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** Simon Tycho, the first supervillain faced by ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 the 2011 run]], had a Space Base. [[spoiler:"Had" being the operative word; it's quickly destroyed by Kara in ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton''.]]

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** Simon Tycho, the first supervillain faced by ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 the 2011 run]], her ''ComicBook/Supergirl2011'' book, had a Space Base.satellite base. [[spoiler:"Had" being the operative word; it's quickly destroyed by Kara in ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton''.]]]]
** In ''ComicBook/Superman1939'' #181, the Superman of the 25th century had an invisible fortress orbiting Earth. However, ''ComicBook/WorldsFinest1941'' #166 reveals he decided it was not safe enough, and moved his space base to the center of the Sun.



* ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'': In the twenty-fifth century, the Franchise/{{Superman}} family has relocated the Fortress of Solitude to the asteroid Ceres.

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* ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'': In the twenty-fifth century, the Franchise/{{Superman}} ComicBook/{{Superman}} family has relocated the Fortress of Solitude to the asteroid Ceres.

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* In ''Manga/MoonlightMile'', "Moon Base 1" of the International Space Association is constructed with pre-positioned building materials. [[spoiler: And there is the American military base on the far side of the Moon.]]

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* In ''Manga/MoonlightMile'', "Moon Base 1" of the International Space Association is constructed with pre-positioned building materials. [[spoiler: And there is [[spoiler:Then there's the American military base on the far side of the Moon.]]



** The ComicBook/{{Justice League|of America}} has the JLA Satellite, orbiting Earth, both in the 1970s (the Satellite Era) and in the ComicBook/New52. In the late 1990s/early 2000s, they also had the Watchtower on the moon.
** The Injustice Gang had a satellite space station hangout at one time.
** Simon Tycho, the first supervillain faced by ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 the New 52]], had a Space Base. [[spoiler:"Had" being the operative word; it's quickly destroyed by Kara in ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton''.]]
** ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has had a couple of these at different points. In the post-''Zero Hour'' continuity, they built Outpost Allon, a space station which served as a secondary base. Later, after the Outpost was destroyed, they built a moon-sized Space Base called Legion World to serve as their (mobile) base of operations.
* In ''ComicBook/XMen'', Magneto has the Asteroid M at first, and then Avalon.

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** The ComicBook/{{Justice League|of America}} has the JLA Satellite, orbiting Earth, both in the 1970s (the Satellite Era) and in the ComicBook/New52. ''ComicBook/New52''. In the late 1990s/early 2000s, they also had have the Watchtower on the moon.
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moon. Their enemies the Injustice Gang had a satellite space station hangout at one time.
** Simon Tycho, the first supervillain faced by ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 the New 52]], 2011 run]], had a Space Base. [[spoiler:"Had" being the operative word; it's quickly destroyed by Kara in ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton''.]]
** ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has had a couple of these at different points. In the post-''Zero Hour'' continuity, they built build Outpost Allon, a space station which served serves as a secondary base. Later, after the Outpost was is destroyed, they built build a moon-sized Space Base called Legion World to serve as their (mobile) base of operations.
* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
** The ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy are headquartered in Knowhere, the severed head of a Celestial on the literal edge of the universe. Later series like Duggan's and Cates' had them headquartered in Star-Lord's ship as their job required them to be more mobile and they no longer had access to Knowwhere's teleporter. In Ewing's run, their headquarters is on Rocket Raccoon's homeworld of Halfworld, mostly because at the time Rocket and later Gamora were patients at the facility for both medical treatments and therapy.
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In ''ComicBook/XMen'', Magneto has the Asteroid M at first, and then Avalon.



* Suverted in a Literature/{{Biggles}} comic where the space station armed with nuclear weapons to blackmail the world turns out to be an inflatable hoax.

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* Suverted Subverted in a Literature/{{Biggles}} ''Literature/{{Biggles}}'' comic where when the space station armed with nuclear weapons to blackmail the world turns out to be an inflatable hoax.



