Editing Metroplex (Cybertron)

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:''Metroplex is a [[Gigantion]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Metroplex dvd2.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|She cannae take much more of this!]]
'''Metroplex''' is the head foreman of the Transformers on Gigantion. While he is a calm, quiet and intelligent being, like all Gigantions he is immense in size and strength. He is tasked with forever building cities on his homeworld, and then immediately abandoning them as a way to forever look to their peaceful future and avoid the past, which was wartorn and violent. His [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]].

{{quote|I've had nary an injury on any of me builds before, and I'm not about to start now—even if your friend ''should'' know better than to walk under a giant I-beam.|Metroplex|"[[Giant]]"}}
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==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Halder]] (English),  [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Jani Pollanen]] (Finnish), [[Francisco Andrés Valdivia]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rubén León]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Tomasz Marzecki]] (Polish)}}

[[File:Metrostep.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Metroplex first encountered the Autobots when a team of theirs happened to be present at the raising of Gigantion's newest city. Though he and his second-in-command, [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]], were initially wary of the visitors, they became more friendly when the Autobots assured him that they weren't from [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]].

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] explained the need to find Gigantion's [[Cyber Planet Key]]. Metroplex suspected it might be deep in one of the lower levels, but insisted that going deeper into the planet was forbidden by law and custom. Before they could start looking, however, an alert sounded—[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], a brash young punk, had teamed up with the [[Decepticon]]s and was attempting to drill down into the lower levels.

Everybody rushed down to the room where the Decepticons had gathered, and Metroplex focused his attention on [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Nemesis Breaker]]. Metroplex used his axe, [[Sparkdrinker]], on them, which destroyed Nemesis Breaker and opened a tunnel down to the depths of Gigantion, through which all the Decepticons jumped.

With their planet now in danger, Metroplex and Quickmix realized that they needed to violate tradition to protect their world. They donned Autobot [[insignia]]s and joined Optimus Prime's team in the quest for the final Key. {{storylink|Giant}} This ran into a snag because that tradition was also responsible for all records from before the building of the new city being wiped, and so the Autobots had to unload a lot of equipment from the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' to get a fix on the Key's location.

They found it, but in the meantime, Megatron managed to tap into the Key's power and was reformatted into Galvatron. Galvatron went on a spree of destruction against the Autobots, culminating in a duel against Metroplex in which he stopped the giant's axe with just a single finger. Finally, Optimus Prime engaged Galvatron and defeated him using Sparkdrinker. 

After some repairs, the Autobots continued on their way into the depths of Gigantion, and ''en route'' came across the ''[[Atlantis]]'', on which [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] were being held captive by [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} After a rescue mission, the Autobots split into five teams in order to find a way down to the center of the planet.

[[File:Metroplex Workmode.jpg|thumb|Metroplex in his work mode.]]
Metroplex was assigned to the team with Optimus Prime, [[Vector Prime]], Bud, and the [[Mini-Con]]s. In the course of their exploration, they came across a low level lit up by a brilliant blue artificial sky. Almost immediately, Jolt was grabbed by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], but was rescued by [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] in [[Cobybot|his robot]]. Once again, Metroplex lent Sparkdrinker to Optimus Prime in order to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|City}} They had a little bit more trouble with the devilish duo. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} and later rejoined [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'s team, at which point they learned the story of Planet X. {{storylink|Challenge}}

As they travelled on, Metroplex was impressed with Bud's leadership skills as he organized the Mini-Cons, skills he would later pass on to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. The little ones accidentally fell down a secret passage, which persuaded Metroplex that the tales about hidden Mini-Con zones must be true.

The Autobots pressed on down into the lowest level of Gigantion, where they found Bud giving an impromptu leadership seminar to Scourge and the Mini-Cons. Some of the Autobots beat up Scourge a bit, and then they all went on their way. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

At another area in the lowest level, Metroplex guided the Autobots to where he thought the lost city of ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' might be, and he was somewhat bemused when [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and Override sped ahead to check it out. As soon as they arrived, Galvatron and Menasor burst through the sky, and Menasor took on Metroplex.

As the two giants battled, the source of Menasor's frustration came out: He was angry that Metroplex had always treated him as inferior just because he was young, and Galvatron actually gave him some respect. Menasor actually managed to gain the upper hand, knocking Metroplex to the ground, and was about to kill him when [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] popped out of Metroplex's chest cavity and blocked him. Immediately thereupon, [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] popped out of Menasor's chest and did the same thing.

[[File:Quickmix Metroplex Workmode.jpg|left|thumb|Metroplex and Quickmix both using their "work modes" for a groupshot for whatever reason.]]
Seeing this display of courage and camaraderie touched both the [[Bulk]]s' [[spark|hearts]]. Metroplex realized that while Menasor was going down the wrong road, he himself had been young and arrogant at one time, and acting all high and mighty was counter-productive. The two shared a friendly reconciliation, and Menasor rejoined the fight on the Autobots' side. For the third time, Metroplex lent his axe to Optimus Prime, who used it to smash Galvatron. The Autobots now had all four Cyber Planet Keys and the [[Omega Lock]] {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}, but their luck was about to change.

