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Dark Creation

2012-08-11T22:53:53Z

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #65
|prev=Deadly Obsession
|next=All Fall Down
|title="Dark Creation"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #290–293
|prev2=End of the Road! (UK)
|next2=All Fall Down
|image=MarvelUS-65.jpg
|caption=Get away from me, you GLITCH!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=February 1990
|coverdate=April 1990
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|artist=[[Geoff Senior]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Jim Massara]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''In space, no one can hear you transform.'''

==Synopsis==
And so, the true history of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] after it left Earth in [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body unfolds. Crash landing on the barren moon [[VsQs]], the Matrix lies inactive until a droid crashes nearby as well, on the edge of death. Revitalized, the mechanoid who once brought death only to the terminally ill becomes willing and able to take all life in its path. The Matrix maintains a psychic link with the [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] after it departs, and experiences new sensations through the being, such as pain, terror, and evil. It becomes... curious.

Next, a [[Matrixspawn|small predatory creature]] crawls into Prime's dead chest and is exposed to the Matrix's power. Recognizing the creature as a predator that kills victims which are neither food nor enemy, the Matrix becomes fascinated by the nature of evil. To experiment with more sensations, it recreates the creature into a larger and more deadly form, something that [[VsQs Exploration Team|curious scientists]] from [[Cameron]] [[Cameron Space Control|Space Control]] learn to their eternal lament.

Cut to the present. The [[Classic Pretender]]s are exploring what remains of the VsQs exploration habitat. As [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] uncovers the survey logs, which end abruptly after the first encounter with Optimus Prime's funeral barge and the [[Matrixspawn]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] returns from exploring the ruins. He's found the research team... what's left of them. While the Autobots are pondering their options, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] suddenly crashes through the window, demanding they hand over the Matrix to him.

Back at Thunderwing's ship, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] is monologuing to himself about how unfair it is that he's stuck on guard duty. He contends (to himself, still) that being backhanded across the room by Thunderwing should've been punishment enough. Little does he realize that his impact shook loose a circuit, sending an electrical surge through the [[Mind Leech]] technology holding the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] prisoners in stasis.

In the research station, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a vain attempt to reason with Thunderwing before he crushes Bumblebee's neck, but Grimlock just hauls off and slugs him. As Thunderwing's [[Decepticon]] warriors join the fight, [[Windsweeper]] sees how outnumbered the Autobots are and decides to just hang back in the shadows and let the other Decepticons do the work. This strategy works pretty well until the Matrixspawn grabs him from behind with its tail and begins pulling him up to the rafters.

Meanwhile, off the coast of [[United Kingdom|England]], a [[Shockwave (G1)|shadowy figure dressed all in purple, and with only one eye]], emerges from the waters. But WHO could it be...?

On VsQs, the Decepticons notice Windsweeper is missing, and spot the creature about ready to devour him. [[Needlenose]] draws a bead on the Matrixspawn to kill it and save his comrade, but Thunderwing shoves him out of the way when he recognizes the Matrix energy dripping from the creature. Afraid of being separated from its vessel, the Matrix bids it to retreat. Thunderwing takes off in hot pursuit, leaving some very chagrined Decepticon troopers wondering just how far gone their leader is.

As the Pretenders regroup, they realize the moon's heavy gravity is beginning to have an effect on them; it seems they had been burning extra [[energon]] over the last few hours to compensate, which only means that now they're low on fuel reserves. Chasing after the creature as best they can, the [[Autobot]]s are caught between Thunderwing and the Matrixspawn as they battle for the right to possess the Matrix. Bumblebee, all-but dry of energy, reaches slowly towards the Matrix as their enemies fight to the death and...

