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Cutting this down to the structures that were actually called "Decepticon Headquarters". Still needs work. Might need to be two separate articles.
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'''Decepticon Headquarters''' is a [[Cybertronian]] structure that serves as the primary base of operations for the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]]. Across various continuities, these buildings have taken a wide range of shapes, sizes, and locations.
''Decepticon Headquarters refers to two different operation centers in the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''


''Often these structures are not referred to by any proper name beyond a generic descriptor such as "our base". This article does not cover human-built structures that were adapted as Decepticon bases.''
'''Decepticon Headquarters''' originally referred to the structure that serves as the primary base of operations for the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Cybertron]]. Later, an undersea  complex of buildings combined with a crashed space cruiser became Decepticon Headquarters on Earth.  


==Generation 1 Cartoon==
===Decepticon Headquarters (Cybertron)===
The dome-topped building known as Decepticon Headquarters on Cybertron was where Megatron planned to ambush Optimus Prime's energy-hunting expedition four million years ago.  Before leaving, he told Shockwave to get off his shelf and watch the planet in his absence.  {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}


==Marvel Comics==
Four million years later, Shockwave was still doing just that. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}
 
===Fortress Sinister===
See [[Fortress Sinister|separate article]].
 
===Club Con===
See [[Club Con|separate article]].
 
===New Jersey base===
 
[[Image:Nyc-fromjersey1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Giant robots living in the dump... yup, that's New Jersey alright!]]
 
Scorponok established this base; it was located in the meadowland swamps of northeastern New Jersey, within sight of the Midtown Manhattan skyline. The move was prompted by a plan to channel storm energy through the Empire State Building in nearby [[New York|New York City]].  The plan failed, but the Decepticons did not bother to relocate.


This base was severely damaged when Shockwave and Starscream made their bid to overthrow Scorponok as Decepticon leader.  It was presumably left abandoned as all the Transformers on Earth were teleported to Cybertron shortly thereafter.
Decepticon HQ contained a tower for sending and receiving passengers and cargo via space bridge from Earth.  At one point, it held the duplicate computer used to control the hypno-chip slaves on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} It also served as storage for the Decepticons' dwindling cache of energon. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}


==Generation 1 Cartoon==


===Decepticon Headquarters===
===Decepticon Headquarters (Earth)===
{{main|Decepticon space cruiser}}
{{main|Decepticon space cruiser}}
After their [[Decepticon space cruiser|second space cruiser]] crashed to the bottom of the ocean, the Decepticons simply built a new headquarters around it.  This complex of buildings would serve as their base of operations for years to come. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3|MTMTE3}}  
After their [[Decepticon space cruiser|second space cruiser]] crashed to the bottom of the ocean, the Decepticons simply built a new headquarters around it.  This complex of buildings would serve as their base of operations for years to come. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3|MTMTE3}}  
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It is unknown what happend to the base when the Decepticons fully conquered Cybertron and abandoned Earth.
It is unknown what happend to the base when the Decepticons fully conquered Cybertron and abandoned Earth.
===Giant Decepticon Symbol===
Ever the masters of stealth and subtlety, the Decepticons created a temporary base in the desert in the shape of an enormous Decepticon [[Insignia|symbol]].
They used it to manufacture [[Nightbird|toasters]]. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}
===Incredibly Tall Rocket===
The Decepticons used a rocket ship as another temporary base, camoflagued to resemble an absurdly steep mountain.  It was here that Megatron created a perfect clone of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}
===Hanger===
This "hanger", being marked as such in white letters, was used by the Decepticons as a hideout while trying to destroy plans for a new drone-fighter from EJK Laboratories. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], while picking up [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] at the same airport, discovered the Decpeticons, and sent a message to Prime, who dispatched the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s to deal with the Decepticons. A missile drop from [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] caused [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to crash into the hanger.
It blowed up real good. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}


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Revision as of 23:55, 7 March 2008

Decepticon Headquarters refers to two different operation centers in the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Decepticon Headquarters originally referred to the structure that serves as the primary base of operations for the Decepticons on Cybertron. Later, an undersea complex of buildings combined with a crashed space cruiser became Decepticon Headquarters on Earth.

Generation 1 Cartoon

Decepticon Headquarters (Cybertron)

The dome-topped building known as Decepticon Headquarters on Cybertron was where Megatron planned to ambush Optimus Prime's energy-hunting expedition four million years ago. Before leaving, he told Shockwave to get off his shelf and watch the planet in his absence. More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1

Four million years later, Shockwave was still doing just that. Transport to Oblivion

Decepticon HQ contained a tower for sending and receiving passengers and cargo via space bridge from Earth. At one point, it held the duplicate computer used to control the hypno-chip slaves on Cybertron. The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 It also served as storage for the Decepticons' dwindling cache of energon. The Search for Alpha Trion


Decepticon Headquarters (Earth)

Main article: Decepticon space cruiser

After their second space cruiser crashed to the bottom of the ocean, the Decepticons simply built a new headquarters around it. This complex of buildings would serve as their base of operations for years to come. MTMTE3

Notable features of the base included the "Docking tower", a giant telescoping elevator that rose above the surface of the ocean, allowing the Decepticons to enter and leave at will. Megatron might have intended to install force fields, but apparently it never got done.

Flooding was, naturally enough, a recurring problem for the undersea base. Decepticon Headquarters had to be partially or fully drained of water on at least four separate occasions, usually due to enemy action. In one instance, the docking tower was snapped off by a giant tidal wave while extended -- the wave being the result of one of the Decepticons' own schemes.

It is unknown what happend to the base when the Decepticons fully conquered Cybertron and abandoned Earth.

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