TIMELINE
16,000,000 years ago
-The war between the Terradores and the Ammonites begins. In response, the Galactic Council is formed. (Volume IV; Lost Light IV)
Ancient Age
17,986 BC [20,000 years ago]
-The original
Axalon is thrown into this time by the Talisman, crash-landing on prehistoric Earth during its Ice Age. Shockwave follows them and brainwashes them into thinking they're famous Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War. After he leaves, the brainwashed bots enter stasis due to a lack of energon. (Pax Cybertronia IV, VII)
7800 BC (Cycle 0) [9,814 years ago]
-The Knights of Cybertron depart aboard their Titans, marking the end of the Ancient Age. (Prime Wars X)
Bronze Age
Cycle 1 (7799 BC) [9,813 years ago]
-With the Knights' departure, Cybertronian society is divided. At some point, the Quintessons arrive and enslave the Transformers, beginning the Age of Wrath. (Prime Wars X, XVI)
Cycle 500 (7300 BC) [9,314 years ago]
-The Quintessons are driven off Cybertron, marking the end of the Age of Wrath. Luna 1 also vanishes around the same time. (Prime Wars XVI)
Cycle 1000 (6800 BC) [8,814 years ago]
-The Darklanders overthrow Septimus Prime and annex Protohex. (Prime Wars X)
-The Darklanders invade Crystal City. The battle is interrupted by the emergence of three Titans, leading Onyx Prime to call for a truce. In time, the other Primes join their alliance and become known as the Thirteen, unifying Cybertron under one banner. (Prime Wars X)
Cycle 1500 (6300 BC) [8,314 years ago]
-Megatronus destroys Solus Prime with his Requiem Blaster, starting the War of the Primes. (Prime Wars X)
Bt. Cycle 1500-1984
-The High-Ceiligned Manifold is destroyed. Censere flees from Cybertron and discovers a planet his late friend Tusk had told him about. Using the technology provided to him on the mysterious world, Censere sets about recording the fate of every single Cybertronian, becoming known as the fabled Necrobot. (Lost Light IX; Prime Wars X)
Cycle 1984 (5820 BC) [7,830 years ago]
-The War of the Primes ends with the death of Nexus Prime at the hands of Galvatron. Realizing they had been deceived, the forces of the remaining Primes unite to fight Megatronus and Liege Maximo. In the end, Megatronus is banished by Prima while Liege Maximo is imprisoned in his own Titan. The surviving Primes then depart Cybertron, save for Alpha Trion. (Prime Wars X)
-Primon is named leader of Cybertron, remembered by history as the Alpha Prime. (Prime Wars VIII, X)
-Sometime after leaving Cybertron, Quintus Prime encounters Unicron and is abducted by the Chaos Bringer, ending up his servant. (Volume XIX)
-Galvatron launches the Enigma of Combination into space. It eventually ends up on Earth, landing in the Mesopotamia region. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 2314 (5486 BC) [7,500 years ago]
-Alpha Prime mysteriously dies. Galan takes his place as Galactus Prime. (Prime Wars X; Essential Guide)
-Upon discovering the existence of worlds beyond Cybertron, Galactus Prime commences a series of Crusades to conquer these worlds, establishing an Empire. (Prime Wars X)
Cycle 2564 (5236 BC) [7,250 years ago]
Forged: Scamper
Cycle 2814 (4986 BC) [7,000 years ago]
Forged: Cyclonus of Tetrahex
-Nova Major leads a rebellion against the Cybertronian Empire and overthrows Galactus Prime, toppling his regime and ending his Crusades. However, with Galactus removed from power, Cybertron is left divided once more and the Thirteen Tribes vie for control. During this period, Cyclonus enters service as Galvatron's bodyguard. (Volume XX; Prime Wars X)
-With the help of Alpha Trion and Galvatron, Nova Major unites the Thirteen Tribes under the Autobot banner. Declaring himself Nova Prime, he leads the reunified Cybertron into its Silver Age. (Prime Wars X)
Silver Age
Cycle 2814 (4986 BC) [7,000 years ago]
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Halogen and Kup are forged.
Cycle 2909 (4891 BC) [6,905 years ago]
-Nova Prime begins the Expansion, establishing colonies across the galaxy. (Volume VIII; Prime Wars V)
Cycle 2914 (4886 BC) [6,900 years ago]
-Eukaris is colonized by Nova Prime and renamed Animatron. At Nova's behest, the original space bridge is shut down and replaced by one situated in a newly-built fortress. (Prime Wars XI)
Cycle 3714 (4086 BC) [6,100 years ago]
Forged: Shockwave of Tarn, Azimuth, Thunderclash
-The Destron Wars begin.
-Shortly after their creation, Azimuth and Shockwave are brought under Jhiaxus' tutelage. (Logical Conclusion)
-Magmatron overthrows Domitius Major and is named Beast King of Eukaris. (Prime Wars V)
Cycle 3764 (4036 BC) [6,050 years ago]
-Straxus defects from the Destrons. (Essential Guide)
-The Fall of Damaxus occurs. Galvatron beheads Ecliptor. (Further Adventures I)
Cycle 3813 (3987 BC) [6,001 years ago]
-Monstructor, the first combiner, is let loose. Omega Supreme manages to stop him, but Crystal City is destroyed in the process. (Logical Conclusion)
Cycle 3814 (3986 BC) [6,000 years ago]
Forged: Tailgate of Rivets Field (Volume XVIII)
-Before leaving Cybertron, Nova Prime hides the Matrix of Leadership away and entrusts its location to Alpha Trion and a select number of others. (Volume IV)
-While trying to reach the Ark by crossing the Mitteous Plateau, Tailgate ends up trapped underground for the next six thousand years. (Volume X)
-The Ark embarks on its maiden voyage, carrying Nova Prime, Galvatron, and others. The ship is lost however when it comes across an anomaly near Gorlam Prime and enters the Dead Universe, where Nova and his crew are made into Heralds of Unicron. (Volume XX)
-With Nova Prime presumed lost, the High Council elects Nominus as Prime, giving him a false Matrix of Leadership to carry.
Cycle 3914 (3886 BC) [5,900 years ago]
-Shockwave is appointed to the High Council and establishes the Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology. (Logical Conclusion)
Cycle 4764 (3036 BC) [5,050 years ago]
-Mini-Cons become a slave race once more in Cybertronian society. (Volume VI)
Cycle 5314 (2486 BC) [4,500 years ago]
-Azimuth founds the Patterner movement. (Volume V)
Cycle 5614 (2186 BC) [4,200 years ago]
Forged: Overlord of Luna 2 (The Leviathan)
Cycle 5714 (2086 BC) [4,100 years ago]
Forged: Trannis of Kaon
-In need of a stronger leader to deal with the threat of revolutions among the worker class, the High Council replace Nominus Prime with the stronger-willed Guardian Prime. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 5764 (2036 BC) [4,050 years ago]
Constructed: Irontread of Thetacon (Made of Iron)
Cycle 5804 (1996 BC) [4,010 years ago]
-Dark Energon is discovered in the mines of Kaon. Shortly following this discovery, D-16 commences the Kaon Revolution. The revolution is short-lived, with D-16 and his followers being easily apprehended by the Triorian Guard and sent to Pyrovar. However, the captive miners are able to overthrow their captors and claim Pyrovar as their domain. D-16 then returns to Cybertron under the fabricated identity of Trannis to gather followers and seed further dissent. (Seeds of an Empire; Essential Guide)
Cycle 5814 (1986 BC) [4,000 years ago]
Constructed: Ironhide of Thetacon (Made of Iron)
-Shortly before the war, Grimlock defeats Scorponok in the arena pits of Kaon. (Volume XVI)
-Declaration Day occurs. Trannis rallies his followers at Nova Point and the Decepticons are formed.
-Guardian Prime is assassinated by the Decepticons. Sentinel Major is selected to succeed him, but upon being brought to the Primal Ceremony, he is taken out by a disguised Galvatron, who then assumes his identity and becomes Sentinel Prime. (Lost Light VII)
First Great War
Cycle 5814 (1986 BC) [4,000 years ago]
-War unofficially breaks out between the Autobots and the Decepticons. However, the Decepticons maintain a low-key, using third-parties such as the Maladroids and Maraudicons as proxies for their efforts.