* In ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' the Evronians set one up on the moon. In a twist, even with the Evronians being the main enemy the base is not intended as an outpost to attack Earth but as a temporary refuge: they set it up after Xadhoom [[spoiler:blew up their PlanetSpaceship]], and the base's crew set it up because they were out of energy to travel and needed a refuel from Earth before getting the hell away, negotiate peace in exchange for the refueling, and [[spoiler:[[AlwaysChaoticEvil Evronians being Evronians]], use the negotiations as a cover to infiltrate a [[ShapeShifter changeling]] SuperSoldier on the planet to prepare the terrain for the invasion they were planning to launch after recovering]]. After getting the refuel they left, with the implication that they were destroyed during the travel.
* The ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' are headquartered in Knowhere, the severed head of a Celestial on the literal edge of the universe. Later series like Duggan's and Cates' had them headquartered in Star-Lord's ship as their job required them to be more mobile and they no longer had access to Knowwhere's teleporter. In Ewing's run, their headquarters is on Rocket Raccoon's homeworld of Halfworld, mostly because at the time Rocket and later Gamora were patients at the facility for both medical treatments and therapy.

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* In ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'', the Evronians set one up on the moon. In a twist, even with the Evronians being the main enemy the base is not intended as an outpost to attack Earth but as a temporary refuge: they set it up after Xadhoom [[spoiler:blew up their PlanetSpaceship]], and the base's crew set it up because they were out of energy to travel and needed a refuel from Earth before getting the hell away, negotiate peace in exchange for the refueling, and [[spoiler:[[AlwaysChaoticEvil Evronians being Evronians]], use the negotiations as a cover to infiltrate a [[ShapeShifter changeling]] SuperSoldier on the planet to prepare the terrain for the invasion they were planning to launch after recovering]]. After getting the refuel they left, with the implication that they were destroyed during the travel.
* The ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' are headquartered in Knowhere, the severed head of a Celestial on the literal edge of the universe. Later series like Duggan's and Cates' had them headquartered in Star-Lord's ship as their job required them to be more mobile and they no longer had access to Knowwhere's teleporter. In Ewing's run, their headquarters is on Rocket Raccoon's homeworld of Halfworld, mostly because at the time Rocket and later Gamora were patients at the facility for both medical treatments and therapy.
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* The film version of the ''Film/JamesBond'' story ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' has its climax take place in an orbital space station.
* The second ''Film/AustinPowers'' film also has a moon base, complete with [[KillSat moon laser]].

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* The film version of the ''Film/JamesBond'' story ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' has its climax take place in an orbital space station.
* The second ''Film/AustinPowers'' film also has a moon base, complete with [[KillSat moon laser]].



* In ''Film/{{Elysium}}'', a few wealthy people live in luxury on a space station, while everyone else lives in poverty on Earth. [[UpperClassTwit While those]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive on Elysium]] are less moustache-twirlingly evil than most of those with villainous lairs, the film certainly portrays them as the bad guys for refusing to help despite having the technology and resources to do so.

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* In ''Film/{{Elysium}}'', a few wealthy people live in luxury on a space station, station while everyone else lives in poverty on Earth. While [[UpperClassTwit While those]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive those on Elysium]] are less moustache-twirlingly evil than most of those with villainous lairs, the film certainly portrays them as the bad guys for refusing to help despite having the technology and resources to do so.



* Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/TheGentleVultures": The Hurrians establish a moon base to help observe Earth and prepare for the inevitable WorldWarIII so that they can help clean up afterwards.

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* Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/TheGentleVultures": The Hurrians establish a moon base to help observe Earth and prepare for the inevitable WorldWarIII so that they can help clean up afterwards.



** In ''Literature/RocketShipGalileo'', the protagonists discover a hidden Nazi base on the Moon after the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2.

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** In ''Literature/RocketShipGalileo'', the protagonists discover a hidden Nazi base on the Moon after the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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** ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has had a couple of these at different points. In the post-''Zero Hour'' continuity, they built Outpost Allon, a space station which served as a secondary base. And later, after the Outpost was destroyed, they built a moon-sized SpaceBase called Legion World to serve as their (mobile) base of operations.

