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**[[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 488.12 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 498.22 Alpha]]—the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[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 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]]—the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[Invasion: Epilogue]]"</ref>
**[[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[Invasion: Epilogue]]"</ref>
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**[[Viron 403.0 Beta]]—the home stream to [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokejumper]].<ref name=almanacII/>
**[[Viron 403.0 Beta]]—the home stream to [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokejumper]].<ref name=almanacII/>
**[[Viron 704.08 Gamma]]—the "[[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]]" comic.<ref name=completealmanac/>
**[[Viron 704.08 Gamma]]—the "[[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]]" comic.<ref name=completealmanac/>
**[[Viron 901.8 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon.<ref name=TransformersIQ/>
**[[Viron 901.8 Alpha]]—the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon.<ref name=TransformersIQ/>
**[[Viron 903.0 Beta]]—the Sam's Club-exclusive release of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]].<ref name=andromedafb/>
**[[Viron 903.0 Beta]]—the Sam's Club-exclusive release of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]].<ref name=andromedafb/>



Revision as of 01:19, 24 May 2015

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 over 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:

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)
  • Lambda—covers, still images, and advertisements

Using this information, we could, in theory, determine the names of yet-unnamed universes on our own: for example, Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers, also known as OG World, would be Primax 785.6 Alpha.

Officially-designated universal streams

These are the officially-named universal streams and the continuity family or individual continuities they refer to:

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. "Games of Deception"
  4. 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.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "To Die Game!"
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter"
  8. 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II
  9. 9.0 9.1 Transformers I.Q. (issue #56)
  10. Transformers I.Q. (issue #58)
  11. 11.0 11.1 Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac
  12. SG Aquarius' bio
  13. 13.0 13.1 "I, Lowtech"
  14. From Here to Alternity
  15. 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 "Ask Vector Prime" on Facebook
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Withered Hope"
  17. Depth Charge bio
  18. Transformers I.Q. #8
  19. "Invasion: Epilogue"
  20. Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter
  21. Optimus Prime bio
  22. "To Mega Therion"
  23. "The World Is Flat!"
  24. "Timeless"
  25. Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts
  26. 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.