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	"Can we not fight for '''ourselves?''' You want to be ~~our~~ threat '''and''' protector? You are huge living machines. Machines beyond all control. Fear breeds invention. You do know the galaxy is '''full''' of weapons designed to '''destroy''' Cybertronians, don't you? And I have '''four of them!'''"		"Can we not fight for '''ourselves?''' You want to be threat '''and''' protector? You are huge living machines. Machines beyond all control. Fear breeds invention. You do know the galaxy is '''full''' of weapons designed to '''destroy''' Cybertronians, don't you? And I have '''four of them!'''"
	:—'''Alien civilian'''		:—'''Alien civilian'''

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	"The blade in my hand. A clone swarm. Nothing has changed. Then, I fought against Exarchon's clone-drones. The ~~mindless~~ armies of a would-be tyrant. Now, I fight what? The endless armies of simple madness? The armies of deranged '''hunger'''? Nothing has changed."		"The blade in my hand. A clone swarm. Nothing has changed. Then, I fought against Exarchon's clone-drones. The endless armies of a mad would-be tyrant. Now, I fight what? The endless armies of simple madness? The armies of deranged '''hunger'''? Nothing has changed."
	:—'''Dai Atlas'''		:—'''Dai Atlas'''

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

2025-05-25T05:34:09Z

Alpha Trion (G1) -> Alpha Trion update

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	* [[Cityspeaker]]-turned-Insecticon stooge [[Skystalker (G1)\|Skystalker]] makes a brief appearance in their subterranean lair; although Skrapnel expressed an interest in eating him in [[Escape Part Four\|issue #3]], Bombshell told him that they'd be keeping him around for the time being.		* [[Cityspeaker]]-turned-Insecticon stooge [[Skystalker (G1)\|Skystalker]] makes a brief appearance in their subterranean lair; although Skrapnel expressed an interest in eating him in [[Escape Part Four\|issue #3]], Bombshell told him that they'd be keeping him around for the time being.
	* Nautica's final conversation with Road Rage mirrors her running internal monologue from [[Nautica: Home\|''Transformers'' #12]], where she noted that she didn't feel at home on Cybertron anymore and yearned to explore different cultures across the galaxy.		* Nautica's final conversation with Road Rage mirrors her running internal monologue from [[Nautica: Home\|''Transformers'' #12]], where she noted that she didn't feel at home on Cybertron anymore and yearned to explore different cultures across the galaxy.
	* [[~~Alpha Trion (G1)\|~~Alpha Trion]] had previously shown [[Ultra Magnus (G1)\|Ultra Magnus]] a hologram of the fourth and final Ark in ''[[Transformers: Galaxies\|Galaxies]]'' [[Storm Horizon Part 3\|#12]], though we didn't know its significance at the time.		* [[Alpha Trion]] had previously shown [[Ultra Magnus (G1)\|Ultra Magnus]] a hologram of the fourth and final Ark in ''[[Transformers: Galaxies\|Galaxies]]'' [[Storm Horizon Part 3\|#12]], though we didn't know its significance at the time.

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===

Usfmm at 07:01, 17 June 2023

2023-06-17T07:01:33Z

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	Doom has come for the citizens of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]]—as the ravenous horde of [[Insecticon clone]]s overrun the Autobot refugee camp, panicked organics flee for their lives as the [[Autobot]]s struggle to keep the swarm at bay. As [[Road Rage (G1)\|Road Rage]] rescues [[Nautica (G1)\|Nautica]] from an abandoned transport, [[Hound (G1)\|Hound]] and his team struggle to hold the line. [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] and [[Gears (G1)\|Gears]] do what they can to escort the organics to safety, but the Insecticons have numbers on their side, dogpiling [[Powerflash]] and drowning him in a tide of their own bodies. As the swarm forces the Autobots back towards the gates of Darkmount, the titanic [[Leviathan (G1)\|Leviathan]] lumbers into action, crushing dozens of clones with every swing of her mighty fists, and even some of the more courageous organics use custom anti-Cybertronian technology to fight back.		Doom has come for the citizens of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]]—as the ravenous horde of [[Insecticon clone]]s overrun the Autobot refugee camp, panicked organics flee for their lives as the [[Autobot]]s struggle to keep the swarm at bay. As [[Road Rage (G1)\|Road Rage]] rescues [[Nautica (G1)\|Nautica]] from an abandoned transport, [[Hound (G1)\|Hound]] and his team struggle to hold the line. [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] and [[Gears (G1)\|Gears]] do what they can to escort the organics to safety, but the Insecticons have numbers on their side, dogpiling [[Powerflash]] and drowning him in a tide of their own bodies. As the swarm forces the Autobots back towards the gates of Darkmount, the titanic [[Leviathan (G1)\|Leviathan]] lumbers into action, crushing dozens of clones with every swing of her mighty fists, and even some of the more courageous organics use custom anti-Cybertronian technology to fight back.

