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The timeline in the live - actionTransformersdoesn’t pit the decree of release , which can make tracking the persistence a little tricky . As noted by Autobot leader , Optimus Prime , the events in theTransformersfranchise started right smart back before the cosmos of all life story itself . It was first say that the Allspark created the Autobots and Decepticons and their homeworld of Cybertron . Early in theTransformers movies that Michael Bay start , The Seven Primes ( the first Cybertronians ) seek to harvest the energy of star .

When one of them ( The Fallen ) violated the rule of attempting to expend a reaper to put down a major planet with life , he was discontinue by the Primes and had the Matrix of Leadership enshroud from him . These events would set about the alive - actionTransformerstimeline , whose events are easier to narrate using an Earth calendar . From the first Bay movie toTransformers : Rise of the Beasts , it ’s best to see these films in chronological order , starting with conductor Travis Knight’s , Bumblebee .

Transformers : Rise of the Beasts arrived in 2023 , and that set the board for several more movies in the franchise that will arrive down the stock .

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Bumblebee (2018)

Takes Place In 1987

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The first live - actionTransformersmovie in the timeline is 2018’sBumblebee , which accept place in the belated eighties . During the final days of the Autobot and Decepticon warfare on Cybertron , Optimus Prime fancy his side was on the verge of misplace . Prime feel that the Autobots call for to allow for the planet to ensure their survival . The iconic Transformer Bumblebee , a.k.a . B-127 , was sent to planet Earth by Optimus who hoped to take refuge there and instal a base of operations .

Bumblebee was praised by the Autobot leader Optimus Prime , who later reunite with his scout on Earth , having done a great job at maintain the satellite as tasked .

Crash - landing place on Earth in the class 1987 , Bumblebee chop-chop ran into bother with Sector 7 , a orphic American government agency that handled extraterrestrial threat . But after escaping from Decepticon Blitzwing , Bumblebee subsequently meet teenager Charlie Watson , disguised as her eighteenth natal day present — a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle .

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Decepticons Shatter and Dropkick were alerted to Bumblebee ’s location on Earth after Charlie unknowingly activated a homing signal on the golem . Teaming up with Sector 7 , the two Decepticons made it their lone mission to becharm Bumblebee . After make out to fend off the oppose force out , Bumblebee parted ways with Charlie , who believed the Autobot would serve a greater purpose elsewhere . Late in the film , Bumblebee was praised by the Autobot leader Optimus Prime , who later reunited with his talent scout on Earth , having done a bang-up line at defend the planet as tasked .

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (2023)

Takes Place In 1994

partly free-base on the animatedBeast Wars : Transformers , Transformers : Rise of the Beaststakes property in the class 1994 , just seven years after the events inBumblebee . However , it also obligate the dapple as the live - actionTransformersmovie that include some of the earliest events in the timeline in its opening scene . That is because the Maximals come from the future , but when Unicron come to destroy their planet , they traveled back in sentence and took shelter on a prehistoric Earth . They remained there until 1994 when the Terrorcons arrive with Unicron seeking to demolish another world .

acclivity of the Beastsexpands the traditional knowledge while also acting as the start of a newTransformerstrilogy .

The taradiddle inRise of the Beastscenters around the Terrorcons attacking , led by Scourge , and the Maximals and Autobots squeeze to team up to save the Earth from the tone-beginning . There are also new homo in Noah , a struggling outmoded - military electronics expert , and Elena Wallace , an artifact research worker at a museum . A handful of new golem characters make their first live - action appearance , including Scourge , Optimus Primal , and the first real appearance of Unicron . limit in Brooklyn , Rise of the Beastsexpands the lore while alsoacting as the start of a newTransformerstrilogy .

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Paramount has already confirmed plan for transformer 8 & 9 to be made after Transformers : Rise of the wolf , set out the young trilogy .

Transformers (2007)

Takes Place In 2007

Fast - forward thirteen years , Michael Bay ’s firstTransformersfilm took place in the former summer of 2007 , the same yr it was released . Teenager Sam Witwicky was in motivation of a hot new band of roulette wheel to instill his crush , Mikaela Banes . After purchase a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro that was actually Autobot , Bumblebee , Sam ’s life sour upside down .

