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AzimuthAcolyte: Unicron/Shattered Glass->Unicron#Shattered Glass update

2025-06-30T10:28:13Z

Unicron/Shattered Glass->Unicron#Shattered Glass update

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	2012's "[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]]" storyline marked the first major shift for the universe: the evil [[Ultra Magnus (SG)\|Ultra Magnus]] and his evil compatriots crossed dimensions, attacked Cliffjumper's native "Classicsverse", and destroyed the entire universe with the [[Terminus Blade]]. A small number of positive-universe refugees escaped into the ''Shattered Glass'' reality; the dimensionally transposed "Classicsverse Earth" then became an ancillary setting. A group of Autobots led by the heroic [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] somehow materialized in the distant past, and battled their universe's evil [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] in 2013's "[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]" story.		2012's "[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]]" storyline marked the first major shift for the universe: the evil [[Ultra Magnus (SG)\|Ultra Magnus]] and his evil compatriots crossed dimensions, attacked Cliffjumper's native "Classicsverse", and destroyed the entire universe with the [[Terminus Blade]]. A small number of positive-universe refugees escaped into the ''Shattered Glass'' reality; the dimensionally transposed "Classicsverse Earth" then became an ancillary setting. A group of Autobots led by the heroic [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] somehow materialized in the distant past, and battled their universe's evil [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] in 2013's "[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]" story.

	In 2015, [[Fun Publications]] wrapped up basically all of their dangling plot threads in "[[Another Light]]", a bizarro take on ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' that saw the effective end of the war after [[Unicron/Shattered Glass\|this universe's version of Unicron]] reformatted the evil Optimus Prime into the benevolent Nova Prime. This didn't stop Fun Publications from making a few more glimpses at the universe, however--the "[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]" storyline in 2016 featured a team of [[GoBots]] navigating the universe, while "[[Coalescence]]", the final ''Shattered Glass'' story, served as an interquel between the original prose stories and "Invasion", tying off a long-abandoned plotline regarding the mirror-universe [[Underbase]].		In 2015, [[Fun Publications]] wrapped up basically all of their dangling plot threads in "[[Another Light]]", a bizarro take on ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' that saw the effective end of the war after [[Unicron#Shattered Glass\|this universe's version of Unicron]] reformatted the evil Optimus Prime into the benevolent Nova Prime. This didn't stop Fun Publications from making a few more glimpses at the universe, however--the "[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]" storyline in 2016 featured a team of [[GoBots]] navigating the universe, while "[[Coalescence]]", the final ''Shattered Glass'' story, served as an interquel between the original prose stories and "Invasion", tying off a long-abandoned plotline regarding the mirror-universe [[Underbase]].

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Teletraan-X: Teletraan-X Text Replacement Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass => Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass

2025-06-29T05:08:20Z

Teletraan-X Text Replacement Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass => Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass

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	The first ''Shattered Glass'' universe spun off from the events of the 2007 ''[[Crossing Over]]'' storyline, and initially followed the "Classics" [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]] as he arrived on the ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. After the obligatory misunderstanding, he teamed up with the heroic [[Megatron (SG)\|Megatron]] and his Decepticons to foil [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to invade Earth aboard the ''[[Ark (SG)\|Ark]]'' warship. Between 2008 and 2011, the storyline broke into two semi-parallel branches: a series of online prose stories followed Cliffjumper as he travelled to the dystopian Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe with [[Starscream (SG)\|Starscream]] to counter [[Rodimus (SG)\|Rodimus]] and his breakaway faction of Autobots. Following the lead of the immensely popular ''Shattered Expectations'' comic, these stories adopted a light-hearted tone, spoofing the tropes endemic to the original ''Transformers'' television show and eighties cartoons in general.		The first ''Shattered Glass'' universe spun off from the events of the 2007 ''[[Crossing Over]]'' storyline, and initially followed the "Classics" [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]] as he arrived on the ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. After the obligatory misunderstanding, he teamed up with the heroic [[Megatron (SG)\|Megatron]] and his Decepticons to foil [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to invade Earth aboard the ''[[Ark (SG)\|Ark]]'' warship. Between 2008 and 2011, the storyline broke into two semi-parallel branches: a series of online prose stories followed Cliffjumper as he travelled to the dystopian Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe with [[Starscream (SG)\|Starscream]] to counter [[Rodimus (SG)\|Rodimus]] and his breakaway faction of Autobots. Following the lead of the immensely popular ''Shattered Expectations'' comic, these stories adopted a light-hearted tone, spoofing the tropes endemic to the original ''Transformers'' television show and eighties cartoons in general.

