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Underbase

2011-06-16T19:46:27Z

77.86.87.199: /* Notes */

:''The Underbase is a font of knowledge from the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Underbase.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Remember, kids. Knowledge kills.]]
{{quote|Mere possession [of the Underbase] brings madness... or death.|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star]]"}}

Within each [[Transformer]] is a [[database]], storage of that Transformer's accumulated knowledge. The '''Underbase''' is a "collection of knowledge that underlies all databases," or rather the combined knowledge of the Transformer race. It is curated by [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] within his [[Temple of Knowledge]], and it is considered off-limits to either [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]].

Though acquiring portions of the Underbase can be enlightening, the combined power of its knowledge could detonate a star on impact, and its mere proximity can leave a planet scorched of life. Its energies are especially damaging to Transformer [[microchip]]s, though [[Binary-bonding|enhancement]] by [[Nebulan|anything]] [[Pretender|organic]] can somewhat protect the Transformer.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
Millions of years ago, back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Underbase was being sought by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Triggerbot|Triggerbots]] just as the [[Cybertronian Civil War]] was starting. The Underbase supposedly held all of Cybertron's knowledge, and it was heavily guarded (including molten mercury mine fields, cable jungles, and collapsing floors). Unknown to Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Triggercon|Triggercons]] were following him, intent on dispatching Optimus Prime and taking the powers of the Underbase for themselves. When the [[Autobot|Autobots]] arrived at Boltax's Temple of Knowledge, the [[Disciples of Boltax]] said to Prime, "You must turn back immediately, Optimus Prime, and take your warriors with you. Pain and suffering will be yours if you stay."

[[Image:Underbasebath.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Nowadays they call this the Internet.]]
Prime told his men to set camp while he went to seek the knowledge of the Underbase. Not that long after, Megatron came to the gates of Boltax as well. When Boltax's disciples gave Megatron the same message about pain and suffering, Megatron instead gave those same gifts to them, as he and his troops destroyed them with firepower.

Meanwhile, Prime met up with Boltax, who welcomed him and, though he could not give Prime exactly what he sought, allowed him to bathe in the knowledge of the Underbase in a chamber just beyond where they were standing. Optimus entered, but Megatron and his troops were not far behind, and Boltax was quickly dispatched as well.

Megatron entered the chamber. Realizing the truth, Prime told Megatron that the entire mountain was Boltax, who had converted himself into a giant containment vessel to store the vast energies of the Underbase, while the robot he and Megatron had talked to was merely a puppet. He then added that he'd discovered that the knowledge contained in the Underbase was too much for any one Transformer to know, and that any attempt to input the Underbase would only lead to "madness.... and death."

[[Image:Underbasekrakow.jpg|right|150px|thumb|If you shoot off too much knowledge, you'll go blind.]]
Not believing him, Megatron ordered his Decepticons to fire at Prime. As Megatron started boasting about his victory, he didn't see Optimus get up and press a switch, which closed the flame vents, causing the energy inside to build up. Everyone got out just in time to see the Underbase being shot out into space. Prime lamented, "Cybertron's greatest treasure—gone all because I let pride and glory—not reason—dictate my actions. All because of me. I will live with this shame for the rest of my existence." Interestingly, this incident, in that he removed the Underbase from Decepticon hands, would be one of the cornerstones of Optimus's sterling reputation. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

On present-day [[Earth]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] got hold of a record of the preceding events that was stored on the Autobot cassettes [[Raindance]] and [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Ratbat wanted to take the Underbase for himself, but so did Starscream, who abandoned their prisoner [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] outside the Decepticons' base of operations in [[Antarctica]] with equipment to attract the attention of both the Autobots and Decepticons. While Starscream convinced the Decepticons to fight each other, he escaped in [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s ship to search for the Underbase. {{storylink|Cold War!}} The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] found Buster, and the rest of the Autobots followed, but not long afterward, the Decepticons were upon them!

Meanwhile, Starscream found the Underbase and started to absorb its powers but was shot out of the way by Ratbat's Decepticon ship, piloted by an Autobot/Decepticon alliance. But Starscream wasn't dead! Now, powered by a portion of the Underbase, he lifted Scorponok's ship and threw it at Ratbat's. Starscream announced, "I go now to destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]!" Optimus Prime, having predicted the potential loss of transportation, had the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] waiting close by.

The Autobots and Decepticons separated into three groups to send to Starscream's three target cities, but Optimus Prime and Buster stayed behind. In New York, Starscream destroyed the Aerialbots, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Ratbat escaped and headed to the ''Ark'', thinking Prime was going to use the Underbase for himself. In Tokyo, Starscream killed the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Scorponok also left for the ''Ark'', likewise thinking Prime would use the Underbase for himself. In Buenos Aires, Starscream off-lined [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and Soundwave. Before getting a chance to destroy [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], he heard a radio transmission and also headed for the ''Ark''.

