Spotlight: Ramjet

2008-04-28T20:07:18Z

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[[Image:Spotlight_Ramjet_a.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I'm a sexy beast!]]
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'''Ramjet schemes to overthrow Megatron. Who knew the guy had it in him?'''

==Synopsis==
Skywarp diverts from his mission to meet with Ramjet in mid-flight. While speeding across the skies, Ramjet and Skywarp discuss the failings of Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Ramjet boasts that he has the smarts to overthrow Megatron, and tries to enlist Skywarp. Skywarp gives him 24 hours to come up with a good plan, reminding him of the old Cybertronian saying, "Always bet on the leader." Ramjet checks in with his Mini-Constructicons, who inform him that the Universal Cybertronic Tracker will be ready in 18 hours. Ramjet next contacts his Pentagon-employed [[facsimile]] Harrison (who, due to inferior construction, appears dimwitted) and tells him to be prepared to deliver missile codes. Ramjet will use the missiles to devastate the United States.

As Megatron and his Decepticons begin their war in [[Brasnya]] (as seen in [[Escalation issue 4|''Escalation,'' issue 4]]), Ramjet flies to the European Union Alternative Energy Research Center and drops fliers for an unspecified contest. A money symbol on the flier is actually a spy device which jumps off the paper and attaches itself to the computers of the Center's employees. Ramjet believes that someone at the Center will eventually develop a useful Energon substitute. Megatron, meanwhile delivers to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] the beating of his life (as seen in [[Escalation issue 5|''Escalation,'' issue 5]]).

Ramjet later returns to his Mini-Constructicons, and they have his device ready. When two of them ask for a taste of his power once he overthrows Megatron, Ramjet destroys them for their insolence. Harrison meets with Ramjet and delivers the codes, but his face is melting off due to his inferior creation. Ramjet boasts of his plans to his liquefying lackey, which include tracking all Cybertronians, acquiring his Energon substitute, blowing up the U.S., enslaving the [[Decepticon]]s and humans of [[Earth]], and using a superstring [[space bridge]] to dominate the galaxy.

Unfortunately for Ramjet, Megatron arrives and beats him mercilessly, ripping out his spark. He scatters Ramjet's parts at Ramjet's base, Harrison's office at the Pentagon, and the Energy Research Center, indicating that he knew about Ramjet's plans in detail. Megatron keeps Ramjet's head as a trophy and an object lesson for his other troops. Skywarp echoes his earlier statement, "Always bet on the leader."

==Credits==
'''Script:''' [[Stuart Moore]]<br>
'''Art:''' [[Robby Musso]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Josh Burcham]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Chris Mowry]]<br>
'''Editors:''' [[Chris Ryall]] and [[Andrew Steven Harris]]<br>
* ''Originally published:'' November 7, 2007
* ''Continuity:'' [[IDW continuity]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
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* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (1)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (2)
* [[Mini-Constructicon]]s (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (4)
| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

* [[Harrison]] (5)
|}

== Errors ==
* On page 17, in the first speech bubble, the sentence is unfinished.

==Notes==
* This issue takes place after the ''[[New Avengers / Transformers]]'' miniseries, and is written by the same author.
* This is the second ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' not written by [[Simon Furman]].
* The timeframe of the issue corresponds with the events in the ''[[Escalation]]'' series.
* Apparently, IDW Transformers can fart (page 7). In general terms, this is [[Humanizing#Flatulence|not a new development]].
* As Harrison collapses to the ground, it can also be seen that his car is wrecked and smoking. This is not adequately explained, though some possibilities are that A) it was, like Harrison, constructed with inferior facsimile technology (why not use a regular car?), B) it was destroyed by Megatron as he snuck up on Ramjet (why?), or C) it's just general symbolism for how everything around Ramjet was about to turn to crap. Or D) Harrison is a brainless shell barely able to go "guh" and driving means he crashes a lot.
* IDW's first mention of a space bridge is in this issue.
* Following the story are two pages of sketches by [[Robby Musso]].
* This is the only ''Spotlight'' issue that does not appear to be part of a larger storyline. While other ''Spotlights'' have answered questions raised in previous issues, brought up mysteries that created new questions, or introduced future plot developments, this one seems to be relatively self-contained. The only references to the rest of the storyline exist merely for chronological placement. However, Simon Furman mentioned on his blog that Ramjet may show up again. It's also possible that some of Ramjet's plans may be co-opted by Megatron.
* The "Always bet on the leader" moto could come from the gladiators times of Megatron. After all, when the organizer of a ruthless, illegal sport himself is in the fighting pit, it's not hard to guess who is going to win.

