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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.