With all four Keys, the Lock opened a gateway to the universe from which the non-Gigantions had originally come, but it was immediately stolen by Galvatron. Galvatron used the Lock's power to destroy Starscream, Sideways, and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], and then made off with the Lock, leaving the Autobots stranded in Metroplex's universe. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} After a failed attempt to re-open the [[space bridge]] with technology, Metroplex asked why they couldn't just go back the way they had come, and it was explained that the portal only came into existence once a year. With no other way to get back, Vector Prime sacrificed his own life to send them all back in time to return to the universe of the Gigantion's ancestors. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

In the other universe, Metroplex, Quickmix, and Menasor took a temporary leave of the other Autobots and piloted the ''Lemuria'' back to Gigantion to collect reinforcements. They managed to arrive at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] just as Galvatron and his remaining forces were preparing to launch a final attack, during which the combined forces of [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]], and [[Earth]] also arrived. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}

However, Galvatron was not defeated yet. Using the power of the Lock and Keys, he enlarged his troops to gargantuan size and set them to attack the Autobots. Metroplex, Quickmix, and Menasor took on Ransack, who was now their size, and beat him without too much trouble.

Meanwhile, Galvatron sped to the heart of the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] and used the Lock to enhance its expansion from within. Optimus Prime followed and was joined by Metroplex long with Override, Scourge, and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], each representing their respective worlds. Galvatron used the Lock's power to enlarge himself, but the five planet leaders took him down with a massive combined blast of power. In a final act of spite, Galvatron hurled the Lock and Keys into the absolute deepest, darkest part of the black hole to ensure that if he couldn't have them, nobody could.

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Metroplex managed to grab the Gigantion Key, while the other leaders retrieved their own Keys and Optimus Prime grabbed the Lock. They combined the five parts and used them to completely revive [[Primus]], who used his full power to seal the singularity once and for all. {{storylink|End}}

The universe may have been saved, but there was still work to do. Jungle Planet had been jolted out of its normal orbit over the course of the war, and while Optimus Prime dealt with a not-quite-dead Galvatron, Metroplex and the others all worked to restore Jungle Planet to its proper location in the cosmos. After an almighty effort, they succeeded, and then stopped by on one of Cybertron's moons to watch Optimus Prime finally kill Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}.

Later, Metroplex attended the first interplanetary peace conference to represent Gigantion. He enthusiastically supported Optimus Prime's suggestion to follow in the footsteps of the Ancients and build a new space bridge network across the galaxy. He was given command of one of the starships and blasted off for parts unknown.

At some point, he arranged a construction project with [[Signal Lancer]], [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]], and [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]]. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' comic===
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===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Metroplex was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week of the race. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb Metroplex toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This is what happens when the design team spends too much time on designing a "cool" robot mode. (Robot and vehicle modes pictured)]]
[[File:CybMetro-WorkMode.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Yeah, but I've been drinking milk! ("Work mode" pictured)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metroplex''' (Leader Class, 2005/2006)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Megalo Convoy''' (メガロコンボイ)
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''GC-23'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 29|29 August]] [[2005]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Sparkdrinker" shovel-axe, Giant Planet Cyber Planet Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''lm74'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] & [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Metroplex transforms into a Gigantion bucket-wheel excavator. In this mode, his bucket-wheel/shovel assembly is on a rotator and contains numerous ratchet-joints, plus the wheel can spin, though it does not do so freely.  This assembly becomes Metroplex's colossal axe "[[Sparkdrinker]]" in [[robot mode]], plus has a spot on the shovel to attach his pack-in Mini-Con partner [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)#Toys|Drill Bit]] (or any other Mini-Con) in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].  Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the Key jack on Sparkdrinker opens up the wheel to form the axe-head, plus activates an electronic light. Due to him having a similar hand design to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]], he can use Optimus's rifle, while Optimus can use his giant Sparkdrinker weapon. The latter is the most often seen in the actual cartoon.

: Like his fellow Gigantions [[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Quickmix]] and [[Menasor (Cybertron)#Toys|Menasor]], Metroplex has two different robot modes: a full-sized standard mode and a shorter, sturdier, and more ignorable "work" mode. Like them he is also kitted out with many Mini-Con attachment hardpoints, ''fourteen'' in all.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] "Megalo Convoy" version (the final toy released in the regular-retail ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' line, which was cut short) features some ''very'' [[neon|bright blue]] paint applications on his shoulders and lower legs where the Hasbro version has dark blue paint. Additionally, he features more dark blue paint on the caterpillar tracks on his feet. Megalo Convoy also came packed with a metallic painted version of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MegaloConvoy|Optimus Prime]], to show off the "real" [[scale]] between the two. The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] release replaces this with the standard Hasbro Legends Class Optimus Prime.

