Hearts of Steel issue 1 - Revision history

AzimuthAcolyte: Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

2026-04-01T04:24:14Z

Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	*Optimus Prime's Ice Age body is based on ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Big Convoy]].		*Optimus Prime's Ice Age body is based on ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]].
	*Shockwave's design may have been inspired by ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)\|Tidal Wave]] getting named after Shockwave in Japan.		*Shockwave's design may have been inspired by ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)\|Tidal Wave]] getting named after Shockwave in Japan.

Joecrusher at 02:06, 19 March 2026

2026-03-19T02:06:25Z

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	*Optimus Prime's Ice Age body is based on ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Big Convoy]].		*Optimus Prime's Ice Age body is based on ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Big Convoy]].
			*Shockwave's design may have been inspired by ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)\|Tidal Wave]] getting named after Shockwave in Japan.

	===Errors===		===Errors===
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	File:Hearts of Steel 1a.jpg\|Man and Machine with hearts of steel.		File:Hearts of Steel 1a.jpg\|Man and Machine with hearts of steel.
	File:Hearts of Steel 1b.jpg\|Take the B-Train		File:Hearts of Steel 1b.jpg\|Take the B-Train
	File:Hearts of Steel 1ri.jpg\|~~Is this~~ Shockwave or Tidal Wave?		File:Hearts of Steel 1ri.jpg\|It's because Shockwave became the Japanese name for [[Tidal Wave (Armada)\|Tidal Wave]], isn't it?...
	</gallery>		</gallery>

BerylRoll at 14:36, 20 February 2026

2026-02-20T14:36:09Z

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	[[File:Marktwain.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=0.85\|"I'll risk forty dollars that Kickback can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."]]		[[File:Marktwain.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=0.85\|"I'll risk forty dollars that Kickback can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."]]
	Meanwhile, aboard the paddle-wheeled steamship ''[[Enterprise]]'' in [[San Francisco Bay]], [[Mark Twain]] and [[Jules Verne]] prepare to witness a "marvelous exhibition". The ''[[S.S. Vicuna]]'', a primitive submarine, rises from the waters, crewed by its inventor, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. He stands atop it, extolling its virtues, until it suddenly sinks under him. It falls to the bottom of the bay, where [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], apparently just emerging from [[stasis lock]] inside a glass-domed underwater base, is. Muldoon is financially ruined; Verne is inspired.		Meanwhile, aboard the paddle-wheeled steamship ''[[Enterprise]]'' in [[San Francisco Bay]], [[Mark Twain]] and [[Jules Verne]] prepare to witness a "marvelous exhibition". The ''[[S.S. Vicuna]]'', a primitive submarine, rises from the waters, crewed by its inventor, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. He stands atop it, extolling its virtues, until it suddenly sinks under him. It falls to the bottom of the bay, where [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], apparently just emerging from [[stasis lock]] inside a glass-domed underwater base, is. Muldoon is financially ruined; Verne is inspired.

	That night, as Henry and his crew eat dinner, he states his dislike of job-stealing machines, and swears to go to his grave a'hammering. Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]], and [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]] observe this. Ratchet and Prowl believe they should go back to sleep, and wait a century before making contact with humans, but Bumblebee instead approaches the camp, to inspect one of the locomotives. Henry and his crewmate [[Brawley and Cletus\|Cletus]] investigate, and find a mysterious little yellow locomotive on a siding. It has no driver's cab, and they conclude it's some new job from back East. Henry takes an immediate dislike to it.		That night, as Henry and his crew eat dinner, he states his dislike of job-stealing machines, and swears to go to his grave a'hammering. Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]], and [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]] observe this. Ratchet and Prowl believe they should go back to sleep, and wait a century before making contact with humans, but Bumblebee instead approaches the camp, to inspect one of the locomotives. Henry and his crewmate [[Brawley and Cletus\|Cletus]] investigate, and find a mysterious little yellow locomotive on a siding. It has no driver's cab, and they conclude it's some new job from back East. Henry takes an immediate dislike to it.
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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	"Stand ''aside,'' y'all. My hammer's fixin' to ''fall,'' and all God's Earth is my ''anvil.''"		"Stand ''aside,'' y'all. My hammer's fixin' to ''fall,'' and all God's Earth is my ''anvil.''"
	:—'''John Henry'''		:—'''John Henry'''


	"[Machines] driven by the contained pressure of heated ''water.'' Simple but ''effective.''"		"[Machines] driven by the contained pressure of heated ''water.'' Simple but ''effective.''"
	:—'''Prowl'''		:—'''Prowl'''


