Editing Area 52 (G1)

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:''Area 52 is a secret government facility in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Area 52''', the sister facility of [[Area 51]], is where the [[United States of America|United States]] government experiment on alien lifeforms. Located in the deserts of [[New Mexico]], Area 52 stretches at least 600 feet underground, and the lower levels are so top-secret not even [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] knows about them.

==Fiction==
===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
Following the defeat of the [[Decepticon]]s on Earth, human scientists brought the bodies of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to Area 52. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers}}

A few years later, Area 52 became the temporary base of G.I. Joe, and now contained a [[warp gate]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. At the top-secret level 12, scientists including [[Doctor Li]], [[Professor Martin]] and [[Zarana|Doctor Wise]] had managed to create the [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]] using Decepticon technology. Unfortunately, Wise was actually a [[Cobra]] spy, and Area 52 came under attack from [[Battle Android Trooper]]s when [[Cobra Commander]] decided he wanted Serpent O.R. onn his side. While G.I. Joe scrambled to defend the facility, Cobra Commander and [[Zartan]] infiltrated the lower levels on a [[Buzz Boar]] and freed Serpent O.R. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}

Serpent O.R. did heavy damage to the area whilst fighting his way out, and made sure to break the warp gate after using it to go to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Li and Martin managed to salvage it, allowing a team of Joes and Autobots to follow Serpent O.R. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} All of G.I. Joe's available forces later gathered at Area 52 in order to use the warp gate as well. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

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