Robot universe: Difference between revisions

The '''"robot universe"''' is the name given<ref>By [[the Doctor]] in {{Marvel|Incomplete_Death's_Head_Vol_1_12|''The Incomplete Death's Head'' issue 12.}}</ref> to the reality dominated by the war between the [[:Category:Autobots|Autobots]] and the [[:Category:Decepticons|Decepticons]]. It is also home to the superhero [[Spider-Man]], the international peacekeeping team [[Action Force]], and just about any robot or somebody in an iron suit.

==Timeline==

{{Note|Unless otherwise stated, stories are taken as occurring in their year of publication.}}

===Nearly two thousand years ago===

{{storylink|The Saga of Erik the Red}}

 

====1984====

The '''February 7''', 1984 edition of the ''[[Daily Bugle]]'' reported a "stop press" story on the sudden eruption of {{TF|Mount_St._Hilary|Mount St. Hilary}} in {{TF|Oregon|Oregon}}–an eruption which, unbeknown to the general public, had reawakened the ''{{TF|Ark_(G1)|Ark}}'' and restarted the conflict between the dormant Autobots and Decepticons.<ref>[[Soundwaves]], {{TF|Source:Soundwaves#Issue_29|issue 29}}</ref> Once word of the giant rampaging robots in Oregon spread, ''Bugle'' editor-in-chief [[Robbie Robertson]] dispatched photographer Peter Parker to the scene, leading to his alter ego [[Spider-Man]] becoming involved in the Transformers' conflict. {{tfstorylink|Prisoner_of_War!|Prisoner of War!}}

 

After trying to help a [[Ion|metamorphosed scientist]], {{storylink|Kill Me or Cure Me}} Machine Man encountered [[Baron Brimstone]] in '''May'''. Brimstone perpetrated a crime spree over subsequent weeks before finally being apprehended. {{storylink|Baron Brimstone and his Sinister Satan Squad!}} Immediately after their final bout, Machine Man discovered his arm had been stolen, leading him into the web of [[Madam Menace]]. {{storylink|Arms and the Robot!}} Barely a week later, he faced her once again, concurrent with an [[Alpha Flight]] investigation that saw Senator Brickman's presidential ambitions thwarted before he became his party's nominee.<ref name=Brickman>If we tie Miles Brickman to real-world politics, the nearest U.S. presidential election was [[w:1984 United States presidential election|in November 1984]], placing all ''Machine Man'' stories before then. This doesn't quite gel with him still hoping to become the party's nominee in "[[Alone Against Alpha Flight!]]", which takes place shortly before the Halloween adventure "[[Jolted by Jack O'Lantern!]]", but maybe the robot universe's nomination race ended a little later than the real world's August 1984 timescale. See [[Miles Brickman#Notes]] for more information.</ref> The encounter with Menace's henchmen left Machine Man's face heavily damaged. {{storylink|Alone Against Alpha Flight!}} Mechanic [[Gears Garvin]] fixed him up a suitable replacement around the time of '''[[Halloween]]''', when Machine Man came into conflict with [[Jack O'Lantern]]. {{storylink|Jolted by Jack O'Lantern!}}

 

 

====1985====