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The name or term "Ark" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Ark (disambiguation).

The Ark is an Autobot starship from the Dark of the Moon portion of the live-action continuity family.

TheArkwas designed by the Autobots to be able to transport them away from Cybertron in

order to find a new place to call home.[1] Piloted by Roller, the Ark is able to convert into a

powerful space station.[2] It is able to launch protoforms to nearby planets and features

sophisticated sensor equipment which was used to track down the AllSpark's energy signal.[1]

Once the flagship of the Autobot fleet,[2] the Ark and its captain, Sentinel Prime, were lost in

space centuries ago.[1]

(It lies wrecked on the Moon.)
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Contents

1 Fiction

1.1 IDW Transformers prequel comics

1.2 Dark of the Moon film

2 Toys

2.1 Dark of the Moon3 References

Fiction

IDW Transformers prequel comics

As Cybertron was devastated by the worsening war, with Optimus Prime unwilling to take the decisive actions that would have brought the conflict to an

end, Sentinel Prime was forced to make a deal with Megatron to seek out another planet whose resources they can exploit to restore their homeworld.

Dark of the Moon The chosen planet was the resting place of the Primes' Star Harvester. Sentinel recreated the Primes' lost space bridge technology,

fashioning hundreds of pillars that would form a bridge large enough to teleport Cybertron itself across the cosmos, telling the Autobots it would be used

to instantaneously teleport soldiers, supplies and refugees into and out of the battlefield, allowing them to defeat the Decepticons. The pillars were loaded

onto a second Ark, while a strike team led by Optimus attacked Simfur in order to activate the control pillar for the space bridge by bringing it into

contact with the AllSpark. Foundation #3 While most of the Autobots kept the Decepticons busy, Elita-One and her sisters Arcee and Chromia

successfully reached the AllSpark and activated the pillar, which Elita then delivered to Sentinel Prime.

Sentinel took his Ark to ostensibly collect Optimus and the others from Simfur, but upon arrival, the ship was attacked by Starscream, who was unawareof the secret deal his leader had made with the Prime. Starscream's attack triggered a huge explosion which consumed the Ark, leaving the Autobots to

believe Sentinel, the space bridge and all others aboard had been destroyed. Foundation #4 Dark of the Moon Unbeknownst to anyone present, however, the

Ark had not been destroyed: the space bridge tech aboard had in fact teleported it away through space and time, with all on board knocked into stasis

by the blast. Convergence chapter 1

Out in space, the originalNemesis and Sentinel's Ark (still jinking through space and time) zeroed in on the energy signature of the AllSpark, and were

both crippled when the Ark blindly teleported directly into the same physical space as theNemesis. The Ark made one final jump, leaving a lingering

space bridge portal in its wake. After setting the ruinedNemesis down on the dead moon of a nearby gas giant, the Decepticons boarded the smaller

shipLongshotand followed the Ark through the portal at The Fallen's urging, leaving his sarcophagus behind. Both ships are hurled into the future.Sentinel Prime's Ark and theLongshotemerge from the space bridge and into the vicinity of Earth in early 1961. The Ark violently crash-landed on
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Curse you, Starscream!

"We don't even botherputting landing gear on these

bastards anymore."

Earth's Moon, killing all on board, save for Sentinel, who was safely sealed in the ship's crash vault. After

examining the wreckage, Soundwave determined to keep the vessel out of the hands of the humans on the

planet below. Convergence chapter 1

The crash of the Ark was detected by both the United States and the Soviet Union, and a "space race" began

to be the first to reach the Moon and plunder this alien treasure. On July 16, 1969, NASA carried out the

Apollo 11 mission, successfully sending astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon, where they

discovered the Ark. Dark of the Moon Convergence chapter 4

From 1970 to 1972, the United States staged three further manned missions to the moon to continue

plundering the Ark. Incensed over his failure to stop the Apollo 11 mission, Soundwave had Ravage scout for

viable agents within the American space program, and made contact with a NASA accountant named Gould.

By tapping the stock market to provide Gould with all the money he desired, Soundwave procured his

services to manipulate the NASA budget and make further moon missions financially unfeasible. Dark of the Moon

Convergence chapter 4 Consequently, the sixth mission, launched in December 1972, was deemed the last, and the astronauts triggered explosives to hide the

wreck of the Ark beneath lunar dust. Dark of the Moon #1

Similarly, also in 1972, Soundwave employed his Soviet agents to ensure that the first Russian manned mission was cancelled. Soundwave spent the

remainder of the decade manipulating his pawns, and "recruiting" more and more human agents in various areas of the American and Soviet government

to ensure that the Ark was never re-discovered. Dark of the Moon

Dark of the Moon film

The Ark left Cybertron with its space bridge pillars, but was waylaid by Decepticons. The ship

floated in space until it finally landed on Earth's moon in 1961. NASA detected the crash, and US

President John F. Kennedy initiated a plan to land on the moon and explore the wreck. Neil

Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon and scouted the Ark in 1969.

