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The timeline of the '''[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]''' is a dense and multi-layered epic that charts billions of years of history, from before the beginning of time to the distant future, all the way to the very end of the universe. The continuity is primarily organized around the first three seasons of the original The Transformers cartoon and its various Japan-exclusive continuations: these include, but are not limited to, The Headmasters, Super-God Masterforce, and Victory, as well as Beast Wars, Beast Machines, and a slew of ancillary media, which includes Robotmasters and Micromaster.
Gregarious would be a good word to describe '''[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'''. So would outgoing, enthusiastic, upbeat, joyfully irreverent, flippant, sarcastic, wise ass, troll, or "total pain in the aft", depending on which side of his weapons-grade mouth you happen to fall on and how long you've been listening to him use it. Swerve has a sense of fun and even whimsy that stands out from your run of the mill Autobots fairly dramatically, but this constant running commentary stems at least partially from Swerve's low self-esteem, a coping mechanism that helps to cover up some of his own insecurities. The little fellow may get on their nerves... he'll ''probably'' get on their nerves... but it'll always be with a smile, a laugh, and an epic level quip, making him a good [[Swerve's|bartender]].  


From 2006 to 2007, the Kiss Players franchise published two official chronologies (which can be read here) that amalgamated most of the stories that had come before into a grand, unified timeline. Along with linking existing events from these series together, they recorded several new events and retconned other developments to make everything fit more or less together, and in doing so provided a foundation for future authors to build around these pre-existing stories.
He is, however, also a menace to everyone within range of a gun in his hand—including himself—given his legendarily bad aim, as well as to anyone driving nearby because he's ''so'' easily distracted by just about anything that catches his attention. Despite this, he's quite intelligent and skilled as a metallurgist, analysing the properties of a material with unique sensors in his hands. When he gets caught up in a problem, he becomes almost laser-like in focus and intensity, going on quest after quest, both major and [[Thumb Quest|minor]]. Unfortunately, this generally leaves him just as distracted from any other tasks at hand and just as accident-prone as ever. He's almost always in need of some repairs, major or minor, because of it.


Within the fictional Transformers multiverse, the Japanese cartoon continuity frequently crosses over with other universes—most often with the comedic inhabitants of the Legends World, but also the BT World, a notable splinter timeline that branches off from the "main" Japanese cartoon universe just before the events of The Transformers: The Movie, and the advanced Cybertronians who inhabit the Cloud World. Given the vast breadth, depth, and scope of this timeline, some inconsistencies are unavoidable—in 2015, the Ask Vector Prime Facebook feature handwaved some of these details away by explaining that MegaZarak's destruction of Cybertron destabilized the fabric of reality, and that any inconsistencies can be blamed on an unseen observer's haphazard attempts to repair the local space-time. (Although it should be noted that Ask Vector Prime was not accessible to a Japanese audience and created plot points that were disregarded by later fiction.) In the real world, authors and artists have generally developed a much tighter approach to canon and continuity. Subsequent stories throughout the 2010s and 2020s have more-or-less adhered to this chronology of events—stories such as Legends, Generations Selects, and Ask Vector Prime have filled in notable gaps in the timeline by telling interquel tales weaving in and around the various cartoon "eras".
Now if only [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] could get him to not get easily distracted when receiving his orders too...


'''[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|continued...]]'''
{{bigquote|People ''don't'' like me—they just laugh at my jokes. There's a difference.|Swerve|"[[Cybertronian Homesick Blues]]"}}
 
'''[[Swerve (G1)|Continued...]]'''


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Latest revision as of 03:37, 1 May 2026

Gregarious would be a good word to describe Swerve. So would outgoing, enthusiastic, upbeat, joyfully irreverent, flippant, sarcastic, wise ass, troll, or "total pain in the aft", depending on which side of his weapons-grade mouth you happen to fall on and how long you've been listening to him use it. Swerve has a sense of fun and even whimsy that stands out from your run of the mill Autobots fairly dramatically, but this constant running commentary stems at least partially from Swerve's low self-esteem, a coping mechanism that helps to cover up some of his own insecurities. The little fellow may get on their nerves... he'll probably get on their nerves... but it'll always be with a smile, a laugh, and an epic level quip, making him a good bartender.

He is, however, also a menace to everyone within range of a gun in his hand—including himself—given his legendarily bad aim, as well as to anyone driving nearby because he's so easily distracted by just about anything that catches his attention. Despite this, he's quite intelligent and skilled as a metallurgist, analysing the properties of a material with unique sensors in his hands. When he gets caught up in a problem, he becomes almost laser-like in focus and intensity, going on quest after quest, both major and minor. Unfortunately, this generally leaves him just as distracted from any other tasks at hand and just as accident-prone as ever. He's almost always in need of some repairs, major or minor, because of it.

Now if only Prime could get him to not get easily distracted when receiving his orders too...

“ People don't like me—they just laugh at my jokes. There's a difference. ”

—Swerve, "Cybertronian Homesick Blues"

Continued...


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