Infiltration issue 6 - Revision history

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	\|art by=[[E. J. Su]]		\|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
	\|colors by=[[John Rauch]]		\|colors by=[[John Rauch]]
	\|color assist by=[[Simon Bork]], [[Mark Englert]], [[Aaron Myers]], [[Sunder Raj]], and [[~~Kevin Senft~~]]		\|color assist by=[[Simon Bork]], [[Mark Englert]], [[Aaron Myers]], [[Sunder Raj]], and [[Blond]]
	\|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]		\|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
	\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]		\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]

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	{{featuredcharacters		{{featuredcharacters
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	*[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] (4)		* [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] (4)
	*[[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] (8)		* [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] (8)
	*[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] (9)		* [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] (9)
	*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sunstreaker]] (10)		* [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sunstreaker]] (10)
	*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ironhide]] (11)		* [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ironhide]] (11)
	*[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] (12)		* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] (12)
	*[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] (13)		* [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] (13)
	*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (18)		* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (18)
	\|c2=		\|c2=
	*[[Runabout (G1)\|Runabout]] (1)		* [[Runabout (G1)\|Runabout]] (1)
	*[[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] (2)		* [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] (2)
	*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] (3)		* [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] (3)
	*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] (14)		* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] (14)
	*[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] (15)		* [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] (15)
	*[[Runamuck (G1)\|Runamuck]] (16)		* [[Runamuck (G1)\|Runamuck]] (16)
	\|c3=		\|c3=
	*[[Hunter O'Nion]] (5)		* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (5)
	*[[Verity Carlo]] (6)		* [[Verity Carlo]] (6)
	*[[Jimmy Pink]] (7)		* [[Jimmy Pink]] (7)
	*[[Drake (G1)\|Drake]] (17)		* [[Drake (G1)\|Drake]] (17)
	}}		}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*Ironhide sent a coded transmission to Optimus back in [[Infiltration issue 4\|issue #4]].		* Ironhide sent a coded transmission to Optimus back in [[Infiltration issue 4\|issue #4]].
	*Starscream makes a comment about "foul local brews;" this one-off line will go on to be explored in other media set around this time period, expounding on the fact that both sides are fighting for usable energy sources.		* Starscream makes a comment about "foul local brews;" this one-off line will go on to be explored in other media set around this time period, expounding on the fact that both sides are fighting for usable energy sources.
	*Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". In the IDW continuity, the last time Starscream was involved in an open mutiny against his leader before this point was in ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]],'' where he conspired with [[Scorponok (G1)~~/2005 IDW continuity~~\|Scorponok]] to overthrow Megatron; in the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor\|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, set 200 years before this issue, he contemplated the possibility of using [[energon synthesizer\|alien technology]] to overpower the Decepticon leader, but [[Vekktral\|other matters]] demanded his attention and Megatron never got wind of the adventure.		* Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". In the IDW continuity, the last time Starscream was involved in an open mutiny against his leader before this point was in ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]],'' where he conspired with [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] to overthrow Megatron; in the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor\|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, set 200 years before this issue, he contemplated the possibility of using [[energon synthesizer\|alien technology]] to overpower the Decepticon leader, but [[Vekktral\|other matters]] demanded his attention and Megatron never got wind of the adventure.
	*Starscream's dialogue suggests that it was his fear of Megatron that stopped him from any future coup attempts, a character trait that would be explored in more detail in 2017's ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]].		* Starscream's dialogue suggests that it was his fear of Megatron that stopped him from any future coup attempts, a character trait that would be explored in more detail in 2017's ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]].

	===Errors===		===Errors===
	*In the very first panel, "Oregon" is misspelled as "Orgeon". This was corrected in the TPB. (It was then ''un''corrected in the first volume of the [[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One\|IDW Collection]].)		* In the very first panel, "Oregon" is misspelled as "Orgeon". This was corrected in the TPB. (It was then ''un''corrected in the first volume of the [[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One\|IDW Collection]].)
	*Starscream says that Megatron was "sewing" the seeds of his destruction, instead of "sowing".		* Starscream says that Megatron was "sewing" the seeds of his destruction, instead of "sowing".