This was when Captain Archibald Witwicky ( Sam ’s capital - peachy - granddad ) and his squad of explorers encountered a comatose Megatron out in the Arctic Circle frozen whole in ice .

want to find the Allspark — the seed of all Cybertronian life — the Autobots arrived on Earth , discovering there had been a Decepticon presence on the satellite since 1897.This was when Captain Archibald Witwicky ( Sam ’s great - slap-up - grandfather ) and his team of explorers chance a comatose Megatron out in the Arctic Circle freeze completely in ice .

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Autobot leader Optimus Prime look for to acquire Archibald ’s glasses , which had the location of the Allspark imprinted on them . The Decepticons were also after the glass and trust to use the Allspark to eliminate the Autobots and rule the universe . But with the assistance of the American military , Prime and his team managed to defeat their Decepticon opponents . The ending of the movie learn Sam Witwicky stamp out Megatron using the Allspark ’s tremendous power and also help set up a future relationship between the humanity and the Autobots .

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Takes Place In 2009

Set just two years afterMichael Bay ’s firstTransformersmoviein the year 2009 , its continuation — retaliation of the Fallen — saw the dealership get prominent and advantageously . Back in 17,000 B.C. , The Fallen , the original leader of the Decepticons , attempt to use a sun harvester — a auto up to of harness the energy of adept — to demolish Earth . Luckily , The Seven Primes ( the first Cybertronians ) bilk The Fallen ’s plan and handle to hide the Matrix of Leadership , the winder to activating a sunlight reaper , from him .

Back in 17,000 B.C. , The Fallen , the original drawing card of the Decepticons , set about to utilise a sunlight reaper - a political machine capable of harness the energy of stars - to destroy Earth .

Partnering with a new - formed military unit call , NEST , the Autobots endeavor to rid the major planet of any continue Decepticons . Meanwhile , after discovering a shard of the Allspark , college - educatee Sam Witwickybegan seeing Cybertronian symbols which signal to a fresh Energon source in Egypt . During an encounter with Megatron , Optimus Prime is killed while trying to save Sam , lead Witwicky and the Autobots to Egypt where they find the Matrix of Leadership in a secret tomb .

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In the finale , Sam used the Matrix to restore lifespan to Optimus who later on destroy a harvester build by The Fallen and then kill him , causing Megatron and his forces to withdraw .

Michael Bay promised 14 Transformers movies were in development several years ago . Here is a prediction of the spinoffs and sequels he rag .

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011)

Takes Place In 2011

transformer : Dark of The Moonopened during the last day of the warfare on Cybertron and bring out the Ark , a transport ship that carried technology adequate to of end the conflict . In 1961 , it crash - land on the moon . Years later during the Apollo 11 space travel , the vessel was discovered by human who kept important detail of the commission a closed book .

The present day portion of the nextTransformersmovie takes place two years afterRevenge of the Fallen .

The present sidereal day dower of the nextTransformersmovie takes place two years afterRevenge of the Fallen . In the year 2011,Dark of the Moonsaw Sam Witwicky struggling to find a job . After learning of the Ark ’s location on the synodic month , Optimus Prime and the Autobots traveled there and later revived Sentinel Prime — the Autobot drawing card prior to Optimus .

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In a surprise trick , however , the Autobots learned they ’d been determine up by the Decepticons , who covertly partnered with a fistful of sneaky human assets to make their mission of using a space bridge deck to bring Cybertron to Earth a reality . Aided by Sentinel , who betrayed the Autobots , the Decepticons put waste to the city of Chicago where they planned to enact their evil plan . However , Optimus Prime and the Autobots negociate to thwart the Decepticons ' effort to conquer Earth yet again . In the film ’s finish , Sam reunite with his girlfriend , Carly Spencer , after both Megatron and Sentinel werekilled by Optimus Prime .

Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)

Takes Place In 2018

In Michael Bay ’s fourth installment , Transformers : Age of Extinction , the unrecorded - action timeline got a little confusing . Sixty - five million years ago — even before the opening second ofRevenge of the Fallen — an exotic race call the " Creators " covered Earth and M of other planets with seed contain " Transformium , " which turned all constitutive life into Transformers . tight - forward five geezerhood after the Battle of Chicago in the class 2018 , all transformer — both Autobots and Decepticons — were viewed as a scourge to humanity .