[[Image:Underbaseallmine.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Starscream now has the smartest crotch in the universe.]]
Back on the ''Ark'', [[Hi-Q]] (Prime's [[Powermaster]] component) and Buster launched a rocket which deflected the Underbase and altered its course, sending it directly towards Earth. At that point, Ratbat had taken Buster and Hi-Q hostage on the ''Ark'', but Scorponok arrived, blasted everyone and went after the Underbase himself. Prime (with Hi-Q linked to him) stopped Scorponok just as the Underbase passed by.

Starscream arrived from the planet's surface and intercepted the Underbase's path, absorbing the entire thing. He began to grow and mutate until he finally exploded, demolishing all that was the Underbase. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}
{{-}}
====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Optimus discovered the Underbase had been linked to the centre of Cybertron, and thus to [[Primus]] himself. With [[Unicron]] approaching and no other options available, he sent six Autobots to find the former Underbase site, hoping they could tap into the energy it had drawn on and use it as an anti-Unicron weapon. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

==Notes==
* The Underbase was concocted as a story-based means <s>[[To sell toys|to get rid of older products]]</s>—er, to remove older characters.
* This would not be the last time an [[Optimus Prime]] would eject a glowing cube into space to keep it from the Decepticons.

[[Category:Generation 1 objects]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Planet Cybertron]]

Underbase

2011-06-16T19:45:44Z

77.86.87.199: /* Notes */

:''The Underbase is a font of knowledge from the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Underbase.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Remember, kids. Knowledge kills.]]
{{quote|Mere possession [of the Underbase] brings madness... or death.|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star]]"}}

Within each [[Transformer]] is a [[database]], storage of that Transformer's accumulated knowledge. The '''Underbase''' is a "collection of knowledge that underlies all databases," or rather the combined knowledge of the Transformer race. It is curated by [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] within his [[Temple of Knowledge]], and it is considered off-limits to either [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]].

Though acquiring portions of the Underbase can be enlightening, the combined power of its knowledge could detonate a star on impact, and its mere proximity can leave a planet scorched of life. Its energies are especially damaging to Transformer [[microchip]]s, though [[Binary-bonding|enhancement]] by [[Nebulan|anything]] [[Pretender|organic]] can somewhat protect the Transformer.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
Millions of years ago, back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Underbase was being sought by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Triggerbot|Triggerbots]] just as the [[Cybertronian Civil War]] was starting. The Underbase supposedly held all of Cybertron's knowledge, and it was heavily guarded (including molten mercury mine fields, cable jungles, and collapsing floors). Unknown to Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Triggercon|Triggercons]] were following him, intent on dispatching Optimus Prime and taking the powers of the Underbase for themselves. When the [[Autobot|Autobots]] arrived at Boltax's Temple of Knowledge, the [[Disciples of Boltax]] said to Prime, "You must turn back immediately, Optimus Prime, and take your warriors with you. Pain and suffering will be yours if you stay."

[[Image:Underbasebath.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Nowadays they call this the Internet.]]
Prime told his men to set camp while he went to seek the knowledge of the Underbase. Not that long after, Megatron came to the gates of Boltax as well. When Boltax's disciples gave Megatron the same message about pain and suffering, Megatron instead gave those same gifts to them, as he and his troops destroyed them with firepower.

Meanwhile, Prime met up with Boltax, who welcomed him and, though he could not give Prime exactly what he sought, allowed him to bathe in the knowledge of the Underbase in a chamber just beyond where they were standing. Optimus entered, but Megatron and his troops were not far behind, and Boltax was quickly dispatched as well.

Megatron entered the chamber. Realizing the truth, Prime told Megatron that the entire mountain was Boltax, who had converted himself into a giant containment vessel to store the vast energies of the Underbase, while the robot he and Megatron had talked to was merely a puppet. He then added that he'd discovered that the knowledge contained in the Underbase was too much for any one Transformer to know, and that any attempt to input the Underbase would only lead to "madness.... and death."

