Aligned timeline

As is to be expected when multiple authors and writers are working on a continuity, the Aligned timeline bears more than a few discrepancies and continuity hiccups. Nevertheless, we here at TFWiki have tried to rectify this as best we can.

In the beginning

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Primus and Unicron battle for eons. To try and turn the tide, Primus creates the Thirteen. One Shall Rise, Part 1 Over the course of the fight, Solus Prime, creates many weapons and icons of power for them to use. At the urging of Megatronus Prime, she creates a great weapon to fight Unicron, although Solus herself worries that this power could corrupt them. The Thirteen vote seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it. Exiles Ultimately, the Primes defeat Unicron, and the Chaos Bringer's inert form drifts off into space, where it later forms the core of Earth. One Shall Rise, Part 1 His fossilized blood, spilled in this conflict, becomes known as Dark Energon. Following the defeat of Unicron, Primus becomes one with the Core of Cybertron, and he gives life to future Transformers through the AllSpark, located within the Well of All Sparks. One Shall Rise, Part 1

Near the beginning of time

Solus Prime is murdered by Megatronus, causing the first schism in the Primes. (Whether this is before or after the battle with Unicron is unknown.) After Megatronus Prime is defeated, the Liege Maximo makes his own play for power. He is defeated and flees to another galaxy. After this great battle, Nexus Prime fragments himself into five robots, each one carrying and guarding a fragment of the Cyber Caliber. His components are dubbed Clocker, Mainspring, Chaindrive, Cannonspring, and Pinion. The fight has lasting repercussions For the Thirteen—Megatronus and the Liege have left the Primes for good, the once idealistic Vector Prime despairs and leaves the dimension. The other ten go their separate ways. Alpha Trion and Alchemist Prime remain on Cybertron and start Transformer civilization. Exiles When it has a good start, Alchemist leaves to hunt down the Liege Maximo. Gradually, the Thirteen Primes are forgotten and pass into the realm of legend. Early generations of newborn Transformers must brave the terrors of the Underworld to reach the surface, which, over the years, becomes a deeply ingrained custom. Exodus

Age of Wrath

The Quintessons invade Cybertron and interfere with the development of the planet's occupants. The aliens modify the bodies of their new servants to serve their own ends, such as installing cockpits on the bodies of the Seekers. This period becomes known as the Age of Wrath. The Age of Wrath comes to an end when the Quintessons are overthrown by Sentinel Zeta Prime, part of the Elite Guard. Under Sentinel's rule, Cybertron enters its Golden Age. Exodus

Golden Age

The Golden Age brings sweeping changes to Cybertronian social structure and hierarchy. As only two Primes now remain on Cybertron, Sentinel Prime takes control of government and ushers in a new era for Cybertronian civilization, by instating the High Council. Under his rule, the space bridge project allows trailblazing Cybertronians to colonize faraway worlds, including Gigantion, Velocitron, Junkion, and the Hub. The construction of the spaceport on the Hydrax Plateau begins, and Moonbases One and Two are constructed on the Mini-Con inhabited moons of Cybertron.

Trypticon Station is put into orbit as well, and a crew of Seekers are tasked with defending the Dark Energon stored within, remnants of Unicron's attack on the planet. Exodus The High Council encouraged the gathering and storage of Dark Energon aboard the vessel.

The first Cybertronian data cylinders are created, which store the accumulated knowledge of Cybertronian society. T.M.I. However, the Golden Age draws to a close as the space bridges begin to fail and other cracks begin to show in Cybertronian civilization. Before long, the space bridge project is abandoned. The Transformers now stranded across the galaxy begin to develop along their own lines, gradually evolving into entirely new breeds of Cybertronian that are well-adapted for life on their new homeworlds. Exiles

Era of the Caste System

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In the waning years of the Golden Age, the caste system is implemented, where civilian guilds oversee and assign newly created Transformers to jobs, and it eventually becomes a major social institution under the urging of Sentinel. Alpha Trion, however, disagrees with many of these changes, and retreats further and further into the Hall of Records, eventually becoming a recluse. Many ancient traditions, such as travelling through the Underworld, are abandoned. These controversial reorganizations do not go unnoticed, though, and many newly born Transformers become dissatisfied with their lot in life, some seeking change. Exodus

The city-states of Kaon and Slaughter City, populated mostly by low-caste miners and workers, soon turn to gladiatorial combat as a way to escape from the drudgery of their lives. The High Council, aware of why the games began, does nothing to stop them. One particularly powerful warrior, an energon miner formerly known as D-16, takes on the name Megatronus in honor of the Prime of the same name, but later shortens it to Megatron. Megatron seeks to topple the stifling caste system, and makes his points known, gathering a group of followers that includes fellow gladiator and spymaster Soundwave and sadistic scientist Shockwave. Exodus

At the same time, a young data clerk named Orion Pax, monitoring transmissions from across Cybertron, befriends Megatron, and the two of them begin a secret correspondence, encouraged by Alpha Trion. They have intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and soon Orion begins training with Jazz, learning to fire an ion-cannon and to fashion his arms into an axe and a sword. Exodus

And so the fangirls leapt to their computers, and produced horrible things.

