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Megadeath (G1)

2026-05-07T12:24:48Z

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon from Generation 1|the Decepticon from ''Animated''|Megadeath (Animated)}}
:''Megadeath is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Megadeath tms.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Peace sells...but who's buying?]]
'''Megadeath''' is, even by Decepticon standards, quite mad. Rather than fighting for territory, Megadeath wants to sterilize whole regions of Cybertron with [[neutron bomb]]s, then move in to occupy them. This callous disregard for life horrifies even [[Decepticon High Command]], who forbade the action and scuttled his chances of moving up in the ranks.

Megadeath has quietly recruited an elite cadre of troopers, including [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. He has cultivated and shaped these young Decepticons in his own image, to be loyal only to him on the day he may publicly challenge [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]].

A master of psychological torture, Megadeath denies his victims respite or escape until they invariably bend to his will. He instills feelings of need, fear, helplessness and despair, then makes his victims reinforce those feelings via their own choices.

Megadeath's [[Optic weaponry|three closely-set eyes can fire powerful laser beams]], and he has [[Concussion weapon|concussion cannons]] on each forearm. He is also equipped with missile launchers. He transforms into a bombing aircraft equipped for high-altitude observation. To power his exorbitantly energy-consumptive primary weapons, there is a nuclear power core burning behind [[plexiplastic]] inside his chest.

Long association has led Thunderwing to label Megadeath's mastery of psychological torture an 'unhealthy obsession'. Megadeath's need to prove he has bigger ball-bearings than the next 'bot will eventually get them chopped off.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Megadeath}}
[[File:Magnificent Six Megadeath Past.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Well, you know what they say about the British and their teeth.]]
Megadeath planned to go forward with his nuke-and-colonize plan even after [[Decepticon High Command|High Command]]'s veto, planting six neutron bombs throughout the [[Stanix]] region and making arrangements to temporarily evacuate his troops for the detonation.

The arrival of a group of [[Autobot]]s known as the [[Magnificent Six]] threatened to expose Megadeath's scheme. He ordered his elite cadre, led by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], to bombard the town of [[Yuss]] where they were hiding, eventually forcing the residents to turn the Autobots over.

Megadeath supervised the torture of the six, breaking them so that when he finally killed [[Stampede|one of their number]], the others could not lift a hand to stop him. He then forced the Autobots to search for the town's residents (whom he had concealed nearby) before the [[neutron bomb]]s exploded.

Circling above Yuss, Megadeath did not see the Autobots searching frantically as time ticked down. Instead—they seemed to have disappeared! Landing to investigate, he was immediately attacked by the Autobots, who had hidden themselves in order to draw him out. The Autobots crippled his right leg, rendering him unable to transform and trapping him at the epicenter, but Megadeath still refused to tell them the townspeople's location. Eventually, the Autobots were forced to leave him, and them, behind as the neutronic bombs exploded. The Decepticons viewed this whole affair and Megadeath himself as an embarrassment even four million years later.

Megadeath unexpectedly survived the neutron bombs and the ensuing environmental catastrophe that turned Stanix into the [[Acid Wastes]]. The Yuss residents also survived, though horribly mutated by the explosion. They lived under his rule deep in the Acid Wastes for four million years.

In [[1991]], Optimus Prime sent the five survivors (and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]) back to Stanix on an unrelated mission. Megadeath captured them, intending to torture them once again. Instead, they overcame their collective guilt and heroically rose up to beat Megadeath to near-death with their bare hands.

Megadeath breached the plexiplastic plate protecting his reactor rather than be taken into custody and put on trial for crimes against the Transformer race. This triggered a destructive chain reaction within his body, resulting in an explosive death. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:TheLifeOfSideswipe-Megadeath.jpg|thumb|300px|I wasn't even supposed to be here today!]]
Megadeath appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them, punching Megadeath's jaw off when he tried to explain. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

==Notes==
*Megadeath design was originally drawn with "various bits of graffiti on his armour, things like 'Death Metal' & 'Black Metal' & 'Thrash'". Marvel inked them all out of [[Staz|Staz Johnson]]'s illustrations.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Too kind Nick. Marvel edited out what I thought was the best bit, I had put various bits of graffiti on his armour, things like 'Death Metal' & 'Black Metal' & 'Thrash', given his name I figured it was appropriate, but they blacked those all out...🤣|name=Staz Johnson|site=BlueSky|link=https://bsky.app/profile/stazjohnson.bsky.social/post/3kzo475mlcj27|year=2024|month=08|day=14}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]

User:SDGlyph/EarthWarsTests

2023-04-21T16:11:50Z

SDGlyph:

Testing Earth Wars character + dialogue presentation options

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== Autobots - Troops ==

=== Optimus Prime ===
{{User:SDGlyph/EWCharacter
|id=optimus
|class=Special
|bio=Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.
|bio-long=Committed, inspirational, selfless... Optimus Prime is all these things and more, a born leader and idealistic to boot. But what makes him a truly great leader is his own lack of hubris; his seeming inability to place his life, his worth, above any of his fellow Autobots, or in fact any other lifeform. He believes, passionately, that freedom is the right of all sentient beings, and would gladly sacrifice himself to make that belief a reality.
|desc=As a Warrior Leader, targets defenses first. Optimus Prime is the stalwart leader of the Autobots. 'Til all are one!}}

==== Arrival (L1)====
'''[Soundbarrier]''' ''(pointing)'' Hey, '''Bashbreaker''', the others sent me to meet you off the Space Bridge. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' Okay, not sure I need an escort, I’m a big – if little in stature – '''C.O.M.B.A.T. ‘bot''' an’ all. / But, hey, if you’re the welcome wagon, '''Soundbarrier''', that’s all good with me. 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' '''Nightstick''' said to get you settled in, show you the ropes. / Kind of '''Earth Wars'''-orientation. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(clapping)'' Lead on. / But I should warn you, I like to make my presence felt. / Y’know those shy, retiring types… well, that’s '''not''' me. 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' Okay, duly warned. / But I’m starting to suspect there may have been a degree of tactical thinking in deploying me. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' Izzat so? Y’know, suddenly I’m pining for a crowd. 
'''[Nightstick]''' Heh. It’s safe to come out now. / '''Soundbarrier'''’s audio buffers should automatically kick in when '''Bashbreaker''' kicks off! 
'''[Sawtooth]''' ''(victorious)'' Phew! / My receptors were ringing for a week the last time we teamed up. 
'''[Tricerashot]''' You said it, '''Sawtooth'''... / Once he starts with those hammer blows, it’s duck and cover time. 
'''[Stripes]''' Hey, where’d they get to? / Kinda lost sight of them there. You don’t suppose… 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' Hey, thought we’d double back – make it a group gathering. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(victorious)'' '''NIGHTSTICK''', YO! / I AM READY TO ROCK THIS JOINT! 
'''[Sawtooth]''' ''(victorious)'' Oh no! We’re the opposite of ready! 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(pumping fist)'' LOOK OUT, WORLD – AS OF NOW, '''BASHBREAKER''' IS PUMPIN’ UP THE VOLUME!

==== After first upgrade (L11) ====
{{User:SDGlyph/EWDialog|h1=Bashbreaker|c1='''[Soundbarrier]''' ''(pointing)'' Hey, '''Bashbreaker''', the others sent me to meet you off the Space Bridge. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' Okay, not sure I need an escort, I’m a big – if little in stature – '''C.O.M.B.A.T. ‘bot''' an’ all. / But, hey, if you’re the welcome wagon, '''Soundbarrier''', that’s all good with me. 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' '''Nightstick''' said to get you settled in, show you the ropes. / Kind of '''Earth Wars'''-orientation. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(clapping)'' Lead on. / But I should warn you, I like to make my presence felt. / Y’know those shy, retiring types… well, that’s '''not''' me. 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' Okay, duly warned. / But I’m starting to suspect there may have been a degree of tactical thinking in deploying me. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' Izzat so? Y’know, suddenly I’m pining for a crowd. 
'''[Nightstick]''' Heh. It’s safe to come out now. / '''Soundbarrier'''’s audio buffers should automatically kick in when '''Bashbreaker''' kicks off! 
'''[Sawtooth]''' ''(victorious)'' Phew! / My receptors were ringing for a week the last time we teamed up. 
'''[Tricerashot]''' You said it, '''Sawtooth'''... / Once he starts with those hammer blows, it’s duck and cover time. 
'''[Stripes]''' Hey, where’d they get to? / Kinda lost sight of them there. You don’t suppose… 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' Hey, thought we’d double back – make it a group gathering. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(victorious)'' '''NIGHTSTICK''', YO! / I AM READY TO ROCK THIS JOINT! 
'''[Sawtooth]''' ''(victorious)'' Oh no! We’re the opposite of ready! 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(pumping fist)'' LOOK OUT, WORLD – AS OF NOW, '''BASHBREAKER''' IS PUMPIN’ UP THE VOLUME!}}

== Autobots - C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots ==

= Events =
=== Ditch the Dirt (27 Mar 2021 - 01 Apr 2021) ===
==== After unlocking event character ====
{{User:SDGlyph/EWDialog|h1=Seaspray (L1)|c1={{note|this story was edited etc}}
'''[Bumblebee]''' '''Melody's''' right - '''Seaspray's''' been acting weird since he got back from '''Aquatron'''. 
'''[Jetfire]''' Yes. He appears quite traumatized. Won't go anywhere near the water. And he keeps going on about someone called... '''Alana'''? 
'''[Seaspray]''' ''(flinching)'' The horror... the horror... 
'''[Bumblebee]''' ''(shaking head)'' Maybe he needs a cyber-shrink? 
'''[Ironhide]''' ''(taunting)'' Get yourself together soldier! We've been at this for too long for you to leek lubricant over a few measly '''Sharkticons'''! 
'''[Jetfire]''' Or just tough love?! 
|h2=Octopunch (L1)|c2='''[Luca]''' ''(pointing)'' Wow... loving the bite marks. Must've been a heck of a party. 
'''[Octopunch]''' ''(pointing)'' Don't... talk to me, human. Just go away. I'm half the cephalopod I used to be. 
'''[Luca]''' Hey, no problem. Your crying towel I'm not. 
'''[Octopunch]''' ''(shaking head)'' It's just... no one understands. How can they? When they didn't experience... the horror. It's a long story, but... 
'''[Luca]''' <sigh> Hey, what's that? I think I hear Ravage scratching the furniture again? Gotta go... 
'''[Octopunch]''' Oh, Ok. / Wait... Ravage's not even here... 
}}

==== After first upgrade ====
{{User:SDGlyph/EWDialog|h1=Seaspray (L11)|c1='''[Ratchet]''' ''(pointing)'' Sit back, '''Seaspray''', and relax. Now, tell me about your childhood... 
'''[Seaspray]''' ''(flinching)'' My... childhood? Oh, I see, that's a joke. Well, Doc - let me tell you, there was nothing funny about '''Aquatron'''. 
'''[Ratchet]''' What were you doing there? 
'''[Seaspray]''' Research. On pure '''crystals''' that are only formed at the very deepest levels of the ocean. And then... and then... the '''Sharkticons''' came! 
'''[Ratchet]''' Mmm. Want to talk about it? 
'''[Seaspray]''' ''(shaking head)'' No! I want my '''mermaid'''! 
'''[Ratchet]''' ''(pointing)'' Nurse Elita One - '''the screens'''! 
|h2=Octopunch (L11)|c2='''[Octopunch]''' It all started so promisingly... 
'''[Breakdown]''' ''(flinching)'' Really? 'Cause I have somewhere to be. I just... don't know precisely where. But if you give me a moment... 
'''[Octopunch]''' ''(taunting)'' ... lots of ocean, lots of seagoing traffic to ambush and tear apart with my tentacles... 
'''[Breakdown]''' ''(pointing)'' Seriously, I have to get my servos realigned... it's really important. 
'''[Octopunch]''' ... and suddenly this Autobot turns up, '''Seaspray''' I think his name is, and I go, hey - I can spare a couple of fusion torpedoes. 
'''[Breakdown]''' I hear someone callin' me... 
'''[Octopunch]''' ''(shaking head)'' Only, those crystals turn out to be highly volatile. I mean, who knew? 
}}

User:SDGlyph/EWDialog

2023-04-21T15:21:04Z

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2023-04-21T15:20:03Z

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2023-04-21T15:18:15Z

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User:SDGlyph/EarthWarsTests

2023-04-21T14:54:48Z

SDGlyph:

Testing Earth Wars character + dialogue presentation options

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== Autobots - Troops ==

=== Optimus Prime ===
{{User:SDGlyph/EWCharacter
|id=optimus
|class=Special
|bio=Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.
|bio-long=Committed, inspirational, selfless... Optimus Prime is all these things and more, a born leader and idealistic to boot. But what makes him a truly great leader is his own lack of hubris; his seeming inability to place his life, his worth, above any of his fellow Autobots, or in fact any other lifeform. He believes, passionately, that freedom is the right of all sentient beings, and would gladly sacrifice himself to make that belief a reality.
|desc=As a Warrior Leader, targets defenses first. Optimus Prime is the stalwart leader of the Autobots. 'Til all are one!}}

==== Arrival (L1)====
'''[Soundbarrier]''' ''(pointing)'' Hey, '''Bashbreaker''', the others sent me to meet you off the Space Bridge. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' Okay, not sure I need an escort, I’m a big – if little in stature – '''C.O.M.B.A.T. ‘bot''' an’ all. / But, hey, if you’re the welcome wagon, '''Soundbarrier''', that’s all good with me. 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' '''Nightstick''' said to get you settled in, show you the ropes. / Kind of '''Earth Wars'''-orientation. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(clapping)'' Lead on. / But I should warn you, I like to make my presence felt. / Y’know those shy, retiring types… well, that’s '''not''' me. 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' Okay, duly warned. / But I’m starting to suspect there may have been a degree of tactical thinking in deploying me. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' Izzat so? Y’know, suddenly I’m pining for a crowd. 
'''[Nightstick]''' Heh. It’s safe to come out now. / '''Soundbarrier'''’s audio buffers should automatically kick in when '''Bashbreaker''' kicks off! 
'''[Sawtooth]''' ''(victorious)'' Phew! / My receptors were ringing for a week the last time we teamed up. 
'''[Tricerashot]''' You said it, '''Sawtooth'''... / Once he starts with those hammer blows, it’s duck and cover time. 
'''[Stripes]''' Hey, where’d they get to? / Kinda lost sight of them there. You don’t suppose… 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' Hey, thought we’d double back – make it a group gathering. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(victorious)'' '''NIGHTSTICK''', YO! / I AM READY TO ROCK THIS JOINT! 
'''[Sawtooth]''' ''(victorious)'' Oh no! We’re the opposite of ready! 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(pumping fist)'' LOOK OUT, WORLD – AS OF NOW, '''BASHBREAKER''' IS PUMPIN’ UP THE VOLUME!

==== After first upgrade (L11) ====

== Autobots - C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots ==

= Events =
=== Ditch the Dirt (27 Mar 2021 - 01 Apr 2021) ===
==== After unlocking event character ====
{{User:SDGlyph/EWDialog|h1=Seaspray (L1)|c1={{note|this story was edited etc}}
'''[Bumblebee]''' '''Melody's''' right - '''Seaspray's''' been acting weird since he got back from '''Aquatron'''. 
'''[Jetfire]''' Yes. He appears quite traumatized. Won't go anywhere near the water. And he keeps going on about someone called... '''Alana'''? 
'''[Seaspray]''' ''(flinching)'' The horror... the horror... 
'''[Bumblebee]''' ''(shaking head)'' Maybe he needs a cyber-shrink? 
'''[Ironhide]''' ''(taunting)'' Get yourself together soldier! We've been at this for too long for you to leek lubricant over a few measly '''Sharkticons'''! 
'''[Jetfire]''' Or just tough love?! 
|h2=Octopunch (L1)|c2='''[Luca]''' ''(pointing)'' Wow... loving the bite marks. Must've been a heck of a party. 
'''[Octopunch]''' ''(pointing)'' Don't... talk to me, human. Just go away. I'm half the cephalopod I used to be. 
'''[Luca]''' Hey, no problem. Your crying towel I'm not. 
'''[Octopunch]''' ''(shaking head)'' It's just... no one understands. How can they? When they didn't experience... the horror. It's a long story, but... 
'''[Luca]''' <sigh> Hey, what's that? I think I hear Ravage scratching the furniture again? Gotta go... 
'''[Octopunch]''' Oh, Ok. / Wait... Ravage's not even here... 
}}

==== After first upgrade ====
{{User:SDGlyph/EWDialog|h1=Seaspray (L11)|c1='''[Ratchet]''' ''(pointing)'' Sit back, '''Seaspray''', and relax. Now, tell me about your childhood... 
'''[Seaspray]''' ''(flinching)'' My... childhood? Oh, I see, that's a joke. Well, Doc - let me tell you, there was nothing funny about '''Aquatron'''. 
'''[Ratchet]''' What were you doing there? 
'''[Seaspray]''' Research. On pure '''crystals''' that are only formed at the very deepest levels of the ocean. And then... and then... the '''Sharkticons''' came! 
'''[Ratchet]''' Mmm. Want to talk about it? 
'''[Seaspray]''' ''(shaking head)'' No! I want my '''mermaid'''! 
'''[Ratchet]''' ''(pointing)'' Nurse Elita One - '''the screens'''! 
|h2=Octopunch (L11)|c2='''[Octopunch]''' It all started so promisingly... 
'''[Breakdown]''' ''(flinching)'' Really? 'Cause I have somewhere to be. I just... don't know precisely where. But if you give me a moment... 
'''[Octopunch]''' ''(taunting)'' ... lots of ocean, lots of seagoing traffic to ambush and tear apart with my tentacles... 
'''[Breakdown]''' ''(pointing)'' Seriously, I have to get my servos realigned... it's really important. 
'''[Octopunch]''' ... and suddenly this Autobot turns up, '''Seaspray''' I think his name is, and I go, hey - I can spare a couple of fusion torpedoes. 
'''[Breakdown]''' I hear someone callin' me... 
'''[Octopunch]''' ''(shaking head)'' Only, those crystals turn out to be highly volatile. I mean, who knew? 
}}

User:SDGlyph/EarthWarsTests

2023-04-21T14:10:11Z

SDGlyph: Testing out Earth Wars templates

Testing Earth Wars character + dialogue presentation options

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== Autobots - Troops ==

=== Optimus Prime ===
{{User:SDGlyph/EWCharacter
|id=optimus
|class=Special
|bio=Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.
|bio-long=Committed, inspirational, selfless... Optimus Prime is all these things and more, a born leader and idealistic to boot. But what makes him a truly great leader is his own lack of hubris; his seeming inability to place his life, his worth, above any of his fellow Autobots, or in fact any other lifeform. He believes, passionately, that freedom is the right of all sentient beings, and would gladly sacrifice himself to make that belief a reality.
|desc=As a Warrior Leader, targets defenses first. Optimus Prime is the stalwart leader of the Autobots. 'Til all are one!}}

==== When first unlocked:====
'''[Soundbarrier]''' ''(pointing)'' Hey, '''Bashbreaker''', the others sent me to meet you off the Space Bridge. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' Okay, not sure I need an escort, I’m a big – if little in stature – '''C.O.M.B.A.T. ‘bot''' an’ all. / But, hey, if you’re the welcome wagon, '''Soundbarrier''', that’s all good with me. 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' '''Nightstick''' said to get you settled in, show you the ropes. / Kind of '''Earth Wars'''-orientation. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(clapping)'' Lead on. / But I should warn you, I like to make my presence felt. / Y’know those shy, retiring types… well, that’s '''not''' me. 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' Okay, duly warned. / But I’m starting to suspect there may have been a degree of tactical thinking in deploying me. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' Izzat so? Y’know, suddenly I’m pining for a crowd. 
'''[Nightstick]''' Heh. It’s safe to come out now. / '''Soundbarrier'''’s audio buffers should automatically kick in when '''Bashbreaker''' kicks off! 
'''[Sawtooth]''' ''(victorious)'' Phew! / My receptors were ringing for a week the last time we teamed up. 
'''[Tricerashot]''' You said it, '''Sawtooth'''... / Once he starts with those hammer blows, it’s duck and cover time. 
'''[Stripes]''' Hey, where’d they get to? / Kinda lost sight of them there. You don’t suppose… 
'''[Soundbarrier]''' Hey, thought we’d double back – make it a group gathering. 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(victorious)'' '''NIGHTSTICK''', YO! / I AM READY TO ROCK THIS JOINT! 
'''[Sawtooth]''' ''(victorious)'' Oh no! We’re the opposite of ready! 
'''[Bashbreaker]''' ''(pumping fist)'' LOOK OUT, WORLD – AS OF NOW, '''BASHBREAKER''' IS PUMPIN’ UP THE VOLUME!

