Multiverse

One encouraging thing the Guide does have to say on the subject of parallel universes is that you don't stand the remotest chance of understanding it. You can therefore say "What?" and "Eh?" and even go cross-eyed and start to blither if you like without any fear of making a fool of yourself.

Themultiverse,aka theUniversal Continuum,theMulti-Verse of Eternity,theCybertronian Multiverse,or theSpacetime World( thời không giớiJikūkai), is the overall collection ofuniverses and timelinesrelated to theTransformersand their adventures. The multiverse consists of a very large number of universes, and millions of them have been classified and categorized asuniversal streams.Between these streams, outside of time and space, exists the interdimensional void ofunspace.Many, but not all, realities within the multiverse can be characterized by the presence of shapeshifting mechanoid lifeforms—most often the Cybertronians themselves, but alsoRobotix,Waruders,Planicrons,GoBots,orGo-Bots—and the existence of either the planetCybertronorsomesuitableanalogue.

Although some have theorized that the prevalence of Cybertron across the dimensions means that it acts as a kind of "stable axis" upon which the entire multiverse spins, many individual Cybertrons and their inhabitants might never know that they exist on a larger continuum; on a cosmic scale, travel between individual universes is comparatively rare, and often accidental. However, there exist certain groups and individuals dedicated to monitoring, moving between, and/or protecting the many worlds of the multiverse, includingVector Prime,theAlternityand their successors theFlaternity,theTransTechs,and theSpacetime PoliceofCloud World.There are also others who are a threat to the multiverse includingUnicron,The Fallen,theMegatron Aggregate,theElder Gods,theQuintessons,andMegatronof the Cloud World.

Beyond the multiverse lies theMegaverse,a larger collection of universes primarily unrelated to but still thinly connected to the Transformers, and beyond that, theOmniverse,which contains all the many myriad realities that exist across infinity.

Conceptual history

The idea of parallel worlds, alternate dimensions, and different realities is older than the science-fiction genre itself, although the term "multiverse" was not used to describe the idea of multiple simultaneous realities until 1963. As a broad science-fiction pastiche, it should come as no surprise that theTransformersfranchise would touch on the idea: while the third season of theThe Transformerscartoonfeatured a brief jaunt to a strange "negative universe",it would be theMarvel comicthat hewed closer to what was to come when its67th issuespotlighted a dystopian "possible future" whereGalvatronruled supreme and ended withUnicron's minionsdragging Galvatron back to the primary timeline. From day one, the cartoon and comic book were never meant to overlap; they diverged almost immediately by adding or killing off characters as needed while ancillary media like storybooks and coloring books freely mixed and matched characters at will: today, we refer to these strange little offshoots as "micro-continuities".Early fans divided these two primary timelines into the" Marvel "or" Sunbow "universes; at this point in time, of course, all of theTransformersfiction took place in what would later become the "Generation 1 continuity family"—although 1996'sBeast Warsfeatured an entirely new cast ofMaximalsandPredacons,it soon became clear that they hailed from another such "possible future" and that their timeline had experienced a version of the classic Generation 1 storyline in their past.

After the conclusion of the "Beast Era"in 2000, Hasbro returned to basics by porting the JapaneseCar Robotsanime and redubbing it intoRobots in Disguiseto become the brand's first complete reboot. Two years later,Armadaupped the ante by taking a page from the early days of the brand: acartoon,amutually irreconcilable comic book,plus the usual swathe of books, video games, and mini-comics all set in their own little continuities brought the number of major continuities up to seven. In 2002, when developing what would becomeEnergon,Aaron Archerproposed a franchise known asSuper Cross,which would've featured a damagedUnicronkidnapping heroes and villains from many different realities, includingArmada,Beast Wars,Robots in Disguise,and "Generation 1", in a bid to restore his damaged body.^[1]Parts of the scrappedSuper Crossbackstory evolved into 2003'sUniversestoryline; this first true exploration of the "multiverse" concept expanded the concept to includeseveral entirelynew realities.Around the same time, authorSimon Furmanpenned the "Worlds Collide"storyline in Dreamwave'sArmadacomic book, which featured "Generation 1" Galvatron and a group of Decepticons jumping realities to serve as Unicron's heralds. Indeed, Unicron would play a key role in the multiverse meta-lore to come: around the same time asUniverse,multiple Furman works established that certain key figures in theTransformersmythos, most prominently Unicron and his benevolent oppositePrimus,were unique beings who transcended dimensional barriers and could exist or travel to multiple timelines simultaneously. Hasbro copywriterForest Leeextrapolated on Furman's work, extended the concept to encompassVector Prime,The Fallen,and the rest of thethirteen original Transformers,and coined the term "multiversal singularity"to describe this phenomenon.

Shortly afterIDW Publishingbrought Simon Furman on to develop a pitch for their then-newly acquiredTransformerslicense in 2005, he originally proposed a crossover story that would've brought together the casts of bothCybertronandGeneration 1in response to a Unicron-based threat and an "omniverse in chaos". Evidently, IDW turned down the pitch, and Furman wound up writing theInfiltrationminiseries instead.^[2]

It would take another few years before the multiverse concept returned to the forefront: in early2008,BotConlicenseeFun Publicationsintroduced theTransTechsetting as a means of exploring the increasingly vastTransformersmultiverse. Co-opting its name and cast from Hasbro'sabortedBeast Machinessequel,theTransTechprose stories and comic books introduced the hyper-advanced city ofAxiom Nexus,inhabited by both highly evolved "Transcendent Technomorphs"and" offworlder "travellers who hailed from every conceivable corner of theTransformersmultiverse, ranging from mainstream "Generation 1" realities to obscure offshoots like the originalChallenge of the GoBotstelevision show.TransTechstitched together throwaway bits of lore: notably, it tied together throwaway concepts like "subspace" and "transwarp" intoa single unifying conceptthat occupied the space between individual realities. Most notably for the purposes of this article, theTransTechstories featured scientists observing and classifying different realities under a specific Alpha numeric system. Although authorGreg Sepelakhas gone on record to say that this "universal stream"system was originally conceived as a way of making the TransTech seem detached and alien,^[3]this did not stop both fans and other creatives from using it as a definitive system of universal classification—a home-grown substitute for the elaborate cosmologies of theMarvelandDCmultiverses.

From 2009 to 2010, theAllspark Almanacexpanded theTranstechnotation to, among other things, include aproper universal clusterforGoBots,anotherfor the TransTech themselves, and even one forthe "real world".For the next eight years, the multiverse would define Fun Publications' time on the brand; stories would frequently involve characters crossing into different realities or embarking upon epic cross-dimensional quests.

I keep changing it, don't I? Which do you prefer: Universe? Multiverse? Omni-fragging verse - ohh it doesn't really fragging matter, does it?

As most adult-oriented Japanese fiction tends to play in the margins of the complicatedJapanese cartoon continuity,the idea of exploring the entireTransformersmultiverse as a concept did not crop up as frequently in most Japanese fiction. However, different works of fiction featured time-travel plots and branching timelines—the most prominent of these splinter realities would be theBT World,which would give rise to the powerful, multiverse-spanning "Alternity",until they were superseded by the two-dimensionalPlanicronsfromFlatworldin apack-inepic spanning from 2003 all the way to 2012. TheTransformers Cloudprose stories from 2014 to 2015 featured by far Takara's most extensive flirtation with the concept, introducing another hub reality in the form of the artificially induced "Cloud World"inhabited by" Spacetime Police "who took a much more active role in the multiverse than their Transtech cousins and utilized their own, simpler,"Spacetime"system of universe classification.

That same year, Fun Publication'sAsk Vector Primefeature offered the most definitive look at the multiverse yet: in addition to fleshing out obscure realities, delving into the history of the TransTech and the multiverse itself, tying together bits ofTransTech,Cloud,andAlternitylore, and exploring the lives of other pan-dimensional beings like theHytherion,the column took a stab at laying out a definitive multiversal cosmology by establishing both theMegaverseand the widerOmniverse,and providing in-fiction explanations for things likeanimation errorsand fictional crossovers. Ultimately, however, with their time on the brand winding down, Fun Publications introduced the "Shroud"in late 2015: after years of increasingly contentious debate about their position in the multiverse meta-lore, the Shroud provided an in-fiction means of retroactively nullifying the concept of multiversal singularities entirely while also" strengthening the dimensional boundaries "and rendering further dimensional travel much harder.

With the end of BotCon as an officially-licensed convention in2016,as well as the eventual dissolution of Fun Publications, the multiverse again took a back seat. It would not be until 2019 that theCyberversecartoonreturned to the concept over the course of its second, third, and fourth seasons, although these multiverse tales were smaller in scope compared to what had come before, hearkening back to the possible futures and alternate timelines of Marvel'sTransformerscomic. In2022,however, Hasbro brought the concept back in a big way: theLegacytoyline,a celebration of the brand as a whole, features characters from across theTransformersmultiverse^[4]—as of writing, the toyline features characters from "Generation 1", the "Unicron Trilogy","Animated",and the"Aligned"continuity families.