	''[[Reunification]]'', the [[2009]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)\|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc, formed the second branch of the storyline, which saw [[Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass\|Alpha Trion]] lure the dimension-hopping [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)\|Topspin]] to ''Shattered Glass'' Cybertron as part of his plan to depose both Optimus and Megatron. The group escapes with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)\|Skyfall]]'s body and encounter the pacifist [[Quintesson]] of [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]], who allows them to unite into [[Nexus Prime]] and defeat Optimus Prime's [[Omega Doom]] superweapon.		''[[Reunification]]'', the [[2009]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)\|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc, formed the second branch of the storyline, which saw [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass\|Alpha Trion]] lure the dimension-hopping [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)\|Topspin]] to ''Shattered Glass'' Cybertron as part of his plan to depose both Optimus and Megatron. The group escapes with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)\|Skyfall]]'s body and encounter the pacifist [[Quintesson]] of [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]], who allows them to unite into [[Nexus Prime]] and defeat Optimus Prime's [[Omega Doom]] superweapon.

	Between these two major branches, the "[[Recordicons]]" comic strip featured the wacky misadventures of [[Ravage (SG)\|Ravage]], and the 2010 arc of "[[Around Cybertron]]" featured a glimpse at the evil counterparts of [[Rook (SG)\|Rook]] and [[Andromeda (SG)\|Andromeda]].		Between these two major branches, the "[[Recordicons]]" comic strip featured the wacky misadventures of [[Ravage (SG)\|Ravage]], and the 2010 arc of "[[Around Cybertron]]" featured a glimpse at the evil counterparts of [[Rook (SG)\|Rook]] and [[Andromeda (SG)\|Andromeda]].

AzimuthAcolyte: Alpha Trion (SG) -> Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass update

2025-05-26T01:48:51Z

Alpha Trion (SG) -> Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass update

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	The first ''Shattered Glass'' universe spun off from the events of the 2007 ''[[Crossing Over]]'' storyline, and initially followed the "Classics" [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]] as he arrived on the ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. After the obligatory misunderstanding, he teamed up with the heroic [[Megatron (SG)\|Megatron]] and his Decepticons to foil [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to invade Earth aboard the ''[[Ark (SG)\|Ark]]'' warship. Between 2008 and 2011, the storyline broke into two semi-parallel branches: a series of online prose stories followed Cliffjumper as he travelled to the dystopian Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe with [[Starscream (SG)\|Starscream]] to counter [[Rodimus (SG)\|Rodimus]] and his breakaway faction of Autobots. Following the lead of the immensely popular ''Shattered Expectations'' comic, these stories adopted a light-hearted tone, spoofing the tropes endemic to the original ''Transformers'' television show and eighties cartoons in general.		The first ''Shattered Glass'' universe spun off from the events of the 2007 ''[[Crossing Over]]'' storyline, and initially followed the "Classics" [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]] as he arrived on the ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. After the obligatory misunderstanding, he teamed up with the heroic [[Megatron (SG)\|Megatron]] and his Decepticons to foil [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to invade Earth aboard the ''[[Ark (SG)\|Ark]]'' warship. Between 2008 and 2011, the storyline broke into two semi-parallel branches: a series of online prose stories followed Cliffjumper as he travelled to the dystopian Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe with [[Starscream (SG)\|Starscream]] to counter [[Rodimus (SG)\|Rodimus]] and his breakaway faction of Autobots. Following the lead of the immensely popular ''Shattered Expectations'' comic, these stories adopted a light-hearted tone, spoofing the tropes endemic to the original ''Transformers'' television show and eighties cartoons in general.

