105-795: Fictional universes of toy company Hasbro The Hasbro Universe refers to several shared fictional universes featuring characters from several franchises owned by toy and entertainment company Hasbro . List of continuities [ edit ] Games [ edit ] In 2016, the mobile game Transformers: Earth Wars by Space Ape Games and Backflip Studios features G.I. Joe characters Duke, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Cobra Commander, Baroness and Storm Shadow. Since 2023, Renegade Game Studios released several role playing games and crossover events: G.I. Joe: New Alliances (G.I. Joe and Transformers, 2023) My Little Pony: Collision Course (My Little Pony and Transformers, 2023) Worlds Collide: Battle for
210-633: A media franchise . By 1961, Marvel Comics writer and editor Stan Lee , working with artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko , merged the bulk of the publisher's comics characters into the Marvel Universe . Marvel sets its stories in an increasing number of alternate realities , each with an assigned number in a greater " multiverse ". DC Comics and Marvel have also periodically co-published series in which their respective characters meet and interact. These intercompany crossovers have typically been written as self-limiting events that avoid implying that
315-486: A Japanese exclusive OVA was released in place of the movie entitled; Transformers: Scramble City , released in 1986, it showcases the four special teams (Aerialbots, Protectobots, Stunticons and Combaticons) as well as the two transforming cities of Metroplex and Trypticon. Following the conclusion of the third season, the Japanese opted not to import "The Rebirth", but instead created a series of new animated shows to continue
420-583: A Shared Universe" . CBR . 2023-06-14 . Retrieved 2023-06-14 . ^ "G.I. Joe And Transformers Crossover? The Producer Tells Us How It Could Happen" . m.cinemablend.com. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013 . Retrieved December 10, 2016 . ^ "G.I. Joe/Transformers Movie Crossover Not Likely to Happen, Says Producer" . slashfilm.com. June 23, 2014 . Retrieved December 10, 2016 . ^ " 'Transformers' and 'G.I. Joe' Crossover Movie Is Possible, Says Producer" . fashiontimes.com. July 9, 2014. Archived from
525-602: A cameo appearance in Red Alert . Though Command and Conquer does not refer to the alternate timeline of Red Alert , in which Hitler was removed before he came to power, what caused an Allied - Soviet world war instead. Furthermore, if the Allied campaign were to be completed, the Allies would emerge victorious and the timeline would lead into the events of Red Alert 2 , though the latter completely ignores anything that could connect it to
630-399: A confusing sequence where Megatron, equipped with Skywarp's teleportation power, teleports but does not actually disappear. This version also added extra sound effects that were presented in the remixed 5.1 surround soundtrack and later remixed 2.0 stereo soundtrack, but not present in the original broadcast version. In 2005, Rhino lost the rights to distribute Transformers on DVD. The license
735-598: A controversial move and did not sit well with the viewing audience, resulting in a letter-writing campaign that ultimately compelled Hasbro to resurrect the Autobot leader in a two-part season finale called " The Return of Optimus Prime ", which aired in March 1987. Optimus Prime was revived with help from a Quintesson during the threat of the Hate Plague. The fourth season, consisting of a three-part finale miniseries named "The Rebirth",
840-556: A core franchise for the company, on par with Game of Thrones and the DC Comics superheroes. The Mickey Mouse universe dates back to the 1930s when the animated cartoon was expanded into a newspaper strip. Although the characters occasionally portray other roles and with other names, the writers address this discrepancy by thinking of the characters as being "employed" by Disney as actors. Walt Disney , when asked whether or not Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse were married, replied that
945-411: A crossover was not likely to happen, but on July 9, he reassured there would still be a possibility. On October 23, 2015, Chu confirmed his intentions to make a crossover film between Jem ( Universal Pictures ) with Transformers and G.I. Joe . On October 29, he hinted about Transformers possibly doing crossovers with other Hasbro products. On January 18, 2017, D. J. Caruso has stated that when he
1050-572: A deal creating a five-property movie universe by then financing unit Allspark Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This new universe would consist of the current G.I. Joe film series alongside future film adaptations based on M.A.S.K. , Micronauts , Rom and Visionaries . On April 21, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Lindsey Beer, Michael Chabon , Cheo Hodari Coker, Joe Robert Cole, John Francis Daley , Jonathan Goldstein , Jeff Pinkner , Nicole Perlman , Nicole Riegel, Geneva Robertson and Brian K. Vaughan have joined
1155-660: A different character (or group of characters), as well as featuring its own cast, directors, and writers, while also being a part of a coherent, non-contradictory continuity shared with the other works. Fictional universes with major presence in films are referred to as cinematic universes , while fictional universes with major presence in television are referred to as television universes . Universes with major presence in both films and television are also generally called cinematic universes. Some film and television universes are accompanied by video games, and print works such as novels or comics, telling additional canonical stories set within
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#17328515463441260-518: A different continuity. The X-Men film series , which originated in 2000, was the longest-running superhero film franchise to be set within the same continuity. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has the most films, as well as multiple TV shows and a separate run of tie-in comics that co-exist and share the same as well as parallel continuities (as part of a multiverse), making the MCU an imaginary entertainment environment. The DC Extended Universe (DCEU)
1365-528: A distinctive scene transition that saw the Autobot and Decepticon symbols "flipping" from one to the other, accompanied by a distinctive five-note refrain. This transition technique became a hallmark of the series, and was used throughout the entire four-year run. Commercial breaks were segued into and out of using commercial bumpers featuring brief eyecatch -styled original animation with a voice over by series narrator Victor Caroli. A set of five proposed public service announcements were created to be tagged onto
