Gauging the Truth: Part One - Revision history

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	* This issue picks up an indeterminate point after the events of ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' [[Arcee/Greenlight: Run\|#18]], in which Arcee, Greenlight, and Gauge fled [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] aboard the ''Exodus'' after [[Vigilem]] collapsed the [[Tether]]. But something's ''definitely'' gone wrong in the interim, because Gauge doesn't seem to recall her old life on Cybertron, nor does she recognize Arcee and Greenlight! What's going on here?		* This issue picks up an indeterminate point after the events of ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' [[Arcee/Greenlight: Run\|#18]], in which Arcee, Greenlight, and Gauge fled [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] aboard the ''Exodus'' after [[Vigilem]] collapsed the [[Tether]]. But something's ''definitely'' gone wrong in the interim, because Gauge doesn't seem to recall her old life on Cybertron, nor does she recognize Arcee and Greenlight! What's going on here?
	* Heretech previously played a major role in ''Transformers'' [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four\|#16]], where he first announced his plan to leave Cybertron aboard the ''Exodus''. While that issue presented him as a seemingly-reasonable individual with legitimate grievances, this story casts him in a far more sinister light, revealing that he's set himself up as a divine figure within his religion and imprisoned Arcee and Greenlight after separating them from Gauge.		* Heretech previously played a major role in ''Transformers'' [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four\|#16]], where he first announced his plan to leave Cybertron aboard the ''Exodus''. While that issue presented him as a seemingly reasonable individual with legitimate grievances, this story casts him in a far more sinister light, revealing that he's set himself up as a divine figure within his religion and imprisoned Arcee and Greenlight after separating them from Gauge.
	* Although she wasn't named at the time, Accelerator last appeared in ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four\|#4]] as the Reversionist leading [[Brainstorm (G1)\|Brainstorm]]'s funeral.		* Although she wasn't named at the time, Accelerator last appeared in ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four\|#4]] as the Reversionist leading [[Brainstorm (G1)\|Brainstorm]]'s funeral.
	* Gauge can't remember a time when she's ever had to run before, but notes that it feels "familiar"; presumably, she's unconsciously remembering the events leading up to her family's last-minute escape from Cybertron in issue #18.		* Gauge can't remember a time when she's ever had to run before, but notes that it feels "familiar"; presumably, she's unconsciously remembering the events leading up to her family's last-minute escape from Cybertron in issue #18.
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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	*'''''Transformers Volume 3: All Fall Down''''' <small>([[February 24]], [[2021]]) ISBN 1684057396 / ISBN 978-1684057399</small>		* '''''Transformers Volume 3: All Fall Down''''' <small>([[February 24]], [[2021]]) ISBN 1684057396 / ISBN 978-1684057399</small>
	**Hardcover.		** Collects [[Transformers (2019 comic)\|''Transformers'' (2019)]] issues [[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down\|#19]]–[[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay\|24]] and ''Galaxies'' issues #7–12.
	**Collects ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' issues #~~19–24~~ and ''Galaxies'' issues #7–12.		** Bonus material includes alternate covers.
	**Bonus material ~~currently unknown, most likely~~ alternate covers.		** Hardcover format.

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	File:TF-IDW-2019v3.jpg\|'''''All Fall Down'''''; cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]		File:TF-IDW-2019v3.jpg\|'''''Volume 3: All Fall Down''''' – cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]
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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	'''''Transformers Volume 3: All Fall Down''''' <small>([[~~December 15~~]], [[~~2020~~]] ~~''scheduled''*~~) ISBN 1684057396 / ISBN 978-1684057399</small>		*'''''Transformers Volume 3: All Fall Down''''' <small>([[February 24]], [[2021]]) ISBN 1684057396 / ISBN 978-1684057399</small>
	**Hardcover.		**Hardcover.
	**Collects ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' issues #19–24 and ''Galaxies'' issues #7–12.		**Collects ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)\|Transformers]]'' issues #19–24 and ''Galaxies'' issues #7–12.

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	File:TF-IDW-2019v3.jpg\|'''''All Fall Down'''''; cover art by Cryssy Cheung		File:TF-IDW-2019v3.jpg\|'''''All Fall Down'''''; cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]
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	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==
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	\|h4=~~Cybertronians~~\|c4=		\|h4=[[Reversionist]]s\|c4=
	* [[Accelerator]] (1)		* [[Accelerator]] (1)
	* [[Gauge]] (2)		* [[Gauge]] (2)
	* [[Heretech]] (3)		* [[Heretech]] (3)
	* Guard (4)		* Guard (4)

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	* [[Greenlight]] (5)		* [[Greenlight]] (5)
	* [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] (6)		* [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] (6)