	''[[Reunification]]'', the [[2009]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)\|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc, formed the second branch of the storyline, which saw [[Alpha Trion ~~(SG)~~\|Alpha Trion]] lure the dimension-hopping [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)\|Topspin]] to ''Shattered Glass'' Cybertron as part of his plan to depose both Optimus and Megatron. The group escapes with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)\|Skyfall]]'s body and encounter the pacifist [[Quintesson]] of [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]], who allows them to unite into [[Nexus Prime]] and defeat Optimus Prime's [[Omega Doom]] superweapon.		''[[Reunification]]'', the [[2009]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)\|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc, formed the second branch of the storyline, which saw [[Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass\|Alpha Trion]] lure the dimension-hopping [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)\|Topspin]] to ''Shattered Glass'' Cybertron as part of his plan to depose both Optimus and Megatron. The group escapes with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)\|Skyfall]]'s body and encounter the pacifist [[Quintesson]] of [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]], who allows them to unite into [[Nexus Prime]] and defeat Optimus Prime's [[Omega Doom]] superweapon.

	Between these two major branches, the "[[Recordicons]]" comic strip featured the wacky misadventures of [[Ravage (SG)\|Ravage]], and the 2010 arc of "[[Around Cybertron]]" featured a glimpse at the evil counterparts of [[Rook (SG)\|Rook]] and [[Andromeda (SG)\|Andromeda]].		Between these two major branches, the "[[Recordicons]]" comic strip featured the wacky misadventures of [[Ravage (SG)\|Ravage]], and the 2010 arc of "[[Around Cybertron]]" featured a glimpse at the evil counterparts of [[Rook (SG)\|Rook]] and [[Andromeda (SG)\|Andromeda]].

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2024-01-01T19:37:33Z

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	In [[2020]], after a long hiatus, Hasbro's ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' released an exclusive "Shattered Glass" two-pack that featured [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (SG)\|Ratchet]], advertising them as characters from [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Shattered Glass'' comic. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210114032604/https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs17-shattered-glass-ratchet-and-optimus-prime "The Deluxe Class Shattered Glass Ratchet and Voyager Class Shattered Glass Optimus Prime figures are inspired by the Shattered Glass comics created in partnership with IDW."]</ref> At the time, most members of the fandom assumed that this was just Hasbro mistakenly accrediting [[IDW Publishing]] instead of [[Fun Publications]] for the original ''Shattered Glass'' concept; in May of 2021, however, it was revealed that IDW would launch a full revival of the ''Shattered Glass'' concept with the debut of a new five-issue miniseries, a reboot set in a world where the Autobots have triumphed and the heroic Megatron has gone into exile.		In [[2020]], after a long hiatus, Hasbro's ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' released an exclusive "Shattered Glass" two-pack that featured [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (SG)\|Ratchet]], advertising them as characters from [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Shattered Glass'' comic.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210114032604/https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs17-shattered-glass-ratchet-and-optimus-prime "The Deluxe Class Shattered Glass Ratchet and Voyager Class Shattered Glass Optimus Prime figures are inspired by the Shattered Glass comics created in partnership with IDW."]</ref> At the time, most members of the fandom assumed that this was just Hasbro mistakenly accrediting [[IDW Publishing]] instead of [[Fun Publications]] for the original ''Shattered Glass'' concept; in May 2021, however, it was revealed that IDW would launch a full revival of the ''Shattered Glass'' concept with the debut of a new five-issue miniseries, a reboot set in a world where the Autobots have triumphed and the heroic Megatron has gone into exile.

