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Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2

2019-07-21T07:54:24Z

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|title="Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2"
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 17]], [[2019]]
|coverdate=July 2019
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Dan Schoening]]
|colors by=[[Luis Antonio Delgado]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]''
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'''Teamwork skills are put to the test as Ectronymous and the Ghostbusters contend with a spectral Starscream and an electrically-charged menace.'''

==Synopsis==
In [[Prospect Park]], [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] introduces himself to the [[Ghostbusters]]—and while the [[Autobot]] expects the humans to be shocked by his appearance, he's more surprised by their nonplussed reaction than they are by him—after all, as [[Peter Venkman|Peter]] points out, they've seen ''far'' stranger things over the course of their careers. Ectronymous points out that he's come to [[Earth]] in pursuit of a mysterious signal, and the [[ghost trap]] that currently contains [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s spectral form is interfering with that signal.

His original plan to simply intimidate the Ghostbusters into depowering the trap having fallen through, Ectotron asks them to comply. The four men, however, are more interested in trying to figure out what Ectotron ''is''—[[Ray Stantz|Ray]] wonders if he's a ghost who's possessed a vehicle, which [[Egon Spengler|Egon]] shoots down, then immediately dismisses [[Winston Zeddemore|Winston]] when he points out that Ectronymous clearly told them that he was from another planet. Ray tries to reason with Ectronymous, pointing out that if he depowers the ghost trap then he'll immediately release Starscream... but Ectronymous insists that he can't fail on his very first field mission. One zap from his wrist knocks the trap out of Ray's hands, and the vengeful ghost of Starscream is freed once more! The Ghostbusters scatter for cover as Starscream fires his weapons wildly, while Ectronymous realizes something: Starscream isn't just a hologram, ''he's'' the signal that he's been tracking! As Ectronymous watches, the four Ghostbusters unsling their [[proton pack]]s and swing into action, quickly entangling the [[Decepticon]] phantom in their beams.

Before Starscream can be trapped again, the former Air Commander sees Ectronymous and, thinking quickly, tries to arrange a temporary truce so that he can talk things out with the heroes. Peter is understandably skeptical, but agrees to give him the chance to explain himself under stay of ghost trap. Ectronymous warns the four that Starscream is about the least trustworthy Cybertronian there is, but the Decepticon makes it clear that he just wants to speak with the Autobot. When Ectronymous asks him what he wants, Starscream reveals that he has one desire: to return to life, and claim a corporeal body for his own. Ectronymous wonders how such a fate could befall a Transformer, and Starscream explains...

''After the arrival of [[Gozer]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his forces rallied to defend their homeworld—to no avail, as Gozer proved too strong for even the mightiest of the Decepticon [[combiner]]s. One by one, the Decepticons fell, but, despite Starscream's insistence on fleeing while there was still time, Megatron refused to abandon their homeworld. That's when Megatron found himself approached by a mysterious, red-cloaked figure, who informed the Decepticon leader that there was no way to defeat Gozer--only to flee, or die.''

Ray interrupts Starscream's story; after all, the Ghostbusters encountered Gozer when the deity arrived in New York some years ago. Ectronymous wonders aloud, was it Gozer who reduced Starscream to this phantasmal form? Starscream tells them that it was not the Traveller who did this to him, and continues his story...

''The mysterious figure offered the Decepticons a choice, a way to escape Gozer's vengeance: though Megatron initially shouted down [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s consideration of this offer, Shockwave's comment that Megatron's pride would see them all destroyed made the Decepticon leader reconsider. The price would be high, the figure warned him, but Megatron accepted... and was instantly killed, his body reduced to dust. Despite Starscream's momentary jubilation that Megatron had finally fallen for good, Megatron lived on as a ghost—like all of the Decepticons would become, permanently bound to the will of the dread being who supposedly called itself "[[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]]." Starscream would find a way to escape Kremzeek's control, and found his way to Earth... but despite everything, he was unable to reconstitute himself into a corporeal body''—and that's why he sent a signal to the Autobots, in the hopes that they would assist him.

The Ghostbusters are decidedly unmoved by Starscream's tale: Winston is the first to admit that something is off, Peter agrees, but Egon is detecting another surge of psychokinetic energy... a surge that is borne out when a spectral lightning bolt hits the ground, coalescing into a tiny servant of Kremzeek! Starscream shrieks for them to kill it; Peter obliges by slinging another ghost trap, but the trap is only able to hold the high-energy creature for a few seconds before Kremzeek overheats and short-circuits the delicate device, blowing it apart from the inside! Starscream howls that they need to ''destroy'' it, not merely trap it, and although Egon is initially hesitant, he agrees that dispelling the ghost—a hybrid of electricity and psychokinetic energy—is the only way to stop it... if only they can safely ground the electrically charged creature.

While Winston pins it in place with his proton pack, Ectronymous finds himself the newest member of the Ghostbusters as Winston encourages the hesitant Autobot to carry out his role in the plan—when he touches the restrained Kremzeek, the discharge evaporates the electric phantom. Though the Ghostbusters congratulate him, Starscream isn't as moved, and not-so-delicately reminds them of his own desire to get his body back. Unfortunately, the electrical surge has fried Ectronymous's communicator, and his ship's antennae was damaged while entering the atmosphere; Ray offers the assistance of the Ghostbusters if Ectronymous takes them home. Ectotron agrees to invite [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to Earth as soon as he can... and so neither Autobot nor Ghostbusters see Starscream smirk behind them, confident that he's played them all for fools...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] (1)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (6)
* ''[[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel]]'' (7)
* ''[[Guardian robot]]'' (8)
* ''[[Dropkick (G1)|Dropkick]]s'' (9)
* ''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (10)
* ''[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (11)
* ''[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'' (12)
* ''[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]'' (14)
* ''[[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] (15)
* ''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'' (16)
* ''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'' (17)
* ''[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'' (18)
* ''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'' (19)

|h3=[[Ghostbusters]]|c3=
* [[Winston Zeddemore]] (2)
* [[Egon Spengler]] (3)
* [[Ray Stantz]] (4)
* [[Peter Venkman]] (5)

|h4=Others|c4=
* ''[[Gozer]]'' (13)
* ''[[Mara-Al-Utha]]'' (20)
* [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek]] (21)
}}

==Quotes==
"We always tell 'em it's a bad idea to turn off the power to a thing, and they '''never''' believe us." 
"Nope." 
"Good news is, if it happens again, we get a '''free hat''' from the insurance agency."
:—'''Peter''' and '''Winston'''

"How did this happen?" 
"Usually they '''die''' first."
:—'''Ectronymous''' and '''Peter''' on Starscream's ghost

'''Winston''': Something about this guy smells '''off'''. What's your read? 
'''Peter''': Oh yeah. '''Big time''' off. 
'''Ray''': Is it our place to interfere here? 
'''Peter''': Not without a paycheck.
:—The Ghostbusters remain skeptical of Starscream

"I tried to warn you, but would you listen? '''No!''' It's a wonder your species ever managed to pull itself out of the muck!"
:—'''Starscream'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The opening dramatis personae page notes that Egon "knows that aliens don't exist;" as Ectronymous explains that he's not from Earth, Egon indeed points out that he can't accept that. Dr. Spengler was previously established to be skeptical about the prospects of extraterrestrial life in [[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 11|issue #11]] of the first ongoing, in which he butted heads with FBI agent and alien believer [[wikia:ghostbusters:Special Agent Jim Savage|Jim Savage]] while investigating paranormal activity in [[Roswell]], [[New Mexico]].
* The dramatis personae page also mentions that Winston is a former [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]], a plot element that has been frequently explored in the IDW comics. While Winston's military background solely applies to the comics, it was derived from an early draft of the original ''Ghostbusters'' script, in which Winston was a former member of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]].
* When faced with an un-trappable Kremzeek, Egon points out that he's hesitant about "dispelling"—outright ''destroying''—ghosts rather than his tried-and-true method of capture and containment. He saw the effects of dispelling firsthand in the storyline that ran from [[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 13|issue #13]] through [[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 15|#15]] of the first ongoing, in which the Ghostbusters contended with a sleazy knock-off company, the [[wikia:ghostbusters:Ghost Smashers (IDW)|Ghost Smashers]]. Their slipshod practices of merely "blowing up" ghosts rather than capturing them ended with the remnants of those destroyed ghosts reconstituting and combining themselves into a far larger, nastier form.

===Transformers references===
[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]
* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next page features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], and obscure Decepticon [[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]], from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!|issue #18]] of the series.
* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.
* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.
* There's definitely ''something'' amiss with Starscream's story, as anyone who's seen the ''Transformers'' cartoon will immediately recognize the red-hooded figure in his story—who ''supposedly'' goes by the name "Kremzeek"—as the "Red Wizard" [[Mara-Al-Utha]], a [[Quintesson]] who appeared in the episode "[[Madman's Paradise]]." Iconography lifted from that episode also appeared in [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1|the previous issue]] in the [[Temple of Gozer]]... curiouser and curiouser...
* And then, of course, there's Kremzeek himself: it's anyone's guess as to whether or not Starscream is telling a fib regarding his ''true'' identity, but the little guy is pretty much lifted right out of his sole appearance in the cartoon episode "[[Kremzeek!]]," right down to his Pokémon-like verbal tic.

===Ghostbusters references===
* Peter grimly muses that "we always tell 'em it's a bad idea to turn off the power to a thing;" naturally, this has happened several times in various ''Ghostbusters'' series, though the most famous one is, of course, [[wikia:ghostbusters:Walter Peck|Walter Peck]]'s decision to deactivate the firehouse containment unit in the original ''Ghostbusters'' film.
* Corroborating at least part of Starscream's story, Egon points out that Gozer ''has'' indeed visited and destroyed other worlds before, a fact that they learned from [[Vinz Clortho]] in the original ''Ghostbusters'' film.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Winston and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] leap into action, by [[Dan Schoening]] and [[Luis Antonio Delgado]], part 2 of a 5-part composite cover
* '''Cover B''': Starscream poses in a spoof of the logo for ''{{w|Ghostbusters II}}'', by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': The Ghostbusters take on Starscream and a horde of Kremzeeks, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Thomas Deer]]

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Moon (BW)

2018-04-29T19:32:56Z

Heckfire: /* Beast Wars */

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{{disambig2|the transforming bunny from Beast Wars II|the Earth's natural orbiting satellite|Moon (moon)}}

:''Moon is a transforming bunny from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:MoonBWII1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dammit, Moon Moon.]]

'''Moon''' (ムーン ''Mūn'') is so sweet and saccharine and cutesy-wootsy adorable he might just make you wanna ''puke''. A transforming bunny-robot of [[Gaia|Gaian]] origin, Moon has a carefree, childish personality that makes him innocent, kind and, well, irresponsibly oblivious. He'll often blurt out blunt, unfiltered statements not intended to offend, but simply because he doesn't know how to watch what he says. Luckily, his best friend [[Artemis]] is always there with a big mallet, waiting to bonk him on the head. He never learns, though. ''Never''.

Stationed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] overlooking Gaia, Moon was tasked by [[human|an ancient civilization]] to monitor the planet and make sure no interlopers ever abuse the [[Angolmois|Angolmois energy]] within. He's remarkably good at gathering information, thanks in large part to his flight and invisibility powers, and he's ''shockingly'' good at correlating facts in spite of his immaturity... A talent that further infuriates Artemis, who has a terrible memory.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Junko Takeuchi]] (Japanese)}}

Tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Lio Convoy's Maximals, the people of [[Gaia]] discovered the dark secret of their planet's [[Angolmois|Angolmois energy]]. If used with evil intent, this colossal energy source would become evil itself. Fearing the ramifications, the people of Gaia fled their planet for deep space, leaving behind two monitor androids in a chamber beneath the surface of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. These androids, Moon and [[Artemis]], were to monitor the planet in case the Angolmois energy was ever corrupted and used by those with nefarious intent. The Gaians' defense protocols would then take over, destroying Gaia and the Moon to prevent an outbreak of evil Angolmois energy in the universe. Moon and Artemis were not programmed with this last bit of knowledge, to prevent conflicts in their programming. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}}

Artemis and Moon detected a shift in the Angolmois energy of Gaia when the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' arrived on the planet. Fearing the worst from the Predacons, they hoped for the swift arrival of Maximal defenders to save their world. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When the [[Autoroller]]s began burning down the forests of Gaia to make room for Angolmois energy mining operations, Moon was fast asleep dreaming of his last meal. He woke up quickly out of self-preservation when Artemis got worked up, though. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}} Artemis and Moon observed Bighorn's aggressive tendencies from the moon as he rampaged over the landscape. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

In their first [[Artemis & Moon II Report|II Report]], Artemis and Moon discussed the nature of Angolmois energy on the planet Gaia, but were interrupted by [[Tasmania Kid]]. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}} Later, Moon interrupted Artemis's mail call to point out the latest spread of evil Angolmois energy over the planet. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}} Some idle musing by Artemis told Moon she actually had no idea why they were watching Gaia, and so he revealed to her (reminded her?) of their origins as creations of the lost civilization of Gaia to watch out for anyone misusing the potentially dangerous Angolmois energy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

Artemis and Moon observed the [[Insectron]]s, and the Predacons' plot to turn the insects against the Maximals. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} Artemis was impressed with [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]]'s duplicity, while Moon thought the Maximals were too simple-minded if they fell for the trap. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}} Observing Starscream's oil trap for the Insectrons, Artemis and Moon discussed the value of oil to Transformers. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}} When [[Autostinger]] called in his debt from saving [[Bigmos]]'s life in the past, Artemis didn't understand the honor involved, thinking the past was in the past. Moon took this opportunity to mention he ate the cake she was saving...but he did it in the past, so it didn't matter, right? {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Artemis and Moon observed [[Scissor Boy]]'s misadventures with [[Tasmania Kid]] and the [[Autoroller]]s. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}} They also monitored Galvatron's return and the influence of Angolmois energy on his body. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

[[Image:Bw2 ep6 hammertime.jpg|left|225px|thumb|This was all because he ate the last piece of chocolate cake.]]

As the Predacons launched a massive attack over the [[South America|South Continent]], Artemis and Moon watched the Maximals and Insectrons fight to fend them off. Artemis was happy to see the two factions working together, but Moon wasn't so sure it would last. He showed Artemis archive footage indicating the Insectrons wanted to be left in peace more than fight, but the sum total of the footage indicated they would probably continue aiding the Maximals because they were friends. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Moon and Artemis watched as the [[Jointron]] brothers arrived on Gaia. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} They found the Jointrons to be ''incredibly'' annoying. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

Finally tired of watching the Maximals fall into traps and dangerous situations, Moon converted to robot mode and left his sanctuary, flying down to the planet below. Unfortunately, the Maximals and Jointrons ignored him completely. Artemis later speculated that there was a barrier around Moon preventing him from being seen or heard because they were meant to be observers only. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Moon could not understand Artemis's crushes on Starscream and Scuba, or how she managed to nurse BOTH crushes when her guys were fighting on opposite teams. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} Artemis and Moon once again cursed their inability to interfere when they learned of Galvatron's plot to trap the Maximals using the [[Copy Machine]]. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When a [[Photon sailer]] entered the solar system, Artemis and Moon were alerted to its presence. Moon did some research and determined the sailer belonged to the [[Seacon (BWII)|Space Pirate Seacons]], and rightly concluded that yet another visitor from space was coming to cause trouble on Gaia. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

Moon and Artemis got into a discussion over who was the strongest among the Maximals and Predacons, and called in to Lio Convoy and Galvatron for feedback. In the end, however, the comparison degenerated into Artemis trying to spend time with her crush-bots, Scuba and Starscream. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Moon could do nothing but shake his head when Artemis got all worked up over [[Scylla]] of the Seacons declaring her love for Scuba-sama. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} He and Artemis later reluctantly observed Megastorm and the Seacons' plot to lure the Maximals into battle with a series of transmitters. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Artemis got totally worked up when Scylla grabbed Scuba in a loving (if unwanted) embrace during a battle, and turned her aggressions on Moon, telling him to do something to help the Maximals. Unclear on what he could do behind his invisibility shield, Moon flew down to Gaia anyway and observed the fighting. When the Seacon ship's pirate flag flapped in his face, Moon got an idea. He used his oil to draw a map of the area on the pirate flag, and then flew to the Southern Continent where he dropped the flag on the Insectrons. Familiar with the Space Pirates' reputation for danger, Tonbot and Bigmos responded to the "note" and came to the Sea Continent to bail out their Maximal comrades. Good job, Moon! {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

Moon had to once again point out that Scuba had no idea Artemis existed (literally) when she complained about Scylla receiving a love letter seemingly from the Maximal squid. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} Later, Artemis and Moon monitored the Space Pirates' plans to leave Gaia. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Moon and Artemis observed the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]] as it entered Gaia's solar system. Moon calculated that Nemesis was on a trajectory that led it directly to Gaia. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} They continued to speculate about Nemesis, as well as the arrival of [[Lio Junior]] and the transformation of Megastorm into [[Gigastorm]]. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}} Moon and Artemis watched as [[Ikard]] made contact with the Maximals and provided Scuba with his new gift, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

When the Seacons were trapped by the artificial planet Nemesis, Artemis and Moon detected their SOS, but were unable to do anything to help them. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}} They later monitored signals being sent back and forth from Galvatron to Nemesis, and witnessed as Nemesis completely devoured the rings of Saturn as a fuel source. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Artemis got upset that Starscream was facing what appeared to be his last stand, and wanted Moon to fly down to Gaia and help, but Moon was having none of that. Afterwards, he and Artemis reviewed the abilities of the newly-upgraded [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]], {{storylink|The End of Starscream}} and later did the same for the evolved [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

Moon and Artemis observed the Maximals' efforts to freeze the raging Angolmois energy on Gaia before it erupted, but Galvatron had Nemesis consume Jupiter entirely to increase the Angolmois energy corruption activity. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} The duo also monitored the Maximals' next setback, using an artillery cannon to blast Nemesis before it reached the planet. Unfortunately, the Angolmois energy powering the cannon was too much, and it overheated and exploded. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} They observed Galvatron's failed attempt to brainwash Lio Junior with corrupted Angolmois energy as well. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis passed [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], an ancient temple there released a [[Martian emissary|robotic emissary]] who traveled to Gaia and befriended the Maximals. As their computer [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] translated, the emissary stated its mission was to retake control of the unstable Angolmois energy. The Maximals led the emissary to the [[Mother Computer]] it needed for its mission, located hidden away in the [[Valley of the Lions]]. Moon and Artemis researched the emissary's history in their computer banks, only to discover its mission to "control" the Angolmois energy actually meant wiping it out entirely. A preprogrammed defense sequence in the Mother Computer would pull the Moon out of orbit, crashing it down on top of Gaia, wiping out all life and Angolmois energy on the planet.

