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The Transformers (1986)

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It is the secret origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, who are today regarded as sworn adversaries but who were once friends and connected like brothers and who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.Transformers One is the newest film in the Transformers franchise, and its place in the larger continuity has been a hot topic for fans. The movie takes a deep dive into the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron, showing how their journey from friends to enemies sparked the entire civil war between Autobots and Decepticons. The film is set on Cybertron and explores the history of the Transformers, their home planet, and the early days of their race. According to producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Transformers One is set "300 million years before the first Michael Bay movie," offering a prelude to the events we’ve seen in the live-action films. He confirmed that this film "exists beforehand," making it a prequel to the entire franchise.
However, this timeline raises some interesting questions, particularly when comparing it to what we've already seen in the Bayverse movies. For example, the race known as the Creators cyberformed planets 65 million years ago using "seeds" that turned organic matter into Transformium, which they used to create the Transformers race. But Transformers One sets its events even further back, 300 million years in the past. This would place the timeline roughly 235 million years before the Creators created Transformium, which doesn’t quite align with the established Bayverse lore.

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