Tyger Pax
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Tyger Pax is a circularly built settlement on Cybertron with a structure focusing on its center. It has the reputation of being idyllic and tranquil.
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Fiction
Generation 1 continuity family
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
The end of the Border Wars was marked by the victory of the Autobots over the other splinter factions, which gave them the edge to convince the Decepticons and the Ultracons to sign a peace treaty. The three leaders, Ultra Magnus, Shockwave, and Ratbat, came together in Tyger Pax to formalize the treaty. It was all working out nicely, but then Starscream and his Predacon faction crashed the conference with the intent of bringing down the whole of their enemies and rivals at once. The fight initially proceeded in favor of the Predacons, but the joined forces of the peace treaty factions turned the tide when they got over their surprise. Yet with everything seeming back under control, Megatron suddenly showed up and announced his return from millions of years of absence, bringing with him a gazillion Air Warriors that easily intimidated all factions into surrender. The Age of Wrath
2005 IDW continuity
Tyger Pax was close to Alyon, but was reduced to wilderness by the "resetting" of Cybertron. Barricade, Swift, Strafe and the Dinobots passed through a canyon in Tyger Pax while traveling from Iacon to Alyon, and there discovered crystallized contaminated energon originating from Trypticon. Redemption While searching Tyger Pax for Bludgeon, the Dinobots discovered a laboratory in a cave where the Decepticon had been using the energon to experiment on Sweeps. The laboratory was destroyed when Slag (G1) self-destructed. Salvation
Live-action film series
Risk
Tyger Pax lies surrounded by Unicron, the Praetorus Wharf, Nova Cronum, Central City, and the area where the High Council Pavilions can be found. Risk
IDW movie comics
Before the war, a number of Cybertronians opposed the reign of Megatron and Optimus Prime. Four of these so-called Malcontents were holed up in Tyger Pax, where they were hunted down and murdered by the Defense Force. Megatron used the incident to convince Optimus to give him full leadership over Cybertron, so that he could do what was needed to protect its population. Foundation #2 Optimus Prime obliged, and not much later, the Defense Force reformed itself into a faction, the Decepticons, and declared war on the Autobots of the Science Division. On Chromia's advice, the Autobots decided to leave their makeshift base at Burthov and set up a better, permanent one in Tyger Pax. Foundation #3
The move took place while the Decepticons were occupied with the construction of a massive starship for unknown reasons. When the Autobots had properly installed themselves in their new base, Arcee and Bumblebee were sent out to spy on the Decepticons at Trypticon. They found out about the starship and reported back to base. The Autobots did not know what possibly the Decepticons could need it for, but they did realize it would be a good idea to acquire a similar ship of their own. Ironhide suggested they'd repair an old transport ship recovered some time ago, which was agreed on. Defiance #4 Much later, Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime watched the Decepticons' starship, the Nemesis, leave Cybertron.
As the war dragged on, Sentinel Prime came up with a plan to stop the Decepticons, which required the Autobots to get a "torch" to the AllSpark in the Simfur Temple for it to become charged with the cube's energy. This was a problematic mission, as Simfur was in Decepticon hands, and thus a good strategy had to be prepared. Foundation #3 With most of the Autobots keeping the Decepticons busy, Elita-One got the torch filled with energy and subsequently made a run for it to a place the Autobots had prepared two ships. Sentinel Prime instructed Wheeljack to take one of them and get the rest of the Autobots at Tyger Pax. Sentinel Prime's death shortly after made this unnecessary and Optimus Prime ordered the Autobots at Simfur to retreat and regroup at Tyger Pax.
With Sentinel Prime gone, Optimus Prime became sole leader of the Autobots. His first act was to take the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands Foundation #4 but the rest of the war didn't yield any decisive victories, despite the growing army of Autobots. Tyger Pax became less important as base and when finally the war was becoming a danger to Cybertron itself, Optimus Prime had the AllSpark secretly moved to Tyger Pax to be shot into space as he believed the Decepticons would never look for it there. Defiance #4 To ensure they would not prevent the launch and claim the AllSpark after all, Optimus Prime made both factions believe the AllSpark was returned to Simfur, stationing only a small squad of Autobots under the command of Bumblebee at Tyger Pax so as not to draw attention to the city on one hand, but to have some defense ready on the other if the Decepticons showed up there despite his diversion. Of the Autobots sent to Tyger Pax, only Bumblebee was informed of the plan, though even he was not told exactly where in the city the AllSpark was located.
Megatron indeed showed up, sensing the AllSpark. Using Optimus Prime's tactics against him, he had instructed Starscream and his troops to keep the rest of the Autobot army stuck at Simfur so he could easily defeat the squad at Tyger Pax. Planetfall The Autobots did give the Decepticons a run for their money AllSpark, bringing down entire buildings to try stop them, but the odds were never in their favor. When the remaining Autobots were captured, some being tortured, Megatron threatened Bumblebee to tell him the location of the AllSpark immediately. Stoically, Bumblebee kept Megatron distracted to buy the last bits of time needed for the launch. Enraged, Megatron tore out Bumblebee's vocal mechanism before finally giving chase to the AllSpark.
Bumblebee and the other survivors were picked up shortly after by Autobot reinforcements and brought to safety. Movie Prequel #1
Titan movie comics
Tyger Pax was a wealthy city that got through the war quite well. Owning an abode there was a sign of a luxurious lifestyle. Starscream's Stars #2.4
Ironhide was hatched and raised in Tyger Pax. At the age of four, he had made a habit out of hanging around near the primary heat exchangers in the downtown area. Law and Disorder #2.7
TransTech
The historical records kept in the city of Tyger Pax inspired Optimus Prime to pursue a career in politics. Optimus Prime's profile
Aligned continuity family
Aligned novels
Tyger Pax was destroyed during the AllSpark's launch into space, after which this Megatron maimed Bumblebee's vocoder. Exodus
Prime cartoon
Bumblebee was maimed by the Decepticons when he was captured at Tyger Pax. Ratchet managed save his life, but was unable to repair his voice box. Operation Bumblebee, Part 1
Games
Transformers Online
Earlier in the war, Tyger Pax had been ejected from Cybertron's surface alongside the Allspark, entering into orbit around the planet. Later in the war, Megatron opened a space bridge and sent Tyger Pax from Cybertron towards Earth, hoping to use the city to destroy the Earth-bound Autobots. The city broke into pieces near arrival, with several sections crashing to the planet's surface while one remained in orbit. The section in orbit served as a neutral zone where Autobots and Decepticons could gather together. The sections that crashed to Earth quickly became objects of interest to both factions when the space faring Star Seekers arrived in search of them to enact Thundertron's revenge against Cybertron.
Tyger Pax's space bridge fell into the ocean, where the excess energy pushed the water away from the site. The Star Seekers set up shop in the area in the hopes they could repair the space bridge to access Cybertron, but an assault by both Autobots and Decepticons dashed those plans. Later, after acquiring Dark Energon, Megatron sought out the city's cemetery to build a Terrorcon army, but the subsequent battle with the Autobots destroyed the entire section. Transformers Online
Merchandise
- RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition (2007)
- Tyger Pax is one of the green zones on the board.
Notes
- The pseudocanonical text story Bumblebee at Tyger Pax explores the AllSpark's launch in the Aligned continuity family.
Foreign names
- Mandarin: Tyger Pax (泰戈派克斯 Tàigē Pàikèsī)
