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Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B

2010-07-23T06:54:29Z

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: ''Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B are characters from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nekomimi-1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Virtual robot catgirl maids. Goddamn it, Japan.]]

(WARNING: Just because it's canon to have two super star catgirl robots having crushes on some Cybertronians, doesn't mean you can do it in fanfiction. Ever.)

'''Nekomimi A''' (ネコミミA, the "brunette") and '''Nekomimi B''' (ネコミミB, the "blonde") are robotic [[Wikipedia:Catgirl|catgirl]] celebrities whose exploits are apparently enjoyed by both humans and Transformers. Between appearing in cafeterias to meet-and-greet with scientific minds, guest-hosting virtual reality battle tournaments, and starring in comic books detailing their (presumably) fictional adventures, they get around quite a bit.

Meow.

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==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===

:''Nekomimi A voice actor:'' [[Jocelyne Loewen]] (English), [[Masumi Asano]] (Japanese)
:''Nekomimi B voice actor:'' [[Chiara Zanni]] (English), [[Yukiko Tagami]] (Japanese)

[[Image:NekoMimiOpSup01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|You're gonna wanna enlarge this.]]

The Nekomimis attended a real-world cafeteria at the same time as the [[Kicker Jones|Jones]] family, who were present there for a meal. The pair could be seen chatting with several human scientists, though one can only imagine what the two of them would have in common with scientists. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}}

[[Image:Nekomimi-2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Nekomimi A (backache queen) and Nekomimi B ("I LOVE YOU, HOT SHOT"), respectively.]]

Nekomimis A and B reappeared within a video game-cum-virtual battle training simulator used by the Autobots. The duo acted as announcers and referees for a series of tournament fights held between the Autobots at a low point during their war for [[energon (Energon)|energon]], which included digital clones of the deceased and the previous bodies of characters who had been upgraded, as well as several Decepticons, who hacked into the system in order to join the fun.

Nekomimi B seemed to be infatuated with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], calling him "dreamy" twice. Unlike Nekomimi B, Nekomimi A thought Hot Shot was "scrawny" and had her sights set on [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. However, perhaps changing her mind after witnessing Galvatron's brutal takedown of [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], she joined Nekomimi B in calling Hot Shot "dreamy" near the end of the tournament.

[[Image:GalvatronTerror-NekomimiComic.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Having no hands won't stop Six Shot from reading about catgirls.]]

Following Hot Shot and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]'s victory by ring-out against [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Supreme]] in the final round, Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B presented the winning team with trophies—shortly before they announced that Hot Shot and Rodimus would now take on the "special guest fighter", a pint-sized virtual incarnation of [[Unicron]]. As this last battle commenced, the two announcers wished the audience goodbye. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Some time after the tournament, [[Six Shot]] was seen reading a humorous, Transformer-sized comic book featuring the two of them. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:NekomimiStationaryAlmanac01.jpg|250px|thumb|'''Attention'''. The following are '''not''' good stripper names: Celia Sextion. Baron Ovaries. General Herpes. Patches. That is all.]]
*Though they were not named in either the ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon or the original Japanese dialogue, the Japanese ending credits to the episode identified them with the designations used in this article. "''Nekomimi''" is roughly Japanese for "kitty ears", and is a term generally applied in Japan to "catgirls".
*In the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' universe, the Nekomimis appear to be "Hello Kitty"-style mascots called "Hello Nekomimi Pop-Star". Notebook paper used by [[Sari Sumdac]] to recount the events of [[The Return of the Headmaster|the Autobots' second clash]] with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] and [[Sari, No One's Home|her own battle]] with the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] features [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|illustrations of them]].

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Venom (G1)

2010-05-18T15:02:26Z

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{{disambig3|Venom}}
:''Venom is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Venom boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It may seem like he's just shaking his fist, but in reality his forehead is giving you the finger.]]
'''Venom''' is the official leader of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], but he's so paranoid about one of the others trying to usurp his position that he does more damage to his own standing among them than most of the plots they might hatch against him. He trusts none of them and suspects everyone of being after his place. He won't hesitate to utilize his manipulative and destructive psychological warfare techniques on those under him to stay in power.

