Metrotitan (G1)
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- Metrotitan is a Decepticon city-bot from the Zone portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Constructed on Saturn's moon Titan by the Autobots, Metrotitan (メトロタイタン Metorotaitan) is a massive warrior wielding a devastating freeze ray that can stop most enemies cold. Unfortunately for the Autobots, Metrotitan defected to the Decepticons and was taught the ways of evil by the Nine Great Demon Generals under the command of Violen Jiger. Whether his defection was a conscious choice or the result of forcible reprogramming is a matter of contention, though Metrotitan and his former allies have ultimately accepted his evil ways.
He leads the Metrosquad and has also been known to house the Race Track Patrol.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Zone story pages
Created on Saturn's moon, Titan, Metrotitan was appointed leader of the Metrosquad and schooled in the ways of evil by Violen Jiger's Nine Great Demon Generals. His first mission upon activation was to attack the Autobot Lunar Zone Base on Earth's moon commanded by Rabbicrater. Zone Part 7
He proved to be very impressive in battle, and even killed the veteran Autobot Galaxy Shuttle in his attack on the Lunar Zone Base. Metrotitan might even have been able to best Dai Atlas if Sonic Bomber hadn't kept the Metrosquad busy. Zone Part 8
Metrotitan then unleashed his Freeze Beam Gun and used it to reduce the moon to an icy tomb. His freeze beam was even powerful enough to stop Sky Powered in its tracks. However, the Decepticon warrior was unprepared for the arrival of a third Powered Master named Road Fire. His freeze beam was easily countered by Road Fire's "Fire Kick" and Metrotitan was soundly defeated. Zone Part 9
Wars manga
Years later, Metrotitan fell in with High Regent Scrash's splinter faction of Decepticons and was put under the command of Straxus, who dubbed the titan's base mode as "Darkmount" after his former home. In a devastating battle, Metrotitan was able to soundly demolish his kin, Metroplex. In a few days, the Decepticons attacked again with Metrotitan, who took down Metrobase on his way to Scramble City. But the Autobots were more prepared this time, having rebuilt Metroplex into a larger robot who towered over Metrotitan.
When Metrotitan rejected the rumors of having been reprogrammed by the Nine Great Demon Generals, Metroplex accepted this admission and banished Metrotitan from the Autobots forevermore. Badly damaged by Metroplex's antimatter projector, Metrotitan wisely decided to retreat. Metrowars
Convalescing afterward, Metrotitan raged over his defeat and swore vengeance against Metroplex, considering the fact that he could feel such an emotion to be proof that his mind was his own and untampered with. Straxus, perched on his shoulder with his hand wired into Metrotitan's head, coolly encouraged his beliefs. Concurrently, Metrobomb staged an attempt to steal data on Metroplex's new form so that Metrotitan could be rebuilt into a similar body, but he failed. Metrowars 2
Transformers Legends comic
While recapping Metroplex's life story to Rattrap and Rhinox in the Legends Universe, Alpha Trion mentioned Metrotitan's creation on Titan and his devastating attack on Metroplex. The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter
Wings Universe
Nine million years ago, the Metrotitan was a fortress in the Glibax flats. In the first decade of the Decepticon uprising, it came under siege by the Decepticons, who eliminated all resistance and then moved on. The more entrepreneurial Rage of the Stormtroopers salvaged the Metrotitan and retrofitted it as a mobile battle station under his control.
