Ghost in the Machine (IDW) - Revision history

Saix: clean up, replaced: Action Man → Action Man (2)

2024-07-26T23:31:09Z

clean up, replaced: Action Man → Action Man (2)

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	Because things are certainly not going any better inside, where [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] is battling the turncoat [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]], whose apparent change of heart was a ruse, his loyalty to Kreiger absolute. [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]], meanwhile, has been impaled by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]], but finds a way to use the situation to his "advantage" when, with Storm Shadow's sword still protruding from his chest, he jumps onto the Talisman and stabs it with the blade. While Mayday engages Storm Shadow and keeps her busy, Blackrock finds his mind transported through the Talisman to the realm of [[Infraspace]], somewhere between Cybertronian life and death, where he is confronted by the shade of his old master, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. The Talisman, Onyx proclaims, is designed to "inoculate" against a coming threat - one that Blackrock will not see arrive, since his purpose has been served. Onyx reaches out to destroy Blackrock, only to be pushed back by the sudden appearance of [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power, the Atomic Man]], whose consciousness has survived death thanks to his own contact with the Talisman and its technology. Encouraged by Power to "reinvent himself," Blackrock realizes what he must do. Embracing his [[Titan Master]] heritage, the half-man/half-Cybertronian sends out a call...		Because things are certainly not going any better inside, where [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] is battling the turncoat [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]], whose apparent change of heart was a ruse, his loyalty to Kreiger absolute. [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]], meanwhile, has been impaled by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]], but finds a way to use the situation to his "advantage" when, with Storm Shadow's sword still protruding from his chest, he jumps onto the Talisman and stabs it with the blade. While Mayday engages Storm Shadow and keeps her busy, Blackrock finds his mind transported through the Talisman to the realm of [[Infraspace]], somewhere between Cybertronian life and death, where he is confronted by the shade of his old master, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. The Talisman, Onyx proclaims, is designed to "inoculate" against a coming threat - one that Blackrock will not see arrive, since his purpose has been served. Onyx reaches out to destroy Blackrock, only to be pushed back by the sudden appearance of [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power, the Atomic Man]], whose consciousness has survived death thanks to his own contact with the Talisman and its technology. Encouraged by Power to "reinvent himself," Blackrock realizes what he must do. Embracing his [[Titan Master]] heritage, the half-man/half-Cybertronian sends out a call...

	Elsewhere in the building, [[Action Man]] and [[Bryce Chan]] are facing down [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]], who quickly hits Chan with a stun blast so she can speak to Action Man alone. He is not interested in anything she has to say, reminding her of the horrible things the villains' scheme has caused, like the mutation of the people of Schleteva into Dire Wraiths. Dodging Action Man's shots, Doctor X informs him that they will be able to ''restore'' the mutated humans using Storm Shadow's hybrid human/Wraith DNA... whereupon Action Man reveals that he was not aiming at her, and has, in fact, blasted open the containment pods holding those very mutated humans in stasis. The Wraith-mutants flood out of their pods and rampage through the corridors of the building, sending X and Centurion fleeing, while Action Man joins Mayday in battling Storm Shadow.		Elsewhere in the building, [[Ian Noble\|Action Man]] and [[Bryce Chan]] are facing down [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]], who quickly hits Chan with a stun blast so she can speak to Action Man alone. He is not interested in anything she has to say, reminding her of the horrible things the villains' scheme has caused, like the mutation of the people of Schleteva into Dire Wraiths. Dodging Action Man's shots, Doctor X informs him that they will be able to ''restore'' the mutated humans using Storm Shadow's hybrid human/Wraith DNA... whereupon Action Man reveals that he was not aiming at her, and has, in fact, blasted open the containment pods holding those very mutated humans in stasis. The Wraith-mutants flood out of their pods and rampage through the corridors of the building, sending X and Centurion fleeing, while Action Man joins Mayday in battling Storm Shadow.

