Praxus
Praxus is one of Cybertron's city-states, located in the northern hemisphere. It is one of the Tri-Peninsular Torus States,[1] and possibly borders Iacon, Uraya and Protihex. The Tri-Torus Loop might also be partially located in Praxus.
Fiction
Generation 1
Dreamwave comics
- Locations
Over 8.2 million years ago, Praxus was a flourishing, utopic metropolis and home to Bluestreak Hardwired and Prowl. The War Within #1 Many of its citizens pursued a career as merchants and traders, New World Order while others had occupations that supported Praxus's status as Cybertron's technological and cultural center. Praxus was a city with little coherence in its architecture. Rather, the city's buildings reflected the essence of the all-encompassing tradition of Praxus, with some bearing the mark of shadowy ancient cultures whereas others were designed in the spirit of progress. One building looked like a pyramid, with a large glowing orb on top of it that glowed blue, orange and white in order. The orb broadcast a greeting in every available Cybertronian language to any alien culture elsewhere in the universe. Another building of unknown purpose appeared as a hundred massive, opaque bubbles stacked on top of one another. The city's landscape additionally featured white, blue, brown and golden towers, massive bulbous structures and ziggurats, and a number of citizens lived in apartments in graceful, cezium steel towers. The center of the city was occupied by the circular, domed and spired structure of the Assembly, the crown on Praxus's achievements.
The downside of Praxus's prosperity was that it drew the attention of Megatron. As a symbol of the virtues of the "old way", its existence was a liability to the philosophies of the Decepticon faction, and it eventually became the target of a grand scale attack. The intent was for every citizen present in the city at that time and every piece of evidence of their culture and civilization to be destroyed, with one exception. One citizen had to survive in order to spread the message of the Decepticons' might. Ramjet was put in charge of selecting and secretly protecting the lone survivor. The choice fell on Bluestreak, who ended up performing his role as Decepticon propaganda tool excellently.
A short time after the death of Sentinel Prime, Grimlock called Jazz, Prowl, and other Autobots to the former site of Praxus's Helix Gardens to discuss the impending succession. Grimlock believed that the city served as a metaphor; The old ways were gone and the Decepticons' ruthlessness had left them without equivalent options. He informed his peers that if the new Prime was not able to do what needed to be done, they would have to take over leadership of the Autobots and, if necessary, take out the new Prime. The War Within #1
2.2 million years later, Praxus became Megatron's base of operation during the Age of Internment. The Age of Wrath #2 The Age of Wrath #3
The Age of Wrath #4
In 2003, the Keepers informed Bluestreak how he had been manipulated by Megatron in the past, fueling his hatred for the Decepticons and Megatron in particular. Hardwired When Shockwave arrived on Earth with the message that the war on Cybertron was long over and the order for the Earth-stationed Transformers to surrender, Bluestreak was the most fiercely opposed to obliging the Decepticon. New World Order
Cybertron
The inhabitants of Jungle Planet have a card game they call Praxus Fold 'Em. One would reason that Praxus exists then, though whether the place is located on Jungle Planet or Cybertron is unclear. Brimstone's Cyber Key Code text
Live-action movies
If the Transformers RISK game is to be taken at face value, Praxus exists and lies inbetween the area where the smelting pool is located and Polyhex. The Launch Pad and Central City can be found some space aside from Praxus. Risk
Exodus novel
- Locations
- The Assembly
- The Helix Gardens
Praxus was a progressive state, its Helix Gardens a symbol of the Golden Age, and its Assembly was where scientists of Crystal City and Nova Cronum presented their findings. Many of its citizens approved of Megatron's anti-caste system beliefs, but were disappointed by his militant direction. Megatron felt betrayed by this reaction, and so he sent Seekers, Constructicons and Bruticus Maximus to attack. The Praxians threw in their support with the Autobots. With Praxus far from primary Decepticon territory, Megatron ran into the same supply problems as the Autobots normally did, and Praxus became the war's first stalemate. With thousands dead and the city ruined, Megatron conceeded defeat and his soldiers left.
It was at Praxus that Optimus Prime gained two indispensable allies in Ironhide and Prowl. It was also the place where Ratchet made his name as medic and soldier. Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron
Merchandise
- RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition (2007)
- Praxus is the purple rotatable zone on the board.
Notes
- Bluestreak's toy bio and Universe profile state that his home city was destroyed by Decepticons, with Universe adding that Bluestreak was the lone survivor, but neither give the city a name. The same is true for the Dreamwave comics, including the More Than Meets The Eye books. It was Scott Ciencin who established in "Hardwired" that Bluestreak's home city is Praxus. This likely was because at the time "Hardwired" was written, only a few locations on Cybertron had been given names and of them only Praxus had the properties to be Bluestreak's home city. The fact Bluestreak's moldsake Prowl was already established to be from Praxus may have contributed to the decision. In any case, whether future continuities will keep to this or reassign Bluestreak's home to another location is yet to be seen.
