Domitius Major - Revision history

AzimuthAcolyte: Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

2026-04-01T04:25:05Z

Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Domitius Major's original [[beast mode]] goes unseen on panel, but his beast body was designed to transform into some sort of sauropod dinosaur.<ref>{{citesocial\|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322104903/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/10074-idw-transformers-hearts-of-steel-issue-01/page-2?p=266183\|quote=About Optimus, [...] to be more precise he would be a sort of Brachiosaurus (or Ultrasaurus, or Sismasaurus... you decide) anyway a sauropod.\|name=Guido Guidi\|year=2006\|month=08\|day=15\|site=The Allspark\|title=IDW Transformers: Hearts Of Steel Issue 01}}</ref>		* Domitius Major's original [[beast mode]] goes unseen on panel, but his beast body was designed to transform into some sort of sauropod dinosaur.<ref>{{citesocial\|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322104903/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/10074-idw-transformers-hearts-of-steel-issue-01/page-2?p=266183\|quote=About Optimus, [...] to be more precise he would be a sort of Brachiosaurus (or Ultrasaurus, or Sismasaurus... you decide) anyway a sauropod.\|name=Guido Guidi\|year=2006\|month=08\|day=15\|site=The Allspark\|title=IDW Transformers: Hearts Of Steel Issue 01}}</ref>
	* Domitius's original body is based on [[Big Convoy]]'s design, with the split dinosaur neck taking the place of the mammoth tusks.		* Domitius's original body is based on [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]]'s design, with the split dinosaur neck taking the place of the mammoth tusks.

	==References==		==References==

FigureGunplaFan: /* Generations Comic Edition */

2025-05-21T15:55:07Z

Generations Comic Edition

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	: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition\|Timelines Comic Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s unused design for the character in ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', which would later make its first on-panel appearance in ''[[Infestation 2]]''. Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a steam locomotive of original design, and comes packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition\|Starscream]].		: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition\|Timelines Comic Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s unused design for the character in ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', which would later make its first on-panel appearance in ''[[Infestation 2]]''. Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a steam locomotive of original design, and comes packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition\|Starscream]].

	~~{{comingsoontoy}}~~

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Locoman at 12:50, 8 February 2025

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 Following his fusion with [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]], Centurion would mourn both Domitius and [[Smarts]] as friends that he had betrayed and lost. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}
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 ==Notes==

Saix: Hearts of Steel is almost 20 years old

2024-11-08T14:57:24Z

Hearts of Steel is almost 20 years old

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Domitius's original [[beast mode]] goes unseen on-panel, but ~~according to artist [[Guido Guidi]]~~ his beast body was designed to transform into some sort of sauropod dinosaur.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/10074-idw-transformers-hearts-of-steel-issue-01/?p=266183\|)"...to be more precise he would be a sort of Brachiosaurus (or Ultrasaurus, or Sismasaurus ~~<nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>~~... you decide) anyway a sauropod."]</ref>		* Domitius Major's original [[beast mode]] goes unseen on panel, but his beast body was designed to transform into some sort of sauropod dinosaur.<ref>{{citesocial\|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322104903/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/10074-idw-transformers-hearts-of-steel-issue-01/page-2?p=266183\|quote=About Optimus, [...] to be more precise he would be a sort of Brachiosaurus (or Ultrasaurus, or Sismasaurus... you decide) anyway a sauropod.\|name=Guido Guidi\|year=2006\|month=08\|day=15\|site=The Allspark\|title=IDW Transformers: Hearts Of Steel Issue 01}}</ref>
	* Domitius's original body is based on [[Big Convoy]]'s design, with the split dinosaur neck taking the place of the mammoth tusks.		* Domitius's original body is based on [[Big Convoy]]'s design, with the split dinosaur neck taking the place of the mammoth tusks.

