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The Transformers: Lost Light

2021-01-24T05:49:31Z

Transformative:

{{disambig2|the comic series|the titular starship|Lost Light}}
[[File:LL1_regcvr.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|His light died]], so Rodimus decided to get this [[Black Rodimus Convoy|cool bad guy deco]].]]
'''''The Transformers: Lost Light''''' is a finished comic series, a rebranded version of and sequel to ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]''. Debuting in [[Calendar|December]] [[2016]], it ran alongside sister titles ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]''. The story is basically 'Season 3' of ''More Than Meets The Eye'' and leads up to "the grand finale" over two years. <ref>[https://boroughcon.com/2017/04/revealing-greatness-with-james-roberts/ Interview with Boroughcon]</ref> ''Lost Light'' concluded with issue #25 in November [[2018]] as part of the ending of the IDW Universe.

{{chapters|title=''The Transformers: Lost Light'' issues|align=center|prev=The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|content=
*[[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|#1]]
*[[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|#2]]
*[[Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|#3]]
*[[Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|#4]]
*[[Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|#5]]
*[[Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|#6]]
*[[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|#7]]
*[[An Axe to Break the Ice|#8]]
*[[Chasing the Infinite|#9]]
*[[The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|#10]]
*[[The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|#11]]
*[[The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|#12]]
*[[Sardines|#13]]
*[[The Ties That Bind (issue)|#14]]
*[[Kill All 'Cons|#15]]
*[[The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|#16]]
*[[The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|#17]]
*[[The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|#18]]
*[[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|#19]]
*[[Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|#20]]
*[[Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|#21]]
*[[Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|#22]]
*[[Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|#23]]
*[[Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|#24]]
*[[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2|#25]]
}}

==Overview==
In the wake of the confrontation with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] on [[Necroworld]], the marooned [[Team Rodimus]] attempts to return to the ''[[Lost Light]]'' with the help of the "[[Disappeared]]"—the various [[time travel]]ling Transformers plucked from across time and space. Among them are runaway [[blacksmith]]-turned adventurer [[Anode]] and her partner [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], who struggle to adjust to the present day as they deals with demons from her past.

Before Team Rodimus can get offworld, a rogue [[geobomb]], courtesy of the [[Galactic Council]] shunts the planet into an entirely different universe. When Rodimus and a small crew of Autobots attempt to return to Cybertron, they find themselves in the middle of [[Functionist Universe|an alternate Cybertron]], where [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was never born and [[Functionism]] reigns supreme. The ''Lost Light'' crew find themselves embroiled in the Council's plot to consolidate their power by crushing the heroic [[Anti-Vocationist League]] and their supporters. With the help of the native universe's [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] — his true function finally revealed — the Autobots manage to foil their plan and return home... but accidentally leave Megatron behind. Taking command of the AVL, Megatron and his old friend [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] start their revolution anew.

The crew of the ''Lost Light'' finally get offworld in a mass displaced [[Skip|decepticon]], but Tailgate, his mutating [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] powers growing increasingly destructive and erratic, volunteers to stay behind in the hopes that a cure can be found for his condition. [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], his pride wounded by an earlier encounter with the super-powered Autobot, takes advantage of the situation to bury him alive for another six million years.

{{issuestub|remainder of series}}

==Creative team==
[[File:James Roberts and Jack Lawrence.jpg|thumb|300px|Series writer [[James Roberts]] (left) and artist [[Jack Lawrence]] (right)]]
[[James Roberts]] returns as the writer. Due to IDW editorial wanting a fresh artistic start, UK artist [[Jack Lawrence]] replaces previous MTMTE mainstay [[Alex Milne]], with Milne providing alternate covers for issues.<ref>[http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2016/07/sdcc-idw-announces-post-revolution-debuts.html SDCC – IDW Announces Post-Revolution Debuts!]</ref> Milne later provided art for issue #13 of the series. [[Joana Lafuente]] continues to provide colours for most issues, continuing from MTMTE #29.

[[Priscilla Tramontano]] provided art for #8-#9, while [[Andrew Griffith]] covered the four page interlude of issue #12. The 'Scavengers' arc from #14-15 had its art duties shared by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and [[Brendan Cahill]]. [[E. J. Su]] returned to the Transformers series for the beginning of the series final arc, issue #19. Scheduled for bi-monthly release until its end, Cahill will return for #22 and #24, with [[Casey Coller]] working on #20.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1014524949179109378, James Roberts (@jroberts332) on Twitter, 2018/07/04]</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Continuing the tradition started in ''MTMTE'', Roberts posted songs on his Twitter as an unofficial soundtrack for each issue leading up to their release. As its predecessor's third "season", it gets its own theme song. Additionally, in October of 2018, leading up to the release of issue #25, Roberts built up a playlist for the series including a mixture of new and old songs; the new ones are listed here.
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHRXFFigZ0 Graycoated Morning]" by {{w|David & the Citizens}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/778020170325454848 James Roberts (@jroberts332) on Twitter, 2016/09/20] — "Oh, alright then. Here's your first musical taste of Transformers: Lost Light. Play loud. No, no - louder."</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7mRYLJLB2w Still Fighting it]" by {{w|Ben Folds}} — theme song for Rung<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1037473125217255425 James Roberts (@jroberts332) on Twitter, 2018/09/05] — "And while we’re sharing songs - and given what happened in issues 22 and 23 - now seems like a good time to finally unveil Rung’s theme"</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQmca0NLuq8 Small World]" by {{w|Roddy Frame}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1046851766887829505 James Roberts (@jroberts332) on Twitter, 2018/10/01]</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXHd4E-YBx0 Wild Roses]" by {{w|Bill Ryder-Jones}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1048190630277664768 James Roberts (@jroberts332) on Twitter, 2018/10/05]</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWwKDttHnM "Nobody Does it Better]" by {{w|Carly Simon}} — theme song for Skids<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1182796694259404800 James Roberts (@jroberts332) on Twitter, 2019/10/11]</ref>