In a moment of supreme irony, IDW Publishing—whether through coincidence or an attempt to capitalize onLegacy's main marketing push—attempted to tackle the multiverse again in 2022'sTransformers: Collision Courseminiseries; due to unclear circumstances, however, the comic would be scrapped at the last moment. With IDW's loss of theTransformerslicense at the end of 2022 andSkybound Entertainment's subsequent launch of theEnergon Universein 2023, it is unclear if future licensees will touch upon this corner of theTransformersmythos.

Multiversal cartography

There are many worlds, but they share the same sky...

TheTransformersmultiverse is vast, but justhowvast is not entirely clear. As a subset of the endlessOmniverse,the multiverse encompasses an extremely large number of potential realities: according toVector Prime,this number lies somewhere in the millions,^[5]theTranscendent TechnomorphsofAxiom Nexusclaim to have discovered at least 15,962,782 different universes,^[6]the Autobots ofone universeanalyzed 75,890,007 realities while searching fortheir Optimus Prime,^[7]Bug Biteonce put the number at a whopping fifteen quadrillion,^[8]and other stories have described the multiverse as infinite.^[9][10][11]Regardless of how many potential realities might exist, there exist a finite number of beings with the technological sophistication and drive to explore and chart them, and as a result groups of Transformers and Transformer-analogues across the dimensions have come up with different ways to chart and classify these parallel realities.

Universal streams

Main articles:Universal streamandList of universal streams

Within the fictionalTransformersmultiverse, the advancedTranscendent TechnomorphsofAxiom Nexusidentify individual timelines with in the multiverse as specific "universal streams",each encompassing a specific cartoon, comic book, video game, movie, toy commercial, or just about any other form ofTransformersmedia. Each universal stream receives a specific name regarding the continuity family of origin (known in-fiction as a "universal cluster" ), a number that indicates its "real-world" date of creation, and a Greek letter that denotes the specific form of media. Using this notation, one could identify theoriginalTransformerscartoonandthe animated filmas taking place in universe "Primax 984.17 Alpha".A universal stream might encompass a single work of fiction, or many interconnected franchises; for example, theTransformers Prime,Rescue Bots,andRobots in Disguisecartoons all take place in "Uniend 911.05 Alpha".A single universal stream might also form the foundation for multiple divergent timelines, all mutually contradictory in their own way: so it is that universe"Primax 984.0 Gamma",the reality of theoriginal Marvel comic,branches off at different points intoPrimax 490.0 Gamma,Primax 512.5 Gamma,Primax 207.0 Epsilon,orPrimax 290.03 Gamma.

Thanks to a simple and relatively intuitive classification scheme, it became easy for both official creators and fans to retroactively identify basically every universe and continuity that had appeared up to that point, and due to its prominence in official fiction compared to other forms of universal classification, we usually default to Axiom Nexus notation when categorizing universes on this wiki. From 2015 to 2016, theAsk Vector PrimeFacebook feature namedroppedhundredsof universal streams—some based upon mainstream cartoons and comics, others on obscure toy commercials and storybooks, still others spinning off out of original stories or outlandish "what-if" scenarios. However, Vector Prime was careful to inform his readers that the efforts of the TransTech, while admirable, were but arbitrary labels attempting to tidily categorize a nigh-infinite phase space. Universal clusters and the beings that dwell within them blur, overlap, and do not always fall into clear-cut categories, as evidenced by the existence of realities likePrimax 610.17 KappaorIocus 1012.30 Gamma.

Ultimately, however, with the termination of the Fun Publications/Hasbro partnership at the end of2016,no new TransTech fiction has been or likely ever will be published. New stories or continuities introduced after this cut-off date—includingCyberverse,EarthSpark,orBotBots—do not possess in-fiction universal stream designations and probably never will.

Worlds

For most TakaraTomy fiction that involves different universes (notablyLegendsandAlternity), many characters utilize a dirt simple system whereby the more plot-relevant universes are designated short names based on content and referred to as X "World" ( thế giớiSekai). A prominent example is the "G1 World"(G1 thế giới ), containing the main Japanese Generation 1 timeline. Universes are also described more generically, such as" the world ofTransformers Animated"(トランスフォーマーアニメイテッド の thế giới ).^[12]

The higher dimensionalAlternityuse the universal stream system in conjunction with the simpler names. Residents of theCloud Worldmay appear to use this system, but their usage of "World" is very different (see below).

Spacetimes

InTransformers Cloud,the multiversal regulators ofCloud Worldorganize the multiverse, which they call the "Spacetime World", under a system of "Spacetimes" ( thời khôngJikū). Each spacetime falls under a two-letter code designating its general dimensional category, such as "OG"or"MD",representing real world franchises rather than continuity. These categories can also be referred to as" Worlds "( thế giớiSekai) or unnumbered spacetimes. Individual timelines are then numbered via two digit time coordinates. As such, you get designations like "24-BW Spacetime" ( đệ 24BW thời khôngDai-Nijūyon Bīdaburyū Jikū). This does not indicate strict separation, as many spacetimes are connected in greater "flows of time" ( khi の lưu れtoki no nagare), representing continuities, that can cross different world categorizations; the numerical designations indicate branches in this flow.

These relatively well-behaved spacetimes have a tendency to indicate somewhere in the vicinity of a franchise's cartoon. In the event an "irregular spacetime" does not have a cartoon, Cloud's "Spacetime Police" have been known to just kind of wing it, producing designations such as "EX-LG Spacetime" (indicatingDeadlock'sLegendscomic) and "15-OGSS Spacetime" (a divergent spacetime that spun out of 01-OG Spacetime due to the events ofThe Battle of the Star Gate).

One very special spacetime that does not quite follow the system established above is OG001 Spacetime (OG001 thời không ), representing the very first episode of aTransformerscartoon—the English version of "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1".Consequentially, this spacetime is regarded by Cloud natives as the origin point of the multiverse as a whole.

Levels

TheGoBotsof several Gargent realities, such asGargent 984.08 Alpha,refer to an alternate reality as a "Level", as depicted in theChallenge of the GoBotscartoon and laterTransformers-canonizedbyRenegade Rhetoric.Unlike a "stream", a "level" can refer to a main universe's entire timeline in addition to all of its splinter timelines. The GoBots' home universe is the 1st level while the dread reality ruled by QueenExor'sInsectoidsis the 21st level.Primax 984.0 Gamma,as well as its splinterPrimax 207.0 Epsilon,is dubbed the 22nd level in "Withered Hope",and one or moreVironrealities is dubbed the 44th level in "Echoes and Fragments".Other GoBot-populated realities or reality systems include the 8th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 25th, 28th, 30th, 33rd, and 52nd levels; as per hidden text in"Cultural Appropriation",the GoBots identify otherTransformers-affiliated realities as Levels 16, 29, 34, 39, 51, 59, 63, 69, 72, and 77, though it's not clear how these map onto the standard TransTech notation.

Strata

Riffing off the aforementioned system of "levels", the Autobots ofPrimax 085.0 Etacall universal streams "Strata", with reference to their specific reality as "Strata 1". Only one other designation is known:Gargent 087.0 Kappais referred to as Strata 22 in both Ask Vector Prime andRenegade Rhetoric.

Cybertrons

The Cybertronians who inhabit the negative-polarity version ofAxiom Nexusutilize a slightly modified version of the standard universal stream notation: under their system, universes are classified as "Cybertron-[x]", with [x] using the first letter of its cluster name, the first letter of its universe type, and the year of its creation. Using this system, theoriginal "Shattered Glass" universewould be "Cybertron-PE08".^[13]

Universes

Promotional material for the multiverse-themedTransformers: Legacytoyline classifies its characters under a system of "origin universes" that roughly correspond to when and where they originally appeared. Under this schema, the versions ofBulkheadandArceewho debuted in theTransformers: Primecartoon hail from the "Prime Universe"; likewise,CybertronMetroplexbelongs to the "Cybertron Universe". What exactly constitutes a single "universe" is unclear and sometimes inconsistent: for instance,Legacyconsiders characters likeSkywarpandIguanusto be denizens of the "G1 Universe", which covers avast swathe of mutually contradictory cartoons, comics, storybooks, and more;fellow G1 characterImpactor,meanwhile, comes from the "Comic Universe", a veiled reference to the specificMarvel UK universein which Impactor first appeared.LegacyLaser Optimus Prime,on the other hand, hails from the "G2 Universe", which would, at least in theory, identify him as a member of the 1990sGeneration 2comic... a comic in which he never actuallyappearedin this body. Additionally, there are some instances where two characters that come from different universes have the same label, and ones who come from the same universe having different labels. As mentioned, Impactor originated in Marvel UK, whileTarnhails fromIDW Publishing’s 2005 continuity, yet both have the same label, Comic Universe. The flip side of this is with Unicron Trilogy characters, such asCybertron MetroplexandArmada Starscream,who technically are from the same universe, but are labeled for their cartoons of origin (although that’s probably due to the differing styles between the series).

Suffice it to say that Hasbro, and indeed most of the toy-buying public, cares very little about these kinds of inconsistencies.

