Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2

2008-03-10T15:54:45Z

141.214.17.5: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

[[Image:cybertrondanger2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You might want to get that Van de Graaf generator fixed.]]

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The end looms for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plan to secure power nears fruition...

*'''English/Malay dub name:''' "Crisis on Cyberton, Part 2" [sic]

==Detailed synopsis==

As [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Skullcruncher]] outfit [[Mindwipe]] with the bombs Scorponok has specially prepared, the [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster]]s wonder why the villains broke off their fight so suddenly, and begin investigating. Eventually - as the battle continues to rage around them, with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Trainbot]]s, [[Protectobot]]s and [[Combaticon]]s clashing - Chromedome discovers the villains heading for an entrance to the planet's sub-levels, and summons the other Headmasters with his telepathic powers. Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher block their way as Mindwipe races through the tunnels, but Chromedome makes it through and pursues him through Cybertron's depths. The other Headmasters soon follow, but Mindwipe makes it to [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber and activates the bombs. The Autobot Headmasters are unable to remove the explosives, and are forced to flee to the surface to sound the alarm.

On the surface, Scorponok informs [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] that he has arrange for the planting of the bombs and the destruction of Cybertron, ostensibly to prevent the newly-created [[Cybertonuron]] from falling into Autobot hands. As Galvatron departs for Vector Sigma's chamber to stop Scorponok's plan, the Autobot Headmasters inform Rodimus of the situation, and he quickly and regretfully arranges for the evacuation of the planet. As the Autobots and Decepticons escape to safety, Galvatron enters Vector Sigma's chamber - just as the bombs go off and he is consumed in the fireball. The explosion devastates Cybertron utterly, reducing it to a charred, broken hunk floating in space.

Touching down on the ruined, uninhabitable surface of Cybertron, Rodimus Prime realises that the age of his generation of Transformers has come to an end. Vowing to find a new planet for the Transformers to live on, he appoints Fortress as the new [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots, and accepts [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Kup]]'s offer to accompany him. When [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] moves to join them, he refuses, telling her to stay and take care of [[Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]]. Promising to return, Rodimus and his companions depart for space.

==Stats==

'''Original airdate:''' 11th September 1987

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Chromedome]] (5)
*[[Brainstorm]] (6)
*[[Highbrow]] (7)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (8)
*[[Shouki]] (12)
*[[Seizan]] (13)
*[[Getsuei]] (14)
*[[Suiken]] (15)
*[[Kaen]] (16)
*[[Yukikaze]] (17)
*[[Defensor]] (18)
*[[Rodimus Prime]] (22)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (23)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (24)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (25)
*[[Kup]] (26)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (30)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (31)
*[[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]] (33)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (34)
*[[Jazz]] (37)
*[[Superion]] (38)
*[[Wheelie]] (41)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
*[[Weirdwolf]] (2)
*[[Mindwipe]] (3)
*[[Skullcruncher]] (4)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (9)
*[[Tantrum]] (10)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (11)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (19)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (20)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (21)
*[[Drag Strip]] (27)
*[[Dead End]] (28)
*[[Breakdown]] (29)
*[[Wildrider]] (32)
*[[Vortex]] (35)
*[[Blast Off]] (36)
*[[Abominus]] (39)
*[[Devastator]] (40)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Daniel Witwicky]] (42)
|}

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

*Several pieces of footage are reused from "[[Four Warriors Come Out Of The Sky]]", including aerial dives by Vortex and Blast Off, Jazz returning fire, and a skirmish between Superion, Abominus and Devastator.

===Transformers references===

*Previously hinted at in "[[A Dream is Born, Double Convoy]]", the Headmasters' telepathic powers are properly explained in this episode (albeit by the narrator) as an ability they developed on planet [[Master (Headmasters)|Master]].
*Galvatron is not out of commission for too long - although he is missing for several episodes, he returns in "[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]".
*Despite his promise, Rodimus Prime did not return in the course of the ''Headmasters'' anime. He did, however, come back from his journey in the final chapter of the ''manga''.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*The destruction of Cybertron is probably the single most famous event from the ''Headmasters'' anime, and is well-known even among those fans who have not seen the series themselves. It was rebuilt during the Japanese ''[[Generation 2]]'' storyline, so don't go crying about how the [[Beast Era]] can't possibly be in Japanese continuity or anything like that.
*On occasion, people wonder why Rodimus did not give Fortress the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] when he made him leader. Well, for no real reason, that's just not really how things work in Japan - there are fewer Supreme Commanders who have held the Matrix than there are those who haven't.

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Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages

2008-03-04T22:03:30Z

141.214.17.5: /* Creative team */

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'''''The War Within: The Dark Ages''''' is a six-part miniseries published by [[Dreamwave Productions]] in 2003, and set in the main G1 [[Dreamwave continuity]]. It centers on the arrival of the [[Fallen]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and his plans to unleash an ancient evil that has been locked away below the planet's surface.

{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''<font color="white">''The Dark Ages'' issues:</font>'''
|-align=center
|| [[Fragmentation|#1]] | [[Escalation (Dreamwave issue)|#2]] | [[Devastation (Dreamwave issue)|#3]] | [[Revelation (Dreamwave issue)|#4]] | [[Confrontation|#5]] | [[Conflagration|#6]]
|}

==Overview==
Set some time after ''[[The War Within]]'', ''The Dark Ages'' sees the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s split into multiple factions following the loss of their leaders, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The destructive combiner teams are neutral by treaty agreement; the conflict has simmered down to a low boil. Into this conflicted milleau comes the evil Fallen, who employs the [[Chaos Trinity]] to help him bring back [[Unicron|an old friend]], using the Sparks of four genetically unique Transformers.

* ''Preceded by: [[The War Within]]''
* ''Followed by: [[The War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''

==Creative team==
The series was written by [[Simon Furman]] and illustrated by [[Andrew Wildman]], who had worked with Furman previously on the original [[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 1]] Transformers series.

==Collections==
* ''War Within: The Dark Ages'' Dreamwave TPB <small>(September 8, 2004) ISBN 0973381752</small>
:{{m-}} Includes the covers of all issues, as well as character designs of many of the newly introduced characters by [[Don Figueroa]] and Andrew Wildman. Additional bonus material included exposition from Simon Furman and a line-up of the six factions featured in the series.
* ''War Within: The Dark Ages'' IDW TPB <small>(May 9, 2007) ISBN 1600100597</small>
:{{m-}} Reprint of the Dreamwave TPB but with a new cover.

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