Transformers: Super Cross - Revision history

Chris McFeely: /* Cancellation and legacy */

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Cancellation and legacy

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	Large swathes of the proposed ''Super Cross'' premise, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.		Large swathes of the proposed ''Super Cross'' premise, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.

	It seems that some details about ''Super Cross'' leaked among fandom in late 2001, when a plot summary that sounded like the proposed series was posted by user Kickback on the now-defunct transfandom.com forum. The summary was mistakenly believed to refer to the then-upcoming ''Armada'', about which few-to-no details were known at the time, and not ~~all the details match~~ what would later be learned about ''Super Cross'', ~~but~~ enough ~~details~~ line up (a Hasbro/Takara co-production featuring Transformers from all across the multiverse, including specifically Rattrap and Cheetor, coming together to fight Unicron) that it doesn't appear to have been a total fabrication.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/infozone/armada.php Archive of ''Armada'' rumours collected on Seibertron.com].</ref>		It seems that some details about ''Super Cross'' leaked among fandom in late 2001, when a plot summary that sounded like the proposed series was posted by user Kickback on the now-defunct transfandom.com forum. The summary was mistakenly believed to refer to the then-upcoming ''Armada'', about which few-to-no details were known at the time, and while not everything claimed matched what would later be learned about ''Super Cross'', enough did line up (a Hasbro/Takara co-production featuring Transformers from all across the multiverse, including specifically Rattrap and Cheetor, coming together to fight Unicron) that it doesn't appear to have been a total fabrication.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/infozone/armada.php Archive of ''Armada'' rumours collected on Seibertron.com].</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Chris McFeely: lil bit o history

2025-04-21T10:53:00Z

lil bit o history

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	Large swathes of the proposed ''Super Cross'' premise, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.		Large swathes of the proposed ''Super Cross'' premise, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.

			It seems that some details about ''Super Cross'' leaked among fandom in late 2001, when a plot summary that sounded like the proposed series was posted by user Kickback on the now-defunct transfandom.com forum. The summary was mistakenly believed to refer to the then-upcoming ''Armada'', about which few-to-no details were known at the time, and not all the details match what would later be learned about ''Super Cross'', but enough details line up (a Hasbro/Takara co-production featuring Transformers from all across the multiverse, including specifically Rattrap and Cheetor, coming together to fight Unicron) that it doesn't appear to have been a total fabrication.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/infozone/armada.php Archive of ''Armada'' rumours collected on Seibertron.com].</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Locoman at 19:26, 27 February 2022

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	In [[2002]], [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] began laying the groundwork for a sequel series that would continue the story of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Transformers: Armada]]'' franchise ~~a runaway success~~. Before developing ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]]'', however, Hasbro originally pitched '''''Transformers: Super Cross''''' (also stylized as '''''Transformers: Super-X'''''), an ambitious sequel that would've taken the nascent [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] in a radically different direction.		In [[2002]], [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] began laying the groundwork for a sequel series that would continue the story of the extremely successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Transformers: Armada]]'' franchise. Before developing ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]]'', however, Hasbro originally pitched '''''Transformers: Super Cross''''' (also stylized as '''''Transformers: Super-X'''''), an ambitious sequel that would've taken the nascent [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] in a radically different direction.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

The Wadapan: added the primary source for posterity, pre-empted people being like "wow look at the Super Cross optimus that could have been!!!"

