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Panzerstadt-Bayreuth is a larger-than-London German-speaking conurbation that was introduced in Mortal Engines.

History[]

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Panzerstadt-Bayreuth roamed the Great Hunting Ground looking for smaller cities and towns to devour. Recently after London has eaten several towns, Bayreuth appears in the distance and starts chasing it. London was in great danger of being eaten by the bigger city. As the mammoth conurbation gradually grew closer and closer to its prey, panicking and riots broke out in London. However, the Lord Mayor Magnus Crome was pleased at the city's approach.

One night, Magnus Crome tells London that they will never have to worry about predator cities again. With that, MEDUSA rose from St Paul's Cathedral. A laser fired from the reconstructed superweapon and the predator was destroyed in a blast of pure energy. Most of London celebrated that they are safe from the bigger city, but Katherine Valentine and the Guild of Historians are disgusted and horrified of the loss of life and historical artifacts.

Magnus Crome ordered Bayreuth to be destroyed to test MEDUSA's power before heading on towards Batmunkh Gompa. An airship returned to London reporting that the tiers melted down onto each other, and that there was only a few survivors in the lower tiers.


Film[]

The entire scene involving Panzerstadt-Bayreuth and its destruction is omitted from the 2018 film, with the city not appearing, though was designed and is mentioned under the name Panzerstadt in the final film. (The scene was only noted in a scrapped concept art from WETA Digital.)

Trivia[]

  • Bayreuth is a real city located in northern Bavaria, Germany.

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