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On the Edge of Extinction!

2011-12-23T14:30:24Z

83.24.140.150: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[The_Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #75
|prev=The_Void! (US)
|next=Still_Life!
|seriesissue2=[[The_Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #319-322
|prev2=The_Void! (US)
|next2=Still_Life!
|title="On the Edge of Extinction!"
|image=MarvelUS-75.jpg
|caption=OM NOM NOM NOM NOM
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=December [[1990]]
|coverdate=February 1991
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|artist=[[Geoff Senior]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Unicron drops by for a light lunch.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|left|200px|thumb|How do the physics of this even work??]]

With [[Unicron]] looming over the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the assembled [[Transformer]]s flee in a blind panic. The [[Dark God]] rips into the planet's surface, sampling its metal (and [[Brainstorm]]) and declaring it "succulent".

[[Primus]]—still possessing the form of [[Xaaron]]—urges [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to calm their warriors and unite them in battle against the Chaos-Bringer, but even the two leaders are overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of their foe. Primus himself initiates an attack on Unicron—but the dark god sees through what is essentially a ruse, and destroys Xaaron.

[[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] blasts Unicron at full power; while it does virtually no damage, it does what Galvatron had hoped—inspires the Transformers to stand and fight. Soon a planet-wide battle is raging; many Transformers are killed in the fighting, most notably Scorponok, who makes a final stand to live up to his legacy as a [[Decepticon]] warrior. The [[Neo-Knights]] also attempt to engage, but their powers are no match for Unicron, and [[Circuit Breaker]] remains catatonic, despite [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s attempts to revive her.

Reinforcements arrive in the form of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which is filled with [[Autobot]]s reactivated by the [[Nucleon]] retrieved by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Grimlock has the ship sideswipe Unicron, damaging it and forcing them to abandon it in flight.

As Optimus Prime struggles to keep his [[Powermaster]] bond from coming apart, the tainted [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] suddenly arrives at Cybertron, with the possessed [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] at its core. The Matrix confronts its old foe, Unicron. But with its virtuous nature stripped away, the Matrix no longer has any advantage over Unicron, who unleashes a power burst that tears Thunderwing limb from limb and devastates the surface of Cybertron. As the blast passes, Prime spots the Matrix.

Tiring of the battle, Unicron reverts to his planet mode and prepares to devour Cybertron entirely. But as he begins, he is blasted by the revived Circuit Breaker, who pours every bit of her power at him in an insane rage. The distraction gives Optimus Prime enough time to reach the Matrix. His mind free from doubt, he reclaims it, purges it of darkness, and plunges it—and himself—into Unicron's maw. Overloaded with "terrible, wonderful life", Unicron explodes while the survivors on Cybertron's surface look on in awe.

Some while after the battle, [[Battletrap]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] are walking somewhere on Cybertron. Runabout goes to investigate some movement in the shadows. He is promptly snatched underground by a [[Demon|clawed hand]] and, as observed by a hidden [[Hi-Q]], devoured.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Xaaron]] (3)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (6)
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
* [[Cloudburst]] (13)
* [[Brainstorm]] (15)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (29)
* [[Siren]] (30)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (31)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (32)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (33)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (36)
* [[Waverider]] (38)
* [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (40)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (41)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (42)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (43)
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (44)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (45)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (46)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (47)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (48)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (49)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (50)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (51)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (52)

|c2=
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
* [[Squeezeplay]] (2)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (7)
* [[Stranglehold]] (8)
* [[Octopunch]] (9)
* [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] (12)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (14)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (16)
* [[Apeface]] (17)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (18)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (19)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (20)
* [[Galvatron II]] (26)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (27)
* [[Darkwing]] (28)
* [[Finback]] (34)
* [[Misfire]] (35)
* [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] (37)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (39)
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (53)
* [[Fangry]] (55)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (56)
* [[Battletrap]] (57)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (58)

|c3=
* [[Thunderpunch]] (21)
* [[Circuit Breaker]] (22)
* [[Dynamo]] (23)
* [[Rapture]] (24)
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (25)

|h4=[[Nebulan]]s|c4=
* [[Hi-Q]] (54)

|c5=
* [[Primus]] (3)
* [[Unicron]] (11)
* [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] (53)
* [[Demon]] (59)

