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	====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====		====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
	The starships ''[[Gung Ho]]'' and ''[[Dinosaur (ship)\|Dinosaur]]'' could achieve faster-than-light travel by travelling through a "warp dimension." {{storylink\|Fight! Maximals}}		The starships ''[[Gung Ho (BW)\|Gung Ho]]'' and ''[[Dinosaur (ship)\|Dinosaur]]'' could achieve faster-than-light travel by travelling through a "warp dimension." {{storylink\|Fight! Maximals}}

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	Inner space was a "world within a world", allowing travellers to reach any universe or time. {{storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars\|Nova Prime intro}} The [[Prime Core]]s were banished to inner space by the [[Thirteen\|13 Primes]], out of fear for their power in the wrong hands. {{storylink\|Dual Core Processor}}		Inner space was a "world within a world", allowing travellers to reach any universe or time. {{storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars\|Nova Prime intro}} The [[Prime Core]]s were banished to inner space by the [[Thirteen\|13 Primes]], out of fear for their power in the wrong hands. {{storylink\|Dual Core Processor}}

	When Nova Prime arrived at the [[Earth Wars]], he set up base within inner space, where he ordered [[Sinnertwin]] to bring him [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. {{storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars\|Nova Prime intro}}		When Nova Prime arrived at the [[Earth Wars]], he set up base within inner space, where he ordered [[Sinnertwin (G1)\|Sinnertwin]] to bring him [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. {{storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars\|Nova Prime intro}}

	After being destroyed, the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Requiem Blaster]] regenerated in an event horizon between universes, where Megatronus Prime, a team of Autobots, [[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Armada Megatron]]'s [[Terrorcon (Earth Wars)\|Terrorcons]], and the main Decepticon army all went after it. Ultimately, the main universe's Megatron and his [[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Predacon counterpart]] were the ones to walk away with the ancient weapon. {{storylink\|Dark Descent}}		After being destroyed, the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Requiem Blaster]] regenerated in an event horizon between universes, where Megatronus Prime, a team of Autobots, [[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Armada Megatron]]'s [[Terrorcon (Earth Wars)\|Terrorcons]], and the main Decepticon army all went after it. Ultimately, the main universe's Megatron and his [[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Predacon counterpart]] were the ones to walk away with the ancient weapon. {{storylink\|Dark Descent}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Unspace's alternate name "the Bleed", used in "[[Transcendent: Part 1]]", comes from DC Comics / WildStorm Productions stories.		*Unspace's alternate name "the Bleed", used in "[[Transcendent: Part 1]]", comes from [[DC Comics]] / WildStorm Productions stories.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

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	==Conceptual history==		==Conceptual history==
	[[File:RollForIt spacebridge opens.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|The space bridge opens in one of its earliest appearances, from "[[Roll for It]]".]]		[[File:RollForIt spacebridge opens.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|The space bridge opens in one of its earliest appearances, from "[[Roll for It]]".]]
	The idea of "extra-dimensional space" used for highly accelerated travel is~~, of course, not unique to Transformers, being~~ a long-standing trope of science fiction. Though not often discussed in detail, this method of transit was in play from virtually the very beginning of Transformers fiction: space bridges explicitly operated on the principle in both the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]], with the dangers of the interdimensional void occasionally serving as plot points. Many subsequent Generation 1 stories would feature pieces of technology that operated on this system, with many different names for the interdimensional space involved being used.		The idea of "extra-dimensional space" used for highly accelerated travel is a long-standing trope of science fiction. Though not often discussed in detail, this method of transit was in play from virtually the very beginning of ''Transformers'' fiction: space bridges explicitly operated on the principle in both the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]], with the dangers of the interdimensional void occasionally serving as plot points. Many subsequent Generation 1 stories would feature pieces of technology that operated on this system, with many different names for the interdimensional space involved being used.

