Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2 - Revision history

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Featured characters

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	* ''[[Dropkick (G1)\|Dropkick]]s'' (9)		* ''[[Dropkick (G1)\|Dropkick]]s'' (9)
	* ''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (10)		* ''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (10)
	* ''[[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]] (11)		* ''[[Warrior]]s'' (11)
	* ''[[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]]'' (12)		* ''[[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]] (12)
	* ''[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]]'' (14)		* ''[[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]]'' (13)
	* ''"[[Crosscut's successor]]"'' (15)		* ''[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]]'' (15)
	* ''[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'' (16)		* ''"[[Crosscut's successor]]"'' (16)
	* ''[[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'' (17)		* ''[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'' (17)
	* ''[[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'' (18)		* ''[[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'' (18)
	* ''[[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]'' (19)		* ''[[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'' (19)
			* ''[[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]'' (20)

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	* ''[[Gozer]]'' (13)		* ''[[Gozer]]'' (14)
	* ''[[Kremzeek]]'' (20)		* ''[[Kremzeek]]'' (21)
	* Kremzeek Sprite (21)		* Kremzeek Sprite (22)
	}}		}}

Saix: clean up, replaced: Crosscut (Decepticon) → Crosscut (Marvel), typos fixed: ically- → ically

2023-03-01T16:02:48Z

clean up, replaced: Crosscut (Decepticon) → Crosscut (Marvel), typos fixed: ically- → ically

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	'''Teamwork skills are put to the test as Ectronymous and the Ghostbusters contend with a spectral Starscream and an electrically-charged menace.'''		'''Teamwork skills are put to the test as Ectronymous and the Ghostbusters contend with a spectral Starscream and an electrically charged menace.'''

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
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	[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]		[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]
	* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey, and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and [[Crosscut's successor\|Decepticon soldier]] who was forced to test the [[space bridge]] after [[Crosscut (~~Decepticon~~)\|Crosscut]] (distinguished from Crosscut himself by his green coloration and head-mounted gun), from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.		* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey, and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and [[Crosscut's successor\|Decepticon soldier]] who was forced to test the [[space bridge]] after [[Crosscut (Marvel)\|Crosscut]] (distinguished from Crosscut himself by his green coloration and head-mounted gun), from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.
	* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.		* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.
	* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.		* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 19:32, 10 July 2020

2020-07-10T19:32:10Z

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	* [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] (6)		* [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] (6)
	* ''[[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]'' (7)		* ''[[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]'' (7)
	* ''[[Guardian ~~robot~~]]'' (8)		* ''[[Dark Guardian]]'' (8)
	* ''[[Dropkick (G1)\|Dropkick]]s'' (9)		* ''[[Dropkick (G1)\|Dropkick]]s'' (9)
	* ''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (10)		* ''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (10)
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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]		[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]
	* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and [[Crosscut's successor\|Decepticon soldier]] who was forced to test the [[space bridge]] after [[Crosscut (Decepticon)\|Crosscut]] (distinguished from Crosscut himself by his green coloration and head-mounted gun), from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.		* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey, and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and [[Crosscut's successor\|Decepticon soldier]] who was forced to test the [[space bridge]] after [[Crosscut (Decepticon)\|Crosscut]] (distinguished from Crosscut himself by his green coloration and head-mounted gun), from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.
	* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.		* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.
	* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.		* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.

NexusShard17: /* Featured characters */

2020-02-22T19:23:06Z

Featured characters

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	* ''[[Gozer]]'' (13)		* ''[[Gozer]]'' (13)
	* ''[[Kremzeek]]'' (20)		* ''[[Kremzeek]]'' (20)
	* ~~Smaller~~ Kremzeek (21)		* Kremzeek Sprite (21)
	}}		}}

TimeLord11 at 02:42, 25 January 2020

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	Ray interrupts Starscream's story; after all, the Ghostbusters encountered Gozer when the deity arrived in New York some years ago. Ectronymous wonders aloud, was it Gozer who reduced Starscream to this phantasmal form? Starscream tells them that it was not the Traveller who did this to him, and continues his story...		Ray interrupts Starscream's story; after all, the Ghostbusters encountered Gozer when the deity arrived in New York some years ago. Ectronymous wonders aloud, was it Gozer who reduced Starscream to this phantasmal form? Starscream tells them that it was not the Traveller who did this to him, and continues his story...