	From the safety of Darkmount's central spire, [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxxus]] observes the chaos playing out. Cursing the Autobots for bringing chaos to his doorstep, the Senator orders his men to seal the gates. This move will assuredly doom the Autobots and their allies, but it will keep the Insecticons occupied and buy the people of Darkmount just enough time to sound the alarm, board the two operational [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]s, and evacuate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good.		From the safety of Darkmount's central spire, [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxxus]] observes the chaos playing out. Cursing the Autobots for bringing chaos to his doorstep, the Senator orders his men to seal the gates. This move will assuredly doom the Autobots and their allies, but it will keep the Insecticons occupied and buy the people of Darkmount just enough time to sound the alarm, board the two operational [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]s, and evacuate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good. Outside, [[Dai Atlas (G1)\|Dai Atlas]] battles his way through the swarm as he remembers the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]; as he once fetched up against endless waves of [[Skywarp drone]]s, he muses, so does he now fight ''another'' mindless clone army, the personification of mindless hunger in a new guise. A cry from Leviathan draws his attention, and the general turns in time to see the Insecticons overwhelm and topple the giant Cybertronian. As the clones swarm over her helpless body, Hound, [[Speeder]], and Dai Atlas try and keep the Insecticons at bay; it's Gears and Wheeljack who come to the rescue, wielding some overcharged alien technology that shorts out all of the nearby Insecticons but leaves Leviathan unharmed. Unfortunately, this maneuver required them to tap into their own [[energon]] reserves; without power, the pair promptly collapse where they stand.
	Outside, [[Dai Atlas (G1)\|Dai Atlas]] battles his way through the swarm as he remembers the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]; as he once fetched up against endless waves of [[Skywarp drone]]s, he muses, so does he now fight ''another'' mindless clone army, the personification of mindless hunger in a new guise. A cry from Leviathan draws his attention, and the general turns in time to see the Insecticons overwhelm and topple the giant Cybertronian. As the clones swarm over her helpless body, Hound, [[Speeder]], and Dai Atlas try and keep the Insecticons at bay; it's Gears and Wheeljack who come to the rescue, wielding some overcharged alien technology that shorts out all of the nearby Insecticons but leaves Leviathan unharmed. Unfortunately, this maneuver required them to tap into their own [[energon]] reserves; without power, the pair promptly collapse where they stand.

