Natural Selection, Part Two - Revision history

Saix: clean up, replaced: Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Scorponok (G1) (2), → (3), typos fixed: ically- → ically

2024-09-20T21:27:05Z

clean up, replaced: Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Scorponok (G1) (2), → (3), typos fixed: ically- → ically

Saix: clean up, typos fixed: recently- → recently

2021-02-01T23:59:06Z

clean up, typos fixed: recently- → recently

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	[[File:Senate forum natural selection.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.8]]		[[File:Senate forum natural selection.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.8]]
	Back on Cybertron at the [[Senate Forum]], Hot Rod charges [[Siren (G1)\|Siren]], [[Grapple (G1)\|Grapple]], [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] and [[Hosehead (G1)\|Hosehead]] with overseeing Grimlock while he heads out to help in the excavation of the recently-discovered tunnels. Not long after he has left, however, a second ship containing Highbrow, Hardhead and Brainstorm sets down in the [[Badlands (Cybertron)\|Badlands]], and the three genetically-modified Autobots immediately make for the [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] [[Civil Defense Hub]]. [[Slapdash (G1)\|Slapdash]] greets them with shock, thinking Brainstorm and Highbrow dead, but Highbrow coldly murders him with a direct shot to the face. They then enter the building, quickly disposing of the three guards who stand in their way, opening the way for Scorponok. Simultaneously, Perceptor examines Grimlock, deducing the origin of his new body, but when the scientist's guard is down, Grimlock apologizes for what he's about to do, and hits Perceptor with the Gene Key. Precisely none of this is seen by the inattentive guard [[Kick-Off (G1)\|Kick-Off]], who Perceptor then sinisterly summons to Grimlock's cell...		Back on Cybertron at the [[Senate Forum]], Hot Rod charges [[Siren (G1)\|Siren]], [[Grapple (G1)\|Grapple]], [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] and [[Hosehead (G1)\|Hosehead]] with overseeing Grimlock while he heads out to help in the excavation of the recently discovered tunnels. Not long after he has left, however, a second ship containing Highbrow, Hardhead and Brainstorm sets down in the [[Badlands (Cybertron)\|Badlands]], and the three genetically-modified Autobots immediately make for the [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] [[Civil Defense Hub]]. [[Slapdash (G1)\|Slapdash]] greets them with shock, thinking Brainstorm and Highbrow dead, but Highbrow coldly murders him with a direct shot to the face. They then enter the building, quickly disposing of the three guards who stand in their way, opening the way for Scorponok. Simultaneously, Perceptor examines Grimlock, deducing the origin of his new body, but when the scientist's guard is down, Grimlock apologizes for what he's about to do, and hits Perceptor with the Gene Key. Precisely none of this is seen by the inattentive guard [[Kick-Off (G1)\|Kick-Off]], who Perceptor then sinisterly summons to Grimlock's cell...

	Elsewhere on Cybertron, Hot Rod arrives at the excavation point, and heads down into the tunnels in an elevator, unaware that the excavation party has been attacked by a swarm of [[Demon]]s, and that he is heading right into their midst!		Elsewhere on Cybertron, Hot Rod arrives at the excavation point, and heads down into the tunnels in an elevator, unaware that the excavation party has been attacked by a swarm of [[Demon]]s, and that he is heading right into their midst!
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	File:RG187 cvrA.jpg\|		File:RG187 cvrA.jpg\|
	File:RG187 cvrB.jpg\|Me board [[~~Autobot_shuttle~~\|shuttle]] when me ''feel'' like it!		File:RG187 cvrB.jpg\|Me board [[Autobot shuttle\|shuttle]] when me ''feel'' like it!
	File:RG187 cvrRI.jpg\|		File:RG187 cvrRI.jpg\|
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Kitsune1: /* Quotes */

2020-05-23T14:59:33Z

Quotes

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	"From the dead? Here, Slapdash... you try!"<br>		"From the dead? Here, Slapdash... you try!"<br>
	''DZOW''<br>		''DZOW''<br>
	"Nope ~~hasn~~'t got the knack"		"Nope. Hasn't got the knack."
	:- '''Highbrow''' executes '''Slapdash'''		:- '''Highbrow''' executes '''Slapdash'''

