Hub (G2)

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The Hub is the seat of power of the Cybertronian Empire. It is a network of cyberformed structures wherein resides the Liege Maximo, progenitor of the Decepticons.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel Generation 2 comic

As the madness of Liege Centuro Jhiaxus escalated, his assistant Rook worried for the future of their empire. Once Jhiaxus had departed for the Twilight, Rook opened up communication with the Hub, wishing to speak to the Liege Maximo about Jhiaxus's rage. Dark Shadows!

Soon, as Jhiaxus and Optimus Prime fought within the Twilight as it was being consumed by the Swarm, the Liege Centuro claimed that he had been promised a place at the Hub. Unfortunately, Optimus and the rest of his Autobot/Decepticon throw-backs had ruined everything, denying Jhiaxus this honor.

Once Jhiaxus and his army were consumed by the Swarm and the "throwbacks" prevailed, Rook himself traveled to the Hub where he had been granted an audience with the Liege Maximo. The Liege Maximo told Rook not to worry, for despite the losses that day, Jhiaxus's army was but the tip of the iceberg. Evil... is infinite! A Rage in Heaven!

Alignment

The Hub had long been performing a complex operation through successive iterations, its accuracy improving as planets were added to the network. Inhabiting it were a wide variety of mechanical organisms, beings that might have once been Decepticons, but had been advanced to the point of having multiple forms and reduced to a hive mentality, little more than extensions of the Liege Maximo's will. The goal of this operation was to allow the Liege Maximo to ascend to the realm of the Dark Gods. At a critical moment this operation was disrupted on two fronts by a small group of Autobots led by Grimlock and an alliance of Decepticons and Autobots led by Ultra Magnus and a resurrected Megatron. Megatron actually managed to wound his ancestor before perishing, which caused the Liege Maximo to panic and attempt to enter the portal prematurely. It collapsed, destroying him. The resolution of this threat led to the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the end of the Great War. Alignment

Regeneration One

"Oooo! Jhiaxus gets The Hub Network in HD apparently."

• Locations
  • The Throneworld
    • The High Chamber
    • The Corral
  • Area 59, subdivision 17.4, branch 5: Z-9-#J-4, where the Autobots established the beachhead for their invasion.
  • Z-13-#I-4, where Shockwave and Starscream landed in the Ark.
  • K-9-#L-1 and K-9-#L-2, two points on the "slam rail" transit system between which the Wreckers attacked.

Jhiaxus sat on his throne, on a planet at the centre of the Hub Network, comparing the order he had created to the chaos of the "lesser order of Cybertronians." Destiny, Part One

He later bragged to Rodimus Prime that the Hub Network was a unified galactic empire. Rodimus was horrified to hear that some of the planets so mecha-formed had contained indigenous life, and rejected Jhiaxus's offer to have Cybertron join his empire. The War to End All Wars, Part 2

With Jhiaxus having returned to his Throneworld, Rodimus launched a preemptive strike against the network, hoping to take down Jhiaxus's empire before he had a chance to react. However, Jhiaxus anticipated such a move; the Autobots' plan failed, and Rodimus and several of his troops were captured. The War to End All Wars, Part 3

Jhiaxus continued to attempt to convince Rodimus to join him, while the other captured Autobots were held in what the former Cybertronian senator called the Corral. The Wreckers soon made themselves known by continuing their assault, and escaping through the network's slam rail transit system. Jhiaxus executed four of the Autobots held in the Corral in order to coerce Rodimus to order the Wreckers to cease their attack, but Rodimus had no way to contact them. With Shockwave joining in on the attack on the Hub, Jhiaxus left Rodimus behind to enter the fray himself, only to be taken down by the Underbase-empowered Starscream. Without Jhiaxus to lead the defense, the Autobots destabilized the Hub Network to the point of no return. As the Autobots escaped and returned to Cybertron, Rodimus could only reflect on how Jhiaxus was only carrying out his interpretation of Primus's grand plan, by bringing his own vision of order to a chaotic universe. The War to End All Wars, Part 4

Ask Vector Prime

In Primax 490.0 Gamma, Unicron managed to destroy Cybertron. This act caused the essence of Primus to be diffused among the remaining Cybertronians, turning the once amoral Cybertronian Empire into a force for good. When Unicron re-emerged, he attacked the Hub. Unable to defeat the Chaos-Bringer, Jhiaxus united the surviving Autobots and Decepticons. The united Cybertronians fought valiantly against Unicron, and even Liege Maximo sacrificed himself to permanently expel Unicron from this reality. In the aftermath, the Cybertronian Empire and the Confederation of Terran Worlds became steadfast allies. Ask Vector Prime, 24/06/2015

Aligned novels

The Hub was linked to Cybertron by space bridges during the Golden Age. Exodus

2005 IDW continuity

While Tarantulas explained the purpose of his Timemaze, a metal planet, connected to others like it by a huge web, appeared on one of the device's screens. Requiem of the Wreckers