Desperate to save their adopted friends and themselves, Moon flew to Earth hoping he could somehow communicate with the Maximals. Miraculously, [[Lio Junior]]'s Angolmois-energy-enhanced senses allowed him to penetrate Moon's invisibility barrier, and he heard the little robot's warning. Magnaboss and Moon raced to the Mother Computer with their concerns, where the emissary had already entered the computer. The archive tapes in the computer had already confirmed Moon's existence to Lio Convoy, who took their warning seriously. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}}

Moon consulted with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] as the Maximals desperately sought a way to prevent the Moon from crashing into Gaia. With Navi, they determined it was possible for NAVI to enter the Mother Computer and reprogram the emissary to reverse the cataclysm. With the momentary assistance of Galvatron, the Maximals succeeded in getting past the computer's defenses so that NAVI could enter and save the moon. Moon said good-bye to Lio Junior afterwards and returned to the thankful Artemis, the Maximals now fully aware of his existence and efforts on their behalf. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Artemis and Moon monitored the Maximals' efforts to leave Gaia and intercept the artificial planet Nemesis using a modified space cruiser. They wished allies well on their mission. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

Moon is here to satisfy all your stock transformation footage needs. Sometimes forwards, sometimes backwards. {{storylink|Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors}}

When the Maximals were forced to crash on an asteroid in battle with the Space Pirate Seacons, they managed to free the pirates from Galvatron's mind control, but no longer had the energy necessary to reach Nemesis. Moon arrived and provided Lio Junior with a new plan: use the gravity of the Moon to slingshot their ship back on track. Artemis and Moon worked together and provided Lio Junior and the Maximals the telemetry necessary to make full use of the slingshot maneuver. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

Artemis and Moon watched with concern as the Maximals arrived on Nemesis and prepared to sabotage it. The heroes delayed too long, however, for Nemesis was now in range of Gaia. Galvatron ordered Nemesis to begin siphoning up all the Angolmois energy on the planet, and with it the essence of Gaia itself. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} After praying for a miracle, Artemis communed with the spirit of Gaia and found a way she and Moon could help. They could move the moon itself into the path of the Angolmois energy, blocking it from its flight from Gaia to Nemesis and depriving the Predacons of energy. The consequences would be dire for the duo, however, for the Angolmois energy would superheat the moon and roast Artemis and Moon inside. When Artemis explained her plan and the risks, Moon didn't hesitate to agree in order to save Gaia. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} Together, Artemis and Moon held each other inside the moon while cutting off the flow of Angolmois energy until the Maximals succeeded in destroying Nemesis. The two androids survived the conflagration, emerging from the combined mass of the moon and Nemesis which existed after the artificial planet's destruction. Although the Maximals were gone, Artemis and Moon were thankful to the heroes for all they had done for Gaia. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====''Cloud''====
Watching from their satellite, Artemis and Moon were alarmed when Transformers they'd never seen before—extradimensional visitors from [[Cloud World]]—suddenly appeared on Gaia. Moon commented that the girl with the group, [[SARA]], was cuter and more ladylike than Artemis, earning him the usual walloping. {{storylink|Concealment}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
[[Image:ArtemisMoonTeaParty01.jpg|thumb|250px|Did you find Lookee in this episode?]]
After [[Unicron]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Big Convoy]], and the formation of an alliance between the Maximals and Predacons, Artemis and Moon somehow travelled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

As Big Convoy and [[Magmatron]]'s forces had one last brawl for old times' sake behind them, the Gaia androids participated in a giant cross-faction party under beautiful cherry blossoms. They shared a drink with [[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]], [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]], and [[Sharp Edge]] while [[Apache]] and [[Cohrada]] peacefully slept nearby. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Along with [[Artemis]], Moon was charged by the [[Celestial]]s with observing the events transpiring on the planet [[Gaia|Gaea]] for them. When the battle between the forces of [[Lio Convoy]] and Galvatron grew to be too dire for Moon to stand any longer, the robot followed his moral compass and disobeyed his orders, taking an active role in events. For this, the Celestials "excommunicated" him and he could no longer contact them. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Moon, or Mecha Usagi, was remembered as being [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Titan Master|Titanmaster]] partner after the [[Grand Uprising]]. Whether he actually ''was'' was a matter of debate among scholars, with some sources saying there was no proof either way. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When a super-powerful [[energon crystal]] is discovered on [[Earth]], Moon assisted his friend Artemis in order to gain possession of said crystal.

Together, they could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend themselves against various incoming projectiles, and missions to run across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria that had to be fended off.

When they defeated their last opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Artemis, blissfully unaware of the crystal's power, used it as a decoration for her room, finding it pretty. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{note|Moon is listed as a Predacon in this game, to equalize the combatants in each faction. Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Moon's fate in those outcomes.}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWII Moon toy.jpg|right|thumb|In the future, robots have rabbit faces instead of butts. Because robots don't need butts.]]
*'''Moon''' (Basic, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''S-2'''

: Moon transforms into a yellow rabbitty-thing. Its robot-mode chest has a "View-Master"-like gimmick, showing art of various ''Beast Wars II'' characters when you look through it. The pictures can be switched by pressing its upper and lower body together until it clicks.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Moon/moon.htm More information on Moon at TFU.info]''
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*'''Mecha Usagi Moon''' (Basic, 1998)

: A white version of Moon was released as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] prize via ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=2628660</ref> Only 2000 pieces were made.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' [[Star Seeker]] [[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]].

==Notes==
[[Image:Moon-symbol.jpg|right|75px|thumb|Bunny Points!]]

[[Image:Concept-Moon.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Metal munching moon mice?]]
*Artemis and Moon are based on a Chinese legend about [[wikipedia:Chang'e|a lady]] and [[wikipedia:Moon rabbit|a rabbit]] who both live on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]].
*Moon's packaging features a unique [[Robot Point|Beast Points]] symbol that was seemingly used nowhere else.
*A pocket-sized Japanese guide book to ''Beast Wars II'' contains an early concept drawing of Moon. It shows that at one time a bizarre-looking, Russian [[wikipedia:Cheburashka|Cheburashka]]-like creature with huge ears and a pierced tail was considered.
*Like a lot of Japanese ''Beast Wars'' characters, Moon was given a verbal tic in the form of a sound or phrase he ends every sentence with or chants incessantly. In his case, it's the word "moon". So yes, Moon lives on the Moon and says "Moon". ''MOON''.
*[[L.P.]] is modeled on Moon.

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising characters]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Cloud characters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Robots]]

Jetfire (G1)/toys

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[[File:G1 boxart Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]

If there is a large, flying Autobot toy that's not an [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], it's probably one of '''Jetfire'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Jetfireg1toy.jpg|upright=1.77|thumb|Don't expect Takara to reissue this toy any time soon.]]
*'''Jetfire''' ([[1985]])
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile Launcher", rifle mounting pod, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg guards (left & right), 2 arm guards, 2 fenders

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Takatoku Toys]] ''Macross'' VF-1S Super Valkyrie, Jetfire features three modes: robot, jet, and an "alternate transformation" (called the "Gerwalk" form in ''Macross'', and the "Guardian" form in ''Robotech'') that deploys his arms and legs in [[alternate mode|jet mode]]. Additionally, Jetfire comes with several red pieces of armor and rocket booster backpack that can snap onto his arms, legs, and back in any mode. He has noticeably more articulation than the other ''Transformers'' in the line at the time. The VF-1S toy is based on a design by mecha designer [[Shōji Kawamori]].

:The shoulder assembly where the jet mode folds in half for [[robot mode]] is one of the more commonly broken parts in the early ''Transformers'' toy line. The more rigid plastic used on the armor pieces also means that it's not uncommon for their attachment clips to have snapped off. And finally, the small black clip-piece that attaches Jetfire's rifle to his jet mode is possibly one of the most commonly missing accessories on secondhand Jetfires, if not secondhand Transformers all around. The fact that the instructions don't tell you what to do with it doesn't help. The piece is used to hold Jetfire's rifle via the clip attached to the arm, as well as under the jetmode as a belly gun.

:There were two main variations of the toy: one featuring the ''Macross'' [[United Nations|UN]] Spacy logo on the wings, and one without the logo. The Macross logo was either painted on or came as a sticker. The logo-less variant has a continuous red strip along the length of the wing, whilst both logo versions have a slight gap in the paint apps surrounding the logo.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Jetfire-G2toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not a traitor!]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Cyberjet, [[1995]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-16'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 armor-piercing missiles
: Jetfire was released in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' as one of the Autobot [[Cyberjet]]s, a [[redeco]] of the Decepticon [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]. He transforms into a proposed swing-wing naval variant of the F-22 Raptor. He is armed with a pressure-launched missile fired from his right arm, which also forms a weapon in fighter mode.

:Interestingly enough, his toy has Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbol]] stickers, despite being released as an Autobot.

:The Japanese release of Jetfire came with an [[:File:Jetfire-JG2decal.jpg|extra decal sheet]], featuring white tiger markings, extra ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbols (presumably to cover the Decepticon ones that were factory-applied), and "battle damage" markings.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[R-Blade]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Wind Sheer (Universe)|Wind Sheer]], and [[BotCon 2005]] [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]. R-Blade's expanded bio in the ''Robotmasters'' sourcebook specifically mentions Jetfire as the leader of the Autobot Cyberjets, even though no mention of this is made in Jetfire's ''Generation 2'' bio, in the U.S. ''or'' Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Cyberjet Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Jetfiretitaniumwarwithin.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Unfortunate landing gear placement.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons, display stand with removable nameplate

:Jetfire is based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design as seen in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''The War Within'' miniseries, which in turn was based on Figueroa's [[Customizing|scratch-build custom]] Transformer, [http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/kitbashes/Don_Figueroa/Kitbash_Retrospective/?dgallery_show=./strikefire_2.jpg Strikefire]. He transforms into a Cybertronic fighter plane with armor add-ons.

:As with all ''Titanium Series'' figures, Jetfire's toy is constructed of both die-cast metal and molded plastic, and it comes with a plastic display stand featuring his name and his faction logo. In jet mode, landing gear can be deployed from underneath the fuselage and both legs. In robot mode, the two wing cannons can be removed to be held by the robot either separately or combined together into a single weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Jetfireclassicsvoyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We're getting almost as many Jetfires as we are Optimus Primes.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Voyager, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket Booster pack, two-piece rifle, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, helmet

:''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Jetfire's design is an amalgam of the original cartoon/comic model for Jetfire/Skyfire and the original toy. It not only features removable armor like the original toy, but the toy-inspired head can be removed like a helmet to reveal a cartoon/comic-inspired head. The jet mode is primarily based on the [[wikipedia:F-14 Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat]] (itself the inspiration for the ''Macross'' [[wikipedia:VF-1 Valkyrie|VF-1 Valkyrie]] design), but with various visual elements taken from Skyfire's [[character model]], most notably the squared-off nosecone. The toy's add-on booster packs have flip-out reveal cannons, and it also features arm-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers.

:An unexpected level of detail can be found on the black non-firing rifle; when it is assembled, the halves of the gun's "sight" come together in a way that would be functional on a full-size weapon.

:The toy's design was first featured on the solicited cover to [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' #1. Contrary to popular belief, it was not designed by [[Don Figueroa]].

:A "ghost" [[redeco]] of this toy, with black plastic and silvery electric paint deco, was shown by [[Hasbro]] in a news broadcast about their attempts to cheer up a Rhode Island orphan. Sadly, this version was never released.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed to make the [[BotCon 2007]] version of [[Dreadwind (G1)#Timelines|Dreadwind]], and [[redeco]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of [[Tread Bolt#Universe (2008)|Tread Bolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Classics'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Jetfireclassicslegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Faith Is For The Larger Toys.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Legends, 2006)

:This toy is a [[redeco]] of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]-class [[Thundercracker (Armada)#LOC|Thundercracker]], transforming into an Su-37 fighter jet. His cannon, while movable, is permanently attached to his left arm.

:This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Starscream]], and then ''Universe'' [[Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|Silverbolt]] from the Target-[[exclusive]] "Special Team Leaders" Legends-class figure pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsLegendsJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Classics'' Legends Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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*'''Jetfire and Grimlock Twin Pack''' (two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket Booster pack, two-piece rifle, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, helmet

:In Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Voyager Class Jetfire was also made available as part of a special two-pack with Deluxe Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]] in late 2007. Aside from the unique packaging, the toys are identical to their single releases.

===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Comes packaged in a block of ice for "show-accuracy".]]
*'''Skyfire''' (Voyager, [[July 17|07-17]]-[[2008]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Hydrogen-fuel Turbo Thruster Pack, two-piece rifle, 2 photon missile launchers, 2 infrared homing missiles, helmet

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Skyfire is a redeco of ''Classics'' Jetfire. The primary changes to his deco are mainly for better resemblance to Skyfire's Generation 1 cartoon model's appearance (in particular painting most of the canopy to make it appear smaller), rather than the Jetfire/''Macross'' design. Of amusement is the fact the fighter's airbrake has been painted blue to be a faux secondary canopy. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the heat-sensitive rubsign seen on the ''Classics'' release, but instead has some [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts (his jetpack's exhaust nozzles).

:It also includes a [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|mini-manga]] detailing the events that lead to Skyfire's appearance in the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' universe (mini-manga universe, that is).
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*'''Jetfire''' (Voyager, [[August 15|9-15]]-[[2013]])
**''Accessories:'' Hydrogen-fuel Turbo Thruster Pack, two-piece rifle, 2 photon missile launchers, 2 infrared homing missiles, helmet

:Exclusive to [[Cybertron Con 2013]], Jetfire features a similar deco to the regular ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Skyfire but with more white, the red being metallic paint, and most notably Decepticon insignias on the wings. Uncharacteristically for a ''Henkei! Henkei!'' figure, he lacks vacuum-metallized parts. Additionally his box (in monochrome blue) features a lot of English text including the Hasbro market name and [[bio]], even though the box is otherwise following the original ''Henkei! Henkei'' packaging design, down to the line's Japanese title logo.

===''Gentei! Gentei!''===
[[File:gentei-darkskyfire-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You bet your smoking [[Anatomic euphemism#Afterburner|afterburners]] I was destined to be repurposed!]]
*'''Dark Skyfire''' (Voyager, [[March 18|3-18]]-[[2010]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Hydrogen-fuel Turbo Thruster Pack, two-piece rifle, 2 photon missile launchers, 2 infrared homing missiles, helmet

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Gentei! Gentei!]]'' Dark Skyfire is a [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]]-[[exclusive]] [[black repaint]] and [[retool]] of ''Classics'' Jetfire. The primary changes to his deco are mainly for making him, uh, darker. Specifically, he's cast in glossy black and purple plastic, with painted purple details and new thin white stripes on his wings. The tips of his backpack cannons have been significantly remolded to make the barrels and stalks on which they are mounted a single, newly-jointed piece, with the result being that the cannons' bodies stick out ever so slightly from their housing. This change is likely to make the barrels more durable under the constant spring-loaded strain of being hidden, as well as allow one to pivot and deploy the cannons without sliding back the panels that are keeping them hidden, due to the fact that deploying the cannons this way with the previous tooling often resulted in the (detachable) tips of the cannons to pop out and send them flying. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the heat-sensitive rubsign seen on the ''Classics'' release, but instead has some vacuum-metallized parts (his jetpack's exhaust nozzles).

:The extent of Dark Skyfire's 'Dark' originally varied from image to image: early pre-production mockup images showed a dark matte grey similar to e-Hobby [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys|Astrotrain]], whilst later images appeared gloss black with high-contrast silver details, leading to speculation that this redeco is the previously unreleased 'ghost' ''Classics'' Jetfire. Some possible hints of this remain, such as the Hasbro ''Classics''-styled open cockpit instead of ''Henkei's ''half-painted version, as well as some entirely new paint operations, such as the added stripes on the sides of the intakes just behind his shoulders.

:Pre-orders for Dark Skyfire opened up on [[November 12]]th and closed on [[December 11]]th [[2009]], with the toys finally shipping in March of 2010.

:This figure was [[Repurposing|repurpos]]ed as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Destron/DarkSkyfire/darkskyfire.htm More information on Dark Skyfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot_Shots_Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jetfire''' ([[2012]])
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''780'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''480'''
***''Sword strength'': '''360'''

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'', Jetfire is a teeny little jet with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his nosecone is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. The colors and sculpted detail are greatly influenced by ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[#Classics|Jetfire]].

:This mold would also have been used to make the unreleased ''Bot Shots'' [[Blast Off (G1)#Bot Shots|Blast Off]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots 3pack Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skyquake / Jetfire / Powerglide''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP006'''
***''Fist strength'': '''215'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''595'''
***''Sword strength'': '''810'''

:This version of Jetfire was only available in a three-pack with [[Skyquake (Prime)#BotShot3Pack|Skyquake]] and [[Powerglide (G1)#BotShot3Pack|Powerglide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on three-pack Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T005'''
***''Fist strength'': '''220'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''895'''
***''Sword strength'': '''505'''
:A redeco of the original Jetfire Bot Shots mode with pretty much the same color layout of the three-pack Jetfire, only with blue instead of red. This version of Jetfire was available in a five pack with new redecoes of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Ironhide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Polar Assault Jetfire at TFU.info]''

===''BeCool''===
*'''White Jet (Jetfire)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B11'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "White Jet" is practically identical to the first ''Bot Shots'' Jetfire toy, the only difference being that his stickers don't depict power levels but instead drawings of his vehicle mode in flight, a passenger's bag and the word "Fight!" in English and Japanese.

===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy Jetfire Leader.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Not even lawsuits can stop me now!"]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Leader, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number:'' '''02 / 001'''
**'''21 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile Launcher", 1 missile, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg mounted cannon/guards (left & right), 2 arm mounted cannons/guards, removable battle mask

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Jetfire's design is an amalgam of the original cartoon/comic model for Jetfire/Skyfire and the original toy. It features removable armor like the original toy, but the toy-inspired head can be removed like a mask to reveal a more proportioned cartoon/comic-inspired head. The jet mode is again based on a navalized [[wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] with [[wikipedia:F-14 Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat]]-like variable geometry wings (The F-14 itself being the inspiration for the ''Macross'' [[wikipedia:VF-1 Valkyrie|VF-1 Valkyrie]] design), but with a faux cockpit reminiscent of his Skyfire's [[character model]] underneath the jet's fuselage, most notably the faux squared-off nosecone in his robot mode. The toy's add-on booster pack which can be rotated 360 degrees, arm and leg mounted cannons are [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] bright metallic red. Jetfire also carries a [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] spring-loaded "photon" missile launcher/rifle. All five weapons can combine into a larger weapon, and the removable face armor can be stowed by plugging into the rifle while both arm cannons can also be attached to the peg hole located on both sides of his Turbo Thruster pack. This toy appears as Jetfire's new body in the "Dawn of the Autobots" arc of ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''.

:All versions of this mold have a design flaw in the strut that connects the pelvis to the chest. The very small, very thin plastic on either side of where the strut pins in between the legs has a tendency to eventually break, especially after repeated transformations. The primary cause appears to be when the friction pin starts to work its way into both the inner and outer pieces. Checking the clearance between the pieces and the position of the pin can help prevent untimely damage. Some units also have an ''insanely'' tight pin hole here, where it requires less force to ''ratchet the pieces apart'' than to rotate properly. Removing the pin and opening the hole on the inner piece of the joint can also lengthen the effective lifespan of the figure.

:This mold was also retooled into ''Generations [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Thundercracker]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Starscream]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Generations'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Generations-Silver-Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Um, is it ''' ''Yacht''fire'''? ''' ''Bus''fire'''? or ''' ''Motorcycle''fire'''?"]]
*'''Silver Jetfire''' (Leader, [[2014]])
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile Launcher", 1 missile, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg mounted cannon/guards (left & right), 2 arm mounted cannons/guards, removable battle mask

:Limited to only 3 pieces, Silver Jetfire is a redeco of the Leader Class toy above, featuring silver paint on his white parts. The toy was released as a contest prize in AEON Malaysia, which ran from 15 September to 15 October 2014. To enter the competition, participants needed to purchase the regular Leader Class Jetfire toy first.

:Hilariously, while the actual answer is Jet, there are 3 additional answers: ''Yacht'', ''Bus'', and ''Motorcycle''.

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====Cyber Series====
[[File:TF-Cyber-Battalion-Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Cyber Series, 2017)
**''Accessories'': 2 Guns
:Released in the second wave of Cyber Battalion toys, Jetfire is a retool of the Starscream figure from the previous wave. He changes from jet to robot in a few easy steps and includes two guns which can he can either hold in his hands, peg onto his arms, or mount underneath his vehicle mode wings. Unlike the base mold, his wings can swing in and out like his original G1 figure.