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** ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has had a couple of these at different points. In the post-''Zero Hour'' continuity, they built Outpost Allon, a space station which served as a secondary base. And later, Later, after the Outpost was destroyed, they built a moon-sized SpaceBase Space Base called Legion World to serve as their (mobile) base of operations.

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** The ComicBook/{{Justice League|of America}} has the JLA Satellite, orbiting Earth, both in the 1970s (the Satellite Era) and in the ComicBook/New52. In the late 1990s/early 2000s, they also had the Watchtower on the moon.



** Simon Tycho, the first supervillain faced by ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 the New 52]], had a Space Base. [[spoiler:"Had" being the operative word; it's quickly destroyed by Kara in ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton''.]]



* In ''Franchise/XMen'', ComicBook/{{Magneto}} has the Asteroid M at first, and then Avalon.

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* In ''Franchise/XMen'', ComicBook/{{Magneto}} ''ComicBook/XMen'', Magneto has the Asteroid M at first, and then Avalon.



* The Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}} has the JLA Satellite, orbiting Earth, both in the 70s, (the Satellite Era) and in the New 52. In the late 90s-early 2000s, they also had the Watchtower on the moon.
* Simon Tycho, the first supervillain faced by ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 the New 52]], had a SpaceBase. [[spoiler: Had being the correct word, it's quickly destroyed by Kara in ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton''.]]



* The film version of the ''Film/JamesBond'' story ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' has its climax take place in a orbital space station.
* The second ''Film/{{Austin Powers|The Spy Who Shagged Me}}'' film also has a moon base, complete with moon laser.

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* The film version of the ''Film/JamesBond'' story ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' has its climax take place in a an orbital space station.
* The second ''Film/{{Austin Powers|The Spy Who Shagged Me}}'' ''Film/AustinPowers'' film also has a moon base, complete with [[KillSat moon laser.laser]].
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* The third stage of ''VideoGame/NervesOfSteel'' is inexplicably set in the villain's lunar headquarters, after having spent the first two levels fighting on earth.
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* In ''Film/{{Elysium}}'', a few wealthy people live in luxury on a space station, while everyone else lives in poverty on Earth. While those on Elysium are less moustache-twirlingly evil than most of those with villainous lairs, the film certainly portrays them as the bad guys for refusing to help despite having the technology and resources to do so.

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* In ''Film/{{Elysium}}'', a few wealthy people live in luxury on a space station, while everyone else lives in poverty on Earth. [[UpperClassTwit While those those]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive on Elysium Elysium]] are less moustache-twirlingly evil than most of those with villainous lairs, the film certainly portrays them as the bad guys for refusing to help despite having the technology and resources to do so.
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* Inverted in Creator/GerryAnderson's ''Series/SpacePrecinct'' where the police precinct house is a space station. Of course, this doesn't make much sense, but it's supposed to look cool.
* And there's the SHADO Moonbase in Creator/GerryAnderson's ''Series/{{UFO}}'', which acts as an advanced radar warning and fighter base against the eponymous {{Flying Saucer}}s.

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* Inverted in Creator/GerryAnderson's ''Series/SpacePrecinct'' where ''Series/SpacePrecinct'', in which the police precinct house is a space station. Of course, this doesn't make much sense, but it's supposed to look cool.
* And there's the SHADO Moonbase in Creator/GerryAnderson's ''Series/{{UFO}}'', ''Series/UFO1970'', which acts as an advanced radar warning and fighter base against the eponymous {{Flying Saucer}}s.

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** In ''Literature/RocketShipGalileo'', the protagonists discover a hidden Nazi base on the Moon after the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2.


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** The short story The Long Watch'' takes place in a nuclear missile base on the Moon.
** In ''Literature/RocketShipGalileo'', the protagonists discover a hidden Nazi base on the Moon after the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2.
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** ''ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}'' has had a couple of these at different points. In the post-''Zero Hour'' continuity, they built Outpost Allon, a space station which served as a secondary base. And later, after the Outpost was destroyed, they built a moon-sized SpaceBase called Legion World to serve as their (mobile) base of operations.