Before long, Orion visits Megatron in person in Kaon. Terrorists, calling themselves "Decepticons", begin bombings in Megatron's name, attacking such popular spots as Six Lasers Over Cybertron. Megatron himself makes his first public announcement on the Grid, stating he is not responsible for the attacks and will bring the perpetrators to justice. Orion follows him up with a speech of his own, and points out that the members of Cybertronian should be free; autonomous robots, or "Autobots". In reality, however, Megatron had heard rumors about the bombings and terrorist attacks but did nothing to prevent them. The High Council makes Orion a Prime, and bestows upon him the new name of "Optimus", but Megatron is incensed by the fact that his speech went unnoticed, and kills Halogen, a High Council member in the Chamber Hall itself. At Optimus's urging, the two sides retreat for now as to avoid further bloodshed in the Council halls. However, the Council itself begins to fragment; Contrail, Ratbat and Drivetrain now support the Decepticons's cause. The only option is to wage war—the Great War has begun. Exodus

Great War

Yeah, why don't ya come over and say that to my face, tough guy? Bonk!

The war takes Cybertron by storm, and before long battlelines are drawn as various city-states declare their allegiances or declare neutrality. The Autobots maintain control of the most important locations on Cybertron, including Iacon and Kalis. Exodus Special operations forces assemble on both sides, such as the Wreckers, whose members include Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead, and Wheeljack. Optimus Prime survives an assassination attempt by Skyquake at the Battle of Technar. Masters & Students At some point, Arcee and her combat partner Tailgate are captured by the Decepticon Airachnid. Although Arcee is rescued by Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, they are too late to save Tailgate. Predatory Many cities are destroyed utterly in the carnage—Crystal City is destroyed in the fourth offensive of the war, and Praxus, locked in a stalemate is razed not long afterwards. Exodus Many dangerous weapons, such as the Cybonic plague, are developed by the Decepticon Biological Warfare Program. Sick Mind

As the war continues, the Autobots are gradually outnumbered and outgunned, and in an act of desperation they are forced to launch the AllSpark, denying the Decepticons of a method to generate more Transformers. Exodus The data cylinders are also ejected from Cybertron to prevent Decepticons from using the vital knowledge within. T.M.I.

Seeking a new edge in the war, Megatron storms Trypticon Station and wrests control of it from Starscream, empowering himself and other Decepticons with the Dark Energon stored there. As part of their next strike, the Decepticon-allied Seekers travel deep underneath Cybertron in search of the long-abandoned Geosynchronous Energon Bridge beneath the ruins of Crystal City, which will allow the manufacture of new Dark Energon for the Decepticons' use.

Megatron leads a group of Decepticons into Iacon, to find a means of travelling to the very core of Cybertron to spread the Dark Energon. Though Sentinel Prime attempts to stand in his way, he is soon defeated by the vengeful Decepticon—but unbeknownst to Megatron, Omega Supreme is reactivated due to these events, and is intent on stopping the Decepticons. The Decepticon forces manage to cripple the Guardian's alternate mode, and Megatron and his troops soon defeat him on ground level. Because of this, the Decepticon leader manages to reach Cybertron's core and corrupt it with Dark Energon—a critical blow against the Autobots. Exodus War For Cybertron

The Autobots, however, are not yet defeated, and muster a counter-attack to rout the remaining Decepticons from Iacon. Sentinel, now imprisoned in Kaon, is able to send a transmission, and a small group of Autobots, lead by Optimus, soon launch an incursion into the prison to recover him. However, the former Prime perishes before he can be rescued. The Autobots return the body to the Autobot High Council, who tell Optimus that he must accept that he is a Prime and take up his role as leader. From then on, he becomes known as Optimus Prime, the last of the Primes. Optimus' first task as Prime is to cleanse the infected core. Heading to the entrance, where Omega Supreme is being held by the Decepticons, the Autobots manage to free Omega, then call in Ratchet to repair him enough to open the Omega Gate. The core, however, tells Prime that Cybertron is greatly corrupted; it will take millions of years of shutdown in order to undo the grevious damage done by Megatron's Dark Energon. Optimus is given the Matrix of Leadership by the Core, a fragment of Prima's powerful sword that contains a portion of Cybertron's spark. Exodus War For Cybertron

Great Exodus

As soon as Prime reaches the surface, he orders that an exodus from Cybertron will take place immediately. Preparations are made to flee the planet, but many ships are shot down by the Trypticon Station before they can make good their escape. Trypticon itself comes to life, thanks to multiple sparks implanted by Shockwave, and Optimus Prime leads his forces in a battle to knock it out of orbit. The ensuing battle results in Trypticon hurtling towards Cybertron's surface. However, Trypticon is not killed, and it transforms into its robot form. After another battle with it, Optimus and his forces escape aboard the Ark, allowing them to escape Cybertron and follow the trail left by the AllSpark. They are pursued, however, by Megatron aboard Trypticon, which has transformed in a spacecraft. The two vehicles race for Cybertron's final working space bridge, which explodes, scattering the craft across the universe. Exodus War For Cybertron

