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	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''[[Atlantis]]''' (アトランティス ''Atorantisu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''[[Atlantis]]''' (アトランティス ''Atorantisu'')
			*''French:'' '''Atlantica'''

	[[Category:Cities on Earth]]		[[Category:Cities on Earth]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon locations]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon locations]]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The Sub-Atlanticans bear some physical resemblance to ~~{{w\|~~H.P. Lovecraft}}'s "{{w\|Deep Ones}}", fish-frog-people who live in huge cities in the Atlantic ocean. It's unknown if this parallel was intentional.		*The Sub-Atlanticans bear some physical resemblance to [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s "{{w\|Deep Ones}}", fish-frog-people who live in huge cities in the Atlantic ocean. It's unknown if this parallel was intentional.
	*Concept art by [[Floro Dery]] reveals that Sub-Atlantica was originally planned to be Atlantis itself, perhaps explaining the episode title and the Japanese naming. Dery's notes also elaborate that the city was a spaceship, a concept that would later be explored with a [[Atlantis#Cybertron cartoon\|different version of Atlantis]].		*Concept art by [[Floro Dery]] reveals that Sub-Atlantica was originally planned to be Atlantis itself, perhaps explaining the episode title and the Japanese naming. Dery's notes also elaborate that the city was a spaceship, a concept that would later be explored with a [[Atlantis#Cybertron cartoon\|different version of Atlantis]].
	*The Japanese dub for this episode changed Sub-Atlantic to "[[Atlantis]]", intending it to be the sunken city of legend. This alteration would later create some discontinuity in the Japanese-exclusive shows ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'', where the more classical interpretation of Atlantis would appear with no reference to the Sub-Atlantica incarnation from ''The Transformers''.		*The Japanese dub for this episode changed Sub-Atlantic to "[[Atlantis]]", intending it to be the sunken city of legend. This alteration would later create some discontinuity in the Japanese-exclusive shows ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'', where the more classical interpretation of Atlantis would appear with no reference to the Sub-Atlantica incarnation from ''The Transformers''.

TimeLord11 at 13:33, 24 November 2020

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	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]		[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]
	When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated, discovering Sub-Atlantica. When the Decepticons moved closer, they were met by the mermen who wielding weapons comparable to their own. Realizing the stalemate, Megatron and Nergill, ~~rule~~ of the Sub-Atlanticans, negotiated, both seeing the benefit in an alliance. Nergill would provide the Decepticons with energy from the geothermal vents that powered Sub-Atlantica in exchange for [[energon cube]]s, a portable energy source that would allow the Sub-Atlanticans to escape the ocean floor and conquer the surface world.		When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated, discovering Sub-Atlantica. When the Decepticons moved closer, they were met by the mermen who wielding weapons comparable to their own. Realizing the stalemate, Megatron and Nergill, ruler of the Sub-Atlanticans, negotiated, both seeing the benefit in an alliance. Nergill would provide the Decepticons with energy from the geothermal vents that powered Sub-Atlantica in exchange for [[energon cube]]s, a portable energy source that would allow the Sub-Atlanticans to escape the ocean floor and conquer the surface world.

	[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality... ''permanently!''"]]		[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality... ''permanently!''"]]

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	[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]		[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]

	Having distrusted the telepathically communicating Sub-Atlanticans from the start, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] had [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] decipher the amphibians' language, exposing their traitorous ambitions. When Starscream went to confront Nergill he found himself attacked by the first of Sub-Atlantica's anti-Cybertronian weapons, the [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] but managed to resist its full effects. When Nergill later sought to use the ray on the grappling Megatron and [Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]], Starscream used the opportunity to brand the king as a traitor. The chaos of this however cost the alliance their tactical advantage in Washington, Grimlock managing to destroy the dysfunction ray and freeing all Autobots enthralled by it, forcing them to fall back to Sub-Atlantica.		Having distrusted the telepathically communicating Sub-Atlanticans from the start, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] had [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] decipher the amphibians' language, exposing their traitorous ambitions. When Starscream went to confront Nergill he found himself attacked by the first of Sub-Atlantica's anti-Cybertronian weapons, the [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] but managed to resist its full effects. When Nergill later sought to use the ray on the grappling Megatron and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]], Starscream used the opportunity to brand the king as a traitor. The chaos of this however cost the alliance their tactical advantage in Washington, Grimlock managing to destroy the dysfunction ray and freeing all Autobots enthralled by it, forcing them to fall back to Sub-Atlantica.

