million years of oppression, the consumer goods robots slowly develop true sentience and rebel against their creators, sparking the Autobot Rebellion, the "First Cybertronian War." Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

11 million years ago

Rebel leader A-3 and his rebel cell of like-minded consumer goods robots assault the Quintesson's Hive City, deactivating the gigantic Dark Guardian through the use of the Coder Remote placed inside A-3's slave brand. The Hive City is captured by the rebels; Forever Is a Long Time Coming this military victory marks a turning point in the war and the Quintessons are eventually forced to flee the planet. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

In the ensuing period of peace and reconstruction, Guardian Prime holds the Matrix as a new civilization develops. The two distinct cultures of Quintesson machinery continue to speciate along their own lines and eventually come to be known as "Autobots" and "Decepticons." Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

At some point around this time, the fearsome Brimstone terrorizes the city of Hyperious, and after a prolonged battle, the ancient Cybertronians are able to separate his personality component from his body and inter it within a great ceremonial urn, mythologized as the "Heart of the Dragon". Flames of Yesterday

9 million years ago

Both factions of robots cooperate for a period until the Decepticons — still driven by an instinctual thirst for conquest — turn their aggression against the Autobots in the Second Cybertronian War. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 Early on in the conflict, a depraved Decepticon conqueror known as the "Cannibal Baron" establishes an empire, and is challenged by Sentinel EnN. Their conflict destroys the city of Doradus. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/15

Over the course of the war, the Matrix is passed from Guardian Prime to Zeta Prime, who in turn falls and is succeeded by Sentinel Prime. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 Sentinel Prime becomes the first wartime Autobot leader, pitting his troops against the Decepticon commander Trannis and his forces. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/05 The protracted conflict sees both sides claim victory at different points in time. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2

Unable to decisively overpower their heavily armed enemies, the Autobots seek a new advantage in the war and develop stealth technology that allows them to hide in plain sight: the ability to transform. With this new skill, Sentinel Prime defeats Trannis, the Autobots win the war, and drive the Decepticons and their followers underground. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 The Autobots establishAutobot High Command as a peacetime government. Wings of Honor Under their jurisdiction, energy becomes plentiful and the planet shines with a healthy golden glow, ushering in the Golden Age of Cybertron. War Dawn In this period, the Autobots maintain a small peacekeeping force known as the Autobot Guard, a part-time outfit only assembled as needed with only a single dedicated regiment. Sentinel Major profile

In the age of peace that follows, Cybertronians leave their planet for the first time to explore the galaxy beyond. Starscream, after graduating from Cybertron's Science and Exploration academy, befriends Skyfire. The two travel to an uncharted planet where severe weather separate the two and force Skyfire to crash-land in the Arctic. Fire in the Sky Starscream profile On Cybertron, Omega Supreme and the Constructicons collaborate to build Crystal City. The Secret of Omega Supreme

Though driven back, the Decepticons are not defeated, and soon begin preparing for a new conflict by developing transformation technology of their own and combining it with flight abilities. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 Skyquake develops the Skyraider program that grants Decepticons airborne alternate modes. Leozack profile

So it is that Megatron is created, a new Decepticon leader who swiftly gathers a multitude of followers Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 and reprograms Autobots into obedient Decepticon soldiers. The Secret of Omega Supreme Searching for energy to fuel his growing war machine, Megatron stages attacks on Cybertron's outlying cities War Dawn and manages to slay Sentinel Prime. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 The Matrix eludes Megatron's grasp, however, having been loaded aboard the deep-space starship Van De Graaff. While passing the planet Beta-Nine en route to Cybertron, the ship is intercepted by Quintessons, who succeed in killing the Autobot crew but fail to take the Matrix. Mistaking the ship's disappearance for a Decepticon attack, the High Command prepares for the commencement of full hostilities. Councilor Magnum sends the nearby Eight Track and its captain Thunderclash to investigate. They are shot down over the planet by a Decepticon ship, and during the subsequent hostilities on the planet the young cadet Kup discovers the wreckage of the Van De Graaff and the bodies of the aliens and takes the Matrix. Kup manages to outwit the Decepticon leader Banzai-Tron with a booby trap and forces a surrender.

