Global Space Bridge

"There is no lava, I can't see the miles of lava pressing down and wanting to get me, ahahaha...."

With only a relative handful of Autobots on-hand to defend the entirety of planet Earth,Optimus Primeand his troops need a way to travel across the planet swiftly to respond toPredaconattacks. To this end, theBuild Teamhas constructed a complex network of hidden tunnels, bridges, and most notably,transwarpportals, known as theGlobal Space Bridge.The network allows the Autobots to travel to any location on Earth in a matter of minutes.

Fiction

2001Robots in Disguisecartoon

When the first International Scientific Symposium inNew York Citywas attacked byMegatron,Optimus Prime picked upKoji OnishiinMetro City.The boy was alarmed when Optimus headed for what appeared to be the end of an incomplete highway, but the road began telescoping out over the harbour, allowing them entry into the Global Space Bridge so they could reach New York in a matter of minutes. Although theAutobot Brothersalso used the Global Space Bridge to reach the battleground, Megatron ultimately kidnapped Koji's father,Doctor Onishi.Battle Protocol!Later, Optimus took Koji to the hidden Cybertron base, and introduced him toT-AI,who was able to use the Global Space Bridge to direct the Autobots to anywhere the Predacons attacked.An Explosive Situation

Wedgegot drunk one night, and then one thing led to another...

The Global Space Bridge was utilised in an unusual manner when a ship was attacked bySky-Bytesome distance out from Metro City, at the location of the underseaBlack Pyramid.T-AI was able to extend the road entryway for the bridge out to sea for a significant distance, allowing the Autobots to get closer to the action.The Hunt for Black PyramidAnother unusual use was made of the bridge when Megatron constructed aMega-Laser Cannon.To destroy the laser, theSpychangershad T-AI extend the Global Space Bridge around the laser, cocooning it and containing the laser's energy. The Spychangers then zoomed around the bridge in order to build up nuclear-thermal energy, which they then unleashed on theMegastar.Mirage's Betrayal

The Autobots continued to use the bridge to swiftly reach locations where the Predacons were causing trouble. Despite this, they were unable to prevent Megatron's creation of theDecepticons.The Decepticons

The Autobot Brothers first met the Build Team when they attempted to take the Global Space Bridge to Antarctica to investigate an attack on a diamond mine and found that the tunnel they were taking was incomplete. The Build Team agreed to finish the tunnel so long as they could deal with the attack themselves. Although the Predacons attempted to get the team to turn over a plan of the Global Space Bridge,Hightowerinstead handed over the plans to a sewer.Wedge's Short Fuse

The Global Space Bridge is run by vast banks of vacuum tubes.

The Decepticons were particularly irked by the Autobots' asset, especially whenX-Brawnused it to elude them. They tailedGrimlockand were able to find the control center for the Global Space Bridge's computer network. A quick bit of sabotage resulted in the bridge depositing Autobots in all manner of random locations (except forMidnight Expresswho found himself spiralling endlessly in the Global Space Bridge. It wasn't long before the Build Team located the problem and were able to effect repairs.LandfillAfter reviewing a lot of footage of their previous battles, the Autobots tested the Global Space Bridge. Amazingly, it worked.Lessons of the Past

A short time later, the DecepticonCommandoswere foiled in their attempt to steal some energy by the Build Team, and began trying to goad the Autobot team into a one-on-one battle by attacking construction sites. When the Build Team eventually found out, Hightower sabotaged the Global Space Bridge so they could face the Commandos without interference from the other Autobots.A Test of Metal

Optimus and the Autobot Brothers again used the Global Space Bridge to escape the wrath of the newly arrivedUltra Magnus.They retired to an island where Optimus began recuperating from Magnus's attack. Unfortunately no sooner had the brothers left, than Sky-Byte sealed the entrance to the space bridge with a pile of rocks, trapping Optimus there and leaving him a target for Megatron and the Decepticons. The Autobots broke through the pile of boulders, only to find that Optimus and Ultra Magnus had merged intoOmega Prime,and were no longer in need of assistance.Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!