1470-534: A fifth season aired in 1988. It consisted of reruns of 15 episodes from the original series, along with The Transformers: The Movie edited into five episodes. This season featured a new title sequence using footage from previous episodes, the movie, and toy commercials as well as all new framing scenes featuring a human boy named Tommy Kennedy (portrayed by actor Jason Jansen) and a stop-motion/machine prop Optimus Prime puppet (operated by Sesame Street veteran Martin P. Robinson ). From 1993 to 1995, select episodes of
1575-704: A series of short featurettes that used clips from the show and new narration from Caroli to provide histories for the Autobots, the Decepticons, the Quintessons, and other subjects. In Japan, the first two seasons of the show were collectively released as Fight! Super Robot Life-Form Transformers ( 戦え！超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー , Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Toransufōmā ) , then rebranded as Transformers 2010 ( トランスフォーマー2010 , Toransufōmā Tsūōwanō ) for Season 3, with all seasons aired on Nippon TV . Between seasons 2 and 3
1680-478: A shared universe to maintain consistency and avoid contradicting details in earlier works, especially when a shared universe grows to be very large. The version deemed "official" by the author or company controlling the setting is known as canon . Not all shared universes have a controlling entity capable of or interested in determining canonicity, and not all fans agree with these determinations when they occur. A fanon may instead find some degree of consensus within
1785-1203: A short film titled Hasbro All-Stars by Willard Appiah and Shoguns Entertainment was released. In the film, Mr. Monopoly struggles to gather his friends (from various Hasbro brands) for a yearly family photo. See also [ edit ] List of comics based on Hasbro properties List of films based on Hasbro properties List of television programs based on Hasbro properties References [ edit ] ^ "Transformers, G.I. Joe, and other Hasbro characters come together for IDW's 'Revolution' " . EW.com . 2016-06-01 . Retrieved 2017-01-02 . ^ "Renegade Reveals Over 20 New Games, Including Power Rangers, Transformers, and More at Renegade Con" . GAMING . Retrieved 2023-03-03 . ^ "WS Game Company Creates Custom-Illustrated MONOPOLY Game for Hasbro's 100th Anniversary" . www.businesswire.com . 2023-06-12 . Retrieved 2023-09-03 . ^ Whitbrook, James (January 6, 2016). "IDW Is Merging G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Its Other Hasbro Comics Into One Giant Universe" . io9 . Retrieved December 9, 2016 . ^ "IDW Catalogue – Winter 2016" . IDW Publishing. December 2, 2016. Archived from
1890-423: A significant amount of producer guidance ). TLC reality series 90 Day Fiancé has had a large number of spinoffs, which have aired both on TLC and on sibling streaming service Discovery+ ; these have occasionally been referred to, by both parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and others, as a "universe". In a 2022 investor presentation, WBD executives referenced the " 90 Day Fiancé Universe" as being
1995-415: A single Japanese-exclusive episode, Transformers: Scramble City , was released direct-to-video in spring of 1986. The gap between seasons two and three was bridged by The Transformers: The Movie , which was released to theaters in the summer of 1986. Set 20 years after the second season, in the year 2005, the film featured the deaths of many characters, including Optimus Prime himself, clearing away all
2100-617: A story or series is integrated into a shared universe, feeling it "requir[es] one hero's fans to buy other heroes' titles". Comics historian Don Markstein first defined the term in a 1970 article in CAPA-alpha . He laid out the following criteria: The expansion of existing material into a shared universe is not restricted to settings licensed from movies and television. For example, Larry Niven opened his Known Space setting to other writers initially because he considered his lack of military experience prevented him from adequately describing
2205-654: A television series: the View Askewniverse , which is named for Smith's production company, View Askew Productions . The characters Jay and Silent Bob (played by Smith) appear in almost all the View Askewniverse media, and characters from one story often reappear or are referred to in others. Recurring characters, settings, and motifs of the View Askewniverse first appeared in Smith's debut film, Clerks , in 1994. A cinematic universe consisting of films whose titles are
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#17328515463442310-791: A universe based on comics published in Doctor Who Magazine and other publications. Television network The CW broadcasts the Arrowverse , a shared universe of television shows based on characters from DC Comics. The CW also houses The Vampire Diaries Universe , a shared universe of various interconnected television series ; The Vampire Diaries , The Originals , and Legacies . The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has had expanded into multiple interconnected television universes through shows produced by Marvel Television , such as Marvel's ABC television series , Marvel's Netflix television series , Marvel's young adult television series , and
2415-753: Is Missing ^ Shoguns Studio (2018-02-28), Hasbro All Stars , retrieved 2023-03-03 v t e Hasbro Intellectual properties currently managed by Hasbro Toys Action Man Alphie Army Ants Baby Alive Battle Trolls Beetleborgs Blythe DohVinci Easy-Bake Oven Furby FurReal Friends G.I. Joe A Real American Hero Glo Worm GoBots Glitter Force Glitter Force Doki-Doki Hanazuki Inchworm Inhumanoids Jem Julius Jr. Kibaoh Klashers Koosh Kota
2520-430: Is a fictional universe from a set of creative works where one or more writers (or other artists) independently contribute works that can stand alone but fits into the joint development of the storyline, characters, or world of the overall project. It is common in genres like science fiction . It differs from collaborative writing in which multiple artists are working together on the same work and from crossovers where