Timelines

TheTransformers: Forged to Fightmobile game describes alternate universes as "timelines", with a corresponding Alpha numeric designation. Thus far, onlyone timelinehas been identified in this way, an original universe loosely based on theThe Transformersepisode "Grimlock's New Brain".

Others

Some alternate realities are given more descriptive names by their discoverers or the inhabitants who live there. Examples include the "X-Dimension","Limbo","theDead Universe","Alpha Q's universe",or"Menonia".

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformerscartoon

During their reign overCybertron,theQuintessonsused a specialized portal chamber to exile prisoners to alternate dimensions, including an ice world, a place with no physical substance, and the magical land ofMenonia.Madman's Paradise

While trying to escape aQuintessonscientist,Ultra Magnus,Cyclonus,Wreck-Gar,andMarissa Faireborn,accidentally flew the Quintesson's ship into ablack holethat led to a strange “negative universe”.By travelling back through that universe's “white hole”, the group returned to their original reality.The Killing Jar

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

ThePrecursor Worldcame into existence as a multiverse unto itself, composed of seven monochromatic universes, each containing its own variant of a mysterious energy known asStar Power.In the final battle between the nativePrimus Vanguardand their nemeses theSpecters,the Primus Vanguard pooled all their Star Power into asingle vesselto obliterate the Specters, and in so doing fused their multiverse into a single shared reality.Finale Prelude

When the Precursor World eventually met its end in theBig Bang,at least one daughter universe was birthed in the form of theG1 World.FinaleThe denizens of these two closely intertwined realities subsequently bothered each other viatime travel.Like, a lot.Generations Selects Special Comic

In2004,JetfireandSky-Bytetravelled to theLegends Worldfollowing asolitariumexplosion.Bonus Edition Vol. 6The Autobot returned withRoadbusterandWhirlin towBonus Edition Vol. 7and the Destronger was forced to leave byScourge.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

The meddling of the time travelerRavageto tip history in favor of theDecepticonsirrevocably altered the timeline of the G1 World from2005onwards, eventually producing a splinter universe known as theBT World.Changing LanesThis BT World would lead to the creation of the truly multidimensionalAlternity,who protected the universes against threats like theHytherionFrom Here to Alternityandthose who sought to control the beast.To Mega TherionThe Alternity's battles spanned multiple universes till a plot by Megatron forced the Alternity to be replaced by thePlanicrons.Alternation

TheBinaltechsandProtectorstraveled to G1 World to attend the trial ofPrimacronby theQuintessonsin2011.Upon the conclusion of proceedings, Primacron departed the G1 World for dimensions unknown.ControverseIn the same year, the Autobots traveled to a parallel dimension to assist the inhabitants ofSandra,a parallel version of Earth.SOS from Planet Sandra

At some point,Skidsbathed inDimension Slideparticles, giving him new abilities that allowed him to transverse the multiverse. He, with another version of himself calledScreech,leapt to another universe to deal with an errant ghost of Starscream from Skids's own universe.Starscream's New BodyBecoming a "Dimensional Investigator", Skids policed the dimensions with hisSkids Squadron,made up of Skidses from across dimensions.Bonus Edition Vol. 20

In2015,the G1 World was accessed by the Legends World's Rattrap via his dreams.Bonus Edition Vol. 82015's SwerveTailgate/G1 Mini-Con ChapterBonus Edition Vol. 9Brainstorm Chapter

In2021,UnicronsummonedThrustandBreakdownfrom their native dimensions to aid in the resurrection of his G1 World incarnation, reformatting them into fodder forGrand Galvatron.Grand Galvatron ChapterUnicron later summonedGrand Scourgeto the G1 World in an attempt to bamboozleRuinationinto fighting alongside his warriors.Ruination Chapter, Part OneUnicron's tampering with the timeline and universe threatened to destabilize the multiversal barriers, so everybody banded together to stop Unicron's plans, but not before Grand Scourge andGalvatron IIwere tossed to locations unknown through a crack in spacetime.Ruination Chapter, Part TwoAround this time, many beings went back and forth to the Legends World for various reasons.

During the 2030s, many beings also went to the Legends World for various reasons. It was during this time that the Legends World was properly created by the Zamojin. After that world was destroyed, its refugees found shelter in the G1 World during this era till the Legends World's recreation.

Breakdown returned to his home universe and Slipstream (having went to the G1 World following her stint in the Legends World) also returned to her proper reality.Epiloge

Upon his purification ofmalicious AngolmoisbyLio Convoyin2050,Megatron's unhinderedsparktraveled back in time to the Precursor World under its own power to save both universes.Finale

Centuries laterOptimus PrimalandMegatronwere revived aftertheir deathsbyLogos Primeand had some trippy adventures aboard his multiversal pyramid ship thing before being deposited on aJungle Planetsomewhere in theAurex cluster.Beast Wars Reborn

After theGreat Transformation,Cheetor sent Rattrap and Waspinator to recover Rhinox's spirit from the Legends World. Despite interference from the ghost of Starscream, they succeeded.Bonus Edition Vol. EXBonus Edition Vol. EXBonus Edition Vol. EX

Legends World

As an experiment to studyBeast Power,theZamojinsought to use theirtelepathic powersto create a universe from scratch. In the 2030s of theG1 World,the Zamojin hadTopspinandTwin Twistassist them by procuring theZodiac.With that, the Zamojin's telepathic powers, andproton energyfrom theSpace Pirates,the Legends World was created. The two Autobots felt obligated to help as their comrades,WhirlandRoadbuster,were from the Legends World, but had migrated to the G1 World in2004—time was a meaningless consideration in inter-universal travel.Bonus Edition Vol. 66The Beast Power used was copied from beast Transformers from across the G1 World and duplicated in the Legends World, forming deformed versions of those same Beast Transformers who would go on to populate the universe'sEarth.The Legends World also had an interesting property in that the adventures of Transformers from across the multiverse were extant asTransformers-branded media, with accompanying toys.Bonus Edition Vol. 41

The Legends World'sinherent propertiesallowed itsRattrapto access the G1 World through dreaming. There, he was able to meet various Autobot heroes in the2015of the G1 World that he knew from media in his native universe.Bonus Edition Vol. 82015's SwerveTailgate/G1 Mini-Con ChapterBonus Edition Vol. 9Brainstorm ChapterTigatronwould later join Rattrap in another "dream", this time to theAdventurecartoon.Go! Adventure

In the G1 World's 2004, theDestrongerSky-Byteand theAutobotJetfirewere thrown into theLegends Worldby asolitariumexplosion.Bonus Edition Vol. 6Jetfire would return to his proper universe with Whirl and Roadbuster in tow.Bonus Edition Vol. 7Seeking allies in his mission to recoverDevil Gigatronfrom theDimensional Patrol's clutches,Scourgearrived in the Legends World and convinced Sky-Byte to leave the life he'd established for the regular G1 World.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

WhenWindbladethreatened to destroy the Legends World on the behalf of its creators, theZamojin,the denizens of the universe were able to pull inMetroplexfrom the late 2030s through a portal to handle her.Bonus Edition Vol. 12Bonus Edition Vol. EXHe would soon be followed byMegatron,who found a portal to the Legends World and established his presence there.Legends Vol. 23Another Megatronarrived with a seemingly resurrectedStarscream.Together, they attempted to rob the world of itsMini-Con"toys".Bonus Edition Vol. EXTo counter them,Ultra MagnusandAlpha Triontravelled to the Legends World with theultra-drill.Bonus Edition Vol. 14Escaping inevitable imprisonment by the Autobot authorities on herCybertron,Slipstreamused transdimensional gyro-rotors acquired fromSwindleto flee to the Legends World.Bonus Edition Vol. 16Due to the growing Decepticon power on the Legends World, Alpha Trion brought inChromia.Bonus Edition Vol. 17Armada Megatron and Armada Starscream would be finally sent back to their universe when Alpha Trion used the ultra-drill to bring inAlexisto calm down Starscream before he sacrificed himself again.Bonus Edition Vol. 18

To alleviate his recent weight gain, theSpringerof the 2030s went to the Legends World to get a new body from that universe'sRhinox.LG19 Sprung PrologueJealous of the attention Springer was getting from the women of the Legends World, Tigatron stole the ultra-drill and brought in women from across the multiverse. His plan didn't work out, as they all ended swooning over Springer anyway. Except one. The Legends World's ownArcee;this rejection sent Springer crying back home.Bonus Edition Vol. 19This universe was soon visited by theDeadlockofCloud World,withSARAin tow. After some angst about not being like theDriftof other universes, he was sent on his way back bySkids,who was now a dimensional investigator.Bonus Edition Vol. EXThe Legends World was in turn visited byRattrapandWaspinatorfrom after theGreat Transformation,who were in search of the spirit ofRhinox.Bonus Edition Vol. EXStarscream's ghost arrived to possess Waspinator again,Bonus Edition Vol. EXbut was foiled by the resurrected Rhinox. Together, the three Beast Warriors returned to their proper world and time.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Sick of the constant universal incursions, Skids attempted to expel all foreign beings from the Legends World with the assistance of the multiversalSkids Squadronand seal it, but the natives fought against this effort and convinced Skids that he was the one destroying the peace of this universe.Bonus Edition Vol. 20