	[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]

TimeLord11 at 14:46, 24 May 2020

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	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]		[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]
	When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated~~. What he found was~~ Sub-Atlantica~~: a single~~, ~~compact city of~~ mermen wielding weapons comparable to the ~~Decepticons'. Shots were traded~~, ~~but both sides realized they were a match for each other. As~~ Megatron and the Sub-~~Atlantican King Nergill bantered~~, ~~they realized they~~ both ~~had something to offer~~. ~~The~~ energy ~~that Megatron coveted came~~ from geothermal vents, ~~which confined~~ Sub-~~Atlantica~~ to the ocean floor~~. But with the portability of energon cubes, Nergill could take his weapons anywhere—even~~ the surface world ~~he yearned to conquer~~.		When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated, discovering Sub-Atlantica. When the Decepticons moved closer, they were met by the mermen who wielding weapons comparable to their own. Realizing the stalemate, Megatron and Nergill, rule of the Sub-Atlanticans, negotiated, both seeing the benefit in an alliance. Nergill would provide the Decepticons with energy from the geothermal vents that powered Sub-Atlantica in exchange for [[energon cube]]s, a portable energy source that would allow the Sub-Atlanticans to escape the ocean floor and conquer the surface world.

	[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality... ''permanently!''"]]		[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality... ''permanently!''"]]
	So they struck a partnership, and Megatron found that Nergill's ambitions had come with ample preparation. The compactness of the city allowed it to be moved to the surface via "hydro thrusters", and its "[[Dome of Invulnerability]]" [[force field]] provided protection. The Sub-Atlanticans themselves were perfectly mobile above water; they just needed water-filled helmets. And their aforementioned hand-held blasters were on par with Transformer weaponry.

	~~But~~ [[~~Starscream~~ (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|~~Starscream~~]] ~~was openly wary~~ of ~~Nergill~~, ~~especially since~~ the ~~boastful man-fish communicated telepathically with his subjects~~. ~~However~~, [[~~Soundwave~~ (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|~~Soundwave~~]] ~~was able to record the mental communiques~~ and ~~decipher them. While they did reveal that Nergill intended~~ to ~~betray the Decepticons, that didn't stop them from working with him. After all, they had the same intent towards him~~.		When the Autobots picked up the movements relating to this alliance, they went to investigate, with the Sub-Atlanticans managing to capture [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]], intending to reverse engineer his biology and develop a line of anti-Cybertronian weapons. Powered by the energon cubes, Sub-Atlantica's hydro thrusters carried it to the coast of [[Washington, D.C.]] where it surfaced, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] sending [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Spike Witwicky]] to rescue Wheeljack.

	[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]		[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]
	Sub-Atlantica surfaced near its first target: [[Washington, D.C.]] The Decepticons and Sub-Atlanticans stormed the city and claimed it by the dreadful means of putting a force field around it, then standing around inside. But the Autobots had made it in before the force field was up, and a battle ensued, one which the Autobots lost when Nergill shot them with a paralyzing "[[magnetic dysfunction ray]]".

	~~Only~~ the ~~intervention of~~ the [[~~Dinobot~~ (G1)\|~~Dinobots~~]] ~~turned the~~ (~~ahem~~) ~~tide~~. ~~They were able~~ to ~~smash through~~ the ~~force field literally like it was glass~~. [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]] ~~eventually got his hands on Nergill's blaster~~, ~~which he crushed~~. ~~That somehow freed~~ all ~~the immobilized~~ Autobots, ~~and Megatron and Nergill retreated~~ to Sub-Atlantica.		Having distrusted the telepathically communicating Sub-Atlanticans from the start, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] had [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] decipher the amphibians' language, exposing their traitorous ambitions. When Starscream went to confront Nergill he found himself attacked by the first of Sub-Atlantica's anti-Cybertronian weapons, the [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] but managed to resist its full effects. When Nergill later sought to use the ray on the grappling Megatron and [Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]], Starscream used the opportunity to brand the king as a traitor. The chaos of this however cost the alliance their tactical advantage in Washington, Grimlock managing to destroy the dysfunction ray and freeing all Autobots enthralled by it, forcing them to fall back to Sub-Atlantica.

	[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]
	~~After repairing some of the damage to D.C., the~~ Autobots ~~pursued them.~~ Sub-Atlantica ~~had moved out into~~ the ~~ocean but still hadn't submerged, so~~ the ~~Dinobots started smashing buildings, and Nergill quailed~~. With ~~inscrutable merman logic~~, Nergill declared, "Before I let those monsters destroy my city, I'll use the energy stockpiles and blow Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it to nothingness!" [[Spike ~~Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Spike]] overheard~~, and for some reason, ~~he, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]]~~ tried to stop the king~~. Luckily,~~ they failed.		The Autobots soon invaded Sub-Atlantica, the city becoming the latest battlefield of the Great War. With destruction mounting, Nergill declared that "Before I let those monsters destroy my city, I'll use the energy stockpiles and blow Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it to nothingness!" Spike, Bumblebee, and Wheeljack, for some reason, tried to stop the mad king but they failed.

