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2025-09-08T09:20:52Z

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AzimuthAcolyte: Alpha Trion (G1) -> Alpha Trion update

2025-05-25T05:19:48Z

Alpha Trion (G1) -> Alpha Trion update

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===

	* Rung has, of course, always been one of the central mysteries of ''More than Meets the Eye''/''Lost Light''. His true nature, now revealed at last, was seeded in his very first on-panel appearance way, way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]], when Senate cadets cruelly joked that he was some grand figure from Cybertronian myth, like "one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[~~Alpha Trion (G1)\|~~Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost spark brother?" How near they were, yet so far!		* Rung has, of course, always been one of the central mysteries of ''More than Meets the Eye''/''Lost Light''. His true nature, now revealed at last, was seeded in his very first on-panel appearance way, way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]], when Senate cadets cruelly joked that he was some grand figure from Cybertronian myth, like "one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost spark brother?" How near they were, yet so far!
	* While cackling over the idea of Rung being "God", Whirl remembers how he strangled him back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].		* While cackling over the idea of Rung being "God", Whirl remembers how he strangled him back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].
	* Rung's self-healing ability was also alluded to in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #2, in which Ratchet—while treating him for the ''first time in his life''—marveled at how he was "in amazing shape" (even specifically noting that Rung's energon conduits and sub-cutaneous circuitry had started repairing themselves). Examples of his preternatural durability referenced in this issue include recovering after having his head blown off (in [[Interiors\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]]) and being the only survivor of the crash of the ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'' (a story related in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]]).		* Rung's self-healing ability was also alluded to in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #2, in which Ratchet—while treating him for the ''first time in his life''—marveled at how he was "in amazing shape" (even specifically noting that Rung's energon conduits and sub-cutaneous circuitry had started repairing themselves). Examples of his preternatural durability referenced in this issue include recovering after having his head blown off (in [[Interiors\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]]) and being the only survivor of the crash of the ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'' (a story related in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]]).

Dark T Zeratul: /* Synopsis */

2024-12-01T10:35:27Z

Synopsis

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	Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.		Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.

	As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three ~~Matricies~~ like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' ~~Matrcies~~ into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything", and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.		As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matrices like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrices into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything", and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.

	The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!		The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!

Cyberlink420 at 17:07, 22 August 2023

2023-08-22T17:07:42Z

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	* Intentional or not, the above image of the Evil Primus ripping Cybertron in half bears a marked resemblance to Unicron doing the same in [[Road's End\|''Unicron'' #4]].		* Intentional or not, the above image of the Evil Primus ripping Cybertron in half bears a marked resemblance to Unicron doing the same in [[Road's End\|''Unicron'' #4]].
	* The format of Rung's serial number—"000000001"—implies that the population of Transformers is bound to a maximum of 999,999,999.		* The format of Rung's serial number—"000000001"—implies that the population of Transformers is bound to a maximum of 999,999,999.
	* The Functionist Universe's Ruckus makes a surprise debut among the AVL members in this issue. You can thank Jack Lawrence for this cameo as Lawrence has loved Ruckus since acquiring the toy in childhood.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JLawrence_Art/status/1219242262162563072 ~~Tweet by~~ Jack Lawrence (~~@JLawrence_Art~~)~~, 20 January 2020]~~</ref>		* The Functionist Universe's Ruckus makes a surprise debut among the AVL members in this issue. You can thank Jack Lawrence for this cameo as Lawrence has loved Ruckus since acquiring the toy in childhood.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Yep! As Lost Light was drawing to a close, it felt like I might never draw Transformers again so, desperate to have drawn my fave boy officially just ONCE, I asked @IDW_David_M and @jroberts332 if they minded Megatron bringing him back. They were both fine with it so he's there!\|link=https://twitter.com/JLawrence_Art/status/1219242262162563072\|name=Jack Lawrence\|site=Twitter\|year=2020\|month=01\|day=20\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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Usfmm at 05:53, 1 June 2023

2023-06-01T05:53:29Z

Show changes

Saix: clean up

2023-05-18T17:27:08Z

clean up

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	Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.		Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.

