Tokyo

A rare shot of the city not being destroyed by monsters.

Tokyo (東京 Tōkyō) is the capital city in the country of Japan on Earth. It seems to be a magnet for disaster, as it is always under attack by super-powered Transformers and the occasional giant lizard. Mount Fuji is visible from the city and one of its biggest human-made landmarks is Tokyo Tower. Its law enforcement body is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Optimus Prime, Blaster, and Bumblebee took Omega Supreme to Tokyo, and raced around the city trying to capture the electricity gremlin Kremzeek. Kremzeek!

Japanese cartoon continuity

Car Robots cartoon

The Car Robots cartoon was set in Tokyo, but when it was brought over to the United States as Robots in Disguise, the location was changed to Metro City.

Kiss Players

At the end of the Unicron War of 2005, the newly empowered Rodimus Prime defeated the Decepticon leader Galvatron, hurling him into space. Unfortunately, Galvatron crash-landed on Earth, obliterating Tokyo. One year later, much of the city had been restored, with the headquarters of the Earth Defense Command built on top of the impact crater. Drawn to the source of their Unicron-created cells, the Legion army converged on the city, with only the Tokyo Autorooper Team to keep them at bay. Kiss Players

Ask Vector Prime

The Trainbot Suiken had a Tōkai-type 153 express train as his alt mode, which operates out of Tokyo. Doctor Ishihara felt a special affinity for him due to this connection, as Tokyo was her home city. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27

Super-God Masterforce cartoon

Tokyo was the endpoint of Overlord and BlackZarak's rampage for Operation M1. There, they were finally defeated by God Ginrai and Grand Maximus. BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space

TV Magazine comic continuity

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

The Autobots first met their ally Kenji during a battle in Tokyo against the Seekers and Menasor. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1

The Headmasters comic

Tokyo's Shinjuku district was set on fire on New Year's Day. Chromedome, Artfire, and Ricochet attempted to help, but it was Battleship Maximus who eventually put out the fire. The Headmasters #7

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

There are giant alien transforming robots fighting each other on Earth and the Japanese are unaware? That's pretty hard to believe.

When Starscream absorbed a portion of the Underbase, Tokyo was one of the three cities he chose to destroy. He announced this, of course, out loud, so when he arrived, an army of Autobots and Decepticons led by Grimlock and Scorponok were waiting for him.

While in the city, these Transformers were taken out by Starscream, in the following order:

• The Throttlebots (Searchlight, Chase, Freeway, Wide Load, Rollbar.)
• Thundercracker and Skywarp
• The Dinobots (Snarl, Swoop, Sludge, and Slag.)
• The Predacons (Razorclaw, Rampage, Tantrum, Headstrong, Divebomb.)
• Grimlock

Scorponok retreated to the Ark and Starscream left for his final targeted city, Buenos Aires. Dark Star

Marvel Generation 2 comic

Tokyo was one of the cities attacked in the Decepticons global assault. The Gathering Darkness

Regeneration One

Regeneration One continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

Left alone on Earth during the 1990s, Megatron devastated the planet, including Tokyo. Loose Ends, Part 1

Marvel Storybooks continuity

The people in the Keyoshi Center in Tokyo are among the 5 million people trapped in Global Building Corporation buildings after Megatron presses the Destructor Button causing them to sink into the Earth. They are rescued after Mirage teleports to the controls and raises them again. Battle for Earth

Beast Wars II comic

Lio Convoy travelled to the ruin of Tokyo because he heard some mysterious voice after waking up from a nightmare. There, he found an abandoned Angolmois Energy power planet used to generate the city. Later, he fought Galvatron, who also came to the ruin because he heard the voice as well. Infiltrate the Mystery Island! Free the Captured Matrix!

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

The Ginza district of Tokyo was the site of a publicity event to shore up flagging support for the Autobots. The event was disrupted by Megatron's appearance.

Megatron, Optimus Prime, Jazz, Bluestreak, and 212 civilians were summarily teleported from the ensuing battle to Labyrinth by the Keepers. Hardwired

2005 IDW continuity

In the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Spike Witwicky and Jimmy Pink met with Maki Asato to obtain access codes to Onyx's Wanmu, China facility. Unfortunately, Prowl and the Constructicons were in pursuit, and soon, Arcee, Galvatron, and the other Decepticons joined as well. Prowl cornered Witwicky alone to talk, Vs. the Decepticons captured Jimmy Pink, and Galvatron and Arcee ended up having their own talk in Australia. ONoffON

A couple years later, G.I. Joes Roadblock, Rock 'n Roll, and Doc clashed with cybernetically modified members of the Red Shadows ninja clan in Tokyo. Thanks to Skywarp, they were able to contain the situation. G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1

Of Masters and Mayhem

Spike Witwicky noted that in his new reality, all cities on Earth were the same as in his old one, including Tokyo. Assembly

Dreamwave Energon comic

Tokyo was attacked by hundreds of Cruellocks, which were ultimately driven off by the arrival of the reborn and very angry Megatron. Multiplicity, Pt. 4

Aligned continuity family

Prime cartoon

Miko Nakadai hails from Tokyo. When Ratchet was explaining the GroundBridge, she asked if it could enable her to visit her parents instantaneously. Ratchet replied it could, and suggested sending her and the other two kids in that moment, to which she told him to "watch it". Darkness Rising, Part 2

Arms Micron Theater

The Arms Microns live in the Tateishi neighborhood of Tokyo, near TakaraTomy headquarters.

Transformers Annual 2011

Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, and Sideswipe were led to Tokyo when Decepticon activity was detected there. They located Barricade and Grindor, and briefly fought with the two Decepticons, before discovering that the attack was a diversion. Sam in Danger

Games

Transformers Roleplaying Game

The Autobots set up a small ancillary base in Tokyo, with a link to the Autobot Road located near the Tokyo Tower. Drift enjoyed patrolling the city. Once, the Autobots travelled there to defeat an obnoxious energy creature. Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

Notes

• Inkopolis is based off of Tokyo.

External links

• Tokyo at Wikipedia