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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Rom & the Micronauts]]'' #5
|prev=Asymmetric Warfare
|next=Our Darkest
|image=Rom&TheMicronauts5 regcvr.jpg
|title="Gods and Monsters"
|caption=I know [[Micronauts (franchise)|''Micronauts'']] is a space opera but isn't this a little too on the nose?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Greg Goldstein]]
|date=[[May 9]], [[2018]]
|coverdate=May 2018
|written by=[[Christos Gage]]
|art by=[[Paolo Villanelli]]
|colors by=[[Alessandra Alexakis]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]] ([[2018]])
}}

'''The final battle for Earth begins but not everyone will walk away.'''

==Synopsis==
Undettered, [[Rom]] and the [[Micronaut]]s charge directly at their foes. While Rom fights [[Baron Karza|Karza]], the Micronauts fight D'rge who is now more powerful than ever thanks to the [[Presence]]. And it is not just him, across the world, [[Dire Wraith]]s shed the disguises they have worn for years and begin open conquest of [[Earth]]. The great disturbance is felt by [[Livia]] and [[Orphion]] who have no choice but to take their leave and fly to Rom's aid, leaving [[Darby Mason|Darby]] and [[Camilla Byers|Camilla]] to fend for themselves.

In their duel, Rom finds himself outmatched against the supercharged Karza until the [[Space Knight]] enacts an [[enerchange]]. Though caught off-guard for a moment, Karza melodramatically mocks Rom's control over the craft and seizes control of the process drawing Rom into him. Though Livia wishes to aid him, Rom and Orphion both insist the Presence is the greater threat. While Livia attacks D'rge, Orphion unleashes the full might of his [[Neutralizer]] on the Presence but even the firepower needed to shatter a planet is insufficient to fell the goddess who attacks the Knight with energies from the [[Entropy Cloud]]. Livia attempts to aid her commander however leave her wide open to an attack by D'rge who's own focus on Livia leaves him wide open to be fatally wounded by the Micronauts from behind. Alas, even [[Ore-12|Space Knight armor]] is now found to have limits and with his last vestiges of life, Orphion crawls to D'rge and strangles his old foe to death only to die seconds afterwards.

Examining the Wraith goddess, the Microanuts are dismayed to find that the Entropy Cloud's energies protect her from any weapon. As they query Rom for any ideas, they are greeted by the horrific sight of Rom and Karza having merged into a composite being with the Baron as the dominant consciousness. Though Rom attempts to fight from within, he simply lacks the experience to force Karza's hands. His only recourse is to do what Karza wants: funnel the Entropy Cloud away from [[Microspace]] to anywhere else...such as...the room they are standing in. With the Wraiths all dead and the alliance having served its purpose, Karza directs the Cloud's energies, all of its energies, back at the Presence. With the Microanuts and Livia attacking the [[Absence]] generated portal, the gateway collapses and the Presence falls back into her dimension with the Entropy Cloud continuing to age and decay her. With the battle won, Karza separates himself from Rom and returns the power he has stolen, laughing at his victory as he returns to Microspace. Though the heroes are confused, there are more immediate issues to tend to. Across the world, [[human]]s begin to enjoy countless victories over the Wraiths something confirmed by Darby and Camilla's foes having retreated. Now, all that is left is to pay their respects to a fallen hero...

Some time later, Orphion is buried with full [[Solstar Order|Solstar]] honors. Rom and the Micronauts discuss the future of their alliance (and romances) before [[Larissa]] says that the Micronauts will be taking some time off to see how Microspace is doing. [[Microtron]] unfortunately has bad news on that front. Karza has already returned home where he claimed credit for removing the Entropy Cloud. He is now being hailed as a messiah. Though Rom offers condolences, [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] is hopeful for at least Microspace's existence is secured and [[Oziron Rael]] and the [[Time Traveler]]s are still out there somewhere, waiting to be found. As the Micronauts take their leave, [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] thanks Rom for giving them what they needed more than ever: hope. In turn, Rom thanks them for something even greater: friendship.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Micronaut]]s|c1=
*[[Phenolo-Phi]] (1)
*[[Larissa]] (2)
*[[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (3)
*[[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] (7)
*[[Microtron]] (25)

|h2=[[Dire Wraith]]s|c2=
*[[D'rge]] (6)
*[[Presence]] (8)
*President (9)
*NORAD workers (10-13)
*[[Paris]]ian citizens (14-19)
*[[Absence]] (24)

|h3=[[Space Knight]]s|c3=
*[[Rom]] (4)
*[[Livia]] (20)
*[[Orphion]] (21)

|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Baron Karza]] (5)
*[[Camilla Byers]] (22)
*[[Darby Mason]] (23)
*[[Microspace]] citizens (26)
*[[Acroyear III]]s (27)
}}

==Quotes==
"You dare –? Usurper! Neophyte! I am the '''''master''''' of the [[enerchange]]! You do not control this process, fool...'''I do'''!"
:-Yes kids, '''Baron Karza''' did use "neophyte" as trash-talk against [[Rom]].

"Livia! Micronauts! A direct attack on the goddess will not not succeed. You must find another way to prevent armageddon. As for me...I shall die as a I lived...in battle against Wraith evil!"<br> "Come, then, old enemy! To the last, I grapple with thee! I die...so a new age of Wraithkind...can be born..."
:-Sleep tight '''Orphion'''. Good riddance '''D'rge'''.

"And so, fellow warriors, while Rom and Karza sunder what remains of the barrier...let us drive this evil back to her hell!"
:-Preach it '''Acroyear'''!

"And you [[Micronauts]] have given me that most valuable of all things: Friends. Fare you well...all of you. We '''''shall''''' meet again."
:-'''Rom''' closes out the series.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*A [[Neutralizer]]'s ability to shatter planets was first established in [[Interlude (ROM)|''ROM'' #10]] and first seen in [[Battle Scars, Part 4]].
*Upon returning to Microspace, Karza is flanked by [[Acroyear III]]s, the latest Acroyear model that served as his army in [[Micronauts: Wrath of Karza|''Wrath of Karza'']].
*To combat Karza's iron grip on their home dimension, [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] says the Micronauts will seek out [[Oziron Rael]], who became a [[Time Traveler]] in [[Wrath of Karza issue 5|''Wrath of Karza'' #5]] and has been weirdly absent from this mini-series.
*Though occurring before, this issue was released a few days after [[Our Darkest|''Unicron'' #0]] which, while we don't want to say "spoiled" this issue, raised more than a few eyebrows when it featured a conspicuous lack of [[Orphion]] in the battle against the Chaos Bringer.

===Other notes===
*This issue is dedicated to [[Sal Buscema]] and {{w|Bill Mantlo}}.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Heroes and Villains in a movie style poster, by [[Paolo Villanelli]] and [[Mattia Iacono]].
*'''Subscription cover A:''' [[Rom]] in a {{w|Jack Kirby}}-esque landscape, by [[Corey Lewis]].
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Rom vs [[Baron Karza]], by [[David Messina]].

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