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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #25
|prev=Afterdeath!
|next=Funeral for a Friend!
|title=Gone but Not Forgotten!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #107–108
|prev2=Afterdeath!
|next2=Funeral for a Friend!
|image=MarvelUS-25.jpg
|caption=The 25th Anniversary mark is so common that it's a special occasion not to have it.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=October 1986
|coverdate=February 1987
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inkers=[[Ian Akin]] & [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''As the Decepticons relocate to a new base, Shockwave plays a gambit to finally destroy Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|army]] prepares to invade the [[Decepticon]] base. Unknown to them, the Decepticons are already planning to abandon this base for a new one off the Florida keys, intending to make better use of the stolen [[Hydrothermocline|hydrothermocline]] to meet their energy needs. Megatron has other concerns on his mind. He is preoccupied with the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], unable to fully believe that his enemy is, in fact, dead. This uncertainty drives him mad (as well as the fact that it was a human
that did the actual killing, rather than himself).

As the other Decepticons abandon their base, Shockwave and Soundwave stay behind to arrange for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to attack and destroy Megatron. To further Megatron's confusion, the Predacons have been fitted with [[Autobot]] [[Insignia|symbols]], to make him think that they have been sent by Optimus Prime.

The Predacons locate and attack Megatron who, despite being outnumbered five-to-one, is able to defend himself (although not unscathed by any means). Finding Megatron too strong for them to defeat in their individual forms, the Predacons combine into Predaking.
However, Predaking just proves to be a bigger target, and Megatron defeats him with one blast of his [[Fusion cannon|fusion cannon]].

When the Decepticons arrive at their new base, a Decepticon soldier (it is unclear who) locates a laser disk inside Predaking, which Soundwave then plays back to reveal Shockwave's attempt to have Megatron killed. As Megatron threatens to destroy Shockwave, Shockwave explains that he recorded major portions of his personality on the disk
he gave to the Predacons: "I controlled the Predacons. I was with them as much as I am with you now!"

This revelation causes Megatron to reflect on Optimus Prime's death. He now knows what he did not see at the time: that Optimus Prime's personality had been saved on a computer disk. This awareness drives him mad once again, and he blows up the [[Space bridge|space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with himself on it. Both disappear, and Shockwave reflects that it was not he himself who destroyed Megatron, but "a memory did!"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (6)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (11)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (8)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (9)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (10)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (11)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (12)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (13)
* [[Drag Strip]] (14)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (15)
* [[Headstrong]] (16)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (17)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
* [[Tantrum]] (19)
* [[Predaking]] (22)
|c3=
'''Regulars'''
* [[Walter Barnett]] (3)
'''Guests'''
* [[Skolnik]] (1)
* [[General Hadley]] (2)
* [[Francine]] (20)
* [[Earl]] (21)
}}

==Errors==
* On page 8, the caption reads that Megatron "commands Drag Strip to carry him to their destination," and the coloring is consistent with this. The art, however, shows Megatron entering Dead End. Later on the car he's in is drawn, colored, and referred to as Dead End.
* When Dead End finds the laser disk in Predaking, Shockwave is drawn with only one arm.

==Items of note==
* Brawl is seemingly killed in this issue. Don't worry, though. Even though his head is crushed, he later gets better.
* It would appear that the American army is incapable of distinguishing between an artillery bombardment and a shower of flying debris.
* This issue was reprinted as issue #8 of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]'' series.
* This would not be the last time a [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] goes into [[Miracle|a deep funk]] when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|his nemesis]] is [[Crisis|killed]].

===References===
* The hydrothermocline was stolen in "[[Afterdeath!]]", the previous story.
* Page 4 consists entirely of flashbacks to "Afterdeath!".
* In the US version of this story, Shockwave instructs Soundwave to radio [[Cobra]], a reference to the alliance they made in the original Marvel ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' mini-series.

