Tokyo

Tokyo (東京 Tōkyō) is the capital city in the country of Japan on Earth. It seems to be a magnet for disaster, as it is always under attack by super-powered Transformers and the occasional giant lizard.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Optimus Prime, Blaster and Bumblebee took Omega Supreme to Tokyo, and raced around the city trying to capture the electricity gremlin Kremzeek. Kremzeek!

Kiss Players

At the end of the Unicron War of 2005, the newly-empowered Rodimus Prime defeated the Decepticon leader Galvatron, hurling him into space. Unfortunately, Galvatron crash-landed on Earth, obliterating Tokyo. One year later, much of the city had been restored, with the headquarters of the Earth Defense Command built on top of the impact crater. Drawn to the source of their Unicron-created cells, the Legion army converged on the city, with only the Tokyo Autorooper Team to keep them at bay. Kiss Players

Super-God Masterforce cartoon

Tokyo was the endpoint of Overlord and BlackZarak's rampage for Operation M1. There, they were finally defeated by God Ginrai and Grand Maximus. BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space

Marvel Comics continuity

Generation 1

There are giant alien transforming robots fighting each other on Earth and the Japanese are unaware? That's pretty hard to believe.

When Starscream absorbed a portion of the Underbase, Tokyo was one of the three cities he chose to destroy. He announced this, of course, out loud, so when he arrived, an army of Autobots and Decepticons led by Grimlock and Scorponok were waiting for him.

While in the city, these Transformers are taken out by Starscream, in the following order:

• The Throttlebots (Searchlight, Chase, Freeway, Wideload, Rollbar.)
• Thundercracker and Skywarp
• The Dinobots (Snarl, Swoop, Sludge, and Slag.)
• The Predacons (Razorclaw, Rampage, Tantrum, Headstrong, Divebomb.)
• Grimlock

Scorponok retreated to the Ark and Starscream left for his final targeted city, Buenos Aires. Dark Star

Generation 2

Tokyo was one of the cities attacked in the Decepticons global assault. The Gathering Darkness

Beast Wars II manga

Lio Convoy travelled to the ruin of Tokyo because he heard some mysterious voice after waking up from a nightmare. There, he found an abandoned Angolmois power planet used to generate the city. Later, he fought Galvatron, who also came to the ruin because he heard the voice as well. Infiltrate the Mystery Island!Free the Captured Matrix!

Dreamwave Generation 1 comics

The Ginza district of Tokyo was the site of a publicity event to shore up flagging support for the Autobots. The event was disrupted by Megatron's appearance.

Megatron, Optimus Prime, Jazz, Bluestreak and 212 civilians were summarily teleported from the ensuing battle to Labyrinth by the Keepers. Keepers Trilogy

Dreamwave Energon comics

Tokyo was attacked by hundreds of Cruellocks, which were ultimately driven off by the arrival of the reborn and very angry Megatron. Multiplicity, Pt. 4

Prime cartoon

Miko Nakadai hails from Tokyo. When Ratchet was explaining the ground bridge, she asked if it could enable her to visit her parents instantaneously. Ratchet replied it could, and suggested sending her and the other two kids in that moment, to which she told him to "watch it". Darkness Rising, Part 2

Live-action movie continuity

Transformers Annual 2011

Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe were led to Tokyo when Decepticon activity was detected there. They located Barricade and Grindor, and briefly fought with the two Decepticons, before discovering that the attack was a diversion. Sam in Danger

Notes

• The Car Robots cartoon was set in Tokyo, but when it was brought over to the United States as Robots in Disguise, the location was changed to Metro City.