-Omega Supreme enters seclusion in the Muta-Gaath Nebula, where Sentinel Prime often visits him in search of advice. (Volume VI)
-Delta Magnus commissions the construction of Fortress Maximus. He may or may not have been given the suggestion by Thunderclash. (Volume IV; Made of Iron)
Cycle 5815 (1985 BC) [3,999 years ago]
Constructed: Ironbuster of Thetacon (Made of Iron)
Cycle 5816 (1984 BC) [3,998 years ago]
-Trannis and Ulchtar visit Thetacon in search of recruits and meet Ironhide, Irontread, and Ironbuster. Unbeknownst to the three bots, Trannis has his spies secretly study the in-progress Fortress Maximus and base the schematics of their planned Trypticon Fortress on it. (Made of Iron)
-The Kudon Act passes, allowing manual class to bypass functionist rules and enroll at the Autobot Academy. (Made of Iron)
-The Fortress Maximus finishes construction and is placed in Iacon. (Made of Iron)
-Ironhide, Irontread, and Ironbuster enroll at the Iacon Autobot Academy. (Made of Iron)
Cycle 5817 (1983 BC) [3,997 years ago]
-Irontread defects to the Decepticons. (Made of Iron)
Cycle 5827 (1973 BC) [3,987 years ago]
-The Decepticons attack Thetacon. Ironhide encounters Irontread during the battle. (Made of Iron)
Cycle 5927 (1873 BC) [3,887 years ago]
-Ironbuster is accepted into the Primal Vanguard. (Made of Iron)
Cycle 6513 (1287 BC) [3,301 years ago]
-The Decepticons bomb Starsreach Spaceport. (Pax Cybertronia I)
Cycle 6927 (873 BC) [2,887 years ago]
-Ironhide meets Kup in person for the first time. (Made of Iron)
-The Decepticons construct Trypticon Fortress in Kaon. (Volume I; Made of Iron)
Cycle 7714 (86 BC) [2,100 years ago]
-Flamewar joins the Decepticons, eventually becoming a member of Trannis' inner circle. (Prime Wars VII)
Cycle 7784 (16 BC) [2,030 years ago]
-The Battle of Tesarus occurs. Impactor brutally kills the Decepticon general Eradicon. (Unseen in Action)
Cycle 7801 (1) [2,013 years ago]
-The Battle of Praxus occurs. Overhaul first meets Ginrai and Apex Bomber. (Further Adventures I)
Cycle 7803 (3) [2,011 years ago]
-Airachnid is exiled from Eukaris by the Fateweavers. At some point, she joins the Decepticons and receives a large amount of resources to work with for her experiments. (Prime Wars XI)
Cycle 7809 (9) [2,005 years ago]
-The Battle of Altihex occurs. Afterwards, Crest offers Overhaul a spot in the Wreckers but is turned down. (Prime Wars XIV)
-The Battle of Helex occurs. Gigatron slaughters Aegis Vanguard and his squad. (Further Adventures I)
Cycle 7811 (11) [2,003 years ago]
-The Fall of Fortress Sinister occurs. Apex Bomber is killed by Deathsaurus. Flamesnort ends up buried beneath the fortress' ruins. (Garrus Files; Further Adventures I)
Cycle 7814 (14) [2,000 years ago]
-The Battle of Uraya occurs. Crest is killed in action and Hyperion succeeds him as leader of the Wreckers. (Unseen in Action)
-The Battle of Iacon occurs. Cannonball is killed. Sentinel Prime faces off against Trannis, only to make a secret deal with him regarding the future of Cybertron. (Lost Light III; Spacewarp's Log)
-The war is officially ended with the signing of the Tyrest Accord. In exchange for amnesty, the Decepticons go into exile to Pyrovar, which they name New Kaon.
Unspecified
-The Fifth Battle of Polyhex occurs. The Primal Vanguard use a battering ram to bring down the gates of Darkmount. According to some reports, Thunderclash's presence makes Straxus leak himself. (Volume IV; Further Adventures I)
Golden Age
Cycle 7814 (14) [2,000 years ago]
Forged: Whirl of Polyhex (Volume IV)
-Xaaron steps down from the High Council. (Essential Guide)
-The Maraudicons break off from the Decepticons and become the Star Seekers, led by Stompdown, now known as Cannonball the Second. (Spacewarp's Log)
-Soundwave is planted as a sleeper agent by the Heralds of Unicron on Cybertron. On the streets of Rodion, he meets Ravage, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw and learns to control his mind-reading abilities from the former. (Sound and Fury)
-Shockwave meets Soundwave and takes him to the Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technologies, where Soundwave masters his abilities. (Logical Conclusion; Sound and Fury)
-Sentinel Prime grants the Mini-Cons of Cybertron freedom and establishes a sector of villages between Ibex and Kalis for them to live in peace. Modus Prime is made their leader. (Volume VI)
Cycle 7815 (15) [1,999 years ago]
-The Alchemor is commissioned to carter rogue Decepticons. (Prime Wars IX)
Cycle 7816 (16) [1,998 years ago]
-Deluge successfully mutates a normal spark to carry the properties of a Point One Percenter, creating Protoform X. (Prime Wars XV)
Cycle 7818 (18) [1,996 years ago]
Forged: Tigatron of Eukaris
-Chela's hot spot dries out. (Prime Wars XI)
Cycle 7826 (26) [1,988 years ago]
Forged: Quickswitch of Hexadron (Prime Wars II)
-Pneumatix undergoes body augementation to get accepted into the Autobot Academy, where he is trained by Polar Claw and receives the nickname "Guzzle." (Pax Cybertronia III; Essential Guide)
Cycle 7830 (30) [1,984 years ago]
-Nolvara Prime and its moon are claimed by the Galran Khanganete. (Lost Light VII)
Cycle 7913 (113) [1,901 years ago]
-Skinkbomb is arrested by the Elite Guard for ownership of illegal explosives. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 7998 (198) [1,816 years ago]
Forged: Skids of Nova Cronum (Lost Light VIII)
Cycle 8102 (302) [1,712 years ago]
-Flamesnort emerges from the ruins of Fortress Sinister and attempts to return to the Decepticons. He is apprehended by Thunderclash. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8109 (309) [1,705 years ago]
-Cannonball II gets eviscerated on Vextor IX. Mayday takes over as leader of the Star Seekers and names herself Cannonball III. (Spacewarp's Log)
Cycle 8113 (313) [1,701 years ago]
-Hydra offers her spark for splicing purposes. (Lost Light III)
Cycle 8114 (314) [1,700 years ago]
Constructed: Optronix of Tarn
-Whirl's watchmaking business is destroyed and he is pressed to do dirty work for the High Council. Upon resisting them, they punish him with the barbaric empurata ritual, depriving him of his face and hands. (Lost Light III)
-Optronix of Tarn is constructed cold. Brainstorm arrives in this time and destroys the spark that Optronix was about to be built with, but Rodimus's time-traveling team use a spark which was taken from the Alyon region 190 years later to save Optronix's life. The newly-built Autobot is then adopted and raised by Hydra of Vos. (Lost Light III)
-Optronix is trained by Impactor. (Towards Peace)
Cycle 8164 (364) [1,650 years ago]
-Optronix becomes a member of the Elite Guard. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 8204 (404) [1,610 years ago]
-Dion first meets Optronix at the academy. (Prime Wars VIII)
-Rodimus' Time Team arrive in Nyon during their chase after Brainstorm. (Lost Light III)
Cycle 8214 (414) [1,600 years ago]
Forged: Orion Pax of Tyger Pax (Volume VI)
-Optronix and his team stakeout at Polyhex after receiving reports of criminal activity. Shortly after their arrival, Brainstorm arrives from the future to kill Optronix, but is stopped by Rodimus' Time Team and Optronix's teammates. The rogue Autobot then abducts Dion and jumps to a different time, with Rodimus' team following them, though not before Chromedome mindwipes Optronix's team of the encounter, leaving only the knowledge that Dion had been abducted. (Lost Light III)
-After getting the date of Optronix's construction from Dion, Brainstorm wipes his memory and leaves him stranded in Rodion with the new identity of Sprint. (Lost Light III; Prime Wars IV)
-Optronix last hears from Hydra. (Prime Wars IX)
Cycle 8216 (416) [1,598 years ago]
-At Sentinel Prime's behest, Magnum returns to the Elite Guard. (Prime Wars IX)
Cycle 8219 (419) [1,596 years ago]
-Delta Magnus fakes his death, abandoning the House of Magnus and becoming known as Convoy. (Prime Wars XV)
Cycle 8247 (447) [1,567 years ago]