	Early on, the concept of Transformers making use of extra-dimensional space was much more prolific as one of the earliest bits of widespread [[fanon]] in the burgeoning online [[fandom]]. Dubbed "subspace" by fans—again, a popular science-fiction term for the concept—it essentially arose as an explanation for perhaps the most famous question of all: "Where does [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s [[trailer]] go when he transforms?" When the Autobot leader transformed into [[robot mode]] in the original cartoon, his trailer would almost always slide out of the frame, not to be seen again until he transformed back into truck mode, at which point it would come sliding in to connect back up with him. Fans warmed to the notion that it was being shunted into this subspace, where it remained until Prime summoned it back, a concept that also helped to explain the assorted cases of [[size changing]] evident in ''Transformers'' fiction, with the notion that characters who shrank when they transformed did so by shunting their extraneous mass into subspace.		Early on, the concept of Transformers making use of extra-dimensional space was much more prolific as one of the earliest bits of widespread [[fanon]] in the burgeoning online [[fandom]]. Dubbed "subspace" by fans—again, a popular science-fiction term for the concept—it essentially arose as an explanation for perhaps the most famous question of all: "Where does [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s [[trailer]] go when he transforms?" When the Autobot leader transformed into [[robot mode]] in the original cartoon, his trailer would almost always slide out of the frame, not to be seen again until he transformed back into truck mode, at which point it would come sliding in to connect back up with him. Fans warmed to the notion that it was being shunted into this subspace, where it remained until Prime summoned it back, a concept that also helped to explain the assorted cases of [[size changing]] evident in ''Transformers'' fiction, with the notion that characters who shrank when they transformed did so by shunting their extraneous mass into subspace.
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	[[File:Revelationspt2 transwarp.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|A view of transwarp space from the Maximals' shuttle as they return to Cybertron.]]		[[File:Revelationspt2 transwarp.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|A view of transwarp space from the Maximals' shuttle as they return to Cybertron.]]
	After defeating the Predacons and capturing Megatron, the Maximals jury-rigged transwarp technology to an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta\|Autobot shuttle]] to effect their return to their home time. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 1}} Unfortunately, Megatron broke free during transit through transwarp space and escaped into the vortex, emerging on Cybertron some time before the Maximals' intended arrival date. He proceeded to conquer the planet, so that when the Maximals exited transwarp at their intended time in his relative future, his forces were waiting for them. {{storylink\|Revelations Part II: Descent}}		After defeating the Predacons and capturing Megatron, the Maximals jury-rigged transwarp technology to an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta\|Autobot shuttle]] to effect their return to their home time. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 1}} Unfortunately, Megatron broke free during transit through transwarp space and escaped into the vortex, emerging on Cybertron some time before the Maximals' intended arrival date. He proceeded to conquer the planet, so that when the Maximals exited transwarp at their intended time in his relative future, his forces were waiting for them. {{storylink\|Revelations Part II: Descent}}

			====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
			The [[Assistant Ball]] was a [[drone]] in service of [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]] and [[Artemis]] which mouth was an infinite storage space. Whatever the two needed, the Assistant Ball could provide. {{storylink\|Artemis & Moon II Report}}

	====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====		====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====

AzimuthAcolyte: Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

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	====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====		====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
	[[File:Gathering4 transwarp shunt backfires.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Magmatron is unhinged from space/time when his transwarp shunt is damaged at the moment of activation.]]		[[File:Gathering4 transwarp shunt backfires.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Magmatron is unhinged from space/time when his transwarp shunt is damaged at the moment of activation.]]
	[[Magmatron]] used "[[Transwarp Drive\|transwarp shunt]]" technology to send himself back in time without using a spacecraft in order to gather up the [[protoform]]s that became scattered across prehistoric Earth during the Beast Wars. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} The small number of these protoforms who awoke as Maximals proved more industrious than their forebears, and their leader [[Razorbeast]] was able to beam a message through transwarp space to summon a rescue team from the future. He also dispatched Magmatron by blowing up his transwarp shunt platform just as he was attempting to return to the future, {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 4\|The Gathering #4}} which resulted in Magmatron becoming dislodged from space and time. {{storylink\|The Ascending issue 1\|The Ascending #1}}		[[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]] used "[[Transwarp Drive\|transwarp shunt]]" technology to send himself back in time without using a spacecraft in order to gather up the [[protoform]]s that became scattered across prehistoric Earth during the Beast Wars. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}} The small number of these protoforms who awoke as Maximals proved more industrious than their forebears, and their leader [[Razorbeast]] was able to beam a message through transwarp space to summon a rescue team from the future. He also dispatched Magmatron by blowing up his transwarp shunt platform just as he was attempting to return to the future, {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 4\|The Gathering #4}} which resulted in Magmatron becoming dislodged from space and time. {{storylink\|The Ascending issue 1\|The Ascending #1}}