	As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything," and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.		As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything", and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.

	The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!		The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!
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	*Rung has, of course, always been one of the central mysteries of ''More than Meets the Eye''/''Lost Light''. His true nature, now revealed at last, was seeded in his very first on-panel appearance way, way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]], when Senate cadets cruelly joked that he was some grand figure from Cybertronian myth, like "one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[Alpha Trion (G1)\|Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost spark brother?" How near they were, yet so far!		*Rung has, of course, always been one of the central mysteries of ''More than Meets the Eye''/''Lost Light''. His true nature, now revealed at last, was seeded in his very first on-panel appearance way, way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]], when Senate cadets cruelly joked that he was some grand figure from Cybertronian myth, like "one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[Alpha Trion (G1)\|Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost spark brother?" How near they were, yet so far!
	*While cackling over the idea of Rung being "God," Whirl remembers how he strangled him back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].		*While cackling over the idea of Rung being "God", Whirl remembers how he strangled him back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].
	*Rung's self-healing ability was also alluded to in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #2, in which Ratchet—while treating him for the ''first time in his life''—marveled at how he was "in amazing shape" (even specifically noting that Rung's energon conduits and sub-cutaneous circuitry had started repairing themselves). Examples of his preternatural durability referenced in this issue include recovering after having his head blown off (in [[Interiors\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]]) and being the only survivor of the crash of the ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'' (a story related in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]]).		*Rung's self-healing ability was also alluded to in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #2, in which Ratchet—while treating him for the ''first time in his life''—marveled at how he was "in amazing shape" (even specifically noting that Rung's energon conduits and sub-cutaneous circuitry had started repairing themselves). Examples of his preternatural durability referenced in this issue include recovering after having his head blown off (in [[Interiors\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]]) and being the only survivor of the crash of the ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'' (a story related in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]]).
	*It was also in issue #48 that Sunder hacked his mind, which Rung here describes as a "mental jolt" that brought suspicions that there was something "abnormal" about him to the surface. Perhaps that's why, when leaving his last will and testament in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], he requested that his body be dismantled, so that his alternate mode was put totally out of use, "just in case."		*It was also in issue #48 that Sunder hacked his mind, which Rung here describes as a "mental jolt" that brought suspicions that there was something "abnormal" about him to the surface. Perhaps that's why, when leaving his last will and testament in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], he requested that his body be dismantled, so that his alternate mode was put totally out of use, "just in case".
	*Rung's "serial code" was first mentioned ''aaaalll'' the way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]].		*Rung's "serial code" was first mentioned ''aaaalll'' the way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]].
	[[File:LL-23-GuidingHandWar.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0\|right\|Only slightly less epic than the myth.]]		[[File:LL-23-GuidingHandWar.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0\|right\|Only slightly less epic than the myth.]]

Teletraan-X: Teletraan-X Text Replacement hot spot => hot spot

2021-02-15T21:22:49Z

Teletraan-X Text Replacement hot spot => hot spot

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	Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.		Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.

	As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything," and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.		As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything," and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.

	The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!		The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!

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	*'''''Transformers: Lost Light''''' Vol. 4 TPB <small>([[January 30]], [[2019]]) ISBN 1684054109 / ISBN 978-1684054107</small>		*'''''Transformers: Lost Light''''' Vol. 4 TPB <small>([[January 30]], [[2019]]) ISBN 1684054109 / ISBN 978-1684054107</small>
	:Contains issues #19 to #25.		:Contains ''Lost Light'' issues #19 to #25.
	:Bonus material CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.		:Bonus material CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.

