Ark-27

The name or term "Ark" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Ark (disambiguation).

Ark-27 is an Autobot starship from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

You know you've been in the hobby too long when you want this to form the fist of a robot made up of all the other Arks.

The Ark-27 is one of a fleet of numbered Autobot ships designated Ark. They are presumably named after the first legendary lost Ark. It is identical in outward appearance to Ark-32.

Her original crew includes:

• Backstreet
• Crosshairs (navigator)
• Dogfight
• Override
• Pointblank
• Sureshot
• Gunrunner

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

A crew assembled aboard Ark-27 to transport Optimus Prime to Cybertron when a reprisal of Thunderwing's apocalyptic madness was feared. Stormbringer #1

After the danger was resolved, it took Optimus Prime to Earth to join the Infiltration unit there. Stormbringer #4

The ship's crew worked to recover Omega Supreme after his battle with Monstructor, though the ship itself was not seen. Spotlight: Optimus Prime

Ahter the Chaos event, Hardhead, Wheelie, and Garnak left Cybertron with the Ark-27 to keep Jhiaxus away from Cybertron. Picking a strange signal from the Ardurian System, they called Optimus Prime, now calling himself Orion Pax, to join them and investigate Arduria. There, Bludgeon attacked the ship and rescued Jhiaxus. Syndromica (1) The crew used the Ark-27 to follow Bludgeon's ship to the Lenocinium Velnero System, where it was briefly caught in some time warps caused by LV-117. Syndromica (2)

Notes

• The Ark-27 appears to be stationed out of the Autobot Orbital Command Hub, as many of the Autobots serving on the ship also serve on the Hub.