Last Bot Standing issue 1 - Revision history

Cyberlink420 at 14:37, 26 March 2025

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	* The killer rabbit leaving the space pod on the final page is [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], a transforming bunny who debuted in the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' television show. In that cartoon, Moon was not, in fact, of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] origin; he and his android friend [[Artemis]] were ''[[human]]'' creations, overseers of an abandoned [[Earth]] many thousands of years after the disappearance of their creators. Given this comic's far-future setting, we're wondering if the choice to include this specific character might not factor into the plot of future issues...		* The killer rabbit leaving the space pod on the final page is [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], a transforming bunny who debuted in the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' television show. In that cartoon, Moon was not, in fact, of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] origin; he and his android friend [[Artemis]] were ''[[human]]'' creations, overseers of an abandoned [[Earth]] many thousands of years after the disappearance of their creators. Given this comic's far-future setting, we're wondering if the choice to include this specific character might not factor into the plot of future issues...
	** Originally, Moon's role was conceived as going to [[Waddlepop]]—this was a rare case of Hasbro vetoing such a choice. Roche also considered [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)\|Signal Lancer]] but felt a traffic light would be a little ''too silly'' an image to end on.<ref name=TFN2022 />		** Originally, Moon's role was conceived as going to [[Waddlepop]]—this was a rare case of Hasbro vetoing such a choice. Roche also considered [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)\|Signal Lancer]] but felt a traffic light would be a little ''too silly'' an image to end on.<ref name=TFN2022 />
	*The joke/consistency of all Primes being given trailers, by the matrix, has finally come full circle as Rodimus literally transforms into just a trailer in this issue.

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===

Diesel Prime: /* Transformers references */

2025-03-26T04:01:16Z

Transformers references

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	* The killer rabbit leaving the space pod on the final page is [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], a transforming bunny who debuted in the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' television show. In that cartoon, Moon was not, in fact, of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] origin; he and his android friend [[Artemis]] were ''[[human]]'' creations, overseers of an abandoned [[Earth]] many thousands of years after the disappearance of their creators. Given this comic's far-future setting, we're wondering if the choice to include this specific character might not factor into the plot of future issues...		* The killer rabbit leaving the space pod on the final page is [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], a transforming bunny who debuted in the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' television show. In that cartoon, Moon was not, in fact, of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] origin; he and his android friend [[Artemis]] were ''[[human]]'' creations, overseers of an abandoned [[Earth]] many thousands of years after the disappearance of their creators. Given this comic's far-future setting, we're wondering if the choice to include this specific character might not factor into the plot of future issues...
	** Originally, Moon's role was conceived as going to [[Waddlepop]]—this was a rare case of Hasbro vetoing such a choice. Roche also considered [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)\|Signal Lancer]] but felt a traffic light would be a little ''too silly'' an image to end on.<ref name=TFN2022 />		** Originally, Moon's role was conceived as going to [[Waddlepop]]—this was a rare case of Hasbro vetoing such a choice. Roche also considered [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)\|Signal Lancer]] but felt a traffic light would be a little ''too silly'' an image to end on.<ref name=TFN2022 />
			*The joke/consistency of all Primes being given trailers, by the matrix, has finally come full circle as Rodimus literally transforms into just a trailer in this issue.

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===

Cyberlink420 at 01:45, 29 March 2024

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	* ''Locke & Keye: The Golden Age''		* ''Locke & Keye: The Golden Age''
	* ''Hellboy: Artisan Edition''		* ''Hellboy: Artisan Edition''
	* ''Best of TMNT Collection''		* ''Best of [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\|TMNT]] Collection''
	* ''The Rocketeer: The Great Race''		* ''The Rocketeer: The Great Race''

Broadside at 21:28, 28 August 2023

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	In the far-distant future, long after the end of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, a small space pod hurtles towards a remote world and makes planetfall in an empty stretch of desert. After a moment, [[Nitro (IDW)\|a single]] [[Transformer]] climbs from the vessel and slowly lurches away...		In the far-distant future, long after the end of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, a small space pod hurtles towards a remote world and makes planetfall in an empty stretch of desert. After a moment, [[Nitro (IDW)\|a single]] [[Transformer]] climbs from the vessel and slowly lurches away...

