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	* ''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime]]'' & ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers]]''		* ''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime]]'' & ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers]]''
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	==Buildup==		==Buildup==

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	* '''''Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike: Champions''''' <small>([[February 7]], 2018) ISBN 1684051231 / ISBN 978-1684051236</small>		* '''''Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike: Champions''''' <small>([[February 7]], 2018) ISBN 1684051231 / ISBN 978-1684051236</small>
	** Collects ''[[ROM (comic)\|ROM]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[Micronauts (franchise)\|Micronauts]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5\|G.I. Joe]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''~~{{i\|~~M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand}}'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, and ''Transformers'': ''First Strike'' #1.		** Collects ''[[ROM (comic)\|ROM]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[Micronauts (franchise)\|Micronauts]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5\|G.I. Joe]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, and ''Transformers'': ''First Strike'' #1.
	** Bonus material includes art from most covers.		** Bonus material includes art from most covers.
	** Trade paperback format.		** Trade paperback format.

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	==Buildup==		==Buildup==
	''First Strike'' follows on from 2016's ''[[Revolution]]'' event, which dealt with the fallout of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s decision to annex [[Earth]] into [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]'s [[Council of Worlds]] as a means to defend [[human]]kind from further extraterrestrial threats. In that series, G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] was apparently revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] imposter and slain by [[Rom]], the Space Knight. Meanwhile, IDW's ''[[Action Man (comic)\|Action Man]]'' ended on a cliffhanger, depicting human supervillain [[Doctor X]] working alongside fellow supervillains [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]] and the enigmatic [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]].		''First Strike'' follows on from 2016's ''[[Revolution]]'' event, which dealt with the fallout of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s decision to annex [[Earth]] into [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]'s [[Council of Worlds]] as a means to defend [[human]]kind from further extraterrestrial threats. In that series, G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] was apparently revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] imposter and slain by [[Rom]], the Space Knight. Meanwhile, IDW's ''[[Action Man (comic)\|Action Man]]'' ended on a cliffhanger, depicting human supervillain [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]] working alongside fellow supervillains [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]] and the enigmatic [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]].

	Spinning out of ''Revolution'' came ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' which featured a group of characters travelling across the world to discover the secrets of a mysterious [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]] and its connection to [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], a villainous character with a mysterious past. This storyline would plant most of the seeds for ''First Strike'': in addition to revealing what had happened to the ''real'' Joe Colton and his connection to Baron Ironblood, the series focused on Ironblood's growing [[Iron Ring]], including Kreiger's Transformer servant [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]]. The [[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|final issue]] of ''Revolutionaries'' ended with Ironblood unmasked to the world as Joe Colton; having secured the Talisman — the ultimate weapon against Cybertronian life — Colton and his supervillain team retreated to [[Kalistan]] to prepare for a genocidal assault on Cybertron in the name of human sovereignty.		Spinning out of ''Revolution'' came ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' which featured a group of characters travelling across the world to discover the secrets of a mysterious [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]] and its connection to [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], a villainous character with a mysterious past. This storyline would plant most of the seeds for ''First Strike'': in addition to revealing what had happened to the ''real'' Joe Colton and his connection to Baron Ironblood, the series focused on Ironblood's growing [[Iron Ring]], including Kreiger's Transformer servant [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]]. The [[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|final issue]] of ''Revolutionaries'' ended with Ironblood unmasked to the world as Joe Colton; having secured the Talisman — the ultimate weapon against Cybertronian life — Colton and his supervillain team retreated to [[Kalistan]] to prepare for a genocidal assault on Cybertron in the name of human sovereignty.

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	'''''First Strike''''' is a crossover miniseries by [[IDW Publishing]] that ran from August to October [[2017]], focusing on the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], and the rise of [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]] as a new threat to both. A sequel of sorts to ''[[Revolution]]'', this crossover begins "year 2" of the [[Hasbro Universe]] and serves as a soft relaunch for the line.		'''''First Strike''''' is a crossover miniseries by [[IDW Publishing]] that ran from August to October [[2017]], focusing on the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], and the rise of [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]] as a new threat to both. A sequel of sorts to ''[[Revolution]]'', this crossover begins "year 2" of the [[Hasbro Universe]] and serves as a soft relaunch for the line.

