Lincoln (city)
Lincoln is a city, and the home of Rad, Carlos, Alexis, Billy, and Fred during the Autobot/Decepticon War. It may or may not be the same place as Science City.
Fiction
Armada cartoon
The city of Lincoln was built at the foot and into the side of Mount Astrogate. Landmarks included the Cosmoscope Research Center where Rad's parents worked, Lincoln Middle School, and the mountain itself, which contained a series of caves leading to the ruins of an alien ship. First Encounter The ship would go on to serve as the Autobots' base, and the human children could travel there and back via their Mini-Con companions. Base It was close enough to Central City one could travel between the two by bus. Runaway
Dreamwave Armada comic
At some point, the children were living in Lincoln. They were in the Black Hills, with Rad crashing his bike into the lake after a failed stunt. Optimus Prime and Hot Shot appeared, discussing with the children that they must leave in order to prevent more damage to the planet. Just as Sparkplug was about to object, he received a distress call from the Air Defense Mini-Con Team requesting help escaping from Megatron. Armada #6
Notes
- Earlier issues of the Armada comic stated that the kids lived in Science City, but the name was changed to Lincoln after the first handful of issues, likely in an attempt to maintain consistency with the cartoon.
- Which state Lincoln is located in seems to vary by medium. In the first episode of the Armada cartoon, Rad states that they live in the High Desert, which means the city could be in California, Oregon, or New Mexico. In the Dreamwave comic, Lincoln is primarily stated to be in South Dakota, though issue #11 mistakenly claims it to be in Nebraska. The Panini Armada comics ended up running with this, consistently treating the city as Nebraskan in origin.
