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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt | *''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 70 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{Gulf_of_Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 50 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf. | ||
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world. | |||
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed. | |||
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Ah, Egypt, cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!
It is home to the pyramids! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the Seven Wonders of the World, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.
(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)
Fiction
Transformers Comic-Magazin
Stealth and Goldbug flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. The Curse of the Pyramids
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Car Robots cartoon
- See #2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon, below
The Headmasters cartoon
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, Scorponok placed a mighty "Death Tower" of crysmagnetal in Cairo. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)
Super-God Masterforce cartoon
Decepticon Pretender Blood was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt
Super-God Masterforce manga
Grand implied that the Pyramid was connected to the Pretenders. Great Turn-Around! Autobots
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
The last of the O-Parts was found in Egypt. A Friendly Contest Following that, it was worked out the Orb of Sigma was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. Peril from the Past
Energon cartoon
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built Desert City in Egypt. Official Guidebook
Live action film series
Revenge of the Fallen film
Around 17,000 BC, The Fallen was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a Star Harvester. The other Primes took pity on the primitive humans and stole the Matrix of Leadership that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the Great Pyramid of Giza over the harvester. Defiance issue 2
In 2009 AD, Jetfire took Sam Witwicky, Mikaela Banes, Seymour Simmons, Leo Spitz, Wheelie, Bumblebee, Skids, and Mudflap to Wadi Rum Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a space bridge. The group stayed at the pyramids, where Sam figured out the Tomb of the Primes and the Matrix was hidden in Petra, Jordan. Simmons got past the border authorities, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the border guard had visited New York City, where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place.
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where NEST and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for battle. Devastator emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while Megatron, Starscream, Ravage, and Constructicon clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. Soundwave had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the USS Kidd to fire her experimental rail gun on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. Revenge of the Fallen
The Last Knight film
A couple years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of Cybertron. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. The Last Knight
Prime cartoon
Wheeljack crash landed near the pyramids. Con Job
Smokescreen and Arcee traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first Omega Key. They were intercepted by Megatron who demanded a fight with Optimus Prime. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. Alpha/Omega
IDW Generation 1 continuity
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa 2560 BC. Revolutionaries #1 timeline
In 1984, Joe Colton's Adventure Team travelled to the Tomb of Altomec in Dahshur,where they battled a horde of robotic mummies, defeated Soundwave, and discovered an ancient Talisman while rescuing Garrison Kreiger. The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb
In the present day, Thundercracker and Marissa Faireborn toured Cairo during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the Sphinx, considering himself more of a "dog person." A Lonely Pillar on the Plain Behind My Bleeding Back
Notes
- Revenge of the Fallen's depiction of Egypt Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 70 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the Template:Gulf of Aqaba, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 50 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
- On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
- The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
- Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.
