Great War (Animated)
| This article is about the "Animated" Great War. For "Generation 1" Great War, see Great War G1). |
- The Great War is a historical event from the Animated continuity family.
In the distant past, Autobots and Decepticons battled for supremacy of Cybertron in a conflict known as the Great War.
| “ | Many millions of years ago, war raged between the forces of the heroic Autobots and the brutal Decepticons for control of the planet Cybertron. The Autobots battled valiantly in the name of honor—their courageous exploits bringing hope and glory to a beleaguered war-torn planet, and inspiring countless generations of robots yet to come on-line. | ” |
—History vid, "Transform and Roll Out" | ||
Fiction
Animated cartoon
Arcee served in the Great War as an Autobot intelligence officer. Also present was Ratchet, while Prowl actively avoided it. The Thrill of the Hunt Five Servos of Doom
The war was won for the Autobots when they sent the AllSpark through a Space bridge to a corner of the galaxy where it wouldn't be found. The Decepticons were defeated, but not destroyed. Millions of years later, Ratchet, then a veteran of the Great War, had a cynical attitude regarding history vids on the subject. He recounted how the war ended. Transform and Roll Out
Major events of the Great War
Where available, dates are given in millions of stellar cycles ago (MSCA).
- 12 MSCA - Ultra Magnus, recently appointed as Magnus, passes the Decepticon Registration Act.
- 10 MSCA - Great War begins with the Great Uprising.
- The Software Wars occur.
- The creation of space bridges halts the Decepticon advance.
- The Decepticons begin bombing Cybertron, demanding the AllSpark be turned over lest the bombing continue. The Autobots respond by hiding the AllSpark from both sides.
- Project Omega creates the first of the Omega Sentinels.
- Silvart War.
- Zeta Supreme and the Wreckers fight the Decepticon Heavy Brigade; Blackout is the only survivor.
- Ambush of Floron III destroys the Decepticon space fleet.
- The Autobots begin a major planet hopping campaign, which ends at the Battle for Omnitron with all disputed territory returned to Autobot control.
- Megatron sends his troops to Cybertron at sub-light velocity, avoiding detection, in what is known as the False Calm.
- 2 MSCA - The Battle for Iacon results in Autobot victory, though at the cost of all surviving Omega Sentinels.
- 2 MSCA - The Tyrest Accord ends the war with the Decepticons accept exile in exchange for amnesty.
Notes
- There seem to be several parallels between World War II and the Great War, notably the Ambush of Floron III / the Battle of Midway and the Autobot's planet hopping campaign against the Decepticons and the Allies island hopping campaign against the Japanese.
- Footage from the Transformers episodes "War Dawn" and "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1" is used in the video detailing the events of the first Great War, millions of years prior. Generation 1 character cameos include:
- Since the histories of Animated and Generation 1 are mutually exclusive (one created by the AllSpark, the other by Quintessons—and that's just for starters), one should not assume that these history clips imply that Animated is somehow a sequel to Generation 1. Rather, the Animated archival footage depicts past Animated characters and events that, by pure happenstance, visually resemble some characters and events from Generation 1.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Great War (グレートウォー Gurēto Wō)
