Sector Seven

"You guys have heard of Area 51? Well this is 50!"

Sector Seven is a secret American government agency, which deals with extraterrestrial technology and threats. It has been around for quite some time, but how long exactly depends on who you ask (see Notes for more).

It is so secret, it had its own secret website (They took it offline to keep its secrets!)

Sector Seven sometimes operates through the front companies S7 Industries. And Sectors Even.

Fiction

Movies

According to Sector Seven director Tom Banachek, the group was first commissioned around the year 1927, under President Herbert Hoover; though they apparently answered (or once answered) to the Defense Secretary, contemporary Defense Secretary John Keller claimed not to have heard of them. Banachek also stated that the First Seven found the AllSpark in 1913, but that might have been before Sector Seven was formally created.

To keep this alien relic secure, the group established a headquarters in the recently constructed Hoover Dam and had the cube transferred there. in the 1930s, Sector Seven operatives excavated the alien codenamed "N.B.E.-01" from the Arctic Circle and had his frozen remains transferred to their primary facility. In the years that followed, many modern forms of technology were secretly reverse-engineered from his frozen body. Eventually, the organization learned of the AllSpark's power to bring mundane machines to life, and began a battery of experiments to test the limits of the AllSpark's capabilities. Transformers

During this early period, Sector Seven became increasingly aware of Cybertronian activity on Earth, and commissioned Project: Black Knife to investigate. They discovered Cyberglyphics inscribed on ruins across the planet, raising the possibility that there may be aliens lying inert on the planet; for reasons unknown, however, this evidence was deemed inconclusive and the project went nowhere. Revenge of the Fallen

In the year 1961, an alien ship crash-landed on the moon; the race to retrieve the alien technology became the secret impetus for the famous Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union. Under the orders of John F. Kennedy, Sector Seven worked with NASA to prepare a manned mission to the moon in 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's exploration resulted in the discovery of several deceased N.B.E.s, and evidence and logs relating to the top secret mission was kept in Sector Seven's custody. This top-secret operation was deemed to be director-only-clearance, with only the highest-ranking members of the conspiracy aware of the truth behind the Apollo landings.

Years later, Sector Seven discovered that the Soviets had used unmanned probes to collect samples of alien technology from the ship, one of which was the cause of a nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Dark of the Moon

In 1987, a training exercise overseen by agent Jack Burns was interrupted by B-127 making planetfall. Just as the Autobot scout was about to explain himself, the Decepticon Seeker Blitzwing appeared, posing as an Air Force fighter jet and bombing Burns' squadron before engaging B-127 in a fight that saw the Autobot robbed of his voice box and the Seeker blown to bits.

Several months later, Burns was informed by fellow agent Seymour Simmons that two more Transformers has just made planetfall. Burns led a unit to intercept the aliens, introducing themselves as Shatter and Dropkick of the "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol". Shatter manipulated the humans into forming an alliance so they could catch B-127, who she claimed was a "dangerous escaped criminal". Burns was skeptical of the Decepticons (especially since the Decepticon name raised red flags to him), but Dr. Powell assured Shatter and Dropkick that he and Burns would discuss the matter with their superior General Whalen.

Whalen sided with Powell on account of the Cybertronian upgrades to American technology being beneficial in hopes of winning the Cold War, though he was willing to let Burns terminate the aliens once they have captured B-127. The Autobot was eventually tracked to Brighton Falls, California when an Energon surge was detected by the computers modified by the Decepticons. Sector Seven, Shatter, and Dropkick traveled there and incapacitated B-127, who was now calling himself "Bumblebee" and had fallen in with Charlie Watson and Memo.

Taking Bumblebee to McKinnon Air Base, the Decepticons tortured the Autobot before triggering a message from his leader Optimus Prime revealing the Autobots were regrouping on Earth. Powell radioed Burns on the Decepticons' true colors before being killed by Dropkick. Once they arrived at the building Bumblebee was being held prisoner in, Burns ordered for the doors to be blown open. While Charlie and Memo were being restrained, Bumblebee suddenly snapped and went on a rampage, overpowering Sector Seven. However, Burns eventually saw that Bumblebee was no criminal, as the Autobot saved his life after his helicopter was shot down by Shatter. After Bumblebee killed the two Decepticons and Charlie prevented their transmission from reaching Cybertron, Burns let the two go. Bumblebee

In 2003, Sector Seven operatives were alerted to extraterrestrial activity on Mars when a Transformer stepped on the Beagle 2 Rover moments after it landed. The footage was quickly seized, and Sector 7 disseminated a coverup story that the probe had simply crash-landed. Transformers By this point, Simmons had climbed his up the ranks to agency Director; despite attempting to reopen inquiries into projects such as the shuttered Black Knife files, those higher up in the chain of command wouldn't let him, thinking that wanting to look for Transformers on Earth was an obsession that Sector Seven, who counter and look for Transformers, shouldn't indulge. (God these guys sucked.) Revenge of the Fallen

Being cars, the Autobots take fender benders very seriously.