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** ''ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}'' ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has had a couple of these at different points. In the post-''Zero Hour'' continuity, they built Outpost Allon, a space station which served as a secondary base. And later, after the Outpost was destroyed, they built a moon-sized SpaceBase called Legion World to serve as their (mobile) base of operations.
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* In ''Manga/MoonlightMile'', "Moon Base 1" of the International Space Association is constructed with pre-positioned building materials. [[spoiler: And there is the American military base on the far side of the Moon.]]
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* In ''Film/IronSky'', an exiled faction of [[StupidJetpackHitler Nazis control a moonbase]] since leaving Earth in 1945.

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* In ''Film/IronSky'', an exiled faction of [[StupidJetpackHitler Nazis control a moonbase]] since leaving Earth in 1945. Meanwhile, the [[Film/IronSkyTheComingRace sequel]]'s [[TheStinger stinger]] reveals that [[spoiler:the Soviets have an entire city on Mars with Sputnik-like ships in orbit]].
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* Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/TheGentleVultures": The Hurrians establish a moon base to help observe Earth and prepare for the inevitable WorldWarIII so that they can help clean up afterwards.

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* In ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'', Dr. Sivana's compound is located on the middle of a Venusian jungle.

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* In ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'', Dr. Sivana's compound is located on the middle of a Venusian jungle. It looks like "a cross between two movie genres, the science fiction epic and the gangster film."
-->The meeting had gone well. Before long, he'd be ready to load up the transport rockets and send his cronies and hirelings from the soil of their Venusian base here back to Earth, with his own two brats along to coordinate things.

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* ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' (one of the ''Anime/MazingerZ'' sequels: The lair of the Vegan invaders was a SpaceBase set in the Moon they used to launch their raids and strikes from. [[spoiler:When the Emperor began his final offensive against Earth, he ordered blowing it up to show his troops they had only two choices left: conquering Earth or die.]]
* [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Precia Testarossa]] has her base in a different dimension. In space.
* The bad guys in ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'' operate out of a weird starfish-shaped asteroid-thing that seems to be in Earth's orbit. It's in space at any rate.

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* ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' (one of the ''Anime/MazingerZ'' sequels: sequels): The lair of the Vegan invaders was a SpaceBase set in the Moon they used to launch their raids and strikes from. [[spoiler:When the Emperor began his final offensive against Earth, he ordered blowing it up to show his troops they had only two choices left: conquering Earth or die.]]
* [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'': Precia Testarossa]] Testarossa has her base in a different dimension. In space.
* The bad guys in ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'' operate ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'': Dark Joker operates out of a weird starfish-shaped asteroid-thing that seems to be in Earth's orbit. It's orbit until Dewey breaks it in a fortunate accident.
* In ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'', the main characters have the Space Daimobic, which has multiple functions of battlestar, base and mission control.
* In ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'', the Orbital Ring is both
space at any rate.base and station, served in turn by several planet-to-base elevators.



* Creator/DCComics' Injustice Gang had a satellite space station hangout at one time.
* Creator/DCComics' ''ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}'' has had a couple of these at different points. In the post-''Zero Hour'' continuity, they built Outpost Allon, a space station which served as a secondary base. And later, after the Outpost was destroyed, they built a moon-sized SpaceBase called Legion World to serve as their (mobile) base of operations.
* In ComicBook/XMen, ComicBook/{{Magneto}} has the Asteroid M at first, and then Avalon.

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* Creator/DCComics' ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
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Injustice Gang had a satellite space station hangout at one time.
* Creator/DCComics' ** ''ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}'' has had a couple of these at different points. In the post-''Zero Hour'' continuity, they built Outpost Allon, a space station which served as a secondary base. And later, after the Outpost was destroyed, they built a moon-sized SpaceBase called Legion World to serve as their (mobile) base of operations.
* In ComicBook/XMen, ''Franchise/XMen'', ComicBook/{{Magneto}} has the Asteroid M at first, and then Avalon.



* Simon Tycho, the first supervillain faced by ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in the ComicBook/{{New 52}}, had a SpaceBase. [[spoiler: Had being the correct word, it's quickly destroyed by Kara.]]

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* Simon Tycho, the first supervillain faced by ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 the ComicBook/{{New 52}}, New 52]], had a SpaceBase. [[spoiler: Had being the correct word, it's quickly destroyed by Kara.Kara in ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton''.]]



