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Indiana

2016-09-19T23:47:05Z

Mira: Added link to the page Indianapolis in first line.

'''Indiana''' is a territory of the [[United States of America]], classified as a state. Notable locations include the capital [[Indianapolis]], [[Fort Wayne]], [[Warsaw]], and [[Valparaiso]]. Its northwest corner is part of the coast of [[Lake Michigan]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Verity Carlo]], [[Jimmy Pink]], [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] traveled to Fort Wayne, Indiana. {{Storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} {{Storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} {{Storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] were driving through Valparaiso when they got word that Ironhide was about to be crushed in a trash compactor in Warsaw. They subsequently hurried west along Highway 30. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}}

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana on Wikipedia]]

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[[Category:States of the United States]]

Xaaron (G1)

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Mira: Removed spoiler box for MTME #50

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:''Xaaron is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generaiton 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:UK166 Xaaron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You wily old buzzard!]]
[[Emirate]] '''Xaaron''' is the leader of the Autobot underground resistance movement and was the chairman of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]]. He is not a fighter, but his strength is found in his convictions. Xaaron, though physically unimposing, speaks and acts with incredible confidence that grows from his irreverent brand of wisdom. [[Impactor (G1)|A few]] under his command wish he weren't such a "wily old buzzard," since Xaaron's touch is about as subtle as a boulder to the head. It is this heavy-handed approach, however, that makes him extremely valuable to the Autobots as a source of inspiration; some believe he is so important to the cause that most would willingly lay down their lives to save him.

He has a small combat tank as alternate mode,<ref>"[[Transformers: The Facts]]"</ref> but what with the "not really a fighter" thing, he hasn't transformed in hundreds of years. Doing so might very well kill him from the shock!

{{bigquote|I don't know whether to thank him or '''tear his head off!'''|[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] on Xaaron's "methods"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Xaaroncomealeader.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Tell me, Mr. Anderson... What good is a phone call if you're unable to speak?]]
''Millions of years ago, when the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] war was new, Xaaron belonged to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Academy of Science and Technology]], where he dismissed a proposal from his colleague [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] to reattempt [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s scheme to rebuild [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a mobile battlestation. Flame, who was increasingly mad, was then seemingly destroyed in an explosion near [[Kalis]].''<ref>It is not entirely clear when, relative to other events, Flame disappeared. He must have been dispelled from the Iacon academy before Iacon was destroyed, but it also seems unlikely he worked at his plan for four million years.</ref> {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

''The war continued, and long after, the capital city of Iacon was under heavy assault, prompting the Council of Autobot Elders to contemplate surrender. Emirate Xaaron refused, suggesting to High Councillor [[Traachon]] that bureaucratic mismanagement of the Autobot army was the real culprit. He nominated a single warrior to take direct control of the Autobot forces—[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]!'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

''After Optimus Prime, Megatron, and countless other combatants were lost to [[Earth]], the Decepticon warlord [[Trannis]] rose into power. Xaaron created an assault team, the [[Wrecker]]s, to assassinate Trannis, but when they succeeded, one warlord was merely replaced by [[Straxus (G1)|another]].'' {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

[[File:Xaaronimpactor.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Impactor and Xaaron versus unfortunate illustration composition.]]
''In [[1986]], Xaaron hatched a new plan for the Wreckers: [[Operation: Volcano]]. Using himself as bait, he would lure the several of the best Decepticon warriors into a trap. The Wreckers, under the leadership of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] momentarily reconsidered when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who was built to aid them in this particular mission, left for Earth to investigate the disappearance of Optimus Prime. Xaaron quickly replaced them with the Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s, at first sending them to attack Impactor while pretending to be Decepticons. Though this trick aggravated Impactor, the Wreckers commander grudgingly admitted it proved the three were up to the job. The bait was set, but a turn of events forced the Decepticons to abandon it. However, one disobedient Decepticon fired on Xaaron anyway, and when Impactor jumped in front of the blast, the Wreckers commander was destroyed, dying in Xaaron's arms. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was chosen to replace him.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''A short time later, Springer captured an alleged imposter posing as Optimus Prime. The imposter escaped, and Springer alerted Xaaron. Upon finding the imposter cradling a dying [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], Xaaron heard enough of his passionate words to realize that this was, indeed, the real Optimus Prime. After four million years, Xaaron welcomed his old friend home.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''Xaaron pleaded for him to stay, but Optimus insisted he was needed more back on [[Earth]].'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

