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2013-06-10T18:14:06Z

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Second Exodus

2013-06-08T09:12:38Z

Kamino Neko: Minor grammatical fix.

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|title="Second Exodus"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 6]], [[2013]]
|coverdate=June 2013
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Atilio Rojo]]
|colors by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
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|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
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'''As the Autobots spend their first night outside Iacon, Arcee struggles to adapt to a world without fighting, and Bumblebee gets a makeover.'''

==Synopsis==

As dawn breaks over [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] makes his speech to the assembled masses, calling for the banishment of all those who will not forego their factions. As the crowd of [[NAIL]]s immediately begins to turn against the [[Autobot]]s, [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] points out that they cannot be expected to leave their wounded behind; Starscream makes clear that they do not ''have'' to leave, and even if they choose to, the injured—such as [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]—will be cared for and offered the same choice when they are well. Fixit and Ironhide try to point out the dangers of the wilderness, but Starscream counters with the fact that the signal that caused the madness outside the city was [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s doing, and is no more. When all of the shouting is done, the Autobots see only one path before them: if they stay, they will only wind up fighting with the NAILs, so it is for ''their'' sake, and not their own, that they depart Iacon. Led through the city gates by a weakened [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], sadly observing that former comrades like [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] have elected to stay behind, the Autobots have barely gone a few steps before they are confronted by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] immediately attack the [[Decepticon]] team, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] observes that the Constructicons are not fighting to injure their opponents, and forces the battle to stop. The Constructicons explain that their combination with Prowl afforded them a look inside the Autobot's head, and they think he's "pretty awesome" and want to be on the same team as him! Bumblebee tries to explain that all the "terrible stuff" Prowl did was only a result of his mind-control by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], only for [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to offhandedly correct him when he claims Prowl didn't have [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] killed: that one, she notes, thinking that she is speaking in his favor, was all him. As Bumblebee struggles to process his new information, his injuries take their toll on him, and he collapses.

By evening, the Autobots have set up a camp, where Fixit has begun repairing Bumblebee using pieces of his old [[Earth]]-mode body and [[Goldfire shielding]]. Arcee tries to apologize to Prowl for revealing his secret, struggling for the words: repeatedly killing [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] on [[Gorlam Prime]] was simple for her, and made a kind of sense, but trying to read the emotions and social cues of ordinary Transformers is proving very difficult, and she still doesn't understand why people think and feel the way they do. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] soon proves a case in point, as he bars her way when she attempts to visit the convalescing Bumblebee, contrary to her belief that he would let her through because they made a good team during the battle for Iacon. Confused and dejected, Arcee leaves, but is suddenly struck on the head by a piece of debris tossed by one of the Constructicons, who mock her lack of an [[insignia]] and are clearly spoiling for a rematch with her. ''This'', Arcee thinks, makes perfect sense to her, and she launches into battle with gusto. The other Autobots do nothing to stop the fight until Ironhide appears to halt it, instructing the Dinobots to watch the six troublemakers; the Constructicons shrug and accept the Dinobots' offer to go drinking, but Arcee slaps [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s hand away and stalks off on her own. Ironhide confides in her that he is a little worried about the possibility of the signal that drove the Dinobots mad and caused the Aerialbots to spontaneously fuse into Superion reappearing during the night, and encourages her to try to get along with the others, as they'll stand a better chance together, but when he turns around, she has disappeared.

After night has fallen, Arcee knocks out Sideswipe so she can take over guarding Bumblebee herself, fairly confident that if the violence-inducing signal ''does'' return, it won't affect her, as she is already as violent as they come. She spends the night wrestling with the fact that she agrees with different elements of Decepticon and Autobot ideology, and presently, the trailer opens and Bumblebee emerges, repaired with a new golden body and in particular, a new head to replace his crushed old one. As Arcee brings him up to speed, he notices something on her shoulder: Arcee has come to a decision about who she is and what she wants to be at last, and has cut an Autobot symbol into her arm with her sword. Though a little taken aback, Bumblebee observes that they have made it through the night, as the sun begins to rise... but Arcee realizes that dawn should still be ''hours'' away. The glow on the horizon is ''not'' the sun... Arcee can sense it is the work of Jhiaxus, and as it spills across the landscape, tearing up the ground in front of it, she can tell her creator is not alone when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] strides out of the light!