	Upon the conclusion of the miniseries, ''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5\|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand\|M.A.S.K.]]'' relaunched as ''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]''. Likewise, ''[[ROM (comic)\|ROM]]'' and ''[[Micronauts (comic)\|Micronauts]]'' ended and relaunched as ''[[Rom & ~~The~~ Micronauts]]''. The ''Transformers'' titles continued as before, with the exception of ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]]'', which at the choice of [[Mairghread Scott]] concluded with [[The Chosen One\|an annual]] rather than undergo its own soft reboot, with several characters from that comic going on to star in the ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' miniseries.		Upon the conclusion of the miniseries, ''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5\|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand\|M.A.S.K.]]'' relaunched as ''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]''. Likewise, ''[[ROM (comic)\|ROM]]'' and ''[[Micronauts (comic)\|Micronauts]]'' ended and relaunched as ''[[Rom & the Micronauts]]''. The ''Transformers'' titles continued as before, with the exception of ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]]'', which at the choice of [[Mairghread Scott]] concluded with [[The Chosen One\|an annual]] rather than undergo its own soft reboot, with several characters from that comic going on to star in the ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' miniseries.

	''First Strike'' would eventually be followed up by ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]''.		''First Strike'' would eventually be followed up by ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]''.

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	* '''''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]''''' <small> ([[May 2]], 2018) ISBN 1684052378 / ISBN 978-1684052370</small>		* '''''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]''''' <small> ([[May 2]], 2018) ISBN 1684052378 / ISBN 978-1684052370</small>
	** Collects Scarlett's Strike Force issues #~~1–3~~, ''G.I. Joe'': ''First Strike'' #1, and ''M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand'': ''First Strike'' #1.		** Collects Scarlett's Strike Force issues [[Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|#1]]–[[Scarlett's Strike Force issue 3\|3]], ''G.I. Joe'': ''First Strike'' #1, and ''M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand'': ''First Strike'' #1.
	** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.		** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
	** Trade paperback format.		** Trade paperback format.

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	* [[First Strike issue 6\|#6]]		* [[First Strike issue 6\|#6]]
	<br><div class="list-header">''[[The Origins of Evil]]''</div>		<br><div class="list-header">''[[The Origins of Evil]]''</div>
	* [[The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|#1]]		* [[The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|#1]]
	* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Two: A Game of Chess\|#2]]		* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Two: A Game of Chess\|#2]]
	* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem\|#3]]		* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem\|#3]]
	* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Four: Hitting the Big Time\|#4]]		* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Four: Hitting the Big Time\|#4]]
	* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine\|#5]]		* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine\|#5]]
	<br><div class="list-header">''First Strike'' one-shots</div>		<br><div class="list-header">''First Strike'' one-shots</div>
	* ''[[Micronauts: First Strike\|Micronauts]]'' & ''[[ROM: First Strike\|ROM]]''		* ''[[Micronauts: First Strike\|Micronauts]]'' & ''[[ROM: First Strike\|ROM]]''
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	==Collections==		==Collections==
	* '''''Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike''''' ~~TPB~~ <small>([[February 7]], [[2018]]) ISBN 1684051223 / ISBN 978-1684051229</small>		* '''''Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike''''' <small>([[February 7]], [[2018]]) ISBN 1684051223 / ISBN 978-1684051229</small>
	** Collects ~~the~~ ''First Strike'' ~~main series~~ issues ~~0{{n-}}6 including~~ ''The Origins of Evil'' and ''The Signal''.		** Collects ''First Strike'' issues #0–6, ''The Origins of Evil'' issues #1–5, and ''The Signal''.
	** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.		** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
			** Trade paperback format.

	* '''''Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike: Champions''''' ~~TPB~~ <small>([[February 7]], 2018) ISBN 1684051231 / ISBN 978-1684051236</small>		* '''''Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike: Champions''''' <small>([[February 7]], 2018) ISBN 1684051231 / ISBN 978-1684051236</small>
	** Collects ~~the individual~~ ''First Strike'' ~~one-shot issues~~: ''~~Rom, Micronauts~~, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K, Optimus Prime'' and ''Transformers''.		** Collects ''[[ROM (comic)\|ROM]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[Micronauts (franchise)\|Micronauts]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5\|G.I. Joe]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''{{i\|M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand}}'': ''First Strike'' #1, ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'': ''First Strike'' #1, and ''Transformers'': ''First Strike'' #1.
	** Bonus material includes ~~a cover gallery~~.		** Bonus material includes art from most covers.
			** Trade paperback format.