In 2007, a Sector Seven field team under Director Simmons headed to the Witwicky residence when evidence arose suggesting that Sam Witwicky had made contact with an N.B.E. they had been tracking. Taking Witwicky and Mikaela Banes into custody, Simmons began to interrogate Sam and Mikaela aggressively until the field unit's convoy was ambushed by Optimus Prime and his Autobots. Jazz was able to swiftly disarm the field unit; though a backup team arrived to capture as many Autobots as they could, they were only successful in capturing Bumblebee and the two teens.

Optimus needs a Snickers.

After the Decepticons hit global communications, Banachek went to Secretary Keller and informed him of the situation. Keller, the teens, and an Army Ranger unit were taken to Hoover Dam and shown the frozen N.B.E.-01, who Sam Witwicky identified as Megatron, leader of the Decepticons. However, Starscream arrived and destroyed their external power lines, while Frenzy sabotaged Megatron's stasis controls. With Megatron minutes away from thawing, Sam tried to convince Simmons to release Bumblebee, but Simmons was only convinced by Captain Lennox and his men. In the ensuing crisis, Megatron was freed from his cryonic prison, while Bumblebee and the Autobots absconded with the AllSpark. Beyond providing a small amount of soldiers to assist the ranger unit under Lennox, Sector Seven played no serious role in the Battle of Mission City, which was mostly decided by the Autobots.

Sector Seven's time had come—and they had done nothing but make the situation worse, all their secret weapons being ineffective against the Decepticons, and having alienated the Autobots. Sector Seven was terminated in an effort to better cover up the existence of the Transformers, but it may have been influenced by their loss of control over the situation. Transformers Sector Seven's replacement, NEST, worked directly with the Autobots in an effort to better counter the surge of Decepticon activity on Earth.

Before Sector Seven was shut down, however, Simmons copied as much research as he could, including the files relating to Project: Black Knife, which became of interest to the Autobots and their human allies during Sam's search for the Matrix of Leadership. Revenge of the Fallen

In 2012, Charlotte Mearing explained the role Sector Seven had played in the moon landing to the Autobots, which came as a surprise even to Simmons. Dark of the Moon

IDW comics

In January of 1898, adventurers Walter Simmons and Theodore Joseph Wells were commissioned by the government to investigate the ramblings of the insane Archibald Witwicky, who claimed to have encountered a "behemoth" in the Arctic Circle. Movie Prequel #2 Original The pair already been operating for years as scientist-adventurers, uncovering bizarre creatures and phenomena on Earth; President McKinley was aware of them. Original Artifacts they had included pictures and a skull from a "triclops" life form of some kind, a severed bestial arm in a jar (possibly from a version of the Beast Wars, although the sketch is difficult to make out and mechanics may not be incorporated) and what could possibly be a fragment of a Golden Disk.Movie Prequel #2 Recruiting four other men—Billy North, Theodore Grant, Philippe Bowen and Jack Arden—the crew travelled to the Arctic with Reginald Danco to investigate, but ran afoul of the Seeker Jetfire in the process. Though the humans were able to defeat the Decepticon by blasting the ice out from underneath him, North perished, and the survivors realized the need for a group dedicated to protecting Earth against future alien invaaders. Original Walter Simmons took charge of the operation; by 1899, the group had constructed its Alpha Command Post, a sealed environmental dome built around the "Mega-Man". Movie Prequel #2 The founding members of the organization became known as the "First Seven." Original

Three years later, the AllSpark itself was discovered at the bottom of the Colorado River, and this discovery prompted Wells to bring his friends Herbert and Lou Hoover into the organization, hoping that their metallurgical skills would be of use in excavating and analyzing the significance of the artifact. Irreplaceable Divers sent to examine the AllSpark inadvertently triggered its systems, prompting it to release a "scream" across space and time—one that reached Cybertron and alerted Shockwave to its presence on Earth. Rising Storm #2 In the meantime, Herbert spearheaded a new plan to redirect the river around the cube to conceal its existence from the world. Irreplaceable