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	*Megatron berates Starscream's treachery, noting that his actions have disgraced the "Imperium;" this was evidently Furman's early idea for the interplanetary space conquered by Decepticons but this concept was not borne out in later issues, which presented the modern Decepticon threat as a series of decentralized infiltration cells who pillage and raze planets rather than colonizing them. ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|#7]] would mention that a "[[Decepticon Empire]]" had existed for a brief time in the past, but collapsed in on itself before the present day.		* Megatron berates Starscream's treachery, noting that his actions have disgraced the "Imperium;" this was evidently Furman's early idea for the interplanetary space conquered by Decepticons but this concept was not borne out in later issues, which presented the modern Decepticon threat as a series of decentralized infiltration cells who pillage and raze planets rather than colonizing them. ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|#7]] would mention that a "[[Decepticon Empire]]" had existed for a brief time in the past, but collapsed in on itself before the present day.
	*The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and an image of a cover for ''Escalation'' #1.		* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and an image of a cover for ''Escalation'' #1.

	===Covers (7)===		===Covers (7)===
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	File:Infiltration 6d.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D''' - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.		File:Infiltration 6d.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D''' - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.
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	*'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover A:''' Optimus Prime, by [[E. J. Su]].
	*'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover B:''' Megatron blasting a hole through Starscream, by [[Guido Guidi]].		* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover A:''' Optimus Prime, by [[E. J. Su]].
	*'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover C:''' Optimus Prime, by [[Klaus Scherwinski]].		* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover B:''' Megatron blasting a hole through Starscream, by [[Guido Guidi]].
	*'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D:''' Megatron vs Starscream, by [[Nick Roche]].		* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover C:''' Optimus Prime, by [[Klaus Scherwinski]].
			* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D:''' Megatron vs Starscream, by [[Nick Roche]].

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	File:Infiltration 6ria.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-A''' - Megatron won't even let Starscream have his own cover.		File:Infiltration 6ria.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-A''' - Megatron won't even let Starscream have his own cover.
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	File:Infiltration 6ric.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-C''' - Yet '''another''' Optimus Prime cover.		File:Infiltration 6ric.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-C''' - Yet '''another''' Optimus Prime cover.
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	*'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-A:''' Megatron vs Starscream wraparound cover, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
	*'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-B:''' Arcee vs Decepticons wraparound cover, by [[Bob Lefevre]].		* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-A:''' Megatron vs Starscream wraparound cover, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
	*'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-C:''' Optimus Prime, by Guido Guidi (includes 4 mini-prints).		* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-B:''' Arcee vs Decepticons wraparound cover, by [[Bob Lefevre]].
			* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-C:''' Optimus Prime, by Guido Guidi (includes 4 mini-prints).

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	*[[Hearts of Steel issue 1\|''Hearts of Steel'' #1]] + a 5-page preview		* [[Hearts of Steel issue 1\|''Hearts of Steel'' #1]] + a 5-page preview
	*[[Stormbringer issue 1\|''Stormbringer'' #1]]		* [[Stormbringer issue 1\|''Stormbringer'' #1]]
	*Transformers posters		* Transformers posters
	*''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' (back cover)		* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' (back cover)

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Infiltration#Collections\|reprints of the full series]]</small>		<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Infiltration#Collections\|reprints of the full series]]</small>
	*'''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''''' <small>([[July 25]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600100589 / ISBN 978-1600100581</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''''' <small>([[July 25]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600100589 / ISBN 978-1600100581</small>
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[December 29]], 2010) ISBN 1600108059 / ISBN 978-1600108051</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[December 29]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600108059 / ISBN 978-1600108051</small>
	*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[September 21]], [[2022]])</small>		* '''''[[Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[September 21]], [[2022]])</small>

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:BestofSimon.jpg\|'''''Best of Simon Furman'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]		File:BestofSimon.jpg\|'''''The Best of Simon Furman''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]
	File:BestofStarscream.jpg\|'''''Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]		File:BestofStarscream.jpg\|'''''The Best of Starscream''''' – cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
	File:BestOfStarscream_cvr.jpg\|'''''~~Transformers:~~ Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[James Biggie]]		File:BestOfStarscream_cvr.jpg\|'''''Best of Starscream''''' – cover art by [[James Biggie]]
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	*'''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''''' <small>([[July 25]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600100589 / ISBN 978-1600100581</small>		*'''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''''' <small>([[July 25]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600100589 / ISBN 978-1600100581</small>
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[December 29]], 2010) ISBN 1600108059 / ISBN 978-1600108051</small>		*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[December 29]], 2010) ISBN 1600108059 / ISBN 978-1600108051</small>
	*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[2022]])</small>		*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[September 21]], [[2022]])</small>

