Brothers' Burden

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{{comicstory
|seriesissue=[[War and Peace|''Transformers: Generation 1'' Vol. 2]] #2
|prev=New World Order
|next=Cold War (issue)
|image=G1 Vol.2 Issue2 1.jpg
|caption=Say "what" again, I dare you!<br>I ''double'' dare you!
|title="Brothers' Burden"
|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
|date=[[May 21]], [[2003]]
|coverdate=May 2003
|writer=[[James McDonough|Brad Mick]]
|pencils=[[Pat Lee]]
|inks=[[Rob Armstrong]]
|colors=[[Espen Grundetjern]], [[Alan Wang]]
|letters=[[Paul Villafuerte]]
|continuity=[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]]
|chronology=[[Dreamwave timeline|Modern era]]
}}

'''Ultra Magnus brings Earth's Autobots to heel, while on Cybertron, Shockwave continues to mastermind events.'''

==Synopsis==
After a failed attempt by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] to charge past the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s defenses, [[Security Team Dion]] leader [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] tries to reason surrender with the [[Autobot]]s inside. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] favors fighting back, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is indecisive.

After [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] punishes [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] for the ejection of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] during the voyage through space, the spacecraft alights upon [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s deplane. [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] are amazed to find that Shockwave's claims of a unified Cybertron were valid, and in the heart of the capital city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Shockwave's Tower|Shockwave's control tower]] stands in his image.

On [[Earth]], Optimus Prime comes to make a decision. Before [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] can level a [[human]] city, Prime emerges from the Ark with a number of Autobots and throws down his faction logo as a sign of surrender, while a team of seven other Autobots secretly head to [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].

Shockwave's security officers, [[Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]], discuss their dissatisfaction with Cybertron being ruled by a Decepticon, when they're interrupted by a communication from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], announcing that he's found aberrations in the power distribution system, and incidental scientific evidence that Cybertron has deviated from its traditional projected astral trajectory. But Shockwave is preoccupied explaining to the Decepticons how he's developed [[energy transfer module]]s that allow Transformers to siphon energy from Cybertron itself as a fuel source instead of the consumption of [[energon (fuel)|energon]].

Back on Earth, Ultra Magnus loads the captive Autobots onto [[Sky Lynx (G1)|his shuttle]] when Prime starts to act violent, accusing Ultra Magnus of being a traitor to the Autobots. Magnus commands Prime to stand down. Inside the shuttle, Prime's party is reunited with the captured recon team who was left in [[Alaska]]. Characteristically, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] retains some hostility for [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] for causing the recon team's apprehension.

In the Arctic, Grimlock breaks into Megatron's secret underground cavern, where the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are being held captive in stasis along with a Decepticon ship.

Thundercracker and Skywarp have some nice hot baths, while Shockwave offers [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] a position as his Lieutenant. As soon as Shockwave leaves, Starscream makes a move, disabling [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and grabbing Soundwave from behind.

[[Spyglass]], [[Spectro]], and [[Viewfinder]], from their monitoring room, relay news of the arrival of Security Team Dion with their Autobot captives to Shockwave. Aboard the shuttle, Ultra Magnus is extremely angry that Shockwave has made the decision to deactivate the captive Autobots upon their return to Cybertron.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (5)
*[[Topspin (G1)| Topspin]] (8)
*[[Twin Twist]] (9)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (13)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (18)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (19)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (20)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (21)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (22)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (23)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (26)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (27)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (28)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (29)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (30)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (31)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (32)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (33)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (34)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (35)

|c2=
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (1)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (7)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (10)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (15)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (16)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (17)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (36)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (37)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (38)
}}

==Quotes==
"Peace, my afterburner!"
:—'''Twin Twist'''

"Slag it! Decepticon, Autobot, Cybertronian—what difference does it make? I say the side with the biggest guns is the side we roll with... no matter whose finger is on the trigger."
:—'''Skywarp'''

"How could you betray the Autobots?... How could you... betray me?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' ([[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] is such a heartbreaker.)

"Optimus, Cliffjumper overreacted."
:—'''Prowl'''

==Notes==
* Ultra Magnus doesn't seem to notice that there are a few Autobots missing from the surrendering party; odd, since they were present during the battle in the [[New World Order|previous issue]].
* While relaxing, Skywarp and Thundercracker are receiving care from the [[Mini-spies]].
* Security Team Dion's shuttle is clearly Sky Lynx. Although his name is never outright stated, the name appears with the shuttle on one of the screens inside of Reflector's monitoring room.
* Yes, Swoop is there in the green-liquid tank with the other Dinobots on the opposite side of Slag.
* This issue insinuates that the reason Grimlock switched sides is the [[Prime Directive|previous volume]] was due to Megatron using the captive Dinobots as blackmail against him. What the Decepticon ship was doing with them was unexplained, but it meant that Megatron was lying when he said he was unable to leave Earth.

===Covers (2)===
[[Image:G1 Vol.2 Issue2 2.jpg|right|180px|thumb|TOAST. Represent.]]
*Cover A: Decepticon cover (left), and
*Cover B: Autobot cover (right), art on both by [[Pat Lee]]. The covers can be placed together to form a two-page image. The artwork for these covers was reprinted in the trade paperback.

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