Metroplex (Transformers)

Metroplex

Metroplex from Marvel Comics
Autobot
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Function	Battle Station, Autobot Earth Commander
Rank	8
Partner	Six-Gun, Scamper, Slammer
Motto	"Vigilance is the foundation on which victories are built."
Alternate modes	Autobot City/Battle Station
Series	Transformers: Generation 1
English voice actor	Bud Davis (Television series) Ben Pronsky (Transformers: Combiner Wars)
Japanese voice actor	Osamu Saka

Metroplex

Metroplex in the fifth opening for Transformers: Galaxy Force
Autobot
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Sub-group	Leaders, Convoys
Function	Large God Commander, Gigantic Commander
Partner	Clocker, Drillbit
Motto	"The future faces enormous power!"
Alternate modes	Bucket-wheel excavator
Series	Transformers: Cybertron
English voice actor	Ron Halder
Japanese voice actor	Masafumi Kimura

Metroplex (known as Scramble City while transformed) is a fictional character, and a giant Autobot in the Transformers franchise. He is depicted as massive compared to other Autobots, dwarfing even the largest Combiners and the giant Omega Supreme, and was originally portrayed as the living embodiment of Autobot City. He has appeared in supporting roles in numerous works of Transformers franchises, and was the focus of his own OVA and toy line, both titled Transformers: Scramble City. He is the rival and parallel of the Decepticon's transforming base, Trypticon.

Metroplex is capable of transforming into a battle station or a giant robot. Metroplex has three smaller autonomous components: Six-Gun: an Autobot who is formed from six of the battle station's guns combining with one of the city's towers, Scamper: an Autobot who transforms into a car, and Slammer: a tank which transforms into another of the city's skyscrapers.

Metroplex is considered the Autobots' 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 has been called upon to fight Trypticon on a few different occasions, often using full-body wrestling tactics rather than depending on firepower.

According to the one Japanese Comic Bom Bom article Metroplex is 800 meters tall. In the Marvel U.K. Transformers comic however it says he is 698 feet (212.8 meters) tall. He can lift 70,000 tons. His armor is the equal of any Transformer's; to merely scratch it would require at least a low-yield nuclear explosion. He has left shoulder-mounted twin high-energy MASER (microwave amplification through stimulated emission of radiation) cannons and a retractable omnidirectional receiving and transmitting rod antenna in his right shoulder. His chest module contains a storage bay capable of holding a mid-size vehicle. In Autobot City mode, he has a helipad and ramps leading to the storage bay and various repair bays. Although it is a common misconception that Metroplex is unable to fly, Metroplex was depicted as being able to fly in robot mode in the final episode of the Japanese exclusive Headmasters series as well as in the IDW comics.