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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Jetwash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.88|Add jetwax for $3.00.]]
*'''Jetwash''' (Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''40551 53'''
**''Accessories'': 2 buildable rifles

: Jetwash can be rebuilt from robot mode into a jet. He sports [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Prowl]]'s helmet and the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] wing-backpack. He also comes with 2 buildable guns, which is a combination of his jet tail fins and pistols. He uses a chest [[tampograph]] based on the [[#Generation 1|original Jetfire toy]], but the leg deco is based on the [[:File:G1Jetfire MarvelTFU.jpg|"Skyfire" cartoon model]].

: Although the stock photos shows that the guns can be nudged down to the red parts, but it was rendered impossible in the final product. Several samples of Jetwash had balance problems with the legs's ball-joint holes, causing the figure to fall over if not placed on a display brick. However, a very few samples had perfectly balanced leg parts. Good luck finding them.

: He was available in the fifth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, available only at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the US and Canada.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OJetwash/jetwash.htm More information on Micro-Changer Jetwash at TFU.info]''

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*'''Skyfire''' (Gacha Micro-Changer, 2015)
**''Accessories'': 2 buildable rifles

: The Jetwash Micro Changer Kreon is also released as a "TF Kreon Microchangers" Gacha toy by Takara Tomy, under the name '''Skyfire'''.

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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': The Brain
**''Accessories'': Bazooka

:Back to his original name, [[Kreon Class of '85]] Jetfire is heavily original-toy-based, down to the Veritech-inspired visor-and-mask helmet and red "scramjet" backpack.

:He was only available in a 30-Kreon set, originally made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. The leftovers were then made available on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Class of 1985 Jetfire at TFU.info]''

===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HeroMashers_Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Basic, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''9'''
: Part of the second wave of basic ''Hero Mashers'' toys, Jetfire is a non-transforming robot based on his ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Leader Class toy. He includes the same wing-pack as ''Hero Mashers'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Starscream]]. His parts can be removed and swapped with any other Hero Mashers figure to create hideous Transformer monstrosities.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Takara-transformers-legends-jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right|From the ''[[Shattered Glass]]'' [[Quadwal]] stream.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Leader, 2014-[[December 27|12-27]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG07'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile Launcher", 1 missile, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg mounted cannon/guards (left & right), 2 arm mounted cannons/guards, removable battle mask

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Jetfire is a redeco of ''Generations'' Jetfire, featuring de-chromed weapons and a few changes of the deco. He comes with [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|volume 7]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition]]'' mini-comic.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Jetfire''' (2016-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number:'' '''QTF-08'''

:A retool of ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Starscream]], Jetfire transforms from a [[super deformed]] jet to a cute chubby little robot.

:This mold was also retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Thundercracker]].

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===''Revolution''===
*'''Revolution Set''' (SDCC Gift Set, 2017)
**''Accessories'': "Photon Missile Launcher", 1 missile, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg mounted cannon/guards (left & right), 2 arm mounted cannons/guards, removable battle mask
:Released as part of a San Diego Comic-Con 2017 exclusive set, this Jetfire is basically a re-release of the ''Legends'' figure. He was packed with several action figures like M.A.S.K's Matt Trakker, Action Man's titular character, Visionaries' Leoric, G.I. Joe's Roadblock, ROM the Space Knight's ROM & a Dire Wraith, and 9 Micronauts mini-figurines.

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==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Jetfire-atx.jpg|thumb|Faith is for the Transforming People.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)

:''[[Attacktix]]'' Jetfire was heavily based on his ''Titanium Series'' toy, and would've featured an oversized gun from which he fired a single missile. He was displayed at various conventions, but was ultimately canceled alongside the entire ''Attacktix'' line.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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===''Transformers - Mini Bust''===
*'''Jetfire''' (2009)

[[File:DiamondSelect G1Jetfirebust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|How ironic. Two more days and I would have completed my helmet.]]
:Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Jetfire was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. He is wielding his photon missile launcher but it uses the double-barreled cartoon design instead of the single-barreled version that came with the toy. The rest of the character design is a mixture of his cartoon and comic bodies.
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[[File:AFX ArmoredJetfire bust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Uh-oh, move along, nothing to see here...]]
*'''Battle Armor Jetfire Bust''' (2009)

:An exclusive to AFX, this version of the Jetfire bust features an interchangeable ''Macross''-inspired head design based upon his original Generation 1 toy, two booster packs on his back and a "battle damaged" sculpt.
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===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skyfire''' (2009)
:Released in the second wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2009, this transforming model kit of Skyfire is made of white and blue plastic, with lots of stickers for detail. Based on the ''Henkei'' Skyfire figure, the back of the head features the face of the larger toy's helmet.
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[File:SDCC2013Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|....he'd have a real potbelly.]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the 2011 [[mold]] of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]] meant to represent Jetfire. The retool adds Jetfire's distinctive boosters and features an opening cockpit which can seat a figure. The boosters also mount the Skystriker's original vertical tail fins as a second set of horizontal fins. The set also comes with a redecoed [[VAMP]] representing [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], and a "samurai robot warrior" based on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

:The box set was announced via a ''USA Today'' [http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/2013/06/05/hasbro-2013-comic-con-exclusives/2392295/ article] on June 5, 2013, along with Hasbro's other Comic-Con exclusives.

:On [[July 22]], [[2013]], Harmony Gold, owner of the rights to the Robotech franchise and U.S. claimant to the ''Macross'' rights, [http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/07/23/Transformers.pdf filed a copyright infringement suit against Hasbro]. In the filing, Harmony Gold argued that the release somehow infringed upon the intellectual property of the Veritech, but noted that "damages are difficult to ascertain". They demanded that Hasbro recall all Jetfires that had been sold, that all Jetfires (including the recalled ones) be either destroyed or handed over to Harmony Gold, and that Hasbro turn over all profits relating to the sales; this was to happen in addition to payment for all actual damages to Harmony Gold (despite Harmony Gold itself not knowing how much the actual damages were) and all punitive assessments assigned against Hasbro.

:Subsequently, an order was filed on September 23rd, 2013, to [http://generalsjoes.com/2013/10/10/hasbro-and-harmony-gold-reportedly-settle-lawsuit-over-sdcc-exclusive-jetfire/ dismiss the case with prejudice], implying that Harmony Gold and Hasbro have reached a settlement. Although confirmation of a settlement, much less details thereof, has not been revealed, the fact that the case was dismissed ''with prejudice'' means that Harmony Gold cannot sue over the Jetfire issue again. By early October, the set was made available on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], though the set sold out quickly.

==Notes==
[[File:TakatokuSuperValkyrie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|C'mon, Hasbro. You '''know''' you want to make a "Skull Squadron" version of ''some'' [[Jetfire (disambiguation)|Jetfire]]. What's [[Bandai]] going to do? Sic the Power Rangers on you?]]
*As mentioned above, unlike most of the early ''Transformers'' range, the Jetfire toy was designed by [[Takatoku Toys]], being a [[redeco]] (with a minor retool to blunt the nosecone) of their 1/55 [http://1501bc.com/pretf/macross.html ''Macross'' VF-1S Super Valkyrie]. Naturally, because he was not designed by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], Jetfire was not released in Japan, since the toy (or, at least, a dozen variations of it) was released by one of Takara's rival toy companies.

[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
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[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category: Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category: Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]

Kreon Class of '85

2017-05-11T13:16:09Z

Heckfire: /* Notes */

The '''Kreon Class of '85''' is a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' set, done up in the style of a Cybertronian high school yearbook circa [[1985]]. Opening the case reveals the 30 Kreons inside, arranged like yearbook photos. Each one is also given a "voted on" descriptor in that same vein.

==Contents==
;Kreons
{{collist|3|
*[[Alpha Trion (Kre-O)#Classof85|Alpha Trion]] (800th Year Senior)
*[[Astrotrain (Kre-O)#Classof85|Astrotrain]] (Designated Driver)
*[[Beachcomber (Kre-O)#Classof85|Beachcomber]] (Most Likely To Grow Totally Organic Energon)
*[[Blaster (Kre-O)#Classof85|Blaster]] (Most Popular)
*[[Blitzwing (Kre-O)#Classof85|Blitzwing]] (Class Jock / President, Chess Club)
*[[Hardshell (Kre-O)#Classof85|Bombshell]] (Best at Convincing Someone Else to Do His Homework)
*[[Cosmos (Kre-O)#Classof85|Cosmos]] (Most Out There)
*[[Devastator (Kre-O)#Classof85|Devastator]] (1-Bot Entourage)
*[[Dirge (Kre-O)#Classof85|Dirge]] (Most Likely to be Found Wandering the Woods Wearing a Hockey Mask)
*[[Grapple (Kre-O)#Classof85|Grapple]] (Most Artistic)
*[[Grimlock (Kre-O)#Classof85|Grimlock]] (Me Best Looking)
*[[Hoist (Kre-O)#Classof85|Hoist]] (Most Helpful)
*[[Inferno (Kre-O)#Classof85|Inferno]] (Class Hottie)
*[[Jetwash#Classof85|Jetfire]] (The Brain)
*[[Kickback (Kre-O)#Classof85|Kickback]] (Best Break Dancer)
*[[Omega Supreme (Kre-O)#Classof85|Omega Supreme]] (The Athlete)
*[[Powerglide (Kre-O)#Classof85|Powerglide]] (Will Do Anything on a Dare)
*[[Ramjet (Kre-O)#Classof85|Ramjet]] (Best Headbutt)
*[[Red Alert (Kre-O)#Classof85|Red Alert]] (The Basket Case)
*[[Seaspray (Kre-O)#Classof85|Seaspray]] (Class Castaway)
*[[Skids (Kre-O)#Classof85|Skids]] (Most Thoughtful)
*[[Slog (Kre-O)#Classof85|Slog]] (Most Likely to Lose a Spelling Bee by Misspelling "Bee")
*[[Slug (Kre-O)#Classof85|Slug]] (The Criminal)
*[[Smokescreen (Kre-O)#Classof85|Smokescreen]] (Most Likely to Copy Your Homework)
*[[Snarl (Kre-O)#Classof85|Snarl]] (Most Likely to Skip Class)
*[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Classof85|Strafe]] (Most Likely to Have His Identity Stolen)
*[[Thrust (Kre-O)#Classof85|Thrust]] (Class Loudmouth)
*[[Topspin (Kre-O)#Classof85|Topspin]] (Most Likely to Make Like a Tree and Get Out of Here)
*[[Tracks (Kre-O)#Classof85|Tracks]] (Most Worried About This Superlative Messing Up His Paint Job)
*[[Warpath (Kre-O)#Classof85|Warpath]] (Loves the Smell of Cryo-Shells in the Morning)
}}

;Artifacts
The set also comes with a block of extra accessories/parts, called "Artifacts", all 80's themed and notably heavy on references to movies from 1985. Most are just common pegless plates with [[tampograph]]s on them, which means you should be careful clipping them into Kreon hands to avoid scraping the deco off.
{{collist|3|
*Letter jacket Kreon torso
*Denim jacket Kreon torso
*"[[Unicron Crunch]]" cereal box
*White crazy hair wig
*"[[Jetfire Be Good]]" CD
*Can of [[Volt Cola]]
*Detention slip
*Candy bar
*''[[Kreo Valley Telegraph]]'' newspaper
*''[[Kre-O Sports Almanac 1950-2000]]''
*5 gold coins
*Treasure map
}}

==Notes==
* Like all of Hasbro's Comic-Con exclusives, leftovers of this set were sold online via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]. This set didn't sell out like the previous [[Kreon Class of 1984]] set.
* The Kreons use the new 2015 construction, which includes raised hands that can be used as pegs. So now the characters can actually hold "cans" and can hold the flat accessories without having to "clip" on and risk damaging the tampographs.
* The Artifacts are a laundry list of references to popular stuff released in 1985:
**A large number of Artifacts hail from ''Back to the Future''. The crazy-hair wig evokes Doc Brown's huge hair. The "Jetfire be Good" CD calls back to Marty McFly's performance of "Johnny Be Good". The ''Kreo Valley Telegraph'' riffs on the ''Hill Valley Telegraph'' (complete with clock tower headline, though this time [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] is the striker). The sports almanac... is from ''Back to the Future Part II'', which came out in 1989. Oops.
**"Volt Cola" is a play on Jolt Cola, a hyper-caffeinated soda.
**The detention slip calls back to ''The Breakfast Club'' .
**The gold coins and treasure map hail from ''The Goonies''.
* The tags on Jetfire ("The Brain"), Omega Supreme ("The Athlete"), Red Alert ("The Basket Case"), and Slug ("The Criminal") also call back to ''The Breakfast Club'' as four of the five titles the students give themselves in the last lines of the movie (missing is "The Princess," probably due to Arcee being part of the previous year's set).
* This set is also a bit more cohesive than the prior year's, with fewer color/parts oddities, and nobody hailing from outside 1985. The body tampographs are ''usually'' similarly toy-based, though the faces are mostly cartoon-inspired.

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[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]

Sky Reign

2017-01-01T08:30:29Z

Heckfire: /* Unite Warriors */

{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
:''Sky Reign is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AHM-SkyReign.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|Polyhex Mew Mew.]]
'''Sky Reign''' has an awesome name. He is the combined form of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and four other [[Autobot]]s (or Decepticons) as limbs, who have been known to include:

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin:.5em 0 1.5em 0;"
!
!''Generations'' formation
!IDW formation
!''Unite Warriors'' formation
|-
| valign="top"|
*Torso
*Left arm
*Right arm
*Left leg
*Right leg
| valign="top"|
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] or [[Groove (G1)|Groove]]
| valign="top"|
*Sky Lynx
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
| valign="top"|
*Sky Lynx
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]
*[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]
*Trailbreaker
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]
|}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Sky Reign was created during a disastrous Autobot raid on [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Nemesis (G1)|underwater base]]. In a display of power, Galvatron used his planet-sized [[Enigma of Combination]] to force Autobots and Decepticons into combining and sicced the resulting Sky Reign on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} With the aid of the [[Seeker clone]] combiners, Sky Reign got the upper hand on Superion, but Superion took control of the Earth-Enigma and disabled it, causing Sky Reign to separate. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

===''Unite Warriors''===
Sky Lynx, Wheeljack, Hound, Trailbreaker and Ratchet were granted the ability to combine into Sky Reign when [[Vector Sigma]] [[reformatting|reformatted]] their bodies so that they could rebuild and defend Cybertron. They formed the combiner to battle [[Grand Galvatron]] when he attacked Cybertron, with Sky Reign wielding Sky Lynx's beastly strength, Wheeljack's many and varied weapons, Hound's [[hologram]]s, Trailbreaker's [[force field]]s, and the ability to regenerate from damage using Ratchet's medical unit. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} While he held his own against Grand Galvatron, Sky Reign was caught unawares and separated into his components when [[Megaempress]] blasted him with her fusion railgun. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Baldigus Chapter, Part Two}}}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:CW-skyreign.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|I've Turned Into a Chest, Meow!]]

*'''Sky Lynx''' (Voyager, 2016)
*'''Hound''' (Deluxe, 2016)
*'''Smokescreen''' (Deluxe, 2016)
*'''Trailbreaker''' (Deluxe, 2016)
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2016)
*'''Protectobot Groove''' (Deluxe, 2016)

:Sky Reign is a combiner made up of four Deluxe Class figures ([[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations|Hound]], [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generations|Smokescreen]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Trailbreaker]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Wheeljack]]) as limbs, a Voyager Class figure ([[Sky Lynx (G1)#Generations|Sky Lynx]]) as the torso, all as part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline. As per the other combiners in the line, each deluxe toy can become an arm or a leg, and comes with weapons that can become hands or feet. On the other note, he can transform into a "Lynx mode" with his limbs combined if you don't mind being fiddly.

:The Hasbro release of [[Groove (G1)#MayMayhemDeluxe|Deluxe Groove]] markets him as an additional limb of Sky Reign, replacing Smokescreen; though Groove's original placement is as [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]]'s right leg.

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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-EX-Lynx-Master.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|My leg's head has a crest, meow.]]
*'''Lynxmaster''' (Multi-pack, [[2016]]-[[October 29|10-29]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons/Combiner Extremities (3 normal for Hound, Wheeljack & Ratchet, 1 clawed for Trailbreaker's), 2 Axes, Knife-sword, Clamp weapon, two sword-rifles

:Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Sky Reign is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (with Ratchet replacing Smokescreen). He has numerous changes in deco to better match their component's appearances in the Generation 1 cartoon.

:Lynxmaster is released as a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive, with the preorders opened at Thursday, 9th of June afternoon till Thursday, 30th of June. It shipped October 29.
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==Notes==
*The infobox from the extended bio on the back of the comic book included with the Deluxe Class Trailbreaker figure in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia states his subgroup as "'''Lynx King'''", presumably an early working name. (The infoboxes from the comics included with the Deluxe Smokescreen, Wheeljack, and Hound figures correctly state the subgroup as "Sky Reign".)
*Early sample packaging photography for the Legends Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Generations|Wreck-Gar]] figure pointed him out as part of this set, but, since there's no way to actually combine him with Sky Reign, the final product does not mention this.
*When he first appeared in the IDW comics, only the torso and head from the actual toy could be used: most of the 'bots that made up Sky Reign were off on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' at the time and poor [[Trailbreaker (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Trailbreaker]] was dead!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lynxmaster''' (リンクスマスター ''Rinkusumasutā'')

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]

Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!

2016-12-09T02:13:12Z

Heckfire: /* Other franchise references */ This fits more in "Other Franchise references" than in "Real Life references" (since the Siege Perilous and the X-men aren't real, natch)

{{Comicstory
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|prev=Last Light
|next=Lost Light issue 1
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|caption=
|title=The Scavengers in: "Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 7]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=November 2016
|written by=[[Nick Roche]] and [[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''The Scavengers visit Earth so Crankcase can meet his online crush, who turns out to look quite different from his profile pic.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] have come to [[Earth]] so that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] can meet "[[CONS4EVA]]," a fellow poster on [[The Big Conversation]] messageboard with whom he has grown close. The group sets [[Weak Anthropic Principle|their ship]] down in the [[New Mexico]] desert, but while [[Fulcrum]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] are busy helping Crankcase get ready for his date, [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] breaks out and starts charging across the country into [[Texas]]. Keen to hide another of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]'s episodes from their shipmates, [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] secretly take off after him, following the trail of destruction to the town of [[Amarillo]]. There, using [[holomatter]] avatars to disguise themselves as "Alex Higgins" and "Dennis Taylor," agents of [[M.A.S.K.]], they cross paths with over-keen local [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] representative and complete no-hoper [[MP3]], right after he fails to impress a [[Brandon|disaffected young bystander]] with an official G.I. Joe-branded souvenir ink pen. MP3 joins the pair in tracking Grimlock, but as they follow the Dinobot's trail to [[Arlington]], the Joe's "[[Action Van]]" breaks down. Considering himself no longer able to help on the mission, MP3 takes his helmet off, prompting the Decepticons to have their avatars do the same... whereupon the sight of the misshapen, poorly-composited, one-eyed face Misfire has made for his avatar causes MP3 to faint! Not realizing the human has merely passed out, the two think he is dead and bury him, then head on to Arlington, where they survey the damage Grimlock has caused. Watching as an EMT resuscitates an injured woman, the pair realize their mistake with MP3, and Spinister heads back to dig him up while Misfire continues after Grimlock.