	The remaining clones converge on the city gates, where organics and their Cybertronian protectors find themselves pinned between the walls of Darkmount and the onrushing swarm. As Road Range pounds on the door, Nautica realizes that Straxxus has deliberately locked them out; when Hound sees the city's central spire unfurl into a launching bay, he realizes that Straxxus intends to launch the Arks ahead of schedule without them. As [[Cromar]] mourns over Powerflash's mangled corpse, Dai Atlas and Speeder arrive... with the rest of the swarm hot on their tail! Though Hound and Cromar team up to make their final stand, the swarm abruptly changes course and takes off into the air in pursuit of the Arks. Nautica is the first to put together what's happening: the Insecticons are drawn to [[energon]]... and now, the Arks in the sky represent the largest concentration of the substance in their immediate vicinity. Aboard the lead Ark, Straxxus demands a status report, and is horrified to learn that the Insecticons have intercepted and attacked their second ship—that vessel carries their energon harvester and all the necessary colonization and terraforming equipment. Straxxus shouts for them to do something, ''anything''... but as the Insecticons eat their way into the ship's inner workings, the entire vessel explodes! While the other Ark continues on its way, the remains of its sister ship and its unlucky passengers fall from the sky, a grim rain of ash and debris. The explosion might have taken out most of the Insecticons, but as the wounded stragglers buzz away, Speeder points out that their victory has come at a cost: they have only ''one'' working Ark now, which won't be enough to evacuate everyone.		The remaining clones converge on the city gates, where organics and their Cybertronian protectors find themselves pinned between the walls of Darkmount and the onrushing swarm. As Road Range pounds on the door, Nautica realizes that Straxxus has deliberately locked them out; when Hound sees the city's central spire unfurl into a launching bay, he realizes that Straxxus intends to launch the Arks ahead of schedule without them. As [[Cromar]] mourns over Powerflash's mangled corpse, Dai Atlas and Speeder arrive... with the rest of the swarm hot on their tail! Though Hound and Cromar team up to make their final stand, the swarm abruptly changes course and takes off into the air in pursuit of the Arks. Nautica is the first to put together what's happening: the Insecticons are drawn to [[energon]]... and now, the Arks in the sky represent the largest concentration of the substance in their immediate vicinity. Aboard the lead Ark, Straxxus demands a status report, and is horrified to learn that the Insecticons have intercepted and attacked their second ship—that vessel carries their energon harvester and all the necessary colonization and terraforming equipment. Straxxus shouts for them to do something, ''anything''... but as the Insecticons eat their way into the ship's inner workings, the entire vessel explodes! While the other Ark continues on its way, the remains of its sister ship and its unlucky passengers fall from the sky, a grim rain of ash and debris. The explosion might have taken out most of the Insecticons, but as the wounded stragglers buzz away, Speeder points out that their victory has come at a cost: they have only ''one'' working Ark now, which won't be enough to evacuate everyone.
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	* [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxxus]] (12)		* [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxxus]] (12)
	* ''[[Skywarp drone]]s'' (13)		* ''[[Skywarp drone]]s'' (13)

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	===Errors===		===Errors===
	* The one-panel flashback to the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] depicts Dai Atlas fighting a number of [[Skywarp drone]]s; while [[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I\|''Transformers'' #31]] showed all of the Skywarp drones wearing identical black-and-purple paintjobs based on their clone progenitor, this flashback shows them in a variety of colors, including green and red.		* The one-panel flashback to the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] depicts Dai Atlas fighting a number of [[Skywarp drone]]s; while [[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I\|''Transformers'' #31]] showed all of the Skywarp drones wearing identical black-and-purple paintjobs based on their clone progenitor, this flashback shows them in a variety of colors, including green and red.
	* On page eleven, Mudslinger is incorrectly colored grey.		* On page eleven, Mudslinger is incorrectly colored grey.
	* On the next page, Cromar is colored silver instead of black.		* On the next page, Cromar is colored silver instead of black.

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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	'''''Transformers Volume 4: Declaration of War''''' <small>([[~~August 10~~]], 2021 ''scheduled''*) ISBN 1684058066 / ISBN 978-1684058068</small>		* '''''Transformers Volume 4: Declaration of War''''' <small>([[January 19]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684058066 / ISBN 978-1684058068</small>
	**Hardcover.		** Collects [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|''Transformers'' (2019)]] issues [[War World: Prime\|#25]]–[[War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness\|30]], ''[[Transformers Valentine's Day Special]]'', and ''Escape'' issues #1–5.
	**Collects ''Transformers'' issues #~~25–30~~, ''[[Transformers Valentine's Day Special]]'', and ''~~[[Transformers: Escape\|~~Escape]]'' issues #~~1-5~~.		** Bonus material includes alternate covers.
	**Bonus material ~~currently unknown, most likely~~ alternate covers.		** Hardcover format.