	"I am the end result of a science ''beyond'' your understanding. I am here to ''serve'' you in the exploration of all that is possible on your world. I am a living ''machine.'' I am an ''automated'' lifeform. I am called ''Shockwave.''"		"I am the end result of a science ''beyond'' your understanding. I am here to ''serve'' you in the exploration of all that is possible on your world. I am a living ''machine.'' I am an ''automated'' lifeform. I am called ''Shockwave.''"
	:—'''Shockwave'''		:—'''Shockwave'''

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	===Errors===		===Errors===
	* Merriweather tells Muldoon to do $40 worth of work in the kitchen. Adjusting for inflation, this is about $530 in 2007 money. It's unclear if Merriweather is expecting him to work off the debt for the meal he just ate, or for the investment in the submarine, but $530 is either far too much or far too little, respectively.		* Merriweather tells Muldoon to do $40 worth of work in the kitchen. Adjusting for inflation, this is about $530 in 2007 money. It's unclear if Merriweather is expecting him to work off the debt for the meal he just ate, or for the investment in the submarine, but $530 is either far too much or far too little, respectively.

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	* The initial credits didn't list the inker, additional artists or additional colorists.		* The initial credits didn't list the inker, additional artists or additional colorists.
	* The first few pages of this story were reprinted as part of a [[Free Comic Book Day]] issue by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[May 6]]th, [[2006]].		* The first few pages of this story were reprinted as part of a [[Free Comic Book Day]] issue by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[May 6]]th, [[2006]].
	* This issue begins the series' strange trend of giving characters new, monotone color schemes. In the issue's opening battle, most characters are simply coloured grey, but we do see [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] in green, a red [[Seeker (body-type)\|Seeker]] which later issues will suggest is [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]] in red, and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] in black. Things calm down once the Autobots enter the caves, with recognisable characters mostly sporting their traditional colours. Later in the issue, [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] sports a grey-with-purple color scheme.		* This issue begins the series's strange trend of giving characters new, monotone color schemes. In the issue's opening battle, most characters are simply coloured grey, but we do see [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] in green, a red [[Seeker (body-type)\|Seeker]] which later issues will suggest is [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]] in red, and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] in black. Things calm down once the Autobots enter the caves, with recognisable characters mostly sporting their traditional colours. Later in the issue, [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] sports a grey-with-purple color scheme.

	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===
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	* Optimus Prime ''[[Transformers: Alternators]]'' toy		* Optimus Prime ''[[Transformers: Alternators]]'' toy
	* Transformers posters		* Transformers posters
	* ''[[The Transformers: Generations\|Generations]]'' series		* ''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)\|Generations]]'' series
	* [[Stormbringer issue 1\|''Stormbringer'' #1]], including a 6-page preview (also on back cover)		* [[Stormbringer issue 1\|''Stormbringer'' #1]], including a 6-page preview (also on back cover)

	[[Category:Hearts of Steel issues]]		[[Category:Hearts of Steel issues]]

Saix: /* Continuity notes */clean up, replaced: IDW 2005 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity (2)

2019-06-05T17:43:18Z

Continuity notes: clean up, replaced: IDW 2005 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity (2)

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*In the [[IDW ~~2005~~ continuity]], the characters in the ''Hearts of Steel'' stories are presented as [[Maximal]]s brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW ~~2005~~ continuity\|Shockwave]] into believing they are Cybertronians in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. This particular plotline includes ''[[Infestation 2]]'', but skips [[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers\|the ''X-Files'' crossover]] and was established in ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		*In the [[2005 IDW continuity]], the characters in the ''Hearts of Steel'' stories are presented as [[Maximal]]s brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]] into believing they are Cybertronians in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. This particular plotline includes ''[[Infestation 2]]'', but skips [[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers\|the ''X-Files'' crossover]] and was established in ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===

Mammalian Verisimilitude at 03:31, 29 March 2019

2019-03-29T03:31:54Z

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	[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] is woken by the sound of hammering. He investigates, and spies on a crew of humans, including [[John Henry]], laying track. It is the mid-to-late 1800s; the Autobots have slept for a ''long'' time.		[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] is woken by the sound of hammering. He investigates, and spies on a crew of humans, including [[John Henry]], laying track. It is the mid-to-late 1800s; the Autobots have slept for a ''long'' time.