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==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===

*Omega Supreme is still unconscious after being bombed back in [[The End of the Beginning of the World|issue #11]].
*Superion, fortunately, turns out to still be alive after Devastator tore him to bits in [[Plan for Everything|issue #15]].
*Ironhide recalls the giant [[turbofox]] that attacked him and the Dinobots in [[Dinobot Hunt|issue #8]].
*Arcee tussled with the Constructicons back in [[Devisive|issue #4]].
*Swoop is still laughing it up as he watches others fight amongst themselves, as he was back in issue #8. Guess that wasn't the work of Megatron's signal, then; IDW Swoop is just a bit of a dick!
*Arcee lived on Gorlam Prime and killed Jhiaxus repeatedly between [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|the end of ''Revelation'']] and ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]''.

===Transformers references===

*Bumblebee's new body is, obviously enough, promoting an upcoming ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toy which at the time of this issue's publication had not yet been formally announced by [[Hasbro]]. The body/toy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the earlier ''Generations'' Bumblebee toy that depicted the character in the body he wore for most of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing series]] (promoted by ''[[The Question|Spotlight: Bumblebee]]''), but obviously intended to homage his upgraded "Goldbug" form from the original Generation 1 toyline, cartoon and comic. Of note is that 'Bee's new body here incorporates the changes made to the ongoing design in the transition to toy form, such as having vehicle bumper rather than windscreen kibble on the shoulders.
*That said, [[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug was turned into a separate character]] from Bumblebee in IDW continuity back in ''[[Spotlight: Metroplex]]'', so we can probably ''not'' be expecting Bumblebee to change his name any time soon. But that works out okay, since the toy is pretty unlikely to actually be called Goldbug; the only Hasbro Goldbug figure since the original was dubbed "[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Gold Bumblebee]]", and Ironhide mentions that Bumblebee's body is being repaired with "Goldfire shielding", so we're probably looking at "Goldfire Bumblebee". The "Goldfire" prefix is not new, having previously been used by Hasbro on a golden redeco of [[Grimlock (Animated)|''Animated'' Grimlock]] that was never released.

===Errors===

*On page 9, Prowl yells "Constructions" rather than "Constructicons".
*Shockwave appears to be missing his gun-arm when he appears on the last page.
*All three covers, as well as the byline, render Priscilla Tramontano's last name as "Tramotano".
*Arcee's burnt-in Autobot symbol is missing in the final panel of the page where it is revealed.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Starscream atop a peak, as Bumblebee, Ironhide and Prowl tumble from it, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Cover B:''' Arcee strides away from the burning Iacon, with the silhouettes of the series cast falling behind her, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee in his new body by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
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Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon

2013-05-30T06:30:02Z

Kamino Neko: Corrected Rodimus/Brainstorm exchange.

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|caption=''Damn you for ruining our class photo!''
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|title="Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 29]], [[2013]]
|coverdate=May 2013
|story by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editorial assistants=[[Toni Korde]] and [[Mariel Romero]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2013)]]
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'''Everything has built to this! As Rodimus leads the ''Lost Light'' crew on a quest straight out of Cybertronian myth, old enemies reappear, old friends return, and new life waits to be born...'''

==Synopsis==

''Somewhere, in a darkened room, Rodimus relates the grim tale of recent events to an unseen listener...''

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] verifies the [[death clock]]'s scan of [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], sadly confirming that the little 'bot has a fatal case of [[cybercrosis]], brought about by nothing more than old age, which will kill him in just over three days. As the medic details the stages of the disease, including blindness, paralysis, and memory loss, Tailgate flees the medibay in a panic, racing back to his quarters, where he explains his news to [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stoically advises Tailgate to make his peace and face death boldly, but then leaves the room in silence, and stops in the hallway to observe his reflection... which he almost punches in a sudden, furious rage, only to stop and instead tear gouges in his own face with his claws.

Examining security footage to determine what has become of the missing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Ambulon]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] observe as the comatose Magnus suddenly sits bolt upright with impossible speed and appears to ''float'' to the shuttle bay. [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] reports that the signal from the shuttle Magnus left in has been detected, and the ''[[Lost Light]]'' sets course after it, soon finding that it leads through a colossal wormhole. Rodimus informs the crew that the ship will be going through the portal, giving anyone who wishes the option not to come, but nobody takes it. The ship enters the portal, and what lurks on the other side proves beyond imagining: the lost satellite of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], alleged home to the answer to every question, found at last.