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~image~~:TF-IDW-2019v4.jpg\|'''''Volume 4: Declaration of War'''''; cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]		File:TF-IDW-2019v4.jpg\|'''''Volume 4: Declaration of War''''' – cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Ookalf: /* Transformers references */

2022-03-03T01:57:53Z

Transformers references

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	* Hound wields Cromar's alternate mode as a man-portable artillery weapon—while this story beat is, of course, inspired by his recent [[Cromar#Generations\|Weaponizer toy]]; the specific way Cromar transforms takes some inspiration from [[Cog (G1)\|Cog]] and the other Weaponizers from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)\|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' television show, who all transformed into bulky weaponized "backpacks" that the other characters could carry around.		* Hound wields Cromar's alternate mode as a man-portable artillery weapon—while this story beat is, of course, inspired by his recent [[Cromar#Generations Selects\|Weaponizer toy]]; the specific way Cromar transforms takes some inspiration from [[Cog (G1)\|Cog]] and the other Weaponizers from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)\|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' television show, who all transformed into bulky weaponized "backpacks" that the other characters could carry around.
	* Dai Atlas's new role as the protector of the Cybertronian refugees seems inspired by his depiction in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Drift\|Drift]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]]'' comics, which showed him organizing the [[Exodus (event)\|Exodus]] from Cybertron before eventually leaving the planet himself with the other members of his reclusive [[Circle of Light]].		* Dai Atlas's new role as the protector of the Cybertronian refugees seems inspired by his depiction in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Drift\|Drift]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]]'' comics, which showed him organizing the [[Exodus (event)\|Exodus]] from Cybertron before eventually leaving the planet himself with the other members of his reclusive [[Circle of Light]].
	* The last Ark hadn't appeared on-panel until this point; unsurprisingly, this golden, wedge-shaped model is based on the ship that appeared in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], and will presumably become the method by which [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and his followers will someday use to leave the planet.		* The last Ark hadn't appeared on-panel until this point; unsurprisingly, this golden, wedge-shaped model is based on the ship that appeared in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], and will presumably become the method by which [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and his followers will someday use to leave the planet.

Cyberlink420 at 06:00, 11 February 2022

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	'''''Transformers Volume 4: Declaration of War''''' <small>([[August 10]], 2021 ''scheduled''*) ISBN 1684058066 / ISBN 978-1684058068</small>		'''''Transformers Volume 4: Declaration of War''''' <small>([[August 10]], 2021 ''scheduled''*) ISBN 1684058066 / ISBN 978-1684058068</small>
	**Hardcover.		**Hardcover.
	**Collects ''Transformers'' issues #25–30, ''Transformers Valentine's Day Special'', and ''[[Transformers: Escape\|Escape]]'' issues #1-5.		**Collects ''Transformers'' issues #25–30, ''[[Transformers Valentine's Day Special]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Escape\|Escape]]'' issues #1-5.
	**Bonus material currently unknown, most likely alternate covers.		**Bonus material currently unknown, most likely alternate covers.

Saix: /* External links */

2021-11-16T15:14:21Z

External links

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	* [https://majorspoilers.com/2021/07/06/preview-transformers-escape-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preview-transformers-escape-5 Preview]		* [https://majorspoilers.com/2021/07/06/preview-transformers-escape-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preview-transformers-escape-5 Preview]

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	[[Category:Escape issues]]		[[Category:Escape issues]]

Saix: clean up, replaced: Dai Atlas (Zone) → Dai Atlas (G1) (2)

2021-09-19T23:49:16Z

clean up, replaced: Dai Atlas (Zone) → Dai Atlas (G1) (2)

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	Doom has come for the citizens of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]]—as the ravenous horde of [[Insecticon clone]]s overrun the Autobot refugee camp, panicked organics flee for their lives as the [[Autobot]]s struggle to keep the swarm at bay. As [[Road Rage (G1)\|Road Rage]] rescues [[Nautica (G1)\|Nautica]] from an abandoned transport, [[Hound (G1)\|Hound]] and his team struggle to hold the line. [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] and [[Gears (G1)\|Gears]] do what they can to escort the organics to safety, but the Insecticons have numbers on their side, dogpiling [[Powerflash]] and drowning him in a tide of their own bodies. As the swarm forces the Autobots back towards the gates of Darkmount, the titanic [[Leviathan (G1)\|Leviathan]] lumbers into action, crushing dozens of clones with every swing of her mighty fists, and even some of the more courageous organics use custom anti-Cybertronian technology to fight back.		Doom has come for the citizens of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]]—as the ravenous horde of [[Insecticon clone]]s overrun the Autobot refugee camp, panicked organics flee for their lives as the [[Autobot]]s struggle to keep the swarm at bay. As [[Road Rage (G1)\|Road Rage]] rescues [[Nautica (G1)\|Nautica]] from an abandoned transport, [[Hound (G1)\|Hound]] and his team struggle to hold the line. [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] and [[Gears (G1)\|Gears]] do what they can to escort the organics to safety, but the Insecticons have numbers on their side, dogpiling [[Powerflash]] and drowning him in a tide of their own bodies. As the swarm forces the Autobots back towards the gates of Darkmount, the titanic [[Leviathan (G1)\|Leviathan]] lumbers into action, crushing dozens of clones with every swing of her mighty fists, and even some of the more courageous organics use custom anti-Cybertronian technology to fight back.

