Ark (DOTM)
| The name or term "Ark" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Ark (disambiguation). |
- The Ark is an Autobot starship from the Dark of the Moon portion of the live-action continuity family.
The Ark was designed by the Autobots to be able to transport them away from Cybertron in order to find a new place to call home.[1] Piloted by Roller, the Ark is able to convert into a powerful space station.[2] It is able to launch protoforms to nearby planets and features sophisticated sensor equipment which was used to track down the AllSpark's energy signal.[1]
Once the flagship of the Autobot fleet,[2] the Ark and its captain, Sentinel Prime, was lost in space centuries ago.[1] (It lies wrecked on the Moon.)
Fiction
IDW Transformers prequel comics
Dark of the Moon film
 Plot details for Dark of the Moon (film) follow. |
The Ark left Cybertron with its space bridge pillars but was waylaid by Decepticons. The ship floated in space until it finally landed on Earth's moon in 1961. NASA detected the crash, and US President John F. Kennedy initiated a plan to land on the moon and explore the wreck. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon and scouted the Ark in 1969.
Meanwhile, the Soviet Union's space program photographed Decepticons removing thousands of pillars in 1964. Eventually unmanned probes retrieved a fuel cell from the ship, which was transported to Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant for study, leading to 1986's meltdown. Optimus Prime obtained the fuel cell in 2011, alerting him to the Ark's presence on the moon. Optimus and Ratchet journeyed to the moon on the Xantium, retrieving Sentinel's body from the crash vault and the control pillar. Dark of the Moon
Toys
Dark of the Moon
- Autobot Ark (Cyberverse playset, 2011)
- Japanese ID number: CV01
- Accessories: 1 missile
- The Ark is a playset which transforms from a starship to a space station. It features electronic lights and sounds and includes an Autobot Roller figure. Among its features are molded in pillars which can be raised or lowered, and a repair bay. The Ark also features a capture cage for any Cyberverse Decepticon. Unfortunately, the playset is meant for legion class figures, and does not work well with Cyberverse Commanders, but you can fit Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime in the cockpit if you shorten his legs.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Ark's online Vector Sigma entry.[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Ark's online toy bio.