As Rodimus waits in his quarters, morosely examining unread messages from Ultra Magnus on his datapad, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] enters to report his preliminary findings: a lifesign scan, amazingly, suggests the moon is home to a billion lifeforms. Rodimus handpicks a small team to join him on the first expedition to the moon, confidentially informing them that all he really wants to do is find out what became of Ultra Magnus: [[Rung]] (to fill Magnus's role and tell him things he doesn't want to hear); [[Brainstorm]]; [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (in case there's any fighting to be done, though Whirl suspects it's positive discrimination); [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (who [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] urges to search the moon for a solution to his lost memories); Ratchet; and Cyclonus, for his familiarity with the creation myth that Luna 1 is part of. Cyclonus agrees to come only on the condition that Tailgate gets to accompany them, desiring to give his tiny friend a great experience before his death, but he cautions Tailgate to disabuse himself of the notion that the moon may hold a cure to his condition. [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] begs to come along, citing his metallurgical skills, but Rodimus refuses, accusing him of having abandoned that function to be a bartender.

Leaving the ''Lost Light'' under the stewardship of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], the Autobots head down to the moon and deploy in [[Mobile Autobot Repair Bay|M.A.R.B.]]s. They soon discover Magnus's shuttle, smashed open from the outside-in, but when Rodimus hops off the M.A.R.B. to examine it, his feet touching the moon's surface for the first time, the incredible happens: the entire moon lights up, as a billion [[spark]]s suddenly flare to life all over its surface. Luna 1, it transpires, is a gigantic "hot spot", a field where sparks are born, that has been fertilized after an ages-long wait when Rodimus touched it. As Rodimus wonders if the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-half he is carrying could have been responsible, the other Transformers look in wonder on the field, the like of which Chromedome remarks had mostly ceased to be by his lifetime, since he was "constructed cold". Tailgate has heard this term thrown around a lot without understanding it, and the others explain that Chromedome was created using the energy from an extant spark, as opposed to "forged", born in a hot spot (which Whirl is eager to point out ''he'' was). Cyclonus calls the group's attention to a spark glowing green, which Brainstorm recognizes as a "superspark"—a vanishingly rare, insanely powerful [[Point One Percenter]]—and immediately begins excavating it over Perceptor's horrified protestations. Everyone discusses whether or not this is the right thing to do, but moral debates are promptly tabled by an explosive, unexpected arrival: a platoon of Decepticons led by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]], who descend from the sky, weapons blazing, decrying Rodimus's team as trespassers!

Back on the ''Lost Light'', the transmission from Rodimus's team is abruptly cut off, but Blaster and Maximus aren't sure if it's the moon or the ship that's being isolated. Down in the ship's oil reservoir, Skids is spending some time alone with this thoughts when suddenly, a familiar phrase gurgles out of the darkness: "Nineteen eighty-four". A platoon of the [[Legislator|giant golden warrior robots]] he last saw just before joining the ''Lost Light'' crew bursts out of the reservoir's black depths, chanting their familiar refrain... but that's not all. More of the robots appear all across the ship: in [[Swerve's]], which he has decided to close down; on the bridge; and everywhere in-between, these ones brandishing huge guns and declaring "Seventeen twenty-one".

''Rodimus pauses in his story, reflecting on how many impossible things happened in one day, and realizes he has not even asked the name of his mystery listener. The older bot introduces himself as [[Dominus Ambus|Ambus]]...''

On Luna 1, as Rodimus's team flees the Decepticon attack, Ratchet's M.A.R.B. is hit and explodes, throwing the medic to the ground. A figure appears before the fallen Ratchet and offers its hand... and Ratchet looks up to see [[Pharma]] looming over him!

