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*Received wisdom tells us that both [[Rocket Raccoon]] and [[Planet Terry]] are Earth-616 characters, which means for our purposes, their stories are in the "robot universe".
*A version of [[Hercules]] also exists in Earth-616, though the Hercules in ''[[Hercules (comic)|Hercules]]'' is classified as {{Marvel|Hercules_Panhellenios_(Earth-829)|a version from Earth-829}} as part of the general categorisation of all depictions of the future as alternate realities.
*Because of [[Planet Terry]]'s level of technology and knowledge of Earth culture, Occam's razor suggests that he is a far future human. An adult Terry appeared in Earth-616 in the present day in {{Marvel|Drax_Vol_1_7|''Drax'' issue 7,}} retconning Terry's adventures as occurring roughly when they were published. This appearance leaned in to the familiar design of Terry's suit by revealing him to be a pink {{Marvel|Kree|Kree.}}
===The letters pages and metafiction===
The general policy of ''The Transformers'', from about issue 29 onwards, was that the comic itself was a close adaptation of the "real" Autobot/Decepticon conflict that happened in real life. This was a blanket policy to explain away the comic's inconsistency with the original cartoon, as well as provide a rationale for how these apparently "fictional" robots could respond to fan mail on the letters page. This results in incongruities such as...
*[[Grimlock]] going to see {{TF|The_Transformers:_The_Movie|''The Transformers: The Movie''.}} {{storylink|The Transformers issue 91/Robo-Capers|''Robo-Capers'' (issue 91)}}
*[[Combat Colin]], [[Dudley]], and [[Humph]] all being readers of ''The Transformers'', and
*{{TF|Anthony_Duranti|Anthony Duranti}} of ''{{TF|G.I._Joe_and_the_Transformers_(comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers}}'' having a toy of [[Bumblebee]]. {{tfstorylink|Power_Struggle#Continuity_notes|Power Struggle}}
*And, though not quite in our purview, the G.I. Joe Slip-Stream owning a toy of {{TF|Jetfire_(G1)|Jetfire}} (albeit one drawn as [[Megatron]]).<ref>[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Showdown! "Showdown!"] on Joepedia</ref>
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