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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 [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] Cybertronians' exhaustive records.<ref>This information, and most of the bulk of the article, comes from the text story "[[Withered Hope]]. | 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 [[Transcendent Technomorph|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> [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] claims that there are fifteen quadrillion concurrent realities.<ref>"[[Games of Deception]]"</ref> | ||
==Deciphering the terminology== | ==Deciphering the terminology== | ||
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* '''Aurex'''—the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.<ref>Mentioned in "[[I, Lowtech]]" as the origin cluster of the [[Omnicon]]s.</ref> | * '''Aurex'''—the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.<ref>Mentioned in "[[I, Lowtech]]" as the origin cluster of the [[Omnicon]]s.</ref> | ||
* '''Gargent'''—the [[Tonka GoBots]] continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"/> | * '''Gargent'''—the [[Tonka GoBots]] continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"/> | ||
* '''Malgus'''—the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' continuity family.<ref>Mentioned in "[[Withered Hope]]", but confirmed as ''Animated'' in "[[Bee in the City]]" and ''[[Transformers Animated: The | * '''Malgus'''—the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' continuity family.<ref>Mentioned in "[[Withered Hope]]", but confirmed as ''Animated'' in "[[Bee in the City]]" and ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''.</ref> | ||
* '''Nexus'''—the cluster where the ''[[TransTech]]'' world of [[Axiom Nexus]] resides.<ref name="almanacII"/> | * '''Nexus'''—the cluster where the ''[[TransTech]]'' world of [[Axiom Nexus]] resides.<ref name="almanacII"/> | ||
* '''Primax'''—the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] continuity family. | * '''Primax'''—the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] continuity family. | ||
* '''Quadwal'''—the "real world".<ref> | * '''Quadwal'''—the "real world".<ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''. "Quadwal" is a pun on the term "[[wikipedia:fourth wall|fourth wall]]", the barrier between fiction and reality which is "broken" when characters in a work of fiction acknowledge either the audience or their fictional nature.</ref> | ||
* '''Tyran'''—the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] continuity family. | * '''Tyran'''—the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] continuity family. | ||
* '''Viron'''—the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"> | * '''Viron'''—the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' continuity family.<ref name="almanacII">''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''</ref> | ||
* '''Yayayarst'''—the ''[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Go-Go-Bots]]'' continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"/> | * '''Yayayarst'''—the ''[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Go-Go-Bots]]'' continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"/> | ||
* '''Xobitor'''—the, uh, ''[[Robotix]]'' family.<ref name="almanacII"/> | * '''Xobitor'''—the, uh, ''[[Robotix]]'' family.<ref name="almanacII"/> | ||
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*Aurex—the [[Unicron Trilogy|Unicron Trilogy continuity family]] | *Aurex—the [[Unicron Trilogy|Unicron Trilogy continuity family]] | ||
**Aurex 103.10 Alpha—the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' cartoon.<ref name=todiegame>[[To Die Game!]]</ref> | **Aurex 103.10 Alpha—the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' cartoon.<ref name=todiegame>"[[To Die Game!]]"</ref> | ||
**Aurex 603.0 Kappa—''[[The Energon Within]]'' video game.<ref name=almanacII/> | **Aurex 603.0 Kappa—''[[The Energon Within]]'' video game.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
**Aurex 802.23 Alpha—the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII | **Aurex 802.23 Alpha—the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
*Gargent—the [[Tonka GoBots]] continuity family | *Gargent—the [[Tonka GoBots]] continuity family | ||
**Gargent 984.08 Alpha—the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon. <ref name=almanacII/> | **Gargent 984.08 Alpha—the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
**Gargent -1084.22 Alpha—an evil ''GoBots'' mirror universe from the cartoon episode "Transfer Point".<ref name=almanacII/> | **Gargent -1084.22 Alpha—an evil ''GoBots'' mirror universe from the cartoon episode "Transfer Point".<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
* Malgus—the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'' continuity family]] | * Malgus—the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'' continuity family]] | ||