On returning to Cybertron, Thunderclash and his crew are rewarded for their bravery by being inducted into Magnum's newest intiative: as part of the Autobot's preparations for all-out war against the Decepticons, Thunderclash becomes the leader of a high ranking strike force within the Autobot Guard that will come to be knon as the "Elite Guard." Wings of Honor

In the meantime, the Matrix is returned to Cybertron, where it comes into the possession of its custodian Alpha Trion, formerly known as A-3. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 Wings of Honor

In other regions of Cybertron, the new flight powers of the Decepticons attract the attention of some Autobots, including a young dock worker named Orion Pax. However, Orion learns the folly of his ways when Megatron raids his workplace and plunders the energy within, fatally wounding himself, his girlfriend Ariel, and his friend Dion. War Dawn Sometime afterward, Dion's barely-functional body is found by Autobots, and with the help of Cop-Tur Dion receives a life-saving, full-body overhaul. Battle Lines, Part 1 At the suggestion of Magnum and Sentinel Major, he joins the Elite Guard, serving under Metalhawk. Dion's Wings Universe profile

Orion and Ariel, meanwhile are rescued by the time-travelling Aerialbots and brought to Alpha Trion. Trion rebuilds the two into battle-ready configurations, transforming them into "Optimus Prime" and "Elita One" and installing the Matrix in Optimus' chest. As the new leader of the Autobots, Optimus stands against Megatron's tyranny in the Third Cybertronian War. War Dawn

8 million years ago

Ten years later,<ref>Pete Sinclair has stated that the events of The Coming Storm take place ten years after War Dawn, which would set the story approximately 8,999,990 years ago.</ref> the Elite Guard has grown into a major player in the war, incorporating new members such as the weapons engineer Ironfist, the flight-capable Over-Run, The Coming Storm: Part 2 and the Stealth Team, led by AOU veteran Powerflash. Sentinel Major profile On the Decepticon side of the war, various Decepticon Warlords seek to consolidate their power over their domains, competing with one another as much as the Autobots and eventually forming a War Council consisting of various bit players. A Team Effort

Skeptical of Alpha Trion's "Prime Initiative," Magnum spearheads a new effort that will put the Elite Guard at the vanguard of the Autobot forces and commissions a new special operations unit designed to eliminate Decepticon leaders as they pop up: the Combaticons. The Coming Storm: Part 2 On their first mission, the Combaticons join forces with Metalhawk's squad to investigate a mysterious factory recently unearthed by an archeological dig. News of the artifact attracts the attention of Rage and his Stormtroopers, who succeed in stealing Brimstone's personality component and installing it into a new body. Brimstone is defeated when Brimstone's small body overloads from the power contained in his personality component and violently explodes, killing Rage and most of his men. Decepticon leader Deathsaurus, hearing of the adventure, takes a special interest in the Combaticons. Flames of Yesterday

The Combaticons continue to serve as part of the Elite Guard, though after investigating a potential Decepticon base The Coming Storm: Part 3 they are captured by Decepticons and returned to Deathsaurus. Preying on each of their insecurities in turn, Deathsaurus offers them a deal: if they turn against the Elite Guard, Deathsaurus will provide them with an upgrade that will allow them to quickly and painlessly end the war before it can engulf their world... a deal with the devil that Onslaught accepts. The Coming Storm: Part 4 As Decepticons, their existence proves troubling to Starscream, who worries that their ambition will lead to treachery. Battle Lines, Part 1

In the meantime, Magnus deploys the Stealth Team to apprehend Gutcruncher, searching for an anomalous asteroid. Aboard the Darklon the team manage to trick Gutcruncher's crew and reach the planetoid. In the ensuing battle, both sides are exposed to a massive dosage of mysterious radiation, bestowing them with extra power and speed but robbing them of the ability to transform. The Stealth Team are able to successfully subdue the Decepticons and return to Cybertron with them captive.

