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[[image:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The mirrorverse is roughly 50% blue cannons by volume.]]
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"'''Shattered Glass'''" is the catch-all name for the fictional universe and associated toys begun in conjunction with [[BotCon 2008]].
It is a "mirror universe", where the bad guys are good, the good guys
are bad, and (mostly) everyone has different paint schemes. The story
is a Transformers take on the old sci-fi warhorse of an [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|evil alternate universe]], a concept previously seen in stories such as [[wikipedia:Mirror_Universe_(Star_Trek)|''Star Trek'''s Mirror Universe]] and DC comics' [[wikipedia:Earth-Three|Earth-Three]].


It comes complete with a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|time-lost character from "our" world]] and [[facial hair]] for the [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|evil versions of certain good guys]].
[[File:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|right|The mirrorverse is roughly 50% blue cannons by volume.]]
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{{quote|This year's chronicle shatters everything you thought you knew about Transformers! Here is a universe you never expected...
On a world known as Cybertron, a ruthless and cruel tyrant prepares
his army for an all-out attack. Their destination: a planet rich in
resources, known as [[Earth]]!
Only a small band of rebels stands between this evil warlord and his
plans for universal conquest. If these brave soldiers are unable to
stop the attack, then there will be nothing to prevent this shattered
universe from falling victim to the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil legion of...Autobots?


This is a truly malformed universe, where the Decepticons are heroic and the Autobots are evil!
'''''Transformers: Shattered Glass''''' is the fictional multiverse and associated toys and storylines that sprung from [[BotCon 2008]]'s initial exclusive toyset and comic. It is a ''Transformers'' take on the old sci-fi warhorse of an {{w|Parallel universes in fiction|inverted alternate universe}}, (akin to ''[[Star Trek]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s {{w|Mirror Universe}} and [[DC Comics]]' {{w|Earth-Three}}) where the bad guys are good, the good guys are bad, and (mostly) everyone has different paint schemes. It comes complete with [[facial hair]] for the [[Rodimus (SG)|evil versions of certain good guys]].


Coming this spring, the battle lines will be drawn and a new champion will emerge. A [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|young and noble Decepticon]]
{{quote|This year's chronicle shatters everything you thought you knew about Transformers! Here is a universe you never expected...
will stand up and fight for freedom, the freedom which is the right of
all Transformers! Advising him will be his trusted lieutenant [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] and his fellow virtuous Decepticons. They will fight to the very last to stop the spread of Optimus Prime's tyranny!|Introductory blurb at BotCon.com}}


==Fiction==
On a world known as Cybertron, a ruthless and cruel tyrant prepares his army for an all-out attack. Their destination: a planet rich in resources, known as [[Earth]]! Only a small band of rebels stands between this evil warlord and his plans for universal conquest. If these brave soldiers are unable to stop the attack, then there will be nothing to prevent this shattered universe from falling victim to the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil legion of... Autobots?
[[Image:Decepticon_Shattered_Glass.png|150px|right]]


This is a truly malformed universe, where the Decepticons are heroic and the Autobots are evil!


[[Image:Autobot_Shattered_Glass.png|150px|right]]
Coming this spring, the battle lines will be drawn and a new champion will emerge. A [[Megatron (SG)|young and noble Decepticon]] will stand up and fight for freedom, the freedom which is the right of all Transformers! Advising him will be his trusted lieutenant [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] and his fellow virtuous Decepticons. They will fight to the very last to stop the spread of Optimus Prime's tyranny!|Introductory blurb at BotCon.com}}
*  '''[[Shattered Expectations]]'''
Fun Publications proved themselves collectively to be Satan
incarnate in April 2008 when they "leaked" three pages of what was
purported to be the set's accompanying comic, but which was, in fact,
an April Fool's gag by [[Pete Sinclair]], [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]].
Taking the silly concept of an "evil parallel universe" and giving it
the respectably campy treatment it deserved (including such gags as an
ingenious Grimlock, a Jazz that talked like Mr. T and reverse-[[Furmanism|Furmanisms]]), the comic was rendered in the art style of [[Derek Yaniger]]
and even featured flat, 1992-era coloring to complete the effect.
Rather unexpectedly, the fandom responded in a virtually unheard-of
manner—the comic was almost unanimously loved.
 
