Earth Defense Command

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Earth Defense Command is an organization from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Earth Defense Command is a human-run military organization.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Kiss Players

The Earth Defense Command was formed in 2003 as part of a cooperative human/Autobot effort. When the Cosmic Rust virus critically struck the Autobots later that year, the EDC kicked off the Binaltech Project to shore up its defenses.

When Galvatron was hurled out of Unicron by Rodimus Prime in 2005, rather than immediately crashing onto the planet Thrull, he instead hurtled toward Earth. Landing in Tokyo, Japan, the Decepticon leader's impact decimated the city and scattered his Unicron-mutated cells throughout Earth's atmosphere.

Following this catastrophe, the EDC was reborn as an organization dedicated to driving all Transformers off Earth. The organization built an anti-electron field (previously referred to as an Energon field) to make the planet uninhabitable to Cybertronians, and created a team of 48 transforming robots known as Autoroopers to combat any Transformers that remained, recruiting young women who had been infected with the cells and gained Kiss Player fusion abilities to partner with them.

Although the organization ostensibly defended humanity from attacks by Legion (monstrous creatures resulting from the fusion of Galvatron's Unicron-mutated cells with ordinary objects and lifeforms), it was secretly using those same cells to create its Autorooper forces. Under the command of Hitoshizuku Amaō, it built a facility called the Genital System beneath its Tokyo-based headquarters. Inside this secret chamber, Galvatron's headless body was imprisoned and terrible experiments were conducted using captured Legion remains and EDC Kiss Players. The goal of these experiments was the resurrection of Amaō's daughter, who had been killed in the Tokyo disaster.

A joint attack by Optimus Prime and Marissa Faireborn, Hot Rod and former EDC Kiss Player Shaoshao Li, and current Kiss Player Atari Hitotonari and her Ne-04 Autorooper partner exposed the Genital System facility. Amaō was killed, Galvatron was restored and launched into space, and the anti-electron field was taken down.

The EDC was reformed and returned to its original policies. Together with Autobot leader Ultra Magnus, it created the Kiss Players singing group, which toured the planet to promote peace and good will between the two species.

The Transformers cartoon

The Earth Defense Command is a joint human/Autobot military organization dedicated to the protection of Earth and its solar system. It was founded at some point before 2005, and by that year at least three space stations had been constructed (one in Earth orbit, Outpost One at Pluto, and a third near Goo 8739B). This defense is augmented by a Mars land base, as well as several space vessels that allow quick transit throughout the solar system and beyond.

The Earth orbital station observes traffic to and from the planet, with the authority to call out Autobot and/or human military assistance. Outpost One served much the same function, its proximity to a warp gate making it a first line of defense against hostiles from non-Solar worlds. Unfortunately, even with its advanced technology, this battle platform was destroyed in a matter of moments by Galvatron and his lieutenants. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 It is unclear whether the Earth base would survive a similar attack. In 2006, the deep-space station near Goo was demolished by death crystals, even though (according to Grimlock) it was built out of the strongest metal in the galaxy. Chaos

On a smaller scale, powerful technology (most likely Cybertronian) has also been incorporated in land and air vehicles. An EDC car kept up a decent fight during a high-speed road duel involving two Stunticons and Rodimus Prime. The car was armed with a roof-mounted blaster (not to mention incredible crash protection and recovery systems). The Burden Hardest to Bear Also, a similar vehicle has been seen flying despite a lack of suitable wings or the noise of conventional propulsion - just like a Transformer.

The hierarchy of the EDC is unclear, although it appears that the Autobots may be ultimately in charge. It's also unclear whether any Autobots are technically considered EDC officers. All the humans wear white uniforms with blue trim; no Autobots have been seen changing their paint jobs to fit in.

The only EDC officers whose names we know are Marissa Faireborn and Sullivan.

Wings Universe

Wings Universe is based on the Generation 1 cartoon, but deviates from it in cosmetic ways and continuity points.

Beginning in 1993, Optimus Prime and the Autobots worked together with their allies in the Earth Defense Command to increase ties between their peoples. To this end, cyberfactories were created on Earth to give rise to Transformers with the status of citizens of Earth. Though these "second generation" Transformers were created with no faction in mind, by 2010 they had migrated to opposing sides of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Generation 2: Redux

In 2013 when Jhiaxus surrendered on Cybertron to conclude the Machine Wars, Serpentor was skeptical, but accepted Jhiaxus's surrender on behalf of the Earth Defense Command. A Common Foe

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

The EDC was founded by Nathaniel Faireborn to deal with extraterrestrial matters shortly after the emergence of the Transformers in the mid-eighties. Its base of operations is located at Area 51. Faireborn's intention was to better Transformer/human relations, but the damage the Transformers conflict caused on Earth, along with an Army General with a last name of Witwicky and a talent for hiding from the camera/reader, often made this difficult.Infestation

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Following a long series of confrontations with the Transformers, humanity established Earth Defense Command to defend the planet from future alien incursions, seemingly replacing Skywatch. It was led by General Daniel Witwicky and Director Marissa Faireborn. When the Decepticons returned to Earth, they brokered an alliance with the EDC against the Autobots by telling them humanity's enemy, Megatron, was now an Autobot. Detonation Boulevard Using their liaison with Thundercracker, the last Transformer on Earth, the EDC lured Optimus Prime's Autobots into a trap as soon as they arrived on Earth. Hello Cruel World After a brief battle the Autobots retreated, and the EDC forces stood back while their Decepticon allies hunted them down. Detonation Boulevard

Games

Transformers Legends

EDC agents came to the assistance of a group of Autobots who crashlanded on Earth. It wasn't long before a small team of Decepticons arrived, aiming to obtain the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber which the Autobots were carrying, however the EDC was able to help the Autobots fight them off. Last Stand of the Earth Defense Command

Notes

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Chikyū Bōei Gun (地球防衛軍, "Earth Defense Force")
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