Smelting pool

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Cross the Decepticons and you could find yourself in hot water metal.

The Smelting Pool is a combined torture and recycling device used by the Decepticons to melt down their enemies. The pool is a fiery red color as a result of all the molten metal from its victims.

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

Marvel Comics continuity

The Smelting Pool was located on Cybertron in the province of Polyhex in the shadow of the Decepticon stronghold of Darkmount. Captured Autobots and Empties from the Dead End were thrown into the smelting pool to die in agony as they were gradually melted by the extreme heat. Their molten remains were then pressed into ingots for reuse. The perimeter of the pool was lined with Decepticons and laser sentinel towers to ensure that none that went in ever came out again. Harvester units constantly flew overhead depositing victims into the pool.

The Smelting Pool was a favorite device of the Decepticon tyrant Lord Straxus. After Straxus learned that Scrounge had discovered that the Decepticons at Darkmount had received a radio message from the Decepticons on Earth, he ordered the Autobot spy be thrown into the pool. Before Scrounge died he was able to pass the evidence of the message to Blaster who had come to rescue him. The Smelting Pool!

The pool apparently took walk-ins, as Scorponok and his group were driving prisoners towards the smelting pool once, before Fortress Maximus intervened. On the other hand, it is possible that there were multiple pools on Cybertron, in each Decepticon controlled area of the planet, and Scorponok was not traveling to the same smelting pool as the one in Polyhex. Ring of Hate!

Transformers '84

As part of Shockwave's plan to become the new Decepticon leader, he had Counterpunch promote Straxus to Regional Liege and give him Darkmount, provided that Straxus commit his forces to an immediate assault on Iacon. The sight of the facility's smelting pool sealed the deal for the tyrant who ordered the taking of prisoners, Secrets & Lies #2 which he used to break in his new smelting pool. He and Counterpunch later had a discussion by the pool where Straxus ordered the spy to complete Project Dreadnought. Secrets & Lies #3

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

The Smelting Pools were originally erected in the city state of Kaon as a way of breaking down raw materials. They were later used as a way executing violent criminals. The Government of Iacon banned the use of the Smelting Pools, and their use ceased for several vorns.

During the rise of the Decepticons, the Smelting Pools were reactivated as a way of disposing of the losers of gladiatorial combat. Later, as the Decepticons' power increased, the Smelting Pools were used to dispose of Autobot prisoners. New pools were built in other cities across Cybertron, including Iacon itself. The molten metal is drawn down to the bottom of the pool where it is divided into different elements and extracted for reuse.

2005 IDW continuity

Prior to the Cybertronian Civil War, the Constructicons were depicted using a portable Smelting Pool to melt down a hapless victim for the construction of a gladiatorial arena for Megatron to fight in. Megatron Origin #2

Helex, a member of the Decepticon Justice Division, has one installed inside his chest. Rules of Disengagement

On Luna 1, Chief Justice Tyrest had built himself a giant Smelting Pool over which he suspended his equally impressive prison, just in case he needed to dunk the whole complex. The Divided Self

In Grindcore Prison, Tarn told the prisoners they were entering a teleport room, but it was really a smelting chamber. Speak, Memory! (Part 2)

On Velocitron, the inhabitants traditionally disposed of their dead by melting them down in a smelting pool. The Next Day, and the Next

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Located at Cybertron's north pole, the smelting pits were maintained by the former Autobot Hot Rod. When planetary engines sprouted at the pole, G.I. Joe marked the site for a green bomb strike. The humans were caught by one of Hot Rod's turborat traps and grimly observed the pits claim their latest victims. As Hot Rod hovered past the pits, he was confronted by an enraged Blaster only for him to defeat the rebel fighter. The praise he received from Apeface and Demolisher was enough for the deposed king to realize how low he'd fallen and he shoved the two Decepticons into the pools while he carried Blaster away. Form Follows Function

Unicron Trilogy continuity family

Dreamwave Armada continuity

Astroscope compared finding the dimension-lost Optimus Prime to finding a diode in a smelting pool. Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4

Panini Armada continuity

As Dualor fought with Megatron, he listed mecha-pits, smelting pools, and disassembly as terrible things he and the Destruction Mini-Con Team would pay him back for inflicting upon them. Dawn of Destruction!

Shattered Glass

It is pretty obvious as to which side uses the smelting pool. (Hint: still the bad guys) Shattered Glass

Live-action film series

Titan Revenge of the Fallen comic

Skids and Mudflap first met Bumblebee when they were about to be thrown into a smelting pool. It was fun times! Dogfight!

Revenge of the Fallen toy bios

Deadlift's former job was transporting inoperative Decepticons to the smelting pool. Deadlift's Road Rival Showdown toy bio

Animated cartoon continuity

Various Smelting Pools were built on the planet Lucifer under the rule of Straxus. The AllSpark Almanac II

Aligned continuity family

Aligned novels

Polyhex had a Lower Pool. Exodus

Prime cartoon

Megatron's fortress, Darkmount, has a smelting pool located near the spire, used to dispose of prisoners that have served their purpose. Scattered

The Darkmount on Cybertron also possessed a smelting pit. While fleeing from Unicron, Team Prime was chased to the pit nearly falling to their deaths, only saved by a timely GroundBridge. Arcee was rather incredulous that the pit had remained burning throughout the entirety of the Great Exodus. Predacons Rising

Knights of Unicron

The Smelting Pool was the twenty-fifth venue for the Knights of Unicron on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. Knights of Unicron

Games

Risk: Transformers — Cybertron Battle Edition

The area containing the Smelting Pool is surrounded by Praxus, Kolkular, Kaon, and Altihex. Risk

Transformers: Earth Wars

Soundwave told Swindle that if he double crossed him he would throw him into the Smelting pool. Target: 1984

Merchandise

• Risk: Transformers — Cybertron Battle Edition (2007)

The Smelting Pool is one of the purple zones on the board of the game.

• Transformers Monopoly (2007)

Smelting Pool replaces Kentucky in this version of the game.

Notes

• The original draft for The Transformers: The Movie makes mention of a spare parts bank, which fulfils a similar role as the smelting pools.
• A specific smelting pool may be reference in the expletive "By the Great Smelter!"

Foreign names

• Japanese: Smelting Pool (スメルティング・プール), Seiren Pool (製錬プール), Kussai Pool (くっさいプール)

External links

• [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Smelting|{{#if:||Smelting}}]] at Wikipedia.