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Space bridge

2017-04-13T04:09:14Z

Couldn't think of a clever name:

[[File:RollForIt spacebridge opens.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Now you're thinking with portals.]]
The '''space bridge''' (also spelled '''spacebridge''', '''Spacebridge''', or '''Space Bridge''') is a form of interplanetary transport, allowing Transformers to move from one planet to another almost instantaneously without the need for a spacecraft, via a "short-cut" through the extradimensional realm of [[transwarp|transwarp space]]. Early models required machinery at both ends of the bridge to open a stable dimensional portal, but later iterations of the technology consisted only of a generator at the departure point, which could open bridges to the desired location without the need of a receiver at the other end. Centuries into the future, space bridges have evolved into [[Transwarp Drive]], allowing vessels to generate their own portals wherever required.

{{quote|It defies your laws of physics, and can transport matter through time and space.|Sentinel Prime describes what a space bridge does|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:DivideConquer Earth spacebridge.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Colonel White has been looking for his control panel.]]
The space bridge was apparently first conceived by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in [[1984]], as a means of transport back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for the [[Decepticon]]s stranded on [[Earth]], and to allow them to ferry [[energon cube]]s to revitalize the planet. The bridge requires a mechanism at both ends in order to successfully open a portal traversing the interdimensional void: On Cybertron, this mechanism is a fixture in [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Shockwave's command center]], where it takes the form of an elevator-like cylindrical tube, the top of which projects outside of the center's dome, while on Earth, it takes the form of a circular metal ring. Due to the constant relative motion of Earth and Cybertron to one another, however, the optimum location on Earth for the space bridge to open constantly changes, requiring the Decepticons to construct new bridges regularly. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

The bridge's operation commences with the ring projecting beams of energy that converge at an apex in the sky above its center, opening a dimensional portal. The bridge's contents (usually along with a great deal of rock and detritus) are then drawn into the portal, which closes with a large discharge of energy. On the Cybertronic end, the travelers arrival is marked by a beam or gusher of energy arriving from deep space. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

In early uses of the space bridge, the dimensional portal could only remain open and stable for a maximum of 11 minutes. Early space bridge travel likewise proved somewhat unstable, and required the use of a small vehicle to safely transport any cargo. The vehicle was rolled into the ring on a railed structure, and then had to be piloted along "a beam of light". [[Reflector (G1)|Some]] Decepticons displayed pronounced horror at being chosen for this unenviable task, as not staying on the light beam would cause the pilot and cargo to "cease to exist". {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} In the very first practice run of the mechanism, the villains opted to use the captive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], rather than risk any of their number. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[File:SpaceBridgeCartoon1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Indiana Jones and the Flower of Doom!]]
After being knocked into the bridge by accident, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] proved able to traverse the bridge without a craft. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} Several Autobots likewise survived the trip in their vehicle forms. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} After this, the need for the craft seems to have been removed, as many Transformers and various cargoes would travel by space bridge with no vessel and no difficulties. On one occasion, two humans in a convertible even made the trip with no ill effects. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} The process could, however, still go wrong, as it did when the Decepticons attempted to convert a baseball field into a new space bridge site, and a malfunction blasted a small group of Transformers to an alien world of giants. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

[[File:TransportOblivion Cybertron spacebridge.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|That door wasn't there a moment ago.]]
The space bridge technology was taken to its ultimate extent when the Decepticons constructed three colossal pylons that would generate a "space pyramid", the apex of which extended to Cybertron's location in another galaxy. Using this, Cybertron was transported into Earth's orbit for a brief period. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Cybertron was later removed from Earth's orbit by an explosion; though never explicitly addressed, this event by rights should have left Cybertron ''much'' closer to Earth, possibly accounting for the ease of travel between the two planets thereafter. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

The space bridge was used for planetary transportation once more when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] wired his missile guidance systems into it and used its powers to redirect the orbit of Earth, intending to send it spiraling into the sun, only to be stopped by an [[Autobot]]-Decepticon team-up. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

The space bridge fell into disuse when the Autobots reclaimed Cybertron in 2005, and throughout 2006, both they and the Decepticons were shown to rely on more mundane means of space travel (shuttles, self-propelled flight) in addition to space bridge-like devices called "[[warp gate]]s" located throughout space. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
By the year 2011, the Autobots had studied and duplicated the space bridge technology for their own use. They developed their own space bridge network, allowing transport between Cybertron, Earth, and the planet [[Athenia]], with fixed space bridge receptors in each base (the transport beam was, of course, now the traditional Autobot orange, as opposed to the Decepticons' iconic purple). {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} They did not, however, destroy the original Decepticon space bridge, as the Decepticons were unable to use it to travel to the planet due to Vector Sigma maintaining an Autobot balance of power. This proved to be a mistake, however, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s energy was released in 2010 to cure the [[Hate Plague]]; this caused Vector Sigma to become destabilized, and the Decepticons were able to exploit this to use the space bridge to invade Cybertron. {{Storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

When [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] was destroyed by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the gravimetric balance of the solar system was disrupted, making space bridge travel to Earth unstable. This soon ceased to be an issue, however, when the Decepticons headed off on an interplanetary energy raid; in order to slow the Autobots down, [[Sixshot]] destroyed the Earth-based space bridge, causing a chain reaction that detonated the entire network. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

The destruction of the space bridge left the only means to travel to Earth as the [[Trainbot]]s and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] (or on one occasion, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]). {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} This reduced ability to travel to Earth is one of the reasons for the heavy human involvement in the [[Masterforce War|following battles]], since Transformers are mostly unable to join the battle on Earth themselves. {{Storylink|Master File No, 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
In [[2010]], reinforcements from [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] arrived via the [[Switzerland|Geneva]] space bridge nexus to support [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro Ignatius Spark]]'s Autobots against the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] at the [[Large Hadron Collider]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In [[2013]], Alpha Team and Bravo Team of the united Autobot-Decepticon forces used a space bridge in order to transport to Cybertron and take down [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

In [[2984]], the Decepticon mercenary [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] attacked the Autobot outpost [[Galadria]], hoping to use its space bridge to escape the persistent bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]. She was subsequently recruited by the [[Star Seeker]]s, however, and together, they space-bridged into [[Unicron]]'s head, hoping to use it to steal all of Cybertron's energon. This, however, attracted the attention of the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, who in turn space-bridged into Unicron's head and defeated the pirates. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], a captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken to appear before [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], who was in a vast construction chamber overseeing the assembly of the space bridge. Blaster later escaped custody. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

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Later, the Decepticons tested the space by attempting to send [[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] to [[Earth]]. The attempt was unsuccessful and Crosscut's remains returned in pieces. The bridge, which resembles a normal Earthly suspension bridge when not in use, had two halves; one which remained stationary on Cybertron, and another which teleported to Earth.

After a second mishap resulting in another Decepticon casualty, the scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] was contacted through his transceiver and identified a problem with the bridge's archway fuel line. Lord Straxus ordered [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] to fix it. These incidents were observed by Blaster, who reported the information to [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. The Autobots made plans to destroy the space bridge and rescue Spanner, who was previously kidnapped by the Decepticons and forced to help design the space bridge.

Straxus sent a message to the Earthbound Decepticons informing them he received their broadcast<ref>Sent by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]"</ref> and was preparing the interdimensional space bridge to aid them in their conquest of Earth.

[[File:Spanner2.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]
The Autobots made their attack, targeting Straxus's fortress which caused a distraction allowing Blaster to set bombs on the space bridge. The space bridge itself transformed, revealing itself to actually be the kidnapped scientist Spanner, whose body was rebuilt into the bridge. Spanner begged Blaster to go ahead with his plans to bomb the bridge but Blaster hesitated, the Decepticons arrived and the space bridge was activated.

A battle on the activated bridge ensued and any combatant unlucky enough to get thrown over the side exploded while falling into interstellar space. Straxus arrived and battled Blaster. During the fight, the space bridge's fuel line was cut and Straxus was thrown over the side, exploding to pieces. With the fuel lines cut the space bridge destabilized but not before a group of Autobots crossed over to Earth. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] used one of Spanner's prototype space bridges the Autobots had access to to transport to Earth. That prototype space bridge was quite unstable and really shook Ultra Magnus up.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

The Decpepticons repaired the space bridge and used it to transport the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s and "[[Conehead]]s" to Earth. They also used it to transport an enormous drill through the portal in a scheme to drill through [[Hoover Dam]] in an attempt to steal its energy. The drill was destroyed and the Earth half of the bridge disappeared. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Spacebridgemarvelcomic.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Get it? Space "bridge"? Ahahaha.]]
The [[Battlecharger]]s were summoned to Earth from Cybertron, presumably using the space bridge. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] considered the space bridge to be a major threat made destroying it a priority. Meanwhile, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s were summoned to Earth via the space bridge as part of an elaborate Decepticon double-cross plot to kill a mentally unstable [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], which involved the Predacons pretending to hunt down Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''Optimus Prime and Megatron ended up in mortal combat which was going badly for Megatron. Megatron opened the space bridge with a remote control in hopes of escaping. While the bridge was still materializing, Optimus Prime hurled them both through in a desperate measure. Optimus Prime and Megatron were each transported to different parts of Cybertron.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus later met up with Megatron, who was a bit dazed and confused after recently having his mind forcibly fused with Straxus, whose head had survived his own space bridge encounter. Megatron was not putting up much of a fight, but at that point Optimus Prime had had it with Megatron, and was determined to execute him. Megatron resorted to charging up his little used ability to harness the power of a [[black hole]] in a devastating [[antimatter]] attack. The Decepticons used the space bridge to bring back the Predacons from Earth and, fearing the devastation of Megatron's antimatter attack, rerouted the space bridge which transported Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Megatron to different parts of the Earth. Megatron arrived in a somewhat more stable frame of mind after developing a case of short term amnesia from all the recent mental trauma.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Megatrong1marveltooclever.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Gee, that previous joke was so bad that Megatron tried to kill himself.]]
The Predacons used the bridge to travel to Earth to ''once again'' hunt down a mentally unstable Megatron. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] used the bridge to pipe energy generated using their stolen [[hydrothermocline]] to Cybertron. While the bridge was actively piping the energy to Cybertron, a mentally unstable Megatron blew the bridge up with himself on it. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

The space bridge was apparently repaired or rebuilt, but its use was tightly regulated by fuel auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. It was used to transport [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to Earth until Ratbat calculated the mission was exceeding its energy budget and Trypticon was recalled back to Cybertron. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

The Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s used the bridge to travel to Earth. {{storylink|Crater Critters}} Ratbat sent the [[Throttlebot]]s (minus [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]]) to Earth over the space bridge. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Decepticons sent [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] to Earth over the space bridge as a test for the [[Roadjammers]]. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

The space bridge was made obsolete by the [[trans-time dimensional portal]], which didn't shake up Transformer systems nearly as much. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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In the ensuing years after [[Unicron]]'s defeat and the [[Last Autobot]]'s revival of Cybertron, the Autobots refined the dimensional portal technology to create a space bridge network, with the [[Star Chamber]] on Cybertron serving as the network's hub. Space bridge stations were required on other planets in order to enable free two-way travel, although the Star Chamber could coordinate between stations on two worlds to allow direct travel between them, bypassing the need to stop at Cybertron. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

In the wake of Megatron's devastation of Earth, Optimus Prime proposed to the [[Little America]] collective to connect Earth with [[Nebulos]] via space bridge, so that the two worlds could work together to heal from the damage done by the Decepticons. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] initially refused to listen to Optimus, but [[Linda Chang]] and the others overruled him, and permitted the construction of the bridge. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}{{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Once completed, the first traveler to Earth from Nebulos was the reconstructed [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], corrupted by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]], who promptly smashed Optimus into unconsciousness and abducted his former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner before returning through the bridge. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

While the Star Chamber technicians worked to determine the reason for their loss of communication between Earth and Nebulos, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] attacked and killed them, seizing control of the space bridge network. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} Galvatron deactivated the network, save for the links between Cybertron, Earth, and Nebulos, as they were key to the Dark Matrix creature's plans, and proceeded to Nebulos himself. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] led a team to retake the Chamber, fighting [[shadow-leech]]es along the way, and followed Galvatron to Nebulos. Joined by reinforcements from Earth, Magnus was able to stop Galvatron and Fortress Maximus, while [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] rescued Spike and a dying Optimus from [[Zero Space]], trapping the Dark Matrix creature and preventing its spread into the [[multiverse]].

