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Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5

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|image=RID24 cvrA.jpg
|title="Finest Hour" Dark Cybertron Chapter 5
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 18]], [[2013]]
|coverdate=December 2013
|written by=[[John Barber]] and [[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Robert Gill]] and [[Livio Ramondelli]]
|colors by=[[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]] and Livio Ramondelli
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#2012-2013|Current era (2013)]]
}}

'''Things go badly when the united Autobot and Decepticon forces take the fight to Shockwave, while in the Dead Universe, Orion Pax's team joins up with Nightbeat.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Nova Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] slowly squeeze themselves through the narrow [[space bridge]] in [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s chest, the united forces of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s [[Autobot]]s and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s [[Decepticon]]s come blasting into [[Crystal City]]. Soundwave tackles [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], disgusted to see him allied with a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], but Shockwave summons [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] to his aid, shocking the assembled Autobots with his living presence and evident desire for revenge. While [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] gets proactive, straddling Megatron and trying to shove Nova Prime back through the portal, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] tries to shut down the machinery controlling the space bridge to free his leader. Unfortunately, he finds that his teleporting power has started to malfunction, leaving him stuck in mid-phase-out and unable to touch anything—though that does at least provide him some protection against [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]'s attempt to stop him. [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], meanwhile, are trying to harvest some of Shockwave's [[Ore-14|resurrection ore]] to heal the wounded when [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is knocked into their midst by an attack from [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. Spotting the two, Waspinator is about to zoom in to stop them when Shockwave instead calls him to his side, and orders him to hand over his stinger-gun—the device which he used to inadvertently forge his connection with the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. But where Waspinator has never been able to fathom the depths of the Titan's vast consciousness through this link, this is no challenge for the focused, emotionless mind of Shockwave. Jettisoning the barrel of his gun-arm, Shockwave attaches Waspinator's weapon in its place, granting himself control over the Titan, which comes crashing into the cavern at his command. In the chaos that follows, Skywarp dematerializes completely, and Ironhide manages to punch Nova back through the portal just before the Titan's fist comes crashing down.

In the [[Dead Universe]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s team express their skepticism at the appearance of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], but a quick recounting of the circumstances of his death (at [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]'s hands, at his own request, after he discovered he had been brainwashed into a sleeper agent for Nova Prime) seems to convince everyone. When Pax introduces Nightbeat to [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], Nightbeat is able to carry out an impressive cold-reading of the ancient 'bot that allows him to deduce that [[Tailgate (G1)|a friend of Cyclonus]]'s is unwell but recovering. Cyclonus is furious at this invasion of his privacy, but Orion calms him and the team gets back on track, with Nightbeat now leading them toward the Dead Universe's contraction point.

Back on Cybertron, the remaining Autobots and Decepticons extricate themselves from the rubble of the collapsed cavern. Bumblebee tries to take stock of the fallen, but from the smoke, Megatron emerges, carrying Ironhide, expressing the hope that the Autobots have something they can actually effectively throw at the Titan. No sooner has Megatron appeared, however, than another figure steps from the clouds—Galvatron has made it through the portal, and immediately tears Megatron in half! And over all, the Necrotitan looms, as Shockwave stands at its feet and calls for it to obliterate everyone!

As Orion's team continue their trek through the Dead Universe, Rodimus tries to make sense of Nightbeat's return to life; Nightbeat opines that he has ''not'' returned to life, but merely survived death. Hardhead wants to know why, when he appeared before them, Nightbeat told them not to touch Cyclonus, and the detective explains that he had discovered a piece of Cyclonus's forcefield generator at their landing site. The device broke when Cyclonus "landed badly" on it, and without its protection, the Dead Universe has infected him once again. At that moment, a containment cube suddenly springs up around the group, trapping them all to save Nightbeat. In horror, Orion realizes that Nightbeat has led them here and allowed this to happen: he is ''still'' under the control of Nova Prime, who, elsewhere in the Dead Universe, comes tumbling down out of the heavens in a fiery rage!