	* '''''Scarlett's Strike Force''''' ~~TPB~~ <small> ([[May 2]], 2018) ISBN 1684052378 / ISBN 978-1684052370</small>		* '''''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]''''' <small> ([[May 2]], 2018) ISBN 1684052378 / ISBN 978-1684052370</small>
	** Collects ~~issues #1 to #3 of ''[[~~Scarlett's Strike Force~~]]''~~, ~~as well as the~~ ''G.I. Joe'' and ''M.A.S.K.'' ''First Strike'' ~~one-shots~~.		** Collects Scarlett's Strike Force issues #1–3, ''G.I. Joe'': ''First Strike'' #1, and ''M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand'': ''First Strike'' #1.
	** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.		** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
			** Trade paperback format.

	* '''''Optimus Prime'' ~~Volume 3~~''' ~~TPB~~ <small>([[June 6]], 2018) ISBN 168405270X / ISBN 978-1684052707</small>		* '''''Optimus Prime Volume 3''''' <small>([[June 6]], 2018) ISBN 168405270X / ISBN 978-1684052707</small>
	** ~~Contains issues #11{{n-}}14 of the~~ ''Optimus Prime'' ~~series~~, ~~as well as the~~ ''First Strike'' ~~one-shots for~~ ''~~Optimus Prime~~'' ~~and~~ ''~~Transformers~~''.		** Collects ''Optimus Prime'' issues [[Primeless, Part 1\|#11]]–[[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)\|14]] & ''First Strike'' #1, and ''Transformers'': ''First Strike'' #1.
	** Bonus material includes ~~a cover gallery~~.		** Bonus material includes art from most covers.
			** Trade paperback format.

	* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 83: First Strike''''' <small>([[April 22]], [[2020]])</small>		* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 83: First Strike''''' <small>([[April 22]], [[2020]])</small>
	** ~~Hardcover collection of~~ ''First Strike'' #0–6, ~~and the~~ ''First Strike'' ~~one-shots for~~ ''~~Optimus Prime~~'' ~~and~~ ''~~Transformers~~''.		** Collects ''First Strike'' issues #0–6, ''Optimus Prime'': ''First Strike'' #1, and ''Transformers'': ''First Strike'' #1.
	** Bonus ~~content~~ includes a one-page "Prelude to...Unicron!" article, a cover gallery and an intro from [[Simon Furman]].		** Bonus material includes a one-page "Prelude to...Unicron!" article, a cover gallery and an intro from [[Simon Furman]].
			** Hardcover format.

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	File:SSF_TPBcvr.jpg\|'''''Scarlett's Strike Force''''' – cover art by [[Nelson Dániel]]		File:SSF_TPBcvr.jpg\|'''''Scarlett's Strike Force''''' – cover art by [[Nelson Dániel]]
	File:OP_V3_TPB.jpg\|'''''Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]		File:OP_V3_TPB.jpg\|'''''Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
	File:DefinitiveG1Collection v83.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 83: First Strike''''' – cover art by [[Dreamwave Productions]] (Onslaught) and [[Max Dunbar]] (retro)		File:DefinitiveG1Collection v83.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 83: First Strike''''' – cover art by [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] (Onslaught) and [[Max Dunbar]] (retro)
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	==Buildup==		==Buildup==
	''First Strike'' follows on from 2016's ''[[Revolution]]'' event, which dealt with the fallout of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s decision to annex [[Earth]] into [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]'s [[Council of Worlds]] as a means to defend [[human]]kind from further extraterrestrial threats. In that series, G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] was apparently revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] imposter and slain by [[Rom]], the Space Knight. Meanwhile, IDW's ''[[Action Man (comic)\|Action Man]]'' ended on a cliffhanger, depicting human ~~supervillian~~ [[Doctor X]] working alongside fellow supervillains [[Tempest (~~Cobra~~)\|Storm Shadow]] and the enigmatic [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]].		''First Strike'' follows on from 2016's ''[[Revolution]]'' event, which dealt with the fallout of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s decision to annex [[Earth]] into [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]'s [[Council of Worlds]] as a means to defend [[human]]kind from further extraterrestrial threats. In that series, G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] was apparently revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] imposter and slain by [[Rom]], the Space Knight. Meanwhile, IDW's ''[[Action Man (comic)\|Action Man]]'' ended on a cliffhanger, depicting human supervillain [[Doctor X]] working alongside fellow supervillains [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]] and the enigmatic [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]].

