The Energon Pub

News Credits: 173 · by **Casual Matt** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:58 pm

Well, I've been thinking a lot about the Transformers Multiverse, and which stories occur in the same Universe. And so, I've compiled a list of all the Universes I could think of and what occurs within. Note that I simply named the Universes myself to what I thought was appropriate.

Universe TOC (The Original Cartoon)
"The Transformers" - Cartoon, Sunbow, 1984
"Transformers: The Movie" - Movie, Sunbow, 1986
"Transformers: The Headmasters" - Cartoon, Toei, 1987 (JPN)
"Transformers: Super God Masterforce" - Cartoon, Toei, 1988 (JPN)
"Fight! Super Robot Lifeforms Transformers: Victory" - Cartoon, Toei, 1989 (JPN)
"Transformers: Zone" - OVA, Toei, 1990 (JPN)
"Transformers: Generation Two" Cartoon, Sunbow, 1993
"Beast Wars: Transformers" - Cartoon, Mainframe, 1996
"Beast Wars: Transformers" - Game, Hasbro, 1997
"Beast Wars II: Super Robot Lifeforms" - Cartoon, Toei, 1998 (JPN)
"Beast Wars Neo" - Cartoon, Toei, 1999 (JPN)
"Beast Machines: Transformers" - Cartoon, Mainframe, 1999
"Transformers: The Wreckers" - Comic, 3H, 2001
"Transformers: Universe" - Comic, 3H, 2003
"Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" - Comic, Dreamwave, 2003
"Transformers: Beast Wars: The Gathering" - Comic, IDW, 2006
"Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending" - Comic, IDW, 2007

Universe MCU (Marvel Comics Universe)
"The Transformers" - Comic, Marvel, 1984
"G.I. Joe and The Transformers" - Comic, Marvel, 1986
"Transformers Universe" - Comic, Marvel, 1986
"The Transformers: Headmasters" - Comic, Marvel, 1987
"G.I. Joe Starring Snake Eyes" - Comic, Marvel, 1993
"Transformers: Generation Two" - Comic, Marvel, 1994
"The Transformers: Generations" - Comic, IDW, 2006

Universe MMA (Marvel Movie Adaptation)
"Transformers: The Movie" - Comic, Marvel, 1986

Universe RID (Robots In Disguise)
"Transformers: Robots in Disguise" - Cartoon, Studio Gallop, 2001

Universe AEC (Armada Energon Cybertron)
"Transformers: Armada" - Cartoon, Aeon, 2002
"Transformers: Energon" - Cartoon, Actas, 2005
"Transformers: Cybertron" - Cartoon, Gonzo, 2005

Universe DWP (DreamWave Productions)
"Transformers: Generation One" - Comic, Dreamwave, 2002
"Transformers: The War Within" - Comic, Dreamwave, 2002
"Transformers: The War Within: The Dark Ages" - Comic, Dreamwave, 2003
"Transformers: Hardwired" - Novel, iBooks, 2002
"Transformers: Annihilation" - Novel, iBooks, 2003
"Transformers: Fusion" - Novel, iBooks, 2003
"Transformers: Micromasters" - Comic, Dreamwave, 2004

Universe DWA (DreamWave's Armada)
"Transformers: Armada" - Comic, Dreamwave, 2002
"Transformers: Energon" - Comic, Dreamwave, 2003
"Transformers: Armada: More Than Meets The Eye" - Comic, Dreamwave, 2004

Universe DDP (Devil's Due Productions)
"G.I. Joe vs The Transformers" - Comic, Devil's Due, 2003

Universe WW2 (World War 2)
"Transformers / G.I. Joe" - Comics, Dreamwave, 2003

Universe PS2 (PlayStation 2)
"Transformers" - Game, Melbourne House, 2004

Universe IDW (IDW)
"The Transformers: Infiltration" - Comic, IDW, 2005
"The Transformers: Stormbringer" - Comic, IDW, 2006
"The Transformers: Spotlight" - Comic, IDW, 2006
"The Transformers: Escalation" - Comic, IDW, 2006
"New Avengers / Transformers" - Comic, Marvel, 2007