During this time, Grimlock is taken captive by Shockwave, and has his alternate mode rebuilt into that of a Tyrannosaurus. Transformers Hall of Fame

As Cybertron begins to shut down, the Wreckers continue to fight against forces commanded by Shockwave for control of the dying planet. Far out in space, Prime and his crew set out to find and recover the AllSpark. Their quest takes them to many of the long-forgotten Cybertronian colonies and brings Optimus face to face with some of the Primes who had been thought lost. Exiles

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As Cybertron's conditions steadily deteriorate, it is abandoned by the remaining Autobots, Decepticons and neutral Cybertronians. The war spreads to other worlds, including Earth, which is seeded with energon and becomes the site of multiple large battles. During this period, Skyquake is dispatched to Earth to guard its energon resources. However, most of the Cybertronians there eventually leave or enter stasis lock, leaving Earth abandoned... for the time being.

Present day

Much later, a small group of Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth, unaware of its true nature. The Decepticons begin mining the energon deposits left there with the intention of using it to restore Cybertron. Starscream is tasked by Megatron with recreating space bridge technology, so that the energon can be quickly transferred between planets. After scouring the galaxy on this mission, the Air Commander returns to their home planet with a number of troops to construct a space bridge. Prime Optimus Prime's small team of Autobots—Bulkhead, Ratchet, and Bumblebee—secretly ally themselves with the United States government. They are assigned William Fowler as their liaison, and provided with an abandoned missile silo as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. A great deal of Cybertronian technology is installed there, including a GroundBridge of Ratchet's design. Darkness Rising, Part 1

Optimus Prime sends a message into space, calling all Autobots to the new battleground. Arcee and Cliffjumper are both investigating the Decepticon activity on the desolate Cybertron when they receive the message. They hijack Starscream's space bridge to travel to Earth, before destroying it. The Air Commander follows them through, but, after a brief confrontation, the two Autobots are able to join up with Team Prime and scan new terrestrial alternate modes. Prime comic Subsequently, Megatron leaves Earth with the intention of gathering a new army. The Decepticons under Starscream avoid conflict with the Autobots, and continue to secretly mine the planet's energon, along with constructing a new space bridge in orbit. Darkness Rising, Part 1 During his three year journey, meanwhile, Megatron finds a far greater prize than new troops: solidified crystals of Dark Energon. Darkness Rising, Part 2

On Earth, hostilities between the Autobots and Decepticons resurface when Cliffjumper is executed by Starscream; later, he is reanimated by Megatron with the power of Dark Energon. Darkness Rising, Part 1 Darkness Rising, Part 2 A series of accidents draws three humans—Jack Darby, Raf Esquivel, and Miko Nakadai—into the mayhem. Megatron's plan is to reanimate the thousands of dead Transformers on Cybertron and transport them to Earth via the orbital space bridge, but this is ultimately foiled by the Autobots. Darkness Rising, Part 5 Megatron himself is caught in the explosion of the bridge as it is destroyed, but survives thanks to the Dark Energon in his body. Masters & Students Megatron's wounded form is discovered by Starscream after a failed attempt to bring Skyquake under his control. Starscream attempts to kill him, but Soundwave's presence compels him to put the Decepticon leader in stasis in the Nemesis's sick bay instead. Masters & Students Wheeljack, now an interstellar nomad, briefly arrives on Earth, but after a run-in with Makeshift, he leaves. Con Job

An encounter with the mysterious human terrorist organization MECH introduces a second antagonistic party for the Autobots. Convoy Knock Out and his partner Breakdown arrive on Earth to aid with Megatron's repairs. Deus ex Machina Airachnid, too, lands on Earth to rekindle her standing grudge against Arcee and collect some "specimens", but she is stranded on Earth when her ship is destroyed by Jack and Arcee. Predatory

Events come to a head when Optimus Prime and Ratchet detect an ancient Autobot distress signal, and come across an abandoned Autobot ship infected with cybonic plague. Optimus is contaminated, and so to find a cure for the sickness Bumblebee and Arcee are forced to infiltrate the Nemesis and enter Megatron's mind. Sick Mind However, Megatron manages to download himself into Bumblebee's consciousness, and by taking control of the Autobot's body he restores his original body with Dark Energon and uploads his mind into it, restoring himself to life. Out of His Head Megatron grievously wounds Starscream sometime after this as punishment, but Starscream makes another play for power by reanimating Skyquake's corpse, which ends in failure. Shadowzone

MECH enters the picture again, first capturing and mutilating Breakdown Operation: Breakdown and later teaming up with Airachnid to lure Arcee into a trap. Crisscross Both of these end in failure for MECH.

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