Energon cube
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An energon cube is a device used by characters in the fictional Transformers
Transformers
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.Transformer may also refer to:* ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet computer manufacturer by Asus...

 series to store energy.

Animated series

In the 1984 animated Transformers television series energon cubes are created by the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth. The Autobots trade with the humans for the power, while the Decepticons steal the power. For all practical purposes, Energon functions as fuel or "food" for the Transformers; in some episodes, Decepticons are depicted as literally drinking from Energon cubes.

Books

Energon cubes are used in the 1985 book and audio story Megatron's Fight For Power by John Grant as well as the 1986 Find Your Fate Junior book Autobot Alert! by Judith Bauer Stamper.

IDW Publishing

According to The Transformers Beast Wars Sourcebook energon cubes were invented during the "golden age" of Cybertron
Cybertron
Cybertron is a fictional planet, the homeworld of the Transformers in the various fictional incarnations of the metaseries and toyline by Hasbro. In the Japanese series, the planet is referred to as "Cybertron" pronounced as セイバートロン Seibātoron...

.

Films

In the 1986 film The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986....

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...

 sends a shuttle from Cybertron Moonbase One to Earth to collect energon cubes for an assault on the Decepticon
Decepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...

 forces on Cybetron.

The AllSpark from the 2007 Transformers film was called the Energon Cube in novelizations and early scripts.

Games

In the 1986 video game The Transformers
The Transformers (1986 video game)
The game's received mixed reviews - Sinclair User gave the game 4 stars out of five, while Your Sinclair gave it 6/10 and Crash gave it 60%.Max Phillips from Your Sinclair said the game was "slick but nothing new, the keyboard controls are awful and the cassette inlay is diabolical" while John...

 the player must collect four pieces of the energon cube to complete the game.

In the board game Monopoly: The Transformers Collector's Edition energon cubes replace the houses.

Energon cubes unlock hidden content in the 2007 Playstation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 video game Transformers: The Game
Transformers: The Game
Transformers: The Game is the name of multiple versions of a video game based on the 2007 live action film Transformers, all of which were released in North America in June 2007. Home console and PC versions were developed by Traveller's Tales for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3 and...

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Energon cubes are collectible in the 2009 DS video games Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (video game) Autobots
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots is a video game exclusively for the Nintendo DS based on fictional alien robots, Transformers. This version follows the plot of the movie.-Gameplay:...

 and Decepticons
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons is a video game based on fictional alien robots, Transformers. This version follows an alternate plot of the movie.-Plot:...



Energon cubes appear in the 2010 video game Transformers: War for Cybertron
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Transformers: War for Cybertron is a third-person shooter video game developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision. It was released in North America on June 22, 2010 and in PAL regions on June 25, 2010 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Two portable versions were released for the...

as items used to power-up players.
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