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<div>{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #242<br />
|prev=Rage!<br />
|next=The Resurrection Gambit!<br />
|title=Assault on the Ark!<br />
|image=MarvelUK-242.jpg<br />
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]<br />
|date=[[October 28|28th October]] 1989<br />
|coverdate=[[November 4|4th November]] 1989<br />
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]<br />
|art=[[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]]<br />
|letterer=[[Stuart Bartlett]]<br />
|cover=[[Jeff Anderson]]<br />
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Revenge is a dish best served cold...cold as the vacuum of space.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
{{note|This story follows on from [[Rage!]]}}<br />
Thunderwing begins his assault run on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], striking the starship in his Pretender shell's vehicle mode, assisted by Ruckus' crew's shuttle. Admiring the sheer brazenness of the attack, Ruckus and his crew of forcibly-requisitioned soldiers follow Thunderwing's lead and storm the Ark and its crew. The [[Autobot|Autobots]] are shocked by the audacity of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] here, but quickly recover and begin trading fire. As he faces down Optimus Prime himself, Thunderwing is blasted back by a trio of Autobot laser blasters. Ruckus then manages to convince him to make a full retreat, and Thunderwing finally fulfills the Decepticon High Council's request to appear before them. To his surprise, the Councillors are impressed by his displays of single-mindedness, ruthlessness, and fighting prowess. With their approval, Thunderwing is named the new leader of the Decepticons.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (1)<br />
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (2)<br />
* [[Slapdash]] (3)<br />
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (4)<br />
* [[Siren]] (5)<br />
* [[Getaway]] (12)<br />
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (13)<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (14)<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (6)<br />
* [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (7)<br />
* [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (8)<br />
* [[Windsweeper]] (9)<br />
* [[Flamefeather]] (10)<br />
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (11)<br />
* [[Decepticon High Council]] (15)<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
*Thunderwing's rage stems from the incident in issue [[The Big Shutdown!|#231]].<br />
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==Items of note==<br />
*Chronologically, this story predates issues [[A Small War!|#232-233]] and [[Out to Lunch!|#240]], which all show or reference Thunderwing having already achieved Decepticon leadership.<br />
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*Presumably, the Decepticon High Council operate on Cybertron like a sort of Congress, while Lord Thunderwing fulfills a role similar to President.<br />
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