[[Image:Underbasekrakow.jpg|right|150px|thumb|If you shoot off too much knowledge, you'll go blind.]]
Not believing him, Megatron ordered his Decepticons to fire at Prime. As Megatron started boasting about his victory, he didn't see Optimus get up and press a switch, which closed the flame vents, causing the energy inside to build up. Everyone got out just in time to see the Underbase being shot out into space. Prime lamented, "Cybertron's greatest treasure—gone all because I let pride and glory—not reason—dictate my actions. All because of me. I will live with this shame for the rest of my existence." Interestingly, this incident, in that he removed the Underbase from Decepticon hands, would be one of the cornerstones of Optimus's sterling reputation. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

On present-day [[Earth]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] got hold of a record of the preceding events that was stored on the Autobot cassettes [[Raindance]] and [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Ratbat wanted to take the Underbase for himself, but so did Starscream, who abandoned their prisoner [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] outside the Decepticons' base of operations in [[Antarctica]] with equipment to attract the attention of both the Autobots and Decepticons. While Starscream convinced the Decepticons to fight each other, he escaped in [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s ship to search for the Underbase. {{storylink|Cold War!}} The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] found Buster, and the rest of the Autobots followed, but not long afterward, the Decepticons were upon them!

Meanwhile, Starscream found the Underbase and started to absorb its powers but was shot out of the way by Ratbat's Decepticon ship, piloted by an Autobot/Decepticon alliance. But Starscream wasn't dead! Now, powered by a portion of the Underbase, he lifted Scorponok's ship and threw it at Ratbat's. Starscream announced, "I go now to destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]!" Optimus Prime, having predicted the potential loss of transportation, had the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] waiting close by.

The Autobots and Decepticons separated into three groups to send to Starscream's three target cities, but Optimus Prime and Buster stayed behind. In New York, Starscream destroyed the Aerialbots, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Ratbat escaped and headed to the ''Ark'', thinking Prime was going to use the Underbase for himself. In Tokyo, Starscream killed the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Scorponok also left for the ''Ark'', likewise thinking Prime would use the Underbase for himself. In Buenos Aires, Starscream off-lined [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and Soundwave. Before getting a chance to destroy [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], he heard a radio transmission and also headed for the ''Ark''.

[[Image:Underbaseallmine.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Starscream now has the smartest crotch in the universe.]]
Back on the ''Ark'', [[Hi-Q]] (Prime's [[Powermaster]] component) and Buster launched a rocket which deflected the Underbase and altered its course, sending it directly towards Earth. At that point, Ratbat had taken Buster and Hi-Q hostage on the ''Ark'', but Scorponok arrived, blasted everyone and went after the Underbase himself. Prime (with Hi-Q linked to him) stopped Scorponok just as the Underbase passed by.

Starscream arrived from the planet's surface and intercepted the Underbase's path, absorbing the entire thing. He began to grow and mutate until he finally exploded, demolishing all that was the Underbase. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}
{{-}}
====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Optimus discovered the Underbase had been linked to the centre of Cybertron, and thus to [[Primus]] himself. With [[Unicron]] approaching and no other options available, he sent six Autobots to find the former Underbase site, hoping they could tap into the energy it had drawn on and use it as an anti-Unicron weapon. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

==Notes==
* The Underbase was concocted as a story-based means <s>[[To sell toys|to get rid of older products]]</s>—er, to remove older characters.
* This would not be the last time an [[Optimus Prime]] would eject a [[glowing cube]] into space to keep it from the Decepticons.

[[Category:Generation 1 objects]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Planet Cybertron]]

Underbase

2011-06-16T19:38:39Z

77.86.87.199: /* Notes */

:''The Underbase is a font of knowledge from the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Underbase.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Remember, kids. Knowledge kills.]]
{{quote|Mere possession [of the Underbase] brings madness... or death.|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star]]"}}

Within each [[Transformer]] is a [[database]], storage of that Transformer's accumulated knowledge. The '''Underbase''' is a "collection of knowledge that underlies all databases," or rather the combined knowledge of the Transformer race. It is curated by [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] within his [[Temple of Knowledge]], and it is considered off-limits to either [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]].

Though acquiring portions of the Underbase can be enlightening, the combined power of its knowledge could detonate a star on impact, and its mere proximity can leave a planet scorched of life. Its energies are especially damaging to Transformer [[microchip]]s, though [[Binary-bonding|enhancement]] by [[Nebulan|anything]] [[Pretender|organic]] can somewhat protect the Transformer.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
Millions of years ago, back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Underbase was being sought by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Triggerbot|Triggerbots]] just as the [[Cybertronian Civil War]] was starting. The Underbase supposedly held all of Cybertron's knowledge, and it was heavily guarded (including molten mercury mine fields, cable jungles, and collapsing floors). Unknown to Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Triggercon|Triggercons]] were following him, intent on dispatching Optimus Prime and taking the powers of the Underbase for themselves. When the [[Autobot|Autobots]] arrived at Boltax's Temple of Knowledge, the [[Disciples of Boltax]] said to Prime, "You must turn back immediately, Optimus Prime, and take your warriors with you. Pain and suffering will be yours if you stay."

