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Acropolis: A femme fortress metrotitan that is as much a temple as fortress. Think of Athena or Wonder Woman. Fierce while beautiful and elegant.
Altihex: [Canon]. An orbital city that is completely the metrotitan Altihex. Bad things tend to happen there and are only sometimes the fault of the large percentage of Cybertron's deep-space research facilities in residence. Despite this the fact that it continues to survive encourages significant scientific immigration.
Ankmor Park: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Ankmor. Where Hound is from. Regularly referred to as simply Ankmor, this is a region of Cybertron whose history goes back well before reliable records of any kind. For many generations it housed a chemical processing center that was infamous for polluting the environment with deadly fumes and a chemical river thick enough to support the weight of light mecha. With the political upheaval of Nova's conquest the new ruling clade decided to change the focus of the city from the chemicals that had destroyed it to an environmental refuge and hunting land for those with enough shanix.
Archives, The: Centered around the metrotitan Archeía, she exist 2/3 in the physical world and 1/3 in subspace. The physical sections are spread out among all the major cities on Cybertron and the moons with subspace passages between them with her helm in Iacon where the largest Archive is located. It is a collection ground for knowledge and physical objects of importance and/or power. She is mated to Iacon and Umbra.
Autobot City: [Canon]. The central base of Terra's Autobot forces.
Axiom Nexus: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Axiom. In one of the oldest dimensions in the multiverse one Cybertronian city, Axiom Nexus, is a hub for travelers from other dimensions. The city maintains its relative harmony through strict adherence to the principle of "Dux non Intruitus": all Megatrons, Primes and miscellaneous other faction leaders are banned.
Badlands: [Canon]. Not a city and just what it sounds like.
Bastion: A fortress metrotitan.
Boomtown: A city titan that moves around to wherever the latest economic boom is to house all the mecha that will only be around until the boom is over.
Caelum asa: Latin: Sky Home (altar, pyre, sanctuary, Home, refuge, shelter). The Seeker graveyard in the upper atmosphere of Cybertron.
Carnival: Character created by Fianna9 (Ao3). A facility rather than city-type metrotitan, this femme is bright, glittery and lit up with rainbow optics. A small metrotitan that will never settle down, this flashy being loves nothing more than traveling from city to city and world to world to showcase her rides, citizens, fuel concoctions and generally spread good cheer. She's equally happy with family-friendly events as the drunken parties.
Capital City: Metrotitan core: Shihon. The banking and currency central of Cybertron.
Caperil: A territory near the border of Ankmor Park that is well known as a land of monsters. It's dangerous to pass through at best.
Central City: Metrotitan core: Kati. All data crunchers and news staff. Very odd regulations and tightly enforced.
Citadel of Light, The: [Canon]. Where the Knights of Light lived while on Cybertron. Out in the middle of nowhere between cities.
Crystal Towers, The: Where the majority of nobles socialize, whether or not they live there.
Csillagos Szentély: The Star Sanctuary (Hungarian). A large estate in Gygax which has been controlled by the same noble line for at least a dozen generations. The estate possesses large wilderness territories and one of the largest lakes in the city-state. Special breeds of creatures called orszem (Hungarian: sentry) have been nurtured and allowed to thrive here for generations. Since the locals know the orszem are aggressive toward engine noises, few ever transform within the estate.
Cyber City: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Vida.
Cybertropolis: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Cybertropolis. Not the canon one at all.
Crystal City: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Krama.
Darkmount: [Canon]. Shockwave's command hub in the city of Polyhex. Arguably the most secure complex ever.
Floating City: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: ?.
Harmonex: [Canon]. Known as the Singing City on Cybertron, where it serves as a center for art and learning. It holds within it lithic crystals that sing in perfect harmonic frequency. It is closely tied to Praxus to the point there's a debate in many places whether they are actually one territory scamming the system to get two Senators.
There are mineral deposits there that are absent across most of Cybertron. It is well known that light, temperature, pollution, population density, wildlife and care all affect crystal grown. Harmonex take great pride in its crystals and as a city we do all we can to make conditions favorable to them. Some of it is by laws limiting population density and pollution. Others are simply cultural in that a citizen that sees a crystal in need will take care of it. That might be tending to it them self or by bringing that crystal to the attention of others. There is an entire department the size of our law enforcement tasked with ensuring our crystals are healthy and Harmonex continues to sing.
Helex: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Helex. A flier city often dominated by shuttles and/or non-seeker fliers. Nearly impossible to get around without flight outside of a small grounder district.
Hive City: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Colméia.
Iacon: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Iacon. Built to be a fortress for their history and culture as well as the imperial capitol. The best higher educational institutions. Mated to Archeía and Umbra.
Ibex: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Ibex. Contains a major spaceport and a pro-racing championship.
Gigaplex: Metrotitan core: Gigaplex.
Gulog: Metrotitan, A prison 'camp' where prisoners are sent to be forgotten.
Gygax: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Gygax.
Kalis: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Kalis.
Kaon: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Kaon. A mining city that gradually became a gladiatorial center as the mines ran out.
Masada: A fortress metrotitan focused on being impenetrable in both where he settles and how he configures himself.