''An explosion which rocked Kalis caught the attention of Xaaron and the other Autobots stationed in a subterranean headquarters near there. This caused Emirate Xaaron to recall Flame's old experiments with Megatron's underground fusion reactors, so he filled in Springer's Wreckers on this presumed closed chapter of history, initiating a search for the source of the problem. Unfortunately, three weeks of probing woke up an army of [[zombie]]s, led by the reanimated corpse of the former Wreckers leader, Impactor! Xaaron's attempts to appeal to Impactor failed, and worse, Flame subsequently reintroduced himself, very much alive! Flame's mad plans to activate the fusion reactors had continued all this time, and even though Xaaron again noted that this action would destroy all of Cybertron, he had his zombie army put Xaaron and the Wreckers in bound captivity. The cackling Flame left zombie Impactor to guard their prison cell. After Xaaron encouraged Springer, who was having doubts about the success of his leadership, Springer was able to reach what was left of the old Impactor inside his undead husk of a body.'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

[[File:Xaaroncannottransform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Xaaron, the first [[Action Master]]!]]
''Xaaron and the others were freed from their bondage, and so he snuck into Flame's main staging grounds, hoping to stop him personally. Flame, however, had been expecting Xaaron to arrive, having watched him on the monitors. Since Xaaron hadn't transformed in hundreds of years, meaning the shock to his systems may actually kill him, he was hopelessly outgunned. Flame could transform with ease into his heavily-armed flame-tank mode, and so Xaaron was forced to dive for cover. Just like Xaaron predicted, the fusion reactors warned of an imminent meltdown, but Flame's insanity was too great to be deterred. Flame was momentarily knocked out when Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers arrived, but there was bad news. In order to stop the destruction of Cybertron, they would have to isolate the reactor, but doing so would ultimately destroy the Transformer who would make that final, heroic act. Xaaron suggested he do it, but Ultra Magnus wouldn't have it, as Xaaron was too important to the Autobot resistance movement. No, the deed was done by Impactor, who had regained his wits, despite his zombie state. And with Xaaron's blessing, Impactor sacrificed his life once again for all of Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

''Xaaron inspected the remains of [[Chameleon]] following his death.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

''When the [[Micromaster]] [[Battle Patrol]] were captured by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s Decepticons, Xaaron ordered [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s [[Race Car Patrol]] to destroy them so that Micromaster technology would not fall into Decepticon hands. When Roadhandler failed to do this, partly because of his own misgivings, he returned to Xaaron to submit himself for execution. Emirate Xaaron refused, saying the folly was his own for putting the demands of war over the lives of individuals.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[File:Xaarondelbo.jpg|thumb|Xaaron's first Marvel US appearance. Sadly, only the yellow passed through customs.]]
After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] were restored as [[Pretender]]s, their new might helped turn the tide of Xaaron's underground resistance. ''During their tour of duty, [[Seawatch]] was returned to Autobase, catatonic. Xaaron sent the Classic Pretenders to investigate, and they found the [[Demon]]s, relics of Cybertron's past.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''From Seawatch's manic ramblings, Xaaron was clued in to the lore of the Demons and their weakness. Arriving on the battlescene with a weapon, Xaaron overloaded them with pure [[energon]], destroying the creatures.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}} The Classic Pretenders needed to return to [[Earth]], but while Xaaron had opened a transdimensional portal to send them home, the Autobots were suddenly under attack by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. As a result, the Mayhem Attack Squad, the Classic Pretenders, and some Autobot [[Micromaster]]s were thrown into the center of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} Xaaron was able to locate them and send them to their intended destination, but not before the combatants had awoken [[Primus]]. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

