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Saix: /* Featured characters */clean up, replaced: Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Fortress Maximus (G1), Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Scorponok (G1)

2024-03-02T01:43:08Z

Featured characters: clean up, replaced: Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Fortress Maximus (G1), Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Scorponok (G1)

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	*''[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Slag]]'' (43)		*''[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Slag]]'' (43)
	*''[[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]]'' (44)		*''[[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]]'' (44)
	*''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Fortress Maximus]]'' (47)		*''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'' (47)
	*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]]'' (48)		*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]]'' (48)
	*''[[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]]'' (49)		*''[[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]]'' (49)
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	*''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]]'' (41)		*''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]]'' (41)
	*''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (45)		*''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (45)
	*''[[Scorponok (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Scorponok]]'' (46)		*''[[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]]'' (46)
	*[[Flywheels]] (51)		*[[Flywheels]] (51)
	*''[[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'' (52)		*''[[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'' (52)

Saix: clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers (2), typos fixed: present day → present-day

2023-01-20T18:05:31Z

clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers (2), typos fixed: present day → present-day

Cyberlink420 at 23:21, 4 November 2021

2021-11-04T23:21:21Z

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	*A generic (24)		*A generic (24)
	*[[Wingspan]] (25)		*[[Wingspan]] (25)
	*[[~~Vanquish (G1)\|~~Vanquish]] (26)		*[[Vanquish]] (26)
	*[[Half-Track (G1)\|Half-Track]] (27)		*[[Half-Track (G1)\|Half-Track]] (27)
	*[[~~Direct-Hit (G1)\|~~Direct-Hit]] (28)		*[[Direct-Hit]] (28)
	*[[Meltdown (G1)\|Meltdown]] (29)		*[[Meltdown (G1)\|Meltdown]] (29)
	{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}		{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
	*[[~~Fireshot (G1)\|~~Fireshot]] (30)		*[[Fireshot]] (30)
	*''[[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]]'' (31)		*''[[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]]'' (31)
	*''[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]]'' (32)		*''[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]]'' (32)
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	*Twenty-one years have passed both in the real world and in-story between the publication of this issue and [[End of the Road! (US)\|issue #80]] of the original series.		*Twenty-one years have passed both in the real world and in-story between the publication of this issue and [[End of the Road! (US)\|issue #80]] of the original series.
	*The Cybertronian who delivers the line quoted above is carrying on a conversation via a [[communicube]].		*The Cybertronian who delivers the line quoted above is carrying on a conversation via a [[communicube]].
	*This issue marks the first fictional appearance of the [[Micromaster]] [[Battle Squad]], though they are not Micromasters in this continuity. In the panel in which they are introduced there is a Decepticon who is obscured by Soundwave standing in front of him, but by a process of elimination, it's probably [[~~Power Punch (G1)\|~~Power Punch]].		*This issue marks the first fictional appearance of the [[Micromaster]] [[Battle Squad]], though they are not Micromasters in this continuity. In the panel in which they are introduced there is a Decepticon who is obscured by Soundwave standing in front of him, but by a process of elimination, it's probably [[Power Punch]].
	*This is the first appearance of Ultra Magnus and the first mention of the [[Wrecker]]s in the US continuity (having all previously been in the UK continuity).		*This is the first appearance of Ultra Magnus and the first mention of the [[Wrecker]]s in the US continuity (having all previously been in the UK continuity).
	*One of the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)\|Clones]] appears with Soundwave's troops at Fort Scyk. Although they are usually depicted as being identical, [[Natural Selection, Part Four\|issue #89]] will reveal some visual differences between them, allowing us to chalk this up as an appearance by Wingspan.		*One of the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)\|Clones]] appears with Soundwave's troops at Fort Scyk. Although they are usually depicted as being identical, [[Natural Selection, Part Four\|issue #89]] will reveal some visual differences between them, allowing us to chalk this up as an appearance by Wingspan.

