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'''Mars''' is the fourth of the < | '''Mars''' is the fourth of the <s>nine</s> <s>twelve</s> <s>eight</s>... | ||
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun located within [[Earth|Earth's]] [[Solar System]]. If there are [[Martian|aliens on Mars]], their minds are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, their intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarding this earth with envious eyes, they are slowly and surely drawing their [[The War of the Worlds|plans]] against [[Human|us]]. | Mars is the fourth planet from the sun located within [[Earth|Earth's]] [[Solar System]]. If there are [[Martian|aliens on Mars]], their minds are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, their intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarding this earth with envious eyes, they are slowly and surely drawing their [[The War of the Worlds|plans]] against [[Human|us]]. | ||
Mars is almost always a [[wikipedia: | Mars is almost always a [[wikipedia:Admiral Ackbar|trap]], statistically. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity=== | ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity=== | ||
====''The Transformers'' cartoon==== | ====''The Transformers'' cartoon==== | ||
[[ | [[File:FFoD3 EDC Mars base.jpg|thumb|left|200px]] | ||
The [[Earth Defense Command]] had a base operating on Mars. EDC Commander [[Marissa Faireborn]] received [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] request for assistance to the beleaguered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] on [[Io]] and lifted off in her spaceship. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} | The [[Earth Defense Command]] had a base operating on Mars. EDC Commander [[Marissa Faireborn]] received [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] request for assistance to the beleaguered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] on [[Io]] and lifted off in her spaceship. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} | ||
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Having harnessed the [[plasma energy]] released when the Transformers' homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was destroyed, Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] sought to generate and collect more of the energy to fuel his ambitions. To accomplish this, Scorponok plotted the destruction of Mars, and ordered the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] to plant plasma energy bombs beneath the surface of the planet Mars at strategic points which would, when detonated, rip the planet apart. | Having harnessed the [[plasma energy]] released when the Transformers' homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was destroyed, Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] sought to generate and collect more of the energy to fuel his ambitions. To accomplish this, Scorponok plotted the destruction of Mars, and ordered the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] to plant plasma energy bombs beneath the surface of the planet Mars at strategic points which would, when detonated, rip the planet apart. | ||
The Decepticons' activities were discovered by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the [[Trainbot | The Decepticons' activities were discovered by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the [[Trainbot]]s, who were on Mars conducting a geological survey at the time. The [[Autobot]] Headmasters were called in to deal with the threat, but during the battle that ensued, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was de-powered by a plasma energy blast. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} | ||
[[ | [[File:ExplosionMarsMegaZarak MarsExplodes.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a God-awful small affair/To the girl with the mousy hair...]] | ||
Scorponok took the opportunity to activate his newly constructed [[Transtector]] and travel to Mars where he pummeled Maximus before ordering the planet's destruction. Two clusters of bombs placed at the Martian planetary poles were detonated simultaneously by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]], beginning a chain reaction that started to tear Mars apart. Scorponok and the Decepticons evacuated while the Autobots were consumed by the inferno, but Fortress Maximus was able to absorb some of the energy released in the early stages of the conflagration and made his escape as Mars exploded. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} | Scorponok took the opportunity to activate his newly constructed [[Transtector]] and travel to Mars where he pummeled Maximus before ordering the planet's destruction. Two clusters of bombs placed at the Martian planetary poles were detonated simultaneously by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]], beginning a chain reaction that started to tear Mars apart. Scorponok and the Decepticons evacuated while the Autobots were consumed by the inferno, but Fortress Maximus was able to absorb some of the energy released in the early stages of the conflagration and made his escape as Mars exploded. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} | ||
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Ten years after the defeat of [[Unicron]], the Cybertronian Alliance and the Earth Federation installed a facility on the surface of Mars to mine the potent naturally-occurring ore [[Energon]]. Unfortunately, this facility was decimated by the initial [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attack, leading [[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos]] to aptly remark "[[Frijoles|Holy frijoles]]". {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} | Ten years after the defeat of [[Unicron]], the Cybertronian Alliance and the Earth Federation installed a facility on the surface of Mars to mine the potent naturally-occurring ore [[Energon]]. Unfortunately, this facility was decimated by the initial [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attack, leading [[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos]] to aptly remark "[[Frijoles|Holy frijoles]]". {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} | ||
Also [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] was stationed on Mars by the Autobots during the Cybertronian Alliance, to guard the [[Mini-Con | Also [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] was stationed on Mars by the Autobots during the Cybertronian Alliance, to guard the [[Mini-Con]]s who were sent there. | ||
A little while later, the survivors of the first attack, [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]] and Mini-Con, made a valiant last stand against a second Terrorcon attack, this time being personally led by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Scorpinok}} | A little while later, the survivors of the first attack, [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]] and Mini-Con, made a valiant last stand against a second Terrorcon attack, this time being personally led by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Scorpinok}} | ||
====''Cybertron'' cartoon==== | ====''Cybertron'' cartoon==== | ||
[[ | [[File:Cyb ep51 new decepticons crash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]] | ||
[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] left Earth on a rickety rocket, attempting to forge the [[New Decepticon Army]]. Their rocket made it as far as Mars before crashing and stranding them on the planet. {{storylink|Beginning}} | [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] left Earth on a rickety rocket, attempting to forge the [[New Decepticon Army]]. Their rocket made it as far as Mars before crashing and stranding them on the planet. {{storylink|Beginning}} | ||
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===''Transformers'' movie continuity=== | ===''Transformers'' movie continuity=== | ||
====''Transformers'' (2007)==== | ====''Transformers'' (2007)==== | ||
[[ | [[File:Mars - tf2007 teaser image.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"My name is Sam Tyler..."]] | ||
An indistinct [[Transformer|alien]] destroyed the [[Beagle 2 Rover]], a human exploration device sent to Mars. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} | An indistinct [[Transformer|alien]] destroyed the [[Beagle 2 Rover]], a human exploration device sent to Mars. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} | ||
''It was the only warning we would ever get.'' | ''It was the only warning we would ever get.'' | ||
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====Titan ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics==== | ====Titan ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics==== | ||
Soundwave's Decepticons were based out of [[Phobos]], one of Mars' moons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}} | Soundwave's Decepticons were based out of [[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]], one of Mars' moons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}} | ||
===''Animated''=== | ===''Animated''=== | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 1 May 2014
| This article is about the planet. For the Armada episode, see Mars (episode). |
Mars is the fourth of the nine twelve eight...