	====2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic====		====2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic====

CinaNuva: /* Conceptual history */

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Conceptual history

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	[[File:Darksyde chase.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|The ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' emerge from transwarp space in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)\|first episode]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]''.]]		[[File:Darksyde chase.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|The ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' emerge from transwarp space in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)\|first episode]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]''.]]
	In [[1996]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon introduced the world to transwarp technology. This tech was explained to operate by opening a window into "transwarp space", through which travellers could access entire other times and dimensions, and it was shown to do just that in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)\|very first episode]], before going on to play a recurring key role in numerous stories throughout the rest of the series as beyond. As the most consistent and explicit use of inter-dimensional-transit technology, its name began to be used in other ~~fictions~~ too. The [[Battle Protocol!\|first episode]] of the [[2001]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' referred to a space bridge using transwarp technology, and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'' would continue to use the terms interchangeably.		In [[1996]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon introduced the world to transwarp technology. This tech was explained to operate by opening a window into "transwarp space", through which travellers could access entire other times and dimensions, and it was shown to do just that in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)\|very first episode]], before going on to play a recurring key role in numerous stories throughout the rest of the series and beyond. As the most consistent and explicit use of inter-dimensional-transit technology, its name began to be used in other fiction too. The [[Battle Protocol!\|first episode]] of the [[2001]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' referred to a space bridge using transwarp technology, and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'' would continue to use the terms interchangeably.

	Perhaps the most important addition to the ongoing story of interdimensional space was the 2008 prose story "[[Gone Too Far]]", produced for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] by longtime fans [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. This story took the huge final step of combining the myriad depictions of interdimensional space together, establishing that they were all the same thing (see the quote up top) and using "transwarp" as its primary name. In the process, they canonized the fanon idea of "subspace storage pockets", in which Transformers could keep their personal paraphernalia. "Transwarp" remained the primary term for the concept (and was used as the title of this wiki article) until the late 2010s/early 2020s, when ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)\|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)\|War for Cybertron]]'', and IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' comic book all collectively began using "unspace" to refer to the interdimensional void—a term plucked from [[Eye of the Storm\|issue #69]] the original Marvel comic book—which is probably for the best, as it enables us to distinguish the location from the technology!		Perhaps the most important addition to the ongoing story of interdimensional space was the 2008 prose story "[[Gone Too Far]]", produced for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] by longtime fans [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. This story took the huge final step of combining the myriad depictions of interdimensional space together, establishing that they were all the same thing (see the quote up top) and using "transwarp" as its primary name. In the process, they canonized the fanon idea of "subspace storage pockets", in which Transformers could keep their personal paraphernalia. "Transwarp" remained the primary term for the concept (and was used as the title of this wiki article) until the late 2010s/early 2020s, when ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)\|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)\|War for Cybertron]]'', and IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' comic book all collectively began using "unspace" to refer to the interdimensional void—a term plucked from [[Eye of the Storm\|issue #69]] the original Marvel comic book—which is probably for the best, as it enables us to distinguish the location from the technology!

IGEBM13: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */ Adding stuff from a few weeks ago

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Transformers: Earth Wars: Adding stuff from a few weeks ago

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	When Nova Prime arrived at the [[Earth Wars]], he set up base within inner space, where he ordered [[Sinnertwin]] to bring him [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. {{storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars\|Nova Prime intro}}		When Nova Prime arrived at the [[Earth Wars]], he set up base within inner space, where he ordered [[Sinnertwin]] to bring him [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. {{storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars\|Nova Prime intro}}

