TheShrouding was an event initiated byNexus Prime that altered the fabric of the multiverse, significantly influencing interdimensional travel and the histories of theThirteen.

Fiction

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Nexus Prime finally succeeded in his mission of reuniting theOrigin Matrix and the pieces of theStar Saber. He also recovered the equally powerfulTerminus Blade, relic of the ancients, from an insaneUltra Magnus. His efforts came too late, however—the fabric of the multiverse was almost irrevocably damaged by Magnus's actions with the Terminus Blade, and otherinter-dimensional incursions.Restoration Said actions of Magnus had unleashed an unprecedented wave of universal destruction and chaos.Invasion: Epilogue To make matters worse, with theAlternity having rendered theHytherion inactive, the multiverse no longer had a natural deterrent to the spread of weakened and damaged universes.Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08

In order to undo some of the damage and stabilize multiversal spacetime, Nexus Prime traveled to a key point in interdimensional space and brought the Star Saber and Terminus Blade together. These relics were powerful enough to reweave the fabric of reality to some degree, while permanently strengthening the boundaries between dimensions from that point onwards. Nexus Prime realized that these stronger boundaries would have a unique effect onmultiversal singularities like himself, and he would be forever altered by his actions. Nexus Prime's brothers and sister among the Thirteen arrived in his presence, marking the passing of their unique identities as he finalized his repairs on the multiverse.Out of the One, Many In particular,Vector Prime took a leave of absence fromAxiom Nexus to attend the Shrouding.Ask Vector Prime

The aftermath of the Shrouding was felt most strongly inNexus 208.0 Epsilon, by theTranscendent Technomorphs ofAxiom Nexus who observed and interacted with other realities on a daily basis. Such activity had formed a significant basis of their culture for the past few millions of years. The TransTech authorities lost track with their probes and agents in most universal streams.Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist

The Shrouding was also notable for its effects upon several of the multiverse's gods. Due to the splintering of singularities, the small fragment of good withinUnicron took dominance in his aspect inPrimax -408.24 Epsilon; by contrast, however, the Primus of that universe became dominated by evil.Out of the One, Many Meanwhile, the Shroud fragmented the pre-multiverse entityPhysis. One of Physis's now separate fragments landed onParthus in Nexus 208.0 Epsilon, fatally wounded, where Physis successfully petitioned dimensional refugeeSpacewarp to euthanize their local aspect. As thanks while dying, Physis used the last of their power to allow Spacewarp and her Mini-Con partners to return to their home reality.Spacewarp's Log (2), 2016/01/31

Masterpiece toy bios

Due to the Shroud,Dia Cinders andBurn Out were merged on the quantum level during an attempted inter-universal trip and ended up in theG1 World as a single, fused being.Masterpiece Burn Out bio

Notes

• The Shroud, or Shrouding, is an event which affected the entireTransformers multiverse. It developed following a clash between forces of theClassicsverse and the Shatteredverse, after the destruction of the former. The event itself occurred on a multiversal plane, affecting all of existence. The name for the phenomenon was coined by residents of theTransTech universe.
• Out-of-universe, the Shrouding was an editorial event that resolved many outstanding conflicts regarding the in-fiction Transformers universe. The idea once championed thatPrimus,Unicron, and the Thirteen were multiversal singularities and therefore singular entities throughout all fiction was often challenged by individual depictions of them. This was especially true after theAligned continuity'sCovenant of Primus composed the first full list of the Thirteen, excludingsome expected members and including at leastone highly controversial one.
  • Ask Vector Prime incorporated these discrepancies into its Q&A sessions, establishing that Aligned continuity (orUniend Cluster) used to be completely separate from the traditional multiverse and its multiversal singularities, instead having its own version of the Thirteen. After theDark Spark broke down a "Multiversal Barricade" passing from Uniend to theTyran Cluster, however, aspects of Uniend began to "bleed through" into the multiverse. Even Vector Prime, a multiversal singularity himself, began experiencing contradictory memories about who his brothers and sister(s) in the Thirteen were at any given time.
  • The Shrouding was therefore an in-universe event that undid the multiversal singularities as a concept, to avoid further conflicts. Now each reality in the multiverse could have its own Thirteen, or not, or its own origin of the Transformers without that decision affecting other franchises in the process.

Foreign names

• Japanese:Shroud (シュラウドShuraudo)