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The '''IDW Generation 1 continuity''' is the storyline of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] reboot comic-book series, begun in [[2005]]. It is separate from all other Generation 1 fiction, re-imagining the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] as a galaxy-spanning conflict, with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] abandoned as a dead husk and teams from both sides covertly operating on various alien worlds to defend or destroy the native populations—including [[Earth]].

==Overview==
==="-ations"===
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Masterminded by classic Transformers author [[Simon Furman]] and told across several consecutive mini-series—almost all given titles ending with "-ation" (''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'', etc.), hence this becoming a catch-all term for Furman's time on the books—and interlocking single-character "[[The Transformers: Spotlight|spotlight]]" one-shots, the story of IDW's first "era" brings the [[Transformer]]s into the modern day. The traditional "crashed on Earth 4 million years ago" origin is done away with, replaced with a cloak-and-dagger storyline of aliens hiding in plain sight on Earth, not dissimilar to the approach that would be taken in a few years by the [[Transformers (film)|live-action film]]. With [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] an uninhabitable wasteland, Earth is presented as simply one of many battlegrounds in a galaxy-spanning war of subversion and conquest that sees the [[Decepticon]]s employ a [[Infiltration protocol|strict protocol]] of infiltration as they attempt to take over alien worlds. [[Alternate mode]]s serve a very real and important purpose of disguise, as discovery by natives is strictly forbidden by both factions. Open conflict is rare, and battles are often fought entirely in vehicle forms. The series is much darker then the original Marvel comics and G1 cartoon, featuring Autobots who make morally ambiguous decisions, Decepticons that regularly kill humans and Autobots, and many themes of horrific modification, racism, and civilian casualties.

The story opens on Earth, as the Decepticons there have discovered a wildly powerful [[Ore-13|source of energy]], and break protocol to secure it. This soon brings both [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] to the planet, escalating the conflict. The [[human]]s are deeply involved as well, both innocent bystanders and active covert organizations such as the [[Machination]], led by a rogue Cybertronian in hiding and seeking to create a Transformer-human hybrid, and [[Skywatch]], a secret US military organization who have control of multiple Transformers who visited Earth prior to the current conflict. As protocol collapses and the war grows more devastating, threats begin to arrive from space: first the alien [[Reaper]]s, and then a cabal of undead ancient Transformers who attempt to destroy the universe by unleashing the power of the [[Dead Universe]] they serve.

====Cast====
Unconstrained by the needs of portraying a current toyline, Furman was offered a much greater choice in the characters he could feature in his stories, opening with an assortment of the more familiar 1984/85 [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons, but with the added wild cards of the [[Battlecharger]]s. Major characters from latter portions of the Generation 1 franchise like [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] were soon to join, as were fan favorites from Furman's days on the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel series]] like [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Popular characters who had never had a chance to shine in Western fiction like [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and [[Doubledealer]] became prominent antagonists, while some, such as [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], seemed like almost random additions! Perhaps the greatest example of characters being unconstrained by previous depictions was the transformation of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] into a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]].

For ''Infiltration'', artist [[E. J. Su]] created new designs for many members of the cast, giving them updated, modern alternate modes—central protagonist [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], for instance, became a Dodge Sprinter ambulance, versus his original Generation 1 design of "van with lightbar on top"—with [[robot mode]]s reworked accordingly. A few characters retained their original alternate modes but gained updated robot modes, such as [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], while characters like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] stuck to their original designs.

====Technology====
One of the more distinctive elements of Furman's run was the large amount of new technology employed by the characters in waging their cold war. The Autobots disguise their true nature with solid-light "[[holomatter]]" projections which serve as decoy drivers for their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s, and function as avatars for the Autobots, even quite some distance away, allowing them to covertly interact with a planet's natives. The Decepticons also make use of the human form, employing [[facsimile construct]]s — synthetic humans used to destabilize the societies of target worlds.

