Moon (moon)

I didn't go to the moon; I went much further. For time is the longest distance between two places.

The Moon is the natural satellite of the planet Earth, a big ball of rock orbiting, well, Earth. The Transformers tend to have a lot of battles there.

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

In an attempt to hijack Earth's airwaves and cripple the humans' ability to communicate with each other, Megatron had a base built on the Moon. After Blaster and Cosmos were captured, Blaster sent music over Megatron's transmissions to let the Autobots learn where they were. Once the Decepticons had been driven off, Blaster commandeered the base to use it to hang. Blaster Blues One of Megatron's other plans involved using an orbit disruptor cannon to knock the Moon out of orbit, but it was never realized. B.O.T.

Later, the Autobots and the Decepticons were fighting on the Moon when a mysterious voice summoned Sky Lynx, Trypticon, the Dinobots, the Predacons, the Terrorcons, and the animal-form cassettes to battle Tornedron. Call of the Primitives

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Headmasters cartoon

Scorponok had his coronation as Decepticon Emperor at Moon Stadium in Mare Tranquillitatis. It was interrupted by the Autobots, who had detected Decepticon activity. The ensuing battle was itself interrupted by the arrival of Galvatron, who was thought dead, in his UFO. The Autobots were forced into retreat and Galvatron reestablished his leadership of the Decepticons at Moon Stadium. Return of the Immortal Emperor

Super-God Masterforce cartoon

Humanity had constructed the Weather Observatory Moon Base on the Moon, but it was attacked by Overlord. Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!? God Ginrai flew to rescue the base's inhabitants, and despite some interference from Overlord, he successfully reached the Moon. God Ginrai - Into the Sky!! He then fought against Overlord and BlackZarak on the Moon's surface, and with some help from Grand Maximus, defeated them. God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon

Victory cartoon

In 2025, another Lunar Base had been built on the Moon, and fell the same fate as the Weather Observatory when the Dinoforce attacked it. While the base was destroyed, the crew were saved thanks to the Brainmasters. The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber

Beast Wars II cartoon

In a distant future where Earth was known as Gaia, Artemis and Moon lived on the Moon. From there, they observed the battles between the Maximals and Predacons on the planet's surface.

Wings Universe

Apelinq had heard rumors of Ginrai battling a Decepticon superweapon on Earth's moon. Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

The Autobots are on a critical search for cheese, and skiing robots.

When the Autobot contingent led by Fortress Maximus arrived from Nebulos to Earth, they sought contact with the Autobots of Earth, who were aboard the Ark, led at that point by the Dinobot Grimlock. Instead of marshaling their forces, their first meeting degenerated into a duel over leadership under the Autobot Code of Combat, with the Moon picked as a neutral location. As Grimlock faced off against the injured Fortress Maximus's proxy, Blaster, the Ratbat-led Decepticons ambushed the Autobots. While the combined efforts of the Autobots allowed them to defeat their attackers, the Ark was crippled, and with the Steelhaven having left to rebuild Optimus Prime, both groups were trapped on Earth's satellite. Totaled!

In a bout of extreme depression brought on by the death of Ratchet, Optimus Prime ordered the Ark landed on the Moon to allow him walk and brood alone there. Yesterday's Heroes!

Fleetway Generation 2 comic

Autobase appeared to be on the Moon. War Without End

The Invisibility Factor

In one possible scenario, the Decepticons stole Sarah Sanders's spaceship, and hid out on the dark of the Moon. The Autobots pursued them in their own spaceship, but were unable to see their enemies in the darkness. The Invisibility Factor

2005 IDW continuity

No, I don't want to live on the moon.

Cobra built the lunar base Section Sabine on the Moon, but the facility and its personnel were abandoned after Cobra lost the ability to reach it. Enter the Shadow

During one period of their activities on Earth, the Autobots operated out of the Ark-7 hidden from human scanners on the far side of the moon. Hello Cruel World Wanting to get away from spying eyes, Optimus Prime chose the lunar surface as the location for a private conversation with Alpha Trion. The Crucible

Doctor X and Baron Ironblood later brought Action Man and the Talisman to Section Sabine and were followed there by Kup, Mayday, Garrison Blackrock and the Micronauts. The moonbase was destroyed during the ensuing battle for the Talisman. Enter the Shadow

Following Unicron's destruction, Bumblebee and Aileron managed to escape his collapsing gravitational field and regrouped on the Moon, where they met up with Buzzsaw. Arcee and Aileron also celebrated surviving the apocalype; by holding each other close and kissing near the descent stage portion of an Apollo Lunar Module. Ceremony

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

As Cybertron passed through the Sol system, it infected the moon with its cyberforming touch. Expelled from the Garden

Transformers/Ghostbusters

After Ectronymous Diamatron had been dispatched to Earth to investigate a Cybertronian signal, the Ark hid itself behind the dark side of the moon. Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3

