New York City
New York City, New York, is a major city in the United States of America on Earth. It has often served as the site of Transformer activity, battles, and even bases.
Marvel Comics
Underbase Saga
When Starscream absorbed a portion of the Underbase, New York is one of the three cities he chose to destroy. He announced this, of course, out loud, so when he arrived, an army of Autobots and Decepticons led by Blaster and Ratbat were waiting for him.
While in the city, the following Transformers were taken out by Starscream:
- The Aerialbots (Air Raid, Fireflight, Skydive, Silverbolt, Slingshot)
- Hound
- Bluestreak
- Mirage
- Hoist
- Brawn
- Gears
- Goldbug
- Jazz
- The Seacons (Snaptrap, Overbite, Nautilator, Seawing, Skalor, Tentakil)
- Jetfire
- Blaster
Ratbat escaped, leaving Blaster to his doom. Starscream left for his second targeted city, Tokyo.
In a flashback story in UK #268, Prowl is shown surviving Starscream's initial attack, but is deactivated following Starscream's attack on the Seacons.
Micromaster era
Some months later, Decepticon commander Scorponok moved his headquarters to the nearby swamps of northern New Jersey, as part of a plan to harvest energy. The Decepticons erected a storm generator station, creating a massive thunderstorm over the New York City area. An electrostater was to be placed atop the Empire State Building by Iguanis, collecting the storm's energy in one massive lightning bolt which would then be harvested by Scorponok's crew. However, the interference of the Autobot Micromasters under Roadhandler's command resulted in the lightning blasting the bolts out of Iguanis instead.
Roadhandler's crew made themselves at home in the city, going so far as to aprehend human thieves and make an appearance on a talk show based in New York.
The Decepticons kept their base in the area, however. This would have nearly-disastrous consequences for New York when the so-called Decepticon Civil War erupted; a battle between Scorponok and Shockwave spilled over into the area of Battery Park. Optimus Prime and Nightbeat managed to contain the battle briefly, as did the Neo-Knights. After the hostilities ended, the assembled Transformers were suddenly teleported away, leaving only a very puzzled NYPD officer wondering how to write up the indcident.
Alternate future
In an offshoot version of the year 2009, Galvatron and his forces had conquered much of Earth. New York was a deserted wasteland; the remains of Autobot leader Rodimus Prime were strung up between the remaining stumps of the destroyed World Trade Center towers.
Generation 1 cartoon
Megatron began efforts to convert New York City into his new base of "New Cybertron". When the Autobots arrived to stop him, the Constructicons managed to capture Prime, and Megatron took his severed--but still functioning--head. The Autobots were forced to temporarily retreat or risk Prime's life. For a while, things went well for the Decepticons (even Starscream wasn't complaining). However, the Autobots went through the sewers and managed to collect and reassemble Prime's body, save his right arm and photon rifle. Megatron had mounted it on his new citadel to serve as a defense mechanism (why Prime didn't just have Ratchet build him a new arm is unspecified). Eventually, Prime was able to recover his arm, and the Decepticons were driven away. City of Steel