==Fiction==
===Marvel UK comics===
Venom and his teammates in the elite [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] were sent to aid the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] against the team-up of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Despite the Mayhems' reputation, however, they were no match for their opponents, and Venom was slain by Galvatron shortly after the battle began. Twice. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

===Kid Stuff storybooks===
[[Image:SlavesoftheInsecticons_Venom.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hey, [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]! See you.]]
Venom and his Insecticon forces were in charge of an oil-mining operation on the Pacific Rim island of [[Buru]]. Having enslaved the natives with their special venom, they patrolled the island to make sure that no Autobots interfered with the operation. Venom refused Megatron's orders to pump faster, saying it was impossible. When Megatron arrived on his [[oil transporter]] to speed up the drilling operations, Venom boarded the vessel to meet with the Decepticon leader. He freaked out Megatron by just staring at him in total silence, leaving Megatron and Soundwave to whisper and speculate what he might be thinking.

{{note|Venom's lack of dialogue results from Kid Stuff's apparent desire to not have any speaking parts in their audiobooks besides the core cast of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave and Prowl.}}

Venom's forces were subsequently crushed underfoot by a horde of [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Ratbatwarwithin.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
8.2 million years ago, Venom participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He presumably retreated with the rest of the Decepticons when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the planetary engines, devastating the city.

After the fragmentation of the Decepticon forces following Megatron's seeming destruction in a [[space bridge]] accident, Venom joined [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon|Ultracons]]. He accompanied Ratbat and fellow Ultracons [[Chop Shop]] and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] on a mission to the [[Tagan Heights]], where they unleashed the deadly [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]]. Capturing the Wreckers' leader, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], the Ultracons were prevented from executing him when Devastator's battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] raged out of control. {{storylink|Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation}} In the chaos that ensued, Venom and his allies escaped, leaving Devastator behind. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|Devastation}}

Later, Venom, Chop Shop, and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] were involved in an altercation with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Venom also accompanied his leader to the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon peace ceremony at [[Tyger Pax]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 1|The Age of Wrath #1}}

Venom, along with Barrage, Chop Shop, and Ransack, remained on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. The planet's chronic [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] shortage reduced them to a vampiric existence, forcing them to capture [[Micromaster]]s and drain them of their fuel. While pursuing [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]] and [[Flanker]] in the [[Wastelands]], they ran into the middle of a conflict between the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Race Track Patrol]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

[[Image:VictimsoftheRevolution_Venom_impaled.jpg|left|150px|thumb|[[Blaze Master|Lethal Defector.]]]]
After devouring Falcon, they soon set upon the other Micromasters, but were driven back by the timely arrival of [[Groundshaker]], who left with the Hot Rod Patrol. The subsequent arrival of Shockwave prevented them from devouring the Race Track Patrol, but Shockwave did surreptitiously toss them Flanker as a snack once the others had left. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} The Insecticons subsequently abducted the Race Track Patrol and several other Micromasters from [[Little Iacon]] in an attempt to ferret out the Hot Rod Patrol and gain some new recruits in the process. Venom berated Chop Shop after the latter accidentally snatched [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]], accusing him of trying to undermine the mission. As Venom attempted to persuade his captives to join the Decepticons, he ordered Barrage to blast [[Blaze Master]] as a show of force. Taking his captives and recruits back to Decepticon HQ, Venom passed along a communique from Shockwave (actually a disguised [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]) to [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and his teammates, summoning them to his quarters. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} While attempting to stop an invasion force of Micromasters from freeing their comrades, Venom was skewered by a revived Blaze Master. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Venom defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. During the battle, he and Barrage were pounded on by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Storm Shadow]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Venom''' (Deluxe Insecticon, 1985)