With [[Unicron]] now nearing Cybertron, Xaaron aided Optimus Prime in their search for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] by sending out teams into a sector of the galaxy where the Matrix (in Optimus Prime's old body) had likely been jettisoned. {{storylink|Matrix Quest}} But Unicron had his own plans in mind, sending a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron from a possible future]] to Cybertron to prepare for his arrival. The timelost herald pursued Xaaron specifically, finally cornering him deep below the surface of the planet. Galvatron revealed that he felt betrayed by Unicron and wished to ask Xaaron how to defeat him. Xaaron gasped, recalling an old legend which stated that if the Transformers united as one, Unicron could be defeated. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Galvatron brought Xaaron down into the center of Cybertron, where Primus' chamber lay, and had the resistance leader attempt to pray Primus out of his renewed slumber. Xaaron succeeded, Primus awoke, and all of the Transformers on [[Earth]] were instantaneously transported to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

[[File:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Primus.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Xaaron is full of the Holy Spirit.]]
Primus spoke through Xaaron's body, causing it to glow and float above the startled Transformers, and he told them the history of their race. After the Autobots and Decepticons joined forces long enough to ward off brainwashed [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]], Primus' avatar nominated Optimus Prime to be their united leader. This union dissipated quickly into chaos and terror once the impossibly huge Unicron arrived. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Unicron's assault on the planet was halted momentarily when the possessed Xaaron confronted him, but both Xaaron's body and Primus' essence were seemingly destroyed once Unicron realized that this avatar could do him no harm and blasted Xaaron's form to tiny pieces. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} {{storylink|Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?}} {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} {{storylink|Surrender!}} {{storylink|State Games}}}}

===''TransTech''===
A confused [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] who lived in [[Axiom Nexus]] believed that he was secretly the Emirate Xaaron of [[universal stream]] [[Primax 093.0 Epsilon]]. He's really, really not. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Xaaron was one of the Autobots' chief legal advisors {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} and had been for a long time: when arresting some scumbag in the pre-war era, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] said he had the right to a "Xaaron-approved" attorney. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

When the war broke out, Xaaron attended Optimus Prime's [[Grand Convocation]], representing an unknown neutral faction. {{storylink|Derelicts}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5-atrocityafteratrocity.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|''His sentence may be death because<br>I AM THE LAW!'']]
Long ago, he was rescued from a drilling platform within the [[Sonic Canyons]] by the Wreckers' leader, Impactor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Later, as [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] was tried by [[Aequitas]] for his crimes, Xaaron watched in disgust alongside [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and others. Fearing the potential damage to morale and Decepticon use as propaganda should the trial data be released, these law and order luminaries agreed to keep the trials secret until the final verdict had been passed, then it would be full disclosure. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Xaaron served on the [[Ethics Committee]] meetings at the [[Kimia Facility]], alongside [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Animus]]. He sat in consideration of [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s new invention, [[cerebro-sensitive bullet]]s that used onboard computers to ensure a killshot to the head with every pull of the trigger. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:ChaosTheory1-labkimia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't do it, Wheeljack! [[Ironfist (G1)|That]] lab is [[Skyfall (G1)|CURSED!]]]]
When [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] unexpectedly surrendered, Xaaron was called in to advise on the legal aspects of his detention and possible trial. ([[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] wasn't too happy with the idea of POW rights for Megatron) Xaaron's advice was that Megatron should not be tried by an Autobot military tribunal but by a third party, as the intergalactic community had no time for ''either'' faction in the war and would accuse the Autobots of rigging the result. He also offered [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] a job at Kimia, in Ironfist's old lab. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Xaaron watched on as a viewscreen showed [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] explaining his desire to gather a crew to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He apparently thought this was a good idea as he was later seen on Rodimus's ship, the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Second storytelling an intimate beheading.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] gathered Xaaron and [[Dipstick]], [[Atomizer]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] to tell a true story over a bottle of "[[Old Corroder]]" in [[Swerve's]], in the hope it'd jumpstart [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s brain: the implication is the five of them had some significant adventure in the past. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} He later participated in an attack on a rogue group of Decepticons occupying the planet [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} When [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was let loose on the ''Lost Light'', the entire crew fruitlessly tried to fight him, including Xaaron. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Together with Rodimus, Xaaron presided over the [[Act of Transition]] to honor those who fell in battle with Overlord. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