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==Quotes==

"You're visiting Luna 1 for the '''experience''', nothing else. This can't be about finding a '''cure.'''" 
"'Course not! 'Course it can't. ...'''why''' can't it?" 
"It just '''can't.'''" 
"Right. Fine. So I'm not allowed to '''hope.'''" 
"Listen to me. <big>'''Never. Hope.'''</big> Hope is a '''lie.'''"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Tailgate'''

"Time to break out the '''[[M.A.A.B.]]s''' and play 'Hunt the Crewmember.'" 
"Wait—'''M.A.R.B.s''' or '''M.A.A.B.s'''"? 
"'M.A.A.B.s or M.A.A.B.s?' What?" 
"'''M'''obile '''A'''utobot '''R'''epair '''B'''ay, or '''M'''obile '''A'''nti-'''A'''ssault '''B'''attlesuit?" 
"The ones that turn into—the '''cool ones.''' The battlesuits." 
"Right. We don't have any of those."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Brainstorm'''

'''Brainstorm:''' "I was '''anti-apartheid.''' Went on the marches and everything. 'Equal rights for '''knock-offs!''''" 
'''Tailgate:''' "Eh?" 
'''Chromedome:''' "Ignore him—he thinks it's four million years ago and he's being '''progressive.'''"

"What are you—" 
"'''Harvesting''' it." 
"No, because harvesting takes '''skill'''. And '''patience.''' And '''time.''' You can't just—you can't just do '''precisely what you're doing now...!" 
:—'''Perceptor''' and '''Brainstorm'''

"Where are you going to put [the spark], Brainstorm? In your '''briefcase?'''" 
"I '''wasn't''', but if I '''did'''... oh, man. You've just '''blown by mind.'''"
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Brainstorm

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Popular-but-unseen [[Spoke]] and [[Lockstock]], mentioned in issues [[Before & After|#12]] and [[The Gloaming|#16]], get another name-drop in this issue, where it turns out they're just as well-liked by the ship's medibot—the [[Diagnostic Drone]] seen floating around the ship in multiple past issues (perhaps most prominently [[Rules of Disengagement|issue #7]]—as they are by their crewmates.
*Rodimus likens himself, Magnus and Drift to [[Rossum's Trinity]], the principle of Transformer biology introduced in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|issue #3]].
*Following last issue's surprise ending, Tailgate's looming death is revealed to be the result of [[cybercrosis]], a rotting disease first mentioned in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the ''More than Meets the Eye'' 2012 annual]]. Ratchet notes that it has likely curdled Tailgate's [[innermost energon]]; this is sure to be why it appeared a sickly green color when Tailgate was seen pouring some out in issue #12, compared to the traditional pink-purple of everyone else's in that same issue. It is also pointed out that Tailgate's [[transformation cog]] likely no longer works, which he has not noticed because he hasn't transformed in so long; in fact, we've never seen him ''successfully'' transform at all through the run of the series, as when he last attempted it in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]] he got stuck halfway.
*It's not immediately clear what Rung might be referring to when he says he has a sense of ''déjà vu'' at the sight of the portal, but it's appropriate that he would be the one to feel it, as past issues have established him as a "historical constant" who has been around a ''long'' time and been present for nearly every major event in Cybertron history.
*The portal looks a heckuva lot like the one Skids and the gold robots flew out of all the way back in issue #2.
*Having lost his arm in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]], Chromedome is seen with a skeletal replacement on page 7 like that worn by Rodimus in issue #3, after he lost his own limbs. It has been built back up to a proper arm by page 10.
*Luna 1! This famous missing satellite of Cybertron's has been regularly mentioned across both ''More than Meets the Eye'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' since its legend was introduced in ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]''. Reference is made to the quests that Swerve and Rodimus both undertook for it, which were originally commented on in issue [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|#1]] and the 2012 annual, respectively (though it's not clear if they were both on the ''same'' moonquest or not).
*Callbacks are made to the deaths of [[Polaris]] and [[Shock]] (both from issue #2), [[Animus]] (issue #3) and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (issue #15) .
*The origin of Luna 1's nickname, "The Seething Moon", is revealed, as it is "seething" with unborn life. We got our first hint toward the sheer scope of what we see here back in [[Remembrance Day|issue #14]], when we saw [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s spark emerge from Luna 2. That story saw Overlord's spark denoted as a "Point One Percenter" by its green coloration, which is how the Autobots identify another this issue.
*We get a clear explanation for terminology we've been hearing since ''[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]'': "Forged" Transformers are those whose sparks were grown naturally from the metal of Cybertron or one of its moons, while Transformers "constructed cold" were created using energy from another's spark. This process, in turn, is revealed to be another name for [[spark splicing]], a population-enhancement program introduced by [[Nova Prime]], mentioned in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]].
*Skids is moping around in the ship's oil reservoir, where he was also seen ruminating in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|issue #8]].
*The Decepticons who attack Rodimus's team are Lockdown's "Titan Hunters" from ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''. Ransack was not seen among the group in that issue; his presence here marks the first time all four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]] have appeared together in IDW continuity.
*Dominus Ambus is Rewind's old friend and master, seen in flashbacks in issue #12. He has a new color scheme here, appearing with a white helmet and green face, as opposed to the gold helmet and white face seen in his previous appearance.
*The giant gold robots previously appeared back in issue #2. They've not been named in-story as of yet, but concept art from the first ''More than Meets the Eye'' trade paperback and excerpts from the Monthly Solicitations has identified them as "Legislators".
*Bonkers Autobot doctor Pharma appeared in issues #4 and [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|#5]], in which he got his hands lopped off. He's replaced one of them with a chainsaw. Groovy.

