Nova Point

Nova Point is a building on Cybertron from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Nova Point, also known as Nova Peak, is a chromium and tungsten edifice in Iacon towering high above the rest of Cybertron's landscape. What exactly it is used for is unstated, but it probably is a building of political importance. It has an observation bay that provides a great view on both Cybertron below and the stars above.

Its top is apparently a good place to go if you're wishy-washy and depressed, while the mines below are for if you're planning to overthrow the existing order.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Another Time & Place

Optimus Prime was angsting about the future at the observation bay when Prowl approached him with information that the Dinobots had left Cybertron and were heading for Hydrus Four. Confirmed in his worries, Optimus Prime reacted with apathy, not ready yet to acknowledge what trouble lay ahead. Prowl reminded him the threat the remaining Decepticons could pose in these events, then angrily departed to leave a seemingly passive Optimus to his stargazing. Another Time & Place

Regeneration One

Prime liked to sit right on the very top.

Optimus Prime was angsting about the future at the observation bay when Kup and Ultra Magnus approached him with information that after 21 years of apparent peace the Decepticons had started to agitate for violence again. When asked for permission to send in the Wreckers to neutralize this threat, Optimus Prime reacted with apathy, not ready yet to acknowledge what trouble lay ahead. His subordinates tried to get him to reconsider, but Prime then instructed them to depart. Then Soundwave interrupted the seemingly passive Optimus' stargazing by seizing control of an orbital defense platform and using it to kill the Last Autobot. Counterpoint

Prime remained at Nova Point and was once again visited there by Ultra Magnus, Kup and Hot Rod. As he and Magnus discussed the Wreckers taking action against the Neo-Decepticons at the Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot, Prime was struck by a vision of Unicron. Dissatisfied with Prime's leadership, Kup stormed off to lead the Wreckers to Earth. Loose Ends, Part 1

After he took over as Autobot leader, Rodimus Prime met privately with Jhiaxus at Nova Point. When the former senator revealed his faction's widespread slaughter of organic life, the meeting soon turned violent and the buildings atop its peak were damaged in the fighting. The War to End All Wars, Part 2

2005 IDW continuity

Megatron originally worked in one of the mines beneath Nova Point. Towards Peace

During a protest against the Decepticon Registration Act, one Decepticon complained that the Senate was blaming "every terrorist attack this side of Nova Peak" on them. Patternism Megatron stood atop Nova Peak on Declaration Day, presumably making a grandiose speech to rally the Decepticon forces to war. Rules of Disengagement

Starscream trained at the prestigious Nova Point Academy, where he learned more in depth about Functionism. The Hallowing

The Functionist Universe

After being stranded in the Functionist Universe, Megatron gave a speech to a cell of the Anti-Vocationist League in the mines below Nova Point. This Machine Kills Fascists

When the Functionist Universe Cybertron crossed over into the primary universe, the crew of the Lost Light created twelve Matrixes, one for each of the planet's hot spots, in order to overload Vector Sigma and end the threat of the Functionist Council. Megatron and Rodimus went down to Nova Point, where Rodimus delivered an inspiring speech to the rest of the crew but was injured by the Functionist forces. Though Megatron attempted to open the Matrix in his stead, he was foiled by its morality lock and Rodimus was ultimately forced to open it using his teeth, successfully overloading the Vector Sigma chamber and destroying the Council. A Spark Among Embers

Notes

• It is no coincidence that the two scenes featuring Optimus at Nova Point are very similar, since they were both written by Simon Furman whose task with the later storyline was effectively to replace the former.