: Venom is a green and orange [[redeco]] of [[#Notes|''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' Beet-Zeguna]] and transforms into a robotic [[wikipedia:cicada|cicada]]. He comes with a small blaster and an axe, and is one of the few Deluxe Insecticons whose arms actually let him aim either in any useful manner.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Venom/venom.htm More information on Venom at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Venom, like all of the Deluxe Insecticons, was designed and originally produced by [[Takatoku Toys]] for inclusion in their ''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' toyline (機甲虫隊ビートラス). Decoed in black and brown, the mold first saw release under the name Beet-Zeguna. Takatoku Toys went out of business a short while later in 1984, and their assets were purchased by fellow Japanese toymaker [[Bandai]]. At that time, Bandai was exclusively active on the Japanese market and so was a competitor of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but not of [[Hasbro]]. Due to this, the company had no objection to licensing various Takatoku molds to Hasbro in 1985 for sale in the Western markets as part of their version of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]]. But since nowadays Bandai has claimed its share of the Western market and only licensed the molds back then, there is little likelihood that Venom and company will ever be put up for reissue.
* Since Hasbro and Takara shared the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] as promotional material for their respective versions of the toyline, Venom and the other Deluxe Insecticons were not included in its cast to avoid giving Japanese market-competitor Bandai free publicity. The group was also omitted from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comics]] and barely appeared in the UK Marvel comics, making them the least "successful" of the Takatoku molds. This trend has continued in fiction since, the team's current highlight being their role in the ''[[Micromasters]]'' comics.
* Because of the Deluxe Insecticons' regular absence from fiction, Venom has rarely acted as leader of the whole Insecticon group. Instead, the more prominently appearing Insecticon trio usually seems to be rather communal in leadership, though [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] often gets to be in a leadership position of sorts. Venom is keeping an eye on him.
* Real [[wikipedia:Cicada|cicadas]] have no venom. They don't even bite or sting. They're just noisy. Which fits Venom just fine.
* Venom has shown no evidence in any fiction of [[Venom (Crossovers)|a desire to eat your brains]].

==External links==
*[http://www.diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/zeg/index.html Beet-Zeguna at Diaclone.net]

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Polyhex

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:''Polyhex is a location on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Darkmount.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
'''Polyhex''' is a [[city-state]] that lies in the northern half of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where it is surrounded by the [[Rust Sea]],<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams #162]]</ref> the [[Tagan Heights]], [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]] and [[Nova Cronum]]. The fortress [[Darkmount]] serves as its capitol. Polyhex is in charge of Cybertron's satellites and home to the Cybertron network command hub.<ref>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref> It tends to fall into [[Decepticon]] hands, which add such scenery as [[smelting pool]]s and [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial facilities]].<ref name=kickoff>[[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off's toy bio]]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:TheSmeltingPoolUS17.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Locations'''
**[[Darkmount]]
**''An unnamed [[Polyhex Decepticon stronghold|Decepticon stronghold]]''
**The/A [[smelting pool]]
**The [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]
**''[[Energon cube]] transference stations''
**[[Ratbat's offices]]
**An [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]]
**The [[Spanner (G1)|original]] [[space bridge]]
**The [[Titanium Turnpike|Polyhex Toll Plaza]]

''Polyhex was one of the regions that became most involved in the war, confrontations between the Autobot army and Decepticon forces following up on one another virtually without pause.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}} One such case documented was the [[Armornecking Incident]], in which the Autobot [[Getaway]] saved his team from a Decepticon attack by using the security system of the Polyhex Toll Plaza to the [[Titanium Turnpike]] to his advantage. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Getaway's ''Universe'' profile.}}

Presumably during the [[Cybertron: The Middle Years!|"middle years"]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] gained rule over Polyhex as Lord High Governor. From [[Darkmount]], he practiced ruthless control over his domain with the support of some of the most skilled Decepticons: [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. In response to the dwindling energy reserves of Cybertron, Straxus issued a campaign to hunt down the region's [[Neutral]]s, the [[Empties]], to have them melted down for raw materials in the [[smelting pool]]. [[Harvester unit]]s were employed to fetch and transport the (not necessarily dead) bodies the Decepticons shot down.

