Chaos Theory Part 1

2011-07-26T13:21:35Z

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|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #22
|prev=Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix
|next=Chaos Theory Part 2
|title="Chaos Theory Part 1"
|image=Transformersissue22-CoverA.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 20]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=July 2011
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]]
}}

'''Why did Megatron surrender...?'''

==Synopsis==

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Impactor]] (1)
*[[Rung]] (3)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (6)
*[[Xaaron]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (10)
*[[Trailbreaker]] (11)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (12)
*[[Springarm]] (13)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (14)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (15)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (16)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (17)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (18)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (19)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (20)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (21)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (22)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (25)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (26)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (27)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (28)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (23)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==

"[[Hasbro|They]] say he can use this weird inter-dimensional circuity to syphon anti-matter from... from a [[black hole]]. You know, in space. So."<br>
"With respect, Ratchet, that sounds—that just sounds ''stupid''."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Perceptor'''

"So. How are we going to play this? Are we going to spend the next hour ''posturing'', or are we going to rise to the occasion and actually have a ''civilised conversation''?"<br>
"'Rise to the occasion'? What is this, a summit meeting? I'm bolted to the wall, I'm riddled with inhibitor chips, and I'm precisely ''one rash gesture'' away from being ''electrocuted to death''. It's hardly conductive to a frank exchange of views."<br>
"Fair point. [unbolts] Take a seat."
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron'''

"I look back over the last four million years and recognize that there have been only two constants: hate... and you."
:—'''Megatron'''

"Look me in the eye and say you want it ended, and ''it will end''."
:—'''Optimus'''

"Do you even feel the ''slightest'' remorse?"<br>
"No."
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron'''

"Understand ''this''. So long as you stand in my way- so long as ''anybody'' stands in my way, I will respond by killing. Murder on an ''industrial'' scale. Because in the final analysis, I would happily wade across a river of corpses, chest-deep in grease and engine oil just to crush the spark of the last Autobot standing. And I would do so not simply as a means to an end, no. I'd do it, Prime, because it would give me ''pleasure''."
:—'''Megatron'''

==Notes==
* '''JAMES ROBERTS!'''
* The flashbacks takes place before ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' and fill in a lot of details that the miniseries left out: namely, ''why'' Megatron is already so angry and willing to turn to violence.
* Impactor and Megatron are sitting in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's NEW Oil House]].
* Ratchet and Perceptor are discussing a superpower that Megatron was given in his original [[bio]]... and which almost every single G1 story since has ignored. Probably because, as Perceptor notes, throwing a black hole around is a little too silly. Ratchet talking about it as "the thing with the eyes" is apparently a reference to the story "[[Resurrection!]]", in which Megatron used said power to channel [[antimatter]] [[:Image:MegatronAntimatterUK.jpg|through his eyes]].
* Some graffiti in Megatron's cell reads "peace through tyranny", the motto from original bio.
* The free lab on [[Kimia]] that Xaaron mentions is [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist's]] old one.
* That's right, [[Zeta Prime|''another'']] IDW-created interim Prime! [[Nominus Prime]] comes before [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]].
* Cybertron used to have apartheid based on if you were forged or constructed cold; this was ''supposed'' to no longer matter near the end of Nominus' reign.
* The Transformers are established as a pariah race, shunned by the intergalactic community and [[Galactic Council]].
* The montage of war scenes include: ''[[Stormbringer]]'', ''[[Infiltration]]'', "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]", ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'', ''[[Escalation]]'', "[[Spotlight: Kup]]", "[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]", ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'', ''[[Devastation]]'', "[[...For All Mankind]]", ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', and ''[[Heart of Darkness]]''.
* Sherma Bridge is a nod to the infamous [[Sherman Dam]] punchup.
* The [[variable voltage harness]] comes from [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|the original Marvel comics]]. Also mentioned are [[Pathblaster]]s, [[communicube]]s and [[Shanix]] from the Marvel UK comics.
* The Tremorcons mentioned are from Roberts' "[[Bullets]]", while Rung is from the "[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]" [[Autopedia]] profiles.
* Based on his recollections of near-death experiences, ''[[Escalation]]'' apparently wasn't the first time Megatron had taken on a gun alternate mode.
* The plot element of Optimus and Megatron having met before the war, and the former agreeing with the latter's ideals, is reminiscent of [[Transformers: Exodus|another]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]].

===Errors===
* Both ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' and "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]" had a pre-Prime Optimus sporting a body clearly inspired by Orion Pax. Here, before either story, Optimus is already in his usual Cybertronian Optimus Prime form.
* Despite Megatron's recollection of being trapped in a gun alt-mode after the [[Battle for Hell's Point]], Prime's recollection of the fight shows Megatron having the [[Don Figueroa]]-designed body that transforms into a Cybertronian tank. It is, of course, possible that Megatron was forced to withdraw and swap alt-modes in the midst of that battle, only to return later.
* Several Cybertronian dates are mentioned this issue: Megatron was created in "1st cycle 012", and some major battles in the war took place in "2nd cycle 087" and "3rd cycle 199". Though it's not clear exactly how the Transformers' almanac works, this seemingly conflicts with [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]], in which [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] claims the war had yet to begin by "5th cycle 522".

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Megatron's head; art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colours by [[Josh Perez]].
* '''Cover B:''' Megatron's head from [[Megatron Origin]]; art by Milne and colors by Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Both heads combined into one time-spanning super head; art by Milne.

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