: Customers who purchased ''Galaxy Force'' Megalo Convoy at [[Toys"R"Us]] received the [[campaign item|promotional freebie]] [[Rockslide|Platinum Material]] [[Mini-Con|Micron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Metroplex/metroplex.htm More info on Metroplex at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Megalo Convoy Gold Edition'''}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Shovel-axe, Giant Planet Cyber Planet Key

: A solid-gold-chromed version of Megalo Convoy was given away as a [[Lucky Draw figure|contest prize]] in Japan.  Limited to ''fifteen'' pieces, it was available from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and came with a gold-chromed version of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldMetroplex|Legends-scale ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]].

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Titan-Class-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Even if you're a robot, you still need safety equipment. Wouldn't want to lose an arm!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Universe Metroplex''' (Titan Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Metroplex''' (メトロプレックス)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-14'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 24|24 December]] [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2-part "Sparkdrinker" shovel-axe
:*''Known designers'': [[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>Sam Smith's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CdpMZUbsyS_/ Instagram] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CdpMlqvMh3k/ posts] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CdpMvNKMciF/ about] ''Legacy'' Metroplex</ref>

:Metroplex, the first Titan Class figure from ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'', is a fraggin' huge figure that stands at 22 inches (55 cm) in robot mode in accordance with his Giant Planet origins. While mostly accurate to his source material, his work mode has been edited to be slightly different from his original design, having a new "welding mask" design for his work-mode head. His robot mode is extensively articulated, even including an opening mouth, and transforms into a Gigantion bucket-wheel excavator in 52 steps. His inclusion in ''Legacy'' was picked by the previous design team, tying into the story theme as an Energon miner.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=This team picked up Metroplex from the previous team. Ties in to Legacy story theme, as a miner of Energon. |link=https://twitter.com/TFU_INFO/status/1516861786271662081|name=TFU.INFO|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=08|day=20}}</ref>

:Metroplex comes with his signature "Sparkdrinker" axe, which can store on his back or separate into its rotary saw and excavator claw halves to form the arms of his work mode. It also forms his shovel in excavator mode. Unfortunately, [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] did not return for this iteration, making Metroplex the first non-Combiner Titan figure to ''not'' include a smaller partner. Additionally, his Cyber Planet Key is also absent, both it and Drill Bit having been cut for budget reasons. He features a [[light piping]] effect that makes his eyes and forehead glow red, and is covered with 5 mm ports, allowing weapons to be attached to him.

:For some reason, Metroplex's crotch-guard is attached to several joints; it can be slid up from its normal position, clicking into place when it reaches the top. ''Why'' it can do this is not entirely clear, as it does not seem to be part of the robot, work, or vehicle modes; however, doing this does allow the hip ratchets to move up slightly more (two clicks). Additionally, the bottom of the bulldozer scoops forming his robot-mode heels can be lowered; raise the heel and push on the inner surface to detach them from the sides of the heels. This is also undocumented, and does not seem to actually serve any particular purpose.

:Fold-out panels in Metroplex's legs feature [[A.I.R. Lock System]] connectors, allowing him to connect, if somewhat awkwardly due to their height, to [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulator]]s, [[Battle Master]]s and various other toys from the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]].

:His robot-mode [[stock photography]] is mistransformed, with the flap not folded out from beneath his chestplate, the aforementioned sliding crotchplate in the "up" position, and the tread on the inside of his right foot folded out.

:This figure was officially revealed by IGN on [[April 19]], [[2022]].<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-reveals-new-transformers-generations-legacy-series-titan-cybertron-universe-metroplex ''Hasbro Reveals New Titan Class Transformers: Legacy Figure''] - on IGN</ref> As the first Titan Class figure not to be based on a G1 [[Titan (group)|city-bot]], but instead on a relatively newly-introduced version of the character, ''Legacy'' Metroplex was perceived by many to be a risky proposition from a sales perspective—and indeed the toy went on to hit deep discount in many places—but Hasbro were satisfied with the toy's performance early on,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Metroplex did well, just don’t have exact numbers at the moment.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912|name=Hasbro|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC Hasbro & Kotobukiya Show Floor Q&A|year=2022|month=07|day=25}}</ref> giving them confidence in the [[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy|future]] [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|figures]] they had planned.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Yes, plan is to keep them going.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912|name=Hasbro|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC Hasbro & Kotobukiya Show Floor Q&A|year=2022|month=07|day=25}}</ref>
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==Notes==
* Metroplex's "work" [[robot mode]] is not shown in the Japanese release's instructions.  It is only briefly glimpsed in the cartoon, as part of his stock-footage "vehicle to robot"  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We2xzrKaZb0 transformation sequence]. Also, several times in the show where Metroplex was depicted in a smaller environment, he was in his "work" mode without explanation or transformation shown.
* During the episode "[[Beginning]]", the back of his head shows his [[Light-piping|light-piper]] for some reason.
* Metroplex appears in an [[Easter egg]] cameo in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|''Lost Light'' #2]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megalo Convoy''' (メガロコンボイ ''Megaro Konboi''), '''Metroplex''' (メトロプレックス ''Metoropurekkusu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Super Metroplex''' (슈파 메트로플렉스 ''Syupa Meteuropeullekseu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Convoys]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Gigantion]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]