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2012-10-22T02:23:17Z

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Autobot City (G1)

2012-10-22T00:53:16Z

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{{disambig3|Autobot City}}

:''Autobot City is a city from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFTM-AutobotCityUndamaged.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The City of Townsville, a-- whoops, wrong show]]
'''Autobot City''' (also known as '''Autobot City: Earth''') is a city established by the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]], often under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. As well as being outfitted so that a large number of Autobots can live and work in comfort, the city can transform into a fortress as shields engage and weapons appear all over it. The transformation needs to be triggered by a series of bulky manual operations.

Generally, it is linked to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in some way, sometimes to the point where "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" are used interchangeably.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Scramble City: Mobilization====
At some undetermined point in time, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered the construction of a massive mobile fortress code-named Scramble City, believing that the Autobots would need a much larger base if they were to defeat the Decepticons. Housed in a gigantic underground facility, numerous Autobots and their human allies ([[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]] and [[Chip Chase|Chip]] among them) worked to complete the behemoth under the leadership of the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Unfortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caught wind of some sort of secret project and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to investigate. While [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his cassettes managed to drive off most of the Decepticon cassettes, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to sneak into the cavern and return with an intelligence report. After receiving the report, Megatron immediately ordered an attack to destroy Scramble City before it was complete.

The initial attack led by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was repelled, so Megatron decided to dispatch a second wave of attackers: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]! The Stunticons put up a much better showing than the previous attackers, putting the Autobot defenders under heavy pressure and driving [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to the brink of defeat. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] also arrived to reinforce the Decepticon attack and quickly forced Superion to flee.

Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots held them back long enough for Scramble City to become operational. Ultra Magnus dispatched the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], then transformed Scamble City to mobile station mode and brought it into battle. Transforming into the towering Metroplex, Scramble City then sent the Decepticons packing with a single shot.

Presumably, the expertise used in building Scramble City was then used to build the even larger Autobot City. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

====''Robot Masters''====
[[Brave Maximus]] was integrated into Autobot City as well.

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
[[Image:Madman comic Spike AutobotCity.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"...and it's still costing less than the Big Dig."]]
By the year 2001, the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' presence on Earth was sufficiently established that they began construction of their own high-tech, Transformer-scale city in North America. This work was carried out while the balance of the Autobot forces were engaged in an evacuation operation from the Decepticon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The building site was also the location of a not-so-secret bunker where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] on the off-chance he should be captured or killed by the Decepticons during the exodus from Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
{{-}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Image:G1 Autobot City.JPG|right|255px|thumb|All Your Base Are Belong to Metroplex!]]
The city was completed sometime before the year 2005 and was a key part of the Autobot war machine (acting as a stronghold and energy storage facility). While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself commanded from the Autobot moon bases, Ultra Magnus was in charge of the city. Autobot City then took major damage during a [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon attack in the same year]]. Several notable Autobots fell during the battle, and both Optimus Prime and Megatron mortally wounded each other. Not long after Optimus' death and Ultra Magnus' promotion to Autobot supreme commander, the heavily damaged city was again attacked by the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his forces. The city was repairable, though, and continued to operate for some time afterwards. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the destruction of Autobot Headquarters, Autobot City became the main Autobot stronghold on Earth. To replace the lost [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], Autobot City's internal computer was [[Teletraan II]]. Metroplex transformed into a section of the city, being able to detach himself and become mobile when needed. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Autobot City would occasionally come under attack by [[Starscream's Ghost|Decepticon-hunting Decepticons]], [[Ghost in the Machine|deceased Decepticons]] and was even the target of [[Only Human|an overly ambitious human criminal's revenge]].

In 2007, the Decepticons launched an attack on Autobot City to steal the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
By 2011, Autobot City was still the Autobots' Earth-based stronghold, and seemed to be under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Its forces consisted mainly of [[generic]]s, Autobots who had been on the planet since the 80's, and Metroplex. The city was not as involved with the war as it used to be, with the [[Athenia]] base and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] being used as the Autobots' primary headquarters instead.

It did, however, come under attack on several occasions. Most infamously, Ultra Magnus was killed in battle with the Decepticon super-soldier [[Sixshot]] outside its gates.

When the Autobots finally drove the Decepticons off Earth, they opted to leave Earth behind themselves and pursue their enemies into space. Autobot City was never seen or mentioned again, despite the fact a fully functional fortress would've been handy during the [[Masterforce War]] and [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaigns.

===Marvel UK comics continuity===
The plans for Autobot City: Earth were finalized in 2003. Both the Autobots and the governments of Earth had hands in its construction. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} It was completed and opened in 2004, likely on the same site that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had built a superweapon to destroy [[Unicron]] in 1986 {{storylink|Target: 2006}} (putting it in or near Oregon). Despite interference from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the city opened on schedule, and relations between Autobots and [[Human|humans]] were strengthened. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

It was attacked by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] in 2008, leaving many Autobots severely wounded and the city in terrible shape. The Quintessons were only driven off when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] activated the [[Transformer]] that made up the city's sentient core, Metroplex (the city needed a Transformer within it to be able to transform itself). {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} While successful, Metroplex's emergence only damaged the city further, and it was still in a state of disrepair the following year. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

In the revised timeline following the Time Wars, the Autobots fled there in 2009 to escape a Decepticon-dominated Cybertron. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} They had long since reclaimed the planet by 2356; then, Autobot City was providing medical care for a decrepit Rodimus Prime, who was possessed by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
At work at Autobot City, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] heard on the radio about the unveiling of a voice-controlled robot car at the coliseum. Leaving their tasks behind, the two went to attend the event. However, their talk about the robot car was overheard by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who relayed it to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Galvatron had been looking for a suitable worker to build him a city akin to the Autobot City, [[Decepticon City]], and believed the robot car to be the ideal option.

The Decepticons set out to steal the robot car, but Kup and Hot Rod spotted them at the coliseum. Kup ordered Hot Rod to return to Autobot City and warn their comrades while he'd keep an eye on the Decepticons. Hot Rod raced back and explained the situation to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who immediately had the Autobots transform and [[roll out]] to stop whatever the Decepticons were planning to do. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Construction was begun on Autobot City in 2004, after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and several other Autobots realized they still needed a presence there and did not feel fully at home on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went bankrupt before this story thread could be concluded.}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, 1986/2008)
{{Main|Metroplex (G1)#Toys}}

==Notes==
[[Image:TFTM AutobotCity japanesetrailer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rejected for not having enough guns.]]
*During the design process, [[Floro Dery]] created [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html a highly detailed concept] for Autobot City; he touts it as his own unique creation, though an April 1985 draft of the script to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' describes a "bowl"-like version of the city that seems to have been the starting point for the design. As production carried on, Dery was instructed to redesign the city to incorporate elements of the Metroplex toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is quite blatantly Metroplex's tank partner, [[Slammer]]). This led to the relationship between Metroplex and the city being vague and variable in the cartoon itself.
* The [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' features animation not seen in the final version of the movie, including a different design for Autobot City which was more white than the final orange. It is perhaps an earlier design for the city as some animation sequences in the movie featured the same primarily white colouration.
* The [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the 1986 movie refers to Autobot City as "[[Fortress Maximus (disambiguation)|Fortress Maximus]]" in a caption.
* Autobot City never appeared in the Japanese cartoon continuity following the Headmasters, raising a few questions (mainly concerning what happened to it). While it is possible the Autobots simply dismantled the place when they went after the Decepticons (since there were only a small handful of [[Metalhawk |Autobots]] left), it still fails to explain why humans seemed to have completely forgotten about the Transformers during the events of ''Super-God Masterforce''. In ''Victory'', it was shown there were sizable Autobot forces on Earth again, so maybe it was reactivated.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scramble City''' (スクランブルシティ ''Sukuranburu Shiti''), '''Cybertron City''' (''The Headmasters'', サイバトロンシティ ''Saibatoron Shiti'')

[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Cities in the United States]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]

Patch (episode)

2012-10-21T20:36:13Z

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{{disambig2|the episode from ''Prime''|the dog from Generation 1|Patch (dog)}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 50
|prev=Inside Job
|next=Regeneration (Prime)
|image=Patch Starscream dances.jpg
|caption= Everybody cut loose! Footloose!
|title="Patch"
|airdate=[[October 19]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Starscream proposes a truce with Megatron, but the Decepticon leader remains suspicious.'''

==Synopsis==
Atop the Decepticon warship, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] asks [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] what he seeks in return for the [[Omega Key]]s, his answer being that he wishes to once more become a [[Decepticon]]. While Megatron points out that [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] is now his second-in-command, Starscream insists he will keep to his place. Skeptical, Megatron has [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] extracted from the wall so that he can connect Megatron and Starscream with a [[cortical psychic patch]]. [[Image:PatchKnockOut.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Don't get so cocky, Knock Out.]]

By rummaging through Starscream's memories, Megatron intends to find what really drives him, and first reviews the events surrounding the [[space bridge]] explosion. Knock Out monitors the mental images with interest... especially when he sees Starscream do a victory jig. Megatron watches various instances of Starscream insisting on his leadership: the time he made a bunch of clones to assassinate Megatron; and when he tried to make a deal with Airachnid to terminate Megatron. Starscream claims he was half-crazed with energon deficiency at the time, but Megatron is unconvinced. Starscream insists he always had Megatron's best interests at heart, like removing the [[Dark Energon]] from his body so his mind did not become corrupted by it. Replaying Starscream's monologue during the time when Megatron was trapped underground, Megatron suggests Starscream refrain from thinking out loud in the future. He also drops the hint that if Starscream fails to be convincing, it'll likely end in Starscream's termination.

Starscream claims being beaten is enough to bring him back into line and tries to play up his own generosity by recalling the time when he provided Megatron with [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]'s corpse for experimentation, and his use of his wits in dealing with the Autobots. Megatron points out his wits are usually insufficient to compensate for his arrogance: when he faced [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] while charged up on Dark Energon; or when he tried to use the [[Energon Harvester]] on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. The revelation that [[MECH]] took Starscream's [[transformation cog|T-Cog]] greatly amuses Megatron, though Starscream is hoping that that might be restored to him in exchange for the Omega Keys—after all, he usually transforms with such style. He points out that at the time he deserted the Decepticon cause, he was not being made to feel particularly welcome there, despite apparently learning his place. Megatron does not believe Starscream's change of heart at the time would have lasted, and replays a discussion between Starscream and Knock Out while Megatron was lying in a coma in the sick bay. In the real world, Knock Out starts to realize that Starscream's memories are going to be equally incriminating to himself. Panicking, he comes up with a plan to disconnect the patch, trapping Megatron in Starscream's mind.

[[Image:PatchKnockOutDreadwing.jpg|thumb|right|250px|That awkward moment when you find out that your thought-to-be-dead twin brother is a zombie.]]
As Knock Out goes to unplug Megatron, Dreadwing stops him and he is forced to make up an excuse. Megatron's psychic interrogation of Starscream continues, and while Starscream claims that not even Dreadwing may have been a "perfect" replacement as his second-in-command, Megatron points out at least Dreadwing and his departed brother [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] were loyal. Starscream's memories of Skyquake's death and revival through Dark Energon are replayed, and he recalls how Skyquake was left in an undead state in some dimensional nether-realm. This revelation comes as a shock to Dreadwing, who is still watching in the lab. Megatron announces that Starscream will be allowed to rejoin the Decepticon forces proper, as they ''must'' be working as one unit if Cybertron is to be properly restored, a fact also addressed to the watching Knock Out. Knock Out realizes that Dreadwing is no longer standing behind him. Dreadwing stands on the outer hull of the ''Nemesis'' and aims a scream of rage at the sky.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* ''[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'' (6)
* ''[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]'' (12)
* ''[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'' (13)
* ''[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'' (14)
* ''[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'' (15)
* ''[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]''
* ''[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (back of head only)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (2)
* [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (3)
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (4)
* ''[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]'' (5)
* ''[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'' (7)
* ''[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'' (8)
* ''[[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clone]]s'' (9)
* ''[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]'' (10)
* ''[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'' (11)
* ''[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]'' (17)
|c3=
* ''[[Silas]]'' (16)
* ''[[Mech Commando]]s''

}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Only appeared in flashback.''

==Quotes==
"Few things of value come without a price."
:—'''Megatron'''

"This is going to be juicy."
:—'''Knock Out''' will regret that prediction.

"A word of advice? Stop thinking aloud."
:—'''Megatron''' reckons Starscream talks too much.

"Uh oh...Does this thing have a fast forward button, or better yet erase?"
:—'''Knock Out''' really hoped Megatron didn't see that.

"Ah, I do transform with an exceptional sense of style... I said that out loud, didn't I?"
:—'''Starscream'''

"Awkward."
:—'''Knock Out''' aptly summarizes the general atmosphere of the episode.

"Megatron sure knows how to 'patch' things up, eh, Dreadwi-" 
''Knock Out turns around to see that Dreadwing has disappeared.'' 
"Dreadwing?"
:—'''Knock Out''' name drops the title of the episode before realizing that Dreadwing has already left.

==Notes==

===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
* Starscream was not present when Skyquake was trapped in an alternate dimension in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]", nor was that fact ever made clear to him or any other Decepticon. While it is obvious that Skyquake lost his arm (since it attacked Starscream), Starscream shouldn't have such precise knowledge of his fate (unless he read the script or something).

===Continuity notes===
* This is the first truly Decepticon-focused episode, with no Autobots appearing outside of flashbacks.
* This is also a clip show focusing on Starscream, so virtually every Starscream-relevant episode is revisited.
* Dreadwing learns of Starscream's attempt to revive Skyquake as a zombie minion in "Shadowzone", as well as his imprisonment in an alternate dimension at the end of that episode.
* Megatron tells Dreadwing to free Knock Out from the wall of the ''Nemesis'', which occurred in the [[Inside Job|previous episode]].

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*When the Vehicons are hailing Starscream, he does a hilarious dance routine, with his final move being an impression of John Travolta in ''Saturday Night Fever''.