	Spinning out of ''Revolution'' came ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' which featured a group of characters travelling across the world to discover the secrets of a mysterious [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]] and its connection to [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], a villainous character with a mysterious past. This storyline would plant most of the seeds for ''First Strike'': in addition to revealing what had happened to the ''real'' Joe Colton and his connection to Baron Ironblood, the series focused on Ironblood's growing [[Iron Ring]], including Kreiger's Transformer servant [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]]. The [[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|final issue]] of ''Revolutionaries'' ended with Ironblood unmasked to the world as Joe Colton; having secured the Talisman — the ultimate weapon against Cybertronian life — Colton and his supervillain team retreated to [[Kalistan]] to prepare for a genocidal assault on Cybertron in the name of human sovereignty.		Spinning out of ''Revolution'' came ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' which featured a group of characters travelling across the world to discover the secrets of a mysterious [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]] and its connection to [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], a villainous character with a mysterious past. This storyline would plant most of the seeds for ''First Strike'': in addition to revealing what had happened to the ''real'' Joe Colton and his connection to Baron Ironblood, the series focused on Ironblood's growing [[Iron Ring]], including Kreiger's Transformer servant [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]]. The [[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|final issue]] of ''Revolutionaries'' ended with Ironblood unmasked to the world as Joe Colton; having secured the Talisman — the ultimate weapon against Cybertronian life — Colton and his supervillain team retreated to [[Kalistan]] to prepare for a genocidal assault on Cybertron in the name of human sovereignty.

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	'''''First Strike''''' is a crossover miniseries by [[IDW Publishing]] that ran from August to October [[2017]], focusing on the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], and the rise of [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]] as a new threat to both. A sequel of sorts to ''[[Revolution]]'', this crossover begins "year 2" of the [[Hasbro Universe]] and serves as a soft relaunch for the line.		'''''First Strike''''' is a crossover miniseries by [[IDW Publishing]] that ran from August to October [[2017]], focusing on the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], and the rise of [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]] as a new threat to both. A sequel of sorts to ''[[Revolution]]'', this crossover begins "year 2" of the [[Hasbro Universe]] and serves as a soft relaunch for the line.

	Upon the conclusion of the miniseries, ''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5\|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''~~{{i\|~~M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand\|M.A.S.K.}}'' relaunched as ''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]''. Likewise, ''~~{{i\|~~ROM (comic)\|ROM}}'' and ''~~{{i\|~~Micronauts (comic)\|Micronauts}}'' ended and relaunched as ''~~{{i\|~~Rom & The Micronauts}}''. The ''Transformers'' titles continued as before, with the exception of ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]]'', which at the choice of [[Mairghread Scott]] concluded with [[The Chosen One\|an annual]] rather than undergo its own soft reboot, with several characters from that comic going on to star in the ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' miniseries.		Upon the conclusion of the miniseries, ''[[G.I. Joe vol. 5\|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand\|M.A.S.K.]]'' relaunched as ''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]''. Likewise, ''[[ROM (comic)\|ROM]]'' and ''[[Micronauts (comic)\|Micronauts]]'' ended and relaunched as ''[[Rom & The Micronauts]]''. The ''Transformers'' titles continued as before, with the exception of ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]]'', which at the choice of [[Mairghread Scott]] concluded with [[The Chosen One\|an annual]] rather than undergo its own soft reboot, with several characters from that comic going on to star in the ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' miniseries.

	''First Strike'' would eventually be followed up by ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]''.		''First Strike'' would eventually be followed up by ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]''.
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	==Buildup==		==Buildup==
	''First Strike'' follows on from 2016's ''[[Revolution]]'' event, which dealt with the fallout of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s decision to annex [[Earth]] into [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]'s [[Council of Worlds]] as a means to defend [[human]]kind from further extraterrestrial threats. In that series, G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] was apparently revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] imposter and slain by [[Rom]], the Space Knight. Meanwhile, IDW's ''~~{{i\|~~Action Man (comic)\|Action Man}}'' ended on a cliffhanger, depicting human supervillian [[Doctor X]] working alongside fellow supervillains [[Tempest (Cobra)\|Storm Shadow]] and the enigmatic [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]].		''First Strike'' follows on from 2016's ''[[Revolution]]'' event, which dealt with the fallout of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s decision to annex [[Earth]] into [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]'s [[Council of Worlds]] as a means to defend [[human]]kind from further extraterrestrial threats. In that series, G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] was apparently revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] imposter and slain by [[Rom]], the Space Knight. Meanwhile, IDW's ''[[Action Man (comic)\|Action Man]]'' ended on a cliffhanger, depicting human supervillian [[Doctor X]] working alongside fellow supervillains [[Tempest (Cobra)\|Storm Shadow]] and the enigmatic [[Joe Colton\|Baron Ironblood]].

