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| {{merge|Quantum generator|Quantum jumps are the primary purpose of quantum generators. They are extremely closely associated concepts.}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Quantum generator]] |
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| :''Quantum jump is a technology from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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| [[File:SLTcracker quantum jumping.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|…hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home…]]
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| Cybertronian starships equipped with [[quantum generator]]s are capable of performing '''quantum jumps''', a mode of transportation that allow them to travel long distances in a shorter period of time than conventional travel. Though extremely fast, indeed faster than anything other advanced races like the [[Stentarian]]s have got, the jumps are not instantaneous: that's something only [[space bridge]]s are capable of.
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| When a quantum jump is triggered prematurely, bad things happen.
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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| [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s spent ages quantum jumping around space on the ''[[Empirion]]'' in search of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. One of his crew members, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], reflected on how Metroplex's space bridge was much more effective. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}
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| The [[Autobot]] ship ''[[Trion]]'' and [[Decepticon]] ship ''[[Torment]]'' were equipped with quantum jump drives. The former was shot down when it pursued a quantum jumping ''Torment'' straight into an ambush. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}
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| The first rule about interstellar travel is to never stand next to a quantum generator when it's about to flout the laws of physics. [[Ore]] broke this rule by standing too close to the ''[[Lost Light]]'''s engines when the ship initiated a quantum jump, and was fused to the generator as a result. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} This caused one of the rear thrusters to explode and the ''Lost Light'' to quantum jump blindly halfway across the galaxy. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
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| [[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]
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