[[Image:The Smelting Pool! The Dead End.jpg|left|330px|thumb|]]
In Earth year 1985, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] saved [[Telus and Rotorbolt's buddy|one Empty]] when he was waiting for [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], the Empties' home. Scrounge meanwhile had infiltrated Darkmount in search for the abducted neutral scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] and obtained information that the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crew lost four million years ago was still alive and on [[Earth]]. Trying to reach Blaster, Scrounge was captured in the Dead End by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and on orders of Straxus thrown into the smelting pool. Blaster, with the assistance of the rest of the Polyhex Autobase, came looking for him there based on information acquired from [[Wheezel|one of the Empties]] that had witnessed Scrounge's capture. He found him, but though Scrounge could pass on the information, he could not be saved anymore. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} Spanner had been abducted in order to build a [[space bridge]] for Straxus' troops to be able to travel to Earth. Additionally, Straxus had gone so far as to have the space bridge constructed from the scientist's own body. This last fact was unknown to the Autobots when they decided they had to destroy the device. Blaster was assigned to plant explosives on the space bridge and blow it up while [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the others would distract the Decepticons by digging their way to Darkmount's power supply chamber and blowing the fortress up from the inside. Perceptor's group was succesful, but Blaster had been taken aback when he learned the space bridge was alive and hesitated too long. The Decepticons came to stop him, followed by the Autobots who came to rescue him. In the subsequent fight, the Autobots ended up on Earth, the Decepticons remained stuck on Cybertron, Straxus was ''seemingly'' destroyed and the space bridge needed extensive repairs to be used again. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

''Some time after, the [[Wrecker]]s, a group of Autobots that operated from the nearby [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], initiated a plan called [[Operation: Volcano]] that was designed to result in the destruction of Polyhex's deadliest Decepticons. The operation was kicked in motion when the Autobots leaked false information to a [[Autobot traitor|rotten element within their ranks]] and tricked him into Polyhex, where he was discovered by Shrapnel. As expected, he handed the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] the information in exchange for his life. Futily so, but the bait that would goad the Decepticon targets to Iacon territory had been cast. [[Roadbuster]], who had followed the traitor to Polyhex, reported back on the first phase's success. Ten [[Units of time|cycles]] later, the trap was about to close on the Decepticons when suddenly they received a [[communicube]] from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He ordered them to return to Polyhex immediately, prepare the space bridge and sent the Insecticons to Earth pronto, thus unknowingly saving their lives.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Image:Polyhex Decepticon stronghold whole.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
''Straxus somehow had survived the incident at the space bridge, albeit only as a head on life support, and returned to Polyhex. He relocated his headquarters to [[Polyhex Decepticon stronghold|another stronghold]], where Megatron also ended up after accidentally being teleported to Cybertron through the space bridge. As was to be expected, the two Decepticon leaders did not get along, with all due consequences for the factions rate of success.'' {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}} ''When Megatron's plan to have Optimus Prime killed by [[Wrecker|his own soldiers]] failed due to intervention of [[Outback]], he took it out on the stronghold and its inhabitants. Straxus's ally [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had it known how much he disapproved of Megatron's presence, but Straxus ensured him he was working on [[Project Re-Birth|getting rid of the old warlord]].'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''Nonetheless, the situation worsened for the Decepticons when Optimus Prime and Outback had fled to the Dead End and Optimus's plea to the Autobots to save Outback caused him to be recognized as the Autobots' long lost leader.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''With the assistance of the Cybertronian Autobot leaders, Optimus led five attacks on the Decepticons' transference stations for [[energon cube]]s. Tired of all that had gone wrong since Megatron's arrival, Straxus initiated the plan A of his scheme by forcefully swapping bodies with his rival. But he had underestimated Megatron's strength of mind, and the two ended up sharing a body that did not know who he was. Ratbat noticed this shortly before the Autobots launched a sixth attack on a transference station, in reality a distraction to allow Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] easier access to the Polyhex stronghold to defeat Megatron. Seeing the two Autobots and mentally unstable more-Megatron-than-Straxus positively wrecking the stronghold, he ordered to have them all teleported to Earth by means of the space bridge. In doing so, Ratbat succeeded Straxus as Decepticon leader,'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} ''while Straxus's mind gave up on taking over Megatron and separated from him to travel to a hidden room in the stronghold where he had prepared a plan B. {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