Nu-Priest: /* Artwork and technical errors */

2020-05-22T17:04:20Z

Artwork and technical errors

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	*Beyond that, though, Brainstorm's a real mess this issue, as it's really only his color scheme and the use of his name that lets readers know it's him. He doesn't look anything like himself except in the most basic of ways, and the specifics of his body design fluctuate all through the issue.		*Beyond that, though, Brainstorm's a real mess this issue, as it's really only his color scheme and the use of his name that lets readers know it's him. He doesn't look anything like himself except in the most basic of ways, and the specifics of his body design fluctuate all through the issue.
	*Hardhead's gets it a little better, as the only other bit of discontinuity with him is that his shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder as opposed to his right, where it sits on his toy and in all his fictional appearances.		*Hardhead's gets it a little better, as the only other bit of discontinuity with him is that his shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder as opposed to his right, where it sits on his toy and in all his fictional appearances.
	*Crosshairs is colored blue and grey as he stands next to Hot Rod on page 7. ~~Like Brainstorm~~, he ~~has also sprouted a mouth, unseen~~ in all ~~his prior~~ Marvel appearances.		*Crosshairs is colored blue and grey as he stands next to Hot Rod on page 7. He's drawn with his original toy's head design, instead of the [[Floro Dery]] character model's mouthplated-version that he sported in all previous Marvel appearances.
	*An excessively literal interpretation of Perceptor's original Marvel character model—which colored him as if he had his toy's mouth-plate, with a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, like Brainstorm in this issue—results in the ''lineart'' actually rendering him with a line horizontally bisecting his subsequently-dual-colored face. This is made clearer in #91 as something similar to [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]]'s cowl, with the grey top half shinier and the blue lower half recessed slightly.		*An excessively literal interpretation of Perceptor's original Marvel character model—which colored him as if he had his toy's mouth-plate, with a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, like Brainstorm in this issue—results in the ''lineart'' actually rendering him with a line horizontally bisecting his subsequently-dual-colored face. This is made clearer in #91 as something similar to [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]]'s cowl, with the grey top half shinier and the blue lower half recessed slightly.

Prime Radiant: /* Artwork and technical errors */

2020-05-22T16:42:39Z

Artwork and technical errors

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	*Beyond that, though, Brainstorm's a real mess this issue, as it's really only his color scheme and the use of his name that lets readers know it's him. He doesn't look anything like himself except in the most basic of ways, and the specifics of his body design fluctuate all through the issue.		*Beyond that, though, Brainstorm's a real mess this issue, as it's really only his color scheme and the use of his name that lets readers know it's him. He doesn't look anything like himself except in the most basic of ways, and the specifics of his body design fluctuate all through the issue.
	*Hardhead's gets it a little better, as the only other bit of discontinuity with him is that his shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder as opposed to his right, where it sits on his toy and in all his fictional appearances.		*Hardhead's gets it a little better, as the only other bit of discontinuity with him is that his shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder as opposed to his right, where it sits on his toy and in all his fictional appearances.
	*Crosshairs is colored blue and grey as he stands next to Hot Rod on page 7. Like Brainstorm, he has also sprouted a mouth, unseen in all his prior ~~fictional~~ appearances.		*Crosshairs is colored blue and grey as he stands next to Hot Rod on page 7. Like Brainstorm, he has also sprouted a mouth, unseen in all his prior Marvel appearances.
	*An excessively literal interpretation of Perceptor's original Marvel character model—which colored him as if he had his toy's mouth-plate, with a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, like Brainstorm in this issue—results in the ''lineart'' actually rendering him with a line horizontally bisecting his subsequently-dual-colored face. This is made clearer in #91 as something similar to [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]]'s cowl, with the grey top half shinier and the blue lower half recessed slightly.		*An excessively literal interpretation of Perceptor's original Marvel character model—which colored him as if he had his toy's mouth-plate, with a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, like Brainstorm in this issue—results in the ''lineart'' actually rendering him with a line horizontally bisecting his subsequently-dual-colored face. This is made clearer in #91 as something similar to [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]]'s cowl, with the grey top half shinier and the blue lower half recessed slightly.

Prime Radiant: /* Covers (3) */ movie-esque caption.