	Back on the roof, an extremely unexpected new combatant joins the fray when the [[Autobot]] [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Metrotitan]] arrives overhead in response to Blackrock's call. Metrotitan easily shatters the forcefield surrounding the Onyx building, and Optimus Prime himself leaps down into the middle of the fight, quickly pointed toward Colton by Skywarp. Colton breaks away from his fight with Savage and tries to run into the building's stairwell to get away, but fortunately for him, no sooner does he have the door open than the horde of Wraith mutants comes spilling out and set upon Optimus. Informed by [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] that the creatures are really human, Optimus is forced to pull his punches... whereas Kreiger has no such honorable compunctions, shooting Savage in the back as he is occupied pleading with Colton to rejoin the side of good.		Back on the roof, an extremely unexpected new combatant joins the fray when the [[Autobot]] [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Metrotitan]] arrives overhead in response to Blackrock's call. Metrotitan easily shatters the forcefield surrounding the Onyx building, and Optimus Prime himself leaps down into the middle of the fight, quickly pointed toward Colton by Skywarp. Colton breaks away from his fight with Savage and tries to run into the building's stairwell to get away, but fortunately for him, no sooner does he have the door open than the horde of Wraith mutants comes spilling out and set upon Optimus. Informed by [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] that the creatures are really human, Optimus is forced to pull his punches... whereas Kreiger has no such honorable compunctions, shooting Savage in the back as he is occupied pleading with Colton to rejoin the side of good.
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	* ''[[Marissa Faireborn]]'' (5)		* ''[[Marissa Faireborn]]'' (5)
	* [[Terrence Salmons]] (24)		* [[Terrence Salmons]] (24)
	* [[Action Man]] (28)		* [[Ian Noble\|Action Man]] (28)
	* [[Bryce Chan]] (29)		* [[Bryce Chan]] (29)
	* [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power]] (33)		* [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power]] (33)

Saix at 18:04, 26 July 2024

2024-07-26T18:04:48Z

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	Because things are certainly not going any better inside, where [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] is battling the turncoat [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]], whose apparent change of heart was a ruse, his loyalty to Kreiger absolute. [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]], meanwhile, has been impaled by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]], but finds a way to use the situation to his "advantage" when, with Storm Shadow's sword still protruding from his chest, he jumps onto the Talisman and stabs it with the blade. While Mayday engages Storm Shadow and keeps her busy, Blackrock finds his mind transported through the Talisman to the realm of [[Infraspace]], somewhere between Cybertronian life and death, where he is confronted by the shade of his old master, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. The Talisman, Onyx proclaims, is designed to "inoculate" against a coming threat - one that Blackrock will not see arrive, since his purpose has been served. Onyx reaches out to destroy Blackrock, only to be pushed back by the sudden appearance of [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power, the Atomic Man]], whose consciousness has survived death thanks to his own contact with the Talisman and its technology. Encouraged by Power to "reinvent himself," Blackrock realizes what he must do. Embracing his [[Titan Master]] heritage, the half-man/half-Cybertronian sends out a call...		Because things are certainly not going any better inside, where [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] is battling the turncoat [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]], whose apparent change of heart was a ruse, his loyalty to Kreiger absolute. [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]], meanwhile, has been impaled by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]], but finds a way to use the situation to his "advantage" when, with Storm Shadow's sword still protruding from his chest, he jumps onto the Talisman and stabs it with the blade. While Mayday engages Storm Shadow and keeps her busy, Blackrock finds his mind transported through the Talisman to the realm of [[Infraspace]], somewhere between Cybertronian life and death, where he is confronted by the shade of his old master, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. The Talisman, Onyx proclaims, is designed to "inoculate" against a coming threat - one that Blackrock will not see arrive, since his purpose has been served. Onyx reaches out to destroy Blackrock, only to be pushed back by the sudden appearance of [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power, the Atomic Man]], whose consciousness has survived death thanks to his own contact with the Talisman and its technology. Encouraged by Power to "reinvent himself," Blackrock realizes what he must do. Embracing his [[Titan Master]] heritage, the half-man/half-Cybertronian sends out a call...

	Elsewhere in the building, [[Action Man]] and [[Bryce Chan]] are facing down [[Doctor X]], who quickly hits Chan with a stun blast so she can speak to Action Man alone. He is not interested in anything she has to say, reminding her of the horrible things the villains' scheme has caused, like the mutation of the people of Schleteva into Dire Wraiths. Dodging Action Man's shots, Doctor X informs him that they will be able to ''restore'' the mutated humans using Storm Shadow's hybrid human/Wraith DNA... whereupon Action Man reveals that he was not aiming at her, and has, in fact, blasted open the containment pods holding those very mutated humans in stasis. The Wraith-mutants flood out of their pods and rampage through the corridors of the building, sending X and Centurion fleeing, while Action Man joins Mayday in battling Storm Shadow.		Elsewhere in the building, [[Action Man]] and [[Bryce Chan]] are facing down [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]], who quickly hits Chan with a stun blast so she can speak to Action Man alone. He is not interested in anything she has to say, reminding her of the horrible things the villains' scheme has caused, like the mutation of the people of Schleteva into Dire Wraiths. Dodging Action Man's shots, Doctor X informs him that they will be able to ''restore'' the mutated humans using Storm Shadow's hybrid human/Wraith DNA... whereupon Action Man reveals that he was not aiming at her, and has, in fact, blasted open the containment pods holding those very mutated humans in stasis. The Wraith-mutants flood out of their pods and rampage through the corridors of the building, sending X and Centurion fleeing, while Action Man joins Mayday in battling Storm Shadow.