===Trivia===
* This is the second [[clip show|clip episode]], the first being "[[Grill]]". Interestingly enough, in both episodes only four characters appear outside of flashbacks.
* This is the first episode to feature humans after three episodes which didn't, albeit only in flashbacks. This is also the first episode to not feature any Autobots outside of flashbacks.
* Megatron's mental projection has his original arm, not the [[dead Prime]]'s arm, just like in the [[Inside Job|previous episode]].
* For being clever enough to engineer a plan to successfully steal all four Omega Keys, Starscream didn't really think through his plan to regain Megatron's favor. He went in with no insurance policy to make sure Megatron didn't just simply scrap him and take the keys instead.
* So, uh... how did they get Knock Out out of the wall?
* Starscream's got sweet dance moves!

[[Category:Prime episodes]]
[[Category:Clip shows]]

Autobot City (G1)

2012-10-21T17:38:39Z

71.255.169.3:

{{disambig3|Autobot City}}
{{Move|Autobot City (G1)}}
:''Autobot City is a city from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFTM-AutobotCityUndamaged.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The City of Townsville, a-- whoops, wrong show]]
'''Autobot City''' (also known as '''Autobot City: Earth''') is a city established by the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]], often under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. As well as being outfitted so that a large number of Autobots can live and work in comfort, the city can transform into a fortress as shields engage and weapons appear all over it. The transformation needs to be triggered by a series of bulky manual operations.

Generally, it is linked to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in some way, sometimes to the point where "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" are used interchangeably.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Scramble City: Mobilization====
At some undetermined point in time, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered the construction of a massive mobile fortress code-named Scramble City, believing that the Autobots would need a much larger base if they were to defeat the Decepticons. Housed in a gigantic underground facility, numerous Autobots and their human allies ([[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]] and [[Chip Chase|Chip]] among them) worked to complete the behemoth under the leadership of the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Unfortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caught wind of some sort of secret project and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to investigate. While [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his cassettes managed to drive off most of the Decepticon cassettes, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to sneak into the cavern and return with an intelligence report. After receiving the report, Megatron immediately ordered an attack to destroy Scramble City before it was complete.

The initial attack led by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was repelled, so Megatron decided to dispatch a second wave of attackers: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]! The Stunticons put up a much better showing than the previous attackers, putting the Autobot defenders under heavy pressure and driving [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to the brink of defeat. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] also arrived to reinforce the Decepticon attack and quickly forced Superion to flee.

Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots held them back long enough for Scramble City to become operational. Ultra Magnus dispatched the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], then transformed Scamble City to mobile station mode and brought it into battle. Transforming into the towering Metroplex, Scramble City then sent the Decepticons packing with a single shot.

Presumably, the expertise used in building Scramble City was then used to build the even larger Autobot City. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

====''Robot Masters''====
[[Brave Maximus]] was integrated into Autobot City as well.

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
[[Image:Madman comic Spike AutobotCity.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"...and it's still costing less than the Big Dig."]]
By the year 2001, the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' presence on Earth was sufficiently established that they began construction of their own high-tech, Transformer-scale city in North America. This work was carried out while the balance of the Autobot forces were engaged in an evacuation operation from the Decepticon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The building site was also the location of a not-so-secret bunker where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] on the off-chance he should be captured or killed by the Decepticons during the exodus from Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
{{-}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Image:G1 Autobot City.JPG|right|255px|thumb|All Your Base Are Belong to Metroplex!]]
The city was completed sometime before the year 2005 and was a key part of the Autobot war machine (acting as a stronghold and energy storage facility). While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself commanded from the Autobot moon bases, Ultra Magnus was in charge of the city. Autobot City then took major damage during a [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon attack in the same year]]. Several notable Autobots fell during the battle, and both Optimus Prime and Megatron mortally wounded each other. Not long after Optimus' death and Ultra Magnus' promotion to Autobot supreme commander, the heavily damaged city was again attacked by the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his forces. The city was repairable, though, and continued to operate for some time afterwards. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the destruction of Autobot Headquarters, Autobot City became the main Autobot stronghold on Earth. To replace the lost [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], Autobot City's internal computer was [[Teletraan II]]. Metroplex transformed into a section of the city, being able to detach himself and become mobile when needed. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Autobot City would occasionally come under attack by [[Starscream's Ghost|Decepticon-hunting Decepticons]], [[Ghost in the Machine|deceased Decepticons]] and was even the target of [[Only Human|an overly ambitious human criminal's revenge]].

In 2007, the Decepticons launched an attack on Autobot City to steal the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
By 2011, Autobot City was still the Autobots' Earth-based stronghold, and seemed to be under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Its forces consisted mainly of [[generic]]s, Autobots who had been on the planet since the 80's, and Metroplex. The city was not as involved with the war as it used to be, with the [[Athenia]] base and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] being used as the Autobots' primary headquarters instead.

It did, however, come under attack on several occasions. Most infamously, Ultra Magnus was killed in battle with the Decepticon super-soldier [[Sixshot]] outside its gates.

When the Autobots finally drove the Decepticons off Earth, they opted to leave Earth behind themselves and pursue their enemies into space. Autobot City was never seen or mentioned again, despite the fact a fully functional fortress would've been handy during the [[Masterforce War]] and [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaigns.

===Marvel UK comics continuity===
The plans for Autobot City: Earth were finalized in 2003. Both the Autobots and the governments of Earth had hands in its construction. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} It was completed and opened in 2004, likely on the same site that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had built a superweapon to destroy [[Unicron]] in 1986 {{storylink|Target: 2006}} (putting it in or near Oregon). Despite interference from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the city opened on schedule, and relations between Autobots and [[Human|humans]] were strengthened. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

It was attacked by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] in 2008, leaving many Autobots severely wounded and the city in terrible shape. The Quintessons were only driven off when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] activated the [[Transformer]] that made up the city's sentient core, Metroplex (the city needed a Transformer within it to be able to transform itself). {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} While successful, Metroplex's emergence only damaged the city further, and it was still in a state of disrepair the following year. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

In the revised timeline following the Time Wars, the Autobots fled there in 2009 to escape a Decepticon-dominated Cybertron. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} They had long since reclaimed the planet by 2356; then, Autobot City was providing medical care for a decrepit Rodimus Prime, who was possessed by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
At work at Autobot City, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] heard on the radio about the unveiling of a voice-controlled robot car at the coliseum. Leaving their tasks behind, the two went to attend the event. However, their talk about the robot car was overheard by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who relayed it to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Galvatron had been looking for a suitable worker to build him a city akin to the Autobot City, [[Decepticon City]], and believed the robot car to be the ideal option.

The Decepticons set out to steal the robot car, but Kup and Hot Rod spotted them at the coliseum. Kup ordered Hot Rod to return to Autobot City and warn their comrades while he'd keep an eye on the Decepticons. Hot Rod raced back and explained the situation to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who immediately had the Autobots transform and [[roll out]] to stop whatever the Decepticons were planning to do. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Construction was begun on Autobot City in 2004, after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and several other Autobots realized they still needed a presence there and did not feel fully at home on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went bankrupt before this story thread could be concluded.}}

==Toys==
No toy of Autobot City itself was ever released, though [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was billed as the "Autobot City" in packaging and promotion.

==Notes==
[[Image:TFTM AutobotCity japanesetrailer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rejected for not having enough guns.]]
*During the design process, [[Floro Dery]] created [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html a highly detailed concept] for Autobot City; he touts it as his own unique creation, though an April 1985 draft of the script to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' describes a "bowl"-like version of the city that seems to have been the starting point for the design. As production carried on, Dery was instructed to redesign the city to incorporate elements of the Metroplex toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is quite blatantly Metroplex's tank partner, [[Slammer]]). This led to the relationship between Metroplex and the city being vague and variable in the cartoon itself.
* The [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' features animation not seen in the final version of the movie, including a different design for Autobot City which was more white than the final orange. It is perhaps an earlier design for the city as some animation sequences in the movie featured the same primarily white colouration.
* The [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the 1986 movie refers to Autobot City as "[[Fortress Maximus (disambiguation)|Fortress Maximus]]" in a caption.
* Autobot City never appeared in the Japanese cartoon continuity following the Headmasters, raising a few questions (mainly concerning what happened to it). While it is possible the Autobots simply dismantled the place when they went after the Decepticons (since there were only a small handful of [[Metalhawk |Autobots]] left), it still fails to explain why humans seemed to have completely forgotten about the Transformers during the events of ''Super-God Masterforce''. In ''Victory'', it was shown there were sizable Autobot forces on Earth again, so maybe it was reactivated.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scramble City''' (スクランブルシティ ''Sukuranburu Shiti''), '''Cybertron City''' (''The Headmasters'', サイバトロンシティ ''Saibatoron Shiti'')

[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Cities in the United States]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]

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'''Autobot City''' can refer to:

* [[Autobot City]], the city from G1.

* [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]], the city from Fall of Cybertron.

* [[Autobot City (Kre-O)|Autobot City]], the city from Kre-O.

'''Autobot City''' should not confused with.

* [[Metroplex (disambiguation)|Metroplex]]

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Autobot City (disambiguation)

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Autobot City (disambiguation)

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* [[Autobot City]], the city from G1.

* [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]], the city from Fall of Cybertron.

* [[Autobot City (Kre-O)|Autobot City]], the city from Kre-O.

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{{disambig3|Autobot City}}
:''Autobot City is a city from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFTM-AutobotCityUndamaged.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The City of Townsville, a-- whoops, wrong show]]
'''Autobot City''' (also known as '''Autobot City: Earth''') is a city established by the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]], often under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. As well as being outfitted so that a large number of Autobots can live and work in comfort, the city can transform into a fortress as shields engage and weapons appear all over it. The transformation needs to be triggered by a series of bulky manual operations.

Generally, it is linked to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in some way, sometimes to the point where "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" are used interchangeably.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Scramble City: Mobilization====
At some undetermined point in time, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered the construction of a massive mobile fortress code-named Scramble City, believing that the Autobots would need a much larger base if they were to defeat the Decepticons. Housed in a gigantic underground facility, numerous Autobots and their human allies ([[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]] and [[Chip Chase|Chip]] among them) worked to complete the behemoth under the leadership of the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Unfortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caught wind of some sort of secret project and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to investigate. While [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his cassettes managed to drive off most of the Decepticon cassettes, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to sneak into the cavern and return with an intelligence report. After receiving the report, Megatron immediately ordered an attack to destroy Scramble City before it was complete.

The initial attack led by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was repelled, so Megatron decided to dispatch a second wave of attackers: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]! The Stunticons put up a much better showing than the previous attackers, putting the Autobot defenders under heavy pressure and driving [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to the brink of defeat. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] also arrived to reinforce the Decepticon attack and quickly forced Superion to flee.

Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots held them back long enough for Scramble City to become operational. Ultra Magnus dispatched the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], then transformed Scamble City to mobile station mode and brought it into battle. Transforming into the towering Metroplex, Scramble City then sent the Decepticons packing with a single shot.

Presumably, the expertise used in building Scramble City was then used to build the even larger Autobot City. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

====''Robot Masters''====
[[Brave Maximus]] was integrated into Autobot City as well.

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
[[Image:Madman comic Spike AutobotCity.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"...and it's still costing less than the Big Dig."]]
By the year 2001, the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' presence on Earth was sufficiently established that they began construction of their own high-tech, Transformer-scale city in North America. This work was carried out while the balance of the Autobot forces were engaged in an evacuation operation from the Decepticon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The building site was also the location of a not-so-secret bunker where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] on the off-chance he should be captured or killed by the Decepticons during the exodus from Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
{{-}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Image:G1 Autobot City.JPG|right|255px|thumb|All Your Base Are Belong to Metroplex!]]
The city was completed sometime before the year 2005 and was a key part of the Autobot war machine (acting as a stronghold and energy storage facility). While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself commanded from the Autobot moon bases, Ultra Magnus was in charge of the city. Autobot City then took major damage during a [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon attack in the same year]]. Several notable Autobots fell during the battle, and both Optimus Prime and Megatron mortally wounded each other. Not long after Optimus' death and Ultra Magnus' promotion to Autobot supreme commander, the heavily damaged city was again attacked by the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his forces. The city was repairable, though, and continued to operate for some time afterwards. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the destruction of Autobot Headquarters, Autobot City became the main Autobot stronghold on Earth. To replace the lost [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], Autobot City's internal computer was [[Teletraan II]]. Metroplex transformed into a section of the city, being able to detach himself and become mobile when needed. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Autobot City would occasionally come under attack by [[Starscream's Ghost|Decepticon-hunting Decepticons]], [[Ghost in the Machine|deceased Decepticons]] and was even the target of [[Only Human|an overly ambitious human criminal's revenge]].

In 2007, the Decepticons launched an attack on Autobot City to steal the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
By 2011, Autobot City was still the Autobots' Earth-based stronghold, and seemed to be under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Its forces consisted mainly of [[generic]]s, Autobots who had been on the planet since the 80's, and Metroplex. The city was not as involved with the war as it used to be, with the [[Athenia]] base and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] being used as the Autobots' primary headquarters instead.

It did, however, come under attack on several occasions. Most infamously, Ultra Magnus was killed in battle with the Decepticon super-soldier [[Sixshot]] outside its gates.

When the Autobots finally drove the Decepticons off Earth, they opted to leave Earth behind themselves and pursue their enemies into space. Autobot City was never seen or mentioned again, despite the fact a fully functional fortress would've been handy during the [[Masterforce War]] and [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaigns.

===Marvel UK comics continuity===
The plans for Autobot City: Earth were finalized in 2003. Both the Autobots and the governments of Earth had hands in its construction. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} It was completed and opened in 2004, likely on the same site that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had built a superweapon to destroy [[Unicron]] in 1986 {{storylink|Target: 2006}} (putting it in or near Oregon). Despite interference from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the city opened on schedule, and relations between Autobots and [[Human|humans]] were strengthened. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

It was attacked by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] in 2008, leaving many Autobots severely wounded and the city in terrible shape. The Quintessons were only driven off when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] activated the [[Transformer]] that made up the city's sentient core, Metroplex (the city needed a Transformer within it to be able to transform itself). {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} While successful, Metroplex's emergence only damaged the city further, and it was still in a state of disrepair the following year. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

In the revised timeline following the Time Wars, the Autobots fled there in 2009 to escape a Decepticon-dominated Cybertron. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} They had long since reclaimed the planet by 2356; then, Autobot City was providing medical care for a decrepit Rodimus Prime, who was possessed by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
At work at Autobot City, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] heard on the radio about the unveiling of a voice-controlled robot car at the coliseum. Leaving their tasks behind, the two went to attend the event. However, their talk about the robot car was overheard by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who relayed it to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Galvatron had been looking for a suitable worker to build him a city akin to the Autobot City, [[Decepticon City]], and believed the robot car to be the ideal option.

