Prime's Directive, Part Three - Revision history

Saix: /* Star Trek references */

2024-04-03T03:25:35Z

Star Trek references

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:25, 3 April 2024
Line 98:		Line 98:
	===Star Trek references===		===Star Trek references===
	* Kirk's memories include his childhood, growing up on a farm in [[memoryalpha:Riverside\|Riverside]], [[Iowa]], and another scene of him as a young man attending [[memoryalpha:Starfleet Academy\|Starfleet Academy]] in [[San Francisco]].		* Kirk's memories include his childhood, growing up on a farm in [[memoryalpha:Riverside\|Riverside]], [[Iowa]], and another scene of him as a young man attending [[memoryalpha:Starfleet Academy\|Starfleet Academy]] in [[San Francisco]].
	* Kuri derogatorily refers to his Federation captives as "~~targs~~]]", a Klingon animal somewhat like a wild boar that is often kept as a pet.		* Kuri derogatorily refers to his Federation captives as "[[targ]]s", a Klingon animal somewhat like a wild boar that is often kept as a pet.
	* Scotty's claim that ''Constitution''-class vessels could be crewed by about five people given the right modifications is exactly what would happen in ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek III: The Search for Spock\|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''.		* Scotty's claim that ''Constitution''-class vessels could be crewed by about five people given the right modifications is exactly what would happen in ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek III: The Search for Spock\|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''.
	* McCoy drops his catchphrase once again, claiming "I'm a doctor, not a magnet!"		* McCoy drops his catchphrase once again, claiming "I'm a doctor, not a magnet!"

Saix: /* Star Trek references */

2024-04-03T03:25:12Z

Star Trek references

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:25, 3 April 2024
Line 98:		Line 98:
	===Star Trek references===		===Star Trek references===
	* Kirk's memories include his childhood, growing up on a farm in [[memoryalpha:Riverside\|Riverside]], [[Iowa]], and another scene of him as a young man attending [[memoryalpha:Starfleet Academy\|Starfleet Academy]] in [[San Francisco]].		* Kirk's memories include his childhood, growing up on a farm in [[memoryalpha:Riverside\|Riverside]], [[Iowa]], and another scene of him as a young man attending [[memoryalpha:Starfleet Academy\|Starfleet Academy]] in [[San Francisco]].
	* Kuri derogatorily refers to his Federation captives as "~~[[memoryalpha:Targ\|~~targs]]", a Klingon animal somewhat like a wild boar that is often kept as a pet.		* Kuri derogatorily refers to his Federation captives as "targs]]", a Klingon animal somewhat like a wild boar that is often kept as a pet.
	* Scotty's claim that ''Constitution''-class vessels could be crewed by about five people given the right modifications is exactly what would happen in ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek III: The Search for Spock\|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''.		* Scotty's claim that ''Constitution''-class vessels could be crewed by about five people given the right modifications is exactly what would happen in ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek III: The Search for Spock\|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''.
	* McCoy drops his catchphrase once again, claiming "I'm a doctor, not a magnet!"		* McCoy drops his catchphrase once again, claiming "I'm a doctor, not a magnet!"
	* Fortress Maximus's new moniker is based off Kirk's own middle name, "Tiberius." But see "Errors," below...		* Fortress Maximus's new moniker is based off Kirk's own middle name, "Tiberius". But see "[[#Errors\|Errors]]", below...

	===Real-world references===		===Real-world references===

Saix at 03:24, 3 April 2024

2024-04-03T03:24:14Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:24, 3 April 2024
Line 35:		Line 35:

	As Scott and Spock wonder how the captain could be piloting the ship ''alone'', however, villainous reinforcements arrive in the shape of [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] and a group of Klingons, with the Decepticon leader taking the opportunity to shoot Optimus in the back! The Klingons promptly point their weapons at the Federation miners, only for Kirk to swoop in and beam them and Arcee to safety. As he does so, Ratchet encourages Kirk to pull off the ship's final trick. Kirk strains to concentrate, and as he does so Fortress Maximus begins to [[Transformation\|transform]] around him. As Trypticon watches in astonishment, their two minds merge as the Titan assumes his new robot mode, declaring himself the mighty Fortress Tiberius!		As Scott and Spock wonder how the captain could be piloting the ship ''alone'', however, villainous reinforcements arrive in the shape of [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] and a group of Klingons, with the Decepticon leader taking the opportunity to shoot Optimus in the back! The Klingons promptly point their weapons at the Federation miners, only for Kirk to swoop in and beam them and Arcee to safety. As he does so, Ratchet encourages Kirk to pull off the ship's final trick. Kirk strains to concentrate, and as he does so Fortress Maximus begins to [[Transformation\|transform]] around him. As Trypticon watches in astonishment, their two minds merge as the Titan assumes his new robot mode, declaring himself the mighty Fortress Tiberius!
			{{--}}
	{{-}}

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==

Saix at 13:53, 15 September 2021

2021-09-15T13:53:07Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:53, 15 September 2021
Line 132:		Line 132:
	* ''Atomic Robo'' comic		* ''Atomic Robo'' comic
	* IDW/[[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[Avengers]]'' comic series		* IDW/[[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[Avengers]]'' comic series
	* ''~~{{gb~~\|Go-Bots}}'' comic series (back cover)		* ''[[Go-Bots (comic)\|Go-Bots]]'' comic series (back cover)

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

Rob T Firefly at 18:51, 7 September 2021

2021-09-07T18:51:31Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:51, 7 September 2021
Line 7:		Line 7:
	\|image=STvsTF3-cvrB.jpg		\|image=STvsTF3-cvrB.jpg
	\|title="Prime's Directive, Part Three"		\|title="Prime's Directive, Part Three"
	\|caption=		\|caption=Filmation would never have been able to afford this camera angle.
	\|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]		\|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
	\|date=[[December 5]], [[2018]]		\|date=[[December 5]], [[2018]]

Saix: /* Covers (3) */

2020-11-12T20:29:17Z

Covers (3)

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:29, 12 November 2020
Line 118:		Line 118:
	* '''Cover A:''' The crew of the ''Enterprise'' encounter Soundwave and the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s, by [[Philip Murphy]]		* '''Cover A:''' The crew of the ''Enterprise'' encounter Soundwave and the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s, by [[Philip Murphy]]
	* '''Cover B:''' Kirk, Spock, and [[Nyota Uhura\|Uhura]] flee Megatron, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]		* '''Cover B:''' Kirk, Spock, and [[Nyota Uhura\|Uhura]] flee Megatron, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]
	* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Women of the Federation and Cybertron: Windblade, Arcee, Uhura, M'Ress, and Nurse Chapel; by [[Megan Levens]] and [[Charlie Kirchoff]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Women of the Federation and Cybertron: Windblade, Arcee, Uhura, M'Ress, and [[memoryalpha:Christine Chapel\|Nurse Chapel]]; by [[Megan Levens]] and [[Charlie Kirchoff]]
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:STvsTF3-cvrA.jpg\|Buzzsaw eject. Target: Kirk's wig.		File:STvsTF3-cvrA.jpg\|Buzzsaw eject. Target: Kirk's wig.

Saix: clean up, replaced: [[James Kirk → [[James T. Kirk (2), [[Sulu → [[Hikaru Sulu (2), [[Uhura → [[Nyota Uhura, [[Doctor McCoy → [[Leonard McCoy (2)

2020-11-12T20:15:25Z

clean up, replaced: [[James Kirk → [[James T. Kirk (2), [[Sulu → [[Hikaru Sulu (2), [[Uhura → [[Nyota Uhura, [[Doctor McCoy → [[Leonard McCoy (2)

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:15, 12 November 2020
Line 22:		Line 22:

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	With the other Autobots trapped underground and [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] badly wounded, [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] join their fellow [[Decepticon]]s as they lay waste to [[Cygnus Seven]], gleefully watching as the inhabitants of the local mining colony flee in terror. Though [[Scotty]] and [[Spock]] return fire with their [[Phaser (weapon)\|phasers]], their weapons aren't able to penetrate the Decepticons' armor. Despite his wounds, Optimus insists on protecting the organics; over [[Doctor McCoy]]'s protests, Prime uses his body to shield one group of miners from [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]]'s blasts, and although they do their best to evacuate the [[Federation]] miners targeted by the Decepticons, it's clear that their desperate rearguard action can't hold out forever.		With the other Autobots trapped underground and [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] badly wounded, [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] join their fellow [[Decepticon]]s as they lay waste to [[Cygnus Seven]], gleefully watching as the inhabitants of the local mining colony flee in terror. Though [[Scotty]] and [[Spock]] return fire with their [[Phaser (weapon)\|phasers]], their weapons aren't able to penetrate the Decepticons' armor. Despite his wounds, Optimus insists on protecting the organics; over [[Leonard McCoy\|Doctor McCoy]]'s protests, Prime uses his body to shield one group of miners from [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]]'s blasts, and although they do their best to evacuate the [[Federation]] miners targeted by the Decepticons, it's clear that their desperate rearguard action can't hold out forever.

	Deep beneath the local [[dilithium]] mine, inside [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s body, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] finishes his adjustments to the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]]'s inner workings, so that [[James Kirk\|Captain Kirk]] can interface with the gigantic Autobot. [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] has misgivings of her own about the plan, unsure if the human can handle the mental strain of merging with Fortress Maximus's consciousness, but [[Sulu]] reassures her—if ''anyone'' can handle it, it's Kirk. Ratchet obliges and activates the device.		Deep beneath the local [[dilithium]] mine, inside [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s body, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] finishes his adjustments to the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]]'s inner workings, so that [[James T. Kirk\|Captain Kirk]] can interface with the gigantic Autobot. [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] has misgivings of her own about the plan, unsure if the human can handle the mental strain of merging with Fortress Maximus's consciousness, but [[Hikaru Sulu\|Sulu]] reassures her—if ''anyone'' can handle it, it's Kirk. Ratchet obliges and activates the device.

	Merged with the Titan's mind, Kirk struggles to handle the overwhelming mental merge, glimpsing fragmented memories of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] and the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] in between flashes of his ''own'' youth. Ratchet and the other Autobots watch as Kirk's memories focus on an object closer to the present day: the starship ''[[USS Enterprise\|Enterprise]],'' a ship that Kirk knows back-to-front. As a disoriented Kirk returns to reality, [[Jazz (G1)\|Jazz]] commends the captain's bravery, while Ratchet explains the next step of his plan: using the ''Enterprise'' schematics obtained from Kirk's brain, he can get to work on bringing Fortress Maximus back online and into fighting shape.		Merged with the Titan's mind, Kirk struggles to handle the overwhelming mental merge, glimpsing fragmented memories of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] and the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]] in between flashes of his ''own'' youth. Ratchet and the other Autobots watch as Kirk's memories focus on an object closer to the present day: the starship ''[[USS Enterprise\|Enterprise]],'' a ship that Kirk knows back-to-front. As a disoriented Kirk returns to reality, [[Jazz (G1)\|Jazz]] commends the captain's bravery, while Ratchet explains the next step of his plan: using the ''Enterprise'' schematics obtained from Kirk's brain, he can get to work on bringing Fortress Maximus back online and into fighting shape.
Line 60:		Line 60:

	\|h3=[[Federation]]\|c3=		\|h3=[[Federation]]\|c3=
	* [[~~Doctor~~ McCoy]] (6)		* [[Leonard McCoy]] (6)
	* [[Scotty]] (7)		* [[Scotty]] (7)
	* [[Spock]] (8)		* [[Spock]] (8)
	* [[James Kirk]] (9)		* [[James T. Kirk]] (9)
	* [[M'Ress]] (12)		* [[M'Ress]] (12)
	* [[Sulu]] (15)		* [[Hikaru Sulu]] (15)

