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The '''Generation 1 continuity family''' is the biggest, oldest, and longest-running family in the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[canon]]. Its core is all of the fiction published under the [[ | The '''Generation 1 continuity family''' is the biggest, oldest, and longest-running family in the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[canon]]. Its core is all of the fiction published under the [[The Transformers (franchise)|original ''The Transformers'' franchise]], which got off to a bifurcated start in [[1984]] with the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Sunbow cartoon]], two distinct universes starring the same cast of characters. Alongside those two main [[Continuity|continuities]] there sprang up a cluster of [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] in the form of [[List of Generation 1 books|books]], [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity|flyers]], and [[Transformers in 3-D|more comics]]. | ||
As the years went on, [[Machine Wars: Transformers|many]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|subsequent]] [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|franchises]] used strands of ''Generation 1'' lore as the backstory of their own fiction, thus joining and extending the continuity family. Even when the main ''Transformers'' franchise [[Unicron Trilogy|is]] [[Live-action film series|separate]] [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|from]] Generation 1, oftentimes [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|secondary]] [[Transformers: Classics|"filler"]] [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|franchises]] will keep the continuity going. It has also been a favorite with modern [[Dreamwave Productions|comic]] [[IDW Publishing|companies]], who have been publishing a relatively steady stream of ''Generation 1''-branded comics for most of this decade. | As the years went on, [[Machine Wars: Transformers|many]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|subsequent]] [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|franchises]] used strands of ''Generation 1'' lore as the backstory of their own fiction, thus joining and extending the continuity family. Even when the main ''Transformers'' franchise [[Unicron Trilogy|is]] [[Live-action film series|separate]] [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|from]] Generation 1, oftentimes [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|secondary]] [[Transformers: Classics|"filler"]] [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|franchises]] will keep the continuity going. It has also been a favorite with modern [[Dreamwave Productions|comic]] [[IDW Publishing|companies]], who have been publishing a relatively steady stream of ''Generation 1''-branded comics for most of this decade. | ||
In [[Japan]], [[TakaraTomy]] has not only contributed to the continuity family with [[Binaltech|unique]] [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|series]] [[Robotmasters (franchise)|of its own]], but it even published an [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html "official timeline"] that jammed ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Car Robots]]'' and the [[Transformers (film)|2007 film]] into the Generation 1 multiverse. The inclusion of ''Car Robots'' is corroborated by ''Kiss Players'' fiction and timelines, but nothing else has touched upon the movie being part of the Generation 1 continuity family. | In [[Japan]], [[TakaraTomy]] has not only contributed to the continuity family with [[Binaltech|unique]] [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|series]] [[Robotmasters (franchise)|of its own]], but it even published an [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html "official timeline"] that jammed ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Car Robots]]'' and the [[Transformers (film)|2007 film]] into the Generation 1 multiverse. The inclusion of ''Car Robots'' is corroborated by ''Kiss Players'' fiction and timelines, but nothing else has touched upon the movie being part of the Generation 1 continuity family. | ||
In-universe, this continuity is referred to as "Primax" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designators. | In-universe, this continuity is referred to as "Primax" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designators. | ||
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===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
{{main|Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics timeline}} | {{main|Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics timeline}} | ||
*Marvel US G1 comics ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (Marvel US)]] #[[The Transformers (issue)|1]]–[[People Power!|42]] & #[[The Cosmic Carnival|44]]–[[End of the Road! (US)|80]], [[The Transformers: Headmasters | *Marvel US G1 comics ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (Marvel US)]] #[[The Transformers (issue)|1]]–[[People Power!|42]] & #[[The Cosmic Carnival|44]]–[[End of the Road! (US)|80]], ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters]]'' #[[Ring of Hate!|1]]–[[Brothers in Armor!!|4]], ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' #[[Blood on the Tracks|1]]–[[...All Fall Down!|4]]) | ||
**[[The Transformers: The Movie|Movie]]-based alternate future ([[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|''Transformers: The Movie'' (Marvel comic)]] #[[The Planet-Eater!|1]]–[[The Final Battle!|3]], [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|"The Big Broadcast of 2006" (issue)]]) | **[[The Transformers: The Movie|Movie]]-based alternate future ([[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|''Transformers: The Movie'' (Marvel comic)]] #[[The Planet-Eater!|1]]–[[The Final Battle!|3]], [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|"The Big Broadcast of 2006" (issue)]]) | ||
**"[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]" alternate future | **"[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]" alternate future | ||
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**''[[Rodimus vs. Cyclonus]] | **''[[Rodimus vs. Cyclonus]] | ||
