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The '''Five Dark Epochs''' were the tumultuous periods of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that all threatened to bring the [[Transformer]] race to extinction. The Five Dark Epochs were, in order: | The '''Five Dark Epochs''' were the tumultuous periods of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that all threatened to bring the [[Transformer]] race to extinction. The Five Dark Epochs were, in order: | ||
* The [[Uprising (G1)|Uprising]] | * The '''[[Uprising (G1)|Uprising]]''': [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] declares war on the [[Senate]]. | ||
* The [[Exodus (G1)|Exodus]] | * The '''[[Exodus (G1)|Exodus]]''': The [[NAIL|neutrals]] departing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. | ||
* The [[Remote Age]] | * The '''[[Remote Age]]''': The war spreading out to the stars, to the point [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron sealed themselves in [[omniglobe]]s to track the progress of ''every'' battlefield. | ||
* The [[Cataclysm (G1)|Cataclysm]] | * The '''[[Cataclysm (G1)|Cataclysm]]''': [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Pretender|experiment]] that transformed him into a powerful, raging beast that required the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s to unite against him, but at the cost of devastating Cybertron completely. | ||
* The [[Surge (event)|Surge]] | * The '''[[Surge (event)|Surge]]''': An all-out assault on every Autobot outpost, ordered by Megatron after abandoning the [[infiltration protocol]]s. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW Generation 1 comics=== | ===IDW Generation 1 comics=== | ||
To inform [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] of the [[Decepticon]]s' evil, [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] played back the history of the Great War, including the Five Dark Epochs, for him. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} | To inform [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] of the [[Decepticon]]s' evil, [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] played back the history of the Great War, including the Five Dark Epochs, for him. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*<ref>[http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12651&start=15 IDW Forums James Roberts Q&A clarifying the Epochs]</ref> | |||
[[Category:Generation 1 history]] | [[Category:Generation 1 history]] | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 5 July 2014
The Five Dark Epochs were the tumultuous periods of the Great War that all threatened to bring the Transformer race to extinction. The Five Dark Epochs were, in order:
- The Uprising: Megatron declares war on the Senate.
- The Exodus: The neutrals departing Cybertron.
- The Remote Age: The war spreading out to the stars, to the point Optimus Prime and Megatron sealed themselves in omniglobes to track the progress of every battlefield.
- The Cataclysm: Thunderwing's experiment that transformed him into a powerful, raging beast that required the Autobots and Decepticons to unite against him, but at the cost of devastating Cybertron completely.
- The Surge: An all-out assault on every Autobot outpost, ordered by Megatron after abandoning the infiltration protocols.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 comics
To inform Tailgate of the Decepticons' evil, Rewind played back the history of the Great War, including the Five Dark Epochs, for him. Life After the Big Bang