==Collections==
*'''''Transformers: Lost Light''''' Vol. 1 TPB ([[October 25]], [[2017]]) ISBN 1631409921 / ISBN 978-1631409929
:Contains issues #1 to #6.
:Bonus material includes a cover gallery.

*'''''Transformers: Lost Light''''' Vol. 2 TPB ([[February 14]], [[2018]]) ISBN 1684051487 / ISBN 978-1684051489
:Contains issues #7 to #12.
:Bonus material includes a cover gallery.

*'''''Transformers: Lost Light''''' Vol. 3 TPB ([[August 15]], 2018) ISBN 1684053315 / ISBN 978-1684053315
:Contains issues #13 to #18.
:Bonus material includes a cover gallery.

*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 79: Primeless''''' ([[November 14]], 2018)
:Contains issues #9 to #12, along with ''Optimus Prime'' #9 to #12.
:Bonus material includes a one-page editorial by [[Simon Furman]] that mentions the IDW universe's impending end, a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.

*'''''Transformers: Lost Light''''' Vol. 4 TPB ([[January 30]], [[2019]]) ISBN 1684054109 / ISBN 978-1684054107
:Contains issues #19 to #25.
:Bonus material CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.

*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 77: Dissolution''''' ([[September 4]], 2019)
:Contains issues #1 to #8.
:Bonus material includes a sketch gallery by [[Jack Lawrence]], a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.

<gallery>
File:LLvol1 TPBcvr.jpg|'''Vol. 1''' cover by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:LLvol2 TPBcvr.jpg|'''Vol. 2''' cover by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
File:LLvol3 TPBcvr.jpg|'''Vol. 3''' cover by Jack Lawrence and Joana Lafuente
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v79.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 79: Primeless''''' cover by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:LLvol4 TPBcvr.jpg|'''Vol. 4''' cover by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v77.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 77: Dissolution''''' cover by [[Dreamwave Productions]] and Jack Lawrence
</gallery>

*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 86: The Everlasting Voices''''' ([[July 1]], [[2020]])
:Contains issues #13 to #18.
:Bonus material includes the first half of ''[[Transformers: Historia]]'' (up to ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''), including the [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] profile, a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.

*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 87: Crucible''''' ([[July 29]], 2020)
:Contains issues #19 to #24.
:Bonus material includes the second half of ''Transformers: Historia'', including the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] profile, a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.

*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 88: Unicron''''' ([[August 26]], 2020)
:*Contains ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' issues [[Our Darkest|#0]] to [[Ceremony|#6]], as well as ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[Post|#25]] and ''Lost Light'' #25.
:*Bonus material includes a cover gallery, the Hasbroverse backup comics and creator interviews, and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].

<gallery>
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v86.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 86: The Everlasting Voices''''' cover by Dreamwave Productions and Jack Lawrence
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v87.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 87: Crucible''''' cover by Dreamwave Productions, [[Casey Coller]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v88.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 88: Unicron''''' cover by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and [[Alex Milne]]</gallery>

==Notes==
*As with the previous series, bear in mind that James Roberts writes the series with the characters in general all having his English accent.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1024666474500313089 James Roberts (@jroberts332) on Twitter, 2018/08/01]</ref>

==References==
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Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

2016-10-12T05:57:49Z

Transformative: Cyclonus's appearance in #51 and his conversation with Whirl in #53.

{{suite}}[[File:SpotlightCyclonus CoverA Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dead oni, purple oni.]]
'''Cyclonus''' in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] isn't a Decepticon, nor does he have anything to do with [[Unicron]], and he is neither [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] nor [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. He's just an ex-zombie millions of years older than [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] tagging along on an Autobot starship with a severe antipathy to [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. And who ''doesn't'' hate Whirl?

Old and worn, Cyclonus is not one for much intimate contact or feelings - emotions should be felt, not heard, in his own words. This can lead to some big misunderstandings and consequences since he's not much of a talker. Seeking a new purpose in life, Cyclonus joined the ''[[Lost Light]]'' after the restoration of a Cybertron he no longer recognized. Despite early prejudices against him for his unrepentant actions during the war and just plain ''looking'' like your stereotypical Decepticon, Cyclonus' stalwart loyalty to the crew has won over many of them - not least of all little [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who comes to form a more powerful relationship with the old 'bot than you'd ever expect. Slowly but surely, Cyclonus is warming up and mellowing out.