By 1913, the diversion of the Colorado River was a success, but the subsequent attempt to excavate and reloate the AllSpark by Simmons, Wells, the Hoovers and Roy Thompson was once more interrupted by Jetfire, whose touch activated the AllSpark and prompted it to release a surge of Energon which brought to life four Allspark Mutations: crane, a car, a radio and a gun. The humans were able to open the dam and "drown" the mutations and the cube that had spawned them, killing all of them save the car, which subsequently escaped into the desert. In 1927, Hoover officially dubbed the group "Sector Seven" and made a successful presidential bid the following year, using his new political power to construct a secure base to study the AllSpark. Irreplaceable

Sector Seven drafted scientists to reverse-engineer Megatron's systems so as to develop countermeasures against the mechanical lifeforms. One notable invention was Robert Oppenheimer's brain-scrambling handgun, which was subsequently wielded by operative Roy Thompson in 1934 while tracking down the escaped Allspark Mutation alongside Margaret Simmons. Together

The Hoover Dam was completed in 1935, including a secret subterranean facility that became Sector Seven's Beta Command Post. Movie Prequel #3 Although Sector Seven initially planned to transport the body of Megatron to the facility, a failure of the cryo-blocks responsible for keeping the Decepticon frozen combined with the outbreak of World War II delayed this endeavor for two decades while interfering with director Walter Simmon's retirement plans. Weapon

Over the course of WWII, Sector Seven would cross paths with Jetfire yet again; when Nazi scientists captured the Decepticon, William was responsible for drafting his grandson Bill Simmons into the organization. Though Bill ultimately freed Jetfire instead of killing him, he subsequently requested a transfer into the organization. Weapon During the Cold War, Bill was responsible for ousting Oppenheimer from the organization, citing him as a Communist sympathizer. In February 1954, the jealous grandson of Reginald Danco would defect to the Communist Party and sabotage the cooling systems at Sector Seven's Arctic facility to cause a distraction while he stole Sector Seven data and fled to Russia. Megatron breached containment, and though Jetfire attempted to intervene, he was only able to save Bill's wife Anne Fischer and Philip Nolan. Though Bill and Danco were seemingly killed, Frozen both had survived, and the Soviets would use the stolen Sector Seven data to build the Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant. Rising Storm #2 Frozen At Walter's urging, Anne would subsequently leave Sector Seven so as not to expose her unborn son to the legacy of obsession and death that had consumed his lineage. Frozen

In 1965, Bill Simmons was able to escape from Soviet captivity and return to the United States; when he returned to the United States and attempted to contact Sector Seven, however, he was targeted by Soundwave, who dispatched an deep-cover operative to silence him. Bill was able to meet with his teenage son, and give him information relating to the organization he had once served before he disappeared. Convergence chapter 3

On July 19, 1969, Sector Seven played a key role in the Apollo 11 mission, staging a twenty-one minute blackout so that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin could investigate the remains of the Ark. Dark of the Moon #1 At the same time, however, Sector Seven supervised a more advanced project: the launch of the starship Ghost 1, created from reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology and captained by Samuel Walker. The two craft were launched at the same time; the launch of the Ghost 1 distracted Soundwave, who believed that the more advanced vessel was the one worth monitoring, allowing the other space mission to reach the lunar surface uninterrupted. Convergence chapter 4

While the crew of the Ghost 1 made first contact with Optimus Prime's Autobots, the rest of Sector Seven worked to transport Megatron's frozen body from their Alpha Command Post to the Hoover Dam; though Megatron was briefly able to escape, the sacrifices of several agents allowed Sector Seven to recapture their asset and safely deliver him to the dam. Rising Storm #2

Thirty-four years later, in 2003, Bumblebee made planetfall on Earth, and a team stationed in Richmond, Virginia were sent to capture "N.B.E.-2." They were unable to prevent him from scanning a local alternate mode and slipping away. Movie Prequel #2

Sometime before the events of Mission City, Sector Seven operated a secret base in Afghanistan. Unfortunately for them, a team of Decepticons led by Starscream happened to make planetfall beside them whilst searching for Megatron and the missing AllSpark Cube. Needing information on this world and the whereabouts of what they sought, the Decepticons attacked, at first easily defeating Sector Seven's defenders. However, one of the Decepticons, Wreckage, was attacked by a powerful localized EMP-based weapon designed to take down the Cybertronians. Incapacitated, Wreckage was abandoned and buried in the desert sand. Blackout only managed to hack into their systems briefly and access files on a "Project: Iceman" before the resourceful humans used an EMP burst to destroy their local files. Realizing that simple brute force would achieve the same result, the Decepticons decided to switch to stealth, and Blackout headed towards a place called "Qatar". Planetfall