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	==Cancellation and legacy==		==Cancellation and legacy==
	According to [[Aaron Archer]], who brainstormed and wrote the original pitch, ''Super Cross'' didn't get far due to its over-complicated plot and the inability to trademark the name. However, the ideas and concepts it introduced did not go ''completely'' unused: both the Omnicons and the idea of using combination as a line-wide gimmick found their way into the finalized ''Energon'' franchise. ~~However,~~ due to a confluence of factors, the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'' cartoon established its own origin story for the Omnicons, ~~but~~ a vestige of Archer's original concept appears to have persisted into [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]'' comic, in which [[Over-Run (Armada)\|Over-Run]] describes the Omnicons as the product of an "evolutionary step".		According to [[Aaron Archer]], who brainstormed and wrote the original pitch, ''Super Cross'' didn't get far due to its over-complicated plot and the inability to trademark the name. No original designs are known to have been made for the pitch, which instead used leftover Optimus Prime concept art from ''Armada'' as a placeholder.<ref>"the art of OP was place holder art left over from Armada concepting. the "infamous " napkin of revelation as its been called came right after this Super cross effort died for being to complex. Additionally Super cross was not able to be trademarked. How did this get out, this pitch didn't live long and I haven't seen it in years."—[https://www.facebook.com/BotConOfficial/posts/3687399744633791?comment_id=3687515047955594 Aaron Archer on Facebook, 2020/02/24]</ref> However, the ideas and concepts it introduced did not go ''completely'' unused: both the Omnicons and the idea of using combination as a line-wide gimmick found their way into the finalized ''Energon'' franchise. Although due to a confluence of factors the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'' cartoon established its own origin story for the Omnicons, a vestige of Archer's original concept appears to have persisted into [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]'' comic, in which [[Over-Run (Armada)\|Over-Run]] describes the Omnicons as the product of an "evolutionary step".

	Large swathes of ''Super Cross''~~'s proposed backstory~~, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.		Large swathes of the proposed ''Super Cross'' premise, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==

Locoman at 16:20, 27 February 2022

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	Set three to four years after the events of ''Armada'', ''Super Cross'' would've begun with a damaged [[Unicron]] searching for "All-Sparks", the purest and most powerful [[spark]]s, by abducting Cybertronians from across space and time and forcing them to fight within his body. Long-term exposure to Unicron's essence mutates the captive [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s, and [[Mini-Con]]s trapped with in his body in unpredictable ways; while larger Transformers gain new bodies and the ability to [[combiner\|combine]], the Mini-Cons evolve into the ~~large~~, aggressive [[Omnicon]]s. [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]] believes that he can harness Unicron's spark to become more powerful, but touching his spark slowly begins mutating him into a monstrous new form.		Set three to four years after the events of ''Armada'', ''Super Cross'' would've begun with a damaged [[Unicron]] searching for "All-Sparks", the purest and most powerful [[spark]]s, by abducting Cybertronians from across space and time and forcing them to fight within his body. Long-term exposure to Unicron's essence mutates the captive [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s, and [[Mini-Con]]s trapped with in his body in unpredictable ways; while larger Transformers gain new bodies and the ability to [[combiner\|combine]], the Mini-Cons evolve into the larger, more aggressive [[Omnicon]]s. [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]] believes that he can harness Unicron's spark to become more powerful, but touching his spark slowly begins mutating him into a monstrous new form.

	Subsequent seasons of the proposed television show featured a return to [[Earth]] and a reunion with ''Armada'' protagonists, [[Rad White\|Rad]], [[Alexis Thi Dang\|Alexis]], and [[Carlos Lopez\|Carlos]]. Using the All-Spark knowledge stolen from Unicron, both sides summon Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] with the purest and most powerful sparks: new arrivals would've included [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]], [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]], [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]], and the members of [[Team Bullet Train]]. Eventually, the conflict would've moved back into space, and culminated in a final battle on Cybertron in which the ghostly sparks of "hundreds of classic Transformer characters" would've sacrificed themselves to defeat Unicron.		Subsequent seasons of the proposed television show featured a return to [[Earth]] and a reunion with ''Armada'' protagonists, [[Rad White\|Rad]], [[Alexis Thi Dang\|Alexis]], and [[Carlos Lopez\|Carlos]]. Using the All-Spark knowledge stolen from Unicron, both sides summon Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] with the purest and most powerful sparks: new arrivals would've included [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]], [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]], [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]], and the members of [[Team Bullet Train]]. Eventually, the conflict would've moved back into space, and culminated in a final battle on Cybertron in which the ghostly sparks of "hundreds of classic Transformer characters" would've sacrificed themselves to defeat Unicron.

