Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Transformers Reference (Canon): Timelines

GENERATION ONE
G1 cartoon continuity (Primax 984.17 Alpha)
12 million years ago
    -The Transformers are created by the Quintessons.
11 million years ago
9 million years ago
4 million years ago
1984
2005
2006
Japanese G1 cartoon continuity
1984
    -The Autobots and Decepticons awaken on Earth and continue their war. (G1 season 1)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
    -The Battle of Autobot City occurs. Optimus Prime dies fighting Megatron. (The Movie)
    -Megatron is reformatted into Galvatron. (The Movie)
    -Hot Rod uses the Matrix of Leadership to destroy Unicron and becomes Rodimus Prime. (The Movie)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
    -Optimus Prime returns and Rodimus Prime returns the Matrix of Leadership to him. (Transformers 2010/G1 season 3)
2011
    -Optimus Prime sacrifices himself. Rodimus Prime resumes leadership of the Autobots. (The Headmasters) 
    -Galvatron is crushed beneath an iceberg. Scorponok takes over as Decepticon leader. (The Headmasters)
2021
    -Galvatron is briefly brought back as Grand Galvatron. (Unite Warriors)
    -Unicron attempts to take over Cybertron but is defeated. (Unite Warriors)
    -Old Snake infiltrates the Galactic Peace Alliance. (Legends)
2022
2023
2031
    -Dark Nova unleashes his forces. Optimus Prime is brought back as Star Convoy. Galvatron is brought back as Super Megatron. (Return of Convoy)
2039
2050
    -The Selectors, led by Rung, rebel against their creators. (Generations Selects)
BEAST ERA
Beast Wars cartoon continuity (Primax 496.22 Alpha)
180,000 BC
    -Optimus Primal's Maximals and Megatron's Predacons end up on prehistoric Earth and fight the Beast Wars. 
AD 1984
   -The Autobot and Decepticon crews of the Ark and Nemesis awaken on Earth.
AD 2005
   -Starscream is killed by Galvatron, leaving his mutant spark to wander through space and time.
   -Unicron is defeated.
AD 2316 (311 AU)
   -The Maximals create Protoform X in an attempt to replicate Starscream's immortal spark. The experimental protoform breaks out and slaughters the crew of Colony Omicron, with Depth Charge being the only survivor.
AD 2320 (315 AU)
   -Megatron and his band of Predacons steal the Golden Disk. A crew of Maximals commanded by Optimus Primal are sent to chase after them and the two crews end up going through a transwarp gate and ending up on prehistoric Earth.
   -The Tripredacus Council send Ravage back in time to apprehend Megatron.
AD 2321 (316 AU)
   -Megatron escapes Maximal captivity and takes over Cybertron, turning the entire population into Vehicons. Four Maximals, led by Optimus Primal, set out to defeat Megatron and restore Cybertron.
Beast Wars: Uprising continuity
33,016 BC (3500 BA)
   -Humans master fire.
3016 BC (5000 BA)
   -Humans invent writing. 
1816 (168 BA)
   -Humans use electricity to transmit information.
1913 (71 BA)
   -Humans perfect the assembly line.
1946 (38 BA)
   -The first computer is built.
1984 (Stellar Cycle of the Ark)
   -The Autobots and Decepticons awaken on Earth and continue their war.
1985 (1 SCA)
   -Humanity builds its first AI.
1992 (8 SCA)
   -Permanent residence is established on Mars by humans.
1997 (13 SCA)
   -The Warp Gate is constructed. Humanity begins to spread across the stars.
2003 (19 SCA)
   -The Earth Defense Command is formed from the G.I. Joe Star Brigade.
2014 (30 SCA)
   -AI become ubiquitous on Earth.
2017 (33 SCA)
   -Following an attack on New Earth, the EDC declares human space off-limits for all Cybertronians.
2023 (39 SCA)
   -The Human Singularity occurs.
   -The Decepticons gain airspace to Xin Shanghai and cause severe loss of life.
2026 (42 SCA)
   -The Autobot vessel Star Arrow is shot down over Tamil Duniya. 