{{quote|He's, like, a multi-billionaire or something. [[Tetrahex]]ian real estate. No, he just thinks possessions are a weakness. Actually, he thinks ''everything's'' a weakness. I like him, but he's phenomenally stern.|[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] on Cyclonus|"[[Signal to Noise]]"}}
{{bigquote|I am not a Decepticon. I want that '''''on screen'''''.|Cyclonus may be getting a little sensitive about one particular misconception|"[[Little Victories]]"}}
{{TOCclear}}

==IDW Generation 1 comics==
[[File:PrimusAllGoodThings-introdump.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
'''Cyclonus of [[Tetrahex|Upper Tetrahex]]''', was [[Reproduction|forged]] and came of age in the order of [[Clavis Aurea]] as a very religious bot, {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} memorizing the catechism of the [[Guiding Hand]] and worshiping in the shadow of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]], before they departed with the [[Knights of Cybertron]] aboard. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} As lengthy wars broke out, Cyclonus came to be the favorite bodyguard of the warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} a position that earned him a spot in [[Nova Prime]]'s inner circle when the wars ended. He joined Prime and others on a quest to [[Crystal City]] to find Titans, where they discovered [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who Cyclonus vocally hoped to learn more Cybertronian legend from. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

[[File:Cyclonus IDW jetmode.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|No cockpit? How will Galvatron ride him??]]

===The Expansion===

Six million years ago, Cyclonus became a senior officer on the original ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} When the crew discovered a mysterious spatial anomaly in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], he scanned its energy readings and was reminded of an old legend of a "[[Dead Universe]]", an alternate reality of darkness and decay. Seeking to conquer this other reality, Nova Prime plunged the ship through the portal, trapping the crew in the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Turned into an undead creature who could only survive in the normal universe for a limited time, Cyclonus continued to serve Nova Prime, now calling himself Nemesis Prime. He had a fierce love of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and wanted to see it bring about an ordered universe, bringing structure to a chaotic universe. Ironically, he was absolutely ''mental'', prone to unpredictable, violent actions; he tried to submerge this behind a fiction of being an ordered intellectual, and hoped ordering the universe might order him.

Cyclonus was sent out of the [[Dead Universe]] to arm the [[Nega-Core]] and put up [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] as its guardian, but he made a divergence to see first hand the devastation of his beloved Cybertron. Pissed off, he decided to take his anger out on the nearest Transformer and so assaulted the ''[[Ark-12]]'', helmed by [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]'s crew en route to [[Garrus-9]]. He was blown to bits, only to reform and keep on coming until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and Cyclonus realized he was blowing his mission—too long outside of the Dead Universe can kill its inhabitants.

[[File:Cyclonusunleashed.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Get the Holy Hand Grenade!]]
Arriving on [[Corata-Vaz]], he armed the Nega-Core but balked at activating Thunderwing, due to the destruction he caused Cybertron. Unfortunately Hound's crew and Magnus arrived, and [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] goaded Cyclonus into attacking and in the process made Cyclonus realize he truly was a chaotic loony and just what Nemesis Prime wanted to erase. He was brought down, only to detach his hand, which flew off to activate Thunderwing. Using the distraction, Cyclonus escaped but Magnus sent another tracker after him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Cyclonus made it back to the Dead Universe on time and was later patrolling the Benzuli Expanse with Galvatron to look for those who would disturb the [[Expansion]]. Upon spotting [[Cloudburst]]'s ship, Cyclonus called "dibs" and Galvatron happily let Cyclonus attack the vessel. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} After some time, Cyclonus finally destroyed the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]'' just as its crew were beamed out by the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], who had brand new [[Pretender|Pretender shells]] waiting for them. Designed to survive the Dead Universe, they were more than a match for Cyclonus and he was defeated. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:AllHailMegatron14 Cyclonus Scourge.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm not dead!" 
"You will be soon, you're very ill." 
"I'm getting better!" 
"No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment!"]]

===Galvatron's Army===

After recovering, Cyclonus made his way back to [[Gorlam Prime]], where he and other minions of Nemesis Prime began to slowly die after the Autobots disconnected them from the Dead Universe. After several years of wasting away, {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} he gathered the bodies of his former crewmates to recycle them with honor. One of them, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], was still barely alive, and Cyclonus told him that he would put an end to his miserable existence. He was interrupted by Galvatron, who was now infused with the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]]. Galvatron blasted the bodies of the dead warriors, prompting Cyclonus to ask if he had gone binary. Galvatron revived Scourge, and created an army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, which angered Cyclonus, who said they were [[spark]]less slaves and refused to let this happen to him. Galvatron assured Cyclonus that he had plans and would need a lieutenant to join him. Using the Darkness, Galvatron repaired Cyclonus' spark and although he was unsure of their mission, Cyclonus told Scourge that as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], their new mission is to follow Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Rebirth}} Unbeknownst to Cyclonus and Scourge, the Darkness also exerted a subtle kind of control over them, making them more accordant to Galvatron's will. Cyclonus maintained a small hint of defiance, which would manifest from time-to-time. {{storylink|Genesis}}

[[File:HeartofDarkness1 CyclonusScourge restored.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Galvatron had Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps search Gorlam Prime for signs of life, as every single inhabitant of the planet had mysteriously vanished while they were busy dying. After Cyclonus found nothing in the planet's data archives, they decided to investigate the portal to the Dead Universe, and on the way they found remains of their ally [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Micromaster]] bodyguards in some rubble. Cyclonus wanted to examine them, but was blown away by Galvatron who was more eager to get through the rubble. They eventually found Jhiaxus in a half-dead state, repaired him, and had him take them to the portal. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} There, they found themselves under attack by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. Cyclonus and Scourge were defeated by Hardhead at first, but Galvatron turned the tide and sent the two to hunt down Arcee as she fled. Using heat-seeking missiles, Cyclonus destroyed the bridge under her feet and sent her falling into the abyss below. He then returned to Galvatron and left the planet in his quest to raise an army to battle the [[D-Void]], a new threat he had found in the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

