Editing Coalescence

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|caption=I hope you like this, you had to wait five years for it!
|title="Coalescence"
|publisher=[[Transformers Collectors' Club]] (online exclusive)
|date=[[December 28]], [[2016]]
|by=[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|editor=[[Luke Thompson]]
|illustrations=[[Josh Perez]]
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|pagecount=84pp
|chronology=
|continuity=''Shattered Glass''
}}

'''Worlds collide when the Underbase and its attendants threaten Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] (14)
*[[Blitzwing (SG)|Blitzwing]] (15)
*[[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] (17)
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (18)
*[[Darkwing (SG)|Darkwing]] (19)
*[[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] (21)
*[[Fangry (SG)|Fangry]] (22)
*[[Squeezeplay (SG)|Squeezeplay]] (23)
*[[Stonecruncher (SG)|Stonecruncher]] (26)
*[[Excavator (SG)|Excavator]] (27)
|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (7)
*[[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] (8)
*[[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Hubcap (SG)|Hubcap]] (10)
*[[Inferno (SG)|Inferno]] (11)
*[[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]] (12)
*[[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] (24)
*[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (28)
*[[Bluestreak (SG)|Bluestreak]] (29)
*[[Saber (SG)|Saber]] (30)
*[[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] (31)
*[[Pipes (SG)|Pipes]] (32)
*[[Windcharger (SG)|Windcharger]] (33)
*[[Fallback (SG)|Fallback]] (34)
*[[Skids (SG)|Skids]] (39)
*[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] (40)
*[[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] (41)
*[[Hot Shot (SG)|Hot Shot]] (42)
*[[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] (44)
*[[Drift (SG)|Drift]] (51)
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] (52)
|c3=
*[[Sephie Beller|Emulator]] (2)
*[[Rick Ottman|Rick]] (3)
*[[Grindor (SG)|Grindor]] (4)
*[[Sureshock (SG)|Sureshock]] (5)
*[[Highwire (SG)|Highwire]] (6)
*[[Donnie (SG)|Donnie]] (35)
*[[Nestor (SG)|Nestor]] (36)
|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (16)
*[[Jetstorm (SG)|Jetstorm]] (20)
*[[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]] (25)
*[[Cybaxx (SG)|Cybaxx]] (37)
*[[NAVI]] (38)
*[[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]] (43)
*? (45)
*? (46)
*? (47)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (48)
*[[Unicron]] (49)
*[[White Leo|Daburu]] (50)
*? (51)
*? (52)
*? (53)
*[[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron]] (54)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]] (55)
*[[Heatwave (SG)|Heatwave]] (56)
*[[Quakebreak]] (57)
*[[Landfall]] (58)
*[[Spinaway]] (59)
*[[Skytop]] (60)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (61)
*[[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]] (62)
}}

==Quotes==

“Stuck? No, no, no. You misunderstand. He can go back to any positive universe he wants. But that is exactly what he doesn’t want. You see there is balance in those universes, in the form of his brothers and sisters. He is alone here though since they’re reluctant to come this far… And he wants to go even further. You see he theorizes that there are more negative universes. And, well, I do believe he
wants them.”
:— '''Beta Maxx'''

"The ultimate truth, the real truth is… that there is no truth. None whatsoever. Our existence is merely to have our names added to the historical ledgers. And as Optronix, my name wasn’t even a footnote. But as Optimus Prime, ruler of the Autobots and conqueror of worlds, I think I’ve done better.”
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

“Why does this universe hate me so?”
:— Doesn't matter what universe he's in, the universe will always hate '''Waspinator'''.

==Notes==
[[File:Coalescence WaspinatorTheEnd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*Having spent years in the pipeline, this story follows up on the plot threads of "[[Transhuman]]". It's even set in the same year as that story!
*The main story, first epilogue, and second epilogue take place some time between "[[Reunification: Part 6]]" and "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]". The third epilogue takes place some time after "[[The Future Buried...]]".
*Readers who followed the previous ''Shattered Glass'' stories may notice Jetstorm is suddenly a ''teeny'' bit more, ah, "effusive" that he used to be, acting much more like his ''Beast Machines'' counterpart, which goes without explanation or comment.
* According to a post on the Allspark forums, the story's original outline was different, with the Underbase sending out agents who would attract Unicron's attention. This was scrapped since the events of ''Another Light'' brought Unicron in via other means. Likewise, the original ending would have had the post-Shrouding Nexus Prime components meeting the ''Shattered Glass'' version of the Fallen, but Wittenrich felt it better to resolve Depth Charge's story.
*Wittenrich also stated the time skip was done to "smooth over" some of the inconsistencies without having to devote time on them.

===Continuity notes===
*Cyclonus betrayed the Decepticons in "[[Reunification: Part 4]]" but is later seen back with Galvatron, his toy bio saying he realised his mistakes while in jail. This story fills in the blanks as the chronologically first story after he was let out. Galvatron has pardoned him of all crimes, to everyone's distaste.
* Star Saber was the first to find out about the Underbase, back at the end of "Transhuman".
* The Nexus Prime components return, but with a few differences, their names having been changed around save Heatwave's, because they are now all their Shattered Glass versions, except Heatwave, since Wittenrich decided to let him keep his name.

===Transformers references===
* Per the writer, the opening with the Fallen being killed is ''not'' actually ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but it could be somewhere from the Tyran cluster.
* Highwire was actually called ''[[Haywire]]'', a more obvious villainous name, but his voice being muffled means he handily has to have a [[Street Action Team]] name.
* Sephie accidentally crippling a foe and their being mechanically fixed harkens back to [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker's]] own origin.
* Jetstorm, Demolishor, Hotshot, Windblade, Strongarm and Side Burn are in fact sentient droids made out of [[Transformium]]. Beta Maxx follows up on that by grumbling about [[Joshua Joyce]], the man who gave the substance its unoriginal name in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''.
* In a cheeky nod to how he originally had control over fire, The Fallen has semi-control over ice in a negative universe, incidentally answering a question long posed on the [[multiversal singularity]] page.
* Demolishor lands in [[Crystal City]] shortly before it being attacked by a female [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], additionally spotting [[Doc (G1)|Doc]].
* Two of the hostages are from planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], with one being that universe version of White Leo, who in turn is that universe version of [[Daburu]].

===Real-world references===
* Sephie refers to the recent development of touchscreens.
* Ravage talks about the TV show ''{{w|Stranger Things}}'' but see below.
* The revelation about Crasher's unique brain is a subtle nod and wink to her origins, being based on the Go-Bot Crasher - Go-Bots of course being cyborgs with organic brains.
* The game Windblade created for Strongarm is based on ''{{w|Pokémon Go}}''.
* Hanzo, McCree, Zenyatta, and Genji all hail from the popular first-person shooter ''{{w|Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch}}''.

===Errors===

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformersclub.com/prose/coalescence.pdf "Coalescence"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

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