Sabrblade: /* External links */

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External links

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	*Commentary from Simon Furman:		*Commentary from Simon Furman:
	**[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/countdown-to-regeneration-one-81-day-1/ Pages 1–3]		**[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/countdown-to-regeneration-one-81-day-1/ Pages 1–3]
	**[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/countdown-to-regeneration-one-81-2/ Pages ~~5–7~~]		**[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/countdown-to-regeneration-one-81-2/ Pages 4–7]
	**[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/countdown-to-regeneration-one-81-day-3/ Pages 8–11]		**[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/countdown-to-regeneration-one-81-day-3/ Pages 8–11]
	**[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/countdown-to-regeneration-one-81-day-4/ Pages 12–16]		**[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/countdown-to-regeneration-one-81-day-4/ Pages 12–16]

	[[Category:Regeneration One issues]]		[[Category:Regeneration One issues]]

NexusShard17 at 15:53, 7 November 2020

2020-11-07T15:53:10Z

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	*''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'' (12)		*''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'' (12)
	*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] (15)		*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] (15)
	*[[Battletrap]] (18)		*[[Battletrap (G1)\|Battletrap]] (18)
	*[[Ruckus (G1)\|Ruckus]] (19)		*[[Ruckus (G1)\|Ruckus]] (19)
	*[[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] (20)		*[[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] (20)

PurrElise: /* Quotes */

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Quotes

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	"Oh yeah! We got 'em! Got 'em ''real'' good. That was just so ... mmmm-''messy''"<br>		"Oh yeah! We got 'em! Got 'em ''real'' good. That was just so ... mmmm-''messy''."<br>
	"Ruckus, you blowhard - be quiet!"		"Ruckus, you blowhard - be quiet!"
	:—'''Ruckus''' gets told off by '''Spinister'''		:—'''Ruckus''' gets told off by '''Spinister'''

PurrElise: /* Quotes */

2018-03-14T18:54:16Z

Quotes

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	"Oh yeah! We got 'em! Got 'em ''real'' good. That was just so ... mmmm-''messy''"<br>		"Oh yeah! We got 'em! Got 'em ''real'' good. That was just so ... mmmm-''messy''"<br>
	"Ruckus, you blowhard - be quiet!"		"Ruckus, you blowhard - be quiet!"
	:-'''Ruckus''' gets told off by '''Spinister'''		:—'''Ruckus''' gets told off by '''Spinister'''


	"Witness! The beginning ... of ''the end!''"		"Witness! The beginning ... of ''the end!''"
	:~~-Furmanised~~ Narration		:—Furmanised Narration

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Emvee at 08:51, 16 July 2017

2017-07-16T08:51:54Z

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	Twenty-one years have passed since Cybertron's restoration. The world is at peace, populated by Autobots and Decepticons alike, and is presided over by the Last Autobot, perpetually standing sentinel atop a tower in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. But history has a habit of repeating itself, and once again, malcontents rally under the mantra of "Peace through tyranny", as [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] gathers several Decepticons at [[Fort Scyk]] and inspires them to retake for themselves the destiny Megatron had always envisioned.		Twenty-one years have passed since Cybertron's restoration. The world is at peace, populated by Autobots and Decepticons alike, and is presided over by the Last Autobot, perpetually standing sentinel atop a tower in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. But history has a habit of repeating itself, and once again, malcontents rally under the mantra of "Peace through tyranny", as [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] gathers several Decepticons at [[Fort Scyk]] and inspires them to retake for themselves the destiny Megatron had always envisioned.

	Catching wind of this dissident activity, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] travel to [[Nova Point]], where a brooding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has sequestered himself to mentor [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]], and petition their leader for permission to send the [[Wrecker]]s in to stop the uprising before it begins. Believing that such an action would only galvanize support for the Decepticons, Prime forbids it, brusquely dismissing both Kup and Magnus, and their concerns that the threat is real.		Catching wind of this dissident activity, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] travel to [[Nova Point]], where a brooding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has sequestered himself to mentor [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]], and petition their leader for permission to send the [[Wrecker]]s in to stop the uprising before it begins. Believing that such an action would only galvanize support for the Decepticons, Prime forbids it, brusquely dismissing both Kup and Magnus, and their concerns that the threat is real.