The Decepticons set out to steal the robot car, but Kup and Hot Rod spotted them at the coliseum. Kup ordered Hot Rod to return to Autobot City and warn their comrades while he'd keep an eye on the Decepticons. Hot Rod raced back and explained the situation to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who immediately had the Autobots transform and [[roll out]] to stop whatever the Decepticons were planning to do. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Construction was begun on Autobot City in 2004, after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and several other Autobots realized they still needed a presence there and did not feel fully at home on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went bankrupt before this story thread could be concluded.}}

==Toys==
No toy of Autobot City itself was ever released, though [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was billed as the "Autobot City" in packaging and promotion.

==Notes==
[[Image:TFTM AutobotCity japanesetrailer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rejected for not having enough guns.]]
*During the design process, [[Floro Dery]] created [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html a highly detailed concept] for Autobot City; he touts it as his own unique creation, though an April 1985 draft of the script to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' describes a "bowl"-like version of the city that seems to have been the starting point for the design. As production carried on, Dery was instructed to redesign the city to incorporate elements of the Metroplex toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is quite blatantly Metroplex's tank partner, [[Slammer]]). This led to the relationship between Metroplex and the city being vague and variable in the cartoon itself.
* The [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' features animation not seen in the final version of the movie, including a different design for Autobot City which was more white than the final orange. It is perhaps an earlier design for the city as some animation sequences in the movie featured the same primarily white colouration.
* The [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the 1986 movie refers to Autobot City as "[[Fortress Maximus (disambiguation)|Fortress Maximus]]" in a caption.
* Autobot City never appeared in the Japanese cartoon continuity following the Headmasters, raising a few questions (mainly concerning what happened to it). While it is possible the Autobots simply dismantled the place when they went after the Decepticons (since there were only a small handful of [[Metalhawk |Autobots]] left), it still fails to explain why humans seemed to have completely forgotten about the Transformers during the events of ''Super-God Masterforce''. In ''Victory'', it was shown there were sizable Autobot forces on Earth again, so maybe it was reactivated.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scramble City''' (スクランブルシティ ''Sukuranburu Shiti''), '''Cybertron City''' (''The Headmasters'', サイバトロンシティ ''Saibatoron Shiti'')

[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Cities in the United States]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]

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{{disambig3|Autobot City}}
:''Autobot City is a city from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFTM-AutobotCityUndamaged.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The City of Townsville, a-- whoops, wrong show]]
'''Autobot City''' (also known as '''Autobot City: Earth''') is a city established by the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]], often under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. As well as being outfitted so that a large number of Autobots can live and work in comfort, the city can transform into a fortress as shields engage and weapons appear all over it. The transformation needs to be triggered by a series of bulky manual operations.

Generally, it is linked to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in some way, sometimes to the point where "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" are used interchangeably.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Scramble City: Mobilization====
At some undetermined point in time, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered the construction of a massive mobile fortress code-named Scramble City, believing that the Autobots would need a much larger base if they were to defeat the Decepticons. Housed in a gigantic underground facility, numerous Autobots and their human allies ([[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]] and [[Chip Chase|Chip]] among them) worked to complete the behemoth under the leadership of the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Unfortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caught wind of some sort of secret project and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to investigate. While [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his cassettes managed to drive off most of the Decepticon cassettes, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to sneak into the cavern and return with an intelligence report. After receiving the report, Megatron immediately ordered an attack to destroy Scramble City before it was complete.

The initial attack led by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was repelled, so Megatron decided to dispatch a second wave of attackers: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]! The Stunticons put up a much better showing than the previous attackers, putting the Autobot defenders under heavy pressure and driving [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to the brink of defeat. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] also arrived to reinforce the Decepticon attack and quickly forced Superion to flee.

Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots held them back long enough for Scramble City to become operational. Ultra Magnus dispatched the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], then transformed Scamble City to mobile station mode and brought it into battle. Transforming into the towering Metroplex, Scramble City then sent the Decepticons packing with a single shot.

Presumably, the expertise used in building Scramble City was then used to build the even larger Autobot City. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

====''Robot Masters''====
[[Brave Maximus]] was integrated into Autobot City as well.

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
[[Image:Madman comic Spike AutobotCity.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"...and it's still costing less than the Big Dig."]]
By the year 2001, the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' presence on Earth was sufficiently established that they began construction of their own high-tech, Transformer-scale city in North America. This work was carried out while the balance of the Autobot forces were engaged in an evacuation operation from the Decepticon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The building site was also the location of a not-so-secret bunker where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] on the off-chance he should be captured or killed by the Decepticons during the exodus from Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
{{-}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Image:G1 Autobot City.JPG|right|255px|thumb|All Your Base Are Belong to Metroplex!]]
The city was completed sometime before the year 2005 and was a key part of the Autobot war machine (acting as a stronghold and energy storage facility). While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself commanded from the Autobot moon bases, Ultra Magnus was in charge of the city. Autobot City then took major damage during a [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon attack in the same year]]. Several notable Autobots fell during the battle, and both Optimus Prime and Megatron mortally wounded each other. Not long after Optimus' death and Ultra Magnus' promotion to Autobot supreme commander, the heavily damaged city was again attacked by the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his forces. The city was repairable, though, and continued to operate for some time afterwards. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the destruction of Autobot Headquarters, Autobot City became the main Autobot stronghold on Earth. To replace the lost [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], Autobot City's internal computer was [[Teletraan II]]. Metroplex transformed into a section of the city, being able to detach himself and become mobile when needed. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Autobot City would occasionally come under attack by [[Starscream's Ghost|Decepticon-hunting Decepticons]], [[Ghost in the Machine|deceased Decepticons]] and was even the target of [[Only Human|an overly ambitious human criminal's revenge]].

In 2007, the Decepticons launched an attack on Autobot City to steal the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
By 2011, Autobot City was still the Autobots' Earth-based stronghold, and seemed to be under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Its forces consisted mainly of [[generic]]s, Autobots who had been on the planet since the 80's, and Metroplex. The city was not as involved with the war as it used to be, with the [[Athenia]] base and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] being used as the Autobots' primary headquarters instead.

It did, however, come under attack on several occasions. Most infamously, Ultra Magnus was killed in battle with the Decepticon super-soldier [[Sixshot]] outside its gates.

When the Autobots finally drove the Decepticons off Earth, they opted to leave Earth behind themselves and pursue their enemies into space. Autobot City was never seen or mentioned again, despite the fact a fully functional fortress would've been handy during the [[Masterforce War]] and [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaigns.

===Marvel UK comics continuity===
The plans for Autobot City: Earth were finalized in 2003. Both the Autobots and the governments of Earth had hands in its construction. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} It was completed and opened in 2004, likely on the same site that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had built a superweapon to destroy [[Unicron]] in 1986 {{storylink|Target: 2006}} (putting it in or near Oregon). Despite interference from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the city opened on schedule, and relations between Autobots and [[Human|humans]] were strengthened. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

It was attacked by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] in 2008, leaving many Autobots severely wounded and the city in terrible shape. The Quintessons were only driven off when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] activated the [[Transformer]] that made up the city's sentient core, Metroplex (the city needed a Transformer within it to be able to transform itself). {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} While successful, Metroplex's emergence only damaged the city further, and it was still in a state of disrepair the following year. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

In the revised timeline following the Time Wars, the Autobots fled there in 2009 to escape a Decepticon-dominated Cybertron. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} They had long since reclaimed the planet by 2356; then, Autobot City was providing medical care for a decrepit Rodimus Prime, who was possessed by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
At work at Autobot City, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] heard on the radio about the unveiling of a voice-controlled robot car at the coliseum. Leaving their tasks behind, the two went to attend the event. However, their talk about the robot car was overheard by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who relayed it to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Galvatron had been looking for a suitable worker to build him a city akin to the Autobot City, [[Decepticon City]], and believed the robot car to be the ideal option.

The Decepticons set out to steal the robot car, but Kup and Hot Rod spotted them at the coliseum. Kup ordered Hot Rod to return to Autobot City and warn their comrades while he'd keep an eye on the Decepticons. Hot Rod raced back and explained the situation to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who immediately had the Autobots transform and [[roll out]] to stop whatever the Decepticons were planning to do. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Construction was begun on Autobot City in 2004, after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and several other Autobots realized they still needed a presence there and did not feel fully at home on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went bankrupt before this story thread could be concluded.}}

===Kre-O animated shorts===
{{Main|Autobot City (Kre-O)}}

==Toys==
No toy of Autobot City itself was ever released, though [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was billed as the "Autobot City" in packaging and promotion.

==Notes==
[[Image:TFTM AutobotCity japanesetrailer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rejected for not having enough guns.]]
*During the design process, [[Floro Dery]] created [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html a highly detailed concept] for Autobot City; he touts it as his own unique creation, though an April 1985 draft of the script to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' describes a "bowl"-like version of the city that seems to have been the starting point for the design. As production carried on, Dery was instructed to redesign the city to incorporate elements of the Metroplex toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is quite blatantly Metroplex's tank partner, [[Slammer]]). This led to the relationship between Metroplex and the city being vague and variable in the cartoon itself.
* The [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' features animation not seen in the final version of the movie, including a different design for Autobot City which was more white than the final orange. It is perhaps an earlier design for the city as some animation sequences in the movie featured the same primarily white colouration.
* The [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the 1986 movie refers to Autobot City as "[[Fortress Maximus (disambiguation)|Fortress Maximus]]" in a caption.
* Autobot City never appeared in the Japanese cartoon continuity following the Headmasters, raising a few questions (mainly concerning what happened to it). While it is possible the Autobots simply dismantled the place when they went after the Decepticons (since there were only a small handful of [[Metalhawk |Autobots]] left), it still fails to explain why humans seemed to have completely forgotten about the Transformers during the events of ''Super-God Masterforce''. In ''Victory'', it was shown there were sizable Autobot forces on Earth again, so maybe it was reactivated.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scramble City''' (スクランブルシティ ''Sukuranburu Shiti''), '''Cybertron City''' (''The Headmasters'', サイバトロンシティ ''Saibatoron Shiti'')

[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Cities in the United States]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]

Autobot City (G1)

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71.255.169.3: /* Kre-O animated shorts */

:''Autobot City is a city from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFTM-AutobotCityUndamaged.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The City of Townsville, a-- whoops, wrong show]]
'''Autobot City''' (also known as '''Autobot City: Earth''') is a city established by the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]], often under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. As well as being outfitted so that a large number of Autobots can live and work in comfort, the city can transform into a fortress as shields engage and weapons appear all over it. The transformation needs to be triggered by a series of bulky manual operations.

Generally, it is linked to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in some way, sometimes to the point where "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" are used interchangeably.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Scramble City: Mobilization====
At some undetermined point in time, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered the construction of a massive mobile fortress code-named Scramble City, believing that the Autobots would need a much larger base if they were to defeat the Decepticons. Housed in a gigantic underground facility, numerous Autobots and their human allies ([[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]] and [[Chip Chase|Chip]] among them) worked to complete the behemoth under the leadership of the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Unfortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caught wind of some sort of secret project and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to investigate. While [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his cassettes managed to drive off most of the Decepticon cassettes, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to sneak into the cavern and return with an intelligence report. After receiving the report, Megatron immediately ordered an attack to destroy Scramble City before it was complete.

The initial attack led by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was repelled, so Megatron decided to dispatch a second wave of attackers: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]! The Stunticons put up a much better showing than the previous attackers, putting the Autobot defenders under heavy pressure and driving [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to the brink of defeat. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] also arrived to reinforce the Decepticon attack and quickly forced Superion to flee.

Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots held them back long enough for Scramble City to become operational. Ultra Magnus dispatched the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], then transformed Scamble City to mobile station mode and brought it into battle. Transforming into the towering Metroplex, Scramble City then sent the Decepticons packing with a single shot.

Presumably, the expertise used in building Scramble City was then used to build the even larger Autobot City. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

====''Robot Masters''====
[[Brave Maximus]] was integrated into Autobot City as well.

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
[[Image:Madman comic Spike AutobotCity.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"...and it's still costing less than the Big Dig."]]
By the year 2001, the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' presence on Earth was sufficiently established that they began construction of their own high-tech, Transformer-scale city in North America. This work was carried out while the balance of the Autobot forces were engaged in an evacuation operation from the Decepticon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The building site was also the location of a not-so-secret bunker where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] on the off-chance he should be captured or killed by the Decepticons during the exodus from Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
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====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Image:G1 Autobot City.JPG|right|255px|thumb|All Your Base Are Belong to Metroplex!]]
The city was completed sometime before the year 2005 and was a key part of the Autobot war machine (acting as a stronghold and energy storage facility). While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself commanded from the Autobot moon bases, Ultra Magnus was in charge of the city. Autobot City then took major damage during a [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon attack in the same year]]. Several notable Autobots fell during the battle, and both Optimus Prime and Megatron mortally wounded each other. Not long after Optimus' death and Ultra Magnus' promotion to Autobot supreme commander, the heavily damaged city was again attacked by the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his forces. The city was repairable, though, and continued to operate for some time afterwards. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the destruction of Autobot Headquarters, Autobot City became the main Autobot stronghold on Earth. To replace the lost [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], Autobot City's internal computer was [[Teletraan II]]. Metroplex transformed into a section of the city, being able to detach himself and become mobile when needed. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Autobot City would occasionally come under attack by [[Starscream's Ghost|Decepticon-hunting Decepticons]], [[Ghost in the Machine|deceased Decepticons]] and was even the target of [[Only Human|an overly ambitious human criminal's revenge]].

In 2007, the Decepticons launched an attack on Autobot City to steal the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
By 2011, Autobot City was still the Autobots' Earth-based stronghold, and seemed to be under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Its forces consisted mainly of [[generic]]s, Autobots who had been on the planet since the 80's, and Metroplex. The city was not as involved with the war as it used to be, with the [[Athenia]] base and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] being used as the Autobots' primary headquarters instead.

It did, however, come under attack on several occasions. Most infamously, Ultra Magnus was killed in battle with the Decepticon super-soldier [[Sixshot]] outside its gates.

