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Revenge of the Fallen issue 3

2010-08-07T23:32:58Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]'' #3
|prev=Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2
|next=Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 4
|image=RotF Adaptation issue 3 Cover A.jpg
|caption="Who rules the skies, Starscream?" "Y-you do, Optimus."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 3]], [[2009]] (scheduled)
|coverdate=
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|screenplay by=[[Roberto Orci]], [[Alex Kurtzman]], and [[Ehren Kruger]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''An adaptation of the summer blockbuster of 2009.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Jetfire ROTFMovieAdapt3.jpg|left|thumb|150px|ME ALAN MOORE.]]
Under threat of physical harm, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] reveals to [[Mikaela Banes]] that he recognizes the [[Cyberglyphics]] but does not know how to read them. He went on to say that [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] would be able to read them, then leads them to the [[Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian Institute]] where one can be found. While [[Sam Witwicky]], Mikaela, [[Leo Spitz]], and [[Seymour Simmons]] search the museum, the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] fragment Sam was carrying jumps from his hand and attaches itself to a SR-71 Blackbird on display. This rouses the Seeker from his slumber. He reveals his name to be [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] but does not remember what planet he is on or what he is doing there. He states his dislike of Decepticons and says that he had defected to the Autobots some time ago.

Jetfire displays no interest in dealing with the humans until Sam mentions [[The Fallen]]. This seems to jog his memory and he becomes suddenly serious and insists that Sam tell him what he knows. Sam then reveals the Cyberglyphics that have been racing through his head. When he hears enough, Jetfire transports himself, the four humans, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to [[Egypt]] via trans-dimensional [[space bridge]]. The humans don't know why Jetfire needed to go to Egypt so they ask him to explain. Jetfire then holo-projects some of the relevant historical footage to explain.

:''The All Spark created the [[Dynasty of Primes]] for the protection of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Matrix of Leadership]] was also created as a key to the [[Solar harvester|harvester]]s and entrusted to the Primes. The Primes were not to harvest the power of a sun from a [[solar system|star system]] with life. The Fallen defied that rule and destroyed all but one of his fellow Primes. [[Optimus Prime's ancestor|The last of the twelve]] created a tomb from the chassis of his deactivated brothers. He sealed himself and the Matrix inside using the last of his own life essence. The tomb is hidden somewhere in Egypt.

Jetfire also reveals that only a Prime can stand against The Fallen. While the wars on Cybertron destroyed the Prime Dynasty, one orphan was left with no knowledge of his history. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].''

In [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]], [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] informs [[William Lennox]] and [[Ray Epps]] that, by order of the [[Barack Obama|President]], the Autobots have to stand down and return to [[Diego Garcia]].

Back in [[Cairo]], Egypt, the humans ride in Bumblebee trying to figure out the clues to the location of the Prime crypt that were obtained when Jetfire translated the Cyberglyphics. Local authorities spot Sam and try to detain him. Bumblebee and the Twins lose the police, but not before [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] is able to pinpoint Sam's location from intercepted communications.

Sam decided he needs to get a message to Lennox and Epps, but knows that calling them directly would give himself away, so he comes up with a plan to deliver the message indirectly. He gives the message to William Lennox's wife [[Sarah Lennox|Sarah]] who then tells Ray Epps's wife [[Monique Epps|Monique]] who then calls her husband on an insecure line. While she makes the call appear to be about ordinary husband and wife chit-chat, Monique is able to get the true message through. Sam wants them to deliver Optimus Prime to Egypt.

The clues from the Cyberglyphs lead Sam and the others to an ancient tomb of human origin. This appears to be a dead-end until the Twins get into an argument that becomes physical. Mudflap shoves Skids into a wall which crumbles, revealing the tomb of the Primes. They find the remains of the Matrix of Leadership. After thousands of years, the Cybertronian artifact turns to dust, which Sam collects in his sock.

Lennox, Epps, Galloway and the Autobots arrive in C-17s. The pilot feigns engine trouble as an excuse to jettison the cargo over Galloway's objections. The Autobots and humans aboard parachute out of the plane. Sam and company are then attacked by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] while at least 11 cometary Decepticons rain down into the action. Human communications are disrupted by an EMP burst from the Decepticons while Soundwave alters satellite imagery so that the [[United States military]] will not see anything out of the ordinary happening in Egypt.