After capturing the Heart of the Dragon from Median, Rage's ultimate goal was to implant the powerful personality component in the Metrotitan itself, hoping to reformat the fortress into a massively powerful Transformer under his control. He hoped this grand gesture would be enough to get him noticed by the Decepticon generals, and rise in the rebel hierarchy. First, however, he tested the heart in a micro-sized body, creating the dragon known as Brimstone. Brimstone rampaged through the Metrotitan after the Elite Guardsmen hunting Rage, until his energy levels destroyed the pint-sized terror from the inside out, apparently taking out the Metrotitan as well in the explosion. Flames of Yesterday
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Metrotitan was one of two Titans who remained behind on Cybertron after the rest of their giant kin departed, slumbering beneath Crystal City and guarded by Omega Supreme. When Nova Prime discovered the upper city and allied himself with Omega, the guardian hid Metrotitan's existence from the Prime. His recalcitrance paid off when Nova fell into megalomania and departed Cybertron to conquer other worlds, at which point Omega revealed the Metrotitan to Nova's more respectful former follower, Dai Atlas. Omega explained that Metrotitan would only awaken in the presence of a great Cybertronian, but that it would be Dai Atlas's task to protect him until then. When the Great War subsequently broke out in the following millennia, Dai Atlas became a conscientious objector and gathered together many like-minded Transformers to form the Circle of Light, and used Metrotitan's energies to power their departure from Cybertron. All Good Things Settling on the planet Theophany, the Circle built a new Crystal City atop the still-sleeping Metrotitan, continuing to use his energies to power their new home. You, Me, and Other Revelations
At some point, Crystal City was razed by Tyrest's Legislators, leaving no sign of life, save Metrotitan slumbering underneath. When the crew of the Lost Light arrived to investigate, a subsidence sent them tumbling into the cavern beneath the city where the Titan lay, and they decided to enter its very body so that the their resident mnemosurgeon Chromedome could tap its brain and hopefully find out what had befallen the Circle of Light. Chromedome discovered that Metrotitan's mind was still alive and screaming in frustration—he had heard the call sent out by Cybertron upon the planet's reformatting to "come home", but having been drained by the Circle for so long, he lacked the necessary power to teleport his giant bulk across space. With Metrotitan willing to destroy himself to separate his spark from his body in order to return home, Brainstorm used miniaturization technology to shrink the giant down to a size that his reduced power could teleport away from the planet. You, Me, and Other Revelations
The shrunken Metrotitan successfully quantum jumped back to Cybertron, to his old home in Crystal City, but wound up physically enmeshing his molecules into those of the city, causing a destabilization of local reality. As Autobot scientist Wheeljack worked to contain the impending disaster, Prowl and Starscream got closer to the Titan, and were shocked when he awoke, crediting Starscream's presence as the reason. Metrotitan dubbed Starscream the conqueror who would unite Cybertron and thanked him for allowing him to awaken one last time, then bid the Transformers to depart so that they would not be destroyed along with him. Metrotitan was seemingly obliterated soon after as reality erupted in an antimatter explosion. All Good Things
When the Necrotitan appeared near Crystal City after its reconstitution from Shockwave's Ore-14, many Transformers – including Starscream himself – mistook it for the Crystal City Metrotitan. Winners & Losers
Unbeknownst to all, Metrotitan had in fact survived the antimatter explosion. Returning to his original size, he wound up buried beneath Monument Valley where he fell into stasis. As Above...So Below After annexing the planet Earth, Optimus Prime had a vision of, among other things, Metrotitan bursting free. Once Upon a Time on Earth This prompted him to base his forces in Monument Valley. Alpha Trion seemed to know Metrotitan was present as he continually urged Optimus to reach out with his feelings to awaken the Titan. It's Beginning To And Back Again When the EDC forces had surrounded Prime's forces, Alpha Trion urged him to reach out again and Optimus felt Metrotitan who burst free scaring off the humans. As Above...So Below
