Asia

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Asia is Earth's largest continent. It is also the most diverse continent on the planet, encompassing all climate types and varieties of people. Asia is sometimes subdivided into the Far East (containing Burma, China, Indonesia, Japan, North and South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam), the Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Turkey (partly in Europe), Qatar), Southern Asia (Afghanistan, India, Pakistan), and Northen Asia (Russia).

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Burma was a location of ruby crystals. More than Meets the Eye, Part 2

Indonesia was the home of the Insecticons before being reintroduced to the Decepticons. A Plague of Insecticons Lord Chumley also liked to hunt there. Prime Target

In 1943, Japan and the United States fought in Guadalcanal as part of WWII. Starscream's Brigade Forty-two years later, Japanese scientist Dr. Fujiyama built Nightbird. Enter the Nightbird Later that year, Japan was menaced by Kremzeek, a Decepticon-created electrical creature who severely damaged the electronics manufacturing industry there. Kremzeek!

Some time in 2006 (2010 in the Japanese continuity), the Decepticons mounted a series of nonsensical attacks on Japan. Predaking and Devastator attacked Broadside in the Sea of Japan, upsetting local fishermen, while Astrotrain attempted to ram a bullet train, and Bruticus fought Defensor outside a dojo. Despite the able Autobot defense, the extensive damage caused the furious Prime Minister to turn into a racial stereotype.

After questioning his fitness for leadership (and managing to lose the Matrix of Leadership in a surprise attack), Rodimus Prime learned from the dojo sensei the lesson that he who deserts his obligations is already defeated. Later, a Matrix-mutated Scourge attacked a major Japanese city. Giant robots just can't stay away from the place. The Burden Hardest to Bear

Prince Jumal, of the Iranian royal family, was deposed by Ali, a man working with the Decepticons in an attempt to take over the world. Aerial Assault

A solar power plant off the Malabar Coast in India was attacked by Decepticons as a diversion. The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 Twenty years later, Trypticon stole the Taj Mahal but pinned the theft on Metroplex. As it turned out, the Taj Mahal had been taken by Trypticon to Carbombya, and the Autobots were later able to return it. Thief in the Night

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External links

• [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Asia|{{#if:||Asia}}]] at Wikipedia