	Unfortunately, Prime could not be more wrong. Soundwave leads a Decepticon strike team to [[Kalis]] in a raid on the [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], killing the Autobots manning the facility and hijacking control of one of Cybertron's orbital defense satellites. Normally used to destroy asteroids, Soundwave redirects the satellite to face the planet, and fires upon Iacon and the Last Autobot!		Unfortunately, Prime could not be more wrong. Soundwave leads a Decepticon strike team to [[Kalis]] in a raid on the [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], killing the Autobots manning the facility and hijacking control of one of Cybertron's orbital defense satellites. Normally used to destroy asteroids, Soundwave redirects the satellite to face the planet, and fires upon Iacon and the Last Autobot!

TBR: /* Notes */ Not...errors?

2017-06-04T20:32:31Z

Notes: Not...errors?

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Artwork and technical errors===		===Artwork and technical errors===
	*While the sections of the story set in the present day draw and colour characters with their more "standard" recognizable designs, flashbacks do their best to accurately represent the characters as they appeared in the Marvel Comics series by replicating the color layouts and limited palette of the comic at the time. The most prominent example is Soundwave, who is coloured purple in the flashbacks, as he was in the comics, but appears in his more familiar blue in present day scenes. Flashbacks depict Megatron with a black helmet, and use various shades of blue to represent black, while in the present day, Kup is actually teal, instead of the various blues the original comics required him to be. By contrast, though, Hot Rod is still using his Marvel color layout even in the present day, though he's a much lighter magenta, as opposed to his Marvel purple.
	*In his first flashback appearance, Megatron is even drawn to the specifications of his [[:File:Earlymegatron.jpg\|early character model]], with a different head design and a hand-held [[fusion cannon]], which was how he appeared in the first few issues of the Marvel series.
	*On page one, Dreadwind and Darkwing flying over [[Gardens of Eternal Peace and Harmony Macrobiotic Restaurant]] on [[Nebulos]] are colored to instead be [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive]] and [[Slingshot (G1)\|Slingshot]] flying over the [[space bridge]] pipe-drill seen in "[[Aerialbots over America!]]". This was corrected in the trade paperback.		*On page one, Dreadwind and Darkwing flying over [[Gardens of Eternal Peace and Harmony Macrobiotic Restaurant]] on [[Nebulos]] are colored to instead be [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive]] and [[Slingshot (G1)\|Slingshot]] flying over the [[space bridge]] pipe-drill seen in "[[Aerialbots over America!]]". This was corrected in the trade paperback.
	*[[Galvatron II]] does not have a Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest. This was corrected in the trade paperback.		*[[Galvatron II]] does not have a Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest. This was corrected in the trade paperback.
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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
			*While the sections of the story set in the present day draw and colour characters with their more "standard" recognizable designs, flashbacks do their best to accurately represent the characters as they appeared in the Marvel Comics series by replicating the color layouts and limited palette of the comic at the time. The most prominent example is Soundwave, who is coloured purple in the flashbacks, as he was in the comics, but appears in his more familiar blue in present day scenes. Flashbacks depict Megatron with a black helmet, and use various shades of blue to represent black, while in the present day, Kup is actually teal, instead of the various blues the original comics required him to be. By contrast, though, Hot Rod is still using his Marvel color layout even in the present day, though he's a much lighter magenta, as opposed to his Marvel purple.
			*In his first flashback appearance, Megatron is even drawn to the specifications of his [[:File:Earlymegatron.jpg\|early character model]], with a different head design and a hand-held [[fusion cannon]], which was how he appeared in the first few issues of the Marvel series.
	*This issue was released as part of [[Free Comic Book Day]] 2012.		*This issue was released as part of [[Free Comic Book Day]] 2012.
	*The inside front cover contains an introduction from author Simon Furman, explaining the premise of the series for new readers.		*The inside front cover contains an introduction from author Simon Furman, explaining the premise of the series for new readers.

