First Strike issue 5 - Revision history

Powermetal at 21:02, 14 October 2025

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	\|date=[[October 11]], 2017		\|date=[[October 11]], 2017
	\|coverdate=October 2017		\|coverdate=October 2017
	\|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]] and [[David A. Rodriguez]]		\|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]] and [[David Rodriguez]]
	\|art by=[[Max Dunbar]]		\|art by=[[Max Dunbar]]
	\|inks by=[[John Wycough]] (pg. 9-10)		\|inks by=[[John Wycough]] (pg. 9-10)

Usfmm at 19:00, 9 September 2025

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	</gallery>		</gallery>

	* '''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Scarlett, Optimus, and Arcee caught mid-breakout, by [[Jay Fosgitt]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Scarlett, Optimus, and Arcee caught mid-breakout, by [[Jay P. Fosgitt]]
	* '''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Scarlett, Roadblock, and Optimus press on, [[Davidé Fabbri]] and [[Thomas Deer]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Scarlett, Roadblock, and Optimus press on, [[Davidé Fabbri]] and [[Thomas Deer]]
	* '''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Colton, Mayhem, Destro, and Shazraella, by [[Ilias Kyriazis]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Colton, Mayhem, Destro, and Shazraella, by [[Ilias Kyriazis]]

Usfmm at 07:03, 31 August 2024

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	* '''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Scarlett, Optimus, and Arcee caught mid-breakout, by [[Jay Fosgitt]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Scarlett, Optimus, and Arcee caught mid-breakout, by [[Jay Fosgitt]]
	* '''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Scarlett, Roadblock, and Optimus press on, [[~~Davide~~ Fabbri]] and [[Thomas Deer]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Scarlett, Roadblock, and Optimus press on, [[Davidé Fabbri]] and [[Thomas Deer]]
	* '''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Colton, Mayhem, Destro, and Shazraella, by [[Ilias Kyriazis]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Colton, Mayhem, Destro, and Shazraella, by [[Ilias Kyriazis]]
	* '''Retailer incentive cover D:''' Storm Shadow versus Matt Trakker, by [[Whilce Portacio]] and [[Thomas Deer]]; connects to Cover RID from [[First Strike issue 1\|issue #1]] and [[First Strike issue 3\|issue #3]] to form a larger image		* '''Retailer incentive cover D:''' Storm Shadow versus Matt Trakker, by [[Whilce Portacio]] and [[Thomas Deer]]; connects to Cover RID from [[First Strike issue 1\|issue #1]] and [[First Strike issue 3\|issue #3]] to form a larger image

Saix at 00:40, 27 July 2024

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	* Arcee joins the action in the main ''First Strike'' storyline after her role in the two-part tie-in story told through the ''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]'' and ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers: First Strike]]'' one-shots, which hadn't actually been published yet at the time of this issue's release.		* Arcee joins the action in the main ''First Strike'' storyline after her role in the two-part tie-in story told through the ''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]'' and ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers: First Strike]]'' one-shots, which hadn't actually been published yet at the time of this issue's release.
	* Matt and Scarlett recall a previous instance of Mayhem confounding Matt with a realistic hologram. That took place in ~~{{i\|~~M.A.S.K. issue 4\|''M.A.S.K.'' #4}}, when Mayhem created a hologram of Matt's mother and appeared to kill her.		* Matt and Scarlett recall a previous instance of Mayhem confounding Matt with a realistic hologram. That took place in [[M.A.S.K. issue 4\|''M.A.S.K.'' #4]], when Mayhem created a hologram of Matt's mother and appeared to kill her.
	* The Insecticon swarm were originally presented as having been created by the [[Decepticon]]s in [[All Hail Megatron issue 7\|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]], the failed products of experiments intended to create [[Insecticon (G1)\|the more famous Insecticon trio]]. They swarmed over Cybertron, but were largely eradicated by Ironhide in his 2010 [[The Transformers: Ironhide\|self-titled mini-series]], with the caveat that several hundred rogues still remained scattered over the planet. This is the first time we've seen them in a capacity this major since then, but their portrayal here as a defense released by the core of Cybertron seems to owe a little more to the [[Insecticon (WFC)\|depiction of the Insecticons in the "Aligned" continuity]], where they were presented as a naturally-occurring subterranean Cybertronian sub-species. In fact, IDW has quietly retconned their Insecticons into always have been exactly that; the profile for [[Bob (IDW)\|Bob]] in [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1\|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]] notes that the Decepticon experiments in ''All Hail Megatron'' were actually cloning experiments conducted on the pre-existing Insecticon race.		* The Insecticon swarm were originally presented as having been created by the [[Decepticon]]s in [[All Hail Megatron issue 7\|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]], the failed products of experiments intended to create [[Insecticon (G1)\|the more famous Insecticon trio]]. They swarmed over Cybertron, but were largely eradicated by Ironhide in his 2010 [[The Transformers: Ironhide\|self-titled mini-series]], with the caveat that several hundred rogues still remained scattered over the planet. This is the first time we've seen them in a capacity this major since then, but their portrayal here as a defense released by the core of Cybertron seems to owe a little more to the [[Insecticon (WFC)\|depiction of the Insecticons in the "Aligned" continuity]], where they were presented as a naturally-occurring subterranean Cybertronian sub-species. In fact, IDW has quietly retconned their Insecticons into always have been exactly that; the profile for [[Bob (IDW)\|Bob]] in [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1\|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]] notes that the Decepticon experiments in ''All Hail Megatron'' were actually cloning experiments conducted on the pre-existing Insecticon race.