	But even as Sub-Atlantica was self-destructing, Wheeljack carried the apparently unconscious Nergill out. Then, as the Autobots watched the exploding city sink from afar, Spike noted that Nergill had disappeared. His fate remains unknown, as does the answer to the pivotal question: The ''hell?'' Mermen? {{storylink\|Atlantis, Arise!}}		But even as Sub-Atlantica was self-destructing, Wheeljack carried the apparently unconscious Nergill out. Then, as the Autobots watched the exploding city sink from afar, Spike noted that Nergill had disappeared. His fate remains unknown, as does the answer to the pivotal question: The ''hell?'' Mermen? {{storylink\|Atlantis, Arise!}}
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	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] and the Decepticons allied with the Sub-Atlanticans in a last-ditch effort to conquer the [[Cobra]]-dominated Earth. Incredibly however, Cobra had anticipated such an alliance and prepared specialized aquatic soldiers with genetically-engineered gills. Faced with an invasion of their home, the Sub-Atlanticans betrayed Megatron, trapped him in his gun alternate mode, and turned him over to [[Cobra Commander]] rather than risk destruction. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}		In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] and the Decepticons allied with the Sub-Atlanticans in a last-ditch effort to conquer the [[Cobra]]-dominated Earth. Incredibly however, Cobra had anticipated such an alliance and prepared specialized aquatic soldiers with genetically-engineered gills. Faced with an invasion of their home, the Sub-Atlanticans betrayed Megatron, trapped him in his gun alternate mode, and turned him over to [[Cobra Commander]] rather than risk destruction. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

			In those universes were the [[Thirteen]] Primes had visited Ancient Greece, [[Adaptus]] had a fondness for Earth's oceans and became known to the humans as Poseidon. [[Vector Prime]] would later wonder if Sub-Atlantica was how Adaptus' memory had lived on. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Saix at 20:28, 7 October 2019

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	~~:''Sub-Atlantica is a place from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''~~
	[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|Love to explore that shore up above. Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|Love to explore that shore up above. Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world.]]
	'''Sub-Atlantica''' is an undersea kingdom in "the deepest part of the [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]]", populated by telepathic, [[human]]-sized mermen. Its origins are unknown, and in spite of—or perhaps because of—its very high technology, the humans seem unaware of its existence outside of the traditional [[Atlantis]] myth.		'''Sub-Atlantica''' is an undersea kingdom in "the deepest part of the [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]]", populated by telepathic, [[human]]-sized mermen. Its origins are unknown, and in spite of—or perhaps because of—its very high technology, the humans seem unaware of its existence outside of the traditional [[Atlantis]] myth.

Rwe1138 at 04:12, 1 July 2019

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	When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated. What he found was Sub-Atlantica: a single, compact city of mermen wielding weapons comparable to the Decepticons'. Shots were traded, but both sides realized they were a match for each other. As Megatron and the Sub-Atlantican King Nergill bantered, they realized they both had something to offer. The energy that Megatron coveted came from geothermal vents, which confined Sub-Atlantica to the ocean floor. But with the portability of energon cubes, Nergill could take his weapons anywhere—even the surface world he yearned to conquer.		When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated. What he found was Sub-Atlantica: a single, compact city of mermen wielding weapons comparable to the Decepticons'. Shots were traded, but both sides realized they were a match for each other. As Megatron and the Sub-Atlantican King Nergill bantered, they realized they both had something to offer. The energy that Megatron coveted came from geothermal vents, which confined Sub-Atlantica to the ocean floor. But with the portability of energon cubes, Nergill could take his weapons anywhere—even the surface world he yearned to conquer.

	[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality...''permanently!''"]]		[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality... ''permanently!''"]]
	So they struck a partnership, and Megatron found that Nergill's ambitions had come with ample preparation. The compactness of the city allowed it to be moved to the surface via "hydro thrusters", and its "[[Dome of Invulnerability]]" [[force field]] provided protection. The Sub-Atlanticans themselves were perfectly mobile above water; they just needed water-filled helmets. And their aforementioned hand-held blasters were on par with Transformer weaponry.		So they struck a partnership, and Megatron found that Nergill's ambitions had come with ample preparation. The compactness of the city allowed it to be moved to the surface via "hydro thrusters", and its "[[Dome of Invulnerability]]" [[force field]] provided protection. The Sub-Atlanticans themselves were perfectly mobile above water; they just needed water-filled helmets. And their aforementioned hand-held blasters were on par with Transformer weaponry.

Emvee at 14:33, 2 January 2018

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	:''Sub-Atlantica is a place from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Sub-Atlantica is a place from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
			[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|Love to explore that shore up above. Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world.]]
	[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|Love to explore that shore up above. Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world.]]

	'''Sub-Atlantica''' is an undersea kingdom in "the deepest part of the [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]]", populated by telepathic, [[human]]-sized mermen. Its origins are unknown, and in spite of—or perhaps because of—its very high technology, the humans seem unaware of its existence outside of the traditional [[Atlantis]] myth.		'''Sub-Atlantica''' is an undersea kingdom in "the deepest part of the [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]]", populated by telepathic, [[human]]-sized mermen. Its origins are unknown, and in spite of—or perhaps because of—its very high technology, the humans seem unaware of its existence outside of the traditional [[Atlantis]] myth.

