Moonbase Two
Moonbase Two, or Luna 2, is one of Cybertron's moons. The other ones are Moonbase One, Moonbase 3, and Moon Base Four.
Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
In the year 2005, Moonbase Two was an Autobot command base during fight against Decepticon-controlled Cybertron. Spike Witwicky and Bumblebee were stationed there until Unicron attacked it after gobbling up Moonbase One. Spike and Bumblebee set the entire moon to self-destruct in Unicron's mouth in an attempt to destroy the planet eater, but he didn't even bat an eyebrow. The Transformers: The Movie
Animated
Moon Base Two is Cybertron's outer, smaller moon. It serves as an impressive communications and computer facility. The AllSpark Almanac II
Exodus
Moonbase Two orbits Cybertron. Transformers: Exodus
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Luna 2 was originally famous for its "hot spots", and when they cooled it became famous for energon mines. Patternism With the disappearance of the larger Luna 1, only Luna 2 remained in Cybertron's orbit. The Death of Optimus Prime
Luna 2 once had its own set of laws different from Cybertron's, remaining from the days of the Knights of Cybertron, though they were mostly forgotten by present day. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide Pre-war, during the Senate's peak of corruption, they put their maximum security prison Garrus-1 on the moon. Patternism It was also the location of the Thymesis Energon mining facility where Overlord's spark was discovered 4.2 million years ago. Remembrance Day
Starscream once led an attack on Luna 2 that would become considered one of the most important and terrible events of the war. Life After the Big Bang At some point there was a Moonbase 2 there. Who's Afraid of the DJD?
According to Roadbuster, the amount of energy used up by the life-support machines on Debris in a single day would have been enough to light up the dark side of Luna 2. Zero Point
Like Cybertron, Luna 2 was ruined and abandoned during the war, but once Vector Sigma was reignited and the planet was reborn, it automatically began reviving the remaining moon by transmitting energy into it. Stick Together During the Necrotitan's attack on Iacon, Megatron's wanted to evacuate the population to the moon for a chance to mobilize his Decepticons against the threat. Burning Bright
After surrendering to the Autobots, Megatron requested his trial be held at Luna 2's Raskol Arena, claiming it was the only place large enough for the population to participate. In fact he was aware of Luna 2's ancient-but-valid laws, and guided the trial towards a loophole that let him demand to be judged by the Knights of Cybertron themselves. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide
Notes
- Cybertron's two moons were first shown in the movie.[Confirmation requested.] They might have been there all along, but they were not seen, even when Cybertron was pulled into Earth orbit in "The Ultimate Doom".
Foreign names
- Japanese: Moonbase 2 (ムーンベース1 Mūnbēsu 2)
