Editing Splinter timeline


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A '''splinter timeline''' is a [[universal stream]] that has split off from a pre-existing universal stream.  In these cases, the originating [[continuity]] can look like a tree, with tiny branches signifying distinct and unreconcilable storyline directions.

Sometimes, such divergent timelines are referred to as '''quantum realities'''. The theory states that anything that ''can'' happen, ''does'' happen somewhere in the [[multiverse]].<ref>[[Transformers: Deviations]]</ref>

Whether all splinter timelines are unstable or volatile is a subject open to debate.

Due to the laws of quantum uncertainty, whole new universes are spawned every moment. However, most of these universes are dead ends that exist only for seconds to minutes at most and then subsequently collapse.<ref>See [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answers|Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answer #3]] for more information.</ref> 

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
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====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Binaltech''=====
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=====''Deviations''=====
In one quantum reality, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[The Transformers: The Movie|events]] of [[2005]].
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===''Timelines''===
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===''Cloud''===
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==References==
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==See also==
*[[Continuity]], for an out-of-universe discussion of this phenomenon
[[Category:Universes]]
[[Category:Timelines]]