International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #12
|prev=International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"
|next=Heart Like a Wheel
|title=International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"
|image=Transformers_12B.jpg
|caption=The goodie robots love DEMOCRACY. The baddie robots love COMMUNISM.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[October 13]], [[2010]]
|coverdate= October 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=[[James Brown|J. Brown]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''The confrontation between Autobots, Combaticons and Predacons boils over.'''

==Synopsis==
At the [[China|Chinese]]-[[North Korea]]n border, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] attempts to convince the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s to stand down, while [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] surreptitiously reports to [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. The Predacons agree to leave, until [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] shoots [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] in the back, spurring the Predacons into a full-out brawl with the [[Autobot]]s.

Back at base, Bumblebee, [[Pennington]] and [[Bluestreak|Silverstreak]] watch on, unsure of what to do. Before they can lend aid, [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] unilaterally decides to break the encryption on the video feed, broadcasting the [[Transformer]]s' battle to the public. In response, the [[Russia]]n government announces that it has launched a nuclear missile at the battle.

Pennington radios the news to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], who attempts to get both sides to stop in light of the threat. Rampage initially disbelieves it, but Onslaught confirms on information from [[Pyongyang]]. With [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] already gone, the Autobots are forced to rely on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to divert the nuclear missile.

Back at the battle site, the Predacons have left, leaving the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s in Autobot hands. Optimus explains that Thundercracker left to destroy the [[energon plant]]s in [[Dandong]] and Pyongyang, effectively cutting off the ability of China and North Korea to provide resources for (and command the loyalty of) any Cybertronians. Thus ends the immediate threat, leaving the new question of how to handle the problem of the Autobot's secret being blown open.

A week later, with the Autobot-[[United States military]] alliance on shaky ground, Bumblebee makes the decision to go public and confront the media himself, calling on Autobot and human alike to have the courage to work together. His speech seems on the verge of convincing the rioting protesters, when a protester pulls an energy weapon and blasts Bumblebee, leaving him on the ground, optics black...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (11)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (12)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (13)
*[[Bluestreak|Silverstreak]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (16)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (18)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (19)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (21)
|c2=
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (2)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (6)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (7)
*[[Tantrum]] (8)
*[[Headstrong]] (9)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (10)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (17)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (20)
|c3=
*[[Pennington]] (5)
*[[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] (12)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Joe Gladki]] (22)
}}

==Quotes==
"Cosmos! On my count, you're going to free up one of the satellites you're running a subterfuge on."<br>
"Okay, but... Bumblebee, what I'm doing up here is not easy. I'm creating two totally independent video-feeds, rendering in real time while counterfeiting a forty-five character digital water mark. Two digital water marks. Plus-"<br>
"Then cutting it down to one will be way easier, right? Okay, thirty seconds."<br>
"...Razzafrazzen..."<br>
:—'''Bumblebee''' puts the pressure on '''Cosmos'''.

==Errors==
*TBD

==Items of note==
* Rampage notes that the Predacons have sided with the People's Republic of China because they respect their patience. This makes a certain degree of sense; per his original [[bio]], patience and a dedication to biding your time until the moment is right are the defining traits of their old leader, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (who is stranded on an asteroid with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s Decepticons, last seen in [[The Transformers issue 7|issue #7]]). It seems that in the absence of Razorclaw, the team has gravitated towards a command structure similar to the one they're used to operating under.

===Covers(4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Bumblebee at a podium speaking to the public; art by [[Don Figueroa]], colors by [[James Brown|J.Brown]].
*'''Cover B:''' Optimus, Onslaught and Rampage in front of the national flags of their alliances; art by [[Guido Guidi]], colors by J.Brown.
*'''Cover RI:''' Concept drawing of Wheeljack; art by Don Figueroa.
*'''New York Comic-Con exclusive cover:''' Prowl, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Brainstorm]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] fighting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], in a homage to ''[[wikipedia:File:Magnetodebut.png|Uncanny X-Men'' #1]]; art by [[Casey Coller]], colors by [[John-Paul Bove]].

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 12A.jpg|Errr, I lost my notes. Help me out guys!
Image: Transformers 12B.jpg|Truth, justice and the American way are the rights of all sentient beings.
Image: Transformers 12RI.jpg|Don't talk smack to 'Jack!
Image: Transformers 12NYCC.jpg|[[Michael Bell]] loves it!
</gallery>

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