	\|h4=[[Klingon]]s\|c4=		\|h4=[[Klingon]]s\|c4=
Line 117:		Line 117:
	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===
	* '''Cover A:''' The crew of the ''Enterprise'' encounter Soundwave and the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s, by [[Philip Murphy]]		* '''Cover A:''' The crew of the ''Enterprise'' encounter Soundwave and the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s, by [[Philip Murphy]]
	* '''Cover B:''' Kirk, Spock, and [[Uhura]] flee Megatron, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]		* '''Cover B:''' Kirk, Spock, and [[Nyota Uhura\|Uhura]] flee Megatron, by [[Gavin Fullerton]]
	* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Women of the Federation and Cybertron: Windblade, Arcee, Uhura, M'Ress, and Nurse Chapel; by [[Megan Levens]] and [[Charlie Kirchoff]]		* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Women of the Federation and Cybertron: Windblade, Arcee, Uhura, M'Ress, and Nurse Chapel; by [[Megan Levens]] and [[Charlie Kirchoff]]
	<gallery>		<gallery>

TBR: /* Star Trek references */

2020-03-25T07:19:15Z

Star Trek references

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:19, 25 March 2020
Line 103:		Line 103:
	* McCoy drops his catchphrase once again, claiming "I'm a doctor, not a magnet!"		* McCoy drops his catchphrase once again, claiming "I'm a doctor, not a magnet!"
	* Fortress Maximus's new moniker is based off Kirk's own middle name, "Tiberius." But see "Errors," below...		* Fortress Maximus's new moniker is based off Kirk's own middle name, "Tiberius." But see "Errors," below...

			===Real-world references===
			* When interfacing with Fortress Maximus, Ratchet observes to Kirk that it would be easier if he would "think in Cybertronian"; this recalls the famous "you must think in Russian" line from the movie ''{{w\|Firefox (film)\|Firefox}}''.

	===Errors===		===Errors===

Bluestreak7: /* Errors */

2019-12-26T01:47:22Z

Errors

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:47, 26 December 2019
Line 105:		Line 105:

	===Errors===		===Errors===
	* In the final panel of the comic, "Fortress Tiberius" is misspelled with an extra "o."		* In the final panel of the comic, "Fortress Tiberius" is misspelled with an extra "o." This was corrected for the trade paperback.

	===Other notes===		===Other notes===

Locoman: That they're female TFs doesn't discount the fact that the creators chose Airachnid to fight against Arcee, aka the character who was introduced as Arcee's major nemesis in the Prime cartoon.

2019-04-07T19:00:50Z

That they're female TFs doesn't discount the fact that the creators chose Airachnid to fight against Arcee, aka the character who was introduced as Arcee's major nemesis in the Prime cartoon.

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:00, 7 April 2019
Line 95:		Line 95:
	* The concept behind "Fortress Tiberius" seems loosely inspired by the [[binary bonding]] technology alluded to in various ancillary media, which depicted [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] and their ilk as existing in a quasi-symbiotic relationship, a process by which memories and emotions could unconsciously "bleed" from one partner into the other. This concept was first explored in [[The Man in the Machine!\|issue #51]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]], and taken to its logical extreme in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Head Games]]." All this said, [[Cerebros (G1)\|Cerebros]] is nowhere to be found in this comic, and Fort Max's head doesn't look like it's formed from Kirk...		* The concept behind "Fortress Tiberius" seems loosely inspired by the [[binary bonding]] technology alluded to in various ancillary media, which depicted [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] and their ilk as existing in a quasi-symbiotic relationship, a process by which memories and emotions could unconsciously "bleed" from one partner into the other. This concept was first explored in [[The Man in the Machine!\|issue #51]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]], and taken to its logical extreme in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Head Games]]." All this said, [[Cerebros (G1)\|Cerebros]] is nowhere to be found in this comic, and Fort Max's head doesn't look like it's formed from Kirk...
	* While merged with Fortress Maximus, Kirk catches a glimpse of an unidentified Cybertronian city, based off [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]'s appearance in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] during the planet's [[Golden Age]].		* While merged with Fortress Maximus, Kirk catches a glimpse of an unidentified Cybertronian city, based off [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]'s appearance in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] during the planet's [[Golden Age]].
			* Arcee's battle against Airachnid might be a reference to their long-running rivalry in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'' cartoon.

	===Star Trek references===		===Star Trek references===