			*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 87: Crucible''''' <small>([[July 29]], [[2020]])</small>
			:Contains ''Lost Light'' issues #19 to #24.
			:Bonus material includes the second half of ''[[Transformers: Historia]]'' (after ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''), including the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] profile, a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:LLvol4 TPBcvr.jpg\|'''Vol. 4''' cover by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]		File:LLvol4 TPBcvr.jpg\|'''Vol. 4''' cover by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
			File:DefinitiveG1Collection v87.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 87: Crucible''''' cover by [[Dreamwave Productions]], [[Casey Coller]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	'''The honest-to-Primus true history of the Guiding Hand and the earliest days of Cybertron is revealed at last as our heroes square up to save the universe.'''		'''The honest-to-Primus true history of the Guiding Hand and the earliest days of Cybertron is revealed at last as our heroes square up to save the universe.'''

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	[[File:LL-23-GuidingHandWar.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0\|right\|Only slightly less epic than the myth.]]		[[File:LL-23-GuidingHandWar.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0\|right\|Only slightly less epic than the myth.]]
	*The flashback of the Guiding Hand's battle against Adaptus is laid out almost identically to the depiction of the [[God War]] in [[The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War\|''Lost Light'' #17]], with their appearances shifted from the mythological designs to their actual bodies and Mortilus swapping places with Adaptus.		*The flashback of the Guiding Hand's battle against Adaptus is laid out almost identically to the depiction of the [[God War]] in [[The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War\|''Lost Light'' #17]], with their appearances shifted from the mythological designs to their actual bodies and Mortilus swapping places with Adaptus.
	*The "Higher Realms" were first mentioned in [[The Ties That Bind\|issue #14]], when it was noted that the Omega Guardians had ascended to them.		*The "Higher Realms" were first mentioned in [[The Ties That Bind (issue)\|issue #14]], when it was noted that the Omega Guardians had ascended to them.
	*In addition to explaining why everyone has always found Rung so forgettable—a running gag that also goes right back to ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1—Adaptus's electromagnetic weapon is credited with causing "the birth of [[information creep]]", the condition first named in [[Twenty Plus One\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #31]] that causes mechanical lifeforms to lose their memory data over time. This adds even more weight to Rung's original "promotional poster" released before ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, which stated he "wants to be remembered".		*In addition to explaining why everyone has always found Rung so forgettable—a running gag that also goes right back to ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1—Adaptus's electromagnetic weapon is credited with causing "the birth of [[information creep]]", the condition first named in [[Twenty Plus One\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #31]] that causes mechanical lifeforms to lose their memory data over time. This adds even more weight to Rung's original "promotional poster" released before ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, which stated he "wants to be remembered".
	*Adaptus is revealed to have been responsible for installing [[planetary engine]]s on Luna-1, explaining the presence of his coat-of-arms on the moon's surface, as seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]].		*Adaptus is revealed to have been responsible for installing [[planetary engine]]s on Luna-1, explaining the presence of his coat-of-arms on the moon's surface, as seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]].

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	Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.		Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.

	As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three ~~Matricies~~ like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' ~~Matrcies~~ into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything", and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.		As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matrices like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrices into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything", and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.

	The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!		The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!

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	Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.		Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.

	As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything," and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.		As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything", and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.

