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	* Catharsians are revealed to be "warm-wired", an alternative to spark-based robotic life first mentioned in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].		* Catharsians are revealed to be "warm-wired", an alternative to spark-based robotic life first mentioned in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].
	* Flame's "many and varied" crimes, and his trial, were seen in his sole previous IDW appearance, in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]].		* Flame's "many and varied" crimes, and his trial, were seen in his sole previous IDW appearance, in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]].
			* Nautica previously indicated she was capable of [[size changing\|mass-shifting]] in alternate mode so that another Transformer can fit inside her cockpit in [[slaughterhouse\|''More Than Meets the Eye'' #32]].
	* The ultimate purpose of the Grand Architect and his gear-symbol-wearing followers is revealed at last: the creation of the "ultimate" Transformer, able to transform into anything, and regenerate their body back from death. The "birthing pods" these beings are grown in have been seen before; Flame refers to the decommissioning of the "wards" on [[Tebris VII]] (tended by [[Demus]], seen in [[Animals\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]) and a previously unmentioned planet named [[Corritan]], which logically must have been where the shipful of "aborted protoforms" found by the [[Scavengers (G1)\|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]] was coming from. He also notes the group's contact on [[Fortuna]] was compromised; we don't have the full story on that one, but the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited Fortuna in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], and it was noted that the group had a facility on the planet in issue #46. The Architect's troops all remain unnamed, and specific attention is called to how neither Anode, Lug, nor Wipe-Out recognize them as Cybertronians, and wonder if they might be colonists. At the moment, it's not totally clear how they all relate to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], from whom they've appropriated their insignia.		* The ultimate purpose of the Grand Architect and his gear-symbol-wearing followers is revealed at last: the creation of the "ultimate" Transformer, able to transform into anything, and regenerate their body back from death. The "birthing pods" these beings are grown in have been seen before; Flame refers to the decommissioning of the "wards" on [[Tebris VII]] (tended by [[Demus]], seen in [[Animals\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]) and a previously unmentioned planet named [[Corritan]], which logically must have been where the shipful of "aborted protoforms" found by the [[Scavengers (G1)\|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]] was coming from. He also notes the group's contact on [[Fortuna]] was compromised; we don't have the full story on that one, but the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited Fortuna in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], and it was noted that the group had a facility on the planet in issue #46. The Architect's troops all remain unnamed, and specific attention is called to how neither Anode, Lug, nor Wipe-Out recognize them as Cybertronians, and wonder if they might be colonists. At the moment, it's not totally clear how they all relate to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], from whom they've appropriated their insignia.
	* Scorponok was last seen over ''eight years ago'', being arrested by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] in 2009's [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]]. Though it wasn't expressly stated at the time, we all generally presumed he'd been taken to [[Garrus-9]]; early plot concepts for ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' placed him there, but he didn't appear in the finished series, and the sacking of the prison left his status a mystery until now. It's still not explicitly stated, but the fact that we know ''[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]]'' was taken to Garrus-9 after being arrested alongside him, only to subsequently disappear from the prison under unknown circumstances, and then be found by the Scavengers in that aforementioned Grand Architect ship from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #7... all combines to suggest that Scorponok's escape was connected to Grimlock's.		* Scorponok was last seen over ''eight years ago'', being arrested by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] in 2009's [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]]. Though it wasn't expressly stated at the time, we all generally presumed he'd been taken to [[Garrus-9]]; early plot concepts for ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' placed him there, but he didn't appear in the finished series, and the sacking of the prison left his status a mystery until now. It's still not explicitly stated, but the fact that we know ''[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]]'' was taken to Garrus-9 after being arrested alongside him, only to subsequently disappear from the prison under unknown circumstances, and then be found by the Scavengers in that aforementioned Grand Architect ship from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #7... all combines to suggest that Scorponok's escape was connected to Grimlock's.
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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	* Originally solicited for released in August, this issue arrives a few weeks late, in mid-September. The digital version was, in fact, accidentally released in the final week of August through iBooks, but was quickly taken down before many readers had the chance to get it.		* Originally solicited for released in August, this issue arrives a few weeks late, in mid-September. The digital version was, in fact, accidentally released in the final week of August through iBooks, but was quickly taken down before many readers had the chance to get it.
	* ~~Nautica previously indicated she was capable of [[size changing\|mass-shifting]] in alternate mode so that another Transformer can fit inside her cockpit in [[slaughterhouse\|~~''More ~~Than~~ Meets the Eye'' ~~#32]]~~.		* With ''More than Meets the Eye'' and subsequently ''Lost Light'' being breakout hits that reached an entirely new audience of their own, many fans of the series had not read Simon Furman's prior run, and so this issue's cliffhanger was met with confusion by some. Apparently, it never even occurred to Roberts that readers might just not recognise Scorponok or the Magnificence!<ref>James Roberts in conversation at TFNation 2023</ref>