While Simmons, Bumblebee, and the Twins draw the Decepticons' fire, Sam and Mikaela try to get to Optimus Prime in hopes that the Matrix of Leadership dust could still revive him. Starscream is in pursuit of Sam and Mikaela when The Fallen appears atop a pyramid (via Space Bridge).

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (6)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (10)
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (11)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (28)
|c2=
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (17)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Wheelbot]] (23)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (24)
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]] (25)
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] (26)
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (27)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (22)
*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF) |Scrapmetal]] (87)
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (2)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (3)
*[[Leo Spitz]] (4)
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (5)
*[[William Lennox]] (13)
*[[Ray Epps]] (14)
*[[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] (15)
*[[Sarah Lennox]] (18)
*[[Monique Epps]] (19)
*[[Admiral Morshower]] (20)
|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (29)

}}

== Quotes ==

== Errors ==
*On page 10, [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] is slightly miscolored, with a lot more black parts in vehicle mode than he should have.
*The Egyptian police cars on pages 10-13 sport a generic American police car deco. Police cars in Cairo are entirely black, with blue police lights.
*On page 11, the police car in the first panel has the blue police light on the left and the red light on the right... even though it's seen in [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] rear view mirror and should therefore have the lights swapped. Also [[Mikaela Banes |Mikaela]]'s speech bubble is directed at [[Sam Witwicky |Sam]].
*On page 15, when sam is explaining the three kings, he should say "then-the pyramids", instead of "them-the pyramids".
*The spy satellite [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] gets his live feed of the battle in Egypt from is somehow capable of gathering images almost from a ground level.
*All of the humans (except [[Epps|Epps]] and Mikaela) have longer hair in this one issue due to the artist change.

== Items of note ==
*As Jetfire's dialogue shows, [[Simon Furman|Furman]] appears to have problems adapting the movie-style humor into comic book dialogue. It appears like it's ''intended'' to come across as funny, it just doesn't really ''work''.
* Two of the Decepticons on page 8 sport the color schemes of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].
*Megatron can still turn into a Cybertronian jet.
*At least eleven incoming comet Decepticons enter the battle.
*[[Seymour Simmons|Simmons']] nicknames for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], "Huey and Dewey", have made it into the adaptation, one of very, very few of the movie's humorous elements to do so.
*The cover image of combined Jetfire and Optimus beating up Starscream never happens.
*On page 7 Jetfire states that The Fallen killed all of his "brother Primes". "Brother Primes" must refer to only the original Primes since on the next page Jetfire states that the Prime Dynasty was destroyed in a subsequent war on Cybertron, where all of the rest of the Primes were slaughtered except one orphan.

===Differences with the movie===
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie's]] speech is imperfect in a [[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] kind of way, whereas in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|movie]], he merely talks with a Brooklyn accent.
*Wheelie disappears a lot earlier than in the movie, right after [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] transforms. As a consequence, he never defects to the Autobots.
*In the film, six Primes to create the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. Here, 11 Primes have already been killed by The Fallen, and the 12th creates the tomb from their bodies, killing only himself to seal it up.
*The Autobots are walking onto the cargo plane in robot mode rather than being loaded onto it in vehicle mode.
*[[Jolt (ROTF)| Jolt]] doesn't appear, due to being a last-minute addition to the film.
*Instead of [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] calling [[William Lennox|Lennox]], [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] calls [[Sarah Lennox|Lennox's wife]]. She and [[Monique Epps|Epps' wife]] then call their husbands and give them a very poorly disguised hidden message. In the movie, the wives are never seen.
*The fight between [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] inside Petra is the ''only'' time they fight in the adaptation. In fact, it's one of the very few instances where the two have any dialogue.
*[[Theodore Galloway|Galloway]] is ''still'' talking after he has been thrown off the plane. Gotta love those comic book standards.
*[[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] is monitoring the battle in Egypt via a satellite feed (with the feed coming from a camera that somehow manages to take images almost from a ground level), rather than sending Predator drones.
*Scavenger and Overload are shown in robot mode, instead of only appearing in vehicle mode.
*[[The Fallen]] teleports himself directly to the top of the pyramid, making this the first scene in the adaptation where he is seen outside his sarcophagus.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime combined with Jetfire by [[Josh Nizzi]]
*'''Cover B:''' CGI render of Starscream

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Image:RotF Adaptation issue 3 Cover A.jpg
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 3 Cover B.jpg
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Demolishor (ROTF)

2010-01-23T17:49:54Z

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{{disambig3|Demolishor}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon excavator in [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]|the ''other'' Decepticon excavator in Revenge of the Fallen|Scavenger (ROTF)}}

:''Demolishor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF-DemolishorPrime.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Prime is his bling!]]