== Autobots - C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots ==

= Events =
== Ditch the Dirt (27 Mar 2021 - 01 Apr 2021) ==
{{User:SDGlyph/EWDialog|h1=After unlocking Afterbreaker|c1={{note|this story was edited etc}}
''[Location: dam]'' 
'''[Nosecone]''' And then there were '''four'''. 
'''[Melody]''' Right you are, '''Nosecone''', now '''Afterbreaker'''{{'}}s here, you're only one shy of a full '''Technobot''' tally. 
'''[Strafe]''' And who know what else, eh '''Afterbreaker'''? 
'''[Afterbreaker]''' Listen, '''Strafe''', not that I'm displeased to see you guys again, but gettin' dragged by the molecules halfway across the known galaxy / and glued back together again has '''not''' put me in the best of dispositions. 
'''[Lightspeed]''' In other words, you got out the wrong side of the '''Space Bridge'''. 
'''[Afterbreaker]''' Exactly, '''Lightspeed'''. / All it'll take is one officious jobsworth sub-commander barking orders at me... an' I'll blow like a badly tapped oil well! 
'''[Melody]''' Ahem. / Speaking of whom... 
'''[Prowl]''' Right, what you lot doing mooching around '''Autobase''' like a bunch of sullen protoforms? / I want you out on patrol. / Chop, chop! 
'''[Afterbreaker]''' Grrr... 
'''[Strafe]''' Um, '''Prowl''', dial it back a notch, huh? / For your own sake. 
'''[Prowl]''' Dial... it... back? / We didn't waste precious '''Space Bridge''' bandwidth bringing '''Afterbreaker''' here from '''Cybertron''' to sit on his thumbs. / Patrol. / Now. 
'''[Afterbreaker]''' ''(pointing)'' That's it! / I've had it UP TO HERE! / If there's one thing guaranteed to get my gander up... it's protocol-pushers like you, '''Prowl'''! / Trans-FORM! 
'''[Lightspeed]''' '''Afterbreaker''', NO! / Not your '''flaming circle of doom''' attack! 
'''[Melody]''' Oh dear... ahem, '''Security Detail''' to ops-tactical. / We have ah... a flare up, I suppose you could call it. 
'''[Nosecone]''' And then there were three... again... 
|h2=After unlocking Flamewar|c2=''[Location: bridge]'' 
'''[Offroad]''' By the Ben of Yee! / '''Flamewar'''? / Here? 
'''[Flamewar]''' Why so surprised, '''Offroad'''? / I stand ever ready to serve the '''Decepticon''' cause, at any time... or place... of asking. 
'''[Offroad]''' It's just, you're usually an undercover, black ops kinda 'con. / The '''Earth Wars''' are more... storm the barricades, I guess. 
'''[Flamewar]''' Pah! / There's always room for clandestine combat. / Something, somewhere, needs sabotaging or spying on. / And there are '''always''' scores that need settling. 
'''[Drag Strip]''' Right! / There's that thing, isn't there? / Between you and '''Arcee'''! / That you never talk about. 
'''[Flamewar]''' She's on the list. 
'''[Drag Strip]''' There's '''a list'''? 
'''[Flamewar]''' Grudges... A-Z, '''Drag Strip'''. 
'''[Barricade]''' Um, any '''Decepticons''' on that list? 
'''[Flamewar]''' Several. / When it comes to payback... / I can very '''very''' patient. / Every slight, every casual slur, every sling or arrow tossed my way... it's all up here. / On the list. 
'''[Barricade]''' Ulp. 
'''[Flamewar]''' And speaking of arrows... each of the searing shafts I nock into my '''Sun-bow'''... has a '''name''' on it. / It was something of a '''frustration''' that some of my... targets... were here, on '''Earth'''. / But no more. 
'''[Barricade]''' Right, well, must be going. / Lots t'do, y'know. / Laters. 
'''[Flamewar]''' Word of advice, '''Barricade'''... watch your back. 
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The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds

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|series=mtmte|issueno=50
|prev=Speak, Memory! (Part 2)
|next=No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases
|image=MTMTE50_regcvr.jpg
|title="The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds"
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[More than Meets the Eye issue 50|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]]
|date=[[February 24]], [[2016]] (digital, parts of Europe and Asia) [[March 9]], 2016 (rest of world)
|coverdate=February 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|pencils by=[[Alex Milne]]
|inks by=Alex Milne and [[Brian Shearer]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]] (pg. 1-10), [[Priscilla Tramontano]] (pg. 11-15, 22-23, 27-32), [[John-Paul Bove]] (pg. 17-21, 24-26)
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
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'''A psychic attack leads Team Rodimus back to the Necrobot's planet, where a mutiny in the ranks of the ''Lost Light'' spells their doom.'''

==Synopsis==

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

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

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

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

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

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==Quotes==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus and Jetfire are in the ''[[Skyroller]]'' when they receive the crew's message, outside [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s "house," placing this story after the events of [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|''The Transformers'' #50]].
*When Nightbeat delivers his part of the message, he talks about how he can prepare himself "this time," and strokes the centre of his forehead: a reference to when he died before, shot right through the head, in ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.
*Nightbeat requests his funeral ceremony be Neoprimalist, the sect of Primalism that [[Flywheels]] was noted to belong to in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|issue #7]].
*Magnus sputters as he tries to say the word "fun," just as he did back in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]], but this time, he finally gets it out.
*Rung requests that, should he die in alt mode, he be disassembled—an allusion to the mystery of his alternate form, and the fact that, whatever it is, it may still be able to serve its purpose after his death.
*Megatron mentions [[information creep]] during his class, the memory-altering mental malady mentioned before in [[Twenty Plus One|issue #31]]. In the same issue, it was established that Riptide was rubbish at exams, which is followed through on here as he fails his assignment in Megatron's class.
*The mysterious gear symbol raises its figurative head once again. Skids remembers how he saw it in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]], Thunderclash remembers seeing it in the map from his dreams in [[The Sensuous Frame|issue #41]], and Perceptor mentions that Rodimus drew it into his own map from [[The Not Knowing|issue #44]].
*Nautica recounts how she spent time on [[Troja Major]], where we know from [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|issue #28]] she picked up a copy of ''[[Towards Peace]]''. She says she visited a "heritage museum"; presumably, this is the business run by Decepticon antiquarian [[Agonizer]], mentioned in [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots|issue #45]] as having set up shop on the planet.
*Rodimus brings "Team Rodimus" together again, who were last referred to by that name back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|issue #30]] when they assembled to examine the alternate-Rodimus's coffin.
*The crew previously visited the Necrobot's planet in issue #44.
*Brainstorm identifies the Necrobot's computers as using elements of the same technology as the guilt-detecting computer [[Aequitas]], from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', which is why everyone who suffers from the "psychic attack" experiences a unique, tailor-made terror.
*The full extent of Getaway and Atomizer's scheme is revealed, tying back into their attempt to dispatch Megatron from [[The Lopsided Triangle|issue #47]], and Atomizer's manipulation of Rodimus from [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]]. They obviously arrange to have Mainframe suggest that Whirl accompany Team Rodimus not because he has any love for Megatron, like the rest of their victims, but because he turned against them in #47.
*Getaway also mentions the only real side effect from the nudge gun and its memory wipes is a slight headache. Sure enough, Skids and Nightbeat mention having inexplicable headaches off-hand in [[The Sensuous Frame|#41]] and [[The Not Knowing|#44]], respectively.
*The Decepticon Justice Division allied with Deathsaurus's forces back in [[The Permanent Revolution|issue #39]]. 'Bots from that issue who appear among their team on the story's final page include Leozack, Killbison, Drillhorn, and Blue Bacchus.

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

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

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

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

==External links==
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