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	{{collist\|2\|		{{collist\|2\|
	*[[Rom]] (1)		* [[Rom]] (1)
	*[[Carax]] (2)		* [[Carax]] (2)
	*''[[Fy-Laa]]'' (4)		* ''[[Fy-Laa]]'' (4)
	*[[Livia]] (5)		* [[Livia]] (5)
	*[[Plor]] (6)		* [[Plor]] (6)
	*[[Nikomi]] (7)		* [[Nikomi]] (7)
	*[[Q'b]] (8)		* [[Q'b]] (8)
	*[[Sata]] (9)		* [[Sata]] (9)
	*[[Guar]] (10)		* [[Guar]] (10)
	*''[[Orphion]]'' (11)		* ''[[Orphion]]'' (11)
	*''[[Maur]]'' (12)		* ''[[Maur]]'' (12)
	}}		}}

	\|h2=[[Transformer]]s\|c2=		\|h2=[[Transformer]]s\|c2=
	*[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] (3)		* [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] (3)
	*[[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] (13)		* [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] (13)
	}}		}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*This issue follows on from the Knights' evacuation to Cybertron following the destruction of [[Elonia]] in [[Our Darkest\|''Unicron'' #0]].		* This issue follows on from the Knights' evacuation to Cybertron following the destruction of [[Elonia]] in [[Our Darkest\|''Unicron'' #0]].
	*Rom remembers the birth of the Space Knights way back in the [[Cold Fire\|2017 ''ROM'' annual]].		* Rom remembers the birth of the Space Knights way back in the [[Cold Fire\|2017 ''ROM'' annual]].
	*Rom considers Unicron a threat even deadlier than the Wraith gods, referring to the [[Absence]] and the [[Presence]].		* Rom considers Unicron a threat even deadlier than the Wraith gods, referring to the [[Absence]] and the [[Presence]].
	*It's barely visible given the angle but the highest holo-screen shows Unicron's awakening from [[First Strike issue 6\|''First Strike'' #6]].		* It's barely visible given the angle but the highest holo-screen shows Unicron's awakening from [[First Strike issue 6\|''First Strike'' #6]].
	*In ''Unicron'' #0, Q'b and Nikomi were seen among a group of Space Knights later vaporized by the Chaos Bringer, but neither were shown dying on-panel, allowing them to escape death and appear here.		* In ''Unicron'' #0, Q'b and Nikomi were seen among a group of Space Knights later vaporized by the Chaos Bringer, but neither were shown dying on-panel, allowing them to escape death and appear here.
	*Rom eulogizes all those that perished during his [[ROM (comic)\|comic]]:		* Rom eulogizes all those that perished during his [[ROM (comic)\|comic]]:
	**His brother and mothers, victims of the Wraith invasion of Elonia in 2017 ''ROM'' annual.		** His brother and mothers, victims of the Wraith invasion of Elonia in 2017 ''ROM'' annual.
	**[[Fy-Laa]], euthanized by Rom in "[[Battle Scars, Part 4]]".		** [[Fy-Laa]], euthanized by Rom in "[[Battle Scars, Part 4]]".
	**[[Orphion]], aged to death by the [[Entropy Cloud]]'s energies in [[Gods and Monsters\|''Rom & The Micronauts'' #5]].		** [[Orphion]], aged to death by the [[Entropy Cloud]]'s energies in [[Gods and Monsters\|''Rom & The Micronauts'' #5]].

	===''ROM'' references===		===''ROM'' references===
	*"Ad Infinitum" pays homage to the ending of 1983's ''ROM Annual'' #2, in which Rom impresses upon his allies their duty to defend the innocent and continue their fight as Spaceknights. This story's final splash panel mirrors the composition of ''Annual'' #2's own last page, and Rom's speech is similarly paraphrased from that issue.		* "Ad Infinitum" pays homage to the ending of 1983's ''ROM Annual'' #2, in which Rom impresses upon his allies their duty to defend the innocent and continue their fight as Spaceknights. This story's final splash panel mirrors the composition of ''Annual'' #2's own last page, and Rom's speech is similarly paraphrased from that issue.
	*Rounding out the homage is the presence of an unnamed new Space Knight, recognisable from elements of his design and his position in the final splash page as an IDW version of Marvel's Plor the Pulsar. Use of Marvel-original ''ROM'' concepts by IDW is... legally dicey, to say the least, hence why Plor goes unnamed and has been redesigned to the point of plausible deniability.		* Rounding out the homage is the presence of an unnamed new Space Knight, recognisable from elements of his design and his position in the final splash page as an IDW version of Marvel's Plor the Pulsar. Use of Marvel-original ''ROM'' concepts by IDW is... legally dicey, to say the least, hence why Plor goes unnamed and has been redesigned to the point of plausible deniability.