Saix: clean up, replaced: → (3), Action Man → Action Man

2024-07-26T23:24:10Z

clean up, replaced: → (3), Action Man → Action Man

Saix: Undo revision 1481337 by Oldmajor (talk)

2023-01-12T16:02:22Z

Undo revision 1481337 by Oldmajor (talk)

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	:''Domitius Major is a [[Maximal]]-turned-[[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Domitius Major is a [[Maximal]]-turned-[[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

Oldmajor at 15:30, 5 February 2021

2021-02-05T15:30:00Z

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	:''Domitius Major is a [[Maximal]]-turned-[[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Domitius Major is a [[Maximal]]-turned-[[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

Cyberlink420: Undo revision 1294296 by Gallade0475 (talk)

2019-05-15T14:40:35Z

Undo revision 1294296 by Gallade0475 (talk)

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	{{first\|[[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]}}		{{first\|[[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]}}

	[[File:OurFinest-TheTalisman.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px~~\|Well, that's just Prime!~~]]		[[File:OurFinest-TheTalisman.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px]]

	Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

Saix at 16:53, 3 May 2019

2019-05-03T16:53:31Z

Locoman: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

2019-04-03T17:40:29Z

2005 IDW continuity

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW continuity ~~(2005)~~===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	{{first\|[[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]}}		{{first\|[[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]}}

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	[[File:OurFinest-TheTalisman.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px~~\|Well, that's just Prime!~~]]		[[File:OurFinest-TheTalisman.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px]]

	Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

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	Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

	Twenty thousand years ago, Shockwave—acting on his knowledge of history, and seeking to advance his ultimate goal—decided that the Talisman would need to be moved to Earth for safekeeping, {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} and entrusted it to Domitius, who carried it offworld aboard the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Domitius and his crew were evidently kept in the dark about the true nature of their mission; by the time that they arrived over Earth after a ten-thousand year voyage, they were drawn to the planet by its supplies of [[Ore-13]], searching for [[energon]] to refuel their vessel. While preparing to land, their vessel accidentally received a transmission of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]... a transmission that belonged to the younger Shockwave, who had arrived on Earth to investigate the progress of his [[Regenesis]] project.		Twenty thousand years ago, Shockwave—acting on his knowledge of history, and seeking to advance his ultimate goal—decided that the Talisman would need to be moved to Earth for safekeeping, {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} and entrusted it to Domitius, who carried it offworld aboard the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Domitius and his crew were evidently kept in the dark about the true nature of their mission; by the time that they arrived over Earth after a ten-thousand year voyage, they were drawn to the planet by its supplies of [[Ore-13]], searching for [[energon]] to refuel their vessel. While preparing to land, their vessel accidentally received a transmission of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]... a transmission that belonged to the younger Shockwave, who had arrived on Earth to investigate the progress of his [[Regenesis]] project.

	[[File:StrangeVisitors-IceAgeWars.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Today, we are cancelling the apocalypse!]]		[[File:StrangeVisitors-IceAgeWars.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Today, we are cancelling the apocalypse!]]

	The ''Axalon'' crashed on a glacier in the land that would one day be [[Brasnya]]; though physically unharmed, the Talisman their vessel carried had scrambled the minds of their crew and left them with no trace of their memories. When Shockwave came to investigate their ship, [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]] had recovered, and his confusion over his lost identity inspired Shockwave to use the amnesiac Transformers in a twisted experiment of his own devising. By overwriting their missing memories with data from the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], the amoral scientist was able to convince the stranded explorers that they ''were'' the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s; Domitius himself came to believe that he was Optimus Prime. The two factions battled one another for a century in a series of simulated war games while Shockwave observed their tactics. When Shockwave left, the ''Axalon'' crew fought until they ran low on energy, and entered [[stasis lock]] underground. {{storylink\|Strange Visitors}}		The ''Axalon'' crashed on a glacier in the land that would one day be [[Brasnya]]; though physically unharmed, the Talisman their vessel carried had scrambled the minds of their crew and left them with no trace of their memories. When Shockwave came to investigate their ship, [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]] had recovered, and his confusion over his lost identity inspired Shockwave to use the amnesiac Transformers in a twisted experiment of his own devising. By overwriting their missing memories with data from the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], the amoral scientist was able to convince the stranded explorers that they ''were'' the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s; Domitius himself came to believe that he was Optimus Prime. The two factions battled one another for a century in a series of simulated war games while Shockwave observed their tactics. When Shockwave left, the ''Axalon'' crew fought until they ran low on energy, and entered [[stasis lock]] underground. {{storylink\|Strange Visitors}}