	===Soundtrack===		===Soundtrack===

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2023-08-04T00:37:43Z

Continuity notes: clean up, replaced: Scavenger (group) → Scavengers (G1), typos fixed: ously- → ously

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	* Catharsians are revealed to be "warm-wired", an alternative to spark-based robotic life first mentioned in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].		* Catharsians are revealed to be "warm-wired", an alternative to spark-based robotic life first mentioned in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].
	* Flame's "many and varied" crimes, and his trial, were seen in his sole previous IDW appearance, in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]].		* Flame's "many and varied" crimes, and his trial, were seen in his sole previous IDW appearance, in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]].
	* The ultimate purpose of the Grand Architect and his gear-symbol-wearing followers is revealed at last: the creation of the "ultimate" Transformer, able to transform into anything, and regenerate their body back from death. The "birthing pods" these beings are grown in have been seen before; Flame refers to the decommissioning of the "wards" on [[Tebris VII]] (tended by [[Demus]], seen in [[Animals\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]) and a previously-unmentioned planet named [[Corritan]], which logically must have been where the shipful of "aborted protoforms" found by the [[~~Scavenger~~ (~~group~~)\|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]] was coming from. He also notes the group's contact on [[Fortuna]] was compromised; we don't have the full story on that one, but the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited Fortuna in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], and it was noted that the group had a facility on the planet in issue #46. The Architect's troops all remain unnamed, and specific attention is called to how neither Anode, Lug, nor Wipe-Out recognize them as Cybertronians, and wonder if they might be colonists. At the moment, it's not totally clear how they all relate to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], from whom they've appropriated their insignia.		* The ultimate purpose of the Grand Architect and his gear-symbol-wearing followers is revealed at last: the creation of the "ultimate" Transformer, able to transform into anything, and regenerate their body back from death. The "birthing pods" these beings are grown in have been seen before; Flame refers to the decommissioning of the "wards" on [[Tebris VII]] (tended by [[Demus]], seen in [[Animals\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]) and a previously unmentioned planet named [[Corritan]], which logically must have been where the shipful of "aborted protoforms" found by the [[Scavengers (G1)\|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]] was coming from. He also notes the group's contact on [[Fortuna]] was compromised; we don't have the full story on that one, but the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited Fortuna in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], and it was noted that the group had a facility on the planet in issue #46. The Architect's troops all remain unnamed, and specific attention is called to how neither Anode, Lug, nor Wipe-Out recognize them as Cybertronians, and wonder if they might be colonists. At the moment, it's not totally clear how they all relate to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], from whom they've appropriated their insignia.
	* Scorponok was last seen over ''eight years ago'', being arrested by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] in 2009's [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]]. Though it wasn't expressly stated at the time, we all generally presumed he'd been taken to [[Garrus-9]]; early plot concepts for ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' placed him there, but he didn't appear in the finished series, and the sacking of the prison left his status a mystery until now. It's still not explicitly stated, but the fact that we know ''[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]]'' was taken to Garrus-9 after being arrested alongside him, only to subsequently disappear from the prison under unknown circumstances, and then be found by the Scavengers in that aforementioned Grand Architect ship from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #7... all combines to suggest that Scorponok's escape was connected to Grimlock's.		* Scorponok was last seen over ''eight years ago'', being arrested by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] in 2009's [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]]. Though it wasn't expressly stated at the time, we all generally presumed he'd been taken to [[Garrus-9]]; early plot concepts for ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' placed him there, but he didn't appear in the finished series, and the sacking of the prison left his status a mystery until now. It's still not explicitly stated, but the fact that we know ''[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]]'' was taken to Garrus-9 after being arrested alongside him, only to subsequently disappear from the prison under unknown circumstances, and then be found by the Scavengers in that aforementioned Grand Architect ship from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #7... all combines to suggest that Scorponok's escape was connected to Grimlock's.
	* The Magnificence was a plot device from the early days of IDW's comics, during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure. Introduced in 2006's ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]'', it is an incredibly powerful, mysterious object that can answer literally any question posed to it. Like Scorponok, its fate has been a mystery for many years, after [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] used it in its second and until-now final appearance in 2008's ''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''.		* The Magnificence was a plot device from the early days of IDW's comics, during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure. Introduced in 2006's ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]'', it is an incredibly powerful, mysterious object that can answer literally any question posed to it. Like Scorponok, its fate has been a mystery for many years, after [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] used it in its second and until-now final appearance in 2008's ''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''.

