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Breakdown (G1)

2009-08-03T19:31:54Z

Supplemonkey: /* Cartoon continuity */ Corrected some weird verbiage.

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:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEBreakdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ever since the invention of [[Targetmaster]]s, Breakdown has been convinced his pistol is out to kill him...]]
'''Breakdown''' has an acute case of paranoia. (What was that!?) He genuinely believes that things, both living and inanimate, are ''watching'' him. (They're everywhere!) Breakdown doesn't like to stand out in a crowd. (Did you hear ''that''!?) He dreads being different and garnering attention. (Stop staring at me!) At times, he almost wishes he was a [[human]] so he could just disappear and no one would notice. (Get them off meeeee!) Needless to say, he and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (He's one of THEM!!) would be energon drinking buddies if each wasn't likely to be convinced the other was trying to poison him.

Breakdown can combine (They'll never take me alive!!) with his fellow [[Stunticon]]s to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

:''Italian name:'' '''Caimano'''
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Panicon'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Vibrátor''' (aheh)

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] ([[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|First appearance only]]); [[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Breakdown.jpg|left|180px|thumb|I'm Breakdown and...what the $*#@! are you looking at?!]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from [[United States Military]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt to become the new Stunticons. Breakdown was given [[Spark|life]] by [[Vector Sigma]] along with the rest of the Stunticons. He agreed to obey Megatron, but there was a certain reluctance in his voice. He probably thought Megatron was out to get him, or something. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wrecking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor’s face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Arriving incognito on a ferry, Breakdown transformed and nervously informed the human passengers that this was a hijack and forced them into the captain’s cabin, though he actually locked them in the garage. AfterMegatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug|Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After Starscream was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticon's combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

While assembling a new weapon capable of destroying any target by creating a chain reaction in its molecules, Megatron found himself short a few key components to finish the device. He sent the Stunticons out to retrieve those components by any means necessary. Breakdown and [[Wildrider]] assaulted a local optics laboratory to gather new focusing lenses for the cannon's beam. On their way to the weapon's construction site, they were intercepted by a troop of Autobots. It was [[Grapple]] who brought down Breakdown, setting him on fire with his arc-welder rifle by using a trail of fuel as a fuse. The Stunticons were imprisoned in the Ark, their radioes and vehicle modes disabled and trapped behind energized bars. The Autobots then used camouflage paint to alter their appearances and mimic the Stunticons, hoping to get close enough to Megatron to catch him unawares. Autobot warrior [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] assumed Breakdown's appearance for the mission. After they left, however, Breakdown managed to use his unique vibratory pulses to disrupt his bars and break free. He caught his Autobot captors by surprise and blasted several of them before they could react, giving him enough time to free his fellow Stunticons and form Menasor. After a brief but memorable conflict, Menasor escaped the Ark and returned to Megatron. The cannon was rendered unusable by the Autobots' intervention, though, and Megatron's plan failed. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year 2005 and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in 2006, the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. Motormaster determined that the Decepticon needed strong leadership to survive, and hope came when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s survival, and asked for the Decepticons to donate their remaining energon to revive their leader. While Dead End was pessimistic about their survival, Breakdown they were doomed anyway without a leader and focus. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep]]s were resurrecting Galvatron, the [[Quintessons|Quintessons]] arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. The Stunticons were instrumentals were in convincing the other Decepticons to ally themselves with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Breakdown was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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====Generation 1====
[[Image:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Breakdown is the blue guy in the background.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had also granted them access to the powers of the [[Creation Matrix]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Breakdown, were sent to find the Autobot, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publically saving a [[human]]. After Breakdown and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Breakdown combined with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and they fought the Aerialbots' [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[Image:Clubconresort.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Breakdown is responsible for the mints on pillows.]]
Megatron gathered Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Breakdown and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Breakdown was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