Universe CBA (Cybertron Balancing Act)
"Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act" - Comic, IDW, 2005

Universe HOS (Hearts Of Steel)
"The Transformers: Evolutions: Hearts of Steel" - Comic, IDW, 2006

Universe LAM (Live Action Movie)
"Transformers" - Movie, Dreamworks, 2007

Universe MCA (Movie Comic Adaptation)
"Transformers: Movie Prequel" - Comic, IDW, 2007
"Transformers: Movie Adaptation" - Comic, IDW, 2007

Universe MNA (Movie Novel Adaptation)
"Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday" - Novel, Del Ray, 2007
"Transformers: The Adaptation of the Motion Picture" - Novel, Del Ray, 2007

Universe DSA (DS Autobots)
"Transformers: Autobots" - Game, Activision, 2007

Universe DSD (DS Decepticons)
"Transformers: Decepticons" - Game, Activision, 2007

Universe AMA (Animated Movie Adaptation)
"The Transformers: The Animated Movie" - Comic, IDW, 2007

Universe ANI (ANImated)
"Transformers Animated" - Cartoon, Cartoon Network, 2007

NOTES:

* Universe TOS also includes the original G.I. Joe cartoon, but it is not on the list because the Transformers were never actually featured in an episode of it.

* Universe MCU includes both the US and UK publications of the original comics.

* While there are many plotholes between the Energon and Cybertron cartoons, I am assuming they are all caused by The Unicron Singularity warping reality.

* The Transformers: Armada comics occur primarily in Universe DWA, but we also see a Universe not on the list, as well as Generation One style Decepticons such as Galvatron from a Universe we do not see, as well as a damaged Optimus Prime from a Universe we never see.

* Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act occurs primarily in it's own Universe, Universe CBA, but Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus from Universe RID show up after having fought in what appears to be Universe TOC. Also, we see the Autobots from Universe AEC and we see another Universe not on the list. Also, it is possible that Nemisis Prime was a clone of the damaged Optimus Prime who shows up in, but is not from, Universe DWA.

* Universe MCU and Universe IDW both seem to take place in different versions of the Marvel Universe, but this is only a factor in the occasional crossover.

Questions

Can somebody confirm that Transformers characters did not appear in the 80s G.I. Joe cartoon. If they did, I will add it to Universe TOS.

I do not have Megatron: Origins included as I have not read it and am not sure what Universe it occurs in. Can anybody confirm whether or not it occurs in Universe IDW or it's own?

I do not have Transformers: The Game (based off the movie) on the list as I am not sure if it fits into the same Universe as the Movie or one of it's Adaptations.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:28 pm

A couple of errors in your list:

- Transformers: The Movie wasn't by Toei, but by Sunbow and Marvel. It wasn't aired in Japan until years after the US release.
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise was only adapted by Saban, the original series, Transformers: Car Robot was done by Studio Gallop. It's not the other way around as some would like to believe

News Credits: 173 · by **Casual Matt** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:32 pm

Fixed what JelZe GoldRabbit pointed out.

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:02 pm

The Transformers DS games follow their own contiuity, loosely following the plot of the movie. Both versions have different endings. It's been awhile since I played 'em, but even though both games have similar events, the events play out slightly differently, depending on whether it's the Autobot or Decepticons version.

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:00 am

That many? Wow. I got dizzy! 8-}

News Credits: 173 · by **Casual Matt** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:35 pm

Duke of Luns wrote:The Transformers DS games follow their own contiuity, loosely following the plot of the movie. Both versions have different endings. It's been awhile since I played 'em, but even though both games have similar events, the events play out slightly differently, depending on whether it's the Autobot or Decepticons version.

Ah, I was wondering about them. I've added them as their own Universes.

Does anybody know about the actual console version of the game?