Months later, Sector Seven recovered Wreckage's body from the ruins and brought him to a secret facility deep within the Nevada desert. Calling him N.B.E.-3, Agent Salazar and Professor Vine worked to reactivate the second Decepticon under their care. Alliance #1 At first, Wreckage was cooperative, helping them develop the L.M.-1 drones, but Sector Seven knew that Wreckage would not tolerate being their guest for much longer and would attempt to escape. When that day came, Salazar activated an emergency EMP burst that apparently shut the Decepticon down, but Vine suspected that Wreckage had merely shut himself down on purpose to conserve his energy, waiting for the right moment to regain consciousness. Alliance #2

Shortly after the victory over the Decepticons in Mission City, Sector Seven's personnel at Hoover Dam remained on high alert while Simmons, Banachek and Secretary of Defense Keller left to investigate the aftermath of the battle. The Reign of Starscream #2

Unfortunately for them, the Decepticon Starscream returned to the dam and attacked, intent on salvaging what remained of his compatriot Frenzy so he could access the data the diminutive Decepticon had stolen from Sector Seven. The Reign of Starscream #1 Sector Seven's human firepower availed them little proving to be little more than an annoyance to even the severely power-depleted Starscream, who tore his way through to the chamber where Frenzy fell with ease. As he left with his prize in hand, the Decepticon was surprised when Agent Salazar and Professor Vine unveiled L.M.-1, the prototype of Sector Seven's Cybertronian-derived Earth-built Transformer. However, it didn't work, breaking midway through transformation. When Sector Seven renewed their attack Starscream grabbed Salazar in an attempt to interrogate him about his knowledge of their race and the AllSpark. Sadly, when Starscream flew out of Earth's atmosphere, he didn't realize the fragility of human life, and Salazar was killed. The Reign of Starscream #2

In Mission City, Sector Seven had recovered the Decepticon corpses and several inert Transformers created by the AllSpark Cube energy released during the battle, while Simmons managed to recruit Captain Lennox and Sergeant Epps, ostensibly to better defend Earth against the Decepticons. Alliance #1

A month later, Sector Seven were ordered by the US government to prepare the Decepticon corpses for dumping into the sea, as agreed to with the Autobots. Simmons was less-than-happy with the prospect of losing a treasure trove of potential alien secrets, but grudgingly complied. When the Autobots arrived, the piece of the AllSpark that Optimus Prime recovered from Megatron's body suddenly reacted in proximity to the Decepticon leader's corpse. Realizing the danger of having the AllSpark fragment in close proximity to the Decepticons, Optimus handed it over to Professor Vine for safekeeping, not knowing that Sector Seven was housing Wreckage in a chamber under his feet. After the Autobots left, Simmons realized that it was extremely dangerous to have the AllSpark fragment out in the open where other Decepticons could detect it, but despite Vine's concerns, Simmons felt that Wreckage was so out of it that he would pose no danger if they brought the fragment underground. Unfortunately, Vine was proven right when the shard flew out of Simmons hands and struck Wreckage, who fully reactivated and attacked, intent revenge for his humiliating imprisonment. Breaking out of the underground chamber, Wreckage was briefly waylaid by L.M.-1 drones activated by the AllSpark energy surge, but they were no match for him. Vine attempted to return underground to retrieve the AllSpark fragment, but was killed when suddenly Starscream attacked. The Nevada base was spared total destruction when Bumblebee and Epps lead a contingent of soldiers in a counter-attack. Alliance #2

In the aftermath, Simmons recovered the severed head of Frenzy, who had fallen out of Starscream's cockpit during the battle. However, before he could use it to further Sector Seven's cause, Secretary of Defense Keller dissolved the organization and fired Simmons. Alliance #3

Ghosts of Yesterday

In 1969, Sector Seven (headed by Walter Simmons, known internally as "The Old Man"), attempted the first test flight of an Ice Man-derived spacecraft (Ghost 1) using the Apollo 11 moon launch as cover. Unexpected complications occurred following contact with N.B.E.s. At the same time the first attempt was made to relocate the Ice Man himself from the Arctic to southern Nevada to be better studied alongside a likewise mysterious "alien cube". Signs seemed to point to Sector Seven beginning to shift from being a secret U.S. military protocol to a non-military "black ops" program. Ghosts of Yesterday

