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This article is about the tremendously huge and powerful Transformers. For the ruined Cybertronian city, see Metrotitan (ROTF). For a list of other meanings, see Metrotitan (disambiguation).

Metrotitans are a type of Transformer from the Generation 1 portion of the continuity family of the same name.

Gotta catch'em all!

Metrotitans are giant city-sized bots, created millions of years ago by the Knights of Cybertron to act as their living ships, and capable of tremendous feats such as teleporting across vast distances. In addition, they had Super Sparks that allowed them to straddle multiple planes of existence where they communed and divined.

Known Metrotitans include:

• Metroplex
• "Metrotitan"

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

These gigantic Transformers first came into existence long where they became the Knights of Cybertron's chosen mode of transportation. At some point Cyclonus used to pray in their shadow where he recited the Primal Sacrament in Old Cybertronian. One Metrotitan was used by the Circle of Light as a power source for Crystal City and teleported to a distant world where it remained in a comatose state after it used up all its energy. Following the reformat of Cybertron, the Metrotitan received the message "come home" but lacked the power to do so. Whilst inactive, it was reactivated by Rodimus Prime's crew on the Lost Light. However, unable to teleport, the Metrotitan howled in frustration for not being able to achieve its mission and threatened to destroy itself as it was willing its Spark to leave its body. Brainstorm used miniturisation technology that shrunk the Metrotitan that provided it enough power to teleport away from the planet. Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations

Toys

Generation 1

Yeah, I saw Big and I went against it.

• Metroplex (Autobot City, 1986/2008)
  • Japanese ID number: C-70
  • Accessories: Scamper, Scamper's arms/cannons (x2), Scamper's small laser pistol, Slammer, Slammer's turret, Sixgun's body/tower, Sixgun's chestplate/tower top 2 red cannons/Sixgun's legs, 2 black cannons/Sixgun's arms, Sixgun's laser pistol, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, shoulder antenna, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps, 3 missiles

Metroplex transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city" mainly for use with the smaller Generation 1 toys. This mode includes a service bay with launching mechanism, a helipad, and "parking" for four vehicles in whatever his legs fold out to be. He also has a third mobile battle station mode; a more compact wheeled form that incorporates his many weapons. Additionally, his weapons are all moulded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metroplex came with Six-Gun, Slammer, and Scamper; the first two formed various parts of Metroplex's alternate modes. Metroplex's kneecaps also connect in various places in slots on his legs, both in mobile mode, and in city mode on the opposite side (near the knee joint).

• See Metroplex (G1)#Toys for more information

Zone

• Metrotitan (Decepticon, 1990)
  • Japanese ID number: D-340

A redeco of the Autobot Metroplex, Metrotitan transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city". This mode includes a service bay with launching mechanism, a helipad, and "parking" for six vehicles in whatever his legs fold out to be. He also has a third mobile battle station mode; a more compact wheeled form that incorporates his many weapons. Additionally, his weapons are all molded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to be attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metrotitan came with Metroshot, Metrotank, Metrodash and Metrobomb; the first two formed various parts of Metrotitans's alternate modes. He was retooled to include a special Micromaster-style ramp with a unique attachment at one end, meant to utilize the attachment bracket for the "Scramble City" leaders' base modes.

• See Metrotitan (Zone)#Toys for more information

Transform Jr

• Metroflex (1987)
  • Japanese ID number: C-70
  • Accessories: Black gun

The Transform Jr version of Metroplex shrinks and simplifies the original toy, omitting his city mode, all of his partners, his antennae, and his entire armament save for one black rifle. Toy be plaaaaain.

Encore

• Metroflex (2008)
  • Encore number: 12

In September 2008, Metroplex was reissued in Japan in Takara's Encore line. This version features a minor retool to allow Slammer's gun turret to become the top of a building in city mode. The Encore version also has the chrome upper legs and rubber wheels of the initial releases.