The ''Lost Light'' was eventually able to return to Cybertron, allowing Xaaron and the others to reunite with the other Autobots and celebrate the defeat of the [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He was in attendance when Megatron's trial finally came to be held. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

Xaaron was one of three heads for the first convening of the [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee]], gathered to decide [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s fate following the scientist's attempts to alter history. (It was supposed to be four, but Megatron—Brainstorm's eventual intended target—recused himself.) He didn't have much to say during the hearing, but along with Rodimus and Magnus, came to the decision to keep Brainstorm on-ship, under supervision, and have his [[Time case|time machine]] destroyed. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

Xaaron attended Megatron's classes on the Knights of Cybertron. However, when [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] led a mutiny against the former Decepticon and his supporters shortly afterwards, Xaaron was not amongst those who stood up for Megatron. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Emirate Xaaron was one of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]]'s predecessors as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 16/7/2015}}

==Notes==
*In the Marvel Comics it is not clear if the character's full name is "Emirate Xaaron" or if "Emirate" is a title. Later continuities would use "Emirate" as a title.
*If the 'Emirate' from Xaaron's name is the Anglicised version of a Cybertronian title, then it is a misnomer. ''{{w|Emirate}}'' is not a title, but a word that describes a place. An [[wikipedia:Emir|Emir]] is the leader of an Emirate. At least, that's how it goes on [[Earth]].
*In Xaaron's first appearance, he addresses [[Traachon]] as "High Councillor" of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]]. Later, [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] claims Xaaron was the chairman of the "ludicrously pompous" Council of Autobot Elders. Either Xaaron was later promoted and he changed his job description, or everyone on the council has different, important-sounding titles. Or, uh, Flame is just crazy and confused. Because he is, you know. Very crazy, that is.
*Xaaron was one Marvel UK conceit that writer [[Simon Furman]] quickly brought over when he began writing for Marvel US. In the translation, however, Xaaron lost all his colors except for the yellow.
*Xaaron is one of two Transformers who have served as a yellow-glowing avatar for [[Primus]]. The other is [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] from [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'']].
*In Xaaron's very first fictional appearance, his head design was clearly based on the Generation 1 Megatron toy, minus the larger grey helmet and the gun kibble. His chest looks a little Megatrony as well.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=474&page=22 Transformers #318 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=475&page=22 Transformers #319 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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Solus Prime

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Mira: /* Prime cartoon */ Deleted a sentence fragment at end of section

{{disambig2|the Solus Prime from the Aligned continuity family|the Solus Prime from Generation 1|Solus Prime (G1)}}
:''Solus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]

Among the [[Thirteen]], '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Among her friends she is much loved both for her abilities to forge nearly any device they need and for her intelligence and positive supportive personality. If she has any flaw it is a fierce and angry temper that quickly flares up at any sign of injustice.

Many of the arsenal of magnificent weaponry and icons wielded by the other original Transformers are her impressive handiwork, created by an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems specializing in wide ranging and powerful parallel processing, and manifesting in the holographic lattice known as the [[Creation Lathe]].