Titan movie comics

Sector Seven had made the situation so bad that, in an alternate timeline, a single second's difference by Sam at Mission City led to the conquest and Decepticon occupation of the United States and the gradual transformation of Earth into a new Cybertron, with their Hoover Dam base being used by Megatron to store Optimus Prime's frozen body. Nice one, guys. Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1

The only member of the organization seen so far fighting the Decepticons was Tom Banachek. His knowledge of the Hoover Dam base proved invaluable, as did his knowledge of (and probable involvement in) a nanovirus that targeted AllSpark operational frequencies: a weapon Sector Seven created in case they lost control of the AllSpark and needed to destroy it. Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5 Why they hadn't used it when Megatron gained the AllSpark at Mission City? Because they suck.

Sector Seven was later reformed under President Allen, and Tom Banachek was placed in charge of it. Their mandate was to stop everyone on Earth from realizing that Megatron's aforementioned gradual transformation of their world had not stopped completely, and that the planet was facing techno-organic armageddon. Dark Spark Being Sector Seven, they crapped this up.

Toy bios

Sector Seven managed to remain in operation, seemingly by buddying up to the Autobots very quickly; Ironhide appears to have been bribed with free experimental weaponry. Premium Ironhide What they don't know is that the Autobots have a secret agent, Landmine, spying on them. Landmine toy bio Worryingly, several Decepticons appear to be doing the same thing. A surprisingly large number of Autobots bore Sector Seven markings after the Mission City conflict, possibly indicating an exchange program between Sector Seven and the Autobots.

Sector Seven later shared intelligence with Optimus regarding Decepticon activity on Mars. Fire Blast Optimus Prime

Alternate reality game continuity

Sector Seven ARG websites

Main article: Sector Seven ARG timeline

Sector Seven was founded over 100 years ago by a group of seven men:

• Stanford Julius Morehouse
• Edgar Thibedeau Westfield
• Neville Octavian Brewster
• Percy Emerson Whitting
• Wallace Wilson Clairmont
• Alistair Jennings Crowther
• Vance Milhaus Lawson

They are known as "The First Seven," and are said to have "hid the past to protect the future,"^[1] whatever that means. Their portraits adorn a wall in the lobby of the present day Sector Seven headquarters, as a local pizza boy can attest.

In 2007, after the detection of a "blip" that matched their "threat profile," Agent Alexander Powers informed the organization that war might be imminent and that they were humanity's only hope. He and research scientist Rebecca Howard, ex-lovers, clashed several times over her desire to go public with information about the N.B.E. threat and seek assistance from other nations. This escalated with the detection of "N.B.E. Two," with whom Dr. Howard argued in favor of making contact.

Meanwhile, the mysterious Agent X began hacking into the Sector Seven network and leaking information to the public. Sector Seven ARG

After the fall of Sector Seven, Rebecca Howard had picked up the Agent X name and was on the run. She contacted Leo Spitz and fed him stolen S7 information. [1] The Real Effing Deal Simmons, as Robo-Warrior, tried to muddy the waters by saying X didn't really exist (and accidentally showed that he knew she was a she). [2] GiantEffingRobots.com

Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit

Nothing to see here. Move along.

To counter public suspicion and the information about the N.B.E.s leaked by Agent X, Sector Seven employed a mass disinformation program in the form of a road tour at various cinemas across America. Black Peterbilt cabover trucks pull large, armoured trailers containing sophisticated communications and scanning equipment, as well as a small cage for containing any captured N.B.E.s assigned agents happen to find. However, the communications equipment aboard these trailers are frequently susceptible to displaying emergency communiques from Sector Seven Command showing a very well-edited and scored satellite video feed of an alien robot attack in Qatar, usually in the presence of ordinary civilians.

Main article: Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit

The AllSpark Almanac

One parallel universe is so wildly divergent that Sector Seven are competent! They prevented Mainframe from capturing the leaders of the Los Bogos Project. The AllSpark Almanac II

Renegade Rhetoric

To eliminate the Autobot Spy Changers, Soundwave deliberately alerted Sector 7 to a giant robot invasion at Metro City's International Exhibition Center. Their enforcement division of Triple I successfully captured Jazz; Hoist, and Red Alert tailed them back to their base and managed to instigate a diversion to free their captured comrade. Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/09

Beast Wars: Uprising

As part of Operation Staple Gun, 731 Cobra scientists, engineers and technicians were offered amnesty and quietly sequestered into, among other groups, Sector Seven. Both Rapticon and Ne'll became familiar with the history of these events. The Inexorable March

Bumblebee's First Life on Earth

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Sector 7 Adventures

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BotBots cartoon

Agent Wagner of Sector Seven was sent to the mall to investigate Dave's report of "tiny robots". The Goldrush Games - Part the Second

Equipment

As an exceptionally well-funded secret government organisation, Sector Seven was at the cutting edge of human (or alien-derived) technology in their quest to better understand the Ice Man, the Cube, and to seek other N.B.E.s on Earth.

