Ben Simpson - Revision history

Planned Planethood: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

2020-11-24T18:20:47Z

2005 IDW continuity

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	In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}		In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}

	[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|~~Look! It looks like he's got grape jam for blood!~~ This~~'d make an excellent [[JaAm]] reference!~~]]		[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|This seems normal.]]
	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

DDog at 04:07, 11 May 2019

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	:''Ben Simpson is a [[facsimile construct]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Ben Simpson is a [[facsimile construct]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:IDWongoing14 BenSimpson.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Hey, he who smelled it, dealt it."]]		[[File:IDWongoing14 BenSimpson.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Hey, he who smelled it, dealt it."]]
	'''Ben Simpson''' is a [[facsimile construct]] created by the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] to fuel the fire that is anti-[[Transformer]] sentiment on [[Earth]]. Acting as the spokesman for [[Earth's Children]], a movement opposed to the presence of [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]], he puts [[human]]s in the paranoid mindset that makes it so much easier to sell them weapons. Frequently appearing on television interviews, Simpson is the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.		'''Ben Simpson''' is a [[facsimile construct]] created by the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] to fuel the fire that is anti-[[Transformer]] sentiment on [[Earth]]. Acting as the spokesman for [[Earth's Children]], a movement opposed to the presence of [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]], he puts [[human]]s in the paranoid mindset that makes it so much easier to sell them weapons. Frequently appearing on television interviews, Simpson is the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.

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Locoman at 20:08, 3 April 2019

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	:''Ben Simpson is a [[facsimile construct]] from the [[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Ben Simpson is a [[facsimile construct]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:IDWongoing14 BenSimpson.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Hey, he who smelled it, dealt it."]]		[[File:IDWongoing14 BenSimpson.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Hey, he who smelled it, dealt it."]]
	'''Ben Simpson''' is a [[facsimile construct]] created by the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] to fuel the fire that is anti-[[Transformer]] sentiment on [[Earth]]. Acting as the spokesman for [[Earth's Children]], a movement opposed to the presence of [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]], he puts [[human]]s in the paranoid mindset that makes it so much easier to sell them weapons. Frequently appearing on television interviews, Simpson is the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.		'''Ben Simpson''' is a [[facsimile construct]] created by the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] to fuel the fire that is anti-[[Transformer]] sentiment on [[Earth]]. Acting as the spokesman for [[Earth's Children]], a movement opposed to the presence of [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]], he puts [[human]]s in the paranoid mindset that makes it so much easier to sell them weapons. Frequently appearing on television interviews, Simpson is the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.
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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Ben Simpson was created by Swindle sometime after he collected [[energon]] from [[North Korea]]. Through him, the Decepticon distributed mind-corrupting guns created from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Megatron]]'s body amongst humanity. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}} {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}}		Ben Simpson was created by Swindle sometime after he collected [[energon]] from [[North Korea]]. Through him, the Decepticon distributed mind-corrupting guns created from [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s body amongst humanity. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}} {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}}

	In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}		In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}

	[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|Look! It looks like he's got grape jam for blood! This'd make an excellent [[JaAm]] reference!]]		[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|Look! It looks like he's got grape jam for blood! This'd make an excellent [[JaAm]] reference!]]
	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

	Once most Autobots left Earth to return to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Ben Simpson was asked to comment on this in another interview with Nina. He responded that a lot of the aliens remained [[All Hail Megatron issue 12\|last time]] they supposedly "left" and besides, they could just be preparing to attack from orbit. [[NASA]] might have said their ship left the solar system, but Ben knew not to trust a government agency on the matter. By this time, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Prowl]] had begun to suspect Simpson of having connections to the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Police Action: Part 1\|Police Action #1}}		Once most Autobots left Earth to return to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Ben Simpson was asked to comment on this in another interview with Nina. He responded that a lot of the aliens remained [[All Hail Megatron issue 12\|last time]] they supposedly "left" and besides, they could just be preparing to attack from orbit. [[NASA]] might have said their ship left the solar system, but Ben knew not to trust a government agency on the matter. By this time, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] had begun to suspect Simpson of having connections to the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Police Action: Part 1\|Police Action #1}}

	Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}		Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}
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	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Ben Simpson''' (ベン・シンプソン ''Ben ~~Sinpuson~~'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Ben Simpson''' (ベン・シンプソン ''Ben Shinpuson'')

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Saix: /* Foreign name */

2018-03-02T19:41:32Z

Foreign name

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	*Ben Simpson is based on the real-life friend of [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Mike Costa]], who works for [[Paramount Pictures]].		*Ben Simpson is based on the real-life friend of [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Mike Costa]], who works for [[Paramount Pictures]].