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	The first ''Shattered Glass'' story, retroactively dubbed "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)\|Shattered Expectations]]", was the product of an [[April Fools' Day]] gag gone horribly wrong (or right, depending on how you interpret things. On [[April 1]]st, [[2008]], Fun Publications "leaked" three pages of what was supposedly the upcoming [[BotCon 2008]] set's accompanying comic--a deliberately campy, Generation 2-inspired take on the "evil parallel universe" treatment, which featured ridiculous gags as Grimlock being a genius, Jazz talking like Mr. T, and reverse-[[Furmanism]]s all rendered in [[Derek Yaniger]]'s style.		The first ''Shattered Glass'' story, retroactively dubbed "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)\|Shattered Expectations]]", was the product of an [[April Fools' Day]] gag gone horribly wrong (or right, depending on how you interpret things. On [[April 1]]st, [[2008]], Fun Publications "leaked" three pages of what was supposedly the upcoming [[BotCon 2008]] set's accompanying comic--a deliberately campy, Generation 2-inspired take on the "evil parallel universe" treatment, which featured ridiculous gags as Grimlock being a genius, Jazz talking like Mr. T, and reverse-[[Furmanism]]s all rendered in [[Derek Yaniger]]'s style.

	Fandom response was almost entirely positive, and the fandom was in turn almost unanimously disappointed when the truth came out. Fun Publications took note of the positive reception, however,, and hired authors [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]] to punch up the dialogue for the real comic before allowing them to continue the ''Shattered Glass'' story in prose form.		Fandom response was almost entirely positive, and the fandom was in turn almost unanimously disappointed when the truth came out. Fun Publications took note of the positive reception, however, and hired authors [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]] to punch up the dialogue for the real comic before allowing them to continue the ''Shattered Glass'' story in prose form.

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	*" {{gb\|Transfer Point}}" (2015)		*" {{gb\|Transfer Point}}" (2015)

	The original ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon featured an episode where the heroic [[Guardian (GoBots)\|Guardian]]s accidentally travelled to a backwards universe populated by evil doppelgangers. In 2015, the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" Facebook feature retroactively declared this to be just one of many negative-polarity realities, no different from any of the many ''Shattered Glass'' universes.		The original ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon featured an episode where the heroic [[Guardian (GoBots)\|Guardian]]s accidentally travelled to a backwards universe populated by evil doppelgangers. In 2015, the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook feature retroactively declared this to be just one of many negative-polarity realities, no different from any of the many ''Shattered Glass'' universes.

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	* "[[Shattered Fates]]"		* "[[Shattered Fates]]"

	The ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight\|Forged to Fight]]'' mobile game featured a ''Shattered Glass''-themed event that pitted heroic, Generation 1-style Decepticons against evil Autobots from a hitherto-unseen mirror version of the [[~~Movie continuity family\|~~movie continuity family]].		The ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight\|Forged to Fight]]'' mobile game featured a ''Shattered Glass''-themed event that pitted heroic, Generation 1-style Decepticons against evil Autobots from a hitherto-unseen mirror version of the [[movie continuity family]].

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			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

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	The '''Shattered Glass continuity family''' encompasses the comics and prose stories released under the "Shattered Glass" banner. Riffing off the old [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MirrorUniverse "mirror universe"] trope, where good is evil and evil is good, the vast majority of ''Shattered Glass'' fiction depicts a strange, backwards universe in which the heroic Decepticons battle the evil Optimus Prime and his Autobot legions. Although individual iterations of the concept sometimes base themselves on specific universes—for instance, ''Shattered Glass Animated'' is a direct inversion of the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers: Animated cartoon]]'' the "main" ''Shattered Glass'' universe that ran from 2008 to 2016 is a vague amalgamation of multiple "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" characters that doesn't really map onto any one specific franchise or universe.		The '''Shattered Glass continuity family''' encompasses the comics and prose stories released under the "Shattered Glass" banner. Riffing off the old [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MirrorUniverse "mirror universe"] trope of a parallel dimension where good is evil and evil is good, the vast majority of ''Shattered Glass'' fiction depicts a strange, backwards universe in which the heroic Decepticons battle the evil Optimus Prime and his Autobot legions. Although individual iterations of the concept sometimes base themselves on specific universes—for instance, ''Shattered Glass Animated'' is a direct inversion of the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers: Animated cartoon]]'' the "main" ''Shattered Glass'' universe that ran from 2008 to 2016 is a vague amalgamation of multiple "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" characters that doesn't really map onto any one specific franchise or universe.