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	File:BestofSimon.jpg\|'''''Best of Simon Furman'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]		File:BestofSimon.jpg\|'''''Best of Simon Furman'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]
	File:BestofStarscream.jpg\|'''''Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]		File:BestofStarscream.jpg\|'''''Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
	File:BestOfStarscream_cvr.jpg\|'''''Transformers: Best of Starscream''''', cover art by [[James Biggie]]		File:BestOfStarscream_cvr.jpg\|'''''Transformers: Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[James Biggie]]
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	File:BestofSimon.jpg\|'''''Best of Simon Furman'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]		File:BestofSimon.jpg\|'''''Best of Simon Furman'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]
	File:BestofStarscream.jpg\|'''''Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]		File:BestofStarscream.jpg\|'''''Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
	File:BestOfStarscream_cvr.jpg\|'''''Transformers: Best of Starscream''''', ~~Cover~~ art by [[James Biggie]]		File:BestOfStarscream_cvr.jpg\|'''''Transformers: Best of Starscream''''', cover art by [[James Biggie]]
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	*'''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''''' <small>([[July 25]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600100589 / ISBN 978-1600100581</small>		*'''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''''' <small>([[July 25]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600100589 / ISBN 978-1600100581</small>
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[December 29]], 2010) ISBN 1600108059 / ISBN 978-1600108051</small>		*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[December 29]], 2010) ISBN 1600108059 / ISBN 978-1600108051</small>
			*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[2022]])</small>

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	File:BestofSimon.jpg\|'''''Best of Simon Furman'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]		File:BestofSimon.jpg\|'''''Best of Simon Furman'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]
	File:BestofStarscream.jpg\|'''''Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]		File:BestofStarscream.jpg\|'''''Best of Starscream'''''; cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
			File:BestOfStarscream_cvr.jpg\|'''''Transformers: Best of Starscream''''', Cover art by [[James Biggie]]
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Errors

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	===Errors===		===Errors===
	*In the very first panel, "Oregon" is misspelled as "Orgeon". This was corrected in the TPB.		*In the very first panel, "Oregon" is misspelled as "Orgeon". This was corrected in the TPB. (It was then ''un''corrected in the first volume of the [[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One\|IDW Collection]].)
	*Starscream says that Megatron was "sewing" the seeds of his destruction, instead of "sowing".		*Starscream says that Megatron was "sewing" the seeds of his destruction, instead of "sowing".

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	\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]		\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]
	\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]		\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
	\|chronology=[[IDW timeline#2006-7\|2006-7]]		\|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#2006-7\|2006-7]]
	}}		}}
	'''A super-powered Starscream challenges Megatron.'''		'''A super-powered Starscream challenges Megatron.'''

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	\|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]		\|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
	\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]		\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]
	\|continuity=[[2005 ~~IDW continuity\|~~IDW continuity]]		\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
	\|chronology=[[IDW timeline#2006-7\|2006-7]]		\|chronology=[[IDW timeline#2006-7\|2006-7]]
	}}		}}

Locoman: replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity (23)

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replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity (23)

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	\|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]		\|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
	\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]		\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]
	\|continuity=[[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|IDW continuity]]		\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW continuity]]
	\|chronology=[[IDW timeline#2006-7\|2006-7]]		\|chronology=[[IDW timeline#2006-7\|2006-7]]
	}}		}}
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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	[[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1\|"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!"]]		[[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1\|"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!"]]
	In the [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] in [[Oregon]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Starscream]] is on the receiving end of a [[Units of time\|mega-cycle]] long "hit" of [[Ore-13]]. As they wait, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Runabout (G1)\|Runabout]] worry about what they've just heard regarding [[Megatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Megatron]] recently arriving on [[Earth]] and dispatching both [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Skywarp]] in a fight. But when Starscream finally emerges from the [[energon]] chamber, he tells them both that, thanks to the Ore-13, they'll be more than ready to take him on when he comes.		In the [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] in [[Oregon]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] is on the receiving end of a [[Units of time\|mega-cycle]] long "hit" of [[Ore-13]]. As they wait, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Runabout (G1)\|Runabout]] worry about what they've just heard regarding [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] recently arriving on [[Earth]] and dispatching both [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]] in a fight. But when Starscream finally emerges from the [[energon]] chamber, he tells them both that, thanks to the Ore-13, they'll be more than ready to take him on when he comes.