	Its ambitious king, [[Nergill]], seeks to conquer the surface world, but all of his technology is powered by geothermal vents, and leaving them would render his weapons useless. However, when a partnership with the [[Decepticon]]s gives him energon-cube technology, his goals are at last within reach.		Its ambitious king, [[Nergill]], seeks to conquer the surface world, but all of his technology is powered by geothermal vents, and leaving them would render his weapons useless. However, when a partnership with the [[Decepticon]]s gives him [[energon cube]] technology, his goals are at last within reach.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]		[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]
	When [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated. What he found was Sub-Atlantica: a single, compact city of mermen wielding weapons comparable to the Decepticons'. Shots were traded, but both sides realized they were a match for each other. As Megatron and the Sub-Atlantican King Nergill bantered, they realized they both had something to offer. The energy that Megatron coveted came from geothermal vents, which confined Sub-Atlantica to the ocean floor. But with the portability of energon cubes, Nergill could take his weapons anywhere—even the surface world he yearned to conquer.		When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated. What he found was Sub-Atlantica: a single, compact city of mermen wielding weapons comparable to the Decepticons'. Shots were traded, but both sides realized they were a match for each other. As Megatron and the Sub-Atlantican King Nergill bantered, they realized they both had something to offer. The energy that Megatron coveted came from geothermal vents, which confined Sub-Atlantica to the ocean floor. But with the portability of energon cubes, Nergill could take his weapons anywhere—even the surface world he yearned to conquer.

	[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality...''permanently!''"]]		[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality...''permanently!''"]]
			So they struck a partnership, and Megatron found that Nergill's ambitions had come with ample preparation. The compactness of the city allowed it to be moved to the surface via "hydro thrusters", and its "[[Dome of Invulnerability]]" [[force field]] provided protection. The Sub-Atlanticans themselves were perfectly mobile above water; they just needed water-filled helmets. And their aforementioned hand-held blasters were on par with Transformer weaponry.
	So they struck a partnership, and Megatron found that Nergill's ambitions had come with ample preparation. The compactness of the city allowed it to be moved to the surface via "hydro thrusters", and its "~~dome~~ of ~~invulnerability~~" force field provided protection. The Sub-Atlanticans themselves were perfectly mobile above water; they just needed water-filled helmets. And their aforementioned hand-held blasters were on par with Transformer weaponry.

	But [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] was openly wary of Nergill, especially since the boastful man-fish communicated telepathically with his subjects. However, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] was able to record the mental communiques and decipher them. While they did reveal that Nergill intended to betray the Decepticons, that didn't stop them from working with him. After all, they had the same intent towards him.		But [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] was openly wary of Nergill, especially since the boastful man-fish communicated telepathically with his subjects. However, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] was able to record the mental communiques and decipher them. While they did reveal that Nergill intended to betray the Decepticons, that didn't stop them from working with him. After all, they had the same intent towards him.

	[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]		[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]
			Sub-Atlantica surfaced near its first target: [[Washington, D.C.]] The Decepticons and Sub-Atlanticans stormed the city and claimed it by the dreadful means of putting a force field around it, then standing around inside. But the Autobots had made it in before the force field was up, and a battle ensued, one which the Autobots lost when Nergill shot them with a paralyzing "[[magnetic dysfunction ray]]".

	Sub-Atlantica surfaced near its first target: [[Washington, D.C.]] The Decepticons and Sub-Atlanticans stormed the city and claimed it by the dreadful means of putting a force field around it, then standing around inside. But the Autobots had made it in before the force field was up, and a battle ensued, one which the Autobots lost when Nergill shot them with a paralyzing "magnetic dysfunction ray".		Only the intervention of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]] turned the (ahem) tide. They were able to smash through the force field literally like it was glass. [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]] eventually got his hands on Nergill's blaster, which he crushed. That somehow freed all the immobilized Autobots, and Megatron and Nergill retreated to Sub-Atlantica.

	Only the intervention of the Dinobots turned the (ahem) tide. They were able to smash through the force field literally like it was glass. Grimlock eventually got his hands on Nergill's blaster, which he crushed. That somehow freed all the immobilized Autobots, and Megatron and Nergill retreated to Sub-Atlantica.

	[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]
			After repairing some of the damage to D.C., the Autobots pursued them. Sub-Atlantica had moved out into the ocean but still hadn't submerged, so the Dinobots started smashing buildings, and Nergill quailed. With inscrutable merman logic, Nergill declared, "Before I let those monsters destroy my city, I'll use the energy stockpiles and blow Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it to nothingness!" [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Spike]] overheard, and for some reason, he, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]] tried to stop the king. Luckily, they failed.

	After repairing some of the damage to D.C., the Autobots pursued them. Sub-Atlantica had moved out into the ocean but still hadn't submerged, so the Dinobots started smashing buildings, and Nergill quailed. With inscrutable merman logic, Nergill declared, "Before I let those monsters destroy my city, I'll use the energy stockpiles and blow Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it to nothingness!" [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike]] overheard, and for some reason, he, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] tried to stop the king. Luckily, they failed.		But even as Sub-Atlantica was self-destructing, Wheeljack carried the apparently unconscious Nergill out. Then, as the Autobots watched the exploding city sink from afar, Spike noted that Nergill had disappeared. His fate remains unknown, as does the answer to the pivotal question: The ''hell?'' Mermen? {{storylink\|Atlantis, Arise!}}

