Rust Sea
- The Rust Sea is a body of liquid from the Generation 1 and an unknown continuity family.
The Rust Sea is an area of unstable planetary matter and molecular flux located along Cybertron's equator, stretching from Tyrest to Polyhex[1] to the Tagan Heights and Altihex. It constantly emits a collection of corrosive, yet relatively harmless gasses. It too is home to various forms of plantlife by the time of the Beast Era. It is Cybertron's most prominent sea, the only other one known being the Mithril Sea.
The Hydrax Plateau rises out of the center of it. Cybertron's primary spaceport is located here, where planetary visitors must check in first.[2]
Fiction
3H Universe comics
In some dimension at some point in time, Megazarak killed Optimus Prime and left his remains to the corroding care of the Rust Sea. Nemesis Prime's Universe profile
In the Generation 1 continuity, at least since the beginning of Beast Era, the Rust Sea borders the Undercity. Blackarachnia and a horde of Piranacons were sent to the Rust Sea as best strategy to reach the Vector Sigma chamber. One of its old utility tunnels that had been closed before the Great War was located deep under the Rust Sea's shore and due to long exposure to the sea's gasses been made easy to breach. Information on this made the Piranacons momentarily afraid of their own safety while working in the area, but Blackarachnia aggravatedly revealed that it'd take six million years of exposure to the gasses before anyone'd have to worry about its effects.
As the Piranacons went to work, Blackarachnia searched the area to ensure their mission's secrecy. She found Rattrap nearby in the Undercity and chose to kill him just to be on the safe side. She was stopped by Depth Charge, who was on his way to the Rust Sea and ignored Rattrap's subsequent warning about the location. Taking a solitary swim to ponder on his recent resurrection, Depth Charge soon found himself surrounded by the Piranacons. Homecoming
Hunt for the Decepticons
The Rust Sea is home to the poisonous oxide sharks, whom Devastator based his color scheme on. Most Wanted website