The gigantic '''Demolishor''' may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but he's smart enough to know when to fight openly and when to stick to the shadows. One of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], Demolishor arrived on [[Earth]] to find [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] dead, so he went into hiding, gathering other Decepticons who needed a big, blunt instrument to cower behind. Now in charge of this little band, he awaits the day when a new Decepticon leader will rise.

{{bigquote|This is not your planet to rule. The Fallen shall rise again! |Demolishor's last words|''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Impress the ladies with a new move...the incredible ''Double Pits to Chesty!!'']]
[[Wheelbot]]

In the distant past, the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] Cube created [[Thirteen original Transformers|a race]] of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the All Spark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.

Demolishor (or a Transformer who shared his [[body-type]]) was among the very first of these new beings, one of several "builders" who would construct a [[Solar harvester|harvester]] when a suitable sun had been found. Once built, the device would drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the All Spark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4}} It is assumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, he sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of Demolishor's only surviving ancient master, [[The Fallen]].

During the war on Cybertron, Demolishor was used as a shock trooper, sowing terror amongst settlements of displaced Autobots. At one of his massacres there was a survivor, the Autobot [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]].

Demolishor's modus operandi continued when he arrived on [[Earth]], wreaking havoc in human cities, literally daring the Autobots to stop him so that, once baited, he could slaughter the Autobot forces. This caught the attention of Sideswipe, whom Demolishor had assumed was already dead. Delighting in the return of his old playmate, the Decepticon led Sideswipe on a destructive chase through [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]. Ultimately he was driven to ground again by the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[human]]-[[Autobot]] [[NEST]] team. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2}}

He was later detected in [[Shanghai]], [[China]], prompting NEST to mobilize once again. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Calvin Wimmer]] (credited as "Wheelbot")
[[Image:ROTFDemolishorispissed.jpg|left|thumb|250px|'''[[Hulk|DEMOLISHOR]] [[Tankor (BM)|SMASH]]!!!]]'''
NEST arrived in Shanghai with a cover story from the Chinese government that there was a chemical spill in the area. Major Lennox and his men followed a radiation blip to a construction site where a massive excavator stood. Suddenly, the excavator transformed and revealed itself to be Demolishor! In fury, he smashed his arms on the ground, flinging concrete pipes onto approaching NEST troopers, crushing them, before rolling away. NEST's firepower availed them little as Demolishor shrugged off their attacks and smashed his way to the nearby freeway. Most of the Autobots were soon deployed to deal with his running comrade [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], leaving NEST with only [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to deal with the massive Constructicon. Overhead, a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]] circled, dropping the most powerful Autobot onto the battle field: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had entered the game.

[[Image:ROTFDemolishordies.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Goodbye, Scavenger." "I'M DEMOLISHOR!!!" "Who cares?" *BOOM*]]
As Demolishor rolled along the freeway, crushing cars, destroying barriers and casually tossing nearby cars to their doom, Optimus intercepted him at an overpass and leaped onto his head as the Decepticon reduced the overpass to rubble. Demolishor declined Optimus' demand for him to "pull over" forcing the Autobot leader to fire his [[Ion blaster]] into the former's head, soon followed by Ironhide jumping on and shooting out his massive tires. The crippled Decepticon crashed into a warehouse district and was helpless as Optimus Prime, Ironhide, and the rest of the NEST soldiers advanced.

Standing before the "Punk-ass Decepticon" as Ironhide dubbed him, Optimus inquired if there were any last words he wished to convey. In defiance, Demolishor declared with his dying breath that they were too late, and that [[The Fallen]] would rise again. Optimus Prime replied in the negative and shot him through the optic, executing him. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
[[Image:Demolishor shanghai rotfgame conceptart.jpg|thumb|200px|Oh, it's that dream again.]]

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{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====PSP====
=====Autobot campaign=====
During the battle in Shanghai, Demolishor obtained the remaining AllSpark fragment, and tried to get out of the city before the Autobots could get their hands on it. However, the Autobots crippled him and forced him into battle. One short fight later, Demolishor was beaten, but not before he could tell the Autobots that their victory would be short-lived, and the Fallen would rise again.

