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Drift issue 1

2010-09-18T17:38:22Z

72.178.86.212: /* Items of note */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Drift]]'' #1
|prev=
|next=Drift issue 2
|title=
|image=Transformers Drift Issue 1 Cover A.jpg
|caption=I'm a ninja! I'm from Japan!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 8]]/[[September 9|9]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=September 2010
|written by=[[Shane McCarthy]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editorial consultant=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=Unknown
}}

==Synopsis==
Deadlock leads an assault on an Autobot unit under the command of Sunstreaker. The Decepticons run roughshod over the Autobots, causing Sunstreaker to order a retreat. While the Decepticons celebrate, one of the team steps forward and reminds them all that their orders from Turmoil were not to fire unless fired upon, but once again, Deadlock had disobeyed his commander's instructions. Deadlock announces he is concerned with results, and Turmoil will never find out anyway. The Decepticon smirks as he says that Turmoil will find out because he is going to tell him, and Deadlock will soon be as good as dead. Deadlock deals with this threat by shooting the 'con in the head. He declares that wars aren't won by cowards and it is time for new leadership. He turns to the others and asks "Who's with me?"

Turmoil looks down on a stasis locked Deadlock, who is being held by Turmoil's troops. Deadlock is called a betrayer, but responds that Turmoil needs him. Turmoil brushes the statement off, and takes aim, saying that Deadlock's recklessness is becoming desperate. Deadlock suddenly kicks Turmoil's gun arm, forcing him to blast one of the guards. He then makes a break for it. He reaches an escape pod but pauses at a console before leaving. He escapes and Turmoil orders his troops to track the pod. It is revealed that Deadlock initiated the emergency system protocols, and by the time everything is up and running again, Deadlock will be long gone. Turmoil orders the word to be spread: Deadlock is to be killed on sight.

On a distant planet, Deadlock crashes. Climbing from the wreckage, he reflects on his situation, his mind returning to his past living in the gutters of Cybertron before he was saved by an unknown individual. He climbs a nearby cliff, only to stumble across a huge base. As he looks on, a cloaked figure appears behind him. Deadlock attacks but the stranger dodges his strikes, telling him to be calm as he is a friend. Deadlock is incredulous, but the stranger reiterates he means him no harm. He identifies himself as Wing and asks where Deadlock comes from. Deadlock states he needs to get out of here and asks if Wing is from the base. Wing denies this, stating they are slave traders. He offers Deadlock a ship in exchange for helping free the captives. Deadlock simply says he'll need a gun...two guns. Wing says they will steal guns from the guards, and once they are free, Deadlock can take the captives with them in a comandeered ship. Deadlock refuses but Wing says he cannot leave the planet and helping others is the highest calling there is. Deadlock scoffs it off, claiming Wing sounds like an Autobot...weak.

Together, Deadlock and Wing defeat the guards and steal their weapons. During the fight, Wing is hit and his cloak is burnt away, revealing him to be Cybertronian. Deadlock accuses him of being an Autobot, but Wing simply says he is neither Autobot or Decepticon. Deadlock presses him as to what he really is, Wing simply says he is alone. Wing states he will free the hostages while Deadlock keeps the guards busy. He asks Deadlock his name, and Deadlock, remembering the past, responds with "Drift".

They dive in, but while Wing goes for the hostages, Deadlock merely goes for a spare ship. He is jumped by a slave trader and his body is crushed. Moments later he offlines.

He boots back up, and finds himself in a strange room, surrounded by several strange Cybertronians, wearing strange armor. Wing appears, telling him he was nearly killed and his body would have been destroyed. A red Cybertronian informs him that they saved his life. Leaping off the table, Deadlock demands to know where he is. He backs out a door, and finds himself in a huge Cybertronian city. Wing welcomes him to the new [[Crystal City]].
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (10)
* [[Boss]] (11)
* [[Metalhawk]] (12)
* [[Electro]] (13)
* [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (14)
* [[Gobots (G2)|Gobots]] (15)