Although Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable, the space bridge link between Earth and Nebulos was maintained, allowing the two worlds to rebuild and thrive. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The space bridge was developed by the Decepticons as a means of exploring (and presumably conquering) other worlds far away from Cybertron. These bridges were <s>[[wikipedia:Stargate (device)|stargates]]</s> small portals that could only be programmed for a certain number of people. Megatron himself underwent the first test of the space bridge. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] collided with him before he entered. As it had been only programmed to accept one, the space bridge exploded, and both leaders were presumed dead. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} In actuality, they had survived, and been transported to [[Quintessa]], where they remained for several millennia. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Passage through a space bridge left an "imprint" on [[transwarp|infraspace]], so some Autobots invented the [[Dimensional Interface Assembly]] in hopes of finding where Prime ended up. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Spacebridge technology was originally the province of the ancient Cybertronians, integrated into their [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] to allow them to warp through space and travel throughout the galaxy near-instantaneously. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} The technology was unknown to Transformers in the relative modern era; the closest they were able to come was [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] technology, which operated on a similar principle, but required much longer periods moving through [[Transwarp|interdimensional space]] and even multiple jumps to reach far-off targets. Seeking to rediscover spacebridge technology to further his war efforts, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] charged [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] with locating the last of the titans, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who had vanished from Cybertron. One of Bludgeon's team, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], succeeded in finding the Titan on a distant planetoid, but his own doubts about the use Megatron would put spacebridge tech to led him to let Metroplex escape. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

[[Rom]], knight of the [[Solstar Order]], evidently had some knowledge of spacebridges as he later stated upon seeing one that he thought all bridges had been destroyed. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] once claimed to be nearing completion on a [[superstring spacebridge]], but it's likely he was just being overambitious. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

Spacebridge tech would eventually be rediscovered (or otherwise reinvented) by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], from whom it was stolen by [[Sixshot]] and traded to Megatron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}} The recently created [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used the data to build the Decepticons' first spacebridge, which the villains then employed to banish the captured Autobots to the desolate Cybertron, leaving them free to conquer Earth. The bridge was disabled by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the process, and never functioned again. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Bombshell proceeded to construct a new spacebridge in the devastated [[New York City]], but the Autobots returned and stopped the Decepticons before they could use it. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

With Megatron left in a coma following the battle in New York, the Decepticons began to fall apart, and Starscream, the ostensible new leader, put [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] in charge of developing a new spacebridge. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Having since made contact with Metroplex under as-yet-unrevealed circumstances and having removed from the titan's body the technology that allowed him to generate his own spacebridges, Shockwave integrated that tech into a new body for Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} Using this new spacebridge, the Decepticons sent a box of weapons based on Megatron's old body to Earth to shake up Autobot-human relations, then presumably travelled through it themselves to return to the planet undetected. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

Meanwhile, Jhiaxus began reconstructing his old spacebridge network so that [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] could travel across the galaxy in his quest to recruit an army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} When the Autobots got wind of his scheme, they returned to Cybertron to confront him, with Megatron accompanying them as their prisoner. Little did the Autobots realize, however, that Megatron had allowed himself to be captured so that he could use his integrated spacebridge to summon his Decepticons into the heart of the enemy forces. Back on Earth, [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] discovered that the other Decepticons had built a spacebridge terminal link in [[Mesa Verde]], and watched as it was opened from the other side by Megatron. He was unable to stop most of the Decepticons from travelling through to aid their leader in the fight against Galvatron's force, though he did prevent the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from making the trip by sabotaging the bridge. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} {{storylink|The Question}}

[[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]] had numerous Titans killed so that he could salvage their tech and use it to build an ancient model of spacebridge, hoping it would lead him to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} While Tyrest was able to activate the portal, only [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and the corpse of [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] passed through to its mysterious destination. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} After Skids returned through the bridge, it burned itself out and was left beyond repair. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

Requiring a spacebridge to access the alternate dimension known as the [[Dead Universe]] and retrieve Galvatron and [[Nova Prime]], Shockwave intended to use a Titan's spacebridge, but the bridge stopped functioning when his subject was transformed into the [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} The Decepticon scientist instead chose to capture Megatron and force his integrated spacebridge open, allowing Galvatron passage into the normal universe. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} This tampering by Shockwave turned Megatron's insides into a mess of spacebridge portals leading to locations unknown. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Overtime, Megatron managed to stabilize his internal spacebridge so as to mine [[Antimatter|antimatter]] from a black hole for usage as a weapon which he used to destroy the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[G.B. Blackrock]] eventually collected the remains of the Decepticon spacebridge from Mesa Verde and added it to his collection of Cybertronian artifacts {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} His vault became the site of an all out war for the [[Enigma of Combination]] between human, Autobot and Decepticon. [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], in all the confusion, managed to grab the Enigma, steal one of the ''Nemesis'''s shuttles and blast off to Cybertron, intending to give the relic of the Primes to Starscream. Solely out of petty spite, the Prowl-controlled Devastator stole the spacebridge and brought it to the ''[[Ark-7]]''. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati| The Obliterate}} [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] was shocked to see the bridge and that Prowl was relying on Decepticon technology. Prowl later used the bridge to travel with the Constructicons to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

Metroplex's own spacebridge was used to establish a link to the colony of [[Caminus]] {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} before a Prowl controlled Devastator tried to destroy it. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} After this the bridge was guarded by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Damage to the spacebridge sent the two, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] in a three on two brawl across all of Cybertron's colony worlds. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Metroplex's bridge was later repaired and used to establish relation with the colony worlds of [[Velocitron]], [[Devisiun]], [[Eukaris]], and [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

When the ''Ark-7'' was crippled, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] ordered his troops on Cybertron to use Metroplex's spacebridge to access the ''Ark'' via the Mesa Verde spacebridge {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} and then bring him the ship itself. With both, he intended to begin his rule of Earth before Optimus claimed the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} The spacebridge was used by [[Aileron]] to return to Cybertron and grab the ''[[Skyroller]]'' which then airlifted the spacebridge away from the wreck of the ''Ark''. The spacebridge was then used to override all human telecommunications and broadcast Optimus's message. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} Optimus used the bridge to return to Cybertron and speak to the [[Council of Worlds]] before using to go to Caminus and then back to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] then used the spacebridge to arrive on Earth for news purposes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] came back to life, he used Metroplex's spacebridge to arrive on Earth where he destroyed Metrotitan's bridge. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} He and [[Sovereign]] later managed to open a new spacebridge in the middle of the Titan. {{storylink|White Light}}. They arrived near the corpse of [[Prion]] where, after a heated disagreement, Sentinel hijacked Prion's spacebridge to escape while Optimus and Soundwave used it to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|White Heat}} The Titan corpses on Luna 1 still had operable bridges which Sentinel and Sovereign used to arrive on the moon. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] used the bridge operated by the Autobots stationed on Luna 1 to arrive. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} Sentinel revealed his evil plan to open a massive spacebridge, sustained by his thoughts, to send an army of undead Titans to Cybertron where they would raze everything in sight. He fell down a one and a half mile shaft while Sovereign was able to change the bridge's coordinates for deep space. {{storylink|Last Light}}

Metrotitan's spacebridge was repaired by the time [[Ore-13]] had begun to destabilize. [[Micronus Prime]] also had a spacebridge with him which was linked to Metrotitan's ever since the ancient Prime contacted the Titan. {{storylink|Informed}} [[Rom]] used the link to send samples of Ore-13 into Microspace before Optimus talked him down. The bridge was shut down but not before the ''Heliopolis'' and its crew entered Autobot City. Rom admired the technology. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

After being grounded by the [[Dire Wraith|Dire Wriaths]], [[Miles Mayhem]] used the Cybertronian technology in his [[Switchblade (M.A.S.K.)|vehicle]] to open the spacebridge to bring forth [[Baron Karza]] from [[Microspace]]. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} After merging with Wraiths, Karza used their magic to shunt the energy from the nearby Ore-13 into the open spacebridge. This proved his undoing as everyone ceased fighting and worked together to stop him, dumping him back into the spacebridge and back to his universe as the portal collapsed on itself. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[File:PrehistoryMetamorphosis armada spacebridge.jpg|left|thumb|225px|The earliest incarnation of the space bridge saw travelers enter a communal transwarp portal, then individually materialize at their location.]]
The Autobots and Decepticons used space bridges to travel from Cybertron to Earth in pursuit of the [[Mini-Con]]s. Unusually for the time, they did not require a pre-constructed exit portal at the destination point; after entering the larger, circular entrance portal on the Cybertronian end, each traveler would then individually materialize out of transwarp space at their intended location. {{storylink|First Encounter}} They remained delicate, however: when [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] unexpectedly entered the space bridge moments after [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his team had departed through it, he did not emerge on Earth until months after they did, in an entirely different region of their target continent. {{storylink|Prehistory}}

While on Earth, both factions used [[warp drive|short-range warp technology]] to get from place to place. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} As there were no operational space bridges on Earth to send them back to Cybertron, when the factions were ready to return to their home planet, they had to construct spacecraft to ferry them there. {{storylink|Threaten}} {{storylink|Depart}} After [[Unicron]] was defeated, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] returned the Autobots' human friends to Earth via space bridge, and departed back to Cybertron via the same. {{Storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Energon'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronCity energon spacebridge.jpg|thumb|225px|The 2020-era space bridge has the appearance of a tunnel of light through transwarp space.]]
By the year 2020, multiple [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron Cities]] had been constructed on Earth, each with their own space bridge, allowing for quick and easy transport from planet to planet. Projection antennae mounted on the city generated the bridge by focusing their beams on a single spot of space, above a launching ramp. The bridge takes the form of a shimmering blue "tunnel" through transwarp space lined with a glowing pathway, along which riders then drive under their own power. {{Storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

When it became necessary for the Transformers to explore the depths of space, rather than travel directly between planets, a variant of the space bridge was developed for zero-gravity environments large enough to transport entire spaceships. This iteration of the bridge begins with an [[Energon Ring]], which expands into a large portal that is then activated by a beam of energon projected into it by the starship. These spacebridges naturally lack any kind of pathway, and instead appear as rippling, rainbow-colored corridors. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
In ancient times, [[Primus]] gifted the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to his children. After the first defeat of Unicron, the Cybertronians planned to found colonies to spread Primus's essence throughout the cosmos. It was intended that a space bridge network would connect these colonies to each other and the homeworld, but this project failed and the colonies lost contact with each other.