When the Autobots finally drove the Decepticons off Earth, they opted to leave Earth behind themselves and pursue their enemies into space. Autobot City was never seen or mentioned again, despite the fact a fully functional fortress would've been handy during the [[Masterforce War]] and [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaigns.

===Marvel UK comics continuity===
The plans for Autobot City: Earth were finalized in 2003. Both the Autobots and the governments of Earth had hands in its construction. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} It was completed and opened in 2004, likely on the same site that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had built a superweapon to destroy [[Unicron]] in 1986 {{storylink|Target: 2006}} (putting it in or near Oregon). Despite interference from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the city opened on schedule, and relations between Autobots and [[Human|humans]] were strengthened. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

It was attacked by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] in 2008, leaving many Autobots severely wounded and the city in terrible shape. The Quintessons were only driven off when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] activated the [[Transformer]] that made up the city's sentient core, Metroplex (the city needed a Transformer within it to be able to transform itself). {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} While successful, Metroplex's emergence only damaged the city further, and it was still in a state of disrepair the following year. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

In the revised timeline following the Time Wars, the Autobots fled there in 2009 to escape a Decepticon-dominated Cybertron. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} They had long since reclaimed the planet by 2356; then, Autobot City was providing medical care for a decrepit Rodimus Prime, who was possessed by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
At work at Autobot City, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] heard on the radio about the unveiling of a voice-controlled robot car at the coliseum. Leaving their tasks behind, the two went to attend the event. However, their talk about the robot car was overheard by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who relayed it to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Galvatron had been looking for a suitable worker to build him a city akin to the Autobot City, [[Decepticon City]], and believed the robot car to be the ideal option.

The Decepticons set out to steal the robot car, but Kup and Hot Rod spotted them at the coliseum. Kup ordered Hot Rod to return to Autobot City and warn their comrades while he'd keep an eye on the Decepticons. Hot Rod raced back and explained the situation to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who immediately had the Autobots transform and [[roll out]] to stop whatever the Decepticons were planning to do. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Construction was begun on Autobot City in 2004, after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and several other Autobots realized they still needed a presence there and did not feel fully at home on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went bankrupt before this story thread could be concluded.}}

===Kre-O animated shorts===
{{Main|Autobot City (Kre-O)}}

==Toys==
No toy of Autobot City itself was ever released, though [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was billed as the "Autobot City" in packaging and promotion.

==Notes==
[[Image:TFTM AutobotCity japanesetrailer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rejected for not having enough guns.]]
*During the design process, [[Floro Dery]] created [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html a highly detailed concept] for Autobot City; he touts it as his own unique creation, though an April 1985 draft of the script to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' describes a "bowl"-like version of the city that seems to have been the starting point for the design. As production carried on, Dery was instructed to redesign the city to incorporate elements of the Metroplex toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is quite blatantly Metroplex's tank partner, [[Slammer]]). This led to the relationship between Metroplex and the city being vague and variable in the cartoon itself.
* The [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' features animation not seen in the final version of the movie, including a different design for Autobot City which was more white than the final orange. It is perhaps an earlier design for the city as some animation sequences in the movie featured the same primarily white colouration.
* The [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the 1986 movie refers to Autobot City as "[[Fortress Maximus (disambiguation)|Fortress Maximus]]" in a caption.
* Autobot City never appeared in the Japanese cartoon continuity following the Headmasters, raising a few questions (mainly concerning what happened to it). While it is possible the Autobots simply dismantled the place when they went after the Decepticons (since there were only a small handful of [[Metalhawk |Autobots]] left), it still fails to explain why humans seemed to have completely forgotten about the Transformers during the events of ''Super-God Masterforce''. In ''Victory'', it was shown there were sizable Autobot forces on Earth again, so maybe it was reactivated.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scramble City''' (スクランブルシティ ''Sukuranburu Shiti''), '''Cybertron City''' (''The Headmasters'', サイバトロンシティ ''Saibatoron Shiti'')

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Earth

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[[Image:The_Earth.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Mostly harmless.]]
The planet '''Earth''', third from the [[Sun]] in the [[Solar System]] in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, is a world populated by a wide variety of native organic lifeforms, most notably, [[human]]s. Versions of this planet are known to exist in many dimensions within the multiverse, and it frequently becomes involved in the conflicts of the [[Transformer]]s. Perhaps too frequently. Whenever something (or someone) leaves, escapes, or is otherwise ejected from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there's a disproportionate chance it will eventually wind up on Earth.

Earth is superficially similar to the planet upon which you may reside, but has many subtle and not so subtle differences.

In some universes, Earth becomes the post-apocalyptic planet '''[[Gaea]]'''.

While in others, Earth is the planet that formed around [[Unicron]].

{{quote|''Earth''? Terrible name for a planet. Might as well call it ''Dirt''! Planet Dirt.|[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}
{{quote|The Earth is like hard-boiled egg with its outer layer as the shell; this is the thinnest part, then there is the egg white, and the yolk represents the center of the Earth; hot red and boiling. The topic of the meeting the ''morphic rocks'', which lie in the second layer of the Earth; the egg white!|The [[narrator]]|"[[I Risk My Life for Earth]]"}}

==Generation 1==

===American animated continuity===
[[Image:Kingnergill.jpg|thumb|right|150px|An earthling.]]
[[Image:MTMTE1 Joe.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Other earthlings wearing clothing typical of their kind.]]
Around nine million years ago, the Earth was visited by the Transformers [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], but Skyfire was caught in a polar wind storm and separated from Starscream, buried in ice. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Then, approximately four million years ago, the Transformers' spacecraft, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], crash-landed in what would become the north-western [[United States of America|United States]], entombing the robots within in stasis. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Earth is home to many unusual creatures and "hidden civilizations." The underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], populated by water-breathing fish-like humanoids, gave rise to the legends of [[Atlantis]] and other sunken cities. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} Also, fire-breathing [[dragon]]s existed naturally as late as the medieval era, though by the 20th century, they appeared to have died out. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} A possible descendant was a [[Beast of Borneo|unique, reptilian creature]] captured by big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] in [[Borneo]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Lurking almost out of sight are the strange, hidden monsters known as [[Inhumanoids]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II: Ask Vector Prime}}

Around the same time as the Transformers, Earth was ravaged by the predations of a [[Cobra|terrorist organisation]] led by the sinister [[Cobra Commander|"Old Snake"]]. Luckily, [[G.I. Joe (team)|some real American heroes]] opposed them and by 2005 they'd be a distant memory. {{storylink|Only Human}}

The magma energy of the Earth's core is channeled by a series of green crystalline structures, which the Decepticons attempted to exploit in 1984, exposing a crystal shaft in the North Pole and tapping the core's energy (while, at the same time, happening upon and reactivating the body of Skyfire). {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Another unusual aspect of the planet is the natural existence of [[electrum]], a metallic alloy that renders Transformers invulnerable when coated in it. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}}

By the year 2005, human interaction with the Transformers had resulted in an advanced level of technology worldwide, and the foundation of the [[Earth Defense Command]], which operates a series of space stations. [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], was colonised, and an EDC base was established on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], while travel between star systems was hugely enhanced by the creation of [[warp gate]]s. Earthling [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] became Earth's ambassador, first to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and then to other alien worlds as, through the Transformers, humanity came into contact with other races. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

===Japanese animated continuity===

In the expanded fiction of the additional Japanese-exclusive animated series, the existence of the sunken continents [[Atlantis]] and [[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]] was confirmed. Later, it was revealed that a small group of [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s crash-landed on the planet in the Stone Age. While the Autobots used their Pretender abilities to adopt the form of humans, the Decepticons assumed monstrous forms and were mistaken by early man as "demons." Finally defeating the Decepticons and sealing them away—within the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza]], the ruins of Atlantis and beneath the [[Nazca Lines]] of Peru—the Autobots then integrated themselves into human society, serving as secret protectors who quietly and subtly guided the evolution of human society.

===Marvel Comics continuity===

[[Image:Spider-man.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Marvel's lawyers would prefer it if you ignored this.]]
The Ark crashed into Earth four million years ago. Already present, and the site of the first Transformer battle on Earth, was the [[Savage Land]]—a hidden jungle in Antarctica where [[dinosaur|dinosaurs]] still live. It is believed the Savage Land was created by another, earlier race of aliens.

Some bloke called [[Jesus]] was born over 2000 years ago, or so legend says, leading eventually to the holiday called [[Christmas]].

In the year 1017 AD, the Autobot [[Navigator]] and his companion arrived on Earth searching for the lost Ark. Their ship landed in [[United Kingdom|England]] and the companion would look around every few centuries, and he would be named the [[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]] by the awed residents of Stansham; his first appearance turned the tide of a great battle.

In the 18th Century, pirates roamed the seas filling up their treasure chests. [[Raindance|Two]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|Autobots]] were sent to Earth at this time, but were seemingly rendered offline in the process; they were found and then lost by a crew of pirates.

In the 1950s, there was a war in Korea that the [[United States of America]] was involved in. [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Irving Witwicky]] was one of the [[United States Marine Corps]] sent there.

[[Image:ActionForce_Groupshot.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A typical example of mid-80s military forces.]]

By the 1980s, Earth was involved in a Cold War driven by the United States of America and the [[Soviet Union]]. The planet was also threatened by the international terrorist group [[Cobra]], who was opposed by either America's [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] organisation and/or the international [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel US|sources]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|disagree]]). There also existed a group called [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], an American spy organisation that primarily handled the monstrous [[Godzilla]], and otherwise seemed to have little prominence.

By a quirk of genetics, the [[Neo-Knights|odd human]] proved capable of wielding superpowers. The earliest known was a vigilante named [[Spider-Man]] who vanished after 1984 for unknown reasons, though he did clash with the Decepticons and [[The Enemy Within!|caused Megatron to rethink how dangerous humans were]].

[[Image:Franciscog2.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Ba-THROOOOM!]]

The Autobot and Decepticon war would rage until 1991 before a brief lull; both sides would relocate their bases to multiple locations, and while often battling in America they would also strike in the United Kingdom, [[Peru]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Japan]] and Argentina. Responsibility for dealing with them in the States fell to the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]], yet another American spy group (the 1980s was clearly a paranoid and unstable time), and their military wing [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. Diplomatic relations ''were'' tried early on with the [[President of the United States]], but failed.

In 1993, the Decepticons struck Earth with overwhelming force, devastating cities and slaughtering millions, merely as a way of attracting Autobot attention. Even this was dwarfed when the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] warlord [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] blew up [[San Francisco]] the following year. The long-term impact this had on Earth is unknown.

In an alternate timeline, the bulk of the Autobot/Decepticon war moved off-world in 1990 and a small [[Earthforce]] remained to contain two duelling Decepticon factions (who later united). The Autobot base was located in [[Canada]], where an abnormally high number of [[Earthforce#Notes|polar bears]] roam the wilderness; the animals have even become bold enough to approach the Autobot base.

In several alternate timelines where Unicron attacked in 2006, the Autobots were allowed to build a city on Earth and it would become a major location for scattered Autobots to regroup after Decepticon conquest of Cybertron. Diplomatic relations were strong between human and Autobot, and futuristic technology such as weather-control machines were gifted to mankind.

In yet another timeline, the Americas were brutally conquered after 2005 by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. In response, the continent of [[Europe]] has united under a European Crisis Coalition.

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===Dreamwave Comics continuity===

===Transformers/G.I. Joe===

The Transformers had arrived on the planet under unknown circumstances, and a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] had been built around their remains. A dangerous faction known as [[Cobra]], however, would discover them in [[1938]], and so erupted [[World War II]]: Cobra and the Decepticons taking on everyone else, and overrunning Europe. The threat caused the United States to enter the war in 1939, creating the world's first modern special forces unit in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. A Joe/Autobot joint operation would end the war by defeating the Decepticons, but at the cost of the Autobots all dying.

In [[1985]], Cobra would resurface as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers would be used for a massive arms race.

=== IDW comics continuity ===

Earth was one of many planets seeded as part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] energon initiative. It is the only world where this plan succeeded, leaving it rich in [[Ultra-Energon]] ore, which can be used as a mighty power source. Both Shockwave and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot tactical unit]] were left buried on Earth.

A brief, unauthorised Decepticon landing on Earth saw the eruption of Mount St Helen in 1984. In an investigation, [[Laserbeak (G1)|two]] [[Ravage (G1)|Decepticons]] were salvaged by the underfunded government organisation [[Skywatch]]; they not only used this find to get more funding, they reprogrammed them to use them as agents.

Another unauthorised landing, this time by the rogue [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], occurred at an unknown point in time; he made contact with a number of amoral private corporations, leading to the formation of the [[Machination]].

The planet was officially invaded by the Decepticons sometime during 2002, presumably for the purposes of harvesting its local resources; a detachment of Autobots, led by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], followed them in an attempt to thwart their aims. Decepticon agents were placed in multiple areas, such as the [[Alexander Holt|United States government]] and the separatists of [[Brasnya]]. However, the recent discovery of [[Ore-13]] by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s team prompted the treacherous lieutenant to break protocol in an effort to rebel against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Autobot agent [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] also broke protocol by initiating direct contact with three humans, who proved invaluable in gaining intelligence on Starscream's operations.

The discovery of Ore-13 threatened to make Earth the new front line in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Megatron carried on the standard strategem of igniting conflict between humans to weaken their kind for conquest, but Autobot interference made him escalate things drastically. The Transformers became known to humanity, with the Machination attempting to exploit this.

About a year on from this, [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''everyone suddenly forgot'' they knew about the Transformers]], while a disgruntled [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] made a deal that saw the Decepticons gain an undefended Earth. A destructive war occurred between Decepticon and human, with [[New York City]] seized as a base.

==Beast Era==

===''Beast Wars''===

The mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]] chose prehistoric Earth, which they dubbed '''Nexus Earth''', as the site of an experiment, and seeded the planet with vast amounts of raw [[energon]], installing a second, artificial moon into the planet's orbit and placing several devices (including Stonehenge) at strategic points on the planet.

[[Image:Protohumans1_CodeofHero.jpg|thumb|right|150px|And scientists cried in frustration.]]

Around the time of the emergence of proto-hominids, a group of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] from Cybertron's future travelled back in time to prehistoric Earth, where they waged a war they dubbed the "[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]," and encountered the Vok, interfering in their plans. Deciding that the Beast Warriors had contaminated their experiment, the Vok activated the second moon, transforming it into a giant laser weapon with which they planned to detonate the Energon seeded throughout the planet, wiping it clean of life. This plan was foiled by the Maximal leader, [[Optimus Primal]], but the vast majority of the raw Energon on the planet was transformed into stable, cube form.

