Energon tower (technology)

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Anenergon toweris an immense construct, even byTransformersstandards, that is used to mine, refine, and storeenergon.Some are also equipped with shield generators, allowing them to create a dome of energy that can deflect energy and objects, though they do have limits.

Fiction

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Doctor Jonesfirst proposed the idea of energon towers after the destruction ofLunar City.Battle of the Asteroid BeltThe project was quickly underway, with bothAutobotsandhumansworking to complete towers to protect theAutobot basesonEarth.During an attack byMegatronand a horde ofTerrorconsonOcean City,the first of the energon towers was deployed. It successfully destroyed a number of the attacking Terrorcons before Megatron called a retreat.Energon Tower

More energon towers were installed, including one inBlizzard City.The Legend of RodimusThe Decepticons attacked the tower still under construction atJungle City.Though the tower was damaged beyond repair, the Autobots used it in a gambit to lure in and destroy many Terrorcons, albeit with the loss of the city.Crisis in Jungle CityAnother tower was installed in the ruins of Lunar City during a Decepticon attack whileKicker JonesandIronhidewere searching for energon there.Kicker Beware!The last energon tower was installed atDesert Cityto create anenergon grid,in time to protect Earth from a bunch of comets Megatron had sent hurtling towards the planet.Energon Grid

TheMiranda IIwas outfitted with a smaller version of the energon towers, giving it its own protective energon grid.Go for Unicron!Cybertronalso had its own array of energon towers, creating an energon grid encompassing the whole planet.Battle StationsOne of these towers was destroyed byShockblast,allowing his rescue by the Decepticons.Shockblast: RampageHe brought down another tower to allow a Decepticon invasion, however his destruction of yet another tower during the attack severely damagedTidal Wave,resulting in a Decepticon retreat and the death ofWing Dagger.Each One Fights...The damaged grid allowed for another Decepticon incursion, untilRadrerouted more energon into them, sending the Decepticons packing.Unicron Unleashed

An energon tower was sent from Cybertron to protectJungle Planet,arriving in time to sendScorponokand the Terrorcons into a retreat.BulkheadMore were sent to protectRock Planet,Blizzard Planet,andOcean Planet.Though the first two installations were successful, the Decepticons destroyed the tower on Ocean Planet. The Autobots struggled to defend the planet until a replacement tower was able to be installed.Farewell Inferno

More energon towers were used to attackUnicronbyOmega Supreme.Omega SupremeTowers from Earth were eventually used to protect worlds during the epic battle between Unicron andOptimus Supreme.Unicron PerishesUnfortunately this left Earth's energon grid incomplete, and the humans worked to repair the towers.

The Decepticons, meanwhile, attacked Cybertron, bringing down towers inCentral City.AmbitionThe towers on Cybertron began to leak energon gas, forcing the Autobots to evacuate.WishesKicker andArceewere able to block the pipe supplying gas to the towers, but the gas still came. TheOmniconsdestroyed an energon tower on Kicker's suggestion, allowing Optimus to lead forces to the planet's surface.Break ThroughThe Decepticons were able to use the energon grid to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, placing it on a collision course withPlains Planetuntil the Autobots were able to destroy enough of the towers to shut them all down.Formidable

Cybertrontoy bios

Lurking in the abandoned cities of Cybertron during the black hole crisis,Buzzsawpracticed his marksmanship by blowing the tops off of old Energon Towers.Buzzsaw toy bio

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Foreign names

• Japanese:Energon tower(エネルゴンタワーenerugon tawā)