	Over in [[Iowa]], [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Ratchet]] is busy taking [[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Jimmy Pink]], and [[Verity Carlo]] back to ''[[Ark-19]]'' after their traumatic scouting mission in the abandoned [[Nebraska]] [[Decepticon]] Bunker. Verity is angry at not being able to help the [[Autobot]]s investigate the information they brought back, but Hunter and Jimmy tell her that ''they'' are more than happy to stay out of it. Verity eventually relents at their words and gives in to joining the post-traumatic stressing out.		Over in [[Iowa]], [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] is busy taking [[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Jimmy Pink]], and [[Verity Carlo]] back to ''[[Ark-19]]'' after their traumatic scouting mission in the abandoned [[Nebraska]] [[Decepticon]] Bunker. Verity is angry at not being able to help the [[Autobot]]s investigate the information they brought back, but Hunter and Jimmy tell her that ''they'' are more than happy to stay out of it. Verity eventually relents at their words and gives in to joining the post-traumatic stressing out.

	Meanwhile, the other Autobots, who ''are'' busy investigating, are speeding their way towards the Oregon Decepticon bunker. [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Bumblebee]] is already there, quietly monitoring the area, though nothing is happening... yet. Eventually, though, he sees Megatron [[Orbital jump\|bounce]] in just outside the bunker and call for Starscream.		Meanwhile, the other Autobots, who ''are'' busy investigating, are speeding their way towards the Oregon Decepticon bunker. [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] is already there, quietly monitoring the area, though nothing is happening... yet. Eventually, though, he sees Megatron [[Orbital jump\|bounce]] in just outside the bunker and call for Starscream.

	It is Astrotrain, the [[Battlecharger]]s, and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Thundercracker]] who come out to greet him first, however. Megatron warns them that if they fight him they ''will'' die, and gives them the choice of standing down instead, which they accept. Starscream flies out of the bunker at that point, declares them all "strutless cowards", and lays into Megatron with his now super-powered weaponry.		It is Astrotrain, the [[Battlecharger]]s, and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] who come out to greet him first, however. Megatron warns them that if they fight him they ''will'' die, and gives them the choice of standing down instead, which they accept. Starscream flies out of the bunker at that point, declares them all "strutless cowards", and lays into Megatron with his now super-powered weaponry.

	Bumblebee ends up getting tossed around by the backwash and flung off to the side. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Prowl]] tells him to hang on, as his squad is almost there, but Bumblebee tries to warn them off, saying he thinks they'll be bystanders at best, collateral damage at worst.		Bumblebee ends up getting tossed around by the backwash and flung off to the side. [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] tells him to hang on, as his squad is almost there, but Bumblebee tries to warn them off, saying he thinks they'll be bystanders at best, collateral damage at worst.

	Megatron retaliates with his fusion cannon, clipping Starscream's wings and causing him to decide to transform and continue his attack in [[robot mode]]. He divebombs straight onto Megatron, throws him into the side of a cliff, and opens fire with everything he's got. Starscream starts crowing about how long he's been wanting to defeat Megatron... then reacts in horror as Megatron emerges from the cliff, very much not as deactivated as he was expecting.		Megatron retaliates with his fusion cannon, clipping Starscream's wings and causing him to decide to transform and continue his attack in [[robot mode]]. He divebombs straight onto Megatron, throws him into the side of a cliff, and opens fire with everything he's got. Starscream starts crowing about how long he's been wanting to defeat Megatron... then reacts in horror as Megatron emerges from the cliff, very much not as deactivated as he was expecting.
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	[[File:Infiltration6 - OptimusPrime Earth mode.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1\|Dramatic entrances are the right of all sentient beings.]]		[[File:Infiltration6 - OptimusPrime Earth mode.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1\|Dramatic entrances are the right of all sentient beings.]]
	[[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Sunstreaker]] asks Prowl if they're just going to let the Decepticons get away with going back into the bunker. Prowl says, "Yep," and Sunstreaker reacts with relief. They all head back to [[Lake Michigan]] and down into the water to return to ''Ark-19''... where it turns out that they're being watched by [[Machination]] agents, who are ready to enact the plan to kidnap one of the Autobots now that they've confirmed their location.		[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sunstreaker]] asks Prowl if they're just going to let the Decepticons get away with going back into the bunker. Prowl says, "Yep," and Sunstreaker reacts with relief. They all head back to [[Lake Michigan]] and down into the water to return to ''Ark-19''... where it turns out that they're being watched by [[Machination]] agents, who are ready to enact the plan to kidnap one of the Autobots now that they've confirmed their location.