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Cyberlink420 at 19:32, 1 March 2023

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	===Errors===		===Errors===
	*Anode punches Flame with her left hand on page five, but on page six, she's shown cradling her ''right'' hand.		*Anode punches Flame with her left hand on page five, but on page six, she's shown cradling her ''right'' hand.
	*On page 14, Anode refers to the Black ''Box'' Consortia, instead of the correct Black ''Block'' Consortia. Roberts confirmed this to be a typo.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/908100162358300672 James Roberts ~~(@jroberts332) on~~ Twitter, 2017~~/09/~~13]</ref> This was corrected for the trade paperback.		*On page 14, Anode refers to the Black ''Box'' Consortia, instead of the correct Black ''Block'' Consortia. Roberts confirmed this to be a typo.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=@JAM_WAH Nope, that's a good old typo. Flame's right.\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/908100162358300672\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2017\|month=9\|day=13\|(defunct=)}}</ref> This was corrected for the trade paperback.
	*On page 8, Mengel refers to "Skid's brain". Unless she also has the brain of someone called Skid, that should be "Skids' brain". Or "Skids's brain", if you prefer. This is corrected to “Skids’ brain” for the trade-paperback.		*On page 8, Mengel refers to "Skid's brain". Unless she also has the brain of someone called Skid, that should be "Skids' brain". Or "Skids's brain", if you prefer. This is corrected to “Skids’ brain” for the trade-paperback.
	*On page 16, Nautica goes from blasting away with her pistol in one panel, to helping Lotty to her feet with empty hands in the next to a third panel featuring her transforming while holding a smoking gun. Where did that gun go in the second panel?		*On page 16, Nautica goes from blasting away with her pistol in one panel, to helping Lotty to her feet with empty hands in the next to a third panel featuring her transforming while holding a smoking gun. Where did that gun go in the second panel?
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	===Soundtrack===		===Soundtrack===
	*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8CbznktWCG8 Sleepy California]" by {{w\|Her Space Holiday}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/906274673591287809 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8CbznktWCG8 Sleepy California]" by {{w\|Her Space Holiday}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=This is the first song from Lost Light #9. It's by Her Space Holiday and it's called Sleepy California: https://t.co/NBr1o37P3u\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/906274673591287809\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2017\|month=9\|day=8\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=-VqbtSNQne4 Who Do You Love]" by {{w\|Mojave 3}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/906275425147654146 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=-VqbtSNQne4 Who Do You Love]" by {{w\|Mojave 3}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The next song from Lost Light #9: Who Do You Love, by Neil Halstead's post-Slowdive effort, Mojave 3: https://t.co/QGNOSEx88p\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/906275425147654146\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2017\|month=9\|day=8\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOY4MzCwTB4 Goethe's Letter to Vic Chesnutt]" by {{w\|Hefner (band)\|Hefner}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/906276569903194112 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOY4MzCwTB4 Goethe's Letter to Vic Chesnutt]" by {{w\|Hefner (band)\|Hefner}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The third song from Lost Light #9: one for the indie purists, and worth it for the guitar solo at 1:53. It's Hefner! https://t.co/hCxZs0pY4Q\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/906276569903194112\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2017\|month=9\|day=8\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ywhNGBmPeTE The Weakest Shade of Blue]" by the {{w\|Pernice Brothers}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/906277161425924097 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ywhNGBmPeTE The Weakest Shade of Blue]" by the {{w\|Pernice Brothers}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=The last song from Lost Light #9 is by the Pernice Brothers: The Weakest Shade of Blue (aw man, that title!): https://t.co/moEkHwid1z\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/906277161425924097\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2017\|month=9\|day=8\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

