Solar Needle

The Solar Needle was a massive structure made by the Decepticons and served as a powerful energy collector.

It appeared as a massive central structure with a sharp domed head where the main computer was located. Energy receptors were located around this base which sent energy to numerous spherical towers that surrounded the structure with each spherical tower sending a stream of energy to another spherical tower. This effectively meant that the central structure was surrounded by the spherical towers that covered it in a complete circle. The energy generated was intense and could destroy a Transformer that attempted to move through it. The energy receptors were also capable of reflecting energy back at the enemy.

This piece of technology worked by draining the energy from a star and building it up to be used as energy. While a potent source of power, the process resulted in the destabilization of the star it was being against causing it to eventually explode.

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Megatron built the device deep within the jungle and made use of a circuit from Gears that governed his personality in order to power the device. The Needle captured much of Earth's suns energy but would have eventually resulted in the destruction of the entire planet had the Autobots not reversed the process.