2029 (45 SCA)
   -The Human Confederacy is formed.
2031 (47 SCA)
   -The Scouring of Nebulos occurs. 
   -The Great War ends with the Human Confederacy forcing armistice on both factions.
2033 (49 SCA)
   -Galvatron launches an invasion on the border of the Allowed Zone. The fleet is annihilated and five colony worlds are colonized.
2054 (70 SCA)
   -Humanity conquers death. Somehow.
2174 (130 SCA)
   -The Eutychus Project begins, resurrecting every human who has ever lived (except those who had committed heinous crimes).
   -Cerebros uses the Energon Matrix to create the Maximals and the Predacons.
2314 (330 SCA)
   -Hot Rod downsizes into a Micromaster body.
2344 (360 SCA)
   -Blix is resurrected as part of the Euthycus Project.
2363 (379 SCA)
   -The Predacon Gnashteeth forms the Darksyder gang, simultaneously taking on the name "Megatron".
2372 (388 SCA)
   -Buzzclaw kills Armordillo in the arena.
2384 (400 SCA)
   -The Grand Uprising begins.
2388 (404 SCA)
   -Megatron introduces the Beast Upgrade into the Grand Uprising.
2389 (405 SCA)
2390 (406 SCA)
   -The Grand Uprising ends with the Vehicon Apocalypse. Following the defeat of Galva Convoy and Lord Imperious Delirious, the Maximals, Predacons, and Builders unite under the Cybertronian Parliament. (Derailment)
AD 2391 (407 SCA)
   -Rampage locates and kills his creator Deluge. (The Inexorable March) 
AD 2401 (417 SCA)
   -The Vok threaten Dinosaur City on Metascan Omega. Lio Convoy arrives to provide aid. (The Inexorable March)
AD 2501 (516 SCA)
   -The Terrans make contact with T-Wrecks' crew. (The Inexorable March)
AD 3501 (1516 SCA)
   -The Commandrons and the Maladroids crash-land on Energoa. It never ends! (The Inexorable March)
AD 12,390 (10,405 SCA)
   -Professor Hatchet writes an erroneous account on the events of the Grand Uprising.
UNICRON TRILOGY
Cartoon continuity
2010
    - (Armada)
2020
2030
MOVIES
"Bayverse" continuity
484
   -The Guardian Knights aid King Arthur and his forces in defeating the Saxons.
1897
   -Archibald Witwicky discovers Megatron's frozen form in the Arctic. The map to the AllSpark is subsequently inscribed on his glasses.
1927
    -Sector Seven is founded.
1931
    -Construction of the Hoover Dam begins to conceal the AllSpark.
1932
    -Archaeologists discover symbols, the Language of the Primes, in ancient ruins all over the world such as Egypt.
1960
    Births: Judy Taylor, Ron Witwicky
1969
   -Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon and discover the wreckage of the Ark.
1986
    -The Chernobyl disaster is caused by fuel cells extracted from the Ark.
1990
    Births: Mikaela Banes
1991
    Births: Sam Witwicky
1992
    -Harold Attinger joins the CIA.
1997
    Births: Shane Dyson
1999 or 2000
    Births: Tessa Yeager
2002
    -Shane's father leaves him.
2003
    -The Beagle 2 Rover transmits footage of Cybertronian life on Mars, which is kept secret by Sector Seven.
2007
   -The Autobots arrive on Earth to stop the Decepticons from getting the AllSpark.
2009
   - (ROTF)
2012
    -The Battle of Chicago occurs.
2017
   -After defeating Lockdown and Galvatron's Decepticons, Optimus Prime leaves Earth to find the Creators.
2019
   -Quintessa captures Optimus Prime and brainwashes him to serve her, renaming him Nemesis Prime.
   -After being freed from Quintessa's control, Optimus Prime rejoins the Autobots and stops Quintessa and Megatron from reawakening Unicron.