On Cybertron, the public had seen Prime awaken Metrotitan, prompting a large amount of support for him, particularly from the more religiously inclined colonists. Skywarp tried to explain the holiness of a Titan in Cybertronian culture to the President but she was not interested. No Fair Fights In order to appear less imposing to the people of Earth, Metrotitan transformed into city mode, a form which Optimus dubbed Autobot City. Metrotitan then sent a data pulse regarding Optimus' deeds across the galaxy to Soundwave and Optimus's mutual discomfort as they feared trouble would come from it. On Cybertron, this awoke the stasis locked Sentinel Prime. The Prime used Metroplex's spacebridge to arrive in Autobot City, then destroyed Metrotitan's own bridge. The Last Autobot
While discussing the Cybertronian influence on the planet Earth, Scarlett and Joe Colton worried what others aliens Metrotitan might have attracted to Earth. Secret Raiders
He later went completely silent to try and force Optimus Prime to mind meld with him to pass on a message from one of the Thirteen, Micronus Prime. Informed Despite this, he continued to serve as a base for Optimus when the Ore-13 began to destabilize and caused an eruption at Mount Olympus giving the Prime updates and monitoring the Autobots around the globe. Concorde Hymn
Unfortunately Optimus Prime had no idea what Metrotitan was trying to accomplish with his silent treatment and Windblade mind melded with him instead. After grumbling about that (and letting out his inner nihilist), Metrotitan shunted her consciousness across dimensions and into the subatomic realm of Microspace to meet with Micronus. Informed
By this time, his spacebridge had been repaired and had linked to the one owned by Micronus Prime. O Ship of State His city mode became the site of an all out battle as the Autobots, Rom, the Micronauts and Snake-Eyes fought to defend the Earth from the Dire Wraiths and M.A.S.K.. The New Colossus
Toys
Zone
- Metrotitan (Decepticon, 1990)
- ID number: D-340
- Accessories: Metrodash, Metrodash's arms/cannons (x2), Metrodash's "beam pistol", Metrotank, Metrotank's turret, Metroshot's body/tower, Metroshot's chestplate/tower top, two white cannons/Metroshot's legs, two "ion pulse rifles"/Metroshot's arms, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, shoulder antenna, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps, 3 missiles
- A redeco of the Autobot Metroplex, Metrotitan transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city". This mode includes a service bay with launching mechanism, a helipad, and "parking" for six vehicles in whatever his legs fold out to be. He also has a third mobile battle station mode; a more compact wheeled form that incorporates his many weapons. Additionally, his weapons are all molded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to be attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metrotitan came with Metroshot, Metrotank, Metrodash, and Metrobomb; the first two formed various parts of Metrotitans's alternate modes.
- The smaller "limb" robots from the "Scramble City" style combiners can plug into ports in Metrotitans's shoulders and knees in robot mode, while the base modes of Silverbolt, Hot Spot, Motormaster, and Onslaught can connect to him in city mode. The peg-size of Metrotitan's weapons also allows them to be wielded by the leaders and super-robots these teams create. He also comes with a special Micromaster-style ramp with a unique attachment at one end, meant to utilize the attachment bracket for the "Scramble City" leaders' base modes.
- Metrotitan's sticker sheet is a completely new one, intended to improve on Metroplex's. The original shoulder stickers (intended to resemble lighted skyscraper windows seen at night) have been replaced by warning panels since they ended up not being visible from the front of the city mode, and the "lighted skyscraper windows" pattern was used for new stickers that can be seen from that side, making the towers (especially the one behind the helipad) look more building-like.
Notes
- Metrotitan and his crew are one of a whopping two Decepticon releases in Japan in 1990. The only other bad guys for sale during Zone were the multi-packed Race Track Patrol.
- A popular fandom misconception of no clear origin held that Metrotitan was a zombie version of Metroplex, with an even stranger variation of the rumour claiming that he was somehow "regrown" from one of Metroplex's legs. While Metrotitan isn't a zombie, by complete coincidence, one of IDW's multiple Titans did become a zombie during the Dark Cybertron storyline!
- When the Titans were originally introduced in IDW continuity, they were referred to as "Metrotitans," and a panel showing a group of the giants (pictured at right) included one colored like the original Metrotitan in a nod to the origins of their name. This nomenclature quickly fell out of fashion, however; the species soon became known as merely "Titans," and one singular Titan was retroactively identified as being the Metrotitan. Unfortunately, the needs of the story meant that it was not the one with the faithful classic color scheme, who just has to be waved off now.
- The Necrotitan is mistakenly colored to look like IDW Metrotitan due to artist Andrew Griffith misinterpreting them as being the same 'bot.