Usfmm at 00:45, 2 June 2023

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	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==
	{{featuredcharacters		{{featuredcharacters

	\|c1=		\|c1=
	*[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] (1)		* [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] (1)
	*[[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] (2)		* [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] (2)
	*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)		* [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)
	*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)		* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)
	*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ironhide]] (15)		* [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ironhide]] (15)

	\|c2=		\|c2=
	*[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] (5)		* [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] (5)

	\|h3=[[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]]\|c3=		\|h3=[[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]]\|c3=
	*[[Scarlett]] (6)		* [[Scarlett]] (6)
	*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] (7)		* [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] (7)
	*[[Lady Jaye]] (10)		* [[Lady Jaye]] (10)

	\|h5=The [[Iron Ring]]\|c5=		\|h5=The [[Iron Ring]]\|c5=
	*[[Red Shadows]] (16)		* [[Red Shadows]] (16)
	*[[Miles Mayhem]] (17)		* [[Miles Mayhem]] (17)
	*[[Destro]] (18)		* [[Destro]] (18)
	*[[Joe Colton]] (19)		* [[Joe Colton]] (19)
	*[[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] (20)		* [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] (20)
	*[[Shazraella]] (21)		* [[Shazraella]] (21)
	*[[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow II]] (22)		* [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow II]] (22)

	\|h4=[[M.A.S.K.]]\|c4=		\|h4=[[M.A.S.K.]]\|c4=
	*[[Matt Trakker]] (8)		* [[Matt Trakker]] (8)
	*[[Gloria Baker]] (9)		* [[Gloria Baker]] (9)

	\|h6=Others\|c6=		\|h6=Others\|c6=
	*Assorted [[Badgeless]] (11)		* Assorted [[Badgeless]] (11)
	*[[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]] (12)		* [[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]] (12)
	*[[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] (13)		* [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] (13)
	*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] (14)		* [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] (14)
	*[[Insecticon swarm]] (23)		* [[Insecticon swarm]] (23)

	}}		}}

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*Arcee joins the action in the main ''First Strike'' storyline after her role in the two-part tie-in story told through the ''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]'' and ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers: First Strike]]'' one-shots, which hadn't actually been published yet at the time of this issue's release.		* Arcee joins the action in the main ''First Strike'' storyline after her role in the two-part tie-in story told through the ''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]'' and ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers: First Strike]]'' one-shots, which hadn't actually been published yet at the time of this issue's release.
	*Matt and Scarlett recall a previous instance of Mayhem confounding Matt with a realistic hologram. That took place in {{i\|M.A.S.K. issue 4\|''M.A.S.K.'' #4}}, when Mayhem created a hologram of Matt's mother and appeared to kill her.		* Matt and Scarlett recall a previous instance of Mayhem confounding Matt with a realistic hologram. That took place in {{i\|M.A.S.K. issue 4\|''M.A.S.K.'' #4}}, when Mayhem created a hologram of Matt's mother and appeared to kill her.
	*The Insecticon swarm were originally presented as having been created by the [[Decepticon]]s in [[All Hail Megatron issue 7\|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]], the failed products of experiments intended to create [[Insecticon (G1)\|the more famous Insecticon trio]]. They swarmed over Cybertron, but were largely eradicated by Ironhide in his 2010 [[The Transformers: Ironhide\|self-titled mini-series]], with the caveat that several hundred rogues still remained scattered over the planet. This is the first time we've seen them in a capacity this major since then, but their portrayal here as a defense released by the core of Cybertron seems to owe a little more to the [[Insecticon (WFC)\|depiction of the Insecticons in the "Aligned" continuity]], where they were presented as a naturally-occurring subterranean Cybertronian sub-species. In fact, IDW has quietly retconned their Insecticons into always have been exactly that; the profile for [[Bob (IDW)\|Bob]] in [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1\|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]] notes that the Decepticon experiments in ''All Hail Megatron'' were actually cloning experiments conducted on the pre-existing Insecticon race.		* The Insecticon swarm were originally presented as having been created by the [[Decepticon]]s in [[All Hail Megatron issue 7\|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]], the failed products of experiments intended to create [[Insecticon (G1)\|the more famous Insecticon trio]]. They swarmed over Cybertron, but were largely eradicated by Ironhide in his 2010 [[The Transformers: Ironhide\|self-titled mini-series]], with the caveat that several hundred rogues still remained scattered over the planet. This is the first time we've seen them in a capacity this major since then, but their portrayal here as a defense released by the core of Cybertron seems to owe a little more to the [[Insecticon (WFC)\|depiction of the Insecticons in the "Aligned" continuity]], where they were presented as a naturally-occurring subterranean Cybertronian sub-species. In fact, IDW has quietly retconned their Insecticons into always have been exactly that; the profile for [[Bob (IDW)\|Bob]] in [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1\|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]] notes that the Decepticon experiments in ''All Hail Megatron'' were actually cloning experiments conducted on the pre-existing Insecticon race.