===Real-life references===
*''[[Wikipedia:Remain in Light|Remain in Light]]'' is the title of an album by the band [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]].
*For the language-fanciers among you, "fecund" means "fertile". The full moon is often described as "fecund" in literature, owing to its mythological connections to fertility; here, that figurative language is given a far more literal double-meaning, as the moon in this story is literally bursting with life waiting to be born.
*Brainstorm has a tiny model of [http://robocop.wikia.com/wiki/Enforcement_Droid_Series_209 ED-209] from ''[[Wikipedia: RoboCop|RoboCop]]'' on his desk.
*Continuing the trend started by "[[V3]]" from [[The Reluctant Specialist|''Spotlight: Trailcutter'']], another new member of the [[Titan Hunters]] appears to be based on one of the title characters from the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Kamen Rider, in this case [[wikipedia:Kamen Rider Den-O|''Kamen Rider Den-O'']].

===Transformers references===
*[[Pharma]] is now apparently working with [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]], and sporting a chainsaw accessory like his [[Lockdown (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' counterpart]].

===Crew manifest===
*Tailgate discovers he is terminally ill.
*11 deaths, two crewmembers in terminal conditions, 5 new arrivals (plus 20 or so Faders), and one banishment since the launch.

===Soundtrack===

For all of "Remain in Light":
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjmGZfHHC80 A Dazzling End]'' from the ''[[Doctor|Doctor Who]]'' Series 4 soundtrack, by [[wikipedia:Murray Gold|Murray Gold]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPJAX7Cu-4k The Universal]'' by [[Wikipedia:Blur (band)|Blur]]

For this issue alone:
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zNdMc6wGtU Heaven]'' by the aforementioned Talking Heads
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4XHx_boqTI A Comet Appears]'' by [[Wikipedia:The Shins|The Shins]]

===Covers (3)===
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*'''Cover RI:''' A despondent Tailgate alone beside a porthole, art by [[Nick Roche]], colours by Josh Perez.

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Talk:Rung (G1)