She finds joy in creation, which is why she's particularly close friends to [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]], [[Micronus Prime]] and [[Onyx Prime (Prime)|Onyx Prime]] who revel in similar pursuits. Her closest relationship however is to [[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]]. The two are bound by a close devoted romantic love unique among the Thirteen and spend much of their time online and off rejoicing in each other's presence. (The fact that both have quick fiery tempers surely won't cause issues down the road.)

All [[female Transformer]]s are patterned from her template and thus are gifted with a similar processing architecture, which is the main differentiation between them and their male counterparts.

Her creations include:
*The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]
*The [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]
*The [[Chimera Stone]]
*The [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]
*The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
*The [[Chaos Edge]]
*The [[Cyber Caliber]]
*The [[Quill]]

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}
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===Aligned novels===
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron]], [[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

==Notes==
*Suns are capable of forging any raw element under the right conditions, so it's fitting that Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements.
*The explanation for the use of the 'she' pronoun for Solus, as detailed in her section of the Covenant, is that Cybertronians do ''not'' possess gender, but instead use pronouns as a result of a communication protocol designed to help factilitate dialogue between Cybertronians and the members of races who possess gender, as a means of recognizing and celebrating difference. This does ''not'' conflict with the Autobit regarding Arcee being an "exception", as the explanation does not preclude the possibility that a Cybertronian could voluntarily self-identify with a gender, merely that they do not inherently have a gender, female, male, or anything in-between.

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Escalation issue 1

2014-11-09T00:40:06Z

Mira: /* Errors */ - added misspelling of "St. Louis" as "St. Luis" in the comic

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|prev=Stormbringer issue 4
|next=Escalation issue 2
|image=Escalation 1 a.jpg
|caption=Wheeljack's latest invention: gaydar
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 29]], [[2006]]
|coverdate=November 2006
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[John Rauch]]
|color assist by=[[Zac Atkinson (colorist)|Zac Atkinson]] & [[Aaron Myers]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Escalation]]
}}

'''As Optimus Prime settles on Earth, the Decepticons prepare to destabilize the planet as the Machination makes its move.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Machination]] team, led by [[Drake]], use a sophisticated VR simulator to train on different scenarios on how to destroy a [[Transformer]]. This setup turns out to be in the back of a large camper van parked near [[Lake Michigan]], where the humans are monitoring the lake shore for [[Autobot]] activity.

At the bottom of said lake, aboard ''[[Ark-19]]'', [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] is informing the [[human]]s that [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] has decided to send them back to their normal lives. [[Hunter O'Nion]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] express their desire to stay, while [[Verity Carlo]] shrugs it off, saying that this is just one more rejection in her angst-prone life.

At the [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] in [[Oregon]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] briefs [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] on the potency and proliferation of [[Ore-13]] on [[Earth]]. Megatron marvels that it appears to be naturally occurring on this planet, but has suspicions that its existence isn't [[Regenesis|completely natural]].

As the three humans pack up to leave, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s [[holomatter]] avatar stops in to say goodbye. He and Ratchet have both grown fond of their human charges, but it is [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] who are tasked with ferrying the humans back home. Although Ratchet and the humans blame Prowl, it seems the Autobot lieutenant was acting on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders. Prime informs Prowl that they aren't the first Transformers to visit Earth; evidence has been uncovered that both [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] have been to the planet... ''but where are they now''?

As Ironhide and Sunstreaker surface from the bottom of Lake Michigan, they are detected by Drake and his team. Other vehicles are deployed by the humans to track the Autobots. Unaware that they are being pursued, Ironhide chides Sunstreaker to drive the speed limit.

In the meantime, Megatron brings his wayward unit to heel and offers to overlook their traitorous actions under [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] just this once. The [[Decepticon]]s agree to this reprieve. Megatron then orders Astrotrain to begin [[Infiltration protocol|Phase Two]] by activating the [[facsimile construct|facsimiles]].