	From the safety of Darkmount's central spire, [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxxus]] observes the chaos playing out. Cursing the Autobots for bringing chaos to his doorstep, the Senator orders his men to seal the gates. This move will assuredly doom the Autobots and their allies, but it will keep the Insecticons occupied and buy the people of Darkmount just enough time to sound the alarm, board the two operational [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]s, and evacuate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good.		From the safety of Darkmount's central spire, [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxxus]] observes the chaos playing out. Cursing the Autobots for bringing chaos to his doorstep, the Senator orders his men to seal the gates. This move will assuredly doom the Autobots and their allies, but it will keep the Insecticons occupied and buy the people of Darkmount just enough time to sound the alarm, board the two operational [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]s, and evacuate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] for good.
	Outside, [[Dai Atlas (~~Zone~~)\|Dai Atlas]] battles his way through the swarm as he remembers the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]; as he once fetched up against endless waves of [[Skywarp drone]]s, he muses, so does he now fight ''another'' mindless clone army, the personification of mindless hunger in a new guise. A cry from Leviathan draws his attention, and the general turns in time to see the Insecticons overwhelm and topple the giant Cybertronian. As the clones swarm over her helpless body, Hound, [[Speeder]], and Dai Atlas try and keep the Insecticons at bay; it's Gears and Wheeljack who come to the rescue, wielding some overcharged alien technology that shorts out all of the nearby Insecticons but leaves Leviathan unharmed. Unfortunately, this maneuver required them to tap into their own [[energon]] reserves; without power, the pair promptly collapse where they stand.		Outside, [[Dai Atlas (G1)\|Dai Atlas]] battles his way through the swarm as he remembers the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]; as he once fetched up against endless waves of [[Skywarp drone]]s, he muses, so does he now fight ''another'' mindless clone army, the personification of mindless hunger in a new guise. A cry from Leviathan draws his attention, and the general turns in time to see the Insecticons overwhelm and topple the giant Cybertronian. As the clones swarm over her helpless body, Hound, [[Speeder]], and Dai Atlas try and keep the Insecticons at bay; it's Gears and Wheeljack who come to the rescue, wielding some overcharged alien technology that shorts out all of the nearby Insecticons but leaves Leviathan unharmed. Unfortunately, this maneuver required them to tap into their own [[energon]] reserves; without power, the pair promptly collapse where they stand.