Meanwhile, the Soviet Union's space program photographed Decepticons removing hundreds of

pillars in 1963. Eventually, unmanned probes retrieved a fuel cell from the ship, which was

transported to Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant for study, leading to 1986's meltdown. Optimus

Prime obtained the fuel cell in 2011, alerting him to the Ark's presence on the moon. Optimus and

Ratchet journeyed to the moon on theXantium, retrieving Sentinel's body from the crash vault

and the control pillar.

Later on, Sentinel revealed the Ark's true mission: to take the pillars to Earth and summon Cybertron, enslaving humanity and putting them to work on
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A giant, flying space-clam: perfect for road trips.

rebuilding the war-torn planet. Dark of the Moon

Toys

Dark of the Moon

Autobot Ark(Cyberverse Playset, 2011)Japanese ID number:CV01

Accessories: 2 missiles, spring-loaded cannon,

static cannon, 2 pivotable guns, 2 missile racks,

repair claw

Coming with Autobot Roller, the Ark is a playset which

transforms from a starship to a space station, scaled to

work with Cyberverse Legion Class figures (and

notionally work with Commander Class figures too,

though they don't fit too well inside it). It features several

electronic lights and sounds and includes all the generic

"playset" special features that you'd expect: an elevating

"repair bay" with a detachable repair claw to the right side of the ship, a "prison cell" for Decepticon figures with spring-shut doors at the back, a

tilting ramp at the front for vehicles to roll down at the front, and a rotating light-up turret in the center. For more Transformers-specific fun, the

right bay of the base mode features a decagonal platform with five flip-up space bridge pillars (which can be interpreted as a teleportation platform

if so inclined), and the ship comes with six removable weapons, all outfitted with MechTech 5mm posts: two swiveling guns mounted on its rear,

two forward-mounted missile racks, and two prominent cannons (with absurdly long posts) that sit beside them. Both of these two larger cannons

can hold a transparent missile, but only the one to the left of the prow features a spring-loaded firing mechanism.

In ship mode, placing Roller or any suitably-sized Cyberverse figure in the opening cockpit depresses a hinged panel on the cockpit floor, which

triggers engine and (continuous) flight noises, and a pulsing light within the ship. Pressing the golden button just beside the cockpit lights up the twin

guns beneath it, and triggers electronic laser firing noises.

Pulling or pushing on either side of the ship initiates a partial automatic transformation, as the central tower raises/lowers and a slow version of the

classic transformation noise plays. In its space station mode, pressing a button on the base floor sets off blasting sounds and lights up the central

turret. Placing a vehicle-mode Cyberverse figure on the central ramp depresses a button hidden beneath it, which causes a power-up noise to

build, accompanied by steadily-brightening lights in the forward cannons, until the switch beside the ramp is tilted to send the figure rolling off with
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a whooshing noise.

The ship is decorated with numerous 5mm and 3mm ports and C joint bars all over its hull to hold a veritable arsenal MechTech and Cyberverse

weapons; the base mode, in particular, features four C joint bars on the left side and four clips on the right, allowing other Cyberverse playsets to

connect up to the Ark, a la Metroplex or the Micromaster Stations, to create a sprawling micro-world.

Out of the box, the missiles and repair claw are not found inside the ship. Instead, they can be found bagged and taped right behind the small

cardboard display that Roller is cradled in. Batteries are not included.

Autobot Ark with Roller and Bonus Value Sentinel Prime (Cyberverse Playset, 2011)

Accessories: 2 missiles, spring-loaded cannon, static cannon, 2 pivotable guns, 2 missile racks, repair claw

This Target-exclusive release includes otherwise unchanged Ark and Roller toys, along with a free and equally unchanged figure of the first

Cyberverse Sentinel Prime toy. Good luck getting him into the cockpit.

References

1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Ark's online Vector Sigma entry.[1] (http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database .cfm#/gloss ary/the_ark)

2. 2.0 2.1 The Ark's online toy bio (http ://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/shop/det ails.cfm?R=BAB430B4-5056-900B-1058-36A095AF1366:en_US) .

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