Outside of [[Lebanon]], [[Missouri]], the humans tailing the Autobots make their move. While Ironhide and Sunstreaker are separated in traffic, Drake's team causes a jam, deploys a smokescreen, then temporarily immobilizes Ironhide while moving in on Sunstreaker with a disabling electrical charge.

Ironhide, with Verity and Jimmy aboard, frantically smashes and weaves through the other cars caught in the jam, but the humans deploy a bazooka. By the time Ironhide catches up with Sunstreaker, the yellow Autobot, with Hunter inside, is nothing more than a burning wreck.

== Featured characters ==
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* [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (7)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (17)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (18)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (19)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (20)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (21)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (22)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (23)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (13)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (14)
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (15)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (16)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (24)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (25)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (26)

|c3=
* [[Drake]] (1)
*[[Goss]] (2)
*[[Kamen]] (3)
*[[Schmidt]] (4)
* [[Creel]] (5)
* [[Weiss]] (6)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (8)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (9)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (12)
}}

==Notes==
* Among the reports that Prime monitors in the issue's opening pages are:
:* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus|bringing in Swindle]].
:* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (with his battle helmet), reporting on a finding, presumably at the site of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s lab.
:* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], reporting on an unknown battle.
:* [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], reporting that a Decepticon infiltration unit is laying low.
* The same cross-story technique is later used in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''.
* The Machination have little regard for human life, blowing up cars on the highway to get at the [[Transformer]]s.
* The VR room in the rear of Drake's van shows no evidence of the windows or external door seen from the outside of the vehicle. If you squint, the VR room, the computer room, and the driver's space can ''conceivably'' fit in the van, but one has to wonder where the team sleeps.
* The crossover series ''[[New Avengers / Transformers]]'' most likely takes place during the last part of this issue, after Megatron reinstates [[infiltration protocol]] and while Ironhide and Sunstreaker are driving the humans home (accounting for their absence in that series).
* The "Decepticomments" page has readers' mail answered by [[Chris Ryall]] and ads for ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' #2 and ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]''.

===Errors===
* Runabout is sporting a red Decepticon insignia in Sunstreaker's video game.
* Geography in this issue does not quite add up:
** [[Infiltration issue 3|''Infiltration'' #3]] places ''Ark-19'' in "Lake Michigan, about ten miles northeast of Chicago", a text box here originates the Machination's field unit in southwest Michigan, and Sunstreaker and Ironhide are shown driving south on an undeveloped stretch of I-94. This means either (a) Sunstreaker and Ironhide traveled forty miles underwater to the Michigan side even though none of the humans live east of the lake, or (b) they came ashore on the Illinois side, greater Chicago looks strangely empty, and the Machination are on the wrong side of the lake.
** Then again, the stretch of I-94 depicted on Drake's street map shows a location in Wisconsin, not Michigan.
** The narration boxes describe the Machination attack as occurring near "Lebanon, MI", which would be in Michigan, yet this is in central Michigan in the wrong direction from Tulsa. Next issue we learn that this is in Missouri (postal abbreviation MO), a far more logical location, but this also means that the Machination pursued Sunstreaker for over 500 miles along several interstate highways before attacking.
* Keeping with the theme of errors in geography, St. Louis, Missouri is spelled "St. Luis" on Machination's digital map of Illinois and surrounding states.

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' Sunstreaker targeted for destruction; art by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover B:''' Ironhide, Jimmy and Verity mourning over the fate of Sunstreaker and Hunter; art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]].
* '''Cover RI-A:''' cover A uncolored
* '''Cover RI-B:''' cover B uncolored

<gallery>
Image:Escalation 1 a.jpg|'''Not''' ''Spotlight: Sunstreaker''.
Image:Escalation01B.jpg|Have a little [[wikipedia:Captain Morgan|Captain]] in you?
Image:Escalation 1ria.jpg|Cover RI-A
Image:Escalation 1rib.jpg|Cover RI-B
</gallery>

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