|c2=
* [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] (1)
* [[Horri-Bull]] (2)
* [[Skyjack]] (3)
* [[Roadgrabber]] (4)
* [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] (5)
* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (6)
* [[Staxx]] (7)
* [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] (8)
* [[Fearswoop (G1)|Fearswoop]] (9)
* [[Dreadwing (G2) |Dreadwing]] (16)
* [[Smokescreen (G2) |Smokescreen]] (17)
* NotCarnivac (18)
* [[Drench (G1)|Drench]] (19)
* [[Hydradread]] (20)
* [[Snare]] (21)
* [[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]] (22)
* [[Aquablast]] (23)
* [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] (24)
* [[Turmoil]] (25)
* [[Talon]] (26)
* [[Take-Off]] (27)
* [[Terradive (G1) |Terradive]] (28)
* [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]] (29)
* [[Charger]] (30)

|c4=
* [[Wing (G1)|Wing]] (31)
* Alien slavers (32)
}}

==Quotes==
"You '''need''' me, Turmoil." 
"Like I need a '''disease'''."
:—'''Deadlock'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s argument does not convince '''Turmoil'''.

"I'll need a gun...two guns."
:—'''Deadlock''' wants to shoot you and will not run out of ammo in the process.

"Helping another is the highest calling one can aspire to." 
"You sound like an Autobot." 
"What does an Autobot sound like?" 
"Weak."
:—'''Deadlock''' lets '''Wing''' know how he feels about the other team.

==Transformers references==
* [[Kremzeek]] cans reappear again.

==Errors==
* Deadlock somehow shoots notCarnivac in the face while the latter is walking away.
* Deadlock's leg is ''ridiculously'' stumpy when he kicks Turmoil's gun away.
* Deadlock tells Wing that he needs guns while clearly possessing arm-mounted double blasters.

==Items of note==
* Deadlock is apparently laser proof.
* The intro claims Drift feels he is an Autobot through and through... despite Drift telling Turmoil in [[Spotlight: Drift|his titular ''Spotlight'' comic]] that Cybertronians as a whole are all in the wrong place, but the Autobots are just a step in the right direction.
* Artist Alex Milne apparently hadn't been keeping track of who's alive in the IDW universe's "present", as four of the late-G1/G2 characters he illustrated dying had to be recolored as generics: [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]], [[Skram]], [[Turbofire]], and the Carnivac-esque Decepticon Deadlock kills (who is yet-unidentified, but confirmed by Milne as having been drawn as someone else <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=202885#202885 "it's not carnivac, but a bot with the same colors since the bot i wanted to use originally was going to be used somewhere else."]</ref>, and intentionally colored in Generation 2 [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]'s colors by Perez <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=202904#202904 "I actually used G2 Breakdown's colors here from his original G2 toy"]</ref>).

===Covers (2)===
* '''Cover A:''' Drift in his Autobot body against a "rising sun" backdrop with additional cast in the white rays; art by [[Alex Milne]], colors by [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Cover RI:''' Juxtaposition of Deadlock on the cover's left and Drift on the right; art by [[Guido Guidi]], colors by Josh Perez.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers Drift Issue 1 Cover A.jpg|I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so!
Image: Transformers Drift Issue 1 Cover RI.jpg|Behold, Galva- oops, never mind.
</gallery>

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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Wings of Honor

2010-08-31T13:40:16Z

72.178.86.212: Just correcting that the colors for the Diamond edition cover was by Josh Perez.

{{comicstory|seriesissue=Transformers [[Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]] #4
|prev=Shattered Glass (issue)
|next=Generation 2: Redux
|seriesissue2=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
|next2=The Coming Storm: Part 1
|title="Wings of Honor"
|image=Timelines v2n4de.jpg
|caption=The origin of Two-Face! ...wait, no.
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[May 28]], [[2009]]
|story=[[Rik Alvarez]]
|writers=[[Forest Lee]] and Rik Alvarez
|pencils=[[Guido Guidi]] (flashback) and [[Dan Khanna]] (shuttle attack)
|inks=Guido Guidi (flashback) and [[Josh Warner]] (shuttle attack)
|colors=[[Thomas Deer]] (flashback) and [[Josh Perez]] (shuttle attack)
|letters=[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|managing editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|editor in chief=[[Brian Savage]]
|price=$4.95 US
|continuity=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
}}
'''Kup tells a story about one of his earliest missions at the beginning of the war.'''

==Synopsis==
''As Kup, Hot Rod, and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s suffer a surprise attack by Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps, Hot Rod tries to lose their attackers by flying their shuttle towards a nearby nebula. Kup muses that their current situation reminds him of a story, prompting the Dinobots to beg to hear it, though Kup tells them to wait after seeing just how many Decepticons are after them.''

