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**[[Aurex 603.0 Kappa]]—''[[Transformers Armada: The Energon Within|The Energon Within]]'' video game.<ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Aurex 603.0 Kappa]]—''[[Transformers Armada: The Energon Within|The Energon Within]]'' video game.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
**[[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
*[[Gargent]]—the [[GoBots (franchise)|''GoBots'' continuity family]] | *[[Gargent]]—the [[GoBots (franchise)|''GoBots'' continuity family]] | ||
**[[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/> | ||
**[[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/> | ||
*[[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> | ||
*[[Nexus]]—the ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' continuity family. | *[[Nexus]]—the ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' continuity family. | ||
**[[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]—[[Axiom Nexus]].<ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]—[[Axiom Nexus]].<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
*[[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 [[Transformers: 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 [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] universe.<ref>[[Aquarius (SG)|SG Aquarius]]' bio</ref> | ||
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**[[Primax 109.0 Beta]]—the original home of ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].<ref>[[From Here to Alternity]]</ref> | **[[Primax 109.0 Beta]]—the original home of ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].<ref>[[From Here to Alternity]]</ref> | ||
**[[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' continuity, a [[splinter timeline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]] continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]"</ref> | **[[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' continuity, a [[splinter timeline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics US continuity]] continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]"</ref> | ||
**[[Primax 209.0 Gamma]] | **[[Primax 209.0 Gamma]]—a universe where the Great War never stopped, and the Maximals and Predacons are used as proxies for the Autobot and Decepticon armies.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|Depth Charge bio]]</ref> | ||
**[[Primax 388.0 Gamma]]—Japanese Generation 1 [[manga]] continuity, which branches off from cartoon continuity with the ''[[Transformers: 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 ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' manga.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
**[[Primax 406.3 Eta]]—the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]].<ref name=todiegame/> | **[[Primax 406.3 Eta]]—the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]].<ref name=todiegame/> | ||
**[[Primax 498.1 Alpha]]—the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]] continuity. | **[[Primax 498.1 Alpha]]—the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]] continuity.<ref>[[Transformers I.Q.|Transformers I.Q. #8]]</ref> | ||
**[[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]] | **[[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[Invasion: Epilogue]]"</ref> | ||
**[[Primax 698.20 Theta]]—the world of "[[Visitations]]".<ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Primax 698.20 Theta]]—the world of "[[Visitations]]".<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 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 [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]] continuity.<ref name="ilowtech"/> | **[[Primax 787.3 Alpha]]—the Japanese [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]] continuity.<ref name="ilowtech"/> | ||
**[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] | **[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]]—the world of "[[The New Battle!!]]"<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|Optimus Prime bio]]</ref> | ||
**[[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]—the [[Transformers: Alternators|''Binaltech'']] continuity.<ref>"[[To Mega Therion]]"</ref> | **[[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]—the [[Transformers: Alternators|''Binaltech'']] continuity.<ref>"[[To Mega Therion]]"</ref> | ||
**[[Primax 905.0 Beta]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk| Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[The World Is Flat!]]"</ref> | **[[Primax 905.0 Beta]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk| Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[The World Is Flat!]]"</ref> | ||
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**[[Primax 1291.0 Zeta]]—the "[[Another Time & Place]]" text story continuity, a dead-end splinter thread of the Marvel Comics continuity.<ref name="witheredhope"/> | **[[Primax 1291.0 Zeta]]—the "[[Another Time & Place]]" text story continuity, a dead-end splinter thread of the Marvel Comics continuity.<ref name="witheredhope"/> | ||
**[[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' game.<ref name=todiegame/> | **[[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' game.<ref name=todiegame/> | ||
* [[Quadwal]]—a [[Transformers timeline|strangely divergent]] continuity family. | * [[Quadwal]]—a [[Transformers timeline|strangely divergent]] continuity family. | ||
