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Ookalf: /* Quotes */

2024-01-01T06:03:29Z

Quotes

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	"Well, that's just prime!"		"Well, that's just prime!"
	:-'''Rodimus''', stealing the catchphrase of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]].		:—'''Rodimus''', stealing the catchphrase of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]].

	==Notes==		==Notes==

MegaSolus at 16:43, 21 March 2023

2023-03-21T16:43:49Z

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	[[File:Rodimusprimerequestdenied.jpg\|thumb\|275px]]		[[File:Rodimusprimerequestdenied.jpg\|thumb\|275px]]
	*When Bludgeon demands death, Rodimus responds with a grim "Request granted." This echoes back to one of his more famous scenes in the Marvel UK series (pictured), from [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|issue #114]], when he slew a Decepticon begging for mercy with a roar of "Request denied!"		*When Bludgeon demands death, Rodimus responds with a grim "Request granted." This echoes back to one of his more famous scenes in the Marvel UK series (pictured), from [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|issue #114]], when he slew [[Ferak\|a Decepticon]] begging for mercy with a roar of "Request denied!"
	*Grimlock instructs the demons to "munch metal", one of his more famous quotes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.		*Grimlock instructs the demons to "munch metal", one of his more famous quotes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

Saix: clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

2023-01-20T18:11:06Z

clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Blitz engines autobots destiny.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.8]]		[[File:Blitz engines autobots destiny.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.8]]
	[[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] is a battlefield: [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Monstructor (G1)\|Monstructor]] grapple, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] engage in a sonic duel, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] leads the charge against the army of [[Blitz Engine]]s, and the airborne [[Autobot]]s unleash their combined firepower against the [[Warworld]]. [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] permits the [[Decepticon]]s to join the fighting themselves, but surprises them by electing to remain on the Warworld, secretly aware that the [[~~Wrecker~~]]s have managed to land a ship on the giant craft's surface and have penetrated its hull.		[[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] is a battlefield: [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Monstructor (G1)\|Monstructor]] grapple, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] engage in a sonic duel, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] leads the charge against the army of [[Blitz Engine]]s, and the airborne [[Autobot]]s unleash their combined firepower against the [[Warworld]]. [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] permits the [[Decepticon]]s to join the fighting themselves, but surprises them by electing to remain on the Warworld, secretly aware that the [[Wreckers]] have managed to land a ship on the giant craft's surface and have penetrated its hull.

	In the [[Primus]] chamber, deep within Cybertron, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] awakens, free of possession by Primus and needing to be brought up to date by his [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]]. As they attempt to talk, the [[demon]]s come spilling into the chamber, and a furious Grimlock, his eyes glowing with the power of Primus, transforms to dinosaur mode. The roar he unleashes takes the fight right out of the creatures and sends them into genuflections. The Dinobots proceed to head back to the surface, and the demons loyally follow their new master, prompting [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Slag]] to recall [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]]'s plan to reintegrate the Cybertronian race, and Grimlock to speculate that this is all part of some grand plan...		In the [[Primus]] chamber, deep within Cybertron, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] awakens, free of possession by Primus and needing to be brought up to date by his [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]]. As they attempt to talk, the [[demon]]s come spilling into the chamber, and a furious Grimlock, his eyes glowing with the power of Primus, transforms to dinosaur mode. The roar he unleashes takes the fight right out of the creatures and sends them into genuflections. The Dinobots proceed to head back to the surface, and the demons loyally follow their new master, prompting [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Slag]] to recall [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]]'s plan to reintegrate the Cybertronian race, and Grimlock to speculate that this is all part of some grand plan...
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	*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).		*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).
	*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].		*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].
	**Star Saber himself would later make a full appearance in the Marvel G1 continuity via the prequel miniseries, [[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\| Secrets ~~and~~ Lies]].		**Star Saber himself would later make a full appearance in the Marvel G1 continuity via the prequel miniseries, ''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\|Secrets & Lies]]''.
	*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"		*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"

ACozeyDunt: /* Continuity notes */

2022-09-12T17:08:19Z

Continuity notes

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	*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).		*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).
	*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].		*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].
	**Star Saber himself would later make a full appearance in the prequel miniseries, [[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\| Secrets and Lies]].		**Star Saber himself would later make a full appearance in the Marvel G1 continuity via the prequel miniseries, [[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\| Secrets and Lies]].
	*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"		*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"