===UK printing===
* This story is probably the most edited of any US story printed in the UK comic.
* The Dead End mistake mentioned in the errors section was fixed for the UK printing. Dead End was recolored in red, and the caption box was corrected, referring to him by his actual name.
* Page 11 of the US comic was edited to make a better cliffhanger for UK issue #107. Megatron was given new dialog, replacing a speech bubble of Dead End questioning his leader's sanity.
* Megatron and the Predacons had met before in UK continuity. In the story arc beginning with "[[Prey!]]" Shockwave employed the Predacons to hunt down and kill Megatron. However he was so deranged (and befuddled), that he didn't remember this first encounter. To reflect this previous meeting a lot of dialog was changed for the UK version of this issue.
* On US page 9, Shockwave gives Razorclaw his assignment on Earth. In the UK version, Razorclaw worries that Megatron will recognize him. Shockwave quickly allays those fears.
* On US page 12, the Predacons lament having to change into Earth forms. In the UK version, they lament having to stay in those forms since their last visit.
* Some caption boxes on page 12 were changed to reflect the Predacons' previous visit. In particular the caption '''The Predacons have arrived!''' on was changed to '''The Predacons have returned!''' for the UK version.
* On US page 13, Razorclaw says Megatron doesn't know the Predacons. In the UK version, he says Megatron doesn't remember them.
{{note|Considering the theme of memory and its importance running through this issue, these changes to the UK story almost seem ''appropriate''.}}
* US page 2 was also edited, but this time to reflect the fact that the ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' story was not 'in continuity' for the UK comics (and wasn't printed until years later). In the US version, Shockwave suggests contacting Cobra and telling them about the Decepticons' moving base. In the UK version, Shockwave talks instead about Megatron's mental instability.
* According to issue #107's letters page [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] considers the [[August 23|23rd of August]] 1986, his birthday. That's the date he took over the ''Transformers'' letters page. He also thinks he could take out Soundwave in a fight.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-25.jpg|'''US issue #25''' - Predacons gone wild!
Image:MarvelUK-107.jpg|'''UK issue #107''' - Ironically, Rampage isn't on this cover.
Image:MarvelUK-108.jpg|'''UK issue #108''' - Hang on, haven't we been here [[Prey!|before]]?
</gallery>

* '''US cover:''' Megatron surrounded by the Predacons, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #107 cover:''' mad Megatron, by [[Dave Hine]] and [[Robin Bouttell]].
* '''UK issue #108 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover, recolored and with word balloons by [[Robin Bouttell]].

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #25
|prev=Afterdeath!
|next=Funeral for a Friend!
|title=Gone but Not Forgotten!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #107–108
|prev2=Afterdeath!
|next2=Funeral for a Friend!
|image=MarvelUS-25.jpg
|caption=The 25th Anniversary mark is so common that it's a special occasion not to have it.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=October 1986
|coverdate=February 1987
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inkers=[[Ian Akin]] & [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''As the Decepticons relocate to a new base, Shockwave plays a gambit to finally destroy Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|army]] prepares to invade the [[Decepticon]] base. Unknown to them, the Decepticons are already planning to abandon this base for a new one off the Florida keys, intending to make better use of the stolen [[Hydrothermocline|hydrothermocline]] to meet their energy needs. Megatron has other concerns on his mind. He is preoccupied with the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], unable to fully believe that his enemy is, in fact, dead. This uncertainty drives him mad (as well as the fact that it was a human
that did the actual killing, rather than himself).

As the other Decepticons abandon their base, Shockwave and Soundwave stay behind to arrange for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to attack and destroy Megatron. To further Megatron's confusion, the Predacons have been fitted with [[Autobot]] [[Insignia|symbols]], to make him think that they have been sent by Optimus Prime.

The Predacons locate and attack Megatron who, despite being outnumbered five-to-one, is able to defend himself (although not unscathed by any means). Finding Megatron too strong for them to defeat in their individual forms, the Predacons combine into Predaking.
However, Predaking just proves to be a bigger target, and Megatron defeats him with one blast of his [[Fusion cannon|fusion cannon]].