Locoman at 16:18, 27 February 2022

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	Set three to four years after the events of ''Armada'', ''Super Cross'' would've begun with a damaged [[Unicron]] searching for "All-Sparks", the purest and most powerful [[spark]]s, by abducting Cybertronians from across space and time and forcing them to fight within his body. Long-term exposure to Unicron's essence mutates the captive [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s, and [[Mini-Con]]s trapped with in his body in unpredictable ways; while larger Transformers gain new bodies and the ability to [[combiner\|combine]], the Mini-Cons evolve into the large, aggressive [[Omnicon]]s. ~~While~~ [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]] believes that he can harness Unicron's spark to become more powerful, but touching his spark slowly begins mutating him into a monstrous new form.		Set three to four years after the events of ''Armada'', ''Super Cross'' would've begun with a damaged [[Unicron]] searching for "All-Sparks", the purest and most powerful [[spark]]s, by abducting Cybertronians from across space and time and forcing them to fight within his body. Long-term exposure to Unicron's essence mutates the captive [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s, and [[Mini-Con]]s trapped with in his body in unpredictable ways; while larger Transformers gain new bodies and the ability to [[combiner\|combine]], the Mini-Cons evolve into the large, aggressive [[Omnicon]]s. [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]] believes that he can harness Unicron's spark to become more powerful, but touching his spark slowly begins mutating him into a monstrous new form.

	Subsequent seasons of the proposed television show featured a return to [[Earth]] and a reunion with ''Armada'' protagonists, [[Rad White\|Rad]], [[Alexis Thi Dang\|Alexis]], and [[Carlos Lopez\|Carlos]]. Using the All-Spark knowledge stolen from Unicron, both sides summon Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] with the purest and most powerful sparks: new arrivals would've included [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]], [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]], [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]], and the members of [[Team Bullet Train]]. Eventually, the conflict would've moved back into space, and culminated in a final battle on Cybertron in which the ghostly sparks of "hundreds of classic Transformer characters" would've sacrificed themselves to defeat Unicron.		Subsequent seasons of the proposed television show featured a return to [[Earth]] and a reunion with ''Armada'' protagonists, [[Rad White\|Rad]], [[Alexis Thi Dang\|Alexis]], and [[Carlos Lopez\|Carlos]]. Using the All-Spark knowledge stolen from Unicron, both sides summon Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] with the purest and most powerful sparks: new arrivals would've included [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]], [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]], [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]], and the members of [[Team Bullet Train]]. Eventually, the conflict would've moved back into space, and culminated in a final battle on Cybertron in which the ghostly sparks of "hundreds of classic Transformer characters" would've sacrificed themselves to defeat Unicron.

Locoman: /* Cancellation and legacy */

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Cancellation and legacy

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	According to [[Aaron Archer]], who brainstormed and wrote the original pitch, ''Super Cross'' didn't get far due to its over-complicated plot and the inability to trademark the name. However, the ideas and concepts it introduced did not go ''completely'' unused: both the Omnicons and the idea of using combination as a line-wide gimmick found their way into the finalized ''Energon'' franchise. However, due to a confluence of factors, the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'' cartoon established its own origin story for the Omnicons, but a vestige of Archer's original concept appears to have persisted into [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]'' comic, in which [[Over-Run (Armada)\|Over-Run]] describes the Omnicons as the product of an "evolutionary step".		According to [[Aaron Archer]], who brainstormed and wrote the original pitch, ''Super Cross'' didn't get far due to its over-complicated plot and the inability to trademark the name. However, the ideas and concepts it introduced did not go ''completely'' unused: both the Omnicons and the idea of using combination as a line-wide gimmick found their way into the finalized ''Energon'' franchise. However, due to a confluence of factors, the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'' cartoon established its own origin story for the Omnicons, but a vestige of Archer's original concept appears to have persisted into [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]'' comic, in which [[Over-Run (Armada)\|Over-Run]] describes the Omnicons as the product of an "evolutionary step".

	Large swathes of ''Super Cross'''s proposed backstory, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: ~~Universes~~]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.		Large swathes of ''Super Cross'''s proposed backstory, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.

