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Battle Lines, Part 1

2011-03-16T17:04:30Z

81.158.132.253: /* Synopsis */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Battle Lines]]
|prev=The Coming Storm
|seriesissue2=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
|prev2=The Coming Storm: Part 6
|next2=Battle Lines, Part 2
|title="Battle Lines, Part 1"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 37]]
|story=[[Rik Alvarez]] & [[Pete Sinclair]]
|writers=Pete Sinclair & [[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|pencils by=[[Dan Khanna]]
|inks by=Dan Khanna
|colors by=[[Evan Gauntt]] and [[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|letters by=Jesse Wittenrich
|managing editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|continuity=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
}}

'''Side Burn pretends to be Dion to pick up tail.'''

==Synopsis==
In a bar on [[Cybertron]], an Autobot has unloaded his pain on supportive audio receptors. He recalls his time as a dock worker on [[storage yard 67]], innocent times with friends like Orion Pax and Ariel. Then came the horror of watching their murder at the hands of Megatron, minutes before experiencing his own death.

The Autobot remembers his reawakening, his reprieve from eternity, and a second chance. Rebuilt from the ground up, he was now a soldier, fighting a war. He notes the cruel, cyclical nature of existence. He made new friends and rebuilt his life, only to see it all shatter again in the cold face of the enemy. Such is the fate of Dion, last survivor of the [[Elite Guard]].

Oh, except this isn’t Dion telling Dion’s story. This is Side Burn trying to use Dion’s tragedy to score with some [[Road Rage|bar]] [[Red waitress Transformer|chicks]].

After he exposes the ruse, Prowl yanks Side Burn out before his angry new acquaintances can have at him. Prowl is aghast at Side Burn’s lack of decency and reminds him that impersonating an Elite Guard is a felony. For now, though, both Autobots have greater duties to attend.

[[Image:BattleLinesStarscreamandLyzack.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Starscream invents sexual harassment]]
[[Image:BattleLinesPrimeandCo.jpg|thumb|250px|"..along with my friends, Jazz, Prowl, Brawn, Ironhide, and - who the hell is that?"]]

Meanwhile, at Deathsaurus’s Lair, Starscream reports that the [[Combaticons]] mission is a success: The Elite Guard have been destroyed. However, Starscream is concerned about the Combaticons being allowed into the Decepticon ranks, claiming they are only interested in furthering their own power and will betray him the first chance they get.

Deathsaurus assuages Starscream’s fear, telling him that such ambitions are what make them the perfect Decepticons. They're what separates them from the “stagnation and complacency of the Autobots”.

Preparing for their return, Starscream orders Lyzack to ready the medical bay, paying her some condescending flirtations in the process. While Lyzack is demure toward her commander, she harbors resentment in secret.

Back at the Citadel, Magnum gathers the remaining members of the Elite Guard, including the real Dion, to reassure the [[Autobot High Council]] that the Guard is still in operation. Their plans are halted by the assembly in the auditorium, with Optimus Prime accepting his position as leader of the new Autobot Military.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Dion]] (1)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] (4) (flashback)
*[[Roller (G1)|Barrelroller]] (5) (flashback)
*[[Elita One|Ariel]] (6) (flashback)
*[[Cop-Tur (Timelines)|Cop-Tur]] (9) (flashback)
*[[Sentinel Major]] (11) (flashback)
*[[Magnum]] (12)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (13)
*[[Landshark]] (14)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (15) (flashback)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (16) (flashback)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (17) (flashback)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (18) (flashback)
*[[Road Rage]] (19)
*[[Side Burn (Timelines)|Side Burn]] (20)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (21)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (25)
*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]] (26)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (27)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (28)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (29)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (7) (flashback)
*[[Transport drone|Transport warriors]] (8) (flashback)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (10) (flashback)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (22)
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (23)
*[[Lyzack]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
*TBA

==Notes==
*The opening page recounts some of the events of "[[War Dawn]]." Though we knew these events were in Dion's backstory, this is the first time we've seen them (and Dion's pre-Elite Guard body) in this continuity.
*In an odd case of passing the torch, the backstory of 2010's TFCC free exclusive is told by 2011's TFCC free exclusive.
*This is the first fictional appearance of both Cop-Tur and Road Rage.
*The [[red waitress Transformer]] that Side Burn is trying to pick up looks like [[T-AI]] but is not T-AI. She's only supposed to ''look'' like T-AI. We are silly for thinking she's supposed to be T-AI. [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=76339&view=findpost&p=1753060]
*Like Side Burn's ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' counterpart, he's berated by his universe's Prowl for being a good-for-nothing doofus.
*Similar to the Cybertronian altmodes seen in the first episode of the original cartoon, Prowl's robot mode still looks like it transforms into a Datsun, but his [[trans-form]] is a vehicle that looks completely different.
*Both Ironhide and Ratchet are shown in their ''[[Descent into Evil]]'' bodies, as ''Wings of Honor'' continues to feature the [[BotCon 2005]] exclusives until someone finally buys the last few sets on the Club store.