Emvee at 17:30, 15 February 2017

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

	From the realm of [[Zero Space]], at the end of existence where all of time and space has collapsed into a perfect singularity, the history of the [[Transformer]]s is examined, from the battle between [[Primus]] and [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]], to the birth of the first Cybertronians and the outbreak of the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] civil war... from the arrival of their war on [[Earth]], through the rise of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], and the creation of [[combiner]]s and [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]], to the devastation of the [[Underbase Saga]]... from [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] and the tainting of the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]] through the return of Unicron and his herald [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]], to the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]]... and to Prime's resurrection at the hands of the [[Last Autobot]], who then restores [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to glory once again!		From the realm of [[Zero Space]], at the end of existence where all of time and space has collapsed into a perfect singularity, the history of the [[Transformer]]s is examined, from the battle between [[Primus]] and [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]], to the birth of the first Cybertronians and the outbreak of the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] civil war... from the arrival of their war on [[Earth]], through the rise of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], and the creation of [[combiner]]s and [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]], to the devastation of the [[Underbase Saga]]... from [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] and the tainting of the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]] through the return of Unicron and his herald [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]], to the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]]... and to Prime's resurrection at the hands of the [[Last Autobot]], who then restores [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to glory once again!

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	*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (35)		*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (35)
	*[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Kup]] (36)		*[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Kup]] (36)
	*[[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] (37)		*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] (37)
	*''[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]]'' (38)		*''[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]]'' (38)
	*''[[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]]'' (39)		*''[[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]]'' (39)
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	*''[[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]]'' (49)		*''[[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]]'' (49)
	*''[[Bluestreak (G1)\|Bluestreak]]'' (50)		*''[[Bluestreak (G1)\|Bluestreak]]'' (50)
	*''[[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]]'' (53)		*''[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]]'' (53)
	\|c2=		\|c2=
	{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"		{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
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	*''[[Demon]]'' (9)		*''[[Demon]]'' (9)
	*''[[Primus]]'' (13)		*''[[Primus]]'' (13)
	*''[[Unicron]]'' (14)		*''[[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]'' (14)
	}}		}}

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	*''[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Slag]]'' (43)		*''[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Slag]]'' (43)
	*''[[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]]'' (44)		*''[[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]]'' (44)
	*''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Fortress Maximus]]'' (47)		*''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'' (47)
	*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]]'' (48)		*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Cliffjumper]]'' (48)
	*''[[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]]'' (49)		*''[[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]]'' (49)
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	*''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]]'' (41)		*''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]]'' (41)
	*''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (45)		*''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (45)
	*''[[Scorponok (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Scorponok]]'' (46)		*''[[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]]'' (46)
	*[[Flywheels]] (51)		*[[Flywheels]] (51)
	*''[[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'' (52)		*''[[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'' (52)

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	*''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'' (12)		*''[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'' (12)
	*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] (15)		*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] (15)
	*[[Battletrap]] (18)		*[[Battletrap (G1)\|Battletrap]] (18)
	*[[Ruckus (G1)\|Ruckus]] (19)		*[[Ruckus (G1)\|Ruckus]] (19)
	*[[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] (20)		*[[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] (20)

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	Twenty-one years have passed since Cybertron's restoration. The world is at peace, populated by Autobots and Decepticons alike, and is presided over by the Last Autobot, perpetually standing sentinel atop a tower in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. But history has a habit of repeating itself, and once again, malcontents rally under the mantra of "Peace through tyranny", as [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] gathers several Decepticons at [[Fort Scyk]] and inspires them to retake for themselves the destiny Megatron had always envisioned.		Twenty-one years have passed since Cybertron's restoration. The world is at peace, populated by Autobots and Decepticons alike, and is presided over by the Last Autobot, perpetually standing sentinel atop a tower in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. But history has a habit of repeating itself, and once again, malcontents rally under the mantra of "Peace through tyranny", as [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] gathers several Decepticons at [[Fort Scyk]] and inspires them to retake for themselves the destiny Megatron had always envisioned.

	Catching wind of this dissident activity, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] travel to [[Nova Point]], where a brooding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has sequestered himself to mentor [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]], and petition their leader for permission to send the [[~~Wrecker~~]]s in to stop the uprising before it begins. Believing that such an action would only galvanize support for the Decepticons, Prime forbids it, brusquely dismissing both Kup and Magnus, and their concerns that the threat is real.		Catching wind of this dissident activity, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] travel to [[Nova Point]], where a brooding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has sequestered himself to mentor [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]], and petition their leader for permission to send the [[Wreckers]] in to stop the uprising before it begins. Believing that such an action would only galvanize support for the Decepticons, Prime forbids it, brusquely dismissing both Kup and Magnus, and their concerns that the threat is real.