Both factions soon became aware of early hominids. A foiled Predacon attempt to slaughter them caused them to both disperse and develop knowledge of crude tools and weapons; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] happily intervened in the natural course of Time by teaching the young hominids simple physics lessons; and after the end of the war, when the Transformers returned to Cybertron, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was left on the planet as the leader and god of a hominid tribe. Although they eventually rejected him and he too returned to Cybertron, it is unclear precisely how much influence Waspinator may have had on the evolution of humanity and their culture. Many would find this dizzturbing.

[[Image:Waspinatorhappyatlast.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Earliest known human religion.]]

Interestingly, by the time immediately prior to the Beast Wars, Earth and its sector in space was declared off-limits by order of the [[Maximal High Council]], and likely all information about it tightly regulated. It's unknown precisely when and why this ban was initiated. However, it related to the events in BWII...

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===''Beast Wars II''===
A future version of Earth was later visited by Maximals and Predacons under the command of [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], respectively. At first known only as '''"[[Gaea]]"''', the world was known to have two sentient inhabitants, a girl named [[Artemis]] and her companion [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]. Although the presence of what seemed to be a decimated [[Tokyo Tower]] suggested that Gaea was Earth, it was not fully confirmed until release of the ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' toyline's version of Lio Convoy, the bio to which revealed that Earth had been devastated by mankind's tampering with the power source known as [[Angolmois]] energy.

==''Robots in Disguise''==
Thousands of years ago, the Autobot high council hid [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] on Earth. The many parts of its activation mechanism, such as [[O-Part]]s, the [[Orb of Sigma]], and [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], came to be located within relics left behind by ancient human civilizations. In the 1940s, a crew of Autobots was dispatched to the planet to check up on things, unsuccessfully. In the present day, the biggest problem facing humanity is a lack of access to energy. [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] is the world's foremost expert on locating and cataloguing new energy sources, and during the course of his work he located Fortress Maximus and some of the O-Parts. Cue the ''second'' biggest problem for humanity, as their top energy expert was kidnapped by a [[Megatron (RID)| giant robot hand]].

==Unicron Trilogy==

===Cartoon continuity===
[[Image:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|left|150px|thumb|The symbol on Earth's [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Keys]].]]
After the first defeat of [[Unicron]], Earth was chosen as one of the planets to receive a [[Cyber Planet Key]], which would have reformatted the planet into a Transformer colony. However, the colony ship [[Atlantis]], also carrying the [[Omega Lock]], crashed onto the planet before it could begin its mission.

(Note: A lost undersea city was found earlier during the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada series]], one powered by a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. A hologram described that the civilization had been quite advanced, but was destroyed by its own power. The human children deemed this city to be Atlantis, but it is possible that it was a completely different civilization.)

Some time later, when the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]] fled Cybertron to escape being used as tools, their ship came out of warp above Earth. Impacting onto the planet's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], the Mini-Con ship broke in half, sending a large chunk of the craft into Earth's atmosphere. [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con storage panels]] were spread across the globe and the ship itself crashed onto the surface, where they laid dormant for nearly a million years. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Earth's fate being tied to that of Cybertron in the Unicron Trilogy is a form of predestination. The human [[Rad White]] visited Cybertron millions of years ago via a completely unexplained timeslip and encountered the Mini-Cons upon birth, releasing them from [[Unicron]]'s control and pretty much sealing this fated relationship for good.
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies==
===Movie/Prequels===
[[Image:ROTF great battle.jpg|thumb|right|250px|And this is... erm... well, I can't tell. But it's exciting, honest!]]

Eons ago, the [[Thirteen|<s>Thirteen</s>]] [[Seven Primes|<s>Seven</s>]] founders of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] came to Earth with their warriors and workers to build a Harvester unit, designed to nick power from stars to charge the mighty [[AllSpark]]. Just as they finished the Harvester, the Primes discovered the primitive humans. Most of the Primes upheld their rule of sparing life, but one Prime, forever known as [[The Fallen]] despised the humans as insects and sought to seize the AllSpark's power for himself. A great battle took place, but in the end, the Dynasty of Primes stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key to activate the harvester, and hid it in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] made of their bodies. The harvester was abandoned on Earth, in the country that would be called [[Egypt]]. The native humans built a pyramid around it, millennia before those Ivory Tower eggheads claim the Egyptians did. [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] would start searching the planet for the Matrix, and symbols and pictures of them ended up on ancient human relics.

The AllSpark itself crashed onto Earth around 10,000 B.C.E., followed a few thousand years later by the Transformer [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] who would become buried at the Arctic Circle. The discovery of the latter would lead to the formation (at [[Sector Seven#Notes|...some point]]) of the [[Sector Seven]] organisation, a United States secret service meant to handle "non-biological entities". [[Hoover Dam]] would be built as a secret holding base for Sector Seven, near to populous [[Mission City]]. Unknown to Sector Seven (initially), the Seekers were still searching on Earth, this time disguised as contemporary machinery; [[Jetfire (ROTF)|one]] of them would accidentally cause the [[Spain|Spanish]]-American War.

[[Image:Movie2007_Megatron_ArchibaldWitwicky.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Tekeli-li!'']]

In 1961, the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth's moon, sparking the space race. By 1972, Soundwave and Laserbeak had landed on Earth and coereced humans into helping them end the space race to protect the ''Ark'' from discovery. Sector Seven was involved in the American effort to explore the ''Ark''.

Through Megatron, much of modern human technology would be created via reverse-engineering and much of modern American history driven by Sector Seven. Oppenheimer created the atom bomb through reverse-engineered technology; the "space race" (including [[Ghost 1|more secret parts of it]]) was won by America solely due to Megatron's bits; and Three Mile Island was caused by poking at the AllSpark. The [[Soviet Union]] was aware of Sector Seven and its "Ice Man", and attempted to capture it [[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|when it was transported from the Arctic to America]].

The 1980s would see a number of Transformers landing on Earth, including [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], before soon departing. This appears to have been covert ''even among their own factions'', as none of the Transformers have referred to it. Sector Seven hurriedly initiated the [[Hungry Dragon]] black propaganda operation, creating a [[toy|toyline]] of transforming robots to cover up the sightings.

By the 21st Century, the United States had thus become so powerful the [[United States military]] possessed [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|bases]] in foreign countries such as [[Qatar]] and [[NASA]] had [[Beagle 2 Rover#Notes|total supremacy]] over space-related matters. Sector Seven had its own paramilitary wing and [[Section N44E|prisons]], all while being so secret the [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defence]] was unaware of its existence.

[[Image:Lunchables brigade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|What the hip kids will wear in the far future of 2007.]]

In 2003, covert Transformers (both [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and Decepticon) arrived on Earth to search for the AllSpark, successfully evading and sometimes killing any Sector Seven forces. Another and seemingly unrelated [[Mountain Dew Robot|faction]] would later attempt the same thing, even getting their operative [[Dewbot]] inside the Hoover Dam base. Operating at the fringes were human vigilantes such as the mysterious [[Agent X]] and the [[Lunchables Brigade]] paramilitary, the latter having some form of contact with the Autobots.

[[Image:Earth Transformers landing.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Where pleasure follows pain'' 
''And people go insane'' 
''Fly around in planes'' 
''And pray that it won't rain'']]

In the summer of 2007, the same Decepticons [[Planetfall (Movie)|arrived on Earth ''again'']] and would learn of the existence of Archibald Witwicky's glasses; luckily, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots arrived on Earth to secure the AllSpark. Open warfare would result, ending in a final battle with both the military and the Autobots fighting against the Decepticons at Mission City. Sector Seven were decimated and the AllSpark cube destroyed, but the Decepticons were defeated and Megatron killed thanks in part to [[Sam Witwicky|two]] [[Mikaela Banes|youths]]. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

[[Image:Obama_interview.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"And to my opponents on this issue, I'd like to say ''pbbbbbt suck it!''"]]

Sector Seven was tasked with cleanup, making a brief, if shaky, alliance with the Autobots to escort the remains of the Decepticons for dumping in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], only to end up in the shit after their [[Wreckage (Movie)|secret Decepticon prisoner]] was activated and caused a major battle. The same day, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', a long lost Decepticon ship tasked with locating Earth, arrived in Earth's solar system; its commander [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], upon learning of the loss of Megatron and the Cube, dispatched forces across the planet to begin looking for Megatron's body and the Matrix of Leadership.

Following this, Sector Seven was shut down and a secret military alliance was made between the United States and the Autobots: [[NEST]]. Other countries were involved with NEST, but it's not clear how heavily they were. Either way, they had repeated battles with rogue Decepticons.

[[Image:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pyramids hide the Harvester inside.]]

By 2009, [[Barack Obama]] was the President of the United States, with [[Theodore Galloway]] as National Security Advisor and General [[Morshower]] as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; [[China]] was on such good terms with America that it allowed an [[NEST|American dominated international military coalition]] to operate in [[Shanghai|its cities]]; Egypt and [[Jordan]] had established a border with each other; and [[Leo Spitz|a large number of bloggers]] were aware something was being covered up, with a possibly-new [[Rebecca Howard|Agent X]] passing information to them. That same year, Megatron was revived, and was tasked by his master The Fallen with retrieving Sam Witwicky and killing Optimus Prime. Failing in the former but succeeding in the latter, Megatron decided to escalate the war with the Autobots by making overt attacks, with strikes on Earth cities and the destruction of a major [[pyramid]] before the Autobot/NEST team won when Sam Witwicky used the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, who in turn defeated Megatron and killed The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

By this time, Earth's main export was ex reality-TV contestants. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Welcome to Earth}}

Post-Fallen, Autobot/NEST forces would have multiple battles with leftover Decepticon forces and [[Initiative|human]] [[Free Men|factions]]. They would also uncover the lost [[Power Core Combination]] technology on Earth, causing an escalation on both sides as combiner technology was applied. {{storylink|Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions}}

A few years after the death of the Fallen, the Autobots and Decepticons were public knowledge and [[energon detector]]s were set up in all of Earth's major cities to detect Decepticon forces. By this point, the war seemed to be in a peaceful lull as there hadn't been a major Decepticon engagement in a while and the Autobots were helping to deal with humans who were threats to world security, sometimes of their own initiative and against the American government's wishes. After a trip to Chernobyl uncovered an engine part from the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime and Ratchet traveled to the moon and recovered five [[pillar]]s and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] who was brought back to life with the Matrix of Leadership. This played right into the Decepticons plans as they needed Sentinel to use the space bridge to bring an army to Earth and to bring Cybertron as well, so the Decepticons could conquer Earth and use its resources and human population to rebuild Cybertron. Most of the Decepticon army invaded [[Chicago]], killing countless humans while a few Decepticons spread around the planet to release the space bridge. In Chicago, a massive battle occurred in which a combined force of Autobots and humans assaulted the Decepticon-held city. In the end, Chicago was liberated and the Decepticon army was destroyed along with the space bridge, Sentinel and Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{-}}

===Games===
There are several divergent timelines where the presence of other Transformers or different strategies undertaken altered the entire pattern of events.

[[Transformers The Game (console)|Some]] have the same basic outcome, but with greater and more wide-ranging devastation to America and greater (but futile) resistance by Sector Seven. [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons#Decepticons|At least one]] resulted in not only wider destruction but in complete Decepticon victory.

In the most severe divergence, the rogue Decepticon general [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]] reached Earth before the Autobots and established an army and base at the Arctic. He began taking out every Autobot agent arriving on Earth, whilst searching for the AllSpark, and eventually began sweeping the Earth with large numbers of [[drone]] units. He was eventually defeated by the Earthbound [[Chevy Autobot]]s unit; the impact this had on [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] attempts to gain the AllSpark, not to mention Earth itself, are unknown.

===Titan Magazines===
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In a further divergent timeline, the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. While [[NATO]] regrouped to try and oppose them, its forces proved no match for Decepticon retaliation. The crisis caused [[Russia]] to join up with NATO, and resulted in extensive damage to [[France|Paris]], including the loss of the French centre of government.

Via a processing station at [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], Megatron used the AllSpark to begin transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. The Autobots eventually killed him and destroyed the AllSpark, but the fundamental damage was already done: Earth's core was infected, causing the planet to be torn apart by continuing techno-organic activity. ''Un''natural disasters spread across the Earth, along with areas spewing out raw [[energon]] and a strange illness affecting scores of people. This would eventually be stopped with [[Nucleon]].

On top of this, attempts to rebuild the liberated United States were constantly thwarted by a Decepticon terror campaign; both Autobot and NATO forces (the American military having been decimated) operated on US soil, attempting to defend it. The Decepticons eventually re-conquered 600+ miles of US territory centred on Savannah, claiming it as an autonomous [[Decepticon Heartland]]. To make matters worse, the Decepticons had mental control over hundreds of human officials, including [[Theodore Allen|the US President]], and used them to force America to seek a diplomatic deal and thus leave itself easier to conquer. While the Autobots eventually defeated the Decepticons, the mind-controlled slaves and [[drone]] soldiers were littered across the country.

==''Transformers Animated''==
Before the Autobots woke up, great things had happened in the 21st and 22nd centuries, including the colonisation of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and a war against the evil [[Inhumanoids]].

By the 22nd Century, robotic technology had transformed the world. The centre of this development was [[Detroit]], where [[Isaac Sumdac]] had set up his [[Sumdac Systems]] company and made great breakthroughs in robotics (thanks to [[Megatron (Animated)|his friend the talking head]]). Robots work in all fields, from [[Burger Bot|fast food]] to [[News Bot|journalism]] to [[Police drone|law enforcement]].

This leap in technology has [[Professor Princess|also]] [[Nanosec|led]] [[Slo-Mo|to]] [[Colossus Rhodes|numerous]] [[Angry Archer|supervillains]] and [[Street Demon|other]] forms of advanced criminal activity. Luckily, at least [[Wraith|one superhero]] has also arisen.