Firearms

Heckler & Koch Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch seem to be the preferred manufacturer that Sector 7 receives their firearms from, possibly meaning that these weapons might be good at combating N.B.E.s but more likely it's because the agency lacked any combat experience with Transformers and instead were equipped with smaller guns to deal with civilians getting involved with Sector 7's activities. Throughout the film, many Sector Seven agents use Heckler & Koch submachine guns at different points in the movie. When arresting Sam and being cornered by the Autobots, Sector 7 agents can be seen with Heckler & Koch MP5KA4s, Heckler & Koch MP5A3s, and Heckler & Koch G36Cs. During the Battle of Mission City, Sector 7 agents can further be seen using the Heckler & Koch UMP-45 and the Heckler & Koch G36K. Transformers

Defense Technologies 37mm Launcher

This launcher was commonly used by Sector 7 agents during the Mission City incident and can be seen being used by the agents, as well as Lennox's men who got some from the Sector 7 armory. Transformers

Milkor M32 MGL

While discussing what to do about Bumblebee, Simmons is seen loading a Milkor M32 MGL fitted with Armson OEG reflex sight and a Vltor Modstock. Lennox can also be seen using this launcher from the armory, but with the added modification of a laser target on the side of the gun. Transformers

Ramo RT-37

Peek-A-Boo!

The Ramo RT-37 was a launcher used by Lennox during the final battle, having gotten the launcher from the Sector 7 armory, and at least one other Sector 7 soldier can be seen using this in Mission City. The launcher was equipped with a Bushnell Holosight XLP red dot sights, barrel shrouds and M4 type stock. This launcher seems to be affective in taking down Transformers, as the launcher did significant damage to Blackout and even caused Megatron to be harmed by it. Transformers

M9-2 Harpoon Gun

After this, let's go shoot some baby seals.

The M9-2 Harpoon Gun was a weapon developed by Sector Seven, under the direction of Rebecca Howard. The initial prototype was completed in 2003. Featuring an armor-piercing projectile that weighs 21.2 kilograms, the weapon has a range of 55 meters with a muzzle velocity of 324 meters per second. Primitive by N.B.E. standards, the weapon is nevertheless effective at subduing non-hostile aliens and contain them for cryo-freezing.

In 2003, Sector Seven first used the harpoon gun against Bumblebee outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, mounted on their pursuit vans. Bumblebee defeated them by dragging the vans into each other. Interlude Four years later, Sector Seven had better luck with these harpoons when Bumblebee was cornered trying to protect his human friends, Sam and Mikaela. Three helicopters mounted with harpoons entangled Bumblebee, allowing soldiers to move in and freeze the helpless Autobot. Transformers

Main article: M9-2 Harpoon Gun

Vehicles

Pursuit van

Who took the doughnuts?

Once an N.B.E. has been located within range of Sector Seven field units, Mobile teams are sent out in pursuit vans to intercept and capture them (alive if possible). Equipped with the standard array of sophisticated communications equipment one comes to expect from Sector Seven, the vans are armed with a passenger-side M9-2 harpoon gun and generally carry a squad of troops armed with portable cryo-freezing units.

Outside of Baton Rogue, these vans, carrying Sector Seven troopers, tried to corral Bumblebee with their harpoons and totally failed. Interlude

2007 GMC Yukon

Damn this gas guzzler. Which I as an American have a right to own.

For operations within urban/suburban zones or for human targets, Sector Seven agents travel in custom black GMC Yukons. They do not hold up well to being lifted by their roofs by large N.B.E.s, nor can they withstand electromagnetic pulses.

Agent Simmons and other Sector Seven personnel arrived at the Witwicky house in these GMC Yukons. After arresting the Witwickys and Mikaela Banes, Optimus Prime stopped several of these vehicles with his legs, then lifted the SUV containing Simmons, Sam and Mikaela by the roof, breaking it off and freeing his human friends. Reinforcement Yukons were easily defeated by an EMP blast from Ironhide's cannon. After Sam and Mikaela were rearrested, they were transported to and from an airfield in Nevada to Hoover Dam. Transformers

Assault buggy

Not Beachcomber.