	But even as Sub-Atlantica was self-destructing, Wheeljack carried the apparently unconscious Nergill out. Then, as the Autobots watched the exploding city sink from afar, Spike noted that Nergill had disappeared. His fate remains unknown, as does the answer to the pivotal question: The ''hell?'' Mermen? {{storylink\|Atlantis, Arise!}}
	{{-}}		{{-}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The Sub-Atlanticans bear some physical resemblance to ~~[[wikipedia:H. P. Lovecraft~~\|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s "~~[[wikipedia:Deep One~~\|Deep Ones]]", fish-frog-people who live in huge cities in the Atlantic ocean. It's unknown if this parallel was intentional.		*The Sub-Atlanticans bear some physical resemblance to {{w\|H.P. Lovecraft}}'s "{{w\|Deep Ones}}", fish-frog-people who live in huge cities in the Atlantic ocean. It's unknown if this parallel was intentional.
	* Concept art by [[Floro Dery]] reveals that Sub-Atlantica was originally planned to be Atlantis itself, perhaps explaining the episode title and the Japanese naming. Dery's notes also elaborate that the city was a spaceship, a concept that would later be explored with a [[Atlantis#Cybertron cartoon\|different version of Atlantis]].		*Concept art by [[Floro Dery]] reveals that Sub-Atlantica was originally planned to be Atlantis itself, perhaps explaining the episode title and the Japanese naming. Dery's notes also elaborate that the city was a spaceship, a concept that would later be explored with a [[Atlantis#Cybertron cartoon\|different version of Atlantis]].
	* The Japanese dub for this episode changed Sub-Atlantic to "[[Atlantis]]", intending it to be the sunken city of legend. This alteration would later create some discontinuity in the Japanese-exclusive shows ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'', where the more classical interpretation of Atlantis would appear with no reference to the Sub-Atlantica incarnation from ''The Transformers''.		*The Japanese dub for this episode changed Sub-Atlantic to "[[Atlantis]]", intending it to be the sunken city of legend. This alteration would later create some discontinuity in the Japanese-exclusive shows ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'', where the more classical interpretation of Atlantis would appear with no reference to the Sub-Atlantica incarnation from ''The Transformers''.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''[[Atlantis]]''' (アトランティス ''Atorantisu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''[[Atlantis]]''' (アトランティス ''Atorantisu'')


	[[Category:Cities on Earth]]		[[Category:Cities on Earth]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon locations]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon locations]]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The Sub-Atlanticans bear some physical resemblance to [[wikipedia:H. P. Lovecraft\|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s "[[wikipedia:Deep One\|Deep Ones]]", fish-frog-people who live in huge cities in the Atlantic ocean. It's unknown if this parallel was intentional.		* The Sub-Atlanticans bear some physical resemblance to [[wikipedia:H. P. Lovecraft\|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s "[[wikipedia:Deep One\|Deep Ones]]", fish-frog-people who live in huge cities in the Atlantic ocean. It's unknown if this parallel was intentional.
	* Concept art by [[Floro Dery]] reveals that Sub-Atlantica was originally planned to be Atlantis itself, perhaps explaining the episode title and the Japanese naming. Dery's notes also elaborate that the city was a spaceship.		* Concept art by [[Floro Dery]] reveals that Sub-Atlantica was originally planned to be Atlantis itself, perhaps explaining the episode title and the Japanese naming. Dery's notes also elaborate that the city was a spaceship, a concept that would later be explored with a [[Atlantis#Cybertron cartoon\|different version of Atlantis]].
	* The Japanese dub for this episode changed Sub-Atlantic to "[[Atlantis]]", intending it to be the sunken city of legend. This alteration would later create some discontinuity in the Japanese-exclusive shows ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'', where the more classical interpretation of Atlantis would appear with no reference to the Sub-Atlantica incarnation from ''The Transformers''.		* The Japanese dub for this episode changed Sub-Atlantic to "[[Atlantis]]", intending it to be the sunken city of legend. This alteration would later create some discontinuity in the Japanese-exclusive shows ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'', where the more classical interpretation of Atlantis would appear with no reference to the Sub-Atlantica incarnation from ''The Transformers''.

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	[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]		[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]

	Having distrusted the telepathically communicating Sub-Atlanticans from the start, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] had [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] decipher the amphibians' language, exposing their traitorous ambitions. When Starscream went to confront Nergill he found himself attacked by the first of Sub-Atlantica's anti-Cybertronian weapons, the [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] but managed to resist its full effects. When Nergill later sought to use the ray on the grappling Megatron and [Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]], Starscream used the opportunity to brand the king as a traitor. The chaos of this however cost the alliance their tactical advantage in Washington, Grimlock managing to destroy the dysfunction ray and freeing all Autobots enthralled by it, forcing them to fall back to Sub-Atlantica.		Having distrusted the telepathically communicating Sub-Atlanticans from the start, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] had [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] decipher the amphibians' language, exposing their traitorous ambitions. When Starscream went to confront Nergill he found himself attacked by the first of Sub-Atlantica's anti-Cybertronian weapons, the [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] but managed to resist its full effects. When Nergill later sought to use the ray on the grappling Megatron and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]], Starscream used the opportunity to brand the king as a traitor. The chaos of this however cost the alliance their tactical advantage in Washington, Grimlock managing to destroy the dysfunction ray and freeing all Autobots enthralled by it, forcing them to fall back to Sub-Atlantica.