2020-05-22T16:41:50Z

Covers (3): movie-esque caption.

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	File:RG187 cvrA.jpg\|		File:RG187 cvrA.jpg\|
	File:RG187 cvrB.jpg\|		File:RG187 cvrB.jpg\|Me board [[Autobot_shuttle\|shuttle]] when me ''feel'' like it!
	File:RG187 cvrRI.jpg\|		File:RG187 cvrRI.jpg\|
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Prime Radiant: /* Artwork and technical errors */ Crosshairs' non-Marvel head design

2020-05-22T16:35:13Z

Artwork and technical errors: Crosshairs' non-Marvel head design

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	*Beyond that, though, Brainstorm's a real mess this issue, as it's really only his color scheme and the use of his name that lets readers know it's him. He doesn't look anything like himself except in the most basic of ways, and the specifics of his body design fluctuate all through the issue.		*Beyond that, though, Brainstorm's a real mess this issue, as it's really only his color scheme and the use of his name that lets readers know it's him. He doesn't look anything like himself except in the most basic of ways, and the specifics of his body design fluctuate all through the issue.
	*Hardhead's gets it a little better, as the only other bit of discontinuity with him is that his shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder as opposed to his right, where it sits on his toy and in all his fictional appearances.		*Hardhead's gets it a little better, as the only other bit of discontinuity with him is that his shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder as opposed to his right, where it sits on his toy and in all his fictional appearances.
	*Crosshairs is colored blue and grey as he stands next to Hot Rod on page 7.		*Crosshairs is colored blue and grey as he stands next to Hot Rod on page 7. Like Brainstorm, he has also sprouted a mouth, unseen in all his prior fictional appearances.
	*An excessively literal interpretation of Perceptor's original Marvel character model—which colored him as if he had his toy's mouth-plate, with a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, like Brainstorm in this issue—results in the ''lineart'' actually rendering him with a line horizontally bisecting his subsequently-dual-colored face. This is made clearer in #91 as something similar to [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]]'s cowl, with the grey top half shinier and the blue lower half recessed slightly.		*An excessively literal interpretation of Perceptor's original Marvel character model—which colored him as if he had his toy's mouth-plate, with a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, like Brainstorm in this issue—results in the ''lineart'' actually rendering him with a line horizontally bisecting his subsequently-dual-colored face. This is made clearer in #91 as something similar to [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]]'s cowl, with the grey top half shinier and the blue lower half recessed slightly.

Saix: /* Synopsis */clean up, replaced: Nursery → Nursery

2019-10-07T19:39:51Z

Synopsis: clean up, replaced: Nursery → Nursery

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	On [[Nebulos]], [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] subjects [[Brainstorm (G1)\|Brainstorm]], [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (G1)\|Hardhead]] to the effects of his [[Gene Key]], re-writing their [[CNA]] to activate what he terms their "warrior gene", altering their morality to transform the three into [[Decepticon]]s of a sort. The trio's new attitudes are on full display as they emerge from their capsules and immediately turn on [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], but the new [[Nucleon (substance)\|Nucleon]]-free, fully-transformable body that the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] leader has been granted by Scorponok allows him to easily take down his three attackers. Scorponok quells the fighting, and orders them to depart for [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]].		On [[Nebulos]], [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] subjects [[Brainstorm (G1)\|Brainstorm]], [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (G1)\|Hardhead]] to the effects of his [[Gene Key]], re-writing their [[CNA]] to activate what he terms their "warrior gene", altering their morality to transform the three into [[Decepticon]]s of a sort. The trio's new attitudes are on full display as they emerge from their capsules and immediately turn on [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], but the new [[Nucleon (substance)\|Nucleon]]-free, fully-transformable body that the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] leader has been granted by Scorponok allows him to easily take down his three attackers. Scorponok quells the fighting, and orders them to depart for [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]].

