Hilary erupted, jarring the ship back to life. and as it came to be fairly consistently portrayed as the comics progressed.įour million years later, Mount St. Upon the disappearance of these warriors in their attempt to destroy Shockwave, the Ark shut itself down.
Hilary, a volcano located a small distance outside of what would one day become Portland, Oregon.Īfter the crash, some of the Ark's systems still functioned, and when they detected the Decepticon Shockwave making planetfall, the ship revived five of her Autobot crew and rebuilt them into the Dinobots. Hoping to end the threat of Megatron forever, Optimus Prime purposely crashed the ship into the passing planet Earth. When this was done and her reserves depleted, the Decepticons attacked and boarded her. It was launched to clear a path for the wandering planet Cybertron through an asteroid field. It is also referred to as the most powerful starship in Cybertron's history, and control of it was considered a huge tactical advantage.
In the comic, the Ark was referred to as 'the last of the Great Arks,' suggesting that, as in the cartoon, there had been previous Vanguard-class ships. It has a main computer designated Auntie and a number of ancillary shuttlecraft. Note: The comic version of the ship tends to have a more squared-off look to it and is frequently (though not always) shown as being a metallic silver.