	[[Fun Publications]] introduced the concept in 2008, with that year's [[BotCon]] [[Shattered Glass (issue)\|convention comic]]. The idea proved wildly popular with the fandom—indeed, it is arguably the most popular and long-lasting contribution Fun Publications would ever make to the overarcing ''Transformers'' mythos—and the company spun off a wide variety of toys and fiction all set in this reality. Over the next few years, other facets of ''Transformers'' fiction would occasionally experiment with the concept, though none of them found any real success until [[2021]], when Hasbro unexpectedly announced a revival of the concept by launching a rebooted ''Shattered Glass'' comic and toyline.		[[Fun Publications]] introduced the concept in 2008, with that year's [[BotCon]] [[Shattered Glass (issue)\|convention comic]]. The idea proved wildly popular with the fandom—indeed, it is arguably the most popular and long-lasting contribution Fun Publications would ever make to the overarcing ''Transformers'' mythos—and the company spun off a wide variety of toys and fiction all set in this reality. Over the next few years, other facets of ''Transformers'' fiction would occasionally experiment with the concept, though none of them found any real success until [[2021]], when Hasbro unexpectedly announced a revival of the concept by launching a rebooted ''Shattered Glass'' comic and toyline.

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	[[Fun Publications]] introduced the concept in 2008, with that year's [[BotCon]] [[Shattered Glass (issue)\|convention comic]]. The idea proved wildly popular with the fandom—indeed, it is arguably the most popular and long-lasting contribution Fun Publications would ever make to the overarcing ''Transformers'' mythos—and the company spun off a wide variety of toys and fiction all set in this reality. Over the next few years, other facets of ''Transformers'' fiction would occasionally experiment with the concept, though none of them found any real success until [[2021]], when Hasbro unexpectedly announced a revival of the concept by launching a rebooted ''Shattered Glass'' comic and toyline.		[[Fun Publications]] introduced the concept in 2008, with that year's [[BotCon]] [[Shattered Glass (issue)\|convention comic]]. The idea proved wildly popular with the fandom—indeed, it is arguably the most popular and long-lasting contribution Fun Publications would ever make to the overarcing ''Transformers'' mythos—and the company spun off a wide variety of toys and fiction all set in this reality. Over the next few years, other facets of ''Transformers'' fiction would occasionally experiment with the concept, though none of them found any real success until [[2021]], when Hasbro unexpectedly announced a revival of the concept by launching a rebooted ''Shattered Glass'' comic and toyline.

	Within the fictional ''Transformers'' multiverse, ''Shattered Glass'' fiction is not linked to any one ~~specific~~ [[universal stream]] designation; all "negative-polarity universes" ~~are instead denotated~~ by a minus sign ~~appended~~ to the stream's ~~designation. For~~ instance, the primary ''Shattered Glass'' universe is "[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]", while the universes of ''Shattered Glass Animated'' would be "[[Malgus -411.27 Zeta]]". For simplicity's sake, however, we have consolidated all ''Shattered Glass''-related fiction on this page.		Within the fictional ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], ''Shattered Glass'' fiction is not linked to any one [[universal stream]] designation. Instead, the [[TransTech]] denotate all "negative-polarity universes" by appending a minus sign to the stream's designation—for instance, the primary ''Shattered Glass'' universe is "[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]", while the universes of ''Shattered Glass Animated'' would be "[[Malgus -411.27 Zeta]]". For simplicity's sake, however, we have consolidated all ''Shattered Glass''-related fiction on this page.

