Transformers Movie Universe - Timeline

I'll say that Transformers One is an inclusion that I'm definitely iffy on since it just about contradicts everything (a personal explanation: maybe Optimus revived all the Primes with the Matrix? Uh... yeah, I don't know), but I'm including it because they can't make up their minds about it, plus it does reference Bumblebee. We'll just have to wait and see.

Note that the Bumblebee Movie Prequel was based on an earlier version of Bumblebee where he was on Earth since the 1940s, but it doesn't really contradict anything since we already have to make the assumption that the Autobots come and go from Earth (the whole thing with Rise of the Beasts was them trying to get back to Cybertron, so I don't see why this is an issue).
 
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I'll say that Transformers One is an inclusion that I'm definitely iffy on since it just about contradicts everything (a personal explanation: maybe Optimus revived all the Primes with the Matrix? Uh... yeah, I don't know), but I'm including it because they can't make up their minds about it, plus it does reference Bumblebee. We'll just have to wait and see.

Note that the Bumblebee Movie Prequel was based on an earlier version of Bumblebee where he was on Earth since the 1940s, but it doesn't really contradict anything since we already have to make the assumption that the Autobots come and go from Earth (the whole thing with Rise of the Beasts was them trying to get back to Cybertron, so I don't see why this is an issue).
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so, Optimus revives the Primes, Megatronus steals the Matrix and does his thing, and then the Primes dies again.
 
Did ya'll read this on the wiki?

"As the film's release date drew closer, multiple comments from the film's creatives indicated that the filmmakers viewed the movie as something entirely separate from the ongoing live-action films. In July, Josh Cooley stated that the film was set in a "new Transformers continuity" [6]​; in another interview from a week before release, di Bonaventura ultimately admitted that One didn't fit into the chronology of the live-action films, and described One and the live-action films as "two universes" that would be "[kept] separate". [7]​ These statements were ultimately borne out by the movie itself, which featured multiple plot points that are pretty much irreconcilable with the live-action films—early on, the film establishes that Megatronus is long dead, negating his appearance in Revenge of the Fallen; additionally, the movie ends with the newly christened Megatron killing Sentinel Prime, leaving no wiggle room for the events of Dark of the Moon to occur. As a result, the wiki has opted to treat the One franchise and any potential sequels as a new continuity family, entirely separate from the ongoing live-action films."
 
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Is Transformers One a Prequel or Reboot? The Animated Movie's Origin Story Is Both, Director Says (Exclusive)

Is Transformers One more than meets the eye? The first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie — which is set on the planet Cybertron and takes place long before the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons — is an origin story for brothers-in-arms Orion Pax (voiced by Chris Hemsworth)...
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Basically, this is the answer (not a real quote, it's my summary of it):
"Yes, it's a prequel to basically the same events, but they might happen differently in the future. It would be hard to connect them. They might be connected in a filmmaking/storytelling sense but we're not planning on crossing them over directly."
 
Rather than cramming so much incompatible content (I've read ALL the comics) into one timeline just to leave one property out - this is why I chose to separate all this into their own timelines in my thread. (Transformers One I'm keeping solely because of the flip flopping of these producers.)

Said producers' claims are to sell their franchise and not own up to the fact the Bayverse was a failed vision and they're, objectively, moving past that.
 
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comicbook.com

Is Transformers One a Prequel or Reboot? The Animated Movie's Origin Story Is Both, Director Says (Exclusive)

Is Transformers One more than meets the eye? The first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie — which is set on the planet Cybertron and takes place long before the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons — is an origin story for brothers-in-arms Orion Pax (voiced by Chris Hemsworth)...
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Basically, this is the answer (not a real quote, it's my summary of it):
"Yes, it's a prequel to basically the same events, but they might happen differently in the future. It would be hard to connect them. They might be connected in a filmmaking/storytelling sense but we're not planning on crossing them over directly."
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I take this to mean "it's a prequel if you want it to be one". Which I do because I like watching movie franchises and having this as chapter one is great.
 
selfishmisery said:
Rather than cramming so much incompatible content (I've read ALL the comics) into one timeline just to leave one property out - this is why I chose to separate all this into their own timelines in my thread. (Transformers One I'm keeping solely because of the flip flopping of these producers.)

Said producers' claims are to sell their franchise and not own up to the fact the Bayverse was a failed vision and they're, objectively, moving past that.
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There's a few mistakes I would like to correct from your timeline, quickly. You're welcome!