Subsequently, several Decepticon Warlords hold one of their customary meetings and are wiped out by Deathsaurus' lackey Falcon in a suicide bombing. Deathsaurus subsequently promotes Starscream to the rank of lieutenant to replace his fallen solier. A Team Effort

The turncoat Combaticons use their new combined mode "Bruticus to besiege the Elite Guard Headquarters, crushing Sentinel Major to death The Coming Storm: Part 5 and slaughtering many more Guardsmen until Dion successfully forces them to decombine; assuming that they've won, the Combaticons retreat. The Coming Storm: Part 6 With the Elite Guard in tatters from the massacre, Magnum discovers that the Autobot High Council have set up a new military under the direct command of Optimus Prime. Battle Lines, Part 1

While Prime and his team goes after Megatron, Magnum gathers what remains of the Elite Guard to find and eliminate Deathsaurus, whose forces are in disarray following the prior defeat of Bruticus. Battle Lines, Part 2 The Constructicons are captured by the Autobots; Deathsaurus retreats, but finds that during his absence Megatron has usurped his forces. Battle Lines, Part 4 Robo-Smashed warlord and Constructicon leader Hook throws his hat in with Megatron, and as a result he and his troops are upgraded with purloined combiner technology to form Devastator, while Starscream plots to one day overthrow Megatron and take his place. The Combaticons, who refuse to recognize Megatron's leadership, are reduced to personality components and interred in a Decepticon detention facility. Battle Lines, Part 5

A week later, Megatron's Decepticons attack Iacon using Devastator as a spearhead, but the Autobots succeed in bringing him down and turning the tide. In the battle, Dion and Magnum are both gravely wounded. Alpha Trion tries to repair them both, but ultimately only one pulls through. Trion rebuilds the survivor into "Ultra Magnus." Battle Lines, Part 6

Following the first fall of Devastator, Omega Supreme subsequently tracks down the Constructicon and tries to reverse Megatron's brainwashing, but discovers they have become a combiner, who attempts to use the Robo-Smasher to reprogram Omega Supreme. Omega destroys the machine and they flee before he recovers from the attack. The Secret of Omega Supreme

4 million years ago

The war continues apace for four million years. During this time, the Autobot race grows increasingly militarized, developing new innovations in attempts to win the war. As endless fighting depletes the planet's energy, fuel becomes scarce and several Autobots develop the voluntary "Micromaster" upgrade to mitigate fuel consumption. Battle Lines, Part 6

Many Autobots — including some Elite Guard veterans — soon tire of the war and choose to flee Cybertron entirely, colonizing distant worlds like Paradron and Antilla to escape the war. Fight or Flee Cosmic Rust By four million years ago Optimus Prime supervises the secret construction of the Ark, a ship that will carry a team of Autoots into space to search for more energy. Battle Lines, Part 6 More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

By the time that they are prepared to launch the ship, the Decepticons, having caught word of the Autobot plan, attack and the Autobots are forced to leave early without several crew members. The Decepticons, led by Megatron, give chase aboard the Nemesis, while Shockwave, Megatron's loyal enforcer, stays behind to keep watch over Cybertron in his leader's absence. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

The launch of the Ark is observed by Alpha Trion and a small group of Autobot stragglers who failed to make it aboard in time. Prime and his crew believe Elita One and her team have been destroyed. The Search for Alpha Trion With the energy shortages threatening the Autobots with extinction, Trion prepares Stasis hibernation pods for the Autobots on Cybertron, programmed to reactivate their inhabitants when energy becomes plentiful again. Kup foregoes the hibernation procedure and, over the next few million years, undergoes rapid aging as a result of the energon-depleted world. Battle Lines, Part 6

In space, the Nemesis catches up with the Ark. The Decepticons board the Ark and battle with the Autobot crew, until the out-of-control vessel crashes in Mount St. Hilary on Earth. The impact knocks both sides offline for several million years. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

Three Decepticons abandon the Nemesis aboard an escape pod before the ship impacts Earth. Their escape pod crash lands in Bali, where they adopt new alternate modes based off the native insects. Becoming the "Insecticons", the trio quietly ride out the next four million years in the Demon Swamp by converting organic matter into fuel. A Plague of Insecticons

With the Autobots lost and the energy-depleted planet now firmly under the control of the Decepticons, Alpha Trion seeks an alternate solution: using the remains of a Decepticon shuttle, Alpha Trion builds a new Transformer and imbues it with life using Vector Sigma to create the first of a new breed: Jhiaxus, driven by the need to unify and protect all Transformers. Jhiaxus assembles a force of Decepticons willing to negotiate with the Autobots, but Shockwave and his loyalists oppose. The two forces clash, and Jhiaxus is assumed dead in the crossfire — but Jhiaxus survives, going into hiding. Jhiaxus bio