[[File:HoD3 Cyclonus Galvatron HopeItsReal.jpg|thumb]]
Though Galvatron turned out to be very good at recruiting (and resurrecting) troops for his army, Cyclonus considered him a bit loopy and was unsure if this D-Void was even real. Unwisely, he voiced his opinion around Galvatron, but was merely mildly chastised by his leader. Cyclonus later accompanied Galvatron to the planet [[Dykayra]], where they investigated ruins similar to ones found on Gorlam Prime. Inside, they discovered another Dead Universe portal and none other than Nemesis Prime, who was alive and well despite having been betrayed and killed by Galvatron years earlier. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Nemesis revealed that he had been resurrected by the D-Void and attacked Galvatron, prompting Cyclonus and the others to come to their leader's aid. Their small scout party was beaten back by the powerful Nemesis, who transformed into a monstrous avatar of the D-Void's power, but managed to vanquish him by summoning Galvatron's entire army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

Seeking to add [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots to his army, Galvatron traveled towards [[Earth]]. On the way, the ship under his command ran into a space-time distortion, and inside it they found a block of ice containing what appeared to be organic and robotic corpses. But when the crew thawed the ice, the dead came to life, and Cyclonus and the others found themselves fighting against a [[zombie]] outbreak. Their ship crashed in [[Las Vegas]] on Earth, where they were attacked by Prime's Autobots, who didn't trust their intentions. Cyclonus eventually surrendered, but not without sarcasm. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}}

[[File:Cyclonus Chaos IDW24.jpg|thumb|left]]
Though they eventually stopped bickering with Galvatron long enough to defeat [[Britt]], the zombie mastermind, the Autobots refused to join Galvatron's army. With the zombies safely deposited in the distant past of the Dead Universe, Cyclonus and the others warped back to their base. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Galvatron then took his entire army with him to Cybertron, declaring the planet their first line of defense against the D-Void. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

With Cybertron under his control, Galvatron sent Cyclonus and a number of Sweeps to take the [[Kimia Facility]] from the Autobots. Cyclonus and his group killed many of those on board and brought the space station into Cybertron's orbit. He arrived on the planet's surface just in time to prevent [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] from doing any more damage to Galvatron and carried his leader away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

[[File:Chaos CyclonusGalvatron Genesis.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
After Galvatron fed the Heart of Darkness into Vector Sigma in an effort to destroy Cybertron, Cyclonus attacked him, angrily claiming that Galvatron had brainwashed him into serving him and that he had forced him to harm Cybertron, something that made Cyclonus furious. However, Galvatron was too powerful for Cyclonus to damage and he tossed him aside with ease. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} After Optimus Prime plunged the Matrix into Vector Sigma to defeat the D-Void, Cyclonus was given a "new lease on life", losing his undead status, and was dragged to safety by [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]. Thereafter, he was imprisoned alongside the Decepticons despite his claims that he was not one of them, until their makeshift prison in Kimia's gun barrel was emptied and they were ordered to beat down a [[NAIL]] riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

===Joining the ''Lost Light''===

[[File:Cyclonus NoDecepticon Liars.jpg|left|100px|thumb|[[Infestation (IDW)|Suck it]], [[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Trebek]].]]
The day of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s launch, Cyclonus took a farewell flight around the reborn Cybertron, reminiscing as he surveyed the untamed landscape. He was on his way to see Rodimus about something he was promised when he detected a life sign he took to be that of Scourge. It turned out instead to be the remains of Sweeps that [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] had strung up inside an abandoned structure. Before Cyclonus could get an explanation as to what Whirl had been doing with them, the Autobot attacked him and blew the place up. The two engaged in an aerial chase, passing over the launching site of the ''Lost Light'' and accidentally clipping [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s arm off in the process. Cyclonus finally landed and tried to reason with Whirl, stating that he made a mistake and he didn't care what the Autobot was engaged in. When Whirl called him a Decepticon, Cyclonus exasperatedly tried to point out that he had never been such, only to be tackled off a cliff. Whirl landed on top, with Cyclonus being knocked unconscious after absorbing the fall's impact, one of his helmet horns being broken off in the process. After the situation with Whirl had been [[Tailgate (G1)|unexpectedly defused]], Cyclonus was left behind on Cybertron while the others were brought aboard the ''Lost Light'' for repairs. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

Cyclonus awoke in time to see the ''Lost Light'' taking off. Not wanting to be left behind, he transformed, flew up and attached himself to the ship's hull just before it [[quantum jump]]ed. Unfortunately, something went wrong, and Cyclonus was flung off the ship as it arrived in a different part of the galaxy. He fell to a planetoid below, along with forty Autobots who were sucked out of a hull breach, and landed in a lake after undergoing atmospheric reentry. [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]], and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] pulled him out and after he had recovered, Cyclonus finally made his appointment with Rodimus. Rodimus wasted no time in pointing out that while his assistance against Galvatron had been invaluable, Cyclonus was still responsible for the deaths of many Autobots during the assault on Kimia.