When the [[Unicron Singularity]] threatened Cybertron in the year 2030, the Autobots relocated to Earth via a space bridge, {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} but they typically saw little use after the Autobots were installed on the planet, being replaced for travel to Cybertron's colony worlds by [[Vector Prime]]'s [[dimension gate]]s. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} Like their predecessor bridges from 2020, they appear as rainbow-colored tunnels through transwarp space. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

These bridges were typically opened high above the planet's surface, and were then reached by a unique addition component: a transparent walkway generated by the bridge's systems that allowed travelers to reach the high-altitude portal with no trouble. When [[Bud Hansen]] declared his desire to travel into [[space (the place)|space]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] was able to use this function of the space bridge to fulfill his desire, extending the pathway to the edge of Earth's atmosphere and driving him up it in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}

After becoming stranded in the parallel universe that was home to [[Gigantion]], the Autobots construction of a space bridge to get them home exposed them to another of the time-transcending dangers of transwarp tech, when they wound up opening a hole into the past. A swarm of [[Laserbeak drone]]s emerged, forcing the Autobots to destroy their bridge. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

====Linkage====
The [[Mini-Con city]] was equipped with space bridge technology. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}

====''Timelines''====
[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]] was one of many planets intended to be a relay point on the galactic [[Space Bridge Network]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] convinced the other members of the crew of the ''[[Hyperborea]]'' to construct a space bridge outpost near [[Klo]], the home of [[Bludgeon (Cybertron)|his ancient master]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
[[File:DWArmada10 OptimusPrime Illbeback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|To the DC Universe, AWAY!]]
Space bridges required an entrance portal but not an exit one, allowing you to materialize at any location. [[Decepticon Headquarters (Armada)|Decepticon Headquarters]] was equipped with an intergalactic space bridge which [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and his troops used to travel to [[Earth]] in search for [[Mini-Con]]s. The Autobots' [[Autobase|headquarters]] didn't have an operational one at the time, but [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] quickly rectified that so they could follow the Decepticons. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} Both factions had new bridges built in their bases on Earth, but the Autobots couldn't use theirs to return to their hidden base on Cybertron since space bridge transportation was too easy for the Decepticons to trace. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}}

In order to open an interdimensional rift so that [[Unicron]] could enter this universe, his [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds]] invaded the [[space bridge nexus]], a hub of multiple space bridges at [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on Cybertron. They activated all the bridges, causing overlapping portals to open all across local dimensional space. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} This brought terrible stress upon the whole inter-spatial network and prevented travel between Cybertron and Earth. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} All the turmoil in the "space/time horizon" caused Optimus Prime to vanish into another universe, so the Autobots sent a search probe into [[transwarp|subspace]] through a space bridge. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} As the bridges began punching holes into completely different dimensions, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'s Autobots on Cybertron finally dealt with the chaos by destroying the space bridge nexus. While this ended the stress on space-time, unfortunately it did not close Unicron's portal. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}
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====''Energon'' comic====
When Optimus Prime returned to Earth ten years later, he stepped into a space bridge and suddenly received a message from Megatron, whose consciousness was imprisoned within Unicron's core but could call out for Prime during his time in space bridge transit. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} The Autobots set up new bases on Earth equipped with space bridges, but when Optimus Prime chose to go back to Cybertron for reinforcements, the mind of Megatron intervened and somehow redirected the bridge's exit location, sending him to the interior of Unicron instead of the [[High Halls|Halls of Justice]]. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} By this time, the Autobots had their own space bridge nexus on Cybertron, which they used to send teams of Autobots to various Earth cities under attack from [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:PaniniArmada4 spacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Can you set it so it goes to Gensokyo?]]
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and their respective troops used space bridges to travel to [[Earth]] once they learned of the [[Mini-Con]]s awakening there. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} Once Megatron lost a duel with Prime, he also used one to flee. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}} Prime's initial plan was to send the Mini-Cons they found back to [[Autobase|Autobase: Cybertron]] via their space bridge, but the bridge was destroyed in a Decepticon attack, stranding the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

The loss of the space bridge made it impossible for the Autobots to follow Megatron to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], forcing them to contact [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] on Cybertron. As Autobase: Cybertron had functional space bridges, he could send [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] to save the day, though neither of them enjoyed the feeling of being warped across space. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

Megatron continued to use the faraway Moon to his advantage, building a base there and firing missiles at the helpless Autobots on Earth. Though unable to stop the launch, Optimus Prime hatched a different plan and had [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] hurry to repair their space bridge. In the meantime, Scavenger and Smokescreen broke into the Decepticon moonbase's space bridge control room and activated their bridge, connecting it to the Autobots' one on Earth. Hot Shot got their bridge working just in time for the missiles to arrive and fly straight into the portal, teleporting them straight back to the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Transformers'' RISK====
There is a location on Cybertron housing a stationary space bridge. This area is bordered by [[Perihex]] and [[Polyhex]], and is linked via a bridge to [[Kalis]]. It is in this location where [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] began his adventure. {{storylink|Risk: Cybertron War Edition|Risk}}

====IDW movie comics====
Space bridges (also known as "transpatial portals") were first used by the [[Dynasty of Primes]], allowing them to transport between dimensions. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] had the ability to create space bridges, teleporting across worlds and between planets. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} It was eventually discontinued in later models because of the excessive rate of failure. Apparently it was prone to catastrophic malfunction. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Thousands of years after the fall of the Dynasty of Primes, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] recreated space bridge technology, claiming it would allow the Autobots to win the war. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} The [[pillar]]s that served as the basis of the technology were stored on the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but after it sustained damage in a Decepticon attack, they malfunctioned and began to warp the ship randomly across space and time until it crashed on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons subsequently recovered most of the pillars from the wrecked ship. [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] used one of them to create a primitive space bridge on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], allowing the Decepticons to travel back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through the passage created by the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Because the ''Ark'' had done several "jumps", the Decepticons would have to pass through several corresponding nodes to return to their homeworld. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
[[File:ROTF Jetfire space bridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And now we are going to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Universe]].]]
{{quote|You—you blue-lighted us and something loud and painful and hallucinogenic happened and there was five seconds of Ted Nugent meets [[Thor]] and then...!|[[Sam Witwicky]] describes going through a space bridge.|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}
[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] mentioned the Space Bridge by name shortly before he did a really half-assed job of throwing himself and the rest of the heroes halfway across the world to Egypt, wrecking Sam's hand in the process (Jetfire wasn't entirely sure they were still on the right planet). The even-more-ancient but significantly less senile [[The Fallen|Fallen]], one of the [[Thirteen|original Primes]], shows a similar ability where he teleports across short distances, seeming to use it as a form of flight. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
During the last days of Cybertron's civil war, Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] developed a new space bridge technology which used [[Pillar|a system of pillars]] to provide instantaneous transport between any two points. It was hoped that the technology would be able to turn the tide of the war and defeat the Decepticons once and for all. But the technology was lost when Decepticon ships attacked the Autobot flagship ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', which was transporting both Sentinel and the pillars.

[[File:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
In 1961, the ''Ark'' crash-landed on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], sparking a space race between the [[United States of America]] and the [[Soviet Union]] in an effort to reach the wreck first. During this era, the Decepticons began removing hundreds of pillars from the crash site, an activity secretly recorded by Soviet space probes. Decades later, the Autobots learned of the ''Ark'''s presence on the Moon, and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] traveled to the crash site to investigate. Once aboard, the two retrieved Sentinel Prime's body and five of the pillars, including the master pillar that controlled the bridge. Back on Earth, the pillars were confiscated by [[NEST]] out of fear that they would be used as weapons.

That fear was quickly realized when Sentinel attacked the Autobots and their human allies, revealing that he had made a truce with Megatron in order to save Cybertron from destruction. Stealing the five pillars, he activated them in front of the Lincoln Memorial, teleporting hundreds of Decepticons hiding on the Moon onto Earth. [[Chicago]] was soon conquered by the invading army, and there Sentinel and Megatron launched their master plan: using the pillars covertly taken from the ''Ark'' crash site, they would create a space bridge between Earth and Cybertron, bringing their homeworld into Earth's atmosphere. Earth would then be raided for its resources, and humanity would be enslaved and forced to rebuild Cybertron.

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.67]]

NEST and the Autobots eventually arrived in Chicago to retake the war-torn city, and Optimus Prime was able to knock over the control pillar, deactivating the space bridge. It was only a temporary victory, though, as the Decepticon human ally [[Dylan Gould]] restarted the pillar and the transport sequence recommenced. Ultimately, Gould was killed by [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] destroyed the control pillar. With the bridge rendered inoperable, Cybertron collapsed and was completely destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===''Animated''===
[[File:TFA Space Bridge.jpg|left|thumb|Chevron seven is locked.]]
Space bridges are used to travel around the galaxy. This incarnation takes the form of a large, forked structure and works by generating a sphere of energy between the two prongs.

The technology is exclusively Autobot, and gave them a major strategic advantage over the Decepticons: thanks to the bridges, the Decepticon expansion was halted. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

The [[AllSpark]] was thrown into one to keep it out of Decepticon hands. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Bumblebee (Animated)|small]] [[Bulkhead (Animated)|band]] [[Prowl (Animated)|of]] [[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobots]] were put in charge of repairing space bridges. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] planned to use some schematics to build his own, allowing him to [[transwarp]] to Cybertron and strike it without warning. He kidnapped [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] to design it {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} and used [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] to build it, but it wasn't enough. With [[Bulkhead (Animated)|some additional help]] he completed it, {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} but as often is the case with Decepticon plans, it didn't end well. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

During the [[Decepticon Uprisings]], the Decepticons went after every space bridge on the periphery in a simultaneous assault. [[Team Chaar]] were the first squad to capture a bridge, but couldn't arrive at the [[Emirate Xaaron Spacebridge Nexus|space bridge nexus]] on Cybertron as Shockwave, who held the access codes at the nexus, was waiting for Megatron's signal to begin the attack. The network was later shut down by the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] used components from a transwarp generator in order to create a teleportation pod which she used to transform [[Wasp]] into a [[Technorganic]] being; however, after its use, the chamber exploded. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}} Bulkhead along with Isaac Sumdac later attempted to work together in making a space bridge on Earth for the Autobots but faced many arguments on how to calibrate the equipment. Luckily, Sari Sumdac managed to activate the system which was later used to transport Optimus Prime onto the [[Sigma Supreme|Elite Guard flagship]] which had been taken over by the former Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Space bridges were introduced to Cybertron by the [[Quintesson]]s, who apparently stole the technology from an unspecified source and did not fully understand it themselves. The Quintessons, presenting themselves to the Cybertronians as benevolent uplifters, secretly intended to have the populace of Cybertron construct the bridges and then be shipped off-planet as slave labor. When the conspiracy was revealed, however, the Transformers rebelled and expelled the Quintessons from Cybertron. The Cybertronians then used the space bridges for themselves, ushering in the [[Golden Age]] and founding numerous colonies on distant planets. Unfortunately, the Golden Age came to an end when the [[Rust Plague]] occurred. [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s government concluded that the only way to stop the spread of the plague was to destroy the space bridges themselves. Reluctantly, all space bridge operators obeyed the order to blow up their space bridges or face execution. Cybertron itself was spared the plague, but at a terrible cost: with all the bridges lost, Cybertron's star-spanning empire came to an end. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Space bridges were the foundation for Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], linking it to [[Velocitron]], [[Gigantion]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]]. As they grew less reliable, Cybertron's society stagnated and lost contact with its colonies. During the civil war, only one in Cybertron's orbit was still believed to be operational. When the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' entered it, it separated the two ships to different parts of space. According to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the space bridges work by tearing holes in the fabric of reality. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

The [[Star Seeker]]s forced the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s to upgrade the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'' with a portable space bridge. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

After meeting the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' crews, the Quintessons on [[Aquatron]] initiated the long-planned goal of invading Cybertron and taking it back for the Quintessons. Activating a space bridge beneath the [[Hydratron]], General [[Tyrannicon]] led an army of [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s to Cybertron and attacked. However, events on Aquatron prompted Tyrannicon to return through the space bridge and confront the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]]. After both the Curator and Tyrannicon were killed in the ensuing chaos, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] took the opportunity to ignite the energon fueling the space bridge, destroying it and ending the Quintesson invasion. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====''Prime'' cartoon continuity====
=====''Prime'' comic=====
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was assigned by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to find remnants of space bridges, and he successfully built one in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] overloaded its systems, jumping through it and landing on [[Earth]]—as did Starscream—before it blew up. Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] developed the [[GroundBridge]], to transport themselves across [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

=====''Prime'' cartoon=====
[[File:PrimeSpacebridge.jpg|thumb|''Stargate: Cybertron.'' Only on [[Hub Network|The Hub]].]]
During the [[Great Exodus]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] stayed behind to reverse engineer the ancient space bridge technology. He succeeded in building one beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] intended to use it to reach [[Earth]] after intercepting a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The space bridge was sabotaged by [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], who used it to travel to Earth moments before it exploded. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

Starscream built a space bridge in Earth's orbit, which he used to bring back Megatron from his deep space [[Dark Energon]] expedition, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Megatron intended to use Dark Energon to resurrect the Cybertronian dead and bring them to Earth via the space bridge. The Autobots discovered the Decepticons' plans for a space time vortex generator, indicating that they had built a space bridge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} The fact that the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Decepticon ship]]'s navigation sensors were damaged meant that the Decepticons had to use a radio dish array in [[Texas]] to target the space bridge at Cybertron. Once this was accomplished, Megatron heaved a big chunk of Dark Energon through and raised Cybertron's dead. This undead army began traversing the space bridge to Earth, however the Autobots had obtained the space bridge schematics, and were able to reverse the valve on the energon pump. The reversed power caused the space bridge to explode, taking the zombie army and possibly Megatron with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