In2021,one ofScorponok's plots involving ablack holeled a group of Autobots and Decepticons being forced to become smallHeadmastersin order to escape their continually shrinking bodies.Headmaster Chapter PrologueKnowing of Whirl and Roadbuster's origins in the Legends World and that its natives could easily build new bodies for them,Fortresspinpointed the world's spacetime coordinates from the twoWreckers' residual radiation and used solitarium to travel there. The Decepticons had the same idea, joining up withTarantulasin the Legends World to get new bodies.Headmaster Chapter PrologueTo keep the formerHeadmasters Jr(andClouder) safe,Grand Maximussent them over to the Legends World into Fortress's care. Shockwave, having detected Megatron in the same universe, travelled there as well.LG24 Shockwave & Cancer PrologueDevil Z,having died in the G1 World, was resurrected in the Legends World through dark magic.Bonus Edition Vol. 34

Through means unknown, thePrecursor World'sConvobat'stranstectortravelled to theLegends World,where it acted in a move chronicling Convobat's adventures.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

When a mysterious transtector appeared in the Legends World, the Autobot Headmasters Jr summonedGinraito that world to claim it.Bonus Edition Vol. 35Soon, Rattrap visitedBrainstormagain in his sleep, inspiring the Headmaster to finally come over to the Legends World.Bonus Edition Vol. 39

Lord Zarak,of a universe similar to the G1 World, attempted to invade the Legends World with his Scorponok, but was foiled with the help of heroicNebulanHeadmasters from the villain's universe.LGEX Headmaster Set ChapterHaving travelled through many worlds,Leo Primecame face to face withKatsu Donover the fate of the Legends World, for Transformers in his time had eventually realized it existed and were inspired by children cheering on the heroes while watching and readingTransformersmedia.Bonus Edition Vol. 41In preparation for civil war between the Decepticon factions on the Legends World,Full-Tiltcame over to act as the black box for a newTrypticon.LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter

Turned good by a reformed Devil Gigatron,Scourgeattempted to use the might of the Dimensional Patrol to control the Legends World and hunt down theCombatronswho were hiding out in that universe. He and Skids banned the use of transtectors, which made the other denizens of the Legends World turn against them and helpDark Airestore all six Combatrons' evil personalities. All involved were forced out the universe.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

To explain Ginrai's mysterious transformation intoMagna Convoy,Delta MagnusandMarissawere brought in by Waspinator using the ultra-drill. They had no idea what the wasp was talking about.Bonus Edition Vol. EXIn the wake of Trypticon's devastation ofTokyo,Alpha Trion brought in the G1 World'sDisaster Relief Teamto assist in rebuilding.Bonus Edition Vol. 43

The smaller Targetmaster partners, lost since theblack ballincident, were transported to the Legends World when the Decepticon Targetmasters forced Alpha Trion to use his ultra-drill.Mutant Targetmaster Birth ChapterNot knowing of this,Hot RodandShaoshao Liarrived in the Legends World in search of the Targetmasters.Targetmaster Chapter PrologueAlso present on the world wereKupandSue Faireborn.Bonus Edition Vol. 46Hearing ofBlowpipe's new ability to clone beings with his beam,Kickbacktraveled to the Legends World to use it to createInsecticon clones.Also present wereMegaandGiga,resurrected by Devil Z from their deaths in the G1 World.Bonus Edition Vol. 47

The Legends World faced an invasion by evilKreons.They were quickly stopped by good Kreons and they all returned to their universe of Kre-O blocks.Special ChapterSeeking redemption and escape from the authorities, theSixshotof2022came to the Legends World withDaniel Witwicky.Bonus Edition Vol. 50White Leohad the same idea, but to use the Legends World's native to build a bestial army against theLaser Beaststhat threatened to conquerBeastin the G1 World. He was followed by his rivalTigerburn,but the warring beasts were forced back home.Bonus Edition Vol. 51

To assist the Legends World against future threats, theBroadsideand theAerialbotsof the 2030s were sent there. Desiring the power of Broadside's enormous transtector,ThrustandTrickdiamondfollowed.Bonus Edition Vol. 53To build up defenses against an expected return ofOverlord,Ginrai went to the G1 World'sG Nebula 89to upgrade his transtector and returned to the Legends World. Unbeknownst to him, he brings overWhite Lune,sister of White Leo, as "delivery".Late Xmas Present Chapter

Pursued by theConcurrence-controlledUniversal Peace Allianceand itsThrottlebots,Spike WitwickyandGoldbugcame to the Legends World to throw them off. The Throttlebots nevertheless followed with Spike's impostor (in actualityOld Snake) coming along. The impostor was foiled and sent back to the G1 World.Bonus Edition Vol. 54To investigate the Zamojin's hand in the Legends World,Perceptorcrossed over, only to run into Katsu Don.Bonus Edition Vol. 56Desiring to become a Headmaster, the bodilessStarscreamconvincedLunaclubandMoonheartto facilitate travel there, which they did.Bonus Edition Vol. 57

Working against the fake Spike Witwicky, the AutobotClonesarrived in the Legends World to escape pursuit by "Spike" andHound."Spike" was revealed as Old Snake in disguise and he returned to the G1 World.Bonus Edition Vol. 58

Seeking worlds to conquer, theQuintessons(of times ancient compared to the Legends World immigrants) attempted to invade the Legends World, only to be sent back their way byBig Fightand their former servant,Blitzwing.As the Quintessons were from a time long before the actual creation of the Legends World, they investigated who they knew to be the universe's creators, the Zamojin, and sealed their region of space with aquadrant lock.Bonus Edition Vol. 59Seeking the proton energy that created the Legends World, the Decepticon Clones came to pilfer it. They discover that the Autobot Targetmaster partners have absorbed it.Bonus Edition Vol. 61

After his multiple trips to the Legends World, Old Snake decided to use the full might of the Concurrence to conquer it so that they could use the planet's resources to fight against the Universal Peace Alliance. Thanks to the efforts of G1 Megatron, the Concurrence were defeated and they fled back to the G1 World.Bonus Edition Vol. 63Losing the war on Beast, Tigerburn returned to the Legends World in an effort to conquer it and transform its denizens into Laser Beasts, but was stopped by the visitingSeasprayandAlana.Bonus Edition Vol. 64

When the world came under attack by a Zamojin-controlled Windblade and the Targetmasters, Springer, Roadbuster, Whirl, Topspin, and Twin Twist came to help in its defense.Bonus Edition Vol. 65After usingShinchōkonto resurrectJack,Sixshot, now "Greatshot", returned with his new partner to the G1 World. After the Concurrence was defeated, Spike, Daniel, and Bumblebee also returned.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Putting his revenge in action, Devil Z pulled in Scorponok so that the two of them could reunite as a new "BlackZarak" and conquer all universes after consuming the Legends World. (Such a scenario happening was why the Zamojin wanted to destroy the Legends World.) Fortunately, Grand Maximus was able to come over and defeat BlackZarak.Bonus Edition Vol. EXSurviving, Scorponok decided to simply blow up the Legends World and established forces consisting of his loyal Decepticons,Majin Zarak,and the Zamojin. They were fought against by everybody else and the Dimensional Patrol. As a final resort, Scorponok engineered the Targetmasters to create a planetary-sized explosion.Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part OneScorponok's forces were defeated and Majin Zarak forced out of the universe, but Devil Z, having also survived, pushed the Targetmasters to continue with the explosion. Using theDrill Baseto create portals all around the world, all living beings were evacuated to the G1 World as the Legends World was destroyed. Those who travelled to the Legends World were returned to their proper times.Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two

After some turmoil, the Legends World was restored through the efforts of many and through the collection of the Zodiac, the last remaining soil of the Legends World,Energon Z,the Zamojin's telepathy, and White Leo'sMVP Weapon.Megatron, who had died in the interim, was resurrected and left the Legends World to its own devices after some time. Leo Prime, his job finished, also left for parts unknown.Epiloge

Deviations

The multiverse contained an infinite number of quantum universes with every single possible outcome, including a reality whereOptimus Primedid not die in theBattle of Autobot City.Deviations

Marvel Comics continuity

MarvelThe Transformerscomics

Galvatronwas tricked into blowing up what he thought wasStarscream,twenty years before the Seeker wasmeantto die. He believed this meant he'd created an alternate timeline, and what he did in the past wouldn't affect the future ofhisreality.Target: 2006

Individuals displaced bytime travelwound up in a bizarrelimbodimension, a black void populated byparasitic life-formswho fed on the emotions of their victims.Distant Thunder!

Unicron's minionsHook, Line, and Sinkertravelled to an alternate timeline to fetchthat reality's Galvatron,who'd ruled the bombed-out ruins of America ever since "his" Unicron had triumphed and destroyed Cybertron.Rhythms of Darkness!

Regeneration One

Everyone stop arguing and listen to Rodimus-One!