	===Foreign ~~name~~===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Ben Simpson''' (ベン・シンプソン ''Ben Sinpuson'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Ben Simpson''' (ベン・シンプソン ''Ben Sinpuson'')

CATBBA: /* Notes */

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Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Ben Simpson is based on the real-life friend of [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Mike Costa]], who works for [[Paramount Pictures]].		*Ben Simpson is based on the real-life friend of [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Mike Costa]], who works for [[Paramount Pictures]].

			===Foreign name===
			*''Japanese:'' '''Ben Simpson''' (ベン・シンプソン ''Ben Sinpuson'')

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Ben}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Ben}}
	[[Category:Comic-only humans]]		[[Category:Comic-only humans]]
	[[Category:IDW Generation 1 humans]]		[[Category:IDW Generation 1 humans]]

Spark Mandrill: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

2016-08-07T01:22:57Z

IDW Generation 1 continuity

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	In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}		In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}

	[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2]]		[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|Look! It looks like he's got grape jam for blood! This'd make an excellent [[JaAm]] reference!]]
	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

Ascendron: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

2016-01-22T19:10:22Z

IDW Generation 1 continuity

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	In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}		In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}

			[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2]]
	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

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	Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}		Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}
			{{--}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Phazeblade: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

2015-03-21T08:11:01Z

IDW Generation 1 continuity

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	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

	Once most Autobots left Earth to return to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Ben Simpson was asked to comment on this in another interview with Nina. He responded that a lot of the aliens remained [[All Hail Megatron issue 12\|last time]] they supposedly "left" and besides, they could just be preparing to attack from orbit. [[NASA]] might have said their ship left the solar system, but Ben knew not to trust a government agency on the matter. By this time, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] had begun to suspect Simpson of having connections to the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Police Action: Part 1\|\|Police Action #1}}		Once most Autobots left Earth to return to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Ben Simpson was asked to comment on this in another interview with Nina. He responded that a lot of the aliens remained [[All Hail Megatron issue 12\|last time]] they supposedly "left" and besides, they could just be preparing to attack from orbit. [[NASA]] might have said their ship left the solar system, but Ben knew not to trust a government agency on the matter. By this time, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] had begun to suspect Simpson of having connections to the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Police Action: Part 1\|Police Action #1}}

	Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}		Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}

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	In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}		In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}

	[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|~~Look! It looks like he's got grape jam for blood!~~ This~~'d make an excellent [[JaAm]] reference!~~]]		[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|This seems normal.]]
	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

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	:''Ben Simpson is a [[facsimile construct]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Ben Simpson is a [[facsimile construct]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:IDWongoing14 BenSimpson.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Hey, he who smelled it, dealt it."]]		[[File:IDWongoing14 BenSimpson.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Hey, he who smelled it, dealt it."]]
	'''Ben Simpson''' is a [[facsimile construct]] created by the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] to fuel the fire that is anti-[[Transformer]] sentiment on [[Earth]]. Acting as the spokesman for [[Earth's Children]], a movement opposed to the presence of [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]], he puts [[human]]s in the paranoid mindset that makes it so much easier to sell them weapons. Frequently appearing on television interviews, Simpson is the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.		'''Ben Simpson''' is a [[facsimile construct]] created by the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] to fuel the fire that is anti-[[Transformer]] sentiment on [[Earth]]. Acting as the spokesman for [[Earth's Children]], a movement opposed to the presence of [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]], he puts [[human]]s in the paranoid mindset that makes it so much easier to sell them weapons. Frequently appearing on television interviews, Simpson is the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.

