Kalis

Kalis refers to a city and its region on the planet Cybertron.

Sometimes it is also known as Adaptica, and sometimes it is superseded by New Kalis.

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Kalis appeared exclusively in the UK portion of the Marvel Comics continuity.

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The Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons consumed the city, in common with the rest of Cybertron over the millions of years of the conflict. Vast numbers of dead bodies seem to have been left untended in the city, and the city itself was more or less a ruin. However, two things ensured the location's significance:

The first was that the city was positioned directly above a massive fusion reactor and propulsion engines that were the first stage of Megatron's plan to rework Cybertron into a travelling battlestation and thus conquer the universe. The reactor's engines, if ever activated, would have destroyed Kalis.

The second was that the Autobot resistance on Cybertron, led by Emirate Xaaron, chose Kalis as the site for Autobase in the year 1987, after the failure of Operation: Volcano and the death of Impactor.

These two aspects intertwined when the rogue Autobot scientist Flame attempted to rebuild and restart the reactor and the engines, using reanimated robot corpses as his guards. Only the combined efforts of the Wreckers, Ultra Magnus, and the undead Impactor prevented the catastrophe. City of Fear! Legion of the Lost! Meltdown!

Kalis bordered the Decepticon region of Tyrest and also contained a large-scale radio transmitter called the Baird Beaming Transmitter.

Regeneration One

Regeneration One continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

The Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot was located in Kalis, where an incident with Soundwave's Neo-Decepticons was ultimately stopped by the Wreckers. Loose Ends, Part 1

Bludgeon ordered Krok to fire upon the location of Ultra Magnus and Galvatron, as a demonstration of the Warworld's power. Destiny, Part Four The blast devastated much of Kalis, where Ultra Magnus searched for Galvatron's body following Bludgeon's defeat. After Galvatron was knocked out by Gunrunner, his unconscious body was taken from Kalis by the Acolytes of Unicron. The War to End All Wars, Part 1

Transformers '84

Shortly before Cybertron was threatened by the Stellae Cimeterium, Megatron planned an invasion of Stanix, a victory that would give him control of the entire Western hemisphere and would force the Autobots to fall back to Kalis. His advisors questioned the tactical soundness of the move. Secrets & Lies #1

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe were practicing dark science in Kalis when they were visited by The Fallen, who recruited them to be his acolytes for the Unbinding. Fragmentation

After the Border Wars, the Autobots, Decepticons, and Ultracons met to sign a peace treaty. Shockwave mentioned that it was largely an Autobot victory in taking the Kalis energon reserves that convinced the logical commander and Ratbat to join forces with Ultra Magnus. The Age of Wrath

2005 IDW continuity

Ten million years ago, during the time of the Thirteen Tribes, Kalis was the domain of Onyx Prime and the location of his castle. Alpha Trion would later specify it to be "Old Kalis", different from the one known by modern Transformers, suggesting the ancient city was destroyed. The Crucible

Some of Megatron's original recruits came from Kalis, Megatron Origin #3 as did the "Disappeared" Transformers Cyclotron, Jumpbarrel, Optik, Shep, Slimefoot, and Tunnelbore. Anomie

Hoist once used to commute between Kalis and Ibex via shuttle. The Waiting Game

The Functionist Universe

In the Functionist Universe, Kalis was designated one of the "five sacred cities" by the Functionist Council and renamed Adaptica in honor of the god Adaptus, a giant statue of whom rose above the city. Growing disillusioned with the Council, Nine-of-Twelve left them and took up residence in Adaptica, which he turned into a safe haven for Cybertronians targeted for "recalling" by the Council. After ending up in this universe, a group of former Lost Light crew members were brought to Adaptica by the Anti-Vocationist League, who were headquartered out of the city and had nicknamed it "Cyberutopia". After Team Rodimus had found themselves in this reality and gotten caught up, Luna 2 suddenly reappeared over the city. A World Misplaced

Understanding that he'd been duped, Nine-of-Twelve explained that the moon was now an automated harvester unit that turned its powerful tractor beams on Adaptica. As Rodimus led a group to rescue the native Rung and prevent the Council from controlling Vector Sigma, Megatron coordinated a simultaneous evacuation and defence of Adaptica. Bad Moon Rising

