Editing Shattered Expectations (SG)

{{disambig2|the April Fools story|the chapter of ''Beast Wars Shattered Glass''|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)}}

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|''Transformers Timelines'']]<br>preview comic
|next=The Desert Heat!
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]''
|next2=Shattered Glass (issue)
|image=Mayhem suppression squad.jpg
|caption=Look, it's the army of [[redeco]]!
|title="Shattered Expectations"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[April 1]], 2008
|writers=[[Trent Troop]] & [[Greg Sepelak]]
|art=[[Greg Sepelak]]
|colors=[[Trent Troop]]
|letters=[[Trent Troop]]
|editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|managing editor=Your mother
|continuity=[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)#Shattered Expectations|Shattered Expectations]]
}}
'''Gotcha!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]], [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] bicker while walking around in a dark room. The super-intelligent Grimlock tells Goldbug to hold his tongue, while Jazz manages to find a light switch. The room is illuminated to show several [[Pretender|organic shells]] floating in tubes, technology which Goldbug intends to use to crush the Decepticon insurgency. However, the three are suddenly confronted by [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] and [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]], who command them to step down. Grimlock rushes forth, knocking down Starscream and grabbing hold of Razorclaw, grumbling all the way about being used as an attack dog. Starscream gives the Autobots one last chance to surrender. Grimlock scoffs, but Razorclaw uses a controller to open up the ceiling, as the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] descend to attack!
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
*[[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]] (4)
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (5)
*[[Deathsaurus (SG)|Colonel Deathsaurus]] (6)
*[[Bug Bite (SG)|Bug Bite]] (7)
*[[Astrotrain (SG)|Astrotrain]] (8)
*[[Stonecruncher (SG)|Stonecruncher]] (9)
*[[Tailwind (SG)|Tailwind]] (10)
*[[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] (11)
*[[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]] (12)
*[[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak]] (13)
*[[Overbite (SG)|Overbite]] (14)
*[[Seawing (SG)|Seawing]] (15)
*[[Snaptrap (SG)|Snaptrap]] (16)
*[[Tentakil (SG)|Tentakil]] (17)
|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] (3)
}}

==Notes==
*<big>'''''[[April Fools' Day|Happy April Fool!]]'''''</big>

===Transformers references===
*This entire comic was a tribute to [[Derek Yaniger]]'s artwork in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comics]], including wiring visible in between the armor of the Transformers and leaking fluids.
**When Grimlock puts his foot on Starscream in Page 2, the image and poses of both characters is almost identical to poses of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] respectively from the cover of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' issue "[[New Dawn]]".
**Similarly, the following panel of Grimlock glaring at Starscream is a homage to page 2 of "[[Escalation!|Tales of Earth Part Five]]" where Megatron glares at [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], right down to Grimlock's 'drool'.
**Colonel Deathsaurus's pose is identical to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s on the third page of "[[Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Tales of Earth Part One]]" from the ''Generation 2'' comic.
**Bug Bite's pose is lifted from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s first appearance in ''Generation 2'' #1, "[[War Without End!]]".
**Dirge's shell pose is also a lift from "[[Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Tales of Earth Part One]]", this time from [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]; his robot pose comes from [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in "[[The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three]]".
*Grimlock threatening Goldbug with the removal of his [[voice box]] is likely a reference to Movieverse [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
*The four Pretender shells on the first page are the shells of the [[Classic Pretender]]s, while the other two shells on the second page are the unreleased [[Double Pretender]]s. Given that the "Shattered" equivalents of the four Classic Pretender characters are all present (Goldbug, Grimlock, Jazz, and Starscream), and they've just discovered four Pretender shells that look like those from the main universe, it seems likely that if this story had continued, they each would have taken and used their shells.
*Goldbug looks forward to the Decepticon uprising being "FINISHED... '''OVER!'''," a reversal of the standard [[Furmanism]].
*Starscream and Razorclaw (presumably with the rest of the Decepticons) work for the [[Quintesson Federation]]; presumably they are more heroic and less greedy than their regular counterparts.
*The Mayhem Suppression Squad are the mirror universe version of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], a group of Decepticons introduced in the Marvel ''Transformers'' comics. Of their members:
**Colonel Deathsaurus uses his ''Victory'' [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|counterpart]]'s [[BotCon 2005]] body with the colors of ''Victory'' [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], his evil counterpart's nemesis.
**Bug Bite is based on his ''GoBots'' [[Bug Bite|counterpart]]'s [[BotCon 2007]] body, but with red deco instead of purple, along with a mustache and monocle.
**Thundercracker uses the Classics [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] body with the colors of his ''Generation 1'' [[Thundercracker (G1)|counterpart]]'s [[Action Master]] colors.
**Dirge's inner body uses his ''Generation 1'' [[Dirge (G1)|counterpart]]'s BotCon 2007 body in the colors of ''Beast Wars II'' [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]]. His Pretender shell uses the body of BotCon 2005 [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]] in the colors of fellow 2005 exclusive [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]].
**Laserbeak uses the body of ''Energon'' [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] in the colors of ''Armada'' [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]].
**Astrotrain is a repurposing of the club-exclusive ''Cybertron'' [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]]. Stonecruncher is a repurposing of [[Astro-Hook]], while Tailwind is a repurposing of [[Astro-Line]]. [[Starcatcher (Cybertron)|Starcatcher]] and [[Astro-Sinker (Cybertron)|Astro Sinker]] would later be repurposed in the main ''Shattered Glass'' universe as [[Fasttrack (SG)|Fasttrack]] and [[Submarauder (SG)|Submarauder]].
**Presumably, the Seacons are meant to be based on their ''Generation 1'' [[Seacon (G1)|counterpart]]'s ''Classics'' counterparts, but they aren't quite right.

===Real-world references===
*Jazz's speech patterns are based on {{w|Mr. T}}.
*The Quintesson Federation is likely named for the {{w|United Federation of Planets}} from ''[[Star Trek]]''.

===Trivia===
*When it was released online, this comic was supposed to be a three-page preview to ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''. It was actually an April Fools joke. A really good one. Ironically, the story and characters (Mr. T Jazz, criminal genius Grimlock, etc.) were all extremely popular, and influenced the ''actual'' "[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]" comic and universe.
*The comic was reprinted in its entirety as part of the Diamond release of "Shattered Glass".

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/botcon08/08comicpreview/previewpage1.jpg Shattered Expectations Page 1]
*[http://www.botcon.com/botcon08/08comicpreview/previewpage2.jpg Shattered Expectations Page 2]
*[http://www.botcon.com/botcon08/08comicpreview/previewpage3.jpg Shattered Expectations Page 3]

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