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'''Mass substitution''' is an integral process in making a [[Time travel|time jump]] in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comics]]. In order to maintain the mass balance of the universe a time traveler must displace an equal mass from the time zone they are entering. Those displaced are taken out of normal space and deposited in [[Limbo]]. They remain there until the time traveler who displaced them leaves their time zone. Interestingly, the same process is invoked whether traveling back through time via a [[time-jump mechanism]] or a [[trans-time dimensional portal]], but not through a [[time portal]]. | '''Mass substitution''' is an integral process in making a [[Time travel|time jump]] in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comics]]. In order to maintain the mass balance of the universe a time traveler must displace an equal mass from the time zone they are entering. Those displaced are taken out of normal space and deposited in [[Limbo]]. They remain there until the time traveler who displaced them leaves their time zone. Interestingly, the same process is invoked whether traveling back through time via a [[time-jump mechanism]] or a [[trans-time dimensional portal]], but not through a [[time portal]]. | ||
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==Known substitutions== | ==Known substitutions== | ||
'''1986''' | '''1986''' | ||
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] → [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] | |||
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] → [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] | *[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] → [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] {{storylink|Target: 2006}} | ||
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] → [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] | *Galvatron → [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} | ||
* Galvatron → [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} | |||
'''1987''' | '''1987''' | ||
*[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] → [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] | |||
* [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] → [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] | *Rodimus Prime, Kup, Blurr and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] → Unknown {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} | ||
* Rodimus Prime, Kup, Blurr and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] → Unknown {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} | |||
'''1988''' | '''1988''' | ||
*Scourge and Cyclonus → No mass-displacement, initiates time storm {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} | |||
* Scourge and Cyclonus → No mass-displacement, initiates time storm {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} | |||
'''1989''' | '''1989''' | ||
*Rodimus Prime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup, Blurr, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] → Optimus Prime, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] | |||
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] → [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] {{storylink|Time Wars}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:45, 21 February 2025
Mass substitution is an integral process in making a time jump in the Marvel UK comics. In order to maintain the mass balance of the universe a time traveler must displace an equal mass from the time zone they are entering. Those displaced are taken out of normal space and deposited in Limbo. They remain there until the time traveler who displaced them leaves their time zone. Interestingly, the same process is invoked whether traveling back through time via a time-jump mechanism or a trans-time dimensional portal, but not through a time portal.
Bypassing the mass substitution process can have catastrophic consequences for the space-time continuum.
Known substitutions
[edit]1986
- Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus → Optimus Prime, Prowl and Ratchet
- Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr → Shockwave, Thundercracker and Frenzy Target: 2006
- Galvatron → Skids Fallen Angel
1987
- Death's Head → First Aid
- Rodimus Prime, Kup, Blurr and Wreck-Gar → Unknown Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!
1988
- Scourge and Cyclonus → No mass-displacement, initiates time storm The Legacy of Unicron!
1989
- Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Blurr, Arcee and Red Alert → Optimus Prime, Highbrow, Hardhead, Brainstorm, Snarl and Blaster
- Soundwave and the Terrorcons → Misfire, Fangry, Horri-Bull, Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher and Slugslinger Time Wars