At the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Classic Pretenders' [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] is coming in for a smooth landing, and Optimus Prime eagerly goes to meet the conquering heroes and reclaim their prize. The laugh's on him though, as Thunderwing steps forth from the shuttle wielding the power of the Matrix as his own.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (7)
* [[Hosehead]] (10)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (11)
* [[Siren]] (12)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (18)

|c2=
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (8)
* [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (9)
* [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (13)
* [[Needlenose]] (14)
* [[Windsweeper]] (15)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shadowy figure]] (17)

|c4=
* [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] (1)
* [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] (2)
* [[Matrixspawn]] (4)
* [[Patch]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
* This is the first fictional mention of [[Prima]], [[Prime Nova]], and [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], although Prima and Sentinel Prime were previously depicted in "[[Primal Scream]]" and "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]", respectively, as unnamed characters.
* Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock's Pretender Shells make their last appearance in the comics. Bumblebee's shell gets a hole blasted through it by Thunderwing, but Jazz and Grimlock's just disappear forever without explanation after they exit them to fight.
* The assorted creatures in this story are obviously inspired in part by the critters from the [[Wikipedia:Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' film series]], particularly the "[[Wikipedia:Facehugger|facehugger]]". Given that, the name of the moon, "VsQs," may be an homage to [[Wikipedia:List of characters in the Alien series|PFC Vasquez]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' and the name of the planet it orbits, "Cameron", is certainly an homage to [[Wikipedia:James Cameron|James Cameron]], the director of that film.
* ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Windsweeper]] are found after the main story.
* UK issue #290 featured ''[[Transformers AtoZ]]'' profiles for [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]].

===References===
* The Deathbringer story the Matrix references occurred in "[[Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer]]", making it one of the biggest references to the UK comic ever made by the US comic.

===Errors===
* Shockwave rises up out of the sea only a few feet away from the beach which is impossible for a Transformer without being seen. Also, why did Shockwave travel to Blackpool and choose to reveal himself? He would have been seen by the whole of Blackpool.

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-65.jpg|'''US issue #65''' - Zoinks!
Image:MarvelUK-290.jpg|'''UK issue #290''' - Brings a new meaning to 'heartburn'
Image:MarvelUK-291.jpg|'''UK issue #291''' - Feed me Seymour!
Image:MarvelUK-292.jpg|'''UK issue #292''' - Windsweeper gets swept off his feet.
Image:MarvelUK-293.jpg|'''UK issue #293''' - Hmm, a floaty green thing. Can't be harmful!
</gallery>
* '''US issue #65 cover:''' Grimlock attacked by the alien by [[Bill Sienkiewicz]].
* '''UK issue #290 cover:''' Optimus Prime's corpse by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]].
* '''UK issue #291 cover:''' Bumblebee about to be attacked by the alien by Stewart Johnson.
* '''UK issue #292 cover:''' Windsweeper attacked by the alien by Stewart Johnson.
* '''UK issue #293 cover:''' Thunderwing with the Matrix by Stewart Johnson.

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

===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Transformers: Matrix Quest]]''
*2008 — ''[[Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm]]''
*2009 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5]]''

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

Windsweeper

2012-08-11T22:32:27Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{picsneeded|G1 alt mode fictional appearance}}

:''Windsweeper is a <s>neatfreak</s> [[Decepticon]] [[Triggercon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Windsweeper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Germs, germs, germs are everywhere!]]
Neatness is an admirable quality in any creature. '''Windsweeper''' admires it very much. Head of Cybertronic sanitation, he dislikes being called a fancy garbage bot, but he loves to keep the world clean and pure, free of litter and stains. Litter and stains and slimy drippy oil spots and grubby rusty things, ugh. They make him feel itchy and dirty all over. Itchy and dirty. He hates the lazy litterbots who leave them behind. He hates them worst when they throw garbage at him and he has to scrub, scrub, scrub himself until he feels clean again.

As bad as Cybertron would be if he didn't constantly lock up oil-drippers and litterbugs in deep and dark (but clean) dungeons, other planets are far worse, covered in dirt, with the clean, blank sky full of disgusting clouds and birds and flying kites, and everything simply alive with creepy, crawly bugs. They give him the shakes, so he has to burn them and kill them dead, dead, dead with fire, pure, clean fire.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
Windsweeper and his fellow Triggercons were active on Cybertron during the early days of the war, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were just beginning their feud. While tracking the Autobot leader and the [[Triggerbot|Triggerbots]], Megatron and the Triggercons executed the keepers of [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] and attempted to steal the power of the [[Underbase]]. They failed once Optimus Prime launched the Underbase into space to keep it out of Megatron's hands. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