180,000 years ago

Approximately 180,000 years ago,<ref>Primeval Dawn Part 2</ref> time-travelling Maximals and Predacons arrive from the future via transwarp technology. In the intervening period of time between the crash of the Ark and the arrival of these descendants, Earth has been selected by the extradimensional Vok as a testbed for their experiments, involving gigantic quantities of energon and the deployment of a second moon in the planet's orbit. To cope with the energon radiation, both factions of Transformers are forced to adopt beast modes based off the native life forms, kicking off the Beast Wars. Beast Wars (Part 1) The presence of Cybertronians on Earth interfere in the Vok's experiments and the aliens attempt to sterilize the planet. Optimus Primal sacrifices his life to stop this, Other Voices, Part 2 destroying the moon but releasing a quantum surge that mutates several of the Beast Warriors. Aftermath

Eventually, it becomes clear that Predacon leader Megatron has deliberately travelled back in time to prehistoric Earth on the instructions of his namesake, the Decepticon Megatron, in an attempt to alter history and win the war before it ever begins. The Predacons first turn their efforts towards wiping out primitive humanity, only for Dinobot to sacrifice himself to save them. Code of Hero Megatron then unearths the Ark and kills Optimus Prime in an attempt to erase the Autobots from existence, but the resulting timestorm is averted after the Maximals successfully repair the Autobot leader; the Maximals subsequently relocate to Mount St. Hilary to defend their ancestors from any further meddling, Optimal Situation though their efforts are not always successful. Master Blaster

Tarantulas eventually unearths the Decepticon warship Nemesis, which Megatron subsequently hijacks to wipe out the Ark and its occupants. The Predacon leader is captured, and the Maximals and their prisoner return to their own time aboard one of the Ark's shuttles... except for Waspinator, who stays behind to be worshipped by the anthropoids. Nemesis Part 1 Nemesis Part 2 He remains there until the anthropoids kick him out and he leaves Earth to return to Cybertron. The Catalyst

100,000 years ago

While on Dread, Kup is captured by the Orbs and forced to work as a slave in the death crystal mines. He manages to escape and is about to free other slaves when the sudden appearance of Chaos scares him away. Chaos

5,000 years ago

Just as Niko Don is about to send his creation Nijika out to space, the Quintessons disable the Zamojin's telepathic abilities and place Planet Zamojin under quadrant lock, an event remembered as the "Night of the Devils." The Face of the Nijika

543

Four Decepticons, two Autobots, and one human travel accidentally travel back in time after stumbling across the mystical Dragon Mound. They become involved in a dispute between Aetheling the Red and Wigend of Blackthorn and soon return to their own time via the wizard Beorht. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court

14th century

A spaceship containing a Cybertronian weather control unit is unearthed by Persians. The device's activation causes a great disaster, and so the King of Persia seals its power core inside a golden shell, the Pearl of Bahoudin. The ornate treasure is buried in the Galata Valley. Trans-Europe Express

1977

The Voyager spacecraft is launched. At some point after reawakening, Megatron will intercept the craft and inscribe a message on the golden disc it carries — with time-travelling transwarp technology in development, he orders his descendants to change history and ensure a Decepticon victory by killing Optimus Prime in the past. The Agenda (Part 2)

1984

A volcanic eruption jars the Ark within and inadvertently reactivates the Ark's systems, including its Teletraan I computer. The Ark's systems repair and reactivate the slumbering Autobots and Decepticons, rebuilding their alternate modes so as to resemble Earth machinery. Driven by the need build a new spaceship and leave Earth, Megatron and his forces set about gathering energy, but are opposed by Optimus Prime and their new human allies, the Witwickys. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 The Decepticons build the Victory to try and return to Cybertron, but it crashes and sinks to the bottom of the ocean thanks to Mirage's sabotage. More than Meets the Eye, Part 3 Earth's governments soon become aware of the extraterrestrials and cooperate with them. More than Meets the Eye, Part 3

After eons, Shockwave finally contacts Megatron and informs him of a space bridge that will allow transport between the two planets, though the Autobots foil their initial plan of conquest. Transport to Oblivion The Autobots gain new allies: befriending Chip Chase, Roll for It unearthing Skyfire, Fire in the Sky and constructing the Dinobots. S.O.S. Dinobots War of the Dinobots