	==Major continuities==		==Major continuities==

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	[[Fun Publications]] introduced the concept in 2008, with that year's [[BotCon]] [[Shattered Glass (issue)\|convention comic]]. The idea proved wildly popular with the fandom—indeed, it is arguably the most popular and long-lasting contribution Fun Publications would ever make to the overarcing ''Transformers'' mythos—and the company spun off a wide variety of toys and fiction all set in this reality. Over the next few years, other facets of ''Transformers'' fiction would occasionally experiment with the concept, though none of them found any real success until [[2021]], when Hasbro unexpectedly announced a revival of the concept by launching a rebooted ''Shattered Glass'' comic and toyline.		[[Fun Publications]] introduced the concept in 2008, with that year's [[BotCon]] [[Shattered Glass (issue)\|convention comic]]. The idea proved wildly popular with the fandom—indeed, it is arguably the most popular and long-lasting contribution Fun Publications would ever make to the overarcing ''Transformers'' mythos—and the company spun off a wide variety of toys and fiction all set in this reality. Over the next few years, other facets of ''Transformers'' fiction would occasionally experiment with the concept, though none of them found any real success until [[2021]], when Hasbro unexpectedly announced a revival of the concept by launching a rebooted ''Shattered Glass'' comic and toyline.

	Within the fictional ''Transformers'' multiverse, ''Shattered Glass'' fiction is not linked to any one specific [[universal stream]] designation~~. These~~ "negative-polarity universes" are instead denotated by a minus sign appended to the stream's designation. For instance, the primary ''Shattered Glass'' universe is "[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]", while the universes of ''Shattered Glass Animated'' would be '' Malgus -411.27 Zeta''. For simplicity's sake, however, we have consolidated all ''Shattered Glass''-related fiction on this page.		Within the fictional ''Transformers'' multiverse, ''Shattered Glass'' fiction is not linked to any one specific [[universal stream]] designation; all "negative-polarity universes" are instead denotated by a minus sign appended to the stream's designation. For instance, the primary ''Shattered Glass'' universe is "[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]", while the universes of ''Shattered Glass Animated'' would be "[[Malgus -411.27 Zeta]]". For simplicity's sake, however, we have consolidated all ''Shattered Glass''-related fiction on this page.

	==Major continuities==		==Major continuities==

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			The '''Shattered Glass continuity family''' encompasses the comics and prose stories released under the "Shattered Glass" banner. Riffing off the old [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MirrorUniverse "mirror universe"] trope, where good is evil and evil is good, the vast majority of ''Shattered Glass'' fiction depicts a strange, backwards universe in which the heroic Decepticons battle the evil Optimus Prime and his Autobot legions. Although individual iterations of the concept sometimes base themselves on specific universes—for instance, ''Shattered Glass Animated'' is a direct inversion of the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers: Animated cartoon]]'' the "main" ''Shattered Glass'' universe that ran from 2008 to 2016 is a vague amalgamation of multiple "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" characters that doesn't really map onto any one specific franchise or universe.

			[[Fun Publications]] introduced the concept in 2008, with that year's [[BotCon]] [[Shattered Glass (issue)\|convention comic]]. The idea proved wildly popular with the fandom—indeed, it is arguably the most popular and long-lasting contribution Fun Publications would ever make to the overarcing ''Transformers'' mythos—and the company spun off a wide variety of toys and fiction all set in this reality. Over the next few years, other facets of ''Transformers'' fiction would occasionally experiment with the concept, though none of them found any real success until [[2021]], when Hasbro unexpectedly announced a revival of the concept by launching a rebooted ''Shattered Glass'' comic and toyline.

			Within the fictional ''Transformers'' multiverse, ''Shattered Glass'' fiction is not linked to any one specific [[universal stream]] designation. These "negative-polarity universes" are instead denotated by a minus sign appended to the stream's designation. For instance, the primary ''Shattered Glass'' universe is "[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]", while the universes of ''Shattered Glass Animated'' would be '' Malgus -411.27 Zeta''. For simplicity's sake, however, we have consolidated all ''Shattered Glass''-related fiction on this page.

