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**[[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>
**[[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' comic series.<ref name=completealmanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>
**[[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' comic series.<ref name=completealmanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>
**[[Primax 514.29 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>
**[[Cloud World|Primax 514.29 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>
**[[Primax 603.0 Beta]]—the Heroes of Cybertron [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 603.0 Beta]]—the Heroes of Cybertron [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 613.28 Lambda]]—the convention exclusive cover of ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony Micro-Series]]'' #5.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 613.28 Lambda]]—the convention exclusive cover of ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony Micro-Series]]'' #5.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
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**[[Primax 798.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II manga]]'' continuity.<ref name=andromedafb/>
**[[Primax 798.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II manga]]'' continuity.<ref name=andromedafb/>
**[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]]—the world of "[[The New Battle!!]]"<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|"Hero" Optimus Prime bio]]</ref>
**[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]]—the world of "[[The New Battle!!]]"<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|"Hero" Optimus Prime bio]]</ref>
**[[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>
**[[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics U.S. continuity]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
**[[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics U.S. continuity]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
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**[[Primax 1099.01-PS Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Metals: Clash! Intense Battle]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 1099.01-PS Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Metals: Clash! Intense Battle]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 1104.10 Lambda]]—the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #3]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 1104.10 Lambda]]—the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #3]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 1114.26 Gamma]]—the Functionist Universe.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Functionist Universe|Primax 1114.26 Gamma]]—the Functionist Universe.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[Primax 1186.0 Lambda]]—the cover of [[Funeral for a Friend!|#26]] of the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers]]'' series.<ref name=completealmanac/>
**[[Primax 1186.0 Lambda]]—the cover of [[Funeral for a Friend!|#26]] of the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers]]'' series.<ref name=completealmanac/>
**[[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/>
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*[[Tyran]]—the [[Live-action film series|live-action film continuity family]].
*[[Tyran]]—the [[Live-action film series|live-action film continuity family]].
**[[Tyran 207.28 Gamma]]—the IDW movie comics.<ref name=completealmanac/>
**[[Tyran 207.28 Gamma]]—the IDW movie comics.<ref name=completealmanac/>
**[[Tyran 208.28 Gamma]]—the alternate Titan Magazines timeline started by "[[Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
**[[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/>

Revision as of 19:11, 6 June 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, Trent Troop, and Jim Sorenson, 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. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 "Ask Vector Prime" on Facebook
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter"
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Transformers I.Q. (issue #56)
  11. ↑ Transformers I.Q. (issue #58)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac
  13. ↑ SG Aquarius's bio
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "I, Lowtech"
  15. ↑ From Here to Alternity
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Withered Hope"
  17. ↑ BWU Depth Charge bio
  18. ↑ Transformers I.Q. #8
  19. ↑ "Invasion: Epilogue"
  20. ↑ "Hero" Optimus Prime bio
  21. ↑ "To Mega Therion"
  22. ↑ "The World Is Flat!"
  23. ↑ "Timeless"
  24. ↑ Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts
  25. ↑ The origin date of September 25, -3760 is also a reference; September 25, 3760 BCE is the first day of the Hebrew calendar That answers THAT question.