	Spinning out of ''Revolution'' came ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' which featured a group of characters travelling across the world to discover the secrets of a mysterious [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]] and its connection to [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], a villainous character with a mysterious past. This storyline would plant most of the seeds for ''First Strike'': in addition to revealing what had happened to the ''real'' Joe Colton and his connection to Baron Ironblood, the series focused on Ironblood's growing [[Iron Ring]], including Kreiger's Transformer servant [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]]. The [[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|final issue]] of ''Revolutionaries'' ended with Ironblood unmasked to the world as Joe Colton; having secured the Talisman — the ultimate weapon against Cybertronian life — Colton and his supervillain team retreated to [[Kalistan]] to prepare for a genocidal assault on Cybertron in the name of human sovereignty.		Spinning out of ''Revolution'' came ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' which featured a group of characters travelling across the world to discover the secrets of a mysterious [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]] and its connection to [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], a villainous character with a mysterious past. This storyline would plant most of the seeds for ''First Strike'': in addition to revealing what had happened to the ''real'' Joe Colton and his connection to Baron Ironblood, the series focused on Ironblood's growing [[Iron Ring]], including Kreiger's Transformer servant [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]]. The [[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|final issue]] of ''Revolutionaries'' ended with Ironblood unmasked to the world as Joe Colton; having secured the Talisman — the ultimate weapon against Cybertronian life — Colton and his supervillain team retreated to [[Kalistan]] to prepare for a genocidal assault on Cybertron in the name of human sovereignty.
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	A year after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s decision to annex [[Earth]] into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], a unified Earth stands ready to join the interplanetary coalition as equals to the [[Transformer]]s. With [[Marissa Faireborn]] appointed the official Council delegate and ''de facto'' ambassador of Earth, [[human]] diplomats and dignitaries assemble in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for the occasion — but as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] makes his opening remarks, Baron Ironblood and his forces strike, throwing the ceremony into chaos as the villains deploy sophisticated anti-Transformer weaponry against the Cybertronians. On Earth, G.I. Joe leader [[Scarlett]] races to discover Colton's motivations behind his evil deeds; hoping to save her former mentor from himself, she forges an alliance with [[Matt Trakker]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] to find a way to Cybertron.		A year after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s decision to annex [[Earth]] into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], a unified Earth stands ready to join the interplanetary coalition as equals to the [[Transformer]]s. With [[Marissa Faireborn]] appointed the official Council delegate and ''de facto'' ambassador of Earth, [[human]] diplomats and dignitaries assemble in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for the occasion — but as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] makes his opening remarks, Baron Ironblood and his forces strike, throwing the ceremony into chaos as the villains deploy sophisticated anti-Transformer weaponry against the Cybertronians. On Earth, G.I. Joe leader [[Scarlett]] races to discover Colton's motivations behind his evil deeds; hoping to save her former mentor from himself, she forges an alliance with [[Matt Trakker]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] to find a way to Cybertron.

	With Iacon in chaos, Colton and his team deploy [[Doctor Mindbender]] as a decoy Ironblood while the real Colton leads a team underground, using Lady [[Shazraella]] to ferry the Talisman underground to its ultimate destination: by ~~{{i\|~~Enerchange\|enerchanging}} the Talisman with the core of Cybertron, Colton believes, its corrosive energies will poison the planet's [[energon]] from within and doom the species to extinction.		With Iacon in chaos, Colton and his team deploy [[Doctor Mindbender]] as a decoy Ironblood while the real Colton leads a team underground, using Lady [[Shazraella]] to ferry the Talisman underground to its ultimate destination: by [[Enerchange\|enerchanging]] the Talisman with the core of Cybertron, Colton believes, its corrosive energies will poison the planet's [[energon]] from within and doom the species to extinction.