[[Image:Ratbat's office complex exterior.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]]
Ratbat's reign saw a steady if burdened cooperation with the Earth-based Decepticons through means of the space bridge. From Polyhex, Ratbat sent materials and reinforcements such as ''the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and'' {{storylink|Prey!}} [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and in return received fuel from Earth. However, the amount of fuel sent wasn't enough to so much as compensate for the usage of the space bridge, prompting Ratbat to pull the plug on the whole endeavor. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} Ratbat subsequently came up with a plan of his own to acquire Earth's fuel more efficiently, for which he had a shipment sent via space freighter—slow, but energy-cost-effective. The operation came into trouble when the [[Freighter pilot|pilot]] failed to contact Cybertron despite making it to Earth, in response to which Ratbat summoned the [[Triple Changer]]s to [[Ratbat's offices|his office complex]]. Briefing them on the situation, he ordered the Triple Changers to use the space bridge to get to Earth, find out what had gone wrong and fix it. {{storylink|Crater Critters}} Upon receiving report that a [[Scraplet]] infestation was to blame, Ratbat invested in the capture of the [[Throttlebot]]s, who had been plaguing the Decepticons for a while with small-time raids on their fuel storage depots. Rather than executing them, he had them brought to his offices and forced them to accept to travel to Earth and destroy the threat with corrosives. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Meanwhile, Megatron lay deactivated in the Dead End [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|after he had blasted himself through the space bridge]]. With time, his internal circuitry restored his body, but his mind remained a long way from home. Roaming the Dead End in a less than optimal state, he did try to assert his identity, but the Empties believed him to be just one of the nuttier among their numbers. Eventually, Megatron stumbled upon two Autobots cornering the Decepticon [[Blackjack]], who recognized Megatron immediately. That, coupled with the sight of the hated Autobot [[insignia]], brought Megatron back to sanity. He murdered the two Autobots and followed Blackjack out of the Dead End. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} ''During their travel, Megatron found Straxus's old base, and within it, he learnt of [[Project Re-Birth]], prompting a detour to [[Helex]] to tie up the loose ends from Straxus's existence. {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

''By the time of Earth year 2006, Polyhex was the location of a [[time travel]] device that [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] used to pursue [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and company to Earth, 1986.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

====Toy bios====
[[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] trained in the grease pits of Polyhex while being held there as a captive.<ref name=kickoff/>

====''Universe''====
*'''Locations'''
**[[Darkmount]]
**An unnamed canyon
**The [[grease pits]]
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Decepticons captured Autobots to fight for their entertainment in the grease pits of Polyhex. [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] was one of the many forced into the role of gladiator. {{storylink|Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out's toy bio}}

{{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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====Dreamwave Generation 1 comics====
*'''Locations'''
**The Ultracons' base.
**The [[grease pits]]

During the [[Border Wars]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s had their base of operations located in Polyhex. {{storylink|Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation}}

For an unspecified time in the war, [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] was imprisoned at Polyhex and forced to fight in the grease pits. He ended up having to kill his best friend in one of the matches. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|Kick-Off's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}

====''Timelines''====
*'''Locations'''
**[[Gladiatorial combat|Gladatorial pits]]

The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw]] used to be a fighter in the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladatorial pits]] of Polyhex. {{storylink|Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw's toy bio}}

====IDW Generation 1 comics====
During a heavy battle on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was still a fresh commander, he ordered the Autobots to reposition at Polyhex in the east. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

The Polyhexian border was notorious for its ongoing aerial skirmishes, which was why [[Rotorstorm]] was posted there. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

===Movie===
If the [[Risk|''Transformers'' RISK]] game is to be taken at face value, Polyhex exists and is surrounded by [[Praxus]], [[Perihex]] and the area where the [[space bridge]] is located. {{storylink|Risk}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
*'''Locations'''
**[[Darkmount]]
**A unnamed university

Before the war, Polyhex was home to one of Cybertron's most prestigious universities, where [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] gave math classes. {{storylink|Megatron (SG)|Megatron's toy bio}} When the [[Autobot]]s started to annihilate anyone not willing to join them, Megatron rose from the fires of the city-state and morphed the survivors into an effective counterforce. Polyhex was subsequently rebuilt to function as the [[Decepticon]]s' base. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

{{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}
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==Merchandise==
* '''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
: Polyhex is one of the purple zones on the board.