	===Covers (4)===		===Covers (4)===

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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:LLvol2 TPBcvr.jpg\|'''''Lost Light'' Vol. 2''' cover by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]		File:LLvol2 TPBcvr.jpg\|'''''Lost Light'' Vol. 2'''; cover art by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
	File:DefinitiveG1Collection v79.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 79: Primeless''''' cover by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Livio Ramondelli]]		File:DefinitiveG1Collection v79.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 79: Primeless'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Livio Ramondelli]]
	File:IDWCollectionP3V3.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection, Phase Three, Vol. 3'''''; cover art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]		File:IDWCollectionP3V3.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection, Phase Three, Vol. 3'''''; cover art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 3\|The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 3]]''''' <small>([[September 27]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684059070 / ISBN 978-1684059072</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 3\|The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 3]]''''' <small>([[September 27]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684059070 / ISBN 978-1684059072</small>
	:* Contains ''Revolutionaries'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]]–[[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|8]], ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' ~~[[An Axe to Break the Ice\|~~#~~8]]–[[The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End\|12]]~~, ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' [[The Next Day, and the Next\|#7]]–[[Origin Myths\|10]], [[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]], and ''[[The Transformers: Salvation]]''.		:* Contains ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]]–[[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|8]], ''The Transformers: Lost Light'' #8–12, ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' [[The Next Day, and the Next\|#7]]–[[Origin Myths\|10]], [[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]], and ''[[The Transformers: Salvation]]''.

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	:Contains ''Lost Light'' issues #9 to #12, along with ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' #9 to #12.		:Contains ''Lost Light'' issues #9 to #12, along with ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' #9 to #12.
	:Bonus material includes a one-page editorial by [[Simon Furman]] that mentions the IDW universe's impending end, a cover gallery and an intro by Furman.		:Bonus material includes a one-page editorial by [[Simon Furman]] that mentions the IDW universe's impending end, a cover gallery and an intro by Furman.

			* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 3\|The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 3]]''''' <small>([[September 27]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684059070 / ISBN 978-1684059072</small>
			:* Contains ''Revolutionaries'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]]–[[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|8]], ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' [[An Axe to Break the Ice\|#8]]–[[The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End\|12]], ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' [[The Next Day, and the Next\|#7]]–[[Origin Myths\|10]], [[Ghost Stories\|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]], and ''[[The Transformers: Salvation]]''.