* In ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' the Evronians set one up on the moon. In a twist, even with the Evronians being the main enemy the base is not intended as an outpost to attack Earth but as a temporary refuge: they set it up after Xadhoom [[spoiler:blew up their PlanetSpaceship]], and the base's crew set it up because they were out of energy to travel and needed a refuel from Earth before getting the hell away, negotiate peace in exchange for the refueling, and[[spoiler:, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Evronians being Evronians]], use the negotiations as a cover to infiltrate a [[ShapeShifter changeling]] SuperSoldier on the planet to prepare the terrain for the invasion they were planning to launch after recovering]]. After getting the refuel they left, with the implication that they were destroyed during the travel.

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* In ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' the Evronians set one up on the moon. In a twist, even with the Evronians being the main enemy the base is not intended as an outpost to attack Earth but as a temporary refuge: they set it up after Xadhoom [[spoiler:blew up their PlanetSpaceship]], and the base's crew set it up because they were out of energy to travel and needed a refuel from Earth before getting the hell away, negotiate peace in exchange for the refueling, and[[spoiler:, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil and [[spoiler:[[AlwaysChaoticEvil Evronians being Evronians]], use the negotiations as a cover to infiltrate a [[ShapeShifter changeling]] SuperSoldier on the planet to prepare the terrain for the invasion they were planning to launch after recovering]]. After getting the refuel they left, with the implication that they were destroyed during the travel.travel.
* The ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' are headquartered in Knowhere, the severed head of a Celestial on the literal edge of the universe. Later series like Duggan's and Cates' had them headquartered in Star-Lord's ship as their job required them to be more mobile and they no longer had access to Knowwhere's teleporter. In Ewing's run, their headquarters is on Rocket Raccoon's homeworld of Halfworld, mostly because at the time Rocket and later Gamora were patients at the facility for both medical treatments and therapy.


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* ''Fanfic/APinkPlanet'': While there are multiple "Diamond Palaces" constructed all across the Earth, Pink Diamond, Steven, Pearl and Greg all live on the Moon Palace, located in the center of Moon City.
* In ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', Mordru has his palace/lair/villainous base on planet Zerox.
* In ''Fanfic/AForceOfFour'', Badra and her three teammates set their base up on Mars, where they and their prisoners can't be reached easily, and where [[spoiler:Badra's patron's seat of power is located]].
* ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'': In the twenty-fifth century, the Franchise/{{Superman}} family has relocated the Fortress of Solitude to the asteroid Ceres.
-->The Fortress of Solitude that Superman I had maintained had long since been discovered and turned into a museum. The current Fortress was hidden within the asteroid Ceres. Turning on his flight power to hyperlight speed, Alan Kent, the 21st Superman, made the journey in minutes. Once within the great asteroid belt, with the absolute silence and cold of space about him, Alan quickly sought out the huge rock that was his destination.
* In ''Fanfic/ADream'', Valiant sets his base up on the Moon.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'', Dr. Sivana's compound is located on the middle of a Venusian jungle.
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* ''The Operative: VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever'' had HARM's space base as one of the last levels. Since the game is largely a parody/homage of the classic SpyFiction, it's safe to assume that that level was at least partially inspired by the ''Moonraker''.

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* ''The Operative: VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever'' had HARM's space The Karma Fortress from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath''.
* The final battle of ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2: Yuri's Revenge'' has you invading Yuri's moon
base as one of after his plot to take over the last levels. world with Psychic Dominators fails. Since the game is largely a parody/homage of mission takes place on the classic SpyFiction, moon, you can't train ordinary infantry, only Rocketeers/Cosmonauts, though it's safe apparently easy to assume that that level was at least partially inspired by the ''Moonraker''.add life-support systems to all your tanks and other vehicles.