**''[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers]]'' | **''[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers]]'' | ||
*[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] (a huge assortment of fiction, including but not limited to ''The Transformers'' S1-3 and the Japanese-original [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'']], ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'', ''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Zone]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' cartoons, along with various [[Beast Era]] series and many [[manga]], [[story page]]s and toy bios. See [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)]] for a full rendering.) | *[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] (a huge assortment of fiction, including but not limited to ''The Transformers'' S1-3 and the Japanese-original [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'']], ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'', ''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Zone]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' cartoons, along with various [[Beast Era]] series and many [[manga]], [[story page]]s and toy bios. See [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)]] for a full rendering.) | ||
**"[[Story of Binaltech]]" and ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' (a [[splinter timeline]] diverging from Japanese cartoon continuity in [[2003]]). | **"[[Story of Binaltech]]" and ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' (a [[splinter timeline]] diverging from Japanese cartoon continuity in [[2003]]). | ||
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*Japan (see [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], above) | *Japan (see [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], above) | ||
===Dreamwave Generation One continuity=== | ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ||
{{main|Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave timeline}} | {{main|Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave timeline}} | ||
*''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)| Generation 1]]'' "[[Prime Directive]]", "[[War and Peace]]" & v3 #[[Generation 1 issue 0|0]]–[[The Route of All Evil|10]]; ''[[War Within (comic)|War Within]]'' [[Transformers: The War Within|v1]], ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]'' and ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath]]'', "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]", ''[[Transformers: Micromasters]]'', ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (certain pages/passages), and "[[Parts]]" | *''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Generation 1]]'' "[[Prime Directive]]", "[[War and Peace]]" & v3 #[[Generation 1 issue 0|0]]–[[The Route of All Evil|10]]; ''[[War Within (comic)|War Within]]'' [[Transformers: The War Within|v1]], ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]'' and ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath]]'', "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]", ''[[Transformers: Micromasters]]'', ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (certain pages/passages), and "[[Parts]]" | ||
**The above, plus ''[[The Transformers Trilogy]]'' (''[[Transformers: Hardwired| Hardwired]]'', ''[[Transformers: Annihilation| Annihilation]]'', ''[[Transformers: Fusion|Fusion]]''), and "[[Two for the Price of One]]" | **The above, plus ''[[The Transformers Trilogy]]'' (''[[Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired]]'', ''[[Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation]]'', ''[[Transformers: Fusion|Fusion]]''), and "[[Two for the Price of One]]" | ||
===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ||
{{main|IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW timeline}} | {{main|IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW timeline}} | ||
*Many series and miniseries, of which the main set includes but is not limited to ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'', ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and other ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlights]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'', ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' (IDW)]], ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. | *Many series and miniseries, of which the main set includes but is not limited to ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'', ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and other ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlights]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'', ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' (IDW)]], ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. | ||
*"[[Spotlight: Mirage]]" | *"[[Spotlight: Mirage]]" | ||
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* ''[[ | * ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' | ||
* ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' | * ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' | * ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' | ||
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** ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' | ** ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' | ||
** ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' | ** ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' | ||
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Car Robots]]'' | * ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Car Robots]]'' | ||
* ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' | * ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' | ||
** Acts 1-8 | ** Acts 1-8 | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 21 January 2015
| This article is about the continuity family. For the franchise that it contains which is often now called "Generation 1", see The Transformers (franchise). |
The Generation 1 continuity family is the biggest, oldest, and longest-running family in the Transformers canon. Its core is all of the fiction published under the original The Transformers franchise, which got off to a bifurcated start in 1984 with the Marvel comic and Sunbow cartoon, two distinct universes starring the same cast of characters. Alongside those two main continuities there sprang up a cluster of micro-continuities in the form of books, flyers, and more comics.
As the years went on, many subsequent franchises used strands of Generation 1 lore as the backstory of their own fiction, thus joining and extending the continuity family. Even when the main Transformers franchise is separate from Generation 1, oftentimes secondary "filler" franchises will keep the continuity going. It has also been a favorite with modern comic companies, who have been publishing a relatively steady stream of Generation 1-branded comics for most of this decade.
In Japan, TakaraTomy has not only contributed to the continuity family with unique series of its own, but it even published an "official timeline" that jammed Car Robots and the 2007 film into the Generation 1 multiverse. The inclusion of Car Robots is corroborated by Kiss Players fiction and timelines, but nothing else has touched upon the movie being part of the Generation 1 continuity family.