2012-12-07T14:36:40Z

Kamino Neko: /* Psy-ops? */

Hey, I've been rereading Eugenesis, and Rung is referenced by Soundwave in it as a psychologist. I was wondering what our policy is for a case like this, where a character originates in what is technically fanfiction and then graduates to official canon. Does this merit a mention? --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 11:56, 31 May 2010 (EDT)
:There is this: [[Fandom#Adopted_fan_terminology]]. However, I don't think that's exactly the case here, more like an author canonizing his own work. Maybe a trivia note on this page.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:00, 31 May 2010 (EDT)
==I found Rung elsewhere==
In Transformers: Drift issue 4, when Dai Atlas is sending the city to attack, Rung appears among the crowd. lobythelegend 21:39, 2 July 2012 (EDT)
:Rung was designed by Alex Milne. Alex Milne drew the Drift miniseries. Milne's designs tend to share certain elements. The end. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 23:19, 2 July 2012 (EDT)
:So does this mean this should be added to the main article? Something like Sometime during the war, Rung was part of the Circle of Light and went to attack the alien slavers when Dai Atlas decided to? [[User:Ed|Ed]] 12:13, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
::No. Also, '''where''? I just checked the scene in question and have found no one who looks even ''remotely'' like Rung. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:40, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
::When Dai Atlas just got the city out of the ground and shouting "Cybertronians! For Crystal City!" [[User:Ed|Ed]] 12:52, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
:::Yeah, thanks Captain Obvious. I mean where in the scene. I looked it over and there is no sign of Rung or anyone that looks even slightly remotely close to being ressembling Rung even when you're half-blind and squinting and in the perfect light of the winter solstice. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:00, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
::The guy next to Dai Atlas' kneeling leg. One leg is bent, right? The one thats red and orange. [[User:Ed|Ed]] 13:05, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
:::...That guy doesn't look a damn thing like Rung. The head is completely different, the body construction is completely different, the kibble is completely different, the only things even remotely close to being similar are some aspects of the coloration and the circle in the chest. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:08, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
Detour is right, Drift issue 4 was out Oct 2010 and Milne's concept art is signed 2011. Milne also states on his Deviant Art page that this was for approval for James Roberts (i.e. for Chaos Theory/ MTMTE not the Drift mini-series). Besides that can't be Rung, he has no eyebrows!
::Ok, I guess I got the wrong guy. [[User:Ed|Ed]] 14:16, 3 July 2012 (EDT)

==Something's up==
Okay, I apologize for this if it's marked as speculation and therefore removed, but there's some details about Rung that aren't on the wiki that I think deserve to be, but I don't know where best to put them. The guy has an ID code of 1,000,000 exactly, something marked as impressive by Red Alert. He's somehow spent at least 6 million years healthy and safe until Cyclonus sliced his arm off miraculously clean, and Ratchet finds it remarkable. He seemingly has a brighter spark than ''Rodimus "Ex-Matrix Bearer" Prime''. Obviously, none of this stuff will be elaborated on until Roberts decides to elaborate on them, if ever. To me, it's all pretty darn weird put together like that. [[Special:Contributions/24.11.110.62|24.11.110.62]] 17:15, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
:I agree, Rung seems way too important just to kill off so quickly, I suspect there is more to the story yet to come. That is just speculation of course but the fact that he has been around so long, has been so lucky (up until MTMTE at least) makes me think these points are clues to something greater...[[User:Mister Jazzz|Mister Jazz]] 11:24, 8 July 2012 (EDT)

==Psy-ops?==
Where (other than this article) is he referred to as a psy-ops specialist? Looking back through his appearances, I'm constantly seeing him referred to as a psychologist or psychiatrist, not psy-ops - ie, he's concerned with the mental welfare of the Autobots, not with propagandizing Decepticons and Neutrals, or attempting to demoralize the Decepticons.[[User:Kamino Neko|Kamino Neko]] 06:31, 7 December 2012 (EST)
: I was just copying from the earlier version when I made the newer intro, so if there's no mention of him being psy-ops anywhere, feel free to change the hell out of it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 08:56, 7 December 2012 (EST)
:: Yeah, since I can find no reference to Psy-ops in the book, or the linked material, I'm going to change that. [[User:Kamino Neko|Kamino Neko]] 09:36, 7 December 2012 (EST)

Rung (G1)

2012-12-07T14:36:38Z

Kamino Neko:

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:''Rung is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:IDW Rung.jpg|thumb|250px|"Tell me again about your mother."]]

The Autobots have this, you know, shrink. He's red, right? Orangey-red? And tiny? Basically defenseless? Does anyone remember his name? It's something like... Ring? Wrong? Rang? Dang. It's on the tip of my tongue. He files these reports, you know, for [[Autopedia]]? He's written entries for each Autobot, from [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] to [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] to Red Alert again. As part of his duties, he performs the mental assessments of potential [[Wrecker]]s-to-be. He's very important. He's got... these huge eyebrows. You gotta know who this is describing, right? Collects and builds model spacecraft? Seriously. What's his name?

Oh, right! '''Rung'''! Thanks.

