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The timeline of the '''[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]''' is a dense and multi-layered epic that charts billions of years of history, from before the beginning of time to the distant future, all the way to the very end of the universe. The continuity is primarily organized around the first three seasons of the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon and its various Japan-exclusive continuations: these include, but are not limited to, ''The Headmasters'', ''Super-God Masterforce'', and ''Victory'', as well as ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'', and a slew of ancillary media, which includes ''Robotmasters'' and ''Micromaster''.
<big>'''[[The New Order]]'''</big>


From 2006 to 2007, the ''Kiss Players'' franchise published two official chronologies that amalgamated most of the stories that had come before into a grand, unified timeline. Along with linking existing events from these series together, they recorded several new events and retconned other developments to make everything fit more or less together, and in doing so provided a foundation for future authors to build around these pre-existing stories.
Within the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] observes a number of [[human]] [[television]] programs–among them, a news broadcast pertaining to a new and ultra-advanced [[oil-drilling platform|oil rig]] by [[Blackrock Enterprises]]–and judges [[Earth]]'s natives as quite primitive. As he walks past the deactivated [[Autobot]]s, now strung from the ceiling, he concludes that conquest of the planet "will be a simple task indeed."


Within the fictional Transformers multiverse, the Japanese cartoon continuity frequently crosses over with other universes—most often with the comedic inhabitants of the Legends World, but also the BT World, a notable splinter timeline that branches off from the "main" Japanese cartoon universe just before the events of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', and the advanced Cybertronians who inhabit the Cloud World. Given the vast breadth, depth, and scope of this timeline, some inconsistencies are unavoidable—in 2015, the ''Ask Vector Prime'' Facebook feature handwaved some of these details away by explaining that MegaZarak's destruction of Cybertron destabilized the fabric of reality, and that any inconsistencies can be blamed on an unseen observer's haphazard attempts to repair the local space-time. (Although it should be noted that ''Ask Vector Prime'' was not accessible to a Japanese audience and created plot points that were disregarded by later fiction.) In the real world, authors and artists have generally developed a much tighter approach to canon and continuity. Subsequent stories throughout the 2010s and 2020s have more-or-less adhered to this chronology of events—stories such as ''Legends'', ''Generations Selects'', and ''Ask Vector Prime'' have filled in notable gaps in the timeline by telling interquel tales weaving in and around the various cartoon "eras".
Elsewhere in the vessel, the poisoned [[Decepticon]]s are being revived. Shockwave explains to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] that, in light of this humiliating defeat, his leadership was clearly faulty, and it is only logical for Shockwave to take command. The weakened Megatron is in no condition to disagree... yet. Shockwave explains his plan to use the Autobots as spare parts, and to harvest the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Optimus Prime and build an army to conquer the planet. Shockwave flies off to undertake his first conquest.


'''[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|Continued...]]'''
'''[[The New Order|Continued...]]'''


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Revision as of 04:18, 2 April 2024

The New Order

Within the Ark, Shockwave observes a number of human television programs–among them, a news broadcast pertaining to a new and ultra-advanced oil rig by Blackrock Enterprises–and judges Earth's natives as quite primitive. As he walks past the deactivated Autobots, now strung from the ceiling, he concludes that conquest of the planet "will be a simple task indeed."

Elsewhere in the vessel, the poisoned Decepticons are being revived. Shockwave explains to Megatron that, in light of this humiliating defeat, his leadership was clearly faulty, and it is only logical for Shockwave to take command. The weakened Megatron is in no condition to disagree... yet. Shockwave explains his plan to use the Autobots as spare parts, and to harvest the Creation Matrix from Optimus Prime and build an army to conquer the planet. Shockwave flies off to undertake his first conquest.

Continued...


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