	===Covers (8)===		===Covers (8)===
	*'''Cover A:''' Ironblood triumphant, by [[Freddie E. Williams II]] and [[Jeremy Colwell]]		* '''Cover A:''' Ironblood triumphant, by [[Freddie E. Williams II]] and [[Jeremy Colwell]]
	*'''Cover B:''' Prime's team and the forces of law, with Joe Colton caught between them, by [[Max Dunbar]] and [[Ander Zarate]]		* '''Cover B:''' Prime's team and the forces of law, with Joe Colton caught between them, by [[Max Dunbar]] and [[Ander Zarate]]
	*'''Cover C:''' Scarlett takes a dip, by [[Alex Ronald]]		* '''Cover C:''' Scarlett takes a dip, by [[Alex Ronald]]
	*'''Cover D:''' Starscream, Windblade, Scarlett, [[Quick Kick]], and [[Rom]] versus the [[Dire Wraith]]s, by [[Rob Duenas]]		* '''Cover D:''' Starscream, Windblade, Scarlett, [[Quick Kick]], and [[Rom]] versus the [[Dire Wraith]]s, by [[Rob Duenas]]

	<gallery>		<gallery>
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	</gallery>		</gallery>

	*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Scarlett, Optimus, and Arcee caught mid-breakout, by [[Jay Fosgitt]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Scarlett, Optimus, and Arcee caught mid-breakout, by [[Jay Fosgitt]]
	*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Scarlett, Roadblock, and Optimus press on, [[Davide Fabbri]] and [[Thomas Deer]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Scarlett, Roadblock, and Optimus press on, [[Davide Fabbri]] and [[Thomas Deer]]
	*'''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Colton, Mayhem, Destro, and Shazraella, by [[Ilias Kyriazis]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Colton, Mayhem, Destro, and Shazraella, by [[Ilias Kyriazis]]
	*'''Retailer incentive cover D:''' Storm Shadow versus Matt Trakker, by [[Whilce Portacio]] and [[Thomas Deer]]; connects to Cover RID from [[First Strike issue 1\|issue #1]] and [[First Strike issue 3\|issue #3]] to form a larger image		* '''Retailer incentive cover D:''' Storm Shadow versus Matt Trakker, by [[Whilce Portacio]] and [[Thomas Deer]]; connects to Cover RID from [[First Strike issue 1\|issue #1]] and [[First Strike issue 3\|issue #3]] to form a larger image

	<gallery>		<gallery>
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	===Advertisements===		===Advertisements===
	*''First Strike'' #6		* ''First Strike'' #6
	*''[[Aw Yeah Revolution!\|Aw Yeah: A Hasbro Action Figure Jam]]''		* ''[[Aw Yeah Revolution!\|Aw Yeah: A Hasbro Action Figure Jam]]''
	*''First Strike'' checklist		* ''First Strike'' checklist

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/10/preview-of-first-strike-5/ Preview]		* [https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/10/preview-of-first-strike-5/ Preview]

	[[Category:First Strike issues]]		[[Category:First Strike issues]]

Saix: /* Featured characters */clean up, replaced: (Cobra) → (G.I. Joe)