Meanwhile, back at the ''Weak Anthropic Principle,'' Crankcase, Krok, and Fulcrum step outside to look for "CONS4EVA," but no sooner have they done so than the mystery of Crankcase's penpal's identity is seemingly solved, as the massive form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] looms over them! Having encountered the apocalyptic [[Decepticon]] before, Crankcase is paralyzed with fear, forcing Krok to hit him a smack in order to activate his weapons, blasting Thunderwing and buying them all a moment to get back inside the ship. Thunderwing pursues... then holds his hands up, revealing that he is ''not'' Thunderwing, but, in fact, one of the shape-shifting [[Dire Wraith]]s! Familiar with the alien race's evil ways, Krok is immediately untrusting, but the Wraith—who is indeed "CONS4EVA," and who unknowingly took Thunderwing's form because Crankcase talks about him a lot—explains that he does not share his species' taste for conquest and consumption, and hopes that Crankcase can help him perform "The Crossover"—a ceremony from [[Temptoria]]n religion expressing ultimate loyalty to the Temptorian deity known as "The Brand," which opens a portal that leads the way to a new life. Crankcase laments his poor romantic luck, but otherwise has no desire to leave his life behind; still, he agrees to help his new friend perform the ceremony. The Wraith goes on to detail how The Crossover requires the involvement of a third species, at which point Spinister arrives with the unconscious MP3.

Misfire finally catches up to Grimlock in [[Dallas]], where he is digging through a construction site. Grimlock hurls a boulder at Misfire's avatar, prompting the Decepticon to transform and sternly tell him that he can't continue to act so carelessly, especially where there's no obvious objective to his actions. From the dirt, Grimlock suddenly pulls a huge sword, and charges at Misfire... only, rather than attack, he sadly presents him with the weapon, which bears the names of Grimlock's Dinobot comrades, all carved in the hilt. Realizing that the sword is Grimlock's, left on Earth before the Dinobot leader was taken to [[Garrus-9]], Misfire is thrilled that Grimlock has displayed a real memory, having feared that he was lost for good when he ran off. "Never so happy to lose a bet with myself," Misfire grins... to which Grimlock smirks and replies, "Loser..."

Back at the Scavengers' ship, Spinister apologizes to MP3 for burying him alive. Fortunately, the G.I. Joe has survived the experienced by using the casing of his souvenir pen as a breathing tube! The glum MP3 explains that he is the last member of the G.I. Joe "[[Admin Force]]", the paper-pushers of the group who have all gone their own way. Tired of the job himself, he has even written a letter of resignation that he always keeps on his person, but has never had the courage to post. Intrigued by the prospect of getting to live a new life, MP3 agrees to take part in The Crossover... but when the Wraith, Crankcase, and he enact the "Brand loyalty" ceremony, the portal that it opens is so tiny, none of them are able to fit through it!

A little later, after Misfire and Grimlock have returned, Crankcase asks the Wraith and MP3 if they want to join the Scavengers. The Wraith politely declines, interested in finding his own way in life, having decided after meeting the Scavengers that maybe being "different" isn't so bad. MP3, on the other hand, is raring to go, and runs off to send his resignation letter to Joe command through the little portal. Fulcrum has other ideas; the big-chinned 'Con ''hates'' humans, and quickly blasts off, leaving MP3 desperately trying to reach through the portal to get his letter back!

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (1)

|c2=
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (4)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (5)
*[[Fulcrum]] (6)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (7)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (8)

|c4=
*[[MP3]] (2)
*[[Brandon]] (3)
*"[[CONS4EVA]]" (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"When I '''want''' your opinion, '''Fulcrum,''' I'll '''kill''' myself."
:—'''Krok'''

"It's '''humans''' I hate. I mean have you '''seen''' them? Absolutely '''covered''' in pores. And when they '''exert themselves''' they secrete this— this—" ''(gags)'' "I can't even describe it."
:—'''Fulcrum'''

"Be who you are. Within reason, obviously. Be a '''less abrasive''' version of who you are."
:—'''Krok''' gives Crankcase dating advice

"Typical! It's typical of my '''luck'''! Every time I take the '''tiniest''' step towards some '''loose approximation''' of happiness, '''fate''' comes along to '''shoot me in the face!'''"
:—'''Crankcase'''

"'''The Brand''' is a '''deity'''—one that's normally worshipped by the '''Temptorians'''. Dire Wraiths steal everything—including gods."
:—'''Krok'''

"At least '''three''' distinct species are required to make it a proper crossover. With just two, it's... we have a word for it: '''t'mup.'''"
:—'''CONS4EVA'''

"Again, about the '''premature burial'''... I'm sorry you weren't dead. Also: I'm glad you weren't dead." 
"I was '''conscious''' when you did it, '''Spinister'''! I '''resisted'''...!" 
"I thought it was '''human post-death reflex syndrome'''...!"
:—'''Spinister''' and '''MP3'''

"I hope you're proud of yourselves, 'cos that wasn't bad for your first crossover. Sure, we didn't get what we asked, but I think it might be The Brand's way of telling us to make the most of '''this''' life. Or, as they call it, the 'one shot'."
:—'''CONS4EVA'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*We first heard about The Big Conversation website back in [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|issue #45]].
*Been a good few years since we saw Thunderwing; he last appeared under the control of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in ''[[Spotlight: Sideswipe]]'', just over eight years before the publication of this issue. As explained in footnotes, he attacked [[Nebulos]] in [[Stormbringer issue 3|''Stormbringer'' #3]], in which Crankcase—making his first IDW continuity appearance—was indeed shown to be part of the infiltration unit on the planet.
*The planet Temptoria previously appeared in [[Before & After|issue #12]].
*Though not mentioned by name, the third and final city Grimlock ends up in must be Dallas, as that was—per the footnote in this issue—where he fought [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] in the [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|final issue of ''Maximum Dinobots'']]. Grimlock's sword was last seen in that issue when he stabbed it into the ground so he could free his hands to attend to a wounded [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and it has evidently remained there ever since. We'd be remiss if we didn't point out that the sword designs don't match between issues, but we'll chalk that up to artist variance.
**The sword is scored with the names of the other Dinobots, and uses Slug's original name, having been left behind before he was informed of the "offensiveness" of his name.
*Grimlock displayed the ability to suddenly and inexplicably speak despite appearing incapable of the feat in [[Animals|issue #46]].

===Transformers references===
*Other posters on The Big Conversation include "Starscream's Ghost," referring to the [[Starscream's Ghost|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] of the same name and the legacy of supernatural shenanigans surrounding Starscream it birthed, and "Cassette Man," named after the original ''[[Microman|Micro Change]]'' toy that became [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Soundwave]].

===Other franchise references===
*Brandon compares Grimlock to the robotic animals of the ''{{w|Zoids}}'' franchise, an 80s toyline produced by [[TakaraTomy|Tomy]]. Though today better known for its 1999 relaunch in Japan and the various anime series that were produced as a result over the following years (that's how Brandon knows about it, we imagine!), Roberts and Roche are assuredly more familiar with the brand from the European version of the 80s toyline and the highly memorable {{w|Spider-Man and Zoids|''Zoids'' comic}} published by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] to go along with it.
*MP3 gets cut off trying to deliver the famous ''G.I. Joe'' [[Public service announcement|PSA]] catchphrase, "Knowing is half the battle." PSAs were recorded and animated for the Generation 1 cartoon that saw the Autobots use this catchphrase too, but they never aired.
*Misfire and Spinister quote the ''M.A.S.K.'' theme song in a substantially more on-the-nose way than the main ''Revolution'' series did.
*Action Van... [[Action Man]]. Admin Force... [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. Get it? 'Course you get it. Now go do something with your life.
*The portal opened by The Crossover ceremony, which grants anyone who passes through it a new life, depositing them somewhere else, seems to owe something to the [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Siege_Perilous Siege Perilous] from Marvel's ''[[X-Men]]'' comics, which accomplishes the same effect.
*Crankcase refers to the Dire Wraiths as "the reason Megatron steered clear of the Dark Nebula", home of the Dire Wraiths in the Marvel ''{{w|Rom: Spaceknight}}'' comics; but see Errors, below.

===Real-life references===
*With its talk of "brand loyalty" and "t'mup"s, this whole issue is about poking fun at big comic crossovers in general, and its title is a reference to the hyperbolic promotion such events often receive. The phrase was genuinely used to promote Marvel's "{{w|House of M}}" event in 2005 (the first major modern crossover event after a dry period of many years which reintroduced the concept and made it a regular, recurring fixture of the comic book industry landscape again) and has become a bit of a parodic buzz-phrase in the years since.
*Real-world landmarks visible in Grimlock's rampage through {{w|Amarillo, Texas}} include the Amarillo National Bank, the Courtyard hotel, and the Petroleum Building. Later, in {{w|Arlington, Texas|Arlington}}, the damaged {{w|AT&T Stadium}} can be seen, before MP3's radio reports that he has also hit {{w|Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth}}, no big loss (sorry, Fort Worth!)
*Misfire and Spinister's human aliases are taken from rival snooker players {{w|Alex Higgins}} and {{w|Dennis Taylor}} (hence the subtle gag in MP3's line about them "bringing tricks to the table"). Clearly not grasping stereotypical norms regarding human sexual dimorphism, Spinister's female holoform is "Dennis" (and ''towers'' over Misfire's "Alex")!
*One of the other members of G.I. Joe's "Admin Force" is named "Blue Tick," after the famous Twitter verification icon.

===Errors===
*Maybe we're overthinking the comedy here, but Misfire's got two eyes, a nose, and a mouth in proper human proportion on his ''own'' face, so why wouldn't he know to replicate that on his holo-avatar's face...?
*CONS4EVA's ability to shapeshift into a form of his choosing, whilst something [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[Dire Wraith]] were capable of, is not consistent with how they have been depicted in this continuity; in the current {{i|ROM (comic)|''ROM'' comic}}, it has been established that IDW's Wraiths essentially function like parasites, having to merge themselves with a victim's body in order to take on their appearance. Similarly, given how the Marvel ''Rom'' license is known to have worked, it's unlikely that the IDW Dire Wraiths hail from the Dark Nebula.

===Other trivia===
*This issue was originally intended to be released in November, prior to the [[Valley Forge|final issue]] of ''Revolution''. Delays pushed it into December, after the crossover had concluded, but that's not a problem since it's a humorous issue not directly connected to anything going on in the event.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Misfire and Crankcase grab some takeout with [[Rom]], [[Matt Trakker]], [[Brad Turner]], [[Gloria Baker]], [[Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], and [[Lady Jaye]], by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]. M.A.S.K. vehicle "Hurricane" is sitting off to the side by Trakker's [[Thunderhawk]]; neither this vehicle nor its classic driver Hondo MacLean have appeared in IDW continuity yet.
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Grimlock versus Rom and lesser-known M.A.S.K. operative Ace Riker, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]. Riker is based on his 1987 action figure, wearing a black, silver, and gold flight-suit and his "Cruise Control" mask, but the mask has been colored red like the "Ricochet" mask worn by his 1986 action figure.
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Blank cover for sketches
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Grimlock, Misfire, and Spinister, by [[Ken Christiansen]]

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Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!

2016-12-09T02:11:56Z

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|title=The Scavengers in: "Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!"
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|date=[[December 7]], [[2016]]
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|written by=[[Nick Roche]] and [[James Roberts]]
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'''The Scavengers visit Earth so Crankcase can meet his online crush, who turns out to look quite different from his profile pic.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] have come to [[Earth]] so that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] can meet "[[CONS4EVA]]," a fellow poster on [[The Big Conversation]] messageboard with whom he has grown close. The group sets [[Weak Anthropic Principle|their ship]] down in the [[New Mexico]] desert, but while [[Fulcrum]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] are busy helping Crankcase get ready for his date, [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] breaks out and starts charging across the country into [[Texas]]. Keen to hide another of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]'s episodes from their shipmates, [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] secretly take off after him, following the trail of destruction to the town of [[Amarillo]]. There, using [[holomatter]] avatars to disguise themselves as "Alex Higgins" and "Dennis Taylor," agents of [[M.A.S.K.]], they cross paths with over-keen local [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] representative and complete no-hoper [[MP3]], right after he fails to impress a [[Brandon|disaffected young bystander]] with an official G.I. Joe-branded souvenir ink pen. MP3 joins the pair in tracking Grimlock, but as they follow the Dinobot's trail to [[Arlington]], the Joe's "[[Action Van]]" breaks down. Considering himself no longer able to help on the mission, MP3 takes his helmet off, prompting the Decepticons to have their avatars do the same... whereupon the sight of the misshapen, poorly-composited, one-eyed face Misfire has made for his avatar causes MP3 to faint! Not realizing the human has merely passed out, the two think he is dead and bury him, then head on to Arlington, where they survey the damage Grimlock has caused. Watching as an EMT resuscitates an injured woman, the pair realize their mistake with MP3, and Spinister heads back to dig him up while Misfire continues after Grimlock.

Meanwhile, back at the ''Weak Anthropic Principle,'' Crankcase, Krok, and Fulcrum step outside to look for "CONS4EVA," but no sooner have they done so than the mystery of Crankcase's penpal's identity is seemingly solved, as the massive form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] looms over them! Having encountered the apocalyptic [[Decepticon]] before, Crankcase is paralyzed with fear, forcing Krok to hit him a smack in order to activate his weapons, blasting Thunderwing and buying them all a moment to get back inside the ship. Thunderwing pursues... then holds his hands up, revealing that he is ''not'' Thunderwing, but, in fact, one of the shape-shifting [[Dire Wraith]]s! Familiar with the alien race's evil ways, Krok is immediately untrusting, but the Wraith—who is indeed "CONS4EVA," and who unknowingly took Thunderwing's form because Crankcase talks about him a lot—explains that he does not share his species' taste for conquest and consumption, and hopes that Crankcase can help him perform "The Crossover"—a ceremony from [[Temptoria]]n religion expressing ultimate loyalty to the Temptorian deity known as "The Brand," which opens a portal that leads the way to a new life. Crankcase laments his poor romantic luck, but otherwise has no desire to leave his life behind; still, he agrees to help his new friend perform the ceremony. The Wraith goes on to detail how The Crossover requires the involvement of a third species, at which point Spinister arrives with the unconscious MP3.

Misfire finally catches up to Grimlock in [[Dallas]], where he is digging through a construction site. Grimlock hurls a boulder at Misfire's avatar, prompting the Decepticon to transform and sternly tell him that he can't continue to act so carelessly, especially where there's no obvious objective to his actions. From the dirt, Grimlock suddenly pulls a huge sword, and charges at Misfire... only, rather than attack, he sadly presents him with the weapon, which bears the names of Grimlock's Dinobot comrades, all carved in the hilt. Realizing that the sword is Grimlock's, left on Earth before the Dinobot leader was taken to [[Garrus-9]], Misfire is thrilled that Grimlock has displayed a real memory, having feared that he was lost for good when he ran off. "Never so happy to lose a bet with myself," Misfire grins... to which Grimlock smirks and replies, "Loser..."

Back at the Scavengers' ship, Spinister apologizes to MP3 for burying him alive. Fortunately, the G.I. Joe has survived the experienced by using the casing of his souvenir pen as a breathing tube! The glum MP3 explains that he is the last member of the G.I. Joe "[[Admin Force]]", the paper-pushers of the group who have all gone their own way. Tired of the job himself, he has even written a letter of resignation that he always keeps on his person, but has never had the courage to post. Intrigued by the prospect of getting to live a new life, MP3 agrees to take part in The Crossover... but when the Wraith, Crankcase, and he enact the "Brand loyalty" ceremony, the portal that it opens is so tiny, none of them are able to fit through it!

A little later, after Misfire and Grimlock have returned, Crankcase asks the Wraith and MP3 if they want to join the Scavengers. The Wraith politely declines, interested in finding his own way in life, having decided after meeting the Scavengers that maybe being "different" isn't so bad. MP3, on the other hand, is raring to go, and runs off to send his resignation letter to Joe command through the little portal. Fulcrum has other ideas; the big-chinned 'Con ''hates'' humans, and quickly blasts off, leaving MP3 desperately trying to reach through the portal to get his letter back!

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*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (1)

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*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (4)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (5)
*[[Fulcrum]] (6)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (7)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (8)

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*[[MP3]] (2)
*[[Brandon]] (3)
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==Quotes==
"When I '''want''' your opinion, '''Fulcrum,''' I'll '''kill''' myself."
:—'''Krok'''

"It's '''humans''' I hate. I mean have you '''seen''' them? Absolutely '''covered''' in pores. And when they '''exert themselves''' they secrete this— this—" ''(gags)'' "I can't even describe it."
:—'''Fulcrum'''

"Be who you are. Within reason, obviously. Be a '''less abrasive''' version of who you are."
:—'''Krok''' gives Crankcase dating advice

"Typical! It's typical of my '''luck'''! Every time I take the '''tiniest''' step towards some '''loose approximation''' of happiness, '''fate''' comes along to '''shoot me in the face!'''"
:—'''Crankcase'''

"'''The Brand''' is a '''deity'''—one that's normally worshipped by the '''Temptorians'''. Dire Wraiths steal everything—including gods."
:—'''Krok'''

"At least '''three''' distinct species are required to make it a proper crossover. With just two, it's... we have a word for it: '''t'mup.'''"
:—'''CONS4EVA'''

"Again, about the '''premature burial'''... I'm sorry you weren't dead. Also: I'm glad you weren't dead." 
"I was '''conscious''' when you did it, '''Spinister'''! I '''resisted'''...!" 
"I thought it was '''human post-death reflex syndrome'''...!"
:—'''Spinister''' and '''MP3'''

"I hope you're proud of yourselves, 'cos that wasn't bad for your first crossover. Sure, we didn't get what we asked, but I think it might be The Brand's way of telling us to make the most of '''this''' life. Or, as they call it, the 'one shot'."
:—'''CONS4EVA'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*We first heard about The Big Conversation website back in [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|issue #45]].
*Been a good few years since we saw Thunderwing; he last appeared under the control of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in ''[[Spotlight: Sideswipe]]'', just over eight years before the publication of this issue. As explained in footnotes, he attacked [[Nebulos]] in [[Stormbringer issue 3|''Stormbringer'' #3]], in which Crankcase—making his first IDW continuity appearance—was indeed shown to be part of the infiltration unit on the planet.
*The planet Temptoria previously appeared in [[Before & After|issue #12]].
*Though not mentioned by name, the third and final city Grimlock ends up in must be Dallas, as that was—per the footnote in this issue—where he fought [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] in the [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|final issue of ''Maximum Dinobots'']]. Grimlock's sword was last seen in that issue when he stabbed it into the ground so he could free his hands to attend to a wounded [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], and it has evidently remained there ever since. We'd be remiss if we didn't point out that the sword designs don't match between issues, but we'll chalk that up to artist variance.
**The sword is scored with the names of the other Dinobots, and uses Slug's original name, having been left behind before he was informed of the "offensiveness" of his name.
*Grimlock displayed the ability to suddenly and inexplicably speak despite appearing incapable of the feat in [[Animals|issue #46]].

===Transformers references===
*Other posters on The Big Conversation include "Starscream's Ghost," referring to the [[Starscream's Ghost|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] of the same name and the legacy of supernatural shenanigans surrounding Starscream it birthed, and "Cassette Man," named after the original ''[[Microman|Micro Change]]'' toy that became [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Soundwave]].