	On the Transformers' home planet, acting commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] receives a report from [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)\|Lightspeed]] on an excavation project that has, at last, successfully located the tunnels once used by Grimlock, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]] to access the chamber of [[Primus]]. Hot Rod's buoyed spirits are sadly almost immediately deflated by the arrival of [[Crosshairs (G1)\|Crosshairs]], bearing news that Grimlock has returned. Rodimus gathers the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] and the [[Triggerbot]]s at the [[Cybertropolis]] spaceport with intent to apprehend Grimlock, who has had a warrant out for his arrest since his disappearance years before, but the Dinobot's renewed ability to transform briefly startles them into inaction, and he shoulders past, heading for the [[Nursery]]. Regaining his wits, Hot Rod has the Autobots restrain Grimlock and lock him up, but the young Autobot senses something is not right about the whole scenario.		On the Transformers' home planet, acting commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] receives a report from [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)\|Lightspeed]] on an excavation project that has, at last, successfully located the tunnels once used by Grimlock, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]] to access the chamber of [[Primus]]. Hot Rod's buoyed spirits are sadly almost immediately deflated by the arrival of [[Crosshairs (G1)\|Crosshairs]], bearing news that Grimlock has returned. Rodimus gathers the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] and the [[Triggerbot]]s at the [[Cybertropolis]] spaceport with intent to apprehend Grimlock, who has had a warrant out for his arrest since his disappearance years before, but the Dinobot's renewed ability to transform briefly startles them into inaction, and he shoulders past, heading for the [[Nursery (Cybertron)\|Nursery]]. Regaining his wits, Hot Rod has the Autobots restrain Grimlock and lock him up, but the young Autobot senses something is not right about the whole scenario.

	Meanwhile, on [[Earth]], the brain-damaged [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]] manages to sneak into the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], only to be confronted by [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]], who demands to know what he is doing there. Realizing that Starscream is unable to speak, he instead orders him to lead him to the reason he has returned to the downed craft. These two Decepticons are not the only Transformers still on Earth: elsewhere, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] informs the departing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] that he will be staying on Earth to help humanity rebuild, despite the humans' wishes that all the Autobots leave. Prime believes his resurrection at the hands of the [[Last Autobot]] was a mistake, and that it is time for Hot Rod to take leadership and leave Prime to undo the damage his inaction has caused to Earth.		Meanwhile, on [[Earth]], the brain-damaged [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]] manages to sneak into the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], only to be confronted by [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]], who demands to know what he is doing there. Realizing that Starscream is unable to speak, he instead orders him to lead him to the reason he has returned to the downed craft. These two Decepticons are not the only Transformers still on Earth: elsewhere, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] informs the departing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] that he will be staying on Earth to help humanity rebuild, despite the humans' wishes that all the Autobots leave. Prime believes his resurrection at the hands of the [[Last Autobot]] was a mistake, and that it is time for Hot Rod to take leadership and leave Prime to undo the damage his inaction has caused to Earth.

Genitus: Cut unnecessary "Real-life references" section.

2019-04-14T14:02:46Z

Cut unnecessary "Real-life references" section.

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*Hot Rod had a vision of a demon—prototypical creations of Primus from the original Marvel series—in [[Loose Ends, Part 4\|issue #84]], which looks close to coming true.		*Hot Rod had a vision of a demon—prototypical creations of Primus from the original Marvel series—in [[Loose Ends, Part 4\|issue #84]], which looks close to coming true.

	~~===Real-life references===~~

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

Cyberlink420 at 20:03, 18 September 2018

2018-09-18T20:03:15Z

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	*''[[The Transformers: Spotlight\|Spotlight:]] [[The Hunting Party (IDW)\|Thundercracker]]''		*''[[The Transformers: Spotlight\|Spotlight:]] [[The Hunting Party (IDW)\|Thundercracker]]''
	*IDW Limited		*IDW Limited
	*''[[~~Doctor\|~~Doctor Who]]: Prisoners of Time'' (back cover)		*''[[Doctor Who]]: Prisoners of Time'' (back cover)