While observing [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]'s battle with Optimus and Bumblebee, Soundwave picked up a Decepticon life signal near the remains of the space bridge, possibly Megatron's. Although initially trying to dismiss it, Starscream eventually went to investigate. At the space bridge debris field, he found Megatron, still alive thanks to the Dark Energon crystal he had placed within himself. Although Starscream intended to leave Megatron for dead, Soundwave, not trusting his comrade, sent his [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] to also search the space bridge debris field, forcing Starscream to take Megatron back to the Decepticon ship. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Aiming to build a new space bridge, the Decepticons set about stealing the components they'd need, including a phase converter, plasma injector, neutron shield, tesseract, and a suitable power source. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} After the unfortunate incident with [[Unicron]], the Decepticons stole the necessary power source. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

The Autobots searched for the space bridge so they could use it to reach Cybertron. With Starscream's help, they located it in a disused energon mine and managed to secure it and send [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] through. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

The space bridge was moved to the dark side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to hide it from both Autobots and humans. Megatron and [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] used it to reach Cybertron so they could retrieve the arm of a [[Liege Maximo|dead Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Dreadwing later gave the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to the Autobots, which Optimus used to upgrade their Groundbridge into a space bridge, allowing them access to Cybertron when the time came for the battle over the [[Omega Lock]]. Megatron also ventured there, and was joined by Starscream, Knock Out, and Soundwave who had captured the Autobots' human allies. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)}} Once Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock, his team retreated back to Earth, only to be promptly attacked by a vicious Decepticon assault. When it was clear the battle was lost, Optimus evacuated Team Prime, scattering them across the United States while he remained behind to destroy the base's space bridge. It was all for naught, as the ''Nemesis'' opened fire on the base, destroying their space bridge. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)}}

Knock Out was later sent to Cybertron to search for leftover Iacon relics, and returned with the long-presumed-dead Shockwave. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} He later brought through his newly cloned [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]. {{storylink|Scattered}}

When [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was freed from her stasis pod and led a revolt against Megatron, Soundwave quickly sent them through a space bridge to a barren moon of Cybertron. {{storylink|Thirst}} The Autobots later captured the ''Nemesis'', using its' space bridge to return to the restored Cybertron after bidding farewell to their human friends. {{storylink|Deadlock}} Ratchet was later brought through the space bridge to attend to the wounded [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

=====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon=====
Years after the restoration of Cybertron, Lieutenant Bumblebee was street patrol in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] with Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] when he received a vision from the deceased Optimus Prime to go to the [[Cybertron History Museum]]. Inside, Bumblebee found a disused space bridge with pre-set coordinates for Earth. Stepping through with Strongarm and the apprehended delinquent Autobot [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], they arrived on Earth to find the crash site of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]''. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
After contact was lost with a team of Decepticons dispatched to [[Zel Samine]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] took a shuttle to the planet and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would follow using a space bridge portal aboard the shuttle. Some technical problems occurred at first, leading to a rant from Starscream on how using a portable space bridge was asking for trouble. Soundwave assured him that the next attempt would work, but then, the portal blew up. Starscream enquired what had happened to Megatron, as he was on the bridge when the malfunction occurred. Soundwave detected that Megatron had been transported to only a slightly different location and Starscream suggested they go and fetch him.

When Megatron was found, Soundwave explained the effects of the solar system's sun, [[Paradius]], had been causing the problems with the shuttle and the space bridge and that they were forced to repair either one if they wished to leave the planet.

Meanwhile, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] detected the space bridge energy and warned the other Autobots that the Decepticons were in the area too. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] were sent to find [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] who had abandoned his post when they had discovered a Space Bridge tower, in the Sea of Rust, which [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had used to open a portal to prehistoric Earth. Shockwave then reported this to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who had ordered it to be built in Kaon. Later, the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] discovered this as well, but when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] ordered them back to base, they went against orders and destroyed it anyway. This caused the portal to destabilize, and so the Autobots raced to the portal with the Decepticons trailing behind. Both factions and their respective vessels went through the portal, which closed after them. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===Bot Shots Battle Game!===
[[File:BotShotsGame Galactic Spacebridge.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
The Galactic Spacebridge terminal on Cybertron was one of the many places that the Bot Shots did battle. {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}
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===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[File:TransformersLegends space bridge.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
The Space Bridge was the primary means of travel around the cosmos for both Autobots and Decepticons, though traveling that way required payment of a toll. The Space Bridge included an artificial satellite in orbit around Earth which transported passengers down to the planet in a purple beam. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends}}
{{note|The Space Bridge is an in-game mechanic by which the player use various forms of currency to obtain cards.}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Space-Bridge-Battle-Tactics.jpg|thumb|300px|and get Cybermetal, Transmetal, class cores, and Power Tokens that you had too many of!]]
The Space Bridge was more of a hangar stocked with floating crates, and the place for spending precious Gold and tokens and to open some of them. They were '''''incredibly expensive and unreliable'''''' for obtaining new bots or even the unique cores needed for building bots. Many limited-time offers of various forms came and went, most of them there to rip off gold from players in exchange for mostly very common resources. Although later offers had guaranteed prizes, they were still pretty expensive.

It's a shame to see those who spent ''hundreds of dollars'' on gold go completely to waste when the Space Bridge freely offered almost all the characters in a final event before shutting down forever.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics| Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
After retrieving the [[Plasma Core]], Megatron uses the Space Bridge to bring it to Cybertron for repairs. The Autobots follow him into it, but are forced to battle Starscream inside the bridge before emerging safely on the other side. {{storylink|Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:EarthWarsSpaceBridge.jpg|thumb|left|Have fun with the duplicates!(Autobot variant shown]]
[[file:EarthWarsSpaceBridge2.jpg|thumb|Seriously though. (Decepticon variant shown)]]
There is Space Bridge in every Autobot and Deception base on Earth, and if an opposing team attacked a base, destroying one would give 3 ability points. But its main purpose is to bring new recruits to Earth by powering them up with one-time use [[Quantum Crystal| Crystals]]. Unlike [[Transformers: Battle Tactics|some other Space Bridge system]], all materials brought through are actually useful, and more guaranteed recruits come through regularly.

==Merchandise==
*'''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
:The Space Bridge is one of the yellow zones on the board.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Space bridge''' (スペースブリッジ ''supēsu burijji'')
*''German:'' '''Weltraumbrücke''' ("space bridge"), '''Raumbrücke''' (''Generation 2'', "space bridge")
*''Polish:'' '''Most kosmiczny''' ("space bridge")
*''Finnish:''' '''Avaruussilta''' ("spacebridge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tàikōng qiáo''' (太空桥, "space bridge")

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Space bridge

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Couldn't think of a clever name:

[[File:RollForIt spacebridge opens.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Now you're thinking with portals.]]
The '''space bridge''' (also spelled '''spacebridge''', '''Spacebridge''', or '''Space Bridge''') is a form of interplanetary transport, allowing Transformers to move from one planet to another almost instantaneously without the need for a spacecraft, via a "short-cut" through the extradimensional realm of [[transwarp|transwarp space]]. Early models required machinery at both ends of the bridge to open a stable dimensional portal, but later iterations of the technology consisted only of a generator at the departure point, which could open bridges to the desired location without the need of a receiver at the other end. Centuries into the future, space bridges have evolved into [[Transwarp Drive]], allowing vessels to generate their own portals wherever required.

{{quote|It defies your laws of physics, and can transport matter through time and space.|Sentinel Prime describes what a space bridge does|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:DivideConquer Earth spacebridge.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Colonel White has been looking for his control panel.]]
The space bridge was apparently first conceived by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in [[1984]], as a means of transport back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for the [[Decepticon]]s stranded on [[Earth]], and to allow them to ferry [[energon cube]]s to revitalize the planet. The bridge requires a mechanism at both ends in order to successfully open a portal traversing the interdimensional void: On Cybertron, this mechanism is a fixture in [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Shockwave's command center]], where it takes the form of an elevator-like cylindrical tube, the top of which projects outside of the center's dome, while on Earth, it takes the form of a circular metal ring. Due to the constant relative motion of Earth and Cybertron to one another, however, the optimum location on Earth for the space bridge to open constantly changes, requiring the Decepticons to construct new bridges regularly. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

The bridge's operation commences with the ring projecting beams of energy that converge at an apex in the sky above its center, opening a dimensional portal. The bridge's contents (usually along with a great deal of rock and detritus) are then drawn into the portal, which closes with a large discharge of energy. On the Cybertronic end, the travelers arrival is marked by a beam or gusher of energy arriving from deep space. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

In early uses of the space bridge, the dimensional portal could only remain open and stable for a maximum of 11 minutes. Early space bridge travel likewise proved somewhat unstable, and required the use of a small vehicle to safely transport any cargo. The vehicle was rolled into the ring on a railed structure, and then had to be piloted along "a beam of light". [[Reflector (G1)|Some]] Decepticons displayed pronounced horror at being chosen for this unenviable task, as not staying on the light beam would cause the pilot and cargo to "cease to exist". {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} In the very first practice run of the mechanism, the villains opted to use the captive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], rather than risk any of their number. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[File:SpaceBridgeCartoon1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Indiana Jones and the Flower of Doom!]]
After being knocked into the bridge by accident, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] proved able to traverse the bridge without a craft. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} Several Autobots likewise survived the trip in their vehicle forms. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} After this, the need for the craft seems to have been removed, as many Transformers and various cargoes would travel by space bridge with no vessel and no difficulties. On one occasion, two humans in a convertible even made the trip with no ill effects. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} The process could, however, still go wrong, as it did when the Decepticons attempted to convert a baseball field into a new space bridge site, and a malfunction blasted a small group of Transformers to an alien world of giants. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

[[File:TransportOblivion Cybertron spacebridge.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|That door wasn't there a moment ago.]]
The space bridge technology was taken to its ultimate extent when the Decepticons constructed three colossal pylons that would generate a "space pyramid", the apex of which extended to Cybertron's location in another galaxy. Using this, Cybertron was transported into Earth's orbit for a brief period. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Cybertron was later removed from Earth's orbit by an explosion; though never explicitly addressed, this event by rights should have left Cybertron ''much'' closer to Earth, possibly accounting for the ease of travel between the two planets thereafter. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

The space bridge was used for planetary transportation once more when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] wired his missile guidance systems into it and used its powers to redirect the orbit of Earth, intending to send it spiraling into the sun, only to be stopped by an [[Autobot]]-Decepticon team-up. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

The space bridge fell into disuse when the Autobots reclaimed Cybertron in 2005, and throughout 2006, both they and the Decepticons were shown to rely on more mundane means of space travel (shuttles, self-propelled flight) in addition to space bridge-like devices called "[[warp gate]]s" located throughout space. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
By the year 2011, the Autobots had studied and duplicated the space bridge technology for their own use. They developed their own space bridge network, allowing transport between Cybertron, Earth, and the planet [[Athenia]], with fixed space bridge receptors in each base (the transport beam was, of course, now the traditional Autobot orange, as opposed to the Decepticons' iconic purple). {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} They did not, however, destroy the original Decepticon space bridge, as the Decepticons were unable to use it to travel to the planet due to Vector Sigma maintaining an Autobot balance of power. This proved to be a mistake, however, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s energy was released in 2010 to cure the [[Hate Plague]]; this caused Vector Sigma to become destabilized, and the Decepticons were able to exploit this to use the space bridge to invade Cybertron. {{Storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

When [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] was destroyed by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the gravimetric balance of the solar system was disrupted, making space bridge travel to Earth unstable. This soon ceased to be an issue, however, when the Decepticons headed off on an interplanetary energy raid; in order to slow the Autobots down, [[Sixshot]] destroyed the Earth-based space bridge, causing a chain reaction that detonated the entire network. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

The destruction of the space bridge left the only means to travel to Earth as the [[Trainbot]]s and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] (or on one occasion, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]). {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} This reduced ability to travel to Earth is one of the reasons for the heavy human involvement in the [[Masterforce War|following battles]], since Transformers are mostly unable to join the battle on Earth themselves. {{Storylink|Master File No, 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
In [[2010]], reinforcements from [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] arrived via the [[Switzerland|Geneva]] space bridge nexus to support [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro Ignatius Spark]]'s Autobots against the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] at the [[Large Hadron Collider]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In [[2013]], Alpha Team and Bravo Team of the united Autobot-Decepticon forces used a space bridge in order to transport to Cybertron and take down [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

In [[2984]], the Decepticon mercenary [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] attacked the Autobot outpost [[Galadria]], hoping to use its space bridge to escape the persistent bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]. She was subsequently recruited by the [[Star Seeker]]s, however, and together, they space-bridged into [[Unicron]]'s head, hoping to use it to steal all of Cybertron's energon. This, however, attracted the attention of the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, who in turn space-bridged into Unicron's head and defeated the pirates. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], a captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken to appear before [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], who was in a vast construction chamber overseeing the assembly of the space bridge. Blaster later escaped custody. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Crosscut-aahboom.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
Later, the Decepticons tested the space by attempting to send [[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] to [[Earth]]. The attempt was unsuccessful and Crosscut's remains returned in pieces. The bridge, which resembles a normal Earthly suspension bridge when not in use, had two halves; one which remained stationary on Cybertron, and another which teleported to Earth.

