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'''"Swearth"''' is a planet very similar to [[Earth]], but weird, farcical and unrealistic.
'''"Swearth"''' is a planet very similar to [[Earth]], but weird, farcical and unrealistic.


{{bigquote|Would you say it's '''''more''''' or '''''less''''' unrealistic than battling [[Nanocon|Nanobots]] inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s mouth? Or being attacked by a [[Metroplex (G1)|giant thumb]]? Or fighting [[Personality tick|invisible, charisma-powered parasites]]?<br /><br />Or visiting '''''sitcomworld''''', for that matter.<br /><br />A planet with its own '''''theme tune'''''.|[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]|"[[The One Where They Go to Earth]]"}}
{{bigquote|Would you say it's '''''more''''' or '''''less''''' unrealistic than battling [[Nanocon|Nanobots]] inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s mouth? Or being attacked by a [[Metroplex (G1)|giant thumb]]? Or fighting [[Personality tick|invisible, charisma-powered parasites]]?<br /><br />Or visiting '''''sitcomworld''''', for that matter.<br /><br />A planet with its own '''''theme tune'''''.|[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]|"[[The One Where They Go to Earth]]"}}


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
===2005 IDW continuity===
Left at death's door by a combination of extreme self-neglect and an infection, [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s mind retreated into an imaginary world based around his love of Earth's sitcoms. Unfortunately, due to his exposure to [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]'s [[Metafictional bomb|meta bomb]] and [[Time case|briefcase]], a reiterative time-loop had been created inside him, causing his [[holomatter]] generator to create a life-sized version of said imaginary world that began following the ''[[Lost Light]]'' at a distance of 400 miles.
Left at death's door by a combination of extreme self-neglect and an infection, [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s mind retreated into an imaginary world based around his love of Earth's sitcoms. Unfortunately, due to his exposure to [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s [[Metafictional bomb|meta bomb]] and [[Time case|briefcase]], a reiterative time-loop had been created inside him, causing his [[holomatter]] generator to create a life-sized version of said imaginary world that began following the ''[[Lost Light]]'' at a distance of 400 miles.


Keen to save their crewmate's life, teams of Autobots (including [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]!) began projecting their own holomatter avatars onto "Swearth", as Rodimus dubbed the new planet, but found themselves caught up in a series of implausible, comedic events. Meanwhile, [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] discovered a comic book series called ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' that appeared to detail the adventures of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew up until that point, which was [[The One Where They Go to Earth|issue #43]].
Keen to save their crewmate's life, teams of Autobots (including [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]!) began projecting their own holomatter avatars onto "Swearth", as Rodimus dubbed the new planet, but found themselves caught up in a series of implausible, comedic events. Meanwhile, [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] discovered a comic book series called ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' that appeared to detail the adventures of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew up until that point, which was [[The One Where They Go to Earth|issue #43]].


Eventually, the Autobots realised that their three wacky neighbours—Ted, Sheldon and Jerry—were really aspects of Swerve's personality split three ways by a program glitch. Once recombined back into Swerve proper, he was able to indicate that the infection that was killing him was due to an old bullet wound in his shoulder. Back on the ''Lost Light'', [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] removed the bullet and treated the infection, and Swearth began to fade away. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}
Eventually, the Autobots realised that their three wacky neighbours—Ted, Sheldon and Jerry—were really aspects of Swerve's personality split three ways by a program glitch. Once recombined back into Swerve proper, he was able to indicate that the infection that was killing him was due to an old bullet wound in his shoulder. Back on the ''Lost Light'', [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] removed the bullet and treated the infection, and Swearth began to fade away. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}


[[Category:IDW Generation 1 planets]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) planets]]

Revision as of 20:01, 3 May 2019

"Swearth" is a planet very similar to Earth, but weird, farcical and unrealistic.

“ Would you say it's more or less unrealistic than battling Nanobots inside Ultra Magnus's mouth? Or being attacked by a giant thumb? Or fighting invisible, charisma-powered parasites?

Or visiting sitcomworld, for that matter.

A planet with its own theme tune.
”

—Rodimus, "The One Where They Go to Earth"

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Left at death's door by a combination of extreme self-neglect and an infection, Swerve's mind retreated into an imaginary world based around his love of Earth's sitcoms. Unfortunately, due to his exposure to Brainstorm's meta bomb and briefcase, a reiterative time-loop had been created inside him, causing his holomatter generator to create a life-sized version of said imaginary world that began following the Lost Light at a distance of 400 miles.

Keen to save their crewmate's life, teams of Autobots (including Megatron!) began projecting their own holomatter avatars onto "Swearth", as Rodimus dubbed the new planet, but found themselves caught up in a series of implausible, comedic events. Meanwhile, Tailgate discovered a comic book series called More than Meets the Eye that appeared to detail the adventures of the Lost Light's crew up until that point, which was issue #43.

Eventually, the Autobots realised that their three wacky neighbours—Ted, Sheldon and Jerry—were really aspects of Swerve's personality split three ways by a program glitch. Once recombined back into Swerve proper, he was able to indicate that the infection that was killing him was due to an old bullet wound in his shoulder. Back on the Lost Light, Velocity removed the bullet and treated the infection, and Swearth began to fade away. The One Where They Go to Earth