Simanzi Massacre

The Simanzi Massacre is a battle from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

The Simanzi Massacre was a particularly brutal battle in Simanzi, Cybertron. Little is known about it except that something called The Crucible was at the centre of it.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 comics

The Autobot 9th Battalion only survived thanks to Rotorstorm's timely intervention, but it took the involvement of Optimus Prime to prevent over a thousand Autobots (such as Pyro) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. Rotorstorm's Profile Pyro's Profile The Duobots Shock and Ore were among the survivors. The Chaos of Warm Things Fortress Maximus became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. Interiors

The Massacre was one of the many things the Wreckers ignored in favour of chasing Squadron X. Zero Point In response to it, the Endless Retaliation was performed.

The Massacre was such an evil act on the behalf of the Decepticons that Rewind used it to show Tailgate the true nature of the Decepticons. Life After the Big Bang