	Unfortunately, Prime could not be more wrong. Soundwave leads a Decepticon strike team to [[Kalis]] in a raid on the [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], killing the Autobots manning the facility and hijacking control of one of Cybertron's orbital defense satellites. Normally used to destroy asteroids, Soundwave redirects the satellite to face the planet, and fires upon Iacon and the Last Autobot!		Unfortunately, Prime could not be more wrong. Soundwave leads a Decepticon strike team to [[Kalis]] in a raid on the [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], killing the Autobots manning the facility and hijacking control of one of Cybertron's orbital defense satellites. Normally used to destroy asteroids, Soundwave redirects the satellite to face the planet, and fires upon Iacon and the Last Autobot!
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	*The Cybertronian who delivers the line quoted above is carrying on a conversation via a [[communicube]].		*The Cybertronian who delivers the line quoted above is carrying on a conversation via a [[communicube]].
	*This issue marks the first fictional appearance of the [[Micromaster]] [[Battle Squad]], though they are not Micromasters in this continuity. In the panel in which they are introduced there is a Decepticon who is obscured by Soundwave standing in front of him, but by a process of elimination, it's probably [[Power Punch]].		*This issue marks the first fictional appearance of the [[Micromaster]] [[Battle Squad]], though they are not Micromasters in this continuity. In the panel in which they are introduced there is a Decepticon who is obscured by Soundwave standing in front of him, but by a process of elimination, it's probably [[Power Punch]].
	*This is the first appearance of Ultra Magnus and the first mention of the [[~~Wrecker~~]]s in the US continuity (having all previously been in the UK continuity).		*This is the first appearance of Ultra Magnus and the first mention of the [[Wreckers]] in the US continuity (having all previously been in the UK continuity).
	*One of the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)\|Clones]] appears with Soundwave's troops at Fort Scyk. Although they are usually depicted as being identical, [[Natural Selection, Part Four\|issue #89]] will reveal some visual differences between them, allowing us to chalk this up as an appearance by Wingspan.		*One of the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)\|Clones]] appears with Soundwave's troops at Fort Scyk. Although they are usually depicted as being identical, [[Natural Selection, Part Four\|issue #89]] will reveal some visual differences between them, allowing us to chalk this up as an appearance by Wingspan.

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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	*While the sections of the story set in the present day draw and colour characters with their more "standard" recognizable designs, flashbacks do their best to accurately represent the characters as they appeared in the Marvel Comics series by replicating the color layouts and limited palette of the comic at the time. The most prominent example is Soundwave, who is coloured purple in the flashbacks, as he was in the comics, but appears in his more familiar blue in present day scenes. Flashbacks depict Megatron with a black helmet, and use various shades of blue to represent black, while in the present day, Kup is actually teal, instead of the various blues the original comics required him to be. By contrast, though, Hot Rod is still using his Marvel color layout even in the present day, though he's a much lighter magenta, as opposed to his Marvel purple.		*While the sections of the story set in the present day draw and colour characters with their more "standard" recognizable designs, flashbacks do their best to accurately represent the characters as they appeared in the Marvel Comics series by replicating the color layouts and limited palette of the comic at the time. The most prominent example is Soundwave, who is coloured purple in the flashbacks, as he was in the comics, but appears in his more familiar blue in present-day scenes. Flashbacks depict Megatron with a black helmet, and use various shades of blue to represent black, while in the present day, Kup is actually teal, instead of the various blues the original comics required him to be. By contrast, though, Hot Rod is still using his Marvel color layout even in the present day, though he's a much lighter magenta, as opposed to his Marvel purple.
	*In his first flashback appearance, Megatron is even drawn to the specifications of his [[:File:Earlymegatron.jpg\|early character model]], with a different head design and a hand-held [[fusion cannon]], which was how he appeared in the first few issues of the Marvel series.		*In his first flashback appearance, Megatron is even drawn to the specifications of his [[:File:Earlymegatron.jpg\|early character model]], with a different head design and a hand-held [[fusion cannon]], which was how he appeared in the first few issues of the Marvel series.
	*This issue was released as part of [[Free Comic Book Day]] 2012.		*This issue was released as part of [[Free Comic Book Day]] 2012.