-Stompdown and Thundertron take command of the Star Seekers, with the former becoming the seventh Cannonball. (Light the Way)
Cycle 8262 (462) [1,552 years ago]
-Governor Ratbat curtails fuel sources for cold construction facilities in Polyhex. (Kick Start My Heart)
Cycle 8263 (463) [1,551 years ago]
Constructed: Kickstart of Polyhex (Kick Start My Heart)
Cycle 8269 (469) [1,545 years ago]
-Steel Jaw leads the Malware Brigade in a riot. Thunderhoof also takes part. (Lost Light V; Garrus Files)
Cycle 8284 (484) [1,530 years ago]
Cycle 8304 (504) [1,510 years ago]
Forged: Hot Rod of Nyon
-An Elite Guard unit commanded by Magnum is sent to the Alyon region to destroy a hot spot in order to prevent the Functionists from exploiting it. Rodimus and his Time Team arrive in that time, on the hunt for Brainstorm, and help Magnum's unit whisk away the sparks to safety while lying to the High Council about its destruction. However, one of the sparks is retrieved by WALL-E and EVE. (Lost Light III)
-After the Alyon mission, Magnum returns to the "retired" persona of Ultra Magnus. (Prime Wars IX)
Cycle 8309 (509) [1,505 years ago]
-Mnemosurgery is first developed. (Lost Light III)
Cycle 8313 (513) [1,501 years ago]
-Checkup leads a riot outside the Grand Imperium. (Lost Light I)
Cycle 8314 (514) [1,500 years ago]
Forged: Beta Maxx of Gygax, Bumblebee of Iacon
Constructed: Bulkhead, Bullet
-Bumblebee and a number of other bots are forged and taken under the care of Zizza, who attempts to use her hypnosis abilities on them to create a army and overthrow Sentinel Prime. However, the effects quickly wear off and the Elite Guard arrests Zizza at her facility in Kalis. During the altercation, Zoom is killed by a rogue Guardian droid. (Volume I; Garrus Files; Prime Wars IV)
-Thunderwing commences the Mini-Con Massacres, wiping out most of the Mini-Con villages on Cybertron. Modus Prime, leader of the Cybertronian Mini-Cons, is killed. (Volume VI)
-Soundwave becomes Councilor Ratbat's advisor and personal spy. (Sound and Fury)
-Brainstorm arrives in this time and murders Breakthrough, though the shot was intended for Optronix. Rodimus' Time Team arrives shortly after. (Lost Light III)
-Sentinel Prime passes the Functionist Act, making functionism the primary system of Cybertron. Shortly thereafter, in response to numerous riots and protests, the High Council initiates the Clampdown, placing Cybertron under martial law. (Lost Light I)
-Somewhere around this time, Cybertron's hot spots begin to cool.
-The Phobos controversy and a break-in at Apophenia occur. (Lost Light I)
-A team of Autobots investigate the murders of High Councilor Sherma and ex-Primal Vanguard member Checkup. (Lost Light I)
Cycle 8317 (517) [1,497 years ago]
-The Star Seekers arrive on Caminus and attack the village Parvus Oppidum in search of an artifact. (Light the Way)
Cycle 8362 (562) [1,452 years ago]
-Crustacion is apprehended by the Elite Guard. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8419 (619) [1,395 years ago]
-Censere recounts the true story of the Thirteen in his personal data logs. (Prime Wars X)
Cycle 8514 (714) [1,300 years ago]
Constructed: Ariel of Sistex (Alone Together)
-While in search of the Magnificence, Thunderclash visits Caminus. Windblade, Chromia, Nautica, and other Camiens join his crew and are taken to Cybertron. (Lost Light V; The Way of Flame)
Cycle 8519 (719) [1,295 years ago]
-Blitzwing is captured by Functionists and experimented on. The process leaves him mentally disabled and he is honorably discharged from the Triorian Guard. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 8564 (764) [1,250 years ago]
-Nautica finishes her exams at the Monoplex Academy of Super-Advanced Technologies. (Lost Light VI)
Cycle 8597 (797) [1,217 years ago]
-The outlier Nitro is taken into the J.A.A.T. by Shockwave. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8600 (800) [1,214 years ago]
-Boostwing and his brothers begin a successful career of thievery. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8610 (810) [1,204 years ago]
-Crosscut apprehends Boostwing, Jacknab, and Pilfer. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8614 (814) [1,200 years ago]
-During a mission in Helex, Kiloton is hit by a Maraudicon with a rust gun and dies of Corrodia Gravis. (Volume I; Prime Wars IV)
Cycle 8701 (901) [1,113 years ago]
-An Autobot cadet commits treason and injures his commanding officer Divebomb, taking his name. The new Divebomb then deserts to the Decepticons, falling under the command of Razorclaw. (Volume IX; Prime Wars V)
Cycle 8707 (907) [1,107 years ago]
-Cannonball the Third falls into a lava pit on Vulcanus Major. Dreadwheel becomes the next Cannonball. (Spacewarp's Log)
Cycle 8714 (914) [1,100 years ago]
Constructed: Ambulon and the Combicons, Brainstorm, Getaway, Hardhead
-Bishop starts his tenure on the Around Cybertron program on ABN. (Around Cybertron)
-Viral flees from Cybertron and ends up on New Kaon, where he joins the Decepticons. (Essential Guide)
-Optronix leads a military campaign against the Destructons. At his behest, High Command initiates the Made-To-Order program, building Autobots to serve alongside Optronix. (Lost Light V)
-As another way to deal with the Destructons, Optronix organizes the secret Convoy Corps, with Magna Convoy -- formerly Delta Magnus -- as leader. (Prime Wars XI, XV)
-The Corcapsia Incursion occurs. Getaway is produced and flees at the sight of Lord Imperious Delirious. Galaxy Convoy and Wing Saber fight Bruton. (Pax Cybertronia I; Essential Guide)
-The Destructons are eventually defeated with the help of the Logicons, who imprison them within a dimensional barrier on Metascan Alpha. (Pax Cybertronia I)
-The Decepticons acquire a batch of cold sparks and begin making M.T.O.s of their own. Ambulon and the Combicons are among the first and are experimented on in the hopes of creating a Decepticon combiner. (Essential Guide)
-The Predacons split off from the Decepticons and arrive on Animatron. Managing to bypass Chela's defenses, they claim to be heralds of Onyx Prime and win the allegiance of many Eukarians. Together, they overthrow the Beast King Magmatron and banish him from Eukaris. (Prime Wars V)
-Not long after taking over Animatron, Razorclaw calls for the execution of the Fateweavers, seeing them as a potential threat to his rule. (Prime Wars XI)
-Thundertron and a group of like-minded Eukarians flee from Animatron and are picked up by the Star Seekers. (Spacewarp's Log)
Cycle 8719 (919) [1,095 years ago]
-Cannonball the Fourth is marooned on Toruin by his first mate and mentor Thundertron, who takes command of the Star Seekers. (A Pirate's Life)
Cycle 8764 (964) [1,050 years ago]
-The exiled Magmatron comes across the Titan Carcer and is brought on board by the First One. After the First One passes away, Magmatron takes control of Carcer and forms the Covenant, intent on restoring Cybertron and its colonies to its glory. He awakens Sentinel Major and makes him his lieutenant. (Prime Wars V)
Cycle 8792 (992) [1,022 years ago]
-The criminals Slink, Sneak, and Snitch are caught by the vigilante Convobat. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8798 (998) [1,016 years ago]
-The Scavengebot known as Scuzzard is first sighted in Kaon. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8804 (1004) [1,010 years ago]
-Sensei Yoketron teaches Windblade the way of the Cyber-Ninja Arts.
-Azimuth disbands the Patterners for unknown reasons. Shortly after this, she discovers the Titan Prometheus on Saturn's moon, Titan. At Prometheus' behest, Azimuth sets out to find other Titans and rewire them to be controlled by Prometheus, while also kidnapping bots and feeding their sparks to Prometheus to keep him running. (Volume V)
-During a venture into the Hydrax Plateau, Perceptor and Scrounge discover the arm of a Titan, from which bursts out an Autobot murmuring Prometheus' name (Volume V).