When the Decepticons arrive at their new base, a Decepticon soldier (it is unclear who) locates a laser disk inside Predaking, which Soundwave then plays back to reveal Shockwave's attempt to have Megatron killed. As Megatron threatens to destroy Shockwave, Shockwave explains that he recorded major portions of his personality on the disk
he gave to the Predacons: "I controlled the Predacons. I was with them as much as I am with you now!"

This revelation causes Megatron to reflect on Optimus Prime's death. He now knows what he did not see at the time: that Optimus Prime's personality had been saved on a computer disk. This awareness drives him mad once again, and he blows up the [[Space bridge|space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with himself on it. Both disappear, and Shockwave reflects that it was not he himself who destroyed Megatron, but "a memory did!"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (6)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (11)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (8)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (9)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (10)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (11)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (12)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (13)
* [[Drag Strip]] (14)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (15)
* [[Headstrong]] (16)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (17)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
* [[Tantrum]] (19)
* [[Predaking]] (22)
|c3=
'''Regulars'''
* [[Walter Barnett]] (3)
'''Guests'''
* [[Skolnik]] (1)
* [[General Hadley]] (2)
* [[Francine]] (20)
* [[Earl]] (21)
}}

==Errors==
* On page 8, the caption reads that Megatron "commands Drag Strip to carry him to their destination," and the coloring is consistent with this. The art, however, shows Megatron entering Dead End. Later on the car he's in is drawn, colored, and referred to as Dead End.
* When Dead End finds the laser disk in Predaking, Shockwave is drawn with only one arm.

==Items of note==
* Brawl is seemingly killed in this issue. Don't worry, though. Even though his head is crushed, he later gets better.
* It would appear that the American army is incapable of distinguishing between an artillery bombardment and a shower of flying debris.
* This issue was reprinted as issue #8 of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]'' series.
* This would not be the last time a [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] goes into [[Miracle|a deep funk]] when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|his nemesis]] is [[Crisis|killed]].

===References===
* The hydrothermocline was stolen in "[[Afterdeath!]]", the previous story.
* Page 4 consists entirely of flashbacks to "Afterdeath!".
* In the US version of this story, Shockwave instructs Soundwave to radio [[Cobra]], a reference to the alliance they made in the original Marvel ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' mini-series.

===UK printing===
* This story is probably the most edited of any US story printed in the UK comic.
* The Dead End mistake mentioned in the errors section was fixed for the UK printing. Dead End was recolored in red, and the caption box was corrected, referring to him by his actual name.
* Page 11 of the US comic was edited to make a better cliffhanger for UK issue #107. Megatron was given new dialog, replacing a speech bubble of Dead End questioning his leader's sanity.
* Megatron and the Predacons had met before in UK continuity. In the story arc beginning with "[[Prey!]]" Shockwave employed the Predacons to hunt down and kill Megatron. However he was so deranged (and befuddled), that he didn't remember this first encounter. To reflect this previous meeting a lot of dialog was changed for the UK version of this issue.
* On US page 9, Shockwave gives Razorclaw his assignment on Earth. In the UK version, Razorclaw worries that Megatron will recognize him. Shockwave quickly allays those fears.
* On US page 12, the Predacons lament having to change into Earth forms. In the UK version, they lament having to stay in those forms since their last visit.
* Some caption boxes on page 12 were changed to reflect the Predacons' previous visit. In particular the caption '''The Predacons have arrived!''' on was changed to '''The Predacons have returned!''' for the UK version.
* On US page 13, Razorclaw says Megatron doesn't know the Predacons. In the UK version, he says Megatron doesn't remember them.
{{note|Considering the theme of memory and its importance running through this issue, these changes to the UK story almost seem ''appropriate''.}}
* US page 2 was also edited, but this time to reflect the fact that the ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' story was not 'in continuity' for the UK comics (and wasn't printed until years later). In the US version, Shockwave suggests contacting Cobra and telling them about the Decepticons' moving base. In the UK version, Shockwave talks instead about Megatron's mental instability.
* According to issue #107's letters page [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] considers the [[August 23|23rd of August]] 1986, his birthday. That's the date he took over the ''Transformers'' letters page. He also thinks he could take out Soundwave in a fight.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-25.jpg|'''US issue #25''' - Predacons gone wild!
Image:MarvelUK-107.jpg|'''UK issue #107''' - Ironically, Rampage isn't on this cover.
Image:MarvelUK-108.jpg|'''UK issue #108''' - Hang on, haven't we been here [[Prey!|before]]?
</gallery>

* '''US cover:''' Megatron surrounded by the Predacons, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #107 cover:''' mad Megatron, by [[Dave Hine]] and [[Robin Bouttell]].
* '''UK issue #108 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover, recolored and with word balloons by [[Robin Bouttell]].