==''Timelines''==
In the universe Gargent 984.08 Alpha, Earth and its [[Thadius Braxis|top scientific minds]] allied with [[Gobotron]] to find a solution to a universe-threatening [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|cataclysm]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

==''Shattered Glass''==
[[Image:Statue of Liberty SG.gif|left|100px|thumb|Brought a knife to an orbital-death-ray fight.]]
This Earth is home to a variety of weird things and has a [[Internet|filth-ridden electronic communications system]], and the people there are incredibly hostile to both Transformer factions. A massive change from the normal universes!

This world suffered a devastating Third World War in the 1980s, which among other things destroyed the Western seaboard of the [[United States of America]] and sent [[California|most of it underwater]]. At some unknown point in its past, there was an invasion by [[Inhumanoids|metal monsters from the centre of the Earth]], as well as an unrelated invasion of metal monsters from space.

The United States is a fascist state in this world, commanded by [[Colton|President Colton]], who is known for [[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite|dodgy military activity]]. Rebel movements are at work in the country which oppose the government's infringement of personal freedoms and increasing militarism. Other foreign powers, known either to oppose the US or to be capable of pre-emptive strikes (at least in President Colton's paranoid mind), include [[United Kingdom|the British]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[Ottoman Confederacy]]. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}
{{--}}

==''Aligned''==
{{quote|Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay. If you approach this planet with hostile intent, know this: we will defend ourselves. We will defend humanity. We will defend... our home.|[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s broadcast to the cosmos|[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]}}

The [[Covenant of Primus]] foretold the events that would later happen on Earth. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Cybertronian legend tells of an ancient, eons-raging battle between [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]]. After Primus had cast Unicron into space by creating the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], Unicron slumbered for many ages. In his slumber, debris gravitationally attached to Unicron formed the planet Earth, of which Unicron is its core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Late in the Cybertonian civil war, both the Autobots and Decepticons hid their energon stores off world, a practice that seeded planets like Earth with its deposits of the precious resource. In doing so, however, the war spread to these alien worlds, with the largest Cybertronian battle in the Milky Way galaxy being fought on Earth. The aftermath of this bloody conflict was left undisturbed for thousands of years, and was not common knowledge amongst most Autobots. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

As Cybertron began to shut down to purge the [[Dark Energon]] corruption, the scientist [[Shockwave]] began using space bridge technology to try and find a large cache of energon that could be used to prematurely reboot Cybertron. His quest eventually brought him to Earth, where the [[Dinosaur|dominant life-forms]] inspired him to experiment on four captive Autobots, producing the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

Following [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s initial skirmishes on the planet, the former ordered all Autobots to Earth, while [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was sent to salvage a [[space bridge]] from wherever he could find it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}} The Autobots, meanwhile, set up [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] in an American missile base and opened up relations with the United States government: [[William Fowler|Special Agent Fowler]] of the [[Pentagon]] was assigned as their liaison. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

Starscream built his space bridge to bring Decepticons to Earth, but [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] sabotaged it; only Starscream came through. On Earth, Starscream rendezvoused with [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to assault the two saboteurs, but Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] rescued them. Returning to base via a [[GroundBridge]], Optimus informed Cliffjumper more Autobots were gathering, and the battle had only begun. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}

The Autobots would covertly watch for Decepticons, while the 'cons covertly mined energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

The [[Covenant of Primus]] tells of an eternal conflict caused when certain planets come into alignment. The Autobots figured out that Earth was the planet that was prophesied as chaotically formed, as did Megatron. During Optimus Prime's one-on-one battle with Megatron, the volcano setting erupted with [[Dark Energon]], right when the planetary alignment as predicted came to pass. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Earthquakes and tornadoes hit across the planet right after the volcanic event. It was soon determined that this weather phenomena was caused by the awakening of Unicron. Optimus Prime theorized that after Unicron was defeated by the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Primes]], his dormant form collected space matter, which eventually formed into the planet [[Earth]]. Optimus Prime also theorized that Unicron became formless during that time. At least, he ''hoped'' Unicron became formless. Otherwise, if he woke up and stretched, KAPOW! Earth would poof to dust. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} The strange weather events ended when Optimus Prime used the Matrix of Leadership to force Unicron into stasis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chikyū''' (地球, "Soil Sphere"), '''Energoa''' (''Beast Wars'', エネルゴア ''Enerugoa'')

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Earth|Earth on Wikipedia]]

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Talk:Shifter

2012-10-20T14:54:11Z

71.255.169.3: New page: Could Laserbeak (DOTM) be considered a Shifter? I know this is Prime continuity, but Anamagoulus Prime is a multiuniversal singularity.~~~~

Could [[Laserbeak (DOTM)]] be considered a Shifter? I know this is Prime continuity, but Anamagoulus Prime is a multiuniversal singularity.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.169.3|71.255.169.3]] 10:54, 20 October 2012 (EDT)

Patch (episode)

2012-10-20T00:38:53Z

71.255.169.3: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig2|the episode from ''Prime''|the dog from Generation 1|Patch (dog)}}

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'''Starscream proposes a truce with Megatron, but Dreadwing threatens to stand in the way.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=18:00 October 19}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c2=* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]
* [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]
|c3=

}}

==Notes==
* This episode is the second clip episode, the first being "[[Grill]]".

===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Even though it's a flashback, after the last couple episode had NO humans at all, the episode has [[Silas]] and [[M.E.C.H.]] from "[[Operation Bunblebee, Part 2]]". This'll probably be the last time we see them, [[The Human Factor|since, well...]] We could be wrong.

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Prime episodes]]
[[Category:Clip shows]]

Patch (episode)

2012-10-20T00:36:18Z

71.255.169.3: /* Notes */

{{disambig2|the episode from ''Prime''|the dog from Generation 1|Patch (dog)}}

{{episode|
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|prev=Inside Job
|next=Regeneration (Prime)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Patch"
|airdate=[[October 19]], [[2012]]
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|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
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'''Starscream proposes a truce with Megatron, but Dreadwing threatens to stand in the way.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=18:00 October 19}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c2=* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] * [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] * [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] * [[Knockout (Prime)|Knockout]]
|c3=

}}

==Notes==
* This episode is the second clip episode, the first being "[[Grill]]".

===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Even though it's a flashback, after the last couple episode had NO humans at all, the episode has [[Silas]] and [[M.E.C.H.]] from "[[Operation Bunblebee, Part 2]]". This'll probably be the last time we see them, [[The Human Factor|since, well...]] We could be wrong.

===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Prime episodes]]
[[Category:Clip shows]]

Patch (episode)

2012-10-20T00:30:28Z

71.255.169.3: /* Featured characters */

{{disambig2|the episode from ''Prime''|the dog from Generation 1|Patch (dog)}}

{{episode|
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|next=Regeneration (Prime)
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|title="Patch"
|airdate=[[October 19]], [[2012]]
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|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
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'''Starscream proposes a truce with Megatron, but Dreadwing threatens to stand in the way.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon|when=18:00 October 19}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c2=* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] * [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] * [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] * [[Knockout (Prime)|Knockout]]
|c3=

}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Quest for Energon, Part 1

2012-10-19T18:34:28Z

71.255.169.3: /* =Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' ep 7
|prev=Megatron's Revenge
|next=
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|title="Quest for Energon" Part 1
|production company=
|writers=
|director=
|airdate=[[September 11]], [[2012]]}}
'''Three Decepticons walk into a bank...'''

==Synopsis==
In the [[Autobot City Bank]], a clerk is reading a story in the [[Autobot City Times]] about [[energon]] being moved to the bank when an abnormally tall man walks in. Suddenly the man throws aside his coat to reveal [[Spinister (Kre-O)|Spinister]], [[Scorponok (Kre-O)|Scorponok]], and [[Galvatron (Kre-O)|Galvatron]]! As the trio transform and point weapons, one of the bank clerks whistles and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Kre-O)|Wheeljack]], and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] appear through the revolving door.

Unfortunately the [[Decepticon]]s have backup of their own. At a whistle from Spinister, [[Hightower (Kre-O)|Hightower]], [[Scrapper (Kre-O)|Scrapper]], [[Drill Bit (Kre-O)|Drill Bit]] and [[Scavenger (Kre-O)|Scavenger]] haul up outside and merge into [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]]. As the giant Decepticon rips the roof off the bank, Bumblebee makes a vain attempt to whistle for help before the Autobots realize they're screwed. Devastator knocks them flying with a wrecking ball and roars before the four Decepticons split and drive off. The Decepticons still in the bank swipe the energon, and Spinister flies off with it. Some time later, [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] uses it to power up a weapon.

To be continued...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Wheeljack (Kre-O)|Wheeljack]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Spinister (Kre-O)|Spinister]] (1)
*[[Scorponok (Kre-O)|Scorponok]] (2)
*[[Galvatron (Kre-O)|Galvatron]] (3)
*[[Hightower (Kre-O)|Hightower]] (7)
*[[Scrapper (Kre-O)|Scrapper]] (8)
*[[Drill Bit (Kre-O)|Drill Bit]] (9)
*[[Scavenger (Kre-O)|Scavenger]] (10)
*[[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] (12)
}}

==Notes==
*For the first time, the city where the cartoon is located is named as Autobot City.
*The newspaper the clerk is reading is dated [[July 23]], [[2012]] and mentions [[Zeta Prime (Kre-O)|Zeta Prime]].

===Transformers references===
*Galvatron is seperate from Megatron, much like the IDW version.

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jucj9IJFKYU "Quest for Energon" on YouTube]

[[Category:Kre-O episodes]]

Quest for Energon, Part 1

2012-10-19T18:33:57Z

71.255.169.3: /* Notes */

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|prev=Megatron's Revenge
|next=
|image=QuestForEnergon Devastator roars.jpg
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|title="Quest for Energon" Part 1
|production company=
|writers=
|director=
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'''Three Decepticons walk into a bank...'''

==Synopsis==
In the [[Autobot City Bank]], a clerk is reading a story in the [[Autobot City Times]] about [[energon]] being moved to the bank when an abnormally tall man walks in. Suddenly the man throws aside his coat to reveal [[Spinister (Kre-O)|Spinister]], [[Scorponok (Kre-O)|Scorponok]], and [[Galvatron (Kre-O)|Galvatron]]! As the trio transform and point weapons, one of the bank clerks whistles and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Kre-O)|Wheeljack]], and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] appear through the revolving door.

Unfortunately the [[Decepticon]]s have backup of their own. At a whistle from Spinister, [[Hightower (Kre-O)|Hightower]], [[Scrapper (Kre-O)|Scrapper]], [[Drill Bit (Kre-O)|Drill Bit]] and [[Scavenger (Kre-O)|Scavenger]] haul up outside and merge into [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]]. As the giant Decepticon rips the roof off the bank, Bumblebee makes a vain attempt to whistle for help before the Autobots realize they're screwed. Devastator knocks them flying with a wrecking ball and roars before the four Decepticons split and drive off. The Decepticons still in the bank swipe the energon, and Spinister flies off with it. Some time later, [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] uses it to power up a weapon.

To be continued...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Wheeljack (Kre-O)|Wheeljack]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Spinister (Kre-O)|Spinister]] (1)
*[[Scorponok (Kre-O)|Scorponok]] (2)
*[[Galvatron (Kre-O)|Galvatron]] (3)
*[[Hightower (Kre-O)|Hightower]] (7)
*[[Scrapper (Kre-O)|Scrapper]] (8)
*[[Drill Bit (Kre-O)|Drill Bit]] (9)
*[[Scavenger (Kre-O)|Scavenger]] (10)
*[[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] (12)
}}

==Notes==
*For the first time, the city where the cartoon is located is named as Autobot City.
*The newspaper the clerk is reading is dated [[July 23]], [[2012]] and mentions [[Zeta Prime (Kre-O)|Zeta Prime]].

===Transformers references==
*Galvatron is seperate from Megatron, much like the IDW version.

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jucj9IJFKYU "Quest for Energon" on YouTube]

[[Category:Kre-O episodes]]

Autobot Outpost Omega One

2012-10-19T02:36:29Z

71.255.169.3: /* Prime cartoon */

[[Image:ConJob-outpostomega1outside.jpg|right|thumb|400px|This expensive scenery will have to either die or leave by the end of the episode.]]
'''Autobot Outpost Omega One''' is the Autobots' hidden base on [[Earth]], located inside a mountain in [[Nevada]]. It serves as '''Autobot Central Command'''. It used to be a [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] missile silo before it was converted: as a result, it's shielded against radio signals and is operated using old human machinery. Trying to run Cybertronian programs on human machinery is a recipe for bugs out the exhaust, much to [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet's]] irritation!

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' comic===
[[Team Prime]], then consisting of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], were already based in the missile silo when [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] answered Optimus's call and arrived on Earth. Optimus and Bumblebee used the [[GroundBridge]] to rescue the two from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:Omega1entrance.jpg|thumb|left|To the Batcave!]]

When [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] alerted [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] to the fact that [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] had run into trouble, he had the Autobots rendezvous back at base so they could use the [[GroundBridge]] to reach Cliffjumper's last known coordinates. Unfortunately, they were too late. After Arcee had an encounter with some [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon troops]], Optimus ordered her to bring [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]], who had been exposed to the [[Transformer]] presence, in to base. She and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] brought ''three'' kids in, as they'd accidentally been seen by [[Miko Nakadai]] as well. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

Optimus explained the situation to the kids, but was interrupted by the arrival of their human liaison, [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]. After the agent left, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s equipment picked up Cliffjumper's life signature, and the other Autobots left him at base with the three kids. Raf proved handy in helping Ratchet work out some of the bugs with the base's computer systems, and the kids left for home once the other Autobots returned from their mission.

A sample of [[Dark Energon]] inadvertently brought into the base by Arcee infected a piece of equipment {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, which attacked Ratchet. As a result, Optimus discerned [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s plan and took Ratchet on a mission, leaving Arcee in command of the base. Arcee promptly went out on patrol with Bumblebee, leaving [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in charge of both the base and kids. Following another visit by Fowler, the government agent was kidnapped, forcing Bulkhead to leave the kids in charge while he went to make a rescue. Unfortunately, the three kids followed him, leaving no one at the base when Arcee needed to use the GroundBridge to get back. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:Omega1mainfloor.jpg|thumb|300px|Thank Primus we have the right floor insignia.]]