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (17)
* [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] (18)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (21)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] (22)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (23)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (24)
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{{!}}-
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* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (4)
* [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (5)
* [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] (6)
* [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] (7)
* [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] (8)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (11)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] (12)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (13)
* [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] (14)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (16)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (19)
{{!}}}
|c4=
* [[Nova Prime]] (2)
* [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] (3)
* [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] (15)
* [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] (20)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
"Shockwave—I have '''never''' thought highly of you—but to betray our cause for the sake of a '''Prime''' is beyond '''comprehension.'''" 
"'''Every''' stage of my plan is beyond '''your''' comprehension, Soundwave."
:—'''Soundwave''' gets a little smack-talk from '''Shockwave'''

"'''Cretin!''' You '''presume''' to lay hands on the carapace of '''Nova Prime?!'''" 
"Yeah, well—that's a '''mouthful''' fer somebody I thought was dead. I guess ya got '''better.'''" 
"No—I got '''worse.'''" 
"Aw, '''come on.''' You been at this world-conquerin' nonsense fer '''millions''' o' years—an' '''that's''' the level o' discourse I '''gotta deal''' with?"
:—'''Nova Prime''' and '''Ironhide'''

"If you ever discover you've been brainwashed into being a '''sleeper agent''' for '''Nova Prime''', ask Hardhead to take care of the problem—he's brilliant at it! Sorry, Hardhead. '''Thank you''' for murdering me." 
"Huh. Don't mention it. Least I could do."
:—'''Nightbeat''' and '''Hardhead'''

'''Nightbeat:''' "Judging from his accent, Cyclonus was forged in '''Upper Tetrahex''', a borough monopolized by members of a religious order called the '''Clavis Aurea'''. His left horn clearly home-made. The Clavis Aurea are '''notoriously''' superstitious about replacing inessential body parts, so it must've been made by a friend—a good friend. But that's '''incidental'''. For the truth, look at the '''eyes'''. The right '''corneal lens''' is slightly darker than the left—the result of an imbalance in his internal fluids attributable to a recently depleted stock of '''innermost energon'''. And you only make a donation—" 
'''Rodimus:''' "When someone is at death's door! '''Got it!''' But... how did you know '''Tailgate''' hadn't died already?" 
'''Nightbeat:''' "There are '''three scratches''' on Cyclonus' left cheek. They've been '''patched up''', but you can still see traces. The pattern of the scratches—not to mention Cyclonus' '''fingertips'''—suggests that they were '''self-inflicted'''. You clearly struggle to express yourself—you've barely said a word since I arrived and you rarely make eye contact. I think you scratched yourself rather than tell Tailgate you were worried about him. The fact you've patched up the scratch suggests Tailgate is '''okay'''. If he'd died, fixing your face would've been the '''last''' thing on your—<big>'''HRK!'''</big>" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "You're lucky I don't kill you. '''You're lucky I don't kill all of you!'''"

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* It turns out that the ''entire'' face part of Bumblebee's "Goldfire" head is a mask, rather than just the obvious faceplate, meaning he was being particularly literal back in [[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]] when he reached up and said he couldn't feel his face.
* Skywarp's loss of control of his teleportation power occurs very suddenly, but is apparently the result of the injuries he sustained during [[Heavy Is the Head|issue #16]], when Arcee stabbed him as he was in mid-teleport. Blitzwing later noted in [[Shockpoint|issue #21]] that he was "barely hanging together".
* It wasn't discussed in detail in past issues, but [[Homecoming (IDW)|''Robots in Disguise'' #19]] did clearly show that Waspinator's link to the Titan was made through his stinger-gun when he stabbed the giant using it in the past.
* Nightbeat is still sporting the headshot wound Hardhead gave him when he shot him back in ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.
* Nightbeat's reading of Cyclonus flags up a few continuity points from the last year of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'': Cyclonus's [[Tetrahex]]ian accent from [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|issue #13]], his replacement horn, made by Tailgate, from [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]], the concept of donating [[innermost energon]] from [[Before & After|issue #12]], and Cyclonus's facial self-mutilation from [[Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|issue #17]].
* Galvatron notes that he "remembers" Megatron; the characters have never had any direct interaction in the IDW continuity before this point, but Galvatron briefly aided the Decepticons during their battle with the [[Reaper]]s and saw Megatron in action aaaaaall the way back in [[Devastation issue 6|''Devastation'' #6]].

===Real-life references===
* Nightbeat's cold-reading of Cyclonus is clearly inspired by fellow fictional detective [[Sherlock Holmes]], who was capable of such amazing feats of {{w|abductive reasoning}}. In particular, the detached way he carries out the reading, without regard for Cyclonus's feelings, and Cyclonus's enraged response, seem especially evocative of the modern reimagining of Holmes as seen in the ''{{w|Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock}}'' TV series.
* We learn from Nightbeat's deductions that Cyclonus belongs to the religious order of the [[Clavis Aurea]]. "Clavis aurea" is a 16th-century theological term that refers to the means by which hidden meanings in texts may be discovered; it means "golden key" in Latin. With this in mind, think back to the character-specific promotional images released for the launch of ''More than Meets the Eye'' [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|#1]]... and recall that Cyclonus's read: "Cyclonus is '''key'''." ''Hmmmmmm...''