	[[~~Image~~:Marktwain.jpg\|left\|~~150px~~\|~~thumb~~\|"I'll risk forty dollars that Kickback can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."]]		[[File:Marktwain.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=0.85\|"I'll risk forty dollars that Kickback can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."]]
	Meanwhile, aboard the paddle-wheeled steamship ''[[Enterprise]]'' in [[San Francisco Bay]], [[Mark Twain]] and [[Jules Verne]] prepare to witness a "marvelous exhibition". The ''[[S.S. Vicuna]]'', a primitive submarine, rises from the waters, crewed by its inventor, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. He stands atop it, extolling its virtues, until it suddenly sinks under him. It falls to the bottom of the bay, where [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], apparently just emerging from [[stasis lock]] inside a glass-domed underwater base, is. Muldoon is financially ruined; Verne is inspired.		Meanwhile, aboard the paddle-wheeled steamship ''[[Enterprise]]'' in [[San Francisco Bay]], [[Mark Twain]] and [[Jules Verne]] prepare to witness a "marvelous exhibition". The ''[[S.S. Vicuna]]'', a primitive submarine, rises from the waters, crewed by its inventor, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. He stands atop it, extolling its virtues, until it suddenly sinks under him. It falls to the bottom of the bay, where [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], apparently just emerging from [[stasis lock]] inside a glass-domed underwater base, is. Muldoon is financially ruined; Verne is inspired.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*In the [[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity]], the characters in the ''Hearts of Steel'' stories are presented as [[Maximal]]s brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Shockwave]] into believing they are Cybertronians in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. This particular plotline includes ''[[Infestation 2]]'', but skips [[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers\|the ''X-Files'' crossover]] and was established in ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		*In the [[IDW 2005 continuity]], the characters in the ''Hearts of Steel'' stories are presented as [[Maximal]]s brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW 2005 continuity\|Shockwave]] into believing they are Cybertronians in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. This particular plotline includes ''[[Infestation 2]]'', but skips [[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers\|the ''X-Files'' crossover]] and was established in ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
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	* '''Retailer Incentive:''' Shockwave wraparound sketch		* '''Retailer Incentive:''' Shockwave wraparound sketch
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~Image~~:Hearts of Steel 1a.jpg\|Man and Machine with hearts of steel.		File:Hearts of Steel 1a.jpg\|Man and Machine with hearts of steel.
	~~Image~~:Hearts of Steel 1b.jpg\|Take the B-Train		File:Hearts of Steel 1b.jpg\|Take the B-Train
	~~Image~~:Hearts of Steel 1ri.jpg\|Is this Shockwave or Tidal Wave?		File:Hearts of Steel 1ri.jpg\|Is this Shockwave or Tidal Wave?
	</gallery>		</gallery>

TBR: /* Notes */

2018-09-29T05:44:13Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The initial credits didn't list the inker, additional artists or additional colorists.		===Continuity notes===
	* The first few pages of this story were reprinted as part of a [[Free Comic Book Day]] issue by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[May 6]]th, [[2006]].
	* This issue begins the series' strange trend of giving characters new, monotone color schemes. In the issue's opening battle, most characters are simply coloured grey, but we do see [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] in green, a red [[Seeker (body-type)\|Seeker]] which later issues will suggest is [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]] in red, and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] in black. Things calm down once the Autobots enter the caves, with recognisable characters mostly sporting their traditional colours. Later in the issue, [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] sports a grey-with-purple color scheme.
	*In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], the characters in the ''Hearts of Steel'' stories are presented as [[Maximal]]s brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Shockwave]] into believing they are Cybertronians in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. This particular plotline includes ''[[Infestation 2]]'', but skips [[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers\|the ''X-Files'' crossover]] and was established in ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		*In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], the characters in the ''Hearts of Steel'' stories are presented as [[Maximal]]s brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Shockwave]] into believing they are Cybertronians in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. This particular plotline includes ''[[Infestation 2]]'', but skips [[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers\|the ''X-Files'' crossover]] and was established in ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].

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	===Errors===		===Errors===
	* Merriweather tells Muldoon to do $40 worth of work in the kitchen. Adjusting for inflation, this is about $530 in 2007 money. It's unclear if Merriweather is expecting him to work off the debt for the meal he just ate, or for the investment in the submarine, but $530 is either far too much or far too little, respectively.		* Merriweather tells Muldoon to do $40 worth of work in the kitchen. Adjusting for inflation, this is about $530 in 2007 money. It's unclear if Merriweather is expecting him to work off the debt for the meal he just ate, or for the investment in the submarine, but $530 is either far too much or far too little, respectively.