	''The mysterious figure offered the Decepticons a choice, a way to escape Gozer's vengeance: though Megatron initially shouted down [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'s consideration of this offer, Shockwave's comment that Megatron's pride would see them all destroyed made the Decepticon leader reconsider. The price would be high, the figure warned him, but Megatron accepted... and was instantly killed, his body reduced to dust. Despite Starscream's momentary jubilation that Megatron had finally fallen for good, Megatron lived on as a ghost—like all of the Decepticons would become, permanently bound to the will of the dread being ~~who supposedly called itself~~ "[[~~Kremzeek (G1)\|~~Kremzeek]]." Starscream would find a way to escape Kremzeek's control, and found his way to Earth, but despite everything, he was unable to reconstitute himself into a corporeal body''—and that's why he sent a signal to the Autobots, in the hopes that they would assist him.		''The mysterious figure offered the Decepticons a choice, a way to escape Gozer's vengeance: though Megatron initially shouted down [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'s consideration of this offer, Shockwave's comment that Megatron's pride would see them all destroyed made the Decepticon leader reconsider. The price would be high, the figure warned him, but Megatron accepted... and was instantly killed, his body reduced to dust. Despite Starscream's momentary jubilation that Megatron had finally fallen for good, Megatron lived on as a ghost—like all of the Decepticons would become, permanently bound to the will of the dread being known as "[[Kremzeek]]." Starscream would find a way to escape Kremzeek's control, and found his way to Earth, but despite everything, he was unable to reconstitute himself into a corporeal body''—and that's why he sent a signal to the Autobots, in the hopes that they would assist him.

	The Ghostbusters are decidedly unmoved by Starscream's tale. Winston is the first to admit that something is off, to which Peter agrees, but they are interrupted as Egon detects another surge of psychokinetic energy. As if on cue, a spectral lightning bolt hits the ground, coalescing into a tiny servant of Kremzeek. Starscream shrieks for them to kill it; Peter obliges by slinging another ghost trap, but the trap is only able to hold the high-energy creature for a few seconds before Kremzeek overheats and short-circuits the delicate device, blowing it apart from the inside. Starscream howls that they need to ''destroy'' it, not merely trap it, and although Egon is initially hesitant, he agrees that dispelling the ghost—a hybrid of electricity and psychokinetic energy—is the only way to stop it, if only they can safely ground the electrically charged creature.		The Ghostbusters are decidedly unmoved by Starscream's tale. Winston is the first to admit that something is off, to which Peter agrees, but they are interrupted as Egon detects another surge of psychokinetic energy. As if on cue, a spectral lightning bolt hits the ground, coalescing into a tiny servant of Kremzeek. Starscream shrieks for them to kill it; Peter obliges by slinging another ghost trap, but the trap is only able to hold the high-energy creature for a few seconds before Kremzeek overheats and short-circuits the delicate device, blowing it apart from the inside. Starscream howls that they need to ''destroy'' it, not merely trap it, and although Egon is initially hesitant, he agrees that dispelling the ghost—a hybrid of electricity and psychokinetic energy—is the only way to stop it, if only they can safely ground the electrically charged creature.
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	* ''[[Gozer]]'' (13)		* ''[[Gozer]]'' (13)
	* ''[[~~Kremzeek (G1)\|~~Kremzeek]]'' (20)		* ''[[Kremzeek]]'' (20)
	* Smaller Kremzeek (21)		* Smaller Kremzeek (21)
	}}		}}

Escargon: /* Transformers references */

2020-01-23T02:48:44Z

Transformers references

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	[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]		[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]
	* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and ~~obscure~~ Decepticon [[Crosscut (Decepticon)\|Crosscut]], from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.		* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and [[Crosscut's successor\|Decepticon soldier]] who was forced to test the [[space bridge]] after [[Crosscut (Decepticon)\|Crosscut]] (distinguished from Crosscut himself by his green coloration and head-mounted gun), from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.
	* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.		* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.
	* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.		* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.