Several long-standing concepts that are commonplace in Transformers stories were wound back to their point of origin so their development could be integrated into the ongoing tale. [[Combiner]] technology, for instance, is not in use at the outset of the series, appearing only as a failed experiment that yielded the barbaric [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. [[Pretender]] technology likewise appeared only as a failed experiment, and Headmaster tech makes its debut after years of covert and illegal development. Even the faithful standby of [[space bridge]] travel is not available to the main characters, who instead employ a short-range teleportation method called "[[orbital jump]]". On the flipside, Furman chose to directly incorporate the implicitly-ever-present concept of [[size changing]], a topic generally left to fan discussion and untouched by official fiction, depicting the attendant mass-displacement as highly energy consumptive.

====Other creators====
Every mini-series and one-shot that was part of the major ongoing story of the "-ations" era was scripted by Simon Furman, but a few other publications at the time saw other writers take the reigns. [[Eric Holmes]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' explored the early days of the war on Cybertron, centring on the rise of the Decepticon leader, while the freedom offered by the "Spotlight" format yielded three one-shot tales by new writers: a psycho-thriller horror about [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] by [[Nick Roche]], a confusing parallel timeline story featuring [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] by [[George Strayton]], and a new take on [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] with a humorous bent by [[Stuart Moore]]. Moore also took up scripting duties on a four-issue ''[[New Avengers/Transformers]]'' crossover that took place within the present-day events of the "-ations" storyline and was co-published with [[Marvel Comics]].

===''All Hail Megatron''===
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Seeking to provide a jumping-on point for new readers, IDW brought Simon Furman's run to a truncated end with the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' storyline. While the writer wrapped up what loose ends he could in a follow-up mini-series, ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'', the new series began—''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', a "soft reboot" taking place one year after the end of Furman's storyline and beginning ''in medias res'', with the Autobots mysteriously absent, and the Decepticons free to rain destruction on Earth. As was the case during Furman's run, "Spotlight" one-shots supplemented the series, but were by a variety of creators and rarely tied into its events.

This twelve-issue series was written by newcomer [[Shane McCarthy]] with art primarily by [[Guido Guidi]], and courted controversy among fans for its near-complete abandonment of much of the world-building done during Furman's tenure. The story's cast was stripped down to the major players from 1984–1986, with many characters redesigned to either resemble the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], or to promote their new toys in the current ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' line. Perhaps the most enduring element associated with this year-long era for IDW's Transformers was the introduction of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], an original Autobot character created by McCarthy who was eventually turned into a toy a few years later in spite of his polarizing effect on the fandom.

The series was initially intended to be followed by a four-issue mini-series entitled ''All Hail Megatron: Coda'', which would contain a variety of short stories that were supposed to address some of the continuity issues between Furman and McCarthy's run. Instead, these four issues were released as issues #13-16 of ''All Hail Megatron'', and contained stories that bridged the gap between the series and the upcoming ongoing comic book.

===Ongoing series===
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Serving as another jumping-on point for new readers, the [[The Transformers (IDW)|''Transformers'' ongoing series]] by new writer [[Mike Costa]] launched at the start of 2010, beginning two years after the end of ''All Hail Megatron''. As the series begins, the Autobots are attempting to figure out what to do next after the end of the war, while being hounded by the refurbished Skywatch, led by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. The death of [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] prompts Optimus Prime to retire his post as leader, surrendering himself to Skywatch and leaving leadership split between Bumblebee and [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]; the former soon takes sole command when a disastrous deal brokered with some Decepticon stragglers forces a disgraced Hot Rod to go it alone. An alliance is soon forged between the Autobots and Skywatch without the knowledge of the government, but everything soon goes wrong when the Decepticons launch a revenge attack on two fronts, assaulting the Autobots directly on the battlefield, and manipulating human minds to turn popular opinion against them.

