Dawn of Future's Past

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{{comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]] Vol.2 #1
|prev=Descent into Evil
|next=Games of Deception
|image=Timelines2-01.jpg
|title="Dawn of Future's Past"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[September 28]], 2006 ([[BotCon 2006]])
|coverdate=Fall '06
|story=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|story consultants=[[Bob Forward]] and [[Benson Yee]]
|writers=[[Forest Lee]], [[Pete Sinclair]]
|pencils=[[Dan Khanna]], [[Alex Milne]], and [[Marcelo Matere]]
|inks=[[Jake Isenberg]] and [[Terry Pallot]]
|color=[[Drew Eiden]], [[Josh Perez]], and [[Thomas Deer]]
|letters=[[Junemoon Studio]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''A rogue Predacon steals a Maximal relic. A group of Maximal explorers must pursue.'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|This story's events follow directly after "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]", released the following year.}}

[[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]] speed to intercept [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], who is in the process of stealing the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. Unit 1 is incapacitated. After a disagreement with one of his [[Dinobot (BW)|troops]] about honor, Megatron and his forces retreat with their prize.

In the shadows of [[Cybertropolis]], [[Divebomb (G1)|a mysterious figure]] orders [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to assist Megatron secretly in his escape. Meanwhile, Megatron's troops have succeeded in heisting a ship, the ''[[Darksyde]]''. This forces Unit 2 to commandeer his own, the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', although her [[Airazor (BW)| pilot]] insists on doing the flying.

Inside the [[Maximal Defense Command Center]], three [[Maximal]]s meet to discuss the situation. After a briefing, they decide to send the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' after Megatron. On a space station, [[Rattrap|one of the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew]] complains to [[Cheetor (BW)|another]] about delays. [[Rhinox (BW)|Yet another]] scolds them. [[Optimus Primal]] sees to [[Rampage (BW)|his cargo]].

After the ''Axalon'' departs, she receives her mission to stop Megatron. Just then, Laserbeak and Buzzsaw attack in [[Buzzsaw and Laserbeak's ship|their ship]]. The ''Chromia 10'' arrives to help, but both of these ships are destroyed. Unit 2 and the pilot, however, are brought aboard the ''Axalon'' by remote [[spark core transfer]].

[[Tarantulas (BW)|A crew member]] of the ''Darksyde'' secretly transmits data from the Golden Disk to an [[Tripredacus Council|unseen recipient]]. As the ''Axalon'' closes in, Megatron again flogs his honor-bound subordinate before greeting the Maximals with an array of ammunition. The ''Darksyde'' escapes into a [[transwarp]] portal, followed closely by the ''Axalon''. ''[[Beast Wars (Part 1)|To be continued!]]''

Much later, after [[Beast Machines (franchise)|Megatron's techo-superiority reign]], [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] vows that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s will defeat the Maximals.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] (1)
* [[Tigatron|Unit 2]] (2)
* [[Airazor (BW)|Chromia 10 pilot]] (10)
* [[Maximal Command Security Force]] officers (11)
* "[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]" (12)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (13)
* "[[Rattrap]]" (14)
* "[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]" (15)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
* "[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]" (3)
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (4)
* "[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]" (5)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (6)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (7)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (8)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (9)
* "[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]" (16)
* [[Cicadacon]] (17)
* "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]" (18)
* "[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]" (19)
* [[Headstrong]] (20)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (21)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (22)
* [[Tantrum]] (23)
}}

==Errors==
* Early in the comic, it is established Terrorsaur gave the ''Darksyde'' its name. Divebomb is seen referring to the ship by that name too not much later, despite that he can not know it.

==Notes==
* The mass-retail release of this comic featured several pages of bonus material: some sketches by Marcelo Matere, and profiles for Optimus, Megatron, Cheetor, and the [[Maximal Command Security Force]].

===Transformers references===
* Rattrap calls Rhinox a "rhinoceros". In "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", he calls Rhinox a "bulldozer".

* On the space station, Rhinox and a group of armed guards can be seen loading [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]]'s stasis pod onto the ''Axalon''.

* One of the Maximals in the Defense Command Center has the head of [[Blurr (Armada)|''Armada'' Blurr]].

* [[Cicadacon]] can be seen in the reflection on Tarantulas's head.

* The ''Timelines'' Megatron toy is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], but here it is revealed that that body is actually a suit of armor, accounting for why the BotCon toy looks different from the pre-beast Megatron seen in "Beast Wars (Part 1)". This could also explain why Megatron's Tail Weapon was removable.

* Razorclaw's appearance is based on the [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] toy with a new head. He also sports a [[Insignia|new Predacon symbol]]. The Transformers standing behind Razorclaw seem to be based on [[Transmetal 2]] Cheetor, [[Longhorn (BM)|Longhorn]], and [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], though artist Dan Khanna says these resemblances were not intentional. This scene was said by Pete Sinclair to take place 50–100 years after ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. He also stated that the original Rampage, Tantrum, and Headstrong died at the end of the Great War, and the guys standing behind Razorclaw are their [[Relatives|descendants]].

* Waspinator wants to call the ship [[Buzzer-Bot]].

===Trivia===
* The title is similar to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s "[[Wikia:c:Marvel:Days of Future Past|Days of Future Past]]".
* The comic will be re-released in the [[Shout! Factory]] "[[Beast Wars]]" online exclusive complete series box set.

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[[Category:Timelines issues]]

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