	As the villains move on their objective, Kreiger deploys the bounty hunter [[Colditz]] to trick Centurion — his mind now fused with that of [[Atomic Man\|Mike "Atomic Man" Power]] and his body saturated with Talisman energy— into travelling into the wilds beyond Cybertron, luring the team of humans and Autobots to follow him in the hopes of killing him and tying up a loose end. Centurion survives, but deprived of his connection to the Talisman the heroes have lost their best chance at halting the invasion.		As the villains move on their objective, Kreiger deploys the bounty hunter [[Colditz]] to trick Centurion — his mind now fused with that of [[Atomic Man\|Mike "Atomic Man" Power]] and his body saturated with Talisman energy— into travelling into the wilds beyond Cybertron, luring the team of humans and Autobots to follow him in the hopes of killing him and tying up a loose end. Centurion survives, but deprived of his connection to the Talisman the heroes have lost their best chance at halting the invasion.
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	==Creative team==		==Creative team==
	[[Mairghread Scott]], writer of ''[[The Transformers: Windblade\|Windblade]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]]'', and [[David Rodriguez]], co-writer of the ~~{{i\|~~M.A.S.K. Annual 2017\|2017 ''M.A.S.K.'' Annual}} jointly write ''First Strike'', while [[Max Dunbar]], artist of ''~~{{i\|~~Micronauts (comic)\|Micronauts}}'', handles artistic duties.<ref>[http://www.cbr.com/first-strike-hasbro-crossover-transformers-gi-joe-idw/ HASBRO CROSSOVER FIRST STRIKE AIMS TO ‘DESTROY ALL THE TRANSFORMERS’]</ref> The various one-shots were written by the authors who'd go on to write relaunched series following the event: [[Aubrey Sitterson]] wrote for ''G.I. Joe'' and ''M.A.S.K.'', while [[Christos Gage]] wrote for ''Micronauts'' and ''ROM''.<ref>[http://www.cbr.com/first-strike-idw-hasbro-new-series-tie-ins/ EXCLUSIVE: IDW Reveals First Strike Tie-Ins, New Ongoing Hasbro Series]</ref>		[[Mairghread Scott]], writer of ''[[The Transformers: Windblade\|Windblade]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]]'', and [[David Rodriguez]], co-writer of the [[M.A.S.K. Annual 2017\|2017 ''M.A.S.K.'' Annual]] jointly write ''First Strike'', while [[Max Dunbar]], artist of ''[[Micronauts (comic)\|Micronauts]]'', handles artistic duties.<ref>[http://www.cbr.com/first-strike-hasbro-crossover-transformers-gi-joe-idw/ HASBRO CROSSOVER FIRST STRIKE AIMS TO ‘DESTROY ALL THE TRANSFORMERS’]</ref> The various one-shots were written by the authors who'd go on to write relaunched series following the event: [[Aubrey Sitterson]] wrote for ''G.I. Joe'' and ''M.A.S.K.'', while [[Christos Gage]] wrote for ''Micronauts'' and ''ROM''.<ref>[http://www.cbr.com/first-strike-idw-hasbro-new-series-tie-ins/ EXCLUSIVE: IDW Reveals First Strike Tie-Ins, New Ongoing Hasbro Series]</ref>

	==Collections==		==Collections==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	~~==External links==~~
	*{{I\|First Strike}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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	[[Category:IDW (2005) comic series]]		[[Category:IDW (2005) comic series]]
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	<br><div class="list-header">''First Strike'' one-shots</div>		<br><div class="list-header">''First Strike'' one-shots</div>
	*''~~{{i\|~~Micronauts: First Strike\|Micronauts}}'' & ''~~{{i\|~~ROM: First Strike\|ROM}}''		*''[[Micronauts: First Strike\|Micronauts]]'' & ''[[ROM: First Strike\|ROM]]''
	*''[[G.I. Joe: First Strike\|G.I. Joe]]'' & ''[[M.A.S.K.: First Strike\|M.A.S.K.]]''		*''[[G.I. Joe: First Strike\|G.I. Joe]]'' & ''[[M.A.S.K.: First Strike\|M.A.S.K.]]''
	*''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime]]'' & ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers]]''		*''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime]]'' & ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers]]''

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	* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine\|#5]]		* [[The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine\|#5]]
	<br><div class="list-header">''First Strike'' one-shots</div>		<br><div class="list-header">''First Strike'' one-shots</div>
	*''~~{{i\|~~Micronauts: First Strike\|Micronauts}}'' & ''~~{{i\|~~ROM: First Strike\|ROM}}''		*''[[Micronauts: First Strike\|Micronauts]]'' & ''[[ROM: First Strike\|ROM]]''
	*''[[G.I. Joe: First Strike\|G.I. Joe]]'' & ''[[M.A.S.K.: First Strike\|M.A.S.K.]]''		*''[[G.I. Joe: First Strike\|G.I. Joe]]'' & ''[[M.A.S.K.: First Strike\|M.A.S.K.]]''
	*''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime]]'' & ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers]]''		*''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime]]'' & ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers]]''