Then it turned out that the most popular thing Fun Publications had ever done wasn't real.
 
Mmn.
 
The popularity of "Shattered Expectations" led to several of its aspects being incorporated into the actual "Shattered Glass" world, via online prose stories. Subsequent stories have also taken a more campy approach to creating parallel universe versions of characters, as opposed to the rather uninspired straight-faced take of the convention comic.
 
 
*  '''[[Shattered Glass (comic)|Shattered Glass]]'''
The real BotCon 2008 exclusive comic story picked up after the "[[Crossing Over]]" storyline, throwing [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
into an evil parallel universe. Though he immediately joins the
Autobots, he begins to suspect that things are not all that they seem.
After meeting both the evil Autobots and the heroic Decepticons, he
must make a choice. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime has built the [[Ark (Shattered Glass)|''Ark'']] to take them to a new world, [[Earth]], that is ripe for conquest.  The comic featured a brief return of the retired Transformers artist [[Don Figueroa]] and was written by Pete Sinclair and [[Benson Yee]]. 
 
When the "Shattered Expectations" comic proved amazingly and
surprisingly popular, Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop were brought in to
make some dialogue tweaks, returning Jazz to the April Fool's version's
Mr. T mannerisms among other changes. Grimlock was still dumb, however,
but that could be mitigated...
 
 
*  '''[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]'''
A text story about [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]].  It promises a change for the character to the "Shattered Expectations"' ingenious Grimlock. 
 
 
*  '''[[Do Over]]'''
A text story about the Autobots' second attempt to build an Ark and conquer Earth. [[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]'s plan to ensnare Megatron keep the heroic Decepticons from pursuing their foes to Earth?
 
 
* '''[[The Desert Heat!]]''' / '''[[Eye in the Sky]]'''
Text story with 2-page comic preview.  The Autobots and Decepticons land on a bizarre world known as Earth.
 
==Toys==
===Timelines===
*  '''Shattered Glass'''
A six-figure boxed set which includes bad guys [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]], [[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]] and [[Jazz (Shattered Glass)|Autobot Jazz]], and good guys [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] and [[Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)|Razorclaw]].
 
*  '''Attendee-Only Bonus Toy'''
**  [[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]


*  '''At-Show Souvenir Toys'''
==Franchise components==
**  [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]], [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]] and [[Divebomb (Shattered Glass)|Divebomb]]
* A "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|virtual toyline]]" consisting of a combination of officially-released toys made especially for the line, [[Repurposing|repurposed]] toys, and potential [[redeco]]s of other toys.
**  [[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Shattered Glass)|Sideswipe]] with [[Whisper (Shattered Glass)|Whisper]], and [[Rampage (Shattered Glass)|Rampage]]
* A series of [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|comics and text stories]], most of which form a single storyline.
* [[The 'Bots and The 'Cons|A lithograph from BotCon 2011]].
* A lineup of [[:Category:Shattered Glass characters|dozens of good and evil doubles]] of characters from other storylines—currently mostly from various continuities of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]], with a few individuals from other eras of the ''Transformers'' brand.