	[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]

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	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]		[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]
	When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated~~. What he found was~~ Sub-Atlantica~~: a single~~, ~~compact city of~~ mermen wielding weapons comparable to the ~~Decepticons'. Shots were traded~~, ~~but both sides realized they were a match for each other. As~~ Megatron and the Sub-~~Atlantican King Nergill bantered~~, ~~they realized they~~ both ~~had something to offer~~. ~~The~~ energy ~~that Megatron coveted came~~ from geothermal vents, ~~which confined~~ Sub-~~Atlantica~~ to the ocean floor~~. But with the portability of energon cubes, Nergill could take his weapons anywhere—even~~ the surface world ~~he yearned to conquer~~.		When [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated, discovering Sub-Atlantica. When the Decepticons moved closer, they were met by the mermen who wielding weapons comparable to their own. Realizing the stalemate, Megatron and Nergill, rule of the Sub-Atlanticans, negotiated, both seeing the benefit in an alliance. Nergill would provide the Decepticons with energy from the geothermal vents that powered Sub-Atlantica in exchange for [[energon cube]]s, a portable energy source that would allow the Sub-Atlanticans to escape the ocean floor and conquer the surface world.

	[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality... ''permanently!''"]]		[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality... ''permanently!''"]]
	So they struck a partnership, and Megatron found that Nergill's ambitions had come with ample preparation. The compactness of the city allowed it to be moved to the surface via "hydro thrusters", and its "[[Dome of Invulnerability]]" [[force field]] provided protection. The Sub-Atlanticans themselves were perfectly mobile above water; they just needed water-filled helmets. And their aforementioned hand-held blasters were on par with Transformer weaponry.

	~~But~~ [[~~Starscream~~ (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|~~Starscream~~]] ~~was openly wary~~ of ~~Nergill~~, ~~especially since~~ the ~~boastful man-fish communicated telepathically with his subjects~~. ~~However~~, [[~~Soundwave~~ (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|~~Soundwave~~]] ~~was able to record the mental communiques~~ and ~~decipher them. While they did reveal that Nergill intended~~ to ~~betray the Decepticons, that didn't stop them from working with him. After all, they had the same intent towards him~~.		When the Autobots picked up the movements relating to this alliance, they went to investigate, with the Sub-Atlanticans managing to capture [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]], intending to reverse engineer his biology and develop a line of anti-Cybertronian weapons. Powered by the energon cubes, Sub-Atlantica's hydro thrusters carried it to the coast of [[Washington, D.C.]] where it surfaced, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] sending [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Spike Witwicky]] to rescue Wheeljack.

	[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]		[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]
	Sub-Atlantica surfaced near its first target: [[Washington, D.C.]] The Decepticons and Sub-Atlanticans stormed the city and claimed it by the dreadful means of putting a force field around it, then standing around inside. But the Autobots had made it in before the force field was up, and a battle ensued, one which the Autobots lost when Nergill shot them with a paralyzing "[[magnetic dysfunction ray]]".

	~~Only~~ the ~~intervention of~~ the [[~~Dinobot~~ (G1)\|~~Dinobots~~]] ~~turned the~~ (~~ahem~~) ~~tide~~. ~~They were able~~ to ~~smash through~~ the ~~force field literally like it was glass~~. [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]] ~~eventually got his hands on Nergill's blaster~~, ~~which he crushed~~. ~~That somehow freed~~ all ~~the immobilized~~ Autobots, ~~and Megatron and Nergill retreated~~ to Sub-Atlantica.		Having distrusted the telepathically communicating Sub-Atlanticans from the start, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] had [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] decipher the amphibians' language, exposing their traitorous ambitions. When Starscream went to confront Nergill he found himself attacked by the first of Sub-Atlantica's anti-Cybertronian weapons, the [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] but managed to resist its full effects. When Nergill later sought to use the ray on the grappling Megatron and [Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Grimlock]], Starscream used the opportunity to brand the king as a traitor. The chaos of this however cost the alliance their tactical advantage in Washington, Grimlock managing to destroy the dysfunction ray and freeing all Autobots enthralled by it, forcing them to fall back to Sub-Atlantica.

	[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]
	~~After repairing some of the damage to D.C., the~~ Autobots ~~pursued them.~~ Sub-Atlantica ~~had moved out into~~ the ~~ocean but still hadn't submerged, so~~ the ~~Dinobots started smashing buildings, and Nergill quailed~~. With ~~inscrutable merman logic~~, Nergill declared, "Before I let those monsters destroy my city, I'll use the energy stockpiles and blow Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it to nothingness!" [[Spike ~~Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Spike]] overheard~~, and for some reason, ~~he, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]]~~ tried to stop the king~~. Luckily,~~ they failed.		The Autobots soon invaded Sub-Atlantica, the city becoming the latest battlefield of the Great War. With destruction mounting, Nergill declared that "Before I let those monsters destroy my city, I'll use the energy stockpiles and blow Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it to nothingness!" Spike, Bumblebee, and Wheeljack, for some reason, tried to stop the mad king but they failed.