''Hot Rod is eventually able to hide their ship in the nebula. The Dinobots demand once again for a story, with Grimlock managing to intimidate Hot Rod into saying that repairing the ship can wait until after story time. Kup then launches into a story about the battle of [[Beta-Nine]], when he was a young "[[protoform|protie]]" on the [[Autobot Guard]] ship the ''[[Eight Track]]''...''

Thunderclash and his crew are finishing up a long recon mission on the outer ring, with no sign of [[Decepticon]]s detected, much to Landshark and Kup's disappointment. Then the ship receives a transmission from [[Autobot High Command]]. Magnum reports that the Decepticons have gone from a ragtag group to a full-fledged army with a [[Megatron (G1)|new leader]]. The [[Autobot]]s are now officially preparing for war, due to an attack on the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'', which was carrying a vitally important piece of cargo. Since the ''Eight Track'' is closest to where the ''Van De Graaff'' crashed, Magnum tells Thunderclash and his crew to go there, find the cargo, and return it safely at all costs.

[[Image:WingsofHonor-Skyraiders.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]

Things go bad the moment they reach Beta-Nine, however, as their ship is suddenly shot down out of nowhere by a Decepticon ship. Landshark manages to crash-land the ship with no casualties except the ship and his morale. When he expresses his misgivings with their new situation, Thunderclash gives him a chewing out and everyone else a pep talk. They then start heading towards the ''Van De Graaff'''s crash site, only to be strafed by the Decepticons as they too arrive on the planet, causing Kup to become separated from the others.

As the others deal with getting into cover away from Hooligan, Leozack, and Skyquake, Kup finds himself dealing with Banzai-Tron, Gaihawk, and Hellbat. He manages to trip up Banzai-Tron, but ends up being cornered by the other two and hypnotized by Hellbat. Before Banzai-Tron can take advantage, however, Hellbat is suddenly snatched up by a giant lake monster that thought he looked like a nice snack, enabling Kup to escape.

Meanwhile, the other three Decepticons try to track down the rest of Kup's teammates. Thunderclash decides to try to draw some of the Decepticons away so he can then meet Kup at the ''Van De Graaff'', and he successfully baits Skyquake into chasing him. Kup, for his part, has already arrived at the ship, and he goes in to look for the cargo. He finds lots of dead Autobots full of holes and covered in [[Quintesson|creepy tentacles]], and retrieves the mysterious cargo.

[[Image:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]

Elsewhere, Flak and Landshark deal with the two Decepticons left still looking for them. Flak catches Leozack and Hooligan's attention as a distraction, then engages them. The fight goes poorly for Flak, but it's enough to get Landshark in position to take the two down with some surprise punches.

Back outside the ''Van De Graaff'', Kup finds himself under heavy fire from the Decepticons who have caught up with him, until Thunderclash barrels in just in time with a foe-tossing charge. Unfortunately, it proves to be only a temporary reprieve, until Kup gets an idea. As Banzai-Tron recovers and closes in, he threatens Kup into handing over the crate. Kup agrees, but Skyquake warns that he can sense Kup is up to something. Banzai-Tron doesn't listen, but it turns out he should have, as what Kup hands over is actually a container with a gun set to overload that blows the remaining Decepticons into submission.

''Kup is forced to put his storytelling on hold as their ship is finally spotted by the Decepticons. Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps blow an entry hole in the shuttle and board it... only to find themselves facing down five Dinobots who are '''very''' unhappy that their story was interrupted. The Autobots lay into the Decepticons with gusto.''

''As Scourge tries to crawl away from the resulting carnage, Kup levels his gun at the fleeing Decepticon, but it jams and Kup has to fiddle with it. Scourge recovers and snatches the malfunctioning gun away with a boast, only to find out that Kup has set the gun to overload and explode, taking Scourge out. The remaining Decepticons having also been soundly dealt with by the others, Kup goes back to his story...''

A recovery team eventually finds Thunderclash's squad,and takes them, their cargo, the surrendered Decepticons, and the Decepticon ship back to Autobot High Command. There they are summoned to Magnum's office, where he praises them for their work on the mission and rewards them with a special honor—creating a special strike force under Thunderclash's command known as... the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]!

