New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost

2025-02-08T07:47:12Z

Petergriffin151:

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|title="New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 22]], 2017
|coverdate=March 2017
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Kei Zama]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''As Optimus Prime leads the counter-attack against the Junkions, Soundwave employs a subtler form of combat to turn the tide of the battle.'''

==Synopsis==
In [[Mexico City]], [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] continues to shadow [[Sofía Orozco|the human woman]] he recently encountered, still hoping that he can open up lines of communication for their mutual benefit. She remains uninterested; even his presence is making her a target, she argues, as she has begun to suffer online harassment over her apparent association with him. Jazz is forced to concede that she may have a point when, suddenly, the sky rips open and [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] begin spilling through the portal and into the city, eating everything in sight!

Above the [[Matterhorn]], the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] plunge the pointed tip of their [[Quintesson Cruiser|corkscrew spaceship]] straight into [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], causing chaos down on the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s deck. While [[Aileron]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] evacuate the visiting human delegates and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] transports the comatose [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] to safety, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] awes his colonist followers by calling upon Metrotitan to partially transform and seize the Junkion ship to prevent it from escaping. With the ship held firmly in place, Prime orders the Autobots to begin an all-out counter-attack against the Junkions. [[Pyra Magna]] expresses some discontent in the violent, ruthless order, but nevertheless orders the [[Torchbearer]]s to combine into [[Victorion]] to take part in the fight.

''Four million years ago, Orion Pax and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] fit Jetfire with a "wire" that will record his impending meeting with Decepticon gun-runners [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]. Though the operation has the potential to mark him as the hero who separated true Decepticon ideology from terrorist violence, Jetfire is hardly ebullient, wishing that he could just have his normal life back. Worse still, when he finally meets with Needlenose and his cohorts, he discovers that the weapons they are selling were provided by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] himself, which means his claims that he was unconnected to the gunrunners were lies.''

Flung from the Junkion ship just before the beginning of the battle, the badly-wounded [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] is safely recovered by Soundwave and undergoes treatment at the hands of [[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]] at the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] encampment on the Matterhorn. As Cosmos weakly recounts the sight of the cramped pen that held the Sharkticons aboard the Junkion ship, Soundwave has a realization: the Sharkticons are the Junkons' ''servants'', and Soundwave knows ''exactly'' how to rile up an underclass. Flying up into the midst of the Sharkticon swarm, Soundwave addresses the creatures and quotes segments of ''[[Towards Peace]]'', urging them to understand that they are oppressed and have the power to cast off their own shackles.

''Soundwave meets with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to discuss the plan the latter has brewing. Soundwave is concerned that the scheme will result in the death of loyal Decepticons, but Starscream is perfectly willing to carry out such a sacrifice; yet another reason for Soundwave to doubt the tactics the Decepticons are employing in the name of their beliefs. Whatever doubts Soundwave may have, however, are far eclipsed by Orion Pax's fury at learning the Decepticon communicator lied to him. Prowl is unsurprised and tries to calm the angry Orion, but this act of dishonesty seems to the last straw for Cybertron's "hero cop"—his sympathy for the Decepticons has evaporated, and he is out to bring them all in, regardless of consequences.''

As the battle between the Autobots and Junkions continues to rage, [[Oiler]] meets his end when his head is cut in half by a Junkion's sword. Seeing her brother's death sends [[Slide]] into a fit of rage, and she unleashes a barrage of firepower that annihilates the Junkion. The escalation of the conflict leads the Junkions to realize that the Cybertronians are more dangerous than they had expected, and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] decides to sneak away, his heart never having truly been in the fight in the first place. As he tries to slip into the shadows, though, he is confronted by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], who demands that he take her to the [[positron core]] that he previously offered the Autobots so she can use it to repair Sideswipe. The babbling Wreck-Gar insists that he ''can't''... but only because, as he reveals a moment later, he doesn't have to ''take'' her anywhere, since he's got it on his person already.

Back in Mexico City, Jazz tries to hold off the Sharkticons, while the woman angrily laments that situations like this are proof that her employer is wrong, and that the Autobots don't need another platform to spread their message. Jazz is intrigued to find out what she does for a living, but notes he'll have to wait until after the fight before they can talk about it... at which point, the Sharkticons all stop attacking. Soundwave's speech has worked, and as one, the Sharkticons all transform to robot mode and turn on the Junkions!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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* [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (2)
* [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] (4)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (5)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime/''Orion Pax'']] (6)
* [[Pyra Magna]] (7)
* [[Aileron]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] (10)
* [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] (16)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (17)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] (18)
* [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (20)
* [[Stormclash]] (21)
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* [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (22)
* [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (23)
* [[Rust Dust]] (24)
* [[Bump]] (25)
* [[Slide]] (26)
* [[Oiler]] (27)
* [[Dust Up]] (28)
* [[Jumpstream]] (29)
* [[Gimlet]] (30)
* ''[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'' (31)
* [[Victorion]] (37)
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* [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
* ''[[Horri-Bull]]'' (32)
* ''[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]'' (33)
* ''Other gunrunner'' (34)
* ''[[Heavywait]]'' (35)
* ''[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (40)

