Editing Precursor World

[[File:Precursor World Diagram.jpg|thumb|300px|A handy chart]]
The '''Precursor World''' (前史世界 ''Zenshi Sekai'', lit. "Prehistoric World") is precisely what it says on the tin: the reality immediately prior to the "Known World" (正史世界 ''Seishi Sekai'', lit. "Official History World"), aka the [[G1 World]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and friends.

Here, the [[Primus Vanguard]] wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the [[Specter]]s. Or at least they did, before things got complicated...

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Star Power Matrices Complete.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|The seven [[Star Power]]s in their Matrices. (''We know there are eight shut up.'')]]
The exact nature of the Precursor World as a concept underwent some development over a number of comics from two major creators released by [[e-HOBBY]] and [[TakaraTomy]]. As presented in the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' '''''—Spin Off—''''' comics by [[Shin Sasaki]], the setting appeared to be a universe totally unconnected to previous stories. Characters like [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Rollermaster]] were given new backstories, while [[Convobat]]’s function of “Amazon Warrior” implied that his [[Cybertron Convobat|pack-in comic]] took place on Earth. [[Blue Big Convoy]]’s [[Blue Big Convoy comic|comic]] would present the Vanguard as operating on a [[multiverse|multiversal]] level similar to [[Convoy (group)|pre-existing]] [[Alternity|groups]] while also pulling in [[Go Prime]] under the name “Master Black Lion”, an [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]] character previously established as being a multiversal traveller. 

Under the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' line, Sasaki would show [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] being summoned from [[2011]] in the G1 World to an undescribed time and place to face off against a swarm of [[Novaroid]]s and eventually the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|two]] [[Seacon (BWII)|teams]] of Seacons. Of particular note here is [[Seacons comic 3|the third Seacon comic]], Sasaki’s last work in the series, which shows [[Halfshell]] plotting on behalf of an unseen entity to create a new future, this being the earliest hint at this setting being in the distant past. 

After this, [[Hayato Sakamoto]] would present the setting as the universe that existed before the JG1 universe, with multiple characters time-travelling back and forth between the two eras. Sakamoto would also elaborate on concepts introduced by Sasaki, such as seven varieties of [[Star Power]] being derived from [[The One]]. How exactly the original '''''—Spin Off—''''' fiction fits into all this remains to be seen.
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==Fiction==
===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
[[File:Precursor World.jpg|thumb|400px|It's a very well lit universe.]]
In the beginning, there was [[The One|G One]]. From G One emanated the [[Star Power|Seven Lights]], and with them seven universes. G One tasked [[Primus]] with the protection of these worlds, who in turn created the seven Orders of the [[Primus Vanguard]], one colored Order to protect each colored world. The leader of each Order had a unique Matrix, a vessel for the Light of their native universe. An eighth vessel existed, a [[Silver Matrix]] that could absorb the Seven Star Powers and use them to recreate reality according to the bearer's will. It was kept in the possession of Primus.

When the [[Specter]]s ("shadows" of the Light) threatened their multiverse, the leaders of the Primus Vanguard were forced to unleash their final option, and pooled the full Light of their Matrices to extinguish all shadows. This had the secondary effect of combining their seven universes into one peaceful, if chaotic, space. This "Precursor World" soon found itself under assault from a new threat: the [[Vok]]. [[Black Legendisc|Peering into the future]], Primus saw that the Vok were evolved Specters from the [[G1 World|next universe]] seeking to restart reality to their designs. Shook by this revelation as well as his pet [[Primacron]]'s pronouncement of his own plan to conquer the next world, Primus conceived of a strategy to instigate universal rebirth himself: using the power of the future to change it. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}}

Leading the [[Golden Age (Generations)|Golden Age]], an eighth corps, Primus implemented an elaborate plan. He traveled to the next world to retrieve the Silver Matrix, now empty at this point in its timeline. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}} Returning to the Precursor World, he summoned various warriors of the G1 World including the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] of [[2011]], {{Storylink|Star Convoy comic}} the [[Seacon (BWII)|Space Pirate Seacons]], the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] of [[2020]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] {{Storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] of [[2050]] {{Storylink|Abominus comic 2}} to accomplish different facets of his machinations. Optimus was given the elder Silver Matrix to defeat the Vok and put an end to ''their'' plans. {{Storylink|Star Convoy comic}} The Seacons relieved (most of) his uncooperative Vanguard of their Lights. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} The Dinobots were tasked with thwarting Primacron. Finally, when all of his pawns gathered as planned (including Primacron trying to destroy the universe with his gigantic [[Blue Planet (Generations)|Neo Primus]] robot), Primus collected the seven Star Powers from them and activated the Silver Matrix to begin the end of the Precursor World. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}}
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==Notes==
*The Japanese term ''Zenshi Sekai'' more formally means "Prehistoric World". This is a label that exists in contrast with ''Seishi Sekai'' (lit. "Official History World"), which we've translated as "Known World". Those two terms are meant to emphasize the fact that this world exists prior to all history of the [[G1 World]]/[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] that is known to its characters and the reader.

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