''Kup never does find out personally what the special cargo was or what happened to it, but [[Matrix of Leadership|the contents within]] ''were'' successfully returned to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|their custodian]], to be given to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|their new "owner"]]...''
{{--}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (4)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (5)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (6)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (7)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (9)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (10)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (11)
* [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (12)
* [[Flak]] (13)
* [[Landshark]] (14)
* [[Magnum]] (15)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (23)
|c2=
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (1)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (2)
* [[Sweep]]s (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (16)
* [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] (17)
* [[Leozack]] (18)
* [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] (19)
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] (20)
* [[Gaihawk]] (21)
* [[Hellbat]] (22)
}}

==Quotes==
"There was a time, back in the day, when Landshark was recognized as one of the finest pilots in the Autobot Guard. No matter how damaged a ship was, he'd put it down as delicate as a filament. 
"I'm not one hundred percent on where he got that reputation."
:—'''Kup''' has not-so-fond memories of Landshark's landing skills.

"Your plan ''sucks'', Flak. We'll never pull this off." 
"Shut up and get into position when you hear firing. And hurry up, unless you brought a box to carry home Flak pieces in."
:—'''Landshark''' and '''Flak''' discuss tactics.

"You boys call those missile launchers? ''These'' are missile launchers."
:—'''Flak''' is up on his pop culture references.

==Errors==
* TBD

==Items of note==
* According to [[Pete Sinclair]], this continuity "is VERY similar to [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original G1 toon]], though it is different enough to allow us some leeway in the overall story telling. [...] Scourge will have always been in his BotCon 2009 body, Hot Rod in his Universe Legends body and so on. As time goes on there will be more subtle, and not so subtle, differences."<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/members/transforum/msgs.cfm?forum=22&msg=125826 Collectors' Club forum thread]</ref>
* The wide-release version (released on [[December 9]], 2009) of this comic book included profiles for [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]], [[Flak]], [[Leozack]], and [[Dion]].
* Kup's narration over the flashback tends to paint a decidedly different and more favorable (to Kup) picture than what we see actually happening.

===Real-world references===
* Leozack is portrayed with a slew of cheesy manga stereotypes, including a giant broadsword, punctuation marks over his head, [[Humanization|sweatdropping]], calling his attacks, and bold Asian-style fonts in his speech bubbles.
* Landshark is a nod to [[wikipedia:Chevy Chase|Chevy Chase]] and the [[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|SNL]] skit about the [[wikipedia:Landshark (Saturday Night Live)|character of the same name]]... which in turn is spoofed during one of the panels in this comic.
* Flak's "missile launchers" line is likely a spoof on a famous [[wikipedia:Crocodile Dundee|Crocodile Dundee]] quote (or rather, the common misquote).
* The ''Eight Track'' is named after the old [[wikipedia:8-track tape|8-track tape]] technology.
* The ''Van de Graaff'', meanwhile, is named after [[wikipedia:Robert J. Van de Graaff|Robert J. Van de Graaff]] and the [[wikipedia:Van de Graaff generator|generator he invented]].

===Transformers references===
* Grimlock seems to be holding a stuffed [[petrorabbit]].
* Cyclonus is in his ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toy body, and Hot Rod in his ''Universe'' Legends body. Grimlock seems to be based on his [[Masterpiece]] figure, but that's based on his cartoon [[character model]] to begin with, so that's all kind of circular. The other Dinobots and (framing story) Kup are in their cartoon character models.
* The framing story is lifted almost wholesale from a similar scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* All of the Decepticons in the flashback other than Banzai-Tron are "Skyraiders", recipients of Skyquake's flying body upgrades, and precursors to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]].

===Covers===
* '''BotCon Edition:''' Battle scene of Kup facing off against Skyquake and Banzai-Tron; art by [[Alex Milne]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Diamond Edition:''' Battle scene featuring Kup; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].
<gallery>
Image:WingsofHonor BotCon.jpg
Image:Timelines v2n4de.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 issues]]
[[Category:Timelines issues]]

Wings of Honor

2010-07-03T11:38:06Z

72.178.86.212: /* Covers */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=Transformers [[Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]] #4
|prev=Shattered Glass (issue)
|next=Generation 2: Redux
|seriesissue2=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
|next2=The Coming Storm: Part 1
|title="Wings of Honor"
|image=Timelines v2n4de.jpg
|caption=The origin of Two-Face! ...wait, no.
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[May 28]], [[2009]]
|story=[[Rik Alvarez]]
|writers=[[Forest Lee]] and Rik Alvarez
|pencils=[[Guido Guidi]] (flashback) and [[Dan Khanna]] (shuttle attack)
|inks=Guido Guidi (flashback) and [[Josh Warner]] (shuttle attack)
|colors=[[Thomas Deer]] (flashback) and [[Josh Perez]] (shuttle attack)
|letters=[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|managing editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|editor in chief=[[Brian Savage]]
|price=$4.95 US
|continuity=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
}}
'''Kup tells a story about one of his earliest missions at the beginning of the war.'''