===Other franchise references===
*Brandon compares Grimlock to the robotic animals of the ''{{w|Zoids}}'' franchise, an 80s toyline produced by [[TakaraTomy|Tomy]]. Though today better known for its 1999 relaunch in Japan and the various anime series that were produced as a result over the following years (that's how Brandon knows about it, we imagine!), Roberts and Roche are assuredly more familiar with the brand from the European version of the 80s toyline and the highly memorable {{w|Spider-Man and Zoids|''Zoids'' comic}} published by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] to go along with it.
*MP3 gets cut off trying to deliver the famous ''G.I. Joe'' [[Public service announcement|PSA]] catchphrase, "Knowing is half the battle." PSAs were recorded and animated for the Generation 1 cartoon that saw the Autobots use this catchphrase too, but they never aired.
*Misfire and Spinister quote the ''M.A.S.K.'' theme song in a substantially more on-the-nose way than the main ''Revolution'' series did.
*Action Van... [[Action Man]]. Admin Force... [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. Get it? 'Course you get it. Now go do something with your life.
*Crankcase refers to the Dire Wraiths as "the reason Megatron steered clear of the Dark Nebula", home of the Dire Wraiths in the Marvel ''{{w|Rom: Spaceknight}}'' comics; but see Errors, below.

===Real-life references===
*With its talk of "brand loyalty" and "t'mup"s, this whole issue is about poking fun at big comic crossovers in general, and its title is a reference to the hyperbolic promotion such events often receive. The phrase was genuinely used to promote Marvel's "{{w|House of M}}" event in 2005 (the first major modern crossover event after a dry period of many years which reintroduced the concept and made it a regular, recurring fixture of the comic book industry landscape again) and has become a bit of a parodic buzz-phrase in the years since.
*Real-world landmarks visible in Grimlock's rampage through {{w|Amarillo, Texas}} include the Amarillo National Bank, the Courtyard hotel, and the Petroleum Building. Later, in {{w|Arlington, Texas|Arlington}}, the damaged {{w|AT&T Stadium}} can be seen, before MP3's radio reports that he has also hit {{w|Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth}}, no big loss (sorry, Fort Worth!)
*Misfire and Spinister's human aliases are taken from rival snooker players {{w|Alex Higgins}} and {{w|Dennis Taylor}} (hence the subtle gag in MP3's line about them "bringing tricks to the table"). Clearly not grasping stereotypical norms regarding human sexual dimorphism, Spinister's female holoform is "Dennis" (and ''towers'' over Misfire's "Alex")!
*One of the other members of G.I. Joe's "Admin Force" is named "Blue Tick," after the famous Twitter verification icon.

===Errors===
*Maybe we're overthinking the comedy here, but Misfire's got two eyes, a nose, and a mouth in proper human proportion on his ''own'' face, so why wouldn't he know to replicate that on his holo-avatar's face...?
*CONS4EVA's ability to shapeshift into a form of his choosing, whilst something [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[Dire Wraith]] were capable of, is not consistent with how they have been depicted in this continuity; in the current {{i|ROM (comic)|''ROM'' comic}}, it has been established that IDW's Wraiths essentially function like parasites, having to merge themselves with a victim's body in order to take on their appearance. Similarly, given how the Marvel ''Rom'' license is known to have worked, it's unlikely that the IDW Dire Wraiths hail from the Dark Nebula.

===Other trivia===
*This issue was originally intended to be released in November, prior to the [[Valley Forge|final issue]] of ''Revolution''. Delays pushed it into December, after the crossover had concluded, but that's not a problem since it's a humorous issue not directly connected to anything going on in the event.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Misfire and Crankcase grab some takeout with [[Rom]], [[Matt Trakker]], [[Brad Turner]], [[Gloria Baker]], [[Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], and [[Lady Jaye]], by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]. M.A.S.K. vehicle "Hurricane" is sitting off to the side by Trakker's [[Thunderhawk]]; neither this vehicle nor its classic driver Hondo MacLean have appeared in IDW continuity yet.
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Grimlock versus Rom and lesser-known M.A.S.K. operative Ace Riker, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]. Riker is based on his 1987 action figure, wearing a black, silver, and gold flight-suit and his "Cruise Control" mask, but the mask has been colored red like the "Ricochet" mask worn by his 1986 action figure.
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Blank cover for sketches
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Grimlock, Misfire, and Spinister, by [[Ken Christiansen]]

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Junkion (species)

2016-11-08T06:10:54Z

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[[File:TFTM Junkions.JPG|upright=2.8|thumb|Punker Bots!]]

'''Junkions''' are a tribe (or possibly race) of [[Transformer]]s that inhabit the planetoid also known as [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Their historical origin is unclear, although some sources imply that they may indeed be descended from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronians]].<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''</ref>

They have a unique physiology, seemingly made of little more than the same rusted scraps of trash metal that compose their homeworld. They are capable of not only withstanding damage that would normally incapacitate or kill the average Transformer, but quickly repairing that damage using any pieces of scrap metal they can get their hands on. A Junkion may even be reduced to a pile of parts, only to come back at their enemy less than a minute later. Junkions in battle are utterly fearless, using tag-team and ambush tactics to keep mobile while swarming their opponents ''en masse''.

They are also expert mechanics, even able to repair with remarkable ease Transformers normal medical science would write off as [[Death|dead]]. ''How'' the Junkions have developed in this manner has yet to be explained.

Junkion culture is centered on one thing: [[Earth]] broadcasting. Their speech is a hodgepodge of television and radio clippings, making them oftentimes hard to understand. Junkions as a whole are somewhat childlike and naive. They are curious, but also tend to be wary of, if not outright hostile towards, newcomers to their planet (far too many have come with the goal of harming their world), but once a Junkion's friendship is gained, they go "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" and treat their allies as Friends For Life. As such, they are instinctively protective of [[human]]s, the source of [[television]].

After having come in contact with the [[Autobot]]s, the Junkions have become known as some of the best scrap metal merchants and traders around. Even [[Octane|some]] [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Decepticons]] make use of their services. The Junkions are all too happy to exchange [[energon]] for more scrap metal... even if they don't think to ask just ''where'' the scrap metal came from.

{{quote|Junkions don't need help, Junkions ''are'' help! Spare parts? We'll fix 'em!|[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]]|''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]], [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)}}

When a group of [[Autobot]]s crashlanded on their planet, the Junkions saw them as nothing but intruding thieves. Without warning, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and his Junkions led an assault on them, but they soon halted when another group of Autobots arrived and proved their friendliness with the [[universal greeting]]. Pacified, the Junkions revived the late [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and promptly organized a dance party for everyone.

When [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] voiced his desire to destroy [[Unicron]], the Junkions did not hesitate to join him, and a large number of them boarded the [[Minnow]] with which to attack the dark god. The Minnow was crushed in Unicron's hand in the following battle, but luckily the passengers survived (at the very least, Wreck-Gar and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] did). {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|The Junkions’ involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook “[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

Two Junkions came with Wreck-Gar when he travelled to planet [[Goo 8739B]] to save his Autobot friends. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} The exiled Decepticon [[Octane]] later worked with Junkions to freight scrapmetal between their planet to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} The defensive Junkions later chased off a number of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] that had landed on their planet in search of a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson Journal|journal]]. In response, the Quintessons hijacked the Junkions' precious television signals, planting subliminal messages that caused the Junkions to consider all other races to be their enemies. Even worse, the Junkions got the bright idea to ''share'' these transmissions, beaming them out in the galaxy and causing sentient races everywhere to fight each other. The brainwashed Junkions were eventually fixed when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] countered the transmissions with some of his own. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
A few Junkions were residing in [[Iron Town]], where they were menaced by the [[Decepticon desperadoes]]. Fortunately, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] saved the town. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}
====Ask Vector Prime====
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
{{noteMarvelBB2006}}
In a strange alternate future, the defensive Junkions chased off a number of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] that had landed on their planet in search of a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson Journal|journal]]. In response, the Quintessons hijacked the Junkions' precious television signals, planting subliminal messages that caused the Junkions to consider all other races to be their enemies and meticulously organize the junk on their planet in hopes the lost journal would be discovered. The Junkions got the bright idea to ''share'' these transmissions, beaming them out in the galaxy and causing sentient races everywhere to fight each other. The brainwashed Junkions were eventually fixed when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] countered the transmissions with soothing easy-listening music. Once the hypnosis was broken, the Junkions sided with the Autobots in driving off the attacking Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{noteukonly}}
''Following the destruction of Unicron, his still living head floated into range of the planet Junk, and using his vast mental powers he took control of the entire Junkion population. Planning to use Junk as his new body, Unicron ordered the Junkions to attach his head to the planet. His plot failed when Wreck-Gar, who had been off in space at the time Unicron took control, planted explosives benath his head and blew him up.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
The Junkions did not take kindly to the [[Recyclon]]s intending to recycle their planet into energon. After [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]] damaged Wreck-Gar, the Junkions swarmed the intruders and forced them to retreat into space. Down but not out, the Recyclons decided to fire the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to recycle the entire planet from orbit, but the Junkions fired a tractor beam in return, sending [[Reclamation|their ship]] crashing violently into Junk. Salvage was the sole survivor of the crash, his last sight alive being a group of Junkions moving in on him. {{storylink|Collect and Save}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:MTMTE 8 anonymous Junkion.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"We are the Transformers who say "NI!"]]
{{quote|You're not an Autobot or Decepticon, yet I smell the stench of ''both'' breeds emanating from you.|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]|"[[Runnin' with the Devil]]"}}
The planet Junkion began as a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] garbage disposal area in space where junk was dumped by means of [[space bridge]] technology. From whatever more the Cybertronians, [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] alike, dumped through the space bridge, {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More Than Meets The Eye'' space bridge entry}} the Junkions emerged as a new breed of Transformer. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}} Though not hostile by nature, the fact their home planet was paradise to numerous treasure hunters and thrill seekers that couldn't care less how the Junkions would suffer from their presence, the Junkions had adopted a mildly xenophobic disposition. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More Than Meets The Eye'' Junk entry}}

[[Dreamwave timeline|Sometime in 2003]], Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] was flying the [[Minnow|Junkions' main ship]] alone through space when he stumbled upon the remains of [[Decepticon leader]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} He brought him on board and repaired him, though Megatron was not the least bit grateful. First, he harshly demanded to know what Wreck-Gar was and when that was answered, Megatron proceeded to manipulate Wreck-Gar into getting him a start back to power. The two returned to Junkion, where Wreck-Gar collected discarded [[Air Warrior]] bodies and repaired them, believing Megatron needed an army to vanquish evil from the [[Universe (universe)|universe]]. When he was done, Megatron killed (?) him, because Wreck-Gar was too unpredictable an ally. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
According to the historian [[Pentius]], the Junkions were the remains of a rich and prosperous race who had arrogantly believed their resources would last them forever. When their veritable paradise of a planet finally ran out of [[energon]], these early Junkions were forced to sell off their wealth to other races in a desperate attempt at survival, but it was a futile struggle. As their civilization slowly fell into ruins and their planet was reduced to a hellish junkyard, the survivors deteriorated into a race of scavengers and cannibals living among the garbage. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}}

The Junkions became a kind of bogeyman to Cybertronians, who believed them to be monstrous scrap-eating zombies from the mythical death-world of Junkion. When [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] was banished to Junkion by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], however, he found that the threat was very real. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He viciously destroyed the group of cannibalistic Junkions who attacked him, suffering some damage in the process. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Tales of Megatron's power spread throughout the Junkion clans, and when the Decepticon leader later returned and demanded their loyalty, they were quick to bow before him. Joining forces with the Decepticons, the Junkions provided them with a ship with which to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} On arrival in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the Junkions participated in the Decepticon assault on the city, swarming over and outnumbering the Autobot defenders. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

Some four million years later, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] recruited several Junkions into the army he was raising to oppose [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Some other Junkions were among the [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]] who returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the war was over. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} One of them watched a live interview with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] expressed that [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] was "buggier than a Junkion's code-base". {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

===Aligned novels===
Early on in the [[space bridge]] colonization project, Cybertronian colonists used the world of Junkion as a collective dumping ground for the vast amounts of refuse and garbage that inevitably resulted from the push outwards. This same planetoid was later used as a hideout for Cybertronian criminals, pirates, and outlaws. Many of them created new identities for themselves and began new lives working on the planet. The space bridge project eventually failed, leaving Junkion isolated from the rest of the universe. With no new resources available, the inhabitants turned to scavenging to survive. As they created new bots from the junk around them, the few former Cybertronians gradually forgot about their origins and took on the name "Junkions". At the time of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s search for the Allspark, their leader was the eccentric [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]].

The Junkions were initially skeptical of Optimus Prime's quest, but eventually aided him and his [[Autobot]]s by directing them to the nearest working space bridge. However, the [[Decepticon]]s, who had been following the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], landed on the planet and launched an attack on both the Autobots and Junkions. During the course of the battle, the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]], the center of Junkion, was removed, causing the planet to break apart. The fracas was further compounded by the arrival of the [[Star Seeker]]s, who took the Junkions hostage and, despite Wreck-Gar's protests, forced them to weld a space bridge to the hull of the [[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]. The Star Seekers and Junkions disappeared to places unknown. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
The Junkions were the minions of [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]], an experimental junk robot with the ability to remake other Transformers in his image using snake-like creatures. They spoke in the manner of computer error messages. After the spread of the Junkion "Hive" proved a threat to both factions, they were locked away on the prison planet [[Paradron]].

Eventually, they were freed by the Autobot renegade [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], who recruited them as footsoldiers for his incursion into the dimension [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]. There, they fought both Decepticons native from their own Universe, and local Autobots. {{storylink|Distant Fissures}} Numerous of the Autobots from that universe were assimilated into the Hive, and as Magnus's plan came to fruition, transporting the alternate Earth back to their own, negative-polarity universe and destroying 207.0 Epsilon in its wake, the Junkions retreated from battle. {{Storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] became stranded on the planet Junk, he was forced to fight off Wreck-Gar and the hordes of cannibalistic Junkions until he could be rescued by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Wreck-Gar toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|"Not sold in stores...anymore."]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (1986)

:The only Junkion toy originally produced was the group's leader.

*'''[[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]]''' (Junkion, 2004)

:An [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive redeco of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:RtStoy-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is the breakfast your Wreck-Gar could look like, can you see me now?]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe, 2011)
:Wreck-Gar transforms from a Road-Warriors-esque motorcycle into an asymmetrical robot with [[facial hair]], a grin, and an axe. Double pegs under his pelvis correspond to double pegholes in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seat, meaning if you get more than one, he can totally ride himself, or anyone else made from this mold.

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===United===
[[File:Unitedtoy-Scrapheap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Junk!"]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe, 2011)
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Wreck-Gar is a redeco of the 2010 Wreck-Gar toy with different paint layouts.

*'''Autobot SET''' (3-pack, 2011)
:This e-Hobby exclusive 3-pack contains [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], a retool of Reveal the Shield and United Wreck-Gar with a new head inspired by the background Junkions from the movie.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/more-information-on-the-ehobby-transformers-2010-campaign-exclusives-170961/ More Information on the eHobby Transformers 2010 Campaign Exclusives]</ref>

[[File:Unitedtoy roadmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''[[Detritus (G1)|Roadmaster]] Prime Mode''' ([[October 27|10-27]]-[[2012]])
**''ID number'': '''EX 03'''
**''Accessories'': Junker Drone, Trasher Drone, Waster Drone, Scrapper Drone

: Roadmaster is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]] toy, transforming into a monster truck of indeterminate model. He also has a "Prime Mode" where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machine molds for limbs.

: He comes with four color-coordinated "wasteland" vehicle drone-limbs, redecos of the [[Destructicon (PCC)|Destructicon]]s. Each one has a square socket for a Power Core Combiner connection; when attached via the blue plugs on a Commander figure, the vehicles automatically transform into a super-robot limb, and snaps back to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] when disconnected. Despite the universal connector, each drone can only form one limb type (but can be swapped from left to right):

:*'''Junker Drone''' — Leg (Roadmaster's left)
:*'''Trasher Drone''' — Leg (Roadmaster's right)
:*'''Waster Drone''' — Arm (Roadmaster's left)
:*'''Scrapper Drone''' — Arm (Roadmaster's right)

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===Generations===
[[File:Gen-toy Junkheap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm a Pepper. Do you want to be a Pepper, too?"]]
*'''Junkheap''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)

:"[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]]" is a retool of Wreck-Gar with a new head. The pegs that tab into slots on the bike-mode's seat mean he can ride either Wreck-Gar or Scrapheap, or vice-versa.

*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Legends, 2016)

:Part of the sixth wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint, Wreck-Gar is a retool of [[Groove (G1)#Generations|Groove]], sporting a brand new noggin. He transforms into a motorcycle or convert into a chest armor for [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] and other uses of the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Hot Spot]] mold. Early packaging sample photography showed a sticker boasting it being part of the Sky Reign team, but the final product omits this information as Wreck-Gar has no solid way to ''actually'' combine with Sky Reign in a functional way.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Rust Dust#Generations|Rust Dust]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Override (Adventure)|Override]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Vampire (BW)|Vampire]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]].

===Timelines===
*'''[[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]]''' / '''[[Scrap Iron (SG)|Scrap Iron]]''' / '''[[Junkheap (SG)|Junkheap]]''' (2012)

:Redecoes of 2011's Wreck-Gar, Scrapheap, and Junkheap toys respectively.

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==Notes==
[[File:Dreadnokcyborgs2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Spiked tires make for a very un-smooth ride.]]
*According to a [[Secret Files of Teletraan II|secret file on Autobots]], the Junkions are a "tribe of Autobots that dwells on the planet Junkion", ostensibly cementing their place as Transformers.
*In ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3]]'', the [[Dreadnok]]s, a [[Cobra]] biker gang, are shown to ride motorcycles that look just like the Junkions. The Dreadnoks claim to have found their new bikes in a junkyard at some point. No indication is given that the bikes are living Transformers, leaving it simply an [[Easter egg]] for the reader.
*The Junkions that appeared in the movie and their ship were given names in the ''[[Transformers: The Complete Ark]]'' book, which was released 23 years after the movie.
*It's probably a good idea to just not mess with the Junkions, as everyone who does seems to die. The one exception to this rule is [[Thundertron]] and his crew of [[Star Seeker]]s, who managed to take the Junkions captive and enslave them.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Junkion''' (ジャンキオン ''Jankion'')
*''Russian:'' '''Musorshchiki''' (Мусорщики, "Scavengers")
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Intersectionality

2016-11-08T05:55:00Z

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|title="Intersectionality"
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|by=[[Jim Sorenson]] & [[David Bishop]]
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'''As the crewmembers of the starship ''Dinosaur'' attempt to apprehend two fugitives, they encounter dangers both shipboard and planetside.'''

==Synopsis==
===Prologue===
At the Allowed Zone, the [[Confederation of Terran Worlds|Terran Confederation]] ship ''[[Spooky Action at a Distance]]'' is on patrol and all crew is being summoned. Crewmen [[Chak]] and [[Una]] take informal bets on exactly why. Captain [[Blix]], a resurrected Pleistocene caveman and psychic, tells them and ship AI [[Screwball]] that, in fact, Cybertron's probability of war just jumped from 7% to 96% after [[Broken Windshields|a rebel call-to-arms at a gladiator match]]. Now the ''Spooky Action'' will have a much harder job of monitoring Cybertronian space and they may need to sterilize their last colony, [[Elba]], as a warning. They've also picked up what appears to be a dimensional breach at Cybertron, fifteen [[Sun|Sol]] days ago. Screwball estimates that the only allowed Cybertronian warship in the area, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', will learn of the incident in thirteen hours...

===Part 1===
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On board the ''Dinosaur'', on an indefinite mission, a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] crew kills time playing cards; their officers are all [[Maximal]]s, a [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] trick to keep both groups divided and unable to challenge the captain. The only time anything of note happened was when [[Killer Punch]], the intelligence specialist, got paranoid about a 'stowaway' and searched the whole ship in a mad panic. Afterwards, he had to have his systems gone over by [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and people are still worried about his mental state.

