Editing Prime's Directive, Part One

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|seriesissue=''[[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]'' #1
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|title="Prime's Directive, Part One"
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 26]], [[2018]]
|coverdate=September 2018
|written by=[[John Barber]] and [[Mike Johnson]]
|art by=[[Philip Murphy]]
|colors by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|letters by=[[Christa Miesner]]
|editor=[[Chase Marotz]] and [[David Mariotte]]
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'''A distress call diverts the voyage of the Starship Enterprise to a Federation colony under attack by 20th century Earth vehicles—but this threat is much more than meets the eye.'''

==Synopsis==
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (23)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (24)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (25)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (26)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (27)

|c2=
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (7)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (8)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (9)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (10)
* [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (13)
* [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] (14)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (16)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (17)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (20)

|h3=[[Federation]]|c3=
* [[Uhura]] (1)
* [[Kirk (Star Trek)|Jim Kirk]] (2)
* [[Spock]] (3)
* [[Arex (Star Trek)|Arex]] (4)
* [[Sulu]] (5)
* [[M'Ress]] (6)
* [[Scotty]] (18)
* [[McCoy]] (19)

|h4=[[Klingon]]s|c4=
* [[Klingon]] warrior (21)
* [[Kuri]] (22)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*''Star Trek vs. Transformers'' is set in the universe of ''Star Trek''; specifically, during the time period of ''{{w|Star Trek: The Animated Series}}'', from which it draws its cast and aesthetic. While it wouldn't be considered {{w|Star Trek canon|canon}}, the series is presumably not going to be written to conflict with ''Star Trek'' plot elements; while that franchise has generally never made much use of [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]], the Animated Series is one element that is generally considered to ''not'' be canon within the broader universe of the setting.
*The ''Transformers'' elements of the issue, meanwhile, draw the vast majority of their influence from [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]. It's not yet clear whether these characters hail from the ''Star Trek'' world, or whether they came through from a separate universe...
*The captain's log at the start of the issue gives the {{w|stardate}} as 5892.7. Though stardates in the ''Star Trek'' universe are notoriously inconsistent both within and between individual series, this date is greater than most of those in season 1 of ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'' and lower than the majority of those in season 2; thus, assuming a ''general'' upwards progression, this would presumably place ''Star Trek vs. Transformers'' between the two seasons of the animated show.<ref>[http://startreklist.blogspot.com/2011/04/list-of-all-star-trek-episodes-sorted.html "List of all Star Trek episodes sorted by star date" at The Star Trek List]</ref>

===Transformers references===
*[[Cygnus Seven]] debuted in the ''The Transformers'' episode "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]", though it doesn't look a lot like it did there. 
*While the majority of the ''Transformers'' character designs are pulled straight from the original cartoon's character models, they are supplemented by retro versions of later characters [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Both characters sport new and simplified designs in an effort to match the Sunbow aesthetic, but Airachnid gets a much more dramatic makeover, now sporting a V-shaped head crest with multiple extra eyes on it.

===Star Trek references===
*The name of the story is a reference to ''Star Trek''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s famous {{w|Prime Directive}}. (And, of course, to Optimus Prime...)
*As mentioned, the art style and Star Trek elements here are adapted from ''Star Trek: The Animated Series''; the non-human ''Enterprise'' crew M'Ress and Arex originated in that series, and the comic even adapts some of the series' goofier visual quirks; page 5 has an awkwardly close-up shot of Spock's face, while page 11 features the crew doing the cartoon's overly stiff stock run animation!
*On seeing the Decepticons, Sulu whispers "oh my"—a memetic catchphrase that Sulu's actor [[George Takei]] has adopted in recent years.

===Other notes===
*Backmatter for this issue includes a tribute to {{w|Harlan Ellison}} by IDW Publishing's Scott Tipton.

===Covers (5)===
*'''Cover A:''' The Autobots and the ''Enterprise'' crew, by [[Philip Murphy]]; combines with cover B to make a larger image
*'''Cover B:''' The Decepticons and the Klingons, by Philip Murphy; combines with cover A to make a larger image
*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' M'Ress vs [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], by [[Paulina Ganucheau]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Our heroes doing an awkward and stiff stock run, by [[Derek Charm]]
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==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/09/preview-of-star-trek-vs-transformers-1/ Preview]

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