[[Image:ThunderwingComic.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh god what is that stuff coming out of my cannons I gotta clean them now now now now now oh god so dirty so dirty does anyone have some rubbing alcohol]]
''Millions of years later, Windsweeper and the Triggercons were toiling under the hedonistic decadence of the [[Triumverate]]. This trio had brought down the Decepticon Army, reducing their interests to a series of gladiatorial games. Once [[Straxus (G1)|"Megatron"]] returned and offered the Decepticons a return to the old ways, the Triggercons eagerly agreed and shot their current leaders in the back. {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}}''

Windsweeper and his Triggercon partner [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] were soon reassigned to [[Thunderwing (G1)|Lord Thunderwing]]. They became involved in Thunderwing's obsessive quest to acquire the power of the Autobots' [[Creation Matrix]] for himself, piloting the Decepticon's ship to the planets [[Pz-Zazz]], [[Cheyne]], [[Pequod]] and [[Cameron]]'s third moon [[VsQs]], however he stayed aboard their ship during the visit to Pequod. In the last battle with the Autobot "Matrix hunter" units, an idle Windsweeper was nearly killed by a [[Matrixspawn]] while his leader was focused on claiming his prize but was released when the Matrixspawn panics after being discovered. Thunderwing's willingness to allow Windsweeper be sacrificed caused further resentment from Needlenose over their leader's obsession. The Decepticons finally came to the ''Ark'' aboard [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s shuttle to deceive [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] but once there they could only watch as their leader battled the Autobots. After Thunderwing's ultimate defeat, Windsweeper and the other Decepticons were taken into Autobot custody on the ''Ark'' without a fight. {{storylink|Matrix Quest}} He was not seen or mentioned again.

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2009, Windsweeper and his fellow Triggercons helped [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] disable an Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron. He was not as eager to combat the Autobots as his comrades were, preferring instead to stay out of the battle. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''
{{-}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer4 Decepticonfliers.jpg|right|250px|thumb|GAH! Filthy, filthy clouds!]]
Windsweeper belongs to the crew of the [[Thanatos]], operating under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. He was led into aerial combat by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] during the battle with Thunderwing on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer issue 4}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Windsweeper toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Windsweeper hates that he is out of his package, therefore no longer a germ-free toy.]]
*'''Windsweeper''' (Triggercon, 1988)

: Windsweeper transforms from robot to modified B-1B Lancer bomber. Activating his [[Triggercon]] gimmick causes a pair of spring-loaded guns to flip out from his wings and point forward.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Windsweeper/windsweeper.htm More information on Windsweeper at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* It has been speculated that Windsweeper was originally supposed to be a [[Triggerbot]], not a Triggercon. His chromed, spring-loaded guns line up with the two ground-based Triggerbots, while the Autobot flier [[Dogfight]]'s unchromed, gear-turning guns would make him seem a more likely match with the Decepticons.

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Windsweeper Windsweeper's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Gottlieb

2012-08-11T21:41:14Z

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{{disambig2|the alien planet prone to spontaneous Melvillery|the cartoon writer|David N. Gottlieb}}
:''Gottlieb is a Pequodian city from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''
[[Image:Deadly Obsession Gottlieb.jpg|right|400px|thumb|]]
'''Gottlieb''' is an ocean-side town on the planet [[Pequod]]. It has a thriving vacation tourist trade, and city officials who aren't going to let that lucrative trade be threatened by any pesky [[Klud|killer monsters]] or [[Harbor master|civil servants who don't know when to keep their mouths shut]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Longtooth]], [[Doubleheader]], and [[Pincher]] arrived in Gottlieb in search of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. There, they were informed by the [[harbor master]] of the existence of the [[Klud]] that was demolishing wayward ships and boats out on the seas of Pequod. There, the [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]]s saw a sign offering 10,000 [[drax]] for the death of the Klud. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

==Notes==
* Gottlieb is named for [[wikipedia:Carl_Gottlieb|Carl Gottlieb]], the Oscar-winning screenwriter who re-drafted the 1975 film ''[[Wikipedia:Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' during production. The name would roughly translate to "Godbeloved", by the way.

[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]