Cycle 8805 (1005) [1,009 years ago]
-Paralon steals the Apex Armor from the Iacon Vaults and uses it against the Elite Guard. He is then swiftly defeated by the intervention of Sentinel Prime. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8807 (1007) [1,007 years ago]
-In preparation for the Decepticons' reemergence, Trannis speaks with Shockwave and convinces him to join the Decepticons. (Logical Conclusion)
-Shockwave begins development his Regenesis program. (Logical Conclusion)
-Decepticon rhetoric begins to make a resurgence. (Prime Wars VI)
-Windtrail participates in a Decepticon rally and is arrested by Prowl. (Prime Wars VI)
Cycle 8812 (1012) [1,002 years ago]
-Elita-Seven becomes a model for Limelight's underground alt mode fashion tour. After his operation is shut down by the Functionists, Elita-Seven is disowned by the House of Elita and she joins the Autobots under the name Arcee. (Trapped in the Spotlight)
Cycle 8813 (1013) [1,001 years ago]
-A homeless drifter by the derogatory name of Drift encounters Sensei Yoketron and learns the Cyber-Ninja Arts under him (Ghosts).
-A murder occurs and a rogue officer in the Security Force tries to cover it up by altering the footage. Checkpoint eventually finds out and becomes more guarded over CCTV footage in his division. (Prime Wars VI)
Cycle 8814 (1014) [1,000 years ago]
-Scuzzard is apprehended by the Elite Guard. (Garrus Files)
-Sentinel Prime leaves for Gorlam Prime and places a decoy in his place, continuing to watch events unfold remotely. (Volume XIV)
-High Councilors Decimus and Momus are murdered by Decepticons, their deaths orchestrated by fellow Councilor Shockwave, going by the moniker "Mastermind", and are replaced by those with close ties to the rebuilding Decepticon faction. The Constructicon Bonecrusher is then freed from prison in order to begin a plot for a third assassination: on Sentinel Prime himself. However, the assassination fails and those behind the previous two assassinations- Skywarp and the Stunticons- are arrested. (Volume I)
-In the wake of the assassination attempt on Sentinel Prime's life, the Wreckers are reformed under Impactor's command. (Essential Guide)
-The Decepticons initiate a plot which involves teleporting all of the Autobot prisons to New Kaon, freeing the prisoners and capturing their guards. The Wreckers- along with four other Autobots- set off to put a stop to their scheme, but trouble ensues on Lucifer. In the end, although their missions somewhat succeeds, Optronix is captured by Trannis. (Volume II)
-Optronix is tested in the gladiatorial pits on New Kaon. There, he is the first to defeat Overlord. He then goes on to defeat assassins sent after him by Trannis to test him and then kills his mentor Terminus. (Towards Peace)
-The Decepticons make their first public move: Sentinel Prime is killed and is succeeded by Zeta Prime; Optronix renames himself Megatron and takes over the Decepticon Empire from Trannis. The Golden Age comes to an end. (Volume III)
Second Great War
Cycle 8814 (1014) [1,000 years ago]
-The Second Great War begins. (Volume III)
-Mindset is conscripted into the Decepticons. At the same time, he falls in league with the Heralds of Unicron, devising experiments involving Dark Energon. (Volume VII)
-On Animatron, a rebellion led by Leo Prime is formed and the Beast Wars between the Maximals and the Predacons begin. (Volume IX)
-Colony Omicron is reestablished and Zeta Prime chooses Depth Charge to run it. (Interlude II)
-The Functionists are presumably ousted around this time. (Lost Light II)
Cycle 8815 (1015) [999 years ago]
-Drift is conscripted into the Decepticons and is given the name Deadlock. He is then placed under the command of Banzai-Tron and later Turmoil, and is given the mission of assassinating Yoketron, a task which he performs but deeply regrets. (Ghosts)
-Shockwave creates Shockblast, an experimental soldier who goes on a rampage. Megatron kills Shockblast and has Shockwave's spark placed into Shockblast's empty shell as punishment. (Ill Logic)
-The Battle of Chaar occurs. Orion Pax, Elita-One, and Roller take the part. Roller is lost in the battle and presumed dead, only to be retrieved by a time-travelling Censere. (Lost Light X; Prime Wars IX)
-A Decepticon sympathizer named Hefter is arrested for gunrunning and killed while in custody. Orion Pax decides to investigate the murder, only to find out it was at the hands of a fellow Autobot. As such, Orion organizes a team of outliers and strike out on a mission to expose the corrupt High Council. (Prime Wars VI)
Cycle 8816 (1016) [998 years ago]
-Tumbler becomes a mnemosurgeon at the New Institute, training under Trepan. After lobotomizing Jolt to remain loyal to the Autobots, he earns the name "Chromedome". (Head Games)
Cycle 8818 (1018) [996 years ago]
-Ostaros is created by Mesothulas. (Lost Light X)
-Salvvatan V is destroyed by the Decepticons. (Lost Light X)
-The Decepti-Bomb is created by Mesothulas and used on the neutral city Carpessa. The Decepticons are framed for the attack and the survivors of Carpessa enlist into the Autobots, among their number being Rollout. One survivor however, named Skyfall, joins the Decepticons as a sleeper agent and infiltrates the Autobot ranks. (Lost Light X)
-Sickened by Mesothulas' experiments, Prowl has Impactor throw the scientist into the Noisemaze and destroy his lab. However, rather than kill Ostaros as ordered, Impactor instead convinces Prowl to keep him alive. Ostaros is then given the name "Springer" and recruited into the Autobots. (Prime Wars I)
Cycle 8819 (1019) [995 years ago]
-The Great Exodus occurs. Several Cybertronians depart from their homeworld due to dwindling resources and disappointment towards Zeta Prime's failure to end the war. (Exodus)
-The Circle of Light leave aboard Metrotitan and settle on Theophany. (Exodus; Prime Wars VI)
-The Peaceful Resolution attempts to leave Cybertron but is shot down over Manganese Mountains. Fixer perishes while Prowl is the only survivor. (Exodus; Prime Wars IX; Essential Guide)
-Archon is settled by Metalhawk and his followers. (Exodus)
-Paradron is settled by Landshark and his followers. (Exodus; Prime Wars IV)
-Master is settled by Zetca and his followers. (Exodus)
-The Gung Ho, commanded by Big Convoy, arrives on Animatron. Its crew becomes embroiled in the Beast Wars. (Prime Wars XV)
-Megatron begins the creation of a group of super-warriors known as the Warriors Elite. Among their membership include Black Shadow, Heretech, Killmaster, Overlord, and Sixshot.
-Quickswitch begins serving as captain of the Hyperion. (Prime Wars II)
-After being abandoned by the Decepticons, Sixknight joins the Six Clan and begins his quest to unlock his other four modes. (Prime Wars VI; Essential Guide)
-Scoop is recruited into the Wreckers. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 8820 (1020) [994 years ago]
-The Autobots capture Soundwave and attempt to read his memories and lobotomize them, until Overlord and the Seekers break into the New Institute and free Soundwave, while Trepan is captured by Overlord. (Head Games)
-After being outclassed by another sharpshooter, the Decepticon Bullet forces Trepan to teach him mnemosurgery, which he then uses on his rival Scope. Upon finding out about this, Megatron has Bullet be transferred to a Vehicon body, not knowing that he still retains his mnemosurgery skills. At some point, Bullet takes on the new name Fearstorm. (Outside of Yonkers)
-Taxion is appointed to the High Council. Deadlock is sent by Gigatron to capture him but is beaten by Devcon. (Further Adventures I)
Cycle 8823 (1023) [991 years ago]
-Following a conflict with Slicers in the Toxic Sludge Swamps, Springer is recruited into the Wreckers. (Unseen in Action)
Cycle 8824 (1024) [990 years ago]
-Ten years into the war, the two factions enter the Remote Age, in which they commence a series of off-world campaigns. Two such battles were on Gargon 4 and Praxis, in which both were destroyed, and the latter provokes hostile reactions from the Tiresian Union. (Volume IV)
-Lockdown is transferred from Garrus-9 to Colony Omicron but manages to escape with the help of Death's Head and Axer. He then becomes partners-in-crime with the latter. (Hunters)
-The mission to Zull occurs. Ultra Magnus is mortally wounded and whisked away by Chief Justice Tyrest. He rebuilds Magnus into a smaller body while also creating the Magnus Armor, modeled after Ultra's original body, to be worn by load-bearers and create the image of an "immortal warrior". The original Ultra Magnus, now renamed Ultra Trion, agrees to vanish from the public eye. (Volume IV; Lost Light IX)
-The Battle of Vehicon occurs, in which the Autobots attempt to retake the factory world. Initially, the presence of Megatron's super-soldier Sixshot ensures the Autobots' defeat, until the arrival of the thought-dead Ultra Magnus (in actuality a 'bot named Suture), changes the tide and Vehicon is retaken by the Autobots. Meanwhile, Megatron captures Orion Pax to turn him into a member of the Warriors Elite. When Magnus and the Autobots attempt to rescue him, the Decepticons take him onto a warship and head for New Kaon, where Orion is rebuilt into Scourge. (Volume IV)
-After Suture's success posing as Ultra Magnus, Tyrest goes onto recreate Delta Magnus in a similar fashion, selecting Powerdrive to be the first wearer of the Delta Magnus armor. (Prime Wars IX)
-The Battle of Taros VII occurs. Scourge is captured and restored as Orion Pax, with the former persona being made into a separate being. Deadlock is captured. (Volume V)
-The Battle of Iacon occurs; Trypticon is unleashed, Zeta Prime is killed, and Orion Pax, discovering the hidden Matrix of Leadership, becomes Optimus Prime. Trypticon is then defeated by Metroplex, who later vanishes to "find the Knights", and the Decepticons are forced to retreat. (Volume VI)
-Optimus Prime shuts down the New Institute. However, it continues in secret without his knowledge. (Lost Light X)
-Brainstorm is assigned to an Autobot unit on Nebulos, where he meets the Nebulan scientist Arcana. At some point during their partnership, Arcana becomes Brainstorm's Headmaster partner. (Lost Light IV)
-With the help of the Autobots, the remaining Mini-Cons on Cybertron relocate to Micron.