Energon Universe

After being thrown out of the Ark by Skywarp, Beachcomber fell onto the planet's moon. He remained there for millions of years until Apollo 11 touched down, the stranded Autobot hitching a ride to Earth on the spacecraft's return trip. Transformers #10

Dreamwave Armada comic

The Mini-Con ship, the Exodus, crashed on the Moon, leaving half of it and many of its occupants trapped there. Dualor took control and organised them into a community—a very well-armed community who were not allowed to leave—and declared they had to defend themselves against both Autobot and Decepticon exploitation. Armada #9

When Dualor abducted Earth's Mini-Cons "for their own good," both Autobot and Decepticon attentions were drawn to the Moon. This led to the Mini-Con Moonbase's eventual destruction and evacuation. Armada #11

Panini Armada comic

When the Exodus collided with the Moon, several pieces of the ship were left there. Four million years later, the Mini-Cons on Earth were reawakened, and their reactivation briefly bounced off a second transmitter on the wreckage on the Moon. Friends and Foes! Megatron soon came to investigate, making sure to step on a human flag while he was there. The Autobots stopped him from obtaining the Mini-Cons sleeping on the Moon by sending a remote-controlled pod to reactivate them and transport them to safety. Between Two Worlds!

Megatron subsequently decided to make the Moon his headquarters, and had a large base constructed on its surface. From there, he fired missiles at the Autobot base on Earth, but the Autobots managed to teleport the warheads right back at him. Earthshaker! Most of the Decepticon base was destroyed in the explosion, and what remained was further damaged when the Destruction Mini-Con Team, who were living in a piece of Exodus wreckage on the Moon, used Cyclonus to attack the Decepticons. Dawn of Destruction!

Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity

Armada cartoon

The Mini-Con ship Exodus crash-landed on the Moon, scattering its stasis-locked passengers all over Earth. First Encounter Later, the Decepticons would set up a base inside the derelict ship, from where they would teleport to various locations on Earth to search for the Mini-Cons. Metamorphosis

Energon cartoon

Ten years later, the Autobots and humans had established an energon mining base on the Moon's surface, creatively named Lunar City. They assigned Cyclonus and Tidal Wave to guard it. This lasted right up until someone actually attacked it. Energon Stars

When he was being stalked by a mysterious invisible assassin, Optimus Prime went to the moon to lure his attacker out into the open and challenge him directly. Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary

Kicker eventually realized that there was still energon—and survivors—in the ruins of Lunar City, leading to the Autobots returning there. They built a new energon tower to protect the resurgent base. Kicker Beware!

Inferno used Lunar City's repaired and upgraded defenses to blast the three artificial "comets" that Megatron sent to destroy Earth. It didn't seem to help much. Energon Grid

The Moon was later used as the launching point for the starship Miranda II. Go for Unicron!

Cybertron cartoon

After Vector Prime had raised the starship Atlantis, it came under attack from the Decepticons, causing the Prime to warp it away. Deep With the ship so low on power however, it could jump to the far side of the moon. A battle between Autobots and Decepticons took place around the satellite for the Omega Lock, a battle that ended in the Atlantis self-destructing, its wreck left in orbit of the moon. Ship

Sideways eventually repaired the Atlantis, leaving it in the moon's orbit, bringing Starscream there to heal. United When the ship was again attacked by the Decepticons, it warped away from the moon. Escape

Live-action film series

IDW movie comics

The Ark teleported away, leaving a temporary space bridge portal lingering in its wake, the Decepticons managed to set the Nemesis down on a barren moon. For the first time, The Fallen, recognizing the space bridge as the technology of his people, spoke directly into Soundwave's mind, directing him to take the Decepticons aboard the smaller ship Longshot and follow the Ark through the portal. Complying, Soundwave's crew found themselves hurled into the future, appearing in the vicinity of Earth in the year 1961 alongside the Ark. The Autobot craft proceeded to crash on Earth's moon. Convergence chapter 1

In 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were able to carry out the first brief excavation of the Ark. Years later Thundercracker travelled to the moon, where he found the Ark spaceship and the pillars. Convergence chapter 4

Ghosts of Yesterday

The Apollo 11 mission contained the first manned human craft to reach the moon, which was launched in 1969 and crewed by Neil Armstrong and two others. Unknown to most people, this also served as an elaborate cover for the secret launch of Ghost 1, a far more advanced spacecraft reverse-engineered from alien technology. Ghosts of Yesterday

Titan movie comic

In a divergent timeline, the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. The Autobot reinforcements for Earth (all six of them) arrived on the Moon to avoid Decepticon detection and await orders. Pity the Decepticons detected them really soon, eh? Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1

Dark of the Moon film

Nothing up there but dry rocks and those revolting Onion Men.

In 1961, the Ark, crash-landed on the Moon, with Sentinel Prime and other Autobots aboard. The treacherous Prime had been trying to convene with Megatron, but his plans were waylaid by the crash as he and his crew were forced into stasis lock. On earth, the American government was alerted to the crash, and clandestinely used the Apollo 11 mission as a way of exploring the ship and its secrets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two humans to set foot inside the vessel.