[[File:HangersOn Whirl Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|100px|This is how slash begins.]]
Cyclonus didn't deny a thing, and simply stated that it was war and he was following orders. He then told Rodimus that he didn't want to be a Decepticon OR an Autobot and he wanted to help find a fresh start on the ''Lost Light''. Rodimus agreed to grant him a chance to prove himself. Ultra Magnus and Whirl arrived, with Ultra Magnus not-so-subtly warning Cyclonus against making trouble. Rodimus then suggested that Cyclonus and Whirl clear the air between them after their battle on Cybertron. Whirl put forth a totally insincere and skewed offering of peace. Cyclonus responded by ''hugging'' him and whispering that he'd kill Whirl at some unspecified point and the Autobot would never see it coming. Later, Cyclonus attended a gathering of the crew and listened to Rodimus address their current situation. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was loose on the ship, Rodimus ordered the majority of the crew to pair off and lock themselves in habitation suites until the situation was resolved. Cyclonus ended up with Tailgate, who was stuck halfway transformed at the moment and unable to walk. Cyclonus carried him to their room, noting a wary look from Hoist along the way, and unceremoniously dumped Tailgate on the floor. Both formerly being of the original Ark's crew under Nova Prime, Cyclonus caught Tailgate up on the six million years of history they both missed, explaining the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot-Decepticon war]] as he understood it. He then wondered aloud which side Tailgate would have fought on if he had been active during it. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Cyclonus Tailgate LifeAftertheBigBang.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|DAMMIT, JANET!]]
After hearing Cyclonus' summary, Tailgate got it in his head that the Decepticons were freedom fighters and declared that he wanted to be one. After Rodimus set Tailgate straight on the true nature of the Decepticons, Tailgate angrily confronted Cyclonus, accusing him of being misleading. Cyclonus calmly pointed out Tailgate's naïveté, but the smaller robot wasn't hearing it and struck Cyclonus' arm. Cyclonus violently backhanded and kicked him in response, before exiting the room without another word and leaving his shaken roommate curled up on the floor. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

A while later, Cyclonus was sitting alone in [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s bar. He told Tailgate to drop dead when the latter asked him if he wanted to socialize. {{storylink|Interiors}} Despite initially appearing disinterested in attending Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony at his roommate's request, Cyclonus secretly showed up, and watched from behind a curtain. The ceremony was soon interrupted by the [[Galactic Council]], and Cyclonus was among the group who were teleported to the planet [[Theophany]]'s surface. When they discovered the ruins of [[Crystal City]], Cyclonus did a quick fly-over and reported to Rodimus that it seemed that the city had been attacked, but there were no bodies in evidence. The group subsequently found the inert body of a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] in the ruins. Cyclonus was in awe of the discovery, revealing to Rewind that he used to pray in the shadow of ancient Titans back before he left Cybertron. At Rewind's plea, he recited the creation story of the [[Guiding Hand]] for the group. Rewind returned the favor by sharing archived footage of Cybertron from Cyclonus' era with him.

When the Titan violently reawakened, the Galactic Council sent shock-troops to Crystal City in response. Cyclonus joined the others in fending them off until the situation was resolved and everyone was transported back to the ''Lost Light'', which then quantum-jumped to safety. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:Ultra Magnus-Cyclonus-Rodimus and Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|For the last time, he is not <s>Venger</s> a Decepticon!]]
Upon discovering [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s decapitated body in the oil reservoir, Rodimus' first instinct was to blame Cyclonus. [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s enthusiastic attempts to interrogate Cyclonus were less than successful, however, as the larger bot simply overpowered him until Ultra Magnus intervened. Though Cyclonus icily explained that he had no beef with Red Alert, the true clincher was when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] worked out Red Alert's injuries were self-inflicted. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

[[File:Cyclonus injured Before & After.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Cyclonus took part in a mission to [[Temptoria]], where it was believed a group of Decepticons were holding the Circle of Light. Fighting alongside Whirl, he made it clear the two of them would never be square and he still intended to kill Whirl. Shortly after Cyclonus saved Tailgate from a bomb, Whirl locked the door, trapping Cyclonus and Rewind with said bomb. Cyclonus shielded the small Autobot as best he could as the device exploded. His badly-damaged form was dragged to the ''Lost Light'' medibay by Tailgate alone. Chromedome, not knowing that it was Cyclonus that had saved Rewind, expressed disappointment that Cyclonus had not died. Inspired by the ritual of Innermost Energon, Tailgate attempted to leave Cyclonus an offering as others had done for Rewind, only for him to rebuke it and label Tailgate pathetic. After seeing the offerings left for Rewind, he helped Tailgate pick up the pieces of broken vial. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Cyclonus was interviewed for Rewind's movie documenting the travels of the ''Lost Light'' -- though he requested that a subtitle saying "'''NOT A DECEPTICON'''" be displayed during his segments. While claiming to not know the meaning of "happy", he admitted that he was impressed by the great [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], and later was pulled into a group picture of the crew at ''Swerve's''. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[File:Cyclonus and his song Cybertronian Homesick Blues.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
A short while later, Cyclonus found himself at the center of a security incident when his singing of "Glory to Cybertron, Glinting in the Heavens!" in the [[Cybertronian language#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Primal Vernacular]] was mistaken to be him brutally murdering Tailgate in their shared quarters. Once that situation was peaceably resolved, Cyclonus joined roughly one hundred of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew for a brief shore leave on the planet [[Hedonia]]. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} During this, Cyclonus joined Rung, Rewind, Tailgate, and Skids in browsing a gift shop outside of the bar they had left Swerve and Ultra Magnus in. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