Oh, the Decepticons still had the AllSpark fragment, somehow.

=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[Soundwave (ROTF)| Soundwave]] ordered Demolishor to obtain the AllSpark fragment from a convoy driving around in Shanghai. He obtained it, but perished during the escape. None of the Decepticons actualy cared, however, because they got the AllSpark fragment.
{{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)}}
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Voyager Demolishor.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Well... this will be fun to pose.]]
*'''Demolishor''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-03'''

:Demolishor transforms from a red [http://www.terex.com/main.php?obj=prod&action=VIEW&nav=prod&id=67dfc329929677047029393f18f590e9 O&K/Terex RH400 heavy duty excavator] into a very unique robot mode via a surprisingly complex transformation. His [[Mech Alive]] gimmick in robot mode is a drum in each arm that spins when you move his lower arm (not in the shoulders as the packaging call out states). He has real rubber treads that sadly can't move, and no little plastic wheels that help it move either. He is almost impossible to stand up—let alone pose—but it ''can'' be managed.

:In the film, Demolishor's vehicle mode features a lot more white. This toy's colors are actually a match to [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger's]] colors.

:Like several ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys, such as [[Starscream (Movie)|Voyager class Starscream]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Leader class Optimus Prime]], Demolishor is yet another victim of late mold changes due to 2008-2009 economic problems. On the back of the box, his treads are pictured as being made of several individual, linked plastic sections. The sections were apparently recast as a single rubber tread ring instead for the final toy.

:Also, in the instructions it states that the wheel on a ratchet joint should go down, but by flipping the wheels around, you can use the free-wheeling wheel to roll him.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Demolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Demolishor at TFU.info]''

[[Image:ROTF Voyager SA Demolishor 1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Red-and-white color schemes are not always given to [[Ratchet (G1)|ambulances]].]]
*'''Demolishor Shanghai Attack''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-19'''
:Demolishor Shanghai Attack redecoes Demolishor's voyager class toy with colors that more closely resemble those seen in his [[show-accuracy|film appearance]].

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*'''Shanghai Showdown''' (Figure multi-pack, 2010)

:Hasbro's release of the screen-accurate Demolishor features brown dirt decos on his treads and body. He is packed with more accurately decoed versions of [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their ice cream truck bodies.

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroestwinswidewaysprimedemolishorsideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Well if there aren't any girls, why am I posed like this?]]
*'''Shanghai Shootout''' (2009)
:Shanghai Shootout replicates the opening action scene from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', featuring figurines of [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]/[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (ice cream truck), [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (vehicle mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Demolishor, and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (vehicle mode). Demolishor is a slightly-oversized figure and the centerpiece of the box set.
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==Notes==
*Demolishor is identical in design and vehicle form to [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]. In the film itself, Demolishor is mostly white with red striping and signage, but in other places his coloration matches Scavenger, such as his toy, his ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and in his appearances in [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|the video game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 1|the comic adaptation]]. [[Repurposing]] is quite fitting, if one so chooses.

*In the comic adaptation, Demolishor's [[alternate mode]] is a different model of steam shovel. It is a smaller model that could more realistically hide out in a big city than the very large mining excavator of the toy and movie.

* Okay, what's a giant mining excavator doing anywhere near a steel mill, exactly? Isn't that like having an amphibious vehicle in the Rocky Mountains?

*Though likely as vicious as every other Decepticon shown in the movie continuity, Demolishor's demise could be viewed as a rather unfortunate moral grey area on the Autobots' part. Technically he was just hiding and did not attack until his discovery was imminent. To make matters worse his toy bio, while far from flattering, seems to imply that he "takes care of smaller frightened Decepticons out of the goodness of his spark". To top things off, his completely accurate statement that Earth was not the Autobots' to rule never actually implies that it is the Decepticons' either. Again, probably a monstrous mechanical bully... but still slightly unsettling. [[Tales of the Fallen issue 2|''Tales of the Fallen #2'']] somewhat retroactively justifies Demolishor's execution, painting him as a Decepticon that revels in creating collateral damage and one that is responsible for several Autobot massacres in the past.

*During the production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', the as-yet-unnamed Demolishor was referred to with the simple if descriptive moniker of "'''Wheelbot'''". Although Hasbro went on to provide a proper name for the character, Demolishor still wound up being listed as "Wheelbot" in the credits of the film itself.

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