	Back on the roof, an extremely unexpected new combatant joins the fray when the [[Autobot]] [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Metrotitan]] arrives overhead in response to Blackrock's call. Metrotitan easily shatters the forcefield surrounding the Onyx building, and Optimus Prime himself leaps down into the middle of the fight, quickly pointed toward Colton by Skywarp. Colton breaks away from his fight with Savage and tries to run into the building's stairwell to get away, but fortunately for him, no sooner does he have the door open than the horde of Wraith mutants comes spilling out and set upon Optimus. Informed by [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] that the creatures are really human, Optimus is forced to pull his punches... whereas Kreiger has no such honorable compunctions, shooting Savage in the back as he is occupied pleading with Colton to rejoin the side of good.		Back on the roof, an extremely unexpected new combatant joins the fray when the [[Autobot]] [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Metrotitan]] arrives overhead in response to Blackrock's call. Metrotitan easily shatters the forcefield surrounding the Onyx building, and Optimus Prime himself leaps down into the middle of the fight, quickly pointed toward Colton by Skywarp. Colton breaks away from his fight with Savage and tries to run into the building's stairwell to get away, but fortunately for him, no sooner does he have the door open than the horde of Wraith mutants comes spilling out and set upon Optimus. Informed by [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] that the creatures are really human, Optimus is forced to pull his punches... whereas Kreiger has no such honorable compunctions, shooting Savage in the back as he is occupied pleading with Colton to rejoin the side of good.
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	* [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] (8)		* [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] (8)
	* [[Iron Klaw]] (9)		* [[Iron Klaw]] (9)
	* [[Doctor X]] (15)		* [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]] (15)
	* [[Red Shadows]] (18)		* [[Red Shadows]] (18)
	* [[Horrorshow]] (19)		* [[Horrorshow]] (19)

Cydra: Transformers reference

2024-04-26T18:28:56Z

Transformers reference

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	* Mayday refers to Blackrock with the nickname "G.B."—short for "'''''G'''''arrison '''''B'''''lackrock" in this continuity, but also a reference to the original version of the character from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]], who was "G.B. Blackrock". This probably stood for "Gary Bennett", which was the name of the real-life friend who writer [[Bob Budiansky]] named Blackrock after.		* Mayday refers to Blackrock with the nickname "G.B."—short for "'''''G'''''arrison '''''B'''''lackrock" in this continuity, but also a reference to the original version of the character from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]], who was "G.B. Blackrock". This probably stood for "Gary Bennett", which was the name of the real-life friend who writer [[Bob Budiansky]] named Blackrock after.
	* When Centurion dies, the color fades from his armor in the now-traditional manner that began with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.		* When Centurion dies, [[aggressive depigmentation\|the color fades from his armor]] in the now-traditional manner that began with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===

Cydra at 18:16, 26 April 2024

2024-04-26T18:16:57Z

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	''As a child, [[Joe Colton]] became enthralled with the story of [[World War II]] hero [[Sgt. Savage]], which he learned about from newsreels, and from his own mother's recollections of Savage as "the right man in the right time." Colton grew up to found [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], but threats to [[Earth]] soon grew beyond the capacity of the Joe team to handle, like the [[Decepticon]] invasion of the planet. And [[Transformer]]s were not the only aliens that had infiltrated Earth; the shape-changing [[Dire Wraith]]s had also infested the world, and they eventually came for Colton, cornering him aboard a helicopter, seeking to possess and replace him. Colton cut off his ~~left~~ hand to prevent the spread of the Wraith infection and leaped from the helicopter into the forest below, but the Wraiths were unconcerned; they were able to use his hand to replicate his form and [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|take his place]]. Left destitute, Colton worked his way back to civilization, where he ran into a group of young thugs watching a news report on a phone about [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s annexation of Earth into the [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] empire. Colton attempted to learn more, but the thugs turned on him and pulled a knife. At the end of his rope but still as skilled as ever, Colton fought and killed them all, took their phone, and made contact with his old acquaintance [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], who he then met in [[Paris]] to discuss the implimentation of the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]] as a means to kill all the Transformers. Colton adopted the alias of "Baron Ironblood" to gather supervillains for their scheme, including the [[Iron Klaw]], who provided them with a facility to house the Talisman beneath [[Verenya]]. But the facility was compromised... and that's where our story began...''		''As a child, [[Joe Colton]] became enthralled with the story of [[World War II]] hero [[Sgt. Savage]], which he learned about from newsreels, and from his own mother's recollections of Savage as "the right man in the right time." Colton grew up to found [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], but threats to [[Earth]] soon grew beyond the capacity of the Joe team to handle, like the [[Decepticon]] invasion of the planet. And [[Transformer]]s were not the only aliens that had infiltrated Earth; the shape-changing [[Dire Wraith]]s had also infested the world, and they eventually came for Colton, cornering him aboard a helicopter, seeking to possess and replace him. Colton cut off his right hand to prevent the spread of the Wraith infection and leaped from the helicopter into the forest below, but the Wraiths were unconcerned; they were able to use his hand to replicate his form and [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|take his place]]. Left destitute, Colton worked his way back to civilization, where he ran into a group of young thugs watching a news report on a phone about [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s annexation of Earth into the [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] empire. Colton attempted to learn more, but the thugs turned on him and pulled a knife. At the end of his rope but still as skilled as ever, Colton fought and killed them all, took their phone, and made contact with his old acquaintance [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], who he then met in [[Paris]] to discuss the implimentation of the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]] as a means to kill all the Transformers. Colton adopted the alias of "Baron Ironblood" to gather supervillains for their scheme, including the [[Iron Klaw]], who provided them with a facility to house the Talisman beneath [[Verenya]]. But the facility was compromised... and that's where our story began...''

