Electro-cell
- The electro-cell is a piece of technology from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The electro-cells are a powerful energy source devised by human scientists at the Experimental Energy Research Laboratory. It is stated that if the electro-cells were to overload, they could start a chain reaction that very well could destroy the entire planet Earth. Exactly how this would work is unclear.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon
Megatron and his forces broke into the facility where the electro-cells were being held and stole them, planning to use them for the usual purpose (i.e. conquest). The Decepticons took the cells to a canyon, where they labored to find a way to extract the energy from the cells in a usable and non-exploding form. After an attempt by the Autobots to recover the electro-cells, and a ploy on the part of Mirage that involved his teammates briefly thinking him a traitor, the Autobots made a second effort to recapture the cells. In the end, Megatron decided that if he couldn't have them, no one could, and blew up the electro-cells himself. Optimus Prime later apologized to the scientists for the loss of their invention, but the scientists were mostly glad the Earth didn't blow up. Traitor