Or maybe Wrung. Who knows, really.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Rung may be a quiet, unassuming guy in the background but he's managed to meet almost every post-war surviving Autobot you care to name! [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] has called him a historical constant. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[Image:Rung Ongoing 22.jpg|thumb|left|"Hey, I didn't order that!"]]
While hanging out at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]], Rung spilled a cadet's drink. After refusing to clean up the spill, the poor bot was tossed across the bar, right onto [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] table, which led to a barfight. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Rung seemed to be a regular at the Oil House, and a suspicious [[Quark]] believed he was a Senate spy. [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] correctly realised Rung was just a billy-no-mates. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

After the war broke out, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] became one of Rung's patients. He'd stay one of Rung's patients for many years, his paranoia so bad it took hundreds of sessions before he'd tell the psychiatrist his real name. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Rung did a psychological evaluation of Impactor before his trial for [[Squadron X|unlawful executions]]. He ended up being physically assaulted and threatened with extreme violence if he tried 'putting ideas' in Impactor's head, but managed to calm the situation down. In the end, Rung was left questioning whether Autobot High Command shared the blame for Impactor's crimes for turning a blind eye to the robot's growing psychopathy. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Impactor's Autopedia entry}}

Rung later performed a pre-mission psych-screening on new Wreckers [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] to estimate if they were suited to be put on the [[Garrus-9]] case. Rung was unimpressed by Rotorstorm's unrelenting bragging and joking, and found himself cutting through the charade when he mentioned [[Simanzi Massacre|Simanzi]]. Taking note of his dual personality, Rung declared him cleared for mission. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm's Autopedia entry}} With Pyro, he diagnosed the robot as an extreme sufferer of [[Primus apotheosis]] and noted with sadness that the robot was suppressing his own engaging personality for a copy of another's. He cleared Pyro with reservations, noting that apotheosis sufferers were known for sacrificing themselves. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Pyro's Autopedia entry}} With Guzzle, he cleared the 'bot as having personality flaws but no real psychological flaws, though he was unnerved by his disturbing habit of playing with his gun's safety. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Guzzle's Autopedia entry}}

When screening Ironfist, he was impressed by his enthusiasm and knowledge, but not so much by his actual combat experience and mentality. Rung advised against Ironfist's participation, but retracted his negative conclusion when he received 'unsolicited advice' from [[Prowl (G1)|an undisclosed party]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's Autopedia entry}}

[[Image:Chaos3-KimiaSurvivors.jpg|right|thumb|300px|At least Rung's right there to treat any outbreaks of claustrophobia.]]

Rung treated the shell-shocked Autobot [[Flattop (Autobot)|Flattop]]. He discovered Flattop was a survivor of the [[Babu Yar]] atrocity, but that was not his immediate problem. What pushed him over the edge this time was an encounter with the [[Shimmer]]. Rung tried to give rational explanations for the appearance of Shimmer, but Flattop died right there in his office. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[Kup (G1)|Kup]], one of Rung's oldest friends, asked him to examine [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] after a [[zero point]] affliction had left him in a coma. Believing that certain emotional triggers could cause Springer's subconscious to force his [[spark]] across the zero point, Rung asked [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] to read ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs to him in hopes that the memories would have some effect. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

Rung was among the survivors of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s attack on [[Kimia Facility]]. He and the others drifted in a cramped escape pod for some time until they were rescued by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

[[Image:LiarsAtoD3-RungSkids.jpg|left|thumb|300px|This large panel is the source of 80% of Transformers-related shipping on Tumblr.]]

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of the [[D-Void]]'s defeat, Rung joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s crew on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Before he could get on the ship, his arm was detached by a wildly flying [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} After getting his arm repaired in [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s care, Rung was choked by an irrational and unresponsive [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. The psychiatrist managed to get him to release his grip when he reminded Whirl that he would go back to prison, forever, if he didn't stay in line. When [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] joined the crew, Rung informed him of their quest. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Rung later had a close call with a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], but was saved by Skids. Rodimus used the two to lure the Sparkeater so he could defeat it. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], previously thought cured, returned to therapy shortly after the launch of the ''Lost Light''. Rung was concerned that all the progress they had made on Red Alert's rampant paranoia over the years was coming undone. Red Alert informed Rung that he was hearing noises coming from a crack in the floor of the Sparkeater's chamber. He gave him a recording of the noise which Rung vaguely recognized as a voice, albeit tremendously slowed-down. When they sped the sound up, the words "kill...me" could be identified. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Rung held a session with the newly-returned [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], whose mental state had been called into question after he had suffered torture and humiliation at the hands of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] for three years. Rung urged him to open up and explore his trauma, to no avail. Maximus later snapped and went on a rampage across the ''Lost Light'', gunning down Autobots that reminded him of Overlord. Rung was in the middle of a session with [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] when Max broke in and took them both hostage. Rung was bound to his chair and Whirl was overpowered and pinned to the ground. Rung tried to reason with Maximus, while simultaneously recording and broadcasting what was happening in his office through the microphone in his thumb. When Maximus noticed it, he tore Rung's thumb off.