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=====Earthforce=====
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''Breakdown was briefly seen at the [[Enclave]], rubbing shoulders with the various troops from Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s factions. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, after the factions merged, he drove into battle alongside the Stunticons and [[Battlecharger]]s when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led an attack on Autobot Earthbase. Although the Autobot defense systems were down at the time, Breakdown and his comrades were still ultimately driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} On another occasion, Starscream and Soundwave learned the Autobots had a [[Irwin Spoon|human reporter]] writing a positive story about them. Fearing that good publicity among the humans would give Earthforce an edge, they sent the Stunticons to kidnap the human. As Motormaster made off with the reporter, Breakdown and the Stunticons ran interference against the Autobot cars following him. After [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] transformed and got off a quick shot at their leader, Breakdown rear-ended him in the legs. The Autobot was knocked out of the fight, but so was Breakdown as he had caved in his own hood in the effort. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}''

{{Note|It is unclear which faction Breakdown was on before Soundwave and Starscream led their coup for Decepticon leadership.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''Breakdown and the Stunticons attacked [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on the road in 2003, making an attempt to steal the plans for the upcoming [[Autobot City]]. They were successful, but the plans were a set of fakes, so they ultimately didn't gain anything. A traffic light tried to tell Breakdown as much, but he refused to listen to it. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}''

''In 2008, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Death's Head]] were compelled by [[Unicron|Unicron]] to make an assassination attempt on the Decepticon leader, Shockwave. They sealed the door to the audience chamber during the attack, and so Soundwave summoned the Stunticons as Menasor to break through the door. They eventually did so, and Breakdown and Dead End were about to execute the Decepticon traitors when Death's Head returned with news of Shockwave's demise. Using a series of explosives built into his hover platform as an incentive, the bounty hunter forced Soundwave and the other Decepticons to submit to their leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Breakdown was among the Decepticons rallied for war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] after [[Skullgrin]]'s death. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a prison facility. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. They formed into Menasor and ran amuck for awhile, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===Devil's Due continuity===
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Breakdown toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Wahoo reaction, now a gucci cola sale]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Stunticon, 1986/1987)
**''Team ID number'': '''S2'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-51'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Concussion cannon]]", double-barreled "plasma-energy blaster".

: The original Breakdown toy transforms into a white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Countach|Lamborghini Countach]]. He comes with a blue double-barreled cannon that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode, he is armed with a small blue laser pistol. As he was designed with the "[[Scramble City]]" style of combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed super robot. Although the 1986 Stunticon gift set (below) shows Breakdown as the left arm of Menasor, his nominal placement is as the right leg.

: The original release featured a red sticker on Breakdown's hood. Later "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" range releases in Europe featured a gold sticker instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-55'''
**''Accessories'': "Concussion rifle", double-barreled "plasma-energy blaster".

: Breakdown was also available as part of the Menasor giftset in numerous markets, along with his teammates [[Motormaster]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip]], and [[Wildrider]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2-toy Breakdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you aren't coloured neon blue.]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Stunticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S3'''
**''Accessories'': "Concussion rifle", double-barreled "plasma-energy blaster".

: ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Breakdown was released as an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon 1994]], with only approximately 300 units sold. Originally, Hasbro had planned to mass-release a complete set of ''Generation 2'' Stunticons, but ultimately only Breakdown saw official release in any form. The "collect them all!" cross-sell on the back of the packaging featuring the other Stunticons was covered by a BotCon 1994 sticker.

: The toy is, of course, a [[redeco]] of the original Breakdown toy, and has the distinction of being the first [[BotCon]] toy ever.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Generation 2 Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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==Trivia==
[[Image:G2Breakdown toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|So what if he can't transform? He doesn't have to link up to that jerk Motormaster ever again!]]

* An ''unofficial'' [[Action Master]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown was an exclusive at [[BotCon 2004]], created from bootlegged Action Master [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] parts. Though this wiki does not normally list unofficial items, this one is put here simply to reinforce that even though it is a [[BotCon]] toy, it was from the one year that BotCon was unofficial, and the toy is not [[Hasbro]]-approved either. Thank you, won't we?

* In the ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Decepticons]]'' game based on the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 movie]], an unlocked alternate mode called "Scout" is a [[homage]] to Breakdown.

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Breakdown Breakdown's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Talk:Dinosaur transform static

2009-07-17T03:39:09Z

Supplemonkey:

As I have no idea where this came from, could somebody maybe state the source somewhere/somehow in the article? Is it from G1 manga? A storybook? What? --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 19:22, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:G1 cartoon. Thief in the Night. Added a footnote. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 19:44, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Dinosaurs has Elections? I wasn't even aware they'd indented representative democracy. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:15, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

This is one of the greatest articals I have ever read. I will work in the phrase "dinosaur electrons" into my daily life.

This has to be one of the silliest things they came up with in the G1 cartoon, hands down. Gotta love 'em! --[[User:Supplemonkey|Supplemonkey]] 03:37, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Dead Universe

2009-04-30T03:06:58Z

Supplemonkey: Removed extra spacing around bullet lists

:''The Dead Universe is a region in the [[IDW continuity|IDW]] comics portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]''

[[Image:DUmechs.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Boyzone reunion tour just got more interesting]]
The '''Dead Universe''' is a mysterious and malevolent realm that exists beyond the plane of "normal" space. Those who enter are said to become dead in both body and mind, and are forced into the service of a vast, dark intelligence. This all-controlling evil presence is known only as "[[Darkness (G1)|The Darkness]]"; even its minions understand little about it except that it is wholly devoted to the obliteration of all life. These goals have been directed by the space-lost crew of the original [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] in service of the grand plan of the [[Expansion]]. Those exposed to the baleful energies of the Dead Universe cannot survive long outside of it, necessitating the ''Ark'' crew's reliance upon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who for unknown reasons can travel beyond indefinitely.

Individuals known to be aligned with the Dead Universe include:

* [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (leader)
* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]
* [[Grindcore (G1)| Grindcore]]
* [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]
* Assorted [[Micromaster|Micromasters]]
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (in opposition of the others)

Not all the servants of the Dead Universe do so willingly, or even knowingly. The vast technological acumen of Jhiaxus has produced several mind-controlled agents for the furthering of his goals. These agents have not been fully immersed in the Dead Universe, and thus make excellent catspaws.

* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (sleeper agent)
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Sixshot]]
* [[Pretender Monster]]s/[[Monstructor]]
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
The Dead Universe was discovered by the crew of the original ''Ark'' during its expedition into the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. A cosmic anomaly within the Expanse swallowed the exploratory ship, transporting them to the mysterious dimension. The disappearance of the Ark has been considered to be one of the great mysteries of Cybertronian history, which led [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to investigate it. Following up on a lead, he landed on [[Gorlam Prime]]. Beneath the surface of the planet, he discovered a second anomaly, a vast underground sea of quicksilver-like material. Unfortunately upon reaching this he was abducted by [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] and given over to the tender ministrations of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} Subsequent expeditions to the Benzuli Expanse have shown evidence that the anomaly has since begun to expand, and seems on a path to consume the entire local star system. Those same expeditions have met with hostile reaction from Galvatron, to prevent interference. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}
{{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

{{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

{{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

{{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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Revelation (IDW)

2009-04-30T02:58:23Z

Supplemonkey: /* Overview */ Changed Nemesis Prime link to point to Nova Prime's page (Nemesis Prime page has nothing to do with IDW character)

{{disambig3|Revelation}}
[[Image:Revelation EJ covers.jpg|center|500px|thumb|Destruction at its most beautiful.]]
'''''The Transformers: Revelation''''' is the follow-up miniseries to [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Devastation (IDW)|The Transformers: Devastation]]''. From June–October, 2008, ''Revelation'' was played out through four ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' format issues, focusing on [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Doubledealer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. This four-parter marked the [[Autobot]]s' confrontation with the [[Dead Universe]] Cybertronians and the end of the "-tion" series "for the foreseeable". <ref>http://www.idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3599</ref> It had previously been hinted that the following volume would be titled ''The Transformers: Expansion'', but writer Simon Furman later stated that "the stuff [he] had (mentally) prepared for ''Expansion'' may still happen, just later or in a different form. <ref>http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/revelations/</ref> These four ''Spotlight'' issues were ''in addition to'' the normal ''Spotlight'' series, notably, ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]''.