Eventually, Megatron cuts a deal with the evil Doctor Arkeville, using his hypno-chip to brainwash humans into constructing a large space bridge that pulls Cybertron into Earth's orbit. The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 The Autobots ultimately foil the plot, but Cybertron remains near Earth. The Ultimate Doom, Part 3 The energy awakens several Autobots in hibernation, who eventually travel to Earth to join up with Optimus Prime's Autobots. Battle Lines, Part 6 The Decepticons reunite with the Insecticons, who rejoin Megatron's forces. A Plague of Insecticons

During this time, the human special mission force known as G.I. Joe begin a war with the human terrorist organization Cobra. Serpent O.R.'s Wings Universe profile Only Human

1985

The Autobots continue to battle the Decepticons, foiling Megatron's grandiose and frequently nonsensical schemes for energy. On one such madcap adventure, Spike meets Carly, his future wife. The Immobilizer

Joined by the new Autobots, Optimus Prime's forces locate and defend a temporally-unstable island from Decepticons, which becomes home to the five Dinobots. Dinobot Island, Part 1 Dinobot Island, Part 2 A handful of Autobots and Decepticons are accidentally transported to a world of gigantic aliens; Child's Play the Autobots return via a space-capable toy rocket and briefly contend with the alien gambler Bosch, the bounty hunter Devcon and the excesses of Lord Gyconi on the voyage back to Earth. The Gambler

Frustrated by his repeated failures, Megatron travels to Cybertron and accesses Vector Sigma to create the five Stunticons. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 Optimus Prime and Alpha Trion follow him and use Vector Sigma to forge the Aerialbots, Trion merging himself with the computer to bring them online. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2

Starscream accesses the Decepticon Detention Center and returns the Combaticons to operational status as his own personal army, which ends in their banishment.Starscream's Brigade The Combaticons return to Cybertron and overthrow Shockwave, forcing a brief pan-factional alliance to take down Bruticus; Megatron secretly has the Combaticon combiner reprogrammed to be loyal to him. The Revenge of Bruticus

1993

The Earth Defense Command is founded sometime before this date. Optimus Prime and the Autobots work with the EDC to encourage a stronger link between the two species; using technology reverse-engineered from Vector Sigma, a handful of prototypes based off experimental science give rise to the first Cyberfactory. These Cyberfactories are designed to manufacture new Transformer life and soon give rise to a "second generation" of neutral Cybertronians with the rights and statuses of Earth citizens. Generation 2: Redux

Around this time, Spike and Carly get married and give birth to Daniel Witwicky.

2001

The Decepticons successfully conquer Cybertron, and their victory prompts a diaspora of Autobot refugees to flee Cybertron in favor of Earth. The Transformers The Autobots maintain a skeleton crew on Cybertron's two moons, The Transformers: The Movie as Optimus Prime coordinates the evacuation efforts. On Earth, the Autobots begin the construction of Autobot City, a new embassy for Cybertronian expatriates. The Transformers Soundwave attempts to find the Matrix, which has been hidden in the construction site, but is defeated by Hot Rod, who glimpses an inkling of his future in the battle for the Matrix. The Transformers

2005

After four years of regrouping on Earth, Optimus Prime makes preparations to try and retake Cybertron from the Decepticons. However, Megatron catches wind of the Autobot tactics; he and many Decepticons trail their ship to Earth and wage the Battle of Autobot City. Numerous Autobots die over the course of the siege, which is only ended when Optimus Prime engages Megatron in solo combat. Optimus is able to fatally wound Megatron, but soon dies from his own wounds and entrusts the Matrix to Ultra Magnus.

The Unicron War begins immediately afterwards as Unicron, hoping to remove his one weakness, approaches Cybertron to destroy the Matrix. Starscream briefly seizes command and throws Megatron and other wounded combatants out of Astrotrain, where they encounter Unicron. Unicron uses his powers to rebuild Megatron into the powerful Galvatron, recreating other fallen Decepticons into Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps. Galvatron kills Starscream and Unicron sends his creation to Earth to find and destroy Matrix. The Transformers: The Movie Unbeknownst to any, Starscream's mutant spark survives as a disembodied "ghost" unmoored from time and space. Starscream's Ghost Starscream randomly bounces backwards and forwards in time, briefly interfering with the Beast Wars on prehistoric Earth. Possession

The Autobots flee Earth, adventuring across Quintessa and Junkion and gathering more allies along the way, befriending Wheelie and Wreck-Gar's tribe of Junkions. Galvatron defeats Ultra Magnus and steals the Matrix, but his attempt to use it on Unicron fails and his betrayal drives Unicron enough to attack Cybertron.