==Notes==
*Polyhex was introduced in the Marvel comics as a province rather than a city-state. This was before the concept of city-states was brought forth in the Marvel and other continuities, so make of it what you will.
*Polyhex was the second city and generally named area on Cybertron put in the [[canon]], preceded only by the Autobot capital [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]. This made it the first Decepticon specific region ever written about and as such it shone in the early Marvel comics next to Iacon, though it was passed by as its Decepticon equivalent by first [[Helex]], then [[Alignment|sort of]] [[Kolkular]] and since the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave comics]], [[Kaon]]. ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' is the only continuity to return to the Iacon vs. Polyhex idea.
*Polyhex is also the name used by WaywardInsecticon in her webcomic, Insecticomics. To find said comics, please go up to your search bar and type in either Insecticomics or locust porn. The latter is not a joke. It really works.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=190&page=9 Transformers #162 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

{{city-state|Polyhex|[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] beginning in 1985}}

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Polyhex

2010-05-18T14:38:53Z

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:''Polyhex is a location on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Darkmount.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
'''Polyhex''' is a [[city-state]] that lies in the northern half of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where it is surrounded by the [[Rust Sea]],<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams #162]]</ref> the [[Tagan Heights]], [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]] and [[Nova Cronum]]. The fortress [[Darkmount]] serves as its capitol. Polyhex is in charge of Cybertron's satellites and home to the Cybertron network command hub.<ref>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref> It tends to fall into [[Decepticon]] hands, which add such scenery as [[smelting pool]]s and [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial facilities]].<ref name=kickoff>[[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off's toy bio]]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel comics====
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*'''Locations'''
**[[Darkmount]]
**''An unnamed [[Polyhex Decepticon stronghold|Decepticon stronghold]]''
**The/A [[smelting pool]]
**The [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]
**''[[Energon cube]] transference stations''
**[[Ratbat's offices]]
**An [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]]
**The [[Spanner (G1)|original]] [[space bridge]]
**The [[Titanium Turnpike|Polyhex Toll Plaza]]

''Polyhex was one of the regions that became most involved in the war, confrontations between the Autobot army and Decepticon forces following up on one another virtually without pause.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}} One such case documented was the [[Armornecking Incident]], in which the Autobot [[Getaway]] saved his team from a Decepticon attack by using the security system of the Polyhex Toll Plaza to the [[Titanium Turnpike]] to his advantage. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Getaway's ''Universe'' profile.}}

Presumably during the [[Cybertron: The Middle Years!|"middle years"]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] gained rule over Polyhex as Lord High Governor. From [[Darkmount]], he practiced ruthless control over his domain with the support of some of the most skilled Decepticons: [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. In response to the dwindling energy reserves of Cybertron, Straxus issued a campaign to hunt down the region's [[Neutral]]s, the [[Empties]], to have them melted down for raw materials in the [[smelting pool]]. [[Harvester unit]]s were employed to fetch and transport the (not necessarily dead) bodies the Decepticons shot down.

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In Earth year 1985, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] saved [[Telus and Rotorbolt's buddy|one Empty]] when he was waiting for [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], the Empties' home. Scrounge meanwhile had infiltrated Darkmount in search for the abducted neutral scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] and obtained information that the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crew lost four million years ago was still alive and on [[Earth]]. Trying to reach Blaster, Scrounge was captured in the Dead End by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and on orders of Straxus thrown into the smelting pool. Blaster, with the assistance of the rest of the Polyhex Autobase, came looking for him there based on information acquired from [[Wheezel|one of the Empties]] that had witnessed Scrounge's capture. He found him, but though Scrounge could pass on the information, he could not be saved anymore. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} Spanner had been abducted in order to build a [[space bridge]] for Straxus' troops to be able to travel to Earth. Additionally, Straxus had gone so far as to have the space bridge constructed from the scientist's own body. This last fact was unknown to the Autobots when they decided they had to destroy the device. Blaster was assigned to plant explosives on the space bridge and blow it up while [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the others would distract the Decepticons by digging their way to Darkmount's power supply chamber and blowing the fortress up from the inside. Perceptor's group was succesful, but Blaster had been taken aback when he learned the space bridge was alive and hesitated too long. The Decepticons came to stop him, followed by the Autobots who came to rescue him. In the subsequent fight, the Autobots ended up on Earth, the Decepticons remained stuck on Cybertron, Straxus was ''seemingly'' destroyed and the space bridge needed extensive repairs to be used again. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