	==External links==		==External links==

Locoman: /* Cancellation and legacy */

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	==Cancellation and legacy==		==Cancellation and legacy==
	According to [[Aaron Archer]], who brainstormed and wrote the original pitch, ''Super Cross'' didn't get far due to its over-complicated plot and the inability to trademark the name. However, the ideas and concepts it introduced did not go ''completely'' unused: both the Omnicons and the idea of using combination as a line-wide gimmick found their way into the finalized ''Energon'' franchise. However, due to a confluence of factors, the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'' cartoon established its own origin story for the Omnicons, but a vestige of Archer's original concept appears to have persisted into [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]'' comic, in which [[Over-Run (Armada)\|Over-Run]] describes the Omnicons ~~of a~~ product of an "evolutionary step".		According to [[Aaron Archer]], who brainstormed and wrote the original pitch, ''Super Cross'' didn't get far due to its over-complicated plot and the inability to trademark the name. However, the ideas and concepts it introduced did not go ''completely'' unused: both the Omnicons and the idea of using combination as a line-wide gimmick found their way into the finalized ''Energon'' franchise. However, due to a confluence of factors, the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]'' cartoon established its own origin story for the Omnicons, but a vestige of Archer's original concept appears to have persisted into [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)\|Energon]]'' comic, in which [[Over-Run (Armada)\|Over-Run]] describes the Omnicons as the product of an "evolutionary step".

	Large swathes of ''Super Cross'''s proposed backstory, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universes]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.		Large swathes of ''Super Cross'''s proposed backstory, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Transformers: Universes]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act\|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.

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	In [[2002]], [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] began laying the groundwork for a sequel series that would continue the story of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Transformers: Armada]]'' franchise a runaway success. Before developing ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]]'', however, Hasbro originally pitched '''''Transformers: Super Cross''''' (also stylized as '''''Transformers: Super-X'''''), an ambitious sequel that would've taken the nascent [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] in a radically different direction.		In [[2002]], [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] began laying the groundwork for a sequel series that would continue the story of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Transformers: Armada]]'' franchise a runaway success. Before developing ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]]'', however, Hasbro originally pitched '''''Transformers: Super Cross''''' (also stylized as '''''Transformers: Super-X'''''), an ambitious sequel that would've taken the nascent [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] in a radically different direction.

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In [[2002]], [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] began laying the groundwork for a sequel series that would continue the story of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'' franchise a runaway success. Before developing ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', however, Hasbro originally pitched '''''Transformers: Super Cross''''' (also stylized as '''''Transformers: Super-X'''''), an ambitious sequel that would've taken the nascent [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] in a radically different direction.

==Fiction==
Set three to four years after the events of ''Armada'', ''Super Cross'' would've begun with a damaged [[Unicron]] searching for "All-Sparks", the purest and most powerful [[spark]]s, by abducting Cybertronians from across space and time and forcing them to fight within his body. Long-term exposure to Unicron's essence mutates the captive [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s, and [[Mini-Con]]s trapped with in his body in unpredictable ways; while larger Transformers gain new bodies and the ability to [[combiner|combine]], the Mini-Cons evolve into the large, aggressive [[Omnicon]]s. While [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] believes that he can harness Unicron's spark to become more powerful, but touching his spark slowly begins mutating him into a monstrous new form.

Subsequent seasons of the proposed television show featured a return to [[Earth]] and a reunion with ''Armada'' protagonists, [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]]. Using the All-Spark knowledge stolen from Unicron, both sides summon Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] with the purest and most powerful sparks: new arrivals would've included [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and the members of [[Team Bullet Train]]. Eventually, the conflict would've moved back into space, and culminated in a final battle on Cybertron in which the ghostly sparks of "hundreds of classic Transformer characters" would've sacrificed themselves to defeat Unicron.

==Cancellation and legacy==
According to [[Aaron Archer]], who brainstormed and wrote the original pitch, ''Super Cross'' didn't get far due to its over-complicated plot and the inability to trademark the name. However, the ideas and concepts it introduced did not go ''completely'' unused: both the Omnicons and the idea of using combination as a line-wide gimmick found their way into the finalized ''Energon'' franchise. However, due to a confluence of factors, the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon established its own origin story for the Omnicons, but a vestige of Archer's original concept appears to have persisted into [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Energon]]'' comic, in which [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] describes the Omnicons of a product of an "evolutionary step".

Large swathes of ''Super Cross'''s proposed backstory, which involved Unicron kidnapping Transformers from across space and time, inspired 2003's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universes]]'' franchise, which used the basic concept to tell a story set in the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] at some point after the end of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]. In 2006, the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|Balancing Act]]" series would then link the story of this "[[Universe War]]" back to the Unicron Trilogy by explaining its effects on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3687399744633791&id=247519665288500&m_entstream_source=permalink|''Super Cross'' pitch binder]

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