[[Category:Generation 1 issues]]
[[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]]

Battle Lines, Part 1

2011-03-16T17:03:09Z

81.158.132.253: /* Synopsis */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Battle Lines]]
|prev=The Coming Storm
|seriesissue2=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
|prev2=The Coming Storm: Part 6
|next2=Battle Lines, Part 2
|title="Battle Lines, Part 1"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 37]]
|story=[[Rik Alvarez]] & [[Pete Sinclair]]
|writers=Pete Sinclair & [[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|pencils by=[[Dan Khanna]]
|inks by=Dan Khanna
|colors by=[[Evan Gauntt]] and [[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|letters by=Jesse Wittenrich
|managing editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|continuity=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
}}

'''Side Burn pretends to be Dion to pick up tail.'''

==Synopsis==
In a bar on [[Cybertron]], an Autobot has unloaded his pain on supportive audio receptors. He recalls his time as a dock worker on [[storage yard 67]], innocent times with friends like Orion Pax and Ariel. Then came the horror of watching their murder at the hands of Megatron, minutes before experiencing his own death.

The Autobot remembers his reawakening, his reprieve from eternity, and a second chance. Rebuilt from the ground up, he was now a soldier, fighting a war. He notes the cruel, cyclical nature of existence. He made new friends and rebuilt his life, only to see it all shatter again in the cold face of the enemy. Such is the fate of Dion, last survivor of the [[Elite Guard]].

Oh, except this isn’t Dion telling Dion’s story. This is Side Burn trying to use Dion’s tragedy to score with some [[Road Rage|bar]] [[Red waitress Transformer|chicks]].

After he exposes the ruse, Prowl yanks Side Burn out before his angry new acquaintances can have at him. Prowl is aghast at Side Burn’s lack of decency and reminds him that impersonating an Elite Guard is a felony. For now, though, both Autobots have greater duties to attend.

[[Image:BattleLinesStarscreamandLyzack.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Starscream invents sexual harassment]]
[[Image:BattleLinesPrimeandCo.jpg|thumb|250px|"..along with my friends, Jazz, Prowl, Brawn, Ironhide, and -who the hell is that?"]]

Meanwhile, at Deathsaurus’s Lair, Starscream reports that the [[Combaticons]] mission is a success: The Elite Guard have been destroyed. However, Stascream is concerned about the Combaticons being allowed into the Decepticon ranks, claiming they are only interested in furthering their own power and will betray him the first chance they get.
Deathsaurus assuages Starscream’s fear, telling him that such ambitions are what make them the perfect Decepticons. They're what separates them from the “stagnation and complacency of the Autobots”.
Preparing for their return, Starscream orders Lyzack to ready the medical bay, paying her some condescending flirtations in the process. While Lyzack is demure toward her commander, she harbors resentment in secret.

Back at the Citadel, Magnum gathers the remaining members of the Elite Guard, including the real Dion, to reassure the [[Autobot High Council]] that the Guard is still in operation. Their plans are halted by the assembly in the auditorium, with Optimus Prime accepting his position as leader of the new Autobot Military.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Dion]] (1)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] (4) (flashback)
*[[Roller (G1)|Barrelroller]] (5) (flashback)
*[[Elita One|Ariel]] (6) (flashback)
*[[Cop-Tur (Timelines)|Cop-Tur]] (9) (flashback)
*[[Sentinel Major]] (11) (flashback)
*[[Magnum]] (12)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (13)
*[[Landshark]] (14)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (15) (flashback)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (16) (flashback)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (17) (flashback)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (18) (flashback)
*[[Road Rage]] (19)
*[[Side Burn (Timelines)|Side Burn]] (20)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (21)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (25)
*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]] (26)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (27)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (28)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (29)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (7) (flashback)
*[[Transport drone|Transport warriors]] (8) (flashback)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (10) (flashback)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (22)
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (23)
*[[Lyzack]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
*TBA