	For the humanoids who inhabit the planet [[Donnokt]], it is a time of rapid change as an industrial revolution spreads across the planet: mining consortiums have enriched sleepy towns like [[Fembrance]] and introduced them to an age of steam-powered wonders, including the smoke-belching buggies so beloved by local rich boy [[Stambo Flentz]] and his friend [[Brennet]]. Not ''all'' of the people of Fembrance are so enamored with progress, however: as the pair rip through town, they spray mud over an incoming wagon and catch an earful from its owner [[Shib ~~Walkis~~]]. Annoyed that the two brothers have used their new toys to get into the delivery business and undercut her own livelihood, she's found that her longtime customer doctor [[Brel Tonder]] has even hired them while she and her brothers were away on a delivery. When Brel suggests that Shib could modernize, she refuses: her cart's been in the family for generations, and the loss of her parents at a young age means that she's had more than enough change for ''one'' lifetime. After Brel pays them for their delivery, Shib and her brothers trundle home in their wagon, while, elsewhere, the Cybertronian intruder slowly trudges through the barrens.		For the humanoids who inhabit the planet [[Donnokt]], it is a time of rapid change as an industrial revolution spreads across the planet: mining consortiums have enriched sleepy towns like [[Fembrance]] and introduced them to an age of steam-powered wonders, including the smoke-belching buggies so beloved by local rich boy [[Stambo Flentz]] and his friend [[Brennet]]. Not ''all'' of the people of Fembrance are so enamored with progress, however: as the pair rip through town, they spray mud over an incoming wagon and catch an earful from its owner [[Shib Wallkis]]. Annoyed that the two brothers have used their new toys to get into the delivery business and undercut her own livelihood, she's found that her longtime customer doctor [[Brel Tonder]] has even hired them while she and her brothers were away on a delivery. When Brel suggests that Shib could modernize, she refuses: her cart's been in the family for generations, and the loss of her parents at a young age means that she's had more than enough change for ''one'' lifetime. After Brel pays them for their delivery, Shib and her brothers trundle home in their wagon, while, elsewhere, the Cybertronian intruder slowly trudges through the barrens.

	At home, Shib washes up, puts her brothers to bed, then tends to a small box of family heirlooms that includes photos and a set of necklaces, each one containing a vial filled with [[energon\|a strange, blue fluid]]. A sudden knock at the door catches her attention—the sheriff of Fembrance has come calling to ask for her assistance in rescuing a group of wounded miners trapped up in the mountains. Shib grumbles, but ultimately accepts the job, hitches her wagon, and rides off with Brel, even as the lone Cybertronian, leaking [[Biofuel\|a strange, green fluid]] as it goes, marches closer and closer to their town. Hours later, Shib returns, bringing with her a complement of injured but still-living miners. Even the loudmouthed Stambo can't help but sheepishly complement her prowess... but any celebrations are cut short when an onlooker shouts in fear and points to the distance, where the Cybertronian has arrived! At first, the arrival merely takes in the sight of this unfamiliar town—until, unexpectedly, Shib's own wagon creaks, shudders, and, as the draft animals bolt, lurches to life all by itself, then sheds its outer tarp to reveal ''another'' Cybertronian, [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Rodimus]]! The intruder can't believe he's found ''another'' member of his kind... but Rodimus coldly tells him to die, and promptly pile-drives him into the ground.		At home, Shib washes up, puts her brothers to bed, then tends to a small box of family heirlooms that includes photos and a set of necklaces, each one containing a vial filled with [[energon\|a strange, blue fluid]]. A sudden knock at the door catches her attention—the sheriff of Fembrance has come calling to ask for her assistance in rescuing a group of wounded miners trapped up in the mountains. Shib grumbles, but ultimately accepts the job, hitches her wagon, and rides off with Brel, even as the lone Cybertronian, leaking [[Biofuel\|a strange, green fluid]] as it goes, marches closer and closer to their town. Hours later, Shib returns, bringing with her a complement of injured but still-living miners. Even the loudmouthed Stambo can't help but sheepishly complement her prowess... but any celebrations are cut short when an onlooker shouts in fear and points to the distance, where the Cybertronian has arrived! At first, the arrival merely takes in the sight of this unfamiliar town—until, unexpectedly, Shib's own wagon creaks, shudders, and, as the draft animals bolt, lurches to life all by itself, then sheds its outer tarp to reveal ''another'' Cybertronian, [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Rodimus]]! The intruder can't believe he's found ''another'' member of his kind... but Rodimus coldly tells him to die, and promptly pile-drives him into the ground.