WhenHot Rodreturned to thePrimuschamber with theDinobots,he had a vision of numerous multiversal versions of himself.Destiny, Part ThreePrimus, usingGrimlockas a vessel, sent Hot Rod on a journey throughZero Space,the void that exists between realities.Destiny, Part FourWhile the journey through Zero Space took him to three periods of his own timeline's past, the final stop was on aplanet of junkinGalvatron II's home timeline,where the Unicron-empowered Decepticon destroyed Hot Rod's counterpart, Rodimus Prime. Unobserved by the victorious Decepticons, Hot Rod recovered his counterpart'sMatrixand returned to his own timeline, reborn as Rodimus Prime himself.Less Than Zero

However, "Primus" turned out to be the corrupted fragment of Matrix energy that had empowered theDeathbringermore than two decades earlier.Dark CreationRodimus had witnessed that this energy had survived the destruction of the Deathbringer,Less Than Zeroand this "Dark Matrix creature", having gained sentience, had been manipulating events ever since. When Primus brought the Transformers on Earth back to Cybertron in order to confront UnicronThe Void! (US),he had inadvertently brought the creature back as well. It had hidden itself in the shadows, stirring up theDemonsin the aftermath of the conflict, and hoping to draw upon the chaos that followed the demise of Primus. But when theLast Autobotwas activated and able to stabilize the planet, the creature found it could not thrive on the ensuing peace. It had manipulatedSoundwaveinto restarting the war; it had reawakened Galvatron on Earth and brought him back to Cybertron; and it had affected events onNebulos,culminating in the possession of the original head ofFortress Maximusand kidnappingCircuit Smasherfrom Earth. And when it was ready to launch its endgame, it corrupted nearly every Transformer left on Cybertron, turning them all intoshadow-leeches.

The creature was now using Spike, whom to it represented the "trinity" —a fusion of the worlds of Earth, Cybertron, and Nebulos (having undergone theHeadmaster process)—as a focal point for the chaos energies generated on those worlds. The creature intended to use those energies to shatter the barriers of Zero Space and spread itself throughout the multiverse, so that it could create even more chaos.

Rodimus Prime, using theCovenant of Primusto reenter Zero Space and bearing theSword of Primus,confronted the creature, who beset upon Rodimus three versions ofOptimus Prime—his present self, alongside two past forms, all corrupted by the creature, although the present Optimus struggled to resist the corruption. The weakened dimensional barriers, however, allowed Rodimus Prime's multiversal counterparts to enter Zero Space and join the fray. As the other Rodimuses attacked the creature, Optimus regained his senses long enough to reveal what he'd learned of Primus's grand plan—that it would ultimately result in the creation of an optimum universe made up of the best elements of the other universes. Since the creature could not be destroyed, only contained, the only way to prevent it from corrupting the grand plan was to seal off their own universe forever. Using this knowledge, Rodimus was able to snap Spike out of his fugue, allowing him to break free. Rodimus then prevented the creature from escaping into the closing crack by sealing it with the Sword of Primus. With the creature trapped, Optimus, Rodimus, and Spike were returned to the Primus chamber, and the other Rodimuses returned to their home realities.The War to End All Wars, Part 5

3H comics

Upon purification by the Matrix, the newly enlightenedSwarmevolved into new beings known as theVok.Having been given a new purpose byPrimus,the Vok spread across the multiverse, seeding every plane of existence in preparation for the fulfillment of Primus'sGrand Plan:The unification of all worlds balanced and organized into perfect harmony and synchronicity.Primeval Dawn Part 3

AsWindrazorwas about to disappear due to the nullification of his timeline of origin,TerminusPrimusdivinely intervened, preserved him from being nullified. Windrazor was then deposited in a new location to function as a "spirit guide" for other champions of Primus from various realities.Wreckers: Finale Part II

Unicronabducted Transformers from the various universes in order to fight in gladiatorial combat. Consequently, Primus andAlpha TrionresurrectedOptimus Primalfrom the dead to leadan armyin themultiversal waragainst Unicron.AbductionOptimus Primal conducted his opening salvo by traveling into theCauldron,and with the help of some abductees, initiating a mass jailbreak. Subsequently, Primal and the abductees returned to his native technorganic Cybertron, from which most of the abductees were sent back to their home universes.OTFCC Live-Action DramaEscapeHomecoming

During the Universe War,Rhinoxbuilt a device to counteract Unicron's attempts to abduct Transformers from other universes. Two attempts at deflection only partially succeeded, stranding the victims on an icy planetoid. The Children deployed a rescue team, but Unicron sent a team ofMinionsas well. Teaming up with the victims, the rescue team was able to drive off the Minions, and everyone was sent back to their proper eras and realities.Voice Actor Drama

After a long conflict rivaling the intensity of theGreat War,Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal's profilethe Children of Primus emerged victorious when Unicron himself disappeared (as a result of theUnicron Singularity).Revelations Part 2

Universe CD-ROM

Unicronkidnapped Decepticons from various universes in order to assemble an army. Meanwhile,Primusrecruited his own army of Autobots.Transformers: Universe CD-ROM

DreamwaveArmadacomic

Cybertronian science had an understanding of the multiverse and parallel realities. One million years before the war,Astroscopeand theSpace Teamexperimented with dimensional travel, but they proved unable to breach the dimensional barriers and contact one of these other timelines.Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4

As he slowly devoured his way across the multiverse, Unicron developed a grisly habit of sending a fatally woundedOptimus Primefrom one universe to the next, a kind of warning to its inhabitants that he'd soon arrive.Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4To aid his endless quest, Unicron assembled a legion of five "heralds"plucked from different realities, who would prepare new dimensions for his arrival.Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4

As Unicron prepared to devourthe next reality,theMini-ConOver-Runescaped his universe in an experimetalnull-reality podwith theMini-Con Matrixand hoping to stop Unicron from devouring yet another reality.Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4The heralds of Unicron were tasked with defeating Cybertronian leadership and centers of power and capture the Mini-Con Matrix. They used the Decepticons'space bridgenetwork to open portals to other realities in order to initiate "phase two" of Unicron's plan, but were ultimately defeated one by one.Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4As a result, Unicron encountered a unified alliance of Autobots, Decepticons, and Mini-Cons, who defeated him with the help of the Mini-Con Matrix.The End

Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity

When Megatron recklessly released Decepticon-flavored energon from Unicron's body, it interacted with the Autobot-flavored energon from Unicron's head. The resultant catastrophic reaction opened arift in space,a tear in the fabric of space which led to an alternate dimension.Ripped Up SpaceWithin thenew universe,Alpha Qreleased the seeds of the many planets destroyed by Unicron and usedenergonto restore them.Protection

After his return,Megatronutilized another pocket dimension known as thefire dimensionas his headquarters.Fallen

At the onset of the search for theCyber Planet Keys,alternate universes were only considered theoretical by Autobot scientists. The Singularity's uniquely strange readings, however, prompted some scientists to worry that the Singularity could spread to the hypothetical alternate universes.Force of Habit

In an alternate dimension, the denizens of the crime-ruledPlanet Xlearned that all life in their universe was slowly dying out. Utilizing their mastery of science, they discovered the planetGigantionin another, more healthy dimension. Plotting to make Gigantion their new homeworld, Planet X's residents used a space warp to pull it into their own dimension and commenced a full-scale invasion. Unfortunately, Gigantion's residents fought back, utilizing the power of theirCyber Planet Keyto successfully repel the invaders. The residents of Planet X ultimately proved to be their own undoing as they unleashed their ultimate weapon on Gigantion, only for the superweapon to backfire and blow their homeworld up.ChallengeDespite this fact, the survivors of Planet X swore vengeance against Gigantion by any means necessary.Soundwave,Laserbeak,andSidewayswere among those who traversed space for a way to destroy Gigantion, eventually entering into the service of the planet destroyerUnicronin exchange for Gigantion's assured destruction.CybertronSoundwave's profile

Centuries later, the Autobots of Cybertron utilized the space warp in theSkeleton Nebulato travel to the dimension where Gigantion had been transported to, seeking the Cyber Planet Key to end theUnicron Singularitycrisis.WarpAfter securing the key, the Autobots built an enhancedspace bridgeto get them home again, though the difficulties of bending spacetime to get back costVector Primehis life.Guardian

Sideways and Soundwave (and Laserbeak) later tried to make their own grab for the Cyber Planet Keys, but they were consumed in a huge reality-bending explosion from a clash betweenMegatronandStarscream.ShowdownThis turned out to be good for them, though, as when they were last seen, they had apparently found their way to a dimension containing an intact version of their homeworld!Beginning

A group of dimensionally-displaced Maximals and Predacons waged some version of theBeast Warsin Alpha Q's universe, until the Alternity got involved to avert a catastrophic spacetime crash.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/03

Timelines

TheTransformersmultiverse is but a fragment of the greaterOmniverse,an infinite set that contains every conceivable reality imaginable.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/21Between the multiverse and the omniverse lies the vaguely-defined "Megaverse",which encompasses both the primaryTransformersmultiverse and tangentially-connected realities that includeG.I. Joe,theAnimorphs,andM.A.S.K..Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/11These are not clear-cut boundaries, however; different realities within theTransformersmultiverse, such asPrimax 984.0 GammaorLukas 577.25 Beta,overlap with different omniversal dimensions.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/21