Escargon: /* Featured characters */

2020-01-23T02:47:10Z

Featured characters

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	* ''[[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]]'' (12)		* ''[[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]]'' (12)
	* ''[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]]'' (14)		* ''[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]]'' (14)
	* ''[[Crosscut ~~(Decepticon)\|Crosscut~~]] (15)		* ''"[[Crosscut's successor]]"'' (15)
	* ''[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'' (16)		* ''[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'' (16)
	* ''[[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'' (17)		* ''[[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'' (17)

Cydra: external link

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://graphicpolicy.com/2019/07/16/preview-transformers-ghostbusters-2-of-5// Preview]		* [http://graphicpolicy.com/2019/07/16/preview-transformers-ghostbusters-2-of-5// Preview]
			*[[wikia:ghostbusters:IDW Publishing Comics- Transformers/Ghostbusters: Ghosts of Cybertron 2\|Ghosts of Cybertron 2 at the Ghostbusters Wiki]]

	[[Category:Transformers/Ghostbusters issues]]		[[Category:Transformers/Ghostbusters issues]]

TimeLord11 at 02:26, 19 September 2019

2019-09-19T02:26:04Z

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	In [[Prospect Park]], [[Ectotron\|Ectronymous Diamatron]] introduces himself to the [[Ghostbusters]]—and while the [[Autobot]] expects the humans to be shocked by his appearance, he's more surprised by their nonplussed reaction than they are by him—after all, as [[Peter Venkman\|Peter]] points out, they've seen ''far'' stranger things over the course of their careers. Ectronymous points out that he's come to [[Earth]] in pursuit of a mysterious signal, and the [[ghost trap]] that currently contains [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]]'s spectral form is interfering with that signal.		In [[Prospect Park]], [[Ectotron\|Ectronymous Diamatron]] introduces himself to the [[Ghostbusters]]—and while the [[Autobot]] expects the humans to be shocked by his appearance, he's more surprised by their nonplussed reaction than they are by him—after all, as [[Peter Venkman\|Peter]] points out, they've seen ''far'' stranger things over the course of their careers. Ectronymous points out that he's come to [[Earth]] in pursuit of a mysterious signal, and the [[ghost trap]] that currently contains [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]]'s spectral form is interfering with that signal.

	His original plan to simply intimidate the Ghostbusters into depowering the trap having fallen through, ~~Ectotron~~ asks them to comply. The four men, however, are more interested in trying to figure out what ~~Ectotron~~ ''is''—[[Ray Stantz\|Ray]] wonders if he's a ghost who's possessed a vehicle, which [[Egon Spengler\|Egon]] shoots down, then immediately dismisses [[Winston Zeddemore\|Winston]] when he points out that Ectronymous clearly told them that he was from another planet. Ray tries to reason with Ectronymous, pointing out that if he depowers the ghost trap then he'll immediately release Starscream, but Ectronymous insists that he can't fail on his very first field mission. One zap from his wrist knocks the trap out of Ray's hands, and the vengeful ghost of Starscream is freed once more. The Ghostbusters scatter for cover as Starscream fires his weapons wildly, while Ectronymous realizes something: Starscream isn't just a hologram, ''he's'' the signal that he's been tracking! As Ectronymous watches, the four Ghostbusters unsling their [[proton pack]]s and swing into action, quickly entangling the [[Decepticon]] phantom in their beams.		His original plan to simply intimidate the Ghostbusters into depowering the trap having fallen through, Ectronymous asks them to comply. The four men, however, are more interested in trying to figure out what Ectronymous ''is''—[[Ray Stantz\|Ray]] wonders if he's a ghost who's possessed a vehicle, which [[Egon Spengler\|Egon]] shoots down, then immediately dismisses [[Winston Zeddemore\|Winston]] when he points out that Ectronymous clearly told them that he was from another planet. Ray tries to reason with Ectronymous, pointing out that if he depowers the ghost trap then he'll immediately release Starscream, but Ectronymous insists that he can't fail on his very first field mission. One zap from his wrist knocks the trap out of Ray's hands, and the vengeful ghost of Starscream is freed once more. The Ghostbusters scatter for cover as Starscream fires his weapons wildly, while Ectronymous realizes something: Starscream isn't just a [[hologram]], ''he's'' the signal that he's been tracking! As Ectronymous watches, the four Ghostbusters unsling their [[proton pack]]s and swing into action, quickly entangling the [[Decepticon]] phantom in their beams.

	Before Starscream can be trapped again, the former Air Commander sees Ectronymous and, thinking quickly, tries to arrange a temporary truce so that he can talk things out with the heroes. Peter is understandably skeptical, but agrees to give him the chance to explain himself under stay of ghost trap. Ectronymous warns the four that Starscream is about the least trustworthy Cybertronian there is, but the Decepticon makes it clear that he just wants to speak with the Autobot. When Ectronymous asks him what he wants, Starscream reveals that he has one desire: to return to life, and claim a corporeal body for his own. Ectronymous wonders how such a fate could befall a Transformer, and Starscream explains...		Before Starscream can be trapped again, the former Air Commander sees Ectronymous and, thinking quickly, tries to arrange a temporary truce so that he can talk things out with the heroes. Peter is understandably skeptical, but agrees to give him the chance to explain himself under stay of ghost trap. Ectronymous warns the four that Starscream is about the least trustworthy Cybertronian there is, but the Decepticon makes it clear that he just wants to speak with the Autobot. When Ectronymous asks him what he wants, Starscream reveals that he has one desire: to return to life, and claim a corporeal body for his own. Ectronymous wonders how such a fate could befall a [[Transformer]], and Starscream explains...

	''After the arrival of [[Gozer]] on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] and his forces rallied to defend their homeworld—to no avail, as Gozer proved too strong for even the mightiest of the Decepticon [[combiner]]s. One by one, the Decepticons fell, but, despite Starscream's insistence on fleeing while there was still time, Megatron refused to abandon their homeworld. That's when Megatron found himself approached by a mysterious, red-cloaked figure, who informed the Decepticon leader that there was no way to defeat Gozer--only to flee, or die.''		''After the arrival of [[Gozer]] on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] and his forces rallied to defend their homeworld—to no avail, as Gozer proved too strong for even the mightiest of the Decepticon [[combiner]]s. One by one, the Decepticons fell, but, despite Starscream's insistence on fleeing while there was still time, Megatron refused to abandon their homeworld. That's when Megatron found himself approached by a mysterious, red-cloaked figure, who informed the Decepticon leader that there was no way to defeat Gozer--only to flee, or die.''

Cyberlink420: /* Transformers references */

2019-09-16T17:31:40Z

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	* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.		* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.
	* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.		* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.
	* Anyone who's seen the ''Transformers'' cartoon will immediately recognize ~~that~~ Kremzeek's red-hooded outfit as that of the "Red Wizard" [[Mara-Al-Utha]], a [[Quintesson]] who appeared in the episode "[[Madman's Paradise]]." Iconography lifted from that episode also appeared in [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1\|the previous issue]] in the [[Temple of Gozer]]... curiouser and curiouser...		* Anyone who's seen the ''Transformers'' cartoon will immediately recognize Kremzeek's red-hooded outfit as that of the "Red Wizard" [[Mara-Al-Utha]], a [[Quintesson]] who appeared in the episode "[[Madman's Paradise]]." Iconography lifted from that episode also appeared in [[Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1\|the previous issue]] in the [[Temple of Gozer]]... curiouser and curiouser...
	* And then, of course, there's Kremzeek's child, with the little sprite lifted pretty much right out of his sole appearance in the cartoon episode "[[Kremzeek!]]," right down to his Pokémon-like verbal tic.		* And then, of course, there's Kremzeek's child, with the little sprite lifted pretty much right out of his sole appearance in the cartoon episode "[[Kremzeek!]]," right down to his Pokémon-like verbal tic.