Digamma-f-wau: incorrect letterer credit

2023-07-28T21:40:23Z

incorrect letterer credit

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	\|art by=[[E. J. Su]] (pg. 1-22, 24-30) [[Nick Roche]] (pg. 23)		\|art by=[[E. J. Su]] (pg. 1-22, 24-30) [[Nick Roche]] (pg. 23)
	\|colors=[[Rebecca Nalty]]		\|colors=[[Rebecca Nalty]]
	\|letters by=[[~~Jake M. Wood~~]]		\|letters by=[[Johanna Nattalie]]
	\|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Riley Farmer]]		\|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
	}}		}}

Cyberlink420 at 14:10, 12 July 2023

2023-07-12T14:10:45Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	* With [[IDW Publishing]]'s time on the ''Transformers'' brand winding down, ''Last Bot Standing'' commemorates seventeen years of IDW ''Transformers'' comics by presenting a "final" ''Transformers'' story, an imaginary tale in the vein of ''{{w\|Old Man Logan}}'' or ''{{w\|Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\|Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?}}''. While Nick Roche has stated that the story was not written to fit into any one specific continuity—as the comic features shout-outs to many obscure corners of ''Transformers'' lore it ''can'', with a bit of squinting, conceivably act as a hypothetical "last adventure" for basically any ''Transformers'' universe<ref>{{~~twitter~~\|WHICH CONTINUITY. ANSWER NOW. Any... all of 'em... or none. It's so far flung, it could ultimately be utterly speculative. But squint, and it bolts onto YOUR Transformers canon as the (chronological) last adventure.\|https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1521596094609862658\|Nick Roche\|2022\|05\|03}}</ref>—''Last Bot Standing'' draws heavily upon several concepts popularized by [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel]] and [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW]]'s most cynical stories: a timeline where the Autobot-Decepticon conflict over resources has degenerated into a pointless stalemate, where the galaxy has come to hate and fear all Cybertronians equally, and the antagonistic Transformer faction perpetually search for new sources of energy to survive. Combined with the G1-inspired robot modes for many of the story's heroes and villains, for our organizational purposes we've taken the liberty of labelling ''Last Bot Standing'' as part of the "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" [[continuity family]], although it's otherwise unconnected to any past or future stories.		* With [[IDW Publishing]]'s time on the ''Transformers'' brand winding down, ''Last Bot Standing'' commemorates seventeen years of IDW ''Transformers'' comics by presenting a "final" ''Transformers'' story, an imaginary tale in the vein of ''{{w\|Old Man Logan}}'' or ''{{w\|Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\|Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?}}''. While Nick Roche has stated that the story was not written to fit into any one specific continuity—as the comic features shout-outs to many obscure corners of ''Transformers'' lore it ''can'', with a bit of squinting, conceivably act as a hypothetical "last adventure" for basically any ''Transformers'' universe<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=WHICH CONTINUITY. ANSWER NOW. Any... all of 'em... or none. It's so far flung, it could ultimately be utterly speculative. But squint, and it bolts onto YOUR Transformers canon as the (chronological) last adventure.\|link=https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1521596094609862658\|name=Nick Roche\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=05\|day=03\|(defunct=)}}</ref>—''Last Bot Standing'' draws heavily upon several concepts popularized by [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel]] and [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW]]'s most cynical stories: a timeline where the Autobot-Decepticon conflict over resources has degenerated into a pointless stalemate, where the galaxy has come to hate and fear all Cybertronians equally, and the antagonistic Transformer faction perpetually search for new sources of energy to survive. Combined with the G1-inspired robot modes for many of the story's heroes and villains, for our organizational purposes we've taken the liberty of labelling ''Last Bot Standing'' as part of the "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" [[continuity family]], although it's otherwise unconnected to any past or future stories.

