i_amtrunks wrote:Cyber Bishop wrote:The only way any of the stories could all be canon is if they considered them like the DC universe with the multiverse.
Each universe would be it's own canon entity.
G1 Toon - Beast Machines = Main universe
G1 & G2 Marvel comic = universe 2
Japanese toon = universe 3
UK comic = universe 4
RID = universe 5
Energon Armada and Cybertron = universe 6
Something like that makes more sense than lumping all of the continuities into one big "melting pot" confusing the **** out of everyone.
I'm someway surprised that hasbro has not done something like this already, it would give them even more freedom in re-releasing toys. ie: "Universe 4 Pretender Grimlock", "Universe 6 Snarl" etc etc.
The fact that every new series more or less ignores what has happened previously (barring G1-Beast Wars-Beast Machine, and Armada-Energon) You cannot make all the continuities fit snugly in together, there are similarities and nods to previous series, but that is no reason to try to force them into one large grouping.
Could you ever imagine trying to get the IDW stories to fit in with the Marvel Uk stuff??? They are even written by the same guy, yet they do not work at all together.
Please keep in mind, this is only how I work making sense of everything.
G1 through Japan is what it is. G2 is a step towards the evolution to The Beast Era, which began with a trip back in time.
For a short time Otimus Primal, carried Prime's spark. During this time, time itself warped creating a present in which RID occured.
Prime's spark was restored, the events of history went back to normal.
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Key side note, the sentient remains of Unicron, took advantge of this flux, and remined in the past, thehead cocooning into one of the moons to regenerate a new body. It's fractured planet side parts, spawned minicons like maggots.
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Later BW megs took G1 Megs spark for a longer time creating another rift, with the unexpected into of things like minicons, this story becomes Armada, Energon, and Cybertron.
TF Classics are new bodies for tired G1 figures who don't want to give up the struggle, The Alts, are like a royal version of that.
The movie toys are new characters spawned from the sparks that touched Primus when he awoke....
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In all of this, 1 Primus, 1 Unicron(actualy he managed to split his body as I have 3, but he's the same guy in 1 universe).
All the different Primes and Megatrons and everyone else that have many figures, divide a portion of their spark off when ever a new body is built. It gives them individuality, but a shared mental kinship with others who share a piece of that spark.
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This isn't canon, it's just how my collection and the various stories make sense to me. Things like having a zillion of the same guy can get confusing. And the whole "alternate universe" thing is a cop out for writers to be lazy and just make it up as they go along instead of working on a single quality story.
Like it or lump it, thats all it is, my idea.