[[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] crows about his winning hand but then accidentally collides with [[Dead End (BWN)|Dead-End]]. She chews him out, a series of insults in a long line—he worries she must be lonely. (So who is it she's talking to inside the airlock?). He gets chewed out again at the bridge by [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]], the Maximal first officer, as he's a whole ''cycle'' late. A transmission was picked up a breem ago from planet [[LGC-8803]], Cybertronian in origin, and Longrack wants analysis. [[Synapse (BW)|Synapse]], political officer and one of two [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] on board, ''also'' wants this looked into, the Builders wanting an excuse to check out LGC-8803 for years, and 'politely asks' that Chief Engineer [[Magmatron]] is sure everything's in ''proper shape'' for a look. The implications irritate Magmatron, who holds his tongue.

The transmission turns out to be from the Maximal felon [[Transmutate (character)|Trans-Mutate]] and [[Killer Punch]] finds that one of her fellow prisoners, [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], has a recapture-at-all-costs order on his head. Hydra and Killer Punch try to convince Longrack that it all seems weird, but their reclusive Captain orders them on to the planet and orders Longrack to take an away team there. The first officer, excited to be commanding an away team, is aghast to find Synapse ''removing'' said team from his command and giving it to third-in-command Apelinq. When Longrack protests, he's told ''the Captain'' wants him to stay behind and he's too busy to ask for clarification...

On the bridge, Hydra has picked up another odd Cybertronian signal and Killer Punch fibs that it might be Terran so Longrack will let his buddy look into it. In private, Hydra tells him that the specifics of the signal make him think it might be the [[Resistance]]! Meanwhile, when sneaking off to talk to the Captain, Longrack instead finds Synapse and, looking for a reason why he was there, blabs about the signal. That's bad news for Hydra, who has cleaned up [[Lio Convoy]]'s call to arms and is engrossed in it, unsure how to think about the message, when the political officer comes to call. The comms 'bot is still thinking Synapse can help him understand what to think when Synapse shoots him in the head.

The away team's space shuttle descends onto LGC-8803 when they notice an [[Intruder]] ship heading right for the ''Dinosaur''! The remaining crew return fire but with the enemy not registering on sensors, they're forced to rely on nigh-impossible manual targeting. Longrack orders the shuttle to protect them but a tractor beam from the planet surface snags the craft, right before Intruder seismic-shock missiles come right at them!

===Part 2===
The ''Dinosaur'' loses its repulsor shield and the Intruder corvette starts poking holes in their hull. Ignoring Longrack's orders, [[Guiledart]] and Killer Punch are able to finally shoot down the enemy but not before it fires two more missiles and knocks the bulk of the ''Dinosaur''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power out!

Apelinq gets a panicked [[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]] to cease trying to fight the tractor beam and try to fly down with it, landing them suspiciously close to the source of the transmission. The team find stone ziggurats with vast dragon statues, many broken; [[Saberback]] has a sense of déjà vu and is unnerved to find the stone feels warm in a way his sensors can't detect. As Apeling gives commands for searches, Sabreback asks if he can swap places with Bazooka and stay at the ziggurat site.

On the ''Dinosaur'', they've learned that the Intruders are going to crash near the away team but they have no way to ''contact'' the team thanks to odd interference from the planet's core. Synapse arrives and subtly steers Longrack into contacting the engineering team (pissing off Magmatron by distracting him from desperate work) rather than talk about finding Hydra, and suggests that Killer Punch, who is worried and wants to find his missing friend, is ''too vital'' to leave the bridge right now. Longrack is convinced that Killer Punch can be spared though and, to everyone's surprise, including his own and Synapse's, he snaps at the political officer when he tries to overrule him again.

In engineering, Dead-End is working down in Core 3's coolant in alternate mode and Magmatron hears ''something'' over the comms, she lies that it's just some debris being cleared...

Down on LGC-8803, [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hard Head]] leads his three-bot to the transmission source, uneasy with being in charge and unable to shake the feeling that they're being watched. They find the source is yet another stone structure and Hard Head feels uneasy about this weird, out-of-place metal sphere that [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]]'s poking. He's right to as [[Bruton|it suddenly transforms]] and goes on the attack, with a [[Psychokhan|centaur buddy]] from inside the structure! The Predacons fight hard against the strangers and force them back, but centaur is about to dispatch Crazybolt when two stranger Cybertronians show up, one of them successfully taking down the threat! She introduces herself as Trans-Mutate.

In his search of ''Dinosaur'', Killer Punch finds only walls where Apelinq's lab door should be, and only white noise on the comms, and the wall ''moving'' as something ''breathes''. He tries to run for it, flicking between sensor frequencies to track which bulkheads are moving, and dives into the ducts, opened up by a gear-shredder missile. Here, he's able to regroup and think: if the ''Dinosaur'' can transform its insides, why didn't he know before and why is it using this against him? As he heads to engineering, he's unaware that the missile just transformed into a person...

The Predacons are led to Trans-Mutate's makeshift shelter and use her cobbled-together repair rig to start fixing up Bazooka. The whole situation leaves them awkward, more so when the intimidating and quick-to-anger X turns up. Things calm down when they realise that the Builders have committed acts of cruelty on the two, something that leaves Hard Head disgusted. Nobody's gonna be renditioning ''these'' two now the truth is out. The fugitives fill them in on [[Alone Together|what's up]] with the [[Destructon]]s.

Every time Apelinq scans the ziggurats, he gets a different result but in a fifth one, he finds Saberback is ''inside'' it. The Predacon is in a trance and has picked up an obsidian relic and when Apeling startles him, he drops it... and the room is bathed in painful green light before both 'bots vanish!

Magmatron is unable to get the repulsors back online but has bigger worries when Killer Punch emerges from the ducts, claiming the ''Dinosaur'' is a Transformer. While he tries to shrug it off, Killer Punch—realizing the ship is trying to hide that Hydra is dead and not from combat—has the hard recorded data to prove the ship layout is shifting. Magmatron decides to cut all power for a [[Units of time|breem]]. This causes a ''lot'' of swearing on the bridge—and causes Synapse to head off to Apelinq's now-visible lab, beating Killer Punch to it. To the officer's horror, he finds the [[Micromaster]] gleefully telling him how Hydra died, and that the Captain had wanted to just scare off Killer Punch from finding the body; but he wouldn't stop, so now he has to die, just as Synapse had advocated all along. There's a rebellion going on back home and it wouldn't do for it to spread on this ship, now would it? Killer Punch has just enough time to try and fight before he hears a command for [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to kill him, and it all goes black...

===Part 3===
Dead-End is fed up, tired, and looking for downtime when she emerges from the coolant, but what she finds is a very paranoid Magmatron. Killer Punch had been able to transmit part of his encounter with Synapse and the engineer knows exactly how screwed they are. To his surprise, and to his relief, Dead-End boils it all down for him: they need to kill the Builders and take the ship fast. Magmatron accesses the computer core to put engineering's surveillance footage on a loop and, while Dead-End stays behind to monitor comms and stop the ''Dinosaur'' from interfering, he's off to the bridge to recruit the others. With cameras watching his path to the bridge, he can only hope brazening it out will work. Once he's at the bridge, he reports the situation and both Guiledart and Longrack agree that, if Synapse has killed two of their own, they can't side with the Builders (even if Longrack's nervous about mutiny). That's when autocannons drop out of the roof; both are blown to scrap by Guiledart, provoking a ''roar'' from the ship. Magmatron declares that Longrack will guard the bridge and monitor ops while he and Guildedart find and disconnect the Captain, still believing that he's merely ''connected'' to the ship.

Down on the planet, the Predacons have learned about the Destructons and that the Intruder ship had been theirs. They also recall an Intruder ship that the [[human]]s had driven off recently, which had been trying to head to Cybertron. Hard Head realizes that the Destructons are here trying to capture the Transformer's ship so they can sneak past the humans and in through Cybertron's back door! With the threat known and Apelinq not picking the comms up, the Predacons know they have to get back to the shuttle and try, at least, to fight off the Destructons. They get back in time to find [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] tinkering with their shuttle and all five Transformers charge into battle under Hard Head's command.

''Somewhere'', Apelinq awakens to find himself bodiless on a vast glowing plain. Panicking, he thinks he's gone to the [[Pit]], but Saberback's disembodied voice reminds him that if he is capable of processing, he must still exist. The Predacon calls him over to a new environment, revealing also that they can visualize themselves as having bodies to make this realm easier to grasp. Apelinq has just enough time to marvel at how quickly Saberback grasped this world's rules before a tentacled sphere attacks them! The Maximal is able to save Saberback from this polterglitch and as the two fight, he realizes that if this realm is in their minds, he can give himself ''a lot of big guns''. In another burst of sourceless knowledge, Saberback realizes the wounded polterglitch is about to explode and imagines a great forcefield around them. They survive but the explosion has left a jagged hole in reality itself; knowing this is the way out, Saberback knocks his boss unconscious and makes for it.

The ''Dinosaur'' keeps trying to kill Magmatron and Guiledart, at one point ''laughing'' as it tries to crush them with sliding walls. As they fight through, Synapse has headed straight for the engine room and swifly takes down Dead-End; of all the crew, he tells her, he hates her ''the most''. Suddenly a new mech, and so she quickly falls back to being unpleasant. Medusa claims she's here to liberate Transformers "from the yoke of design" and that attacking the ''Dinosaur'' was about sacrificing a few Transformers for the great good, a line that tells Dead-End to open fire. Unfortunately she's completely outgunned. The Destructon doesn't even kill her, just destroys the main turbine: now they're in an unstable orbit over a gravity well, with no way of fixing things!

At the battle below, the Destructons turn out to be more powerful than expected but eventually, after Hard Head is able to direct X, Bruton is killed—but Crazybolt, Trans-Mutate, and Bazooka are down. After Imperious shoves his fist into X's monstrously powerful cannon, X goes down too and Hard Head is left alone with the horror. He starts to back away to the shuttle, talking to cover his acts, as Imperious advances. Bazooka reactivates just in time to help distract the enemy before Hard Head makes his play: initiating an emergency lockdown of the shuttle, rendering it unusable. The last thing he sees before Bazooka's body is thrown at him is Imperious roaring in frustration.

===Part 4===

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As the turbine goes down on the ''Dinosaur'', Magmatron and Guiledart are stuck in a contracting-wall deathtrap. Magmatron fakes a tantrum that leaves all sensors and cameras destroyed, then uses the cover to dig into the ship's circuits and fake that the walls have joined. The Predacons are free and 12 frames from the Captain. Dead-End, meanwhile, is panicking as the whole engine room begins to fall to bit. On the bridge, Longrack is panicking at the loss of orbit, the quiet, and the lack of crew that, he believes, could have solved the problem. When Synapse strides into the room, Longrack expresses his frustration: he's sick of these Predacons pushing him around, man! Synapse is happy that at least ''one'' bot is on the 'right side' and declares death to all enemies.

Apelinq comes online to find a bizarre, life-filled realm where whales soar through a sky and each one has an ecosystem on it. Here, Saberback says, he's been unable to manifest anything. To proceed, the Predacon says they need to head for a pyramid with an eye carved into its center Annoyingly, it turns out that however far they go they still never get any closer to it, as they turn out to be spinning around it without realizing; Apelinq identifies this and they get out of the perspective trap.

On the planet, Imperious is twenty cycles in to trying to gain access to the shuttle systems. Bazooka is in great pain but functional; Protoform X tried to attack when ''he'' came round but was taken down; and when Imperious gets tired, Hard Head is dragged off into the ziggurat, a sight that causes Bazooka to pass out in shock. A deal is made to a bound Hard Head, that he can either give up the shuttle codes and be allowed to live (until the ''Dinosaur'' crashes onto the planet) or he can be mutilated to death. Hard Head spits in the man's face. In response to that, Imperious Delirious rants that the Transformers are nothing but abnormal parasites, a 'spark' that disgustingly inhabits a machine's body... and he plans to extinguish the Predacon's spark and let Bruton use his body, just as he plans to snuff out every 'parasite' spark on Cybertron!

Magmatron finally reaches the Captain's room and, to his surprise, the door opens itself. The Captain, an ex-Decepticon called [[Full-Tilt]] who is wired into his environment, wishes to talk, and warmly says he's glad to have met them. To their surprise, the Captain has already ''been'' disconnected from the ship. He'd objected to Synapse killing Hydra and Trypticon, long resentful of his crew who get to actually ''walk'', had decided to side with the political officer and against the 'bot who used to be his friend. The Captain only lives as he's Trypticon's [[transformation cog|T-cog]], having undergone [[Powermaster]] conversion during the war to keep the monster alive. At the very ''mention'' of Trypticon's name, the Predacons are disgusted and outraged: no wonder the Terrans never let them near their space, the ship is a notorious war criminal! Magmatron decides he's going to reconnect the Captain to slow down the ship and give him a chance to ''lobotomize'' their foe. He heads back to engineering and puts Dead-End on lobotomy duty—she makes a detour to the airlock and 'her little pet', hoping for an edge.

Guiledart is guarding Full-Tilt (whose personality has forced him to not see the Builders as a monolithic force) when Medusa comes in, hoping to kill the Captain and finish the ship off.

In the digital realm, Apelinq and Saberback reached the vast, ''vast'' mountain and begin to climb the stairs that lead to the distant iris. While the Maximal would rather not use faith and instinct, he follows Saberback's advice that this is a pilgrimage and they must climb rather than fly. It takes them twenty-five thousand steps (Apelinq knows that if this realm is real-time, the others will have stopped looking for them) and at the iris of the eye, Saberback asks the eye for guidance. It seems to not work, not until Apelinq says this isn't working, at which point it turns out ''something'' has taken control of Saberback.

Crazybolt is woken by the dying screams of Hard Head and is disgusted by Protoform X's warped litany in celebration of it. Still, he puts it aside in order for them to escape. Trans-Mutate is able to dislocate her neck enough that he can use her helmet's spire as a lock-pick. Crazybolt escapes, then realizes the others, but it's too late by then. Hard Head is dead, his body hollowed out for Bruton's mind. Enraged, the Predacons and fugitives launch an attack. Once again, Bruton is taken down, this time quicker (though Protoform X is blasted down), but all that means is Imperious himself, transforming into a vast dragon, will kill them himself!

===Part 5===

Nothing the Predacons have works against Imperious and only Trans-Mutate can harm him. While they're routed, Bruton uses Hard Head's corpse to vocally override the shuttle's lockdown. His reward is to be left behind to stop Crazybolt from interfering with the shuttle launch. Protoform X, however, has recovered enough from his wounds and at Crazybolt's request, he jumps onto the shuttle as it launches. While he doesn't give a fig about Cybertron, he sure wants to hurt Imperious!

After a long search, Dead-End locates the very heart of the ''Dinosaur'' and thus Trypticon's metaprocessor. But at the Captain's room, Guildedart is forced to fire every weapon he has to stop the powerful Medusa and the explosion caused severs Full-Tilt's primary life support trunk! At the last second, Trypticon is no longer restrained and is able to sic a [[Brunt (G1)|tank drone]] on Dead-End. And in engineering, Magmatron has almost fixed it so the ship can have a steady orbit and that's when Synapse and Longrack come in.

In the unknown realm, the gestalt entity in Saberback's body praises the Predacon for his faith and devotion, and informs Apelinq that he gets five boons. In answer to his first, a question, it explains that it and the place are both [[Metascan Omega]], a beacon created by the lost [[Logicon]] race to pass on their knowledge once they'd left the universe. Lord Imperious, they say during the second question, has hijacked some of their equipment after once having tried to find them. When Apelinq asks if his friends are okay, he is informed of the fate of Hard Head and the decaying shuttle orbit, the latter of which risks damaging Metascan Omega when it crashes. His fourth boon: help him save his friends.

Protoform X makes it to the shuttle's front and after four heavy blows, he breaks through the windscreen and engages with Imperious. The foes throw down on the surface of the shuttle, which begins to dip with no one to control it. Imperious manages to win, or so it seems, pinning X to the roof. That's when the Transformer activates his Galva-conductors, sending electricity through both of them, and with Imperious paralysed, X ''rips his head off''. Deciding, in the end, he quite likes the name 'Rampage' that Imperious kept trying to stick him with, he pushes the shuttle on a collision course with the ground and roars with delight at the thought that this might finish him off.

On the falling ship, Synapse tells Magmatron to carry on fixing the engines: once Trypticon tells him it's all good, ''then'' he may or may not kill the engineer. Magmatron can't passively resist as if he doesn't fix the ship, all his friends will definitely die. When the ship briefly drops, however, he hits on a plan, all based around the fact it shouldn't drop for another 60 nanokliks. Magmatron asks Synapse to promise that Guiledart and Dead-End won't die and when Synapse lies that they won't—Magmatron is contemptuous of the fact Longrack is ''relieved'' when Synapse lies, actually believing him—he asks for it in writing. Synapse laughs this up, confirming that he was lying and saying that the others will die—he should have stayed loyal like Longrack. ''That'' causes Longrack to physically assault Synapse, battering the Micromaster unconscious for threatening his crew. When the ship lurches again, Magmatron doesn't need to make a move after all and goes back to his repairs, amused that Longrack's still bringing up rank.

Dead-End, meanwhile, has remembered that Trypticon was supposed to have been easily provoked. And Dead-End is one rude woman! She insults him until his drone is firing at the inner airlock door and blasting it open, letting all the coolant out... and the stowaway, her pet [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]], [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], a Builder-sized beast that chomps through the drone. The way clear, she gets into the metaprocessor and disables it, but the lengthy work leaves her emotionally exhausted as she hears Trypticon plead for life. And in the Captain's quarters, a panicked Guiledart realizes the only way to save the dying Full-Tilt is to plug the life support into his ''own'' fuel pump. The Captain comes back to life just in time to fire the engines, except the time is not enough...

And on the ground, Trans-Mutate watches the falling ship, the falling shuttle (and her friend's joy at his impending doom), the glowing ziggurat, the Predacons restraining Bruton, and accepts the incoming death. She asks the Predacons to join her in being thankful for the time they've had and such a spectacular end, and they decide what the hell.

And at the interface realm of Metascan Omega, Saberback senses that the intelligence will answer "no" to Apelinq's fourth boon. He pleads with it to intervene, whatever its ancient codes of conduct, knowing that by actively struggling with the Omega he risks dissolving his own mind. And hey, they want balance, right? Well, if Imperious had used ''their'' tractor beam to interfere, then using it themselves would surely balance things out?

The ziggurat shoots out two tractor beams, one slowing the shuttle (Rampage is ''not'' happy) and one for the ''Dinosaur''. This extra push won't stop them crashing but, Magmatron realizes, will slow them enough that they can use the retro thrusters and land the ship. It hits hard and skids its way towards the away team, but the final crash is stopped when the mighty spaceship transforms into Trypticon's theropod form and plants its feet down. Once stopped, it transforms into its city form, right next to an amazed Crazybolt.

After a few orbital cycles of hard work, Magmatron and his crew of workers manage to the new Dinosaur City more or less functional. With Metascan Omega granting their last boon, permission to stay, they could turn this war machine into an interstellar trading hub. (Their crew even now includes Bruton, eager to be part of the crew and, with every worker needed, he is accepted... with weapons disabled) Now it is time for Magmatron to leave. Half the crew are staying behind—a bitter Synapse in the brig until the war is over and he can face trial—and Longrack proclaiming himself mayor of Dinosaur City. Bazooka and Crazybolt (on the verge of a [[Conjunx Endura]]), Guiledart, and Rampage are all coming with Magmatron to join the [[Grand Uprising]] on Cybertron.

On the watching ''Spooky Action'', Una merrily points out to Chak that a bunch of Cybertronians ''have'' stopped feuding.