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

Locoman at 16:23, 2 March 2023

2023-03-02T16:23:19Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	* With [[IDW Publishing]]'s time on the ''Transformers'' brand winding down, ''Last Bot Standing'' commemorates seventeen years of IDW ''Transformers'' comics by presenting a "final" ''Transformers'' story, an imaginary tale in the vein of ''{{w\|Old Man Logan}}'' or ''{{w\|Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\|Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?}}''. While Nick Roche has stated that the story was not written to fit into any one specific continuity—as the comic features shout-outs to many obscure corners of ''Transformers'' lore it ''can'', with a bit of squinting, conceivably act as a hypothetical "last adventure" for basically any ''Transformers'' universe<ref>{{twitter\|WHICH CONTINUITY. ANSWER NOW. Any... all of 'em... or none. It's so far flung, it could ultimately be utterly speculative. But squint, and it bolts onto YOUR Transformers canon as the (chronological) last adventure.\|https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1521596094609862658\|Nick Roche\|2022\|05\|03}}</ref>—''Last Bot Standing'' draws heavily upon several concepts popularized by [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel]] and [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW]]'s most cynical stories: a timeline where the Autobot-Decepticon conflict over resources has degenerated into a pointless stalemate, where the galaxy has come to hate and fear all Cybertronians equally, and the antagonistic Transformer faction perpetually search for new sources of energy to survive. Combined with the G1-inspired robot modes for many of the story's heroes and villains, for our ~~organizatiinal~~ purposes we've taken the liberty of labelling ''Last Bot Standing'' as part of the "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" [[continuity family]], although it's otherwise unconnected to any past or future stories.		* With [[IDW Publishing]]'s time on the ''Transformers'' brand winding down, ''Last Bot Standing'' commemorates seventeen years of IDW ''Transformers'' comics by presenting a "final" ''Transformers'' story, an imaginary tale in the vein of ''{{w\|Old Man Logan}}'' or ''{{w\|Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\|Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?}}''. While Nick Roche has stated that the story was not written to fit into any one specific continuity—as the comic features shout-outs to many obscure corners of ''Transformers'' lore it ''can'', with a bit of squinting, conceivably act as a hypothetical "last adventure" for basically any ''Transformers'' universe<ref>{{twitter\|WHICH CONTINUITY. ANSWER NOW. Any... all of 'em... or none. It's so far flung, it could ultimately be utterly speculative. But squint, and it bolts onto YOUR Transformers canon as the (chronological) last adventure.\|https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1521596094609862658\|Nick Roche\|2022\|05\|03}}</ref>—''Last Bot Standing'' draws heavily upon several concepts popularized by [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel]] and [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW]]'s most cynical stories: a timeline where the Autobot-Decepticon conflict over resources has degenerated into a pointless stalemate, where the galaxy has come to hate and fear all Cybertronians equally, and the antagonistic Transformer faction perpetually search for new sources of energy to survive. Combined with the G1-inspired robot modes for many of the story's heroes and villains, for our organizational purposes we've taken the liberty of labelling ''Last Bot Standing'' as part of the "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" [[continuity family]], although it's otherwise unconnected to any past or future stories.

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

Fritz: /* Continuity notes */

2023-02-10T20:15:50Z

Continuity notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	* With [[IDW Publishing]]'s time on the ''Transformers'' brand winding down, ''Last Bot Standing'' commemorates seventeen years of IDW ''Transformers'' comics by presenting a "final" ''Transformers'' story, an imaginary tale in the vein of ''{{w\|Old Man Logan}}'' or ''{{w\|Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\|Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?}}''. While Nick Roche has stated that the story was not written to fit into any one specific continuity—as the comic features shout-outs to many obscure corners of ''Transformers'' lore it ''can'', with a bit of squinting, conceivably act as a hypothetical "last adventure" for basically any ''Transformers'' universe<ref>{{twitter\|WHICH CONTINUITY. ANSWER NOW. Any... all of 'em... or none. It's so far flung, it could ultimately be utterly speculative. But squint, and it bolts onto YOUR Transformers canon as the (chronological) last adventure.\|https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1521596094609862658\|Nick Roche\|2022\|05\|03}}</ref>—''Last Bot Standing'' draws heavily upon several concepts popularized by [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel]] and [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW]]'s most cynical stories: a timeline where the Autobot-Decepticon conflict over resources has degenerated into a pointless stalemate, where the galaxy has come to hate and fear all ~~Cybertonians~~ equally, and the antagonistic Transformer faction perpetually search for new sources of energy to survive. Combined with the G1-inspired robot modes for many of the story's heroes and villains, for our organizatiinal purposes we've taken the liberty of labelling ''Last Bot Standing'' as part of the "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" [[continuity family]], although it's otherwise unconnected to any past or future stories.		* With [[IDW Publishing]]'s time on the ''Transformers'' brand winding down, ''Last Bot Standing'' commemorates seventeen years of IDW ''Transformers'' comics by presenting a "final" ''Transformers'' story, an imaginary tale in the vein of ''{{w\|Old Man Logan}}'' or ''{{w\|Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\|Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?}}''. While Nick Roche has stated that the story was not written to fit into any one specific continuity—as the comic features shout-outs to many obscure corners of ''Transformers'' lore it ''can'', with a bit of squinting, conceivably act as a hypothetical "last adventure" for basically any ''Transformers'' universe<ref>{{twitter\|WHICH CONTINUITY. ANSWER NOW. Any... all of 'em... or none. It's so far flung, it could ultimately be utterly speculative. But squint, and it bolts onto YOUR Transformers canon as the (chronological) last adventure.\|https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1521596094609862658\|Nick Roche\|2022\|05\|03}}</ref>—''Last Bot Standing'' draws heavily upon several concepts popularized by [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel]] and [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW]]'s most cynical stories: a timeline where the Autobot-Decepticon conflict over resources has degenerated into a pointless stalemate, where the galaxy has come to hate and fear all Cybertronians equally, and the antagonistic Transformer faction perpetually search for new sources of energy to survive. Combined with the G1-inspired robot modes for many of the story's heroes and villains, for our organizatiinal purposes we've taken the liberty of labelling ''Last Bot Standing'' as part of the "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" [[continuity family]], although it's otherwise unconnected to any past or future stories.