	===Trivia===		===Trivia===
	*Ryall's co-writer on the ''ROM'' ongoing, [[Christos Gage]], didn't contribute to this story, but is given a nod in the form of a "victim of Unicron" credit.		* Ryall's co-writer on the ''ROM'' ongoing, [[Christos Gage]], didn't contribute to this story, but is given a nod in the form of a "victim of Unicron" credit.

	[[Category:Unicron issues]]		[[Category:Unicron issues]]

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	*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Bumblebee]] (3)		*[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] (3)
	*[[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] (13)		*[[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] (13)
	}}		}}

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|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' #1
|prev=Our Darkest
|next=Last Stand (Unicron)
|seriesissue2=backup story
|next2=Last Stand (G.I. Joe)
|image=Unicron-1-Rom-backup.jpg
|caption=
|title="Ad Infinitum"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Ted Adams]]
|published in=[[Last Stand (Unicron)|''Transformers: Unicron'' #1]]
|date=July 11, [[2018]]
|coverdate=July 2018
|written by=[[Chris Ryall]]
|art by=[[David Messina]]
|colors by=[[Alessandra Alexakis]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
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'''In the darkest hour, the last Knights of the Solstar Order look towards the future.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Elonia]] is gone. Only [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] remains, and it is here that the [[Space Knight]]s have fled. In their lodgings, Rom attempts to rally his friends. Though it may seem pointless to fight with the [[Solstar Order]] gone, it is now more important than ever, he argues, to not give in. With [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] on the rampage, the universe has never so badly needed warriors that will give them hope!

The speech does not have the desired effect. [[Q'b]] is suicidal, [[Nikomi]] mourns his cubs, and [[Plor]] believes Rom's leadership led to this tragedy, while [[Livia]] simply takes solace in the fact that Unicron didn't devour them too. Refusing to let panic settle in, Rom reminds his friends that they have faced loss before and now, more than ever, they must stand together. Q'b finds Rom's words hollow and attacks him with a [[Neutralizer]] blast. Allowing his friend the space to vent, Rom patiently listens to Q'b's fears that they face insurmountable odds.

As it happens, Rom agrees. Cybertron, and consequently the universe, might very well share Elonia's fate, but that is why they must keep fighting. It is the way of the Space Knights to fight for those who cannot defend themselves, he proclaims, and to abandon that duty now would be an insult to all their departed loved ones. If it is their destiny to die, they will do so in the defense of the universe, because that is what heroes do!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.<br>
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Space Knight]]s|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Rom]] (1)
*[[Carax]] (2)
*''[[Fy-Laa]]'' (4)
*[[Livia]] (5)
*[[Plor]] (6)
*[[Nikomi]] (7)
*[[Q'b]] (8)
*[[Sata]] (9)
*[[Guar]] (10)
*''[[Orphion]]'' (11)
*''[[Maur]]'' (12)
}}
|h2=[[Transformer]]s|c2=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (13)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This issue follows on from the Knights' evacuation to Cybertron following the destruction of [[Elonia]] in [[Our Darkest|''Unicron'' #0]].
*Rom remembers the birth of the Space Knights way back in the [[Cold Fire|2017 ''ROM'' annual]].
*Rom considers Unicron a threat even deadlier than the Wraith gods, referring to the [[Absence]] and the [[Presence]].
*It's barely visible given the angle but the highest holo-screen shows Unicron's awakening from [[First Strike issue 6|''First Strike'' #6]].
*In ''Unicron'' #0, Q'b and Nikomi were seen among a group of Space Knights later vaporized by the Chaos Bringer, but neither were shown dying on-panel, allowing them to escape death and appear here.
*Rom eulogizes all those that perished during his [[ROM (comic)|comic]]:
**His brother and mothers, victims of the Wraith invasion of Elonia in 2017 ''ROM'' annual.
**[[Fy-Laa]], euthanized by Rom in "[[Battle Scars, Part 4]]".
**[[Orphion]], aged to death by the [[Entropy Cloud]]'s energies in [[Gods and Monsters|''Rom & The Micronauts'' #5]].

===''ROM'' references===
*"Ad Infinitum" pays homage to the ending of 1983's ''ROM Annual'' #2, in which Rom impresses upon his allies their duty to defend the innocent and continue their fight as Spaceknights. This story's final splash panel mirrors the composition of ''Annual'' #2's own last page, and Rom's speech is similarly paraphrased from that issue.
*Rounding out the homage is the presence of an unnamed new Space Knight, recognisable from elements of his design and his position in the final splash page as an IDW version of Marvel's Plor the Pulsar. Use of Marvel-original ''ROM'' concepts by IDW is... legally dicey, to say the least, hence why Plor goes unnamed and has been redesigned to the point of plausible deniability.

===Trivia===
*Ryall's co-writer on the ''ROM'' ongoing, [[Christos Gage]], didn't contribute to this story, but is given a nod in the form of a "victim of Unicron" credit.

[[Category:Unicron issues]]