	In the present day, "Baron Ironblood" leads his army of villains in an attack on the [[Onyx]] corporation's [[Buenos Aires]] facility in order to recover the Talisman and rescue the captive Kreiger, but in the process, is unmasked by Sgt. Savage. The Joes present are all aghast to discover their founder has turned on them; Savage, in particular, is furious that someone supposedly inspired by him could have turned out this way, and the two men engage in a brutal exchange of blows while the other Joes—including ex-Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]]—fight the [[Oktober Guard]] and the biomechanically enhanced [[Red Shadows]] on the roof of the building. In the chaos, [[Ayana Jones\|Mayday]] seizes one of the Shadows' tentacle-arms and uses it to rappel down the side of the building, smashing her way in through a window so she can help her other teammates inside.		In the present day, "Baron Ironblood" leads his army of villains in an attack on the [[Onyx]] corporation's [[Buenos Aires]] facility in order to recover the Talisman and rescue the captive Kreiger, but in the process, is unmasked by Sgt. Savage. The Joes present are all aghast to discover their founder has turned on them; Savage, in particular, is furious that someone supposedly inspired by him could have turned out this way, and the two men engage in a brutal exchange of blows while the other Joes—including ex-Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]]—fight the [[Oktober Guard]] and the biomechanically enhanced [[Red Shadows]] on the roof of the building. In the chaos, [[Ayana Jones\|Mayday]] seizes one of the Shadows' tentacle-arms and uses it to rappel down the side of the building, smashing her way in through a window so she can help her other teammates inside.

Usfmm at 04:39, 30 May 2023

2023-05-30T04:39:54Z

Show changes

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

2021-09-20T00:19:43Z

clean up, replaced: Metrotitan (Zone) → Metrotitan (G1) (2)

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:19, 20 September 2021
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	Elsewhere in the building, [[Action Man]] and [[Bryce Chan]] are facing down [[Doctor X]], who quickly hits Chan with a stun blast so she can speak to Action Man alone. He is not interested in anything she has to say, reminding her of the horrible things the villains' scheme has caused, like the mutation of the people of Schleteva into Dire Wraiths. Dodging Action Man's shots, Doctor X informs him that they will be able to ''restore'' the mutated humans using Storm Shadow's hybrid human/Wraith DNA... whereupon Action Man reveals that he was not aiming at her, and has, in fact, blasted open the containment pods holding those very mutated humans in stasis. The Wraith-mutants flood out of their pods and rampage through the corridors of the building, sending X and Centurion fleeing, while Action Man joins Mayday in battling Storm Shadow.		Elsewhere in the building, [[Action Man]] and [[Bryce Chan]] are facing down [[Doctor X]], who quickly hits Chan with a stun blast so she can speak to Action Man alone. He is not interested in anything she has to say, reminding her of the horrible things the villains' scheme has caused, like the mutation of the people of Schleteva into Dire Wraiths. Dodging Action Man's shots, Doctor X informs him that they will be able to ''restore'' the mutated humans using Storm Shadow's hybrid human/Wraith DNA... whereupon Action Man reveals that he was not aiming at her, and has, in fact, blasted open the containment pods holding those very mutated humans in stasis. The Wraith-mutants flood out of their pods and rampage through the corridors of the building, sending X and Centurion fleeing, while Action Man joins Mayday in battling Storm Shadow.