	In the 19th century, nearby [[human]] activity prompted a handful of Maximals to awaken, though "Optimus Prime" was not one of them. Several of the ersatz Autobots mulled over the possibility of reactivating their commander during the brief conflict between the "Autobots" and "Decepticons", though they ultimately decided against it. {{storylink\|Hearts of Steel issue 1\|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{Storylink\|Hearts of Steel issue 2\|Hearts of Steel #2}}		In the 19th century, nearby [[human]] activity prompted a handful of Maximals to awaken, though "Optimus Prime" was not one of them. Several of the ersatz Autobots mulled over the possibility of reactivating their commander during the brief conflict between the "Autobots" and "Decepticons", though they ultimately decided against it. {{storylink\|Hearts of Steel issue 1\|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{Storylink\|Hearts of Steel issue 2\|Hearts of Steel #2}}
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	By the end of [[World War II]], Centurion returned to the crash site of the ''Axalon'', where he discovered that the [[IRON Trooper]]s that the Talisman created had banded together to puppeteer Domitius's dead body like a suit. Centurion—by this time, the last surviving member of the ''Axalon'' crew—battled his old commander for the last time and eventually managed to tear his body apart. {{storylink\|Strange Visitors}} In the decades that followed, [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] recovered Domitius' body as part of his quest to unlock the secrets of the Talisman and relocated it to a [[Project Ice Man\|secure facility]] beneath the crater left by the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} {{storylink\|Strange Visitors}}		By the end of [[World War II]], Centurion returned to the crash site of the ''Axalon'', where he discovered that the [[IRON Trooper]]s that the Talisman created had banded together to puppeteer Domitius's dead body like a suit. Centurion—by this time, the last surviving member of the ''Axalon'' crew—battled his old commander for the last time and eventually managed to tear his body apart. {{storylink\|Strange Visitors}} In the decades that followed, [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] recovered Domitius' body as part of his quest to unlock the secrets of the Talisman and relocated it to a [[Project Ice Man\|secure facility]] beneath the crater left by the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} {{storylink\|Strange Visitors}}

	By studying Atomic Man's reverse-engineered cybernetics, Kreiger eventually discovered a way to command the IRON Troopers to once more animate Domitius's dead body. Alongside "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]", the "I.R.O.N. Cybertronians" were deployed to stop [[Action Man]] after he and his compatriots broke into the base. Action Man briefly tangled with them before he managed to flood a tunnel and wash them away. They recovered just in time to briefly battle [[Matt Trakker]] in the [[Thunderhawk]] before Atomic Man committed suicide, severing the link between himself and the IRON Troopers to permanently take them offline. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}		By studying Atomic Man's reverse-engineered cybernetics, Kreiger eventually discovered a way to command the IRON Troopers to once more animate Domitius's dead body. Alongside "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]", the "I.R.O.N. Cybertronians" were deployed to stop [[Ian Noble\|Action Man]] after he and his compatriots broke into the base. Action Man briefly tangled with them before he managed to flood a tunnel and wash them away. They recovered just in time to briefly battle [[Matt Trakker]] in the [[Thunderhawk]] before Atomic Man committed suicide, severing the link between himself and the IRON Troopers to permanently take them offline. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}

	Following his fusion with [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power]], Centurion would mourn both Domitius and [[Smarts]] as friends that he had betrayed and lost. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}		Following his fusion with [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power]], Centurion would mourn both Domitius and [[Smarts]] as friends that he had betrayed and lost. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Domitius's original [[beast mode]] goes unseen on-panel, but according to artist [[Guido Guidi]] his beast body was designed to transform into some sort of sauropod dinosaur.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/10074-idw-transformers-hearts-of-steel-issue-01/?p=266183\|)"...to be more precise he would be a sort of Brachiosaurus (or Ultrasaurus, or Sismasaurus <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>... you decide) anyway a sauropod."]</ref>		* Domitius's original [[beast mode]] goes unseen on-panel, but according to artist [[Guido Guidi]] his beast body was designed to transform into some sort of sauropod dinosaur.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/10074-idw-transformers-hearts-of-steel-issue-01/?p=266183\|)"...to be more precise he would be a sort of Brachiosaurus (or Ultrasaurus, or Sismasaurus <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>... you decide) anyway a sauropod."]</ref>
	* Domitius's original body is based on [[Big Convoy]]'s design, with the split dinosaur neck taking the place of the mammoth tusks.		* Domitius's original body is based on [[Big Convoy]]'s design, with the split dinosaur neck taking the place of the mammoth tusks.