ACozeyDunt: /Little bit of continuity between RG1 and TF'84/

2022-09-12T16:52:51Z

Little bit of continuity between RG1 and TF'84

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	*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).		*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).
	*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].		*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].
			**Star Saber himself would later make a full appearance in the prequel miniseries, [[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\| Secrets and Lies]].
	*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"		*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"

Saix: /* Continuity notes */clean up, replaced: Star Saber (Victory) → Star Saber (G1)

2021-09-19T23:41:19Z

Continuity notes: clean up, replaced: Star Saber (Victory) → Star Saber (G1)

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	*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.		*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.
	*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).		*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).
	*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (~~Victory~~)\|Star Saber]].		*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].
	*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"		*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"

Escargon: /* Real-life references */

2021-07-18T16:05:51Z

Real-life references

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	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===
			*When Roadbuster's right arm is chopped off by Bludgeon, it continues to fire as it hits the ground, homaging the fate of Dillon in 1987's ''{{w\|Predator (film)\|Predator}}''.
	*Grimlock quips that he "never look gift dinohippus in mouth". The ''{{w\|Dinohippus}}'' was a kind of prehistoric horse; see, 'cause he's, like, a ''dinosaur'', so he talks about prehistoric equivalent of [[wiktionary:don't look a gift horse in the mouth\|looking a gift horse in the mouth]].		*Grimlock quips that he "never look gift dinohippus in mouth". The ''{{w\|Dinohippus}}'' was a kind of prehistoric horse; see, 'cause he's, like, a ''dinosaur'', so he talks about prehistoric equivalent of [[wiktionary:don't look a gift horse in the mouth\|looking a gift horse in the mouth]].
	*When Blaster unleashes the sonic blast that fells Soundwave, he strikes an {{w\|air guitar}} pose. The sound effect that accompanies this, "Keraaaannng!", is of course an onomatopoeic rendering of an electric guitar power chord, but is also likely a reference to UK rock music magazine ''{{w\|Kerrang!}}''.		*When Blaster unleashes the sonic blast that fells Soundwave, he strikes an {{w\|air guitar}} pose. The sound effect that accompanies this, "Keraaaannng!", is of course an onomatopoeic rendering of an electric guitar power chord, but is also likely a reference to UK rock music magazine ''{{w\|Kerrang!}}''.

Saix: /* Continuity notes */clean up, replaced: Nursery → Nursery

2019-10-07T19:36:48Z

Continuity notes: clean up, replaced: Nursery → Nursery

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	*Snarl's popped back up after being oddly absent from [[Destiny, Part Four\|issue #94]]; guess he was just off-panel for the whole thing!		*Snarl's popped back up after being oddly absent from [[Destiny, Part Four\|issue #94]]; guess he was just off-panel for the whole thing!
	*We saw Bludgeon's vision of his own death in [[Destiny, Part Three\|issue #93]]. That seemed to imply he had died on the battlefield, but that's not quite how things unfold here.		*We saw Bludgeon's vision of his own death in [[Destiny, Part Three\|issue #93]]. That seemed to imply he had died on the battlefield, but that's not quite how things unfold here.
	*Blaster, in defeating Soundwave, notes that "The flip-side to hyper-senses [is] hyper-pain". This was, of course, the nucleon-derived affliction Blaster himself suffered from during his time in the [[Nursery]], as seen in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|#86]].		*Blaster, in defeating Soundwave, notes that "The flip-side to hyper-senses [is] hyper-pain". This was, of course, the nucleon-derived affliction Blaster himself suffered from during his time in the [[Nursery (Cybertron)\|Nursery]], as seen in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|#86]].
	*Tailgate makes his first appearance in Marvel U.S. G1 continuity, but is only shown for one panel, getting blasted by Needlenose. However, his toy was used as a model for [[Wipe-Out]], who appeared waaaay back in issue [[King of the Hill!\|#27]].		*Tailgate makes his first appearance in Marvel U.S. G1 continuity, but is only shown for one panel, getting blasted by Needlenose. However, his toy was used as a model for [[Wipe-Out]], who appeared waaaay back in issue [[King of the Hill!\|#27]].
	*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.		*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.