	Back on the roof, an extremely unexpected new combatant joins the fray when the [[Autobot]] [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] [[Metrotitan (~~Zone~~)\|Metrotitan]] arrives overhead in response to Blackrock's call. Metrotitan easily shatters the forcefield surrounding the Onyx building, and Optimus Prime himself leaps down into the middle of the fight, quickly pointed toward Colton by Skywarp. Colton breaks away from his fight with Savage and tries to run into the building's stairwell to get away, but fortunately for him, no sooner does he have the door open than the horde of Wraith mutants comes spilling out and set upon Optimus. Informed by [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] that the creatures are really human, Optimus is forced to pull his punches... whereas Kreiger has no such honorable compunctions, shooting Savage in the back as he is occupied pleading with Colton to rejoin the side of good.		Back on the roof, an extremely unexpected new combatant joins the fray when the [[Autobot]] [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Metrotitan]] arrives overhead in response to Blackrock's call. Metrotitan easily shatters the forcefield surrounding the Onyx building, and Optimus Prime himself leaps down into the middle of the fight, quickly pointed toward Colton by Skywarp. Colton breaks away from his fight with Savage and tries to run into the building's stairwell to get away, but fortunately for him, no sooner does he have the door open than the horde of Wraith mutants comes spilling out and set upon Optimus. Informed by [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]] that the creatures are really human, Optimus is forced to pull his punches... whereas Kreiger has no such honorable compunctions, shooting Savage in the back as he is occupied pleading with Colton to rejoin the side of good.

	Meanwhile, back inside, Storm Shadow has overpowered Mayday and Action Man, and appears about to deliver the killing strike when Kup comes crashing through the wall in vehicle mode, running the ninja over. Unfortunately, more Wraith mutants are not far behind him, and it looks like it might be the end for our revolutionaries... until Blackrock reawakens. His experience has made everything suddenly clear to him: using his link to the Talisman and the traces of Storm Shadow's hybrid DNA found on her sword, he can reverse-engineer an energy that will restore the mutated humans to normal. Then, he can use his mental link to Metrotitan to have the Titan broadcast the energy, super-charged by the power of the massive [[Ore-13]] deposit within him. And quicker than thought, he does just that... and as rays from Metrotitan bathe the building, the Wraiths all turn back into humans. Colton is struck dumb with the sheer power on display, greater than anything even he imagined, and Kreiger takes charge, ordering the villains to teleport out via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. Savage recovers just in time to watch them disappear, and introduce himself to Optimus Prime.		Meanwhile, back inside, Storm Shadow has overpowered Mayday and Action Man, and appears about to deliver the killing strike when Kup comes crashing through the wall in vehicle mode, running the ninja over. Unfortunately, more Wraith mutants are not far behind him, and it looks like it might be the end for our revolutionaries... until Blackrock reawakens. His experience has made everything suddenly clear to him: using his link to the Talisman and the traces of Storm Shadow's hybrid DNA found on her sword, he can reverse-engineer an energy that will restore the mutated humans to normal. Then, he can use his mental link to Metrotitan to have the Titan broadcast the energy, super-charged by the power of the massive [[Ore-13]] deposit within him. And quicker than thought, he does just that... and as rays from Metrotitan bathe the building, the Wraiths all turn back into humans. Colton is struck dumb with the sheer power on display, greater than anything even he imagined, and Kreiger takes charge, ordering the villains to teleport out via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. Savage recovers just in time to watch them disappear, and introduce himself to Optimus Prime.
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	*[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] (26)		*[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] (26)
	*[[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock/Sovereign]] (31)		*[[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock/Sovereign]] (31)
	*[[Metrotitan (~~Zone~~)\|Metrotitan]] (35)		*[[Metrotitan (G1)\|Metrotitan]] (35)

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Saix: clean up, replaced: (Cobra) → (G.I. Joe) (2), typos fixed: from 2005-2008 → from 2005 to 2008, the the → the

2021-08-10T22:06:45Z

clean up, replaced: (Cobra) → (G.I. Joe) (2), typos fixed: from 2005-2008 → from 2005 to 2008, the the → the

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	In the present day, "Baron Ironblood" leads his army of villains in an attack on the [[Onyx]] corporation's [[Buenos Aires]] facility in order to recover the Talisman and rescue the captive Kreiger, but in the process, is unmasked by Sgt. Savage. The Joes present are all aghast to discover their founder has turned on them; Savage, in particular, is furious that someone supposedly inspired by him could have turned out this way, and the two men engage in a brutal exchange of blows while the other Joes—including ex-Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]]—fight the [[Oktober Guard]] and the biomechanically enhanced [[Red Shadows]] on the roof of the building. In the chaos, [[Ayana Jones\|Mayday]] seizes one of the Shadows' tentacle-arms and uses it to rappel down the side of the building, smashing her way in through a window so she can help her other teammates inside.		In the present day, "Baron Ironblood" leads his army of villains in an attack on the [[Onyx]] corporation's [[Buenos Aires]] facility in order to recover the Talisman and rescue the captive Kreiger, but in the process, is unmasked by Sgt. Savage. The Joes present are all aghast to discover their founder has turned on them; Savage, in particular, is furious that someone supposedly inspired by him could have turned out this way, and the two men engage in a brutal exchange of blows while the other Joes—including ex-Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]]—fight the [[Oktober Guard]] and the biomechanically enhanced [[Red Shadows]] on the roof of the building. In the chaos, [[Ayana Jones\|Mayday]] seizes one of the Shadows' tentacle-arms and uses it to rappel down the side of the building, smashing her way in through a window so she can help her other teammates inside.

