Kalis
Kalis refers to a city and its region on the planet Cybertron.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation 1
The war between the Autobots and Decepticons consumed the city, in common with the rest of Cybertron over the millions of years of the conflict. Vast numbers of dead bodies seem to have been left untended in the city, and the city itself was more or less a ruin. However, two things ensured the location's significance:
The first was that the city was positioned directly above a massive fusion reactor and propulsion engines that were the first stage of Megatron's plan to rework Cybertron into a travelling battlestation and thus conquer the universe. The reactor's engines, if ever activated, would have destroyed Kalis.
The second was that the Autobot resistance on Cybertron, led by Emirate Xaaron, chose Kalis as the site for Autobase in the year 1987, after the failure of Operation: Volcano and the death of Impactor.
These two aspects intertwined when the rogue Autobot scientist Flame attempted to rebuild and restart the reactor and the engines, using reanimated robot corpses as his guards. Only the combined efforts of the Wreckers, Ultra Magnus, and the undead Impactor prevented the catastrophe. City of Fear! Legion of the Lost! Meltdown!
Kalis bordered the Decepticon region of Tyrest and also contained a large-scale radio transmitter called the Baird Beaming Transmitter.
Regeneration One
The Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot was located in Kalis, where an incident with Soundwave's Neo-Decepticons was ultimately stopped by the Wreckers. Loose Ends, Part 1
Bludgeon ordered Krok to fire upon the location of Ultra Magnus and Galvatron, as a demonstration of the Warworld's power. Destiny, Part Four The blast devastated much of Kalis, where Ultra Magnus searched for Galvatron's body following Bludgeon's defeat. After Galvatron was knocked out by Gunrunner, his unconscious body was taken from Kalis by the Acolytes of Unicron. The War to End All Wars, Part 1
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Bludgeon, Bugly and Mindwipe were practising dark science in Kalis when they were visited by The Fallen, who recruited them to be his acolytes for the Unbinding. Fragmentation
After the Border Wars, the Autobots, Decepticons, and Ultracons met to sign a peace treaty. Shockwave mentioned that it was largely an Autobot victory in taking the Kalis energon reserves that convinced the logical commander and Ratbat to join forces with Ultra Magnus. The Age of Wrath
Cybertron comic
Landquake used to work at the Kalis Energon refineries.
During the fight to stop the Unicron Singularity, Vector Prime suspected that Ramjet might go to Kalis Primary Energon Reserves Control to strengthen the black hole. Unfortunately, Ramjet's partner, Thunderclash, tricked Dark Scorponok into attacking the place. Vector Prime had to reactivate the autoguns while Safeguard and Sentinel Maximus fought Scorponok. An unseen force successfully reactivated the autoguns, but then Sentinel Maximus received an emergency transmission from Downshift. The attack on Reserves Control was a distraction so that Ramjet and Nemesis Prime could enter the Spark Core Access Tunnels with the intention of killing Primus and resurrecting Unicron. Balancing Act, Part 3 Balancing Act, Part 4
Live-action film series
Kalis exists as an isolated area, link via bridges to the area containing the space bridge and the Autobase. Risk
Shattered Glass
Abominus, ever the sophisticated mechanoid, based his fighting style on Kalistian interpretive dance. Abominus's profile
Exodus
Bordering Iacon, Kalis was the site of the first Autobot victory in the war, which was all the more a relief, as the city's subsurface fusion reactor would power the city throughout the Decepticon siege. This was due in part to the Seekers' absence and the defeat of Bruticus Maximus by Optimus Prime, Jazz and Sideswipe. Autobots continued to patrol the area throughout the war, but the Decepticons were able to use a tunnel to access Teletraan-1. Transformers: Exodus
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Ten million years ago, during the time of the Thirteen Tribes, Kalis was the domain of Onyx Prime and the location of his castle. Alpha Trion would later specify it to be "Old Kalis", different from the one known by modern Transformers, suggesting the ancient city was destroyed. The Crucible
Hoist once used to commute between Kalis and Ibex via shuttle. The Waiting Game
Beast Hunters comics
The underground city of New Kalis was named after the original city, which had been abandoned when Cybertron was evacuated. Beast Hunters #1
Merchandise
- RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition (2007)
- Kalis is one of the yellow zones on the board.