After being picked up by Rung, Whirl, Skids, and Rewind, he was taken to a bar where he threw a bit of an exaggerated tantrum to keep his drinking partners from discovering something he'd been hiding for some time—that Tailgate, while certainly older than the rest, was not the incredible, space-faring [[Primal Vanguard]] member he had painted himself to be Tailgate was, in fact, a waste disposal bot who was such a nobody that no one bothered to look for him when he disappeared. Taking pity on his roommate, Cyclonus decided to teach Tailgate a song in Old Cybertronian. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

When [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] went on a rampage through the ship, Cyclonus was part of the contingent who tried to stop him. Hearing Rewind's remark that Overlord was incapable of being killed, Cyclonus replied that he knew—better than most—that ''anyone'' can be killed. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After Overlord was ejected from the ship, Cyclonus was invited by Chromedome to attended the funeral service for the deceased, pleasing Tailgate with his presence. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:Tailgate Cyclonus Hope Is A Lie.jpg|thumb|left|"There is no Easter Bunny! There is no Tooth Fairy! And there is no Queen of England!"]]
Not long afterwards Tailgate admitted to Cyclonus that he had a terminal illness, the fatal and incurable [[cybercrosis]]. Cyclonus initially appeared cool and unfeeling in front of Tailgate, but upon leaving their hab-suite, silently self-mutilated his face with his claws. Cyclonus was subsequently invited by Rodimus to join an away team to investigate [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and agreed to go on the condition he could bring Tailgate with him. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Once down on the moon's surface, the team were attacked by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s, and Cyclonus and Whirl disobeyed Rodimus's orders for retreat in favor of a counterattack. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

[[File:Whirl Cyclonus TheDividedSelf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Overcoming their pursuers, the pair soon locating the prison that the rest of their team had been consigned to, hanging over a smelting pool. Though reluctant to leave Luna 1 just yet, Cyclonus joined Whirl in breaking into a nearby armory to gather weapons for an escape attempt, but was abruptly stabbed through the midriff by a [[Legislator]]. Whirl fought off the attacker, and he and the relatively-uninjured Cyclonus then teamed up with other rescued prisoners, [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and the remaining survivors of the [[Circle of Light]], just as an army of Legislators attacked en masse. Whirl proposed a deal to Cyclonus, asking him to call off his previous death threats if they made it out of the fight alive, and the duo rushed into battle wielding [[Great Sword]]s procured from the armory. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} As the battle raged, the curiously-disproportionate strength of Cyclonus's spark even proved able to energize his appropriated Great Sword's blade. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:Cyclonus StarSaber ThisCalamitousLife.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"I'm on a mission from Primus!" "Tell him you failed."]]

After Dai Atlas fell to [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], Cyclonus rose to the zealot's call for challengers, and overcame his foe's physical superiority by plunging his remaining horn into Saber's optic. Denouncing Star Saber's fanaticism, Cyclonus attempted to finish the reeling enforcer off with his Great Sword, but his opponent teleported out before the killing blow could be struck. Later, after the Legislators had retreated, Cyclonus and Whirl met back up on the lip of the smelting pool, where Whirl asked Cyclonus if their "deal" was still good. Cyclonus briefly entertained a fantasy of shoving the damaged Whirl into the smelting pool, but ultimately agreed and flew away.

[[File:Cyclonus SparkTransfusion ThisCalamitousLife.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Stabbed through the heart. And I'm to blame. I give on/off love a good name."]]

The next day aboard the ''Lost Light'', Cyclonus sat with the dying Tailgate, singing to him as the latter's cybercrosis entered its final stages. Though Tailgate was afraid of the painful end the disease promised, Cyclonus refused to terminate him prematurely, holding out hope for a last-minute cure, which ''seemed'' to arrive when a page from Ratchet called him to the medibay. Taligate's spark had shrunk too far for the cure that had been divined, but Whirl then suggested using the Great Sword to channel some of Cyclonus's spark's excess energy ''into'' Tailgate's, restoring it to a point where the cure could take effect. Cyclonus did so with only minutes to spare, stabbing his roommate in the spark with his Great Sword, and successfully re-energizing his spark. A short time later, now with his missing horn replaced with a new one made for him by Tailgate as a gift, Cyclonus explained the whole situation to Ultra Magnus, including his theory that Vector Sigma had supercharged his spark when it restored him back on Cybertron. Impressed by Cyclonus's deeds, Magnus formally welcomed Cyclonus aboard the ''Lost Light'' with a firm handshake. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