** [[Quadwal -3760.925 Theta]]—the world in which [[Jim Sorenson (Animated)|Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster (Animated)|Bill Forster]] were recruited to write the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]''.<ref name=almanac/><ref>The origin date of September 25, -3760 is also a reference; September 25, 3760 BC is the first day of the [[wikipedia:Hebrew calendar|Hebrew calendar]] That answers THAT question.</ref> | ** [[Quadwal -3760.925 Theta]]—the world in which [[Jim Sorenson (Animated)|Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster (Animated)|Bill Forster]] were recruited to write the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]''.<ref name=almanac/><ref>The origin date of September 25, -3760 is also a reference; September 25, 3760 BC is the first day of the [[wikipedia:Hebrew calendar|Hebrew calendar]] That answers THAT question.</ref> | ||
*[[Tyran]]—the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family | *[[Tyran]]—the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family | ||
**[[Tyran 307.27 Zeta]]—the world of ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday| Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.<ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Tyran 307.27 Zeta]]—the world of ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday| Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
**[[Tyran 407.1 Beta]]—the world of the movie toyline's [[Tech Spec]]s.<ref name=todiegame/> | **[[Tyran 407.1 Beta]]—the world of the movie toyline's [[Tech Spec]]s.<ref name=todiegame/> | ||
**[[Tyran 607.07 Kappa]]—the [[Capture the Cube]]. | **[[Tyran 607.07 Kappa]]—the world of ''[[Capture the Cube]]''.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
**[[Tyran 707.04 Delta]]—the [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]].<ref name="witheredhope"/> | **[[Tyran 707.04 Delta]]—the [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]].<ref name="witheredhope"/> | ||
*[[Viron]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' continuity family | *[[Viron]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' continuity family | ||
**[[Viron 403.0 Beta]]—home stream to [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokejumper]]. <ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Viron 403.0 Beta]]—home stream to [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokejumper]]. <ref name=almanacII/> | ||
*[[Xobitor]]—the ''[[Robotix]]'' continuity family | *[[Xobitor]]—the ''[[Robotix]]'' continuity family | ||
**[[Xobitor 286.0 Gamma]]—the ''Robotix'' comic.<ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Xobitor 286.0 Gamma]]—the ''Robotix'' comic.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
**[[Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha]]—the ''Robotix'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha]]—the ''Robotix'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
*[[Yayayarst]]—the [[Go-Bots continuity family]] | *[[Yayayarst]]—the [[Go-Bots continuity family]] | ||
**[[Yayayarst 201.11 Beta]]—the only known stream in this family.<ref name=almanacII/> | **[[Yayayarst 201.11 Beta]]—the only known stream in this family.<ref name=almanacII/> | ||
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| 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 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]
- Xobitor—the, uh, Robotix family.[5]
- Yayayarst—the Go-Bots continuity 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 Robots in Disguise cartoon continuity would be Viron 901.8 Alpha. The exceptions to this are the Kre-O continuity, the Bot Shots continuity, and the Aligned continuity family, for which the number and Greek letter may be determined, but whose clusters are thus far unnamed. The Aligned continuity family is apparently considered independent of the Multiverse concept by Hasbro, so the universal stream concept may not even be relevant to this/these universe(s).
Officially-designated universal streams
These are the 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 GoBots continuity family
- Gargent -1084.22 Alpha—an evil GoBots mirror universe from the cartoon episode "Transfer Point".[5]
- Gargent 984.08 Alpha—the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon.[5]
- Malgus—the Animated continuity family
- Malgus 1207.26 Alpha—the Animated cartoon continuity.[9]
- 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 209.0 Gamma—a universe where the Great War never stopped, and the Maximals and Predacons are used as proxies for the Autobot and Decepticon armies.[14]
- 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 498.1 Alpha—the Beast Wars II cartoon continuity.[15]
- Primax 509.28 Epsilon—the Wings Universe continuity.[16]
- 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 895.0 Gamma—the world of "The New Battle!!"[17]
- Primax 903.0 Beta—the Binaltech continuity.[18]
- Primax 905.0 Beta—the Binaltech Asterisk continuity.[19]
- Primax 984.0 Gamma—the Marvel Comics US continuity.[13]
- Primax 984.17 Alpha—the Generation 1 cartoon continuity.[5]
- Primax 1087.09 Alpha—the Video Challenger opening of the Headmasters.[5]
- Primax 1291.0 Zeta—the "Another Time & 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][20]
- Tyran—the live-action film continuity family
- Tyran 307.27 Zeta—the world of Ghosts of Yesterday.[5]
- Tyran 407.1 Beta—the world of the movie toyline's Tech Specs.[8]
- Tyran 607.07 Kappa—the world of Capture the Cube.[5]
- 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
- Xobitor 286.0 Gamma—the Robotix comic.[5]
- Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha—the Robotix cartoon.[5]
- Yayayarst—the 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 5.18 5.19 5.20 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"
- ↑ Depth Charge bio
- ↑ Transformers I.Q. #8
- ↑ "Invasion: Epilogue"
- ↑ Optimus Prime bio
- ↑ "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.