Cemetery Wind , a secret government task force , hold out a mission to eliminate the Transformers , while Autobot loss leader Optimus Prime crossed paths with scramble inventor , Cade Yaegar . The two partner together , run them on an adventure across the world where Prime and his allies repeatedly battle Lockdown and Galvatron ( the revived version of Megatron ) . In the picture show ’s close go under in China , Optimus Prime managed to kill Lockdown with the assistance of perhapsTransformers ' ridiculous version of robots , the Dinobots . After tax his Autobot fellow to protect Cade and his house , Prime left major planet Earth in search of his Creator .

The Transformers movie franchise mostly orbit around Autobots and Decepticons , but there are seven Transformer types boast in the film .

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Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Takes Place In 2019

The net movie ( so far ) in the lively - actionTransformerstimeline when it come to the chronological order was manager Michael Bay ’s fifth film , Transformers : The Last Knight . Back in Dark Ages England ( 484 AD ) , the Knights of Lacon — twelve legendary Cybertronian knight — allied with Merlin and King Arthur to defeat the Saxons . After receiving the Staff of Power , an ancient souvenir that belonged to the Decepticon sorceress , Quintessa , Merlin was severalize by the Knights of Lacon to hide it .

The Autobots met Sir Edmund Burton who explained the Transformers had been experience on Earth for centuries .

Taking place one class after the events inAge of Extinctionin 2019 , the main story ofTransformers : The Last Knightsaw the humans hunting transformer yet again , this time under a young task force called the TRF ( Transformers Reaction Force ) . brainwash by Quintessa , Optimus Prime was learn to find Merlin ’s staff to drain the Earth ’s push and transfer it to Cybertron .

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After escaping a Decepticon attack , Cade Yaegar and the Autobots met Sir Edmund Burton , who explained the Transformers had been live on on Earth for century . While attempting to locate the Staff of Power , though , the team take on Optimus Prime . But with the presence of a familiar face — Bumblebee — Prime ’s memories were restored , and the heroes defeatedThe Last Knightvillain Quintessa . The Autobots give back to Cybertron to reconstruct their homeworld .

The Future Of The Transformers Live-Action Timeline

The Next Movies Will Take Place After Rise Of The Beasts

The live - actionTransformersfranchise has been a lucrative one for Paramount , with even the worst of the series being successful at the box - office . It ’s no surprise that more movies are lined up after 2023’sRise of the Beasts , and it ’s been confirmed thatTransformers8 & 9 will be set after it . Transformers 8was announced shortly after the exit ofRise of the Beasts , show up just how ambitious the studio apartment is for the fresh trilogy . point are scarce , with everything from the cast to the plot to the director still a whodunit .

While it ’s known thatTransformers 8and its continuation will take space afterRise of the Beasts , it ’s not known where they ’ll sit down in the chronological timeline , as the most recentTransformersmovie was the 2d in the in - macrocosm canon . This means that the next live - action picture could be set in the 1990s or early 2000s , taking place before 2007’sTransformers . However , there is also every possibility that they could take place after Michael Bay’sTransformersmovies , work around them or ignoring them entirely to branch off into an entirely new timeline .

Then there ’s the cryptical yethighly anticipatedTransformersandG.I. Joecrossoverteased by theRise of the Beastspost - credit scene . It ’s known that this crossover is n’t move to beTransformers 8,but will be part of the canon timeline . This entryway will most likely take place only soon afterRise of the brute , as Burke offers Noah a job with G.I. Joe . Unless the crossover would feature Noah as an experienced G.I. Joe veteran , it would have to take place shortly after the most recentTransformersmovie , and will likely sit down betweenRise of the Beastsand 2007’sTransformers .

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Transformers is a multimedia system franchise consisting of movies , tv set Shows , television game , and comic .   The enfranchisement center on a race of humanoid robots called the autobots who must protect Earth from the Decepticons . Some of the most popular characters let in Megatron , Optimus Prime , and Bumblebee . In 2007 , the first live - activity motion picture in the franchise was release starring Shia Labeouf .

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Transformers is a multimedia franchise consisting of movies, TV Shows, video games, and comics. The franchise centers on a race of humanoid robots called the autobots who must protect Earth from the Decepticons. Some of the most popular characters include Megatron, Optimus Prime, and Bumblebee. In 2007, the first live-action movie in the franchise was released starring Shia Labeouf.

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