			After being destroyed, the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Requiem Blaster]] regenerated in an event horizon between universes, where Megatronus Prime, a team of Autobots, [[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Armada Megatron]]'s [[Terrorcon (Earth Wars)\|Terrorcons]], and the main Decepticon army all went after it. Ultimately, the main universe's Megatron and his [[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars\|Predacon counterpart]] were the ones to walk away with the ancient weapon. {{storylink\|Dark Descent}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===		===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
	:''See also: [[~~Warp gate]], [[Dimension~~ gate]]''		:''See also: [[warp gate]]''
	[[File:PrehistoryMetamorphosis armada spacebridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|The Autobots take a warp gate to Earth.]]		[[File:PrehistoryMetamorphosis armada spacebridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|The Autobots take a warp gate to Earth.]]
	To cross the interstellar distance from Cybertron to Earth in search of the [[Mini-Con]]s in the year 2010, the Autobots and Decepticons used [[warp gate]]s, which did not require a pre-constructed exit portal at the destination point; each traveler would individually materialize out of transwarp space at their intended location. {{storylink\|First Encounter}} Like space bridges, though, they could be delicate: when [[Smokescreen (Armada)\|Smokescreen]] unexpectedly entered the gate moments after [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and his team had departed through it, he materialize on Earth in an entirely different region of their target continent. {{storylink\|Prehistory}} While on Earth, both factions used instantaneous short-range warp technology to get from place to place, which could span the distance from Earth to its [[Moon (moon)\|moon]]. These devices required a transmat pad to send travelers on their way, but unlike space bridges, they could be recalled to base without the need for one. {{storylink\|Metamorphosis (Armada)\|Metamorphosis}} The interstellar warp gate apparently lacked this recall feature; when the factions were ready to return to their home planet, they had to construct spacecraft to ferry them there. {{storylink\|Threaten}} {{storylink\|Depart}}		To cross the interstellar distance from Cybertron to Earth in search of the [[Mini-Con]]s in the year 2010, the Autobots and Decepticons used [[warp gate]]s, which did not require a pre-constructed exit portal at the destination point; each traveler would individually materialize out of transwarp space at their intended location. {{storylink\|First Encounter}} Like space bridges, though, they could be delicate: when [[Smokescreen (Armada)\|Smokescreen]] unexpectedly entered the gate moments after [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and his team had departed through it, he materialize on Earth in an entirely different region of their target continent. {{storylink\|Prehistory}} While on Earth, both factions used instantaneous short-range warp technology to get from place to place, which could span the distance from Earth to its [[Moon (moon)\|moon]]. These devices required a transmat pad to send travelers on their way, but unlike space bridges, they could be recalled to base without the need for one. {{storylink\|Metamorphosis (Armada)\|Metamorphosis}} The interstellar warp gate apparently lacked this recall feature; when the factions were ready to return to their home planet, they had to construct spacecraft to ferry them there. {{storylink\|Threaten}} {{storylink\|Depart}}
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	[[File:CybertronCity energon spacebridge.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|The 2020-era space bridge has the appearance of a tunnel of light through transwarp space.]]		[[File:CybertronCity energon spacebridge.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|The 2020-era space bridge has the appearance of a tunnel of light through transwarp space.]]