	Because things are certainly not going any better inside, where [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] is battling the turncoat [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]], whose apparent change of heart was a ruse, his loyalty to Kreiger absolute. [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]], meanwhile, has been impaled by [[Tempest (~~Cobra~~)\|Storm Shadow]], but finds a way to use the situation to his "advantage" when, with Storm Shadow's sword still protruding from his chest, he jumps onto the Talisman and stabs it with the blade. While Mayday engages Storm Shadow and keeps her busy, Blackrock finds his mind transported through the Talisman to the realm of [[Infraspace]], somewhere between Cybertronian life and death, where he is confronted by the shade of his old master, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. The Talisman, Onyx proclaims, is designed to "inoculate" against a coming threat - one that Blackrock will not see arrive, since his purpose has been served. Onyx reaches out to destroy Blackrock, only to be pushed back by the sudden appearance of [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power, the Atomic Man]], whose consciousness has survived death thanks to his own contact with the Talisman and its technology. Encouraged by Power to "reinvent himself," Blackrock realizes what he must do. Embracing his [[Titan Master]] heritage, the half-man/half-Cybertronian sends out a call...		Because things are certainly not going any better inside, where [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] is battling the turncoat [[Centurion (IDW)\|Centurion]], whose apparent change of heart was a ruse, his loyalty to Kreiger absolute. [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]], meanwhile, has been impaled by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]], but finds a way to use the situation to his "advantage" when, with Storm Shadow's sword still protruding from his chest, he jumps onto the Talisman and stabs it with the blade. While Mayday engages Storm Shadow and keeps her busy, Blackrock finds his mind transported through the Talisman to the realm of [[Infraspace]], somewhere between Cybertronian life and death, where he is confronted by the shade of his old master, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. The Talisman, Onyx proclaims, is designed to "inoculate" against a coming threat - one that Blackrock will not see arrive, since his purpose has been served. Onyx reaches out to destroy Blackrock, only to be pushed back by the sudden appearance of [[Atomic Man\|Mike Power, the Atomic Man]], whose consciousness has survived death thanks to his own contact with the Talisman and its technology. Encouraged by Power to "reinvent himself," Blackrock realizes what he must do. Embracing his [[Titan Master]] heritage, the half-man/half-Cybertronian sends out a call...

