Convergence chapter 4

2011-07-29T13:58:32Z

200.97.209.105: /* Featured characters */

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|published in=[[Dark of the Moon issue 4|Dark of the Moon #4]]
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|date=[[July 6]], [[2011]]
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==Synopsis==
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==Featured characters==
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|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumble Bee]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]([[Noah Nelson]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]([[Terry Williams]])
*[[Inferno (Movie)|Inferno]]([[Rick Wasserman]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Q]]([[Jamie Alcroft]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dreadbox/Dino]]([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Protoform]]
*[[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]]([[Mark Ryan]])

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]([[David Warner]])
*[[Sixshot|Enforcer Decepticon]]
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crnkcase's]]
*[[Garbage truck Decepticon]]
*Unknown Three Fire Truck Decepticon
*[[Driller]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Hatchling|CJ]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Unknown Decepticon Sallen Police Car]] ([[Keith David]])
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Protoform]]
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
*This story finally resolves one of the biggest plot holes of the [[Movie continuity]]: how The Fallen escaped from his [[sarcophagus]]. Working from an early draft of the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' screenplay, [[Chris Mowry]] had The Fallen being trapped by his brothers in IDW's earlier prequel comic ''[[Defiance]]'', but this concept was dropped for the finished film, in which The Fallen appeared simply sitting on ''Nemesis''. As no-one wanted to throw ''Defiance'' out (which was the only way around it, since the entire story of ''Defiance'' hinged on the sarcophagus), the plot thread was restated in the recounting of The Fallen's history in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]], but it took until this story to fill in the gap and explain how he got out: he used one of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] pillars to breach space and time and liberate himself. Hurray for John Barber!
[[Image:Shockwave-ROTFnewspaper.jpg|right|thumb]]
*Most of the second half of this chapter retells Soundwave's first chronological appearance from [[Alliance issue 2|''Alliance'' #2]], as well as explaining why he left Earth and was seen to return in that issue.
*After receiving a passing mention in [[Dark of the Moon issue 3|''Dark of the Moon'' #3]], a new-born continuity error from ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]'' is amended with this issue. In that mini-series, the Decepticons are seen to have a space bridge, which is here retconned to be a primitive, jury-rigged device created from one of Sentinel's pillars by Thundercracker, able only to carry out transit to Cybertron.
*The newspaper article about Shockwave that Soundwave discovers briefly appeared as an [[easter egg]] in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. Crazy!
*''[[Ghosts of Yesterday]]'' is referenced in this chapter. While the novel portrayed [[Apollo 11]] as a distraction from the launch of ''[[Ghost 1]]'', here Soundwave believes it was made to distract him from the Moon landing, unaware that anyone was on board before it disappeared.

[[Category:IDW Dark of the Moon issues]]
[[Category:Text stories]]

Convergence chapter 4

2011-07-29T13:52:26Z

200.97.209.105: /* Featured characters */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Convergence|Transformers: Convergence]] chapter 4
|prev=Convergence chapter 3
|next=
|image=
|caption=
|published in=[[Dark of the Moon issue 4|Dark of the Moon #4]]
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 6]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|pagecount=4
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
}}

==Synopsis==
{{issuestub}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumble Bee]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]([[Noah Nelson]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]([[Terry Williams]])
*[[Inferno (Movie)|Inferno]]([[Rick Wasserman]])
*[[Whelljack (Movie)|Q]]([[Jamie Alcroft]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dreadbox/Dino]]([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Protoform]]

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]([[David Warner]])
*[[Sixshot]|Enforcer Decepticon]]
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crnkcase's]]
*[[Garbage Truck Decepticon]]
*Unknown Fire Truck Decepticon
*[[Driller]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Hatchling|CJ]]
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
*This story finally resolves one of the biggest plot holes of the [[Movie continuity]]: how The Fallen escaped from his [[sarcophagus]]. Working from an early draft of the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' screenplay, [[Chris Mowry]] had The Fallen being trapped by his brothers in IDW's earlier prequel comic ''[[Defiance]]'', but this concept was dropped for the finished film, in which The Fallen appeared simply sitting on ''Nemesis''. As no-one wanted to throw ''Defiance'' out (which was the only way around it, since the entire story of ''Defiance'' hinged on the sarcophagus), the plot thread was restated in the recounting of The Fallen's history in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]], but it took until this story to fill in the gap and explain how he got out: he used one of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] pillars to breach space and time and liberate himself. Hurray for John Barber!
[[Image:Shockwave-ROTFnewspaper.jpg|right|thumb]]
*Most of the second half of this chapter retells Soundwave's first chronological appearance from [[Alliance issue 2|''Alliance'' #2]], as well as explaining why he left Earth and was seen to return in that issue.
*After receiving a passing mention in [[Dark of the Moon issue 3|''Dark of the Moon'' #3]], a new-born continuity error from ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]'' is amended with this issue. In that mini-series, the Decepticons are seen to have a space bridge, which is here retconned to be a primitive, jury-rigged device created from one of Sentinel's pillars by Thundercracker, able only to carry out transit to Cybertron.
*The newspaper article about Shockwave that Soundwave discovers briefly appeared as an [[easter egg]] in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. Crazy!
*''[[Ghosts of Yesterday]]'' is referenced in this chapter. While the novel portrayed [[Apollo 11]] as a distraction from the launch of ''[[Ghost 1]]'', here Soundwave believes it was made to distract him from the Moon landing, unaware that anyone was on board before it disappeared.

[[Category:IDW Dark of the Moon issues]]
[[Category:Text stories]]

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