	As they get inside, Prowl states that he thinks it's finally time to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]]... but as he says so, Hunter points to the door: Prime has already arrived!		As they get inside, Prowl states that he thinks it's finally time to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]... but as he says so, Hunter points to the door: Prime has already arrived!
	{{--}}		{{--}}

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	*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Ratchet]] (4)		*[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] (4)
	*[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Wheeljack]] (8)		*[[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] (8)
	*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Jazz]] (9)		*[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] (9)
	*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Sunstreaker]] (10)		*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sunstreaker]] (10)
	*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Ironhide]] (11)		*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ironhide]] (11)
	*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Prowl]] (12)		*[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] (12)
	*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Bumblebee]] (13)		*[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] (13)
	*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (18)		*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] (18)
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	*[[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] (2)		*[[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] (2)
	*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Starscream]] (3)		*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] (3)
	*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Megatron]] (14)		*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] (14)
	*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Thundercracker]] (15)		*[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] (15)
	*[[Runamuck (G1)\|Runamuck]] (16)		*[[Runamuck (G1)\|Runamuck]] (16)
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	*Ironhide sent a coded transmission to Optimus back in [[Infiltration issue 4\|issue #4]].		*Ironhide sent a coded transmission to Optimus back in [[Infiltration issue 4\|issue #4]].
	*Starscream makes a comment about "foul local brews;" this one-off line will go on to be explored in other media set around this time period, expounding on the fact that both sides are fighting for usable energy sources.		*Starscream makes a comment about "foul local brews;" this one-off line will go on to be explored in other media set around this time period, expounding on the fact that both sides are fighting for usable energy sources.
	*Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". In the IDW continuity, the last time Starscream was involved in an open mutiny against his leader before this point was in ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]],'' where he conspired with [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Scorponok]] to overthrow Megatron; in the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor\|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, set 200 years before this issue, he contemplated the possibility of using [[energon synthesizer\|alien technology]] to overpower the Decepticon leader, but [[Vekktral\|other matters]] demanded his attention and Megatron never got wind of the adventure.		*Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". In the IDW continuity, the last time Starscream was involved in an open mutiny against his leader before this point was in ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]],'' where he conspired with [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Scorponok]] to overthrow Megatron; in the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor\|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, set 200 years before this issue, he contemplated the possibility of using [[energon synthesizer\|alien technology]] to overpower the Decepticon leader, but [[Vekktral\|other matters]] demanded his attention and Megatron never got wind of the adventure.
	*Starscream's dialogue suggests that it was his fear of Megatron that stopped him from any future coup attempts, a character trait that would be explored in more detail in 2017's ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]].		*Starscream's dialogue suggests that it was his fear of Megatron that stopped him from any future coup attempts, a character trait that would be explored in more detail in 2017's ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]].

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	File:Infiltration 6a.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover A'''		File:Infiltration 6a.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover A'''
	File:Infiltration 6b.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover B''' - Megatron does [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Galvatron]] proud.		File:Infiltration 6b.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover B''' - Megatron does [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]] proud.
	File:Infiltration 6c.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover C''' - Another Optimus Prime cover		File:Infiltration 6c.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover C''' - Another Optimus Prime cover
	File:Infiltration 6d.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D''' - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.		File:Infiltration 6d.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D''' - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.