[[Image:Underbasebath.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Nowadays they call this the Internet.]]
Prime told his men to set camp while he went to seek the knowledge of the Underbase. Not that long after, Megatron came to the gates of Boltax as well. When Boltax's disciples gave Megatron the same message about pain and suffering, Megatron instead gave those same gifts to them, as he and his troops destroyed them with firepower.

Meanwhile, Prime met up with Boltax, who welcomed him and, though he could not give Prime exactly what he sought, allowed him to bathe in the knowledge of the Underbase in a chamber just beyond where they were standing. Optimus entered, but Megatron and his troops were not far behind, and Boltax was quickly dispatched as well.

Megatron entered the chamber. Realizing the truth, Prime told Megatron that the entire mountain was Boltax, who had converted himself into a giant containment vessel to store the vast energies of the Underbase, while the robot he and Megatron had talked to was merely a puppet. He then added that he'd discovered that the knowledge contained in the Underbase was too much for any one Transformer to know, and that any attempt to input the Underbase would only lead to "madness.... and death."

[[Image:Underbasekrakow.jpg|right|150px|thumb|If you shoot off too much knowledge, you'll go blind.]]
Not believing him, Megatron ordered his Decepticons to fire at Prime. As Megatron started boasting about his victory, he didn't see Optimus get up and press a switch, which closed the flame vents, causing the energy inside to build up. Everyone got out just in time to see the Underbase being shot out into space. Prime lamented, "Cybertron's greatest treasure—gone all because I let pride and glory—not reason—dictate my actions. All because of me. I will live with this shame for the rest of my existence." Interestingly, this incident, in that he removed the Underbase from Decepticon hands, would be one of the cornerstones of Optimus's sterling reputation. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

On present-day [[Earth]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] got hold of a record of the preceding events that was stored on the Autobot cassettes [[Raindance]] and [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Ratbat wanted to take the Underbase for himself, but so did Starscream, who abandoned their prisoner [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] outside the Decepticons' base of operations in [[Antarctica]] with equipment to attract the attention of both the Autobots and Decepticons. While Starscream convinced the Decepticons to fight each other, he escaped in [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s ship to search for the Underbase. {{storylink|Cold War!}} The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] found Buster, and the rest of the Autobots followed, but not long afterward, the Decepticons were upon them!

Meanwhile, Starscream found the Underbase and started to absorb its powers but was shot out of the way by Ratbat's Decepticon ship, piloted by an Autobot/Decepticon alliance. But Starscream wasn't dead! Now, powered by a portion of the Underbase, he lifted Scorponok's ship and threw it at Ratbat's. Starscream announced, "I go now to destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]!" Optimus Prime, having predicted the potential loss of transportation, had the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] waiting close by.

The Autobots and Decepticons separated into three groups to send to Starscream's three target cities, but Optimus Prime and Buster stayed behind. In New York, Starscream destroyed the Aerialbots, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Ratbat escaped and headed to the ''Ark'', thinking Prime was going to use the Underbase for himself. In Tokyo, Starscream killed the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Scorponok also left for the ''Ark'', likewise thinking Prime would use the Underbase for himself. In Buenos Aires, Starscream off-lined [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and Soundwave. Before getting a chance to destroy [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], he heard a radio transmission and also headed for the ''Ark''.

[[Image:Underbaseallmine.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Starscream now has the smartest crotch in the universe.]]
Back on the ''Ark'', [[Hi-Q]] (Prime's [[Powermaster]] component) and Buster launched a rocket which deflected the Underbase and altered its course, sending it directly towards Earth. At that point, Ratbat had taken Buster and Hi-Q hostage on the ''Ark'', but Scorponok arrived, blasted everyone and went after the Underbase himself. Prime (with Hi-Q linked to him) stopped Scorponok just as the Underbase passed by.

Starscream arrived from the planet's surface and intercepted the Underbase's path, absorbing the entire thing. He began to grow and mutate until he finally exploded, demolishing all that was the Underbase. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}
{{-}}
====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Optimus discovered the Underbase had been linked to the centre of Cybertron, and thus to [[Primus]] himself. With [[Unicron]] approaching and no other options available, he sent six Autobots to find the former Underbase site, hoping they could tap into the energy it had drawn on and use it as an anti-Unicron weapon. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

==Notes==
* The Underbase was concocted as a story-based means <s>[[To sell toys|to get rid of older products]]</s>—er, to remove older characters.
* This would not be the last time an [[Optimus Prime]] ejected a [[glowing cube]] to keep the Decepticons from using it.
[[Category:Generation 1 objects]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Planet Cybertron]]