After a second mishap resulting in another Decepticon casualty, the scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] was contacted through his transceiver and identified a problem with the bridge's archway fuel line. Lord Straxus ordered [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] to fix it. These incidents were observed by Blaster, who reported the information to [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. The Autobots made plans to destroy the space bridge and rescue Spanner, who was previously kidnapped by the Decepticons and forced to help design the space bridge.

Straxus sent a message to the Earthbound Decepticons informing them he received their broadcast<ref>Sent by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]"</ref> and was preparing the interdimensional space bridge to aid them in their conquest of Earth.

[[File:Spanner2.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]
The Autobots made their attack, targeting Straxus's fortress which caused a distraction allowing Blaster to set bombs on the space bridge. The space bridge itself transformed, revealing itself to actually be the kidnapped scientist Spanner, whose body was rebuilt into the bridge. Spanner begged Blaster to go ahead with his plans to bomb the bridge but Blaster hesitated, the Decepticons arrived and the space bridge was activated.

A battle on the activated bridge ensued and any combatant unlucky enough to get thrown over the side exploded while falling into interstellar space. Straxus arrived and battled Blaster. During the fight, the space bridge's fuel line was cut and Straxus was thrown over the side, exploding to pieces. With the fuel lines cut the space bridge destabilized but not before a group of Autobots crossed over to Earth. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] used one of Spanner's prototype space bridges the Autobots had access to to transport to Earth. That prototype space bridge was quite unstable and really shook Ultra Magnus up.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

The Decpepticons repaired the space bridge and used it to transport the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s and "[[Conehead]]s" to Earth. They also used it to transport an enormous drill through the portal in a scheme to drill through [[Hoover Dam]] in an attempt to steal its energy. The drill was destroyed and the Earth half of the bridge disappeared. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Spacebridgemarvelcomic.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Get it? Space "bridge"? Ahahaha.]]
The [[Battlecharger]]s were summoned to Earth from Cybertron, presumably using the space bridge. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] considered the space bridge to be a major threat made destroying it a priority. Meanwhile, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s were summoned to Earth via the space bridge as part of an elaborate Decepticon double-cross plot to kill a mentally unstable [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], which involved the Predacons pretending to hunt down Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''Optimus Prime and Megatron ended up in mortal combat which was going badly for Megatron. Megatron opened the space bridge with a remote control in hopes of escaping. While the bridge was still materializing, Optimus Prime hurled them both through in a desperate measure. Optimus Prime and Megatron were each transported to different parts of Cybertron.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

''Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus later met up with Megatron, who was a bit dazed and confused after recently having his mind forcibly fused with Straxus, whose head had survived his own space bridge encounter. Megatron was not putting up much of a fight, but at that point Optimus Prime had had it with Megatron, and was determined to execute him. Megatron resorted to charging up his little used ability to harness the power of a [[black hole]] in a devastating [[antimatter]] attack. The Decepticons used the space bridge to bring back the Predacons from Earth and, fearing the devastation of Megatron's antimatter attack, rerouted the space bridge which transported Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Megatron to different parts of the Earth. Megatron arrived in a somewhat more stable frame of mind after developing a case of short term amnesia from all the recent mental trauma.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Megatrong1marveltooclever.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Gee, that previous joke was bad that Megatron tried to kill himself.]]
The Predacons used the bridge to travel to Earth to ''once again'' hunt down a mentally unstable Megatron. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] used the bridge to pipe energy generated using their stolen [[hydrothermocline]] to Cybertron. While the bridge was actively piping the energy to Cybertron, a mentally unstable Megatron blew the bridge up with himself on it. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

The space bridge was apparently repaired or rebuilt, but its use was tightly regulated by fuel auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. It was used to transport [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to Earth until Ratbat calculated the mission was exceeding its energy budget and Trypticon was recalled back to Cybertron. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

The Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s used the bridge to travel to Earth. {{storylink|Crater Critters}} Ratbat sent the [[Throttlebot]]s (minus [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]]) to Earth over the space bridge. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Decepticons sent [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] to Earth over the space bridge as a test for the [[Roadjammers]]. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

The space bridge was made obsolete by the [[trans-time dimensional portal]], which didn't shake up Transformer systems nearly as much. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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In the ensuing years after [[Unicron]]'s defeat and the [[Last Autobot]]'s revival of Cybertron, the Autobots refined the dimensional portal technology to create a space bridge network, with the [[Star Chamber]] on Cybertron serving as the network's hub. Space bridge stations were required on other planets in order to enable free two-way travel, although the Star Chamber could coordinate between stations on two worlds to allow direct travel between them, bypassing the need to stop at Cybertron. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

In the wake of Megatron's devastation of Earth, Optimus Prime proposed to the [[Little America]] collective to connect Earth with [[Nebulos]] via space bridge, so that the two worlds could work together to heal from the damage done by the Decepticons. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] initially refused to listen to Optimus, but [[Linda Chang]] and the others overruled him, and permitted the construction of the bridge. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}{{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Once completed, the first traveler to Earth from Nebulos was the reconstructed [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], corrupted by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]], who promptly smashed Optimus into unconsciousness and abducted his former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner before returning through the bridge. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

While the Star Chamber technicians worked to determine the reason for their loss of communication between Earth and Nebulos, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] attacked and killed them, seizing control of the space bridge network. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} Galvatron deactivated the network, save for the links between Cybertron, Earth, and Nebulos, as they were key to the Dark Matrix creature's plans, and proceeded to Nebulos himself. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] led a team to retake the Chamber, fighting [[shadow-leech]]es along the way, and followed Galvatron to Nebulos. Joined by reinforcements from Earth, Magnus was able to stop Galvatron and Fortress Maximus, while [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] rescued Spike and a dying Optimus from [[Zero Space]], trapping the Dark Matrix creature and preventing its spread into the [[multiverse]].

Although Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable, the space bridge link between Earth and Nebulos was maintained, allowing the two worlds to rebuild and thrive. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The space bridge was developed by the Decepticons as a means of exploring (and presumably conquering) other worlds far away from Cybertron. These bridges were <s>[[wikipedia:Stargate (device)|stargates]]</s> small portals that could only be programmed for a certain number of people. Megatron himself underwent the first test of the space bridge. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] collided with him before he entered. As it had been only programmed to accept one, the space bridge exploded, and both leaders were presumed dead. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} In actuality, they had survived, and been transported to [[Quintessa]], where they remained for several millennia. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Passage through a space bridge left an "imprint" on [[transwarp|infraspace]], so some Autobots invented the [[Dimensional Interface Assembly]] in hopes of finding where Prime ended up. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Spacebridge technology was originally the province of the ancient Cybertronians, integrated into their [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] to allow them to warp through space and travel throughout the galaxy near-instantaneously. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} The technology was unknown to Transformers in the relative modern era; the closest they were able to come was [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] technology, which operated on a similar principle, but required much longer periods moving through [[Transwarp|interdimensional space]] and even multiple jumps to reach far-off targets. Seeking to rediscover spacebridge technology to further his war efforts, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] charged [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] with locating the last of the titans, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who had vanished from Cybertron. One of Bludgeon's team, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], succeeded in finding the Titan on a distant planetoid, but his own doubts about the use Megatron would put spacebridge tech to led him to let Metroplex escape. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

[[Rom]], knight of the [[Solstar Order]], evidently had some knowledge of spacebridges as he later stated upon seeing one that he thought all bridges had been destroyed. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] once claimed to be nearing completion on a [[superstring spacebridge]], but it's likely he was just being overambitious. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

Spacebridge tech would eventually be rediscovered (or otherwise reinvented) by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], from whom it was stolen by [[Sixshot]] and traded to Megatron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}} The recently created [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used the data to build the Decepticons' first spacebridge, which the villains then employed to banish the captured Autobots to the desolate Cybertron, leaving them free to conquer Earth. The bridge was disabled by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the process, and never functioned again. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Bombshell proceeded to construct a new spacebridge in the devastated [[New York City]], but the Autobots returned and stopped the Decepticons before they could use it. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

With Megatron left in a coma following the battle in New York, the Decepticons began to fall apart, and Starscream, the ostensible new leader, put [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] in charge of developing a new spacebridge. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Having since made contact with Metroplex under as-yet-unrevealed circumstances and having removed from the titan's body the technology that allowed him to generate his own spacebridges, Shockwave integrated that tech into a new body for Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} Using this new spacebridge, the Decepticons sent a box of weapons based on Megatron's old body to Earth to shake up Autobot-human relations, then presumably travelled through it themselves to return to the planet undetected. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}}

Meanwhile, Jhiaxus began reconstructing his old spacebridge network so that [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] could travel across the galaxy in his quest to recruit an army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} When the Autobots got wind of his scheme, they returned to Cybertron to confront him, with Megatron accompanying them as their prisoner. Little did the Autobots realize, however, that Megatron had allowed himself to be captured so that he could use his integrated spacebridge to summon his Decepticons into the heart of the enemy forces. Back on Earth, [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] discovered that the other Decepticons had built a spacebridge terminal link in [[Mesa Verde]], and watched as it was opened from the other side by Megatron. He was unable to stop most of the Decepticons from travelling through to aid their leader in the fight against Galvatron's force, though he did prevent the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from making the trip by sabotaging the bridge. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} {{storylink|The Question}}

[[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]] had numerous Titans killed so that he could salvage their tech and use it to build an ancient model of spacebridge, hoping it would lead him to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} While Tyrest was able to activate the portal, only [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and the corpse of [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] passed through to its mysterious destination. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} After Skids returned through the bridge, it burned itself out and was left beyond repair. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

Requiring a spacebridge to access the alternate dimension known as the [[Dead Universe]] and retrieve Galvatron and [[Nova Prime]], Shockwave intended to use a Titan's spacebridge, but the bridge stopped functioning when his subject was transformed into the [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} The Decepticon scientist instead chose to capture Megatron and force his integrated spacebridge open, allowing Galvatron passage into the normal universe. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} This tampering by Shockwave turned Megatron's insides into a mess of spacebridge portals leading to locations unknown. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Overtime, Megatron managed to stabilize his internal spacebridge so as to mine [[Antimatter|antimatter]] from a black hole for usage as a weapon which he used to destroy the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[G.B. Blackrock]] eventually collected the remains of the Decepticon spacebridge from Mesa Verde and added it to his collection of Cybertronian artifacts {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} His vault became the site of an all out war for the [[Enigma of Combination]] between human, Autobot and Decepticon. [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], in all the confusion, managed to grab the Enigma, steal one of the ''Nemesis'''s shuttles and blast off to Cybertron, intending to give the relic of the Primes to Starscream. Solely out of petty spite, the Prowl-controlled Devastator stole the spacebridge and brought it to the ''[[Ark-7]]''. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati| The Obliterate}} [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] was shocked to see the bridge and that Prowl was relying on Decepticon technology. Prowl later used the bridge to travel with the Constructicons to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

Metroplex's own spacebridge was used to establish a link to the colony of [[Caminus]] {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} before a Prowl controlled Devastator tried to destroy it. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} After this the bridge was guarded by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Damage to the spacebridge sent the two, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] in a three on two brawl across all of Cybertron's colony worlds. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Metroplex's bridge was later repaired and used to establish relation with the colony worlds of [[Velocitron]], [[Devisiun]], [[Eukaris]], and [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