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	\|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]		\|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
	\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]		\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)\|Dan Taylor]]
	\|continuity=[[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|IDW continuity]]		\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW continuity]]
	\|chronology=[[IDW timeline#2006-7\|2006-7]]		\|chronology=[[IDW timeline#2006-7\|2006-7]]
	}}		}}
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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	[[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1\|"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!"]]		[[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1\|"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!"]]
	In the [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] in [[Oregon]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Starscream]] is on the receiving end of a [[Units of time\|mega-cycle]] long "hit" of [[Ore-13]]. As they wait, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Runabout (G1)\|Runabout]] worry about what they've just heard regarding [[Megatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Megatron]] recently arriving on [[Earth]] and dispatching both [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Skywarp]] in a fight. But when Starscream finally emerges from the [[energon]] chamber, he tells them both that, thanks to the Ore-13, they'll be more than ready to take him on when he comes.		In the [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] in [[Oregon]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] is on the receiving end of a [[Units of time\|mega-cycle]] long "hit" of [[Ore-13]]. As they wait, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Runabout (G1)\|Runabout]] worry about what they've just heard regarding [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] recently arriving on [[Earth]] and dispatching both [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]] in a fight. But when Starscream finally emerges from the [[energon]] chamber, he tells them both that, thanks to the Ore-13, they'll be more than ready to take him on when he comes.

	Over in [[Iowa]], [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Ratchet]] is busy taking [[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Jimmy Pink]], and [[Verity Carlo]] back to ''[[Ark-19]]'' after their traumatic scouting mission in the abandoned [[Nebraska]] [[Decepticon]] Bunker. Verity is angry at not being able to help the [[Autobot]]s investigate the information they brought back, but Hunter and Jimmy tell her that ''they'' are more than happy to stay out of it. Verity eventually relents at their words and gives in to joining the post-traumatic stressing out.		Over in [[Iowa]], [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] is busy taking [[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Jimmy Pink]], and [[Verity Carlo]] back to ''[[Ark-19]]'' after their traumatic scouting mission in the abandoned [[Nebraska]] [[Decepticon]] Bunker. Verity is angry at not being able to help the [[Autobot]]s investigate the information they brought back, but Hunter and Jimmy tell her that ''they'' are more than happy to stay out of it. Verity eventually relents at their words and gives in to joining the post-traumatic stressing out.

	Meanwhile, the other Autobots, who ''are'' busy investigating, are speeding their way towards the Oregon Decepticon bunker. [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Bumblebee]] is already there, quietly monitoring the area, though nothing is happening... yet. Eventually, though, he sees Megatron [[Orbital jump\|bounce]] in just outside the bunker and call for Starscream.		Meanwhile, the other Autobots, who ''are'' busy investigating, are speeding their way towards the Oregon Decepticon bunker. [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] is already there, quietly monitoring the area, though nothing is happening... yet. Eventually, though, he sees Megatron [[Orbital jump\|bounce]] in just outside the bunker and call for Starscream.

	It is Astrotrain, the [[Battlecharger]]s, and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Thundercracker]] who come out to greet him first, however. Megatron warns them that if they fight him they ''will'' die, and gives them the choice of standing down instead, which they accept. Starscream flies out of the bunker at that point, declares them all "strutless cowards", and lays into Megatron with his now super-powered weaponry.		It is Astrotrain, the [[Battlecharger]]s, and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] who come out to greet him first, however. Megatron warns them that if they fight him they ''will'' die, and gives them the choice of standing down instead, which they accept. Starscream flies out of the bunker at that point, declares them all "strutless cowards", and lays into Megatron with his now super-powered weaponry.

	Bumblebee ends up getting tossed around by the backwash and flung off to the side. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Prowl]] tells him to hang on, as his squad is almost there, but Bumblebee tries to warn them off, saying he thinks they'll be bystanders at best, collateral damage at worst.		Bumblebee ends up getting tossed around by the backwash and flung off to the side. [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] tells him to hang on, as his squad is almost there, but Bumblebee tries to warn them off, saying he thinks they'll be bystanders at best, collateral damage at worst.