Based upon the Chenowth Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV) formerly used by the United States military, this all-purpose, high-speed recon and attack vehicle can be fitted with Sector Seven's specially-developed weapons, ranging from cryo-freezing cannons (though this requires cryo-tanks to be installed in the rear compartment) to belt-fed automatic grenade launchers capable of firing armor-piercing sabot rounds.

After Sam Witwicky, Captain Lennox's soldiers and the Autobots came to an agreement with Sector Seven, the human soldiers mounted up on the assault buggies to escort Bumblebee and the AllSpark cube to Mission City. They fared poorly against the attacking Decepticon forces, with many wrecks strewn about the city streets. Transformers

During the battle of Mission City, one of these buggies was imbued with power from the AllSpark and became the Autobot Landmine.

2005 Chevrolet Silverado HD

In addition to the two buggies, a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado HD can be seen transporting Sector 7 soldiers as part of the convoy and takes the soldiers to the city, although the truck is never seen again. Transformers

AH-64 Apache attack helicopter

Airwolf in action.

Sector Seven uses modified AH-64 Apache helicopters fitted with cryo-stasis rocket pods to capture N.B.E.s.

Outside of Denver, Colorado, Bumblebee was attacked by one of these modified Apaches. It tried to hem him in with machine gun fire, but failed to hit the Autobot with its cryo-stasis pods. Interlude Soon afterwards, in New Mexico, several similar Apaches awaited Bumblebee in a trap set by Agent Simmons. However, the Decepticons turned up, complicating matters. Two Apaches attempted to cryo-freeze Blackout, but were destroyed by Starscream. Movie Prequel #4

Drones

L.M.-1 drones

L.M.-1 drones are Sector Seven's crowning technological achievement: their own transforming mechanoids.

With the assistance of the captured Decepticon Wreckage, Agent Salazar and Professor Vine were able to develop the L.M.-1 units using Sector Seven's own assault buggy as a vehicle template at their Nevada desert base. Alliance #2 However, they failed to function once Wreckage was hit by an EMP weapon and shut down. The Reign of Starscream #2 Later, when the AllSpark sliver reactivated Wreckage, it also activated the L.M.-1s. Though they were armed with automatic grenade launchers and shoulder mounted missiles, they fared poorly against the rampaging Decepticon. Alliance #2

Sector Seven Drone

These large treaded robots patrol the interior of Hoover Dam serving as security patrols. They are also found at certain military installations seemingly not in association with the secret agency. They are equipped with two powerful cannons.

Games

Capture the Cube

In 2007, preceding the main Transformer conflict, a lone operative of a third Transformer faction was able to infiltrate the Hoover Dam base and almost obtain the "cube", simply by changing shape when people were coming. If it had reached the "cube", the results would have been horrific. Capture the Cube

Transformers The Game (console)

Decepticon Campaign

Sector Seven agents were able to capture Frenzy and began 'interrogating' him in a SUV, which they hid in a building for some reason. This went badly and Barricade caught and killed them. Other S7 goons were able to capture the Autobot Bumblebee and his human allies Sam and Mikaela, after the Decepticons had got what they wanted. And then they pretty much did nothing as the Decepticons conquered the place. Transformers The Game

Autobot Campaign

Sector Seven found Sam and Mikaela, but Jazz distracted them with ****ing insane, civilian-killing driving so Bumblebee could get the humans to safety. They briefly caught the Autobot anyway but he got away (and then ignored Shockwave killing people). The Autobots immediately responded by raiding Hoover Dam and pinching the AllSpark. Megatron also woke up so it was a pretty bad day for S7. Transformers The Game

Transformers Autobots

When Ironhide and Create-A-Bot traveled to the Arctic to find and destroy Megatron and recover the Allspark, they discovered that Sector Seven had moved Megatron and the Allspark was nowhere to be found. Sector Seven then set up automated turrets around Tranquility, which Bumblebee had to destroy to ensure that Optimus Prime could arrive safely. Prime had Jazz gather some of Sector Seven's vehicles to analyze them due to an energy reading Bumblebee picked up from the turrets he destroyed. Prime discovers to his horror that Sector Seven has Megatron and the AllSpark. Sector Seven then set up patrols to look for the Autobots. Bumblebee distracted Sector Seven so that the Autobots could split up and meet outside the city. But Create-A-Bot, disobeying orders and assisting Bumblebee, ended up luring Sector Seven back to him. Sector Seven captured Bumblebee and took him to Hoover Dam. The Autobots travelled to Hoover Dam to rescue Bumblebee. After being freed, Bumblebee retrieved the AllSpark. Sector Seven set up roadblocks to prevent the Autobots from escaping, but to no avail as Optimus smashed through them. The Decepticons then arrived and freed Megatron. Transformers: Autobots

Transformers Decepticons

Transformers: Decepticons

Toys

Transformers (2007)

The Weirdo and his cohorts.
No, the grenade launcher soldier isn't staring at the camera. It was the lighting.