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	Accelerator interprets Gauge's absent-mindedness as a sign that she's a slow learner, but this couldn't be farther from the truth: Gauge has already studied and memorized all of Heretech's teachings, and mulls over them in her quarters as she contemplates an image of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] on her private terminal. Heretech has taught them that Cybertron is the physical manifestation of their creator [[Primus]]; when Heretech and his followers fled the planet, the [[Senate]] collapsed without his benevolent guidance, plunging the planet and its sinful inhabitants into anarchy and death. Only the ''Exodus'' escaped, and as Primus's representative, his presence aboard the ''Exodus'' brings Gauge and every other Reversionist aboard that much closer to their god, while their rites of toil and worship purify their [[spark]]s and help them become everything Primus wants them to be. Gauge has accepted these lofty sermons as truth, and tries to live up to them, but a flicker on her private computer terminal reminds her of another, secular problem, one that she's deliberately kept secret from ''everyone'', even Accelerator. Every so often, a strange transmission flashes across the screen; Gauge can't understand what it means, and trying to decipher it has led her to neglect duties, miss devotions, and frustrate her mentor.		Accelerator interprets Gauge's absent-mindedness as a sign that she's a slow learner, but this couldn't be farther from the truth: Gauge has already studied and memorized all of Heretech's teachings, and mulls over them in her quarters as she contemplates an image of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] on her private terminal. Heretech has taught them that Cybertron is the physical manifestation of their creator [[Primus]]; when Heretech and his followers fled the planet, the [[Senate]] collapsed without his benevolent guidance, plunging the planet and its sinful inhabitants into anarchy and death. Only the ''Exodus'' escaped, and as Primus's representative, his presence aboard the ''Exodus'' brings Gauge and every other Reversionist aboard that much closer to their god, while their rites of toil and worship purify their [[spark]]s and help them become everything Primus wants them to be. Gauge has accepted these lofty sermons as truth, and tries to live up to them, but a flicker on her private computer terminal reminds her of another, secular problem, one that she's deliberately kept secret from ''everyone'', even Accelerator. Every so often, a strange transmission flashes across the screen; Gauge can't understand what it means, and trying to decipher it has led her to neglect duties, miss devotions, and frustrate her mentor.

	Gauge tries to put the strange transmissions out of mind and focuses on her duties, rationalizing that this must be a deliberate temptation planted to corrupt her spark by leading her away from the righteous path. But while attending one of Heretech's many devotions, Gauge is astonished when she sees the mystery code flicker on the monitor above Heretech's throne! When the ceremony ends and the other worshipers disperse, Gauge pushes through the crowd to get closer... but runs into an unhappy Heretech instead. Although Gauge immediately genuflects in her plenary's presence, a furious Heretech grabs the little Transformer, lifts her to his face, and scolds her for daring to even ''approach'' his throne before he throws her to the ground. Terrified and embarrassed, Gauge flees the room and locks herself in her quarters, even as she begins to analyze Heretech's many supposed "truths": can a 'bot as cold an uncaring as Heretech ''really'' be an emissary of a loving god? Does Primus really want her to live a life of mindless deep-space drudgery? Can she trust ''anyone'' aboard the ship, even her mentor? Gauge tries to compose herself and meditate, the way Accelerator taught her to; the process calms her down just long enough for the mystery code to flash on her screen again. With nothing to lose now, Gauge thinks and thinks, remembering all the previous times when she'd doubted the Reversionists, remembering their faith in the process, in repetition... and then finally comes to a revelation. It isn't just a random code, she realizes—it's a ''message'', one intended for her and her alone. What's more, Gauge knows exactly where it wants her to go...		Gauge tries to put the strange transmissions out of mind and focuses on her duties, rationalizing that this must be a deliberate temptation planted to corrupt her spark by leading her away from the righteous path. But while attending one of Heretech's many devotions, Gauge is astonished when she sees the mystery code flicker on the monitor above Heretech's throne! When the ceremony ends and the other worshipers disperse, Gauge pushes through the crowd to get closer... but runs into an unhappy Heretech instead. Although Gauge immediately genuflects in her plenary's presence, a furious Heretech grabs the little Transformer, lifts her to his face, and scolds her for daring to even ''approach'' his throne before he throws her to the ground. Terrified and embarrassed, Gauge flees the room and locks herself in her quarters, even as she begins to analyze Heretech's many supposed "truths": can a 'bot as cold and uncaring as Heretech ''really'' be an emissary of a loving god? Does Primus really want her to live a life of mindless deep-space drudgery? Can she trust ''anyone'' aboard the ship, even her mentor? Gauge tries to compose herself and meditate, the way Accelerator taught her to; the process calms her down just long enough for the mystery code to flash on her screen again. With nothing to lose now, Gauge thinks and thinks, remembering all the previous times when she'd doubted the Reversionists, remembering their faith in the process, in repetition... and then finally comes to a revelation. It isn't just a random code, she realizes—it's a ''message'', one intended for her and her alone. What's more, Gauge knows exactly where it wants her to go...

	Ordinarily, the doors to the ''Exodus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engine room are sealed tight and forbidden to curates, but Gauge uses her small size to bypass security, squeeze into the ship's ventilation system, and wriggle through the ducts until a wrong move sends her dropping through another ventilation shaft onto the deck, right next to an angry guard! Gauge first tries to outrun the guard, but then remembers Accelerator's advice: "if you're troubled, stop where you are." Gauge does so; the sudden feint trips up the guard long enough for Gauge to punch him unconscious and escape. Gauge travels further and further into the bowels of the ship; monitors in the walls light up with the message as she travels, telling her which way to go. Finally, Gauge discovers an improvised brig hidden deep within the ship, and a force field that separates Gauge from the two prisoners within. One of them introduces herself as [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]], her compatriot as [[Greenlight]]... and informs Gauge that they want to tell her the truth!		Ordinarily, the doors to the ''Exodus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engine room are sealed tight and forbidden to curates, but Gauge uses her small size to bypass security, squeeze into the ship's ventilation system, and wriggle through the ducts until a wrong move sends her dropping through another ventilation shaft onto the deck, right next to an angry guard! Gauge first tries to outrun the guard, but then remembers Accelerator's advice: "if you're troubled, stop where you are." Gauge does so; the sudden feint trips up the guard long enough for Gauge to punch him unconscious and escape. Gauge travels further and further into the bowels of the ship; monitors in the walls light up with the message as she travels, telling her which way to go. Finally, Gauge discovers an improvised brig hidden deep within the ship, and a force field that separates Gauge from the two prisoners within. One of them introduces herself as [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]], her compatriot as [[Greenlight]]... and informs Gauge that they want to tell her the truth!