The Autobots and their new friends regroup for a combined attack on the planet-eater; in the chaos, Hot Rod manages to take the Matrix back from Galvatron and its energies transform him into "Rodimus Prime." Rodimus defeats Galvatron and throws him into space; opening the Matrix, he destroys Unicron from within. In the aftermath, Rodimus takes command of the Autobots. The Transformers: The Movie

2006

With their erstwhile leader missing in action, the Decepticons fall into infighting and are quickly driven off Cybertron entirely, regrouping on the barren planet of Chaar. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 Cyclonus tracks Galvtron to the hostile world of Thrull, where he discovers that exposure to the planet's plasma pools has rendered Galvatron immensely powerful but violently insane. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2

With the Decepticons on the retreat, Rodimus turns his attention to rebuilding relations with the rest of the galaxy and attends the Galactic Olympics on Athenia. The Decepticons, however, have forged an alliance with the Quintessons, and attack the event and kidnap Rodimus, Magnus, and several other Autobots. To destroy the Autobots they have captured and the Matrix, the Quintessons explode Quintessa. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2

As part of their plan to reconquer Cybertron, the Quintessons buy the loyalty of the Decepticons on Chaar before Galvatron returns. The Quintesson-led Decepticons attack the Autobots at Goo #8739B Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 before Galvatron returns and agrees to an alliance with the aliens. Hoping to find a connection between the Transformers and Quintesson, Rodimus journeys deep into the Matrix to discover the long-lost origins of his people. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 The Quintesson-Decepticon alliance attacks on two fronts by siccing Trypticon on Earth and destroying the Ark before Metroplex transforms and stops him. Seeking to retake their old planet, the Quintessons attempt to pull a kill switch on Cybertron, which Galvatron unwittingly obliges. With every Transformer frozen, Spike saves the day by destroying the switch, sending the Quintessons panicking off the planet and the Decepticons into retreat. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

Though the Decepticon alliance crumbles, the Quintessons remain active participants in the war as wild cards: kidnapping Autobots and Decepticons for psychological experiments, The Killing Jar briefly reanimating Optimus Prime as a zombie puppet to trick Rodimus into surrendering the Matrix, Dark Awakening and using a gigantic Time Window to reach back in time to the Autobot Rebellion and prevent it from ever coming to pass. Forever Is a Long Time Coming

At some point, Octane steals Trypticon, but his rebellion fails and, banished from the Decepticons, becomes an Autobot freighter. He encounters Starscream's ghost after Galvatron puts out a hit on the ex-Decepticon, who saves him from death and causes trouble by possessing both Cyclonus and Scourge. Starscream's Ghost Starscream returns to make trouble, this time striking a deal with Unicron to help the planet-eater regain a physical body. Starscream steals parts from Autobots and Decepticons to transform the planet itself into Unicron's new form, but Unicron's Faustian pact soon backfires and Starscream is sent flying into space when the Autobots detonate energon cubes inside Unicron to knock his head back into orbit. Ghost in the Machine

Daniel and Grimlock accidentally travel into Menonia, encountering Mara-Al-Utha; they work with the deposed "Golden One" to overthrow the alien sorcerer and return the magical realm to its rightful state. Madman's Paradise

The battles against the Decepticons and Quintessons spread to new worlds, including the musical planet of Eurythma, Carnage in C-Minor the warring worlds of Lanarq and Xetaxxis, The Quintesson Journal and the invasion — and eventual destruction of the long-lost Autobot colony Paradron. Fight or Flee The Quintessons eventually unleash the Dweller on Cybertron, which badly backfires. The Dweller in the Depths

