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'''Texas''' is a southwestern state in the [[United States of America]], and | [[File:DarkmountNV-Louisiana.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Everything’s bigger in Texas, except for women’s rights!]] | ||
'''Texas''' is a southwestern state in the [[United States of America]], bordering [[Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma]], [[New Mexico]], and [[Mexico|old Mexico]]. It is the country's second-largest state after [[Alaska]]. The state is known for its yellow roses and the stars at night, which are big and bright. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel Hardcover storybooks=== | ===Marvel Hardcover storybooks=== | ||
The [[Global Building Corporation]] built the [[Triplet Towers]] in Dallas as part of a [[Decepticon]] plot to trap humans and hold them for ransom. | The [[Global Building Corporation]] built the [[Triplet Towers]] in [[Dallas]] as part of a [[Decepticon]] plot to trap humans and hold them for ransom. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}} | ||
===Marvel | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
{{noteukexclusive|Texas}} | |||
In an attempt to lure out the [[Survivors]], [[Snarler]] and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] set a [[hellhound]] loose in Dallas. All that came to the city's rescue was the rogue Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], but that was good enough for the Mayhems. {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} | In an attempt to lure out the [[Survivors]], [[Snarler]] and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] set a [[hellhound]] loose in Dallas. All that came to the city's rescue was the rogue Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], but that was good enough for the Mayhems. {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} | ||
===IDW | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
The [[Machination]] maintained offices in Dallas through a front company called [[Epsilon Holdings]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] confronted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] there {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}}, while [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] traveled there to find his original head. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} The captured Hot Rod managed to escape the complex whilst Sunstreaker infiltrated it {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}, events that were soon followed by the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}} A battle broke out outside the Machination headquarters, and was eventually won by the Autobots. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}} | The [[Machination]] maintained offices in Dallas through a front company called [[Epsilon Holdings]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] confronted [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] there {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}}, while [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] traveled there to find his original head. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} The captured Hot Rod managed to escape the complex whilst Sunstreaker infiltrated it {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}, events that were soon followed by the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}} A battle broke out outside the Machination headquarters, and was eventually won by the Autobots. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}} | ||
===Titan ''Transformers | ===Live-action film series=== | ||
[[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and his team saved the Texan | ====Titan movie comics==== | ||
[[NEST]] set up a secret armoury under the Alamo, that big famous landmark, thinking it would be safe there. Shockingly, it wasn't! [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] was caught raiding it but he'd taken hostages from the tourists, demanding safe passage out. Using quick thinking and surprise tactics, [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] ended the situation. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|Rules of Engagement}} | |||
=====Alternate Timeline===== | |||
In a [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|divergent timeline]], the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and his team saved the Texan city of [[Shallowater]] from a volcanic disaster caused by the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} | |||
=== | ====IDW movie comics==== | ||
NEST had a base in an old nuclear shelter in [[Odessa]], which the Autobots prepared to hold [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Unfortunately, Soundwave's plane crashed. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} NEST continued to use it as a base of operations anyway, until eventually Soundwave turned up there and told them he had found where the [[Initiative]] were hiding. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} | |||
[[ | ===''Prime'' cartoon=== | ||
After [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] damaged the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s navigation system, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] suggested they use the [[Giant Sized Array]] in Texas so the [[space bridge]] would lock onto [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s coordinates. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] took charge and even slaughtered a human there, but the [[Jack Darby|three]] [[Miko Nakadai|human]] [[Raf Esquivel|children]] the Autobots befriended got wise to what was happening and [[GroundBridge]]d there. Despite their best efforts, Soundwave fended them off and axed a wire, preventing any further disruption to the Decepticon operation. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} | |||
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was digging up [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] remains in a Texan oil field when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] turned up to stop him. The ensuing fight devastated the oil field, and the Decepticons managed to get away with a chunk of the fossil anyway. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon [[Clench ( | *The [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]/''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] has "Texas" written on his European license plate. | ||
*[[Fun Publications]] was based in Fort Worth, TX. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{w|Texas}} at Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]] | [[Category:Generation 1 locations]] | ||
[[Category:Movie locations]] | |||
[[Category:Prime locations]] | |||
[[Category:Real-world locations]] | |||
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]] | |||
[[Category:States of the United States]] | [[Category:States of the United States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:48, 29 March 2026
Texas is a southwestern state in the United States of America, bordering Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and old Mexico. It is the country's second-largest state after Alaska. The state is known for its yellow roses and the stars at night, which are big and bright.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel Hardcover storybooks
[edit]The Global Building Corporation built the Triplet Towers in Dallas as part of a Decepticon plot to trap humans and hold them for ransom. Battle for Earth
Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]In an attempt to lure out the Survivors, Snarler and the Mayhem Attack Squad set a hellhound loose in Dallas. All that came to the city's rescue was the rogue Decepticon Carnivac, but that was good enough for the Mayhems. Way of the Warrior
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]The Machination maintained offices in Dallas through a front company called Epsilon Holdings. Infiltration #4 Hot Rod confronted Scorponok there Maximum Dinobots #1, while Sunstreaker traveled there to find his original head. Maximum Dinobots #2 The captured Hot Rod managed to escape the complex whilst Sunstreaker infiltrated it Maximum Dinobots #3, events that were soon followed by the arrival of the Dinobots and Shockwave. Maximum Dinobots #4 A battle broke out outside the Machination headquarters, and was eventually won by the Autobots. Maximum Dinobots #5
Live-action film series
[edit]Titan movie comics
[edit]NEST set up a secret armoury under the Alamo, that big famous landmark, thinking it would be safe there. Shockingly, it wasn't! Tankor was caught raiding it but he'd taken hostages from the tourists, demanding safe passage out. Using quick thinking and surprise tactics, Springer and Jolt ended the situation. Rules of Engagement
Alternate Timeline
[edit]In a divergent timeline, the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. Camshaft and his team saved the Texan city of Shallowater from a volcanic disaster caused by the AllSpark. Return to Cybertron: Part 2
IDW movie comics
[edit]NEST had a base in an old nuclear shelter in Odessa, which the Autobots prepared to hold Soundwave. Unfortunately, Soundwave's plane crashed. Nefarious #3 NEST continued to use it as a base of operations anyway, until eventually Soundwave turned up there and told them he had found where the Initiative were hiding. Nefarious #4
Prime cartoon
[edit]After Bulkhead damaged the Nemesis's navigation system, Starscream suggested they use the Giant Sized Array in Texas so the space bridge would lock onto Cybertron's coordinates. Soundwave took charge and even slaughtered a human there, but the three human children the Autobots befriended got wise to what was happening and GroundBridged there. Despite their best efforts, Soundwave fended them off and axed a wire, preventing any further disruption to the Decepticon operation. Darkness Rising, Part 5
Shockwave was digging up Predacon remains in a Texan oil field when Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Smokescreen turned up to stop him. The ensuing fight devastated the oil field, and the Decepticons managed to get away with a chunk of the fossil anyway. Project Predacon
Notes
[edit]- The Generation 1/Generation 2 Decepticon Clench has "Texas" written on his European license plate.
- Fun Publications was based in Fort Worth, TX.
External links
[edit]- Texas at Wikipedia
