Rising Storm issue 3

2012-08-16T16:03:30Z

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|next=Rising Storm issue 4
|image=RisingStorm3 coverA.jpg
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 14]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=
|writer=[[John Barber]]
|art=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors=[[Jesus Aburtov|Aburtov]] and [[Graphikslava]]
|letters=[[Shawn Lee]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|cover=[[Brian Rood]]<br>Carlos Magno
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
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'''Shockwave's plan slowly reveals itself, as both the Autobots and Decepticons realize they have played right into his hands.'''

==Synopsis==
At the [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]], all is quiet. While [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] plays cards with the soldiers, [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] and [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] chat with [[Theodore Galloway]] about the [[Autobot]] refugees rescued from the [[Initiative]], but Galloway's inability to keep track of which Transformer is which gets on Jolt's nerves, and he goes to check on their [[Decepticon]] prisoner, [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]]. Tensions are running considerably higher, meanwhile, among the large Autobot strikeforce presently en route to [[Philadelphia]] to aid [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] against the Decepticons' massive attack. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] again advocates allowing the wounded [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] to remain behind, but her spark-bonded sister [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] reinforces her need for revenge—a sentiment that only opens old wounds between her and Prime, recalling a time on Cybertron when Prime let such an emotion overcome him. Elita's anger over Prime's abandonment of her on Cybertron, and the fact that her death and reunion with him has only led to more fighting and killing, boils over, and she and her sisters angrily depart on their own mission: to infiltrate what the Autobots believe to be [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s base of operations in upstate [[New York (state)|New York]] and plant explosives.

In Philadelphia, newly-arrived Autobot advance reinforcements [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] manage to give the Decepticons a tough time, with Wheeljack projecting a forcefield to protect Sam and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], and Mirage using his invisibly powers to vex [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], tricking him into destroying [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]]. In the chaos, the object of the Decepticons' attack, [[Brains]], becomes separated from the others, and while attempting to escape the clutches of [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], he stumbles across [[Carly Spencer|Carly]]. Sam distracts Space Case to prevent him from taking out both Carly and Brains, giving Carly time to use the fallen Storm Surge's cannons to blast Space Case and send him packing.

Back in New York, Elita-One, Arcee and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] silently approach the objective, only to discover that it is ''not'' Starscream's base, but rather a construction site created by [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]]. Overhearing a communication between the Triple-Changer and his master [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], and realizing that Astrotrain has built a cage to contain Shockwave's "pet", a monstrous creature he has brought with him from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the horrified sisters immediately try to radio Optimus Prime and inform him of the unexpected situation. Unfortunately for them, something is blocking all transmissions: [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who launches an attack on the sisters with his menagerie! The fractured, shared mind of Elita and her sisters is pulled in different directions as Arcee and Chromia's desire to warn Optimus is counteracted by Elita's bloodthirstiness, but the two sisters win out and convince Elita to deliver the message while they hold Soundwave's beasts off. Unfortunately, Astrotrain is hot on her tail!

Things come to a head in Philadelphia when Starscream corners Sam, Carly and Brains, demanding the brain unit be handed over. In the nick of time, though, Optimus Prime's Autobots arrive in force, and Starscream panics, contacting Shockwave to find out what became of his assurances that the Autobots would be too busy to interfere. It transpires that this is all part of Shockwave's plan: he played Starscream like a fiddle, using ''him'' as a distraction to draw the Autobots out and leave Diego Garcia undermanned. Shockwave shuts off the communication and descends from the skies over the island, killing Knock Out, smashing into the NEST base, and slaughtering his way through Jolt and Dune Runner as well. Shockwave demands the commanding officer identify themselves, and Galloway bravely steps forward... only to be reduced to a charred skeleton by a blast from Shockwave's cannon, along with all of the soldiers around him, save one! Shockwave aims his cannon at the surviving man, and rhetorically inquires: "Now who's in command?"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] (1)
*[[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] (2)
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] (4)
*[[Blazemaster]] (5)
*[[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] (6)
*[[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] (7)
*[[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] (8)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] (10)
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] (11)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (12)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (15)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (16)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (17)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (18)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (19)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (21)
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (24)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (25)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (32)

|c2=
*[[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]] (22)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (23)
*[[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] (26)
*[[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]] (27)
*[[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] (28)
*[[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] (29)
*[[Blademaster]] (30)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (31)
*[[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] (33)
*[[Brains]] (34)
*[[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] (36)
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (37)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (38)
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] (39)
*[[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]] (40)
*[[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]] (41)
*[[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] (42)
*[[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] (43)

|c3=
*[[Theodore Galloway]] (3)
*[[Robert Epps]] (13)
*[[William Lennox]] (14)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (20)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (35)

}}

==Quotes==
==Errors==
* Blazemaster is only just about visible in the background of the second panel on the first page, colored entirely green.
* Repeating a recurring error from ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'', Dune Runner's design is based on [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]'s instead of his own toy.
* Also on the first page, Dune Runner suddenly goes from being on Jolt's right in panel 2 to on his left in panel 3.
* The "next issue" page shows Bludgeon in his second body (as he appears in the story, of course), but colored like his first, complete with purple blade.

==Notes==

* Galloway refers to Knock Out as "the new guy", but is corrected by Jolt, who points out that Knock Out has been around longer than he has. Galloway apologizes, explaining he finds it hard to keep track of all the motorcycle Transformers. This is author [[John Barber]] doing what he does best, correcting a continuity error from ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' [[Nefarious issue 2|#2]], in which Galloway called Knock Out a new recruit when the character had been on Earth even before the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' movie, as seen in ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat]]'' prequel novel.
** While there have been an inordinately large number of motorcycle Transformers released in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline]] and the movie-styled portions of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 gold-packagaing ''Transformers'' toyline]], there were only five Autobots among them, and three of them are the Arcee sisters. While Galloway has most certainly mellowed towards the Cybertronians since [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the movie proper]], well, maybe some jerky habits die hard.
* Galloway also accidentally refers to Knock Out as "[[Knockdown (disambiguation)|Knockdown]]".
* Elita-One and Optimus Prime again allude to the events of ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'', hinting at the outcome of the framing sequence seen throughout that comic, which had yet to be revealed at the time of this issue's release.
* This issue featured the debut of Space Case, in advance of his toy being revealed to even exist.
* The "pet" Shockwave mentioned in passing in the previous issue is revealed to the subterranean tentacle-beast previously seen in [[Foundation issue 2|''Foundation'' #2]]. At the time of these comics' publication, it had otherwise only been briefly glimpsed in an early trailer for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
* A NEST soldier accuses Knock Out of having "[[Robo-Vision]]".
* As Jolt guards Fearswoop, he entertains himself by reading the first issue of IDW's ''[[Godzilla]]'' comic, which was published just two weeks before this issue. The back cover of the comic features the cover to [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|issue 12]] of ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' comic.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Art by [[Brian Rood]] of Starscream.
*'''Cover RI:''' Art by Carlos Magno, with colors by Aburtov and Graphikslava, of Arcee, Chromia and Elita-One.

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