When the ''Ark-7'' was crippled, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] ordered his troops on Cybertron to use Metroplex's spacebridge to access the ''Ark'' via the Mesa Verde spacebridge {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} and then bring him the ship itself. With both, he intended to begin his rule of Earth before Optimus claimed the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} The spacebridge was used by [[Aileron]] to return to Cybertron and grab the ''[[Skyroller]]'' which then airlifted the spacebridge away from the wreck of the ''Ark''. The spacebridge was then used to override all human telecommunications and broadcast Optimus's message. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} Optimus used the bridge to return to Cybertron and speak to the [[Council of Worlds]] before using to go to Caminus and then back to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] then used the spacebridge to arrive on Earth for news purposes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] came back to life, he used Metroplex's spacebridge to arrive on Earth where he destroyed Metrotitan's bridge. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} He and [[Sovereign]] later managed to open a new spacebridge in the middle of the Titan. {{storylink|White Light}}. They arrived near the corpse of [[Prion]] where, after a heated disagreement, Sentinel hijacked Prion's spacebridge to escape while Optimus and Soundwave used it to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|White Heat}} The Titan corpses on Luna 1 still had operable bridges which Sentinel and Sovereign used to arrive on the moon. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] used the bridge operated by the Autobots stationed on Luna 1 to arrive. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} Sentinel revealed his evil plan to open a massive spacebridge, sustained by his thoughts, to send an army of undead Titans to Cybertron where they would raze everything in sight. He fell down a one and a half mile shaft while Sovereign was able to change the bridge's coordinates for deep space. {{storylink|Last Light}}

Metrotitan's spacebridge was repaired by the time [[Ore-13]] had begun to destabilize. [[Micronus Prime]] also had a spacebridge with him which was linked to Metrotitan's ever since the ancient Prime contacted the Titan. {{storylink|Informed}} [[Rom]] used the link to send samples of Ore-13 into Microspace before Optimus talked him down. The bridge was shut down but not before the ''Heliopolis'' and its crew entered Autobot City. Rom admired the technology. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

After being grounded by the [[Dire Wraith|Dire Wriaths]], [[Miles Mayhem]] used the Cybertronian technology in his [[Switchblade (M.A.S.K.)|vehicle]] to open the spacebridge to bring forth [[Baron Karza]] from [[Microspace]]. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} After merging with Wraiths, Karza used their magic to shunt the energy from the nearby Ore-13 into the open spacebridge. This proved his undoing as everyone ceased fighting and worked together to stop him, dumping him back into the spacebridge and back to his universe as the portal collapsed on itself. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[File:PrehistoryMetamorphosis armada spacebridge.jpg|left|thumb|225px|The earliest incarnation of the space bridge saw travelers enter a communal transwarp portal, then individually materialize at their location.]]
The Autobots and Decepticons used space bridges to travel from Cybertron to Earth in pursuit of the [[Mini-Con]]s. Unusually for the time, they did not require a pre-constructed exit portal at the destination point; after entering the larger, circular entrance portal on the Cybertronian end, each traveler would then individually materialize out of transwarp space at their intended location. {{storylink|First Encounter}} They remained delicate, however: when [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] unexpectedly entered the space bridge moments after [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his team had departed through it, he did not emerge on Earth until months after they did, in an entirely different region of their target continent. {{storylink|Prehistory}}

While on Earth, both factions used [[warp drive|short-range warp technology]] to get from place to place. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} As there were no operational space bridges on Earth to send them back to Cybertron, when the factions were ready to return to their home planet, they had to construct spacecraft to ferry them there. {{storylink|Threaten}} {{storylink|Depart}} After [[Unicron]] was defeated, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] returned the Autobots' human friends to Earth via space bridge, and departed back to Cybertron via the same. {{Storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Energon'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronCity energon spacebridge.jpg|thumb|225px|The 2020-era space bridge has the appearance of a tunnel of light through transwarp space.]]
By the year 2020, multiple [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron Cities]] had been constructed on Earth, each with their own space bridge, allowing for quick and easy transport from planet to planet. Projection antennae mounted on the city generated the bridge by focusing their beams on a single spot of space, above a launching ramp. The bridge takes the form of a shimmering blue "tunnel" through transwarp space lined with a glowing pathway, along which riders then drive under their own power. {{Storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

When it became necessary for the Transformers to explore the depths of space, rather than travel directly between planets, a variant of the space bridge was developed for zero-gravity environments large enough to transport entire spaceships. This iteration of the bridge begins with an [[Energon Ring]], which expands into a large portal that is then activated by a beam of energon projected into it by the starship. These spacebridges naturally lack any kind of pathway, and instead appear as rippling, rainbow-colored corridors. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
In ancient times, [[Primus]] gifted the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to his children. After the first defeat of Unicron, the Cybertronians planned to found colonies to spread Primus's essence throughout the cosmos. It was intended that a space bridge network would connect these colonies to each other and the homeworld, but this project failed and the colonies lost contact with each other.

When the [[Unicron Singularity]] threatened Cybertron in the year 2030, the Autobots relocated to Earth via a space bridge, {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} but they typically saw little use after the Autobots were installed on the planet, being replaced for travel to Cybertron's colony worlds by [[Vector Prime]]'s [[dimension gate]]s. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} Like their predecessor bridges from 2020, they appear as rainbow-colored tunnels through transwarp space. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

These bridges were typically opened high above the planet's surface, and were then reached by a unique addition component: a transparent walkway generated by the bridge's systems that allowed travelers to reach the high-altitude portal with no trouble. When [[Bud Hansen]] declared his desire to travel into [[space (the place)|space]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] was able to use this function of the space bridge to fulfill his desire, extending the pathway to the edge of Earth's atmosphere and driving him up it in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}

After becoming stranded in the parallel universe that was home to [[Gigantion]], the Autobots construction of a space bridge to get them home exposed them to another of the time-transcending dangers of transwarp tech, when they wound up opening a hole into the past. A swarm of [[Laserbeak drone]]s emerged, forcing the Autobots to destroy their bridge. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

====Linkage====
The [[Mini-Con city]] was equipped with space bridge technology. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}

====''Timelines''====
[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]] was one of many planets intended to be a relay point on the galactic [[Space Bridge Network]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] convinced the other members of the crew of the ''[[Hyperborea]]'' to construct a space bridge outpost near [[Klo]], the home of [[Bludgeon (Cybertron)|his ancient master]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
[[File:DWArmada10 OptimusPrime Illbeback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|To the DC Universe, AWAY!]]
Space bridges required an entrance portal but not an exit one, allowing you to materialize at any location. [[Decepticon Headquarters (Armada)|Decepticon Headquarters]] was equipped with an intergalactic space bridge which [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and his troops used to travel to [[Earth]] in search for [[Mini-Con]]s. The Autobots' [[Autobase|headquarters]] didn't have an operational one at the time, but [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] quickly rectified that so they could follow the Decepticons. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} Both factions had new bridges built in their bases on Earth, but the Autobots couldn't use theirs to return to their hidden base on Cybertron since space bridge transportation was too easy for the Decepticons to trace. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}}

In order to open an interdimensional rift so that [[Unicron]] could enter this universe, his [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds]] invaded the [[space bridge nexus]], a hub of multiple space bridges at [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on Cybertron. They activated all the bridges, causing overlapping portals to open all across local dimensional space. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} This brought terrible stress upon the whole inter-spatial network and prevented travel between Cybertron and Earth. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} All the turmoil in the "space/time horizon" caused Optimus Prime to vanish into another universe, so the Autobots sent a search probe into [[transwarp|subspace]] through a space bridge. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} As the bridges began punching holes into completely different dimensions, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'s Autobots on Cybertron finally dealt with the chaos by destroying the space bridge nexus. While this ended the stress on space-time, unfortunately it did not close Unicron's portal. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}
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====''Energon'' comic====
When Optimus Prime returned to Earth ten years later, he stepped into a space bridge and suddenly received a message from Megatron, whose consciousness was imprisoned within Unicron's core but could call out for Prime during his time in space bridge transit. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} The Autobots set up new bases on Earth equipped with space bridges, but when Optimus Prime chose to go back to Cybertron for reinforcements, the mind of Megatron intervened and somehow redirected the bridge's exit location, sending him to the interior of Unicron instead of the [[High Halls|Halls of Justice]]. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} By this time, the Autobots had their own space bridge nexus on Cybertron, which they used to send teams of Autobots to various Earth cities under attack from [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:PaniniArmada4 spacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Can you set it so it goes to Gensokyo?]]
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and their respective troops used space bridges to travel to [[Earth]] once they learned of the [[Mini-Con]]s awakening there. {{storylink|First Encounter!}} Once Megatron lost a duel with Prime, he also used one to flee. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}} Prime's initial plan was to send the Mini-Cons they found back to [[Autobase|Autobase: Cybertron]] via their space bridge, but the bridge was destroyed in a Decepticon attack, stranding the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

The loss of the space bridge made it impossible for the Autobots to follow Megatron to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], forcing them to contact [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] on Cybertron. As Autobase: Cybertron had functional space bridges, he could send [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] to save the day, though neither of them enjoyed the feeling of being warped across space. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

Megatron continued to use the faraway Moon to his advantage, building a base there and firing missiles at the helpless Autobots on Earth. Though unable to stop the launch, Optimus Prime hatched a different plan and had [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] hurry to repair their space bridge. In the meantime, Scavenger and Smokescreen broke into the Decepticon moonbase's space bridge control room and activated their bridge, connecting it to the Autobots' one on Earth. Hot Shot got their bridge working just in time for the missiles to arrive and fly straight into the portal, teleporting them straight back to the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Transformers'' RISK====
There is a location on Cybertron housing a stationary space bridge. This area is bordered by [[Perihex]] and [[Polyhex]], and is linked via a bridge to [[Kalis]]. It is in this location where [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] began his adventure. {{storylink|Risk: Cybertron War Edition|Risk}}

====IDW movie comics====
Space bridges (also known as "transpatial portals") were first used by the [[Dynasty of Primes]], allowing them to transport between dimensions. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] had the ability to create space bridges, teleporting across worlds and between planets. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} It was eventually discontinued in later models because of the excessive rate of failure. Apparently it was prone to catastrophic malfunction. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Thousands of years after the fall of the Dynasty of Primes, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] recreated space bridge technology, claiming it would allow the Autobots to win the war. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} The [[pillar]]s that served as the basis of the technology were stored on the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but after it sustained damage in a Decepticon attack, they malfunctioned and began to warp the ship randomly across space and time until it crashed on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons subsequently recovered most of the pillars from the wrecked ship. [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] used one of them to create a primitive space bridge on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], allowing the Decepticons to travel back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through the passage created by the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Because the ''Ark'' had done several "jumps", the Decepticons would have to pass through several corresponding nodes to return to their homeworld. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
[[File:ROTF Jetfire space bridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And now we are going to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Universe]].]]
{{quote|You—you blue-lighted us and something loud and painful and hallucinogenic happened and there was five seconds of Ted Nugent meets [[Thor]] and then...!|[[Sam Witwicky]] describes going through a space bridge.|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}
[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] mentioned the Space Bridge by name shortly before he did a really half-assed job of throwing himself and the rest of the heroes halfway across the world to Egypt, wrecking Sam's hand in the process (Jetfire wasn't entirely sure they were still on the right planet). The even-more-ancient but significantly less senile [[The Fallen|Fallen]], one of the [[Thirteen|original Primes]], shows a similar ability where he teleports across short distances, seeming to use it as a form of flight. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
During the last days of Cybertron's civil war, Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] developed a new space bridge technology which used [[Pillar|a system of pillars]] to provide instantaneous transport between any two points. It was hoped that the technology would be able to turn the tide of the war and defeat the Decepticons once and for all. But the technology was lost when Decepticon ships attacked the Autobot flagship ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', which was transporting both Sentinel and the pillars.

[[File:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
In 1961, the ''Ark'' crash-landed on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], sparking a space race between the [[United States of America]] and the [[Soviet Union]] in an effort to reach the wreck first. During this era, the Decepticons began removing hundreds of pillars from the crash site, an activity secretly recorded by Soviet space probes. Decades later, the Autobots learned of the ''Ark'''s presence on the Moon, and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] traveled to the crash site to investigate. Once aboard, the two retrieved Sentinel Prime's body and five of the pillars, including the master pillar that controlled the bridge. Back on Earth, the pillars were confiscated by [[NEST]] out of fear that they would be used as weapons.