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Gone but Not Forgotten!

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #25
|prev=Afterdeath!
|next=Funeral for a Friend!
|title=Gone but Not Forgotten!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #107–108
|prev2=Afterdeath!
|next2=Funeral for a Friend!
|image=MarvelUS-25.jpg
|caption=The 25th Anniversary mark is so common that it's a special occasion not to have it.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=October 1986
|coverdate=February 1987
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inkers=[[Ian Akin]] & [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''As the Decepticons relocate to a new base, Shockwave plays a gambit to finally destroy Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|army]] prepares to invade the [[Decepticon]] base. Unknown to them, the Decepticons are already planning to abandon this base for a new one off the Florida keys, intending to make better use of the stolen [[Hydrothermocline|hydrothermocline]] to meet their energy needs. Megatron has other concerns on his mind. He is preoccupied with the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], unable to fully believe that his enemy is, in fact, dead. This uncertainty drives him mad (as well as the fact that it was a human
that did the actual killing, rather than himself).

As the other Decepticons abandon their base, Shockwave and Soundwave stay behind to arrange for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to attack and destroy Megatron. To further Megatron's confusion, the Predacons have been fitted with [[Autobot]] [[Insignia|symbols]], to make him think that they have been sent by Optimus Prime.

The Predacons locate and attack Megatron who, despite being outnumbered five-to-one, is able to defend himself (although not unscathed by any means). Finding Megatron too strong for them to defeat in their individual forms, the Predacons combine into Predaking.
However, Predaking just proves to be a bigger target, and Megatron defeats him with one blast of his [[Fusion cannon|fusion cannon]].

When the Decepticons arrive at their new base, a Decepticon soldier (it is unclear who) locates a laser disk inside Predaking, which Soundwave then plays back to reveal Shockwave's attempt to have Megatron killed. As Megatron threatens to destroy Shockwave, Shockwave explains that he recorded major portions of his personality on the disk
he gave to the Predacons: "I controlled the Predacons. I was with them as much as I am with you now!"

This revelation causes Megatron to reflect on Optimus Prime's death. He now knows what he did not see at the time: that Optimus Prime's personality had been saved on a computer disk. This awareness drives him mad once again, and he blows up the [[Space bridge|space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with himself on it. Both disappear, and Shockwave reflects that it was not he himself who destroyed Megatron, but "a memory did!"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (6)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (11)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (8)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (9)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (10)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (11)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (12)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (13)
* [[Drag Strip]] (14)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (15)
* [[Headstrong]] (16)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (17)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
* [[Tantrum]] (19)
* [[Predaking]] (22)
|c3=
'''Regulars'''
* [[Walter Barnett]] (3)
'''Guests'''
* [[Skolnik]] (1)
* [[General Hadley]] (2)
* [[Francine]] (20)
* [[Earl]] (21)
}}

==Errors==
* On page 8, the caption reads that Megatron "commands Drag Strip to carry him to their destination," and the coloring is consistent with this. The art, however, shows Megatron entering Dead End. Later on the car he's in is drawn, colored, and referred to as Dead End.
* When Dead End finds the laser disk in Predaking, Shockwave is drawn with only one arm.

==Items of note==
* Brawl is seemingly killed in this issue. Don't worry, though. Even though his head is crushed, he later gets better.
* It would appear that the American army is incapable of distinguishing between an artillery bombardment and a shower of flying debris.
* This issue was reprinted as issue #8 of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]'' series.
* This would not be the last time a [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] goes into [[Miracle|a deep funk]] when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|his nemesis]] is [[Crisis|killed]].