The four ''Spotlight''s were to be issues #23–26 in the IDW overarching "sub-numbering", the only ''Spotlight''s to be incorporated in this way, though the sub-numbering has since been abandoned.

{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC|'''''The Transformers Spotlight: Revelation'' issues:'''
|-align=center
|| [[Spotlight: Cyclonus]] | [[Spotlight: Hardhead]] | [[Spotlight: Doubledealer]] | [[Spotlight: Sideswipe]]
|}

''Preceded by: [[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]'' 
''Followed by: [[Maximum Dinobots]]''
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==Overview==
[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s corrupted crew prepares to unleash the [[Expansion]], bringing the unlife of the [[Dead Universe]] into our own. On multiple worlds and fields of battle, the [[Autobot]]s struggle to uncover the plot and find a way to stop it. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] confronts his inner berserker, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] finds the truth about [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] accepts an inevitable destiny, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] proves his own worth to himself.

Ongoing story arcs that were wrapped up with this series include Hot Rod and Dealer's battle over the [[Magnificence]]; the mystery of what happened to the crew of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and their plot for Expansion of the Dead Universe; the theft of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Monstructor]] and [[Sixshot]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s revenge on [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]; and the nature of [[Gorlam Prime]] and the [[Micromaster]]s.

==Creative team==
The creative team from ''[[Infiltration]]'', ''[[Escalation]]'' and through ''Devastation'' (writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciller [[E. J. Su]]) again worked on ''Revelation'', though Su only illustrated Cyclonus and Sideswipe and provided a connecting cover for all four. [[Nick Roche]], who also drew a cover for each issue, penciled and inked Hardhead, while [[Dan Khanna]] penciled Doubledealer (with inks by [[Frank Milkovich]] and [[Robert Atkins]]). [[Kris Carter]] was the colorist for Cyclonus and Hardhead, [[Liam Shalloo]] for Doubledealer, and E. J. Su colored Sideswipe himself.

==Trivia==
* IDW Editor-in-Chief [[Chris Ryall]] made the decision to tie up the -ation run short here, explaining it as a basic business strategy for comics: "it's like any book on the market--sales start at a point and then they slowly dip until things are done to re-invigorate them... the reality is that sales numbers need to stay steady for a book to stay on the market. This isn't to say that things were by any means dire--they weren't at all--but we do need to occasionally mix things up so people don't just take a book for granted." <ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=3845&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15</ref>

* ''Revelation'' is the third IDW miniseries in a row that [[Revelation (The Dark Ages)|borrows a title]] from [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' series.

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers Spotlight: Revelation'' TPB ([[February 4]], [[2009]]) ISBN 1600104215 / ISBN 978-1600104213
:Bonus material includes each A and B cover, and sketches of the 4-part image, Cyclonus, Nightbeat, Doubledealer (including a dragon-like alternate mode), [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (the last 2 in robot and alt mode).
:The spine of the collection wields the number 4, putting it clearly in the ''Spotlight'' series rather than in the main "-ation" series (where it would have been #5).

* ''[[Premiere Collection|The Transformers: The Premiere Collection, Volume 2]]'' ([[May 29]], [[2009]] ''scheduled'') ISBN 1600104371 / ISBN 978-1600104374
:Includes ''[[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]'', ''Revelation'', and the contents of volumes 2 and 3 of the ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' collections.

==References==
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