**Malgus 1207.26 Alpha—the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'']] cartoon continuity.<ref name=almanac>[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]</ref> | **Malgus 1207.26 Alpha—the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'']] cartoon continuity.<ref name=almanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref> | ||
* Primax—the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]: | * Primax—the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]: | ||
** Primax -408.24 Epsilon—if one breaches "the dimensional barrier between the Positive Polarity Universes" and the Negative, one can reach the [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] universe.<ref>[[Aquarius (SG)|SG Aquarius]]' bio</ref> | ** Primax -408.24 Epsilon—if one breaches "the dimensional barrier between the Positive Polarity Universes" and the Negative, one can reach the [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] universe.<ref>[[Aquarius (SG)|SG Aquarius]]' bio</ref> | ||
** Primax 095.0 Beta—the universal stream that's home to ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bullet Bike]]'s [[Tech Spec]] bio.<ref name="ilowtech">"[[I, Lowtech]]" | ** Primax 095.0 Beta—the universal stream that's home to ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bullet Bike]]'s [[Tech Spec]] bio.<ref name="ilowtech">"[[I, Lowtech]]"</ref> | ||
** Primax 109.0 Beta—the original home of ''[[Alternity (franchise)|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].<ref>[[From Here to Alternity]]</ref> | ** Primax 109.0 Beta—the original home of ''[[Alternity (franchise)|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].<ref>[[From Here to Alternity]]</ref> | ||
** Primax 207.0 Epsilon—the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' continuity, a [[splinter timeline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]] continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]" | ** Primax 207.0 Epsilon—the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' continuity, a [[splinter timeline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]] continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]"</ref> | ||
** Primax 388.0 Gamma—Japanese Generation 1 [[manga]] continuity, which branches off from cartoon continuity with the ''[[Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' manga.<ref name=almanacII/> | ** Primax 388.0 Gamma—Japanese Generation 1 [[manga]] continuity, which branches off from cartoon continuity with the ''[[Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' manga.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
** Primax 406.3 Eta—the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]].<ref name=todiegame/> | ** Primax 406.3 Eta—the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]].<ref name=todiegame/> | ||
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** Primax 703.02 Gamma—the world of the [[Devil's Due Press]]'s [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity]]. <ref name=almanacII/> | ** Primax 703.02 Gamma—the world of the [[Devil's Due Press]]'s [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity]]. <ref name=almanacII/> | ||
** Primax 787.3 Alpha—the Japanese [[The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]] continuity.<ref name="ilowtech"/> | ** Primax 787.3 Alpha—the Japanese [[The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]] continuity.<ref name="ilowtech"/> | ||
** Primax 903.0 Beta—the [[Alternators|''Binaltech'']] continuity.<ref>[[To Mega Therion]]</ref> | ** Primax 903.0 Beta—the [[Alternators|''Binaltech'']] continuity.<ref>"[[To Mega Therion]]"</ref> | ||
** Primax 905.0 Beta—the ''[[Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.<ref>[[The World Is Flat!]]</ref> | ** Primax 905.0 Beta—the ''[[Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[The World Is Flat!]]"</ref> | ||
** Primax 984.0 Gamma—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]].<ref name="witheredhope"/> | ** Primax 984.0 Gamma—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]].<ref name="witheredhope"/> | ||
** Primax 984.17 Alpha—the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].<ref name=almanacII/> | ** Primax 984.17 Alpha—the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 18 October 2010
| The name or term "Universal" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Universal (disambiguation). |
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] Bug Bite claims that there are fifteen quadrillion concurrent realities.[3]
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 series.
List of known continuity family indicators:
- Aurex—the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.[4]
- Gargent—the Tonka GoBots continuity family.[5]
- Malgus—the Animated continuity family.[6]
- Nexus—the cluster where the TransTech world of Axiom Nexus resides.[5]
- Primax—the Generation 1 continuity family.
- Quadwal—the "real world".[7]
- Tyran—the live-action movie continuity family.