	By the year 2020, during the war for energon, various [[Cybertron City (city)\|Cybertron Cities]] had been constructed on Earth, each with their own space bridge, allowing for quick and easy transport from planet to planet. These operated on the more familiar "tunnel" principle, generating a glowing pathway through transwarp that riders would drive along, until they emerged through another portal at the tunnel's end. {{storylink\|Cybertron City (episode)\|Cybertron City}} The bridges used during the [[Cyber Planet Key]] quest of 2030 operated the same way, though they were only used for transit between Earth and Cybertron; to travel to Cybertron's various colony worlds, the Autobots used instantaneous [[dimension ~~gate~~]]s sliced through reality by [[Vector Prime]], while the Decepticons could short-cut through [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s [[fire dimension]]. {{storylink\|Fallen (episode)\|Fallen}} At one point, the Autobots travelled through a naturally-occurring subspace fissure in the [[Skeleton Nebula]] to cross over into a different dimension, {{storylink\|Warp}} where their attempt to create a space bridge to get them home exposed them to another of the time-transcending dangers of transwarp tech, when they wound up opening a hole into the past. {{storylink\|Guardian (episode)\|Guardian}}		By the year 2020, during the war for energon, various [[Cybertron City (city)\|Cybertron Cities]] had been constructed on Earth, each with their own space bridge, allowing for quick and easy transport from planet to planet. These operated on the more familiar "tunnel" principle, generating a glowing pathway through transwarp that riders would drive along, until they emerged through another portal at the tunnel's end. {{storylink\|Cybertron City (episode)\|Cybertron City}} The bridges used during the [[Cyber Planet Key]] quest of 2030 operated the same way, though they were only used for transit between Earth and Cybertron; to travel to Cybertron's various colony worlds, the Autobots used instantaneous [[warp gate\|dimension gates]] sliced through reality by [[Vector Prime]], while the Decepticons could short-cut through [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s [[fire dimension]]. {{storylink\|Fallen (episode)\|Fallen}} At one point, the Autobots travelled through a naturally-occurring subspace fissure in the [[Skeleton Nebula]] to cross over into a different dimension, {{storylink\|Warp}} where their attempt to create a space bridge to get them home exposed them to another of the time-transcending dangers of transwarp tech, when they wound up opening a hole into the past. {{storylink\|Guardian (episode)\|Guardian}}

	[[Unicron]]'s [[Herald of Unicron\|herald]] [[Ramjet (Universe)\|Ramjet]] was lost to the infinite reaches of transwarp when his master collapsed into a [[Unicron Singularity\|black hole]]. Floating helplessly there, he was discovered by the [[Elder God\|evil entities]] that inhabited the void, who repeatedly destroyed and recreated him until they grew bored and cast him back into the material universe. {{storylink\|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5\|Ramjet profile}}		[[Unicron]]'s [[Herald of Unicron\|herald]] [[Ramjet (Universe)\|Ramjet]] was lost to the infinite reaches of transwarp when his master collapsed into a [[Unicron Singularity\|black hole]]. Floating helplessly there, he was discovered by the [[Elder God\|evil entities]] that inhabited the void, who repeatedly destroyed and recreated him until they grew bored and cast him back into the material universe. {{storylink\|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5\|Ramjet profile}}

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	'''Unspace''' is the void of nothingness that exists outside of normal space and time, sandwiched between the infinite dimensions of the [[multiverse]], acting as a buffer between universes. As an ever-present aspect of the multiverse, it has been referred to with a great many different names, including '''transwarp space''' (or just '''"transwarp"'''), the '''warp dimension''', '''overspace''', '''underspace''', '''infraspace''', '''subspace''', '''foldspace''', the '''bleed''', and '''inner space'''.		'''Unspace''' is the void of nothingness that exists outside of normal space and time, sandwiched between the infinite dimensions of the [[multiverse]], acting as a buffer between universes. As an ever-present aspect of the multiverse, it has been referred to with a great many different names, including '''transwarp space''' (or just '''"transwarp"'''), the '''warp dimension''', '''overspace''', '''underspace''', '''infraspace''', '''subspace''', '''foldspace''', '''hyperspace''', the '''bleed''', and '''inner space'''.

	Many well-known [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] technologies utilize the properties of unspace to function, even if their creators or users do not always understand the specifics, or even the fact that they are using unspace at all. Most famously, the [[space bridge]], which allows a traveller to traverse vast intergalactic distances almost instantaneously by means of a "short-cut" through unspace, while [[Transwarp Drive]] allows for travel through time as well. In more common, everyday usage, personalized [[subspace storage pocket]]s give [[Transformer]]s the ability to store their weapons, and in some cases [[size changing\|shunt their mass]], into unspace.		Many well-known [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] technologies utilize the properties of unspace to function, even if their creators or users do not always understand the specifics, or even the fact that they are using unspace at all. Most famously, the [[space bridge]], which allows a traveller to traverse vast intergalactic distances almost instantaneously by means of a "short-cut" through unspace, while [[Transwarp Drive]] allows for travel through time as well. In more common, everyday usage, personalized [[subspace storage pocket]]s give [[Transformer]]s the ability to store their weapons, and in some cases [[size changing\|shunt their mass]], into unspace.