2021-08-10T22:05:26Z

Featured characters: clean up, replaced: (Cobra) → (G.I. Joe)

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	*[[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] (20)		*[[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] (20)
	*[[Shazraella]] (21)		*[[Shazraella]] (21)
	*[[Tempest (~~Cobra~~)\|Storm Shadow II]] (22)		*[[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow II]] (22)

	\|h4=[[M.A.S.K.]]\|c4=		\|h4=[[M.A.S.K.]]\|c4=

MistaTee: /* Advertisements */ reprints

2020-04-22T13:43:35Z

Advertisements: reprints

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	*''[[Aw Yeah Revolution!\|Aw Yeah: A Hasbro Action Figure Jam]]''		*''[[Aw Yeah Revolution!\|Aw Yeah: A Hasbro Action Figure Jam]]''
	*''First Strike'' checklist		*''First Strike'' checklist

			===Reprints===
			<small>Other than [[First Strike#Collections\|collections of the full series]]</small>
			* N/A

	==External links==		==External links==

Locoman at 13:55, 12 September 2019

2019-09-12T13:55:15Z

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] turns from the screens showing the fallen response teams, cut down by [[Joe Colton]]'s boobytraps, to discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has silently left the room already. [[Metroplex (G1)~~/2005 IDW continuity~~\|Metroplex]] assures her that Optimus will do the right thing, but Windblade is not convinced; she is sure Optimus will do ''what he believes'' is the right thing, but she finds she can no longer trust his judgement in such matters.		[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] turns from the screens showing the fallen response teams, cut down by [[Joe Colton]]'s boobytraps, to discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has silently left the room already. [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] assures her that Optimus will do the right thing, but Windblade is not convinced; she is sure Optimus will do ''what he believes'' is the right thing, but she finds she can no longer trust his judgement in such matters.

	Convinced that [[Scarlett]] is the only one who knows Colton well enough to stop him, Optimus recruits [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] to break her and her team out of jail. Arcee is incredulous; such an action will make them enemies of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], and further, if Prime ''truly'' believed it was the right thing to do, he would have asked Windblade for help. Optimus solemnly declares that, if his plan is successful, he will take solace in the fact that the rest of Cybertron is alive to judge him, and the trio rolls out for the prison. They enter via a ventilation shaft, and Arcee and Soundwave incapacitate the guards so Optimus can free the humans. Only Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] are able to get out of their cell before it automatically reseals, indicating that the break-out has been discovered, so Prime just rips the control panel out of the wall, deactivating the cell for good and letting [[Lady Jaye]], [[Matt Trakker]], and [[Gloria Baker]] escape too. Arcee returns their confiscated weapons to them, and together, they hold off the squad of [[Badgeless]] that comes to investigate while Optimus makes them an escape route by smashing through the prison wall in truck mode. As they dive through, however, they find their way barred by Windblade, who Arcee is ready to take down in order to get past, if she has to. Prime orders Arcee to stand down, and asks Windblade to do the same; she reluctantly complies, knowing that she is physically unable of stopping Prime, and at least hoping to prevent the damage to the city a fight would case. But she insists that Prime has made the wrong choice, and that this will be the ''last'' time she will bow to his will...		Convinced that [[Scarlett]] is the only one who knows Colton well enough to stop him, Optimus recruits [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] to break her and her team out of jail. Arcee is incredulous; such an action will make them enemies of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], and further, if Prime ''truly'' believed it was the right thing to do, he would have asked Windblade for help. Optimus solemnly declares that, if his plan is successful, he will take solace in the fact that the rest of Cybertron is alive to judge him, and the trio rolls out for the prison. They enter via a ventilation shaft, and Arcee and Soundwave incapacitate the guards so Optimus can free the humans. Only Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] are able to get out of their cell before it automatically reseals, indicating that the break-out has been discovered, so Prime just rips the control panel out of the wall, deactivating the cell for good and letting [[Lady Jaye]], [[Matt Trakker]], and [[Gloria Baker]] escape too. Arcee returns their confiscated weapons to them, and together, they hold off the squad of [[Badgeless]] that comes to investigate while Optimus makes them an escape route by smashing through the prison wall in truck mode. As they dive through, however, they find their way barred by Windblade, who Arcee is ready to take down in order to get past, if she has to. Prime orders Arcee to stand down, and asks Windblade to do the same; she reluctantly complies, knowing that she is physically unable of stopping Prime, and at least hoping to prevent the damage to the city a fight would case. But she insists that Prime has made the wrong choice, and that this will be the ''last'' time she will bow to his will...
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	*[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] (1)		*[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] (1)
	*[[Metroplex (G1)~~/2005 IDW continuity~~\|Metroplex]] (2)		*[[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] (2)
	*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)		*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)
	*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)		*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)