}}

==Notes==
* When Primus is killed while inhabiting Xaaron's body, it's ''Scorponok'' who screams out Xaaron's name in shock and Optimus who calls out for Primus (despite being an old comrade of Xaaron's).
* While Primus is outright said to be [[death|dead deadity dead]], the [[Primus#Fleer and DK|later retcon]] of the Primus/Unicron plan would say he isn't.
* Among hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of Transformers... Circuit Breaker's the only being on the planet who can manipulate electricity? [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hadn't been seen in donkey's years and may have been [[Dark Star|long dead]], so this isn't as jarring as it could have been.
* Grimlock's (shown) reinforcements are the same cast as [[Earthforce]], more or less.
[[Image:Tastybrainstorm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The in-between meals snack that won't ruin your appetite!]]
* Those apparently killed in this issue include Brainstorm, Xaaron, Cloudburst, Highbrow, Finback, Misfire, Hardhead, Bomb-Burst, Joyride, Waverider, Scorponok, Thunderwing, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and Runabout.
**It's "apparently" because Joyride and Mindwipe show up alive and well in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]''. Quake, who was with Joyride and Waverider when they were blasted, is not shown getting hit—and is fine just a couple of issues later.
* The next issue's opening page would reveal several more deceased Transformers: [[Apeface]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], [[Hosehead]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (who nevertheless appeared in ''Generation 2'' long enough to die again.) Prime's gruesome fate would be revealed as well, as he was still within Unicron during the explosion.
* Ironically many of the casualties here are Transformers who managed to survive the [[Underbase Saga]]. Even more ironic is the fact that they die just as the casualties of the Underbase Saga are revived and brought back into the story.
* Most of the surviving Transformers, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Prowl, Wheeljack, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Jazz show up in the [[Action Master]]s line. While most never transform after this issue, Prowl clearly retains his ability to do so.
* ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay]] are found after the main story.
*This was the last Dutch Generation 1 comic printed by [[Junior Press]].
*It was also the last Polish Generation 1 comic printed by TM-Semic.

===Errors===
* There are, of course, the errors of [[scale]] typically associated with the supposedly planet-sized Unicron.

===References===
* The grand battle with Unicron concludes a storyline that began way back in issue [[Yesterday's Heroes!|#60]].
* Grimlock's reinforcements were fueled with Nucleon in the previous issue.

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-75.jpg|'''US issue #75''' - Cybertron - with delicious crunchy filling!
Image:MarvelUK-319.JPG|'''UK issue #319''' - UK Cybertron - strawberry flavoured.
Image:MarvelUK-320.jpg|'''UK issue #320''' - I can hear the fangirls crying...
Image:MarvelUK-321.jpg|'''UK issue #321''' - "Wasn't me guv, it was that big orange guy with horns."
Image:MarvelUK-322.jpg|'''UK issue #322''' - Come on, how ''awesome'' is this?
</gallery>

* '''US issue #75 cover:''' Unicron devouring Cybertron by [[Geoff Senior]].
* '''UK issue #319 cover:''' recolored version of U.S. cover by [[Robin Bouttell]].
* '''UK issue #320 cover:''' Unicron destroying Xaaron by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]].
* '''UK issue #321 cover:''' Optimus Prime and the defeated Scorponok by Stewart Johnson.
* '''UK issue #322 cover:''' Prime entering Unicron with the Matrix by Stewart Johnson.

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]''
*2007 — ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''
*2008 — ''[[Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm]]''
*2010 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5]]''

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

On the Edge of Extinction!

2011-12-23T14:29:45Z

83.24.140.150: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[The_Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #75
|prev=The_Void! (US)
|next=Still_Life!
|seriesissue2=[[The_Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #319-322
|prev2=The_Void! (US)
|next2=Still_Life!
|title="On the Edge of Extinction!"
|image=MarvelUS-75.jpg
|caption=OM NOM NOM NOM NOM
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=December [[1990]]
|coverdate=February 1991
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|artist=[[Geoff Senior]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Unicron drops by for a light lunch.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|left|200px|thumb|How do the physics of this even work??]]

With [[Unicron]] looming over the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the assembled [[Transformer]]s flee in a blind panic. The [[Dark God]] rips into the planet's surface, sampling its metal (and [[Brainstorm]]) and declaring it "succulent".

[[Primus]]—still possessing the form of [[Xaaron]]—urges [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to calm their warriors and unite them in battle against the Chaos-Bringer, but even the two leaders are overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of their foe. Primus himself initiates an attack on Unicron—but the dark god sees through what is essentially a ruse, and destroys Xaaron.

[[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] blasts Unicron at full power; while it does virtually no damage, it does what Galvatron had hoped—inspires the Transformers to stand and fight. Soon a planet-wide battle is raging; many Transformers are killed in the fighting, most notably Scorponok, who makes a final stand to live up to his legacy as a [[Decepticon]] warrior. The [[Neo-Knights]] also attempt to engage, but their powers are no match for Unicron, and [[Circuit Breaker]] remains catatonic, despite [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s attempts to revive her.

Reinforcements arrive in the form of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which is filled with [[Autobot]]s reactivated by the [[Nucleon]] retrieved by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Grimlock has the ship sideswipe Unicron, damaging it and forcing them to abandon it in flight.

As Optimus Prime struggles to keep his [[Powermaster]] bond from coming apart, the tainted [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] suddenly arrives at Cybertron, with the possessed [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] at its core. The Matrix confronts its old foe, Unicron. But with its virtuous nature stripped away, the Matrix no longer has any advantage over Unicron, who unleashes a power burst that tears Thunderwing limb from limb and devastates the surface of Cybertron. As the blast passes, Prime spots the Matrix.

Tiring of the battle, Unicron reverts to his planet mode and prepares to devour Cybertron entirely. But as he begins, he is blasted by the revived Circuit Breaker, who pours every bit of her power at him in an insane rage. The distraction gives Optimus Prime enough time to reach the Matrix. His mind free from doubt, he reclaims it, purges it of darkness, and plunges it—and himself—into Unicron's maw. Overloaded with "terrible, wonderful life", Unicron explodes while the survivors on Cybertron's surface look on in awe.