Movie expanded universe
17,000-10,000 BC
10,000 BC onwards
1897
    -Archibald Witwicky discovers Megatron in the Arctic. (TF 2007)
1898
    -Walter Simmons and six other men head to the Arctic to investigate Archibald Witwicky's claims and see Megatron for themselves. They become known as the First Seven. (Sector 7; Movie Prequel)
1902
    -The AllSpark is discovered in the Colorado River. (Movie Prequel)
1908
    -Shockwave departs from Cybertron, leaving Dreadwing in charge, and arrives on Earth. He causes the Tunguska event and ending up in stasis lock. (Rising Storm)
1913
    -Excavation of the AllSpark begins only to be interrupted by Jetfire. (Sector 7)
1919
    -Shockwave is unearthed by the Soviet Union. (Rising Storm)
1924
    -Archibald Witwicky is relocated to a facility in Louisiana. (Movie Prequel)
1927
    -President Herbert Hoover approves the formation of Sector Seven. (Sector 7)
1929
    -After his parents are killed by the Seeker Fortress, Carter Newell founds the Initiative and dedicates his life to hunting down the Transformers. (Nefarious)
1934
1935
    -The Hoover Dam is built to house the AllSpark. (Movie Prequel)
1938
    -Archibald Witwicky passes away. (Movie Prequel)
1944
    -Bill Simmons is drafted into Sector Seven. (Sector 7)
1953
    -Bill Simmons marries Anne Fischer. (Sector 7)
1954
    Births: Seymour Simmons
1961
    -The Ark, carrying Sentinel Prime, crash-lands on the Moon. (Convergence)
1969
    -NASA carries out Apollo 11 to investigate the ruins of the Ark. (DOTM)
The Last Knight App
2.2 billion years ago
   -The first Transformers are born.
990 million years ago
   -The Knights of Cybertron are created by the AllSpark and establish order.
450 million years ago
   -Cybertron is attacked by the Quintessons, who enslave the Transformers.
   -The Matrix of Leadership resurfaces and chooses a worker bot to wield it. Said bot names himself Primon in honor of Prima.
   -A faction of knights rebel against the Quintessons and flee Cybertron with a Quintesson artifact.
   -Primon leads a rebellion against the Quintessons.
   -Nova Prime inherits the Matrix from Primon and leads the final push against the Quintessons. The aliens are forced off Cybertron. Nova succumbs to his wounds and is succeeded by Guardian Prime.
500
   -Humans encounter the Knights of Cybertron and forge an alliance with them.
"Knightverse" continuity
1969
    Births: Charlie Watson
1987
    -B-127 arrives on Earth and meets Charlie Watson, who gives him the name "Bumblebee." After defeating the Decepticons Shatter and Dropkick, he meets up with Optimus Prime and the other Autobots.
ANIMATED
AllSpark Almanac continuity
4 billion years ago
   -The Second Cybertronian War occurs. Ariex and the Malignus are defeated.
2 billion years ago
   -Guardian leader Zeemon Magnus is overthrown by the Protectons, led by Terragar Magnus.
1 billion years ago
   -Nova Magnus leads the Protectobots against Devron and the Destrons.
70 million years ago
   -The Decepticons rise as a prominent sub-faction of the Destrons.
Over 30 million years ago
   -P.C. Magnus establishes Fortress Maximus, headquarters of the Elite Guard.
14 million years ago
   -Megatron overthrows Megazarak and takes over command of the Decepticons.
12 million years ago
   -Ultra Prime is promoted to the rank of Magnus.
   -The Decepticon Registration Act is passed by Ultra Magnus.
4 million years ago
Over a million years ago
   -A planet-hopping campaign is waged by the Autobots to recapture their territory:
      Atlas War on Combatron
      Machine Wars on Vehicon
      Pangea War on Gigantion
      Asphalt Wars on Velocitron
      War of the Mines on Vespa
      War of the Dunes on Praun
      Lava Wars on Planet V
      Energon Wars on Paradron
      Petro Wars on Alpha IX
      Time Wars in the Salvvatan System
      Data Wars on Bk'n
      War of the Waves on Antilla
      Riker War on Zone
      Beast Wars on Animatron
      Dust War in the Beta system
      Battle of Omnitron
2 million years ago

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