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	* ''[[Dropkick (G1)\|Dropkick]]s'' (9)		* ''[[Dropkick (G1)\|Dropkick]]s'' (9)
	* ''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (10)		* ''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (10)
	* ''[[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]] (11)		* ''[[Warrior]]s'' (11)
	* ''[[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]]'' (12)		* ''[[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]] (12)
	* ''[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]]'' (14)		* ''[[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]]'' (13)
	* ''"[[Crosscut's successor]]"'' (15)		* ''[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]]'' (15)
	* ''[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'' (16)		* ''"[[Crosscut's successor]]"'' (16)
	* ''[[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'' (17)		* ''[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'' (17)
	* ''[[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'' (18)		* ''[[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'' (18)
	* ''[[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]'' (19)		* ''[[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'' (19)
			* ''[[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]'' (20)

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	* ''[[Gozer]]'' (13)		* ''[[Gozer]]'' (14)
	* ''[[Kremzeek]]'' (20)		* ''[[Kremzeek]]'' (21)
	* Kremzeek Sprite (21)		* Kremzeek Sprite (22)
	}}		}}

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	* [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] (6)		* [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] (6)
	* ''[[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]'' (7)		* ''[[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]'' (7)
	* ''[[Guardian ~~robot~~]]'' (8)		* ''[[Dark Guardian]]'' (8)
	* ''[[Dropkick (G1)\|Dropkick]]s'' (9)		* ''[[Dropkick (G1)\|Dropkick]]s'' (9)
	* ''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (10)		* ''[[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]]'' (10)
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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]		[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]
	* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and [[Crosscut's successor\|Decepticon soldier]] who was forced to test the [[space bridge]] after [[Crosscut (Decepticon)\|Crosscut]] (distinguished from Crosscut himself by his green coloration and head-mounted gun), from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.		* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey, and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and [[Crosscut's successor\|Decepticon soldier]] who was forced to test the [[space bridge]] after [[Crosscut (Decepticon)\|Crosscut]] (distinguished from Crosscut himself by his green coloration and head-mounted gun), from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.
	* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.		* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.
	* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.		* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]		[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DecepticonMassacre.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!]]
	* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and ~~obscure~~ Decepticon [[Crosscut (Decepticon)\|Crosscut]], from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.		* Starscream's flashback is a smorgasbord of obscure references. Characters present during the spread depicting the battle against Gozer include a [[Guardian robot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], sporting the blue, grey and red colour scheme of the [[Dark Guardian]]s seen in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)\|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"; multiple [[Dropkick (G1)#Warriors\|warrior robot]]s and one [[Dropkick (G1)\|transport drone]] from "[[War Dawn (episode)\|War Dawn]]"; and numerous bubble-headed [[Sentinel (G1)\|Sentinel]]s, the drone army commanded by Shockwave in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]." The next panel features the dead bodies of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] fan-favorite [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]], and [[Crosscut's successor\|Decepticon soldier]] who was forced to test the [[space bridge]] after [[Crosscut (Decepticon)\|Crosscut]] (distinguished from Crosscut himself by his green coloration and head-mounted gun), from [[The Bridge to Nowhere!\|issue #18]] of the series.
	* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.		* Starscream's tale also features a few subtler references to [[The Transformers: The Movie\|the 1986 movie]]: Megatron prefaces his deal with Kremzeek by stating that he accepts his offer, evoking his pact with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] from the film, and his subsequent death—in which his body crumbles to dust—homages Starscream's own demise during that film.
	* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.		* After learning of Starscream's fate, Ectronymous muses that he needs the [[AllSpark]], which has, in various other continuities like ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'', been shown to be capable of constructing new bodies for Cybertronians out of whole cloth.

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	* ''[[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]]'' (12)		* ''[[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]]'' (12)
	* ''[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]]'' (14)		* ''[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]]'' (14)
	* ''[[Crosscut ~~(Decepticon)\|Crosscut~~]] (15)		* ''"[[Crosscut's successor]]"'' (15)
	* ''[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'' (16)		* ''[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]]'' (16)
	* ''[[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'' (17)		* ''[[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'' (17)