==Synopsis==
''As Kup, Hot Rod, and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s suffer a surprise attack by Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps, Hot Rod tries to lose their attackers by flying their shuttle towards a nearby nebula. Kup muses that their current situation reminds him of a story, prompting the Dinobots to beg to hear it, though Kup tells them to wait after seeing just how many Decepticons are after them.''

''Hot Rod is eventually able to hide their ship in the nebula. The Dinobots demand once again for a story, with Grimlock managing to intimidate Hot Rod into saying that repairing the ship can wait until after story time. Kup then launches into a story about the battle of [[Beta-Nine]], when he was a young "[[protoform|protie]]" on the [[Autobot Guard]] ship the ''[[Eight Track]]''...''

Thunderclash and his crew are finishing up a long recon mission on the outer ring, with no sign of [[Decepticon]]s detected, much to Landshark and Kup's disappointment. Then the ship receives a transmission from [[Autobot High Command]]. Magnum reports that the Decepticons have gone from a ragtag group to a full-fledged army with a [[Megatron (G1)|new leader]]. The [[Autobot]]s are now officially preparing for war, due to an attack on the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'', which was carrying a vitally important piece of cargo. Since the ''Eight Track'' is closest to where the ''Van De Graaff'' crashed, Magnum tells Thunderclash and his crew to go there, find the cargo, and return it safely at all costs.

[[Image:WingsofHonor-Skyraiders.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]

Things go bad the moment they reach Beta-Nine, however, as their ship is suddenly shot down out of nowhere by a Decepticon ship. Landshark manages to crash-land the ship with no casualties except the ship and his morale. When he expresses his misgivings with their new situation, Thunderclash gives him a chewing out and everyone else a pep talk. They then start heading towards the ''Van De Graaff'''s crash site, only to be strafed by the Decepticons as they too arrive on the planet, causing Kup to become separated from the others.

As the others deal with getting into cover away from Hooligan, Leozack, and Skyquake, Kup finds himself dealing with Banzai-Tron, Gaihawk, and Hellbat. He manages to trip up Banzai-Tron, but ends up being cornered by the other two and hypnotized by Hellbat. Before Banzai-Tron can take advantage, however, Hellbat is suddenly snatched up by a giant lake monster that thought he looked like a nice snack, enabling Kup to escape.

Meanwhile, the other three Decepticons try to track down the rest of Kup's teammates. Thunderclash decides to try to draw some of the Decepticons away so he can then meet Kup at the ''Van De Graaff'', and he successfully baits Skyquake into chasing him. Kup, for his part, has already arrived at the ship, and he goes in to look for the cargo. He finds lots of dead Autobots full of holes and covered in [[Quintesson|creepy tentacles]], and retrieves the mysterious cargo.

[[Image:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]

Elsewhere, Flak and Landshark deal with the two Decepticons left still looking for them. Flak catches Leozack and Hooligan's attention as a distraction, then engages them. The fight goes poorly for Flak, but it's enough to get Landshark in position to take the two down with some surprise punches.

Back outside the ''Van De Graaff'', Kup finds himself under heavy fire from the Decepticons who have caught up with him, until Thunderclash barrels in just in time with a foe-tossing charge. Unfortunately, it proves to be only a temporary reprieve, until Kup gets an idea. As Banzai-Tron recovers and closes in, he threatens Kup into handing over the crate. Kup agrees, but Skyquake warns that he can sense Kup is up to something. Banzai-Tron doesn't listen, but it turns out he should have, as what Kup hands over is actually a container with a gun set to overload that blows the remaining Decepticons into submission.

''Kup is forced to put his storytelling on hold as their ship is finally spotted by the Decepticons. Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps blow an entry hole in the shuttle and board it... only to find themselves facing down five Dinobots who are '''very''' unhappy that their story was interrupted. The Autobots lay into the Decepticons with gusto.''