The space bridge proved to be invaluable in locating the rest of theO-Partsand snatching them before the Decepticons could.A Friendly ContestAlthough the Decepticons ultimately got control ofCerebros,Fortress Maximusproved to be only controllable by those with human bio-energy.Scourgeboosted the human portion of his bio-energy and attempted to control the giant, but the Autobots were able to use the Global Space Bridge to transport a thousand children to the battlefield and overrode the Decepticon's control.The Human Element

Following the Decepticon assault on the Autobot base and the subsequent destruction of the Megastar, Galvatron gained control ofEarth's children through the use ofcyber-bats.The Autobots retreated into the Global Space Bridge, however Galvatron was able to blast open the entrance, sending his own troops in after them. The Decepticon leader also used hisStriker Lanceto rupture the space bridge wall, flooding the tunnel with lava. The Autobots, fortunately, survived and were able to escape from the tunnel.Galvatron's Revenge

The fight went no better for the Autobots, however Optimus and Ultra Magnus once again combined into Omega Prime and challenged Galvatron to a duel. He directed T-AI to open a path through the space bridge toEarth's core,where he faced the Decepticon leader. The Global Space Bridge was used as a conduit for the energy gathered by Fortress Maximus from the children of the world, gifting Prime with theMatrix Blade.

Following the defeat of the Decepticon and Predacon forces, the Build Team returned to working on the Global Space Bridge.The Final Battle

Ask Vector Prime

TheMutantswere able to take control of the Global Space Bridge from a Cybertron Net station inUpper Petrohexand attack various locations across Earth.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01

Games

See:Autobot Road

Toys

Legacy

• Omega Prime(2025)

• Series:Robots in Disguise 2001/Legacy
• Known designers:Evan Brooks(Hasbro),Hisashi Yuki(TakaraTomy)^[1],Hiroyuki Taiga(concept artist),^[2]Dave White(product photography),NickandTony Colella(sculptors),^[3]Marcelo Matere(packaging artist)^[4]

TheHasLabcrowdfunded figure forOmega Primeincludes a pair of stands inspired by the Global Space Bridge for his use or the use of his componentsOptimus PrimeandUltra Magnusas the "Tier 2" offering for the campaign. The stands have the ability to combine into a section of the Global Space Bridge's roadway as seen in the series, producing a vehicle mode display option just big enough for a single one of the two roughly Commander Class figures. If you want to display them both at once you could always put Magnus's car carrier bona fides to work and stack them? The Global Space Bridge needed 16,000 backers to enter production, and will ship to campaign backers in Fall 2025.

Omega Prime was revealed onJanuary 30,2024,with the crowdfunding campaign beginning soon after. The project reached 50% funding in only 24 hours, beating all three previousTransformersHasLabs. It reached base funding (10,000 backers) onFebruary 9th,2024,in only ten days - three times quicker than the previous record holder,Deathsaurus.^[5]The campaign unlocked "Tier 2" onFebruary 28,2024, securing the Global Space Bridge stands' production.^[6]At the closing bell on March 14, the set clocked in at 28,230 backers, beating the previous Transformers record by quite a fair margin (Deathsaurus again, with 27,442) and coming in second only toMarvel LegendsGalactus as the most successful project in HasLab history.^[7]

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Notes

Now approaching station Tron.

• In the originalCar Robotscartoon, the system is called the "Cybertron Net", with the CGI tunnel part (see below) referred to as the "Mantle Tunnel" (マントルトンネルMantoru Tonneru).
• A working name in English for the Global Space Bridge was "Global Expressway", used in the introduction to the script for "Battle Protocol!"
• There are three wildly different depictions of the interior of the Global Space Bridge, appearing often at various points in the same episode:
  • A CGI tunnel with supports and magma pulsating outside (this is the "Mantle Tunnel" inCar Robots).
  • A more abstract black tunnel with a white grid on it.
  • A conventional tunnel with metal walls and piping.
• The Global Space Bridge shares a number of similarities with the network of secret tunnels and portals known as theAutobot Roadfrom theFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformersmanga.TheTransformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebookwould later combine the two into a single concept in 2022, with the Global Space Bridge being its technical name, but most simply call it the Autobot Road

Foreign names

• Japanese:Cybertron Net(サイバトロンネットSaibatoron Netto,"Autobot Network" )

References

See also

• Autobot Road
• GroundBridge