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Grand Canyon

2012-04-09T10:11:10Z

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The '''Grand Canyon''' is a steep-sided gorge in [[Arizona]]. Several events in the various [[Transformer]] wars have taken place there.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
While filming the finale of ''[[Monster from Mars]]'' at the Grand Canyon under director [[Rollie Friendly]], [[Skullgrin]] was ambushed and attacked by [[Circuit Breaker]]. Thanks to the avarice of Rollie, and the kindness of [[Carissa Carr]], Skullgrin was left alive. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
[[Devil Z]] in the body of [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], along with [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] launched their Devil Thunder attacks from the canyon. [[Ginrai]] and the [[Headmaster Junior]]s traveled there to confront the [[Decepticon]]s. While Ginrai fought the two Decepticon [[Godmaster]]s, the Juniors ended up battling [[Kraken]]s and [[Sparkdash]] [[Drone|drones]], and were aided by [[Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn]]. Ginrai, combined with [[Godbomber]] as God Ginrai, battled the Darkwings to a draw. Then [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] arrived {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} and fought at length with Ginrai while the other Autobots hunted for BlackZarak. [[Lightfoot]] and [[Road King]] got trapped in a cave, while the others encountered [[King Poseidon]]. With the help of [[Grand Maximus]], Ginrai overcame Overlord long enough to join the others, but at that point the Decepticons pulled out anyway. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

===''Armada'' cartoon===
The Autobots were alerted to a [[Mini-Con]] panel activating at the Grand Canyon, and warped there, while [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] sent [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] to recover the panel, with [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] also traveling to the Grand Canyon, despite having no orders too. Thanks to a timely intervention from [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] the Decepticons were distracted, allowing [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] to recover the Mini-Con, who turned out to be his old partner <s>[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]</s> [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]. {{storylink|Comrade}}

{{note|The canyon in this episode is referred to as "Big Canyon", but that's clearly an [[Engrish]] version of "Grand Canyon"}}

===''Go-Bots'' cartoon===
The [[Rattlesnake 500 Desert Road Rally]], a race held near the Grand Canyon, was interrupted by the errant [[Go-Brillium]] test subjects [[Racer-Bot ALPHA]] and [[Racer-Bot BETA]]. The played havoc with the other drivers and the crowd before [[Aero-Bot]], [[Hauler-Bot]] and their team arrived to stop the troublemakers. {{storylink|Racer-Bot Road Rally}}

===Aligned continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
At some point in the distant past, the Grand Canyon became the largest Cybertronian battlefield in the galaxy. When [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] got his hands on some [[Dark Energon]], he used it to raise a horde of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]s from the corpses buried there. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] were forced to fight them all. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

====Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics====
The latitude and longitude for the Grand Canyon were encoded in a copy of ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' purchased by [[Raf Esquivel]]. When he played the game, it hyponotised him and forced him to open the [[GroundBridge]] to those co-ordinates, at which point [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] started pouring through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

After kidnapping [[Air Force One]], [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] took it to the Grand Canyon, and left a ransom message on the black box to let the Autobots know to bring [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] bound and gagged. This merely resulted in the Autobots turning up in force and beating the tar out of Starscream and his Vehicons in order to rescue the [[President of the United States|President]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

==Notes==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-221.html#post3399075 According] to [[Roberto Orci]], an early draft of the script for the first live-action ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie climaxed at the Grand Canyon.

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Grand Canyon|Grand Canyon]] at Wikipedia.

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Great Cannon

2012-04-09T10:10:17Z

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:''Great Cannon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TVMJuly1992GreatCannonToy.jpg|thumb|325px|This is Great Cannon. [[The Beast Within|This is terrible canon.]] Spot the differences!]]

'''Great Cannon''' (グレートカノン ''Gurēto Kanon'') is (most likely) the leader of the [[Battle Gaia]] team, which means he is (probably) the second-in-command to the Decepticon [[Scrash (OC)|Scrash]]. He combines with his teammates to form the mighty Battle Gaia.

... look, they're not giving us a lot to work with here, okay?

==Fiction==
===''Operation Combination'' story pages===
Great Cannon is never shown as an individual robot, only as the torso to Battle Gaia. {{storylink|Operation Combination (story page)|Big Pinch, Autobots!}} {{storylink|Operation Combination (story page)|The Decepticons' Attack on Earth!}} {{storylink|Operation Combination (story page)|Conclusion}}

==Toys==
===Operation Combination===
*'''Battle Gaia''' (Multi-pack, 1992)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TF-10'''

: Great Cannon is a [[redeco]] of [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], transforming into a longnosed truck cab with extended trailer bed and a large double-barreled cannon. Using the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can form the torso to any combination of limbs. He was only available as part of the Battle Gaia giftset.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Mega-Octane]].

==Notes==
*Like most of the Battle Gaia team members, the Great Cannon depicted in the July 1992 issue of ''TV Magazine'' (as seen above) has some color differences compared to the retail version; in his case, the version of the toy released at retail has a darker grey abdomen.

==External links==
*[http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/1dai/2007/01/post_6532.html Battle Gaia (and Great Cannon) entry at a Japanese toy photoblog]

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Talk:Mitotic spark

2012-03-24T18:10:53Z

50.89.43.210: /* Arcee source? */

== Animated ==

I'm guessing Jetfire and Jetstorm share ''a'' mitotic spark, not "mitotic sparks" (plural). Is this correct? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 07:04, 13 September 2009 (EDT)

==Arcee source?==
Thread on the AllSpark prompted me to take a peep at this page. Was the term "Mitotic spark" actually used in reference to Arcee? We only credit the film with a storylink as the source, and it wasn't used in it. A novel, then, or one of the comics? I see it was added by an anon, so I am sceptical. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 13:14, 24 March 2012 (EDT)
:I don't have the novel in front of me but IIRC we went through the novelization when trying to pin down the Arcee/triplets status and it was basically mum on the subject. -[[Special:Contributions/50.89.43.210|50.89.43.210]] 14:10, 24 March 2012 (EDT)