===Covers (3)===
[[Image:Spotlight_Ramjet_b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And he would have gotten away with it if it weren't for Megatron's head hovering behind him the whole time.]]
* '''Cover A:''' Ramjet, robot and alternate modes by [[Robby Musso]] and [[Kieran Oats]] (colors)
* '''Cover B:''' Ramjet, Megatron and Skywarp by [[Guido Guidi]] and [[Josh Burcham]] (colors)
* '''Cover RI:''' Cover A, uncolored sketch

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Talk:The many deaths of Optimus Prime

2008-04-28T19:32:30Z

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==Games?==
I'm just asking, should the [[Movie]] games be counted? [[User:76.169.169.60|76.169.169.60]] 05:38, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
:I would vote against. Those are more a statement about how games work than about Optimus Prime. [[User:JW|JW]] 12:21, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
So, the [[Transformers The Game]]'s Decepticon campaign doesn't count? Thanks for the reply, though. [[User:76.169.169.60|76.169.169.60]] 00:49, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
:Please indent your replies.
:And, yes, that would be my vote. It's the nature of a game, where one can play both sides, that the guys on the other side are gonna die. It's not intrinsically relevant to the "Optimus dies" trope. [[User:JW|JW]] 01:10, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

==Megatron's deaths==
I've been wondering, since we've got this article out, should we make one on the deaths and resurrections of Megatron? Let's face it: Old Buckethead's been offed a few times in career as well, often for the same reasons (except maybe the Christ one). Should we document those as well? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:31, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
:I'm open to a [[The many deaths of Megatron]] article, sure. I can think of three or four without trying too hard. [[User:JW|JW]] 21:37, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
::This subject could almost have it's own category, "The Many Deaths of BLANK." Also, why is Optimus Primal included on this page? He's not Optimus Prime. What do people think of him getting his own "The Many Deaths of..." article?--[[User:Suzyprime|Suzyprime]] 23:07, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
:::I'd much prefer Optimus Primal stay here. He's an Optimus, and was the leading character in his show, so I think he best fits here.
:::As for "The many deaths of BLANK", the thing about Optimus Prime is that a half-dozen ''different'' Optimuses have ''all'' died. Similarly for a handful of Megatrons. But, in the case of (say) Dirge, there's only one Dirge who died a buncha times, so we can cover that on his page. Similarly, the only Jazz who died is the one from the 2007 movie. Optimus and Megs are the only ''major'' cross-continuity characters who have a tradition of dying. (That I can think of.) [[User:JW|JW]] 00:58, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Does Unicron count?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:03, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
:Based on how I understand it, I would say no, since Unicron is just one single entity who travels across the multiverse. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 02:49, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
:::What about Starscream? He died in G1 and was exorcised from several hosts, and the Unicron Trilogy Starscream died at least twice, didn't he? - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 06:08, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::Maybe we should have a segment at the end like this-
While Optimus Prime is not the only one to die and be reborn like this, he has done so by far the most. Other characters who have done this somewhat regularly are Megatron (list of Deaths and Rebirths), Dirge (list of deaths), Starscream (list of deaths and rebirths).[[User:Shadow Mask Prime|Shadow Mask Prime]] 12:59, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

==Death Of Ginrai==
Now I know he isn't actually Optimus Prime, and only a [s]Pretender[/s] wannabe, but looking at the episode descriptions for Victory, it looks like God Ginrai goes through the exact same process as every other Prime like character, dying then coming back, with a new [s]toy[/s] body, the only difference here being his new body is not very Prime like at all, and he doesn't seem to be the real leader at this point. We have Primal here, so surely we can squeeze in Ginrai's Death too?
[[User:Shadow Mask Prime|Shadow Mask Prime]] 12:44, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
:Nop, he is Jinrai not Optimus Prime. Though the darn RTM dub names him Optimus Prime. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 12:55, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
:: Not even if we state he is not actually Optimus Prime to avoid confusion? Say...
:::While he is not an actual Optimus Prime, God Ginrai, a "GodMaster" who looks like Optimus Prime (his toy was PowerMaster Optimus Prime) also goes through a similar Death and Rebirth in the Japan Only series of Transformers Victory. His Reborn form looks [[Victory_Leo|nothing]] like Optimus Prime though.[[User:Shadow Mask Prime|Shadow Mask Prime]] 13:37, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

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