	Megatron retaliates with his fusion cannon, clipping Starscream's wings and causing him to decide to transform and continue his attack in [[robot mode]]. He divebombs straight onto Megatron, throws him into the side of a cliff, and opens fire with everything he's got. Starscream starts crowing about how long he's been wanting to defeat Megatron... then reacts in horror as Megatron emerges from the cliff, very much not as deactivated as he was expecting.		Megatron retaliates with his fusion cannon, clipping Starscream's wings and causing him to decide to transform and continue his attack in [[robot mode]]. He divebombs straight onto Megatron, throws him into the side of a cliff, and opens fire with everything he's got. Starscream starts crowing about how long he's been wanting to defeat Megatron... then reacts in horror as Megatron emerges from the cliff, very much not as deactivated as he was expecting.
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	[[File:Infiltration6 - OptimusPrime Earth mode.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1\|Dramatic entrances are the right of all sentient beings.]]		[[File:Infiltration6 - OptimusPrime Earth mode.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1\|Dramatic entrances are the right of all sentient beings.]]
	[[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Sunstreaker]] asks Prowl if they're just going to let the Decepticons get away with going back into the bunker. Prowl says, "Yep," and Sunstreaker reacts with relief. They all head back to [[Lake Michigan]] and down into the water to return to ''Ark-19''... where it turns out that they're being watched by [[Machination]] agents, who are ready to enact the plan to kidnap one of the Autobots now that they've confirmed their location.		[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sunstreaker]] asks Prowl if they're just going to let the Decepticons get away with going back into the bunker. Prowl says, "Yep," and Sunstreaker reacts with relief. They all head back to [[Lake Michigan]] and down into the water to return to ''Ark-19''... where it turns out that they're being watched by [[Machination]] agents, who are ready to enact the plan to kidnap one of the Autobots now that they've confirmed their location.

	As they get inside, Prowl states that he thinks it's finally time to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]]... but as he says so, Hunter points to the door: Prime has already arrived!		As they get inside, Prowl states that he thinks it's finally time to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]... but as he says so, Hunter points to the door: Prime has already arrived!
	{{--}}		{{--}}

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	*[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Wheeljack]] (8)		*[[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] (8)
	*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Jazz]] (9)		*[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] (9)
	*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Sunstreaker]] (10)		*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sunstreaker]] (10)
	*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Ironhide]] (11)		*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ironhide]] (11)
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	*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Thundercracker]] (15)		*[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] (15)
	*[[Runamuck (G1)\|Runamuck]] (16)		*[[Runamuck (G1)\|Runamuck]] (16)
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	*Ironhide sent a coded transmission to Optimus back in [[Infiltration issue 4\|issue #4]].		*Ironhide sent a coded transmission to Optimus back in [[Infiltration issue 4\|issue #4]].
	*Starscream makes a comment about "foul local brews;" this one-off line will go on to be explored in other media set around this time period, expounding on the fact that both sides are fighting for usable energy sources.		*Starscream makes a comment about "foul local brews;" this one-off line will go on to be explored in other media set around this time period, expounding on the fact that both sides are fighting for usable energy sources.
	*Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". In the IDW continuity, the last time Starscream was involved in an open mutiny against his leader before this point was in ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]],'' where he conspired with [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Scorponok]] to overthrow Megatron; in the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor\|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, set 200 years before this issue, he contemplated the possibility of using [[energon synthesizer\|alien technology]] to overpower the Decepticon leader, but [[Vekktral\|other matters]] demanded his attention and Megatron never got wind of the adventure.		*Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". In the IDW continuity, the last time Starscream was involved in an open mutiny against his leader before this point was in ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity\|Monstrosity]],'' where he conspired with [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Scorponok]] to overthrow Megatron; in the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor\|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, set 200 years before this issue, he contemplated the possibility of using [[energon synthesizer\|alien technology]] to overpower the Decepticon leader, but [[Vekktral\|other matters]] demanded his attention and Megatron never got wind of the adventure.
	*Starscream's dialogue suggests that it was his fear of Megatron that stopped him from any future coup attempts, a character trait that would be explored in more detail in 2017's ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]].		*Starscream's dialogue suggests that it was his fear of Megatron that stopped him from any future coup attempts, a character trait that would be explored in more detail in 2017's ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One\|Till All Are One]].

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	File:Infiltration 6a.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover A'''		File:Infiltration 6a.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover A'''
	File:Infiltration 6b.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover B''' - Megatron does [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Galvatron]] proud.		File:Infiltration 6b.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover B''' - Megatron does [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]] proud.
	File:Infiltration 6c.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover C''' - Another Optimus Prime cover		File:Infiltration 6c.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover C''' - Another Optimus Prime cover
	File:Infiltration 6d.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D''' - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.		File:Infiltration 6d.jpg\|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D''' - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.