	But even as Sub-Atlantica was self-destructing, Wheeljack carried the apparently unconscious Nergill out. Then, as the Autobots watched the exploding city sink from afar, Spike noted that Nergill had disappeared. His fate remains unknown, as does the answer to the pivotal question: The ''hell?'' Mermen? {{storylink\|Atlantis, Arise!}}		But even as Sub-Atlantica was self-destructing, Wheeljack carried the apparently unconscious Nergill out. Then, as the Autobots watched the exploding city sink from afar, Spike noted that Nergill had disappeared. His fate remains unknown, as does the answer to the pivotal question: The ''hell?'' Mermen? {{storylink\|Atlantis, Arise!}}
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	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] and the Decepticons allied with the Sub-Atlanticans in a last-ditch effort to conquer the [[Cobra]]-dominated Earth. Incredibly however, Cobra had anticipated such an alliance and prepared specialized aquatic soldiers with genetically-engineered gills. Faced with an invasion of their home, the Sub-Atlanticans betrayed Megatron, trapped him in his gun alternate mode, and turned him over to [[Cobra Commander]] rather than risk destruction. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}		In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] and the Decepticons allied with the Sub-Atlanticans in a last-ditch effort to conquer the [[Cobra]]-dominated Earth. Incredibly however, Cobra had anticipated such an alliance and prepared specialized aquatic soldiers with genetically-engineered gills. Faced with an invasion of their home, the Sub-Atlanticans betrayed Megatron, trapped him in his gun alternate mode, and turned him over to [[Cobra Commander]] rather than risk destruction. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

			In those universes were the [[Thirteen]] Primes had visited Ancient Greece, [[Adaptus]] had a fondness for Earth's oceans and became known to the humans as Poseidon. [[Vector Prime]] would later wonder if Sub-Atlantica was how Adaptus' memory had lived on. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	~~:''Sub-Atlantica is a place from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''~~
	[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|Love to explore that shore up above. Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|Love to explore that shore up above. Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world.]]
	'''Sub-Atlantica''' is an undersea kingdom in "the deepest part of the [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]]", populated by telepathic, [[human]]-sized mermen. Its origins are unknown, and in spite of—or perhaps because of—its very high technology, the humans seem unaware of its existence outside of the traditional [[Atlantis]] myth.		'''Sub-Atlantica''' is an undersea kingdom in "the deepest part of the [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]]", populated by telepathic, [[human]]-sized mermen. Its origins are unknown, and in spite of—or perhaps because of—its very high technology, the humans seem unaware of its existence outside of the traditional [[Atlantis]] myth.

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	[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|Love to explore that shore up above. Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Undersea.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|Love to explore that shore up above. Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world.]]

	'''Sub-Atlantica''' is an undersea kingdom in "the deepest part of the [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]]", populated by telepathic, [[human]]-sized mermen. Its origins are unknown, and in spite of—or perhaps because of—its very high technology, the humans seem unaware of its existence outside of the traditional [[Atlantis]] myth.		'''Sub-Atlantica''' is an undersea kingdom in "the deepest part of the [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]]", populated by telepathic, [[human]]-sized mermen. Its origins are unknown, and in spite of—or perhaps because of—its very high technology, the humans seem unaware of its existence outside of the traditional [[Atlantis]] myth.

	Its ambitious king, [[Nergill]], seeks to conquer the surface world, but all of his technology is powered by geothermal vents, and leaving them would render his weapons useless. However, when a partnership with the [[Decepticon]]s gives him energon-cube technology, his goals are at last within reach.		Its ambitious king, [[Nergill]], seeks to conquer the surface world, but all of his technology is powered by geothermal vents, and leaving them would render his weapons useless. However, when a partnership with the [[Decepticon]]s gives him energon-cube technology, his goals are at last within reach.
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	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]		[[File:Nergill & Troops.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|"You CANNOT marry the surface-Prince, and that's the end of it!"]]
	When [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated. What he found was Sub-Atlantica: a single, compact city of mermen wielding weapons comparable to the Decepticons'. Shots were traded, but both sides realized they were a match for each other. As Megatron and the Sub-Atlantican King Nergill bantered, they realized they both had something to offer. The energy that Megatron coveted came from geothermal vents, which confined Sub-Atlantica to the ocean floor. But with the portability of energon cubes, Nergill could take his weapons anywhere—even the surface world he yearned to conquer.		When [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] detected an underwater city giving off massive energy readings, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] immediately investigated. What he found was Sub-Atlantica: a single, compact city of mermen wielding weapons comparable to the Decepticons'. Shots were traded, but both sides realized they were a match for each other. As Megatron and the Sub-Atlantican King Nergill bantered, they realized they both had something to offer. The energy that Megatron coveted came from geothermal vents, which confined Sub-Atlantica to the ocean floor. But with the portability of energon cubes, Nergill could take his weapons anywhere—even the surface world he yearned to conquer.