In-universe, this continuity is referred to as "Primax" in the TransTechs' universal stream designators.
Major continuities
The sheer number of micro-continuities associated with the Generation 1 continuity family makes a completely exhaustive list a near-impossible task. However, there are five major branches, each lasting multiple years and consisting of dozens of stories, with varying number of sub-branches which deserve particular note.
Marvel Comics continuity
- Marvel US G1 comics (The Transformers (Marvel US) #1–42 & #44–80, The Transformers: Headmasters #1–4, G.I. Joe and the Transformers #1–4)
- Movie-based alternate future (Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic) #1–3, "The Big Broadcast of 2006" (issue))
- "Rhythms of Darkness!" alternate future
- Marvel US G1, plus Marvel Generation 2 (G.I. Joe #138–142, Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel) #0–12)
- Marvel US G1, plus Transformers: Classics (Transformers Collectors' Club, various)
- Marvel US G1, plus The Transformers: Regeneration One (IDW Publishing, Regeneration One #80.5–100)
- Marvel UK G1 comics (The Transformers (Marvel UK) #1–332, which includes the events of both The Transformers (Marvel US) #1–80 and The Transformers: Headmasters #1–4 with minor alterations, and excludes the G.I. Joe crossover; plus Action Force #24–27 and certain stories from Transformers Annual 1986-1990 that fit)
- Marvel UK G1 future timeline, original ("Target: 2006" to "Time Wars", The Transformers: The Movie Winter Special 1986)
- Marvel UK G1 future timeline, post-"Time Wars" ("Aspects of Evil!", "Edge of Impact"–"White Fire")
- "Peace" alternate future
- Earthforce continuity (side story splinter timeline from "...Perchance to Dream" to "End of the Road!" (UK), plus "The Magnificent Six!")
- Marvel UK G1, plus "Another Time & Place"
- Marvel UK G1, plus UK Generation 2 (Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway) #1–5)
- The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual
- Condor Verlag comics (Die Transformer, Transformers Comic-Magazin, Transformers Comic-Taschenbuch, Transformers Extra Comic-Sonderheft)
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
- US (The Transformers cartoon, from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1" to "The Rebirth, Part 3", The Transformers: The Movie, and the Tommy Kennedy scenes of "season 5")
- Cartoon, plus The Transformers (Madman)
- IDW Movie adaptation (Transformers: The Animated Movie #1–4)
- Transformers: Wings Universe (much of the cartoon, plus additional Transformers Collectors Club Magazine stories, BotCon comics)
- Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
- Mars Attacks: The Transformers
- Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity (a huge assortment of fiction, including but not limited to The Transformers S1-3 and the Japanese-original Headmasters, Super-God Masterforce, Victory, Zone and Car Robots cartoons, along with various Beast Era series and many manga, story pages and toy bios. See Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan) for a full rendering.)
- "Story of Binaltech" and Alternity (a splinter timeline diverging from Japanese cartoon continuity in 2003).
Beast Wars cartoon continuity
- US (Beast Wars cartoon, Beast Machines cartoon)
- Cartoons, plus 3H Productions/Fun Publications fiction ("Ground Zero", "Reaching the Omega Point", "Primeval Dawn", The Wreckers and Universe comic series, "Dawn of Future's Past", "Theft of the Golden Disk" and "The Razor's Edge")
- Cartoons, plus IDW BW (The Gathering, The Ascending & Beast Wars Sourcebook)
- Japan (see Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity, above)
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
- Generation 1 "Prime Directive", "War and Peace" & v3 #0–10; War Within v1, The Dark Ages and The Age of Wrath, "Welcome to the Jungle", Transformers: Micromasters, Transformers: More than Meets the Eye, Transformers: The Ultimate Guide (certain pages/passages), and "Parts"
- The above, plus The Transformers Trilogy (Hardwired, Annihilation, Fusion), and "Two for the Price of One"
IDW Generation 1 continuity
- Many series and miniseries, of which the main set includes but is not limited to Infiltration, Stormbringer, Escalation, Devastation, Revelation and other Spotlights, Maximum Dinobots, All Hail Megatron, The Transformers (IDW), Last Stand of the Wreckers, Heart of Darkness, Robots in Disguise and More than Meets the Eye.
- "Spotlight: Mirage"
Toyline franchises
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