Editing Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)

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'''''Universe''''' is a ''Transformers'' franchise without a clearly-defined starting date.  The name ''Universe'' first appeared on toys released in 2003.  However, in 2002 the [[BotCon]] exclusive toys bore the name ''Expanded Universe'', and BotCon characters extending as far back as 1996 were all portrayed as being in-continuity with the convention's ''Universe'' comics.  The franchise largely ended in 2005, although a few last ''Universe'' toys trickled out with a very low frequency in 2006.

The ''Universe'' franchise was conceived by Hasbro as a way of getting more ''Transformers'' product on store shelves in order to meet high demand without having to greatly increase the brand's development staff and budget.  The toyline would consist entirely of [[redeco]]es and [[retool]]s, both creating new characters and re-creating old ones.  The backstory for the line was written to accomodate these goals:

Set ostensibly in a ''[[Generation 1]]'' universe sometime after the events of ''[[Beast Machines]]'', ''Universe'' deals with a struggle between the [[:Category:Minions of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]] and the [[:Category:Children of Primus|Children of Primus]].  [[Unicron]], injured and floating in deep space, plucks Transformer warriors from across the multiverse and deposits them on his surface.  The Transformers are forced to fight each other, and as they do so, Unicron absorbs energy from them in order to repair himself.

The ''Universe'' franchise consists of only two components:
*[[Universe (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Universe (comic)|A comic series]]

The comic series was published by [[3H]] as part of their [[Official Transformers Collectors Club]] (OTFCC).

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