The ongoing proceeded to transition into a more "space-based" approach to storytelling as it headed towards its final storyline, beginning with the three-part "Space Opera" storyline, and followed by the flashback-heavy "Chaos Theory", a look into Megatron and Optimus Prime's relationship penned by [[James Roberts]]. Roberts co-authored the final arc, "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]", in which the Autobots battle both the returned [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and his army, and the true evil of the Dead Universe, [[D-Void]]. "Chaos" had originally been intended to be a separate mini-series, but was incorporated into the ongoing, which shipped bi-weekly for the duration of the storyline, with alternating issues focusing on the final story on Earth as the Skywatch alliance finally breaks down. Concluding with its 31st issue, the series was wrapped up at the end of 2011 with the one-shot "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]," jointly written by James Roberts and [[John Barber]], who went on to author the new series that launched the following year.

====Art style====
The ongoing heralded the return of popular artist [[Don Figueroa]] to Transformers comics, having left two years prior. Figueroa debuted a new take on Transformer designs that reformatted the entire cast yet again in a very different, mechanically complex design-style that was both evocative of the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie series]], and immediately very unpopular with the fandom. In a new move, IDW did not require their artists to adhere to these designs, and so the various companion mini-series published alongside the ongoing (see below), and even later issues of the series itself drawn by different artists, featured a bevy of styles and designs that played fast and loose with any kind of consistency regarding character appearance and alternate mode. Artist [[Alex Milne]] went on to take over as main artist for the series at the year-and-a-half mark, and introduced some consistency by drawing the characters in streamlined versions of their Figueroa designs.

====Companion mini-series====
Bumblebee's rise to leadership is chronicled in a [[The Transformers: Bumblebee|companion mini-series]] published concurrently with the first arc of the ongoing, by [[Zander Cannon]] and [[Chee Yang Ong]]. Also released simultaneously as the third part of this opening hat-trick of books was ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', a mini-series following the activities of the much-loved [[Wrecker|Autobot commando team]] elsewhere in the galaxy. Written and drawn by IDW rising star Nick Roche with the aid of longtime fan-author [[James Roberts]], this mini was a breakout super-hit that turned the creative team into fandom darlings, and led to Roberts becoming a regular writer in 2012 (see below). 

Costa would also script the final ''Spotlight'' one-shot to date, centered on [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] with art by E. J. Su, and the ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide|Ironhide]]'' series, following up the story of the character's apparent death, illustrated by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. These were followed at the end of 2010 by ''[[The Transformers: Drift|Drift]]'', in which Shane McCarthy returned to explore the backstory of his creation, drawn by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]].

Build up to ''Chaos'' took place across two other mini-series: the two-issue ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', a tie-in to IDW's cross-franchise event, and ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'', which both picked back up on lingering continuity points from Simon Furman's run, following Galvatron in his mission to raise an army against D-Void. Both series were scripted by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]], with Nick Roche illustrated the well-received former; conversely, a disjointed story and art from [[Ulises Farinas]], clearly unfamiliar with and lacking the ability to draw Transformers, left ''Heart of Darkness'' as perhaps the worst-received offering of the ongoing era.

===''More than Meets the Eye'', ''Robots in Disguise'', and ''Windblade''===
2012 ushered in not one, but two new ongoing series as successors to the previous series. Establishing that the remaining Transformers had been picked up from Earth, both series are exclusively space-based. Most characters had been redesigned again, but the in-story explanation is that they were courtesy of Wheeljack (at least for the Autobots). Despite the two series going in different directions, they are connected to each other in various ways — sharing cover images that connect with the other series, and themes (like the Dinobots) featured in both series in August 2012. Both series also start a new tradition since IDW's takeover of the license: special Annual issues. Both series are not afraid to kill popular characters (Furman would be proud). The writers of both series collaborate closely with one another. Both series crossed over in 2013 to 2014 for the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" event.

