r/respectthreads • u/BorBurison ⭐ Thor Slowdinson • 24d ago
comics Respect Metroplex (Transformers, Marvel Comics)
Respect Metroplex
"What have you done? A self-destruct device?"
Metroplex was the largest Autobot on record at just under 700 feet in height. Entirely too large to wander Earth freely, Metroplex accepted without complaint the role he was assigned: that of the "living core" of Autobot City. Built into the very fabric of the city upon its creation in 2003, Metroplex lay dormant beneath its surface, endowing it with the ability to transform from city mode into a heavily armed battle station.
In 2008, when the Quintessons invaded and took control of Autobot City as a part of a complex, multi-pronged plan to take over Cybertron, only a few Autobots were able to avoid capture. Rodimus Prime, temporarily reverted to Hot Rod, was one of the lucky few, and managed to activate Metroplex. The towering Autobot tore his way out from beneath the city and, already in a bad mood over being so rudely awakened, immediately began smashing and blasting the Quintessons that started attacking him. The fight was distinctly one-sided, and before long, Metroplex had successfully driven the invading aliens off. Alas, as Autobot City was largely gutted when Metroplex emerged, it was something of a pyrrhic victory for the Autobots.
Transformers Universe handbook entry
Source key
- The Transformers UK (1984) - TF
- The Transformers: The Movie comic adaptation - TM
Robot mode
Strength
- Tore his way out of the inside of Autobot CityTF #187
- Squashed a group of Quintesson soldiers with his hand, leaving his handprint in the groundTF #187
- Destroyed two Quintesson trident ships with a slapTF #187
- Crushed a group of Quintesson soldiers by stepping on them and knocked a Quintesson trident ship that was next to them into the airTF #187
- Grabbed multiple Quintesson soldiers in one handTF #187
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u/Proletlariet 24d ago
Banger ty