===References===
* The hydrothermocline was stolen in "[[Afterdeath!]]", the previous story.
* Page 4 consists entirely of flashbacks to "Afterdeath!".
* In the US version of this story, Shockwave instructs Soundwave to radio [[Cobra]], a reference to the alliance they made in the original Marvel ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' mini-series.

===UK printing===
* This story is probably the most edited of any US story printed in the UK comic.
* The Dead End mistake mentioned in the errors section was fixed for the UK printing. Dead End was recolored in red, and the caption box was corrected, referring to him by his actual name.
* Page 11 of the US comic was edited to make a better cliffhanger for UK issue #107. Megatron was given new dialog, replacing a speech bubble of Dead End questioning his leader's sanity.
* Megatron and the Predacons had met before in UK continuity. In the story arc beginning with "[[Prey!]]" Shockwave employed the Predacons to hunt down and kill Megatron. However he was so deranged (and befuddled), that he didn't remember this first encounter. To reflect this previous meeting a lot of dialog was changed for the UK version of this issue.
* On US page 9, Shockwave gives Razorclaw his assignment on Earth. In the UK version, Razorclaw worries that Megatron will recognize him. Shockwave quickly allays those fears.
* On US page 12, the Predacons lament having to change into Earth forms. In the UK version, they lament having to stay in those forms since their last visit.
* Some caption boxes on page 12 were changed to reflect the Predacons' previous visit. In particular the caption '''The Predacons have arrived!''' on was changed to '''The Predacons have returned!''' for the UK version.
* On US page 13, Razorclaw says Megatron doesn't know the Predacons. In the UK version, he says Megatron doesn't remember them.
{{note|Considering the theme of memory and its importance running through this issue, these changes to the UK story almost seem ''appropriate''.}}
* US page 2 was also edited, but this time to reflect the fact that the ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' story was not 'in continuity' for the UK comics (and wasn't printed until years later). In the US version, Shockwave suggests contacting Cobra and telling them about the Decepticons' moving base. In the UK version, Shockwave talks instead about Megatron's mental instability.
* According to issue #107's letters page [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] considers the [[August 23|23rd of August]] 1986, his birthday. That's the date he took over the ''Transformers'' letters page. He also thinks he could take out Soundwave in a fight.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-25.jpg|'''US issue #25''' - Predacons gone wild!
Image:MarvelUK-107.jpg|'''UK issue #107''' - Ironically, Rampage isn't on this cover.
Image:MarvelUK-108.jpg|'''UK issue #108''' - Hang on, haven't we been here [[Prey!|before]]?
</gallery>

* '''US cover:''' Megatron surrounded by the Predacons, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #107 cover:''' mad Megatron, by [[Dave Hine]] and [[Robin Bouttell]].
* '''UK issue #108 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover, recolored and with word balloons by [[Robin Bouttell]].

===Advertisements===
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Facing pg. 9 To Left: Random Sponsors

Facing pg. 16 To Right: New Universe "Supersleuth Sweepstakes" Promotion

Facing pg. 17 To Right: Random Sponsors

Facing pg. 20 To Left: Subscription Offer

Facing pg. 21 To Left: Bullpen Bulletins & Checklist

Pg. 22: Next Issue Blurb

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After That: YAMAHA Synthesizer

Back Cover: Brach's Gum Dingers

Gone but Not Forgotten!

2010-10-10T01:44:52Z

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #25
|prev=Afterdeath!
|next=Funeral for a Friend!
|title=Gone but Not Forgotten!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #107–108
|prev2=Afterdeath!
|next2=Funeral for a Friend!
|image=MarvelUS-25.jpg
|caption=The 25th Anniversary mark is so common that it's a special occasion not to have it.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=October 1986
|coverdate=February 1987
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inkers=[[Ian Akin]] & [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''As the Decepticons relocate to a new base, Shockwave plays a gambit to finally destroy Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|army]] prepares to invade the [[Decepticon]] base. Unknown to them, the Decepticons are already planning to abandon this base for a new one off the Florida keys, intending to make better use of the stolen [[Hydrothermocline|hydrothermocline]] to meet their energy needs. Megatron has other concerns on his mind. He is preoccupied with the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], unable to fully believe that his enemy is, in fact, dead. This uncertainty drives him mad (as well as the fact that it was a human
that did the actual killing, rather than himself).