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

The Wadapan: /* Continuity notes */ massaging the wording here because continuity families are really only something we talk about for wiki reasons

2023-02-04T11:14:14Z

Continuity notes: massaging the wording here because continuity families are really only something we talk about for wiki reasons

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	* With [[IDW Publishing]]'s time on the ''Transformers'' brand winding down, ''Last Bot Standing'' commemorates seventeen years of IDW ''Transformers'' comics by presenting a "final" ''Transformers'' story, an imaginary tale in the vein of ''{{w\|Old Man Logan}}'' or ''{{w\|Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\|Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?}}''. While Nick Roche has stated that the story was not written to fit into any one specific continuity—as the comic features shout-outs to many obscure corners of ''Transformers'' lore it ''can'', with a bit of squinting, conceivably act as a hypothetical "last adventure" for basically any ''Transformers'' universe<ref>{{twitter\|WHICH CONTINUITY. ANSWER NOW. Any... all of 'em... or none. It's so far flung, it could ultimately be utterly speculative. But squint, and it bolts onto YOUR Transformers canon as the (chronological) last adventure.\|https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1521596094609862658\|Nick Roche\|2022\|05\|03}}</ref> —''Last Bot Standing'' draws heavily upon several concepts popularized by [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel]] and [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW]]'s most cynical stories: a timeline where the Autobot-Decepticon conflict over resources has degenerated into a pointless stalemate, where the galaxy has come to hate and fear all Cybertonians equally, and the antagonistic Transformer faction perpetually search for new sources of energy to survive. Combined with the G1-inspired robot modes for many of the story's heroes and villains, we've taken the ~~step~~ of ~~assuming that~~ ''Last Bot Standing'' ~~slots in somewhere within~~ the "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" [[continuity family]], although it's otherwise unconnected to any past or future stories.		* With [[IDW Publishing]]'s time on the ''Transformers'' brand winding down, ''Last Bot Standing'' commemorates seventeen years of IDW ''Transformers'' comics by presenting a "final" ''Transformers'' story, an imaginary tale in the vein of ''{{w\|Old Man Logan}}'' or ''{{w\|Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\|Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?}}''. While Nick Roche has stated that the story was not written to fit into any one specific continuity—as the comic features shout-outs to many obscure corners of ''Transformers'' lore it ''can'', with a bit of squinting, conceivably act as a hypothetical "last adventure" for basically any ''Transformers'' universe<ref>{{twitter\|WHICH CONTINUITY. ANSWER NOW. Any... all of 'em... or none. It's so far flung, it could ultimately be utterly speculative. But squint, and it bolts onto YOUR Transformers canon as the (chronological) last adventure.\|https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1521596094609862658\|Nick Roche\|2022\|05\|03}}</ref>—''Last Bot Standing'' draws heavily upon several concepts popularized by [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel]] and [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW]]'s most cynical stories: a timeline where the Autobot-Decepticon conflict over resources has degenerated into a pointless stalemate, where the galaxy has come to hate and fear all Cybertonians equally, and the antagonistic Transformer faction perpetually search for new sources of energy to survive. Combined with the G1-inspired robot modes for many of the story's heroes and villains, for our organizatiinal purposes we've taken the liberty of labelling ''Last Bot Standing'' as part of the "[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]" [[continuity family]], although it's otherwise unconnected to any past or future stories.