	[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality...''permanently!''"]]		[[File:SubAtlantican Vehicles.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Actual line: "Enjoy our hospitality...''permanently!''"]]

	So they struck a partnership, and Megatron found that Nergill's ambitions had come with ample preparation. The compactness of the city allowed it to be moved to the surface via "hydro thrusters", and its "dome of invulnerability" force field provided protection. The Sub-Atlanticans themselves were perfectly mobile above water; they just needed water-filled helmets. And their aforementioned hand-held blasters were on par with Transformer weaponry.		So they struck a partnership, and Megatron found that Nergill's ambitions had come with ample preparation. The compactness of the city allowed it to be moved to the surface via "hydro thrusters", and its "dome of invulnerability" force field provided protection. The Sub-Atlanticans themselves were perfectly mobile above water; they just needed water-filled helmets. And their aforementioned hand-held blasters were on par with Transformer weaponry.

	But [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] was openly wary of Nergill, especially since the boastful man-fish communicated telepathically with his subjects. However, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] was able to record the mental communiques and decipher them. While they did reveal that Nergill intended to betray the Decepticons, that didn't stop them from working with him. After all, they had the same intent towards him.		But [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] was openly wary of Nergill, especially since the boastful man-fish communicated telepathically with his subjects. However, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] was able to record the mental communiques and decipher them. While they did reveal that Nergill intended to betray the Decepticons, that didn't stop them from working with him. After all, they had the same intent towards him.

	[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]		[[File:SubAtlantican SurfaceGear.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Do not tap glass.]]

	Sub-Atlantica surfaced near its first target: [[Washington, D.C.]] The Decepticons and Sub-Atlanticans stormed the city and claimed it by the dreadful means of putting a force field around it, then standing around inside. But the Autobots had made it in before the force field was up, and a battle ensued, one which the Autobots lost when Nergill shot them with a paralyzing "magnetic dysfunction ray".		Sub-Atlantica surfaced near its first target: [[Washington, D.C.]] The Decepticons and Sub-Atlanticans stormed the city and claimed it by the dreadful means of putting a force field around it, then standing around inside. But the Autobots had made it in before the force field was up, and a battle ensued, one which the Autobots lost when Nergill shot them with a paralyzing "magnetic dysfunction ray".

	Only the intervention of the Dinobots turned the (ahem) tide. They were able to smash through the force field literally like it was glass. Grimlock eventually got his hands on Nergill's blaster, which he crushed. That somehow freed all the immobilized Autobots, and Megatron and Nergill retreated to Sub-Atlantica.		Only the intervention of the Dinobots turned the (ahem) tide. They were able to smash through the force field literally like it was glass. Grimlock eventually got his hands on Nergill's blaster, which he crushed. That somehow freed all the immobilized Autobots, and Megatron and Nergill retreated to Sub-Atlantica.

	[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]		[[File:SubAtlantica Asplode.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Well, that problem solved itself.]]

	After repairing some of the damage to D.C., the Autobots pursued them. Sub-Atlantica had moved out into the ocean but still hadn't submerged, so the Dinobots started smashing buildings, and Nergill quailed. With inscrutable merman logic, Nergill declared, "Before I let those monsters destroy my city, I'll use the energy stockpiles and blow Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it to nothingness!" [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike]] overheard, and for some reason, he, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] tried to stop the king. Luckily, they failed.		After repairing some of the damage to D.C., the Autobots pursued them. Sub-Atlantica had moved out into the ocean but still hadn't submerged, so the Dinobots started smashing buildings, and Nergill quailed. With inscrutable merman logic, Nergill declared, "Before I let those monsters destroy my city, I'll use the energy stockpiles and blow Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it to nothingness!" [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike]] overheard, and for some reason, he, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] tried to stop the king. Luckily, they failed.

	But even as Sub-Atlantica was self-destructing, Wheeljack carried the apparently unconscious Nergill out. Then, as the Autobots watched the exploding city sink from afar, Spike noted that Nergill had disappeared. His fate remains unknown, as does the answer to the pivotal question: The ''hell?'' Mermen? {{storylink\|Atlantis, Arise!}}		But even as Sub-Atlantica was self-destructing, Wheeljack carried the apparently unconscious Nergill out. Then, as the Autobots watched the exploding city sink from afar, Spike noted that Nergill had disappeared. His fate remains unknown, as does the answer to the pivotal question: The ''hell?'' Mermen? {{storylink\|Atlantis, Arise!}}
			{{-}}

	{{--}}		===Ask Vector Prime===
			In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] and the Decepticons allied with the Sub-Atlanticans in a last-ditch effort to conquer the [[Cobra]]-dominated Earth. Incredibly however, Cobra had anticipated such an alliance and prepared specialized aquatic soldiers with genetically-engineered gills. Faced with an invasion of their home, the Sub-Atlanticans betrayed Megatron, trapped him in his gun alternate mode, and turned him over to [[Cobra Commander]] rather than risk destruction. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==