2625-440: Is a shared universe that encompasses different film franchises based on DC Comics characters, all of them sharing a continuity. In horror, Forbes and The Hollywood Reporter described The Conjuring as the first successful cinematic universe after Marvel's, and as of 2022 the second most-successful after it. Writer/director Kevin Smith created a fictional universe used in several of his films, as well as comics and
2730-435: Is also popularly known as "Generation One", a term originally coined by fans in response to the re-branding of the franchise as Transformers: Generation 2 in 1992, which eventually made its way into official use. The series was later shown in reruns on Sci-Fi Channel and The Hub / Discovery Family . The Transformers toyline and animated series were inspired by the Japanese toyline, Microman (an Eastern descendant of
2835-496: Is the Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis , which suggests that hundreds of American television series take place in the same universe. It builds from the assumption that when an actor playing a character from one series guest-stars in a second series, in character, both of those series must take place in the same universe. The theory takes its name from a character in the final episode of St. Elsewhere , where
2940-628: The James Bond film series based on the spy novels by Ian Fleming . The films adapt some elements from the novels; however, they are not direct adaptations, nor were they adapted in the same order as the books were released. The first film in the series is Dr. No (1962), followed by 24 sequels, with the most recent being No Time to Die (2021). Due to the series spanning more than 50 years, James Bond has been portrayed by six actors, and other recurring characters have also been portrayed by multiple actors. After all of Fleming's Bond novels were adapted,
3045-568: The Transformers franchise, it depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects. The series was produced by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions in association with Japanese studio Toei Animation for first-run syndication . Toei co-produced the show as the main animation studio for its first two seasons, having been tasked with creating and finalizing animation models, designing transformation schemes, storyboarding some episodes, and general direction. In
3150-532: The Cthulhu Mythos from the writings of H. P. Lovecraft , an approach whose result is considered by some to be "completely dissimilar" to Lovecraft's own works. Less controversial posthumous expansions include Ruth Plumly Thompson 's and later authors' sequels to L. Frank Baum 's Oz stories and the further development of Isaac Asimov 's Foundation universe by Greg Bear , Gregory Benford , and David Brin . Many other published works of this nature take
3255-484: The Griffin-Bacal Advertising Agency's Sunbow Productions production house. Given the success of that strategy, the process was repeated in 1984 when Hasbro marketing vice president Bob Prupis approached Marvel to develop their new robot series, which Jay Bacal dubbed "Transformers." Marvel's Editor-in-Chief at the time, Jim Shooter , produced a rough story concept for the series, creating the idea of
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3360-532: The Insecticons , and the first "combiner" team, the Constructicons , who are able to merge into a giant robot, Devastator, whose introduction was set alongside a climactic one-on-one duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron that served as a part of the season finale. Forty-nine further episodes were commissioned for the show's second season in 1985, bringing the total up to the "magic number" of 65 required to move
3465-623: The Sunbow library of shows, including Transformers . In March 2009, Shout! Factory announced that they had acquired the license from Hasbro to release Transformers on DVD in Region 1 with Vivendi Entertainment . They subsequently released The Complete First Season on June 16, 2009. Season Two Volume One was released on September 15, 2009. Season Two Volume Two was released on January 12, 2010. Seasons Three and Four were released together in one set on April 20, 2010. These releases corrected most of
3570-543: The U.S. by Rhino Entertainment Company /Kid Rhino Entertainment (under its Rhinomation classic animation entertainment brand) (a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner ) (a division of Warner Music Group ) between April 23, 2002, and March 9, 2004. Due to missing 35mm film stock, some sections of the Rhino Entertainment release use earlier incomplete animation, often introducing errors, such as mis-colored Decepticon jets, Skyfire colored like Skywarp, missing laser blasts, or
3675-580: The 12-inch G.I. Joe action figure series) by Takara . In 1980, the Microman spin-off, Diaclone , was released, featuring inch-tall humanoid figures able to sit in the drivers' seats of scale model vehicles, which could transform into humanoid robot bodies the drivers piloted. Later still, in 1983, a Microman sub-line, MicroChange was introduced, featuring "actual size" items that transformed into robots, such as microcassettes, guns and toy cars. Diaclone and MicroChange toys were subsequently discovered at
3780-438: The 1983 Tokyo Toy Fair by Hasbro toy company product developer Henry Orenstein, who presented the concept to Hasbro's head of R&D, George Dunsay. Enthusiastic about the product, it was decided to release toys from both Diaclone and MicroChange as one toyline for their markets, although there were eventual changes to the color schemes from the original toys to match the new series. By 1984, U.S. regulators had removed many of
3885-469: The Apes (1968) focused on present-day astronaut George Taylor landing on a mysterious planet ruled by apes, which is revealed to be a future planet Earth at the end of the film. The sequel Beneath focused on Brent, an astronaut sent on a rescue mission to save Taylor. The third film Escape introduced time travel and shifted the focus towards the apes Zira and Cornelius, who appeared as supporting characters in
3990-1025: The Coast Archetype Entertainment D&;D Beyond Invoke Studios Other media Comics Films Television programs Video games Hasbro Family Game Night Conventions Auto Assembly BotCon TFcon See also Hasbro Universe IDW Skybound Allspark Control-Vision Galoob Lionsgate Canada Saban Capital Group [REDACTED] Category (U.S. and Canada) (except Japan and parts of Asia) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hasbro_Universe&oldid=1234643447 " Categories : Continuity (fiction) Hasbro Fictional universes Hidden categories: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Shared universe A shared universe or shared world