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	:''Ben Simpson is a [[facsimile construct]] from the [[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Ben Simpson is a [[facsimile construct]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:IDWongoing14 BenSimpson.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Hey, he who smelled it, dealt it."]]		[[File:IDWongoing14 BenSimpson.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|"Hey, he who smelled it, dealt it."]]
	'''Ben Simpson''' is a [[facsimile construct]] created by the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] to fuel the fire that is anti-[[Transformer]] sentiment on [[Earth]]. Acting as the spokesman for [[Earth's Children]], a movement opposed to the presence of [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]], he puts [[human]]s in the paranoid mindset that makes it so much easier to sell them weapons. Frequently appearing on television interviews, Simpson is the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.		'''Ben Simpson''' is a [[facsimile construct]] created by the [[Decepticon]] [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] to fuel the fire that is anti-[[Transformer]] sentiment on [[Earth]]. Acting as the spokesman for [[Earth's Children]], a movement opposed to the presence of [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]], he puts [[human]]s in the paranoid mindset that makes it so much easier to sell them weapons. Frequently appearing on television interviews, Simpson is the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.
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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Ben Simpson was created by Swindle sometime after he collected [[energon]] from [[North Korea]]. Through him, the Decepticon distributed mind-corrupting guns created from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Megatron]]'s body amongst humanity. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}} {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}}		Ben Simpson was created by Swindle sometime after he collected [[energon]] from [[North Korea]]. Through him, the Decepticon distributed mind-corrupting guns created from [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s body amongst humanity. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}} {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}}

	In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}		In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}

	[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|Look! It looks like he's got grape jam for blood! This'd make an excellent [[JaAm]] reference!]]		[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|Look! It looks like he's got grape jam for blood! This'd make an excellent [[JaAm]] reference!]]
	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

	Once most Autobots left Earth to return to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Ben Simpson was asked to comment on this in another interview with Nina. He responded that a lot of the aliens remained [[All Hail Megatron issue 12\|last time]] they supposedly "left" and besides, they could just be preparing to attack from orbit. [[NASA]] might have said their ship left the solar system, but Ben knew not to trust a government agency on the matter. By this time, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Prowl]] had begun to suspect Simpson of having connections to the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Police Action: Part 1\|Police Action #1}}		Once most Autobots left Earth to return to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Ben Simpson was asked to comment on this in another interview with Nina. He responded that a lot of the aliens remained [[All Hail Megatron issue 12\|last time]] they supposedly "left" and besides, they could just be preparing to attack from orbit. [[NASA]] might have said their ship left the solar system, but Ben knew not to trust a government agency on the matter. By this time, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] had begun to suspect Simpson of having connections to the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Police Action: Part 1\|Police Action #1}}

	Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}		Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}
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	In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}		In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Bumblebee]]'s assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it was not clear to him whether the [[Transformer\|Cybertronians]] were even alive. The [[Nina\|reporter]] followed up by pointing out that [[Joe Gladki]]'s wife had already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on [[Earth's Children]]'s message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying no one could hold his group responsible for who visited an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. {{Storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man\|The Demolished Man}}

	[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2]]		[[File:Ben Simpson A Second Chance at Eden.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.2\|Look! It looks like he's got grape jam for blood! This'd make an excellent [[JaAm]] reference!]]
	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

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	Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}		Nina brought up the fact that people were trading weapons on the Earth's Children website, but Ben maintained that it was perfectly legal and useful in case of Cybertronian attacks. He then criticized the [[President of the United States\|President]], who had stated that having aliens as allies was considered the same as having weapons of mass destruction, only for it to be revealed that US organization [[Skywatch]] had been working with Cybertronians for some time. When Nina mentioned reports that Joe Gladki had heard machines speak to him after obtaining a gun via Earth's Children, Ben dismissed the connection as ridiculous. Hundreds of people had those guns, and they were perfectly safe! {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} Following the Autobot killing of a human in [[Albuquerque]], Ben Simpson was gaining support in the eastern United States. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine\|Enemy Mine}}

	Once most Autobots left Earth to return to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Ben Simpson was asked to comment on this in another interview with Nina. He responded that a lot of the aliens remained [[All Hail Megatron issue 12\|last time]] they supposedly "left" and besides, they could just be preparing to attack from orbit. [[NASA]] might have said their ship left the solar system, but Ben knew not to trust a government agency on the matter. By this time, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] had begun to suspect Simpson of having connections to the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Police Action: Part 1\|\|Police Action #1}}		Once most Autobots left Earth to return to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Ben Simpson was asked to comment on this in another interview with Nina. He responded that a lot of the aliens remained [[All Hail Megatron issue 12\|last time]] they supposedly "left" and besides, they could just be preparing to attack from orbit. [[NASA]] might have said their ship left the solar system, but Ben knew not to trust a government agency on the matter. By this time, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] had begun to suspect Simpson of having connections to the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Police Action: Part 1\|Police Action #1}}

	Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}		Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the Megatron guns on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. {{Storylink\|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden\|A Second Chance at Eden}}