Cycle 8825 (1025) [989 years ago]
-The Assault on Theta Palos occurs; Ratchet and Hot Rod meet for the first time. (Lost Light VII)
-Ultra Trion comes across the Carcer colony and joins Magmatron's Covenant. (Prime Wars V)
Cycle 8828 (1028) [986 years ago]
Constructed: Ammo
-The Decepticons launch an attack on K'th Kinsere. Quark is captured by the Decepticons but presumed dead by his comrades. (Lost Light IV)
-Spurred by the loss of Quark, Brainstorm and Arcana formulate a emergency plan in case the war causes too much damage: to travel back in time to prevent Optronix from becoming Megatron or, if necessary, kill him. (Lost Light IV)
-A deranged Blocker is kicked off the Wreckers and replaced by Sandstorm. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 8829 (1029) [985 years ago]
-The Battle of Beta Centaris IV occurs. (Volume VII)
-The Battle of Styx occurs, in which the Wrecker Unit Omega foil Thunderwing's machinations involving Dark Energon and free Mindset. They only succeed in the former, not knowing that Mindset is secretly working for the Decepticons and an unknown third party. (Volume VII)
Cycle 8830 (1030) [984 years ago]
Constructed: Riptide
-The Simanzi Massacre occurs; Ultra Magnus (Suture) is killed in battle. (The Many Deaths)
-During the massacre, rookie Lunabot Stardust meets Countdown. (Don't Fear the Reaper)
-Following Simanzi, Elita-Two leaves the Autobots and eventually joins the Covenant, taking on the name Elitus and being named First One by Magmatron. (Prime Wars V)
Cycle 8831 (1031) [983 years ago]
-Having lost hope that either Optimus Prime or Megatron would be able to lead Cybertron into a new Golden Age, Hydra and Shockwave found the Secret Order. (Prime Wars IX)
Cycle 8841 (1041) [973 years ago]
-Harmonex is destroyed by the Decepticons. (Lost Light IX)
-The Decepticons attack Burthov. Punch's unit is slaughtered by them, with only Punch himself as the only survivor, saved from the brink of death by reinforcements. Brought to the Autobot Secret Service, Punch becomes a double-agent for them and begins infiltrating the Decepticons as Counterpunch. (Lost Light IX)
Cycle 8891 (1091) [923 years ago]
-The Software Wars occur. The Decepticons create Wingcode to infect the Autobots with malware. Guzzle leads a platoon to infiltrate the Decepticons' base in Polyhex but are downed by Wingcode. Mainframe develops a firewall to block out the virus, allowing the Autobots to apprehend Wingcode and win the Software Wars. (Garrus Files; Essential Guide)
Cycle 8914 (1114) [900 years ago]
Forged: Cerebros of Stanix (Lost Light VI), Fulcrum (Volume XV?)
-A rare hot spot ignites in Stanix. The Decepticons attempt to recover the sparks from it only to be intercepted by the Autobots. When the Decepticons threaten to destroy the hot spot, the Autobots retreat, taking only a few recovered sparks with them. (Lost Light VI)
Cycle 8924 (1124) [890 years ago]
-Cerebros starts working at the underground Institute. (Lost Light X)
Cycle 8927 (1127) [887 years ago]
-Polar Claw is captured at the Manganese Mountains. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 8954 (1154) [860 years ago]
-The Battle of Clemency occurs. The Decepticons activate the Nightmare Engine. Ultra Magnus (Bolt) is killed by the K-Class Decepticon Torque; another K-Con named Fulcrum fails to detonate and goes into stasis lock. (The Many Deaths)
-Datum becomes the next Ultra Magnus. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 8962 (1162) [852 years ago]
-Wiretap's compilation of Megatron beating up Starscream ends at this date. (Lost Light X)
-Starscream attempts a coup against Megatron on Mekhos. It fails and the Seeker receives a beating from Megatron. Magnificus' involvement in the coup goes unnoticed by the Decepticons but is somehow recorded by the Autobot Secret Service. (Lost Light X; Prime Wars II)
Cycle 8991 (1191) [823 years ago]
-Protoform X breaks out of Colony Omicron and slaughters its entire staff save for Depth Charge, who vows revenge. (Prime Wars XV)
Cycle 8992 (1192) [822 years ago]
-Scratch attempts to break Razorpaw out of Graviton Prison only to be captured herself. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 9004 (1204) [810 years ago]
-The Tremorcons are defeated on Hydrus V. Fracture decides to strike out on his own. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 9015 (1215) [799 years ago]
-The Battle of Talrus occurs. Ultra Magnus acquires victory for the Autobots. The Proto-Insecticon Shocksprocket is abandoned by his comrades and captured by the Autobots. (Volume XVIII; Garrus Files)
-Garrus-16 is established on Talrus. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 9083 (1283) [731 years ago]
-The Battle of Dabola occurs. Peritus Maximus and Thunderclash's forces defeat and contain Bloodron. Brainstorm serves under Peritus during the battle and encounters Irontread, taking out the Decepticon's eye. (Lost Light V, IX)
Cycle 9084 (1284) [730 years ago]
-General Browbeat stops teaching at the Omnihelix Academy. (Prime Wars II)
Cycle 9089 (1289) [725 years ago]
-General Browbeat defects to the Decepticons. (Prime Wars II)
Cycle 9090 (1290) [724 years ago]
-Quickswitch is transferred from captaincy of the Hyperion to the Azusa. (Prime Wars II)
Cycle 9091 (1291) [723 years ago]
-Depth Charge catches Protoform X and has him sent to the Ferromax Detention Center. (Prime Wars XV)
Cycle 9092 (1292) [722 years ago]
-In response to intense bullying, Ariel nearly destroys the Omnihelix Academy with her sonic scream, killing her instructor Grand Convoy. As a result, she is confined at Garrus-16 before being bailed out by her sister. Meanwhile, Quickswitch alters the records to cover up Grand Convoy's death and lists Ariel's instructor as General Browbeat. (Alone Together; Prime Wars II, XV)
-Ariel is assigned to the Azusa. (Alone Together; Prime Wars II)
Cycle 9099 (1299) [715 years ago]
-The Battle for Hell's Point occurs on Cybertron. Ultra Magnus (Datum) is killed by Megatron in his gun form. (The Many Deaths)
-Protoform X breaks out of the Ferromax Detention Center. When a scout team sets out to investigate, one of their teammates, Ariel, disappears. The day after, Depth Charge heads out to track X down and never returns. (Alone Together)
-Two months after her disappearance, Ariel is rescued by Nightbeat and tells her story to Rung during a therapy session. Afterwards, Rung discovers inconsistencies in his report and brings this to Hydra's to attention. As a result, she has Vampire alter Rung's memory in order to cover things up. (Alone Together; Prime Wars II)
Cycle 9104 (1304) [710 years ago]
-Skyfall leaks the formula for "Gideon's Glue" to the Decepticons. (The Day It Rained; Spectrum of Morality)
-The Massacre of Babu Yar occurs. (The Day It Rained)
Cycle 9110 (1310) [704 years ago]
-The Battle of the Spensifax System occurs. While en-route to provide support for the Lightning Strike Coalition, the Fateful Archetype is shot down by a Decepticon Worldburner. Rung is the only survivor, hiding the fact that the ship's tribunal had barred him from practice after getting too close to a patient. Rung later informs his colleague Froid of this incident. (Pax Cybertronia XI)
Cycle 9112 (1312) [702 years ago]
-Cogman comes into the service of Sir Abraham Burton. (Prime Wars XII)
Cycle 9113 (1313) [701 years ago]
-Quickswitch is transferred from captaincy of the Azusa to the Hope On Wings. (Prime Wars II)
Cycle 9114 (1314) [700 years ago]
-Contrail attempts to assassinate Starscream but the plot ends in failure -- as well as Contrail's death. (Seeking for Glory)
-Concurrently, Decepticon general Stockade stages a coup against Megatron. It fails and he ends up fleeing New Kaon, allowing himself to be captured by the Autobots. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 9119 (1319) [695 years ago]