4095-511: The DC Universe and Marvel Universe co-exist. Exceptions include the twenty-four comics released under the metafictional imprint Amalgam Comics in 1996, depicting a shared universe populated by hybridizations of the two companies' characters. Marvel has since referred to this as part of its setting's greater multiverse by labeling it Earth-692. Although DC and Marvel's shared universe approaches to comics have set them apart from competitors in
4200-1448: The Ice Don't Spill the Beans Easy Money Elefun Gator Golf Girl Talk Guess Who? Hi Ho! Cherry-O HeroQuest Heroscape Hungry Hungry Hippos Jenga Lazer Tag The Game of Life Mall Madness Merlin Microvision Milton Monopoly My Monopoly Mouse Trap Mystery Date Nerf Blaster Operation Ouija Parcheesi Pay Day Perfection Pictureka Pie Face Pit Risk Rook Pretty Pretty Princess Scattergories Scrabble (US and Canada) Simon Sorry! Stay Alive Stratego Subbuteo Taboo Trivial Pursuit Trouble Twister Upwords Yahtzee Other Alien TV Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom The Big Knights Cubix Cupcake & Dino Duel Masters Dungeons & Dragons Exodus Humf Kaijudo Kiya &
4305-628: The Internet. Another example is the furry -themed Tales from the Blind Pig created at the Transformation Story Archive with some limited publication. Other early examples include the Dargon Project and Devilbunnies. The computer game series Command and Conquer (since 1995) and Red Alert (since 1996) originally were set in the same universe, connected by character Kane, who had
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4410-698: The Jedi (1983); together, those three films are known as the original trilogy and focuses on Luke Skywalker , Han Solo and Princess Leia . The prequel trilogy composed of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) expanded the series into a Saga, and focused on Luke Skywalker's father Anakin Skywalker , new cast members portrayed younger versions of characters from
4515-785: The Kimoja Heroes The Magic Hockey Skates Magic: The Gathering Ninja Express Odd-Paw Vet Pat & Stan Peppa Pig PJ Masks Ricky Zoom Tractor Tom Void Rivals Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong [REDACTED] Distributed worldwide by Hasbro Beyblade Subsidiaries and brands Avalon Hill Cranium, Inc. Hasbro Entertainment Astley Baker Davies Discovery Family (40%) Kenner Hasbro Games Milton Bradley Parker Brothers Tiger Electronics Playskool Wizards of
4620-2097: The Multiverse (G.I. Joe, Transformers and Power Rangers, 2023) G.I. Joe: Battle for the Arctic Circle (G.I. Joe and Axis & Allies , 2024) Untitled Robo Rally /Transformers event (2024) In 2023, WS Game Company released Monopoly: 100 Years of Hasbro , a special Monopoly game designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hasbro. Comics [ edit ] Marvel Comics (1979–1994) Earth-616 / Marvel Universe (1979–1986) The Micronauts Rom: Spaceknight Earth-91274 (1982–1994) G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero The Transformers Image Comics and Devil's Due Publishing (2003–2007) G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers series (2003–2007) G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers (2003) G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers II (2004) G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers III: The Art of War (2006) G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers IV: Black Horizon (2007) Dreamwave Productions (2004) Transformers/G.I. Joe series (2004) Transformers/G.I. Joe (2004) Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front (2004) IDW Publishing (2005–2021) Hasbro Comic Book Universe (2005–2018) The Transformers vs. G.I. Joe series (2014–2016) The Transformers vs. G.I. Joe (2014) The Transformers vs. G.I. Joe: The Movie Adaptation (2016) Aw Yeah Revolution! (2017) My Little Pony/Transformers series (2020–2021) My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise! (2020) My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron (2021) HasLab (2011) Unit:E (2011, for San Diego Comic-Con ) Grey Global Group (2017) "When Worlds Collide" (2017, for HasCon) Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment (2023–present) Energon Universe (2023–present) Films and TV series [ edit ] From 1983 to 1987, Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions developed
4725-589: The Predacons, the Terrorcons, and the Technobots. This season saw story-editing duties transfer from Marvel Productions to Sunbow, overseen by Flint Dille , Marv Wolfman and Steve Gerber . Animation for around half the season was provided by producer Nelson Shin 's animation studio AKOM, creating a different "look" for the show that encompassed its opening sequence and commercial bumpers. The death of Optimus Prime proved
4830-935: The Space Knight Robotix Sit 'n Spin Spirograph Starting Lineup Stickle Bricks Stretch Armstrong Super Soaker Talk 'n Play Tinkertoy Tonka Treehouse Detectives Transformers Beast Wars Visionaries VR Troopers Watchimals Weeble Games Acquire Aggravation Ants in the Pants Axis & Allies Barrel of Monkeys Battleship Boggle Bop It Buckaroo! Candy Land Catch Phrase Chutes & Ladders Clue Connect Four Cootie Cranium Crocodile Dentist Designer's World Don't Break
4935-467: The Sweeps. Season 3 picks up where the movie leaves off, with the Autobots now in control of Cybertron once more, working to restore their homeworld and serving as peacemakers for worlds all across the galaxy. The Decepticons, meanwhile, are in exile on the ruined world of Chaar, led now by Galvatron . Interconnected episodes, running plot threads and small story arcs became more common in the series, including
5040-678: The Tiberium timeline. The 2000 musical Seussical presented several works of Dr. Seuss as taking place in the same fictional world. Hasbro toy products including G.I. Joe and Transformers are considered by their manufacturer to exist fictionally within the Hasbro Universe . Related shared universes include the Hasbro Comic Book Universe by IDW Publishing and the Energon Universe by Skybound Entertainment . In
5145-473: The anthology films, expands the stories of plot points and characters from the main series. Additionally the Star Wars series expanded into video games, comics, novels, short stories, animated series, and RPG adventures, telling original stories based on the franchise, classifying it as an imaginary entertainment environment, where the films share the same continuity as all the other media formats, regardless of