	==Major continuities==		==Major continuities==
	As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, we identify two major continuities in this family, many of which possess a number of notable sub-branches and micro-continuities. The lists below are not meant to be complete guides to every work in that continuity, but provide a quick overview of that continuity's most notable media.		As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, we identify two major continuities in this family, many of which possess a number of notable sub-branches and micro-continuities. The lists below are not meant to be complete guides to every work in that continuity, but provide a quick overview of that continuity's most notable media.

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Epilogue Two

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			==="Transfer Point"===
			*" {{gb\|Transfer Point}}" (2015)

			The original ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon featured an episode where the heroic [[Guardian (GoBots)\|Guardian]]s accidentally travelled to a backwards universe populated by evil doppelgangers. In 2015, the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" Facebook feature retroactively declared this to be just one of many negative-polarity realities, no different from any of the many ''Shattered Glass'' universes.

	===''Epilogue Two''===		===''Epilogue Two''===

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	The first ''Shattered Glass'' universe spun off from the events of the 2007 ''[[Crossing Over]]'' storyline, and initially followed the "Classics" [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]] as he arrived on the ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. After the obligatory misunderstanding, he teamed up with the heroic [[Megatron (SG)\|Megatron]] and his Decepticons to foil [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to invade Earth aboard the ''[[Ark (SG)\|Ark]]'' warship. Between 2008 and 2011, the storyline broke into two semi-parallel branches: a series of online prose stories followed Cliffjumper as he travelled to the dystopian Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe with [[Starscream (SG)\|Starscream]] to counter [[Rodimus (SG)\|Rodimus]] and his breakaway faction of Autobots. Following the lead of the immensely popular ''Shattered Expectations'' comic, these stories adopted a light-hearted tone, spoofing the tropes endemic to the original ''Transformers'' television show and eighties cartoons in general.		The first ''Shattered Glass'' universe spun off from the events of the 2007 ''[[Crossing Over]]'' storyline, and initially followed the "Classics" [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]] as he arrived on the ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. After the obligatory misunderstanding, he teamed up with the heroic [[Megatron (SG)\|Megatron]] and his Decepticons to foil [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to invade Earth aboard the ''[[Ark (SG)\|Ark]]'' warship. Between 2008 and 2011, the storyline broke into two semi-parallel branches: a series of online prose stories followed Cliffjumper as he travelled to the dystopian Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe with [[Starscream (SG)\|Starscream]] to counter [[Rodimus (SG)\|Rodimus]] and his breakaway faction of Autobots. Following the lead of the immensely popular ''Shattered Expectations'' comic, these stories adopted a light-hearted tone, spoofing the tropes endemic to the original ''Transformers'' television show and eighties cartoons in general.

	''[[Reunification]]'', the [[2009]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)\|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc, formed the second branch of the storyline, which saw [[Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass\|Alpha Trion]] lure the dimension-hopping [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)\|Topspin]] to ''Shattered Glass'' Cybertron as part of his plan to depose both Optimus and Megatron. The group escapes with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)\|Skyfall]]'s body and encounter the pacifist [[Quintesson]] of [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]], who allows them to unite into [[Nexus Prime]] and defeat Optimus Prime's [[Omega Doom]] superweapon.		''[[Reunification]]'', the [[2009]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)\|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc, formed the second branch of the storyline, which saw [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass\|Alpha Trion]] lure the dimension-hopping [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)\|Topspin]] to ''Shattered Glass'' Cybertron as part of his plan to depose both Optimus and Megatron. The group escapes with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)\|Skyfall]]'s body and encounter the pacifist [[Quintesson]] of [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]], who allows them to unite into [[Nexus Prime]] and defeat Optimus Prime's [[Omega Doom]] superweapon.