Sector 7 #2
1913
????
Transformers: Sector 7 #2 ("Irreplaceable"; pg. 4-21)

April 6
Transformers: Sector 7 #2 ("Irreplaceable"; pg. 1-3, 22)
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Correction:
1900
????
Transformers: Sector 7 #2, "Irreplaceable" (pg. 4-5)
[flashback to "turn of the century". Barber notes it as being set during the Boxer Rebellion in 1898-1901]

1913
April 6
Transformers: Sector 7 #2, "Irreplaceable" (pg. 1-3)

April
Transformers: Sector 7 #2, "Irreplaceable" (pg. 6-22)
[Page 6-21 are what leads to Walter leaving with Clara, so it's narratively set after page 1-3]
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Sector 7 #3
1934
January 8
Transformers: Sector 7 #3 ("Together"; pg. 1-4)

January 9
Transformers: Sector 7 #3 ("Together"; pg. 5-22)
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Correction:
1934
January 8
Transformers: Sector 7 #3, "Together" (pg. 1-4)

January 9
Transformers: Sector 7 #3, "Together" (pg. 5-9)

January 16
Transformers: Sector 7 #3, "Together" (pg. 10-16)
[Noted by Barber to be the January 16 Clyde breakout at Eastham Jail]

May 23
Transformers: Sector 7 #3, "Together" (pg. 17-22)
[Bonnie and Clyde died on May 23. Barber notes this too.]
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Bumblebee Movie Prequel
1964
September 21
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #1 ("The Man with the Golden Car"; pg. 1-21)

September 22
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #1 ("The Man with the Golden Car"; pg. 1-21)
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #2 ("The Living Headlights")
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #3 ("Energon is Forever"; pg. 1-18)

September 23
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #3 ("Energon is Forever"; pg. 19-22)
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #4 ("From Cybertron with Love"; pg. 1-20)

????
????
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #4 ("From Cybertron with Love"; pg. 21-22)
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Correction:
1964
September
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #1, "The Man with the Golden Car" (pg. 10-11)

September 21
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #1, "The Man with the Golden Car" (pg. 1-9)

September 22
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #1, "The Man with the Golden Car" (pg. 12-20)
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #2, "The Living Headlights"
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #3, "Energon is Forever" (pg. 1-16)

September 23
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #3, "Energon is Forever" (pg. 17-20)
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #4, "From Cybertron with Love" (pg. 1-18)

1987 [Just a suggestion]
????
Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #4, "From Cybertron with Love" (pg. 19-20)
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Ghosts of Yesterday begins on July 16th, 1969 too. I haven't finished the book, but it starts at that point.
 
Pro Bot said:
There's a few mistakes I would like to correct from your timeline, quickly. You're welcome!

Sector 7 #2


Correction:


Sector 7 #3


Correction:


Bumblebee Movie Prequel


Correction:


Ghosts of Yesterday begins on July 16th, 1969 too. I haven't finished the book, but it starts at that point.
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how's the book, btw?

Asked in a quality way rather than timeline way.
 
It's interesting enough, there's a few callbacks to the comics that I enjoyed. There's a funny line from Starscream about how he hopes the decepticons give up looking for Megatron and realise he is the superior leader and Cybertronian, which made me chuckle.
 
I've included the teaser, thank you! The Transformers prequel comic likely takes place in December of 2003, fitting with the Beagle 2 Bumblebee footage.
 
" 'Relatives'?" Clarkson wondered aloud. "Think about that a minute, Captain. I know that it was suggested in our briefings that we might find evidence of these beings, but what are the odds we would find them here, when we don't even know where here is? And if they are as advanced as they give every indication of being, why haven't we had contact with them before now?"

"Who says we haven't?" Walker shot back. "None of us, regardless of our individual security clearances, has access to all of Sector Seven's secrets. For all we know there's another entire government agency responsible for doing nothing but corresponding with alien intelligences. Also, need I remind you that there are one or two other governments besides ours that possess a certain degree of technological sophistication, and that we have no idea what their equivalent, covert agencies may be up to? There is one thing I do know for certain, though." He shot a look back at his crew, all of whom were intent on their respective stations.
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I take this as clean-up regarding encounters Sector 7 had with Cybertronians across the timeline. Also, they only give N.B.E. designations to alien lifeforms with tangible physical evidence, so that's why encounters with Jetfire and others don't necessitate a designation. Oh, both Bumblebee blu-ray extras actually reference N.B.E.-01 interestingly. In "Agent Burns: Welcome to Sector 7", John Cena is about to introduce the Sector 7 recruit to "N.B.E.-01", an obvious reference to Megatron in the 2007 film.
 
The timeline in Transformers: Beginnings is slightly different, but I think following the comic placements make more sense. My interpretation is that the comic gives more story and dialogue information while the motion comic gives more visual and audio information. Neither contradict the other, apart from a few "Spider-Man: Homecoming" moments.
 
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