• Capture of Bumblebee (Screen Battles, 2007)

• Japanese ID number: SB-04

The "Capture of Bumblebee" Screen Battles pack includes non-poseable figurines of Sector Seven agent Seymour Simmons, a helmeted Sector Seven soldier, and what appears to be a figurine of William Lennox painted like a Sector Seven soldier. In fact, the Screen Battles "Desert Attack" set with Scorponok was originally supposed to come with four instead of three soldiers (with Lennox likely being the fourth), whereas the "Capture of Bumblebee" set was originally supposed to include four figures listed as "S7 Agent, S7 soldier, Ice soldiers". The "ice soldiers" were likely dropped for budget reasons, and Lennox moved to the "Capture of Bumblebee" set for the same reason.^[2]

This set comes in a special window box featuring a diorama background of the scene where Bumblebee is captured by Sector Seven forces.

The two Sector Seven soldier molds were also used to make soldiers for the 2010 Transformers set "The Ravage Infiltration".

Other toys

A number of other Transformers from the Movie toyline are robots in disguise as Sector Seven vehicles, some straight from the screen, others merely being redecos of toys from previous Transformers lines. These include:

Air Raid Armorhide Crosshairs

Hardtop Landmine Signal Flare

Stockade Storm Surge Strongarm

They're camera-shy.

Merchandise

Universal Studios

• Sector 7 Vest & ID (2012)

The Sector 7 Vest and ID roleplay set allows you to dress up wearing a tactical vest with NEST printed on it, present an ID holder with NEST printed on it, containing an ID with Sector 7 printed on it. Huh. To add to the confusion, due to how the Universal Studio roleplay item packaging is laid out, this set name looks to be displayed as "Optimus Prime Vest and ID".

Notes

• As depicted in Bumblebee, Sector Seven's motto is "Americae Protegens De Aetheres", Latin for "Americans Protecting The Skies".

Contradictory founding date

Various movie-related media have offered contradictory information regarding when Sector Seven was originally founded:

• In the movie itself (which is, for all intents and purposes, the "primary" media), Tom Banachek tells John Keller that Sector Seven was "convened 80 years ago under President Hoover". This would place the founding date of Sector Seven somewhere around 1927 (assuming the main events of the movie do indeed take place in 2007); Herbert Hoover didn't succeed Calvin Coolidge as president until 1929, but then again, Banachek might have simply rounded up the time span. Banachek later also tells Keller and everyone else given a tour of the S7 headquarters inside Hoover Dam that the First Seven had found the AllSpark cube in 1913, but he doesn't explicitly state that Sector Seven had already been established by then, so the discovery of the cube might have in fact been one of the factors that had later led to the formation of the organization.
• Meanwhile, information revealed as part of the Sector Seven Alternate Reality Game establishes that the First Seven had founded Sector Seven "over 100 years ago" (that is, before 1907). The Sector Seven game is in a different continuity and therefore not necessarily contradictory.
• Issue 2 of IDW's Movie Prequel mini-series implies that Sector Seven had already been established and operating for quite some time before Archibald Witwicky found Megatron in 1897 (they are shown to have a headquarters with quite a number of interesting artifacts displayed in trophy cases by 1898). To top things off, Sector Seven is shown to discover the AllSpark cube as early as 1902. The Transformers: Sector 7 comic would retcon those artifacts to be a trophy collection of two scientist-adventures who would become founders of Sector Seven in 1898, but that still leaves the dates a bit iffy.

Of course it's possible that all this is simply part of the mystery surrounding such a shady group... but then again, why should Banachek lie to the United States' Secretary of Defense about the founding date of his organization?

Foreign names

• Japanese: Sector Seven (セクター7 Sekutā sebunn)
• Turkish: Sektör Yedi (Sector Seven)

References

External links

• Sector Seven's SECRET WEBSITE - Current password: Deceptibot
• Sector 7 - Wiki