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	:''Domitius Major is a [[Maximal]]-turned-[[Autobot]] from the [[IDW continuity ~~(2005)~~\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Domitius Major is a [[Maximal]]-turned-[[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[File:Strange Visitors - Domitius Major has the bridge.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|Warp factor four, Mr. Centurion—engage!]]		[[File:Strange Visitors - Domitius Major has the bridge.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|Warp factor four, Mr. Centurion—engage!]]

	A keen and capable commander, '''Domitius Major''' and his crew were boldly going where no beast-former had gone before until extenuating circumstances saw their [[Axalon (BW)\|vessel]] stranded on a [[Earth\|frigid alien planet]]. All memories of his past life gone, Domitius became '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW continuity ~~(2005)~~\|Optimus Prime]]''', adopting his namesake's trademark heroism and determination. Though clad in the trappings of someone else's life, "Optimus" remained a heroic force for good on [[Earth]] until his final passing.		A keen and capable commander, '''Domitius Major''' and his crew were boldly going where no beast-former had gone before until extenuating circumstances saw their [[Axalon (BW)\|vessel]] stranded on a [[Earth\|frigid alien planet]]. All memories of his past life gone, Domitius became '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]''', adopting his namesake's trademark heroism and determination. Though clad in the trappings of someone else's life, "Optimus" remained a heroic force for good on [[Earth]] until his final passing.

	He also punched out [[Elder God\|Cthulhu]].		He also punched out [[Elder God\|Cthulhu]].
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	[[File:OurFinest-TheTalisman.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|Well, that's just Prime!]]		[[File:OurFinest-TheTalisman.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|Well, that's just Prime!]]

	Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW continuity ~~(2005)~~\|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Ten million years ago, during the reign of the [[Thirteen]], Domitius Major was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]]": in reality, an alias assumed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his followers departed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good; as part of Onyx's innermost retinue, Domitius and the other Maximals accompanied Onyx when he set a course for the dead world of [[Antilla]]. There, Domitius and his comrades watched as Onyx uncovered the "[[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]]", the remains of an ancient superweapon and the device that would become an instrumental part of his future schemes. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

	Twenty thousand years ago, Shockwave—acting on his knowledge of history, and seeking to advance his ultimate goal—decided that the Talisman would need to be moved to Earth for safekeeping, {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} and entrusted it to Domitius, who carried it offworld aboard the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Domitius and his crew were evidently kept in the dark about the true nature of their mission; by the time that they arrived over Earth after a ten-thousand year voyage, they were drawn to the planet by its supplies of [[Ore-13]], searching for [[energon]] to refuel their vessel. While preparing to land, their vessel accidentally received a transmission of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW continuity ~~(2005)~~\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW continuity ~~(2005)~~\|Bumblebee]]... a transmission that belonged to the younger Shockwave, who had arrived on Earth to investigate the progress of his [[Regenesis]] project.		Twenty thousand years ago, Shockwave—acting on his knowledge of history, and seeking to advance his ultimate goal—decided that the Talisman would need to be moved to Earth for safekeeping, {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} and entrusted it to Domitius, who carried it offworld aboard the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Domitius and his crew were evidently kept in the dark about the true nature of their mission; by the time that they arrived over Earth after a ten-thousand year voyage, they were drawn to the planet by its supplies of [[Ore-13]], searching for [[energon]] to refuel their vessel. While preparing to land, their vessel accidentally received a transmission of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]... a transmission that belonged to the younger Shockwave, who had arrived on Earth to investigate the progress of his [[Regenesis]] project.

	[[File:StrangeVisitors-IceAgeWars.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Today, we are cancelling the apocalypse!]]		[[File:StrangeVisitors-IceAgeWars.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Today, we are cancelling the apocalypse!]]
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