5250-463: The brand out of the gate. Japanese designer Shōhei Kohara was responsible for creating the earliest character models for the Transformers cast, greatly humanising the toy designs to create more approachable robot characters for the comic and cartoon. His designs were subsequently simplified by Floro Dery , who went on to become the lead designer for the series, creating many more concepts and designs in
5355-554: The common interpretation of the events of that finale is that the entire St. Elsewhere universe – including all connected series – exist only within Westphall's imagination. The spin-off media from Doctor Who , known as the " Whoniverse ", has relatively little consistency given its division into audio plays produced by Big Finish and the BBC, the New Adventures universe novel, or
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#17328515463445460-683: The contribution of multiple authors and does not by itself create a shared universe and is considered a collaborative art form. Incidental appearances, such as that of d'Artagnan in Cyrano de Bergerac , are considered literary cameo appearances . More substantial interaction between characters from different sources is often marketed as a crossover . While crossovers occur in a shared universe, not all crossovers are intended to merge their settings' back-stories and are instead used for marketing, parody, or to explore "what-if" scenarios , often being one-offs. It can become difficult for writers contributing to
5565-486: The different media formats. Lucasfilm's early teams under Carol Wakarska (later Titleman), Lucy Wilson, Allan Kausch, Sue Rostoni, and later, Leland Chee and Pablo Hidalgo, coordinated a cohesive story-telling and ensured consistency and synergy by avoiding plot holes between all the film and non-film works. The Star Wars Legends brand is now used to brand all the re-prints of these Expanded Universe works (television films, animated series, video-games, comics, and novels) of
5670-567: The discontinued products from the 1984 and 1985 toy lines and introducing a new cast of the characters designed for the film, who were then made into toys for the 1986 range. Young Autobot Hot Rod used the power of the Autobot talisman known as the Matrix of Leadership to become the new Autobot leader Rodimus Prime and defeated the world-eating robot planet Unicron who recreates Megatron into Galvatron while Skywarp, Thundercracker, Shrapnel, Kickback, and Bombshell are reformed as Cyclonus, Scourge and
5775-431: The end of episodes from the second season of the series, re-using the scripts from similar PSAs created for sister series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero , complete with the catchphrase "...and knowing is half the battle!" These were never actually aired on television, but eventually appeared as bonus features on various DVDs and video games. For the third season, episodes were tagged with "The Secret Files of Teletraan II",
5880-471: The fictional works released after such date. The animated series Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018), was the first work released after. A sequel trilogy formed by Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) featured many returning cast members along with newcomers. The films' main saga is conformed of the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies. A concurrent spin-off film series, known as
5985-512: The film series, but these experiments were "not always conducted as carefully or as thoroughly as audiences, especially fans, would expect in contemporary terms". This is seen in Universal's Frankenstein films , the Dracula films which are sequentially fragmented as Son of Dracula (1943) does not reference narratives or characters from either Dracula (1931) or Dracula's Daughter . Following
6090-497: The final episode where the first generation of the Autobots led by Optimus Prime pursue Galvatron and Zarak into deep space and a new generation of Autobots and Decepticons are introduced. Each of the first three seasons of the series featured its own tailored opening sequence, featuring completely original animation and a unique arrangement of the theme tune. Additionally, the third-season premiere "Five Faces of Darkness" had its own specialized opening, depicting events that occurred in
6195-468: The first female Transformer characters were introduced. A new recurring human cast member was also added in the form of Spike's girlfriend Carly. Partway into the season, the remainder of the 1985 product line was introduced, mostly through the two-part episode "Dinobot Island." These new characters, like the first year cast, were largely derived from Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change lines, including new Autobot car and mini-vehicles and Decepticon jets and
6300-493: The form of a series of short-story anthologies with occasional standalone novels. Examples include Robert Lynn Asprin 's Thieves' World , C. J. Cherryh 's Merovingen Nights and Janet Morris ' Heroes in Hell . Within comics, the term shared universe has been used to reflect the overall milieu created by the comic book publisher in which characters, events, and premises from one product line appear in other product lines in
6405-518: The franchise which were produced and/or ceased production before April 2014. Lucas praised these expansions of his work in the introduction to the reprinted Splinter of the Mind's Eye , and included a few elements within his works, such as characters and places. Storytellers after Lucas have also incorporated Legends elements in their stories. As for comic book-based films, there are two cinematic universes based on Marvel Comics characters, both set within
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#17328515463446510-818: The future. This series focuses on the Transformers, split into two warring factions: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons as they crash land on Earth and continue their eons long conflict there. The three-part pilot miniseries (retroactively titled "More than Meets the Eye") first aired in the United States in September 1984. The story follows Optimus Prime 's heroic Autobots and Megatron 's evil Decepticons as they leave their metallic homeworld of Cybertron to search for new sources of energy to revitalize their war efforts, only to crash-land on Earth , where they remain entombed and offline for 4 million years. Awakening in
6615-478: The giant Autobot sentinel Omega Supreme and Decepticon "Triple-Changers" Astrotrain and Blitzwing. To expand the line, however, Hasbro also licensed several toys from other companies, including Takara's Japanese competitor, Bandai. Legal complications that arose from incorporating the first of these, Skyfire, into the first season resulted in the character quickly being phased out early in Season 2 and meant that none of
