Autobot City is a city established by the Autobots on Earth, often under the command of Ultra Magnus. Generally, it is linked to Metroplex in the same way.
Overview[]
Autobot City on Earth is the center of operations for the Autobots, and the primary base following damage done to the Ark. Large enough to house possibly hundreds of Transformers it has laboratories, communications decks, command centers, and meeting rooms. It also has the ability to transform into a heavily armored fortress capable of holding off a sustained full-force Decepticon attack for over 24 hours. A smaller sub-section of the city can transform into the giant Autobot warrior, Metroplex.
The city's communications tower transforms into Six-Gun. One of the buildings transforms into a tank called Slammer.
Location[]
Built by Grapple and Wheeljack in 1986, Autobot City was originally located near Lookout Mountain, in the Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee tri-state area.
History[]
Autobot City has been moved several times. It is currently located in the Nevada Desert, away from human settlements, where it collects geothermal and solar energy to limit the Autobots' reliance on fossil fuels. In 2009, Optimus Prime proposed moving it back to Lookout Mountain so the Autobots can have a more centrally-located base of operation. However, the opening of a rift in Wheeljack's lab prevented the city from being moved or from even transforming, a tactical weakness that, luckily for the Autobots, was never discovered or exploited by the Decepticons.
In 2014, Metroplex was infected by the Arkeville virus, and Autobot City was taken over by the Decepticons. Ghost possessed his automatic systems, taking control of the entire city. In November of that year he was finally freed of the virus's effects and Ghost's possession, but what lingering effects Metroplex will face from the ordeal are not yet fully understood.
When the location of the Pit VII became known to Cobra, putting Nebraska civilians in danger from another full-on attack, the Autobots temporarily sheltered G.I. Joe in Autobot City until Pit III was reactivated.