The Autobots managed to rescue Fowler and return him to base, where he was installed on a medical stretcher. Ratchet used the base computers to analyse the intel Miko had brought back, revealing the extent of Megatron's plan to send Dark Energon to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} While the other Autobots went to stop the plan from being carried out by attacking Megatron's [[space bridge]], Ratchet and the kids monitored their progress from base. They were subsequently able to use the GroundBridge to get the kids to the radio dish array the Decepticons were using to set the space bridge target, but they were prevented from completely shutting down the Decepticon operation by [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]. Raf returned to base with space bridge schematics, which Ratchet was able to download into the base computer system and use to instruct the Autobot team in a bit of sabotage. Once the space bridge was destroyed, the Autobots bridged back to base. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

The kids decided to work on their science projects at the base, which caused a bit of a mess. This led to Ratchet trying to "help" them, which pretty much consisted of him taking over the projects and building them his way. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Bulkhead and Bumblebee brought a mysterious pod back to the base from the [[Arctic]]. Unfortunately, the pod turned out to contain [[Scraplet]]s, which escaped and started chewing through the base's systems when the pod thawed. The Autobots and their three human friends were eventually able to repair the GroundBridge and expel the annoying creatures into the Arctic. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:Omegaonehumancorner.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Because aweing at giant robots does get tiring after a while.]]

In an attempt to learn the location of the base, Starscream had [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] masquerade as [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] and infiltrate the Autobot ranks. The Scraplet attack had left the GroundBridge in an unstable state, and, unable to use it to bring in the other Decepticons right away, Makeshift was forced to continue his ruse. He was uncovered before the GroundBridge could be made operational, and the real Wheeljack turned up to set things straight. Makeshift subsequently failed to report the location of the Autobot base to Starscream and was blown up by a bomb the Autobots had planted on him. {{storylink|Con Job}}

Fowler contacted the base when his plane crashed and he needed help moving the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]]. Ratchet and the kids monitored the operation from base, and provided support when it came under attack from [[MECH]]. When Raf used the computer systems to alter the path of the train carrying the device, the MECH guys sent a virus through the base's computer system, stopping them from using the GroundBridge to rescue Jack and Miko on the train. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}} Ratchet used the base's equipment to construct a duplicate [[Energon Harvester]] when the Decepticons stole the original from a museum. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

After Jack got involved in street racing, Miko and Raf hung out at base and completely failed to cover for him. {{storylink|Speed Metal}} When Optimus was infected with [[cybonic plague]], he was rushed back to base for medical care. Ratchet monitored his condition there while the other Autobots went out to find a cure. They succeeded however Megatron's mind ended up in Bumblebee's head. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} During a basketball game in the main area between Bulkhead and Bumblebee, Bumblebee started having visions, eventually leading to Ratchet putting the scout in power-down. Megatron was able to take advantage of Bumblebee's downtime to use the base's GroundBridge to retrieve some Dark Energon and return to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' to reclaim his own body. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

When the kids disappeared during a GroundBridge incident, Ratchet tried to locate them with the base's sensors. It wasn't until the kids rang [[Miko's phone]], which had accidentally been left at the base, that it turned out the kids were in a [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadow dimension]]. Ratchet worked out how to reconfigure the GroundBridge so the kids could escape back to reality. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] was kidnapped by MECH, leading the Autobots to go try to rescue their enemy. Bulkhead, as he had a personal stake in it, was left at base until Miko talked him into going on a one-Bot rescue mission. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Jack brought [[June Darby|his mom]] to the base after she found out about the existence of giant transforming robots. {{storylink|Crisscross}} She started visiting regularly, much to the annoyance of the kids, who felt oppressed. Also Arcee and Bulkhead brought a [[polarity gauntlet]] back to the base. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} The base's sensors picked up an ancient Decepticon signal which turned out to be the long-crashed ''[[Harbinger]]''. The ship contained the [[Immobilizer]], and when Bumblebee returned with Optimus and Bulkhead frozen by it, Ratchet rebuilt the weapon using the base's technology so they could unfreeze their friends. {{storylink|Partners}}

After the contents of a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] were downloaded into Bulkhead's brain, he started scrawling parts of a [[Synthetic Energon]] formula on pieces of the base. While the other Autobots tried to reclaim the cylinder from Megatron, Miko lured Bulkhead out of the base in an attempt to get him to remember who he was. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} Ratchet managed to fill in the gaps and produce Synthetic Energon, but made the mistake of testing it on himself. This led to antics including Ratchet throwing Bulkhead through one of the base's walls. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Jack, Miko and Raf spent some time at the base surfing conspiracy websites so they could cover up the Autobots' activities. Fowler contacted the base to inform the Autobots that the 'Cons were stealing components for a new space bridge. When Raf was infected with Dark Energon, Ratchet tried to use the base's equipment to treat the boy, even calling in June Darby to help. Finally they managed to purge the Dark Energon from Raf using an infusion of energon. The base's sensors soon picked up that Optimus was in an area with a high concentration of Dark Energon {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} The other Autobots retrieved Optimus, however the Dark Energon began causing worldwide disasters. Fowler arrived at the base, and they monitored the disasters bother via television and the base's sensors. The Autobots eventually concluded the truth—[[Unicron]] was at the Earth's core, and began to scout the sites of the disasters for more information. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

After a battle with giant stone Unicrons, the Autobots took the unusual step of inviting Megatron back to the base so he could assist them in ending Unicron's threat. After a brief visit by the Decepticon leader, he and the Autobots bar Ratchet GroundBridged into the Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} The base was rattled by an earthquake as Optimus defeated Unicron. Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee GroundBridged back without their leader, as he'd developed amnesia and joined Megatron. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
Ratchet constructed the [[Safe]], a training room on one of the lower levels of the base. In the process of testing it, the Autobots uncovered a live nuclear bomb. The warhead, which should have been taken away when the base was originally stripped, almost led to the discovery of the base by Vehicons. Luckily Raf was able to keep the bomb busy until Fowler arrived with some scientists to defuse it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

The Autobots decorated their base for [[Christmas]], however when Fowler told them the Decepticons had taken over a [[Yamal|nuclear-powered ship]], Optimus left Bulkhead and Arcee behind to work on their differences. On Raf's suggestion, the pair tried to find a common like, and eventually settled on ice skating. Then they turned the base into an indoor ice rink, which Ratchet didn't seem too enthusiastic about. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

When Raf became hypnotised by a video game and activated the GroundBridge, hordes of Vehicons started pouring into the base. Ratchet activated the base's defenses, providing pop-up metal shields as cover while the Autobots fought back. Raf was eventually snapped out of his trance and turned the GroundBridge into a vacuum that sucking the Vehicons back out, though there were a few loose parts left behind. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

==Notes==
* The name "Autobot Central Command" comes from a previous version of Ratchet's bio on [http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime the Hub website], though the Autobots mostly just called it "base." The codename was first mentioned in "[[Con Job]]".

===Foreign names===
:*'''Japanese:''' Omega One (オメガワン, ''Omegawan'')

[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:United States of America]]

Talk:Bi-directional Unified Transit Terminal

2012-10-15T23:41:50Z

71.255.169.3: New page: I know the FARTS were an accident, but was Sumdac's BUTT an accident or named purposely?~~~~

I know the FARTS were an accident, but was Sumdac's BUTT an accident or named purposely?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.169.3|71.255.169.3]] 19:41, 15 October 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Fully Automated Rapid Transit System

2012-10-14T23:39:07Z

71.255.169.3:

I say we move this to a generalized Sumdac accronym page, so we can also put BUTT on it. --[[User:Countmall|Countmall]] 01:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Does it run on ''gas''?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.169.3|71.255.169.3]] 19:39, 14 October 2012 (EDT)

FIRRIB

2012-10-14T20:22:45Z

71.255.169.3: /* Notes */

{{quote|Yes, in AHM Rumble is RED.|[[Joana Lafuente]] <ref>[http://khaamar.deviantart.com/art/All-Hail-Megatron-9-cover-112520321 Joana LaFuente's response.]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|Okay guys, let's get this right this time. Rumble is BLUE, Frenzy is RED!|[[Derrick J. Wyatt]] <ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-we-crack-shell.html Derrick Wyatt's opinion]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|[Frenzy]'s blue because Hasbro said so.|[[Shane McCarthy]] <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffvrLk_6Seo#t=28s Shane McCarthy's response during IDW's panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2008.]</ref>|center=true}}
[[Image:Rumble and frenzy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rumble and Frenzy. Or Frenzy and Rumble. Whatever.]]
An acronym sometimes bandied about by fans, '''FIRRIB''' means "[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is red, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is blue". The phrase originated on [[alt.toys.transformers]] circa 1994, essentially as a (largely joking) rallying cry for those who favored [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] over various other media portrayals of the Transformers. In time, the counterpoint '''FIBRIR''' emerged, standing for "Frenzy is blue, Rumble is red". The forms RIBFIR and RIRFIB are also known.

The debate revolves around the colors of the [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Cassette]]s, Rumble and Frenzy. It was [[Hasbro]]'s intent that Rumble be black and red, and Frenzy be two shades of blue. These color schemes are used in the toyline, [[Marvel Comics]] and many storybooks and ancillary media from the early years of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], and naturally, it was intended for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon series]] to render the characters in this manner as well (as proven by the show's [[production bible]], which identifies Rumble as the "red robot"). However, as a result of some unspecified error somewhere in production, the two robots had their color schemes swapped, leaving the animated incarnation of Rumble blue, and Frenzy red.

Due to the widespread recognition the cartoon received, the concept of Rumble as the blue robot was ingrained into the minds of many viewers. As such, years later, [[Fandom|fans]] would argue vehemently (though often tongue-in-cheek) over which coloration was "correct", based mainly on their personal preference for the cartoon or comic.

The FIRRIB movement was codified by a cartoon fan named Scott Wells in 1994<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/7f7aa2ec041325c4/d066fdb5fb0bdaf9?lnk=gst&q=FIRRIB#d066fdb5fb0bdaf9 ATT FAQ file, 1994]</ref>, who coined the acronym FIRRIB. The FIRRIB idea quickly caught on with other cartoon fans on alt.toys.transformers, frequently appearing in signature files; its counterpoint, the comic- and toy-based FIBRIR, soon appeared as well. After endless discussion threads fueled by little more than personal preference, the subject eventually landed in the group's FAQ file as a do-not-ask question.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/75181b5ca5175ca3?&q=FIRRIB+FAQ ATT FAQ file, 1998]</ref>

The Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon rectified the error, making the animation match the toys by simply switching the characters' names around.

As later incarnations of the characters draw on both the cartoon and toys as influences, the waters have become muddier still:

Items in the following table are listed in release order. E.g., the original toys came first.

{|border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:left"
!
!Frenzy
!Rumble
|-
![[The Transformers (toyline)|Original toys]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"| Red
|-
![[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"| Red
|-
![[Ladybird Books]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Kid Stuff]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[The Transformers (cartoon)|US cartoon]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Japanese cartoon]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave comics]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity|Devil's Due comics]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW comics]] (early)
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
!IDW comics (ongoing)
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]] toys
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]] earphones
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Transformers G1: Awakening|G1: The Awakening]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Transformers (2010 toyline)]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|cancelled
|-
![[Transformers United]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red

|}

It is generally agreed that pointing out Rumble was actually kinda purple in the original cartoon is not helpful (particularly since he still has blue in the places where Frenzy has red). Nor is pointing out the fact that for a brief moment in the movie (when Rumble, Frenzy, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] jam [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s transmission) ''both'' of them were red. Or that the Marvel US coloring had Rumble as red ''and blue''. Or that the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Frenzy (G1)#Generation_2_2|version]] of Frenzy was purple, and the planned corresponding Rumble was to be both red and blue.

==Similar cases==
While the coloration of Frenzy and Rumble is the most well-known instance of the original cartoon's color choices not matching the [[toy]]s its [[character]]s are based on, there are similar cases, some of which have also resulted in fan dissent regarding the question which is to be considered the "correct" coloration for the character in question:
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert's]] toy sported a black head, but possibly in order to differentiate him further from his [[mold]]-mate [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], the cartoon changed the head's color to red. His comic appearances usually use the toy's black head, while new toys are a mixed bag ([[TakaraTomy]] leans more towards a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] red head, while [[Hasbro]] appears to prefer the original toy's black head). Thus far, however, none of Takara's [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]] of the original toy have featured a show-accurate red head.
* [[Grapple]]'s original toy sported a black head, but the cartoon changed it to orange, possibly to differentiate him further from his mold-mate [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. The episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", however, consistently gave him a (mostly) toy-accurate black head. The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] once again followed the toy's coloration.
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] is a huge mess: While early catalogs depicted him in a blue and silver deco based on his original [[Diaclone]] colors, which is also used for the [[instructions]] and the toy's [[package art]], the toy itself sports an entirely silver deco for the vehicle mode. The cartoon, on the other hand, gave him a silver and black vehicle mode deco based on ''another'' Diaclone color scheme. Later toys have alternatively used variations of any of the three color schemes, although only Takara have thus far released a reissue of the original toy in "show colors" through [[e-HOBBY]], and there has been no reissue in the "blue" Diaclone deco at all yet.
*Then there's the thing with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s [[character model|animation model]] using the colors of an early [[prototype]] (as shown in early [[stock photography|catalogs]]), while the actual toy sports an entirely different deco... and Takara released a variation of the toy in yet ''another'' different deco. Takara later released a reissue of the original toy in a color scheme resembling (but not identical to) the prototype through e-HOBBY, while other toys by Hasbro and Takara have been alternatively based on any of the three decos.

==Notes==
[[Image:RumbleisRed.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Product #5731 also includes Ravage.]]
*In the season 1 episode "[[Heavy Metal War]]", [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] displays files on the Decepticons. The texts are, for the most part, lifted directly from the show's [[production bible]], including Hasbro's product code numbers for the toys (which are listed on the toys' [[packaging]]). As a consequence, Rumble (misspelled "Runble") is given the detail "red robot".
*The ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'' video game uses the cartoon "FIRRIB" color choices for its [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] characters. Though clearly patterned after their ''Generation 1'' predecessors, they represent different-universe versions of these [[character]]s, so they're listed here instead of the chart above.
*''Movie'' Rumble is a blue rhinoceros.
*''Prime'' Rumble is blue with red chest pieces.
{{-}}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.lilformers.com/blog/2007/03/20/03202007/ LilFormers' answer to this dilemma.]
[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Fandom]]

Ravage (WFC)

2012-10-14T20:18:28Z

71.255.169.3: he does.