	The remaining clones converge on the city gates, where organics and their Cybertronian protectors find themselves pinned between the walls of Darkmount and the onrushing swarm. As Road Range pounds on the door, Nautica realizes that Straxxus has deliberately locked them out; when Hound sees the city's central spire unfurl into a launching bay, he realizes that Straxxus intends to launch the Arks ahead of schedule without them. As [[Cromar]] mourns over Powerflash's mangled corpse, Dai Atlas and Speeder arrive... with the rest of the swarm hot on their tail! Though Hound and Cromar team up to make their final stand, the swarm abruptly changes course and takes off into the air in pursuit of the Arks. Nautica is the first to put together what's happening: the Insecticons are drawn to [[energon]]... and now, the Arks in the sky represent the largest concentration of the substance in their immediate vicinity. Aboard the lead Ark, Straxxus demands a status report, and is horrified to learn that the Insecticons have intercepted and attacked their second ship—that vessel carries their energon harvester and all the necessary colonization and terraforming equipment. Straxxus shouts for them to do something, ''anything''... but as the Insecticons eat their way into the ship's inner workings, the entire vessel explodes! While the other Ark continues on its way, the remains of its sister ship and its unlucky passengers fall from the sky, a grim rain of ash and debris. The explosion might have taken out most of the Insecticons, but as the wounded stragglers buzz away, Speeder points out that their victory has come at a cost: they have only ''one'' working Ark now, which won't be enough to evacuate everyone.		The remaining clones converge on the city gates, where organics and their Cybertronian protectors find themselves pinned between the walls of Darkmount and the onrushing swarm. As Road Range pounds on the door, Nautica realizes that Straxxus has deliberately locked them out; when Hound sees the city's central spire unfurl into a launching bay, he realizes that Straxxus intends to launch the Arks ahead of schedule without them. As [[Cromar]] mourns over Powerflash's mangled corpse, Dai Atlas and Speeder arrive... with the rest of the swarm hot on their tail! Though Hound and Cromar team up to make their final stand, the swarm abruptly changes course and takes off into the air in pursuit of the Arks. Nautica is the first to put together what's happening: the Insecticons are drawn to [[energon]]... and now, the Arks in the sky represent the largest concentration of the substance in their immediate vicinity. Aboard the lead Ark, Straxxus demands a status report, and is horrified to learn that the Insecticons have intercepted and attacked their second ship—that vessel carries their energon harvester and all the necessary colonization and terraforming equipment. Straxxus shouts for them to do something, ''anything''... but as the Insecticons eat their way into the ship's inner workings, the entire vessel explodes! While the other Ark continues on its way, the remains of its sister ship and its unlucky passengers fall from the sky, a grim rain of ash and debris. The explosion might have taken out most of the Insecticons, but as the wounded stragglers buzz away, Speeder points out that their victory has come at a cost: they have only ''one'' working Ark now, which won't be enough to evacuate everyone.
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	* [[Insecticon clone]]s (2)		* [[Insecticon clone]]s (2)
	* [[Speeder]] (5)		* [[Speeder]] (5)
	* [[Dai Atlas (~~Zone~~)\|Dai Atlas]] (6)		* [[Dai Atlas (G1)\|Dai Atlas]] (6)
	* [[Leviathan (G1)\|Leviathan]] (8)		* [[Leviathan (G1)\|Leviathan]] (8)
	* [[Gears (G1)\|Gears]] (9)		* [[Gears (G1)\|Gears]] (9)
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	* The four-armed alien who makes a stand against the Insecticons belongs to a race that's previously appeared in both ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Five\| #5]] and [[Escape Part One\|''Escape'' #1]], though his species hasn't been named yet in the comic.		* The four-armed alien who makes a stand against the Insecticons belongs to a race that's previously appeared in both ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Five\|#5]] and [[Escape Part One\|''Escape'' #1]], though his species hasn't been named yet in the comic.
	* [[Cityspeaker]]-turned-Insecticon stooge [[Skystalker (G1)\|Skystalker]] makes a brief appearance in their subterranean lair; although Skrapnel expressed an interest in eating him in [[Escape Part Four\|issue #3]], Bombshell told him that they'd be keeping him around for the time being.		* [[Cityspeaker]]-turned-Insecticon stooge [[Skystalker (G1)\|Skystalker]] makes a brief appearance in their subterranean lair; although Skrapnel expressed an interest in eating him in [[Escape Part Four\|issue #3]], Bombshell told him that they'd be keeping him around for the time being.
	* Nautica's final conversation with Road Rage mirrors her running internal monologue from [[Nautica: Home\|''Transformers'' #12]], where she noted that she didn't feel at home on Cybertron anymore and yearned to explore different cultures across the galaxy.		* Nautica's final conversation with Road Rage mirrors her running internal monologue from [[Nautica: Home\|''Transformers'' #12]], where she noted that she didn't feel at home on Cybertron anymore and yearned to explore different cultures across the galaxy.
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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	* Originally solicited for May ~~12th~~, the final issue of the miniseries lands just short of two months late; coming just three weeks after the preceding issue pushes the series back onto a semi-reasonable schedule at the eleventh hour.		* Originally solicited for May 12, the final issue of the miniseries lands just short of two months late; coming just three weeks after the preceding issue pushes the series back onto a semi-reasonable schedule at the eleventh hour.