6720-413: The growth, history, and status of the setting is called an "imaginary entertainment environment". The term has also been used in a wider, non-literary sense to convey interdisciplinary or social commonality, often in the context of a "shared universe of discourse". Fiction in some media , such as most television programs and many comic book titles, is understood by viewers or readers to require
6825-533: The industry, other companies have attempted similar models. Valiant Comics and Crossgen both produced titles primarily set from their inception in a single, publisher-wide shared universe, known respectively as Unity and the Sigilverse . Universes in films (or television) mostly consist of a franchise featuring an umbrella of multiple franchises (film or television) set within the same continuity, each franchise within telling its own stand-alone story focusing on
6930-454: The internet. The influence of the Internet on collaborative and interactive fiction has also resulted in a large number of amateur shared universe settings. Amateur authors have created shared universes by contributing to mailing lists , story archives and Usenet . One of the earliest of these settings, SFStory , saw its spin-off setting Superguy cited as illustrative of the potential of
7035-498: The mice were indeed married in their "private life", but that they sometimes appeared as boyfriend and girlfriend for "screen purposes". The Mickey Mouse universe also includes the Donald Duck universe as a subset. The Pixar universe is an elaborate fan theory suggesting that all Pixar animated movies take place in the same universe. At the 2015 D23 Expo , during the "Pixar Secrets Revealed" panel, director Mark Andrews rejected
7140-400: The mini-series. The fourth season, however, did not feature any new animation in its opening sequence, instead combining footage from the third season opening and various clips of animation from 1987 toy commercials; likewise, the fifth season featured commercial animation mixed in with footage from The Transformers: The Movie . Both used the season three musical arrangement. The series featured
7245-605: The music industry, all kinds of works by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift , such as her songs , albums , music videos, films , tours , promotional activities, as well as the narratives surrounding her, have been collectively referred to as a musical or cinematic universe by several journalists and media outlets. The Transformers (TV series) The Transformers is an animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based upon Hasbro and Takara 's Transformers toy line . The first television series in
7350-564: The names of songs by Simon and Garfunkel was proposed and publicly discussed by movie creators in 2017. Filmmaker Edgar Wright wrote that the Simon and Garfunkel cinematic universe could begin with his movie Baby Driver and Marc Webb 's The Only Living Boy in New York , and Wright suggested creation of a film named So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright . Subsequently, other writers, directors, and actors expressed their interest in making films within
7455-974: The original on August 14, 2017 . Retrieved December 10, 2016 . ^ Chitwood, Adam (January 18, 2017). "Director D.J. Caruso Says His 'G.I. Joe 3' Idea Involved Meeting the Transformers" . Collider. ^ Kilday, Gregg (December 15, 2015). "Paramount, Hasbro Creating Movie Universe Around G.I. Joe, Four Other Brands" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 10, 2016 . ^ Kit, Borys (April 21, 2016). "Hasbro Cinematic Universe Takes Shape With Michael Chabon, Brian K. Vaughan, Akiva Goldsman (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 10, 2016 . ^ "Snake Eyes Producer Admits Hasbro's Shared Universe Writers Room Didn't Work Very Well" . ScreenRant . 2021-05-14 . Retrieved 2021-05-15 . ^ Transformers: Prime – Season 3: Beast Hunters – Episode 5: Project Predacon ^ Transformers: Robots in Disguise – Season 1 – Episode 17: One of Our Mini-Cons
7560-551: The original on December 20, 2016 . Retrieved December 9, 2016 . ^ "MY LITTLE PONY/TRANSFORMERS brings autobots & decepticons into the heart of Equestria" . The Beat. February 6, 2020 . Retrieved February 6, 2020 . ^ January 2021, Newsarama Staff 19 (19 January 2021). "Transformers and My Little Pony get sequel crossover" . Newsarama . Retrieved 2021-01-19 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) ^ "Skybound/Hasbro Partnership Gives Transformers, G.I. Joe
7665-455: The original on July 19, 2014 . Retrieved December 10, 2016 . ^ Henne, B.G. (October 23, 2015). "John Chu wants to make a crossover film with G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Jem" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved December 10, 2016 . ^ " 'TRANSFORMERS': CROSSOVER WITH OTHER HASBRO PROPERTIES POSSIBLE; 'G.I. JOE,' 'JEM THE HOLOGRAM' INCLUDED; HINTED BY DIRECTOR JON CHU" . movienewsguide.com. October 29, 2015. Archived from
7770-608: The original trilogy, while other actors returned to their original trilogy roles. On television, the lore was expanded through animation, the animated film titled Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) served as the pilot of an animated series of the same name (2008–2014, 2020). Lucas was deeply creatively involved in the previously mentioned works, but he ceased creative involvement with the Star Wars franchise in 2014. Lucasfilm announced that from April 2014, only such previously mentioned works would be considered canonical, along with all of
7875-507: The other Bandai-derived characters featured in the series. Toward the end of the season, the first 1986 product was introduced into the series: the Aerialbots , Stunticons , Protectobots and Combaticons , four combiner teams based on an unmade Diaclone line that was aborted in Japan in favor of importing the Transformers toy line itself. To promote these new toys even further in Japanese markets,
7980-416: The pilot miniseries aired, was broadcast between October and December on Saturday mornings. Story-edited at Marvel Productions by Bryce Malek and Dick Robbins, the season begins with the revelation that the Decepticons have survived the events of the pilot and follows them as they set about constructing a "space bridge" to teleport resources back to Cybertron. A loose story arc centered on this technology spans