===Epilogue===
Deep within the shuttle's computer core, unnoticed by its crew, a massive semi-sentient kernel continues to unpack itself. Lord Imperious Delirious will live again...

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in video footage.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
* ''[[Lio Convoy]]'' (6)
* [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]] (10)
* [[Transmutate (character)|Trans-Mutate]] (15)
* [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] (18)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
* [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] (7)
* [[Guiledart]] (8)
* [[Dead End (BWN)|Dead-End]] (9)
* [[Saberback]] (11)
* [[Magmatron]] (12)
* [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]] (14)
* [[Killer Punch]] (16)
* [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hard Head]] (19)
* [[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]] (20)

|h3=[[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s
|c3=
* ''[[Supersonic]]'' (5)
* [[Synapse (BW)|Synapse]] (13)
* [[Full-Tilt]] (17)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (23)
* [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]] (27)

|h4=[[Destructon]]s
|c4=
* [[Psychokhan]] (21)
* [[Bruton]] (23)
* [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] (24)
* [[Medusa]] (25)

|h5=Others
|c5=
* [[Chak]] (1)
* [[Una]] (2)
* [[Blix]] (3)
* [[Screwball]] (4)
* [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (22)
* [[Metascan Omega]] (26)
* [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"Fine. Whatever. I choose to believe you, all the while knowing that your inevitable betrayal shall only make me more certain of life's pointlessness and cruelty."
:—'''Protoform X'''

"We Destructons are Second-Born Intellects, mechanical life built by organic life. You… I don't know what you are. Energy beings animating mechanical sock puppets. It's disgusting."
:—'''Lord Imperious'''

"You're right, Synapse. I am loyal. Loyal to the Maximals, and to the crew under my command!"
:—'''Longrack'''

==Notes==
*{{w|Intersectionality}} is a social theory focusing on the ''intersecting'' nature of all social categorizations such as race, class, and gender.
*Characters in this story who are mentioned but do not appear include: the [[Intruder]]s, "[[Blackarachnia (BW)|some dim-skipping cowboy]]", Professor [[Ōgaki]], [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]], [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], [[Desecrus]], the [[Builder Assembly|Assembly]], [[Primus]], the [[Unicron/Generation 1|Chaos Bringer]], [[Gaea (Classics)|Gaia]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], and the [[Quintesson]]s.
* As in previous stories, most of the characters have bodies which are "virtual" redecoes of existing toys. Apelinq takes the design of [[Hulk#Crossovers|''Crossovers'' Hulk tank mold]], Magmatron is the revived ''[[Diaclone]]'' line's [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/pictorial-review-of-diaclone-reboot-diabattles-v2/35531/ Dia-Battles V2] toy (which appropriately has three combining components), Hydra is [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Combiner Wars|BotCon 2016 Terrorsaur]], Hard Head is [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|''Cybertron'' Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]], Dead-End is [[Undertow (PCC)#Power Core Combiners|''Power Core Combiners'' Undertow]], Saberback is [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|''Beast Hunters'' Bumblebee]], Crazybolt is [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|''Reveal the Shield'' Wreck-Gar]], Bazooka is [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Warpath]], and Guiledart and Killer Punch are [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Roadbuster]]. Longrack, similarly to his IDW ''Beast Wars'' counterpart, repurposes the design of his [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' counterpart]].
* Following the trend in previous stories, the names of characters in this story which are shared with other characters in the continuity have alternate parsings. (e.g. ''Beast Wars Neo'' Hardhead is parsed "Hard Head" to distinguish him from [[Hardhead (G1)|Generation 1 Hardhead]]).
* Similarly to [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]] and [[Spaceshot]] in "Micro-Aggressions", the ''Uprising'' incarnation of Dead-End debuts as a [[female Transformer]] when her previous incarnations have been male.

===Errors===
*On the cover, Hydra is miscolored as the nigh-identical [[Lazorbeak]]—having a red-orange face instead of Hydra's silver.

===Continuity notes===
*Blackarachnia returned to her home reality and Lio Convoy initiated the Grand Uprising in "[[Broken Windshields]]", the broadcast of which is seen by the characters of this story.
*[[Ask Vector Prime/Facebook src#May 23, 2015|An entry]] of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] mentioned the existence of Terran "[[Second-Born Intellect]]s" who did not consider themselves strictly male or female.
*Trans-Mutate, Rampage, and the Destructons reappear following the events of ''[[Alone Together]]''.
*In ''Alone Together'', Trans-Mutate and Rampage were to be shipped to the prison facility [[Garrus-16]]. This story reveals that said facility is located on [[Elba]], which is home to the more famous [[Garrus-9]] in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].
*The Destructons' personal transport is a probably-stolen warship constructed by the [[Intruder]]s, the race which built Medusa.
*Trypticon was previously mentioned by [[Cerebros (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Cerebros]] in "[[Head Games]]", which established the sheer destructive power possessed by [[city-bot]]s in ''Uprising''.
*The [[Great Push]] was previously mentioned in the cybertronix in "[[Micro-Aggressions]]", though not by name, as the final, failed military campaign led by [[Galvatron (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Galvatron]] against the humans.

===Transformers references===
* Demonstrating how advanced the humans of ''Uprising'' are, Una mentions that the humans [[quantum lock]]ed Earth some time ago. The Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] previously mentioned this as an ability of the [[multiversal singularity]] incarnation of [[Vector Prime]], which he used to protect the hiding place of the [[Origin Matrix]].
* Crazybolt appears to share some of the coloration used by [[Crazybolt (RID)|his ''Robots in Disguise'' namesake]].
* [[Seismic-shock warhead|Seismic-shock missile]]s debuted in the [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Dreamwave ''Energon'' comic]].
* A similar fate befell a [[Trypticon (WFC)|different Trypticon]].
* This is not the first time the Destructons' plans were messed with by the [[Logicon]]s.
* In [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|another continuity]], another Magmatron met a different fate on [[Arkus]].
* The eye-pyramid that Apelinq and Saberback encounter seems to be based on the [[Brigadoon]] from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Hardhead was a dim but enthusiastic guy in ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' but the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' had him as a NCO who could competently lead troops. Once Bruton takes over his body, the latter characterisation ''becomes'' the former.

====Swindle, Swindle and Swindle====
* At the end of the story is an ad from [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]]. In true [[Jim Sorenson]] fashion, it's chock-full of references, including:
** The [[Triptych Mask]] is a double reference: not only is it based off of the supernatural tripartite mask worn by [[Onyx Prime]], but the three mask pieces here are shaped like an elephant, a bird of prey, and a lion, referencing [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] and the [[beast mode]]s of his components.
** The [[Inspiration Counter|inspiration counter]], [[Buddy Bracelet]]s, [[Phase Bit]]s, [[Deep Earth Scout]]s, the [[anti-gravity patch]], the [[Invisible telephone|invisible phone]], and the [[space-time continuum rupturing toaster]] are all inventions from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' cartoon.
** The [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]]s debuted in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''.
** [[Plasma dynamic thruster]]s are from the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' franchise. The advertising blurb mentions its capability to warp Transformers around the galaxy, and encounter "[[Rock Lord|rock monster]]s"; both of which happened in "[[TransWarped]]".
** The [[Omega Key]]s are from the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon, but the accompanying blurb describes their propensity to "throw entire dimensions out of kilter"—a reference to "[[Echoes and Fragments]]", where [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Renegade#Gong|Gong]] used [[Omega Lock]]s to do just that.
** [[Mindwipe (Animated)|''Animated'' Mindwipe]] appears in an ad promoting a hypnosis course.
** The [[Power booster rod|power booster rod]] appeared in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel G1 comic]].
** "Papa Galvatron's Patented [[Time-jump mechanism|Time-Jump Mechanism]]" also put in an appearance in the Marvel comic, the method by which [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] travelled back in time in "[[Target: 2006]]". The ad copy notes that it's a good way to escape "[[Death's Head (G1)|freelance peacekeeping agents]]".
** [[Stasis cuffs]] have appeared in multiple continuities, but the ones here are clearly based on their ''Animated'' incarnation.
** The [[O-Part]]s were introduced in [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Car Robots''/''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] as a key MacGuffin, linked to [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] (or as in ''Car Robots'' and in the catalog, Brave Maximus).
** The ad for an "exploding [[cy-gar]]" depicts [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW incarnation]], the first character to take up the habit.

===Real world references===
*Fittingly for a story set in the late 24th century, the human uniforms in this story bear a resemblance to the [http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Starfleet_uniform_(2350s-2370s) Starfleet uniforms] of ''{{w|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}''. Captain Blix even wears a baldric similar to [http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Baldric#Klingon_baldric that of Worf]!
*"[[Ny Norge]]" is Norwegian for "New Norway".
*Chak is an alumnus of an institution named after {{w|Ayn Rand|Saint Rand}}.
*Fittingly for a biologically-enhanced human, Una swears by {{w|Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid|Francis Crick}}, and later, {{w|Gregor Mendel|Mendel}}.
*As a genderfluid being, Screwball uses {{w|Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns|gender-neutral pronouns}}.
*{{w|PBS}} produced a biopic about Professor Ōgaki.
*The Desecrus Formulation is based after Rene Descartes's famous philosophical proposition "Cogito ergo sum."
*Trypticon's "death" draws inspiration from HAL 9000's defeat in ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey}}''. Cementing the homage, Trypticon pleads that he can "feel [his] mind going", before finally admitting that he is afraid—dialogue lifted almost verbatim from the film.
*Rampage's kamikaze plunge aboard the shuttle is lifted from ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]''. This is not the [[The Agenda (Part III)|first time]] it's been homaged in ''Transformers'' media.
*The ad copy for the Tryptich Mask in the "Swindle, Swindle, and Swindle" advertisement says it grants "sight beyond sight," a reference to one of the trademark abilities of the Sword of Omens from ''{{w|Thundercats}}''.

==External links==
* [http://transformersclub.com/prose/Beast-Wars-Uprising-Intersectionality-V1.2.pdf "Intersectionality"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

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The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds

2016-03-14T11:03:56Z

Heckfire: /* Synopsis */

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|title="The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[More than Meets the Eye issue 50|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]]
|date=[[February 24]], [[2016]] (digital, parts of Europe and Asia) [[March 9]], 2016 (rest of world)
|coverdate=February 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|pencils by=[[Alex Milne]]
|inks by=Alex Milne and [[Brian Shearer]]
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|editor=[[John Barber]]
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'''A psychic attack leads Team Rodimus back to the Necrobot's planet, where a mutiny in the ranks of the ''Lost Light'' spells their doom.'''

==Synopsis==

''On [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] receive a haunting transmission: a series of videos from crewmembers of the ''[[Lost Light]]''—[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]—explaining that they are about to die and leaving individual instructions for how they wish to be interred. The broadcast also reaches [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'', but the ''Lost Light'' remains silent, unresponsive to any hailing requests. Optimus Prime proposes using the [[space bridge]] to go to their rescue, but Jetfire reveals the awful truth... the message claims the speakers have six hours left to live, but it was sent three weeks ago.''

Three weeks earlier, the ''Lost Light''ers help liberate the planet [[Miliarium]] from the clutches of the [[Rust Giant]]s, with the super-strong [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] taking out their biggest, meanest member. [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]—remotely supervising the battle from the ship on account of his newfound pacifism—is a little prickly when he discovers that everyone hid from him the fact that Millarians are organic, but softens when [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] lets him give the "[[roll out]]" order.

A little later, after everyone has returned to the ship, Megatron holds the latest in a series of classes on the [[Knights of Cybertron]], and focuses his attention on the mysterious, gear-like hieroglyph that the crew have come upon several times in the course of their quest. Pooling their knowledge, the class concludes that the symbol is a kind of "coat of arms," representing just one of multiple clans that existed within the Knights' ranks. The discussion is interrupted, however, when Megatron suddenly reels in pain, clutching his head; when Minimus Ambus attempts to go to his aid, the ex-Decepticon reflexively lashes out, punching Minimus across the room. Horrified at his own actions, Megatron retreats to his quarters, where Velocity checks him over and administers his latest dose of [[Fool's Energon]]. She worries that the sedative could be the reason for Megatron's actions, as it has been known to cause fluctuations in a 'bot's personality, but he explains that he was bombarded with agonizing, screaming voices in his mind—an experience, it soon turns out, that a handful of ''other'' crew members also underwent at the same time, each hearing their own unique horrific sound. [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] are able to trace the signal of this "psychic attack" back to its point of origin, and plans are quickly made to go and investigate.

The victims of the attack—Megatron, Tailgate, Rewind, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], Rung, and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (who brings [[Ten]] along with him)— together with the other members of "Team Rodimus"—Nightbeat, [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], and Nautica—and Magnus, Rodimus, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Velocity, and Whirl (brought along at Mainframe's suggestion for extra muscle) all pile into the [[Rodpod]], and [[quantum jump]] to the signal's location. The pod materializes in utter blackness, which the team soon realize means they have jumped ''inside'' a huge, hollow object. One more small jump to the object's surface, and they discover they have returned to the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s planet... but no sooner have they stepped out of the Rodpod than a squadron of attack craft suddenly appears in the skies and opens fire on them! Totally outnumbered, everyone boards the pod again and tries to quantum jump away, only to discover the teleport engines are dead. The team sets course for the Necrobot's fortress, but the Rodpod is shot down right in front of it; everyone manages to survive and haul themselves out of the wreckage before the Rodpod finally explodes.

Taking cover inside the fortress, the team discovers the Necrobot's dead body in the middle of the floor. While Ravage sneaks out to examine the single enemy fighter they managed to bring down during the escape, Nightbeat snaps into analytical mode, and he and Brainstorm piece together what has occurred: the "psychic attack" was originally an ordinary transmission sent by their attackers to lure the group to the planet, but the fatally-wounded Necrobot, with the last of his strength, corrupted the signal in a failed attempt to warn them off. Using the Necrobot's computer, Rodimus re-establishes contact with the ''Lost Light''... but is shocked when the 'bot who answers his hail turns out to be [[Getaway]]! The escapologist explains that he has been freed from his cell by the ''entire crew'', who have finally tired of Rodimus's leadership and the way in which Megatron has been accepted into their ranks, and are staging a full-blown mutiny. Getaway and [[Atomizer]] have been planning this since before the ship left Cybertron, having identified all "Megatron sympathizers" through judicious questioning and application of Getaway's [[nudge gun]], and have now isolated and trapped them on the Necrobot's world, so that the rest of the crew can ''actually get on with their quest'' to find the Knights and save the Cybertronian race. Even the mystery attackers are part of their plan—attackers whose identities Megatron has already figured out, making him severely doubt Getaway's promise that nobody but Megatron will be harmed. As Getaway shuts off the comm-link, a wounded Ravage limps back inside to confirm his leader's suspicions: the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] has arrived... and everyone is going to die.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (1)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (4)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (5)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (6)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (9)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (10)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (12)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (13)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (19)
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*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (20)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (21)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (22)
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] (23)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (24)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (25)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (26)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (27)
*[[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (28)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (29)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (30)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (31)
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*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (32)
*? (33) 
*[[Boss (G1)|Boss]] (34)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (35)
*[[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] (36)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (37)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (38)
*[[Xaaron]] (39)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (40)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (41)
*[[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] (42)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (43)
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*[[Powerflash]]? (44) 
*[[Splashdown]]? (45) 
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (statue, 48)
*[[Getaway]] (50)
*[[Atomizer]] (51)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (52)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (53)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (54)
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]] (55)
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*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (14)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (15)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (16)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (17)
*[[Fulcrum (G1)|Fulcrum]] (18)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (46)
*[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] (55)
*[[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]] (56)
*[[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] (57)
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (58)
*[[Blue Bacchus]] (59)
*[[Killbison]] (60)
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*[[Drillhorn (Victory)|Drillhorn]] (61)
*[[Leozack]] (62)
*[[Guyhawk]] (63)
*[[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] (64)
*[[The Pet]] (65)
*[[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] (66)
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*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (7)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (8)
*[[Rust Giant]]s (23)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (27)
*[[Ten]] (47)
*[[Censere]] (49)
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==Quotes==

"I was particularly impressed by '''your''' efforts, '''Riptide'''. You clearly put in a lot of work." 
"Did I pass?" 
"No, but I'll talk to you afterwards to explain why."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Riptide''' on the latter's academic skills

"I'm not usually a '''fan''' of group discussion, or brainstorming, or waiting for other people to stop speaking, but that was actually pretty impressive."
:—'''Nightbeat''', on the benefits of talking out a problem

"'''Stress''' is another side effect of the chemo-sedatives." 
"It's not stress." 
"How do you know?" 
"Because I've never been happier."
:—'''Velocity''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Hold on. Someone '''fired on us''' and you want to '''run towards the gun'''?" 
'''Rodimus:''' "'''Yep'''—and '''disarm''' them before they take another shot. It's a perfectly good plan! '''Team Rodimus''' are well up for it!" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "'''Is''' well up for it. Team Rodimus '''is''' well up for it. Singular. One team." 
'''Rodimus:''' "Whatever. Chop-chop!" 
'''Megatron:''' "When did you first realize that he uses '''bad grammar''' to distract you whenever you raise an objection to something he wants to do?" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "He does '''WHAT'''?"

"This is the new '''teleport drive'''. Nautica built it as a '''thank-you present''' after I stopped going on and on about how much I wanted a teleport drive."
:—'''Rodimus'''

'''Rodimus:''' "I'm sorry if not all of us are catlike and unpanickable." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Not a word." 
'''Rodimus:''' "Jeez, Magnus. Time and place." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "No, no, no. You can't have people throwing '''made up words''' around willy-nilly. There are impressionable 'bots on board." 
'''Brainstorm:''' "Magnus is right. Making up words leads to criminanarchy and pandebordination." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "Brainstorm! One more and you're on '''remand.'''"