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2005 IDW continuity

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	The Autobots also made use of subspace as part of their communications network, beaming transmissions through it; it was through this network that [[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]] disseminated his ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs {{storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and how [[Solomus\|Tyrest]] transmitted the signal of his [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink\|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely\|Arm the Lonely}}		The Autobots also made use of subspace as part of their communications network, beaming transmissions through it; it was through this network that [[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]] disseminated his ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs {{storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and how [[Solomus\|Tyrest]] transmitted the signal of his [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink\|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely\|Arm the Lonely}}

			A bottle of [[Nightmare Fuel]] was rumored to be able to push a [[Warworld]] into hyperspace. {{storylink\|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading\|An Intimate Beheading}}
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Aligned continuity family

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			===''Go-Bots'' comic===
			[[Command Center (GoBots)\|Command Centers]] could perform hyperspace jumps. When [[Leader-1 (GoBots)\|Leader-1]]'s did so, [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)\|Cy-Kill]] despaired that his foe could now be on the other side of the universe, but the hyperspace jump had simply taken the [[Guardian (GoBots)\|Guardians]] to the other side of [[Gobotron]]. {{storylink\|Go-Bots issue 3\|Go-Bots #3}}

	===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===		===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===

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	[[File:Darksyde chase.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|The ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' emerge from transwarp space in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)\|first episode]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]''.]]		[[File:Darksyde chase.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|The ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'' emerge from transwarp space in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)\|first episode]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]''.]]
	In [[1996]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon introduced the world to transwarp technology. This tech was explained to operate by opening a window into "transwarp space", through which travellers could access entire other times and dimensions, and it was shown to do just that in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)\|very first episode]], before going on to play a recurring key role in numerous stories throughout the rest of the series as beyond. As the most consistent and explicit use of inter-dimensional-transit technology, its name began to be used in other ~~fictions~~ too. The [[Battle Protocol!\|first episode]] of the [[2001]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' referred to a space bridge using transwarp technology, and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'' would continue to use the terms interchangeably.		In [[1996]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon introduced the world to transwarp technology. This tech was explained to operate by opening a window into "transwarp space", through which travellers could access entire other times and dimensions, and it was shown to do just that in the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)\|very first episode]], before going on to play a recurring key role in numerous stories throughout the rest of the series and beyond. As the most consistent and explicit use of inter-dimensional-transit technology, its name began to be used in other fiction too. The [[Battle Protocol!\|first episode]] of the [[2001]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' referred to a space bridge using transwarp technology, and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'' would continue to use the terms interchangeably.

	Perhaps the most important addition to the ongoing story of interdimensional space was the 2008 prose story "[[Gone Too Far]]", produced for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] by longtime fans [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. This story took the huge final step of combining the myriad depictions of interdimensional space together, establishing that they were all the same thing (see the quote up top) and using "transwarp" as its primary name. In the process, they canonized the fanon idea of "subspace storage pockets", in which Transformers could keep their personal paraphernalia. "Transwarp" remained the primary term for the concept (and was used as the title of this wiki article) until the late 2010s/early 2020s, when ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)\|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)\|War for Cybertron]]'', and IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' comic book all collectively began using "unspace" to refer to the interdimensional void—a term plucked from [[Eye of the Storm\|issue #69]] the original Marvel comic book—which is probably for the best, as it enables us to distinguish the location from the technology!		Perhaps the most important addition to the ongoing story of interdimensional space was the 2008 prose story "[[Gone Too Far]]", produced for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] by longtime fans [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. This story took the huge final step of combining the myriad depictions of interdimensional space together, establishing that they were all the same thing (see the quote up top) and using "transwarp" as its primary name. In the process, they canonized the fanon idea of "subspace storage pockets", in which Transformers could keep their personal paraphernalia. "Transwarp" remained the primary term for the concept (and was used as the title of this wiki article) until the late 2010s/early 2020s, when ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)\|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)\|War for Cybertron]]'', and IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars\|Beast Wars]]'' comic book all collectively began using "unspace" to refer to the interdimensional void—a term plucked from [[Eye of the Storm\|issue #69]] the original Marvel comic book—which is probably for the best, as it enables us to distinguish the location from the technology!