As the other Decepticons abandon their base, Shockwave and Soundwave stay behind to arrange for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to attack and destroy Megatron. To further Megatron's confusion, the Predacons have been fitted with [[Autobot]] [[Insignia|symbols]], to make him think that they have been sent by Optimus Prime.

The Predacons locate and attack Megatron who, despite being outnumbered five-to-one, is able to defend himself (although not unscathed by any means). Finding Megatron too strong for them to defeat in their individual forms, the Predacons combine into Predaking.
However, Predaking just proves to be a bigger target, and Megatron defeats him with one blast of his [[Fusion cannon|fusion cannon]].

When the Decepticons arrive at their new base, a Decepticon soldier (it is unclear who) locates a laser disk inside Predaking, which Soundwave then plays back to reveal Shockwave's attempt to have Megatron killed. As Megatron threatens to destroy Shockwave, Shockwave explains that he recorded major portions of his personality on the disk
he gave to the Predacons: "I controlled the Predacons. I was with them as much as I am with you now!"

This revelation causes Megatron to reflect on Optimus Prime's death. He now knows what he did not see at the time: that Optimus Prime's personality had been saved on a computer disk. This awareness drives him mad once again, and he blows up the [[Space bridge|space bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with himself on it. Both disappear, and Shockwave reflects that it was not he himself who destroyed Megatron, but "a memory did!"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (6)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (11)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (8)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (9)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (10)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (11)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (12)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (13)
* [[Drag Strip]] (14)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (15)
* [[Headstrong]] (16)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (17)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
* [[Tantrum]] (19)
* [[Predaking]] (22)
|c3=
'''Regulars'''
* [[Walter Barnett]] (3)
'''Guests'''
* [[Skolnik]] (1)
* [[General Hadley]] (2)
* [[Francine]] (20)
* [[Earl]] (21)
}}

==Errors==
* On page 8, the caption reads that Megatron "commands Drag Strip to carry him to their destination," and the coloring is consistent with this. The art, however, shows Megatron entering Dead End. Later on the car he's in is drawn, colored, and referred to as Dead End.
* When Dead End finds the laser disk in Predaking, Shockwave is drawn with only one arm.

==Items of note==
* Brawl is seemingly killed in this issue. Don't worry, though. Even though his head is crushed, he later gets better.
* It would appear that the American army is incapable of distinguishing between an artillery bombardment and a shower of flying debris.
* This issue was reprinted as issue #8 of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]'' series.
* This would not be the last time a [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] goes into [[Miracle|a deep funk]] when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|his nemesis]] is [[Crisis|killed]].

===References===
* The hydrothermocline was stolen in "[[Afterdeath!]]", the previous story.
* Page 4 consists entirely of flashbacks to "Afterdeath!".
* In the US version of this story, Shockwave instructs Soundwave to radio [[Cobra]], a reference to the alliance they made in the original Marvel ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' mini-series.