"By what '''tortured logic''' did '''High Command''' conclude that letting an '''unrepentant mass murderer''' off the hook represented anything '''other''' than an '''insult''' to the memory of the '''billions''' he killed? Seriously—can someone explain to me how the war can end with the '''instigator''' being allowed to go about his business '''as if nothing happened'''? The death camps! The massacres! The cities razed to the ground! Apparently all of them were just '''missteps'''—painful but necessary—on Megatron's '''path to self-discovery'''! (...) By helping that '''maniac''' find peace you're excusing his past behavior. And so it falls to us—'''the 99%'''—to remind you how '''wrong''' this is. Forgiveness? Rehabilitation? Reintegration? No. Not him. Not now. Not ever."
:—'''Getaway'''

"I'm not a bad person. I just have strong beliefs."
:—'''Getaway'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus and Jetfire are in the ''[[Skyroller]]'' when they receive the crew's message, outside [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s "house," placing this story after the events of [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|''The Transformers'' #50]].
*When Nightbeat delivers his part of the message, he talks about how he can prepare himself "this time," and strokes the centre of his forehead: a reference to when he died before, shot right through the head, in ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.
*Nightbeat requests his funeral ceremony be Neoprimalist, the sect of Primalism that [[Flywheels]] was noted to belong to in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|issue #7]].
*Magnus sputters as he tries to say the word "fun," just as he did back in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]], but this time, he finally gets it out.
*Rung requests that, should he die in alt mode, he be disassembled—an allusion to the mystery of his alternate form, and the fact that, whatever it is, it may still be able to serve its purpose after his death.
*Megatron mentions [[information creep]] during his class, the memory-altering mental malady mentioned before in [[Twenty Plus One|issue #31]]. In the same issue, it was established that Riptide was rubbish at exams, which is followed through on here as he fails his assignment in Megatron's class.
*The mysterious gear symbol raises its figurative head once again. Skids remembers how he saw it in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]], Thunderclash remembers seeing it in the map from his dreams in [[The Sensuous Frame|issue #41]], and Perceptor mentions that Rodimus drew it into his own map from [[The Not Knowing|issue #44]].
*Nautica recounts how she spent time on [[Troja Major]], where we know from [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|issue #28]] she picked up a copy of ''[[Towards Peace]]''. She says she visited a "heritage museum"; presumably, this is the business run by Decepticon antiquarian [[Agonizer]], mentioned in [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|issue #45]] as having set up shop on the planet.
*Rodimus brings "Team Rodimus" together again, who were last referred to by that name back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|issue #30]] when they assembled to examine the alternate-Rodimus's coffin.
*The crew previously visited the Necrobot's planet in issue #44. Back in that issue, the Necrobot described it as a "shell of a world," quoting his departed friend [[Tusk]]. That line suddenly becomes a lot more literal with this issue's revelation that the planet is hollow.
*Note how Magnus's right arm takes a bad hit during the explosion of the Rodpod. It's deliberately kept off-panel for the remaining portion of the issue, likely to obscure the fact that the arm has been completely severed—'cause remember, as we know from [[The Gloaming|issue #16]] and [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]], that's the arm containing [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'s recall switch/teleporter. No quick escapes with ''that'', Magnus!
*Brainstorm identifies the Necrobot's computers as using elements of the same technology as the guilt-detecting computer [[Aequitas]], from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', which is why everyone who suffers from the "psychic attack" experiences a unique, tailor-made terror.
*The full extent of Getaway and Atomizer's scheme is revealed, tying back into their attempt to dispatch Megatron from [[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]], and Atomizer's manipulation of Rodimus from [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]]. They obviously arrange to have Mainframe suggest that Whirl accompany Team Rodimus not because he has any love for Megatron, like the rest of their victims, but because he turned against them in #47.
*Getaway also mentions the only real side effect from the nudge gun and its memory wipes is a slight headache. Sure enough, Skids and Nightbeat mention having inexplicable headaches off-hand in [[The Sensuous Frame|#41]] and [[The Not Knowing|#44]], respectively, while Tailgate had one in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]] that was ''implied'' to be the result of too much drink, but about which we now know better. Finally, to spell it out for us, Whirl was shown having a headache after being nudge-gunned in [[The Lopsided Triangle|#47]].
**In Tailgate's case, that revelation also implicitly tells us who ''really'' told Getaway about Tailgate's deathbed confession; not Cyclonus, as Getaway claims, but Tailgate himself, who then had the memory of telling Getaway erased.
*The Decepticon Justice Division allied with Deathsaurus's forces back in [[The Permanent Revolution|issue #39]]. 'Bots from that issue who appear among their team on the story's final page include Leozack, Killbison, Drillhorn, and Blue Bacchus.

===Real-life references===
*Both this multi-parter's title and this issue's sub-title are quotes from the poem "{{w|Do not go gentle into that good night}}," by {{w|Dylan Thomas}}. The work urges one to survive, to not willingly embrace death, to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
*The planet Miliarium takes its name from the Latin word for "milestone," in reference to the 50-issue milestone ''More than Meets the Eye'' has reached.
*Velocity's ringtone ("I'm a doctor, not a performance artist!") is, of course, a spoof of Doctor McCoy's catchphrase from the original ''[[Star Trek]]''. She notes it's a gift from Swerve, who has recently indulged himself in all of Earth's television, and refers to Velocity's decision to go into medicine rather than [[Caminus]]'s highly-venerated performing arts.
*Getaway calls Team Rodimus's trip a "journey into mystery," referencing the {{w|Journey into Mystery|Marvel comic}} of the same name.
*The concept of one small brave band of heroes facing down impossible odds as legions of enemies close in on their position, unable to retreat, is lifted from the movie ''[[Zulu]]''—which the crew were shown watching back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|issue #30]], in a bit of very deliberate foreshadowing. Swerve makes the reference explicit with his "Patients - '''thousands''' of 'em!" line.

===Errors===
*For his one-panel appearance, Scoop is his traditional orange, but he ought to be in [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]-green these days, since becoming part of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], as seen in [[All That Remains|''Windblade'' #3]].
*Hard to spot in the rust giant throng on the left of the double-page title spread is [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]], recognizable by his shoulder cannons, square-head-thing, and the treads on his upper arms, which he had when he appeared on Cybertron in issue #29. This is the first time we've seen him among the ''Lost Light'' crew—but he's colored almost entirely cream instead of his normal red and blue. Not unlike his [[Slamdance (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' counterpart]], actually!
*In Fortress Maximus's early appearance, his name is misspelled "Fotress". This has possibly been corrected in physical copies of the issue.
*The headline on the [[Galactic Bulletin]] reads "AUTOBOTS LIBERATE MIL'''L'''ARIUM".
*When Nightbeat discovers the Necrobot's body, his face is colored gray instead of yellow.
*In that same scene, Censere is misspelled "Censerre", with an extra R.
*In the group shot of the DJD and Deathsaurus's forces on the last page, Guyhawk is visible in the background, between Helex's legs, but he's colored grey and red with a green face, instead of his usual red and white.

===Other notes===
*The "story so far" page that opens this issue recaps the entire series, summing up each individual story or multiparter with a simple description: a schism ([[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|''The Death of Optimus Prime'']]), an accident (issues [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|#1]]-[[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|2]]), a sparkeater ([[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|issue #3]]), a virus (issues [[Life After the Big Bang|#4]]-[[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|5]]), a hostage situation ([[Interiors|issue #6]]), an interlude (issues [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]]-[[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|8]]), a calling ([[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 annual]]), a ''Spotlight'' or two (''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Trailcutter]]'' and ''[[The Waiting Game|Hoist]]''), a story (issues [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|#9]]-[[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|11]]), a mix-up ([[Before & After|issue #12]]), a night out ([[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|issue #13]]), a mistake ([[Remembrance Day|issue #14]]), a death ([[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]]), a funeral ([[The Gloaming|issue #16]]), a lost moon ([[Remain in Light|issues #17-21]]), a diversion ([[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|issues #22-27]]), a trial (issues [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|#28]]-[[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|30]]), an exodus ([[Twenty Plus One|issue #31]]), another ''Lost Light'' (issues [[slaughterhouse|#32]]-[[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|33]]), a loss ([[Births, Deaths, and Interventions|issue #34]]), an alternate universe ([[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|issue #35]]), a race against time (issues [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|#36]]-[[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|38]]), an alliance ([[The Permanent Revolution|issue #39]]), a farewell ([[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]]), a reunion (issues [[The Sensuous Frame|#41]]-[[The Frail Gaze|42]]), a sitcom ([[The One Where They Go to Earth|issue #43]]), an epiphany ([[The Not Knowing|issue #44]]), another interlude (issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|#45]]-[[Animals|46]]), a betrayal ([[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]]), and a resignation (issues [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|#48]]-[[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|49]]).
*Megatron notes that it has been about a year since the ''Lost Light'' left Cybertron after his trial, meaning that about 18 months (one year plus the six-month gap between "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" and "season 2") have passed in the last two years' worth of comics.

===Crew manifest===
*In the mutiny Brainstorm, Chromedome, Cyclonus, Megatron, Minimus Ambus, Nautica, Nightbeat, Ravage, Rewind, Rodimus, Rung, Skids, Swerve, Tailgate, Ten, Velocity and Whirl are ejected from the ship.

==External links==
*[http://www.newsarama.com/28256-megatron-seeks-redemption-in-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-50-preview.html Preview]

Siren (Animated)

2015-07-17T12:50:48Z

Heckfire: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Siren}}
:''Siren is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Return of Blurr - Recycling Center.jpg|thumb|right|250px|INSIDE VOICE!]]

'''Siren''' seems to have no inside voice, shouting every thought that pops into his head. Even his main weapon is a sonic scream. It drives [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] to distraction.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
{{voiceactor|[[Jon Bailey]] ([[BotCon 2015]])}}
''Siren, along with fellow classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] and [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], was perplexed and more than a little disgusted by the addition of the [[techno-organic]] [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] to his class. Under the tutelage of [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], the class took a field trip to [[Metroplex (Animated)|The Metroplex]]. Siren expressed excitement, loudly, when Sari became separated from the class, hoping she had gone to clean herself up. He and his classmates found Sari with [[Blurr (Animated)|a strange talking cube]] being menaced by machinery runamuck, which he promptly (and loudly) helped subdue. The cause of the malfunctions was [[Kremzeek]], an ancient Decepticon weapon, which wasted no time in possessing Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead in turn, before heading to [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]] in Sari's jetpack. Sari and Arcee took off after the creature, leaving Siren and his classmates behind.''

''After the creature was subdued, Siren again complained (loudly) about how gross the adventure was.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}

==Notes==
* Siren shares a [[body-type]] with [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. He first appeared as a head on the [[Maccadam's]] menu in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete Allspark Almanac|The Complete Allspark Almanac]]'' before making his fictional debut in "[[The Return of Blurr]]" script reading at [[BotCon 2015]].
* Siren's speech patterns appear to be based on the former comedy persona of comedian "Bobcat" Goldthwait, specifically his character Zed from the ''Police Academy'' movies (a likely reference to Siren turning into a police car).

[[Category: Animated Autobots]]

Siren (Animated)

2015-07-17T12:49:43Z

Heckfire: /* Notes */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Siren}}
:''Siren is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Return of Blurr - Recycling Center.jpg|thumb|right|250px|INSIDE VOICE!]]

'''Siren''' seems to have no inside voice, shouting every thought that pops into his head. Even his main weapon is a sonic scream. It drives [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] to distraction.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
{{voiceactor|[[Jon Bailey]] ([[BotCon 2015]])}}
''Siren, along with fellow classmates [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] and [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]], was perplexed and more than a little disgusted by the addition of the [[techno-organic]] [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] to his class. Under the tutelage of [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], the class took a field trip to [[Metroplex (Animated)|The Metroplex]]. Siren expressed excitement, loudly, when Sari became separated from the class, hoping she had gone to clean herself up. He and his classmates found Sari with [[Blurr (Animated)|a strange talking cube]] being menaced by machinery runamuck, which he promptly (and loudly) helped subdue. The cause of the malfunctions was [[Kremzeek]], an ancient Decepticon weapon, which wasted no time in possessing Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead in turn, before heading to [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]] in Sari's jetpack. Sari and Arcee took off after the creature, leaving Siren and his classmates behind.''

''After the creature was subdued, Siren again complained (loudly) about how gross the adventure was.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}

==Notes==
* Siren shares a [[body-type]] with [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. He first appeared as a head on the [[Maccadam's]] menu in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete Allspark Almanac|The Complete Allspark Almanac]]'' before making his fictional debut in "[[The Return of Blurr]]" script reading at [[BotCon 2015]].
* Siren's speech patterns appear to be based on the former comedy persona of comedian "Bobcat" Goldthwait, specifically his character Zed from the Police Academy movies (a likely reference to Siren turning into a police car).

[[Category: Animated Autobots]]

Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.

2015-01-04T10:41:17Z

Heckfire: /* Real-life references */

{{Comicstory|
|series=exrid|issueno=36
|prev=Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches
|next=Onyx Interface Part Three
|caption=
|image=TF36 regcvr.jpg
|title="Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 10]], [[2014]]
|coverdate=December 2014
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Andrew Griffith]] (pgs 5-9, 12-19) & [[Brendan Cahill]] (pgs 1-4, 10-11, 20-22)
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] & [[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2014)]]
}}

'''Prowl and the Constructicons make their move to capture Spike, but Galvatron and the Decepticons have had the same idea.'''

==Synopsis==

Somewhere on [[Earth]], deep in a wooded region, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] reads an excerpt from his latest screenplay to [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]]. Shortly, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] arrives in response to an invitation from Thundercracker and, confused by the presence of the dog, offers to "silence" it for Thundercracker, which does not get their talk off to the best of starts. Soundwave explains the [[Decepticon]]s' partnership with the [[Earth Defense Command]] and invites Thundercracker to join them on the [[Jupiter commune]]; realizing that he knows nothing of the EDC's [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] clone army, Thundercracker promises to consider the offer, and gives Soundwave a copy of his script as a parting gift. Before each goes their own way, Soundwave warns Thundercracker that while their new home will be all-inclusive, anyone who allies with a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] will be considered an enemy.

In the [[Shinjuku]] district of [[Tokyo]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] meet with [[Maki]], their inside source at the [[Onyx]] corporation. Spike rants about the Transformers' long history of interaction with Earth, and although Maki doesn't really buy into everything he says, it doesn't dissuade her from providing him with a key card to Onyx's [[Wanmu]], [[China]] facility so that he can obtain a mysterious Cybertronian object within. As the two men head out, however, Spike immediately identifies the transformed [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] staking them out, and opens fire. The two flee through a pachinko parlor, but Prowl is relentless in his pursuit, crashing through the building.

''Six hours earlier, on the ''[[Ark-7]]'', Prowl and the Constructicons gather aboard a reluctant [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as they prepare to head down to Earth's surface. Prowl makes clear that although they all have history with Spike, that is ''not'' the reason they are going after him: rather, Prowl believes Spike knows something about the connection between Onyx and the [[Earth Defense Command]], and the [[Enigma of Combination]]'s presence on Earth, and has tracked his location via e-mails his [[Sparkplug Witwicky|father]] had been sending him. Sky Lynx takes off for Tokyo, but their departure is observed by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]; Sideswipe tries to raise the subject of the pair's falling out after their exodus from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], but Arcee merely demands that he hand over his jetpack so she can follow Prowl's team.''

Prowl and the Constructicons continue their pursuit through the streets of Shinjuku, but just before he can grab Spike, Prowl is tackled by the airborne Arcee. Breaking her grip and resuming the hunt, Prowl entreats the female [[Autobot]] to trust him like she used to, but Arcee is having none of it and joins the chase herself. Spike and Jimmy, meanwhile, have found some transportation in the form of two idling motorbikes, but as they try to escape on the vehicles, the bikes take on a life of their own and drive the two humans to the top of a parking garage, where [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons are waiting! The bikes are, in fact, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], who transform and hold the humans so Galvatron can interrogate them regarding the Enigma. Neither has any idea what Galvatron is talking about, but the Decepticon leader doesn't believe them, and orders Spike taken to their ship and Jimmy killed. Before the Decepticons can make any moves, though, the Constructicons collapse the garage underneath them. Prowl snatches up Spike and flees the scene, leaving Arcee and Jimmy caught between the Decepticons and the Constructicons.

Aboard their aircraft as it departs Tokyo, [[Marissa Faireborn]] and EDC agent [[Jones]] argue over their non-intervention in the Transformer conflict breaking out in the city. Much to Jones's chagrin, Faireborn is focused on their current task—protecting [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], also on board—and instead orders up some ground troops to respond to the situation. Blackrock drolly remarks on the situation, and an irate Faireborn warns him not to comment on matters he does not understand; Blackrock appears to go off on a tangent, talking about the ancient Mesopotamian city of [[Uruk (Earth)|Uruk]], birthplace of human society, but soon reveals that he knows ''much'' more than he lets on, as he reveals that Uruk was built around the landing site of the Enigma of Combination... which is now held in the vault of his Wanmu facility!

Taking cover in a wood to evade police choppers, Prowl releases Spike, and informs him he has something very important to tell him... he ''forgives'' him!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (14)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (16)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (17)

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*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (18)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (19)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (21)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (22)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (23)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (24)

|c3=
*[[Jimmy Pink]] (6)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
*[[Maki]] (8)
*[[Hunter O'Nion]] (picture, 10)
*[[Verity Carlo]] (picture, 11)
*[[Jones]] (25)
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (26)
*[[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] (27)

|c4=
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (2)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (4)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (5)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (12)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (13)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (15)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (20)

}}

==Quotes==

"In person, this sounds a lot more..." 
"Urgent." 
"No, a lot more like you should have a '''tin-foil hat.'''"
:—'''Maki''' and '''Spike'''

"Hey. I don't give my number to just '''any''' girl." 
"You literally give your number to '''every girl.'''"
:—'''Spike''' and '''Jimmy'''

"Things used to go smoother when I just '''shot''' everybody."
:—'''Arcee'''

"Hey—''ahem''—'''hey, there.''' I couldn't help but notice you're '''pink'''. Well, as it happens, my '''name''' is—" 
"'''Shut it''', human."
:—'''Jimmy''' tries to make small talk with '''Arcee'''

"You know, Miss Faireborn, I expected you to send '''agents''' after Witwicky... I just didn't expect the agents to be '''ten meters tall''' and '''metal.'''" 
"Yes, very '''droll''', Blackrock. You play with fire, and sometimes the fire changes into a '''robot.'''"
:—'''Blackrock''' and '''Marissa Faireborn'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*While listing off Cybertronian involvement in Earth's history, Spike references several points of continuity, including:
**an alteration of Earth's geology that took place 10,000 years ago; this refers to [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s implantation of global dampers into the planet's crust, as seen in ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'', which allowed [[Ore-13]] to form there.
**six Transformers being entombed by a volcanic eruption—Shockwave and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], as seen in, again, ''Spotlight: Shockwave''.
**Excessive Cybertronian activity in the 1980s; this was the decade during which [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s team came to Earth to mine Ore-13, and were pursued by Soundwave and his cassettes, detailed in ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]''.
*Additionally, Spike describes a Cybertronian arrival on Earth 6,000 years ago; that one's a mystery for now.
*Spike's womanizing ways were seen during the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]; he hooked up with random women in [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|issues #2]] and [[Police Action: Part 1|#25]].
*Arcee and Sideswipe's falling out took place back in [[Second Exodus|issue #18]].
*Prowl calls Long Haul "Scrapper"; this is the ''second'' time he's called another Constructicon by their deceased leader's name, having done the same to Scavenger in [[Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|issue #32]].
*Frenzy recalls Rumble's injuries at the hands of humans from [[All Hail Megatron issue 9|''All Hail Megatron'' #9]].

===Transformers references===
*Likely not a deliberate reference, but Sky Lynx recalls the planet [[Cygnus Alpha]]; this would be the second planet to orbit the star Cygnus mentioned in Transformers fiction, the previous being [[Cygnus Seven]], seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]".

===Real-life references===
*Jimmy describes himself as Spike's "{{w|Andy Richter}}", referring to the comedian's status as perennial sidekick to {{w|Conan O'Brien}}.
*{{w|Uruk}} (see errors, below) is a real city; it was one of the first cities in recorded human history, and lends its name to the period of history that denotes the emergence of urban civilization.
*Like the last, this issue is also named after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vs._(Mission_of_Burma_album) Mission of Burma album].
* Cygnus Alpha is also likely a reference to the prison world from the classic British sci-fi series ''{{w|Blake's 7}}.''

===Errors===
*On the "previously" recap page, the Earth Defense Command is misnamed the Earth Defense ''Corps''.
*Uruk is misspelled as "Urik". Further, Blackrock notes that it was founded 4,000 years ago; rather, it was founded around 4,000 ''BC'', making it 6,000 years old.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' The image of Marissa Faireborn is superimposed over a scene of Prowl pursuing Spike and Jimmy on Rumble and Frenzy, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Prowl prepares to stomp on Spike, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''30th Anniversary cover:''' The first half of 30th anniversary celebration image by [[Alex Milne]] and Josh Perez, which connects to the 30th Anniversary cover to [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|''More than Meets the Eye'' #36]] to complete the picture. The full image is a cross-continuity mash-up featuring thirty characters; this cover includes [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW Ultra Magnus]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Lockdown]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1 Soundwave]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Generation 1 Grimlock]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], [[Jazz (WFC)|''War for Cybertron'' Jazz]], [[Waspinator (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Waspinator]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|''Prime'' Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW Arcee]], [[Airachnid (Prime)|''Prime'' Airachnid]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|live-action Starscream]].
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==External links==
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