Editing Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)

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'''''Transformers: Cybertron''''' is the third and final Transformers [[Franchises|franchise]] in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]. It was made concurrently and cooperatively with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], who named the franchise '''''Transformers: Galaxy Force''''' (トランスフォーマー ギャラクシーフォース ''Toransufōmā Gyarakushī Fōsu'') in their markets.

The ''Cybertron'' franchise featured the following primary components:

*[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]

A comic book series was initially planned for ''Cybertron'', but its intended publisher, [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], went out of business before the line began. [[IDW Publishing]] originally discussed doing a ''Cybertron'' series, starting it off with a Generation 1 crossover, but this was dropped (the pitch is included in the ''Best of Simon Furman'' trade).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120510005733/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=42871 Simon Furman Q&A Volume 2 LIVE!] via Wayback Machine</ref>

The [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] published a 12-part story arc titled ''Balancing Act'' in comic form, in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|monthly magazine]], branded with the '''Cybertron''' name. This comic, while featuring Unicron Trilogy characters, also stars various characters from other universes, and is loosely tied to [[3H Productions|3H]]'s [[Transformers: The Wreckers|''The Wreckers'']] and [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'']] series.

The Transformers Collectors' Club fiction:

*''[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|Balancing Act]]''
*"[[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]"
*"[[Force of Habit]]"

==''Galaxy Force''==
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''Galaxy Force'', the Japanese version of ''Cybertron'', is somewhat different than its English counterpart. According to an October 2004 press release by [[We've]], the producers of the series, ''Galaxy Force'' was originally a continuation of the previous ''Super Link'' series (known as ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' in Hasbro's markets). However, a few weeks later, the November issue of ''Newtype'' magazine did a special feature on the then-upcoming ''Galaxy Force'' where there was no connection to the previous series.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121114005551/https://www.fantofan.jp/newsarchive2004.htm 22 October 2004 and 10 November 2004, Fantofan.jp] via Wayback Machine</ref>

[[File:Galaxy Force catalogue art mural.jpg|right|279px|thumb|Before the cartoon series]]

The general plot and storylines remained very similar (with the exception of the usual differences in character names). The main difference between ''Cybertron'' and ''Galaxy Force'' is that initially the ''Galaxy Force'' cartoon had no story ties to any of the previous Transformers series. It was treated as a new stand-alone continuity featuring entirely new characters, whereas ''Cybertron'' was scripted as part of the Unicron Trilogy with many of its characters representing new forms of important characters from that continuity family. This division leads not only to character differences but also to different takes on some key events; the [[Unicron Singularity]] (or "Grand Black Hole" in Japan), for instance, was not created by the destruction of Unicron in the ''Galaxy Force'' telling, but came into being due to the loss of an unnamed evil force in their ancient past.

All that said, [[TakaraTomy]] rapidly scrambled to bring ''Galaxy Force'' back in line with the rest of the Japanese Unicron Trilogy as per the original plan. In addition to liner notes published with the ''Galaxy Force'' DVDs making references to previous series in a manner that mirrored the American material before the show was even off the air, a timeline published in early 2007 on TakaraTomy's official ''Transformers'' website, as well as a flowchart published on their accompanying [[World of the Transformers]] website,  outright stated that ''Galaxy Force'' took place in the Unicron Trilogy universe, albeit only ''one'' year after ''Energon''/''Super Link'', rather than the ten years established in American material. Additional charts and timelines published years later in Japanese magazines would continue to group ''Galaxy Force'' with its two immediate predecessors, but also took a more ambiguous stance on its exact placement in relation to them.
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==Notes==
* When [[IDW Publishing]] picked up the ''Transformers'' license, [[Simon Furman]] pitched an idea for an ongoing ''Cybertron'' comic that was ultimately never used. The plot would have been generally similar to that of the cartoon; however, planet Cybertron would have been tethered to Earth's "energon core" to delay its destruction. The comic would also have tied in to an ongoing G1 comic that Furman pitched simultaneously, with Vector Prime travelling between both universes to guide the Autobots of both worlds. Furman intended both series to eventually converge in an epic clash uniting Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] in a huge battle over the fate of existence.<ref>Pitch printed in ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html Takara's official timeline placing ''Galaxy Force'' in continuity with ''Legends of the Microns'' and ''Super Link'']<sup>(dead link)</sup>

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