In the prequel novelization and film, it is revealed that the Autobots and Decepticons have been seeking the AllSpark for millennia, following transmission signals released by the AllSpark once every thousand years.
Di novel dan film, diketahui bahwa Autobot dan Decepticon telah mencari AllSpark selama bermillenium, mengikuti sinyal-sinyal transmisi yang dikeluarkan AllSpark sekali setiap beberapa tahun sekali.