Escalation issue 6

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Escalation (IDW)|The Transformers: Escalation]]'' #6
|prev=Escalation issue 5
|next=Devastation issue 1
|image=Escalation 6a.jpg
|caption=Come on baby, light my fire.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 2]], [[2007]]
|coverdate=April 2007
|story by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Zac Atkinson]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Escalation]]
}}

'''If Optimus Prime could not defeat Megatron... [[Furmanism|what chance, then, do the Autobots have]]?'''

== Synopsis ==
In [[Brasnya]], Megatron (in his best [[wikipedia:General_Zod|General Zod]] impersonation) gloats over Optimus Prime's dead body and orders the [[Autobot]]s to kneel before him. Furious, Jazz, Hardhead and Wheeljack instead attack him but accomplish nothing thanks to Megatron's enhanced [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]] power. Elsewhere on the battlefield, Hot Rod wants to join the others in attacking Megatron but Prowl orders him to stay with Georgi Koska and wait for Nightbeat to teleport them back to the ship. Prowl joins the battle himself, hoping Prime isn't really dead. Prime is indeed alive, having downloaded his mind into his [[Combat Deck]] module. While in this transition, known as [[infraspace]], Prime has a strange vision of an [[Nova Prime|unidentified Transformer]] calling his name.

In [[Fort Wayne]], Ironhide and Ratchet attempt to rescue Verity and Jimmy. Ratchet cuts a hole while Ironhide's [[holomatter]] driver grows in size and lifts them up through it. Ratchet clears the shop just as the countdown reaches zero and the building explodes, but Ironhide is not as lucky. Clutched in Verity's hand is the [[Machination]]'s calling card.

In Brasnya, Hot Rod and the facsimile are attacked by Skywarp and Thundercracker before Nightbeat can beam them out. A disembodied Prime contacts the Autobots and explains the weakness of Ore-13, having experienced it while battling [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Prime reconnects with his battered body and blasts Megatron in the head at point blank range, wearing out his Ore-13 instantly and causing his retreat. Unfortunately, the [[facsimile construct|facsimile]] was destroyed by the Decepticons' attack and Hot Rod was badly damaged.

In the Machination's headquarters, Dante brings Hunter to the damaged Transformer from the previous issue and explains that the procedure is now a success. Hunter's purpose is now served, and Dante ponders if perhaps he could be part of their New World Order, which involves several headless [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.

In [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Skywatch]] leader [[Joshua Red]] learns of the Brasnya incident and while the archaeological dig at [[Eureka]] won't net anything useful for the moment, the long captured and chained up Ravage and Laserbeak are ready and raving to go.

At the Decepticon base, an angry Megatron declares that if Prime wishes to summon reinforcements, then he will as well. Wasting no time, Megatron orders Astrotrain to summon Sixshot. Astrotrain panics upon hearing this, saying that it's not the proper phase for his level of devastation to be used on a world, but Megatron refuses to budge. Observing the exchange on [[Mumu-Obscura]], the [[Reaper|Reapers]] prepare to follow him to [[Earth]]... to devastate whatever is left in Sixshot's wake.

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== Featured characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (3)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (4)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (5)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (6)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (7)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (11)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (16)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (14)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (15)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (21)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (22)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (23)
* [[Sixshot]] (24)
|c3=
* [[Georgi Koska]] (8)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (12)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (13)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (17)
* [[Abraham Dante]] (18)
* [[Joshua Red]] (20)
|c4=
* [[Nova Prime|Unidentified Transformer in infraspace]] (9)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Unidentified damaged Transformer]] (19)
* The [[Reaper|Reapers]] (25)
}}

== Errors ==
* When Skywarp turns back to pick up Megatron, he's once again mistakenly colored as Thundercracker for one panel.
* On page 1, Brasnya is referred to as a "former Russian state". It was a "Soviet state" everywhere else.
Notice that covers A and B are both labelled "A".

==Quotes==
"Unfortunately, Megatron, the power you have harvested...comes at a price!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' shows Megatron the weakness of the latest EI/AD.

"I did not invite debate. Let there be...[[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]!"
:—'''Megatron''' summons '''Sixshot''' and sets up the next series.

== Items of note ==
* Followups on many of the ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' issues are touched on in this issue:
** Ravage and Laserbeak from ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]''
** The archaeological dig from ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''
** Sixshot and the Reapers from ''[[Spotlight: Sixshot]]''
** The mysterious Transformer in infraspace is later identified in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''

* The "Decepticomments" section has readers' mail answered by [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]].
* On the shelves near Ironhide is a box labeled "[[Fandom|Transfans]]".
* The word "[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]" is atop the screen in Prime's trailer.
* Nightbeat's computer console sports the words "[[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]]" on it in one scene.

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' Seekers vs Hot Rod; art by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover B:''' Autobots and Hunter; art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]].
* '''Cover RI-A:''' cover A, uncolored
* '''Cover RI-B:''' cover B, uncolored
<gallery>
Image:Escalation 6a.jpg|Cover A
Image:Escalation 6b.jpg|I'm Prowl, and I'm better than you.
Image:Escalation 6ria.jpg|Cover RI-A
Image:Escalation 6rib.jpg|Cover RI-B
</gallery>

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