''Some time after, the [[Wrecker]]s, a group of Autobots that operated from the nearby [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], initiated a plan called [[Operation: Volcano]] that was designed to result in the destruction of Polyhex's deadliest Decepticons. The operation was kicked in motion when the Autobots leaked false information to a [[Autobot traitor|rotten element within their ranks]] and tricked him into Polyhex, where he was discovered by Shrapnel. As expected, he handed the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] the information in exchange for his life. Futily so, but the bait that would goad the Decepticon targets to Iacon territory had been cast. [[Roadbuster]], who had followed the traitor to Polyhex, reported back on the first phase's success. Ten [[Units of time|cycles]] later, the trap was about to close on the Decepticons when suddenly they received a [[communicube]] from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He ordered them to return to Polyhex immediately, prepare the space bridge and sent the Insecticons to Earth pronto, thus unknowingly saving their lives.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

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''Straxus somehow had survived the incident at the space bridge, albeit only as a head on life support, and returned to Polyhex. He relocated his headquarters to [[Polyhex Decepticon stronghold|another stronghold]], where Megatron also ended up after accidentally being teleported to Cybertron through the space bridge. As was to be expected, the two Decepticon leaders did not get along, with all due consequences for the factions rate of success.'' {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}} ''When Megatron's plan to have Optimus Prime killed by [[Wrecker|his own soldiers]] failed due to intervention of [[Outback]], he took it out on the stronghold and its inhabitants. Straxus's ally [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had it known how much he disapproved of Megatron's presence, but Straxus ensured him he was working on [[Project Re-Birth|getting rid of the old warlord]].'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''Nonetheless, the situation worsened for the Decepticons when Optimus Prime and Outback had fled to the Dead End and Optimus's plea to the Autobots to save Outback caused him to be recognized as the Autobots' long lost leader.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''With the assistance of the Cybertronian Autobot leaders, Optimus led five attacks on the Decepticons' transference stations for [[energon cube]]s. Tired of all that had gone wrong since Megatron's arrival, Straxus initiated the plan A of his scheme by forcefully swapping bodies with his rival. But he had underestimated Megatron's strength of mind, and the two ended up sharing a body that did not know who he was. Ratbat noticed this shortly before the Autobots launched a sixth attack on a transference station, in reality a distraction to allow Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] easier access to the Polyhex stronghold to defeat Megatron. Seeing the two Autobots and mentally unstable more-Megatron-than-Straxus positively wrecking the stronghold, he ordered to have them all teleported to Earth by means of the space bridge. In doing so, Ratbat succeeded Straxus as Decepticon leader,'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} ''while Straxus's mind gave up on taking over Megatron and separated from him to travel to a hidden room in the stronghold where he had prepared a plan B. {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

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Ratbat's reign saw a steady if burdened cooperation with the Earth-based Decepticons through means of the space bridge. From Polyhex, Ratbat sent materials and reinforcements such as ''the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and'' {{storylink|Prey!}} [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and in return received fuel from Earth. However, the amount of fuel sent wasn't enough to so much as compensate for the usage of the space bridge, prompting Ratbat to pull the plug on the whole endeavor. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} Ratbat subsequently came up with a plan of his own to acquire Earth's fuel more efficiently, for which he had a shipment sent via space freighter—slow, but energy-cost-effective. The operation came into trouble when the [[Freighter pilot|pilot]] failed to contact Cybertron despite making it to Earth, in response to which Ratbat summoned the [[Triple Changer]]s to [[Ratbat's offices|his office complex]]. Briefing them on the situation, he ordered the Triple Changers to use the space bridge to get to Earth, find out what had gone wrong and fix it. {{storylink|Crater Critters}} Upon receiving report that a [[Scraplet]] infestation was to blame, Ratbat invested in the capture of the [[Throttlebot]]s, who had been plaguing the Decepticons for a while with small-time raids on their fuel storage depots. Rather than executing them, he had them brought to his offices and forced them to accept to travel to Earth and destroy the threat with corrosives. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Meanwhile, Megatron lay deactivated in the Dead End [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|after he had blasted himself through the space bridge]]. With time, his internal circuitry restored his body, but his mind remained a long way from home. Roaming the Dead End in a less than optimal state, he did try to assert his identity, but the Empties believed him to be just one of the nuttier among their numbers. Eventually, Megatron stumbled upon two Autobots cornering the Decepticon [[Blackjack]], who recognized Megatron immediately. That, coupled with the sight of the hated Autobot [[insignia]], brought Megatron back to sanity. He murdered the two Autobots and followed Blackjack out of the Dead End. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} ''During their travel, Megatron found Straxus's old base, and within it, he learnt of [[Project Re-Birth]], prompting a detour to [[Helex]] to tie up the loose ends from Straxus's existence. {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