{{faction|decepticon|minicon}}
{{disambig3|Ravage}}
:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:BHtoy-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
'''Ravage''' is one of [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s Mini-Con minions.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Like all of Soundwave's minions, Ravage would prowl around [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[Kaon]] headquarters, keeping an eye on his [[gladiatorial combat|gladiators]]. Soundwave considered Ravage and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] more valuable than [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]], so he did not send them to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in [[Crystal City]]. He let them roam around the audience during Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]'s hearing with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Like the other Minicons, Ravage gets restless when Soundwave makes intense calculations and isn't allowed out. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Ravage/Decepticon Rumble''' (Legend, 2012)
{{comingsoontoy}}
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Soundwave and Ravage''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
: Ravage transforms from a robotic jaguar into a thing that fits into Soundwave's chest.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*He's only mentioned once when Soundwave infiltrates Crystal City, and now he has a toy. It's that easy.

[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]

Ravage (WFC)

2012-10-14T20:17:33Z

71.255.169.3: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticon|minicon}}
{{disambig3|Ravage}}
:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:BHtoy-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
'''Ravage''' is one of [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s Mini-Con minions. He may resemble a cat.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Like all of Soundwave's minions, Ravage would prowl around [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[Kaon]] headquarters, keeping an eye on his [[gladiatorial combat|gladiators]]. Soundwave considered Ravage and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] more valuable than [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]], so he did not send them to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in [[Crystal City]]. He let them roam around the audience during Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]'s hearing with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Like the other Minicons, Ravage gets restless when Soundwave makes intense calculations and isn't allowed out. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Ravage/Decepticon Rumble''' (Legend, 2012)
{{comingsoontoy}}
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Soundwave and Ravage''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
: Ravage transforms from a robotic jaguar into a thing that fits into Soundwave's chest.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*He's only mentioned once when Soundwave infiltrates Crystal City, and now he has a toy. It's that easy.

[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2012-10-14T20:14:53Z

71.255.169.3: /* Notes */

{{noname-nickname}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He's the black one in the middle.]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': ??? (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2012-10-13T22:43:55Z

71.255.169.3:

{{noname-nickname}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He's the black one in the middle.]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': ??? (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He is seen only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2012-10-13T22:40:54Z

71.255.169.3:

{{noname-nickname}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': ??? (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He is seen only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2012-10-13T22:38:29Z

71.255.169.3:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': ??? (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He is seen only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2012-10-13T22:37:14Z

71.255.169.3:

{{faction|Autobot}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': ??? (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He is seen only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2012-10-13T22:36:45Z

71.255.169.3:

{{factions|Autobot}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': ??? (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He is seen only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Autobot High Council

2012-10-13T22:36:05Z

71.255.169.3: /* Aligned continuity */

The '''Autobot High Council''' is the ruling body of the [[Autobot]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
{{main|Council of Autobot Elders}}

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics===
Historically, Cybertron had been ruled by a [[Council of Ancients]], sometimes referred to as the Autobot High Council, {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Decepticons' ''More Than Meets The Eye'' entry}} but that body eventually became corrupted and was destroyed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} Twice. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

*'''Members'''
**[[Grapple]]
**[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
**[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
**[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
**[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]
**[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] — chairman

Some 6 million years later, {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was the first Cybertronian to awake from the [[Great Shutdown]]. Taking note of the opportunity before him, he occupied Cybertron alone until it proved inevitable for him to awaken the others, both [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]], if he wanted to resuscitate the planet. While both factions agreed to set their differences aside to save their home planet, Shockwave's de facto reign wasn't met with much glee from Autobot side. And so, to prevent them from rallying against him, Shockwave created and swore loyalty to the Cybertronian High Council, a political body made up of former Autobots, knowing full well it had no leadership qualities of its own and would look for guidance to him anyway. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Perceptor turned out to be the only miscalculation on Shockwave's part, being more inquisitive than he could tolerate. Thus Shockwave arranged for him to be ousted from the council, which solved that problem. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Iacon's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' entry}} The High Council met at [[Central Hall]].
{{stub}}

===Wings of Honor===
*'''Members'''
**[[Magnum]]
{{stub}}

===Dreamwave Unicron Trilogy comics===
[[Image:Multiplicity Jetfire before High Council.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We went to sit all the way in the back on purpose.]]
*'''Members'''
**[[Levitacus]] — chairman
**[[Avalon]] — the suspiciously reasonable and nice one

The High Council is the main ruling body of Cybertron {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Cyber City's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' entry}} and is composed of Transformer elders, who regard themselves as the all-knowing ancients and founders. However, they either overestimate themselves or they willfully lie and keep quiet about a lot since there's quite a few secrets on Cybertron they appear oblivious to. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Before and during the war with the Decepticons, the High Council was probably housed in the [[Loop]] in [[Cyber City]]. After [[the Unicron Battles]], the remains of the Loop were demolished to make room for a new complex, the [[High Halls]], where the High Council gathered from then. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Whenever they can't appear in person, they communicate with each other through the Amalgamation. {{storylink|No Exit}}

Despite the ten years of peace that followed the defeat of [[Unicron]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] remained concerned that the Chaos Bringer was not definitely dealt with and so requested the High Council to provide him with the means to launch an investigation. The High Council refused on grounds that resources were still scarce and that the panic the investigation would generate among the population was counterproductive to the goal of prolonged peace, whereas Optimus Prime had no proof that Unicron still posed a threat. Unsatisfied with this decision, Optimus went to see [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] to ask him for advice. The [[Mini-Con]] told him of an [[uplink platform]] on the southern polar peninsula where he'd be able to make contact with the [[Hub (Energon)|mass intellect]] of Cybertron itself to learn about Unicron's fate. When Optimus asked the Council about this, they told him they knew of no such construct. He went to try anyway. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

{{bigquote|Yeah, well, I don't trust '''them''' to tell me the right time, so...|[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s opinion of the High Council|"[[This Evil Reborn]]"}}

Finding out that Unicron was in fact still alive ánd sending troops to [[Earth]] to obtain the planet's abundant amount of [[energon]] to revitalize himself, Optimus Prime returned to the Council to argue for an investigation once more. However, the Council was skeptical about his story of [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Sig-Omega]] and the [[Hub (Energon)|Hub]], neither subjects they possessed knowledge of, let alone his claim [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was still alive when four of Optimus's own team had testified to have witnessed the [[Decepticon leader]]'s death. Still, they did admit they had made some bad judgement calls in the past, and so did grant Optimus his request... on the condition he did it himself. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} A sudden attack by [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] changed the Council's opinion, who saw in it the proof they needed of Unicron's continued existence. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Too bad the Four Horsemen were actually deliberately sent by [[Alpha Quintesson]], in league with the dissident-councilor [[Avalon]], to get the Cybertronians to spread their troops thin and become vulnerable, the very problem the Council had originally seen in Optimus's plan. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

{{bigquote|'''Jetfire:''' "This couldn't have come at a '''worse''' time... Not that there's exactly a '''good''' time, you understand... What with the unrest on Earth, the imminent arrival of the '''Base Units''' and..." '''Prowl:''' "The Council in siege mentality?" '''Jetfire:''' "Yeah, I tell you, Prowl... I'd rather go toe-to-toe with Unicron's '''Four Horsemen''' than step up and petition the Council for reinforcements."|[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]]|"[[Multiplicity]]"}}

After having spent some time preparing Earth for an attack by Unicron's armies, Optimus wanted to return to Cybertron to ask the Council for reinforcements and more resources. However, he disappeared during his travel by [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} As such, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] stood up to place the request for resources. Appearing before the Council alongside [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]], his case was initially rejected on grounds that sending extra troops to Earth would leave Cybertron completely defenseless. Avalon then chimed in that it occurred to him that if they didn't put effort in keeping Earth's energon out of Unicron's reach, then it didn't matter how many troops they kept on Cybertron because they wouldn't stand a chance against him. This got the rest of the Council thinking {{storylink|Multiplicity}} and they eventually decided to give the Autobots access to all that they would need to complete their mission. Jetfire expressed his gratitude, in particular to Avalon, but the friendly talk was cut short when Prowl brought in news of a massive [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attack on Earth. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}

Once the battle was over, Jetfire returned to Cybertron to speak with the Council about two bits of knowledge he had acquired, namely that Megatron was alive and back and that he knew what had happened to Optimus Prime. Avalon declared that they now had to face the possibility Optimus would not come back, then respectfully disengaged to handle other matters, i.e. figuring out with Alpha Quintesson in which part of Unicron's body Optimus was dwelling. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went bankrupt during their ''Energon'' storyline. Levitacus and Avalon would have gotten [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|More Than Meets The Eye]] profiles which would've likely shed some more light on the workings of the High Council. In the unproduced "[[Armageddon Part 3]]", Levitacus was going to question Avalon about odd behaviour in private, in order to avoid embarrassing the Council, only to find out his fellow councillor was an agent of [[Alpha Quintesson]] all along! The comic would have featured attacks by Unicron and a Quintesson army, so the Council may have appeared.}}

===''Animated''===
[[Image:AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"First motion: the honorable Councillor for Tyger Pax requests we TURN THE FRAGGING LIGHTS ON."]]
*'''Members'''
**[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] — [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]]/chairman
**[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] — Magnus/chairman
**[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] — head of the civilian guilds
**[[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]] — head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]] (deceased)
**[[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] — head of Cybertron Intelligence (traitor)
**[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] — head of Cybertron Intelligence
**[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] — ''presumably'' representing the [[Ministry of Science]]
**[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] — ???

The base of operations of the Autobot High Council is the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]].

The ruling [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]] holds the chairbotship, and correspondingly sits in the highest seat. To his left sits the head of all of the civilian guilds, representing the non-military portion of the council; and to his right sits the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]]. While the Magnus is head of state, he has to answer to the civilian authorities.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4966/20/ Derrick Wyatt at TFCon 2009]</ref>

Other seats are visible in the council chamber, and while it is unknown whether they have any permanent occupants, [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] has a seat on the council, presumably representing the [[Ministry of Science]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] were once seen to attend in one of the lowest areas, but they had specific business and may not hold positions on the council. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

While Sentinel Prime was technically the ''pro tempore'' Magnus following Ultra Magnus's injuries, the High Council made it clear they did not recognise his authority. They were later forced to due to the public support for Sentinel after he displayed <s>Decepticons other people had captured for him</s> his Decepticon captives.

Sentinel Prime views the Council as being incompetent bureaucrats, but he's a jerk and they'd snubbed him when he said that, so it's probably not true. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}} He happily ignored them and established government protocol when a Decepticon-controlled [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] appeared over Cybertron, taking action when they were still discussing options. Since this action could have ''blown up the planet'', they were not happy, and Alpha Trion openly said he'd remove Sentinel from office if he was able. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

{{Note|[[Derrick J. Wyatt]] originally intended to have [[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] as a member of the Council in [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers: Animated]], but due to unknown circumstances, this plan fell through for the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|cartoon]].<ref>[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/derrick-wyatt-interview-part-2.html Derrick Wyatt interview, Part 2 at Unicron.com]</ref> [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]] picked up on this and established her as a member of the council after all.}}

===Aligned continuity===
===Members===
* [[Autobot High Council leader (WFC)|Head of High Council]]
* [[Halogen]]
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====''Exodus''====
[[Image:High Council Chamber.jpg|thumb|In our spare time, we play Beyblade.]]
The High Council consisted of thirteen members and convened in the [[High Council Tower]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. The High Councilers saw Cybertron through a [[Quintesson]] [[Age of Wrath|invasion]], the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron and the beginnings of the [[caste system]]. Aware of the Cybertronian populace's disgruntlement with castes, the High Council turned a blind eye to the rising [[gladiatorial combat]]s taking place in industrial areas in and around [[Kaon]]. As Orion Pax and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s movement to abolish the castes turned violent and [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] disappeared, [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] arranged a hearing for them at the High Council Chamber. There Orion claimed the caste system enslaved Cybertronians and demanded a new Prime to lead them in an age of self-determination. He was unaware that [[Halogen (Prime)|Halogen]] had been told by Alpha Trion that Orion might be the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] who would save Cybertron from civil war, as foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]], and he appointed him Optimus Prime and sent him on a quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. But this act destroyed Optimus and Megatron's movement, as the jealous gladiator murdered Halogen and claimed Optimus had betrayed him for the High Council's favor. In the subsequent war, only [[Contrail]], [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]] and [[Drivetrain (WFC)|Drivetrain]] survived by going over to the Decepticons.

When Optimus Prime came to power, Sentinel was the only original member of the Council still alive, having overseen [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]'s construction, though Halogen and [[Sigil]] were believed to be as almost as old as him. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Transformers: War for Cybertron''====
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

The Autobot High Council's role was to choose the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], the leaders of the Autobots, but observed that many Primes they choose eventually fell to greed and pride. However, they kept a close eye on [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]], a courageous and wise soldier who inspired those under his command, and who was marked by fate to one day assume the mantle of Prime, although Optimus rejected that he was worthy of being Prime.

When war raged across Cybertron between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Autobot leader [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] was defeated and captured by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]], who sought the Autobots' [[Omega Key]], a device that would gain him access to Cybertron's core as part of the Decepticon plan to infuse it with [[Dark Energon]]. Despite a daring rescue attempt from the [[Kaon]] detention facility by Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]], Zeta succumbed to his injuries and went offline.

Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====

[[Image:OneShallRise3-HighCouncil.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
When Megatron came before them, allegedly to call for justice, he arrogantly threatened to remove the old guard by force and demanded to be the next Prime. In contrast, the young Orion Pax was able to move the Council with his words and reason; they chose Orion as someone who may one day be Prime, causing Megatron to cut off ties and turn to violence. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Smokescreen mentioned that Alpha Trion requested Halogen and the High Council to make Orion Pax a Prime. {{storylink|New Recruit}}
{{-}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated subgroups]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Energon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]
[[Category:Prime subgroups]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2012-10-13T22:31:39Z

71.255.169.3: /* Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */

{{factions|Autobots}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': ??? (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He is seen only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2012-10-13T22:30:29Z

71.255.169.3: New page: {{factions|Autobots}} :''The leader of the Autobot High Council is an Autobot from the Aligned continuity family.'' 300px| The ...

{{factions|Autobots}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He is seen only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]