Memorial Crater
The Memorial Crater was the site of the final battle against Exarchon during the War of the Threefold Spark. Located in the wilderness just outside of Iacon, the crater remained untouched after the war in tribute to those who died there. That is, until the terrorist organization known as The Rise found a use for it...
Known names on the memorial deathlist
Fiction
2019 IDW continuity
Exarchon's last push during the War of the Threefold Spark was on the edge of Iacon itself, after a long and grueling campaign. During the battle, it was believed that Exarchon had finally been destroyed. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One However, Exarchon survived by usurping the body of one of those critically wounded in the battle, the soldier Provoke. War's End Part One Trapped beneath rubble, Exarchon was buried, and went into stasis lock. The Threefold Spark apparently gone, the very site where he lay dormant ironically became the ground for the Memorial Crater, to commemorate those lost in the final battle, Provoke listed among them. Titans A survivor of the battle Cyclonus, would deal with his truama by taking up a lonely vigil at the Crater, acting as its protector, believing that Exarchon was not truly gone. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One At some point in the meantime, The Rise, a terrorist organization, set up a secret base underneath the Memorial Crater, where they gathered illegal weaponry and stockpiled stolen energon. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three
Two megacyles after Exarchon's apparent defeat, the Rise member Flamewar would attempt to lay down a communications line on the exterior of the crater, attracting Cyclonus' attention. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part TwoThe Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}}
