Vos (polity)
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Vosis one ofCybertron's manycity-states.It bordersTarn,presumably close toIacon's borders. Vos is rich in energy sources, granting it independence from the other city-states.
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Fiction
Generation 1 continuity family
Marvel UK Comics continuity
Starscreamwas the figurehead of the ruling body of Vos prior to the city's destruction and the outbreak of theGreat War.At this time, the city-states had grown hostile to one another in a fight over Cybertron's dwindling energy sources and Vos was no exception; like all the large cities, it monopolised resources and just likeTarn,it used them to build up a vast army. Vos agreed to a plan of theOverlordof that era to holdgladiatorial matchesto settle disputes peacefully and bring the city-states together, but only to keep itself unsuspicious.
One night, the soldier-gladiators of Vos broke into Tarn's power plant, which had been staffed minimally ever since theGameshad commenced, with the intent to blow it up. The full plan was to plant evidence of Iacon's involvement, which would bring the two city-states to war and leave a power vacuum for Vos to fill up, at which point it would conquer the planet! That latter part was thwarted by the unexpected arrival of the plant's second engineer, who was murdered bythe saboteurs,but not before he had contacted security.
Despite the warning, Vos managed to place and detonate the explosives, violently illuminating the power plant's surroundings shortly after the agents got home safely. Yet because Tarn knew who was really responsible, the plan had failed and Vos was declared war to rather than Iacon. The hostilities that followed between the two city-states forced many of their inhabitants to flee to other cities, among which Iacon. Iacon provided for the refugees, but itscouncilrefused to put its own troops at risk by interference in the conflict, going so far as to suggest that maybe it was in Iacon's interest to see the two city-states gone.
Tarn and Vos eventually destroyed each other when they launched aphoton missileeach at the same time.Megatronrecruited many of the survivors into his newDecepticonarmy by laying the blame on Iacon, which could have stopped the war.State Games
The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual
Sideswipeused to be a member of the civil defense forces of Vos. The city was destroyed by aDecepticonattack, giving Sideswipe a motivation to join theAutobots.Sideswipe'sThe Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annualprofile
2005 IDW continuity
The "Disappeared"Transformers Freeflight, Ice-Vent, Katastrophus, Lookout and Wheelfire all hailed from Vos.AnomieAs Megatron recruited his Decepticon army from the gladiatorial games, he mentioned some of the home cities of the combatants, including Vos.Megatron Origin #3
Vos was invaded by the Decepticons early during the warThe Death of Optimus PrimeIt was one of theFirst Five Citiesto fall to them.Life After the Big BangAt one pointImpactorassaulted the Decepticon-held Vosian Citadel.Bullets
Beast Wars: Uprising
Vos was located in Cybertron's northern hemisphere. During theGrand Uprising,it became a contested battlefront, pitting loyalistBuilderforces against theResistance.Safe SpacesSome Builders and their loyalists chose to flee into the neighboring city ofIaconto the north, includingTwirl.Trigger Warnings
War for Cybertron Trilogymarketing material
During the war for Cybertron, Vos became the location ofDecepticonAir Command—home to theSeekersthat patrolled Cybertron's cities. In the midst of the war, the Decepticon,Starscream,rose to prominence among his fellow Seekers, becoming their Air Commander.SiegeTeletraan-1 Data Files
2021 IDWBeast Warscomic
In the era of theMaximalsandPredacons,Vos was home to theGreat Shipyard,wheretranswarpcapablestarshipswere held. Some Predacon separatists blew it up to stealan escape ship.Savage Landing Part 1
Live-action film series
Vos is the home city ofGrindcore.Grindcore's toy bioVos lies surrounded by Tarn, theNeutral Territories,the area where the Orbital Beta Platform,Perihexand the area housing the Launch Pad.Risk
Aligned novels
Vos had a great rivalry with its neighbor Tarn. To pacify the two states, Vos was made the base of theCybertronian Air Command.It was neutral in the civil war despiteStarscream's support forMegatron,untilShockwaveseized control. Engaging in some power politics, Shockwave requested the Air Commanders bomb those areas of Tarn he blamed for sheltering Autobots, before a mysterious missile strike was launched on Vos, eliminating the Air Commanders and Starscream's support. SurvivingSeekersbecame theAerialbots.Exodus
Merchandise
- Risk: Transformers — Cybertron Battle Edition(2007)
- Vos is one of the blue zones on the board.
