Taking place approximately 1205 vorns after the launch of the Ark, (3.5 million years before the Transformers awake on present-day Earth) the Great Shutdown marked the end of conflict on Cybertron for a staggering 46,592 vorns. During this time all known Cybertronians on the planet were in an enforced stasis lock, rendering them inoperative. After about 36 vorns, Shockwave was reactivated and began awakening others bringing the Great Shutdown to an end.