When and how the multiverse came into being is not clear, andVector Primehas speculated that its true history may be unknowable—indeed, it might have retroactively appeared afterone iteration of Perceptortampered with a duplicate ofBrainstorm'stime case.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/27More common theories include the originalBig Bangspawning multiple pocket universes which then budded off to form their own full-fledged realities,The One's creation of both Primus and Unicron causing multiple dimensional schisms, or the idea that the multiverse always existed in its present state, and that new realities only form when asufficiently powerful outside observeridentifies and classifies them.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/25ThePrimaxuniversal cluster is the largest and oldest of the group, which has led Vector Prime to speculate that it might contain the original universe from which all other realities spring from,Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/01although the discovery of theCymondcluster on the very edge of the multiverse suggests that it might be the "common ancestor" of allTransformersrealities.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/15

A higher-dimensional phenomenon known as "trans-dimensional harmonic resonance"means that certain concepts, characters, and ideas repeat throughout the multiverse: in this way do most realities feature some version of Optimus, Megatron, and a war between their respective factions.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/24This kind of pattern may have something to do with how the planetCybertronacts as the "stable axis of the multiverse"; every iteration of the planet is connected on an infinite curve,Balancing Act, Part 2Ask Vector Prime, 22/06/2015and the destruction of the planet in any one reality threatens the inherent stability of that entire universe. The cascading ripple effect caused by one Cybertron's destruction can potentially jeopardize multiple timelines, as was the case whenMegaZarakdestroyed the Cybertron ofPrimax 785.06 Alpha.Ask Vector Prime, 22/06/2015Echoes and FragmentsWhen a reality is destroyed, vicious creatures emerge from theswirling voidsandwiched between dimensions to consume whatever remains. The dreadedHytherion,who once droveLogos Primemad,Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14is the most infamous of these beings, other notorious entities includeHouse,theTeeth With No Eyes,theLangoliers,theBeforites,theAfter Alls,theAntevishnum,theAbbadontus Hunger,and theRavagers of Time.Although these creatures are rightly feared for their malevolence and destructive potential, they play an important role in maintaining the overall health and stability of the multiverse by "pruning" damaged universes from the overall fabric of space-time.Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/08/16Worse still were the cruel and inscrutableElder Gods,extra-dimensional beings who dwarfed even Primus and Unicron in power.Ramjet's profile in Club magazine #5

As the guardian of time,Vector Primepatrolled the multiverse for eons, and intervened when needed to preserve its essential stability;Vector Prime: In the Beginningon one occasion, he and hisTime Warriorsscontended withMogahn the Mass,who absorbed entire star systems until Vector and his followers defeated him in a reality-spanning battle.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/12While Primus and Unicron slumbered, Vector,Nexus Prime,Alpha Trion,andSolus Primemade the decision to split Nexus Prime into five pieces to conceal the location of the five fragments of Prima'sStar Sabersword, a weapon that could destroy star systems, from their evil brotherMegatronus.Using the blade of the Star Saber, Nexus Prime was cut into five other robots:Skyfall,Landquake,Breakaway,Topspin,andHeatwave,who were subsequently scattered across the multiverse and lost to the ages.Ask Vector Prime

The higher-dimensional geography of the multiverse is loosely organized around the smallNexusuniversal cluster; as a result, dimensional travellers have a higher-than ordinary chance of ending up in the city ofAxiom Nexusin universeNexus 208.0 Epsilon.Ask Vector Prime, 05/14/2015At first, the nativeTranscendent Technomorphsassumed these travelers were confused extraplanetary travelers and gave them passage off-planet. However, the natives of Cybertron soon realized that they were from entirely different realities; this discovery caused the TransTech to realize the pettiness of their internal disputes and sparked a dramatic shift in their culture in which they began to study other realities. The TransTechs became the watchers of the multiverse, welcoming travelers from the various universes in the city ofAxiom Nexusand siftingtranswarpfor beings who would otherwise die in mundane accidents involving transwarp-based transportation. Spearheaded by the efforts ofRhinox,Prowl,andSilverbolt,they compiled an extensive, continually expanding catalog of theuniversal streams,both existent and no longer existent.Withered HopeRook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist

Some universal clusters, likeXobitorandCymond,are considered "distant", and lie on the transitional boundary between the edge of the multiverse and the wider Megaverse. It is very rare, although not entirely unheard of, for travellers from these distant realities to end up in Axiom Nexus.Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/29Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/19Other universal clusters with their own unique cosmology include theMalguscluster, which lacks multiversal singularities due to the effects of the "the" non-linear WY-att pulse function ",Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/22and theLukascluster, which overlaps withother realities in the Omniverse.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13

Eventually, however, the "war of balance" between Primus and Unicron began again when theOctopunchofone particular realityaccidentally blasted Primus as he slumbered. His "cosmic scream" reverberated across the multiverse, allowing Unicron to find Primus and begin his battle against his ancient foe anew. Although the Cybertronians weakened Unicron when he attacked one such universe, the wounded but still living god kickstarted the dimension-spanningUniverse Waras he abducted beings from across the multiverse in a bid to restore his physical form.Vector Prime: In the Beginning

Beyond the TransTech, other prominent multiversal guardians include theAlternityand the Autobots ofCloud World;although they did not take a direct role in the Universe War, they worked in a behind-the-scenes capacity to defend stricken realities from the Hytherion.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/08TheUnicron Singularitycreated by Unicron's destruction briefly posed an existential threat to the multiverse: its pull was so strong that even alternate Unicrons were drawn into it. The self-replicating singularity spread across many universes, merged their histories into a single messy timeline, and eventually threatened the entire multiverse.Balancing Act, Part 2Optimus Prime,recently arrived on this Cybertron from theUniverse War,revealed that that conflict had abruptly ended when Unicron was destroyed as a result of the Singularity's effects spreading throughout the multiverse. Vector Prime understood that this indicated the threat posed by the black hole was more urgent than the inhabitants of one universe might be able to perceive.Revelations Part 2Fortunately, the local Autobots of were able to restore Primus to power so that he could close the Singularity.Revelations Part 6

One particular universe would go onto enjoy a particularly fraught history: when universal streamPrimax 207.0 Epsilonbranched off fromits parent timeline,this new universe possessed a nearly identical frequency toa completely unrelated timeline.After first destroyinganother tangent universe,Primax 207.0 Espilson then began "overwriting" this sister universe.Withered HopeThe Complete AllSpark AlmanacAt first, the nativeGoBotswho inhabited this dimension sent a group of agents to Primax 207.0 Epsilon to try and intervene; they first wound up in Axiom Nexus by accident,Withered Hopeand onlyBug Biteeventually made it to their intended destination. When he failed in his mission, however,Games of Deceptionthe GoBots put a contingency plan into play and coordinated a vastmultiversal evacuationin which teams of dimension-hopping GoBots infiltrated other realities and posed as native Cybertronians.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/14As a result of repeated dimensional travel, however, some refugees likeCrasherwere refracted and duplicated across multiple simultaneous universes.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/17

In this same universe, the nativeCliffjumperencounteredLandquakeandSkyfall,who'd been drawn together on an elaborate multiversal quest. Together, the three encounteredBreakaway,who'd been sequestered in this universe and protected by theCaretaker.With the multiverse spiralling into entropy, the Caretaker supercomputer sent the group on to meet with another component of Nexus Prime: while Skyfall, Breakaway, and Landquake travelled on to Axiom Nexus,Transcendent: Part 1Cliffjumper wound up stranded in abizarre mirror universe.Shattered GlassAfter all of his components reformed into Nexus Prime, he and the heroic QuintessonAquariusspent some time travelling the multiverse in search of theStar Saber.Reunification: Part 6Some years later, a group of evil Autobots from that same mirror universe invaded Primax 207.0 Epsilon and usedRarified Energonto destroy it. The Transformers on Earth wound up teleporting the entire planet into the negative-polarity universe,Invasionwhile all of the humans on the planet wound up shunted onto the Earth ofa different alternate realitywherean out-of-control Decepticon combinerhad prematurely ended the Cybertronian war.Assembly

The destruction of this universe proved a double-edged sword: thanks in part to the efforts ofLio Convoy,who'd passed through the dimension and helped the remaining inhabitants of that universe buy some more time,Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/14Sunrisethe Cataclysm was ultimately forestalled. However, the destruction of that same reality caused entire dimensions to fold together or simply be ripped apart. To address the crisis, TransTechOptimus Primebroke the standard rules ofAxiom Nexusand assembled theConvoy.Invasion PrologueThe Convoy's formation was also necessitated by the defeat of theHytherionby theAlternity,as there was no longer a beast of time to consume weakened and damaged universes.Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative JournalistOne of the Convoy's first actions was to deployDepth Chargeto the past ofPrimax -408.24 Epsilonto protect theOrigin Matrix.Invasion: Epilogue