Some while after the battle, [[Battletrap]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] are walking somewhere on Cybertron. Runabout goes to investigate some movement in the shadows. He is promptly snatched underground by a [[Demon|clawed hand]] and, as observed by a hidden [[Hi-Q]], devoured.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Xaaron]] (3)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (6)
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
* [[Cloudburst]] (13)
* [[Brainstorm]] (15)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (29)
* [[Siren]] (30)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (31)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (32)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (33)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (36)
* [[Waverider]] (38)
* [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (40)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (41)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (42)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (43)
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (44)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (45)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (46)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (47)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (48)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (49)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (50)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (51)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (52)

|c2=
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
* [[Squeezeplay]] (2)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (7)
* [[Stranglehold]] (8)
* [[Octopunch]] (9)
* [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] (12)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (14)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (16)
* [[Apeface]] (17)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (18)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (19)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (20)
* [[Galvatron II]] (26)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (27)
* [[Darkwing]] (28)
* [[Finback]] (34)
* [[Misfire]] (35)
* [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] (37)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (39)
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (53)
* [[Fangry]] (55)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (56)
* [[Battletrap]] (57)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (58)

|c3=
* [[Thunderpunch]] (21)
* [[Circuit Breaker]] (22)
* [[Dynamo]] (23)
* [[Rapture]] (24)
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (25)

|h4=[[Nebulan]]s|c4=
* [[Hi-Q]] (54)

|c5=
* [[Primus]] (3)
* [[Unicron]] (11)
* [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] (53)
* [[Demon]] (59)

}}

==Notes==
* When Primus is killed while inhabiting Xaaron's body, it's ''Scorponok'' who screams out Xaaron's name in shock and Optimus who calls out for Primus (despite being an old comrade of Xaaron's).
* While Primus is outright said to be [[death|dead deadity dead]], the [[Primus#Fleer and DK|later retcon]] of the Primus/Unicron plan would say he isn't.
* Among hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of Transformers... Circuit Breaker's the only being on the planet who can manipulate electricity? [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hadn't been seen in donkey's years and may have been [[Dark Star|long dead]], so this isn't as jarring as it could have been.
* Grimlock's (shown) reinforcements are the same cast as [[Earthforce]], more or less.
[[Image:Tastybrainstorm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The in-between meals snack that won't ruin your appetite!]]
* Those apparently killed in this issue include Brainstorm, Xaaron, Cloudburst, Highbrow, Finback, Misfire, Hardhead, Bomb-Burst, Joyride, Waverider, Scorponok, Thunderwing, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and Runabout.
**It's "apparently" because Joyride and Mindwipe show up alive and well in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]''. Quake, who was with Joyride and Waverider when they were blasted, is not shown getting hit—and is fine just a couple of issues later.
* The next issue's opening page would reveal several more deceased Transformers: [[Apeface]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], [[Hosehead]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (who nevertheless appeared in ''Generation 2'' long enough to die again.) Prime's gruesome fate would be revealed as well, as he was still within Unicron during the explosion.
* Ironically many of the casualties here are Transformers who managed to survive the [[Underbase Saga]]. Even more ironic is the fact that they die just as the casualties of the Underbase Saga are revived and brought back into the story.
* Most of the surviving Transformers, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Prowl, Wheeljack, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Jazz show up in the [[Action Master]]s line. While most never transform after this issue, Prowl clearly retains his ability to do so.
* ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay]] are found after the main story.
*This was the last Dutch Generation 1 comic printed by [[Junior Press]].
*This was also the last Polish Generation 1 comic printed by TM-Semic.

===Errors===
* There are, of course, the errors of [[scale]] typically associated with the supposedly planet-sized Unicron.

===References===
* The grand battle with Unicron concludes a storyline that began way back in issue [[Yesterday's Heroes!|#60]].
* Grimlock's reinforcements were fueled with Nucleon in the previous issue.

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-75.jpg|'''US issue #75''' - Cybertron - with delicious crunchy filling!
Image:MarvelUK-319.JPG|'''UK issue #319''' - UK Cybertron - strawberry flavoured.
Image:MarvelUK-320.jpg|'''UK issue #320''' - I can hear the fangirls crying...
Image:MarvelUK-321.jpg|'''UK issue #321''' - "Wasn't me guv, it was that big orange guy with horns."
Image:MarvelUK-322.jpg|'''UK issue #322''' - Come on, how ''awesome'' is this?
</gallery>

* '''US issue #75 cover:''' Unicron devouring Cybertron by [[Geoff Senior]].
* '''UK issue #319 cover:''' recolored version of U.S. cover by [[Robin Bouttell]].
* '''UK issue #320 cover:''' Unicron destroying Xaaron by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]].
* '''UK issue #321 cover:''' Optimus Prime and the defeated Scorponok by Stewart Johnson.
* '''UK issue #322 cover:''' Prime entering Unicron with the Matrix by Stewart Johnson.

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]''
*2007 — ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''
*2008 — ''[[Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm]]''
*2010 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5]]''

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]