As Megatron's defence lost ground, Rodimus's group had seized the Cog and used it to return to Adaptica with the native Rung intending to use it as a battering ram against Luna 2 to save the city, Modes of Production only for Terminus to shoot the vessel down in his attempt to save Megatron. With no other options, Rung tampered with the mass displacement generator that the Council installed within him to grow to giant size and physically attack the moon only to perish in the attempt. Instead, salvation came for Adaptica when Team Rodimus managed to teleport Luna 2 inside Necroworld, halting its attack. Damaged as it was, Adaptica was abandoned by the AVL, now led by Megatron, who began an underground movement. This Machine Kills Fascists

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Seeking to revive his deceased brother Soundwave, Shockwave and his relatives brought his remains to Kalis, the "city of the dead" home to the Autobot apostate Flame. They were pusued by Snake-Eyes atop Ravage, who were assaulted by a legion of Transformer zombies created by Flame's mysticism. Black Cybertron

Beast Wars: Uprising

The city of Kalis ran through the cities of Kaon and Kolkular. Safe Spaces It was connected to the southern city of Altihex by the Melpomene Bridge, which ran over an otherwise impassable canyon created during the Great War. Three hundred years later, conditions on Cybertron had deteriorated to the point where Kalis was regularly swept by acid rainstorms. Burning Bridges During the Grand Uprising, Kalis was one of the cities that was conquered by the Tripredacus Alliance, becoming part of the Independent Predacus States. Although ostensibly neutral, rumors abounded that the Predacons in Kalis had clashed with the fortified Builder territories to the north and south. Safe Spaces

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

The city of Kalis was notable for its subsurface fusion reactor, which was responsible for powering the sector grid that included the city of Iacon. Rumors of possible Energon reserves persisted into the dying days of the war for Cybertron, so the Autobot Sideswipe was deployed to investigate. Signs of sabotage by the Decepticon Apeface had also been detected at that location. Siege Teletraan-1 Data Files

2019 IDW continuity

After the Titans had been crippled by a data-bomb, Megatron ordered them to be brought down for good, lest the Autobots somehow reactivate them. When his technical specialists complied, Chela's decayed orbit caused him to crash into Kalis, the impact causing great damage to the city. Titans

Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity

Ask Vector Prime

Kalis was the hometown of Banzai-Tron, but when war came to Kalis, Banzai-Tron left Cybertron. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29

Cybertron comic

Landquake used to work at the Kalis Energon refineries.

During the fight to stop the Unicron Singularity, Vector Prime suspected that Ramjet might go to Kalis Primary Energon Reserves Control to strengthen the black hole. Unfortunately, Ramjet's partner, Thunderclash, tricked Dark Scorponok into attacking the place. Balancing Act, Part 3 Vector Prime had to reactivate the autoguns while Safeguard and Sentinel Maximus fought Scorponok. An unseen force successfully reactivated the autoguns, but then Sentinel Maximus received an emergency transmission from Downshift. The attack on Reserves Control was a distraction so that Ramjet and Nemesis Prime could enter the Spark Core Access Tunnels with the intention of killing Primus and resurrecting Unicron. Balancing Act, Part 4

Timelines

Cannonball's pirate ship Kalis' Lament was presumably named for the city on Cybertron. The Dark Heart of Sandokan

Live-action film series

Kalis exists as an isolated area, link via bridges to the area containing the space bridge and the Autobase. Risk

Shattered Glass

Abominus, ever the sophisticated mechanoid, based his fighting style on Kalistian interpretive dance. Abominus's profile in Club magazine #28

Aligned continuity family

Aligned novels

Bordering Iacon, Kalis was the site of the first Autobot victory in the war, which was all the more a relief, as the city's subsurface fusion reactor would power the city throughout the Decepticon siege. This was due in part to the Seekers' absence and the defeat of Bruticus Maximus by Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Sideswipe. Autobots continued to patrol the area throughout the war, but the Decepticons were able to use a tunnel to access Teletraan-1. Exodus

Beast Hunters comic

The underground city of New Kalis was named after the original city, which had been abandoned when Cybertron was evacuated. Beast Hunters #1

Merchandise

• Risk: Transformers — Cybertron Battle Edition (2007)

Kalis is one of the yellow zones on the board of the game.