-The Battle of Paxis Prime occurs. Terrashock goes on a rampage and is captured by the Autobots. (Garrus Files)
-The Decepticon spy Phantomjaw infiltrates Garrus-16 to free Stockade. Having come to turn in Terrashock, the Dynobots intercept him and bring his efforts to a halt. (Garrus Files)
Cycle 9164 (1364) [650 years ago]
-The Battle of Dormanus V occurs. Needlenose encounters his estranged brother Tracks on the battlefield. (Brothers at Arms)
Cycle 9175 (1375) [639 years ago]
-Nix Terra is cyberformed by the Decepticon Landslide and renamed New Helex. (Prime Wars VII)
Cycle 9185 (1385) [629 years ago]
- (For Want of a Better Name)
Cycle 9187 (1387) [627 years ago]
Constructed: Gnashteeth
-Planet Beast is subjugated by the Decepticons, under Scorponok's command. The M.T.O. Gnashteeth is constructed for this operation. (Prime Wars XVII)
Cycle 9188 (1388) [626 years ago]
-Flame is arrested and sent to Garrus-9. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 9203 (1403) [611 years ago]
-Crosswise pulls Evac out of Corroder's chamber on Centaris VII. (Prime Wars XII)
Cycle 9205 (1405) [609 years ago]
-Operation: Mandatory Silence occurs on Sonorosia. Kup and Reverb are cornered by Soundwave and his minions. (Echoes; Pax Cybertronia VII)
Cycle 9207 (1407) [607 years ago]
-The Battle of Garrus-5 occurs, ending in Decepticon victory. (Echoes)
Cycle 9209 (1409) [605 years ago]
-Bombshock mobilizes his unit to the Shimazu system. (Echoes)
Cycle 9211 (1411) [603 years ago]
-Remedy confronts Reverb over his body-swapping practices. (Echoes)
Cycle 9214 (1414) [600 years ago]
Constructed: Kick Back, Ped
-Shockwave completes development of the Regenesis ores and, with the combination of Ore-1 and Ore-9, sends them several eons into the past, allowing for enough time to pass so that the ores could properly develop and seed their worlds of destination. (Pax Cybertronia III)
-The Battle of Vextor IX occurs. Native razor-slugs are disturbed by the surface battle and interfere in an attempt by Megatron to kill Optimus Prime. (Volume XI; Garrus Files)
-Following the Decepticon defeat at Vextor, Megatron dumps a number of his soldiers on Talrus out of anger. Among them are the M.T.O. Ped and Kick Back. (Garrus Files)
-Mesothulas frees himself from the Noisemaze and joins the Secret Order. He is sent to Earth by Shockwave to monitor the progress of Ore-13. Deciding to use it for his own purposed, Mesothulas modifies a sample of the ore into what he dubs "Obtenteum". Adopting the form of an arachnid native to Earth, Mesothulas takes on the name "Tarantulas". (Prime Wars I)
1417 (Cycle 9217) [597 years ago]
-Reverb is retrieved by Censere. (Echoes)
1427 (Cycle 9227) [587 years ago]
-The Roadbuster affair occurs. Under the influence of "Mortilus" -- secretly a shrunken-down Tarantulas invading his head -- Roadbuster drills his cadets to the brink of death, sacrificing them to the god of death. The Autobots find out about his activities and quickly apprehend him. After minimum rehab, Roadbuster is released back into the Wreckers at the behest of Prowl. (Essential Guide)
-Hubcap is sent to be trained under Roadbuster for discipline. After being rescued and repaired, Hubcap returns to his original position only to discover that Roadbuster had been released. Angered by this, he ends up joining the Secret Order, unknowingly under the influence of Tarantulas as well. (Essential Guide)
1440 (Cycle 9240) [574 years ago]
-Kup and Rung serve together on Cygnus Alpha-5. (Prime Wars XII)
1464 (Cycle 9264) [550 years ago]
Constructed: Scattergun
-The Fourth Vorsk Offensive occurs. The M.T.O. Scattergun is constructed for the battle. Ratchet serves alongside Chaindrive. (Prime Wars IV)
1495 (Cycle 9295) [519 years ago]
-The Autobots fight against the Cult of the Black Epoch. Guzzle survives a near-death experience. (Essential Guide)
1501 (Cycle 9301) [513 years ago]
-Confektor begins service as Megatron's head chef. (The Sliding Scale)
1511 (Cycle 9311) [503 years ago]
-The Driller Infestation occurs. Deluge unleashes a clew of Driller worms at Shockwave's command. (Prime Wars II)
1514 (Cycle 9314) [500 years ago]
-Thunderwing attempts to farm seeds of Dark Energon on Ijurn, but the planet's atmosphere causes the Dark Energon to become unstable and ravage the planet. This incident leads to the Galactic Council blacklisting Cybertronians. (Spectrum of Morality; Lost Light X)
-By this time, the natives of Gigantion are presumed to have died out due to unidentified causes. (Volume XVII)
-Dominus Ambus leaves Rewind to join the Autobot Secret Service, becoming the Decepticon mole Agent 113. (Prime Wars XII)
-Overwhelmed by his mnemosurgery skills and the deaths of his closest friends, Chromedome visits a Relinquishment Clinic to end his life. There he encounters Rewind, who is going through coffins in search of the lost Dominus Ambus. The two quickly form a strong bond and eventually become Conjunx Endurae. (Cross My Spark)
-Autobots fight Scorponok and his forces at the Manganese Mountains. The similarly-named Scorpinok is abandoned by his commander and captured by the Autobots. (Lost Light II; Garrus Files)
-Quillfire is captured by Ultra Magnus. (Garrus Files)
1515 (Cycle 9315) [499 years ago]
-The Battle of Luna 2 occurs. Thunderwing summons the Warriors Elite. Anode and Lug are sent by the Grand Architect to retrieve a rare piece of widowed metal. The two of them vanish as they are retrieved by a time-traveling Censere. Killmaster is also taken just as he is about to unleash his wand; this allows the Autobots to drive off the confused Decepticons. (Prime Wars XVII; Essential Guide)
-During the battle, Scatterspike's stash of tironium is destroyed and she is apprehended by the Lunabots. (Garrus Files)
1519 (Cycle 9319) [495 years ago]
-Sky Lynx participates in a battle on Eltar involving mechanical animals. (Prime Wars XIII)
1524 (Cycle 9324) [490 years ago]
-After experiencing a "false recall", Chromedome promises Rewind to stop practicing mnemo-surgery. (Cross My Spark)
1551 (Cycle 9351) [463 years ago]
-The Siege of Massunstrad occurs. Optimus Prime is trapped in Megatron's antimatter chamber but is freed by a team led by Kickstart. However, all of Kickstart's team die in the process and Kickstart herself is presumed dead. She attempts to alert a recovery team only to be retrieved by a time-traveling Censere. (Volume XI; Kick Start My Heart)
1564 (Cycle 9364) [450 years ago]
-Perihex falls to the Decepticons with the help of Overload. (Trapped in the Spotlight; Garrus Files)
-The Battle of Huizenga occurs. Sky Lynx damages Gigatron's leg at Venom Point. (Prime Wars XIII)
1589 (Cycle 9389) [425 years ago]
-Kup and Outback crash-land on Tsiehshi. (Lesson Learned)
-Springer leads a crew to rescue Kup on Tsiehshi. Several of his team are killed by a delusional Kup, including the Sparkabot Hardspark. While Kup is eventually rescued and rehabilitated, Guzzle will forever resent the veteran for his actions. (Pax Cybertronia VII)
1598 (Cycle 9398) [416 years ago]
-Overload is captured by Optimus Prime at Kaiba-5. (Garrus Files)
1619 (Cycle 9419) [395 years ago]
-The Decepticons Ransack (AKA Blitz) and Heavy Barrel siphon pseudo-energon from a small planet, starving the population. (Prime Wars IV)
1620 (Cycle 9420) [394 years ago]
-The Decepticons invade Pyrox. Vivisector converts the organic natives into a fuel source through a process known as "pink alchemy", owning him the nickname "Butcher of Pyrox". (Lost Light VII; Essential Guide)
1664 (Cycle 9464) [350 years ago]
-Blockus is selected by Tyrest to serve as Ultra Magnus. (Prime Wars V)
-Skyfall is captured by the Decepticons and sent to the penal institution Grindcore. (Essential Guide)
1682 (Cycle 9482) [332 years ago]
-Landslide is last heard from. (Prime Wars VII)
300+ Years Ago
-The Rorsha Campaign occurs.
