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The '''Korean War''' was a conflict on [[Earth]] between the nations of [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] from [[1950]] to [[1953]]. Leading up to the war, during the period following [[World War II]], tensions had risen between the totalitarian North Korea, backed by the [[Soviet Union]] and [[China]], and its southern neighbor, who was supported by the [[United States of America|United States]] and other democratic allies. It was the first major proxy war of the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] that took place between the major powers during the latter half of the 20th Century.
[[File:LastStand-Sparkplugflashback.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it!]]


Open hostilities began on [[June 25|25 June]] 1950 when the North Korean army pushed south across the two nations' common border, and ended just over three years later on [[July 27|27 July]] 1953 with the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement.
The '''Korean War''' was a conflict on [[Earth]] between the nations of [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]], the former supported by the [[Soviet Union]] and latter supported by the [[United States of America|United States]].


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[[File:LastStand-Sparkplugflashback.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it!]]
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
===Marvel Comics continuity===
At some point during the Korean War, Sergeant [[Sparkplug Witwicky|"Sparkplug" Witwicky]] of the [[United States Marine Corps]] was taken prisoner by North Korea, who put him to work repairing their equipment. But unbeknownst to his captors, he sabotaged the equipment they had forced him to work on, causing the the North Koreans to suffer losses due to his handiwork. Years later, when he was taken captive by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and forced to create a system where the [[Decepticon]]s could convert regular gasoline into [[Transformer fuel]], he recalled his time as a POW and took similar measures, sabotaging the Decepticons by poisoning their fuel. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} {{storylink|The Last Stand}}
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
At some point during the Korean War, Sergeant [[Sparkplug Witwicky|"Sparkplug" Witwicky]] of the [[United States Marine Corps]] was taken prisoner by North Korea's Korean People's Army (KPA), who put him to work repairing their equipment. But unbeknownst to his captors, he sabotaged the equipment they had forced him to work on, causing the the North Koreans to suffer losses due to his handiwork. Years later, when he was taken captive by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and forced to create a system where the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] could convert regular gasoline into [[Transformer fuel]], he recalled his time as a POW and took similar measures, sabotaging the Decepticons by poisoning their fuel. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}{{storylink|The Last Stand}}


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The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it!

The Korean War was a conflict on Earth between the nations of North Korea and South Korea, the former supported by the Soviet Union and latter supported by the United States.

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Marvel The Transformers comics

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At some point during the Korean War, Sergeant "Sparkplug" Witwicky of the United States Marine Corps was taken prisoner by North Korea, who put him to work repairing their equipment. But unbeknownst to his captors, he sabotaged the equipment they had forced him to work on, causing the the North Koreans to suffer losses due to his handiwork. Years later, when he was taken captive by Megatron and forced to create a system where the Decepticons could convert regular gasoline into Transformer fuel, he recalled his time as a POW and took similar measures, sabotaging the Decepticons by poisoning their fuel. Prisoner of War! The Last Stand

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