[[Image:Rung FortMax Interiors.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Wait! I'm starting to come down with Stockholm syndrome...handsome!"]]
As the situation dragged on, Rung continued to try and break through to Maximus. Max kept dodging the issue, pinning the reason for his actions on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s delay in sending help to [[Garrus-9]], instead of acknowledging that Overlord was at the root of his psychosis. Maximus then confronted Whirl, who told Maximus about his life. Rung expressed wonder at this, as there were details that Whirl told Maximus that he's never told Rung. Whirl replied that Rung had never threatened any of his friends, to Rung's visible surprise. When a holo-image of Overlord torturing him was projected into the room by [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], Maximus froze up and crumbled to his knees. Rung tenderly comforted him and the hostage situation appeared to be at an end. Unfortunately, a shot from [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] meant to disable Fortress Maximus instead hit Rung in the head. A memorial service was later held for Rung, which Rodimus presided over. {{storylink|Interiors}}

Surprisingly, Rung's spark and [[brain module]] ''survived'' and the medical staff believed he might pull through: something Ratchet said was akin to a miracle. Later, after a visit by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and a horrified Swerve, Red Alert came to see the comatose psychiatrist. Believing that Rung's near-death was a result of the recording he had played to Rung, the paranoid security officer said he couldn't tell anyone else the truth he'd discovered — the voice was Overlord's, the sadistic Decepticon "strung up and sedated" in the bowels of the ''Lost Light''. Expecting to be killed himself, he left a [[data slug]] of his findings in Rung's hand and said goodbye. Unfortunately, a [[Diagnostic Drone]] had recorded Red Alert's confession, and summoned a mysterious figure who removed the slug... {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}

After Rung's head was rebuilt, [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] decided that they could help repair the psychiatrist's brain by telling him a story: hearing stories required the brain to use its cognitive functions. He assembled a group of Autobots who'd all been part of interlinked events and tried to use the story to kick-start Rung's brain. And then he tried again. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism| Patternism}} Not knowing when to try a different tack, he then tried a third time with a group of 'Bots who had been involved in a chain of events during the [[Clampdown]] and prompted them to talk about it. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Rewind checked Rung again during the story later and still found no mental signs in him {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism| Patternism}} and he still showed no signs when the story was finished. Seeing that Rewind was on the wrong track, Skids tried a simpler idea, drawing from the sheer number of connections the psychiatrist had made during his lifespan without leaving an impact on many. He deliberately got his name wrong several times in front of him, and an irritated Rung immediately said his name was "Rung. Forever." {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

==Notes==
*A psychoanalyst named Rung was referenced in the unofficial Transformers novel ''Eugenesis'', written by [[James Roberts]].
*The name "Rung" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Carl Jung|Carl Jung]], founder of analytical psychology.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/tfw2005-interviews-james-roberts-175563/ TFW2005.com interview with James Roberts]</ref> The mention of "Rungian analysis" in "[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It]]" is a further play on this.
*Incidentally, the above reference to "Rungian analysis" came from [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] on his way to the original Ark. This means Rung was an established psychotherapist as far back as six million years ago, in the times of [[Nova Prime]], making him one of the few ''identified'' survivors of that era.
*[[Alex Milne]] modeled Rung's appearance on actors [[Wikipedia:Brent Spiner|Brent Spiner]] and [[Wikipedia:David Hyde-Pierce|David Hyde-Pierce]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/rung-colour-guide-253698917 Rung concept art at Alex Milne's deviantART]
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=rung#/d471m8d Another Rung concept art featuring his alternate mode]

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Talk:Rung (G1)

2012-12-07T11:31:45Z

Kamino Neko: