Antarctica
Antarctica is the massive, ice-covered continent at the South Pole of planet Earth. Several battles in the various Transformer wars have taken place there.
Fiction
[edit]Generation 1 continuity family
[edit]Marvel Comics continuity
[edit]A region of Antarctica had been maintained by unspecified means with a tropical climate and many life forms from the Mezozoic Era, including dinosaurs. It was in this region, known as the Savage Land, that the Dinobots fought with Shockwave and became trapped in a tar pit. The Last Stand
Earthforce
[edit]In 1992 the Dinobots returned to Antarctica to locate the control crystal of the shuttle that originally took them there in an attempt to save Snarl from Corrodia Gravis, but found that a human had taken the crystal to protect the local dinosaurs from a deadly disease. Destiny of the Dinobots!
Battle Beneath the Ice
[edit]By the year 2000, the Antarctic had been opened up to oil drilling by the Federation of Western Europe. The discovery at Erebus oil fields not of oil, but of a hostile alien civilization, was a double-downer for new-age tree-hugging hippie peacenicks everywhere. Erebus Fields and Fossil Bluff Station (the FWE's research base) were both located about a thousand miles north of the pole. Battle Beneath the Ice
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
[edit]Car Robots cartoon
[edit]Ask Vector Prime
[edit]After the Mutants, led by Chainsaw, took control of the Global Space Bridge on Earth in 2002, Jackhammer had ambitions in Antarctica. He was stopped by Super Counter Arrow with his newly discovered amazing speed. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01
Story of Binaltech
[edit]The Earth Defense Command had built a base in Antarctica by 2005. After defeating Unicron at Cybertron and executing Operation: Distant Thunder at Dinobot Island, the two main groups of Autobots regrouped at the EDC's Antarctic base. There, they conferred with the mysterious "Protector", who explained to them about how he had preserved their timeline as its own timeline distinct from the main timeline. Binal Time
Super-God Masterforce cartoon
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BlackZarak chose Antarctica as the location to construct a huge amplifier, through which he intended to channel his Devil Power and eliminate all humanity. He never got a chance to use it, since shortly after he revealed its existence to God Ginrai, the Autobot fought him to the death. A Battle... and Then...
Victory cartoon
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The United Nations Wintering Observation Base in Antarctica was destroyed when the Decepticons began drilling for oil there. The loss of the station was noticed by the Autobots and the Multiforce went to investigate, leading to a battle with Liokaiser that was observed by a small group of survivors from the station. As the battle raged on, the survivors found themselves adrift on a slab of ice, and it wasn't until more Autobots arrived that they were rescued by Boater. Once Galaxy Shuttle destroyed the Decepticons' mining equipment, Deathsaurus ordered a retreat. Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle
2005 IDW continuity
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When Galvatron and his splinter faction of Decepticons returned to Earth to seek peace, they met with the Earth Defense Command in Antarctica. There, Soundwave attempted to convince Marissa Faireborn that their kind no longer bore malice towards the citizens of Earth. Detonation Boulevard
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
[edit]The Predacons set a trap for the Autobots in Antarctica, stealing diamonds from a mine. To their surprise, instead of the expected Autobot Brothers, the Build Team turned up instead. Sky-Byte took their leader, Wedge captive, trading the young bot for a disk supposedly containing the plans for the Autobot Global Space Bridge which was promptly stolen by one of the many penguins inhabiting the continent. After retrieving the disk, the Predacons ended up in a sewer rather than the expected space bridge. Wedge's Short Fuse
Armada cartoon
[edit]When the Mini-Cons were spread out over Earth in the ancient past, Jetstorm ended up in Antarctica. Much later, groups of Autobots and Decepticons went out to retrieve him, and clashed in the icy terrain. Soldier
Shattered Glass
[edit]Astrotrain crash-landed here after a battle with the Ark, and had to be dug out by the other Decepticons. Blitzwing Bop
Aligned continuity family
[edit]Titan Prime comic
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Somebody tooooo / Loooooove?
The NS Yamal was on its way to McMurdo Station to reunite people with their families for Christmas when it was attacked by Megatron and Starscream. They intended to make the ship's reactors meltdown so they could expose energon deposits under the ice, however they were foiled by Optimus Prime and his team. The Autobots guided the ship itself to McMurdo before the crew recovered consciousness. Ice Breaker
Prime cartoon
[edit]The Apex Armor ended up frozen in the Antarctic and was discovered by humans who took it back to their base. Optimus, Dreadwing and Starscream all came looking for it. Optimus had Agent Fowler evacuate the base, and in the ensuing battle, much of it was damaged. Triangulation
The Decepticons raided the Solaris particle collider in Antarctica, and when the Autobots turned up, they were met by Predaking and a squad of Vehicons. Minus One
Games
[edit]Transformers Playstation 2 game
[edit]Antarctica was the second Decepticon staging ground. The Autobot strike force encountered an abandoned human encampment and a large icebreaker ship, and had their first of two battles with Starscream. The Mini-Cons Hawkeye, Watchdog, Slapshot, Lookout, Sparkjump, Buildup, Shockpunch, Comeback, and Smackdown were located there. Transformers
Transformers Prime: Relic Hunter
[edit]Arcee was once sent to Antarctica to find and retrieve an Ionian[sic] relic. The place had a surprising amount of signage, energon cubes, and Dark Energon pits for her to navigate. Relic Hunter
External links
[edit]- [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Antarctica|{{#if:||Antarctica}}]] on Wikipedia