			===Other trivia===
			* The initial credits didn't list the inker, additional artists or additional colorists.
			* The first few pages of this story were reprinted as part of a [[Free Comic Book Day]] issue by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[May 6]]th, [[2006]].
			* This issue begins the series' strange trend of giving characters new, monotone color schemes. In the issue's opening battle, most characters are simply coloured grey, but we do see [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] in green, a red [[Seeker (body-type)\|Seeker]] which later issues will suggest is [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]] in red, and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] in black. Things calm down once the Autobots enter the caves, with recognisable characters mostly sporting their traditional colours. Later in the issue, [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] sports a grey-with-purple color scheme.

	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===

MistaTee: /* Covers (3) */ captions

2018-09-28T02:43:18Z

Covers (3): captions

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	* '''Retailer Incentive:''' Shockwave wraparound sketch		* '''Retailer Incentive:''' Shockwave wraparound sketch
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:Hearts of Steel 1a.jpg		Image:Hearts of Steel 1a.jpg\|Man and Machine with hearts of steel.
	Image:Hearts of Steel 1b.jpg\|Take the B-Train		Image:Hearts of Steel 1b.jpg\|Take the B-Train
	Image:Hearts of Steel 1ri.jpg\|Is this Shockwave or Tidal Wave?		Image:Hearts of Steel 1ri.jpg\|Is this Shockwave or Tidal Wave?

Saix: /* Notes */

2018-09-28T02:25:58Z

Notes

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	* The first few pages of this story were reprinted as part of a [[Free Comic Book Day]] issue by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[May 6]]th, [[2006]].		* The first few pages of this story were reprinted as part of a [[Free Comic Book Day]] issue by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[May 6]]th, [[2006]].
	* This issue begins the series' strange trend of giving characters new, monotone color schemes. In the issue's opening battle, most characters are simply coloured grey, but we do see [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] in green, a red [[Seeker (body-type)\|Seeker]] which later issues will suggest is [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]] in red, and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] in black. Things calm down once the Autobots enter the caves, with recognisable characters mostly sporting their traditional colours. Later in the issue, [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] sports a grey-with-purple color scheme.		* This issue begins the series' strange trend of giving characters new, monotone color schemes. In the issue's opening battle, most characters are simply coloured grey, but we do see [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] in green, a red [[Seeker (body-type)\|Seeker]] which later issues will suggest is [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]], [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]] in red, and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] in black. Things calm down once the Autobots enter the caves, with recognisable characters mostly sporting their traditional colours. Later in the issue, [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] sports a grey-with-purple color scheme.
			*In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], the characters in the ''Hearts of Steel'' stories are presented as [[Maximal]]s brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Shockwave]] into believing they are Cybertronians in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. This particular plotline includes ''[[Infestation 2]]'', but skips [[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers\|the ''X-Files'' crossover]] and was established in ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===

Chris McFeely: /* Synopsis */

2018-06-08T14:46:16Z

Synopsis

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	Millions of years pass. The glaciers that forced the Transformers into stasis lock recede, and [[human]]s gradually take over the Earth's surface...		Millions of years pass. The glaciers that forced the Transformers into stasis lock recede, and [[human]]s gradually take over the Earth's surface...

	[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] is woken by the sound of hammering. He investigates, and spies on a crew of humans, including [[John Henry]], laying track. It is ~~[[1867]]~~; the Autobots have slept for a ''long'' time.		[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] is woken by the sound of hammering. He investigates, and spies on a crew of humans, including [[John Henry]], laying track. It is the mid-to-late 1800s; the Autobots have slept for a ''long'' time.

	[[Image:Marktwain.jpg\|left\|150px\|thumb\|"I'll risk forty dollars that Kickback can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."]]		[[Image:Marktwain.jpg\|left\|150px\|thumb\|"I'll risk forty dollars that Kickback can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."]]

Cyberlink420: /* Synopsis */

2018-04-25T14:18:32Z

Synopsis

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	Millions of years pass. The glaciers that forced the Transformers into stasis lock recede, and [[human]]s gradually take over the Earth's surface...		Millions of years pass. The glaciers that forced the Transformers into stasis lock recede, and [[human]]s gradually take over the Earth's surface...

	[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] is woken by the sound of hammering. He investigates, and spies on a crew of humans, including [[John Henry]], laying track. It is ~~the late 1800s~~; the Autobots have slept for a ''long'' time.		[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]] is woken by the sound of hammering. He investigates, and spies on a crew of humans, including [[John Henry]], laying track. It is [[1867]]; the Autobots have slept for a ''long'' time.

	[[Image:Marktwain.jpg\|left\|150px\|thumb\|"I'll risk forty dollars that Kickback can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."]]		[[Image:Marktwain.jpg\|left\|150px\|thumb\|"I'll risk forty dollars that Kickback can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."]]