- Viron—the Robots in Disguise continuity family.[5]
- Yayayarst—the Go-Go-Go-Bots continuity family.[5]
- Xobitor—the, uh, Robotix family.[5]
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 Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity would be Aurex 802.23 Alpha.
Officially-designated universal streams
These are the handful of as-yet officially-named universal streams and the continuity family or individual continuities they refer to:
- Aurex—the Unicron Trilogy continuity family
- Aurex 103.10 Alpha—the Micron Densetsu cartoon.[8]
- Aurex 603.0 Kappa—The Energon Within video game.[5]
- Aurex 802.23 Alpha—the Armada cartoon.[5]
- Gargent—the Tonka GoBots continuity family
- Malgus—the Animated continuity family
- Primax—the Generation 1 continuity family:
- Primax -408.24 Epsilon—if one breaches "the dimensional barrier between the Positive Polarity Universes" and the Negative, one can reach the Shattered Glass universe.[10]
- Primax 095.0 Beta—the universal stream that's home to Generation 2 Bullet Bike's Tech Spec bio.[11]
- Primax 109.0 Beta—the original home of Alternity Convoy Vibrant Red.[12]
- Primax 207.0 Epsilon—the Classics continuity, a splinter timeline of the Marvel Comics US continuity continuity.[13]
- Primax 388.0 Gamma—Japanese Generation 1 manga continuity, which branches off from cartoon continuity with the Super-God Masterforce manga.[5]
- Primax 406.3 Eta—the Kiss Players radio drama.[8]
- Primax 698.20 Theta—the world of "Visitations".[5]
- Primax 703.02 Gamma—the world of the Devil's Due Press's G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity. [5]
- Primax 787.3 Alpha—the Japanese The Headmasters cartoon continuity.[11]
- Primax 903.0 Beta—the Binaltech continuity.[14]
- Primax 905.0 Beta—the Binaltech Asterisk continuity.[15]
- Primax 984.0 Gamma—the Marvel Comics US continuity.[13]
- Primax 984.17 Alpha—the Generation 1 cartoon continuity.[5]
- Primax 1087.90 Alpha—the Headmasters episode "Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger".[5]
- Primax 1291.0 Zeta—the "Another Time and Place" text story continuity, a dead-end splinter thread of the Marvel Comics continuity.[13]
- Primax 1286:3 Kappa—The Mystery of Convoy game.[8]
- Quadwal—a strangely divergent continuity family.
- Quadwal -3760.925 Theta—the world in which Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster were recruited to write the AllSpark Almanac.[9][16]
- Tyran—the live-action film continuity family
- Tyran 407.01 Beta—the world of the movie toyline's Tech Specs.[8]
- Tyran 707.04 Delta—the Transformers film.[13]
- Viron—the Robots in Disguise continuity family
- Viron 403.0 Beta—home stream to Dreadwing and Smokejumper. [5]
- Xobitor—the Robotix continuity family
- Yayayarst—the Playskool Go-Bots continuity family
- Yayayarst 201.11 Beta—the only known stream in this family.[5]
References
- ↑ This information, and most of the bulk of the article, comes from the text story "Withered Hope".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Games of Deception"
- ↑ Mentioned in "I, Lowtech" as the origin cluster of the Omnicons.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II
- ↑ Mentioned in "Withered Hope", but confirmed as Animated in "Bee in the City" and Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac.
- ↑ Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac. "Quadwal" is a pun on the term "fourth wall", the barrier between fiction and reality which is "broken" when characters in a work of fiction acknowledge either the audience or their fictional nature.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "To Die Game!"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac
- ↑ SG Aquarius' bio
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "I, Lowtech"
- ↑ From Here to Alternity
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Withered Hope"
- ↑ "To Mega Therion"
- ↑ "The World Is Flat!"
- ↑ The origin date of September 25, -3760 is also a reference; September 25, 3760 BC is the first day of the Hebrew calendar That answers THAT question.