===UK printing===
* This story is probably the most edited of any US story printed in the UK comic.
* The Dead End mistake mentioned in the errors section was fixed for the UK printing. Dead End was recolored in red, and the caption box was corrected, referring to him by his actual name.
* Page 11 of the US comic was edited to make a better cliffhanger for UK issue #107. Megatron was given new dialog, replacing a speech bubble of Dead End questioning his leader's sanity.
* Megatron and the Predacons had met before in UK continuity. In the story arc beginning with "[[Prey!]]" Shockwave employed the Predacons to hunt down and kill Megatron. However he was so deranged (and befuddled), that he didn't remember this first encounter. To reflect this previous meeting a lot of dialog was changed for the UK version of this issue.
* On US page 9, Shockwave gives Razorclaw his assignment on Earth. In the UK version, Razorclaw worries that Megatron will recognize him. Shockwave quickly allays those fears.
* On US page 12, the Predacons lament having to change into Earth forms. In the UK version, they lament having to stay in those forms since their last visit.
* Some caption boxes on page 12 were changed to reflect the Predacons' previous visit. In particular the caption '''The Predacons have arrived!''' on was changed to '''The Predacons have returned!''' for the UK version.
* On US page 13, Razorclaw says Megatron doesn't know the Predacons. In the UK version, he says Megatron doesn't remember them.
{{note|Considering the theme of memory and its importance running through this issue, these changes to the UK story almost seem ''appropriate''.}}
* US page 2 was also edited, but this time to reflect the fact that the ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' story was not 'in continuity' for the UK comics (and wasn't printed until years later). In the US version, Shockwave suggests contacting Cobra and telling them about the Decepticons' moving base. In the UK version, Shockwave talks instead about Megatron's mental instability.
* According to issue #107's letters page [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] considers the [[August 23|23rd of August]] 1986, his birthday. That's the date he took over the ''Transformers'' letters page. He also thinks he could take out Soundwave in a fight.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-25.jpg|'''US issue #25''' - Predacons gone wild!
Image:MarvelUK-107.jpg|'''UK issue #107''' - Ironically, Rampage isn't on this cover.
Image:MarvelUK-108.jpg|'''UK issue #108''' - Hang on, haven't we been here [[Prey!|before]]?
</gallery>

* '''US cover:''' Megatron surrounded by the Predacons, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #107 cover:''' mad Megatron, by [[Dave Hine]] and [[Robin Bouttell]].
* '''UK issue #108 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover, recolored and with word balloons by [[Robin Bouttell]].

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Kranix (G1)

2010-10-10T01:28:07Z

69.133.2.88: /* Notes */

{{disambig2|the Lithone who escaped being eaten to... get eaten|the giant Fracas|Krunix (G1)}}
:''Kranix is a [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Kranix TFUniverse.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
'''Kranix''' is the last survivor of the consumed planet [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]]. Well-versed in the art of combat, the friar warrior Kranix has an advanced artificial intelligence, possessing a full range of emotion. But unlike his companion [[Arblus]], this emotion does not cripple him with fear. Rather, he's friendly and polite, seeming almost human.

That is, until his present situation, which has carved a faultline in his chivalrous exterior.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Norman Alden]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)
[[Image:TFTMKranixArblus.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kranix is the one carrying the flasks.]]
On the planet Lithone, Arblus and Kranix were either friends with or the assistants to a scientist. The pair brought the scientist a couple of fluid-filled vials while he worked, although Kranix was the only one to do any carrying (lazy Arblus). Unfortunately, the building shook, sending the chemicals to the floor.

It wasn't seismic activity, however — running to a nearby window, the Lithones saw it was the menace they knew as [[Unicron]]! Kranix compelled his companions to get to the escape ships, but only the one he and Arblus were on managed to escape the pull of Unicron's gravity. After Lithone was destroyed, Kranix and Arblus somehow became prisoners on [[Quintessa]], the home of the dreaded [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. Arblus was the first to receive his death sentence from the Quintesson judge, leaving Kranix as the last survivor of Lithone (so far as he knew).

Not long afterward, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] were placed in the cell next to Kranix. Kranix told them of the Quintessons and his planet's demise, but would not enjoy their company long, for Quintesson guards soon came to take Kranix to his fate. Over the plank above the Sharkticon pit, Kranix protested the mockery of justice that the Quintessons represented. He was then fed to the Sharkticons and eaten. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|In the [[The Planet Eater!|Marvel Comics adaptation of the movie]], Kranix and Arblus were running from mysterious acid mist that is eclipsing their planet, when Arblus is overtaken and devoured by the mist. Fearing for his life, Kranix transformed into his spaceship mode and fled Lithone as it dissolved.}}
==Notes==
*At several points in an earlier draft of the Movie script, Kranix is referred to as Granix.
*It is never revealed within the film how Arblus and Kranix ended up on Quintessa after escaping Unicron. A deleted line of dialogue explained that the Quintessons hunted down those who escaped the wrath of Unicron and put them on trial, with the sentence always being the same — '''death!''' (However, the line was edited and sloppily edited into the comic)

==External links==
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Kranix Kranix's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Transformers: Battle for the Matrix

2010-09-26T21:07:57Z

69.133.2.88: /* Levels */

[[Image:BattlefortheMatrix title screen.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
'''''Transformers: Battle for the Matrix''''' is a <s>memory hog</s> online game released to tie in with ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and the storyline loosely follows the events of the movie. It is playable online from [[Hasbro]]'s web site.