	==External links==		==External links==

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	On [[Nebulos]], [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] subjects [[Brainstorm (G1)\|Brainstorm]], [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (G1)\|Hardhead]] to the effects of his [[Gene Key]], re-writing their [[CNA]] to activate what he terms their "warrior gene", altering their morality to transform the three into [[Decepticon]]s of a sort. The trio's new attitudes are on full display as they emerge from their capsules and immediately turn on [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], but the new [[Nucleon (substance)\|Nucleon]]-free, fully-transformable body that the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] leader has been granted by Scorponok allows him to easily take down his three attackers. Scorponok quells the fighting, and orders them to depart for [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]].		On [[Nebulos]], [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] subjects [[Brainstorm (G1)\|Brainstorm]], [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (G1)\|Hardhead]] to the effects of his [[Gene Key]], re-writing their [[CNA]] to activate what he terms their "warrior gene", altering their morality to transform the three into [[Decepticon]]s of a sort. The trio's new attitudes are on full display as they emerge from their capsules and immediately turn on [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], but the new [[Nucleon (substance)\|Nucleon]]-free, fully-transformable body that the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] leader has been granted by Scorponok allows him to easily take down his three attackers. Scorponok quells the fighting, and orders them to depart for [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]].

	On the Transformers' home planet, acting commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] receives a report from [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)\|Lightspeed]] on an excavation project that has, at last, successfully located the tunnels once used by Grimlock, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]] to access the chamber of [[Primus]]. Hot Rod's buoyed spirits are sadly almost immediately deflated by the arrival of [[Crosshairs (G1)\|Crosshairs]], bearing news that Grimlock has returned. Rodimus gathers the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] and the [[Triggerbot]]s at the [[Cybertropolis]] spaceport with intent to apprehend Grimlock, who has had a warrant out for his arrest since his disappearance years before, but the Dinobot's renewed ability to transform briefly startles them into inaction, and he shoulders past, heading for the [[Nursery]]. Regaining his wits, Hot Rod has the Autobots restrain Grimlock and lock him up, but the young Autobot senses something is not right about the whole scenario.		On the Transformers' home planet, acting commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] receives a report from [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)\|Lightspeed]] on an excavation project that has, at last, successfully located the tunnels once used by Grimlock, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]] to access the chamber of [[Primus]]. Hot Rod's buoyed spirits are sadly almost immediately deflated by the arrival of [[Crosshairs (G1)\|Crosshairs]], bearing news that Grimlock has returned. Rodimus gathers the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] and the [[Triggerbot]]s at the [[Cybertropolis]] spaceport with intent to apprehend Grimlock, who has had a warrant out for his arrest since his disappearance years before, but the Dinobot's renewed ability to transform briefly startles them into inaction, and he shoulders past, heading for the [[Nursery (Cybertron)\|Nursery]]. Regaining his wits, Hot Rod has the Autobots restrain Grimlock and lock him up, but the young Autobot senses something is not right about the whole scenario.

	Meanwhile, on [[Earth]], the brain-damaged [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]] manages to sneak into the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], only to be confronted by [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]], who demands to know what he is doing there. Realizing that Starscream is unable to speak, he instead orders him to lead him to the reason he has returned to the downed craft. These two Decepticons are not the only Transformers still on Earth: elsewhere, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] informs the departing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] that he will be staying on Earth to help humanity rebuild, despite the humans' wishes that all the Autobots leave. Prime believes his resurrection at the hands of the [[Last Autobot]] was a mistake, and that it is time for Hot Rod to take leadership and leave Prime to undo the damage his inaction has caused to Earth.		Meanwhile, on [[Earth]], the brain-damaged [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]] manages to sneak into the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], only to be confronted by [[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]], who demands to know what he is doing there. Realizing that Starscream is unable to speak, he instead orders him to lead him to the reason he has returned to the downed craft. These two Decepticons are not the only Transformers still on Earth: elsewhere, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] informs the departing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] that he will be staying on Earth to help humanity rebuild, despite the humans' wishes that all the Autobots leave. Prime believes his resurrection at the hands of the [[Last Autobot]] was a mistake, and that it is time for Hot Rod to take leadership and leave Prime to undo the damage his inaction has caused to Earth.