That fear was quickly realized when Sentinel attacked the Autobots and their human allies, revealing that he had made a truce with Megatron in order to save Cybertron from destruction. Stealing the five pillars, he activated them in front of the Lincoln Memorial, teleporting hundreds of Decepticons hiding on the Moon onto Earth. [[Chicago]] was soon conquered by the invading army, and there Sentinel and Megatron launched their master plan: using the pillars covertly taken from the ''Ark'' crash site, they would create a space bridge between Earth and Cybertron, bringing their homeworld into Earth's atmosphere. Earth would then be raided for its resources, and humanity would be enslaved and forced to rebuild Cybertron.

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.67]]

NEST and the Autobots eventually arrived in Chicago to retake the war-torn city, and Optimus Prime was able to knock over the control pillar, deactivating the space bridge. It was only a temporary victory, though, as the Decepticon human ally [[Dylan Gould]] restarted the pillar and the transport sequence recommenced. Ultimately, Gould was killed by [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] destroyed the control pillar. With the bridge rendered inoperable, Cybertron collapsed and was completely destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===''Animated''===
[[File:TFA Space Bridge.jpg|left|thumb|Chevron seven is locked.]]
Space bridges are used to travel around the galaxy. This incarnation takes the form of a large, forked structure and works by generating a sphere of energy between the two prongs.

The technology is exclusively Autobot, and gave them a major strategic advantage over the Decepticons: thanks to the bridges, the Decepticon expansion was halted. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

The [[AllSpark]] was thrown into one to keep it out of Decepticon hands. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Bumblebee (Animated)|small]] [[Bulkhead (Animated)|band]] [[Prowl (Animated)|of]] [[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobots]] were put in charge of repairing space bridges. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] planned to use some schematics to build his own, allowing him to [[transwarp]] to Cybertron and strike it without warning. He kidnapped [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] to design it {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} and used [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] to build it, but it wasn't enough. With [[Bulkhead (Animated)|some additional help]] he completed it, {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} but as often is the case with Decepticon plans, it didn't end well. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

During the [[Decepticon Uprisings]], the Decepticons went after every space bridge on the periphery in a simultaneous assault. [[Team Chaar]] were the first squad to capture a bridge, but couldn't arrive at the [[Emirate Xaaron Spacebridge Nexus|space bridge nexus]] on Cybertron as Shockwave, who held the access codes at the nexus, was waiting for Megatron's signal to begin the attack. The network was later shut down by the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] used components from a transwarp generator in order to create a teleportation pod which she used to transform [[Wasp]] into a [[Technorganic]] being; however, after its use, the chamber exploded. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}} Bulkhead along with Isaac Sumdac later attempted to work together in making a space bridge on Earth for the Autobots but faced many arguments on how to calibrate the equipment. Luckily, Sari Sumdac managed to activate the system which was later used to transport Optimus Prime onto the [[Sigma Supreme|Elite Guard flagship]] which had been taken over by the former Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Space bridges were introduced to Cybertron by the [[Quintesson]]s, who apparently stole the technology from an unspecified source and did not fully understand it themselves. The Quintessons, presenting themselves to the Cybertronians as benevolent uplifters, secretly intended to have the populace of Cybertron construct the bridges and then be shipped off-planet as slave labor. When the conspiracy was revealed, however, the Transformers rebelled and expelled the Quintessons from Cybertron. The Cybertronians then used the space bridges for themselves, ushering in the [[Golden Age]] and founding numerous colonies on distant planets. Unfortunately, the Golden Age came to an end when the [[Rust Plague]] occurred. [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s government concluded that the only way to stop the spread of the plague was to destroy the space bridges themselves. Reluctantly, all space bridge operators obeyed the order to blow up their space bridges or face execution. Cybertron itself was spared the plague, but at a terrible cost: with all the bridges lost, Cybertron's star-spanning empire came to an end. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Space bridges were the foundation for Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], linking it to [[Velocitron]], [[Gigantion]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]]. As they grew less reliable, Cybertron's society stagnated and lost contact with its colonies. During the civil war, only one in Cybertron's orbit was still believed to be operational. When the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' entered it, it separated the two ships to different parts of space. According to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the space bridges work by tearing holes in the fabric of reality. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

The [[Star Seeker]]s forced the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s to upgrade the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'' with a portable space bridge. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

After meeting the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' crews, the Quintessons on [[Aquatron]] initiated the long-planned goal of invading Cybertron and taking it back for the Quintessons. Activating a space bridge beneath the [[Hydratron]], General [[Tyrannicon]] led an army of [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s to Cybertron and attacked. However, events on Aquatron prompted Tyrannicon to return through the space bridge and confront the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]]. After both the Curator and Tyrannicon were killed in the ensuing chaos, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] took the opportunity to ignite the energon fueling the space bridge, destroying it and ending the Quintesson invasion. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====''Prime'' cartoon continuity====
=====''Prime'' comic=====
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was assigned by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to find remnants of space bridges, and he successfully built one in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] overloaded its systems, jumping through it and landing on [[Earth]]—as did Starscream—before it blew up. Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] developed the [[GroundBridge]], to transport themselves across [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

=====''Prime'' cartoon=====
[[File:PrimeSpacebridge.jpg|thumb|''Stargate: Cybertron.'' Only on [[Hub Network|The Hub]].]]
During the [[Great Exodus]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] stayed behind to reverse engineer the ancient space bridge technology. He succeeded in building one beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] intended to use it to reach [[Earth]] after intercepting a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The space bridge was sabotaged by [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], who used it to travel to Earth moments before it exploded. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

Starscream built a space bridge in Earth's orbit, which he used to bring back Megatron from his deep space [[Dark Energon]] expedition, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Megatron intended to use Dark Energon to resurrect the Cybertronian dead and bring them to Earth via the space bridge. The Autobots discovered the Decepticons' plans for a space time vortex generator, indicating that they had built a space bridge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} The fact that the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Decepticon ship]]'s navigation sensors were damaged meant that the Decepticons had to use a radio dish array in [[Texas]] to target the space bridge at Cybertron. Once this was accomplished, Megatron heaved a big chunk of Dark Energon through and raised Cybertron's dead. This undead army began traversing the space bridge to Earth, however the Autobots had obtained the space bridge schematics, and were able to reverse the valve on the energon pump. The reversed power caused the space bridge to explode, taking the zombie army and possibly Megatron with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

While observing [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]'s battle with Optimus and Bumblebee, Soundwave picked up a Decepticon life signal near the remains of the space bridge, possibly Megatron's. Although initially trying to dismiss it, Starscream eventually went to investigate. At the space bridge debris field, he found Megatron, still alive thanks to the Dark Energon crystal he had placed within himself. Although Starscream intended to leave Megatron for dead, Soundwave, not trusting his comrade, sent his [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] to also search the space bridge debris field, forcing Starscream to take Megatron back to the Decepticon ship. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Aiming to build a new space bridge, the Decepticons set about stealing the components they'd need, including a phase converter, plasma injector, neutron shield, tesseract, and a suitable power source. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} After the unfortunate incident with [[Unicron]], the Decepticons stole the necessary power source. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

The Autobots searched for the space bridge so they could use it to reach Cybertron. With Starscream's help, they located it in a disused energon mine and managed to secure it and send [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] through. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

The space bridge was moved to the dark side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to hide it from both Autobots and humans. Megatron and [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] used it to reach Cybertron so they could retrieve the arm of a [[Liege Maximo|dead Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Dreadwing later gave the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to the Autobots, which Optimus used to upgrade their Groundbridge into a space bridge, allowing them access to Cybertron when the time came for the battle over the [[Omega Lock]]. Megatron also ventured there, and was joined by Starscream, Knock Out, and Soundwave who had captured the Autobots' human allies. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)}} Once Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock, his team retreated back to Earth, only to be promptly attacked by a vicious Decepticon assault. When it was clear the battle was lost, Optimus evacuated Team Prime, scattering them across the United States while he remained behind to destroy the base's space bridge. It was all for naught, as the ''Nemesis'' opened fire on the base, destroying their space bridge. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)}}

Knock Out was later sent to Cybertron to search for leftover Iacon relics, and returned with the long-presumed-dead Shockwave. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} He later brought through his newly cloned [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]. {{storylink|Scattered}}

When [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was freed from her stasis pod and led a revolt against Megatron, Soundwave quickly sent them through a space bridge to a barren moon of Cybertron. {{storylink|Thirst}} The Autobots later captured the ''Nemesis'', using its' space bridge to return to the restored Cybertron after bidding farewell to their human friends. {{storylink|Deadlock}} Ratchet was later brought through the space bridge to attend to the wounded [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

=====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon=====
Years after the restoration of Cybertron, Lieutenant Bumblebee was street patrol in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] with Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] when he received a vision from the deceased Optimus Prime to go to the [[Cybertron History Museum]]. Inside, Bumblebee found a disused space bridge with pre-set coordinates for Earth. Stepping through with Strongarm and the apprehended delinquent Autobot [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], they arrived on Earth to find the crash site of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]''. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
After contact was lost with a team of Decepticons dispatched to [[Zel Samine]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] took a shuttle to the planet and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would follow using a space bridge portal aboard the shuttle. Some technical problems occurred at first, leading to a rant from Starscream on how using a portable space bridge was asking for trouble. Soundwave assured him that the next attempt would work, but then, the portal blew up. Starscream enquired what had happened to Megatron, as he was on the bridge when the malfunction occurred. Soundwave detected that Megatron had been transported to only a slightly different location and Starscream suggested they go and fetch him.

When Megatron was found, Soundwave explained the effects of the solar system's sun, [[Paradius]], had been causing the problems with the shuttle and the space bridge and that they were forced to repair either one if they wished to leave the planet.

Meanwhile, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] detected the space bridge energy and warned the other Autobots that the Decepticons were in the area too. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] were sent to find [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] who had abandoned his post when they had discovered a Space Bridge tower, in the Sea of Rust, which [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had used to open a portal to prehistoric Earth. Shockwave then reported this to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who had ordered it to be built in Kaon. Later, the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] discovered this as well, but when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] ordered them back to base, they went against orders and destroyed it anyway. This caused the portal to destabilize, and so the Autobots raced to the portal with the Decepticons trailing behind. Both factions and their respective vessels went through the portal, which closed after them. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===Bot Shots Battle Game!===
[[File:BotShotsGame Galactic Spacebridge.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
The Galactic Spacebridge terminal on Cybertron was one of the many places that the Bot Shots did battle. {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}
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===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[File:TransformersLegends space bridge.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
The Space Bridge was the primary means of travel around the cosmos for both Autobots and Decepticons, though traveling that way required payment of a toll. The Space Bridge included an artificial satellite in orbit around Earth which transported passengers down to the planet in a purple beam. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends}}
{{note|The Space Bridge is an in-game mechanic by which the player use various forms of currency to obtain cards.}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Space-Bridge-Battle-Tactics.jpg|thumb|300px|and get Cybermetal, Transmetal, class cores, and Power Tokens that you had too many of!]]
The Space Bridge was more of a hangar stocked with floating crates, and the place for spending precious Gold and tokens and to open some of them. They were '''''incredibly expensive and unreliable'''''' for obtaining new bots or even the unique cores needed for building bots. Many limited-time offers of various forms came and went, most of them there to rip off gold from players in exchange for mostly very common resources. Although later offers had guaranteed prizes, they were still pretty expensive.

It's a shame to see those who spent ''hundreds of dollars'' on gold go completely to waste when the Space Bridge freely offered almost all the characters in a final event before shutting down forever.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics| Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
After retrieving the [[Plasma Core]], Megatron uses the Space Bridge to bring it to Cybertron for repairs. The Autobots follow him into it, but are forced to battle Starscream inside the bridge before emerging safely on the other side. {{storylink|Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:EarthWarsSpaceBridge.jpg|thumb|left|Have fun with the duplicates!(Autobot variant shown]]
[[file:EarthWarsSpaceBridge2.jpg|thumb|Seriously though. (Decepticon variant shown)]]
There is Space Bridge in every Autobot and Deception base on Earth, and if an opposing team attacked a base, destroying one would give 3 ability points. But its main purpose is to bring new recruits to Earth by powering them up with one-time use [[Quantum Crystal| Crystals]]. Unlike [[Transformers: Battle Tactics|some other Space Bridge system]], all materials brought through are actually useful, and more guaranteed recruits come through regularly.