For a long period of time, an impenetrable "quantum membrane" isolated theUnienduniversal cluster from the rest of the multiverse until the passage of theDark Sparkfrom that reality to theTyrancluster revealed its existence to the inhabitants of Axiom Nexus. Because of this, multiversal singularities like Vector Prime began absorbing the memories and traits of their Uniend counterparts.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18However, this process would prove short-lived: by the time that a reunified Nexus Prime reunited theOrigin Matrix,reassembled theStar Saber,and seized theTerminus Bladefromits previous owner,it was clear that the fabric of the multiverse had been irreparably damaged,Restorationand the defeat of the Hytherion at the hands of the Alternity left no natural mechanism to deal with dead and dying realities.Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08

In a last-ditch attempt to stabilize spacetime, Nexus Prime brought together the relics he'd gathered at a key point in interdimensional space and used them to rewrite the fabric of reality: his attempt to "seal the doorways between universes" would have a unique effect onmultiversal singularitieslike himself, and he would be forever altered by his actions.Out of the One, ManyFrom this point on, the concept of multiversal singularies ceased to exist and multiversal travel was rendered much harder, effectively stranding all of the many Offworlders in Axiom Nexus with no way to return home. The TransTech dubbed this phenomenon "theShroud",and its effects proved retroactive—multiversal singularities hadneverexisted, and each universe could now contain a new version of Primus, Unicron, or the Thirteen or none at all.Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative JournalistAsk Vector Prime

While trying to recalibrate their monitoring arrays to adjust to the new reality they faced, Rhinox and Vector Prime identified nine specific universes as "pillar realities", streams with an unusually high number of branching points and quantum echoes:Primax 984.0 Gamma,Primax 984.17 Alpha,Primax 496.22 Alpha,Viron 901.8 Alpha,Aurex 802.23 Alpha,Primax 1005.19 Gamma,Tyran 707.04 Delta,Malgus 1207.26 Alpha,andUniend 911.05 Alpha.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/05

Later that year, fear spread across Axiom Nexus when it looked like the entire multiverse had been destroyed. As it turned out,Waspinatorhad merely misinterpreted the sight of Rhinox shutting down some now-obsolete monitoring equipment in the wake of the Shroud and had phoned in a panicked tip.Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/12/31The creation of the Shroud had a final, unexpected consequence: in a negative-polarity Axiom Nexus,RhinoxandAirazorsuccessfully discovered an entire, previously hidden, negative multiverse that corresponded to the positive-polarity multiverse.Epilogue Two

2005 IDW continuity

Conventional Cybertronian science held that parallel universes, such as those created throughtime travel,did not exist.The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos PrologueAt some point,Micronus Primeabandoned his original reality and created his own personal dimension, the realm ofMicrospace.Informed

An extradimensionalElder God,summoned to this universe by the writings ofHoward Lovecraft,briefly awoke sometime in the 19th century and was subsequently defeated byDomitius Majorin the guise of "Optimus Prime".Strange Visitors

In the year2014,Shockwaveused a time machine to reach back through history to the moment time began in another universe, and used a time machine to siphon off its life energy from the moment of its creation to fulfill his grand scheme.The BecomingThis stillborn "Dead Universe"was somehow able to reach out to the reality that had originally created it: some six million years ago,Nova Primeand the crew of theArk-1were drawn through a portal in theBenzuli Expansethat led to the Dead Universe. There, they were corrupted by the realm's immortal darkness; their original mission of exploration and conquest was twisted into a malevolent plot of "Expansion"meant to merge the two universes together.Spotlight: HardheadSpotlight: Optimus PrimeWhen Nova Prime, now "Nemesis Prime", and his minions met the Autobots in battle onGorlam Prime,their beachhead for their eventual invasion of the universe, Optimus Prime's forces triumphed and most of the invaders were banished back to the Dead Universe.Spotlight: Sideswipe

Years later,Galvatron—one of the few architects of the Dead Universe invasion to escape this fate—stumbled across an anomalous mass of metal and frozen flesh in deep space. He and his followers brought the strange object on board, but soon realized that they'd accidentally loosed a horde of ravenouszombies.Infestation #1Both the zombies and their undead leaderBritthailed from outside their universe: in her home timeline, she'd been corrupted into serving the dreadUndermindin its pan-dimensional invasion, which spread tomultipledivergentuniverses.Infestation #1Once they'd crash-landed onEarth,Galvatron and his followers fought back, even recruiting some grudging Autobot assistance,The Transformers: Infestation #1but Britt transformed into a livingspace bridgeto send her horde back in time to devour pre-war Cybertron. However, Galvatron usedProwl's remote mind-link to instructKupto sabotage the space bridge and send the zombies to the Dead Universe, where the Undermind would have nothing to feed upon.The Transformers: Infestation #2Once she returned to her native dimension, Britt threw off the Undermind's influence and banished it for good.Infestation #2

As part of a plan to change history,Brainstormattempted to travel backwards in time in the hopes of changing Megatron's future and preventing the Great War entirely. However, his efforts created a dystopian alternate timeline in which theFunctionist Councilruled Cybertron.The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos PrologueUsing a quantum duplicate of histime case,the crew of theLost Lightmanaged to prevent Brainstorm from killing Megatron and permanently overwriting history with this new series of events. As a result ofPerceptor's tampering with the time case's anti-paradox locks, however, the would-be "new history" branched off into its own separate timeline, the "Functionist Universe",and Perceptor speculated that the event might've given rise to an infinite set of branching histories.Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide

After communing with theTitanMetrotitan,Windbladehad her consciousness hurled through the multiverse—glimpsing various alternate versions of herself along the way—before enteringMicrospace.Informed

Revenge of the Fallen

The FallentoldMegatronthat he was assembling forces in other dimensions.Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel

Animated

The destruction ofPrimax 207.0 Epsilonleft a quantum vacuum thatPrimax 512.5 Gammawent on to occupy.Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark AlmanacTyranuniverses undergo a particularly high rate of divergence, perhaps due to the malign influence ofThe Fallen,whose evil spans multiple dimensions.Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac

A trans-dimensionalVector Primeobserved some of the events in theTransformers Animatedcomicand identified that they took place in the same reality as thecartoon:universal streamMalgus 1207.26 Alpha.The AllSpark AlmanacA time-traveller from the distant future namedNatasha Pyraniacinterfered with the timestream, and Vector Prime explained that as a result outside observers would notice minor changes in that universe's history. Multiple iterations ofSidewayshave been known to hop dimensions;Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanacaccording to the unreliable testimony of one Sideways, he hadpreviously visited this universeand escaped to the Tyran cluster by using a black hole.Ask Sideways, 8/7/2015

Venuswas a trans-dimensional magazine,The AllSpark AlmanacwhileALTernity Todaycovered newsworthy events from across the multiverse.The AllSpark Almanac IIJim SorensonandBill Forstertraveled from their home universal stream ofQuadwal -3760.925 Thetawhere they wrote theAllSpark Almanac.The AllSpark Almanac

Unit:E

The world of the Transformers was just one universe in a multiverse of limitless possibilities. (Other possibilities includedG.I. Joe,M.A.S.K.,Jem,anda coupleother guysyoumightknow.) The mysterious organization known as "Unit: E" operated in the "slipstream" beyond the spacetime continuum and used this vantage point to explore and protect different worlds.Unit:E

Hearts of Steel

Despite being trapped in a dimensional prison, theElder Godshad the power to reach out to sensitive beings. Among them wasHoward Lovecraft,who channeled the Elder Gods' call into horror prose. Despite the clandestine organizationOblivionsucceeding at killing Lovecraft before his art could threaten to allow the Elder Gods into the universe, his stories spread into popular culture. This collective imagination, with the help ofArtillica,let loose the Elder Gods. Free and unencumbered, they rampaged acrossone plane of existencealong withinfiniteotheronesthroughout the multiverse.Infestation 2 #1One Elder God invaded auniversein which the Transformers had awoken in the 19th century and forced the Autobots to reactivate Optimus Prime to meet the threat head-on.Infestation 2: The Transformers #1Infestation 2: The Transformers #2

CVOended the threat of the Elder Gods by using Artillica and theRelicto seal the tear in their reality.Infestation 2 #2The X-Files: Conspiracy

Cloud

At the beginning of all time and space, the "Spacetime World" came into being in amassive explosion.Seeking a means of maintaining the integrity of the many fractal dimensions composing this multiverse that would come to be known as "Spacetimes," theCreator of Lifemade a universe, "Cloud World"full of machines designed to maintain the multiversal fabric, and dispatched to it an emissary namedSARAto guide them. In time, the robots of Cloud World evolved intosapient super-robot lifeforms,complete with transformation abilities. The Transformers of the Cloud World cherished SARA and embraced the task the Creator asked of them usingDimension Gatescreated by SARA. In addition to their other duties they gathered surplus energy from a myriad of sources in different universes for SARA so that she might continue to maintain Cloud World's integrity. In time, these Transformers came to be known as theSpacetime Police.Unsurprisingly, the people of Cloud World regarded SARA as holy and their rulers saw that she was kept under strict guard.Prologue

Angry Birds Transformers

During a battle in space between the Autobots and Decepticons, theAllSparkbriefly tumbled into aquantum tunnelinto another universe populated by angry birds and mischievous pigs.Angry Birds Transformers #1Eventually, however, the transformed "Autobirds" sent the AllSpark back through the tunnel from whence it had came, and accidentally sent one of theMinion Pigsto thisalternate universe.Hard Boiled

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Trapped in the white-hot core of the Earth'sSun,Megatrontried to flee this dimension by tapping the power of his black hole heart to open a portal and escape into another reality to rebuild his strength. Megatron's body survived the trip, but not his spark: inanother dimension,a group of confusedponiesdiscovered his charred corpse.The War Never Ends

Portal

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Go-Botscomic

After assuming leadership over theGo-Bots,Road Rangerannounced that they would create anew race of Go-Bots,who would populatecopies of their metal homeworldacross the entire multiverse.Go-Bots #5

Mazinger Z versus Transformers

You got your Mazinger in my Transformers! You got your Transformers in my Mazinger!