	Elsewhere in the building, [[Action Man]] and [[Bryce Chan]] are facing down [[Doctor X]], who quickly hits Chan with a stun blast so she can speak to Action Man alone. He is not interested in anything she has to say, reminding her of the horrible things the villains' scheme has caused, like the mutation of the people of Schleteva into Dire Wraiths. Dodging Action Man's shots, Doctor X informs him that they will be able to ''restore'' the mutated humans using Storm Shadow's hybrid human/Wraith DNA... whereupon Action Man reveals that he was not aiming at her, and has, in fact, blasted open the containment pods holding those very mutated humans in stasis. The Wraith-mutants flood out of their pods and rampage through the corridors of the building, sending X and Centurion fleeing, while Action Man joins Mayday in battling Storm Shadow.		Elsewhere in the building, [[Action Man]] and [[Bryce Chan]] are facing down [[Doctor X]], who quickly hits Chan with a stun blast so she can speak to Action Man alone. He is not interested in anything she has to say, reminding her of the horrible things the villains' scheme has caused, like the mutation of the people of Schleteva into Dire Wraiths. Dodging Action Man's shots, Doctor X informs him that they will be able to ''restore'' the mutated humans using Storm Shadow's hybrid human/Wraith DNA... whereupon Action Man reveals that he was not aiming at her, and has, in fact, blasted open the containment pods holding those very mutated humans in stasis. The Wraith-mutants flood out of their pods and rampage through the corridors of the building, sending X and Centurion fleeing, while Action Man joins Mayday in battling Storm Shadow.
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	*[[Tempest (~~Cobra~~)\|Storm Shadow II]] (30)		*[[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow II]] (30)
	*[[Dragonsky]] (36)		*[[Dragonsky]] (36)
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	*Blackrock communes with Onyx Prime via [[infraspace]], the limbo between life and death that made its sole previous appearance ''waaaay'' back in 2007's [[Escalation issue 6\|''Escalation'' #6]].		*Blackrock communes with Onyx Prime via [[infraspace]], the limbo between life and death that made its sole previous appearance ''waaaay'' back in 2007's [[Escalation issue 6\|''Escalation'' #6]].
	*Mike Power appeared to die in [[Power and Glory\|issue #6]]. While punching out Onyx Prime, Mike—adopting the guise of a child—tells Blackrock that "bullies won't keep us down", alluding to his troubles with neighborhood hoodlums [[Finney]] and [[Pidge]] in that issue.		*Mike Power appeared to die in [[Power and Glory\|issue #6]]. While punching out Onyx Prime, Mike—adopting the guise of a child—tells Blackrock that "bullies won't keep us down", alluding to his troubles with neighborhood hoodlums [[Finney]] and [[Pidge]] in that issue.
	*Optimus Prime compares the M.A.S.S. Device to [[Orbital jump\|orbital bounce]] technology, the teleportation technology used by the Autobots back during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure on IDW's titles from 2005-2008. It's called an "orbital bounce" because the traveler's signal leaves one location on Earth, zooms up into space, where it's "bounced" off an orbiting body back down to a second location on the planet. This is how the M.A.S.S. Device worked in IDW's {{i\|G.I. Joe (comic)\|first ''G.I. Joe'' series}}, relying on a "relay star" satellite to "bounce" the signal, but that satellite fell out of orbit in 2013's {{i\|Operation Deadfall, Part 1\|''G.I. Joe: Special Missions'' #5}}. It remains to be seen if [[Destro]] launched a second satellite, or if the advancements that have implicitly been made to M.A.S.S. (such as the fact it no longer requires those teleported to wear "recall" tags in order for them to be teleported back) mean it no longer requires it to operate.		*Optimus Prime compares the M.A.S.S. Device to [[Orbital jump\|orbital bounce]] technology, the teleportation technology used by the Autobots back during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure on IDW's titles from 2005 to 2008. It's called an "orbital bounce" because the traveler's signal leaves one location on Earth, zooms up into space, where it's "bounced" off an orbiting body back down to a second location on the planet. This is how the M.A.S.S. Device worked in IDW's {{i\|G.I. Joe (comic)\|first ''G.I. Joe'' series}}, relying on a "relay star" satellite to "bounce" the signal, but that satellite fell out of orbit in 2013's {{i\|Operation Deadfall, Part 1\|''G.I. Joe: Special Missions'' #5}}. It remains to be seen if [[Destro]] launched a second satellite, or if the advancements that have implicitly been made to M.A.S.S. (such as the fact it no longer requires those teleported to wear "recall" tags in order for them to be teleported back) mean it no longer requires it to operate.
	*The woman looking for her boyfriend appeared on the first page of the first issue of the series, as did her dog and her departed lover.		*The woman looking for her boyfriend appeared on the first page of the first issue of the series, as did her dog and her departed lover.
	*Having not previously been shown to be part of Colton's evil cabal during ''Revolutionaries'', [[Miles Mayhem]] appears among the amassed villains on the final page. How he came to work with the group is detailed in [[The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem\|''First Strike'' #3's back-up strip]].		*Having not previously been shown to be part of Colton's evil cabal during ''Revolutionaries'', [[Miles Mayhem]] appears among the amassed villains on the final page. How he came to work with the group is detailed in [[The Origins of Evil, Part Three: A Little Bit of Mayhem\|''First Strike'' #3's back-up strip]].
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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	*Originally solicited for release in July, this issue arrives significantly late, two months after the fact, in the final week of September. It was intended for release before ~~the~~ the ''[[First Strike]]'' crossover began, but in practice, wound up released on the same week as the [[First Strike issue 4\|''fourth'' issue]] of the series. Oof.		*Originally solicited for release in July, this issue arrives significantly late, two months after the fact, in the final week of September. It was intended for release before the ''[[First Strike]]'' crossover began, but in practice, wound up released on the same week as the [[First Strike issue 4\|''fourth'' issue]] of the series. Oof.
	*This oversized issue retails at $4.99, featuring 28 story pages instead of the standard 20, and an eight-page bonus section looking back over some of the many, many Easter eggs sprinkled into all eight issues of the series.		*This oversized issue retails at $4.99, featuring 28 story pages instead of the standard 20, and an eight-page bonus section looking back over some of the many, many Easter eggs sprinkled into all eight issues of the series.
	*Though the caption referring to the "[[Iron Ring]]" appears to be a location caption, John Barber would later [https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/921458952033808384 confirm] on Twitter that it was the name of Ironblood's supervillain alliance.		*Though the caption referring to the "[[Iron Ring]]" appears to be a location caption, John Barber would later [https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/921458952033808384 confirm] on Twitter that it was the name of Ironblood's supervillain alliance.