TimeLord11 at 19:23, 6 August 2019

2019-08-06T19:23:15Z

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	\|editor=[[David Hedgecock]]		\|editor=[[David Hedgecock]]
	\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]		\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
	\|chronology=[[IDW timeline\|Current era]]		\|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline\|Current era]]
	}}		}}

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] turns from the screens showing the fallen response teams, cut down by [[Joe Colton]]'s boobytraps, to discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has silently left the room already. [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] assures her that Optimus will do the right thing, but Windblade is not convinced; she is sure Optimus will do ''what he believes'' is the right thing, but she finds she can no longer trust his judgement in such matters.		[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] turns from the screens showing the fallen response teams, cut down by [[Joe Colton]]'s boobytraps, to discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has silently left the room already. [[Metroplex (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Metroplex]] assures her that Optimus will do the right thing, but Windblade is not convinced; she is sure Optimus will do ''what he believes'' is the right thing, but she finds she can no longer trust his judgement in such matters.

	Convinced that [[Scarlett]] is the only one who knows Colton well enough to stop him, Optimus recruits [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] to break her and her team out of jail. Arcee is incredulous; such an action will make them enemies of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], and further, if Prime ''truly'' believed it was the right thing to do, he would have asked Windblade for help. Optimus solemnly declares that, if his plan is successful, he will take solace in the fact that the rest of Cybertron is alive to judge him, and the trio rolls out for the prison. They enter via a ventilation shaft, and Arcee and Soundwave incapacitate the guards so Optimus can free the humans. Only Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] are able to get out of their cell before it automatically reseals, indicating that the break-out has been discovered, so Prime just rips the control panel out of the wall, deactivating the cell for good and letting [[Lady Jaye]], [[Matt Trakker]], and [[Gloria Baker]] escape too. Arcee returns their confiscated weapons to them, and together, they hold off the squad of [[Badgeless]] that comes to investigate while Optimus makes them an escape route by smashing through the prison wall in truck mode. As they dive through, however, they find their way barred by Windblade, who Arcee is ready to take down in order to get past, if she has to. Prime orders Arcee to stand down, and asks Windblade to do the same; she reluctantly complies, knowing that she is physically unable of stopping Prime, and at least hoping to prevent the damage to the city a fight would case. But she insists that Prime has made the wrong choice, and that this will be the ''last'' time she will bow to his will...		Convinced that [[Scarlett]] is the only one who knows Colton well enough to stop him, Optimus recruits [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] to break her and her team out of jail. Arcee is incredulous; such an action will make them enemies of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], and further, if Prime ''truly'' believed it was the right thing to do, he would have asked Windblade for help. Optimus solemnly declares that, if his plan is successful, he will take solace in the fact that the rest of Cybertron is alive to judge him, and the trio rolls out for the prison. They enter via a ventilation shaft, and Arcee and Soundwave incapacitate the guards so Optimus can free the humans. Only Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] are able to get out of their cell before it automatically reseals, indicating that the break-out has been discovered, so Prime just rips the control panel out of the wall, deactivating the cell for good and letting [[Lady Jaye]], [[Matt Trakker]], and [[Gloria Baker]] escape too. Arcee returns their confiscated weapons to them, and together, they hold off the squad of [[Badgeless]] that comes to investigate while Optimus makes them an escape route by smashing through the prison wall in truck mode. As they dive through, however, they find their way barred by Windblade, who Arcee is ready to take down in order to get past, if she has to. Prime orders Arcee to stand down, and asks Windblade to do the same; she reluctantly complies, knowing that she is physically unable of stopping Prime, and at least hoping to prevent the damage to the city a fight would case. But she insists that Prime has made the wrong choice, and that this will be the ''last'' time she will bow to his will...
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	*[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] (1)		*[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] (1)
	*[[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] (2)		*[[Metroplex (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Metroplex]] (2)
	*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)		*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)
	*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)		*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)

Locoman: replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity (11)

2019-04-07T00:44:24Z

replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity (11)

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] turns from the screens showing the fallen response teams, cut down by [[Joe Colton]]'s boobytraps, to discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has silently left the room already. [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] assures her that Optimus will do the right thing, but Windblade is not convinced; she is sure Optimus will do ''what he believes'' is the right thing, but she finds she can no longer trust his judgement in such matters.		[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] turns from the screens showing the fallen response teams, cut down by [[Joe Colton]]'s boobytraps, to discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has silently left the room already. [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] assures her that Optimus will do the right thing, but Windblade is not convinced; she is sure Optimus will do ''what he believes'' is the right thing, but she finds she can no longer trust his judgement in such matters.