Medikaru: Character created by Cyberra (Ao3). A facility metrotitan that is a giant hospital complex, with entire buildings dedicated to different medical specialties, from sparkling separation to the most delicate and complicated surgeries. There are whole wings for ICU and extended care, more emergency rooms than anyone could shake a stick at, plus an entire complex for training medics in various specialties. She even has her own machine shops for fabricating new parts and building medical equipment. Most of her residents are highly trained medics, and she herself has enough skill to perform all but the most intense and complicated surgeries using machine arms mounted in the walls and ceilings. There are warrior-mecha in residence, too, but they serve mostly as a guard force, and all of them have first-aid training. Her downtown area has shops for those who have to stay long-term, even apartment complexes for patients' families. Her heights are covered with solar collection arrays, so she makes quite a bit of energon on her own.
Megaloplex: [Canon]. A city still contained in the metrotitan Megaloplex.
Military Academy, The: The center of training for military types.
Nova Cronum: [Canon].
Nuon City: [Canon]. The southern city of Nuon bordered the much larger Protihex
Nyon: [Canon]. Very colorful people but very practical. Every marking and color on a frame had specific meaning, and you could trace a mecha's entire lineage and know almost everything about their kin if you know how to read it. A primarily white frame represents a servant to a cause. Some red markings mean warrior, and a lack of lineage marks means one is of clanless origin. Shades of colors and layering have different meanings. A bright red designation layered over metallic gold means the individual is deceased.
Paleas: Character created by Cyberra (Ao3). Pronounced Pal-ay-as. A facility metrotitan focused on the worship of Primus.
Polyhex: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Polyhex. Where Jazz is from. Largely underground and with a high petty crime rate. Set in the norther hemisphere it is surrounded by the Rust Sea, Tagan Heights, Iacon and Nova Cronum. Darkmount serves as its capitol. Polyhex is in charge of Cybertron's satellites and home to the Cybertron network command hub.
Praxus: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Praxus. Home of the Helix Gardens, the doorwing+chevron frametype, some of the best educational institutions and the highest concentration of crystal producers and crafters in the empire. It is rich in energy sources, granting it significant independence from the other city-states and the central government. It has very close ties to Harmonex, Vos and Iacon.
Protihex: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Protihex. Also known as Protohex.
Rust Sea: [Canon]. Also known as the Sea of Rust, the Great Rust Sea, or the Rust Spot. Both a rust-thick sea and a populated region without a central city left (it was lost to the sea when it rusted).
Sea of Light: Near Iacon.
Shadow City, The: See Umbra.
Simfur: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Simfur. Well known for it's mob that holds much power in the city but doesn't (usually) rule it.
Slaughter City: [Canon]. Prior to the war Slaughter City was second only to the similar city of Kaon as a low-class industrial work center and site of illegal gladiatorial games between disaffected workers. It was one of the early strongholds of Megatron's supporters before the war.
Sonic Canyon: [Canon]. Where Wheeljack's frametype comes from in Aftermath by silberstreif. The Sonic Canyons are located on the southern side of Cybertron. The deafening sound of the planet's underground machinery wells up from their depths and loudly echoes up to the surface. The noise in turn causes a constant deluge of scrap metal to come tumbling down, making the canyons' direct environment particularly inhospitable.[1] Nonetheless, densely populated settlements have risen and the Transformers living there have adapted perfectly. Among the rest of the population, the people of this heavily industrialized section of Cybertron are characterized by their toughness, their no-nonsense attitude and their loud, loud voices. Few are aware the Sonic Canyons function as Primus's sensory organs. Their resonating structures allow him to collect data from across the galaxy.
Staniz: [Canon]. A center of the Cybertronian shipbuilding industry.
Steel City: From RID 2015.
Tesarus: [Canon]. Transportation hub for business in their area before other cities began to overtake it and industry dried up. kind of like what happened to Edinburgh, Scotland at the beginning of 19th century to 20th century. unlike Edinburgh the leaders refused to change as things dried up and conditions got worse. went into a slow spiral of decay like most of the cities that initially went Con. Those from there who managed to leave were mostly distrustful of Megatron's charisma but wanted to salvage what was left.
Tarn: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Tarn.
Telicrox: Next to Protihex. Best known for the frilled oil lizards developed and bred there for show and fighting (similar to dog or cock fighting) competitions.
Trypticon: [Canon]. A metrotitan-only city that is often mobile.
Tyger Pax: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Tyger Pax. The industrial core of Cybertron and has the best trade schools. Produces sixty percent of the planet's manufacturing
Umbra: The ISO/SpecOps city under Iacon (and elsewhere). Her mobile form is rather like a centipede with scores of octopus tentacles along her body and a feline-ish head.
Vos: [Canon]. Metrotitan core: Vos. The Seeker city and like Praxus is rich in energy sources, granting it significant independence from the other city-states and the central goverment.
Yuss: [Canon]. A peaceful town largely untouched by war (the region was conquered early in the war and the Decepticons moved on). Its inhabitants go about their simple lives in and around the village, clothed in colorful metallic fabrics.
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