Splinter timeline - Revision history

Locoman at 17:00, 20 March 2024

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	[[File:MarvelUS-78.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Look there's the splinters.]]		[[File:MarvelUS-78.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Look there's the splinters.]]

AzimuthAcolyte: Swapping in more historically relevant mainpic

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Swapping in more historically relevant mainpic

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	[[File:~~Transformers Deviations Multiverse Theory~~.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]		[[File:MarvelUS-78.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Look there's the splinters.]]
	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.		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.

Primestar3 at 14:53, 20 March 2024

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	Whether all splinter timelines are unstable or volatile is a subject open to debate.		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>		Due to the laws of quantum uncertainty, whole new branch 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==		==Fiction==

AzimuthAcolyte: Removing out-of-universe discussion from intro, pulling example up out of giant See Also(???), adding what prominent examples I can think of off the dome

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Removing out-of-universe discussion from intro, pulling example up out of giant See Also(???), adding what prominent examples I can think of off the dome

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	~~{{stub}}~~
	[[File:Transformers Deviations Multiverse Theory.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]		[[File:Transformers Deviations Multiverse Theory.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]
	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.		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>		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>

	An example of a splinter timeline is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].

	Whether all splinter timelines are unstable or volatile is a subject open to debate.		Whether all splinter timelines are unstable or volatile is a subject open to debate.
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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
			===Generation 1 continuity family===
			====Marvel Comics continuity====
			{{stub\|{{storylink\|Target: 2006}}}}
	====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====		====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
			=====''Binaltech''=====
			{{stub\|{{storylink\|Story of Binaltech}}}}
	=====''Deviations''=====		=====''Deviations''=====
	In one quantum reality, [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|events]] of [[2005]].		In one quantum reality, [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|events]] of [[2005]].
	{{storylink\|Transformers: Deviations\|Deviations}}		{{storylink\|Transformers: Deviations\|Deviations}}
			===''Timelines''===
			{{stub\|{{storylink\|Withered Hope}}, many many more}}
			===''Cloud''===
			{{stub\|{{storylink\|Transformers Cloud Compilation Comic\|Compilation Comic}}}}

	==References==		==References==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[~~universal stream~~]]		*[[Continuity]], for an out-of-universe discussion of this phenomenon
	*[[continuity family]]
	*[[continuity]]
	*[[micro-~~continuity]]~~
	*[[Withered Hope]]

	[[Category:Universes]]		[[Category:Universes]]
	[[Category:Timelines]]		[[Category:Timelines]]

Primestar3: Too verbose.

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Too verbose.

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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.		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 ~~of quantum realities, a concept of infinite possibities,~~ states that anything that ''can'' happen, ''does'' happen somewhere in the [[multiverse]].<ref>[[Transformers: Deviations]]</ref>		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>

	An example of a splinter timeline is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].		An example of a splinter timeline is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].

Primestar3 at 20:49, 17 March 2024

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

	~~<ref>[[Transformers: Deviations]]</ref>~~

	An example of a splinter timeline is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].		An example of a splinter timeline is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].

Primestar3 at 20:48, 17 March 2024

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

			<ref>[[Transformers: Deviations]]</ref>

	An example of a splinter timeline is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].		An example of a splinter timeline is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].
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	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>		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>

	~~The theory of quantum possibilities states that anything that ''can'' happen, ''does'' happen somewhere in the [[multiverse]].<ref>[[Transformers: Deviations]]</ref>~~

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

Primestar3 at 20:42, 17 March 2024

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	{{stub}}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.		{{stub}}
			[[File:Transformers Deviations Multiverse Theory.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]
			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.

	An example is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].		Sometimes, such divergent timelines are referred to as '''quantum realities'''.<ref>[[Transformers: Deviations]]</ref>

			An example of a splinter timeline is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].

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

			The theory of quantum possibilities states that anything that ''can'' happen, ''does'' happen somewhere in the [[multiverse]].<ref>[[Transformers: Deviations]]</ref>

			==Fiction==
			====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
			=====''Deviations''=====
			In one quantum reality, [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|events]] of [[2005]].
			{{storylink\|Transformers: Deviations\|Deviations}}

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==See also==		==See also==
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	*[[micro-continuity]]		*[[micro-continuity]]
	*[[Withered Hope]]		*[[Withered Hope]]


	[[Category:Universes]]		[[Category:Universes]]
	[[Category:Timelines]]		[[Category:Timelines]]

1levichurch at 15:16, 5 September 2023

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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.		{{stub}}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.

	An example is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].		An example is the Marvel UK text story "[[Another Time & Place]]", which is one possible ending to the [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. There are three others, namely the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comics, the [[Transformers: Classics\|''Classics'']] stories, and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One\| Regeneration One]]''. In the case of "Another Time & Place", it was believed at one point that it had been replaced by the ''Classics'' splinter timeline due to a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)\|cataclysmic event]], but [[Invasion Prologue\|this was later disproven]].

Primestar3 at 17:22, 29 August 2015

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	[[Category:~~Dimensions~~]]		[[Category:Universes]]
	[[Category:Timelines]]		[[Category:Timelines]]