Earth Defense Command
Earth Defense Command is a human-run special ops founded by Nathaniel Faireborn to deal with extra-terrestrial matters shortly after the emergence of the Transformers in the mid-eighties. Its base of operations is located at Area 51. Faireborn's intention was to better Transformer/human relations, but the damage the Transformers conflict caused on Earth often made this difficult.
In the Kiss Players continuity, in the wake of a Transformers-related "incident," the organization was formed to drive the unwelcome aliens off of Earth. It established an anti-electron field (previously referred to as an Energon field) to make the planet uninhabitable to Cybertronians, and created a team of 48 transforming robots known as Autroopers to combat any Transformers that remained. Although the organization ostensibly defends humanity from Legion attacks, there may be a more sinister connection between the two groups yet to be revealed.
