Extra-Terrestrial Response Division
- The Extra-Terrestrial Response Division is a government agency from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
The Extra-Terrestrial Response Division, abbreviated as ERTD (No, we don't understand how that acronym works, either.), is a government agency tasked with investigating alien technology.
Existing since at least the late 1950s, the ERTD is based out of Area 54, and has mainly concerned itself with investigating Mini-Cons.
Known members of ERTD include:
Fiction
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[edit]In 1959, the ERTD took custody of a fragment of the Mini-Con ship discovered in Las Vegas, including the three Mini-Cons from the Land Military Team. Using inhibitor clamps, they shut down the Mini-Cons' higher brain functions and turned them into weapons. The ERTD showcased the robots to a general, but they proved to be more powerful than first believed, and further analysis was deemed necessary. A few hours later, the Land Military Team escaped from Area 54, but the ERTD quickly recaptured them. Blast From the Past!
In 2003, the ERTD successfully captured the Air Defence Team when they tried to break into a NASA facility. Unfortunately, they overestimated the effectiveness of their "scramblers", and the Mini-Cons escaped shortly after being brought to Area 54. 'We are Not Alone!'
The ERTD was subsequently shut down by their military liaison. Quint, disgruntled after having spent years in the organization, decided to at least get some money out of it by auctioning the Land Military Team off to outside agencies. His plan failed when the Autobots liberated the three Mini-Cons. Sale of the Century!