1714 (Cycle 9514) [300 years ago]
-The Asphalt Wars of Velocitron occur. Crazybolt is defeated and apprehended by the Turbomasters and native Velocitronians. (Volume VIII; Garrus Files)
-After the Asphalt Wars, Blurr leaves the Autobots to help Velocitron rebuild. (Essential Guide)
-Decepticon scientists on Varas Centralus reverse-engineer infernus bullets from the Firecons. (Prime Wars IV)
-The Battle of Varas Centralus occurs. The Dynobots and Wreckers face off against the Firecons, who burn the planet's atmosphere. (Garrus Files)
-Appalled by atrocities committed by the Constructicons on Varas Centralus, Sky-Byte leaves the Decepticons and settles on Aquatron, where he becomes known for his poetry. (Essential Guide)
1718 (Cycle 9518) [296 years ago]
-The Battle of Volna Major occurs. Stardust is taken by the new Necrobot Viral while the Technobots and Lunabots are evacuating the planet. (Prime Wars XVII; Don't Fear the Reaper)
1719 (Cycle 9519) [295 years ago]
-Rollbar abandons Roadblock on Roxtus Secundus, leading the latter to be captured by Autobots. (Garrus Files)
1734 (Cycle 9534) [280 years ago]
-Unit-3 is captured by the Decepticons and taken to Grindcore. (Prime Wars X)
1764 (Cycle 9564) [250 years ago]
Constructed: Rollbar
-Skids and Doubleface are dispatched to infiltrate Grindcore. Doubleface ends up getting captured and the Decepticons use him to force Skids to fix their "teleporter" -- in actuality a smelting chamber. Once he has done this deed, the Decepticons use it to smelt fifty of their prisoners -- including Quark. (Lost Light VIII)
-The Fall of Grindcore occurs; Thunderclash suffers a spark injury, requiring him to live off support machines for the rest of his life. Many Decepticons are taken prisoner, including the Skunkticons and Flywheels. (Lost Light V; Garrus Files; Essential Guide)
-The Dyson Intervention occurs. The M.T.O. Rollbar is constructed for the event and is infected by Sideways. (Lost Light VIII; Essential Guide)
-The Battle of Delta Pavonis V occurs. Peritus Maximus leads his forces (which include Kup) against Verminator and his petro-rabbits. (Lost Light V; Pax Cybertronia VII)
-Sometime after the Fall of Grindcore, the Decepticon Justice Division is formed and Damus is made its leader, given the new name of Tarn. (Essential Guide)
Cycle 9588 (1788) [226 years ago]
-Froid leaves for a prisoner psych examination at Garrus-6 on the same ship carrying said prisoners, Sunder and Sceptre. The two brothers manage to break free and take Froid hostage, escaping via Sceptre's shuttle mode. However, the shuttle is shot down and its crew is presumed dead. In truth, Froid and Sunder survive and eventually hole up on Scarvix, where they start a successful (if somewhat immoral) career together. (Lost Light VI-VII)
Cycle 9597 (1797) [217 years ago]
-Nitro Zeus is captured by the Secret Service. (Garrus Files)
1799 (Cycle 9599) [215 years ago]
-Headshot is reassigned from the Kalis' Lament to Tyros VII. (Spacewarp's Log)
1800 (Cycle 9600) [214 years ago]
-The Dekkron Massacre occurs. Dekkron attacks the Decepticon base on Tyros VII and slaughters almost everyone there. Turmoil attempts to use the Decimator on him but fails to activate it in time before Dekkron unleashes his wrath on the planet itself, destroying 90% of the world, leaving only a chunk of it left floating in space along with a few survivors (including Vivisector). The surviving Turmoil flees from the scene but is tracked down by the Decepticon Justice Divison and executed. (Volume XV; Lost Light VII)
-Headshot is picked up by the Star Seekers after surviving the Dekkron Massacre. (Essential Guide)
1803 (Cycle 9603) [211 years ago]
-The Wreckers locate and capture Protoform X at Pinea Omicron. He is then sent to Garrus-13. (Lost Light VII; Prime Wars II)
1804 (Cycle 9604) [210 years ago]
Constructed: Stormshot, Treadshot II
-The Battle of Hydrus IV occurs. Several Decepticon M.T.O.s are built, including Stormshot. Minimus Ambus suffers a leg injury which results in him being relieved of service. A comrade of his, Sidestep, also falls in battle. (Essential Guide; Lost Light IX; Prime Wars V)
-Following the Battle of Hydrus IV, Stormshot is rescued by Skyfall and brought into the Autobots. (Prime Wars V)
-Minimus Ambus finds work as a pub tender working at different stations, both on Cybertron and off. (The Many Deaths; Prime Wars IX)
1806 (Cycle 9606) [208 years ago]
-The Battle of Derut IV occurs. Lugnut single-handedly slaughters half of the 104th Battalion, to which Ratchet bears witness to. (Prime Wars XIV)
1814 (Cycle 9614) [200 years ago]
-The Battle of Urtusk occurs. The Autobots are victorious and the crew of the Kalis' Lament are forced to retreat. The D.J.D. go after them and come into conflict with the Warworld. Eventually, Strika is able to get the crew acquitted of charges while Heretech is executed. (Spectrum of Morality; Spacewarp's Log)
-Skyfall, under the alias "Fireball" leaks a formula involving Dark Energon to the Decepticons. He is subsequently discovered and arrested for his dealings. However, he is cleared of charges by Quickswitch, as the Secret Order which he is a part of still requires him. Upon being confronted by Ultra Magnus, he "relieves" Blockus of his role as Ultra Magnus. (Spectrum of Morality; Prime Wars V)
-Minimus Ambus is chosen by Tyrest to serve as the next Ultra Magnus. (The Many Deaths)
-Nitro Convoy beats Double Clutch in the Speedia 500, becoming leader of Velocitron. (Volume XIII)
1818 (Cycle 9618) [196 years ago]
-Primal Major nearly sacrifices himself in saving a group of Druidians on Vespa. (Prime Wars XI)
-Buzzbomb and Backslash attempt to mutiny against Cryotek on the Darksyde, only to be thrown out the airlock by Dinobot. They are eventually picked up by the Star Seekers. (Prime Wars XI; Essential Guide)
1819 (Cycle 9619) [195 years ago]
-The Battle of Animatron occurs. The
Axalon and
Darksyde crash-land on the Jungle Planet. (Volume IX)
1820 (Cycle 9620) [194 years ago]
-Glowstrike leads an attack on Regulon IV. She and her fellow Proto-Insecticons are defeated and captured by Thunderclash. (Garrus Files)
1821 (Cycle 9621) [193 years ago]
-The Decepticons unleash the Chompazoid Underbite on Nuon City. The Wreckers manage to restrain him and send him to Garrus-16. (Garrus Files)
1824 (Cycle 9624) [190 years ago]
-The Battle of Regulus-Alpha occurs. In what becomes publicly known as the "Roadbuster affair" (to cover up the earlier incident), the Wrecker Roadbuster tears out Radar's spine and force-feeds it to the Decepticon. Gatoraider is also killed and its owner subsequently renames himself Krok in its honor. (Lost Light VII; Spacewarp's Log)
1839 (Cycle 9639) [175 years ago]
-An incident involving Transformers and Dire Wraiths occurs on Xetaxxis. As a result of the incident, the Decepticons steer clear of the Dark Nebula, considering the Dire Wraiths too dangerous to consider allying with. (Don't Fear the Reaper)
1861 (Cycle 9661) [153 years ago]
Births: Abraham Dante
1864 (Cycle 9664) [150 years ago]
-Scorponok arrives on Earth in search of Ore-13 only to come across the brainwashed crew of the original Axalon and the Talisman. (Volume XI; Pax Cybertronia III-IV)
-Eugene Dante encounters Scorponok. (Volume XI)
-The Wreckers face off with Squadron X on Pova. Despite defeating the Decepticons and taking them as prisoners of war, Impactor ends up killing them all (save for Ferak and Tornado, who had fled) and ends up being tried and imprisoned for his war crimes. Springer replaces him as leader of the Wreckers. (Unseen in Action)