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun located within Earth's Solar System. If there are aliens on Mars, their minds are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, their intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarding this earth with envious eyes, they are slowly and surely drawing their plans against us.
Mars is almost always a trap, statistically.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
The Earth Defense Command had a base operating on Mars. EDC Commander Marissa Faireborn received Blaster's request for assistance to the beleaguered Blurr and Wheelie on Io and lifted off in her spaceship. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3
The Headmasters cartoon
Having harnessed the plasma energy released when the Transformers' homeworld of Cybertron was destroyed, Decepticon Headmaster leader Scorponok sought to generate and collect more of the energy to fuel his ambitions. To accomplish this, Scorponok plotted the destruction of Mars, and ordered the Terrorcons to plant plasma energy bombs beneath the surface of the planet Mars at strategic points which would, when detonated, rip the planet apart.
The Decepticons' activities were discovered by Spike, Daniel, Wheelie and the Trainbots, who were on Mars conducting a geological survey at the time. The Autobot Headmasters were called in to deal with the threat, but during the battle that ensued, Fortress Maximus was de-powered by a plasma energy blast. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger
Scorponok took the opportunity to activate his newly constructed Transtector and travel to Mars where he pummeled Maximus before ordering the planet's destruction. Two clusters of bombs placed at the Martian planetary poles were detonated simultaneously by Soundblaster, beginning a chain reaction that started to tear Mars apart. Scorponok and the Decepticons evacuated while the Autobots were consumed by the inferno, but Fortress Maximus was able to absorb some of the energy released in the early stages of the conflagration and made his escape as Mars exploded. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears
Incredibly, the destruction of Mars had a minimal impact on the various planetary orbits throughout the Sol system, and the fate of its moon was not divulged, but its absence did disrupt the gravimetric balance of space bridge travel, destabilizing it.
Victory cartoon
Ore acquired from Mars, coupled with ores from Earth and other planets, was used in the creation of Schaeffer Energy. Jean Minakaze happened to be visiting the Schaeffer Energy plant in America as a cargo ship carrying a payload of Martian ore returned from its space mission. Battle Up of Wrath!!
Beast Wars II cartoon
Mars Attacks Generation 1 comic continuity
An armada of Martians attacked Earth, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to join sides against the threat. Mars Attacks: The Transformers
Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity
Armada cartoon
Jetfire and Starscream once travelled to Mars in search of the Mini-Con panel containing Firebot. Upon hearing this, the kids asked the two Transformers to buy them something from the souvenir shop. Sadly, as Mars was uninhabited by either human or alien lifeforms, there were no shops to be found. Starscream did however find a mysterious glowing green rock and gave it to the children. They were so happy. Mars
Joke's on them—it's probably radioactive.
Energon cartoon
Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, the Cybertronian Alliance and the Earth Federation installed a facility on the surface of Mars to mine the potent naturally-occurring ore Energon. Unfortunately, this facility was decimated by the initial Terrorcon attack, leading Carlos to aptly remark "Holy frijoles". Cybertron City
Also Tidal Wave was stationed on Mars by the Autobots during the Cybertronian Alliance, to guard the Mini-Cons who were sent there.
A little while later, the survivors of the first attack, Autobot, Decepticon and Mini-Con, made a valiant last stand against a second Terrorcon attack, this time being personally led by Scorponok. Scorpinok
Cybertron cartoon
Thunderblast, Ransack, Crumplezone and Thundercracker left Earth on a rickety rocket, attempting to forge the New Decepticon Army. Their rocket made it as far as Mars before crashing and stranding them on the planet. Beginning
Transformers movie continuity
Transformers (2007)
An indistinct alien destroyed the Beagle 2 Rover, a human exploration device sent to Mars. Transformers It was the only warning we would ever get.
IDW Transformers movie comics
Arriving in the Solar System in search for the AllSpark, Starscream's forces put the Nemesis down on Mars and set up a camp. Some went ahead to Earth to search for the AllSpark, but a few stayed behind. The Reign of Starscream #1 When Starscream returned after losing the AllSpark, a group of Autobots had a brief skirmish with them, but was quickly subdued and the Decepticons used a space bridge to return to Cybertron. The Reign of Starscream #3 Still later, the treacherous Dreadwing returned through the space bridge, but remained alive only long enough to be killed by Starscream, who promptly set out for Earth once more. The Reign of Starscream #5
Soon after, Soundwave arrived upon the debris field and examined the Nemesis before similarly heading for Earth to find Starscream. Alliance #2 Convergence chapter 4
Titan Revenge of the Fallen comics
Soundwave's Decepticons were based out of Phobos, one of Mars' moons. Turnabout
Animated
The first human colony on Mars was established by President Tommy Kennedy.The AllSpark Almanac II
Aligned continuity
Prime cartoon
Mars Cat says "Take me to your feeder." One Shall Fall
Rescue Bots cartoon
The Mars Explorer brought back a sample of Squilsh from Mars. You've Been Squilshed
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese: Kasei (火星, "Fire Planet")
