This is part 19 in a series.
So, the message from Optimus Prime comes through to Earth, our allies are in need, Cybertron has been taken over by the Drule Empire. Optimus has asked us to search uncharted regions of the universe in hopes of finding Voltron. We send out a few different exploration groups. We recall in the first season of the Transformers series we showed that the Decepticons set off some weapons that cause non-spark-based technology to shut down, blocking off an entire region of space? Well, Earthings don’t know about that region of space that can’t be crossed because no one told them, but they do know that region of space is unexplored on the maps of the universe they have, based on information from all their allies including Cybertronians. So, Earth sends one group off towards that region of space, attempting to have them cross this technology killing region of space.
The group is dropped off via space bridge just before the dead zone. They cross into it and their ships shut down, crash landing on a planet. As in the original Visionaries series, a wizard residing on this planet grants them magical powers, which they can then use to power their vehicles, however, their communication equipment still doesn’t work. One faction of the group wants to continue deeper into the unknown region, searching for Voltron. The other wants to return to Earth with their new abilities and take over, because power tends to go to some people’s heads. This leads to the main conflict of the series between the two groups, are they going to use these powers to continue their mission, or are they going to use these powers for their own gain?
Eventually, the people that want to continue the mission win, and the group leaves the planet they crash landed on, heading out deeper into and beyond the dead zone. As it turns out, Voltron isn’t in the region of space on the other side of the dead zone. It’s another civilization, one of the Protocultures, the entity sleeping at the heart of this planet in the embodiment of magic. There are a few ideas for what civilization could be on the other side of the dead zone. This could be a chance to tie in either Magic the Gathering or Dungeons and Dragons, but I don’t think either really meshes well with Sci-Fi. To bring those into the Hasbroverse, I would use the multiverse method where those are different universes within the multiverse of the Hasbroverse. He-Man would be a good choice, but Mattel will never sell the rights to He-Man. Perhaps the Spelljammer setting from Dungeons and Dragons would be a good fit here. Or else, you create a brand-new IP. I have one I’ve created that I think might be a good fit, but really, it doesn’t matter what you use here. It just needs to be a franchise that powers their technology with magic.
That’s pretty much it for Visionaries, yes, having the Decepticons create that dead zone for technology in space all the way back in season 1 of the Transformers series was a deliberate set up for the inclusion of Visionaries. Next up is Voltron.
A New Hasbroverse 