** A related video game / comic example: [[ComicBook/XMen Asteroid M]], for Magneto.

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** A related video * From the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series, Kronos Station, home to the Illusive Man. Seen in cutscenes in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' and visited [[spoiler: during an Alliance raid]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.
* ''VideoGame/MastermindWorldConqueror'' has this as an option (alongside an underwater base, a skyscraper, a haunted castle...). It's easily the best in the game, since the lack of oxygen prevents vehicles from being deployed, leaving only infantry to attack. And wouldn't you know it, flamethrowers are very effective against infantry but not vehicles...
* In ''Videogame/NierAutomata'''s backstory, when aliens invaded Earth in the year 5012, what remained of mankind fled to a base on the moon, and in 5204 the humans retaliated by setting up several satellite bases their army of androids could use as a launching point to retake the planet from the aliens' machine servitors. By the time of the game, - [[ForeverWar 11,945 AD and the]] ''[[ForeverWar 14th]]'' [[ForeverWar Machine War]] - the elite [=YoRHa=] android forces are operating out of a orbital base called the Bunker, and receiving occasional broadcasts of encouragement from the Council of Humanity on the moon. [[spoiler:As the
game / comic example: [[ComicBook/XMen Asteroid M]], goes on, not only is the Bunker destroyed, but it's revealed that [[HumanitysWake humanity has actually been extinct]] for Magneto.millennia ([[NiceJobBreakingItHero thanks,]] VideoGame/{{Nier}}), and the "broadcasts" from the Council of Humanity are CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker from a literal PropagandaMachine made to keep the androids from learning that their creators are dead and their war is pointless.]]
* ''The Operative: VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever'' had HARM's space base as one of the last levels. Since the game is largely a parody/homage of the classic SpyFiction, it's safe to assume that that level was at least partially inspired by the ''Moonraker''.



* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has Asteroid.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' has Bowser Jr's Robot Reactor, Bowser's Star Reactor, Bowser Jr's Airship Armada, Bowser's Dark Matter Plant, Bowser Jr's Lava Reactor, and Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, while ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' has Bowser Jr's Fiery Flotilla, Bowser's Lava Lair, Bowser Jr's Fearsome Fleet, Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet, Bowser Jr's Boom Bunker, and Bowser's Galaxy Generator.

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* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has Asteroid.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' has Bowser Jr's Robot Reactor, Bowser's Star Reactor, Bowser Jr's Airship Armada, Bowser's Dark Matter Plant, Bowser Jr's Lava Reactor, and Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, while ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' has Bowser Jr's Fiery Flotilla, Bowser's Lava Lair, Bowser Jr's Fearsome Fleet, Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet, Bowser Jr's Boom Bunker, and Bowser's Galaxy Generator.
In ''VideoGame/PlanetaryAnnihilation'', it's possible to send construction units up to moons to set up your own moonbases. Among the things you can build there are engines, [[ColonyDrop for when you don't want the moonbase any more]].



* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Something}} Something Else]]'', the evil guy's true base is located on the moon.



* The Karma Fortress from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath''.
* From the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series, Kronos Station, home to the Illusive Man. Seen in cutscenes in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' and visited [[spoiler: during an Alliance raid]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.
* In ''VideoGame/PlanetaryAnnihilation'', it's possible to send construction units up to moons to set up your own moonbases. Among the things you can build there are engines, [[ColonyDrop for when you don't want the moonbase any more]].
* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Something}} Something Else]]'', [[spoiler: the evil guy's true base is located on the moon.]]
* In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2: Yuri's Revenge'', the renegade MadScientist Yuri singlehandedly develops spaceflight so he can built a fortified base on the moon. He plans to retreat to his moon hideout after the Psychic Dominator network has mind controlled the planet. You'd think he might want to rule over his world of slaves instead of invading space, but he ''is'' a [[CartoonishSupervillainy cartoonish supervillain]].
* ''VideoGame/MastermindWorldConqueror'' has this as an option (alongside an underwater base, a skyscraper, a haunted castle...). It's easily the best in the game, since the lack of oxygen prevents vehicles from being deployed, leaving only infantry to attack. And wouldn't you know it, flamethrowers are very effective against infantry but not vehicles...
* In ''Videogame/NierAutomata'', what remained of mankind escaped to a base on the moon where they wait out the ForeverWar with the Aliens, sending [=YoRHa=] - an organization of androids made by mankind to combat the alien's machines - under the thumb of the Council of Humanity, with YoRHa's base - the Bunker - beign a satellite orbiting Earth. [[spoiler:It is then revealed that the moon base is filled with nothing but servers of human data, mankind having gone extinct thousands of years prier, the Council of Humanity nothing but CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker from a literal PropagandaMachine used to keep the androids motivated.]]