It is a sidescroller in which the player must shoot various foes to reach the end of the level. Some levels require the player to reach the end within a certain time limit, while driving, fighting or dodging enemies. The player is given the choice between using [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Health can be regained by collecting [[energon cube]]s, weapons can be similarly upgraded with pickups, and [[Autobot]] insignia are scattered around which give you additional score.

==Synopsis==
{{note|For the purposes of this synopsis, the player will be Bumblebee.}}
Bumblebee races through the streets, clearing them of Decepticon drones, before encountering [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] in an abandoned warehouse. Continuing on, he finally locates [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in a devastated part of the city, and chases the Decepticon leader off.

[[Image:BattlefortheMatrix Bumblebee vs Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|200px|CHARRRRGE!]]
His next mission is in [[Shanghai]]. Dropping out of a [[NEST]] aircraft, Bumblebee makes his way down a radio tower, destroying the generators which the Decepticons have placed there. After a dash through the streets of Shanghai, he encounters the fearsome [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], who is tearing up the place, and puts an end to the Decepticon's rampage.

Trapped in a warehouse, Bumblebee braves the onslaught of both [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Scalpel|the Doctor]], until he is able to emerge triumphant from the warehouse's other side. He flees through a forest, but only encounters more of the Decepticons' drones, until finally he bests [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in combat.

Bumblebee is next led to the wide open spaces of the desert, which is also surprisingly well populated with drones, and encounters the mighty combiner [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], whom he defeats by shooting in the back. Bumblebee doesn't hesitate, but powers on toward the pyramid. There he once again faces Starscream and, victorious, scales the side of the pyramid to find the [[Solar harvester|Sun Harvester]]. Despite fierce resistance from Megatron and [[The Fallen]] himself, Bumblebee successfully destroys the device before it can interfere with the [[Sun]].

===Levels===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Level number!!Code!!Title
|-
|Level 1-1||UCDZUN||The Battle Begins
|-
|Level 1-2||WORZGR||Race to War
|-
|Level 1-3||ONNZZF||Join the War on the Streets
|-
|Level 1-4||SYMRLW||Requiem for Megatron
|-
|Level 2-1||PXDRTW||Dropping from the Sky
|-
|Level 2-2||RYSRXP||Slum Run
|-
|Level 2-3||DKRALJ||Sound and Fury
|-
|Level 3-1||YMOAYU||Stuck in the Warehouse
|-
|Level 3-2||YUVRTI||Escape the Onslaught
|-
|Level 3-3||DQEIFF||Next-to-Last Stand
|-
|Level 4-1||OPTISF||Secrets of the Desert
|-
|Level 4-2||FIOWCM||The Devastator's Howl
|-
|Level 5-1||EAPWQV||The Fallen's Doomsday Plan
|-
|Level 5-2||TFYGWV||The Terror of the Sun Harvester
|}

===Enemies===
[[Image:BattlefortheMatrix Optimus on Sun Harvester.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
*Blue drones - melee fighters
*Green drones - smaller, but have ranged weapons
*Flying drones - fly around, shooting at you
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] - in levels 1-3 and 4-1
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] - in level 3-1
*[[Scalpel]] - in level 3-1
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] - in levels 3-3 and 5-1
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] - in levels 1-4 and 5-2
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] - in level 2-3
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] - in level 4-2
*[[The Fallen]] - in level 5-2

==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/hasbrokids/?page=Entertainment/OnlineGames/GameSelect&game=4202 Battle for the Matrix at Hasbro.com]

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