	Convinced that [[Scarlett]] is the only one who knows Colton well enough to stop him, Optimus recruits [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Arcee]] to break her and her team out of jail. Arcee is incredulous; such an action will make them enemies of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], and further, if Prime ''truly'' believed it was the right thing to do, he would have asked Windblade for help. Optimus solemnly declares that, if his plan is successful, he will take solace in the fact that the rest of Cybertron is alive to judge him, and the trio rolls out for the prison. They enter via a ventilation shaft, and Arcee and Soundwave incapacitate the guards so Optimus can free the humans. Only Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] are able to get out of their cell before it automatically reseals, indicating that the break-out has been discovered, so Prime just rips the control panel out of the wall, deactivating the cell for good and letting [[Lady Jaye]], [[Matt Trakker]], and [[Gloria Baker]] escape too. Arcee returns their confiscated weapons to them, and together, they hold off the squad of [[Badgeless]] that comes to investigate while Optimus makes them an escape route by smashing through the prison wall in truck mode. As they dive through, however, they find their way barred by Windblade, who Arcee is ready to take down in order to get past, if she has to. Prime orders Arcee to stand down, and asks Windblade to do the same; she reluctantly complies, knowing that she is physically unable of stopping Prime, and at least hoping to prevent the damage to the city a fight would case. But she insists that Prime has made the wrong choice, and that this will be the ''last'' time she will bow to his will...		Convinced that [[Scarlett]] is the only one who knows Colton well enough to stop him, Optimus recruits [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] to break her and her team out of jail. Arcee is incredulous; such an action will make them enemies of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], and further, if Prime ''truly'' believed it was the right thing to do, he would have asked Windblade for help. Optimus solemnly declares that, if his plan is successful, he will take solace in the fact that the rest of Cybertron is alive to judge him, and the trio rolls out for the prison. They enter via a ventilation shaft, and Arcee and Soundwave incapacitate the guards so Optimus can free the humans. Only Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] are able to get out of their cell before it automatically reseals, indicating that the break-out has been discovered, so Prime just rips the control panel out of the wall, deactivating the cell for good and letting [[Lady Jaye]], [[Matt Trakker]], and [[Gloria Baker]] escape too. Arcee returns their confiscated weapons to them, and together, they hold off the squad of [[Badgeless]] that comes to investigate while Optimus makes them an escape route by smashing through the prison wall in truck mode. As they dive through, however, they find their way barred by Windblade, who Arcee is ready to take down in order to get past, if she has to. Prime orders Arcee to stand down, and asks Windblade to do the same; she reluctantly complies, knowing that she is physically unable of stopping Prime, and at least hoping to prevent the damage to the city a fight would case. But she insists that Prime has made the wrong choice, and that this will be the ''last'' time she will bow to his will...

	Windblade brings the news of Optimus's treason to [[Starscream (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Starscream]], only to find that he is already fully aware of it thanks to the surveillance [[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]] has been running on the prison. After taking a moment to bask in the fact that everyone has turned on Optimus Prime and is coming to ''him'' for help, Starscream calls in [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Ironhide]] to arrest Prime, Scarlett's team ''and'' Colton's team, quickly, quietly, and without any casualties. Starscream is as surprised as anyone to find out that, for once, Windblade ''agrees'' with his under-the-table tactics, and even [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] agrees to the plan... at least to Starscream's ''face'', as after the meeting has concluded, she informs Obsidian of her intent to see the humans all dead.		Windblade brings the news of Optimus's treason to [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]], only to find that he is already fully aware of it thanks to the surveillance [[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]] has been running on the prison. After taking a moment to bask in the fact that everyone has turned on Optimus Prime and is coming to ''him'' for help, Starscream calls in [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ironhide]] to arrest Prime, Scarlett's team ''and'' Colton's team, quickly, quietly, and without any casualties. Starscream is as surprised as anyone to find out that, for once, Windblade ''agrees'' with his under-the-table tactics, and even [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] agrees to the plan... at least to Starscream's ''face'', as after the meeting has concluded, she informs Obsidian of her intent to see the humans all dead.