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

Locoman at 01:25, 4 February 2023

2023-02-04T01:25:33Z

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	* As she leaves to rescue the miners, Shib announces that it's time to "[[roll out]]".		* As she leaves to rescue the miners, Shib announces that it's time to "[[roll out]]".
	* During Rodimus' flashback, he is chased by ships based on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Nemesis]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]''.		* During Rodimus' flashback, he is chased by ships based on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Nemesis]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]''.
	* Rodimus ripping off Nitro's face is a visual homage to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]] doing the same to [[The Fallen]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\| Revenge of the Fallen]]''. <ref>Nick Roche at TFNation 2022, 2022/08/14</ref>		* Rodimus ripping off Nitro's face is a visual homage to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]] doing the same to [[The Fallen]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\| Revenge of the Fallen]]''. <ref name=TFN2022>Nick Roche at TFNation 2022, 2022/08/14</ref>
	* The killer rabbit leaving the space pod on the final page is [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], a transforming bunny who debuted in the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' television show. In that cartoon, Moon was not, in fact, of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] origin; he and his android friend [[Artemis]] were ''[[human]]'' creations, overseers of an abandoned [[Earth]] many thousands of years after the disappearance of their creators. Given this comic's far-future setting, we're wondering if the choice to include this specific character might not factor into the plot of future issues...		* The killer rabbit leaving the space pod on the final page is [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], a transforming bunny who debuted in the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' television show. In that cartoon, Moon was not, in fact, of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] origin; he and his android friend [[Artemis]] were ''[[human]]'' creations, overseers of an abandoned [[Earth]] many thousands of years after the disappearance of their creators. Given this comic's far-future setting, we're wondering if the choice to include this specific character might not factor into the plot of future issues...
	** Originally, Moon's role was conceived as going to [[Waddlepop]]—this was a rare case of Hasbro vetoing such a choice. Roche also considered [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)\|Signal Lancer]] but felt a traffic light would be a little ''too silly'' an image to end on.<ref name=TFN2022 />		** Originally, Moon's role was conceived as going to [[Waddlepop]]—this was a rare case of Hasbro vetoing such a choice. Roche also considered [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)\|Signal Lancer]] but felt a traffic light would be a little ''too silly'' an image to end on.<ref name=TFN2022 />

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	* As she leaves to rescue the miners, Shib announces that it's time to "[[roll out]]".		* As she leaves to rescue the miners, Shib announces that it's time to "[[roll out]]".
	* During Rodimus' flashback, he is chased by ships based on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Nemesis]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]''.		* During Rodimus' flashback, he is chased by ships based on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Nemesis]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]''.
	* Rodimus ripping off Nitro's face is a visual homage to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]] doing the same to [[The Fallen]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\| Revenge of the Fallen]]''. <ref>Nick Roche at TFNation 2022, 2022/08/14</ref>		* Rodimus ripping off Nitro's face is a visual homage to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)\|Optimus Prime]] doing the same to [[The Fallen]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\| Revenge of the Fallen]]''. <ref name=TFN2022>Nick Roche at TFNation 2022, 2022/08/14</ref>
	* The killer rabbit leaving the space pod on the final page is [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], a transforming bunny who debuted in the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' television show. In that cartoon, Moon was not, in fact, of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] origin; he and his android friend [[Artemis]] were ''[[human]]'' creations, overseers of an abandoned [[Earth]] many thousands of years after the disappearance of their creators. Given this comic's far-future setting, we're wondering if the choice to include this specific character might not factor into the plot of future issues...		* The killer rabbit leaving the space pod on the final page is [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], a transforming bunny who debuted in the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' television show. In that cartoon, Moon was not, in fact, of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] origin; he and his android friend [[Artemis]] were ''[[human]]'' creations, overseers of an abandoned [[Earth]] many thousands of years after the disappearance of their creators. Given this comic's far-future setting, we're wondering if the choice to include this specific character might not factor into the plot of future issues...
	** Originally, Moon's role was conceived as going to [[Waddlepop]]—this was a rare case of Hasbro vetoing such a choice. Roche also considered [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)\|Signal Lancer]] but felt a traffic light would be a little ''too silly'' an image to end on.<ref name=TFN2022 />		** Originally, Moon's role was conceived as going to [[Waddlepop]]—this was a rare case of Hasbro vetoing such a choice. Roche also considered [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)\|Signal Lancer]] but felt a traffic light would be a little ''too silly'' an image to end on.<ref name=TFN2022 />