Pit (BW)
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The Pit, also known as the Inferno, is a place referred to by Transformers in their exclamations.
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Fiction
Beast Wars cartoon continuity
Timelines
The Pit was a facility that granted Transformers life, and the only thing along with the Matrix facility that could do so. The Razor's Edge
2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
The Pit facility was responsible for uniting Predacon sparks with the protoforms created there. Many Predacons believed their sparks returned to the Pit upon death to be reborn in a new body. Beast Wars Sourcebook
One of the tales told about Ram Horn is that's he's from the Pit, and not the facility but the other one, and that he climbed out with a fistful of damned sparks.BotCon 2016 General Ramhorn profile Certainly, Ram Horn refers to having been in the Pit (where he claims time worked differently) when in conversation with his fellow councillors. Dawn of the Predacus
Beast Wars cartoon
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
The Pit was apparently a place within the Megastar used for corporal punishment, as Megatron sentenced Gas Skunk and Dark Scream to the Pit after Sky-Byte had placed the blame for the Predacons' most recent failure on the two of them. This made Gas Skunk and Dark Scream extremely fearful of the painful experience they were likely about to endure. Sideburn's Obsession
When Sky-Byte gave in to Side Burn's demand to do shark tricks for a second time, Sky-Byte swore "By the Pit!" The Fish Test
Wings Universe
Bishop swore by the Pit when he witnessed the wake of Bruticus's attack. Around Cybertron #14
Tornado made numerous references to the Pit in his log entries. Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur
Prime cartoon
Upon being informed of Skyquake's passing, Dreadwing swore by the Pit as he promised vengeance on the Autobots. Loose Cannons A Vehicon derisively referred to the Insecticons as "Pit-bound scavengers," sparking a brawl between the two groups. Hurt
Classics
When blasting Megatron into a literal pit, Ultra Magnus told him to say hello to the Pit. Shattered Paths
Animated cartoon continuity
Kup referred to "the Pit-damned Fallen" while describing the flames on Rodimus's chest. The AllSpark Almanac II
2005 IDW continuity
The Inferno was the hellish counterpart to the Afterspark in some forms of Cybertronian belief. Skids believed in the Inferno, among other myths, and was subtly mocked by Tarn for it. Speak, Memory! (Part 2)
Beast Wars: Uprising
When saving the Autobots on another universe's Earth, Depth Charge told them to "get the Pit out of here". Shattered Expectations He would mention it again when explaining the situation to the Autobots. Shattered Paths
Apelinq, when he was drawn into the virtual reality of Metascan Omega, thought he had gone into the Pit. Intersectionality
Megatron approvingly exclaimed by the Inferno when meeting Formikon. Not All Megatrons
Of Masters and Mayhem
Ruckus swore by the Pit. History
Behind the scenes
While outlining the Beast Wars cartoon, Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio created the made-up curse "By the Inferno" so the bad guys could swear. This was changed to "By the Pit" to avoid confusion when a Predacon named Inferno was added to the cast. Having made the Matrix dimension an analogue to Heaven, they made the Inferno/Pit their Hell.
The Beast Wars series bible included two facilities that created protoforms, the Matrix for the Maximals and the Pit for the Predacons[1] These were never mentioned in the series, but subsequent material written more than a decade after the cartoon ended would establish that those places existed.