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Gene key schematic natural selection.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=2]]		[[File:Gene key schematic natural selection.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=2]]
	On [[Nebulos]], [[Scorponok (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Scorponok]] subjects [[Brainstorm (G1)\|Brainstorm]], [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (G1)\|Hardhead]] to the effects of his [[Gene Key]], re-writing their [[CNA]] to activate what he terms their "warrior gene", altering their morality to transform the three into [[Decepticon]]s of a sort. The trio's new attitudes are on full display as they emerge from their capsules and immediately turn on [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], but the new [[Nucleon (substance)\|Nucleon]]-free, fully-transformable body that the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] leader has been granted by Scorponok allows him to easily take down his three attackers. Scorponok quells the fighting, and orders them to depart for [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]].		On [[Nebulos]], [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] subjects [[Brainstorm (G1)\|Brainstorm]], [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (G1)\|Hardhead]] to the effects of his [[Gene Key]], re-writing their [[CNA]] to activate what he terms their "warrior gene", altering their morality to transform the three into [[Decepticon]]s of a sort. The trio's new attitudes are on full display as they emerge from their capsules and immediately turn on [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], but the new [[Nucleon (substance)\|Nucleon]]-free, fully-transformable body that the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] leader has been granted by Scorponok allows him to easily take down his three attackers. Scorponok quells the fighting, and orders them to depart for [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]].

	On the Transformers' home planet, acting commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] receives a report from [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)\|Lightspeed]] on an excavation project that has, at last, successfully located the tunnels once used by Grimlock, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]] to access the chamber of [[Primus]]. Hot Rod's buoyed spirits are sadly almost immediately deflated by the arrival of [[Crosshairs (G1)\|Crosshairs]], bearing news that Grimlock has returned. Rodimus gathers the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] and the [[Triggerbot]]s at the [[Cybertropolis]] spaceport with intent to apprehend Grimlock, who has had a warrant out for his arrest since his disappearance years before, but the Dinobot's renewed ability to transform briefly startles them into inaction, and he shoulders past, heading for the [[Nursery (Cybertron)\|Nursery]]. Regaining his wits, Hot Rod has the Autobots restrain Grimlock and lock him up, but the young Autobot senses something is not right about the whole scenario.		On the Transformers' home planet, acting commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] receives a report from [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)\|Lightspeed]] on an excavation project that has, at last, successfully located the tunnels once used by Grimlock, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]] to access the chamber of [[Primus]]. Hot Rod's buoyed spirits are sadly almost immediately deflated by the arrival of [[Crosshairs (G1)\|Crosshairs]], bearing news that Grimlock has returned. Rodimus gathers the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] and the [[Triggerbot]]s at the [[Cybertropolis]] spaceport with intent to apprehend Grimlock, who has had a warrant out for his arrest since his disappearance years before, but the Dinobot's renewed ability to transform briefly startles them into inaction, and he shoulders past, heading for the [[Nursery (Cybertron)\|Nursery]]. Regaining his wits, Hot Rod has the Autobots restrain Grimlock and lock him up, but the young Autobot senses something is not right about the whole scenario.
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	Back on Cybertron at the [[Senate Forum]], Hot Rod charges [[Siren (G1)\|Siren]], [[Grapple (G1)\|Grapple]], [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] and [[Hosehead (G1)\|Hosehead]] with overseeing Grimlock while he heads out to help in the excavation of the recently discovered tunnels. Not long after he has left, however, a second ship containing Highbrow, Hardhead and Brainstorm sets down in the [[Badlands (Cybertron)\|Badlands]], and the three genetically-modified Autobots immediately make for the [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] [[Civil Defense Hub]]. [[Slapdash (G1)\|Slapdash]] greets them with shock, thinking Brainstorm and Highbrow dead, but Highbrow coldly murders him with a direct shot to the face. They then enter the building, quickly disposing of the three guards who stand in their way, opening the way for Scorponok. Simultaneously, Perceptor examines Grimlock, deducing the origin of his new body, but when the scientist's guard is down, Grimlock apologizes for what he's about to do, and hits Perceptor with the Gene Key. Precisely none of this is seen by the inattentive guard [[Kick-Off (G1)\|Kick-Off]], who Perceptor then sinisterly summons to Grimlock's cell...		Back on Cybertron at the [[Senate Forum]], Hot Rod charges [[Siren (G1)\|Siren]], [[Grapple (G1)\|Grapple]], [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] and [[Hosehead (G1)\|Hosehead]] with overseeing Grimlock while he heads out to help in the excavation of the recently discovered tunnels. Not long after he has left, however, a second ship containing Highbrow, Hardhead and Brainstorm sets down in the [[Badlands (Cybertron)\|Badlands]], and the three genetically modified Autobots immediately make for the [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] [[Civil Defense Hub]]. [[Slapdash (G1)\|Slapdash]] greets them with shock, thinking Brainstorm and Highbrow dead, but Highbrow coldly murders him with a direct shot to the face. They then enter the building, quickly disposing of the three guards who stand in their way, opening the way for Scorponok. Simultaneously, Perceptor examines Grimlock, deducing the origin of his new body, but when the scientist's guard is down, Grimlock apologizes for what he's about to do, and hits Perceptor with the Gene Key. Precisely none of this is seen by the inattentive guard [[Kick-Off (G1)\|Kick-Off]], who Perceptor then sinisterly summons to Grimlock's cell...

