2005 IDW timeline
A timeline for the events of IDW Publishing's mainline Generation 1 Transformers series.
Timeline
1,000,000+ years ago
~ 6.7 million B.C. — The first Ark was launched and subsequently lost. [1] Spotlight: Galvatron
? B.C. — After Nova Prime and his strategist Jhiaxus disappeared, Omega Supreme locked away Jhiaxus' experiment, Monstructor, in an inter-dimensional prison. Spotlight: Optimus Prime
? B.C. — The Autobots evolve into a corrupt galactic police force and spark a riot when shutting down an energon-mining operation. One of the miners, Megatron, escapes in a shuttle and joins the illegal gladiatorial games in the city of Koan. Megatron Origin, part 1 Megatron takes over the games and is approached by Soundwave, an emissary of Senator Ratbat to cause terror throughout Cybertron. Megatron Origin, part 2 Megatron unites his gladiators under a common banner — the Decepticons, but they are captured by Sentinel Prime's forces.Megatron Origin, part 3
100,000+ years ago
~650,000 B.C. — Shockwave begins planning Regenesis, and begins distilling energon into a catalyst which he then launches at various planets, including prehistoric Earth. [2] Spotlight: Shockwave
1,000+ years ago
? B.C. — Shockwave openly leaves the Decepticons to begin stabilizing his Regenesis planets. However, he is followed by the Dynobots, out for revenge; and on Earth — the first of the planets — they engage him in combat. While he defeats them, he is deactivated by a failsafe set by Grimlock, as the Dynobots' ship triggers a volcanic eruption which buries all six in Eureka, Nevada.[3] Spotlight: Shockwave
? B.C. — Megatron, on discovering Shockwave's absence, assigns Bludgeon to investigate his projects Spotlight: Shockwave — and Soundwave to watch over Bludgeon. Spotlight: Soundwave
100+ years ago
~1550 A.D. — Thunderwing renders Cybertron uninhabitable.[4] Stormbringer
1900–2000
1984 — Soundwave investigates Bludgeon's activities on Earth and is deactivated when Bludgeon, after some of Shockwave's Regenesis ore — called "Ultra-Energon" by him — triggers the eruption of Mount St. Helens (4 years later than in the real world.) Spotlight: Soundwave
1985 — Soundwave, Ravage and Laserbeak are excavated by Skywatch. Interest is taken in the cassettes, found in "robot mode", but Soundwave is apparently discarded. Spotlight: Soundwave
~1988 — Ultra Magnus tracks the Decepticon criminal Scorponok to Nebulos, but despite damages, he escapes. [5] Spotlight: Ultra Magnus
Current era
2002
- Current era of Transformer activity on Earth begins.
2006
- Shockwave's hand is discovered in an excavation in Nevada. Spotlight: Shockwave
- Starscream's Infiltration unit on Earth discovers Shockwave's Regenesis ore, dubbing it "Ore-13". Infiltration
- Thunderwing is reactivated on Cybertron by Bludgeon using the "Ultra-Energon", and decimates Nebulos before returning to Cybertron and running out of fuel in front of Optimus Prime. Stormbringer
- Megatron arrives, and blows a hole through Starscream for disloyalty. Infiltration
- After the Thunderwing debacle, Optimus Prime follows to Earth, following Shockwave's and Bludgeon's records. Stormbringer, part 4
2007
- Soundwave, trapped in alternate mode since 1984, is purchased from a pawn shop. Spotlight: Soundwave
- Excavation of Shockwave continues, now under Skywatch supervision, Shockwave's and Grimlock's torsos exposed.
- Ravage and Laserbeak reactivated under Skywatch control. Escalation, part 6
Footnotes
- ↑ 6.2 million metacycles ago, with 1 metacycle = 13 months
- ↑ "Six Hundred Thousand Meta-Cycles Ago"
- ↑ Exact time unknown, overlaps mammoth extinction, 5,000-10,000 years ago has been suggested.
- ↑ 700 stellar-cycles ago, so if a stellar cycle is ~7.5 months, then presumptively ~437 years ago.
- ↑ 29 stellar cycles ago, or 18 years