* '''Customizing Class Toy'''
==Notes==
** [[Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)|Nightbeat]]
* The title is similar to the ''{{w|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine}}'' episode "{{w|Shattered Mirror (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Shattered Mirror}}" and [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s ''Star Trek'' comic "[[memoryalpha:Fragile Glass|Fragile Glass]]", both stories about the Mirror Universe from the ''Star Trek'' franchise mentioned above.
* The ''Shattered Glass'' poster (as seen above) bears a strong resemblance to [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|one of the first ''Transformers'' posters]], right down to the characters' positions and actions: [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] place, and the evil second-in-commands ([[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]) more in front of the battle than their respective evil leaders ([[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]).
* A proposed episode of the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Transformers Animated'' cartoon]]'s cancelled [[Transformers Animated season 4|fourth season]], titled "Mirror, Mirror", would have featured [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] traveling to a ''Shattered Glass'' version of their universe, as revealed in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]''. In a review with the fansite TFW2005, [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]] said that he'd have loved to have ''Shattered Glass'' material in ''Animated'', if only "to have [[Carmine Fanzone|Fanzone]] say 'This is why I ''love'' machines!'" In the years since the end of ''Animated'', both the second ''Allspark Almanac'' and the official [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|''Collectors' Club'' magazine]] featured a few glimpses at a "[[Shattered Glass Animated]]" world and its inhabitants.
* [[Hayato Sakamoto]] proposed a ''Shattered Glass'' version of ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'', fittingly named ''[[Transformers Prime: Shattered Glass]]''. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200611092215/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127039-hayato-sakamoto-booth-transformathematics-panel/?p=3198006 Allspark Forums post] on [[BotCon 2015]] (archived on Wayback)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150701131413/http://www.allspark.com/2015/06/best-of-botcon-the-japanese-perspective/ Best Of BotCon: The Japanese Perspective @ The Allspark], 30 June 2015 (archived on Wayback)</ref>


===Repurposed toys===
===Foreign names===
:Quite a few ''Shattered Glass'' characters are based on [[repurposing|repurposed]] toys, including:
* ''Japanese'': '''Shattered Glass''' (シャッタード・グラス ''Shattādo Gurasu'')<!-- Tokyo Comic Con 2017 T-shirt -->
* ''Cantonese'': '''Geng Zoeng''' (鏡像, "Mirror Likeness")<!-- Flame Toys -->


*  [[Soundwave (G1) toys#Music_Label|G1's MP3 Player Soundwave in "Sonic White"]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]]
==References==
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] [[Magnificus|in his original ''pre-Transformers'' Microman colors]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Perceptor (Shattered Glass)|Perceptor]].
{{reflist}}
* [[Glit]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ravage (Shattered Glass)|Ravage]].


[[Category:Continuities]]
[[Category:Franchises]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
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[[Category:Shattered Glass Animated]]

Latest revision as of 12:36, 11 December 2024

The name or term "Shattered Glass" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Shattered Glass (disambiguation).


Shattered Glass


The mirrorverse is roughly 50% blue cannons by volume.

Transformers: Shattered Glass is the fictional multiverse and associated toys and storylines that sprung from BotCon 2008's initial exclusive toyset and comic. It is a Transformers take on the old sci-fi warhorse of an inverted alternate universe, (akin to Star Trek's Mirror Universe and DC Comics' Earth-Three) where the bad guys are good, the good guys are bad, and (mostly) everyone has different paint schemes. It comes complete with facial hair for the evil versions of certain good guys.

This year's chronicle shatters everything you thought you knew about Transformers! Here is a universe you never expected...

On a world known as Cybertron, a ruthless and cruel tyrant prepares his army for an all-out attack. Their destination: a planet rich in resources, known as Earth! Only a small band of rebels stands between this evil warlord and his plans for universal conquest. If these brave soldiers are unable to stop the attack, then there will be nothing to prevent this shattered universe from falling victim to the maniacal Optimus Prime and his evil legion of... Autobots?

This is a truly malformed universe, where the Decepticons are heroic and the Autobots are evil!

Coming this spring, the battle lines will be drawn and a new champion will emerge. A young and noble Decepticon will stand up and fight for freedom, the freedom which is the right of all Transformers! Advising him will be his trusted lieutenant Starscream and his fellow virtuous Decepticons. They will fight to the very last to stop the spread of Optimus Prime's tyranny!Introductory blurb at BotCon.com

Franchise components

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Notes

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Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Shattered Glass (シャッタード・グラス Shattādo Gurasu)
  • Cantonese: Geng Zoeng (鏡像, "Mirror Likeness")

References

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  1. ↑ Allspark Forums post on BotCon 2015 (archived on Wayback)
  2. ↑ Best Of BotCon: The Japanese Perspective @ The Allspark, 30 June 2015 (archived on Wayback)
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