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	File:LLvol2 TPBcvr.jpg\|'''''Lost Light'' Vol. 2''' cover by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]		File:LLvol2 TPBcvr.jpg\|'''''Lost Light'' Vol. 2''' cover by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
	File:DefinitiveG1Collection v79.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 79: Primeless''''' cover by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Livio Ramondelli]]		File:DefinitiveG1Collection v79.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 79: Primeless''''' cover by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Livio Ramondelli]]
			File:IDWCollectionP3V3.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection, Phase Three, Vol. 3'''''; cover art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
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	*The ultimate purpose of the Grand Architect and his gear-symbol-wearing followers is revealed at last: the creation of the "ultimate" Transformer, able to transform into anything, and regenerate their body back from death. The "birthing pods" these beings are grown in have been seen before; Flame refers to the decommissioning of the "wards" on [[Tebris VII]] (tended by [[Demus]], seen in [[Animals\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]) and a previously-unmentioned planet named [[Corritan]], which logically must have been where the shipful of "aborted protoforms" found by the [[Scavenger (group)\|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]] was coming from. He also notes the group's contact on [[Fortuna]] was compromised; we don't have the full story on that one, but the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited Fortuna in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], and it was noted that the group had a facility on the planet in issue #46. The Architect's troops all remain unnamed, and specific attention is called to how neither Anode, Lug, nor Wipe-Out recognize them as Cybertronians, and wonder if they might be colonists. At the moment, it's not totally clear how they all relate to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], from whom they've appropriated their insignia.		*The ultimate purpose of the Grand Architect and his gear-symbol-wearing followers is revealed at last: the creation of the "ultimate" Transformer, able to transform into anything, and regenerate their body back from death. The "birthing pods" these beings are grown in have been seen before; Flame refers to the decommissioning of the "wards" on [[Tebris VII]] (tended by [[Demus]], seen in [[Animals\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]) and a previously-unmentioned planet named [[Corritan]], which logically must have been where the shipful of "aborted protoforms" found by the [[Scavenger (group)\|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]] was coming from. He also notes the group's contact on [[Fortuna]] was compromised; we don't have the full story on that one, but the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited Fortuna in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], and it was noted that the group had a facility on the planet in issue #46. The Architect's troops all remain unnamed, and specific attention is called to how neither Anode, Lug, nor Wipe-Out recognize them as Cybertronians, and wonder if they might be colonists. At the moment, it's not totally clear how they all relate to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], from whom they've appropriated their insignia.
	*Scorponok was last seen over ''eight years ago'', being arrested by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] in 2009's [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]]. Though it wasn't expressly stated at the time, we all generally presumed he'd been taken to [[Garrus-9]]; early plot concepts for ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' placed him there, but he didn't appear in the finished series, and the sacking of the prison left his status a mystery until now. It's still not explicitly stated, but the fact that we know ''[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]]'' was taken to Garrus-9 after being arrested alongside him, only to subsequently disappear from the prison under unknown circumstances, and then be found by the Scavengers in that aforementioned Grand Architect ship from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #7... all combines to suggest that Scorponok's escape was connected to Grimlock's.		*Scorponok was last seen over ''eight years ago'', being arrested by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] in 2009's [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]]. Though it wasn't expressly stated at the time, we all generally presumed he'd been taken to [[Garrus-9]]; early plot concepts for ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' placed him there, but he didn't appear in the finished series, and the sacking of the prison left his status a mystery until now. It's still not explicitly stated, but the fact that we know ''[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]]'' was taken to Garrus-9 after being arrested alongside him, only to subsequently disappear from the prison under unknown circumstances, and then be found by the Scavengers in that aforementioned Grand Architect ship from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #7... all combines to suggest that Scorponok's escape was connected to Grimlock's.
	*The Magnificence was a ~~MacGuffin~~ from the early days of IDW's comics, during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure. Introduced in 2006's ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]'', it is an incredibly powerful, mysterious object that can answer literally any question posed to it. Like Scorponok, its fate has been a mystery for many years, after [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] used it in its second and until-now final appearance in 2008's ''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''.		*The Magnificence was a plot device from the early days of IDW's comics, during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure. Introduced in 2006's ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]'', it is an incredibly powerful, mysterious object that can answer literally any question posed to it. Like Scorponok, its fate has been a mystery for many years, after [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] used it in its second and until-now final appearance in 2008's ''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''.

	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===

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	*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 79: Primeless''''' <small>([[November 14]], 2018)</small>		*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 79: Primeless''''' <small>([[November 14]], 2018)</small>
	:Contains ''Lost Light'' issues #9 to #12, along with ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' #9 to #12.		:Contains ''Lost Light'' issues #9 to #12, along with ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' #9 to #12.
	:Bonus material includes a cover gallery.		:Bonus material includes a one-page editorial by [[Simon Furman]] that mentions the IDW universe's impending end, a cover gallery and an intro by Furman.