Following the defeat and collapse of Cobra, its commander falls on hard times and, under the alias "Old Snake," becomes an independent contractor in the New York underworld. He sells the crime boss Victor Drath some of his synthoid technology, which Drath uses to transfer the minds of Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, Springer, and Arcee into human forms. Though Drath's plan is foiled, Only Human the caper rekindles Old Snake's lust for power. Reactivating some old Cobra assets, he begins a new project to try and create "Serpent O.R." ultimate warrior by uploading the greatest military minds from Earth's history into a deactivated Sweep. The EDC intervenes, and in the ensuing fight Hawk is accidentally knocked into the Brainwave Scanner, creating a Decepticon warrior with EDC sympathies. Skeptical of his loyalty, the Decepticons eventually place him in charge of a motley group of low-ranking soldiers. Serpent O.R.'s Wings Universe profile

To supplant Unicron, Primacron creates the energy being Tornedron. The Oracle summons a group of "Primitive" Transformers to help battle and defeat the creature; Call of the Primitives shortly afterwards, the Autobots help free Zamojin from Quintesson oppression. The Face of the Nijika

And so it was decreed that Transformers must be 1984 forever.

Following his brief resurrection and subsequent sacrifice at the hands of the Quintessons Dark Awakening, Jessica Morgan and Gregory Swofford discover Optimus' body drifting in space. They discover the body covered in mysterious, aggression-heightening spores; when a Terrorcon attack leaves Jessica injured, her father Mark Morgan uses Optimus' body to lure the Autobots and infect them all with the Hate Plague. The plague spreads out of control, threatening the entire galaxy, so a handful uninfected Autobots convince the Quintesson Klementia to resurrect the Optimus in exchange for saving his life. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 Klementia also rebuilds the gravely wounded Bumblebee into Goldbug. Optimus Prime confronts the infected Rodimus, seizing control of the Matrix and using it to purge the Hate Plague from the universe - saving the galaxy but draining the Matrix. Rodimus returns to Hot Rod and Optimus Prime reassumes command of the Autobots. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2

2007

Galvatron and his forces attack Cybertron to steal the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber. In the ensuing fight, the Autobots Hardhead and Cerebros manage to wrest the Key away from the Decepticons, but the unleashed plasma energies has the side effect of warping their ship to the distant world of Nebulos. Teaming up with Gort's resistance against the Hive, the shipwrecked Autobots decide to become "Headmasters" to take down the Hive's war machines. The Rebirth, Part 1 Chasing the Autobots to the planet, the Decepticons team up with Zarak and undergo the same process, some of them becoming Targetmasters. Their alliance culminates in the creation and deployment of the titanic Scorponok. The Rebirth, Part 2

With Galvatron back in possession of the Key and willing to dstroy both Earth and Cybertron, the Autobots retaliate by using Cerebros and Spike Witwicky to form Fortress Maximus. Both Galvatron and Zarak's forces are left to retreat, and excess energy from the Plasma Energy Chamber succeeds in revitalizing Cybertron's energy capacitors.

With Cybertron reborn and the Decepticons largely scattered to the stars, the second Golden Age of Cybertron begins. The Rebirth, Part 3

2010

Though the Decepticons have been beaten, they are not defeated; Galvatron and Zarak lead the majority of their forces into deep space beyond Nebulos. In response, the Autobots send most of their military to puruse their foes, leaving only a skeleton crew behind at Autobot City to safeguard the people of Earth. While this means that the worst Decepticons are safely contained to a distant region of the galaxy, it also means that the "Generation 2 Transformers," born of the Cyberfactories, begin to splinter along the ideological lines drawn by their forefathers, resulting in Pyro's "Generation 2 Autobots" taking on Clench's outlaw Decepticon Syndicate, who form an alliance with the Quintessons' new generation of Sharkticons led by Sky-Byte. Generation 2: Redux

While pursuing one such Decepticon holdout out in space, Kup and the Dinobots run afoul of Scourge, but are able to defeat him after taking some advice from one of Kup's old war stories. Wings of Honor

On Earth, the new war between the young Transformers and their allies takes a new turn when Clench attacks the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland to create forestoneite: an mutagenic fuel that grants assorted superpowers to its users. When the Autobots catch up with the Decepticons and launch a counterattack, the vaporized fuel infects dozens of Autobots and Decepticons, granting them all supernatural powers as a result. One canister of Forestonite finds its way into the possession of an evil Wheeljack from another universe as part of his efforts to locate Nexus Prime.Generation 2: Redux

The Coming Storm: Part 1 Generation 2: Redux A Flash Forward

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