===Dark Cybertron===

Cyclonus was present to welcome Orion Pax and his team aboard the ''Lost Light''. A [[Hardhead (G1)|member]] of Pax's crew immediately accused him of being a Decepticon. While angered by this remark, Cyclonus chose to remain silent. Cyclonus was later on the bridge when Starscream contacted the ship and uploaded the readings of a portal over Cybertron. When Starscream asked Cyclonus what he thought, he confirmed that the readings are identical to the ones he saw when ''Ark-1'' was pulled into the Dead Universe six million years ago. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Because of his experiences, Cyclonus was recruited by Rodimus to join the team entering the Dead Universe. Hardhead lightheartedly called Cyclonus a coward, which prompted Whirl to try and start a fight. Much to Whirl's dismay, Cyclonus quickly disregarded the idea and departed with the rest of the team into the Dead Universe. Cyclonus briefly became separated from the rest of the group but quickly located them. His arrival mysteriously caused the cyberwraiths that were attacking the team to flee. But all was not right with Cyclonus, as he proceeded to vomit black energon, while assuring the rest of the team that he was fine. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Cyclonus later started leaking fluids from his face and claimed it was from the heat, but in reality, the Dead Universe was freezing. Despite his protests not to touch him, Orion tried to provide medical aid before being interrupted by the believed-to-have-perished [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], who encouraged them to not touch Cyclonus and to hear him out. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

After he explained himself to the team, Nightbeat went on to introduce himself to Cyclonus, and much to his surprise, carried out a cold-reading that let him deduct many details of Cyclonus' life, including the condition of Tailgate. Furious at this invasion of privacy, Cyclonus grabbed Nightbeat by the throat and told him he was lucky Cyclonus would not kill him, or the entire team for that matter. Orion calmed Cyclonus down, and apologized for not intervening with the cold-read. As the team continued to push on, Hardhead asked Nightbeat why he told them not to touch Cyclonus. Nightbeat then asked Cyclonus to hold up his hand, and he revealed that he broke his forcefield generator after a bad landing, causing the Dead Universe to infect him. Troubled that the Dead Universe had reclaimed him, Cyclonus went on to say that he didn't belong there when a containment cube suddenly erupted around them. Nightbeat revealed to them that he was still Nova Prime's sleeper agent, who then proceeded to head towards the site. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} While trapped, Cyclonus regarded Hardhead's attempt to headbutt his way out as foolish. When Nova Prime arrived, he soon spied his former crew mate and mocked him, saying that the only reason he was on the Ark was because he was Galvatron's favorite bodyguard, and is nothing more than a "hanger-on". This caused Cyclonus to give the word for Hardhead to smash through the crack in the cube that Orion had made but after breaking through, the cube resealed itself. Cyclonus bore witness as Nova destroyed Hardhead's forcefield generator, causing the Dead Universe to consume and disintegrate him. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Nova brought Cyclonus and the rest of the team to his citadel in the Dead Universe where they found that Nova was using the barely living [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] as a space bridge. Cyclonus and the others were then locked in a cell where Nightbeat revealed to them that Nova planned to use their sparks to strengthen the space bridge so he could cross over back into the universe. After Rodimus challenged Nightbeat with a puzzle, re-establishing Nightbeat's true self, he let Cyclonus and the others out to go rescue Kup. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

The team fought through a horde of Sweeps as Cyclonus began to grow weaker from the effects of the Dead Universe. Orion ordered him to guard the door while they freed Kup, and granted his permission to shoot on sight. However, Cyclonus grew even more tired until he fell into unconsciousness. When Nova arrived on the scene, he hurled his body at the recently released Kup. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Cyclonus slowly began to stir just as Orion engaged Nova. When Nova had beaten down Orion, Cyclonus and Nightbeat intervened and engaged him, only to be smacked down by the corrupt Prime. However, Orion got back up with new confidence, and anointed himself Optimus Prime again before killing Nova once and for all. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Cyclonus and the rest of the team discovered that the portal they used to cross over from the living universe had closed and that the Dead Universe was rapidly contracting around them. However, from somewhere far away, Cyclonus and Optimus could hear singing. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Turns out, the singing they heard was a drinking song being sung in ''Swerve's'' and the singing was being heard through Nova Prime's corpse. They used Nova's equipment to turn him into a space bridge and emerged from [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]'s chest {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Cyclonus, along with Kup and Nightbeat immediately collapsed after emerging, not being able to survive long outside of the Dead Universe. Skids, Brainstorm, and Rodimus helped carry them towards Brainstorm's lab to heal them. Cyclonus protested the idea, claiming he didn't want to be saved and the universe was coming to an end anyways. He was cut short by Rodimus when they reached the surface to see that the sky above Cybertron had come alive with images from the past, as every moment in time was occurring all at once. The group was picked up by the ''Lost Light'' just as the army of Ammonites spontaneously exploded due to [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|someone]]'s actions below the surface. Now in his lab, Brainstorm whipped up a cure and saved Cyclonus and the others. Cyclonus was among the group of Autobots who confronted Starscream and later joined the crowd that was waiting for Megatron to step off the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