	Prime and Scarlett's team head down into the depths of Cybertron, with Scarlett thanking Prime for all he has sacrificed to help her as they go. Along the way, they run into more of Colton's traps, fighting their way past [[Red Shadows]], turret robots, and mines, the individual abilities and powers of the group combining to make their progress fast, if not easy. Still, Scarlett wonders if Colton is playing a greater game, and has planned for her presence. She remains convinced that they are not moving fast enough... and all hope of catching up seems to evaporate when they find their path obstructed by a huge river of acid. Soundwave is unable to pick up Colton's trail, and the heroes conclude that he must have hit this same dead end and doubled back—but Scarlett doesn't buy it. She thinks about how Colton assembled his team of villains with each of their specific powers in mind, and recalls a time Matt told her about [[Miles Mayhem]] deceiving him... and dives headfirst off the cliff and into the river below. Fortunately, Scarlett's gamble proves correct: the "river" is a hologram set up by Mayhem, so advanced it deceives even Cybertronian sensors into thinking it is real. If the villains were trying to get them to detour, Scarlett reasons, then they must be close to their objective and running out of options...		Prime and Scarlett's team head down into the depths of Cybertron, with Scarlett thanking Prime for all he has sacrificed to help her as they go. Along the way, they run into more of Colton's traps, fighting their way past [[Red Shadows]], turret robots, and mines, the individual abilities and powers of the group combining to make their progress fast, if not easy. Still, Scarlett wonders if Colton is playing a greater game, and has planned for her presence. She remains convinced that they are not moving fast enough... and all hope of catching up seems to evaporate when they find their path obstructed by a huge river of acid. Soundwave is unable to pick up Colton's trail, and the heroes conclude that he must have hit this same dead end and doubled back—but Scarlett doesn't buy it. She thinks about how Colton assembled his team of villains with each of their specific powers in mind, and recalls a time Matt told her about [[Miles Mayhem]] deceiving him... and dives headfirst off the cliff and into the river below. Fortunately, Scarlett's gamble proves correct: the "river" is a hologram set up by Mayhem, so advanced it deceives even Cybertronian sensors into thinking it is real. If the villains were trying to get them to detour, Scarlett reasons, then they must be close to their objective and running out of options...
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	*[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] (1)		*[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] (1)
	*[[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] (2)		*[[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] (2)
	*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Arcee]] (3)		*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)
	*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)		*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)
	*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Ironhide]] (15)		*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ironhide]] (15)

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	*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Soundwave]] (5)		*[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] (5)

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	*[[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]] (12)		*[[Obsidian (BM)\|Obsidian]] (12)
	*[[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] (13)		*[[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] (13)
	*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Starscream]] (14)		*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] (14)
	*[[Insecticon swarm]] (23)		*[[Insecticon swarm]] (23)

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	*Arcee joins the action in the main ''First Strike'' storyline after her role in the two-part tie-in story told through the ''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]'' and ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers: First Strike]]'' one-shots, which hadn't actually been published yet at the time of this issue's release.		*Arcee joins the action in the main ''First Strike'' storyline after her role in the two-part tie-in story told through the ''[[Unification Day: Dawn\|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]'' and ''[[Unification Day: Dusk\|Transformers: First Strike]]'' one-shots, which hadn't actually been published yet at the time of this issue's release.
	*Matt and Scarlett recall a previous instance of Mayhem confounding Matt with a realistic hologram. That took place in {{i\|M.A.S.K. issue 4\|''M.A.S.K.'' #4}}, when Mayhem created a hologram of Matt's mother and appeared to kill her.		*Matt and Scarlett recall a previous instance of Mayhem confounding Matt with a realistic hologram. That took place in {{i\|M.A.S.K. issue 4\|''M.A.S.K.'' #4}}, when Mayhem created a hologram of Matt's mother and appeared to kill her.
	*The Insecticon swarm were originally presented as having been created by the [[Decepticon]]s in [[All Hail Megatron issue 7\|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]], the failed products of experiments intended to create [[Insecticon (G1)\|the more famous Insecticon trio]]. They swarmed over Cybertron, but were largely eradicated by Ironhide in his 2010 [[The Transformers: Ironhide\|self-titled mini-series]], with the caveat that several hundred rogues still remained scattered over the planet. This is the first time we've seen them in a capacity this major since then, but their portrayal here as a defense released by the core of Cybertron seems to owe a little more to the [[Insecticon (WFC)\|depiction of the Insecticons in the "Aligned" continuity]], where they were presented as a naturally-occurring subterranean Cybertronian sub-species. In fact, IDW has quietly retconned their Insecticons into always have been exactly that; the profile for [[Bob (IDW)\|Bob]] in [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1\|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]] notes that the Decepticon experiments in ''All Hail Megatron'' were actually cloning experiments conducted on the pre-existing Insecticon race.		*The Insecticon swarm were originally presented as having been created by the [[Decepticon]]s in [[All Hail Megatron issue 7\|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]], the failed products of experiments intended to create [[Insecticon (G1)\|the more famous Insecticon trio]]. They swarmed over Cybertron, but were largely eradicated by Ironhide in his 2010 [[The Transformers: Ironhide\|self-titled mini-series]], with the caveat that several hundred rogues still remained scattered over the planet. This is the first time we've seen them in a capacity this major since then, but their portrayal here as a defense released by the core of Cybertron seems to owe a little more to the [[Insecticon (WFC)\|depiction of the Insecticons in the "Aligned" continuity]], where they were presented as a naturally-occurring subterranean Cybertronian sub-species. In fact, IDW has quietly retconned their Insecticons into always have been exactly that; the profile for [[Bob (IDW)\|Bob]] in [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1\|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]] notes that the Decepticon experiments in ''All Hail Megatron'' were actually cloning experiments conducted on the pre-existing Insecticon race.

