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GENERATION ONE Metroplex is a smaller sub-section of Autobot City , capable of transforming into battle station or giant robot comparable in size only with Trypticon (or, later, Fortress Maximus ). In Japan he is called Metroflex. Metroplex has three smaller partners: '''Six-Gun''': an Autobot who is formed from six of the battle station's guns combining, '''Scamper''': an Autobot who transforms into a car, and '''Slammer''': a non-transforming tank. Metroplex is the living core of Autobot City in the year 2005. He is the largest and most powerful of all the Transformers, and is considered the Autobot s' last line of defense. He spends most of his time in city mode but has the ability to transform into a battle station or a colossal robot depending on the situation. He is rivaled in size only by Trypticon , and has been called upon to fight the Decepticon on a few different occasions. G1 Cartoon Metroplex rose out of the ruins of Autobot City after the Battle Of Autobot City . During that attack, he was seen transforming from city to battle station by manual control. During the fighting, his Transformation Cog was destroyed. After the battle, he received a new Cog with the help of Sky Lynx , Wheelie , Blurr , and Marissa Faireborn , and it was installed by Pipes . Unfortunately, Metroplex was unable to stop the newly-constructed Trypticon from destroying the Ark , but he did defeat the Decepticon afterwards and hurled the dinosaur into the ocean. The next time Metroplex is called into action was to stop Trypticon and Octane from stealing global monuments and bringing them to Carbombya in exchange for "super-energon". During a battle in Moscow , Metroplex caught the Kremlin which Trypticon hurled at him, and was then attacked by Russian troops. This led the Russians (and other humans) to believe that the Autobots were behind the thefts. All was set straight when the Autobots learned Trypticon's whereabouts in Carbomia and Metroplex defeated Trypticon again. Metroplex subsequently returned all of the monuments to their original residences. When Starscream made his deal with Unicron for a new body, Unicron requested the eyes of Metroplex in one of the tasks. Starscream possessed the body of Scourge and infiltrated Metroplex, stealing one of his eyes but accidentally destroying the other. In a fit of rage, Metroplex unexpectedly transformed into robot mode and began shooting wildly at anyone in range. A bomb planted by Starscream knocked Metroplex unconscious and caused him to transform back to city mode. His eyes were rebuilt after Unicron's plan was foiled by the combination of some Autobots and Decepticons. If Metroplex has any weakness, it is the fact that due to his sheer size he requires other Autobots to protect and maintain him when he is in city mode. The Starscream incident is one example, and another is the time when Swindle was able to steal the Transformation Cog while other Decepticons created a diversion. This once again left Metroplex vulnerable. The Autobots (with Spike And Daniel ) retaliated by stealing Trypticon's Cog and installing it in Metroplex. The Decepticons naturally used Metroplex's Cog in Trypticon, and this allowed both to at least partially transform and fight each other. Metroplex was in danger of losing the battle when First Aid properly aligned Metroplex's new Cog. This enabled Metroplex to fully transform and defeat the giant dinosaur. Metroplex is seen only a couple other times in the cartoon continuity. One was when he is attacked by Soundwave with the powerful 'Harmonics'. The harmony shorted out Metroplex's circuits, who was saved only when Blaster attacked Soundwave and erased his tapes. Metroplex was also shown being shut down by Rodimus Prime during the madness plague. Another limitation of Metroplex is the fact that, like most Autobots, he is unable to fly. He is therefore grounded on Earth because there is no shuttle or space bridge that is large enough to transport him to other planets. With the arrival of Fortress Maximus , that become less of a problem, but Fortress Maximus would probably not be able to handle Trypticon and Scorponok alone. It can be said that Metroplex is truly the guardian of Earth, but that is about all he is able to do. Marvel UK comic In 2008, the Quintesson s invaded and captured Autobot City, but its living core, Metroplex, rose up from beneath the city and wiped out their entire fleet. Dreamwave Comics In the Dreamwave Comics Generation One series the Autobots had just started to build Autobot City in Alaska before the series ended due to the company going out of business. Holograms of Metroplex in city mode were seen as parts of the plans for Autobot City, so it is assumed he would have been created as part of the city or occupied it. A different character named Metroplex (Called Megalo Convoy in the Japanese version, ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'') exists in the ''Transformers: Cyberton'' toyline and universe. The leader of destroys part of his city. Metroplex is responsible for Megatron being upgraded to Galvatron . It is believed that Metroplex's form is inspired by a Bucket-wheel Excavator . In the English dub, Metroplex has a very strong Scottish accent. |
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