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The Transformers [[Continuity| multiverse]] consists of at least 15,962,782 cataloged '''universal streams''' (1,176,325 of which have "come to termination"), according to the [[TransTech]] Cybertronians' exhaustive records.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>  There are at least 59,927,225 realities that the TransTech Cybertronians have yet to catalogue<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>
The Transformers [[Continuity| multiverse]] consists of at least 15,962,782 cataloged '''universal streams''' (1,176,325 of which have "come to termination"), according to the [[TransTech]] Cybertronians' exhaustive records. <ref>This information, and most of the bulk of the article, comes from the text story "[[Withered Hope]]."</ref> There are at least 59,927,225 realities that the TransTech Cybertronians have yet to catalog<ref>In [[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4| "Worlds Collide, Part 4"]], the Autobots scanned 75,890,007 realities in addition to their own before locating [[Optimus Prime (Armada)| Optimus Prime]], adrift in the multiverse.</ref>


These are the handful of as-yet officially-named universal streams and the [[continuity family]] or individual [[Continuity|continuities]] they refer to:
These are the handful of as-yet officially-named universal streams and the [[continuity family]] or individual [[Continuity|continuities]] they refer to:




:* Primax—the [[Generation 1]] continuity family
* Primax—the [[Generation 1]] continuity family
* Primax 984.0 Gamma—the [[Marvel Comics]] US continuity
:* Primax 984.0 Gamma—the [[Marvel Comics]] US continuity
* Primax 207.0 Epsilon—the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' continuity, a [[splinter timeline]] of the [[Marvel Comics]] continuity
:* Primax 207.0 Epsilon—the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' continuity, a [[splinter timeline]] of the [[Marvel Comics]] continuity
* Primax 1291.0 Zeta—the "[[Another Time and Place]]" text story continuity, a dead-end splinter thread of the Marvel Comics continuity
:* Primax 1291.0 Zeta—the "[[Another Time and Place]]" text story continuity, a dead-end splinter thread of the Marvel Comics continuity
* Primax 095.0 Beta—the universal stream that's home to ''[[Generation 2]]'' [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bullet Bike]]'s [[tech spec]] bio
:* Primax 095.0 Beta—the universal stream that's home to ''[[Generation 2]]'' [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bullet Bike]]'s [[tech spec]] bio
* Primax 787.3 Alpha—the Japanese ''[[The Headmasters]]'' animated series continuity.
:* Primax 787.3 Alpha—the Japanese ''[[The Headmasters]]'' animated series continuity.


* Tyran—the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family
* Tyran—the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family
* Tyran 707.04 Delta—The [[Transformers (2007)|2007 film]] itself.
:* Tyran 707.04 Delta—The [[Transformers (2007)|2007 film]] itself.




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: Primax—the Generation 1 continuity family
: Primax—the Generation 1 continuity family
: Tyran—the live-action movie continuity family
: Tyran—the live-action movie continuity family
: Malgus—the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' continuity family&lt;sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_note-2" title=""&gt;[3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
: Malgus—the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' continuity family <ref>Mentioned in "[[Withered Hope]]", but confirmed as ''Animated'' in "[[Bee in the City]]".</ref>
: Aurex—the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family&lt;sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_note-3" title=""&gt;[4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
: Aurex—the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family <ref>Mentioned in "[[I, Lowtech]]" as the origin cluster of the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]].</ref>


Supplied by writers [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]], a list of Greek letters and the media to which they refer:
Supplied by writers [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]], a list of Greek letters and the media to which they refer:
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==References==
==References==
&lt;ol class="references"&gt;&lt;li id="cite_note-0"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-0" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; This information, and most of the bulk of the article, comes from the text story "[[Withered Hope]]."
<references/>
&lt;li id="cite_note-1"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-1" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; In [[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4| "Worlds Collide, Part 4"]], the Autobots scanned 75,890,007 realities in addition to their own before locating [[Optimus Prime (Armada)| Optimus Prime]], adrift in the multiverse.
&lt;li id="cite_note-2"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-2" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; Mentioned in "[[Withered Hope]]", but confirmed as ''Animated'' in "[[Bee in the City]]".
&lt;li id="cite_note-3"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-3" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; Mentioned in "[[I, Lowtech]]" as the origin cluster of the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]].&lt;/ol&gt;


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[[Category:Dimensions]]
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[[Category:Timelines]]

Revision as of 19:00, 26 March 2009

The Transformers multiverse consists of at least 15,962,782 cataloged universal streams (1,176,325 of which have "come to termination"), according to the TransTech Cybertronians' exhaustive records. [1] There are at least 59,927,225 realities that the TransTech Cybertronians have yet to catalog. [2]

These are the handful of as-yet officially-named universal streams and the continuity family or individual continuities they refer to:



Deciphering the terminology

Each universal stream's name consists of three parts, beginning with a noun which refers to the continuity family of origin, a number that indicates the "real world" date of creation, and a Greek letter that denotes the form of media. For example, "Primax 984.0 Gamma" refers to the Generation 1 Marvel Comics continuity, with "Primax" referring to the Generation 1 continuity family, "984.0" indicating a publication date of September 1984 (with "0" indicating an unknown day of publication), and "Gamma" denoting a comic book or manga series.

List of known continuity family indicators:


Primax—the Generation 1 continuity family
Tyran—the live-action movie continuity family
Malgus—the Animated continuity family [3]
Aurex—the Unicron Trilogy continuity family [4]

Supplied by writers Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop, a list of Greek letters and the media to which they refer:


Alpha—animated series
Beta—tech spec/toy/pack-in comic only ("box")
Gamma—comic book series
Delta—motion picture/live action
Epsilon—club/convention fiction
Zeta—text stories, storybooks and other prose works (printed)
Eta—radio/audiocentric universes, books on tape
Theta—live performance/spoken word
Iota—Internet-only information (not involved with club/convention)
Kappa—games (video and otherwise)

Using this information, we could, in theory, determine the names of yet-unnamed universes on our own. For example, the Transformers Animated cartoon continuity would be Malgus 1207.26 Alpha.


See also

References

  1. This information, and most of the bulk of the article, comes from the text story "Withered Hope."
  2. In "Worlds Collide, Part 4", the Autobots scanned 75,890,007 realities in addition to their own before locating Optimus Prime, adrift in the multiverse.
  3. Mentioned in "Withered Hope", but confirmed as Animated in "Bee in the City".
  4. Mentioned in "I, Lowtech" as the origin cluster of the Omnicons.