	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===
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	* [https://majorspoilers.com/2021/07/06/preview-transformers-escape-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preview-transformers-escape-5 Preview]		* [https://majorspoilers.com/2021/07/06/preview-transformers-escape-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preview-transformers-escape-5 Preview]

	[[Category: Escape issues]]		[[Category:Escape issues]]

EpsilonMagnus at 14:23, 14 July 2021

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	* Hound wields Cromar's alternate mode as a man-portable artillery weapon—while this story beat is, of course, inspired by his recent [[Cromar#Generations\|Weaponizer toy]]; the specific way Cromar transforms takes some inspiration from [[Cog (G1)\|Cog]] and the other Weaponizers from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)\|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' television show, who all transformed into bulky weaponized "backpacks" that the other characters could carry around.		* Hound wields Cromar's alternate mode as a man-portable artillery weapon—while this story beat is, of course, inspired by his recent [[Cromar#Generations\|Weaponizer toy]]; the specific way Cromar transforms takes some inspiration from [[Cog (G1)\|Cog]] and the other Weaponizers from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)\|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' television show, who all transformed into bulky weaponized "backpacks" that the other characters could carry around.
	* Dai Atlas's new role as the protector of the Cybertronian refugees seems inspired by his depiction in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Drift\|Drift]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]]'' comics, which showed him organizing the [[Exodus (event)\|Exodus]] from Cybertron before eventually leaving the planet himself with the other members of his reclusive [[Circle of Light]].		* Dai Atlas's new role as the protector of the Cybertronian refugees seems inspired by his depiction in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Drift\|Drift]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]]'' comics, which showed him organizing the [[Exodus (event)\|Exodus]] from Cybertron before eventually leaving the planet himself with the other members of his reclusive [[Circle of Light]].
	* The last Ark hadn't appeared on-panel until this point; unsurprisingly, this golden, wedge-shaped model is based on the ship that appeared in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], and will ~~inevitably~~ become the method by which [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and his followers will someday use to leave the planet.		* The last Ark hadn't appeared on-panel until this point; unsurprisingly, this golden, wedge-shaped model is based on the ship that appeared in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], and will presumably become the method by which [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and his followers will someday use to leave the planet.

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	The remaining clones converge on the city gates, where organics and their Cybertronian protectors find themselves pinned between the walls of Darkmount and the onrushing swarm. As Road Range pounds on the door, Nautica realizes that Straxxus has deliberately locked them out; when Hound sees the city's central spire unfurl into a launching bay, he realizes that Straxxus intends to launch the Arks ahead of schedule without them. As [[Cromar]] mourns over Powerflash's mangled corpse, Dai Atlas and Speeder arrive... with the rest of the swarm hot on their tail! Though Hound and Cromar team up to make their final stand, the swarm abruptly changes course and takes off into the air in pursuit of the Arks. Nautica is the first to put together what's happening: the Insecticons are drawn to [[energon]]... and now, the Arks in the sky represent the largest concentration of the substance in their immediate vicinity. Aboard the lead Ark, Straxxus demands a status report, and is horrified to learn that the Insecticons have intercepted and attacked their second ship—that vessel carries their energon harvester and all the necessary colonization and terraforming equipment. Straxxus shouts for them to do something, ''anything''... but as the Insecticons eat their way into the ship's inner workings, the entire vessel explodes! While the other Ark continues on its way, the remains of its sister ship and its unlucky passengers fall from the sky, a grim rain of ash and debris. The explosion might have taken out most of the Insecticons, but as the wounded stragglers buzz away, Speeder points out that their victory has come at a cost: they have only ''one'' working Ark now, which won't be enough to evacuate everyone.		The remaining clones converge on the city gates, where organics and their Cybertronian protectors find themselves pinned between the walls of Darkmount and the onrushing swarm. As Road Range pounds on the door, Nautica realizes that Straxxus has deliberately locked them out; when Hound sees the city's central spire unfurl into a launching bay, he realizes that Straxxus intends to launch the Arks ahead of schedule without them. As [[Cromar]] mourns over Powerflash's mangled corpse, Dai Atlas and Speeder arrive... with the rest of the swarm hot on their tail! Though Hound and Cromar team up to make their final stand, the swarm abruptly changes course and takes off into the air in pursuit of the Arks. Nautica is the first to put together what's happening: the Insecticons are drawn to [[energon]]... and now, the Arks in the sky represent the largest concentration of the substance in their immediate vicinity. Aboard the lead Ark, Straxxus demands a status report, and is horrified to learn that the Insecticons have intercepted and attacked their second ship—that vessel carries their energon harvester and all the necessary colonization and terraforming equipment. Straxxus shouts for them to do something, ''anything''... but as the Insecticons eat their way into the ship's inner workings, the entire vessel explodes! While the other Ark continues on its way, the remains of its sister ship and its unlucky passengers fall from the sky, a grim rain of ash and debris. The explosion might have taken out most of the Insecticons, but as the wounded stragglers buzz away, Speeder points out that their victory has come at a cost: they have only ''one'' working Ark now, which won't be enough to evacuate everyone.