==Notes==
*The opening page recounts some of the events of "[[War Dawn]]." Though we knew these events were in Dion's backstory, this is the first time we've seen them (and Dion's pre-Elite Guard body) in this continuity.
*In an odd case of passing the torch, the backstory of 2010's TFCC free exclusive is told by 2011's TFCC free exclusive.
*This is the first fictional appearance of both Cop-Tur and Road Rage.
*The [[red waitress Transformer]] that Side Burn is trying to pick up looks like [[T-AI]] but is not T-AI. She's only supposed to ''look'' like T-AI. We are silly for thinking she's supposed to be T-AI. [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=76339&view=findpost&p=1753060]
*Like Side Burn's ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' counterpart, he's berated by his universe's Prowl for being a good-for-nothing doofus.
*Similar to the Cybertronian altmodes seen in the first episode of the original cartoon, Prowl's robot mode still looks like it transforms into a Datsun, but his [[trans-form]] is a vehicle that looks completely different.
*Both Ironhide and Ratchet are shown in their ''[[Descent into Evil]]'' bodies, as ''Wings of Honor'' continues to feature the [[BotCon 2005]] exclusives until someone finally buys the last few sets on the Club store.

[[Category:Generation 1 issues]]
[[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]]

Transformers: Wings Universe

2011-03-16T16:59:52Z

81.158.132.253:

The '''Wings of Honor continuity''' is a ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Continuity|universe]] based loosely on [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]].<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/members/transforum/msgs.cfm?msg=125826&forum=22 Collectors' Club forum thread] in which Pete Sinclair says the Wings of Honor continuity "is VERY similar to 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> It has been depicted in [[Fun Publications]] comics and prose stories, the first of which was titled "[[Wings of Honor]]".

{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''<font color="white">Wings of Honor continuity</font>'''
|- align="center"
|| [[Wings of Honor|''Timelines'' #4]] | [[The Coming Storm: Part 1]] | [[The Coming Storm: Part 2]] | [[Flames of Yesterday]] | [[The Coming Storm: Part 3]] | [[The Coming Storm: Part 4]] | [[A Team Effort]] | [[The Coming Storm: Part 5]] | [[The Coming Storm: Part 6]] | [[Battle Lines, Part 1]] | [[Generation 2: Redux]]
|}

==Overview==
Most of the Wings of Honor stories are set in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s distant past, at the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. They establish that there was an [[Autobot]] [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] at that time, from whose winged insignia the title is derived. Some action also occurs in a nebulously modern setting, but so far only as a framing device. In one of those instances, [[Nexus Prime]] declares that this universe has some sort of importance to him and his quest, though he doesn't know exactly what.

In broad strokes this continuity hews to the universe of the original cartoon, but the series creators have declared that it will diverge in some details. For example, the fact that the young Elite Guardsman [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] is surrounded mostly by characters who never appeared in the cartoon helps avoid problems of relative age... but there are still a few [[Combaticon (G1)|questionable]] [[Female Autobots|cases]].

==Timeline==
Writer and editor [[Pete Sinclair]] has given the following timeline for events in the Wings of Honor continuity:<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=67730&st=80&p=1489241#entry1489241 Allspark.com post by Pete Sinclair]</ref>

* 9 million years ago
:*"[[Wings of Honor]]" (flashback)
:*"[[War Dawn]]" (flashback)
* 8,999,990 years ago
:*"[[The Coming Storm: Part 2]]"
:*"[[Flames of Yesterday]]"
:*"The Coming Storm" parts 3 & 4
:*"[[A Team Effort]]"
:*"The Coming Storm" parts 5 & 6
:*"[[Battle Lines, Part 1]]"
* 8,999,990 years ago through 2007 AD
:*Seasons 1, 2, 3, and "[[The Rebirth]]"
* 2010 AD
:*"Wings of Honor" (present)
:*"[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]]"
:*"[[Generation 2: Redux]]"

==Creative team==
Writing duties on the "Wings of Honor" portion have shuffled between [[Rik Alvarez]], [[Forest Lee]], [[Pete Sinclair]], and [[Jesse Wittenrich]] (or combinations thereof), while art has been drawn by [[Guido Guidi]], [[Dan Khanna]], [[Andrew Griffith]], and [[Casey Coller]]. "Generation 2: Redux" was written by [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]], with [[Robby Musso]], [[Frank Milkovich]], [[Evan Gauntt]], Trent Troop, and Jesse Wittenrich on various art duties.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Continuities]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]