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	*Mayday refers to Blackrock with the nickname "G.B."—short for "'''''G'''''arrison '''''B'''''lackrock in this continuity, but also a reference to the original version of the character from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]], who was "G.B. Blackrock". This probably stood for "Gary Bennett", which was the name of the real-life friend who writer [[Bob Budiansky]] named Blackrock after.		*Mayday refers to Blackrock with the nickname "G.B."—short for "'''''G'''''arrison '''''B'''''lackrock" in this continuity, but also a reference to the original version of the character from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]], who was "G.B. Blackrock". This probably stood for "Gary Bennett", which was the name of the real-life friend who writer [[Bob Budiansky]] named Blackrock after.
	*When Centurion dies, the color fades from his armor in the now-traditional manner that began with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.		*When Centurion dies, the color fades from his armor in the now-traditional manner that began with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

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	Meanwhile, back inside, Storm Shadow has overpowered Mayday and Action Man, and appears about to deliver the killing strike when Kup comes crashing through the wall in vehicle mode, running the ninja over. Unfortunately, more Wraith mutants are not far behind him, and it looks like it might be the end for our revolutionaries... until Blackrock reawakens. His experience has made everything suddenly clear to him: using his link to the Talisman and the traces of Storm Shadow's hybrid DNA found on her sword, he can reverse-engineer an energy that will restore the mutated humans to normal. Then, he can use his mental link to Metrotitan to have the Titan broadcast the energy, super-charged by the power of the massive [[Ore-13]] deposit within him. And quicker than thought, he does just that... and as rays from Metrotitan bathe the building, the Wraiths all turn back into humans. Colton is struck dumb with the sheer power on display, greater than anything even he imagined, and Kreiger takes charge, ordering the villains to teleport out via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. Savage recovers just in time to watch them disappear, and introduce himself to Optimus Prime.		Meanwhile, back inside, Storm Shadow has overpowered Mayday and Action Man, and appears about to deliver the killing strike when Kup comes crashing through the wall in vehicle mode, running the ninja over. Unfortunately, more Wraith mutants are not far behind him, and it looks like it might be the end for our revolutionaries... until Blackrock reawakens. His experience has made everything suddenly clear to him: using his link to the Talisman and the traces of Storm Shadow's hybrid DNA found on her sword, he can reverse-engineer an energy that will restore the mutated humans to normal. Then, he can use his mental link to Metrotitan to have the Titan broadcast the energy, super-charged by the power of the massive [[Ore-13]] deposit within him. And quicker than thought, he does just that... and as rays from Metrotitan bathe the building, the Wraiths all turn back into humans. Colton is struck dumb with the sheer power on display, greater than anything even he imagined, and Kreiger takes charge, ordering the villains to teleport out via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. Savage recovers just in time to watch them disappear, and introduce himself to Optimus Prime.

	Inside, Doctor X and Storm Shadow take the greatest risk, teleporting out ''with'' the Talisman, in the process triggering another wave of its mutative energy—but before it can harm the humans again, Centurion throws himself in its path, sacrificing his life to protect them. Action Man is puzzled as to ''why'' Centurion would have done this, but gets his answer a moment later when the [[~~Eukaris~~\|Eukarian]] suddenly returns to life, revealing that his body is now inhabited by the spirit of Mike Power, who has combined with Centurion to become a new being. Despite the loss of the Talisman, against all odds, it looks like a happy ending... until one of the restored human-Wraiths, a young woman, comes up, unable to find her boyfriend, who was mutated alongside her. Mayday sadly realizes that he must have been one of the Wraiths they killed back in Schleteva before discovering what they really were... a grim reminder for the revolutionaries that next time, they're just going to have to work harder and be better than ever.		Inside, Doctor X and Storm Shadow take the greatest risk, teleporting out ''with'' the Talisman, in the process triggering another wave of its mutative energy—but before it can harm the humans again, Centurion throws himself in its path, sacrificing his life to protect them. Action Man is puzzled as to ''why'' Centurion would have done this, but gets his answer a moment later when the [[Jungle Planet (colony)\|Eukarian]] suddenly returns to life, revealing that his body is now inhabited by the spirit of Mike Power, who has combined with Centurion to become a new being. Despite the loss of the Talisman, against all odds, it looks like a happy ending... until one of the restored human-Wraiths, a young woman, comes up, unable to find her boyfriend, who was mutated alongside her. Mayday sadly realizes that he must have been one of the Wraiths they killed back in Schleteva before discovering what they really were... a grim reminder for the revolutionaries that next time, they're just going to have to work harder and be better than ever.

	The M.A.S.S. Device returns the villains to the [[Iron Castle]] in [[Kalistan]], where they are greeted by the Iron Klaw. With the Talisman now back in their possession, it is time for Colton to prove that he is the "right man" for ''this'' time, as they prepare to take the fight to Cybertron itself!		The M.A.S.S. Device returns the villains to the [[Iron Castle]] in [[Kalistan]], where they are greeted by the Iron Klaw. With the Talisman now back in their possession, it is time for Colton to prove that he is the "right man" for ''this'' time, as they prepare to take the fight to Cybertron itself!

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