	The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!		The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!
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	*Rung has, of course, always been one of the central mysteries of ''More than Meets the Eye''/''Lost Light''. His true nature, now revealed at last, was seeded in his very first on-panel appearance way, way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]], when Senate cadets cruelly joked that he was some grand figure from Cybertronian myth, like "one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[Alpha Trion (G1)\|Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost spark brother?" How near they were, yet so far!		*Rung has, of course, always been one of the central mysteries of ''More than Meets the Eye''/''Lost Light''. His true nature, now revealed at last, was seeded in his very first on-panel appearance way, way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]], when Senate cadets cruelly joked that he was some grand figure from Cybertronian myth, like "one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[Alpha Trion (G1)\|Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost spark brother?" How near they were, yet so far!
	*While cackling over the idea of Rung being "God," Whirl remembers how he strangled him back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].		*While cackling over the idea of Rung being "God", Whirl remembers how he strangled him back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].
	*Rung's self-healing ability was also alluded to in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #2, in which Ratchet—while treating him for the ''first time in his life''—marveled at how he was "in amazing shape" (even specifically noting that Rung's energon conduits and sub-cutaneous circuitry had started repairing themselves). Examples of his preternatural durability referenced in this issue include recovering after having his head blown off (in [[Interiors\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]]) and being the only survivor of the crash of the ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'' (a story related in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]]).		*Rung's self-healing ability was also alluded to in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #2, in which Ratchet—while treating him for the ''first time in his life''—marveled at how he was "in amazing shape" (even specifically noting that Rung's energon conduits and sub-cutaneous circuitry had started repairing themselves). Examples of his preternatural durability referenced in this issue include recovering after having his head blown off (in [[Interiors\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]]) and being the only survivor of the crash of the ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'' (a story related in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]]).
	*It was also in issue #48 that Sunder hacked his mind, which Rung here describes as a "mental jolt" that brought suspicions that there was something "abnormal" about him to the surface. Perhaps that's why, when leaving his last will and testament in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], he requested that his body be dismantled, so that his alternate mode was put totally out of use, "just in case."		*It was also in issue #48 that Sunder hacked his mind, which Rung here describes as a "mental jolt" that brought suspicions that there was something "abnormal" about him to the surface. Perhaps that's why, when leaving his last will and testament in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], he requested that his body be dismantled, so that his alternate mode was put totally out of use, "just in case".
	*Rung's "serial code" was first mentioned ''aaaalll'' the way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]].		*Rung's "serial code" was first mentioned ''aaaalll'' the way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]].
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	Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.		Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the Worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)\|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The Magnificence—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module\|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will be trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.

	As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything," and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.		As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)\|hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)\|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from this realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything," and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.

	The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!		The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!

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	*The flashback of the Guiding Hand's battle against Adaptus is laid out almost identically to the depiction of the [[God War]] in [[The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War\|''Lost Light'' #17]], with their appearances shifted from the mythological designs to their actual bodies and Mortilus swapping places with Adaptus.		*The flashback of the Guiding Hand's battle against Adaptus is laid out almost identically to the depiction of the [[God War]] in [[The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War\|''Lost Light'' #17]], with their appearances shifted from the mythological designs to their actual bodies and Mortilus swapping places with Adaptus.
	*The "Higher Realms" were first mentioned in [[The Ties That Bind\|issue #14]], when it was noted that the Omega Guardians had ascended to them.		*The "Higher Realms" were first mentioned in [[The Ties That Bind (issue)\|issue #14]], when it was noted that the Omega Guardians had ascended to them.
	*In addition to explaining why everyone has always found Rung so forgettable—a running gag that also goes right back to ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1—Adaptus's electromagnetic weapon is credited with causing "the birth of [[information creep]]", the condition first named in [[Twenty Plus One\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #31]] that causes mechanical lifeforms to lose their memory data over time. This adds even more weight to Rung's original "promotional poster" released before ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, which stated he "wants to be remembered".		*In addition to explaining why everyone has always found Rung so forgettable—a running gag that also goes right back to ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1—Adaptus's electromagnetic weapon is credited with causing "the birth of [[information creep]]", the condition first named in [[Twenty Plus One\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #31]] that causes mechanical lifeforms to lose their memory data over time. This adds even more weight to Rung's original "promotional poster" released before ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, which stated he "wants to be remembered".
	*Adaptus is revealed to have been responsible for installing [[planetary engine]]s on Luna-1, explaining the presence of his coat-of-arms on the moon's surface, as seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]].		*Adaptus is revealed to have been responsible for installing [[planetary engine]]s on Luna-1, explaining the presence of his coat-of-arms on the moon's surface, as seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]].