While observing different realities, group of mysterious hooded figures includingGo Nagaiopened dimensional gates and sent a group of Autobots and Decepticons to the world ofMazinger Zfor their amusement.Mazinger Z versus Transformers

Cyberversecartoon

This place is a real who's-who of who's you and me.

TheQuintessonswere a trans-dimensional race of beings who used theirmultiverse drivetechnology to travel across infinity and assimilate beings native to that timeline into newJudges,who would pass judgement on individual universes. Realities that did not pass judgement were destroyed with vast quantities of lethalunspace,which collapsed realities from within.The End Of The Universe IThe QuintessonScientistdeveloped a hobby of abducting different iterations ofSoundwavefrom the many doomed realities he'd destroyed.The Scientist

After theArkwound up stranded inunspace,the Autobots encountered multiple versions of themselves from other realities who had all met the same fate, including a crew of Autobots from a reality whereRack'n'Ruinled the Autobots.Wheeljackand his alternate-universe counterpart theorized that unspace must be the meeting place of the multiverse.The Crossroads

"That's rightMegatron,I'myou, you're me, and this is afusion cannon.

During the Quintesson invasion of Cybertron,MegatronandDead Endstole the multiverse drive and travelled to other realities.The JudgeTheir journey gave Megatron the ability to channel exotic energy,The End Of The Universe IVbefore he landed in a reality where he'd won theGreat Warand stole theMatrix of Leadershipfrom histhat universe's Megatron.Silent StrikeAlong with hisDecepticon supersoldiers,that alternate Megatron crossed over to the primary universe to reclaim his Matrix only to be defeated and left paralyzed. Eager for vengeance on his old master,Astrotraintook the alternate Megatron within him and announced his intention to keep him trapped forever.The Other OneAfter Megatron X perished, the remaining Decepticon supersoldiers invaded the dimension that they'd once imperiled, but eventually chose to lay down their arms after the death of their leaderTarnthanks to Soundwave's reprogramming giving them free will.The Perfect Decepticon

My Little Pony/Transformers

Rather than connecting two points in space, a malfunctioningspacebridgeattempted to reach out across dimensions—when its energies somehow overlapped withQueen Chrysalis'smagic,it wound up transporting multiple Autobots and Decepticons to the land ofEquestria.Transformation Is MagicLater,MegatronandShockwaverefined the technology and used it to create a deliberate cross-dimensional bridge between the two universes.The Magic of Cybertron

War for Cybertron Trilogycartoon

Sorry, Jimbo, looks like you're going to the shadow realm.

In ancient times,Alpha Trionbanished the arrogantSky Lynxinto the Dead Universe when he laid claim to theMatrix of Leadership.After passing through that same universe in the present day and crash-landing on Earth,Earthrise episode 5the shipwrecked Autobots and Decepticons encountered theMaximalsandPredacons:Cybertronains who had time-travelled back to Earth's past to prevent a dystopian future from ever coming to pass.Kingdom episode 1The AllSpark made a projection ofElita Onethat passed through the Dead Universe and mentioned a "Dead Multiverse".Kingdom episode 4Although the Maximals wondered if securing the AllSpark and changing history would consequentially erase them from the timeline, this was not the case, suggesting that this reality operates on a multiversal model oftime travel.Kingdom episode 5

2019 IDW continuity

WhenPerceptor's experimental teleport harness malfunctioned, it wound up sendingJumpstreamthroughunspaceand stranded her on an alternate Cybertron whereExarchonhad conquered the planet.Test Flight IAlthough both Perceptor and Jumpstream assumed that they'd somehow crossed over into an alternate timeline, Perceptor soon realized that Jumpstream had actually travelled throughtime,notspace,and had glimpsed a possible future of their own universe.Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II

King Grimlock

In eons past, Optimus Prime visited the other-dimensional realm ofMenoniaand helped establish theGolden Oneas the land's new ruler. Many years later, when the Golden One had been corrupted by the power of his deitySoltron,the citizens ofValeriftusedenergonto bring him back to their dimension. It didn't go as planned, however, and they wound up summoningGrimlockinstead.Grimlock the Rebel

Legacy

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Games

DreamMix TV World Fighters

To boost the ratings of theWorld FightersTV show,Mujoeinvited beings from several different worlds, includingOptimus PrimeandMegatron,to compete on the show.DreamMix TV World Fighters

Transformers Battle Universe

At the edge of time, theMatrixsummoned warriors frommultipledifferentrealitiesto choose a new host.Transformers Battle Universe

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Inone universe,the Autobots battled to keep the malevolentDark Spark,a trans-dimensional artifact of pure malice, out ofMegatron's hands. The subsequent battle blasted the Dark Spark intoanother universe,where the bounty hunterLockdownbriefly seized it. However,that universe's Optimus Primewas able to keep Lockdown occupied long enough forDriftto remove the Dark Spark, and Prime subsequently used the Matrix to send the Dark Spark through time and space intoyet another universe.Rise of the Dark Spark

Transformers: Earth Wars

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Nova Prime attempted to wipe all timelines in the multiverse clean and start again in effort to prevent the war between the Autobots and Decepticons from ever happening. Vector Prime stepped in to stop Nova Prime from causing untold devastation to the fabric of all realities.Mayhem: Enemy of my Enemy

Transformers: Forged to Fight

A spatial warp field pulledMarissa Fairebornand the Autobots aboard theArkcrash-landed on anunknown planetin another universe, where they encountered multiple Autobots and Decepticons fromanother reality.Transformers: Forged to Fight

Transformers: Battlegrounds

Upon using an unstablespacebridge,Wheeljackwarned them that the passage could strand them in unspace, a nexus point where multiple timelines collided, and excitedly theorized about the existence of other universes beforeArceereined him in.Transformers: Battlegrounds

Transformers Roleplaying Game

A freak accident pulled together many different worlds from across the multiverse into a single realm known as theApex,which also mergedDoctor Mindbender,Lord Zedd,andShockwaveinto the monstrousLord MindWaveZ.By constructing aMultidimensional Collider,Lord MindWaveZ sought to permanently fuse these worlds into a single realm to rule over, but a cross-dimensional alliance of Autobots,Power Rangers,andG.I. Joesdestroyed the machine, collapsed the Apex, and ultimately saved the multiverse.Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse

Notes

• When originally developing what would become theAligned continuity family,Aaron ArcherandRik Alvarezsuggested that it was entirely separate from the rest of theTransformersmultiverse.^[14]When asked aboutThe Fallenand how his status as amultiversal singularitywould relate to the new fiction, Hasbro replied "anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity".^[15]Notably, its version of theThirteenincluded characters likeAlpha TrionandOptimus Prime,choices that were largely irreconcilable with the lore thatFun Publicationshad previously laid out. Eventually, however, this conceit would be quietly dropped: the profile cards for AlignedSlipstream'sTFSStoy and the online comic "Timeless"involved the cast ofTransTechglimpsing events from the Aligned universe. After multiple creative shakeups and anew directionfor the Aligned continuity as a whole, theComplete AllSpark AlmanacandAndromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporterconfirmed that Aligned took place in the "Uniend"universal cluster; that same year, any and all singularity-related discrepancies were later handwaved away via the introduction of theShroud.
• 2011'sInfestationcrossover event featuredBrittinvading and corrupting four separate universes:Transformers,G.I. Joe,Star Trek,andGhostbusters.Just five years later, however, IDW's "Hasbro Universe"initiative retconned bothTransformersandG.I. Joetogether by revealing that they'd always taken place in the same reality, meaning that Britt attacked the same universe twice. Less than a year later,Revolutionaries#5established that events identical to "Infestation 2"had also played out in the past of IDW's primaryTransformerstimeline—meaning that theElder Godssimultaneously attacked two nigh-identical realities.
• A dropped plotline inMore Than Meets the Eyewould've featured the originalRewindtravelling the multiverse, searching for a way to return to his original timeline. At some point, he would've jumped into the world of theMarvel UK comicin the midst of the "Target: 2006"storyline and encountered that reality'sOmega Supreme.^[16]

Foreign names

• Japanese:Tagen'uchū( đa nguyên vũ trụ ),multiverse(マルチバースmaruchibāsu),Multi-Verse of Eternity( vô hạn の thế giớiMugen no Sekai)^[17]

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