	Between these two major branches, the "[[Recordicons]]" comic strip featured the wacky misadventures of [[Ravage (SG)\|Ravage]], and the 2010 arc of "[[Around Cybertron]]" featured a glimpse at the evil counterparts of [[Rook (SG)\|Rook]] and [[Andromeda (SG)\|Andromeda]].		Between these two major branches, the "[[Recordicons]]" comic strip featured the wacky misadventures of [[Ravage (SG)\|Ravage]], and the 2010 arc of "[[Around Cybertron]]" featured a glimpse at the evil counterparts of [[Rook (SG)\|Rook]] and [[Andromeda (SG)\|Andromeda]].

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	The first ''Shattered Glass'' universe spun off from the events of the 2007 ''[[Crossing Over]]'' storyline, and initially followed the "Classics" [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]] as he arrived on the ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. After the obligatory misunderstanding, he teamed up with the heroic [[Megatron (SG)\|Megatron]] and his Decepticons to foil [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to invade Earth aboard the ''[[Ark (SG)\|Ark]]'' warship. Between 2008 and 2011, the storyline broke into two semi-parallel branches: a series of online prose stories followed Cliffjumper as he travelled to the dystopian Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe with [[Starscream (SG)\|Starscream]] to counter [[Rodimus (SG)\|Rodimus]] and his breakaway faction of Autobots. Following the lead of the immensely popular ''Shattered Expectations'' comic, these stories adopted a light-hearted tone, spoofing the tropes endemic to the original ''Transformers'' television show and eighties cartoons in general.		The first ''Shattered Glass'' universe spun off from the events of the 2007 ''[[Crossing Over]]'' storyline, and initially followed the "Classics" [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]] as he arrived on the ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. After the obligatory misunderstanding, he teamed up with the heroic [[Megatron (SG)\|Megatron]] and his Decepticons to foil [[Optimus Prime (SG)\|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to invade Earth aboard the ''[[Ark (SG)\|Ark]]'' warship. Between 2008 and 2011, the storyline broke into two semi-parallel branches: a series of online prose stories followed Cliffjumper as he travelled to the dystopian Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe with [[Starscream (SG)\|Starscream]] to counter [[Rodimus (SG)\|Rodimus]] and his breakaway faction of Autobots. Following the lead of the immensely popular ''Shattered Expectations'' comic, these stories adopted a light-hearted tone, spoofing the tropes endemic to the original ''Transformers'' television show and eighties cartoons in general.

	''[[Reunification]]'', the [[2009]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)\|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc, formed the second branch of the storyline, which saw [[Alpha Trion ~~(SG)~~\|Alpha Trion]] lure the dimension-hopping [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)\|Topspin]] to ''Shattered Glass'' Cybertron as part of his plan to depose both Optimus and Megatron. The group escapes with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)\|Skyfall]]'s body and encounter the pacifist [[Quintesson]] of [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]], who allows them to unite into [[Nexus Prime]] and defeat Optimus Prime's [[Omega Doom]] superweapon.		''[[Reunification]]'', the [[2009]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)\|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc, formed the second branch of the storyline, which saw [[Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass\|Alpha Trion]] lure the dimension-hopping [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)\|Topspin]] to ''Shattered Glass'' Cybertron as part of his plan to depose both Optimus and Megatron. The group escapes with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)\|Skyfall]]'s body and encounter the pacifist [[Quintesson]] of [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]], who allows them to unite into [[Nexus Prime]] and defeat Optimus Prime's [[Omega Doom]] superweapon.

	Between these two major branches, the "[[Recordicons]]" comic strip featured the wacky misadventures of [[Ravage (SG)\|Ravage]], and the 2010 arc of "[[Around Cybertron]]" featured a glimpse at the evil counterparts of [[Rook (SG)\|Rook]] and [[Andromeda (SG)\|Andromeda]].		Between these two major branches, the "[[Recordicons]]" comic strip featured the wacky misadventures of [[Ravage (SG)\|Ravage]], and the 2010 arc of "[[Around Cybertron]]" featured a glimpse at the evil counterparts of [[Rook (SG)\|Rook]] and [[Andromeda (SG)\|Andromeda]].