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	* Catharsians are revealed to be "warm-wired", an alternative to spark-based robotic life first mentioned in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].		* Catharsians are revealed to be "warm-wired", an alternative to spark-based robotic life first mentioned in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].
	* Flame's "many and varied" crimes, and his trial, were seen in his sole previous IDW appearance, in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]].		* Flame's "many and varied" crimes, and his trial, were seen in his sole previous IDW appearance, in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]].
	* The ultimate purpose of the Grand Architect and his gear-symbol-wearing followers is revealed at last: the creation of the "ultimate" Transformer, able to transform into anything, and regenerate their body back from death. The "birthing pods" these beings are grown in have been seen before; Flame refers to the decommissioning of the "wards" on [[Tebris VII]] (tended by [[Demus]], seen in [[Animals\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]) and a previously-unmentioned planet named [[Corritan]], which logically must have been where the shipful of "aborted protoforms" found by the [[~~Scavenger~~ (~~group~~)\|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]] was coming from. He also notes the group's contact on [[Fortuna]] was compromised; we don't have the full story on that one, but the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited Fortuna in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], and it was noted that the group had a facility on the planet in issue #46. The Architect's troops all remain unnamed, and specific attention is called to how neither Anode, Lug, nor Wipe-Out recognize them as Cybertronians, and wonder if they might be colonists. At the moment, it's not totally clear how they all relate to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], from whom they've appropriated their insignia.		* The ultimate purpose of the Grand Architect and his gear-symbol-wearing followers is revealed at last: the creation of the "ultimate" Transformer, able to transform into anything, and regenerate their body back from death. The "birthing pods" these beings are grown in have been seen before; Flame refers to the decommissioning of the "wards" on [[Tebris VII]] (tended by [[Demus]], seen in [[Animals\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]) and a previously unmentioned planet named [[Corritan]], which logically must have been where the shipful of "aborted protoforms" found by the [[Scavengers (G1)\|Scavengers]] in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]] was coming from. He also notes the group's contact on [[Fortuna]] was compromised; we don't have the full story on that one, but the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited Fortuna in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], and it was noted that the group had a facility on the planet in issue #46. The Architect's troops all remain unnamed, and specific attention is called to how neither Anode, Lug, nor Wipe-Out recognize them as Cybertronians, and wonder if they might be colonists. At the moment, it's not totally clear how they all relate to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], from whom they've appropriated their insignia.
	* Scorponok was last seen over ''eight years ago'', being arrested by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] in 2009's [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]]. Though it wasn't expressly stated at the time, we all generally presumed he'd been taken to [[Garrus-9]]; early plot concepts for ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' placed him there, but he didn't appear in the finished series, and the sacking of the prison left his status a mystery until now. It's still not explicitly stated, but the fact that we know ''[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]]'' was taken to Garrus-9 after being arrested alongside him, only to subsequently disappear from the prison under unknown circumstances, and then be found by the Scavengers in that aforementioned Grand Architect ship from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #7... all combines to suggest that Scorponok's escape was connected to Grimlock's.		* Scorponok was last seen over ''eight years ago'', being arrested by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] in 2009's [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]]. Though it wasn't expressly stated at the time, we all generally presumed he'd been taken to [[Garrus-9]]; early plot concepts for ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' placed him there, but he didn't appear in the finished series, and the sacking of the prison left his status a mystery until now. It's still not explicitly stated, but the fact that we know ''[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]]'' was taken to Garrus-9 after being arrested alongside him, only to subsequently disappear from the prison under unknown circumstances, and then be found by the Scavengers in that aforementioned Grand Architect ship from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #7... all combines to suggest that Scorponok's escape was connected to Grimlock's.
	* The Magnificence was a plot device from the early days of IDW's comics, during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure. Introduced in 2006's ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]'', it is an incredibly powerful, mysterious object that can answer literally any question posed to it. Like Scorponok, its fate has been a mystery for many years, after [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] used it in its second and until-now final appearance in 2008's ''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''.		* The Magnificence was a plot device from the early days of IDW's comics, during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure. Introduced in 2006's ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]'', it is an incredibly powerful, mysterious object that can answer literally any question posed to it. Like Scorponok, its fate has been a mystery for many years, after [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] used it in its second and until-now final appearance in 2008's ''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''.