''As Scourge tries to crawl away from the resulting carnage, Kup levels his gun at the fleeing Decepticon, but it jams and Kup has to fiddle with it. Scourge recovers and snatches the malfunctioning gun away with a boast, only to find out that Kup has set the gun to overload and explode, taking Scourge out. The remaining Decepticons having also been soundly dealt with by the others, Kup goes back to his story...''

A recovery team eventually finds Thunderclash's squad,and takes them, their cargo, the surrendered Decepticons, and the Decepticon ship back to Autobot High Command. There they are summoned to Magnum's office, where he praises them for their work on the mission and rewards them with a special honor—creating a special strike force under Thunderclash's command known as... the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]!

''Kup never does find out personally what the special cargo was or what happened to it, but [[Matrix of Leadership|the contents within]] ''were'' successfully returned to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|their custodian]], to be given to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|their new "owner"]]...''
{{--}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (4)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (5)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (6)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (7)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (9)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (10)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (11)
* [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (12)
* [[Flak]] (13)
* [[Landshark]] (14)
* [[Magnum]] (15)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (23)
|c2=
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (1)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (2)
* [[Sweep]]s (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (16)
* [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] (17)
* [[Leozack]] (18)
* [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] (19)
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] (20)
* [[Gaihawk]] (21)
* [[Hellbat]] (22)
}}

==Quotes==
"There was a time, back in the day, when Landshark was recognized as one of the finest pilots in the Autobot Guard. No matter how damaged a ship was, he'd put it down as delicate as a filament. 
"I'm not one hundred percent on where he got that reputation."
:—'''Kup''' has not-so-fond memories of Landshark's landing skills.

"Your plan ''sucks'', Flak. We'll never pull this off." 
"Shut up and get into position when you hear firing. And hurry up, unless you brought a box to carry home Flak pieces in."
:—'''Landshark''' and '''Flak''' discuss tactics.

"You boys call those missile launchers? ''These'' are missile launchers."
:—'''Flak''' is up on his pop culture references.

==Errors==
* TBD

==Items of note==
* According to [[Pete Sinclair]], this continuity "is VERY similar to [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original G1 toon]], though it is different enough to allow us some leeway in the overall story telling. [...] Scourge will have always been in his BotCon 2009 body, Hot Rod in his Universe Legends body and so on. As time goes on there will be more subtle, and not so subtle, differences."<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/members/transforum/msgs.cfm?forum=22&msg=125826 Collectors' Club forum thread]</ref>
* The wide-release version (released on [[December 9]], 2009) of this comic book included profiles for [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]], [[Flak]], [[Leozack]], and [[Dion]].
* Kup's narration over the flashback tends to paint a decidedly different and more favorable (to Kup) picture than what we see actually happening.

===Real-world references===
* Leozack is portrayed with a slew of cheesy manga stereotypes, including a giant broadsword, punctuation marks over his head, [[Humanization|sweatdropping]], calling his attacks, and bold Asian-style fonts in his speech bubbles.
* Landshark is a nod to [[wikipedia:Chevy Chase|Chevy Chase]] and the [[wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|SNL]] skit about the [[wikipedia:Landshark (Saturday Night Live)|character of the same name]]... which in turn is spoofed during one of the panels in this comic.
* Flak's "missile launchers" line is likely a spoof on a famous [[wikipedia:Crocodile Dundee|Crocodile Dundee]] quote (or rather, the common misquote).
* The ''Eight Track'' is named after the old [[wikipedia:8-track tape|8-track tape]] technology.
* The ''Van de Graaff'', meanwhile, is named after [[wikipedia:Robert J. Van de Graaff|Robert J. Van de Graaff]] and the [[wikipedia:Van de Graaff generator|generator he invented]].

===Transformers references===
* Grimlock seems to be holding a stuffed [[petrorabbit]].
* Cyclonus is in his ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toy body, and Hot Rod in his ''Universe'' Legends body. Grimlock seems to be based on his [[Masterpiece]] figure, but that's based on his cartoon [[character model]] to begin with, so that's all kind of circular. The other Dinobots and (framing story) Kup are in their cartoon character models.
* The framing story is lifted almost wholesale from a similar scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* All of the Decepticons in the flashback other than Banzai-Tron are "Skyraiders", recipients of Skyquake's flying body upgrades, and precursors to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]].

===Covers===
* '''BotCon Edition:''' Battle scene of Kup facing off against Leozack and Banzai-Tron; art by [[Alex Milne]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Diamond Edition:''' Battle scene featuring Kup; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 issues]]
[[Category:Timelines issues]]