Decades later, Optimus Prime and Ratchet travelled there aboard the Xantium with the express intention to explore the Ark and retrieve Sentinel Prime, after being alerted to the existence of the vessel who had previously been thought lost. Not long afterwards, the Decepticons used it as a staging point to launch their invasion of Chicago. Dark of the Moon

The Last Knight film

The Moon came under attack by the arrival of Cybertron, whose fragmented chunks scraped across the Moon's surface. The damage was so severe that chunks of the lunar surface were clawed away, exposing the molten magma of the Moon. The long-abandoned Ark as well as the Apollo 11 landing site were both destroyed in the chaos. This calamity could be seen clearly from Earth, with the junkyard Autobots taking notice with alarm and preparing to move out. The Last Knight

Shadows Rising

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Animated cartoon

"Pretty breathtaking, huh?"
"You said it, Lugnut! Everyone knows there's no air on the moon!"

On his way to obtain the AllSpark on Earth, Starscream crashed the Nemesis on the Moon after his piloting was distracted by Blackarachnia. Dispatches The vessel was later discovered by a human remote-control space rover, which was accidentally stomped to pieces by Lugnut when he and Blitzwing landed near the Nemesis during their search for Megatron. Lost and Found

The wreckage of the Nemesis was later used as Starscream's base of operations as he cloned himself using stolen protoforms that were stored on the Nemesis. Five Servos of Doom Endgame, Part I Prowl and Lockdown briefly arrived on the Moon in search of Starscream, but were lured back to Earth by one of the clones. A Fistful of Energon Once he deemed his troops sufficient, Starscream again departed from the Moon with his clones in tow. A Bridge Too Close, Part I

Peace and quiet would not last long there, though. Sometime after Starscream and his clones left, Megatron, Starscream's head, Shockwave, and Lugnut transwarped there on Omega Supreme. There, the Decepticons proceeded to tear apart the Nemesis to construct three clones of Omega Supreme and hacked into Arcee's head to get the access codes to the giant Autobot so they could bring these clones online. During this, Starscream was able to roll his way into the Nemesis, where his clone army was stored. He used one of the stolen protoforms on the ship to help form himself a new body, letting him finally be able to stand against Megatron. His victory was short-lived however, as Megatron blasted each unactivated clone, and then blew off Starscream's lower half. With the processes done, the new Lugnut Supremes (with Lugnut inside Omega controlling them) transformed and rose up, and headed straight to Detroit. Endgame, Part I

Shattered Glass

In prehistoric times, Earth had two moons. Shattered Time

By the modern era, however, Earth had only one moon. When Blaster tried to use the Decepticons' stellar spanner to reach Cybertron, a shot from Blitzwing destroyed the control panel and stranded Blaster and his cassettes on the moon. Blitzwing Bop

Some time later, they escaped back to Earth with the unwitting aid of Solarbot. Solar Requiem

Aligned continuity family

Prime cartoon

After the Autobots discovered the whereabouts of the Decepticon space bridge, Megatron had it moved to the dark side of the Moon from Earth. Alpha/Omega

Rescue Bots cartoon

Dani Burns's stricken solar-sail spaceship Echinoderm One was in danger of crashing into the Moon, however Blades steered it into a slingshot course instead. To Infinity... And Back

Renegade Rhetoric

In conjunction with the Guardians, UNECOM constructed a fleet of "Space Hawks" on the moon only for the Renegades, hiding on the dark side of the moon, to steal a prototype and reverse engineer their own versions, launched from the moon to invade Gobotron. Ask Vector Prime

Cyberverse cartoon

Not pictured: catchy background music.

After humanity had become aware of the Transformers, Megatron ordered the Earth destroyed via a Planet Smasher that was built on the moon. Sea of Tranquility When it was destroyed, the Decepticons activated a set of planetary engines on the dark side of the moon, intending to slam the satellite into the Earth. The Autobots managed to reverse the flow of the engines, returning the moon to its original orbit, while Megatron ordered the Decepticons elsewhere. As Optimus Prime made a broadcast to Earth, Bumblebee noticed a Cybertronian watching the Autobots from afar. Bad Moon Rising

Games

Transformers Roleplaying Game

The Decepticons established a hidden landing site and refueling station on the dark side of the Moon, which Starscream and the Seekers frequently used it to lay low after incurring Megatron's wrath. Following the destruction of Unicron and the rise of the Sweeps, Starscream and the other Seekers adopted the lunar base as a de facto headquarters. Decepticon Directive

Toys

Dark of the Moon

• Optimus Prime / Includes Deluxe Class Comettor (Multi-pack, 2011)

This Walmart-exclusive redeco and retool of the 2010 Transformers toyline "Battle Blades Optimus Prime" features a picture of the moon on Optimus Prime's left chest window.

External links

• Moon at Wikipedia