8085-488: The planned Adventure into Fear franchise. After Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios in December 2019, streaming television shows set in the MCU were developed for Disney+ , beginning with WandaVision (2021). The concept of "universes" has also occasionally been discussed in the context of reality television franchises (which, though documenting real-life individuals and situations, typically involve
8190-502: The previous films, as they travel to the past in Taylor's spaceship. The fourth and fifth films, Conquest and Battle , focus on Zira and Cornelius' son Caesar leading the uprising against the humans and to the future depicted in the original film. A television series and an animated series are also considered part of the story. The origin of the Planet of the Apes in the original timeline before
8295-662: The release of The Wolf Man (1941) and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Universal released Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1942) which operated as a sequel to both films. Proctor suggested that the Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1942), the first crossover in film history, and the ensemble films House of Frankenstein (1944) and House of Dracula (1945) established the first "cinematic universe". Some universes in film have originated as film adaptations of novels, such as
8400-439: The restrictions regarding the placement of promotional content within children's television programming. The way was cleared for the new product-based television program. Hasbro had previously worked with Marvel Comics to develop G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero for a three-pronged marketing scheme – the toyline, a tie-in comic book by Marvel, and an animated mini-series co-produced by Marvel's media arm, Marvel Productions , and
8505-430: The return of Starscream (following his death in the movie) as a ghost, frequent battles between the giant Autobot and Decepticon cities of Metroplex and Trypticon and the threat to both sides posed by the alien Quintessons , introduced in the movie and revealed in the season's premiere miniseries "Five Faces of Darkness" to be the true creators of the Transformers. This season also saw the debut of three new combiners:
8610-664: The same continuity. Following the films Son of Frankenstein (1939) and Dracula's Daughter (1935), Universal began experimenting with transfictional storytelling with their horror films series throughout the early to mid 1940s. This form was is conceptualized by Richard Saint-Gelais who described it as when "two (or more) texts exhibit a transfictional relationship where they share elements, such as characters, imaginary locations, and fictional worlds." William Proctor in Horror Franchise Cinema (2021) wrote that Universal began transfictional storytelling by applying it to
8715-452: The season, culminating in "The Ultimate Doom", a three-part episode in which the Decepticons teleport Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit. The paraplegic computer expert Chip Chase joins Spike and Sparkplug as a new human ally for the Autobots. The season also introduced several new characters from the upcoming 1985 product line in advance of their toys' release including Skyfire , the Dinobots,
8820-511: The series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero , The Transformers , Jem and Inhumanoids . These series had been hinted to share the same universe, mostly due to the appearance of the character named Hector Ramirez. On March 28, 2013, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura announced that he is open to doing a crossover film between the Transformers and G.I. Joe film series ( Paramount Pictures and MGM ). On June 23, di Bonaventura stated that
8925-500: The series into weekday broadcast syndication . Compared to the first season, Season 2's stories are more episodic, with many of them able to air in whatever order networks chose. Episodes would often spotlight individual characters or groups of characters as a means of promoting their toys and later in the season, the lore of the series would be expanded on as the history of Cybertron and origin of Optimus Prime were discovered and significant cartoon-original characters like Alpha Trion and
9030-422: The series shifted towards original scripts. However, all films are set within a single, coherent fictional continuity, even if the writers, directors and cast change between films. Aspects of the fictional universe are retained between films. The Planet of the Apes film series also originated as a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, taking many creative liberties. The original film titled Planet of
9135-466: The series were rebroadcast under the title Transformers: Generation 2 . The stories were presented as though they were historical recordings displayed by the "Cybernet Space Cube", which added computer-generated borders and scene-transitions to the original animation. The story was later continued in Transformers: Generation 2: Redux, a Botcon magazine that is set 22 years after the events of
9240-467: The setting's fandom . Some writers, in an effort to ensure that a canon can be established and to keep details of the setting believable, employ tools to correct contradictions and errors that result from multiple contributors working over a long period of time. One such tool is retconning , short for "retroactive continuity", which resolves errors in continuity that came about through previously-written conflicting material. Readers may also object when
9345-473: The several authors of the Man-Kzin Wars series. By contrast, author Eric Flint edited and published collaborations with fan fiction writers directly, expanding his 1632 series . A setting may also be expanded in a similar manner after the death of its creator, although this posthumous expansion does not meet some strict definitions of a shared universe. One such example is August Derleth 's development of
9450-472: The story, beginning with Transformers: The Headmasters in 1987, and continuing into Transformers: Super-God Masterforce in 1988, Transformers: Victory in 1989, and the single-episode direct-to-video OVA Transformers: Zone in 1990. Supplementary manga written by Masami Kaneda and illustrated by Ban Magami ran alongside each series in Kodansha 's TV Magazine. Seasons 1–4 were released on DVD in
9555-504: The task. Hastily performing the revisions over a weekend, Budiansky's new names and profiles were a hit with Hasbro, and production began on a bi-monthly four-issue comic book miniseries, and three-part television pilot. Both comic and cartoon would wind up continuing for years beyond these short-term beginnings, using Budiansky's original development work as a springboard to tell the story of the Transformers in very different ways from one another, forming two separate, unrelated continuities for