==Merchandise==
*'''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
:The Space Bridge is one of the yellow zones on the board.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Space bridge''' (スペースブリッジ ''supēsu burijji'')
*''German:'' '''Weltraumbrücke''' ("space bridge"), '''Raumbrücke''' (''Generation 2'', "space bridge")
*''Polish:'' '''Most kosmiczny''' ("space bridge")
*''Finnish:''' '''Avaruussilta''' ("spacebridge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tàikōng qiáo''' (太空桥, "space bridge")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated technology]]
[[Category:Armada technology]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Cybertron technology]]
[[Category:Energon technology]]
[[Category:Movie technology]]
[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen technology]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) technology]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) technology]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron technology]]
[[Category:Wings Universe technology]]

Wreck-Gar (Animated)

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Couldn't think of a clever name: I just wanted to make a tiny edit to the caption of a image, as I thought it's more fitting. If t doesn't fit, please change it back to the original.

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{{disambig3|Wreck-Gar}}
:''Wreck-Gar is a very confused individual from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wreck-garanimatedpoint.jpg|right|360px|thumb|Put down that chainsaw and listen to me!]]
Recently brought to life by the power of the [[AllSpark#Animated continuity family|AllSpark]], '''Wreck-Gar''' is simple-minded and highly suggestible. As he attempts to learn more about his identity, he never loses his sense of humor. His trash bin is an impressive bag of tricks, able to stash and deploy many useful (and even more useless) items at a moment's notice, or make them seemingly disappear forever. This ability is a bit of a mixed blessing, as Wreck-Gar will frequently confuse your request with something that sounds vaguely similar.

Wreck-Gar's primary goal in life is to acquire an identity. Additionally, he is eager to help people and be liked. He will automatically take on whatever role is suggested to him. This makes him rather unpredictable and prone to making the wrong move at the wrong time. However, if he can learn to think for himself instead of relying on others, there's potential in this friendly mix-and-match bot.

{{bigquote|I am Wreck-Gar! I am only good for one thing... '''GARBAGE!'''|Wreck-Gar cheerily takes [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] at his word|"[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] (English), [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (Japanese)|[[Joachim Kaps]] (German), [[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian), [[Daniel Seisdedos]] (Latin American Spanish, only season 2)}}

[[Image:Wreck-garisgoodforonlyonething.jpg|left|180px|thumb|OKAY, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW!]]

Wreck-Gar emerged from a garbage scow, activated by a shard of [[AllSpark#Animated continuity family|AllSpark]] energy that was close to [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s [[AllSpark Key]], self-aware but with no sense of history or identity. He tried to figure out what he was by studying objects in his environment and was briefly tricked by a food label into thinking he was high-fructose corn syrup. Spying a blimp proclaiming the [[Detroit]] Metro Police Department was "here to help", Wreck-Gar went off in search of the police for help. Once ashore, Wreck-Gar's clumsy curiosity prevented police officers from apprehending the [[Angry Archer]], and the villain quickly conscripted Wreck-Gar as a sidekick, even giving the confused mechanoid his new, shorter name (as "worthless-''wreck''-walking-pile-of-''gar''bage" was a bit overlong). Wreck-Gar helped the Archer disable an armored car, allowing him to steal a canister of unknown content right in front of the [[Autobot]]s [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]].

Upon seeing the Autobots and overhearing that they protected life and caught bad guys, Wreck-Gar decided he wanted to do that, slapped an [[Insignia|Autobrand]] on his chest, and chased the escaping Archer. Throwing the Archer high into the air in order to "catch" him, Wreck-Gar only got the canister, as the Archer used a grappling arrow to escape. After being harshly told by Ratchet he was only good for one thing, ''GARBAGE!'', Wreck-Gar proudly declared he was good for only one thing—''GARBAGE!''—and set about trying to deliver the stinky stuff to the entire citizenry of Detroit. (Detroit just happened to be in the middle of a garbage strike as well. Hooray!) The Autobots gave chase, having discovered the canister Wreck-Gar held contained experimental [[Sumdac Systems]] garbage-eating microbots, which Ratchet worried would be dangerously mutated by Wreck-Gar's AllSpark energy.

[[Image:Wreck-garanimatedvehicle.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Buy some sensible shoes and a Chevrolet!]]

This mission became much more dangerous when he was approached by [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], who was out to retrieve the AllSpark shard from Wreck-Gar's body. Thanks to Wreck-Gar's habit of repeating everything said to him (specifically, Ratchet's proclamation that "you're not an Autobot, and you never ''will be'' an Autobot!"), Lugnut believed the newcomer was just as much a loyal [[Decepticon]] as himself. When Ratchet accosted Wreck-Gar, Lugnut prepared his [[Punch of Kill Everything]], which Wreck-Gar took to mean the [[universal greeting]], so he gave Lugnut a high-five that left a colossal impact crater. As the Autobots ran for it, Wreck-Gar hopped on the pursuing Lugnut, pulling out the now-cracked microbot canister he'd gotten. A small amount spilled on Lugnut and began eating through his tail section. Wreck-Gar helpfully disassembled the tail, sending Lugnut plummeting somewhere in Detroit, with himself and the tail landing in a full garbage scow, which the nanobots quickly began to consume. From the shore, a group of bystanders began cheering as they saw the scow's load diminish. Now supplied with a fresh load of garbage and mistaking the cheers as intended for his delivery of said garbage, Wreck-Gar pushed the scow full steam ahead.

Wreck-Gar's attempt to deliver it was impeded by Ratchet, who first screamed at the junk-bot that the nanobots would destroy the entire city should they reach shore, but Wreck-Gar was adamant. Ratchet then did the hardest thing he'd ever had to do: ''apologize'' for his insults and bad attitude. Ratchet told the now-even-more-confused robot that he could be whatever he wanted and to not let others decide for him who he was. Wreck-Gar decided he truly wanted to be a hero, and slapping the Autobot symbol on his chest once again, began vacuuming up the nanobots. The nanobots began to overload within his backpack, however, and as Wreck-Gar tumbled off of what was left of the scow, he cried out his thank-you to Ratchet. An explosion of AllSpark energy burst from the water, and all Ratchet's magnetic power could retrieve was random junk...

And, at the bottom of the lake, Wreck-Gar smiled to himself, a hero. Despite being buried up to his shoulders, he assured the fish passing by he was there to help...but first...could somebody give him a hand or a fin? {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Image:Wreck Gar Polka Party.jpg|thumb|180px|left|You better squeeze all the Charmin you can, when Mr. Whipple's not around!]]
[[Image:TFAni_Human_Error_Part2_Wreck-Gar_Merry_Trashmas.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Settle down, raise a family, join the PTA!]]

Eventually roused from his lakebed slumber by the crude raft of Sari Sumdac's [[Scrapper (Animated)|ragtag]] [[Snarl (Animated)|crew]], he joined the [[Substitute Autobot]]s to help liberate Detroit from the grip of [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]. A bit less befuddled than in previous encounters, he proved (mostly) effective in aiding Sari in battle, only being defeated once Soundwave was able to focus his attentions solely on controlling [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]. Afterward, he enthusiastically pitched in on the cleanup efforts, collecting the scraps of hundreds of [[Porter C. Powell]]'s damaged Soundwave toys.

He even got into the [[Christmas|holiday]] spirit a bit, playing Santa and handing out garbage to all the good little girls and boys. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Ani-toy WreckGar.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ya gotta buy one if you wanna get one free!]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Voyager, 2008/2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-32'''
**''Accessories'': 2 scissor-blade weapons

: Wreck-Gar transforms into a garbage truck with articulated lifting-forks. Pushing a small spring-loaded lever on the back of either of the lifting forks will extend the fork forward. The sliding lever on the top of the truck exposes both of his weapons from slots in the rear. These blade- or scissor-like weapons can attach to his forearms, or combine into a single bladed weapon which can also attach to either of his forearms. (Don't run with them!) His [[Shellformer|transformation]] involves pulling nearly his entire robot mode out from under the truck mode, meaning he wears his vehicle mode like a backpack, which severely restricts his waist articulation. However, you don't care because Wreck-Gar is awesome (and it's show-accurate).

: A number of Wreck-Gars have a problem with their right shoulders that causes the pin to move out of its position when the shoulder is moved during transformation. It is currently unknown if this would eventually cause the pin to pop out completely.

: The Japanese release of Wreck-Gar is virtually identical to the Hasbro version; the notable changes to the Japanese version is the red plastic having a deeper shade, and the use of a white-and-red Autobot symbol rather than a non-outlined silver one.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=1004 More information on Wreck-Gar at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Cards===
* '''Wreck-Gar'''
** ''Card number'': '''A-008'''

: Wreck-Gar is part of the ''[[Transformers Cards]]'' series used in the ''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]'' arcade card-reading games. ''The Chase'' features him in garbage truck mode, while ''The Shooting'' shows his robot mode (and also arms him with a "Garbage Rifle"). There are three versions of the Wreck-Gar card so far for both games: the first series shows his toy, but versions 2.0 and 3.0 use his in-game graphics (based directly on the toy) with different backgrounds. The Version 3.0 shows [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] in the background, indicating that Wreck-Gar and Ratchet are a particularly effective character pairing for a two-player game.

{{-}}{{anchor|EcoWreckGar}}
[[Image:EcoWreckGarCards.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Better get a Hazmat suit and a push broom, oh!]]
* '''Eco Wreck-Gar'''
** ''Card number'': '''A-030'''

: "Eco Wreck-Gar" was first made available in Version 2.0 of the card game, but only in his vehicle mode for ''The Chase''; he's a slight upgrade from the normal version with a 10-point bonus to his "Endurance" stat. Version 3.0 added his robot mode to the lineup of ''The Shooting'', but it's a bit of a ''downgrade'', with a 10-point reduction to both "Fireblast" and "Magazine" (ammo), as well as changing his weapon to the "Beam Gun". Eco Wreck-Gar's deco is based on the common coloration for Japanese garbage trucks; a white cab with a blue container. Just as with his normal-color Version 3.0 cards, Eco Wreck-Gar has Ratchet as his optimal partner.
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==Notes==
* Originally, the creators wanted [[Eric Idle]] to play Wreck-Gar, as he was the original voice for his [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]]. As Idle was busy with the production of ''Spamalot'', Weird Al was selected instead.
* Wreck-Gar's head is an old-fashioned portable TV set, complete with channel selection dials, antenna and a handle for transport. As art director/character designer [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has admitted to being heavily influenced by [[wikipedia:Gainax|Gainax]] shows, this may well be a visual cue to [[wikipedia:FLCL|FLCL]], along with the resemblance to the original Wreck-Gar's head and his "TV talk" persona. Plus, in the music video for "Dare To Be Stupid", Weird Al's head turns into a TV at one point.
* Wreck-Gar's line "I ''dare'' to be stupid!" is something of a double-callout, as the Weird Al song "[[Dare to Be Stupid]]" was featured in the original [[The Transformers: The Movie|''Transformers'' movie]] during the battle against the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], and Wreck-Gar himself is voiced by Al.
* Then, of course, there's the accordion in one of the above images. Al himself has been an accordion player since the age of 7.
* ''Transformers Animated'' story editor [[Marty Isenberg]] stated in an interview that the idea of a garbage bin that Wreck-Gar can pull anything out of was inspired by Harpo Marx.<ref>[http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=242 CVComics.com's Art & Story 68 audio interview with Marty Isenberg.]</ref>
* Among the things that Wreck-Gar throws at Ratchet and Bumblebee when they meet is a motorcycle resembling the alt mode of the original Wreck-Gar.
* Weird Al stated in a Q&A at [[BotCon 2009]] that Wreck-Gar ended up working with Detroit's sanitation committee. Sounds like he's living the American dream!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wreck-Gar''' (レックガー ''Rekkugā'')
*''German:'' '''Wreck-Sauger''' ("Wreck-Vacuum Cleaner")
*''Italian:'' '''Pattumiera''' ("Trashcan")

==External links==
*[http://transformers.sega.jp/card.html# "Transformers Cards" listing at Sega.co.jp]''

==References==
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[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]