''By the time of Earth year 2006, Polyhex was the location of a [[time travel]] device that [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] used to pursue [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and company to Earth, 1986.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

====Toy bios====
[[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] trained in the grease pits of Polyhex while being held there as a captive.<ref name=kickoff/>

====''Universe''====
*'''Locations'''
**[[Darkmount]]
**An unnamed canyon
**The [[grease pits]]
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Decepticons captured Autobots to fight for their entertainment in the grease pits of Polyhex. [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] was one of the many forced into the role of gladiator. {{storylink|Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out's toy bio}}

{{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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====Dreamwave Generation 1 comics====
*'''Locations'''
**The Ultracons' base.
**The [[grease pits]]

During the [[Border Wars]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s had their base of operations located in Polyhex. {{storylink|Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation}}

For an unspecified time in the war, [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] was imprisoned at Polyhex and forced to fight in the grease pits. He ended up having to kill his best friend in one of the matches. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|Kick-Off's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}

====''Timelines''====
*'''Locations'''
**[[Gladiatorial combat|Gladatorial pits]]

The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw]] used to be a fighter in the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladatorial pits]] of Polyhex. {{storylink|Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw's toy bio}}

====IDW Generation 1 comics====
During a heavy battle on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was still a fresh commander, he ordered the Autobots to reposition at Polyhex in the east. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

The Polyhexian border was notorious for its ongoing aerial skirmishes, which was why [[Rotorstorm]] was posted there. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

===Movie===
If the [[Risk|''Transformers'' RISK]] game is to be taken at face value, Polyhex exists and is surrounded by [[Praxus]], [[Perihex]] and the area where the [[space bridge]] is located. {{storylink|Risk}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
*'''Locations'''
**[[Darkmount]]
**A unnamed university

Before the war, Polyhex was home to one of Cybertron's most prestigious universities, where [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] gave math classes. {{storylink|Megatron (SG)|Megatron's toy bio}} When the [[Autobot]]s started to annihilate anyone not willing to join them, Megatron rose from the fires of the city-state and morphed the survivors into an effective counterforce. Polyhex was subsequently rebuilt to function as the [[Decepticon]]s' base. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

{{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}
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==Merchandise==
* '''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
: Polyhex is one of the purple zones on the board.

==Notes==
*Polyhex was introduced in the Marvel comics as a province rather than a city-state. This was before the concept of city-states was brought forth in the Marvel and other continuities, so make of it what you will.
*Polyhex was the second city and generally named area on Cybertron put in the [[canon]], preceded only by the Autobot capital [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]. This made it the first Decepticon specific region ever written about and as such it shone in the early Marvel comics next to Iacon, though it was passed by as its Decepticon equivalent by first [[Helex]], then [[Alignment|sort of]] [[Kolkular]] and since the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave comics]], [[Kaon]]. ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' is the only continuity to return to the Iacon vs. Polyhex idea.
*Polyhex is also the name used by WaywardInsecticon in her webcomic, Insecticomics. Do find said comics, please go up to your search bar and type in either Insecticomics or locust porn. The latter is not a joke. It really works.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=190&page=9 Transformers #162 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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