===Trivia===
* Artist breakdown: Having previously illustrated a ''Lost Light'' scene in the last chapter, Robert Gill here provides artwork for all scenes set on Cybertron, while Livio Ramondelli continues to render all the Dead Universe scenes.
* This is the first issue in the event to feature no ''Lost Light'' scenes.
* This issue is packaged with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' Rattrap toy, but given the character's failure to even ''appear'' in this chapter, it seems likely that a reshuffling of the toyline forced it to be swapped with [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Chapter 3]]. That was Skywarp's pack-in issue, but it's ''this'' issue which gives him his most prominent role in the crossover.
** The pages of the pack-in version of this comic are also extremely out of order, making it nigh impossible to read properly. It even includes a page from the previous issue!
* The toy of ''Fall of Cybertron'' Shockwave, used in the IDW continuity as this Shockwave, is actually capable of detaching most of its cannon barrel leaving a triple barreled gun behind. ''Generations'' Waspinator's weapon, as discovered by some, fits wonderfully between the barrels of the gun.

===Errors===
* Laserbeak and Rumble are drawn with their standard Generation 1 cassette bodies, rather than the data disk and tank bodies they've had since [[The Verge|issue #13]].
* Arcee has two arms again, but still only one leg.
* Metalhawk has a left arm again too.
* On the double page spread with the Necrotitan, Buzzsaw has been drawn on the left-shoulder mounted guns of the Necrotitan, but has not been colored, perhaps mistaken by the colorist as simply a "smudge" on the Necrotitan.

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' Galvatron and Nova Prime, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
* '''Sub cover:''' Rattrap, by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
* '''Cover RI:''' Orion Pax, Hardhead, Rodimus, and Cyclonus by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
* '''Hasbro exclusive cover''': Cropped version of the subscription cover, exclusively available with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Rattrap (BW)#Generations|Rattrap]].

<gallery>
File:RID24 cvrA.jpg|Insert evil laugh here.
File:RID24 subcvr.jpg|What the cheese?
File:RID24 cvrRI.jpg|Time to GTFO!
File:RID24 cvrHAS.jpg|Hasbro exclusive Rattrap toy cover
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
* '''''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|The Transformers: Dark Cybertron]] Volume 1''''' ([[April 16]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1613778910 / ISBN 978-1613778913
** Collects [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|''Dark Cybertron'' #1]], ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|#23]]–[[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|25]], and ''Robots in Disguise'' issues #23–24.
** Bonus material includes covers from each issue.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron''''' ([[February 11]], [[2015]]) ISBN 163140072X / ISBN 978-1631400728
** Collects ''Dark Cybertron'' #1, ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #23–[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|27]], and ''Robots in Disguise'' issues #23–27, and ''[[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|Dark Cybertron Finale]]''.
** Bonus material unknown at this time.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 59: Dark Cybertron, Part 1''''' ([[June 14]], [[2017]])
** Collects ''Dark Cybertron'' #1, ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #23–25, and ''Robots in Disguise'' issues #23–24.
** Bonus material includes a bio on the [[Titan (group)|Titans]], the making of ''Dark Cybertron'' with [[John Barber]] and [[James Roberts]], a cover gallery and a forward by [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 6]]''''' ([[October 18]], 2017) ISBN 1684050855 / ISBN 978-1684050857
** Collects ''Dark Cybertron'' #1, ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #23–27, and ''Robots in Disguise'' issues #23–27, ''Dark Cybertron Finale'', and [[The Transformers: Windblade|''Windblade'' (2014)]] issues [[A 'Bot and Her City|#1]]–[[Windblade issue 4|4]].
** Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:DC vol1.jpg|'''''Dark Cybertron Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
File:DC HC.jpg|'''''Dark Cybertron''''' – cover art by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v59.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 59: Dark Cybertron, Part 1''''' – cover art by [[Guido Guidi]] (Ratchet) and Phil Jimenez/[[Andrew Griffith]]
File:IDWCollectionP2V6.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 6''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
</gallery>

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