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	*[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/10/preview-of-first-strike-5/ Preview]		*[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/10/preview-of-first-strike-5/ Preview]

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] turns from the screens showing the fallen response teams, cut down by [[Joe Colton]]'s boobytraps, to discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has silently left the room already. [[Metroplex (G1)~~/2005 IDW continuity~~\|Metroplex]] assures her that Optimus will do the right thing, but Windblade is not convinced; she is sure Optimus will do ''what he believes'' is the right thing, but she finds she can no longer trust his judgement in such matters.		[[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] turns from the screens showing the fallen response teams, cut down by [[Joe Colton]]'s boobytraps, to discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] has silently left the room already. [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] assures her that Optimus will do the right thing, but Windblade is not convinced; she is sure Optimus will do ''what he believes'' is the right thing, but she finds she can no longer trust his judgement in such matters.

	Convinced that [[Scarlett]] is the only one who knows Colton well enough to stop him, Optimus recruits [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] to break her and her team out of jail. Arcee is incredulous; such an action will make them enemies of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], and further, if Prime ''truly'' believed it was the right thing to do, he would have asked Windblade for help. Optimus solemnly declares that, if his plan is successful, he will take solace in the fact that the rest of Cybertron is alive to judge him, and the trio rolls out for the prison. They enter via a ventilation shaft, and Arcee and Soundwave incapacitate the guards so Optimus can free the humans. Only Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] are able to get out of their cell before it automatically reseals, indicating that the break-out has been discovered, so Prime just rips the control panel out of the wall, deactivating the cell for good and letting [[Lady Jaye]], [[Matt Trakker]], and [[Gloria Baker]] escape too. Arcee returns their confiscated weapons to them, and together, they hold off the squad of [[Badgeless]] that comes to investigate while Optimus makes them an escape route by smashing through the prison wall in truck mode. As they dive through, however, they find their way barred by Windblade, who Arcee is ready to take down in order to get past, if she has to. Prime orders Arcee to stand down, and asks Windblade to do the same; she reluctantly complies, knowing that she is physically unable of stopping Prime, and at least hoping to prevent the damage to the city a fight would case. But she insists that Prime has made the wrong choice, and that this will be the ''last'' time she will bow to his will...		Convinced that [[Scarlett]] is the only one who knows Colton well enough to stop him, Optimus recruits [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] to break her and her team out of jail. Arcee is incredulous; such an action will make them enemies of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], and further, if Prime ''truly'' believed it was the right thing to do, he would have asked Windblade for help. Optimus solemnly declares that, if his plan is successful, he will take solace in the fact that the rest of Cybertron is alive to judge him, and the trio rolls out for the prison. They enter via a ventilation shaft, and Arcee and Soundwave incapacitate the guards so Optimus can free the humans. Only Scarlett and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] are able to get out of their cell before it automatically reseals, indicating that the break-out has been discovered, so Prime just rips the control panel out of the wall, deactivating the cell for good and letting [[Lady Jaye]], [[Matt Trakker]], and [[Gloria Baker]] escape too. Arcee returns their confiscated weapons to them, and together, they hold off the squad of [[Badgeless]] that comes to investigate while Optimus makes them an escape route by smashing through the prison wall in truck mode. As they dive through, however, they find their way barred by Windblade, who Arcee is ready to take down in order to get past, if she has to. Prime orders Arcee to stand down, and asks Windblade to do the same; she reluctantly complies, knowing that she is physically unable of stopping Prime, and at least hoping to prevent the damage to the city a fight would case. But she insists that Prime has made the wrong choice, and that this will be the ''last'' time she will bow to his will...
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	*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)		*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] (3)
	*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)		*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (4)