Saix: /* Continuity notes */clean up, replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity

2019-06-05T18:21:44Z

Continuity notes: clean up, replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity

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	*Blaster, in defeating Soundwave, notes that "The flip-side to hyper-senses [is] hyper-pain". This was, of course, the nucleon-derived affliction Blaster himself suffered from during his time in the [[Nursery]], as seen in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|#86]].		*Blaster, in defeating Soundwave, notes that "The flip-side to hyper-senses [is] hyper-pain". This was, of course, the nucleon-derived affliction Blaster himself suffered from during his time in the [[Nursery]], as seen in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|#86]].
	*Tailgate makes his first appearance in Marvel U.S. G1 continuity, but is only shown for one panel, getting blasted by Needlenose. However, his toy was used as a model for [[Wipe-Out]], who appeared waaaay back in issue [[King of the Hill!\|#27]].		*Tailgate makes his first appearance in Marvel U.S. G1 continuity, but is only shown for one panel, getting blasted by Needlenose. However, his toy was used as a model for [[Wipe-Out]], who appeared waaaay back in issue [[King of the Hill!\|#27]].
	*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.		*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.
	*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).		*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).
	*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (Victory)\|Star Saber]].		*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (Victory)\|Star Saber]].

NexusShard17 at 16:32, 29 October 2018

2018-10-29T16:32:38Z

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	*[[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]] (28)		*[[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]] (28)
	*[[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] (29)		*[[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] (29)
	*[[Rack'n'Ruin\|Rack 'n' Ruin]] (30)		*[[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)\|Rack 'n' Ruin]] (30)
	*[[Sandstorm (G1)\|Sandstorm]] (31)		*[[Sandstorm (G1)\|Sandstorm]] (31)
	*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] (32)		*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] (32)

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Blitz engines autobots destiny.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.8]]		[[File:Blitz engines autobots destiny.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.8]]
	[[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] is a battlefield: [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Monstructor (G1)\|Monstructor]] grapple, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] engage in a sonic duel, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] leads the charge against the army of [[Blitz Engine]]s, and the airborne [[Autobot]]s unleash their combined firepower against the [[Warworld]]. [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] permits the [[Decepticon]]s to join the fighting themselves, but surprises them by electing to remain on the Warworld, secretly aware that the [[~~Wrecker~~]]s have managed to land a ship on the giant craft's surface and have penetrated its hull.		[[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] is a battlefield: [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Monstructor (G1)\|Monstructor]] grapple, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] engage in a sonic duel, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] leads the charge against the army of [[Blitz Engine]]s, and the airborne [[Autobot]]s unleash their combined firepower against the [[Warworld]]. [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] permits the [[Decepticon]]s to join the fighting themselves, but surprises them by electing to remain on the Warworld, secretly aware that the [[Wreckers]] have managed to land a ship on the giant craft's surface and have penetrated its hull.

	In the [[Primus]] chamber, deep within Cybertron, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] awakens, free of possession by Primus and needing to be brought up to date by his [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]]. As they attempt to talk, the [[demon]]s come spilling into the chamber, and a furious Grimlock, his eyes glowing with the power of Primus, transforms to dinosaur mode. The roar he unleashes takes the fight right out of the creatures and sends them into genuflections. The Dinobots proceed to head back to the surface, and the demons loyally follow their new master, prompting [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Slag]] to recall [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]]'s plan to reintegrate the Cybertronian race, and Grimlock to speculate that this is all part of some grand plan...		In the [[Primus]] chamber, deep within Cybertron, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] awakens, free of possession by Primus and needing to be brought up to date by his [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]]. As they attempt to talk, the [[demon]]s come spilling into the chamber, and a furious Grimlock, his eyes glowing with the power of Primus, transforms to dinosaur mode. The roar he unleashes takes the fight right out of the creatures and sends them into genuflections. The Dinobots proceed to head back to the surface, and the demons loyally follow their new master, prompting [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Slag]] to recall [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]]'s plan to reintegrate the Cybertronian race, and Grimlock to speculate that this is all part of some grand plan...
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	*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).		*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).
	*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].		*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (G1)\|Star Saber]].
	**Star Saber himself would later make a full appearance in the Marvel G1 continuity via the prequel miniseries, [[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\| Secrets ~~and~~ Lies]].		**Star Saber himself would later make a full appearance in the Marvel G1 continuity via the prequel miniseries, ''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies\|Secrets & Lies]]''.
	*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"		*Magnus squeezes two [[Furmanism]]s into one speech balloon as he declares the demons are "[[Furmanism#FIGHT AND DIE\|fighting and dying]] for Cybertron! [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS?\|Can '''we''' do less?]]"

