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Loyalties are tested as the Maximals and Predacons clash in the first battle of the Beast Wars.

Synopsis

A deadly game of hide-and-seek plays out in the Axalon as Tarantulas searches for Rattrap and tries to bait the little Maximal into confronting him. Rattrap's too smart to fall for the trick, however; as he spies on the Predacon from the ceiling in his beast mode, he watches as the Predacon loses interest in the hunt and turns his attention to a nearby science laboratory. Rattrap watches as Tarantulas breaks into their lab, musing that he still might be able to plunder some Maximal science for his own use before he destroys the ship.

As the battle outside rages on, Dinobot joins the fray and immediately drops Waspinator by tearing his arms off. As Optimus Primal grapples with Megatron and Cheetor fights Scorponok, the ever-ambitious Terrorsaur takes in the fight from above; although he's confident that Dinobot will take out Megatron and leave him in a position of power, Nyx takes him by surprise and challenges the Predacon flier to a rematch!

From his vantage point inside the ship's duct system, Rattrap watches as Tarantulas hacks into the Maximal computer network and accesses the flight log. The Predacon scientist discovers that the ship was hauling a cargo of protoforms; now that they're in orbit around the planet, all he has to do is hack the system, call the stasis pods down to the surface, and raise an army for himself! Rattrap can't let Tarantulas get the stasis pods, but knows that he'll come off the worse in any direct confrontation. This gives him another idea, however, and the rat skitters off down the shaft, towards another section of the cargo hold...

Megatron overpowers Optimus, and the Predacon leader gloats that killing Optimus and his crew are just the first step on the road to galactic conquest. Magnanimous as ever, Megatron gives them a bargain: surrender now and die with dignity, and he'll memorialize them in the historical records. Primal has no intention of going down that easily, however, and frees himself from Megatron's grip with his own two fists. As he charges his cannon, Megatron decides that he'll still immortalize Primal... but as he prepares to fire, Nyx saves her captain by throwing Terrorsaur into Megatron's way!

While Tarantulas wrestles with the uncooperative Maximal security system, Rattrap has just enough time to spring an unpleasant surprise on the Predacon scientist; after goading him into the ship's corridor, Rattrap powers up the ship's cargo-loading exoskeleton and uses it to toss Tarantulas out the window before he finishes repairing the ship's shielding force field. As the force field flares to life, the Maximals fall back towards the ship; Nyx encourages Dinobot to fall back with them, as the screen is specifically keyed to prevent Predacons from getting through... unfortunately, that restriction extends to Dinobot, who's left stranded on the outside as the Predacons close in. Although the honorable warrior is confident that he can take them alone, Megatron points out that he only got as far as he did because he had surprise on this side. This time, however, that advantage is theirs... and no sooner does he say this before Tarantulas leaps from behind and stabs Dinobot through the chest! The warrior promptly collapses, and the other Predacons close in to finish the job; as the grisly beatdown plays out, Nyx shouts that they have to do something. Primal hits on the idea of using their ship's weapons to penetrate the force field—his first volley is a warning shot, and when Primal tells Megatron to gather his cronies and leave before he fires again, Megatron does so... but not before getting in one last kick on Dinobot's prone body. As the Predacons transform and retreat, Megatron warns Primal that he was a fool for not pushing the advantage when he had it; one day, he will pay for that mistake with his life.

A few days later, Optimus and Rhinox hold another sparring match as the Maximal leader tries to clear his head. Megatron's parting words weighed on him heavily—after all, his actions nearly got Nyx killed and his reluctance to trust Dinobot nearly cost them the fight. Rhinox reminds him that nobody's perfect, but Primal can't second-guess himself, not with rogue Predacons breathing down their necks. Rhinox asks how Dinobot's doing, but Optimus admits he doesn't know if he'll pull through; the damage was extensive, and the shipboard CR chamber can only do so much... but he finds his question answered when Dinobot limps into the gymnasium on an improvised walking stick to deliver the news—although he'll live, the injuries he sustained were severe. Unsure if he'll ever be able to fight the way he used to, Dinobot's stopped by to say his goodbyes before he exiles himself in the wilderness, but Primal stops and asks him to reconsider. The Maximal leader reminds Dinobot that he was named for the original Dinobots; in Dinobot, Primal sees their ferocious brand of heroism. No matter his condition, Primal would be honored if Dinobot joined the Maximals, and after a moment's reflection Dinobot hesitantly accepts the offer.