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* The Karma Fortress from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath''.
* From the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series, Kronos Station, home to the Illusive Man. Seen in cutscenes in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''
''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' has Bowser Jr's Robot Reactor, Bowser's Star Reactor, Bowser Jr's Airship Armada, Bowser's Dark Matter Plant, Bowser Jr's Lava Reactor, and visited [[spoiler: during an Alliance raid]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.
* In ''VideoGame/PlanetaryAnnihilation'', it's possible to send construction units up to moons to set up your own moonbases. Among the things you can build there are engines, [[ColonyDrop for when you don't want the moonbase any more]].
* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Something}} Something Else]]'', [[spoiler: the evil guy's true base is located on the moon.]]
* In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2: Yuri's Revenge'', the renegade MadScientist Yuri singlehandedly develops spaceflight so he can built a fortified base on the moon. He plans to retreat to his moon hideout after the Psychic Dominator network
Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, while ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' has mind controlled the planet. You'd think he might want to rule over his world of slaves instead of invading space, but he ''is'' a [[CartoonishSupervillainy cartoonish supervillain]].
Bowser Jr's Fiery Flotilla, Bowser's Lava Lair, Bowser Jr's Fearsome Fleet, Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet, Bowser Jr's Boom Bunker, and Bowser's Galaxy Generator.
* ''VideoGame/MastermindWorldConqueror'' ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has this as an option (alongside an underwater base, a skyscraper, a haunted castle...). It's easily the best in the game, since the lack of oxygen prevents vehicles from being deployed, leaving only infantry to attack. And wouldn't you know it, flamethrowers are very effective against infantry but not vehicles...
* In ''Videogame/NierAutomata'', what remained of mankind escaped to a base on the moon where they wait out the ForeverWar with the Aliens, sending [=YoRHa=] - an organization of androids made by mankind to combat the alien's machines - under the thumb of the Council of Humanity, with YoRHa's base - the Bunker - beign a satellite orbiting Earth. [[spoiler:It is then revealed that the moon base is filled with nothing but servers of human data, mankind having gone extinct thousands of years prier, the Council of Humanity nothing but CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker from a literal PropagandaMachine used to keep the androids motivated.]]
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* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', Dracula has a Moon Base. Yes, {{Dracula}}.

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* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', Dracula {{Dracula}} has a Moon Base. Yes, {{Dracula}}.moon base where he maintains a collection of notable humans, and "the real Music/PaulMcCartney, real Music/MichaelJackson and Music/{{Tupac|Shakur}} make ''fantastic'' music together."
-->'''Dracula:''' (''glaring'') Music/{{Elvis|Presley}} doesn't do s[=---=].
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* The ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Kids Next Door]]'' have a treehouse base on the moon.

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* The ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Kids Next Door]]'' have KND global HQ in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' is a treehouse base on the moon.
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* ''Series/ForAllMankind''. In an AlternateHistory where the Soviets are the first to land on the Moon, the "race for the base" becomes the next point of competition between the superpowers, despite NASA scientists trying to tell the White House that a Moon base for military purposes makes little sense. [[SpaceColdWar Both superpowers end up with a moon base on either side of Shackleton crater.]]

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* ''Series/ForAllMankind''. In an AlternateHistory where the Soviets are the first to land on the Moon, the "race for the base" becomes the next point of competition between the superpowers, despite NASA scientists trying to tell the White House that a Moon base for military purposes makes little sense. [[SpaceColdWar Both superpowers end up with a moon base on either side opposite sides of Shackleton crater.]]
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* And there's the SHADO Moonbase in Creator/GerryAnderson's ''Series/{{UFO}}'', which acts as an advanced radar warning and fighter base against the eponymous {{Flying Saucer}}s.
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* ''Series/ForAllMankind''. In an AlternateHistory where the Soviets are the first to land on the Moon, the "race for the base" becomes the next point of competition between the superpowers, despite NASA scientists trying to tell the White House that a Moon base for military purposes makes little sense.