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* [[Rum-Maj]] (11)
* [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (12)
* Various [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] (36)

|h4=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c4=
* [[Zilong Qian|Talon]] (14)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike]] (15)
* [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (38)
* [[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]] (39)

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* [[Sofía Orozco]] (1)
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] (3)
* [[President of the United States]] (9)
* [[D.0.C.]] (19)
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==Quotes==
'''Cosmos: Disagreed With Something That Ate Him.'''
:—Cosmos's post-Sharkticon-encounter ID caption

"Protect the humans at all cost! '''That's''' why we came here!" 
"Ah, the '''decisive orders''' one would expect from the '''killer of Galvatron.'''"
:—'''Optimus''' is trying, '''Pyra Magna''', could you just... could you just ''not'', for once?

"My daddy used to say, 'you never go wrong with killing the robots.'"
:—'''Spike''', could ''you'' also not, thanks?

"What, did you think you'd joined a '''book club?'''"
:—'''Needlenose''' reacts to Jetfire's surprise at the sight of weapons.

"These Sharkticons '''serve''' the Junkions. They are an '''underclass.''' And fortunately for us, '''class warfare''' is my '''specialty.'''"
:—'''Soundwave'''

"Think this '''through''', Orion." 
"What '''is''' there to think through? We were '''wrong'''. The Decepticons '''are''' running guns." 
"We don't have any reason to think '''Hefter''' was involved." 
"Maybe he should have picked '''better friends.'''"
:—'''Prowl''' witnesses '''Orion Pax's''' turn to the dark side.

"We pray to '''Primus''' or whoever... we ask for '''change.''' We think it matters what we '''want'''. But 'Primus' is just a '''thermodynamic reaction''' set in motion at the beginning of time. When we place our faith in '''others''', real or imaginary, we set ourselves up for that '''ultimate fall.''' Words can '''inspire'''... but where inspiration meets reality, '''desperation''' rules. '''Thermodynamics''' set in motion at the '''beginning of time''' can corrupt the '''noblest thoughts'''... until the final truth is revealed: '''only the strong survive.'''"
:—'''Arcee''' lays out her beliefs

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* In her narration, Arcee reveals that she hails from the "[[Darklands]]", the region of ancient Cybertron that [[Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|''Robots in Disguise'' #30]] noted was the home of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. That would suggest that Arcee (who it's easy to forget is ''super'' old) was a member of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s tribe back during the era of the [[Thirteen|Primes]]. Further information would come in [[Origin Myths|issue #10]].
* Having being previously alluded to in [[All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|''The Transformers'' #52]] and [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #3]], Arcee again makes some veiled references to having been an ally of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and the rest of Galvatron and [[Nova Prime]]'s group when they rebuilt Cybertronian society after the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. Arcee notes that "even I was just a lie I told myself," and that she "truly became herself" later, dialogue in-keeping with earlier remarks made in #52 that the being she is now is who she was "always meant to be." Though gender is not specifically referenced here, it was in #52, suggesting that these implications are intended to mitigate the longstanding questionable circumstances of what Jhiaxus did to her.
* Soundwave quotes from the [[:File:Towards Peace.jpg|segment]] of ''[[Towards Peace]]'' we previously saw being composed in [[Births, Deaths, and Interventions|''More than Meets the Eye'' #34]].
* Orion's turning point in this issue shows how he went from the optimistic guy from earlier stories like "Chaos Theory" and "Shadowplay" to the jaded, skull-busting cop seen in ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]''.
* Arcee talks again about her friendship with [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] while they lived on [[Gorlam Prime]] together, between ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'', and Hardhead's death in [[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|''More than Meets the Eye'' #25]].

===Transformers references===
* As in their debut appearance in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the Sharkticons are "defeated" not through force, but by being convinced to turn against their masters. Soundwave accomplishes it with a little more finesse than [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]'s roaring and foot-stomping.
* Rum-Maj swears by "the sacred voice of [[Weirrall]]", a reference to [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], who provided the Junkion song "[[Dare to Be Stupid]]" for the movie soundtrack, and voiced the [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' incarnation of Wreck-Gar]].
* Wreck-Gar refers to himself as "Wreck-n-Rool", referencing the oft-slung catchphrase of the [[Wreckers]].
* The Sharkticons' robot modes are drawn and colored largely based on the concurrently-available ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Gnaw (disambiguation)|Gnaw]] toy (though of course, none of them are identified as being Gnaw himself).

===Real-life references===
* As with all chapters of "New Cybertron", this issue's subtitle is taken from the lyrics to the {{w|Covenant (band)|Covenant}} song, "Babel".
* "Junkionisms" used by Wreck-Gar this issue include:
** "Now what's what I call a counterattack, volume eleven!" — A reference to the multi-volume ''{{w|Now That's What I Call Music!}}'' album series. The "volume eleven" part might also be a reference to the movie ''{{w|This Is Spinal Tap}}'', and its famous speakers with volume knobs that "go up to eleven."
** "Tune in same Wreck-Time, same Wreck-Channel." — The famous closing narration of the 1966 {{w|Batman (TV series)|''Batman'' television series}}.

===Covers (4)===
* '''Regular cover:''' Arcee lays into Wreck-Gar, by [[Kei Zama]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Subscription cover A:''' Optimus, Arcee, and Victorion watch as the Sharkticons descend, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
* '''Subscription cover B:''' Buster watches a Sharkticon chow down on [[Michelangelo]]'s ''David'', by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Optimus Prime by [[E. J. Su]]; connects to the Su cover of [[Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|''Lost Light'' #4]] to form a complete image, which homages Su's connecting covers to [[Infiltration issue 5|''Infiltration'' #5]] and [[Infiltration issue 6|6]].

<gallery>
File:OP5 regcvr.jpg|Not bad for a girl.
File:OP5 subcvrA.jpg|Sharknado?
File:OP5 subcvrB.jpg|The Sharkticon ate a weenie.
File:OP5 cvrRI.jpg|''Infiltration'' homage.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* ''Optimus Prime'' #6
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* ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe: The Movie Adaptation]]''
* ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]: The Quintessential Collection'' hardcover
* 2017 ''Deviations'' one-shots (back cover)

===Reprints===
* '''''Optimus Prime Volume 1''''' ([[June 21]], [[2017]]) ISBN 1631409697 / ISBN 978-1631409691
** Collects ''Optimus Prime'' issues #1–6.
** Bonus material includes art from most covers.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 78: New Cybertron''''' ([[November 14]], [[2019]])
** Collects ''Optimus Prime'' issues #1–8.
** Bonus material includes a sketch gallery by [[Kei Zama]], a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 2]]''''' ([[April 6]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684058775 / ISBN 978-1684058778
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' issues [[Heavy|#9]]–[[Your First Mistake|12]], ''Optimus Prime'' issues #1–6, and ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' issues [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|#1]]–[[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|7]].
** Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:OP_V1_TPB.jpg|'''''Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Kei Zama]] and [[David García Cruz]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v78.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 78: New Cybertron''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Casey Coller]]
File:IDWCollectionP3V2.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 2''''' – cover art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
</gallery>

==External links==
* [http://www.cbr.com/optimus-prime-5-exclusive-preview/ Preview]

[[Category:Optimus Prime issues]]

Crash of the Titan

2021-03-06T03:47:54Z

Petergriffin151: New preschool series got announced I think we can say this is final.

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==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*[[Citadel Secundus]] becomes an addition to the Academy, just like Wedge desired back in "[[The Lonely Titan]]".

===Transformers references===
*TBA

===Real-world references===
*The title is a play on the 1981 fantasy adventure film ''{{w|Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans}}''.

===Animation and technical errors===
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===Trivia===
*With this final episode, ''Rescue Bots Academy'' officially ties with its [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|predecessor]] for greatest number of episodes produced of any ''Transformers'' show. However, if you want to get ''technical'', the original ''Rescue Bots'' featured 22-minute episodes as opposed to ''Academy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 11 minutes, so it could be argued the former is twice as long even though the numbers are the same on paper.
*Also with this final episode, the [[Aligned_continuity_family|Aligned continuity]] comes to an end. As the episode released on June 15, falling two days short of the 10-year anniversary of the [[Transformers:_War_for_Cybertron_(games)|War for Cybertron games]], it ''almost'' manages to succeed in making the continuity last a decade, as was originally planned. <ref name="decade">[[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Jan. 2011]]</ref>
===Foreign localization===
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==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy episodes]]

Crash of the Titan

2020-11-26T04:38:26Z

Petergriffin151:

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==Synopsis==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*[[Citadel Secundus]] becomes an addition to the Academy, just like Wedge desired back in [[The Lonely Titan]].

===Transformers references===
*TBA

===Real-world references===
*The title is a play on the 1981 fantasy adventure film ''{{w|Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans}}''.

===Animation and technical errors===
*TBA

===Trivia===
*With this final episode, ''Rescue Bots Academy'' officially ties with its [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|predecessor]] for greatest number of episodes produced of any ''Transformers'' show. However, if you want to get ''technical'', the original ''Rescue Bots'' featured 22-minute episodes as opposed to ''Academy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 11 minutes, so it could be argued the former is twice as long even though the numbers are the same on paper.
*Also with this final episode, the [[Aligned_continuity_family|Aligned continuity]] comes to an end. As the episode released on June 15, falling two days short of the 10-year anniversary of the [[Transformers:_War_for_Cybertron_(games)|War for Cybertron games]], it ''almost'' manages to succeed in making the continuity last a decade, as was originally planned. <ref name="decade">[[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Jan. 2011]]</ref>
===Foreign localization===
*TBA

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy episodes]]

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