The aftermath of "Dark Cybertron" saw companion miniseries return in full force, starting out with one starring [[Hasbro]]'s "fan-created" character, the female Autobot [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. This was followed by prequel series ''[[The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy]]'', loose ''More than Meets the Eye'' tie-in ''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'', a second volume of ''Windblade'', and then long-awaited sequel ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]''. 2014 saw ''Robots in Disguise'' being retitled as simply ''"The Transformers"'', starting with [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|issue #35]], to avoid confusion with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]]. ''The Transformers'' later crossed over with ''Windblade'' vol. 2 in 2015 for the ''[[Combiner Wars]]'' event.

====''More than Meets the Eye''====
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''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', by [[James Roberts]], focuses around Rodimus's crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and their efforts to find the mystical [[Knights of Cybertron]]. The cast is very diverse — many of the main characters have had little to no prior focus in Transformers fiction. Roberts pulls heavily from both [[Simon Furman]]'s run and his own prior efforts to establish a rich continuity.

====''Robots in Disguise''/''The Transformers''====
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''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', authored by [[John Barber]], involves the efforts of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] to maintain peace over a post-war, primitive Cybertron. He's joined by [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] to appeal to the [[NAIL]]s and Decepticons, respectively. Unfortunately, plots by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and various Decepticons threaten to undermine the new peace.

====''Windblade''====
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While ''The Transformers'' shifted focus from Cybertron to Earth, ''Windblade'' takes over the focus on Cybertron. ''Windblade'', by [[Mairghread Scott]], focuses on the young [[Caminus|Camien]] [[cityspeaker]] Windblade on her mission on her ancestral planet and second homeworld Cybertron. A key player in her mission is the elected ruler of Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], who schemes to gain more power for himself as Cybertron re-establishes contact with its long-lost colonies.

==Media==
The continuity includes the following series, listed in approximate ''chronological'' order:

*''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin]]'' — A four-issue miniseries. Megatron rises from a laboring miner to founder and leader of the [[Decepticon]] faction.
*''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' — An irregularly ongoing series of one-shot stories focusing on a single Transformer per issue. The stories generally fit in to various points in the Transformers' history.
*''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'', a digital comic written by [[Flint Dille]] and drawn by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
*''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity]]'', sequel to Autocracy by the same creative team.
*''[[The Transformers: Primacy]]'', sequel to Monstrosity by the same creative team.
*''[[The Transformers: Infiltration]]'' — A seven-issue miniseries (issues #0 to #6). On Earth, the Decepticons have discovered a potent new power source, and risk everything to exploit it.
*''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' — A four-issue miniseries (issues #7 to #10). On the burnt-out husk of Cybertron, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] works to revive the ultra-powerful but crazed Thunderwing.
*''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' — Sequel to ''Infiltration''. Six-issue miniseries (issues #11 to #16). The war on Earth breaks out into open conflict as the Decepticons attempt to make use of the newly discovered Ore-13.
*''[[New Avengers/Transformers]]'' — A four-issue miniseries. The Earth Autobots team up with the superhero squad the [[Avengers|New Avengers]] to confront the Decepticons in the country of [[Latveria]].
*''[[The Transformers: Devastation]]'' — Sequel to ''Escalation''. Six-issue miniseries (issues #17 to #22). Megatron throws caution and protocol to the wind, unleashing his ultimate warrior, Sixshot, on the Earth-based Autobots.
*''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' — Sequel to ''Devastation'', presented as a special series of four ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]''s. The Autobots abandon Earth to deal with the threat of the [[Dead Universe]].
*''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots]]'' — Sequel to ''Revelation''. Five-issue miniseries that features [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]], and the return of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]].
*''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' — A 16-issue maxi-series dealing with the fate of Earth at the hands of the Decepticons after the banishment of the Autobots.
*''[[The Transformers Continuum]]'' — A one-issue (somewhat skewed) history of the Transformers thus far.
*''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' — A five-issue miniseries spotlighting the [[Wrecker|Autobot subgroup]]'s adventures outside of Earth. Published alongside the ongoing series but set, initially, before it.
*''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' ongoing series — takes place 2 years after ''All Hail Megatron'', with the Autobots in hiding from the military out to destroy them. Concludes at issue #31.
*''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'' — A four-issue miniseries focused on Bumblebee as the newly elected Autobot leader, which takes place between issues #3 and #5 of the ongoing series.
*''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'' — A four-issue miniseries revolving around [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]'s mysterious resurrection on Cybertron. It was written by [[Mike Costa]] with art by [[Casey Coller]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
*''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'' — A four-issue miniseries that was published biweekly, beginning in August 2010. It focuses on [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s past as a Decepticon and was written by Drift's creator — [[Shane McCarthy]] — with art by [[Alex Milne]] (line-art) and [[Josh Perez]] (colors).
*''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness]]'' — A four-issue miniseries focusing on Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps, and on events that take place between the ''All Hail Megatron'' Coda and ''Infestation''. Written by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]], with art by [[Ulises Farinas]].
*''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'' — IDW multi-franchise (with ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', and ''Ghostbusters'') crossover event. With [[zombie]]s. Written by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]], with art by [[Nick Roche]].
*''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' — A one-shot comic in which the Autobots' leader confronts the ire of newly arrived non-affiliated Cybertronians renounces his title of Prime.
*''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' — An ongoing continuation of ''The Transformers'' that begun in January 2012, written by [[James Roberts]].
*''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' — The second ongoing split off from ''The Transformers'', written by [[John Barber]] that started in January 2012. Retitled ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 in 2014 to avoid confusion with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 franchise of the same name]].
*''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|The Transformers: Dark Cybertron]]'' — A 12-issue maxi-series crossover of ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''More than Meets the Eye''. Written by Barber and Roberts.
*''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'' — A four-issue miniseries focusing on [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] in the wake of the "Dark Cybertron" crossover event, written by [[Mairghread Scott]] and drawn by [[Sarah Stone]]. A second series, published as an ongoing, followed the first.
*''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' - A four-issue mini-series staring Drift and Ratchet who face off against an old enemy. Written by James Barber with artwork by Guido Guidi (penciler), [[Stephen Baskerville]] (inker), and [[John-Paul Bove]] (colorist).
*''[[The Transformers: Punishment]]'' - A five-issue motion comic miniseries involving Optimus Prime trying to solve a series of murders that are happening on Cybertron, written by John Barber and illustrated by Livio Ramondelli.
*''[[Combiner Wars|The Transformers: Combiner Wars]]'' - A six-issue maxi-series crossover of ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 (formerly ''Robots in Disguise'') and ''Windblade'' vol. 2.
*''[[An Uneventful Night|The Transformers: Combiner Hunters]]'' - A one-shot comic set in the aftermath of the "Combiner Wars".
*''[[The Transformers: Redemption]]'' - An upcoming one-shot sequel to ''Punishment''.
*''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers]]'' - An upcoming five-issue miniseries sequel to ''Last Stand of the Wreckers''.
*''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One]]'' - An upcoming ongoing follow-up to ''Windblade''.

==Timeline==
''See main article: [[IDW timeline]].''

==Notes==
*As of, roughly, issue #6 of the 2009 ongoing series, there have been more issues of the IDW continuity published than there were in the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]]. 
*When IDW first picked up the ''Transformers'' license, Simon Furman pitched a story that would have tied in to his idea for a ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' ongoing comic, and would possibly have been in continuity with the [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics. The G1 story would have begun with the destruction of Cybertron and the discovery that the destruction of [[Unicron]] in the [[universal stream|Aurex cluster]] had destabilized the entire [[omniverse]]. To save all of existence, the Autobots travel across the galaxy attempting to reassemble an artifact called the 'Decepticon Matrix', which would have resurrected Unicron - a plot which parallels that of ''Cybertron'', in which the Autobots seek out the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to revive [[Primus]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] would have appeared in both series, travelling between universes to guide both groups of Autobots in their quest. It seems that series would then have come together with the concurrent ''Cybertron'' comic as Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] were brought together for a final, epic clash.<ref>Pitch printed in ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''</ref>

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