Featured characters

(Characters in italic text appear only in flashback.)
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{{#if:* Rattrap (2)

Cheetor (6)
Optimus Primal (8)
Nyx (10)
Rhinox (11)
Grimlock (13)|

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Cheetor (6)
Optimus Primal (8)
Nyx (10)
Rhinox (11)
Grimlock (13)|| style="background:#ffdddd;" valign="top" |
Rattrap (2)
Cheetor (6)
Optimus Primal (8)
Nyx (10)
Rhinox (11)
Grimlock (13) }}{{#if:* Tarantulas (1)
Waspinator (3)
Dinobot (4)
Scorponok (5)
Megatron (7)
Terrorsaur (9)
Skold (12)
Snapdragon (14)|

Maximals/Autobots }}{{#if:* Tarantulas (1) Waspinator (3) Dinobot (4) Scorponok (5) Megatron (7) Terrorsaur (9) Skold (12) Snapdragon (14)\|	Predacons/Decepticons }}{{#if:\|	Humans }}{{#if:\|	Others }}{{#if:\|	Misc }}{{#if:\|	Misc }}
Tarantulas (1) Waspinator (3) Dinobot (4) Scorponok (5) Megatron (7) Terrorsaur (9) Skold (12) Snapdragon (14) }}{{#if:\|	}}{{#if:\|	}}{{#if:\|	}}{{#if:\|	}}

Quotes

"The history of Cybertron is being written, yes! Here and now! But if you surrender and die with dignity, I shall allow a brief mention of your pointless valor in the official record!"
"Megatron—nff—YOU TALK TOO MUCH!"

—Megatron and Optimus Primal

"This thing has so much power I bet I could chuck you right through the reinforced polymer of the windows! What odds ya give me?"
"No!"
"No odds? That ain't very sporting. I don't think I wanna play with bad sports."

—Rattrap versus Tarantulas

"Maximals never did understand the difference between winning a battle and winning a war. You were a fool not to press your advantage, Optimus Primal, and you will pay for it with your life one day! Mark my words—Megatron will be victorious!"

—Megatron

Notes

Continuity notes

Nyx is eager for a rematch after her last bout with Terrorsaur in issue #2, where he managed to knock her unconscious and capture her.
Tarantulas gloats that he's finally gotten revenge on Dinobot for destroying his transformation lock lens, the device he used to torture Nyx in issue #3.
The first arc of the series closes as it began, with Optimus Primal and Rhinox holding a sparring session in the ship's gymnasium as per issue #1.
The flashback to the Great War features another glimpse of the unusual "gashed" moon that orbits Cybertron as seen in issue #1, which was itself a reference to a background detail in the Beast Machines cartoon.

Transformers references

Tarantulas derisively refers to Rattrap as "vermin", the insult-slash-nickname Dinobot frequently used in the original Beast Wars cartoon.
Rattrap refers to himself as "no fighter" and serves solely as a technical guy. This isn't in line with Beast Wars, where he was a scrapper and marksman, but is in line with the sequel series Beast Machines, where he was the weakest character and techie.
To defeat Tarantulas, Rattrap uses an industrial exoskeleton to overpower and dispose of the Predacon scientist. Visually, this walker takes some inspiration from the mech suit Rattrap briefly donned in the Beast Machines episode "The Weak Component"... though it takes a few visual cues from another robot suit famously used to fight space bugs (See "Real-world references" below for more on that).
Tarantulas swears by the Pit, a frequent Predacon curse in the Beast Wars cartoon.
Optimus namedrops the original Dinobots as he discusses the inspiration for Dinobot's name. While multiple sources, including Dawn of the Predacus and "The Hot Rod", have implied that the ever-honorable Dinobot took his name from the legendary Autobot warriors, this is the first work to draw an explicit connection between the two. Intriguingly, the Dinobots are noted to have "disappeared" at some point during the conflict, a detail which may or may not be relevant down the line...
The flashback to the Great War features a glimpse of Grimlock in his pretender body sporting a white, black, and gold colour scheme based on his Beast Wars toy.

Real-world references

Rattrap's exo-walker includes a few details inspired by the famous power loader from the film [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Aliens (film)|{{#if:Aliens|Aliens|Aliens (film)}}]], most prominently the big hazard-striped clamp-hands, and the Metal Gear REX mecha from the video game [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|{{#if:Metal Gear Solid|Metal Gear Solid|Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)}}]].

Errors

In the last panel on page 23, one of Dinobots arm decals overlaps his arm spikes.

Covers (3)

Cover A: Cry havoc and let slip the Beast Wars, by Josh Burcham
Cover B: Nyx and Skold, by Dan Schoening and Luis Antonio Delgado.
Cover RI: The Maximals, by Nick Roche and John-Paul Bove

Reprints

The Transformers: Beast Wars Volume 1 (March 23, 2022) ISBN 1684058589 / ISBN 978-1684058587
- Collects Beast Wars issues #1–6.
- Bonus material includes alternate covers, a sketch gallery by Josh Burcham, and a Q&A with writer Erik Burnham and artist Burcham.

Beast Wars, Vol 1; cover art by Josh Burcham

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