9660-448: The theory, with Inside Out co-director Ronnie del Carmen adding "Do you know what kinds of meetings we'd have to have to make sure all our movies line up?!" The DC Animated Universe (DCAU) is a television universe that encompasses different animated series based on characters from DC Comics but its associated media includes feature and short films, comic books and video games as well. Shared timeslines originate in video games and
9765-477: The third season, Toei's involvement with the production team was reduced and the animation services were shared with the South Korean studio AKOM . The show's supervising producer ( Nelson Shin ) was also AKOM's founder. The fourth season was entirely animated by AKOM. The series was supplemented by a feature film, The Transformers: The Movie (1986), taking place between the second and third seasons. This series
9870-500: The time travel occurred was explained in a prequel-reboot film series with the ape Cesar becoming the main protagonist again, with the story focused on his life from childhood to an old ape, and how the conflict between the apes and the humans started. The Star Wars film series was created by George Lucas , produced by his self-funded production company Lucasfilm. It originated with the film Star Wars (1977), followed by two sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of
9975-467: The triceratops Lincoln Logs Lite-Brite Littlest Pet Shop Lost Kitties Luna Petunia M.A.S.K. Masked Rider Maxie Micronauts Mighty Muggs Mister Frosty Monkgomery Monster Face My Buddy My Little Pony Equestria Girls MoonDreamers My Pet Monster NakNak Nerf Poppin' Park Popples Potato Head Pound Puppies Power Rangers Play-Doh Rom
10080-483: The two warring factions of alien robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons . To flesh out his concept, Shooter called upon veteran editor Dennis O'Neil to create character names and profiles for the cast, but O'Neill's work did not meet with Hasbro's expectations, and they requested heavy revisions. O'Neill declined to make said revisions, and the project was turned down by several writers and editors approached by Shooter until editor Bob Budiansky accepted
10185-579: The universe, such as Rian Johnson : Keep the Customer Satisfied ; Lin-Manuel Miranda : Cecilia ; Marc Webb and Dwayne Johnson : I Am a Rock . This refers to universes that are based on television shows without any films. Television series may lead to a spin-off series set in the same universe, often focusing on a single character from the original. The American sitcom Cheers led to two spin-off series, Frasier and The Tortellis . An example of shared universes among television shows
10290-599: The wars between mankind and the Kzinti . The degree to which he has made the setting available for other writers became a topic of controversy, when Elf Sternberg created an erotic short story set in Known Space following an author's note from Niven indicating that "[i]f you want more Known Space stories, you'll have to write them yourself". Niven has since clarified that his setting is still to be used only "under restricted circumstances and with permission", which Niven granted to
10395-445: The works and characters are independent except for a single meeting. The term shared universe is also used within comics to reflect the overall milieu created by the comic book publisher in which characters, events, and premises from one product line appear in other product lines in a media franchise . A specific kind of shared universe that is published across a variety of media (such as novels and films), each of them contributing to
10500-427: The writers' room for the cinematic universe. In March 2021, Lorenzo di Bonaventura stated the writers' room is disbanded, leaving the project in development hell . The Transformers Aligned Universe (comprising the animated series Transformers: Prime and Transformers: Robots in Disguise ) features a reference to M.A.S.K. as a division of the United States military that developed a special vehicle. In 2018,
10605-527: The year of 1984, the Decepticons set about pillaging the energy sources of Earth, while the Autobots—aided by human father and son duo Sparkplug and Spike Witwicky—attempt to protect the new world on which they find themselves. The miniseries concludes with the Decepticons believed dead after their space cruiser is sent plunging into the ocean depths, while the Autobots prepare to return to Cybertron. The 13-episode first season, commissioned and produced before
10710-562: Was able to become the Headmaster to his creation Scorponok, Spike Witwicky was able to operate the Headmaster unit so that he can control Fortress Maximus to fight Scorponok. The miniseries concludes with the successful restoration of Cybertron, but the Decepticon threat not yet quashed as Galvatron and Lord Zarak argue over who will rule the galaxy upon their victory over the Autobots. The Transformers did not disappear from American airwaves, as
10815-493: Was broadcast in November 1987. Written by regular series writer David Wise , the Autobots and Decepticons encounter the alien world of Nebulos, where they bond with the native Nebulans to become Headmasters and Targetmasters . The Nebulons led by the evil Lord Zarak were able to transform the animal Decepticons with Scourge and Cyclonus into Headmasters while some of their weapons were transformed into Targetmasters. While Lord Zarak
10920-467: Was in talks to be GI Joe 3' s director, the discussion included a Transformers and G.I. Joe meeting. However, Paramount did not think the time was right to do so because they did not want to infringe on Michael Bay 's running of the Transformers films. In the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts , there is a mention of G.I. Joe recruiting Noah Diaz. On December 15, 2015, Hasbro agreed with Paramount to
11025-456: Was subsequently acquired by Sony Wonder (a division of Sony BMG ). Sony Wonder announced in October 2006 that they would re-release the first season of the series in 2007, with the other seasons presumably following. In June 2007, Sony BMG dissolved Sony Wonder and moved the label to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment , without releasing any DVD sets. In May 2008, Hasbro re-acquired the rights to
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