-During the conflict on Pova, Ferak and Tornado desert from the Decepticons and roam the cosmos for the next forty years. (A Pirate's Life)
1867 (Cycle 9667) [147 years ago]
-An Earl of Folgan acquires two locomotive Cybertronians. (Prime Wars XIII)
-Centurion, brainwashed into thinking himself to be "Bumblebee", awakens during the Industrial Revolution along with several other "Autobots" and defend the humans against the "Decepticons". (Pax Cybertronia III; Essential Guide)
1878 (Cycle 9678) [136 years ago]
-Bugly's Conjunx Endura is promoted to commanding officer. (Lost Light X)
-Sprint (AKA Dion) is captured by the Decepticons on Magmus Major. (Prime Wars IV)
1879 (Cycle 9679) [135 years ago]
-The Decepticons begin developing Transwarp technology around this time. Needing the technology for his time machine, Brainstorm, under the name "Charon", joins the Decepticons as a double agent in order to gain access to it. Whatever the 'Cons had planned for the technology fell through and some of the technology ended up in Autobot hands via Brainstorm. (Lost Light I, IV)
-On Sigma VII, the Decepticons perform a series of experiments with their newly developed Transwarp technology. They use the captured Autobot Sprint as a test subject and accidentally send him too far into the future for them to retrieve him. Not long afterwards, the Sigma Project is cancelled by Shockwave. (Prime Wars IV)
1884 (Cycle 9684) [130 years ago]
-Hot Rod leads a team of Autobots to Ki-Aleta in search of the Magnificence. They fail to find the coveted artifact and Hot Rod's teammates are slaughtered by the Omega Guardians. (Volume XX)
1888 (Cycle 9688) [126 years ago]
-Bugly first encounters Skullgrin on The Big Conversation. (Lost Light X)
-Centurion awakens Domitius Major (or "Optimus Prime") to combat an Elder God. (Pax Cybertronia III; Essential Guide)
1889 (Cycle 9689) [125 years ago]
-Quickswitch is transferred from captaincy of the Hope On Wings to the Nominus II. (Prime Wars II)
-Thunderclash successfully retrieves the Magnificence, which is subsequently hidden beneath Aequitas at Garrus-9. (Pax Cybertronia X)
1890 (Cycle 9690) [124 years ago]
-The Battle of Klo occurs; Bludgeon's unit is defeated by the Lightning Strike Coalition. Krok is demoted to foot soldier and Octopunch is taken prisoner. (Scavengers; Garrus Files)
1891 (Cycle 9691) [123 years ago]
-The Vomisa campaign occurs; Vertebreak is captured and three Decepticons -- Foxtrot, Forager, and Stilts -- strike out on their own and become the Ronin. (Garrus Files)
-Abraham Dante inherits his father's business and reshapes it into Epsilon Holdings. (Essential Guide)
1894 (Cycle 9694) [120 years ago]
-Deadlock is freed from Garrus-9 during a P.OW. exchange and goes on a seven-year sabbatical. (Volume XX)
1895 (Cycle 9695) [119 years ago]
-Deadlock joins the Ronin. (Garrus Files)
1896 (Cycle 9696) [118 years ago]
-The Ronin track a bounty to Athena. When Forager announces his plan to destroy the moon, Deadlock interferes and destroys the ship, deserting them. The remaining Ronin are then arrested by Ultra Magnus. (Garrus Files)
-Following his desertion of the Ronin, Deadlock takes on his old name of Drift and ends up on Theophany, where he joins the Circle of Light and sets himself on a path to redemption. (Volume XX; Garrus Files)
1898 (Cycle 9698) [116 years ago]
-A Decepticon under Thunderwing's command attempts to warn his comrades of his commander's mad experiments but is bumped off (as is the thread he posts in) before word can get out. (Lost Light X)
-A group of human specialists, who would become known as the First Seven, are tasked with investigating Captain Archibald Witwicky's claims of an "ice man" buried beneath the Arctic. (Essential Guide)
1899 (Cycle 9699) [115 years ago]
-The Autobots commence Operation: Maximus. (Volume X)
-Fracture is duped by Lockdown and ends up being captured by the Autobots on Talrus. (Garrus Files)
1900 (Cycle 9700) [114 years ago]
-Overwhelmed by all of the Autobots convicted by Aequitas, Tyrest puts the trials on hold and vanishes from public eye. At some point, he meets Galvatron and makes a deal with the Herald of Unicron to help bring about a better world. (Volume XVII)
-The Vulcanus campaign occurs. (Volume XX)
1901 (Cycle 9701) [113 years ago]
-The Cataclysm occurs; a Dark Energon-driven Thunderwing ravages Cybertron, leaving it a desolate, barely habitable wasteland. Thunderwing himself is seemingly killed and all of the Dark Energon resources are believed to have been used up. (A Necessary Departure)
-As a result of the Cataclysm, Optimus Prime commences the Great Departure; the Ark II, carrying a crew of 200 Autobots departs from Cybertron in search for energon and/or a new habitable world. The Decepticons, seeking to find such energy or haven and take it for themselves take pursuit. (A Necessary Departure)
-Megatron sends the Harbinger off with the Requiem Blaster in order to keep it out of reach. (Prime Wars VII)
-Shockwave creates a backup of Soundwave's processor for future use. (Prime Wars IX)
-Shortly before the Ark's takeoff, Prowl takes Chromedome aside and asks him to join the Secret Service. When his former partner refuses, Prowl threatens to blackmail him, at which point Chromedome attacks him and erases any trace of the threat, the knowledge which allowed Prowl to make it the first place, and the meeting entirely with his mnemosurgery skills. (Cross My Spark)
-Not long after the Ark II leaves Cybertron, The Fallen arrives on Cybertron, declaring the beginning of the Dark Age. (A Necessary Departure)
-The Decepticons launch an attack on Cybertron. When The Fallen makes his presence known, the Autobots and Decepticons decide to form a temporary- and uneasy- alliance. Elsewhere, the Ark visits Velocitron and retrieves an AllSpark shard. Meanwhile, with the help of the spy Makeshift, Megatron's warship Nemesis sets off to pursue the Autobots. At the same time, the Star Seekers set out to hunt them both. (Volume VIII)
-Grimlock, the Dinobots, and Sky Lynx take part in the Beast Wars of Animatron before being whisked away by a space bridge, which sends Grimlock to Cybertron and the others to Earth. On Junkion, the Autobots, Decepticons, Junkions, and Star Seekers duke it out; Optimus Prime is captured by Lockdown, and Axer reluctantly joins the Star Seekers. (Volume IX)
-The Autobots and Decepticons uncover the Fallen's plot and prevent the Unbinding, though not without the help of Tailgate finally breaking free. Ultra Magnus' and Shockwave's forces make a truce. (Volume X)
-The Ark and Nemesis' crews make a stop at Aquatron; the Autobots rescue Optimus, who is briefly possessed by Scourge before "reconciling" with his dark persona. On Earth, Scorponok encounters Abraham Dante, forming Machination with him, and then the Star Seekers, executing their leader Thundertron. Headshot takes over and names himself Cannonball the Fifth. (Volume XI)
-The Ark and Nemesis battle in space until the former ship loses control and end up crashing on Earth. Its crew end up in stasis lock for the next century. Shortly before that, Megatron is thrown out the Ark and crashes in a nearby location, also put into stasis lock. (Volume XII)
-With Megatron's apparent demise, Starscream claims leadership of the Decepticons and takes the Nemesis back to New Kaon only to find that the war for them is over.
Unspecified time
-The Raid on Tesarus: Optimus Prime is held at a Decepticon prison camp until the Aerialbots bomb the site. (Volume XI)
-The Battle of Verus Centralus; Chop Shop is abandoned by his comrades. (Garrus Files)
Dark Age