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Timeline
Beginning of the universe
Shortly after the beginning of the universe, an ape-like being called Primacron comes into existence and begins experimenting, creating a variety of mechanical life forms which he dubs "Primitives." Primacron eventually takes one of their number as his assistant.
Over time, Primacron's creations grow increasingly complex and ambitious, but his scientific endeavors finally go too far when he creates a gigantic transforming planet that he dubs Unicron. Intended as a means to wipe the universe clean so that Primacron can experiment on a blank slate, Unicron rebels, seriously injures his creator, and sets forth to destroy everything in his path. In the meantime, Primacron's assistant escapes to a world near the centre of the galaxy. Call of the Primitives
12 million years ago
An alien race known as the Quintessons colonize the planet Cybertron. [1] Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4Dweller in the Depths and, hoping to create a servant race, engineer a strain of biomechanical monsters they dub "Trans-Organics." Though physically strong, the Trans-Organics are simpleminded, violent, and innately destructive, making them useless for their intended purpose. The Quintessons deem the Trans-Organics a failure and destroy the vast majority of their creations, imprisoning a handful of survivors deep beneath the planet. Dweller in the Depths
For their second attempt, the Quintessons decide to create a line of robotic slaves The Dweller in the Depths and turn the planet into a gigantic factory designed for the mass-production of these robots. Mechanical bodies are forged in the fires of the Plasma Energy Chamber The Rebirth, Part 1 which are then imbued with intelligence and a guiding life force through the power of the Vector Sigma supercomputer. As the robots take shape, the Quintessons develop two distinct product lines: consumer goods and military hardware. Robotic labor becomes the backbone of Quintesson society, expanding to include violent rounds of gladiatorial combat staged for the amusement of Quintesson rulers.
During their servitude, a group of consumer goods robots come into possession of the mysterious Matrix of Leadership. The origins of this talisman are unknown (there is some suggestion it may be connected to Primacron's assistant), but it is secretly passed down from one holder to the next: Primon to Prima to Prime Nova. After a million years of oppression, the consumer goods robots slowly develop true sentience and rebel against their creators, sparking the First Cybertronian War. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
11 million years ago
Rebel leader A-3 and his rebel cell of like-minded consumer goods robots assault the Quintesson's Hive City, deactivating the gigantic Dark Guardian through the use of the Coder Remote placed inside A-3's slave brand. The Hive City is captured by the rebels; Forever Is a Long Time Coming this military victory marks a turning point in the war and the Quintessons are eventually forced to flee the planet. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
In the ensuing period of peace and reconstruction, Guardian Prime holds the Matrix as a new civilization develops. The two distinct cultures of Quintesson machinery continue to speciate along their own lines and eventually come to be known as "Autobots" and "Decepticons." Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
9 million years ago
Wings of Honor War Dawn The Coming Storm: Part 2 Flames of Yesterday The Coming Storm: Part 3 The Coming Storm: Part 4 A Team Effort The Coming Storm: Part 5 The Coming Storm: Part 6 Battle Lines
4 million years ago
More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 Beast Wars
543
A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
1984
More than Meets the Eye, Part 1
1985
1990s
A handful of prototype Transformers are built on Earth, intended to be a "second generation" of Autobots. Generation 2: Redux
2001
2005
2006
2007
2010
Wings of Honor The Coming Storm: Part 1 Generation 2: Redux A Flash Forward
2012
2013
2030
2300
Dawn of Future's Past Beast Wars Beast Machines The Wreckers
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References
- ↑ The exact nature of Cybertron's past is not revealed; "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2" depicts the planet with rocky sublevels and Beast Machines established that organic creatures once inhabited the planet, implying that the Quintessons terraformed a preexisting Earth-like world. On the other hand, the Vector Sigma supercomputer claims to have predated Cybertron's existence. Either way, the exact specifics of Cybertron's prehistory are never revealed.