	Elsewhere on Cybertron, Hot Rod arrives at the excavation point, and heads down into the tunnels in an elevator, unaware that the excavation party has been attacked by a swarm of [[Demon]]s, and that he is heading right into their midst!		Elsewhere on Cybertron, Hot Rod arrives at the excavation point, and heads down into the tunnels in an elevator, unaware that the excavation party has been attacked by a swarm of [[Demon]]s, and that he is heading right into their midst!
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	*[[Scorponok (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Scorponok]] (5)		*[[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] (5)
	*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]] (15)		*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]] (15)
	*[[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]] (16)		*[[Galvatron II\|Galvatron]] (16)
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	*Beyond that, though, Brainstorm's a real mess this issue, as it's really only his color scheme and the use of his name that lets readers know it's him. He doesn't look anything like himself except in the most basic of ways, and the specifics of his body design fluctuate all through the issue.		*Beyond that, though, Brainstorm's a real mess this issue, as it's really only his color scheme and the use of his name that lets readers know it's him. He doesn't look anything like himself except in the most basic of ways, and the specifics of his body design fluctuate all through the issue.
	*Hardhead's gets it a little better, as the only other bit of discontinuity with him is that his shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder as opposed to his right, where it sits on his toy and in all his fictional appearances.		*Hardhead's gets it a little better, as the only other bit of discontinuity with him is that his shoulder cannon is on his left shoulder as opposed to his right, where it sits on his toy and in all his fictional appearances.
	*Crosshairs is colored blue and grey as he stands next to Hot Rod on page 7. He's drawn with his original toy's head design, instead of the [[Floro Dery]] character model's mouthplated-version that he sported in all previous Marvel appearances.		*Crosshairs is colored blue and grey as he stands next to Hot Rod on page 7. He's drawn with his original toy's head design, instead of the [[Floro Dery]] character model's mouthplated-version that he sported in all previous Marvel appearances.
	*An excessively literal interpretation of Perceptor's original Marvel character model—which colored him as if he had his toy's mouth-plate, with a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, like Brainstorm in this issue—results in the ''lineart'' actually rendering him with a line horizontally bisecting his subsequently-dual-colored face. This is made clearer in #91 as something similar to [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]]'s cowl, with the grey top half shinier and the blue lower half recessed slightly.		*An excessively literal interpretation of Perceptor's original Marvel character model—which colored him as if he had his toy's mouth-plate, with a splash of blue across the bottom half of his face, like Brainstorm in this issue—results in the ''lineart'' actually rendering him with a line horizontally bisecting his subsequently-dual-colored face. This is made clearer in #91 as something similar to [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]]'s cowl, with the grey top half shinier and the blue lower half recessed slightly.

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	*'''Cover A:''' Galvatron reaches for Starscream, by Andrew Wildman and [[Jason Cardy]].		*'''Cover A:''' Galvatron reaches for Starscream, by Andrew Wildman and [[Jason Cardy]].
	*'''Cover B:''' Hot Rod "greets" the returning Grimlock, by [[Guido Guidi]].		*'''Cover B:''' Hot Rod "greets" the returning Grimlock, by [[Guido Guidi]].
	*'''Cover RI:''' Severely off-model Hardhead, Brainstorm and Highbrow on the rampage, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Josh Burcham]].		*'''Cover RI:''' Severely off-model Hardhead, Brainstorm and Highbrow on the rampage, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Josh Burcham]].