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* ''Series/ForAllMankind''. In an AlternateHistory where the Soviets are the first to land on the Moon, the "race for the base" becomes the next point of competition between the superpowers, despite NASA scientists trying to tell the White House that a Moon base for military purposes makes little sense. [[SpaceColdWar Both superpowers end up with a moon base on either side of Shackleton crater.]]
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* ''Series/ForAllMankind''. In an AlternateHistory where the Soviets are the first to land on the Moon, the "race for the base" becomes the next point of competition between the superpowers, despite NASA scientists trying to tell the White House that a Moon base for military purposes makes little sense.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': The wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' on the moon becomes this for [[TheStarscream Starscream]] during season two.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': The wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' on the moon becomes this a base for [[TheStarscream Starscream]] during season two.
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Yeah, no. That dome is way too small.


* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Homeworld left an abandoned gem base on the Moon from their attempt at colonizing Earth. There's apparently one on a moon of every [[HostileTerraforming colonized]]/[[PlanetLooters harvested]] planet, which is used exclusively by the Diamonds as a command center. By ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', the very top has been torn off, relocated to Beach City, and made into an addition to Steven's home.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Homeworld left an abandoned gem base on the Moon from their attempt at colonizing Earth. There's apparently one on a moon of every [[HostileTerraforming colonized]]/[[PlanetLooters harvested]] planet, which is used exclusively by the Diamonds as a command center. By ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', the very top has been torn off, relocated to Beach City, and made into an addition to Steven's home.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Homeworld left an abandoned gem base on the Moon from their attempt at colonizing Earth. There's apparently one on a moon of every [[HostileTerraforming colonized]]/[[PlanetLooters harvested]] planet, which is used exclusively by the Diamonds as a command center.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Homeworld left an abandoned gem base on the Moon from their attempt at colonizing Earth. There's apparently one on a moon of every [[HostileTerraforming colonized]]/[[PlanetLooters harvested]] planet, which is used exclusively by the Diamonds as a command center. By ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', the very top has been torn off, relocated to Beach City, and made into an addition to Steven's home.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Homeworld left an abandoned gem base on the moon from their attempt at colonizing Earth. There's apparently one on a moon of every [[HostileTerraforming colonized]]/[[PlanetLooters harvested]] planet, which is used exclusively by the Diamonds as a command center.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Homeworld left an abandoned gem base on the moon Moon from their attempt at colonizing Earth. There's apparently one on a moon of every [[HostileTerraforming colonized]]/[[PlanetLooters harvested]] planet, which is used exclusively by the Diamonds as a command center.
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* In ''Literature/DragonsLexiconTriumvirate'', Drekkenoth has one on the moon, of course. It's the scene of the final showdown. Also, [[PhysicsGoof the dragons all ''fly'' from Earth to the moon base]]. In, quote, "less than five seconds".

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* In ''Literature/DragonsLexiconTriumvirate'', Drekkenoth has one on the moon, of course. It's the scene of the final showdown. Also, [[PhysicsGoof [[ArtisticLicensePhysics the dragons all ''fly'' from Earth to the moon base]]. In, quote, "less than five seconds".
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[[caption-width-right:275:Your lunar headquarters since [[AncientAstronauts 5000 BCE]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:275:Your lunar headquarters since [[AncientAstronauts 5000 4000 BCE]].]]
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-->--''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E17CantGoBack Can't Go Back]]"

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* In ''Videogame/NierAutomata'', what remained of mankind escaped to a base on the moon where they wait out the ForeverWar with the Aliens, sending [=YoRHa=] - an organization of androids made by mankind to combat the alien's machines - under the thumb of the Council of Humanity, with YoRHa's base - the Bunker - beign a satellite orbiting Earth. [[spoiler:It is then revealed that the moon base is filled with nothing but servers of human data, mankind having gone extinct thousands of years prier, the Council of Humanity nothing but CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker from a literal PropagandaMachine used to keep the androids motivated.]]

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