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	*Snarl's popped back up after being oddly absent from [[Destiny, Part Four\|issue #94]]; guess he was just off-panel for the whole thing!		*Snarl's popped back up after being oddly absent from [[Destiny, Part Four\|issue #94]]; guess he was just off-panel for the whole thing!
	*We saw Bludgeon's vision of his own death in [[Destiny, Part Three\|issue #93]]. That seemed to imply he had died on the battlefield, but that's not quite how things unfold here.		*We saw Bludgeon's vision of his own death in [[Destiny, Part Three\|issue #93]]. That seemed to imply he had died on the battlefield, but that's not quite how things unfold here.
	*Blaster, in defeating Soundwave, notes that "The flip-side to hyper-senses [is] hyper-pain". This was, of course, the nucleon-derived affliction Blaster himself suffered from during his time in the [[Nursery]], as seen in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|#86]].		*Blaster, in defeating Soundwave, notes that "The flip-side to hyper-senses [is] hyper-pain". This was, of course, the nucleon-derived affliction Blaster himself suffered from during his time in the [[Nursery (Cybertron)\|Nursery]], as seen in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|#86]].
	*Tailgate makes his first appearance in Marvel U.S. G1 continuity, but is only shown for one panel, getting blasted by Needlenose. However, his toy was used as a model for [[Wipe-Out]], who appeared waaaay back in issue [[King of the Hill!\|#27]].		*Tailgate makes his first appearance in Marvel U.S. G1 continuity, but is only shown for one panel, getting blasted by Needlenose. However, his toy was used as a model for [[Wipe-Out]], who appeared waaaay back in issue [[King of the Hill!\|#27]].
	*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.		*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.

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	*Blaster, in defeating Soundwave, notes that "The flip-side to hyper-senses [is] hyper-pain". This was, of course, the nucleon-derived affliction Blaster himself suffered from during his time in the [[Nursery]], as seen in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|#86]].		*Blaster, in defeating Soundwave, notes that "The flip-side to hyper-senses [is] hyper-pain". This was, of course, the nucleon-derived affliction Blaster himself suffered from during his time in the [[Nursery]], as seen in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|#86]].
	*Tailgate makes his first appearance in Marvel U.S. G1 continuity, but is only shown for one panel, getting blasted by Needlenose. However, his toy was used as a model for [[Wipe-Out]], who appeared waaaay back in issue [[King of the Hill!\|#27]].		*Tailgate makes his first appearance in Marvel U.S. G1 continuity, but is only shown for one panel, getting blasted by Needlenose. However, his toy was used as a model for [[Wipe-Out]], who appeared waaaay back in issue [[King of the Hill!\|#27]].
	*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.		*Let's be straight-up, here: Blaster and Soundwave never had any kind of rivalry in the Marvel comics. Their grudge match here, along with Omega's throwdown with Monstructor, feels a lot more like Simon Furman tying off stories he started over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]—specifically, in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', respectively—that he never got to bring to a conclusion before his time on those books ended. However, Soundwave's attempt to assassinate Blaster in [[Destiny, Part Two\|issue #92]] certainly supplies a score to be settled, while Monstructor may well be the only Decepticon combiner left after the zombie Predacons, Terrorcons, and Seacons were vaporized in [[Natural Selection, Part One\|issue #86]]. The Constructicons (and thus, Devastator) last put an appearance in in [[Totaled!\|issue #41]], but were never seen again in the original Marvel Comics run, nor Regeneration One.
	*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).		*The more detailed rendering we get of the partially-reconstructed Thunderwing lets us see his inner robot within his [[Pretender]] shell, something that never appeared in the Marvel US comics (but did put in a brief appearance in the UK series).
	*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (Victory)\|Star Saber]].		*On page 12, Monstructor clobbers Omega with a statue of [[Star Saber (Victory)\|Star Saber]].

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