===Return to the ''Light''===

Cyclonus was walking around the ''Lost Light'' when Tailgate leapt upon him, cheerily poking him in the head. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} At ''Swerve's'', he then silently looked on as Tailgate began chatting with [[Getaway]] before silently storming out of the bar. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} When the ''Lost Light'' suddenly vanished, Cyclonus was one of the twenty crew members that boarded the Rodpod. After taking a headcount, he listened to [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] as he talked about his latest play...before he suddenly vanished after the lights flickered! After Tailgate, full of bravado due to his recent praise, attempted to accuse Megatron of killing the vanished Crosscut, Cyclonus joined Ratchet in trying to talk down Tailgate before Megatron then pulls a gun on Tailgate after the small Autobot proposes locking him up. Riptide then puts his weapon into the fray, causing Cyclonus to attempt to difuse the situation, but [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] draw their own weapons on Cyclonus, both having never trusted him. After the lights flickered a second time, Cyclonus had disappeared; though his Great Sword had not. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} After Megatron and a alternate Rewind shut down the quantum engines, Cyclonus reappeared in the Rodpod. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Cyclonus then embarked on a mission to the past in order to prevent Brainstorm from killing Orion Pax alongside Rodimus, Rewind, Tailgate, Chromedome, Rung, Whirl and Riptide, ending up inside the trailer of [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. After a few tense moments, the time travelers make a cover story by pretending they were reinforcements sent by Zeta Prime to help Pax. Later on, Cyclonus and Whirl ended up fighting a weapons platform. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

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Cyclonus eventually woke up one time to find Tailgate absent from his recharge slab. After silently heading to ''Swerve's'', observing Chromedome and Rewind holding hands on his way, he entered to have Swerve offer him an [[Old Corroder]] as a thanks for saving him during the Swearth debacle. After taking the drink to, as he put it, "steel his nerves", he strode out of the bar and headed to Whirl's quarters, where he expressed his concerns about Getaway and Tailgate; but Whirl said that Tailgate was better off with Getaway then with him, which then prompted the watchmaker to ask why he even bothered coming to him with his problems. After explaining that Whirl was the only one he could rely upon to tell him the painful truth because he didn't care about his feelings, Cyclonus left Whirl's quarters before eventually realizing something was wrong. He then rushed back over, only to find Whirl had lost his memories of his, Getaway, and Atomizer's plan...but not before managing to leave a clue by setting all the chronometers in his room to Megatron's hab-suite number; "113".

Cyclonus rushed down to the hab-suite and arrived just as Megatron was about to begin attacking Tailgate. He then threw his Great Sword at Megatron through the doorway, and the sword sank into Megatron's chest. Charging into the room, Cyclonus bludgeoned Megatron into unconsciousness with a chunk of recharge slab before taking Tailgate and fleeing for an escape pod. Realizing that Getaway had set Tailgate up, Cyclonus was stopped just before he could reach the escape pod by the ship's security team, who opened fire upon him when he reached for his Great Sword, grievously wounding him and leaving Tailgate suffering his worst panic attack yet. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

Fortunately, Cyclonus was a tough old warrior, and came around after some repairs. Megatron apologised for lashing out at him and Tailgate, which Cyclonus accepted, but he expressed discontent when he learned Rodimus had Chromedome perform mnemosurgery on the comatose Tailgate to find out that Getaway was the one who had set him up. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

===Attack of the D.J.D.===

After the mutiny by Getaway and Tailgate's exploding panic attack, Cyclonus took part in defeating the Rust Giants on Millarium and liberating the planet. He is seen flying away with the rest of the ''[[Lost Light]]'''s crew in his jet alt-mode afterwards. Later during a psychic attack Tailgate will say he heard Cyclonus crying out in pain, which is a sound he will claim Tailgate has totally never heard. Tailgate will continue to say he heard Cyclonus furiously yelling and blaming him for the incident with Getaway. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight}}

During a somewhat failed attempt at using the teleporter, the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crashes on the Necrobot's planet. The crew then finds out that the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] is on their tail after being tipped off. Unprepared, the crew flees into the Necrobot's fortress and puts up a forcefield in order regroup and plan some sort of attack. During this Cyclonus helps by setting up a machine gun for Whirl to use when the forcefield soon breaks. Whirl accompanies him during this and begins to pester him about whether or not he and Tailgate are conjunx endura. Cyclonus is reluctant to reply, but eventually tells Whirl that they aren't a couple because Tailgate deserves better than him. Whirl tells Cyclonus he thinks he should spend what little time he has left with Tailgate. Cyclonus assures him Tailgate will survive past this because he would "split this world open and tear down the sky" before he let Tailgate come to any harm. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day}}

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==Notes==
[[File:MTMTE43 regcvr.jpg|thumb|250px|A Dame Adamant(ium) Lives.]]
*In ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'', it was Galvatron, not Cyclonus, who could remain in the normal universe for long amounts of time without being destroyed, but [[All Hail Megatron issue 14|''All Hail Megatron'' #14]] got it backwards. Writer [[Andy Schmidt]] has admitted that he misremembered what had been established in ''Revelation'', and that this was just a flat-out biff.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=149350#149350 Andy Schmidt:] "So, let me just say for the record that I goofed and completely misinterpreted something in "Revelations". I was not trying to erase continuity when I wrote that Cyclonus could out last Galvatron in our universe, I simply misread that in "Revelations" and no one caught it."</ref>
*[[James Roberts]] said that Cyclonus would have had a female [[holomatter]] avatar.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/390899735919611904 "Not in the comic, so maybe inadmissible as evidence, but I've said that Cyclonus' avatar is female"]</ref> In "[[The One Where They Go to Earth]]", this happened!
*Before the release of [[The Lopsided Triangle|MTMTE #47]] James Roberts tweeted<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/668546134206504961 Roberts' tweet]</ref> a theme song for Cyclonus: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_-cUdmdWgU Chicago] by Sufjan Stevens

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