	The Insecticon clones limp back to their base hidden in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]], where the original three [[Insecticon (G1)\|Insecticon]]s await. [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Skrapnel]] and [[Kickback (G1)\|Kickback]] point out that they've lost most of their soldiers, but [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]] has more ambitious plans. The clones were designed to eat and concentrate raw material into [[energon]]; ~~Bobmshell~~ and the others will devour these clones to produce the concentrated ultra-energon required to fuel their cloning machine. Bombshell gloats that this unchecked exponential growth will soon give them control over Cybertron, as the trio begin their grisly harvest...		The Insecticon clones limp back to their base hidden in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]], where the original three [[Insecticon (G1)\|Insecticon]]s await. [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Skrapnel]] and [[Kickback (G1)\|Kickback]] point out that they've lost most of their soldiers, but [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]] has more ambitious plans. The clones were designed to eat and concentrate raw material into [[energon]]; Bombshell and the others will devour these clones to produce the concentrated ultra-energon required to fuel their cloning machine. Bombshell gloats that this unchecked exponential growth will soon give them control over Cybertron, as the trio begin their grisly harvest...

	With Straxxus and his followers gone, Wheeljack and the other Autobots have taken control of Darkmount and unanimously agreed to donate the last working Ark to the [[A'ovan]]s and the other organics left homeless by the conflict. Though Dai Atlas will go with them to keep them safe, Hound muses that there might be no escape for the rest of his species—the only escape ''they'' have is to finish the war here and now before it can spread to other worlds. As the third Ark launches, Nautica and Road Rage watch the ship go; though Nautica yearns to go with them, she cannot deny that she too is a citizen of Cybertron, and has her own part to play in the impending conflict by helping the remaining organics on the planet. Besides, she muses, the Autobots still have ''one'' Ark left—it might be damaged, but someday, perhaps, its time will come...		With Straxxus and his followers gone, Wheeljack and the other Autobots have taken control of Darkmount and unanimously agreed to donate the last working Ark to the [[A'ovan]]s and the other organics left homeless by the conflict. Though Dai Atlas will go with them to keep them safe, Hound muses that there might be no escape for the rest of his species—the only escape ''they'' have is to finish the war here and now before it can spread to other worlds. As the third Ark launches, Nautica and Road Rage watch the ship go; though Nautica yearns to go with them, she cannot deny that she too is a citizen of Cybertron, and has her own part to play in the impending conflict by helping the remaining organics on the planet. Besides, she muses, the Autobots still have ''one'' Ark left—it might be damaged, but someday, perhaps, its time will come...

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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	"It's okay! I'm still here." <br>		"It's okay! I'm still here." <br>
	"I know you are, because '''I'm''' still here. And if '''you''' die, it'll only be because I'm '''already''' dead. <br>		"I know you are, because '''I'm''' still here. And if '''you''' die, it'll only be because I'm '''already''' dead." <br>
	"Normally I'd say you were being melodramatic. Not '''this''' time."		"Normally I'd say you were being melodramatic. Not '''this''' time."
	:—'''Nautica''' and '''Road Rage'''		:—'''Nautica''' and '''Road Rage'''